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Show im m T1 N picture actors anil j Iwl ."-'fosses as wll as cntertaln- I f rs of the have pone into the tre.-ichcs that the j third Liberty Loan drive to raise JS," j OOO.OOO.ooti for the success of world do- I mocracy may go over the lop. ) beginning last week, these persons of w the screen and footllg:.h dropped th enactment of their ro!es as villain, j romedlans, hero-lovere, madcap tom- f Loys, mimics and Whatnot for the xc I j rious business of brlnnlng the citizen ! rhlp of the country to a realization til ft t upon the shoulders of America rests the responsibility of serving a major part Ln the world-war drama. Starting last week, dozens of player j folk deserted "location" and stage and itarted off under the s'ir.et vision of 8c -rotary of the Treasury McAdoo to cover ,'j various Itineraries specified for thorn ! after they had accepted imitations cx- j tended by official Washington to help j out in the great work. I Chief among the caur .i! ners irom t btudlos arc Charlie Chaplin, Douglas t Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, .Marguerite ' Clark, Marie Dressier and William S. ' Hart. Lillian Russell and Harry Laud- r of the footlights arc .-.mong the rcp-resentatives rcp-resentatives of that classification of the I Macro. Miss Clark held meeting! during the week at Philadelphia, Columbus, Lis trolt, St. Louis. Chicago, Kansas City end Omaha, being greeted at each point by large and enthusiastic audiences. Purse strings were unknotted and the ' trail of bond purchases which followed this littlest and brightest of actresses j u. bright with gold j Chaplin in the South. Mr. Chaplin first spoke ln Washing' ton April C, and his tour for the wee:; I carried him through t'.o meetings in Virginia and down through North Caro- Hna. Tomorrow ho will fill appolnt- rnents in South Carolina. April 10. -- j gusta, Ga.. April IT. Macon, Ga. (after- noon), Atlanta, Ga. (night); April IS, Nashville Tcnn.; April 10, Bowling j Green, Ky. ; April 20, Memphis, Tenn.; April 22, Greenville. Miss ; April '-' . New Orleans. I-a ; Apri! 21, Port Ar il I : thur, Tex. (afternoon), Beaumont, Tex , I (night); April 25, Galvciton. Tex. (ait- ernoon), Houston. Tex. feveningt; Apr'.l 20, Austin, Tex. (nfterjicon). San Antonio, An-tonio, Tex. (evening). .pril 27, v aco, Tex. (afternoon), and Du'.ins, Tex. (SVS- nlng)i Mr. Fairbanks spok.- Wednesday alt-irnoon alt-irnoon at Rochester, ti Y.. and in the evening at Buffalo, progressing then") to Saginaw and Jackson. Mich., Toledo. Ohio; Indianapolis. Ind and Louisville. Today he appears In Fvansvllle. ln' . tomorrow in Wisconsin at Kenosha. 11"..-c 11"..-c Inc and Milwaukee; April 1G at Winona. Wis , in the afternoon and at La Crosse. Wis., In the evening; April 17, St. Paul in the afternoon and Minneapolis tve- r.lng. Miss Pickford has spoken thus far a'. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York and ncr assigned dates for the future are: April 17, Boston. April 10, Pittsburgh. April 20. Chicago; April 21, St. Louis, April '-"-. Kansai City. Lillian Russell is "working" in thO La.st and William S. Hcrt the Facll.; Coast district and as far east as Salt Lake City. Mary Pickford, "Little Mary," who has been affectionately culled "every- y uarv Lxudeq, body's sweetheart." end who has delighted de-lighted millions of grown-ups and children chil-dren throughout Hie civilized world. Is a loyal American by adoptioo, although she was born in Toronto. Ontario. Little Mary has bought oodles of Liberty bonds of the two previous Issues. trunk full of thrift stamps, poured money into the Ped Cross and every other war relief fund. She announced tilie will do better this time Miss Pickford's Soldiers. Miss Pickford has more than done her bit. She recently was accorded an honor hon-or that never before was conferred upon an American wom.n when she officially reviewed the troops stationed at Camp Kesrr.ey. near San Diego, Cal. The affair af-fair was arranged by the officers of the One Hundred and Forty-third Field Artillery, Ar-tillery, and signalized the adoption of the entire regiment by the lutle film btar. Before that the had adopted only a part of the regiment, the First Battalion. Bat-talion. After the regiment had passed ln review before Miss Packford, who. by tho way. was seated on a horse and grouped with the reviewing officers, tlic ro was a lunch followed by a football foot-ball game between "Mary a regiment" and the Grizzlies' regiment of arttl'.ery. a dinner complimentary to the star 'n the oyenlng and the regimental ball at Coronado, where MaV and Col. Fancuf of her regiment, led the grand march. MaJ Gen. Strong, commanding the Fortieth For-tieth Division of the United States Army, as present during the ceremonies. cere-monies. In addition to adopting a regiment of artillery, she also has adopted Hi In the Aviation Corps, whose wants sh will look after- She has devoted he.-tfine he.-tfine and money to the Ked Cross, and personally writes to many of the soldiers sol-diers in the trenches. She Is also devoting de-voting everv moment of her time between be-tween scenes In the studio to knitting sweaters and other comforts for tho men "over there " I hae don maio things becauso l was financially able," Miss Pickford says, "and I am thankful that I was in a position to do so However, there are a great many persons who have no: the time nor the money to do these things, and for them 1 believe It is our duty to set an example. ' In between scenes, while they are removing re-moving the settings and putting now ones: the actors have many momenta of idle time which can be utilized in a good cause, and we have organized a knitting class To stimulate enthusiasm and keep up tli good work 1 take my place In that class It' Is the peculiar characteristic characteris-tic of the American that he will finish what he starts, not only on the war front, but in su h things as knitting a war sweater and even men are taking a great interest In knitting. Must Buy and Buy pnd Buy. "It Is not enough that we knit, help the Bed Cross and buy thrift stamps, but we all niurt suppcrt the government in every 'way posiblo. both financiallv and morall-1-. I offered to rpeak in many cities to help Fncle Sam sell Liberty bonds. We must buy and buy and buy Liberty bonds until It hurts. Tere is no better investment In tho world, and it will make certain that our brave boys in France are supplied with everything they need to fight freedom s battle. Whatever I can do to help I shall de gladly and iitb the knowledje that it 'a our duty to support I'ncle Sam ln this buttle for liberty and Justice." Houglas Fairbanks, who literally leaped from a circus Into world-wide fame as a movie actor, stepped out of the silent drama upon the stage of tho ureatest drama in the world history. Tho athletic performances of Fairbanks end his perennial smile havo chas'.-l dull care away and brought joy to many mo Ic fans on two he" 'spheres and In essaying tho new role he has put all ot the force of his wonderful personalltv into the task. He does not smile all the time in the Liberty Loan drive, because he realizes this war for world dernocra- Is not a laughing niatter. Fairbanks is known as a hard hitter in everything he undertakes and he is delivering telling blows In his appeal to the people to invest In Liberty bonds. He bought many thousand dollars' worth of honds of the two previous Issues, has acquired a big package of thrift stamps in his own name and in the nams of his wife and son. In addition ad-dition he has contributed liberally to-the to-the Red Cross and other war relief funds Fairbanks declares that it is the duty of ever man, woman and child in the nation to support the government in even- way possible if America Is to remain re-main free and the integrity of the nation na-tion is to be maintained. "Wo must put every dollar of our money we -rn spare Into Liberty bonds," Fairbanks says. "We must support our men In the trenches, or the war will bo lost. The Prussian now is hammering at the gates of Paris, and God help us If he enters. Unless America Amer-ica backs our army so it can deliver knockout blow to the kaiser, tli world will bo enslaved. I not only fed It my patriotic duty to help the goven-menl goven-menl in every way 1 can. but I esteem it a pleasure to bo ablo to do so." Chaplin Lays Atide Mask. Mr. Chaplin, although a British subject, sub-ject, has made his fortune in Americi, lias lived here ami enjoyed the freedom free-dom and tho protection A the government. govern-ment. He has bought British and American Amer-ican war bonds in staggering amounts. Ho has bought thrift stamps and contributed con-tributed to the Red Cross and other war relief campaigns, but he declares he feels It his duty to do more. He has pledged to aid the American Government Govern-ment to the limit of his ability Chaplin. In his tour of the South, has dropped bis mask, laid aside his cane, kicked off his grotesque shoes, doffed his Derby hat and ill-fitting clothes and discarded the slapstick and gone out to do battle for America in the war for world freedom. Millions of fans who have seen only the funny side of the great motion-picture comedian arc having opportunity to get a close-up view of the real Chap- J lin. Chaplin Is a lever talker and 1M I l- doms some plain talking to his j diences about tho need of Investing! I Liberty bond? "I shall tell the people It Is thelrflBjj to subscribe to Liberty bonds, ' Cham I said before the drive rtartcd, "and in I they do not do so Uncle Sam will flm I a way to linpo-e a fax upon those ' i.i.l i.. r their country's call (M I dollars. The brave fellows who have gont,! I France to face the hosts of Hunan I rivlnt; their all for those who reaall I at home. Wake up Americans, ufl I throw all of the great power of tail I wonderful country Info th. 1 .--that menaces the freedom of the Etsl I lish-speaklng peoplo of the world." Miss Clark, the dainty little star..! I appealing especially to ti m 1 -ung and old. who have been so gjfl I to her. ' Uncle Sam is pleading for our h,1 I Miss Clark says. "If we do not respod I by buying Liberty bonds and suppertJ I ing our brae boys in the trenches Goi I help us. because the kaiser win J day rldo down Broadway with his InM tal officers at his heels. Our 1V0EB ,,, , hUdren "ill be slain and oefl homes destroyed. We must and will defeat this horrible monrter. has plunged the world Into a usM Hart There with Punch. William S. Hart, former eownan.hu'' Invested hla savings In Liberty toseji and thrift stamps, as we'd as all tf relief work funds, but is eager Uejl more to support the war. Hart has "killed" more "train "HI bers." Mexican bandits, crooked f-biers f-biers and other bad men of the TVeT. than any other law-abiding cltlxea u the United States., and Is gns- rosi shod al ter some of the persons wnoinlj slow to invest ln Liberty bonds. Hart declares this war will not 1 won alone by the men ho ' Jk Btralghtest and who hit the hardesi battle, but bj tho nation that th:o the greatest financial and moral r.f port into the struggle He is tt&i what the menace of German domlniS in America would mean If the should win Ho is telling his friends, the art fans, to dig down in their pockets V invest in Liberty bonds until they Hf only enough left for a grub stake. We must dig and dig deep in pockets," he says, "if this wa:- agil the saber rattlers of Fotsdam are to given the solar plexus blow. It is W to the stay-at-homes to provide l! money with which to conduct tho Our brae men are laying their nv upon the altar of human liberty to 14 ta rlflced and we are being asked tot a comparatively small thing in bu Liberty bonds that the soldiers may properly equipped and fed to sU'ebiKB against tho most heartless foe civiiued nations have ever faced." Mario Dressier, stage star as well .-ereen favorite, Is appealing especial to women to Invest in Llberlt- bonds. She has a way of talking straight fra the heart, and she tells women -J have means that they must buy Llbe bonds and support the soldiers who ar4 battling for home and country. "otl the Home Fires Burning" is one oj Miss Dressler's clogans. She 33s one of the bast ways to do that is to M Liberty bends. jj As evlcenee of the satisfaction lie Chaplin feels in the opportunity , be serioua la submitted the followi: letter from him. addressed to Sect tary McAdoo: "Need I say that I not only con-'id this to be my duty, but esteem the ci as tho highest honor that could be PJ any man I shall collaborate unrcJ edly and enthusiastically in the Trel urVs plan, and for the opportunity fceg to tender you my sincere tUr.we |