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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
By IDA VERA SIMONTON.
African Traveller and Student, Author
of "HelPs Playground" &c.

OF 1eh . EAyBrouho, 0e'
TINE return of Germany's African
i colonies would not only be the
browning crime to the long list of crimes
committed by the white man upon the
African, but it would cause a native re-
bellon from Cairo to the Cape and en-
danger the life of every white man be-
tween.
For Germany's actions in Africa so
ties of the savages that ineradicable hatred
of the German is implanted in the Afri
can, and now that he is free of German
barbarity and versed in European warfare
he will never again voluntarily submit to
Prussian rule.
This know from my own personal OBJ
servations in the African colonies.
I have seen youth and old age channel
neck to neck, ankle to ankle and waist to
waist with shackles reminiscent of the
Middle Ages, goaded with rifle butt and
bayonet point, logged with the sjambok
that dreaded lash of rhinoceros hide
and forced to labor from sunup to sun
down on the land that had been theirs
from time out of mind!
I've seen youth and old age drop dead
in their tracks, their bodies dragged on by
their helpless companions in agony be-
cause the German overlords would not let
them rest long enough to remove the dead
body from its shaekles and give it burial!
New Mothers March Under Lash.
I've seen youth and old age, women and
little children, after day of the hardest
kind Of labor-road making, Jungle clear
ing and working timber-crowded for the
night into huge barraeoOns without win
dows or beds, filthy and vermin ridden
beyond description, veritablc hotbeds of
csntagion and disease and eharnel houses
for more wretehes than could be counted!
I've seen mothers, ten minutes after the
experience of maternity, hurry piteously
to catch up with the caravan of which they
were part to avoid the sjamboking they
knew would be theirs if they and their
loads did not arrive at given factory on
d given day.
I've known girl children from . years
mp the victims of German soldiers; I've
seen girls still in childhood set adrift in the
hope that they and their young might
perish!
For the cowardly Hun hasn't the eour-
age of his crimes He feared a race of
Euro Africans, race that would in time
become powerful enough to exact retribu
ton. Any babies who survived were
blinded, mutilated and poisoned for life
with germs.
But the Germans bestiality. was not
confined to his treatment of his half
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22

tory. Principally for two reasons: the
lack of navy and merchant marine and
Bismarck's opposition to colonies. BIS
marck claimed that every emigrant from
Germany was a traitor and ought to be
shot. And he was sincere. too, for he wit
messed with envy and jealousy what such
emigrants had done to help build up our
own United States. swearing allegiance
to the Stars and Stripes.
Germany went to Southwest Africa,
as she went to other portions, under the
guise of trade, and under that guise she
stole most of her African possessions, as
she did her territorial possessions in other
parts Of the world.
The Hereros welcomed the Germans,
expecting, of course, the same treatment
they had received from the British and
other Europeans with whom they had
traded for years. They were unusually
friendly to missionaries. too, and pro-
fessed sort of Christianity. If Germany
ever had chance to "civilize' a nation
which would work to the utmost for her a
territory half again as large as her home
area and potentially rich beyond computa-
ton, she had it in Southwest Africa.
But in her conceit and arrogance she
thinks there is only one way to rule a
subject people-and that is through the
abject slavery born of the mortal fear.
Bismarck foresaw failure if too much
iron" were introduced into colonial rule,
and he warned against it. But the traders,
the capitalists, we're too strong for him,
and suddenly the Hereros found them
selves under strict military discipline.
something they had never before expert
enced and did not understand. The Ger
man rerboten appeared everywhere, and
the natives were fogged, fined. and i'm
prisoned for attempting to continue in the
freedom and the rights which had been
theirs from time out of mind
Protests to Courts Fruitiess.
Protests to the German colonial courts
brought neither relief nor justice; for the
natives it became the sjambok humiliation
and forced labor; for the German it was
champagne, immunity and unbridled
license.
The Hereros also tried to stop the in
roads upon their vast and rich cattle re-
serves by 'humbly' petitioning Governor
Leutwin "to transfer all the rest into a
great reserve. for We should have ter
ritory where we could live and cultivate
our farms"
Into Leutwin's brain was beginning to
percolate little common sense. He real
lied that only native can successfully
work under Africa's blasting sun, and
that if Germany were to gain the riches
which were to be had she must not only
placate the natives, but conserve their
health and guard their lives. Hence he
was inclined to grant the Herero petition.
But at home he vas publicly repri-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
OPINIONS OF PATRIOTS
AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Note-It Will Be Observed That These Men
Are Out of Politics and That Their Views
Are Not Influenced Either by Fear of the
Women's Vote or by Lively Expectations of
Favors to Come From the Womens Vote.

the electorate an element that will
not improve It's governing capacity"
CHURCHMEN.
JAMES, CARDINAL GIBBONS: 81
regard woman's rights. women and
the leaders OF the new school Of fe-
male progress as tho worst enemies
OF the female sex. wish l could
impress on American women the
dangers that would attach TO such
innovation. I wish I could show
them the ultimate result OF partici-
pating in public life 1t has but one
end-the abandonment, or at least
the neglect OF the home"
RABBI JOSEPH SILVERMAN:
There is no difference between
woman suffrage. socialism and the
present feminist movement. The
one means the other and, no matter
which cause wins first, disaster to
matrimony and the home will fol-
low. At all hazards we must oppose
these movements; they are subver-
sive to the best interests OF the
child and will destroy all that God
and man have in the past years
built up. / call upon you to rise in
your might, to use every means at
command to grapple with this, the
greatest enemy we have today. and
sweep It from the face OF the earth"
BISHOP JOHN II. VINCENT
(Founder OF Chautauqua): when
about thirty years Of age I accepted
for a time the doctrine OF woman
suffrage and publicly defended It.
Years OF wide and careful observn-
ton have convinced me that the de-
mand for woman suffrage In Amer
lea is without foundation in equity,
and, II successful, must prove harm
full to society. The instinct OF
motherhood is against It. The basis
conviction of our best manhood is
against IL The movement is at root
a protest against the representative
relations and functions by virtue OF
which each sex depends upon and is
exalted by the other. This theory
and policy. tending to the subver-
sion OF the natural and divine order,
must make man less a man. and
women less a woman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
STATESMEN.

THOMAS JEFFERSON: "All the
world is now politically mad. Men.
women and children talk nothing
else, and you that naturally they
talk much. loud and long. Society is
spoiled by It But our good ladies.
trust. are too wise to wrinkle their
foreheads with politics.
American women have the good
sense TO value domestic happiness
above all other, and to cultivate It
beyond all other"
GROVER CLEVELAND: 'T am
willing to admit that 1t was only
after = more thorough appreciation
Of what female suffrage really
means that became fully con-
vinced that its Inauguration would
vastly increase the unhappy imper-
fections and shortcomings of our
present man-voting suffrage. Its
especial susceptibility to bad leader
ship and other hurtful influences
would constitute It another menacing
condition to those which already vex
and disturb the deliberate and in
teIligent expression OF the popular
will.
ELIHU ROOT: II am opposed to
the granting of suffrage to women
because I believe that It would be a
loss to women. to all women and to
every woman. and because I believe
It would be an injury to the state and
to overy man and every woman in
tho state. Tho time will never come
when this tine Of demarkadon be-
tween the functions of the two sexes
win be broken I believe that It is
an attempt to turn backward upon
tho line OF social development, and
that II tho step ever be taken, we go
centuries backward on the march to-
ward q higher. nobler and purer
civilization, which must be founded
not in tho confusion. but in the
higher differentiation OF the sexes"
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT: "It
in any OF the states now acting on
the question I were called upon to
vote, I would vote against giving
tho suffrage, because l think to
force It on an unwilling or indiffer-
ent majority is to add to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03

the electorate an element that will
not improve It's governing capacity"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
shot FINGERS
OFF TO ESCAPE
DRAFT, CHARGE
Andrew Lagerquist, Said to
be Pro-Gernan, Held at
Hallock, MINI.

Hallock. Mimi, March 11.-A fed
eral officer is here today investigating
the cases Of Isaac Lagerquist and his
two sons. Andrew Lagerquist and
John Lagerquist The latter is accus-
ed of being a deserter from Camp
Dodge and the former is held for an
attempt to wreck the 500 flier near
Karlstad last Monday. Disloyalty
charges. it is said, may be lodged
against the father and his son An
drew. The federal officers, the sheriff
of Kittson county and other officials
left for karlstad this afternoon to
make an investigation Of Lagerquist
activities there.
The attempt to wreck the train
came to naught. The lock of the
switch had been broken and the
switch partially turned, but the train
ran only onto side track and re-
mained upright. The train carried
volunteers from several states bound
for Winnipeg, but whether the accus-
ed knew this or not is not known.
The Lagerquists. it is said. have
been decidedly pro-German Andrew
LaSerquist, reports say, declared that
ne never would 60 to war. Andrew
LaEerquist was to be examined by the
draft board at Hallock on Thursday,
but on Wednesday, it is charged. he
.11 shot OF two fingers Of bis risB hand.
make-anY statefnent. ~,
! John LaEerquist was drafted and
/ had been at Camp Dodge for two
months. He came home on furloueh
but refused to return when his time
was up. He remained in hiding in a
! shack, in the woods until SUNDAY
morning, when he was located
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
GERMANS HURLED
FROM THEIR POST
BY BRITISH ARMY

shells that the enemy was forced to
abandon his scheme. The Germans
decided nevertheless. to- make q
smaller attack Friday morning. which
gained them six posts temporarily.
The final result was that they were
driven out with severe losses and also
forced to abandon some Of their own
forward positions.
10 A strong attack had also been plan
ned for February 2S against the inn
portantt high ground held by the
British in the region of Poelderhoek
and southwest OF that place. A pris-
oner taken by the British is said to
have divulged the German plans. The
| British artillery effectively prevented
the carrying out Of. this program and
later German \ prisoners said their
| regiments had been paraded and In
formed that the attack had been post
poned because the British had learned
of it. The same prisoners said the
attack had been put OF until the
morning. Of March 8. 4
Thursday the British gunners put
down q terrific barraEe and the Ger.
mans did not attempt to advance
| Friday evening, however, they moved
against Poelderhoek ridge under .
smoke barrage and 20 the accompAni-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
Submarines Eluded
fl11Bl}V .CffiCial and His PARTY
=" In Voyage Across Atlantic
Sixty German Air-P Planes In
Raid On Paris---Several People
We're Killed, Others Injured
American Red Cross Mobilized
los Men and Good Work is
Done in Aiding Injured Per-
sons-Raid Has Little Moral
Effect.

Paris, March 11.-Ten or twelve
of bombing airplanes par
ticipated in the German raid on Paris
Friday night, according to official in
formation. The casualties were nine
killed and thirty nine persons wound
ed.
One OF the raiding machines was
destroyed. An official statement says
the airplane of the Gotha type was
found in the forest Of Compiegne,
where it had fallen while returning
from the raid. Its crew Of four
burned to death.
An official account of the raid says
that the alarm was sounded at 8:37
o'clock Friday evening and was pre-
ceded by cannonading. French artil-
lery opened fire at 1854 o'clock pro-
ducing violent curtain of fire.
Sixty-one defensive airplanes took
the air. A large number Of enemy
defense and did not succeed in reach
ing Paris. These machines were
forced to drop bombs in considerable
numbers in open fields and in the SUBJ
urbs.
Although the raiders came in larger
numbers than on any preceding raid.
the bombs dropped in the inhabited
districts were far less numerous and
they did very little or no damage.
While the raid on Paris was in
progress French aviators near the
front. who kept in constant, communi-
cation with the capital. took the air
and \bom barded the airdrome from
which the enemy machines arose.
New arrangements for shelterins
the people and other precautions
worked we'll and the authorities are
generally satisfied that the effects so1
the raid were reduced to the lts~es'
degree possible. ~
The american Red Croes modified
105. men at the hrst warning and ter
{ cars sped off to points where bombs
4 number of army ambulance,
from Neiully also were out and Y. NJ
G.. A. workers aided in the rescue
work.
The night was clear. but dark. and
as the general impression is that the
Germans reserve their raiding efforts
for moonlight nights the raid was a
surprise to Parisians. but it cannot be
said to have had much moral effect.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
Today's War
Summary

Increased activity especially in the
artillery. on the western front has not
yet resulted in any determined attack
by either of the opposing forces. The
Germans are more active on the Brit
ish and Belgian fronts than else-
where. Near Kippe. in Flanders. the
Belgians have driven the enemy from
parts of the trenches he took several
days ago.
Recent German attacks on the Brit
ish lines in the Ypress area were
checked through British knowledge
of enemy plans pained from dcserters
and prisoners. The enemy intended
to take important positions south Of
Houtholst fgesSp but heavy British
fire preventEd, d major effort and the
strong hgttish defense threw back the
strong f69af attacks he,SGernans. car
! ried out afb ~.
On the American sector northwest
of Toul the artillery and aerial activ-
ity has increased. American gunners
have shelled effectively various enI-
envy targets opposite the American
trenches. The German reply was
without result. German airplanes
have attacked American trenches
with machine gun fire, while French
plane within the American line.
Progress is being made by the Brit
ish armies in Mesopotamia and Pal
estire. Eighty miles west Of Ragdad
on the Euphrates river. the British
have occupied Hit, the Turks retiring
without opposing. Advancing north.
west of Palestine.. General Allenby's
forces have gained ground immedi-
ately west of the Jordan and along
both Sides Of the Jerusalem Nabulus
road. The Turks resisted strongly ir
both places. Onffthe Jerusalem-Na
bulus road the British advance wa:
two or three miles on a front Of thir.
teen miles.
American forces. cooperating witt
French trooDs. successfully carried
out three raids opposite the American
sector in Lorraine, penetrating 60t
yards. s"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
al AMERICAN
NAMES ON new
CASUALTY LIST
Four Killed in Action and
Several Are.
Wounded.

Washington, March 11.-General
Pershing's casualty report today shows
four, privates killed in action, four
severely wounded. twenty-one slightly
wounded, four died of wounds. six of
disease. and two from other causes.
Killed In action: Private Frank j.
Osgood: Cook Linnie G.. Fillingem:
Privates Francisco Disabatine, Otis ID.
Green.
Wounded severely: Privates Joe r.
Bush. John F.. F'rayne Hancel Van
Hoone. Charles Goodisky.
e Wounded: Privates Antoni Kulig,
Charles B. Sandridge.
Wounded slightly: Corporal Ed
ward J.. Smith; privates, Charles A.
Roberts, Floyd r. Leseman, Nazzar-
emo ,Taghetta, Emery Wolfe, Henry e.
stedman and Gilmore Muriey; cor
Fporal. e. H. W. Dawson: private. Wal
Livingstone; private. Joseph Marcayn;
chief mechanic, Sidney q. Land. pri-
vate,. Ben. A. Kosse; sergeant, George
H. Bradley; corporal. Hi q. whiting;
rrivates, Harold j. Perkins, Carl r.
Danson. Paul o. Nelson and verd =
Smith. 3
renee Wenelt, Henry Sweeney and
Jim f.: Edgar: sergeant. Theodore
Died Of pneumonia: Private VIM
~Died. fractured skull: wagonel
John. c. Collins. n s$ its
Died, meningitis: Private Fellhall.
Died: pneumonia: Sergeant e
Howard Peck. .Jr. 81 sIls /.
Died, accident: First Lieutenant
! Arthur ]. Perrau1t. 4,
Died. pneumonia: Privatea james
MaRee. Herman Pape, Thomas y
Cate George Glenn. III rs
& Died. anrendi icitis: . Private WILL
lliain II. flor. \.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
EIGHT CAMP
DODGE men
SENTENCED
Professed Socialists Must 20
to .Leavenworth for Not
Obeying Orders.

Camp Dodge, Iowa. March IL
Found guilty by general court mar
tial of refusing to obey orders, eight
national army men from St. Paul,
Mimi, all professed Socialists, have
been sentenced to. long terms of i'm
prisonment in the Learenworth peni-
tentiary. it was announced today.
One Of the men-A, S. Broms-was
given twenty years, and the other
seven we're sentenced to twenty-five
years confinement, all at hard labor
= The seven are: W. II. Treseler, r.
A. Carlson. Carl w. johnson, Axel w
Carlson, Gunnard johnson, Forris
Kamman and Nickolaus Uncar.
The men were tried and convicted
in less than twenty-four hours, il
was stated. Broms and Treseler are
the only native born Americans. The
rest are natives Of Sweden, but had
declared their intention to become
citizens of the United States.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
Americans Garry Out Three
Raids In Lorraine--Second L
Line of Trenches Reached
Governor Burt1quist Declines /
An Imitation to Address the i
N0npartisian League Meetin9
Makes scathing Arrangement Of
League and Some Of its Mem
bers - Denounces Eleventh
). Hour Claim for Loyalty.

st. Paul, Mimi. March 11.-Declin-
ing an invitation to address a cam
paign rally of the Nonpartisan league,
Governor Burnquist today made a
'scathing arraignment of the League
and some of it's members, in a letter
to Arthur LeSuer, executive Secrc-
tary. He charged that the league
members had at first opposed the en-
trance Of the United States into the
war and said: when it became ap-
parent that this course would result
in disaster for their organization, they
changed their course and made an
eleventh hour claim to loyalty, but
Notwithstanding this claim. the Ma
tional Nonpartisan league is a party
of discomfort"
ut has drawn to it the pro-German
element of our state" the governor
continued. Its leaders have been
closely associated with the lawless
w. w and with the Red Socia lists
Pacifists and peace advocates, whose
doctrines are of benefit to Germany
are among their numbers. Those in
charge of the league have catered tc
that faction of labor which hastvio,
lated the law and has been opposed
to compliance with just orders ol
duly constituted authority"
Addressing Mr.. lie Suer, the gov
i ernor wrote:
You who sign yourself executiv.
secretary. of the league. were con
nected with the Peoples Peace coun
,cil. which through my proclamation
of August %. 1917. was barred from
\ holding meetings in this state ant
l thereafter in Wisconsin and Illinois
but which was invited to North Da
kota by its governor. who was elected
through the. efforts of your league.
"The cheering and applauding o
X the "unpatriotic utterances of Senate
LA Toilette at your INSTRUMENTATION pu
a stamp OF 'disloyalty upon it that cal
neverzbe erased.
'In declinig to speak at your party
ra1ly,I wish I'd. say further that 70
me there are, during this war, but tw
parties, one composed of loyalists an
the other of disloyal lists"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
Judge Amidon Talks
To The Petit Jurors
"Be Slow and Sure in Your Accusa.
tions," Said the Court in Warm
ing Jurors.

Fargo, n. D., March 11.-JudEe
Charles F. Amidon, in excusing the
petit jury today warned the jurors
that in returning to their homes and
to their places of business to be care
full and not stir up violence. He said,
If any one talks about vigilantees and
tar and feathers, just tell them there
is a better way out of it all and in
that way, he said. the juror is going
to make democracy safe in North Da-
kota and worth while
"Be slow and sure in your accusa-
tions." said the court. Just remem-
ber. if you have an enemy. it is easy
for you to believe that he is traitor
Go home and preach the gospel of pa
triotism, Of faith in the constitution
and that courts can be trusted
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11

With the British Army in France
and Belgium, Sunday. March 10
(By5 the Associated Press. )-Heayy.
artillery was proceeding at various
points along the tense British and
German battle lines today, but there
has been no infantry action of Inn
portance since yesterday morning.
when the British in violent counter
attack hurled the Germans from the
post they succeeded in capturing in
the region Of Poelderhoek ridge Fri
day evening. s, @s3 g,S E 4
The British defenses here and south
Of the Houtholst forest. where the
Germans also seized six posts Friday
morning, have been re-esta blished
completely after severe fighting in
which the Germans lost heavily.
Both these attacks were but apollo
| giles for what the Germans had PLAN
ned originally. They had Intended TO
make q pretentious assault on the
ndrtharp sector south Of the Houtholst
forest on February 20 to pinch of the
British salient just southeast of the
wood and gain number OF import
ant positions. This became known to
the British. however. through q de-
serter and they buried the Houtholst
front under such 81, avAlanche Of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
TR0TZKY WAS
DISMISSED BY
PREMIER LElNlNE
Quarrel Over German Peace
Caused Action of
Lenine.

London. March 11.-Leon Trotzky
was dismissed as Bolshevik foreign
minister by Premier Lenine owing to
a quarrel over German peace terms.
according to dispatch to the Morning
Post dated Saturday in PetroGrad.
Trotzky held that the peace had been
extorted by force and that no law
recognized promises made under
duress as obligatory. Therefore. he
is reported to have said. it was Rus
sia's duty to fight. if only by guerilla
warfare. and the German treaty
should not be ratified.
Premier Lenine on the other hand
held that the treaty must be yatified
and carried out on the theory that
disastrous treaties do not necessarily
annihilate nations. as Prussia ha,
proved several times.