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The Denver star., 1918-03-16

But what about the big push against sin made
y by Ye Scribe in Casper In brief this is what the Lord
permitted do We launched days fight against
old Nick the first of last month. 1t degrees be-
low whnn hit Casper Things looked little gloomy
for the days when sunlight Of Gods
burst upon and proceeded to shell the woods! We
worked hard Brother Coleman quit 81 day job and
hepep conducted 80 odd cottage meetings
We preached the County Jail and three women-all
charged with murder weeping and throw their
manged bleeding hearts the feet Of the Master We
strong and Albert Bonner. Clarence Ed
monds E. D. Johnson, Fred Hopkins j. H. Stephens John
Boone c. JONES' VIM. Daily, Mesdames Annie Harris, Cee
Rucker. Lula Anderson Dora Edmonds VIM. Daily Mamie
yed Miss Willie Young hit the dust trail and
unite with Gods church.
We saw these loyal Caspertes lay collection of
S162 the table the closing night We
church lot that they paying $3.50 for and
both and aided them in laying their plans for
Builddg Rally be held May the 18th. Every Negro iv
ing Casper and of the Business white people
ting solidy behind this rally which that they
ing raise that 100000. sure.
H. c. Coleman the nancier, recently succeeded in get
ting together fellow and organized Real
Estate Association known The Wyoming Colored Real
y Company This Company incorporated for $4,000
purpose of the organization is buy lots in the city
Casper and build houses and cottages thereon
The Company already secured beautiful building site
and will start building thereon in early spring $4,000
worth ST. per share will be sold Wyoming
and Colorado investors within the days This
and plausible investment offered the to
day. Better investigate!
tiles to offer Wages unusually good;
labor bringing from four six dollars day. And
oice goodly number Of people have there
and gotten ground -four and made place for those
who and will continue to and make this their per-
manent home
In closing pray Gods richest blessing all whom
white preaching the gospel of the Christ
there. hope them again. Selah!
The Denver star., 1918-03-16

The National Association
for the Advancement Of Col
oreo People today sent TO
Governor r. G.. Pleasant of
Louisiana the following tele-
gram of protest against the
lynching of three Negroes by
white farmers near Delhi, La.
on Tuesday, February 76, the
affair growing out of an accu-
sation OF hog stealing. lhe
Associations Secretary, John
r. Shillady. characterized
the lynching as an indetensl-
bic attack upon the morale OF
the nation and as affecting ma
tional prestige abroad.
The Denver star., 1918-03-16

Washington. March S (spec
ial. y Seventy thousand Ne
gro troops will be called with
in a short time = it was announ
ced today. This will finish
the first draft for all states,
The men. principally from
the Southern states, were not
summoned earlier because the
camps had not been selec'ed
The Denver star., 1918-03-16

The last group of 10000
white soldiers to be called in
to service since the first draft
will bo to fill vacancies.
Thep will be chosen by the
local boards from the list Of
eligibles. 1t is pretty we'll
settled that all the camps for
Negroes will be in the North
ern states.
The Denver star., 1918-03-16

According to a Paris dis
patch TO the Philadelphia Bull
letin. Francis Kane, a power
full six foot Negro. formerly a
soldier in the Twenty-fourth
United States infantry. but
now fighting in the French
army, and whose home is in
Chicago. has arrived in Paris
after many stirring. experien-
ccs. He has been wounded
five times. but is still undaunt
ed. His adventures started
Immediately he left America,
when he caught a spy with
three valises loaded with ex
plosives with which the man
was about to blow up the
steamship. For this Kane re
ceived the red. white and blue
salvage medal.
Enlisting in the French ar
my in August, 1914. he was in
a battle four miles from
Rheims when a German rifle
bullet traversed his leg. He
received another leg wound at
Rheims in March. 1915: when
exhausted and cold he spent
eighteen hours on the ground
with nothing to eat. After
being sent to Algeria for con-
valescense he next took part
in the Dardanelles expedition
under General Gouraud.
The French advanced more
than four miles to Sedul Bahr
where they were forced to en-
trench. Here he was twice
wounded. He was attended
by English doctors and his
skull trepanned. He was
wounded the fifth time before
Monastir. AT this place his
arm was broken.
Kane was visited in the hos
pitai at Saloniki by General
Sarrall and was proposed for
the military medal. He has
three colonial medals for brav
cry and distinguished conduct
While fighting in the trench
es in France. Kane captain
told him to take two men,
cross mo Mans Land" and
bring back a prisoner, as GER
tain information was needed.
Kane went alone at night and
covered by a coat of straw he
lay quiet each time an illumi-
mating rocket exploded. He
advanced slowly until he final
ly jumped into the German
trench, grabbed the first leu
ton he saw and rushed back.
Cane, who was born in Baton
Rouge, La. and is going to
Salonika, says: II am seeking
only to do my duty."-Ind.
Recorder.
The Denver star., 1918-03-16

Very shortly there will ap-
pear in the colored newspa
pers a series of short articles
entitled Business League
Boosters. AS the title sug
gcsts. the discussions will be
confined TO matters such as.
advertising selling, business
methods. and other subjects
OF interest to National Negro
Continued on PAGE s)
The Denver star., 1918-03-16
Hon. r. c.. Pleasant, Gov,
Baton, Rogue, La.

baton, hOSuc, Id.
Press dispatches in New
York papers report that three
Negroes whose names we're
given as Jim Lewis, Jim Jones
and Will Powell, were lynch =
ed near Delhi. La, Tuesday,
February as. as the outgrowth
OF trouble between whites and
Negroes. the lynched colored
men having been accused OF
stealing hogs. The National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, COM
posed of representative citi-
zens OF both races, most en-
phatically protests against
this defiant disregard OF the
laws of your State and against
this indefensible attack upon
the morale Of this nation at a
time when justice and law en-
forcement at home are essen
tial to national prestige a
broad. We protest not only
in the name OF our ninety
branches and ten thousand
members for whom we speak
directly but in the name OF
the name of the law-abiding
citizens of the whole country
who feel chagrined, humiliat-
ed and outraged that in the
states of our nation mobs are
allowed to take the law into
their own hands and wreck
vengeance upon men because
they happen to be black.
These outrages. we would
remind you. are not a matter
of state concern alone but at
feet the whole nation. Such
acts as this mob lynching be-
cause of alleged hog stealing
put the President and the
United States in most en-
barrassing and difficult posi-
ton when the executive of
the country seeks to protest,
however rightfully, against
outrages committed in Bel
gium or Armenia.
This is the second Louisiana
lynchipg reported within th'r-
ty days by the press OF the
country. No reply has yet
been made by you to our in
quiry of February 6 for infor
nation as to anv action you
might deem fitting to take in
the circumstances of Negro
lynched on January 2o. For
the information of the news
papers of the country which
receive our regular press ser
vice, we inquire what action
you as Governor propose to
to take to uphold the laws of
Louisiana.
The Denver star., 1918-03-16
Tne Above 10 a Photograph Of Two o
the Representative Homes and
Group Of Worthy Citizens
of Casper wvonino

The house on the right is the home
of II. c. Coleman and wife. and the
house on the left. is the home of Mrs
Lockheart, brilliant widow.
Names of persons in photo, reading
from left to right. top line. Fred Hop
The Denver star., 1918-03-16
Interesting News
Concerning the Race.

(Signed) John X. Shillady,
Secretary National Associa-
tion for the Advancement of
Colored People.
The Denver star., 1918-03-16

in need of an experienced nurse will
find Mrs. Mitchell very pleased to
serve them at any hour, night or day.
with the kindest of care. Call Champa
$685. For references consult Mr.. j.
w. Carey, Sr.. and DR., S. A. Hun.
Denver needs more experienced and
well-qualitied nurses and we welcome
Mrs. Mitchell to our city and trust
that she may do we'll.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
RELIGION OF THE chill
Spirit OF Faith, Hope and Love Toward
the Father and Mother Is Off
springs World.

We need not follow the antiQuarians
back into the era of the cave jewellers
in our search for the origin of religion.
Religion is reborn in the birth of every
babe, says Lyman Abbott in the Out
look. He needs no teacher to tell him
that he is dependent on his mother
for his food, and widening SENSE of
his helpless dependence on her grows
with his widening experience. Her
service to him awakens his gra titude,
her brooding love for him inspires In
him an answering love.
If she is wise as well as an affec-
tionate mother, he early recognizes
her authority and learns that prompt
obedience is one secret of happiness.
If she loves and honors her husband
her childs 4ove and honor follows
hers to the strong stranger. If she
has piety as well as human affection,
he dimly perceives in her prayers
at his bedside an experience which
he presently wishes he might share.
Thus there grows up in him spirit
of dependence, gratitude, love, rever-
ence, obedience, faith-and this spirit
is religion. 1t antedates all theology,
precedeS thought, transcends defini-
ton. The spirit of faith, hope and
love toward father and mother is the
child's religion. The conception of
God and his duties toward God comes
later.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
Field Crops Of Canada.

The census and statistics Office has
issued It's preliminary estimate Of the
total value of the field crops Of Can
ada for the past year, as compared
with the finally revised estimates of
1915 and 1915. The estimated values
for 1917 represent the prices received
by farmers and are calculated from
current market quotations. According
to this preliminary estimate, the total
value of all field crops for 1917 is
placed at $1,0s9, 6s7, 900, as compared
with 1886, 494 900 in 1915 and ss25, 370,-
600 In 1915. The items making up this
total are as follows: Wheat, S451,-
$4,000; oats, s23e, 142, 900; hay, clover,
and alfalfa, $145,561, 600; potatoes,
S91855,O 900; other grain crops, $134,-
OO6, TOO, and root and fodder crops,
SAC, 974.700.
In the year 1916 the crops were
as follows: Wheat, 1914, o96, 400; oats,
210e57, 500; hay, clover and alfalfa,
$171,613,9O0; potatoes, $50,982, 800;
other grain crops. $s4,e79, 800. and 9th
er root and fodder crops. .$s4, 165 600.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
RAT UP HIS TROUSERS LEG
Ohio Groeeryman Experiences Excit-
ing Contest With Rodent Inclined
to Be Too Familiar.

One of those unfortunate things
which 1t would have been interesting
to see, as long as 1t had to happen any
way, muses. the Ohio State Journal,
is reported by the Gallipolis Journal,
which relates in its graphic and grip
ping way what recently happened to
Mr.. Carlton Stone, described by the
Journal, which, Of course. knows him
well, as the handsome and debonnair
grocer Of Galnpolis.
Mr.. Stone, 1t seems, under stress of
great and repeated provocation, had
been led to say some rather sharp
things concerning the general char
acter and the unpleasant habits Of the
huge rats which infest his emporium,
and one of their number, a gaunt,
gray, wiry fellow. at last was unani-
mously selected to essay reprisals.
This our rodent did by lurking and
>prowling about, awaiting his opportu-
nifty, and, when In his best Judgment
1t had come, by making a sudden sortie
and surprising our unconscious grocer
by darling with marvellous celebrity up
Mr.. Stones elongated but shapely
limb, to employ the Journals refined
but clear language.
The verve and dash Of the wholly
unexpected attack all but robbed our
hero of his usual calm presence of
mind for the moment, but as the as
sailing party passed the knee sector,
Mr.. Stone, realizing that something
must be done. and done quickly, recov-
cred his customary poise, formulated
his plan Of attack and soon was en-
gagged in counter-movements combin-
ing high kicking, frantic Shaping and
complete removal of trousers with a
versatility, vigor, determination
and change Of pace that beggar all
description.
Suffice 1t to say that the misguided
rat in scarcely more than trice was
hors de combat, as we say in Ohio,
while Mr.. Stone was soon the center
Of an admiring throng. the observed
Of all observers and the cynosure of
all eyes, painting and painless, but vic
terious. II have striven to do my
part" gasped he In his droll way, as
our special representative reached the
scene of the encounter, ito make the
world same for democracy"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
Farmers To Get Nitrate

The U. S. Government has pur-
chased one hundred thousand tons of
nitrate of soda, which it will sell to
farmers at cost. which is $3.50 per
ton, plus the State fertilizer tag,
which is ten cents per ton, and the
freight, which will probably be from
Baltimore. The following local COM
mittee has been appointed for Dor
chester county to handle the matter
here: S. L. Byrn, chairman, Cam
bridge; Walter B. Johnson, cashier
National Bank of Cambridge, and w.
c. Bradley, of Hurlock.
Each of these gentlemen is sup
piled with literature and full infor-
nation covering the matter, and al
so blanks which farmers may obtain
for the asking, on which to make out
their orders. Anyone needing any
nitrate of soda for crops this spring
is urged to see one of these gentle
men right away and take advantage
of this foresight of our National
Government All orders must be in
the hands of some member of the
committee on or before Feb. 4th, so
it is necessary to act quickly.
1-26-2t. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
PACKERS TAKE ACTION
hdopt RESOLUTIONS Looking 10 In
creased Production.

i'r.Ir..s~ Anne. I'D. Jan. NJ
The %.@aai lh:'.,iug OF the Tri State
a,l ., 1850 'iatiuu held in Fhiia-
.yiphia. Jan. - and "a, 1918. the
luliGN .nG resolutions were passed,
and in oI.'ier that the widest pub
deity nigh, he given to the matter.
30 that the growers OF canning crops
in Maryland, Delaware and New Jer
sey might understand the cordial
spirit OF cooperation in which the
eauneI> WISHED to handle this mat
Ter with he growers, it was sugges-
ed that a. a matter of public inter
est thai ,he county papers through
ouI the section interested be reques-
ed 10 give these resolutions gener-
Gus display in their issues, and We
rust that the press Will respond to
This request in the most public
spirited manner.
Resolved That in view Of The eN
.reme need of the production OF the
greatest amount of food possible in
this country not only for the Army
ana Navy, and our people at home,
out for the Allies as well, that we
urge upon the Government, wherever
possible, that those engaged in agri-
cultural and food industries as well
as the labor necessary thereto, be
relieved from military service.
Resolved That since the slogan of
the day is Food will win the war, B"
and in order that the Boys Over
There" and those dependent upon us
nere may be furnished with plenti-
Jul supply of canned foods, we call
upon the farmers of the Tri-States
o cooperate with us by growing the
greatest acreage possible of sugar
corn, peas and tomatoes. at prices
which, while literally rewarding the
farmer. and in keeping with present
prices for other farm products, will
yet periodically help to decrease
the high cost of living and tighten
the already heavy burden for our
people at home and our Allies
abroad, and in this patriotic effort
Doth farmer and Gamer must coop
crate with the utmost enthusiasm
and mutual goodwill.
TIi-State Packers Association.
c. NJ. Dashiell, Sec.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
TURNS THOUGHT TO RELIGION
Destruction by Shell of Statue That
Stood Somewhere in GaIcia Re-
suited in Many Reproductions.

Yes, war does turn mems thoughts
to religion. Go to gay, immoral Buda-
pest. You find it today city of sober
people. You find in many of the shop
windows the reproduction of a famous
statue that stood somewhere in Cali
cia," relates the Christian Herald.
1t was a large crucifix. A battle
pivoted around it. A shell struck the
statue, tore away the entire cross and
left the figure of the Christ standing
and unscathed, This event made
tremendous impression upon the Hun
garianS.
The story of it went through the
army like wildfire. At Budapest mini
allure statues, showing the destroyed
cross and the intact figure of the
Christ, were ut once manufactured,
and put on sale. You can find them
now, expensive or cheap, in nearly
every hungarian home.
The pity of 1t is that 1t seems to
take war to make some people think
of these things.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
Dlnino With the Private.

1t has come at last-the offense Of
an officer dining in public with pri-
vate. 1t was bound to come, soon or
late. The present writer, notes the
London Daily Chronicle, met not long
ago private in uniform and two men
in multi. OF the two. one who should
have been wearing the uniform of a
second lieutenant, explained: private
Blank, here, IS my uncle. He is up
for visit, and according to regula-
lions l ought not to be seen about with
him. Since | Joined the army l have
grown bang out of my civilian rig, so
I've borrowed a suit from the guv-nor,
haven't I, Gad?' Eyes, you have, and
it's my best, you villain" answered
the second civilian.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
The Navy Sure Needs
Large Number Of Men

The Navy's special need at this
time is for machinists mates and
electricians, general and radio, ac-
cording to announcement by the
Navy recruiting authorities of the
Maryland district.
The machinists ale needed for the
aviation branch of the service, and
the electricians are needed for the
ships already in commission ana
those fitting out.
Both machinists and electricians
are given a course in instruction and
training before taking up the duties
required of them
These are especially attractive
branches of the naval service and
young men going into them at this
ton if they are found capable and
willing to work for advancement.
In addition to machinists and
electricians, there is still a need for
apprentice seamen and carpenters.
Special attention is also called by
the recruiting authorities to the fact
that young men can now enlist in
the Navy for the duration of the
war only -
Full pa r christ
ments can be obtained I-om the
nearest postmaster; directly from
the Navy Recruiting Station. CAL
vert and Lexington streets, Balti-
more, or from the Navy Recruiting
Substations at Cumberland and Hag
erstown.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
Bolsheviki OF Vienna

The Bolsheviki in Petrograd have
been SO long expecting the interna-
tionalists in Vienna TO rise and over
throw the Government, or at least to
set up a Government of their own
and defy the authorities, that the
wireless message to the Smolny In
stitute reporting revolution"
needs confirmation. The wish is ia
Their to the thought. But Vienna is
the capital where sympathy with a
Bolshevist peace is most rampant
among the organized workmen and
Eadica l ls-s gn s1 g. ..11.s'.---------
The present strike of 1000 men
and women is more persistent than
such demonstrations usually are, and
it has very ugly look. The poor
are freezing with the bitter cold of
are freezing with tn ebitter cold of
fuelless tenements, than which there
are no more squalid in Europe. In
Vienna the women are the most ra-
bid of the agitators, and their infiu-
ence under wretched living condi
tions. made incalculably worse by the
privations of war, is a menace that
the Government has to reckon with.
The Viennese women show a remark
able capacity for organization.
Socialism had become a powerful
factor even before the war. Its
growing strength was indicated in
the general election OF 1907 by an
increase of members in the Upper
Chamber from IL TO ST, and the
representation of the capital was no
tably strong The Austrian Socialist
in that city and the other industrial
centres is not moderate like his
German comrades, but displays many
of the characteristics of the Russian
MaXimalists. The present temper of
the Viennese type may be judged
from the outburst of Victor Adler at
the turbulent session of the Austrian
Chamber on Wednesday:
1--WE did not desire war, but there
are some in this hall who did. We
must now get out of it what is pos
sible. The monarchy must be en-
tirely reconstructed. 1t must become
a democratic Federal State of ma
tionalities, for which the people are
enthusiastic and ready to fight
From leader not generally re-
garded as an extremist, this is omi-
nous talk The Socialists, as well as
the anarchists, OF Vienna, are taking
a feveriSh interest in the Brest-Lito-
vsk conference, and there is no
doubt that the Bolsheyist element at
the capital includes many thousands
of the strikers. That tn esprit they
display is also found in the garrison,
raising the question whether. in the
event of a general outbreak, the
troops would FIRE on the rioters, may
or may not be assumed. There are
signs that the soldiers are as des-
perately tired of the war as the
workers at the rear. Conditions in
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-28
Any Woman To Any man

| cannot use the bayonet or sword,
Nor take the Life that it is mine to
give;
My spirit dares-but ah, my flesh is
weak,
And you-you would not have it
otherwise.
A woman's strength lies not in force
Of arms;
In loving me, you love my weakness,
too,
That challenges the manhood of the
race
To fierce protection of its woman
kind.
So you must go, and 1 must stay.
For you
The mighty exultation of the fight,
The wild exhilaration of the fray;
For me, to ply the task that once
was yours
And fill your place, as best l can, at
home
But, now that you are gone, all men
should 60
All, all! My heart is filled with bit
ter hate
To see a man, still young enough to
Doing the work that women well
might do.
Away! away! and let US drive the
car,
And run the engine-yes, and mine
the coal,
Think not that when white Peace
shall come again,
Like Morning after Nightmare, we
shall wish
To keep the places only held for you.
All. never, never shall our homes af-
ford
4 sweeter shelter than when War
shall cease;
The household tasks, once tiresome.
then shall be