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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. Feb ia shalIay dor,.s.,o,
has moved from the lower Af.ssissipni Valley N
The upper Ohio Valley In the last twenty. fou-
hours' and pressure is generally low over IN,
southeastern states. A second cyclonic denrassos,
IS advancing inland over tie Northern pacis,
S,a'es ana strong anl-cycione is centred over
inc centre Missouri Valley There have hem ~
,teious thulloef showers and local ram in he
49, nuh and South Atlantic states ana light
iooa SHOWS along the great lakes and in tho MD
VIC eilssissipu Valley Genereis rains hay, faIia.
IA Northern Colorado. Washington and Orecn, sn5
Aearh local SHOWS IN the northern plateau region
,..1 e ti1i'erature has fallen In the Southern At
aatic ana Eastern Gulf states and Texas and ia
NOW NOW considerably below the seasonal ayersya IN
.,ese dstFlctS Elsewhere the changes have hea.
uiiimIoHant and irregularly distributed IVY
a., Ign. Snow Is probable early SUNDAY morning IN
the middle Atlantic and New England states an ~
sin,g the lower lakes ''' anu
ine temperature will not change maie,iaf.
uiS part OF tho Washington forecast d;strict s,s
moderately low temperatures via con,t,,,' ~ q" .
me next forty eight hours '"i'' >
, storm warnings are dspaved on Tho >.,
Pacific coast. ~ 40 ->"Fulefn
forecasts for Special localItles.-For Nag r,r
ianu. probably Light snow and slightly warmer
sunday Monday fair. not much change in Tom.
perature.
For Eastern New York Eastern pennsvlvan.s ,,a
New Jersey probably lcht sry snndsy No. Az
AZ. hot much change iii temperature
,,, western New York light snow SUNDAY.
s''' eo-'ei' Mohday falr continued cold.
Local Official Record-The following official ree-
ora from the Weather Bureau shows tenperat,,,..
curing the last twenty-four hours In comna,ison
with the corresponding date OF last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Music
George Baklanof Sings Will
Dramatic Force in Car
negie Hall

Russian opera Of the type which has
not been heard here since the days OF
"Plque Dame" was represented at tho
concert of the Russian Symphony Or
chestra last night in Carnegie Hall
when George Baklanoff, of the Chicago
Opera Company, lent himself to the
production ''in concert form" Of the
second act of Rachmanlnotf's 1.-THE
Mlser Knight" Mr.. Baklanoif sang
with much dramatic force, but showed
beauty of tone only in his highest
notes. Tshaikowsky's First symphony
opened the programme. and Vassilcn-
kos suite, "To the Sum-" closed it.
The Schumann Club chorus of wom-
ems voices gave recital in the after
noon at Aeolian Han under the direc-
ton of Percy Rector Stevens. The
songs, which were Italian, French, Ger
man and American in groups, were
capably arranged for four parts by
Deems Taylor, whose own "Plantation
Love Song" was heartily applaaded.
The chorus sang with confidence md
tonal beauty, but it still lacks the
seeming spontanity which comes Of
perfect ease
Sascha Jacobnoff played at the same
hall in the evening as he has often
played before, with vigorous, true tone,
clear accent and much poetic feeling.
In the familiar Bruch concerto, the
Vital Chaconne, so much played this
season, and many agreeable minor
pieces he showed himself an unusually
we'll grounded and we'll rounded artist.
DR.. Muck's men at Carnegie Hall in
the Afternoon played Haydn's Sur
prise" symphony as they had played
Mozart's in G minor two days before,
which is to say with perfect balance
and infinite tinesse. The lovely
Tschaikowsky's "Serenade for String
Orchestra" was little less flexible and
graceful than one could have expected
after hearing the "Queen NAB" move
ment of the acrlier recital, but the
orchestra won its listeners back with
the much liked "Sakuntala" overture
OF Goldmark, which closed the pro-
gramme.
Mr.. Damrosch in the morning led his
youthful listeners through pleasant
and familiar music in another of his
"Symphony Concerts for Children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Humidity

.. al dlghest temperature yesterday 80 DEGREES IN
3 3soo p. M lowest. 81 (at SAB a MI: average
do average same date last wear. 29; average sam
date for thirty three years. 81 "es saint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Barometer ReadInas

Barometer Readings
a. m se3 81 / p. m. 80. SO D. m 30 90
Local onic'a' Forocass--Probably light snow to-
day; toll morrow fair. not much change in tsanrern
ture; moderate northwest winds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Praise for Dancer

castle couldn't help being the life
of the party wherever he went" said
man yesterday who has recently re-
turned from that section, land the peo-
pie down there simply worshipped him.
He had his drums with him-remembe
those famous drums that were such a
riot in Watch Your Step and at Castle
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
German Colonel Dies
While Under U. S. Parole
Major Piorkowski Promoted
When Prisoner, Was Rank
ing Officer in This Coun,ry

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur f. Pior-
kowski, formerly American representa-
tlvc or the krupps and the highest
ranking officer of the German armv in
the United States. died Monday at his
nome, 6l East Eighty-sixth Street.
On the day following the decIartion
or war against Germany by the United
states the German officer, then major.
was arrested as an enemy alien. He
was IN custody two months, but on
June ., 1917, was paroled in the Gus
tody Of Judge Henry d. Hotchkiss. He
was seventy eight years old at the time
OF his death.
Promoted While Prisoner
Not only did he not sever his CON
nection with the German army, but
after this country entered the war and
while he was on parole he was pro-
NOTED from major to lieutenant colo
mel.
On August 18, 1914, Just as the great
war opened, he contributed an article
to The Tribune in which he gave an
accurate forecast Of the method which
would be pursued in the fighting and
the gigantic scale of the military oper-
ations that would decide the war; but
without undertaking to predict which
side would be the victor.
Funeral services will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock at St. Peters
Lutheran Church, Fifty-ifth Street and
Lexington Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Nine. Van Doren Not
1T Best in Ibsen
Offering in French

Ibsen in French was the piquant
sensation provided by the Theatre du
Vieux Colombier last evening. "Ros-
mersholm" was the play with the YER
satile Nine. Van Doren as Rebecca
West. In spite Of most adequate
translation, the sombrences of Scandi-
navian drama was none too poignantly
realised, and the problem in the house
hold of Johannes Rosmer insensibly
assumed the proportions of the famil-
lar triangle, instead of an overwhelm-
ing psychological study, in which the
gospel of individualism plays a vital
part.
Nine. Van Doren was less successful
as Rebecca than in her performance
of other roles this season. Her char
acterization was as uncertain as her
utterance in the third act was indis-
tinct. 1t was difficult to see why
Kroll should have been checked at her
costume in Rosmer's study, for so
modest was her dress that it would
have received the approval of any Sun
day school teacher. Altogether an un-
convincing performance. On the other
hand, Mr.. Copeau was excellent as the
spend all his leisure moments making
life unpleasant for his brother-in law
Mr.. Dullin's Rosmer was finely drawn
portrait, dmirably sustained.
Next week the play will be Anglers
Gle Gendre de M. Poirier."
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Community Work
TO Give Women
New Opportunity
One-Time War Organization
Turns ITS Activities to
Leading in Service of
All Kinds i'm Peace Davs

Tho so-called woman of leisure who
learned the joy of useful activity dur
ing the war and now wonders how shc
can avoid going back to teas and
bridge, and the girl war worker who
'ears she Is to be turned out of a
lob' VIII both find a friend in the Com
mun'ty Council of National Defence.
starting as war organization, this
great movement has become nation
wide, with chief headquarters in Wash
ihg'oh' lie VIII now turn its energies
TO reconstruction problems.
- lhe Community Councils of National
DeIence arc local groups united under
Federal charter, but with sef-gov-
eminent, 1or the purpose of fostering
every honest citizen into some form
OF civic activity
Dr. John Willis Slaughter, director
OF the development of Community
councils OF National Defence in the
Clty of New York, speaking of the
objects of the councils. said Yesterday:
Quietly, we want to coordinate the
work OF demobilizing the army, of find
ING JOBS Tor men and women workers,
" AhierlcaM1lng INN grants, of re-
Nevlng distress IN families Of men in
service and women turned away from
war activities.
The councils arc q means Of bring
ing every individual citizen into ma
tonal service. They will be about 400
councils IN New York City, each one
having its own officers and working
under Federal charter issued at the
organization headquarters, Room 22O5,
Municipal Building.
Each of these individual councils
VIII have working list of its mem-
bers, catalogued according to capacities
and abilities. In any crisis, such as
the Influenza epidemic, during which
we maintained 127 emergency head
quarters and sent people into homes
TO nurse, cook, wash, etc, we can i'm
mediatcly mobilize our working forces.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
fRsprintsd from ysstsrday's iats sdisions)


The concert given by the u s.
Army Music Training School Band at
Aeollan Hall last night was less an
artistic affair of large r.erit than
demonstration of the efforts which are
making under the Stimulus OF the
war to improve the character of the
country's military music Mr.. Percy
Granger took part in it, and plainly
enough provided the feature relied on
10 make the affair attractive, but even
MS contributions as composer and pian-
ISL dld not lift it out Of the atmosphere
OF semi professionalism which sur
rounded 1T. During the last few years
Captain Arthur A. Clappe's efforts to
educate bandmasters at Governors ISL
ana have been supplemented With a
measure of encouragement from the
government at the Institute of Musi-
cal Art in this city, whence have been
graduated several classes of young mu-
slclans, whose services were, no doubt,
found to be valuable when the war dis
closed that in the matter of musical
organizations and leaders the country
was quite as i'll equipped as it was in
framed fighting men. Now that the
lesson has been learned, it is likely
that more and better things will be
done IN the future than were done in
the past, and in this view of the case
last nights entertainment may best be
viewed as committees report Of
progress. It's most interesting feature
was the disclosure Of the broad notion
or musical culture which it made, this
being materially helped by the obvious
ly high character of the enlisted men.
AS a body they played music OF the
KIND to be expected Of a military band,
albeit one somewhat lacking in effec-
tive constituent elements, but in addi-
ton they sang artistic part-songs, as
well as couple of the popular war
songs Of the day; four Of them played
chamber music for strings, the clarinet
lists made a creditable venture in a
transcription of the slow movement of
Ischalkoffsky's string quartette, Op.
II, and one besides Mr. Grainger-to
wit, Corporal Ralph Leopold-played
the pianoforte like an artist
The music as a rule was not too am
bilious in character to suit the occa-
sion, whose spirit found happiest ex-
preston in light march
rhythms. The setting of an English
morris dance fer two pianofortes made
by Mr.. Granger and played by him and
Corporal Leopold was kept in the
merry mood and ran out into artistic
atfectaton only at the end, where Mr.
Granger felt called upon to evoke two
grave tones by hitting the strings with
drumstick, instead of being content
with the mechanism of his instrument.
No doubt there were persons in the
audience who thought these blows
were strokes of genius. and were also
prepared to accept the new Lullaby" ,"
which he played alone, as a composition
of pith and movement
AS a matter of pitiful fact it was
about as precious in content and as
aristocratic in style as "Silvery
Waves" of half century ago, though
little less disingenuous in harmony.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Three Puccini Operas
To Have Preynieres Here

The triple Puccini premiere Decem-
Der ID, when the composers three new
oneact operas, III Tabarro." "Suor
Angelica" and Gianni Schicchi," will
have their first production on any
stage, will be the chief feature of the
fifth week of the Metropolitan opera
season. Mr.. Moranzoni will conduct
all three works. The operas announced
by General Manager Giulio Gatti-
Casazza for the other performances
next week are as follows:
"Madama Butterfly" on Monday even
ing, "Trovatore" on Wednesday even
ing, with Mines. Muzio, Homer and
Egener and Messrs. Martineli, De Luca,
Rothier, Audisio and Reschiglian, Mr..
Papi conducting; "Elisir D'Amore" on
Thursday evening; Boris Godunoff on
Friday evening, and "The Daughter of
the Regiment" at the Saturday mat
inee.
A special Verdi Puccini programme
will be given at next Sunday nights
concert, under the direction Of Cen
naro Pepi. Artists who will take part
will be Mines. Easton, Romaine,
Sparkes and Braslau and Messrs. Diaz,
Kingston, Chalmers and Mardones.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Women Workers
First Topic of
Big Conference
Meeting to Discuss Recon-
struction To Be Held i'm
This City Dec. 6 and Z
Secretary Wilson Coming

Women in industry will be the first
topic for discussion at the labor re-
construction conference to be held
here December and 7, The confer
ence will be held under the auspices
of the Academy of Political Science,
and the first meeting will take place
in the Horace Mann Auditorium OF
Columbia University. Mary E. Dreier
will preside.
Mary Van Kleeck, director Of the
women in industry service OF the
United States Labor Department, will
speak on "Changes in Protective
Standards" Other speakers will be
Pauline Goldmark, manager Of the
women's service section of the United
States railroad administration, on
woman railroad employment; Mrs.
Sara A. Conboy secretary Of the Unit
ed Textile Workers of America, OF
Equal Pay for Equal Work." Mary
Anderson, assistant director of the
women in industry service, on "Will
Women Retire From Industry With
the Return of Peace?" and DR.. Alice
Hamilton, United States Bureau of
Standards, on New Scientific Stand
ards for the Protection of Workers."
night, which will be devoted to wom-
ems problems, Will include state
ment from Secretary Of Labor Wilson.
Secretary Wilson assured Abram l.
Elkus, former United States Ambassa
dor to Turkey, and DR.. Samuel Nc
Cune Lindsay, president of the Acad-
envy Of Political Science, when they
called on him recently, that he would
positively attend the conference, not
withstanding the pressure of public
business, which makes it difficult for
officials to get away from Washington
these days He will make the trip
especially for the closing session of
the conference, leaving Washington
Saturday afternoon and returning
Saturday night after the banquet at
the Hotel Astor
At this banquet 200 guests are ex-
pected, many of them representing
commercial and business organizations
and labor unions all over the country.
The Importance of an expression Of
assurance and hope on behalf Of the
administration is recognized by Secre-
tary Wilson, and as the President him
self assured labor and business inter
ests alike at the outbreak of the war
That their just interests would be
safeguarded by every power of the
government if they co0perated patri-
o'ically and unselfishly in the vigor-
GUS prosecution Of the war, the Secre-
laHy oil Labor feels that the govern
ment should be equally solicitous in
safeguarding those interests during
the perlod OF reconstruction.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
chepr'nfed from yesterdays late editions)
Drama
betty at Bay Is Seen at the
Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre
By Haywood Broun

Many happy cndings are bare faced,
but that which has been supplied for
Betty at Bay" is so extensively naked
that you could sec its backbone if it
had one. Never has playwright
thumbed her nose so brazenly at the
lords of life and death as does Miss
Jessie Porter in the play which was
produced at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre last night.
Five minutes before the final curtain.
everybody thought that the hero was
dead; that the heroine wasn't going to
have a baby, and that her aged father
inlaw was going to be turned out of
his ancestral home. Then the play
wright began to work fast Before our
startled eyes, she raised tho hero and
the mortgage, and supplied a promise
of motherhood for the heroine. We
are willing to grant that little good
news may be temporarily overlooked
for the ultimate qualification of the
audience, but it seems to US that there
should be limits to the things which
may be mislaid.
In spite of its constitutional awk-
wardncss there are some good qualities
IN Betty at Bay" Most of these arise
from the fact that Miss Jessie Porter
is not an accomplished dramatist. We
assume she is not hardened one.
Consequently, she is able to supply
occas ional snatches of fresh and inter
esting observation of the words and
manners of people, but she never sue
ceeds in combining these observations
into any effective dramatic story The
plot is usually vague and often pre-
posterous, although it's conclusion does
reach superb climax of idiotic inven-
tion.
If there were moro stuff in the play
1t would get over. for on the whole the
acting is excellent. Charles A.
Stevenson, IN particular, gives an un-
usually skilful and interesting per-
iormance. Doris Rankin is not so skill
1ui' but she is interesting and at times
moving. Her gorgeous voice has fine
clutching notes in it, except when she
seeks to overstress its contralto quail
lty. Alison Skipworth also works well.
and j. ii. Barnes is effective, although
to lesser degree. We have no doubt
that a boy named Clifford Southworth
VIII grow up to be a popular American
leading man. Already he has learned
TO say "drawringroom."
Betty at Bay" Is concerned with tho
trlbulations Of a young woman who
goes to live with her husbands father
IN spite of the fact that the marriage
was surprise and disappointment
to him. The play deals quite exten-
slvely with the sacredness of father
hood-in-law and Betty sticks to the
Ola man. although he hates her. All
the elements which have caused fric-
tlon between them are suddenly swept
away in the happy ending
The play is London success, and
we mention the matter simply as a piece
OF news and not as a bit of propaganda
intended to destroy Allied unity.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Idle Women MurcI.
Upon Lloyd George

I ONDON, Dec. 3.-Womcn
munition workers, who had
been receiving high pay and who
have been discharged, marched
to Downing Street to-day and de-
manded to see Premier Lloyd
George,
The Premier sent word that he
was too busy to see them. The
marchers, who numbered about
five hundred, then proceeded to
the Ministry of Munitions. OH
clals of the Ministry met a depu-
tation o. tho women and ar
ranged for a further conference,
at which the employers also would
be present.
The women III many instances
wore expensive clothes. They de-
manded the immediate withdrawal
Of the discharges, and their atti-
tude, it was said at the Ministry
of Munitions, was uncompro-
missing.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Presidential Stewardesses
Gave Sons to Their Country

Mrs. Anna Hamilton, of Limerick
Ireland, will wait upon President and
Mrs. Wilson on their trip to the Peace
Conference and back. She was tew-
ardess to the Balfour mission, and has
crossed the ocean many times. Dur
ing the war she served on three ships
which were attacked by submarines
and she has also been a nurse on the
battlotields of Northern France.
Mrs. Annie Glascock. Mrs. Mary
Simpson and Mrs. Vera Stuart will be
the other steWardesses assigned to the
Presidential party. Each is the mother
of soldier, and, like Mrs. Hamilton,
they will wear overseas insignia of the
knights Of Columbus
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
''Le Prophete" Repeated, With
CarusO and Homer in Cast

ale Prophetic" was repeated last
night at the metropolitan before the
usual large audience. The cast in
cluded Mr.. Caruso, Mrs. Homer, Miss
Muzio, Mr.. Daz, Mr.. Schlegel, Mr..
Mardones and Mr. Rothier.
All were in excellent voice, and Mr..
RNanzky showed that he can conduct
Meyerbeer with as much spirit as he
conducts Wagner or Mozart. The Met
ropolitan's spectacle is a superb one,
especially in the coronation scene,
while the ballet possesses greater at
mosphcre than is usually the case at
the opera.
1t would none the less be a vast i'm
provement If skaters could be found
who knew on which end their next step
was likely to land them.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Woman's League Plans
Christmas Entertainment

A Christmas entertainment for the
benefit of the Sailors, Soldiers and
Marine Club of the National League
for Woman's Service will be given on
Saturday evening, December ID, at the
Plaza.
"What Makes Christmas Christmas" i"
one-act play by Grace Latimer Jones,
will be produced, and there will be
special dances. There will also be a
huge Christmas tree, dinner and dane
ing.
The patronesses for the entertain
ment are Mrs. James A. Roosevelt. Mrs.
Edward McVickar, Mrs. Winthrop Burr,
Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim, Mrs. W. O.
Miss Maudc Wetmorc.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
women for years to help them as soon
as YOU had won the vote"
Mrs. Whitman Speaks

women for years to help them as soon
as YOU had won the vote"
Mrs. Whitman Speaks
Mrs, Charles s. Whitman was the
guest Of the convention at the morn
ing session, The Governors wife made
the first speech of her career.
ut has been an inspiration to hear
Mrs, Gait outline the new work that
lies before us" she said. "Thcre is
some consolation in political defeat,
since it will give me more opportunity
to work with you all for these good
causes"
Miss Mary Garrett Hay succeeded in
having passed resolution urging the
women to enroll with the political par
ties Of their choice. There was an
other lively discussion over this. the
opposition led by Mrs. William Kelk-
nap.
Frank Tone, of Niagara Falls. eve
wanted to get into politics to reform
them from the ground UP, We can't
do anything unless we enroll and vote
in the primaries"
Mrs. Ogden Reid, state treasurer, re-
ported that the association had raised
in the past year S39,310. For the
Womcn's Overseas Hospital for New
ork State she reported that $40 900
more had been raised.
Mrs, Gait announced that the suf-
fragists would continue to support the
overseas hospitals in France for an
other six months, The military hos
pital in Nancy just behind the old
firing line has been transferred to
refugee hospital, she reported, and an
agent of the association sailed to-day
to supervise the reorganization of the
refugee hospital at La Bouheyre into
q raaca bOS,oita
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Suffragists Hear Miss Paul

NEWARK, Dec. 3.--Miss Alice Paul
was the principal speaker at the con-
vention of the Newark Branch of the
National Woman's Party, which opened
here to-day. Miss Paul is one of the
women arrested last year for display
ing a suffrage placard before the White
House The convention was concluded
with dinner, at which Mayor Charles
P. Gillis was the principal speaker,
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04

AS for Mr.. Grainger's touch and tone,
they were even little more stecly
and brittle than before the war His
viols proclaimed the spirit OF the meet
ing in Grainger's fascinating setting
of an Irish reel "Molly on the Shore"
but were considerably out of their
depth in the tender melancholy Of
Dvorak's american" quartet
Fl F. K
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Nat Goodwin Loses an Eve

Nat Goodwin's right eye has been re-
moved at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and
Nose Hospital. 210 East Sixty-fourth
Street. The operation was performed
Saturday by Dr.. Frank N. Irwin, of 527
Fifth Avenue, who said yesterday that
his patient was progressing comforta-
blv.
Two weeks ago, while in Kansas City.
Mo, with why Marry?" Mr.. Good
win used ch.oroform liniment by mis-
take for an eye wash, and though he