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The Negro At War Work Washington, D. C., Oct. 3.—War de partment officials state that since the ^ officers’ reserve training camp at Fort •"Fes Moines, out of which came 639 Colored commissioned officers, and prior to the establishment of the training schools at Camps Taylor and Pike, 114 Colored men were commis sioned as officers in infantry, eleven in cavalry and thirty-five in field ar tillery; 107 officers in infantry came out of the recent class at Camp Pike and thirty-three in field artillery came V out of Camp Taylor last month. The foregoing summary gives a total of 941 Colored officers graduating from the officers’ training schools,and these figures are exclusive of those commis i: ;<>t :< a s: i: ::;a ;;:;,sO; >:iQ<3C»liC«5i r ^ —r ' ft* I Great | “ I :: $20,000 Worth of Ladies’ High Class J it Samples of Cloaks, Suits, \ Dresses and \ Furs it At 1-3 Off and Less it] Don’t buy till you price j; our garments. Most reason- i; able Cloak Store in Omaha, a A. Bonof f n 1409 Douglas Street. 8 ()<)!:: M h rilt'ifftrttW)fflmm<MVmipq«DuKuujujm» sioned in the medical reserve corps and in special branches of the service, both over here and abroad, and the count does not embrace the officers of the national guard and those in the regular army. The war college at Washington ad vises that there have been registered 207 white labor companies, 200 of which were sent overseas before their organization was entirely complete. This is positive evidence that these labor battalions are not confined ex clusively to Colored membership, as has been intimated in some quarters. A Colored Woman’s Volunteer Serv ice league of Newark, N. J., has been organized as a branch of the mayor’s committee of the woman’s committee of the Council of National Defense, and has opened headquarters at 249 Mulberry street, where Colored sol diers may be made ‘‘at home” and en tertainment provided for them. A suit able building is to be secured for the establishment of a canteen for the benefit of the soldiers. Some of the officers of this voluntary service league are: President. Mrs. Amore! Cook; secretaries, Mrs. L. M. Holmes, Mrs. M. K. Burrell, Mrs. E. E. Hilton and Mrs. Emma Wormiey; treasurer, Mrs. Louise Hilton. Mr. J. E. Blanton, in co-operation with the war department commission on training camp activities, is doing efefctive work in various camps in or ganizing “liberty choruses” among the Colored soldiers and in instructing them in the technique of plantation melodies, folksong singing and the standard “spirituals." He is intro ducing with great success Natalie Cuitis Burlin’s newly conceived and most happily harmonized folksong, “A Hymn of Freedom,” which is set for singing to the tune of “Ride On, Jesus, Ride On.” Opportunities for the entrance of | competent Colored men in the veteri nary corps are now open. Information relative to this branch of the service may be had by addressing Major Itay J. Stanclift, assistant director of the | veterinary' corps, Washington, D. C. — New barracks are being built at I Howard university and Atlanta uni-1 versity for the accommodation of the i young men who are coming in from j all sections of the country to take the j military training along with their ara- j domic studies and for the vocational classes that will come from draftees who will be assigned there by local boards or army camp officials. The opportunities offered young Colored men through the committee on educa tion and special training are being seized with eagerness, and so rapidly has the demand for this type of edu cation grown, and so potent are the results noted, that the government’s policy of thus turning out specially trained men for its manifold needs is meeting with universal aprpoval and Fish! Fish! Fish! We always carry all kinds of Fish and Oysters. Cheese and Butter Department! All kinds of Cheese and Good Butter and Eggs. Our Grocery Dept. Is replete with good things to eat. Meats are our long suit. The most quality for your money in the city. If you want your money to put down the high cost of living, trade with us. Watch our ad in The Monitor next week. PUBLIC MARKET WANTS YOUR TRADE t lOth and Farnam Sts. First Natl. Bank Bldg. ... • ♦ • • • Telephone 1158. Rales Reasonable Electric Lights, Gas and Bath, in Same Block uh Bath House. One Block of Car Line. The CLARDY MODERN TWO STORY BRICK FLAT With or Without Board. MR. AND MRS. S. CLARDY, Props. 419 Cottage Street. Hot Springs, Ark. > .. . . . . . .. . ......I is to be continued indefinitely. By next July it is estimated that 20,000 young Colored men will have received this training in some of its forms. Charles Harris, leader of the Com motnnwealth band of Baltimore, Md., has been appointed assistant band leafier and will soon go to France with one of the Colored organizations. After six months he will be made a second lieutenant. High officials in France are said to be exceedingly fond of the “jazz” music furnished by the Colored bands. General Petain recently visited a sec tor in which there are American troops and had “the time of his life” listening to a Colored bafld playing the popular “jazz” music, with some Negro dance stunts in keeping with the spirit of the melodies. He warmly congratulated the Colored leader upon the excellence of the work of his or ganization and thanked him for the enjoyable entertainment that had been given him. Colored men, serving as privates, who have abilities alonb any specia; line will find it to their advantage to acquaint their company commanders with the nature of their qualifications, and this may lead to congenial assign ments in keeping with their mental or technical attainments. There is always something for a man to do who is of proved ability or special equipment. There are now' forty-one Colored chaplains in the United States army. It is expected that Colored chaplains will be provided for service at Camp Lee at an early date. Colored members of the Committee of One Hundred, who are authorized to present the war aims of the govern ment, are getting into touch with the State Councils of Defense in their re spective localities and are thus lend ing themselves effectively to the pro grams marked out for the particular needs of the several states. HAS SPECIAL EMBALMER George Miller, formerly with W. T. Tucker, of Oklahoma, City, for ten years as a practical emhalmer, is now with the J. H. Russell & Co. under taking firm, this city. Phones: Day call Red 3203; nights calls, Webster 3718. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Litisia Ross wishes to express her appreciation to their many friends who sent floral offerings and condo lences at the death of her son, Elmer Carter.—Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Patton, Mrs. Luticia Ross. NOTICE All boy scouts of Troop 23 are re questor! to meet at Mt. Moriah Baptist church, Sunday, October 6. at 2:30 p. m. FLOYD MAXEY, Scout Scribe. Mr. Walter Irvin, whose three broth ers, Lanson, George and Jasper, have been called in the national army, has received a card from Lanson that he arrived safely overseas. Mrs. Lizzie Britten has received word that her son, James W. Britten, has arrived safely overseas. He left camp August 5 and is with the medical corps. 39,808 COLORED MEN CALLED TO SERVICE Washington, Sept. 28.—Draft calls announced by Provost Marshal Gen eral Crowder will send 181,838 men qualified for general military service to army camps before October 1C. All states have quotas to fill. Of the total 142,000 will be white regis trants, who will entrain between Oc tober 7 anil 11. The remainder will be Colored, who will move in two groups, 29,01(5 entraining between September 25 and 27 and 10,752 on October 16. \LBFRT W. JEFFEPIS, Republican Candidate (or Congress. 11 ; QUALITY Grass and Fibre Rugs. j Universally Favored for Almost • Every Room in the Home. | These Rugs come in especially I pleasing, decorative designs that | harmonize with most room • schemes; grounds are generally | in pleasing shades of blue,green, | brown or gray, while the borders $ favor the bright cretonnes every 1 woman loves. j They are sanitary, easily f cleaned and reversible. 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