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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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FRESHMEN HAVE
PUT OtlGREEII CAPS
BIG SALE ALREADY CONTINUES
TODAY AND TOMORROW
EMERALD COLOR VALUABLE
Traditional Shade Serves to Unite
' the Whojle Class Committee
Urges Every Member to
Wear Them
The campus Is fast becoming dotted
with the green Freshmen caps, which
add materially to the horticultural
decorations. The first year men have
taken hold of the movement with a
vim, and the sales committee reported
last night that if present progress
was maintained this year's output
would be a record breaker.
The commltteeseems to have had
some difficulty in dispelling the idea
that the green caps were a badge of
Inferiority a sign of something to
shun. It is hard in 6ome cases to
get the new men to understand that
the caps are a tradition, a part of
their class, and that they have a ma
terial part in bringing all Freshmen
together into a common body.
Each year's new men are supposed
to don the "katies" of the rural colofl
In order that they may be distinguished
from the other classes. For the most
part they come down to the University
as strangers and this simple device
has been found effective in making
friends.
The caps will be on sale today and
tomorrow, and the committee intends
to interview every Freshman coming
to school. Several football men will
be placed on, the Job, as In some in
stances it requires a physical bearing
and a reputation to encourage the
young men to part with the elusive
coin.
The committee urges that all those
Freshmen who have not as yet bought
their caps, attend to this matter at
once. It has also been urged that all
caps be worn as soon as purchased,
so that the good work may commence
at once.
TRACK WORK STARTS MONDAY
Many Old Men Back New Ones Are
Anxious for the Start Track
Meet in November
According to Guy Reed, this will be
the banner year in track athletics.
Last year men, who have returned,
are Scott, Trevlng. Spahn. O'Bryan,
Rasmussen. Revis will not be here
this year, be having decided to attend
Cornell.
Work on the" track team begins
Monday and every effort will be made
to have the men in first class condi
tion before the track meet, which
will be held about November 1
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UNIVERSITY "N BOOK OUT
Get
Them at Temple Don't
Until the Supply Is Ex
hausted Delay
The University "N" book is out.
Everyone conected with the Univer
sity should secure one. They can be
had free at the Young Men's Chris
tlon Association headquarters in the
Temple.
This is the official guide book of the
University and is full of valuable in
formation. It gives a brief summary
of last year's activities, together with
inforamtlon regarding clubs and
churches.
The editorial staff this year was,
George E. Grimes, editor; Glen S.
Everts and Jeannette Finney, asso-
late editors: S. R. Pier, business man
ager.
GERMANY MUST DISAVOW
Statement from White House Pro.
duces a Critical Condition in
the United States
That Germnay must disavow the ac
tlons of the German commander in
sinking the Arabic in order to settle
the matter satisfactorily with the
United States was stated very em
phatlcally from the White House re
cently. The president let It be known
that he was not considering the ques
tion of arbitrating American lives.
The explanation threw a new light
on the reason for the delay in nego
tiations. The adminlstratlonmerely
awaited a reply to the requirement it
had made.
It was generally understood arbi
tration was refused as to the jus
tifiability of the German U,boat com
mander's mistake in assuming that
the Arabic was about to attack him.
Germany apparently took the attitude
that she would owe no indemnity if
an arbitral court should decide in the
commander's favor.
The Washington administration, as
its statement was generally inter
preted, took the contrary view.
It was recognized that he issue is
a critical one.
The outlook, however, was more
hopeful than on Monday. Secretary
Lansing announced he hopes to leave
the later part of the week on his vaca
tion. It was taken for granted no
immediate' crisis was expected.
At the German embassy it was said
Amba8sodar Bernstorff would remain
in Washington about twenty-four
hours more on his present visit No
fresh appointment had been made for
him at the state department. Secre
tary Lansing denied Bernstorff had
sougLt a meeting with the president
The Awflwan Will Be Out Today
With a bigger and livelier staff than
ever before, Agwan Intends to make
things "hum" around the campus this
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year. Things nave Deen coimug ima
way all summer, and the latest tribute
was handed over by one of the largest
candy firms of the middle west when
they introduced a .neat scarlet and
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cream box of chocolates enuuea
Awewan Chocolate. Subscribe for the
paper and get Into the spirit of the
University by having an interest in its
publications.
ALPHA DELTA PI
AWARDS CHARTER
NINE NEBRASKA STUDENTS ARE
CHARTER MEMBERS
OWASCO CLUB THE RECIPIENT
New Sorority Is a Prominent National
Organization Chapter Installed
in June Composed of Old
"J. U. G" Girls
Alhpa Delta Pi, the fourteenth soror
ity to come to Nebraska, and one of
The large national ones, Installed a
local chaDter here, last June. The
following were charter members:
Mary Kettinger, '14, Lincoln.
Zetta Hlggins. Shelby, Iowa.
Clarissa Delano, '16, Lincoln.
Mary TCrause, North Bend.
Gwendoyln Hughes, Norfolk.
Ruth Pope, Lincoln.
Ethel Kettinger, '16, Lincoln.
Gladys Hughes, Norfolk.
Agnes Meline, Colon.
Most of the charter members be
longed, to te Owasco club, which
grew out of a society organized in
November, 1910, by a group of high
school girls,- known as the "Just Us
Girls." (J. U. G) club. University
girls were admitted September, 1312
After being inactive for about a
year, it resumed activities in 1914
under the name "Owasco."
Nine of the members of the club
were Installed as Alpha Epilson chap
ter of the Alpha Delta Pi on June 11,
by Miss Abigail Davis. The House
is located at 1109 F street.
CHANCELLOR WILL
. ADDRESSJTUDENTS
FIRST CONVOCATION TO INTRO
DUCE LATER PROGRAMS
TO KNOW NEBRASKA BETTER
Points of Interest to Be Visited, In
cluding the Museum and the
Mechanical Engineering
Building
"The Opportunities of a Student in
the Univer6jty of Nebraska" will be
tha auMt of Chancellor Avery's
opening address at Convocation next
Tuesday, September 21.
This will serve as an introduction
to a number of Convocations which
will be run with a purpose of ac
quainting students with the institu
tion which they attend.
Heretofore students have not gotten
acquainted with things of interest as
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THE FIRST YEAR WAR TOLL
British Casualties Reached 361,982,
Acording to Parliamentary'
Figures Given
London Total British casualties for
the first year of the war were 361,
982, Harold J. Tennant, under secre
tary for war, announced in parlia
ment today.
Of this number 75,957 were killed;
251,068 wounded and 54,957 are miss
ing and supposed to be dead or pris
oners of war.
These casualties were divided as
follows:'
Killed or died of wounds Oflicers,
4.965: men. 70,992.
Wounded Officers, 9,972; men, 241,-
096.
Missing Officers,, 1,501; men, 53,-
456.
ENGLAND TURNS PROTECTIONIST
Empire Needs Huge Sums of Money
to Meet Extraordinary Ex
penses of War
Students of political economy are
discussing England's proposed change
from a free trade country to a high
tariff exponent The war has serious
ly depleted the English financial re
sources and something must be done
In order to finance the future cam
paigns, hence the proposed change.
The following is a press dispatch In
regard to the matter:
New York. Great Britain as the
result of measures to be taken by the
session of parliament that opens to
day, for the purpose of paying for
the war. The British government in
tends to establish a precedent among
the belligerent nations by making a
serious effort to meet war expenses
by taxation instead of loans, and it Is
probable that new customs duties will
be assessed, which later will become
a permanent part of the British finan
cial system. Parliament assembled at
3 p. m.
To the present, the warring coun
tries have been fearful of Imposing
taxes to pay the cost of the conflict.
It has been believed a revolt would
follow any effort to ad taxes to the
other - sacrifices which the war de
mands. The German minister of fi
nance recently announced as appar
ently, the fixed policy of Germany.
that the war would be continued on
borrowed money.
Hitherto, Great Britain has also
paid for the war with loans. The
British nation has criticised the gov
ernment's financial policy, and with
foresight very unusual in any coun
try, has demanded that the govern
ment Impose new and heavy taxes,
in order that posterity shall not be
crushingly burdened with war debts.
It is reported the government in
tends to take the nation at its word
to the extent or raising $500,000,000
by new war taxes. Many sources of
revenue must be tappea to aaa so
large a sum to the normal expenses
of the government. The most fruit
ful of all Is customs duties.
It is probable that under the press-
lne necessity of raising money by all
possible devices, the free traders will
hare to give way. Whether tbe
United Kingdom then will become a
full fledged protectionist country will
depend on how the new duties are distributed.
STIEHM ISSUES
PRACTICE CALL
WORKOUT IN RAIN IS SHORT,
BUT SNAPPY
CHAMBERLAIN IS BACK FIRST
May Still Hear from Husky Halfback
Forty Men Report for Work
and Go Through Prelim
inary Practice
Two calls for practice were Issued
by Coach Stlehm yesterday, one In the
forenoon and one in the afternoon.
Together they mark the first official
assembling of the 1915 Cornhusker
squad. The morning practice was
short and snappy, consisting principal
ly of a few brief maneuvers under
the supervision of Assistant Coach
Hoeffel. About forty candidates gath
ered for the afternoon session, at
which old men and new alike, punted,
fell on the ball, charged and sprinted
in a drizzling rain.
There were two distinguished fig
ures absent from practice yesterday,
Chamberlain and Abbott, both stars of
last year's team. Chamberlain's ab
sence, which is due to the necessity
of his presence at his Gage county
home may be no longer prolonged than
the first of October, if his father can
be dissuaded from taking a proposed
journey to the San Francisco expo
sition. Chamberlain, Sr., will return
from Canada, where he is supervising
the threshing of a bumper wheat crop
on his Canadian farm, about October
1. The Husker athlete will then be
free to enter school, if the elder
Chamberlain does not take his western
trip. From "Mother Abbott,' the other
missing regular, dope is meager. It
seems that the husky guard has neith
er put In his appearance or definitely
informed the lengthy mentor of his
plans.
Although official heads frown upon
a too sanguine point of view, with
Chamberlain, Abbott, Cameron, Pot
ter, Halligan and Howard of last
year's regulars out, It Is hard to be
pessimistic over the prospects as
seen In practice yesterday. The ab
sence of Chamberlain and Abbott
should they not return to school is
bound to pull out some bricks from
the Cornhusker foundation and will
necessitate a change In the plans as
previously outlined by the coach, but
even the loss of such doughty men
as these should be offset by the bril
liant new material at his disposal.
The University paper is one of the
most powerful agencies In the school.
For enoA or bad it wields an influ
ence which is easily dlscernable. To
have the best kind of a paper we must
have the students behind us, and this
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coin still lingers In the lately filled
coffers, .we urge you to set aside
enough for a semseter'g subscription.