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The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

that could be accepted from a de-
positor monthly Under the old law
only 500 could be deposited in
calender month. The amendment
abolishes this restriction. While the
Postal Savings System has already
proved signal success as is shown
by the fact that more than half-a-
million depositors have over eighty
million dollars standing to their credit,
still it has fallen far short of meeting
the full demands of the public be-
cause of the restrictions which have
now been eliminated. Postmaster
General Burleson and Third Assist
modification of the limitations and
ant Postmaster General Dockery have
been tireless in their efforts to secure
the new liberalizing legislation is
particularly gratifying to them.
E. A. PURDY, Postmaster.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

1t was fine opportunity for a
united demand on the Republican Ma
tional Committee, by the "big Ne
eroes" attending the convention in
Chicago, for an expression on their
stand on the rights of Negro citizens,
after they had refused to insert a
plank in their platform to make
"Lynching a Federal Crime" Many
of them stole silently away-while
others enjoyed the frivolous func'
tions, unmindful of the urgent need
of serious action, and lost one ot
their golden opportunities to place
themselves and the Republican party
on record.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
TUSKEGEE SUMMER SCHOOL
Program Of Subjects and Activities For
the 1916 Session.

Program Of Subjects and Activities For
the 1916 Session.
Tuskegee, Ala.-The Tuskegee sum.
mer school is to be conducted this year
as in former years. e. @. Roberts, d.
rector Of the academic department, Is
to conduct the summer school for the
institute. Arrangements are being
made to accommodate large number
Of teachers who will attend the sum-
mer school for teachers. The seventh
annual session began Monday, June IL,
and will close on July q.
Each year has marked a steady
growth in attendance and in the scope
Of the courses offered. Last year 437
teachers were enrolled. representing
fifteen states. This list included Jeanes
supervisors, principals, city and rural
teachers and embraced many Of the
most progressive teachers Of the south
land.
Courses are offered in the review of
literary subjects, In advanced studies,
in general and special methods, in edu
cation, in business practice, In physical
training, in the handicrafts, in sewing.
in domestic science, in canning. In
manual training and in agriculture and
school gardening.
The instructors will be chosen from
the regular school faculty and will
also include A. FL. Parker, principal of
Industrial high school, Birmingham,
Ala, and George L. Hayes, supervis'
ing principal of city schools, Indianap.
oils.
Each day at II o'clock round table
discussions will be conducted or spe.
cial addresses will be given by men
Of reputation in the educational world
The list of speakers includes DR.
George e. Haynes, Fisk university
Mrs. Booker T. Washington, director
industries for girls; Major R. r. Mo
ton, principal Tuskegee institute; Pro
fessor Zebulon Judd, head Of depart
ment of education, Alabama Polytechnic
institute, Auburn, Ala; DR.. ]. n. Phil
lips, superintendent city schools, Bir
mingham, Ala; Mr.. william F. Feagin
superintendent Of education for Ala
bama, Montgomery, Ala; Mr.. w. T
Sheehan, editor Montgomery Advertis
er, Montgomery, Ala; Mr.. James L
Sibley, rural school agent Of Alabama
Mr.. Jackson Davis, general field agent
general education board, and DR.. Jame
Fl. Dillard. president Jeanes founda
ton.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
OUR NEW NUMBER
The Star Phone is Hyland $3.50.
SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION

The latest news from the border is
that several of the brave black troop
ers of the 10th U. S. Cavalry were
killed or captured. All honor to our
heroic dead. May their deeds OF
valor be remembered and the Amer
lean people realize that Negroes have
always been first in peace and war
but last in the hearts of their white
countrymen.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
HOW HAMPTON INSTITUTE
TEACHES ART OF PRINTING
Students Trained In This Department
Become Efficient Race Leaders.

When a boy enters upon the print
ing course at the Hampton (Va) In
stitute he receives instruction in the
composing room In the names and uses
of the common tools and materials
which will form for four years a part
Of his daily life. He learns the posi-
ton in the case of the boxes-elusive
small compartments-conta those
mysterious metal characters which
may give him more than one headache,
backache and even heartache before
he has mastered his so called P's
and Q's.
After he boy has learned his case
he is put on straight composition
newspaper, book and magazine work
and masters some Of the problems of
spacing and justifying type, capitaliz-
ing and punctuating, paragraphing and
proof taking. This work requires usu-
ally one year and is followed by job
work.
The boy now learns how to handle
| types so as to arrange with taste and
according to specific direction simple
| forms, such as return addresses fol
envelopes, business and visiting cards
letter and bill heads. This work is
| followed for six months by more diff.
cult omposition-blanks requiring pan
els, tables, figure and rule work, box
headings for blank books, title pages
pamphlet covers and such work as Is
commonly done in commercial printing
shops.
Then there comes for three months
some interesting stone work-makins
up and correcting pages, as well al
locking up job forms. The Hampton
printers receive, in short, two years Of
profitable and interesting experience
In composing room work.
The Hampton trained printers wh'
have devoted one-third Of their entir'
time-sixty- three hours each week-t'
academic studies have learned in fou
years not only how to make decen
living for themselves and their fami
lies, but also how to serve their com
munities as safe race leaders.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
Fund. Needed For the Slater School.

Funds Needed For the Slater School.
The trustees Of the Slater Industrial
and State Normal school at Winston
Salem, N. c.. are making strenuous ef-
forts to raise $4,000, necessary to meet
the offer Of the state for a similar
amount. Professor W. A. Blair. Sec
retary of the school. has recently writ
ten to several prominent men in New
York who have formerly aided the
school financially asking that they as
sist the institution In raising the $l2,
900 needed. The trustees ask all
friends Of education to contribute
something toward the amount named
The school is one Of the best among
our people in that section Of the state
and is worthy of support
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

The winners in the Mayorality fight
are Sheriff Otto S. Langum and
Thomas Van Lear. Both are clean
candidates and will pull a good vote
Mr.. Langum has a fine record as
Sheriff and will pull most of the
Scandinavian vote, while Mr.. Van
Lear will get the Socialist and great.
er part of the labor vote. The race
should be close and will be a clear
campaign. We have no criticism o.
Mr.. Van Lear, and will stand by
our candidate Mr.. Langum.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24
cIubwomen to Meet at Poushkeepsis

CIubwomen to Meet at Poushkeepsie,
The annual meeting Of the Empire
State Federation of Women's clubs
will be held at Poughkeepsie. y. T..
for three days. beginning with meet
ing of the executive board Oh Tuesday.
July Mrs. Nj G. Lawton OF Brook
lyn. president Of the organization, says
that the membership Is on the increase
and that several new clubs have been
organized and will join the federation
at the coming meeting
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

Mayor Nye failed for re-nomina-
ton. The people decided that they
would retire him. He has suffered
for many things, for which he was
indirectly responsible, and we could
not overlook the birth of a Ma
ton" affair. This caused him to
loose nearly all of the Negro vote,
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

Cong. Geo. R. Smith lost his fight
for denomination. We regret the
loss of our Congressman, which was
due to failure on the part of many
to believe that his opponent, Mr.
Ernest Lundeen, was serious fac.
tor. Mr.. Lundeen is all right ant
will make good.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

Good Hope Baptist Church Out of Debt.
The pastor and members Of the Good
Hope Baptist church. Pittsburgh. have
succeeded in raising sufficient funds to
pay of the mortgage debt of the
church. A banquet followed the burn
ing of the mortgage the first week In
June.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

The National Baptist convention, OF
which the Rev. DR.. L. ,. Jones or
vicksburg, Miss. is president. will
hold its annual meeting at Kansas
City, Mo-, for six days. beginning
Wednesday. Sept. G. Tho executive
committee meets in Vicksburg. Miss.
June IA. to arrange the program for the
Kansas City meeting.
The Twin City star., 1916-06-24

READ THE sTAR-lT's NEwsY.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
PERSH|NG FREE
TO RENEW CHASE
f2umors of Anti-AmeriCan Agifa-
tiOn BY Carranza Men.
TROOPS READY TO DASH
infantry Guard Increased At Arizona
Towns Following Report OF
New Raid On Border
Mining Camp.

Ell Paso-Orders have been issued
from washington to rush troops across
the Rio Grande and take all Mexican
border towns and railway terminals It
the punitive expedition is attacked by
Carranza forces Artillery fire from
the Mexican side of the border will be
considered sufficient excuse to seize
any given point.
These are declared to be the ten
tative orders received by General
Funston after the report of the Scott
Obregon conference, which ended in
disagreement had been digested at
the War Department.
General Funston received wireless
message from General Pershing that
Carranza authorities in Central and
Southern Chihuahua are issuing arms
and ammunition to the native citizens.
The report added that a brigade OF
cavalry had been deployed south OF
Namiquipa as an advance guard. All
heavy equipment has been brought
back to the base and is under protec-
ton of the infantry.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
wilson Stands Pat On Policy.

Washington. Failure Of the mill
tary conferees at Ell Paso to reach a
definite agreement has brought no
change in the policy toward Mexico of
the washington Administration. Presi-
dent Wilson and his Cabinet discussed
General SCOTS report announcing the
questions at issue had been referred
back by the conferees to their respect
i've governments for diplomatic dis
cussion. Later it was officially stated
that the situation was unchanged.
There was no evidence among ad-
ministration officials of greatly in
creased concern over the events at the
border and in Mexico.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
GERMANY ADMITS
SUSSEX ATTACK
Regrets Torpedoing and Prom
ises Indemnity.
FULL AND FRANK ADMISSION
U-Boat Commander Has Been Pun
Observation-Disclosures Accepts AS
surances-Indemnit To
BE Arranged Later.

Washington.-Ger ermany, in a note
received by the State Department by
cable from Ambassador Gerard, admits
that a German submarine torpedoed
the channel steamer Sussex in viola
tion of assurances given the United
States, expresses regret for the Incl
dent, announces 'that the submarine
commander has been appropriately
punished" and declares readiness to
pay an adequate indemnity to Ameri-
cans injured On the vessel.
Case Now Considered Closed.
1t was indicated at the State Depart
ment that the German statement that
the offending commander had been
punished would be accepted and the
Sussex case considered closed, except
for arranging for the payment of in
IDENTITIES to the several citizens of the
United States who were hurt. There
probably will be no attempt to nego-
tiate for these indemnities or for final
settlement of the Lusitania and other
cases pending, however, until sufficient
time has elapsed to indicate how the
last American note was received in
Berlin and whether the new submarine
policy is being lived up to.
Results of an investigation based on
facts supplied by the American Gov
ernment, the German communication
says, have shown that the contention
originally set up that the explosion on
the Sussex was to be traced to a cause
other than German submarine at
tack cannot be maintained While as
serting that the submarine commander
thought he was dealing with an enemy
warship, Foreign Minister Won Jagow
admits that he formed his Judgment
too hurriedly and therefore did not act
fully in accordance with the strict in
struction which called upon him to
exercise particular care.
Officials of the State Department
noted particularly the passage of the
note which said "in view of these cir
cumstances the German Government
frankly admits that the assurance
given the American Government, in
accordance with which passenger yes
sells were not to be attacked without
warning, has not been adhered to in
the present case" This was regarded
as indicating a purpose on Germany's
part to decline to pay indemnities for
Americans killed or injured in attacks
on ships other than passenger liners
prior to the date of the last note, in
which the German Government prom
ised that freight as well as passenger
vessels wouldsnot be attacked without
warning or without provision for the
safety of persons aboard. Any re-
sponse to the note just received prob
ably will make a distinct reservation
of American rights on this point
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
SHARP FIGHTING
ON ALL FRONTS
-
Results at Verdun Are About
Stand-0ff.
RUSSIANS GET THRUST
Germans Take sIav Trench and Turks
Are Being Driven Back 5y
Troops OF the czar-The
Balkan Field.

London.-Another shift in the line
of attack upon Verdun is reported
Holding in check their forces west of
the Meuse, where they recently scored
important successes, the Germans
have again taken the offensive east Of
the river, launching an attack near
Vaux
The French, too are attacking in the
Verdun region, according to Berlin,
which announces an assault near Dead
Mans Hill and another southeast Of
Hill 304. Both these attacks were
broken up by German fire, it is de-
clared.
The eastern front situation is grow
ing more interesting with the advance
Of spring. All along the line the Rus
slams are the objects of occasional
sharp thrusts by the Teutonic allies.
AT present they seem to be content
with standing off these attacks and aref
attempting no offensive. In one In
stance they failed to hold their line,
however. according to Berlin. which
reports the capture of 500 yards of a
Russian position near Selburg.
Considerably increased activity is.
reported from the Balkans. There has
been much firing by heavy artillery
and some infantry clashes have occur
red on the Macedonian frontier
Athens dispatches report brisk fight.
ing north of Avlons, apparently indi-
eating that the Austrians are about
to move against the Italians and such
other forces as may be assisting them
in holding the Albanian seaport.
Much Importance is attached I'M
Petrograd to the Russian operations,
on the Mesopotamian frontiers, both
north and east. In the latter sector
the Russians have advanced from in
terror Persia to the frontier and have
occupied. Kasr-I-Shirin, about no.
miles northeast Of Bagdad, their OBJ
jective. They report the Turks fleeing
before them and the capture of severag
guns during the pursuit.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
Pressing Austrians Harder.

Berlin.-Increased activity on both
the Italian and Galician fronts is re-
ported by the Austrian War Office in
statement The announcement fol-
lows:
''In Eastern Galicia and Volhynia
there was increased activity on the
part of advanced detachments. There.
were no events of special Importance.
"On the italian front the enemy
after lively bombardment of portions
of the Gorilla bridgehead and the
Doberdo Plateau, made several attacks
at San Martino. He was repulsed
every time"
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
TWO KILLED IN BIG AUTO RACE.
Carl Limbere and His Mechanician
Die In Spill.


New York.-Carl Limberg, an auto
mobile racer, and R. Pallotti, his
mechanician, leading the field in the
fifteenth lap of the 15O-mile race for
the Metropolitan trophy, were killed
when their machine crashed into a
guard rail on the Sheepshead Bay
track.
Limberg, who had been taking the
turns near the very top of the high
saucer track, apparently lost control
of his car while rounding the bend at
a speed of more than 100 miles an
hour Both men were catapulated 100
feet over the rail and crashed to the
ground about 80 feet below. The
driver was impaled on an upright
piece of timber and was killed instant
ly. Pallotti died on the way to the
Coney Island Hospital.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
URGES FEDERAL AID.
Congressman Kent Wants States As
sisted In tuberculosis Work.

Washington Federal aid to states
which care for nonresident tuber-
culosis patients was proposed by Con-
gresham Kent before the National As
sociation for the Study and Prevention
of Tuberculosis. A bill introduced by
him in the House and by Senator Norris
in the Senate, paying rs cents day
for each patient, was explained. In
California, his home State, and in
many other Far Western localities the
health of whole districts is endangered
by the immigration of tuberculosis
patients who cannot now obtain proper
treatment in their own states, he said.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
Russians RepuIse Attacks.

Petrograd (yia London) The for
lowing official communication was
issued:
"North of the small town of Smor-
gen body of Germans, after heavy
gun and rifle fire, began to mass be-
fore our wire entanglements, but met
with an artillery fire which forced
them to retire.
Southeast of Pinsk enemy artillery
has heavily. bombarded the sector of
our positions west of Piestchice. Near
Czartorysk we brought down an enemy
aeroplane and captured the aviator and
observer"
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
FRANCE NOT YET READY.
Embassy Says Her Position Is the.
Same AS other Allies.

SoHtS 10 OSHS' s'AsSSs
Washington France is no more set
against peace at this time than her
allies are, it was said at the French
Embassy, but
For the present we will turn deaf
ear to peace talk" it was added.
Commenting on the dispatch from
Rome, telling of reports that France.
alone of all the belligerents is not in
clined to make peace, embassy officials
insister Frances position is not diff
ferent from the Others
While Washington officials attached
significance to the fact that the cen
sors of both italy and France passed
the cable message reporting Frances
alleged position, no such significance
was admitted by the embassy
Still Stand Together.
"It is still 'one for all and all for
one,D it was declared.
The German Embassy makes no
secret of Germany's willingness to talf
peace. AS for terms, Germany, enI7N
bassy attaches say, is standing pat on
those named by Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg in the Reichstag. OF
the peace paragraph" in Germany's
latest submarine note to America, one
embassy official said:
"That suggestion is a plain declara.e
tion of the hope that the United States
may seek to bring about peace"
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
k-2 AND STEAMER COLLIDE.
American Submarine Completes Its
Trip TO New York.

Washington.--A collision off the
Delaware Breakwater between sub.
marine K-2 and the steamer Aragon, in
which neither was apparently severe
~ injured, was reported to the Navy
Department. The K-2, which was en-
route from Hampton Roads, proceeded.
and has arrived at New York.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
MRS. FUNSTON AIDS.
Calls For 1000 Women To Help Red
Cross Work.

San Antonio, Texas Mrs. Freder-
lex Funston. wife of General Freder-
ick Funston, commanding the South
ern Department, has started move
ment for the organization of one of
the largest Red Cross branches in the
South. The plan calls for more than
1000 women in this city to engage in
making bandages and articles of cloth
ing for soldiers. with the understand
ing that all the products Of the society
are to be used by American soldiers.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
MEXICO BURNS s4e,ooo,oo
Currency Part OF Old Issue suppIanted
BY New Bills.

Mexico City. Paper currency
amounting to $46.0OO.OO0 was burned
IN the courtyard of the National Palace
at midday, with Government oficials
and bankers interested spectators.
The money was part of the old Vera
Cruz issue. which is slowly being sup
planted by the new uncounterfeitable
bills. The total amount of paper bills
publicly burned up to date aggregates
more than 1OO,O0O,OOo pesos.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
TO ATTACK suEz CANAL.
Turkish Ambassador TO Germany Says
Preparations Are Being Made.

Amsterdam. dispatch from Ber-
lin quotes Hakki Pasha, Turkish Am
bassador to GermanX< as stating that
the recent fightingin the Suez Canal
region is only prelude to other at
tacks on great scale which will be
made by the Ottoman troops when
necessary preparations have been
made.
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
PANAMA POLICE GIVE UP ARMS.
Rifles VIII Be Shipped To New York
and Sold.

Panama. Panama police are
packing their rifles for the purpose of
shipping them to New York to be
sold. Brig-Gen Clarence R. Edwards,
commander in the Panama Canal Zone
has ordered the American soldiers to
refrain from visiting Colon or Panama
for week, or until such time as con
ditions become better
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
NO THOUGHT OF PEACE.
British Home Secretary Says Germany
Must First Be Beaten.

London England's answer to the
peace intimations contained in the
German note to the United States was
given by Home Secretary Herbert
Samuels. In a public address the
Home Secretary said: "There will be
no thought of peace until Germany is
beaten. Our victory must be decisive"
The midland journal., 1916-05-19
CAPITAL WANTS souTH's VETS,
Washington VIII Invite confederates
To Meet There In 1917.

Washington.-The capital of the
reunited nation wants the Confederate
veterans, the men who fought for the
South half-century ago. to hold what
will probably be their last big reunion
within her boundaries. Col. Hilary A.
Herbert, former Secretary of the
Navy. left for Birmingham. carrying
with him an invitation from the Dis
trict Commissioners. the Chamber of
Commerce and the Board of Trade to
the Southern veterans to hold their
grand encampment in 1917 in Wash
ington The veterans will hold their
reunion this year at Birmingham, Ala
bama.