Wuchang, Nov. 23.
Some two months ago over 100 students from the National Higher Normal School decided to forsake the pen for the sword and to enlist in the army of Wu Pei-fu. However, these field-marshals in embryo found the soldier's life too strenuous for them. It was necessary to obey orders promptly and "strikes" were not looked upon with favour. Hence the abovementioned patriots have now returned to their books and have decided that militarism is not their forte but that they must invent other methods to save their country.
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