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Woodrnen of the World.

Ola Glory camp, NO. 8, tuesday night
at Washington Hall. Bird street and
Pennsylvania southeast, will confer the
work on five candidates.
Oak Camp. No. 4. Wednesday night
gave three candidates the full degrees
Past Consul Commander Williams and
Messrs. Kliendienst, Kerns. Cole and
HUNT were appointed on the excur-
sion committee. Head Adviser w. H
Tippett spoke on his work in this dis
trict. Consul Commander George Will
sher of Old Glory, Dr. Woodward and
other visitors also spoke. Consul Com
mander Stott made the announcement
that Oak Camp would have a BANQUET
in the near future. Refreshments were
served.
Elm Camp, No. s, Thursday night OBJ
lfgated two candidates and received six
applications. The entertainment COM
mittee explained its plans. The com
mittee on Mothers day celebration made
a favorable report
Fraser amp. No. II, will meet to-
morrow night at Masonic Temple. sth
and F streets northeast The debating
club viii be the feature of the evening.
The Woodmen's Home Defense Rifles
met Tuesday night. Capt. G. Wilsher in
command. The company went to the
rife range Thursday night to compete
for the regimentI trophy.
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Improved Order of Red Men.

Seneca Tribe Friday evening con-
sidered several new features for adop-
ton The relief chiefs reported Messrs.
Eagle, Mercer and Brotherton as much
improved. and Messrs. Rensch. Hay
maker. the sachem Of the tribe, and
Gray as i'll at their homes. J. B. Alt
mann, jr., resigned as degree master.
and Past Great Sachem W. H King was
appointed in his stead. Great Mishine-
wa C. o. Storm reported he had made
visits to several tribes in this reser-
walton and in company with members
of other tribes had visited Aztec Tribe
of Baltimore, where they were given
an enthusiastic welcome. The tribe has
placed another star on its service flag
for Irwin B. Altman. who was muster
ed into the ordnance department of
the National Army February IS. Great
Sachem E. R Boyer. c. F. Fuller, F. D.
Seinert, ]. L Boyer and E. w. Ban were
visitors and made addresses.
Redwing Tribe. No. 20. Monday even
ing discussed the subject of holding
a combined entertainment of the tribes
and councils for a period of one week,
in April or May
Mineola Tribe has invested 800 in
war saving stamps and will subscribe
to the third liberty loan.
The war certificate donated by Great
Prophet Heidenheimer was won by
Charles G. Scherrer of Redwing Tribe,
No. 20. The great sachem expects to lay
before the advisory board appointed at
the last meeting of the Great Council
several schemes he has mapped out for
its consideration. The membership of
the various tribes and councils is an
ticipating much from this board during
the year, IL is said.
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Order of the Eastern Star.

The services at the Masonic and East
ern Star Home this afternoon at 3
o,eiock will be in charge of Takoma
Young of Trinity Parish Church. Ia
koma Park VIII officiate. The vested
choir Of the church, under the direction
Of Herbert d. Lawson. will furnish the
music. Automobiles will meet the cars
at the terminus of the Takor.a Park
line between 2.3n and pm, to con-
Vey visitors to the home.
Miriam Chapter, No. %, will have a
social evening tomorrow and is making
arrangements for an entertainment and
card party March 30 and dance in
April at the Northeast Masonic Temple
The grand rnatron and grand patron
will make an official visit TO Bethlehem
Chapter Tuesday evening. when also
the degrees will be presented. The re-
cent parcel post entertainment was re-
ported a success those attending being
entertained by Miss Edith Williams,
associate cnnductress of Columbia
Chapter, and dancing.
Wednesday evening, Naomi Chanter
after its business session, will be en-
tertained with n playlet presented by
Mrs. Edith Wheeler, in the banquet
nall. which will be followed with 70
/ fresehmeuts. OTIS wyatt, chairman of
the thrift and war savings stamp
couEr ittce, has asked the members
who have purchased stamps to report
their purchases 10 him that the credit
I therefore may go to the Masonic and
! Eastern star general committee The
/ chapter recently had n successful rum
mage sale. IN charge of Mrs Julia Webb
/ March - the degrees viii he present
ed and April 10 the Grand Matron and
Grand Patron will make their official
| visit.
Cathedral Chapter, No. II, will have
its official visit from the grand matron
and grand patron Wednesday evening.
4 program of entertainment will be
presented.
Fidelity CHARTER, will meet at the
J thereafter the first and third FRIDAYS
/ taken over the Arcade, it's former meet
! ing place. Fridays meeting will start
/ at pm. and members of Aremc Chan
| ter will provide the entertainment The
: grand matron and grand patron will
; make their official visit to- the chapter
{ the evening of April :! when all mem
I bers Of the order will he welcome
! william +. Hunt Chapter will have
/ work Thursday evening, when also the
! grand matron and grand patron will
| make their official visit TO the chap
/ ter. a chapter card party will be
| given a the home of Miss Esther Hen
! ming. l2l 10th street northeast, Tues
| day evening.
| An entertainment win be given b
the mem OF Martha Ch1DteE. Ma 4 a
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Golden Rule Lodge, No. II, held a
rehearsal of the initiatory degree
Tuesday evening, under the direction
of P. H Leary. and elected a candidate
to be initiated next Tuesday evening.
motion was also adopted request
ing Eastern Lodge. No. 7. TO confer the
first degree upon a candidate.
Members of the lodge who were in
the cast of the initiatory degree at the
last initiation were invited to assume
the same parts next Tuesday.
II. c. r. Bohnke has his committees
working on the sale of war stamps and
some made encouraging reports. The
lodge expects TO make good showing
in this respect.
The thrift stamp drive and the mem
bership drive are going hand in hand
in Washington Lodge, No. 6. Puycha SEES
and sales Of stamps through the lodge
amount to about $50 since the last
meeting in February. At the next
meeting. March 10. four candidates will
receive the degrees.
Robert Hope. assigned to one of the
transports. son of Past Grand Master
William ]. Hope, lis reported i'll at the
Naval Hospital. New York CITY. He re-
Gently returned from trip over
there" William Darby of Banner
Lodge, Cleveland, Ohio. was a visitor
at the last meeting.
Capt Spencer 4. Bomar, past grand
of this lodge. is reported III at Camp
Sewer, s. G. Mountain Lodge, No. IS
of Greenville, S. e. is looking after
him.
Salem Lodge, No. %, Thursday even
ing will rehearse the initiatory degree
which is to be conferred THURSDAY
March IS. Robert Thompson. chairman
of the committee on war savings
stamps. reported that Salem Lodge has
bought $24TSo worth of stamps. and
that members made returns for sales
approxImating 5000 during February.
Deputy Grand Master Victor y. Ham
mer gave talk on the upbuildinK OF
the order and the sale of war savings
stamps. Roscoe Jenkins, scribe OF
Magenenu Encampment, also spoke
Past Grand Mash discussed the By.
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Ancient Order of Hiberniians

Division No. will entertain its
friends St Patrick's day, Sunday, March
Il, with musical and literary pro-
gram at Knights of Columbus Hall, be-
ginning at 3 o'clock pm. The meeting
will be open to the public, especially
the ladies. Commissioner Gardiner will
be present and deliver an address. Ad-
dresses will be made also by Frank J.
Hogan and Rev. DIR. George A. Dough-
erty. vice rector of the Catholic Uni
VerSitY.
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Woman's Benefit Association.

Victory Review. No. Il, met Tuesday
evening. with a guest OF honor, Mrs.
Minnie Keppinger. supreme deputy
commander. formerly of Ohio. who will
take up the work OF the order in the
District of Columbia Other visitors
were Mrs. Mary c. Adamson. command
er of Columbia Review. No. 3, and Mrs.
Florence Topping. finance auditor OF
Mount Vernon Review. No. 2.
Plans for a large spring rally were
discussed. This was followed by a
social hour of music. dancing and TO
freshmentS.
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Odd Fellows.

LODGES.
NATURALIZATION. No. IL; Beacon, No. IS.
business; Langdon. No. os, instruc-
tion.
Amity. No. IT business
"ednesday-Eastern. No. Z; Harmony.
No. o, and Federal City. 40. 90
degree.
THURSDAY No. l3; Exrel.ior.
M. IT. and Salem No % degree.
Columbia. No. 10. and Phoenix, No.
%. business
Friday-AetropoIis- No. fs, degree:
Central, No. l, business.
ENCAMPMESTS.
Tuesdny-Fred D. Stuart. No. :. grand
visitat ton
Friday Magenenu, No. (, business.
ssturtay Washington, No. l,
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Royal Neighbors of America.

Myra B. Enright Camp, No. 1887, Friday
night appointed a committee consisting OF
Mrs. Florence Lyons, Mrs. Alvin Miller.
Miss Irene Powell. and Mrs Martha Me-
Caffrey ID make arrangements for card
party. and to invite members OF the Royal
Neighbors and their friends. Past Oracle
Margaret Willard, in appreciation OF her
three years service, was given q past
officers jewel, City Supervising Deputy
Martha McCafrey making the pregenta-
ton. District Deputy Henry H Willard
of the Modern Woodmen addressed the
camp.
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Naomi Lodge. No. /. Monday night
completed arrangements for its spring
oriVe TOT new members. Noble Grand
Lillian burroughs announced the WISH
tation for March IS, and invited the
mem bers from all other lodges to at
tend Grand Chaplain Henry S. Petty.
member of this lodge, was reported
to be in the Emergency Hospital in
serious condition. Among the visitors
were Mrs Sarah NJ. Pearson of Ohio.
Mrs. Henrietta Werner, secretary Of
the assembly and Mrs. Laura Z. B.
McChesney of Martha WASHINGTON
Lodge, No. 3.
At the next meeting of Mount Pleas
ant Lodge. No. 9, a rehearsal of the de-
gree will he held under the direction
OF c. p. Sample.
At the second meeting in March the
second anniversary of the lodge Will
be celebrated. ChairmIp Charles Sam
PIE VIII have charge of arrangements
All funds from the Penny March will
until further notice be used in the
purchase of war savings stamps. At
the last meeting President Mary De-
ment and officers of the assembly ac-
companied by Grand Master Hum
phreys and officers of the Grand Lodge,
paid Mount Pleasant Lodge their an
nual grand visit. Several visitors from
other jurisdictions were present In
the sale of thrift stamps the lodge
reported S6S worth sold in one week
One member. ii was reported, pur-
chased 5000 worth.
The entertainment committee of Dor
cas- Lodge, No. 4. met at the home of
| Noble Grand Lindstrom Tuesday and
made plans for the coming month. A
heart social will be given the last
] ut,
lodgeroom. All Rebekahs and their
friends are invited to attend. The
first meeting night of each month
has been set aside by Degree Director
Hope as degree night. Several candi-
dates received the degree last Friday.
The committee on war savings stamps
has been organized. with Ella V. Mai
lory chairman.
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Friendship Temple No @ wednesd.,-
night elected the following representa-
yves to the annual session of the Grand
temple of Virginia and the District of
Soiumbia Mrs. Carrie Davis, Mrs. Cora
Nussoaum and Mrs Nettie Crowthers
Alternates chosen were Mrs TiIi; =
kock. Mrs. Annie Sullivan and Mrs
Ella Garner. Mrs. f. T. Kitley of Acton
Tempe, Acton, Ind, who was among
me Fisitors' made an interesting adj
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Sons and Daughters ofI.iberN

Tuesday evening. Hope Council. at
Naval Lodge Hall. with Past State
Councillor Prender presiding. initiated
six candidates. Past officers emblem
was presented to Mrs. Osthaus. Ar
engagements are being made to enter
tain the State Council here in May
Music, games and dancing were fea-
lures and refreshments were served.
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National Union.

W. H Collins Council Thursday even
ing initiated h B. Meade. W. A Kro1l
delivered an address and urged the
members and their families to make a
record for Collins Council by purchas-
ing thrift stamps. Financial Secretary
W. E Lorentz entertained.
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Knights Of Pythias.
LODGES.

Monday-DecHtur. No. 8, and Caiauthe,
No. II. business.
Tuesday Webster. No. z and Excelsior,
Joint meeting. initiation; Capitol,
No. "A, and Myrtle. No. -. business
"Wednesday Vernon, No. 3. bust
ness Hermione, No. L., business;
linton. No. ~. business; Columbia,
No. %. business.
Fridays No. 10. business.
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Rebekah Lodges.

Monday Esther. No. 5. business.
wednssday-Mt: Pleasant. No. 8, degree.
Thursday-Martha Washington, No. 3.
degree. -
Friday-Miriam. No. 6, business.
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Pythian Sisters.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY Temple. No
business. -
Fr1day-Ra thbone Temple. No. s. bust.
ness.
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j. Harry Jones, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Cabinet, visited the
New York headquarters, bringing back
enthusiastic reports from that jurisdic-
ton
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Saturday evening Columbia Council
conferred the degree on J. H Turner.
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W. P. Coler. actuary of the National
Union. was a recent visitor at head
quarters Mr.. Coler is associated with
the actuarial department of the war
risk insurance bureau and will be in
the city for an indefinite time.
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Osiris Lodge, No. IS. is to have a
ladies' night March 20, with a musical
program. an address by prominent
Mason who has been over there" and
refreshments. Junior Warden Harry H.
Thompson headed the line in the F. c..
degree Wednesday evening"
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An entertainment win be given By
the mem OF Martha ChzDter. Ma 4 at
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Washington Royal Arch Chapter had
the royal arch degree at it's last com
InunicAtion- II is preparing for an
open meeting for master Nasons +,
the commandery room in the near
future, with patriotic addresses. pic
lures shown by d. W Thaycr. refresh
,nents and dancing. The chapter will
ing.
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The fraternity in general has heen in
Flled to special communication Of East
Gate Lodge, No. 81. in ODD Fellows Hall,
at Rhofe Island and Mills avenues north
east Wednesday at pm. when the
T. A. r. G and NJ. 81 degrees VIII be pre-
scented for the especial benefit OF = mem
Der OF the Marine Corps. vino has been
ordered abroad
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Master Edgar 2. Copeland of Har-
mony Lodge. No. II, announces the
E. \. degree Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
and a special Thursday. starting at 3
pm, when the F. c. and NJ NJ. degrees
will be presented. The degrees will be
in charge of Past Masters Robert H
Young, Ernest A Coleman and George
VI. Evans.
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Master Seller of William II. Singleton
Lodge, No so. announces that FRIDAY
evening. March %. the lodge viii have
a special for the purpose nf d!scussina
the report of the special committee on
the relation OF the lodge to the William
X Singleton Temple Association and
reaching conclusion as to the owner
snip and control of the temple The
lodge will have the T.. A. degree March
Il and also the installation of an officer
VINO has been elected to Ill vacancy.
President John c. w. Beall OF the Mas
tiers Association Of 1913 has already
started the bah rolling for the annual base
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High Priest +. Sprigg Perry. James S
MCCARTHY, William s. Qutrter Harry
Peyton and d. L. Nunnally of La Fayettc
ROYAL Arch Chapter. are to prepare a
series OF entertainments designed 10 bring
together the members of the chapter a no
royal arch Nasons wearing the uniform
OF their country, especially those at me
Washington barracks, which has beer
adopted by the chapter Special invita-
tons are to be given to all Masons at the
harrack. whether or not they belong Il
the capitular craft.
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The Official circular of High Priest
George r. Davis of Mount Vernon
ROYAL Arch Chapter. No. 5, received
yesterday afternoon, announces the
p NJ. and ~. F. degrees in that chap
ter for tomorrow evening, and the
Royal Arch degree for March %.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21

Now that the war is over we
would suggest tina. after peace has
been signed or rather that : clause
be Inserted in the poac6 stipslhl.
tions to effect tnat oil enemy aliens
and mischief makers, especially
such as were interned during the
war, be liberated and given "A
hours to get their contemptible
carcasses out Of this country. All
Of the food stuff which would be
otherwise consumed by these de-
testable varmints will be needed to
feed our returning boys and others
worthy our liberal considerations.
- srdNH' sEe3 ( . =
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21

dom to new, free and independ
ent nation. And every school
boy and girl is conversant with
the mortal message of Commo-
dore Oliver Perry, I'VE have met
the enemy and they are ours. Z
The peerless conquerer's ships
flew or waved aloft the Stars and
Stripes. ''You may FIRE when
ready, GridIey, - commanded Cons
modore George Washington
Dewey, on April 3oth, 1898, in
harbor of Manila: The engage
ment added another brilliant VIC
tory for the Stars and Stripes and
sealed the tyranical sway of OPP
pressive autocracy over the deni
zens of the Philippine Archipele
go. And On July 3rd, 1898, un,
der the so. called Betty Fla:y" the
American squodrQn under Rear
Admiral Sampson, with Commos
dore Schley as officer in charge,
annihilated the Spanish squodron
at Santiago Harbcr, and pro-
claimed liberty and freedom to the
Queen of the Antilles. Yes, viye
Ia liberty ct Ia E.as Unis. 49,. !, ],
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21
Indian Hero Home
Wisconsin Towns Honor IN.
dian Invalid Home From
french Battle Front.

Ashland, Wis.,-Among the
many Chippewas who enlisted in
the present war from the Bad
River Indian reservation, we're two
brothers, John and Joseph Sky,
aged "a and 20. years, respectively,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sky,
full. blood Chippewas. At the bat
tie OF Chateau Theirry every officer
of their company was either wound
ed or killed. Lieutenant Thoreson
received fatal wounds, dying in u
day or so, Captain Claire Tomkins
was put out of business by she'll
shock, and is still in the hospital.
John Sky was killed in the battle
and his brother, Joe Sky had his
ankle shattered by shrapnel. He
was transferred from a French
hospital to Railway, N. j. and
thence was inyalided home to
Odanah.
His arrival brought out the
largest patriotic celebration ever
seen on the reservation. A dele
CATION of Spanish war veterans
from Ashland, q brass band and
practically every person on the
reservation met the Northwestern
train rs it pulled ink.
Mr.. Joe Sky, soldier in the u.
S. Army, received Z befittin9 re-
ception at his agency when re-
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21
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turning wounded in the service of
this country. His brother John
paid the final tribute of his loyalty
in the yielding of life upon the
field of battle. All honor to John
and Joe and this was paid to the
returning wounded soldier by
members of his band and by
delegation of Spanish War Veter-
ans, comrades in heart, and bound
in love by the cords of loyalty.
According to Indian Office judge
ment and echoed no doubt by the
officials of the Odanah reservation
John in civil life was too incom-
pent to maintain life without the
aid of the wet nurse the Indian
Office. ..~~-h
Likewise Joe-if Joe has any
funds in the hands of the super.
intendent at Odanah, his manly
request for the same at this time
will undoubtedly be refused or
doled out to him in candy purchas-
ing amounts.
Military honors gained are moth
ing to civil service employees,
and to the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs who though he loves
to. talk of the loyalty of the In
dian yet refuses to respect his
claims for independent manhood.
Like Esop's Satyr, the Commits.
sioner can blow hot anc cold with
the same mouth.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21

the Government. Specifically this
Indian ia behalf of his kindred by
blood pledged 800, 600, 1000 to the
Liberty Loan. If every white man
had pledged an equal individual
amount the first Liberty Loan
would have .totalled fifty billion
dollars. If dollars pledged indi:
cate any measure of patriotism the
measure Of the red man of America
il. full and running over.
j. sEadian patriotism is no new
thing Once an Indian tribe fully
understand the moral justice of any
patriotic cause they entered it
fully and freely. There we're In
.dians in the regiments of Washing
ton, there we're Indians III The first
battles of the Revolutionary war,
1t Lexington and at Bunker Hill,
in the campaigns in the Hudson
valley and about New York. In
every battle of the nation since that
time there have been Indian pat
riots wiliing+o lay down their lives
for the triumph of nation con-
ceived as this nation was conceived.
II was only when Indians we're en-
croached upon and confused as to
the policy Of the country that they
took up arms against 1.-THE only
effective wayby which they could
protest. . T.. .-.,.,: s:I,::i.,7. -
Though they have suffered much
injustice, though every treaty
forced upon the Indians has been
broken by the Nation, though their
lands have been taken from them,
their women and children massa-
cred by our military units, though
they have been repressed and seq
regsted, vet in this world struggle,
this gigantic war for human free
don, forzthe establishment Of gov
ernment of men by the consent
and cooperation Of the governed,
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21

The i'm promptu parvenu part
nership Of '.Ich s. Gvtt, . formerly
doing business At Potesdam, has
Dissolved partnership, not by
mutual consent however; Billy
Hohenzollern, once the high and
mighty of Pottsdam is now playing
the roll OF = haunted, craven
refugee IN Holland as plain Billy
be damned. a.@z rn:.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21
LATE CoMERS--
BETTY FLAGS ~

From the Free Press Evening
Bulletin, Monday, Nov. IL, 1918,
published at Winnepeg, Canada,
We quote the following excerpt in
IN article entitled, ''Vive ID
France,'' and touching upon the
apparent absence of tho French
nag: why is 1t that the tricolor,
the Flag Of France, was SO little in
evidence on our great peace daya
= . The Belgian flag was plainly
visible in the forest Of emblsms,
the Chinese aud Japanese, the
hags Of the Balkan states, etc-,
which those who carried them
knew not By name; the beautiful
Italian flag was there, and the
faRs OF all the LATE COMERS
in the great war, undoubtedly in
Guiding the Stars and Stripes in
the ''late comers.,' Then follows
rapturous euloeiums of the British
Union Jack and the French tri-
color and winding up with = sar-
castle allusion to the new or late
comers flags as Betty Flags" and
in 1 pitiful attempt to be droll re-
lstes 4 story: These newcomers
hags may we'll be called Betty
hags. AS the story goes, . man
and his wife were in their log
house on their lonely homestead
when the husband. sitting smok-
ing By the ere, looked out the
window and saw bears terrible
bear! Ia . shaking voice he called
oat to his wife who Vas poking uu
the the Gre, Betty, there Is . bear
outside; you had better 60 out and
drive him OF the place Or
jumped Betty, poker in hand.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-21

the American Indian is loyal to the
United States and to the cause of
the Allies. There is absolutely no
doubt of this. They are in America
and with America to the finish.