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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: In your first edition today
notice a letter from w: R. harrington,
attacking the legislative committee of
the board Of supervisors. Members of
both the house and senate will be able
to inform Mr.. harrington as we'll as
the public that the attack is unjust
as we'll as unfair. 1t is particularly
unfair as it seems to have been calcu-
lated to appear too late for effective
reply before election.
1t is furthermore unwittingly an at
tack on one of the favorites upon the
McClellan-Petrie split ticket, who was
one OF the most active members on the
legislative committee, obtaining some
very beneficial legislation for bigger
and more beautiful Honolulu. For this
member Mr.. Harrington substitutes one
of the supervisors defeated at the
primary. The knock" needed this
substitution to give it any force.
All will say further, out of respect
to the late hour for the press, is that
the attack upon me on the milk Ques-
ton is peculiarly out of place. On the
occasion of a similar attempt in the
legislature of 1915 to take milk out of
county jurisdiction, the then president
Of the board of agriculture and for.
estry, Albert Waterhouse, stated that
had done more to give Honolulu a
pure milk supply tlan any other man.
Moreover, Mr.. Mcclellan, one of Mr.
Farrington's heaven-born masters of
civic reform, bitterly opposed the pas
Sage of the milk ordinance drafted by
me, which different boards of super
visors have made efforts to improve
but could not find out where it was
defective.
DANIEL LOGAN.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
AUSTR|ANS SUFFER
IMMENSE LOSSES
ASSOCIATED Press by q. S. Naval Communi
Qarvical

ASSOCIATED Press by q. S. Naval Communt-
cation Service)
NEW YORK, N. Y, June 4.-Ac-
cording to the claims of the Italian
commanders at the front, the Austrian
losses during the last two weeks in
May on the Trieste front totalled in
killed, wounded and taken prisoners
no fewer than eighty-five thousand
men. The Italian losses were very
many fewer, while most important
gains on the road to the Istrian city
were made.
The Italian offensive on the Trieste
front has slackened, the advanced
troops being halted to consolidate the
gains.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
SICK WIFE'S STORY
SURPRISES HONOLULU

The following has surprised Honolu-
lu: A business man s wife suffered
from dyspepsia and constipation for
years. Although she dieted she was
SO bloated her clothes would not fit.
ONE SPOONFUL buckthorn bark.
glycerine, ETC., as mixed in Adler-i-ka
relieved her INSTANTLY. Because
Adler-i-ka empties BOTH large and
small intestine it relieves ANY CASE
constipation. sour stomach or gas and
prevents appendicitis. 1t has QUICK
EST action of anything we ever sold.
The Hollister Drug Co.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
100000 SHARES OF
BINGHAM WILL GO
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
MOONEY JURY STILL
NEEDS FOUR TALESMEN

ASSOCIATED Press, U. S. Naval Com,
municatlon Service)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. June A
special venire Of one hundred for jury
service in connection with the trial of
Mrs. Mooney, the alleged dynamiter,
will report this morning, from amongst
whom will be selected the four yet
needed to complete the panel. Eight
jurymen have been accepted and sworn
in.
The attorneys on both sides expect
to have the jury complete and the
trial we'll under way by the middle Of
the week.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

At an inquest this morning over the
death of two Chinese, Sui Tuck and
Chung Kim Fat, Saturday, the verdict
was that both came to their end by
accident, the former suffocating and
the latter being crushed to death.
Chung Kim Fat was the contractor in
charge of razing a building at the
corner of Pauoa road and Nuuanu ave
rue, and it is said that he ordered the
men to tear out the walls and let the
roof drop. 1t did-on them.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

Sigurd Rusesu, former teacher who
spent many years in France, has an
nounced that providing sufficient ell
tries can DO obtained, short simpll-
fed course in the French language
will be started at army headquarters,
for army officers who might be called
into active service at the French
front
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
FAVOR
ADVERTISING TAX

ASSOCIATED Press by o. S. Naval Communi-
cation Service)
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 4.-The
senate finance committee today decid-
ed to make no increase in the rate Of
postage on publications, but to impose
a two and one-half per cent tax on
advertising.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
LETTERS
MORE ABOUT "PUIssANT."

Editor Star-Bulletin.
Sir: l notice one Of your readers
wants to know about Albert Judd
puissant business, 1t isn't a business.
II is thing, a name. Over in Vermont
l know a man named Puissant and
they call him "Puey" for short think
he claims French ancestry. Therefore
think this puissant duty refers to our
Allies the French.
HOW-HAU.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

First Draft

ASSOCIATED Press by o. s. Naval Communi.
cation Service)
WASHINGTON D. c., June 4.-The
war department plans to draft 625, 900
men Tor immediate service, from the
registered lists as they will stand to-
morrow. The extra $4,000 men to
be drafted under this selective system
are needed to fill vacancies due to
casualties and sickness.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04


GERS. All members are requested if
possible to attend
The annual meeting Of the commits
sioners of public instruction begins
next Wednesday in the offices of the
department of public instruction, and
probably will last two days. Teachers
for the coming school year will be ap-
pointed.
Circuit Judge Heen has appointed
Attorney w. 7. Rawlins as counsel for
A. kee, charged with assault with a
weapon, and Attorney Noa Aluli as
counsel for Juan Camposa, charged
with an assault on a girl under 12
years old.
Declaring that his wife has treated
him cruelty, called him vile names
and pelted him with kitchen utensils
on various occasions, Manuel R. Goeas
has filed in circuit court a suit for
divorce from Augusta Goeas. They
have been married less than 10
months.
Miss Bertha Young is arranging to
give temporary quarters 1T the Ha-
waiian hotel to the Graduate Nurses
Club Of Hawaii until the members can
raise sufficient funds % provide for
their own club house. A concert is to
be given Thursday night at the Mis-
sion Memorial building for this DUR
pose.
tomorrow night patrons of the
Young Hotel roof garden will be af-
torded an opportunity to- hear Chief
Clerk William L. Creed's big voice
boom out the election returns. Creeds
feature will be only a part of the Star
Bulletin result-giving arrangements
and he will obtain all reports from
headquarters of that publication.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
Another Japanese
Liner Victim OF
German Submarine
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Special Gable to NiGpu JijiD

y Especial Cable to NiIpu JIjiD
y TOXIC, japan, June 4.-An0th- :
y err japanese merchaDt vessel was 4
y torpedoed Yesterday when the 4
y line was sunk by a German sub Z
y marine in the English Channel. =
y The liner was due to arrive at =
y Lon Ion today. =
= Passengers on board saw the
= wake of the torpedo and a few =
y seconds later the passengers and =
\ crew took TO the life boats and =
y were later picked up by an Eng :
y liSh sea scout
= y y y = y y y y y y y y =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
MEDICAL CAPTAIN IS
I'LL WITH DIPHTHERIA

Capt. Lauren S. Eckles, Medical
Corps, has been sent to the depart,
ment hospital at Fort Shafter with
diphthertio, according to word coming
from Schofield Barracks. 1t is under.
stood that Captain Eckles contracted
the disease as the result Of an opera-
ton upon patient a few days ago.
A we'll sunk 1000 feet through solid
rock has just been completed at q
summer cottage at Small Point, near
Augusta, Me, and has the flow of
four gallons a minute.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
GUARD OFFICERS INVITED
TO JAPANESE RECEPTION

All officers of the National =
y Guard and their ladies are invit =
81 to attend the reception tomOr- y
y row afternoon given by Consul y
y General r. Moroi in honor Of y
y Admiral T. INamuTa, command y
y ant OF the japanese training y
= squadron now in the harbOr, and =
y his officers The uniform will be =
y white with side arms. y
l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. d l. l.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
German Theatrical
Folk to Boycott US.

ASSOCIATED Press by o. S. Naval Communi.
cation Service)
AMSTERDAM, Holland, June A.
German theatrical agencies and play
ers have agreed to unite on a five-year
boycott by all Germans against Amert
can engagements.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
NEWS OF THE COURTS

Alleging failure to provide, Helen K.
Kaahu has filed in circuit court suit
for divorce from Samuel K. Kaahu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

Because there is not a quorum pres.
ent in the city the city planning com.
mission did not meet this m 1rning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

Latina and Dechulsky, both Rus
sicns, were fined SO each in police
court this morning for stirring up a
lusty row on Miller street, near Punch,
bowl street, Saturday night Police
man Isaac K. Waiolama, who made
the Arrest, reports that the pair had
awakened the neighborhood.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

All Cheong, forfeited a SO cash
bond in police court when he failed 10
appear for trial on a charge of running
into Ho Tong en- Beretania street,
between Punchbowl street and Weaver
lane, Sunday night. Motorcycle Police
man, J. G. Branco made an investiga-
ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

HONOLULU LODGE NO. 1,
MODERN ORDER Of PHOENIX
VIII meet at their home, corner OF
Berstania and Fort streets, every
Thursday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
J. w. ASCH, Leader.
FRANK MURRAY, Secretary.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

Circuit Judge Heen's trial jurors
have been notified to be in court at
o'clock next Wednesday morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Harmony Lodge, l. o. O. F., meets
this evening for the election of off
GERS. All members are requested if
possible to attend
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04
ALLEGES CRITICISM is UNJUST

Honolulu, June 4, 1917.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-04

bid. fEx-dividend. tUnqvoted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
CARL BRAUN
Calendar for the Current Week

SINDAYNeopoan Opera House. under the
Of Auxiliary Committee for Naval Recruiting IN
cooperation United States Carnegie Hail. p m' IN
the Young
Mems symphony Hip sl5 song recital by
3:15 concert by Mr. and Mrs
testimonial Henry LetKo"tch
City recital by Samuel A. Baldwin
recital by Miss Eva Gauthier; Aad-
of p m,o in English "Rigoleuo
TUESD-Cancgie lecture concert for the oen u
Crafts produc
Tompkns Avenue Congega
ona Church. Brooklyn 5 concert Of the Orchestral society
Of NewY
recital by Samuel A BALD
and IN English Kigoetto
THRSDAY-Canegie of the Society Of the
composed by Ernest Bloch; Aston
violoncelo recital by Hans Krono
BROOKLYN Opera House. English, Lucy of Lammer-
FRIDAy-Comedy Theatre M. by Miss Virginia Janet
Mayer Opera House, Brooklyn, p in English Lucy OF
LaIamermoor"
SATIRDAY-Aeoan p. m, by Louis
Cpera House. Brooklyn, English Lucy Of Lam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Aborn Opera in Brooklyn

The Aborn Opera Company will give
its last eight performances in the COM
ing week at the Brooklyn Academy oil
Music, and will then move to the Bronx
Opera House for a season of three
weeks, beginning Monday, May l.
Their final week in Brooklyn will be
equally divided between Nerdi's "Rigo'
letto" and Donizetti's Lucia di Lam
mermoor," the former occupying Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights
with the regular Wednesday matinee,
and the latter scheduled for the last
three nights and Saturday matinee
Three artists new TO the Aborn forces
will make their first appearance with
the organization Nsdina Legat, Rus
sian coloratura soprano; Victor Bal
hster a Spanish barytone, both OF
whom came to America for the first
tine last autumn TO sing with the Bos-
ton Opera Company. and Francesca
Milana, the young American lyric So
pranO, who made her New York debut
last winter with the Cosmopolitan OPP
era Company, before which she sang In
France ana Spain. The Misses Legat
and Milana will appear at alternate
performances in prima donna roles, Mr..
Ballister will divide the barytone in
terpretations with Richard Bum, and
others in the casts will be Giuseppe
Agostini and Andrea Arensen, tenors;
Francis Tyler, basso; Luigi Dallemclle,
barytone; Lloyd Gilbert, tenor, and Is
telle Mount, mezzo-soprano. Max
Fichandler will conduct and Charles II.
Jones will direct the stage for all per-
formanceS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

Bach Festival

The annual Bach festival at South
Bethlehem, Penn, will take place this
year in the Packer Memorial Church,
Lehigh University, on Friday and Sat
urdsy, June / and 2. The orchestra
will be made up Of members of the
Philadelphia organization, and the
solo singers will be Miss Marie Stod-
dsrd and Mrs. Mildred Fsss, sopranos;
Miss Marie Morrissey and Mrs. Ger
trude May Stein Bailey, contraltos;
Nicholas Douty. tenor, and Charles
Tittmann and Louis Kreidler, basses.
The list of works, all by Bach, which
will be performed is as follows: Fri
day at p. m, cantata, Watch and
Pray; motel, THE Spirit Also Helpeth
U.s.; eantata, "From Depths of WOE |
Call TO Thee" and eantats. ITO Thee
lie Hath Shown the Right Way FRI
day, s p. m, four caDtatas: Give the
Hungry Man Thy Bread" Let Songs
OF Rejoicing Be Raised" "When VIII
God Recall Ny Spirit" and "Sing to
the Lord New Song" The two meet
ings on Saturday, at p. m. and S p. M,
will be devoted to the Mass in minor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

at was not easy to write it, but
am sure it is very exact l hear the
voice Of my father as if he were
here"
Asked about his attitude toward the
radical tendencies Of some modern
4 composers, NJ. Bloch said: Naturally,
communication requires form; that ic
! the reason that believe in it. Not
necessarily the old Journalism. the
Sho6lone as the Germans would say,
but form agreeable 10 an expression
Of what one feels TO be the content
of ones work. hope ] have succeeded
in finding mig way and my form. I
don't care for new chord or a new eff
feet Of Instrumentation which is
found artifcially. | don't believe ia
this. II seems TO me that all this must
be the necessary result Of true
original feeling and manner Of writing,
but never an aim. AS q matter of fact
young persons are the most original
in the matter OF form, because they
purpOsely try TO make new idioms
that have no resemblance TO those OF
the past. But where is the new mind
Where is the real originality Of emo
tons? One never creates such things
arbitrarily and srtifcially. Esperanto
and Volapuk cannot live; no more can
cubism or futurism, think. am for
complete liberty in thought and form.
/ rejoice in everything that is new so
long as it expresses something new.
But we must remember that we are
all men, with human minds, and if We
wish TO speak to other men and be I'M
derstood we must speak language
which other men understand"
Asked il he had composed his SYM
phony Israel with a preconceived
programme in mind, NJ. Bloch replied
that he had not The title was a gen
eral one, intended to sum up a cor
ception Of the Jewish people, and to
this conception he had tried to give ex-
preston. That conception had been
gained from Bible reading in general,
rather than the contemplation Of his
torieal incidents or character Never
theless, he confessed that there had
come to him thoughts and emotions
inspired by such solemn holy days as
the Day Of Atonement and such joyful
As TO NJ. Bloeh's conception Of the
national character Of the ancient lie
brews. II is that Of strength. energy and
assertiveness. lie seems to believe in
Solomon the King rather than in Solo.
mon the Preacher. This conception
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Benefit to Aid
Navy Recruiting
Great Demonstration and Con-
cert at the Metropolitan
Opera House This
Evening

There will DE imposing doings at
the Metropolitan Opera House this
evening, when what has been an
nounced as a Naval Night Grand
Concert" but which will be much
more than musical entertainment.
will take place. The beneficiary OF
the affair will be the Woman's AuXil-
larry Committee for Naval Recruiting
Daniel Mayer has the musical Ir-
engagements in his hands, and there
will be cooperation from musicians
and sailors from the navy yard. Six
American singers have given THEN
services, viz, Louise Homer, M-rcid
van Dresser. Florence Easton, Florence
Macbeth, Clarence Whitehill and
Francis Maclennan, all we'll k-own
and admired operate artists; one
British singer, an Australian primu
donna, Amy Castles; a Belgian tenor
Auguste Bouillez, from the Theatre de
Ia Monnaie, Brussels; an Italian
Signor Crimi, who has been with the
Chicago company; Russian, Leon
Zinovietf, Of the opera at Petrograd;
Russian pianist, Mischa Levitzki,
and a Belgian 'cellist, Maurice PAM
bois. Julia Marlowe and T. II. So.h-
ern will also contribute to the enter
tainment and there will be an orchcs.
ira of seventy-fye men, under the di-
rection Of Pierre Monteux, besides the
Marine Band of the navy yard. Ad.
dresses by distinguished speakers will
be interspersed between the musical
numbers. Here is the truly gigantic
programme:
Overture. "Phedfs" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Massenet
Orchestra
address BY Rear Admiral Nathaniel R Usher
Air OF Athsnsel C'Thas') ................M zHenet
Auguste Boulllez
Mad Scene from Lucia" .Donizetti
Miss Florence Macbeth
tflute obbligaio. George Barerel
Vtoloncelo Concerto IN A minor Saint SsEns
Maurice DambOls
Aria from Andre Chenler'' ............. Giordano
Leon zinouen
Address By Martin T. Littleton
Duet from Act l. ''Madsma Butterfly" 900. .Puccinl
ail'o ihftuct laAtoh ana francla Mdcenndu
Recitation. ode 70 American Volunteers Fallen
Relations
Battle Hymn Of The Republic" julia Ward Howe
kerdun" Observation-Disclosures. Harold Bigbee
"Baade 10 the Soldiers Of Lafayette"
Miss Julia MsrlOwe
Psnofore Concerto On p nat.................H List
Mis:ha L.Uitzd
Ar de Ia Touralne" ................... Massenet
Clarence Whitehall
Address by the President Of the Woman's Auxiliary
Committee. Mrs. NJ C. CrumDacker
Recitation. "Gungs Dir .Rudyard Klpllng
ClfCn Crawford
Address hy DUDLEY Field Malone
Song. Might Makes Right" .........k X. X Mussey
Marcia Van Dresser
Navy drill by sailors or the United states Navy
song For YOug County and Ny County"
Irving Berlin
Sidney JarSls
The Star SpsnEed Banner"
Louise Homer
Dixie"
Marcia Van Dresser
Britannia Rules ths Waves"
Amy Castles
La Brsbsneonne'.
AuEIste BOullles
God Save the King
la Marseslse"
Orchestrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
The New Experiment
In English Opera
Something About the Novel
Operas by Pergolesi, Donizetti
and Counod To Be Given
Next Week

The new organization called rather
awkwardly. we fear) The Society Of
American Singers, which grew out Of
Mr.. Albert Reiss's successful expert
ment with Mozart's "Bastien and Bias.
tienne" and "The Impresario" last fall
has secured the Lyceum Theatre for Is
spring season and will begin its repre-
sensations on tomorrow Weekday l.
To give room to an orchestra Of thirty
five men it will be necessary to remove
three rows Of chairs, and this will 10
done. The first week will be devot1
to performances of Pergolesps "ID
Maid Mistress" and Donizettis The
Night Bell" which operas Will form a
double bill on Monday, Tuesday ard
Wednesday evenings and the after
moons of Wednesday and Saturday, and
Gounod's "The Mock Doctor" set down
for Thursday, Friday and Saturdsy
evenings. The Mozart operas will
probably be brought back in the seq
ond week. Mr.. Bodanzky will direS
the Pergolesi and Donizetti operas an
Mr.. Paul Eisler the work by Goup(
Applications for seats are now fnA
by the society at its Office in the M'E-~
politan Opera House, and tickets ws
be placed on sale at the Lyceum Thesi
tire tomorrow, the prices ranging from
rs cents to $3.50.
Pergolesi's "Serva PadronA" enjoys
great distinction in musical history
In a sense it is the first opera buha.
IL was designed as an intermezZo, rs
acts TO be sandwiehed between those OF
serious operas, but soon after its hrss
production in Naples Gin 1871 or 1861
it was recognized as fit for independent
representation. IL deals with the
schemes and devices Of an arch llttis
chambermaid to induce her master 70
marry her. The masters valet helps
her in her plan by Disgusting hirseh
as a soldier and making such violent
love TO her as to bring the old man 70
the popping point.
Donizetti's opera bufa, ia Campo
nello di Notte," in the original dates
from the ripest period Of the com
poser's career, being the second worS
composed after Lucia di Hammer
moor" II is a wild farce, turning Oh
the successful efforts OF young man
who had been in love with a newly
married bride to keep her husoano'
who is an apotheeary, busy in his shoP
during the whole of the wedding niga"
This he does by coming in various as
guises with prescriptions which mu"
be filed, until the stage calls for tns
apothecsry 70 carry him of on pro-
fessional trip 20 q neighooring vlllss'
in the gray light of the morning.
Gounod's opera. as the title SUCCESS
is based on Moliere's comedy I
M6dicin Malgre Lui." 1t was suppese'
while Gounod was at work on the music
of Faust" and brought out at tns
Lyrique in Paris, in January, 1907
Berlioz admired it greatly. Every
thing in this comic OPERA" he wro's'
lis pretty, piqusnt, fresh, spontaneous
there is not note too much nor q no"
too little"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Ragtime in the British Army

One Of the foremost English critics
who has Joined the colors and is await
ing the call TO the trenches has written
a letter TO q friend in New York, and
the friend has permitted us 70 read IL.
One paragraph is interesting especial
ly in the light thrown on il by the
friends comment Che is also an Eng
lishmsn). The most admirable and
serious minded critic writes: 81 have
had a good many new experience since
joining the army, but the only one
which touches on our common interest
is that, for the first time, have had 70
make a close acquaintance with rag
time It is extraordinary, and 20 my
mind lamcntable, what an influence
rsgtime exercises in the British army.
Not that il is altogether contemplate,
but its half cynical sentiment is quite
foreign to the British character, and il
can't last here. ! hope il won't any
way" Comments his friend: IL agree
with what -- says about rsgtime, but
can't overcome a certain sense Of mis-
chievous amusement in the situation.
The committees of the 'unco guild keep
on issuing solemn instructions to the
troops as TO what they ought to enjoy
singing, while the troops themselves
keep right on singing ragtime."