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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-10-04
COMING SOON.

The Unique Study Club and the Wo-
mems Progressive Club, of Allen
Chapel, present Mime. Florence Cole
Talbert, Lyric Soprano. Diamond
Medal Graduate, of Chicago Musical
College, class 1916, IN song recital.
Memorial Hall, Monday evening,
October III, 1918, 3 o'clock.
Madam Florence Cole Talbert, this
modern Jenny Lind, the nightingale
of song, held the vast audience spell
bound with her rnatchless voice.
Washington CID. Cd Fee
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-10-04

Col. Roscoe Conkling Simmons,
speaker, subject, MY Race, My Couns
try, Ny Flag
1880 to s p. M, Daniel Cannon, direc-
tor.
Chorus Of fifty voices, under dires-
tion of Prof. James s. Brown, Miss
Della Smith. aceompanist.
Special features will be introduced
Attorney William 9. Stokes, gen
sral chairman.
Booster Committee.
Wilcher G. Morton, chairman; Rev.
!. B. Anderson, Attorney Thomas
Norris, S. z. lIenshaw, Fred Johnson,
Or. B. A. Rose, William A. Bell, Rev.
]. +. Burton, Attorney Moses Fl.
Jones, John Higgins, Dona Smith,
Rev +. J. Smith, G. w. Cordin, Gill
bert Evans.
Reception Committee.
Charles w Price, Chairmans Will
liah Hall, i. H. Rives, pr. 4. w.
Hathcock, Rev. Z. p. Day, Rev. e. l.,
Tate, DR.. A. Z. Biggs. Dr 4. II, Cox,
i. p. ields,
Music Committee.
Dr. u. +. Campbell, Daniel Cannon,
Col. John NJ Butler, Joseph Diekar-
son, Rev. John Arnold
IIshers Committee.
John Moses, chairman; John Ken
nedy, Lee Stellar, Frank Day, Robert
McGregor, William Maulsby
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-10-04
REGISTRATION.

And now you men who stood by and
watched Company G as it went away,
you men Who've seen them in their
might depart, these youths to fight
your fight, now that the new draft bill
is through, how does the matter stand
with you 7 Will von rnake answer
fair ana aassara when yDa Oil your
questionable, How nueh exemption
you would caaiza, and hy pvhat right
ys@ ask Lbs Sasas.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-10-04
DEFENDS C0LORED
SOLDIERS & RACE

ofuefs. Il Negro boy or man afraid
.of the dark Gosh! What lie.
This night prowler, this plantation
Ipossum hunter, this young buck who
travels eight 20 ten miles and back
lall by himself, no white man along,
across fields, swamps, and through
dense woods at night to see his lady
love 81 to attend dance. This dusky
Lothario that comes and goes such d
route nearly the year around, night
Iafter night, afraid Of the dark And
Fin the city does he shut himself in ut
night and stay off the dark highways
land byways because forsooth he has
! no white man 10 escort him about?
Gosh, what i stupid, stupid lie
Then says our correspondent the
average colored soldier il he halts and
lis forced to lie down, Immediately
goes to sleep unless he il forcibly
kept awake.
Now we can conceive Of any ordi-
nary human being going TO sleep
latter hours, perhaps days Of exertion
and constant wakefulness, having be-
|come exhausted as human beings
sometimes do But why colored
soldier any more than another? viii
!ndiscriminate facts bear out this M
situation that the colored soldier Isl
q sleepy head that must be kept
awake by his white officers No,
Even in this wal and among our own
soldiers court martial with sentence
of death has been given American
soldiers. And they were not colored.
It appears to me that Private Hem
Try Johnson and his pal must have
been very wide awake out there with
no white officer present to keep them
awake when they two alone repelled
an attack by an overwhelming Ger
man force and saved their comrades
and commander in the rear from u
surprise attack, thereby winning the
|Croix de Guerre. Asleep. Wake up
Mr.. Grip Van Winkle1 Correspondent,
and "see things yourself. Times have
changed since that kind of copy was
good with reputable newspapers. Tell
us something new and true.
Tell as for instance why whole
colored regiment was decorated for
bravery under fire, Tell us why a
certain regiment of COLOR with all col
ored officers from. colonel down has
won such constant praise for their
gallant and unfinching work on the
front in France. Tell us ii you can
why they ask over there for more COL
ored troops instead of complaining of
those they have Tell us IL you can
why there are instance after instance
of the colored troopers watchfulness,
wakefnlness and bravery. AS even
back at TT. Wagner and San Juan
Hill.
And speaking of San Juan Hill,
where in Gods name were their white
Officers when the black soldiers went
up that Hill Of hell fire that white
soldiers and officers had turned their
backs on? But what is the use Of
asking You?
The pen that wrote that article has
evidently some sinister purpose To
serve. purporting to give praise, it
|iniects into it's article the venom Of
|ridicuie with its bitterness Of gan. He
knows that The colored man is befo q
the court ef tte world and that as
far as the case has progressed, he has
= good case that ought to win Cor
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Dayton, O., Sept. 80, 1913.


Editor Dayton Forum:
Dear SirI trust you will be able
to publish in this weeks issue of YOU
paper this comment on news article
published in the Dayton Journal, Sep
tember seth last, headed "Colored
Boys Do Fine Work at Frontr-sireat
Scouts
AS the article in question Is a newt
article purporting to come from
through the Associated Press from d
correspondent with the j American
troops in France, | must presume
that the Dayton Journal does not nee
essarily stand sponsor for same 0r
approve of the vicious and hurtful
subject matter contained therein.
Therefore / am asking you as q mat
ter OF courtesy and right to give pub
licity to this comment on same, for
despite the promising heading Of the
article, instead Of giving reliable in
formation concerning cur boys over
there or giving them the merited
praise which all Official dispatches in
dicate they are entitled to, it degen
crates into thing of lying and ridi-
cule Of such mendacous nature as to
arouse the just Indignation of colored
readers as we'll as of fair minded
white readers to whose notice it may
come.
1t is all the most hurtful and vicious
because it tells some truth, handing
out little sop Of praise, and then
proceeds to neutralizze, nay, nullify,
it all by statements that are obviously
vile and untrue, and which could only
have been written by very stupid
hand or with full knowledge OF their
false and hurtful character, but with
malice aforethought to detract as
much as possible from the splendid
service that for the most part our
coiored boys are rendering over there,
and the evidently well merited praise
which continues to follow their ac-
tions either in or out OF the trenches.
The correspondent says he 1.-THE coli
ored soldier) is regarded as excep-
tionally good at patrol work, as raid
ers, and scouts. Very good indeed,
for consciously or uneonsciously he
admits that the colored soldier is best
at what ever one knows to be the
most dangerous and daring work Of
war. He says further that they are
always ready for a fight, giving as an
instance that whole colored regiments
begged their way into action in the
last German offensive where fighting
was assured and where they got it.
The world now knows how well our
boys acquainted themselves IN that ac-
ton, and it needs no comment. So
far so good, but no what says the
worthy correspondent
But they never lose their latent
superstition and fear of the dark.
Without white officers to support them
morally, their value is said to deterio-
rate quickly. They see things with
ease"
Then he gives supposed instance
of colored trooper talking to HIM
self while at work at night as If re-
ceiving orders from a white officer, in
which the soldier bosses himself like
some ignorant white plantation boss
and explains to his white captain
when asked, that he felt less lonely
and scared in the dark il he pretended
4 waiss ossscer WAS there p give hiaa
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-10-04
OPEN EMERGENCY HOMES
FOR WIVES or SOL LDGEE-s.s DsGEERs.Ss

Des Moines, Ia-Iswo erner-
gency homes which will care for
the wives OF soldiers after ieav-
Ing a maternity hospital have
been established here by the
civilian relief department Of the
Red Cross.
The plan Is To keep the moth
ers I'll the homes until they hava
regained their strength. They
will, be taught to care for their
babies and for themselves. Aft
er leaving, an effort will be made
20 see that they are located in
homes.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-10-04

term OF offlce was Again ex-
tended Two years By suspension and
expulsion of an entire jurisdiction
land, In 1913, further attempt "
made to extend office two years by
passing q void act to postpone the
10th B. M. G. until 1920 as war
measure,
In proof OF the fraud of the At
tempted postponenient, the 5. G. M
attempted to hold ,. M. 6. IN New
York without delegates, in spite OF
their own order Of postponinent ~
January, 1913, to September, ls.O'
For six years we have borne these
Iunnumbered expressions without re-
dress. We have petitioned our broth
ers IN the spirit Of Friendship, Love
and Truth only TO be rebuffed and
answered by repeated injuries and IN
suits. The consurnmation Of the plot
TO displace democracy with Ignorance
and aatocracy was reached N the at
tempt Of the 5. e. n, TO extend ita
term Of office by postponing the lsts
3. M. G. until 1890, which the 0dd
Fellows Of America rose up and res
sented. And pursuant to adjourn
ment September 7, 1918. through eneii
accredited representatives, the odd
Fellows Of America met IN Biennial
meeting. overthrew kaaserisfas declar-
ed themselves free society and elect
ed officers TO reflect the principles 'of
Friendship, Love and Truth through
out the world-rec recognizing ana ap-
lpreciating at the same time any fra
ternal tie we may owe 10 the mother
Order IN England.
We, therefore, the Representative Of
the g. q. @. @. z Of America in the
18th 3. M. q. assembled, appealing TO
the Supreme Judge of the Universe
for the rectitude Of our intentions, do,
in the name Of the Sovereign Odd
Fellow people OF the United States of
America, soieHniy publish this ad-
dress, and call On the members Of the
lOrder to support and sustain our ac-
| tons In the spirit Of Friendship, Love
and Truth, that the principles and
policies 81 our ancient fraternity may
I not perish from the earth.
Signed:
JOHN y. NOEL, G IA,
Montgomery, W Va.
w. T. FRANCIS, =. 9. M,
St Paul, Minn.
+. ]. NELSON, @. y,
Harrisburg. pa.
CHARLES GoLBuhN, q. y,
Wilmington, Del.
Grand Directors.
W. I. ANDREWS,
Sumter, y. Y.
w. 7. KEMP,
Detroit, Mich.
y a. JosEf,
Madison, WIS.
J. =. RobINsoN,
Nnoxyilie, lenfi.
WIN. CoRNELiOS'
New YORK CITY.
orahd Auaitors.
CHARLES =. MfIGHELL,
lnstltule, ". va.
ISAAC T. N0iIEk,
Atlantic Clty, NJ j.
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Grand Household Officers.
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ANNIE rnssslHAN, ". Y. !.
we invoke the gracious Iayor O
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
CAMPAIGN FOR MORE
HOGS SUCCESSFUL

Although definite figures are not
yet obtainable, the animal husbandry
division Of the bureau of animal in
dustry is assured that the campaign
to increase pork production at least
10 per cent over last year has been
successful. According to reports prac-
tically every state has done its part
in obtaining this increase, and some
have more than made their quota.
Data gathered by the United States
department of agriculture show that
on April l brood sows on the farms
in the United States had increased 8
IL per cent over the number on the
same date the previous year. Weather
conditions during March and April
were very favorable over almost the
entire hog producing country, with
the result that there was a larger
percentage of pigs raised than has
been the case for many years past.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
NEWSPAPERS MUST ECON0-
MIZE ON PRINT PAPER.

Because of an acute shortage in tbs
supply of paper the war industrie:
board announced, effective July 10, the
following preliminary economies to be
enforced by newspapers publishing q
daily and weekly edition:
Discontinue the acceptance of the
return of unsold copies.
Disco stinue the use of all samples
or free promotion copies.
Discontinue giving copies to anybody
except for offce-working copies or
where required by statute law in the
case of official advertising.
Discontinue giving free copies to
advertisers, except not more than one
copy each for checking purposes.
Discontinue the arbitrary 4orcing
of copies on newsdealers Ii. com
pelling them to buy more copies than
they can legitimately sell in order to
hold certain territory. }
Discontinue the buying back of pa
perS at either wholesale or retail sell
ing price from dealers or agents in
order to secure preferential represen-
tation.
DISCONTINUED he payment of salaries
or commissions to agents, dealers, or
newsboys for the purpose of securing
The equivalent of return postage privi-
eges.
Discontinue all free exchanges.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
DRAUGHON SCHOOL
FOR JACKSON

John F. Draughon, founder of the
Draughon Colleges, and author of the
text books that made business train
/ ing famous, has leased space for the
accommodation Of about $50 students
in the Elks Building in Jackson, Tenn,
where he viii open a business college
on or before July 10. Until that time
all requests for information with ref
erence to the Draughon College, Jack
son, should be addressed to the Draugh
on's College, Nashville, Tenn.
Draughon's jackson College will
teach the world-famous Draughon
courses, and will be affiliated with
Draughon's Nashville College Employ
ment Department through which all
students viii be placed, free, in good
government or business positions in
any locality the student may select.
Although there have been more
than one thousand enrollments at
Draughon's Nashville College since
January l, the college is not able to
supply the government and business
concerns with office assistants in suf-
fcient numbers to meet the demand.
In fact, the government powder plant
people at Nashville are taking the
Draughon graduates at from SIS to
$50 a month as fast as they qualify.
The government has enlisted the
aid of Professor Draughon in securing
thousands of office assistants in Wash
ington and elsewhere, making Draugh-
on's, so to speak, training and re-
cruiting station for office ASSISTANTS.
Professor Draughon guarantees to |
students office positions at from $65
70 S125 month when they qualify.
Bank Cashier Manager.-A. ]. Nc
Chung, former banker, will be man
ager of Draughon's Jackson College.
Mr.. McClung has been engaged in
bank business for ten years, and forl
our years previous to coming to
Nashville to join the Draughon organ
cation, he was cashier of the Rad
ord State Bank, Radford, Va. Mr.. Nc
lungs broad business experience,
with the world famous
)raughon Courses will enable students
o qualify for extra good positions
within remarkably short time.
Special Rates:-The first fifty stu
ents who enroll in Draughon's jack
on College will be regarded as char
er member students and will be grant
d special tuition rates. Write Draugh-
ms College, Nashville, Tenn, at once
or full information about the Jackson
'ollege, and be ready to enroll on
he opening date.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
OUR WAR INTENTIONS

1--WE intend that our forefathers,
the founders of this Republic, intended
We in America believe our participa-
ton in this war is to be the fruitage Of
what they planted. Our case differs
from theirs only in this, that it is our
inestimable privilege to concert with
men out of every nation what shall
make not only the liberties of Ameri-
ca secure, but the liberties of every
other people as well.
There can be but one issue. The
settlement must be final There can
be no compromise. No half way deeis-
ion would be tolerable. No halfway
decision is conceivable.
"The blinded rulers Of Prussia have
reused forces they knew little of-for-
ces which can never be crushed to
earth again; for they have in their
heart an inspiration and a purpose
which are deathless and Of the very
stuff Of triumph. From the Presi-
dents Mount Vernon Address.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
AMERICAN-GROWN EGYPTIAN
COTTON SAVES SHIPPING SPACE

When the war trade board recently
announced the revocation of all out
standing licenses for the importation
of Egyptian cotton and that only i'm
portation of $4,000 bales of long-sta-
pie Egyptian cotton will be allowed
during 1918, attention was called to
the increase in production Of Egypt
ian cotton in the irrigated lands of
Arizona and neighboring states. The
production in 1918 Of this American
grown Egyptian cotton, according to
specialists Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, probably will
be between 10000 and $4,000 bales. In
1917 the production was 10000 bales
and in 1916 1881 bales. The acreage
this year is estimated at $4,000, COM
pared with an acreage Of $4,000 in
1917 Egyptian cotton is used largely
Tor automobile tires and high grade
sewing thread, and spinning tests by
the bureau of markets Of the depart
ment indicate that it can be used adj
vantageously in the manufacture of
airplane and balloon fabrics. Com
mercial production Of Egyptian cotton
in the American southwest was begun
only in 1912, after long experimental
ton by the bureau of plant industry,
but already the industry has grown to
such an extent that imports can be cut
to 10000 bales, thus saving a great
amount Of cargo space on the long
water haul from the land of the
Sphynx.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
FLIES NEVER BOTHER

In the summer flies worry an ami
NAL. Get bottle of Farris' Healing
Remedy-costs but 50c-makes "a
r.nt worth $500. Apply it to the
wound. Flies will not bother it. Get
il today. You may need it tomorrow.
We sell it.
L M. Short, brownsville, Tenn.
K. E. Martin, Stanton, Tenn.
D. c. Russell, Dancyville. Tenn
F Jones, Keeling, Tenn
A. S. Higgins, R 5, Ripley, Tenn.
L. G. Graves & Co. R 5, Brownsville.
j. L. Binford, R 5, Brownsville. July
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
MARKETING HOGS

beats buying them. Sleeve Hoover,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, writes, Commence
ed feeding my herd of about 100 hogs
B. A. Thomas Hog Powder over two
months ago. Fifty were sick and off
feed. Nearby herds had cholera. |
did not lose one-they are well and
growing fast"
L. M. Short, Brownville, Tenn.
X. E. Martin, Stanton, Tenn.
D. c. Russell, Dancyville, Tenn.
F. Jones, Keeling, Tenn
A. S, Higgins, R. 5, Ripley, Tenn.
L. G. Graves & Co., R. 5, Brownsville.
]. L. Binford, R 5, Brownsville. July
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F.. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system Testimonials
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
FROM A SOLDIER
IN FRANCE

Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Rooksa re in re-
eeipt of a most interesting letter from
Irby Rocks, who is with the marines
in France, and it seems that special
Providence is indeed watching over
the sons of this good family.
The letter reads as follows:
Somewhere in France, June %
Dear Mama:-Well, ! suppose you
have been uneasy abou me for | know
you have not heard from me in a long
while, but am where could not write
have been through a great deal since
/ wrote you last, but am able to keep
kicking. / am in base hospital now,
but am feeling little better today. /
was not wounded, but had three or four
big shells to drop little too near me,
and was crazy for few days, but ]
don't want you to be uneasy about me
for am alright except strained
back and little nervous at times.
We had hard fight to stop the
Huns and many of our brave boys died
like heroes, but you can rest assured
that the Germans will never forget
the marines, or the Green Devils as
they call US.
/ am well cared for here. You can
imagine how l felt, after being in
field hospital for several days and then
a long ride on U. S. Red Cross train
back to the base. / was feeling all in,
but what do you think, when l was
put in an ambulance, who was driving
it but Leslie Shaw
Well, you have no idea how glad
was to see him.
! have seen Joe Russell, Jesse Doug
lass, Eugene Wills, Joseph Nelson and ]
all the Brownsville boys in the hos
pital unit.
They sure hav been good to me, I
can't do enough for me. never will
forget them and their kindness.
Now, mamma, l will write more
when I feel better, but don't worry {
about me-
am what they call she'll shocked !
am lucky to get out with that. Lots
and lots of nights and days l thought a
would not get out Of that hell alive, s
but I did o
suppose you have seen in the pa p
Ders what the marines did to the Ger p
mans. d
Ny regiment has been cited for dis Il
-inguished service, so we all will get j;
> green cord as badge Of honor. A
| have been transferred since | last p
wrote ~ to the 10Th Marine Gun Co., g
6th, Bat, U. S. Marines. The Ma s
thine gunners caught it hard too p
Well, must close for this time. Give b
ny love to all the boys and tell them
have killed my share Of the Ger a
mans. l suppose l will be here or in Il
some base hospital for several months, p
put never fear, l will come out all !
right. 4
Give my love to all the folks. Tell S
them to write me. | have not heard t
from you in long time, but the n
Brownsville boys get lot Of mail from Y
home. a
Leslie Shaw brought me two States n
Graphics and | read every line of il
both of them. o
Tell Russell and Dun that I am all 0. Ii
K, and that l gave old Fritz enough b
nell for them, too, while | was at it. 81
You can address my mail to base t,
hospital No. g. With love to all, a
Your loving son, W
PVT. VIM. l. ROCKS. S
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
F OR MIDDLE AGED MEN AND
WOMEN.

The kidneys work day and night to
filter and cast out from the blood
stream impurities that cause aches
and pains when permitted to remain.
1t is only natural these important or
gans should slow up and require aid in
middle age. Foley Kidney Pills help
overworked, tired and diseased kidneys
and bladder. ]. D. Curtis Drug
Co. july
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
RED CROSS AMRIcO TOoTH PASTE

An antiseptic refreshing paste, that
leaves delightful after-taste. Clean.
ses the teeth without injuring the
enamel. The antiseptic properties aid
in keeping the teeth and gums in a
healthy condition. This and more than
one hundred other Red Cross Remedies
and Toilet Preparations sold and guar
anteed only by
BYRN STURDIvANT DRUG COM
.PANY, Brownsville, Tenn.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-28

FALTAN

-
Algunos agricultores de los ranches
rel Condado de Bexar y aun de algu-
nos otros condados %inmediatos a esta
ciudad, han estado llegando a esta
en- busca de labradores meXicanos pa
ra que vayan a hacerse cargo de sus
ranches, ercomendardolcs las siembras
a partido. La mayor parte de dichos
agricultores han regresaGo a sus pro-
piedades sin t~rabajadores, pues ia gen.
tc de campo que p fines del ano pa
sado Sc vino para San Antonio hu-
yendo de IL miseria que sc dejo sentir
en- cl campo, Sc ha enganchado para
los Estados del norte, donde ha sido
c~ontratada para TRAFALGAR en- las IA
bricas de municiones Y en- las minas
de carbon.
FL presente ano sc presenta bajo
buenos auspicios; pero los agriculto-
res tienen ahora por delante e} pro-
blema de la genie trabajadora.