The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 27, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
No. 10 Vol.44
MUSKOiKE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY Ot. 27 1017
Price $1 .00 A year
COLORED VOLUNTEERS
PROUD OF :TA
PROUD OF THEIR .U'7'.hnsr. "What I You don't under-
French Colonial J room Tfdasti
That It Was Not Ntcisscry
to Conscript Them.
French Front Oct. 20. (Cor-
resnondenee of Ihe Associated
Press) "You white men arc
forced to fight we aiv ihm-
leers." savs nro-ullv the Ft pvh
colonial soldiers when Ihcy ro-
ply to questions as to the rcr.sjn
1U1 IIIUI1 fc'Hll IU 1JHIU.IU fc"
fight. Wh. .her they come from tftale ber.aor K. II. I po oi
the Senegal Madagascar or.i vn'nole by J. Coody Jehnson
Somoliland all of them express. of Wewoln by Prof. Umsin of
crladnesrf at the onmrtunit.v t: ! ima. bv Lb-nt. Corbet' U. S.
nay off old pcoiv. lor crujlti
committed on tKir km n
the German colonies in Al
the news of which has beoi
spread among them from on
end of the continent to the other
by their myterion methods v
communication. All of Iherr
know of the fate of the He- i'O"
nation in German SoutLwes
Africa whero only a iew wan-
dering groups remain alhc ot
what once was a powerful Ne-
gro tribe.
Undoubtedly the most popular
of the French colonial volunteei
are the coal-black Senegalese
Their c mrage in the field am.
their devotion to their whit? of
ficors have become proveibi.il
The mentality of these li tbes-
men is aimr st infantile in it
simplicity b it they are qui :k ti
learn. Their adaptability is sue!
in warlike natters that the;
have become expert in very hurt
time with all the most modern
weapons. Muvy of thm befor
coming to I'rMicc have under-
gone traiiJitg in the eolonierf an.
conserr.K..t!y are acquaints
with hiiropean drill and disci-
pline. Otlici. arj raw rec 'uiu-
who arc exercised first whtr
they reach French soil. The o.i
gerness of all to acquire prj-
liciei'.s:' 'vith the new veapia i
such that evju in their h.uu's ci
rest in tlieir instruciun c impt
they may be seen in group i ex
ercising with them nnd locat-
ing the word; of comnur.d ir.
French which they rapidlj
learn.
It has been asserted crron-1
cously that Negro troops aro l'1
able to support the strain of t
bombardment. There cc'uM:
have been instances in which u
coiiipany of K.ciieg'i'ee when iX
its white oicc-r-- have bee .
picked off by German sharr
shooters has hesitated durinr -n
advance but this was merely be-
cause they di dnot know vhal to
do. Dor.au mont the battle of
the Aisne the Somme offensive
the attack at Latfaux Mill and
the defense of Craonne and the
California and C; 3em ites pla-
teau have all been scenes of the
heroic eouii"o of the Xeg"
troops u-.:df" rrti'leTv fire of th
mout t'M'ri'le fhar'ccT.
A battalion of Soi.rg.M'-se sir
tioncd on the spot v.hore Tie vo1-
lage of Fh-Jiy h:A once stood or.
the .Verdun fron. durlngr the
heaviest of tho flhti-.v thaio
made an advance djiig vhic i
their fkvnk almost rcacl -i to the
fort of jjmamont. Tien the;r
walked into an enfilading fire
from dozens of German machine
gun pc.ition. The Gen -n gun-
ners ju .' cuing the black vav-
riora coning at them threw up
their hands and surrendered to
the inn ber of sixty. The Ger
man resistance all along the line
wns overcome ovingr to this dar-
ing feat. Their brilliant vork
wrought vo distinction of tho
war cros3 to many of the Nero
troopc'-f -id die ontire b itaHor
was me'tioned in army orders
for its brive:y.
When in rest cemp tho Sene
galese amus" themselves like
schoolboys. Dancing and sing-
ing and gam'. ling occupy much
of thcr time. Many oi them
however give up hours daily to
learning French for they re-
gard evu thing appertaining to
lVnrr.' . 'u-ttor ti.n anything
el?e. Oi. (r l1iens '.. e.i.no up-
on Amei. an munition d rival
repau'iip; his motor 3puk to tho
American in his broken French.
The American did not' under-
stand an dthe African turned
rand walked away wearing n ilia-
dainful expre.si'on and ivinni-
I . .. . --
iMntKi r-renen; itno vou never
been to school? j
1 X A splendid patriotic nu
was held on Friday Or
10th at Seminole in '...
County. Oklahoma and
than two thousand Negroes .ud
white pc-ple were present. Theie!
were ion:. -two selected colored
men who leave that county tor
the training camp oil Ihe 2?th
uii.mii wv.fi tn" ' .-- j
."lli'M
'.nit"!' j
II.. '
Mill
lticiA. by Pi of. J. M. Marques of
d ir 'in'tui by W. II. Twine of
ikm 1 -Luxiojreo and others. The
vhite people of Seminole a 'sist-
J mateiially in giving our boys
-roper encouragement and by
'iieir presence and acts showed
.at thty were personally inter-
sted in the welfare of the col-
uJ btv3 who g' to the front
rd ins.tf'.ed that our bojs have
he same encouragement that
he white boys had who wore
ent some veeki go. The colored
eop'a will never forget the
.indncs and assistance rcn-
icrod tl.em by the cijizens of
lemiiiole.
The r" dness .Men's Leigue
ruler the leaderstiip of Attornej
.-. T. Walker gave our buy
.plcndid demonstration on Ihuh
.jpavtUi'C for the tra'nmg
vanp. The people of Muskogcf
;ot behind the Business Uague
nd gae the proper assis ancc
nd hvice a splendid success of
he movement. This gue to
how when the Negroes of Mus-
-gec gei together that the e?r
iomplii.h anything they u ider-
ike. Vc hope the Leigi" v.i'i
intinie to u.ke tho lend and the
'.eeses of che peoplp will con-
'.iu! to follow. Ve can plac
Musi ogee where it f.)rr.ierl
A nnd (ha! is al the head ( f tht
olumn by o".r united efforts ur-
'5r)nc common leadership arn'
y eliminating pergonal grudges
:itc work aed continual dght-
ng amongst ourselves.
Keep up with the record and
.ou will see that the colore i
ic.ple of this County and State
ire doing tlu'ir share in the pur-
hase of Liberty Honda. Our
vs in the camp are also invest-
. lg heavily in Liberty Donda.
There is no class of our ci.i.en-
hip that are showing morj pa-
rio'ism than our people.- Are
tot such people entitled to the
ullot?
EGROi:S SHOW PATRIOT-
ISM AT GREAT MASS
X
MEETING.
A rouing patriotic demon-
.. ration attended by 300 Ne-
voes was held Tuesday night at
:rler hall to honor the young
vetoes v.ho will leave Saturday
o join iho dr.'ft army and to
ive impetus Io tho Liberty liond
-iles among the Negroes. The
meeting was conducted by the
'cgro llusinesi Men's League
. ih H. T. Walker as chairman.
The principal speaker of the
neiling was ROW E. C. Cox
".ho made tho thomo of hi
speech "The Negro as a Compo- the usual process of law and turn
tout Part of the Nation." Wo ;jm OVOr to the mob to be stab-
nade the point that whatever bud shot or burned at the stako;
differences there might be be- i0litraires that would not be per-
v.cen the blacks and tho whites 'niitted in any other couiiUy on
vithin the. country the Negro i Uiq globe
.uust back up the government Make Democracy Safe for the
and be a part of it against an j World.
u side enemy. "From the ear-1 The most discouraging fea-
io history of tho nation" helturo is that the white pulpit is
uid "the Negro has done his usually silent and ihe white press
'jart in its battles and ho must .pilenl if not siding with the mob.
not besmirch his reputation by Thees inhuman outrages have
failing in this crisis to subscribe I been winked at by those nl au-
his part to tho Liberty Bonds." 'thority until they are no longer
A collection ol .o0 was raised
0 be ijlvm the Negro soldiers
tor tob.-icco and so forth. About
hirty of the drafted men were
"rose. it.
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-
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Tho Youth's Companion you are
giving not merely the means of
j wholesome pleasure and fascin
ating ini' rm. lion every week
The l nipmuon is all that. Hut
it is .?omeihing more. Hundreds
oi leuers io me i omimiuun
.. i i . .. . rut- r. ...!..
cak of tl inibii .ice of I ho
oor in bind-ng home lies mot
mothers and fathers and the
hnv" and irls in Companion
f.:mi'ies are very close knit
m
a
their 'flections. They have
comr..n interest in the same du-
lies nnd recreai hns and lhe
.ill regard The Companion as one
fif fhnm-snlvna. II. hns n nersoll-'
alitv and n character unique .
amonr publications and you cm
not introduce a more inspiring
influence Into :tiv home circle.
11 i not a publication morel v
it' a friend. The Companion
aiono is $2.00 but I ho publishers
make on Ertruordiuarn Double
Chi ht mas Present Off if The
Youth's Companion and
Mc-
Call's Magazine together
for
$2.25.
This two-nt-one-price offer in-
cludes :
1. Tho Youth's Companion
G2 i sues in 1918.
2. All remaining 1017 issues
of tho Companion free.
H. The Companion Home Cal-
endar for ID JR.
4. McCall's Magazine 12
f lahien number1 in 1918.
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this office.
4 A' ADDRESS TO THE AMER-
ICAN PEOPLE.
Tly National Equal Uiqhls
Lcagvr nl Tenth Avnuul Meet-
ing Ntiv Yoik City Septem-
ber mh 1917.
Tho National Equid flights
League in convention assembled
t Mother A. M. IL Zion church
New York City issues the fol-
ov.ing address to the American
Peop'o :
T'.'rn en American soil our an-
stors here for centuries we
ike the rest of you arc Ameri-
mih and speak as true Ameri-
cans. Having watered the
American soil with our tears cn-
lich it with our blood defended
it in every way never disloyal
or untrue to its best interests
manifesting now common inter-
est with all true Americans in
its welfare honor and glory we
in our hour of extremity appeal
to your conscience sense of jus-
tice and fair play and demand
Mint the many outrages and in-
dignities cease and our race be
accorded the same rights and nice. Hence in view ol lus own
privileges accorded all other w'ords and of this war we do
Americans. now call upon President Wilson
Jim-Crow Gallery in U. S. Sen-io abolish that essential viola-
ale. .lion fo democracy race segroga-
Despil" progress wo are still i! ion of government clerks and
surrounded by an adverse senti- r.o recommend to Congress the
meat which makes our lives a 'enactment of laws: (a) To en-
living hell. We are shut out by
trades-unions and refused work
because of color. Tho Senate of
tho government as clerks solely
We are rejected in business in
professional service and even by
tho United States has gone so far
as to have a Jim-Crow corner in
its gallery. Neiiher the Churches
of Christ nor the Courts of Law
have overcome tho color line. In
our houminnu it nas long oeon
ih- custnm. when n Colored man
ha jirruRnd nf e.rbno to not aside
confined to the South but are
spreading through the entire
country and are easting a blot
upon American Civilization that
cannot be effaced.
i ;t a time liko this when our
country is in war to uphold de-
hnocraey and to prove that our
' government is the best on earth
i and as President Wilson said we
should "Establish in this country
- 'justice with heart in it and syni-
pnthy in it" it behooves the
American people to make these
(mirages against humanity nn-'
i M;l.l.t ....!.. ..U....1.I 4itrt
wiihiuu - . rii uiuy B.wum mu
K-i only should the
pa-("World b- made safe tor Homoo-;
racy nut .'.'mocracy suouiu rjei
made s Ue t. r the World.
h.bt.Lout. Km h ornt in I uul-
t.i (f Country.
We denounce the East St.
Louis If. ror a sthe most awful
outra. that ever ha'. ened in
the ci .. cd world. Ac call upon
the Sen'i
lent of the country to
help u
We demand that the
Federal Department of Justice
investigate this outrage and
prohocme the guilty parties to
the full extent of the law.
TD1MESS TO THE COUNTRY
PART II.
The War President Wilson and
the Kaiser.
Tho National Equal Rights
League congratulates tho nation
upon the fact th.it tho basic prin-
ciples of the gov.H'i men; h on m
qualitv and human treedom
have be'ii applied wih i.n :' is
liir comnrohcnshono.ss to l!is
acts which make up seven-
eights oi our population: anil it
declares that the increasing
.vithdrawal of these principles
rom the other eighth ol tbo pop-
dation is a challenge of the pa-
1 riotism of our governmental ad-
ministrators and of our fellow
.vhite Americans.
Demands Made Upon President
Wilson.
The legalized killing which is
ailed war always requires justi-
fication. When national self-
preservation is not pleaded only
moral principles and equity can
ic. The entrance therefore ol
the U. S. A. offensively into the
most terrible war in history and
me in the other hemisphere can
jo justified only by vouchsafing
."reubm and equality of rights
0 all citizc.ns of the United
'tates regardless of tho inci-
!ents of race or color over which
hey have no control. Likewise
1 I true patriots should lay aside
at red n n d discrimination
'.gainst fellow Americans.
Now comes the President ol
.he United States and declares
olHcially to the world that 1his
l overiiinont takes part in the Lu-
ropean war to promato World
Democracy and World Human-
i'y. He tells the new arm
raised specifically to make the
world "Safe for Democracy"
that this war "draws us all
closer together in human broth-
erhood as did the Revolutionary
War for American Independ-
forec the Mth and loth Amend-
ments of tho Constitution which
forbid peonage and disfranchise-
ment thereby restoring to mil-
lions' of Americans their civil
and political rights; (b) To
make lynching a federal ciime;
(e) To forbid segregtiti'in for
race in interstate1 trael or
navel in federal territory.
Opportunity for President and
Raiser.
1 nthis world War Kaiser Wil-
hol mfo Germany and President
Wilson of the U. S. A. have a
similar opportunity and respon-
sibility: tho former to grant
democracy to all tho people of
his realm an dthereby pavo the
way for peace by negotiation tho
latter to grant democracy to fif
teen million loyal citizens denied
it in tho Republic over which he
presides and thereby gain added
strength to secure peace by suc
cess in arms.
hegrcgation in Aanny Not De-
mocracy. Colored Americans demand
only that the "rights of free peo-
ples and tho common rights of
mankind" which tho govern-
ment proclaims for Europo be
also in the possession at homo of
all our citizens subject to risk or
suller disease and death in carry-
nig this cause to tho loreign na-
tions. We believe in democracy.
Wo hold that this nation should
enter the lists with clean hands
and that in this formation ol a
now army in the absence of any
law compelling race distinction
the oxelu-uon ot totaled An.cri-
cans trom Olllcer
uum uum wmvi lunum
........ ........ f iitl.. M'.....
Schools lrom camps and canton-
menu wnn uu rest is a ueira;.ni
Jul' the cause of dennmraey and
is causing irehh contempt ant
persecution. We demand i util-
ity of rights for all in ail depart
rnonts of the government.
No Siiscewt Without Justice.
All patriotic Americans must
be alarm tit wit htho country at
war. American citizens arc
burned at the stake by mobs arc
massacred because they work
for a living arc beaten and as-
saulted. All should uniio against
the tyranny of mob and of la-
bor orginizations. Until the
right of trial To.- crime is secure
until the right to travel to work
and to vote is free to all citizens
alike our country can not expect
or deserve success in this war or
tho favor and blcssintr of Al-
mgihty God.
DK. M. A. SINCLAIR. Pa.
It !V1K K.M. I1KWLETT N.J.
i. T. :.u)iiUlU Miss.
.1. T. JONUS. Ark.
'KV. A. C. POWFLL N. Y
it;V. D. S. KLUGll.Conn.
IKV. S. M. WKLLKR. Mas.
tKS. 1. 1). W. MARNF.TT. ill.
.KV. JOSKiMl SUMMKRS.
N. .1.
MRS. M. C SIMPSON Mass.
AMLLIAal MONROW TROT-
TNR Mass.
I. S. FORD Mich.
NEWLY ELECTEE OFFI-
CERS. President Byron Gunner
.Vow York ; vice-presidents-at-arge
C. S. Whitled Conn.;
Mnio. C. J. Walker New York:
ecordiug secretary .1. L. Neill
Washington D. C. ; correspond-
"ig secrclray W. M. Trotter
Mnss. ; assistant recording s"cre-
ary Mrs. M. Cravat h Simpson
1-isn. ; treasurer Thos. Walker.
tVashington D. C. ; chaplain.
Rex. 1. 13. Walters Mars.
Vice-President ft.
Rev. M. F. J'-ydcs. Rhode 1st-
ind: Wm. D. Brigham Mass.;
lO'c-Congre.- sman Murray III.;
Dr. W. A. Sinclair Penn.; J. C.
Ford. Mich.; A. F. Wa'son.
Ark.; W. S. Smith N. P.;. I. W.
Brown N. Y.; W. C. Brown
Washington D. C: Dr. Ilr.rvoy
Johnson Md.; F. W. Felton W.
Vn.; John Mitchell Jr. Va.
l.ir!o Trliil Ilotllo of Sanol for '15c.
iiinol 1h a fnmlly ronunly. Sanol Ih
(ild on an nbiioluto Kiinriuituu. It o-
ini mlif r If It says Rnnol it Ih nil iij;ht
1 5c nnd 1 $ 00 nl tlio Urun Htoro.
STATEMENT
Of the Ownership Management
Circulation Etc. Required by
the Act of Congress of Att-
aint 2d 1912.
Of tho Muskogee Cimeter
published weekly at Muskogee
Oklahoma for October 1917.
State of Oklahoma County of
Muskogee ss:
Before mo a notaiy public in
and for the State and county
aforesaid pm sonally appeared
W. II. Twine who having been
duly s'vorn according to law. de-
poses and savs that he is the Edi-
tor of the Muskogee Cimulor
and that tho following is to the
bes tof his knowledge and belief
a true statement of tho owner-
ship management etc. of the
aforesaid publication for the
date shown in the above caption
required by the Act of August
24 1912 embodied in section
44'i I'ostal Laws and Regula-
tions printed on the reverse of
this form to-wit:
1. That the namos and ad-
d res.'' cs of the publisher editor
managing editor and business
manager aro:
Publisher Cimeter Publishing
Co. Muskogee Oklahoma.
Editor W. H. Twine Musko-
gee Oklahoma.
Managing Editor P. R. Price
Miihkogeo Oklahoma.
Business Manager W. II.
Twine Jr. and E. D. Niekciis
Muskogee Oklahoma.
2. That the owners are: W. II.
Twin" .Muskogee Oklahoma.
J5. '1 luil the known bondhold
era niorlgageea and other seour
i auiue'ia uwuiii or ngiiun
per c(:.L or more of total amount
of bonds mortgages or other se-
cuntiesaro: None.
W. 11.
TW1NI-L
Owner.
Sworn lo nnd subscribed be-
fore mo this 28th day of Scplem-
ier 1917.
II. It. ICDWARDS
(Seal) Notary Public.
(Mycommission expiroR Nov.
.Uh 1917.)
IloHd tho ntlvirtlm incntrt In tlili
impor and niilroiilzu Ultimo who iid-
viTllvo with ua; ihpy il-HCfvo vo'ir
triuk'. Our subm rlpllon fl.OO pr
vrnr. iVKPittR wanted. U joiI rnttirnlH-
itoii paid Wrllu us.
NOTIU ""
The public is hereby no'ith I
that on and after the Uh day ( f
Novimber 1917 tha' an appli-
cation will bo made to the Co.-
ei nor and tho Board of Pnrdors
of Ihe Stale of Oklahoma in ic-
or of Flbert Curl who was on-
xiv'tcd in the Suprrii ''our. i.t
Muskogee. M - i v. uklahoM.i
in cause Number 1?.M on the
-0th day of March 1917 for con-
eying intoxicating lh.uor witli-
.u the State of O'.bi'- una and
.vho was sentenced to serve a
term of siv mmths in " e County
ail at Muskogee Okl h'WA and
lo pay a fine of $.iOO.L ;.
J. VANCE LUWIS
Attorney for Applicant.
NOTICE DY rUIl LIGATION.
In the Di3trict Court of Mus-
"togee County Statu of Oklaho-
ma: Lapaa Porter Plaintiff
s. No. G08J.
S. P. Porter Defendatti.
The defendant S. P. Porter
vill take notice that be has bu a
.nied in the above1 named Court
by the plaintiff Lapaz Porte
for absolute divorce by reason of
abandonment and that unless
" nn''-!i- the pe'Lion of the
olaintiff Lapaz Porte on or b -
ore the l')th day of Wivcmb.-'
1917 tho allegations . ' forth in
.; ud petition will be taken as con-
fessed and judgment rondere 1
accordingly.
in Witness Whereof I have
berounto set my hand and af-
fixed the seal of saio District
Court this the 27th . of Sep-
tember 1917.
J. 11. GAINES
(Seal) Court Clerk.
By Til OS. G. MARTIN
Dep.i y Clerk.
GEO. V. PARKER
Attorney for Plaintiff.
WliL-H yon liuu' Hnckn. ho the liver
op Kltlnuyn urn huro lo he out of unr.
Try Swiol It dors wnsr'erg for Uhj
Iher kidneys und nliuldor. A trial
3."ic liolllo will continue ion. Hot It
nt tho driiK store.
A number of Negro minor
have bought Libi'y Bond.i.
This is well. Lot the j.;ood woHc
go on. Our Co'inty Judge is d -ing
the right thing by approvm?
such investments. Oct. 2th is
Ltbeilii Day. Hug Ro.ids.
The Editor. W. II. Twine win
make a rUriotic speoih at Semi-
nole on dm mth. Oar bows Iw a
hent for the Black Ea !c of Ol lu-
boma lo addnssu (hem. This
Lantern.
Buy a Liberty IS ml. It's Hie
hot investment on earth. Our
Go. eminent L; behind il and that
mean all of us guai nice pay-
ment. Go lo the Business League
meeting Thursday n'tht. Every
natiiotic citizen should go. ( i'e
your mile to help our boys who
go (o the front.
Do you not up nt nlKht? San. I to
surely tho hoiit for nil klduoy ur b ul-
derlrouhlcB. Sunol kIvcs relief In 'JX
hourH from nil biuKaclio nnd bind tr
trouhlvB. Snuol Is u Ruantnteod
remedy. 35c und $ 1.0 On bottle tt tb
driiB colore.
Stenographers and typeunt-
en warded by the Goer inner L
Salaries from $1000 to $2 0 'J
jiev year. I'or iuforr.ui'.ion write
to John A. iMcIlhinnv. Prus. I' !
- 1 Civil Service Com. Washington
i. jx j
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