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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
THE new YEAR
-1918-

The coloro1 American has every
reason to take courage. The past
year may have taken something away
but it gave more than it took.
From the Twenty.fourth infantry
we have lost three score of the best
soldiers in the world, who, up to the
bearbaiting of Houston, had an en-
viable record for discipline and SOL
dierly courtesy.-But we have gained
the unprecedented total Of 700 colored
commissioned officers in the United
States army and have an equal status
for service in the ranks.
We have heard the greatest Court of
the land, by an obiter dictum, re-affirm
its approval of ordinary "Jim-Crow-
ism."-But the same court at the
same time wiped out the very worst
form of "Jim Crow" in the segrega-
ton ordinance, and removed from US
the threat of an American Ghetto.
We had East st. Louis, q supremely
savage effort to beat us back indus
trially.-But far from being beaten
back, we have broken down the indus
trial wall that hemmed us in the
Southeast, and have sent our hardy
cohorts to every industrial center of
the greatest industrial nation.
We have Chester in Pennsylvania,
and Memphis in Tennessee. o, yes,
Memphis with all the savage instincts
that still infest its purlieus.-But we
also have Detroit in Michigan and we
still have and have still better the Har.
lem in New York City-THE Hsrlem!
We have to pay more for our butter
and eggs-but we have more to pay
with. What boots it to the colored
man If eggs be dime a dozen and
his wages so low and his chances to
work SO slim that he cannot spare
the ten cents? It were far better for
him that eggs should II at fifty cents
a dozen, If he can earn from three
to five dollars a day.
We are still stalked by the shadow
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS segrega.
tion.-But in substance we are repre-.
scented in every department CT gov.
eminent service. and have high civil
officer in the war department.
AS a racial element in the world
war we have earned the hate of Ger.
many.-But we have deepened the love
of France. And one of the acknowl
edged assets of America is our loyalty
and magnanimity.
Like all the gentle folk of the world
we stand Mortified and aghast at this
World War and world murdeH-But
the colored American has gained, in
both material and immaterial goods
and. will gain proportionately more
from this world conflict perhaps, than
any other single element in the world
"THY WILL BE DONE"
WIN. PICKENS.
Morgan College, Baltimore, Md.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
PROFESSOR ". Z. b. DUBOIS.
DUBOIS BIRTHDAY EDITION.
"The Crisis" to Review the Life OF
Editor Dubois on His Fiftieth
Birthday.

DR.. w. E. B. Dubois, the distin.
suished publicist, reaches his fiftieth
birthday February 23. A unique cele-
bration is planned. 1t Is to be in the
form of an autobiography that will ap-
pear, with an art likeness, in the Feb
ruary Crisis magazine. Tie life story
includes a description Of his humble
birth at Great Darlington, Massachu-
sets, tribute to his ambitious moth
er, his early encounter with race pref
udice, his long struggle for an edu-
cation in Massachusetts,, at Fisk uni
versity, at Harvard university and in
Germany; his life work in Ohio, in
Georgia and finally for tie past eight
years as editor of the Crisis, that has
grown to $4,000 copies. This story of
DR.. Dubois life, as told by himself,
grips the enthusiasm, thrills and in
spires. 1t will be read with great in.
terest by Negroes of all ages.
The Crisis, published at 70 Fifth
Avenue, New York city, is the organ
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
Judge Moorfeld Story, president;
Major Joel E. Spingarn, chairman;
Oswald Garrison Willard, treasurer;
James Weldon Johnson, field secre-
tary. The vice presidents are Arch
ibald H. Grimke, Rev. John Haynes
Holmes. Bishop John Hurst, John e.
Millholland, Mary White Ovington.
This organization recently helped to
defeat the segregation laws by secur-
ing a unanimous verdict from the
United States supreme court.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
RIGHT FROM.THE SHOULDER

Truth and popularity seldom keep
company.
Those who travel fastest are gen.
orally the slowest to settle.
No diplomat can hope to hold his
job longer than he can hold his tongue.
There are more slackers than pau
pers in the present ranks Of the I'M
employed.
The price Of fuel has risen to q point
where hot-air artist is regarded as
social lion.
These are the days when the coal
man gathers in the shekels the ice
man overlooked. ..~
Popularity Is often found among the
remnants on the bargain counter, but
success, never.
Chemists have failed utterly to ex-
plain why cold cash SO often burns
holes in ones pocket.
Few persons reach that degree Of
eminence where they can become an
noyed at camera fiends.
ID
Many a man possessing Liberty
button carries it in concealment while
the income tax deputy is about.
Some patriots are so punctilious
about observing q meatless Tuesday
that they will not even order q Welsh
rabbit.
Since the advent Of woman suffrage
In California the marriage rate haa
steadily declined; too many women
prefer espousing a cause to htlss
band.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

In every Negro home there should
be Negro newspaper, especially the
local paper. Your interests are local
and your support of local paper will
enable it to better represent and pro-
tect your interest in the community.
Papers of national circulation and
'home town" papers are very interest.
ing, but do your part to make your
local paper a worthy representative
of the race.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

venience of the members of the United
Civic league and the accommodation
Of the public.
The leagues building is without n
doubt the only place in this big city
Offering the equipment and facilities it
is provided with, and without doubt
also shows the rapid strides Of the
United Civic league, which was found
ed by John NJ. Royal and few othe.
loyal citizens in 1913 for elective rep
resentation throughout the state Of
New York and the nation and for po-
litical Justice and an equal administers.
ton Of the laws.
The large and lengthy basement can
be suitably arranged for athletic
events or for business purposes. while
the main floor consists of reception and
reading rooms and large auditorium
for entertainments and social func-
lions. On the second floor there are
four extra large light rooms for Office
use with steam, light and janitor serv-
ices included. Adjoining these to the
rear are the large bathroom and the
managers room.
The third floor has three finely fur
nished, large, light, airy rooms for gen.
tlemen dodgers by day, week or month,
and off these are large dining room.
pantry and kitchen. which are occupied
by Caterer Watkins for serving bust
ness mems lunches and catering to spe-
cial parties.
The United Civic leagues motto is
Pulling Together" and the officers arc
John NJ. Royal, president; w. 81. Will
lis, first vice president; J. q. Earlas,
second vice president; Joseph L Pritch-
ard, treasurer; Henry D. Dolphin,
secretary, and W. G. Isaacs, financial
secretary.
Board Of governors are Benjamin r.
Thomas, chairman: B. III. Lewis, vice
chairman; J. c. Thomas. ST.; John A.
Ross, Charles H. Payne. w. H. Rhodes.
v. T. Thomas, ]. w. Rose, e. A. john
son, John Phinizee. Philip A. Payton,
George w.eRoyall, Philip M. Thorne,
Sykes s. Beaman and Anthony McCar.
thy. John e. Robinson is the building
secretary and manager.
Having on its official staff this corps
Of business men, many who are mer-
chants and representing the largest
there is in the colored peoples COM
mercial life, the league will continue to
add to its long list of achievements
throughout the city and state. 3
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
GLOBE SIGHTS.

Some persons mistake formalities
for religion.
There is more society than religion
In some churches.
Too many mistake their prejudices
for facts in the case.
A man who hasn't any morals usu-
ally has an excuse of morale.
No matter what mans salary is
his wife feels that she earns it.
Some Of the most worthless men
we ever knew get up the earliest.
Many q cordial invitation is ex-
tended with the hope It will not be
accepted.
When q man talks about living his
own life there is some curiosity to
know whom with.
Children don't believe their par
ents know best and occasionally they
are right about 1t.
A man who looks back at his school
days as life's happiest time hasn't had
q great deal Of fun.
Our latest freak, who is always urg.
ing people to be patriotic, Is now work
Ing at Camp Funston as carpenter,
and always lays off on Saturday so he
can work on Sunday and draw double
pay from the government.-Atchison
Globe.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
N. A. A. c. P. ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR 1915.

Atty. B. s. Smith, Pres; w. G.
jeffrey, Vice Pres; Miss Eva Fl. Walk.
er, Treasurer; Atty. r. Augustine
Skinner, Secretary.
Executive Committee. ,
Rabbi s. N. Deinard. L. C. Vale, w.
NJ. Smith, Atty. W. r. Morris, P. H.
SoGthall, Judge E. F.. Waite, Sen. s,
A. Stockwell, Congressman Thos. D.
Schall, Mrs. w. r. Donovan.
Rev. T. B. Stovall, the exponent OF
the Get Together theory was bad.
ly needed at the N. A. A. c. p. meet
ing last Sunday.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
BUSINESS COMMANDMENTS

I. Honor the chief. There must be
q head to everything.
2. Have confidence In yourself, and
make yourself fit.
3 Harmonic your work. Let sun
shine radiate and penetrate.
4. Handle the hardest job first each
day. Easy ones are pleasures.
8. Do not be afraid Of criticism
criticize yourself often.
6. Be glad and rejoice In the other
fellows successfully his methods.
z. Do not be misled by dislikes. Acid
ruins the finest fabric.
8. Be enthusiastic-it is contagious.
8. Do not have the notion success
means simply money-making.
10. Be fair, and do at least one de-
cent act every day in the year.-Sam-
uel f. Taylor, In the Printing Art.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
WITH THE INVENTORS

An electric fan features q new
filter to cool the water as It
passes through fabric tubes by
evaporation without the use of
ice.
Camphor production from
leaves having passed the expert
mental stage in Formosa, the
government has planted large
areas In trees.
Chinese poultrymen preserve
duck eggs fresh for many
months by coating them with q
mixture Of ashes, tea dust, clay,
salt and lime.
An American patent has been
granted an English inventor for
a shoe with detachable soles and
heels, which can be easily re-
placed when worn.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
NOTES OF THE DAY

Several thousand acres are given
over to the cultivation Of pineapples In
Hawaii.
Twenty-four lumber yards in Wis
consin now employ women as lumber
handlers.
A loan fund Of $4,000 for helping
poor students is one Of the features
OF Henry Kendall college, In Okla
homa. No more than $500 year is
lent to any student. The borrower
must be high school graduate.
According to released Englishmen,
who have arrived from the camp for
British civilians at Ruhleban, Ger
many, no food had been provided for
them by the Germans in three months.
They were entirely dependent on the
parcels sent out from Great Britain.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
REMEMBER THE NEEDY.

Every effort to relieve those who are
sick and in distress, is the duty of
ali at this time. There is much suf.
fering about us and true charity be.
gins az home, without the usual noise
aud notoriety.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

Send your subscription. Our prices
have not changed because of the war.
Let your dollar do its duty and The
Star will reach higher standard OF
service and better circulation.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
DOINGS ELSEWHERE

Helena, Mont, wants conservation
Of elk for food.
Fairbanks, Alaska, Is to have an ag-
ricultural college.
Milwaukee is to have a new electric
railroad terminal depot.
st. Louis, Mo-, schoolboys are being
enrolled for spring work on farms.
Philadelphians are urged to, post
letters early" to facilitate collection OF
mail.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

Since the government has taken ov-
er the railroads, many employees are
out of employment. Several railroads
men returned from Canada this week.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

Don't send in your ads and say send
me the bill" Send the bill with the
ad or personal. If you haven't a dol
lar, wait until you get one.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

With some women the price
mark controls two of life's as
sets-clothes and a husband.
Opportunity knocks once, but
your friends knock all the time.
A Irritation is the salt and
pepper on life's porterhouse, but
the world finds too much sea.
soning hard to swallow.
Consider how the clock gets
there, hand over hand.
Attempt to follow the advice
of all your friends and it will be
padded cell for you.
4 q q r q
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

The anniversary of the birthday of
Frederick Douglass will be celebrated
through the country as usual.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
STATISTICAL NOTES

Hawaii has IA volcanic craters.
Britain has 9OO, 900 war prisoners.
Texas uses convict labor to work
$1,000 acres Of land.
Britain is spending about $7,OOO,OOO
q day In the United States.
United States has added 10000 per.
sons to Washington departmental pay
rolls ON war account.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

Are you delinquent subscriber
If so. why not send your subscrip-
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Do not forget to send the money
to the Star which you owe for sub
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26
INTERESTING FACTS

One of the easiest ways to cool an
overheated oven is to stand a basin
Of cold water in =.
France is the best foreign patron
of the United States patent office, with
Great Britain following closely.
Made of stiffiy crimped material, a
ribless umbrella has been invented by
a resident Of New York state.
: Deposits Of asphalt that are believed
to be practically inexhaustible have
been discovered in the Philippines. y
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-26

WIN. PICKENS.
Morgan College, Baltimore, Md.
Jan. /, 1918.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-01
Showing How Fritz Is Fooled.

drives two stakes into the ground,
about five feet apart. Across these
stakes he stretches curtain made out
of empty sandbags ripped open. He
sOakS this curtain in water and fires
through if. The water prevents 1t
catching fire and effectively screens
the flare of the firing gun from the
enemy.
Sound is n valuable asset in locating
& machine gun, but Tommy surmounts
this obstacle by placing two machine
guns about one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty yards apart. The gun
on the right to cover with its fire the
sector Of the left gun and the gun on
the left to cover that of the right
gun. This makes their fire cross they
are fired simultaneously.
BY this method it sounds like one
gun firing and gives the Germans the
Impression that the gun is firing from
point midway between the guns
which are actually firing, and they AZ
cordingIy shell that particular spot.
The machine gUnners chuckle and say,
Fritz is 4 brainy boy, not 'alf he
amt
But the men in our lines at the spot
being Shelled curse Fritz for his igno-
rance and pass n few pert remarks
down the line in reference to the ma
chine guuners being windy" and
afraid TO take their medicine
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-01
CHAPTER XIII.
Ess Attacks and Spiss.

Three days after we had silenced
Fritz. the Germans sent over gas. IT
did not catch us uuawares. because the
wind had been made to order, that is
it was blowing from the German
trenches toward ours at the rate of
@bout five miles per hour.
Warnings had been passed down the
french to keep a sharp lookout for gas
We had Now man at the periscope
On this afternoon in question; l was
sitting on the fire step. cleaning my
rifle, when he called out to me:
There's q sort of grecnish, yellow
cloud rolling along the ground out in
front. it's coming"
But I waited for no more, grabbing
my Eayonot, which was detached from
The rifle, 1 gave the alarm by banging
an empty shell case, which was hang
ing near the periScope. At the same
instant, goDgS started ringing down the
trench, the signal for Tommy to don
his reSpirator, or smoke helmet, as we
call it.
Gas travels quickly, so you must not
lose any time; you generally have
about eighteen or twenty seconds in
which to adjust your gas helmet.
4 gas helmet is made of cloth, treat.
ed with chemicals. There are two win
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-01
URGES U. S. CONTROL
Of MEAT PLANTS
Hoover PrOposeSDTastic Change
to President.

Washington, April Government
operation of the big packing houses
of the country became strong prob
ability
Herbert C. Hoover, the food admin,
istrator, announced thai President
Wilson has approved the{
of commission to study the entire
complex meat problem, alnd that some
drastic change of policy with respect
to meat conservation and distribution
must be made Immediately.
"This change of policH," says Hoov-
er, may take the form Iof more def
mite and systematic direction of the
larger packers as to th@ course that
they are to pursue frfpm month to
month, or may even take the form of
operation of the packing establish
ments by the government"
Mr. Hoover, in letter to President
Wilson, says the problem is one of the
most complex facing the government.
He shows that increased quantities of
beef must be obtained for export,
either by increased production or by
decreased consumption.
He recognizes that consumption
could be reduced by higher prices, but
deprecateS any efforts to fix prices for
this purpose because it would mean
the elimination of that part of the
community that could least afford to
pay more.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-01

commanding battallOn). Inc captain
of the company can only award 80. =,
Tommy many a time has thank /
the king for making that provision in
his regulations.
To gain the title of ''smart soldier
Tommy has to keep clear of the crime
sheet and you have to be darned smart
10 do it.
have been on it a few times, most,
~ for yankee impudence."
During our stay of two weeks in
rest billats our captain put us through
q course of machine-gun drills, trying
out new stunts and theories.
After parades were over. our guns
crews got together and also tried out
some theories of their own in reference
TO handling guns. These courses had
nothing to do with the advancement Of
the war, consisted mostly of causing
tricky jams in the gun, and then the
rest of the crew would endeavOr to To-
cate as quickly as possible the cause
Of the stoppage. This amused them
for few days and then things came tC
q StandSttll.
One of the boys on my gun claimed
that he could play a tune while the
gun was actually firing, and demon
strated this fact one day on the target
range. We were worry enthusiastic and
decided to become musicians.
After constant practice l became
quite expert in the tune entitled "All
Conductors Have Big Feet"
When I had mastered this tune, our
TWO weeks rest came to an end, and
once again we went up the line and
took over the sector in front of C
wood.
At this point the German trenches
ran around the base of a hill, on the
top of which was dense wood. This
wood was infested with machine guns,
which used to traverse our lines at
will, and sweep the streets OF II little
village, where we were 5illeted while
in reserve.
There was one gun in particular
which used to get our goats, it had the
exact range of our "elephant' dugout
entrance, and every morning, about the
time rations were being brought up. its
bullets would knock up the dust on the
road; more than one Tommy Went
West or 70 Blighty by running into
them.
This gun got our nerves on edge,
and Fritz seemed to know it, becaus;
he never gave US an hours rest. Our
reputation as machine gunnerS was at
stake; we tried various ruses to locate
and put this gun out of action, but
each one proved to be a failure. aud
Fritz became a worse nuisance than
ever. He was getting fresher and more
careless every day, took all kinds Of
liberties with us-thought he was in
vincible.
Then one of our crew got brilliant
idea and we were all enthusiastic 10
put 1t to the test.
Here was his scheme:
When firing my gun, l was to play
my tune, and Fritz. no doubt, would
fall for 1t, try to initiate me as an
added insult. This gunner and two
others would try, by the sound, to 10
cate Fritz and his gun. After having
got the location, they would mount
two machine guns in trees, in little
clump of woods to the left of our Gene
terry, and while Fritz was in the middle
of his lesson, would open up ana tru:t
to luck. BY our calculations, it would
take at least a week to pull Off the
stunt.
IF Fritz refused to swallow our bait.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-01
i.o.3..1ORE U.S..
| ..OoPS TOFRANCE
Response to Allies Appeal For
disbursements.
DRAF TED MEN To GO
Those in Camps Are TO Be Sent There
For Training, Even Though They
Are United For Service

Washing on, April l-'ieneral Staff
officers OF the United States army are
r"W consider ng hoW America may
courinGi" most IL the defence of
France
Ii is admitted 1hJt the one thing es-
@entiaI ii Ii. present time is to get
to France every available soldier III
The rar:i : - S~ihe moment In line
with this u".,> IN it has been decid-
ed 70 cr.p o. "EerE available vessel
fer me .r:3u-i cr'ltion If troops. There
are maliy d.,@cui1."S in the way of
ohraim.n" sufficient tonnage, but with
The HC,r3 !. p>. VIII Oh were recently
select. Il is believed there will be
enough 30 insure d : eady flow of men
into i|i.j:icn f.r the next few months.
IT-it q men, even though they are
no ~ lifted completely for service
ia Me trenches, are to he hurried
along To France.
The NV. Purposes Of he scheme are
to give the men of the frs, ciil ac
lUal eXpc.iCuce near the battle lines
AID to make room for men of the
.rcund call in the sixteen canton
nrntS in this country
official announcement of the new
policy is lacking, but it is being work
ed out by high army officers i'll con-
junction with Brigadier General Enoch
II. Crowder, provost marshal general.
Reports from most Of the canton
mentS indicate that Il large percentage
Of the men are ready To be sent to
the other side. The men have com
plrted all the training that is neceS-
Sary in America aHi are ready for
experience that only can be gained
near the battlefields. Their move
mrnt, consequently, will begin soon,
and from this time forward drafted
men may be expected to make up Il
very large extent Of the passenger
Lists of transports.
In France the drafted men will I'M
dergO further training before they
are sent to the trenches. They will be
placed under the direction of COM
iniSSioncd officers of units who have
preceded them and who have gained
9
make good soldiers. The training will
be intensive, covering a period Of sew
eral weeks before the men will be
available to do their part.
Many of fthe regiments already in
France will be utilized only for train
ing new men from America. This will
bring about Il reimbursement of what
is termed by some as one of the mis-
takes made at the outbreak of the
War-the sending of 50 many season.
ed regiments to France, where they
could be of no value in drilling draft
ed men, Instead of bringing the sea-
soned men back, the new men will be
sent to them.
Only $4,000 of the 6S7, 900 men call
ed az the time of the first draft still
remain to be sent to environments.
/ They are mostly negroes from south
ern states for whom there were no
! environments.