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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
VI. L. GRADUATE Is on BORDER
Captain W. X. Littell, Ill. B. 81
Writes of His Impressions.

Although the temperature at La
redo sometimes reaches 105. accord
ing to a letter written by W. r. Lit
tell, who was graduated from the Uni
versity with the degree of LII. B. in
1891 and who is now captain of Com
pany A. it is always cool in the
shade. and as no drilling is done after
10 a. NJ. the soldiers have no heat
prostrations. The nights are cool
enough for the use of blankets. Dust
storms are their most unpleasant ex-
periences. During one of these it is
impossible to see twenty feet.
Mr. Littell says he has no fear o.
the account they will be able to give
of the boys from Missouri. for they
are bronzing into good soldiers. He
describes Laredo as a town of about
$1,000, fOur-fifths of whom are MeXi-
cans, peaceable and polite citizens. 1t
has an ice plant, electric light and
water plant. There are three rail-
roads. There is no paving and few
sidewalks. An International bridge
crosses the Rio Grande River. at either
end of which American and Mexican
soldiers are stationed In the center
of the river is monument, marking
the boundary line, past which the
American soldiers cannot pass.
The American troops get good food
according to Mr.. Littell, but the Mexi-
cans on the other side are hard press
ed for food supplies.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
The New Books
"England or Germany"

Write of short stories and plays,
lawyer, publisher and literary critic,
Frank Harris has produced a sensa-
tional defense of Germany and France
and an equally sensational attack up
on England in England or Germany
The publishers say: Here the impair
tial thinker proves by facts that Ger
many and France are the first of mod
ern states and that England has fall
len behind in ideals, in laws. in JUS
tice and in policy. Here Frank Har-
ris powerfully and with great dis
tinctiCn. shows again by facts, that
Germany has done more for civiliza-
tion in the last twenty years than any
state has ever done before. and that
her effort has keyed up all human
energy to a higher achievement
(The Wjmouth Press, New York;
cloth; lS7 pages: 81
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
FIRST SUMMER SESSION
HAD ONLY 80 STUDENTS

I culum the preceding year, and empha-
sizes the fact that biology might be
taken as well. since the "shOpwork
not begin until 6 O'Clock in the after
noon" Ii is also said that the work
! would not be too severe for women
This year the enrolment fell to rs.
The first real summer session as we
think of it now, began i'll 1898. still
with a twelve weeks session of two
terms. The work offered was Latin
mathematics, and physics in the first
term and biology, English and shop
work and drawing in the second term.
The session extended from June | to
August p, and only two courses might
be taken in one term. An entrance fee
of 81 was charged and University ere
dts were given. This year gives an
enrolment of 119.
In 1899 the number of students was
26S, and in 1900 the fourth larg-
est enrolment in the country
alogue for 1901 says that had ten more
was announced. The catalogue
for 1901 says that had ten more
persons entered the school in 1900 it
would have been the second in point
of size.
From 1900 to 1904 mushroom
growth of summer schools sprang up
in Missouri, and the record of stu
dents becomes so complicated that lit
tie may be inferred from it, but the
official statements give 400 or more en-
rollments each year
The year 1904 marks the beginning
of the first summer session of eight
weeks. and from that time on the
work becomes more general in scope.
The enrolment runs as follows: 1904.
26O; 1905, 1896: 1907 452; 1908, sos:
1909, 552; 1910. 577; 1911, 500; 1912.
$50; 1913. $40; 1914, 935; 1915, Liz.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
POLITICAL DATES

August will be the busiest month Of
the year in Missouri politics. On each
of the first four Tuesdays in August
something important will be going on.
The following is the schedule provided
by the Missouri statutes:
August State primary.
August S-Meeting of the newly
elected members of the county COM
mittees of all parties to elect chair
men and other officers. The chair
man of the county committee becomes
a member of the congressional and ju-
dicial committees.
August 15-Meetings of the congress
sional and judicial committees for or
ganization. The congressional COM
mittee is charged with the election of
two members from each district for
lne state cOHlmllJee.
August 22-The two members of the
state committee from each congress
sional committee meet at some place
designed by the present state commit
tee and organize the new central body
by electing a chairman, secretary
treasurer and other officers
The platform convention of the par
ties meets at the same time and place
as the state committee and makes the
platform
The membership of the platform
convention is automatically confined
to the nominees of each party for Unit
ed States Senator. members of Con-
gress, state officers. judicial places,
state senator's and members of the
state house of representatives.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
FIFTY FACTS ABOUT MISSOURI

q. Missouri supports three cities
of more than 100000 populations
larger number than any other state
except four.
2S. The centennial anniversary of
steamboat navigation on the Missouri
River will come in 1919.
90 Missouri has been a mother of
states. Out of the original Missouri
territory were carved twelve states.
80 The father of railway mail SER
vice was a William A.
Davis of St Joseph
81. At the close of the Civil War Mis-
souri, had a debt of $36, 1894 ,90S.
81 Missouri has state University,
five normal schools, a negro normal
school. school for the deaf and dumb
and a school for the blind. all under
state control.
80. Missouri's wheat crop is estimat-
ed at s5O,OOO.OOO.
"a. Missouri makes 100000 ties
annually.
80. The minerals of Missouri are
kaolin. copper, silver, tripoli. nickel,
cobalt, iron, baryta, coal, lead and
zinc
SO. Missouri has quarries of marble.
granite. limestone and various clays
81. Missouri is an agricultural state.
1t has only three real cities, the rest
is rural population.
3S. Missouri has more livestock
farms than any other state.
80 Missouri's mineral output is
worth $55,000.0O0
40 Only fourteen states have more
than 300 persons listed in Americas
Who's Who Missouri is one of these
with i76 names.
Al. January IL. 1922, the great seal
of the state was legally established.
~. Missouri has eight men listed
with Americas foremost statesmen.
49, The largest spring in the world
is located in Missouri. 1t is called
the Ozark Spring.
a. The largest manufacturing es-
tablishment in the world for sewer
pipes is in Missouri
45 Missouri has the largest mule
market in the world, the largest fur
sale market in the world
sale market, the largest shoe market
and the largest wooden-ware house in
the world.
Al Missouri leads in the manufac-
turing of stoves. One city has the
largest manufacturing output in the
United States
4S. Missouri holds high rank in pro-
duction of watermelon and strawber-
ries
40. Missouri has more than $50 first
class high schools.
80. Missouri ranks eighteenth in
land area and seventh in population
among the states and territories of
the United States.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

|. Missouri is pronounced Miz-zoo-
ry.
. Missouri includes more than A, :
l26 600 acres. From north to south
il is 2S2 miles and averages $50 miles
in width.
3. Missouri is in the center of the
American Corn Belt.
(. Missouri is larger than any state
east of or bordering on the Mississippi
except Minnesota.
,. The number of Missouri farm
ers exceeds that of any other state
6. The value of cultivated farms in
Missouri is estimated at nearly two
billion.
:. Missouri has more miles of navi-
gable rivers on or within her borders
than any other state.
8. The entire eastern frontage and
half of the western frontage are on
navigable waters.
9. Missouri has sixty-six railway
systems.
10. Missouri grows nearly half as
much corn as all the world outside of
the United States. The value of the
corn crop is s12O.OOO.OOO.
II. Missouri has more apple trees
than any other state.
-. Missouri contains the largest or
chard in the world.
13 Missouri has larger bluegrass
fields than any other state
II. Missouri is the leading lead pro-
ducing state. The annual production
is about 100000 tons. valued at $15.-
OOO. 900. 600.
Is. The supply of coal IN Missouri is
nearly two billion tons.
l6. Missouri is the leading state in
the production of barytes. placing as
much on the market as all the other
states.
Il. The annual butter output in Mis-
souri, is estimated at $4,000. 900.
49, The last census of Missouri re-
ports 1915 manufacturing establish
ments.
49, Missouri has had thirty-three diff
ferent governors.
90 Missouri has 719 square miles Of
water.
81 Missouri has l.279 square miles
of land
% The oldest library in the state is
that of the St Louis University. found
ed in 1891
%. The last census of Missouri as
9.293.325.
"a. There are more than 677,196
dwellings, in Missouri and 1882 fam
lilies.
%. Missouri was twenty-third out
of twenty-six in population when she
was admitted. In 1870 she reached
fifth place and has held it,
26 Missouri has little more than
one acre of surface running water to
100 acres of land.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
General Electric Gives Bonuses.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The first half
of $5,000,0OO in bonuses was paid by
the General Electric Company to its
employees today. Every employe who
has been with the company five years
gets bonus equal to per cent of his
or her annual salary. This amounts
to 100000 in the Schenectady plant
alone. The company has branches in
every city of size in the country.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

he bought the paper. and large num-
ber of minor employees.
Mr.. Munsey has had newspaper eX-
perience. and the public has confidence
in him. It is probable that the Sun
will continue as one of the most pow
erful newspapers of the country.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
FOR CAMP
ING CROWDS

If YOU are planning a camping par
ty or weeks outing during August
Moreau Lodge accommodates crowds
from 13 to 20 persons for only $3.50
a week a person; Dew Drop Inn. s to
II persons; and Fraternity Lodge,
to 6 persons, at same rate per week
Fine boating and bathing. All Bun
galows screened. Full line of picnic
supplies and fresh vegetables right on
the farm. Phone 4W or write to F. w.
Dallmeyer, r. F. ID. No. 4, Box 16 JEFF
ferson City. Mo-
on THE PRETTY MOREAU RIVER
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
Women Enter Campaign For Hughes

By United Press.
NEW YORK. Aug THE Women's
Roosevelt League opened headquarters
in the Postal Life Building here today
to help Charles E. Hughes get into
the Presidents chair The officers of
the league are: Honorary President.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt: honorary
vice-presidents. Miss Alice Carpenter.
Mrs. Evans r. Bick, Mrs. f. Tiffany
Dyer. Mrs. Elon II. Hooker. Mrs.
Leonard Thomas and Mrs. Michael Van
Buren; vice-president. Mrs. Antoin-
cite Fad Woods; secretary, Mrs. Jo-
seph Griswold Deane; treasurer. Miss
Vera De Costa Greene.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
Society Objects to Scouts Hike.

SVtNty VUytVtS % SCUutS HIkt.
By United Press.
ST. PETER, Mimi, Aug Because
they thought the Boy Scouts hike
looked to them like militarism, the Nj
collet County Equity Society caused
the abandonment of a hike scheduled
to have started from here today.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

1t isn't so many years ago that there
were only three learned professions
law. medicine and the ministry. But
now nearly every vocation has devel-
oped into profession, and all of them
considerably learned-East st. Louis.
tIllD Tribune.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01
Sayings of the Week

From the Mexican point of view, the
United States. through the unexpected
benignity of the first chief, has just
escaped devastating invasion and the
loss Of Texas with the greatest water
melon crop of history in sight.-Bouis-
vile CCurier-JOurnal.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

Emporer William says he regrets
that he is unable to take his place in
the trenches and fight for his country.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

Half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives" saith the saw.
Well. what business is it of the first
half anyway -Chillicothe Tribune.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

Fifty million dollars of Mexican
money is to be burned in public bon
fire at Mexico City. What can be ex-
pected of an extravagant people who
will deliberately waste $3.50 worth of
paper at the height of the wood-pulp
shOrtage?-Boston Transcript.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

Will is not alone in these regrets.
Millions of people regret that not
only he but also George and Nick and
Raymond and joe and Ferd are not in
the trenches up to their necks-Louis-
lana PresS-JOurnal.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

Missourian business Office. phone So.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

A public library is like woman suff-
rage in one respect: once tried it is
in the community to stay. 1t is never
a question of "Shall we give it up?'
but only, "Why didn't we have it be-
fore Christian Science Monitor.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-08-01

lana Press-Journal.
Pork has the unanimous endorse
ment of two classes of citizens" said
Waite n. See, those who have it and
those who want it.''-Holden Progress.
Optimism is what makes Kansas far
mers send their buxom daughters East
for the summer and then expect to re-
cruit an army of college-boy farm
hands in the East-Boston Tran
script.
Mr.. Wilson's recent remarks to the
postmasters evoked loud applause.
His address to "the postmistress of
the seas" however, seems not to have
made hit-Chicago Tribune.
Those ''cOol nights" that we are hav-
ing would be more enjoyable if they
did not wait until so near daylight to
begin.-Kansas City Journal.
1t may be noticed that Billy Sunday
doesn't prach the old fashioned hell
in summer time. 1t isn't SO effective.
NJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
OFFICIAL DENIAL
Of ANY INTENTION
TO CEASE PURSUIT
Secretary Lansing Emphat-
ically Puts End to Rumor
That Has Been Persistent.
CHASE FOR BANDIT VILLA
MAY GO ON INDEFINITELY
No Importance Attached to State
tnent of Garcia That End Had
Been Accomplished.
LITTLE NEWS FROM FRONT
1t Is Only Known That Troops Are
somewhere South of
Satcro.''
1t l. Only Known That Troops Are
Somewhere South of
Satcro.'
Col. Brown Believes
He Is on Hot Trail

StN ANTONIO. TEN. Aprii Ga
report from Colonel HroNn. uf the
Trnth Cavalry. received mt Fort SAN
Houston Tonight, indicated he he
iicved Niiln hnd He'd from the dis
trict nhont Guerrero aud wnS making
his way sOnth. lie sent hiS rrpurt
from tusihutrnichir. west OF Chi
hunhun. two days ngo, ind >nid TINT
he Wns pursuing what hr chnrur-
terized ns II "hot trait of tEr fu.:i-
tive chief.
Colonel Brown referred {"
skirmiSh his force hind ON April
with 100 Of Villas men. In which
thrrc McNIcnns were killed. with
no .\mericnn casualties. II wn. n--
suIned this was the same engage
mcnt reported by Major Evans to
Grnernl rcrshimE. General PERISH
Ing added TINT nntiNrs had stated
the Americans killed between thirty
and forty OF the Villa men.
Colonel brown sent the report re-
ccived To-day to Consul Lctchcr, at
General Hell. ut III pnso. II is the
irst time tho Mexican wires have
bcru used for the transmission OF
military reports. colonel RrOwu
snid thnt after the light On April
he lind chased the Villa fnrrcs
through san .tnt"ni" toward the
south.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
HOME ECONOMIES
Buy-Right Hints for
the Thrifty Housewife

Consistency in advertising
confines it's text to the truth:
while the lack Of it hazards a
risk Of its being read with CON
viction. a false value cannot
hide under the force Of a fine
phrase, however we'll sounding.
The hardening ear of the
public is kecnly responsive to
plainly stated. facts: sentences
that ring true" and are void Of
eXtravagant expressions. The
pens that ply their advertising
NoTE--phe Timcs-Dispntch guarnnt
made In Richmond stores that advert
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
BARRED FROM POSITION
BY HIS TEUTON|C BLOOD
Hermann Winter Forced tu With
draw From CunHrd Steam
ship Company.
BRlTlsH GOVERNMENT OBJECTS
No One With German faint Wanted,
ana Company Finds Further Fight
FOR Employee l. CselcSs-.imeri-
can i'll Birth an,i Sympathy.
isnecialto Til. Times-Dispatch. !


NEW YORK, April 6.-Hermmnn
Winter. for five years assistan, gen
eral manager "f the Cunard Steamship
.'"mpany in this .iry. has been forced
to withdraw from the company by the
british government
The only complaint against htrn IS
that h!a i"thc, MaS German subject.
wh" became = raturaii2cd american
Citizen twenty years before Nh. Winter
was horn IN Baltimore. Md.
Alr Winter himself made the an
noun'cment Tonight. The news
created rrcm"ntous interest in ship
ping circles aud much criticism Of tho
:ctIon "f the HritiSh government
Charles +. Sumner. general manager
of The company said he could not
comment "n the forced withdrawal Of
his assistant
While I'll" letter requesting MI VIM
'er's resignation was no, made public
II was learned that it hor" the sigma
turc Of ~ y Eooth chairman ri The
board OF directors of the Cuunrd COM
ptny
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
YINT'S CHEW ~ LEFT
DRIt:GI.i\t. N t'rI:K

The submarine. according t" their
stories. was sc-n moving Oft leaving
tn" greater part "f the Hcn's crew
struggling ~ Tic water. In their
:r"uH,cd efforts Ia escape tho shin,
which began To list heavily tie mo-
ncni she was struck. the scainrn rap-
sized . number Of the lifchnHis. The
missing members uf the crew were
seen struggling In tn" water. but the
submarines complement made no cf-
FORT 10 assist them. y coastn%
steamer finally picked up some Of the
men.
30 details have been received re-
Saidiug the loss az III. Vc:'uvio There
are four vessels of that name. Two
arc italian ships and one British. 1t
is believed To have been the british
ship that was lost. The other Ve-
suvio is a small Argentine ship.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
p. & 0. Liner Siin1iu, the
Zent and Tesu0io Are
Latest Victims of
U-Boat War.
Allied Transport Sunk
and Many Lives Lost

LONDON. April 1.-tn ithcus dis
p"''" Z" III" Daily NniI Says fhnt
'rirernm hns been received from,
lrr|r/n io the effect that II Inrrc
transport belonging Ia the entente,
allies hns been sunk off the west
""n>t "r Greece. The telegram
added that u wns believed many
were Lost.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
VOLUNTEER ARMY
PLAN is RETAINED
Lees Amendment to Reject This
Section Is Defeated by
Narrow Margin
VOTE ENDS FOUR-DAY DEBATE
Doubtful if Provision Will Be
Found in Measure a. Finally
Framed.

WASIiiEGToE. April 9Th. sena,.
retained 'he volunteer army provision
IN the arm: bin late day hv :, yo,.
OF 80 20 81. rejecting Senator Lees
amendment 10 r"jcct tho section from
INC o'il The vot" ended four -,i;. ::
debate on the section
Advocates 81 the National Guard as
inc hrst line Of defense behind The
iefn army supported the amend
inent vigorously. and the s,rugrie was
ono % the hardest fought in the Senatc
q; this session or Congress. /, began
after the defeat Of th.. Mili;ary Com
rnittce last week wren = pronosal 20
create National Guard section Of the
army general STAFF uas written into
the bill
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
he Public I-Iarkens 10
the Call Of Consistency

avocation in the merchants
store news in The Timcs-Dis-
patch this morning are advo-
Gates Of consistency in adver-
tising and their work examples
the fact. Their messages are
timely, terse and truthful: and
the signatures that adorn them
are we'll established authority
for sincerity and probity in
merchandising and have Il fixed
place in the confidence Of
Richmond buyers.
cs nnrkch .nving on every purchase
Sc their lowest nrIGCA I'm thcAe nuHca.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
SITUATION MOpi! GRAVE
THAN SINCE: WAR UIcGNN

WASH INGTON, April 6.--Reports Of
American naval attaches saNing that
metal fragments found on the channel
steamer Sussex bore distinctive mark
inss showing them 10 be parts OF Il
German torpedo. and dispatches tell
ing of scores of submarine attacks on
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
SCORES or VESSEL,
sunk NIrt8t'r NtRrlNt:

Aside from tho SUSSEX case, purticu-
lar attention is bciEg giVcr by tho ad-
ministration 10 the number OF ncutr:,l
vessels torpedocd recently. While
thcrc were American citizens on but
few OF these ships. tho Wholesale de-
siru"tion of unHrm"d merchant craft
haS created Il profound impress ION
'res* dispatches have been to the Of
feet that more than twenty neutral
vessels. and more thau twenty five
hclligcrcnt vessels have been torpcdoed
within the last two weeks, most of
them without warning.
Eeports in press dispatches. saying
the German admiralty had countcrcd
the inquiry of Ambassador Gerard with
q request for more specific details on
fh" Sussex, were received by officials
with much interest, but this request
has not been received ut the State De-
partmcnt.
1t was reiterated today that before
Continued on Second PageJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
otEICIAI ATTENTION
TO Dlt/ kEt .ITIpS

phci;i 4 -cntion wns also -tvcu 20
the rcuortcd revolution OF Felix piaZ
in Southern Mexico. Information az
the department OF Justice locating
i'iaz III Mexico has been laid before
the state Department. The iattsr also
had uncontirmed rumors that Daa is
securing both mca and supplies from
Guatemala.
from General funsto" concerned the
distribution 0t rcccut recruits aInoua
the horde: control No additional
light was ,hrowu Oh General rersh-
inG's campaign.
The War Department was ,lsu win
out confirmation of border reports mat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
No ONE WITH GERMAN nLOOD
~ WANTED Hl HNITISI

Friends of MIR. Winter SAID to night
that men In England had been trying
10 force him out OF the company since
the war began. They called attention
to the fact that the British embassy
in Washington and the !:ritish con-
sulatc in New York have often pro-
tested at the employ az any one with
German blood IN his veins