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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
TWO NEGRO GENERALS
FOUR NEGRO COLONIES

Paris, France, Dec. 2.-France'
treatment of her colored soldiers is
much fairer and just and undiscrim-
inatory than the United States treat
ment Of her black legions that there
is no comparison. In the French
army today there are two colored gen.
erals, four colonies and one hundred
and fifty captains, and lieutenants too
numerous to mention. Thi sis much
better showing than is made by the
United States, which country has not
even an officer as high as colonel
in the regular army, although the
United States population numbers
more than ten millions Of black folks.
There is absolutely no color line over
here in dear old France. Here merit
alone limits mans possibilities and
opportunities. Leader.
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for bravery have been won by the
Negro soldiers of single Somali bat
talon since it landed in France in
June. 1916. OF these citations, 100
vicinity of the Aisne and the re-
mainder in the neighborhood Of YER
were gained in the fierce battles in the
dun.
The Somalis, many of whom were
very Independent in character and
recruited in British Somali land, are
finding the discipline of an organized
army very severe. Their French Off
GERS, however, are accustomed to deal
with these freedom-loving tribesmen
and by appealing to their pride of race
and their self-respect obtain their de-
voted MISUNDERSTANDING.
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Put the Dollar to Work.

When a manufac turer or other pro-
Queer Of real wealth does profitable
business and turns his profits back
into the business, he gives en-
plOyment to men and creates more
real wealth as he progresses year by
year. He does more real good for his
fellowmen than he would if he gave
all his profits in charity, because it is
better to make people self-supporting
and independent than it is to give them
something for nothing no matter how
worthy the motives may be.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
OFFICERS WIVES ORGANIZE.
Spouses of Negro officers at Camp
Form Association.
Will Cooperate in Benefit Affairs for
Soldiers.

Fifteen wives Of Negro officers who
are stationed at Camp Dodge met re-
Gently at the residence of Mrs. S. l..
Brit and organized themselves into a
club to be known as the Officers
Wives association Of the Three Hun
dred Sixty-sixth infantry, national
army. The following weer elected Of
ficers: Mrs. G. S. Norman of Atlanta,
Ga, president; Mrs. M. E. Everett of
Dallas, Tex, vice president; Mrs. F.
S. Blocker of Atlanta, Ca, secretary;
Mrs. c. w. Allen of Iowa Falls, Iowa,
assistant secretary; Mrs. w. H. Clark
of Huntsville, Ala, treasurer, and
Mrs. j. w. Bundrant of Minneapolis,
Mimi, musical director.
The purpose Of the organization is
to bring together all the wives of Ne
gro officers now stationed at Camp
Dodge, or who in the future may go
there, for active cooperation in mat
ters Of benefit to the officers and SOL
diers at the camp and for helpful in
fiuence in the community.
Another meeting will be held Fri
day afternoon Of this week with Mrs.
Bundrant at 1O45 T thirteenth street,
At which time it is hoped to have pres
emit every woman eligible to member
ship in this organization.
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end at Des Moines, the guest OF hei
cousin, Mr.. Herbert Wright.
| Mr.. DavidCrosthwaite spent Xmas
at the home of his parents at Kansas
City.
Mr., and Mrs. Tom Robinson and Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Wolder spent New
! Years in Toledo, the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Simms.
Mr.. Cal Brown of Des Moines spent
New Years in the city, the guest OF
his father, Mr.. l. l.. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Jackson enter
tanned a few friends at dinner Xmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Flippnigs enter
tanned New Years.
The Eureka lodge entertained the
lodge members and wives and friends
at reception last Thursday. A pleas
ant evening was spent and fine pro-
gram was given.
The Marshalltown Art club met
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Grace
Humphrey. The following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Grace
Humphrey; vice president, Mrs. Har-
denia Gilmore; secretary, Mrs. Edna
clippings; treasurer, Mrs. Tena Abb
ner.- After the club adjourned, re-
freshments weer served by the host
ess. The club will meet next week
with Mrs. Gertrude Raglin.
Mrs. Clara Shepard and daughter,
Evelyn, and brother, Mr.. Charles Will
kinson, of Davenport, spent Xmas at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Wo1der.
The Excelsior chapter installed the
following officers Thursday evening:
Matron, Mrs. Goldie Wolder; A. M,
Mrs. Emma Jackson; conductress,
Mrs. Agnes Gilmore; A. Cond., Mrs.
Grace Humphrey; secretary, Mrs.
Alice Wolder; treasurer, Miss Jessie
Walker; patron, Mr.. Thomas Lowrey.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
church met at the home Of Mrs. A.
p. Gilmore last Friday.
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How to Teach a Doc.

Kindness, f1rmness, and patience are
necessary qualities in teaching dog.
Nothing can be done by cruelty, and if
you lose your temper you will never
teach him anything. 1t is very little
use trying to teach an old dog. Begin
when he is young and do not Overture
him. Also do not overfeed him, for
most of the lessons have to be taught
by a system of small rewards in the
shape Of tit-bits of food.
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TO Make Screws Hold.

When screws are driven into q plas-
ter wall they may be made firm enough
to hold considerable weight If they
be withdrawn, wrapped with cotton
string and dipped into plaster of paris
until sufficient adheres to fill the hole
in the wall and to permit some Of 1t
to be forced behind the plaster. This
latter, forms plug that holds the
screw firm.
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EDITORIALS
NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING.


Mr.. Julius Rosenwald, the Chi
cago philanthropist and president of
the Sears-Roebuck company, played
Santa Claus to the St. Louis citizens
by sending his check for $4,000 to
help out in the erection Of the new
Pine street department Y. M. C. A.
Mr.. Rosenwald's offer of $4,000
was conditioned upon St. Louis rails
ing $4,000 for a Young Mems
Christian association for colored
men, st. Louis went beyond the con-
dition and is erecting building
costing $180,000 for Y. M. C. A.
purposes.
Twenty-six thousand dollars of
this amount has already been paid
in by colored people on their pledge
Of $4,000. This includes a $4,000
subscription by Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Malone and a $1,000 subscription by
r. =. Williams, principal Of the sum
mer high school, both Of which have
been paid in full. Two other SUBJ
scriptions Of $1,000 were made by
w. G. Gordon, the undertaken and
laundryman, and DR.. w. L. Perry,
pastor Of Antioch Baptist church,
both Of whom have made substantial
payments Of their subscriptions.
Over 400 persons have paid in full
their pledges to this fund for the
new X. M. G. A.
David p. Jones, for three years
becretary among stu-.
dents, has been secretary Of the Pine
street department Y. M. G. IA. since
HE new movement began in 1915.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
Worryina Always Weakens.

Worrying is always weakness, 1t Is
always danger. In sense, though
often eXcuSuble and sometimes I'M
avoidable, it is cowardice; and COW
ards, as Shakespeare tells us. die
many times before their DEATH" We
may regard worry as the price paid by
humanity for advance in education
and in refinement of feeling; but it is
higher price than neeG be paid
Exchanges.
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instrument. on an Airplane.

The instruments on an airplane usu-
ally include an altimeter, for indicat-
ing the height; clock; compass; rev.
olution indicator, showing the speed
Of the engine; speedometer, indicating
the air speed Of the airplane; and pc
troll and oil gauges, indicating the
amount Of fuel in the tanks.
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.,.w,.n Armies conscr'pted

On the approach of an enemy the
Jewish army was recruited by con-
scription made from the tribes under
the direction of mustermaster, by
whom also the officers were appointed.
The army was divided into thousands
and hundreds under their respective
captains Numbers 81; 20 IA; Numbers
2:34; II Chronicles 2J:5; &c AZ.
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MARsHALLTOWN. IOWA.-

Miss Ruth Brown returned home
Sunday from Clinton, Iowa, after
spending the holidays at the home Of
Mrs, Holland Williams.
Mrs. Sadie Warn and children, Mark
and Helen, spent Xmas in Cedar Rap
ids, Me guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
Luthek Lowrey.
d Miss Jessie Nv alker =
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sh. Put the Toe {, Ptomaine.

A seven-year-old Columbus glr,
came home from school and reported
one of her classmates had hurt MS TOE
ord was unable to be at school. It's
very serious" she said' "and theS are are
afraid he is going to have ptoihalhe
noisonins." News.
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AFRICAN SOL DIERS ARE CLEAN
AND VALIANT FIGHTERS.
4 French Front, Nov. Two hum
500 mi Sixty-four personal citations;
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A big book and over 300 pages. size 1Ox
inches, handsomely and durably bound in
cloth, containing the dramatic history of the
great events leading UP, to the present time:
over 50 important and timely special articles
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
ALL FROM BURNED
SCHOONER. ESCAPE
Captain, Wife and Crew of
Twelve Make Way In Small
Boat To Pacific Port

san FRANCISCO, June l6-(A-So
,iAtrd Press After two weeks in an
"rrn boat in which they rowed 400
mules all hands from the schooner Crcs,
cent reached here yesterday and tied
ur n Mciggs Wharf They brought
explanation of the burned hulk of a
.h""nrr which an arriving steamer re.
ported last week ~ having been
lJhtri 400 miles off the coast on
Jane and which has ever since given
rise t" numerous disturbing rumors.
The Crescent Vas bound up from
Sydney and was 1oaded with .r0prn.
Nh" took fire on JuIm | and the fire
~rr"ad rapidly that she was ahand
ourd bv the captain, his wife and th"
fUr!'r mcInhrrs of the crew. They
report that they did not sight the
S'"nmrr which reported the burned
halls.
In twenty four foot open boat, the
vo'nan and the thirteen men pudr
Their way into port Before leaving
TREY amply stocked the boat with food
aud water and so they suffered com.
purHtivrlv little from their experience.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
navy dOINEEDaEN
BY,HUlDREbS> - :
OFThOUSANDS NOW

WAsHfNGfoN, June le-(Of
3r'al Explaining his statement
that &.Coo.coo American soldiers
win l." under arms by August /,
rro,""t Marshal General Grow
der sand the necessary rrquisition
'o rring the army up 20 that figure
nav" already been Issued. he fore
east that there, would be furthor
heavy calls for the remaindeE Of
this year and for lal9.
Ser Rotary. Of Navy Daniels, has
tod The, senate committee. on naval
affairs that 100000 additional sail,
ors viii be required Tor the. nan,
mng Of the, new United States
Naval ships which are being rapid
Iy brought toward Completion and
readiness for service overseas, He
carefully itenlized the data which
he gave to the committee, specify,
w. large plumber Of destroyers,
submaricns, battleships, ,cbasers
ana other types,
Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts
is authority for the statement that
siucc January ! United States
naval ships have sunk twenty eight
enemy submarines/
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
nter-Island Now
Preparing For
Trade After War

w - I ~
\''"'''" IT, ''''R'' E'"''"' H'dnaE''
Of the In'"I Island steam Navigation
Comrau, il IN Hilo this morning on
br~rr,~, for his rom,ouv lie broupht
"7 WI I'' "''o" nv '''''T
IN, ',''""S.H ~, ''''','
=, ''' ~ I''''' "'''' '"' wal
u no '''''',''
49,, '','I '"',' 'i"''"'u'''
I.,,. r,.,. %,., s,,'' ".uHF' VI,
'"''' ','"'''' "'''''"2 - ' ,, no" at
n va ''''',' "'' I''I''S' + VI '''H'" ne IL, =
w.. 80, >,'' 49,. WON on " sup
'"' '''' wac "r" '"'r'N
'''' ,''' = "' 10" N''''' ms W.T.,
D." '''''''''' '''H" -"'"T N'h7''' o.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
AttamptRd Surprise BY Germans
In Effort TO Gross MOTT
River IS-FaiIure
NO NEW IN1lCATIoNS 81
OF EARLY RESUMPTION
farch Points cU- C0n1p. &,
tMan0h oPoints0e Out Comparative
Lack .otCShecess In Advance
Against Paris

WASHINGTON, June Is Associa,
ted Press Heavy artillery continued
to roar on several sectors of Tho West
ern Front yesterday but infantry en-
gugehcnts were Of minor Importance
and we're largely local in character. The
hull continued and there was no direct
sigp. other than the heavy big gun
fire, Of any resumption of assaults by
the, foe inr the Immediate future. The
day Was the .qldetest OF any since the
launching VI the last phase Of the Of
fentivs y Weck before
Surrrtse Fails
-, An effort to recross the Matt River
and TO reoceupy the positions which the
FrepFh recovered at the close of the
offensive. was. made BY the Germans
Saturday night. q. The point of attempt
ed ,erossinga Ras near the, Disc but the
attempted surprise, was dicovered and
The PitaIk, fpiledAb1GQre the witheripg
FIRE which it met
:, in the. Berlin ,oReial report of last
RiGht il HRa briefly, announced that
Jhers HS E t 20 new %rod developments o"
March Optimistic
&C rf OF StaT General Prltn G.
March takes : sanguinr view similar
to that Of the Frcpch military obscrv-
rrS in commenting upon the result of
thc whole offensive as we'll as the last
sta." or phase He points out that the
four latest phases Of the supreme Of.
fcusiN" have left the advanced posi-.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
.sllAlttRI
tTOBEtfLOATED;, 6
SALVAGE SHIP SKIES


SAN FRANCISCO, June 1G.
,Onfciar = The German raider
Secad!er which otchsioncd so much
damage in the South Pacific ID to
be salvagpd, iAesher 4equfppeA
for the salvage work left the nome
port some time since and plans TO
float the raider which was bearhri
aui fired by hgr officers. and crew
hur Suffered Comparatively littir
damage therrfrom according to the
stories of those who were prison
rr> aboard the raider and the isl
and on " hirh she was beachrd and
iinulN made their way to this
country.
Rms >alvaging party will also
tIy to raise another steamer which
was sunk nearby.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
'TWQARESHOTBY
A S|NGEEBULtET
In Accident At Fair Japanese
Youth Is Severely Wounded In
Chest: Chinese Boy In Cheek


irra"'7h accident D whi'h t''
were ny "y the sam bullet WIZ" q
twenty Nv" 'alhlr rIH" WIS "r'.d"
"IN d'"h"'grd closed IA" '''!" Of -
''d"n'N OF \A'I"n" degrees of ,. O. "'
rr@' at I'VE irrrlt""' lA.' -'.'''.'
yesterday hicIuon.
lRoF' 'nJIled by tlr IA" "'..''
were amamoto l"a", sixteen 80 "'d
Japanese BOY hNIng at Idi:IH " ~
school streets, ani Nh lrouG. g" r','
en- year Ola ChlneSc boy. IL ''""t
"hlch struck the JaphHrsr youth pass
ed thr0ugh the hrsny part OF his body
under has lett shoulder and missed en-
t"rlng ms heart by only t"N tn"h"<
IT then lodged Ia the left ch8k Of
the Chinese boy, knocking ont M" "
hls Iei Jaw teeth before its N"Inri'N
was checked.
The accident occurred a' IN" ~h""t
AnE RSlcry IN the JnN H"nr al 'h'
,fnlr grounds, when William A. Nnhn
pune" the rlh" FlEGrr' not h""' Ill =
the gun was loaded. NuHn' VII" ~ -
ht I"2S Fort street, was cmpi' =" IN
the shooting gallery aud p1cN'd ~"
gun up 10 reload II after H"-'' sol
hrr had stopped hrng mt the t'-rl~
kuhh. to!d the ponce nc th"n"h' we
soldier had hrcd all the shots N the
rlhe, and that as matter 81 IAmt
lie pulled the trigger h"'"l" N'ar In'
to r"t"ad II. He was Nt"hi1"g N'I"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
THIRTEEN YEAR OLD ...
boy IS NlJ. S;-tRMY

~ KN0NNLLE TruHcNsrr. June \
thirtcep ,year'OIi soldier uud corporal
Of infantry. perhaps tn" Youngest Ell
listed man IN the tinted States army,
Is another dIstiurt,on I" which kuox.
, VILE can hay claim.
Irwin White, ron Of Mr. and Mis-.
John +. White, formerly Of KNOXVILLE
,and now of Moulton. Alabama is the
hoy. Young Waite enlistrd in the in
fnntIy arm Of the arrN Zee about eight
months 1go.
dis Patri"Ic trlNur was 40 rmphatIr
and his physique ;" splrndrdiy drNet
Opcd that despite uIs tender years his
parents gave consent. The boy is five
feet ten inches IN hrIEht, weight rs
POundo and is uhnormalIy drvcI"IrL
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
SHOCK TROOPS NO.
MATCH FOR SAMMY
List Of Casualties
Mounting Steadily

WASHINGTON, June l6-lAs-
ISOLATED Press for
last week, so far as reported by the
war department were ITO and for
yesterday they were flfty-seven.
The former are, given in. the
weekly summary Issued by. the
war department, and this gives
the total 10 date since the first
American soldiers entered the
trenches as 8085.
The casualties reported yester.
day included twenty-seven killed
in action, thirteen dead of
wounds, one death from an acct
dental cause and sixteen severely
wounded.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
HOLD
MUCH Of RAILROAD
j, ~
Siberian Transportation Being
Lost To BoIShevikl

WASHINGTON, June - -lOmcrm
C ecbO-SlavS now control more than
1900 miles of the Siberian railway.
bnNe possession of numbers of cities
and Gre fighting their way toward
Vladyistok, is the report that las
reached here. This comes to pass in
spite Of the demands of the Germans
that the soviet government shnlf dis
arm and drmohilizr these bottles.
The Germans claim that 10000 Boil
sheNist soldiers were recently killed in
q battle with the German forces ia
the Ukraine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
RAZ0RS AND SOAP TO
Be ADDED T0OUTH7

WASIllNGTON, June ~ -jOfiriaN
Hazors, soap, combs and brushes are
I" hr addict hv tn" war dePartmeh nj
10 the equipment Of the soldiers. This
Is done AZ the request Of General Perish
ing who in making the rerommenda-
tIon said that cleanliness will increase
the moral" in tn" army.
There has probably never been Il sol
dirr in the world 20 we'll supplied and
equipped IS the American and none
for who's" comfort and welfare 50
great pains have been taken.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
StAV VOLUNTEERS ARE
TO JOIN ALLIES SOON

oAN FRANCISCO, June III OOhi
.ciaN--Onc hundred Serbian volunteers
eutrainrd here today for the East ara
thence to 90 overseas and hgm with
fine \iIrN. ThcN were WIshrd cool
speed bN Mnvor, Rolph.
Tins san Frunrisro contingent Is It
part If large army Of Nln>"nun
volunteers that is being Raised ~ TIN
| ntrI State,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-18
Hun ,ttrappy Pit To
Flight If. Hand To
Hand Fighting
Angered At RepuIse
Foe Uses Gas Shells
By Thousands

w ASI4'N ,.',TI M....j June :, TO- ,
" (AsSociatcd prcss)- Shock
troops, the flower OF Gcrman
forces, proved no match for Sam
mics in hard fight Yesterday for
the possession Of Ni>rav in the
TouI sector is the report last
night received from that sector Of
the American front.
Six hundred German shock
troops were sent to raid the
American first line deienses at
the village OF Nivray yesterday
morning and some desperate
hand to hand fighting followed.
At the outset the enemy succeed
ed III penetrating the town and
house to house fighting followed.
Soon they were driven out and
everywhere else the Sammics
held their own.
CLUB RIFLES
For time the lighting was
severe and the cumbatantS were
at such close quarters THAT bayu-
nets and dubbed rifles were used.
The foe suffered heavily in killed
and in the town there were fuund>
nine dead while SIX prisoners. in
Guiding two officers were taken.
USE GAS'SHELLS
Angered by this rcpulsc and
their lack of success in bringing
back prisoners, the enemy hcavi-
ly SHIELDED the. village audi the
rear lines yesterday afternoon
and last night.
An observation balloon was
shot down by German shell
but no casualties resulted from
tins.
RAID REPULSED.
In the new sectors IN AlNarc
occupied by the Americans the
Huns do rot allow them t. re-
main undisturbcd but practise
raiding tactics similar to those
employ ed against the first Nmcri-
cans t" enter the Ioul sector.