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THE EVENING MISSOURIAN
1 1
I i TETH
YEAR
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, FRIDAY-EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1917.
NUMBER 54
.ICJL
UK FUND $13,118
niUinimum Quota Passed by
lp .to AfaYimum for the
' County Is $15,000.
'67l IN COLUMBIA
icitv Schools Give $356 to
Work Rockyfork Leads
County With ? 1 ,749.
Boone County has exceeded its
minimum "allotment in the V. M. C. A.
S?rSdWJ7"B- The minimum
iinnt to be raised by the county;
...., v.. ido maximum is il5.-
wts JIz,ow, um - --
f . .. - ..mfttoa OYnonta tn
VT?.L ,v cnmnalen closes. The!
."f., .nhscrioUon for the county out-
ffof Columbia township, is $6506.95
SUM OI VAIIUIUUM. ..
Md for the city. , W. s
....i of tin 178.85.
The schools in the city subscribed
HI
m
itimn today, the Migu i i,:au"! . .. .-..-...
tfl Hh m subscription of $210. The 'Columbia JJ. A. a.. $25; Mrs. C. B.
F nBW"L!, !; 50 40. the Benton 'Boiling, through the D. A. R., $25;
'JooTW the Grant School. $31 andMrs- Eugene Gentry, through the D. A.
fllte Jefferson School. $30.40. ' P! Eastern Star. $25; Baptist Aid
J ts Jefferson
Hugh Stepnens, campaign umuagc
fw the eighth district, announced to-
tuj that the district had subscribed
i4.3Zi, wnicn is annual me unuiuiuui
cf 35,000. He expects the district to
Kith the maximum easily. '
Bockyfork township still leads in
tit county with a subscription of
rtH9.76. but Bourbon townsnip is
& with $1,548.71. The other town
i have not yet reached their quotas
Missouri township is expected to
fnrh the $1,000 mark soon, as its
gout subscribed is $903.
ibscriptions of more than $1, not
jrerionsly published in the Mls
isrizn, follow: ,
filO Columbia High School.
J1H Hamilton-Brown Shoe Fac
kt emplojcs (additional, $26).
(SiSS Grindstone Schoolhouse.
8& Stephens College (Ladies' Ral-
- jrKoresiber 15).
'? 50-Mrs. Emma B. Willis, F. B.
. Bellini, Ladies' Aid Baptist Church.
$59.40 Lee School.
J-Dr. Sam F. Taylor, J. M. Kem
per, Benton School.
j:4-McGuire School District.
JM0 Jefferson School.
1 fll-Grant School.
- JS-E. Farley Marble Works, D. A.
R. lira, C. B. Bowling, Eastern Star,
rTrtflJizle- B. Morris. Mrs. Turner
Maine, Joseph Lynes, H. W. Dor-
!
!0 Mrs. Eugenie Gentry.
$13 Mrs. W. W. Payne.
$10 W. Emmett Smith, Charles C.
Bowling, John C. Schwabe, Kress
Store, M. A. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. E.
T. Crouch. N. W. Burton, S. F. Con
fer, Leonard Morris, Mrs. . J. M.
Semper.
$11 Friendship Church.
$5 Hetzler Bros, (previously sub
Kribed $20), George F. Troxell, Mr.
ui Mrs. J. E. Glllaspy. Prewitt An
Jerson, Joe D. Lyon, Dr. Lloyd Simp
Ma. H. S. Jacks, J. N. Fellows, Mrs.
I F. Howell, John F. Murry, P. H.
kpp, Ed Carter, Crosswhlte Bakery,
F. G. Easley. Mrs. W. M. McCasky,
Krs. Guy It Davis, Dr. W. W. Elwang,
I. K. Catron. Mrs. G. Tom, King, W.
IMcIIarg, C. P. Bauer, Hallie Costleo.
lira. F. It. Gray. W. H. Baker, W. B.
Klass, Francis Saunders, P. M. Pace,
Mike Bright. J. H. Ried. J. E. Whittle.
$4 J. S. Wiggans.
$3 Mrs. W. L. Bond, Mrs. Charles
P. Hale. W. B. Estes, R. P. Reid, .Mrs.
M. Hewett
$2.50 Miss Mary McAfee (addi
tional), Mrs. Francis H. Cochran, Wil
lis M. Murry, J. Frank Murry, Athens
Hotel, R. S. Pollard. Glasgow Tailors.
1. J. Holt. Dr. C. W. Dicees. Perry
Lynes, H. H. King. Laura E. Glllaspy.
I $2 Kress Store, Baker, Shaefer &
Scott, Ben a Johnson, P. C. Stampfli.
r .Miss Emma Greer, Ben F. Baker, W.
F R- Pearman. John R. Silver. T. B.
Long, J. w. McBride, Russell Hollo
ay. Nettle Estes. Thomas Stull, S.
& Bright, Jacob Sellinger, J. D.
Turner, George Cason, Minnie Ried.
$1.50 Chicago Iron and Metal Co.
FUXD BENEFITS $373 AT RALLY
School Children and College Girls Aid
in Program.
Contributions amounting to $295
-.made at the women's patriotic rally,
!"ld last night in the auditorium of
Stephens College, and the admission
receipts of $78.10 brought-the total
amount raised by the county for the Y.
XL C. a. War Work fund to more
"n $12,000. Thfl mpptlnir. which clos-
f 'd the campaign, ranked In at-
' tPnrfonn.. 1 .1 fit. Ua
-. aml emnusiasm wnu iuc
opening" rallies held last Sunday.
The program, planned by the wom
en of Columbia to honor the men in
8errlce, opened with the playing of
He University Cadet Band on the
campus. A drill by Stephens College
ijtudents and the singing of "America"
followed, m the auditorium, after the
entrance of the "Honor Roll" those
Persons having relatives in the army
"I'm a Scout of Uncle Sam," was
. ung by 150 Columbia school chll
i i'ett- "Uncle Sammy" was sung by
Joe freshman class of the Columbia
High School.
MlsEva Johnston gave a flye
ttinute talk on the prison relief work
of the y. M. C. A., and Mrs. Luella St
Clalr-Moss talked on "Our Boys."
L
THE CALENDAR
Not. 23. Debating mass meeting to Uni
versity Auditorium at 7:30 p. m.
Debate and speeches by mem-
v. lt" ot University faculty.
ot. 29. Missouri-Kansas football game
on . Rollins Field. Homecoming
Day at the University.
"Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," was
sung by Miss Frances Denny, and
"songs our boys slngin Prance" were
sung by Miss Annie Laura Johnson oi
the voice department of Christian Col.
lege. Mss Lana Forbes gave a read
ing. "A letter Prom England."
"Our Allies in Song and Dance,"
by Stephens College students, and a
solo, "The Star Spangled Banner " by
Miss Agnes Husband of the voice de
partment ot Stephens College were fol
lowed by "Soldiers arid Bailors of
Uncle Sam," by Christian College stu-
QcIllS.
E- W. Stephens congratulated the
women on what he called their
"P1"""? "b? f Patriotism." and
IHnV PlfW nf Pnmn Ttnnlkt.. IJ
"',.:,": " n , 7" 3.
camps.
The contributions were as follows:
oocieiy, $au; ranir. Kojuns ana A. W.
Taylor, each $50. and Mrs, W. H. Wil
lis, $50.
REBELS HOLD CAPITAL
Official Report' Says Bol-
sheviki Leader Heads
Petrogr'ad District.
r
By Associated Press
LONDON. .Nov. 16. The first word
received" direct 'from Petrograd for
several days, withthe exception of the
brief wireless statements announcing
the absence of communications from
army.headquarters, came today In the
form of an official wireless message
in which Colonel Maurableff, the
Bolsheviki military leader, was re
ported to be in command of the Petro
grad. military revolutionary district.
Rt Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.. Dispatches
form Ambassador Francis at Petro
grad dated November 12 arrived today,
but contain nothing not already re'
ported in the news cables. Ambassador
Francis reported that t he had no
written or oral communication with
the Bolsheviki government. His' mes
sage was the first received since No
vember 8, although It said that he had
filed cable reports every day.
Fighting was in progress in the
streets ,he said, and the telegraph
streets, he said, and had changed
hands several times. He had no
knowledge oL-the situation outside of
Petrograd.
I AM NO SLACKER HOPPER
.Man Arrested Says He Is Willing to
"" Go to Army.
"I am no slacker," Shannon Hopper
said from behind the bars in the
county Jail this morning, when he
was questioned about his failure to
appear for examination when called
In the draft. Hopper declared that
he was sick and in New York at the
time he was called and that no notice
ever reached him until a few days ago,
when he .received a letter from his
mother telling him that he had been
summoned. Hopper said that he came
to Columbia at once and presented
himself to the authorities to find out
what he should do. He was arrested.
Hopper is a Columbia boy, but he
registered in Champaign. 111., where
he was on registration day. Accord
ing to the sheriff's orders, he will
have to remain in jail here until in
structions are received from the ad
jutant-general. Hopper declared his
willingness to go to the army. He Is
a musician, and believes' he can get
into a musicians' unit if he passes
the examination.
The arrest of Hopper is the second
one made in Boone County on a
slacker charge. The other was that
of a negro who lives in Sturgeon. He
was sent to Jefferson Barracks, St.
Louis.
TO HOLD DEBATING MEETING
Faculty Members on Program Ar
ranged by Delta Sigma Rho.
A student mass meeting for the pur
pose of stimulating interest in inter
collegiate debating will be held Fri
day night, November 23, in the Y. M.
C. A. Auditorium. Dean Walter Wil
liams of the School of Journalism will
preside and members of the m faculty
will debate. The names of those who
are to discuss the. question will be
announced next week.
It is for the sake of promoting the
debating activities of the University
that the program has been arranged
according to officers of the local
chapter of Delta Sigma Rho, national
debating fraternity, under whose
auspices the meeting will be held. The
original Intention was to hold the de
bate In the Unhersity Auditorium,
but .owing to the new ruling affecting
the use of light and heat, arrange
ments were made for holding it at the
Y. M. C. A. Building.
New Franklin Couple to Wed.
Ernest H. Vroman, 23 years old.
and Miss Mattie Jennings, 18 years
old, were granted a marriage license
today. Both are from New Franklin.
P
Aiij CALLED
Dr. Max F. Meyer Plans Lo
cal Branch of'"Friends of
German Democracy."
U. S. APPROVES BODY
Students
Ureed to
Attend
C. A.
Gathering at V. M.
Sunday Afternoon.
A call has been Issued to all Ameri
cans of German descent by Dr. Max F.
Meyer of the University to attend a
meeting to be held in the Y. M. C. A.
Auditorium at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The purpose is to form a
local branch of the "Friends of Ger
man Democracy," a national American
Society now being organized In this
country with the approval and assis
tance of the United States government.
All Americans of German descent in
the community are being urged to at
tend the meeting and especially stu
dents are asked to be present because
of the opportunity they have to spread
the movement through 'information 1
they may give to their parents both
in this state and other states.
In a letter calling the meeting
Doctor tells of the purposes of the
organization, in addition to the direct
purpose ot aiding democracy in Ger
many. He points out also that it af
fords an opportunity to demonstrate
to the German government and to its
subjects, that the United States gov
ernment has the enthusiastic auuport
of those American citizens who are of
German descent.'
CrrrES AID IN CONSERVATION
Kansas City sad St Xolg Carry
Work in Papers(Hotelg and Hoses.
Kansas City and St. Louis are en
thusiastic in carrying out the food
conservation pledge, say Don D. Pat
terson assistant to Food Administra
tor F. B. Mumford, and T. J. Talbert.
secretary of the administration.
Mr. Patteson, who returned yester
day afternoon from Kansas City,
where he held conferences with lead
ers In the conservation movement
there, found that the big hotels, such
as the Muehlebach and Baltimore,
were serving meatless meals on Tues
days and wheatless meals on.Wednes
days. Restaurants, also, were ob
serving the pledge. Dining cars' that
pass through Kansas City have om
mitted white bread from all meals, be
sides having one meatless day a week.
Moving picture shows have begun to
put on conservation slides, according
to Mr. Patterson, and the Kansas City
papers are giving increased space to
articles on the saving of food. The
women-are planning to open a cook
ing school for wives after the school
at St. Louis closes
Mr. Talbert: who returned from St.
Louis last night, says that at the open
ingof the Hoover School in War
Cookery, yesterday the classes were
crowded "with .women who- wanted to
avail themsevesof the free course
offered in the booking of substitute
dishes. Both Patterson and Talbert
declare that the problem now is to
teach people how to substitute certain
foods for the soldier foods. Publicity
has solved the first problem, that of
making the people aware of their duty.
Classes in the Hoover School were
formed .November 14; they will be
held ten day. Misses Winona Wind
sor, Louise Stanley, Luclle Bell and
Bab Bell, all of the University faculty.
give the lectures and demonstrations.
Later Kansas City and St. Joseph will
have similar schools.
PIECE OF ZEPPELIN SENT HERE
Dean
James Receives Relic From
Walter Mandry.
Dean Eldon R. James received yes
terday from Walter Mandry, now in
the medical expeditionary force in
France, a piece of the outer skin of a
Zeppelin, which, in the opinion ot
Dean James, is a part of a Zeppelin
which was downed by aviators while
it was returning from a raid over
London the middle of October. Mr.
Mandry, in a letter to Dean James,
said that he could not write the cir
cumstances under which he got the
piece of Zeppelin. The relic is 3
inches long by 1 inches wide, and
is made of a closely woven linen-silk
material. It is treated on the outside
with a' black waterproof varnish.
SOLDIERS MAY HELP IN HARVEST
Camp Funston Men Needed on Farms
to Be Given Furlough.
By Associated Press
CAMP FUNSTON. Nov. 16. Enlist
ed men here who are needed at home
to assist in harvesting crops will be
granted furloughs of from ten days
to two weeks. It was announced today.
Major-General Wood instructed regi
mental commanders to grant such
furloughs where they are convinced
the requests were made in good faith.
S. S. KANSAS CITY MAY BE LOST
British Yessel Has Not Been
Heard From Since Septtmber 15.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. The
British steamship Kansas City is
believed to have been lost at sea.
Nothing has been heard of her since
she was separated from he convoy
in a storm on September 5.
Ell 0
GERMAN
TO
SLAV PEACE OFFER
Reichstag Head ' Urged by
Socialists to Convoke Im
mediate Session.
FOR 'SEPARATE PEACE
Lenine to Make Proposals to
Each Enemy, Not to Ger
many Alone.
By Associate Press
LONDON. Nov. 16. The Independ
ent Socialists' Club and the German
Reichstag hare requested the presi
dent to convoke an immediate session
of the Reichstag to discuss the peace.
offer of Nikoli Lenine, leader of the
Russian Bolsheviki, the Amsterdam
correspondent of the Central News
cabled.
The -Independent Socialists also aik-
ed that the Russians take up con
sideration of new governments for
Couriand, Lithuania and Poland.
No word has reached this country
of a peace offer by the Bolsheviki
since telegraph communication has
been interrupted for nearly a week.
The program of the Bolsheviki calls
for an armistice, but it is understood
their purpose is to address their pro
posals to all their .belligerents and
not to arrange a separate peace with
Germany.
CENSUS F PROPERTY IN CITY
f
Cltj Collector With Tkree Men Makes
UXutrut of Colrabia.
Returns from the first property
census ever made in Columbia were
handtd in to the City Clerk today by
B. Wi Jacobs, city collector, who with
three men. has been canvassing the
city for three weeks. The work was
undertaken with a view of expediting
the collection of the vehicle and dog
taxes.'1 It was "found that" 423 auto
mobiles belong to Columbians. There
are "ninety-five two-horse wagons here,
306 one-horse vehicles, and twenty
four motorcycles.
Four hundred and eighty-five dogs
are owned within the city limits. In
the census all the animals were
classified as to color.
"If 'the'junpald taxes were brought
in, Columbia Vould be $839.50 richer,"
Mr. Jacobs says. "By not paying the
dog.aiia vehicle (ax the owners have
vlola3HL'a city wdinane"e7,"he said.
"They -are eligible to arrest. If Mayor
Boggs will provide me with a de
tailed policeman to execute the war
rants, we will bring all persons
violating these ordinances into the
police court.
"There they will be subject of from
$1 to $5 fine and have to pay the back
tax to boot.-"
Mayor Boggs said in all probability
a special officer would be detailed
but he was cot sure until he con
ferred with Chief Whitesldes.
The City Clerk's books show, that ap
proximately 452 persons have violated
the ordinances in not paying their
taxes. Following are the figures:
54 automobiles at $2 $108
40 two-horse wagons at $2....--80
30 one-horse wagons at $2 60
64 one-horse buggies at $1.... 64
5 motorcycles at SI . ..." 5
209 dogs at $2.50 522.5b
Total r $839.50
. The peculiar thing about the census,
Mr. Jacobs said, was the number of
buggies discovered. A casual "visit
through the street'of Columbia will
not reveal a dozen buggies. But more
than 125 persons came in and paid
taxes on buggies, which rarely are
used, but remain in barns, relics of the
pre-automoblle days.
U-BOAT WAR NOT AT END!
U. S. Naval Experts Say Lull In Ac-
tlvtrr Does Not Mean Collapse.
By Associated Press -
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. American
naval experts, it was made plain to
day, do not agree with the view that
the lull in submarine activities indi
cates a collapse of the U-boat cam
paign, or that anti-submarine meas
ures have proved wholly effective.
They agree that progress is being
made against the menace, but prefer
to postpone final judgment.
Meanwhile the American navy will
continue its preparation to deal with
the menace.
CADETS MUST SALUTE OFFICERS
Discipline in Corps to Be Stricter
Drill Held Yesterday.
The University Cadet Corps received
instructions yesterday to recognize by
salute all officers in uniform. It was
also announced that stricter discipline
would be enforced in each company.
Drill was held yesterday afternoon
instead of this afternoon to give the
members of the corps a chance to go
to St. Louis to attend the Washington
game.
Army Y. M. C. A. Worker Here.
R. C Plfer. former state student Y.
M. C. A. secretary for Missouri, but
now In charge of the army Y. M. C
A. work at Fort Sill. Okla., arrived
yesterday afternoon for a conference
with local association leaders. Mr.
Pifer will speak at the devotional
meeting at the Y. ,M. C. A. Building
at 7:15 o'clock tonight.
ASKED
-
I'or lommDIa and vicinity. d...,
cloudy weather with moderate temnera-
ture tonlgnt and Saturday; lowest tonlsM
noove freezing.
For Missouri: Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday, probably becoming unsettled
northwest portion. Moderate temperature
Shippers' Forcast: Within a radios of
200 miles of Columbia the lowest tempera
ture during the next 38 hours wlil be
aboTe tbe freezing point.
. ' Weather Conditions.
Mostly clear skies obtain In the Central
Valleys and Plains but east of tbe Mis
sissippi Klver and In tbe Rocky .Mountain
region clondy weather prevails. Except
bardly more than a mist at two or three
point there has been no precipitation.
In Columbia moderate'weather nlll con.
tlnue but cloudiness will be on thclncrease
luring the next 3C hours, perhaps nllli
light rain Saturday night,
Local Data.
The highest temperature in Columbia
yesterday was Si degrees and the lonem
lant night was 3S; precipitation oftl:
relative humidity 2p.iL yesterday tfi tier
cent. A year ago 'yesterday the blglirM
temperature was 32 and the lowest 14:
precipitation 0. 00 inch.
Tbe Almanac.
Sun rises today, 6:53 a. m. Sun sets,
5:54 p. m.
Moon sets C:23 p. m.
American Artillerymen Meet
Stream of Shells With
r Heavy Fire.
By Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Nov. 16. The Germans
have placed machine guns in several
craters1 and sprayed streams of bul
lets on our communicating trenches.
The "American artillery hurled shells
from 75's at the positions and silenced
the enemy.
American patrols Tiave worked up
to the German wire entanglements.
The artillery fire day and night con
tinues heavy.
CARS COLLIDE ON 9TH STREET
Automobiles of 491 Company and ('.
McGrath Damaged Jn Accident
As the result of a collision between
two automobiles at Ninth and Cherry
streefs this morning one man suffered
a sprained ankle, the front end of a
Ford car battered up and the right
front wheel was torn off, the fender
and left hub of a Cadillac were
damaged and half a bushpl of onions
were scattered on the street.
The Cadillac belongs to the 491
Taxicab Company, and was driven by
Millard Walnscott. Carroll McGrath,
owner and driver of the Ford, was de
livering groceries for the Armistead
groqerj atore.w Each driver says the
other Is to blame. Mr. McGrath
threatened to sue. He estimates the
damage to his car at $70.
Mr. Wainscot was taking four Uni
versity students to the 10:50 o'clock
W&bash train when the accident oc
curred. Their names are: Emil Na
than, Henry Frank, Harry J. Jones
and Neal McCackey.
Mr. McGrath says the taxicab had
no horn and failed to give a warning
on approaching the crossing. Waln
scott says he had a horn on, the car,
but did, not sound a warning, "as he
already had the right-of-way in virtue
of his going north whereas the' other
driver was driving east. MrGarth as
serts that the taxicab hit him, where
as the other driver contradicts him and
points to the battered front of the
Ford and the damaged side of his
own- car in corroboration of his, .ex
planation. Tue Ford was thrown upsldedown.
Columbia traffic ordinances order
that automobiles shall give warning.
i .. Ite . tBiAAAnliA fa-tfl nlan '
wnen Hearing an mieiaetuuu, uuu unu
that on all streets except Broadway
and Price avenue the car traveling
north or south has the right-of-way
over the one going east or west.
Y. M. C.A,WAR WORK DESCRIBED
According to R. C. Plfer, Association
Needs .Men and Money.
"Give until it hurts, and then give
some more." Thus R. C. Pifer, Y. M.
C. A. secretary from Camp Doniphan
and former student secretary for col
leges and universities in Missouri,
expressed the necessity for full co
operation in the Y. M. C. A. work In
the war camps. Mr. Pifer spoke in
the Y. M. C. A. Building last night.
According to the secretary, the Y.
M. C. A. Is doing wonderful work in
the war camps and the front by pro
viding the men with amusements to
fill the leisure time. At Camp Doni
phan, Fort Sill. Okla.. the Y. M. C. A.
has provided eight buildings for the
40.000 men rationed there. 'The
needs of the association are men and
money.
After the speech. Dean Kirkenslager
asked that every man get behind the
work in the University. A total of
656 have subscribed to the University
fund.
Lieutenant Babb Visits Parents.
Lieutenant Glenn Babb, former
colonel of the University Cadet Corps,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and .Mrs.
T n. Rahb. 812 Virginia avenue.
Lieutenant Babb is on a leave of ab
sence from the officers' training school.
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He received
his appointment as second lieutenant
several weeks ago.
Ellis Jones Here on Way South.
Ellis H. Jones, B. J- '17. of Brooks,
Ore., stonrjedln Columma today on nis
way to New Orleans, La., where he
has accepted a position on the Daily
News. Mr. Jones 'was formerly em
ployed as a reporter and copyreader
on the Omaha News.
THE WEATHER
SILENCE GERMAN
GUN
ITALIAN LINES HOLD
FN AGIST ENEMY
Austro-Germans Make Slight
Gain Where Allies' Front
Is Straightened.
TO DEFEND VENICE
Most of City's Population
Has Left Art Treasure
to Be Protected.
By Associated Prtss
On the Aslago Plateau the Italians
are straightening out their line gradu
ally, and it is here that the Austro
Germans are progressing slightly.
These gains have apparently not
been of great strategic value, and the
aanger of the Piave line heing out
flanked probably has not become
serious enough to cause any changes
in the Italian plans. The Teutonic
pressure between the Sugana Valley
and the Piave is strong, but the
Italians have been able to check
violent attacks at various points along
the sector.
Fresh Austro-German attempts to
cross the Piave have been rendered
futile before the Italian defense.
The greater portion of the populace
or Venice has left that city, from which
all portable art treasures also have
been removed. The city, which is
now but seventeen miles from the
battle line, will be defended in the
event of an attack, in order to save
the ammunition and art treasures tha'
remain there.
Flood Gates Opened on Enemy.
By Associated Press
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY. Nov. 16 The.
flood gates of the Piave and Sile (Old
Piae River) have been opened by
Italian military engineers and the
enemy is now faced by another Yser
Inundation.
The flood was loosed at the point
where the enemy swarmed the Piave
near Grisolria, four miles from the
coast, and the whole region gained is
now under water. The enemy has
been driven back, but was still hold
ing its triangular positions despite the
releasing ot the water from the flood
gates over the low-lying plains.
The chief menace at this point was
that the enemy might be able to ap-
jproach Venice through the lagoon and
l bombard the cuy, ironxa position be
tween the rivers. The inundation
created a barrier of-water twelve miles
wide and several miles deep.
Reports to heaquarters from other
Italian fronts are also favorable.
OFF TO "SMASH WASHINGTON
Team and Rooters Leave for St. Louis
This Afternoon.
Three, special coaches carried the
Tiger team and rooters to St. Louis
this afternoon, leaving at 1:45 o'clock.
Nearly 200 rooters accompanied the '
team, ,wearing ribbons with the slo
gan, "Smash Washington." The
morning train took fifty rooters and
the train at 4:10 and tonight, together
with the special at 7 o'clock in the
morning, will take many more. A
good third of the rooters on the 1:45
o'clock train, were girls.
Twenty-two Tigers ten members ,
of the second team and eighteen fresh
man players made the trip. Tickets
for the game could be obtained ,on
the train. The University band did
not accompany the team.
Play-by-play reports of the Washington-Missouri
football game will be
read tomorrow at the Columbia Thea
ter matinee at 3 o'clock. Several
hundred Missouri rooters will be at
the game on Francis Field when the
contest opens at 2:30 o'clock tomor
row, but those who remain in Colum
bia will have an opportunity to ex
perience some of the excitement which
centers around this game. This is
the last conference game the Tigers
will play before meeting Kansas
Thanksgiving Day.
300 SEND PARCELS TO FRANCE
Yesterday Last Day for Sending
Christmas Packages Abroad.
About forty-five Christmas packages
were sent to the boys In France, from
Columbia yesterday, making a total
of more than 300 in all with those
previously sent. These packages
weighed from set en to twenty pound,
and the average cost of postage was
$1. Each package had to be examined
and approved by the Post Office and
then was sealed in wooden or tin
boxes. No matches were allowed in. the
packages and no sharp Instruments
like razors or pins could be in the
same box with edibles. Some delaed
packages came In today which will be
sent on immediately.
JAMES N. QUISE.MIEKRY DIES
Retired Farmer Falls Dead as He Was
Getting Out of Bed.
Jame3 N. Quisenberry. 73 years old.
La retired farmer living eigni mnes
southwest of Columbia, near Locust
Grove, fell dead at 7:30 o'clock this
morning just as he was getting up
from bed. Old age and tuberculosis
were the reasons for his death.
The funeral services will be held
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the
Valley Spring 'Church. His widow, a
son and a daughter survive him.
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