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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
COIOred People Will Be
In Big Office.

This local ele :tion was a blessing
to the colored people throughout
Chicago on last Tuesday. The
majority Of the black voters cast
their ballots with the Republican
party, but the returns show for the
first time in the history Of the race
one-third voted for the local De
mocratic nominees, most especial
Iy for Mr.. John Gibbons and five
or six OF the Democratic candi-
dates for Municipal Court judges
The Republicans are. pleasedsand
the Democrats are satisfied and Tor
the first time in the history Of
Cook county politics there will be
colored people in each OF the Of
fees in Cook county .-Ex.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
NEGRO, 78 YEARS OLD,
MARCHED WITH SER
VICE FLAG WITH
ELEVEN STARS

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. I'm At
Ianta's 5 great Service Flag parade,
composed OF white and Colored
divisions, the star marcher whose
picture was featured in the papers
next day. vas an old Colored man
named Isaac Sims Though IS
years old he marche along with his
service flag, with his eleven stars
in two in,tallments. one on each
shoulder. Three OF his sons are
in France and eight more in the
training camps Three Others re-
gis cred September II and wait
their call. What family has done
more toward h,!stling fhe Hun out
OF other folks place in the sun:
ttRL
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
THREE RACE MEN ARE
ELECTED TO ILLINOIS
LEGISLATURE

Chicsg, Ill. Nov. Hon A.
delbert II. Roberts, Warren g,
uglass and Editor S. b. Tur-
ner have been elected members
from the Chicago district as men,
bers Of the Illinois Legislature.
Mr.. Roberts is a widely known
orator and clerk in the Municipal
Cou,t; Warren Douglass is law
yer OF splendid literary attainments
and s. b. Turner IS editor OF the
Illinois Idea. this being his second
time 70 be elected to the Ill nois
Legislature. The County OF Cook
went Democratic and Charles Grit
an and Col J II Johnson, mem
bers OF the race. lost for the Office
of County Commissioners Medlll
Mccormick carried Illinois fer
the Senatorship by a plurality OF
90 900
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15

Segregation on account oil color
are dead issues here and will never
find lodging place in the heart
OF this Nation.
Since | have been here | have
visited many places OF interest,
places til 1t We used ID rea1' abou
in history and longed 10 see. For
the most OF the time that have
been heie ] have been looking af-
ter the legal business OF the Regi-
ment and on special duty. | am
now in command OF a company
and and atone time | commanded
and drilled a battalion for 1 week :.
The regiment is now in the
trenches and we are doing our Race
and Country honor. ! have had
the good fortune while being here
to be associated with some OF the.
great French officers and they ex-.
press a deep feeling ofregard and
praise for the Race in the light OF
true Democracy After the war
there will be a golden opportunity
Deer here for the advancement Of
the Race-the invitation will be
extended. all that will be necessary
is is acceptance
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15

~: saw in the paper where the
Republicans were in the majority
10 the House and Senate. h
Howis Aaron? Bstter hope
The disease is over here and eve
rything is normal
| haven't heard from anyone
that | wrote in Brookport.
How is Joseph Edgar and his
parents, Give them my regards
and kiss him for me.
want TO come home for Xmas
but haven put in for my fur
Tough yet but ! will within few
days.
The Red Cross Society is to be
out tonight. they arc certainly
tire ating US royal; they have a
two story hall for US, with shower
bath. Rest rooms Reading.rooms
Pool and Lunch rooms.Ia dancing
hall and beds and their doors are
thrown open to us.
Some good people in Tenn.
Let me hean if you have received
the pennant.
Bye. bye.
Continue sending the papers.
will close, Bye bye.
s. Your Soldier Son.
George L B Mccraly
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
NEW YORK REFLECTS
COLORED LEGISLATORS.

New York, Nov S.-All Har-
lem is on fire with the new enthu-
siasm over the election OF Edward
A Johnson and John c. Hawkins
II the general assembly. Mr..
Johnson. noted lawyer and author
was reelected by handsome vote
while MIR. Hawkins. also a lawyer
and. like Mr.. johnson, fine type
OF citizen was given ilattering
vote.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Somewhere In France.

Somewhere in France,
Aug 7. 1918.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
President to Read ArmistiCe Terms to
Congress Today
Washington, Nov ll---By United Press.--At six o
clock th. United Ststes time the Of

Washington, Nov. 1l-By United Press--At six o
clock ihi. morning United ststes tins the greatest Of
hisiosy an end.
The department officially announced that the German
penpotentaries had signed the terms at Field Marshal
Fochs headquarters at five O'Clock this morning hostties
to cease l O'Clock French time
While the armisce will halt the war, il viii not end it.
but the laid down By General Foeh such to
vent further hostilues.
The may be regarded as over There remains now
the great problems for the conference the gigantic
work of returning the fighters home.
New York Nov. 1l.-Durng the last hours of the fight
ing the front previous to the cessation of hos
tes this morning. General Pershngs first and second
mics kept up terrific onslaught the Germans. The
latest reports from the 'front.' showed the yankees driving
on front of II miles between Sedan and the Moselle.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Commission.

Mt. Vernon, H., May 2z. 1917
To the Women Educational and
Missionary Circles Of the Mission
ary Baptist Churches OF the State
OF Illinois. Greeting;
This is TO certify that Sister
Nancy Brooks OF Dewmaine Ill.
is duly appointed to organize and
install Missionary circles wherever
needed. revive those that are in
active. and solicit membership and
solicit membership and money fox
the State Work and report the
same to the executive board quar-
terry.
Each church visited is request
ed to pay the travelling expenses.
We pray you may give her due
consideration, as we are soliciting
the membership OF every regular
Missionary baptist church and so-
ciety to 5oin us and make the
State work what it should be.
Yours for Christ,
Bette Wilkerson, Pres,
Coulterville, Ill.
NJ B. Taylor. Cor. Sec.
Colp. III
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15

Mr John ) Anderson,
Kind Friend -
While thinking OF old Metropo-
lis aud my many friends thought
oi you among the FIRST. 10 the ex-
tent that / write you this letter,
which leaves me we'll and witt
hopes OF finding you the same.
have now been in France some
thing like SIX months and FORUM
ately Tor me | have had the oppor-
tuniy OF observing and studine
this Country, its people and theii
upon large scale
This is one OF the greatest coun-
tries on earth, being both pietur-
esquc and beautiful The farms
are very fertile and the peo-
pie raise about the same products
as we do in the States. The large
cities are very beatuifud and up-to-
date, while the rurual villages are
old and quaint, many OF them being
almost obIiterated from the effects
OF bombs caused by air raids.
Here and there as one travels
thru the country he can readily
see the devastation and destruct-
ion caused by the four years OF
war that is being INDUCED in over
here. Many villages tha, were
once the proud homes OF peace
iI and energetic people are now
nothing more than mass OF ruins.
Here and there you will also see
women and children tiling the soil
either because the meniolk have
been killed or have gone to the
front They seem to be doing fine
as the weather conditions here are
similar to ours in the States.
AS tothe character OF the people
OF this Country much can be said.
for the people are very polite,
kind and accommodating TO all the
American soldiers. There being
absolutely no prejudice here, and
a man is man regardless Of what
his color may be lin Crow and
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
Hanged For Stealing Mule.

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. .S-A mob
composed OF prominent citizens OF
this city took Geo Taylor from
the Sheriff and strung. his body to
a tree and riddled it with bullets.
He was accused OF stealing mule.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15

All the boys from home are dc
ing nicely, being both well and
hardy. Give my regards to Mr..
Mitchell and Mr.. Wade and all OF
the boys
Hoping to hear from you when
convenient, | am,
Yours truly,
Blaine G.. Aston.
lst. Lieut.. 37oth Inf. A +. +.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
A letter from Our Son George

Camp Greenleaf. Section B
Motor Co, Nm. 10.
Chickamauga Park. Go.
Barracks 10.
Io-2oih 1918
Rev. and Mrs. b. McCsary,
1908 Pearl ST.
sees af Metropolis. ill.er
Dear Parents
r Well and doing fine, hope you
At home are well
sent you card. know you
have received same ere this
| have been kept quite busy
lately.
have been expecting to hear
IRON you every day, but haven t
as yet.
Did you receive letter from
one Alberta Oliver! She told
me she wrote you. buthaven' as
as vet received an answer.
1t looks as though the war will
soon be over as Germany cant
hold out much longer. How did
ehe election come out ia she coun~
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
THE NEGRO
SOLDIER NO
COWARD
KNOWS HOW TO
USE A GUN
Bring Down Airoplane, With
100 Bullets-Pilot Killed.

With the Am ericans in France
our colored troops proved their
Workmanship recently by bring
ing down Booche plane. which
had raked them with machine gun
fire, in less that fifteen seconds.
More than a 100 bullets penetrat-
ed the aeroplane.
The German appeared over the
quaint old town OF St Die and
swooped down to altitude Of less
than $50 feet He was forced to
rise to clear the tower OF the Ho-
tel de Vile, but agaia glided
deRn snd fasse6,i fnachine gun
on the principal street. despite
the fact that many civilized men,
women and children, were on the
SIDE walks. One civilian was
wounded,
Two Colored military police
men promptly unloaded their re-
volvers at the Hun. lie climbed
out OF the range and passed oVver
the city liding down again when
he discovered company OF Ne
gro infantry, on the hike. resting
ander some trees
He turned loose his machine
gun again The company COM
mander ordered his men to open
fire The Boche plaine burs. in
to flames and fellin a field few
hundred yards away. the pilot
was killed.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-15
GERMANY ASKS FOR PEACE
ARMISTICE SIGNED BEFORE FIELD GENERAL FOCH

Washington, Nov! ll.-By United Press--The
armistice is signed This is official. The
terms will be announced tonight.
HOstiIities ceased at II O'Clock this morn
ing, Paris time.
The armistice was signed at o'clock
this morning, Paris time the State de-
partment announced at Lao, Washington
time, this morning 4.za
This information is the only news the
department will make public before it o.
pens at the regular hour 9 O'Clock this fore
noon. The peace conference will meet
next week.
T. - =
Evening star., 1918-02-22
LECTURES ON JOFFRE.
Emile Villemin, at Local Club,
QWells on Generals Qualities.

A lecture on Marshal Joffre'' was
given by Emile villemin at the Wash
mgton Club Wednesday night, Mr.. Vile
min eulogized the military qualities OF
the French general, telling of his defeat
Of the German army at the Marine and
his conservation of the man power OF
France since that time. Marshal Joffre
considers war another form of business
said Mr. Villemin. "and believes that the
nation best equipped in man power toward
the closing days of the war will win
A free lecture on the French language
and lessons in French were given to men
tn uniform yesterday at All Souls
Church, l4th and L streets, by Lieut..
labat of the French embassy and Mrs.
Seaton Smith. Lieut.. Labat described the
life Of the soldier in the trenches and the
building Of proper defenses. Following
the lecture reception was held for the
hnen in uniform.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
FOR BIG NITRATE PLANT.
Construction of Dam at Muscle
Shoals, Tennessee River, Urged.

Immediate construction of the pro-
posed dam at Muscle shoals, Tennessee
river, for a great government water
power nitrate plant<was urged upon
President Wilson yesterday by Senator
Shields, who went to the White House
to emphasize the necessity of having
the plant in operation to produce fer
ti1izer after the war.
OF $20,0o0.00O appropriated by Con-
gress for nitrate production about $4,-
100000 is being spent in the construc-
tion Of steam plants to turn out quick
ly nitrates for munitions. The board
which Investigated the subject recon-
mended this course. leaving open the
subject of water power, which could
not be made available on short notice.
The Alabama Power Company has Of
fered to give it's power site rights at
Muscle shoals to the government for
immediate use, and the proposal is be-
fore the President. Senator Shields said
the President was giving it careful con-
sideration.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
$500, ,O00y 600 TREASURY
CERTIFICATES OFFERED
Richmond Federal Reserve District
Smallest Subscriber to the Last
Issue, Figures Show.

with interest at the rate Of ~ per cent,
as anticipated. $50o. .00o. 900 Treasury GER
tificates Of Indebtedness, payable May 2S.
and to be issued under date Of February
81, have been offered by the Secretary Of
the Treasury. AS usual, applications will
be received through the federal reserve
banks, subscriptions will close March
and payments must be made before that
date.
The certificates will be in denomina,-
tions of $500. $1,000. $4,000, $4,000 and
$1OO, 900, will be sold at par and accrued
interest, and will carry the usual tax ex-
emptions
About $4,000 1000, 900 in certificates are
yet to be issued at the higher rate Of y
per cent interest before the third liberty
loan is f1oated.
Subscriptions by federal reserve districts
to the last issue of certificates are at the
same time announced by the Treasury De-
partment New York. with subscrip-
ton for s241 1922 900 led all the rest.
Chicago was next, with $42.352. 900 sub
scription. Subscriptions from the Rich
mond district, $12,131, 900, were the low
est of any of the twelve districts.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
GARDEN FOR EVERY
FAMILY in DISTRICT
Plan Is Announced by De-
fense Committee to
: Help Win War.

"a Garden for Every Family in the
District Of Columbia" is the slogan Of
the Garden committee Of the District
Council Of Defense. This committee con-
sists of Edward F. Colladay (chairman),
Albert Douglas, Charles F. Crane. Jo-
seph A. Berberich. S. T. Cameron, Cuno
H Rudolph and A. J. Driscoll, and with
the approach of spring the work is to
be pushed from room 61S. Union Trust
building, under the direction Of H. Ne
Conolly, agricultural expert.
War gardens are being organized in
all sections Of the District as a pa
triotic and community work. The gar
den committee is giving all assistance
possible to produce the desired results.
To do this it must necessarily have
funds. 1t Is estimated that $1,000 will
be required
Evening star., 1918-02-22
American Army Gathering.

Finally, behind them the American Army
is gathering. has already begun to supply
that reserve lacking to the Germans, which
must win the war. when our Army has
reached its inevitable growth.
Eastern arrangements will have to sub
NIT to western decisions. and in the west
the advantage is overwhelmingly with the
the Germans have disappeared. the mill
tary party is to the fore, and it must be
met by guns, not peace gestures. But in
the supreme crisis Of the world war the
advantages are all with the allies. Bat
tles are always doubtful. but the Marine.
Ypres, Verslun were won when the allies
had but a tithe Of their present resources.
1t would be foolish to be overconfident
now, but it would be ridiculous today to
fear a foe who has failed three times at
the present task when he was top dog
in every material sense.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
PENWoMEN AT TEA TODAY.
Mrs. Daniels to Make Address and
Mrs. Baker Will Sing.

The weekly tea of the League of Ameri-
can Pen Women will be held in the club
room, 1923 H street northwest. at o'clock
this afternoon. Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
wife of the Secretary of the Navy. is ex-
pected to make an address and Mrs. New
ton D. Baker, wife of the Secretary of
War. will sing.
Mrs. Isaac Pearson. president Of the
league, announces that this is one of
series of knitting teas which have been
this winter. Mrs Susie Root
Rhodes will act as hostess, assisted by the
past presidents Of the league.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
OPPOSES sENATE'S CoNvENING.
Mr.. Stone Believes Session Today
Not Compliment to Washington.

Senator Stone Of Missouri lectured
the Senate last night because it pro-
posed to work on George Washington's
birthday.
only the other day." he said. "the
Senate adjourned out Of respect to the
memory of Abraham Lincoln. It was
his birthday. I look with disfayor on
the idea of working on Washington's
birthday. I consider it poor compIi-
ment to the Father Of his Country for
the Senate to continue its work today"
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Gonzaga College Team Wins Debate.

The affirmative side of the debate on
the subject, Resolved, That the rail-
roads of the United States should be
owned and controlled by the govern
ment" was won by Gonzaga College
last night in an intercity debate in
Gonzaga Hall between Gonzaga and
Loyola High School of Baltimore. Paul
w. Twombley, John P. Murray and Will
liam ]. Mcclure represented Gonzaga.
Judges were Senator Joseph E. Rams
dell of Louisiana, Representative
George F. O'Shaunessy Of Rhode Island
and Representative Joseph Walsh Of
Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Would Check Bread Waste.

AS a further measure for wheat con-
servation, the food administration has
authorized bakers to make and sell a
three-quarter-pound loaf of bread. It
has been found that in cities many
small families, taking one or more
meals away from home. do not use
results.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Firing Squad for Traitors.

Former President Taft, in his ad-
dress yesterday, urged the Short
shrift of firing squad" for open trea-
son. Spies, incendiaries, bomb drop
pers and munitions tamperers, he said,
should be backed up against blank
wall at sunrise. But his most emphatic
warning was against the 'whisperers
who are covertly sowing sedition and
rage of hsh-sh-sh-s
Evening star., 1918-02-22
ALLIES FACING HUNS
FINAL BLOW IN WAR
Should Be a Vain Attempt, for
the Entente Forces Were
Never in SO Good Shape.
MUST HOLD WEST FRONT
BY FRANK II. sIMoNps.

Copyright, 1913 by the Mcclure Newspaper
The final collapse of Russia can mean
but one thing, for the future the war
must come west. In the east Germany
has laid the foundations for certain
great things. She has prepared tho way
for q domination Of what was once the
Russian empire, she has prepared for
the exercise of economic and political
power of an almost unlimited character,
provided only she can, by victory in the
west, disengage herself from her re-
naming foes.
If Germany can now break France and
Britain, if she can now force them by
victory in the field and by reasonable
manipulation behind the western front
to make peace on terms which will
leave German hands free to harvest the
crop sown in the east, then Germany
can still win the present war and add
one more to the long series Of triumphs
which began when Frederick the Great
took Silesia.
But, conversely. If Germany cannot
win in the west. il she fail in new
offensive as she failed at the Marne
and at verdun. then her eastern edifice
is bound to crumble, just as Napoleon's
German constructions crumbled after
Leipsic-
Abolish Slav Menace.
1t is well to recognize exactly what
Germany has now accomplished in the
east. She has abolished the great Slav
menace. which hung over her for the
last two centuries. A generation will
other united Russia. if. indeed, Great
Russia and Ukrainia are ever again
united. She has set south Russia
against north Russia, the Ukrainian
against the Great Russian. In a large
measure this has been accomplished by
the bolsheviki. but hers has been the
profit.
In addition to dividing Russia, as the
United States might have been divided
had the south won In the civil war. with
the aid of Europe. she has cut of from
the Russian structure two considerable
outlying parts-the Polish and the
Lithuanian. Her intention, plainly dis
closed in the last Russian news, is to
pretext of autonomy. and become the
master of the Lithuanian and Polish
peoples, together with the Baltic sea-
coast of Russia and the industrial re-
gions of Poland.
Were Germany able to do this she
would gain control of upward Of 20,-
100000 Slavs and a territory more than
half as great as Germany before the
present war. But the achievement can
only be predicated upon decisive VIC
tory in the west. If the German at
tack upon France and Britain fails,
then nothing is more probable than the
refusal of the people of Austria and of
Germany to continue the war for the
sole purpose of holding Slav provinces.
And. despite the general impression to
the contrary, the German people are
not incapable Of making their will felt,
given certain conditions-condition
which would flow from third defeat
in the west.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

It's wonderful tn inconvenience
an privations some fellers II put
up with rather than throw away
a half-smoked nickel cigar.
"I've just had t give up drink
in from a saucer, as it wrinkles
my forehead" said Miss Fawn
Lippincut t'day.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

A gas company in London has paid out
nearly half million dollars to the de-
pendents of 3,214 of it's men who have
Joined the colors.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
AMERICA Warned
TO HARDEN FOR WAR
DR.. R. l. Wilbur Tells Security
League Country Has Been
"Raised Soft"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 22.-Some form
of service is necessary to the proper
development of citizenship, DR.. Ray Ly-
man Wilbur president of the Leland
Stanford University, said in an address
today before the Congress of National
Service, which opened a three-day ses-
sion yesterday under the auspices Of
the National Security League.
America has been raised soft and
has to harden said DR.. Wilbur. I'VE
are suffering from our prosperity and
now are having to face the ugly. hard
facts of the war. Six months from
now we will be a changed nation.
Our children are now being brought
up in the school of war and will get
much training of an international sort.
the children of this
generation are growing up looking
upon the German in the same way
that the generation before did upon
the Apache Indian, as cold. cruel and
as vicious. clever
savage.
This will interfere with the need
we have of studying our enemy. which
is the first move in defense. To give
up the study of any foreign language.
including German, at the present time
is to play the ostrich.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Military In Ascendancy.

The military party is in the ascend
ancy now. No power or influence ex-
lists in Germany to prevent it from
making its final gamble. 1t probably
has the confidence of the majority Of
the people in its present claim that it
can win the war il it is permitted to
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Service Absolutely Vital.

Some form of service is absolutely
vital to the proper development of citi-
zenship. 1t must be part of the life
of each boy and girl-part Of their
education. This service must be as
sociated with our educational system.
1t must include adequate physical
training for all, military training for
a large percentage and some form of
national service for ALL"
Mrs Thomas J. Preston, jr., who on
her previous visit to Chicago was the
bride of Grover Cleveland, presided at
a meeting of woman delegates. One
of the big tasks for the women, as
outlined by Mrs. Preston. is helping
to float the next liberty loan.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

It was only in 1885 that ull-baiting
ceased to rank among the amusements
Of England.