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New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

that even the cheap copies at from IS cents to
SO cents apiece, when the expenditure was re-
peated very often, amounted to a sum total
that was surprising. So l hustled off and
purchased some brown blotting paper, some
library paste, and begged some very old maga-
zines away from friend, and now the rainy
morning is spent in the stunt of making pos
ters. I cut out the figures on the magazine
covers, the children paste them onto piece
of blotting paper (blotting paper because it
does not curl as cardboard does when the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
SdCHuSeftS Infantry, CO
of Civil War fame

"The Circle is buying ambulances, making
knitted garments for the soldiers at home and
overseas, sending entertainers to the camps
and doing all the hundred and one things that
add to the comfort and happiness of the COL
ored troops. And beside all this, it is making
special effort to care for the families of
these fighting men, and this, assure you, is
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emes is to "hand pick' them. Of this nature
are the large green tomato worm, which does
not appear in great numbers and is easily
seen; the rose bug, the rather large black
ants which infest peony buds, etc. Carry with
you little can of kerosene and knock off
the insects into this. If the operation is to
be extensive larger pan may be partly filled
with water, with little kerosene floating on
top. Destroy such collected insects imme-
diately.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
By ELENE FOSTER

r. --------e,, ,IFTEEN minutes from Times
| Square" ana we are in the
Il. midst of the largest negro set
ifxGg tlement in the world, town
l of over 10000 inhabitants, ly-
Ii EWAT Il ing in the district between
NMEM&Jt 125th and 145th streets on the
east side of the city; town
with its own social and club life, it's own
churches (and it rivals Brooklyn in the num-
Der of theseD its theatres, it's newspapers, it's
doctors and dentists, lawyers and architects,
its own armory for colored troops and it's own
corps of women workers who are looking after
the comfort and welfare of these troops.
1t has already sent to France it's crack regi-
nlent, the 18th, which became the seth In
fantry in the National Army, and those of us
who saw these men as they marched down
Fifth Avenue to the strains of Professor Eu-
ropes famous "jazz" band will not soon for
get the spectacle.
Jadging from the glowing reports that are
coming daily from the Western front of the
work that these colored troops are doing in
the great drive, it would seem that they are
keeping up to the splendid standard set by the
men who fought so galantly under Colonel
Shaw, in the of the rebellion, and un-
der Colonel Roosevelt, at San Juan Hill. Small
wonder that Harlem swells with pride at the
mention of the gallant 18th! And small won
der. too, that the women of Harlem are thor
oughly aroused, at last, and are bending every
energy to stand in solid phalanx behind
those men.
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5GRO WOMEN ORGANIZE FOR WAR WORK

financial position, for while there are highly
educated intelligent people among them. the
great majority are the negroes whom we know
in our kitchens and laundres, who serve as
porters on Pullman cars and in the various
menial positions in our hotels and office build
ings. simple, emotional people, with an in
herited suspicion of the motives Of "white
folks" and, until recently, very little sympathy
or interest in what they considered white
folks war" Old injustices have been insidious-
ly revived and new ones invented or magn-
fed, with the object of intensifying this
feeling.
With this feeling in the atmosphere one can
easily understand that it was no easy task
to organize the negro women of Harlem for
war work. To Mrs. Genet, of the National
League for Women's Service, is due the credit
of establishing the first Red Cross auxiliary.
She got together the little handful of women
who formed the nucleus of this group, and
taught them to roll bandages and make surgi-
cal dressings
The workers were faithful in their attend
ance, but there was no great enthusiasm and
very few new members until the first coored
regiments left the Harlem armory for the
training camp. Then change came over the
of Harlem; they woke up to the fact
that this was not white folks war" that
their own boys were about to play part in
it, and there was no longer any need to beg
for workers for the Red Cross.
There are to-day four workrooms in Harlem,
one of which is pointed out with pride by the
Red Cross as of their model auxilaries.
1t has $50 members, with more coming in
every day.
Three canteen units have been formed al
ready, one Of which served the colored troops
for the first time at the armory, after the
parade on Memorial Day.
The Circle For Negro
War Relief, Inc.
But the largest and what promises to bs
the most helpful of the negro war relief or
ganizations is national association which was
formed last January by Mrs. Norman Hap
good, called "The Circle for Negro War Re-
lief, Inc" Mrs. Hapgood is the president Of
this society, and Harrison Rhodes is it's treas
ernor Whitman, Dr.. W. E. B. Dubois, the edi-
tor of "The Crisis; Colonel Charles Young,
Ray Stannard Baker, Mrs. Amos Pinchot,
George Foster Peabody and Arthur B. Spin
garn.
Although only six months old "The Circle"
has already units in almost every state in the
unon-ffty in all-and many more are in
process of organization. The membership at
present numbers 1000 women.
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apartment or the Baltimore tenement, but the
wife and children Of the man from the loneliest
little cabin in the depths Of the cotton belt.
1t proposes, also, to interest the teachers
in the public schools and to organize through
them little bands Of "Junior Colored Patriots"
who will do all sorts of war work. But all
these plans call for funds, and money is very
hard to raise in community composed almost
entirely of working people Wouldn't you like
to help? Think Of what those black soldiers
are doing for us on the Western front and
send substantial token Of your gratitude to
Harrison Rhodes, 222 West Fifty-ninth Street.
With the help Of the War Camp Community
tho women Of Harlem hope soon to open a
service club for their soldiers Two houses
will be thrown into one and fitted up with
reading and writing rooms, hall for dances
and entertainments, sleeping rooms for the
men and large dining room where a can
teen will be established.
Colored Women as
Nurses-Why Not?
All this work is very necessary and very
useful, but the one branch Of service for which
the colored woman yearns and for which to
those of us, at least, who have known the care
OF Southern nanny she seems unqueston-
ably best fitted, has thus far been closed to
her. For while the Red Cross has enrolled
colored nurses for the last year and has re-
peatedly declared its intention of sending them
to the hospitals, as yet not one Of these women
has actually been called to the service.
The colored women cannot understand this
situation. They cannot understand why when
their men are sent to fight on the battlefields
of France their women are not sent to nurse
them. confess can't comprehend it, either;
can you? It can't be that there is any uues-
tion Of their competency, for the graduates of
the training schools Of the colored hospitals
are required to pass the selfsame examina-
tions those of the white schools, and added
to this is their natural aptitude for the work.
for colored woman is "born nurse" just
as she is "born cook''
There are between 5000 and 5000 graduates
Of colored training schools all ready and anx-
ious for war service-nearly quarter of the
25,O00 for whom the Red Cross is calling.
What in the world is the answer?
The superintendent of the training school
for nurses Of the Lincoln Hospital, which is
graduating this month twenty three nurses, all
of whom have volunteered for war service. in
discussing the question the other day, said
to me:
eve are not looking for social equality with
the white women; we don't care for social
position; we are merely asking to be allowed
to do our share as women and as nurses to
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

OF lead powder, or two ounces of arsenate Of
lead paste. This solution sprayed on plants
kills the eating insects. By using Bordeaux
mixture instead of water when preparing the
arsenate Of lead mixture a combination is
made killing both eating insects and fungous
growths and saves half the work of spraying.
A little soap shaved and dissolved with a small
quantity of boiling water and added to the
mixture makes it stick better when used in
spraying cabbage, caulifower, etc.
Caution-Never spray with this poison
mixture vegetables that are soon to be used.
on cabbages, ETC., after they have begun to
head. Always take great care to wash all
vegetables in plenty of water, even if YOU
think they have not been sprayed with in
furious mixture. Use great care in mixing
and using this poison solution.
Fight the Aphis
With Nicotine
Sucking insects, like the aphis, are an abono-
'nation in the garden, and attack peas. pota-
toes (the latter noticeably and with dire re-
suits last year) and are one of the vary hard
est pests to "keep under" In the flower gar
den nasturtiums, poppies, etc., are attacked so
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no small task, for the great majority Of these
people have income outside of the pittance
which the soldier is able to send home and that
which the woman of the family earns by
"going out by the day."
By making it's connections with the pastors
of the colored churches "The Circle" will reach
not only the family of the man in the Harlem
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

help to ease the pain and sufferinpx .,
own brave boys who are fighting sor us Nv. rss
are we not allowed to do this." a'
And echo answers, "Why?"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Armed With a Spray and
Bordeaux Mixture

Garden enemies are of three classes: Fun
gous growths, as rust; the insects which eat
either fruit or foliage, and those which suck
the sap of plants, as the aphdes Owing to
the prevalence of all these pests at the pres
ent time, every one with even small garden
should own hand sprayer, or part of one.
Len dollars will buy an excellent one, which
Will last long time with proper care In
nelghborhood it is practicable and economical,
to own sprayer and prepare the spray COM
munistically-if one may coin a word. There
are many cheaper sprays which do good work.
or the mixture may even be distributed by a
whisk broom effectively
In spraying, as with every operation, be
ahead OF time An effective combination :
bordeaux mixture and arsenate o. lead. which
Will Kill both fungous growths and sucking in
sects This comes in a wet paste and should
be mixed according to directions on the con-
tainer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
LIEUT.. B. r. MOORE WOUNDED ENTRANCE Is in Hospital, But Extent of His Injury Is Not
 Yet Known

First Lieut.. Ben F. Moore. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Moore. has been wounded in France, according to ad- vices received in Birmingham yesterday. message received by his parents from Mrs. Moore's brother, MT. Luttrerl, who lives in New York. stated that he had a. cablegram stating that Ben had been wounded and was in hospital
 No ether information as to the extent of the injury was available, though Mir. Moore is trying to secure further de- tails.
 Lieutenant Moore is first lieutenant in Company k, 167th infantry. Forty-second, or Rainbow division. His company com mander is Capt Mort Jordan of Bir- ninghanl.
 The Rainbow boys have been engaged recently in the Aisne-M -Marne salient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
BOYS WRITE BACK OF PLEASURE GIVEN
 BY TOBACCO KITS
Numerous Cards Received Yesterday Bearing June and Early July
 Date Lines

Yesterday was n big day in Bir- mingham for mail from the sol dier boys in France. The Age Herald received not only numer- ous letters but also n number of postcards acknowledging gifts of tobacco kits supplied from The Age-Herald's tobacco fund. The cards are dated all the way from June 24 to July 13. Some of the messages the boys send include the following:
 Andree U. Carrie, BPS infantry, Company Al: "Just n few lines to acknowledge that your kind gift was received and appreciated. Most of the boys in this company are southern boys and are very glad for the gift. I am from the south and have people in Mobile and New Orleans. We'll. I will close hoping you and The Age-Hernld good luck and success"
 Carl R. DePue: sI.et me thank you. friend, so far away, for n gift I received from you today. A can of tobacco is fine and dandy; many thanks from yours truly, Sammie."
 A. H. Stranford. Erie, Pa.; "Just line from somewhere in France thanking you for the tobacco. It sure will help. Some tobacco is hard to get when money is scarce"
 J. I. HOrowitz: "Thanks for the tobacco. Haven't seen a cornstaIk in France yet and a corncob cer- tafnly does feel like home. The tobacco fund is most worthy cause as there is practically no tobacco to be bought in France ex- cept from the Y. M. c. A. canteens and they have difficulty in sup plying the demand. In re sugges- dons' Reading matter is very scarce. Magazines seem to go only to the cantonments in the States though need here is greater"
 Lawrence M. Putney, Camp Hos- pitaI No. 15. A. P. O., I'll: "Re- cefved a kit of tobacco from you today and take this opportunity to express my gratitude and congrat- uate you upon your patriotism..
 B. ID. Thorne, medical depart ment: "I received the smokes and am more than grateful to you. You may be sure that they were ap- precinted.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
Dr. w. l.. Darby Now
 at Camp Humphreys

Dr. W. l.. Darby, formerly a resident of this city, is now stationed at Camp Humphreys, Va, where he IS the secre- tary of the Young Mems Christian asso- citation work lit is large camp, and is exclusively for engineers and there are six largo buildings, one of which Dr. Darby presides over, his being building 2B
 Dr. rarby. who was state superinten- dent of Presbyterian home missions in Alabama, is now located at the above address, where his friends may address him He has just been transferred to Camp Humphreys from Camp Greene, North Carolina.
 "The camp is located B miles from Washington, and just five miles from Mt. Vernon, said Dr. Darby in a letter to friend, and our territory is all his- toric ground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
Four Minute Men to Speak at Downtown
 Stores to Employees

Under an agreement with the retail merchants of Birmingham the four-min- ute men will begin their campaign among the employers and employees at the diff ferent stores today
 This agreement was reached a few days ago at a conference at the Cham Der of Commerce between about 50 mer- chants when it was arranged that the four minute men should be given the use of the stores a specified number of mjnutes once or twice week on such days as might be agreed upon.
 The object of these four minute speeches is to impress upon the employees the necessity of working full time and staying on the job they now have rather than change and thereby disrupt busi- ness organization Conservation of la- bcr is the main object of the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
JUDGE WALKER IS
 RED CROSS WORKER

Judge W. M. Walker of Birmingham was appointed yesterday associate direc- to of the bureau of personnel of the American Red Cross. The appointment was made by J. w. Fairfax, Jr., di- rector for the department of the gulf.
 As associate director, Judge Walker will pass upon applications of those de- string to enter the service of the Red Cross for foreign service. He will be in charge of all counties of north Ala bama above an imaginary line passing through Montgomery from west to east.
 Lee Holloway of Montgomery is as- sociate director in charge of counties of south Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
MESSAGES SENT BY BOYS IN SERVICE ID FRIENDS AT HOME One Boy Says 167th Has Recently "Hiked and
 ROamed All Over
 France"

A fine bunch of letters came to The Age-Herald and members of the staff yesterday from the boys in France.
 Inquiry developed that scores of other friends fared equally well, and 1t IS assumed that big mail ship has recently arrived.
 Out of the assortment a few are selected for publication. Here is one which is enough to make the whole Age-Herald staff feel good:
 s'Base Hospital No. 15, 4, E, F. Base Hospital No. I5, A. F. F.,
 France, July 2. 1918. The Editor of The Age-HeraId.
 Just a note to tell you how much I enjoy The Age-Herald, that is the quotations from it which I find in every paper published in France and several English papers; also of the jokes which kindhearted chfI- dren paste in their scrapbooks for the wounded boys, the Age-HeraId and Life seem to be the most pop ular.
 Things are going pretty good now. I have two wound stripes and one service up and in hospi- tai now from m accidental wound.
 Regards to Fred Bodeker and "Red," the police reporter. Very truly, CORP. TED COTTRELL. No. l Replacement Company, Thir-
 tieth Engineers, Via New York,
 American Expeditionary Forces. 0. k., H. Balser, Lieutenant Tank
 Corps.
 MESSAGE TO FRIEND And here is one from the medical de- partment of the 167th containing a gen. eral message for their friends:
 France, July ', 1918. ITO the Editor of The Age-Herald: No doubt you will be surprised to hear from friend you have never met. The Age-Herald is a friend to us all and we have one bosom friend or yours in our company, David Norwood. Therefore, we
 Continued on Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
EVERY SELECTMAN
 IN CLASS 1 ID BE IN CAMP BY SEPT. 1.
1000 Negroes and 400 White Men Called F0r-AbOut 1000 Negroes Sent to
 Camp Mcclellan

"By September 1 every man in the first class, including those who reg istered June 5. will be in training camp" said Secretary B. A. Pepper man of the local boards last night. This can be taken as a warning by all of the young men in this class, and they may as we'll get their house in order,' for they will all have to go, white and colored, by that time.
 When the last man in Class l is in camp, Birmingham will have contributed to the national army 60O0 men, and | think that this is the highest percentage of any city in the United States" said MT. Pepperman.
 The next movement will be on or with in three days after August 22 when 1OO9 negl loes will be sent to Camp Mcclellan. Then on August 26. or within three days thereafter. 400 white men will be sent to Camp Gordon. This will include every qualified white man and colored man in the first class of the draft, and includes everyone who registered on June s, if he was placed in the first class.
 Yesterday afternoon at l: 30 o'clock 3S6 negroes were sent to Camp Mcclellan over the Southern from the Terminal sta- tion, following their assemblage in Capi- tol park, where they were checked and prepared for entrainment. They were rlven lunches and ceremony was held in their honor, following which they were mai ched to the train
 At the Terminal station they wero joined by about 500 more men from all over the county and other counties hav- ing been assembled here for entrain- ment on the special train. These men were fed ct East park, and then marched back 10 the train. which was made up of 13 coaches, and then departed for An niston, where they will be taken to Camp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
GENERAL IS HIGH IN PRAISE OF
 THE RAINBOW BOYS
Lieutenant Dabney Sends Age-Herald Copy of Or der When Troops
 Left Lorraine

The Age-Herald yesterday received through the mails from Lieut.. Malcolm G. Dabney, of the 1S7th infantry, cop, of the official order of the French Gen eral Duport, in which the Rainbow divis ion is given such high praise. Lieutenant Dabney writes on the reverse side: ' am handing you on the reverse side ar official circular issued by our formel corps commander just previous Q oul might be of interest to our good people at home" The official circular read. as follows:
 Headquarters Sixth Army Corps, June b, 191S-Sixth Army Corps, Gen. eral Orders, No. 50:
 At the moment when the Forty second United States infantry division is leaving the Lorraine front. the commanding general of the Sixth army corp desires to do homage to the fine military qualities which it has contin- uously exhibited and to the services which it has rendered in the Bacca- rat sector.
 The offensive ardor, the sense for the utilization and the organization of terrain as for the liason for the arms, the spirit of method the dis cipline shown by all it's officers and men. the inspiration animating them, prove that at the first call they can henoeforth take a glorious place in the new line of battle.
 The commanding general of the Sixth army cOrDS exDraSSaS his deem est gratitude to the Forty-second di- vision for it's precious collaboration; he particularly thanks the distin- guished commander of this division, General Menoher the officers under his orders and his staff, so brilliantly directed by Colonel Macarthur.
 Tt is with a sincere regret that the entire Sixth army corps sees the Fcrtysecond division depart. But the bonds of affectionate comradeship which have been formed here will not be broken; for us, in faithful mem ory, are united the living and the dead of the Rainbow division, those who are leaving for hard cotnbats and those who, after having nobly sacri- feed their lives, on the land of the east, now rest there, guarded over piously by friends.
 These sentiments of warm esteem will be more deeply affirmed during the impending struggles, where the fate of free peoples is to be decided.
 May our units, side by side, con- tribute valiantly to the triumph of justice and right.
 General Duport, commanding the Sixth army corps. DUPORT" General Macarthur has now been or dered back to the United States to com mand brigade of the new division to bt organized at Camp Meade, Md. He al ready has been decorated for valor by the French army leaders and his promo ton to the rank of brigadier genera was the direct result of his brilliant work both in organizing the Rainbow division composed of national guard units from nearly 30 states, and in conducting the staff work of the division at the front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
ST. VINCENT RED
 CROSS UNIT LEAVES
 FOR OVERSEAS DUTY

Sister Chrysostom. who organized St. Vincent's hospital, and who had been at the head of the institution all these years, until she enlisted for war serv- ice, is now on her way across the sea as chief nurse in charge of Red Cross unit.
 When Sister Chrysostom left Birming- ham for New Orleans few weeks ago to await orders for proceeding abroad, it was planned that her destination would be Italy. But. according to the New York World, she and those under her are on their way to France.
 The unit formed at St. vincent's hos pital is known as base hospital No. 1O2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06
Naval Farmers Can
 Gather Their Crops

Uncle Sam, mindful of the necessity for Ia bountiful food crop. has notified Lieut. J. E. Meredith of the local naval re- cruiting office that men in agricultural work may be enrolled and given three meanths leave in which to gather their crops.
 The notification received by Lieutenant Meredith reads as follsw: "Without fur ther reference to the bureau. enrolling officers may, upon enrolment, place men on inactive duty for period of three IT. onths for the purpose of gathering crops"
 This plan will enable boys from the rural districts who have preference for the navy to get into their chosen branch of the service and at the same time not neglect the very necessary work of harvesting food crops.