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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

When John D. Rockefeller, eX-Presi-
dent William Howard Taft, and other
notable Americans go down to Angus
ia, Ca, for a vacation or rest, the
services they invariably attend on
Sunday mornings are conducted by
one of the greatest preachers in this
country, the Rev. DR.. c. 7. Walker.
His preaching is so powerful and
pleasing that wherever he goes thod-
sands upon thousands must hear him.
He is in Kansas City now for ten
days revival, being conducted by the
ST. Stephens Baptist church, of which
the energetic, progressive and popular
Rev. DR.. Hurse is pastor.
"The Black Spurgeon," as he is
commonly known, arrived in this city
Thursday night week, and without
waiting for rest or recreation entered
the meeting under the big tent at 18th
street and Michigan avenue, to i'm
mediately begin his sermo nfrom Matt.
8: Z, 81 Will Come and Heal Him."
Though the crowd overflowed into the
street the audience gave perfect at
tention to a message that was power
full and soul-stirring. The Friday
night meeting was larger than the
previous night and six persons were
converted. At the Sunday meetings,
it is estimated, more than two thou
sand persons attended in the morning
and at night, Six more wer added to
the number of converts, and the spirit
of the meeting mounted higher and
higher, and on Monday night the great
evangelist's efforts proved of supreme
force when one of Kansas City's old.
est citizens, a professed gambler,
came forward, and after making an
open confession to having led many
young men to become gamblers and
lead destructive life, accepted
Christ and joined the church. The
subsequent meetings have been as
fruitful of results, of which the Rev.
Mr.. Walker expressed his satisfac'
tion.
In an interview with him he SEEM
ed indeed highly pleased that larger
proportion of the converts at this
meeting are men, and young men OF
intelligence, who can be of great serv'
ice to the race, and whom we are in
great need of at this time" as DR..
Walker himself said. He also praised
the people of Kansas City and the
advantages of the open meeting.
DR.. Walker is not only a minister,
but a great orator, and has been ap-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
Brown Hodges Recital at Ebene&er Church July Sd
PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION.

The Negroes of the city have been
invited and will take part in the great
International Celebration to be held
July at Swope Park in honor of the
splendid American boys "Over There
Over 100000 people are expected to
witness this inspiring pageant which
will be participated in by the Seventh
Regiment, National Guards, the Boy
Scouts, High School Cadets and other
civic and military bodies, while all the
Allied Nations will be represented
with handsomely decorated booths.
The Negro booth will be in charge
of the ladies of the Federated Clubs
of Kansas City, Missouri, and the ar
rangements are being made under the
direction Of Mrs. A. E. Jenkins, presi-
dent of the Federation, assisted by
Mesdames E. G. Bunch, c. H. Gallo
way, W. J. Thompkins and others. DR..
William J. Thompkins, superintendent
of the City Hospital for Colored peo-
pie, is chairman of the General Com
mittee of Arrangements for the Col
ored people of the city, and is bending
every energy to see that most graft
flying and satisfactory showing is
made on the part of our people.
Mr.. Nelson c. Crews, who has just
returned from Washington, where he
had a conference with the members
of the Council of Defense, will at
o'clock deliver the address on behalf
of the Negro people, while for forty
minutes the Roland Hayes Choral So
ciety of 600 voices under the direction
of Major n. Clark Smith, will render
| folklore songs and choruses with
| special settings. The booths will rep
! resent every Nation associated with
the Allies in the Constitution of the
war and each will present some typ
represented. The call for this great
demonstration come sdirect from the
President of the United States to DEM
onstrate to the world that all the AL
lied Nations and races are harmonious
and united in the one common call
the winning of the war. Judge John T.
Atwood, the Vests great orator, will
deliver the principal address at p.
m, and all Nations represented will
be grouped under their own flag and
The Sun is authorized to announce
there will be NO DISCRIMINATION
AMONG AMERICANS-ALL COME!
Twenty thousand Negroes are expect.
ed to attend this glorious National
Celebration.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
COLORFD'SOLDIERS AGAIN ON
FRONT PAGE OF WAR NEWS.
Color Sergeant Under Fire From
Enemy Planes Refuses to Lie Down
And Let the American Flag
Touch the Ground.

Negro soldiers Somewhere in
France" have again moved up to the
first page in the war news. This
time the distinction goes to the color
sergeant of a regiment. The report
tells Of the Colored men being shelled
by enemy planes while they were on
the march over shell-marked roads in
France.
The colonel sensed the situation,
and ordered that the men should get
off the road and lie flat on the ground.
Fall out! Take covert" went down
the line. The well trained soldiers
scattered like a convey of quail, and a
minute later there was no target LEFT
for the swooping hawks, for the read
was clear and the men were scattered
khaki dots against the gray earth.
The road was clear for all but one
man. Erect in his place, calmly hold
ing the flag high and steady against
the breeze, was the color bearer.
did you hear the order to lie
DOWN. a lieutenant asked.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
HIGHLY HONORED by 397TA
REGIMENT.
.harIes w. Anderson is Made Honor
ory Colonel Of Famous New York
Military Organization for 10y
al Services to Government.
lRsT TIME TITLE CONFERRED
Custom Common in European Coun
tries Hitherto Unknown Here
Will Doubtless Establish Pre- =
cedent of honoring
Civilians.

New York, June 12.-Charles w
Anderson, Supervising Agent of the
State Department of Food for Mar
kets, and who was for ten years Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the
New York district, has been made an
honorary colonel of the 367th United
States infantry. Although the custom
is common in European countries,
this is the first time that any man
has been so honored in this country.
1t was awarded to Anderson as mark
of appreciation of his services in or
ganizing Colored regiments and in
recognition of the manner in which
he has aided the Government in many
other ways.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
JACK JOHNSON IS FORBIDDEN
RIGHT TO ENTER ARMY.
New York Congressman in Spain Gets
Appeal of Ex-champion Heavyweight
But is Turned Down by
Adjutant General.

Washington, June 1S.-Jack John.
son, the Colored American pugilist
who is now living in Madrid, wants to
enlist to fight in the United States
Army. Congressman E. H. La Guar
dia, representing New York and who
saw and talked with Johnson recently
when he was in Madrid on an inspec-
tion trip, has received a letter from
Johnson rendering his services. In
his letter to the congressman, John
son said:
After my talk with you yesterday
it occurred to me to ask you to use
your good offices in my behalf. l am
as good an American as any one liv-
ing, and naturally want to do my bit.
firmly believe l wasn't fairly treated
at home. All l ask now is a chance
to show my sincerity America is my
own country. There is no position you
could get for me that l would consider
too rough or too dangerous. l am
willing to fight and die for my own
country. 1 cannot offer any more
Will you kindly make my offer known
to the proper authorities? l am anx.
iously awaiting a reply"
Congressman La Guardia referred
the Colored pugilist and ex-champion
of the world, to the Adjutant Generals s
office here. The Adjutant General is
Southerner, entertaining the old
South's preconceived ideas respecting
the race, and to which marriage or
association of a Colored man with a
white woman is an unforgiven sin and
the blackest of crimes. 1t is stated
that when officials here heard of it
they promptly declared an application
from Jack to enter the army would
not be approved. so Jacks patriotic
desire to serve his country must go
unrealized. If Jack should make the
way to France and enlist, unknown,
under an assumed name, as thousands
did in the Civil war, and which, doubt
less hundreds have done in this war,
and should win the CroiX de Guerre.
as did Johnson and Roberts, for some
dashing heroic deed, it is possible his
'indiscretions of youth" would be
overlooked, and the United States
might extend the exile a welcome back
home again.-New York News.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
COMMUNITY CHORUS NOTICE.

All former choirs who joined in the
Sing" last December at Convention
Hall with Mr.. Rowland w. Haynes in
recital, will meet at Lincoln High
School Assembly Room next Wednes-
day evening, July 3rd, at s p. m, for
final rehearsal. Please bring your
copies of Listen to the Lambs" and
steal Away to Jesus" anthems, and
join with our orchestra. Every col
ored musician in the city should take
this opportunity to demonstrate our
ability to render this music in the
same satisfactory manner as you did
on the above occasion. One hundred
thousand people of all races are ex-
pected to hear us.
Respectfully yours,
N,CLARK SMITH,
Musical Director.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
THREE BIG MEETINGS OF IMPoR.
TANcE CALLED.
The New Knights of Pythias Lodge
Is Nearing Organization.

The unprecedented activity of the
Knights of Pythias in the State of Mis-
souri, in their campaign for one thou
sand new members has necessitated
the return to the city of Grand Chan.
cellor A. w. Lloyd.
The enthusiasm that is at fever heat
throughout the State is no less in
Kansas City and the drive has been
a very successful one, the consequence
of which a new lodge (Which will
bring the number to twelye) will be
organized Saturday night, July 9Th.
Two previous meetings are called, the
first one for Sunday afternoon, June
9Oth, at s o'clock, and the second
Wednesday night, July 3rd, at 500
O'Clock.
Each member of the Pythian Club
is earnestly requested to be out to
each of these meetings, which are of
very great importance. being prepara-
tory to the organization which takes
place at the third and last meeting
on the night of July 9th.
The splendid accomplishment of the
organization Of new lodge in Kansas
City with such an unusual large num-
ber of candidates shows that Kansas
City, in this movement, as in all good
movements started for the good of our
people, is thoroughly wideawake.
In keeping with the regular custom
at organizations, all candidates will
bring their baskets we'll filled with
goo dthipgs to eat, as they will on this
closing night, July 9th. Show all of
the lodges west of the Mississippi
River what it is to perfect good
big organization. and in other words,
really how to GO Over the Top"
Any information sought concerning
the new Pythian Club and its organ
ization will be gladly furnished by
Grand Chancellor Llyd, who can be
reached over the Bell phone by call
ing East 1795W.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
COLORED SOLDIER USES DOWN
HOME TACTICS In FRANCE.

With the American Army in France
"A wise Alabama Colored soldier in
an organization with the French
troops used novel means to capture
German dogs employed to carry
dispatches TO the front line from the
enemy rear posts.
The soldier got leave to go hunting
and killed fox. Then he crept across
mo Mans Land" at night and drag
ged the fox back along the ground
from the German trenches. The fol.
lowing day six German messenger dogs
came bounding into the American
trenches.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
COMFORT COMMITTEE AIDS
MARTYRED HERO'S MOTHER.

Washington, June 1S.-Being ad'
vised that Mrs. Pearl Henderson of
Dayton. O.. widowed mother of Ser
geant Joseph Henderson of the S72d
Regiment, the first Colored soldier to
die in action over in France, was in
urgent need of funds to pay her house
rent, installment on the furniture in
her modest little home, and her insur
ance, the National Colored Soldiers
Comfort Committee Immediately dis
patched a check to her for substan-
tial sum to take care of all her i'm
mediate needs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
coLoRED MAN TURKEY FOR RED
CROSS.
N.CLARK SMITH,
Musical Director.

Palestine, Texas.--Jim Boyd is the
proudest Negro in this county, and he
has god reasons to be. Boyd is great
turkey grower, and several days ago
gave one of his prize turkeys to the
Red Cross. 1t was autcioned off at
Frankston and brought $255, and
given back to the Red Cross. Last
Saturday the turkey was carried to
Poyner and netted 1888 from an auc-
ton, and was given back to the Red
Cross. 1t will be taken at Athens
next Saturday, and the following Sat
urday will be brought to Palestine
and auctioned off here. 1t is believed
the turkey will bring the Red Cross
over ,000.--Detroit Leader.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

Eyes, sir" quite respectfully, but
while l can stand up, I don't never
mean to let this flag touch the dirt"
The colonel heard and he did not
need to stop and ponder
Let him stay where he is, he said.
So the circus flew past and disap.
peared and the flag flapped high and
clear, unharmed Then the regiment
reformed, and plodded on down the
muddy road to meet their new com
rades in arms, and to do their work.
st. Louis Argus,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
OFFICERS SCHOOL, NOW AT
CAMP PIKE, ARK.

Camp Dodge, Ia, June 1S.-By a
War Department order. the entire Of
ficers' Training School of the 92d Di,
vision was transferred from here to
Camp Pike Little Rock. Ark. Among
the New York boys attending the
school are Harold E. Simmelkjaer,
Stanley Miles, Enrol Horne. Earl
Pugsley, William Pogue, James w.
Brown, James Hinton and Timothy
Pleasant These boys are all we'll
known in Harlem, especially Simmell.
iaer, who, before entering the service
Of Uncle Sam was engaged in civic
activities there.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
NEGRO HERO WOUNDED.

Albany, n. Y, June 1S.-Henry
Johnson of Albany, whose name ap-
pears in todays army casualty list
among the severely wounded, is one
of the two Negro sentries who were
mentioned by General Pershing in his
communique of May 19 for bravery
and devotion.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
IN SOLDIER ACQUITTED OF
CHARGE.

Camp Dodge, Ia, June 21.-Private
William Head, one of the four soldiers
tried here by general court martial
two weeks ago for criminal assault
upon F-year-old white girl, has been
acquitted and restored to active army
duty.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

Now that our old friend, Nick Childs.
of the Plaindealer, has gotten 1t out
Of his system, there is a possibility
that he will again be happy, but he
must remember that the Young Ladies'
Of The Sun office deeply resent his
allegations, and they are going to pull
his hair by the handful (if he has that
much LETT when he next visits The
Sun office.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
Wheatley-P Provident Hospital.
PAYMENTS OF PLEDGES PRO-
CROSSING NICELY
Miss c. 3. Owens, Cultured and
Very Capable Young Woman, Is
Now Calling Upon All Those
Who Have Not Responded
to the Notices Sent
Out.
Be Loyal, Pay Your Pledges and
Watch for the Announcement Of
the Grand Opening.

During the past week quite a few
persons have paid their pledges in
Full to the Wheatley-Provident Hos
pital Campaign Committee and a num-
Der of others have made partial pay
ments on their pledges. The building
is rapidly nearing completion and the
only embarrassment is the lack of
funds to meet the various bills coming
due. Every person who pledged a con.
tribution to the building fund should
pay it at once and enable the Com
mittee to proceed with the work to its
final completion without interruption.
After the 1st of July per cent in
terest under the provisions of the
pledge blank signed will be added to
all unpaid pledges and it is sincerely
hoped that all pledges remaining un-
paid will have been paid by that time.
Among the large pledges paid this
week was one of 800 from DR.. Will
liam j., Thompkins, Superintendent of
Old City Hospital, $4,000 from Dr. Nc
! Queen Carrion, Kansas City's fore
most dentist, and s25O0 from Prof
and Mrs. r. 7. Coles. The full list OF
complete payments made during the
week are as follows
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29
ANNOUNCER ENT.

DR.. and Mrs. Al. G. Brookins
will leave bout July Sd for
30 days tour of the West. Or.
Brookins wishes to announce
to his patients that Drs. Kane
and Hedgepath have kindly CON
sented to care for his practice
while out of the city.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

Miss Fannie Waite of Joplin. Mo-,
enroute to California, spent Sunday in
the city, the guest of Miss Mary E.
White.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

A grand rally was given at the
Metropolitan Baptist church, Argen.
tine, Kans. The collection was $31.15.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

$1,000
DR.. William ]. ThOmpkins.
5000
Or. Mcqueen Carrion.
$500
Prof. and Mrs. r. T. Coles.
$1,000
j. w. Smith.
Derr e Malson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Bennett.
Mrs. Callie Diggs.
$5.oo-Snee & Anderson, Eddie
Boyle, Mrs. Pearl Brown, George
Walker, James A. Smith.
$1.oo-Mrs. Pauline B. Crawford.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

If you want a real live up-to-the-
minute Negro Newspaper that gives
ALL the News in which colored peo-
pie are interested, subscribe for the
SUN. Bell Phone East 999 and 27s9
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-29

We have many calls each week for
houses and rooms of all descriptions.
Why not advertise what you have to
rent or sellin thispaper which reach
es all the colored people in greater
Kansas City?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
NUMBER TWENTY-ONE.

Even the best informed war Stati-
tician is apt to be bit Shaky when
it comes 20 adding m the latest to-
tai OF Gcrmany's loeS. From the
ifta at hand, they now aggregate 4
full score and one. Costa Rica has
he honor of being number twenty
one. She follows Nicaragua.
Like her little neighbor, Costa
Rica can't be counted on for much
actual fighting. But the Germans
don't laugh at her belligerency.
They've got over that folly. They
know what is means to have these
free American republics entering
the lists against them, one by one,
rntil they face the prospect Of a
solid. permanent anti-German line
~ on this hemisphere.
Erazil has been N the war, in fact
rs well as in theo-y for year or
50. Cuba is in. Panama is in. II
means unity OF ideal5, ii means eco
nomic solidarity for war purposes
and it means a freeze-ou, for Ger
nlar industry and trade when peace
comes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27

you are already subscriber, your
subscription will be extended one
month from the date you are now
paid to. The regular price OF these
nine pieces and casseroles is IS each.
On this special order you can get
them at less than one-ha,f regular
price, and also get free subscrip
ton to The Daily Ardmoreite for
one month. Positively no orders
will be accepted after the y pieces
are sold, as no more can be had on
this advertising offer of the alumi-
mum company. Only limited num-
Der of orders will be taken in each
section of the city, and as these
few pieces will go out fast on :his
very liberal offer, it will be advisable
to call at The Daily Ardmoreite Of
fee, corner of Mill and Broadway
streets, early Tuesday and secure
one of these pieces, or phone 5 for
one to be sent you. Over 2C0 house
keepers were disappointd last De
cember in not being able 70 get one
of these pieces on The Daily Ard
moreite's offer made at that time.
Only one piece will be allowed to
each subscriber. Your neighbors
have some of these 9-piece sets,
Ask them their opinion of the sets.
See the display ad of this special
offer on page 5 of todays Daily
Phone 5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
THE TEST.
BY John Brown Jewett
of the Vigilantes.

This Is your crisis; this your hour
Earth's oceans and it. shores
Hold but one place OF porteni powei
One duty-it Is yours.
Think not 10 hide amid the crowd
That covers land and sea:
The voice OF Fate is calling loud:
Look TO him. world-'tis he"
Yes. you-no other. None are BON
To do what you must 10.
No beaten captain waits such scorr
For failure. as must YOU.
ID IS the test. the final one
Shall king or people -eicn;
Who are the people; There are none
il one IS called m yaia.
On YOU the sorrow. blood and cost.
The glory or the shame.
ID freedoms cause today Is lost.
You only are 10 blame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
BAN ON YOUNG ALIENS.

Kansas City Post: In the opinion
of Judge X. !. Bruce, chief clerk
OF the district draft board, employ
ers of labor in Kansas City should
place a ban against the employment
OF aliens within the draft age who
have asked deferred classification.
Under the law, friendly aliens are
automatically placed in class 5 if
they ask exemption, whereas II they
do not ask it they take their lot
like the other young men.
There have been a number of
cases where aliens who have been
educated in this country aud who
have made a good living mere, have
asked exemption because the law
gives them that loop-nole," said
Judge Bruce. They seek TO get out
OF the greatest obligation OF al, yet
are willing to gain by the opportuui-
ties offered by the country in which
they live.
In time. unless employers see ;he
unfairness of it, the young Ameri-
cans will be cleaned out and tseir
places filled by aliens who have only
their own personal interests at
heart. To solve this problem, en-
ployers should question them before
employing them. and if they are
aliens. have them take out their first
citizenship papers before employing
them.
In that way they would be un-
der the same obligations ID serve
their country as our citizens are. If
they are going to live here and reap
the benefits of democracy they
should be forced to meet the obj
cations of others IN maintaining
that democracy"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
OUR REAL WAR JOB.

Nearly everybody can give, off.
hand, some good reason why Ger.
many ought to be licked. There are
p.enty of reasons. Rut there's one
fundamental reason that some
Americans haven't yet got clearly III
mind. 1t was well expressed by
Maj. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell when he
said:
Nothing on the face of the earth
but unconditional surrender will
convince the German of today that
he is not only unable but unfit to
dominate the earth. He has got to
Re conquered he has got to be
brought TO his knees as suppliant
for mercy. Otherwise he will claim
that he has been successful, and
there is no telling what the result
VIII be
That's gospel truth. We have
been misled more or less by words
and names. 1t isn't the kaiser we
are fighting. It's the German ma
ton. The nation has as yet shown
no signs Of repentance. no CON
Soiousness of crime, no suspicion
that il is not race of super-men.
What we are fighting for is to
knock the idea Of superiority out of
the head of the average German.