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Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31
WILL THE NEGRO RECEIVE JUSTICE
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER?

dren, and the spending of billions Of
dollars?
They have handed down the name
of Attila the Hun as the "scourge of
God" But when we meet Attila in
the spirit land we will have to get
down on our knees and humbly apollo
gize to him for the insults to his mem
ory. William of Prussia, when he
shuffles off this mortal coil, should
there be any, "Elysian Fields" as
pictured by Dante, will be very lone
some. His very soldiers, sailors and
officers will shun him. However. as
we believe neither in the Elysian
Fields or purgatory. we are afraid if
he goes into the presence of God with
his soul dripping with innocent blood,
he will hear a doom not to his liking,
1t is strange how God brings strange
things to pass.
Here in America and in the south
ern part, if a negro dares to raise his
hand to strike a white person, even
in self-defense, or under the greatest
provocation, his life pays the forfeit
in the most horrible manner. Now
they are drilling negroes and send
ing them thousands of miles to kill
whom? White men. Strange, is 1t
not? Such is the working of Provi-
dence.
We, as negroes, feel proud of the
fact that our boys are not only in
labor regiments and are mess atten-
iants, but every time we read the pa
pers and see where the American sol
diers are in the thickest of the fight,
we rejoice to know somewhere our
black boys are helping to kill the
cruel Germans.
+ When this war is over, will tha
negroes still be denied the ballot9
Will they still be lynched and insult
ed?
We are reminded of the fact that I'M
the first six months of this year 3s|
negroes have been lynched and womi
en- were among them.
How is that for justice and democ1
racy? And all in the face of the fact
that relatives of those lynched are on,
the firing line. Still we are not think
ing of these things. We are forget
ting for the time being at least the'
miserable Jim Grow cars we are. pay}
ing good money to ride in. We ard
only remembering that America id
fighting for her life, and, like good
Americans. we are fighting side BY
side with the bravest of the brave and
we are letting the enemy know that
we are in the fight to win
After the war is over. will Americs
permit the Austrians to return and
push the negroes out of the factories
and railroad labor as before? Will sh@
permit the cruel and defeated Ger%
mans to rush again to the country
they are now trying to destroy and
accumulate wealth as they did before
to finance another war against he.
lwhile the faithful negroes who ar
ihelping to stem the Huns drive,
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Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31
By Hannibal, the carthaginian.

DY TIdUitt0dig AtlC Odi ttidAtttatts
Unfortunately for us. we have no
newspapers to herald to us the special
doings of our boys who are now with
Uncle Sam in France.
We have only to rely upon a few
negro papers printed in the north and
west to get the information we need.
In almost every paper and magazine
we take up we find glowing accounts
of the white American soldier or sail
or, but nothing about our boys, except
for the little notice given those two
men who fought "a Germans, the
white papers have been silent con-
cerning what the boys of our race are
doing. However, whether they mention
us or not, we are there and we are
giving a strict account of ourselves.
When America entered the war, the
question was, what to do with the me-
gro. The negro answered by volun-
teering, not waiting to be called.
They were told that this was a white
mans war and "niggers" were not
wanted. The government took hand
and called all alike There has been
of extreme ignorance, and not wilful
Stacking" In many of the white pa
pers we often read of organized gangs
of draft resisters who barricaded
themselves in woods and ,glens and
have pitched battles with soldiers and
the civil authorities. Except in one
case of being led astray by others
(some negroes and Indians at the out
set attempted to resist the draft laws.
but were soon overcome), the negro
has been responding to every call.
Not only has he responded to the
draft, but as near as he could he vol
unteered in the regular army and also
in labor regiments and as mess atten.
dants in the navy. We made spe-
cial article on the subject of negroes
in the navy, asking for separate
ship to be manned entirely by ne
groes. OF course, nothing will come
of it, but we only mention it to let
4 the other man know how we are
thinking We read an article not very
long ago in which a white man said
that the white people didn't know
what the negro is thinking. That is
/ true, but we can tell the world what
the negroes are not thinking.
/ We have not the remotest thought
that the Germans will win the war
/ They never will win. They cannot
and must not win. AS much as the
Kaiser is saying. me and God" God
it not with Germany. Why He has
/ permitted her to remain unbeaten so
I long is His business AS sure as
/ Scipio Africanus conquered our name
sake, Hannibal, and Caesar, Pompey,
0ctavius, Anthony. and Wellington,
Napoleon Bonaparte, so will the allies
conquer William the Second of Prus-
sia. Mark our prediction.
The only question is, what shall be
done with the man who, by his inor-
dinate ambition caused the death of
millions of human beings, noncom-
batants, including women and chill
Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31

afternoons ago between white and
a colored team at Camp Dix. Colored
men from New York, who all their
lives have been sitting in any and
every section of the grandstand they
desired, were surprised to learn that
the white soldiers were seated in one
section and the colored soldiers in an
other
Inquiry as to why soldiers in uni
form should be segregated brought
forth the explanation that this plan
Of seating was adopted in order to
prevent trouble between the races.
When the New York drafted men
went to Camp Dix, many for the first
time in their lives saw a Jim Grow"
sign. On Cafeteria No. 2, which is
used as mastering in station, the
sign For White Men" met their gaze.
Although the war department has
decreed that the obnoxious term mig
GER be tabooed from the army, mig
ger" coon" and "darkey" are fire.
auently heard
All the officers of colored regi-
ments, for some reason, will be
white.
Colored citizens will call upon the
war department. through Mr. Scott,
to ferret out who is responsible for
conditions not to the liking of colored
hraftees in the habit of being treated
as men among men.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31

In Los Angeles, Cal, nine colored
'four-minute men" are at work talk
ing up the purchase of Liberty Bonds,
War Savings Stamps and war organi-
zation activities among the colored
people, with excellent results.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31
CUT THIS OUT AND PASTE 1T ON
YOUR MIRROR

The soldier has twenty-nine chances
of coming home to one chance of be-
ing killed.
He has ninety-eight chances of re-
covering from wound to two chances
of dying
He has only one chance in 500 of
losing limb.
He will live five years longer be-
cause of his physical training.
He is freer from disease in the army
than in civil-life.
He has better medical care at the
front than at home
In other wars, from ten to fifteen
died from disease to one from bullets.
In this war, one man dies from dis
ease to every ten from bullets.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31

Fred Sutter came to Arizona in the
early 9Os. He was a green boy from
the farms of Nebraska. where he had
titled the fields and followed the plow
on his fathers acreage. He had youth
and ambition as his only assets, and in
his heart was longing for knowl-
edge. He was the son of a sturdy
backwoodsman and he had the
strength of body and mind born of
active out-of-doors life.
He made good. From the green
farmer boy he has developed into one
of the best known attorneys in Ari-
zona. He has delivered the goods"
for himself; now, he seeks to serve the
state. He has asked the support of
the good democrats of Arizona in his
candidacy for the democratic nomina-
tion as governor. The story of his life
reads as fiction-it is the story OF
temptations overcome. opportunities
made and grasped and obstacles sur
mounted.
Struggle for Knowledge
Fred Sutter was born in the back
woods of Michigan. where his father
and mother lived the hardy pioneers
lives for years. When Fred was still a
boy his parents migrated still further
west-to Nebraska, where they took
up a tract of grazing and farm land,
and where Fred worked in the fields
in the summer and looked after the
herds in winter. His opportunities for
schooling were small A little coun-
try school house with classes six
months in the year, was his only edu-
cational experience. Books on the
family shelves were few and limited
an old-fashioned family Bible, some
of McCauley's essays, history of the
Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31

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Phoenix tribune., 1918-08-31

world in three volumes, and a limited
supply of similar reading.
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
s S. Destroyer Gets Sub;
s. Thrills French Refugees

around. and seeing nothing, glanced
down on the forecastle. The men point
ed directly beneath so we let go more
depth charges, which brought up lot
of oil. The gun crew and several men
aft said that they distinctly saw the
sub as we passed over her. Her bow
WAS about 10 feet below the surface and
appeared TO be pointing up at sharp
angle. She also had a heavy list TO star
board making no headway through the
water. As far as we could tell two OF
The last depth charges dropped right
on her. but guess she was pretty well
done for even before they were dropped.
But the best part Of the whole show
were the FrenchB en-; they were bet
ter than front row seat at the 'FOllies,
don't think that general quarters
meant much to them, but believe me,
the ilrst depth charge did. They climb
cd over the superstructure, boats and
after deckhouse like monkeys, and every
time we dropped a can they would yeli
'Viyel' Amerlque and clap their hands,"
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
SOLDIER "GOING IN"
LEAVES MUCH BEHIND.

N. e. A. Special 10 The Evening Journal
PARIS, Oct. 25-The call to the
trenches comes so suddenly that the
soldier in training or replacement camp
over here has to step lively to get rid
OF personal property. He must not car
ry more than 60 pounds on his back,
including rifle, rations. gas mask, mess
kit. ammunition and blanket. The Y.
NJ c. A. camp secretary has the per-
sonal effects packed and shipped home
TO family or friends. Departure Of one
battalion mado It necessary to send off
three suit cases OF watches, rings, cam
eras, service papers, pictures and let
ters from soldiers girls.
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
BY EDWARD NJ. THIERRY.
n. q. A. SIAN Crrespondent.

PARIS, oct. 25-The American busi-
ness man would do well TO Investigate
the trade possibilities Of the East
Indies.
This friendly tip is passed on TO N E.
A. readers from X. j. Wybrands, editor
and owner Of the "Nlews Van den Dag" !"
the chief newspaper of Batavia, Java.
Wybrands recently arrived from the
East Indies and spent some time In
Paris. Jaya's mother country, Holland,
Is neutral. But that doesn't include Edi-
tor Wybrands personally. He's pro-
ally.
I'VE In the East Indies like and adj
mlre the Americans because Of their
trade methods and their general COM
morclal superiority" he said, why
don't they come TO our islands. Does
America realize that as nation II
stands ninth I'm the list OF countries
that are enrlching themselves by trad
ing In our resources? Holland takes
most Of our exports. Then come Eng
land, Germany. Belgium, Italy, France,
Switzerland, Japan-and finally the
United States r.
The war has had little effect upon
the East Indies, Wybrands said. The
wealth keeps increasing. IL Is mostly
In raw materials. He declared the is
lands need great quantities of machln-
cry for they do not manufacture much
as yet.
Americans can help themselves and
help u.s." the editor continued, "by com
ing with its organizations and going in
TO rubber, tea and cotton and other
branches OF trade. We have 100000
rubber trees. The east coast OF Su-
matra would be a splendid place for
American development.
"Our people detest the Germans, yet
they have been at the front in CONNER
cial ways. Do you know that the Ger
mans have bought up large stocks in
the East Indies, mostly Of cocoanut oil,
TO move after the war2"
Wybrands, whose newspaper has a
circulation Of 10000 in Batavia, a city
OF 100000 inhabitants. said Americas
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
Let Ruins Be Memorial
To Heroic Dead, Is Plea

N. Z. A. Special to The Evening journal.
PARIS. France. Oct. 24.-Hun-scarred
ruins Of northern France and Belgium
should be left as they are-memorials
to the heroic dead
The suggestion comes from Lord
Derby, British Ambassador to France
Restoration after the war, Lord
Derby thinks, should include the re-
building Of trade and commerce, the
rejuvenation Of mines, factories and
agricultural regions.
But he would leave the crumbling,
shell-shattered towers and walls of ca
thedrals and churches just as they are.
He would lay no restoring hand on the
ruins Of homes and castles. He would
leave each torn chateau Just as it
sagged under Hun shells-leave each
ruined village faithful picture of Hun
frightfu.ness.
Il hope after the war" Lord Derby
said, that there will be no attempt
to restore these monumental ruins.
May. they show TO all who come after
Evening journal., 1918-10-25

q. = A. Special to The Evening Journal.
LONDON, Oct 25-Forward guns flr-
ins. Depth bombs dropping. Soldiers
and sailors gazing down on the back
of disabled submarine Rescued French
sailors cheering madly at each new ex-
plosion OF Yank ammunition discharged
from the destroyers which carried them.
This is the exciting picture given by
Ensign Oliver lseiin, son OF Oliver lse-
lin OF yachting fame Here is the
story In Ensign Isclin's words:
sThe day before our scrap, we had
rescued i25 French sailors and 1--WE Of
ficers of RATS from the French cruiser
Dupetit Thourars. which had been tor
pedoed In the morning one Of the
French petty officers, who was sitting
aft by the fan tail. twice reported
pcr.scope on our quarter. But we
thought that the Frenchman was stlll
excited and just seeing things. All that
morning we and the sub were probably
dogging each other. In the afternoon
we must have once turned quicker than
he expected, because he stuck up his
periscope and showed his coming tow
CT awash, few 100 yards on our port
bow We went for him full speed, he
disappearing in a few seconds, and when
over the spot we let go a lot Of depth
charges.
I'VE turned, and were repeating the
performance, when we saw the wake
again. and al about the same distance
as before. but just forward Of the star
board beam.
we let go four shots from one Of our
guns and II was the best shooting you
eyor saw. The flrrt two were perhaps
couple Of feet over. hut the last two
were right on. There was a lot OF oil
behind the wake. showing that We
must have damaged her.
I'VE were heading over the sub, or
rather TO intercept and try and ram her
hui when we got within few hundred
>asds the wake disappeared. The next |
f'ifg knew. the gun crew on the fore
ca>slc. some Of whom were standing by |
The rail. yelled. There she is. OF |
course, we on the bridge looked all !
Evening journal., 1918-10-25

us what the fate OF the world would
have been II German domination had
won the victory.
Let these ruins be a memorial to
the dead who laid down their lives to
prevent that domination"
The Allies aim is not to crush Ger
many as nation but to crush the mill
tary spirit dominating Germany. While
we are not out to destroy that nation
don't think we are not out to punish
her. We are not out for revenge. We
are out for reparation."
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
After the Har---H0W
About the East Indies2

seizure Of Dutch vessels in American
ports irrltated East Indians at first.
"But they are intensely for America
now" he said. "At the outset l took
the position, as Journalist, that the
Germans had TO be beaten anyhow-and
that was the main thing. ! deplored
Hollands neutrality all along"
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
WAR Toys LIKED BY
CHILDREN OE PARIS.

N. E. A. Special to The Evening Journal.
4 PARIS. Oct. 25-Chlld minds Of Paris
prefer playtime war just as the young
sters Of America do. A jury OF chill
dren was called to decide on the mer-
its Of an exhibition OF mechanical toys
at the Petit Palais. By far the most
votes were cast for a model of a tank
and a miniature big Bertha" gun. A
prize Of $500 was divided between the
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
DRAFT BOARD WANTS JOHN.

John Prinslpinna, Of No. 1929 West
Seventh street, was arrested In Balti-
more yesterday by Constable Bill Tins
man at the request OF the local draft
boards. AS the man objected TO being
arrested 1t was necessary to use force
TO get the handouts on him.
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
SALEM MINISTER IS ARMY CHAPLAIN

SALEM, N. j.. Oct. 25.-The Rev. Ellis
ton J. Perot Of the St. Johns Episcopal
OF this place, and his wife, left
for Camp Sheridan, O., in an
where Mr. Perot VIII take
up the duties Of a chaplain.
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
Influenza
Precautions

Don't get excited when you catch cold
and have symptoms of influenza.
Take things as easy as you can. Send
for your doctor and take something for
your bowels.
tarine on throat and chest. This is good
advice as any druggist viii tell you and
besides stopping the aches and pains that
may be present Will subdue the internal
Inflammation.
Doctors prescribe Mustarine for tonsi-
litis, sore throat, pleurisy, bronchitis and
chest colds Just rub it on. IL viii not
plaster and is always ready to use.
Evening journal., 1918-10-25
FOR DUPONT co. MEN.

The dupont Company is erecting four
hundred bungalows on the Summerin
tract near Carney's Point for its EN-
ployes at the powder plants there.
Evening journal., 1918-10-25

pleased landlords and satisfied ten
ants are the result OF WANT AID dlplo-
macy.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-12
BARRE RECRUITING STATION.
Cummings & Lewis to Receive Names
for Shipbuilding Reserve.

The drug firm of Cummings & Lewis
has been designated as the Barre repre-
sentative of the United States public
service reserve, which seeks to enlist
men for various employments, principal.
ly the shipbuilding industry, with view
to Fastening plans for vigorous prose
cution of the war. Enlistment blanks
and other supplies were received by the
druggists this morning. Enlistments in
the reserve does not pledge volunteer
to immediate service in the public serv-
ice reserve, but it puts the record of their
readiness to serve and of their capacities
for service on the official government
files, where it is available for all
branches of the government concerned
with the war A young man presented
himself for enlistment last night and
numerous inquiries concerning the serv-
ice have been received ALREADY.
An outline of the purpose of this
force of men is given in the following
letter from Edward n. Harley, chairman
of the United States shipping board,
to George n. Tilden of Barre, chairman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-12
of the district committee of the com
mittee of public safety:

of the district committee Of the com
mittee of public safety:
Feb. 5, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Tilden: Because of youl
official position, and the vital Importance
Of the work of enrolling the United
States shipyard volunteers, in which you
are engaged, | desire TO lay before you
statement outlining the shipbuilding
situation.
The information herein contained Is
placed at your disposal, for use as You
may see fit in obtaining the enrolment
of the necessary men for the United
States shipyard volunteers,
Our shipbuilding program contem
plates the construction of six million
tons annually, but owing to the want
of necessary skilled men, we are not
under present conditions in position to
turn out that tonnage.
''The shipbuilding board has the mon
ey 1t has the yards. II has the mate
rial The housing question is being rap
idly cleared up. All that is needed is to
obtain the necessary efficient labor.
1T should be brought home to EN-
plovers and to the employees of the in
dustries of the nation that their own
future depends on the construction OF
these ships. The fact is that the recent
order issued by Fuel Administrator Gar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-12

assortment of Printed Voies by developing patterns in such
variety to stimulate interest in spring offerings.
Bingham promises to be popular for simple
dresses The Pads and Checks being made nee
with plain collars of contrasting coors and with white collars
and cuffs.
Cotton and Silk Mixture Cloths will be very good this
These in the Foulard and many popular
giving variety of patterns and quality of materials that
make up very attractively and serviceably
See line of the seasons most popular Wash Goods
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-12

field, closing the factories Of the Who'll,
country, and the more recent freigh
embargo issued by Secretary MeAdoo
tying up all the freight with the ex
ception OF food and fuel, came not be
cause of a falling down on the part ot
the carriers themselves, but because OF
the lack of ships. The reason for thi.
il plain. The speeding up of the Amer.
lean factories piled in the eastern sea
ports, and packed into every railway sid.
ing outside OF the seaboard cities, thous.
ands of loaded cars of materials for the
war zone The result was that even the
coal required for the ships in harbor
could not get through, and even the few
ships which we now possess were held in
harbor by empty bunkers and could not
sail.
Until we have ships to clear the At
lantie ports of manufactured goods, for
which our army in France and our allies
are in need these enforced holidays and
embargoes must recur with the result
that no factory in America can be as
sured of running full time and no work
man can count ON continuous employ
ment.
"If you can drive this home to your
people: if this lesson, through constant
repetition, can be thoroughly learned;
there is no doubt that you will get your
quota of the necessary men.
at is not mere number that count
it is the efficiency of the men enrolled.
'It is as much to the interest of the
to send his best men to
the shipyards as it is to the interest of
the man himself to 90.
If the use of my name will in any
way help you in your work, you have
he authority to use it, quoting from this
TO the end that the people
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-12
WEBSTERTILLE

Annie Greenlay returned to Spring
field, Mass, Monday, after visiting with
friends here for a few days.
Arthur Miller was in Montpelier Sat
urday to see Off his son, Arthur, who
went to Camp Greene, N. G.
While skating on the Walker quarry
Sunday afternoon, Victor Duprey fell,
breaking his collar bone and dislocating
his shoulder. As the young man fell he
tainted and had to be carried to his home
quarter of a mile away. DIR. L. II.
Bailey was called to set the bone and
put the shoulder back in place, and the
young man was more comfortable this
morning.
r. H. Nerney is in Boston on business.
yhe Baptist ladies aid will meet on
Wednesday afternoon WITH Mrs. James
Edwards.
Frank Watson returned Friday from
Chicopee, Mass, where he has been en-
ployed for several months.
Ellen Moran is on the sick list.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-12
CITY CAUCUS

The legal voters of the city of Barre
are hereby warned to meet in the opera
house on the. evening of Thursday, Feb
ruary IA, 1918, at T:30 o'clock for the
purpose of nominating a mayor, city
clerk. city treasurer, first and second
constables. three directors of French's
Barre library, and three auditors to
serve for one year and one assessor TO
serye for three years.
Per order Of the Democratic and Re
publican City Committees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-12
WARD CAUCUSES

The legal voters of the city 81 Barre
residing in wards two, four and six are
hereby warned To meet at their usual
voting places in their respective wards
on the evening Of Friday. February Is.
1918, at 1880 o'clock for the purpose Of
nominating the following ward officers.
viz Aldermen O. serve for two wears in
wards two. four and six. school com
missioners 70 serve for three wears in
wards two and four.
Per order of the Democratic and Re
publican City Committees.