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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
Atrocities Charged to Cars SOL
diers by Germany.
Affidavits to Be Used in Peace Ne0o-
tiations to Prevent Extension Of
Museovlte Territory in Europe
Horrors Detailed. ''
By OSWALD F. scHUETTE.

Correspondent Of the Chicago News.)
Berlin, Germany.-The German gov
eminent has issued an official me.
mortal to the civilized world setting
forth a series of atrocities committed
by Russian troops upon German in
habitants and German prisoners of
war"
The memorial Is accompanied by doc.
umentary evidence in the shape OF 81
affldavits setting forth the testimony
on which the charges are based. They
are far too horrible for publication.
All are to be used against Rus.
sia whenever peace negotiations are
begun to halt any possibility Of an ex-
tension Of the Russian government in
Europe. The memorial already has
called forth indignant denials from
London.
In part the atrocity record is as fol-
lows:
According to official Investigations,
thousands OF men, women and chill
dren were dragged away, other thou
sand murdered, about 10000 buildings
were destroyed or burned during the
first and second Russian invasions OF
East Prussia. During the second in
vasion alone 100000 dwellings were
plundered and desolated. l.a
"The inhabitants, including women
and children, were mishandled under
the most flimsy pretexts or for no rea-
son at all, although they did all they
could to satisfy the Russian soldiers
regarding quarters and supplies. This
mistreatment was sometimes carried
out with extreme cruelty: in one case
the male inhabitants of an entire vii.
lage. including the district Judge,
we're logged and at the same time
threatened with death. Fugitives were
fired upon without any motive. But
above all, many peaceful citizens were
murdered without any reason what
ever, some enduring terrible suffering
in the presence of their relatives. In
nocent young men were shot merely
because they were able to perform
military service.
"A head forester who was in
charge Of transportation of German
convicts. was taken prisoner by the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
kapok Walstcoat.

The British admiralty has given
ficial recommendation to kapok,
Japanese material which, It is claimed
is five times lighter than cork. Thif
material is being quilted into wais{|
coats, which may be worn as an ordas
nary garment, its buoyant qualitiea
serving to keep the wearer upright
the water with head and shoulders
free from immersion. It 10 claimed
that II the wearer falls or jumps intd
the sea, head downward. II will auto,
matically bring him right side "
above water. tS,l IN
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

VI It has been practice in the recent
past among our people to stand of and
criticize the Maynard young Negro
and make no effort to help him. Many
of us charged him with being respon.
Bible for his lost and ruined condition
and fused at him for not turning vol
unfairly to the paths Of rectitude and
for not healing his own ills. Others
Of US blamed our schools and educa-
tional institutions for these lamentable
conditions, always seeming to excuse
parents for their responsibility in the
matter. 4 ',a Va 4s
All Of which was wide Of the mark.
4# It 10 beginning to dawn now upon
the majority Of US that there is no
effective substitute for good home
training. Neither schools, colleges nor
3reformatories can do work for the
young as effectively as the home. The
schools and colleges do all within their
power for the morals Of the young;
the most Of their time must of neces..
sity be spent in technical or book In;
Sstruction. which Of itself may or may
not better the morals. But conditions
which compel fathers and mothers in
Negro homes to become breadwinners
to the neglect Of the shildren, force
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
OF THE P||
Most Of Us Can Remember \
day School Favorite,,
Heroes Of Most Of Them Wa.
possibly Good, but Their lnL]
ence a. 4 General Thlno
Was for the Best.

Do you remember the book,
used to draw from the Sunday sd.
library-how many years ago WA
Those pious stories Of impossible n
who died young, with a picture on
front page showing Little Willie bs|
carried to his grave on the should,
of his weeping friends? Then, HI
later period, the books of E P. N
were standard Sunday fiction. N
was a genuine relief, for they \
bodied some glimmering of inter-
His first attempt was to write still
ly religious novel, and "Bar11
Burned Away" by e. P. Roe, bec,I
a Sunday school classic. This \
quickly followed by those truly upu
ing Looks: From Jest to Earn.I
or Lost and Saved" and "Openin,I
a Chestnut Burr" 4
BY this time the author found
ton paid so well that he dropped
REV." and went in for pure fcti
It was pure, and 1t might be called,
ton, but 1t was awful slush. Clos
riyaling Roe was "Pansy," and
books had q tremendous vogue b
in the eighties, but none of them d
held a marker to the Elsie books.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

There was a heroine who wos
have delighted the orthodox y
of Billy Sunday. At the early raSs
eight she was a walking corAus
and her manner of shootiIoiW WOODY
Scripture at the unsaYed lEa Us ss.n
certing to say the least. "A lovely chi
though, was little Elsie. She refus
to tell stories on Sunday to her ph
mates unless they would listen to p
shazzar's feast or that classic abb
the children in the fiery furnsd
They took those or nothing. Nd
day or any other day was all RID
for fairy stories, but on Sunday, nevd
3 1t was too bad that Elsie didn't q
young. but there was too much mond
in her. She went through twenq
eight awful volumes, her girlhood, n
wifehood, her widowhood, and Eli
as a grandmother quickly followed
close succession. She is dead mo-
Sometimes death is robbed Of its b.
rors. Elsie was a shining mark I
years. It's pity her end was 80 lol
postponed.-Schenectady Union stal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
STOP FOREST FIRES
United States Forestry Service
Seeks PubIic's Cooperation.
Ten "Don'ts" to Be Observed In the
Woods to Prevent the 6lazes
- Which Are Causing Big
Losses In East.

Washington. TO obtain the CO.
operation of the public in preventing
forest fires. which are doing a great
deal of damage in the East this
spring, the United States forest serV'
ice has prepared ten "donts' to De
observed in the woods. 1t is hoped
that these rules may have a beneficial
effect during the fire season OF the
southern Appalachians, which Is not
vet over, and that of the North woods,
which is just beginning, and which,
from present indications, promises TO
be unusually severe.
The "don'ts" follow:
1. Don't throw your match away un'
til you are sure 1t is out.
2. Don't drop cigarette or cigar
butts until the glow is extinguished.
8. Don't knock out your pipe ashes
while hot or where they will fall into
dry leaves or other infiammable ma
terial.
4. Don't build camp fire any larger
than is absolutely necessary.
S. Don't build a fire against a treth
log, or a stump, or anywhere but
on bare soil.
6. Don't leave a fire until you arr
sure it is out; If necessary, smother
it with earth or water.
7. Don't burn brush or refuse in o.
near the woods if there is any chance
that the fire may spread beyond your
control, or that the wind may carry
sparks where they would start new
fire.
8. Don't be any more careless with
fire in the woods than you are with
fire in your own home.
9. Don't be idle when you discover
a fire in the woods; if you can't put
it out yourself, get help. Where 6
forest guard, ranger or state fire war
den can be reached, call him up on
the nearest telephone you can find.
10. Don't forget that human thought
lessness and negligence are the causes
of more than half of the forest fires
in this country, and that the smallest
spark may start a confagration that
will result in loss of life and destruc-
ton of timber and young growth valu.
able not only for lumber but for their
influence in helping to prevent flood,
erosion and drought.
Many thousands of acres of forest
and suburban woodland from Maine
to Florida, and from the Atlantic
coast as far west as Arkansas, have
been burned over already this spring
by fires which started for the most
part from preventable causes. On the
national forest purchase areas alone,
40 fires occurred in March, burning
over more than $500 acres, while A
fires starting on private land near or
within government boundaries dam.
aged nearly $500 acres. Fires in
April were even more numerous and
severe, but rains in the latter part of
the month helped the situation some
what.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

world" Mrs. Gowdy is Z bride. IN.
ul two weeks $50. when she Wa
welded TO Gowdy. tall. lank and weigh.
ing llS pounds. she was Miss Josie
Jolly. "a
II may be nobody loves tat man,
but there's men who love fat women
didn't catch = husband Z" said Mrs.
TGowdy. 5ss$
u don't zee why women who are fat
are forever complaining am satis.;
Ned. 4 Ike 70 be fat. You don't catch
rne rolling arouEd On the noor 81 TAX
iaE Any ~ these newianslsd exercises
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

to reduce. I want all I've got ana
I'll not object to more weight"
Just to show she could "step about
. bit" Mrs. Gowdy did 4 genuine buck
and wing dance for select audience
In Miss Anna Shelton's hairdressins
sparlor In the station. Il y
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

want glass instead Of brick or stony
because 1t gives more light and \
easily kept clean. The blocks shoul5
be made Of good size. q
They should be made Of pleasinl
color tints and be impervious to TIL
weather. They can be worked in bS|
tween pilasters, domes and friezea.
Set under the veranda this glass shouls
have smooth upper side with prism
on the lower face that would diret
plenty Of light into the rooms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

Spaniard, and distant relative Of
King Alfonso. Not even the announce.
ment of the engagement ever was
made, although Miss Waters an.
nounced few days previous to the
marriage that there was something in
the report that she was engaged to
the prince. Her parents, prominent
socially in New York, were opposed
to the match because Of their daughs
ter's youth. ii ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
BIGGEST GIRL IS IA BRIDE
Mis- Jolly, Weight ss7, Ass sixteen,
Now Mrs. ooWdy- Husband
Weiehs 10 Pounds. Is B 4.

Kansas City. Mo. The Union sta
ton was Turned into ! big side show
and several persons missed their
trains II m effort to get ! look 1t
Mr.. u a. Gowdy. sixteen years old,
wetght more than I quarter Of i ton,
N, to be exact, 6s7 pounds. Aside
lrcsn beins ths bigsest girl n ths
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

According to Negro publication,
the Crisis, members Of the darker race
have gained recognition from scientific
bodies in music, in art and also in the
more commonplace walks of life.
There is colored man who is ma.
jor in the United States regular army,
Mai Charles Young. He has passed
all his examinations with flying col.
ors, Is a first-class soldier and fighting
man and, as matter of fact, army
officers are rather proud Of him in an
official way. -~,-. 3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
MARRIED TO SPANISH PRINCE
Society Favorite Is Secretly Welded
to Distant Relative of King
Alfonso.

Miss Ruth Waters, widely known in
society in New York, Philadelphia,
Narragansett' Pier and Palm Beach,
was secretly welded recently to
Prince Ludovico Pignatelli d'Aragon, a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
quito n, atura;i.

It 10 said that tetanus 10 resultinlf
In many deaths In the CarpathiansI
We should think that an epidemic 81
siockjaw would be Inevitable X the sol
3diers are called upon u pronounced
those geogr phical names often,
Houst0n Post N
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
.Why Should -,

We never heard Of a man Who tried
to free himself OF ~ manslau rhter
charge by pleading guilty to murder
but an upstate man tried to prove .ha
wasn't crazy the other day BY claim,
Ing he was In love. Milwaukee Jonr.
nal. x, q sSs 5f In
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

The colored American citizen is not
an alien. Reaching this country un.
Willingly about the same time as the
white man, he has demonstrated his
loyalty in every war in his country's
defense. He Is self-supporting, in.
dustrious, thrifty and useful citizen,
and has as much right to equal treat.
ment as those who have come later
and rendered less service.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

While Negroes have progressed, pow
erty SKILL shows its handicap. The
death rate of Negroes in thirty-three
northern cities, each having a Negro
population Of at least $500 in 1910,
was 25.1 per thousand. This was a
decrease Of 2 per thousand in a de-
cade, but 1t was still very high in
comparison with the white death rate
Of 1871 per thousand, incidentally a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

+ b. \ s. q, s.
"She is the sort Of girl said Eph
Wiley yesterday in discussing Gene.
We've Willoughby, who will turn
around to see IL she has attracted your
attention and then frown at you for
looking at her" n, a...
"A man can't do Justice to himself az
an entertainer when his wife IL
around. 4,
4 The gold Industry Of the Rand is es.3
timated to be worth 100000 ! day 70
South Africa. n
"a woman always brings II ! little
news, which 4 more than can be said
for most reporters, I.ii
\ y. Il 4 book agent didn't but. IN, he'd
never yet ii.
The state Of Washington shows the
smallest death rate N my Of tho
United States Y Z. q " "
B We kays CDod reason 10 entertain
suspf eie1e ~ TIE woman who Ii not
sttrsct ths store t.sn,hg win l
t'lst nm n 4n s4s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
Grandmother al Twentx.N,n,e.

Savannah, Ga.--Mrs. Josephine Da-
Wis Hill, former Macon woman, now
residing at Millbrook, Ala, is a grand.
mother at the age Of twenty.nine
years. She was married when twelve,
became q mother one year later. a
widow at sixteen. was remarked at
twenty-nine and grandmother at
twenty-nine years and one day.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

rhe name Manassas conjures up In
the minds Of most people in this coun-
try the great struggle between the
North and the South on the battlefield
Of Bull Run fifty years ago, In that
MISUNDERSTANDING strife for the
freedom for the Negro. 1t seems,
therefore, peculiarly fitting that on
this battlefield which witnessed such
havoc and bloodshed for the emanci-
patton Of these people, there should
spring UP school where they might
learn the value and usefulness OF the
liberty won for them at SO great
cost. Such school-a school Of ev.
eryday cOmmon.sense training with In
dustrial work supplemented by practi-
cal academic studies-came into exist.
ence there twenty years ago. under
the guiding hand of q colored woman,
Jennie Dean.
The founding of the Manassas In.
dustrial School for Colored Youth is
really the life-story Of Jennie Dean.
Her parents were slaves, but of the
most Intelligent class of Negroes, her
father having been taught to read and
write early In life. He was ambitious
after the war, to own his farm, but
died before he had finished paying for
Il. Jennie Dean, then a young girl,
left home and went into service in
Warrington, her wages going to pay
the balance on the farm, as well as
to pay her younger sisters tuition at
college.
Jennie Deans life in Washington
brought to her full realization of the
danger her people run in migrating
to the cities, and she made up her
mind to try to do something to keep
them at home. Her first work toward
this was the starting of a Sunday
school one summer while on a visit
home, which later developed, through
her efforts, into the founding of a
church In Manassas. During the time
that she was conducting these Sun
day school classes and working for the
church, Jennie Dean was also hold
Ing Saturday afternoon classes in
cooking and sewing, and through this
work she realized the possibilities
which might develop out of training of
this sort for young colored people.
che spent twelve years in this mis-
lion work before she determined to
devote herself to the industrial edu-
cation Of the Negroes of northern Vir-
ginia and to found school for that |
purpose. She knew the danger that |
lurked In the cities for these young
people, but she also realized the dis.
situation which confronted
them II they remained at home. She
was mindful OF the skilled labor of
daXs and hameaued the fact,
hat nothing had come to replace that
Industrial side. BY this time, Jennie
Deans influence had become very
strong in the community, so that they
we're all ready to help her when she
,alled the people together and said:
Keep your children at home. Don't
iend them to the cities. You must
,uy your land; become taxpayers.
Make all you can and save all you
AN. Meanwhile, ! will go out and
'aise the money to build school
where your children may be educated
Q trades. You do your Fart here,
md will do mine in the world"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
When they Leave school i

When hey Leave School.
Estimates are to the effect that Is
Germany SO per cent Of boys and mora
than ~ per cent Of girls leave school
At M age 81 fourteen years ID order
10 become breadwinners. NJ 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

lowering of rs per thousand for the
whites. .. - ,.-.
A comparison for twenty.four south.
ern cities showed rate OF 29.e &c:
Negroes. decrease Of per thou
sand, and 1873 for whites, a decrease
of 80 from 1900. Malaria, tubercu.
losis pneumonia and whooping cough
seem to be more deadly among Ne
groes than among whites, while Ne
groes are better able to Withstand
measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, can
Ger, appendicitis, diarrhea and VIC
lence. Also fewer Negroes commit
suicide.
DR.. w. F. Drummer, health officer
of Savannah, Ga, shows clearly in
the current survey, how much of a
menace this high death rate is to
both Negroes and whites in the South.
In 1918 there were about $4,000
whites and $4,000 Negroes in Savan.
nah. Deaths from natural causes to-
tailed 1.O3S among the Negroes and
only 442 among the whites. The in.
famous housing upon city dwelling
Negroes, North and South, account
for this great disparity. OF course,
however, the city which permits
high death rate among Negroes pays
the penalty among all its people.
Bacteria are color blind.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

upon the schools the impossible task
Of trying to counteract the evils plant.
ed by lack Of adequate hearthside in.
struction. ~ '|-'. H..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28

That the mortality rate among the
colored population is vastly higher
than among the whites has long been
known. But efforts to learn the cause
and to remedy the trouble have not
yet gone very far. The New York de-
partment of health, however, is going
into that task with an energy that
promises good results.
1t is taking up the task with the CO.
operation of various colored civic or
CARNATIONS, all under an impulse CIV
en- by Booker Washington and the
National Negro Business league. 1t is
generally understood that this heavy
death rate is the result of ignorance as
to the most sanitary methods of life
and the care Of ailments in their'1n.
ception. For example, two types of
disease are notable for abnormally
large daath rates among the colored
people. These are infant mortality
and tuberculosis. But in both Of them
1t has been shown that right methods
of living aud care in the treatment
of the disease can produce a notable
saving of life.
The work u training the Negroes
to the style of lie that will lower NOR
tally is emineE!ly notable in itself.
But it is even more so with regard to
its effect on the whites. Living as
they do. close to US, even when segre-
gated, they cannot convert their quar-
tiers into breeding places for disease
without enlarging the danger Of in.
lection for the white population. 1t is
to be hoped that the New York effort
to improve that evil will be success.
full and widely copied.
The will of Lemuel Googins, a col
ored barber of Baltimore, who died
recently, was filed for probate. Goo.
gins estate is said to be worth $780,
600. Letters testamentary were is
sued to the Colonial Trust company,
executor and trustee. The will be-
queaths 81 900 to the Colored Masonic
home to furnish two rooms in mem.
DRY of Florence Googins, deceased
daughter The residue of the estate
is placed in trust with the Colonial
Trust company as trustee, the in
come to be paid to Henrietta Googins,
widow of the decedant, as long as she
lives. At her death the estate goes
to Granville Googins and Lemuel Goo
gins, Jr., sons. .-..t...
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Information for Travellers
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STORAGE
IF, THIS is YOUR BIRTHDAY
MAY "a.


In most cases the person OF this birth
date Is double in his nature. A true
Gemin person, OF ono whose birthdate
falls between these dates, is a most re-
markable person. He is not readily UNI
derstood and needs great love and pa
ticncc
Without these his life is blank and
he seems to have no power to accom-
plish his ideals
In temperament he Is happy in on
breath and miserable in the next and
cannot tell you the reason for this.
Thus dual nature is really difficult t.
understand
This person should have good educa
tion and be taught the value of money
and the prestige it gives anyone. They
should not be allowed to throw THEN
money away in betting or gambling
These people are invcterate gamblers
notwithstanding the fact that they ar,
not usually successful.
The Want Ads win give quick and
efficient service 20 employer and EN-.
plove alike.
Evening journal., 1915-05-22
REGISTERS NOTICE.

II STATE OF SAMUEL PHILLIPS.
IL DECEASED.
Notice is hereby given that Letters Of Ad.
ministration upon the estate Of Samuel
ceased. were duly granted unto William II
Phillips. on the fifth day Of May, A. d. 1915,
and all persons indebted 20 the said de.
ceased are requested 20 make payment IA
the Administrator without delay. and all
persons having demands against the de.
ceased are required 20 exhibit and D. sent
the same, duly prohated 10 the said admin.
istrator, on or before the fifth day Of May,
A. ID. 1915, or abide by the law IN this be
half WILLIAM II. PHILLIPS
Administrator
Address William r. Lyman. Esl.. Attorney
az law Wilmington. Del. may6-eod-9t