From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 11, 1914:

• “The old hand bell, which summoned K. U. students to chapel in by-gone days, has been dug out of the trash pile in the university shops and will be given a place of honor at the alumni banquet in Topeka tomorrow night. The bell was used when most of K. U.’s professors were freshmen. Fraser hall was the only building on the campus then and it was easy to call the school together with the small dinner bell. The old hand bell did its work better then, than the large whistle does now. But its faithful service in calling in the wandering sheep to chapel was forgotten and it was cast into the oblivion of the trash pile. Professor Flint found it the other day and is going to take it to Topeka with him tomorrow and there its familiar ring will summon the old grads to a more cheerful event than the old chapel services were.”
• “Big plans are being made for the decoration of the streets of Lawrence for the Missouri-Kansas football game. The matter of the decoration was taken up in the meeting of the executive committee of the Merchants Association last night and it was decided to make an especial effort to make the street look attractive to the immense crowd that will be here on that day. It is the plan of the merchants to purchase a number of Missouri and Kansas pennants to put on the wires supporting the trolley cables on Massachusetts street…. The merchants will make especial efforts as individuals in decorating the fronts of their stores and they plan to make them better than they have ever been before. Large amounts of bunting and a number of flags will be used in the decoration that will assist in the spirit of the occasion…. In addition to the decorations that will be put on the street and the store fronts the merchants have a large number of umbrellas with tops made of K. U.’s colors, which will be carried on the streets on the day of the game.”
• “One hundred Belgian babies! From the way inquiries have come into the Journal-World office this morning, Lawrence could easily care for twice that number. ‘Just put me down for one,’ said N. Eager, whose large farm, just southwest of town, will offer an ideal place for the bringing up of a child. And Mr. Eager is not the only one. L. S. Mowder of Lone Star is anxious to do what he can, and wants to know how soon the babies will arrive. At least thirty Lawrence citizens who want to take one of the little war-orphaned children, called for information this morning…. The definite details of the shipment of Belgian babies to America are not yet worked out. The Chicago Tribune has taken up the work, and the Journal-World will work in conjunction with that paper. Belgium’s great need, once the war is over, will be to build up and repopulate the country. But in this hour of need the children must be cared for, and an opportunity is offered America to assist that cannot be equaled. After everything possible has been done to re-establish scattered and broken families, there will remain many thousands of little children who have lost their fathers and mothers, their homes and kinfolk, and are left penniless and helpless. Already, as winter begins to shut down over the war zone, they must be beginning to suffer from cold and lack of shelter, as well as from hunger. Germany, England, France, Russia, Austria, as the war progresses, will have to strain all their energies to take care of their own orphans and widows. With all the willingness in the world a continent gone mad with war can waste little time or attention on a few thousand children who are too small and weak even to make cannon fodder.”
• “Going to Nebraska? That question is being asked more times each day and if the affirmative answers continue to come, one special train won’t haul the crowd. As practice goes on, Kansas hopes go up, and if nothing happens, if nobody gets hurt, or disqualified, Nebraska will have her hands full next Saturday…. Nebraska has the best team it has had in years. The Cornhuskers are going to get hold of some Jayhawk tail feathers, too. But whether that wills top him or not is another question. With Tony James back in the line the chances are that nothing will stop the flight of the Rock Chalk bird.”