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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
V. b. COLE IN THE TRENCHES
Columbia Boy Tells OF Fighting In
the Mud.

The following letter to his parents
is from Private " B. Cole, son of DR.
and Mrs. J. B. Cole of Columbia. Pri-
vate Cole was formerly a member of
Company F, a Columbia company, but
was transferred to medical work:
Il was lucky and am still here. Am
now in big American hospital where
| shall probably remain for a short
time. 1t certainly does look good TO
see American Red Cross nurses again.
This morning | was awakened by a
bell, which sounded so much like the
old NJ. L. bell. | thought at first it
really was and that | was going to
be late to an eight o'clock class.
Il have had my first experience in
the trenches. For three days and
nights, we were on the go constantly
during a continual rainfall. We wad-
ed in mud. stood in mud, and some
of the boys tried to sleep in mud. |
had little chance to try to sleep. We
had barely reached the trenches when
artillery preparation started. 1t GER
tainly was a wonderful and awe-in-
spring sight, especially the blowing
up of Mount Sec.
Il was so worn out and had so
much to pack along. the doctor with
whom | was working insisted upon my
being sent to the rear. | have had
some fever. but am feeling fine now
and expect to be out soon.
Later: | got a pass from the hos
pital yesterday and took a look at
the town. Had the misfortune while
at the front to loose everything |
brought over with me except my ra-
zOr kit. You know we are allowed to
keep only very few things other than
absolutely necessary equipment. Sol
dierS going into the field for an Often
sive take very little extra with them.
and usually lose that before coming
back
Since coming over | have been
very glad that | do not use tobacco
in any way. The boys who use it
have hard time keeping a supply of
American tobacco. and other brands
do not suit them. l spend my extra
change on cookies and good old Her
shey's chocolate. There is such
demand for the latter. the boys have
to be limited to one bar per pur-
chase, otherwise many of us would
buy whole box at a time The Red
Cross and Salvation Army are Sura
doing great work over here. They
deserve the liberal support of all
who wish us well.
Am feeling fine today and expect |
to leave tout de suite.
JERRY
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
HAS BEEN ON FIVE
FRONTS SINCE MARCH
Lieutenant Dinwiddie Groves
Says He Is Fond
of Attacks.
FORGET HARDSHIPS
Wants to Fight With Rifles
Before the End of the
War.

The following is an extract from {
letter from Lieutenant Robert Din
uiddie Groves formerly of the NJ. U
Tigers and a graduate of the Schoo
If Law of the University. Lieutenant
Groves is a member of the 18th Field
Artillery and has been in active ser
vice in France since last March
We are having a little battle now
and | am sitting in a field of barbed
yire where the lines were a few
days ago. waiting for orders. We
have taken about 1000 prisoners and
a LOT of territory and are still going
7 am fond of making these attacks
although it is hard work, and it rains
always and the mud is deep and you
Get no sleep, but when the hour ar
rives. YOU forget all of that. and go
to pumping the metal into the boche
with a keen relish. | almost deserted
the battery. when the dOughboys lined
nm behind US with fixed bayonets and
went over the NIL III lIOul VI US IL
I had not had to fire the battery, and
we we're firing eight rounds per min
ME then. | sure would have gone with
them. | will sometime too. | want
TO fight with a rifle sometime for in
this war although the battery was
close enough to the front line for
anyone. in fact was there.
81 have never seen Felix HolcOmb
although his outfit is with us all the
time. Lieutenant Sellers of Lexing-
ton was in it, but was wounded at
Chateau Thierry"
Since March | have been on five
different fronts and taken part in
three attacks and one defensive ac-
ton
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
SPRAINED ANKLE RUSE FAILS
Ignorance of Army Affairs Betrays
German Spy at Hospital.
By United Press
By United Press.


LONDON. Oct. 3 (By MaiD.-He
wore "brass-hat" and he came lean
ing heavily on a stick. Iimping into a
casualty clearing station. He said he
had sprained his ankle but as he knew
all about first aid he would bandage
it himself.
The busy officer in charge handed
him the necessary trimmincs, and
quickly writing a tag. tied it to a but
ton high up on the tunic.
Seated in an ambulance, he was
soon in Amiens, where he remarked
to the officer receiving wounded that
he would stay in that city and be all
right in week or ten days. How
ever. as his tag read, NO. -, Cen
eral Hospital" at a base near the
coast, the officer said, Sorry. but I've
got to send you down to the base
and to the base the brass-hat went.
There, despite his almost fiawless
English. his lack of knowledge of the
most ordinary army matters soon
brought him under suspicion. The
brass-hat was a German. His curiosi-
ty and sprsined ankle both were
cured.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
"Y" WOMEN SOCIAL INFLUENCES
They Tone Up the American Sol
diers In France.

Clarence Burlington Kelland. writ
ing from Paris. says the greatest lin
stitutiOn" of all in France is to be
found in the Y. NJ c. A. canteen work
ers, who are always ION the job" and
who know how to talk to Annex boys
as the American Expeditionary Fore
es are called
THE ~ woman in a permanent
camp like this is a great institution, -"
holds Mr.. Kelland. she gets acquaint-
ed. She sews on buttons. She chats
with the boys, and they come to her
with their tales of woe. Because she
can be impersonal, and have an in
terest in each and every one of them.
her influence is amazing.
THE mere fact of a woman being
there is fine. 1t holds the boys up to
the scratch. 1t even affects their
personal appearance.
Here are four women. shut off
from the world, the only women in a
camp containing thousands of men.
And they are having the time of their
lives. Many more are needed for sucn
jobs, and America must supply them.
These places are the social CEN
ter and give the social life to the
cOmmissary town. 1t needs some re-
Taxation. for it is a remarkably busy
and hard working place"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
ALL But THE SEA BREEZE
Navy =. A. T. c. Section Pick Up tine
Salt Terms.

The men in the Navy detachment OF
the S. A T. c. at the University are
making daily use of all the vernacu-
lar of an old salt" although many
miles from the ocean. When some
solicitOus mother calls up their head
quarters to ask for her son who hap
pens to be out. she is told that he is on
shore leave" The broOms, mOps,
and cloths that they use to scrub the
deck are called gear" and kept in
a room called the gear room" At
night when lights are out they are
told to pipe down" meaning to get
quiet. One sailor with ready wit
upon seeing a woman coming up the
front walk said: Hurry and put out
the gang plank boys. here comes a
lady"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
SCRATCH mo"
ON YOUR BALLOT
TO PUT MISSOURI "OVER THE
TOP" AGAINST SALOON,
VOTE DRY. NOV. l.

Vote for the adoption of Amend
ment SIX on your ballot on NOvem-
Der Fifth. Many a vote in the past
intended for prohibition has gone in
to the ballot box as a vote for the
saloon because of an error in voters
ballot
Below is shown how your ballot
should look as to amendment num-
Der six if you want to get rid of
booze in Missouri:
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

c. W Terry, the cross country and
distance man of four and five years
ago. writes from L. s. Naval Aviation
Repair Base. Supply Office. Just
want to drop a line. | am doing a
little running. The Medley races are
popular over here. We won at South
hampton Wednesday, but lost at Wythe
yesterday. | should like to get news"
Terry enlisted at the Great Lakes. He
has been in England for some time.
A letter is on the way telling him
where he can find his old croney
Fawcett who is also in the Navy and
stationed in England
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
ARMY FIELD CLERKS COMMENTED
Good Mess, Good Pay, Comfortable
Quarters, and Cycling for Sport.
Y TTnftad Dras,

UVOu hcss, UOOO ray, tOmIOrtaDIe
Quarters, and Cycling for Sport.
BY United Press.
LONDON, Oct. CBy MaiD.-Not
the least contended members of the
American Expeditionary Force are the
army field clerks. particularly those
stationed at U. S. General Headquar-
tiers in France Here's one reason. The
headquarters mess of the field clerks
Is said to be one of the best in
France. The clerks are given 81 a
day for food, but the mess provides
three bounteous meals, prepared by a
famous chef and staff. at a cost of a
little less than $3.50 a day. The av-
erage field clerk you meet likes to
tell you what he had for breakfast.
lunch or dinner.
The salaries which run up to $4,000.
exceed a captains pay when the ad-
ditional expense money is considered
The field clerks are not moved around
very much. and therefore manage to
get very comfortable living quarters.
Most of them have bought bicycles. and
cycling is their principle sport
Among the army field clerks at
Pershing's headquarters are seven
men VINO were private secretaries to
senators until they went into civilian
army service
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
S PO R T

Football at the University of Kan
year, says a dispatch from Lawrence
The first game TO be played will be
with the Iowa State Agricultural Col
lege at Ames. Ia. Oct. &c, and the
Kansas team will enter this game as
an unknown quantity. Events have
worked to the Encouragement of the
game at Kansas this fall.
The organization of the Students
Army Training Corps with $500 men,
bers at the university. delayed all
practice for the team until the second
lowed of early season games with
Kansas colleges, which are usually re-
lied up on to whip the team into shape
for the Missouri Valley Conference
games. University of Kansas has five
conference games on the schedule this
year, and from present indications
these will be the only games played.
The announcement by the authori-
ties in charge of the Students Army
Training Corps to the effect that par
ticipation in football would be counted
when recommendations for commits
sions are made. was an incentive that
has brought out 200 candidates for the
team this year Practically all of this
is new material Coach J. Bond has
~ hn II
use as nucleus for this years team.
These are: J. ". Bum of Humboldt;
L. c. Foster of independence, and A.
c. LonbOrg of Horton. Bum played
on last years team at center. By
shifting him to left halfback and play
ing Foster at quarterback and Lon
borg at end. Coach Bond hopes to
make scoring machine out of these
three veterans.
The team so far this season has
gone through all practice without
captain. II. r. Laslet, elected captain
Tor this years team, enlisted in the
army early last summer. An election
VIII be held just prior to the Ames
game and indications now are that
Foster will be the one honOred.
The team played a practice scrim-
mage with the freshman eleven Oct
T. resulting in a 19-tO-0 score in fav-
or OF the Varsity Two of the touch
downs made were by Bum and one
oy NJ. H. Adams. Lonborg kicked
one goal.
The Kansas team this year will be
light one. The line will be unusual |
y light, averaging III pounds to the
man and the backfield will average
Io5 pounds. Until the team has /
uohe little more work" said Coach |
BOND Il do not know whether we
VIII be fast enough to depend on the
open-style of play or the old-fashioned .
game this year"
In its showing made against the
freshmen. the eleven showed a marked f.
INABILITY to handle a forward pass |
Line plunging was only partially sue
0eSSiuL 1t was around the ends, par
ueuiarly LOnbOrg's end that the
must consistent gains were made.
Prospects for a winning team in the
'4lley Conference this fall are not
Oflght for the Kansans. The univer-
1F mas the largest Students Army
framing Corps unit in the valley.
Practically every student being in uni
urn The military program allows
oniS an hour per day for practice
.o'her colleges of the conference have
Iueh smaller student army units and
'neir opportunities for practice are
reported to be much better. The Mis- !
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

New Rifle Range for 5. A. T. G.. Men.
Construction work on a new rifle
range located on Hinkson Creek south
OF Columbia will be completed about
next Tuesday. Members of the S. A.
T. c. will take instruction in marks
manship there. using Enfield rifles,
small number of which were received
here recently. Targets are being
erected against the bluffs overlooking
the Hinkson east of Providence road.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
NOTICE.

1 specialize in the disinfection of
houses and apartments for the Span
ish influenza and pneumonia. Call
me at Parker Furniture Company.
Phones SO or 796-Green.
V-51 w. H. VANDEVENTER
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
DON'T LET A COLD
KEEP YOU AT HOME
Dr.. Kings New Discovery
almost never fails to
bring quick relief

Small doses once in awhile and that
throat-tearing, lung-splitting cough
soon quiets down. Another dose and q
hot bath before jumping into bed,
good sleep. and back to normal in the
morning.
Dr.. Kings New Discovery is well
known. For fifty years it's been
relieving coughs, colds and bronchial
attacks. For fifty years it has been
sold by druggists everywhere. A
reliable remedy that you yourself or any
member Of your family can take safely,
60c and S1.20.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

souri, Valley games on the schedule
are as follows:
Oct. 26-Iowa State Agricultural
College at Ames. la.
Nov. university of Oklahoma,
at Lawrence.
Nov. S-Kansas State Agricultural
College at Lawrence.
Nov. 16-University of Nebraska at
Lincoln, Neb.
Nov. 2S-University of Missouri, at
Lawrence.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
MAJOR MURRAY DAVIS SAFE
Cablegram COrrects Report He Had
Been Killed I'm France.

Among those reporte dto have been
killed in action in France. according
to information given out by Adjutant
General Clark at Jefferson City. was
Major Murray Davis of Kansas City
graduate of the School of Law of the
University in 1910. The report was
untrue for Major Davis called mis- par
ents October IA that he was we'll When
the United States entered the war he
went to the first officers training camp
and was one of the few to receive a
commission as captain. He was later
promoted to major
Major Davis was a member of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
'WisS" shears and pOcket scissors
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

AZ - - NO-NsN 4 NV " Al
AMENDMENT.
Joint and concurrent resOlu.
ton submitting TO the
qualified voters of the State
OF Missouri, an amendment
thereof, concerning the
prohibition OF the manufac-
ture, sale and giving away
of intoxicating liquors
within the State of Mis-
souri,, with penalties at
tached.
Be 1t resolved by the House
of Representatives, the
| Senate cOncurring therein:
That at the general
! election to be hid on
/ the first Tuesday fol-
lowing the first Monday in
November, 1918, the follow
ing amendment to the COnsti-
tuition of Missouri, concern
ing prohibition, shall be sub
mitted to the qualified vOt-
ers of said state. to-wit:
Section l. The man
ufacture of intOXicat-
ing liquors is hereby
prohibited in this state ex-
cept. for medicinal, scientific
o. mechanical purposes. The
sale of intoxicating liquors
is also hereby prohibited in
this states except. for medi-
cinal, scientific or. mechan-
ical purposes. The giving
avav OF intoxicating liquors
is also hereby prohibited in
this state except. for medici-
nal, scientific or mechanical
purposes. The manufacture
or sale of wine for religious
or sacramento purposes is
also excepted. This Consti-
tutional provision shall not
take effect until November l,
| 1919.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

The girls who live at Mrs. Mary S.
Benefits home. 909 University avenue
gave dinner. party Monday night.
There were about ten guests.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

c. d. Blackburn. of last years track
squad, is personal adjutant at Wash
burn College Blackburn was COM
missioned at Sheridan.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25
SOCIETY NOTES

Miss Emma Nance returned to her
home in Poplar Bluff today after Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Roy T. Davis.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Miss Martha Brown. who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Gray
left this afternoon for Sedalia. where
she will be the guest of Mrs. Jen-
ME Z. Brown.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

John w. Joslyn, football and track
man here two years ago. is at Great
Lakes. He has recovered from in
huenza. At present he is in radio
work. and incidentally playing quar-
ter on the 9TH Regiment team. He
mentioned seeing David Banks, last
seasons star distance man.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Mrs. Nellie Runyan. chaperon at the
Chi Omega house, left yesterday fol
Vandalia to visit her daughter, Mrs
Frank HollingswOrth.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Barrier Ideal Oil Heaters-Matthew
Hardware Co.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Pyrex Transparent Oven Ware
Matthews Hardware Co.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Coach Schultz Hears
From More Athletes
Coach Henry F. Schultz has received
letters from the following Tiger ath-
letes now in the service:
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Edison Mazda lamps-NIatthew
Harware Co.
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Quick Meal ranges - Matthews
Hardware Co.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Mss Harriet Joaquin is the guest
of relatives in Louisiana.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

B. P. S. paints and varnishes-
Matthews Hardware Co.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. E. ID. Kelly an ddaugh-
ters. Misses Virginia and Katherine
Kelly, mOtored to their home in Kan
sas City Wednesday.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

''Wiss" shears and pocket scissors
Matthews Hardware Co.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Tom Berry, weight man and foot
ball player is at Camp Taylor. There
are lot of Missouri men here. Dem
mis- is in the o. T. c. here. He grad
yates in about six weeks. My appli-
cation for the Training camp is in.
Hope 10 hear from it shortly. How
about the team this year? l expect a
cali to try for the camp team"
Harry Lansing. captain of '16 Vars
ity football, now 18th Training Bat
terry F. A. c. A. 7. s., Camp Taylor
Ky. writes: "Heinie, Eric and l..
were together last night OF course
we couldn't help thinking of the good
old days. Heinie and Eric told of
things that were happening last year
at this time They both said that ev-
cry time the band strikes up it takes
them back to old MiZzOu / feel the
same way when the band plays some
of the things we used to hear while
We were waiting to start. Lakenan
has been confined to quarters for a
while, had not been feeling right well.
Had fifteen days hospital myself On
the job now. though. While GONZALES
cling l slipped out with the men for
pistol practice. and was fortunate
enough to boost my otherwise totter-
ing grades by pulling down the high
est score"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Miss Christine Hood returned last
night from Kansas City, where she
has been visiting relatives.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-25

Mrs. John Sykes entertained in
formally this afternoon for the mem
bers of the Knitting Club.
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Mrs. w. F. Harvey arrived last
night from Rushville. ILL.,. to be with
her husband, Captain W. F. Harvey
of the Medical Corps of the S. A. T. c.
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FOR SALE

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-13
Other Editor, Than Our,
AFTER THE WAR.
indianapolis Times

The sohcitude of Chairman Hays and other repub-
lean statesmen for an immediate solution Of trade
problems that arise after the does not appear
90 have awakened any response except from few
party newspapers Probably one that no
body knows exactly what the problems going to
oe, and t. is difficult To get interested in a problem
the war. Germauy's remarkable advance in manu-
features and appeared threatening but tina
cloud has far dissipated that it frightens
nobody. Golfers Weekly the status of the Ger
man peril thus
'"The tremendous commercial apparatus by which
the kasers group conquering the world III time
OF peace exists only ia shreds and patches in
Few OF the countries vet No peace treaty
imaginable put the Teutonc powers under so
blasting economic curse that imposed.
VIII IL continue We do know. for history shows
that the long run. viii trade if the prices
sight; but do know who viii have the final say.
the successful 10 and 20 years
most of them now enlisted under one another Of
our allied flags"
No doubt the bitterness engendered by the war
will last for years and with the hostile feeling
against Germany there viii also feeling friend
ship among the allied nations that will go farther
toward putting international trade relations among
them on foundation OF reason and justice than has
ever characterized them in the past There will have
revolution Of sentiment in this country before it
trade barriers against France Serbia Italy and
Belgium will be strange indeed il the sentiment Of
the brotherhood OF man does play important
part the future of the world
I'm that probability lies Geruanys best hope FOR
ultimate rehabilitation. You not have d brother
hood and shut the Germans out permanently.
feeling that their rulers the guilty parties
resentment, and the repentant cry of kamerad will
finally meet forgiving response Bur that will be
development OF time. IL Will be settled in the
present campaign.
The one and only thioe worth considering now j.
winning the and the first essential is 20 stand
ay Che president