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No. l GERMANS ADVACE TWO MILS INBIG * 6TEARMY OF CRO~WN PRINCE TAKES "3000 PRISONERS IN ATTACK CRISIS AGIN DUE IN GREECE R~ussian ii lerun Te ll una Tht War Wll Be Continued Until Germany Is Crshed I ndoi, Fe~b. 23.--Fightiig te great est battle witneSd on the wester front siiwe the battle of Yprs las May, the Grmian riry under Crow Print, Wilhein which is striving t take Verdun, today sna.shed throug the French lines for a distace o nearly two miles and captured 3,00 prisoners 10 miles north of the fortress Cecil iMde War Trade inister Loaadon, Feb. 2.--Ten appojtmeni of Lord Robert Cecl, a Unionist, a war trade minister was officially an nounced in] the house of ( flhfloeas to- day by Premier .Asuith, Lrd Robert Cecil was parliamentary uner-sere- tary for foregn affairs He will be res ponsible for the policy of the gov- ernmeant concerning merchandise pass- - through the nu tral countries ;rnxl d the central powers. Pro-Gernaus Losing Ifluece Itoe,, Feba. 13.---It is learned from A diplomstic source that a ministerial crisis is probable in {Treece. Th faro-German party is reported to be losing its inluece, owing to Rtou- inania's attitude and Bulgaria:, cose- qluei refusal to participate in a: id stro-G1erriau attack on Salonil. )blnf nteit-gii King Offered Comanid Itome, Feb). 23.--Czar Nicholas of Russia has offered a nominal military command in Russia 10 King Nicholas of Montengro, who already is an honorary field marshal in the Russian army. T1'he Montenegrin king has re- fusedt the offer because of II health. Ruissiha to Strengthen U. S. Relations Petrograd, Feb. 23---War until Ger- mny. is completely crushed in order to prevent a repetition' of the world war was the keynote of the speech of Foreign Minister Sturmer before the re-eonivened duia today In his speech M. Sturne also said that the Russian government will seek to strengthen the commercial re- lations between Russia anl the Unit- ed States. Czar Nicholas. in addressing th' durna, dwelt chiefly on the capture of rzeru. In regard to Rouniania he said, "Roadniania will not betray her own interests and when the hoar strikes sloe vii know ow to realize lier ndatial unity." 'U f'IVoreter I.1 ing Disfriued Iflagaz'ne UofIForestry (Clu Coialiis liany Snappy Articles 1l'Th". of1,&L" Foreser. the semi- annuetl nagazine o the Forestry club, is being ditributedl to foresters all over the world. It contains 40 pages of the suappiest articles regarding forestry that hsve been put ot by the club for a number of years. A full page eut t;' he n X313iene i lde ewarcade on State street, where di exhibit of the_ kinds of work being doewill be shown, today. Women 's League Will Present Play "The( Q' een's Progress" Will Be Ghik lint1H11l Auditorium in April { t fi a i }S 4 i i prof. W IV. H.lobbs an'd Rear-Aaltir al R . EI en ry to nppdb afal P ~oto h)er on 1Arriv ing' at 'Michigan ('C ii liiShin "The Queen'4s Progress" is the name, of the Shiakespearean pageant to be, r iven April 28 in Hill auditorium, un- der the direction of the Women's, letgue., The book for the production9 inow completed, and the committee is ready to make selections for the catst.1 Professor HI. A. Kenyon, master of the pageant, will be in his office, room 23, oldJ engineering building, this aft-r ernoou from 2:00 to 4:00 o'clock, Fri- dcay 2 :00 to 4: 00 o'clock, and Satur- day from 10:00 to 12:00 o'clock, to ineet -men and women who wish to take part in the pageant. There are an equal number of parts for men and women, who can act, sing or dance. No previous experience is necessary,! although any work in Shakespearean reading will be of help. The dances are i e charge of Miss Evans.{ May 10 is the date now announced for thew closing of the poster contest, instea,,ii of May 1, as earlier set. There wil b a first prize of $10.00. X- ay Dis$closes Fracture in Arm 11. .il. lanimsde'n, '19, Rests Easily in'< Hosp1ital; Will Be Out in About Two Weekst Two serious fractures of the left arm of 13. M. Lumslen, '19, who was hit by- the Michigan Central trainI which killed Elbert S. Bryant, '19, Tuesidayv afternoon, were shown in an X-ray, photograph yesterday. No internal injuries have manifested themselves so far, and the patient was reported resting well at the university hospital late last night. AttendingI physicians expect Lumsden to leavet the hospital in about two weeks. SENI-OR ENGINEERS WILL HEAR WOOD Expert of University of Illinois to Speaki on "D)on't Be eJust Engineers jSenior engineers will today listein to a lecture by Ira 0. B~aker-, profes- sor of civil engineering at the Uni- versity of Illinois. who is one of the foremost engineers in the country. The lecture will be held at 11:00 o'clock in West Physics hall. While it is intended p~rimarily' for senior en- gineers it is open to all students who are interested and who can attend at this time without conflict with their work. Professor Baker while being well past 60 years of ag'e is alert, active and quick-motioned. llo is a pleasing j (Countinu ed on P~are $Six) LEADERS OPPOSE WILSON'S EFFORT TODEGIOE ISSUE P'residenit Put in P~redicament; Rleply to Another 'Note Received fromt Austria Washington, Feb. 23.--A graVe_ turn in the subniarin- controvers.Vcame to- day when formidable opposition flared- tip in Congress to President Wilson's determination to force a showdown with Germany. Tonight the president finds himself confronted with a threat from import- ant Democratic leaders in the house that a resolution would be put over his opposition warning Americans rom traveling on armed merchantmen. Not since the submarine issue was raised has the president found himself I in such a discouraging predicamut. At the minute when he needs the strongest support to carry his issue with Germany to a successful conclu- sion he finds hihiself deserted by many of the influential leaders of his own party, who are asserting openly that Congress will not stand behind him in (Continued onl Page Six) ILife Veaiy 31eiii (to eeive ''lheii l Thais 31 oriilg FOR OPERA TICKE[5 NO S1PECIALTIES T I S1 YE AR "Tres Roug e,'' thle Uion~ opera, wyill be produ(cd at the Whitney theater on Wed nesday, Thursda, Fridlay and Sat- urdaiy evenings, March 15, 16, 17 anti 18, includling a matinee on Saturday afternoon. The ticket sale for the ive performance v\Oll be held at the Hill auditorium box office on Friday and Saturday of l thisweek and Mon- dlay, 'Tuesday and Wednesday. of next Peary Predictsa Cornmercial vWar, (11. C . I.4Jackson) "Ceonadore P'eary, do youl find it more iinterestig to tour America thar to ina ke Eas for the North Pole?" The vretirc'd 1nited states navy offi- er ladbc i n his chair, pulled thmgh~iiiyathis flowing brownish raytnon~tcbefor a moment, while the ~gcI of a' smile dawned in hiskeni-tolblueeys "Vel,"besaid. "both have their a~lant~esand disadvantages, but trm criccs Ilhave gone through J ;-1d. hclsy that miy dog trai Laa~ ~oelleyto arrive on sc'bedule Mail Oof OUr railroad trains."~ T.Ihe j s rotic explorer is deep- ly Jicrs then l advisability of an - adpt on c i o Swss ilitary system in ii: Ui lt'd tats, elliving it would beeeu (te in case of peace or war, a en of improving effi- Ci (fcy. A.ft fthecloetof the j ,rwent Euro- l} 'r1i artber,- will bl a tremendous un I'1111d oil I ag , ix) WH ' OING N1 Weather fr Ann Arbor and vicinity: i~t &cec~ -enor eng. assembly, West . ;.ic hll. I :tP he 'lit class meeting, Tap- 2P3 dek'Upper Peninsula men o In I[vi ib nin - - 10 e'c '~-~ -itnd IIQ'wc, IIiA- dii't o i3a. K b ce'- 'iiicclub meets, n_.. > ima';hal. :' 4l 0 o E 3 ek--r. R. tH. Bonilla week. The securing of slips, entitling lif'e-/ miemb ers to secure their tickets, be- rail at the Uinion yesterdlay, and the earl- rush for first chances at t he tickets indicate: the interest show -n ini this ),ear's lpro(ilction. Slips will be given out to yearly I 'nion membecrs begi ining at 9:00 o'clock this nmorning. The comml'ittee in charge wvishes [)s announce that there will be no featur-e acts this year. the opera being so written that no specialties are re- Ifrillan tSkt In Band lOunce GE~NERAL ADVOCATES ADPT1 OF SWISS MILITARY SYSTEMa SCORES SMALL SIZE OF ARI Rear-Admiral Explains Value of Cam. Patrol, System; Endorses Forme' Speaker's Theories "Take the whole mobile army of te. United States into the Yale boVl ad each of them could have a. neat" de- lared General Leonard Wood, wh6; .vith Rear Admiral Robert K. Peary ipoke on "Preparedness" to an aui. m'ce of over 4,000 in ill auditorium ;fst evening under the auspices o ,hie local National Security Leau,* branch. General Wood's speechi was based upon his view of America's inabl ty to cope with the high grade of specal- 4zation attained by the other great na.- linns in military matters. He pountit cut that while this country has tre- m0rdous resources, they are entrey undeveloped, and that the miltia should be under the federal. Instead, 6~ individual states authority, ifi its;. was to be of practial aid in time of weari. "We have never nmet a first class 44- ticon which was prepared for war," h st t d "a d w wo l no co p r:with them . , A t the close of the C ivil, w ar -we were for the only time in our hi. tory fully ready to meet invaer,, and we won the respect of £aorope, as was demonstrated by the quk ra- ner in which Napoleon the Third grt out of Mexico, with a surprisingly small amount of diplomatic corre- pon deuce." "Our people love to talk of our ft- developed military resources," h said. "They are undeveloped, almost. absolutely so. Numbers without train- ing are practically useless. No Wol v.,as ever frightened by the sie of a flock of sheep. We are trusting to Y umblers too much. We have the cour- age and character, but we have nt the organization necessary for pre- paredness."v "Throughout our history the falli. of the volunteer system has be.4n de- onstrated," General Wood ccntnu "At first there has always been spasm of patriotism, but this died a and the use of bounties, and str laws against desertion could not ke 'a people under armxs who werei accustomed to discipline."K The speaker urged an adopto the Swiss miliary system. in Amer for several reason,s chief among wh was the fact that the discipline volved would be good for the peo b~oth morally and phyiclly. He C tinned: "We need discipline in this co try to learn to accustom ourselves orders, and we would also be a through its use to effect an organi tion of the mighty physical resours which we have." The introduction of a military tra ing system would increase patri ismn, do away with class distinti and make .for national solidarity, br cause the people would realize tW. were doing 'something for their con try. A description of 'the courses l. down in some of the. leading unv sities, and an encouragement of t plan mapped out at ldicgan, for the basis for a porion of his sp, in which he declared that therea a need for 50,000 reserve officers command the ideal Unitd Sates ar$ which would be compiosed of X,00, men. He added: "I caxiot agree with- speakers who statec than an aray, 1,000,000 men c an be raised betwe,' nightfall and dawn, whhcJ;h would reaU sual:s onl"'The Seven Centuries of ' Moorish Rule in Spain," room 141, U- f 1, >ihi-lFerris Institute 'club hol. hm: ctUnitarian church. 0t)&l E;;k---combined Owosso-St. Jahn ~ pary, Packard academiy. ~tJ0o'clck -Wright Saxophone paJrt, !Union. I When the theoretical curtain rises ins Hill auditorium this evening at 8:00 o'clock, the Varsity band will strike into the first number of a pro- gram of big scale features which have bc-en combined -to make "Michigan's Biggest Banrd Bounce." Final full dress rehearsal was held yesterday afternoon. "Forty Yards of Trenches," v,-li I M~orrison Wood and HenryettaIraic berry; went on with fiished ceden t.f while the "All Campus Revue," fea- turing George iAl. Olsen,. '17, is (,N- pected to have an appeal for all wvho attend. -;ll c.,pu_ organiizations which oav c1.oren nmembers are requested to sen.d a list r f their members and offficers to Prances Way, chairman of Loniittee on hionor points, 1501 Wash- toenaw a-,'nne. Final dress rehearsal of "All-Cain- pas~ ]Revue" troupe,.12:05 o'clock today, So~~ Utclass mueeting tomorrow at 4: t10 '0 c p. nu., in 101 Economics Ihaildinig, for election of new baseball and basl-etbIall manag-ers. -Hi candidates 'for senior lit basket- halteal) report at the gymnasium at 7-: 20 tonight. h ALL NATO k uE Tickets go on Sale today at 2 o'clock inI HILL AUDITORIUMI RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW DO NOT WAIT UNTIL LATER, I 5c V i AA D BO OKI' 8 o'clock, :w HILL AUDI70R U 9 ..