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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31

bers of the Seventeenth provisional
training regiment at Fort Des Moines,
were present and had as their special
guests Of honor Atty. E. W. Rich of
Baltimore, Rev. DR.. H. H. Proctor of
Atlanta and DR.. Gresham Il. He'll Of
this city, at whose home DR.. Proctor
was being entertained while in the
city. AS Atty. S. Joe Brown was pres
ident of both the Iowa bar and the
Seventeenth Training Camp Lawyers
association, Atty. Geo. H. Woodson,
the founder and first president Of the
Iowa Bar association, presided at the
banquet and all present participated
in the program, which continued until
an early hour, when they dispersed,
declaring the Iowa Negro bar the most
royal entertainers they had met.
AS part Of the program the Iowa
Negro Bar association held their an
lual election, resulting in the election
of Attys. Geo. Fl. Woodson, president;
Atty. J. B. Rush, vice president; Atty.
J. B. Morris, secretary; Atty. John L.
treasurer; Attys. H. R.
S. Joe Brown and Jas. A.
Spears, executive committee.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31

Published every Friday by the BY
stznder Publishing Company, Des
MONIES, Iowa. Office in Chemical
building, corner Seventh and Null.
berry streets. Phone, alnut Sss.
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--'s- ef Iowa, A. F. & A. NJ, and
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Heroines of Jericho of America,
and Western Baptist Association.
Entered at the posto6es as Sec
ond class matter.
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How Training Camp for
Colored men happened
to be established

The officers training camp at Fort
Des MONIES, Iowa, marks a great
epoch in the history of the Negro
race. 1t is a recognition that the black
race has never before received from
any country in modern times. The
training and commissioning of ap-
proximately one thousand Negro off,
cen TO lead thirty thousand Negro
troops in the titanic war for democ-
racy marks a new era in the history
of the Negro race throughout the
world
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31

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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31
TRAINING CAMP LAWYERS En-
TERTAINED.

On last Saturday evening the Iowa
Negro Bar association entertained the
Seventeenth Training Camp Lawyers
association with sumptuous banquet
in the parlors Of Union Congregation
al church at West Tenth and PARK
streets in this city. About thirty-five
Negro lawyers, with the ladies, repre-
senting different states from Connec-
ticut to California and from Mime
sofa 10 Florid2, all Of whom are mem
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31


at the capitol. President Stephen n
Newman of the university gave every
assistance and encouragement to tht
campaign and himself was one of its
foremost workers. Deans Kelly Mil
! Ter, George W. Cook, Lewis 3. Moore.
Charles Syphax, Professors E. L.
Parks and W. " Tunnel all gave val
liant assistance. The central commit
tee of Negro college men opened regu-
lar headquarters at Howard university
and labored day and night in the
cause This committee had as its
chairman Prof. Montgomery Gregory
and as secretary Mr. E. B. Curley.
Their chief co-workers were MessTs.
c. H. Houston, J. H. Waring, J. Bryce,
H. Moore, n. 0. Goodloe, J. Heslip, T.
S. Walters, o. Brown, c. S. Thompson,
Treadwell NJ. Curtis, L. Kozer, r. B.
Dyett, Barnes, W. NJ. Pollard and
others Capt Austin, former COM
mandant at Tuskegee, brought to
Washington the list of names pre-
pared by DR.. Springarn and assisted
in directing the forces at work
Working parallel as in unison with
the Howard forces was Rev. Dr., J.
Milton Waldron's committee of one
hundred, to which large share of the
credit for the successful termination
of the fight is due. Side by side with
Chairman Waldron was DR.. Geo. ".
Cabaniss, whose untiring zeal and
self-sacrifcing efforts were ever at the
fore front of the battle. Wherever
and whenever the camp is mentioned
DR.. Cabaniss' name will always be
sounded in grateful and appreciative
remembrance. That his heart was
wholly in the cause has been wonder
fully demonstrated by his presence
in the camp at the sacrifice
of his lucrative medical practice, that
he might do all in his power to make
the camp successful in every way.
Col. Ballou has said that his services
are invaluable, as that the camp could
not permit him to leave until the
course of training is over. He is in
deed the pater familias Of Fort Des
Noines.
These combined forces besieged con-
gress, the war college and the war de-
partment from sunrise until shutdown.
Often the prospects seemed discourage
ing, but these men toiled on. Two
final conferences practically settled
The matter and insured the camp. One
was with the personal secretary of the
secretary of the secretary OF war and
its membership consisted of represen-
tatives from the two committees. A
few moments later committee con-
sisting of DR.. Milton Waldron, Dr..
Geo. w. Cabaniss, Dr. C. H. Marshall,
Professor Montgomery Gregory and
others was granted an interview at
the white house. No more was neec-
ed. The following day the war de-
partment announced officially the es-
Enlistment of a training camp for
colored officers at Fort Des Moines,
Iowa.
Mention should also be made of a
committee of ladies of Washington,
headed by Mrs. Arthur M. Curtis and
Mrs. George W. Cook, which storned
the capitol and war departm ent with
telling results. 1t should also be
stated that many other men and wom-
en- did their part in the campaign, bu,
only the organized movements can be
taken into consideration. Let it be
understood that this stupendous
achievement was accomplished by or
gained effort-yes, by the new spirit
of an awakened race.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31
Chronic Constipation.

1t is by no means an easy matter to
cure this disease, but it can be done
in most instances by taking Chamber
lain's Tablets and complying with the
plain pointed directions that accom-
pany each package.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31

10 all those who were instrumental
in having the camp established all
credit and honor is due. They de-
serve the undying thanks Of the en-
tire colored race. To one man is un-
doubtedly due the credit of having or
iginated the idea of having colored or
fcers lead their own troops in this
great war. Before the United States
had declared war he foresaw the pres
ent situation and started the agitation
for the training of colored officers.
This pioneer was DR.. Joel E. Spring.
arm, president Of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of COL
ored People, and one of the truest and
noblest friends the colored race has in
this country. At a great sacrifice OF
his own time and money he began the
campaign that later was to triumph.
When il was thought that the men
would have to purchase their own uni
forms he offered to equip 100 Howard
students at his own expense. Due al
most 70 his efforts list Of about 500
qualified volunteers for such a camp
was secured. At this time DIR. SPRING
arm had very few supporters, for it
soon became necessary for him to re-
quest a separate camp, since admit
lance to the white camp was clearly
Improbable and many short-sighted
men opposed the movement for that
reason Professor George w. Cook Of
Howard university and Dean William
Pickens of Morgan college were
among the few who upheld DR.. Spring.
arms early efforts. 1t was definitely
decided to ask for a separate camp.
when Secretary of War Baker in
formed committee composed of Dr..
Springarm, Professors Cook, Miller
and Gregory of Howard university,
Attorney Cobb and others that the
government could not admit colored
men in the white camps.
1t was then that DR.. Springarn was
unfortunately summoned to Madison
barracks, New York, for service az
military Instructor. He was compelled
to give up all active efforts in behalf
of the camp. Fortunately it was i'm
mediately taken up by two groups Of
workers, and it was they who together
continued the fight until it was Sue
cessful- These group were the How
ard university joint committee OF
teachers and students, which later de-
veloped into the central committee Of
Negro college men, and the committee
Of 100 citizens of Washington, D. c.
The students of Howard university
wrote che name Of their institution
down in history by the demonstration
they have given to the world of the
young Negroes capacity for organiza-
ton and united escort. 1t was they
who completed DR.. Springarn's list Of
500 men willing to enter the camp UP
to 1000 II was they who raised $50
to finance the campaign. 1t was they
who sent representatives to all the
leading Negro schools and colleges
and brought about the magnificent CO.
operation Of Negro school men
throughout the country. Finally it
was they who planned ard executed
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31
CALENDAR


OF the second quarterly conference of
Des Moines district A. NJ. E. Zion
church:
First church, Des Moines, Iowa,
Rev. E. S. Hardge, P. c., Sept. 81 and
q.
St. Matthews, Enterprise, Iowa,
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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31
DOUGLASS MEETING

At Fl. Des Moines Huge Success
Fisk Jubilee Singers Charm Audi
ence-General Ballou Present and
Endorsed Work of Colored Women.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
IS
LINED Up WITH
WHEELING PLANS

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Nov.
30.-McmhcrS OF the Chamber Of
Commerce, in session Tonight. 'lc-
cided, with the cooperation Of 9th.
cr Ohio river cities, to finance
freight barge line between this
city and Cincinnati.
The business men also voted to
volunteer to cooperate with the.
city OF Wheeling III h. nrgaulza-
ton OF the $50O.0O0 boat corpora
ton there, urging The Wheeling
company to extend the westward
service of it's boats to Huntington,
instead of stopping at ParkrrS-
burg. Revival of river traffic now
is a patriotic move. relieving rail
way congestion. as we'll as meeting!
an urgent commercial necessity,
WAS the sentiment Of the business
men.
Cooperation Of cities between
Huntington and Cincinnati will be
sought for the barge line. Eapltali-
zation of from $4,000 to 100000
is planned.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
About People |
Movements Of individuals to
and From the City.

Floyd Pickett. former correspondent
aud writer on The Wheeling News. now
in the stat. treaSur"r'S office at Co.
iu;abuS. ohio. was 4 call"r III the clty
last evening. H. - climbing the lad
der Of fame and is located at the Buck
eye capital, where hc holds lucuratiTr
position IN II" state house. He was
one .: the most popular wSDaper men
m the city.
JuStic" 81 the Peace Charles F. Mil
;.r mas returned from his second hunting
trip down the river and in eastern ono"
Mr. and Mrs L. VI. I.angdon ut Far
mont wcr. visiting friends hrcr ytStc--
day. whicl curuutc Ia Pittsburgh. 10 be
III. guest OF their daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Walker Peterson LETT
on Wednesday, evening for Milwaukee"
Wis. /" b.! the guests Of Mr.. ami Mrs.
William II. Miller.
Mrs John NJ BircS. who is spending
the winter in Chicago. ILL.,. was the
Thanksgiving guest OF Mrs. II. {. Franz
tcim OF the Island.
lrr. l.. l.. Sackclt. dean OF the School
of t.rrin".ring Of Pennsylvania. was
III" CUES, OF Mr.. and Mrs. !. w. Bryan
while III tho city.
Lieut.: H. l. tr:InHheiTn Of Camp Lee
was the guest of his mother. Mrs H
c. Franzheim Of the Island. over
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Fine. Schrnk OF Kiskimctes COL
logo. Salisbury. Pa. il Spending the
THANKSGIVING holidays with his mother.
Mrs. Mary Srh"nk of Woodsdlo- Mr..
Sc!rnk has fur his guest MIR. Holmes
Y"agcr uT Porto Rico. Il class mate,
IL. .. Portz the Boy Scout executive
~ this city. is confined To his home on
south broadway with Il severe cold.
Mss Martha Statl"r. VIII" has been at
tending Northwestern University. is
HON. spending few days with her par
.1l,s. MIR and Mrs. .. Z. Statler OF
North Front street.
II. G. Hobbs is in Huntington. w. Va.
attending To business.
w. :. Sprague Of the Island has re-
turned from i business trip to Pitts
htIrI;h.
Lieutenant Grossner Mckee. formerly
nI r;.iS city but twho has been stationed
u, W:,> hrlEtnn. is the guest or friends
l.. Wh.,lug.
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Of the substantial demands OF the Boil
sheviki. the German and Austrian chan
cellerics would not miss this great OF
por,unity 10 eliminate Russia as an Of
fcnsive military force for the many.
days, weeks or even months. during
which the skilled German d!plomatists
might proIract the negotiations for an
nrmisticc and peace. In the meantime.
of course. there may be released Tor
nctiye service against the British.
French and Italians on the west front.
hundreds Of thousands Of German. Aus
TRAN Turkish and Bulgarian soldiers
maintained on the eastern 'front.'
II will be for the inter-allied confer
cncc in raris to devise some means OF
ncutralizing this German scheme. pos
sibly by Influencing the Bolshcviki ele-
mcnt Itself through on exposition OF
the duplcity and real aims OF the 'Ger-l
mans. or by recourse 10 the elements IN
Russia, represented by General kale-
dimes and other leaders who have re-
fused 10 acknowledge the control OF the
MaximaliSts.
Tho letter Of Lord LAnsdowne. sug-
costing a moderation Of allied war aims
which has aroused such q bitter feel-i
in in England. may in the opinion OK
some Of the diplomatic officials. 2rovel
a powerful factor In keeping the Boil
shcyikt within the entente allied Circle
by letting them perceive that their own
doctrines. regarding peace arc not lack-l
ing in support among entente states
mon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

IS ACCUSED Of
HIGH TREASON

DRESDEN. SaXony, Thursday,
Nov. % Via London. Nov 80
During thu budget debate today
in TIN lower house of III" Saxon
Diet, Deputy FlrlsSner, a Socialist
made 4 severe attack on the Ger
man foreign policy and said hn
had in his JnSScsSion' Il copy Of II
treaty signed by DR.. Alfred Iim-
mrrnlann, former. German foreign
secretary. which il il had been
drawn up and sigurd within the
limits of the empire. would have
been equivalent tG. high treason.
The deputys assertion caused
some excitement. Respectfully in
view ut his offer 10 read the treaty
in open session. The president of
the chamber asked 10 see the
document. which he turned over TO
Count Won Nitzthum. Saxon for
nign minister. The count made
the following declaration:
81 have not discovered anything
in the document which would in.
criminate German diplomacy or
could be construed as not pernis-
siblr, am unable to vouch for
the genuineness OF the treaty. and
ronfinc myself to stating that the
document concerns q treaty con-
Guided during the war and Is d.
rccted against power which is
AT war with US. and therefore rec
ommends only such measures as
correspond with war time uSages
and international law. emphati-
cally reject as wholly unrounded
the speakers reproach Of former
Foreign Secretary Z4nmermann.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
.LANDSDOWNE'S BREAK
IS. BITTERLY RESENTED

The letter OF the Marquis OF Lands
downr. one Of the Great Rritiun's lead
ing Statesmen. pleading for rc-staic
ncut OF the war aims Of the Entente
Allies and f;IruriuE IN attempt to SECURE
peace before thu prplungution OF the
war leads Ia The ruin Of the civilized
world" is still the theme for bitter dis
rWSsicn in England Lord Robert Cell.
tn" blockade minister and Andrew RoTa-
Law. chancellor Of III" "Xch"Quer. po,h
have stated that the Views Of the marquis
were not those Of any OF the members
Of the British cabinet AT Il meeting
oil The l'ninniSt PARTY. Mr.. Bonar LAW
repudiutcd the letter Of IN" Marquis Of
Landsdownc. describing ii AS 4 disaster
while the meeting. in Il resolution. con-
drmurd the uttrranrcS Of the marquis.
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FORCED TO GIVE
Confined From Page ons.)

flurncc IL still felt In the present
government. but il Is Il sign his
mower Is waning. II ~ a siCn he
has carried events As far personally
as hr was CAPABLE. through fore" nf
arms and 4 disregard nf the wishes
OF tn" r''Wplc. and now n" has de-
,idcd tn slip out through compro-
misses. rather than risk being
thrown out. which my informant re-
gardcd as inevitabl" If he continued
in power.
Russia has moved on notch to-
ward the right. aut OF 'uursn the
country is still SO far toward the
left. that there is no hope Of any
thing at present. except continue
ton OF the present policy IF Strir-
ms for immediate" peace.
I.eninr and his crowd rCrrrsnnt-
I'd the extreme loft. Will" the pres
rnt government consists of The tx
IRENE left socialist group. combined
with those l:olshcviki. too timid 10
risk rXtremism under the Lcuinr-
TrOlzky regime. $" tho change was
not exactly an overthrow al l."nin"
entirely. II was rather his COM
promise with those forces closest To
his Vows. with whom NJ is able To
exert considerable Influence. and
whom. nc decided. It was hrNtcr 10
have. in power than to risk the ris-
iuc wrath Of the country.
\ few days ago IL seems the
RoloShrriki were gaining power. and
then il was not n case Of tho coun-
try's wrath rising against l@nin",
hut Of more and more factions
joining the Boleshiviki ranks. To-
day there Is move in the other
direction.
Dukhunin. the real Russian com
manlcr-in-chicf. tclngraph"d to-day.
announcing there is Il growing feel
ing against the Bolshcvik! in all
parts az the army. excepting IN"
thoroughly corrupted NTH army.
and declaring the majority OF tho
army would never consent To m
armlstic". Dukhonin added that If
krylcn!u arrives within reach. hr
would arrest him Immediately.
Kryl.ako has given orders for Drk-
honIn's arrest.
The commissioner OF the former
provisional government IN London
expressed confidence Dukhonin
would be- victorious. hut naturally
1t Is by 10 means certain. I asked
him whether k"rcnsky can ever
come back Yes" no rcp'!rd
TITS certainly n possibility. almost
a probability. although he will
never return as PREMIER
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sound I mote ni warning against nasty

sound I mote OF warning against hasty
condemnation II the i;"iSh"rikL
Back If what is Described as a toler-
ant policy III dealing with Russia APP
parrntly not only is Il purpoS" l" de-
innnstrntr faith in T." ultimate Sthhlli-
zatinn rf tn" democracy. but faint
hup" that tn" extremist faction when
* for III, moment in control al the scat
.rr government: at l'"tr1rrnd. Viii refrain
from violating RuS<iaS treaty pledges
To- the Entru,. Allies and make u sep
arnlr peace. So long aS there Is pos
sihiIity that these "y"rtur"S will fall be-
cause III the apparently irrcconcilable
differences hrtwc"n III" Bnl*h"vik! peace
Achrm" founded OH n" annrNati"nS and
mo- indrmntlirS' and the German de-
mands for r0mpenSa ton and adequate
Saf"glnrdS for tn" future" il Is rn-
gurt"d bad policy /" exert any pres
sure from the OUTSIDE. al this stage. TO
do So il Is believed would only tcnd
in raus" resentment in Russia and 10
so!tify the varinuS elements around the
rrtrnErHd regime.
An nddi,lnrat reason ror maintaining
an atti:IL" az wIIrhfuln"SS and reserve
in Westminster iS found in the fact that
Ia meet just such situation Ms Is de-
yrlorinE in RuSsia is on" If the pur-
poses 81 thr Lht'r-AIll'H CONFERENCE ''s
scmhlrd in Inr:s Thor" are intima-
IIrns that $!:gS"*ti"ns hHr" reached
WASHINGTON FROM the French capital
thu, II would bt we'll la avoid adverse
criticism hcrI. Of lhc Russian tanGin.
leaving thu commissioners gathering III
Paris In deal with II N this stage Al
least II is even possible" that iii rur-
Sunnrr OF tn" idea that Ivy moral Sua-
sion Russia can h" prevented! from go
ing /" the ext rene Of making separate
peace. some Of the .Entrnt" powers may
decide IN make some sort Of hrknrw-
lrdgnrnt Of IN" receipt nt tn" L"ninc-
TrotZky peace and armiSliCc proposal.
Ne surprise is fclt in Diplomatic cir
rlre her" II, the speedy acceptance by
Germany and Austria "f III" Irnin" pro-
puSaIs 1t had been assumed that with
no intention whatever Of accepting any
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WASilI\,;TnN N"v. 80 --.,U+tria's
,l"cisr"n =. I'm" MP w'h Germany IN
opening ;:,r. n"g -cia;i"ns with the
RISsimn EuiSh"y.ki uay possibly have
sum" ,ifr,t al, IA" aGln!nrs' ~ ZION
Discrimination toward i declaration I'll
war On the dual monarchy. hut III" gem
..ral IMPRESSION. IN "ffnia' circles is
that j: wliI r."t hrIn@ about ANY tangible
drv,lnnmrnl f"r RI" present al hast.
Administration senator gathering
for til" coming session Of congress.
among :h"in SOM" who rav" pu6hCi! az
ur"SS,ri tn" urlni"m that thu fnit"d
states should declare" war "n al Ger
i,auy'$ allies. ray.. found "u conference
with ia" rN"rutiv. branch If the lov-
eminent hat thrr" ~ u" hlSpoSgt:0r To
ask congress I" max" another var d""!;I-
rat iuli 1T this innu. They found thai the
huln. "f breaking up tho central power
alliance, had not h"ru entirely ahan-
,irn"d