Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XVIII. NO. 25
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1918
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Th
KLINETO ARRAtlGE
TURKEY DAY MATCH
Leaves for Chicago to Hold Per
Eonal Confab With Zuppke
and Olcott
May Cancel Contract With North
Western Saturday's Game
to Be rrivate
While the Huskers are taking the
,.,r nulldoKS and te Wesieyan
Covotvs Into camp next Saturday at
ternoon at tho baseball pak on M
.irprt. roach W. O. Kline will prob
ably h scouting around the big burg
on Lake Michigan, trying to nne minge
up for tha elusive Thanksgiving nay
me which has been floating around
overhead for the last few weeks. He
intends to get- in personal touch with
roach Bob Zuppke of Illinois univer
sity and Coach Olcott of the Great
Lukes jackies, and come to some defi
nite agreement with either one or the
other for a turkey day match in Lin
coln. Telegrams have been flying bsck
and forth between Lincoln, Chicago
and Vrbana. but nothing satisfactory
has been done. A personal confab be
tween the chief moguls ought to bring
matters to a head and settle the date
once for all.
Question Over Northwestern
While he is in Chicago, Coach Kline
will see the athletic management at
Northwestern university and submit
Nebraska's claim in the question
which has arisen over the game sched
uled for November 23. The Corn
buskers were to play the Evanston
aggregation on the- twenty-third at
Lincoln, and the Nebraska manage
ment was to put up $4000 to guarantee
the match. The turbulent conditions
In sport circles which have twisted
co'lege football schedules clear out
of shape has made the Nebraska au
thorities unwilling to abide by the
contract made monthc ago, before
athletics were taken over by the gov
ernment and before the Influenza epi
demic had played such havoc with
schedules. The guarantee is way out
of proportions with the times and it is
hoped that the Northwestern people
will see it that way.
An arrangement similar to the one
entered into with Notre Dame will be
offered by Coach Kline and if North
western does not want to accept it,
the Huskors will feel around for an
other opponent for November 23.
Double Bill Saturday
The practice bout between Ne
braska. Cotner and Weslevan will be
pulled off as arranged, with the Husk-
ers playing Cotner in the nrst half
and Wesieyan In the second. The
College Boys Apply Principles of
"Higher Ed" to City Streets
Aroused from pleasant dreams ol
the folks at home lined up with blink
ing eyes and stifled yawns, told un
feelingly to "right face."- and then
marched out into the cold, grey dawn
and told to pick up all the papers be
tween "here" and P street, was the
ther humiliating beginning of a per
fect day as experienced by the mem
bers of Company "A" Wednesday
morning. Some of the members of
the Impromptu "sanitary squad" were
somewhat vague as to the exact lo
tion of both "here" and "P" street,
'nd as result, heated debates wers
"rtuged in out there In the dark as
to the location of both places. It must
be granted that the former place is
necessarily quiet indefinite but the lo
cation of -P" Btreet has beea the same
r ome time, and there seem to be
no logical reason wby it should be
changed now.
A newspaper, when soaked in a pud
the Coll water for days and days,
aneps from a useful and popular as
as an educational factor of our
gates will be locked to the public,
however, on account of the state
health ruling prohibiting all public
gatherings. Tho mix-up will be con
conducted according to lloyl with
regular officials and tlmekev-per, etc.
Its purpose Is to give the Nebraska
eleven a good, stiff workout In prepa
ration for the comlns Notre Dame
game next Saturday.
And speaking of the need of some
thing Inside your head, It Is not ex
actly essential if you are one of the
Ka!eer's subjects. The Derlin gov
ernment Is very considerate and ex
plains carefully for the German peo
ple everything about tho war. For
example, concerning the American
participation In the war, the Kaiser
has made the following points very
clear to his "beloved" people:
1. That there are no Americans in
France.
2. That the Amerfcans In France
are untrained.
3. That the trained Americans
France ere not in the battle.
4. That the trained Americans
in
in
he battle were defeated.
5. That there wasn't any battle.
MARTIN WINS FIRST
IN INTERNATIONAL
SWEEPSTAKES DISPLAY
Husker Lad Carries Away Honors
at Kansas City Agricultural
Exhibition
Nebraska Now Has Two Prizes to
Her Credit in Competition
With Other Countries
Vphraska. came to the front last
week at the international agricultural
how held at Kansas City, when Ar
nold Martin of Pawnee county won
he silver cup in the sweepstakes for
he best collection of soil products of
iny state or nation. The winner Is
now th bearer of the title, "The
World's Champion Farmer."
Martin has placed the cup in the
hands of the higher state authorities
md it now stands In state on the gov-
prnnr s dpsk at the oapitol. Martin
as the winner of the prize given at
reoria. III., last year for tne same
ind of display. With two years of
inning to her credit, counting the
great agricultural states of Kansas,
Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, South Da
kota and Florida, among the compet-
"ors. we have a right to be proud of
.iiir state. .
daily life to a sodden, repulsive and
very elusive mass of pulp which is
very cold and wet. Many such masses
between "here" and "P" street bore
mute testimony to the successful en
terprise of the Lincoln newsies. When
one of these masses is taken from the
gutter where it is plainly visible, and
thrown over onto the parking, it be
comes absolutely invisible". This in
teresting fact was quickly discovered
by the alert but disgusted Company
A, and many a shivering figure could
be seen groping his way toward the
curb where he would look stealthily
around, and then give a quick toss
which act would be followed by a
sound best described by a wet towel
as it strikes any solid substance, such
as the floor.
This degrading work came as an
ofteet to the overnow oi cuuipau
spirit displayed at the program in the
Temple the night betfore, u ts a very
significant fact that there was no loud
cheering for Company "A" before
mess.
NFLUEKCA
III','!
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Epidemic is Decreasing: at the
State Farm and City
Campus
T Street Hospital Now Has But
Twenty Influenza
Patients
The Influenza epldemte In the S. A
V. C. detachment, bo h at the city
rampus and at the stave farm. !s now
rapidly decreasing. rut' eight new
cases were reported at the state farm
Wednesday, and none at the city
campus. In comparison with the 100
new cases reported Monday, this an
nouncement Indicates that the situa
tion is well under control.
Decrease Over State
At the same time bulotins from the
city and state health departments
showed a continued decrease in the
lumber of cases in the city and from
over the state. From this information
It is considered practically certain
ihat he epidemic Is cn the wane for
?ood.
Few Hospital Cases
The medical department is grad
ually whipping things into better
shape for taking care of all S. A. T. C.
men. The "T" street hospital and the
infirmary at 1228 "R" street are rap
Idly being equipped with modern ap
pliances.. At present iwenty Influenza
patients, but two of them seriously
ill, are being cared for 3? the hospital
and with these rapidy recovering, the
place may be almost emptied In a few
days.
Notwithstanding the Influenza de
cline It is essential, in order to main
tain the health of the detachment.
that every S. A. T. C. man, at the
symptoms of any illness, report the
fact to the first sergeant of his com
pany at sick call every day. His
name will then be placed on the sick
book and if necessary, he will be
taken to the infirmary. The detach
ment surgeon wishes to emphasize,
however, that no one should come to
the infirmary without first consulting
the first sergeant and having his name
placed in the sick book. Announce
ments to this effect have been placed
on the bulletin boards of each company
and instrucions should be implicity
followed. ,
MAC IVOR INTERVIEWS
0. T. C. APPLICANTS
Annlicants for officers' trainin
schools in field artillery, airplane pi
lots, airplane observers and balloon
observers with a few infantry men in
aa anneared before Captain b. J
Maclvor Wednesday afternoon for ex-
tnati and "selection. The list or
applicants numbered at least zoo ana
was made up of men from both Section
"A" and "B".
Kn' definite number was given out
as to how many of the men would be
selected to be sent to central officers'
iroinine schools, but the order from
Washington dated October 15, called
tnr Rirtv field artillery candidates.
thirty airplane pilots, twelve observers
and five maneuvering officers. Anoth
er n for infantry and artillery can
didates has been received since then.
Sixty-three men were examined Sat
urday afternoon, for infantry, machine
gun division and field artillery, and
those who went through the line yes
terday were probably the remaining
applicants who were not examined last
week. j
The list of successful men was not
ready for publication last night, but it
will be issued either today or tomor
row. Captain Maclvor had his desk
at the head of the aisle in the Armory
and the applicants walked up to him
from a distance of about fifty feet.
cttia were Questioned quite fully, but
others were dismissed with only a few
interrogatory remarks.
UNDER
CONTRQ
FORMER NEBR. MAN DIES
IN A FRENCH HOSPITAL
Word has been received of the death
of Ralph E. Halldorson, ex-'12, a for
mer Htudent at the University of Ne
braska. He died of pneumonia Sep
tember 18, a few days after reaching
France with the 59th pioneer Infantry
headquarters company. Although hp
had been seriously 111 on board ship he
had recovered sufficiently upon his
arrival In London to complete the re
malndcr of the trip.
At the Um of his enlistment he
was In charge cf th-? Morral-IIoole
studio of photography at Syracuse,
N. Y., where he ranked hia;h in his
profession. He was a brothr-r of P.
J. Halldorson, '11, a prominent Chica
go photographer.
While In school Halldorson took an
active part In debating and was a
member of the intercollegiate debate
seminar. lie was also prominent in
dramatics and playwriting.
DOBSON GOES FROM
GREAT LAKES CAMP
TO MASSACHUSETTS
Former Husker Fullback Won
Distinction on Blue Jacket
Aggregation
Great Punter and Open Field
Runner for Two Seasons at
Nebraska
Paul Dobson, the plunging fullback
on Nebraska's Missouri valley cham
pionship eleven last year, has been
tearing up the turf at the Great Lakes
naval training station on Coach Ol-
cott's Blue Jacket football team and
figured materially In several of the
sailors' victories, so far this season.
However, his spectacular career was
cut short when he passed the exami
nation for naval airplane pilot, anc
left for the Massachusetts institute of
technology at Cambridge last Thurs
day. Dobson enisted in the navy early in
the summer and donned the Jackies"
uniform July 3. He joined the football
squad after the call had been issues
and was forced to fight against some
forty other candidates for a berth or.
the regular team. The Nebraska star
came through with the goods and was
shoved In at halfback on the first
eleven.
Carried Home Bacon Twice
The navy troop encountered the
Iowa Hawkeyes in tho first game of
the season and although they won by
the small margin ' of seven points.
Dobson's great defensive work and his
long punts that figured in the victory.
Dobson wound up his stay in the
Jackie lineup Saturday, October 12 '
when the sailors trounced Coach
Zuppke's Illini eevec The only
touchdown of the game is credited to
Dobson, who crossed the opponent's
chalk line after a twenty-five yard
sprint, and then kicked goal. In this
game the ex-Husker lullback would
break the Illini interference and save
the day for his teammates.
Coach Olcott was sorry to lose his
staunch back field man and stated
that It would be hard to find a man
who could fill his shoes. Dobson ex
pected to play In the battle against
Chicago university, last Saturday, but
when the fray was called off on ac
count of the ,flu" he packed his grip
and left Thursday for the east
Two Yeara With tne Hu.ker
Paul Dobson occupied the fullback
position on the Cornhusker eleven for
two seasons and bore the burden of
punting and forward passing in addi
tion. His open field running and line
smashing were features of many Ne
braska encounters. He did not miss a
single game during the 1917 season.
A SIX-MILE MARCH
El
. A. T- C. Men Hike Through
Center of Town to South Bide
Residence Districts
Comes After Day of Hard Drill
Boys Glad to
Turn in
The hum ot Lincoln's traffic stopped,
street cars came to a halt, and busi
ness men left their desks Wednesday
afternoon when over two thousand
student soldiers marched through the
center of the city at the beginning of
a bIx mile march, under the command
of Captain E. J. Maclvor. head of the
S. A. T. C. stationed at the University.
This was not a dress parade for the
purpose of showing off. but was to har
den the men for longer hikes that will
come later, both here and when they
get "over there."
The march was led by Lieutenant
Sporer, followed by section B men
who were armed. The military band
was next in line, playing lively
marches and popular airs that were
from time to time taken up in chorus
by the young soldiers who formed a
column of squads seven blocks long.
The line was at no time broken for
passing cars and the boys were given
a monopoly of South Eleventh street,
nothing whatsoever being allowed to
break the line ot march.
March to Twenty-Second and South
Going straight south to South street
on Eleventh, "squads left-turn" was
executed and the lads marched east
to Twenty-second and South streets.
When given "at rest" the men joined
the band in "Over There," "Good
Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip," and
"Pack Up Your Trembles." One little
Incident happened along the way that
made some of the boys feel good.- It
was the act of a passing baker, who
felt benevolent and could not resist
the temptation to throw out to the
boys some nice fat doughnuts.
Mess Hall the Goal
At the end of this march the sol
diers knew was the mess hall and this
assurance was the one thing that kpp!
them going. They were tired after
marching and drilling for four hours
in the morning so the initiation
seemed pretty stiff to some of the
boys. . One soldier figured that be
had walked over fourteen miles during
the day. All were glad to "turn in"
at taps, and before they knew it, all,
was quiet in the barracks save for the.
snoring of some industrious sleeper
and the occasional squeaking of the
bed springs of the more sleepless men.
COMPANY "B" TO
TAKE THE STAGE
Resourceful, Humorous, Original
Men on Second Floor S. S.
Hall to Entertain
Friday Night Will Bring to S- A.
. T- C.'s Chance to See Regu
lar Stage Production
"Tell the world we're coming, with
the biggest bunch of fun, entertain
ment and real humor that ever surged
the atmosphere In this neck of the
woods," was the word that went out
from Company "B" headquarters Wed
nesday regarding their proposed
"stunt" of Friday night.
Plans are all cut and dried for a
fun fest to be staged Friday night by
Company "B," Section "A" or We S.
A. T. C, and things are humming in
the general direction Ot th.'s fete.
Sergeants, corporals and privates were
talking it over at rest perods during
the Wednesday drill hours and at tb
(Continued on Tage Two)
HARD
IIS SOLDIERS