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but the enlargement OF such a motive
az belongs 70 n japanese print and
thereby il loses half its value. And
why in the world. We wonder, did Mr..
George Bellows think ID worth while
10 make picture out Of The Saw
dust Trail" a subject which. If we
remember correctly. he drew origi-
nally for one OF the illustrated week
lies. The big canvas remains only
an illustration. But there are few
instances IN the exhibition of crafts
manship mIsapplied or exercised with
uncertain purpose. The general I'M
preston left is Of competent painters,
affirming themselves with admirable
aplomb. II they have not much 20
outside Of the realm Of landscape
they know al all events how 20 turn
preston left is of competent painters,
for example. send nothing dlstin-
guished this year. but they are uni
formlv workmanlike. So. we may add,
are the miniatur.sts, and two Of the
latter. Miss Hills in her "DafOdils.'
and Miss Margaret Foote Hawley IN
several portraits, are a little more
than technically admirable. Inc
sculpture. save for Mr. KendalPs fig
ure mentioned above, and little pieces
by Mr.. Weinman and Mr.. Fraser, IS
negligible. But this does not matter.
Il is the spirit Of vitality, OF self-pos-
session. cleverness and sound train
ing that persists in the larger aspects
Of the exhibition.
We must add, as a matter Of record,
p few words on the prize winning pict-
ures, a considerable group. The Att
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Ion Ike the Ten does not absorb Is
accounted for p the "one-man show
p the time the Academy is ready for
business All enormous amount Of the
test material Of the year has been d.
vsrted into other channels. A case IN
ioirt is provided by Mr. Weir. II
ever presider. Of this institution had
he justification for taking lot OF
space % himself Mr.. Weir has i. But
he shows with the Ten, he has been
having an exhibition % his own, and
- We receive but one work from ms
hand, a portrait called "a Follower OF
Grolier" j. is good portrait, OF
course, and . is almost a picture. This
study Of az interesting type IN
tharring costume has a certain value
a. q study o. character, and II IL, into
ias bargain. handsome bit Of paint
TX B1t what good thing II would
hSye been for the exhibition Il Mr..
Weir had eacrifced himself 20 the eX-
'snt o. sending, instead, one Of the
no Infinitely more appealing canvases
o. similar sort that he has sent 20
ne Tea There he is az his best
mere, web al his merits, be marks
me. The phrase may not unsympa-
nsaea-y be applied % the exhibition
sstwto.e. j. s full Of perfectly cred
.issis but quite Unexciting things.
Y Slip % the emotions ia 70 be
soeio anywhere j. 81 in Mr. Carlsen's
Moonlight on a Calm Sea-" which oc-
s,9piss the place Of honor IN the Van
esfclt gallery. This is a notable Illus
lrs'ion Of what personal quality may
- . co7nterbaiance adverse factors
70 WORK o. art A. q study from ma
are iaia hardly carries CONVICTION:
Nsiihsr sea nor sky seems Interpreted
~ really perussiYe naturailsm. ne
+hpie color scheme wears factluous
az But % is extraordinarily beautl-
.sL The fundamental design s. cred
l,.s enough % satisfy our sense OF re
~sn, and for the rest We are content
"a, Dir. lafigen should have given free
ysy - bis poctzing instinct. lie has
r'Ne.fe1 ~ czQglfIte harmony OF SUD
- pns Z he has done nothing else.
NJ oihfr ortstand.ng piece o. may
1A1s ~ 10 the exhibition. Mr.. Hora-
- walker ODE PrOfpndis," leaves
-h,1sly mize1 Impression. He. 100
az noble idea. but where Dir. carr
ri.mpta over nature, nature
l-hphs DYeT Nr. Walker. Iie has let
hDDd ~ lgnt on his Toadtioe bFu-
~ ane thc pcasanfs pausing WIN
~ beasts - ~ feet His Intention
:. tspp>ses was - gain n dramatic
-, but be has robbed 81 al mystcry
.blfet peculiarly needing 10, ana. m
.-hia.y. has allowed the light 20
~ havoc with biz cDlor values. ne
.'If ere al in tanglc. carving me
~ h'thfr and thifher in positive dr.
,ripfl 4 picture which should have
VIC 81 folemn unity IN merely rest
and gafsh Nr Morn has better
III. VIZ bic Fantasy ~ COya"
,,'',4tS ~ ne Spanish painter. executed
terror which 10 must nave been
Yt ~ maintain Dol ven ~ me
,.SD.t scaie ~ the canvas. one would
,..E|ifs here AIN little more mys-
~ bat there Ia enough " pull the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19
The Spring Show of the
Academy of Design
American Technique Illustrated in Its Broadly Representa-
tive Aspects-A Collection of Workman
like Paintings
By ROYAL CORTISSOZ.

The end OF the art is in sight when the Spring Acad
m opens doors This always the last of the larger exhb
Mons Of American works OF and by the time it closes April
even minor shows the galleries OF the dealers will have
atlv decreased in number. The important this
month and will be in the auction lust because
rounds the winter this annual display the Fine Arts Build
NO Is subjected particularly It in the
climax One takes it peculiar object lesson
Pet in any case the show would be scutnzed with special
"a apparently the function Of the academy everybody
chance and by everybody do all the members OF
II the groups striving for public attention. but the
INK and file nnumerabe artists who for
other make any appearance elsewhere If have
hing in the OF school it the academy that
m look for illustrations OF its broad tendencies The survey
made therefore, with perhaps little socitude than
some other occasions.
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startling Sphinx" and We are sorry
that the painting is not so impressive
as 1t ought 20 be. There was promise
in the Unconventional pose Of The nude
model and in the juxtaposition Of a
skeleton, but the latter is Of a distress
ing whiteness and the flesh tints give
no truer suggestion Of life than the
bones do Of death. Mr.. Kendall IS Ear
more the master OF his subject and his
medium in the single sculpture that ne
eeods. the picturesque Quest which
ia az touching in its sentiment as IL is
delightful in its technical adroitness.
The painters Of light, contemporaaeou5
subjects, OF pretty women indoors and
cut Of gay costumes and decorative
backgrounds, form fairly proficient
company.
Here and there some one d. .unolr's
us. u M Hawthorne painting TOO
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A Good Average Exhibition.

The collection at the Fine Arts
p,i5irr is neither better nor worse
nan rs predecessors. Il strikes an
,rsellent average; that is the best one
can saw for IT, There are no high
g-bts. no paintings which dotach them
ssi,.os from their surroundings with in
s,iritirc authority. In the nature Of
.tirrs This is no doubt 70 be expected.
Ten years sgo, when the Academy and
he Society Of American Artists united,
.ss latter body once the strongest IN
our history-had suffered from seces-
sions The discrun,lement OF certain
irdividuals was responsible for that,
hut since then there have been other
;rsuences a. work 20 drain the Acad
cmv's exhibitions OF good deal Of that
precious element which we must call
simply personality. What an Organiza-
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motive through. TO revive the strange
spell OF the artist whose temperament
had so much Ere. SO much color. Il
was. too. happy thought to portray
him I'm quite unromantic garb amid his
romantic creations. IAN ingenious re-
minder that Goya was, in his way, a
courticr. a man of the world. This IS
a well-painted picture and i embodies
an interesting idea.
The figure subjects at large arc Of
the familiar type, studio subjects de-
pendent for their charm upon brisk,
clever handling. The list begins on
the threshold Of the exhibition with
Mr.. T. +. Church's Peacock Girl" and
it is sufficiently long. sufficiently re-
spectacle, if in no wise brilliant. Mr..
Sergeant Kendall is the most ambl-
tious contributor to it, with his rather
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4 one we're seeing into the sanctun
Of some aristocratic family who lives
in the present. but aloof from modern
life. The framed silhouette on the
wall is an effective note. THE MIR
lor" is a most pleasing picture, eN-
Quisite in its delicate colorlng. ne
spray Of lavender orchids reflected IN
the glass gives 20 the painting a frag-
lie keynote which is altogether lovely.
The current Offering az the Rein
hardt gallery consists OF landscapes
and portraits BY Prince Pierre Irou-
betzkoy. The former are the better.
"Sifted Light" Is "a sunlit picture OF
close-cropped greensward under trees.
II ia soft and velvety. with lovely
light and shade. We wish that the
pedestalled vase In the centre had
been omitted. "Box Hedges" Is
charming and decorative landscape,
simple in the extreme lawn
hedge. and a glimpse of the sea.
Fairies could dance by moonlight
against such q background. In the
portrait of Mrs. Leonard Thomas over
due prominence IS given 20 the head
with regard 20 the general proportion
of the canvas, and the painter SHOWS
"A tendency 20 elongate the figure very
much as his brother Prince Paul does
i'm sculpture. The portrait of Princess
Pierre Troubetzkoy is interestingly
lighted, but It's chief quality is what
we can only describe as "prettIness.'
Homer Boss shows some Of his recent
work AZ the Thumb Box gallery. 10 rs
very modern. the painter having sue
cumbed. in part at least. 20 the cubistic
idea. We 90 not mean by this that his
subjects are unacceptable. Far from
it. His rocks look like rocks and his
water like water. lie merely breaks his
surfaces up into squares and triangles
and surrounds them with a heavy out
line. He IS also apt 20 do odd things
with his skies. In color his paintings
are satisfactory. His arrangements are
often picturesque. breaking Calm
has a strange cloudy SKY. One OF the
clouds reminded us Of a gigantic flying
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(from the sculpture nv III. >el se@"'
Kendall in the Spring Academy
man prize Of 81 600 for the best land
scape. awarded this year Tor the first
time, has gone, as we have noted, TO
Mr.. Charles Rosen. The same picture
has won the lnncss gold medal, pre-
scented In memory OF the painter by
his son. This Winter Sunlight Is
VOL done and deserves the double
honor u has received. but the Jury
must have had a difficult task IN pick
ing il out. there are so many other
landscapes Of equal merit. among them
Mr.. Ernest Lawson's Pigeon Coop
which has secured the second Altman
prize Of $500 The Thomas 3. Clark
prize Of $500 for the best figure com
position goes 20 Mr.. +. +. Church for
his Peacock Girl" not a brilliant per-
Torrance. but so attractive IN color,
and. on the whole, so clever that the
choice seems beyond cavil. Perhaps
the Jury was moved BY the hint OF
originality. OF new and ingratiating
TALENT. which the painting contains.
Tho three Julius Haligarten prizes OF
S3OO. 5000 and 500 have been awarded
respectively 20 "The Strollers,' by Ar
thur Crisp; afternoon BY r. Sloan
Bredin. and "Winter Quiet" by John
Folinsbee. They are for artists under
thirtv-fve years Of age, which is 20
saw that they are offered as encour-
agements 20 the younger men. On
this occasion they seem Justly enough
bestowed. though none of the pictures
cited has any notable qualities. Mr..
W. T. Smedley. with his Portrait,
Miss c. b. r." wins the Isaac y. May
nard prize for the best portrait. and
no one can quarrel with the judgment
thus expressed. It is handsome can
vas. painted chiefly in dark tones, re
lieved by rich passages OF wine red.
The great merit Of the painting lies IN
its suave breadth. in unity Of color
which the artist has never before Sc
cured with such ease and charm. The
Julia 4. Shaw memorial prize Of $500
for the most meritorious work of art
produced By an American woman has
very convincingly gone 70 Miss Jo-
sephine VI. Lewis for "A Rainy Day."
picture Of two girls at their work.
table, uncommonly firm. fluent and
generally skllful in all its technical
details and very pleasing in its re-
strained color scheme
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squirrel leaping from the horizon 20
the zenith. The picture has, however
a successful effect Of atmosphere. as
well as of distance and quiet. The sum
light in Sunlight and Shadow" is glar.
ing in its intensity. The treatment Of
the rocks is cubistic in detail. but, on
the whole, satisfactorily real. Ia the
Landscape" the artist comes danger
ously near 20 being conventions. IN his
house, trees and hills.
A. the Braun gallery are some pleas
ant pictures by Mrs. Rowena Meeks
Abby. They are views of California
and Of New York The water colors
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Maude ". Mason's flower pieces are
Joyous and well conceived. "Zinnias,"
which has been shown before, is espe-
cially delightful The coloring not
only of the flowers but OF the other
acce series is fine, and the parts are
wei. arranged with an eye 10 decorative
effect The vague. unnaturalistic tree
pictures by ". C.. Emerson are strange,
but not without beauty in their light
color and imaginative quality. Mary
Nicholena McCord produces successful
sunlight. and white Nights" by
Alexis Many. has a good deal Of poetry.
The slim. Overlong tree trunks in this
picture are very effective.
4 painter practically new 20 New
York is Richard Blossom Farley. Of
philadelphia. 4 collection Of his work
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IS now 20 be seen az the Arlington
Gallery. They have a great deal OF
charm, ar atmosphere OF rare refine
lnent. The color IS light and grayish.
In the sand dune and sea shore pct.
ures there is q feeling Of calm and
breadth. a. we'll as something almost
spiritual. and q love for the limitless
spaces of the ocean beach. In these
the gray color changes 20 pearly tints.
The most noteworthy canvas is The
j. is delightful
placid composition OF an elderly gentle
woman sitting beside a table and gag
ing 40 a daguerrcotype. There Is an
clement Of repose about it all, as
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or two examples OF work ambiguous In
effect. "The River" BIZ Mr. Joseph
T. Pearson, il one more OF those deco
rative compositions in which he has
shown an engaging feeling for the plct-
uresqueness in birds and animals But
this duck subject, "By the River -
too large in scale, the portraits OF the
fowls in the foreground looming IN
too bare q scene. The picture seems
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much, or Is his taste in color turning a
little thin7 "The Open Window" Is
hardly worthy of him. II is deftly
done. 20 be sure, and very pleasantly
lighted, but IL has scarce hint ot the
quality that belongs to his best work.
Mr.. Louis Naillant's "Hill Of the
Muses." has the suavity both in form
and color that has always made his
pictures agreeable, but MS composition
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arc. on the whole, better than the oils,
though some Of the latter have merit.
The glimpse Of Hill IN Doorway, San
Juan Capistrano." is an alluring bit.
In shores OF Lake Tahoe" there are
charmingly composed trees. con the
Hudson is a sufficiently attractive
riverside picture.
The Arden gallery is holding a sec
ond exhibition of japanese screens.
This time they are by Sotatsu. They
are not so sumptuous nor yet so sp-
pealing as those by Koyetsu. shown
there short time ago, but they arc
nevertheless exceptionally fine. The
pair of large screens showing the In
terror of japanese house are deco
rative IN n finely virile way. They
also contain a delightful touch OF
humor in the cat and kittens by the
screen in the left hand division. An
evidently later screen shows couple
OF boats tossed on a wavy sea. In spite
OF It's conventionalization the heaving
OF the water il well expressed. Tho
screens which most attracted us were
the pair of small examples having
naturalistic flowers and grasses painted
low down on a furnished silver ground.
They are Of the greatest delicacy and
charm.
A word must be said about the set
ting in which these objects are placed.
There is an atmosphere Of quiet about
the gallery which greatly enhances tho
effect OF the things shown. Raised
upon long platforms and against tho
warm neutral walls. the screens show
in their rightful manner as decorative
units. IN the centre Of tho room are
two japanese lacQuered chairs. a table
and q bowl Of red flowers. These do
not detract from the screens; rather
they serve 20 bind them all together In
q whole Of serene beauty.
At the Photo Secession gallery, usu-
ally devoted 10 tho yagaries Of artists
of the various modern "isms," are some
noteworthy photographs OF New York
and other places by Paul Strand. This
photographer has a good sense Of COM
position and some Of the pictures have
q remarkably fine color suggestiyeness
in their tones. He has, too, the faculty
for seeing possibilities Of beauty in the
most commonplace objects and places.
In the snowy street corner the figures
are we'll placed. and the top Of a lamp
post az the bottom Of the picture IL
telling note He has made splendid use
of the line Of foam against the rocks IN
the photograph Of Niagara River be
low the falls. The base Of the falls IS
yelled in the cloud Of spray. which
forms the background, and the spots OF
dark are supplied by the pile Of rocks
on the left and the "Maid Of the Mist"
pursuing her valiant way on the right.
r. is a lovely photograph. The winding
stream with a leafess willow in the
foreground is exquisite in tono and
texture The artist has made q thing
OF great beauty ont Of railroad yard.
The sn0w-covered hillock, with its in
definite bushes, rs silvery picture OF
surprising loyeliness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-15

mann-Hollweg show the true aspira-
tions of the German government.
But today, when the entente powers
have proclaimed their unshakable
determination to continue the war
10 a successful end and TO prevent
Germany from establishing her
hegemony, no favorable ground eX-
lists for peace negotiations.
Our enemies knew of the
speeches of Lloyd George, BRAND
and Boselh and the statement of
Trepoff; they were therefore assured
that their proposal would be unac-
ceptable. 1t is so, not because the
entente powers-the friends of peace
are not inclined that way, but be-
cause the peace offered by Germany
is a snare for public opinion. That
is why the enemy governments care
fully avoid mentioning the condi-
tions of peace.
Condemned To Failure.
1--WE are sure that this new enter
prise of the disturbers of peace will
lead no one astray. that it is con-
demned 10 failure. like the previous
efforts.
The entente powers would as
sumo a terrible responsibility before
( their people. before all humanity. If
/ they suspended the struggle against
Germany's latest attempt to profit
by the present situation TO implant
her hegemony in Europe. All the
/ innumerable sacrifices of the allies
would be nullified by a premature
peace with the enemy. who is eX-
/ hausted but not yet brought down
The firm determination of the
/ entente powers TO continue the wal
to a final triumph can be weakened
/ by no illusory proposals OF the enc
N.Y."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-15

Cling for our existence; we are pro-
posing peace: il is refused US.
Therefore, the responsibility for the
continuation Of the war falls upon
our enemies.
The object pursued by Germany,
however. is clear. She speaks of re-
spect for the rights of other nations
but at the same time she has al
ready introduced into Belgium, Ser
bia, Montenegro and Poland a regi-
me of terror and violence. AS for
the future. Germany has proclaimed
an illusOry independence for Pc and;
she proposes to divide Serbia be-
tween Bulgaria and Austria, eco
nomically to subjugate Belgium and
cede 10 Bulgaria part of ROumanian
territory.
See No Ground for Peace.
Everywhere the idea of the hege-
mony of Germany predominates.
The latest speeches of Won Beth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-15
RUSSIA IS NOT
SEEKING PEACE
Government Regards PrOpo-
sal As An Attempt to Court
Public Opinion.

PETROGRAD Dec. "a (via Lon
dom. Dee. 1.-THE peace proposal
OF the central powers is regarded by
the Russian government as an Eat
tempt to court public opinion and
encourage the people of Germany
by appearing to put the responsible
ity for the continuation OF the war
upon the entente allies"
The proposal has been received -
official Petrograd without ar atom
OF sympathy An official of the for
cign office made the following state
ment Thursday which has been is
sued by the scmi-ofiicial Petrograd
news agency
The new appeal Of our enemies
is not their first attempt t. throw
upon the entente powers the rec
spons.biHty for the war they let
loose. I'm order 20 obtain the sup
port OF the German people. who are
tired or the war. the Berlin govern
ment many times has had recourse
90 faUacious words Of peace and
has frequently i'm order 10 animate
its troops. offered prospects of an
early peace. IL promised peace
when Warsaw was taken. wher
Serbia was conquered forgettinl
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that such promises untitled would
create profound distriist
In its further efforts. which are
similarly due 20 the same interested
considerations. the German govern
ment is obliged % carry the question
outside OF Germany All the world
recalls these attempts. notably ics
Balloons DEssai. which were sent up
in neutral countries. particularly the
United States
Can Methods Inanc.
Seeing the inanity Of such meth
DDS. which deceived nobody. Ger
many attempted TO create a peace
atmosphere. which would allow her
90 consolidate her aggressive and
imperialistic tendencies. while SOW
ing discord between the allies. by
seeking 20 make public opinion be-
lieve that separate pourparlers were
i'm progress between her and the en-
teute powers. There also were per
sistent reports of "a separate peace.
In view of the fact. however, that
the allies with strong unanimity re-
iected all these attempts. our enc
mics had 10 think Of a more serious
plan. They today are making. in
spite OF their confidence in their mil
itary and economic power. an APP
peal 90 the United States, Spain and
Switzerland. announcing their anX-
iety 10 enter into negotiations for
nea"e
Appeal Held Insinccre.
'"The lack Of sincerity and the OBJ
ject of the German proposals is evil
dent. The enemy governments have
need Of heroic measures 70 com
plete the gaps i'm their armies. Ger
many is projecting a sort Of serf-
dom in the guise of compulsory mill
tary service. The German govern
ment i'm order 10 uplift the hearts OF
its people and 10 prepare it for
/ fresh sacrifices is striving 10 create
a favorable atmosphere with the
J following thesis. We are strug-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-15
THREE KILLED IN FALL
Elevator PIunges 20 Feet i'm Mine
Six Hurt.

MARQUETTE, Mich. Dec. 10
An elevator bucket plunged 20 feet
10 the bottom of the shaft i'm the
Holmes mine at Ishpeming Thurs
day, killing three Of its occupants
and fatally injuring six others. a
frozen cross head was responsible
for the accident. according to Of
fc!als of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron
Co. owners of the property.
The bucket was lowered TO the
first level where il remained for sew
erai minutes: When the signal was
given TO lower. the bucket did not
move having become frozen 10 the
runners. The weight of the slack
cable broke the cross head and the
bucket plunked free.
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