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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
The Color Line
r.
By ISOBEL FIELD
OF The Tigtl0nses

Race preiudice is shifting from
America over to the battlefields of
France. AS the pride Of our negro sol
der grows in this country very VIC
lent dislike for him is spreading all
along the German front. In more than
one place the color line and the front
line of battle merged into One-to the
rage and dismay Of the Hun.
The Teuton prejudice against color
would be even more intense IL Ger
many could know what the American
negroes are doing in every depart
ment of war work. Our enemies have
felt the force Of negro valor as eXem-
plified by Henry Johnston with hi
bolo knife and Needham Roberts with
his stack of bombs; but there is more
behind.
Of the stevedores, George Freeman,
the American labor contractor (whO
took 1900 Of them to Franco, says 4:
"They are the finest workers you ever
saw. One negro can do four times
as much work as any other man, and
have fun doing 1t. The French steve
dores stand by and look on with
amazement at my hustling gangs. The
way they handle a 10O-pOund crate
makes the Frenchmen's eyes bulge"
In the shipbuilding yards the whirl-
wind methods of the negroes have
try and in England. Charles knight, a
colored man, won the prize for fast
riveting-25 pounds in money-from
Lord Northcliffe and letter from that
Englishman which says: "YOur worlds
record feat of driving 4,S75 rivets on
May 10th has set for American ship
builders the fast pace that is neces-
sary for carrying on the war success
fully. Such an achievement as yours
carries across the seas an inspiring
message of American domination and
ability"
Negro Women In France.
Seven hundred volunteer negro
women are in France working In the
huts and canteens Of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
and there are many colored secretaries
In this same noble service abroad. The
Red Cross is placing colored trained
nurses in the base hospitals in this
country, and is considering the plea of
5000 graduate negro nurses for over
seas service.
All over the country Il. 100000 colored
Americans are Loyalty backing the gov
eminent with their hard-earned money.
Out of their wages and savings they
invested 100000 in three issues of
the Liberty Loan bonds. They gave
one million In the first Red Cross
drive and two million in the second, be-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
THE APPEAL TO FEAR
BY RAYMOND S. SPEARS
Of the VIciIantes.

Nothing is more astonishing than the
Prussian belief in the efficacy of fear,
Of the value Of frightening the Eng.
lish, the French, the Americans and the
other races with horrors twice con-
founded. To find its analogy 1t is
necessary to turn to the savage races
Of men, to Indians with their hOrrid
medicine men masks, to the dancing
and bowling idol vOtaries of the Afri,
can tribes, and to the grotesque images
of the island peoples of the Pacific
ocean.
1t is most extraordinary that the
Pru5sians should try with science and
mechanical ingenuities and spirit-con,
jurings to do by complications what
the simplicity Of the savage tribes tried
to do by red and blue paint, the carved
heads of dream-land brutes and waving
snakes around their heads.
We see the wireless used to spread
rumors Of disasters that never hap
pened, just as the wild men used to
shrek of death or torture. The Prus-
slams report horrific engines of death,
which are but the same as the ancient
poisoned arrows and medicines to
make men under test sick and pale.
What is the meaning of the belief
that frightening people can serve
against the allies? A German profess
sor, with his myopic spectacles and
long discourses on psychology, does de,
clare that when men are afraid they
are easily whipped in a fight. The
Teutons believe the professor, who has
advanced no further than the medi,
cine man Of old who faced strangers
with painted masks and incoherent
shriekings.
The fact seems to be that away dowl
in the Prussian heart there Is a cen
tainty that fear Is efficient; knowing
what gripping, cold-sweating thing
terror Is, he believes the other fellow
must be afraid, too, and the great prob.
lem of life is to scare the other fellow
more than oneself.
A bully, believing himself invincible
does often present STRONG" front, but
his appeal is to fear, since he does no,
himself know real courage.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

sides investing four million in Thrift
stamps. This fine record cannot be
told in terms Of money alone, for 1t ia
the spirit that counts, and the spirit
Of the colored Americans is passion
ately loyal.
Now, when new loan is to be
launched the negroes will be found
well prepared to meet it. They have
learned more about their government
in the last year than they ever kne"
in their lives before. The growing
sympathy and appreciation of their pa
triotic efforts by the white people have
given them confidence. The success
Of the colored troops abroad have
thrilled hem with pride that VIII
express itself in renewed efforts.
During the last year many new so
cieties have been formed among the
colored people and these, with the
old established ones, have been ac-
lively and intelligehtly engaged In
war work.
Doing Great Service.
They have formed committees to sell
Liberty bonds and Thrift stamps {;
they have helped the two Red Cross
drives; they care for the dependents
of negro soldiers; they send comforts
to their troops abroad; they have
opened their canteens in several large
cities for the benefit of negro soldiers
on leave, and they meet to knit, sew
and roll bandages. All this work has
been so well organized that the Var1'
rious societies are now civic centers
well prepared to launch any patrlouc
service with every appearance of sue
cess.
In the magazines and many news
papers published by the negroes every
effort IS being made to encourage their
readers to the utmost. Race troubles
the ignominy Of "Jim Crow cars III
the South; the delay of the Red Cross
In sending trained cOlored nurses
abroad the antinegro riots in Phila-
delphia, have all been passed over with
the urgent plea that personal griev-
ances be forgotten in the one great
unanimous aim-to win the war.
With such a spirit animating our
cOlored Americans the government
may rest assured that Liberty loans,
like the black troops at the front, will
60 lover the top" with enthusiasm.
Well may Germany wish to draw the
color line!
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
The Fighting Irish
4.
By NORREYS JEPHSON O'CONOR
of The TgiLonteS

Where are the fighting Irish? This
question has often been asked in the
past few months by those who have
continually wondered that Irishmen
could traffic with Germans and, under
the name of Sim Fein, endanger civil
lization. Those who complain thus
have forgotten that noble band or
Irishmen and Irishwomen which has
been supporting the war since August,
1914. Officers and men Of the Irish
Guards, the COnnaught Rangers, the
Munster and Dublin Fusiliers, and OF
other Irish regiments, have contrib
ated some of the most distinguished
pages of the history of the war by
their deeds Of valor, not to speak of
the achievements of men of Irish
birth and traditions in other regiments
from Great Britain and from overseas.
The name of the Irish Guards will
ever be associated with the retreat
from Mons, as the names of the Mum
ster and Dublin Fusiliers will be aSsO-
ciated with GalllpOli.
most noted Irishmen in every walk of
life have been supporting the war and
have not been connected with the
plans and purposes of the Sim Fem
group. Lord Ardee, heir of the Earl
of Meath, the famous commander Of
the Irish Guards, and the Earl of
Kingston, who, though seriously
wounded, returned to the trenches, are
typical Of the long list Of gentlemen
well-known In Irish society who In
fopr years of war have found the from
t4Ers of Ireland facing the German in
vader. Lord Dunsany, the most-talk-
ed-of Irish writer today, has been with
the Inniskilling Fusiliers since the out
break of hostilities; his prOtege, Fran
els Ledwidge, the Meath peasant poet,
who has won a permanent place in
Irish letters, was a lance corporal in
Lord Dunsany's regiment and fell In
action a year ago. Major William
Redmond, member of parliament, and
the witty Tom Kettle, professor of
economics in the National university
in Dublin, both gave their lives for
e.ie allied cause. Lieutenant Kettle
In his posthumous volume, ways OF
War;" has given the Irish opinion OF
the burners of Louvain; and yet there
are some people who assert that II
Kettle were now alive he would side
with the Sim Fein party. The an
swer Is II Kettles volume.
Among the women, the Countess of
Kingston has given time and energy
to the Shamrock Funde for the assist
ence Of Irish soldiers disabled at the
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

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If you are troubled with soreness across
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
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drug tonight and tomorrow you may
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Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
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or yoH have headache, dizziness, coat
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Here's my guarantee-Go to any
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

front Miss W. NJ. Let's has been
working in hospital ever since the
war began. but has not been too busy
20 write in 1.-THE Spires of Oxford"
some of the most beautiful poems Of
the war: while Katharine lyman has
published three books of war poetry.
These are only few representative
names taken from a large number.
To this number belongs the future OF
Ireland; their voices will speak with
authority at the peace conference,
and with them will rest the successful
settlement of the Irish question. The
fighting Irish are in this war where
they have been in every war, battling
for liberty and supporting the cause
of civilization.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BODY

When you're fifty, your body begins 70
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lpon tbieh good health and good shirts
70 much depend, are impaired. The veal
not Is Generally the bladder. Unpleasant
wmptons show themselves. Painful and
tnnoybg, complications in other organs
irise This is particularly true with FL.
ierly people; If you only know how. this
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The are easier and more pleasant to take
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

Maybe you have an acid stomach-
and don't know 1t! There are millions of
such people-weak, ailing, tired. worn
out and FALL I'M before the day is half
gone-listless and Indifferent to their sur.
roundings-often with aches and pains
all over the body-woefully lacking In
physical power and mental vigor-pale,
emaciat ed-just dragging out a weary
existence. Nine out of every ten OF
these people are unconscious victims OF
acid stomach.
Thousands upon thousands of people
who are subject to attacks Of indigestion
and biliousness; who are nervous. mel
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yes, even many Of those who have
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II the trouble is traced to its source. 1t
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What you want to know above all
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you get full strength out Of every mouth
full Of good you eat; and unless you DO
get full strength from your food you
cannot enjoy robust. vigorous health.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
They Don't Feel Friendly,

"The idea of those Germans seems
to be to kill as many advancing Amer
leans as they gan and then shout
'kamerad'"
Does the plan wOrk?"
Not always. After one or two ex-
periences of that sort is it any wonder
that the Americans seem to afflicted
with incurable deafness ?'-Birming.
ham Age-Herald.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
Acid Stomach Victims
Sick|y, Weak, Unfit,
Depressed

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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
KAISER AND HIS FO0TSTOOL
BY EDITH M. THOMAS
of the ViuiIantes,

A German woman, arraigned as "ene,
my-alien." is reported to have said, u
would kiss the kaiser's feet"
Here's a talking footstool-on my word!
1, who thought a footstool dumb. have
heard
How one made in Germany" can talk
Better yet hold, to see 1t walk!
You would kiss the kaisers feet" you
say;
It were best to let you have your way:
Here you are but out of place-and so.
Straight to Wilhelmstrasse you should
go!
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
You May Try Cuticura Free

YOU Way Try CUtIcura FTee
Send today for free samples of Cuti-
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how quickly they relieve itching, skin
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address, "Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston"
At druggists and by mail. Soap 20
Ointment Is and 50.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
His ADVANTAGE,

what on earth can host do with
a man who uses such choppy fAk?"
HE can use him to break the ice"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

1t costs a merchant lots of money
not to advertise
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
Debts to Uncle Sam.

do you realize what you owe your
suntry?"
Eyes. And I'm thankful that some
4 it is for Liberty bonds"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

Indigestion produces disagreeable and
sonnet times alarming symptoms. Wrights
Indian Vegetable Pills stimulate the diges-
tive processes to function naturally. Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28
Good Hearted.

HE Is very generous; he is always
giving away cigars" Yes; he seems
to have a tobacco heart"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

Britain normally imports $50 tons
Of ivory yearly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

When Baby is TeethinR
GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE will correCl
the Stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm
less. See directions on the bottle.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

Parsi before the war had 1n,0OO
German walters in restaurants.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

Groves Tasteiess chilli Tonic
stores vitality and energy by purifyinS ana an
tcnlng the blood. You can soon feel Its Strength
ming, lnvigoratins Rfect. Price 6Oc.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

United States war bill is about
81 ,OOO.OOO,OOO a month.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-12-28

United States keeps three-montM
supply of army food In France.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-20
GERMANY CROOKED IN
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS

Germany is looting Russia even in
the exchange of prisoners, according
to letter received here from Y. M.
C. A. secretary who is in Russia en-
gagged in Blue Triangle Club and well
fare work for Russian girls.
In return for physically fit Ger
man prisoners, Germany is sending
back Russian soldiers who are pitiable
wrecks of humanity, she writes. The
letter continues:
Germany has committee Of 500
men here choosing their own prison
ers for exchange. They choose only
the most fit, yet they will not grant
this privilege of selection to the Rus
SLAMS. So the exchange is very un-
fair.
The condition of the returned Rus
sian soldiers is appalling. They are
skeletons and physical wrecks, over
seventy per cent dying of tubercu-
losis.
These poor fellows are stunned by
the changed conditions in Russia.
How they are scoring Russia for not
doing her part. And they want to go
back and fight Germany. Their re-
turn is doing much to arouse the Rus
slams once more to action"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-20
GERMANY WAG|MG
WAR OF CONQUEST

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-"Germany
is waging a war of conquest, and it
victims have been enslaved and ex
plotted Deputy Geyer, independent
socialist, asserted recently in Reich
stag speech, according to the Cologne
Gazette.
"This has never been a defensive
war;" Geyer said, 'it was and is a
war of conquest.
'The Imperial government" he con-
tinued, "is favoring the annexation
lists. Russia and Rumania have been
forced to sign peace of force. The
peoples which were to be freed have
been enslaved and exploited.
"The government thus far has not
submitted any clear peace program
and has not proclaimed the right of
Belgium TO- independence, and politi-
cal, military and economci integrity.
'Thus the war goes on and the end
it not in sight. Profiteering and lust
of conquest are holding nauseating
orgies while the people are suffering
from want of food. More than ever
it is imperative that all peoples free
themselves from the forced domina-
tion of militarism.
"Prletarians of all countries unite!
DOWN with the war!"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-20
MOSCOW MAN DESIGNS MOTOR
TANK TO USE AGAINST HUN

| Leo M. Moser of Moscow, private in
the miscellaneous detachment of the
quartermasters corps at Camp Lewis,
has pending in the government patent
office at Washington, D. c., an armored
motor tank which, it is believed by Off
GERS at Camp Lewis, has valuable points
which will materially aid the govern
ment.
By request, Private Moser has sub
mitted to the invention section of the
army war college at Washington, letter
setting forth the important points in con-
nection with his invention. The car is
conical in shape, with 45-degree angles
at all sides and with tWo-inch steel
case. 1t is huge, but not cumbersome,
and has housing capacity of 80 men.
Consideration has been given to almost
every conceivable agency which the
enemy might employ toward the de-
struction of the tank. 1t is claimed for
it that it will destroy barbed wire aud
electrified entanglements. The mechan-
ism is SO constructed as to give freer
movement and considerable more speed
in handling itself in maneuvering than
the present-day tanks. The body can be
shifted as desired, making the transpor-
tation feature much more perfect than
in any other tank.
1t is claimed that the tank will
traverse bitches, logs, rocks, side hills
and ground over which the ordinary
machine cannot pass. Mr.. Moser be-
lieves that this car, with an equip
ment of thirty machine guns, equals
the fighting ability of 1000 men. Due
L e
the men working the machine.
Patriotic motives have prompted
Mr.. Moser, and much of his time for
two years has been given to the work
Of perfecting his machine, which many
who have inspected the blueprints,
believe will prove of great benefit to
the government.
Private Moser is in Moscow this
week, but leaves tomorrow on his re-
turn to Camp Lewis.