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STICK WITH OFFICE!
Men Carry Dead Lieutenant Miles
During Fight.
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Striking Example of Devotion of
diers of French Army to
V
?. Superior*
With fhe French Armies.—One of th*
most striking exuiuples of the men's
devotion to their officers in the records
of the French army has Just become
known, although it occurred on May 28.
Among the units of French African
fighters are several battalions of "Joy
sull" youths whose records before en
terlug military service wera besmirch
ed and who are now given a chance to
redeem themselves on the battlefield.
During a recent action the "Joy
sull" fought with remarkable ardor.
Their motto is "death is necessary."
Assailed by overwhelming numbers,
one battalion fought hand to hand with
th.e enemy until forced to retreat to
conform their line with the units on
the left.
It was here on May 28 that a group
of "Joysuil" saw their lieutenant fall
In a ravine. Four of them refused to
retreat and fought off the enemy with
grenades until one of them could shoul
der the dead man. With the body on
their shoulders the four retreated twen
ty kilometers during the night of the
28th though the dead weight was ago
nizing. Weary and fatigued with lack
of sleep, they tenderly carried their
officer until they found time in the
morning to bury him.
CHAMP CLARK'S GRANDSON
Mrs. James Thomson of New
TAKE
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leans, formerly Miss Genevieve Clark,
daughter of the speaker of the housse,
and her baby, Champ Clark Thomson.
She and the baby ure spending the
summer in and near Washington.
SAVINGS OF LIFETIME
tailor and Wife Did Not Know Thay
Could Not Take Gold Out of
Country.
& Han FVanefaco.—The saving* of a
lifetime of a sailor and his wife have
been seized by federal officials because
the couple did not know of President
Wilson's order forbidding the taking of
gold out of the country.
Because Mrs. Ricardo Roderiguez
feared banks, she persuaded her hus
band to carry their entire fortune,
$1,855, with him on a trip to Central
America. The officers found it and
took possession. Because'of the na
ture of the case permission Is to be
asked of Secretary McAdoo to return
the money.
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE WAR
Miner Comes in With $65,000 Stake,
Inverts It in Bonds and Qoea
Back to Work.
Beno, Nev.—For five years Charles
McNesie has been working a placer
claim In the mountains of the Powder
River country in Oregon, happily un
conscious of the fact that virtually
the entire world was at war. McNesie
came out of his mountain retreat with
$65,000 in gold. On learning the kaiser
had made the universe his enemy the
prospector attempted to enlist. He
was too old. He then invested the $65,
000 poke in Thrift stamps and Liberty
bonds, ordered a grub stake and re
turned to the hills.
i: UNFEELING SERGEANT
GETS HEAVY SENTENCE
Little Rock. Ark.—Here is
how the United States protects
her private soldiers. William L.
Taylor, an enlisted man at Camp
Pike, was ill and sent word to
his sergeant, George W. Reub
ilng. "I don't care, let him die,"
said Renbling. Iteubling was
tried by court-martial, convicted,
sentenced to five years in mili
tary prison, forfeits all pay and
allowances and is dishonorably
discharged from the army.
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Boy Named "Liberty Bond."
Mounds vlUe, W. Va.—A male child
toom to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sleioie, feaf
LEGAL NOTICE
To John Davis.
Whose place of residence is India
napolis, Ind., you will take notice that
Carrie Davis did on the 29th day of
May, 1918, file a petition against you
in the Common Pleas Court, Division
of Domestic Relations, Montgomery
County, Ohio, being cause No. 4:1489,
praying for a decree of divorce from
you upon the ground of willful ab
I sence for more than three years lastj Free, Frank and
past.
You are required to answer her said
petition not later than six weeks af
ter the date of the first publication of
this notice, to-wit, May 31, 1918, or
such divorce may be granted.
CARRIE DAVIS, Plaintiff.
Per M. H. Jones, her attorney.
LEGAL NOTICE
Common Pleas Court, Montgomery
Pltf., vs. Lawrence Watkins, Deft.
To Lawrence Watkins, whose place
of residence is No.. 365th Infantry Ma
chine Gun Co., Camp Grant, Rockford,
111., you will please take notice that
the said Plaintiff did on the 2nd day
of April, 1&1S, file her petition against
you in the Common Pleas Court, Di
vision of Domestic Relations, Mont
gomery Co., Ohio, being cause No.
43230. Praying for a decree of di
vorce from you upon the grounds of
gro«« neglect of duty and extreme
cruelty.
You are required to answer her pe
tition not later than the date of the
first publication of this notice, to-wit:
April 5th, 1918, or such divorce may
be granted.
LEGAL NOTICE
To Sadie Johnson, whose place of
residence is unknown, you
will
take notice that the said
please
plaintiff
did,
on the 8th day of April, 1918, file his
petition against you in the Common
Pleas Court, Division of Domestic Re
lations, Montgomery County, Ohio, be
ing cause No. 4'256, praying for a
decree of divorce from you, upon the
COLORED EDITORS AND
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE
Moulders of Public Sentiment Consider
Methods ly Which the Negro
May Best Aid the Natioa
to Win the War
NOTABLE ADDRESSES BY
Participtants,
Washington, District of Columbia.—
County, Ohio. Minnie Watkins,' newspapers of the country, together
MINNIE WATKINS, Pltf.
By MOSES H. JONES, her Att'y.
LEGAL NOTICE
Case No. 4314$
To Wardner Walker
Whose place of residence if un
known, you will take notice that the
said Plaintiff did on the day of
March, 1918, file a petition in the
Common Pleas Court, Division of Do
mestic Relations of Montgomery
County, Ohio, praying for a decree of
divorce from you, upon the ground of
willful absence for more than three
years last past.
You are required to answer her said
petition not later than six weeks after
the date of the first publication of this
notice, to-wit April 5th, 1918, or
such divorce may be granted.
OPHELIA WALKER, Pltf.
Per M. A. RUGGLES, Her Att'y.
grounds of gross neglect of duty.
You are required to answer his pe-J adhered to most religiously. Dignity
tion not later than six weeks after
HUGH B. JOHNSON, Pltff.
Per MOSES H. JONES, his attor
ney.
HELP TO MAKE IT BETTER
We could give you a better paper if
promptly. Most of the knockers are
delinquent. Churches and organiza
tions especially should settle their ac
counts promptly. Running a news-
0f
e ate of the first publication of unity of action were the predominat
is notice, to-wit, the 12th day of". jng features of the three days' session.
pn or such divorce may be The document, reported by the spe
granted.
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jctal committee appointed to summar
ize the expression of the conference as
you would settle your accounts !as
paper these days is an expensive oper- iby
Signed, CHESTER LENOIR
Per MOSES H. JONES, Hig Att'y.
NOTICE
Don't ask us to rush your printing
tnless you have the money ready when
he job is completed. Our new ruling
s to give the beat service to those
tative Gathering—Personnel of the keep these 12,000,000 people at the]
By the authority and direction of the war.
War Department and the Committee i "We are not unmindful of the recog*
on Public Information, Emmett J. nition of our American citizenship in
Scott, Special Assistant to the Secre
tary of War, called to Washington this
week fer a conference, thirty or forty*
representatives of important colored
with a number of the leaders of
thought and opinion among the Negro
people, to consider methods by which
th millions of colored people of the
nation may best assist in the winning
of the war.
Proceedings Marked by Dignity and
Unity
The conference formally opened
Wednesday morning, June 19, in the
main auditorium of the new building
of the Department of the Interior, 18
and Streets northwest, at 10:30
o'clock and continued throughout
Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21.
Mr. Scott presided at all of the ses
sions which were marked by an earn
estness of purpose, a broad grasp of
the questions at issue, and an unwav
ering loyalty to the flag of the nation,
jas well as by an intense devotion to the
highest interests of the colored Amer
icans for whom they came primarily
to speak.
The discussion covered a wide range
and the conferees were given an op
portunity to present their views, re
flecting the state of mind of the col
ored people of the country, with the
utmost freedom and frankness, un
hampered by parliamentary restric
tions or any effort to direct opinion in
any particular channel—save that of
utilizing in the most effective manner
every resource at the command of the
race to bring victory to the American
arms in its present struggle for lib
erty and world-wide democracy. Mr
Scott's admirably-tempered addresses
at various stages of the deliberations
repeatedly
admonished the conferees
to voice their sentiments fully and
fearlessly, laying all grievances and
suggestions for their redress upon the
common altar, with the view of
strengthening where needed the patri
otism and morale of the Negro people.
So fair and impartial were the rulings
of the chair upon every point raised or
principle enunciated, that at no time
was a single exception taken to them.
Every conceivable shade of individual
opinion was represented in the body,
but there was from the outset a firm
disposition to subordinate private and
personal considerations to the general
good, without regard of polities, creed,
faction or section. This lofty aim was
statement, harmony of thought and
to the best plans for the mobilization
of the resources of the 12,000,000 Ne
groes of the Republic in support of the
war aims of the government, was
adopted by a unanimous vote, given
heartily and enthusiastically. "Amer-
ica"
was 9Ung with fervor and
final
the
«tiun. Do your part. Pay up. high station:
Hon. Newton D, Baker, Secretary
of War
APPLICATION FOR CLEMENCY
Notice !s hereby given that at the
next meeting of the Ohio Board of
Clemency, an application will be made
for clemency in the case of Chester
Lenoir, convicted at the January term,
1911, of the Common Pleas Court of
Montgocerwy Co., Ohio, of the crime
of murder in the first degree and sen
tsnced to imprisonment in the Ohio
penitentiary for life.
unc*im
adiournment
was
taken.
Notable Addresses By Officials of
High Station
The conference was addressed in
sympathetic vein, during the sessions,
fol,owin£
notable officials of
Mr. George Creel, Chairman of the
Committee on Public Information
Hon. Fraknlin D. Roosevelt, Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Edward N. Hurley, Chairman of
the United States Shipping Board
Major Joel E. Spingarn, Attached to
the General Staff, United States
Army
Capt. Arthur S. Spingarn, of the
Medical Reserve Corps, National
Army
General Paul Vignal, Military At
tache of the French Embassy.
Major Edouard Requin and Major
L. P. DeMontal, of the French High
Commission.
Extract from Resolutions Adopted:
The following is extract from the
Resolutions adopted by the confer
ence:
"We, the thirty-one representatives
of the &egro press which has a circu-
lafcion of more than 8 mi,liori copies
vho pay piomptly. You will save 10 principally among the colored people
per cent, by paying cash on delivery, of America, and representatives of
J^BUM PUBLISHING COL other wish affirm |i«t rf
in particular.
"We deem it hardly necessary, in
view of the untarnished record of Ne
gro Americans, to reaffirm our loyalty 'WO MEN WANTED 1011
OFFICIALS OF HIGH STATION to Our Country and our readiness toj (JOVF.KNMFNT VPOHK
make every sacrifice to win
thiB
Pull UtaciMlM. of. We wish, however, as students and Mr.
war.
Many Vital Issues Affecting Colored guides of public opinion among our avenue, left this week for Kentucky.nue, am
Americans Characterize Represen- people, to use our every endeavor to
highest pitch, not simply of passive
loyalty, but of active, enthusiastic and
self-sacrificing participation in the
the draft, of the appointment of cok
ored officers, of the designation of colt
ore advisors to the Government de
partments, and to other indications of
broadened public opinion, nevertheless
we believe today that justifiable griev
ances of the colored people are pro
ducing not disloyalty, but an amount
of unrest and bitterness which even
the best efforts of their leaders may
not be always to guide unless they can
have the active and sympathetic co
operation of the National and State
governments. German propaganda
among us is powerless, but the appar
ent indifference of our own Govern
ment may be dangerous.
"The American Negro does not ex
pect to have the whole Negro problem
settled immediately he is not seeking
to hold up a striving country and a
distracted world by pushing irrelevant
personal grievances as a price of loy
alty he is not disposed to catalogue,
in this tremendous crisis, all his com
plaints and disabilities he is more
than willing to do his full share in
helping to win the war for democracy
and he expects his full share of the
fruits thereof—but he is today com
pelled to ask ror that minimum of con
sideration which will enable him to
be an efficient fighter for VICTORY."
Social and Educational Diversions
To enliven the occasion for the dis
tinguished visitors a local committee
of citizens provided a series of enter
tainments, which included, among
other interesting things, a theater
party of fifty at the Howard Theater,
Wednesday evening to witness the
presentation of "The Divorce Ques
tion" by the Quality Amusement Com
pany, of New York City a smoker and
luncheon on Thursday evening the
assembly room of the 12th Street Y.
M. C. A., with Attorney W, L. Hous
ton as toastmaster and a tour of the
city Friday afternoon in sight-seeint
automobiles, covering -views of the
parks and public buildings, and the
schools, churches, business houses and
homes of Colored Washingtonians.
On Thursday afternoon, Capt. Ar
thus S. Spingarn presented at the
Army Medical Museum a highly in
structive moving picture, entitled "Fit
to Fight," emphasizing the value of
physical health in the army and de
picting the dangers to which soldiers
are subjected in the matter of disease
and dissipation, with suggetions for
recreational centers and other agencies
for wholesome and moral diversion*
for the soldiers in camps and canton
ments.
Committees That Rendered Service
The committee appointed to sum
marize the proceedings of the confer
ence was composed of the following:
Dr. Robert E. Jones. Chairman. South
western Christian Advocate, New Or
Leans, La.. Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, The
Crisis, New York City John Mitchell.
Jr., The Panet. Richmond. Va. fr.
R. Moton, Principal Tuskegee Insti
tute, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. B. J.
Davis, The Independent, Atlanta, Ga
and Fred R. Moore, The New York
Age, New York City and W. T. An
drews, The Daily Herald, Baltimore,
Md.
The committee to cooperate with
the Office of the Surgeon-General of
the Army to improve hygienic condi
tions among the soldiers was made
up or J. H. Murphy, Afro-American,
Baltimore, Md. George W. Harris,
The New York News, New York City
John Mitchell, Jr., The Planet, Rich
mond, Va. Dr. Henry M. Minton, Phil
adelphia, Penn. and Dr. A. M. CurtiK,
Washington, D. C.
The Washington committee on en
tertainment included Dr. A. M. C&r
tis, Chairman .James" A. Cobb, Judjre
Robert H. Terrell, W. L. Houston, I»r.
W. H. Davis, W. J. Singleton, Dr.
Sumner Wormley, R. W. Thompson
and Charles A. Wilson, W. Calvin
Chase and J. Finley Wilson.
TO THE PUBLIC
In refernce to the article publish^!
in the Forum. June 21st.. by B. A. A'
nold, my father, I wish to say it
true. I am not staying at home, bnf
I left there for very good reasoi
I am responsible for all of my act
and am striving to lire a Christian
all, Our unalterable belief that the de- 'life. I will gladly accept any eneouf-1 to get 500 men to work for the OMo
feat of the German government and
again
words from
any one
what it today represents is of para- to help a young man who is striving largest plants in this section turning?
mount importance to the welfare of to forget the past and live a clean,
the world in general and to our people upright life.
Your respectfully,
JAMES ARNOLD.
T'
BELL MAIN 4406
who wishes Production Co., which is one of tha
out government work. The men will
be paid from $4 to $7 per day.
Mr. McDonald wiii visit Louisville,
Lexington and probably Winchester
and Mt. Sterling in his quest for men.
He is also desirous of securing room
ing places for these men. Anyoaa
who has a spare room should notify
McDonald, of 228 Norwood Mr. Mclton.1.1 at 228 Norwood .V.
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On account of our regular meeting night
being on July 4 we will have a special call
meeting" Thursday July 1 1th. All members
of Golden Leaf Lodge are requested to be
present. Very important
System
and
Hair Preparations
have been chosen by thousands of women because th« Walker
way brings marvelous results.
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"Once a User of Madam Walker's Goods, always a User"
A Six weeks trial treatment sent to any place for $1.70
Address all inquires to
The MADAM C. J. WALKER
Manufacturing Co.
640 N. West St. Indianapolis, Ind.
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Pythians—Attention!
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By Order of C. C.
Brown's School of Music
Jas. Brown teacher of Violin, Banjo, Mandolin
& Saxophone. Mahala Brown teacher of Piano
30 Sprague St. Dayton, Ohio
Classic Recital
The recital at Zion Baptist Church, Thurs.
evening July 18th promises to be an exception
alley rare treat for the Dayton public. The
readings will be from Shakesperian and other
classical productions and the music of the best
This is what some of us have ask and waited
for. Here it is. Under auspices of Zionion
Club. Admission 15 Cents
C. J. Walker
Call
S. H, GRANT
37 SOUTH ADEUTE STREET
BELL MAIN 52% DAYTON, OHK)