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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-26

| for month or so if they find them
open after time, and although we were
her guests, to be on the safe side she
hid us away. ] surely had a good
laugh I was afraid the NJ. p. would
hear me snickering. 81
~ Another Bathing Beach.
Two of us had a funny conversation
with French soldier in town last
Sunday: The soldier had been among
English. at. the. front long enough to
understand a little English, and he
also saveyed a little German. Well
the fellow with me had a smattering
of French, and out of my school course
l have retained enough German to get
a line now and then of the converse
LtiOn. Well between the three Ian
guages all of us were able to get, a
line on each others dope. 1t was Ger
Ftainly good. ..,E... a.. l..
| also had a bath in French bath
tub last Sunday. Some bath tub be-
lieve me,-biG high affair. They fill
the tub with water, then tell you to
20 to it. was afraid, l would be in
danger of drowning if got into it,
but l took chance and submerged.
Makes a fellow feel like holding up
two fingers and saying 80 deep" when
you hit the bottom. The water just
came up to the top of my shoulders,
only my head and neck sticking out.
1t sure felt good to soak up, though.
Sunday Great Day.
Sunday is a. great day in camp. We
are still somewhat in the curiosity
line, and they gather from all over
the country to give us the once-over
Sunday. They are very inquisitive
as to our tents and arrangements in
them, also the kitchen and meals.
White bread is all same cake to them;
l rather like their war bread though
a brown bread made mostly of whole
wheat sand bran,I imagine. An old
French women stuck her head in our
tent just a moment ago and laughed
all over upon seeing me writing.
"Fiancee," she said and pointed to her
ring finger. I couldn't make her be-
.lieve it was my mother was writ
ing to.
III Appetites s,Good.
The French think we are great eat
ers. bon appeti," one Of them said
to me one, night. When you 60 In
and order beef steak, six egg omel-
lette, fried potatoes, bread and jam
or cheese and bottle of wine their
eyes pop out. Does seem rather q
large order when l read it, but we
do enjoy change now and then. We
ordered water one day just to see,
what they would do, but nothing do
ing. They must have thought we
were kidding them. They wouldn't
serve it. Can you beat it?
Met)be So! Mebbe So!
There are lots Of girls over here.
But, believe me, they can't hold a
candle to our American girls. None
just like them.
Seems to me I've written a scan
dalously long letter Just hope most
of it passes the censor. 4 Hope you
find something of interest in this
mother. It's a rather difficult task
finding things to write about; CEN
sorship is so strict.
Am feeling fit as a fiddle. and as
we'll satisfied as it is~pOssble to, this
side of the Atlantic. Do hope this
war end soon, though from all signs:
that is too much to expect.
Give my love to all the folks, from
your loving son,
FRED. :
P. S.-Don't send any packages, as
every package must be accompanied
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all records. However, his mother
must be mother and "fancee" COM
bined-a very rare combination, but
ideal, ] must admit. 80
trust you will forgive my intrud-
ing upon such sacred ground as a
letter to our mother is, in my opin-
ion. But believe me, | simply could
not resist the temptation of writing
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just a few lines offering my congrat-
ulations
Mrs. A. and M. Urbach Of Dubuque,
Iowa, are my sisters Would 1t be
asking too much Of you to send them
my love-
&. = Sincerely yours,
1t. H. N. NORy, DIR. c. E,
Censor Co. B, 9TH Bat, goth Engrs.
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son as F. r. His mothers letter was
the prize winner, but as yet we have
not decided what the reward is to be.
You see, ! have a mother back
home, and we sure are Strong for"
the chap who thinks enough of his
mother to write her fourteen-page
letter. I always thought | wrote
"book-length" letters, but f. r: holds
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by request from me, o. KID by the
captain, to get by. Will send a re-
quest later on. You might kind of
pass this letter On to the rest of the
''fambly." $751;
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NJ ~ May II, 1913.
Mrs. r. B. Moffat: Allow me to
congratulate you for having such a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02

Mr.. rockingham was the expression
of his belief that one of the greatst
effects of the war will be an awaken
ing of Russia music. According to
him Petrograd, instead of Paris,
Vienna, or Berlin will be the music
center to which students the world
over will flock. There is much to
back up this view. Russia has al
ways been a music-loving country.
Even in the depths of the greatest
despair her serfs have been known
to sing. The Song of the Volga was
perhaps the most popular among
them. Anyone who has heard 1t,
and heard it sung by Russian folk
can do little but marvel at the
poignancy of patient misery ex-
pressed there. 1t is the one song
that is entirely expressive of the
Russia that was. Times there have
changed. If then the Russian peas
ant has sung while the bonds of
slavery were about him, how much
more will he sing with the coming
of the new freedom into his life.
Added to that Is the fact that the
Russian is a deeply emotional being,
Song and poetry are the channels
through which these emotions are
expressed. Previous to the Revolu-
tion expressions of this kind of too
high a coloring had to be repressed.
Now, however, there are no heights
of ambition and beauty to which the
Russion musician and poet may not
soar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02
STACCATO NOTES

What a strong, shrill voice Miss
Mellow has"
Yes. l would advise her to devote
herself to Christmas carols"
"Why?"
"They are sung only once a year"
I'm getting married" said the
blushing damsel, "and l want to or
der n wedding cake"
THE latest thing" said the clerk
at the bakers shop, lis to have we'd
ding cakes in keeping with the
bridegroom occupation. Thus a
newspaperman has a spice cake, an
athlete a cup cake, one who loafs on
his friends a sponge cake, and so on.
What is your fiance's profession,
please?"
He's a pianist"
"Then, of course, you'll want a
pound cake"
Enrico Caruso recently celebrated
his forty-fifth birthday. He has had
fifteen seasons of eminent success in
this country.
We read that during movie play,
while a murder trial was on, the
murderer confessed, took poison and
died, to the organ strains of This is
the End of a Perfect Day." This was
less fitting than the hymn 30 Happy
Day" We also note another instance
of an absent-minded organist in a
Wisconsin Baptist church, during a
baptismal service, who played Pull
for the Shore"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02
Repetition a Great
Musical Educator

The boy who had a special falling
Tor lemon pie was not satisfied with
one piece for desert at dinner. so he
helped himself several times. Later
IN the day he became so sick he
thought his earthly existence was
nearing the end of it's allotted span.
The boy who tried" olives for the
first time couldn't go them at all.
The second time they had not quite
so horrid a taste. The third time
he could take them without making
wry face. Persistence won, he ac-
quired the taste and today few
olives are always a most ENJOYABLE
treat for him.
The lemon pie VS.. olives theory
operates in music too. Catchy tunes
appease the appetite quickly, but the
taste does not last we'll. A classical
number does not gain the same re-
sponse from your musical taste on
first hearing, but repetition i'm
presses the music-deeply on your
mind. People will say they simplv
cannot stand what they call classical
stuff, but by way of exception they
do appreciate such pieces as Han
dels Largo, Dvorak's Humoresque,
Paderewski's celebrated Minuet in G.
The reason why they consider
these as notable exceptions may be
given in one word-repetition They
have heard them often and the full
message of the composition has hold
| of them. Had the same persons
heard other compositions as often,
they would enlarge the list of classi-
cal selections they enjoy.
Repetition is a great educator.
The great influence of the talking
machine and the player piano in cul-
tivating a liking for the better class
of music, is due to the ease with
which those who cannot produce
music themselves are able to play
notable selections over and over
again. For one who seizes every op-
portunity to hear a great pianist,
symphony orchestra, band. chorus,
organist, violinist or 'cellist, there
will spring up a deep appreciation
for the classics that will continue to
develop as repetition makes it pos
sible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02

usual opportunity in the develop
menti of creative ability Let us
take at random Bucks Fear Not
Ye, o, Israel" which opens with the
voice of prophecy or warning, Be
hold there shall be a day when the
watchman upon the mountain top
shall cry aloud, arise ye, get ye up
unto Mount Zion, unto the Lord
your God" for thus saith the Lord!
The singer with imagination will
know that he must sing this with
the authority of a prophet. He will
see the prophet-dignified, earnest.
impressive and convincing-as he
talks to the multitude. The singer
will strive to picture mentally how
the prophet would declaim these
words-why they would impress the
listeners and what kind of a tone
is required to convey the scene and
the message. Again, the singer with
creative ability is not content to let
the tone make itself. He makes it.
He adds depth or mellowness-he
creates tone to fit the text. He
catches the inspiration of the poet,
and the fervor of the musician, and
in doing this becomes a greater sim
ger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02
MUSIC CENTER OF WORLD MAY
CHANGE WITH COMING OF PEACE

According to John w. Frothing-
ham, the well-known concert mana
ger, the coming of peace will bring
with it an increased desire on the
part of people in general to hear
good music. In an interview re-
Gently published in Musical America
he said:
Opera Comique in Paris Crowded
with Music-LOvefS
Correspondence from abroad tells
us that on the days when perform
ances are given at the Opera Conf
que, Paris, the queue forms hours
before the doors are open, so eager
are the people for music. And,
after peace is declared and the rem
nants of the army return, this
hunger for music will be even great
er. In listening to the great SYM
phonies and the great operas those
who have come back will strive to
lose the memory of the horrors
through which they have passed,
while those whose loved ones will
not return will seek like solace for
their griefs. Music will hold a firm
er place in the national life of all
countries than ever before"
1t is only natural that this should
he so. The power of music to bring
rest and forgetfulness has long been
acknowledged by people who have
made a study of the art.
Russia to Express Its Rebirth In
Music
Another point of interest made by
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| fore the latest German advance into
Russia"
Washington. March 2.-Indications
now point to an agreement between
the Entente Powers and America to
confide to Japan alone the task of
| taking such measures as may be
| necessary to combat German aggres-
! sion and influence in Siberia and to
protect the military stores at Vladi-
vostok.
| No final conclusion has been reach
ed. however, and it was said in
| high official quarters last night that
conditions were changing so rapidly
and so many new factors were en-
! tering into the problem that it would
be unsafe to predict overnight what
the issue might be.
Exchanges are proceeding rapidly
bctweene the Entente governments
and Washington and the matter was
considered at yesterdays Cabinet
meeting. 1t is understood that the
! State Department is being slowly but
| steadily influenced to accept the view
which seems to obtain in Great Brit
ain and France and possibly in Italy.
That is that a single Power with an
efficient army and navy within easy
reach of Siberia and not otherwise
employed, and acting in conformity
with a general agreement, might be
! better able to deal with the situation
than any international force, such as
was at first contemplated.
The attitude of the Bolshevik gov
ernment toward the proposed action
! BY Japan in Siberia remains to be
| developed. The Russian contingent
in Washington is strongly opposed
to the step, but, as the embassy here
is out of touch with the Petrograd
government, it is not in position to
reflect its attitude.
IT is gathered here that the jap
q 1ese government holds that it does
not require any warrant from the
Entente Powers generally or Amer
ica TO embark on campaign in ST.
! baria. although 1T makes an eXcep-
tion in the case of Great Britain, be-
Cause of the close alliance between
Japan and that country, expressly
covering their joint interests on the
! Asintie mainland. However, because
of the cooperation between Japan
| and America, France and Italy in
dealing with other phases of the
! eastern question, 1t is understood
that the Japanese Emperor has in
dicated that he would welcome a
voluntary approval of the govern
ments of these countries to any rad
| ical program that he might feel
Obliged to adopt in relation to Rus
sia's Asiatic territories.
The point has been made by some
of the Allies during the negotiations
that an insistence by them on join
! ing Japan in the proposed move
would imply a lack of confidence in
the motives and ultimate designs of
| the Japanese when it came to the
final disposition of any occupied ter
Titory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02

DR.. George e. Hawes, pastor of
Market Square Presbyterian Church,
got this one past the censor. Dur
ing the coal shortage, Fuel Admins
traitor Hickok advised people to burn
wood, so one of the neighbors said:
Good idea, I'll break up my piano.
l can get several cords out of that"
There will be a heavy demand for
cough drops when the community
singing begins. Stock up druggists.
Her singing lessons accomplish
ed the most wonderful results"
What? Did they really enable her
to sing?"
mo; they convinced her that she
couldn't"
Adelina Patti celebrated her sew
enty-fifth birthday on February 10.
AS a warning to American troops,
an English officer relates the story
that when British troops entered
Peronne, detachment was told off
to a certain house for it's quarters.
In one of the rooms was a piano, and
on seeing this a young soldier be-
came very elated and was about to
strike the keys. He was fortunately
warned in time by his officer. On
examination it was discovered that a
bomb had been connected with the
instrument and that on the striking
of one of the piano keys the house
and all those in 1t would have been
destroyed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02
STUDIO TALKS
ON SINGING
10. 5-CREATIVE ABILITY
BY JOHN w. PHILLIPS

Before these articles are COM
pleted the student and layman will
feel that there is considerable more
to the art of singing than appears
on the surface. The remark more
heard. than any other after a song
recital or concert, isl liked her
voice" or l didn't like her voice" ;"
Not a word. mark, you know how
the artist sang; the Interpretation or
the style. 1t would be. like going
to an art exhibit and eXclaiming.
II certainly like the quality of paint
that artist used" Paint is the Ve-
hicle used to make up a visible,
charming picture, just as voice is
the vehicle used to convey melody
y nice speaking voice does not make
an orator. A public speaker must
have ideas. and deliver them in a
convincing manner. Good voices are
plentiful; good singers are scarce.
Possibly the most important re-
quirement for the successful singer
is creative ability: imagination put
into motion and practice. The lack
of this one quality has defeated more
than one beautiful voice.
The great landscape paintings
are not judged solely by the tech
nique and composition displayed,
but the judges always look for at
mosphere-the something that is
there, that tells you what kind of a
day 1t represents - natures mood,
rather than natures dress-the sub
tie thing that does not seem to be
represented by paint This we
would call creative ability. Draw
ing well, handling brush an dcolors
well is merely skilled artisanship
which can be developed to a high
degree. But the other thing, the
something not painted, but conveyed
to the onlooker-the suggested
idea-this is surely creative ability,
or imagination put to work.
Now, real singing has in it this
same element of creative ability.
The landscape painted takes as a
model a bit of nature. He has a
model. The singer has in a song,
a model to inspire and work frobn.
The model is usually the result of
the inspiration of two persons-the
poet and the musician. The poet is
entitled to first recognition, because
he, in an inspired moment, wrote
the words-the musician is inspired
because of the poem, and is second
airy as far as original inspiration
goes. In short, the poem inspires
the music, and both should inspire
the singer. The poet may not be a
musician, and the musical composer
may not be a singer; in any event it
is exceedingly difficult for the COM
poser to indicate on the music just
how the song should be sung. He
can suggest the key, rythm, tenn
po and certain variations of power,
but, he must trust considerable TO
the singer; and here is where crea-
tive ability is of prime importance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02
With Player and Singer

Presbyterian Church the choir, with
Mrs. Roy G. Cox as soloist, will
sing Mendelssohn's motett, Hear
My Prayer"
Mrs. Phoebe Turner, who is di-
recting the music at Christ Lutheran
Church. will tomorrow morning,
sing Dudley Bucks familiar setting
of the psalmist's exclamation, Fear
Not Ye, Oh Israel" which prob
ably has been sung more frequently
than any other composition of the
lamented Brooklyn writer. Mrs.
Turner will be remembered as Miss
Phoebe Smith, a pupil of the once
orably as soprano soloist a number
of years ago at st. Patrick's pro-
cathedral. Mrs. Turner is pleased
with the choir organization at Christ
Church and contemplates something
unusual in a musical way with her
singers during the late spring. Miss
Ruth Steinhauer is the organist.
The former director, E. A. Heffel-
finger, will sing at the evening SER
vice and there likely will be many
who will take advantage of the OPP
portunity of again hearing this faith.
full chorister,i who served at Christ
Lutheran Church for many years
"The Voice in the Wilderness q
composition of more than ordinary
interest, by John Prindle Scott, will
be sung by George Sutton, bass So
loist of Pine Street Presbyterian
Church, tomorrow evening.
At Stevens Memorial Church to-
morrow morning Mrs. H. L. Hertz
Ter, contralto, formerly soloist al
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
will sing an individual number. Mrs
Hertzler succeeded Mrs. Robert b
Reeves. Miss Martha Armstrong is
the soprano at Stephens Memorial
William Boyer the bass, and Walter
e. DIETRICH, tenor and director. Miss
Ruth Kraybill is the organist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02

William Bretz, Jf., a Dickinson
College student, is playing the or
gan at Zion Lutheran Church and
will be at the keys until after the
Easter festival. The music commit
tee, of which E. II. Yohn is chair
man, has not definitely determined
upon a successor to the late T.. j.
Decevee. Mrs. Decevee is the Choir
lister. The position in the quartet
choir, made vacant by the enlist
ment of Robert A. Shackley, bass,
remains vacant, several applicants
being under consideration by the
young Mr.. Bretz, who had been n
student of Mr.. Decevee and also of
Frank A. McCarrell, organist at
Pine Street Presbyterian Church, has
proved satisfactory, committee and
choir both approving.
Mrs. John r. Henry, organist at
Market Square Presbyterian Church,
is temporarily absent from her po-
sition, but is expected to resume the
duties Shortly.
The position of organist at West
minister Presbyterian Church is va
cant by reason of the resignation of
Meetch Stroup, who was elected to
be organist at Second Reformed
Church. During the very cold
weather the main church room has
not been used for Sunday services
and an organist was not required.
With the first Sunday in April the
old order of things will be resumed
and an organist and choir be in
their places. Several applications
are in the hands of the music com
mittee.
With Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris as
soloist, Market Square PRESBYTERIAN
Church choir will sing at to-mor-
row evenings service c. Whitney
Coombs' motett. "The Sorrows OF
Death" especially suitable for the
Lenten season. At Pine Street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02

The singer must get the ideas, the
fervor, the atmosphere-in other
words, he must see the picture-or
feel the mood, otherwise it cannot
possibly be conveyed to the audi
ence.
The singer with creative ability
knows that sentiment, emotion and
intelligence are three vital factors in
singing. He knows that they have
| to be mixed in proportion to create
a particular mood. He knows that
sentiment and emotion should al
ways be under control. Creative
ability knows how to mix these
qualities, where to add the poetic,
the dramatic, or the subdued inde-
Unable, velvety imaginative tone,
that is almost mysterious. but al
ways charming. The tone that
might be defined as spiritually beau
tiful-that eXalts-can only be pos
sible to those having creative abil-
ity.
This creative ability can be de-
veloped in the student by right
teaching.
Where student is ushered into
studio for thirty minutes of vocal
ymnastics-where the teacher has
intense interest in the clock-where
no ideas are eXpressed-where,w what
is known as vocal drill is the GUS
tom and method-there can be little
chance for really artistic develop
ment. The student would gain more
by stopping lessons and attending
all the recitals possible. Let us get
over the idea that good voice
means a good singer-Julia Culp has
not a great voice, or an even scale
yet she Is a great singer; Wither-
spoon has not a wonderful voice, but
he is a wonderful singer, and the
same could be said of many others.
Caruso has a great voice and is a
great singer-a happy combination
This combination secures him the
modest income of a quarter million
dollars per year. We, as nation
have been indolent in the matter
of teaching self-eXpression and ap-
probation of the beautiful.
1t is true we have developed crea-
tive ability in a commercial way,
but not to the same gratifying eX-
tent in an artistic way. The nations
at. war and those not at war are wor-
ried about future business; the fine
arts may suffer in the mad COM
mercial readjustment; not that pic
lures will not be painted, or litera-
ture written or music composed; I;
but that they will not get the recos-
milton 'or encouragement due them.
1t will be well, therefore, not to let
business absorb all our attention.
We must hold to the finer things;
they must be on exhibition at all
times in all places. The younger
generation must be able to see and
feel them and know their value.
These finer things must become u
great part of our national life.
The student of singing has an un-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02
ORGANISTS TO MEET IN
PINE STREET CHURCH

An important meeting of the Or
ganists' Association of the city will
be held next Thursday evening in
the Pine Street Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. DIR. l.. S. Nudge, pastor of
the church, and Professor Alfred c.
kuschwa will be the speakers. Prof.
Kuschwa will give an address on
The Modern Organ; It's Resources
and Uses"
The bylaws of the association
will be discussed at the business ses-
sion as the organization has not been
fully completed. All members and
friends have been invited to be pres
ent at the session.