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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10

France for Liberty and Justice =" The
rasserby will stop and uncover his
head. Travellers and men Of heare
will 60 out Of their way to come
hcrc to pay their respective tributes.
Private Enright! Private Gresh-
am! Private Hay! In the name Of
France, I thank you. God receive
your souls. FAREWELL"
Our own Theodore O'Hara. who
sleeps beneath the mossy marble in
the State Cemetery at Frankfort,
where Boone looks down from the
cliffs upon the cleaning river. and
the Kentuckians who fought at
Ruena Vista and Monterey lie clu>
tered about the white shaft reared to
Etnor heroes Of the Mexican war;
oHara. poet, soldier and patriot, de-.
clared in his "Bivouac Of the Dead
that the ashes of the brave should be
claimed from war, as its richest
spUil, and returned to the warrior s
native land.
Ordinarily the rule laid down by
OHara should be obeyed. but in this
instance 1t may we'll be broken TIL
graves of Private Enright, Gresham
and Hay should remain forever In
France, where the first Americans
wearing American uniform, under
the American flag, died in Europe for
Americas conception OF liberty, free
dem from the dictates of the throne
and crown, independence Of pretend
ed divine right. freedom to traverse
peaceably and unassailed the open
roads OF the world, by land or sea
Nothing is more fitting than that
the graves Of these private soldiers
from America should become a shrins
OF liberty in France, visited by Euro
peans and Americans as. the mile
stones upon the highway Of human
progress, making the point at when
the flame of freedom which had
burned bravely, brightly and steadil,
since the inauguration Of the Amer
lean Revolution fared back across
the Atlantic and illumined the scene
of the struggle Of republican France
against her hereditary enemy an,
democracy's inveterate enemy, auto
cratic Prussia.
There are few-far too few--mo-
ments to common soldiers. Let there
be lasting one to Privates Gresham,
Enright and Hay. France will keep
the turf about it green. The feet of
lovers Of freedom will keep the path.
way to II well beaten. The soldiers
three. humble though they were In
life. viii Be in death immortal.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10

TEMPERATURE
TONIGHT WILL
Be BETWEEN 50
Al D IS DEGREES

Tampa, Fla, Dec. 10.-Tempera-
lures last night at Tampa were "a:
Gainesville, %; Titusville. "a; Fort
Pierce, 80; Fort Myers, 32: Barlow.
&c; Eustis, 26; Miami, 3S.
The forecast Is for continued cold
tcnight with 25 in North Florida and
so in central Florida, and 35 in the
portion. Tuesday, slowly
rising temperatures.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
ONE-LEGGED MAN
WANTS TO DO HIS BIT

Fort Mcpherson, Ca, Dec. TO-
c. B. Fink, SO, is determined not
20 be Stacker He has but one leg.
anu the toll of box-making has told
on his general health, and onelegged
men are unsuitable for trench work.
But Fink has askdd Major G. "
Heidi to enlist him as fireman.
81 can sure make boiler hum,
he declared, and said his employment
as fireman would release a mau for
active servic. The matter has been
taken up with Washington.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
MANY HAS NASSED
|FATEST Army OF THE WAR
DN THE WESTERN FRONT:
U.S,.TO SPEED PREPARATION
HOTEL KEEPER ENLISTS
TO FEED SOLDIERS

Green Bay, Wis, Dec. S.-From
potato peeler to chef for some Of the
principal hotels in the country and
then head chef for an overseas force
OF the American army. has been the
career Of William ). Rupp, restaur.
at owner and chef in this city for
many years. Mr.. Rupp has joined
a unit at Allentown, Pa. and has re-
ceived the rank of sergeant. He ex-
lects to go to France within . short
time.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
sVEARS OFF ON CANDY u
FOR DURATION OF WAR

Portland, Ore, Dec. 10.-When
little Jack Applewhite, of Clarkston,
Wash, heard his father read about
the shortage Of sugar In France and
the appeal of Herbert Hoover, Ma
ticnal Food Administrator, for every
pound of sugar that can be spared.
the lad dictated the following letter:
Dear Mr.. Hoover-I am sorry
about there being no sugar in France
and about the Belgian and French
boys and girls not even having
enough to make things sweet, and ]
am going to save all I can, for l am
not going to buy one single bit OF
candy. and I am not going to ask
mother to make one bit, either-an1
she makes Just awful good candy and
I love candy dearly"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
(Ciated At
Ee With Italy
Will Be U. S.
DECLARATION OF SEC. OF
MAKER WHO EMPHASIZES
1SEESS OF THE SITUA-
0R ALL ALLIED NATIONS
y Associated Press. }

81 Associated Press.)
tgtOn. Dec. 10.-Ge~many
ID on the western front her
krmy Of the war. Secretary
Siares in his weekly war re-
u. To meet the menace tho
ates must speed up her mil.
parations. The review also
/ that the German counter
bn the cambrai front serves
size the reviving strength
rman In the west and says,
+ recognize plainly that the
on the eastern front hae
lbout q very decided change
Erategic possibilities Of the
bituation of the west" The
also hints at an expected
thrust against the French
q, regarding the Italian
says, significantly, "our
>n Of war against Austria
)ciates us Immediately with
tgle going on in Italy"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
SOLDIERS THREE
France Pays Her Tribune to the First
Americans Killed on Her Soil

louisville Courier-Journal.)
Americans will find 1t hard to read
without dimming eyes the tribute
paid by French officer to the Amer
ican privates, Enright, Gresham and
Hay, the first to fall under the Amer
ican flag in France.
1t is we'll to reread and to remem..
Dor the following:
I'm the name. Of the -th Division.
In the name Of the French army and
in the name Of France I bid farewell!
to Private Enright, Private Gresham
and Private Hay. of the American
army
"Of their own free will they hal
Jeff a prosperous and happy country
to come over here. They knew war
was continuing in Europe; they knew
that the forces fighting for honor,
love Of Justice and civilization were
still checked by the long prepared
forces serving the power of brutal
dominion, oppression and barbarity
They knew that efforts were still! nec-
essary. They wished to give up their
generous hearts, and they have not
forgotten old historical memories,
while others forgot more recent one,.
They ignored nothing of the cir
cumstances and nothing had been
concealed from them neither
the length and hardships of war nor
the violence Of battle, nor the dread
fuIness of the weapon, nor the per-
fidy Of the foe. Nothing stopped
them. They adopted the hard and
strenuous life; they took their places
ON the front by our side, and they
have fallen facing the foe in a hard
and desperate hand-to-hand fight.
Honor to them! Their families,
friends and fellow citizens will be
proud when they learn Of their
deaths.
Men! These graves. the FIRST to
be dug in our national soil and onlg
a short distance from the enemy. are
as a mark of the mighty land we and
our allies firmly cling to in the COM
mon task, confirming the will Of the
pc ople and the army OF the United
States to fight with us to a finish.
ready to sacrifice as long as It ia
necessary until final victory for the
most noble Of causes, that OF liberty
OF nations, the weak as well as the
r,ishty. Thus the deaths of these
hamble soldiers appeal to US with ex-
traordinary grandeur.
I'VE will therefore ask that the
mortal remains of these young men
be left here, left with us forever. We
inscribe on the tombs. Here Lie the
First Soldiers Of the Republic Of the
United States to Fall on the Soil Of
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
|S0N MUST
WINTER IN ARCTIC

Id, Ore, Dec. 10.-Vilhjal-
Ansson, Arctic explorer and
of the blond Esquimaux'
Id the winter in the Banks
hntry, according to A. L.
/ fur buyer of San Fran
10 recently arrived here en-
ne from a season spent In
=
Expedition had mail for the
b party and others to the
OF them" said Lieubes,
kould not reach them or find
fho could tell us how to get
here was no news from Ste
n the country where we
vessel could not make Its
Of Baillie Island, 220 miles
erschel island.
hot known In the north
Stefansson will stay In
nd for the winter or wheth-
attempting to force his way
The northwest passage.
ike of furs this season was
nusual conditions seem t.
b the north. 1t is an on
both the American and ST.
lasts. Foxes are said to bt
ent. short and the natives
because Of the scarcity oi
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10

here. OF these 749 we're dead at birth
and the remainder died within two
weeks Of birth. More than q major
ity Of these cases were preventable.
health experts declare. During the
same year 123 mothers died az the
result of childbirth, q condition
which could have been avoided with
modern and scientific care.
A maternity welfare center has
teen established near the university
and remedy for the situation 10 ex-
pected to be arrived at within a few
weeks, when definite campaign will
be carried on throughout the city.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
CHAs. {. HUGHES
CALLS ON WILSON:
FIRST Time
SINCE ELECTION
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Dec. 10.-Char!es e.
Hughes will call on the President
this afternoon. This is the frat time
he and the President have seen each
ether since the election. Hughes has
a case before the Supreme Court. his
first since he retired from the bench
mere than year ago under forced
conditions. He said his visit to the
President was only to pay his rs-
spects.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
Civil War Starts
Up Again In
Russia; Korniloff
And Others TRY
T0Gain Control
In S. E. Russia
(By Associated Press. }

London, Dec. 10.-A counter-revo-
luton in southeastern Russia under
the leadership Of Generals Kaledines.
Ditoff and Korniloff. is apparently
aimed at seizing authority In that re-
gion and cutting OF food supplies
from Siberia. Kaledine's forces are
said to be menacing Kharkov and
Moscow. In the province OF Enburg.
BoIsheviki has been overthrown by
Dltoff.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
(By Associated .PrUoD.) J

London, Dec. 10.-The surrender
Of Jerusalem after being surrounded
Oh all sides by tho British II an
nounced by the House OF Commons
by Chancellor Of the Exchequer Bon.
ar Law today. The capture marks the
.nd with two brief exceptions. Of
icore than 1900 years possession BY
the Mohammedans. The last Chris
tian ruler was German Emperor
Frederick the Second. more than $40
years ago.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
FOOD SUPPLIES
FROM SIBERIA
ORDERED STOPPED
TO RUSSIA
lBy Associated Press.)

Petrograd, Dec. 10.-The provi-
sional government Of Siberia has or :.
cered the stoppage of food supplies
for European Russia and particularly
Petrograd on the ground that they
may reach the Germans.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
B RAISED FOR JAPAN

" Associated Press.)
dec. f0.-The Finance De-
has announced that the
eed In Japan by foreign
b to October 1 aggregate
D ven. OF this sum 105..
hn went to England; 77.0o0'.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
Supreme Court
Reverses Ruling
On The United
Mine Workers
And Flint Glass
Workers Union
lBy Associated Press. J

Washington, Dec. 10.-The FEEDER
al court decree holding the United
Mine Workers of America and the
American Flint Glass Workers
Union to be legal organizations un-
der the West Virginia laws. today
was reversed by the Supreme court.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
Sentiment Growing
Govt Ownership
OF Railroads
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 10.-A confer
ence to determine the Presidents &C.
tion toward the government opera
tio1 Of railroads or as an alternative.
extending federal aid, was continued
today at the capital. The White House
sentiment for government operation
seemed to be gaining ground toda7
among most of the offlcials upon
whom the President Ii depending for
advice. Those in touch with the stu
alton said they expected to see the
question decided this week.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
INCREASE IN
INTER- INTEREST s. RATES
Announced BY
farm LOAN BOARD
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Dec. 10.-The Fed
eral Farm Loan Board today an
ncunced an increase in interest
rates to farmers from s to 1-2 per
cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10

Dec. 10.-A Russian gov
wireless today transmits the
reclamation declaring all
th living or slaughtered
4 all buildings and produce
shall henceforth be national
under the management OF
mittees. Under the procla-
fivate property In lands II
abolished.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10
200 italians Taken
u Associated Press }

Dy Associated Press.)
Dec. 10.-Hungarian in
| the Piave Delta yesterday
The Italian Bridgeheac on
east of Caposile, and TOOK
IA 200 prisoners, It Is off,
bounced.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10

HAS FALLEN:
SURRENDERED
TO BRITISH
HAS BEEN UNDER MOHAMMEDAN
RULE OR OVER 1900 YEARS
WITH TWO SHORT MTERM6-
SIONS

(By Associated Preas.)
London, Deo. 10.--Jerusalem has
surrendered.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-10

600 to France: s7s.ooo.ooe to Russia
and 100000 to China
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-07-21

and write as much as they please about
colonization and deportation of the black
race, but they are here to stay. They are
here for harmony and for the most cordial
race relation; they are opposed to riot and
anarchy, insurrection and rebellion. They
do not ask for social equality. They ask no
favors and beg no quarters They ask for
equality before the law and the opportun-
ity to be men. They want an equal chance
in the shops and in commerce; at the trades
and in every field Of human endeavor Any
white man with the right principal and
Christian heart is willing to accord them
these rights and privileges.
Mr.. Seaberg continues, The question,
Shall the nation be white or mulatto? Our
answer to that question is that there are
five million mulattoes in this country, most
of whom were born out of wedlock and
all Of whom have a white father, or grand
father and these white gentlemen are al
ways ready to fight at the drop Of the hat
for white supremacy and against "Nigger
Equality" And as for eating at Mr.. Sea-
berg's table, there are thousands Of white
men we would not allow to eat at our table,
and Mr.. Seaberg is one of them.-Portland
Advocate.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-07-21
DEPORT THE COLORED RACE

There appeared in Mondays Telegram an
article entitled, "Would Deport the Ne
gro,' which we reprint elsewhere in this
issue.
The writer Of the article was one Walter
Seaberg some obscure foreigner living in
Ilwaco, Wash. Perhaps his object in writ
ing the article was to gain a little notoriety
and show his prejudice and hatred for the
black man. Deport the Negro says he
Who is going to say who shall be colonized
or deported-the black man or the white
man? Who has the authority? The scheme
is ridiculous. The black man has better
right to be in this country than the white
man; he came to this country many years
before the white man. The white man has
no ancestors here, but the black man has
thousands. The writer further speaks of
social equality and intermarriage, and holds
up the picture play "The Birth of Ma
tion," as being treu to life. We quote
Eugene v Debs who says for every white
woman raped in the South by black man,
thousand black women have been seduced
and outraged by white men, This "The
Birth of a Nation fails to show
Mr.. Seaberg's letter is enthusiastically
Southern regardless of the fact that his
name would indicate that he is foreigner
But we suppose that he has been schooled
in Southern methods as he has made use of
two arguments which the people of the
South usually put forth. First, the North
ern people do not know the Negro and,
second, "Would you want your daughter
to marry a Negro?" When they have put
forth these two wonderful arguments. thew
look up with an air Of triumph as if they
had put up an argument that is unanswer-
able.
Mr.. Seaberg and all of his ilk can talk
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-07-21
WOULD DEPORT THE NEGRO

Ilwaco, Wash, July 6.-To the Editor of
the Telegram Your editorial of Thursday,
EAST St. Louis Shame is lacking in that
it does not take recognition of the funda-
mental fact that this nation cannot endure
half white and half black. Grant foresaw this
great truth and advocated the purchase of
Cuba and the deporting of all Negroes. The
honest but mistaken people who established
equality in law of people who are not by
race on an equality are responsible for such
outrages as the East St. Louis shame. which
is but the beginning Of the great strife
This is country Of the white race and
whenever and wherever the black race null
tiplies and comes in conflict with the white
race just such scenes as the East St. Louis
shame may be expected 1t is easy to as
sumo virtue when we are not in direct
touch with an evil. We of the white race
who are not being crowded by the black
race wrap our virtuous robes about us and
cry "shame.' And it is a shame, but we
are responsible because we are trying to
force people of the white race to accept the
black race on equality. Late as the day is
the steps must be taken to deport the Ne
gro. They are entitled to life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness, but in a country
OF their own and by Themselves Africa
offers TODAY the land for such a country.
Establish the Negro there; deny them all
political and property rights here Let the
government, national, state and city, pur-
chase the property Of all the Negroes, treat
them leberally, but deport them. The
question is, shall this nation be white or
mulatto? All who have seen the great film
1.-The Birth Of the Nation," ought to rea-
LIE the seriousness Of establishing social
equality between the white and the black
Because if you ask the black man to din
ner, he has a right to want to amrry your
daughter. So safety to the nation lies only
in the plan Of maintaining status of I'M
equality between the white and the black,
and then we will have no East St. Louis
riots. Unless we do, our shame is just be-
ginning. In time the East St. Louis shame
will be Portland's shame. To avoid this,
deport the Negro.
WALTER SEABERG.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-07-21
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
Washington for King County.
Bertha Virgins Plaintiff, vs. Taylor Mill Company,
a Corporation, and Lee McKinstry Receiver for
said Taylor Mill Company The Mercantile Com
pany,, Corporation; and all persons unknown, if
any, having claiming interest in and to the
real property hereinafter described Defendants
No..-.--.--.... Notice and Summons
The State of Washington to the above named De-
PENDANTS, and each of them
You, and each Of you, owners, claimants
holders of interest or estate in and to the real
property hereinafter described, hereby notified
that Mrs Bertha Wgginss is the holder of ten
particularly referred to, issued by the Treasurer of
King County, Washington, for delinquent upon
and against real property situated in said King
County, described follows, to-wlt:
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-07-21
RACE ToLERAT1oN: A PROBLEM

1t is to be feared that we are yet child
rem in our attitude toward the world-old
problem Of race toleration and that our
thoughts about it are crude and elementary.
Facts are facts and the first step toward
solving problems of fact-content is to get
away from make believe, concealments, and
Attempts to ignore.
The race problem has been made unneces-
sarily difficult by assumptions of Grace
equality" "human brotherhood'' and ma
tural goodness" These assumptions have
been inevitable reactions against the op-
posed and long-accepted assumptions of
'total depravity'' and a God-decreed in
ferority Of an "accurst" race that should
forever be subject to it's superior brethren.
Nevertheless, they are assumptions working
hypothesis at the BEST and the only way
to prove them true is the pragmatic one. 1t
is time to find out whether they work
Is it true, for example, that the races are
"equal'' in specific things that are worth
talking about? Are they equal in qualities
that have economic value or political value,
or intellectual value?
They are not equally tall: even subdivis-
ions OF the same race are not equally tall,
for example Scotchmen and Creeks They
are not equally heavy, in statistical aver
age, median or mode. They are not equally
effective in sustained physical labor Why,
then, should we inject into the problem of
race relations within nation the purely
sentimental assumption (for it is nothing
more) that races are equally capable of
profiting by education, equally fit to hold
public office and to make laws, equally fit
to run locomotives, or banks, or churches
But what harm does the assumption do,
even If it is false?" This is the question
always asked by the fact-shirkers, and it
IS peculiarly mischievous. The harm done
by false assumption is twofold First. every
time it is discovered that one race actually
cannot, as usual everyday performance,
do particular thing as we'll as another
race can, it confirms prejudices far more
seriously than it could if no false assump-
ton had been made. Second, it diverts
educational and opportunistic endeavor into
wrong channels gives inferior men and wo-
men the big head,' and thereby calls
down on them further prejudice, discrim-
nation and abuse
The war is mixing the races and nations
up as never before. There will be need of
wisdom as well as of good Intentions AS
sumptions Of race values of every kind
should be thrown over The only way to
arrive at working equilibrium and peace
full relations is to TRY OUT with system
and patience the specific capacities and
abilities of each racial variety, and accept
in good faith the experimental results
The New York; Independent
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-07-21
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

The deputies OF the sheriff. office of
King county are reported as looking for
trouble with the I. w. W. If they hap
pen to find what they are looking for it
will be the first thing those deputies have
found since they took office, except their
pay checks.
Our state supreme court has decided that
picketing shops unfair to organized Ia
Dor" is illegal and the union doing so is
subject to pecuniary damages. Coming as
it does at this particular time, when strikes
are common, it will prove sad blow to
organized labor's most effective method of
warfare.
Bickering between capital and labor
threatens to kill the hen of prosperity that
lays the golden egg The world and his
family however, seem to have their fighting
blood up and nothing but fight to finish
will bring them down to normal conditions.
The riot in Arizona was to the mind of
President Wilson a horrible affair and
he shuddered at the thought of it, Why
does not some one call the Presidents at
tention to the East St. Louis horror, where
one brute boasted of having killed seventeen
black men, women and children (mostly
children) and may perhaps he would be
moved to at least speak about it, though he
took no steps to inquire into it,