" - ).iiMTfr,1 I 1 IATIC FESTIVAL AT METROPOLITAN I'Cocj tVOr nml 'IOracolo' Pre sented in r.voiiiiitf; 11 Trovulcuv' at Matinee ISUPEKUSLAVIC EVENING PUBLICO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY; APRIL IT, 1918 NOVELTY t il in i I dlveisllied llnnlo mUMII since the Cum id in lit least seven , hm i I" llii' Mi ttopoll l mm nllowntue ti made r.n miiiii' hunilicvis or II. mini both Hit- after. Illll l"'l mi 111:1111 CS. in 1 il 1.1 ! Triiviiliin ." who ,1 Hi mil I"!' mi' in. 1 01 1 , I, .1 III' till' fU( I Hllllllll- Iht leng'- ' t nn. up. "J ,nlnl rrK"i IftoUMiM ii' ' Mlf'l'"11" l 1I1H "';" ..i.i,.rlliiTi " run---- , non nil" jUtltlW. iI- lull I" '"" . - .... 1 .111 SSU--r..... .':-. i'"'1:::'"": f.nlilV II "I"'1 '" I"""1 . ?' hi. ,01". ..u. - " '" l""eJ " '';. ,,rnill.'' '" "" "lv "' "."""I'"1 ".... ... i-,i-t I ec 1.0 101 , Nicholas I'lni'ky 11, 1 her Willi the cur ,1. .do," made up tile trologer claims hoi- as his reward. Uodon denies the Men The enchnnt,,1 .ui pecks him to death, and t.ie wlrard In nn epilogue proclaims that lio n.t n, queen are the only real personages In the inniasiic envuotunent I it was natural that lie iniag,nat,, .liniin nf kuiIi a n.nt film, would ,m, I Ileal ti) the giaphlr must, al doll,,,.,,!,,, ,,, Hie "thousand nnd One Night, ns p.i drnreil In the fascinating Sihehemzade suite. The atmosphere of that m. best, ,,1 master-work Is Indeed often le.nllecl in "l.e Coq d'Or." with the 1IIT. rem . H,i lieic a sphlt of Impish I iimi.h un.lei l,cs the toinantlclsm. The ,,,, 1 , , , plobably the high-water n . ,, score Here Is the allunin. m ,r ...ein dlous dance rhythms, of , y ,,,., lovely nrlas, of a whole pag. ,,t 1 ..f .i.mi. lucrlng otihestral tile NIGHT RIDE TO GHENT WAS FAR WORSE I THAN AN ACTUAL FIGHT WAR NURSE SA YS EDDYSTONETOHEAR FAMOUS PRIMA DONNA MARY PlCKFORD M ON SUIT BY HUSBAND ......ll.Hll MIL I-W." lit 1 he f 1 vorwUi'lf vv"" la... --- tuning V""-' ' i The temp' " J l,S 111 I''" f hiut ft "" -sl ediiB '"" wt 0f wll.M.llflll III ?!.lmrllt '- I "'"' i.l 1.. summon supetla t mm iciuarkahte c. ntlsllc genius la i-t-.loi cover, the pros- um-iit uvociuioii 01 kui'ii M'l... Inllfn.i.... rt!t",n!w.l'.n-Wl'. tlie lluenl In tti ni,ru .,1-Ki.inihi.rr feme 1 - tent even on n ursi much Wngicrian ...Irallon I, KratlfttiBl ' ,-- Tn lit Trine l dwnillile. but then all mod S? .,.. . v ., I - l.u-e-H. Huppoardly trilten m """" " H ''ers ''Thfslipnm. m. . t ot Jllmky.Kori..i-voi.ariNii-o-il"1 promli-ty with le li in tliem.itl. 1111lell.1l 111 "1.0 I'oq jnr" 1.P I1B ...III I. inteil lj 1. nnf1.iBKini.lv tUHtnlneil """ . I II. ..Inolln il in 1 . i......,. i-........ .1.1 ill. ien more potent -.-I lo-coinlc ucli a form of pres- plilt an Italy's "Co mi et today tanking Itv !(Kiueni whose nn 1 ...... .1... 1 J. ... jaKiniEU .1.1.111- The fable, d riiclb) I.ibr.tn-i HI. Ukl from a rIiirii hr Kmi-ir.m'1 p.. tie l.gend by Poush 11. !i iiinrhitiillv nnd fittingly rn- Hnced in .IT " tin .ntatlon a- ..Id i". media ileirA't" u a dcllflon-- 1 lloulile Cnxt i:iiiilril Th nrtum ot the pliee Is vividly mlnieJ hv il" ' . oinpllnlml daneeru of (he Metrop''i " . de ballet, led by the aulln-i 1i.1i i dnlf Holm and the pateful and 1 muml ik KiKlna Ualll. The oeal pi-.iK" .ne inliuited to Mr. GatU'" tegnl.ir . 11. i.ille Kingbird1". In conlilcuiml alt ml In plum colored robr and m.i.d in Hern on eneh (.lile Of the tnge Tin Im igln.itlnu Is v.itiy (tlmulat)d Lv tin- unusual procedure, and the prodlgi. of the Ktnry imsume a terming rjiiMi-ii.ni uneiiualed In np pf.ll here huh e Tin Yellow Jacket" was new King lioili.n. (pille n ab-ur.l and nx amusing :i ui.nu.li .i-. lCamoud Illu-h-cocVs eelit.i.it. d inuvl.al comedy i liar aclfr. tnmu Hi. in. oiiHeiiiientlnl Trench iia'al " 1- th' mock-tragic n-ntial figure or 'Hi p nili. mimed song play He la a a 1 1 1 Indolent. Mlmrltlo niler. mote Utterly tlr n 11 't not tlliiiKK. stie of Hsrre Iitu-- d.l.. table King I'iiiimiIii. trho pledgi .uiMliltig at hi- ciuun.iud to a fapient n-trolnf.r In letitin for a nisgle.il golden 11.1k Willi h can mliacu loualy foKiell go...! .mil el im nme The Mile fiut ,.( ,i li.ipli-i inllltiitv campaign 1- the tin -.ilu. tlw pihicx Of the rival kingdom luexil.ibl.v iheax. Iliirrlrnln. Trim., ,. "T.vpe-mntlven" nre o. 1 ,.-m.ii i .. plo.vcd never rigidly The in..-t 11. 1.,. tenl one ratnewh.it ctlioes The Afif noon of n l-'aun" which n, iun, , lin ,. able to the "Trlilnn" gatd.11 K. ene 1 nxliaiKtllilo font of o in i.-h mod in n 1 Blcnl arcoinpllshment, intluiling ihe m, inerllnrintm The Inlerprel.itlon, both n regaid. patitomlmlsts and oeall-i- , ,,nl,l h.irdlv I have been bettered. OutKiandlug fen-1 Hires of artistry were the rnptutou-lv pelltu-ld kinging of Maria ll.irrlcnt.. who was the I'rlneptti's lobe, nnd the physical witchery of ltosln,i ilalli. h. pantoiulmed the heroine. IHdur wn- .1 souoioiis locnl Hodon and Holm n ludi crous and nimble I'lajcr King ' Marie Kundellus sang the measures -.f the pel -Miloarlous golden bird with radiant opu litice of tone. It.ifaele IHaz's tone lil clsm bespoke the fact that the Metropol itan has an admirable new lenot on it lists. (!lueppe llnnngllo tnlmed the as trologer In a spirit nf compelling fmi.v The orchestra was magl-teilalU lii..i n by Pierre Monienx. A Kirnc 1 1. w of ihe "opera' was employed. "I.'drncolo." first rtioun hue .1 , , ago, furnished an Impiesslve ihikh -di.i. n.atlc prologue Leonl's m-..ic. tlit.d to' the tragic little rhlnntnu n diam 1 oilglnntlnc In n clever slim 1 sin b.v 1 'Hester llalle.v IVrnald. 1- I.ng. -".v In Ihe nature of Incidental imi . hut It 1111s this role i-rinll.ilK .'I'n. ,,,,. fairy tale, I 'Ulestlnjtcd triumph of the pci fonn.in. . was tue ktrlKIng depletion of the d. g. n crate. Mnngnllaii kldnapp. r b. Am. .1110 Smttl. which till illstlngiiNhed Imriton. Iris been far 100 Infreiiuenllv sren ami heard here this sea-on lie vv.i- dei i...i l.v liwntded with a speil.il peivonal . .i ' lion by the large nitdlitice The oth. 1 parts, all well given, were ImiumciI In riorenee KaFlon. Hldur. Ito 1. Althoii-e Mnttfeld and Audlslo Itnb.ri.. Mm m yonl conducted. n sub That lu an M-ore. Verdi Kevlvlllrd The niatliiea pertotm.im e of II Ttovatore" brought foivvanl some of tho most ndmirnble slngej- In the et rVipolllHii troupe. Their nrtl-liv f,eivd as valuable refreshment to Verdi's openi. whose venerable melodramatic absiudi tle.s nre so much more glaring than those of "Hlgoletto" or ' l.a Travlat.i ' dating from about the same period Mi I Haiti's stars Intiipieted then- highlv colored roles with a dianmtlc sln.ei Ity worthy of a better medium I Hlovnnnl Martlnelll was a virile, to- mantle Manrlco singing with his 11-u.1l 1 i-hrystalllne freedom, although avoiding ' the somewhat meretricious "top note'' In the "Ml (Juella Plr.i " The Azuccna I or .Margaret Malz.n.iui r had tonal beauty III sulllclent abund.ince to redeem tome of the banalities of the music as signed this thotouRhly "operatic" gipsy. Antonio Me I.uca was a sterling fount Ml I .una, historically and vocally, and Claudia Mtizio sang l.ennot.i.ln broad .If.cilve stvle, If with rat.ier surpilslng Iv 111 1 It- sweetness Kothler, Audlslo nnd II. 'i hlgllan were well placed In auxiliary job- and Ueunaio Pnpi conducted with pltlt 11 T. C. '"'"; ii : II ; 1 xJ&Sist v :'.fStitny .-U & Schumann-Heink Will Appear R,H Not Filcd Yct( But Lawyer to Help Push Sale of Bonds "BUTCH" McDEVITT ALSO Chnmcter Will Uirc Aims Makers , to Support U. S. With Cash n Well ns Work Madame Schumann-llclnk. noted opera ,. -t'otcli- McDcvltl. of v.Vllkes- Cure, tho ' millionaire for ft da v.' mi,,, celebrities In the uiotllg'.it, .like part In events In Chester and lMd stone to belli those places) raise their quoias for the Third Mberlj I-onti. no online to mmounccnients mada today. The talented Hlnger is scneouie.i " oe..r in the armors- In Chester nnd will Grows Vehement at Men tion of It New lurk, April IT M. V O'Hrlen. attorney for Mary Plckfoid, has shown a telegram In court, which caused hint to break forth ve-, hemently ns follow! "I don t think Miss 1'lckford should be worried at this time by any allusions to her prlvato character. Kho Is trying 10 protect her reputation. Wp have heard all kinds of rumors that Mrs. 1'nli hanks wns going to do this and that Mr. Moore wna solnr to do that, hut thus fnr no. body seems to Imvo tiled any suit. If nnv stilts arc ever tiled that will tV time fnr Mlsi Plrkford lo put in a vigorous de nial of any allegations that anybody may make If we don't say nn.v thing. thOMi who nre trying to Injuio her repu tation will toon come to n full stop for lack of gasoline This was tho telegram ehovvn Mi. O'lltlcu: "Has Mary PUkford an thing to say us lo her husband's (Owen Moore's) an nouncement that he will sua Douglas ttl i- -1 ' ' y i" .i - t' iMt "Hint Wckfon hw rsKht to ' about that Matter, fjtto rWn'i Nnotr that her husband made, any sur nouncement" He refused to 'iaJ.lTi telegram (o his client It wan alipftvd (0 her, however. She read It and IpMHtea It to her mother. Iter mother read It and handed It to Mr. O'Hrlen, thus com plctlng the short circuit of refusal. in .1 'io t time to sing ami mam i-i" for Liberty Loan subscriptions. Hutch" McMevitt In expected to be e chief speaker at the Uemliiglon Vims til.int, lMdystone. next Tuesday. hen the second weekly mass-mcetlnit . ... ... 1. -1.1 .i.... Tlie patriotic detn- will nr lli'.ii i...... . - . . -- ----.----.-. invtrntion held yesterday at i-..in.vsioiie i-atrbanus 11 which James C Corhctt rntirtalneil I ti10 telegram was given to him ' he I .' una munitions workers with an appeal tweeu suits," the moving-pit ture nc fir aid In winning the war by lending , tlev, having been mado defendant In two flnunelal assistance, marked the ilrst or .n-tions, one brought by 11 former altor n series of weekly meeting which Ihe , . f01 ;nOO n fees and the other by a plant proposes to hold. j woman agent, who said she Is lespnn- Whili. the Liberty Loan campa gn Is , slide for Mary's appearance In the under way McMevitt nnd others will talk , movies for ts success Hiiouni POOLING OF YARN ORDERS IS PLANNED Itestllnr', ! April 17 IWlnf Of yarn orders ns a. means of speeding tip raw material delivery was discussed a a monthly meeting of the National A&. oclatlon ,of Hosiery nnd Underwe Manufacturers. UniJer n plan suggested Heading might becomo a yarn dlstrltnlt. Ing center for tho b'chuylklll Valler mills There were veiled Intimations tr)lt 'the flovcrnment might fix tho price of flrfw Ished textiles without setting a prlco for the iaw materials for such products, it was reported Japan is selling Knit goods In India, China and Kgypt. She un doubtedly mil try to extend her sphere of Influence and trade after the war. the loan go ..... 1. .. ni ' as it is expecmu n. . Itefirring lo the telegram, her lawyer ,f mJa.J I 6'ik32U&0 I S5Wf 1 1 r lOSH DIAMONDS April's Birthitone Rioti, $25 lo 5G00 Bar Pint, $30 to $275 Pcndanti, $15 lo $125 nmomls of merit inounteJ Just rlalit. C. R. Smith & Son Market St. at 18th 0 3egian gefugces Lrzysi?Antw?n r- MOTHERS' PROBLEMS For the Children's Year By MARY I,. READ, B. S. Director of tho Si houl of Mnthrrcraft War frvlC6 All she Ills Known to Mini Overtook the H onii'led and Dying licing Unshed From Antwerp in tlie Uncomfortable London Buses The Plight of Civilian Fugitives Seeking io Escape the linn Advance Was Pitiable "AT TUB HACK OF TIIK FKONT" A MA It Mlts;'s lll.lt NO. I Copjyrlallt, I0ll. bu I'lililir l.'illl" ' ran I ever clescllbc that Jnur- HOW no hours? thioush .1 . - " W-1 fll i;P I sH " 8 H !H Hfv tSsSJIi'iR ill JUL . happen to sick tncij came upon us. The Jolting ami ugnny made tnein vio lently hick. Seizing any iitcn-ll which had been saved from tho theatre T save It to them nnd vvc Kept that madeinolsello busy outside. All along nov todliontof fi ilrtccn and 11 halt tho road uc saw little ginupM. vvvuy moulds silllllK on iiie iiiioni. iiuitn of u ditch hliarlng the last loaf among tho family. After some time of slow tinvellng we came to St. Nicolas. Here the peasants ran out warning us, The Hermans have taken tut) main vv'io wont Have ou jver ridden in a London inotoriuiH If not. I can give little Idea of what No ono but those it can leallze It. our poor men suirci-cii. 10 ncgin wun, ,,,( ln r IlioiiL nnd blown up tho even traversing 111c sinooiu j.oo....u oruige. no vvc vvcni on ov nine mot-.s streets these vehicles Jolt m vvhilo Insldo the slnell of liurneil gas ollnc Is often stllllns; so Just imagine these unwieldy tilings bumping over cobblestones and the loose sandy ruts of lough truclta umong the ranrt dunes, which constantly necessitated even one who could dismounting and pushing nnd pulling by ropea in front to get the vehicle Into tin upright position ngnln. out of the ruts. When vou have the plcturo at this bcfoio ou. Just think of tho passengers not healthy peoplo on a penny bus ride, hut wounded soldlern nnd sailors. I'pon the blow of in.inv Death had set his seal. All these Inside pawougeis either wounded In vvei e the abdomen, shot thioiigh to bits. '"lid liyunvs nr-ioss the wind dunes anil Hat country that lies between tJcjgnim nnd Holland. Wo were very fortunate ln having with us 11 captain of the Helglan Rov Scouts. He knew the way nnd guided us. Soon the order went forth from car to cur "Lights out and silence!" Later on we saw the leasou for this: ucross some sloping llelds hv n liver we saw tho tents nnd glimmering lights of the Oeimans. Wo passed very few houses, ns we avoided towns and villages; any habitations we snvv were shuttered nnd barred, for tho people hid In tenor, ojipeoting every one who passed to ho tho dreaded enemy. AH this time our men were In torture. Constantly they asked. "Are we nearly there, sister'.' How much longer?" I. who was strong, felt dead heat, so what must thev have felt? One weary soul gave up the lMttle nnd Just died. We could not even thtough the lungs r pierced tlnoiu.ii ,-f..,,., him-tn .over Ills face as he lay the skull, often Willi nidi niiiiiui nm- tu.rP among his companions. inns out thioiigh the wound, whllo we ,.0n s, N;I(.ilnIIH 1 WltH tnv0, with M eIKlit must he considered In riliillon to :iK .'i"'l helglil. 'I ho Birl I" the renter Is lliirlcen vcars, bill shorter and therefore normally llulitcr than tho elrls H111 cither side, who are twelve jears old Standard Table of Average Weights il ..jryiyif. .. ln& followlni- tnbta la .1... uii. .1,1.11 .1 h. " .- ..'- - l average vveighis ufed by tho Chll- S, " "ureau f..r their mcasuiiiig dur lt the children's jear: Amuse Melubls of Children lluvs iHiIm TuuiidH outlets Pound uuiii. IS 11 Is .. Ill ;ii a u in is is su u- ill i'U 14 111 -1 II 111 '-'1 14 I'll "I 10 .'! -'J 1U y.t HJ 1-' SI st a ;ii sii s as '-' 4 :tn u la : .J 1 1 :i.( lv :i 4s il ' f-l 14 !' :i r.T 4 na ' a i.n 11 V. 7N ! is ss ,J 14 lis T I Dl.l '31 ... US nit for girls, and fiom about thirteen to eighteen vears for bo.vs As will be noted from the tables, thcrje Is a considerable range of normal weights at any age, hut each child must be Judged according to his height and had mme than one case or men wiui broken b.u ks Many of thc-c had Just been operated upon. We st.utcil fiom the Roiilovmd Leo pold at .'I in the afternoon. We. nr lived in (ihent nt ::M next moinlns Tor tvvcntv four Iiouih those men had had no nourishment, nnd we weie so plated that it was Impossible to tench them Now that ou understand tho circumstances. I will ,unK .vou to nr tompanv me on that Journev. Ilcll Let Ionise Leavlns our own shell-swept street, which seemed like hell let louse; we t .e.i down a Ions boulevard, hrotn one end to tho other the houses weie a sheet of Haines. We literally trav eled through u valley with walls of fire. Keeping well In the middle of tho stieet wo constantly had to make de tours to avoid largo hl'dl liolea. Al last wo arrived nt ono of tho large squat es near the. Cathedral. l hat ap peared to ho intact, vvhilo tho Uelglaus had taken llubons's and Van Dyck'.s famous pictures and hidden them In tho crypts. . , Kvery sort of vehlilo In existence filled that siiuaie. It would have been posslblo to have walked acioss on the ton or tlie curs. 1 ne ouij ..; i" n. is H 11 la li 4 ia it 4 s IS 4 11 II 1 Am t?ltth Ijoontti, ,;. . J BMnihH f I tnonthit Ji! toonlli, Bona, li; tnonuij K'l mono.. 1! Ouniln Fit inonti.. SM month. ill taontlu jj'montni 15 '"ara J! fr. 1 r-ra i aa ? ar ; s '" 1 rMr ?! : 1 j.ir.nu .. lily '. ,,le nrl w days of life, a M iVS '..,.ye,B."f' ""'t '' ten days l blrih t. " w'eign as much as BhWdu..iiLy.lh.a e,ul of.llxe ""' It Sii4 Lv ,tB "" muin as at turtn, IHiueh . " .year of age three times as L.'1 flr.l ,f"" o KUIII UUIIOB IPC Una's PouM l,e frVm ,"v" t0 iKon!i"S ,l!e nr 'v llvo months, after the BluuiMi. ." " nvtrago weekly gain D,, J , , ym fix to eight ounces ; from Clin s , ,' lru "'', ul "Se. the weekly K I,, " "" w irom four to six ounces. nui that period of rapid growth -vy. ewven to sixteen years 01 geuej-al appearance of nutrition, as vvellout nf Antwerp was acios.s the Scheldt IIS HIS weiKIH. II a lllliu l.s iiuu.e too i... ., i)()rtoon linUSO Iliailo 111 Oitl ,e.s 1. . fnH 1.1 .. nn t.... . . . . ... .. I. ....,,.. ,.itt with planks iiciwccn. n ....... ..... hear too tulich tinlllc. so the injthorl ties let tho people and velih les cioss one by one. still looking nt passports. For one mid 11 half hours wo stood thcto wiiltlus for our turn to come Just after wo wcio safely over a shell stiuck the biidgo and bioke It In half. l-'iom Antwerp to St. N holus Is about twenty miles. It was the High way of Soriow. Some peoplo escaped in cat 1 Uses and carts, hut by far the greater number plodded on foot. Il was now 5 p. in. on an October even ing; theio was 11 lino drlzzllns rain: It was cold and soon It was dark. Along that mad streamed thousands, panic-stiicken, cold, hungry, weary, homeless. Whero were they K"ltisf Whcro would they spend tho night f Hero was a mother carrying her baby, uround her skirts cluns four or five children: small sisters of llvo or mi carried baby brothers of two years old There wns 11 donkey cart piled high with mattresses und bundles and swarmlns on It wcio bedridden old men und women and habius. Hero was a llttlo girl wheeling an old-fash, loned cot-pcnimbulator .with an old gray-bearded man In It. Ids legs dan gling over tho edge. , Suddenly a llttlo slil'H voice culled out of the datknesH. 'Oil. Mccs, Jlees, tako mo und my lectio dog with you. I have lost my father und lie has our :. ,.., u,. i-n ...ne her a seat on avcr.igo in height for his age. hut is below the average In weight, this would .appear to be a case, of poor nutrition, and a physician should certainly be consulted If a chlld-ls below tho aver age for nis ago 111 neigm, out iidovr the average In weight, this sounds like a case of abnormal fat, and such a child also should be examined by the physician. Tho Children's Uuieau estimates that for a child under school ago a weight as much ns two pounds above or below the aveidge would not bo considered abnormal. The following table shows the range of weight which may be considered nor mal at the given age. These figures ate quoted by permission from the ninth vear book of the National Society for the Study of Education, by courtesy of Mr. Thomas V. Wood, being figures ob tallied by measurements of children of the Horace Mann School, New York city Ana ,1 s.ars. 11 years. . T er- . . Keurs er . to ears. n jearn . . ISeare. . 1,1 er. 14 leap I 1.1 III" lu eara I'ountl" .t.'i to 411 311 to 4K 4.' to r.i 4.1 lo .Ml .Ml to 111 5.1 to TI ill lo TH 1,1 In K.I tIT lo Kill IIT to 1SJ TH to 1X1 HO to 130 nirli I'ountli .11 to 4.1 .1.1 to 49 :iu iu nn 4a to r.n 49 to 113 Al tu IIU llll to T5 ll.'l to 01 113 to UII TS to IU sa 10 11s 100 lo 1st new anxiety. Wheie yn'r. our friends who went to (Ihent with tho llrst con voy of wounded? Had they taken tho main load and fallen into the hands of the Hermans' I thought of all the talcs I had heard of the treatment lhigllsh women iccelvcd at their hands. At liny placo whcro people were visible wo anxiously inquired If thtee buses had passed that vvny c.iiller. We could set no satisfactory answer. Lvprililinii.-iry Foiio Soon wo began to meet tho llrst de tachments of tho expeditionary force In a nariow lano with 11 ditch on one side Iny un overturned cannon, while a plump Knglish major citised and sworo In tho darkness. Then a heavv motor lorry confionted us; ono of us hud to back till 11 suitable placo came In tho narrow lano where we could pass. Later on we met small com panies of weary Tommies, wet and footnote, wlio had lost their wnv. Our scout riptnln warned them to turn hack, telling them tho (leimans had by now entered Antwerp, hut thev did not believe us. Hven had they heliovcd us they had theli ordeis In telleve Antwerp, so In Antwcip they went, never to ictiirn. At list that wcar.v nicht came to an end. Kor wiine hours I had been to lleved hV another nurse und sat on top in the 1 ti tu und cold. The medical stu dents were mi worn nut that they lay down lu the narrow passage between the scats und slept, oblivious of our tiampliug over them. Ilefore dawn vvu entered the suburbs nf Ghent. tco'Tiri:ii Tii.MiiniiuM DRYS WINNING NEW YORK CITIES, REPORTS SHOW Final Results of Local Option Elec tions Will Not He Known Until Tonijtht Altiun.v. Apnl 1 T T 11 ndvonites who managed the campilgn for ratification of the Federal prohibition amendment In New York State .luring the legislative session lust closed are cheered by re ports that a large mujorlty of the thirty eight cities, which nre holding local op tion clecl.ons. have voted against liquor (overnor Whitman announred tint tho Information that has tome to him Indicates a det Ided sentlnieir In fivor of prohibition The fact that there has been 11 laige outpouring of women vo.irs hi nil the cities Is regarded by the drys an a most encouraging sign. Syia.-itse and Schenet tntlv . t-vo of the liirges cities which aie holding dic tions, are both (.ertaiii to go drv by largo majorities Film! icsiilts nf the elei tlous will not lie known until Iniilglit. as the l.egls iHtutc, because of the large enrollment of women. tet aside two tlnjs for taking the vole. I ',.. r II. a Inn the meeting.-! will continue to ueep ai high tension the patriotism of the em- Iplnjes. the purpose being tint only con i staidly In bring to their attention the inei-essltv of their (Hiking to work but to cause additional workmen In take up I I burdens to down the VCnlsrr , I The r.einliiglnu workmen are gr.iitri-d , . iliunst to a man nt the splendid show- j lug they are making. Onieials f the ' I plant s..v that fin per cent of the HIVs , , being used by American soldleis nre 'turned out nt this plant Major W A. 'il.irrett assistant genetal manager, iiadn the following statement . When the Allied forces trlumpliHiilH ' entend Jerusalem m.inv of them were equipped with r.ririelil rifles made bv , Remington men at the Remington plant at Kddvstone And when the Amen-, 1 i-ans go over the Rhine Into Herlln they , 'ail! be rnulnned with Lnfleld rifles ' turned out here If It wasn't for the Rernlmtton guns very few of our sol itleis would be oqulpped with Hues to-1 lay " COMPOSER lfcl SOLOIST FOR MATINEE MUSICAL H. CloiiRh-Leiffhtcr und His Wife Visitinp: Artists nt Concert , It I'lough-Lelghter- and G ,""-;,on I Marshall (Mrs. 1! Clough-Lclgliler) weie the visiting soloists at .vesterdays eoncect of tlie Matinee Musical I lub. the , twelfth of the "All American scries., under the auspices of this sterling organ- iratlon. which sgaln drew large audience of members and other music lovers to the Rose Garden of the Rfllevue-Sttatford. The selet Hon and, arrangement of the program and the . successful londuct of the concert weie 11 tribute to the inusl. ally good taMe and the ixecutlve capacity of Mrs W II llnm It. Mount (Mary .Miller Mounti, and Mrs. Cnmlllo Zeckwer, who were ln 1 hrge. 1 The program wan widely varied lu Its appeal. Including orchestral, vocsl and Instrumental numbers. The effective though small club orchestra, of which Nina I'rettMiiati Howell Is the efllclent conductor cave the allegro agitato from Frank Warte's quartet for strings In C minor. Mrs Clough-Lcigbter. an ex cellent pianist, was heard In a group of her own numbers, including a Polonaise and 11 prelude, and anotner piano group ; was plnytd bv Dorothy Goldsmith, th ' talented Philadelphia nttlst. who h.it! , on her list the brilliant Concert Hlude In c minor of ConMnntln von Sternberg as well as the "Fairy Klves." dedicated I to her. Mrs Howell, freeh from her trlumnhs In recital Monday night re peated Rurlelgh's tone poem. The Oak " one of the successes of thit program, nnd was also heard ln three other Rut leigh numbers Including a setting foi Whlttler's "Harefoot Roy." the text 1 f which was appreciatively re-id b M--Samuel W. Cooper with discreet neenm. panlment by Helen Roothroyd. H. Otough-Lelghter's exquisite song cvcle. "youth and Spring." was admu ahlv represented by Klsa Lynns Cook, and Jenny Kneedler Johnson's lovelv soprano was the medium of Interpretn tlon of several of Mrs Clough-Lelgliter y songs. Mabelle Cochran Addison, the dramatic contralto, and Maude Pettlt Hanson, a soprano of good volie and method. were heard In additional ciough-Lelghter snugs and ballads and I Kthel Nlethnnuner, another excellent so prano, was heard to inlvantnge in Mrs 1 Clougli-Lelgluer's "lav tireams." i'l.ir Yoeuni .lo.vce. whose rich contralto is heard too i-cldojn tiicse das, .ontrlhu'etl n group, Including John Alden Car penter's Chinese tone pneni. "(in a Screen." and Mabel W. lunielsH ' TMV Rreak." 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