At present, although no inconsid: erable portion of France is in the hands of the invader, the French, with the help of their Allies, have built a wall through which the Germans have for months endeav-
"Czardas" were included in the oured in vain to break. The French programme, closing with "The Star-spangled Banner." The audience showed no hurried inclination to leave after this last number, but time, and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, forbade an extension beyond the 4.30 time limit. The band has been trained troops are full of confidence, and the conviction of eventual victory is helping non-combatants to bear the burden of grief and privation.
This psychological factor will no doubt go a long way towards deciding the issue. Alsatians and Lorrainers are in a good position to esti-a Symphony Orchestra, and a mate the effects of the war on the demonstration of its powers with French and German peoples, and Original fron
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