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New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Soldiers Hanged
In Texas 'Lynched,'
Says Negro Pastor
Denounces From Pulpit Tx
ecution of Houston Riot
ers Without Appeal

Th. rocert hanging of the thirteen
~ sotd;ers convicted of partlclpa-
go IN tLa Houston, Texas, riotlng' was
coIloJ a military lynching py thc
D., George Frazier Miller, q negro,
enoak;no Yesterday from the puplt OF
81 Argu:lt;ne's Protestant Eplscopal
Church, Brooklyn. .,,.oI
Is Ta rcferred to the soldiers executed
as "the thirteen martyrs ana III
timated that their Sacrifice 20 appease
tJr neople OF Houston would under
r,ine the patriotism OF American ne
orocs He sharply criticised the mill
fa,v commander Of that district VINO
carried out the court martlaIs death
Wr. Miller told his congregation that
he had been warned he might be IN jan
nv Monday night il he delivered ms
sermon. He said he had received a
"call" TO say what was TO follow, and
did not fear arrest.
He said that the law permitted n
military commander in time OF war 70
carry out a court martial death SEN
tence without getting the presidents
confirmation of the sentence. lie re.
ferred to news dispatches which told
that the thirteen had been hanged be
fore President Wilson or high war
DEPARTMENT officials knew it.
81 ar glad TO know" he said, that
the authorities at Washington did not
know ANYTHING about this. But II |
were president that military comnan-
der down there would report 10 me be
fore carrying out such an order. II l
were secretary of war and the presi-
dent didn't demand such a report, l
should resign my portfolio.
"The military commander who car
ried out that order was guilty of mill
tary lynching. IL was done TO appease
the people of Houston. In order to
appease them. the commander took ad-
vantage of the state-of-war situation
which made their execution possible
without q report TO Washington. II
this thing had been reported to Wash
ington, we in this country would have
had a chance to plead for mercy. Thir-
teen mon in the United States army
were denied the right of appeal, which
is accorded 20 any criminal.
ave want the entire country 10 know
that we of the negro race feel We have
been seriously wronged, not because
the thirteen were killed, but because
they were denied the right of appeal
20 appcase Houston.
These thirteen were sacrificed on
the Infamous altar Of Southern pre-
judice. Yet we are still expected to
glorify in patriotism. That deed IS
not calculated TO enhance the patriot
ism Of American negroes, but TO de-
stroy it."
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
SlOO,O0O,OOO Fund
For Free Palestine
Started by Jews
Zionist Leaders in Meeting
at Baltimore Plan for
New Nation

BALTIMORE, Dec. les-TvO hrs.
dred leaders of the Zionist orysuiu.
ton Of the country launched a. cor.
vention here to-day the great move
ment to realize Jewish national sati-
as a result of the recapture Of P,lss.
tine from Turkey.
"An historic gathering Na,iu
Straus, of New York. termed It, and
cheers. II wss-the most definite "a,
toward the achievement Of the natior,l
character ever taken by the Jews n
the modern world, and intimation va
given at the meeting tsat a praetczl
reoccupation of the Holy Land void
be under way within a month or I've
To Begin Work in a Month
A cable was received from Lorlos
stating that physicians and nurses and
medical units could 90 % Palssti,s
within another month. and Il vas f.
formally announced that the Ameris1
Jewish, unit. organized by The Hs;ss-
sab. the women's Zionist oryanizstsr
of the country, Is ready % begin ven
in Palestine at once.
The outlines of an internatio.il
Jewish fund of 100000 600 70 niic
the Jewish reoccupation real and pne-
teal were given, and within fss ns.
utes $s5,o00 was raised toward ia IN
itial Sl.O00,0O0 OF the inten1ti5,il
fund with which 20 begin the rsTvla-
cation Of the promised Land
The 500, 100000 fund is 70 s gs<i
for constructive and adminis;ptirs
work in tho new Jewish state. Tie
delegates were primed 20 return .
their homes 20 form local organizztisus
70 raise funds for the national trtss-
ury. f
Thanks TO Great Britain
A resolution OF gratitude 10 Great
Britain for the lioerality Of its deds-
ration indorsing the reestablishnssi
of Palestine as the national home for
the Jews was passed.
Associate Justice Louis D. Brsndss.
OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States, appeared unexpectedly and e.
tended his congratulations to the zisf.
lists for the prospective realizstion o.
their dreams.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Research Work Expected
to Reveal Much Valu-
able information
Predict a Republic
American Jews to Have Big
Part in Forming
New Zion

The Rev. DR.. W. c. Endly, of Cleve-
land. who preached last night in the
Madison Avenue Methodist Church, at
Sixtieth Street, declared his confidence
that American Jewry at least would use
its influence for the administration Of
Palestine affairs on a broad basis,
which would make Jerusalem centre
OF travel and study and a source OF
new revelations for the Christian
Church.
The capture of Jerusalem was the
subject of other sermons in churches
in the city.
"The Turkish government has per-
mitted practically no excavations and
research in Jerusalem" said DR.. Endly,
"and az least sixty feet Of accumula-
tions now cover the Jerusalem OF our
Lord. At Scheckem, az Bethlehem. at
Nazareth. and. indeed, At many other
points those who should know are sure
that the richest Of new information is
10 be discovered.
"Not for a moment do | think any
thing the Christian holds dear to-day
will be unset by this new information.
On the contrary, our knowledge Is 10
be enriched and confirmed and we are
To know far more than we do now con-
cerning Jesus Christ and HIS life on
earth. Many things now but falntly
understood will be made clear. Such
researches will be undertaken as the
world has never seen. ,
"The Palestine of the future Will be
n republic. [ think. It will be under
British protection, and perhaps Amer
lea will have a part in 1t. ] hope we
shall. If the Jews who put forth
Zionist plans try TO make narrow
state on Mosaic lines, based on the
law Of Moses alone and with Jesus
Christ left out, they will not be per-
mitted 10 make any state. The Cnris-
tian world will not submit 10 such a
condition in the new Palestine. IL
hardly seems likely that such narrow
plans will prevail If American jews
have their way.
at will have 10 be a home 70 whlen
all are welcome. Such Zlonlsm VIII
succeed. Any other kind will fail.
Palestine is a possession OF the
WOrlQ. IL CdHHOJ lOuSti " P'A''.Ns
TO remain a sealed book. It must be-
come such an educational centre, such
a travel centre, as the world commands
nowhere else. II can support millions.
A modern state must be brought into
being"
The significance of British progress
in Palestine was referred to also by Dr..
Fred Winslow Adams in st. PauPs
Church. IN West End Avenue; by DR.,
Edgar W. Work. in the Fourth Presby-
terian Church; DR.. Charles l.. Slattery,
IN Grace Church, and by many others.
Herman Bernstein, editor Of the
american Hebrew" received the fol-
lowing cable message from Lord Robert
Cecil:
"Many, many thanks for your con-
gratulations. The Liberation Of Jeru-
salem is dramatic event of great his
torical importance. May it presage a
new chapter in the history of the jew
ish race and help 10 give a local habi-
tation for that deep national feeling of
the Jews which in all ages and in all
countries mas survived so many vicissi-
tudes."
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Roman Catholic Church Flies
Service Flag With AT Stars

A service flag with AT stars was
raised yesterday over the Roman Catho-
lie Church of the Ascension, in 1O7th
Street, near Broadway The flag was
blessed by Monsignor Edwin NJ. Swee-
ney, pastor Of the church. and there
was a parhde, in which the Knights Of
Columbus, the Holy Name Society. the
graduating class Of the parochial school
and a detail from the u. S. S. Recruit
participated.
There can be no Catholic Stacker"
said Monsignor Sweeney in his address.
"The Church would disown any man
who would prove treacherous to his
nation as unworthy Of our religion.
There is no room in our midst for any
one who carries either the taint Of the
Stacker or the traitor, and there never
shall be-"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Hanging of Soldiers Causes
Cutting Afray in Jersey

ORANGE, n. j., Dec. 16.--The hang
ing Of thirteen negro soldiers in Texas
was indirectly responsible for a stab
bing affray in Orange. Sylvester But
Ter, a negro, of II East Day S1eet,
East Orange, resented being told by
John Page, an Italian, that he deserved
a like fate. In the quarrel which fol-
lowed, it is alleged that 6e negro used
q razor and Page a knife. Butler was
slashed on the face and arms. Page
was locked up and the negro was re-
moved to the Orange Memorial Hos
pital
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Assault on Bridgeport
Club" Leads to Ar
rest Of 106.
Two Are Fatally Hurt
White Persons Found in Col
ored Mans Cabaret That
Enjoyed Immunity

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Dec. l6.-For
four hours this morning practically the
entire police force Of this city, rein
forced by fremen. stormed the barri-
caded cabaret Of "Baby Doll" Thomas,
negro. in Water Street. One white
man and one negro received bullet
wounds that probably will prove fatal;
a policeman and another white man re-
ceived serious bullet wounds; two
negroes received minor bullet wounds
and dozens of persons, white and
black, we're injured. One hundred and
six persons we're arrested. Twelve OF
them arc white men and twelve are
white women. The rest arc negroes.
Despite the peephole in the door, the
"keystonc." Baby Dolls" place, os-
tensibly a negro club, had long es-
capped the attentions Of the police. u
was said that 'Baby Doll' could poll
2 negro vote in any number desired
providing the price was right, This
IL was said. was the reason for his I'M
munity. The arrogance OF Thomas
proved his undoing to-day.
Il was about o'clock this morning
that a white man with a swollen Jaw
called at Police Headquarters to com
plain that the bouncers in Baby
DolPs" place had beaten him up and
thrown him out. A sergeant and two
ratrolmen we're sent "to investigate"
II might have been the ordinary "in-
vestigation" but just as the three got
70 the door another white man came
sprawling out, and the door was slam
med in the faces Of the policemen.
Thomas Threatened TO Shoot
They battered on the door with their
nightsticks and the din apparently
penetrated within above the thrum and
iangle Of the music and the hilarious
voices Of men and women, for the peep
hole was opened and q section OF the
Baby Dolls" face appeared: He ut
tered a string Of epithets and declared
he would shoot the first man VINO
forced an entrance TO his place.
Ihen ne tuONeu IelVi'Vi 'I4NNb''
the aperature and fred four shots, one
of which slightly wounded one Of the
patrolmen. The sergeant Withdrew
with his men. while the bullets still
screeched in the street, and sent in a
riot call.
Inside the "club" the shots had
aroused the negroes to frenzy. Among
tho women in the place were twelve,
hardly more than girls, all white.
Those and the men who had accom-
panied them on their Summing expe-
dition. the negroes herded TO the top
floor Of the building, cramming them
into closets and locking the doors.
Negroes Opened Fire
When the police arrived in patrol
wagons in numbers the negroes took
their places at windows. They were
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
News in Brief

Charles Gambs, forty-fve. Of 50 Schaeffer
Street, Brooklyn. was so busy sprinkling
ashes on the Long Island Railroad crossing
at Cree Avenue, Queens. where he was gate
tender that he did not hear the approaching
train. He was struck and instantly killed.
Ye Olde Settlers Association Of Ye Olde
West Side met at the Rutgers Presbyterian
Church. Broadway and Seventy-third Street.
where the Rev. DR.. Daniel Russell delivered
the sermon. The association Of 100 mem
bers is limited 20 persons who have lived in
one locality on the West Side at least twenty
years.
The Sth Coast Artillery will have benefit
| December q at the Manhattan Opera House.
There will be no solicitors. The receipts will
| buy winter necessities for the men stationed
az nearby forts.
James MacPartlsnd. an inmate Of Mat
teawan for ten years. after he was arrested
for strangling a woman TO death here. has
l applied for a writ of habeas corpus. lie had
served seven years in Sing Sing for stran-
I Cling n woman when he j. alleged TO have
caused the other woman's death. known as
/ Paddy the Pig" he said that his mind was
affected by liquor.
Rutgers College students are keenly in.
terested in the report that the institution
will become co-educational The affiliation
Of woman's college will be considered a,
| the next meeting OF the trustees.
The Forest Hill Club house. in Newark
was destroyed by fire starting in the cellar
from unknown causes. The loss Il SIS. 900
William +. Howard. the steward. and his
wife were forced to flee seantily attired TO a
nearby house.
The Rev. DR.. Nathan Krass. the new rabbi
OF the Temple, Fifty-fith Street and Le1lng.
ton Avenue. and the Rev. Or. Isaac l.
h0ses, the rabbi emeritus, were guests OF
honor at "a dinner given b. the congrezatior
IN the Hotel Astor last night. Abran /
klkus and Louis Marshall were among th,
speakers.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Chelsea Association Busy

The growth and influence Of the Chel-
sea Neighborhood Association are evil
denced in its annual report, issued yes
terday During 1917 the association
maintained an employment bureau
which placed 225 Chelsea residents
monthly with Chelsea concerns, and a
home-fnding bureau; and prosecuted
energetic Americanization work among
the foreign-born members of the dis
trict.
IL also aided in recruiting for the
army and navy, helped in the sale OF
Liberty bonds, conducted the state mill
tary census in the 9th Assemly District
and handled a farmers reserve boys
camp. a fresh air fund, bettermoth-
ers' contest and a neighborhood art gal
leTy.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
LOO Jews Join Synagogue

Theodore Kolber, executive secretary
of the Institutional Synagogue, 112
West 1l6th Street, Harlem. announced
last night that in the drive OF the syna-
gogue to gain 900 new members more
than 100 had been enrolled. The total
membership now is 1900.
The Institutional Synagogue, of
which Herbert s. Goldstein is rabbi
and Representative Isaac Siegel presi-
dent, was organized in October TO
"clean up Harlem and revive Judaism
among the Jews"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Big Tobacco Plant Burned

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. le.-Frrs te
night destroyed, with loss Of sbcel
S500,OO0, the plant of the Brtiss:,
American Tobacco Company, dsIe.s<
exclusively to the manufseture Of ds,
arettes for expectation TO England ana
France. officials think il was me sois
OF an incendiarv. For time hs yea
eral Custom House nearby was nrsa-
ened, aud guard OF msrirss was
called ont ttH
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Fire Scare in Lead Plant
Three Alarms Turned In for
Blaze Confined to One Room

A fire in an engine room of the At
lantic works Of the National Lead Com
pany last night was considered so po-
tentially dangerous that three alarms
were sent in, although the blaze never
got beyond the room where il started.
II was in a three story brick structure
in Marshall Street, Brooklyn, between
Gold and Hudson avenues, one Of a
dozen or more such buildings owned by
the same concern within four blocks.
The building was few hundred feet
from the navy yard.
The fire was due 10 an overheated
pipe and the damage was $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Switchman Killed on 81"

Benjamin Jacobson, thirty-eght
years old, Of 1863 East Ninety-sixth
Street. a switchman on the Sixth Ave
nue. IL" road. was instantly killed las.
night by n shuttle car, while crossing
from the northbound TO the south
bound track at Fifty-sixth Street and
Sixth Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. Dee l6-Tho features Of the
weather sunday sTe. first the possasc eastward
over Northern New England OF the strong anti
cyclone which has prevailed Tor about a week In
Western distnrts. and secoud. he eastward noyr-
meut q d cyCJuic depression whose ceure is uoF-h
~ Montana This depression has brought T. 4
temporary close the period q crtrenely cold
wesfhsr IN the Upper Missouri valley and the
Plains Staina, wher8 tlo temperatures sunday
nlsht were generally above freezing.
Generally fair weather IS Indicated fo- Eastern
districts Monday and Tuesday. with some moiera-
ton On the temperature Ou Tuesday. Slox IS
PROBABLE Tuesday IN tho Ohio Naley and the
Lake rpgiou. and lt viii be- somewhat warner
Monday and Tuesday ia those distrc,a ~ viii
also be warner Tuesday in THnessee and the
Lastern GCf states.
Forecasu for Special Loeailues.-Northern New
England. Fair and continued cold Monday ard
tuesday.
southern New England: PROBABLY SNOW nurre,
Monday: Tuesday fair
Eastern New Yors IAght snow Monday. con.
tinus- cold. Tuesday fair and cold
Ess,egn Pennsyvsn8. New Jersey Delaware.
Snow In early morning Monday. followed by fay
Tuesday fair temperature moderaiing slowly
Western Prunsyiyauis. Fair Moodhy Tuesday fair
f00Ued by snOf IN The afternoon o. b5 night. not
- cold.
wo.su New York-Generauy fair Monday
Tuesday sno~ and Dot 20 cold.
Local Official nscord-The following official rsc-
ord frum the weather Bureau shows tefnuerafurcs
durilg the last twenty -four hCurs, in couDarson
Win the CORES pondlng date % last year:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17

In the interest of wool
conservation, the designers,
manufacturers and dealers in
women's wear have agreed,
for next year, to feature the
slim silhouette. "
So, ladies, take notice!
For men our range Of sizes
has always included the
slim silhouette. Longs
and extra longs they are
called. But then, we find it
necessary to provide stouts
and extra stouts, shorts and
short stouts, with regulars
as well,
Lest our Uncle Samuel de-
crees slim silhouette" sizes
Tor more men, others than
the boys in khaki must begin
training.
80, stout men take notice
Expand your noble chests
and draw in your "tummies.
Meanwhile never fear,
you shall not be left com
fortless while we make
clothes.
stout sizes include a q chest:
Army officers uniforms.
me Rorers.Peet Camp Toilet Case for
Chrlstmas-3s 80 complete
Gift order forms.
Red Cross Week
Everybody joinl
Dollar. please! Make
Christmas this year
Red Cross ChriStmasl
Over there
Soldiers and Sailors
Sacrifice all for you
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17

Hishest temp~rature Yesterday. "a degrees fat
2 q nj loResL ~ tst a M: Avuraxe
Is: average sane date lat year. 20: ayerase sane
date ~ thlr,y-thsce years. "a
Humldio
a MS D m....50 sp m.s3
BsrometT Rssdsgs
g. m. .2a.7l p. m...3o.fl sp m.wf3
Local Oiheiai Focecst--IAsht snow TO-DAY, cor.
unued cod to-morrow far and cold moderate
northwest winds
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Bsromet.r Rsadisgs
Miniature Almanac

sun rises. .......... T.i7isun sets ~ s.,o
Noon ris7s IA M. Moon sets tp M. ss9
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
ADVERTISEMENT
no your Christmas
0 SHOPPING earIv h.,

shopping early, BY
the clock, as well as BY
the calendar. Help to
eliminate the congestion
of closing-time as we'll as
the rush Of Christmas
Eve. You will find carly
morning shopping more
pleasant all along the line
mot only in the stores
but also on the
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
ROGERS PEET COMPANY

Broadway Broadway
at 18th St. THE at 3%th ST.
Four
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave
~ Warren at 4lst S.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17

HlFe't t'mPeraiars 1, yss,.TdaI "a desrses tai
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16

The President and Mrs. Wilson going aboard
the tender OF the Presidential Yacht day
flower. at Gloucester. Mass, last Sunday
where Mr.. Wilson visited his friend and con-
hdential adviser. Colonel {. M. House. The
fourth member OF the procession cheerfully
Tugs the Presidents complete collection OF
golf sticks. Imrro'loaoI fil"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-08
Second Macon County News
paper Suspends.
News

-. Macon No, Jan. 26-The, Ell.
mer Journal suspended publica
ton this week.
High cost of paper and print
ing MATERIAL" said L.. r. Osborne,
editor.
Elmer is an important town
on the Santa Fee railroad and is
the southern terminal of the Iowa
& St. Louis railroad, in the heart
of the Charlton valley, the rich
est farming and breeding region
in northern Missouri.
The Macon Times-Democrat,
the oldest and one time the most
influential paper in Macon coun-
ty, quit December @, and is now
in the bankruptcy court.
Other publishers of Macon
county have formed a protective
association to try to do some
thing to relieve conditions threat
ening their business.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-08
Public Sale.

will sell at public auction or
what is known as the Thomas
Boswell farm seven miles north
west of Butler or 2 miles north
and 4 miles west Of Charters
Poland farm on
TUESDAY FEBRUARY IL, 1917
the following personal property
8 Head of Horses.
5 Head of Holsteins, cows,
hcifers and one bull calf. Every
one a peach.
Fecd-some corn in crib and
timothy hay in NOV.
All farm machinery, tools, etc.
Everything goes but the woman,
kids and dog.
For terms and particulars see
bills. Lunch on ground. No
head-cheese, persimmon beer, or
hard cider.
GEO. w. TAYLOR,
Col. c. f. Robbins, Auctioneer.
S. &. Adams, Clerk. Tilt
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-08
Stand Firmly Behind Wilson,
Says Hughes.

New York, Feb 2.-Charles
Evans Hughes, who was guest OF
honor at the annual dinner of the
New York Alumni of Brown Uni
versity here last night. declared
every loyal American would
stand behind the administration
in this solemn hour" without a
partisan thought. His declara-
ton brought the diners to their
feet singing 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner
1--WE are all Americans tonight
standing behind our President,
OH whom this great responsible
ty rests,' said Mr.. Hughes. at
is not time to cmbarrass in any
degree with private utterances
those charged with this response
bility. They have the facts !;
they havcethe duty to perform.
They have the sincere. loyal co.
operation OF every true Anerl-
can, The eXigency Of no nation
can fix the limits of American
rights.
MY friends in this sober
hour we stand loyal sons Of
Brown, realizing the privileges Of
our American citizenship. 1t is
an hour of test that will show
what America is made of, We
are desirious that whatever is
done shall be done coolly and de-
liberately and in a manner that
will give to every American a
sense Of profound satisfaction by
reason of the wisdom with which
the honor and the rights of our
country shall be maintained.'
Other speakers at the dinner
We're President w. II. p. Faunce
Of Brown and DR.. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, president of Colum-
bia University.