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BEGIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT THE RICHMOND PLANET Virginia State Library ```markdown ``` WE WISH YOU A PROSPEROUS AND --- E'ACK TROOPS IN FRANCE. A Graphic Recital of Conditions on the Other Side-Colonial Troops and Their Peculiar Customs Brave Fighters for the Allies German Forces Checked by Their Fearless Attitude. VOLUME XXXV, NO. 7 HA E' . A C IN A Graphic Re Other Side Their Brave Fighters Checked Representing the African Times and Orient Review at the Front, By Authority of the British War Office. (By W. F. Hutchinson.) (Copyright by J. E. Bruce. Special Richmond Planet.) LONDON At the request of the Editor of The African Times and Orient Review, and its American representative Mr. John E. Bruce, I have under taken to tell the story of the part taken by the Colored people in the great struggle which is now being waged in Western and Eastern Europe in the Balkans, Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as in the campaigns which have been fought in West Africa and that which is now drawing to a close in East Africa. In Togoland and Cameron the struggle was between colored troops on both sides; in German East Africa white soldiers have for climatic reasons been almost entirely replaced by colored soldiers. In these campaigns though victory rests on the banners of England and France, the deeds of Germany's colored troops have inspired respect for Germany's capacity for the military organization of the African races and administration of the material. France had long ago grasped the fact that in her African Colonies which in the words of General Faldherbe (one of the ablest and most seesee French Governors General) are rich in a product called "Man," she possessed a reservoir of military strength, but to the British Empire the discovery of the military capacity and value of the colored races has come as a revelation. From the beginning, France has included colored troops in her fighting line, with a success which has fully justified her faith and her hopes. Great Britain accepted the services of Indian regiments in the first campaign on the Western Front but these are now fully occupied on other fields nearer to India. In the later stages of the war, both powers have called upon the help of the colored people from Northernmost to Southernmost Africa; of the Moors of the Mediterranean shore and of the Negroes of the southmost cape, of the Egyptians of the Northeast and the Nigerians of the West, of the peoples of Asia; Indians. Singhalese, Malays, Anna nates. Cochin—Chinese and the Japa nese and the peoples of the islands of the Pacific till every branch of the human race has been drawn into the Titanic strife to decide the hegemony of the world. My first task will be to relate how France's African soldiers have been collected, collisted, trained and organized. This has been a great complex and difficult labor, in which the very novelty of the experiment has caused some mistakes. The care and pains which have been bestowed on remedying these errors, and in adapting the conditions of European warfare to the wants the health and even the tastes of the Afri can races, is the measure of the value attached to their services. If the material had been found worthless it would have been thrown on the scrap-heap, and France would not have added to the labors imposed on her by the war, the study of the needs and the supply of the wants of troops unable to render adequate service. LES TIRAILLEURS SENEGALAIS The Senegalese troops of France have made good, "Les Tailleleurs" as they are popularly called, are now definitely classed as "shock" or storm troops, that is the regiments which are sent forward to storm or rush a strong position, or to meet and throw back the shock of a determined attack by the enemy. In the minds of those French officers who had seen service in Africa, and knew the courage and dash and tenacity of "les Noirs" there was never any doubt as to the account they would render of themselves on the field, and in the day of battle. Only two questions arose, solely on the ground of their novelty and in view of the fact that African troops could never have been exposed to such conditions. First: Would they be able to stand exposure in the trenches to the cold of European winter? And second, How would they behave under the test of the terrife artillery of this war? Both questions have been answered satisfactorily, and the black troops have fulfilled the expectations of those who knew them and believed in them. RECRUITING. But I must start my story from the beginning. The old and seasoned Colonial troops, the veterans of many campaigns in the Soudan, were brought to France at the outbreak of hostilities. These were proved troops, some of the regiments having already attained the honor of having their colors decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor, but it was when it had become evident that the war would be a protracted one, that France resolved to raise a new army of 50,000 men from her tropical African colonies. These troops are officially and popularly known as Same galese, but they include the representatives of many races and tongues scattered over France's vast sphere of influence, extending from the southern boundary of Morocco to the Gulf of Guinea in latitude, and from the Atlantic Coast facing the Canary Islands to Lake Tchad in longitude. These races to Lake Tchad in longitude, an almost European paleness to the darkest of the "dusky" races of the Central Sudan and Upper Niger, and in culture from the Muslims of Timbuktu and the countries which have embraced the Mohammedan faith, to unsophisticated barbarians, who live according to nature and had hardly seen a white man before the arrival of the recruiting officers among them. Undoubtedly, at the beginning, mistakes were made and trouble created by the mismanagement of local officials. France with the liberality which marks her treatment of her colored citizens, had made provision for the recruitment under the best conditions for the inhabitants of the Colonies. For the alleviation of fiscal burdens a million francs was allotted by the law of the 28th of September 1915, to relieve from the policy the indigenous groups most affected by the recruitment of their young and vigorous men. Provisor was also made for the grant of 25 francs to the groups for every man recruited. In some districts, where the local administrations not merely neglected these grants, but sought to increase the fiscal charges on the population, there were difficulties and disturbances until the errors were amended; but in districts, such as the ivory Coast, where local officers behaved with justice and tacit the number of recruits required by the Continued On Fifth Page) and Y. M. C. A. will every needed thing to give comfort and cheer to those who have gone far away, we praise to extend to our great army of faithful devout Christian workers, a most hearty New Year's greeting. Looking over the marvelous activities of the Christian forces at a time like this and comparing the results of this, with previous years, we can not refrain from exalting in the words of the Psalmist "The Lord Hath Done Great things for us, where of we are glad." A GREATER OPPORTUNITY Churches and Christian Schools, while they have foil the effects of the terrible world war are not abashed ed but appear to realize that when it is over, a greater opportunity will open for the propagation of the gospel and are more loudly than ever, singing. "Onward Christian soldiers, Marching as to War; With the Cross of Jesus: Going on before. While the Heavens seem to weep at who slaughter of so many millions of human beings, let us take courage and rememshall our forces for the use and service of the King of glory, who is clearing the deck, and getting the old ship of Zion in readiness to successfully sail over the turbulent, waters of sin, to the end, that the banner of the cross shall be firmly planted on every continent and accepted as the ensign of peace and righteousness by every nation and people. As we look towards the future and reflect upon the mad rush of the nation at war, we see hope only in God, who hath said "Except those days should be shortened these should no flesh be saved, but for the elects sake those days shall be shortened," God has not, and he will not, forget those who love, honor and worship him. SHOULD CHORISH THE HOPE. As we pass over into a new year, leaving behind many heart aches, dis appointments and bercavements, let us cheerish the hope that we are nearing the time, when righteousness shall rule in the destiny of the nations, when the nations, "Shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks." We rejoice that nothing has transpired in the past that has shaken the confidence of the Negro people in the ultimate justice of the dominant class of the American people, nor in any way affected their loyalty to the American flag. In spite of oppression, discrimination, and the fact that some members of the race have had their bodies fed to the angry flames by heartless mobs, yet the leaders of these people cry aloud to the race to be both patriotic and joy al to their country; basing their plice upon the unmovable ock. "Vengeance RAYERS WANTED. "To your knees O Israel," was a command given in olden times, and it is not the least out of place now, to ask that while our brave sons are facing a most formidable enemy on the battlefields of Europe, that daily prayers be sent up to God in their behalf, and for the triumph of rightous principles. May the coming year be the most prosperous, and the nations exalted by righteousness is our most earnest wish. MADAME JOHNSON DELIGHTED. Madame M. E. Johnson of Louisville, Kentucky writes: "I thank the Planet for the enormous growth of my business during the year of 1917. I sent to agents and customers nearly ten thousand jars of my famous Shur Pleeze Hair Grower. The Planet has credit for this business. I can cheerfully recommend The Planet as being superior to all other colored newspapers for advertisements. SPEAKS SUNDAY AFTERNOON Editor John Mitchell, Jr., will speak at the Second Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) at 3:30. Subject, "The World War." The services are under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A., 740 North Fifth Street. A fine Christmas dinner was tendered fifty soldiers from Camp Lee Christmas afternoon, and all heartily enjoyed themselves. The arrangements were satisfactory in every respect. DR. T. J. KING REMEMBERED. The residence of Rev. T. J. King, D. D., pastor of the Fifth Street Baptist Church, was thronged Monday evening with the members of the Pastor's Aid Club, Mr. R. W. Moss, Chairman, and members of other clubs. The Deacon Board was also represented. Editor John Mitchell, Jr. on behalf of the Pastor's Aid Cleb, presented Dr. King with a fine turkey and a complete outfit, including suit of clothes, shoes, hat and underwear. Deacon J. B. Page then requested him to present to the pastor a barrel of flour, coming from Deacon Board. Mrs. Lillie Hardy presented Mrs. King with a present, which was given her on the part of a club that she represented. Prayer was offered by Clerk J. H. Fauntleroy and a selection was rendered by Mr. Joseph Matthews and his quartette. Refreshments were served. Other presents of groceries, etc., were bestowed and all were delighted. Rev. Dr. King and his Madame responded to the felicitations, and after a friendly in-tercourse, the visitors returned to their homes. BY LUCIAN B. WATKINS. Whate'er Thou countest, Lord, my task And purpose true, That give me lovingly, I ask, The strength to do. I ask not that the certain thing Be great or small. But that my soul's best laboring May finish all. I know the human ME will err And sometimes tire. But Thou hast said the laborer Is worth his hire. Then hold for me a little star To light my way Along this pilgrimage of war To peace, I pray. I love my land; I care not why— And cannot tell. It calls; I go—to live or die, And all is well. Lo, it has need for what I'm fit— This is my test; I would but do my loyal bit And what is best. Some day, I know, this road will end— Wherein I tread, Where there is neither foe nor friend— Among the dead. I only ask the grave's sweet quiet Then for my pay— Beyond the tumult and the riot Of life today. DECEMBER 18, 1917. Mr. Lee Langston King, Sr. arrived in the city last Sunday from Camden, N. J. Mr. John Adams and his son, Mr. Moses Adams, were in the city for the Holidays and called on us. Messrs. Carlton Johnson and Alphonso Brooks have returned from a trip to New York, Philadelphia and Washington. F. V. Bacchus, Phar. D. proprietor Pledmont Pharmacy, Lynchburg, Va. was in the city a few days during the Holidays, visiting his mother and friends. Miss Frenchie O. King, of South Richmond left the city this week for Washington, Philadelphia and New York to visit friends and relatives. Mr. John H. Jones, of 200 West Twenty-first street, Southside, is disposed this week. Mr. C. C. Johnson, of Atlantic City N. J., was in the city this week on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Meade, who has been sick at her home, 908 Abigail street, for several SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR PRICE. FIVE CENTS R! CALLATION WATKINS. test, Lord, my task true, ugly, I ask, do. certain thing small, best laboring ME will err tire, the laborer ire. a little star way age of war ay. are not why— d. live or die, what I'm fit— loyal bit est. this road will end— ad, other foe nor friend— ad. ve's sweet quiet ay— and the riot weeks. She is much improved. He will return to Atlantic City about January 1. Stockholders Meeting. The meeting of the stock-holders of the Mechanics Savings Bank will be held Tuesday, January 8, 1918. Owing to the fact that the first Tuesday is a holiday, it has been decided to hold it on the later date. John Mitchell, Jr., President. Walter T. Davis, Secretary. EDITOR MITCHELL SPEAKS AT FIFTH STREET CHURCH. "The World War: When Will It End?" will be discussed by President John Mitchell, Jr., Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Fifth Street Baptist Church. The public is invited. PLAT OF THE NEW @EMETERY You may go all around Richmond, or you may walk all through it, but you will not find a more beautiful spot for the purpose and in easy reach of all parts of it than WOODLAND CEMETERY. Our white frends have felt keenly the criticisms we have made over the loss of the Old Cemeteries in Barton Heights and they have ungrudgingly approved of the site we have selected and called WOODLAND CEMETERY. You can purchase a lot for as low a price as $35.00 (15x15 feet) and a grave at $5.00. You can afford to be buried at that price. We have made it so that the humblest can enter this palatial "City of the Dead." On the other hand, you can pay as much more as you choose. Those interested in the Cemetery and who have lots theroin are: John Mitchell, Jr., Rev. T. J. King, D. DD. Jesse Williams, Dr. R. E. Jones Miles C. Debbress, Mrs. Carrie Smithers, Willis Wyatt, Rev. J. J. Carter, Dr. William H. Smith, Dr. J. M. G. Ramsey, George Gaskings, Meredith R. Minor, Edward H. Smith, John W. Howard, Mrs. Beresenia Nash, Mrs. Lucie Christian Scott, R. W. Whiting, Thomas M. Crump, John T. Taylor, S. J. Gilph, D. P. Bragg, R. C. Mitchell, Mrs. Anna Taylor, John Bland, Miss Ella Hill, Mrs. Elnora Robinson, Henry Austin, James White, Mrs. Georgianna Patterson, John H. Smith, W. A. Price, Mrs. Mildred Cross, Mrs. Lucy Parker, Mrs. Henrietta Fry, Mrs. Ella Johnson, S. A. Cheatham and Brother, and many others. Buy now and get long time payment privileges. Wait until you lose a member of your family and the full amount becomes due. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., PRESIDENT D. P. BRAGG, SECRETARY 311 North Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 504 North Second Street, Richmond, Virginia See the President or the Secretary. Car Always Ready to take prospective patrons to the Cemetery THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA JOHN MITCHELL, JR., THOMAS M. CRUMP, R. W. WHITING, REV. T. J. KING, D. D., JOHN T. TAYLOR, J. J. CARTER, J. MERCER G. RAMSEY, R. C. MITCHELL, S. J. GILPIN, EDWARD F. JOHNSON, D. P. BRAGG, GEORGE W. BRAGG, WILLIS WYATT. 1 SREB Slee ge 1 Rap eo Sees eee eS * SEARS a thas Sara aaa wv USER ASS A ek rere ae Ae SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1917. (By T. W. Fisher.) Newport News, Va.—After years of progressive striding, Union Univer. shy has won tae right to wear the laurels of a coliegiate championship. And right worthily are (hese laurels won. ‘The title is clear, Hampton, the many-time conquerer, missed tie sery.ces of a Dorsey, a Meadows and a Gayle, and, though fighting as of old, could not prevent the doom of defeat, Union, on November 16th, playing the greatest game of her career, de- teatud Hampton, the former cham. pion, by the gcore of 3-0, and with the apparent ease ‘ind In careless fashion, administered a tosing portion to Howard, to (ho tung of 16-0, defeated St. Paul and V. N. & 1. 1. by more than four touchdowns cach, with a first and second class machine, If one were to combine the ail- American stars of this season, she would find several of them men’ who had already earned their standing in the honor roll, and others who had developed “from average players of last’ year into stars of the first mag- nitude this season, For instance, Paxton, of Hanypton, something like six feet'in height and weighing over 180 pounds, sprang in- {0 real prominence under the careful coaching of Williams, He is not only one of the best ends of the sea- son, but a man who can be used at the ‘secondary defense with telling ef- fect, on the attack of the opposing team, ‘Taylor, of Union, played one of the best games of his career, and was espoclally strong in the ' important game against Hampton, Harvey, of Hampton, showed a re- markable quarterback brain In his handling of the players, and his own individual running was strong in splto of the fact that, In the carly game against Union, so many spar- tans came through his Mme that he was nearly pounded to death with stopping them before they could roach the goal. In the backfeld, the candtdates for All-American honors are numerous, Rignoy. of Hampton, agkin proved wrth to his team, as did Cole. man, une tine plungiiig ‘back of How: ard. Grogory and Wood, both of Union, and Owl, of Hampton, wore the bright stars of Virgin{a, Captain Barbour, of Lincoln, has always beon @ good tackle, but this year he mounted to unexpected ‘heights, and was really tho man who most offeetively stopped Hampton's smashing attack, Clayborne, Hampton's guard, came up to the mit of his former reputa- tion and added much to the work of tho line, So dtd Captain Puryear, of Union, tho greatest tacklo since ‘the daya ‘of Hamptoi's Wildy, Somer- ville, of Hampton, as tackle would bo a fitting mate to Puryear, Waller ang Spaulding, Union and Hampton respectively, mon both strong at tho contre ‘position, but Young's experience and his ability to Glagnose plays In the making, gives him first chotee for contra on. my eleven. Smith, of Unjon, amd Brooks, ot Hampton, wore notable onds, Archer, of Lincoln, and Hucles, of ‘Union, handled thelr teams well, I suggest the following players as eligible for an all-star football aggre: gation, ‘Taylor L. B. Union Somerville LL. Hampton Clayborne “1, G, Hampton Young 6. Howard Barbour RG. Lincoin Puryear RT, ‘Union Paxton R. 1, Hampion Harvey (Capt.) Q. B. Hampton Gregor L. HB Union Coleman R. HB. Howard Rignoy PB. Hampton As a leader of this eleven on the field, 1 should pick Harvoy, of Hamp. ton. Against Lincoln's sterling de- fonso, ho, alone at times, was able to mako gains for Hampton, and his hurling of the foward’ pass was marked with great suecess, With the above taken into consideration, it is’ truly hard to éeclde between Harvey ana Hucles, Hucles excels in Kicking ability, and at times, Proved ‘@ capable goneral, but the concensus of opinion awards the palm to Harvey. In order to. presont the strongest line-up, T am, in duty bound, com. pelled to shift Captain Barbour, of Lincoln, to right guard, This eleven, in my opinion, would many times outpoint any. other com- bination that might be opposing, of the players on the teams of Union, Hampton, Lincoln and Howard who should receive, at least, favorable mention for splendid - attribute, but duo to lack of space, this is prohib- itive, ; COLORED FOOTBALL IN FAST, A Review and Appreciation. (By Wm. Rvorett, Clark.) Football has suffered this season, along with other sports, bcause of the war; but there have been many {surprises and much interest taken in the gamo. Among the surprises was the 1e- markably strong team doveloped by Virginia Union University. ‘This year sho has developed her strongost team, Another surprise was the weak team turned out by Howard Univer- sity, Having beon the leading school in the football world for a number of years, Howard this season was some what disappointing. ‘The spirit of the Lincoln Universi- ty team was. very gratifying. “The comeback” of the Hampton machine was also gratifying. Virginia Union University of Rich- mond takes the honor of the Champ jonship this year, with Hampton a close secondd, Lincoln third and How ard fourth. Judging from the men tn action, 1 should say that the following would make a good allstar team: ALLSTAR TEAM. Taylor L. EB. Union Barbour L. T. Lincoin Clayborne iL, G@. Hampton Young o. Howard Mitchell “R. G, Hampton Puryear, (C.) RT, Unton Paxton R. 2B. Hampton Hucles Q. B. Union Gregory L. H.'B. Union Coleman R. H. B, Howard Rigney F. B. Hampton. ‘Taylor, 9of Union, was very good on the defense, as well as very fast and clever in recetving torward passes. Barbour, of Lincoln, was the strong est man on the Lincoln line, He was @ very clean player and showed an excellent spirit, Clayborne, of | Hampton, boing a very largo man, was unusually strong on the defensive. When on the offon sivo his opponents were unable to move him. Young, the ‘best man on’ the Howard line, was very fast and aggrossivo. ‘This was shown by tho way he got through the Ine’ and tackled the.run ner behing the lino of scrimmage. Mitchell, of Hampton, ts also a very large man and vory strong on defon slyo work, Puryear, of Union, was dno of the strongest line men in the game this season. Ho also had the ability to continually enthuse his men. He would be placed as captain of the all star team. Paxton, of Hampton, was very strong on defense work’ and handled passes. well, Hucles, of Union, was one of the most brilliant players of tho season. His drop-kicking was a great asset, while his punting and throwing of passes Were also good. He was good tco on open-field running. Gregory, of Union, was another fast strong runner, He liad the ability to find or make a hole. Coleman, of Howard, was also a fast mai aiid a good open field run- ner. Mignoy of Hampton was the strong est defensive player of the soason. His Hne phinging was good. In lead ing an Interference he has few equals Among tho other good playors of the sonson there should be mentioned: Harvoy, of Hampton, who, although not as brilliant a player as. Huclos, Wits excellent in his goneralship, Wood of Union, was also a great as set to his team.’ He played a strong game. Somerville'and Wood both new play ers for Hampton, showed wonderful Possibilities for tho coming seasons; The work of Ridgley of Lincoln was also very good. WHITE OFFICERS ARE OUND WANTING. With profound rogrot. and sorrow wo announco that on last ‘Tuesday morning, at Fort Sam Houston, in the State of Toxas, thirteen colored sol- diers of the 24th U. 3, Infantry were hanged, in compliance with tho judg ment and sentence of a military court martial and order of the ciate ng general of the Southern department, for complicity in the unfortunate riot at ,Honston, ‘Texas, last August. Its not’ our purpose or intention to condone the offense of those men, or to seek to justify them for the alleged crime for which they were executed, but it is our belief that somo ono, or possibly more than one higher up in official life, may and should be held responsible for the condition- at Houston which unques- tlonably brought on the trouble in August. What caused the officers of these regulars, all white men, to lose control over these soldiers of their command? It has always been the boast of army officials that. white commissioned officers in colored regi Monts alone could control theso men. Authorities at Washington have al ways held to the view that Negro offi cers were unable to control their men but this Houston affair has settled that contention beyond all dispute. If Col, Young, Col. Jno, T. Marshall Col. Franklin A. Denison or Gol. Johnson, sll colored men, had either beon in command at Houston of the 24th U. St Infantry last August no such trouble would have occurred. Did not @ lone company of the Bighth then in Houston, officered by color ed men, do all in its power for law and order? In all seriousness we ask where were tho white commissioned officers, ton or twelve in number, of the 24th U. S. Infantry? Newspaper reports had them located in clubs and hotels in the city of Houston, over three miles from Camp Logan, where their sodiers were in camp. Had they been in close touch with their com- mands— actually present in tho per formance of their respective duties— Possibly no Hves would havo beon lost and no riot would have occurred Immediately after the trouble press reports strongly intimated that cor tain commissioned officers of the 24th were lax in the performance of their duties, But all at once this all ceased and the blame for the trouble was fastened on the men. But why discuss theso matters at! thig time? These hapless victims of the unwise leadership of their su. perlor officers have heon tried, con vioted, sentenced and oxecuted by a military tribunal whose judgement is absoluté—the only court that can roview the finding of that court mar tial, so far as these thirteen colored soldiers are concerned, 1s the great high court of Almighty God, the Su- prome Ruler of tho World. Those un fortunate men havo carried their case to this highest court. What will the judgment be? If tho press reports are to Be bolteved, ‘these men met, death in a brave and fearless manner expressing full faith in God, the all wise and everlasting Judge of aM mankind. (Ohicago, Il. Idea.) THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Jeffries No. 1 ; 4 \ "aM f ‘TRADE ° MARR pith jp fea Pure and Reliable COUGHS, -COLDS, HOARSENESS LEAD ‘TO BRONORITIS PNEUMONIA AND WEAK LUNGS, Protect Yourself By Taking JEPPRLES NO. { COUGH MIXTURE ALL DRUGGISTS, 26c—50c—$1.00 Especially recommended to Speakers and Singers. It relleves the Throat and Strengthens the Voice. | If your Druggist hasn't it, write to: THOMAS TABB JEFFRIES | Manufacturing Pharmacist 214 E. BROAD ST., RICHMOND, VA. Enclosing Stamps or Monoy Order and the goods will be sent to you by parcel post or express. The Negro Agricul- tural @ Technical College of North Carolina (Formerly the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race) GRBENSBORO, N. 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WRIGHT, Superintendent Fs Waar ela: antowan le cea ot cols aun gies viet Ueki a uiven tte Sy BADK ING It was an interesting sight last week and {he week before to geo thousands of col- ored folks, young and old, well-to-do and the poverty-stricken, crowding into the palatial banking house of the Mechantes Savings Bank drawing out all that thoy had saved in a year’s time, Some had checks for as small a sum as 16 cents and somo had checks for as large an amount as $65. Christinas was the time that they wanted the money and Christmas was tho time that they got it. The heavy frost and snow made “these amounts a’ God-sent blessing to the needy, {t was tho losson of life, People, who save not for @ month or for q year, but for old age will experience even a greater pleasuro, whon suffering comes upon them. ‘This wock, hundreds of these same. people are streaming pack to this samo Bank to start all over again for the Now Year. Little boys and girls are taking one cent cards and two cent cards in order to be in the lucky throng again noxt year, Spending money is a habit and. saving monoy is a’ habit. Choose the one or tie other and it spells misery or happiness to you in old ago. JOHN MITCHELL, IR., Fres'dont, Mechanics Savings Bank, Richmond, Virginia We Paid Seventy-Three Thousand, Seven Hundred Dollars to Eight Thousand Members OF THE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB FOR 1917 CLUB FOR 1918 IS NOW FORMING We Invite You to Join Now. Banking Hours: 9 A.M. to 2 P.M., every Day, but Saturday, then from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. If you have only ONE CENT, you can join. If you have more than that amount, you can do the same thing. Here are a list of the classes. Join either one, two, three, or all of them. 3 per cent interest allowed on all cards that are kept paid up promptly according to the Rules and Regulations printed on each card. SHOULD YOU CHANGE YOUR RESIDENCE, CALL AND BRING YOUR CARD WITH YOU AND WE WILL CHANGE THE ADDRESS. IF YOU LEAVE THE CITY, THE CHECK WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. YOU CAN OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR AS SMALL AN AMOUNT AS TEN CENTS. YOU CAN SECURE A TEN CENT BANK TO HELP YOU SAVE YOUR MONEY. IT WILL NOT COST YOU A PENNY AS WE WILL LOAN IT TO YOU. WE WILL LOAN YOU A METAL ONE DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK, IF YOU DEPOSIT AS MUCH AS ONE DOLLAR. WE LOAN MONEY ON GOOD COLLATERAL. WE LOAN ON MORTGAGE SECURITIES. WE WILL CONFIDENTIALLY ADVISE YOU ON FINANCIAL MATTERS. CALL AND SEE THE PRESIDENT. OUT OF TOWN ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. SATURDAY Dec. --29 ONE CENT. CLUB You pay One Cent the first week and increase the amount paid on the previous week by just One Cent. The last amount to be paid in next November amounts to just Fifty Cents. If you keep it up, next December, you will receive $12.75 plus the interest allowed you. If you do not keep it up, you will get all that you put into the Bank, even if the amount is only one payment or One Cent. You can join this Club too, so that you can pay the largest amount first and each week the amount of payment will be just One Cent less, until the last payment in November will be One Cent instead of Fifty Cents. TWO CENT CLUB You pay Two Cents in this Club the first week and increase the amount just Two Cents on the amount paid the week before. For example, if you start with Two Cents, the next week you pay Four Cents and the next week you pay Six Cents, the next week you pay Eight Cents and so on until the last week in November, when the last payment will amount to just One Dollar. If you keep up the payments, you will receive a check for $25.50, plus the interest. If you do not keep up the payments, you will receive a check for the exact THE RICHMOND PLANET Three Thousand, Seven Hundred thousand Mem AS SAVINGS CLU 918 IS NOW Join Now. Banking Hours: 9 A. Saturday, then from 9 A. M. to T, you can join. If you have mo Here are a list of the classes. or cent interest allowed on all g to the Rules and Regulations amount that you have paid into the Bank. You can join this Club too, by paying the large amount first and your load will lighten all through the year. For example, you pay One Dollar the first week, Ninety-eight Cents the next week and Ninety-six Cents the next week and so on until the last week in November, when the amount paid will be only Two Cents. FIVE CENT CLUB You pay Five Cents the first week and you pay Ten Cents the second week and Fifteen Cents the third week and so on, increasing the amount paid by Five Cents each week. If you keep this up, you will receive just $63.75 about December 10,1918, in time to make your Christmas shopping. In addition to this amount you will receive three per cent interest on what you have saved. You can start on the large amount first. The last amount paid when you start with Five Cents is $2.50 and if you wish to tackle the big end first and feel the burden grow lighter instead of heavier, you can pay $2.50 the first week, $2.45 the second week, $2.40 the third week and so on until the last week in November, when your last payment will be Five Cents, just as by the other method your first payment was Five ARD WITH YOU AND WE WILL CHANGE THE ADDRESS. IF YOU LEAVE THE CLIENT AS TEN CENTS. YOU CAN SCOURE A TEN CENT BANK TO HELP YOU SAVE DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK, IF YOU DEPOSIT AS MUCH AS ONE DOLLAR. GAGE SECURITIES. WE WILL CONFIDENTIALLY ADVISE YOU ON FINANCIAL MOLICITED. AVINGS BANK, R NORTH-WEST CORNER OF THIRD AND CLAY STS. Vice-President; John T. Taylor, E R. Jefferson, M. D., R. W. Whiting, J. J. Carter A. D. RICHMOND Virginia Cents. TEN CENT CLUB We have a flat Ten Cents a week Club. You will receive a check next December for $5.00, plus the interest on that amount. Should you fail to keep up the payments you are no worse off, so to speak, for you will receive a check for just the amount that you may have paid in, even if that amount is only Ten Cents. TWENTY-FIVE CENT CLUB You can join the flat Twenty-five Cent Club. You pay Twenty-five Cents each week and if you keep it up, you will receive a check for $12.50. If you find that you cannot keep up the payments, you will receive a check for all that you have paid in. We do not deduct from the amount for the trouble and time we expend in saving it for you. FIFTY CENT CLUB You pay Fifty Cents per week in this Club. You do this every week until the last week in November. About December 10,1918, we will send you a check for $25.00, if you have kept up your payments and in addition will pay you three per cent. interest on the amount. If you fail to keep up the payments, we will send you check for all that you may have paid. In Tonga and Cameroon the struggle was between colored troops on both sides; in German East Africa white soldiers have for climate and color applied by colored soldiers. In the papaigs though victory rests on the banners of England and France, the deeds of Germany's colored troops have inspired respect for Germany's capacity for the military organization and the strength of the armament of the material; France had long ago grasped the fact that in her African Colonies which in the words of General Faldarhee (one of the ablest and most fearing French Governors General) are Fish in a product called military strength, but to the British Empire the discovery of the military capacity and value of the colored races has come as a revelation. From the beginning, France has included colored troops in her fighting line. French troops have been fitted her faith and her hopes. Great Britain accepted the services of Indian regiments in the first campaign on the Western Front, but these are now fully occupied on other fields naive to India. In the later stages of the war, French troops upon the help of the colored people from Northernmost to Southernmost Africa; of the Moors of the Mediterranean shore and of the Negroes of the southwest capes, of the Egyptians of the Northeast and the Nigerians of the West. Indians, Singhalese, Malays, Annamese, Cochin—Chinese and the Jama My first task will be to relate how France's African soldiers have been collected, enlisted, trained and organized, completed, and has been in which the very novelty of the experiment has caused some mistakes. The care and pains which have been bestowed on remedying these errors, and in adapting the conditions of European warfare to the wants of the enemy, are the main races, is the measure of the value attached to their services. If the material had been found worthless it would have been thrown on the scrap-heap, and France would not be impressed, imposed on her by the war, by the needs and the supply of the wants of troops unable to render adequate service. The Senegalese troops of France have made good, "Les Traitleurs" as they are popularly called are now definitely chased as "shock" or storm troops, that is the regiments which hit them to storm or rush a strong position, or to attack a back the shock of a determined attack by the enemy. In the minds of those officers who had seen service in Africa, and knew the courage and dash and tenacity of "les Traitleurs" was never any doubt as to the success of themselves on the field, and in the day of battle. As we look towards the future and reflect upon the mad rush of the na-**r** as war, we see hope only in God, who should shorten these days should be shortened these days flesh be saved, but for the elect sake those days shall be shortened." God has not, and he will not, forget those who love, honor and worship him. **SHOULD CHERISH THE HOPE.** As we walk over into a new vault, leaving behind many heart achs, dis appointments and bereavements, let us cheer the hope that we are hearing time when righteousness shall rule, when righteousness shall rule, when the nations, "that their words into ploughshares, and appears into pruning hooks." We rebel that nothing has transpired in the past that has shaken the American people, and we ultimate justice of the dominant class of the American people, nor in any way affected their loyalty to the nation, the spite of oppression, discrimination and the fear that some members of the race have and their bodies fed to the angry dames by heartless maids, yet the race is to be both patriotic and loyal to their country; having their place upon the unmovable oak, Vengeance "To your knees, O lord," was a command given in old times, and it is not the least out of place now, because the pious sons are facing a most formidable enemy the battlefields of Europe, that daily prayers be sent up to God in their behalf, and for the rulpm of right counsel principles. May the coming year be blessed by pious confession, and the nations exalted by praise and honour, do our earnest wish. E. G. MORRIS. Press. Nat. Bapt. Convention. MADAME JOHNSON DELIGHTED. Madame M. E. Johnson of Louisville Kentucky writes: I thank the Planet for the enormous growth of my business during the year of 1917. I sent to agents and customers nearly ten thousand jars of my famous Shur Pleeze Hair Grower. The Planet has credit for this business. I can cheerfully recomment. The Planet is being superior to all other colored newspapers for advertisements. SPEAKS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. Editor John Mitchell, Jr. will speak at the Second Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) at 3:30. The office is at 100 North Fifth Street. The service will be the appleside Y. W. C. A. 740 North Fifth Street. A fine Christmas dinner was tendered fifty soldiers from Camp Lee Christian afternoon, and all heartily enjoyed themselves. The arrangements were satisfactory in every respect. The residence of Rev. T. J. King, D. D. pastor of the Fifth Street Baptist Church, was thronged Monday evening with the members of the Pastor's Aid Club, Mr. R. W. Moss, Chairman, and members of other pastors, who represented them, represented, Editor John Mitchell, Jr. on behalf of the Pastor's Aid Club presented Dr. King with a fine turkey and a complete outfit, including of clothes, shoes, hat and underwear, Deacon J. B. Page then requested him to present to the pastor Board. Mrs. Lillie Hardy presented Mrs. King with a present, which was given her on the part of a club that she represented. Prayer was offered by Clerk J. H. Faintauer and a selection was rendered by Mr. Joseph Matthews and his quartette. Refreshment of processes, etc., were better presented all were delighted. Rev. Dr King and his Madame responded to the fellicitations and after a friendly intercourse, the visitors returned to their home. Miss Fronchie O. King, of South Rohmond left the city this week for Washington, Philadelphia and New York to visit friends and relatives Mr. C. O. Johnson, of Atlantic City, N. J., was in the city this week on a tour of the city. He met Meade who has been坐 at her home, 908 Abigail street, for several The meeting of the stock-holders of the Mechanics Savings Bank will be held Tuesday, January 8, 1918. Owing to the fact that the First Tuesday is a holiday, it has been decided to hold it on the later date. John Mitchell, Jr., President. Walter T. Davis, Secretary. EDITOR MITCHELL SPEAKS AT FIFTH STREET CHURCH. "The World War: When Will It End? It has been discussed by President John Mitchell. It will end at 8 o'clock at the Fifth Street Baptist Church. The public is invited. TWO SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1917 AT THE NATION'S METROPOLIS Dr. H. M. Griffin Installs One Thousand and Five Hundred Dollar X-Ray In Office-One of the Metropolis' Leading Physicians—Dr. J. R. Hilliery Making Good as Chiropedist—Mine, Hackley Organizes Choral Society to Study Negro Folk Songs—Correspondent Sends Christmas Greetings. (Allen's National News Bureau.) New York City, Dec. 17.—One of the most prominent physicians of the race in this country, and one who he believes that the dignity of the profession ought to be maintained, is Dr. H. M. Griffin, of 109 West 132nd Street, and who, since thirteen years practice here, has steadily rose to the front in this difficult field. The success that has come to him would do credit to any physician in this city, irrespective of race, and easily shows that men of the race can achieve the same eminence of any other class. Your correspondent covering his rounds visited his office last week and made a study of the man, with a view of finding the secret of his success, and the place that he is making in the medical field. The writer has called on the Doctor several times, and each time he calls he notes a change in the office fixtures, and the equipment of the office. The change noted on this visit was the installation of modern X-ray machine, which is valued at one thousand and five hundred dollars, and which is the first to be placed in Harlem. The addition of this modern instrument makes his office one of the best equipped in this country, and of the modern ideas he has of the up-to-date office. He stands high in the profession and takes an active part in all movements pertaining to the uplift of the race. He is a member of both the County and State Medical Associations, and maintains a fine home in the Negro section of the city, known as Harlem. He owns a splendid automobile and is in every sense of the word a progressive and representative man of the race. He has received nine background his work. He was born in Maryland, and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, and of the Long Island City Medical College. He is a close student of race matters. The success that has come to him should furnish inspiration to young men who have chosen this field as their life's work. DR HILLIERY MAKING GOOD AS CHIROPODIST. One of the leading chiropodists in this city is a Negro, who is recognized by the profession as being one of the foremost men of the country in this field. He is Dr. John R. Hillery, who has been practicing in this city since 1909, and is among the first men of the race to enter this unexplored field. He has built up a fine practice and numbers among his patients some of the leading and most prominent citizens of this city. The success that has come to him stamps him as being unusually well prepared for his profession, and he has been known to cure the most difficult cases, which had been given up by other practitioners as incurable. He is often called in an consultation of difficult cases, and it is often said of him by the leading chiropodists of the city, that if Hillery cannot cure you no one can. He is prominently mentioned among "Who's Who" in the profession, and is held up as a fine example. He is a close student of his profession, and is member of both the National Association of Chiropodists, and the County Pedic Society. He is prominent not only in his profession, but as a church man and man of affairs. He is one of the elders of the St. James Presbyterian Church, and of the New York Presbytery. In 1912 he was appointed one of the Commissioners of the Negro Exposition, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of freedom, and has received other honors that have long made him one of the foremost men of the civic life of the city. He takes an active part in all movements marking for the uplift of the race here. The success that has come to Dr. Hilliery has come as the result of a hard struggle, and the sheer strength of his character and ability. He lives at 148 West 131st Street in the heart of the Negro section of the city. He is a fine example of what it is possible for a young man to achieve when determined. He was born in Prince George, Md., and was educated in the schools of Washington, and this city He is a graduate of the Pedic Society of the State of New York. MME. HACKLEY, ORGANIZES CHORAL UNION. Mme. Azalia Hackley, the leading exponent of the Negro Folk Music, and who since being here, has done much to awaken a new interest in the Negro folk songs, has formed an organization known as the Harlem Chorus, for the purpose of making a study of the folk songs of the race, and the works of Negro composers. The society is made of both young men and women, and are being trained and directed to love and appreciate the music of the race as expressed in these songs, and to make a more careful study of the works of the Negro composers. Since the formation of the society the attitude of the members, towards this music has been greatly changed, and for the first time the real beauty and character of this music has been brought before them. It will be the aim of the society together with its study of Negro music, to learn to appreciate the master pieces as expressed in the big orotors like Elijah, and the Messiah and the anthems of Coleridge Taylor, "By the Waters of Babylon." The society will encourage its members to develop their talent, and an effort will be made to study those with decided talent with a view of giving them a start on their career. The work that Mrs. Hackley is doing along this line is doing much to assist in preserving the great tradition that has been given to America by the Negro. She recently gave a folk song festival at the Washington Irving High School, and the affair was declared to be the most inspiring of its kind ever seen here. She has long been known throughout the nation for her enthusiasm in this work, and her coming here has been a wonderful help and inspiration. CORRESPONDENT SENDS GREETINGS Your correspondent is taking this method to extend to the many readers of his column throughout the country his best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Many have sent him encouraging letters relative to the work that he is doing through the medium of the press, and of the adjustment of the great and vexing problem that is facing this country. It has been a trying year for the race, but despite that, as the New Year approaches, we have a great deal to be thankful for, and for which to take new courage. The war has opened up new economic fields for the race, and never before has he had a chance to show his real ability as what is true of this year. For the first time in the history of the nation, the Negro is now recognized as a part of the integral force of the United States Army. Seven hundred young colored men who have qualified for commissions in the army have brought to the race added prestige and dignity. Movements have been launched that are making for the unification of all of the forces of the race and the race is still marching to its zenith. The Negro press during the past year has served the race well, and has been foremost in presenting its claim to the American people. Wherever a single right was taken from the race, the Negro writer was not slow to state that fact, and has contended without compromise for every single constitutional privilege. With the coming of the New Year there are still greater problems to solve, and my message to the race throughout the country is to take fresh courage and not falter and stand our ground as free men. CLEVELAND G. ALLEN. COLORED IS ARE RADLY TED. Must Take Off Uniform in Mississippi—War Department Notified. That another Colored Lieutenant, George W. Lee, was also forced to take off his uniform and flee from Vicksburg, Miss., was brought to light last week. It will be remembered that just a short while ago we published a similar incident with Lieutenant Joseph B. Sanders, who was assaulted and driven from his Vicksburg home by white soldiers and a mob of citizens Sanders fled in an old suit of his father's clothes to a nearby town where his officer's uniform was brought to him by his mother. According to the information on the treatment of Lieut. Lee, he was even more roughly handled than was Lieut. Sanders. The Vicksburg Evening Post, referring to Lieut. Lee, said: "Several of the soldiers are said to have assembled and held threat-case briefings in a cellar." Whether or not the soldiers laid hands on the Negro or nut is unknown but they certainly would have done so if the Negro Lieutenant had not made his escape by slipping into a moving picture theatre." Lee is said to have changed into civilian clothing and to have left town after a brief stay here. The matter is said to have been reported to the military authorities here and it further said a delegation of colored men waited on the Board of Trade. The delegation is said to have been told that If Negro officers wanted to avoid trouble in the South they had best not wear their army uniforms. Lieutenant Lee's home is in Memphis and he was only passing through Vicksburg. He is now stationed at Camp Meade. VICKSBURG COLQRED CITI- ZENS PROTEST. A committee of colored citizens composed of H. W. Ware, Dr. J. A. Miller, Ernest Smith, Dr. D. D. Foote, dentist, Isham Hardtfield, Dr. Harrison pharmacist as chairman entered a protest against the treatment of colored commissioned officers who are from time to time passing through this section and especially the treatment given Lieutenant Geo. Lee, from Tennessee. The committee's first visit was to the Secretary of the Board of Trade, The Chairman; "We have come to see you relative to the treatment given on the colored commissioned officers who are from time to time passing through this city. The colored citizens here nor these colored officers of the army are not asking that the white soldiers stationed here give them any respect or recognition because of their official rank, but we are asking that they be allowed to go about their business in peace and unmolested. Lieutenant Lee arrived here from Tennessee, and was followed by white soldiers. He entered the moving picture house here, in the section reserved for colored, and a crowd of white soldiers congregated and said that when the "D—nigger came out, they were going to take his uniform off him and throw him in the river." He was forced to come out under guard and spent a very miserable night because of threats of violence. THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA We are asking for your guidance for the proper course to pursue to be able to get the protection that is rightfully due every man." The Secretary of the Board of Trade. "We are anxious that your people be given every possible protection under law as far as we can, but these are soldiers and we are powerless to act and would there fore advise this committee not to agitate such things but to advise these colored army officers to stay off of the streets and to take off their uniforms when they reach Vicksburg, thereby avoiding trouble." The committee told the secretary that it was against the army regulations for an officer to go without his uniform. The Chairman: "The uniform of the United States army is a Badge of Honor, not one of disgrace, and should not be hidden because it is worn by a Nero." The Secretary: "I will not argue that with you." The committee then went to Col. Newbill's office who stated that while he was not in charge of the white soldiers and could not speak in that official capacity, it seems that for the best interest of all concerned that if these colored officers would take off their uniform it would render them immune from attacks. But that he would not advise such a thing and that he would not take off his under such circumstances. Col. Newbill referred the committee to Col. Hoskins who is in active command of these soliders. After having worked the most of the day on this matter the committee finally got an appointment with Col. Hoskins at four o'clock in the after noon. After going over the situation the committee was given this assurance from Col. Hoskins: "I have not given my men orders for the night, waiting this interview. 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All work guaranteed. S. C. Waldron PAPER HANGING WALL PAINTING AND —ROOM MOULDING 8 EAST FOLDER DICKMOND. VIRGINIA Unexcelled for its purity and excellence, it cures dandruff and gives a new life to the hair. Price only 50 cents per box. Other Excelser preparations are: Hair Gloss & Temple Food, each 35c per box. Tetter Salve & Medicated Shampoo 30c each per box. Excelser Special Temple Food for aggravated cases of baldness of temples, of long standing, per box, 75c. Once tried, these preparations are always used. Be Our Agent. Learn the Excelser System of Hair Culture thus double your earning capacity, and handle our coods more successfully. Terms reasonable. Instruction thorough. Diploms given on completion of Course. 1000 more agents wanted in every city and village. Commission Liberal. Write for Agents Price List. Goods to any address in United States on receipt of price. Trial Treatment. $1.60 postpaid. Foreign orders. $2.25. Orders receive prompt attention. EXCELSOR HAIR PREPARATIONS are made only by— THE EXCELSOR MANUFACTURING CO 205 S. Bland St. Brookfield, MA 02016 Contractor & Builder Nics Bank Bldg. Phone. Ran. 2637 Shop In Rear. Phone. Randolph x100 the Taking of Contracts for Building Secture. Job Work A Specialty. OTT, Funeral Director Y. OFFICE 2220 E. MAIN ST RANDOLPH 2073. ALL NIGHT CALL RANDOLPH 2703 LOND, VIRGINIA ALLY HAPPENED! enlivening the Christmas spirit in a certain organization, and this brother (he refers to himself as brother) certainly worked his brain overtime trying to think of something to add to the Christmas cheer of this particular crowd. It was decided to have a Christmas luncheon, and all were naming different delectable dishes to serve on that evening. Now here was our good brother's chance to display his zeal for the success of the occasion. He would suggest a dish that would fill the bill. Acting at once, he jumped up and motioned the $w_0$ also serve "SOLLY ROW"—the brother was trying to suggest CHARLOTTE RUSSE! THE LAND UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION Washington, D. C.,--The American people are depending upon the United States Food Administration to see that our soldiers, Allies and ourselves have plenty of food at as reas onable a price as the war conditions will allow. This is one thing to remember, that we are living in war times; hence we must govern ourselves accordingly. The number of Food Administration window gardens in the windows of loyal homes is one of the best signs that they pass may see that the people of those houses have pledged themselves to do what their Government asks them to do in the saving of wheat, meat fats and sugar, by using less of these foods and substituting other food in their stead. So don't be a slacker. Let other people know that you are with them in doing your work. If you have a card in your window, get one from the Foodal Food Administrator of your State. "If you want to have that great, grand and glorious feeling," do all the things your Government asks you to do. The Food Administration does not want you to go hungry. The Food Administration wants you to have plenty to eat, but you are gaked not to eat all you want of those foods which we must ship to our soldiers and the allies. Eat a little less wheat meat fats and sugar and gall you need of the other foods. Patriotic people are cheerfully making personal sacri flices in their eating. This is not the time for the "big eats." The United States Food Administration has had a commission merchant punished because he allowed several car loads of potatoes to detortlate It was found that this commission merchant would have allowed the potatoes to spoll rather than place them on the market for sale. It was a sur prise to him when he received a sum mons to appear before the D. C. Food Food Administrator to have his liecure do business, taken from him at once. He does not intend that any persons, such as commission merchants, wholesale dealers, who handle large quantities of food, shall allow food stuffs to spoll, or to become unfit for use as foods. It is also unlawful for food dealers to store food longer than a reasonable time, after which time this food must be placed on the market. Thus dealers cannot put foodstuffs in warehouses or in cold storage and keep them for a long time and sell them to the high. Through the prevention of the holding of food for a long time it will be possible for the people to secure food at a lower price than would other wise be possible during war time. A coal dealer in Washington was reported to have in storage three hun dred or more tons of coal. This coal should have been sold to the people. He may be allowed to sell coal when the war is over, but at the present time, and as long as the war lasts, he not be allowed to buy and sell coal by the Fuel Administration. This is his punishment by the Fuel Administration. A few such" examples here and there will convince those are dealing in food and fuel and are trying to profit by war conditions, that the Government is in earnest. You see that we must be patient and have confidence in our Government. It takes time to do things and there are many things being done for you which you may know. Read your Government which you know. Read your pares and you will know some of these appreciate what your Government is trying to do for you all. The thought "Food Will Win The War," is giving our enemies much concern. There are rumors and rumors being circulated among women, that our Government intends to take a part of all of their canned fruits and vegetable tables for the use of our soldiers. These rumors are untrue and start from enemy agents who try to make the American people dissatisfied with their own Government. Those persons here among us, who try to influence by befinding and spreading the tales told them by our enemies are just as dangerous as our country as the Germans are. "The following statement has been issued on this subject by Herbert Hoover, United States Food Administrator: "We have reports from various parts of the country of crooks, thieves and confidence operators who are going from house to house reporting to be authorized by the Food Administration and other Departments of the Government to collect or command foodstuffs for the Government or the army. "I wish to say emphatically that no department of the Government has or will ever make such demands on householders, and that all such people are petty frauds and should be held for the police. The Government agencies are investigating various cases, and information is sought of such persons by this Department. Bishop J. M. Coñor, D. D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who is not holding conference in Arkansas and Oklahoma, has been strong in advising his people to take an active part in doing anything with in their power to help war, and establish democracy for the illized world. The preachers are not only advised to encourage the young men to enlist, but the preachers are asked to speak at least one sermon. MONEY LOANED ON REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE Private Papers Kept in Round Door Burglar Proof Vaults. Legal Papers Acknowledged Before Notary Public. Savings Accounts Solicited SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. APPLY MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK NORTHWEST CORNER THIRD AND CLAY STS. John Mitchell, Jr., President each month on the conservation of food. "Food must win the war," declared the Bishop in an address before two thousand people, "and at least must be an important part, and long since an essential burden that the Negro will have to assist in this great campaign. I am looking after the distribution of cards myself in this State. See to it that there is a card in every home and that it is duly signed and then teach them what it means." Every member of the conference has a food conservation card, and special seminars were preached on Thanksgiving Day throughout Bishop Connor's district by the ministers on Food Conservation. Dr. E. C. Morrall, of Helen, Arkansas, President of the National Baptist Convention, the largest Negro religious organization in the country, is urging the Baptists of this country to join the food campaign and help the trenches on to live while fighting in the trenches on to the battlefields. He spoke of over 100 American housewives who had already been by signing the cards and were living up to the pledge, but the question was as to whether many members of the race had signed the cards. "We are a part of this Government," he said in a letter addressed to the Baptists of America, "and now is the time to do our duty. It is not the time for the dissection of racial differences. The United States expects every citizen to do his job, and when it comes to the Negro, I am sure that he is going to do his part or report to God the reason why." the meatless Tuesdays and the wheatless Wednesdays are becoming popular throughout the United States. All Americans who thoroughly understand these two days are willing to observe them and the race must not be a whit behind. It is meant that on each Tuesday in the month we make up our meals without meats. Of course you may eat fish, and chicken, but the soldiers which are to go to feed the soldiers can be cut out. On Wednesday we will eat out eating wheat bread, Corn or rice can be used in its staple. Every one who observes these days will be helping his country to win the war. GUILTY. Never was the word guilty used in a deeper and more significant sense than when applied to thirteen Negro soldiers who were tried and condemned by court martial for complicity in the riot and mutiny at Houston, Texas, August 23. The awful verdict and we say awful because we Negroes feel that way for reasons known to all, not only carried wholesale imprisonment and dishonourable discharges—it carried death in its full meaning. Thirteen of the sixty-three men tried have already paid the penalty of death for participation in that most unfortunate affair, having nothing on the military reservation of Fort Sam Houston last Tuesday morning. Of the sixty three men tried forty one were sentenced to life imprisonment. Five escaped punishment, the others being punished in various ways. The work of the court martial was most drastic, and perhaps most thorough as that court viewed it. We have to say what we said at the time of the happening. Those guilty, men in arms, of turning their guns on citizens whom they had sworn to protect to defend, commit crimes, make the breach as it concerns that relation to the citizens, and as it concerns military discipline. We feel quite sure that those dead men and the imprisoned ones had no thought of the great wrong they were doing. It is not enough to say that they knew right from wrong; that they did not know why it was so very wrong to be under the cireum stances. Had they known there would have been no House riot mutiny. The thought that their act meant the demoralization of the Re public if carried out to its furthermost conclusion never sank deep in their conscience. Discipline is the soul of the army and navy, and with out which either must die, meaning before the destruction of the nation, would then be with out stable, dependable defense, hence prey to any marauding bands that chose to make invasions. It is impossible to excuse mutiny. We all know that we have a mean race problem. Some say we have no race problem. We have the meanest the most malignant race problem known to the world's history. We do not mean that subjected peoples have not suffered more. In this respect the Negroes for all time in this country have fared much better than the nations' of white men from the time ofoses on down, including, per haps, the Greeks when bonds men to the Romans, and the Saxons, perhaps, when rode over by the rough shod Norman. In those days there was no pretense of the equality of citizenship such as is announced in the country's great preamble: the Declaration of Independence—and sustained by the country's constitution and by the very genius of the government. In those days the subjected or conquered, in a manner, expected the partiality of the triumphant governments, and whose ruling tenet, so to speak, was to give no quarter. Not that mon did not rebel against civil unrighteousness, but that they held their constitution as their misfortune, complaining, perhaps as the minor-man must do, while the outerman rarely protested in that world wide sense of do mercy which is now the talk of the world. Our race is also born to the purple of that wider conception of man's attitude to man and to his gov'rment. At the time of the happening we thought that the court that acted would consider the Negro's relation to white men and the hopelessness of the government to make all times a complete and satisfactory THANKS I THANK THE MANY THOUSAND Users of my Famous Hair Preparations for their past patronage during the year of 1917 and assure them that I shall appreciate to continue to serve the RIGHT at any time. 10,000 Jars (Shur Pieces) Hair Grower sold from January 1, 1917 to December 1, 1917, without a single complaint. It has grown hair for people to a good length, who have had short, kinky out of affairs, or of situations that arose from time to time. We thought that on that account the court would be influenced thus mitigating the hard fate to men that erred so grovely. And we tlink, that, perhaps, it did weigh in the race situation, making something of equity of the matter since it was wholly in their power that it wasung the total number had they fell warranted to do so. We hope that they was salvage on that account since it was mean that the oternal quarrel of the races is not without witnesses among the toughful—the authorites—an evidence appreciation of the Negro and their struggle to maintain themselves as citizens against awful odds. That the men went through the ordinary channels of court procedure even if the Negroes feel the result to be chamitous, is a contribution to the reality of their citizenship. There was no undue haste—no dumbo affair. There was thorough investigation and perhaps many confessions of complicity. As a part of the nation no one could be asked. Perhaps it is a further infliction to say that a great lesson has been taught. Such thought may be resented, but without doubt that was the intent of the court, no further more to make whole no situation again by atonement for those Texas citizens. And in this connection it should be insisted on that the civil courts be no less exacting concerning the lawless acts of those white men—mobs—that snuff out so readily the lives of Negroes. In fact here is the point of grievance—that the white mob so often escapes, while the Negro mob is fated eithe it begins its work. (Indianapolis, Ind. Freeman.) $10 to $25 per week during opera time. No reference required; parti- culars, terms etc; $2.1. R. Weser Box 131 Mennon, Ala. Try This Preparation WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL. Don't burn your hair off with hot iron combs. Forget the old time way. Hot irons are used for lots of other things but not for human hair. When hot irons are used it burns the life of the hair. It breaks off. Is why so many women are without hair. To prevent baldness, stop using irons and PRICE, $1.00 PER BOX. This is OLIVE HAIR FOMADE, made only by the Drudl Hill Drug Co. 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If not, why not? ```markdown ``` THRNE P VISIT US CORNER. WRITE OR NORTHWEST WALTER T Richmond-Washington Local, Lv. $1.50 PM wet days; $1.45 PM, Sundays; Ar. $1.25 AM wet days; Ar. $1.25 AM, Sundays; Ar. $1.25 AM, $1.15 PM; Ar. $1.10 AM, Athluid Accom, wet days; Lv. $7.50 AM, $8.50 PM; Ar. $8.50 AM, $8.50 PM not wet and baggage not open for this train. ¥Brd St. train (scooping at Elba), ¥Elba St. NORFOLK & WESTERN. FOR LYNCHBURG AND THE WEST-'$89 P. T. Roakne, D. P. Richmond, '$89.5 P. M. Local to Locust, '$89.5 P. M. Arrive Richmond from Norfolk-'$114.0 A. P. M. From the west-'$118.0 P. M. From the west-'$118.0 P. M. From the west-'$118.0 P. M. ***:140 P. M. '$117.0 P. M. '$90.0 P. M. Daily 'Daily' except Sunday 'Sunday' only W. O. BAUNDER, R. ROMOKA P. T. Roakne, D. P. Richmond, '$89.5 P. M. G. H. BOLEYL, D. P. Richmond, '$89.5 P. M. ATLANTIC COAST LINE THE STANDARD RAILROAD ON THE ROAD (Executive January 8, 1916) Train head from New York to Florida and South: 8:15 A.M. M, 8:00 P.M. P. M., 11:55 P. M., 18:50 A. M. P. M., 11:55 P. M., 18:50 A. M. P. M., 8:00 P. M., 8:00 A. M. P. M., 8:00 P. M., 8:00 A. M. For N. & W. By., West: 8:15 A. M., 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P. M., 9:25 P. M. 8:00 P. M., 9:25 A. M. 12:50 A. M., 8:15 A. M. 8:15 A. M., 9:00 P. M. 8:00 P. M., *4:10 P. M., 8:00 P. M. P. M., 9:25 P. M., 11:55 P. M. For Hopewell: 8:15 A. M., *11:55 P. M. P. M., 9:15 P. M. 10:30 A. M.-Daily-Limited-Foot. M. paddle South. Pullman bucket parlor car. 10:40 P. M.-Keeps Sunday-Local Gwai and Intermediate stations. 10:50 P. M.-Keeps Fair Athlete and Birmingham with Pullman observation sleeper car. 11:15 P. M.—Bally-Limited—For all points 11:15 P. M.—Pulliam ready 9:00 P. M. YORK RIVER LINE 4:15 P. M.—Daily—Local to West Point. 5:10 P. M.—Watson—Local to except Sunday for West Point and Baltimore. No 7:85 A. M.—Daily—Local to West Point. RAINBIRD ARRIVE RICHMOND From the south at A. M. 8:10 A. m. 8:50 P. M. and 8:30 P. M. daily; 8:40 A. m. except Sunday r:400 A. M., 6:155 P. M. daly and 8146 A. M. train from dalmere, daly except Monday. MORRIS DENT, D. P. A. 807 East MORRIS DENT, D. A. 29 North Seventh Street 29 North Seventh Street CHESAPEAKE & OHIO. Cincinnati, Louisville & West. *2 p.* *7 p.* *21 p.* Chicago, Chicago West. *2 p.* *10 p.* *8 p.* James River Line, *2 p.* *10 p.* *8 p.* Newport News, Norfolk and Old Point, *3 p.* *860 a.*, *12 m.*, *8 p.* Newport News Local, *3 p.* Iowa arrive from Norfolk, *11 a.*, *116 p.* Omaha, Omaha West. *11 a.*, *116 p.* From West, *11 a.*, *860 p.*, *860 p.* From Santa Clara, *1 p.* only from Charlotterville, except Santa Clara, *1 p.* only from Charlotterville, Jales River, *8:35 a.*, *4:40 p.* THE PACKER UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION Washington, D. C.,—The American people are depending upon the United States Food Administration to see that our soldiers, Allies and ourselves have plenty of food at as reasable a price as the war conditions will allow. This is one thing to remember, that we are living in war times; hence we must govern ourselves accordingly. The number of Food Administration window gards in the windows of loyal homes is one of the best signs that they who pass may see that the people of those houses have pledged themselves to do what their Government asks them to do $d_0$ in the saving of what, meat fats and sugar, by using less of these foods and substituting other food in their stead. So don't be a shacker. Let other people know that you are with them in doing your "bit." If you have no card in your window, get one from the Federal Food Administrator of your State. If you want to have that great, grand and glorious feeling," do all the things your Government asks you to do. The Food Administration does not want you to go hungry. The Food Administration wants you to have plenty to eat, but you are asked not to eat all you want of those foods which we must ship to our soldiers and the allies. Eat a little less wheat meat fats and sugar and all you need of the other foods. Patriotic people are cheerfully making personal sacri fiices in their eating. This is not the time for the "big cats." The United States Food Administration has had a commission merchant punished because he allowed several car loads of potatoes to deteriorate. It was found that, this commission merchant would have allowed the potatoes to spoil rather than place them on the market for sale. It was a sur prise to him when he received a summons to appear before the D. C. Food Food Administrator to have his license to do business, taken from him at once. The Food Administration does not intend that any persons, such as commission merchants or wholesale dealers, who handle large quantities of food, shall allow food stuffs to spoil, or to become unfit for use as foods. It is also unlawful for food dealers to store food longer than a reasonable time, after which time this food must be placed on the market so that the people can buy. Thus dealers cannot put food stuffs in large warehouses or in cold storage and then keep them for a long time and sell them when the price is high. Through the prevention of the hoarding of food for a long time it will be possible for the people to secure food at a lower price than would other wise be possible during war time. A coal dealer in Washington was reported to have in storage three hundred or more tons of coal. This coal should have been sold to the people. He may be allowed to sell coal when the war is over, but at the present time, and as long as the war lasts, he will not be allowed to buy and sell coal as a dealer. This is his punishment by the Fuel Administration. A few such examples here and there will convince those who are dealing in food and fuel and are trying to profit by war conditions, that the Government is in earnest. You see that we must be patient and have confidence in our Government. It takes time to do things and there are many things being done for your benefit by your Government which you never know. Read your papers and you will soon learn some of these appreciate what your Government is trying to do for us all. The thought "Food Will Win The War," is giving our enemies much concern. There are rumors and rumors being circulated among women, that our Government intends to take a part of all of their canned fruits and vegetable for the use of our soldiers. These rumors are untrue and start from enemy agents who try to make the American people dissatisfied with their own Government. Those persons, here among us, who try to influence people against their Government by fault-finding and spreading the tales told them by our enemies are just as dangerous to our country as the Germans are. The following statement has been issued on this subject by Herbert Hoover, United States Food Administrator: "We have reports from various parts of the country of crooks, thieves and confidence operators who are going from house to house purporting to be authorized by the Food Administration and other Departments of the Government to collect or command foodstuffs for the Government or the army. "I wish to say emphatically that no department of the Government has or will ever make such demands on householders, and that all such people are petty frauds and should be held for the police. The Government agencies are investigating various cases and information is sought of all such persons by this Department." Bishop J. M. Connor, D. D., of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, who is now holding conference in Arkansas and Oklahoma, has been strong in advising his people to take an active part in doing anything with in their power to help win this war, and establish democracy for the civilized world. The preachers are not only advised to encourage the young men to enlist, but the preachers are asked to speak at least one sermon MONEY LOANED ON REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE each month on the conservation of food. "Food must win the war," declared the Bishop in an address before two thousand people, "and at least must play an important part, and long since the Government has decided that the Negro will have to assist in this great campaign. I am looking after the distribution of cards myself in this State. See to it that there is a card in every home and that it is duly signed and then teach them what it means." Every member of the conference has signed a food conservation card, and special sermons were preached on Thanksgiving Day (throughout Bishop Connor's district by the ministers on Food Conservation). Dr. E. C. Moore, of Helena, Arkansas, President of the National Baptist Convention, the largest Negro religious organization in the country, is urging the Baptists of this country to join the food campaign and help the young men to live while fighting in the trenches or on the battlefields. He spoke of over 10,000,000 Ameri can housewives who had already joined by signing the cards and were living up to the pledge, but the question was as to whether many members of the race had signed the cards. "We are a part of this Government," he said in a letter addressed to the Baptists of America, "and now is the time for us to do our duty. This is not the time for the discussion of racial differences. The United States expects every citizen to do his duty, and when it comes to the Negro, I am sure that he is going to do his part or report to God the reason why." The meatless Tuesdays and the wheatless Wednesdays are becoming popular throughout the United States. All Americans who thoroughly understand these two days are willing to observe them and the race must not be a whit behind. It is meant that on each Tuesday in the month we are to make up our meals without meats. Of course you may eat fish, and chicken, but the meats which are to go to feed the soldiers can be cut out. On Wednesday we are to do with out eating wheat bread, Corn or rye can be used in its stead. Every one who observes these days will be helping his country to win the war. GUILTY Never was the word guilty used in a deeper and more significant sense than when applied to thirteen Negro soldiers who were tried and condemned by court martial for complicity in the riot and mutiny at Houston, Texas, August 23. The awful verdict and we saw awful because we Negroes feel that way for reasons known to all, not only carried wholesale imprisonment and dishonrable discharges—it carried death in its full meaning. Thirteen of the sixty-three men tried have already paid the penalty of death for participation in that most fortunate affair, having been hung on the military reservation of Fort Sam Houston last Tuesday morning. Of the sixty three men tried forty one were sentenced to life imprisonment. Five escaped punishment, the others being punished in various ways. The work of the court martial was most drastic, and perhaps most thorough as that court viewed it. We have to say what we said at the time of the happening. Those guilty, men in arms, of turning their guns on citizens whom they had sworn to protect to defend, committed an unpardonable breach as it concerns that relation to the citizens, and as it concerns military discipline. We feel quite sure that those dead men and the imprisoned ones had no thought of the great wrong they were doing. It is not enough to say that they knew right from wrong; they did not know why it was so very wrong to take life under the circumstances. Had they known there would have been no Houston riot and mutiny. The thought that their act meant the demoralization of the Re public if carried out to its furthermost conclusion never sank deep in their conscience. Discipline is the soul of the army and navy, and with out which either must die, meaning as said before the destruction of the nation since it would then be with out stable, dependable defense, hence pre to any marauding bands that chose to make invasions. It is impossible to excuse mutiny. We all know that we have a mean race problem. Some say we have no race problem. We have the meanest the most malignant race problem known to the world's history. We do not mean that subjected peoples have not suffered more. In this respect the Negroes for all time in this country have fared much better than some nations of white better from the time of Moses on down, including, perhaps, the classic Greeks when bonds men to the Romans, and the Saxons, perhaps, when rode over by the rough shod Norman. In those days there was no pretense of the equality of citizenship such as is announced in the country's great preamble—the Declaration of Independence—and sustained by the country's constitution and by the very genius of the government. In those days the subjected or conquered, in a manner, expected the partiality of the triumphant governments, and whose ruling tenet, so to speak, was to give no quarter. Not that men did not rebel against civil unright-ousness, but that they held their con- dition as their misfortune, complain- ing, perhaps as the inner-man must does, while the outer-man rarely pro- tested in that world wide sense of de- moracy which is now the talk of the world. Our race is also born to the purple of that wider conception of man's attitude to man and to his gov- ernment. At the time of the happening we thought that the court that acted would consider the Negro's relation to white men and the honesty of the government to make at all times a complete and satisfactory adjut- THANKS I THANK THE MANY THOUSAND Users of my Famous Ha'r Preparations for their past patronage during the year of 1917 and assure them that I shall appreciate to continue to serve them RIGHT at any time. 10,000 Jars of my Famous (Shur Pleeze) Hair Grower sold from January 1, 1917 to December 1, 1917, without a single complaint. It has grown hair for people to a good length, who have had short, kinky out of affairs, or of situations that arose from time to time. We thought that on that account the court would be influenced thus mitigating the hard fate to men that erred so gravely. 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THRH ```markdown ``` 0 0 3 Published every sturday by John Mitchell, Jr. at 311 N. 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia. All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond Virginia, as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ONE YEAR ..... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ..... $0 THREE MONTHS ..... 40 FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS ..... $2.00 "DEMOCRACY BETRAYED BY THE SOUTH." "The greatest chastisement that a man max receive who hath outraged another, is to have done the outrage; and there is no man who is so rudely punished as he that is subject to the whip of his own repentance."-Seneca Under the caption, "Democracy Betrayed by the South," the New York World, in its issue of December 23, 1917, says: Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the United States provides Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians and persons of color, who vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State or the members of the Legislature thereof is denied to any of the male inhabitants of the State, for years of age and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged except for participation in rebellion or other the basis of representation shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens of the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. This provision of the Constitution together with the Fifteenth Amendment, declaring that the right of citizenship, or the right of vote, shall not be denied or abridged on account of "race, color or previous condition of servitude," has been nullified since the Hayes Administration withdraw several troops from the Southern States. For forty years the right of Negro citizens to vote in the South has been persistently denied and the palsons have never been enforced. The Constitution has over suffered a reduction in its representation through its refusal to permit Negroes to vote, although the provision of the Constitution is mandatory upon Congress. To us, this any cars to be a case of "chickens coming home to roost." It continues: This over-representation which the South has hold for more than a generation it owes to the Northern Democrats who have projected the South's political shift in the midwinter, which Democrats in general will gross infringement upon the sovereign right of every State to regulate its own life and its own affairs. But Southern States are now preparing to nullify the principle of local self government to which the Democratic party has tenaciously adhered since the time of Jefferson. Their opponents in Congress have already nullified in the resolution submitting to the Legislatures of the several States the prohibition amendment to the Constitution of the United States practically all of the Southern Legislatures are expected to ratify it. Without the votes of the Southern Senators and Representatives this resolution could not have been submitted; without the votes of the Southern Legislatures the amendments be adopted. Nationwide prohibition, if it comes, will be imposed by States which have made their backs as squarely upon their ancient principles of government as the Russian Bolshevik have turned their backs upon the obligations of democracy. These are grave and emphatic charges. We have called attention to the fact that the imperialistic and centralized form of government, now being promulgated and supported by the present administration is the same kind of government advocated by the alleged advocates of "the bloody shirt" years ago. What was all wrong then is all right now. It was all wrong then because a Republican was in the White House. It is all right now because a Democrat—a Southerner—occupies this same palatial residence of the nation. The New York World says: When that day arrives the South can expect no 'more help from Northern Democrats in resisting the enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The ory, "No Poor Democrats will fall upon deaf ears. If the South is determined to have a centralized Government that regulates the personal habits of the American people it must accept a centralized Government that, regulates Negro Fraternity and all that-portals abroto. This is a threat. Will the Northern Democrats have the nerve to enforce it? It emphasizes it in the following language: Before many years have passed the inevitable swing of the political pendulum will bring about a Republican Congress—a congress that is Republican both in the House and the Senate. When that Congress convenes it will be made to reduce the requirement for the South. Southern domination of the present Congress has not been agreeable to anybody in the North, Democrat or Republican. Men like it have been treating the rest of the country like a conquered province, imposing outrageous burdens of taxation and giving as little as possible in return. The price of wheat for the Northern farmer is fixed by the process of law, but the Southern farmer is given a charge for his cotton all that the freeman bear and is demanding more. All those chickens will come home to roost some day. It is time for colored folks to amble. God is holding the destiny of nations in His hands, and the destiny of some people. 'All of these declarations sound good to us. Here are some more of the same kind: Nobody can object to the Southern States imposing the most drastic prohibitory laws upon themselves, but when they undertake to rule New York and Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, the people of those States may set and enforce the Southern Democrats have again cut themselves off from the body of Northern Democrats as effecfully as they did in 1860 when they demanded that Northern Democracy must objectively view their views of the institution of slavery. Northern Democrats will no sooner think of surrendering on the issue of personal liberty than on the issue of slavery. The South is governed to go ahead with this incessant policy. If this new sectionalism of prohibition is to be imposed upon Northern and Eastern States by the South and West, then the Southern Democrats will must take themselves out of the Democratic Party and must ably be the consequences, whatever these may be." The Northern Democrats added the Southern Democrats in denying to colored people personal liberty and now more than forty years afterwards they find themselves "holst with his own petard." Whore will the colored people of the North and the South do upon this great question? Will they line up with the southern people, with whom they have lived for many centuries, or will they support their now-found friends in the North? This is a question for careful and prayerful consideration. Once more we give voice to the opinion that the time will yet come. If it is not now at hand, when the white South will insist upon the colored citizens exclosing the right of suffrage and will be forward in supporting him in these rights. The pendulum of justice theoretically, at least, swings as far one way as it does the other, and eternal justice will yet be done to one of the humblest and kindiest races of people in all of this land. "For truth will conquer at the last, As round and round we run, And over the right comes uppermost, And over the justice done." We have received a copy of the Annual Repoil of Hon. C. Lee Moore, Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia. It is addressed to Hi Excellency, Henry C. Stuart, Governor of Virginia, and is one of the abstest and best, if not the abstest and the best over issued from that office. Showing as it does the success of his own recommendations, which have been effective, it possesses special interest. Mr. Moore reports that the treasury of Virginia shows a comfortable balance. By summarizing the totals in the direct report, he saves the reader much labor and enables one to tell at a glance, in what respect improvements may be noted. The report shows the value of the real estate owned by colored people to be ($22,012,141) thirty-two million and twelve thousand, one hundred and forty-one dollars, and the value of personal property ($10,279,699) ten million, two hundred and seventy-nine thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine dollars, making a total valuation of property belonging to colored people ($22,241,330) forty-two million, two hundred and ninety-one thousand, eight hundred and thirty dollars. The increase in the value of the property owned by colored people during a period of one year is ($1,210,270) one million, two hundred and ten thousand, three hundred and seventy dollars. Auditor C. Lee Moore asked for an increase of salary and the increase was denied to him by the legislature THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA of Virginia. It, after reading this report, it is not forthcoming, it will be one of the surprises of this generation. It will be well to increase the salary of the Governor to ten thousand dollars per annum and then this hard-worked official would not be drawing a salary on a par with the Chief Executive of the Commonwealth. We have received "A Study in Social Economics," published under the supervision of the School of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, and entitled "The Negro Migrant in Pittsburgh," by Abraham Epstein, B.S. in Economics. Prof. Francis Tyson writes the introduction and says: The study of the Negro Migration to Pittsburgh was first suggested as a thesis subject in a university class in Social Economy in the University of Pittsburgh. The North calls many unskilled workers to its mills. The migration of Negroes to fill the gaps in the ranks of this labor force, opened up the steel mills as well as private employment agencies have been at work gathering in the new army of laborers. By last spring newspaper reports of housing congestion, and of suffering from pneumonitis and other diseases, and takes of the increase of housing prices, there was spoken comment of the new situation on every hand. But these reports were inaccurate; they gave no concrete estimate of the number and character of the newcomers; and no definite stature of the life needs of the community of adjustment created by the influx of strange people. The Negro population of the Pittsburgh Districts in Allighem County, was 27,753 in the year 1900 and had increased to 34,217 by the year 1910, according to the latest United States Census figures available. The increase during this period was 23.3 percent, continuing the continuation of this rate of increase. The total Negro population in 1915 would be about 38,000. From a canvas of twenty typical industries in the Pittsburgh district, it was found that there were 2,550 Negroes employed in 1915, and 3,825 in 1917, an increase of 5,775 or 227 in certain labor data from more than approximately sixty peg cent of the Negro employing concerns, but it is fair to assume that the same ratio of increase holds true of the remaining forty per cent. On this basis the number of Negroes now employed in the district was placed at 14,000. This means that there were 2,760 more Negroes working in the district today than there were in 1915, an addition due to the migration from the South. The following description of congested conditions in Pittsburgh will tend to cause those of us, who have remained at home to stay there; A schedule study of over five hundred Negro migrants indicates that thirty per cent. of the new cameras have their families with them, and that the average family consists of three persons, excluding the father, the mother, and the new workers, (9,750) the product obtained by multiplying thirty per cent. by three, (average family), we find a probable total new Negro population of 18,560 in 1917. This sudden and abnormal increase in population within so short a time, of necessity, tremendous change, and creates a new situation, which merits the attention of the whole community. Before this great influx of Negroes from the South, the Negro population in the city was 46 per cent. of the total city population, a half dozen sections of the city. Although not absolutely corrugated, these districts were distinct. We shall continue this review in our next issue, for Mr. Epstein has approached the subject in a manner that commands respect and shows the true condition of the "army" of colored folks who have left the Southland. The cost of this treatise is only fifty cents per copy and may be obtained by sending the amount to the author at 1830 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Washington, Dec. 23.—Colored people throughout the country are being given an opportunity to show how deep their regret over the tragic killing of four black soldiers and life imprisoning of forty others at Fort Houston, and how deep is their sympathy for their beheaded, and needy families, for the National Colored Soldiers Comfort Committee is gending out one point of blame for the black soldier's urgent appeal to respond with contributions. Relief for these sorrowing and needy families is urgent. They need sympathy now in the form of financial help, and need it quick. The National Colored Soldiers Comfort Committee has secured the resident address of the thirteen hung and forty-one imprisoned for life, in order to reach with relief. Send your friend The Planet for one year. Only $1.51 per year in advance. ROANOKE NEWS NOTES ROANOKE, VA., December 26. — The Sunday School of M. Zlion A. M. B Church gave the pupils of their room a cream and cake Tuesday evening, and a nice Christmas program rendered by the smaller boys and girls, with songs and drills. The children wore a Christmas costume of M. Dickerson, organist of the church. Mrs. Helen Barlow and Master Clemon Barlow, her son, who is attending school in Pittsburgh, Pa., where they have spent several Winters. Many of the college students of the various schools of Virginia, North Carolina and Nashville, Teen, are at home. Miss Stella Broadway of Hampton, Va., who has got hot home for about two terms, is with mother Kristina, at 307 Seventh avenue, N. W. Master Leon Miller, of 358 Seventh avenue, N. W. is home from Knoville, Teen. Master Oscar Holland, College is home with his parents for four weeks, and a host of young people, who have been away to schools are enjoying the hospitality of home in the city during the Holidays. Master Sophie Mitman, of 212 Sophora N. E. is home from Virginia Seminary and friends. Mrs. Alice Brandon, who spent two weeks in Pittsburgh, Pa., visiting relatives and friends returned home after the holidays of health, having had a fine star. Mrs. Gertrude Stanfield, of East Roanoke, across Tinker Creek, left Sunday evening for Columbus, Ohio to visit her step-daughter, little Judy Stanfield, of Champaign avenue. Mr. Isaac Stanford left this morning for Columbus, Ohio to visit his son, Mr. Joe Stanfield and wife. Mrs. Bettie Foster, and husband, of Victoria, Va. are spending the Holiday weekend at Perklin of Eighth avenue, N. W. where they had a delicious dinner spread Christmas day and I had the exquisite pleasure of being present and called on to grace the table and of course I was so sorry I was not hungry. You all know the story of feed the whole who is not hungry. M. S. The Rev. George C. Taylor of Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church delivered at eleven o'clock Sunday morning a message of the relationship of the Sun to All Created Things. First to Man, the chief creature of earth, together with all created things. He took up the spiritual sde of the subject, showing the close relationship of the Sun to all created things if he will but look to Him amidst the trying ordeals of life showing how we may at all times feel satisfied to trust in Him, even though we suffer some afflictions to our journey homeward. Mrs. Bloomfield and mother, Mrs. Agnes Sanders, 663 Harrison avenue N. W. wish to use this method in thankening their many friends who roared comfort during the sad hours of the reovement and mourning of the death of the husband and father. Mr. queene dies December 12 in Chicago. II. after an illness of only three months, Master Edward Reeves, Jr., a father, Mr. Robert Reeves, mother-in-law, Ms. Agnes Sanders, to mourn their loss. The pall-bearers were Moss. George Sanders, to Moss. D. Calway, and Guss. Watkins. The floral designs were very beautiful. The deceased was a member of the First Baptist Church. The Church closed its offices at the First Baptist Church Tuesday evening were well attested considering the heavy snowfall from six o'clock until about 8:30. The church closed 207 Avenue, N. IA, received the sad intelligence of the serious illness of her mother Tuesday, December 18. Mrs. Traynham left on the first train out of Chicago to New York on December 22 in Mecklenburg, Va. The interment was Sunday and Mrs. Traynham returned Monday accompany the older son, James Traynham, who the United States services at Camp, Lee. Florence S. C. Notes FLORIDENCE, S. C., December 25. —Rev J. H. Parke, for eleven years successful pastor of the Macdonald Baptist Church, at Forreston, S. C. C., and for eleven years successful pastor of the Spirit Church, at Alston, N. C. Before he left he handed his subscription to The Plumet. We wish him aoundant success in his new field. Mr. E. C. Gibbs with a part of the Macdonald Church will build a new church soon Miss Lillie Jackson pass through here enroute to Wilmington, N. C. Mr. Jesse Gibbs of Concord, S. C., in company with Miss Roddle Thomas, N. C. Mr. E. G. Gary a prosperous insurance agent is fond of reading New newspapers. Mrs. Robert 'Grant of Boston,' visiting his father, Mr. William W. H. Gaydard pastored here to a stay in the North on a visit to his home, Marion, S. C. Mr. N. H, Curry, of Jasper, Fla. has gone to Fayetteville, N. C, The team of Dr. Starks, president of Morris College, Sumur, S. C. was struck by an automobile just as he arrived on Morris College. The horse was instantly killed and the driver, Mr. DuPree, a student, had a narrow escape. A suit for damages has been instituted. —B. B. WEBSTER. WANTED—Bright, Active, Intelligent Men and Women of our race to reprise the country in a dignified, honorable business where the earnings will be from $75.80 to $168.40 per month. Enclose stamps in replying. Address Manager, Box 554, Sea Anconio, WHITE SOLDIER RIOS COLORDE WOMAN: SHE USES GUN. Augusta, Ga., — Private Earl Morning, who died Wednesday morning at the University Hospital, was shot when he had just robbed, according to a statement made by his companion, Private Raymond Knighton, which statement is equivalent to concession as it implicates Knighton also. Harmon was shot twice in the chest one of the bullets penetrating the left lung. Knighton is being held at police barracks, awaiting instructions from the authorities at Camp Hancock, a military base detail of the events leading up to the robbery, as well as the robbery and shooting. Its truth is not questioned by the police authorities. According to Knighton he and Harman were involved in the same outfit—Company K, 112 Industry —met at the coroner of Bread and Eighd streets about 8 o'clock last night. Being practically without funds they pawned a house and gave him, securing two dolars. They spent most of this in a short time and then decided that they must have more money. With this purpose in view the startled out post whom he had just robbed, Company Royal Park, seeking their prey. On Fifth street, near the Fort Royal Yard, the yaw two rather well dressed colored women. They stepped over the fence and conversed, the two couples being about 25 or 30 feet apart. By prerangement each was to selze the woman by him and rob her of any money she had. In the two or three minutes, Kughton, states he heard Harmon cough. He selzed his woman and took $2 from her. In a moment he heard two pistol shots. He then saw his woman in the scuffle he cried to, "Come on, let's beat it!" and started running. Harmon jumped up and ran with him. After they had gone out, he said, "She got me—twice—in the chest." A few steps further he fell. Knighton got him to his feet and supported him to Ingram's站 at the corner of Fifth and Caliburn. On the way he handed him his pistol, which is now in the possession of the police, had not been shot—every chamber full—indicating that the woman had done the shooting with her own pistol. The amount of money which she had paid to the woman mon ($4.00) was considerably in excess of what he had before they met the woman. Knighton figuring it to be $2.30 more. This of course would indicate that Harron robbed the woman and she was taken to the hospital and immediately taken to the operating table. Harron's statement to the author just before lapsing into unconsciousness was that he and Knighton were held up by two汀芙 driver, Knighton, who did not hear this statement to the police said, when Harron handed him the pistol and money he received in December, two汀芙 drivers shot us." The names of the two Negro women are not known to the police. INFORMATION CORROHORATES ARTICLE CONTAINING LIEUT, SANDERS Vicksburg Miss., —Leontonant Sanders came here to visit his father. Wherever he appeared on the streets vile names were hurled at him. When he approached white soldiers on the street, they would suddenly feign to be standing before him. Saturday night before he loft he was standing on the street talking to Dr. Foote and Mr. Smith. A white soldier walked between them, showing one of them and said, "Yoh nigger, get off the street." Sanders went to his father's house and was followed and jeered on the way. Finally two men came and asked the father, "Where is the Leontonant? Tell him to take off his uniform." The son replied, "What's that?" and before the whites could reply the father said, "Son, take off your uniform," and the whites said, "There will not publish the truth. They would not have mentioned the matter at all had not the St. Louis Star and the New York World World for three hundred words. This was after publication in the Argus, which was held in order to give Leontonant Sanders time to report the affair to the War Department. There is a great lesson to be taught in this act of the government, first that law and order must be maintained and peace must be held in America across the waters. We hope it means that from now on that the government is going to protect all its citizens against rioters, whether they be armed or not, and that the white soldiers who joined the mob in East St. Louis will come in for their share of punishment before the government will be able to protect them, the part of the government teaches a great and necessary lesson and no people can be beater benefited than the colored people. It teaches that the government wants to who is guilty in a race riot and will punish according to law. It teaches that we will have fewer lynchings or, none, and all the people will be prosecuted against savage mob violence or, none, and all the people will be composed of whites or blacks. The government is right. We will not be successful in fighting for peace and liberty for the world until we have decided to have peace and fair play for all Americans at home. We will not be successful in the prick of punishment on his brother in black to keenly think the law has been executed and a sentiment for law and order has been established end, above all, the high principles of pronouncing an army have been again pronouncing the same, while the same will be repeated if any one pronouncing a black, dark disobey these principles. (Birmingham, Ala., Reporter.) HOW TO REGISTER COMPLAINTS "Instead of talking over among our seas and our neighbors the high prices we pay for our food, the fact that they are going against the rulings of the Food Administration by complying purchases to buy any other commodity than corn meal with sugar, or any other sort of thinne we like about, why not gather the information, submit them to the proper official?" Asks the Staunton News. One of the main duties of the Food Administrator of Virginia is to hear and adjust just such charges and complaints. His address is "Federal Food Administrator of Virginia, Davis Building, Richmond, Va." Beginning Sunday, December 18th every night not excepting Saturday, for three weeks, the Loyal Street Baptist Church was the scone of the greatest revival meeting in its splendid history. Pastor A. A. Galalian, pastor of the church, resulting in the conversion of 28 persons, besides a good many added to the church otherwise. He then preach ed two weeks in New Bethol Baptist Church in Vinston Salem, N. C. pastor by order of the Rev. John 45 souls were brought into the fold. And upon his return to Danville, Rev. Galvin informed his church that he felt called upon by the Lord to open the church. He was also pastor and Sasan. The Loyal street Church being very loyal and devoted to her pastor unanimously accepted the proposition. And be it known that the it is blessed with many members who are devoted to the altars of their hearts there over burn a passion for souls being saved. So the order was given. The work began. The fight was on. On the night of the meeting being ably assisted by Prof. B. T. Hairston Editor of the Headlight who is one of the greatest evangelist singers in the land. So the interest soon waded in. The group came out to give the group $10 come out like the multitudes of Jerusalem and Judaea came out to hear John the Baptist preach on the day the crowd ordered for the lecture room the multorum was used for the overflow but in a night or so services in both departments of the church out of all blast, many had to do but the evening people could be seen wound their way to Zion. Danville was stirred, perhaps as never before. Both white and colored were heard to say, "We never seen it on this fashion before." Men and women and of all walks and ways classes and kinds were brought to Jesus. And many of the greatest sinners in the city have been converted to Jesus' blood. While some have had some conversions, two nights 21 professed one night 33, professed and one night witnessed the climax in the conversions of 44 happy souls. One night into 265 conversions, 23 of whom joined Loyal street Church by baptism, while 24 came in by experience and letters, making an increase of 267 persons in the membership of the church. And some of the converts went so nearly that all of the members of nearly all the churches shared a deep interest in the meeting as well as their pastors. And now one of the greatest revivals of Jesus has become history. And our church has been revived our city has been blessed and our God is being greatly praised. the dispatches announcing the (errieful) colored soldiers for the killing of sixteen people in the city of Houston, Texas, some months ago, at once arouses the impulse that the punishment was unduly severe. We should include that this punishment was in flicted on account of racial considerations. Several things must be borne in mind. It must be remembered in time of war, and under the articles of military law, unlike in time of peace. It was not permissible to transmit the findings of the court-martial to the President who is the commander. It must be borne in mind also that sixteen persons in Houston were killed. It is absolutely necessary to maintain discipline in the Army notwithstanding conflict. It is well to remember also that all schools of Negro leaders have stood on the common ground that no opposition could reasonably oppose against orderly proceedings of the amputated the Negroes charged with crime. In this unusual exhibition of discipline it must not lose our heads. (Baltimore, Md., Commonwealth) HELP WANTED. Strong colored man, also woman for good permanent position in family of two. Man and all round helpers and willing to assist in house work. State wages wanted and send references. John Weddorburn, Atlantic City, N. J., Auto Route A. WANTED - POSITION AS ASSIST AND DRAKER. AND EM- BALMER. AND Young Man Graduate of Eckel's College Phi Pa. Holds Virginia license. Has two years' practical experience. Can furnish necessary references. Address: CHARLES G. WAYLAND Cary University-Hill Co., Charlottesville, Va. Farmville, Va., December 24—Not withstanding the weather has been very bad and cold all the churches were well attended Sunday. The pastor of the A. M. E. Church preached two excellent sermons. His morning discourse was from St. Luke 4:19, the theme be'ng, "A Charlathay 4:9 That the Needier Today." The evening discourse was from St. Luke 5:13, the Psalm, "The Lord is My Shepherd." Rev. J. H. Wiley, as usual filled his' place in the pulpit of the First Baptist Church and delivered a most beautiful sermon about Joseph and Helen. The Allen Christian Endeavor League which meets every Sunday afternoon at the A. M. E. Church had a very interesting meeting Sunday and extends to all an invitation to their meetings. The I. M. E. churches all the young people to attend the meetings each Sunday afternoon from four to five o'clock at the First Baptist Church. He crossed Chapter had a very interesting meeting Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Martha Harston. We are glad to see several of the young men and ladies home for the holidays from the different institutes and camps. Last Sunday was a beautiful day and a large crowd was out to hear the beautiful Christmas sermon by Rev. J. H. Wiley at the First Baptist Church. The Sunday School rendered a lovely Christmas program in the night. A large crowd was present. The Public School had its closing exercises for the Holidays, Friday afternoon in connection with a beautiful Christmas Tree. Mrs. Hannah Ward has returned from New York, where she visted her son. Briatol, Tenn.-Va., December 23. — Mrs. Sallie Harrison, of Chicago, Ill. and little son, Scoycal, are visiting her parents and other relatives in Mr. Harrison Clay is home from Christiansburg, Va. to spend Christmas with home folks. Miss Dureath Davis will spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. T. L. Davis on Moon street. The plumber of this city left on the evening train to meet his son, Curtis S. Banks, from Bowie, N. C., where he has been living with his uncle, E. D. Harris, for two years. Mr. Carceon Johnson, Mr. Willie Sanders, Mr. Willie Heath and others have returned home from the camps to spend the Christmas holidays with home folks. Mr. E. Clay and the Negro Business League Club ponded a splendid program Friday night at Eleizlghton, Tenn. Hon. R. E. Clay the Southland Orator delivered another one of his wonderful addresses. He is striving hard to bring about a two races. Everyone who paid appollion for ten minutes and went to their homes feeling much better. Mr. W. R. B. Mack as we the stalk Mr. Ralph Campbell will leave for Mr. Campbell in a few days to resume his work. The two Misses Savage returned this week from school, to apend the Holidays at home. Mr. Squiro Coobs has been on the sofa to see him out again soon. C. B. B. Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 13, 1917. The Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President of the U. S. A., White House, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir, I give the honor to your Excellent Counsel to visual and that of a great calamity that is about to fall on our country for its unspakeable barbarism committed on a helpless race of innocent men, women and children. You will use your best efforts to abolish the same by so doing you will turn away some of the calamity God is about to send on this nation. I trust your Honor will notice that every Negro that is raided and killed is a mystical way some disaster will harm and the lives of many white men shall perish for that one incident. As a minister of the Gospel, I have a special gift and this warning comes threatens me to presentment. Believe me, Sir, I cannot win this war and uphold barbarism against a people that is true and loyal to their country. This is a warning. So I trust your Honor will take heed in the name of our great Exalted Ruler. Yours sincerely, REV. R. C. HAMMOND. For Sale. Drug store, best location in Richmond for colored trade and doing fine business, well stocked. Cash proposition. Address, DRUGGIST, care of The Planet. VIRGINIA—In the Law and Equity, Court of the City of Richmond, the 11th day of December, 1917. PATTIE HARRIS.....Pleintiff against FRED HARRIS.....Defendant. In Chancery. The object of this suit is to obtain an absolute divorce from the bonds or marriage of the defendant. And an affidavit have been made and filed that the defendant, Fred Harris is not a resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that he, the said Fred Harris appear here and may appear after the due publication of this order and do what may be necessary to protect his interest herein. Teache:LUTHER LIBBY, Cleek HENRIL CRUTCHFIELD, @. bre a Py oe a A a . Nyy git oN SS ee es SSIES EA MEE All hail to the sons of the true and tried, Who've ‘suffered countless ills, For freedom's sake they now decide Help crush the tron hilts. What noble purpose in hearts of those Who's Ife seems but a dream. A discord, no, but Heaven knows: A vision tlivy have seen. They seo boyond this awful scone, A democracy, thats true A thing which yet has never been, So far, as e'er thoy know. ‘They've always answered ovory ‘call And proved they're men indeed; SUIL giving yet thelr blood for all Anq suffering for their creed. On. yes, they'll give tholy heart and hand Aud bring back highest fame, And bid (heir nation rise and ‘stand In honor of their name. S ‘W. H, "THOMAS, Student Virginia Union University. (Continued From First Pago) law was surpassed without force, or even pressure, Again when (ho recruits had been coliected some lamentable errom were mate in the choice and con- struction of tno barracks aud camps of instruction at) St, Louls, Rutaque, Kouroussa, Bourke, Kotonou and Por to Novo, due to tne novelty of the problem presented by the — recruit- ment and rapid taining of the first vatch of 60,000 Africans for European warfare, ‘Chis aroso also partly from the recall of the experienced Colon- fal Medical officere to Franco at the outbreak of ithe war for service at io Front. and their replacement by inexperienced officers when the re- cruiting was taken in hand, But these errors Were quickly amended when thoy were realized, aud now every care is taken for the welfare of the African woldier from jhe time ho leaves hig native village till he joins his unit in France, f ARRIVAL IN FRANCE. At tho timo that the French Gov- feriiinent declded’ to’ matte use’ of -At: rian troops for the defense of the soll of ranco, {t took measures to Fe: duce to a minimum the consequences to them of thelr suddon removal from thelr’ tropleal climate to the bleak condiions of Western Wurope and a winter campaign, a task made moro dimcule by ho total disturbanco of hormal conditions caused by the Gor- man Invasion, Tho first was to leave the African troops under the ofcers who had sorved with them in. theit own countries, who understood their wants, thelr habits and their proju- dices, ‘aud In many cases spoke thelr languages. In Urs way thelr conf denco was gained and tho best ger- vico obtained from thom, as was Wit- nesseq by tho conduct of “Les Tir- railleurs” in Bolgium, at Arras and Verdun, in Champagne and in the Dardanelles, where they showed them- selvos qualified to take their placos hostde tho Vest troops in Burope, ‘Phe worst enemy which he African troops had to faco was the cold, an enomy moro crucl, moro subtle ‘nnd more persistent than tho Germans against which courage and military skill Were of no avall, and whose at- tacks were the moro dangerous bo- cause the ‘Africans in their native countries (with the oxception of those coming from tho hilly parts of tho Southern Soudan or. Wonta-Djation) had never experienced a temperature below 10 degrees C. (60 degrees I.) Even ‘this temperature would only occur during the early morning tours, the increasing power of tho sun, as ho rose above tho horlzon. rapidly driving away the, chill along with the morning mist. ‘The only defense em- ployed, or required, against this pass. ing chill was to put on a thicker clonk or drapery, or ¢o crouch over tho Hghteq brazier tM the sun’ rays aaserted thelr power. ‘They wore therefore entirely fgnorant of the precautions necessary’ to counteract the sovore and prolonged cold of a Wtropean winter, . THE Fst WINTHR. By Soptember 1915, all tho African troops had been amply provided with thick clothing suitnblo "for _ winter wear, and warm blankets and other coverings. In addition to the “regu. lation” Kit provided. by the Ministry of War, private benefeunanco. over- whelmed the “Tiratlleurs” with’ gifts ot winter comforis, Unfortunately, tho distribution of theso gifts was unequal, favorites receiving a supor- fluity of gifts wh'lo others less_nop- war, recotved hardly onough, Again tlio mon did not regard these private gifts with the samo respeet as tho Tegulation suppties, which wore gov- ernment. proporty” and therefore did not hesitate to give them away or to stako them at thelr favorite games. Tt thus freowently happened that tho man who had beon proudly display: ing himself, and perspiring, in throo or four sweaters at onc, would, a fow houra later, be shivering in his regimental overcoat bechuse the Inck of tho game had gone against him. This habit brought from their homes, of heaping on eoverings, the cold was one of the mont dimcult to break and Jed to mach suffering. A Bambara, at the sound of the “tom-tom" played by a companion, and rosumine his native costume, plunge tato the dance, with consequent pnoumoniay At the first. fall of snow dczons of the men would “walk about in it swith makoa ‘fect, boing amazed at. the subeequent humbness and cold, Othors agate, on tho Mediterranean’ seashore, soeing tho water blio ang sparkling undor the December sun, would plunge in, lonly, to bo brought. back (0. tho bar: raci(s stiff sith cold, All this. may s0om very foollsly, or oven chitdish, but atter all, It could not be matched by tho antles of inexperienced Huro. pean soldicks in the early days. of thelr residence in the tropics? ‘The folltes on both sides arise from sheer §gnoranco of the Ine of conduct jn- posed by unaccustomed conditions, and Incapaelty to learn from guy: thing but the tard teachings of per- sonal experience and. suffering, Another ‘great difeulty. gas to ao custom tho mon to. tho Meating of boots. Used to whlk barefooted, or with Ight-and gupple sandal, tho At- rlean foot rebelled strongly’ against Yolng onclosed in tho wtift and cum- brous military boot.. ‘The dimeulty Was ftereased by the difference in the forniation of the African and. Bu- ropean foot, the caleis in the former boing more promineif€ than in. the latter. It. was therefore nécessaty for tho African to take a larger boot thin the European with a foot of tho samo size, which of course caused somo trouble, and oven suffering un- UL the boot ‘was “broken” In, How: over, tho Afrlean goon recognized that’ the European roads and the Bu- Fopean climato demanded, a more eub- stantial protection for tho foet titan had been necessary in Afrien, and submitted to the discipline of dholr feot as a part of the making of the soldier, Naturally, tho heavy cloth- ing and the unaccustomed footgear Aetracted from, the suppleness and dash of the troops on tho march, and caused disappointment to amlany’ who had seon and adiireg thelr agile car- tlago in the eummer, or tn thelr no- tivo country, but "the —auyhorities Wisely proferred henith to appearance, Even moro serlous than the imme: lato chill caused by exposure to cold in spite of tho warnings of thelr ofl cers, or in the course of duty, wore tho ‘pulmonary affections to whitch Africans are 60 susceptible, and which Appear to find In them go favorable a soll. But these hed been anticl: pated ‘and wore met by all the pre- cautions which medical skill could suggest. On the approach of winter the African troops. were located, whenever possible, in large, well aired and well warmed’ barracks, and thelr hospitals were installed on' the shores of tho Mediterranean Sea, generally in the sumptious, bntels, whieh abound there, ‘The, luxury,.of their surround. ings apparontly produced Httle effect on tho Africans, who seemed as much at homo among the bedsteads pro- Videil. for “billlonaites na, among the clump’ bedsteads and simple apparatus of the barracks, and would probably have preferred the tattor if given the choteo, Another predaution was the en- forcement of a meticulous eleanliness among the colored troops in order to Aiminish tho risk of contagion, On returning from the trenches the per- wons, clothing, accoutrements, . and coverings of tho men are catefully frocd from parasites ‘and tho clothing Aisinfected With the fumes of — sul: phur and: formalin, tm depots and hospitals. the ‘most complete dally ablutions are onforeod, a tusk ren dered easy by the Africans’ native addiction to personal cleantiness and tho practice of wblutions "several Umes a day whon In their homes, The Breatest dimeulty was to induce the men to make use of splttoons, ron. dered necessary by the inveterate Af- riean habit of spitting at wll Umes and places. Careful explanation. of (ho possibility of spreading tuborcus osls and such disotise as: leprosy: and plague, by sitch means proved wscless, and it was reluctantly that recourse Was had to punishments. to. entoree cleanliness In this regard. Isolation of all Infectious was strictly carried out with such juccess that mot a ainglo ease of bilharaiosis, Martoats, trypanosomiasis has boon doteeted among the civil population, ‘Tho re- sult of all this aki and ‘caro, to- gother with the experionce gained. by tho men as-to the proper lino of con- uct under “the novel conditions to which they were exposed, ts seon in tho foot that in the winter of 1916 doing only about onetonth of the number of like cases in tho corre. sponding month of 1916, ‘ Foon, With fow oxceptions, the African troops have taken well to the regula- tion ration of the French army, show. ing splendid preditiction for tho breed, ‘and most of them von Mus. lms," havo deyoloped a taste for French wine, without, howover, tall ing into excess or abuse in ite wee, ‘Tho only complaint. made was that the ration was a bit short.” ‘This arose from most of thom belng hab- ituated to an alniost purely: voretablo let: of -wavlah Uw clitwentccas ota ie With few exceptions, the African troops have taken well to the regula- tion ration of the French army, show- ing a splendid prediliction for tho breed, ‘and most of them eyen Mus. ms, have deyoloped a. taste for French wine, without, however, fall- ing into excess or abuso in its woe, ‘Tho only complaint made was that the ration was a bit short.” ‘This arose from most of thom being hab- ituated to an alniost purely vegetable diet, of which ® larger quantity ts requirea than when a considerable portion of the daily, food consists of meat. ‘There were never any cases of malnutrition, When actually at the front it was impossible to supply them with anything except the reg- ular afmy ration, but in the depots, Test quarters, the experiment of giv- ing them their native dict has beon carried out with great success, By the kindness, care, and forethought of the “Comite a'Assistance aux ‘Troupes Noires” the members of, the various races on entering the refec- tory can enjoy the food and even tho daintios of their native countries. Rice from the Guinea Const, miilet from the Soudan, Couscous, from Mandingoland, “fonio” fror./ Fouta, ‘palm oll from the Ivory Chaat and Dahomey, ground nuts from Aenean prepared by native cooks skijled in thoir native cuisine, are set before tho different groups: who, enjoying their meals to the pocorn rentme nt. of their native music, can forget tor a time both the tolls of war and the nigots of Wurope's asters’ climato; can almost imagine ihometr ee back in thelr own” sunny and beloved homes, and the Mohammedan, while chewing his Kola from Korakry, can tell lis beads with the sale. fervor and gratitude to Allah a if seated ‘under the palm beside the mosque of THE RIGHMOND PLANET, RIOHMOND, VIRGINIA HOUSING. At tho outset {t waa considered by tho authorities to bo only fair — to kroup tho African troops with thelr French comrades. in rms, In order to show that tho black troops, being exposed to the samo dangors on tho battlefield, “wore deserving of the samo solleltude and priviloges | as were bestowed on Fronch soldiers. in Franco. It was soon discovered that {us cloge “assoetation entatled Incon- Yenfences on both Fronehman and African, from which the latter. But: fered most, In spite of the utmost tolerance and tho ‘spirit. of “comara. derio” on both stdes ‘tho difference In soctal: customs, habits and. tastes was loo great. Ail the good will In the world could not provent _ occa. slons of friction between men of hab: Mts so different, or render he close and constant association agrepable to either party. ‘To the African, with his high sensitivoness to what he. con- siders a slight, the amazement’ and amusement of tho French soldiers at the customs so strango to thom, of thetr African comrades were. con: stant, though unintentional, sources of annoyance, "Tho: frequent prayers, the amulets ang charms of the pious Afrlean, whether Musiim. or pagan, were matter for Jest to the omanet- pated Frenchman who, without the feast Intentlon, was _ {nceasantly wounding tho tonderest- suscepttbil- {tles of his comrades. On tho. other hand, the African love ‘for long “pa. lavers” at all hours of. tho day or night, and their suddon~ bursts of singing and dancing. werd galling or todfous to tho: Frenchman, It was therefore decided to separate African and European troops, and tls has been dono without Wounding the bus- ceptibilities of the former, or convey- ing any idea of priviléke to tho lat- ter. “On the contrary,"It has tended to Increase the good feoling on both sides, as tho. respect -and admiration engendered by the omalation of the battlefield 1s no ouger ‘clouded . by petty bickerings over mutual incom: patibiiities in barracks, MORAL SAFEGUARDS, Ono great advantage to the: African of this separation fs that he ean be always under the care of the medical men who know him et home; who understand his constitution, ils wants and his diseases, He remains under the sole control and care of the officers and _non-commiss{oned oMlcers who guperintended his re- cruitment and training, under who, perhaps, he has fought in African campaigns, and, who aro proud of the splendid soldiers whom shéy com- mand, Under such men the “Tirail- lour" ts at his ‘best, and thas rendered brititant service to that France which knows and appreciates his ‘worth, oth{ as soldtor and man. eoThid separation Akowlso facllitat o the protection of the African from the dangers arising from the vast ang sudden change in his moral on- vironment -to the. temptations of cly- ization, and undue exaltation trom (he flattery, attentions and almost adoration showered on him, and the subscquent disillusion, ‘To ' this end he f8 surrounded in his quarters by ‘Mn accumulation of those. trifles which givo a “home atmosphere.” ‘Thera he finds the camp latd out, at. ter the manner and, os much as ts possible, “Inthe: stylo ror «mis. own country, with native foods, native muete, daneos and songs, Ho can alt on @ mat woven in his home, under @ covering of hls own country’ thateh, and, surrounded by hts compatriots, indulgo in his beloved — “palavors,” and discuss with tls. intimates the newa of home, the latest totter, the health of tho old folk, and the plean- ninnles waiting for his return, “In this way iis African spirit and mentality aro preserved, and ‘ho 13 protected “from the contamination ‘land: degenoration of contact with, tho purltous of an advanced civilization, of which he woulg probably sco only the worst sido it loft to wander at large, Thus tho first of the two ques- tions has been answered in tho affirm. ative ‘and st has. been proved that with proper attention to his hygteno, and given suMictent supplies of warm clothing, and good food and shelter, the tropiea African supports. the European winter and loses nono of his high soldierly qualities, UNDER SHELL FIRB, The second question has recetved an equally amitmative answer from all tho officers who havo commanded tho “Tiralileurs” in the florofest can- nonades of the war. ‘The only ocea- sion for raising the quostion at all was tho fact that in Ms own country the African {s accustomed to open warfare, to the charge upon the enemy, and the clash of hand to hand combat “with erossed weapons, ‘This stylo of fighting culls for a quito dif. ferent type of courage from the grim ondurance requiréd to aubmi: toa prolonged bombardment by heavy ar- tillare cundok™ Shighs aecerotdcee ‘The second question has recetved an equally amirmative answer trom all tho officors who have commanded tho “Tiralilours” in the ferolest. can- nonades of the war, The only occa: slon for raising tho question at all was tho fact that in Ms own country the African fa accustomed to. open warfare, to the charge upon the enemy, and the clash of hand to hand combat with crossed weapons, ‘This style of fighting culls for a quito dif. ferent type of courage from the grim onduranes requiréd to submit to. a prolonged hombardmont by heavy ar. Ullery under whieh, no reply. being posible;:the soldior must contatn him- self calmly by an effort of tho will until the order to act comes from his officer, But to this trial also. tho Senogaleso has proved himself equal, Hero tg the ofletal record of Tako. Doumbia, of tho Gist Sonogaloye bat. talion: 'Sorving at the observation post of the trench he, was threo times hurled by prote:ules, three times ro. Teaiied’ himewtt and resumed his post Wht, une greatest calmness. Contin. ued ‘on duty AS¢H-rolleved hy the commandant of tats company... Fort Douamont, which had galned renown for Its obstinate and. pro- longed defense by tho, Fronch during the German rush on Verdun in 1916, Was dofonded by tho Huns with equal obstinacy when tho French began their counter-attack this year, but ‘Was recaptured at list. In the course of the attack a battalion of the “Ti rallteurs,” together with one of the Po!lus, was held up by an artillery barrage in front and machine gun fire on tho flanks, A Veteran. Meutenant of tho “Tiralileurs" cautiously. rats: ing his head, shouted to his men, “flow now, “Tirailleurs’ “aro we £0. Ing to slick hore?” “Forward!” ‘The “Pirattiours” pounded forth carrying the “Potlus” with thent in thoir rush, ‘They passed ho barrage, and captur. ing the fort, raisoq the tri-color onco tigre upon its walle. = ‘TRE HIGHEST ‘TEST. barrage, and stolclem which can re Idi passlvo and undionwayed tarsues: out a long bombardment. ‘They haye also shown that they possess that highest form of couragd which calmly faces the slow approach of death, On the 17th of February, 1917, the ateamer “Athos,” haying on board a batallion of Senegalese, was torpedoed by a submarine when about two miles from Ma‘ta, The troops were at once drawn up, and, obeying commands as caimly ag if on parade, tuey Jowored the boats and — trans: forrea the Women’ and ehifldren there- to, Some of them plutiged into tae sea four or five times to rescue pas- sengors who had been geized with panic and jumped overboard. Until the last clvilian had beon placed in safety, not a single Senegnleso. Ieft the two torpedo boats which were escorting the ship ‘There remained on board only the guard on duty, con- sisting of a section and a half, when tho “Athos” suddenly plunged ‘at tho hour of 12:40 P. M, As the ship sank, the guard was seen to draw up in dine and present arms to the, flag. Impassive and unmoved, they stood until the waters swallowed them up. Hovor to the Heroes! The High Command has preserved their mem- ory by a General Order to the Army, ‘Tho battalion gave tho most splendid example of coolness and discipline. ‘The sentries died av thelr poste in tho discharge of their duty. Although they had not yet recolved tho" bap- Usm of “fire” they had proven thom- selves soldiers of the highest order maintaining their — discipline and calmly performing their duty in tho faco of imminent death, APPRECIATION, MILITARY AND OlvIL, One of the most valuable qualitius of the Africans is the rapidity with which (hey become trained soldiers, Already habituated, by hunting or by nate warfare, to (ako the utmost advantage of the formation of: tho ground in finding cover, it {8 only Recessary to teach them the manage- mont of their niftes, which {6 rapidly acquired. Their natural quickness of eyo enables them to become expert ghotw in a very short time, and in a few months they are fit to take their place in the fleld in line with the best of troops. | General Achinard, an experienced Colonial officer, who has often commanded France's Na- tive Armies, after describing the dif- ference botweon tho varloug groups comprised in the “Tirailleurs” Sene- galais, saya “All of them can be proud to bo called shortly ‘Tiraillours’ as te the custom dn France, for all of them have formed brave troops - who havo covered theméolves with glory, ‘There aro great qualitios “which aro com. mon to them qll;' courage, physical strength, endurance of fatigue and privations, an appreciation of Justice, Attachment. to those who treat thom with Kindness and are interested in their welfare, ‘hey ‘kro little eub- Ject to being nfoved by danger, Like tho French, they aro susceptible to emulation,’ and inclined to rush at an obstaclo, and to, rin to meet a danger rather than to wait for it, so much 80 that the cry''a la bafonette’ some tinies risus frém the. troops as an order to those,'tn command. ‘They Submit, rondily, ‘to. discipline, In pri- Vato ‘ike shox inPs strongly attachod 30. tholr, GoihtPSss.and:s tarnily, + tho Blacks oven moro go ;than the Arabs, and their dream, is always to return home with somo, little: savings, to cul- tivate thelr flelds with the help of a numerous family, quite happy If they enjoy a pension, and especially if al- lowed to hold some official ‘Position, Alter reforring to the caro neccesary in the solection of guch offers. as will treat thoir, mon with sympathy and consideration, and tho ‘Breat ad- Yantages which such officers can ob: tain from these admirable troops the General continues: “Well led, thelr “Tiraillorus’ will give them tho ‘sub- Hime pride of having vanquished tho most formidable enemies against Whom wo ever had to fight and. of having covered themselves with glory by presorving clvilization and Mherty to France and the world, Let us love our “Tiraillours'; let us treat them with Kindness and. Tospect; they will reward us by not sparing ‘themsolves in the fleld of battle. Ag they are beside us.in danger, so let them be beside usin honor,” France's appreciation of, and _grat- {tudo for; the services of her Colon: fals has beon voiced by -M. Maginet, the Inte’ Minister of the Colonies’ on tho occasion off the recent ‘Colonial Conference in \” Paris: “Forojgners are somewhat tempted to consider our possessions as a sort of provi- slonal domain, where on peace se hiont each one can aip accord” his wants and particular as I desire to say here that * on our Colonies ts for ral_part of Franco. e moment when the ar Colonies havo sate + Mood upon tho bakiotield thy sgnt to be: Jong to the grand Frone fhmply that We ‘can allow the eas. Gouweetth regard to this,” i } ‘Phe Viton Colonials 4 a report re" cen, issued, says. “Shall wo bo the name of France, therefore, Iba Auto “with respectful emotion, the Children of French West Africa who have fallet for the sacrod cause, Of. cors, non-commissioned» offtcors and soldiers of the Cozontal Army, colon- fats, merchants and. mobiitzed ofticiats, soldiers who saw Franco only to givo hor thelr blood, all of You, “heroes known and tiknown, who wero -the pride of tho Army and tho torror of the enemy! It wilt plously preserve the memory of your sacrifice.” * And In recognition of Franco's at- {tudo towards her colored troops thus sings one cf her African gol- iors: It I should fait in battle may It bo Upon the bosom of Democracy; Beneath the azuro skles of ' noblo France Who erles to all, in spite of raco, ‘Adyanco! In Franco the ancient home of chivalry; In Franco, whore freedom ts what it should bo; In Fratco, ‘where manhood soars to dazzling’ heights; j In France, the Home of uhdivided rghtat Yea; may I dlo-whero I am not dented, In that great land of brotherhood and pride Whore I can rise in splto of humble birth, Whore ‘men are judged not by thoir skin, but worth, In France, the home of groat and valiant. “deeds, In Franco, where men aro honeet with thelr creeds, And should T live, ‘at my frst charice Tm going to settle down in dear old France, RONCKVERTE NEWS. Ronceverte, W. Va., Dec, 23,—Rev, 1. H. Carpenter filled his pulpit at Whito Sulphur Springs Sunday, | Rev. G. 1, Chrter preached a very able sermon Sunday, 23d, Mr. and Mro. J. ©, Justleo ond Miss M. Fairfax have gone home to ep nd the Xmas tobdeys, Mre, Fanny Haynes is visiting hor mother. Mrs. L. Brinkly, 7 Mr, Clarence Elridge is visiting hig mother, Mrs, Williani Grogo, Mrs. Virginia Carter has been very 41 at her home, ‘the Xmas program was held at the Methodist Church, ‘Tho church was beautifully decorated, and the pro- gram was lovely, and the —gurvices wero largely attended, Mr, Tom Long +has returned ‘home suffering from bolng frosted. Sani Reniek, James Mallory, Bver- ett Renick, of Cass, W. Va., have re turned home for the holidays, Mrs. Dr. Law passed through the elty en route from Blkins, W,, ia to visit her husband at \Tratiihig Camp. ‘ Mrs, Henry Morton gavo a dimior at hier residence in honor of tiie pas- tor, Rev. G. H. Carter. The guests present were: Rey. G. H. Carter, Mre. Btta Greone, Mr. W. W. Hester, (iiss “Florenco Dantol, “Migs Mary Jones, Mr, Howard White is Very ill at his home on Main Street, Hiends wore very worry to hear of tho death of Mr. Phil, Smith. He was @ very old citizen of the community And will be grontly migped, "Tho funeral gérticos wor held” et. the Methodist Church; Hig wife, daugh- tor, son, and grand-daughter ate left to mourn their logs, Mr. Sandy Hollands was a business Visitor at White Sulphur Springs, Roy, G. H. Carter, Mr. Sandy Hol- land and Miss Augustine Patterson dine with Mr, and Mrs. A. H. Brown, Mrs, Alex. Hunter {s visiting ther mother at Union, W, Va, Mr. Robert Cousins is visiting his paronts, Mr. and Mrs. Cousins, T wish each and ovory ono of my customers qa Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, VA eee OLIVER M, GREEND, DANVILLR ‘NOTES, Danville, Va., Decombor 24.—The Amoriean Red “Cross Auxittary hold A very onthuslastle meeting. Inst Weilneaday afternoon, ‘Tho drive tor now mombors was discussed in detail ‘ind plans were formod for a citywide canvass. This organization is doing great work: .~ The entertainment at the High School Friday night was enjoyed by all: Rev, Ferdinand McLaughlin’ was or- dined to the Christian: ministry on Sunday.at the Mt, Olive Baptiat Churehy Rey. 1G. W. Coats, pastor, “ho-drdination sermon was preached gy RINE SN. Coons sprayer by Dro, T.-H. Davis, Thy follosying minis: tors wore prosont: Rov, AWA: Aatvin, D.D,, Rov. S. A. Moses, D. D,, Reva, We F. Grasty, ‘T, H. Leo, W. .' John- son, Hunt and GW. Coats, Miss Fannie M. Brown, of Wilks- ‘boro, N. C. {8 spending the Christmas paehes with her aunt, Mrs. U, G, Russell, of Cleveland strect. Miss Alice Sampson, who has been attonding school at the Virginia Som- inary, Lynchburg, Va, is home for the holldays, Mrs, Grace Hardy, of Bouth Main street Is on tho slek list, Wo hopo for hor a speedy recovery. Mrs. Elizabeth Coloman, of Clover, Va. is snend'ng a fow daya with hor daughters, Mrs. G. W. Hardy and Mrs, Mabel Grasty. Mrs. Coleman ‘g onroute home from Winston-Salem N, C., whore sho wont to bury hor mother. ‘ Mrs. A. H. ‘Leo, of South Main gtreot is spending the Christmas in Stockton. Va. with felatives, Rey, J. R. Couper will mako a trip hgmo this week, Boyking, Va. to seo nf parents. Mr, George Williamson, who has heon spending some time in Now York Clty {8 home with his parents, Mrs. Hayos, of Asbury Park, N. J. ig visiting her Waughtor, Mrs, Nora Williamson, South Main Bxt. Mr. George Garrett, Dibroll_ave- nuo, left the elty Monday for Wilson, N. ©, to visit his wifo's people. On his rotura ho will stop in Leesburg, N.C. to seo his mother. Misses Beatrice and Resto William- eon, df Meherrin and Hampton, Va. Fospestively, @re homo for the’ Hol- sarge. Mite Novela Bailey, of Lockette street io very ill at this writiag. ee bla iat hsodee ee oe eC Ra eae ow eee PEACH saaiaecas He 5 ee z RPS sy Ses eae ca an aay i o Sect STN ce ete ones aoe RL Menhee Rev, W. 12 .Pottus’ vision of tho No frults of the spirit to be t Holy Bible, showing God's divine ap; felt or seon, yet confess with Proval of his ministry. Rev, Pettus mouth that ‘they have found © has been asked to oxplain to the peo: Not so when you find Christ. plo why the church became @ thou are born of God, and aro. boun sand years behind. ‘The. minigier pre- live for Christ, @ clear, clean, valla to opon tho mystery. Ufe, not using’ tho world’s fun ‘Nhe church ought to be at perfee- tho’ folly of fools. Christ sald, {ion and have not loft contession-tho your words become sound doctt Stato whoro no work 4s dono. What. I havo heard mon preach for t! Je perfection? ‘The stato of boing five years, and two-thirds of vorfoct or complete, so that nothing uso the ol tostamont; for life Fequired 1s wanting. Perfect in mind, ight cannot bo found therein, I perfect In will, porfect in heart, per: law could give life and ght, foct in woul. ‘Render to Christ the did Christ come? wholo body a Hving sacrifice, uoly Ho came to do what the law | accoptablo which is your reasonable not do. ‘That wag to give lel service, Jesus said: Be yo therefore tho dark world. So we aro chi perfect ovon ns I am porfect. Chris: to preach tho gospel, so" that (an means ono fust Hike Christ. world may hear and ‘live, Rev, What 4s confession? ‘Tho acknowl tus 1s a gospol minteter. | His’ cdgment of ai, fault or crime. Tho {sa house of prayer, open dally ‘open declaration of guilt, People 7 0.9 P. M., No. 1700 Second’ § confess to bo ike Christ, Join the Road, Phono Ran, 6627, . a RE that we can serve you from the lar- gest and most conipleté line of gro- ‘ ceries that we have had since hy entering the business, with prices that will satisfy you. Some goods handled by us are bought directly from the manufacturer, which en- ables us to give you quality:and the ot nj best. prices. : / Thus 08H 4 Me algo" carry: Mull Line. of Mitars, Pourry on hand’ at all times, and other things too numer ous to,,mention. Why not‘let us have your Patronage? ‘ Ee eeape Your Own Grocer, s = ‘ ty JAMES H. COLEMAN tas WES'T DUVAL SREY "PHONE RANDOLPH 3266 | ~~ TO LH. GLORE THEATRE! RICHMOND'S LEADING et THEATRE FOR COLORED . ey oe WEGHT ATS ee | WO DAYS ff Monday and Tuesday aa : Both Young and Old eo” (a | Should See This—. er is Ee The Martyrdom, of \ — oe | Christians’: Ne as ee Burning of Rome ae) a ito id MO Ursus 3 “STUPENDONE tere e ‘ 48 re 2 7 i i Bee en TIMELY HINTS, -ottom of -Aaar ions tecome Farmers who chop wood to sayo French home, og coal this winter will be making the ie. chips fly for freedom. } Cbrieiinas sy. v The waaae hal ote be Seles ning CRS er Ray aay Ae Nes Rey acces ' ca ee ASU oa oe orn Oa Ps alee dea SNRs iets Meaty, (ata cmoniiy nay ake Bet ces re a BUMS Ng me f ; iy church, ‘That is as far as they got. No frults of tho spirit to bo tasted, felt or seon, yet confess with thoir mouth that ‘they have found Christ, Not so when you find Christ, You are born of God, and are bound to Myo for Ohrist, a clear, clean, pure Ufo, not using’ the world’s fun nor tho folly of fools. Christ seld, “Let your words becomo sound doctring,” I have heard mon proach for thirty- five years, and two-thirds of them ugo the old testament; for Mfe and Nght cannot bo found therein, It the law could give Ife and Ught, why did Christ como? Ho came to do what the law could not do. ‘That wag to give ght: to the dark world. So wo aro charged to preach ihe gospel, so that the world may hear and ‘live. Rev. Pot- tus 1s a gospol minister, His ‘home {8 @ house of prayer, open dally from 7 to.9 P. M., No. 1700 Second Street Road, Phono Ran. 6627. FIVE Se THE SPIRIT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1917. OUR BOYS. All hall to the sons of the true and tried, Who've suffered countless fila, For freedom's sake they now decide Help crush the iron hills. What noble purpose in hearts of those Who's life seems but a dream. A discord, no, but Heaven knows A vision they have seen. They see beyond this awful scene, A democracy, thats true A thing which yet has never been, So far, as o'er they knew. They've always answered every call And proved they're men indeed; Still giving yet their blood for all And suffering for their creed. On yes, they'll give their heart and hand. FRENCH BLACK TROOPS FRENCH BLACK TROOPS (Continued From First Page) law was surpassed without force, or even pressure. Again when the recruits had been collected some inertable errors were made in the choice and construction of the barracks and camps of instruction at St. Louis, Ruisque, Kouroussa, Bouake, Kojonou and Porto to Novo, due to the novelty of the problem presented by the recruits, the batch of 60,000 Africans for European warfare. This arose also partly from the recall of the experienced Colonial Medical officers to France at the outbreak of the war for service at the French colony. The inexperienced officers when the recruiting was taken in hand. But these errors were quickly amended when they were realized, and now every care is taken for the welfare of the recruits. At the time he leaves his native village till he joins his unit in France. ARRIVAL IN FRANCE. At the time that the French Government decided to make use of African troops for the defense of the soil of rance, it took measures to reduce $t_0$ a minimum the consequences to them of their sudden removal from the conditions of Western Europe and a winter campaign, a task made more difficult by the total disturbance of normal conditions caused by the German invasion. The first was to leave them their habit and their prejudices, and in many cases spoke their languages. In this way their confidence in the heat service obtained from them was sensed by the conduct of "Les Tirralleurs" in Belgium, at Arras and Verdun, in Champagne and in the Dardanelles, where they showed themselves qualified to take their places in the worst enemy which the African troops had $t_0$ was the cold, an enemy more cruel, more gentle and more persistent than the Germans against which courage and military skills were experienced. Those attacks were the more dangerous because the Africans in their native countries (with the exception of those coming from the hilly parts of the Southern Souden or Dauan-Dalian) were experts of a temperature below 10 degrees Celsius. Even this temperature would only occur during the early morning hours, the increasing power of the sun, as he rose above the horizon, rapidly the chill along with the morning mist. The chill was played, or required, against this passing chill was to put on a thicker cloak or drapery, or to crouch over the lighted brazier to the sun's rays asserted their power. They were precautions necessary to counteract the sovereign and prolonged cold of a European winter. THE FIRST WINTER huddled under all the clothing he could accumulate, when seized with the passion would throw them all off at the sound of the "tom-tom" played by a companion, and resuming his manic costume, plung into the dance, with the first fall of snow dezenas of the men would walk about in it with maked feet, being amazed at the subsequent numbness and cold. Others again, on the Mediterranean seashore, seeing the water blue and sparkling under the December sun, would plunge in, as it brought back to the barracade, with the seem very foolish, or even childish, but after all, it could not be matched by the antics of inexperienced European soldiers in the early days of their residence in the tropics? The follies on both sides arise from sheer ignorance of the line of conduct imposed by inaccurate conditions, inaccurate clothing, inappropriate thing but the hard teachings of personal experience and suffering. Another precaution was the enforcement of a motious cleanliness among the colored troops in order to diminish the risk of contagion. On returning from the trenches the perforated armour accountments, and coverings of the trenches, freed from parasites and the clothing disinfected with the fumes of sulphur and formalin. In deposits and hospitals the most complete daily ablutions are enforced, a task rendered easy by the Africans' native cleanliness and the practice of ubiquitous times a day when in their homes. The greatest difficulty was to induce the men to make use of splitsoons, rendered necessary by the inveterate African habit of splitting at all times. Because of careful explanation of the possibility of tuberculosis and such disease a plague, by such means proved useless, and it was reluctantly that recourse was had to punishments to enforce cleanliness in this regard. Isolation of all infectious was strictly carried out, and success that not a single case of process that not a single case of process that not a single trypanosomiasis has been detected among the civil population. The result of all this skill and care, together with the experience gained by the men as to the proper line of conduction under the novel conditions to which the exposed, is seen in the fact that in them only about one-tenth of being only about one-tenth of the number of like cases in the corresponding month of 1915. FOOD. With few exceptions, the African troops have taken well to the regulation ration of the French army, showing a splendid prediction for the breed, and most of them even Musketeer who developed a taste for French cuisine. They have intolerated into excess or abuse in its use. The only complaint made was that the ration was a bit short." This nrose from most of them being habituated to an almost purely vegetable diet of which a larger quantity is required in the diet. The considerable portion of the daily food meat. There were never any cases of malnutrition. When actually at the front it was impossible to supply them with anything except the regular army ration, but in the regiments, the experiment of giving them their main food carried out with great success. By the kindness, care, and forethought of the "Comite d'Assistance aux Troupes Noires" the members of the various races on entering the refections of joy food and even the daunting of joy food. Rise from the Guinea Coast, milled from the Soudaan. Couscous from Mandingoland, "fonto" from Fonta, palm oil from the Ivory Coast and Dahomey, ground nuts from Senegal, prepared by native cooks skilled in the preparation of the different groups, who enjoy their meals to the accompaniment of their native music, can forget for a time both the toils of war and the rigors of Europe's austere climate; can almost imagine themselves back in their own sunny and beloved home, eating their chewing his kola from Kokirky, can tell his beads with the scale fervor and gratitude to Allah as if seated under the palm beside the mosque of THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA his own far-away town or village. HOUSING. At the outset it was considered by the authorities to be only fair to group the African troops with their French comrades in arms, in order to expose to the same danger, on battlefield, were deserving of the same solicitude and privileges as were bestowed on French soldiers in France. It was soon discovered that this close association enabled incomprehensible stances of friction between men of habits so different, or render the close and constant association agreeable to other party. To the African, with his high sensitiveness to what he contends with, and his amusement and amusement of the French, the customs so strange to them, of their African comrades were constant, though unintentional, sources of annoyance. The frequent臂lets and charms of the ploug African lovers of the ploug were matter for jest to the compelled Frenchman who, without the least intention, was necessarily wounding the tenderest susceptibilities of his comrades. On the abilities of his African love for long 'pailers' at all times of the night, and their dancing, were galling or tedious to the Frenchman. It was therefore decided to separate African and European troops, and this has been accomplished by the simulation of capabilities of the former, or converting any idea of privilege to the latter. On the contrary, it has tended to increase the good feeling on both sides, as the respect and admiration impeded by the simulation of the baffled no one could be clouded by petty bickering over mutual incompatibilities in barracks. MORAL SAFEGUARDS One great advantage to the African of this separation is that he can be always under the care of the medical men who know him at home; who understand his constitution, his wants and his diseases. He remains the sole control and care of the office of the African officers who superintended his recruitment and training, under who, perhaps, he has fought in African campaigns, and, who are proud of the splendid soldiers whom they command. Under such the "Trialiral" is at his beat, and has rendered brilliant assistance that France which knows and appreciates his worth, both as soldier and man. This separation likewise facilitates the protection of the African from the dangers arising from the vast and sudden change in his moral environment to the temptations of civility in the fattery, attention to exalation from the subsequent disillusion. To this end he is surrounded in his quarters by an accumulation of those trifles which give a "home atmosphere," there he finds the camp laid out after the fattery, such as possible, in the style of a country, with native foods, native music, dances and songs. He can sit on a mat woven in his home, under a covering of his own country thatch, and surrounded by his compatriots, in his beloved "pailvars," and dislays news of home, the latest letter the health of the old folk, and the pleasinners waiting for his return. In this way his African spirit and mentality are preserved, and he is protected from the contamination and degeneration of contact with the earth, by an advanced civilization, cf. which he would have been the worst side if lofts to wander at large. Thus the first of the two questions has been answered in the affirmative and it has been proved that with proper attention to his hygiene, and given sufficient supplies of warm food and shelter, the tropical African winter and losses none of his high soldierly qualities. UNDER SHELL FIRE. The second question has received an equally affirmative answer from all the officers who have commanded the "irrallleurs" in the forrestal cannon of the war. The only occasion for raising the cannon at all was the fact that in his own company the African is accustomed to open warfare, to the charge upon the enemy, and the clash of hand to hand combat with crossed weapons. This style of fighting calls for a quite different endurance required from the grim endurance required to prolonged bombardment by heavy artillery under which, no reply being possible, the soldier must contain himself calmly by an effort of the will until the order to act comes from his trial and the trial also the Senegalese has proclaimed. Here is the official record of Fako-Doumbia, of the 51st Senegalese battalion: Serving at the observation post of the trench he was three times burdened by prostrations, three times rebounded by prostrations and resumed his post. He was still relieved. Continued on duty still relieved by the commandant of his company. Fort Douamont, which had gained renown for its obstinate and prolonged defense by the French during the German rush on Verdun in 1916, was defended by the Huns with equal bravery. The French began their counter-attack this morning was recaptured at last. In the course of the attack a battalion of the "Tirilleurs," together with one of the Poles, was held up by an artillery barrage in front and machine gun fire of the "Tirilleurs." A veteran Heutenant raising his head, shouted to his How now, "Tirilleurs" "are we going to stick here?" "Forward!" The "Tirilleurs" bounded forth carrying the "Polus" with them in their rush. They passed he barrage, and capturing the fort, raised the tri-color once more upon its walls. THE HIGHEST TEST. The "Tirailleurs" have given ample proofs that they possess the brilliant dash which carries a position with the bayonet, and defies the heaviest barrage, and stolonism which can remain passive and unimpeded throughout a long bombardment. They have also shown that they possess that highest form of courage which calmly faces the slow approach death. On the 17th of February, 1918, the crew of the board a battalion of Senegalese, was torpedoed by a submarine when about two miles from Mata. (The troops were at once drowned up, and, obeying commands as calmly as on parade, commands an enemy to fire. The enemy forced the women and children there to. Some of them plunged into the sea four or five times to rescue passengers who had been seized with the enemy. Until the last civilian had been saved safely, not a single Senegalese left the two torpedo boats which were escorting the ship. There remained on board only the guard on duty, conscripted and unarmed. The "Athos" suddenly plunged at the hour of 12:40 P. M. As the ship sank, the guard was seen to draw up in line and present arms to the flag impassive and unmoved, they stood in front of the officers and displeased. He honored to the Horses! The High Command has preserved their memory by a General Order to the Army. The battalion gave the most splendid display of courage and discipline. The sentences and the discharge of their duty. Although they had not yet received the baptism of "fro" they had proven themselves soldiers of the highest order and boarded the ship, disciplined and calmly performing their duty in the face of imminent death. APPRECIATION, MILITARY AND CIVIL France's appreciation of, and gratitude for, the services of her Colonies has been voiced by M. Martignet, the late Minister of the Colonies on the occasion of the recent Colonial Colonies in Paris: "Foreigners are somewhat tempted to consider our possessions as a sort of provisional domain, where on peace we ment each one to dip accord his wants and particular as I desire to say here that on our Colonies as for real part of France. I mention when the our Colonies state upon the heath the need to be belong to the grand I love, family that we can allow the least with regard to this." The Union Colonials in a report recently issued, says, "Shall we be content to let the Natives in Senegal be certain electoral and municipal rights? African Colonies, where the Natives are more numerous, have none? We cannot, and we say it emphatically, that we do not see why the Native should not have a say in the administration, and go to further, and propose that the Native should not only up administrative life, in his own life, but represent his own district in a Colonial Legislature. The Nads is the principal authority for good plan would be for authorities small, farmer and supply firm, not only with seeds, but with advances of money in good seasons. In France after the war, we have no doubt that the West African Natives will be asked to agricultural it those who have fallen on the flee of battle." Again on his arrival at Dakar, Mr. Van Vollenhoven Governor General of Benghazi. Now Africa, spoke to follows: West Africa has had success, onchid West Africa has had success, not only of its patriotism, but still more of its robotic vigor; so true is that trial to emperors, and does notaken reason trong organisms. It is the house of the emperor for me to thank it in the name of the Government, of the Republic. In the name of France, therefore, I salute with respectful emotion, the Children of French West Africa who have fallen for the sacred cause. Offenders of the colonial army, soldiers of the Colonial Army, merchants and mobilized officials, soldiers who saw France only to give her their blood, all of you, heroes known and unknown, who were the pride of the Army and the terror of the enemy. I will ploylessly preserve the memory of your sacrifice." And in recognition of France's attitude towards her colored troops thus sing one of her African soldiers: If I should fall in battle may it be Upon the bosom of Democracy; Beneath the azure skies of noble France Who cries to all, in spite of race, Advance! In France; the ancient home of chivalry. In France, where freedom is what it should be; Yea; may I die whole I am not denied, In that great land of brotherhood and pride Where I can rise in spite of humble birth, Where men are judged not by their skin, but worth, In France, the home of great and valiant deeds, In France, where men are honest with their creeds, And should I live, at my first chance I'm going to settle down in dear old Paris. RONCEVERTE NEWS Ronceverte, W. Wa., Dec. 23—Rew- I. H. Carpenter filled his pulpit at Wilton St. Sulphur Sunday. Wilton Ch. Carpenter reached a very german sermon, 23d. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Justice and Miss M. Farfax have gone home to spd the Xmas holidays. Mrs. Fanny Haynes is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. Brinkley. Mr. Claireson is visiting his mother, Mrs. William Grose. Mrs. Virginia Carter has been very ill as her home. The Xmas program was held at the Methodist Church. The church was beautifully decorated, and the program lovely and the services were largely attended. Mr. Tom Long has returned home suffering from being frosted. Sam Renick, James Mallory, Ottenick, of Cass, W. Va., have returned home for the holidays. Mr. Dr. Law passed through the city on route from Elkins, W. Va. to visit her husband at Training Camp. Mrs. Henry Morton gave a dinner at her residence in honor of the pastor, Rev. G. H. Carter. The guests present were: Rev. G. H. Carter, Mrs. Elta Greene, Mr. E. W. Heater, Florence Daniel, Miss Mary Jones. Mr. Howard White is very ill at his home on Main Street. Friends were very sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Phil. Smith. He was or will be citizen of the community and will be buried by his family in funeral services were held at the Mothallist Church. His wife, daughter, son, and grand-daughter are left to mourn his loss. Mr. Sandy Holloway was a business visitor at White Sulphur Springs. Rev. G. H. Carter, Mr. Sandy Holland and Miss Augustine Patterson did with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Brown. Mr. Sandy Holland was visiting her mother at Union, W. Va. Mr. Robert Cousins is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cousins. I wish each and every one of my cousins a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. DANVILLE NOTES Danville, Va., December 24. —The American Red Cross Auxiliary held a very enthusiastic meeting last evening afternoon. The drive for new members and candidates in detail and plans were formed for Dr. Bryan canvass. This organization is doing great work. The entertainment at the High School Friday night was enjoyed by all. Roy Ferguson and McLaughlin was ordained to the Oration ministry on Sunday at the Mr. Olive Church, Rev. C. W. Coats, pastor, the ordination sermon was preached by Rev. J. A. Coors, prayer by Bro. J. H. Davis. The following ministerate was conducted by Dr. Rov, S. A. Moses, D. D. Rov, S. A. Moses, D. D. Rov, G. Frosty, H. T. Hoe, W. T. Johnson, Hunt and G. W. Coats. Miss Fannie M. Brown, of Wilkshire, N. C. is spending the Christmas holidays at the U. G. Russell, of Cleveland street. Miss Alice Sampson, who has been attending school at the Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg, U. is home for the holidays. Miss Hardy, of Eofy, Main street is on the slok list. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, of Clover, Va. is spending a few days with her daughters, Mrs. G. W. Hardy and Mabel Gratty. Mrs. Coleman is on vacation from Winston-Salem N. C., where she went to bury her mother. Mrs. A. H. Lee, of South Main street is spending the Christmas in Stockton, Va. with relatives. Mrs. A. H. Cooper will make a trip home this week, Boykins, Va. to see his parents. Mr. George Williamson, who has been spending some time in New York City is home with his parents. Mr. Hayes, of Abbey Park, N. J. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Nora Williamson. Mr. George Garrett, Dibbell avenue, left the city Monday for Wilson, N. C. to visit his wife's people. On his return he will stop in Leesburg, N. C. to see his mother. Miss Beatrice and Resie Williamson, of Meherrin and Hampton, Va. positively, are home for the Holidays. Miss Novela Bailey, of Lockette street is very ill at this writing. THE BISHOP OF BURGUNDY Rev. W. E. Pettus' vision of the Holy Bible, showing God's divine age, proclaim of his ministry. Rev. Pettus has been asked to explain to the people who have been called the minister provals to open the mystery. The church ought to be at perfection and have not left confession the state where no work is done. What is perfection? The state of being perfect or occupied is what required is wanting. Perfect in mind perfect in will, perfect in heart, perfect in soul. Render to Christ the whole body a living sacrifice, holy acceptable which is your reasonable Christian even as I am perfect. Christian means one just like Christ. What is confession? The acknowledgment of sin, fault or crime. The open declaration of guilt. 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That is as far as they get. No fruits of the spirit to be tailed, folt or seen, yet confess with their mouth that they have found Christ. Not so when you find Christ. You are not saved, and are bound to live for Christ. You are life, not using the world's fun nor the folly of fools. Christ said, "Let your words become sound doctrine." I have heard men preach for thirty-two years, and two-thirds of them are old testament; for life and light can cause sound chiasm. If the law could give life and light, why did Christ come? He came to do what the law could not do. That was to give light to the dark world. So we are charged to preach also gospel, so that the crown may hear and live. Rev. Petitus is a house of worship. His home is a house of worship, own daily from 7 to 9 P. M., No. 1700 Second Street Road, Phone Rn. 5627.