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PAUL M. WARBURG TELLS
PRES. WILSON WHY HE
QUITS RESERVE BOARD

-
-
Says Agitation Against Fact of
German Birth Would Embar-
rass the Board and National
Administration.

Nation's Prominent Jews Who Distribute Jewish War Funds,

FRENCH ARMY CONTAINS

THREE JEWISII GENERALS

\Vashington.—There are at least
three Jewish Generals in the French
.\rmy, two of whom are by birth .\ I-
satians. These art General Gideon
c,e mar, a native of Dambacti, loud
I wit if Camille Levy, commanding
the 3
)ty 'stun, who is a native of
Ingwei

further term because of the tact that a
small agitation had been started
against his retention of office on the
hoard by reason of the fact that he
was born in Germany. Mr. War-
burg's term expired on August Ilth.
On May 27th, he wrote a letter to
President Wilson fully explaining his
reasons for declining to serve fur-
ther. \t r. Wilson replied last week,
both letters being made public at that
time. After explaining his delay in
replying as due to the absence of
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mc-
Adoo, Mr. Wilson stated:

RUSSIAN AND HEBREW ARE

"VERBOTEN" IN LITAU

London —The German Nfilitary
Commander over Litau issued a proc-
lamation prohibiting the teaching of
Russian or Hebrew languages. Chil-
dren found studying the above lan-
guages will have to pass an exam-
ination in German in order to be per-
mitted to attend any school. Those
failing to pass the examination will
have to discontinue further studies.
The proclamation was issued follow-
"Your retirement from the board is
ing the discovery of a few schools
a serious loss to the public service. I
where the prohibited languages were
consent to it only because I read be-
taught.
tween the lines of your generous let-
ter that you will yourself feel more at
BLACK HUNDREDS ORDER
ease if you are left free to serve in
JEWS TO LEAVE UKRAINE.
other ways.

"I know that your colleagues out the
board have not only enjoyed their
association with you, but have also
felt that your counsel has been indis-
pensable in these first formative years
of the new system which has served
at the most critical period of the na-
tion's financial history to steady and
assure every financial process, and
that their regret is as great as my
own that it is in your judgment best
now for you to turn to other methods
of service. You carry with you in
your retirement front this work to
which you have added distinction,
dear Mr. Warburg, my sincere friend-
ship, admiration, and confidence, and,
I need not add, my cordial good
wishes. Cordiahy and sincerely yours,

"WOODROW WILSON.

London—Ukraine is full of "Black
Hundreds," who do not make any
secret of their intention to massacre
all Jews. They have organized a
league for the purpose of "taking re-
venge of Jews and Bolsheviki." The
league. which has branches through-
out Ukraine, issued an order to heads
of the various branches to make a
complete record of all the Jews and
liolsheviki residing in the respective
districts. The order clearly states
that the information is desired soon,
as the league desires to designate a
day on which all the Jews and Bol-
sheviki are to be annihilated. The
league also issued a proclamation to
the Jews, calling upon them to leave

JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE.

The illustration printed herewith shows the leaders of American Jewry
gathered at the council table of the Joint Distribution Committee of the
American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers in the heart of the New York
financial district. It is these men who have not only spurred American
Jewry to the point of raising twenty million dollars in the last four years for
the relief of Jews in the war zones, but who have been the sole distributing
agency among all the warring nations, of all the money collected.
In the photograph, taken at a recent meeting, there is represented every
shade and faction of Jewry in America, brought together in one common
purpose for the first time in history.
Seated, from left to right, are: Felix NI. Warburg, of Kuhn, Loeb &
Company, Chairman of the Committee; Rabid Aaron Teitelbaum, Corre-
sponding Secretary of the Central Relief Committee; Albert Lucas, Secre-
tary of the Joint Distribution Committee; Mrs. F. Friedman, official stenog-
rapher; Dr. Boris I). Bogen, of Cincinnati, organizer of the branch of the
committee in Holland and a director of the; National Conference of Charities;
Leon Saunders, President of the Independent Order of Brith Abraham;
Harry Fischel, Treasurer of the Central Relief Committee; Sholeni
a vice-chairman of the People's Relief Committee; Alexander Kahn, Chair-
man of the People's Relief Committee; Jacob Mitch; Miss Harriet B. Lowen-
stein, Comptroller of the Joint Distribution Committee; Colonel Moses
Schoenberg, of St. Louis; Rabbi M. Z. Margolies, President of the Agudas
Ilabonim; Professor Israel Friedlander, of the Jewish Theological Seminary,
New York; Paul Baerwald, Associate Treasurer of the Committee, member
of the firm of Lazard Freres; Jahns Levy, of Baltimore; Peter Wiernik, Vice-
Chairman of the Central Relief Committee, editor of the Jewish Morning
Journal, New York; Meyer Gillis. Assistant Editor of Forward, New York;
Colonel Harry Cutler, of Providence, Chairman of the Jewish Welfare Board,
U. S. Army and Navy; Cyrus Adler, President of Dropsey College, Phila-
delphia and of the Jewish Theological Serminary, New York, Chairman of
the American Jewish Relief Committee of Philadelphia: Arthur Lehman,
Treasurer of the Committee, member of the firm of Lehman Bros., bankers,
New York; Jacob H. Schiff, philanthropist and international banker.
Standing, heft to right: Abraham Zucker, of the l'eople's Relief Com-
mittee; Isidore Hershfield, who visited the war zones at the outbreak of the
war, to establish communication between Jewish families in Europe and
Committee;
America; Rabbi Meyer, Vic-President of the Central Relief
Stanley hero, Manager of the Central Relief Committee; Louis Topkis, of
Wilmington. Delaware; Morris Engelman, Financial Secretary of the Cen-
tral Relief Committee, and who was the originator of the plan for American
Relief for the Jewish War Snfferers.

Ukraine: at once.

PIO NI. NVartnirte, Fedeniot Re-
.ALBERT BALLIN RESIGNS FROM
serve Board."
GERMAN ECONOMIC COUNCIL.
The text of Mr. Warburg's yter
follows:
Zurich. -Albert Bailin and Herr
"Washington, May 27, 1918.
Holzendorff, directors of the Ilam-
"Dear Mr. President—On .August 9 burg-.\inerican Steamship Line, have
my four-year term of office, as a mem- resigned as members of the German
ber of the Federal Reserve board will Economic Council, says a dispatch
expire. I do not know whether or from Hamburg..
not, under the constant burden of
grave and pressing decisions, you
have reached the point where you FELIX FRANKFURTER IS NAMED ON
PRIORITIES BOARD.
wish to deal %vitt] the question of
naming my successor, or whether or
not you contemplate to have me con-
\Vashington. — Felix Frankfurter,
tinue in this work. Nor would I pre- Chairman of the National Labor Poli-
sume to broach this question were it cies Board, has been appointed a
not . that I felt that, in consequence member of the Priorities Board of the
of recent occurrences, it has become \Val. Industries Board. He will be
one of policy rather than of person- the official representative of the De-
partment of Labor. :dr. Frankfurter's
alities.
"Certain persons hays started an appointment, it is believed, indicates
agitation to the effect that a natural- that priority of labor for war and
ized citizen of German birth, having essential industries will follow cloudy
near relatives prominent in German priorities of material, fuel. and trans-

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STOPPED BY DRAFT TREATY

Owing to the Draft Treaty between
England, Canada and the United
States, which was ratified last week,
the British and Canadia Recruiting
issions throughout the United States
will close on September 28, and the
recruiting for the Jewish Unit will,
of course, come to a stop then. Those
who desire to serve on the Palestine
front under the Jewish flag must cul-
tist before the British Recruiting Mis-
sions close.

BY SIDNEY L. NYBURG.

0

ELEVENTH GROUP OF JEWISH

LEGIONS OFF TO CANADA.

New York—The eleventh group of
Jewish Legionnaires has left for
Windsor. Nova Scotia, Canada. This
group, consisting of over a hundred
men from New York. Boston, Phila-
delphia and surrounding cities, will
be greeted upon its arrival in Wind-
sor by the Legionnaires of the tenth
group who are already in Canada over
a week.
Letters received by the men of the
first group of Legionnaires, who are
already in England and in Egypt,
state that the men are very well
satisfied with their treatment and
surroundings. All the Jewish soldiers
are anxiously awaiting the time when
they will be ripe to be sent into
battle.

ler, Chairman of the Jewish Welfare
Board from general headquarters
Overseas:
"General Pershing desires twen-
five rabbis.
Request Dr. Cyrus
Adler to recommend to this office
immediately and furnish papers of
twenty-live rabbis eligible for ap-
pointment as chaplains, in addi-
tion to those already recommend-
ed. Must Ire naturalized citizens."
"Signed McCAIN."
Eight Jewish chaplains have already
been appointed, seven by the War
Department and one by the Navy.
Four are now Overseas. There has
been an insistent demand from Jew-
ish boys with the American Armies
abroad for spiritual leaders of their
own faith. 'l'o he recommended for
a chaplain's commission, a rabbi must
be an American citizen by birth or of
parentage other than German, Aus-
trian or Hungarian.
The need for chaplains is so urgent
that volunteers are requested to no-
tify 'National Headquarters of the
Jewish Welfare Board at 149 Fifth
Avenue, New York City, by telegram
of their willingness to go Overseas,
or to wire Dr. Cyrus Adler, Chairman
of the Committee on Appointment of
Chaplains, Dropsie College, Broad
and York streets , Philadelphia, Pa.

,
UKRAINE WILL RESCIND LAWS

AGAINST JEWISH COLONISTS.

.4 Story.

Author of one of the most significant novels of the past year, "The
Chosen People," is a prominent /mew of Baltimore, who has devoted
much of his time to volunteer "social service," like the Joints Daniels of
this story.
Itorith Journal.)
(Courtesy of

London—As a result of the good
work of the Jewish National Council
in Ukraine, that Government will
soon rescind the laws which were
passed with the only aini in view to

prevent Jewish colonization.

\VAKE up in the middle of money and a toy or candy or some-
the night and reach out in the thing fur my Saul. It's just that he's JEWS PRESENT KORAN TO
dark to touch my David—and grown tired of me. I don't know
PALESTINE GRAND MUFTI
then I remember that he's what to duo to get him hack—God

gone and he doesn't love me any more knows I tried—"
And once more she broke into in-
—and then I cry until my little Saul
hears me and climbs into my bed and coherent sobbing. \Vhen, under the
kisses any wet cheeks and says, 'Don't mingled encouragement and reproof
cry. little mother, don't cry.'" of the lawyer, transmitted through
It was not given to Jonas Daniels the businesslike medium of the ef-
to understand the full force of the helium Miss Samuels, the woman was

"I believe that the number of men
who urge this point of view is small
at this time. 'They probably have not
a proper appreciation of the sanctity
of the oath of allegiance or of the
oath of office. As for myself. I did
not take them lightly. I waited ten
years before determining upon my
action, and I did not swear that '1
absolutely and entirely re nounce and
abjure all allegiance and fidelity to
any foreign potentate, and particu-
larly to \Vilhelin IL, Emperor of Ger-
many,' etc.. until I was (trite certain
that I was willing and anxious to east
my but unqualifiedly and without re-
serve with the country of my adoption
and to defend its aims and its ideals.

page

JEWISH LEGION RECRUITING

-`!SOCII1L , SERVICE"

I

public life, should not be permitted to portation.
hold a position of great trust in the
service of the United States. II have
RISES IN NAVY FROM
two brothers in Germany who are
SEAMAN TO OFFICER
bankers. They naturally now serve
their country to the utmost of their
ability. as I serve urine.)

"These are sad times. For all of its
they bring sad ditties. doubly hard. in-
deed, for men of toy extraction. lint.
though, as in the civil war, brother
'oust fight brother, each must follow
the straight path of duty, and in this
spirit I have endeavored to serve (lur-
ing the four years that it has been my
privilege to be a member of the Fed-
eral Reserve hoard.
"I have no doubt that all fair-
minded and reasonable men would
consider it nothing short of a national
disgrace if this country. of all coun-
tries, should condone or indorse the
attitude of those who would permit
the American of German birth to give
his all, but would not trust him as
unreservedly and as wholeheartedly
as lie. for his part, serves the country
of his adoption. Unfortunately. how-

DESIRES 25
RABBIS TO SERVE AS
CHAPLAINS IN FRANCE

PRUSSIAN MINISTERS BAR
-JEWISH IMMIGRATION PERSHING
---
The Ilague.--Animuncement of the
decision of the Prussian Foreign Min-
isters that Jewish laborers will not
he admitted Ili Germany from the
East hits caused resentment in all Eight Jewist. Chaplains Now
Jewish circles- especially in .\ 'Istria,
Service, Four Overseas—De-
according to the Jewish Correspond-
mand From Jewish Soldiers In-
enc• Bureau.
The Vienna Nlorgen Zeitung, a Jew-
sistent For Them.
ish [raper. says that this decision is of
far-reaching importance to the Aus•
VOLUNTEERS ASKED FOR.
trian Jews. It adds:
"The Jews were supporters of the
Austro-tierman alliance, but must now
Twenty-five rabbis are needed at
alter their (opinion regarding Austria's once to go abroad as chaplains with
foreign policy. Bertram' does not the A. E. F. 'Flue Jewish Welfare
permit Jews to cross her eastern Board - United States Army and
frontier. Russia, ton the other hand• Navy has been requested by General
has abolished all laws placing limita- Pershing to recommend to the War
tions on Jews. It is clear which side Department the names of at least
enlists our sympathy. . tierniany is the twenty•tive rabbis for appointment as
only European state which wishes to chaplains. 'flue following telegram
drive out Jews."
was received by Colonel Ilarry Cut-

in

Curium: liitleon Geismar was
brought up in Orthodox Jewish sur-
roundings and faithfully observes his
PRESIDENT PRAISES HIM.
absorbing labors as chief of stall of
an army corps. Before the war Bri-
gadier-General Geismar devoted much
Paul NI. Warburg, the distinguished
of his leisure to making translations
b.onker of New York, who has per-
from Hebrew classic works.
formed a great service to the nation
The rank of Brigadier-General in
as a member of the Federal Reserve
hoard since its establishment in 1914. the French Army has recently been
bestowed
upon Colonel Libman.
has regretfully declined to accept a

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918.

VOL IV. NO. 11.

London—Dr. Chaim NVeitzmann,
the head of the Jewish Palestine
Commission. presented the Grand
Ntufti (the chief Mussulman Priest)
of Jerosalein, with an ancient historic
copy of the Koran (the Mussulman
bible). Dr. Weitzmann procured
this costly book in Cairo,. Egypt,
through which city he passed on his
journey to Palestine.
The Mussulmans of Jerusalem are
greatly rejoiced over Dr. Weitzutann's
present, and have expressed their

wailing words spoken by the despair- persuaded to take up again the Mir-
ing, foreign-looking woman who den of her story, she was not able to
made such an incongruous picture add many definite details to the pie-
among the trappings of his luxurious tore she had already drawn.
office. She spoke in Yiddish, a "It began with the night school,"
tongue not included in the curriculum she declared. "Before he got this idea
of the particular college iv-here he had about learning, I was good enough gratitude to him fur it
secured his equipment for the mac- for him. Ile used to sit with me at
rice of his profession. But her sobs nights when he came home all tired
and her gestures were part of the uni- out from his work. I was pretty SERBIAN CHIEF RABBI
WHO RETURNED HOME
versal language of unhappiness, and then," she interjected bitterly, elo-
the lawyer would have surmised her quently spreading out her hands as
meaning only too well even had not though to indicate how utterly she
the unit young Jewess, who sat at his had Inen stripped of her precious

left with a pencil poised ;drove her
notebook. promptly translated the
forlorn lament into precise and un-
emotional English. The interpreter
betrayed a certain youthful gusto in
thus toeing privileged to peer into the
heart o of this sordid little tragedy, but
Datii(ls, for his own part. &spite all
hi...experience in such cases. found
his sympathies cruelly sensitive to the
appeal of the slatternly wretched
w.onlan who sat before hint, pausing
now and then in her shrill recital to
wipe her brimming eyes on a time too

immaculate shawl.

treasure.
"And then," she continued, "after
a year 0• two, he took to reading
books. Night after night I'd come in
my bare feet to call him to turn out
his light and goo to lied ilo wanted
to talk English all the time. He'd
scold at me when I couldn't under-
stand him. Ile got to he cross with
me all the time .\11,1 then—"
The lawyer forestalled another out-
burst of grief by rising from his chair
in token of dismissal, but his attitude
toward his petitioner was one of ten-
derness and real solicitude. "Tell
her," he bade Miss Samuels, "we'll
bring him back to her. At least• we'll
try. Get the husband's aoldress,
please, and write him to call on me
at once. Get all the data together.

Ensign Rosenthal enlisted in the U.
S. Nary fourteen months ago. At the
time he was a junior student in the
University of Michigan in the liusi-
ness Administration course. lie was
awarded the commission of Ensign
about one month ago and thereby
honored for his energy and ability in
rising from the rank of third-class
seaman. Ensign Rosenthal is the son
of Samuel Rosenthal, of 136 Freder-
ick St. He is 23 years of age, and is
a graduate of the Detroit Central
High School.

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Isforris„ .Gideriflap.
Chief Rabbi ofVienna, died there re-
cently, according to dispatches from
Vienna.
'file death of Dr. Giderman, who in
addition to being the Chief Rabbi of
the largest Jewish community in Aus-
tria, was also recognized as a great
philosopher and all-around scholar,
caused much sorrow throughout Aus-
tria. Dr. Giderman was born in Hil-
denshein, Germany, on February the
nineteenth, 18.15. the studied at the
University of Breslau, and at his
graduation received the title of Doc-
tor of Philosophy. In 1862 he re-
ceived his rabbinical diploma at the
Breslau Theological Seminary. In
186o he began his rabbinical career
at Nlagtlenburg and in 1868 he became
the Chief Rabbi of Vienna. He was
then only 33 years of age.
Rabbi Giderman wrote a number
of books, among them, one in which
he attacked the Zionist movement.
His anti-Zionist book created a sen-
sation and was the cause of many
attacks on the author. These (lid not
sway the Rabbi from his course, and
he continued to express his views
openly and frankly. Toward the de-
cline of his life, blue Chief Rabbi dis-
continued his tirades against Zionism,
and this brought him many new
friends.

NATHAN STRAUS PROVIDES
FREE MILK TO SOLDIERS

New York.—Nathan Straus has
made plans to provide milk free of
cost to soldiers and sailors in uniform
at thirteen stations in this city. This
plan was inaugurated last Saturday on
the beginning of the seventy-seventh
year of Mr. Straus's work in this city,
when he 101 open five milk stations
in addition to the eight that he main-
tains throughout the year.
At all of these stations pasteurized
milk will be supplied at two cents a
glass for the benefit particularly of
the children, and pasteurized modified
milk will he supplied in nursing bot-
tles for infants. In addition, the at-
tendants of these milk depots have
been instructed to supply a glass of
milk to any soldier or sailor in uni-
form who desires it.

"He's a good man, my David," she
, told the lawyer. "It isn't drink nor
gambling nor other women that keep
him away from me and our p.m - little
boy. Every week on Saturday night
a messenger comes with a trackage of (Continued On Page Four.)

ENSIGN BERNARD ROSENTHAL

CHIEF RABBI OF VIENNA,.
ANTI-ZIONIST, DEAD

RABBI ISAAC ALCALAY

Russian Jews in England Permitted
Rabbi .Alcalay, who came to this
to Join Jewish Battalions.
country on behalf of the alleviation
of the terrible condition of his fellow
London—Russian Jews in England,
Jews of Serbia who have suffered
were heretofore dented the privi-
more horrors than the people of any
other nation, returned to his native lege of enlisting in the Jewish Bat-
talions, are now given that privilege,
land after arranging for immediate who
relief by American Jews. A great by an order issued recently by the
share of the $20,000,000 Jewish War War Department.
The Jewish Battalions, which will
sRelief Fund raised here during 1918
will be distributed to the destitute fight on the Palestine front under the .
flag, Jews.
are very popular among
Jewish
Jews of Serbia as quickly as possible. the
Russian