davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1917-04-08
BERNSTORFF PARTY
HARSHLy TREATED
Germany So Charges in Tell
ing of Examination by
Halifax Officials.
EXPECTS u. S. PROTEST

Ey the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, April "A Berlin
telegram quotes from the North Ger
man Gazette. the semi official Berlin
gewspape-. a long note handed TO the
Swiss legation in Berlin by the Ger
man government protesting strongly
against the treatment of Count Won
Berrstorff. former German ambassador
to the United States, by the British au-
thorities at Halifax, where the Won
Bernstorff party was detained for some
time on their ship for examination.
The protest maintains that the action
- the British authorities in this con-
nection conf cted with the terms of the
safe conduct granted the returning
ambassador. The Swiss legation is re-
quested to transmit the complaint TO
Washington for the information of the
United States.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
uuu ANNUAL TUSKEGEE NEGRO
~ -. CONFERENCE.

r,skeeee, Alabama, November 49,,
,o17-Preparations are under way al
-oadv for the annual Tuskegee Negro
i.a which is to be held here
Ianuarv 10th and 18th, 1918.
The past year has brought much
severity to the Negro farmers of
lhs south. Crops have been unusually
ohundant, and the prices they are re-
" Giving for their products are also I'M
Usually high. How to make use of
th;s prosperity in the face Of the war
s s will be taken up by the con-
fsrence. The general topic for discus
ion will be injecting the Needs of
the War Situation"
Invitations are being sent to
oro,,p of speakers of national import
snce and national reputation; men
whose activities are now very pro-
nonnced in the various problems of
defense and conservation.
principal R. r. Motion has received
attenuation that special delegations
from Tennessee, Georgia and Missis-
s;nni will attend the conference. APP
nl;cation has been made to the South
aostern Passenger association for spe-
cial rates on all railroads.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
KIRKSVILLE, MO.

Rev. C. B. johnson preached at the
Second Baptist church Sunday. Col
lection for the day, $2.62.
Mrs. Eta johnson of Macon, Mo-,
visited home folks this week.
Several Kirksville people attended
the birthday party of Miss ldella
Johnson in Macon on Monday, No
vember 26th.
Mr.. Henry Jones, who has been
working in Des Moines, is home for
an indefinite stay.
Mr.. Ed. Nichols is also home from
Des Moines to remain while.
Mrs. Harry Smith and daughter,
Marie Hall, were guests at dinner OF
Miss Lizzie Adams.
Miss Maude Henderson, who has
undergone an operation in the A. S.
O. hospital, is getting along very well.
Mrs. Eva Foster left Friday night
for Des Moines, Iowa. From there
she will 60 to Oskaloosa, Iowa, to
visit her brother, Mr.. George jones'
She expects to be gone over week.
Mrs. Matte Richard is visiting her
husband, Mr.. Earl Richard, in Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
The friends of Mr.. Victor Appleton
congratulate him on his marriage to
Miss Ruth Crowder of Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
Thanksgiving was appropriately OBJ
served by the pastor, Rev. B. G. An
derson, and his good people of the A.
M. E. church.
Rev. C. B. Johnson left Thursday
to spend Thanksgiving day with his
church at Edna, and thence to Month
cello to fill his regular appointment on
Sunday.
Mr.. Mack johnson visited home
folks Sunday last.
SLAVE-FAITH.
No morrow's dawn
Gave outlook on
His prayers desire;
But still the fire
And incense blew
God lived-Faith knew.
C. B, Johnson.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.

Earlv Monday morning October q
xyo awoke to find ourselves riding on
the Rock Island through northern
Missouri This state, locally DUBBED
the showme state, is indeed a great
commonwealth in many respects. II
is nearly centrally located geographl-
ca1lv. right in the heart Of the great
Mississippi valley, the richest IN tne
world. Missouri is so rich in minerals
and so endowed by nature with all the
fr,,;t all the cereals, all the agrlcul-
tural products that she is capable OF
maintaining her people without seek
inp aid from outside of her border 30
diversified are her industries and COM
roorc;al interests that she IS an en-
nire within herself, and yet her Vas'
rasources have not been fully devel-
oned We first stopped for few
,,a;nrtes in Cameron, Mo-, and 1ouno
ahn,t the class of colored people mere
az last We observed here W. W.
F;elds a well-to-do citizen, highly re-
snected among both white and color1u'
still in the barber BUSINESS
has worked for the past twenty-l tes
, ,,e He is now the grand maste,
of the Masonic lodge of Missouri ana
Jurisdiction. His wife has a 1ips1 cla; %
hair dressing parlor. Prof: K'oge s, 10
still here teaching IN tne pu1A' -
s sc He is a good teacher ana
on+.+ive race man. We were
s so in hillicothe, one Of the progress
s;ve cities. What always surprises 60
NV is to 90 to a city this size ana t no'
to t,' see or hear a street car pen; 1 ha I,
s IT, sne as it may seem, Missouri, mas a
~ nractically no interurban cars at t an,
pnd there are only six towns IN r tH is
s st that have local street cars; 0 nm n(s
! c;tv has a population OF ABOUT oa ah,ved'
et's which about 5000 are colo '',itl
Tbev have a fine public scnoo,' m
P pr V. Williams as principal e1 pr WYNN
Two others to assist him. Mr. ID, nro are
wv" wv Miss Odessa Hillman. Ihey are
all ALL good, experienced teachers a1aran Ran.
a. s Sawyer, one Of the veteran am n iip-
t u: o. ministers of this state is still ''V-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
OFFICIAL CALL
For the Eleventh Biennial Meeting of
the National Association of COL
ored Women.

The eleventh biennial meeting of
tho N. A. C. w. will be held in Den
yer, Colorado, July to 13, 1918.
Every officer, superintendent of de-
nartments, state president and dele
gate should present her credentials to
the committee and obtain official
badge emitting her to vote as soon
after arrival as possible.
The credential committee, MISS
Georgia Nugent, chairman; Mrs.
Marv H. Baker, of Wyoming; Mrs.
Theresa G. Macon, of Illinois; Mrs.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown, of North
Carolina. and Miss Roberta Dunbar,
of Rhode Island, recording secretary,
will be in session Monday, July g.,
from II a. m. to IL M. and from z to
p. m.
The executive board, Miss Halle Q.
Brown, chairman, will hold their first
session at 5 p. m. July ..
Mrs. Myrtle Cook, chairman of the
program committee, has beer able
nearly complete a program which
covers the newer and more striking
nhases of work which has been called
for, due to the extraordinary time
through which we are passing.
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, superln-
tendent of department for suppress
sion of lynching and mob violence
will have report Of unusual interest
to present.
The entertainment committee are
arranging for short trips to Plke's
Peak, Colorado Springs, the Gorden
of the Gods, and also for midday
luncheon to be served free to the
delegates.
The committee in charge OF trans
portation has announced rates from
the east, through Mrs. Maize Nosselle
Griffin.
Mrs G. A. Ross of Denver, repre-
senting the west, and Mrs. Mabel
Keith Howard of South Carolina Will
announce rates for the south.
Information concerning board and
lodging may be obtained from Mrs.
N. E. Dishman, 2439 Gilpln street,
Denver, Colorado, general chairman
of arrangements for Denver.
Among the interesting things sched-
uled will be the burning Of the Doug
lass mortgage, the announcement OF
the roll of honor and the winner OF
the special tablet; also the election Oh
the board of trustees to manage 1he
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
CARD OF THANKS.
Buxton, Iowa, Special.)

l wish to extend my sincere graft
tude to the many friends for their
sympathy and kindness shown US dur
ing the illness and recent death Of our
husband and father, j. H. Morris, and
for their many beautiful floral de-
signs, and most especially the st.
Johns A. M. E. choir. He left to
mourn his demise mother, Mrs. Belle
Morris, of Des Moines; wife, Doille
Morris, of Buxton, and three step
children, Odessa Wright of Chicago,
Alice Cary of Buxton and Frank
Douglas of Rock Island, ILL.,; three
sisters and three brothers, Sarah Nor
ris of Des Moines, Georgia Morris OF
Des Moines, Fife Clark of Minneap-
oils, Mimi, Andrew Morris of Des
Moines, Joe Morris Of Des Moines and
Oliver Morris Of Des Monies.
Mrs. Dollie Morris.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

Douglass Home, which will pass to the
entire control and management Of the
National Association of Colored Wo-
men.
The American colored women should
be aroused as never before to greater
activity. New duties will be placed
upon our women through the amend
ment to the constitution, which will
doubtless become law at the COM
ing session of congress.
At the smallest calculation three
million colored women will receive the
ballot, which is the greatest power
that has been given us since emanci-
patton, to correct some Of the evils
that have crushed us.
Government ownership of railroads
will wipe out the notorious, offensive,
undemocratic Jim Crow cars, into
which we have been herded during the
past twenty years, regardless OF
rights as American citizens.
Just now a call is coming to you as
thrown across a deep valley. Will
you, will you be there? Let the an
swer come: ave will, we will be
there" '.-'
All dues and per capita taxes should
be in the hands of the national treas
urer, Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson, 54S East
Spring street, Columbus, Ohio, no
later than May 80, 1918.
Mary B. Talbert,
President.
Halle Q. Brown,
Chairman Executive Board.
Roberta Dunbar,
First Recording Secretary.
Mrs. J. B. Rush,
Press Committee.
Honorary presidents:
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell.
Mrs. Lucy Thurman.
Miss Elizabeth Carter.
Mrs. Booker T. Washington.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

Charlton county. This hilly town is
located about two miles from the
depot and they have street car
drawn by horses to pull the people
from the depot to the town. Mr..
Boone still lives here. He is a con-
tractor and has made a success as a
carpenter. His only daughter, a very
bright girl, is now one of the school
teachers here. Mr.. M. Christopher,
who lives in town, but farms out on
his good farm, is hustler and owns a
fine farm. We secured seven new
subscribers here and we hope that
they may influence many others to
subscribe for the Rystander.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
ALBA NEWS.

Mrs. Lafayette of Oskaloosa passed
through the city on Monday evening
en- route to her home from Leon. Be-
tween trains she visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Lewis.
Mr.. William Miller of Buxton, who
has been in the hospital in Abba for
several weeks, returned to Buxton.
Mr.. Bob Hail at the hospital is i'm
proving.
Those who attended Sunday morn
ING services at the A. M. E. church IN
Abba from Hooking were Mrs. Mabel
Robinson and little daughter, Eveline,
Miss Ruth St. Clair, Mr.. Leroy Burns,
Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Oscar Roper and
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

over there and visited Sunday at the
A. M. E. church in Buxton.
The second grade pupils of the JEFF
their room Tuesday before Thnksgiv-
ing. Little Bennie Grayson was In
dian in his class.
A few strangers in town the past
week.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
Mrs. p. o. Stuhcell Tells How She
Cured Her Son of Cold.

"When my son Ellis was sick with a
cold last winter I gave him Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. It helped him
at once and quickly broke up his
cold," writes Mrs. P. O. Stuchell,
Homer City, Pa. This remedy has
been in use for many years. Its good
qualities have been fully proven by
many thousands of people. 1t is
pleasant and safe to take.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

TO Keep lnske&xAway.
Eggshells burned IA the oven and
placed on the pantry Shelves will keep
the insects away ~
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Burns.
Rev. j. w. Dowden and his choir of
the A. M. E. church accepted an invi-
tation to Buxton from the minister
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30

N0W is None loo Soon
For Christmas Shopping
This is in complete readiness for gift-buyng in
all sections Distinctive merchandise, selected from the
worlds chief Of production is assembled in
nfcen displays from which appropriate remembrances
may be chosen for any and every name on the list
The Economy Easements center Of Lesser Priced
Gifts
The Roycroft Shop-the "Miltary Depot''-the
Book Storethe Jewery and other novelty selections are
especially abundant in their varieties of practical useful
gifts.
TOYIAND is superbly ready, with the best varieties
this store has shown.
Personal greeting cards. gifts to be engraved, en-
brodered otherwise made individual requirements,
should be ordered early.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
AMERICAN SHIP
SUNK BY U.BOAT::
CAPTAIN TAKEN
Navy Announces That Big
Standard Oil Tanker Is De-
stroyed and Five Men
Captured.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Sinking Of
the American steamer Campana, a
Standard Oil tanker, with the prob
able capture of its captain and four
members of the naval guard by the
attacking German submarine, was an
nounced today by the Navy depart
ment.
The department issued this state
ment:
The Standard Oil tankef Campana,
American steamer. was sunk by a
submarine on the morning of August
3, l45 miles west OF lie de Re. Forty
seven survivors reached land in safe
ty. 1t is believed that the captain
of the steamer and four of the armed
guards are prisoners on board the
German submarine"
English Built Ship.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE Campana
was formerly the steamship Dun
holme. She was built in 1901 at West
Hartlepool, England, and was regis
tered at 1913 tons gross, 2,133 tons
net. She was 535 feet long with a
beam of ~ feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
GERMAN PLANES
AGAIN RAID THE
BRITISH COAST
Score of Hostile Flyers Swoop
Down on South End Neigh
borhood: No Casualties
or DamaSe Reported.
(By Associated Press, J

London, Aug. 12-About twenty
German airplanes raided the southeast
cost OF England this evening. An Of
fetal statement says that some bombs
were dropped in the neighborhood of
South End, forty miles east of Lon
don, and on the seashore resort of
Fargate, eighty miles southeast of the
capital.
No reports of damage or casualties
have yet been received. British
aviators pursued the raiders out to
sea.
The text of the official statement
says: y.
about sis o'clock this afternoon
a squadron of about twenty enemy
airplanes were reported off Felixstowe
Tin Suffolk. They skirted the coast
to Clacton essex where they ap-
parently divided, part going south to
Margate >Cn Kent). The remainder
crossed the coast and went southwest
towards Wexford, near which place
they turned southeast and dropped
bombs in the neighborhood of South
End Tin ESSEX. Some bombs also
were dropped on Margate.
,"No reports of damage or casualties
have yet been received. Our own air
craft were very quickly in the air and
they pursued the enemy out to sea-"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Britain Thinks Stockholm
Conference German Scheme

Copenhagen, Aug. 12.-Peter
Wright, director OF the. British sea-
mems and firemen's union, who has
l5een devoting some time in Scandin-
avian countries to the study OF condi-
tons underlying the Stockholm con-
ference told the Associated Press that
he was firmly convinced the confer
ence is wholly Geramn scheme, He
added that all the arrangements and
the sympathy with the idea are the
result of wire-pulling by Germans or
pro-Germans in neutral countries.
He approved the stand taken by
Samuel Gompers, president OF, the
American Federation of Labor and
spoke bitterly of the conference ad-
vocates i'll his own country, saying
that they merely were helping the
Germans out Of difficulties and that
peace now would result in renewal
of the war within few years.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Here's Omaha Boy Who Is Serving
With sSan,nnies' Somewhere in France

Don't worry about me. I'll be
home some day." writes George
Wurmbach, who is with our other
"Sammies" somewhere in France, to
his Sister. Miss Catherine Wurm-
bach, 1910 r street. Omaha.
Il arrived safe in France" he
writes. 1--WE had pleasant trip over
here and are all feeling fine.
How are all the folks at home?
Remember me to all of my friends.
Say, have any Of the boys know
joined the army since ] left"
Wurmbach has been in the service
only six months. He was in Fort
Logan for few months, then his
regiment was down on the Mexican
border for forty days before it sailed
for France. He is a membo. # Com
pany B of the Sixteenth regiment.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
SPY STATION
IS FOUND OFF
MEX|COCOAS7
Strange Wireless P,ant Discov.
cred by Carranza Inspector
Believed to Have Been
Used by Germans.
(By Associated press.l

Mexico City, Aug. l2.-What is be-
lieved to have been a German informa-
ton forwarding station has been dis
covered by Mexican officers on Lobos
island, lighthouse station off the
Mexican coast northeast OF Tuspa II.
The Mexican authorities believe the
station might have been converted
into,a submarine or naval base had it
not been located by them. ......
The government recently decided
to place a wireless station on Lobos
island and when Manuel Rodriguez
Gutierrez, subsecrvtary of communi-
cations. went to Tampico on a trip OF
inspection, he sent Alberto Mendez,
chief of the wireless department. OF
communication, to the island. On his
arrival at the island, Mendez found a
complete wireless plapt in operation.
It had been built by the lighthouse
keeper, who formerly was mechanic.
He was unable to give satisfactory
account of how he obtained the wire
less appartus and was placed under
arrest,
Mendez also learned that a launch
which had made the island its head
quarter had been carrying supplies,
arms and ammunition to rebels on the
main land, who had been interrupting
traffic around Tuxpam and interfering
with the oil business. The launch
was confiscated.
Mendez has made full report and
the government is conducting a rigid
investigation. Its agents are securing
the coast i'll search of other wireless
plants.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Soldiers Not Prosecuted
For WreCkinq |. w. w. Place

Oakland, Cal, Aug. l2-There will
be no prosecution of the 200 or more
soldiers and sailors who wrecked the
Industrial Workers of the World
headquarters last night, unless the
military authorities at the Preside of
San Francisco take some action, ac-
cording to a statement today by Act
ting Chief of Police Frank Lynch.
Lynch said that the police have no
official knowledge of the affair, as
no complaints have been made. He
declared that the Industrial Workers
of the World leaders said they would
not make any complaint.
The raid, according to information
in the possession of the police, was
inaugurated by men from the Presidio
to avenge the recent rough handling
of soldier by person alleged TO be
a member of the Industrial Workers
of the World.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
OMAHA men DRAW
COMMISSIONS AT
fort SHERIDAN
Adiutant General Announces
Names Of Thirty-0ne Iowa
and Nebraska Men AC.
Cepted for Service.
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Aug. 12.-Commis.
sions awarded to the students in the
Eleventh provisional training regi-
ment at Fort Sheridan, announced
today by the adjutant general, in
clude:
Maurice c. Johnson, Omaha, cap
tain; William B. Weston, Ames, Ia,
first lieutenant; Glen NJ. Crosby, d
battery. Iowa field artillery, second
lieutenant; John B. Simmons, Ottum-
wa, Ia: Webb B. White, Humboldt,
second lieutenants; Harry +. Stream,
Creston, second lieutenant; John B.
Permission, Coon Rapids, second lieu
tenant; Lyman ri. Thompson, Des
Moines, second lieutenant; Loyal M.
Haynes, Lemars, second lieutenant.
Commissions awarded to students
at the coast artillery training camp
at Fort Monroe, Va, include the fol-
lowing:
Captain coast artillery, officers re-
serve corps, Atva r. Davis, Bethany,
Neb.; Wayne G. Gilmore. Waterloo,
Iowa.
First ieutenants coast artillery,
officers reserve corps, Erwin ?. Sny-
der, Council Bluffs, Ia; Walter Hall,
Elk Creek, Neb.; Albert F. Hull,
Marshalltown, Ia; Ernest V. Evans,
Williamsburg, Ia.
Second lieutenant coast artillery Of
fcers reserve corps:< Ernest .Boyce,
Ames, Iowa: Isaac w. Carpenter, jr.
Omaha, Neb.; Kleamo O. Longley
Dows, Ia; George E. Kline, Lincoln
Neb.; Ralph Q. Lahr, Lincoln, Neb.;
John ]. Hanighen, OMAHA, Neb; Ira
d. Beynon, Lincoln, Neb.
Second lieutenant quartermaster de,
partment officers reserve corps: Will
lam D. Platner. Council Bluffs, Ia
Lawrence A. Palmer. Lincoln, Neb..
Provisional second lieutenant coas,
artillery corps: Harold M. Jobes,
Atlantic, la; William w. Wertz,
Trenton, Neb; Guy w. Thomas, Win
field, Ia; Frank II. Haupert, Perry,
Ia; Hiram H. Maynard, Waterloo,
la.
Commissions awarded at the Platts-
burg camp: William J. Gallagher,
Ottumwa, Ia; second lieutenant;
Chester c. Woodburn, Boone. Ia;
second lieutenant
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Land Under Italian Control
Wants Men in Greek Chamber

Washington, Aug. 12.-Dispatches
from Athens to the Greek legation
say the deputies Of upper Epirus have
sent to the chamber of deputies a
memorandum affirming the Hellenic
character of their country and its at
tachment to the mother country and
asking to be admitted to sit in the
chamber.
In his response Premier Venizelos
said he sympathized with the feeling
of the Inhabitants but that as Greece
was at this time deprived of an in
ternational title to upper Epirus, now
occupied by Italy. the government
could not admit the deputies without
creating international difficulties.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Governors of Six States
Meet to Talk on Home Guards

Portland, Ore, Aug. 12-The gov
ernors of six western states met here
today with Colonel Charles E. Dent
Ter, U. S. A., who commands all
troops III Oregon. Washington, Ida
no, Montana. Wyoming and Utah and
discussed measures for meeting sit
uations which might arise from III
dustrial Workers of the World, to pro-
pose steps by which the states might
get guards of home constabularies to
replace the organized militia which
are now in the federal service and to
talk over steps to be taken in the
event OF trouble over the war draft.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Tornado Kills One; Injuries
Twenty; Wrecks Property

Two Buttes. Colo. Aug. 12.-Frank
Pructt, printer, was killed and
twenty persons were hurt, one proba-
bly, fatally, last night when tornado
struck Two Buttes. Two store build
ings aud three residences were
wrecked and many small buildings
were demolished. The storm travelled
from southwest to northeast, striking
this city at E o'clock. Telegraph COM
munication was cut off until today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Aeroplane Used in Tests
Is Found in DRY Lake
By Associated Press.)

Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 12.-R.
L. Bailey and George Moore. Los
Angeles aviators, reported to the
sherifffs Office here today that they
were the owners of the airplane
found yesterday at Dry Lake, in
the northern epd of Los Angeles
county, and had come to Los An
geles for material with which to
make repairs.
They stated they took the air
plane from here to make test
flights and selected an isolated Sec
ton in order to avoid publicity.
The machine was damaged in these
flights, they said.
The discovery Of the abandoned
machine gave rise to reports here
that its ownership might have
been of enemy origin and a guard
was placed in charge of it to await
the possible return of the aviators.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-13
Gunners of British
Freighter Sink U-Boat
Off Coast of France

An Atlantic Port, Aug. l2.-Anoth-
er German submarine has been sunk
by the guns of a merchantmen, if the
gunners of a British freighter which
arrived here today are correct in their
assumption that three shots which
struck an undersea boat off Brest,
France, sent her to the bottom. The
Britisher encountered the submarine
on her last outward trip from this
port.
One shot destroyed the periscope.
The second and third were followed
BY an explosion and the submarine
disappeared. The gunners were con-
fident that the submarine went down
inyoluntarily.