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New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Art
Work of Miss Coney and
Miss Hirsh Exhibited at
Arlington Galleries

An exhibition Of paintings by two
women artists, Rosamond Coney and
Alice Hirsh, opens to-day at the Ar
lington Galleries.
Miss Coney's canvas, "Unto the
Least of These" is dramatic render.
ing of group Of Belgian children ref
ugees in the foreground, with two old
women seated in despairing attitudes
watching their village burn, while men,
horses and cannon struggle up the hill
s1de The low tone in which it ia
painted adds to the tragedy of the
scene. The proceeds of the sale of this
picture will 60 to the American Red
Cross.
"Concetta's People," by the same ar
tist. is gay in contrast, the play Of
light and shade making charming
background for the bright spots Of
color: In her portraits Miss Coney
ach1eves arresting personality.
Inc dock scenes Of Miss Hirsh.
painted mostly around lower New York.
are atmospheric Impressions, delicate
ana suggestive in coloring. Her "On
Great South Bay" is an effective com
position. brilliant in color and ham
ding. Reflections" a rainy day street
scene in silvery grays, also has fine
qualities. Miss Hirsh has the faculty
OF making East Side tenements lool
IKE desirable places of abode. This
exhibition will remain open until Jan
uary H. A '
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
u. S. Warns Of Glass
In Food at Camps
Orders Issued to Make Strict
Inspection of All
Materials
IStof Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The discov-
crv Of ground glass in food at several
National Army cantonments> recently
resulted to-day in a general warning
being dispatched to all commanders
from the Army Intelligence Bureau.
Precautionary warnings to prevent any
of the tampered provisions actually
reaching the men in the service IKE
wise were sent to all commands by the
division of cooks and bakeries Of the
War Department.
The suggestion also went forward
that storehouses at all camps be care
fully guarded to prevent any tamper-
ing with foodstutfs intended tor con-
sumption by the men, and commanders
were instructed to watch closely the
feed supply for the thousands OF ami
mails in the rcmount dcpots at the
camps.
While no positive evidence has thus
far been uncovered by the army intel
ligence service to pin the plot to de-
stroy the food supply Of the army upon
German sympathizers, extreme watch
fulness of the military police at the
camps has been urged to prevent any
widespread success of disloyal acts.
Intelligence officers within the camps
also have been instructed to exercise
increased vigilance in watching any
members of the draft army whom they
have reason to believe to be unsympa-
thctic with American ideals in the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Lay Philanthropists
Are Flayed at Mass
"Think They Are Better Than
Those in Livery of Christ"
Saws Rev. DR., Hughes

The annual mass was celebrated yes
terday at st. Patrick's Cathedral under
the auspices Of the Holy Name Society.
Solemn high mass was celebrated by
the Right Rev. Monsignor Joseph f.
Mooney assisted by Father Patrick
DAILY as deacon. and the Rev. Mr.. Fur
long. as sub deacon. The Rev. Henry
T. Hammer was master Of ceremony,
and the Rev. DR.. William Hughes,
preached.
I'VE have in our midst" said DR..
Hughes. "the god of philanthropy. Its
true name is anti-Christ. He has his
,emples, laboratories and libraries and
MS worshippers, which are gold. His
ministry is called social service. II
pushes its way into the homes of char
ity and Justice, and because it wears
the garh Of the world it thinks itself
better than the men and women who
are clad in black livery of Christ.
Because the servants OF the Lord
refused to spend for their present
labors 80 per cent of the money of the
poor and work for nothing, social ser
vice deems It's own work of more avail
for the service of humanity"
twenty-five hundred members of the
Holy Name societies, representing all
the parishes in the Archdocesan Union
attended the yervices Many of them
were III army or navy uniforms.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
THD CAST
By ]. Alexander Pierce

Al there is such a thing as an in
dispensible institution. of surety il
must be the Conan revue. Doubters
should take in the o'clock mob scene
at the portals of the New Amsterdam
Theatre. If few clergymen from the
rural districts participate, at least, the
broadway push evinces an interest in
this annual lampoon of the theatrical
season. Here are garnercd the golden
gieanings from vaudeville, bits of trav-
esty on this olay and that. cartoons
OF lmpressnrios. girls numbers de luxe.
and the lyrical outpourings of George
NJ. Cohan and his collaboration, Irving
Berlin. The spirit of the whole trav-
esty is geniality itself.
FIRST and foremost, the revue paid
tribute to the unique enhance of
David Belasco in the American theatre
beginning with the introduction of
Polly of the Follies" in the Belasco
studio. But. alas. clothes do not make
the man, for, although Charles Dow
Clark in a black suit and white wig,
conveyed some semblance of the wizard
of theatric realism, the imitation was
otherwise enfeebled by the want of
the unattainable spark Of personality.
Inc most successful and amusing
bit Of mimicry was Charles Winniger's
impersonation of Leo Ditrchstein. He
caught the very manner and sir of the
matinee idol. Nora Bayes, as. usual,
was one of the toppingest tooiners In
addition to her able projection Of
Polly of the Follies, she scored one of
the song hits of tho evening with
Pretty Polly" and renewed enthusi-
asm as the slave girl who was auc-
toned off in "Chu Chin Chow" and
again as Mrs. Fiske in "Nadamc
Sand
Some of the scenes were very clabo-
rate, such as the Music Room. in
which the stage assumes the appear
ance Of sheet of music, with notes
and statfs bedizening the scenery and
carried out IN the costumes. But it
is impossible to do justice to all the
dazzle and glitter Of revue that
pours out its sixteen scenes and
twenty song numbers with the
opulent gesture of the original horn
of plenty.
There were snacks and samplings,
always with the Cohan seasoning, from
number of plays. These included
Tiger Rose" The Eyes of Youth. y
"rhe King" "The Tailor-Made Man"
and "Jack o. Lantern" The big chorus
went through its maneuvres without
a hitch. and not least of the allure
ments were the swinging rags and
tags Of song
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Music:
Jascha Heifetz Delights Large
Audience With Violin Re-
cital at Carnegie Hall

Jascha Heifetz gave his third violin
recital yesterday afternoon at Carnegie
Hall before one of the largest audi
enccs that ever paid to hear a single
artist. The pit, gallery and boxes were
filled, the stage held as many as it was
possible to place upon it.
The young violinist again amazed
without shocking A wondrous boy is
Jascha Heifetz. Sueh playing as he
gave of the Mozart A. major concerto
has not been heard here in many years.
1t would be idle to criticise it, impos-
sible to analyze it. 1t was all that
Mozart should be, suave, graceful, elc
giant. aristocratic, 1t was the playing
of great master.
Those who have accused Mr.. Hcifetz
of lack of feeling will accuse no more
if they heard the Chopin n-Auer Nocturne
in minor, or Of lack of feeling, if
they listened to the Brahms-J oachim
Hungarian Dance.
The other numbers were four selec-
tions from Josef Achron's First Suite
en- Style Ancien, two Of Paganini's
Caprices, and the same composers 81
Palpiti." Andre Benoist furnished
throughout sympathetic accompani-
1ncnfS
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Miss Hay Creets
NY. Suffragists
On theNewY ear
1918 Is Doubly Significant
for Women as Franchise
Becomes Effective

New Years greetings to the FIVE hun
d~cd thousand suffragists in New York
City were expressed yesterday by Miss
Mary Garrett Hay, chairman Of the
Womsn Suffrage party Of New York
City.
"A happy new year--indeed, it will
be the first time in our lives we suf-
fragists have had real good New
Years greeting to give one another.
Although the men of New York State
gave US the vote last November, it is
only to-day that it becomes effective,
and we are really voters under the law.
so we give glad New Year and
our grateful thanks to all our work
ers and to the S51 900 men i'll New
York City who voted for us
Nineteen hundred aud seventeen
was our year of victory. Nineteen hun
dred and eighteen must be our year
cf education for our new duties and re-
Sponsibilities. We see many things our
city needs, mar- things we hope the
lower of women's ballots will accom-
pish for our country
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
Of the National American Woman Suf-
ION on New Years Eve to direct the last
.,rive Cor the Federal suffrage amend
ment. which will open on January 3.
Nineteen hundred and seventeen
carried Us over the top" she said be-
fere leaving. "The New York suffrage
victory was the beginning of the end of
our long struggle, and 1918 will, we be-
Neve, bring US into the promised land
Of equal opportunity. The Federal suf-
rage amendment will pass both houses
u Congress this year
New York City suifragists will hold
the.r New Year celebrations to-day in
connection with their annual conven-
ton at the Hotel Astor. Plans for the
years educational work and war SER
vice VIII be outlined by Mrs. F. Louis
Slade. chairman of the war service
committee; Mrs. f. Robertson Jones,
Chairman OF new committee on men
and measures. and Mrs. Rosale Locw
Whitney, chairman of the Congress
sional committee. In the evening Fred
erick C. Tanner. of the Republican
State Committee, and Judge Charles l..
GUY. for the Democrats, will give the
women a lesson in practical politics.
Mss Helen Fraser, of England, will
talk on the war service of English
women.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Opera
Farrar Draws Capacity
House in "Madama
Butterfly" y,

The special New Years Day matinee
of "Madama Butterfly" at the Metro>
politan brought out an audience Of ca
qacity size. War or no war the sor-
rows of Cio-Cio-San, when poured
forth in the melting accents Of Nine.
Geraldine Farrar, will fill any box Office.
To be sure, the accents yesterday were
not exactly melting. for Nine. Farrar
had not yet recovered completely from
her cold, yet Nine Farrar's Butterfly
is always sui generis. The epidemic
of colds had apparently invaded Mr..
Althousc as we'll. and cave his Pink
erton a throatiness Of delivery. Nine.
Fornia, our own Suzuki, was. as ever.
admirable.
The only new element in tho per-
formance was the Sharpless Of Thomas
Chalmers, an impersorfation however,
with which we are ALREADY familiar by
Mr.. Chalmers's Appearances with the
Century and Boston Opera companies.
1t has lost nothing since then. 1t ia
a manly, sympathetic i'm personation Of
the type Of American such as will be
found in every consulship when poli-
lomatic service Mr.. Moronzoni con-
Quoted with vigor yet with discretion.
Mascagni's latest opera, "Lodoletta,"
in three acts, book by G. Forzano, based
on Ouida's 1.-TWO Little Wooden Shoes"
is the next novelty announced by Gen
eral Manager Giulio Gatti-Casazza Of
the Metropolitan Opera Company. It
will have its premiere in this country
on Saturday afternoon Of next weak
The cast will include Miss Geraldine
Farrar, in the title role; Mr. Caruso, as
Flammen; Mr.. Amato. as Giannotto;
Miss Robson, as La Plaza; Miss
Egener, as Maud; Miss Arden, as La
| Vanard: Mr.. Didur, as Antonio, and
Mr.. De Segurola. as Franz. Mr.. Moran
zoni Will conduct.
The ether operas next week will be
as follows: "Merta," on Monday even
ing; "Aida," on Wednesday evening;
"Marouf," on Thursday evening, and
Saint Elizabeth" on Friday evening
The Saturday evening opera will be
announced later
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02


Tribune and The Philadelphia Epcnino
Ledger
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
The FIELD, Nov. 24.--While trcmen-
dous energy is being devoted to train
ing and preparing an adequate force for
future baltic, nothing is being over
looked in the essentials that will arise
from the American armys participation
offcnsively OR defensively in the war
number of American base hospitals
already exist in France that are
manned, and, for that matter, wom-
AIMED, by doctors and nurses from the
United States. Information now comes
from general headquarters that group
OF officers has just returned from tour
of investigation of available sites for
additional hospitals. They haze Sc
lected four upon which construction
and reconstruction work will begin ;nl-
mcdlately. In some cases existing
buildings will be remodeiled as to in
terror, and in others entirely new
buildings, under the unit system, will
be erected. These last will make pos
slble indefinite expansion as needs re-
qulre.
1t is quite within reason to assume
that certain other complete American
hospital units now working in France
may be thus rcutiized. Thanks to the
arrival six months ago in France Of
certain hospital units from the United
States to work in and about the Brit
lsh army, the highest order of practi-
cally experienced hospital service for
our own troops is thing that, in part
at least can be expected
This means that every Sammy who
may be wounded or become i'll is as
sured Of not only practical American
treatment but the high quality Of at
tcntion derived from the knowledge
and experience secured by American
physicians and surgeons who are serv
ing with the British army in hospital
service at Etaple and Rouen.
Flight With United States Pilot
The sky was low and gray and the
wind raw and chill as | stood upon an
American aviation field to-day, and
upon the invitation Of the officer pilot
in command took q fight with him. He
first had me slip into brown fur-!incd
onepiccc clothes and place a leather
cap over my head, so that when | had
goggles in place | was protected against
any weather. In front Of the machine
stood group of mechanics and officer
observers, the latter taking turns in
spinning the motor, since they must
be able to perform this duty in case
it is necessary in refight ere return
to the home hangar. After half dozen
sturdy young men had turned the trick
we took the air. I have flown a num-
Der of times during this war with
!, tI,t my
experience with an American pilot We
stayed aloft Tor forty minutes, making
quite some few miles during the eight.
and then returned to the field. FIying
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Record Inheritance Tax
Big Estates Pay 80 Per Cent
of $51.926. .597

ALBANY, Jan. More than 80 per
cent of the $51 ,926,597 collected from
inheritance taxes since 1914 has been
contributed by less than 1000 estates,
accordlng to statement made public
to-nlght' by State Controller Eugene
M. Travis. The Controller considers
this number comparatively small, in
view of the fact that over 10000 cs-
tates are appraised annually by the
transfer tax bureau.
Computations indicate that, although
the receipts from. this source were
greater during the last fiscal wear
than any previous year, the normal
amount will be much less next year.
unless corresponding number Of
large estates pay an amount of tax
each year similar to that collected
during the last three years, when over
ten million dollars was received from
the Astor, Brady. Morgan and Payne
properties
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Girls Dance All Day
With Lonely Fighters
Men From u. S. Camps and
Ships Entertained by Volun-
teer Fox Trotters

Nobody worked harder to make it q
happy New Year than five hundred
girls who did their Bit yesterday
afternoon and evening at the Grand
Central Palace dancing with lonely
sailors and soldiers.
Doing their bit" scarcely described
it. however--they did hundreds of bits.
A pretty girl had about as much chance
of Sinking her duty as an oil stove
on bargain counter. From mid
afternoon, when the doors were thrown
open to several hundred rednosed,
shivcring men in uniform. to II
o'clock, when the last indefatigable
sailor regretfully left the floor. the
girls were "on duty"
ooh, look at that bunch of new
ones," groancd a pretty fox trotter at
Z o'clock. "They're coming this way.
and it will be another hour before we
ct away from them. It's lucky we
lad New Years dinner before we
came. for we won't get any more to
eat tonight; that's sure"
1t did not occur to the girls to deny
q dance to any sailor or soldier who
asked, and as there were about fifteen
men to every girl there was no chance
for "s!ackers."
The dance was under the auspices
of the War Camp Community Service,
and Mrs. James Madison Bass was
hostess general. She stood at her
post all the evening, without any din
ner except a sandwich. The Eanteen
Unit of the National League for Wom-
ems Service supplied coffee and sand
wiches to the men in uniform. and
there was ice cream. too.
The entire floor of the Grand Cen
trail Palace was given over to the
dancers, and with many of the Christ
mas decorations left over from the
Only men in uniform were allowed on
the floor. Hostesses We're grouped nc-
cording to states. The plan was that
man whose home was in distant
state would hunt up the hostesscs
from that state and make that booth
his headquarters.
Mrs. E. H. Hartman and Mrs. H..
c. Frick were the hostesses for New
York State, representing the central
committee of the War Camp Commu-
nifty Service, and they were assisted
by many New York clubwomen. mar
shalled by Mrs. John Francis Yawger,
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
The only unpleasant feature Of the
affair was the attempt made by girls
without invitations to obtain admis
sion to the dance. 1t was for this
reason that Mrs. Bass took up her
stand at the gates and exercised jur-
isdiction over doubtful cases
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Automobile Salon
Opens at Astor
High Priced Cars Exhibited
at Annual Importers
Show

The automobile show season for 1918
began yesterday, when the doors opened
On the Automobile Salon. as it is called,
in the Hotel Astor. The celebrants Of
the birth of the New Year were fol.
lowed, as performers in the ballroom
of the hotel, by the motor car exhibi-
tors who make up the salon. When
first 1t started some years ago this was
an exhibition of foreign-made cars
only, and was called the Importers
Show. After a time, the ranks of the
Importers thinned out, so that Amer
:can-made cars of certain price grades
were taken in. Of course, there are
no German cars in the show, and, as a
matter Of fact, there are only two inn
ported marques, the British Rolls
Royce and the Italian Lancia. Really,
the most important part of the show is
the American contingent.
This is by no means style
show exclusively, although some Of
the cars are hardly intended for
those who are figuring on saving
money to buy W. S. S. To show
how even the high grade makers con-
cern themselves with economy at the
same time as good appearance, ehe ex-
ample of the White is good. The Salon
was the first show to display the six
teen-valye four-cylinder engine which
the White company introduced last
winter. This engine is the result Of
sustained effort to develop four-cylin-
der engine capable of high power and
hexibility on the order of a multi
cylindered engine, without sacrificing
the ruggedness, simplicity and economy
of the -four"
BY using a double set of valves in
each cylinder. counterbalanced crank
shaft and lighter reciprocating parts,
the White has produced powerful en-
gine of the high speed type, with no
loss in economy. At the same time the
demands for fast getaway. hill climbing
and rapid acceleration are met.
Among other points of the double
valve design are completer combustion
and scavenging. The two valves let in
more gas than one large valve. 1t is
possible to make the combustion cham
Der of such shape that there are no
"pockets" and the spark plugs may be
placed squarely over the centre of the
pstons. With two exhaust valves work
ing, the dead gases are we'll cleared
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Mrs. Georgianna Hicks

WASHINGTON, Jan. Mrs. Georgi-
anna Hicks, wife Of Representative
Frederick c. Hicks, Of Port Washing
ton, Long Island, died here to-day from
typhoid fever. Her husband was a
member of the Congressional commit
tee which inspected American troops in
France, and returned only week ago.
Mrs. Hicks was the daughter of hrs.
Harriet w. R. Strong, of Los Angeles.
She, had travelled extensively with her
husband. twice circling the world and
penetrating into parts of India and
China where white women are rarely
seen. Her husband and a daughter,
Georgianna, survive her.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
~. S. Always Unready"
Taft Says Nation Opposes
Permanent Preparedness

DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 1.-Speak
ing under the auspices of the Y. NJ.
C. A. War Council, former President
William H. Taft to-day told six thou
sand National Army soldiers at Camp
Dodge what the United States is tight
ing for and why.
"The United States will never adopt
q policy of permanent preparedness,
he said. "lts people are not inclined
in that direction. 1t will always be
found unready to meet an attack by an
aggressive and prepared militaristic
nation, such as Germany.
at for this reason that the United
States must fight this war to a conclu-
sion and demonstrate that no nation,
peacefully inclined, need fear a sud-
dan attack by Germany"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Cardinal Farley Receives
Keeps Open House and Thou
sands Pay New Year Calls

Cardinal Farley kept open house at
the Archiepiscopal residence, ASP Madi
son Avenue, all day Yesterday The
reception by the Cardinal was an
nounced to continue from 10 o'clock
in the morning until 7 o'clock at night,
and with the exception of few mo-
ments at luncheon time he received in
person.
The entrance TO the residence and
the room in which the Cardinal re-
ceived his guests were draped with the
Papal colors and festooned with ever
green's.
Among those who called during the
day were at least eco of the 1000
priests in the diocese.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Sammie's New Overcoat

Conditions Of climate and country in
flucnce dress. And the same is likely
to be in tho American army. The
changes will be slow, in that there will
not be a complete difference in Sam
mics appearance all at once, but it's
ION the way
A certain division has turned in
under orders their long-tailed over
coats for the same article Of clothing
in length to the knee. The old coat
came to tho ankles and was great
old mud catcher" as Sammie said to
me. Its abandonment for the division
in question is due to the fact that in
the trenches red mud, aside from being
considerable amounts Of France in the
form of red mud, is considerably iii the
way. The shorter coat is smarter IN
every sense, and emlnently more prac-
tical.
For the same reason the troops in
this division were issued new hat tor
trench service. 1t is pure and simple
the "callot" worn by the french ana
Belgian armies, and has only been per-
mitted heretofore by the Flying Corps
Of the American army 1T mlght ne
compared to the Highland bonnet with
out the rear flying ribbons; and It's
. nifty, chic affair, to combine french
and American words. It's use at the
front was a GREAT convenience 10 sam
mie, for he could stick it in his pocket
When who putting on his helmet, or for
that matter wear his helmet over it.
He wears it on the side of his head,
as do the French and Belgians.
AS yet the callot is not Official with
the army, but this division wears it as
much as the campaign hat, which was
designed for d hot climate and has
really no place in the wintry ram OF
France.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
DR.. Joseph P. Remington

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. DIR. Joseph
Price Remington, dean of the Philadel-
phia College Of Pharmacy and phar-
macist OF international reputation, died
to-day after an illness of about five
months. He had suffered from heart
trouble. He was seventy years old.
DR.. Remington was q member Of the
revision committee of the United States
Pharracopceia since 1890 and presi-
dent of the First International Phar-
maceutical Congress, in 1893.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-02
Rice Throwing at Weddings
Barred to Conserve Food

Over the portal of the Red Room at
the Hotel Majestic, where six mar
riagcs have occurred in the last five
days, there appeared yesterday this
notice:
Don't throw rice, please; save food"
Accepting the scientific estimate that
a pound Of rice supplies nourishment
sufficient for four persons for one day,
Copeland Townsend. manager Of tho
hotel said that food enough was
thrown away at these six weddings to
maintain 240 persons one day.