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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31

they have pointed out our duty.
What are the American people going
to do and how is the American
woman going to help? The United
States commissioner of education,
the National Educational association,
and state superintendent all over
the country are working with con-
certed purpose for the conservation
of ideals in American education. In
letter sent out by Commissioner
Claxton shortly after the declaration
Of war, the keynote of the whole
situation is struck in this one para
graph:
when the war is over, whether
within few months or after many
years, there will be such demands
upon this country for men and
women of scientific knowledge, tech
meal skill, and general culture as
have never before come to any coun-
try The world must be rebuilt
This country must play a far more
important part than it has In the
past in agriculture, manufacturing
and commerce, and also in the things
of cultural life-art, literature, music,
scientific discovery"
From a circular letter sent out by
one Of the state boards of education
is this stirring appeal:
eve furtherr ask and expect all
educators, religious organizatic .
fraternal societies, womens clubs,
literary clubs and labor organiza-
tons to join with all their power IN
protecting the integrity of the
Schools during these stressful times.
This may be done most effectively
by emphasizing these two vital
points:
Keep Children in School.
"First, attendance; keeping the
boys and girls in school where they
may render greater service to the
commonwealth and the nation than
by sporadic efforts along other ap-
parent lines of service. Recognizing
that this, the greatest war of the
worlds history may continue for
some years, we do not want to fall
into the error made by France and
England, by letting our educational
system be hopelessly crippled. We
insist, in view of the Importance of
this matter, that the compulsory
school laws be enforced even more
strenuously than they have been in
the past.
Second, encouraging the extern
sion of the school program to in
clude in its scope such industrial
service as will be directly helpful in
meeting the nations immediate or
early needs"
France and England have learned
their lesson and have set us an
example which should shame us II
we fall short Great Britain, spend
ing $4,000, 900 daily is appropriating
more generously for education than
al any time in !. her history and
France, bleeding as few nations have
ever bled, realizes that every present
sacrifice is in vain If it means that
the children's chance in life is sacri-
feed. Both countries have recently
increased their appropriations Tor
education. "Shall we do less?"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31

Company l. chosen by lot to be trans
ferred to the Third Iowa infantry of
the rainbow division.
September 5--Twelve Keokuk men
leave for. Camp Dodge. These form
first increment of quota Of 243.
September 21-Ninety-seven Lee
county men leave for Camp Dodge.
October 27--Colored boys leave
Keokuk for Camp Dodge.
December 15-New QUESTIONABLE
of war department sent out to Lee
county and Keokuk registrants.
December 21-Keokuk's soldiers at
Camp Dodge brought home by auto
trucks for Christmas furloughs.
December 28-Keokuk men return
to camp.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
KE0kUk'S WAR DIARY FOR 1917

. January Accompany l. returns
from the border.
fepruary 10--Comuany L squads
detailed to guard duty at U. s. gov
eminent lock.
March 7-Second Iowa regiment
entertained at Keokuk on it's, way
home from the border.
March accompany L modified.
June 6-1,200 Keokuk men register
Tor national army service.
july and August--Examinatio
gwen first $50 men who were drafted
Tor national army service.
august accompany L with 143
men and three officers leave for Des
Moines.
August 2O--Sixty-three men of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31

day. Proposed increased fares would
be on zone basis. Five cents would
be charged for travel within certain
zone and six cents for travel into an
other zone. The present rate is hve
cents to any part Of the city with uni
versal transfers. Increased cost or
operation necessitates this action,
Budd said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31

When some jay tells you that Eng
land started this war, size him up.
If he is bigger than you are. tell hint
he is mistaken. If he is smaller, tell
him is liar. You will tell the truth
in either event, but the question OF
diplomacy may decide whether you
! are to get a licking or not.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31

The rescue work and fish delivery
by the fish car to the inland waters
of the state is completed for this
year. A full report will be given
next month.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
Want More Money.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, Dec 31.--Chicago ele-
waited railroads will ask the state util-
ity commission for permission to
charge higher fares and probably the
right to carry package freight, Brit
ton /. Budd, president, announced to-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31

Property seized or destroyed dur
ing November, 1917-Game traps.
1872; fish traps, 10; guns, Z; seines,
s.; gill nets, II; hoop nets, II;
spears, 2; dip nets. 2; trammel nets,
1; throw lines, 2; poles and lines, 2.
Hides seized and sold to apply on
costs and balance to credit of school
fund-Muskrats. 2S9: skunks, 20;
coons, 2; fox, 1: mink, 4; deer, l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Calendar for the Current Week

sUNDAY-Aeolan p of the Symphony Society Carnegie
Hall m Philharmonic Society Metropolitan Opera
House $3.50 m popular operate City College, free
Baldwin; Princess Theatre concert
by thu
Aeolan pianofote recital by Guomar Novaes s:l5
recital by Sascha Jacobnof
TUEsDAYAeoian Hail. pianOOr recital by Carl Frdberg; s
by the Floney Quartet Carnegie Hail.
Mischief Chnaysky Comedy Theatre
Gauhe with dances by Roshanaa Brook
Academy recital by Oscar Seagle City
p. n, recital by Joseph Bounet
italian lie Noze
Figaro" Hail. pnoforte recital by Charles Cooper
Victor Bart the
Philharmonic Society; College free recital by Samuel
Baldwin, Hall S5 concert by Philharmonic Oches
of "The Evening Mail" 7:45 German
opera, Isolde"
House 1880 beginning of the Ne
cycle Rhengd Carnegie Hail. s:15 of the
Philharmonic Society Aeoian Hail. s:15 concert of the Nyc
Choral Society.
m, marta;
Hail. the Philharmonic Society; S5
folksong festival; Aeoan Hail. $3.50 m, anoforte recital
Symphony Society; Hotel Bi
m, musical
acknowledgements Italian Madame
Butterfly Italian popular prices Aida; Carnegie
Hail. $3.50 m, panoor recital by Josef Hofmnn;
the Symphony Society; Aeolan Hail.
Mecaf and Pablo Caa the benefit
the Women Workers America; Rumford Hail.
music by the Sinshmer
Columbia Brook
Ign Opera House concert of the Symphony Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
STILL TO COME

On Tuesday afternoon Eva Gauthier,
Canadian mezzo-soprano, and Rosha-
nara, the Burmese and Indian dancer,
will appear at the Comedy Theatre in
"Song Motion" Marjorie Bentley will
be the prima bsllerina In the CLASH
cal part Of the presentation. She will
be assisted by Karl Hemmer. "Song
Motion" is described by Nine. Gau-
thier, who originated the idea for
America, as IAN Interpretation Of
dance accompaniment by the voice"
Both Nine. Gauthier and Roshansra
have studied this art In the Orient
The programme will include French
Canadian folksongs, Burmese dances.
Javanese folksongs, dances Of India,
Malay folksongs and a dance In ell
houette by Roshanara.
Since John Powell gave his Sonata
Teutonica" before the members Of the
Society Of the Friends Of Music at
the Ritz, few weeks ago, he has re-
ceived many requests TO play it at a
recital for the benefit Of the general
public. This he has agreed TO do,
and, on next Friday evening, at
Aeolisn Hall, the young virginian
pianist will present his work for the
first time TO the American public. II
may be OF interest 10 note that when
Mr.. Powell played the work before
the Society Of the Friends OF Music
he gave an explanatory talk regard
ing the sonata and how he came TO
write it. While he intends doing the
same at its first public hearing, TO
each person In, the audience there will
be given a programme copy with full
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
The other operas Of the week viii

The other operas Of the week will
be:
"Lohengrin" tomorrow evening with
Mines. Gadsh, who rejoins the COM
pany for the rest Of the season,
and ODER, and Messrs. Sembach,
We'll, Braun and Leonhardt. Mr.. Be-
dsnzky will conduct.
Tristan und Isolde" on Thursday
evening with Mines. Gadski and ODER
and Messrs. Urlus, Goritz, Braun,
Bloch, Reiss, Schlegel and Bayer. Mr..
Bodanzky will conduct.
Marta" on Friday evening with
Mines. Hempel and Perrin and NJ ssrs.
Caruso, De Luca, Tegani, Malatesta
and Resehiglisn. Mr. Papi will con-
duct.
Madame Butterfly" will be the Sat
urday matinee opera with Miss Farrar
and Mines. Fornia and Egener and
Messrs. Botta, Scott, Bsda, Begue,
Reschiglian and Audisio. Mr.. Polacco
will conduct
aida" will be sung al popular
prices on Saturday evening by Mines.
Muzio. her first appearance here in
the title role; Matzenauer and Curtis,
and Messrs. Martinelli, Amato, Roth
Ter, Rossi and Audis:o. Miss Rosina
CALI will dance. Mr.. Papi will con-
duct
At to-night's concert Miss Virginia
Boshko, pianist, will play Lszts
Hungarian Rhapsody" and several
solos BY Rachmaninof, Scriabine.
Chopin and List. Nine. Marie Rappold
will sing Max Brueh's "Feuer-KreuZ"
and "vissi d'Arte," from "ToscA" Fer
nando Carpi will sing "Sogno soave
caste" from Don Pasquale." Leon
Rothier will give the Invocation to
Isis" from Magic Flute" the "Rsccon-
to Of Marcel" from "The Huguenots,"
and several songs by Dupsrc, Hugo
Wolf and Bruno HUM. The orches-
ira under the direction OF Adolf Roth
meyer will play the "0beron" over
ture, Grieg's peer Gynt" suite and
Strauss military March"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

found representation on its pro-
grammes we recall those of Chadwick,
Henry Holden Huss, Mcdowell. Tenn
pleton Strong, Hadley, Horatio Parker
and Van der Stucken, W. H. Humiston,
Henry Burck, Henry Gilbert, Seth Bing-
ham, A. Walter Kramer, Gottsschalk
and William Mason, besides at least
dozen or more Americans Of foreign
birth. like Mr.. Herbert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Philharmonic Society and
American Composers
Brstow and His Symphonies-A Navistic Matter Sixty
Years Ago-Bitter Assaults on the Dead Masters
The American Representation Since
By II. E. KREHBIEL

much attention from the society as he.
Nor has any one since, save possibly
Mr.. Mcdowell.
Mr.. Bristow celebrated the arrival of
Mr.. Julien in America by composing a
symphony (his second work in this
form; il was in D minor, was called
the Julien" Symphony and was played
by the Philharmonic Society on March
1, 1856. A third symphony, in + sharp
minor, was brought forward on March
20, 1859, and fourth, in L minor,
which bore the title "Arcadian," on
February IA, 1874. During all Of this
time Mr.. Bristow was actively inter
ested in the Philharmonic Society. He
was an assistant" as the directors we're
then called, for several seasons; vice
president in 1S66-'67, and on the res
ignaton of Mr.. Scharfenberg, to whom
reference was made in this place last
Sunday, filled out his term as president.
II was at the height Of his activity
in connection with the Philharmonic
Society that Mr. Bristow Joined in an
agitation which threatened great harm.
but which, apparently, accomplished
nothing more than to gain q hearing
for his symphonies. In 1854 Mr.. Will
lam Henry Fry, then musical editor of
The Tribune, took up the cudgels in
behalf of the American composers (of
whom he was one). He found an ener-
getic ally in Mr.. Bristow, and together
they tried hard to persuade the So
ciety's members and the public that
too much attention was given to dead
Germans Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
and their fellows and too little TO liv-
ing Americans. There is nothing new
under the sun; very much the same
thing is going on in the musical trade
journals to-day Mr.. Bristow's as
saults on the dead masters were ex-
tremely bitter. II is necessary to un-
derstand them in one aspect to recall
that they were made at time when
Knownothingism was political issue
in the United States. One of Mr.. Bris-
tow's utterances which has been pre-
served is bit Of evidence on that
point. Speaking Of the society, in
whose highest councils he sat, he said:
THE Philharmonic Society has been as
anti-American as if it had been located
in London during the Revolutionary
War and composed of native English
Tories"
Under the old regime Of the Phil
harmonic Society its purpose was to
preserve and cultivate a taste for the
best in music rather than to make
propaganda for any school or indi-
vidual. But American composers have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

American folksong will be the feat
ure Of the concert which Lorraine Wy
man and Howard Brockway will give
at the Little Theatre on Sunday night,
January rs. This material was Sc
cured by these two artists on pill
grimage into the remote mountain
byways Of Kentucky, where they lit
orally begged for songs from cabin
to cabin. They secured eighty Of
these so-cslled Lonesome Tunes" and
fast music" Some were heard here
earlier this season at a previous con-
cert.
David and Clara Names will give
their second sonata recital in Aeolian
Hall oil Tuesday evening, January 30.
Their programme includes the Bee
thoven Sonata in major, the Bach
Sonata in Z major, and the Brahms
Trio in major, op. s, for pianoforte,
violin and viooncelo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Names will have the assistance Of
Engelbert Rosntgsn, 'cellist.
Early in the February concerts is
found that of young English pianist,
James Friskin, who figures on the pro-
grarhme as a composer. Mr.. Friskin
will give his New York piano recital
in Aeolian Hall on Friday evening.
February 2. Opening with the Bach
Busoni Toccata and Fugue in c major,
originally written for organ, and the
Schubert Sonata in A major, op. l2o.
Mr.. Friskin's programme includes the
names Of Bridge, Debussy, Albeniz
and Chopin,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
AT THE METROPOLITAN

Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro"
which has not been heard at the Metro
poitan Opera House since March %,
1909, when it was conducted by the late
Gustav Mailer, will be revived by Gen
eral Manager Gatti-Casazza next
Wednesday evening. Artur Bodanzky,
who is supervising the rehesrsals, will
conduct. The opera will be sung in
Italian. The cast will be as follows;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
MONDAY
Violin recital by sascha JaeObinOtf,
TUESDAY

Piano, violin and cello recital, Car
negie Hall, p. m:
THO for plnofcrte. violin and yiolcncello op
80, nat minor go: 49,. 80. 'SVnu0o'e
Leo Jan and Mischief Cherniavsky.
yioloucsllo solos-
Caniabile - nv ~
Souvenir Do Spa. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ais
Mischel Cnemia1sky.
Accompanist. Alexander Czeruy.
Pisnoforts solos--Noctune. op. 81. major: a.
studie Op. TO- No. u, IN c minor: Yalse.
OBJ 20. 40 .. IN G DAT. and Poouaise.
0p. 50. IN A dat. .....................C Chopin
Jan ChernaVsg.
Violin Concerto IN sharp major. .......... .Lrnst
Leo Chcrniaysky.
Accompanist Alexander CZemy
Tries for pianoiorte Ttoin and viooncello-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
pAHLGAARD AT THE STRAND

Knud Dahlgaard, Danish violinist,
will make his American debut at the
Strand Theatre to-day. He will play
Paganini's Variations" For his sec
ond number Mr.. Dshlgaard will play
"Saterjen.en's Sontag." BY ole Bull.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

piano recital by Ethel Newcomb,
Thursday afternoon, February 9; a
song recital by Harsld Colonns, Mon
day afternoon, February IL, and
piano recital by Louis Cornell,
Wednesday afternoon, February II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
FRIDAY

Concert by the Symphony Soeisiy,
Aeolian Hall, p. M:
Overture. 'Tecnone' No c.............- B,.ih0r,l
symphony No. ?. IN c minor. ...... fschaHe.s,,
Concerto fOr piano with orchestra. ......,...1nst
icrcy GJainser
Friday Morning Musical, Bitnoie
Hotel, II a. M:
sonste in major no %. for violin and ei,ao
Eugene Ysaye and Maurice Damboh
Senate IN - minor ............. ..,... -nehiiAa.
For violin sud piano
Eugene fsaye All Maurice DaAD'l,r "a,
here tniaht -'''' icsc,ir y..ts
VASE, l. minor .....s..s.. .stttf tN+-s''t ---t
Eugene Nsasc NJ
Mmc. BsTricntos -.
Elsgis Observation-Disclosures. ~,
Minuette -, .
Allegro AppassionAta -.-.....-..-...-. san. ~
NJ Grippe. -
My Olives NsTet IN the Wind 49,. oar ,, ~.
June " e-t9t ~ 49,
Miss Cooper.
Caro- Mona from "nisoleit0" .....s...s..tsstsfs-
Nine Barnentos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Weeks Concert and
Recital Programmes

Russian Romance ..................... Gina
Moment Musical ...................S. huhsHf
Hungarian Dance, No. 5......,......... Brains
Leo Jan and Mischs CherniaysQ.
Piano recital by Carl Friedberg,
Aeolian Hall, 3 p. M:
sCHT NAM
Intermezzo from Fschingsscheank % a
Three ROmancCs. Op IS.
Six ln,emeIzi Op. T.
Scherso Op. 90
Canon. y minor
Novelette,. % Il
CHOPIN
Polonaiso. q minor
Fantasy. 4 minor
NoCurne. J. major.
Etude. sharp minor
Nalsc A minor.
Scher0. T. major.
POOaasc A fat major OF 50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

The second composition chosen for
similar distinction was an overture OF
Mr. Bristow's, which was played under
his own direction on January 3, lS4f.
The circumstance is Of interest now
chiefly because of its relationship 10
an agitation which few years later
threatened to disrupt the society. Its
founders had set down the encourage
ment of American composers as one
OF the aims Of the organization. In the
seventh article Of the constitution as
originally adopted it was provided that
aif any grand orchestral compositions,
such Is overtures or symphonies, shall
be presented to the society, they being
composed in this country, the society
shall perform one every season, pro-
vided a committee of five. appointed
by tho government. shall have az
proved and recommended the compost
ton" While this article looked to
the encouragement Of composers resi-
den. in America, It was not narrowly
nativistic. and Mr.. Loder, who first
profited by it, as has been observed,
was an Englishman. Mr.. Bristow was
the second, and up TO his death no
American composer had received SO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

In the scheme Of concerts with which
the reorgsnized Philharmonic Society
is celebrating the seventy-ffth ami
versary Of the foundation of its
parent body, one-half Of last Fridays
programme was set apart for compost
tions By American composers. For the
last of the festival concerts announced
for to-day a piece written by Mr.. Vic
tor Herbert, entitled American Fan
tasia," is also accredited to the Amer
lean school-if we may be permitted TO
use that term. The recognition OF
American composers in the festival
suggests the propriety Of some OBJ
servations on the attitude Of the Phil
harmonic Society in its early days
toward native composers.
Mr.. George F. BristOw, long and
prominently identified with music IN
New York, who joined the society in
1913 and died in December, 1898, was
the first native American composer hon
ored by the privilege Of hearing one
Of his. compositions played by the or
chestTa.
The first composition written in
America 10 which the society gave
place on its programmes was Mar
mion" overture, composed by George
Loder, who at the time was one OF the
conductors Of the society. This was
in Is4s, and Mr.. Loder, like Mr.. Her
bert, was a foreigner who had taken
up a residence in America. He came
of q we'll known English family Of
musicians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

The first lecture in Maurice Halper-
sons series on "The History Of the
Opera" will be held on Tuesday even
ing, January 20, at the New York COL
lege OF Music auditorium, 1913 East
Fifty-eighth Street. Mr.. Halperson
will outline the whole field to be COW
cred by his series and then take up
the beginnings of opera. The lecture
will be illustrated by pianistic excerpts
by an assistant conductor of the Met.
ropolitan Opera and by prominent
vocalist, who will sing old Italian
songs by Monteverdi and others.
Joseph Bonnet, French organist,
will be heard for the first time in
New York, on the evening Of Tuesday,
January 80, in the Great Hall Of the
College Of the City Of New York. NJ.
Bonnet, who is coming to America un-
der the auspices of the French Amer
lean Association for Musical Art, will
be assisted by Nine. ellis, a French
soprano.
Among the Aeolian Hall recital an
nouncements for early February are
piano recital by Beryl Rubenstein,
Wednesday afternoon. February Z:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
THURSDAY

Concert by the Philharmonic 0rchss-
ira, Carnegie Hall, $3.50 p. m:
Serenads m u major ...................... Brahms
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra ........ sntls
Md1imian Pzer
symphony No 6. in minor o. g. 'Paiiciiqus
TschaiaygssJ
Concert by the Nylic Choral Society
Aeolian Hall. S:l5 p. M:
The Sea Hath rs Pearls. :. Giro Pursuit
Spanish Screuals .............Sr klsafd Esif
Tie Keel Row ................ old Border Fossols
Father Abraham .................. Harry Buflcisl
Negro Spiritual
MsSss's DO DC cold. Cod Ground. Stephen fosr
Wake. Miss Liuly ...............H Waldo NE1N
Darby Serenade.
March Of the Men Of Hsrlcch. All Through
The Night .......................... Old Nelsn
Amarells Waltz ......................J tsss Wine
Rims out. Wild Bells. Perg Fleieh0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

"The Battle Of Marignan," vocal
symphonic poem written exactly four
hundred years ago by Clement JAIME
quin. will be one of the main feat.
ures of the Schola Cantorum concert
in Carnegie Hall the evening OF jan
uary 81. In this descriptive ode for
chorus the victory of Francis over
the Swiss in the plains Of Lombardy
is depicted. Jannequin's pieces have
been revived from time TO time at the
Conservatory of Paris; the only work
of his performed in New York was
"The Song Of the Birds" given under
Schinder's direction, with Alma
Gluck, Devries and Gilbert as mem
bers of a small choir. In the selee-
tions from operas By Rameau and
Rousseau with orchestra, Carlos Sal
zedo will with his harp perform the
role of the ancient harpsichordist, and
he will also assist Oscar Sesgle in the
old cavalier songs.