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The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-31

usual expression for Excuse me- Beg
pardon is used only to mean that g
hearer has not understood what was
said. Excuse me- is used only to with
draw from a room. Ii We ask an Eng
lish student to pass something at the
table he will say 'soiry,' nearing that
he is mortified not to have uoticed
that you needed some of the al i3le.
Butter is never served with dinner,
which is the evening meal, and the
only one eaten in common. Their ia
vorite desert is a compete which Mil
Ter of Kansas described as a liuuid
sandwich. 1t is always attacked with
a fork i'm one hand and a large spoon
in the other.
"The word pants is unknown as
meaning trousers. When the wearing
of dress suit made suspenders nee
essary last week, went into a shop
TO buy some. l asked for suspenders
and was shown sock supporters.
braces for the back, and various other
kinds of bodily harness in turn. FL
nally had to use signs as much as in
Russia. oh, you mean braces, he
said, and had learned the English for
galluses.'"
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-31

say at night. At these rehearsal.
they do very little of the stage busi
ness" which is a great part of the
show.
How the chorus likes to argue with
the director. Job had nothing on him
He is helped by the piano player who
plays the same piece through four or
five times Just so that one member of
the chorus can get her part. The di-
rector explains everything. He tells
them just where they shall sit, how
many steps they must take before
they say, "Ah, the prince arrives" He
explains no only once nor seven times
but seventy times seven. And after
each explanation he asks, Under
stand?"
AS for the appearance of the Choir
US, the little blonde, second from the
end, that looked so full of vitality in
the performance, what does she look
like at rehearsal. Here she is with
out her painted checks and lips, her
hair is all awry from travelling and she
no longer frisks about as one might
expect. She sits on some of the stage
property and chews gum. saying moth
ing.
The company does not go through
the whole of the performance at re-
hearsal. They take only the parts of
the show that they have difficulty with.
where lines or cues have been chang
ed. To the ordinary person it looks
like a great mix-up, but the director
knows every cue and when the time
comes these many parts are correlat-
ed into finished production.
After everything has been done to
the satisfaction of the director and
he has made each say that he or she
knows his part and cues, the rehears-
al is over. Some of the more ambi-
tious stay to have the piano plugger"
go over their songs with them. 9th
ers hurry to get out to get something
to eat. Others stay and talk over the
faults of the show and tell of the time
when they were with 1.-THE Prince of
Pilsen" or some other show which
was ever so much better than this
one.
One peculiar thing is, that no mat
ter how bad the rehearsal, the show
at night is always presented so that
the audience can never detect the |
many things that went on at the re-
hearsal.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-31
OBJECTS TO WOMEN'S ATTIRE
Britisher Tries to Dictate STYLES to be
Worn by Girls.
BY United Press


LONDON, Jan. 80. (by maiD-
What should be the style in women's
trousers? London is getting het up
over the question since women in
many trades have taken to wearing
them.
Now that he can't keep his sisters
out of them the unlearning Britisher
thinks he can dictate in the matter of
styles. List to An Offended Male. ."
as he signs himself in the Daily Ex-
press, writing on the subject of the
objection made by -four attractive
munition girls" to wearing trousers.
Il am not surprised that they should
object to wearing trousers. if that is
meant the ugly neither garments one
sees worn by the window-cIeaning
girls in London. These skinny trous-
ers. cut in straight line. are hideous
and unfeminine TO a degree. If trous-
ers are to be worn for comfort and
efficiency, why cannot they be made
on the lines of those adopted by Turk
ish ana Eastern women, moderately
loose and tied at the ankle?,
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-31
L, II. s. TO PLAY MOBERLY AGAIN
Local Team Won First Game-Next
Fridays Contest There.

The University High School basket
ball team will play Moberly High Fri
any night at Moberly. Two weeks ago
the local team defeated Moberly here.
TIE Moberly team thinks that with its
regular forward, Madden, who was
unable to play in the last game, back
in the play, it will defeat the Colun-
bia boys.
'The University High team is COM
ing with big reputation for having
cleaned up" on almost everyone this
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-31

When the curtain goes up at tn
theater and the chorus comes out
swaying to the tune beaten out of tn,
piano by the professor" and singin,
something that only they know wha
it is, the audience sits back ready t.
be entertained for an hour or so. Tht
chorus moves in harmony, they sins
somewhat in harmony and the lines
of the principals are spoken with the
accent on just the right words to make
the audience see the jokes. But be.
fore all Of this can be done with ap.
parently so little care and conscious
ness there must be something behind
it all. There is; it is the rehearsal
AS soon as show arrives in Colum-
bia, it Immediately goes to the theater
to start rehearsing for the nights per-
formance. And what a disillusion-
ment is in store for the credulous per-
son who believes that the actors are
just as striking looking off stage as
on, or for the cynic who says that all
chorus girls are over forty. The re-
hearsal presents the actors in their
true appearances.
At the rehearsals it is easy to dis
tinguish the leading lady from the
rest of the company. She is usually
somewhat older than the girls of the
chorus and has had more stage exper-
ience. Her word is given more con-
sideration by the director whose duty
it is to put the company in shape for
the performance. His word is law.
He issues commands like a military
officer. He explains everything in
vigorous language. When he sees a
member of the chorus talking to her
neighbor when she should be listen
ing to him he does not say, Miss We're
de We're, l wish that you would please
pay attention to my remarks" That
is not the way he gets results. He
shouts at the top of his voice, Myrtle
can that CAB, and listen to me if you
wanta get this. see" Myrtle. a liber-
ty loving spirit as she is, Immediately
comes back" with sharp retort.
However. she pays attention.
The afternoon rehearsaIs are not
In costume. The company appears in
its street clothes. The principals go
through with their lines fast and with
out the usual pauses to see how "its
getting over" This is done merely to
refresh their minds of what they will
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-31

season." says the Moberly Daily In
dex I'm their first game they defeat
ed the strong Kemper Military team on
Kemper's home court. Any team that
can do that has the punch and must
always be considered a dangerous
team
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-31
Miss High Back Bone Marries

By United Press
BROCTON, n. d., Jan. 31.-Tbis "a.
today witnessed the wedding ~ ~ ~
prian Dog, son of Good Voice ~.
and Deer Good Voice Hawk, tn c.,
Night High Back Bone, daughter J.
Make Smoke and Rattle Tail c.
Night High Back Bone, a blu.h;-
bride. wore new string of No.
during the ceremony. All are s,o.
Indians.
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Will Tell OF "Pay Up Week.

Howard HALEY of the School of
Journalism will talk on PAY Up
Week" before the Commercial Club
luncheon Thursday at the Virginia
Grill.
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Miss lola Bass Departs.

Miss lola Bass of Indianapolis, Ind,
left yesterday for Boonville. where
she will make short visit. She has
been the guest of Miss Corline Prath-
er. 1910 Paris road.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
new COALITION
GOVERNMENT is
NOW in CONTROL
To Intensity Nations Fight
ing Powers and Call Con-
s stituent Assembly.

.Petrograd, Oct. 10-The new coali-
ton government assumed control of
Russia yesterday, succeeding the
council of five organized a month
ago. Announcement was made that
the new government intends to carry
the purpose of making peace in
agreement with our allies as soon as
possible" Meanwhile the govern
ment will take steps to bring the
army to its highest fighting power
and to restore economic and social
tranquility to the country.
The new coalition cabinet, includ-
ing four members of the constitu-
dependent seems to have met with
the approval of the Petrograd press
except the radical Novaia Nishing
which is prO-German. The Petrograd
council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates announces in the Novaia
Nishing that 1--WE workmen and the
garrison of Petrograd- give the new
government no support"
In addition to carrying out an active
foreign policy the new government
Will issue an official statement decIar-
ing that the serious internal dificu,ty
of Russia is due chiefly to the Korni-
loH rebellion. The new governnie emf
pledges that its business acts will be
on the basis of agreements between
representatives of the bourgeoists
the tax paying elements and the rev
dictionary democracy. i
It points out that the success of .suct
a. program is possible only if the ma.
ton is united. The goyernmen
statement in conclusion says that i
has three principal aims. To raise tn.
fighting power of the army and tn,
navy; to bring order to the countr,
by fighting anarchy; to. cali the con
stituent assembly as soon as posi-
BILE.
The coalition cabinet absorbs tn,
council of five which has held swa-
since the Korniloff rebellion, pilotin
| the country through a perilbus po
I httcal crisis. The counciI of five ap
parently turned the democratic con
gress, which was planned original
to overthrow the Kerensky govern
i ment, into force of support.
i The first session Of the prelirninar
parliament. which grew out of tn
democratic congress, will be called b
the government probably next week.
The new cabinet consists of six sc
cialists, four constitutional democrat
and seven members from other pal
ties. Foreign Minister Terestchenk,
it is reported, will be sent to Paris t
represent Russia at the Allied cor
/ ference.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10

British Front in France and Bel
GUM, Tuesday, Oct. 9-The blow
struck by the British and French
forces today against a wide section of
the German defenses between the
Houtholst forest and Broodseinde has
resulted in another great success.
Over much of this front the attack
ing troops swept forward to a depth
of 1900 yards or more, overrunning
many important strongholds of the
enemy.
This afternoon the Allies were dig
ging in almost on the outskirts of
Houtholst forest, the British were be-
yond Poelcappelle, after sanguinary
hand to hand fighting, and farther
south they had gained the Passchen-
daele ridge within less than 1000
yards of Passchendae1e, thereby
wrenching away almost all that re-
manned to the Germans of their fam
Gus Passchendaele-Ch e1uvelt ridge
system of Qualifications. q
Again the German losses have been
great and reports from all along the
line indicate that their organization
and morale were hit hard.
1t has been another wonderful per-
Torrance on the part of the Allies,
markable because of the tremendous
natural difficulties to the advance.
The rain of the last two days had
turned much of the battle ground
into morass, through which the
French and the men of the British
empire f1oundered knee deep. How
they could make their way forward
over such ground. much less fight
over it, is the amazing thing. This
very fact undoubtedly contributed to
the days triumph, for German pris-
oners say nobody on their side had
thought the Allies would advance
under such conditions. The appear
ahce of the mud covered Allied troops
coming out of the marshes before the
German lines apparently unnerved the
enemy. They surrendered in large
numbers in many places or ran away
as fast as they could.
The Germans attempted one counter
attack of considerable size. This was
astride the Ypres-Roulers railroad and
was smashed by the British artillery
fire.
AS in the battle last Thursday a
large body of Germans was caught
unawares and was virtually wiped
out. An entire German division, the
227th, was brought up during the night
to relieve the division in the line be-
tween Poelcappelle and the E,outholst
! forest. They were transported in
motor lorries from Roulers and ar
rived at the advanced positions fNou1
o'clock this morning. They were
ignorant of the nature of the countr.
!, and when caught in the attack some
two hours later they were bewilderet
and put UP little resistance.
The attack was launched as daw1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10

was breaking. The French army on
the left flank of the British were fac
ing probably the worst section along
the line, for the ground over which
they had to advance was interlaced
with little streams and the rain had
turned the ground into a bog.
The French pushed forward rapidly,
however, reducing numerous German
pill boxes and redoubts, and had ac-
complished all they had set out today
by 10 o'clock. This meant that they
were some 500 yards beyond Mango
laere and almost at the edge of the
Houtlyolst forestt. Heavy casualties
were inflicted on the Germans by the
preliminary COMPARTMENT and during
the fighting. At an early hour the
French reported the capture of sew
eral hundred prisoners and that their
own losses were light.
The northern flank of the British
attack had to cross the Broenbeel1
river and much mud and water was
encountered. The troops, negotiated
the crossing without much delay. The
region was studded with concrete re-
doubts and the embankment of the
Ypres-Staden railroad furnished
good cover from which the Germans
could work their machine guns to ad-
vantage. The other redoubts gave lit.
tie trouble, but several near the rail-
road northwest of Poelcappelle put
up strenuous resistance. There was
heavy fighting at Koikut, north of
Langemarck, where there was a nest
of redoubts. For the most part the
Germans in this region surrendered
after making strong resistance.
Some of the hottest work of the
cappelle. In last Thursdays drive
the British had established them
selves in the western half of the VIII
lage and vigorous fighting he'd con-
tinued there ever since. At dawn
today hand to hand fighting among
| the ruins began in earnest. and the
| Germans were gradually pushed back
to the eastern outskirts of the town
where they took up position in a
| big brewery. This place was well for
titled and every window furnished an
opening for a machine gun. The bat.
tie continued several hours, but early
in the afternoon it was announced
| that the Germans had been forced tt
evacuate. the brewery and to with
draw still farther.
/ On the whole the Germans made {
weak resistance today. Their infan
try appeared to be demoralized il
many sections and their artillery fir
was weak and erratic. No estimat
tof the total German losses is possible
4 but they are. believed to have beel
Exceedingly heavy. The British an
IFrench losses are reported to hav
been light. It is estimated, at a con
sentative calculation, that in the at
tack last Thursday the German loss
es aggregated 10000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
FIREMAN is DISMISSED
FOR BREAKING RULES

One fireman dismissed on charges
OF intoxication, one penalized for vio-
lation of an ordnance of the depart
ment three promoted, and nine new
men named to the department were
the result OF meeting of the board
of fire commissioners held last even
ing. There are still IL men to be
named to fill the quuta Of the depart
ment, but action was deferred until a
later meeting.
The fireman dismissed is John
Flynn of 404 Atlantic street, ladder
man of Truck No. g.. who pleaded
guilty of intoxication charges, but
tried to excuse his fault by saying
he had been seized, with stomach
cramps The board members did not
consider, the excuse a valid one and
he was dismissed from the depart
ment. He had been a member for
more than q year.
Archibald McMul1en was deprived
of his leaves of absence for period
of so days for making complaint
against his superior officer direct to
a member of the commission instead
OF TO the chief of the department.
McMullen called President John A..
Leonard on the telephone. He said
he had forgotten the rule which pro-
hibfted him from doing so.
Promotions were made as follows:
lIoseman Edward Barry of Engine Z,
to- engineer of Company 8; Assistant
Engineer Charles Waters of Com
panyE S, and Assistant Engineer John
Densnore of No. to be engineers,
to be assigned to companies later.
Engineer George Frank of No. 8 was
transferred to the machine company.
New men appointed were: John j..
Delaney, 406 Gregory street, to En-
CINE 8; Ralph Bennedette, $50 Roc
ton avenue, to Engine 8; Andrew Nc
Douga1. 297 Poplar street, to Engine
81: George H. Biebel, 652 Harral ave-
nue. to Chemical q; William II Nc
Donald, 20S6 North Main street, to
Truck i; George T. O'Rourke, 631
East Main street, to Engine s; Pat
rick Mcclure, BIT. Atlantic street, to
Engine O. Peter 8. Peros SIS Isafay-
cite street, to Truck q; Timothy J.
Mulloy, As Park terrace, to Chem
ical 2.
There are still IL vacancies in the
regular force, and President Leonard
has said reserve fierce is to be ere
ated. Two men are to be named te
fill the vacancies left through thf
Dismissal of Flynn! and the death O.
Thomas Mcintyre. Two new sta
TONS, No. IL and No. IL. call for Ii
new men. OF the IL to be named
nine will be assigned to these stations
until such time as the city ordinances
provide for the additional number o
men needed. The appointments ma,
be made at the next meeting of tn
hoard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
Peoples Gas Passes
Dividend and Stock
Falls 75s Points to A

New York, Oct. 10-Shares of the
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. OF
Chicago, dropped 5-S points to a IN
the early dealings on the stock ex-
change today on announcement over
night of the passing of the dividend.
This action was foreshadowed in
the recent movement Of the stock,
which dropped seven points yesterday
and five points the day before.
Today's quotation is the lowest since
the company was reorganized from
the old Chicago Gas Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
BUILDING NOTES.

Bdiiding permits aggregating. in
value $6,404 were granted by the
board of building commissioners last
night.
Addition toilet, 396 Park street. for
Andrew Macker; partitions, corner
Water and Bank street, for A. Winter
estate: frame store. south side Deacon
street, for A. Lascowitch; sun parlor.
west side Noble avenue. for DR.. J.. L.
Eagon; generator house, south side
Seaview avenue, for Lake Torpedo
Boat Co.; Buick garage, 1877 Sheridan
street, for Matthew Frendt; addition
to store, east side Bishop avenue, for
r. Mcfarland; garage. LAT Terry
Pit, for John and Tressc Chiola.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
REDS And BLUES
OF HOME GUARD
TO CROSS ARMS
Battle Will Take Place Sun.
day, Oct. 81, If the
Weather's Nice.

The Red and the Blue armies of the
Home Guard will battle week from
next Saturday if it doesn't rain. Col.
Clifford B. Wilson issued the calls
to arms today.
The orders received by the officers
of each unit today contained the fol-
lowing significant paragra phi:
'Drills for the six days follow
ing the maneuvers will be omit
ted and credit given for the COM
bat i'm place thereof
This makes it. apparent that it isn't
going to be any tea party for the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
THE WEATHER

New Haven Oct. 10-For
Bridgeport and vicinity: Gener-
ally fam tonight and Thursday.
Connecticut: Fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change In
temperature; fresh northeast to
north winds ON the coast.
The southern disturbance NOV
ed mp the coast yesterday and
caused light rains from Georgia
to Maine. Tho rain did not ex-
tend very far inland. Another
disturbance is central this morn
ing over Illinois, but has not yet
caused much precipitation. The
temperatures are low In nearly
all districts east of the Rocky
mountains. Freezing ternpera-
lures were reported along the
Aorthern border from North Da-
kOtR to Maine.
Conditions favor for this vicin-
fty fair weather with continued
low temperature tonight, follow
ed ON Thursday by increasing
cIoudiness and slowly rising
temperature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
Town of Quincy Out
To Show Heels To
It's Larger Neighbors

Quincy. Mass, Oct. 10-This city
has set out to show what a suburban
community can do to boost the Lib
erty Loan. Boy Scouts have distri-
buted circulars to $500 homes, and
tomorrow men will follow them in q
house to house drive to last 10 days.
women's committee has started
Liberty loan chains throughout the
city The city will try to raise ST.
500, 900. An illuminated clock in the
center of the business district shows
the progress of the campaign.
aDxrpruSE I'M Tf1tc EsArnrrcR
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

The Mems assembly of the First
Methodist Episcopal church of this
city will entertain its members and
invited guests tomorrow night. A
genuine old fashioned New England
Dinner" will be served.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
FRE1GHf LER INJURED.

John p. Daley of Brooklyn,
freight handler at the railroad yards
was injured yesterday when a weight
of about TOO pounds fell on his foot.
He was treated by DR.. Edward OLSON
of the emergency staff and then taken
to St vincent's hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10

The question Is asked why the poor
people of the cities don't move out in
the country where food rots on the
ground because of scarce labor. I'm.
fortunately, a square meal of garden
stun IL not usually accepted as a good
substitute for the pictutre show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
FLOUNOERlNC KNEE-DEEP IN MUD|
ALLIED SOLDIERS SWEPT GERMANS
BEFORE Them IN MIGHTY THRUST

Would Attempt Offensive Under Such Big Handicap
One Entire German Division Caught Unawares is
Wiped Out-British Penetrated the Hardest Section
of the Line Over Ground That Rain Had Turned In
to Bog
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10

boys, and speculation is current to-
day as to whether there will be any
knuckle contests. They will carry
rifles, but no ammunition. Nobody
carrying a bayonet will be admitted to
the fray.
Col. Wilson, Lieut.. Col. Cronan and
their staffs will act as umpires. The
Red Army will be on the west bank
of the Saugatuck river. 1t will at
tempt to keep the Blue Army from
reaching the river from the west.
If the boys falter, District Quarter
master J. A. H. Robinson will be on
hand to serve them coffee. The arm
les are cautioned to drink from no
other source except what is labeled
"Good Water The labels will be
supplied by the quartermaster's de-
partment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10
COlOred Wash Goods


Outing Flannels, 81 inch, In plain
colors. good 1eeced quality. Value
Ice, at..-... 9 yards for 05o.
Percales and Chambrays. ss ana
80 inch, in plain colors and fancy
stripes. lengths for house dresses.
bungalow aprons and chiidren's
dresses. Value 15c and 1sc, at
q yards for Csc
Outing FganneIs, IL inch. good
fieecy quality. in pink and stripes.
Value 12hc, at. q yards for Or
Silk and Cotton Crepe de Chine,
SO inch. also tussah in plain colors
or stripes and checks. Value 3ac
and 44c. Yard. .,. -. .zs7Eo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10

It won't cost any, more for disloyal
congressman to slip into their home
towns after dark and it might be more
prudent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10

peal, the boys are willing to give VI
the gifts of candy to their best girls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-10

Perhaps Germany can continue in
definitely throwing away 5000 mer
q day, and then again perhaps she
can't