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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-19
Americans at Both Points
Stop Cutting Around
Rheims
ALLIES IN HIGH SPIRITS
Checking of Drive Registers
Another Failure for Crown
Prince
BY EDWIN l.. JAMES
Special Gable TO Erenine Public Ledger
Coprioht. tois, by Ne'c York Times Co.

WV" 'hc 'h'' wan '"'' "" Wv
harhe' July ~
Except Tor harhssihs HruherS nre
on our left, there WAS no Hermah
a''i'''H Hs'V'. va "S'''''. or' go
,,,
,''e '>''''' -,
'''H -"
' -,
''', -,
.,
N''''' '">,''' mans
va ~ -
,
"N""'" poS''''', s',''' y,
peVa"se our CONTINUING ''e 'u'9 VII
supplies and re-enforCements.
The Allied armies are in high spirits
o,..r .,,, foilrro 80 ,ro co,.,,,,, d.i,..
'''' '''' i"''"'' VI '"e ''V' "''' vi
10 accomplish any of It's objects so iar.
4 gain OF three or four kilometers in
Tho cbann,g,e acaips+ Cba,ors aud
IT.. .,,,.. ,a,,,,.. ,.,,
s""eh' "'iNeh 10 oe"'''A' "e'N'e"
for Epernay. are the total gains for
IN. ,:er,,.r biyh Command ,xcsn, III.
'''' ''S Wv
, presence OF 'ertnhh Iorce across
the Marne south Of Dormans. gain
now of doubtful yalue,
Ailieu LINES stronger
The Allies lines are now much
s+rorger than whom tho cer,,,,s
-
s'"''eo Tue ur!Ne On so'iu"N thorh'
n
diers marking the visor of their coun.
fer.at,acks may mako tho total ,esu,,
VI 'ei'''ahH great eiiott net loss
instead of gain.
A 1ood idea of tho n,ess s,,re of S,,c
80 ,,o ,ooh s,.i,. +; .,, e..
- ~. i"N'
that IheN We're ordered 10 MAKE Mont
Hlirali pE MohuaN hisnl. americans
ana fren'h are TO" holdihE lhlS part
of the oilNe lhree OF lour ki!otneteis
from where II started ~
"nat ue Anerieans ncc"h,pnShea
may oe seen pN Understanding ihat 'no
sors. cutting their WAY through to
Chalons and Epernay. But two points
or the scissors, at Chateau-Thierry ana
near suippes. fell on our troops. as it
happened, and the points OF the scissors
" '''N = = '>'''''''
uhnn!e 10 cut turther'
me noche oriNe mas useo me maJorl'H
"'s s'o,k 'roops' OUT ne E,"i mas some
io' ''i'.' ,,usneS ~ NE sa"V "'-
ns a".i Hh so,'em mere e,s. Win 'he hop'
-rLa 80 .,,. -. Iii
tba K,is.r., ,Ian, craioa 4. -.
tn the nrssent the Trour pr;rno ,a',
rspjstared ora p,or. E, i,ura ~. aaonas,
gain was toward Eperray The new
few days vii, demonstrate whether he
will hold that. The small gains made east
Of Rheims are adjudged valueles- from
n military standpoint. although dearly
bought Examination of prisoners adds
constantly to the stories of the terrible
price PAID by the Germans in crossing
the Marhe' II is safe to state that thou
SahuS were losl IN crossing the river.
'anNas poats dra"n across ny pulley
.ao'es were useu III front OF the Amer
'Sahs. IN many cases our guns snot away
- az aoes any th poa'S were swept
-. ''e h"' ne oei's s"oiien
~
Germans Badly Shot Tn
on the front be,weer C.batesu.Tbier-v
aud Dormans. thirteen crack German
divisions were used in that mart of tho
drive nearest Paris,
Prisoners tell how badly they we're
shot up. Past experience has shown
tina, ,oo pucb 6onapdanro ,,r,a, ha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-19
French Steamship Sunk by U.Bo.,

Lsndsn, July IA French steamship
has been attacked and sunk by a u
boat. according 10 Reuters. The crew
succeeded In getting aWay from the
ship In two boats. but both of them
were rammed by the underwater craft.
There was only one survivor of the dis
sEfer, who was In the water for fourteen
houra x ~ =. ~. +
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-19
German Preparations Delayed

1t all takes a longer time than they
had hoped to give to the job, because
they knew every week that enabled the
British to dig stronger lines against
them and reorganize and strengthen
their defensive power. Their program
Of speed has been slowed down by an
epidemic. of influenza, which hit them
badly several weeks ago, and spread
with such virulence that many of their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-19
PETROCRAD FAMINE WORSE
No Bread for Nine Days. Several
Die Of Starvation
Special C0hIs IN Ep.ning p,,hI:n

Copyright, 1918. bv New York Times Co.
Copenhagen. July IA special dis
that the famine In Petrograd is increas.
ing every day. Several persons are dead
from hunger.
In the last nint days there has been
no bread.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
POSTER DRAWING
MADE BY CARUSO
FORtIBERTYLOA

Enrico CAruso Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. the worlds greatest
tenor, who acknowledges that he owes
hts reputation chiefly to the American
public. il not content with the contri
buttons he has made to the Red Cross
and other war charities, n addition to
the $4,000 income tax he has paid
from his earnings IN this country and
the 100000 he raised last summer in
South America.
He told his friends that he wanted
to- do something else and couldn't
think OF any way in which he could
more effectively express himself than
in making q poster for the third Lib
erty loan.
MY idea IL simplicity itself" said
he to a representative of the Liberty
loan committee. Here 1t is. Take
It for what it is worth. As you see,
II is a figure OF Liberty with extended
hand receiving the contributions OF
two children led forward by their
father. have inscribed upon IT,
This Is What Everybody Should Do"
Il hope # will nelp the cause.
drew II with lead pencil, but the inn
pulse came from my heart. / have a
boy who already may be at the front
anu hHOAutE WHO IN a year OF Two also
will be called to defend my dear Italy
and the cause OF the allies and human
ity in general.
These are stirring hours. These are
hours when our hearts are full.
Everything that is precious in the
world Is at stake. We must keep up
our confidence. We must never have
one minute OF doubt. Right is right
Justice is Justice. Truth is truth.
Right, justice and truth are a trinity
which must prevail as surely as God
is in heaven.
$50 take my simple contribution and
do what you can with II. / hope II
will help draw many a dollar into the
Treasury OF Uncle Sam-God bless
him.-for he has been so good to thou
sands and thousands OF us Italians In
the past, and ! know that after this
war he will learn to love us even
more"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

in his company at the Manhattan"
So much for Media and her story.
Now l have heard OF rooms after .
tragedy being deluged with gore. or
after a wedding breakfast strewn
with flowers. or after a poker game
with cards and empty bottles. But !
have never before heard OF a room
strewn, piano, furniture, and every
thing else, with hundred-franc notes
like leaves, which. when gathered
up just exactly tOtaled 100000 francs.
II was not $4,000. II was not re
duced from 1000 to $4,000. II was
Just exactly 100000 francs
The sight OF Oscar Hammerstein
strewing around that large amount
of cold cash in a perfectly reckless
manner makes ones mouth water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
MASSED NAVY BANDS
TO PLAY AT BENEFIT

A spectacular feature OF Geraldine
Farrar's benefit concert for work OF
the Stage Women's War Relief for
the fighting American and allied SOL
soldiers in France to take place
Sunday evening. May 5, at the Metro
politan Opera House. will be the play
ing OF the massed navy bands con-
Quoted by Lieut.. John Philip Sousa.
Through the courtesy of the Secre-
tary OF the Navy Miss Farrar has
been offered for a grand patriotic
finale some OF the bands from the
navy yard and other Government sta
lions near New York.
Lieutenant Sousa, writing his ac-
ceptance to conduct these assembled
bands at the Metropolitan, says:
I'VE are off on the Liberty loan
drive here in st. Louis. and last night
before I left your letter came to the
station. i saw the cOmmandant i'm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
PARIS MAY CLOSE
THEATERS BECAUSE
OF FOE SAIR RAIDS

There 10 serious talk OF closing
thesters and places OF amusment in
Paris now that raids seem to have
become an established fact. All places
OF amusement have provided abris
for their clients. and cellars full OF
truck have been smptied SO as to
give place to those that seek shelter
there.
There IL probably no danger now
that an audience may find protection
when an alerte IL sounded, but that
Use not sufficient, and this week
places like theRters and cinemas are
painfully deserted. Being housed
during a nocturnal visit OF enemy
ayions 10 in a way consoling, but
how are the people to get home az
ter the bsrloque has played its tune
warning all that the "taubes" have
disappeared? II Is this thought that
II hurting those that would like to
spend the evening at some place Of
amusement, raid or no raid.
Everything halts when the enemy
airplanes are dropping bombs. The
Metro, or underground, on which
most Of the Parisians depend, goes
out of business when all lights are
extinEuished and cars come to q dead
standstill, even though the Metro
stations are used as abris. The
chauffeur or cabbie does not trust his
precious bones Gin fresh air" during
a raid, there are never any trains
after $50, so II would mean that those
unfortunate enough to be caught in
the center OF Paris would have to
foot II home-unlsss they wanted to
spend the rest OF the night in the
office OF a hotel, for all hotels along
the boulevards and in theater dis
tricts are full to OVERLOOKING, and
have been for a year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
BANK NOTE SHOWER
WAS HAMMERSTEIN
WAYTOGET MELBA

The young stars will have TO GO
through considerable experience be-
fore they can begin to reach the older
ones in the way OF getting extended
stories into the papers.
Here IL our good friend Nellie
Media. OF international fame. Melba
OF Australia. She has already broken
out into big headlines and a story OF
her connection with Oscar Hammer.
stein that reads like something from
the Arabian Nights.
1t seems that at the time when
Oscar was running the Manhattan
Opera House III cnme to see the great
diva In Paris, with a strong letter OF
accommodation from Maurice Grau.
Melba was at hrst determined that
she would not go to the United States.
especially TO join a new company. but
Hammerstein came every day, each
he was willing to pay for each per.
Torrance. He got as high as $4,000.
but still she refusedi
As Media Tells Story.
But let Nine. Media tell the rest OF
the story in her own words. Said
she:
y
insistent. He offered me q bundle Of
bank notes, as II to assure me that
he possessed real money. You must
come, madame he shouted. 4 will
give you $1,000 a performance 4
will not go to America l repeated,
with growing emphasis.
Yes, you win he declared. and
then began scattering bank notes
from one end OF the room to another
The plano. furniture. everything was
covered with 1OO-franc notes, like
leaves. Then he rushed out. saying.
Il am sailing tomorrow. will see
you in ten DAYS When I gathered
up the money ! found that 1t totaled
100000 francs. ] turned IL over to
the Rothschilds, my bankers. after
ward, and there and then decided MI
HsmmerStein was in earnest
"He was a man NJ remarkable per
sonality. and I shall never regret the
experience OF meeting him and being
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

and in order to avoid any possible
embarrassment to my friends I have
at the beginning OF the season can
celed all my public appearances and
engagements. Ny above request to
you IS but the final step toward the
realization OF my sincere desire to
refrain from any public activity what
ever in this country, in which l am
a guest.
81 am deeply conscious Of the in
convenience TO which I am putting
you, and beg you, therefore, to ac-
cept my profound apologies. I have,
however, not the slightest fear OF
any misconception OF my attitude on
your side.
THE fact that you placed such SUI
preme confidence in my untried ca
pability to write a successful comic
opera will always remain a source
OF great pride to me. am, with
cordial greetings.
FRITZ KREiSLER-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
.SCHUMANN-HEINK
PLANS WAR LABORS
FOR HER VACATION

when an artist has sung contlnu-
ously for. let me see, how many years?
Well, we will call It nearly forty, ]
think she Is entitled to take a vaca-
ton. don't your" This was the manner
in which Mime. Schumann-HeinkE greet
ed a Musical America representative
when he called on her at her New
York hotel.
Il do not mean by that" said Nine.
Schumann-Heink, that the vacation
should continue indefinitely, by any
meana but do think IT il right and
proper for an artist to get both rest
and change
Now, this is precisely what in
tend to do. With my closing concert
next month shall end my public pro
fessional Appearances in the United
states for q period OF one year.
AS TO the vacation itself? Perhaps
some people might not think It was a
vacation after all. am going to
France and I am going to give my
services to the United states Govern
ment. I am willing TO do anything
can, no matter what IL 10. ] think
there will be a chance for me to sing
for the boys in the camps. That Is
what I would like to do. Four OF my
soma are now in the United States
service.
Il don't think much OF the 'fireside
PATRIOTS as they call them in Eng
land. OF course. there are some who
have to stay at home and do the work
which IL an essential factor in the
prosecution OF the war, but there IL
also vitality important work aside
from fighting TO be done on the other
side. 1 feel that Il IL both a duty and
privilege to give my services for the
coming year. II will be a vacation In
the very best sense OF the word, be-
cause II will be q complete change and
II win be doing some good to hu-
mAnity as a whole"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
KREISLER HOLDS
OPERA HE WROTE
UNTIL AFTER WAR

Fritz Rreisler, the vioIinIst, who
gave up all his concert engagements
for the season some time ago.
has decided TO 90 further and will not
appear before the public even as the
composer of an opera which II was
proposed to present in the fall He
gives his reasons in the following
letter:
Dear Mr.. Dillingham;: herewith
beg you TO kindly release me OF my
obligation TO write a comic opera for
you. Since the day on which you
did me the honor to enter in an
agreement with me great changes
have taken place. In due regard to
the ethics and the propriety of the
situation created by these changes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
PLAN NATIONAL
CONSERVATORY OF
MUSIC AND ART

The movement for the establish
ment of a National Conservatory Of
Music and Art in the United States
has now progressed to such a stage
that the Committee on Education Of
the House Of Representatives has set
time for hearings on the bill now
before IL, providing for such an in
stitution. The bill was introduced in
the House last October by Congress-
man Bruckner OF New York. but Is
now being Gathered" by Congress-
man d. c. Oliver. OF that State. The
hearings will take place about May
IS, and II Is expected that leading
musical forces throughout the coun-
try will throw their influence in favor
of the measure.
The bill provides that "there shsll
be established in the United States an
institution of learning to be known
as the National Conservatory OF Mu-
sic and Art. fostered and maintained
BY the Government OF the United
states OF America. II Is to be divided
into four departments OF equal stand
ard. to be located. one in the District
OF Columbia. one in the State Of New
York, one in the State OF Illinois, and
one in the State OF California"
The conservatory Is to be governed
by a board of regents, consisting Of
the President OF the United States.
President OF the Senate. Speaker OF
the House OF Representatives. chair
man OF the Senate Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor. and chairman Of
the Committee on Education Of the
House of Representatives, together
with seven other citizens to be select
ed by the President OF the United
States. The general director. who Is
to be appointed by the regents. will
have control OF the conservatory inl
the District OF Columbia. and will aid
in supervising and controlling the
other three conservatories.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
Recital BY FishbauEh,

Paul Whitney Fishbaugh gave the
first of three organ recitals in the
imposing House OF the Temple OF the
Scottish Rite Supreme Council yes
terday afternoon.
The organ OF the temple has a beau
tiful tone and Mr.. Fishbaugh gave a
program of lyric and melodious
charm. using the echo organ to par
ticularly good effect. In such an en-
vironment the music gains much in
appeal.
These recitals are designed for the
benefit OF strangers In the city and
for those who wish to see the ORR
entail yet classic, Jurisdiction of the
thirty-third degrea of Freemasonry.
The remaining recitals will be at 4
J. Mach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
RUBINSTEIN CLUB
ACHIEVES SUCCESS
IN SPRING CONCERT

Tina Rubinstein Club. under the d.
recuon OF Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. gave its
spring concert last evening at the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church be-
fore an audience that taxed the ca
pacity of the church. George O'Con-
nell, tenor, OF Chicago. and Jan Gar
Der. viollnist. were soloists.
The artistic singing of the Rubin
stein chorus of 100 women's voices
was at its best last evening. Mrs.
Blair controls the concerted work OF
this chorus Is though It was one
voice. In attack and in the closing OF
phrase the work was clsan-eut.
while q rhythmic charm pemeates II
contrasts OF exceeding grace and sub
tie nuance.
The tone was particularly good and
on the program ons selection. 1.-THE
Four Winds" by S.anley-Smith, with
almost no accompaniment, gave 4
striking instance OF this excellence Of
tone, color. and purity. with also the
temperamental feel OF the music.
1t was = program vita much OF Ma.
ture music in II. The Dorothy Wat
kins "SprinEtime" was blithely alive,
delightful in spirit, and IL hal &c ne
repeated. The "AmaryIlis" also was
given TWICE. II nelQ lmAkln4llNe
grace in sharp contrast to the re-
ligious fervor and warmth Of the three
negro spirituals of BurleIGh, that WAS
rich and deep and yelling with the
negro spirit, or again to the rOlIickinE
Irish Follow Ne Down to Carlow"
that was splendidly given.
Mr.. O'Connell was pleasing in his
lyric singing. A GrieE cong given
in the Norwegian was gratifying in
rhythm. type, and shading, and the
Chaminads "PourquoI' was most ap-
pealing. In dramatic selections, such
as the "Vesti Ia Eiubba, from
PagliaccI. Mr.. O'Connell forced his
voice and made II throaty. In this
way he marred much of HIS diction
that would have given force to many
of his good interpretation. He sang
as encores the "Marseillsise." at which
the entire audience stood: when You
And I Were Young. Maggie" that he
had to repeat, and THE TrumpeteT,"
by Dix.
Mr.. CARRIER played temperamentally
and well His interpretations are good
but a degree Of inaccuracy should be
overcome. He gave the Schubert AVE
Maria" and the Kreisler "Llebesfreud,"
with Beethoven "Minustr as encore.
Mr.. Claude Robson at the plano gave
some distinctive accomplishments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

band. will prove invincibIe."
Asa part OF the big closing uun-
Der Miss Farrar will sing The star
Spangleti Banner" under Lieutenant
Sousa's leadership.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

mediately and he has granted me
leave OF absence to proceed TO New
York to take part in Miss Geraldine
Farrar's benefit. am very. sure that
Miss Farrar, backed BY the jackie
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
MRS. /. CANS HEADS BOARD.

Mrs. Isaac Cans has been elected
president OF the ladies' board OF the
Georgetown University Hospital. 9th
er officers elected are: Treasurer,
Mrs. Michael ]. Ready; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Andrew J. McIn-
tyre; recording secretary. Mrs. Henry
Cover; vice pesidents. Mrs. James A.
Cahill, Mrs. George T. Vaughan. Mrs
Milton E Allies. Mrs. D. J. Callahan.
Miss Mary F. Keliher, Mrs. wiIfred
NJ. Barton. Mrs. Annie e. Murphy,
Mrs. Nellie r. Lealy, Mrs. Thomas j.
Conry. and Mrs. William II. Rapley.
You are. or should be, n member
the United States Food AdminIstra.
uOn. Therefore, your ArHt question
should not be @Whot IL the Food Ad-
ninistFation dOIngF" but "What am I
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-29
CHIEF RAMB0 TELLS
WHAT DRY VI0LAT0RS
ARE GIVEN IN GARY

Chief OF Police r. Glenn Ram DO.
and Sergt. of Police Earl tombstone.
OF Gary. with their families. were
guests sunday night at supper OF
Chief RamOO's parents. PatrOlman
and Mrs. e. u. Rambo go y. scott
ST.
While here Chief Rambo told of
the way they handle violaJors of the
prohibition law in Gary He said
that when a former ssloonkeeper
is arrested charged with the selling
or unlawful possession Of liquor. the
police not only confscate the liquor,
but they also tear out the bar fix
lures. disconnect the pipes. and
otherwise leave the former saloon
i'm a condition that l. i'm no way con
ductive OF further business Then
IL is left 10 the city Judge 10 dispose
of the liquor and fixtures.
The chief said that Saturday the
Gary police found several hundred
pounds OF sugar and -four stored in
the basement OF one former saloon
keeper arrested on charge OF VIC
lating the liquor law
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-29

troops north Of the Marine from fur
Their defeats. should have some sucn
plan In mind.
Large quantities of gas have been
projected against various sections OF
the German lines. which have also
been shelled freely and according 10
prisoners. the enemy units are los
ing strength little by little.
so far as the German soldiers
themselves are concerned. they
seem perfectly satisfied TO push mat
tiers. for their officers have been
telling them extraordinary tales in
order 10 make them night instead OF
submitting 10 capture. when they
come into contact with the British
Prisoners taken during recent minor
operations say that the had been
warned before leaving their own
lines. that the New Zealander- were
opposite and that on no account
should they allow themselves TO oe
taken alive as he Neu Zealanders
were cannibsls. They were told THAI
they would be offered cis8rettes ard
eaten directly after. ~ the prison
ers much 20 the establishment of
their captors. firmly declined 20 sc-
cept cigarets
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-29
SUFFERING IS ONE
OF GOD s SECRETS
Father l. M. Kelley breaches
Strong Sermon in Notre
Dame Church.

As We look out over the world
today We are struck by the ever
Increasing volume OF suffering that
il marring the beauty OF God
earth said the Rev. H. NJ KEEL
ley. C. 3. g.. iu a sermon delivered
sunday morning At the ~ cred
Heart church before the students
attending the Notre Dame uniyers-
ity summer school
The blinded and manned SD the
cities OF Europe bringing the nor
rors Of The battlefield 20 once peace
ful homes" continued the preach
or. This wave or suffering is now
Tagging our shores, 10 is now our
duty 70 bear our portion OF its bur
den
There is every reason TO believe
that il viii soon be our duty TO car
rv our portion OF this cross. a duty
that We will take up coura geouslv
and generously FOR our country. but
which VIII bring 70 many minds
with renewed force the question.