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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23
FROM THE EPWORTH
HERALD" CHICAGO
FEB. 10, 1917
STORIES MOTHER TOLD
"OUT OF THE SHADOWS"
by Carrie Hill Hoffmann-"The
Mother Story Lady.

Motner Story Lady.
Some day when you study history
you will learn about the fearless and
gallant Balboa, discoverer of the
Pacific Ocean. Away out in Califor.
MA is a new Balboa, a discoverer.
too' not of great oceans and far.smil.
ing lands, but of little children with
ing lands but Of little children with
wonderful talents. The new Balboa
IS the name of studio where are
made many of the motion pictures that
the Parent-Teacher Association and
the great magazines of the world call
Better Films for Children"
NOT long ago this new Balboa made
a new discovery, and they were as sur
prised as the Balboa of old when he
climbed over rocks that for centuries
mad been chiseled by hail and smooth
ed and polished by storms, and finally
reached the sumit of the mountain.
top and beheld the peaceful Pacific
gllttering like diamond beneath the
morning sun. The new discoveries are
always on the lookout for folks who
can DO things better than anyone else,
but o dear, no, they did not suppose
That the gardeners son, little Leon, a.
"oolly-headed colored boy, could do
much of anything. In fact, they had
not even noticed the little seven.year-
Old boy when he came to the studio
gardens to see his father he always
kept in the shadows, where folks are
not looking for talent.
Little Icons father is very sensi-
Bile man, and he taught his little son
understand that seven-year-old
! plckanlnny must not get in the way
OF white folks in a busy motion pic
ture studio. And Leon liked so much
to watch the camera men wind and
wind those wonderful machines that
take the pictures, that he was very
careful to do as he was told.
From a long line of ancestors little
Leon had learned obedience, for you
know, if you have read your history
well, that less than sixty years ago
the Negroes lived in the shadows of
slavery, were owned by white masters.
NNHA Ae"a W ouCy JlclH UT sometimes ne
whipped and punished cruelty. Icons
grandmother was baby then, a low
ly slaves baby, whose white master
had the right to take her away from
her own mothers love and care and
sell her to new white master. In
those days 1t was a common sight to
see men, women and children put on
the auction block like horse or COW.
and sold to the highest bidder, wives
separated from their husbands, chill
dren from their parents, and brothers
from theis sisters.
We know that this was very wrong,
for all people are children of God,
be their color white, black red, yellow
or brown. And since God has Great
ed all men brothers there can be
no moral right in one man making a
slave of another"
When Icons grandmother was born
a baby slave, Abraham Lincoln, the
great and good man who said these
quoted words, was President of the
United States. He hated slavery. His
sensitive nature had been stung with
sorrow at the crime of the auction
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23
THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.

The Juvenile Department of the
Ladies' Progressive Club was organic.
ed Monday night, February 18th, in
connection with the parlor concert
given at the home Of Mrs. Mamie
Battle on Morrison street. The Of
fiCers were elected as follows: Mrs.
Carrie Holder Jones, general chair
man; Miss Alma Robertson, presi.
dent; Miss Annie M. Dickerson, sec.
rotary; Miss Florence Greene, assis.
tant secretary; Mr.. Tonic Watkins,
treasurer; Miss Alma Holder, organ
list; Miss Rebecca Marshall, Globe
reporter, and Miss Matte Mai Mar.
shall, chaplain. Seventeen children
have been enrolled in the Children's
Department. We bid them Godspeed
and hope some day they will make
strong auxiliary of the Mt. Zion
Baptist Church. The Juveniles mot.
to is: 1--WE build the ladder by which
we rise"
Remarks of encouragement to the
children were made by Rev. ]. A.
Brown. Mr.. Tonic Watkins and Mrs.
A. G. Holder, Mrs. Lizzie Summers.
1t will be remembered that Mrs.
Jones was formerly president of the
North Nashville Sunshine Band and
a good worker with children. All
children are invited to attend the
meetings on Monday evening of each
week.
The Juvenile Department of the
Ladies' Progressive Club of which
Mrs. Frank Jones is general chair.
man met at the home of Mrs. Grant
Elkins on Jefferson street in connec.
tion with the ladies' club. The
Juveniles present we're Misses Alma
Robertson, Iona Dodson. Rebecca
Marshall, Winnie and Myrtle Ma.
berry, Alma and Lottie Holder. Ellen
Carter, Florence Greene, Matte B.
Wilson, Mary L. Northington, Master
Joe Battle, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mr..
Buist Lockridge and Mr.. Tonic Wat
kins. Hot buns, croquets and hot
tea were served the Juveniles by the
hostess, Mrs. Grant Elkins.
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block and the lash. And when the
power came to him to abolish slavery
he fearlessly issued the Emancipation
Proclamation that gave freedom to all
the Negroes in the United States.
With the dawn of freedom many
changes came to Icons grandmother
She grew with such chances of educa
ton as befall the children Of poor Ne
gro families in the South. Perhaps
that is the reason she made great sac
rifices to send her own daughter, little
Icons mother to school to save her
from the rough and stony path Of
ignorance.
The Negro mother-heart knows that
odds are against little boy when his
hair is kinky and his face is black
And that is the reason Icons mother
will make even a greater sacrifice to
give him the chance to develop his
wonderful talents. For the little fel
low no longer fingers among the
shadows dreaming dreams, but in the
center of the stage takes his childish
but truly artistic part in the beautiful
pictures that go all over the world to
instruct and entertain.
And this is how it happened.
From watching the camera man
wind and wind the wonderful ma.
chimes that take the pictures, he be.
gan to notice. the artists who acted
out the beautiful stories. And then
like any normal child he tried to
initiate all they did, but just for his
own nanny, who'd laugh and call
him Honey" wit a tenderness that
only Negro moth n can feel for her
free born child.
Icons mother is very fond OF
poetry, and keeps a book in which
she pastes all the beautiful poems
about her race that she finds. And
some of the finest of these that Pau
Lawrence Dunbar, the Negro poet,
has written, she has taught her little
son, Responding to the love of rhythm
that lies deep in every Negroes soul,
Leon has not only learned these
poems, but acts them out with a
grace that is wonderful to see, even
to the Turkey struttin' in de ba'nya'd,
Nary step so proud as his"
Living in world Of make-believe,
Leon has developed an ability to act
that is marvellous in one so yonug.
But even the keen eye of his mother
was unaware of his talent until one
day the little fellow was called to
take simple part in one of the pic
lures. He did so exactly as he was
told and put so much feeling into the
part he played that he was given a
more important part. And then the
wonderful discovery was made: the
child had the power to make of his
acting refined and delicate art.
Now a beautiful story for little
boys and girls and grown-up people
to see and love is being written just
for little Leon to act. 1t is one that
will be classed among the clean
photoplays for children, one that will
stir the heart with every element of
human sympathy for alawly but I'm.
spoiled child Of God.
And if the little Leon, who is but
grandson OF slave, can with his
great gift lead men, women and lit
tie children to live more worthily,
who is there among us but rejoices
that he has come from the shadow Of
obscurity to live in the light Of re-
nown!
Long Beach, California.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23
POSTMASTER,
DEATH OF A PROMISING YOUNG
MAN.

Hendersonville, Tenn, Feb. q, 1917.
Mr.. Thomas Walton, Jr, the eldest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walton,
died Saturday morning, February II,
1917, at the home of his parents, after
a lingering illness, lasting over two
years. Mr.. Walton, with his wife
had resided for several years in
Nashville, until his health began to
fail him, after which they moved to
the country home of his parents. Mr..
Walton was young man of lovable
disposition and was much thought OF
by his associates.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, by Rev. A. o. Kinney of
Nashville and was witnessed by a
large crowd of sorrowing friends. He
leaves to mourn their loss, a wife,
father, mother, one sister, one broth
err The remains were laid to rest by
the brothers and sisters Of Friend
ship Lodge, with Mr.. Crowder of Gal
latin, funeral director.
A precious one from them has gone,
A voice they loved is still,
A place is vacant in their home
Which never can be filled.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23
DIR S. D. REDMOND IN CUBA.

The Nashville friends of DR.. S. D.
Redmond, of Jackson, Miss, have been
advised he is now in Havana, Cuba
DR.. Redmond was in Nashville several
weeks ago as the guest of Rev. and
Brs. H. A. Boyd. He came to visit
his daughter, who was then in Fisk
University. He has gone to spend the
winter in Cuba to see II he can not
improve his health. He has been
under the treatment of specialists
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23
MISS ROLAND DOING WE'LL,

Mrs. Robert A. Wilson Is pleased
to make known to Miss Jennie Mayo
Roland's many friends that she is now
making good in Sumner High School
Of St. Louis. Miss Jennie May RO-
lands address IS 1898 Finney avenue,
st. Louis, Mo. She will be pleased
to hear from her friends and class
mates.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23

the new directory, they should be on
the safe side and send in an order
to the postmaster at once.
All persons who have recently
moved to the city and all new firms
should give this matter immediate at.
tention.
POSTMASTER.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23

for several months. He operates a
big drug store in Jackson and is one
Of the busiest men OF the Mississippi
capital city.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-02-23

Mrs. James Clardy of the Dicker-
son pike left Tuesday night for Mem
phis, Tenn, to be with her son, who
is very ill. His friends hope for
him an early recovery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
ALLIES DRIVE FOE
ACROSS STEENBEKE
IN FIERCE ATTACK
French And British Troops Surge
Langemarck, Forcing Germans
To Retreat And Capturing
Prisoners in Big Offensive
CANADIANS DOMINATE LENS

RlTsH Front in France and Belgium 10 Aug ls[By the A.
another drive the Of Prince Rupprech o.
wide front
1pres to the left Of the French positions the northwrd
TWO DIVISIONS cRoeS STREAM.
In the onslaught the right the surged tho
forward
pondingly
OF the with exception already
ed hundred prisoners.
LANoEMARcK 1900 PRISONERS.
London 6Pemier Lloyd George announced the house Of
Marshal ag had telesraphed that
today
addition
gained ground at points.
8 continuing undetermined.
ATTACK ON ELEvEN-MILE FRONT.
Berlin 1sThe German statement that Flanders second
infantry
IN n
and that been ablaze
evening
hAIe REPORTS PROGRESS
London Aug the entente allies Flanders attacked the
Belgium
The oc Of Field Marshal Hag says that being made
where Canadians yesterday captured Hill 20 and
French mining
repused the ohcal statement adds
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on front of one hlometre. Four
German counter attacks were re-
pulsed.
FRENCH ATTACK INVISIBLE.
The statement follows:
in Belgium. after violent and most
thorough artillery preparation we
made an attack at dawn this morning
in conjunction with the British army
on our right. With superb spirit our
infantry made the assault on the
enemy positions on both sides of the
road between Stenstraete and Dix
nude, capturing all objectves and
crossing the Steebeke. Our troops
are making progress on the right bank
in contact with our allies.
South of Allies a vigorous attack
made us master OF system OF
trenches on a front Of one kilometre,
which was held strongly by the enemy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
THREE SECTORS WITNESS
NEW ALLIED SUCCESSES
IN MONSTER OFFENSIVE,
(Associated PRESS SUMMARY |

Associated Press summary.
In three sectors Of the Franco
Belgian front, the French and Brit
ish have won new successes in their
offensive operations, which are
once more in full swing. Attacks
were made by the British in Bel
gium, near Ypres. by the French on
the Aisne front and near D1xmude,
In Belgium.
While the British were consoli-
dating their new territory near
Lens and defending 1t against Ger
man counter attacks, they struck
another blow about thirty miles fur
ther north. on wide front east and
north Of Ypres.
The French, with the assistance
of British troops attacked German
positions on both sides Of the road
between the towns of Steenstraete
and Dixmude, eight miles apart.
Paris reports that all detectives
were gained and that a crossing Of
the Steenbeke river was forced.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 16. - United
States Marshal E. r. Moore and Dep
uty M. Healy returned today from a
visit to several counties In this federal
district and in each town visited they
rounded up pro- German agitators and
took them to the public square whore
they were lectured as to the duty they
owe the United States. The law pro
hibiting seditiOus talk also was called
to their attention.
The proGermans were informed they
were being warned to cease their a.
tacks and criticism Of thN government
and that the nett 'tiit1a complaints
were made arrests would follow.
WARNING GIVEN pUDLicLY.
The towns visited were Belle PLANE.
Tama, Gladbrook, Norway. Montour.
Llzerne, Blairstown, Gar
win, Chelsea, Watkins and Atkins.
The object In talking to the Germans
In public was to give warning to tho
entire communities that the govern
ment meant to stop seditious talk, tho
marshals said, and that arrests and i'm
would follow II the agita-
tion was not stopped.
sLAckER ADMITS GUILT.
There was no resentment expressed
by any Of the crowds and in many in
stances the marshals were informed
that it was believed the Germans
would curb their tongues.
Joseph Kiburz of Monticello,
wealthy farmer, was the only man ar
rested He admitted he was Stacker
and was held In $1,000 bond for the fed
erA grand fury.
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j. s. F LIGHTERS
FROM TRENCHES
REACH BRITAIN

= oNDoN, Aug. 16.-Aeeordin0
to the Daily News, some
wounded American soldiers
from the western front have Just
arrived At tho hospital at Bath.
WASHINGTON NOT INFORMED.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 16-
Neither the war nor navy depart
ment has any Information on the
reported woundIno Of American
troops on the western front.
Prompt official announcement
is promised when information 10
received, provided It 10 not lncom-
patible with military Interests.
IDitpatches from the American
training camp in France today say
all the American forces in France
were reviewed yesterday, indicat-
Ing that the entire body Is still In
training. The American military
authorities have made elaborate
preparations for treatment In
American hospitals in France Of the
wounded, who ordinarily would not
be transported to England The re-
port in the London newspaper may
refer to wounded Americans serv-
ing with the British armies OF
whom there are several thousand.1
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VETERANS FLAY
NATIONS FOES
WOULD HANG !. w. w., PUNISH
pRoF,TEERs AND JAIL
pRO-GERMAkS.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 16.-The Linn
County Veterans association, which Is
composed of the G. A. r. membership.
at IT'S annual meeting at Central City.
last night indicated that 1t favored
drastic measures to curb the I. w. w.
agitation. Captain Charles w. KEEP
ler Of Mount Vernon, in an address, ad-
vocated the hanging Of these agttators
and his address met the entire ap-
proval of the old soldiers.
Resolutions we're adopted calling on
the state to prosecute and to send to
ja,I coal operators who are holding up
the price Of coal.
It was recommended also that the
pro German agitators OF Iowa be In
dicted and sent to prison by the fed
eral government, and more particularly
the German ministers who are preach
Ing sedition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
SIBERT,S COMMAND,
ON FIR ST REVIEW,
WINS WARM PRAISE
last summer.

Fa in France Aug The review yester
~ L.
in
syesoLs OF NATIONS NEW ADVENTURE.
They made feel proud declared Major General Sb last
permitted display Edng
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
$50 Hog Price
Forecast; Local
Record Broken

~ HE record price for hogs In
the local market was
= reached today at the Nor
reIi packing plant when $17 ruled
as top price with $3.50 the lowest.
This Is the highest figure ever
reached for hogs in ottumwa and
the end is not yet in sight.
1.-THE scarcity Of hogs ls the. rea-
son for the high price," said T. n.
Foster to-day. "They were $18 In
Chicago yesterday and the packers
there have TO fight for what they
get. This pushes the price up.
The $40 hog ls likely before the
advances s<oD.~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

Copenhagen. Aug. 16.-The German
commercial submarine, Deutschland.
which visited the United States. has
been converted into a war submarine,
according to German feet gossip
reaching The Associated Press. The
deutschland has great radius Of &C
ton and has been fitted with SIX TOT
pedo tubes.
The submarine, it is said, may
soon leave for the Pacific to operate
against trafiic from San Francisco.
The U-boat was to have started acuv-
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COFFEE AND SUGAR
TRADING BANNED

New York, Aug. 16.--Acting on the
suggestions Of Herbert G. Hoover. the
food administrator, the New York cof-
fee and sugar exchange announced to-
day 1t had suspended all trading IN
sugar futures on the exchange until
further notice.
The following prices were fixed BY
the sugar futures quotation commit
tee: September, SIS; December. bSS;
January 49S: March $50.
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Four German counter attacks on our
new positions were repulsed easily
and 1eo prisoners, one Of them an
officer have been counted In the
region of the Hurtebise monument
we also made progress, taking a score
of prisoners.
AlRMEN BOMB TEUTONS.
"In the Champagne and on both
banks Of the Meuse heavy artillery
fighting continued. We made sur
prise attack near Louvement, taking
prisoners.
"Our bombarding airplanes last
night and this morning threw many
bombs on enemy establishments near
Continued on Page -
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PARIS DETAILS FIGHTING.

Paris, Aug, sl6.TFrench troops IN
Befga aihl. atsassa . Carly today IA con.
junction with the British on both
sides Of the road between Steens-
traete and Dixnude, captured all their
objectives and crossed the Steenbeke
river, the war omces announced to-
day. Further progress is being made
along the river.
Aisne and captured German trenches
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
KANSAS CITY'S CAR
STRIKE is SETTLED

Kansas City, Aug. 16.-The strike Of
operating employees OF the Kansas City
Railways company was ended today
when officials Of the company agreed
to accept settlement proposal already
voted upon favorably by the men. The
strike was declared August and has
tied up every line in the city since that
time.
Car service will be resumed tomor>
row morning.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

the review was one Of rare beauty. II
was held upon a broad and somewhat
rocky plateau, thef rolling fields OF
France ripping away in every direc.
ton, all green and brown with glowing
crops and ripeHing grains.
At one time during the review q rain
storm broke over the marching troops
but 1t was only OF brief duration and
there Kas@not 1 faltsr sinsap part -.ot
the fine. gss2r-s ~ E NJ ~ s,sg.
BATTLE SOUNDS At HAND.
There Is an officers bombing school
near the point where the review waa
held and throughout the time the
troops were assembling and marching,
loud explosions Of hand grenades In
the near distance gave touch OF war
reality to the picture.
Very early in the morning the troops
were on the move. They were scat
tered in dozen or more French VIII
lagos and each regiment was assem-
bled in the village where Its headquar-
ters had been established.
The new army regiments are mod
eled on the European standard, quite
different from the old American regi-
ments, and when on the march yester-
day in column of fours the line seemed
to stretch an interminable distance
along beautifully paved French roads
lined with giant trees. As the Ameri-
cans passed through the French vii
lagos enroute to the reviewing field,
the French peasant folk gazed at them
in amazement and admiration.
sIeERT FEELS ELATIoN.
They have seen much Of the Amer
ican soldiers individually and in COM
panies since their arrival but this was
the first gathering in force of the new
allied army and the impression 1t made
on the villagers and French soldiers
could easily be seen and appreciated.
The French, who have been training
and battalions OF the Amer
lean army, were also surprised and 1t
can be truthfully stated that there was
a distinct pause Of surprise and admir-
alton on the part of Major General
Sibert, himself, when riding at the
head OF the staff he reached the crest
Of the reviewing platform and saw his
khaki-clad command drawn up in q
wonderful, farflung line before him.
FRENCH OFFICERS APPLAUD.
Attached to his staff were half q
dozen French officers, including the
general of a famous division, all Of
whom were enthusiastic in their praise
of the spectacle. Major General Sibert
and staff slowly rode up and down be-
fore the various regiments drawn up at
attention. The reviewing ground was
staked out with American flags and
when General Sibert had taken up his
position the immobile army began to
move The maneuvers by which it
broke from regimental fronts into lines
of platoons arranged by companies and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
HUGE DEUTSCHLAND,
NOW WAR U-BOA I,
MAY RAID PACIFIC

tiles some time ago, but an explosion
on board while the vessel was on a
trial trip delayed 1t.
The German losses in submarines.
according to the informant OF The
Associated Press, who recently had
been at Wllhelmshaven and with the
German feet. has been twenty-five
boats, this figure apparently covering
the losses since the start of the unre-
stricted submarine warfare campaign