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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
AN ELABORATE TEA.

The tea given by Mesdames B. o.
Crane, Nellie Young, j. W. Mitchell
and Lossie Penn in compliment to
Mrs. Grace Thomas Martin of Jersey
Citq, N. j. Tuesday afternoon, jan
uary 1st, at the residence of Mrs.
Crane, 1921 Cottage avenue, was one
of the priettiest and most elaborate
social affairs given this season.
The color scheme of red and white
was carried out in every detail. The
centerpiece ON the dining table was a
Christmas tree beautifully electric
lighted and interspersed with minute
Santa Clauses.
Throughout the afternoon the tea
service was presided over by Mes
danes J. R. e. Lee and Ophelia Watts
Jackson while Mrs M. G. Brookins
poured coffee.
Two hundred ladies were received
during the afternoon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.

The fifty-fifth anniversary of the
issuance of the Emancipation Celebra-
ton was fittingly celebrated under
the auspices of the Interdenomina-
tional Ministerial Alliance of greater
Kansas City at Centennial NJ. E.
church, 18th and Woodland avenue,
at IL o'clock New Years day. Excel
lent music was rendered by the COM
bined choirs of the Centennial and
Christian churches with the capable
Mrs. nellie Hendricks as directress.
An able address on the DAY we Cele-
brate" was delivered by Hon. G. H.
Galloway attorney at law, while a
paper by Mrs. William Alphin, a
reading by Miss Mary Whiteside and
a rousing address by Rev. D. A.
Holmes the brilliant pastor. The
Metropolitan Baptist church of Kansas
City, Kans., featured the program.
Rev. F. D. Wells, president of the AL
lance, was master of ceremonies,
and at the conclusion a silver offer
ing was taken for the various Negro
charities of the two cities.
The only regretable feature of the
entire affai rwas the small attendance
on an occasion of this kind.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
Our Special Rate OF $1.OO Expires January 31st

feet. Many men have been converted
and man yothers have given up filthy
and expensive habits. Profanity has
decreased to a noticeable extent where
campaigns have been made to show
the troopers how useless it is.
The cleaner atmosphere in the
camps has made it possible to enter
tain women friends and relatives of
the soldiers in the Y. M. c. A. huts
and these parties are greatly enjoyed
by the men who are away from their
own families and friends. In the
Y. M. c. A. buildings erected for the
special use of the Colored troops
there is ample space for motion pic
lures and theatrical entertainments,
as we'll as for letter writing and So
cial games. This is one place in
camp which the men really enjoy, for
it makes them feel thoroughly "at
home.'
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

The Pleasant Hour Social Club, of
which Mr.. William Thompson is presi-
dent and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph ne Finney,
secretary, having three dollars and
forty cents left in their treasury at
the close of the year. unanimously
voted to divide it between the Wheat
ley-Proyident Hospital and the Chill
dren's Home. This is a splendid ex-
ample for other organizations in the
city, and it is the spirit that will keep
alive our organizations and support
our institutions.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
NEW ERA LODGE SCORED.

New Era Lodge, No. 40, K. Of P, of
which Col. Walter Pritchett is master
of exchequer, has the signal distinc-
tion of having pledged the largest sum
any Colored individual or organiza-
ton in this city. After due consider
alton and by unanimous vote they
pledged $1,000, which went a long
ways toward making DR.. Thompkins
a winner in the contest between the
paign a complete success. All honor
to the splendid boys of New Era. May
other organizations emulate their COM
mendable and praiseworthy example.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

Mr.. William Jamison, one of Kansas
City's oldest and best known citizens,
died after a long illness from septis-
emia at the Wheatley- -Provident Hos
pital last Monday and was buried
Thursday from the Second Baptist
Church, of which he was member,
under the auspices of Pritchard Lodge,
A. F. & A. NJ. His funeral was at
tended by his son, Rev. H. W.. Jami-
son, D. D., of Peoria, ILL.,, presiding
elder of the Springfield District and
National Deputy Grand Master of the
u. B. f.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
HON. AND MRS. l.. A. KNOX EN-
TERTAIN SECOND BAPTIST
CHOIR.

On Friday evening, December 21,
1917, the Second Baptist Choir met at
the beautiful home of Lawyer and
Mrs. Knox, which was decorated for
the occasion with cut flowers. The
choir rendered a most interesting pro-
gram, at the close of which Lawyer
Knox made helpful as well as encour-
aging remarks. At this time they
were royalty served delicious repast.
1t was unanimously voted that law
yer Knox be Honorary member of the
Choir At late hour they departed
for their different homes, declaring
Lawyer and Mrs. Knox ideal host and
hostess.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

former superintendent of the Old City
Hospital, one of the greatest hustlers
of the race, who has the confidence
of the leading Democrats of the State
and Nation and who Is seriously being
considered as Surgeon-in-chief Of the
Freedmen's Hospital at Washington,
D. c. DR.. Thompkins led all Captains
in collections during the Wheatley-
Provident Campaign, securing a
pledge of $1,000 from New Era Lodge,
X. of p, the largest sun, given by any
colored organization in the city.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
E. L. WARD DEAD.

AS we go to press, news reaches
us of the death of E. L. Ward, prom
inent Mason, an officer for many years
in Allen Chapel and faithful en-
ploye for more than twenty years of
the First National Bank. He was
married just a few months ago and
had been i'll only a few days.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
NEGRO FROZEN TO DEATH.

A. w. P. Griffen, the well known
barber and ex-pugilist. was found
frozen to death at his home in Kansas
City, Kansas, where he lived alone.
Griffen was popular figure among
the sporting fraternity some years ago
but in the last two years he had drop
ped almost out of sight. working In
a little shop at 14th and Walnut.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

Some weeks ago there appeared in
The Kansas City Advocate a state
ment naming certain high schools as
the only accredited schools in the
North Central Association. The at
tached letter of correction is self ex-
planatory: .....
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Mo-, Dec. %, 1917.
High School Visitor,
Professor High School Administration.
Mr.. ]. R. E. Lee,
Principal Lincoln High School,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Dear Mr.. Lee:
The Lincoln High School, Kansas
City, was accredited to the North Cen
trail Association last year.
Very truly yours,
]. d. ELLIFF,
Chairman, Commission on
Secondary Schools.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
JACK AND THE 8EAN.sTALK."

A vast audience braved the stinging
cold weather because Mrs. w. T. Os-
borne, wife of the pastor of Ebenezer
A. NJ. E. Church, 10th and Lydia ave-
nue., had buried herself into the hearts
of the people to see if Jack and the
Beanstalk," what she was really pro-
noting, really was all it was said to
be. They may have come because it
is the custom of Ebenezer to love her
own. Whatever the loadstone was,
they came to the church in large num-
bers expectant, cherry, and they were
not disappointed; they stayed radiant
and joyous; they were captivated. 1t
was the most remarkable outpouring
in such weather Ebenezer has ever
seen.
1t would be hard to tell what part
of this high class operetta was the
best. It was in four acts and played
by so boys and girls. While the chill
dren have appeared in many concerts,
cantatas, etc, never before have they
appeared in as grand an operetta as
was this. The play consisted of five
principle characters, eight choruses,
eleven solos and a range of dialogues.
1t would be hard to tell what part of
this production appealed most to the
audience. There was much amuse-
ment, and a thrill went through the
crowd where the butcher shop scene,
entirely original, terminating from
entirely original, eminating from
the brain of the directress, Mrs. Os.
borne, which was indeed great.
The conservation of food was
brought out to a splendid advantage,
Each scene, each mood, each change
was admirable. Not hitch slip,
nor mishap was made by the chill
dren; all due to the management of
the directories to whom it was en-
trusted. The Butcher Shop scene,
with Master Earl Braden and Carol
Nealey as proprietors; Oneatha Mitch.
ell and Jessie Martin, representing
the Conservation of Food, and the lit
tie customers of the butcher shop;
! Charles Singleton, as Jack, was truly
the star of Jack and the Beanstalk" 4"
It was the glamour and enchantment
of an exquisite fairy tale. Elizabeth
Dimery, dainty, saucy, patient, devot-
ed, appearing as never before as the
Fairy" ......
Grand Opera work was brought out
to a splendid showing by Mr.. Edward
! Boatnier as Giant, Edith Greenless as
Giantess and Florence Robinson as
Jacks Mother. Pretty solos were
sung by Esther johnson, Hortense
Dimery, Hermena Clay and little
Charley Gales.
Many thanks to the members and
/ friends of Ebenezer who made it all
/ possible. Those who missed this op-
eretta missed a treat. We are more
than ever impressed with the pastor
ate of Rev. Osborne and his splendid
wife, whose thoughtfulness and the
service they are giving the church
was demonstrated by this great en-
terprise. The church congratulates
them upon the success of this unique
exhibition, and thank God for them
and the service they are rendering.
The music, by Mrs. Belle Jones, piano;
Maurice Johnson, violin, was eXcep,
tionally fine; the program an ideal
one from the beginning to end, and
only hope it will be repeated in the
near future.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05

One of the most popular as we'll as
successful of the younger physicians
of this city, who is Captain of Team
No. 6, won second place in bringing
in the largest amount in the Wheat
ley-ProVident Hospital Campaign. DR..
Brown is the Grand Medical Registrar
of the U. B. of F. of this State, and
the wise ones are predicting that he
will be the next Grand Master.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Austrian Attack
Along the Brenta
Is Expected Soon
(By The Associated Presal

Noy Inc Associated PreSs)
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
June 20,-The second phase of the
Austrian offensive, featured by attacks
to the right and left of Valstapna,
along the Brenta River and in the
mountains, should logically begin soon.
now that the effort on the Piave has
tailed. 1t is felt. that If the Austrians
40 not renew their efforts to pene.
trate to the plains through the Brenta
region and taking Monte. Grappa II
would be an acknowledgment Of de-
feat and their inability TO carrv Ant
the ambitious plan launched weak
ago. 'A
The situation. however, is still, re-
garded as most serious and ali nren-
arations have been made to meet
any new offensive. ''''
Along the. Piaye the Italian pos;.
t'ons are virtually unchanged. The
Austrians are fighting we'll, accordinr
TO the Italians, but the latter are ONT.
CHASING them. 1t is believed .hat tho
Italians would have driven the Auss ss
trians back across the river before the
put for the nature of the open firht.
ing. which an American on this fEnnt fEm,
said reminded him of the Indian com
bats in the old days. Night fiehtinr
and bushwhacking methods are nscaa,
sary, although they are not favored hv
the military authorities because ~
the confusion and danger of firing
upon their own men, especially where
large bodies Of troops are engaged
Another difficulty has been The STINT.
!nrity in color between the Italian
ana Austrian uniforms. The Austrian
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Shattered Austrian,
Divisions Cut Off
By NeU Piaue Flood
tBp The Associated Press

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, June 2l.-Fresh
rains have turned the Piave River into
a swirling yellow food, which moves
silently but swiftly, dealing a fateful
blow to the Austrians on its western
bank, tearing up the communication
lines and preventing succor being
given the shattered divisions strug-
Cling under the steady pounding of the
Italian guns of the Duke of Aosta's
third army.
The satisfaction of the Italians over
the present situation is matched only
by the anger Of the Austrian com
mand
According to prisoners the swollen
river has been the elimination of q
series of difficulties which prevented
the Austrians from making headway
either on the Montello Plateau or that
section of the country lying between
the Treviso- Mestre and the San Dona
di piave- Mestre railway lines, where
the lighting has been hard and cruel
all the week.
The Austrians are sorely pressed at
every point and harassed on both sides
OF the river by the Italian small guns
and also huge pieces belonging to the
navy mounted upon floats, which move
about the waterway at Will.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Hilaire Belloc's View of the Battle

from the north, has been the scene Of
retirement upon the part Of the
enemy.
On the other hand, we must not
underrate the enemy's position on
the south or extreme left of the
Piave line, of which I wrote yester-
day. Here west Of San Dona he has
many things in his favor, including
five bridges intact behind him and a
main double railway line from Udine
in perfect working order.
Here he has made much the largest
passage of the river. He holds a belt
thrust forward three miles. from the
stream and following the main rail-
way toward Mcstre. He is said to
have passed over no less than five
divisions and built new bridge here.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Semenof, Beaten,
Retiring Into China

WASHINGTON, June 21.--General
Semenoff's force of Cossacks in Siberia
has been defeated by the Bolsheyik
troops and is retiring into Chinese ter.
rltory, the State Department was ad-
vlsed to-day in dispatch sent from
Harbin last Wednesday.
Operations by General semenofp in
siberia. have been watched here with
particular interest. It had been hoped
mat ne would be able to gain suffi-
cient successes to rally to his stand
ard the elements opposed to the Boil
sheviki and thus prevent the Soviet
government from getting control oi
Far Eastern Siberia and with it the
Siberian Railroad.
Latest previous information regard
ua sng the general and his army at the
state Department was that they were
fighting on the River Oman, some zoo
miles east of Chita. His forcet then
was said to number 1000 man.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
American Airn1eya
Wreck Bridge in
First Italian Fliehf

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
June 20.-The first American sviators
to fly on the Italian front went to-day
on bombing expedition and succeeded
in blowing two holes in a new Austrian
bridge across the Piave River.
The commander of the Italian avia-
tlon camp expressed satisfaction with
the work Of the Americans.
Signor Baracca, who was considered
ltaly's premier aviator, is missing after
Il battle with enemy airmen. His ma
chine fell inside the hostile lines after
it had caught fire during the fight. On
the day that he was brought down he
had taken the air five times to engage
enemy machines in combat.
Signor Baracca was former major
Of cavalry. He was thirty-fiVe years
old. He had flown more than one thou
sand times in chasing enemy machines,
and also had been on seventy bombing
expeditions.
ROME, June 21.--"For tho first time
our airmen and those of our allies had
as their companions daring American
pilots, who, as soon as they arrived at
the front, wished to participate in the
BATTLE" says to-day's Italian official
war statement
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
,tured was covered with the bodies of

captured was covered with the bodies OF
their dead.
attacks follow one another method
callS, but slowly, on account OF the
difficult terrain and the continually
changing lines, which prevent both
sides from using their aVlllefy TO 'he
full effect. The fine weather Is tavor-
able to aviation operations, and the
Italian airplancs continue to destroy
bridges and to direct their machine
guns at low altitude on the enemy
troops.
"A lull that probably is only momen-
tarv continues in the mountain zone
AT present more than forty enemy
divisions (about 550,0e0 men) are en-
gagged in the battleline. and OF these
thirty already have suffered heavily.
A semi official note issued tonight
concerning the Austrian offensive
says:
"Thc Italian counter offensive is alb
solutelv superior to the enemy often
sive. Yesterday, in the Montello re-
gion and on the Treviso-San Dona di
Pave Road and toward the Zenson
Bend, the Italians reduced by a good
half the ground Won by the enemy in
his grand attack on the preceding day.
"Statements Of prisoners and tht
number of dead counted on the field
show that the Austrians lost heavily
in the days fighting.
"The attack on Losson was carried out
by a fresh brigade, composed of the
18TH and 32d Schuetzen Corps and
special detachments. The Italian
counter preparation caught the enemy
while assembling and threw him into
disorder Nevertheless, his attack was
delivered, and thanks to the artillery
support, strong portion got footing
on the eastern edge of Losson. but
later was cnveloped by rapid and
brisk counter attack. Eighty men were
captured and the remainder were killed
or wounded.
"At Cortela2zo the check was
equally costly for the Austrians. Blue
jackets and bersaglicrc succeeded by.
surprise attack in breaking into the
thrd line. sowing death and terror
among the defenders and capturing 200
prisoners. The dash enabled the ltal-
ians to widen their Positions
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Austria, Hunger-Mad,
Is Nolu M mace d
ByaGeneral Strike
Especial DISPATCH to The Tyibupe

'opectdl Dispatch to The Tribure)
WASHINGTON, June 21.-A general
strike in Austria on account of the
great distress due to the food short
age is possible soon, according to an
official telegram from Zurich to-day. 1t
says:
There is no doubt that the Aus
trian crisis has become more serious.
both politically and economically. From
political point of view, the defeat sui.
fered on the Italian front by Hoetzen-
dorff and Boroevic is giving fresh
stimulus to the Slav nationalists who
are demanding their liberty.
"From an economic point of view
the distress caused by the food situa.
tion is having more and more main.
full effect on the masses. Since Wednes.
day evening serious troubles have
broken out in Vienna and in the sub.
urbs following the decrease in the
bread rations. The mob, numbering
more than $4,000, demolished several
shops and went through the streets in
procession, demanding peace and
bread.
"Sanguinary tights took place at sew
eral points. The police interfered with
drawn swords.
The agitations among the lower
classes is considerable. The Arbeitsr
Zeitung' published on Thursday an nm.
peal to the working classes of Vienna
OF both sexes, inviting them to make
an energetic protest. One cannot
writes the Socialist organ, .condamn
the population to die of starvation on
account Of the mistakes of the govern
ment. What can the people eat? Five
hundred grammes of potatoes. half ~
which are rotten; 1875 gramnaes ~ ~. ~.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Italians, by Taking
Capo Sile, Regair,
Control of Riue,

Possession of the village of Capo
Silc, retaken by the Italians on
Wednesday after being held for two
days by the Austrians, means control
Of the Piave River locks, by which a
stretch of 1875 square miles can be
flooded or made dry land. The impor-
tance of the town is explained in a
ian Bureau of Information in this city,
1t says:
1T Is not generally known in Amer
lea that the course of the lower Piave
River was changed more than q CEN
tury ago and made to flow through an
artificial channel some ten miles north
west of the old course. The old course
of the rivar took it through the marshy
ground north of the lagoon of Venice,
"The creation of this new course for
the river drained approximately 1875
square miles of marsh land northwest
of the lagoon Of Venice, which has
been cultivated since that time. The
river was controlled by series of
locks on the old Piave north of Capo
Sile, near San Dona.
when the Austrians threatened to
reach the lagoon of Venice last autumn
the Italians opened the locks and flood
ed the 1875 square miles, driving the
and making it impossible for them to
lombard Venice without the use Of
guns of longer range than they pos
sessed.
"Capo Sile controls these locks. If
that point had remained in possession
of the Austrians they would have again
turned the Piave into the new channel
north of the drained territory. max
ing it possible to advance to the lagoon
of Venice as soon as the fields had
dried out sufficiently to make trans
port possible.
"The floods which arc now raging in
the Piave make the possession Of Capo
Sile of even greater Importance than
it would be ordinarily. These foods,
which have carried away the bridges
and isolated large numbers of Aus
trian troops, are an annual occurrence.
This year, however. owing to the pro-
longed winter in the Alps, the floods
are three or four weeks later than
usual"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
Austrid1as Expected
To Re enew Attack BY
Single Grand Drive
tBy The Associated Press)
.LIAN HEADQUARTERS

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, Thursday. June
Cot is considered only a question Of
brief time before the Austrians will
begin another offensive.
1t is said that this time they prob
ably will concentrate their efforts, in
stead Of scattering them as they did
week ago, when they followed the
German plan of attempting to make
big general offensive over q long line
before revealing their point Of attack.
1t is thought the plan was even die
lated by General Ludendorff, the Ger
man commander, who did not realize
that the Austrians were too weak to
make such an attempt, lacking as they
did not only srtllery, but general Off
GERS and officers of lower grade.
The reported presence OF Emperor
Charles on the Italian front is consid-
cred one of the signs leading to the be-
lief that the Austrians will feel the
necessity cf renewing their attack.