| Show PICTURE PLAY PREACHES PREACHES- V PREPAREDNESS I THAIS LAWTON COLUMBIA N f fI fI I I i I 1 4 J. J 9 4 1 i S s 4 t k I q f 1 9 c J I 4 P ari J H ra z ft T V ii 4 i W V j w CHARLES CHARLES' EICHMAN 4 d. d STUART BLACKTON cJOHN ON Tilt PRODUCED a of THE TH EATTLE CRY OF PEACE BATTLE ACE 1 I I MIS BELL BRUCE I ALICE HARRISON rV I V I V JOSEPH KILGOUR AS GEORGE GEORGE WASHINGTON V V I s The ThO Battle Cry of or Peace the gr great f it photo hoto dramatic spectacle le i in iii which 1 J. J I Stuart uart Stuart Blackton head bead of the raph company enst t the distinguished c presents pr ens e American actor Charles Hichman in inI f the most vital gripping and momentous V sC een draDia drama ever produced Is 18 remark- remark I V V abie for the fact that it proves pro that t military and naval preparedness against V a a- possible foe oe is not Dot necessarily that bugaboo of the cracker box politician militarism V The Battle BatUe Cry of or P Peace ace tells the story tory of ot a young New ew York business businessman V ma man who rho going to nCI on preparedness preparedness edness given by Hudson Hudson- Maxim the thet t well known Inventor In Is Is greatly r impressed im- im I I f pressed re Sed by what what- what hears lears and be becomes om t fO that lils country's Jack lack of dt i preparation war is a great and ind ever present t menace to the peace and 1 happiness of the people t Co V J il I H He- He Heis is iz In love Ioe with Virginia Vander- Vander V i it V grill tr the beautiful daughter of the thet pacifist of ot the t Vm coun- coun l try r a So magnate and attempts to show the pacifist the suicidal nature nature na na- a tur ture of bis his p policy but Mr V nd r refuses fuses to listen V V Instead b he be continues big jils peace V at any price V propaganda with such suc cess yeas that the thc great foreign powers thirsting for the wealth of America i makes war suddenly sud sad denly upon us as our coast defenses lefe es are outranged ed and undermanned ouY 0 fleet fleetIs Is dispersed and our oar army unequipped with guns of ot sufficient caliber to destroy de Ide- stroy stray those of the enemy emy Js is Is cut to pieces by the hostile artillery There follows scene ne after scene enc of staggering power In ln wh which Ch the millions mil adi lions of oC people In ir New r York flee like sheep before the great guns un of the enemy's enemy's en en- emy's tl t. t and the tall tail buildings of or Manhattan crumble and andall fall all into the streets streets spreading terror and ad nd death for blocks bloks upon bl blocks eks filled with the maddened maddened maddened mad mad- people The Tb American tJ flet t. t heroically ly against overwhelming od odd 1 I f Is sunk Eunk off rc rr the COI coast COIt t of nf NOT NOT- Terser In fin na en engagement en- en with the and the district which has New W York YOlk to for its ts center at the end of ot a OO mile mUe radius falls into the hands of ot tl enemy nemy V V As a res result lt it n not t only d dothe the richest manufacturing ring cities in the country fall fail into the enemy's hand hands but there are r deeds done by tb thy the s which hl h t turn rn he the blood blood cold these t terrors rs lovers are re torn from s families are arc scattered across the land 1 never to be rc reunited n te a re dishonored dishonored dishonored dishon- dishon dishon dishon- ored and men men slain Ilke like rats against a al awall wall vall l li because e they y dared to defend their homes against t the despoiler Then like the low beating of a drum in the distance dEs dis tance Xo which g grows ever ever str stronger clearer more more inspiring as the drummer drummer drum drum- mer advances recurs recurs' the underlying motif t the st story the iry-the the call to arms the call ot of ofa 8 against war the to arms a mighty and martial host to sweep from frou the shores of America the enemies of ot the people liberties and which stand stand- in ins Ing guard r upon unon her frontiers Rb shall shah Jl guarantee forever forc the sanctity of or tl the e homes bomes within her borders border That is The B Battle Cry of or Peace a a. call cH to the manhood and courage and nd n nobility of the worlds world's greatest to lle to arm arni them e es in order that lh they they- y may r forever reer have hare peace peace- It 11 is isil a call cOl not riot for an army of hirelings hirelings hire hire- lings which Is mi militarism but f for r an army In wh which ch every man shaH have his ls place in the ranks for or In the council councils coun coun- cil eEls an army in which Ch will be found i iw w work rk for every ery one no matter what his bu an an army in in other ther words of or the pe people for the people people peo pee and maintained for or the preservation LIon tion ion of of the peoples people's peace The drama dramatic lc power of The Battle Cry of Peace and the b beauty auty and win- win of the love story tory which is woven throughout g out the drama drew unanimous praise from the New York i newspaper r critics critic's during its long run Jn cw York ork at the Th Theater ater But tb great thrill in the photo play the the underlying motif of it it all is tho thor fit r ct th that it is literally a battle hattle cry of peace place 3 a call to arms arms to all who are w worthy thy of 91 f the name American to guar guard and safety of their country ana their homes with an an- armed force Jt to t to guarantee forever tha peace and anet prosperity of a free tree and happy hap py people i |
