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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-21
Use Altar oC Ice.

AUEURN. y. y. January 20.-An al
tar Of ice was used to-day at an out
door service by tho congregation OF
the church of ST. Peter and st. Paul.
The open-air service. which was plan
ned as a demonstration that fuel is
unessential in connection with wor-
ship, included baptismal rites.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-21
British Soldiers Liue
Like Cave Ancestors
While on Battle Front
Find Good Feed of Trout
After Smapnel Stirs
Up the Finny
Tribe.

| IA more vivid. thrilling. humorous,
witty, Eruesomc, zippy and rollic!iinsly
funny story OF the life in the trenches
has never been written. The narrator
OF this Life in tho Trenches is a
young Scotchman, who at the outbreak
OF the war was employed in the ca :
pacity OF an humble clerk III IA London
bank. In the following chapters he
/ tells the tory Of his NumhcrlcsS ad-
ventures from the day OF his landing
at certain French port TO the time
when he was tagged for BliShty."
Participatcr !, more than twenty bat
Ties" fifty raids and three great
pushes; wounded eight times. hut
never asked to bc sent home" each
time returning TO the battle line. for
he was lonesome for the trenches an..
tho FritZics" cursing at misfortune
with always a smile on his lips: now
laughing. now signing. out never
srumbling: this wonderful specimen or
Scottish grit and English sportsman
ship tells u. story that keeps his rcaacr
always near him: feeling n,s every I'M
pulse. cursnE when he curses, anu
laughing when lie lauShs.l
RY PRIVATE JOHN G.. ,rELW EF:N.
International News Bureau.l
At the front most OF the time We
live like our cave ancestors lived be.
fore us many centuries ago. and the
only thing that tho Tommy is really
afraid OF is "inaction." Between pushes
and aids we arc constantly In search
OF new sports aud diversion. So going
out fishing is another one OF our di-
versions.
I've often had a good feed OF fresh
trout for my breakfast, and that within
rifle fire OF the German front-line
trenches.
Fresh trout. and don't mean frozen
fish that have been sent over from
Canada. either
! said fresh trout. and I mean il.
Now yon will say that have again
gone ahead OF my story. You sec.
am not a regular writer. so ! cannot
stick to chapter and verse ! will
have 10 ;ciI tho stories in the ordc:
that they come TO my memory. and
have To scribbie them down before they
skip out OF my mind.
Swearing Justified.
OF course. YOU people at home read
plenty about the mud of Flanders. and
no dotet think there is too much said
about the "Slaur" which is such "a
feature OF the country out there. But
it is only the soldier who has spent
two or three winters out there who
can really speak with Knowledge OF
the awful wciter Of sticky bog and
treacherous morass which surrounds
one at every turn. Oh, yes, will ad-
nit there's a lot OF hard swearing out
there by the boys" but can tell
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-21
ANN Held Reported III.

MILWAUKEE. WIS. January 20
Anna Held. the actress. is suffering
with ncuritis at st. Mary's Hospital
hero. 1t was reported tonight by
her physicians that her condition is
serious.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-21
SOUTHERN POET DEAD
HeIati'e OF Admiral Raphael Sem.nes
ct Confederate Navy. Expires
in Washington.
BY Associated FresS.
N-I.n.\s-

WASHINGTON. January .o.-Mrs
Lottic Cleveland Laramore. known q
score OF years ago as a Southern writer
ard poet. died at her home here to-
DAY after short illness. Mrs. Lara
more was born in Washington. IA.
AUGUST Z. 1850. and was related t.
Admiral Raphael Scmmcs, OF the Con
fcderatc navy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-21
RICHMOND READY FOR
FIRST FORCED HOLIDAY
Mclnhers-,ot Retail: Merchants Asso-
citation VIII Close Storcs-Hcat
In All Buildings Cfirtsiied.
THEATERs TO OPERATE TO-DAY
After Three Days Labor, Confusion
Over Regulations Clarified and
Rulings Observcd-Frcight Con.
ScStion Lessons.


Richmond to-day begins observance
OF its first enforced legal holiday, with
members OF the Retail Merchants AS
socia alton closed. and with hca, curtailcd
fuel adm, inistration. All OF the hiE de
partlncnt stores will close all day, a.
will many other local merchants not
affiliated with the Retail Mercha n,s
.tSsocia ton.
Stores in the Retail Merchants Az
sociation have agreed to pay their en-
ployces full salary: that is, payment
will be allowed them for the entire
week I'm return for five days actua,
service.
Thcatcrs. moving picture houses and
all other places Of amusement will re-
ma In open to-day, heated as usual. TO
afford ways for the thousands thrown
out of employment to spend their time.
On Tuesday they will close to rcopcn
Wednesday morning with regular heat
and continuing for tho remainder OF the
week
State Fuel Administrator Harry Flood
Eyrd. after an exhaustive three DAYS
work. has returned to his home in Win
chester. but is expected back in this
city tomorrow morning
EARLY TANGLE OVER ORDERS
RAPIDLY BEING STRENGTHENED
After having had three days in
which 10 correct wrong impressions
and Misunderstanding resulting from
the confusing and complicating rcsu-
lationS and later rulings OF the fuel ad-
ministration. fuel commissions through
out Virginia are expected 10 be in po-
Sition to see that all orders are carried
into literal execution. That they are
prepared and will do this state Adj
ministrator Byrd is confident.
Since the clarifying rulings have been
received relative to the original order.
there is little apprehension that mis-
understandings still exist. Members of
the various commissions have been de-
livered copies OF tho order and the sup
Elementary provisions. and have been
instructed 10 wire Immediately the
State administrator where cases of
doubt come to their notice.
The policy of the local commission
has been clearly outlined. and IL is
expected that tho other commissions are
employing the same. Chairman A..
Bieriic Blair has announced that the
local commission intends to exert Itself
10 tho utmost TO see the. the resula :
tions are strictly compiled with. Viola :
tons Will be promptly reported. and
the offenders dealt with according 10
the penalty OF the law. Co-opcration
has been asked OF those whose places
viii he closed by the heat regulations
to assist in bringing TO justice com.
petitive violators.
NO CONFLICT BETWEEN
FUEL AND FOOD AGENTS
While State Food Administrators L..
u. White may have issued odrcrs. un-
der the authority. OF Mr.. Hoover. that
may seen contradictory TO those o. the
fuel administration, the enforcement on
Continued on Second PaSe)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-21
To NUNFIIICT' HEFWEEN
FUEL AND FOOD At;EN

While State Food Administrators t.
u. White may have issued odrcrs. un-
der tho authority. OF Mr. Hoover. that
may seen contradictory TO those o. the
tuel administration. the enforcement on
Continued on Second PaSe)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

up, and yet have my baby to think
Of, Please tell me the best thing to
do. RI
In so serious a matter as this you
must not depend on gossip and hear
say. The charges that you speak of
should be investigated by going to
the friends and relatives of the wife
who died. If the widower is not a
heavy drinker and a wife beaten he
will doubtless be glad to cooperate
in tracing these. charges to their
source and disposing of them. At
all events, don't marry until the
whole question is cleared up. how
ever deeply you are in love with him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
Sclf-SuppOrting Sixteen.

Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 16 and
have been working a year and half
in downtown office About two
weeks ago | met a sailor and have
been going out with him since then.
| find great pleasure in his company.
Now, Miss Fairfax, my parents are
very much against my going out
with him, one of the reasons being
that | am too young, although | am
not too young to be working a year
and a half. I have tried to explain
to them that my going out does not
mean anything but friendship, but
all in vain. B. N.
I am obliged to agree with your
parents that 16 is very young indeed
1t seems a great pity that you had
to begin your working life so early,
but even though you do support
yourself, I think you ought still to
accept your mothers advice in mat
tiers such as this. Why not ask your
sailor friend to come to your house,
instead of going out with him, which
you really ought not to do without
a chaperon? Would your parents
object to that?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
Which Does He Love?

Dear Miss Fairfax: / am 10, and
have known a young man three
years my senio. for nearly five years
Many times this young man has told
me he cared very dearly for me, and
! have learned to love him very
much. We had been wonderful
friends, until several months ago he
became infatuated with another girl
| had given up all hope of a recon
citation with him when he 9uarreled
with her
The next night he asked me to
please give him another chance, as
he still cared for me and always had.
| decided to let bygoncs be bygones
Although he claims he still loves me,
he continually speaks Of the said
girl. He tells me he cannot forget
her. though he has learned to dis
like her. Do you think that is pos
Sihle? | am considered beautiful
and have many admirers, but l like
him the best. Please tell me what
to do. I am almost sure he cares
for her. although he won't confess.
CONSTANCE X.
Don't you think it's wiser to insist
that your relation with this young
man, for the present, at least, remain
zone of friendship merely? After
quarreling with girl who had vio-
lently attracted him 7 do not see
how he could be in a state to make
love sincerely to another girl, and |
would not encourage anything of
this sort if l were you Wait until
the memory of his infatuation has
become dimmed,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
LOVelOrn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX


Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee:
The order clerk of our office has the
awful habit Of splitting on the rug
and in the waste basket and don't
seem to realize how disagreeable it
is for the rest of the office force, to
say nothing of what it must be for
the janitOr who has to empty the
waste basket, and it is against by
giene, as you will agree
How would you go about break
ing him of this very disagreeable
habit? CAN'T STANDIT.
| cannot understand how a man
can grow to maturity without hay
ing his head blown off who INDUCED
in such filthy habits. Good man
ners is little more than courteous
consideration for others, and surely
this man must realize that splitting
on the rug ind in the waste basket
is nauseating to his co-wOrkers Why
not present him with a Cuspidor for
Christmas? If that does no good,
nothing will-eXcept whitecaps, or
something equally drastic.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
Musical Notes.

Mss Charlotte Z. Graves, who has been
a shut-in for a year, but who prior to
that time took an active part in Womans
club and other activities has written
the words to a song, "A Song to Old
Glory" the music to which has been
written by Leo Friedman of Chicago, Mr.
Friedman has written a number Of sons"
of the lighter class, among them, inject
Me Tonight in Drtamland." and Miss
Graves Is pleased that he wrote the mu-
sic 10 her song. 1t is published by the
North American Music company, Clark
street, Chicago, and copies may also be
obtained from Miss Graves.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
John Mccormack Now a
National Institution

John Mccormack, the interna-
ti6nally famous tenor, who will be
heard here at the Auditorium at the
second number OF the All-Star Con-
cert course. is now national insti-
tuition in America, writes Karlton
Hackett in the Chicago Evening
Post. He has something that ap-
peals to the public with charm that
is irresistible.
The, time may come when the
people will have become weary OF
hearing John Mccormack sing, but
to Judge from the size OF his audi
ences, and the noise the people make
over their favorite, that time is not
yet. 1t would be fairly safe to VEN
ture the prediction, that so long as
he sings as he is singing this sea-
son, that time will not co me for
many long year. --s..,
Other artists who will appear here
in the course are: Nine. CALI
Curci; Frances Aida, operate So
prano; Carolina Lazzari, Central :,
and Rudolph CAM, pianist. Seats
for the series of four numbers are
now on sale at the Auditorium box
OFF,,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
Carp Eiro
Girls


I"e N'ihphre> Guardian ass"cla-
ton will entertain at dinner at the
Y. C. A. Monday evening IN hon.
or % Miss uo,o, r.l. p.,,.
IVA '",N' an 'I,'"'''
e'FI WHO mas been IN New York for
the past few years as national score
tarv of Camnfre Miss RnrL ;s IN
Omaha on leave Of absence ana will
be active in Camntirc work dnr.
ING her STAY in the city
/ The groups oNwhich Miss GLADYS
( Shamp and Mrs Howard Cafes are
guardians will have Campfre hooths
at the Christmas bazaar which *
being held in the court house
MIS-. W. +, More has formed a
eroup of Commercial lliph school
Girls who will meet ot her home
Tuesday,
The Woha prouo will meet
Wcdncsdav with FTI,hetb Foster
The Toheho qroun which hepar
collert;na tin fo;7 IN Gsn " ~ n Sow"
has VS. nonnds 70 +bcir credit
Nirc;nia Oiintt,s oronn viii meet
Tresdoy Al thr homo nf Ch,rIotte
Mcdonald
The Gabrsh;w;, ororn If (which
Ruth Ca~ncntcr i nirmher ex.
Tend thc;r heartfelt svmnathy 70
nnth IN fine dp,,h of her fathrr A
w Carntrner
The Ia Va Ne rent, oroun Of
which Cre Norcartv is Guardian
elected officers at their mecting
Wrdnrsday pres;dcnf DorothT
Hass. srrretary Inez Moore treas
urer Margaret Duffie1d Miss Ber-
u;ca N;Il;ams i = nnn, ,ne,rbe Sew
eraI members are IL with the flu
Tbn nrorn of wb;rh mss Mar
o,rrt RI;ss ;s guardian met on
WedneSda,, aiternoon At the home
Of Naroarct Shaw
NaLeI Worl,man one NJ the Oma-
,o Ga,ntro n n5'i u' IL At her
home
Wrs II p Gates, ororn was 70
have met on FRIDAY at the home of
i1 Dr. R,,.ll;rl. hut tba meet;na was
n lu,,'r hecarse of the illness Of
lirs f'C Cates N""7N -
Tbo Abor,1aa ororn of which
Me- Nargaret Wo0dward ;s Guard
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

BY HENRIETTA M. REFS.

THE recital OF last Thursday eve
ming was not given by Samar-
- off, 1t was Called of" in
stead Called OF is a most infuen-
;ial performer who has been monop-
olizing all the grand opera. concert
and recital programs OF the coun-
ry and his successful appearances
are continuing. The concert by
cecil Bergman. Mrs. Peter Jensen
If, Council Bluffs and Mr.. Carnal
or Tuesday evening at y. w. c. A.
auditorium, the second of the series
by local artists given by the Music
Department OF the Omaha Woman's
club, will not take place, but it is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

George Hamlin, the celebrated
tenor, is prime mover in a project
which plans to organize a company
for the production of opera comique
in America. This is somewhat SIM
liar to the Society of American
Singers, which has been so success
full in New York City. Mr.. Ham
Inns idea is to visit several cities
and will probably in no way inter-
fere with the other project. Mr..
Hamlin's idea is to enlist sufficient
number of artists so that alternate
casts may be had for each opera,
and also to enable the company to
send casts to other cities at the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

Nine. Helen Stanley, prima donna
soprano, will appear at the Omaha
Auditorium Friday evening, De-
cember u, before the members of
THE Nebraska State Teachers as
ISOLATION. Nine. Stanley has APP
peared in.Omaha several times and
has sung for the teachers associa-
ton before, this return engagement
being a splendid testimonial to her
popularity and success in the past.
Nine Stanley started her musical
education in Chicago as a protege
of Mrs. Phillip d. Armour. She
made her European debut in the
royal opera at Wertzberg, and her
American debut with the Chicago
Opera company. She toured the
country with the Ellis Opera COM
pany, with which she appeared in
Omaha in the role of "Micaela' in
Garner" She has also appeared in
this country with the Montreal
Opera company, the Century Opera
company of New York and the Gin
cinnati Symphony orchestra. She
has been most successful both in
opera and concert, and many who
have heard her are rejoiced thd,
there is prospect of hearing her
IN Omaha again. Admission to this
concert is only to members of the
Nebraska State Teachers associa-
ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

Dear Miss Fairfax: [ am a
widow 20 years old and have a baby
of months. | am very much in
love with a widower of 80, now in
camp. AS soon as he is discharged
he wants me to marry him. My
mother is trying in every way to
keep us apart. A dear friend of hers
told her that this man is a very
heavy drinker; also that he was very
mean to his first wife. and that once
or twice he even beat her. But l
have been told that all this is not
true. Miss Fairfax, l love this man
dearly and cannot bear to give him
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

why Not Adopt a Baby?" Would
YOU be so kind as to let me know
where YOU can so to get one? |
have been married six years, have no
children and would dearly love to
mother a child T.. NJ, b.
should advise you to apply to the
New York State Charities Aid asso-
citation, No. 105 East Twenty
street
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
Takes
Adler-i-ka

II had serious bowel and liver
trouble. Lost so pounds and could
eat only liquid food. Commenced
taking Adler-i-ka and now weigh
more than ever and eat and sleep
splendidly." (Signed) George La.
Fond, Little Falls, Mimi.
Adler-i-ka expels ALL gas and
sourness, stopping stomach distress
INSTANTLY. Empties BOTH up
per and lower bowel, flushing EN-
TIRE alimentary canal. Removes
ALL foul matter which poisons sys-
TEN. Often CURES constipation.
Prevents appendicitis. We have sold
Adler-i-ka many years. 1t is a mix
ture of buckthorn, cascara, glycer-
inc and nine other simple drugs.
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co..
Adv.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

same time that the New York sea-
son of the company is on. He also
plans to have it possible for local
choruses to be rchcarsed in a work
and to cooperate with the company
in its production. American singers
and as much as possible American
works will be featured.t
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
Do Years Matter?

Dear Miss Fairfax: For three
years | have been going around with
a young lady four years my senior,
but my people object to it and say
she is too old for me. AS We love
each other dearly, / would like very
much to have your advice.
WORRIED.
If you and your sweetheart are
suited to each other in every other
way I do not see that the difference
in age affords a real reason for sep
arating. Remind your relatives that
in many of the happiest marriages
the wife is older than the husband.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

the Mondamin Club, the Exposition
Chorus, and the Mendelssohn Choir.
not to mention a score OF lesser
choruses and clubs, all dead and
buried by an unappreciative and
nonsupporting public. The danger
OF precedent prevented united sup
port of local organizations, so we
were told.
Again there passed before my
closed eyes a broken-hearted and
discouraged procession of unselhsh,
devoted and never-tlring enthusiasts.
such as Young, Frankie. = Homer
Moore, Mrs. Calm, the two Buffers.
Hans Albert, Kelly and many
others, Their one purpose, that to
make Omaha better place to live
in. musically, had failed, they had
felt compelled to leave us.
Again the scene was shifted. The
Municipal auditorium at Omaha was
actually finished as it was intended
to be. | marvelcd at the beautiful
ceiling. | was enthused at the
sight OF great organ installed. l
was told that the city had secured
an official organist to give recitals
at stated intervals for nominal ad-
mission. ! learned that the Com
mercial club and the business men
generally. unstintingly supported
fine chorus.
My Omaha had gone over tho
top i'll every way.
I'VE Lave the unsurpassed Ak.
Sar-Ben, the magnificent Athletic
club building, the exclusive Omaha
club, the well-kept Fairgrounds End
base ball parks and now musicals
but then | awoke and alas. it wa:
only a dream. After being salts
fed it was only dream, l turned
over and went to sleep again. hop
ing to sleep 20 years, unsteady.
81 S. H."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

Numerous plans had been made
by the special committee for COM
munity singing for Red Cross roll
call and for Victory Christmas cele-
bration. The first large community
sing was to take place this after
noon, but will not now be held un-
til later date. Letters were sent
out to the different choir directors
urging cooperation, plans had been
made for an adequate number Of
bands and other arrangements
made. The music committee is
composed of Ben Stanley. chair
man, organist Trinity cathedral and
director Liberty Chorus; Juliet Nc
Cune, supervisor music, Omaha
public schools; Jean p. Duffield,
president Omaha Clef club; A. L.
Green, Burgess-Nash Chorus, and
]. c. Wrath, choir director. Mr.
Harry Murrison, who has recently
been assigned to Omaha as organ
izer and song leader for community
singing by the War Camp commun-
ity service, and who has charge of
such work at the forts, was to have
directed the singing this afternoon.
Omaha has not as yet had any COM
munity singing to speak of, although
many other cities report most favor
ables gatherings of this sort. Musi-
cal America opens with large head,
millions Join in Victory Sing on
Thanksgiving Day" A large meet
ing was held in Madison Square
Garden in New York on that day, at
which time patriotic songs were
sung and all interesting program
given. Four hundred singing sail
ors, under the dictatorship of Percy
Hemus, were among the numbers
and they gave demonstration of
the kind of singing that is done i'll
camp. Community singing was also
INDUCED in on Thanksgiving day in
many other cities, among them Bal
timore, Atlanta, Scranton and Prov
idence.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15
M u 8 | c

hoped to present it some time in
January. Here again is it Called OFF
The great Victory Sing, which was
planned for this afternoon at the
Auditorium in connection with the
roll call week OF the Red Cross, has
also been postponed until such time
as everyone interested can join
in the singing without dis
seminating flu" at the same
time. Everything is called off
for the present. But, you know,
there are some artists who are not
artists long and with some their
vogue lasts but day. Let US hope
that Called Of will not be the rule
forever and that it will not be long
until his appearances are followed
by a master production of part of
the title of certain Russian work.
which part is "Onegin,'
The following letter is seli-ex-
planatory and it brings to mind sew
eral things which ought to keep
Omaha from getting too chesty
about being such a wonderful town,
where there are such great oppor-
tunities. How about cultural oppor-
tunities? And, really, does it look
welP to strangers when they are
here to have our Municipal auditor
ium growing Older and older day by
day and still unfinished? 1t sort of
reflects upon the home folks, as it
were:
Sunday evening, September 8,
1918, attended the SD recital at
the large, ample and finished San
Francisco Auditorium and heard the
mastery official organist, Edwin H.
Le1tare, at one of United States
great organs, the municipal organ
of San Francisco.
After that wonderful evening l
had dream.
Il dreamt | was in my nome city,
Omaha, and before my inner vision
appeared that old fine male chorus.
the Apollo Club; after it the Omaha
Musical Art society, Penniman's,
afterwards Sims Oratorio Chorus:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-15

Dear Miss Fairfax: [ have read
with great interest your article on