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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
Ttaly's yafor Is Proved.

Ttaly's vaIow Is Proved.
TT / have ever done anything to
deserve the benevolence of those now
before me II I'm that ! have clearly
reported to my government and TO
my peopia the gTeatne with which
italy opposed the food hurled against
her across the Alps and which threat
ened TO overwhefm her with the I'M
m ense multitude of invaders. and
have tried to explain clearly that
never, not even In the hour of her
greatest trfum PMS, has ITALY appeared
so great or more faithful TO the cult
~ liberty as during these last weeks
when she confronted the enemy on
the Venetian plains, from the
Trentino to the sea, and shed her
blood like water in a supreme sacrt-
ice for the defence Of her sacred
soil and for the common ca use of
the freedom of humanity, That /
have succeeded in clearly explaining
all this you have the proof afforded
by the entire people rising a. one
man In Ttaly's defense in the de-
Tense of that italy which has been
the cradle of our civilization and of
our religion, whose sword has been
our safeguard ard Is still our guide"
The MAYOR Of Rome. ex-Nin ster
signor Rarzilai and Mr.. l.. Guardia.
the United States congressman. we're
the ether orators besides Mr.. Page
on the Occasion OF the damonstya tion
held in Rome TO commemorate Amer
teas declaration Of war on Austria
Their speeches ought to be known in
America as they express the sant'-
noent~ Of the Italians whose aoprAcia-
ton that the peoole Of the United
States are now fighting rot orIv Ger
many but Austria as we'll is unbound
ed.
'fReriy OF Eterua. Rorne-
The p1avcr ~ Rome ssid '"Tha
people Of Rome. whose mind and
faith have beer increased owing to
the mira cles OF heroisrl of our sol
dierx who once more are reaffirr,ing
their glorious traditions, now feels
closer to thu people Of America unit
ed with us in nghting the secular
enemy.
Ancient and modern civilization
hurn today In one fame and i1iunine
the world To the great and strong
word spoken from the capital OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

cofne to italy and the other people Of
the world, great or small. how to win
the war quickly as possible. This is
the object for which my government
declared war against the closest and
bttterest enemy or italy and against
those who make 81 desert and call 1t
rAacns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

sugar S. per cent. butter 81 per. cent.
mffk As Ter cent. and potatoes 81 per
cent
Since October prices on all thess
except cornpeal and sugar have tn
creased considerably
AZ existing prtces. ts~ed on frod
value measured I'm calorieS. su~ar lr
the oreepest staple food There - no
little ~ 1t avsils rrle however. that it4
the cheapest staple food There i* no
In determining prices of ether foods
On ca'ory baEis compared with
other foods In the N~t given sugar
should no selling at from twenty five
to thirty cents n pound
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12

to the contractor is worth nearly as much
as the Kruger log. These. facts are
merely mentioned for the purpose of
showing that many Of, the Junior Pioneers
made some financial sacrifice when thov
furnished the logs gratis.
The shingles Of the roof are home
made and were cut in the Tauer &
Frltsche saw mill, out of butternut
logs. They are the same kind that were
used IN pioneer days. The floor is made
OF concrete and on the east and west
sides there are, rustic porches which add
to the beauty of the structure quite
materially. The chimney has not been
made and will not be until fireplace
has been built in. Casinnir Ochs of
Springfield is scheduled to build the chin
ney and is to plan the fireplace with
contractor August Puhlmann who has
made a speciality of building unique
fire-places. When the building is finally
completed it will be monument to the
old pioneers and one of the places which
tourists will want to see.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
NEW ULM BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, JUNE p

ceedings. H. C. Hess, the retiring
president of the league, in general
way outlined the work that had been
done by the league during the past
year, especially in the matter Of assist
ing in the sale of Liberty Loan Bonds
and in Red Cross work.
Mr.. Hess also stated that a labor
census had been taken of all the men in
the county who had no steady employ
ment and that this labor had been dis
tributed among the farmers of the
county who needed help and that in
this way quite little good had been
accomplished. In this part Of the work
President Hess was ably assisted by DR..
J. R. HOLSTER of Sleepy Eye.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Pres, I. M. Olson;
Secy., R. B. Kennedy; Treas, w. R..
Hodges, Sleepy Eye; Vice Presidents:
New Ulm, H. L. Beecher; Sleepy Eye,
DR.. F. P. James; Springfield, Aug.
Erickson; Hanska, Rev. A. T. Norman;
Comfrey, H. D. Reed; Golden, j. P.
E. Bertrand; Evan, VIM. McPhee.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
COUNTY SAFETY LEAGUE ELECTS
OFFICERS s.,

Last Saturday afternoon the Public
Safety League of Brown County had its
annual meeting in the Court Room OF
the Court House. Sixteen members
were present and took part in the pro-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12

The male choir Of the Lutheran Church
entertained in honor Of Rev. John Meyer,
Of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Monday
evening at the Lutheran school house.
All enjoyed a pleasant gociable evening.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
MORE THAN ENOUGH
REGlSTRANTS HERE Il
BROWN oUNTY{AGAIN LEADS
IN WAR MATERIALS FOR T.
UNCLE SAM =:
NEW ULM FURNISHES MORE MEN
THAN WEST END TOWNS
PUT TOGETHER

Brown County again went over the
top when more than the number estim-
ated by government officials registered
as having come of age since last June
The army statisticians said that the
second registration would bring a total
of 10 per cent of the first registration
and Brown County went over the top
with 1914 per cent, the first draft num-
bering 1903 and the second, 1873. New
Ulm furnishes rs per cent of these men,
forty-fve to be exact. One man from
New Ulm and one from Sleepy Eye
also registered at Redwood Falls, MAX
ing the total for the county one hundred
ninety. 49,. ..-> =. -.
Register All Here -. :
The registration was all in New Tim,
Sheriff Julius of the county board decid-
ing that it would be a useless expense
to maintain place of registration in
each town and village. Last year each
voting precinct was a registration place
but it was known that in a number Of
instances there would be but one or two
to register to a precinct and it was
decided to do up the whole job here.
There were no registrants in either
Hanska or Evan and in many of the
townships there were but three or four
to register. !
West End Towns Give Forty =
Springfield furnished twenty men,
Sleepy Eye thirteen, Comfrey five and
Golden two. A porter on the North
western road registered here altho his
home is in Chicago. He is a negro and
his name is Spencer Brown. He is the
first of his race to register from Brown
County. Only six of the registrants
are not native Americans. Three are
aliens and the other three have taken
steps to become citizens.
The list of registrants follows herewith:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
Complaint filed

Alex Seifert of Springfield filed written
complaint against the manner in which
County Ditch Number "a is being con-
structed. This complaint was placed
on file and will be thoroly investigated
by the Board.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
DITCH PROCEEDING
MEETS OPPOSITION
AGREE TO PAY
COST OF WORK ALREADY
STARTED
STATELY ASKS AND RECEIVES
AID IN MAKING ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS

Considerable opposition manifested
itself on the final hearing of the engineers
and viewers reports in the matter of
the construction Of County Ditch No.
SO which was up before the County
Board at a special meeting held at the
Court House last Friday The directors
were represented by counsel and the
petitioners asked for an adjournment
until the afternoon session to enable
them to secure counsel also, -.
Dismiss Proceedings -
After a lengthy discussion a COM
promise was reached whereby the Board
dismissed the proceedings with the I'M
Outstanding that the bondsmen of the
petitioners forfeit to the County the
sum of $500. The land owners against
whose lands benefits had been assessed
for the construction of the ditch agreed
that in case the ditch proceedings should
be dismissed they would pay to the
County of Brown toward the expense
already incurred IN said matter, the sum
of $500, the same to be paid by the
land owners severally in proportion to
the amounts of benefits assessed against
their lands respectively. This was signed
by all the persons against whose lands
benefits had been assessed and the
county ditch proceedings was thereupon
dismissed
The application of the Albin Creamery
Company for an outlet to connect with
County Ditch Number 20 was granted,
provided the Creamery Company pays
the sum of 5000 benefits, the amount
originally fixed by the viewers at the
time of the final hearing on this ditch.
This amount is to be credited to the
ditch fund.
Complaint filed
Alex Seifert of Springfield filed written
complaint against the manner in which
County Ditch Number "a is being con-
structed. This complaint was placed
on file and will be thoroly investigated
by the Board.
Co. Boards Meet June 81
In the matter of Judicial ditch Num-
Der II of Brown and Redwood Counties
the engineer has filed his final certificate
on the completion of the contract which
had been let to the National Con-
struction Co. For the purpose of taking
final action on the engineers report the
County Boards of Redwood and Brown
Counties will meet at the office of W. R.
Werring at the village of Morgan Thurs
day, June 27, at 1000 o'clock A. M.
Stately Gets Aid .r Il
The application of the Town of Stately
asking that they be voted the sum of
$4,000 to aid them in building roads in
said town was granted, conditioned,
however, that the two miles of road
between Sections % and "a, and Is and
26 are to be constructed first and that
the public road running due west from
the south east corner of Sections II and
the north east corner of Section ID be
constructed thereafter, SO that this road
will connect with state road Number 9.
Schuster & Schwendinger were allowed
the sum of 500, being the balance due
on their painting contract.
Bills aggregating the sum of $4,000. 90
were allowed and ordered paid.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
JUNE CROP REPORT
. PROMISES PLENTY
WHEAT ACREAGE is INCREASED
EVERY COUNTY IN THE
STATE
OTHER CROPS ALSO INCREASED
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
EXCELLENT

According to the crop estimates made
by John R. Kirk, Field Agent for the
Bureau of Crop Estimates for Minnesota,
the farmers of this state have certainly
gone over the top. The preliminary
estimated acreage is given at 100000
acres OF an increase of about Is per cent
over last year. With condition of
SO on the first day of June this would
give an indicated production of Co.,
.300, 0D0: bushels as compared sc, 525, 900
bushels, the final estimate in 1917 and
alive year average of 54,294,000 bushels.
Three Reasons For Increase
The large increase in spring wheat
sowing is due to three main factors.
The fall blowing was above the average
and the spring was most advantageous
for seeding and blowing, being at least
two weeks earlier than ordinary years.
Because of the guaranteed price the
farmer was assured if he had reasonable
season that the crop would be renumer-
alive. As a third reason may be as
signed the fact that great many farm
ers from a purely patriotic standpoint
increased their intended acreage.
For wheat, Brown County shows
10 per cent more acreage this year
than last year while Nicollet shows
an increase of over S per cent. One
county, Rock, shows 2O3 per cent more
in wheat this year than last year. Of
all of the counties in the state there is
none that fell below the wheat acreage
of last year.
Oats Increased One Per Cent
It is estimated that the oats acreage
for this year is 3,280,O0O acres or an in
crease of l per cent compared with last
year. On June l the condition of the
oats crop was estimated to be per cent
better than a year ago. The ground was
in excellent condition at seeding time,
and the weather decidedly favorable
for root growth. The high wind in the
Northwest perhaps thinned the crops
slightly but they are now most pronis-
ing. The acreage of barley for Min
nesota shows an increase of about 4
per cent over last year and is estimated
to be 1,46O,O00 acres. The condition
is 4 per cent better than it was reported
to be at the same time last year. The
heavy increase in barley acreage an
ticipated by a great many did not
materialize because the season was more
favorable for seeding wheat and because
the price Of barley was considered very
uncertain.
Rye Less Favorable
Winter rye is somewhat spotted but
on account Of early heading under favor
able weather conditions the crop shows
slight increase over last month. There
was also hail damage in local areas.
There is an increase of AZ (OO acres
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
Rye Less Favorabl

Winter rye is somewhat spotted but
on account Of early heading under favor
able weather conditions the crop shows
slight increase over last month. There
was also hail damage in local areas.
Z There is an increase of $4,000 acres
Of clover above last year. This is
certainly gratifying. The total acreage
this year IS 1884 900 acres. Alfalfa is
reported the same acreage as last year,
$4,000. Field beans, peas and small
vegetables and fruits with the exception
Of apples are reported in good condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

ELECTRA felt the inadeouacy of word !
TO carry emotion above certain degree
OF intensity. Beautiful drama tends :,
lyrical expression, as even lbsen seems
10 nave felt in writing his rcalistic
plays. And lyrical drama tends ;ncv;
tably toward music. One can hazard n
safe guess that much of the emotional
Illusion of the electra" performance
would have vanished without the music.
How far such music should 20 (assum-
ing the propriety of any departure from
the known methods Of the Greeks) is =
NICE question. Whether Mr. Damrosch's
music went far enough or too far. or
IN the right or wrong direction, NAV be
lett to the judgment Of individual
tastes, concerning which there can he
no disputation. But the sensitive
music lover will recognize, at all events.
that IN the electra" as performed Mt
Carnegie Hall we have genuine If
perhaps crude, form of music drama
Inc music would have been meaning.
less without the play. And the plav
would have been in some degree imno-
tent without the music.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Music Notes

"Why I Puritan'?" somebody asked
General Manager Gatti-Casazza last
week when the subject of the "rcvjval"
OF the septuagenarian Bcllini opera to.
morrow evening at the Metropolitan
Opera. "Why Il puritani'?" "Mr. La
FARO and Nine. Barrientos must answer
that question, not |, was the reply.
1t remains to be seen how thew will
answer it. With them as Lord Arthur
and Elvira will sing Nine. Perrin as
Queen Henrietta, Mr.. Dc Luca as Sir
Richard, Mr.. Mardones as Sir George.
Mr.. Bada as Sir Bruno and Mr.. Rossi
as Lord Walter. Mr.. Moranzoni. who.
assisted by Chorus Master Setti and
Stage Manager Agnini, has prepared
the revival. will conduct. The scenes
have been painted by Mario Sala and
the costumes arc from designs by Pa
lanti.
Carmen will be given as a special
matinee on Washington's Birthday. 1t
will be sung by Mines. Farrar, Miller.
Sparkes and Fornia and Mcssrs. Marti
nell, Whtehill, Rossi, Bada. Rciss and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Elise Dufour, Danseuse,
Designs Her Own Costumes

Elise Dufour, who gives recital of
the rhythmic dance Tomorrow NIGHT at
. O'Clock at the LenoX Theatre, so East
Seventy eighth Street, has chosen 81
programme dominated by Gluck, Mas
senet, Debussy and Mcdowell
AS in her rhythmic dancing color PLAYS
an important Part, Amy Mali Hicks
aids Miss Dufour in her performance
by Interpreting the music and the
dance through color. The costumes
worn by Miss Dufour and her pupils
on this occasion are designed by this
painter. After Miss Hicks determined
the color tones that interpreted the
music tones, she dyed the fabrics that
went into the costumes. Then she
transformed these dyed fabrics into
draperies, which showed the major and
minor values of the blues, reds, yellows
and violcts Of the various tones pro-
duced in the music and the rhythm of
the dance
In Helms where the Cool Moss
Crows Miss Dufour dances with her
pupils, who appear without her in
Dvorak-kreisler's "Slavonic Dance
in Mendelssohn's "Capricictto" and in
Schubert's "Rosamunde." For Debussy,
Miss Dufour has chosen to present
1.-THE Little Shepherd" and the Gluck
that she will give is "Iphigenic auf
Taurs." Her Massenet number is
"The Scarf Dance the MacDowell
selections are "The Water Lily and
Autumn" and she finishes her pro-
gramme with Chaminade's Les Syl-
wants."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Borrow as a Hack

George Borrow, author of the well
known book THE Bible in Spain j
which was the result of his work as
colporter for an English Bible So
ciety. was in his youth connoisseur
IN pugilistic lore and in the annals az
crime. A set of books sold at auction
IN New York recently, celebrated
Trials and Remarkable Cases of Grim
NAL Jurisprudence" was his first work
and was compiled by him when trying
to make his way in London as a Young
writer. Borrow was INDUSTRIOUS; he
got together the entire six volumes of
this work, consisting of $500 pages.
and put 1T through the press in less
than year.-Outlook
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

Harold Bauer's next recital in AGO.
liam Hall Wednesday afternoon, March
10. will be devoted to works of Weber,
Schumann, Cesar Franck, Brahms.
Chopin, Debussy and List.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Modern Music for
Ancient Greek PLAYS

The music which Walter Damrosch
composed for Margaret Angln's per-
Torrance of electra" in Carnegie Hall
has provided considerable matter for
pleasant speculation among musicians.
Heard by itself it probably would not
seem highly important. But it at least
had the virtue that It carried theat
real audience into the emotional surge
Of the drama at moments when words
seemed inadequate. This, of course,
was its primary, if not its sole, inten-
tion. and to this extent it must be ac
counted successful. Little perturba-
ton has been caused by the fact tina.
il was not Greek" What the Greek
musicians, with q flute and Tyre, con-
vcycd to their audience in monody
probably within the compass of single
octave could not be carried into the
perceptivc chambers of twentieth CEN
fury ears by the same means. To pro-
duce anything analogous to the antique
of expression. Some may question
whether the touches of modern French
idiom which Mr.. Damrosch employed
were not too special in their connota-
ton TO serve for a play of universal
significance. But his search for a
highly emotional expression is hardly
80 be condemned. Commentators have.
indeed, insisted since the time OF
Goethe. and before, that classic re-
straint' was the distinguishing quality
Of the Greeks. But this is dark saw
ing. And it can hardly mean that the
Greek play was cold, impersonal spec
tacle. The very exuberance of the Ian
guage would indicate that it was meant
to be acted in a manner which modern
taste would call melodramatic. So far
did the search for dramatic intensit,
so that Polus, the most famous actor
OF the Hellcnistic age, actually had the
ashes of his own son placed in the fu-
neral urn Of Orestes, that he might be
inspired TO give more violent express
sion 10 his speech, ooh, last memorial
of him who Ger all else" in this same
play of Electra" If Mr.. Damrosch at
times let loose all his brass a, once, 1t
IS perhaps no more than the Greeks
themselves would have done had thew
possessed his orchestra.
What was most interesting, however,
IN this score was the seeming incvita-
bllity with which the music entered at
an emotional crisis. Frequently one
felt that mere dialogue could not main
tain the emotional current set up by
the action. 1t was then that music.
more Immediate and penetrating in its
emotional effect than words, entered
10 carry the spectator over to the
next resting place. Just as Wagner
folt the inadequacy Of music alone to
convey meaning beyond certain point
OF detnlteness, so the spectator al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

Pablo Casals, the Spanish 'ccllist,
and Harold Bauer, the pianist, will give
joint recital in Aeolan Hall Sunday
afternoon, March "a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
NEWS AND COMMENT OF CONCERT AND OPERA

haurcntI. Miss CALI will dance. Mr..
Montcux will conduct.
VII Barbicrc di Siviglia" will be sung
for the first time this season on FRIDAY
evening by Mines. Barricntos and Matt
field and Mcssrs. Carpi, Dc Luca. Mar
doncs, Malatcsta and Rcschiplian. Nv
Papi will conduct.
INC other operas of the week will be ::
"Iosca' on Wednesday evening. with
Mines. Farrar and Arden and Messrs
John Mccormack, Scott. Ross;. Ma,a-
tesla, Bada, Rcschiglian and dAngclo.
Mr.. Moranzoni will conduct,
"Lodolctta" on Thursday evening.
with Mines. Easton, Robson. Arden
and Egener and Mcssrs. Caruso. Amato.
Didur Malatcsta and Bloch. Mr.. Mo-
ranzoni will conduct.
Saint Elizabeth" will be the Satur-
day matinee opera, with Mines. Easton
and Matzenaucr and Messrs. White
hill, Ruysdacl, Schlcgel and Leonard.
Mr.. Bodanzky will conduct.
"Rigoletto" will be the popular nr;ce
opera of the week on Saturday evening.
1t will be sung by Mines. Barrientos
Perm, Egencr and hatfield and
Mcssrs. Lazaro, De Luca, Rothicr.
Rossi, Bada, d'Angelo and Reschiglian.
Mr.. Moranzoni will conduct.
AT to-nlght's concert Rudolph CAM,
pianist, will play LISTS concerto in e
fiat and several solos by Sibelius CAM
and Chopin. Nine. Marie Rappold will
sing the Jewel Song from Faust" and
Bach Gounod's Gave Maria" PasuuaIe
Amato will sing arias from "The Bar
Der Of Seville" and "Dinorah." The
orchestra, under the direction of Rich
ard Hageman, will play Smetana's BAR
tered Bride" overture.
For the fourth concert Of the tu,-
sian Symphony Society at Carnep;e
Hall on Saturday evening, March 9.
Conductor Altschuler announces the
first performance in New York of
new symphony by Gilerc, entlt,ed ella
Murometz. 1t is one of series of
four similar works, each one bearing
name instead of the customary num-
Der. The one to be played refers to
a legendary hero at the court of Prince
Vladimir. The soloist will be Willcm
Willeke, the 'cellist, who will intro
duce novelty in a concerto for cello
by Jeral. The balance of the pro-
glamme, drawn from Glazunoy. Rim
sky korsakoff and Rachmaninoff, will
consist of compositions which have had
place on earlier programmes Of the
society.
Alix Young Maruchess. violinist. and
Myron Whitney, bass, will give a Joint
recital on Thursday afternoon, Feb
ruary %, at the Punch and Judy The
atrc. A programme has been arranged |
which includes several novelties by
American and French composers. Ethel
Cave Cole will be the accompanist
At its third subscription concert in
Aeolan Hall Saturday afternoon. March
. (the date substituted for Tuesday
evening, March 10, originally sched-
uled). the Flonzaley Quartet will play
the Debussy Quartet, op. 10, the Bee