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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03

de gloria que le erigierolr su pres,
Etigio, su honor, y su handera.
Y por ese solo cjemplo de cons
.tancia 4 sabidurfa, el pueblo ame--
.ricano es dignoe ede,que ,se le admi-
re, de que Sc let respete, De que
.se ,le cante.
Zero de este. a ID que uiuclos
Sc flglliall, que todos los hembres,
~ tddOs los pueblos, v todos los
espffitps, ), todas las cosas, deben
s0meterse a yivir sugetas a la in
ffinencia, a, los mandates y<a las
Ecomodidades del pueblo america:
no. ~, ESQ, causa bochorno u PEI
ia, de parte de quienes asl pien-
san en- sus sueilos mas que fantas-
ticos, y a su vez, causa hilaridad
~ desprecio, de parte de los mis-
mos descendientes de Washington
el immortal, que tales muestras dia
rias de sumisi0n reciben. i.
Seamos mas serios, seamos mas
dignos, sealnos mas puros.
A1n no ha llegado nuestra raza
a su total decadencia, para que de
manera tan lastimosa estemos pro
clamando SUI inferioridad...
sQue el pueblo americana nos
gobierna? Acatemos sus leyes con
orgullo; imitemos sus buenos
Ieiemplos; aprendamos, 81 asl Sc
nos pide, su idioma, para entender
10 y para que nos pueda entender
Icosechemos el fruto de sus STEM.
bras saludabless y rindamos home
lnaje a sus instituciones y a: su
fConstituci6n. Pero nunca, nunca,
besando el poNo, Ell la humilla-
cion mas que degradante.
Ell hombre es mas hombre enan
do Heva por lena la honradez, la
,.sinceridad; ;cuando va por el nun
10 con la frente levantada: jalnas
suplicando, sielnpre exigiendo, 81
de sus dereehos y de. sus intereses
pfivados 0 plblicos, religiosos q
.pollticos, sc trata.
Pensemos en- nuestro origen; en-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03
FRANCAME.NTE... E..

70 no entiendo, nj concibo, cual
es la yerdadera causa de ese exa-
gerado americanismo, que muchos
han dado en- consagrar, como ST sc
tratara de una nueva Religion. !.
.Yo he vivido en- los Estalos Uni
dos; he yisitado muchos dc los si.
fios mas celebrates del pals do
ew ofls Il tjlicago, de san Louis
4 New Orleans, be visto,s he pal,
1padQ de cerca, el alma .intensa-
mente grande de aquel pueblo po,
.deroso.y rico, batallador y laborio
so, titan de Glen brazos, milseulos
de acero, respiration fuerte cere
bro pririlegiado, que con su gigan
tesco foco yierte sus rayos de luz
hasta los mas apartados confines
de la terra he estudiado sus
formas democraticas. he admirable
su espiritu de justicia; he convi-
yido con sus mobiles hijos en- el Sc
no mismO de una de sus multfples
universidades, recibiendo ell pan
divino y puro del saber que ellos,
buenamente, noblemente, me ofren
daban; en- las montaIas rocosas
de West Virginia, cuyos pies ell
MonOngahela canta, he aspirado
ell aire embalsamado de su ambien
te, .durante los cAlidos meses de
julio y agosto; y cerca de los
Grandes Lagos, en- las bellas plani
cies del Illinois, he sentido les
,frios labios del Invierno posan-
dose ,sobre mis- carnes entumeci-
das, cuando la nieye cae Ell el silen
clio de la noche, al rodar de ese enc
70 palido J glacial, tan lleno de
melancolia. -
Pues bien; yo que una buena
parte de mi juyentud que Sc esfu.
ma, Sc la entregu6 aquel pals
fertil y productive, donde una vez
Iprendi6 la rosa de la ibertad, no
concibo III entiendoa que resorte
magico mueve muchos corazones
para, en- I'm adormecimiento Quasi
femenil, entregarse a el, con un
feryor y I'M arrobamiento ultra-te
rreno, mas que sobrenatural.
Realmente y es va UNIVERSAL
mente sabido y aceptado- en- la.
historic rolitica de la Humanidad
no Sc registra un hecho mas sor-
prendentc que ell de ese. pueblo.
que a travGs de una centuria, To-
gra sin ayudas extrailas formar
su personalidad, solidificar su in
dependencia, extender su sobefa.
MIA, y levantarse tan alto, o mas
81 Sc quiere, que las viejas nacio'
mes de Europa, sobre ell pedestal
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03

El DepartaEent De la Guerra
por indicacienes d@ Hon. F'eli1
Cordova DAvila, .Colnisionado RI
sidente dc Puerto Rico en- Wash
ington. ha dirigido al seiior Pablt
Berga, Secretario de la Comisi0r
de SeFvicio P1blico, quien fut
lnienlbro dc la JuRta Local de San
Juan pafa Ct seAwiciO militar, Ia
siguiente romunicaci6n
"En el curso de aucstro trabaio
de ayuda los soldados icencia-.
dos para obtener empleos, hemos
recibido un n1mero De cartas de
soldados puertorriqueilos licencia
dos quienes manifiestan que Sc ha-
llan imposibilitados dc encontrar
elnpleos. HablandO con ell seiior
C0rdoya Davila, Comisionado de
Puerto Rico, me sugiri0 de que
uSted pOdrfa darnos alguna infor-
maci0n en- cuanto a la manera mas
eficaz de tramitar tales peticiones.
NADIA puede hacerse en- Washing
ton sobre ell particular, excepto ell
referir las peticiones a la oficina
correspondence o a la persona en-
cargada de ese servicio en- la loca-
lidad donde reside ell solicitante.
Entiendo de que en- Puerto Rico
no existe un seryicio de empleos
al que tales peticiones puedan ser
referidas, y que la dnica sociedadl
esayuda en- San Juan es el Capfs
tulo de la Cruz Roja'a
"El Departamento de la Guerra
esta desde luego extremadamente
ancioso de que todo soldado. sea
s, ss:s,rraado hasta obtener la clases de
enfpleo quDs desea Y para el ctlal
sea apto, i 81 dsted puede aylldar'
% sus ricndonos IA manera como
los sold Sos puertorriquenos pue--
den .sSuir elnpleos, lie queda-
remos altamente agradecidos".
Gle incluyo con la presente al
gunos impresos en- blanco del GER
tificado que los Departamentos de
Guerra y Marina estan expidiendo
a los patronos que Sc han compro
metido de recibir otra vez en- su
empleo a sus anteriores empleados
que han estado al servicio mill
tar. Si ningufa publicidad Sc ha
dado este certificado, podria I'd.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03
Ayuda 4 los SO|dalOS fCGniadOS para
ObtGlGI G1lD|eg

remitir estos modelos a los pefi6-
dicos de Puerto Rico, de manera
que este cersificado y la polftica
del Departamento de7a Guerra en-
favor de los soldados licenciados
Sc le dc la correspondence publici
dad.
Eel certificado a que sc refere la
anterior communication, es como si-
que:
Departamento de Guerra Y Mari
Estados Unidos de. America
Ell presente certificado que John
Doe y Compaifa, ha prometido a
los Departamentos de Guerra y
Marina que gustOsamente recibi-
ran de nueyo en- su empleo to-
dos aquellos que anteriormente
trabajaron con ellos, y que abando
naron ell empleo para servir en- el
ejercito o en- la marina durante la
Gran Guerra.
Wegton D. Bdke,, y
Secretario de Guerra.
Josephus Daniel,
"A
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03
Wegton D. BdEer,
Secretario de Guerra.
Josephus Daniel,
Secretario de Marina.


I'm certifcado como el anterior
puede obtenersea por cualquier pa
trono que Sc dirija al Coronel Ar
thur Woods, Auxiliar del Secre-
tario de la Guerra, Washington,
ID. c., manifestando 'sque recibira
gustosamente en- su empleo todo
aquel que anterior1nente trabaj6
con el yYque salio para servir en- Ell
ejercito o en- la marina durante
la Gran Guerra.
EI senior Berga nos manities7
ta adenas inc teadlra pallsbd gus
to en- coliiunicar all Goronel
Woods, del Departamento de la
Guerra, los nombres de todos aque
Hos patronos licenciados, 0 que
Sc comprometan a hacerlo, a los
fines de la expedition del referido
certificado.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03
Manuel N. RAMIREZ.

POR ALTERAR LA PAZ
Cinco pesos de multa tuvieror
que pagar cada uno de los suje'
tos Luis Dones y Carlos Lizardo
quienes sostuvieron una riIia, al.
terando la paz, en- la parada %
de Santurce.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03

jaba Ezequiel su cesantia, y el
Shipping Board resolvi6 el asunto
en- favor de Ez quiel dejandalo en
su puesto. ~
El arreesto' fue llsvado a ca5o
.ror ell jefe Diaz, ell sargento Frau
ceschi y cl cabo Caban.
Ell Fiscal ordeno levantar. el
cala; er ell cual fue conducido Il
la residencia de sus familiares en-
puerta de TERRA.
"Polo" es padre de una larga
Ifamilia Y tiene unos cuantos hiy
jos pequei1os.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03
CANSADOS DE LA VIDA

Por enfermedad Sc suicide Ell
Arecibo, ahorcdndose en- su pro-
pia residencia, ell individuo Jose
Manuel Rodriguez, de 60 ailos de
edad. Y en- Barceloneta fu6 ha-
llado muerto en- su donlicilio,
atravesado el pecho, de un bala-
20, Agustfn Hernandez Perez, de
20 amos de edad y vecino del ba-
rrio "Florida Adentro."
Mas Cables en- La magma IL.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03
VAPOR &C AR A c AS"

Por la presente Sc avisa al plblico EN- ge-
neral los pasajeros cargadores en- par
ticular, de que ell vapor "Caracas" saldra pa
ra New York las doce del dia de los CO.
rriertes.
.vILLAR & CO., Successor,
Agente.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-09-03
!. iACUERDESE!
Todos los Jueves.

Los yapores nos traen man.
zanas, peras y uvas heladas de
la mei0r calidad. Haga sus Pc
didos oportunamente a Andres
Justicia.
Tel: 599, Apartado 1913.
Almacen: Allen S8, San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-16
$40 to $35

Step-m satin and checked ribbon t11m-
med Sc and 81 values ....... :" .s4.9o
Many others marked proportionately
low for this summer closing out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-16
CHILDREN'S
ROMPERS

One lot children's rompers, to 8
wears, s1.25 to 81 values-7oc and Sl.Oo
One lot children's percale dresses, age
2 years only-39c.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-17

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are a great help while we are conva-
lescing and getting ready to come
home"
Left behind by his division one can
not but pity Band Sergeant Joseph
Burk. who writes a letter to Frank
Thompson from Ward in Base Hospi-
tai So:
II am writing from the above hospital
to thank you for the tobacco which the
other patients and thoroughly en-
joyed. I am the only one here from the
Twenty-seventh Division, and / can't
help feeling blue to think that my divi-
sion has gone home to good old New
York and left me here. I'm the only
one of the lot among the 5000 patients
here.
81 was gassed at the front line some
time ago, and our good nurse informed
me to-day that the doctor is going to
let me go home after about sixty days
more treatment Oh. won't be happy
when 1 get the order to pack up and
start homei
by that time all my comrades will
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your kindness very much and beg you
to thank THE SUN for all of U.S."
Jacob Felbel, constant fundite, re-
celves fine card from Private II. r.
Zahner of Company Il, Fifty-sixth In
fantry, which reads: II was very much
pleased with the cigarettes you sent II
is at times like these when we are not
very prominent in the worlds eyes that
we appreciate such gifts most"
From Black Anglers, so called because
It was built principally of slate, Bert
c. Olson, who is in a hospital. writes
to thank THE SUN Tobacco Fund for
comfort in the shape Of tobacco. He
says: "T cannot tell you how much 1t
was appreciated or how helpful it was.
In the first place like to smoke and
had not not smoked for weeks, and in
the second place it seemed to me that
II a great big paper was taking an in
terest in me II was my business to get
we'll. So began to improve"
The statesmen of William Peterman,
Inc, who have been with the smoke fund
weekly since the beginning. are to re-
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Ism, reviewed the war work which COM
prised spending or contracting for spend
ing Sl5.OO0,000 In behalf OF Americas
nkhting men and alluded rather point-
eoly to Secretary of War Baker in COM
mending President Wilson for overruIins
Mr.. Bakers original dictum that the
knights, with the Jewish war workers
and the Salvation Army must wait until
the tall end Of the great drive for war
work funds
Chaplain's Tribute to Soldiers.
The Lost Battalion's" young chap
am rather Halligan, talked for an hour
ABOUT the never say die spirit Of Ameri-
can soldiers. and especially about the
gameness OF the men with whom he was
associated. the New York draft soldiers
OF the Seventy-seventh Division. He
was at some pains too to make clear that
the Lost Battalion" wasn't lost.
We knew where II was all the time
and they knew where we were" said
Father Halligan. but they were cut off
by intensive machine gun fire. And I
wish to say right here that the command
er or that battalion, the present Lieut.
Col. Whittlesey, completely fulfilled his
orders. And as for all the men Of the
division, II you could have seen them
struggling on. as saw them frequently.
without blankets and food. you never
would doubt the spirit OF the American
soldier"
Murray Hubert. Commissioner of
Docks and Ferries, said the war had
brought new era of religious toler.
ance, IAN appreciation of the fact that
man can be a loyal and devoted
Roman Catholic and still love his coun-
try and be willing to die in it's cause. -
He thought 1t never should be forgotten
that a Catholic population Of 16 per
cent. of the nation furnished 35 pei
cent. OF the army, nearly so per cent
Of the navy and more than 60 per cent
Of the Marines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-13
The Future of Democracy in Russia

The Soviets will not rule Russia. They will
either disappear or remain as class organizations
without any governmental functions. Formulat-
ing the programme OF the Russian democracy
kopsky, the Grandmother of the Russian Revo-
luton" sets down, among others, the following
points:
The establishment of municipal and rural (Zemstvo)
the basis the passed by tie Russian
Provisional Government.
The resumption of the work of the Committees assigned
prepare the plans for the organization Of regional Dumas
ibera Ural Northern Provinces Southern Provinces etc.,
and the renewal Of the funconng Of the Regional Governments
The declaration null and void of all the DEGREES Of
the Bolshev with the adoption Of policy gradual transit
from conditions under their regime the newly moulded
FORMS the basis of temporary regulations be ordained
either by the future Provisional Government
stituent Assembly
The summoning the briefes possible time of
Russian Constituent Assembly the basis of the election
promulgated by the Provisional Government
("StrN00hn9 Russia" April IL, 1919
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be discharged. and there won't be any
reception for us poer fellows who were
unfortunate enough to get wounded.
However, 1 don't worry about ule re-
ception, only let me see the Statue Of
Liberty againi Again thanking YOU for
the tobacco which was what our ward
most needed"
"Best OF Luck" Says Paticmt.
A patient in Base Hospital 2os (Bor-
deaux), writes to donor Miss Mary
Walsh and remarks several coinci-
dences: MY name Is Walsh too; am
Joseph A. Walsh and my mothers name
is Mary. so you will see that your bag
of cigarettes was brought by THE SUN
to n member of the family I'm from
New York also, so besides thanking you
very kindly here's wishing you the best
of luck and happiness"
ct am not just speaking for myself.
but for the whole ward when write to
acknowledge your gift of cigarettes"
says Private William e. Thurman In
Base Hospital ais. I'VE appreciate
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700 OF OLD 47TH
REGIMENT RETURN
BrOoklyn's Fighting Pioneers
March From Boat to AstOr
for Dinner.

More of the "All American" Division,
originally recruited from the States
In the Union. and also known because Of
their double A insignia as the IAN
Aboards," landed yesterday from the
transport Alaskan.
Col Walter NJ. Whitman, son Of Ed
mond 8. Whitman. vice-president of the
Produce Exchange, returned with the
Croix de Guerre. presented to him the
day before the ship sailed from Bor-
deauS. and experimenting the award OF
the Distinguished Service Cross, won for
personally leading FIVE attacks against
the Germans on the hili east OF st. Juvin.
The last charge was successful
Major Howard E. Davis Of Oak Grove,
Ala, came back in command OF the
31sth Field Artillery. He said. half OF
the enlisted men in his regiment were
from THE neighborhood. He rose from a
Second Lieutenant and was without mill
tary experience when he left his lumber
business and went to war.
The Arcadia brought in a story OF
Lieut.. Holdebrandt, formerly a New
York waiter and later commander of a
German machine gun crew. all of whor,
were killed by a squad OF doughboys in
the Argonne. The Lieutenant's head
was blown Off by a shell. When his
uniform was searched letters were found
showing his wife. who lives In Manhat-
tan, had entreated him to desert and
return home.
The Old Dominion steamship James
town brought to port yesterday un-
heralded about 700 members of the old
Forty-seventh Regiment of Brooklyn
which arrived at Newport News from
France last Tuesday, and which con-
structed things and fought In France as
the Fifty-third Pioneer Infantry. Natu-
rally there had been requirements in
the regiment and there were men from
many other places than the borough
across the bridge In the contingent thai
got in by the jamestown. The frs
news of their expected arrival was re-
ceived yesterday by Lieut.. Francis Ffnr
OF Police Headquarters from his son
Lieut.. Harold Finn. which said the shiI
would dock at noon. 80 the Mayors Com
mittee had to hustle to give the Brook
lyn command a welcome.
The excursion steamboat Newburs
took the soldiers from the Old Dominion
pie- and landed them at the recreation
pier at the foot OF West Fiftieth street
BIZ Henry w. Peters of 1882 Myrtle ave
nue.. Brooklyn, they marched through
Fittieth street to Broadway and to the
Hotel Aston, where they sat down Il
dinner late in the afternoon.
The regiments mascot. Frank, whC
preferred to be surnameless. with 81,
doughboys of the command. got left or
the Old Dominion pier and tearfully ex
pressed fears that he might not be abl'
to Iejoin his command in so great 6
town. One of doughboys told him Il
rem ember he was a soldier with two ser
vice stripes. and he braced up and finall!
To ha
entered the hotel in tow of one of tn,
other missing.
The regiment was engaged chiefly IL
| bridge building and transporting ammu
nit.on and supplies, but also, like all. o
| nearly all. the pioneers, did some fin
| sc.apping. Three platoons were cite
for bravery in action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-13
TOBACCO GLADDENS
HEARTS OF TROOPS
Lonesome Life Cheered by
Real Smokes From Home,
Soldier Writes.
DONORS GOOD WORK TOLD
Letters From Rhineland and
Hospitals Bring Praise to-
Fund Legions.

I'VE think Of you more often than
you do OF u.s." is the pensive line with
which Private Charles Hutchinson Of
Company @, Twenty-Sixth Infantry.
First Division, begins his letter to Miss
M. Bresched. a donor to THE Sun To-
bacco Fund, from Unterschausen, Ger
many, on April "a. "It's awful lone
some over here so when your package
Of tobacco arrived for us at the above
named village we felt cheered that
someone had us still In mind.
please accept my thanks for my
share Of the smokes and 1 include in
this my gratitude for your thoughtful
ness. Please answer this letter and II
am gone from here the A. p. o. 729
will sure find me.
Perhaps you would like to know how
we are getting along in Germany. 1t
Is hard to say just what the people
think of us but there are signs that
they would like to be rid of us. They
aged to have much to do with them.
Our officers give us this advice.
Wherever / have been I have not
seen signs of hardship endured during
the war. Everybody seems TO be fat
and to have a plenty to eat. The chill
dren especially are we'll fed. There
are thousands Of children, all families
are big ones. The men don't show any
signs OF being war worn and there are
many still in uniform. The latter don't
stay around in the open when we are
In the streets
"I guess they are tired of war for a
while, but you never can tell. The
people don't look to me like a nation
that feels 1t was beaten. guess too.
well be around for some time yet SO
write when you can to Your Soldier
Friend
Brodie B. Martin of the same regi-
ment also wants a letter from the
States. He has been over for twenty
two months and Is pretty homesick. He
has three service stripes and two wound
| stripes.
Gift From U. 8. q Godsend.
ANY gift from the u. s. A. seems
like a godsend to me, but ] am always
delighted when l get some &C THE SUNS
| tobacco. l would appreciate a line or
two from you. Send 1t to A. P. o. 729'
| Mess Sergeant l.. +. Jones Of Head
quarters Company 344, Field Artillery
sends a greeting to fund donor. r. L.
Ireland, who contributed a carton OF
smoking tobacco to his comfort. And
Henry Bacon, another donor. will have
this card to-day from Jack Kiloran. who
was in Base Hospital SIS on April 81
when he wrote it: II thank you very
much for the cigarettes THE Sun To
bacco Fund has brought over to us. They
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-13
MISS WILSON LEAVES METZ.
Daughter Sings for
Soldiers In Saying An Revoir.

METZ. May 12.-Miss Margaret Wilson.
daughter Of the President, bade farewell
to Metz Saturday night at a soldiers
concert at which she sang. Gen. de
Maudhuy and NJ Presvel. the Mayor of
Metz, were present. On taking leave
Miss Wilson said:
I'VE now belong to one big family
the League of Nations. l will not say
good-by to you. but au revoir."