:.,.,.<.'". ,/I:' • .",' '" , .," .. .,' ..\ , '. I �,atVOL. XVI. No. 29. Price Five CentsarnonUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9" 1917.FIRST DAY'S CAMPAIGNTO SECURE WAR FUNDAMOUNTS TO $4,930.50�-'--Students Collect Two-Thirdsof Sum From Students andFaculty MeJDbers.LARGEST SINGLE PLEDGE $500University faculty memb�rs andstudents gave $4,!>30.50 to the Stu-�lisprint Nomination Sign .... _ for some time, but a house convenientThe chairman of elections announ- to students working on the campusced yesterday that the large sign in is an innovation,front of Cobb had been misprinted. The Phi Chi house on Ellis avenueThis sign, however, will be corrected. is established in anticipation of theAccording to the first sign Senior and new medical school on the MidwayJunior candidates would have amde which will supplant Rush Medicalspeeches -on W ednesday. Sophomore College. The rapid growth of theand Freshman candidates are, how- chapter duringthe last two years hasever, to raake speeches on Wednesday practically necessitated the expandingand Senior and Junior candidates will of the fraternity to the south ·sidc.make their speeches on Tuesday. Sixty active members, affiliated withThese speeches will be made next the University of Chicago and Rushweek in th same rooms as the nom- Medical college, are in Chicago thisinations are held today. year. In addition to the large num-Milton Coulter, chairman of clec- ber- of active members, twenty-eighttions, urged yesterday that students pledges have been announced thispurchase class tickets immediately. year. The fact that twenty-seven ofThese tickets are now in the hands of these are now on the South side isagents and ready for distribution, one of the factors which made a houseThey are absolutely necessary for adjacent to the University campusvoting, Announcement will be made highly desirable.at the Freshman nominations as tothe Freshman agents.Coulter Makes StatementTO HOLD ELECTIONSIN ELLIS ASSEMBLYTHURSDAY FROM 8-4Chairman Coulter AnnouncesChange in Balloting Placefor Student Offices.CLASSES TO NOMINATE TODAYClass elections, which take placeThursday, Nov. 15, will be held inEllis assembly this yc a r instead ofCobb hall. The reason for the changeis that more space is gained, thus giv­ing opportunity for regulation vot­ing booths, etc. The polls will bekept open on election day from 8 to-4. 'Nominations for class officers willbe held today at 10:15. Senior nom­inations will take place in Cobb 12A,Junior nominations in Kent west,Sophomore in' Kent cast and Fresh­man in Kent theater.• Chairman Coulter said yesterday:'There is a rumor circulating on thecampus, which has probably arisenfrom the election announcementsmade this morning, that all nomina­tions must be made in writing andhanded to me. I This is not so; the onlynominations that have to be writtenout and handed to me are those whichare petitioned after the, nominationspeeches on Friday. Withdrawals!however, must be made in writing." .Eligibility questions have to be ad­justed by Tuesday at 4. Plenty oftime 'will be allowed to adjust suchquestions. Class lists will be postedtoday in front of the Bureau of Re­cords. . All students should see thattheir classification is correct. After4 on Wednesday, No". 14, no morechanges in classes will be accepted.Will Hand In Activity ListCandidates have been requested tohand in a list of their majors, gradepoints, and activities to their presi­dents after the nominations' today.These lists will be published on Tues­day and Wednesday.lR. REMSEN TO BE GUESTAT CHEMICAL CLUB DINNERThe Kent Chemical society willgive a banquet Tuesday at 6:30 atthe Quadrangle club in honor of Dr.Tar Remsen, who was formerly pres­dent of Johns Hopkins university.Dr. Remsen is one of the pioneerchemists of the country. He will givea lecture before the Chemical societyat 8 o'clock the same night in Kenttheater, to which everyone interestedn chcmistry has been invited. First �Iedical Fraternity To Open dents' War fund yesterday. The wo­House at Chicago. Locates Near men collected $3,316 of this amountCampus-a-Expect Quarters to Be- and the men $1,614.50. Yesterday wasthe first day of t�e active campaign.The drive will continue today, and willprobably run over into the first dayThe first house established on theor two of next week.south side by a medical fraternitywill be officially opened tonight whenthe Phi Chis will hold a house warm-OWL AND SERPENTELECTIONSThe following members of theclass of 1918 were initiated intothe order of the Owl and Serpentlast night:Wade S. BenderWalter C. EarleStanley H. RothPHI CHI ESTABLISHES ITSCHAPTER ON SO. SIDEcome Too Small Soon.The reason for continuing the cam­paign is not only because there havebeen numerous requests from stu­dents to allow the campaign to con­tinue, but also because there are stilla number 'of students unreached bythe canvassers. Every effort will bemade to cover the ground thorough­ly before the campaign is closed, itwas announced last night.Faculty Members HelpFaculty members not only gave inmoney but in time. At 10:45 yester­day in classrooms and libraries, mem­bers of the faculty spoke for the Stu­dents' War fund. They told of thefine work being done by the Y.M.C.A.in prison camps, trenches and canton­ments. After the appeal, subscrip­tion cal-=ris- were passed out. No placewas neglected by the campaigners.Assistant-Prof. .Bertram G. Nelson,of the department of Public Speakingspoke in the main reading room ofHarper library. The Law' librarywas also canvased.Students, too, aided in the work.Most of them had charge of the sub­scription, but a few spoke. In oneclass, when the scheduled speaker didnot come, a man rose and spoke.Within twenty minutes he had raised$130. ARMY TEAMS TO PLAYIN PLACE OF MICHIGANElevens From Camp Grant and CampCuster Meet on Stagg Field Dec. 1To Raise Funds for War Use.Official consent has been extendedto the officers in charge of athleticsat Camp Grant and Camp Custer forthe use of Stagg field on Dec, 1 asthe scene of a football game betweenteams 'repreesnting the two camps.Coach Lewis Orner of Northwestern,who is now physical director of CampGrant, Captain Taylor of Camp Grantand Major Vossche of Camp Custercompleted arrangements yesterdayafternoon in a visit to the campus.At the meeting of the faculty Wed­nesday, permission to stage the gamebetween the camps was extended.Yesterday the committee in charge ofthe game ammounced that Mr. Fred­erick Upham would take care of ar­rangements for the contest as head ofthe civilian committee. Mr. Spear­man Lewis and 1\1 r. Emil Wetten arealso on the central arrangementscommittee.Hope .for Large SumThe two camp teams hope to raisea large sum of money for the variouswar funds through their efforts. Thecamp game was originally thought ofby many as a curtain-raiser to theproposed Chicago-Michigan contest.Now, however, the army game will bethe sole attraction.A large delegation from Detroitwill be counted on for the game andthe committee intends making thecontest a gala military affair. Threemembers of former Chicago elevenswill be on the Camp 'Grant team­Laurence Whiting, Hans Norgren andLouis Berger.Hold Offensive DrillThe Maroons went. through anotheroffensive drill yesterday afternoonand' ended up with a strenuous ses­sion at calisthenics. A scrimmage�\"ith the freshmen and some work onnew plays took up a large part of thetime. Coach Stagg gave much of hi'sattention to the substitutes .Receive Several Large GiftsThere were several large gifts, one CROSS COUNTRY SQUADbeing $500, and the general bulk of MEETS ALL-CITY TEAl\1the subscriptions were of good size. IN FIVE-MILE CO�EST(Continued on page 4.)WEATHER FORECASTFair today; not much change intemperature; gentle to moderateeasterly to southerly winds.THE DAILY MAROONBULLETINTodayChapel Divinity School, 10:15, Has­kell.Class nominations, 10:15:Senior, Cobb 12A.Junior, Kent west.Sophomore,. Kent east.Freshman, Kent theater.Freshman luncheon, 12:4;), Hutch­inson cafe.Public lecture, "The CosmogenicPosition of the Comets," 4:35, Rosen­wald.German ConversationIda Noyes hall.Junior class dance, .t. Ida Xoyeshall. ciub, 4 :.10.Tomorrow!'teetingBodies:Faculty and Conference of the Div­inity school, 9, office of the Dean,Ha!lkell. of Ru1inging in their new house at 5476 Ellis.The chapter of 'Phi Chi has owned acomomdious home on the West SideSixteen Men to Occupy HouseThe Ellis avenue house will be oc­cupied at present by sixteen men, butmany more of the chapter' will eatat the house. The house, which haseleven rooms, is said to' be splendidlyfinished and equipped in every way.The house has a valuable medical Ii·b.rary, which includes catalogued med­ical journals since 1886.Many of the chapter members willbe present tonight at the house warm­ing which will mark the opening ofthe new house. Phi Chis intimatethat a still larger house will be need­ed in the near future, as even the newquarters are not going to prove ade­quate. Plans are proposed for eithesbuilding or buying within the nextfew quarters, a house adequate to thechapter's needs on the south side.Black Bonnet Party TodayAll freshman women are Tnvited tothe first Black Bonnet party whichwill be held this afternoon 3 :30 to5 :30, at the home of Florence Fal­kenau, 5740 Woodlawn avenue. Some­thing original, snappy, unusual, andthrilling is anticipated in the way ofentertainment. Black Bonnets saythat no freshman woman should missit.Junior Class Dances TodayThe Junior class will give a dancetoday from 4 to 6 in Ida Noyes hall.l'tusic will be furnished by JamesHemphilland Junior Roberts.Bohemian' Students to Meet UniversityThe Czech club will meet tonight at Faculty of the colleges of Arts, Li-7:30 in Haskell parlor to elect offi- terature and Science, 11, Harper. E41.cers. Bohemian students have been University Dames club, 3, Ida Noy-invited. es hall, Eck's Men Prepare to Fight CrackDelegation for First Honorsof City. "TAY PAY" DENOUNCESKERENSKY'S OPPOSERSAS . SLAV SINN FEINERS•Irish Parliamentarian Compares Dublin Rioters andEnemies of Republic.DEFENDS SUPPORT OF BRITAI�"Tay Pay" O'Connor, M. P., de­nounced the maxirnalists who deposedPremier Kerensky as the "Sinn Fein­ers of Russia" yesterday in his speechin Mandel on "Which is the True Ide­al, the German or the American?""When two thousand young menrioted in Dublin during that unfor­tun ate Easter week, Irish opinionthroughout 'the country condemnedtheir actions as definite barriers inthe way of Irish freedom, as spoilersof all conquest made in parliamentfor liberty, just as we regard the ac­tions of the Sinn Feiners of Russia,who are trying to depose Kerenskyand make peace with Germany.Fail to Cow Irish People"In one night, the whole heart ofthe Irish changed through sympathyfor the young mcn who were executedby British order. The purpose of theSinn Fein executions, in my opinion,was to cow the Irish people and soprevent further uprisings. But theIrish are not a nation to be cowed­not after years of executions •."I am asked why I support Englandin the war after fighting her for solong. I have fought England. in thename of liberty. I am not going toEngland's side. She is coming. tomine. When a country is fighting forIiberty, it is on my side. If Englanddecides to fight for liberty, I say,'Come to my arms'!"Cannot Condone German Acts"Belgium is a small nation .. Ire­land is a small nation, Belgium'sindependence and freedom has beentrampled under foot and. draggedthrough oceans of tears and blood .Can I condone Germany's acts. CanI dare to remain neutral when such afoe of human liberty as Germany iscommitting her sins? On one side isGermany and her principles of fright­fulness and despotism. On the otherside are the principles of freedom anddemocracy. I should consider myselfa craven if I stood between the twoand did not take my stand on tne sideof the enemy of autocracy."Whether or not Tom Eck has built W. A. A. CONDUCTS TRYOUTSup a cross country team that will FOR CHEERLEADER NOV. 23rank with last year's speedy squad,will be determined tomorrow when All those who desire to try out forthe Maroons meet an all-city team the position of women's' cheerleaderled by Chris Christensen. The race have been requested to sign up on thewill take place at 3:30 over the five bulletin board in the foyer of Idamile track in Washington Park. Eck Noyes hall. The tryout \\;11 be onewill start eight men, while six run- .of t?e features of Chicago Night toners will compete under Christen .. be given by the W. A. A. in Ida Noyessen's direction. ' hall. The Advisory board of the as-The lineup of the city team has sociation will probably act as judgesbeen slightly changed from that or- of the contest.ignally entered. George Hinkle, of -------the Danish-American club, ScheuChristensen from the same organiza­tion, Albert Parker, of the Scandina­"ian A. C., Charles Mellor of the Lo­gan Square club and, and \Vm. Tews,of the I. A. C. will be the men whowill meet the Maroons.Otis 'Expected to StarEck will start. Capt. Otis, �lcCosh,Lewis, Angier, Long. Shambaugh andCox. Joe Stout, former universitytrack star, will also compete withthe Maroons. Christensen's team re­presents the pick of the distance menin the city, and should defeat the col-(Continued on page 4.) Rev. Bitting Speaks at Vcspei-s--Freshman vespers will be held Sun.day afternoon at 4 in the Leagueroom at Ida Noyes hall. Rev. Will­iam C. Bitting of St. Louis will speak.The meeting will be led by Miss :;\IarySeymour, and there will be a soloby :\liss Sarah Hilli·s. Tea will heserved after the meeting.Prof. Stroemzron to LectureProf. E1is Stroemgren of the U'ni­vcrs'ity of Co,!cnhagcn will lecture on"The Cosmogonic Position of Cornets"at 4 :30 this afternoon in Rosenwald.o· ...THE DAILY MAROON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1917.iiJqr ialiy !BarnnnThe Student Newlpaper of The Uniunll7of l:hicacoPublished rnorrunzs, except Sunday and lIon­day. during the Autumn. Winter and Spriqquarters by the Daily Maroon company. Members of the ·faculty cheerfullydonated time and energy. The Uni­varsity itself broke precedent and al­lowed the time of regular classes to EIGHT YEARS AGO AT THEUNIVERSITYNovember 9, 1917 •.--�-----------_-- be broken into for solicitation for afund. Conference representatives an-But the men of the University, ac- nounce tentative basektball scheduleArthur Bner PresidentCharles Greene Secretary cording to complaints, have not lived for the coming season. Maroons are'Vade Bender _ Treasurerup to their duties. They have neither slated to play first game againstcontributed as they should, nor have Northwestern.EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTTHE STAFFArthur Baer Manalrlnit EditorCharles Greene _ News EditorRoland Holloway •... Nlitbt EditorLewis Ftsher Da,. EditotJohn Joseph _ _ .•• _ Day EditorlIarold Stansbury _..... Day EditorStanley Roth _ Athletics EditorRuth Falkenau _ .. Women's EditorRuth Genzberaer Assistant Women's EditorASSOCIATES they been willing to give any time Interfraternity Council discussesor any energy to a good cause. The political situation and urges that "dir­campaign committee has never as- ty politics" be kept out of the classsembled. There is every reason un- elections,der the sun why the University men John Cook, gardner for the Botanyshould be willing to sacrifice for this department of the University receivesAre the men in the army allowed Maroon football team is given stiffto wear sweaters knittted very loose- workout in preparation for the gamely out of pink and lavender and yel- against Cornell Saturday at Ithaca,low yarn? Or is tnis another case of N. Y.misplaced energy? Score club places tickets on salefor first dance of the season Saturdayat Rosalie hall. Club announces thatLeona Bachrach Helen RavitchBUSINESS DEPARTMENTWade Bender Business Mananr--_----_ ----.--�-------Entered IlS second class mail at the ChicnJ:I)Postoffiee, Chicago. Illinois, March 13. 1906.under the act of March 3. 1873.By Carrier. $3.00 a year: $1.25 a QuarterBy Mail. $3.50 a year; $1.50 a QuarterEditorial Rooms _ Ellis 12Telephone Mid"'ay sco. Local 162.Hours: 10 :15-10 :45; 1 :30-6; 7-9 :30Busine!ls Office Ellis 14Telephone Midway 800. Local· 162.Hours: 10:15-10:45: 1:30-5FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1917.POTATOES AND POLITICSThe class nominations to be heldthis morning should be characterized• by careful consideration and sincerechoice. The unfortunate fact of anew-born campus "machine" oughtnot prejudice the new members ofthe University against a belief that enterprise.Today is not too late!A THOUGHT five first prizes in the private gar­deners' and 0ie third prize in thecommercial exhibit of the flower showheld at the Coliseum.FIRST LOT OF CHRISTMASBOXES LEAVES REYNOLDS returns of the Chicago-Cornell gameCLUB FOR MEN OVERSEAS will be received at the hall.Law school holds elections for classand council officers.Harry English Dispatches Packages Associate Prof. H. E. Slaught, ofto Richard Matthews for Distribu- the department of mathematics, istion Among Warrior Ex-students. appointed chairman of a national com­mittee of fifteen on geometry, work-The Christmas boexs prepared by ing under the joint auspices of thethe Reynolds club for the boys in National Educational association andFrance are on the way. Eight were the American Federation of Teach­sent yesterday, and one leaves to- crs of the athematical and Naturalday. The boxes will be sent in'in- Sciences.stallments to prevent their possibleclass elections are conducted without loss through the U-boat warfare. DREXEL HALL INVITESany taint of politics. The cynics sneer. Each box contained a miscellany of FIRST 1\1 A N . TO DINNER-A thorough understand of the situa- articles calculated to be of service to WILL HE WASIl DISHES?tion may 'elucidate certain seeming the boys as well as to satisfy theirDrexel House will entertain threeirregularities. sweet teeth, Among the articles con-\11h t Iitics ? If Ii young men of the University at din-,\ a are po 1 ICS. a c ique, or tained were candy, cigars, cigaret-I t f . t tt t ner this evening. This is an eventse ec group 0 any vane y, a emp s tes, tobacco and paper for the "rnak-f did f 11 because it is the first time a man hasto oist a can 1 ate success u y upon ings," shaving soap, and stationery.th t d t b d ith th l' accepted an invitation to a meal ate s u en 0 y, WI e so e m- Included in the boxes were copies of.. f the new house., It is interesting, too,tention of having a representative 0 the Daily Maroon, The Alumni maga-. that group in a position of honor and - to notice that one guest wasn't in-zine, and the Ch.icago Tribune articlespower, regardless of his or her in'- vited by the cook-and the cook willon the World sereis. cook.. There is some discussion, how-herent ability to be in power and re- The Boxes were sent to Richard ever, as to who shall wash the dish-gardless of his or her eligibility for Matthews, '16, care of the French am- es.an honored position; and if that group bassador, and will be distributed byin order to make sure that electionarranges with other groups for anexchange of votes-then the situationspells politics.It is the opinion of the Daily Ma­roon that class elections at the Uni­versity are not characterized by sucharrangements. It often occurs, andnot unnaturally, that a group believer.sincerely in the eligibility and abilityof a certain candidate, and urges the. election of that candidate to the ex­tent of its influence and power. Usu­ally there are two 0" more of suchgroups. But if they nave supremeconfidence in their candidates, and ifthey do not seek an exchange orpurchase of votes, then they are notviolating the code oT clean elections.They have a legitimate right to ad­vocate the election of a man in whomthey have faith.Potatoes are served in a variety off i I� I� ,irII! tf I: I• I,: can always he recognized, and like theunpleasant affair of the new-born"machine" their careers arc imrnerli­atcly ended by being exposed, or bythe unroatrnined contempt of realChicago men and women..APPEAL TO)fEN. L�IVERSITY Matthews among the University menin his vicinity. Boxes will be con­tinued to be sent as long as-'the re­quisite materials can be gotten to­gether.Collect Several Pounds of TinfoiL .."The saving of tinfoil for use infilling soldier's teeth. is progressingwen,". said James yesterday. "Sev­eral pounds are. collected every day."The next social. that the club willhold 'is. a smoker for the Wisconsinmen, November 24, after the Chicago­Wisconsin game. All members of theclub will be invited.HOCKEY PLAYERS ASKED TOMEET FOR EXTRA PRACTICETo Take .Junior TodayThe .lunior class picture for theCap and Gown will be taken today at10:10 in front of Haskell. The pic­ture will he over in timc for junior!"to get to the nominations, cidtor En­gel announced.Graduate Women's Tea Tuesday Post List of Women's ClubsA list of women's organizations,their purposes, officers and dues willbe posted this week in Ida Noyes hall.This is in accordance with a recentruling of the Woman's AdministrativeCouncil.Pr'infing ServiceEffective Accurate PromptCOLONIAL PRESS1510 East 56th StreetCHICAGOIIIT elepbone Midway 864IIITen minutes walk from CampusNear I. C. R. R. StationHome Restaurantand Lunch1304 E. Sixty-First StreetRet. Kimhark and KenwoodMeals 20c, 25c and upSoup, Coffee. Bread and Ruiter'Included with All Meat Orders. Always DrinkBevo ColdYou'll Playa Better Game-if your beverage is the "all-year-'roundsoft drink'" whose cereal nutritiousness andtangy Saazer hops Impart; the "snap'· that isonly another name for healthy nervous vigor_Bevo tickles the palate with a delightfulflavor you would never think of looking forin any strictly soft dI:ink.Try it by itself-then, see bow fine it goeswith a bite to eat or a full meal., Served everywhereFamilies supplied by grocerM4nW3ctured ond bottled cscJusivcly byAnh�BU5Ch. St. Louis. U. S. A."Bill" Is Going But His Cafe Stays"I am departing for Cleveland, Ohio, to participate in amunition project. My interest in the campus has in­duced me to turn over my restaurant to a manager, Mr.Schoenholz, who will do his utmost to further my policy.of student co-operation. I take this privilege of thank­ing you students for your patronage, and I hope that myreturn will be simultaneous with an American victory."VVILLIAMLlebllch Cafe LIEBLICH·3'706 Ellis Avenue. MAROON BUSINESS DIRECTORYYesterday morning the Univcrsitvshowed its willingness to contribute The Graduate Woman's club will Meal Tickets $3.30 for $3.00�i\'e its first tea Tuesday, from 4 :30 toto a good cause. The women of the F MIS d Wh S N6 in the parlor of Groen hall. Gradu- ree eal\i�al �ick"e� cus�o�:�res ewUniversrty ga"c to the Students War �e women not members of the clubWork Fund to the amount of $3,310. have been particularly invited.All hockey players who are tryingout for teams have been requested tomeet today at 3 :45 on Greenwood fieldfor extra practice: Saturday morn­ing Senior college players will -prac­tice on Woodlawn field at 8:30, andJuniors on Greenwood field at 9:30.The teams will be selected after thestyles, but it is a -rare occurrence final practice on Monday afternoon.when they cannot be recognized as The first match game will be playedpotatoes, no matter what be their next Thursday instead of Tuesday asdisguise. Politics at the University announced.have that same characteristic; .thcy:, II,ll,It t.� +I.! ' Home Cooking Miss Lucia HendershotPrivate Dancing LessonsOwin� to the unsettled plans brought aboutby the war, the Monday evening Infor malClass Dances will be opened to youn� men.. For single lessons. 50 cents each.1541 E. 57th Street Hyde Park 2314TheDrexelRestaurant and Lunch RoomCOMMUTATION TICKETS910 'East 55th St. Phone Blackstone 3046Bcr�m In,,�.idc cmcI Dr"eJ Ava.Best Work-Reasonable Prices.S. SCHWARTZElectric Shoe Repairing813 E. 55th StreetCorner Cottage Grove,SPECIAL PRICES TO STUDENTSCorsages a SpecialtylJrlorrltrr So orr Surrs.1J11nutrr � llnp1377 E. 55th StreetR. L. Nelson, Prop. Phone H. P. 38BLACKMAN SHOPEXCLUSIVEMILLINERY1348 East Sixty-Third St.Bet. Dochc.tcr :and Kenwood D.GERHARDTMERCHANTTAILORCLEANING. PRESSING and REPAIRING&003 Blackstone AvenuePhone Midway -4098JENKINS BROTHERSl'!ry Goods and Men's Furnishings63rd St. and University Ave.Rilltb, Prices Ript Tr�atmeatRiehl GoodlTYPEWRITING OFFICERoom 2, Lexington Hall( StenographyExpert (Copying( MimeographingPrices NominalMidway 800Local 214 Box 269Fac. Exch.Tbe Keefer Button Co.1112 East 63rd StreetNear Greenwood Ave.Cloth Covered Buttons. Hem­stitching. Button Holes a specialty.Plaiting.BEGIN SCHOOL RIGHTGo to theFashion RestaurantWe serve the best of food at pricesyou can afford. A good cleanplace. Try us.1004 E. 55th Street. Phone Midway 7262Patronize Our Advertisers , ..... .., Ir[a 1FlilasADlet(a1kiltnJanibeiaf1cdlesm<duO\lfiflinlc:fthlsahaanth:GEyast..:ofpotawIWfw:hesicrm• erofofwiOllh<.. \\'1otw'thinal\ ..F,h:inh:,.irfcc:rrti...a'e:51I=ncpFI.r, v; �•• �.I .,.:. j,'I"_-,:" �","'.'a' J\>;:- .'• -. � J :..'. \•THE DAILY MAROON, FRIDAY,.NOYEMBER 9,1917.through the country. It was beauti­ful and very different from the de­vastated ground that I had seen. Youwould hardly know that you were ina country which had been at war forthree years and was stretching everyresource to' keep going. until Americacould come to her aid with men aswell as money and ammunitions andfood.I did not stay long at the camp af­ter I returned, for the number com­ing was so decreased that the campwas often virtually closed and more­over the United States army tookover the organization and we are nowdependent on the army to supply uswith men. It is the intention of thearmy men-te take over all of the am­bulance work of the French army sothat not only will the sections now ex­isting be left where they are, butmany new ones will be created. Manyot the Allentown section will' be usedbehind the French army, I presume.I am now with section 17 and am do­ing active service on the front.Peace seems to be as uncertain asever. The general impression is thatthe English have found the way toend the war, just keep pounding anddriving the Boche back inch by inch:but no one seems to be able to esti­mate how long Germany can stand it.It seems to be pretty well agreed thatthe question of money and ammuni­tion will be the deciding factor, notmen or food. If present indicationsare fulfilled the number of men willnot be greatly increased by the arriv­al of our troops, as they will simplyreplace the French troops, replacingthe older classes so that they can goback and start the work of rebuildingthe country. Fresh troops, of course.how we spent the month of July out- t dId I k f '. ., . mean a grea ea ,an one 00 s orSIde of simply saying we loafed, IS f te ti d, • as r, more con muous, an moremore than I can tell you. Our zen- id I d di th b• 7 WI e y sprea poun mg an ever e-• oral payed US the questionable honor f B t th ' t'; "H h. .' ore. u e ques Ion IS ow mucof rcviewmg the section on the fourth di th G t d ?"... .,. . . po un 109 can e ermans s an .of July. rre insisted on shaking handswith each one of us and asking usCHICAGO MEN TO DRILL INDIVISION 86 OF NEW CAMP\v ANTED-Lady subscription solicit-or for local paper. Can do well, d Thduring spare' hours. Hyde Park Rea e Daily MaroonHerald. 1006 E. 55th st. For Campus News:&IAROON WAR LETfERS(The following excerpts are froma letter written to Dean Edith FosterFlint by John Watkins, a Freshmanlast year, who is in service with theAmertean ambulance in France. Theletter is dated Oct. 8.)Se�tion i5, at the time I joined(about ::May 1st) was about twentykilometers west of Verdun and wastravelling the wounded from Cote 304and Le Morte Homme. We left justbefore the June attacks and came justafter the March ones, so that we miss­ed all the excitement, but, neverthe­less, the run was interesting.The country was -and is very muchmore battered to pieces in the 'Ver­dun section than in the other parts­Our headquarters were about ten tofifteen kilometers behind the Frenchlines. No civilian inhabitants wereleft in the village, nor in any other ofthe villages that were within thesame radius of the front. Lately Ihave been to Rheims on a flying tripand most of the civilians are stillthere, although I was told that theGerman lines were only five hundredyards away from the edge of the city.Just three days before the funstarted our division was taken outof the trenches and sent back on re­pos as each ambulance section is at-'tached to a division and follows itwherever the division may go. \Vewereon repos for thirty days. Therewas absolutely no work for us, and,I�;, I 1our age.On the fourteenth, the great Frenchholiday, he reviewed the division and• s' we were ordered last in line driving"our cars. Someone, I don't knowwho, decided that it was the properthing to run the cars three abreastin seven lines as there are twenty-oneambulances in each section. Anyone, .. l- .... loae; hid any experience withFords knows that no two of themhave the same speed when runningin low gear, which was the way wehad to run, following the iniantryas we did.' If the parade ground hadbt-"Yl 'I ovel it would not have been sobad, but this particular tract wasn,,·,hing more nor less than a plowedfield which had not been cultivated;but during the course of two or threeyears had developed a fine crop ofweeds, and rn addition was full ofsmall ravines and gullies. Take thisfield and a group of drivers utterlyinexperienced in handling' cars in anyformation except single file, and youc�"" ;r�a,.,jl"e what kind of a mess wemade of the first trial. After prac-, tice, however, things smoothed off,..and on the day of the parade the gen­eral even complimented us.I took a furlough down on the, c"n�t rf Brittany and throughout theseven' days th'e weather was clear andI took three all day bicycle tripsClassified Ads.Five cents per line. No advertise­ments for less than 25 cents. Allclassified advertisements most bepaid in advance.FOR RENT-Large front room withfire place and lavatory. Opportunityto speak French. Price reasonable.Phone Hyde Park 42!)6. Address574!) Dorchester Avenue.r, LOST-Old braided gold brooch with"Cameo and seed pearls. Finderkindly return to !\Irs. Flint and rc­ccive reward.WANTED-Girl Student Roommatein attractive family hotel. Ten min­utes walk from campus. Telephone_ Miss Seabu�':_��idwa� 162�. ._ W.A.C. TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENTElaborate Plans for Annual Thanks­giving Spread Are Made.The Woman's Administrative COWl­cil anonunces a Thanksgiving spreadto be given Wednesday, Nov. 28, at6:45 in Ida Noyes hall. All womenof the university have been requestedto appear in costume, and the old­fashioned custom of awarding prizesfor the cleverest, prettiest, and fun­niest costumes will be continued. Ci­der and doughnuts will be served. Acharge of ten cents will be levied fortickets. Followin2' the nroeram. thewomen will dance for an hour in theassembly hall. A pianist will be fur­nished by Miss Talbot.,In planning for a spread the Wo­man's Administrative Council is de­parting this' year from along estab­lished precedent. At Thanksgivingtime a dinner has always been givenin honor of the campus women whocould not get home for the holiday.The cost of food is so high now andMr. Hoover's regulations so stringentthat the Council decided that a regu­lar meal was impossible ..The heads of the various commit­tees in charge of the affair, are as fol­lows: Rosemary Carr, general chair­man; Florence Kilvary, chairman ofthe invitation committee; FrancesCreekmur, chairman of ticket com­mittee; Katharine Green, chairman ofrefreshments committee; Marion Lle­wellyn, chairman of program commit­tee; and Florence Fake, chairman ofpublicity committee.Delta Sigma to Meet Today,Delta Sigma' will meet at 3:30 to­day in the sun parlors of Ida Noyeshall .TRIUMPHANT'STUDEBAKERTo greet William Gillette at all isalways Chicago's perfected delis,!lltof tile theater, and to welcome Mr.Gillette in quite the, most beautifulplayhouse uet opened and welcomehim in the first new play in which helias appeared these many. years,, was kingdom come.By AMY LESLIE.WILLIAM GILLETTE is playing in"A Successful Ca1amitu," a corned)' byClare Kummer. . ToniJ!ht 8:20. MatSat. 2:20. S 1 UDEBAKER.Alvin Theatre860 East 63rd Street .2 to 11 p. m. daily Price 10c and S eTODAY'Wm. S. Hartin "THE DISCIPLE"Also Travelogue and ComedyPRINCESSTHEMan Who Came Backwith MARY NASHThe Spirits TeJJ MeThere Are 13 lIore Pmormaaces"The' 13th Chair'"WithANNIE RUSSELL , GARRICK MARSHALL FIELD & CO.JThird R. O. T. C. Encampement toBegin at Rockford on Jan. 5-Applications Due Dec. 1.Men from the University, who en­listed for the third Offi�rs' Trainingcamp beginning at Rockford Jan. 5;will be asisgned to the 86th division,in which theywill drill wit�otheriunil'versity men. from this territory andarmy men who are to report there.Any R. O. T. C. man \ ... ho is twenty"years and nine months old may makeapplication for admission throughMajor John Grisard, the local com­mandant. These applications must bereceived in Washington by Dec. 1.All men 'who finish the threemonths course will be eligible forsecond lieutenancies and will receiveappointments as vacancies �cur. Thecamp will be organized into infantryand artillery units. Students, whilethere, will receive privates' pay.In this new camp there will be pres­ent men representing ninty-fourprominent higher educational institu­tions of the country. The Univer­sity (If Chicago will be allowed a quo­ta of 18 men. At first, the \¥ar de­partment authorized this last campto train men of the ranks for secondlieutenants, but later it decided toalso' admit a quota of 2,490 studentsfrom the various American univer­sities.Dr. Cowles to Speak MondayDr. Cowles will speak on "Ecolog­ical Studies in Northwestern Arkan­sas" at a meeting of the Botanicalclub Monday at 4:35 in Botany 13.After the meeting tea will be servedin Room 23.Black Ron net Will EntertainThe Black Bonnet club will give aparty this afternoon at 3:30 at thehome of Florence Falkenau, 5740Woodlawn avenue. All Freshmanwomen lu.ve been inYit�d to attend. HARPER THEATRE, 511:r:�: Ave.Tuesday, November 6Geraldine Farrar in"THE WO:\IAN GOD FORGOT"Also Current Events and ComedyThe KIMBARK THEATRE6242 Kimbark A.ve. 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For '!'l:tra larR'e washinaput in soap and Fluffy White in proportion to water added. hard w:Jrer should be thor­ouehlv softened betore osina. Little if any rubhina is necessary-possibly hard hems.wrist bands or neck bands. Empty and d.an boiln wh,l. h.,c.BORAX OR SODA WILL SOFTE.N WATE.RCharles Rae in "SUDDE� JIM"Marjorie Rambeau in"Dazzling Mrs. Davidson" MRS. WHITE'S IRONING COMPOUNDThe greatest aid to the housewife in ironing since the invention of flatirons.This compound is of the purest ingredients, combining the best of'an known harmless chemicals. The results were obtained in ourlaboratories by our chemists after years of study and experimenting.You mix it in the starch-It makes the clothes smoother, brighterand helps to keep them stiff in warm or damp weather.It helps the clothes to wear longer and will strengthen and bringout the colors- Docs away with ironing pads., Mrs. White's Ironing Compound is equally as effective in all gradesof starch.Makes the iron run smoother, faster and easier.Your ironing will be completed in half the time and with much lesslabor.DIRECTIONSAdd one tablet to each quart or hot starch :tfter removine rrom fire-Stir until thorouzhlydissolved, Thin down aradllally with warm water to suit nurpose, stirrinll vieoecuslr,Keep starch war:m to obtain best results. Follow directions accurately.Surprise your neighbors by sleeping an hour later and finishineyour washing and ironing an hour earlier, they w.ll notice the clean,pure white look of your clothes.Buy a package today. Your neighbor will ask: "How do you do it?"Advertise In The Daily Maroon•, I. J I1'[ :1"II !'I: I11I,'.1IIIl! I '- ,1 �i, .' . - ... - ,,-;;;;,._- ..,.-_,;- • --THE DAILY MAROON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1917.Item: Agent Kerrick accuses Illi­nois faculty of being unpatriotic.Item: Chicago faculty forbits gamefor war charity. Simultaneously with the closing of.the contest for Blackf'riar lyrics; theWhistle wishes to announce a contestfor the best written ditty contribuedbefore November seventeenth. Firstprize will be a ticket to the MichiganAnon.He's gone to make up sausagesFor Alpha Delta Phi. FIRST DAY'S CAMPAIGNTO SECURE WAR FUNDAMOUNTS TO S4,930.50MottoGee but I wish againThat we could play Michigan .Continued from page 1.)[ THE CAM� WHISTLE ] The bowling season is here but CROSS COUNTRY SQUAD Eck had but two 'veterans left this this fall, but the other men are nard-Dutch Banister refuses to take part. MEETS ALL-CITY TEAM fall from the team of stars which ran ly above average. Angier, who hasHe's German and he doesn't like the IN FIVE MILE CONTEST f.or Chicago last season. Glenn Ten- competed two years, .is a dependableAlleys.ney, star of the conference 'Iast year, man, but lacks the speed of the c'ap-In response to our earnest appealfor contribs to this Pillar of Persi­flage we received one (1) item. Itread:To the Editor of the Toot-toot: .Sir: It may interest this patrioticcampus to learn that in line with theconse�'atjon program Drexel hall hasused the same onion for flavoringsoup for the last week and a half..: .. �..._.._ .-ta_e_"'_""_'.:.i j The committee in charge had especial-i Take it or send it ', but be i Iy urged gifts and cited examples 0i sure she gets It! I numerous universities jnd collegesI 'I that have been giving rom five to/;;;.= �7 '.. ... '�. e ten dollars per student.'Ie ,/'.' ....:2�..:.::.:i. }::� .< .'.•.. '.. t .' Today the campaign will consist ofpersonal work by committeemen only.i �\� -/ib;i). . t.� 'Members of both the men's and wo-I /gt'Y/Nn;/� OJ] , I men's committees ha�'e been �equest-I / \w--,.. Ch�E,X::' � .. ,�d to look on t�e official bulletm boar�_. � . �: 1 m Cobb, opopsite the Bureau of Rec-lords, for their assignments, which� will be posted early in the day.t Need All A vailable Help, Frank Breckenridge, chairman ofi the men's' committee, said yesterday:i "We've made a start for our $15,000i to show a heavyIncrease o\,'er today'si goal, but tomorrow's results will haveVAN De BOGART & ROSS i results if we want to make that goali East 51st St. and Lake Park Ave. ! Other universities are making theiri I quota .and we here at Chicago simplyi R. M. GRAY, 1340 East 55th Street I have to secure ours. To do that weI GLENN BROTHERS. 1145 E. 6�rd St. i have to have every bit of help avail­, AMPHLEIT BROTHERS i able, not only in money but in meni 6300 Stony Island Avenue I and women to solicit and collect sub-. :. _ _11_1_ _ _ _ _ 1_._ I:. scriptions."Do Your Christmas Knitting EarlyIt is rumored that we are to playa game with Michigan. NIT.It is rumored that there will be alot of ballot-stuffing at the comingelections. Kit,It is rumored that Charley Higgnisis knitting for the Red Cross. NIT.game.Jiggs Donahue Will Get Us For ThifjOh where, oh where is my little doggone?We heard a lady cry.Bound with the colors.Stamped with the seal.$1 the pound at.ARMON 84Note that this three­piece aluminum bodybolts directly to theten-inch-deep frame.That is a master stroke inmotor car design.II It does away withwood sills. Permitsthe floor of the bodvto be eigh t incheslower than you'llfind it in most cars.That means a lowcenter of gravity­an easy riding andsmartly stylish car.The Marmon 34 in several importantfea tur es - one ofwhich is Lynite alu­minum pistons-'­marks a distinctadvance in construc­tion. One has notseen the strictlymodern automobileuntil he has seen theMarmon 34.Established 1851 : INDIANAPOLISNORDYKE & l\tIARMON COMPANY (Continued on page 4.) did not return to school, nor did tain. Lewis is fairly good but he------- Jones, who finished sixth in the an- cannot beat men like Christensen orlege men. A good race is expected nual cross country race. Otis and Tews, Long, Cox and Shambaughbeweten Capt. Otis, who has been Angier were the two men who carne4.6 .... are unknowns, but they may do un-starring for the Maroons, and Hinkle. b k d th th tac ,an e 0 er men are new 0 expectedly good work.who won a 15 mile race last week distance running. McCosh was 'a half. h Charley Higgins, full back on the.WIt a time of 1_:28:16. McCosh, who miler last spring, but has suddenly football team, will be referee. LeRoyhas been pushing Otis in practice, developed into a distance man. Campbell, conference half mile cham-also stands a good chance to win.Whether or not the Maroon team winsdepends on the showing of Lewis,Angier and Long. McCosh l\laking Good Time .pion, will be timer. Half a dozen,Otis and McCosh have been mak- other track men will act as judges ofing exceptional time in the time trials the course.i->l -Fair List Prices tiEEI � FairTreatment �<-iBOOD,RICH,SILVERTOCORD TIRESAn Object-Lesson inllresWRES "Wear out INSIDE-not OUTSIDE.They are burned out by internal frictionalheat, rubbed up between the plies of the tire.Every extra ply means ex­tra vvearing out of the, tire .Note the two-ply struc­ture in the rubber saturated,cable-cord body of the Sil­vertown tire here laid bare.TenSilvertownCordX-Cels . Could you thus look Into ALLtires, 'you would find three types:1. Increased en- :­aine power. •2. Smooth er rld-ine-.3. Fuel a.vine-.·4. Speedier.5. Co.at farther. Cotton fabric, with five to sevenswathes;Thread-web, a five to seven plybase of strings;Cable-cord, the unique patent-pro­tected, two-ply structure, foundONLY in Silvertown, the origi­nal Cord Tires.It .stands to reason that Silver ..town tires, trade-marked with theRED-DOUBLE-DIAMOND,with but two plies will outlastmany-ply tires with their multi­plied heat.You cannot afford to be without theirsmart appearance, smoother-riding ele­gance, and their gasoline-saving economy. Where You, See This SignGoodrich Tires arc StockedTHE I.F. GOODRICH COMPANYAKRON, �HIOAlso makers of the famous fabric tiresG-:-cdrich Black Safety Tread.• 1ccaIIj .