Foreign Language Press Service

All proposals placed on the small ballot were approved yesterday by the voters except the one concerning the firemen's "double platoon". The total number of people voting the small ballot was not nearly so large as it should have been; this was not because of lack of interest on the part of t

The conditions in Serbia which we have repeatedly tried to describe, and which in reality are no better than the conception which some people have about hell, seem to be getting somewhat better, thanks to the help that was sent to Serbia from England after that country had come to realize the

Our last appeal to Chicago countrymen for help to the unfortunate Bohemians who are kept as prisoners of war in Serbia and who suffer unspeakably from lack of clothes and linen--among other things--and whose health and lives are therefore in constant danger, has not been in vain. So many coun

The more ruthless and wild the attacks of German newspapers here and in the Vaterland against President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan, the greater and firmer is the conviction of the American people that the American ship of state is being steered by able men upon the turbulent sea of p

The subject of yesterday's great lecture of our world traveler and writer, E. St. Vraz, was the present war, its immediate causes, and its enormous significance for the Slavic peoples. The lecture was held in the Sokol Plzen Hall on Ashland Avenue. The timeliness of the topic and the populari

It is clearly apparent that interest in the great events in Europe is ebbing. The contributions to our fund are diminishing, and our people are dropping thoughts about the future of our country from their minds. The fact that times are bad and that there is a great deal of misery among the pe

The first consignment of clothing, linen, and shoes collected for our prisoners of war in Serbia will be shipped from Chicago to New York tomorrow. There are several cases filled with these articles, and all of them should prove serviceable to the wearers for a considerable period of time.

The board of representatives of the Ceska Utulna A Sirotcinec [Bohemian Old Peoples Home and Orphanage] held their regular meeting last night at the usual place, the hall of the Cesko-Slovanske Podporujici Spolky (Bohemian-Slavonic Benevolent Associations) on 18th Street. Mr. Suchy was the pr

The annual competition of the Cook County Amateur Athletic Federation, which includes a large percentage of the athletic and gymnastic bodies of the county, was held in the Young Men's Christian Association Building on LaSalle Street, last Saturday night. The participation in the co

The evening of music and speeches arranged by the Telocvicna Jednota Sokol Karel Jonas(The Sokol Karel Jonas Gymnastic Association) on Saturday night was a complete success. Our countrymen, both from Cicero and Chicago, came in large numbers to hear the excellent band of the Sokol Karel Jonas

The last few days have seen a stepping up of political activities, and have brought fine results. These activities were particularly successful in two of our colonies, and their success is due to the tireless work of a few individuals who have made it their business to stir up the active inte

The appeals directed to our more affluent countrymen to contribute larger amounts of money to the movement aiming to secure for our old country the best possible advantages, or even full independence, when the war shall be ended and peace negotiations closed, seem to be all in vain. It would

The committee for the building of the John Huss Memorial in Chicago held one of its regular meetings last night..... According to the treasurer's report and information given by Dr. Frantisek Iska over four hundred countrymen in 326 communities throughout the United States have star

There seems to be no doubt that right after the war immigration will be stopped for a long period of years. Have we given thought to this matter? Where and how shall we keep on strengthening our national consciousness, which under present conditions dies a natural death in the second generati

A certain farmer in Michigan, whose name we shall publish in this paper eventually, makes a remarkable proposal. A national tax should be levied, he says, which would amount to one dollar per house for house owners, and per one hundred acres for farmers. [Editor's note: This Bohemian "nationa

A Bohemian mass meeting called by the Ceske Narodni Sdruzeni (Bohemian National Alliance) to express approval of the work of the Sdruzeni and to offer a helping hand toward the liberation of our old country, the Bohemian Crown lands of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and probably Slovakia, was hel

It is certainly a most encouraging sign that Bohemian-Slovak unity is gaining understanding both in the Bohemian and in the Slovak public, and there is every indication that the Bohemian-Slovak question will be successfully solved shortly after the war. As a proof we submit an article from th

The activity in behalf of our prisoners of war in Serbia....is gaining new friends and is growing into a movement which, next to the great activities for the liberation of our nation....will prove that the American Bohemians are realizing their duty toward the neediest of their brothers.

The donations for the political action of the Ceske Narodni Sdruzeni (Bohemian National Alliance) have been increasing considerably these last few days. But the credit for this goes again to people outside of Chicago. For instance, $15.00 reached us from Cedar Rapids, on the day of our demons

It is truly astounding how frequently our correspondents, both men and women, write about the old country only in order to deride it and express their enormous preference for the United States rather than the country where they were born or from which those have come to whom they owe their li