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New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Edna Thomas Makes
Debut as Concert Singer
Richness of Tones and Feeling
Greatly in Evidence at
AeOlian Hall

Edna Thomas is a new name in the
local concert and recital field, but from
her debut yesterday afternoon at
Aeollan Hall it seems altogether prob
able that we shall hear from her in
the future. She is by no means as vet
a perfect singer, and the opening songs
OF Secchi, Scarlatti and Marcello suf
Tered from her inexperence. The
Italian classisists can be successfully
approached only by those schooled Wig
orously in the art of song. But in the
French group, in Duparc's "Lamento.' y
In Rhene-Baton's "Je veux" and "Noc-
turne" and in Ravels lies grands
vents venus d'outre mer" she more
than arrived Here the richness of
her tones and her feeling for nuance
were gratefully in evidence, and the
nervousness which had afflicted her
flrst group had worn away to the great
benefit of her breath support and
command of legato.
Following the French group came
three Schumann songs, "The Nut Tree. ;,
Night" all of which she sang in Eng,
llsh, with fine interpretive power and
with extraordinarily clear entncia-
ton: In these songs her voice was at
ITS. best, and it's best was very good
indeed, smooth, resonant, of ample
range and power Miss Thomas will be
heard from. Walter Golde provide d
beautifully tempered accompaniments
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Pope Honors Mulligan
Created knight Commander o'
Order of St. Gregory

William Mulligan, of Thompsonville.
Conn. head of the war work commit
tee of the Knights Of Columbus. has
been created a knight Commander Of
the Order of st. Gregory by Pope Ben
edict, according to a message made
public last night by officials of the New
York X. c. chapter He is the fifth
executive of the order to be honored by
the Pope, the others being Supreme
knight James A. Flaherty. Of Philadel-
phia; Supreme Advocate Joseph c. Pei
litter. of Boston; Director William P
Larkin and Overseas Commissioner Ed
ward L. Hearn, of New York.
Mr. Mulligan organized the knights
of Columbus work in France before the
American troops went into battle. and
spent year abroad
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Congress Urged by
Legion to Create
A ''Citizen Arny':
House Committee, Told Vet
Grams Oppose Militarism,
Want Minimum Standing
Force and Staff Reform
New York Tribune
W0shj,,ufo., p,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Universal
military training to Lake a citizen
army. for the nations defense was
urged upon Congress to-day by Thomas
~. Miller, chairman of the national
Legion, appearing before the House
Military Committee. The committee
is holding hearings on the army re-
organization bill, and so far has failed
to include any provision for universal
training.
Mr.. Miller said the American Legion
is opposed to a large regular army.
and eel that the citizen army should be
trained by citizen officers produced at
oihcers, training camps. He advocated
also a liberalization of the Army Gen
eral staff by mixture of citizen off,
GERS. His statement to the committee
said:
Militarism Opposed
"The members of the American Le-
gion are deeply impressed with the
folly of national unpreparedness for
war, results of which they suffered
while in France. They believe that
this country should adopt a policy of
universal military training for it's
young men as the oniy fair, demo-
cratic and adequate system of defense,
Having been through it themselves,
they think it only fair and proper that
the generations which come after them
should share such duties and benefits
also. They believe that in this way
the country can maintain for it's de-
tense a citizen army which will be
adequate for any national emergency.
They are strictly opposed to mill
tarism or to the fostering of any Mill
tary caste. They believe that the reg
ular army should be reduced to the
lowest numbers necessary for our for
elgn garrisons and other necessary
professional duty. That our General
staff should be liberalized by an ID
mixture of competent citizen officers
and that all such officers should be
subjected to severe tests of fitness
which would eliminate all dead wood.
They believe that this citizen army
should be trained so far as possible
by citizen officers and its units 10
calized in the territory from which
they come, but that it must be trained
solely as a national army under the
authority of the national government
for use only in time of war and that
the men must not be used to fill up the
regular army
Not for Peace-Time Use
THAT this training shall be taken
oy the youth OF the nation in their
eighteenth, nineteenth or twentieth
Year, and shall be for a period of
not less than four and not more than
six months during the first year, to
be followed by a Two weeks training
period each year for two years
That the men subject to the train
ing may be an equivalent for the fore
going. take their training in properly
supervised, Federalized National Guard
organizations.
"That the citizen army shall not be
used for military purposes in time
of peace, except in the case of Ma
tonal Guard organic ii n
eve favor the continuance of train
ing camps for the training and educa-
tions Of officers to serve with the clti-
zen army.
eve recommend that the air service
be made separate department and
considered as combat branch Of the
army"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Baker Defends Demotion
OF Overseas Officers
Secretary Explains That They
Were Advanced More Rapidly
Than Men at Home
NeW York Tribune
y 1shinOfon Bureau

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-overseas
officers have been more generously
promoted than officers who served in
the United States, Secretary of War
Baker advised the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives in a detailed re-
port on advancements in ranks of men
in the service.
Secretary Baker recently has been
vigorously attacked by overseas men
for the War Departments policy of
rapid demotion of members of the
A. +. F. upon their return to the
United States
Promotions overseas of commissioned
officers of the army since the armi-
stice number 15,45O' whereas in this
country only 1904 officers have been
advanced in rank, Secretary Baker
pointed out in his letter to Speaker
Gillett. Since November II, 1918, IT,.
5o4 men were prom oted, as follows:
Observation-Disclosures officers, 4,778;
non Blatant officers, 1O,546; chem.
ical warfare branch, 125.
Not overseas batant, Alb; non.
combatant, 1,481; chemical warfare. s
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
$500 Fund Is Sought for
Widow and Four Children

The Brooklyn Bureau Of Charities Is
raising fund Of 5000 to assist widow
with four small children. one of whom,
a boy Of two, is a cripple from infan-
tile paralysis The father died during
the influenza epidemic, leaving the
family virtually destitute. The bureau
is trying to keep the family together,
and desires assistance. 1t will be nee
essary to afford help until the eldest
child, now FIVE, is old enough to go to
work
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Twelve More Names Added
To a. F.. f. Casualty Iis1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The fol-
lowing recapitulation Of the A. E. F.
casualty list was issued by the War
Department to-day: A. Z. F. prior to
November II, 1918: Killed in action,
3. Current in A. E. F., not including
Siberia: Died of disease, 8. Total -.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Miss Dorothea Bradford Smith

Miss Dorothea Bradford Smith
Her engagement John Wesley Castles j. and this v
was announced recently She and Mrs Edward
Curtis Smith, 16 West and St. Abans VT
Her father formerly
ugor smith, was Civil War Governor of that
was captain in the Tank Corps in France
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

Another out-of- town wedding to-day
is that Of Miss L. Maud Windeler,
daughter of G. Herbert Windeler, to
William, A: Kimbel, of this city, in
Emanuel Church, Boston.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17


Maurice Maeterlinck will speak on
"Some Views on Immortality and "The
Soul Of Animals" this afternoon at
the home of Mrs. James Speyer, 1868
Fifth Avenue. The proceeds will be
devoted to the New York Womens
League for Animals, of which organ
ization Mrs. Speyer is president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Temple
Emmet, of Stony Brook, L. l., have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Winthrop
Emmet, to Edwin Dennison Morgan jr
of Wheatlev Hills, Westbury, L. l.
Miss Emmet made her debut three
years ago and is a member. of the
the first John Jacob Astor and of
Thomas Adds Emmet. Mr.. Morgan
who is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin D.
Morgan, is a graduate of Harvard
class '13. He entered the regular army
and became captain of cavalry. He
is a member of the Knickerbocker, the
Racquet and Tennis and the Harvard
clubs. The wedding will take place
within a month.
Mrs Z. Henry Hartman gave din
ner and small dance last evening at her
house, l East Sixty-ninth Street, for
her son and daughter-in- law, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Roland n. Hartman.
The second of series of three din
ner dances was given in the Della Rob-
bia room of the Hotel Vanderbilt last
night under the auspices of The Bach
elors. Among those who entertained
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John Aspe-
gren, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Alexandra,
Mrs. Jules S. Bache, Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer King, Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy w. Baldwin.
The committee in charge of the
dances is made up of Richard Peters,
r. Thornton Wilson, Hamilton Fish jr
Alfonso de Navarro, Horace c. Steb-
bins, Maurice Roche, Whitney Warren
jr, w. Rhinelander Stewart jr, Schuy-
ler l.. Parsons and w. Wickham Hotf-
man.
The American Flying Corps will give
dansant this afternoon in the club
house, II East Thirtye eighth Street,
and will be assisted by members of the
Women's National Automobile Assocla-
ton. Mrs Charles Baker and Mrs.
Ernest 7. Wenman, president and vice.
president respectively of the latter as
sociation, will be the hostesses. The
guests to-day will be given an oppor-
tunity of viewing the aerial paintings
of Lieutenant Henri Farre.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

Mrs. E. Mortimer Ward will give a
dance this evening for her daughter,
Miss Dorothy Clapp.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

Mrs. George L. Shearer, of So East
Sixty sixth Street, will give d reception
this afternoon to introduce her
daughter, Miss Julia Shearer.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Walk and. Keen Well

ee@1* 1HC0P "
Walk mile each day to keep the
doctor away, warns the United States
Public Health Service. Try walking to
work every morning and see If it does
not make you younger and healthier.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
The Stage Door

Frank Reicher will play the part OF
Akin in Tolstoy's play, "The Power
Of Darkness" which opens at the Gar
rick Theater Monday evening.
The management of the Caiety The
ater. London, has cabled here denying
reports that "Irene," the musical COM
edy now at the Vanderbilt Theater
will go to the Gaiety.
Florence Normand. who played the
part Of Vice" in "Everywoman," has
been engaged to fill the vacancy among
the artists models of the Greenwich
Village Follies," which is playing at
the Nora Bayes Theater.
Elizabeth Irving has been engaged to
act as general understudy in Scandal
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theater.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

The Fifty-Fifty Club gave. a fifty
fifty scamper at their rooms, Fifty
fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. last
night
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Many Weddings
Are Scheduled
Here for To-day
Miss Charlotte Platt Will
Become Bride of Hunting
ton Lyman at Church
Ceremony
Miss Emmett Is Engaged
The Bachelors Give First of
Series of Dances; Flying
Corps Plan a the Dansant

several weddings Of interest to
society are scheduled for to-day. Miss
charlotte Platt, daughter of Henry B.
i'aee' Will become the bride of Hunt
lngton Lyman this afternoon in tho
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Inc ceremony will be performed bv the
rev. DR.. Henry Sloane Coffin. assisted
~ tne Rev. Endicott Peabody. head
master at Groton School. A small "a
septlon Will follow at the home of the
or'oe's father, 535 Park Avenue.
=. Inc marriage Of Miss Emmalena
Slzer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Rohar+
n. Slzer, to David Duncan, son of M
and Mrs. William Butler Duncan takes
pace this afternoon at the home of
yne brides parents, SO East Seventy
third Street. 9e'e"'y
Miss Frances Catherine Parsons,
daughter of Arthur Webb Parsons. will
marry Kneeland L'Amoreux Green this
afternoon al in the chantry of St.
tnomas,s Church. The ceremony will
De 1oilowed by reception at the
nome OF the brides aunt, Mrs. Ernest
a: blgelow, 100 East Fifty-sixth
In Washington to-day Miss Jane
story, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Story, will be married to Captain r.
\. Glen, Of the British Emassy. Miss
Cornelia Vanderbilt and Miss M. Mili
cent Rogers of this city will be among
the brides attendants.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-17

Mrs. E. Henry Hartman gave a din
ner and small dance last evening at her
house, l East SiXty-ninth Street, for
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Roland n. Hartman.
The Washington times., 1920-01-15

These photographs were brought
to America by Lieut. William T.
Daugherty and show Noske's
soldier police In battle array to
combat revolvers with machine
guns and bombs. The top pic
ture shows the approaches to
Reichstag buildings.
One Of the photographs shows
q crowd waiting in line to get
into a morgue where lie bodies
OF Spartacists and loyslists killed
in the fighting.
The Washington times., 1920-01-15
RIOTING IS RENEWED
In GERMANY, REPORT

LONDON. Jan. 1b.-Rioting was re-
newed in Berlin yesterday, dispatches
received here early today said. The
military authorities have ordered ad-
ditional re-enforcements TO protect
the city. The toll OF Tuesdays fight
ing in front OF the ReichstaE, IL was
semi-officially announced. was AZ
killed and 105 injured. Some eye
witnesses, according to the dispatch
es, thought the total casualties
might be considerably larger.
Dispatches received In official quar-
ters here Indicated the outbreak
Tuesday was not OF a revolutionary
nature, although some fear was ex-
pressed that revolutionary outbreaks
might develop.
1t was emphasized the German gov
crnment must deal carefully with the
situation because OF the extreme Bit
terness attending the labor agita-
tions. particularly the railway strike.
Tuesdays fatal .rioting. dispatches
showed today, broke out with unu-
sual suddenness. A dispatch filed at
1892 p. m. Tuesday. just before the
fighting started, said tremendous
crowds had gathered in front OF the
Reichstag but were orderly.
The Washington times., 1920-01-15

dered shot at sight any unauthorized
persons bearing arms against peace
and order. II was a common sight TO
see crowds OF Spartacists marched
under guard TO the Moabit prison.
1t was related that one Of these pro-
cessions, about 100 strong, was
marched into machine gun fire in
the prison yard. The report was de-
MED by German authorities.
Spread To other Cities.
In latter March the general strike
was called off. Its reign was trans
ferred in quick succession TO Munich.
Leipsig. Essen. Magdeburg, and Ham
burg. where scenes pal0g the Ber-
lin riots were enacted. it is said.
The months of April, May and June
saw no violence on the extended
scale Local walk k-outs occurred al
most every week. One day IL would
be- the shoe-makers. another bank
crs' employees, still another. street
railway employees. and at one period
some for Berliners as the newspa-
struck This was particularly irk-
some for BCrlindeTs as the newspa-
pers decided 10 quit just when the
allies were getting ready to hand
Germany the peace terms. Some pa
pers. however. as though unable 70
resist the temptation Of "the big
gest scoop in history appeared the
morning after the Versailles peace
terms were forwarded. June 30, 1919.
During these days of expectation
Berlin almost warmed at times in its
attitude toward the Americans. whose
uniforms by that time had become a
familiar sight on the main Berlin
streets The warmness was. due to
the continual promise OF food relief
from America. And a great deal OF
faith was had in President Wilson's S
famous fourteen points.
The week preceding the publication
or the peace terms. Noske resctnded
an order then standing that no pub
lie meetings or demonstrations could
b. held The lifting Of this ban met
quick response. Almost daily diff
The Washington times., 1920-01-15
a Spartacist Leaders Slain.

of Americans within would cause the
Berliners to respect his hostelry. Tao
Berliners, however, didn't see 1T that
way. Adlon was approached by q
delegation, and ii was demanded that
the flag be removed Their claims
were that Berlin was unocCupied ter
ritory. and that the war was still in
effect. only suspended by the arInis-
tice.
Orders for Americans.
General orders 70 rthe few Ameri-
cans in Berlin were written to offset
any possibility of complications aris.
ing between the Prussians and the
Americans. These were, in the main.
not to walk out alone, to keen in the
lighted streets at night, to patroniLe
the most frequented and better place J
CT amusement, to avoid arguments.
and not to fraterniZe but "be cour-
teous." The latter injunction pos
sessed an amusing element. The
Americans in the army OF occupation
could not fraternize with the Ger
man population. The Americans in
Berlin had to let their conscience be
their guide in the matter as it would
not have been exactly good form 10
be offensive in many cases.
The January riots died down. The
lSpartacists were suppressed through
Noske's strongarm methods and
Berlin, to some appearances, was
saved for the time being. There is
no secret from the Berlin angle that
unconccaled alarm was felt than that
the government. troops might join
the Spartacists in some number. The
plundering was good, and some Spar
tacists found rich picloings. a Ger
man lieutenant named Schmidt, who
by the way, once lived in Chicago
told the writer he picked up a
Spartacist who had 10000 marks in
The Washington times., 1920-01-15

ferent parties would hold their meet =
ings.
The present uprising offers nothing
surprising. The trouble has been
brewing and has found expression
before ever since the armistice.
Noske. German minister OF defense.
apparently doesn't think the issue 10
too big 70 be handled
The Washington times., 1920-01-15
ITALY LIFTS TRADE San.

PARIS. Jan. I5.-Immedlate Tr-
sumption OF diplomatic relations be
tween Germany and Italy was az
nounced BY the Italian delegation
here today
The Washington times., 1920-01-15

The mission was asse sembling In Ber-
lin just at the close of the January
riots, remembered as a bloody car
mage finally suppressed by Noske at
the cost of many lives and marked
by the Staying, just one year ago to-
day. OF Karl Liebknecht and Rosa
Luxemburg, Spartacist leaders.
During the month of January. 1919.
the pioneers of the American mission
were resting at the Adlon Hotel,
cleaning up the work OF repatriation
of American war prisoners. Gen.
George II. Harries. of this city, was
the actual pioneer, having arrived in
Berlin the night of December 10,
1918. He was assisted by Lieut.. C..
M. Gailmard, Atlanta, Ga, and Capt.
Richard Shellens, Princeton. N. ].
These three, with a small STAFF Of
enlisted men, were confined to the
Adlon Hotel, while the government
troops and the Spartacists fought 1t
out. in Unter den Linden, Wilhelm
strasse. and other vicinities OF the
Brandenburger Thor
Americans Were Discreet.
The American personnel took the
attitude that reason and discretion
were the better part of valor and
did not frequent the streets in uni
form during the fighting, save when
necessary business nccessitated APP
pearance on the streets
One occasion a machine gun bullet
fired from either the top of the
Brandenburger Thor, occupied by
troops, or from the street below.
bored a hole about eight inches deep
in the granite coping bordering the
window of General Harries' suite on
the second floor of the Adlon! At
the moment General Harries was
viewing the battle from behind drawn
shutters.
1t was always a question whether
the person who fired the shot did
so deliberately, hoping TO shoot
through the window at a possible
enemy there, or whether the shot was
purely accidental. 1t was easily pos
sible that the bullet went astray, as
these were flying at random about,
and as the consequences were nil,
no question was ever raised.
AdIou Carefully Guarded.
The Adlon, housing its allied guests,
American, British and French. was
carefully guarded by the German gov
ernment Its iron gates were drawn
and a guard with a machine gun was
stationed there. The Spartacists,
however, at that time assertive
enough to have representation, also
dispatched guard to the Adlon
gate. They, too, took up sentry duty.
so that while the t.Nvernment troops
held one side of the entrance, the
Spartacists held the other side. Natur-
ally there was voluntary armisticc
between the two advcrsaries there.
An incident at this time that Great
cd some excitement, but no harm.
was the raisir,y of the American flag
above the Adlon. This was done by
Herr Adlon. proprietor OF the hotel
and unknown TO the allied representa-
tives Apparently. he took the view
that this expression Of the presence
The Washington times., 1920-01-15

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