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New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Opera
Caruso Makes Farewell Ap-
pearance of Season at
Metropo1itan

Before crowd which filled the Met
ropolltan, Enrico Caruso bade poodbv
to the New York season of 1e17-18.
The opera was Donizetti's "LElisir
dAmore," and Mr.. Caruso was singing
Nemorlno, a part for which he was
created both vocally and physically.
For his Nemorino. his Ducas, his
Lionels we can forego all his samsons
and his Jeans. A lyric tenor he was
born, a lyric tenor he has remained
AS such tenor opera has found him
one OF the great figures Of its history.
Long may he sing to US the carcssing
phrases Of the operas in which he il
Incompatible!
Nine. Maria Barrientos was the
Adlna; Guiseppi De Lucas, the .Belcore:
Adamo Didur, the Dulcanara; Leonora
Sparkes, the Giannetta. They. too, were
making their farewells, and all of them
were admirable in their parts. Nine.
Barrientos in particular is witch
ing little coquette, and Mr.. Didur as
splendid an lmpersonator of q good
hearted charlatan as the opera stage
possesses. Gennaro Papi is at his best
in the music of Donizetti, and he was
at his est last night
Just before the curtain went up on
the third act of "L'Elisir d'Amore," :"
William ]. Guard introduced Captain
Mario Guardabassi, whose last appear
ance on that stage was in 1911, when he
was with the Chicago Opera Company.
Last night he was in the uniform of
captain of the Grenadier Guard of the
Italian army. He told the audience of
the pride that filled every italian heart
at the announcement that Italian regi-
ments were holding the right wing in
France
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Admiral Usher and Army Officers
viii Review War Stamp Parade
Features of Procession VIII
Be Nurses, Women s
Motor Corps and Hippo
drome Contingent

Rear Admiral Usher, commandant of
the New York Navy Yard, and Colonel
Berkeley, commandant of marines
there, will see the War Savings and
Liberty Loan parade this morning from
the reviewing stand at the Union
League Club. Major General Bell, COM
manding officer at Camp Upton, will be
represented by several members of his
staff.
The parade, which was postponed
from last Saturday because of bad
weather, will leave the corner of Sixth
Avenue and Forty-fifth Street at II
o'clock and will move down Eighth Ave
nue. to Thirty-frst Street, across Thir-
ty-first Street to Fifth Avenue, and up
the avenue to Fifty-eighth Street, re-
turning to the starting point by way of
Broadway.
One of the features of the parade
will be twenty four nurses of the Army
Medical Corps, from the Nurses Mob
ilization station at 12O Madison Ave
nue.. They will march in the long, blue
capes and blue felt hats which they
will wear when on active duty over
seas.
Following the nurses will be fifty
members of the Women's Motor Corps
o. the National League for Women's
Service. under Colonel Adelaide Bay
lies. Thirty-five hundred sailors from
the Pelham Bay Naval Reserve training
station will also be in line. with their
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Art

An exhibition of Kaloeramas bv
Torres Palomar is on public view at
oZo Fifth Avenue. Mr.. Palomar states
IN MS announcement card that "a Kalo-
grama is the psychological portrait of
an individual expressed in color with
the letters Of his name" In the collec-
ton are psychological portraits of ce-
the Almighty" to "Nabisco," of the Ma
tional Biscuit Company
God" is kalograma in gold lettcrs
on blue disc, which is pasted on a
white disc with Il gray blur; this again
Is placed on black disc, the whole
being mounted on satiny gold paper.
Above this portrait is hung the "Mexi-
can Republic" design in green, red
and brown.
Sarah Bernhardt" is black, blue and
coral pink while Irene Vernon Castles
pink butterfly, with long. thin attena
ard legs. Geraldine Farrar" also is
Il butterfly, though more rich in color.
1t is rather disappointing to find "En-
rico Caruso" in Il conventional design
of quiet blues and grays "Tortola do
Valencia" the Spanish dancer. has
much color, showing two full moons on
the crest Of q wave.
"William Randolph Hearst" is shown
in his true colors, black and red in the
centre, Puritan gray outside.
Other Kalogramas represent Maurice
dc Maeterlinck, Lima Cavalicri. Mura-
tore, ALA Nazimova, Rejane and Eu-
gene Ysaye. Mr.. Palomar displays much
ingenuity in his clever combinations
Of varied colors and textures Of paper.
The exhibit will be on display for the
rest Of the month.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

then the articles of furniture. Signor
Bardini's- examples of Renaissance
craftsmanship make a glorious array.
There is a cassone here (No. 76O, in
laid along the front with pictures Of
some of the buildings of Florence. 1t
has itself the character of a monument.
In this and in certain of its compan-
ions (Nos. 1858, 769, 751. 74S and 1863
the art Of the wood carver is raised to
the nth power. And constantly, too, the
art Of the painter was brought in to aid
nm, as witness the fifteenth century
cassone (No. 1860 decorated by Dello
Deli. These wedding chests stand at
the head of Signor Bardini's furniture.
They are followed by a multitude of
beautiful chairs, cabinets, tables, and
SO on. There is some mediocre ma
terial in this section, especially among
the examples Of French style, but the
simpler and earlier pieces of pure Ital-
ian character are uniformly fine. With
a few good specimens of verdure tan
estry they round out an exhibition
whlch IS certain to make a powerful ap-
peal to American collectors Signor
Bardini follows we'll in the footsteps
OF Slgnor Volpi, and will doubtless
profit by the influence of his predeces-
sor, meeting in an admirable manner
the steadily increasing demand over
here for the elements of "reminiscences
interiors; Also, he makes contribu-
ton OF his own in the stucco reliefs and
other objects OF sculpture which figure
SO consplcuously in his collection. We
are drawing more and more to appreci
alton of the Italian Primitives. II is
well that as we collect their paintings
we should collect their sculptures. and
IN that direction the present sale offers
an unprecedented opportunity.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Music

Francesca D'Angelo sang an amb-
tious programme last night in Aeolian
Hall. The chief soprano arias from
"La Boheme," "La Tosca, "Carmen''
and Louise" and many excellent
Italian and English songs were on her
list.
She revealed dramatic talent and
powell Of vivid Interpretation. Her
tone, however, seems to be artificially
produced, sounds ".pinched," and too
otter shows the fatal vbrato. If a
natural tone production can be placed
at the service of her marked talent,
she may become an artist of operatic
stature.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

III hhe,!e. In sober earnest it may be said
;n i Ae the Renaissance SCULPTOR dealine- Ii, q q
= ponderable stuff, often achieved in
ns1lgious expression and in noetic
= liEIasic nuances beyond the reach If
Us Us brethren Of the brush. We have
s,anced at the marbles of the time az
VIZ, ,mTre important, but, we repeat, these
poiSchromatlc stuccos exert fner
more romantic spell
There are some twentv-fve or +hir+v
OF them in the Bardini collection too
numerous body for US to travcrse
mem mem one by one. yet it is hard to
tion .i"se enem with only few generaliza-
5lons IONS on their haunting loveliness
Sonyentionalized as they are in the
fundamentals Of composition. thev also
vary good deal in gesture and cSprcs-
SION. 1t is interesting, for example. to
ooSerVe the mutations of individuality
70 70 contrast the limpid contours of The
hosselllno just mentioned with the
sharper linear qualities of the Sienese
relief (No. 327, with the robuster SIM
ganI gpanncIlty Of # Benedetto da Majano NO.
ao3), or the grand style of Donatello in
either OF his two Madonnas (Nos. SAG
ana ool(. There is, by the way, sethird
Donatello (No. 355), which is. perhans
more consummate than anything else
IN the entire collection in its eyocation
OF that phantomlike loveliness to
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Woman Soldier Asks
Relief for Serbians
Major Stobert, Who Was
With Army in Retreat, Says
Nation Is Starving

Major St. Clair Stobert, of the Serb
ian army, the only woman in the
world holding this military rank, spoke
yesterday in the rooms Of the Stage
Women's War Relief. 366 Fifth Ave
nue., on the pitiful condition of Serbia
Major Stobert was with the Serbian
army when it retreated across the
albanian Mountains, pursued by the
Germans, Austrians, Albanians and
Bulgarians.
"Of Serbia's present population one
half is bound to die eventually because
OF the meagre rationing," declared the
major.
"Ten years ago, believing that if
women want to stop war they must
know the conditions of it thoroughly,
trained a unit of women in England
to understand nursing the wounded
the war broke out in 1914 I offered
my amt to England. was told there
was no need Of women. So l took the
unit to Belgium. Hardly were we
established in my hospital when the
Germans came along, and not believing
my story held me for spy.
Later, when I was released. I took
my Unit to France, but having been in
the Balkans and knowing the condition
tnere l 1eit could do more good. So
with six women doctors and many
nurses | set up hospital Then came
the great retreat across the Albanian
Mountains. Civilian population, artil-
lery' army, engineers and oxcarts, all
mixed, fled before the enemy. I did
not have my clothes off for three
months except when l came to brook
and bathed. With US were 10000 bows
of almost military age whom we were
trying to save for the country. Twen-
tty-four thousand of them died of ex
haustion. for the mountains were 5000
1eet high and food was scarce"
Major Stobert is touring in behalf
OF the Serbian Red Cross. Her rank
was bestowed upon her by that coun-
try IN recognition Of her services.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Maj. E. Wood to Wed
Baroness de Ropp
Britain, France and America
To Be Represented; 4 Other
Marriages on Calendar

Baroness Vera de Ropp, daughter of
Baron and Baroness Alfred de Ropp. of
this city and Los Angeles. will be mar
ried to Major Eric Fisher Wood, U. S.
n. A, at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon
IN the Church OF the Heavenly Rest.
Major Wood is assistant chief of staff
to General Glenn. The ceremony will
be performed by Lieutenant A. Howell,
Chaplain Corps, and small reception
Will follow at the Colony Club. Miss
Elizabeth Kirlin will be the maid of
Mrs. Theodore Darlington Jessup and
Miss Claire Van Lennep. Captain
Alexander Laughlin, U. s.. R.. will serve
as best man. The ushers will be Cap
tain Yoxall, of the British army; Cap
tain Trenny Martin. of the French
army. and Captains Cahill and Talbot,
The marriage of Miss Josephine Bou-
dinot -Danforth, daughter OF Mrs.
Charles Eastman Danfortb, to Graham
Todd Johnston will take place to-day at
Sherry's
Miss Cornelia Stuyvesant Gibson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Brecken-
ridge Gibson, will become the bride of
Walter E. Dickinson this afternoon in
St. Andrews Memorial Church, Yon-
kers
Miss Ruth Peabody, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Forrest Peabody,
Of Santa Barbara, Cal, and Lake
George, n. Y. will be married to Cap
tain David Fleming. Sd. to-day at the
home Of her sister. Mrs. Roscoe Harris
Goodell, at Lawrence Park, BronXville
The wedding of Miss Margaret Greg
ory and Captain Victor Newell Camp,
o. r. c., takes place to-day in the
chantry Of St. Thomas's Church. The
bride is a daughter of Mrs. William r.
Gregory, of Montclair. ~ J.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

ls0-piece band. In addition. there will
be detachments Of marines and SOL
diers.
The entire Hippodrome organization,
from representatives of the manage
nent down to stage hands, with several
floats, will take part in the procession.
The contingent will be headed by Belle
Story, attired in ar,nor and costumed
as Joan of Arc. The ballet and chorus
girls will march under the banner of
their recently organized War Savings
Society.
May /, according to announcement
made by the Pioneer Division of the
War Savings Committee, will be OBJ
served throughout the country as
Thrift Day Special celebrations will
be held in every hamlet, town and city
in the country, and special drives will
be conducted in stores all over the
United States. Merchants and trades
men have pledged themselves to do
their best to persuade customers to &C.
cept change in thrift stamps.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

been and who are being of great pub
lie. service to the military establish
ment of the state, the Governor hereby
authorizes the formation of a military
force, to be known as the Ambulance
Corps of the Home Defence Reserve
of the State of New York, to be COM
posed of patriotic women, who volun-
tcer their services for that and sucn
other military service as they may be
called upon to perform"
A unit of the Ambulance Corps of
the Home Defence Reserve. the order
continues, will consist of women who
arc skilled operators of motor vehi-
cless, and who volunteer their services
and their vehicles for military SER
vice.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20

thelr appeal lies the sentiment of an
epoch. These tiny bronzes, So rich in
Deauty OF form and design, so fascinat-
ing IN plastic technique, have, above all
tn'ngs, the quality of intimate possess
SONS; they are like amulets, recalling
the very presences of the men and
women for the qualification of whose
tastes and emotions they were made
~ IS so with virtually all Of Signor Bar
hand bell (No. 52), the bronze bowls
and mortars, Sansovino's noble candle
SUCK (No CD, the door knockers. the
e"ers, the braziers, the andirons and
torcneres-th things may be isolated
to-day IN the museum-like manner of
an exhibition, but as we look at them
imagination seizes their old environ
ment and they take on the moving
charm OF intensely human possessions
-, IT is characteristic of the Renaissance
chat Its works Of art are always bring
ing US back to the atmosphere of its
I Iamlilar lite We are sorry that Signor
5;ardinl thought SO little of American
uiscrlmlnatlon as to send over with
ms treasures deplorably scratch lot
OF pictures. Beyond slender hand
lul of early F'lorentine things, the
anonymous Hercules and Antnus" (No
40, the charming polygonal panel,
likewise by an unknown artist, birth
OF the Virgin" (No. 453), and the fif-
teenth century "Florentine Patrician
and His Wife" (No. 454), there is
scarce piece in it that is of any
SERIOUS interest. The Bacchiacca (No.
466) and the Madonna curiously
ascribed to Masaccio. will pass muster
as fairly good pictures, and so will
the Pisan est. Stephen" NO. 4S1) and
the carly FlOrentine casSone front
(No. 4e2). The remaining paintings
are negligible, and, as we say, it was
no compliment to send them over. Yet,
while we regret their presence, we are
in a way reconciled to them. At any
rate, they do next to nothing to dis
tract attention from the real stuff of
the exhibition, first the sculptures and
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Charles H. Delano
Publisher of "Cordage Trade
Journal Dies in BROOKLYN

Charles H. Delano. sixty-nine years
old, one of the best known men in the
cordage industry in the United States
and for twenty eight years publisher
of The Cordage Trade Journal" of
this city, died last night at his home,
512 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn.
Mr.. Delano was born in the old city
OF William sburg. now part of Brooklyn,
in 1S49 and had lived in Brooklyn all
his life. Previous to starting "The
Cordage Journal" he had been in the
cordage business in Manhattan.
H. was a member Of the Society of
Old Brooklynites, the Brooklyn Demo
cratic Club and the mems club of the
Church of the Incarnation. Brooklyn
He leaves wife, three sons and one
daughter.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
John Fleming

John Fleming, for fifteen years JUS
tlce of the Court of Special Sessions
OF New York City. died at his home in
Jamaica yesterday. He was seventy-six
years old and had been i'll more than a
month. He was District Attorney of
Queens County four times.
Justice Fleming was born in Ireland
on June l, 1912, and came to the United
States in 1856. He enlisted in the
l06th New York Infantry in 1852. He
retired from the Court of Special Ses-
SONS eighteen months ago. He was
single.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Women Are Eligible
For State Militia

ALBANY, April 19.-Women are to
be allowed to join the military forces
of the state, becoming commissioned
officers and members Of the Ambulance
Corps of the Home Defence Reserve,
according to official orders issued to-
day by Adjutant General Sheriff..
Believing that the time has come"
the orders stated. ''to give recognition
to the women of New York, who have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
COURT
RULING. ORDERED
TO REECB1GATORY

Roscoe Mcdonald. age IS. was or
dered comm tilted to the reforma-
tory at Pontiac yesterday afternoon
by Judge y. A. Larson. He had
pleaded guilty to the. charge OF I'M
lawfully using an automobile be-
longing to George W. Turner, but
s,released on probation He was
brought into court upon charge OF
violation of terms of probation.
Julian Bunge OF Moline, who had
been committed to the state school
at St. Charles and was out on pa
role. is again in custody, on COM
plant OF States Attorney F. r.
Thompson who found him on the
streets Of Rock Island yesterday
afternoon. attempting to sell some
rings TO a woman. The authorities.
at the school have been notified.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
STUDENT CORPS
IN HIGH FAVOR

The large number of applicants
Of draft men to be indicted into
the students army training corps
is proof positive that the S. T. a. c.
is a desired service by many young
men.
The Rock Island exemption board
has made out induction papers for
approximately 200 young men at
Augustana college. These college
students are taking all possible
steps whereby they may become
eligible for army training at the
local college.
In addition to the induction of
Augustana students the local board
has made out papers for numerous
other men who desire to join the
S. TEA c. at other colleges through
out the country.
These latter are all transfer men.
or men who live in other cities and
who have been working here and
who are registered for the draft
under the jurisdiction of the local
board.
The Rock Island board members
say that the work connected with
luc laSJ IeSlSLI dLiOl II ~" III 5oS'+
shape for the assigning of order
numbers as soon as the master list
is received from Washington. They
state that Immediately after the re
ceiving of the master list and the
assigning Of the order numbers, the
classification of the men will be
completed and made known to the
registrants through notices. The
individual cases for classification
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
DRAFT HEWLAW
ON WAGE SCALE
City Officials Name Sums to Be Paid
Tor Various Service by
FireBeR.

Rock Island city officials drafted
an ordinance late today that is be
lieyed will settle the question Of
wages in the fire department fo-
some time to come. The ordinance
viii be taken up for adoption at
the regular session of the city com
missioners Monday afternoon.
Il provides that the. fire chiefs
salary shall be raised from S120 to
S130 a month, and shall not include
clothing allowance of $50 a year.
Assistant chiefs wages are raised
from $110 to $I20 and shall not in
cludo clothing allowance,
First year firemen are to get S95
a month and all over one year men
will receive sos a month. These
amounts also do not include a
clothing allowance of $50 year
to each man.
One mechanician is to receive
500 for the first year and $i05 d
month for services after the first
y ear A clothing allowance of $50
q year is also added.
Every sixth day is to be allowed
off and is DAYS vacation with pay
is TO be allowed after the first year
service The vacation provision is
the same as has been in effect for
some time. as we'll as that on cloth
ing allowance
This ordinance is the aofficial
stand of the city commissioners,
who state that any man desiring 4
position on the fire department
should submit an application at the
city hall without delay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
ORDER SMOKING
RULES CHANGED
Railroad Freight Branch Employees
Can No More Enjoy Whit
of Tobacco On Job.

There will be no more putting
between times by railroad employ
es Of freight departments. Secre-
tary William G. McAdoo has cut
out smoking and the cisaret and
cigar will have TO 60. Strict orders
were issued today through B. F.
Bush, regional director, prohibit
ing smoking in railroad shops.
cOaling stations, piers, store
houses, freight houses and offices,
including record rooms or arounL
freight platforms and other places
where there is infiammabIe ma
terial. And here is the reason as
given by the regional director:
For several years past, as shown
by the records Of the railroad com
panies themselves, hundreds Of
thousands worth of railroad prop
erty including property in the care
and custody Of the railroads has
been destroyed by fire due to the
careIessness and Indifference of
employees in connection with smok-
ing around the railroad properties
livery year says the tOIlluul-
cation. adds some exceptional
losses traceable TO this particular
class of Indifference and careless
ness. Large values are involved
which should be preserved and
there should be d personal respOn-
sibility in the matter"
The communication declares that
property and material destroyed
today cannot be restored. 1t is lost.
1t therefore should be recognized
more than ever that property val
ues should not be destroyed
through carelessness ana indiner-
ence. If we restrict the hazard.
says the order, by prohibiting
smoking We viii do much towards
preventing the possibility of large
properties being destroyed by fire
caused principally by the dangers
alluded to"
The regional director urges that
general order be issued by the
department heads of the railroads
prohibiting smoking in and about
the places named and that there
be conspicuousIy displayed a no
Smoking" sign. All watchmtn.
guards, officers and others must pc
instructed that the rules are to be
rigidly enforced.
It IS believed that the ~
smoke" order viii lead eventually
to a crusade similar 10 that when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05

finally dethroned King Alcohol.
The railroads were one of the first
corporations to abolish drinking
among its men and the campo >En
spread in the years until Drinking
came to be abolished even at the
banquet Smoking. it is believed,
will eventually beconfe as unpopu
lar. 1t is held BY some that smok-
ing in public places is one Of tie
worst forms of selfishness and that
the smoking insists upon forcing
upon others the doors of & burning
weed in which only the smoker
finds a soft of mesmeric pleasure
A freight man commenting today
on the new order remarked
dryly: Well. it looks as if the
only thing that We can smoke here
after viii be hams and well have
to take them to the smoke house"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given TO all per-
sons interested. that the board Of
local improvements of the city Of
Rock Island, Ill. has filed in the
county court of Rock Island coun-
ty a certificate of the cost of i'm
provement entitled in said court,
In repetition of the city Of Rock
Island, Ill, to assess the cost of
construction of cement sidewalks
on Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fourth-
and-a-half and Twenty-fifth streets
from Thirteenth to Sixteenth ave
nues, and said certificate also
shows the court costs, the amount
OF accrued interest, and the total
amount of said assessment, and
said certificate also states that the
said improvement conforms sub
stantially to the requirements Of
the original ordinance for the con-
structiOn of the same, as required
By law, and that final hearing on
said certificate will be had on the
21st day of Oct A D., 1918, at 8
O'Clock a. m, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the court will
permit. All persons desiring may
file objections in said court before
said day, and may appear at the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated this 4th day Of October A.
D., 1918.
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE,
X. JUHB,
NJ T. RUDGREN,
JOHN H. LIEDTKE.
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Board of Local improvements Of
the City Of Rock Island.