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8 THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1917. BRINGING UP, FATHER Coprrifht, 1I1T. International NewC 8rrlc. Drawn for The Bee by sGeorge , McManus DOrfT 0 HOME" OUST PHONE TOOR WIFE AK JV VOU HAVE TO STACY DOWN WrftTOVN ON 13Ut)INE5b'. Bt COLLY SOMETIMES I THINK VOO HAVE ) BRAN J CD i r HELLO-MA1E.THlS ME -VHV f - Eft -ES TE- TES I OlD- TE .VES-XEV ALL. KK5HT XE' I VlLL - yes: ye- yes-VEv.:r L -Jui. m e 7 WELL..-00 IT WORK? I OJONT TA CHANCE' TO SPEAK- HAVE TO CARRY HOME. A STOVE -THATS WHAT t QT FERl PHQNIN . I A I I : ' fa GfliA ' . . . -lJ I Ml a HUSKED BEAR DOPE GALORE FROM STEWART CAMP WHEN STARS GO ON HOSPITAL LIST Ted Riddell Out of Game for Season, Due to Aggravation Of Old Injury; Kositzky on Invalid List Frcm Bad Smash; Otoupalik Not Likely to Enter Michigan Game. Sport Calendar Touay fiolf Opening- of annual full tournament of the Country club of Atlantic City. Iloilnr Tommy Hhea aalnat Billy Hushes, 12 round, at New Haven. 3,000 AT FUNERAL OF "BOB" FITZSIMMONS "Fought Final Fight as He Did His Ring Battles With In domitable Courage," Says Minister. , Lincoln, Oct. 24. (Special.) Ne braska goes into thegame at Ann Ar bor next Saturday afternoon 25 per cent weaker than at any time this season, Dr. E. J, Stewart, head coach of the Huskers, said today. Gloom hangs in thick gobs around the Corn husker camp, due to an increasing hospital list. Stewart says the Huskers have been hit a knockout blow by the old injury jinx, but some are inclined to believe the Husker center is simply pulling j another of his foxy tricks. Riddell Out of It. ', Ted Riddell, regular end, aggra vated an old injury during scrimmage last night and will be out of the game for the remainder of the sea son. Riddell's loss was a hard blow, but is not the most serious. Hubka has been playing a hangup game at end and could readily fill Riddell's shoes. Kositzky, one of the stellar performers in the line, however, will not be able to take part in the Corn huskers' big battle-next Saturday,! Stewart said positively today., Ko sitzky is one of those stolid blayera who takes' pride in the fact he has never been forced to leave a game because of injuries. He received a bad smash in the Notre Dame game and c6ntinued playing. Kositzky was so intent on keeping his injury from the coach that he did not report, but last night he was hurt again in prac tice and now it is too late to repair the damage, More Start Laid Up.' Otoupalik, who was hurt in the Notre Dame game, is still laid up and Stewart has no hope of using him against Michigan. Then Shallenberg ,r comes along with a bad Charley horse . which has him completely out of it, I Stewart says it's off that his squad cannot hope to win in the face of this hospital list, but- will endeavor to keep the Yost eleven to the lowest possible score, Nebraska's warriors will have to battle without any vocal support. The plan to send the University of Ne- furn lines to braska band to Ann Arbor to ish a little spirit on the side was nipped by Red Cross workers At the start of the season the Uni versity of Nebraska voted to give a of the net proceeds of the foot ball season to the Red Cross. It would cost approximately $1,000 more send tne Dana to Michigan to pro vide a little backing for the Husker eleven, with Lincoln commercial or ganizations contributing a part of the funds. The Red Cross workers de cided, however, that the fund need cd the money worse than Nebraska needed another mark chalked up the win column, so the powers that he at the university deemed that the band should not go. Few Business Men Go. A slender following of business men will be the only rooters ac companying the Nebraska team on their invasion. The train leaves here Thursday afternoon at 6 o'clock I !1I ' A ' A l I auu win arrive in Ann nruor eariy Saturday morning. Stewart intends to excercise his squad liberally along the route. The Nebraska mentor will take along 25 men. Practice during the entire week hs neen ocnina aosea aoors. sam jvci logg and Harold McMahon, two hackheld stars, held out of the game Saturday, have been working reg ularly during the week and, barring injuries, will actually start against Michigan. Dr. Stewart has assembled a nice assortment of plays for -the en tertainnient of the Wolverines, but the Nebraska offense has not played the dashing game which it flashed in the earlier games because most of the tmckheld men are cripples Michigan Plays Unsolved. The varsity has failed to do much with the Michigan plays which the scotft brought back from the game last Saturday. In spite of all the bear dope which Stewart has been exuding, betting in Lincoln has been in favc of the Huskers and there's quite a bunch of rooters down here who look forNe braska to turn the trick. , Stecher and Hokuff Meet -At Central City Tonight Joe Stecher and Big Bill Hokuff of Omaha clash tonight in a finish wres tling match atl Central City, Neb. Hokuff has been training indus triously (or several weeks now and has reduced from 250 to 227 pounds. He 'believes his improved physical condition and his knowledge . of Stecher's wrestling tactics give him a chance to dump the Dodge boy. . Hokuff has wrestled Stecher half a dozen times and was Joe's training partner for several weeks. Cornhuskers Go Through , Omaha on Way to Michigan Doc Stewart's Cornhuskers go through Omaha tonight on their way to Ann Arbor, where Saturday they tangle with Hurryup Yost s Wolver ine eleven. The Huskers arrive over the Burlington at 6:10 and leave at 6:30. A number of local Nebraska followers plan to give the -bdys a sendoff at the depot. - '' ' Utah Aggies and Wybming Uni Buy Bonds With Gate Receipts Salt Lake City, Oct. 24. Gate re ceipts at the foot ball game between Utah Agricultural college and the University of Wyoming at Logan, Utah, this afternoon will be used in buying Liberty loan bonds. The game was originally scheduled for Thursday, but it was decided to play today to celebrate Liberty day. Former Stars From Camp Dix To Play Princeton Eleven Princeton, N. J., Oct. 24. A foot ball team consisting of former college stars who are now with the national army at Camp Dix, Wrightstown N J., will nlav an "informal" Princeton eleven in the Stadium here next Sat urday, ic was announced tonight. The Princeton team will be composed chiefly of undergraduates and alumni, varsity foot ball having been aban doned because of the war. War Will Postpone Harvard Spring 'Varsity Base Ball Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 24. There will be no 'varsity base ball next spring unless the war is over in the meantime, the Harvard Athletic asso ciation announce'' tonight. Freshmen base ball will be continued as usual In place of class base ball there will be games between the battalions of the Harvard regiment. , -', ' Mlaa Nenblt Wlna, Tueiday nUht on the Omaha alley. Mlaa Lola Neablt defeated Mr. I. K. Stanton 10 plna for the Omaha Alleys' trophy. Next Tueaday alftht Mica Neablt wlU play M'a Lucette Miller. The following la the acore: Mr. Stanton.. ..137 170 lit 137 118763 MlM Nesbit 171 140 HO 1SS 167798 With the Bowlers GREATKH. OMAHA. . , BEVO. let Sd. 3d. Tot. anaw ......165 143 161 4G7 Haurer .....171 171 113 CM 'landler ...157 let 177 too I'll 1SJ 17 ITS m Huntington 161 IS! 171 CI Totals.... 7rtl 147 1500 COREY MKENZIE, let: 3d, 3d. Tot London ....1S4 138 140 470 Kent .......125 14t 1ST 430 Poderholra .170 137 Its 471 ZH lit 144 ISt 413 . Scnoenma.it 111 201 ltl toi Total.... 771 774 107 2303 O'BHIEN CANDY CO. lt. 3d. 3d. Tot Karl ......177 123 114 443 We" 1ST ltl Its 4t R'xMord ...120 120 t-'ln 13 H7 171 414 Zimmerman 101 161 131 tog Chile 174 1(5 mi Total.... 711 US 321 3423 BANKERS REALTY. . lt Id. 3d. Tot R. 8clpl.,..lS lit 16J lt 4 Harrison ...174 ltt HI 4tt Howard ....154 174 173 500 Hanaea ...!l71 14S 16t 45 K. Bclpl....18T 303 133 S7S . Total.... ISO Itt 143 3571 WASHINGTON SHIRT CO. lit. 3d. 3d. Tot Tanner 110 134 137 61 Reason ......147 144 170 41 Olaen 153 151 140 453 Hamerstrom .lfflll 103 354 Toman lltSOtla tit ToUI. . ... .131 880 838 3604 CENTRAL FUR.' CO. 1 at Id. 3d. Tot. Kenner .....140 137 173 44 Haneoo .....173 US 117 343 Mailer .104 164 ... 333 Jaroaa ..157 131151 403 Neale 173 140 173 510 Edaoa . Itt lit Totals .740 330 144 2414 SCOTT TENTS. ' let id. Jd. To Martin ....... 173 170 183 637 Terrell . .....ltl 137 lit 423 Cowman ....1(5 117 30 371 Koron Stuna .177 151173 .301 lft 131 507 511 Total 333 Sit 3X3 204 MURPHY DID IT. lt Id. 3d. Tot Hathaway ..137 135 171 500 Ttraumeler ,. .300 15 170 521 Swoboda ....117 163 133 406 Meraakr 140 141 143 423 Wartchow ...131 1(7 333 101 oTtal. 773 316 I4S 1463 POWELL SUPPLY CO. int. 3d. 3d. Tot Baker 171190 191 653 Bertwell ....180 146 170 435 Broadbent ...lit 1st ltl 537 O. 01en.,...116 38 170 600 McCojr ......174 1 13S 663 Total. . . . . .340 16 333 2048 COMMONWEALTH LIFE. lt 2d. 3d. Tot Larsen 300 173 151 635 Wallace .....145 126 177 4(7 Bensalon ...171 13 16 66 Broddell ....15( 203 140 40 Ooft H7 144 160 473 Total. 8(3 842 321 2633 in Chicago, Oct. 24. Robert Fitzsim mons, who died here list Monday after a week's illness of lobar pneu monia, was buried today at Grace land cemetery. Funeral services for the former champion heavyweight pugilist were held in the Moody ta bernacle, conducted by the Rev. Paul Rader, himself an athlete in his col lege days on the Pacific coast. More than 3,000 persons from all walks of life attended the services and filed by the bier at bjie close of the services. "This man fought many battles,' Mr. Rader said, "and tasted the sweets of victory more often than h did the acid of defeat. But he never fought a greater fight than the one with himself which led to renuncia tion of the old for the new man. took courage to face the contemptu ous laugh, the sneer, the doubt cast on his sincerity until the big athlete submitted to baptism ' the little Baptist clergyman at s Angeles His baptism was the symbol of the casting off ty the old man for the new All the world despises a quitter; all the world admires a hero. Bob fought his final fight as he had fought his ring battles with indomitable cour age. The son of an Episcopal clergy man, nis eariy training was never wholly forgotten and helped him his final victory that over death." From the career of the former pugilist the pastor urged his hearers to draw its lesson with special appli canon to incmseives. American League Season Will Be Cut to 140 Games St. Louis. Mo.. Oct. 24. Presidcn Johnson of the American Base1 Ball league announced nere today that next season the league schedule would be cut from 154 lo 140 games, ne said tne season would becin abou April 27 or May 1 and end the mid die of September. I have always thought that b4 games were too many, said Mr, jonnson. t-acn year l nave con tended that 140 names was the ideal schedule, but as the sentiment among the magnates did not seem to favor my idea. l never pressed the point The shortening next season is in no wise a war move, although I think the war provides a very good reason tor inaugurating the clan. ut course, details will have to be worked out at the annual league meet ing in Chicago. I do rot think the shortening of the schedule will entail a reduction in the player limit. ine new scneduie ot HU games will enable the teams to get a later start to, training camps, and this also will be a big factor, as it freauent v has been too cold in the south to do much training when the teams arrive in February. Chicago Women Golfers Send i-our Amouiances to hrance Chicago. Oct 24. The Women's Western GolLassociation today com pleted a tund to send four ambulances to France. The various clubs in the association contributed $2,870 and the association made up the remainder from its treasury. The White Rear Yacht club of Minnesota topped the ist with $170. while the Milwaukee Country club was second with $144 and the Edgewater Golf club of Chi cago third with $140. Benny Leonard Takes Easy Bout From Young Erne Jtiuttalo. Uct. Benny Leonard. lightweight champion, had an easy victory over Young Erne of Buffalo in their six-round bout tonight. Erne was on the defensive during the entire bout, with Leonard pressing him hard but unable to secure a knockout. Leonard weighed 134 pounds and Erne 135. Cuban De Oro Defeats Daly In First Billiard Clash New York. Oct. 24. Alfred De Oro of Cuba, world's champion at three-cushion billiards, defeated John Daly of New York. 50 to 43, here to night in the first of a three nights' match. Play lasted 78 innings. De Oro made a high run of six and also three runs of five, while Daly's best inning was a four. . , Golden School of Mines to , Meet S. D. Miners Saturday Denver, Oct. 24. Coach Parsons at the State . School of Mines at Golden announced tonight he had filled an open date on the foot ball schedule of the Golden school with a game with the South Dakota School of Mines in Denver next Saturday. Three of the Mines regulars will , be out of the game because of injuries. - Omaha Gives Its Liberty Dollars . For War Bonds v , (Continued from Fafe, One.) banking board at Lincoln, has sent a telegram to the state banks all ovei Nebraska urging them to do their full duty by subscribing for them selves and by urging their patrons to subscribe for Liberty loan bonds. Arrangements for the speaking en gagements of-ucneral Leonard Wood of Camp Funston in Omaha Friday are going ahead daily. Though the definite schedule for the afternoon is not yet arranged, he is scheduled to speak at the Commercial club at noon, and at a number of theaters in the evening. Military officers accompanying him while in Omaha will be Colonel Douglas Settle. ' commander at F4rt Crook; Colonel F. A. Grant, depot quartermaster, Omaha; Lieutenant Colonel H. P. Hersey, in command at Fort Omaha, and Major Rainsford Hanney of tne Royal British flying corps, stationed at rort Umaha. The Omaha committee has received word that the selective service men at Camp Dodge in Iowa have sub scribed a total of $1,008,000, and. that the 350th infantry has subscribed $129,000. Easy to Buy Bonds. There is no reason why any employe of the Gayety theater neednot have a Liberty bond among his treasures, as Manager Johnson has informed his big family that the theater will will ingly rrrange to have the bonds re served for them. Already the orchestra-members at that house own almost $1,100 worth of these g"t edg securities and will probably buy more today. Twenty-four out of 27 employes of tne isertschy Manufacturing and Ln gineering compaqy have subscribed for $2,000 worth of Liberty bonds, or an average of $80 each. The officers of the company have also made suh stantial subscriptions. The subscription of the Henshow hotel, $2,600 was announced last night. Zbyszko Denied Exemption On Ground of Exemption Saco, Me., Oct. 24. The local ex emption board today reaffirmed a de cision by which it refused to exempt Wladeck Jsyganiewicz, known Zbyszko, the wrestler, from the fce lective dratt. Zbyszko, who is now at Camp.Devens, Ayer, Mass., claimed exemption on the ground that his mother and sister, living in Austria, were dependent upon him. 'After the local board had denied the claim month ago Zbyszko appealed to the state board and to President Wilson The president returned the caseto the local board. SayJLerensky Connived With Kaiser Wilhelm (Contlnned from Pace One.) as Camp Custerites Trim the Kalamazoo College Eleven Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich Qct. 24. Camp Custer officers de feated Kalamazoo college by the score of 30 to 7, in a gridiron con test here today. President Receives Three - Actresses Selling Bonds Washington. Oct. 24. President Wilson today received three motion picture actresses who came here to sell Liberty bonds. 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The evening newspapers, which publish the program for the meeting of the central council of soldjers' and workmen's deputies on October 20, old style (November 2), are filled with rumors, of a Bolsheviki demonstration and an attempt to seize the govern ment on that date. The program for the discussions of the council embraces five topics: The revolutionary democracy and its power; the conditiqns of peace; the constituent assembly; demobilization of the army and the fight against anarchy and pogroms. The Vechernee Vrmya says: "The soldiers' and workmen's depu ties frankly admit that thty are plan ning civil war." Minister of the Interior Nikitin. in a proclamation to all the commission ers throughout Russia, exhorts all classes of the population "to unite against the increasing anarchy, which is driving the country to ruin. ihe minister says that without such co-operation the government will hardly be able to keep order and pre vent outrages. Wholesale Prices Too High, Grocers Declare Chicago, Oct. 24. The reply of Chicago grocers to the price list an nounced yesterday by Harry A. Wheeler, Illinois food administrator, today Was that they couldn't meet it. The list covered sugar, flour and po tatoes. The grocers said they would like to put his prices into effect if he could tell them where to get flour and sugar at the prices he announced they should pay the wholesaler. AMERICAN JACKIES READY FOR WINTER Men On Destroyers of Flotilla Have Been Issued North Pole Clothing; Chasing i the Subs. (Bjr Associated Freag.) Base American Flotilla in British Water, Oct. 24. All American de stroyers and men are now prepared for the winter. Both have been equip ped for the cold days ahead. The issue of winter clothing to the men has taken place and the fast little ships have been thoroughly overhauled and have had several gadgets added to their equipment such as gun shields for the men operating the guns, non- breakable glass windows for the bridges, more crows' nests and extra life rafts. Thanks to the busy women at home who knit, many of the men have been provided with excellent sweaters, jer seys and socks. Wow, however, an en tirely new issue of extra heavy gar ments, designed by the British from their long experience on torpedo boats in the terrible weather off this coast, has been made. Here are some of the things, when donned, which will make the men look more like Arctic ex plorers than bluejackets: "Fifty Pounds" of Clothes. Helmets, made of wool" and covering all but the eyes, nose and mouth; light coat sweaters, jerseys and cardigan jackets, knitted mittens and gloves; extra heavy course underclothing; light weight woolen socks and knee- length knitted stockings, besides heavy, thick woolen socks for boots; leather sea boots; windproof khaki colored trousers; great coats lined with lamb's wool and knitted mufflers. Over this clothing officers and men will continue to wear their kapok life jackets. Pillow's and mattresses on board their ships are made of the same material. The men also had oilskin when they came over. The men face the coming hardships cheerfully. All they ask is that the folks at home do not forget them while they are facing the perils of fighting the submarine under the vastly new conditions of winter. Few of them have cruised in the gales that are pecular to this coast, when sleet squalls are hourly affairs. U-Boat Danger Ever Present. As to whether the winter aids or hinders the U-boats is a matter of di vided opinion among those in the British service who have had the ex perience of three winters. It is said that a comparison of the figures will show that there is not a great deal of .difference in stopping losses between the summer and winter seasons. The long summer days which permit the U-boats to work long hours, also help the destroyers in detecting them. The dark stormy days of winter which enable the submarine to ap proach its prey with less chance of detection may also help the prey to escape and aid the destroyer in get ting closer to the U-boat. i But this winter there are new. factors in favor of the anti-submarin forces and against their prey. The most important is the addition of the American ships. Next is the all around increase in effectiveness of the methods for,dealjng with the subma rine problem. 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