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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-09
LOCAL REPORT.

summary of local weather condi-
tions for the twenty-four hours end
ed at 6 p. m, yesterday follows; Max
imum temperature, SO degrees; mini
mum, "a; range, 25 temperature at
p. M, 49' southeast wind; partly
cloudy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-09
INVENTOR or BIG Gun
SEES FIRST SHOT FIRED

Amsterdam, April Sit was Pro-
fessor Rausenberger, an artillerist,
manager of the Krupp works and
builder of the famous 42-centimeter
gun, who planned the giant long range
gun, according to the correspondent at
Frankfort of the Nieuwe Rotterdam-
sche Courant.
The professor witnessed the first
bombardment of Paris with the gun
Pro. Fritz Rausenberger, in an in
terview printed in the Berliner Tage-
blatt in February 1916, declared that
artillery so large and powerful that it
would be possible to lombard Eng
land from the continent would be the
certain product of the near future.
This cannon of the future, he be-
lieved would Ire able to penetrate the
strongest fortified shelters and nullify
"England's shimmering ocean arma-
ment, the old proud wall which for
centuries has protected 1t from the
continent"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-09
James Seeks denomination.

Washington. April s.--Senator Ollie
ject to action at the democratic pri.
maries in Kentucky next August.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-09
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver, Colo, April S.-For New
Mexico: Tuesday and Wednesday
generally fair; warmer Tuesday and
in southeast portion wednesday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-09
PRESIDENT WILSON
SUBSCRIBElS FOR A
$1,000 WAR BOND

Washington. April S.-When
) subscriptions to the Third Lib
; erty Loan were called fSr at a
: local theater here tonight the
J first subscriber was President
, Wilson. who occupied a box.
) Announcement that President
, Wilson had taken $1,000 worth
, of bonds was followed by pro-
} longed cheering.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-04-09

Is Albuquerque 60
ing over the top in
the Third Liberty
i. q q n camnaipn ?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

Calendar for the Current Week

suNDAY-carnege Hail. of the Philharmonic soei
Aeolan Hail.
Opera House. $3.50 Cathedral h.
DIVINE special musical service, Gounods Death
s16 concert for the Auxa,,
OF the American Red Cross Metropolitan
opera lie Prophe Park Theatre, operetta rbs
Mikado" Havemeyer Hail. Columbia
cital by Margaret Anderton Power of Music"
TUESDAY-Aeoian Hail. 8:15
Quartet Carnegie Hail. 8:l5 soev
Park Theatre 8 p English operetta, "The
WEDNESDAY,
Park Theatre English NJ. Csynes
Hail. 8:15 meeting Of the Huma
tartar
THURSDAY-Carnegie Hail. 5
Orchestra; Metropolitan OPERA Sanon
Lescaut Park Theatre English
neutrality-suspicious. Opera House. Italian Tosca
ng Hail. 2:30 of the Philharmonic
Hail. 8:lb'p
II a. n morning musca Park Theatre,
THE Mkado; Academy Music, Brooklyn, Boston
Symphony
oAlOhDAf-Carnege Hail. 2:3O
$780, concert Of the Philharmonic Society; n piano
fore recital by Leo Ornstein; 85
Bonne Metropolitan Opera opera in Italian
"Mara Park Theatre English "Pinaore"; "a
1.-The Gondolers Academy of Music
the New York Symphony Society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

sensitive to quality, as the most must
once to prepare to benefit by this un-
Outstanding and love of music which
they will bring to us as nation. There
should be musical schools and a con-
servatory where the study Of music
should be sustained by a rich and lib
eral education, where competitive ex-
aminations in the humanities, backed
by a thorough knowledge of English,
must keep pace with the musical stud
les. This is not as yet the case, and
never will be until the state or city
realizes the Importance of granting
large sums toward the higher educa-
ton of the people. For instance, a
diploma from the Institute of Musical
Art, no matter how high plane it may
reach as school of art, can never
mean what diploma does from the
Paris Conscrv atory, which is supported
by the government. 1t must be ma
tional institution, or at least Of the
state. Those who wish to become
great, either as creative artists or as
interpretive artists, must be highly, in
tensively trained. This is a truism;
but it is not understood by our public,
and that is why the road is paved for
the commercialization of music here.
Music says nothing to the greater
part of our public, but it makes it's
impression as a more or less agree
able sound; and the louder it is the
more truly wonderful they seem to
find it. So it has been an easy task
for managers to fill houses with sing
ers and players who are willing to
make the noise and are willing to sing
or play the music which appeals to
such audiences. Many are the promis
ing young artists at the Opera House
whose fine, fresh voices become hard
and discordant because they find, when
they force their voices, the claque is
vociferous and by it's plaudits wins
over the house to the belief that some
really fine singing has been accom-
plished. Hence continual descent in
the quality demanded by public and
manager on concert and opera stages.
Salaries are raised in accordance with
the artists capacity for attracting a
large audience and not on account of
artistic achievement. Many organiza-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Repertory Increased
And Prices Soar
At Metropo[itar,

The repertory for the fourth week of
the Metropolitan Opera Company's sea-
son will be increased by the addition of
Marta" and "Manon Lescaut." Nine.
Aida will appear as Manon on Thurs
day evening with Mr. Martinelli, now
completely recovered from his at
tack of influenza, as Des Grieux.
marta" will be sung at the Saturday
matinee, with Mines. Hempel and
Homer and Messrs. Caruso, Didur, Lau-
remit and others.
Rehearsals for the first performance
on any stage of the three new one-act
operas by Puccini, which will take place
a week from next Saturday evening and
for which performance the price of adj
mission will soar to 81, are occupying
all the spare time Of those in the casts.
Other operas for this week will be as
follows: Monday, lie Prophete," with
Mines. Muzio, Homer, Mellish and
Messrs. Caruso, Rothier and Mardones;
Wednesday, "Thais," with Nine. Farrar,
and Messrs. Diaz and Couzinou; Friday.
"Tosca," with Nine. Farrar and Messrs.
Crimi and Scott
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Shall Music Be
Con7nercidIized?

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: 1t must be apparent to all
thinking people that in this great up
heavai Of world forces civilization
hangs in the balance and that the arts
are in critical condition, being
threatened with total eclipse. Take
music in this city for an example. Are
we to allow what little we know about
it to disappear in the mad desire to
popularize and commercialize all the
arts? Music, whose peculiar qualities
lay it open to such possibilities more
easily than either painting or sculpt-
ure, runs the greatest risk on &C.
count Of this. If we keep the stand
ards of taste and quality high it will
not be along the lines followed to-day.
There is Il great movement on foot,
and much is being done by we'll mean
ing people to promote love for music
among the masses. But how is it be-
ing done" With reverence? Let US in
qure.
Inc great metropolis OF New York
is supposed to be one OF the great
world centres of music. In one sense
only is this true. All the great artists
pass through play, or sing here, and
there are many, very many, established
organizations supported by private
subscriptions or endowment These,
however, do not make New York in
truth great musical centre. There
is no conservatory Of music, as in
Paris or Berlin, or formerly in Pet
rogrsd and many other Continental
cities. There is nothing by which TO
establish high standard, one SO high
that few can attain TO it. The Ameri-
cans do not find their national express
sion III music. We have, however, a
large number Of Slavs, Teutons, Jews
Poles and Czecho- Slovaks among us,
and when they have become absorbe d
INTO our national life we can through
them have a public as appreciativc, Us
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Opera at the Park Theatre,
Past, Present and Future

fine enough ensemble to produce sue
cessfully works which are in the rep
ertory of the Metropolitan. Either
artists equal to those at the Broad
way house, or an ensemble of surpass-
ing excellence are needed to interest
an audience in works which it can
have elsewhere, even at much higher
prices Of admission. In its early
choice of operas the Society of Amcri-
can Singers was unfortunate, ard only
in its revival OF the Pergolesc work
and in its production of Henry Had
ley's new opera Blanca" did it display
the idealsm which had characterized
its founding.
Questionable Idealism
In its attempt to perform operas in
English it was, perhaps, idealistic, but
1T is to be questioned whether it's
idealism was here we'll placed. We
listened to Thomas and Donizetti and
even to Ofenbach and Puccin, and
were unconvinced; indeed many of us
were offended, for we heard murder
committed both to the music and to
the language of Shakespeare. In short,
the attempt proved neither popular nor
artistic, and it is to be doubted
whether it ever will prove such. Opera
is u bastard art at best and translated
opera is double bastardy.
Alone in its encouragement of young
American singers was the venture al
together praseworthy, but now that
the works of Gilbert and Sullivan
seem to have become the goal of the
organization, the original artists have
been dropped and operetta singers
have taken their places. If the So
clety Of American Singers finally de-
cides to devote its energies to oper-
eta, it probably has q needed field,
and popular one. If it returns to its
first policy of giving a few fine per-
formances of unknown works, or the
production of new works, all who love
the best in music will arise and call it
blessed. If, however, it decides upon
the establishment of an American
opera comique it will need tremendous
financial backing and performances of
the very first order, at least as re-
CARDS ensemble. While making money
with operetta, it has now an oppor-
tunity to perfect that ensemble and to
train its singers. Perhaps in month
or two it will show US what its inten-
tions really are.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Composer of 'Maroup
viii Conduct Here
Next Thursday

Henri Rablud, the new and perr.a.
nent conductor of the Boston Sym.
phony Orchestra for this season, will
make his first appearance in New York
with the orchestra on Thursday eve
ming, at Carnegie Hall. Mr.. Rabsud
comes of musical family. AS s young
man he won the Prix de Rome. Be
has conducted at the Paris Opera, the
Opera Comique and at concerts given
by the Lamoureux and Conservatoris
orchestras. In Rome and Vienna h
organized concerts to introduce con.
temporary French music.
He has many compositions to bill
credit. Among them his opera "Ma
rouf" IS perhaps the best known her,
in New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

tions, lest their box Offices suffer, and
forgetting their deep responsibilities
offer mediocre programmes to attract
an audience, lowering the musical
standards of the people, instead OF
little by little teaching them to listen
to what is best by playing only what
is beautiful.
We read that this war has opened
up the hearts of the people and that
they crave music. SO it is supplied
to them-and such music.-by every
little manager who has ideas of popu-
larty, who knows nothing about the
lofty principles of art. but pushes his
noisy, illtrained musicians before the
public, whose taste has now become
so corrupt that it prefers these
wretched representations of all kinds
rendered by all kinds of artists, rather
than the pure and noble performances
under the scientific interpretation of
those who reverence their art, adding
study and unending work to the tai
ents with which they were born. Very
few of the great artists we have here
are free from the faint of popularity
In spite Of themselves they are swayed
by the appeal of the manager
Great art is never popular. 1t en-
braces two great qualities which make
such an adjective employed in its
praise an anachronism. 1t not only
inspires awe and reverence, but the
artist must approach his chosen art
inspired by these attributes.
Will not the few, the very few, who
live for music rally together and move
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
By Crenvillc Vernon


The announcement that the Society
Of American Singers is to continue
its season at the Park Theatre for
many weeks to come brings mingled
emotions. The society set out bravcly,
though somewhat foolishly, in the
midst of the influenza epidemic and
of course lost money, barrels of it.
Now with the "f1u" subsidized it is get
ting back its money through the
agency of Gilbert and Sullivan. The
organization, indeed, seems to have
settled itself into the Society of Amer
lean Gilbert and Sullivan, and bids
fair to devote the remainder of its
season to "The Mikado," "The Pr
rates. "Pinafore,' ct al. The box
Office has once more spoken,
The attempt of the Society of Amer
lean Singers to produce operas in di-
rect competition with the Metropoli-
tan was, to begin with, doubtful of sue
cess, and was not the intention of the
original founders of the organization.
When two years ago the society
brought out "The 1mpresario" it was
doing something of which our musical
world was in need. Pergolese's "The
Maid Mistress" Donizetti's "The
t0h Rel
opera were in continuation of this adj
nnirable policy, policy of presenting
to music lovers works which never
otherwise would be heard Such a
season was of necessity limited, and
great financial profit impossible, but
art was served. The musical Bolshe-
vik world, of course, charge any such
attempt as aristocratc and out of the
spirit of the age. To answer this the
society could have extended its pro-
gramme by giving performances of
new works-if worthy, works by Amer
lean composers-but it was evidently
not to be.
A Threefold Campaign
The society, reorganized under the
leadership of william Wade Hinshaw,
launched this year threefold cam
paign-to establish an American opera
comique, to give opera in English, and
to train American singers. 1t is I'm
questioned that the Metropolitan is too
large an auditorium to present prop
srly many of the works it now gives
Carmen" "Manon," "The Daughter
of the Regiment" "The Barber of
Seville" and dozen others ought to
be given in small theatre. If such
u. j !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

heaven and earth to change this un-
holy love of mediocrity, and worse,
which is polluting the intelligence and
undermining the morale of the peo-
pie? Will they not band together, in
spred by the ideal Of perfection, and
help to make this great city in very
truth great musical centre and to
take away the reproach Of ignorance
and sham which hang so heavily
upon US? THOMAS ARNOLD.
New York, Nov 12, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Prizes Awarded to Winners
At Salmaggi Song Contest

A diamond pin, the Caruso prize at
Alfred Salmaggi's Neapolitan song
contest held week ago in Carnegie
Hall, was awarded to E. Castellucci
for his song "Mc Cunnanna Chiag-
mere" Antonio Scotti's prize, a gold
watch, was won by A s. RuA,o for his
song, 81 Nun me Pozzo c Napulc
Scurda." r. Nicosia was the winner
OF gold cigarette box, Amatos prize,
awarded for his song "Uocchie Fa-
vuze!" Mr.. Papi's prize, a gold medal
went to the song, "Capille d'Ore," by
G. Podenzana.
Silver medals and diplomas were
awarded to G. lie Verde, c. Maffei, S.
A. Rutfo, A. Palumbo, G. Podenzana
and S. A. Marie for other songs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Oratorio Society
Will Play Music
By French Woman,

When the Oratorio Society of New
York gives its concert at Carnegie
Hall next Tuesday evening, the last
half of the programme will be devoted
TO two choruses, "At the Burial of q
Soldier" and "a Hymn to the Sum-" by
Lii Boulanger, young French woman
composer, who died at the age of TWEEN
ty-four, only few months ago. Mile.
Boulanger's work has attracted consid-
cradle attention and is said to be re-
markable.
Wolf-Ferrari's setting of Dante's
"Vita Nuova," with Reinald Werren-
rath singing the part of Dante, will be
the first work performed that evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
A Service at the Cathedral

There will be a performance Of
Gounod's death and Life" ("Mors .,
Vita") at the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine at 8 o'clock this evening
under the direction OF Mr.. Miles Far.
row, the Cathedral organist and mas.
ter of the choristers. The solos will
be sung by Nine. Rider-Kelsey, Mrs.
Benedict Jones, William Wheeler snd
Edgar Schofeld. The organ will be
played by c. W. Lefebvre and the harp
by Paul Suerth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Music Notes

There will be novel concert au-
thorized by Major General j. Franklin
Bell, commanding the Department of
the East, at Aeolian Hall tomorrow
night. The music will be performed by
enlisted men who are students at the
United States Army Training School on
Governors Island and the Institute of
Musical Art, under the direction of
Captain Arthur A. Clappe, Band Master
William c. White, assistant leader, and
Percy Granger, assistant leader, the
last of whom will also figure as COM
poser and pianist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
singers Of the first rank could be en-.

singers Of the first rank could be en-
gagged, a vital service would be per
formed, and in Mr.. Hinshaw's produc-
tons Of "The Tales of hoffman," and
of MADAME Butterfly there was a
moderately successful attempt to do
this Miss Teyte, Miss Miller, Mr.
Harold, Mr.. Bispham, Mr.. Scott and
Mr. Fornes gave q really excellent
performance of the Ofenbach work,
and Mr.. Harold and Miss Tcyte were
equally admirable III the Puccini opera.
But "Mignon." "The Daughter of the
Regiment and Carmen while pos
sessing some merits, were far less per
fectly performed, and it was speedily
evident that the society did not pos
scss enough rst class artists or p
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-06
ss5s1s ss5s5s1 "a .
Paste This in a
Convenient Place

An army corps is 10000 men.
An infantry division is 10000 men.
An infantry brigade is 1000 men.
A regiment of infantry is 5000 men.
A battalion is 1000 men.
A company is $50 men.
A platoon is 60 men.
A corporal's squad is II men.
A field battery has 1875 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296
men.
An engineers regiment has 1898
men.
An ambulance company has Sc
men.
A field hospital has SIS men.
A medicine detachment has l 3 men.
A major general heads the field
army and also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each in
fantry brigade.
A colonG heads each regiment.
A lieutenant-colonel is next in
rank below colonel,
A major heads a battalion.
A captain heads a company.
A lieutenant heads platoon.
A sergeant is next below lieuten-
A Corporal is squad officer.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-06
LIBERTY LOAN HONOR FLAG.
Communities Subscribing Quota will
Receive Distinctive Emblem.

Communities Subscribing Quota will
Receive Distinctive Emblem.
Every city or town in the country
which subscribes more than it's quota
of bonds in the third Liberty Loan
campaign will be awarded an honor
flag. The emblem will be SO inches
wide and 54 inches long, and will be
of the same quality as the flags of the
navy. Its body will be white,
with a broad red border, and three
broad blue vertical stripes will de-
note the third loan. Though awarded
by the Treasury Department, the flags
will be distributed by the Liberty
loan committees of the different dis
tricts.
There will also be an honor flag for
each state, to be flown at the state
capitol, with the name of each town
winning flag inscribed upon it.
A national honor flag, with the
record Of each state recorded on it.,
will alsovbe preserved in the United
States treasury.
Stars, to be placed on the flag of
each cit ty or town doubling its quota,
will also be awarded, and an addition
al star for each time the quota is
doubled. -,.~.-
An hop& roll, containing the
names ofAHl subscribers, but not the
amount@f the Individual subscrip-
tions, &ll be kept in each community.
A WiNow card, bearing representa-
It'd pf the honor flag, will be given
ed Aubscriber to the loan, to be dis
plays lat the home or place of busi-
The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-06
THINK OF IT.
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Our Remedy-Some Are Donald
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The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-06
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
Afidavits Must Support Claim for
Deferred Classification.


The following statement has been
issued by the United States employ
ment service of the Department of
Labor:
"a new draft of about 10000 men
shortly will be called to the colors.
The provost marshal general has or
dered that men actively, assiduously,
and completely engaged in the plant
ing or cultivation Of crop but who
are listed in Class / of the draft and
within the new quota should be de-
ferred until the end Of the new quota.
"The local draft boards, being ju-
dical bodies, cannot defer the call of
such men, however, unless the farm
ors employing them support their
claims for such deferred classifica-
ton with affidavits. It is therefore
of vital Importance that farmers i'm
mediately execute and file such af-
fidavits with the local boards.
eff farmers whose hands are af-
fected in this new call fail to follow
this advice, they should have no cause
for complaint if their men are taken
from them at this critical time. 1t
will be useless and unreasonable later
to protest if they have done nothing
to retain their help. Immediate ac-
tion on the part of every farmer
whose employees are affected is es-
sential and should not be delayed un-
der any circumstances"