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i* Washington, D. C., October 8.—
War Department officials state that
since the Officers' Reserve Training
The War College at Washington
advises that there have been regis
tered 207 white labor companies, 200
of which were sent overseas before
their organization was entirely com
plete. This is positive evidence that
these Labor Battalions are not con
fined exclusively to colored member
ship, as has been intimated in some
quarters.
A colored Woman's Volunteer Ser
vice League of Newark, N. J., has
been organized, as a branch of the
Mayor's Committee of «the Woman's
Committee of the Council of National
Defense, and has opened headquarters
at 249 Mulberry street, where colored
soldiers may be made "at home" and
entertainment provided for them. A
suitable building is to be secured for
the establishment of a canteen for
the benefit of the soldiers. Some of
the officers of this Voluntary Service
League are: President, Mrs. Amore!
Cook .secretaries, Mrs. L. M. Holmes
Mrs. M. E. Burrell, Mrs. E. E. Hilton,
and Mrs. Emma Wormley and treas
urer, Mrs. Louise Hilton.
Mr. J. E.. Blanton, in co-operation
with the Wad Department Commis
sion on Training Camp Activities', is
doing effective work in various camp?
in organizing "Liberty Choruses"
among the colored soldiers and in in
structing them in the technique of
plantation melodies, folk-song sing
ing and the standard "spirituals". He
is introducing with great success Nat
alie Curtis Burlin's newly conceived
and most happily harmonized folk
song, "A Hymn of Freedom,." which is
set for singing the tune of "Ride on
Jesus, ride on."
"Opportunities for the entrance of
competent colored men in the Veteri
nary Corps are now open. Informa
tion relative to .this branch of the
service may be had by addressing
Major Ray J. Standi ft, Assistant Di
rector of the Veterinary Corps, Wash
ington, D. C.
New barracks are beincr built aJ.
Howard University and Atlanta Uni
versity for the accommodation of the
young men who are coming in frorr
all sections of the country to take the
military training along with their aca
demic studies and for the vocational
classes that will come from draftees
who will be assigned there by local
boards or army camp officials. Thr
opportunities offer young colored men
through the Committee on Education
and Special Training arc being seized
with eagnerness, and so rapidly hat
the demand for this type of education
grown, and so potent are the result:
noted, that the Government's policy
of thus turning out specially trained
men for its manifold needs, is meeting
with universal approval and is to be
continued indefinitely. By next July,
it is estimated that 20,000 young
colored men will have received this
training in some of its forms.
Charles Harris, leader of the Com
monwealth Band, of Baltimore, Md.,
has been appointed assistant band
leader and will soon go to France with
one of the colored organizations. Af
ter six months he will be made a sec
ond lieutenant.
High officials in France are said to
be exceedingly fond of the "jazz" mu
sic furnished by the colored bands.
General Petain recently visited a sec
tor in which there are American
troops and had "tht time of his life"
listening to a colored band playing
the popular *"jazz" music, with some
Negro dance stunts in keeping with
the spirit of the melodies. He warmly
jpongratulated the coiored leader upon
•ftha excellence of the work of his or-
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Assistant to the Sec
Camp at Fort Des Moines, out of
which came 639 colored commissioned
officers, and prior to the establish
ment of the training schools at Camps
Taylor and Pike, 10 colored men were
commissioned as officers in Infantry,
11 in Cavalry, and 36 in Field Artil
lery. One hundred and seven officers
in Infantry came out of the recent
class at Camp Pike and 33 in Field
Artillery came out of Camp Taylor
last March. The foreging summary
gives a total of 941 colored officers
graduating from the Officers' Train
ing Schools, and these figures are
•xcluaivc of those commissioned in
the Medical Reserve Corps and in
special branches of the service, both
over her^and abroad, and the cotmt
does not embrace the officers of the
National Guard and those in the origi
nal Regular Army.
line wili find it to their advantage to
acquaint their company commanders
with the nature of their qualifications,
and this may lead to congenial assign
ments* in keeping with their mental
or technical attainments. There is al
ways something for a man to do who
is of proved ability or special equip
ment. w i
There "etre ndtt- forty-onte colored
chaplains in the United State* At my.
It is expected that colored chaplains
will be provided for service at €amp
l^ee at an early'date.
Colored members of the "Committee
of 100," who are authorized to present
the war aims of the Government, are
jetting into touch with the State
Councils of Defense in their respective
localities and are thus leandirig them
selves egectively to the programs
marked out for the particular needs
of the several states.
MRS. ROCKEFELLER HIT HARD
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I)R. E. J. ANDERSON, Pastor.
JOHN JONES, Clerk.
The Students
Army
Training Corps
UNCLE SAM WILL SEND YOU
TO WILBERFOKCE UNIVER
SITY, WILBERFORCE, OHIO
Pay your board, Toom and tuition
and $80.00 per month, beginning Oct.
1, and give you miltary training1 under
an army officer.
Conditions
You must be a student ejnrollcd in
the college department, be 18 yearn
old and pass the physical examination
required of a soldier.
The Purpose
To get you in line for a commis
sioned officer or an expert, in 'army
service by giving you military train-
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enjoyable entertainment that had
been given him.
Colored men, servihg as privates,
who have abilities along any special
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given as much college education as'
possible.
Fall session begins September 17th.
Enter at once if you wish to avail
yourself of this rare opportunity.
For full particulars address W. S.
SCARBOROUGH, Preautent.
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Me., visited i shipyard where the trawl
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Mrs. John D. Itockefeller, Jr., triei
her hnnd at driving a bolt in the kec
and wielded the hummer with
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Order of Services:
Preaching1 11 a. m., and 8 p. nv
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VOTE FOR
For Judge of Common Pleas
Court The Fair-Minded
Judge Martin is a true-believer in Democracy
for all people regc^les^ rac^ color or station.
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MISSIONARY BOARD MEETING,
The Missionary Board of the Nor
wood Avenue Church of Christ tyill
meet at Mrs. Annie Howard's, '25
Louie street, Thursday evening1, Oc
tober 10th. All members are re
quested to be present.
Miss Mahala Hill, Pres.
Mrs. J. M. Myers, Secy.
LEGAL NOTICE
To Kate Smith, whose place of
grounds
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of gross neg
lect of duty, being cause No. 48924,
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this date of the first publication o£
this notice, to-wit, September
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or such divorce may be granted.
CHAS. B. SMITH, Plaintiff.
Per M. H. Jones, His Attorney.
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Woodmen. That a goodly number in Dayton are joining
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