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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
SUGAR For Russia Seized.

New York, Nov. 23.-Ten thousand
tons of sugar which had been pur-
chased for the imperial Russian gov
eminent before the revolution and
stored in warehouse here, has been
seized by Federal Administrator G.. M.
Rolph. 1t will be placed upon the
market Immediately and will be dis
tributed to retailers by the American
Refiners' sugar committee.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
DARING HOLDING NETS $4,000
Highwaymen Raid JeweIry Store On
Crowded Mill City Street

Minneapolis, Nov. 22.-Three men,
with drawn revolvers, walked into
Harry H. Green's jewelry store here at
a. M, which Nicollet avenue was
crowded with pedestrians and automo-
biles. .I ...,
They held up two clerks who had
opened the store for the day, rif1ed the
safe, stealing diamonds and pearls OF
value estimated at $4,000.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24

Considerable interest has been aWak-.
ened recently in the literary works Of
Walter Everette Hawkins by the read
ing public, educational institutions and
libraries. As a writer Of verse Mr..
Hawkins is thoughtful and inspiring.
His poems bear the stamp of eficien-
cy and show the easy grasp the
author has Of the English language.
He is modest and withal a man Of
action in the world Of letters who is
to be reckoned with in his chosen line.
Walter Everette Hawkins is native.
Of Warrenton, N. c., and is just ap-
preaching his thirty-fourth birthday.
After finishing his studies in the pub
lie school at Warrenton he entered
Kittrell college, Kittrell, N. c., from
which he was graduated in 1901.
Among Mr.. Hawkins best known
works are Chords and Discords," pub
lished by Murray Bros. at Washington:
''The Child Of the Might" "The Black
Soldiers" Loves Undergraduates
and "Too Much Religion"
While on a visit to New York in the.
early part of June Mr.. Hawkins was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ed
ward Bruce Of Madison avenue. The.
poet is now a resident of Washington,
in which city he is making many
friends. His poem ''Toast to the Eth
opian Maid" follows:
I mingle my goblet with oil of the vine
A. .s.-I~ l. Al - "a 4
benign; .
No less do drink to her beauty and youth.
Than to her meek innocence, virtue and
truth,
And meekly arrayed in thy modest bro
cade
I drink to thy health, Ethiopian maid
Mid noontide and moontide. whatever thy
Thy vision creeps in the entertainments Of
dreams;
The pipings Of skylark and thrills of the
wren
Are mixed in the midst of the melody
when
Thy laughter rings out in the vine scented
glade,
As drink to thy health, Ethiopian maid.
dance at tho feast Of the gay daffodils,
I drink from the fount Of lifes full flow
ing rills
The altar Of roses. the nectar Of wine,
But turn from them all for the love that
Is thine
The essence of life in thy beauty displayed.
In thy radiance Of SOUL Ethiopian maid.
When sun of the tropics turns westward
and dies
The magic still fingers in light Of thine
eyes;
I mingle my goblet with oil Of the palm
Where spices hang over and summer
smiles warm,
And there mid the magic of forest and
shade
drink thy sweet health, Ethiopian maid.
Alien Sfackers to Be Drafted.
Washington, Nov. 23.-"Alien slack.
ers" will be included in the draft.
This assurance has been given menu
bers of congress by the state depart.
ment, which has been conducting ne
gotiations with the Allies. Italy, which
held up matters after England and
France had readily fallen into line,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
Alien Sfackers to Be Drafted.
Red Cross Aids Italian REFUGEES,

Rome, Nov. 23.-In addition tn it's
previous gifts the American Red Cross
has given 100000 lire for the assist
anc4 of families of soldiers and Of
refugees from territory invaded by
the enemy.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24

K There is not a Negro on the pay
roll OF the ontire military forces OF
the stute.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
WALTER E. HAWKINS.

Well Known Writer Of Verse, the
Author Of "Chords and Dis
Cords" 1.-THE Child of tho
Might" 1.-THE Black Soldiers"
a. o v e's Observation-Disclosures"
"Too Much. Religion" "Toast to
the Ethiopian Maid" Etc.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
THE TWIN CITY STAR will be sen,

to any out of town address. Send
your subscription in postage stamps
Read your home paper while visiting
in other cities. It's like letter from
home.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24

The Twin City Star stands for
equal rights for all American citizens.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24

between December 1 and mid-Febru.
airy. This action is taken because Of
the fuel shortage, which Is steadily be.
coming worse.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24

German Fuel Shortage Grows Worse.
Copenhagen, Nov. 23.-All concerts.
lectures and public meetings in Mu-
Mich. Bavaria, have been prohibited
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

aters. where the orchestra, previous
10 the opening OF the performance,
rose to a man and began playing In
monotonous fashion they labored
through the piece with the entire au-
dience standing. but after the first
few strains the lights in the orchestra
flashed warning TO the leader that
the show was ready. whereupon he
deliberately cut two whole lines from
the song. This practice of cutting is
most common these days.
The second Instance occurred in a
well-known hotel, where the orchestra
for the second time in two hours
started playing the national air in a
tempo that would have been more
suitable if applied to "Alexander's
Ragtime Band"
The playing OF the Star Spangled
Banner" in these times is far too dig
riiied a performance to be Curtailed
or to be raced through like syncopa-
ton, and the people should insist
upon correcting some of these faults
which are at times revolving to ma
tional decenCy.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Playing the Anthem.

Woe be unto him who refuses or
Eeglects to rise these days when the
national anthem is being played,
whether it be by military band, astha-
matte hotel orchestra, theater or
chestra or by any other group of peo-
pie who by their talents with metallic
Instruments can reproduce the tune
Of Francis Scott Keys immortal song.
Yet in many cases there are ex-
teH1ating circumstances for those
who remain seated. In fact, they dis
play a more dignifed sense of pa
triotism in keeping their seats than
by giving rising recognition to the
tune. For there is 10 doubt that the
Star spangled Banner" is being
used to commercial advantage more
than ever before, and the manner In
which il 10 rendered in a number OF
cases Is an insult to the anthem.
TIVE examples OF enforced patriot.
ism were noted in this city during
ne past week. One at one Of the the
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Can the Kaiser!"

ms We are informed by adyiccs
from London. is the unofficial slogan
Of the soldiers and marines of the
Pershing expeditionary force. OF
course, our British cousins catch the
pith Of the slang, but are laborfDg
hard with the verb. the derivation Of
which is obscure to them.
The London Express informs its
readers that the American use Of
the word can is in the sense of her
metically sealing the Kaiser TO pre-
vent his further activity" The Ex-
press has "tumbIed" to the general
idea beyond question, but it is still
miles away from the verb. as any
young man who knows the acute SEN
sation of being canned" will testify.
The slogan. apparently. has been
borrowed from a poem written for
the New York Sun two weeks ago to
the tune of Dixie" W. o. Stoddard,
jr., Of Madison, n. j., is the Iyricist,
anu HIS NtIelOH lOllOWS.
In khaki suit and army visor,
All aboard to can the Kaiser.
Look away, look away, look away.
Germany.
In kaiserland he rcigns alone,
Wen push the Kaiser of the throne.
Look away, look away. look away,
Germany!
Then I want to can the Kaiser;
Hooray! Hooray.
In Kaiserland I'll take my stand until
I can the Kaiser.
Let's go. let's go. let's so and can
the Kaiser.
Let's go, let's go, let's go, and can
the Kaiser.
This is our first real contribution to
the slang and lyrics of the war. The
Tommies" and the POilus-yhave a
whole encyclopedia of slang wkicL
has been evolved in the trenches.
When the Yankee reaches the trenches
it will be up to him 10 show his
French and British fellows what real
ly vivid. pithy slang is like. He will
do 1t beyond question.
There has not been any crop Of
real war songs in America so far
George NJ. Cohan has tried his hand
at 1t and fallen somewhat below his
own characteristic standard; but a
war song will have to be written by
some one who can give a touch of
the flavor and the SAVIOR of the real
thing to 1t; an unknown who wres-
ties with an inspiration until 1t finally
flames forth into an American Tip
pcrary."
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

Some of those who have had long
experience and who have gained fine
reputation for ability, which repre-
sented both courage and conservatism
in the management of a bank, regard
this new law as one OF the most i'm
portant features of the national re-
serve banking law. 1t will serve to
inspire confidence everywhere. No
longer can careless OF vcnturesome
bankers make use of any kind of
money for the reserve requirements,
excepting the money which is dcsiG.
mated by law as good for that pur-
pose. Furthermore. each national
bank will constantly watch the re-
serves kept with it by the banks
which are under its jurisdiction, and
will instantly notify a bank that il
must make good its reserve should
1t happen that the reserve has faller
below the requirements.
The new law will make quite a
shift in some banking operations The
reserve Kept in the Federal Reserve
Bank stands as a credit to the national
bank, which took the money from its
own vaults and placed It with the
Federal Reserve Bank. The operation
OF the new law is likely to result in
an increase in bank surplus. The Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York. in ad-
ditlon to the taking over of the re-
serves of the national banks Of this
district, also added the gold to its
own resources which was formerly
controlled by the Federal reserve agent.
In that way it raised its cash about
one hundred per cent to a little over
Sj9o.O0Oooo. Against this gold. the Fed
eral Reserve Bank was able TO report
that IL had issued 500 OO0,0O0 Federal
reserve notes, whereas only a few
days before the total was 500, 90.
This new law will serve considerably
to facilitate some of the great fl
nancing which is now under way, and
which Is sure to be continued at least
for another year. 1t adds another
element Of safety as well as adapta-
bility. which were among the prin-
cipal effects sought by those who
drafted the Federal Reserve Bank law
and, as was said above. it will serve
TO make all depositors in the national
banks confident that deposits are well
protected.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Army and Navy News
Best Servies Column In City.

Almost 200 enlisted men Of the Ma
rine Corps have been designated TO
take examinations for appointment as
second heutenants. The first of these
examinations were begun last week
and the others will be held today,
Thursday. and July 16. 1t is under
stood all those who pass the exarli-
nations will receive either temporary
or permanent appointments. It has
previously been announced that there
will be no further appointments to
the Marine Corps from civil life.
About 5000 was subscribed by the
U. s. Navy to the liberty loan. Sub
scriptions came from the most distant
points. The Asiatic station subscribed
for $4,000 and the naval station
at Guam for s7osoo From the flag
ship In Dominican waters came ap-
plications for $4,000, with more to
follow. and from Guantanamo, $40
The navy men in the Panama Canal
Zone took $4,000. The largest SUBJ
scription from any single ship was
from the Pennsylvania-S54,SO0 500 The
largest group subscription was from
the Great Lakes station, Chicago
10000. The Norfolk Navy Yard took
S52, 600; that at Portsmouth, n. H..
$4,000; the Washington Navy Yard,
$780, 900; the New York Navy Yard,
So, 800 and the Charleston Navy Yard,
SIS. 800. Among the large subscriptions
from the ships are: Nevada, So, 100;
Wyoming, $500; New York, $4,000:
Rhode Island. sj0,750; Huntington,
81, 900; New Hampshire, S3s. $50; Sara
toga, $500; Chicago, $500; New
Jersey. $23. $50. On the warships this
was the result OF practically a three
day campaign. Some ships printed
their own subscription blanks and
men worked all night to get them
through in time. Some of the applica-
tions were sent TO Washington by
special messenger and many came
by telegraph and radio.
Representative Britten. Of Illinois,
has proposed an amendment to the
draft law by adding the following
paragraph:
"Citisens OF German or Austrian
birth or descent, selected for draft
into the military service. may, upon
their own request. under rules and
regulations prescribed by the Presi-
dent, be assigned to military or naval
service on American soil or in Ameri-
can waters, or directed for duty in
such industries. including agriculture,
found TO he necessary TO the main
tenanCe OF the military establishment
or the effective operation of the mill
ttary forces or the maintenance Of
national interests during the emer-
gency."
Representative Mason, of Illinois. de-
sires to amend the law by inserting
the following: Provided. That none
Of the Conscripted or drafted men
provided for herein shall he sent for
service outside OF the territorial limits
Of the United States unless such con-
scripted or drafted men shall volun-
teer for such service"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
War Risk Insurance
Will Be Considered

Representatives of the leading life
insurance companies of New York.
Hartford. Chicago and Newark will
meet Secretary McAdoo this afternoon
to discuss the plans of the Secretary
for insuring the lives of United states
officers and enlisted men during the
European war. The War Risk lnsur-
ance Bureau Of the Treasury Depart
ment is now insuring the lives of mas
tiers. officers and seamen Of the mer-
chant marine under compulsory pol
iCies, and Mr.. McAdoo sees no reason
why the provisions of the bureau, with
the cooperation of the life insurance
companies. should not be extended to
the land fighters.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
May Introduce Revenue
Bill in Senate Today

The great war revenue bill, totaling
81 ,6J2 17O, 900. will probably be intro
duccd in the Senate today. Senator
Simmons. chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee. which has been
working on the bill six weeks, said
yesterday:
II think we have got a fine bill
now"
The bill. Is sent from the House, has
been revised i'll many particulars.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Scandinavia Under Fire.

American public opinion Is now
passing through a peculiar process
the process of finding out that the
United States. holding a whip hand
in the war financially and economical
ly. must be prepared to use this de-
cisive power of hers-not. perhaps. in
the spirit of Prussian ruthlessness and
frightfulness-but nevertheless with
unrelenting effectiveness.
Mr.. Hoover directs the attention of
Americans to the facts surrounding
the relations between Germany and
the Scandinavian countries. Germany
Is no less the bullying parasite in that
relationship than are Norway, Sweden,
and Holland the timorous. plant, self
satisfied and well-battened benehciaries
Of 1t. engaged in a traffic legally
justifable, indeed. and doubtless
ethically justifable. But this traffic
is nothing less than a menace to the
countries engaged in the defense Of
civilization. It should be stopped. 1t
can be stopped. America can stop
it in large measure by a mere crook
OF her finger.
Germany bullies these neighbors Of
hers. Holland, indeed, she can crush
easily il the spirit wills her. The
entente nations will do well to act
with the utmost deliberation befors
they bring upon the Netherlands, even
in the work of protecting their own
interests. the fate Of Belgium. Holland
is growing rich off German trade, but
the fact is she cannot abandon that
trade now. when every calory of fooo
going into Germany counts. without
riskins a foul blow from the caste
that rules in Berlin that would crush
her like a butterfly on the wheel.
But the case of Norway and Sweden
Is different. The Baltic is their
bulwark so far as the power Of Ger.
many to strike them is concerned
If they are too greedy to abandon
their trade with Germany. then the
allies, including the United States,
ought to be too greedy to grant them
export favors. These two nations are
sending missions across the Atlantic
to enter strenuous protest against
any American embargo on foodstufrs
and supplies that they have gotten
hitherto without question. Their woro
will fall upon deaf ears unless their
governments are ready to agree upon
new dcal'-a deal which will keen
away from German shores a large
portion OF the fats which. Mr.. Hoove.
says. ARE sufficient in quantity to
supply the rations Of 10000 soldiers.
practically the entire army of ef-
fectives in Germany"
The figures which the food ad-
ministratOr presents are striking ana
eloquent 1t is true that they cover
n period before the United states en-
tered the war. but there is no reason
to believe that they have decreased d
particle in the past six months.
Something will have to be done
about it. American supplies goiny
indirectly into Germany must be
stopped. The embargo power is at
hand.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
NAMES FOR FIGHTING CRAFT.

Names for twenty-:our Of tn da-
stroyers under construction were
.designated yesterday by Secretary ef
the Navy Daniels The vessels will:
bear the names os men who distir-
f;uishcd themselves in the naval serv-
ice. They are: Little. Mckee. Stevens.
Philip. Bell. Stribling, Kimberly, Rob-
insnn. Murray. Wickes, Israel. Ring
gold. Woolsey. Sigourney, Gregory.
Eyans, Calhoun. Stringham. Gridley,
Dyer. Harding. Mexican, Fairfax and
TaNlor.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
SOMETHING IN THIS NAME.

Kansas City, Mo-. July IA patri-
Ctic young man. with a warlike name.
went to the city clerks office today
and registered for military service.
On the registration blank he wrote
his signature as 'Loda Gum" He
acknowledged that the name carried
n suggestion of war but did him JUS
tice because he was pretty handy
with guns.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

not for his triflng error in attacking windmIs. he
might have become as great hero as he fondIy
imagined himself.
Some newspapers have seemingly chosen poor
old Don Quixote for their guide. They wage
prodgious battles and the fury of their attacks is
only equaled by the noisy acclaim with which they
direct attention to their combat. But calm analysis
viii disclose that they are breaking their lances
against windmills. They make much noise unac-
companied by commensurate results.
The WASHINGTON HERALD has fought con-
sistently for the best interests of the community
It's efforts have been directed in channels that have
accomplished tangible results. The public and the
merchants of Washington have shown their appre-
ciaion of The HERALD'S aggressive, result-pro-
ducing policy, the one by increasing steadily The
HERALDS circuation-the other by increasing the
volume of advertising in The HERALD.
n
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

III care not il the world shall say
That have failed upon the way
As long as have firmly got
A faith within that I have not;
And that deep in my soul there lie
Ths nerve end resolution high
To carry me thro failures stress
Up to the SUBMITS of success.
Copyright, BIZ
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

They are already claiming Gen.
Pershing as a native son over in
France. Let them claim, but We are
going to have him back after he is
through over there.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

The outstanding feature of the Press
HUmorists' convention was their de-
cision to uniOnize themselves. Thank
Heaven; we will only have their jokes
with Us eight hours a day now.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

In addition to coping 100000 a
ear Charlie Chaplin is exempt from
'ltary service. as there are millions
eopls who will testify that he
It feet.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

The rent situation in Washington is
not near as chaotic as the tinicky
opinions Of our evening contemporary
would have il.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

When the British finally take Lens.
We hope the new camera will take a
picture OF great victories to come.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
- - nF MAN.

Un viii an honest effort
made to s. wv much our digits
figure in the course of a lifetime)
My first recalls a summers day,
A place where it is always May
a vagrant breeze that seems to whine
At intervals THE swimmirrs fine!"
A toilins boy amongst the weeds.
Or DROPPING corn or garden seeds
A boarded fence and hedge that hide
His chums along the other side
There's silver" Duke and Bill
and "Dud"
And skinny" "Runt'' and Bull"
and bud"
The preachers boy, and Taylor's pup.
And each and every lad holds up
Two fingers,
My next brings back a giIded hall
With mirrors bright and brasses all
- A place of gIittcring frfIls and show
(And which I have no doubt you
knowD
Some frisky youths are gathered here.
A drinking song rings loud and
clear
The glasses drain. the singing ends:
Each meets the anxious glance of
friends.
Til one. a tightwad, much perplexed,
Resolves TO buy the round that's next:
He tksn commands Fiji up each
cup"
The wine clerk asks. and each holds
up-
-Four fingers!
Last verse % a.; suggests a IA.
Nlk sciiins ocd and things Ike that;
1-'s pay dEy at the husbands works
BehinG tn. osken door there turks
a woman. whom cne summers day.
u" saia he'd cherish and obey;
Her eyes reflect. aside from hope,
Designs upon his envelope.
A tirnid step u7on the stsir.
:, f:osty wore OF greeting there
(who has pof e-ainec tiriS bitter cup0
A ioai anu,nlaoG aud he holds up
Both ha.ds,
-1ohn D. Wells. &c the Buffalo Even
ing SewE
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

Peek. v Daniels refusal to pay 50
.rG .ar coal is almost comical in
r.r s ~E-' the plain peepul" have
the American govern
: good as bargain for
hoes for itself. then
in, .al -ee the "halcyon
day.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

Although banned by her sex from
participating in the Congressional
baseball game. Miss Rankin managed
to tally in good shape at the Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

High prices which have been the
bane OF American existence for sew
eral years seem to be falling. now
that they hit the government directly.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

The German navy did not par
ticipate in the reception given to the
American troops on their arrival in
European waters.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

Stick to your "Washington Letter"
Dave. As an editorial writer on local
subjects you don't qualify.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

With all the trials of the "5:l5' ex-
istence, the suburban commuter has
the best Of it on these hot days.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

The navy has been ordered into uni
form now. Not khaki. however.
Either blue or white.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
MONDAY. JULY >. 1917.
A LINE c. CHEER
TNDAUNTED,

Written especially for The Washington Herald,
By John KendrIck Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

Milwaukee will remain In the Union
following the Presidents decision as
TO beer.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
What They Say at The Washington Herald
Don Quixote

TON QUIXOTE
J waged valiant
battle. Accom-
panied by his trusty
squire. Sancho Panza,
he set about freeing
the world of monsters.
His onslaughts were
terrible, and were it
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

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