Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-19
SOUSA WANTS To LEAD
HIS BAND IN BERLIN
Greatest Hopeis TO Lead Marching
Americans on Wilhelmstrasse
TO STARS and Stripes.

Willow Grove. Pa, Aug. Is The
greatest ambition Of my life IS 10 lead my
band down the Wilhclmstrasse IN Berlin
nlaying The Star Spangled Banner
for tho delectation Of the Hohenzollerne
or what is lcft of them after the Amcr1-
cans finish the Job they We undertaken
I'll he more than fully satisfied with my
lifework, wit all the trlumphs vc had,
IL can accomplish that one thing
Mr. Sousa opened an engagement hero
today
The noted bnndmaster was bitter IN
his fcntnriation Of those Germans who
ca,nc to this country 10 escape he tyranny
and ant ocracy Of their oWn and who plot
and spread propaganda t. destroy the
government cy have adopted
Il am in favor of dcportlng every
German in America who sympathlzes ~
any WAY with the aims oi he kaiser and
his war lords or IN favor If more drastic
action. if that be necessary 70 get results
Nv mot her was a Bavarlan, bit she al
ways rcIoiccd that she had the privilege
of coming to this land of freedom.
declared Sousa
Lieutenant Sousa has she'd that le4rd
which he wore for more than 30 vars
and which hc primarily grew Is ~ assot
because Of his Youthful appearance when
hr started he band which launched bin
on hr way to fame and fortune lis
mustache ie closely clipped and the ah-
Sence of the beard reveals firm chm
indicative of quick determined judgment
Yes. | do feel rather lonely, tie SAID
Put this is the day Of the smooth
faced man; modern efficiency demands II
And when | WAS assigned TO the tireat
Lakes Training station. among thousands
Of leardlcss men well, | decided that
, the hcartl must GO
:~ot,sas attention was called 10 the
"kick of the Germans hat Americans
in the battle lines we're using saWed-nf
,hofgtIns TO Kill he Huns, and 70 the state
men cabled across that the Germans hae
protested against barbarism Of thr
/ typc. Sousa. ono Of the leading trap
1 shooting experts III the country. grInneo
! and sand:
The Germans can never stand against
/ our marksmen | hope our boys shoo
/ with both eyes wide open. They !
/ get en- every time Asked to explain
What hc meant hy shooting with bott
cves open, he continued
MANY men close one eve while shoot
ing That IS instructive. but like many
/ instructive things is wrong shooting
with both eyes open applies whethe
using rife or shotgun Nature has takeI
i full care that one eye Will do I hc actua
sighting that Is the pilot cye and tha
TIE other eye will remain passive tlu
soldiers. all OF them, realize that II tiul
sticks up his head thee feet away. anl
they happen to be aiming With one eyt
closed tie probability +. that the huI
might not be seen And ltlst III tins TIM
our BOYS are looking 10 see every tiuI
they possibly can
With his organization OF 30 musicians
Sousa has the cooperation for the hrs
week of one vocal and three instrumental
sololsts
-Four new marches. each OF which VA
written bV SO usa. were gwen at the hrs
concerts Yesterday 10 audiences number
ing thousands Chief interest eentret
in The Volunteers. descriptive marcl
dedicated to T. \. Hurley, of the Liner
geucv Fleet Corporation and to tn
"shipbuildeTs Of America OF the NOR
! than POO compositions already WRITER
by Sousa, the bandmaster says; HI
is my masterpiece
The clang of bells shriekIng of sirens
clamor of riveting machines sounds O
fusing metals, the rattle of the cranes
all the noises Of the shlpyards have bee
embodied in the music Ii Is a remark
able conception, and under the inter
probation OF Sousa himself Is dlstlnctlvel
effective.
Other marches, new to Philadelphlan
/ and to patrons of Willow Grove, wer
Sabre and Spurs, dedicated 10 th
3f1th United States Cavalry. 'Sol
Men to the Front. dedicated 10 the so
diers. and "The United States tlel
Artillery, dedicated To the 309th Al
tilleTy