The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-07
STRIKE ENEMY COL0RS
FROM GERMAN SALOON
NH Organizati Prize Distribution
Dfficcr Finds Enemy Colors Are Wav-
ing Over eastman Saloon in City
of Sacramento.
oRpEETnEM TO BE TORN DOWN
Takes a Hand Himself and Pulls Of
fcnsive Bunting From the Wall.
Placed There by the Son of Ger
man Saloonist.

That the saloon is the logical ally of
the Hun not only because of the dan
Eerous commodity which is dispensed
there but also from many OF those who
are proprietors of these institutions,
is revealed day after day from reports
coming from over the country. The
liquor traffic of which the backbone
lis now the bee. part of it. is largely
within the hands of men OF German
extraction. Naturally both the com
modify and til 1850 who deal In 1t would
De expected to be largely in sympathy
with law violators, drunkenness, vice
and crime and Illegal operations with
which tho traffic is both charged and
convicted of guilt
From Sacramento Cal, comes a re
port OF this institution as fostered by
friends of Germany and friendly to
Ehe Hum. as taken from the Sacramen-
10 Union:
Following complaints OF g. score of
kattzens yesterday afternoon, a United
Estates army officer went to the M J.
Eastman saloon at 1910 Sixth street
and tore down an outside decoration of
herman colors. A strip of bunting
eeveral feet long and bearing red.
white and black coiors was TAX ZEN from
The saloon front by the officer.
! Upon receiving complaints the offR-
Ehe situation Before touching the
bunting he entered the saloon and
asked for an explanation of the dis
Eolay. The bartender, a German, ac-
kcording to the officer. assumed bel
EExerent attitude and wanted to know
ethe officers business.
The latter asked him TO step outside
sshe saloon and showed him the bunt-
ang
Iwfn give you thirty minutes to ge.
That OF the wall" the officer said. at
sfhe same time taking hold of the bunt-
fling The bartender did not move, and
fthe rcpre0en tattve of Uncle Sam, say
cling that he would give him a start
ftDre the ceiors down No sooner had
The pulled the first corner loose than
kthe bartender Attempted to interfere,
happarently with the idea of preventing
E21frl from removing it. The officer or
Acnred the alleged pro-G~rman TO ri ep
'asade, and proceeded Before the work
was completed another fellow. who
represented himself as the proprietor
ref the saloon. rushed out OF the bar
E2nd asked, What ia going on7" He
was informed OF the purpose of the Of
nriars VISIT and told that any interfer-
ence on his part would mean that he
sEvould be taken to jail
Employees Defiant
Immediately following the Incident.
(which occurred at s O'Clock. q repre-
sentative OF the union interviewed the
bartender and Inquired OF the army
Iofficer's action The bartender pro-
lfessed to know nothing of the affair,
denying that the bunting had been
placed on the building. His attention
was called to the lacks on the walt
and threads of the decoration
You can't ind out anything here
n you stay week" the man stated
II have been soldier twenty-four
years / know my business and / don't
1hink I have to talk with you"
In speaking Of the matter last night
1he army officer said:
The eastman saloon rs a render
s~ous for Germans The men
whom | saw there. what have learn
ed OF the place. and the attitude Of
Shose to whom I spoke while there
was Indicative OF nothing but pro-
Germanism.-
The bunting :orn from the wall is
practically new. It has not faded. as
1.-THE white and red portion has not
seven been soiled. 1t was purchased
III is alleged. before the United States
went to war with Germany, but never
used
The charge In made that the colors
were placed on the wall by young
Eastman eastman. the proprietor OF
the SILICON. has not been at his place
OF business for some time, being con-
nned to his home by sickness
The bunting was hanging with the
rcd portion UP and the black at the
bottom. Just as the German coiors are
exhibited