davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Williston graphic., 1918-07-11

Tommy generally replies that he did
not stop to figure It out when he was
hit.
One very nice-looking, .overenthusi-
astic young thing, stopped at my bed
and asked, "What wounded you in the
facet"
In polite but bored tone I an
swered, "A rifle bullet"
With look Of disdain she passed
to the next bed, first calculating, "Oh!
Only a bullet? thought it was a
SHE'LL" Why she should think a shell
wound was more of distinction beats
me. I don't see whole lot of differ
ence myself.
The American Women's War hospi-
tai was heaven for wounded men.
They were allowed every privilege pos
sible conducive with the rules and mill
tary discipline. The only fault was
that the mems passes were restricted.
lament. Tommy tried many tricks to
get out. but the commandant, an old
BOer war officer, was wise to them all,
and it took a new and clever ruse to
make him affix his signature to the
coveted slip Of paper. ,
As soon as it would get dark many a
patient climbed over the wall and went
ION his own," regardless Of many signs
staring him in the face, "Out Of bounds
for patients" Generally the nurses
were looking the other way when one
of these night raids started. l hope
this information will get none Of them
into trouble, but cannot resist the
temptation to let the commandant
know that occasionally we put 1t over
on him.
One afternoon I received note,
through our underground channel, from
my female visitor, asking me to attend
I party at her house that night.
answered that she could expect me and
to meet me at certain place on the
road we'll known by all patients, and
some visitors, as "over the WALL" l
told her would be on hand at seven
thirty.
About SEVENTEEN I sneaked my
overcoat and cap out of the ward and
hid it in the bushes. Then I told the
nurse, a particular friend of mine, that
I was going for a walk in the rose gar
den. She winked and knew that ev-
erything was all right on her end.
Going out of the ward, slipped into
the bushes and made for the wall. 1t
was dark as pitch and was cropping
through the underbrush, when sudden
ly 1 stepped into space and felt myself
rushing downward, horrible bump,
and blackness. When came to my
wounded shoulder was hurting horri-
bly,. I was lying against circular
wall Of bricks, dripping with moisture,
and far away could hear the trickling
of water. had in the darkness fallen
into an old disused well. But why
wasn't I wet? According to all rules
I should have been drowned. Perhaps
I was and didn't know it.
As the shock of my sudden stop
gradually wore off it came to me that
I was lying on ledge and that the
least movement on my part would pre-
cipitate me to the bottom of the well.
I struck a match. In its faint glare
I saw that I was lying in circular
hole about twelve feet deep-the well
had been filled in! The dripping had
heard came from water pipe over on
my right.
(Cointinued on page ~
Williston graphic., 1918-07-11
CONTINUED from last Week)
CHAPTER XVII.
6liohty.

eliohty.
From this first.aid post, after in0cu-
Eating me with antitetanus serum to
prevent lockjaw, was put into an am
bulance and sent to temporary hos
pital behind the lines. To reach this
hospital we had to go along a road
about five miles in length. This road
was under shell fire, for now and then
q flare would light up the sky-a tre-
mendous explosiOn-and then the road
seemed to tremble. We did not mind,
though no doubt some of US wished
Williston graphic., 1918-07-11

Study the many ma&h'l-
icent features and get
ready for the best i've DAYS
of your life, when with
your whole family, you 'oih
the crowd under the o'g
brown top.
Williston graphic., 1918-07-11

Sweet and soulful music.
Entertainment with the
snap to it. Lectures built
for information and cour-
age.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
TUESDAY

iOESOA1
Cello recital by Herman Sandbv.
Aeollan Hall, 8:15 p. m.:
Variations sur un theme rocco bskesssx aemsani
SNe'fhes from the Land of the 1000
From "sibehana," transcribed by M sandbv1 n,,1s
A~oc.urne' Fastorale; Loneliness first
tstteN.rNe tlme in New s,a;e York} Solitude; NM
Scandinavian Folk Music. Herman s.,dh,,
nv For violin, cello and piano
The Riding Messenger (Danish5 Song
OF 'N the Dale lSwedsh) Bridal March
tNorwegianys Agnete and the Mer.
man Danish) Spring Dance (Nor-
wegian) NA>oA
song OF India. .. Rimsky- -Korsakofr- -sandhv
spanish Dance. David porno.
Concert by the Humanitarian Cult
Carnegie Hall, 8:15 p. NJ:
Two wnlt1es s ''.'.'..........C Chopin
polonaise Op. IS, fiat fiat.'.....'''''SChh SChhopn Cho
Atude' op. SO (for the left hand alone)
go, +h, u,;. Blumenfeld
= = hhumoresque from "Mniatures'' CodowSIv
Polonaise No. 2. major. ''omSky y.ia.s
r, p..;. Leopold Godowsky
Rocco aoi Arditi
Thou to Me. to Thee M;scha Fueala EIpsan
''''' . .Curran
Anna Fitziu
WEDNESDAY
Plano recital by Merwin Howe. Aeo,.
ian Hall, 8 p. M:
Scherzo. L fiat major ...... pr.hx,.
sonata, + sharp major, Beethowa~
Nya.e Bach-SA. MT -Saens
N'.tn Na.tntstucN '..'................ Schumann
A,ahasas,, ''.'''''.'. .'.......... $50. Debussy
E.r+oc., !, 80 ''''''. Arne Oldberg
rrAnAay' minor. r................Cho Chonin
DM ut"e, major. r...............Ch Chonin
Organ recital by Samuel Baldwin
City College, 4 p. M: '''
First. Symphony two movemcnts) Maouoir,
Adayio, Moonlight Sonata. Beatt".,n,,
tfs,ude : and Fuxue in minor (lcsser) .Baeh
Wii o. the Wisp. ..................,N Nc~in
arlatiohs dc Concert. Knnrat
Overtime ..M,,,rr..,.... Foota
''""ireu .Schumann
THURSDAY
Hnrpsichord recital by Frances Pal.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Afro-American Music
In a Metropolitan Ballet
The Dance in Congo Square, Ne1u
Orleans - the Place, the People and
the Music-Mr. GHberfs Score-In-
strunents of the Africans - Some
Creole Songs and Also Their Texts
BY II. E. Krehbiel

w ballet called
w The the Place Congo with music by Henry F. Gilbert
the the Metropolitan Opera
Tribunes chroer
musical he INDUCED some lively speculation
what the music and dancing would be like The ought
have been obvious enough readers of this journal Only four
before Of descriptive historical and analytical had been
published the section of the entire and in
they book from the G. Schrmer
title FoSorgs But that the only
writer's curiosity and interest excited by the
indicated plainly that the
son for it had come from an article which ha Deen printed he
Magazine trywo before which had modest and
Cable early flush of
his novelist but to become one OF the brilliant men OF
Gable brought
The Tribun music from
afcado 1Iearn who had been helpful him his studies of Creole folk
Orleans The Of the letter bring about
collaboration Creole SONGS the other on Creole
conclusion article The Dance
published under the claims of the
until he had furnished number instrumental ampanments well
Quill Song much valuable cooperation"
Cable the
; @ m - ~ - I ;h+ s % % IN Tt % rihe ~ w and + tho ol' hk On u 49, M
American songs only
that the melodies would
1ovde material for Mr. bert ballet and this proved to be the case
when through courtesy permitted look his
Gilbert copied the principal melodies
that they might presented Tribune
they page dances with which they
associated address ourselves with
partcuarty presently.
Giberts
find the ordinary operate ballet but
piece like symphonic poen fantasia rhapsody
which original hemat material interviewer with four
foltunes of fromercan origin specifically melodies of
created by Creole Mr. Gable explains ootnote of
the country of the Creoes Mr. Gilbert
comp
Irish material but has shown particular
the black
prologue Syngs Rdes to the
of the Philharmonic Society his ballet
Metropolitan His first the AfroAerican
which
Negro Theme which has had
this elsewhere composition collateral lines
Minstrel Tunes" after which
Rhapsody had performance at festival of the Lchfed
County Norfolk Conn., He have written other
recall them
worker native material in the
orchestral forms He has also made of tunes borrowed
probably them Of little
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

though it let's light into the romantic
elements Of the domestic life Of the
Creole slaves, it is not quite SO tragic
as NJ. Tiersot's version, which is as
follows, the lines having been trans
posed to fit the melody:
"Un, deux, trois, Azelie,
Pas pare com ca, ma cher! (bis)
Papa dit non, maman dit non,
C'est Ii n'oule, c'est Ii ma prem. (bis).
Sam di l'amour, Dimanch' marie,
Lundi matin pitt dams bras;
Ma pas CONVERT, ma pas dc draps,
Ma pas rien, pitt dams brasil"
zone, two, three, Azelie. =
Don't talk thaat way, my dear!
Papa says no, mamma says no,
1t is he whom I want and who will have
Saturday, love;. Sunday, married;
Monday morning little one in arms.
There is no coverlet,
There is nothing-little one in arms!)
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
America which traces its origin to
Africa.
The Dances of the Slaves

The dances Of the black slaves in
New Orleans hundred years ago no
doubt retained much of the character
as they did relics of the names of
the native African dances. Neither
MIR. Bartik nor any choreographer would
dare to reproduce them on polite
stage. They were apparently without
exception grossly indecent and lascivi-
Gus. Mr. Cable does not venture into
technical details, but contents him
self with picturesque generalities
"A sudden frenzy seizcs the musicians.
The measure quckens, the swaying, at
titudinizing crowd ST.. J into extra ac-
tlvlty, the female voices grow sharp and
staccato, and suddenly the dance is the
furious Bamboula. Now for the frantic
leaps! Now for frenzy! Another pair
are in the ring! The man wears a belt
of little bells, or, as substitute. lit
tie tin walls Of shot, BRAN BRAN SON.
nctti!' Ard still another couple enter
the circle. What wild, what terrible.
delight! The ecstasy rises to madness:
one-two-three of the dancers fall
btoucout0um! boum!-with foam CON
their lips and arc dragged out by arms
and legs from under the tumultuous
feet Of crowdng newcomers. The mu-
sicians know no fatigue; still the
dance RACES on:
"Quand patate la cutie ma va manga
H. And to that one nonsense line
meaning only:
"'Whcn that taters cooked don't YOU
eat it up!''
OF course, Mr.. Cables meaning is
that when the potato is cooked the
darkies do eat it up! He is speaking
of the music Of No. Of Mr.. Gilbert's
illustrations. The tune comes from the
West Indies, and the name Bamboula
is supposed to have been derived from
the drum made Of length of bamboo,
as has already been suggested. 1t has
already hgured in artistic music.
Gottschalk arranged it for pianoforte;
so did Coleridge Taylor, to whom it was
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

straddles his ka stripped to the waist
and plays upon it with the finger tips
of both hands. simultaneously, taking
care that the Vibrating string occupies
horizontal position. Occasionally the
heel of the naked foot is pressed light
ly or vigorously against the skin so as
to produce changes OF tone. This is
called giving heeP to the drum-bailLy
tdl0n. Meanwhile boy keeps striking
the drum at the uncovered end with a
stick, so as to produce a dry, Gathering
accompaniment 1t seems there
are many ways Of playing different
measures familiar to all these colorcd
people, but not easily distinguished by
| anybody else; and there are Agrcat
matches sometimes between celebrated
tdm60uyG. The same commando whose
portrait l took while playing told me
that he once figured in contest of
TINS KIND. -. Ale, ale. ale! mon
ch6-U fai tambou-u p0ler said the
commando, describing the execution of
his antagonist; my dear, he just made
that drum talk! l thought was going
to be beaten for sure; | was trembling
all the time-aie. yoiG, Yase! Then
he got off that ka. | mounted it;
thought moment; then | struck up
River of the Lizard-,nais. mon che,
UO1t tuTtbtS-ACXU tOWtC ~! Sucn q
River of the Lizard" ah just per-
fectly pure! l gave heel to that ka; l
worried that ka; | made it mad; made
it crazy; l made it talk; | won!'"
In Africa there lis another instru-
ment of rhythm, serrated board over
the notches of which stick is rasIed
In our South the slaves substituted for
this an old jawbone of horse or mule,
and ratified key across the teeth
There were also dried gourd rattles
with pebbles inside; an instrument the
like of which, with pieces of COW horn
and turtle shells, instead of gourds. we
have heard on the reservation of the
Iroquois Indians in Canada. Other in
strumcnts were box to which were
affixed bits Of metal accurately tuned
and sounded by being snapped with
the fingers. Mr.. Cable also mentions
the banjo, the African origin of which
has been disputed. But as the dances in
Place Congo lasted until about 1S43
the banjo may have played Il part in
them. The Tribunes readers will now
understand why they hear so much
dining and rounding III the music of
our ragtime bands. 1t is one element
Of all the music in North and South
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

the quadroon, the painted girl and the
negro slave. No meaner name could be
given to the spot. The negro was the
most despised of human creatures and
the Congo the plebeian among negroes.
The white mans plaza had the army
and navy on its right and left, the court
house and council hall and the church
at its back and the world before it. The
black mans was outside the rear gate,
the poisonous wilderness on three sides
and the proud white mans contumely
on it's front. Before the city outgrew
its fimsy palisade walls it
was known as Congo Plains. There
was wide room for much field sport,
and the Indian villagers Of the towns
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Calendar of the Week

SUNDAY-Metropotan Opera House, $3.50 c..
podrome recital by Ameta CALI Curci Carnegie Hall
College, recital v
Hall, by NewnYork
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Opera House. S:1o y. opera "p;
by Lambert
TUESDAY-Aeolian Hail. 8:15 cello Herman
Hail. 85 m, concert by Humanitarian Cult '
Observation-Disclosures Opera House, French 49,
Aeolian Hail. recital Merwn
recital by Samuel Baldwin. wv
Observation-Disclosures Opera House. non,
opera Italian "Bos Godunow" Carnes;e M
by Philharmonic Society; Aeoan Hail. M n;s
Theatre,
by Frances PetonJones
FRIDAY-Meropolan House, $3.50 p
Hall, 2:30
Aeoan Salzedo Harp Ensemble IVY
SATURDAY-Metropotan m,
"Shanew "The Dance
violin
p m, Russian Symphony Orchestra. , 0
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

Mr.. Cables article which prompted
the composition of Mr.. Gilbert's music
was entitled "The Dance in Place
Congo" The locale thus designated
seems to have been at the lower end
of Orleans Street, which in the other
direction terminated in the ancient
Place d'Armes. Mr.. Bartik, who visited
New Orleans in search of suggestions
for the scenic outfit Of the ballet, was
able to locate the old site, but found
few if any remains Of the old environ
ment. At the time Of the orgies de-
scribed by Mr.. Cable the Place Congo
was the habitation Of the lowest types
Of the old French city's inhabitants.
1t was the rendezvous Of "the butcher
and baker, the raftsman, the sailor,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Easter Concerts at
The Hippodroms

On Easter Sunday at the Hippo
drome Charles Dillingham; announcs'
two interesting musical events. At tae
matinee Sunday, March 81, h0sa
Raisa will make her single New io'A
concert appearance, and at night A''na y,
Gluck and Efrem Eimbalist. THIS W..
be the only joint recital Of Gluek sn'
Zimbalist in New York this season
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

Hnrpsichord recital by Frances Pol.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Piano recital by Leopold Godowsky,
FRIDAY

Concert by the Salzedo Harp En-
semble, Acolian Hall, S:15 p. M:
Les Sauvages.
Jean-Philippe Rameau (16s3-l16N
lie Carlton de Cythere
Francois Couperin Q66S.1I33)
Les Tourbillons.
Francois Dandrieu 16S4-114e)
Ninette Ia Cour
Louis Saint-Amans (1749-1S2o)
Salzedo Harp Ensemble
Jeunes chansons sur des vieux airs.
Andre AleXandre-Georg Hue
Les pitts bateaux.
Guignol
Sonnez les matines.
(First Tina in Amercal
Greta Torpadie and Salzedo Harp Ensemble
ballade Observation-Disclosures Carlos SalSedo
(First time in America)
Carlos Sa,zedo
Danseuses de Delphes.
Noiles Claude Debussy
Movement.
(By reQuest)
Salzedo Harp Ensemble
A~So OiOCileS Saut DoubSS
Claude Debus'y
Les ingenus ...,,,,,Pau Paul veraine
Claude Debtsy
Ballada ....................Fr Francois Vilon
Claude Debusy
Greta Torpadie and Salzedo Harp Ensemble
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
MONDAY

Song recital by Lambert Murphy,
Aeolian Hall, p. m:
Recit, Deeper and Deeper Still" aria.
e.Maft Her. Angels, Through the
Skies ........... George L. Handel
From "Jcphtha")
ss'a:ssing by: Henry Purcell (65S-1695)
Air de Sargines Nicolas Dalayras (1753-1S0s}
Over the Steppe. Alexandra r. Gretchaninoff
The Songs of Grusia In the Silence of
~, the Night. .Scrgei Rachmaninoff
Sl'eTauenee ! oosaque Felix Fourdrain
- U:!m a:ie bIa i nc. Georges Hue
vleiile Chanson Espagnole. Louis Auber IT
'o'I rs rnrlseIldis Jules Massenet
~, lfrom the Prologue to "Griselidis")
The Unforeseen Cw.;I
The Secret of Rose. Morris Class
H.Sa,,g ~ Ma OF water. ....... Campbell Upton
Edward El1ar
Hear Thrush at Eve. Charles w Eadnssn
So"secIatioh.. Charles f. Manney
Charles Albert Baker at the piano
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
(By reQuest)
Salzedo Harp Ensemble
SATURDAY

SATURDAY
Violin recital by Leopold Auer, Car
negie Hall, 2:3O p. m.:
Handel t1ss5-l75s
Violin solo, Andante. major; Gavotte.
E major. S. Bach 16S5.llbe
Concerto .............N .Nardini Q7222.ssl
'N''''' y '''Yc Iocatell uses.1lsi
Serenade. Vivace. ... Hay ydn-Auer (1732.lI:l
Chaconne .vitali tl6se)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24

For good varnish for floors and
woodwork go to Prastmark'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
WOMEN AS LOGICAL
CAMP Align LEADERS
American Matrons Have Keen
Sense of Necessity of Clean
Up and Paint Up.
POINTERS ON WHAT TO DO
Chairman of Woman's National Bur-
eau Offers Excellent Suggestions
on How to Obtain Desired
Renovation.

Here are some pointers for women
who would regenerate their commun-
ity with real Clean Up and Paint
Up campaign, as suggested by Mrs.
Clarence j. Baxter, State chairman
of civics and health. Missouri Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs and chair
man of the WOmen's committee of the
National Clean Up and Paint Up cam
paign bureau, st. Louis:
Ten Good Suggestions.
1. Take away all the ashes and
trash from your back yard immedi-
ately. Send your rubbish to the dump
ing ground.
2. Suggest to several men with
teams that they drive through the
alleys with sign, "Clean Up Wagon
on their wagons; also a bell calling
attention. People are only too glad
to pay such man for hauling their
trash away.
3. Burn all rubbish that will burn
Clean your vacant lots and alley ways
a. Make your street ana parking
look as trim and well kept as possible
5. Refrain from throwing old paper
banana and orange skins into the
streets.
6. Plant some grass and flower seeds
to make your home beautiful.
Use Plenty of Paint.
z. If your store front is dingy, paint
it. Nothing will do more to improve
the appearance of a town than the
liberal use of paint.
s. If there are unnecessary, insight
ly, sheds in your back yards; tear then
down. They detract from the beauty
Of your home and the town. Oper
spaces and fresh air are better.
8. If your walk is an eyesore t.
those travelling over it, repair it Oh
build new one.
10. Clean out the alleys back Of the
business houses at once.
BY all means do your part to hell
make your town cleaner and more at
tractiye.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
APRIL 20 LIBERTY DAY.
BY the President of the United
States of America:
A PROCLAMATION

An enemy who has grossly abused
the power of organized government
and who seeks to dominate the
world by the might of the sword,
challenges the rights of America and
the liberty and life of all the free
nations of the earth. Our brave
sons are facing the fire of battle in
uefense of the honor and rights of
America and the liberty of nations.
To sustain them and to assist our
gallant associates in the war
generous and patriotic people have
been called on to subscribe to the
third Liberty loan.
Now, therefore, L, Woodro Wilson,
President of the United States OF
America, do appoint Friday, the
twenty-sixth day of April, one thou
sand nine hundred and eighteen, as
Liberty Day. On the afternoon of
that day l request the people of the
United States to assemble in their
respective communities and literally
pledge anew their financial support
to sustain the nations cause.
Patriotic demonstrations should be
held in every city, town and hamlet
throughout the land under the
general direction of the secretary of
the treasury and the immediate di-
dection of the Liberty loan commit
tees organized by the federal re-
serve banks. Let the nations re-
Spouse to the third Liberty loan ex
press in unmistakable terms the de-
termination of America to fight for
peace, the permanent peace of JUS
tice.
For the purpose Of participating
in Liberty Day celebrations, all en-
ployes of the federal government
throughout the country whose SER
vices can be spared may be excused
at twelve O'Clock noon, Friday, the
twenty-sixth of April.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affix-
ed.
Done in the District of Columbia,
his eighteenth day Of April in the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
CLEAN up PAINT UP ON FARM
Well-Kept Rural Home Is Appraised
at Higher Value and Adds to At
tractiveness Of the Community.

The incentive to Clean Up and Paint
Up which is stirred in the breasts of
the townspeople is shared by the sur
rounding rural districts. The Ohio
board of agriculture issued bulletin
urging the removal of ramshackle
farm buildings, the painting of those
that remain, trimming hedges and
trees, spraying shrubbery and clean
ing and painting tools and machinery.
Secretary w. w. Flanagan, of the
federal farm loan board, says: 1T
hardly needs any argument to con-
vince anyone that a well-paipted, we'll
kept home or barn would naturally be
appraised at Il higher value than one
not so renovated"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
$i297.5O SENT FROM HERE.
Winneshiek County's Junior Red
Cross Doing Great Work.

Supt Miller reports some great
work on the part of the Junior Red
Cross branch in this county. During
the past week $3.50 was sent to
Marie Saddeler, New York City, who
has charge of the Belgian fund.
This will go to the support, it is
expected of 5 boys and girls, Bel
gian children, which means $5Gsper
child per year.
The sum of s547.5O for the Aup-
port of eight French girls and
seven French boys was also sent to
Kate II. Breuster, New York City,
who has charge of the funds col
lected for French children. The
cost of supporting one of these child
rem is placed at $3.50 per year.
Winneshiek county has over 1000
boys and girls in her schools, and
up to date the Junior Red Cross
fund has totaled about $4,000, which
is better than SO cents per pupil
The membership fee is 25 cents
but, of course all of the children are
not members.
The sum of $500 was gathered
by the Juniors from schools. They
gave $500 some, time ago for 400
helmets. The money they have lett
now the teachers are using to bu--
material for making clothing for
children, etc.
The schools of Winneshiek county
have certainly made record to be
proud of in this work
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
MINISTER URGES CLEAN UP
"Cleanliness is Next to Goodness"
Rev. Il. 3. Rhodes OF st. Louis
Tells His Congregation.

Many life needs cleaning up and
painting up. A life may get very dirty
and shabby, just as house or city VIII,
and herein is the spiritual value, says
Doctor Rhodes, of the Clean Up aud
Paint Up movement. From the out
ward adornment of the countryside
and the city we may be led to consider
the inward betterment of the soul.