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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-11-14

c. W. Alexander is in Abilene this
week looking after business matters.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27
STOLEN FROM THIEVES

Frenchman was waiting at railroad
station in Ireland when a couple of natives
sat down beside him. Said one: 'Sure
Pat it's down to Kilmary I've been, and
I'm on me way to Fitzpatrick"
eye don't say So" said the other, tits
meself that's just after being down to Kill
kenny, and l stop here bit before I 60 to
Kilmore'
''What assassins!" exclaimed the French
man. 'Would that I were safely back in
France'
At training camp the officers and men
noticed one of the boys was always going
off by himself and he always carried fish
pole and line. They watched him every
day and found he was fishing to the best Of
his ability on dry land.
One day an officer approached him as
he was quietly fishing and said: "You'd bet
ter 60 home, as you mind seems unbal-
anced'
'That's just what I've been fishing for"
replied the soldier.
While going home in the street car in
Rockford the other day, I overheard the
conversation of two elderly women. One
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27
THE NEGROES IN INDUSTRY

Among the new groups OF labor drawn in
to industry by war conditions even before
we ourselves entered the war; were the
Negroes of the South. Thousands of them
were brought from rural southern states to
northern industrial centers in 1915 and 1916.
And the food production Of the entire South
was greatly disOrganized.
1.-The Negroes have never been welcome in
the labor movement. How much of this has
been the fault of the Negro, fresh from the
country districts and difficult to organize,
and how much of it has been the fault of
the white workers, narrow in their race
prejudice and jealousy guarding the bene-
fits of organization as a special privilege
need not be gone into here.
But shut out of the protection and re-
sponsiblity of the unions, the Negroes have
inevitably dragged down the workers who
shut them out. They have deprived strik-
Of their chance to return to work, and at
the same time by their mere entrance into
industry in large numbers have crippled
or killed the labor organization responsible
for the srtike. Their numbers in industry
are now so great that they cannot be ig-
nored, so the unions are doing to them what
for several years they did to women work
ers-languidly going through the motions of
organizing them.
mot unit the Negro men do what the
white women have done and are doing will
they cease to make the labor situation worse
for themselves and their fellow workers.
They, too, must organize and use their grow
ing numbers, as we'll as the political power
which they command in the northern states
to get, besides collective bargaining, what
ever protection to labor the court allow to
stand.
"Meantime in the south, with the depart
llre Of thousands of workers, we are suffer-
ing from the results of national neglect
Masses of people have for two generations
remained in blind ignorance of modern agri-
culture They are unable to produce the
maximum crops demanded now, simply be-
cause they have never learned how.
Only in this year are appreciate sums
becoming available under the Smith Hughes
and Smith-Lever laws for training teachers
Of agriculture, horticulture and domestic sci
ence. Such grants in aid Of education were
established long ago in Great Britain, but
have never previously been made by our
federal government.
Large masses Of Negroes leaving the
south in which they did not know how to
make a sufficient living, and going to add to
the labor problems Of industrial centers-
this was one of the movements speeded up
by the war even before we entered An
other was the increase of women in manu-
facture and the reduction of legal protec-
ton for them, described in yesterday s ISSUE
--UnOn Record
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27
MASS MEETING

Under the auspices Of the National Z.
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, at the Grace Presby-
terrain Church.
Hon. Will E. Humphrey
will address the Colored Citizens Of
Seattle
July 30th, 1918
The committee of arrangement an
nounces the following program:
America - ...~...-.-. Audience
Prayer .-..~..............-. Rev. D. A. Graham
Master Ceremonies John F. Cragwell
Paper ...-.... Mrs. E. A. johnson
Our Country .............. Rev. Barber
Address - Will E. Humphrey
Appeal for Members Observation-Disclosures.
- Rev. w. d. Carter
Refreshments served at the close OF
the program.
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up to him, and to his dismay found that he
had been talking to a post

up 10 Hill, anu W Ills Q1S1naV round that he
had been talking to a post
The news Of young southern girls en-
gagement to an army officer had been an
nounced and there was great excitement in
their circle.
''Aunt Iiza' said the young teacher to
the girls mother who was busy over the
Laundry tubs, 'have you seen Edith's
fance?"
Liza pondered moment, shook her head
and bent over the tubs once more.
''No, chile" she said cit amt been in
the wash yet; mus be packed in huh trunk
with the res OBJ them new clio 'es she brought
home. You know Edie's gwine mary
swell man., she said with pardonable pride
"a swell man. You jes ought to see him.
A Negro drill sergeant was addressing
squad Of colored "rookies" under him. He
said: Il wants you men to cary out all
orders giben on de risin' reflection OBJ de
final word Oh commando Now when we's
passin' dat reviewin STAN at de comman'
Eyes right!' I want to hear ever one oh
Falls eye balls cick.''
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was explaining all about the camp, the in
sigma, etc. EYES," she said, ''you know
the Wisconsin boys wear the blue cords
about their hats and Illinois boys wear the
red Ones'
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27
IN nth THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
Washington for King County.
ff9eeea As5epry Plaintiff VS. 3D. II Asberry De-
The State of Washington to the SAID g. r. Asberry,
Defendant
You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty
days after the date of the first publication of this
summons, to-wit within sixty days after the goth
complaint of the plaintiff, and copy of your
answer upon the undersign attorney for plaintiff
ure to do judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint which
has been filed with the clerk of said court.
tain decree of divorce from the defendant by the
plaintiff the ground of desertion. That plaintiff
be awarded care and custody of the minor child,
her as her sole and separate property Lot the
20 feet of Lot 6, Block 10 of Hillman Lake Front
ANDREW R. BLACK,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
p O. Address, 31e Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash.
July 27-August 10, 1918.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF
In the Matter of the Estate of Nancy Jane Hancock
Deceased-No. 233O6. Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed and has qualified as executors of
the estate of Nancy Jane Hancock, deceased: that
all persons having claims against said deceased
hereby required to serve the same duly verified on
address below stated, and file the same with the
Clerk of said Court together with proof of such
cation Of this notice, the will be barred.
Date of first publication July r. 1918.
GERTRUDE B. PALMER,
JOSEPH G. HANCOCK.
Executors of said Estate.
Address, us York Blk.
sHHoRETT McLA A;R15 & sH9RETT, Dill. so++,o
July 81, August H. 1918.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27

In one Of the camps there was col
ored soldier who was lazy. In saluting his
officer one day he was reprimanded for the
lazy manner in which he saluted.
"Put more snap in your salute,' said
the officer.
With that the colored man saluted, then
brought his hand down with loud snap Of
the fingers, thus obeying orders to the let
ter.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27
VIOLA N. BERRY
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johnson joined the army and learned to
drill. One day he took part in a sham bat
tie. He heard the general say before the
battle that everything was to be done just
as in actual warfare. No sooner was the
first blank cartridge fired than johnson
dropped the gun and took to his heels.
''Hey, Johnson where are you running
to, there?' the general shouted as the re-
cruit dashed by him.
"Why, sir, IN doing just exactly as I
would in actual warfare''
He was foot soldier of foreign birth and
his instructions had not said word as to
what to do in case of an encounter with
horse while on guard. One dark night when
he had grown tired and sleepy, the officer
of the day mounted rode out Of the brush
The sentry CAPPED in amazement. Then
''WhOa back up! Gee! Ah-ah-what
goes THEREOF he challenged.
''What made that man jump so and run
when I said there must be a draft some
where about? Do you think he was afraid
Of taking cold?'
'No, he's just slacker."
The new corporal, overenthusiastic about
his manual of arms, gave the following COM
mand at his first drill: "Squads right-or
left, as the case may be-march - And
then he wondered why the soldiers seemed
so confused.
Shortly after his arrival at Camp Dodge,
a colored boy from an Alabama plantation
asked another soldier in camp how much
would be paid to the colored trops
''Thirty dollars,'' was his comrades re-
''Thirty dollahs?''
eyes, thirty dollars month";
"Ev'y month?'
''Sure, thirty dollars every month";"
"Phew-ee!''
"Of course you get your board and
clothes and that means much, you know -
eyes, sub, that's jes whit can git thoo
my haid, all that TO- nuthn.'
A soldier asked leave to attend his grand
mothers funeral.
$50 you want pass to attend your
grandmothers funeral, do you?''
eyes, sir
"Well. please see that she dies on time
this week."
1t was an unusually foggy morning at
Camp Grant The soldiers were in line as
usual ready for drilling, but the sergeant
noticed that someone was out of place, but
being quite a distance away he could not
tell who it was. He called to him to get in
line, but no answer was received, nor did
the object stir. After calling to him and
motioning to him several times he walked
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27

''What made that man jump so and run
when [ said there must be draft some
where about? Do you think he was afraid
Of taking cold?"
"No he's just a slacker."
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27

A bunch of American soldiers were being
paid off in France. AS they were receiving
a couple Of month s back pay, they received
quite a bunch Of bank notes. Said one to
the other, ''Look heah Use got 10000
something, but Gawd only knows what it
is
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-07-27

The new corporal, overenthusiastic about
his manual Of arms, gave the following COM
mand at his first drill "Squads right-or
left, as the case may be-march!" And
then he wondered why the soldiers seemed
so confused.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
ITALIANS SMASHING
THE AUSTRIAN LINE
HURL BACK ENEMY ON VITAL
SECTOR OF sNoWeoUNO
NORTHERN FRONT.
Has Suddenly Become a Menacing Foe
for War-Weary Austro-Hungarian
Masses, and Renew Confidence
of the Allied Forces.

LOndOn.-At moment when the
Austrian 'home 'front.' is on the brink
of collapse the Italians have dealt
staggering blow to the dual monarchy's
army.
ON front of nearly ten miles be-
tween the Asiago and the Brenta river,
where few weeks ago the TeutOns
were but eight miles from the Vene-
tian plains and victory, General Diaz's
northern army surged forward on Jan
uary 20, through two feet of snow and
back their opponents, throwing them
from important dominating positions.
That airplanes aided materially in
the fighting is indicated in the Italian
official communication, which asserts
that during the progress of the battle
the enemy lost twelve aircraft.
Fifteen hundred prisoners among
them sixty-two officers, were taken.
Over night, Italy, which was to have
been put out of the war" before snow
fell, has once more risen to dominat-
ing plane in the allied military calcu-
lutiOns. For the Teutons she has sud
denly become the most menacing foe,
for IL the success is followed up and
the Austrians suffer n large-scale de-
feat the effect upon the war-weary
Austro-Hungarian masses will be meal
culable. Moreover, Hindenburg faces
a new "ultimatum" from the Austrian
staff and may have to throw his ambi-
tious western plans overheard to save
the ally.
Warm praise is given in General
Diaz's report for the effective co-opera-
ton of the French and British armies.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
AMERICANS ON sArrLE FRONT,
Formally Take over a Section Of the
Battle Line IN France.

Washington. Secretary of War
Baker officially announced January 81
that American forces have formally
taken over section ~ the battle ltne
Ia France
The announcement followed the pub
INK Of the latest raid ou the Amer,
can eXpedltlonary force Ia France tell.
ing of the latest ranid On the Ame,i-
can trenches By German forces
In this raid two American soldiers
were killed, four wounded alal one
made prisoner.
"The fact that this and other raids
have taken place ana that reports are
beginning 10 be received daily az mtu
killed and wounded Ia an attack. said
Secretary Baker makes Il proper a.
say that American troops are now def.
tRiteiy la action"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
REBELS THREATEN U. S. ENVOY
Warned That His Life Will Be Forfeit.
ed II BerkmaFi Is imprisoned.

Washington.-Steps have been taken
by the American government to safe
guard the life of David r. Francis,
United States ambassador at Petro-
grad. Anarchists at Helsingfors, Fin
land, have informed the ambassador
that he will be held personally respon-
sible unless the United States govern
ment at once effects the release of
Alexander Berkman leader of the
Reds in this country. Berkman must
serve in Atlanta.
In written communication to the
ambassador, the Finnish terrorists
complained in violent language of what
they described as the relentless and
pitiless persecution of Berkman by the
American government. If harm comes
to Berkman, either through death or
by Imprisonment, they informed the
ambassador, he would have to answer
for it.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
RATE CASE WAR ENDS.
Average Raise of is Per Cent Freight
to Coast.

Observation-Disclosures of about Il
per cent in railroad commodity rates
from the east and interior points were
authorized by the interstate commerce
commission on January 80, i'm finally
deciding the famous intermountafn
rate case pending in various forms for
years.
This action will make the through
rates to the coast equal to higher rates
maintained to Spokane, Denver, Salt
Lake, Reno and other intermediate
cities, and remove the rate discrimina-
ton against which commercial inter
ests of these cities have long protest
ed. The order becomes effective on
March ID.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
STRIKERS ARE SHOT
DOWN IN BERLIN
GERMANY IN THRoEs OF LABOR
UPHEAVAL, HALF MILLION MEN
BEING ON STRIKE.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg De-
clares Men Who Have Put Down
Tools Are Committing Crimes
Against Those in Trenches.

Amsterdam Nearly 100000 persons
are already on strike in Berlin, and
the number is being added to hourly,
according to reports received here. The
movement is being extended to pro-
yincial towns.
A dispatch from Geneva reports that
there have been clashes between sol
diers and strikers in the suburbs of
Berlin, in which lives were lost. The
dispatch adds that the troops in some
instances refused to fire on strikers.
All the workmen in the Kiel ship
yard and in the Vulcan works at Ham
burg and thousands of miners in the
Rhenish Westphalian districts struck
on Monday, according to the Berliner
Vossische Zeitung.
The Berlin correspondent of the Po-
litiken of Copenhagen reports that the
strikers have formed wOrkmen's
council of 500 with an action commits
sion" Of ten men and women, includ-
ing Hugo Haase, the Independent So
clalist leader, and Phillip Scheide-
mann, the majority socialist leader.
The Rhenlsche Westfalische Zeitung,
copy of which has been received
here, reports that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg has warned the strikers in
Berlin to cease their movement imme-
diately. He told them, according to
this newspaper, that they were being
misled, adding:
Every hour you lose means the
weakening of Germany's defense. You
are committing Il crime against our
army and an act of cowardice against
your brethren in the front trenches"
The German censor has ordered tire
Berliner Tageblatt, the Vorwaerts and
the Berliner Post to cease publication,
according to dispatch received here
from Berlin. The ban was placed on
the newspapers owing to their attitude
toward the striking workmen in Ger
many, says the dispatch.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
ONE MUTE STORY OF THE
Sunny Nieuport on the User, d
City Of 1000, Among on
Wiped Out of Existence.

Newport lies upon the User, b
stream that stopped the Germs
for Calais, writes William To
Porter in the Atlantic Monthly.
June before the world went N
peaceful town drcwsed In the 81
pearly Belgian sun that palntel
The men went down to the sea
fishing boats, or worked their
old women, their lace upon thelr
sat in a patch of shade before Il
and piled their bobbins; childrs
shrill sweet voices, darted abe
birds; the creaking vain went
fro piled high with the harvesi
-Four thousand simple folkl
remains. Their houses, too, or
Their ancient church, their
tower, are mounds of ruin. A
the kissing shells, hour by hour.
day, tear down the crumblins
adding fresh ruin to a scene mo
late.
The people of the sun are gO'
other race inhabits there. I'd
In holes beneath the ground
come not forth except to kill.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08

Cold feet may be habitual, q
tional or from general i'll healtA
monty they are so by habit
shoes, a sedentary life and ovs9
are often guilty, asserts an aug
When there is too little ventila-
the feet or the stockings are Toe
the relief isn't easy. The fs'
Kept warm better by wearing th7
and low shoes, cold baths and g
massage, active exercise outdoo'
pecially walking-than by inae1
door life. Frequent daily was
the feet helps to restore their g
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
FORD BUILDING wARsHlps.
Said 70 BE Most Deadly Enemy Of Sub.
marine Vet Produced.

Washington. The navy has a new
type ~ wnrshlp, II Is designed 20 be
this most deadly enemy ~ the subma.
rine yet produced, Henry Ford N the
designer. Naval architects cu-operuted
Ia developing the idea.
/. Contracts for several score If the
naval ships have been let 10 the Ford
company, Secretary Of the Navy Dan.
tells announced Thursday The fnhri.
Gated vessels are to be- built In the
Ford factory at Detroit aud assembled
On the coast
Work already Ii under way on a
number Of the boats. The first batch
viii Dc delivered early this summer
The Ford warship viii be- OF steel
construction and motor driven. Their
armament will include the lntcs.
things Ia small guns. The new type
~ submarine destroyer win he OF u
clRSs between the newest submarine
ehasers and the modern destroyers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
BAKER REPLIES IN
DETAIL TO CHARGES
HALF MILLION AMERICANS WILL
BE IN FRANCE SOON, WITH
MILLION MORE READY.
Men Are Ready to Take Their Places
at Side of Allies as Soon as Ships
Can Be Secured to Take
Them over.

Observation-Disclosures will have an
| army of half II million In France early
| this year, with million more trained
and equipped, ready TO follow as quick
ly as ships can be provided to carry
them--and the outlook for ships Is
not unpromlslng.
Secretary Baker gave this Informal
ton to the world on January % In IA
statement before the senate military
committee, barring much that until now
has been carefully guarded with the
army's military secrets. In answering
charges that the government has brok-
en- down preparing for war.
From early morning until late after.
noon the secretary addressed the com
mlttee, and crowd including many
members of both houses of congress,
gathered In II big hearing room of the
senate office building He spoke ex-
temporuneously, beginning with details
of the mammoth task of building an
army of million and half, answer
Ing such complaints of inefficlency as
were cited by Senator Chamberlain In
his recent speech and declaring that
such Instances were isolated and not
general
The chief points In Secretary Bakers
statement were
There will be half million men in
France early in 1918.
There Will be million and half
ready to 20 to France in 1918.
The American people will soon dem
onstrate upon the Nattletields of Eu
rope, side by side with our allies, our
determination To win the war
The ordnance bureau has been letting
contracts at the rate of twenty day.
We could not delay sending men to
environments until the last button was
on the last coat
Major General Wood advised me to
send the men to the camps. saying
they would have n lot to learn before
they would have need for rifles.
II was Pershing who caused rejection
of the Lewis machine gun.
The German government is still un,
aware of the number of men we have
In France.
One railroad built by Americans In
France has GOO miles of rails.
II was not for Us to decide the the
atre of war-the theatre was France.
1t was not Tor us 20 decide the line of
communications line reached
across the Atlantic ocean, with one
end Infested by submarines our en-
envy was ON the other side of No Mans
Land, aud our problem was to get
over there and get him.
While many things disclosed Inn
pressed the committee e was frankly
amazed when told that the men of
thlrtN-two national guard and national
army divisional camps are ready To
"a today at need. When members
wanted 10 know why such things had
not been given publicity before. Mr.
Baker spoke Of the r,ductance of mill.
tury men Ia reveal their war plans and
quoted German remarks about Amer
teas advertisement of her preparations
Emphasizing that he was not there IN
defend himself cor anybody else. the
secretary urged the committee again
aud again tu hay bare any shortcom-
iug or failure ot the department. that
Il might be corrected
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
Rule on Stacker Weddings Upset,

New lork-Secretary of War Baker
in letter to Charles Evans Hughes,
head of the local district draft appeal
board, upset the ruling established by
the board that all marriages contracted
since May Is last by young men of
draft age should be regarded as
Stacker marriages and emphasized
the need for local boards considering
such cases ON their merits.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-08
"Turn a Deaf Ears

To be able to hear we'll is Z
blessing, but one should be 3
turn a deaf ear" to what Is un'
unit to hear. If the angry wor.
STIR up strife. or the harsh,
words that hurt ones feelings
fame another, never found Is
now much less pain and trou'
world would know. Learn 10 !
nearing ear" and the "deaf ear
the right Observation-Disclosures