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Show ARTHER 6. EMPEY WILL APPEAR AT THE LYRIG i More than 7,600 American soldiers training at Camp Wheeler, near Macon Ma-con Ga., will be seen in action in the trench scenes, which were made through special permit of the war department. de-partment. Sergeant Empey and the Vltagraph comany supporting him, spent the greater part of a month at mp Wheelef) UL2 'Allied array offl cers have declared that the trench raids and hand-to-hand fighting scenes are the most realtstlo ever re produced. By the Insight it gives Into actual trench conditions as they are being met by thousands of Americans now and as other thousands will some to know them soon, "Over the Top," takes an unique place In the patriotic patriot-ic educational propaganda of the nation. na-tion. The war Is presented In such a way that every parent or relative of a soldier should see It, because It gives reassurance that American courage and fighting instinct assert themselves In France today as they have on other battlefields In other days. The Vltagraph was many months In the making of the picture and Is said to have expended a vast sum of money on it. One otthe high lights In it is the actual reproduction of President Wilson in the act of signing sign-ing the proclamation of war against Germany. Another is the sinking of the Lusltanla, the act of frightful-nets frightful-nets that transported Empey from an office in Jersey City .whither he had retired after long service in the U. S. cavalry, and sent htm to the front line In France as an avenger. Empey stands out as one of the most romantic characters brought out by the war. From the,,tlme he. left Manual. Training High, School la Brooklyn "as an -edreaterer e ' the high seas, this young American's life has been filled with colorful ac tion and at the age of 34 he is one of the world's most picturesque figures. He served six years In the regular cavalry and saw active service on the Mexican border. After his discharge he' went Into business in Jersey ICty and for seven years was a member of the National' Guard in Jersey and New York. Following' the sinking of the Lusl-tanla?-hevwerifc to London and volunteered volun-teered for service In the Royal Fusiliers Fus-iliers of London. He was eighteen months in tbe trenches and participated partici-pated in scores of actions, as a raider, raid-er, bomber or machine gunner, and was promoted to a sergeantcy for bravery In action. He was wounded seven times and finally was invalided invalid-ed to England and honorably discharged. dis-charged. Returning to this country Empey was Induced to write the story of his experiences and this he did in "Over the Top," which stands as the most sensational book in years. "Over the Top" in its booy form, is more or less the notebook of a fjgh'tlng man, and Is replete with thrilling episodes ,the greater part of which have been preserved for the screen. One of these is the episode of the coward who made good, a dramatic incident which will be recalled re-called by the readers, of the boy as one of the most moving in the entire work. This has been retained In full in the film and the role of the panic-stricken panic-stricken youth who deserted under rire Is portrayed by James Morrison. Mr. Morrison and MJbs Lois Meredith Mere-dith who are featured In support of Empey, are both well known to the theatre going public, the latter having hav-ing succeeded Laurette Taylor In the title role of "Peg o' My Heart," during dur-ing Its long run at the Lyric theatre. |