THE MICHIGAN DAI Y 'a - The Arcade Theatre VA -L L I VA LL I In "HER DEBT OF -HONOR" VALLI VALI " E DRAMA WITH TIIR1ILLS It you wish to attend the Armenian Benefit Concert tonight, come to The Arcade at 3:00 or 6:30 Tv 1)D A V FRIDAY Tt D IXV CORRECTS FALSE IMPRESSION Of EUROPEAN STRIFE THE PIT "Black as the Pit From Pole to Pole" FAt The Theters Atirn'is Contains Other Letters and Pictures of ('amipus ill ^ A1 TTHET iHEATFERS former Days1 --- * TODI1 it INVICTUS Out of the night that covers me Black as the Pit from pole to I thank whatever Gods may be For my unconquerable soul. pole, * r' LOUIS P. HALL DISCUSSES PERIENCE WITH AMBU- LANCE CORPS EX- LITTLE HATRED BETWEEN MEN Wounded French and German Troops Are Cordial and Regret Return to Trenches That conditions in the warring coun- tries of Europe have been falsely rep- resented in the majority of the reports in the American newspapers, is the statement of Louis P. Hall, Jr., who will talk at the Union meeting Sun- day afternoon, on his experiences with the American 'ambulance in Alsace- Lorraine. "Although I was many miles behind the first line of trenches," said Mr. Hall yesterday, "I was able to get absolutely correct information regard- ing conditions there from the wounded who were brought back to our hos- pitals. The state of affairs in the countries themselves I know thorough- ly because I lived among these people for many months. "My own observations show that the reports are in many ways exaggerated and although the soldiers of each fight- ing nation believe that they will ulti- mately triumph, I was unable to find anyone who was optimistic enough to predict the time that the war will end in their favor, and also I could not find very many who are enthusiastic about the continuing of the war any longer. Though anxious to win, the soldiers are more anxious to stop this slaughter. "This condition of affairs exists not only throughout France but .also in Germany, and the German soldiers in particular are constantly expressing their regret at the duration of the struggle. They are doing this not be- cause they are so anxious to gain an immediate victory but because they are realizing. more than ever before the tragedy of it all. "The people of France, who have sent their sons to the front, feel a certain pride in their patriotic sacri- fice, but all of them would rather end the war now than continue this waste- ful show of their loyalty. From the German prisoners I understand that the same opinion is prevalent through- out Germany, and though still loving their Fatherland, the Germans are be- ginning to get a higher regard for the people of the other countries. "Especially absurd is the report con- cerning the hatred the soldiers bear for one another. There is no truth whatsoever in the stories circulating about here that the war has filled these men with the lust of battle and is sending them forth to kill their ene- mies regardless of the cost. The men, with a very few natural exceptions, are not blood mad. They are fighting because the country has called them to the front, but there is no personal hatred existing as far as I could find out. "The wounded French soldiers' and the wounded and captured Germans are always chatting in the most cordial: and friendly manner, and when their wounds have been sufficiently healed to allow them to return to return to the trenches, they express sincere re- gret that they must again take up the business of killing. The Germans are: always ready to make friends with their French enemies, and though they may be hating the opposing na- tion there is no indication whatsoever of that feeling among the men I have seen and talked with. They are not bloodthirsty and are ready to talk peace at any time that their rulers will let them." The slides which Mr. Hall will show Sunday afternoon consist chiefly of pictures of the work of the ambulance men and also the conditions of the peasantry behind the lines, which he says are not as bad as one might imagine. Though the loss of life and property is enormous, it does not run up into the figures which most people here believe. The Michigan Daily for the rest of the year-$1.50. ** In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not'winced nor cried aloud Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this pale of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find me, unafraid. It matters not how straight the gate How charged with punishment the scroll. I am the Master of my Fate-- I am the Captain of my Soul. -W. E. Henley. * * * We print the above to show our valued readers that thw Pit isn't named as such simply because it is deep stuff. That explanation orig- inated in the fertile mind of the "Jay- Hop Extra" editor. ** * "Prof. Dowrie Lectures peria."-Our Dilly Daily. * * * in Hes- No, m'dear, that place is now in Michigan. * * * Dear Gee: FICKLENESS I've held maidens, so have you. To hold them thrills us through and through. Tonight I thrilled as ne'er before Though afterwards said, "Nevermore." Instead of bliss, it left me blue. I held four queens. A. McI. * * * --And in Reply- 'Tis a lie I never thrill I ne'er held a Maiden-still Though you say It left you blue If he'd kings The blues left you. What is the trouble with the book of the Union Opera? From the depths we howl the old, old howl, "It is the faculty." Granted that the men that act in the capacity of advisors to the writers are men that have no peer hereabouts as dramatic critics-while unity and characterization are key- notes to all of their endeavors, and while they may be able to take one Mr. Shakespeare and ,tell him that he must have been thinking of sliding around the corner for a little drink when he wrote some particular pas- sage-the fact still remains that these principles can not be applied when a musical comedy is in the process of construction. A character in the com- edy has no character-in the sense of highly developed dramatic taste. If there is a humorous situation-if there is to be a funny remark to be made, the party that is on the stage will have to make it-even though he is supposed to be in mourning for his pet cow. The object is to draw the: laugh-in spite of characterization. We suggest that faculty criticism be in the light of censorship, and to allow the men who write the book to WRITE the book. They probably have more of an idea as to what is desirable in many cases than the learned professor of the drama. Miss Zetha K;ammer .is editor of the Daily Kansan. She ought to be able to pound out something good. * * * We'd hate to think how many times the above has been sprung at the Uni- versity of Kansas. But we ought to be safe with it here. * * * That is-as safe as usual. -By Gee. A. S. 3. E. Hods Annual Election The Michigan branch of the A. S. M. E., a national engineering society, recently held its annual election of of- ficers as follows: Chairman, A. E. Hecker, '17; vice chairman, T. Tobay, '17; secretary, W. F. Gerhardt, '17; treasurer, F. M. Sawin, spee. The outstanding feature of the Michigan Alumnus which comes out today, is several interesting letters from Arthur Davin, '10-12, who has served for more than six months in the trenches with the fourteenth di- vision of the First Canadian Batallion as a signaller. Mr. Davin says that life in the trenches is not all the hard work and awful suspense that the numerous war correspondents have been writing about. In fact he says that the war is one of the most pe- culiar ones in history, "there is plenty of grub and little fighting but when there is fighting it is massacre." Several other articles are of much interest, one of these being the speech given by W. H. Sears, '92, when he re- cently addressed the Lcs Angeles Alumni society. The speech gives some interesting anecdotes of the presidential campaign of 182, when President Cleveland, President Mc- Kinley, and W. J. Bryan spoke in Ann Arbor and McKinley was hissed off the stage for one of his political ut- terances. The pictorial portion of the Alumnus contains some interesting pictures of the Campus in early day s. REPORT LARGE SALE OF TICKETS FOR WOMFN'S ANNUAI LUNCIIEON Balalaika Orchestra to Feature Pro- gram in Detroit at Hotel Pontchartrain The annual luncheon of the Associa- tion of University of Michigan Women wrill be held at the Hotel Pontchar- train on February 19. Mrs. Howard Howe announces that the sale of tick- ets has exceeded all expectations. Ann Arbor is to be represented by many undergraduates and members of the university faculty. In addition to the "stunts" given by the various classes, Mrs. James Hurst, the chairman of the music committee, has arranged for several concert num- bers to be played by the Balalaika orchestra of the Detroit Institute of Musical Art. There are but three complete bala- laika orchestras in this country, and the Detroit organization, under the direction of Mis. N. B. Duffey, is being recognized as one of unusual merit., The balalaikas have been imported from Petrograd, being the native in- struments of Russia. EPISCOPAL STUDENTS TO DINE Exceptional Program Planned for Washington's Birthday With a program of unusual merit, the sixth annual dinner-dance of the Hobart Guild in Harris mall on the evening of Washington's birthday promises to be a big success. Bishop Williams of Detroit, Dean A. H. Lloyd, I. C. Johnson, '16, and Don- old W. Ogilbee, '16L, will be the main speakers at the banquet, which will begin at 6:00 o'clock. Favors fitting to the occasion will be given to the diners. Following the dinner, a dance will be enjoyed in the Harris hall parlors. This part of the program will come. at 8:00 o'clock. All Episcopal students on the cam- pus are invited to attend the affair and tickets may be ohtained now at Harris hall, or reservations may be made by calling I. C. Johnson, 788-M. The price for the combined dinner and dance will be seventy-five cents. Addresses Municipal Government Class Melvin P. Porter, secretary and treasurer of the Buffalo Municipal league, of Buffalo, N. Y., will speak to the class in municipal government at 10 o'clock this morning in room 102 in the economics building. The sub- ject of the address wilt ie on some phase connected with the administra- tion of cities. Rabbi Wolsey to Address Menorah the Menorah society has secured Rabbi Louis Wolsey, of the Euclid avenue temple, Cleveland, Ohio, as the speaker for Sunday. He will speak on "A Study of the Personality of the Jew," at Newberry hall at 8:00 o'clock Sunday evening. Whitney-Lyntan flow, el Festival. Magsic Musical dron d I he Town.'" Arcae-Valli ValliI Debti of oi or." * e's'.Triav- Con.ed y, :g in "11er * * ** * * "Thie Hawk" Mr. William Faversham and his com- pany will come to the Whitney thea-" ter for one performance only, next Sit- urday night, February 26, in the great success, "The Hawk." The play is a love romance of modern life and in it Mr. Faversham is said to be doing the best work of his brilliant career. lJ+ is a player sure in his art and de- isive in the command of the tech- nivgac of the theatre. The productions which Mr. Faversham has made since ve became his own manager give a guarantee that "The hawk" will bring the fullest pleasure of the theatre. The play comes to us with the endorse- ieat of New York, Boston, Philadel- phia and Chicago, where the acting and the play were said to be of a standard seldom seen on our stage today. The company in support of Mr. Faversham will be one worthy of 'he play in every respect. "Around the TowImn" "Around the Town," a musical revue with a story, is the latest offering to come to the Majestic. It opened last night and was well received. The play is in five scenes, twelve song num- bers being introduced through the course of the revue. Earl S. Dewey and Mabel Rogers have the leading roles and they, to- gether with Alleen Morrison, as the female : herlock Holmes, comprise the important factors in the presentation of the comedv., 7110 chorus is young, and costumes ari, s nery are of the latest musioal cc: edy style. Dhming numbers pre- <