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. r Ti1'" "itfew Y-UC '."' 'v1 '" y - r THE EVENING MISSOURIAN TENTH YEAR COLUMBJA, MISSOURI, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917. NUMBER 8 HIES IN FRANCE I IN j FETTLE Regiments Eager to Go "Over the Top" With British Allies. EFFICIENCY NOTED No Waste Motions in Train ing Americans for Trench AVarfare. By Associated Press SOMEWHERE ALONG BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE, Sunday, Sept. 23. On an historic battlefield which merges into the fighting lines are en camped many American troops. For military reasons it is impossible to tell just where these men are, who they are or what they are doing, but it may be said on authority that they are a credit to the Stars and Stripes, which, for the first time in histiry, fight for a foreign friend from a camp of American soldiers in this part of the world. Some of the men have been working continually and in some instances cohered by German artillery fire al ready. In Fine Condition. The Associated Press heard these men were here and sought them out They are a fine, healthy looking lot, and under two months of hard work have been put in the finest condition. They are prepared and anxious to try for honors with the Germans. In fact, their only disappointment is that they are not permitted to follow their "Tommy" allies into the trenches oc casionally. It is said that until or ders were issued recently the officers had a hard time keeping the men out of the British trenches. More than one American soldier have already made friends with the Tom mies, to be taken into the trenches for a few exhilarating moments. It would have been unwise, perhaps, for the correspondent to inquire whether any of the American officers have "done their bit" in this manner. Nev ertheless, the correspondent has grae suspicion's that some of the of ficers have been "over the top" with their Allies before orders forbade it 'o False Motions. The correspondent visited two dif ferent camps and in each there was the same kind of methodical activities characteristic of American methods Things were moving smoothly and no false motions were being made. Ef ficiency was the watchword every where. This contingent of Americans who are learning all about the situation will make a valuable addition to the American fighting front when other regiments of American troops land on French soil. U. S. and German Uniforms Similar. LONDON, Sept. 24. Similar ity between the American and German uniform for navy officers has caused several men of Admiral Sims' staff in London to be mistaken for German naval officers, prisoners of war, being shown about the city. Several U. S. N. officers visited an old abbey at Ep ping Forest A crowd had gathered outside the abbey and when the of ficers reappeared they were greeted with: "Hello, Germany. How's the Kaiser?" When this was reported at the American Embassy other officers told of similar experiences. Apples at 15 Cents a Pound. LONDON, Sept. 24. Reports of great amounts of fruit going to waste in Middle West orchards cause the Americans here to sigh explosively. Fruit in England is treasure. Woe begone little apples sell in London from 15 cents a pound upwards. The standard price for peaches is a quar ter each, and the shops display them like jewels, each peach having a square foot of vari-colored crinkly paper about it. Weazened little oranges are 6 cents each. Grapes are above 33 cents a pound. One reason the supply of fruit is greatly diminished is because of an enormous demand from the war hos pitals. The average Englishman doesn't complain, as he rarely eats fruit with breakfast, and for his din ner tart there has boon nn nlnindnnt harvest of plums. ! The British food controller has Riven his attention to jams and Jellies, and on September 1 fixed prices went into effect Plum and apple jams are Ij cents a pound, purchasable in 7 Pound containers; strawberry, black currant, cherry and apricot jams. 22 ' cents a pound. Saiintrs Total 400 Millions. LONDON, Sept 24. From the sale of small savings certificates at post offices throughout the emnire. the to tal had exceeded $400,000,000 on Au- eust 15. Xo Air Alarms at Sight. LONDON. Sept. 24. There will be no air raid warning rockets fired at night, it has been decided. The Great est danger in air ralila la frnm fnllinir bits of shrapnel used by the invading and defensive airplanes in battle, and not from bombs. At night most of London is under cover, and needs no alarm. WOMEX BI7YEKS TWO TO OXE Co-Op Manager Telegraphs for More Hooks for Co-Eds. Two women for every man have stood before the counters of the Co Op since school opened, with the re sult that Alfonso Johnson, the mana ger, is clear out of books of petticoat preference, and has had to telegraph for more. Plenty of agricultural and engineering volumes lean in the shelves, but the demand is less by 25 per cent than last year. So wary were the local book buyers that no engineering books were ordered last summer until Dean E. J. McCaustland could supply an estimate of men ac counted for. President A. Ross Hill did some very accurate guessing last April when he told the book stores that probably 25 per cent fewer students would attend this fall. This predic tion has worked perfectly, Mr. John son says, and his order of 25 per cent less books is figuring out right. During the summer the Co-Op found itself the center of the state's supply of mechanical drawing material, as its stock was the largest in Missouri. But one factory in the country makes drawing material and the government has taken it over to turn out gun sights. Consequently the Co-Op has been doing a little wholesaling. The student will find only one thing that has not gone up in price, Mr. Johnson says, and that is fountain pens. No earthly use has been found for a fountain pen on a battlefield; consequently there is no incentive to raise the price. FELLS GERM PLANE U. S. Aviator, Lafayette Fly ing Corps, Continues His Marksmanship. I'.y Associated Press SOMEWHERE ON THE BRITISH FRONT, Sept. 24 Lieutenant Raoul Luferry of Wallingford, Conn., one of the most prominent members of the Lafayette Flying . Corps, contin ued his brilliant expositions today when he destroyed one German ma chine and forced another to alight near the French line. Sergeant Penath Marr of San Fran cisco was attacked by four German machines and forced to land when the wires controlling the elevating planes nf his airnlnnp irprp rut hv finllotc i of his airplane were cut by bullets. The members of the Lafayette Squadron were watching a fight over their own field this morning when a French aviator brought down another German plane. ACCUSED OF DEFEAUDIXG STATE Three Arrests Made as Result of Grand Jury Investigation. Uy Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. 24 John W. Scott, former commissioner of permanent seat of government; John W. Riner, a coal dealer, and Lee Jor don were arrested here tolay on in dictments returned Saturday by the grand jury that has been investigating alleged trafficking in state supplies. Jordon is charged with collecting for cement which he did not furnish to the penitcntary. Riner and Scott have sold coal belonging to the state in stitution, according to the charge. Eight indictments are filed against Scott and three against Riner in the coal cases. Jewish Organization Elects Officers. The Jewish students' congregation held an election at "the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon. The officers are: President, A. Morris Ginsberg; vice-president, Himey White; secre tary, Florence Libermuth; treasurer, Nathan Schneck, and sergeant-at-arms, Leo Finkelstein. Services for Yom Kippur, a Jewish fast day, will begin at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night and will be continued until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The services are open to the public Good Enrollment at Bible College. While the number enrolled in the Bible College of Missouri is a little smaller than last year, the registra tion has kept pace proportionately with that of the University. The num ber in the special Christian College classes is about the same. Prof. A. W. Taj lor says there is a slight re- duction in the, ministerial students ' owing to war service and other war conditions. 'a To Brazil After Visit Here. Mrs. M. B. Powell and little daugh ter. -Mary Gertrude, left today for Brazil. Mrs. Powell i3 the daughter of Mrs. Henry Price of Read Hail, whom she has been visiting. Her husband, who is a graduate of the University, is in business in Brazil. Fraternity Head Jislts Local Order. Claude Gignoux of St. Louis, prov ince commander of the Kappa Alpha Order, was a guest at the Kappa Al pha fraternity house Saturday and Sundav Mr. Gignoux is a former student of the University. ONLY? TO PAY VEHICLE TAX After a Week, Round-Up of Offending Owners Will Be Started. $2 FOR MOTOR CAR City Collector Expects New License Law Will Yield About $1,500. Columbia owners of vehicles have been given a week more in which to get licenses before enforcement of the law will be begun. Berry Jacobs, city collector, has extended the time on account of his absence from his office for the last two weeks. After next Monday, a plain clothes officer will be stationed on the main streets to arrest persons who drive unlicensed vehicles. Mr. Jacobs expects to issue about j S00 licenses, which will give the city a revenue of about ?1,500. A number of University students have automo biles here which they will send home in a few weeks. Mr. Jacobs says they will not be expected to get licenses. The license fee for all motor ve hicles except motorcycles is $2; for the latter, $1. The fee for one-horse pleasure vehicles is $1; for all other horse-drawn vehicles, $2. GUARDSMEX STUDY FRENCH :t()0 Recehe Instruction now 8.000 Men Expected in Schools Later. Ity Associated Press CAMP DONIPHAN. Fort Sill, Okla., Sept. 24. Three hundred Kansas and Missouri national guardsmen are studying French here under direction of Y. M. C A. instructors and ex cellent progress is being made. Mathematics, history, science and English branches also are being taught to newly organized classes. When all of the guardsmen from the two states are encamped here, it is estimated that eight thousand students will attend night classes. The courses of instruction are not limited in scope. Classes will be taught in any subject provided enough students can be se cured to justify organization of a class. All instructors are graduates of recog nized colleges or universities and are prepared to teach any subject. ROAD COMMITTEE DUE TOXIfiHT Columbians on Inspection Tour, left Itnticnc Cttv Thiu "Hnmiln Kansas City This Morning. The members of the Missouri State Highway Commission and officers of the State and National Old Trails as sociations will arrive in Columbia some time tonight. Promptly at S o'clock this morning they left the Baltimore Hotel In Kansas City. Among the party are E. W. Steph ens, S. F. Conley, Prof. F. L. Martin and Dr. W. P. iDysart of Columbia. The principal object for the road in spection tour, aside from the real need for an inspection of the road, is to arouse interest in the meeting of the Missouri Old Trails Road Associa tion, which is to be held in the Dan iel Boone Tavern October 6. XEW CLUB MEETS FIRST TIME C. C. Taylor Talks to Sunday Snnset Club on "Value of Associations." The first meeting of the Sunday Sunset Club, held in the Y. M. C. A. Building at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was well attended. The Y. M. C. A. orchestra made its first ap pearance. D. C. Pharis sang. Prof. C. C. Taylor of the sociology depart ment of the University talked on "The Value of Association." A light lunch eon was served. The meeting closed at G g'clock. Meetings will be held every Sunday afternoon and all Uni versity men are invited to attend. College Girls Attend Church in Body. Stephens College students and fecuity attended the Baptist Church yesterday morning in accordance with the custom that the entire student body attend the Baptist Church the first Sunday of the college year. The Rev. T. W. Young preached a sermon of welcome. Stephens College students sang an anthem under the direction of Miss Agnes Husband, head of the vocal department. Miss Husband also sang a solo. Former Student Wounded, J. A. Murry, a former student of the School of Journalism, who is a member of a Canadian regiment, has been wounded in France, according to la letter received here from his sis- ter. Thc seriousness of his wounds is not known, but it Is said Mr. Murry will be in the hospital for several i WMi weeks. Infant Daughter Dies. TUft tnfntt flntl1.tiM. nt IT.o PIuifIah " i"U "until uauhuivi ul -i.ta. Lumiu Coats of 1211 Morc3 boulevard died yesterday evening. The burial took place this afternoon at the Dripping Springs Church. Alpha Phis Annonnce Xew Pledge. Alpha Phi announces the pledging yesterday of Miss Nancy George of Mayfield, Ky., and Miss Nada Wild of Spickard. DAYS D0CT0RS1F SEVEN 1 COUNTIES MEET HERE Twenty-Five Physicians Are Guests of Local Medical Association. SESSIONS AT TAVERN Banquet Followed by Talks Is Program for Evening Meeting. Medical men of seven counties, in cluding Boone, attended a meeting of the Boone County Medical Association in the iDanlel Boone Tavern this aft- ernoon. Twenty-five delegates, renre- CanllUff tt.A mmllnAl . tnaAW. .. ovuwue, .; lUCUitai llllCiCaiS Ul Boone, Mexico, Audrain. Callaway, Cooper, Randolph and Howard coun ties, were present. The session this afternoon was the first of the meeting, and a banquet to night, followed by a business meet ing, will conclude the convention. Dr. J. E. Thornton of Columbia is president of the organization and Dr. J. E. Jordan, also of Columbia, is secretary. This afternoon's meeting consisted of a program of papers on technical subjects, followed by a clinic. The business session was held in the as sembly room of the new tavern. Pa pers were read by Dr. C. E. Burford of St. Louis, Dr. G. D. McCall of Ful ton, Dr. C. II. Von Ravens way of Boonville and Dr. W. A. Clark of Jef ferson City. Dr. W. W. Duke, a well known phy sician of Kansas City, will be the chief speaker at tonight's meeting. COUXTY TO HOLD COHX SHOW Chariton Impressed Willi Xeed of Greater Food Production. Chariton County will have a corn show and agricultural round-up No vember 1 to 3 to emphasize the fact that the farmers are awake to the national need of food conservation and production. Sam M. Jordan, for merly lecturer for the State Board of Agriculture, is now farm adviser ofl tjhe county. At'the corn show prizes of $1,000 in gold will be given. Entries to the corn show are open to all and no fees will be charged. Professors from the extension department of the College of Agriculture will address the farm ers and visitors. STEEL PRICES FIXED Present Quotations Lowered from SO to 70 Per Cent Effective at Once. ny Associated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Uniform steel prices for the American govern ment, the public and the Allies which represent reductions of from 40 to 70 per cent from the present market quo tations, were approved today by Pres ident Wilson. The prices were deter mined in an agreement between steel producers and the War Industries Board after conferences lasting more than a month. The prices were based on the cost of production figures furnished by the Federal Trade Commission, which made an investigation at the request of the President. The War Industries Board will supervise the distribution of steel in a manner best calculated to win the war. The agreement stip ulates no wage reduction in the steel industry and calls for a capacity pro duction. The new prices start immediately and are subject to revision January 1, 1918. Education Students to Meet. There will be a meeting of the jun iors and seniors in the School of Ed ucation tomorrow afternoon in Room 130, Academic Hall, to complete the organization of that department and select a student councilman. The seniors will meet at 4:13 o'clock and the juniors at 4:30. Prizes tor Best Mule Colts. TIlO 0l,,n.t.in Tnnl1 ATncil. n .. r. ' . ... v.uiuiiiuia jbtiui .ut:ii.uuiii9 ao sociation will offer $300 in cash prizes for the best mule colts, either sex, at the Boone County Fair, Friday,' October 12, 1917. No entrance fee is lr0CIU,re(L Entry can be made with the secretary of the Boone County Fair, Columbia, Mo. - Fire in Xegro Home, West Walnut, Fire was discovered last night at ' ul-iuck in me. nome oi j. r.. Fields, a negro, in the 1000 block on1 West Walnut street. The fire depart- ment extinguished the fire with chem- If?lB Kafn.n ! f.n.1 mn.lf. mlllf, tlOrl. ........ w.uiu ik uau iuuuc i"ui.u u- , way. The damage was slight. XegToes Sentenced In Police Court. Charley Burnham, a negro, pleaded guilty before police court this morn ing to the charge of selling whisky. He was sentenced to six months in jail. Another negro, Ish Jackson, was fined $5 and costs for disturbing the peace. THE WEATHER For Columbia ami Ylrlnltv i-..i- ...ii,. ami Tue.l.iy, prol.jl.ly unsettled Tuesday ' afternoon; warmer. 'mFor, Ml!"tnrl: Fnlr and warmer tonight Tuesday, prolulily Increasing cloudiness wan warmer east and cooler north portion. Weather Condition. As a result of a well-formed hlch pres sure wave, fine weather continues from and lncludlnK the lower Plains, and Mississippi Valley eastward to the Atlantic. Out of the far Northwest. Including Western Cananda, the northern Kocky Mountains and upper plains, a low pressure wave Is traveling southeastward attended by cloudy and showery weather, which in turn Is followed uy another high pressure, accompanied by clearing skies and cooler weather. There was no rain during the past 24 hours in the principal grain region, and fair weather prevailed In the western cot ton belt; but showers continued over tsitnnlay and Sirnday In Alabama, Georgia I TAmtutridiMB aoc i. it Mountains continue moderate. 1 '" Columbia, generally fair and pleasant Uoitl.ar ulll .....,ll tn . i ". " i V" -T"""r.-?2.'r. '"".: '.? ".ut TtmB.ln. ntnk. i . uoiiuj uiUi Local Data. The highest temneratnri In Columbia yesterday was 78 degrees and the lowest ?sterday i l.ixt nlKlit 1 w.t..l.... I... was SI: nreclnit.-itlnn om relative humidity, '1 p. m. yesterday . per .mi. . jt.it iigj jcsicni'iy trie nignest temperature was Tl and the lowest 40; presipltatlon, 0.00 Inch. The Almanac. Sun rises today, 5:.S a. m. Sun sets G:OI p. in. vMoun sets, 11:39 p. ni. The Temperature Today. 7 a. in. RTi 11 a. m TO s a. m ill 12 m TS 9 a. in (17 1 p. in KO 10 p. ni 74 2 p. in. SO SEXATOR YEATER IX MAXILA Met Uy Missouri Party in Tender Decorated with Gold anil Black. President A. Ross Hill has just heard from Senator Charles E. Yeater, who arrived in Manila August 22 to take up his work as vice governor-g-neral of the-Philippines. An inten esting incident in connection with his landing and one that appealed to Mr. Yeater was the fact that a large tender, decorated in University of Mis souri colors and carrying 60 Mis sourians chanting M-I-S-S-O-U-R-I came out to the quarantine station to meet the steam.er on which he sailed. He was met at the pier by General Jones, Chief of Staff, a crowd of 2,000 people and the famous constabulary band playing "Hail Columbia" and other American patriotic airs, and escorted to the governor-general's 1 palace. . Although Senator Yeater had been in Manila only a few days when he wrote, he had already been guest of honor at several large luncheons and banquets, the first banquet being given by the Missourians. ARRESTED FOR WAR SPEECH George Pniliam, Former Columbian, Tried and Acquitted. .George Pulllam, a former resident of Columbia, who according to his father-in-law, W. H. Vandeventer, 614 Range line, was arrested about a month and a half ago in Galesburg, III., for making a radical war speech, and was tried and acquitted in Chi- cage, is here visiting Mr. Vandeventer. Mr. Puiliam, who was waiting for a train in Galesburg, began discussing the war with a crowd at the station, when a policemen entered and asked who authorized him to make a public speech. Saying he had a few more points to make, Pulliman continued speaking and was arrested. Mr. Puiliam was a student in the University about twelve years ago, having attended the School of Engi neering for three years. He has been working for the Wtestern Electric Company in Chicago, III. EQUALIZATIOX BOARD IX SESSIOX Goetz & Lindsey and C. W. Fnrtney Protest Airainst Assessments. The Boone County board of equal ization met in the County Court room this morning to consider protests against increases of assessments authorized by this board. In two cases merchants appeared to protest against a rise in their assessments. Goetz & Lindsey, a jewelry firm, and Charles Wi. Furtney, an electrician, were the complainant. The assessment of Goetz & Lindsey had been raised from $2,500 to $3,500. Furtney from $250 to $750. Action on the complaints was not taken The county board of equalization is composed of the members of the coun ty court, county surveyor, county as- ... -.!... nnnnnn .... .1... .. scssur, til uaL-saui, aim un: uiajui. Former Student Sow In Cuba, Gilbert C. Chandler, a junior In the College of Agriculture who left early last spring and enlisted in the marine corps, has been tranferred to , Gnantanamo Bay. Cuba. Chandler qualified A3 an expert marksman of the first class, winning first prize in a competition. He was made a non- commissioned omcer seven weens after enlistment. His brother, Terry, i3 a freshman in the College of Agri- culture this year. J. P. Ganfs Sephew on Way to Paris. ! Word has teen received here that ,the Rev. Dr. J. R. Finley, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Memphis, Mo., left New York last Monday for Pans as a Y. M. C. A. secretary. Mr. Finley is a nephew of J. P. Gant of thi3 city and was here on his vacation this summer when he received his appointment. E State Department Is Holding Sensational Facts of Oth er Intrigues. MANY ARE INVOLVED List of Persons Contributing to Propaganda Is Includ ed in Data. Ily Associated Press WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. While there is no indication of what will be the State Department's next disclos ure of the German intrigue in Amer ica or elsewhere, it is known that dis closures as sensational as any yet published are being held in reserve and may be made at any time. One of the things the State Depart ment has is a list of persons alleged to have raised German money in the passport frauds, in munitions plots ana practically all the other activi ties of German intrigue here. HUGE PLOTJS BARED Revolution of 2,000,000 Mal contents Said to Have Been Planned. Ily Associated Press ENID, Okla., Sept. 24. A revolu tion of 2,000,000 malcontents, nation wide in scope, backed by the I. W. W. and forty-eight affiliated organiza tions, including the Working Class Union, in which it was planned to ap ply the torch to small cities, shoot officers of the government and demor alize the country, was planned for July 27 last, according to the testi mony today of Will Hoover, state wit ness in the trial of the eleven alleged anti-draft agitators from Central Ok lahoma. IT'S MAJOR ELLERY FARMER SOW Former Commandant at M. U. Will Help Train Drafted Men. Major Ellery Farmer, former com mandant at the University, has recent ly been ordered to the cantonment near Louisville, Ky., where he will as sist in training the drafted men from Kentucky and Indiana. Major Farmer has spent the last two and a half years in the Panama Canal zone. He received his promotion from a captaincy when he was ordered to Louisville. Glennon Club Elects Officers. The Glennon Club, an organization of Catholic students, held its first meeting yesterday afternoon at tho residence of Father T. J. Lloyd. Wk K. Stone addressed the members and welcomed the new students. The fol lowing officers were elected for the coming year; President, L. P. Gambee, Portland, Ore.; vice-president. Miss Lenore Watts, Columbia! secretary, Robert L. Ward, Independence; treas urer, L. B. Bouvy, Kansas City. Plans were made for a picnic to be held at Rollins Springs, Thursday evening. Miss Ida Xorthcutt Dies. Miss Ida Northcutt died at FViton at 7:20 o'clock yesterday evening. She was 59 years of age and leaves two brothers and two sisters, Leslie North cutt and Miss Mattie Northcutt of 1117 Ash street. Columbia; L. C. Northcutt, Elmira Cal., and Mrs. J. P. RenaTl. San Francisco. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o'clock tomorrow- by the Rev. M. A. Hart. Burial will take place at the Antioch ceme tery. ItcToIiitionlst Sot Wanted In Mexico. MEXICO CITY. Sept. 24. Orders have been sent to the governors of all states instructing them to expel from the country all persons who were con nected with the outbreak in February, 1913. in which Hucrta siezed the capital and in which Madcro lost his life, and who have come back to Mexico without the express permission of President Carranza or the Secretary of State for the Interior. Home Economics Club to Meet. The Home Economics Club of the University will hold its first meeting of this year tomorrow evening In Room 119, Academic Hall. The president is Miss Rowena Schmidt. U. H. S. Closed Tomorrow. The University High School will be closed tomorrow to allow the painters to complete the work begun on the interior. Wednesday. Classes will begin To Work In Washington, D. C. Manley Stockton has accepted a position in Washington, D. C in the Bureau of Markets, Mr. Stockton was assistant in horticulture in the Uni versity. Will Teach in Oklahoma. J. Ray Cable, instructor in econo mics, has accepted a position as pro fessor of economics in the University of Oklahoma. in DISCLOSURES FOLLOW M m 1