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receive not only his school expenses,
but for maintenance he will be paid
$0O month if without dependents
and II he has dependents he will re.
celve 500 month, plus the addi-
tlonal amounts allowed for depend
ents, not to exceed in any case
$3.50. While being trained on the
job he receives the same allowance
for himself and family as if he were
in school, and no deduction will be
made because he earns some wage
Incidental to his work.
"But how will this affect my com
pensation and insurance." many
men ask.
A man entitled to vocational train
ing to overcome some handicap of a
disability suffered In the service re.
ceives the allowance of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education in
lieu OF the compensation paid by the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance. un-
less such compensation is in excess
of the allowance Of the Federal
Board, in which case the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance pays enough to
make up this difference. The
amounts paid the man under the in
surance provisions of the War Risk
Insurance act are not diminished or
affected in any way by the fact that
ne takes vocational training.
Few persons realize the remark
able work being done in making over
men broken by the war.
II never hoped to sing again." said
a young soldier whose voice, before
no was gassed In the Argonne, had
been his chief means Of livelihood.
But q miracle has been worked and
my voice is now better than ever Z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

The lads vocal cords have been
built up under one of the most cele.
brated vocalists in the country, and
this young soldier, after turning
down an offer of $500 week, rs now
considering several offers to sing in
musical comedy.
Equally interesting is the case of
"a full-blooded Sioux Indian, twenty
four years of age, whose right hand
was badly injured by machine gun
bullet. By skillful feat of modern
surgery it has been restored so that
he can use it again. He has de-
veloped unusual talent as an artist
and is learning the principles of
drawing and design at an art school,
where he shows promise of becoming
a really good craftsman. Many a
struggling art student envies this
young Indian the financial backing
which the government gives him by
reason of the wound suffered in it's
service.
"1n doing this work the govern
ment has been faced with tremen-
dous difficulties" says General Ham.
Cat the start, few men were quail
fled to give final decision as to which
cases were eligible under the law
to receive training. All applica-
tons had to be referred to Wash
ington, resulting in endless confu-
sion and delay. A decentralization
policy has now been adopted, where
by the country is divided into four
teen districts and authority dele
gated to,make a final decision at the
district Office on all applications for
training. Heroic measures have
been taken to disRbse of the pending
and incoming cases which have nc
cun1ulated.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

tached to tho household Of the Connte
Id'Artois In the capacity Of physician
to the stables. Of these love affairs
with a great lady, which are histori-
cally notorious, he retained this sheet
as waif or souvenir. On his
death, as it was the only fine linen in
his possession, he was buried in it.
Old women wrapped the tragic
friend of the people for the tomb in
this sheet wherein he had known
pleasure. Bruneseau passed on. The
rag was left where it was.
Altogether the relic was a
strange one. A marchioness had
slept in it; Marat had rotted in it; it
had passed through the Pantheon tc
end with the sewer rats. This rag
from an alcove, every crease in which
Vatican would once have joyfully
painted, ended by becoming worthy
of the intent gaze Of Dante"
Balzac records that up to the be-
ginning Of the nineteenth century the
street openings into the sewers were
great open holes. They were found
in the center of the city, in the Rue
Montmartre, the Rue du Temple, etc.
For many years their ancient sites
were marked by sudden risings Of the
roadway, when the waters rushing
through underground after great
storm sought to escape through these
ancient caverns.
In 1916 little girl carrying some
diamonds for an actress at the The
atre Ambigu was caught in storm
and swept by the rush of the waters
into the opening Of the drain in the
Rue du Temple. Only the courage
and agility Of a passer-by saved her
from being drowned. This accident
caused a great cutlery for the open
ings to be covered, and they were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
a Vocation for Every Disabled Soldier

to pass Immediately on all questions
arising in connection with the grant
ing of training, and also carries its
own clerksand stenographers, and adj
vance agents who arrange accommo-
dations in the different towns visited
When the ordinary daily work at the
once stops, at 5 p. M, the flying
squadron moves in and works from s
until midnight, in reviewing and dis
posing Of all cases pending. In this
manner it is expected that TWENTY
five hundred cases night will be
handled and the entire accumulation
disposed Of by February 1. To date
the number Of cases approved for
training is 33,268, and the men &C.
tually receiving instruction total
20,OS1.
The question will be asked: What
sort OF training does the government
give? Is it worth while, and where
is it given? May man eligible fof.
training select any occupation suited
to his needs? Is atry-out or prepar-
atory course allowed him in either a
shop or school in order that he may
decide more intelligently as to his
future occupation?
In brief, an cx-service man NAV
receive training in agriculture, in
dustry, commerce, transportation or
the professions. Training is given in
the best schools and colleges. or
training on the job" is arranged for
IN manufacturing establishments. in
dustrial concerns, Offices and on
farms. The length Of training is de-
termined by the ambition and abil-
ity OF the man and by the skill re-
auired for the work he has chosen.
While IN training the pupil will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
aous Paris Sewers Closed by War; Again Open to Publ

peculiar; among others the skeleton
OF an orang-outang which disap-
peared from the Jardin des Plantes
in 1900 disappearance probably
connected with the famous and In
disputable apparition of the devil
in the Rue des Pernardins in the
last year Of the eighteenth century.
The poor animal was finally drowned
in the drain.
Marat's Winding Sheet
"The most surprising discovery
was at the entrance of the Great
Sewer. This entrance was formerly
closed by grating, of which only
the hinges now remained. From
one Of these hinges hung a filthy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

protected by movable gratings, five
feet high, which saved pedestrians,
but also caught rubbish, and as the
residents generally forgot to remove
the rubbish the cellars Of neighbor-
ing houses were quite likely to be
flooded with every storm.
The Resort of Thieves
But in 1882 the sewers were still
the resort Of the thieves, the
marauders, the assassins, the evil
doors Of all kinds of the Paris of
that day.
winding, cracked, unpaved, full
OF pits, intersected by assures, jolted
by odd elbows, rising and falling
illogically, fetid, savage, ferocious,
submerged in darkness, with cica-
trices on its stones and scars on it's
walls, gruesome, such was the old
sewer Of Paris" said Hugo.
BY 1882, thanks to Bruneseau. it
had been greatly improved; it was
paved, walled and Strengthened, and
the police made regular tours of it..
but still it was into the sewer that
Jean Vatican escaped with the
wounded Marius from the barricade
in the Rue de la Chanvrerie.
"After the flashing whirlwind of
combat came the cavern Of miasmas
and snares; after chaos the cloaca,"
Said Hugo. "Jean Vatican had
fallen from one circle Of the inferno
into another"
Yet how different was the excur-
sion Of Jean Vatican from the tour
Of Bruneseau. "The passage along
which Jean Vatican was now walk
ing was not so narrow as the first.
He advanced with some difficulty.
The rain Of the previous night had
not yet run off and formed a small
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
disabled service
man should be made
aware of the advan+o oas

Of vocational TRAINING
which are his for the asking r. Is
his duty, not only to himself and
family but to the country, to make
himself useful and contented citi-
zen. The government has provided
the means. It is up to each man n
take advantage Of his opportuni.
ties"
So says Major General William G.
Ham, assistant chief of staff. for
merly in command Of the 32d Divi-
sion Cred Arrows) in France. but
now in charge Of the War Depart.
ment's soldier Unemployment pro
gram. His bureau, the Office Of the
assistant to the Secretary of War,
has entered this new field yoca-
tional training. It's numerous en-
ployment bureaus scatteredthroueh-
out the country, and its force of
travelling representatives will here
after assist disabled men in every
possible way. Personal attention
will be given to individual cases.
A school is now being conducted
in Washington where district off,
GERS are being instructed in how to
pass on applications for training. In
addition, on December ii last, a fly
ing squadron started on tour Of all
the district Offices. The squadron
carries force Of experts competent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

shapeless rag, which doubtless
caught there as it passed, floated in
the shadow and gradually moldered
away. Bruneseau raised his lantern
and examined this fragment. 1t
was of very fine cambria, and in one
corner, less tattered than the rest.
they made out heraldic coronet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Tourists May Take in Comfort
the Perilous Journey Made
Famous by Jean Vatican

the embrace Of ono Of the chains.
Balzac says that after Aubriot
began the first Of the main drains
Of Paris his work was continued by
the Trade Provosts, the chiefs of
the merchant guilds, and Hugo adds
that up to the end of the old mon
archy, which died with the Revolu-
ton. fourteen and a half miles of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

embroidered above these seven let
tiers signified >Laubespine. They rec
that of marquis and the seven let
trs signified Laubespine. They rec
ognized that they had before them
a piece Of Marat's winding sheet.
"Marat in his, youth had love af-
fairs, at the time when he was at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
OF Ancient Origin

But they are the same sewers
that Bruneseau visited, for they run
in the same channels. The emplace-
ments ara the same. In fact.
Bruneseau found on the keystone
OF one Of the arches the date 1412.
and no one knows how old they
really are, save that some time be-
tween 1864 and 1882 Hughes
Aubriot, mayor and governor of
Paris under Charles v, who laid the
cornerstone Of the Bastille and built
lie Petit Chatelet and the Pont Saint
Michel, began the construction of
the 6rst Of the great main drains
that form part Of the present sys-
tenn. And when the reconstruction
and mcdernizaticn began II WAS found
that scme ~ tho ancient. oublfettes
Of the Ccncisrxsris had been walled
up and arched over to form part Of
the sewer system. In two Of the
oubliettes staples were found IN the
wall With pieces ~ chain still at-
Eaehed 70 then, and i leg bone Ii
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
By Fsed B. Pitney

again open to the public.
No, not the Paris 'sunder-
world" but underground
Paris. In other words the Paris
sewers may be visited by tourists
after having been closed during the
war to all except officers Of the
Allied forces
They are the same sewers of
which Victor Hugo wrote:
Zone day in 1905, during one Of
the rare apparitions which the EN-
peror made in Paris, the Minister
OF the Interior, some Deces or Cretet
or other, attended his masters levee.
In the courtyard clattered the
swords Of all those extraordinary
soldiers Of the great republic and
the great empire; there was swarm
Of heroes at Napoleon's gates-men
from the Rhine, tho Scheldt, the
Adige and the Nile; comrades of
Joubert, Of Dessaix, Of Marceau.
Hoche and Kleber; aeronauts from
Fleurus, grenadiers from Mayence.
pontoon builders from Genoa. hr,s-
sars on whom the Pyramids had
looked down, artillery men who had
been despatched by Junot's cannon
balls, cuirassiers who had taken bv
assault the fleet anchored in the
zuyder Zee; some had followed
Bonaparte upon the bridge of Lodi;
others had accompanied Murat in
the trenches of Mantua, while
others had outstripped Lannes in the
sunken road of Monticello. The
whole army of that day was there
in the court of the Tuileries, repre-
sented by squadron or company
and guarding Napoleon in repose;
end that was the splendid period
when the great army had Marengo
behind it and Austerlitz before it.
Sire said the Minister of the In
serior to Napoleon, I saw yester-
cay the most daring man in your
empire What man was that?'
asked the Emperor sharply, and
what has he done?' He wishes to
do something, SIRE sWhat?: ITO
visit the Paris Sewers"
Yes, they are the same sewers,
end yet vastly different.
For where Hugo said of the visit
Of Brunesesu-that was the name
of the most daring man in /
Napoleon's empire-"It was a fear
full campaign-a nocturnal battle
against asphyxia and plague" it
can now be said that an excursion
through the sewers Of Paris pre-
sents nothing disagreeable and is
certainly less sad and, perhaps, more
curious than a visit to the cata-
combs Of Paris. Paris is now justly
proud of her sewers, and q visit to
them is something which no visitor
during the summer months should
miss. 1t is both treat, an unusual
experience and a lesson in santa
ton for other capitals. The enor-
nous volume Of water poured
through them, the swiftness Of the
current, three feet a second, and
the active ventilation by the mouths
of the silt basins and various other
openings prevent the atmosphere of
the sewers from being deleterious.
The only sensation is one Of cool
ness and humidity, like being in a
damp cellar or cave.
OF Ancient Origin
But they are the Same .ewe~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
The Seine Purified

During the next twenty years
there was continual increase in the
use Of sewage for irrigation, and five
more government projects were de-
yeloped. July s, 1902, was i inenor-
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Professional Foot Ball May Yet
Be Made to Pay in Eastern Cities

New York, Dec. l3.--Professional
foot bali may get real trial in New
York and some other large eastern
cities next fall.
Jim Thorpe's Canton bulldogs and
the Buffalo All-Americans intro
duced it here recently at the Polo
grounds ill>a game that drew somee
1000 spectators. 1t marked the
first time in 20 years that profes-
sional foot ball game was offered
to the Gotham sport-1oving public
as a big attraction.
The game, while it did not war
rant the owners of the big Brush
stadium to enthus, left an impress
sion that professional foot ball
might be made to pay, and pay big.
Secretary Joe O'Brien' of the New
York National league club said
after the game that the number of
paid admissions was net large
enough to make the attraction a
paying proposition for the club,
which operated with the teams ON a
percentage basis. However, it
must be remembered that the New
York public has not been educated
to follow the fortunes OF profess
sional grid teams and could not be
expected to enthuse. Furthermore,
there is Strong opposition here and
in other big eastern cities against
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14

the professional game, which is
constantly being hammered unmer-
cifully by college athletic authori-
ties. These two factors are hurdles
that the game must clear if it is t.
succeed in the metropolis:
Play Classy Game.
The quality of foot ball displayed
by the Canton and Buffalo, elevens
was pleasant surprise to the
crowd that turned out for the game.
The fact that practically every mem
Der of both teams formerly starred
with college eleven gave no one
assurance that they would be able
to put up a superhne brand of foot
ball. Teams composed Of stars as
rule fail to develop team work.
This was true. to some extent, OF
the Canton and upstate elevens, but
they made up for it by playing hard,
aggressive and brilliant individual
foot ball and there was enough
teamwork to satisfy the average fan
who is prone to criticize.
In educating any public to sup
port professional foot ball the stir
ring up of civic pride is big factor.
The lack of college spirit must be
supplanted and the fan must have
an interest in one of the elevens
that trot onto the field. 1t takes
this along with natural love Tor
the /game itself to make the pro"
pastime pay at the turnstile.
Jim Thorpe's players and the
eleven from Buffalo played as clean
a game of foot ball here as anyone
could ask. There was no rough
work, no smuggling. nothing that
could be censured by opponents of
the professional game And they
played with spirit, too. The fact
that they were so evenly matched
and played to such close decision
7 to 3, in favor of Bufalo-sent the
crowd home in fine spirits and ready
to say a good word for the sport.
So there is still chance for the
game to thrive here.
Might Form League.
A league of professional foot ball
clubs has often been talked about,
but never tried with any success
in the larger cities. Such league,
if formed along the lines of profess
sional base ball with an agreement
in force that would protect both
players and clubs, might be win
ner right off the reel Charles "A.
Stoneham. president of the New
York Giants, and several other
major league owners are said to be
interested in the formation Of such
a league.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Champion Wilson
Watching g His Step
The Middleweight Titleholder
Came Near Losing His
Laurels in Late Battle.
Chicago rrlbune-omaha BE. Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
New York, Dec, l3-Johnny Viii
son, the middleweight champion, is a
coy youngster. 1t is little more than
year ago that Mike O'Dowd i'll a
careless moment allowed the south
law to crap off his titlS but since
that time Johnny has stayed very
much out OF the 1imelighn The Sim
Feiner from St. Paul has been shoot
ing challenges at the .Kitogue kid,
but John for some reason or other
has stayed at a safe distance.
The attitude of Johnny, i'll view Of
large purses that have been in vogue
tor the last six months is not quite
clear.
Wilson could come to New York
and almost name hisown figure, but
the left-hander prefers to take more
heed of the youngsters in the sticks,
where he gets very little for his
pains.
For all we can gather at this end
Johnny has just about stepped out
twice since the O'Dowd jam to de-
fend his crown, and on each occasion
he had the time OF his life staying
in the picture. On the other day
Wilson took a chance with a boy
named Arthur Robinson and the lat
ter came close to wrecking the cham
pion. If this same Wilson person
don't watch out some one OF these
clucks is going to knock him out.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Rev. Parker Moon Takes
Tanlac On Advice Of
Physician and Says He
Never in Life Has Seen
Its Equal-Health Re-
stored.

II am now II years Of age and
have been a minister of the gospel
for 81 years but IN all my experience
| have never known medicine the
equal of Tanlac," was the emphatic
statement of the Rev. Parker Moon.
who resides at 62S Howard avenue,
Carthage, Mo. For full half cer-
tury his life and talents have been
devoted to Sunday school work aud
organization for the denomination
of the Society of Friends, more gen-
orally known as Quakers. The Rev.
Mr.. Moon further says:
"The reason ] give Tanlac my un-
qualified Endorsement is that | have
learned by actual test what a Won
derful medicine it is. Five years ago
| suffered a general breakdown in
health. | had indigestion SO bad !
seldom ate anything without being
nauseated afterwards and l nearly
always had a taste as bitter as gall
in my mouth Pains across the
small of my back and violent throb-
bing headaches added to my misery
II became so nervous | would lie
awake most of the night and the lit
tie sleep | got did not refresh me.
had a feeling of utter exhaustion az
the time and finally had to give up
my work. During these years of i'll
health | tried special treatments and
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
1921 Husker
Grid Team to
Play Pitt Nov.5
Scheduling of Game With
Fasteners May'Mean Corn
huskers Will Make Three
Trips During Season.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. l3.-(Special
Telegram) - Nebraska university
will invade the cast again next fall
, for game with Glen Warmers fa-
nous Pittsburgh eleven on Novem-
Der 5, 1921, athletic Director +. w.
t,uchring am,ounced today. y
The telegram of acceptance OF the
date from X. F. Davis. graduate
manager of athletics at Pittsburgh,
stated that an effort was being made
to arrange the Pitt schedule so
that Warmers team could play in
Lincoln in 1922.
The fact that Pittsburgh is con-
sidercd one of the four strongest
teams i'll the east this year would
indicate that Nebraska's' perforni.
ances against Rutgers and Penn
State was not scotfed at by eastern
foot ball critics.
Closing the date with Pitt"
means that the Cornhuskers may
make three trips during the foot ball
season next fall. Nebraska will
Journey to Amcs for game there
on the Iowans' Homecoming day,
November 49, In addition, negoti-
ations are under way which may re-
suit in playing either the Notrc
Dame or Michigan Aggies game
away from home. \
Athletic authorities here have
thought it inadvisable to play more
than one game on single trip be-
cause of the fact that such long
time away from the home field re-
suits i'll the men being in poor con-
dition for the second battiee.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Frank Troeh Leads I.
'AAmateur Guns With
An Average Of. 1852

New York, Dec. l2-With an aver
age OF .9752, Frank Troeh. amateur
trapshooter of Vancouver, Wash.
leads all other shooters of the sea-
son on registered targets, the Amer
ican Trapshooting association an
nounced today. Troeh broke $500
of $3.50 targets.
Fred Harlow of Newark, o..
was placed second with .97l1 and
Mark Arie, of Champaign, IT., WIN
rer of the Olympic worlds cham
pionship at Antwerp, tied for third
place with c. A. Cunning off Long
mont. Col. Their average was 1851.
Guy Ward, Eas. Alton, ILL.,, led
the professionals with an average Of
1926.
Troeh led the field in 1918 and
Aric i'll 1919.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
PRO" Grid Eleyens
Play to 90 Score
Staleys and Akron Warriors
Battle 48 Minutes, But I'm
able to Decide Title.

Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, Dec. Fighting with
nearly the same spirit that featured
their college careers, Staleys and
Akron were unable to decide the
national professional foot ball su-
premacy yesterday at Cubs park,
where they battled for 48 minutes to
scoreless tic.
Only once during the bitterly
fought contest did either eleven
threaten to score. This was in the
third period when Staleys worked
the ball close enough to Akron's
goal TO permit Sternaman to attempt
place kick from the 22-yard line.
The ball wen. wide of its mark, al
though Captain Halas had taken the
necessary precaution to have a clean,
dry shoe sent in for the kicker.
The ball was worked close enough
to try the field goal by great running
Of Paddy Driscoll and Dutch"
Stcrnaman. The former skirted Ak
ron's left end for a nice gain and
then Sternaman plowcd through the
other side of the visitors line for Is
yards.
On a side pass, Sternaman ad-
vanced the oval TO Akron's l0-yard
line.
Two more attempts to penetrate
Akron's line failed to gain. A for
ward pass, Driscoll to Pierce, netted
a small gain, but the ball rested
close to the side line. Sternaman
then attempted field goal from the
bad angle, but the oval sailed wide
of the intended mark.