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The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-01-04
RELIGIOUS ENDEAVORS.

81. MARS 4. ". r.. CNUTcU
Along religious endeavors we have
three Race churches here that are
making successful strides on the road
of progress. They are, according to
their respective sizes, first, St. Mark
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
497 Fourth street, which was organ
lied by Rev. Theodore Crosby, of
Indiana Conference, May 5. 1860, and
Incorporated April IS, 1870. The on
ly surviving member of the first Of
fetal hoard is Thomas Fletcher, now
of Chicago. The first real estate was
a small brick church and a four-room
cottage on a plat of ground, 50X75
feet on the corner of Fourth and Ce-
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-01-04
WI l. w AUKEE EDITION

Its activities are Industrial league.
which finds desirable employment for
members of the Race coming to IIn-
waukee, Mems Club, Boys Y NJ. c. A.
Club, Women's Club, City Missionary.
Deaconesses and Literary Society
The Rev. j. S. Connell of Howard Uni
yersity is assistant pastor this year.
Rev. r. T. Reed has also been in the
pulpit for several Sundays.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-01-04

ton his next achievement VIZ TO OBJ
tain the palatial residence at Ala
Cherry street and have it converted
INTO a modern church auditorium, par
sonage and recreation hall. Calvary
is the only Race church in the state
able to boast Of having a hall used
exclusively for entertainments, ba-
zaars and for recreation. Rev. Fox
was ably assisted in his work by an
exceptionally brilliant wife, Mrs. Net
tie Artis-Fox, who labored necessarily
in various capacities. Through her
efforts and those Of Mrs Emma Cor
poral the Sunday School was repre-
sented last year at the Lincoln Ju-
oilee in Chicago and won the second
prize this past Summer in the Sum
mer School Contest. Rev. Fox re-
signed his pastorate Of Calvary this
fall and the church has called Rev. S.
Russell, formerly Of Chicago, who
joins the officers and members in wei
coming all strangers and visitors to
preaching each Sunday morning at
1900 A. NJ. and evening at =. NJ,
Sunday School at 9:30 A. NJ, Prayer
Service Wednesday evenings at p.
VI. The services last Sunday were
Continued on page A.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-01-04
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CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT
Central Wisconsin Trust Co
MADISON, WIS.

L. NJ. Hanks, Presiden
Magnus Swenson, 1st Vice-Pres.
John BARNES, I'd Vice President
Fred NJ. Brown, Treasurer
B. J. Haligan, Secretary
T. r. Hefty, Asst Secretary
E. c. Dodge, C. R. Van Hise, H. L.
Russell, A. L. Sanborn, P. B. Knox,
A. o. Fox, H. P. Jameson, Thomas
Hefty, Joseph NJ. Boyd, T. c. McCar-
thy, E. Ray Stevens, H. S. John
son, w. F. Pierstorff, A. E. Proudfit.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-01-04

Cdlrary Baptist Church.
Our next largest Race church is
Calvary Baptist church Ala Cherry
Street, the Rev s. Russell, the newly
installed pastor. The Rev. Geo. j. Fox
came to Calvary a few years ago and
after succeeding in connecting the
clurch with the Wisconsin Associa-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
Don't
Waste Food!
WHITE TUSSAH, SO. YARD

" Hi + USShH, WV TAkD
Medium weight for summer, J6
inches wide. Ivory white and
then green, gold. gray and blue.
For sports suits. coats and skirts;
all pure silk and very serviceable.
BLACK TAFFETA, 9sc YARD
The width is "a inches and
every inch Of IT is solid silk. The
black IS as black as midnight and
IT'S surface is rich, lustrous, lively.
We do not believe that you can
match 1t at anywhere near Csc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
REGULARS Will
Be IN FIRST
U. S. OFFERING
Troops viii Be Sent as Soon
as Possible,

WASHINGTON, D. G., May o.
Moved by the pleas Of Marshal Joifre
and other members OF the French and
British war missions. President Wilson
has decided to send American troops
10 the European firing line as soon as
It is possible
The war department has been in
,tructed 10 rush all plans and army
officers predicted today that American
troops will be on French soil before
the end OF July
The president j, giving his attention
10 the selection ot general to com.
mand the first contingent The censor
ship fofbids mention Of the name OF
the man who appears most likely to be
chosen, but IT can be said that he is
general OF long active service, who has
achieved a most credltable record IN
recent military history He has been
summoned 10 Washington TO confer
with the president
One-third Regulars.
The present plan is to- send from two
to four division, OF troops, numbering
from $1,000 to ll2OO men. 1t is proba-
Bile that about one-thlrd will be sea
.oned regular army men and the re
malnder national guardSmcn and yolun-
tccrS
Regulars are to be included in the
eXpcdDonary force to furnish stable
nucleus OF trained men In expand
ing the regular army the war depart
ment is already separating regiments
into three battalions, each Of which is
TO form the nucleus Of new regiment.
The guardSmen selected for the ex-
pedtionary force will be the pick OF
those who received training on the Mex
lean border last year The remainder,
according to the present plan will he
chosen from the Roosevelt volunteers
or some similar body
Roosevelt Likely TO Go.
Army officers deem It probable that
Colonel Roosevelt will be allowed to 60
with the first body OF troops, but not
as its commander The practical mill
tary men df the war department say
that Roosevelt, could be used TO ad-
vantage as a brigadler general, and
they look for his appointment to this
rank unless the president refuses to al
low the colonel to 60.
That the colonel will raise several
divisions OF volunteers and get to the
firing line in some command. high or
low, is the confident prediction OF his
friends since the house sen, the army
| bill back TO conference with instruc-
tons to include the Roosevelt amend.
ment
The Roosevelt amendment au,horize'
bu, does not require the president tC
raise and equip. not more than fou,
volunteer divisions Mr.. Wilson, there
fore, nigh, refuse 70 call the Roosevelt
volunteers into the service But. sa,
the Roosevelt men. If this amendmen
becomes law, the colonel will procee,
TO enroll, mobilize, and, il possible
train his volunteers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
HIGH HEELS PUT
C0RNS ON TOES
Tells women how to dry up q
corn so il lifts out
without pain.

ModerE high. heeled footwear buckles
the toes and produces cotnS, and many
OF the thousands oi hospital cases OF
infection and lockiaw arc the result ct
woman's suicidal habi, OF trying to ru,
away ,hes, painful pests.
For little cost there can be obtained
al any pharmacy quarter OF an ounce
OF drug called ireeione, which Is sui.
iioien, to rid ones lee, oi every hard
or Soi, corn or calluS without the slight.
est danger or inconvenience
A few drops applied directly upon
the tender, aching corn stops the sore
ness and shortly the entire corn. root
and all. lifts rish, out II is a sticl,y
substance, which dries the moment II
is applied, and thousands Of men and
women use /, because the corn ,hrivei'
NJ and comes out withou, inilaminI
ot even irritating the surrounding ts
sue OF skin Cut thi, cut and Try Il u
your oorns bother you.-Adw
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
TROOPS THROWN
FROM EASTERN
FRONT NOTICED
British and French Fail to
Break Deadlock,
Associated Press Summary.

The decentralization OF the Russian
army and the consequent withdrawal
OF German forces from the eastern
front are having their effect in France.
The heavy telniorcemen,s OF menAnd
guns which Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg has been able to throw into
the defense OF his sorely battered lines
have for the time being, at least,
caused deadlock which the most iuri-
ous efforts of the British and French
have failed to break
These first fruits OF the chaos in
| Russia are the more ominouS IN the
hints they offer OF future possibilities.
The council of soldiers and work
mems delegates seem to have been
aroused at last to the perils of the
course il has elected To follow but II
is question of It's awakening has moi
come too late. The soldiers in III,
ranks evidently have the bit in their
teeth and il remains to be seen IL ther,
is a hand strong enough to check then
/ from bringing about practical anarchy
Talk Republic In Reichstag.
The hopeful side of the picture i
drawn by the multiplying signs that III,
political and economic crisis in Ger
many is as acute as ever The exttaor
dinary measures taken by the German
censorship to prevent the outside worl,
from learning conditions IN the empir,
have been largely successful, but som,
oi the facts could not be concealed. Pos
sibly for the first time IN history, revo
luton and German republic have beet
talked abou, IN the reichstag and mos
significant OF all, apparently the auth
critics do not dare to check the grow
ing audaci,y Of the radicals. In fact
the pressure of the malcon,cntS has he
come so great as TO force the govern
ment TO hastily withdraw It's reiuSa
to permit radical socalS, delegates 4
attend the International socialis, con
ference in Stockholm.
Food Crisis In Germany.
The food situation IN Germany all,
appears TO be growing steadily wotS
aud alarm is expressed In various quar-
tiers that the food supply will no, sui
flee to feed the nation until the mex
harvest The eiiusive promises wi
which the administration checked Nh
May. y.day strike agitation have prove
hollow and there are complaints thi
the attempt 10 substitute meat for btea
is seriously diminishing the country
stock Of milk animals
Apart from France, the only news Z
importance IN the war regions come
from the Italian trout General Cadot
; ma has opened an offensive on the lsor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
The White Sale of
Extra Size
Undermuslins

Almost forgot to tell you about
the extra size undermusins IN the
white sale They are here IN COM
pletc varieties Of skirts, corset
covers, gowns and drawers, OF
dalntincss and prettineSs equal 10
that in the usual sizes. They are
made for us by a manufacturer
who SpecialzcS, and his time,
thought and energy are devoted to
solving the undermuSlIn problems
OF large women The materials
are excellent and wear well mus
llnS, soft and substantial main
socks, firm and seryiceable long
cloth They are reinforced at the
points OF strain. and trimmed in
laceS or cmbroidcrieS after the
manner OF the newest and win.
soonest Spring and Summer styles.
During the white sale the prices
are reduced, afiording savings
real and large.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
GARDENING PLAN HERE
PRAISED By VISITOR

That Oklahoma City stands out
among other cities in the country in
blazing the way in solving the food sit
uation by its garden campaign, was
brought out in a talk by W 7. Grant
vice president, OF the Kansas City cham
Der OF commerce, at smoker given IN
honor OF the Kansas City trade boosters
at the Ice Huckins hotel last night,
Other speakers on the program last
night were John Fields, who told OF the
agricultural outlook in Oklahoma, vii.
liam Murphy and Albert King, Kansas
City, and Frank J Wikoii, Oklahoma
tItV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
W ork On Roads.

HOBART, Okla. May l6.--(Spe-
cial)-Fii,y teams with as many men
to drive them. volunteered the final
days work on the central route Of the
proposed Ozark trail Monday, filling
in the approaches to all the concrete
culvertS and bridges. The last lap OF
the work in Kiowa county is now COM
pleted. and the road is open east and
west through the county for all kinda
OF traffic.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16

secret agents. according to iniorma
ton which federal authorities declared
last night had been impaired to then
by youth arrested here about week
ago as spy The suspect was known
here as Lieut. Frank +. Wolf. His
real name, the authorities declared to-
day is Baron Friedrich Devan Fels
He is p years old
Fels, it is said. has made COIN
plete confession of his activities, ad-
hitting tha, he was sent here as a spy
and working unwillingly under Ru-
dolph tlamendinghe, now under ar
rest in Los Angeles Last November
according to his reputed story the
youth went with four other German
agents to the Gulf OF Mexico to Sc
leot sites for military bases.
The new mace which Sir Robert
Borden recently received from the lord
mayor OF London for the Canadian
house OF commons is OF gold
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
YOUTH ARRESTED
AS SPY UNF0LDS
TALE OF PLOT
Suspect Turns Out To Be Ger
man Baron,

SAN FRANCISCO. May l6-Ger-
many began actual work last iall to-
ward the establishment, OF submarine
and airplane bases along the coast OF
Lower California and maps and mill.
,ary information were gathered along
the entire Pacific coast by German
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
Germany Admits
Loss of Zeppelin

AMSTERDAM, May l6-The loss oe
the Zeppelin LIZ is officially admitted
in statement issued by the German ad.
miralty.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16
FEDERAL OFFICERS
SEIZE ARMS STORES

DIES MONIES, la, MAY 10. - \
large quantity OF rifle cartridges ana
rifles was seized by federal authori-
lies here o, shack where Sergeant
Herbert ID. Cordcll OF Company B
Waterloo, Iowa, national guard, yes.
,erday shot and killed Joe Lerasco in
a running fight when guard'men wet'
detailed TO raid an ambush OF "Sn,per,
The officials believe German iun,a
exists in the neighhorhood
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-16

The mos, successful recrui,er in Can.
ada is said to be Sergeant Pichatd, a
South African war veteran, who has
enlisted 100 men
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-11
PRUNING DEFENSE BILLS
.HE alarm, simulated or genuine
which the Democrats at Wash

TINE alarm, simulated or genuine,
which the Democrats at Wash
ington are displaying over the
condition of the Treasury finds a quick
and consistent reaction in the pro-
posal to apply the pruning knife to
the appropriation bills. To the ap-
preparation bills for the national de-
fense, that is to say.
There is no disposition to curtail on
money raised for additional offices and
increased pay for deserving Demo-
crats," for the improvement of in
significant creeks in the South, for the
construction of unnecessary public
buildings, or for any of the thousand
and one items of enlarged expenditure
for which recent Democratic Con-
crosses hold a growing high record.
But the national defense-who cares
for that? Did not the country vote to
be kept out of ware" How can a
nation be more easily kept out of
war" than by being held in a position
where it cannot make war. even war
of resistance?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-11
CITY SOLICITOR EOX

CONSIDERABLE satisfaction has
~ been expressed in municipal cir
cles over the selection of ex-
Senator John f. Fox as the city's
legal advisor. While there was some
gossip to the effect that Mr.. Fox was
being considered 1t was not thought
by many of his associates of the bar
that he could. be induced to assume
the burdens of the City Solicitors De-
partment. Since he has done SO there
is general relief over the choice of an
able and experienced lawyer to look
after the important matters which are
constantly being submitted to the
legal representative of the CITY. II is
also fortunate that Mr.. Fox will have
as his right hand man Bruce Tavlor
the assistant city solicitor, who has
had years of training in the depart
ment.
There are many important matters
now in the hands of the city solicitor
which require prompt attention and
there is no doubt the new head of the
legal department will take these mat
tiers up Immediately. Much of the
future progress of the city depends
upon tie attention which shall be
given the various important projects
which must first pass the scrutiny of
the eity's solicitor. With his famil-
iarity with the growth of the city and
the fact that he has been in the fore
front Of every progressive movement
of the municipality, there is reason to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-11

alleged to be given them for the first
three weeks of January will not be
paid. One by one the roses fade.
Plans are being made at Philadel-
phia for drive against the leadership
OF Harry A. Mackey. chairman of the
State Compensation Board, in his ward
in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Record says that
1t is the plan of the Wares that for
every State administration man
dropped from a place on the legisla-
tive payroll McNichol man will be
nred from place in city or county
office in Philadelphia. The Record
says that Mayor Smith, however. will
stay in the middle of the road, as he
desires to present an appearance of
neutrality because of legislation.
-Congressman John J. Casey is
racing $4,000 slander suit in Wilkes
Barre, former secretary having
started ii.
-Williamsport's mayoralty fuss bids
tair to become series as lines are being
drawn in council which may make
trouble.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ANSWER TO "sTRaNGER.
Editor Of Tie Telegrabh:

- ''e A-EhVf ~ Ehe 4 eISgFdfH.
Someone signing himself Stranger"
broke into print last night with a list
OF thlnss wrong with our city. In the
nrst place Stranger" when in Rome
should do as the Romans do and
neither be caustic critic nor captious
complainer about what he admits only
concerns him in passing on his way,
lie is probably one of those fellows
VINO starts to regulate a town fifteen
minutes after he has hunted up its
cheapest boarding house.
Taking up some of his WHY'S" ner-
NIT me TO say that
Harrisburg church people have little
chance to be cordial to one who goes
by the churches on a trot.
Basketball referees are like UNI
pires. They can't please everybody.
The Public Library is close to it's
maximum with it's resources and its
donation list is open to stranger"
The police force has so many short
comings that the depredations of a
billposting squad are regarded as a
New Years morning prank just like
the liberal use of green paint by fresh
men in a college town.
Automobiles always seem to be
speeding to the fellow who stands on a
curb and is too stingy to blow himself
to a taxi ride.
The best way to avoid making
people laugh when you hit the back
of your neck on an icy pavement is to
spend a little coin for a pair of rub
bers.
AS to the dreadful gangs" of boys
that menace his peace of mind, / would
like to ask Stranger" if he ever stayed
out after o'clock at night when told
to be in at Z and at what age he
learned to "cuss"
Come to Harrisburg often, but look
on the bright side.
NATIVE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-11
TO DESTROY BELGIAN r. RS.
Government Believes Germans Plan Such Move
When Teutons Evacuate Country
Fled TO France


Thousands of railway officials, en-
ployes and workmen, often accom-
panied by their families, took refuge
in France as the German invasion
swept through their country. AS soon
as the Belgian government had settled
itself in HaVre it started three official
centers for this class of its eXiled citi-
zens-one at Havre, another in Paris
and the third at Adinkerke in the NOR
sci of Belgian territory which King AL
bert and Queen Elizabeth and the
Belgian army have managed to keep
independent of the German invasion.
From the start the French railway
companies paid 81 day to all those
who had safely brought the Belgian
locomotives into France; and they be-
gan supplying the places of their own
men who were modified at the front
by Belgian railroad men. BY July,
1915, some two thousand Belgians had
thus found employment and living
wages for themselves and families on
French railways. Others have secured
industrial positions.
Like work and aid, with a paymas-
terS office at Dover. have been fur
nished in England. The Dutch gov
ernment was unwilling that Belgian
refugees should be given employment
in Holland. and so it became neces-
sary to bring the railroad men who
had taken refuge in that country over
to England. The Belgian government
was accordingly obliged to organize an
emigration service; and the English
government furnished boats for sea
transportation and railway passage on
land.
Language Difficulty
The difference of language has stood
in the way of giving these Belgian
refugees employment on English rail
ways, but $50 are so employed. The
two thousand who first arrived brought
families making up. all told. ten thou
sand persons. The emigration from
Holland added thirty-four hundred
more.
1t is we'll that such facts should be
generally known. They show the pa
triotism of a special class of Belgians
and the fellowship of labor in England
and France-for all this mutual help
among these nations has depended on
the railway mems unions as we'll as on
the companies and governments.
The new German threat of deliberate
destruction of the railways and their
works in Belgium falls on government
on railroad men and their families, on
capital and labor, and on the whole
people. And it is to meet such a threat
that Belgians and their allies are now
working steadily. 1t is to be hoped
that this report of the Belgian govern
ment will receive the attention it de-
serves from Americans.
STERLING HEILIG.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-11
.ARIs, Dec. 16 (by maiD.-I have

n
received from the Belgian govern
- ment, which is in exile at HaNre,
France. a detailed account of the con-
dition of the railways, and OF the rail-
road men and their families, i'll their
unhappy country. Their authentic
reasons to foresee disasters greater
even than those of the past two years
and Il half of war demand attenuon
from Americans. And the STUBBORN
effort which is being made beforehand
to recover from such disaster as soon
as Belgium can be won back for her
own people ought surely to command
American sympathies.
The cruel question is VIII the Ger
man army, when it is forced to evacu-
ate Relgium. add to the destruction it
has already made by destroying Bel
gian railways, tracks, bridges and via
ducts, rolling stock and material, sta
tions and every other appurtenance!
The Belgian government on reports Oh
the Belgian railway administration,
believes this is being planned. here
are the exact words:
The Governments Report
1--WE have received information from
numerous quarters that our enemy is
preparing to destroy our railway lines
when the time for evacuation comes.
without any eXaggeration, we have
to expect that the Germans will push
their destruction JISI dS leit do llAO vi
cumstances will enable them to do,
wherever their strategic interests are
in any way at stake. And in this mat
ter the Belgian railway administration
is worse off than the French companies
of the invaded north and east, because
its whole network of lines and nearly
all its reserve stock are in the hands
of the enemy.
The new threat of Gripping Belgian
railways is so real that both the Eng
lish and French authorities have lent
the aid of their own railway admins
trations to help the eXiled Belgians
prepare against the evil day which is
to keep up the destruction of Belgium
after the invaders have evacuated her
territory.
AS early as November, 1914, the
technical services. of the Belgian rail-
way administration set to work to
study possible and practical means of
reconstructing the lines where damage
was already wrought as well as other
destruction which it was easy to fore
see. -.
1t may not be generally known
abroad how many of the Belgian rail-
way men followed their government
into eyile. Where they are and how
thev are kept alive and the assistance
which the railway administration has
been able to give to its men who re-
main in Belgium under the German
occupation disclose q patriotic effort
which should not be forgotten.