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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
FOR HUMANITY'S SAKE, HURRY!

The big battle can have only one
affect on America. 1t will bring home
to every true American the need OF
concentrating every energy and pur-
pose on the single aim of WANING this
war. The delusiOn that the Allies
could count on the lowered morale OF
the German armies has been dis
PEELED. We are fighting great masses
of armed men and numberless power
full guns. Regardless Of morale, the
Germans are fighting under an iron
fist that makes them fight-that is
the point that concerns us.
We must build ships, train men,
manufacture guns and airplanes and
we must do all these things without
delay or further discussion as to the
high morale of the Allies and the low
morale of the Germans. We are fight
ing for democracy and the Germans
are fighting because of an autocracy,
uOCo We SoA NAS
pose of the enemy without licking
him.
Secretary McAdoo announces that
the third Liberty Loan will be three
billion dollars at 4A per cent, and all
oversubscriptions will be accepted. If
you cannot fight with a gun and
bayonet, fight with a checkbook and
a pen. The great conflict now raging
must fire our souls with a new deter
mination to furnish all the dollars
needed to put an end to the atrocities
of German militarism.
Defeat faces the kaiser; let us ha-
stem it by lending our Government
every cent 1t needs. Buy bonds, buy
thrift stamps; buy until it hurts.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
BALL BATS FOR U. $. SOLDIERS
Y. NJ. c. A. Sends $4,000 to the Men
In France.

Y. NJ. c. A. Sends $4,000 to the Men
In France.
Ty Cobb, iris Speaker, Joe jackson.
Hans Wagner, Benny Kauff, Larry
Lajoie, Home Run" Baker, Eddie Col
Inns, Rogers HOrnsby, Gavvy Cravath,
Larry Doyle and Babe" Ruth are going
to do their bit this summer with the
American troops in Lorraine, France.
Though they are in America they will
be batting as heavily against the Kai-
ser as if they were on a front line
trench throwing hand grenades or
welding a bayOnet.
The big leaguers have lent their
names TO a series of 10000 swatsticks
which are now on the way to the
American front as part of the regu-
lar Y. NJ. C. A. athletic equipment for
the soldiers in France. Announce
ment has just been received here
from the National War Work Council
of the Y. NJ. c. A. that an entire car
load of ball bats left Kentucky recent
ly for an Atlantic port.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
THE NEW BOOKS
"Nine Tales.5

The title of Hugh De Selincourt's
new book, Nine Tales" could not be
palmer or more accurate. His novels,
"A Boys Marriage" "a Daughter Of
the Morning" and other romantic works
Of fiction tell of the goodness and
beauty of life. Seven of the Mine
Tales" some of which were originally
printed in the Open Mail, the Woman
At Home, the Englishwoman and the
Daily Mail, all English publications,
also tell of the life that is sacred and
beautiful. Being a true romancer
Hugh De Selincourt insists that love
is the main approach to the highest
and best in life
Two Of the nine tales, THE Sacri-
fee" and Sense of Sin," are stories
OF those who slipped and were driven
down into the morass; he may have
written these to show that love mis-
used is damnation. that love without
knowledge and without hope easily
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
A TALE OF SICKNESS
FRESHMAN WITH MEASLES

So Peter Grim (that wasn't his real
name) went TO the hospital
Peter was a freshman. An angel in
white took him up a hall a mile long;
and, after ages had elapsed, they final.
ly came to room, and the angel told
Peter TO take seat, and she left him
Peter sank into a chair and closed his
eyes. 1t felt very much better to keep
his eyes closed, for 1t helped the ache
in the back of his head. What was
the matter with his head, anyhow?
Someone must have dubbed him, but
he couldn't remember who it was. 1t
was much easier not to try to remem-
'ber anything.
Suddenly Peter began to spin around
like top. No, he wasn't at the hos
pital. He was at home in the swing
by the kitchen door, and someone had
twisted the rope thousand times and
let go, and he was untwisting at the
rate of forty miles a minute. He
heard light step, and opened his
eyes. The angel had returned. He
started to topple over, but she caught
him and helped him to the bed. Then
darkness.
When he awoke, his feet were hang
ing from one side of the bed, his head
from the other, and the angel was
looking at him pityingly, as angels
will. Then she spoke.
The Inevitable Thermometer.
"Open your mouth" she command
ed, and showed a thermometer under
his tongue.
After a long time, she took it out,
looked at it, and then at Peter with
suspicion. What have you been
drinking hot?' she asked.
Later the nurse (for it was nurse,
Peter discovered when he awoke, and
not an angeD examined his chest and
neck.
Il had the grip, and the red places
are where 1 put hot water bags and
scorched myself last night" Peter ex-
planned, when he saw the nurse scru-
him.
Young man." she answered, Cant |
you tell measle spots from hot water
bag blisters?"
"Wil l be taken to the pest house?"
Peter walled.
I'm afraid so," she answered
When Peter arrived at the hospital
annex, twenty wild men rushed out
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
CONVENTIONS IN COLUMBIA

The Missouri Dental Associations
convention in Columbia marks anoth-
er step toward making Columbia a
convention city. This is the first time
the association has come to Columbia
and will be the first time that many
of the states dentists have visited
the city and the University of Mis-
souri,.
Columbia has had plenty of conven-
tions which have used the University
as their headquarters, such as the
meetings here in connection with
Farmers and Journalism weeks. Here
is q convention coming to Columbia
which has no connection whatever
with the University, as the University
has not yet department of dentistry.
Columbia welcomes the dentists and
urges them to see for themselves the
remarkable development the town has
made in the last ten years, to inspect
the University and the two women's
schools, to visit the state farm and
to see, in general, the town which is
the educational center of the state.
Men from all over the state will be
here for three days. Both the men
and the town will be benefited by hav-
ing the convention here. Let us show
the dentists that they made no mistake
in selecting Columbia as their conven-
ton city this wear.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

to meet him, and hailed him as fresh
man." They were curious to know
who the newcomer was. Peter thought
that even Solomon in all his glory
could not have been arrayed like these,
for they wore robes of all shades,
styles and descriptions, with slippers
that did not match and that in many
instances were run down at the heels.
Their hair was long, their boards were
thick and their faces splatched. After
the inmates took a good look at Peter,
they rushed back to their tables and
resumed the game of pinochle. that
Peter had interrupted.
A Bad Night.
That night Peter had very bad
time of it. His head felt more bat
tered than ever, and his tongue was
a veritable corn shuck. The nurse
brought him a pitcher of water and he
soon drank it up. He wouldn't call
her again, for one little pitcher of wa
ter wouldn't help him much anyhow.
Finally he fell asleep, and dreamed
sippi drinking all he wanted, and he
didn't have anybody in a white cap to
portion it out to him in small pitch
erfuls.
In two days, Peter was able to go to
the table with the other inmates, and
he soon had their same wild look. No
one was allowed to read, so they play
ed cards all day. Sometimes in the
evening fair serenaders came and
sang to them and played ukuleles. |
One evening the singers were forty
strong; but they didn't stay long, and
Peter wished that instead of so many
coming at one time, they would come
in relays to last through the night.
On the whole, however, life at the
pest house was a dreary existence
Peter got so tired of looking at the
same people and the same walls that |
he felt as if he would like to make
faces at everybody and everything
He wanted to get out and go to his
classes. Would he ever catch up with
his assignments when he got out?
But at the end of a week, the doctor
came and said that Peter could go.
He wasn't expecting to be discharged
yet, and his eyes hurt. My, how his
eyes did hurt!
Peter got up and climbed the stairs,
and reluctantly began to pack his
grip.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
Washmgt0n UniOers,ty
School of Nurying

Nursing offers to women an opportunity
for patriotic service, a splendid prepars.
ton for life and a profession OF broad
social usefulness.
Washington University gives a tbrea
years course In Nursing. Theoretical In
struction is given In the University, clini-
cal instruction in the wards Of the Barnes
and st. Louis Children's Hospitals, Wash
ington University Dispensary and Social
Service Department. Six months credit Ia
offered to applicants having an ABB or BS
degree from this college.
Address inquiries to Supt. Of Nurses.
Barnes Hospital, 600 So. Kingshighway'
St. Louis, Mo.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

the prize awarded for finding the gold
en- egg. The guests were: Kittie Mil
Ter, Mary and Sarah Conley, Virginia
and Berenice McAlester, Jack Noyes,
Flora and Helen Conley, Harold Kline,
John Holloway, .Jr., f. Sydney Steph-
ems. Jr., Laura Gail Bowling, Samuel
Digges, George Miller, Alice Estill,
Gentry Estill. Jr, Mary Martha Cat
ron and Florence Guitar.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

falls prey to ignorance and cowardice.
These two tales make his other stories
and novels all the brighter.
printed In Great Britain, but pub
lished by Dodd Mead & Company. New
York; cloth, 81 pages; $1.50)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Miss Rebecca and Miss Lucille Evans
entertained Miss Laura Stephens, Miss
Jennie Hockaday and Miss Exile Gray
Saturday night at their home on the
Ashland road.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

DR.. and Mrs. Elmore Wilhite of Sal
isbury arrived today to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. David H. Wilhite on College ave-
nue. and to attend the dentists con-
vention.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Ralph Parlette, the chautauqua
lecturer, says there are one hundred
amusement drunkards to one victim
of strong drink. AS soon as the
United States goes dry, we must turn
our attention to curing those who live
for nothing but amusements.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Mrs. L. W. Coleman of Moberly is
spending the Easter holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Taylor.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Welcome, dentists! Columbia is
glad to entertain you. Stay long and
come again.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
SOCIETY NOTES

Henry B. Bass returned this morn
ing from st. Louis where he spent the
Easter holidays.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
Political Announcements
Presiding Judge-County Court

The Evening MissOurian is authorized
to announce Judge J. L. Rowland as a
candidate for Presiding Judge Of the COun-
ty Court, subject to the action of the Dem
Ocratic primaries in August, 1918.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

One can use all the elbow grease he
likes, and still conserve on fats.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Mrs. Thomas McKenna of Jefferson
City is the guest of Mrs. W. P. Dysart
and Mrs. ]. T. DAILY.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

No quarters for the Kaiser! Save
yours and buy thrift stamps.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01
County Court Clerk.

The Evening Missourian is authorized
to announce that c. W. Davis is a candi-
date for reelection to the office of clerk
of the County Court, subject to the action
Of the Democratic primaries August, 1918.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Mrs. L. E. Thompson entertained
with a line party Saturday afternoon
for Lieutenant and Mrs. Robert T.
Whitten.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

with line party Saturday afternoon
for Lieutenant and Mrs. Robert T.
Whitten.
Lieutenant and Mrs r. T. Whitten,
who have been Visiting Lieutenant
Whitten's parents, Prof. and Mrs. j.
C. Whitten, PA Thilly street, left this
morning for New York, where Lieu
tenant Whitten will report for service.
Mrs. ]. T. Mitchell entertained Miss
Mary Barks of Mexico and Miss Mar
tha Brown at dinner yesterday.
Alexander Maitland returned last
night from Kansas City where he
spent the Easter holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. Maitland.
Miss Frances Hudson of William
Woods College, left today for Fulton
after spending the weekend with Miss
Lavinia Hickman.
Miss Virginia Maughs is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Hubbell.
Mrs. F. F. Stephens of Columbia
went to St. Louis this morning to at
tend the monthly meeting of the Wom-
ems Committee of the State Council
of Defense, which will be held there
tomorrow.
Miss Carolyn Pickard gave an in
formal buffet supper last night for
Lieutenant and Mrs. Robert T. Whit
ten. The guests were: Lieutenant
and Mrs. Whitten, Miss Edith Ault-
man, Adeline Jesse, Elizabeth Spald-
ing, Sylvester Whitten and John Will
bur. -
Mrs W. f. Harshe gave a dinner
Saturday night for the Rev. J. E.
Conant. The other guests were. Mr..
and Mrs. F. D. Bewick, DR.. and Mrs.
T. W. Young and Mrs. G. W. Hatcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Fuqua of Mon
roe City spent the weekend with Mrs.
Fuqua's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stock
ton Dorsey.
Dr. and Mrs. James F. McWilliams |
Of Mexico arrived yesterday to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs F. W. Smith.
Lieutenant Gwynne McCaustland of
the Coast Artillery of the Regular
Army is visiting his parents, Dean and
Mrs. E. ]. McCaustland on a ten-day
leave of absence. Lieutenant Nc
Caustland was stationed at Fortress
Virginia, but will report at
The end of his leave at Puget Sound.
Mrs. A H. Davidson entertained
sixteen children with an Easter egg
lunt Saturday afternoon on the lawn
If Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sydney Stephens
home. Miss Virginia McAlester won
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Lieutenant and Mrs. R. T. Whitten,
who have been Visiting Lieutenant
Whitten's parents, Prof. and Mrs. ].
C. Whitten, PA Thilly street, left this
morning for New York, where Lieu
tenant Whitten will report for service.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Mrs. A H. David6on entertained
sixteen children with an Easter egg
hunt Saturday afternoon on the lawn
Of Mr. and Mrs. E. Sydney Stephens
home. Miss Virginia McAlester won
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-04-01

Mrs. ]. T. Mitchell entertained Miss
Mary Barks of Mexico and Miss Mar
tha Brown at dinner yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04
TALK OF M4CKENSEN
RESERVE ARMY

London, Sept. 5.-The progress of tre-
mendous events on the battle front In
France Is being followed with almost
breathless eagerness by the whole Brit
iSh nation. The most significant feature
OF Tuesdays developments was that the
expected German attempt to restore the
position of the broken Wotan line did
not materialize. The failure of the en-
Cmy TO make such an attemnt aDpar-
emily is attributed to the speed and en-
ergy with which Field Marshal Haig's
armies were able to press the advance
in pursuit of the retiring enemy. In
formed observers. however. continue to
speculate on when and where the enc
my will pull himself together.
Disastrous as the blow already has
been to German prestige and seriously
as the German position Is endangered,
experts here are not expressing anticlpa-
tion of an early debacle. and admit the
probability Of some defenses being or
ganiZed behind the enemy lines in an at
tempt to check the Allied advance. Some
German prisoners taken in the battle
talk confidently of the impending ar
rival of great reserve army under
General Won Mackensen. who will turn
the tables on the Allied forces, but
obviously it is impossible he e to throw
any light on such reports, Whatever
the future may hold the actual situation
is regarded as one of xtraordinary
promise for the Allies and containing the
possibility Of the compulsorily ahan.
donment of the entire northern German
front. including the Flanders coast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04
Rush to Join Army of l2O,-
600 Moving West From
Ekaterinburg
FRANCIS WIRES WORD
Messenger From Asia Reports
Czar's Body Burned in
Coal Mine
By the Associated Press


A Czecho- -slovak officer has arrived at
Archangel with word that $4,000 loyal
Russians are operating with the 10000
Czecho- -Slovak forces moving westward
along the Trans-Siberian Railroad from
Ekaterinburg. The news reached the
State Department today in a MESA &c
from Ambassador Francis, dated Au-
gust 26.
Since the officer left Ekaterinburg,
more than a month ago, further ad-
vances by the Czechs have been an
nounced by telegraph but his report is
regarded as important because Of the
light 1t throws upon the relations OF
the Czechs with the people Of the co,In-
try through which they are moving. He
says the Russians are pleased with the
overthrow of the Bolshevik control and
that Bo!shevik soldiers are fiocklng to
the support of the Czechs
Leaving Ekaterinburg, August 2. on
orders from the commanding officer who
had been asked by the Allied consuls to
get a messenger to Archangel, the off,
Ger arrived at Vologda August 13, and
at Archangel August "a, after many
vicissitudes. He said Ekaternburg was
captured July % by 200 Cossacks and
that 500 Czechs arrived there on the fol-
lowing day Citizens supplied the
Czechs with food. of which there seemed
to be plenty in that region.
According to this officers story. for
mer Emperor Nicholas was shot on July
Is, but the Bolshevik officials withheld
the information for two days. The dis
position of the body was unknown. but
II was rumored that II had been burned
In a coal mine. The Empress and the
Czarevitch were said to have been taken
by the Bolsheviki from Ekaterinburg to
an unknown destination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04
Kaiser Gray and STOPPED.
Like Man in Great SOrroW

Geneva, Sept. 4.-Swiss who saw
Emperor Wilhelm and King Ferdi-
nand quite closely at their Maui
helm conference, recently, accord
Ing to the Democrat, declare that
the German ruler has greatly aged
and that his hair Is snow white
and his shoulders stopped. The
Emperor's eyes are feverish, his
gestures abrupt and his face. which
is severely lined and tanned, gives
the general impression of man
suffering a great sorrow.
The Democrat learns that the
Emperor's visit to King Ferdinand
was for the object of obtaining.
Bulgarian divisions for the western
front in order to release German
reserves similar to the way Aus
tro-Hungarian troops are being
used to fill the gaps caused by the
heavy losses during the present
retreat. In the meantime German
recruits barely eighteen years old,
have received orders to prepare to
join the fighting forces on the first
of October.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04
ONE u. s. DIVISION
BEATS 4 OF FOES
Americans Perform Task
Set by Mangin on Sched-
ule Time I,
WIN ST. QUENTIN ROAD
Doughboys Take Nearly 1000
Prisoners in Five Days Bat.
tie Near Juvigny
WIN ST. QUENTIN ROAD
BY CAMERON Mackenzie

Special Gable TO Erening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918. bv Ne,1 York Times Co.
with the American Army In France,
Sept 4.
The first five days of ar6uous fighting
northwest of Soissons have just come
TO an end for a division of the American
army. and as n result 1t is possible to
report by no means inconsiderable
body of achievement in the chain of
operations just brought to completion.
The United States troops captured
nearly 1000 prisoners, and upon two
mile front drove the Germans back to a
depth of four miles, forcing them out
of Juvigny, off the Juvigny tableland.
and then eventually in the engagement
of Sunday and Sunday night pushing
them across the highly important SoIs-
sons-St Quentin road. The task that
was set for them to perform they per-
formed thoroughly on a set time and
brill l.antly.
General Mangin used the American
troops for work Of crucial importance In
the scene of the entire operation. The
work was such as could be intrusted only
to soldiers of assured stamina. of surest
quality.
In its essence the task presented to
them before the middle of last week
was to gain possession of a strip Of the
Soissons-St Quentin road, and in par
ticular of the elevation in the highway
at the village of TeEney-Sorny. Hence.
II was as shock troops of the first order
that the American division was sent into
the line. and 1t was as shock troops OF
the first order that they gave account
of themselves.
Four different German divisions were
opposed to the one American division in
tho course of the five-day battle. Orig
irally the attackers encountered the
Seventh division. an enemy unit of
proved worth. Two days of ceaseless com.
hat used that outfit up, and three fresh
divisions were rushed forward to ease
tho pressure. These were the 227th. which
was actually marched on foot from Metz
a distance Of 140 miles the 23Sth, which
was brought from Rheims. likewise on
foot. and to complete the list the Twenty
third, which was in reserve to the
Seventh.
Germans, had perceived the vigor and
determination with which the Americans
were pressing the business In hand. 1t
Is likely that they fell into something
of n panic At any rate. to match four
divisions against one was a grim COM
plment to the qualities of the new forces
from overseas.
In the course Of the engagement the
whole of this particular American unit
displayed much the same fighting char
acterstics that other units earlier dis
played - great personal initiative. in
trepid courage. endurance and agility
and skill with the rifle.
If one strove especially to name some
one new trait developed in the expert
ences Of JuvIgny and Terney-Sorn one
would probably declare that these dough-
boys. through days and nights of she'll
fire more savage than anything they
had perhaps even guessed at, conducted
themselves with almost uncanny cool
ness.