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The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04


Bulletin of July 21 published
lengthy article by a young Ameri-
can who has spent most of his time
since the war with the British pa
troll fleet. in which the writer tells
of the heroism of an American Ne
gro by the name of Green, from
Newport News. Va, who saved
many lives while a vessel was sink
ing from a U-boat s blow.
The story, in part, of how the
colored man became the hero of the
hour follows:
"One trip | made was on the
Russian. We were running through
the Mediterranean The days were
short. and it was dark, just before
dinner.
Il was in my cabin. | had bro
ken my leg in fall on the deck,
and was just beginning to go about
with some comfort. Mr.. Stevens,
the foreman. and DR.. Wright, the
veterinary surgeon, were with me.
" Time for eats said Mr.. Ste
vens. Let's go
. oh, don't be in a hurry |
said. There's a long evening
ahead and
Fright in the middle of the SEN
tence came a crash. The Russian
shivered as though she were an
elastic band stretched tight, and
some one had plucked it like a
banjo string. That s the only way
/ can express it.
Right after the crash, the ship
heeled over. We heard feet patter-
ING over the deck. Hoarse com
mands were shouted back and forth
from the bridge to the boat decks.
"The davits squeaked and there
was the rattle of ropes through pull
ley blocks as they got the boats
ready. All this happened before
we had time to collect our senses
and start for the corridor.
"On the deck everything was
orderly. Some of the boats had
left but most were still being load
ed. They wanted to lower me into
one. but it was only short drop.
| overestimated my strength, mis-
calculated the effect of the heavy
sea. and the jar of landing in the
boat broke my leg.
cone boat, with at least forty
men in it capsized. We heard the
cries, but our boat was so full the
sea was washing over the gunwales.
The men had to bail continually,
although there was scarcely room
for them to move their arms.
''Some of those who could not
swim went straight to the bottom.
Others caught the sides of the boat.
Those who could swim, many OF
them. were drowned by comrades
who clutched them around the
throat and dragged them down.
"Most of the men scrambled up
to the bottom of the overturned
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
Virginia Negro U-Boat
Hero In MEDITERRANEAN

boat. LII was all right uHtll solle
of those in the water, who were
clinging to the sides, tried to climb
to the already crowded bottom.
They were not content with having
their heads out of water.
Naturally the overturned boat
began to roll, first to one side, then
the other. Some of those on the
bottom got frightened and showed
the men. trying to scramble up,
back into the sea. l don't know
who started this, but in a second "A
terrible fight for life was in full
swing.
Green Assumes Command.
tThere were white men and Ne
groes on the life boat. The strug-
gle quickly became a race battle,
White men tried to pull their fel-
lows up on to the boat and shove
the Negroes off. The Negroes did
the same.
ga man stood as much chance
of stopping it as he did of pushing
over the Rock of Gibraltar-at
least, that is the way it seemed,
until one Negro, horseman named
Green from Newport News, rose so
far above the ruck of humanity
about him that he turned the bru
tai. fighting tumult into men again.
He restored democracy on the bot
tom of that life boat.
GA few of us had kept cool
enough to lie quietly on the over
turned craft, trying to talk the
others into manhood once more.
We might as well have ordered the
sea to become calm.
"All of a sudden something hit
me in the back of the head. Some
thing else grabbed me under the
shoulders. [ found myself in the
water.
'The blow on the head had near
ly stunned me. | was just able to
founder around enough to keep
afloat.
Suddenly L felt body bump
against me, and saw the big black
face of the Negro, Green, right be-
side my own.
Il went mad. I thought he was
going to drown me, to make one
less white man in the beastly fight
for life that was still raging. l
would have struck at him, but my
arms would not work.
''As though in a dream, l felt
his arms slip under my shoulder
You'll be all right, boss, he
said. He struck out for the life
boat, keeping my head above wa
ter. He put me with my hands on
the edge and swan off again.
"White men on the boat s bot
tom pulled me out of the water.
Presently the Negro returned with
another white man in his arms.
This man also was pulled on to the
boat. Next time the big black re
turned, he had one of his own race.
''By then / was strong enough
to help pull the rescued Negro on
board. Some of the other white
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04

New York Tribune. Sunday, July 2s)
Five thousand Negroes, half OF
whom were women and children,
paraded Fifth Avenue yesterday
afternoon in silent protest against
the race riots in East st. Louis,
Chester. Penn, and the lynchings
and political and social discrlmlna-
ton in the South. Virtually every
Negro church, Sunday school and
society in New York was repre-
sented.
The marchers moved to the beat
of muffled drums from Fifty-nlnth
to Twenty-third street. Thousands
of Negroes and many whites lined
the curbs as the paraders passed
bearing their message of protest on
a series of banners which they car
ried. Save at Twenty-third street,
where the disbanding marchers
greeted their fellows, the only dem
onstration was evoked by banner
bearing these words:
"A Square Deal for Everybody.
T. R."
This sentiment was cheered al
most continuously.
The children marched first. then
the women. The men s division
marched behind the flags of the
United States and Great Britain
and the Negro nations, Liberia and
Hayti. Just preceding the flag a
Negro carried a banner which pro-
claimed:
Your Hands Are Full of
Blood" "
Some of the other banners which
attracted attention were:
pray for the Lady Macbeths of
East st. Louis.
1--WE Are Excluded From the
Unions and Then Condemned for
Not Joining
1--WE Are Maligned as Lazy and
Murdered When We Work"
Stress was laid on the Negro S
services to his country on the field |
of BATTLE. "From Bunker Hill to
Carrizal We Have Done Our
Duty - 1--WE Fought for the lab
erty of White Americans in Six
Wars and East st. Louis Is Our
Reward" were some of the remind
ers of Negro patriotism.
A good share of the protest ap-
peared to be directed against the |
South. A call for volunteers for
the parade asserted:
eve march because we are thor
oughly opposed to Jim Grow cars,
observation-disclosures !
and the host of evils that are
forced upon us. We march in |
memory of our butchered dead, the !
of honest toilers who
were removing the reproach of lazl- /!
ness and thriftlessness hurled at
The Colorado statesman., 1917-08-04
RACE NEWS

Washington, D. C.-Repre-
sentative Frederick w. Dallin-
ger of the Eighth Massachusetts
District, has introduced in Con-
gress a joint resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a
joint special committee of the
Senate and House of Represen-
tatives to investigate the murder
of citizens of the United States
and the destruction of their
property at East ST. Louis.
Boston, Mass. For the first
time in the history of Boston col
ored walters are to be admitted
to the union. The decision to in
vite colored walters to become
was reached last week
at special meeting of the Wait
ers' Union, Local "a. The four
hundred Negro walters employed
at the Hayward, Woodstock,
Langham and Healey's cafes,
and the Copley Square and Colon
ial Hotels have been asked to be-
come union men. The white
walters have just won a strike
here, compelling the eating plac-
es to pay them S35 monthly and
gave them one day in seven off.
The wage committee of the union
has promised to take steps to OBJ
tain the same terms for colored
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02

the furnaces and such like occEpa-
tons
The results of women's work in the
mining industry are termed very salts
factory The sorting of sweepings,
old iron and brass. the unloading OF
freight ears, Is performed by woman $
hands and arms. and newcomer IS
amazed at the way in which she clam
beers about and lifts and shoulders
loads. In agriculture women have al
ways supplied auxiliary labor, but now
also do the heavy work like moving,
blowing and threshing.
Dress has naturally been brought
into accord with the new work, On the
railroads. and partly on the street
cars, skirts have been replaced by
hloomers and CATERS, and heribboned
and feather hal or cop or headcloth
But there is a sailors collar Tor the
uniform jacket, and a flower in the
button hole the jacket is open a.
the neck, the cap is worn In slantine
! fashion. a watch chain is fastened or
the breast, bit Of lace adorns th(
( sleeves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02
WOMEN OF GERMANY
REAL WAR WORKERS

Rotterdam. Netheriands-tCo CORES
pondenee Of the Associated Press -
The German empire. TO some extent,
has become dependent upon won en- 5
labor, declares German pond
ent of the Nieuwe Rotterdam Courant.
In the hospitals. Al railroad stations,
In shops and III Offices, even in the
most responsible positions, the work
is principally done by women. In
even first-ciass restaurants girls and
women have replaced the walters. The
traveller who enters hotel encounters
a porter in long skirts who carries out
his behests as quickly as before.
Street traffic is largely in the hands
of the women Women conductors
drivers and inspectors are dressed in
the uniform OF their male colleagues
but with skirt or boomers.
Passengers meet with better treat
ment than was the case with the male
staff On the railroads women are
serving in booking offices. as guards or
the trains, or porters Letters ant
kilograms are delivered by women ant
girls Most of the few automobiles ara
/ driven by women.
| But the main werk of women is il
i the factories, The skilled work ma
now more and more passed into thei
/ hands, as well as the carrying of heayl
/ loads At the turning bench, at tn
i furnaces, everywhere they are me
with. Their wages at seven or eigh
| marks a day are equal TO mems earn
ings for like labor They work i
blue smock frock and boomers with
sort Of sailors cap or cloth on thci
heads, with black hands and rolled
up sleeves; and in the meal hour the
are more and more to he seen in tn
street. even with bare legs, for stocb
ings are a superiority in factories, g
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02

Others are raw recruits, who are ex-
ercised first when they reach French
soil The eagerDess of ali 10 acquire
proficiency with the new weapons IS
such that even in their hours Of res,
IN their instruction camps they may be
seen in groups exercising with them
and repeating the words Of command
IN French. which they rapidly learn.
II has been asserted enormously
that Negro troops are not able to sup
port the strain Of Dombardment.
There certainly have been instances in
which a company Of Senegalese. wien
an its white officers have been picked
of by German sbaTpsh00ters, has hest
tated during an advance. but this was
merely because they did not know what
10 do. Douamont. the battle OF the
Alsne. the Somme offensive. the attack
at Laffaux Mill and the defense OF
Cra0une and the California and Case
mates plateau have ali been scenes of
the heroic courage OF the Negro trooDi
under artillery fire Of the most ter
rife character.
a battalion OF Senegalese stationed
Oh the spot where the village OF fleurN
had once stood on the Verdun front
during the heaviest of the fghtina
there made an advance. during which
their flank reached almost 10 the for
OF Douaumont The French comman
der Captain Chauyiu, ordered his mel
10 storm the machine gun positions
The German eunuers. on seeing thu
black warriors coming al them. threw
up their hands and surrendered TO tn
number of GO The German resist
aucc all along the line. was overcom
owing to this daring feat Their bril-
liant work brought the distinction 0
the war cross 10 many Of the Negr
troopers and the entire battalion va
mentioned in army orders for its brav
, erN
when in rest camp the Senegales
{ amuse themselves like school hoyi
Dancing and singing and gambling oC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02

cupv much Of their time. Many Of
them. however, give up hours daily to
learning French for they regard ev-
erything appertalning to France as
better than anything else. One OF
them who came upon an Americall mu-
milton wagon driver repairing his mo-
tor spoke 10 the American in his
broken French. The American did not
understand and the African turned and
walked away. wearing disdainful ex-
preston and remarking, What? You
don't understand French2 Have you
never been to schocl?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02
Specials at
TEPPEP'S GROCERY
6O9 Seventeenth ST. Phone R. l. 1861
Read This Ad Carefully.

These prices below are quoted for cash on deliy
ery No charge accounts will be made at these prices
NOW is YOUR CHANCE to put in big sup
ply for the winter at these reasonable prices
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02
ATTENTInN

Members Alouez Council No. 65S. n,
OF c. All members are requested TO
attend the funeral Of Brother j. W.
Cavanaugh to be held at ST Joseph s
Church Saturday morning at q. m. BY
order Of j. NJ WEIGH, Grand Knight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-02

ryo@e myp h hest Never m
lt Atwood ~
nd
cost
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

would be fair and warmer, Just what was
needed to help growth, tended materially TO
make bears aggressive regarding corn and TO
induce hol1ers 10 unload
Tritling amounts of wheat changed hands
to even up yet outstanding contracts in tho
September delivery the only option traded in.
IL was said the government pricef fixing com
mittee was not likely TO report until Sep
tember l.
Oats tumbled with corn. Large receipts
Monday were anticipated.
Hogs commanding as high as $40 hundred
weight led to upturns In the provision market.
Moreover, belief WAS general that large eN'
port transactions we're under way.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

ST, LOUIS, Aug. 1s.-WHEAT-Lowcr; ;
No. red S2.14G2.l6, No. hard sag
@2.4l.
CoRN-Lower; No. / Si.57@l7o, No. 2
white $3.50.
OATS-Lower. Standard white 57isc.
RNE-LoMer. No. 2 $40.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

steels made extreme declines OF o,,v
to one and half points with motor
subsidiaries. Texas Company. Ameri-
can Woolen and United States Rub
ber. United Fruit lost 3 at Its wors,,
despite the strength OF o.her snip
pings.
Industrial Alcohol was the oniy
noteworthy specially, fluctuatinS
within two points and closing un-
changed.
Coppers and affiliated issues movcu
within the narrowest limits.
Bonds were slightly lower in spec
ulative issues
Liberty 81. s ranged from $3.50 t.
$3.50. Total bond sales (par value)
S1.t25,000.
United states registered 2's rose y
points ard registered As Il on cal,
during the week. Panama coupons S's
declining per cent.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-There was a
decline in the cotton market today but after
selling off 24.25c December contracts rallied
on covering and closed at 24.40c.
The general list closed steady at net de
cline OF "a points on August and OF TO 10
points on the more active positions. Bearish
sentiment was generally reflected in the early
ring talk.
The market opened at a decline Of TO 9
points and soon worked Off with October de.
clinng "a 4Oc and January to 2423c during
the middle of the morning or about % to 30
points under last nights closing on these
more active positions. Selling was evidently
encouraged by reports Of an easier spot basis
in the eastern belt Recent predictions OF
lower prices have been based largely upon
expected effect of increasing new crop re-
ceipts, and the more bearish reports from
the eastern spot markets. probably fitted into
this theory. There was also bearish com
ment on a Paris cable reporting that French
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
MARKET TRADING
AT LOWEST TIDE
Less Than a Thousand Shares
Change Hands; Recessions
Outnumber Gains.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Business
on the stock exchange today fell TO
lowest ebb of the summer season, tuu
turnover in the two-hour Session
scarcely amounting to 100000 shares.
Price movements were in keeping
with the stagnant conditions, although
reccssions outnumbere gains.
Rails reflected additional moderate
pressure on further rumors of forth
coming governmental regulations.
Delaware a. Hunson registered the
new low record Of 102h before it
rallied to 105.
United states Steel forfeited only a
slight fraction after an early advance,
but Bethlehem and Lackawanna
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-IOGS-Recepts
1000 head market strong, 25c 10 4oc above
yesterdays average, top SO, new high
s17 740is9O, mixed s17.9o@19 heavy S1730
@ls90 rough sl7.30@ 1855, pigs SEES
@15.75.
CATTLE Receipts 1000 head; market
weak: native beef cattle $3.50 l4.90. west.
ern steers $7@l2.45. stockers and feeders
s610@925 cows and heifers S4.5o@ 60,
calves sl05Odl5
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head market
weak; wethers s7.75 dl1, ewes S7.25@ 10,
lambs $lO5OMl625
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
A Bed Rock Oil & Gas Co.
HA a
A North hHealdtOn-FOX Field
hr5Mf1I6 Near the Gypsy Well
MVMMMH&A3 2S2 and 3 West
After September First This Stock will Advance 5000
After September First This Stock viii Advance 5000

there. Just as soon as we get our first
well down on the lease, your shares may
be worth 100 times the par value.
You can see that we have faith in the
outcome or we would nver agree to TAX.
last payment out Of the dividends We
feel sure we will get oil and that means
dividends for all.
Uncle Sam wants all the oil he can get.
SO do we. Uncle Sam will pay well for
his, and we will drill for ours.
II you only have a few dollars, come in
with us. You cant lost much. You
may make a fortune.
The officers are all local men: r. J,
Wallace Pres. d. V. Gardner V. Pres.
". II. Teller, Treas. We give as ref.
erences: First State Bank, Wilkin Hale
State Bank.
Come In aud see US or fill out the
coupon below.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
"
COT TON
New Orleans Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1s.-Bearish senti
ment prevailed in the cotton market here
today and prices were forced down about
quarter OF cent a pound, at the lowest OF
the session. Selling was encouraged chiefly
by light rains in Texas and the appearance OF
the weather map, which private forecasters
took to indicate rains over Sunday for por
tion at least OF the drou,hy area in thai
state. There was also bearish comment TO the
effect that spots were trading at concesson'
in parts Of the eastern belt.
The opening was at the decline and by the
middle OF the morning active months were 2.
TO "a points under yesterdays last prices.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

imports would be Omitted TO $50, 900 bales OF
all growths per year and the weekly
reviews Of tho crop. These generally iudi.
Gated improvement except ior the drouthy
sections OF the southwes, ara revived talk OF
probably higher condition figures. No;with
standing these features, selling was not par.
ticularlv active and prices rallied some l5 or
30 points from the lowest later in the morn.
ing on covering. The Official forecast for
clear weather conditions in Texas held out
little hope OF break in the southwestern
drouth but some Of the local map readers thot
they saw prospects for showers in Texas over
sunday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
GRAIN
Chicago Grain.

CHICAGO, Aug. ls.-Increasing likelihood
Of bumper crop OF corn did good deal
today to sma.h down prices of that cereal
The market c'osed heavy 3 e to 4%c net
lower. Wheat finished easy at s2.02 septem
her, an overnight advance of ic Oats lost
sc to 4Ac. In provisions, the outcome was
rise varying from Zoe TO 35c
Predictions that the weather next week
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Won NAV shoot,

Sympathetic old Lady-You must
find those soldier suits very hot.
Soldier-I do, but It's q uniform
heat.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Chicago Gram and Provisions Range.
LIVE STOCK
Fort Worth Live Stock

FORT WORTH, Aug. 1s.-CATTLE-Re-
eeipts l,5oo head market steady; beeyes
$6.50GIl025.
HoGS-Receip,s 500 head market steady
heavy $l790Mfs
SHEEP-Receipts 40 head; market steady
lambs Sl36Dl4
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19

KANSAS CITY, Aug. ls-WHEAT-Un
changed TO sc lower, No. hard 81 80 a LAC
No. 2 red S22l.
CORN-5c to 1Oc lower; No. mixed Sl70
No white Sl.75, No. . yellow Sl.7l.
OATS-lc TO &c lower: No. white 81 a.
81 y c. No mixed 81 a 5sc.
RYE-Sl.9o.
KAflR AND MILO MAIzE-sL3O@i5o
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
PRODUCE.


CHICAGO, Aug ls.-BUTrER-Hig Higher,
creamery 36@ iOkc
EGGS-Recepts 1857: unchanged.
POTATOES Lower: receipts 81 cars
Nirg MIA barrels S4.40@4 80, Jersey bulk
81 .A0d -. Minnesota bulk S1.3O6l35.
POULTRY Alive, lower; fowls lsG22 l3c.
springs % a 2Ii.c
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Chicago Cash Grim

CHICAGO. Aug. is WHEAT No. . red
s2 30 No . hard S225
CORN-No yellow Sl756l79.
OATS-Standard 5j2. a 5si2c.
RYE-No . sl73.
BARLEl-Sll5Ml
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
Evidently Not.

what is the attitude of his rela-
tives toward Mr.. Lasserby?"
"They are quite Indifferent TO him.
"Wel Well. And I've been think
ing all along that he was o rich man."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
No. York Cotton Futures.


NEW YORK. Aug. ls-Cotton close,