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New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Stick TO Life Insurance
Government SO Advises Soldier.
and Sailors

" ASHlNGTON, Dec 4. The advisa-
o!ilty Of holding TO government insur
ance policies is impressed on soldier:
ana sailors in q bulletin issued by the
information and education service oi
'he United States Department of Labor
The returned man, il is pointed out
can have no greater asset and no
greater incentive to thrift than the
keeping up of his insurance. 1t pro-
Woes protection for him in case of dis
aoiIity and assurance of livelihood
'or his family in case of his death. In
case of death $4,000 policy entities
MS beneficiary to $3.50 a month for
twenty years. If he is permanently
glsabled. he will receive $3.50 a month
aurng his life, and if he dies before
swenty years have elapsed the money
VIII be paid his beneficiary in equal
monthly instalments. The beneficiary
may DE wife, child, grandchild, pa
rent grandparent, brother or sister.
inese benefits are provided men who
" nave taken out insurance at a most
,.etasonablc rate. The only requisite is
.aa. the very moderate premiums be
PAD regularly. BY attending to this
.ssy requirement the returned man
ssssares comfort to himself and his
ssssmiiy. Checks or money orders
ns 0sould be made payable to the Treas
~ sse. OF the United States and addressed
wne u sne Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
Washington. ' - : -
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Women in Nationwide
Move to Feed Europe
Conservation Week Being OBJ
served on Hoover Appeal
10 "Saye for Allies
10 s.SaYe

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Using the
words of Food Administrator Hoover
rs a text. many women's clubs through
out the nation met to-day as a part
OF Conservation week for war relief"
"The food supplies of the world have
been steadily lessening," said MI.
Hoover early in May of last year. at
is the impact Of this shortage which
has knocked at every door in the
United States We hold it in our power
and ours alone to keep the wolf from
the door Of the world This duty is
wider than war-it is as wide as
humanity"
Although made more than a wear
md a half ago, this still holds good
for the present task of world relief,
said food administration officials here
to-day.
Mn Hoover. who is now in Europe
making survey of the food problem,
recently cabled to the heads of several
large organizations of women, asking
the women of America to remain mo-
bilized until the work of feeding the
freed people of Europe is accomplished
in his cablegram, Mr.. Hoover said:
The United States is pledged to re-
spond 20 the call of hungry millions
1t is the privilege of the women o1
this country, now as in the past, tc
meet this criSiS'
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
"eprinted from pssterday's late editions
Opera
S'The Condoliers'' Is Re
vived at Park Theatre by
American Singers
BY Grenville Vernon

~ MI ClINiiIC CtlCR
ne Society Of American Singers gave
It's fourth Gilbert and Sullivan opera
last night al the Park Theatre. The
opera WAS "The Gondo.iers," work
winch New York shas not heard IN many
years. "The Gondolicrs7 IA Of an en-
t.rcly different type from the other
dlipertlan operettas, q work composed
IN the spirit of romantic operetta, the
score Allied with music OF an Italian
and Spanish character, and it's ibretto
possessing not little Of true romantic
favor.
VI course, Gilbert was always Gil
bert, and his excursions into satire are
OF the stuff of the earlier works. His
lampooning of royalty, with the two
gondoliers who reign together in demo-
cratic state over the Kingdom of Bara-
tnrIa, Is delicious, and especially de-
licious at this particular moment De-
licious also are the numbers allotted to
the Duke OF Plaza Toro and to Don AL
hambra del Bolero, and Sir Arthur's
orchestral comment is as fresh and hu-
morous as in any Of the better known
operas.
Tho performance last night was, on
the part of the orchestra and its lead
er, John McGhic, capital. The rich
beauties of the score, its piquant
rhythms, its shmmering colors, were
admirably brought out. Admirable
too, was the Don Alhambra of Will
lam Danforth, cast in The true Gil
bertian mould, unctuous in manner, in
fectious in humor. Craig Campbell az
Marco sang we'll. and possessed g re-
freshng youthfulness of spirit, while
Herbert Waterous as the Duke and Bert
ram Peacock as Giuseppe possessed
voices, though of the informing spirit
of their parts scarcely trace. Of the
women, Miss Gladys Caldwell as Tessa
was graceful in her dancing. In addi-
ticA to these virtues, the staging and
costuming were excellent.
This was the credit side Of the
ledger; the debit was there as we'll
"The Gondoliers" requires a company
Of artists who have both voices and
style, and these artists, especially
among the women, have not been pres
ent to any great extent in any of the
Gilbert and Sullivan revivals at tht
Park. Last night when Mr.. Danfortf
! did not hold the stage there were long
stretches ofboredom, and even Mr.. Dan
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
On the Screen

"hangcr Go Slow" Is tho new psct-
"fs IN which Mae Murray is being sro
scented at the Loew theatres this weok
me story was written by Miss MURRAY
and her director, Robert Leonard and
wa'sc truth compels us TO say that IT.
's haSh'y Improbable, 1T rs also in
tensely interesting, aud who would not
rather be amused than convinood7
Miss Murray wc have always CON
s'dered one Of the most attractive of
screen actresses. She commits no
breach OF good taste ever, whether
sartorlal or histronic. Ono may always
rely on Miss Muray's intelligence. aud
1t Is great comfort
Ia the new picture she plays boy,
and she is the first girl we have son
who could have fooled us if we hadn't
known beforehand that she was a.girl
She Just sacrifices everything and looks
as ugly as boy of fifteen always
looks. But when she takes off her cap
and all Of her curls fall down, then
SHE Is pretty Mac Murray again, only
We should like to known how she
fooled the rest of the gang all those
IL
In the hrst place.
Mugsy can crack safe with the
best of them, so she always gets the
pcrilous end of the Job and tho small
end of tho "swag."
But ono day their den is raided and
Mugsy escapes to Cottonvile via a
freight train There she goes to live
with Aunt Sarah and discards her
masculine attire of course Aunt
Ssrah's boy Jimmie is in New York,
and, OF course. he turns out to be
Mugsy's pal, who used to help him
hcr-to crach safes until 1t became
unsafe, and, of course, they both re-
form and get married
But first there are lots Of amusing
bueolic experiences for Mugsy wherein
she profits to the extent Of S10,3O5
/ The $4,000 she gets for Aunt Sarahs
mnrren acres by slyly spreading the
! report that they contain oil. The $500
she gets by blackmaiing the judge
and the S5 she steals from the sheriff
In the supporting cast are Jack Mul-
hall as Jimmie. Lon CLANCY as local
beau and Evelyn Selbie as village
gossip. The titles are worthy OF
honorable mention. FL L.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Stop Playing With Fire

More than two thirds of the fire
losses in this country every year are
of the preventable kind; they would
rot occur if the people responsible for
them used ordinary precautions. Be
cause they do not. property valued in
excess Of 500 100000 is destroyed and
many lives are lost every year. Such
senseless waste is always deplorab BILE ;
in war time it is almost criminal. 1t
cripp]es the nation and helps our enc
mics. The Kaiser's agents paid to
start fires and blow up factories did
less damage than the American people
do to themselves every year through
preventable blazes. And the fires this
year. the authorities declare, have de-
stroyed much food. There is no surer
way than this to help our enemies and
InJure ourselves and our allies. Food
Will win the war but not il it is to
be destroyed by wholesale in needless
fres. This year the use Of soft coal
N many furnaces that formerly burned
anthracite has introduced new fire
hazards. Burning soft coal produce
much SCOT and SCOT starts fires
Therefore it is urged by the fuel ad-
minlstration and other authorities that
the greatest care be used to keep pipes
and hues clear of SCOT 1t is also
urged that soft coal be stored in such
a way as to prevent spontaneous com
'bustion and that it be not piled
against hot pipes or against the fur
mace. "This is the time for Anne rica
to correct her objectionable fault oi
wastefulness and extravaganza" said
the President. The American people
should apply the admonition by ear
nestly taking in hand the task of fir
prevention Chicago News.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
WOmen's Service
League Plans to
Continue War Aid
National Head Says Canteen
and Conservation Work Is
To Be Kept Up; Johlcss
Girls to Be Given Work

At meeting OF the National League
for Woman's Service at the Ritz Carl
ton yesterday, 4. II. Sothern. actor and
member of tile Over There Theatre
Un't, urged all members of the league
to redoublc their efforts to relieve dis
tress In Eurpoc.
Your boys" he said, "havc a long
road to march before they return to
you and they need to be bolstercd IN
along the way"
Mr.. Sothcrn, who served in France
with the Over There Thentre Unit. un-
der tho Y. NJ. c. A., and who. to-day.
is again leaving for France, outlined
the work done by Mr.. Ames and his
over There Theatre companies; by
Mary Anderson, who raised $3.50, 900
and contributed it to soldiers in
france; and by members of the Ma
tlonal League for Woman's Service. He
closed with recitations and n tribute
to the Y. M. C. A.
MISS Maude Wetmore, national chair
man OF the league, spoke on future
work OF the organization.
Somebody asked me the other day il
our League meant to carry on. Why
IN Heaven's name shouldn't we carry
on But since there seems to be some
o0unt about 1t, I'm here to give you our
plans. l can say a lot about recon
struction. It's a word which everybody
IS using, and no one knows much about
what 1t means. But Miss Parker, our
national commandment, knows what it
means when applied to the work Of our
league, and Pm going to let her tell
you"
Miss Grace Parker outlined the pro
gramme of future work by the league.
I'VE shall" she said "devote our
energies to assisting in food conserva-
ton, particularly during this food con
servaton week
Owe have 6fty-six social clubs and
canteens, and we shall keep these run
ming. In addition, we are going to
| dedicate our first canteen, thct at
Thirty y-ninth Street and Madison Ave
nue.. as a memorial club.
I'VE are going to make a campaign,
OF reclamation, of everything that is
going to waste
1--WE arc perating with the United
States Employment Service to replace
III industry those, girl war workers
whose war Jobs are ended.
Our motor and voluntary aid di-
visions will keep on working, and we
are planning to extend the work of ou1
civic division, devoted to education
welfare, Americ.nization and general
propaganda"
Miss Parker appealed to the members
Of the league to carry on. eve have
three more years Of work if we want
to stand shoulder to shoulder with. the
women of France, England and Bel
gium," she said.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Ohio Girls Can Food

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec 4 Over
5000 Buckeye lassies organized in 4lC
clubs, canned and preserved food the
past season in contestss conducted by
the College Of Agriculture. Of this
number 1904 girls made detailed final
reports and exhibited their products
at the county fairs. The girls re-
porting canned 24,743 pint jars of
fruit, 25,757 jars of vegetables, ACC
Jars Of meats, such as chicken and
beef; baked 1879 loaves of Victory
bread, which represented the saving OF
over five barrels of wheat flour, and
made 10000 glasses of jelly and pre-
serves. These products had market
value of sl7,16o, or provided ar aver
age return to each CIR! Of over SIG.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Ar t

The National Societyof Craftsmen
opened its annual exhibition last eve
ming with a reception and private view
at the National Arts Club, 119 East
Nineteenth Street.
During the exhibition prominence
will be given to the reeducational work
being done for and by returned wound
ed soldiers in military hospitals
Groups Of partially disabled soldiers
will be seen demon strating the various
crafts. including metal work. pottery,
textiles, block printing and rug weav-
ing
Many disabled soldier has discov-
cred latent talent in his makeup, and
is now producing works of art with a
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
M Peace That Ignores Them
Can Represent Aims We
Fought for, She Declares
Some Tasks Only Begun
Cauno, Neglect Our Duty to
Children of Those Who
Will Never Come Back
Tribune Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON. December 4.-Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw, chairman of the
Vomen's Committee Of the Council Of
National Defence. has issued state
ment pointing out reasons why there
should be no demobilization of the
woman power Of America. The follow
ING letter was sent to all state chair
men of the Women's Committee.
During the movement of the na-
ton from a war basis TO a peace basis,
great changes must inevitably take
nlace- changes economic, industrial,
social. No thinking person can expect
that the change will be altogethe or
hack TO q pre-war basis. The women
ran be no more relieved from their
obligation to see that these changes
make for richer heritage, healthier
environment and freed opportunity for
their children than they were from
their obligation, now faithfully per-
former, to see that their soldier sons
had every protection, physical ana
moral, thrown about them, both IN the
camp and on the firing line.
Cannot Neglect Duty
Thew cannot neglect their duty to
the sons and daughters of the men
Who will not come back to them, nor
can they meet the returning solalets
with anything less than an honest
I'VE have done all we promised YOU
For these reasons 1t Is lmperaS!Ve
that there shall be no demoDllizauVn
OF the woman power OF America /,
must remain organized, equipped aau
raadv for action. We do not know the
nroeramme that Will be laid before US;
we cannot say what our part IN 1t VIII
he. There will be those things thai
women have held dear: the ,sareguara,
,no of little children, the education OF
youth, the health Of q people and sucn
great tasks as supplying to every WAL,
Ing worker job, providing, for the
whole world. But what we know Is;
There can be no great peroformance II
which women do not play part"
DR.. Shaw enumerates the ways II
which the women of America nave
helped bring about victory 9ns
names the saving Of food, entering IN
dustry, making Dandages Tor lne
wounded. selling and buying bonoS
giving up nuSpdUus, piOthoA" @A~
Women's War Programme
In the war programme she incIudes
the work of the ckildren's year, the
teaching Of true economy and thrltt
the proper standards in industry. And
to DR.. Shaw these tasks seem only
begun.
I'm wartime. it was found that whaE
had been called 'woman's interests
namely, food, thrift. health, morals
were the interests Of whole peopls
and had an integral part in the organ
zation for victory 1t was found also
that they were intimately tied up with
great financial, industrial programmes
In peace time. they will no less be
the interests of the whole nation, ane
in the realization of our war aims
they have an important place.
"No peace that ignores them, nc
programme that overlooks them, car
claim to represent the aims for which
we fought. 1t therefore becomes thu
duty of the womanhood Of America K
interest itself vitality in the terms O.
the peace and to prepare ourselves T.
perform our obligation to maxi
victory complete"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Plays and Players

Good Luck, Sam" the Camp Merritt
snow, has proven such success at the
Lexington Theatre, that, beginning next
Monday its run will be continued for
another forth ght at the Knickerbocker
theatre. The lsadora Duncan soldier
ballet has proven SO funny that the
Keith vaudeville circuit has offered to
make 1t headline attraction when the
men are discharged from service
Chauncey Olcott, in George NJ
Cohan's "The Voice Of MCCONNELL will
begin his New York engagement at the
Christmas matinee at the Manhattan
Opera House, following David Warfeld
in "The Auctioneer."
William Moore Patch's first original
production, "rake it From Me-" musi-
cal comedy by Will B. Johnstone, an
artist on the New York World, will be
produced here on Christmas Eve. Will
B. Anderson has written the score
In the Gest- Hammerstein controversv
over the services of Ed Wynn and MAY
West. Moriss Gest insists that both
comedians were put under contract by
him before they were engaged to ap.
pear in "Sometime," and that both will
"PP0oA ii tHc ucW CcHCQIy AoOI revue
Edgar Smith is writing the book
and Jerome Schwartz the music for q
new musical show in which Mcintyre
and Heath, the well-known blackface
comedians, are to appear
Freedom" is being revived .for two
performances next Sunday, in honor OF
Britain Day. The afternoon perform
ance will be given at the Hippodrome
and the evening performance at the
Century. The regular cast, augmented
by the appearance of Julie Opp Faver-
sham and several society girls, will
take part in the performance.
Bradford Kirkbride has replaced 10
seph Lertora in the leading male role
opposite Eleanor Painter in Gori
anna" at the Liberty Theatre
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Great Throng Attends
Funeral of ROstanti

PARIS, Dec. 1.-The funerol of Ed
mond Rostand, the poet and play
wright, who died Monday, was held
this morning in the presence of a great
throng of friends and admirers.
Several members of the French Cab
met and leaders in political and liter
President Poincare was represented.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
S 0 S for Chorus Girls

The "fu." Ban. Chicago theatres
dark. Chorus girls scattering. Twenty
in one party off to st. Louis to work
in a munitions factory. Isn't it lovely.
rouge"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
orth was handicapped by his lack Of

voice
"The Gondoiers" is work Of ro-
mantle beauty as we'll as British hu-
NOR, and ii needs on the distaE side
voices and charm and temperament
Yet its beauties are such that even an
imperfect performance is delight
Last nights audience was large and
exceedingly enthusiastic.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

Bradford Krkbride has replaced Jo-
seph Lertora in the leading male role
opposite Eleanor Painter in Glori-
anna" at the Liberty Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

Edgar Smith is writing the book
and Jerome Schwartz the music for a
new musical show in which Mcintyre
and Heath, the well-known blackface
comedians, are to appear.
The courier-index., 1918-06-21
STRATEGY OF FOCn IS
TOO MUCH FOR HUNS
TACTICS OF GENERALfSSiMO
NOW FULLY UNDERSTOOD
GERMAN MILITARY MACHINE
HELD.

Washington, June 11-Gen Ferdi
nand F'och, commander in chief OF
the entente allied armies, has won
/. thefsupreme' confidence of the United
States army general staff. The STRAIT
egg, courage and leadership with
which the successive German on
slaughts have been withstood since
March 81 are declared to represent
the most brilliant chapter of the war
to date.
The territory yielded, and the bend
ing Of the line here and there, which
fully understood The tactics en-
ployed have saved thousands of
American, British and French sol
diers from being slaughtered. 1t is
also regarded as the only sort of de-
fensiye by which the progress of the
giant German war machine could
have been held In check.
The main German pnrpose-to cap
ture Paris and leave the British fore
es without support save that which
must come from England, across the
channels believed to have been
thwarted. The French reserves sent
to support Gen. Haig and the British
armies weeks ago ON the northern
end of the line have not been with
drawn.
The. armies with which Foch is
now defending the thrusts at Paris
The courier-index., 1918-06-21
Daggett's

with desperate resistance are w0fully
outnambered by the Germans, but
are fighting valiantly It is not be-
lieve the Teutons win ever reach
the French capital 1t is thought,
however they may get sufficiently
close to institute harassing bonn
bardment of the city
1t lis regarded as certain that the
French morale, both civilian and
military, win hold like steel In any
event Only this great confidence in
the mettle OF his soldiers and the
spirit of the population would permit
Foch to d30loy his forces to snch
splendid advantage according to
staff officers
The in Jr1Aation that the British,
who are defending the channel are
stiH strongly supported by French
reserves has not been printed before
Foch is being praised here not so
much because he has stood sQuarely
behind the British as for the risk OF
inviting censure from his own people
the French-in not employing more
troops in the defense before Paris.
1t is admitted that in no Other way
could he have demonstrated the snal-
tiles of greatness necessary TO the
position of generalissimo
There is much more optimism in
Washington now than ten days ago.
LAT that time the Germans were max
ing rapid gains In the direction of
Paris. II was believed to be their
purpose to take the capital, and ~
so doing break ap the French armies
and cut off the British from any sup
port except that which could be OBJ
tanned from over seas.
And TO prevent prompt support for
Gen. Haig the pessimists predicted
the German elect would be employed
TO MAKE shipping more difficult in
the English channel
The courier-index., 1918-06-21

1T is still believed the 6 .s.., ..n,
soon send their arr head down.
like mad bull, o. 1es,nst me forces
defending the cf 1anel hut there Is
satisfying .snse OF security, they
assert. in lowing that the British
are strongy supported This attack
may be made IN the vicinity OF ABB
beviile or Where the line affords a
stu nearer approach to Calais.
The last thrust by the Germans be-
J tween ,Montdidie- and N0y0n, al
] though 1t stretches over a broad front
| is not classed hare as major Of
! fensive. There could be no objec-
tive. in the operations on this sectbr
/ that would be decisive, it is asserted
The real purpose is believed to be
an effort to consolidate positions by
bringing together the Picardy and
Aisne battle areas and strengthen
! the line for a later mass attack. II
the present movement is successful
drive could be made for Paris via
Amiens or the channel with great
force.
The courier-index., 1918-06-21

treat them, as if they were mere ten
mis- balls. They have had two weeks
of it. SEA-
While ! was looking at road a
hundred rods away two huge shells
struck close by, gouging great holes
in it and lifting cloud Of earth, dust
and smoke, which drifted lazily off
like the smudge OF a forest fire.
That goes on day and night. The
officers get used to it, but it is
hard on the men up at the front, for
they cannot get proper rest
The artillery duel at this point is
continuous, The shells going and
coming furnish a terrifying POSSIBLE
ity. To some it is something of
medley, but there is no doubt the
American hail of shells is causing
thrice the havoc among the Germans.
The soldiers are finding solace in
the knowledge that Germany has
been baked at present at least in
its push to overwhelm Paris. 1t is
no secret anywhere that Germany is
playing her last card to batter the
way to victory, knowing that she
will never have a chance if she fails
this time. The talks / had with Ger
man prisoners prove that Germany's
military ring has got its back to the
wall 1t is like an animal, with
victory in sight, held at bay, grow
ing steadily weaker while her foe
is gaining.
"Still it is no mistake to recognize
that Germany has the ability, through
a wanton and reckless sacrifice of
men, to make terrific onslaught.
1t is evident she has NO hope Of
gaining Paris by this offensive. She
has first determined to straighten
the line, giving a bold front before
Paris, then to repeatedly launch Of
fensives until the issue is decided.
The mumblings of Germany spell the
doom of the militarists unless COM
plete victory should result from the
terrible slaughter In the meanwhile
the French are confident and the
Americans eager"