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If you want a real live up-to-the-minute Negro Newpper that give ALU the Newt in which colored peo ple are interested, -subscribe for the SUN. Bell Phone East 999 and 2789 VOLUME X. NUMBER rown ROCKEFELLER'S The Rev. Dr. C. T. Walker, of Augusta, Ga,, the "Black Spurgeon," Holding Evangelistic Ser vices for the St. Stephens Baptist Church An Old Fashioned Southern Soul Winning Campaign Held Under a Tent at 12th and Michigan Streets. THOUSANDS ATTEND; When John D. Rockefeller, ex-Presi-dent William Howard Taft, and other notable Americans go down to Augus ta, Ga., for a vacation or a rest, the services they invariably attend on Sunday mornings are conducted by one of the greatest preachers In this country, the Rev. Dr. C. T. Walker. His preaching is so powerful and pleasing that wherever he goes thoj sands upon thousands must hear him. He Is in Kansas City now for a tea days' revival, being conducted by the St. Stephens Baptist church, of which the energetic, progressive and popular Rev. Dr. Hurse Is pastor. "The Black Spurgeon," as he is commonly known, arrived in tills city Thursday night week, and without waiting for rest or recreation entered the' meeting under the big tent 'at 12th streel and Michigan avenue, to im mediately begin his sermo nfrom Matt. 8: 7, "I Will Come and Heal Him." Though the crowd overflowed into the street the audience gave perfect at tention to a message that was power ful and soul-stirring. The Friday night meeting was larger than the previous night and six persons were converted. At the Sunday meetings, it Is estimated, more than two thou sand persons attended in the morning and at night. Six more wer added to the number of converts, and the spirit of the meeting mounted higher and higher, and on Monday night the great evangelist's efforts proved of supremo force when one of Kansas City's old est citizens, a professed gambler, came forward, and after making an open confession to having led many young men to become gamblers and lead a destructive life, accepted Christ and joined the church. The subsequent meetings have been as fruitful of results, of which the Rev. Mr. Walker expressed his satisfac tion. In an Interview with him he seem ed indeed highly pleased that a larger proportion of the converts at this' meeting are men, and "young men of intelligence, who can he of great serv ice to the race, and whom we are in great need of at this time," as Dr. Walker himself said. He also praised the people of Kansas City and the advantages of the open meeting. Dr. Walker Is not only a minister, but a great orator, and has been ap COLORFDISOLDIERS AGAIN ON FRONT PAGE OF WAR NEWS. Color Sergeant Under Fire From Enemy Planes Refuses to Lie Down And Let the American Flag Touch the' Ground. Negro soldiers "Somewhere in France" have again moved up to the first page In the war news. This time the distinction goes to the color sergeant of a regiment. The report tells of the Colored men being shelled by enemy planes while they wore on the march over; shell-marked roads in France. , Tho colonel sensed the situation, and ordered that the men should get off the road and lie flat on jthe ground. "Fall out! Take cover!" went down the line. The well trained soldiers scattered like a convey of quail, and a minute later there was no target left for tho swooping hawks, for tlio road was clear and the men were scattered khaki dots against the gray earth. Tho road was clear for all but one man. Erect In his place, calmly hold ing the flag- high and steady against the breezo, was the color hearer. "Did you hear the order to lie downt" a lieutenant asked. if U. PASTOR MANY MEN CONVERTS. pointed by the War Department to membership In the Speakers' Bureau. He has delivered patriotic addresses In many of the large cities on "The Nation's Call to Service, and the Black Man's Answer," and similar sub jects. He spoke at the patriotic mass meeting In Chicago with Kely Miller, and at which Colonel Roosevelt would have spoken but for his Illness In the hospital at that time; at Carnegie hall, New York; at the New England Baptist convention, Asbury Park, New Jersey, and to men at the following camps: Grant, Lee, Gordon and at Columbia, S. C. Asked as to the Negro In general and particularly of the Negro soldier, he said of our people; "They are giv ing a good account of themselves everywhere. In the South the write people are co-operating with us as never before, and so far everything has gone along harmoniously. We ex poet these conditions to continue. The Negro is working along patriotic lines, doing his part in the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and Liberty Loan cam paigns, and is buying War Savings and Thrift Stamps." Referring to the soldier: "I find that the papers m America are not very fair and are not doin gtheir duty in speaking compli mentary of the Negro soldiers. Only a few papers refer to the Colored sol diers as they should do. I did notice that the Chicago Tribune and perhaps one or two other papers spoke of the Colored soldiers used In guarding Ger man prisoners. Very few of the pa pers published account of the Colored troops capturing one of the forests the other day. They rarely say any thing about the 500,000 French sol diers who come from among the Senegallse, Turcos and Congos." St. Stephens and its pastor are proud, to have the distinguished pre late with them, and are making big preparations ton the Sunday services. Dr. Walker will preach at both the morning and eveningservices, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon will deliver his splendid address on the Negro in the war. Admission Is free to all services, and all pastors are Invited to bring their congregations. After Dr. Walker shall have' finish ed his ten days here the camp .meet ing will be completed by the Rev. R B. Porter of Little Rock, Ark. "Yes, sir," quite respectfully, "but while I can stand up, I don't never mean to let this flag touch the dirt," The colonel heard and he did not need to stop and ponder. I "Let him stay whore he is, he said. So tho circus flew past and disap peared and the flag flapped high and clear, unharmed. Then the regiment reformed, and plodded on down the muddy road to meet their new com rades in arms, and to do their work. St, Louis Argus. COLORED SOLDIER USES DOWN HOME TACTICS IN FRANCE. With the American Army In France. A wise Alabama Colored soldier In an organization with the French troops used a novel means to capture German dogs employed to carry dispatches to tho front line from the enemy rear posts. The soldier got leave to go hunting and killed a fox. Then ho crept across "No Man's Land" at night and drag ged the fox back along tho ground from the German trenches. Tho fol lowing day six German Messenger dogs came bounding Into the American trenches. Hodges KANSAS CITY, REV. J. B. BECKHAM, D. D., Auditor of the National Baptist Con vention (unincorporated) and the popular pastor of the Second Baptist Church, Independence, Mo., for eight years. Dr. Beckham has just succeed ed in paying off every indebtedness of this church Including a large mort gage. This church and its many friends are indeed proud of Rev. Beck ham and his work. i Colored People Buy Stamps Negroes, are asked to buy Thritt Stamps In. botli large and small quantities and thus prove by ther constant and consistent interest in the "welfare of their Government that they are its most loyal people. Wo can not do this unless we meet every imposed duty with an active intelligence, a fine spirit of never-flagging patriotism. We must never, in this war period, become weary of well-doing. Ours, like others, Is to go forward with every move of the Country's program to win the war and we should remember that our special interest is wrapped up in the fate of the awful conflict across the waters. It is not enough that we have met every demand made upon us thus far with a manly effort and response. We must go ahead and keep on going to the end which we hope is victory for AMERICA and therefore for US. The first, second and third Liberty Loans In which we played well our part In shouldering the enormous tasks was merely introductory to a larger duty. We are now to BUY THRIFT STAMPS as a constant work which Is essential to offset the equally constant drain on war resources which would soon suffer depletion under gruelling expenditure. Though we do our greatest duty when as Draftees we enter willingly into the ranks of training and become an important part of the vast fight ing machine which is now driving away on the firing lines in France we have not dono our whole duty at home until we meet every requirement urged upon us by stern necessity. This necessity comes now in the shape of THRIFT STAMPS which we are to buy "until it hurts" that our soldiers, black and white, may have some comforts of life at least as they go down to death for us! Great God!" And this Is the limit, they cannot do more! They have reached the apex of their glory! The Supreme Sacrifice and the things we do for them to aid this noble work of theirs seem disparaging by com parisonit all seems too little and tardy. Then we will not be slackers in buying those Thrift Stamps. We arc duty bound to buy all we can. Every stamp bought is a step to victory. You are helping youf Government to help and protect you. The transac tion that takes place.through the sale of even one 23-cent stamp has a world-wide meaning. Kansas City Negroes must buy these stamps now! We can not fall behind in this particular work after having such a great Showing in the Liberty Loan Campaigns and Red Cross Work. Our efforts In the past elicited praise from tho Kansas City Journal and oven the Star. We can not prove slackers In this move and the moves to come. We must bo rdady and -willing at all times to demonstrate our Nationalism in every locality by meeting every responsibility in a signal way. We can do this now by BUYING THRIFT STAMPS AND HELP WIN THE WAR! COMFORT COMMITTEE AIDS MARTYRED HERO'S MOTHER. Washington, June 18. Being ad vised that Mrs, Pearl Henderson of Dayton, O., widowed mother of Ser geant Joseph Henderson of the 372d Regiment, the first Colored soldier to die iu nction over in .France, was in urgent need of funds to pay her house rent, installment on the furniture In her modest little home, and her insur ance, the National Colored Soldiers' Comfort Committee Immediately dls natched a check to her for a substan tial sum to tako care of all her im mediate needs, NEGRO HERO WOUNDED. Albany, N. Y June 18 Henry Johnson of Albany, whoso name ap pears In today's army casualty list among the severely wounded, Is one of the two Negro sentries who were mentioned by General Pershing in his communique ot May 19 for bravory and devotion. MISSOURI, SATURDAY, imi at Eh HIGHLY HONORED 'BY REGIMENT. 397TH harles W. Anderson is Made Honor ory Colonel of Famous New York Military Organization for Loy al Services to Government. IRST TIME TITLE CONFERRED Custom Common in European Coun tries Hitherto Unknown Here Will Doubtless Establish Pre- -cedent ofonoring Civilians. New York, Juno 12. Charles W Anderson, Supervising Agent of the State Department of Food for Mar kets, and who was for ten years Col lector of Internal Revenue for the Now York district, lias been made an honorary colonel of the 3G7th United States infantry. Although tho custom Is common In European countries, this Is the first time that any man has been so honored In this country. It was awarded to Anderson as a mark of appreciation of hls services In or ganizing Colored regldients and In recognition of the manner in which he has aided the Government In many other ways. gl SOLDIER ACQUITTED OF 4 1 CHARGE. Camp Dodge, la., June 21. Private William Head, one of the four soldiers tried here by a general court martial two weeks ago for criminal assault upon a 17-year-old white girl, has been acquitted and restored to active array duty. - ANNOUNCEMENT. Dr. and Mrs. If. G. BrOokins will leave rbout July 3d for 30 days tour of the West. Dr. Brookins wishes to announce to his patients' that Drs. Kane and Hedgepath have kindly con sented to care for his practice while out of the city. ; Miss Fannie Waite of .Toplln. Mo., onroute to California, spent Sunday in the city, the guest of Miss Mary E. White. JUNE 2J, 191S. nezer Church MRS. T. E. BECKHAM, Vice President of the Woman's Na tional Baptist Convention (unincor porated) for the State of Missouri, who deserves much credjt for the valuable assistance given her husband In his church work. Mrs. Beckham is also one oMhe best Registered Nurses to be found in this country. Wheatley-Provident Hospital. PAYMENTS OF PLEDGES PRO GRESSING NICELY . Miss G. B. Owens, a Cultured and Very Capable Young Woman, Is Now Calling Upon All Those Who Have Not Responded to the Notices Sent Out. Be Loyal, Pay Your Pledges and , tuat vhen officials here heard of it i Watch for the Announcement of 1 tbe' promptly declared an application! the Grand Opening. from Jack t0 enter the army would j not be approved, so Jack's patriotic 1 During the prst week quite a fewideslre ' serve ll's country must go persons have paid their pledges In I unrealized. If Jack should make tho ! Full to the Wheatley-Provident Hos-iwa' to France and enlist, unknown,! pital Campaign Committee and a num-1 under an assumed name, as thousands I ber of others have made partial pay-ud in tne Civil war, and which, doubt-J ments on their pledges. The building 1 is rapidly nearing completion and the 1 only embarrassment is the lack of funds to meet the various bills coming due. Every person who pledged a con- tribution to the building fund should pay it at once and enable the Com- mlttee to proceed with the work to its final completion without interruption. After the 1st of July fi per cent In- terest under the provisions of the pledge blank signed will be added to all unpaid pledges and It is sincerely hoped that all pledges remaining un paid will have been paid by that time. Among the large pledges paid this week was one of $100 from Dr. Wil liam JThonipklns, Superintendent of Old City Hospital, $30.00 from Dr. Mc Queen Carrion, Kansas City's fore most dentist, and S25.00 from Prof, and Mrs. R. T. Coles. The full list ot complete payments made during the week are as follows: $100.00 Dr. William J. Thompkins. $50.00 Dr. McQueen Carrion. $25.00 Prof, and Mrs. R. T. Coles. $10.00 J. W. Smith. Derr & Malson. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Bennett. Mrs. Callie DIggs. $5.00 Snee & Anderson, Boyle, Mrs. Pearl Brown, Eddio George Walker, James A. Smith. $1.00 Mrs. Pauline B. Crawford OFFICERS' SCHOOL NOW AT CAMP PIKE, ARK. Camp Dodge, la., June IS. By a War Department order, the entire Of- fleers' Training School ot the 02d Di vision was transferred from here to Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark. Among ' the New York boys attending the , school are: Harold E. Stmmelkjaer, Stanley 'Miles, Errol Horne, Earl Pugsley, William Pogue, James W. Brown, James Hlnton and Timothy Pleasant, These boys are all' well known in Harlem, especially Slmmelli ! Jaor, who, beforo entering the sen-ice ot Uncle Sam was engaged In civic activities there. A grand rally was given at the Metropolitan Baptist church. Argon I tine, Kans. The collection was $31,13. JACK JOHNSON IS FORBIDDEN RIGHT TO ENTER ARMY. New York Congressman in Spain Gets Appeal of Ex-Champion Heavyweight But Is Turned Down by Adjutant General. I Washington, Juno 18. Jack John son, the Colored American pugilist, who Is now living in Madrid, wants to enlist to fight in the United States Army. Congressman E. H. La Guar- ( dia, representing New York, and who I saw and talked with Johnson recently when ho was In Madrid on an inspec tion trip, has received a letter from Johnson tendering his services. In his letter to the congressman, John son said: "After my talk with' you yesterday It occurred to me to ask you to use your good offices in my behalf. I am as good an American as any one liv ing, and naturally I want to do my bit. I firmly believe I wasn't fairly treated at home. All I ask now Is a chance to show my sincerity. Am'erica is my own country. There is no position you could get for me that I would consider too rough or too dangerous. I am willing to fight and die for my own j country. I cannot offer any more. ' Will you kindly make my offer known i to the proper authorities? I am anx- lously awaiting a reply." Congressman La Guardla referred , the Colored pugilist and ex-champlon i nf .tin t.,nM A .14. ....... 1 V- ', mce nere- The Adjutant General Is a Southerner, entertaining the old j South's preconceived ideas respecting j tne race, ana to wmch marriage or 1 I, association of a Colored man with a ; ! white woman is an unforgiven sin and j the blackest of crimes. It is stated , less nunareus nave done In this war, and should win .the Croix de Guerre, as dd Johnson and Roberts, for some dashing heroic deed, it is possible his "indiscretions of youth" would be overlooked, and the United States might extend the exile a welcome back l'onle again. New York News. THREE BIG MEETINGS OF IMPOR- TANCE CALLED. The New Knights of Pythias Lodge Is Nearing Organization. The unprecedented activity of the Knights of Pythias in the State of Mis souri in their campaign for one thou sand new members has necessitated the return to the city of Grand Chan cellor A. W. Lloyd. The enthusiasm that is at fever heat throughout the State is no less in Kansas City and the drive has been a very successful one, the consequence of which a new lodge (which will bring the number to twelve) will be organized Saturday night, July Cth. Two previous meetings are called, the first one for Sunday afternoon, June 30th, at 3 o'clock, and the second Wednesday night, July 3rd, at 8:00 o'clock. Each member of the Pythian Club is earnestly requested to be out to each of these meetings, which are of very great importance, being prepara tory to the organization which takes place at tho third and last meeting on tho night of July 6th. The splendid accomplishment pf tho organization ot a new lodge in Kansas City with such an unusual large num ber of candidates shows that Kansas City, in this movement, as in all good movements started for the good ot our people, is thoroughly wideawake. In keeping with the regular custom at organizations, all candidates will bring their baskets well filled with goo dthiugs" to eat, as they will on this closing night, July Oth. Show all ot the lodges west of the Mississippi River what it Is to perfectt a good big organization, and In other words, really how to "Go Over the, Top." Any Information sought concerning the new Pythian Club and Its organ ization will be gladly furnished by Grand Chancellor Lyd, who. can be reached over the Bell phone by call ing East 1795W. We have many calU each week for house and rooms of all descriptions. Why not advertise what you have to rent or sellin thispaper which reach es all the colored people in greater Kansas City? PRICE, 5c. July 3d PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION. The Negroes of the city have been invited and will take part In the great International Celebration to be held July 4 at Swope Park In honor of the splendid American boys "Over There.' Over 100,000 people are expected to witness this Inspiring pageant which will be participated In by the Seventh Regiment, National Guards, the Boy Scouts, High School Cadets and other civic and military bodies, while all tho Allied Nations will be represented with handsomely decorated booths. The Negro booth will bo In charge of the ladles of tho Federated Clubs of Kansas City, Missouri, and the ar rangements are being made under the direction of Mrs. A. E. Jenkins, presi dent of the Federation, assisted by Mesdames E. C. Bunch, C. H. Callo way, W. J. Thompkins and others. Dr. William J. Thompkins, superintendent of the City Hospital for Colored peo ple, Is chairman of the General Com mittee of Arrangements for the Col ored people of the city, and Is bending every energy to see that a most grati fying and satisfactory showing is made on the part of our people. Mr. Nelson C. Crews, who has just returned from Washington, where he had a conference with the members of the Council of Defense, will at 8 o'clock deliver the address on behalf of the Negro people, while for forty minutes the Roland Hayes Choral So ciety of COO voices under the direction ot Major N. Clark Smith, will render folk-lore songs and choruses with special settings. The booths will rep resent every Nation associated with the Allies in the Constitution of the war and each will present some typ ical feature of the race and country represented. The call for this great demonstration come sdirect from tho President of the United States to dem onstrate to tho world that all the Al lied Nations and races are harmonious and united in the one common call the winning of the war. Judge John T. Atwood, the West's great orator, will deliver the principal address at 4 p. m., and all Nations represented will be grouped under their own flag and The Sun is authorized to announce there will be NO DISCRIMINATION AMONG AMERICANS ALL COME! Twenty thousand Negroes are expect ed to attend this glorious National Celebration. COMMUNITY CHORUS NOTICE. All former choirs who joined in thej "Sing" last December at Convention Hall with Mr. Rowland W. Haynes In recital, will meet at Lincoln High School Assembly Room next Wednes day evening, July 3rd, at 8 p. m., for final rehearsal. Please bring your copies of "Listen to the Lambs' and "Steal Away to Jesus," anthems, and join with our orchestra. Every col ored musician in the city should take this opportunity to demonstrate our ability to render this music in the same satisfactory manner as you did on the above occasion. One hundred thousand people of all races are ex pected to hear us. Respectfully yours, . t N.CLARK SMITH, 'Musical Director. COLORED MAN TURKEY FOR RED CROSS. Palestine, Texas. Jim Boyd Is the proudest Negro in this county, and he has god reasons to bo. Boyd Is a great turkey grower,-and several days ago gave one of his prize turkeys to the Red Cross. It was autcioned off at Ftankston and brought $255, and Saturday the turkey was carried to Poyner and netted $333 from an auc tion, and was given back to the Red Cross. It 'will be taken at Athens next Saturday, and the following Sat urday will bo brought to Palestine and auctioned off here. It is believed the turkey will bring the Red Cross over $1,000. Detroit Leader. Now that our old friend, Nick Chllds, ot tho Plalndealer, has gotten It out of his system, there Is a possibility that he will again be happy, but he must remember that the Young Ladles of The Sun office deeply resent his allegations, and they are going to pull his hair by the handful (it he has that much left) when he nozt visits The. Sun offlco.