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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE BEST
LETTER,

Very shortly there will appear in
the Colored newspapers a series of
short articles entitled Business
League Boosters" AS the title sug-
gests, the discussions will be confined
to matters such as advertising, sell
ing, business methods, and other sub
jects Of interest to National Negro
business League members and bust.
hess men generally.
In order to secure the very best ma
terial for this series, l I'M asking the
readers of this paper to write me a
letter relating some interesting expert
ence they have had in dealing with
Negro merchants. If the letters are
praise, all the better, but if it is nee
essary to criticise, do so, but be sure
that the criticism is wholly confined
to an experience which exhibits some
principle in merchandising. If letters
are critical please avoid names as far
as expedient without sacrificing clar-
ity. All letters mus be signed but
names of writer's. will not be publish
ed without their written consent,
The contest is open to everyone and
there are no conditions except that
the letters should not exceed 80 words
and should be in my hands anytime
before March Goth, 1918. For the best
and most interesting letter submitted
the sum of $500 will be sent to the
writer. Address your letter to: AL
bon L. Holsey, Assistant Secretary,
The National Negro Business League,
Tuskegee Institute, ALBANIA.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
Editor Kansas City Sun.

Editor Kansas City Sun.
Sir:
l am trying to locate a sister that
1 have not seen but once to remem-
Der. Therefore, | thought l would
write to colored papers to sec if
they could locate her for me by adj
vertising. l wish you would put an
ad in your paper and have other pa
pers to copy. ! think my sisters
name at present is, Mrs. Josie Wilson
Her maiden name was Bucklin. If
you can locate her please do SO, and
oblige.
Sgt. Walter r. Bucklin, Co. $50"
18th Battalion, 166 Depot Brigade,
Camp Lewis, Washington.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Bradford Branche, 207 w. 7th, died
Thursday February 14th at his resi-
dence after a brief illness of fourteen
days. The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon from the residence
Rev. w. H. Thomas officiating. He
leaves a wife and brother.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Mrs. J. Henderson of Parsons, Kan
sas, spent this week in the city pur-
chasing her spring millinery stock
and was the guest of her sisters, Mrs.
]. Stokes, 1912 Euclid and Mrs. M.
Willis, 1917 E! II street. Mrs. Hen
derson is the only Colored milliner
inn Parsons and owns the building
which she occupies.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Mr.. M. c. Buford of Pulaski, Tenn,
enroute to FIT. Scott, Fulton and Iowa,
Kansas, visited his brother and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Malone, 2120
Vine street. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Malone when leaving.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Mr.. w. H. Davis and Mr.. Bert Bond.
of Los Angeles, Calf, were called
to the city on recount of the death OF
Mr.. Bradford Branche.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

The Inter-City Danes have cancell-
ed their date for the Benefit Dance
until after Lent. However, the coal
drawing will be held on a date to be
announced later.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Mrs. c. j. Walker, the famous Hair
Culturist, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Hubbel, 1928 Highland avenue
during her stay. in the city.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Grand Master w. w. Fields. and
wife of Cameron, Mo, spent Tuesday
in the city, the Grand Master at n
meeting of the Relief Board and the
Madam shopped.. They returned home
the same evening.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Mrs. Samuel Smith who is here
visiting her sister Mrs. r. F. Cooper,
letter from her husband who is a
First Seargeant in the National Army
announcing his safe arrival in France.
Sgt. Smith was formerly of the Tenth
Cavalry and was with the American
Expeditionary Forces in Mexico.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

When you buy flour and are COM
PEELED at the anne time to purchase
an equal number of pounds of some
cereal or cereals, it is a blessing in
disguise, for you and for the world.
Like a good American, do it willingly
because you r helping to feed the
hungry people of Europe and our SOL
diers, some of whom may be your
brother"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Miss Lottie Williams is seriously
i'll at the residence of her brother,
1015 Wyandotte.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
CITY WS
"a sESE=

Have you ever tried the Spotless
Kitchen, 90 West 18th street, the best
placse in town to eat?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Prof. ]. R. E. Lee, principal of the
Lincoln High School left Sunday
night to visit the High Schools CT
Chicago and Washington and to be
in attendance of the annual meeting
of the National Society for the Pro-
motion of Industrial Education which
was held the 22nd and 23d in Phil.
adelphia. While away Prof. Lee will
attend the Superintendent Division
Of the N. E. A. which meets in Allan
tic City, N. j., February rs to March
2, Mr.. Lee being a member of both
of these organizations. He also ex-
poets to attend the meeting of the
National Geographical Society which
convenes in Washington and the
American Academy of Political and
Social Science in Philadelphia both of
which he is an executive officer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Master Frank Duncan, Jr., is spend
ing the week end with his chum,
Master Milo CASTOR at Chanute, Kans.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
KANSAS CITY, KAS.
BY Sadie L. Rodgers.

BY Sadie l.. Rodgers.
Mrs. Zenobia Nelson of 730 New
Jersey, who has been seriously i'll,
is better at this writing.
Mr.. Tim Roberts, of 500 Nebraska
Ave, is i'll.
Miss Harriet Hughes, of $40 Ever
EFT Ave-, is ill with LaGrippe.
The Rosebud Junior Missionary So
ciety will meet Monday evening at
Miss VILLA Jefferson's. All girls from
thirteen to eighteen are invited to
come.
The Y. w. c. A. has regained and
started out with renewed energy. Mrs,
E. j. Patterson was elected president.
The Douglass Hospital has elected
a new board and Mrs. Cora Herrenton
was elected President.
Rev. j. F. Griffin has returned from
the south lands. While there, he at
tended the Bishops council.
Mrs. Lucy Herman, of 322 Troup,
was very much %indisposed last week.
Mr.. German, of 904 Walker, is COLI
fined to his bed, suffering with asth-
ma.
Mrs. Rachel Peoples, of SAP Oak
land, Ave-, is very i'll.
See Madam A. Moore for special
rates in piano lessons. Phone, Bell
East 54o7.
The services at Eighth st. Baptist
Church were very inspiring; they
were well attended all day. There
was one addition t the night services
and the finance was very good. The
young preachers and the Mission Cir.
Gle has special services at three
o'clock. A Missionary sermon was
preached by Mr.. l.. Hayden, which
was very good; there were two other
good sermons preached and the Mis-
sion Circle rendered a very good pro-
gram in connection.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People will
celebrate DR.. Du Bois's fiftieth anniv-
ersary at the Forum, Sunday. Prof.
G. A. Gregg will deliver the address.
Sumner Night School will furnish
the music Sunday February oath, at
the Citizens Forum. Mr.. Harvey, a
successful farmer near Lawrence,
Kas., will make the principal address
Good music assured.
Mrs. Anna E. Crump, 7O5 Georgia
Avenue very pleasantly entertained
twenty eight ladies including the
Pleasure Seekers Social Club with a
George Washington Musical last eWr-
nesday afternoon from 200 to 500
o'clock. The color scheme was blue
and white and after the regular rou-
tine of business, a dainty and deli
cious luncheon was served. Miss
Leah Crump rendered several musical
selections and was presented a beau
tiful pocket book by the Club.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

Mrs. ". NJ. Wooden, 1914 Wood
land, who has been quite ill for the
past three weeks, is improving.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

When you are at the market, in
the kitchen, or at the dinner table,
what are you doing to help win this
war?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

See Madam A. Moore for special
rates in piano lessons. Phone, Bell
East 54o7.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23
HANDSOME NEGRO ART.

Possess Handsome Negro
Paintings and sheet pictures
and thereby train yourself and
teach your children to admire
the Negro type and color. For
sale at. Murdock's Photo Studio
2110 Vine Street, Phone East
1S49 Bell.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-23

GALLATIN, MO-, A. M. E. CHURCH.
By Rev. F. H. Gray, pastor.
AS we sat by our fireside on the
18th we we're surprised to hear sing
ing at door. Opening the door
we were greeted by a large crowd
laden with baskets and packages of
flour, meal, fruits and vegetables.
The pastor thanked the members and
friends for this manifestation of their
lobe. Refreshments were served by
Sisters Cassie Brooks and Loleta
Gowns.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
Secret Diplomacy Comes In for
Severe Criticism During
Debate.
RAKES OVER GERMANY
Senator Kellogg Says Appalling World
Calamity Was Brought on by sor-
did Ambitions and Secret Machin-
ations of Teuton Rulers.

Washington, June 12.--During con.
sideration OF the rule proposed by
Senator Underwood of Alabama to
limit senate debate during the war,
with an amendment by Senator Borah
of Idaho for public consideration of
treaties, secret diplomacy versus open
diplomacy was argued at length In
the senate.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee; Senator Lodge of Massachu-
sets, ranking Republican of that CON-
mittee, and Senator Knox of Pennsyl-
vania, former secretary of state, join
ed in opposing the Borah amendment
which was upheld by the author and
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota.
Demands Open Peace Treaty.
The opponents declared the princi-
pal evil of secret diplomacy is secrecy
concerning treaties actually consum-
mated, which does not obtain i'm this
country. Senator Knox said negotia-
tion of treaties in public is impracti-
cal; that statements made in open dis
cussion of treaties might prejudice the
nations interests.
Senator Borah insisted the peace
treaty to end the world war must be
made with all the peoples of all the
nations concerned having full informa-
tion and giving their approval to the
terms, while Senator Kellogg declared
the country could not afford to go on
record now in favor of secret diplo-
macy
with this appalling world calamity
brought on by the sordid ambitions
and secret Vaccinations OF the Ger
man ruling dynasty" Senatof Kellogg
said, with all our pretenses about
publicity, am not willing to cast my
vote in favor of a system which Is
today receiving the condemnation of
the civilized world There never has
been a time when our action would
have had as much influence in shaping
the destiny of nations as at present.
''No one claims that the executive
agents in negotiating a treaty should
daily publish to the world all of their
proceedings. But the Senate cannot
afford at this time to go on record be
| fore the world In favor of secret di
plomacy.
'Tt is said that the open considera
tion of treaties in the Senate might
offend foreign powers. So long as the
system of secret negotiation of treaties
is continued, foreign powers may have
some ground for complaint II we con
slider ours in the open.
"But what we should aim to remove
| is the system, and foreign powers will
be more cautious In making their trea
ties and more scrupulous in their main
tenance if they are made in the ligh
of the world. where the, reasons there
fore are understood by the people 0
the several countries, and / believ
the danger of offending foreign coun
tries is small"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
BATTALION OFFICERS NAMED
Governor Signs Commissions For
Staff of Sixteenth.

Governor Signs Commissions For
Staff of Sixteenth.
st. Paul, June 12.-Governor Burn.
quist has signed commissions for
the following staff ogficers of the
Sixteenth battalion.
Jose II. Sherwood, Major; Robert
Robinson, First Lieutenant and Ad-
jutant; George l.. Hoage, First Lieut.
enant and Supply Officer; Arthur J..
Todd, First Lieutenant and Ordnance
Officer; DIR. Waldo Turner, Captain
Medical Corps; DR.. James Redd.
First Lieutenant Medical Corps
Major Sherwood has appointed
Ira s. Ashe Battalion Sergeant
Major.
Company "B" elected officers fol.
the following staff officers of the
to major, as following: Orrington C.
Hall, Captain: T. w. Stepp. First
Lieutenant; John F. Coquire, Second
Lieutenant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
SENDS As TO PRISON
CourtmartiaI Gives O b ectors
twenty-five Years Each.
Draft Men Are Convicted at Dallas,
Texas, for Refusing to Don
Army Uniforms.

Dallas, Texas, June 12.-Found gull
ty of attempting to evade the military
draft law, As conscientious objectors to
the military service law were sent
enced to life Imprisonment.
= Sentences were imposed by court
martial. The objectors had refused to
wear army uniforms. The sentence
was reduced to 25 years by Brigadier
General J. p. o'Neil, who reviewed the
records.
Brigadier General O'Neil designated
Fort Leavenworth prison as the place
Of confinement They will be sent i'm
mediately to prison.
The men are nearly all from Okla
homa and members OF the Mennonite
faith. Some Of the Mennonites have
refused to bear arms but donned the
uniform and accepted work in non
combatant units The men who were
tried refused to put on the uniform
and refused to work in any capacity
connected with the army.
No evidence was offered by the de
tense beyond the statement that the
men were Of a faith objecting to physi
cal force. None of the defendants
offered any explanation of their failure
to obey the command to put on u7i
forms.
The men are being held in the stock
ade at Camp Travis pending thei
transfer to the prison at Leavenworth
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
YANKEE ARMY GROWS
Secretary Baker Says Over 700,.
600 Men Are in France.
French Alpine Chasseurs Are Bidden
Touching Goodby by War De-
partment Head.

Washington, June 12.-Secretary OF
chasseurs, in bidding them farewell
here at the base of the Washington
monument, that more than 00,000
American soldiers have gone over.
seas.
The War Secretary's last announce
ment some weeks ago concerning the
size of the American forces of war
was that 100000 men had sailed for
the battle front.
The Alpine chasseurs, known as the
Blue Devils" of France, were review
ed and received by the secretary of
war before departing enroute to their
native land.
"You soldiers OF France" said Mr..
Baker, came to this country that
the people of America might see with
kind of men who have written new
page in the record of human heroism
and success. You are members of an
army which has never known defeat
and you are representatives. Of people
who would raher die than not be free
when you left France the Ameri
can army was there in small repre-
sentation, but now more than 100000
Americans have sailed from theil
shore to carry back to your army and
your people encouragement and as
sistance.
They are there learning from you
emulating the virtues you exemplify
learning the art of the war as you
have learned II in the hard school oi
strenuous experience"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
RESULTS ARE UNKNOWN
Vessel From South America Sights
Raider and Makes Dash to Escape,
American Transport Coming to
Rescue Within Snort Time.
Lewes, DEL, June IA sugar
ship was torpedoed and sunk of
the Virginia capes, according to .
pilot who arrived here.

An Atlantic Port, June 12.-Ac.
cording to information brought here
by the captain of a Brazilian steam
ship, an American transport fired five
shots at German submarine IS miles
off the coast of New Jersey, with un.
known results.
The freight ship, bound north from
South American port. sighted the
submarine. Immediately full speed
ahead was ordered, and the vessel zig.
Jagged. A few minutes later vessel
In the distance, which later was identi.
fed as United States army transport,
opened fire on the submarine. Two
shots were heard, followed almost i'm
mediately by three others.
The submarine was too far away,
said the South American captain, for
him to tell whether any of the shots
took effect. He also said that he
thought the transport was too far from
the submarine for the latter to try a
hit with torpedo.
The Brazilian steamer continued its
course with all possible speed for this
port without waiting to ascertain the
result of the encounter.
Mother Ship Is Sighted.
Norfolk, Va, June 11.-Suryivors OF
the American freighter Pinar del Rio,
arriving here from Mantea, N. c..
said the German submarine which
sank their vessel ITO miles northeast
of Cape Henry after a stern chase
of more than an hour was accompan-
fed by large steamer, they believed
to be mother" ship. They also
asserted that after their vessel was
sent down by gunfire the submarine
sank two American sailing vessels.
Mother Ship Large.
Walter C. b. Burrows, first assistant
engineer of the Pinar dill Rio, des.
cribed the craft with the submarine
as a vessel of 5000 gross tons with a
single funnel amidships When the
American craft went down the sub
marine signalled the vessel. in interna
tional code Follow me-" and the u
boat and her censort steamed away
According to the survivors the firs'
of the sailing craft attacked by the
submarine after she had destroyed
the Rio was ship, while the second
was aschooner. They knew nothing
as to the fate of the two crews.
William F. Clark, of the Naval re
serves, who said he was aboard the
Rio in training for service as an offi
Ger on a merchant vessel, said tht
submarine fired six shots at the Rio
before the American craft stopped
When the first shot was fired, tn.
captain put ON all steam in the hope
of making port and escaping thu
enemy, but the submarine proved too
speedy. The crew took to the boat!
before the submarine arrived.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
FRIENDSHIP FOR MExIcANs
EXPRESSED BY President Addressing
Mexico Editors.

EXPRESSED BY President Addressing
Mexico Editors.
Havana, June 12.-President Wilson
In his. address to Mexican newspar
per editors in Washington expressed
sincere friendship for Mexico. He
said:
The policy of my administration
toward Mexico was In every point
based upon the principle that the in
ternal settlement of the affairs of Mex
leo was none OF our business; that We
had no right to interfere with or die
tate to Mexico in any particular with
regard to her own affairs. When we
sent troops into Mexico our sincere
desire was nothing else than to assist
you to get rid OF q man who was maxi
ing the settlement OF your affairs for
the time being impossible.
AT the present time 1t distresses
me to learn that certain influences,
which assume to be German In
origin, are trying not only to make
wrong impression throughout Mexico
as TO the purpose of the United States
but to give absolutely untrue account
Of thisQ that happened.
M Mant uoods Under War Ban.
washington. June 12.-Curtailment
Of the production Of less essential ar.
ticles has greatly stimulated the de-
mand for them. The monthly business
conditions report OF the Federal Re
serve board. just issued, says retail
dealers and consumers were clamorins
for supplies before they are exhausted
and place abnormally large orders
which manufacturers In most casei
are unable to ali. This has been true
/ particularly Of the demand for pianos
talking machines and other musica
instruments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
PROHIBITION DURING WAR
Amedment to Agricultural Bill 10
Introduced.

Washington, June IA proposal
for complete prohibition for the period
OF the war was presented In the Sen
ate by Senator Jones OF Washington
as an amendment to the $11.000,0 ,00C
emergency agricultural appropriation
bill.
The Jones amendment would prohi
bit the sale or transportation OF dis
titled spirits during the war, prohibit
manufacture of beer and wines 81
days afer passage of the bill, and In
addition would provide that no whis
ky held in storage should be With
drawn for beverage purposes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
Present German Operations Con-
stitute Serious Blow at Lines
of Allies.
FRENCH hUaL FOE BA K.
Enemy Forced to Forfeit Gain Within
Four Miles of campleene-French
Counter Attack Retakes Village
On Left.

London. June I'm spite of the
frightful losses inflicted upon them,
the Germans in their plunge south
ward on the line from Noyon to Mont
didier continue to gain here and there
in the center of the line where their
greatest effort has been exerted and
where the French resistance might
have been. expected to be most stub
born. The enemy's greatest advance
is at vignemont, six miles from the
line as it stood previously.
French Stand on Aronda.
The French have launched counter.
attacks on the left of their line, which
may be an indication that they have
reached the front where they will
make their aaal stand. This line seems
to be along the Aronda river, a small
stream flowing west and northwest
from the Disc and roughly paralleling
the line of the advance
The Germans according to the Off
cial statement issued by the French
war Office, reached the vicinity of this
stream. This marked the limit of their
advance, however, and the line pass
ing through Belloy south of st. Maur,
south of Marqueghse and Vandtli-
court. The village of Merry, west OF
Belloy. was retaken by the French
Monday night.
Teutons Threaten Ribecourt.
This part of the battlefront, how.
ever, apparently is not the most men
acing to the French. 1t is further east
that the Germans seem to be maxim 2
their most telling gains. Along the
right bank of the Disc. they have
reached Antoval village which lies
on the crest of the hills above the
important town of Ribecourt, lying
on low fiat lands west and south OF
Ribecourt has been withdrawn In con-
sequence.
This movement has not resulted as
yet, according to reports. in the with
drawal of the French lines east of the
Olse from the Ourscamp and Garlic
pont forests, strong positions from
which the French defended their posi-
tions In the earlier attempts of the
Germans to cross the Disc south OF
Sempigny.
Critical Stage Reached.
The battle in the new area may now
be considered as having definitely en-.
tered its critical stage, as in the Som
me, Flanders and Aisne combats the
third and fourth days of the offensive
were most menacing to the Allies II
now seems certain that the present
German operation constitutes a very
serious blow at the Allied lines from
the Disc to the Marne as well al
threatening the level country behind
the present battle lines. Before this
can be reached, however. the Germans
may encounter even greater resis
tance than they have overcome since
their offensive began.