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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
NOT CONSIDER J:oI;
DEFINITELY slESTI:N YET

fBy Associated PrcSsl
LONDON. October 26.--The Germa n
armies should not be cons idc-ed as den
nitely AID finally beaten. military OBJ
servers here say. Allied soldiers. who
are fighting their way forward in the
race OF great enemy resistance. know
the enemy Ia not broken and that much
heavy lighting probably Will have TO
DC faced.
At tho same time reliable REPORTS
continue TO reach London Of increasing
disafection among the German soldiers.
This disaffcction and lack o: discipline
faS led 10 actual mutiny in many rlscs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
SERBS ENTER KRALIEyO .
IN RAPID FORWARD NOW.
IDy Associated Press. |

LONDON. October 2s.-krn1ievo. six
~ miles east-northcaSt or Nish, has
been occupied by the Serbian troops
SAYS Serbian official Statement, issued
frtdnE. In the same region the Ser
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HUNGARY TO D:SSoUNCE
ALLIANCE WITH GERMANY

BERN tvin Parls). october 20
Count Michael Carolyi. the hungarian
independent party leader. intim;,tcd to-
day that. after II conference of liumGa-
rian leaders last might. II was decided
that hungary requires Immediate
peace. and that it was resolved:
/. To derouncc the alliance with
Germany.
dependent.
5. To Introduce woman suffrage.
!. To rc-cstablish national coun-
Gil
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27

Several drafts Of new soldiers have
refused to 20 to tho front in the las.
three months. and they have been
taken there by force In small patches.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27
HANDS HAVE
=. JnINIED ITALIAN FORCES

ROME. October o6.--Albanian bands
ION the Balkan front have joined the
Italians. General Diaz announced to-
.day. They have hoistcd the Italian flag
and are harassinEl the Austrian retreat.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27

HEAVY FIGHTING; ALL WAY
FROM MEUSE TO VALENCIENNES
PARIS. October 26.-The battle has
famed up again and heavy lighting
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80 SIGNS THAT THE
u ENiMa is IN VALENCIENNI:S
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRA NEE. October 26.---Hritish infantry
moving along the railway northwest Of
lie Quesnoy havo failed To detect any
svids OF Germans III the town Of
Nalcncieunes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27

iSyalencienncs Bavai MaUbeugc rail
,from the south
ssScThc British. Field Marshal HaiG adds.
iare now pushing along the cast bank
Eof the Scheldt toward the southern out
skirts OF Nalenciennes."
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Honest Teachers Guard
Against Misguided Study
BY Lazar S. Samoilof

Before l began to teach, during my
years of experience as an opera singer
in Russia, and even during my own stu
dent years, I was appalled, at the
numerous victims of unscrupulous
teaching that ] saw struggling around
me. Young men earning hardly enough
10 keep body and soul together, young
women whose parents were denying
themselves the necessities of life in
lessons, went dav after dav to
studios where they were made to be-
lieve that with year or more of study
they would burst upon the world with
ell the glory of an undiscovered
genius. Instead their hopes were
doomed to disappointment and sooner
or later they disappeared entirely,
after eXhaustng all the funds they
could afford and with no return for
their years of labor and sacrifice. The
blghted ambition of these poor stu
dents made such an impression upon
me that I determined, should l ever
become teacher, never to give any
pupil the opportunity to say "You
were wrong to encourage me-"
When l first began to give lessons I
therefore made it the first principle
Of my teaching never to encourage o
pupil to study if the outcome of his
work appeared to me doubtful. Since
] have been teaching in my studio at
Carnegie Hall many cases Of mis-
guided study have come to my atten-
tion. One victim with almost no voice,
has been fattered into believing that
a great career is in store for him. An
other, contralto, has been trying
to force her voice up so that she
can sing soprano, because she has
heard that sopranos are better paid
and vaudeville manager has prom
ised her an engagement. Then there
is continuous procession of throaty
tennors and questionable baritones
and doubtful basses, all deluded into
thinking that fame awaits them by
teachers wholly Indifferent to the fate
of their pupils and whose only anxiety
is to swell their own bank accounts.
Personally l feel that every honest
teacher should consider it as impor-
tant to discourage mediocrity as to
encourage talent. Ii d pupil comes to
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Miss Lille Machin
Vocal Teacher
Ccrtiflcated Pupil of Signor Vannuccini.
Flo, ence. Italy.
1908 Carnegie Studios, West seth Street,
New York City.

full. Even short stay in room
filled with smoke may affect the deli
cate vocal organs. Then, too, as re-
CARDS health, a cold should never be
allowed to become chrome. Any ilri-
taticn caused by atmospheric condi-
tons should be kept we'll under con-
trtl.
The human voice when properly used
is superior to the most highly perfect
ed instrument. Correct breathing is
the secret of fine singing. If the sing
er's voice is under perfect control the
softest tone can be made to carry as
far as the loudest one. Phrasing, musi-
cal designing, dividing q melody into
group of notes at the same time pre-
serving the literary and musical sense,
all this depel da upon correct breath
control
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

only essential But one must also have
both skill and personality. Good health
endurance. a love of hald work, persc-
verarce and, last but not least, intelli-
gencc are Of equal Importance in shap-
ing career.
Young students often see only the
gamo5r Of an artists life, the adula-
tion of the public and the financial
returns. Few realize that years Of
hard, uphill spd sometimes discourage
ing work must be lived through and
many sacrifices and deprivations en-
dured before success comes and it is
only those possessed Of unusual voices
and ability who ultimately succeed in
reaching the desired goal.
a voice fnust not only be properly
used, it must be we'll cared fer and
kept in the best condition. In no other
profession is physical efficiency as
vital as to the singer on the concert
or operate stage. The digestive func-
tions pay an important role in The
life Of a singer. Rich, greasy food
should be avoided. Highly seasoned
food stimulates the voice, but a most
undesirable reaction follows. Over
eating makes the voice heavy. Exer-
else, while beneficial. should not be
carried to excess. Mistaken zeal i'll
this respect tires the body without
producing ccmpcnsating results. A
short Wa k each day is sufficient for a
singers requirements. Alcoholic drinks
should be taken sparjngly, if at
all. Smoking in any form is harm
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

my studio and appears to have little
or no reason to expect a career, | tell
him the worst, that he has not enough
vclce to work with, that he is physi-
caliy handicapped, that it would take
years to undo the results of bad
training, or whatever the individual
reason may be.
If, after few weeks Of hard work,
pupil does not show promising re-
suits, my invariable advice is to give
up the lessons. Sometimes pupil
will persist in not believing me when
l try to discourage their hopes of a
career. Then, however, the RESPONSE
bility Of continuing the lessons no
longer rests with me.
On the other hand. I am only too
glad to do my share to encourage real
talent. When pupil of exceptional
talent. When pupils of exceptional
C mes to my studio I either teach
them free or try to make some ar
rangcment by which they may be
helped to study.
OF course, many qualities are re-
quired to be successful artist. Some
imagine that beautiful voice is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
WHO'S HOO

From the Indianapolis News.
 This is the first one-or at least among the frst-that has been waited down by the breezes of Lake Michigan.
 The time is beautiful moonless night The place-the hotel at Macatawa park. The girlwell, the girl was there, too,
 They had just completed the fifth dance three couples and some 30-odd girls : and they had strolled out on to the bal cony to rest. He, just oat of high school, and she. out of high school. also, but little farther out, occupied the end ot the rail and long line of fluffy pink and white with scarcely touch of re- lieving black Stretched on out the length of the portico toward the lake
 SO he said beginning the converse tion. you are from Indiana"
 You're mighty right,'' she answered 'Hoosler giri.''
 He stnttered and stammered. Why : er-realy" he said. that is, l don, know-I mean l haven't decided yet, who.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
Turks Still Indulge
 In Heartless Massacres
* * <

A HEADLINE recently published I2A in an eastern newspaper read, "15,000 Christians Die in Turk Pur- suit" The article beneath it told about the flight of 10000. Christian refugees from Urumiah to Hamadan, in Per- sia. Nearly half of these unfortunate people died through massacre, disease and starvation.
 How common it is to read such dis patches in American newspapers! Since the war started and the pious Kaiser Wilhelm linked the atrocious Turk with him in his schemes for world domination, the Turks hands. already steeped in the blood of mil lions of victims, were still further in- carnadined. He has reveled in rapine and murder. If not aided outright by his German allies, his crimes have been encouraged and later condoned.
 The Turk has long been a problem to the statesmen of Europe, but this problem should be solved for all time j when peace terms are laid down by the victorious allies. No other nation of modern times, not even Germany, has shed more innocent blood than Turkey. Millions of Armenians and Syrians have been slain. For cen turies the name Turk has been synony- nous with the darkest crimes known to mankind.
 In obliterating Prussianism, which includes militarism and autocracy in its worst form, we must not overlook the Turk. His day of reckoning is long overdue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

The man who realizes that he is fooled
 a whole lot oftener than there is any
 excuse for never loses much. It is the
 squarehead who thinks he can't be fooled
 who gets the hard wallop.
 The reason why mother knows thatsthe
 baby is saving: "Oh, look at the pretty
 doggyn' is because the baby is trying to
 get some curdled milk out of his throat
 and isn't trying to say anything.
 Once in a while woman drives man
 to drink But oftener than that he beats
 her to it.
 The best way to get on with people is
 to let them alone and not to see too much of them. That's the reason why
 married couples have so many fusses. One thing worth remembering is that
 every time you butt in you add at least
 one more to your collection of enemies. If man wants to go to blow out
 and tells his wife so, she will tell him that he cant go. But if he is smart and growls around that he promised to at- tend the blowout and isn't going to be- cause he Noesn't want to, she will bawl him outfor being mean skunk and dis appointing his friends, and she will force him to go.
 . A girl often marriss a man when she knows that he isn't good enough for her beca use she knows that he is too good for the other girl who is chasing him. Many a nice sleeping porch is unoccu- pied at night because friend wife knows how friend husband snores and makes him sleep indoors so he won't arouse the neighborhood
 It is a good thing that a man doesn have to carry handbag in which to keep his handkerchief and his money like a woman. If he did he would have to buy new bag every day in the week. If he didn't leave it in the street car he would leave it in the first kaif he visited. The average girl is smart enough to know that if she lets her fellow hold her or his knees for 10 minutes he will get a yen to support her for the rest of her life.
 Maybe money would look as big to a man as it does to woman if he had to touch his wife for every cent he got to spend.
 The reason why everything he does pleases her before they are married is be- cause nothing he does will please her
 after they are married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
soUTHERNERs LIKE YAMs
le Kansas City Star.

from the Kansas City Star
 From the negro and white southern SOL diers who are serving in France came the cry for yellow vans. The beneli- cent American government hardened to the desire that was waited across the sea, and within the next few weeks the toothsome sweet potato will be upon the bill of fare in all the army camps Of this nation in the fighting, training and working areas across the water.
 In order to supply this new demand for yellow yams and to place the product in shipping and keeping condition. proc essing plants have~ been established in Dallas and in other parts of Texas. Un- der the treatment to which the sweet potatoes are subjected they are reduced to candied and compressed form without losing any of their original nutritious and appetizing qualities. They will keep for any length of time and may be served in variety of ways.
 It is stated that the government has already contracted for several million bushels of yellow yams and that the first shipments are already on their way to France. Practically the entire market able production of sweet potatoes of Texas and other southern states will be commandeered by the government for supplying the requirements of the sol diers abroad, according to information received by dealers and growers. En- largements of the processing plants are being made and new ones will be erected to handle the product properly.
 That the negro soldiers in France will welcome the arrival of yellow vans is not to be doubted. The letters Of many of these men dwell upon the fond memo ries that they have of the yellow vans in the home life that they left behind. Eating is ever uppermost in the mind of the average negro of the rural districts, and in the list of good things that go 10 satisfy his fondest longngs the yellow yam occupies place along with the lu5- cious watermelon. If there is anything lacking in the contentment of the negro soldiers abroad the supplying of yellow yams to the war menu will meet the de- ticiency it is confidently expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
THE STEEL CHILD

By J. A. M.
 Your skies wait not till dawns return,
 To glow with ruby red They blush with pride when hot fires
 And rise from molten bed, Where Flamma travails till the morn, And Vulcan's mighty child is born. That child, ordained to hold it's sway
 Ger every land and sea, Like love, finds stature in a day,
 Swift must it's mission be. How great the pride it's forebears feel, { When strong meN span the earth with It's toughness ties the bonds of peace,
 It's might upholds in war; But when unhappy quarrels cease,
 How blest it's uses are! Where'er demand is made for strength, There solid steel. must stand, at length. Swift speed the day when all demand
 For things destructive ends; Then shall this child bless every land.
 As to each one it's lends The strength sufficing to maintain Mans work of peace. his only gain. And when enduring peace shall end
 All strife of hate and greed, For this strong child each land will send,
 And great will be their need; It's arm will not be shortened then. But reaching out to help all men. W herever towering structures reA,
 Where swift ships blow the sea; Midst Arctic snows, heath sunny skies.
 Where'er the need may be- This steel child, born in Birmingham, Shall rush to meet the needs of man.
 Birmingham. September 2 1sl1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04

unpleasantly remembered. Secretary Baker was brought to book for alleged picturesque statements on such mat ters as combat. planes, Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge and other things. Gompers, Burleson and Me- Adoo felt the caustic tongue of the Illinois senator.
 Beyond proving himself master of invective, Senator Sherman's speech accomplished nothing. His remarks were neither patriotic nor timely Now that the spleen is out of his system. let us hope he feels better. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
Senator Sherman Speaks
 Like Petulant Politician

wv HENEvER dissrantlsd .a re Wilson administration he applies his choicest explosives to that redoubtable Texan, Colonel House. Secretary Ba- ker is another member of the Presi- dents official family who is oftsn under fire, but no other person seems to exasperate republicans more than Colonel House. And was there ever a more unobtrusive gentleman than this same friend and confidential ad- wiser of the President? He does not bray into megaphone, he does not seek newspaper publicity. Long since he became famous for emulating the clam.
 Yesterday we had the modifying spectacle of Senator Sherman in .he Senate making a vicious attack on President Wilson and the men on whom he is depending to carry the War through to victory. Colonel House, in his unofficial capacity, re- ceived some hard raps. Brother Bry- an. who has. ceased to function, was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
Renewed Enthusiasm
 In Stamp Campaign

WARE SAVINGS STAMP IT N sales
 WV have started off this week most auspiciously. The Pershing en- rollment is the outstanding feature and it is believed that the receipts during the month of September will reach a high record.
 The Pershing Stamp is proving markedly popular in Birmingham. Men who have invested largely in Liberty Bonds and Savings Stamps will buy freely of the five-dollar Stamps in honor of General Pershing.
 If the expectations of the national leaders in the War Savings Stamp campaign are realized this month the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
TRUCK DRIVER DENOTES pRUssrAN

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger A Yankee truck driver on the Chateau Thierry front found an effective method Prussian officer who was his prisoner, according to American officers of that particular motor train who have arrived here as training camp instructors.
 After depositing supplies and ammuni- ton at the froont, the big army trucks were filled with prisoners to be taken to the rear. A German captain, member of famous Prussian regiment, was as- signed to this drivers truck. Boches had filled the body of the car, when the driver noticed that the captain had not joined them.
 Climb in there!" he ordered
 Look at my uniform. Don't you rec ognize that I'm captain? You don't ex- pect me to ride with them?" he said in perfect English. He demanded place OF the drivers seat, where there were already two slightly wounded American soldiers.
 Nothing doing! I'm particular about
 
 and be quick aoout it!" said the Yan- kee.
 Throw off those American swine and make room for mei' ordered the Prus- sian "Im a captain and" | He got no further. The driver slid a grimy fist into his pocket and whipped out big penknife while the other hand shot down, gripped the Prussian by the collar and a powerful arm jerked him from the ground as if he had been child.
 Captain, eh? Well, we won't let that worry you long. See here, and as he spoke the hand with mint deftly clipped the insignia from the officers shoulders l You're busted!" he said You're a | private now. Get back in the ranks with the rest of them," and he dropped the | sputtering Prussian into the back of the truck among the other prisoners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
Morale an Asset
 of Vital Importance

l M1EXT to successful stategy and G actual triumphs on the field of battle the morale of any army is of most vital importance. Morale has been one of the great staying assets of the allies, and until the powerful German defensive began to fail and rcut followed rout it had been strong asset of the enemy.
 Official Berlin had succeeded in keeping "the people at home" in ig- norance, even after ultimate defeat was inevitable. But the German popu- lace is learning. and learning fast |something of the true situation. The press censor can no longer suppress the fleeing of pessimism that is be- coming all-pervading.
 German morale is not only weak ened. It has about reached the van
 
 ishing point. As the Basic National Gazette of Monday expressed it when alluding to the Hun morale as Cir remediably shaken" by the allied vic tories: "The Germans have for gen erations been brought hp in the idea that they are the strongest, and this belief formed the basis of their con- ception of the universe. If they sud- denly find out that they have been mistaken, it is just as if the floor that supports them gave way"
 The war is not yet ended. But Ger many's shattered morale can but be of far-reaching consequence in has tening the crushing defeat that awaits the Kaiser and his stalwart fighters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
Uses Left Hand AptIy

never knew until I lost my right arm how a one-armed man managed to get along" said R. c. Redus but in a lew months have learned to do many things with my left hand which would never have even thought of try ing IT l had not been forced to. Take the question of shaving. I thought would have to patronize barber shop the remainder of my life. but I began 10 experiment.. and the strange thing IS now shave quicker and cleaner than ever before. I can tie my shoes without difficulty. I got a good one on my trained nurse. whom I met downtown the other day. I said, How do you like the way my cravat is tiedT She answered. Fine; I had no idea you would be able to do it so we'll The joke was, it was a ready-made one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-04
Lightest Cotton
 Crop Since 1909

1T1HE governments cotton crop es-
 H innate issued yesterday was disappointing to spinners and bear spectators, but it was no lower th m experienced estimators had been ex- pecting. The forecast was for only il, 1,137, ,ooo bales.
 On the first of July growing con- ditions were exceptionally fine, indi- eating as they did a /fifteen-million bale crop, but drouth in Texas and other states in the southwest began about that time and continued for six weeks, and until great damage had been done.
 The report issued a month ago in dicated a million bale yield, but after the drouth had been broken deterioration was little checked. It is a good guess that less than eleven mil lion bales will be ginned.
 It is a noteworthy fact that the es- innate of Alabama's commissioner of agriculture, J. A. Wade, published in Sundays Age-Herald, and the esti- mate of the United States de- partment of agriculture in its re- port of yesterday were practically the same. MT. Wade forecast II, 300 ,O0O bales, with the remark that if there was any change in the out look it would be downward rather than upward.
 This years crop is the lightest since 1909. The world demands between fourteen and fifteen million bales, and with a probable yield of only about eleven million it logically follows that a high market will be maintained. Spot middling has turned 35 cents in Birmingham and 36 in New Orleans.
 While Texas and some other states will suffer a great loss in production, the southeastern part of the belt, in cluding Alabama, has been blessed with excellent growing conditions. The crop in Alabama. is one of the best, per acre, planted in recent years. The farmer should realize we'll above $200 bale, when by-products are added. And the price will continue to soar until it reaches probably 40 cents or more before the crop is all ginned.