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Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Northwestern
HOLDSNAvY TO
ScoRELESS TIE
Great Lakes Eleven ExceIs
University, but Misses
Only Two Chances to
Reach Goal.

Great Lakes, ILL.,. Oct. 26.-The
Northwestern university foot ball
team held the Great Lakes Naval
Training station eleven to score
less tie in game played on a slip
perry, soggy field at the station to-
day. The contest was witnessed
ag5y thousands of uejackets.
# Although the ball was deep in
Northwestern territory during the
game the Navy had only two
d chances to score. Paddy" Dris-
coll, a former star at Northwest
srn. attempted to register two field
goals for the bluejackets. He fum-
bled the ball on his first chance in
4 the second quarter and Northwest
srn kicked out of danger. Again
in the third period he attempted an
other goal but his shot was low
X and his ball rolled over the line.
s The slippery field ruined all
chances for long runs, the players
dosing their footing before being
tackled. The playing of Backman
at tackle and Gleat at halfback was
the feature Of the game.
g Play in Snowstorm.
St. Paul, Oct 26-The University
i of Minnesota triumphed over St.
Thomas college here today, Is to 7,
in foot ball game played in
snowstrom and on a muddy field.
The slippery field proved big
handicap for the heavier St. Thomas
eleven.
VA Today's game was transferred
from Minneapolis and it was the
first time in Fl years a Minnesota
eleven had played in St. Paul.
Camp Grant Wins.
Madison, Wis, Oct 25.-Camp
Grant defeated %the University of
Wisconsin at football today, 7 to 0.
Mansfield, right end for Camp
Grant, made the lone touchdown,
when he intercepted a poorly shot
pass and dashed 10 yards without
interference across the line in the
fourth quarter.
Seesaw Ends in Draw.
Sedar Rapids, Oct. 26.-Coe COL
iege and Cornell eleven played
seesaw game, to scoreless tie here
today before crowd limited to S.
A. T. c. members.
Sailors Defeat Students.
M Urbana, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The auxil-
larry naval reserve team from Mu-
nicipal Pier, Chicago, defeated the
University of Illinois football team
today, 7 to 0, in a hard-fought game.
The navy football team scored
shortly after the opening of the sec
ond half on a pass from Rooster to
Fromke, who ran 20 yards for a
touchdown. Klein kicked goal.
Although beaten, Illinois fought
hard throughout the game and in
some instances outplayed the sail
ors.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Working on Railroad.
Vivid Pen Pictures of Fighting by the
American Boys in Fochs Big Drive

troops, trucks, etc, and came at last
to ration camp where we fell to
and ate our heads off for the first
time in nearly two days. When we
left there, the men had bread stuck
to their bayonets. l logged ham.
All were loaded down.
Great Drive Was On.
"Here l passed one of Wass'
lieutenauts with his hand wounded.
He was pleased as punch and told
us the drive was on, the first we
knew of it. ] then passed a few
men of Hunts Capt Leroy T.
Hunt, Gilroy, CALI company bring
ing prisoners to the rear. They had
a colonel and his staff. They were
we'll dressed, clean and polished, but
mighty glum looking.
1--WE finally stopped at the far
end of the forest near a dressing
station where Holcomb Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas Holcomb, of Wash
Eington) again took command. This
station had been. a big, fine stone
farm house but was now complete
ruir-wounded and dead lay all
about. The lines had gone on ahead.
Had fine aero battle right over US.
Late in the afternoon we advanced
again. Our route lay over All open
field covered with dead.
1--WE lay down on hillside for the
night near some captured German
guns, and until dark l watched the
cavalry-some 1000, come up and
take positions.
"At $3.50 the next morning Sitz
Captain Walter H. Sitz of Daven-
part, Ia.) woke me up and said we
were to attack. The regiment was
soon under way and we picked our
way under cover of a gas infested
valley to a town where we got our
final instructions and left our packs.
l wished Sumner (Allen M. Sumner
of Washington good luck and
parted.
1--WE formed up in a sunken road
on TWO SIDES OF valley that was
perpendicular to the enemy's front;
Hughes ct. Col. John A. Hughes,
of Philadelphia), right, Holcomb
left, Sibley cit. Col. Burton w.
Sibley of Essex Junction, VIZ, sup
port. We now began to get few
WOUNDED; one man with ashen face
came charging to the rear with shell
shock. He shook all over, foamed
at the mouth, could not speak.
put him under a tent and he acted
as if he had fit. 7
Picture Never to Be Forgotten.
AT $50 we jumped off with a
line of tanks in the lead. For two
"kilos" the foaE- lines of marines
were as straight as a die, and their
advance over, the open plain in the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27

bright sunlight was a picture |
shall never forget. The fire got
hotter and hotter, men fell, bullets
sung, shells whizzed-banged and
the dust of battle got thick. Over
ton cit. John w. Overton of Nash
ville), was hit by a big piece of
she'll and fell. I heard he was hit
in the heart. so his death was with
out pain. He was buried that night.
"a man near me was cut in two.
Others when hit would stand, it
seemed, an hour, then fall in a
heap. | yelled to Wilmer Capt.
Pere Wilmer of Centerville, Md),
that each gun in the barrage work
ed from right to left, then a rabbit
ran ahead and | watched him Won
dering if he would get hit. Good
rabbit took my mind off the
carnage. You think of all kinds of
things.
About 90 Germans jumped up
out of trench and tried to sur
render, but their machine guns
opened up. we fired back; they ran
and our left company after them.
That made a gap that had to>be
filled, so Sibley advanced one of his
to do the job. Then a shell hit in
a machine gun crew of ours and
cleaned it out completely.
Lieutenant's Trousers Blown OFF.
AT 1880 we dug if-the attack
just died out. | found a hole or old
trench and when | was fiat on my
back got some protection. Hol-
comb was next to me; Wilmer some
way off. We then tried to get re-
ports. Two companies we never
could get in touch with. Lloyd
major Egbert T. Lloyd of Phila-
delphia), came in and reported he
was holding some trenches near a
mill with six men. CatesGLt. Cliff
ton B. Gates Of Tiptonville, Tenn:)
with his trousers blown off. said he
had 10 men of various companies.
Another officer on the right report
ed he had and could see some 40
men, all told. That, with the head
quarters, was all we could find out
about the battalion of nearly 800.
Of the 20 company officers who
went in three came out, and one,
Gates, was slightly wounded.
From then on to about 8 p. m,
life was a chance and mighty un-
( 4 Il
mace, no water, and they had our
range to a IT" Three men lying
in a shallow trench near me were
blown to bits.
Il went to the left of the line and
found eight wounded men in a she'll
hole. We thought they were killed,
but they were not hit. You could
hear men calling for help in the
wheat fields. Their cries would
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
CHANCES GOOD
FOR SIOUX CITY,
omaha CAME
Officials Do Not Think That
Quarantine Will Affect the
Game to Be Played
November 2.

After a month of inactivity be-
cause of the flu" Central Highs
grid warriors will again hit the war
path and viii journey to Sioux City
after the scalp of the Iowa eleven.
he locals expect to triumph over
the Sioux fffbe, since the latter are
reported as rather weak.
Although the game is scheduled
for November ,, the date the State
quarantine will expire, local Of
Metals are confident that the team
will be allowed to leave the state
and Sioux City chiefs are also con-
hdent that no opposition will be
raised to the contest.
Sioux City has been forced to
cancel part of its schedule because
OF the epidemic. Sioux Falls, Oma-
has next opponent, was on Sioux
City's schedule for yesterday. Nc
Pherson of Sioux City is the only
player of either squad who was on
the sick list.
Won Both Games.
Sioux City has played two games
this season and won them both.
The Lemars eleven was disposed of
with $40 score and the Haward den,
Ia. aggregation with field goal.
Only two vets are on the Iowa
lineup, but it is strengthened by
Bert F, Fenega, the new coach, who
has brilliant athletic record behind
him. He was. a stellar member of
the Yankton college team while at
tending that school, and his coach
ing shows p Victories and only two
defeats. Under his leadership the
state normal school at Aberdeen
won the state championships of
both Dakotas, scoring 100 points
and allowing only 9.
1--WE are not planning on clean
ing up the world this year. In fact,
we will feel mighty lucky to break
even," stated the Sioux City mentor
in a letter to The Bee. 1--WE hope
to give Omaha an interesting ses-
sion, though"
Spencer, end, and Barnett, center,
are the Sioux City vets. Younger,
Day Sawyer, Taber and Foster of
last seasons second string are now
regulars. The team is the lightest
in years, averaging AS pounds.
The Purple and White squad dis
continued practice Monday, but will
renew it tomorrow. A week ago
Saturday a good showing was made
against the Creighton squad in a
practice game. Shafer is still both
cred by an injured shoulder and
Pollard is hampered by lame leg.
Lyton Ayers will fill the hole if
either of these men should be forced
to stay under their blankets Satur-
day,
Coach Mulligan's faith in Camp
bell, the new quarter, seems to be
justified, as his choice for the pilot
position has been guiding the team
like a veteran. Peters and Konec-
ky at ends are gaining perfection
at the passing game and Shafer con-
tinues to rip holes in the opposing
line.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Absarokee Gun Club to
Hold Liberty Bond Shoot

The Absarokee Gun Club will
hold $1,000 Liberty Bond shoot
that will be a shoot for shooters
on November 3 and 4, with Saturday
November I'd, as practice day.
The program consists of 100 birds
on practice day, optional sweeps,
and 10 twenty bird events on the
Sd and 4th. There will be a $4,000
Liberty bond as first money for the
twenty regular events, purse to- be
divided Rose system, 4, 3, 2, / for
other qualifying scores. Average
money on the two regular days will
run between 5000 and 5000, accord
ing to the number of entrants. In
addition there will be eleven cash
and merchandise prizes for high
three day and daily averages, low
average and long runs.
The Absarokee Gun Club have ad-
inittedly the finest shooting grounds
in the West, with nothing but the
sky as background. Custer Bat
tlefield can plainly be seen from the
shooting grounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
PARSON WEDGE
FOOLS DOCTORS
WHO CAVE HIM Up
Given Up by Physicians, He
Stages Comeback; to Fight
for WeIterWeight Title
of Border.

Many Omaha people will remem-
Der Rev. Frederick Wedge, who was
formerly known as Kid Wedge,
welterweight pugiist who quit the
fighting game to enter the ministry.
Wedge appeared here several times
in the past and preached in a num-
Der of Nebraska churches after he
quit the fight game. An interest
ing story of how he was given up by
the doctors as having tuberculosis
and how he beat the Grim Reaper
by a big margin is told in a letter
written by him from Ell Paso, Texas,
where he is in an army camp.
Fools the Doctors.
When the war broke out he joined
the colors and was sent to Camp
Grant. While there he was taken
sick and the physicians in the base
hospital diagnosed his case as tuber-
culosis of the most malignant form,
or what is known as quick con-
sumption.
Today Wedge is again we'll and
strong and just to prove that he is
in first class condition he is going
to take on Tommy Murphy star of
the welterweights at Fort Bliss, in
the near future.
Tells of Comback. /
Parson Wedge, in letter written
to friend not long ago, tells OF
his fight with disease and how he
won in the following words:
eel Paso, Tex.-When left Camp
Grant base hospital in March, the
army physicians gave me from two
to three months to live, pronounc-
ing my case tuberculosis. didn't
consider this any time to die, in
fact I wouldn't do such thing when
men are needed to knock out the
kaiser.
Through a system of physical cul-
ture and vitality building exercises
am now very much alive. | am to
fight for the welterweight cham
pionship of the border at Fort Bliss
and my opponent will be Tommy
Murphy.
"W;thin the last two months |
have fought two of the best men in
the border army corps. Consider
ing the fact that I am 80 years old,
with one cylinder out Of order and
booked by competent medical au-
thorities for the final count, | think
| have staged a comeback.
II expect to get back my old job
as boxing instructor at one of Uncle
Sans army camps and eventually
go over there to do my bit.
IF you know of any unfortunate
cuss who thinks the tuberculosis bug
is about to make him take the final
count tell him to cheer up and write
to me and I will gladly tell him
freely how I cured myself in six
months. Yours for a long life.
"PARSON WEDGE"
Working on Railroad.
At the present time Parson Wedge
is breaking out of Ell Paso on a
| freight train. His hours of work
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27

Washington, Oct. 26.-To ad-
vance seven miles against a hurri-
cane of German fire, machine gun
bullets and big shells, is not all
glory and exhilaration even for a
United States marine. This is dis
closed in a series of vivid pen pic
lures of the tremendous fighting in
which those American boys partici-
gated on the Marine salient, written
by Maj. Robert L. Denig og the
marines to his wife in Philadelphia.
Major Denig and his battalion
took part in the great allied count
er-attack on the Marine salieut, July
IS, that started the Hun backward
toward Germany and began the dis
indignation of the German western
front. In that fight the marines
covered themselves with glory but
at a terrible cost in killed and
wounded. The majors letter al
fords an opportunity to, see the fight
through the eyes of man who took
part in it.
ITO picture fight he writes,
mix up lot of hungry, dirty, tired
and bloody men with dust noise
and smoke. Forget the clean
swords, prancing horses and flap
ping flags. At night, gas-flled
woods, falling trees and bright,
binding flashes-you can't see your
neighbor-that is war. In the rear
it is all confusion. The general told
me, Hurry to such place, all goes
we'll, we are advancing" His staff
miles away, all clean-one was
shaving, another eating hot cakes
we had not had hot bite for two
days. AS | reached my jumping
off place wounded men, killed men,
horses blown to bits-the contrast"
Sleep in Pouring Rain.
After describing the beginning of
the advance of the marines to the
fighting line, Major Denig con-
tinues:
"We were finally, after twelve,
hours ride, dumped in a big field
and after a few hours rest, started
our march. 1t was hot as hades and
we had had nothing to eat since the
day before. We at last entered a
forest; troops seemed to converge
on it from all points. We marched
some six miles in the forest, finer
one have never seen. Deer would
scamper ahead. We could have eaten
one raw. AT ten that night, without
food, we lay down in a pouring rain
to sleep. Troops of all kinds passed
us in the night-a shadowy stream,
over 100000 men. Some French Of
ficers told us they had never seen
such concentration since Verdun, if
then.
The next day, the 18th of July,
we marched ahead through a jam of
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Aviator Makes New
Record in Flight to
Statue Of Liberty

Belmont Park, N. Y, Oct. To-
Sergeant Coombs, of Hazelhurst
Field, Long Island, won the airplane
flight to the Statute of Liberty and
return at the army aviation carnival
here today. Driving Haviland plane
with Liberty motors, he covered the
SO miles in IS minutes, 80 seconds,
which is said to establish a new
record.
Seven machines, all of the De
Haviland type, made the flight and
finished with only 80 seconds time
between the first and last competi-
tors.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Nebraska FuIIbaCk to
Be Called in Draft Soon

Lincoln, Oct. 26.-Ernest Hubka,
fullback on the University of~Ne-
braska foot ball eleven during the
season of 1917 and member Of the
squad this fall, probably soon will
be lost to the Cornhusker team.
Hubka has been claimed by the
draft and may go into the army
with November cali, as a result of
being placed in Class Ia by his
local board.
He was anxious to enlist in the
Students Army Training corps unit
at the university and hoped to quail
lily for chance at commission,
but the rules are such that no man
of military age may be indicted
into the S. A. T. c. if he is listed
as an Al man in the draft.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
American League Umpire
To Work in Shipyards

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-"Brick"
Owens, the American league UNI
pire, who is going to work in an
eastern shipyard, advised President
Ban Johnson that he accepted the
position for patriotic reasons and
not for an opportunity to be mixed
up in base ball.
81 am going to work in a ship
yard that hasn't base ball league"
Owens wrote. 81 am seeking an
essential occupation and do not
care for any more base ball until the
war is over"
Owens was one Of the umpires q
the worlds series. His home 40
Kansas City. Mo-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Shores Will Be Heard in
University Grandstand

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 26.-Peaceful
shores instead of whining winds
will vibrate through the huge con-
crete grandstands at the University
81 Chicago athletic field this fall
and winter.
The stands have been taken over
by the government and converted
into barracks for the student Off
GERS in training at the university.
Temporary stairs were constructed
along the front of the stands to per-
NIT football fans to gain their seats,
as all entrances from beneath have
been boarded up.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Drake Wins From Des Moines
In Sea of Mud, So to 7 Score

Des MONIES, Oct. 26.--Playing in
sea of mud and a cold drizzling
rain, Drake university easily
downed the Des Moines college
eleven here today, IS to 7. The
losers did not make first down once,
their touchdown coming when end
Buchanan intercepted a Drake. for
ward pass and ran IS yards to the
goal fine. Drake was light but fast
and used every variety of play.
Only members of the S. A. T. c.
saw the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Club Owners DiSapprove
Semi-ProfeSSionaI Ball

Chicago, Oct 26.-Several Ameri-
can League club owners do not ap-
prove of the proposed semi-profes-
sional weekend base ball league
planned for next season, B. B. John
son, president of the league, stated
today. In communicating this to
Johnson, they said they would not
permit the use of their plants for
such an organization.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27

keep him from taking the usual leg
work each morning, so when the
freight is going up the heavy grades,
he calls for a timekeeper, drops off
the train and runs for half mile
along the track. He runs half
apd at the call of time, rests for
three minutes and then runs another
half
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
Chicago Furnishes Seasons
First Foot Ball Fatality

Chicago, Oct. '26.-The first foot
ball fatality of the season in Chi
cago was reported today when Will
liam P. Ryan, p years old, died OF
injuries suffered in a game played
October 6.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
NAVAL RESERVE
MAY COME HERE
IN AEROPLANES
Arrangements Under Way to
Bring Chicago Team to
Omaha in Two Caproni
AirpIanes.

II the arrangements now under
way are completed the Chicago
Naval Reserve football team, which
is scheduled to play the Fort Oma-
ha team here on November 2, will
make the trip from the Windy City
in two Caproni airplanes, each OF
which will carry Is passengers
There are two of these planes
available in Chicago engaged i'll
carrying tests, and it is thought that
the trip will furnish valuable eXper
fence for the pilots as we'll as add
ing much interest TO the game here,
Officials i'll charge say the 500-mile
flight can be made in less than lC
hours.
c. of c. in Charge.
The Chamber of Commerce civil
ian committee, in charge of the
game and of the others in the series.
is composed of E. Buckingham, J.
T. Wachob, Arthur Guiou, Wallace
Lyman, Harvey Milliken, II. A, .
Turkey, c. c. George, Joe Wright,
Jr, J. w. Welch, H. w. Pierpont,
Howard Goulding, c. f. Black,
Dean Smith, Charles L. Sykes, H.
O. Wilhelm, w. B. Cheek, w. A..
Fraser, George Brandeis, L. c.
Nash, Charles Garvey, John w.
Gamble, w. A. Rourke, Gould Dietz,
Roy T. Byrne and Charles R.
Docherty.
Fort Omaha Have Five Games.
The Fort Omaha team have a
stiff schedule of five games ahead
of them of which the Naval Reserve
game here on November 2 will be
the first. The other four games
will be with the St. Paul Aviation
Mechanics in St. Paul, November
10; Camp Grant in Omaha, Novem-
Der 10; Medical Officers Training
Corps of Fort Riley in Kansas
City, November %, and Camp
Dodge in Omaha, November &c.
The Fort Omaha boys are plan
ming a big parade and exhibition OF
military maneuvers later in the
week, the program of which will be
announced in a day or so. Between
halves of the November 2 game
with Chicago the aviators stationed
here will give exhibition flights over
the ball park, and on Friday of this
week two planes will fly over Oma-
ha, and drop advertising matter.
The lineup of the Fort Omaha
team for Saturdays game at Rourke
Park is as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27

The subs are Koheler Of North
western, an all-western half-back
and Johnson of Morningside, who
played under Paw Paw.
The Chicago team is an excep-
tionally strong one. 1t defeated
Chicago university two weeks ago,
played Notre Dame Saturday, Octo-
Der 10, and Urbana yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27

Joe Stecher, the wrestler of 'scis-
sors hold" fame, who is stationed
at the Great Lakes naval training
station, has designs on the heavy
weight crown held by Jess Willard.
For some time Stecher has been
watching the work OF Richie Nit
chell, the western lightweight who
is boxing instructor at the naval sta
ton, and he likes Mitchell's style
so much that he wants to take up
the sport. Wrestlers, as a rule,
make poor boxers. Many fans will
remember the attempt of the late
Frank Gotch to become champion
boxer. Gotch, although of the
ideal build for a fighter was knocked
out in few rounds of his first and
only fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-27
South High Team Given
Banquet by W. E. Reed
In Fontenelle Hotel

The South High foot ball team
was given a banquet by Mr.. w. E.
Reed Friday evening. October Is,
at the Fontenelle hotel. The ban
quet was promised last year by Mr..
Reed if the South High team would
defeat Central High in foot ball.
Short, but interesting talks about
the past and future games were
given by each of the persons pres
ent. Twenty persons were present
with Mr.. Reed presiding as toast
master. Those who attended are
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-21

tions of the country for that pur-
pose. 1t is part of the mobilizing OF
the entire organization Of the coun-
try to meet a given need. The boy
who is indicted belongs to the army.
1t can do anything it pleases with
him, but it is a better plan to put a
boy who has had a high school edu-
cation where we can train him for re-
sponsibilities."
There is thus much that is revo-
iutionary for the movement in this
bending of the colleges to military
necessity, but the winning of the
var will release government control
and permit the full reinstatement Of
the old order. Young men will do
we'll to take advantage Of such OPP
portunity as is offered them to
make a start toward the education
that they will need than ever
as a help to effective service in the
army and after. There should be
the purpose to complete the courses
as opportunity ONE Beyond the
performance of military duties lies
the desirability of intellectual and
moral development that will enrich
character and widen the outlook on life
and the problems that are to demand
handling after the war.
1t is the part of wisdom for every
young man to take what he can get of
advantage in a time when the forced
deprivations must be so many. The
advice which comes from the gene
raj staff of the war department is
sound and worthy of general accept
ance.