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The Daily Nebraskan
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL PUBLIC VT10N
EDITORIAL 8TAFF
Katharine Newbranch ... Editor In Chief
Gaylord Davis Managing Editor
Laurence Slater New8 Edltor
Oswald Black Sports Editor
BUSINESS8TAFF
Frank D. Tatty ' Business Manager
Glen II. Gardner Assistant Business Manager
REPORTORIAL STAFF
Helen Howe Howard Murfln Sadie Find
Katherlne BrenVe Mary Herring Marian Hcnnlnger
Earle Coryell Betty Itlddell Emil J. Konlcek
Robert L. Cook Leonard Cowley Cayle Vincent Grubb
Ruth Lindsay Anna Bnrtlesa
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Entered at the postoffice at Lincoln, Nebraska, as second-class
mall matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79.
Yesterday was a glorious, world-wide holiday for the ce'cbratlon
of the Allied victory over German autocracy, the termination of the
greatest struggle In behalf of freeflom in the history of the world.
Today we face the problems resulting from that struggle. The
adjustment of these problems is of as great importance as the vic
tories on the battle front. Before the armistice was signed, we waged
war against a nation of peoples who were governed by a thoroughly
systematized, trained, government, with a recognized head and an
established order. With the abdication of the Kaiser and the nation
in the control of the anarchists there is lett the serious task of mak
ing a lasting peace with a people oi whom there is no head, a nation t
of uprisings, revolts, and all the weaknesses of a new power.
We know that German autocracy is dead, and that the German
anarchy is not of the same character as was Russian anarchy. Its
leaders will be calculating rather than impetuous. Besides tha peace
conference with the Allies their duties and responsibilities are mani
fold. They must restore law and order, and deal with vital domestic
evolutions, for Germany today is threatened with famine, and with
bankruptcy.
Until these problems are settled, and the peace of law and order
and contentment is established in Germany there is no real peace
Real peace, then, can not come in a day, but must be the result of
months and maybe years of patient endeavor.
We, as well as the German people, have our own disturbed con
ditions to face. The aftermath is left tor us. It is left to us to work
out the difficulties of the period of reconstruction. If we are to be
efficient In this task, and if we are to have the success that was our
- in battle with us still, we must not give up our war crosses and ex
pect to live as we did in the days before the war. Reconstruction will
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demandii-
further services of our men, our women, our supplies and our money.
We must go on giving and lending and striving. We must make our
donations to war funds as generous as though our boys were still
under shell fire.
During the period of development and evolution let- us be as whole
hearted in our support of the work before us we were with that which
has Just passed.
. BRINGING "THE BOYS" HOME
. (Washington Dispatch to the Chicago Herald-Examiner)
General Pershing will be able to send back 250,000 American sol
diers by Christmas if Germany accepts the armistice terms.
There is reason to believe the president, by proclamation, will de
clare the "present emergency" no longer exists, and will order the
repatriation of the American soldiers within a reasonably short time
. after Germany has been made helpless to renew the war.
For the most part, American soldiers are enlisted for the duration
of the war. or, as the draft law reads, "for the present emergency."
These men can be returned when the necessity for garrisoning duty
ceases. An army of some strength, known as the "regulars." is en
listed for approximately seven years.
Army offclals appear to be unanimous In the belief that the sol
diers who have seen the most action will be the first to be returned.
It is pointed out that many troops have been sent to France in the
last three months who have never smelled the smoke of battle. These
men are anxious to be "of some service to the allies.
It is generally believed the armistice will call for the garrisoning
of strategic points on the Rhine and other points by allied troops and
that America will be asked to share in this duty.
It is an open secret that the present shipping facilities would be
unable to transport all the American force in less than one year; so
the very best that can be expected would be the return of some 200,
000 veterans by Christmas.
The opinion Is general here that the armistice terms will be ac
cepted at once.- Under sncb conditions, it is said, the next step bear
ing npon the future of the army would be the forwarding of a state
ment signed by General Pershing, and perhaps accompanied by ad
vices from Colonel Honse, setting forth to the president the resuU
of the American intervention in Europe, together with the recommen
dation that the army be returned to this country and demobilized.
The country is appropriating money
for the war by billions, but everything
else in the way of supplies is on a cor
responding scale. In fact, what thfs
country ' doing on a big scale is
enough to stagger humanity.
The stories of a fleet or more of
submarines are now explained by the
whales washed up along the Atlantic
f:oat. riddled by bullets. As camou
flage for U-bots Ihe whales are get
ting decidedly the worst of It at tli
tanrfa of nervous mariners.
probably didn't intend to buy them
anyway. .
Probably the gTeat American mule
will never enlist in another war, since
it has been decreed that braying is
not permitted at the front.
WITH THE COLORS HE LOVED
How an American In Highland Regi
ment Was Enabled to Join
His Own Peopls,
I want to tell you about a fellow
here, writes Sorgt. Lester S. Lowell of
the headquarters company of the One
Hundred and Third field artillery. In
letter to his brother, from a hospital
In southern France. He Is an Ameri
can, but when the war got going be
went to England and enlisted In a
Scottish rcglmeuL They probably know
he was an American but they winked
and srgned him up for three years. So
he put on kilts and went to war. He
served three yenrs nnd two months.
He was In the first gns attack (Ypres,
1915) and has also fought In Egypt nnd
Turkey. His regiment was In London
after his three years and two months
were up. In the meantime America had
entered the war and there were recruit
ing offices in London. This man ap
plied to his regimental commander for
a discharge, but it was refused. One
day he was given a 24-hour leave of
absence. He went to the American re
cruiting office nnd said he wlshl to
Join the army. Mind you he was In full
uniform, kilts and all, at the time. He
was shown in to a recruiting officer.
He showed the officer papers to prove
that be was born In Alubama.
"All right,- said the officer. "You're
an American citizen, and you want to
enlist r
"Yes, sir."
"Ever had any previous military ex
perience?" said the officer smiling. (No
wonder he smiled. The fellow was
wearing three wound stripes at the
time.)
"No, sir," said the fellow.
The officer sent him to a major with
a note, saylug : "Flease hear this man's
6tory and take whatever action you
think best"
The major read It, and then read the
answers to the questions as they were
writttei out on the paper. "'What's
'this no previous service?'"
"No. sir."
The major looked at the plaid of the
kilt and laughed. He probably knew
the fellow's regiment was right in town
at the time.
"Sure you're not enlisted?"
"Yes, sir," says the fellow. "I never
was a soldier in my lifeJ
The major laughed again and said:
"All right. Just stick to that and it will
get you by. Sign here."
The fellow signed. "Now," Said the
major, "I suppose you want to leave
London as soon as possible?"
"Yes, sir."
So they gave him a Yankee uniform
and put him in-an outfit which wa
going to rTance tnat same day. c
Versatile Packing House.
It was packer experts who solved
one of the most important problems
Incident to supplying our men with
gas masks. It is a packer product that
is used to stanch the flow of blood
from the wounds of our soldiers; it
Is a packer product which Is used to
sew up the wounds; the soap with
which the soldiers clean up after their
turn in the trenches is a packer prod
uct ; the glne which figures largely in
the manufacture of airplanes comes
from the packers ; the aviators sheep
pelt coats are packer products; gly
cerine for use in explosives, animal
oils for lubricating purposes and
leather for harness, puttees and the
like come largely from packing houses.
Christian Herald.
Wine Grapes to Make Sirup.
A professor in the University of
California, It Is reported, has worked
cut a satisfactory method for convert
ing wine grapes Into simp. According
to estimates, as much as $17 per ton
can profitably be paid for grapes to
be used for this purpose. It Is point
ed out that utilizing this Important
California product In this way.would
help relieve the present shortage of
sngar and would em&Ie the grape
growers to avoid financial loss in case
the state or nation goes dry. Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Detectaphone Barred.
"Conversations heard over a detecta
phone were barred In the New York
supreme court by Justice Goff until
proof was Introduced that the Instru
ment works accurately. It was used
by Mrs. Bertha Bloomer to gather evi
dence for her divors action against
Martin B. Bloomer, a lumber dealer.
Counsel for Mrs. Bloomer protested
that the detects phone is being used by
the United States government in Its
secret service work. Justice Goft" re
plied : . .
"Anyone might place an instrument
of this sort in a room and claim he
bad overheard conversations of some
one he had not seen at the time."
A member of parliament, dead at
the age of ninety-six, said he had nev
er had a recipe for prolonging life., He
ought to have 1 morument as the sol
itary exception of hi race.
Also the women who are sounding
that to-cew-d.-c-ss-no-cew-bat slogan
It is said thT Is no lot!er danger
of a sugar famine. This is some
eweet re'l'f-
Beggar Made Good Money.
A lucrative profession was the de
scription applied (o begging in Edin
burgh, Scotland, by a magistrate the
other day. A man who was brought
before hlrn on the charge of beggar
was found to have collected In one
nviTpiDg nearly two dollsri lu uii
pennies, about two dollars and quar
ter In pennies, and Jut a liffle less
than three dollars In silver. He was
sent to prison for 20 days.
CROWN PRINCE WRITES
TO PAPA ON THE RUN
(Continued from rage 1)
ward us. Some of dem was singing
about "Ve vont come back till it's
over, over dere" or some of dem was
laffing like fools. Dey are po Igno
rant But dey are offel reckless mlt
der guns and ven dey come towards
us it was den dat my men took a no
tion dat dey vanted to go back to de
dear old Rhine. Ve don't like der lit
tle dirty Marne river, anyhow. And.
0 Tap. dem Americans use such offel
kulture, and say such offel dings right
before us. And dey talk blasphemy,
too. Vat yo dink dey say right before
my face. One big husky from a place
dey call Nowata. Oklahoma, he said.
Oh, Papa, I hate to tell you vot an
offel ting he said but I cannot help
It. he said. "To hell mit der kaiser."
Did you ever hear anyding so offel? I
didn't tlnk anybody . vould Bay any
such an offel ding. It made be so nnd
1 couldn't stay and "near dc-m talk
dat vay bo I turned around and run mlt
der other boys. Vas I right? Vat?
BtrWdwtlyohetteylhe.- shrdlu shr sh
And, Oh Papa, you know dem breast
plates vat you sent us can you sod
us sonie for our backs? You Know ve
are going der odder vay now, and der
breast plates are no good, for der cow
ardly Americans are shooting us right
in der back. Some of our boy
took off der breast plates 2nd put
em behind, but de fool Americans
are playing "der star spangled bon
ner," mit machine guns on dem
plates. Can't you help ns? You re
member in your speech you said
nothing could stand before dr brave
German soldiers. Oh, Papa. I don't
believe dese ignorant Americans ever
read your speech,. for dey run after
us Just like ve vas a lot or rabbit".
Vot you dink of dat? Can't you
send dem some of your speeches right
iway? Dey don't know how terrible
ve are. Cant you move my army
sack to Belgium vere ve von all our
'lory? My men can vip de vimmen
ind children, but dese Americans
re too rough and iterant. Ve
-an't make dem understand dot ve
're de greatest soldiers on earth
cd ven ve' try to sing "Deutsch
'and Ueber Alles" dey .laugh like a
ot of monkeys. But ve are getting
-e mat uem Americana. Ttir
mtrun dem. Papa, if ve arc not de
'est fighters on earth ve are sure de
est runners. Nobody can keep nr
lit us ven ve tink of de dear old
"hlne, and my army never d:d tink
o much of dot dear old river. Let
ne know vot to do by return post
office. Crown Prince Willie.
The government has not as et put I
1 ban on high heeis. Perhaps It was
fraid snrh a ban might make the
vc-rage woman come out flatfooted
ta'nst It.
One' feels a pang for the boys in
France when one reflects that sweet
corn doesn't grow over there and that
it can't be shipped that far and k-eep
in good condition.
Even the aristocratic people who
can trace their ancestry way back for
50 or 60 years will admit if you crowd
them that work is necessary, though it
may not be reputable.
Haiti is now one of the allies and
has not yet made an application for a
loan.
Rudge
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