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e,v SymrgSYV'!rr''' -"'V-,qm. r rcT"tf" r f . J. SULLIVAN HELPS 1 JOB OF SEPT. 12 Former Technician in M. U. Finds German Dugouts Fitted Up In Style. IS LOST IN FRANCE fter Three Weeks in Hospi- tal, Has Trouble Getting Back to Division. The follow ins letter was received from Daniel J. Sullivan, former tech nician in the department of zoology at the University, now in France, by Eugene F. Heuther. Terhaps 1 have lost your friend ship by not writing to you but I hope not, for I really want to see you When the France special pulls into little Columbia in 19S8. You can judge from the letter you received from our brother how much time a soldier, who is in the lein of action, has to spend on writing. "Today is Sunday, but still no dif ferent from other days on the battle field. A little let up in the labora tory work today gives me an oppor tunity .to write you a few lines tell- . nt, ,,-ltot I rin tf inr irriniiiinrA J,'" in France and in the war. France I took sick very suddenly and was tal.en to a base hospital, where I was kept for three weeks. When I got out of the hospital and started for duty things got tangled up some where along the line and I was lost in France for about three weeks. Well after visiting Paris, getting into the Marines, transferred to another divi sion, thrown out of a United States truck that tipped over, and running with a machine gun barrage, I finally got caught up with own outfit and, btlieve me. I was happy to see my commanding officer. When I saw him I Knew I was home at last. "I found them just where you would expect to find a Western bunch, right up close to the music of the big guns, and our boys were soon to prove that they knew how to fight. I shall never forget the morning of September 12 at 10 o'clock. We all eipected it and our nerves were all strung awaiting for the terrible roar that was to shake all France. When it did start it was no side show but a real honest-to-goodness big tent show. As you have seen by now, our boys found the job one of the easiest they ever tackled. Those Huns do not stand up before the men in O. D. uniform. "We moved up as fast as we could on the heels of the doughboys, and I vent through the trenches that the Huns had lived comfortably in for four years. The dugouts were fixed up in great style, and everything in the trendies gave me the impression that those fellows thought they were nev er going to be disturbed. They got the greatest surprise of their lives this time, and if you could have seen the way they left their meals and half filled beer glasses, you too would say they beat it. "I found many things of interest all through the section so recently occu pied by the Huns. In my dugout I found a Hun. but as he was dead, I do not get a Croix-de-guere. I re ported my find to the chaplain, who was at the edge of the woods, and he sent his men up to get the Hun and bury him with the others. They give ever' one of them as decent a burial as is permitted on the battle field. "Your brother is not close to where I am. he is in another section. I can not get a chance to sec him. My kid brother is on another section, so you in by about fifty feet, and Thursday the real stuff. Last Silnday they missed hitting an ambulance I was take a trip up close and get near tc "Once in every three or four days 1 see I am out of luck all around. I went up with my company and got gassed with that sneezing gas and could not eat my supper. That night the Huns threw over some big ones and the next morning they gave us another samnli nf hn irns: hilt let V me say right here, that we gave them many times more than they ever sent over to us " THE ETEXIXC 3IISS0URIA MOXD AY. NOVEMBER 11, 1918. CAMBRAI PIANOS TINKLE TO ALLIED TIMES AGAIN By GEORGE T. BYE AMERICAN PRESS HEADQUAR TERS. BRITISH FRONT (By Mall) The fall of Cambrai was celebrated in that "Little Paris" today by proxy. The inhabitants had all been evacu ated a month ago, leaving only a priest who managed to linger and bear witness of German pillage and de struction. The celebration of the recovery of the city, which has been a most im portant buttress of enemy strength in France since August, 1914, was by Tommies and correspondents of French, British and American papers. Piancs moved out of houses by Kpyal Engineers searching for exploshe traps tinkled all over town. A French correspondent played "God Save the King" on a tiny German piano in the center of the Grand Place. A block away in the Place Fenelon a British officer returned the compliment by playing the "Marseillaise" and Bri tishers around him sang the words in French. There was no German firing on the city during the day but we encoun tered a feeble amount of shrapnel in the outskirts. Fires which the enemy started had gutted choice parts of the center of the city, but these were quickly confined by the British engi neers. Speaking generally, Cambrai is by far the least damaged of any of the large cities recovered from the Ger mans, indicating either that they fear retribution or are running short of high explosives. The extensive use of caves and tun- rage Three nels, all interconnected, which the Germans had dug under parts of the city are still quite intact but have not yet been thoroughly explored. The engineers had before noon to day inspected every hjuse for mines and possible trigger connections with dishes, chairs, helmets, pictures and piano keys. Doors were chalked with "O. K. Safe Block, Co. R. E." or "Suspicious, Keep Out, Co. R. B." down every1 street that we sauntered. The discovery of two miles of high trenched entrance to the city. Strewn just outside the city along the Canal Del Escaut had sharpened their alert ness. Two Tommies pulled a bell rope of a church near a thickly wired and en explosive tank and transport traps about below them along the road and in the fields were the twisted bodies of many Germans who were being at tended to by burying parties. A further gala note was given by the bands and pipes of trim English i and Scottish regiments marching, al most highstepping. past the environs of Cambrai and into the battle. After long refreshing rests they strung out along the roads for miles. Mention should not be denied of the Fifteenth Platoon of the Fifth Com pany of Canadian Mounted Rifles, the first British force to enter the city, a fact which they had chalked on build ings as they intrepidly fought their way forward. Their insisting histo rians had also chalked on walls out side the city a time-table of their ad vance, adding impetuously nt one place "A fact beyond dispute." Red Cross authorities, provided that organization would assume the $4,000 guarantee to Northwestern and trans portation expenses of the Nebraska team, has been abandoned because of the refusal of the Red Cross to deal with the Northwestern management on any financial basis other than a guarantee of traveling expenses. Following this action of the Red Cross, Prof. R. D. Scott director of athletics at Nebraska, wrote the Northwestern authorities suggesting that the 4,000 guarantee for a game in Lincoln be cut In half. According to Professor Scott, the game may be cancelled, if the Evanston school does not agree to those terms, as the War Department has now practically tak en hold of the game and has put a ban on expensive trips and big finan cial rewards. SPORT i i Private Harry Viner, who played football, track and basketball here in "16 and '17 and whoso address now is B. H. No. 2S. A. P. O. 733. wrote the following letter to Coach H. F. Schulte: "Leaving the station in Paris I ran into Doctor Gibson, who sure has been over here for some time. Well, Coach, about the time you get this the boys will be lining up against the Jayhawkers wish I could be there for that day at least. You know where my heart will be. Best to all the boys." Capt. C. H. (Tourney) Slusher, a j former football, basketball and base-' ball, player here, whose address is 5th, I J Co. . 4th. Bn. I. O. T. S.. Camp Pike. Ark, writes: "Strange how things happen. The only time I eer say a camp before I camp here was last spring when the ball team went to Funston, and then Jud Urie, King iDippold and I to gether made a tour of the camp. The second time I went to camp the same two gentlemen were of the party, too. as I found on arriving here. Not only in the same company, the same bunk room, but we are even in the same squad. In fact these cold nights we might be found in the same bed, I dare say, if we were not afraid of getting caught. About forty Missouri boys are here, but too busy to get together. If the boys across the way den't let up soon I'm afraid Jud, Dip and I won't get in even on the shout ing. Surprised that I am a benedict? Well for the past year I had been kept busy explaining that I was not married. Hated to keep people dis appointed too long. "Gibby" just came in. He, Jud and Dip say "how dy" to their friends. i-lirus1ia May I.oe Football Slur. Ernest Hubka. fullback on the Uni versity of Nebraska football elevec during the season of 1917 and mem ber 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 a November call, as a result of being placed in Class 1-A by his lo cal board. He was anxious to enlist in the Stu dents Army Training Corps unit at the university1 and hoped to qualify for a chance at a commission but the rules are such that no man of mili tary age may be inducted Into the S. A. T. C. if he is listed as an A-l man in the draft. removed now because the Fuel Ad ministration "feel they are no longer necessary, and It Is the desire of the state Fuel Administration to be as liberal as possible," the official an nouncement states. "It will be necessary, however, for some time to come, to maintain the or ganization and to enforce all previous ruling3," Mr. Crcssley"Sa:d. "We have a tremendous task yet before us, and the slightest demoralization or ten dency towards inefficiency In the vari ous governmental organizations will confuse and delay the government In its preparation for peace and in its constructive program following the war. Conservation and efficiency in fuel consumption are absolutely nec essary now as before, especially with winter upon us." yesterday afternoon to Klrksvllle where she Is attending school. Miss Eunice Remley of 409 Mat thews street left yesterday for Han nibal where she teaches in the pub lic schools. J Mrs. S. D Foster went to Bowling Green today to visit her mother. Mrs B. T. Maupln. PERSONAL NOTES i George and Aline Shope of Nor borne. who have been here visiting! their mother, Mrs. C. F. Shope, re-1 turned home today. ' iW. K C. Rock, a member of the S. A. T. C. went to Kansas City today for a short furlough. H. C. Halley, who has been here during the illness or his son, T. P. lftilley, a member of the S. A. T. C returned today to his home In Aux vasse. Mo. L. L. Allen, a student in the Uni versity, left today for a short visit to his home in Grove, Okla. Miss Thelma Griffith, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. D. E. Grif fith, 703 South Fifth street, returned PENCILS These famous pen cils urct lie staiulartl by vliich ull other pencils are judged. 17 black degrees 6D softest to 911 hardest and Itard and nudum copying Look or the VENUS Juiish IFREE!. mat rtampirs ui VliSl'S IVnciU ami Eraser sent free. 11mm endcM 6c la lUmpf for pacliaf tod poaUge. 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The first modification of the govern ment fuel restrictions In anticipation of an early peace came Saturday when Wallace Crossley, state fuel ad-1 ministrator. announced at Jefferson City the suspension of the lightless night order and out-of-door illumina- j tion. The new order, which becomes effective tomorrow, applies to all ci ties in the state. Mr. Crossley made It plain, however, that fuel conservation must be con tinued. The lighting restrictions are United States Railroad Administration W. (J. McAdoo, Direct or General of Kailroads. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Time Table Changes On November 17, 118, an important change of time will take place, particulars to be announced later. L. KHAJIEK, Federal Manager. R Ice Boxes on Wheels Refrigerator cars for carrying meat are ice boxes traveling on wheels. Most people in America would have to go without fresh meat, or would have to pay more for what they could get, if it were not for these traveling ice boxes. Gustavus F. 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