The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-13
TRENCHES OF GEN. GATTT
UNDERMINED BY GEN. WOP
Afternoon Communque Hints That Bernard Begue Is to
Be Placed in Command Of Commissary Depart
ment of Opera General Staff.

Summary OF the racket-Reports from
the Southwest. or Severn, avenue and
Thirty-ninth street corner fighting zone,
indicate that an advance detachment or
sappers under Major-ien. Wop, cont
manding the Seventh Avenue Subway
Extension Division, Night Shift Depart
ment. early last night had undermined
the mahogany and velvet trench occu-
pied by Gen. (Secretary) Fritz Cop
picus of the Metropolitan opera House
staff. exploded said mine at s:47 o'clock
p. NJ. and shattered group OF cantablle
and nuances during the performance Of
"Amore del DO Re Mi'--vhatever
nuances are.
IL Is reported seni-ofiicially that
owing TO the hourly onslaught OF war
correspondents storming the trenches OF
Gatti-Ca2lttz In an effort to wrest
information about Miss Farrar's future
plans Gen. Gatti has transferred from
the third or Old Guard line of trenches
to the inner or private trenches the
wall motto which reads. "What! You
Here Again? Another Half Hour Gone
Tell"
Tho afternoon communique hints that
Bernard Begue. petty officer in the
Baritones and I'm private life proprietor
OF the Chez Cthe short, not az in
cheezo) Begue eatery at 252 West Thir-
ty-ninth street Is to be placed In SUI
preme command OF tho commissarY de-
partment OF the Metropolitan Opera
House general staff NJ Begue yester-
day forenoon raided Washington Market
and seized vast stores OF pate de fois
gras de Toulouse. a ca.sk OF spaghet and
a large group OF trlpe.
NJ. Emil Ander-Egg of Gen. Gatti 8
personal stafr In about TO return 10 his
native Switzerland. There II nothing In
the communque wheeze that l. Emil
is member OF the Swiss navy. Switz-
erland has no navy. the country being
entirely surrounded by alps.
The Red Double Cross reports Off
cially that at the sailing Of Old Enq.
Carus on the Duca D'osta.' the Italian
7 liner plying between Italy and West
! Thlrty-fourth street, week from to-
morrow. thero will be an admission fee
OF so cents charged to the pier. the pro-
| ceeds to be devoted TO relieve the prob
/ q bic destitution next season OF any Met
! ropoiitan Opera Company prima donna
whose salary per performance may he
| cut from $1,000 down to $1,000 and
supply your own frocks. hats, shoes and
stockings.
Gen. Secretary Coppicus CHS real
name and not. as has been intimated in
a previous communique. a nickname
| arising from the fact that the General
was once "A copy reader on the StddtS)
was again slightly injured yesterday
when a series OF explosions in the sub
way extension under his trench grad
ually and unbeknownst to the General
bounced him 70 the edge of his Office
chair until final explosion sent him
10 the office mat.
There was nothing new from Gen.
Bill Guard. official censor OF the Metro
poitan Allies. concerning the opera war
yesterday except brief statement in
his native tongue which ran: "Riccardo
Tegani Cnew) pasquale anlto melanie
kurt FIRST appearance) gadski adamo -
which. rs translated by his adjutant.
Alphorsc. means, For the luv NV Mike
stop putting my name In this fool stun