T PEDAILY T'E CAMPUS VOL. XXVI. No. 144. TRN GAN Phones:-Editorial 2414 Business 961 TELEGRAPH SERVICE B THE NEW YORK SUN a rp. 4 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MICHIGAN TAKES FIFTH PLACE IN BIG RELAY RAcE PENNSYLVANIA ESTABLIShES NEW WORLWS IRE CORl) FOR ME)LEY RELY RfAtE WHITE WINS SHOT PUT EVENT Berry of PeIinSy Iirt in Penitathlon, in, Which Ife Entered a Favorite (Vourtesy of the Detroit Free Press) Philadelphia, April 28.-Michigan finished fifth this afternoon in the medley relay race, Pennsylvania win- ning. The Quakers were pushed, and they established a new world's rec- ord for the event, their anchor man breasting the tape in 3:28 3-5. Pennsylvania was represented by an unusually strong team, the Quakers having fast men in every position. Lockwood, Dorsey and Meredith rank among the greatest runners in colle- giate competition and with a lightning field entered, the Quakers stepped the distance in remarkable fashion. Chicago finished second, with Wis- consin third and Princeton fourth, the west contributing three of ' the five winners. Captain Smith, Harold O'Brien, Scofield and "Eddie" Carroll represented the Maize and Blue. Smith andl O'Brien ran 220 yards apiece, Sco- field going a quarter, with Carroll fin- ishing in the half-mile position. White of Syracuse set a new inter- collegiate mark in the 56-pound shot put, heaving it 31 feet and 5 inches. White is the 270-pound giant who has been playing on the Orange football team the past two seasons. The pentathlon went to Berry of Pennsylvania. Berry entered as a strong favorite and his showing in today's events justified this confidence. Sinking Of Ships Causes Big Loss R"ra" JMobsters Practice Postures SpecItor Sets Pageant Mo Scene in I'ae 1s°"to Like the sound of distant thunder conies the rmnble of the mob. Comes the mob that threatens killing wth a clamour that is thrilling, and their footsteps loudly sounding like the hoof-beats on the sod. They are sturdy Roman brethren as their speeches do portray, bearing back the murdered Caesar (a chair does, if you please, sir), when they meet with noble Antony a-blocking up their way., Mark, he stops and bids them listen borrowing all their several ears. Speaks of mighty Caesar's glory and of Brutus, and the story makes them vow to Heaven vengeance, midst the flowing of their tears. Then a little man with glasses and and a prompt book in his hand, shouts, "A little bit of pep there. Put some ginger in your stop there. When it comes to Shakespeare mob-seenes, you are anything but grand." For old Rome has been transplanted to the stage in old U-hall, and the citizens and sad gent are all work- ing on the pageant, in the scene where died the fellow who in three parts divvied Gaul. Allen Shoenfield. CHOOSE NOMINEES FOR UNIONOFIE Election flay to Occur the Last Day in May; Other Nanies Iay le Placed on Ballots I)ATE WILL BE ANNOUNCEI) LATER Nominations for Michigan Union of- fices for the year 1916-17 were made public bythe nominating committee last evening as follows: For pre sident: Staats M. Abrams Kemp S. Burge : Glenn M. Coulter For recording secretary: Lee E. Joslyn John W. Langs Harold A. Taylor For vice president: From literary college A. S. Hart Howard G. Muzzy Edwin B. Palmer From engineering college Robert W. Collins John W. Neumann Gordon Smith From law school Kenneth Barnard James M. Barrett Glenn A. Howland 'From medic school Joseph A. Darnall George McClure From combined colleges C. B. Mandeville For faculty members of Board of Directors: Dean H. M. Bates Dr. Reuben Peterson Prof. William A. Frayer. Election will occur on the regular campus election day the last week in May. The names of additional can- didates for any of the above offices will be placed on the ballots, provid- ed a petition containing the names of 25 members of the Union is filed with the recording secretary before 9:00, o'clock A. M. of the fourth lay pre- ceding election. The date of election, will be announced in the near future. LUNOGREN MVAKES CHANGES IN LINE- UP AGAINST CASE AN DEtSON WILL START (AME AT THIRD, WITH C'ASWELL 3OVEID TO FIRST HOEHM MAY ACT ASBACKSTOP Andrus to Start Today's Contest He Displays Sufficient Control if i: I., .d'. * ** * * * * fichigan Batting Order Niemann, right field. Caswell, first base. Labadie, left field. Brandell, center field. Walterhouse, shortstop. Anderson, third base. Smith, second base. Dunne or Roehm, catcher. Andrus or Miller, pitcher. Coach * n* * --- * -n Coach Lundgren announced * * * * * *1 * ' * * * two N umber of Lives Lost Fixed at While 701 Men Are Saved from Russell 121 London, April 28.-Loss of the Brit- ish battleship Russell, and a large pa- trol boat, the capture of an English trawler and destruction or a German submarine, were announced today. The loss of life is fixed at 124 men, who are missing from the Russell. The Russell was sunk by mines in the Mediterranean. The German submarine was sent down off the east coast, the British patrol boat was destroyed and the trawler captured by German boats on" the Doggerbank. Rear-Admiral Frement, Captain Wil- liam Bowden Smith, 24 other officers and 676 men were saved when the Rus- sell went down. About 18 men were captured by the British when the German submarine was sunk. POSTPONE OHIO CLUB DANCE Date Changed to )onday, May 29; Taickets on Sale Now The Ohio club dance, which was to have been held next Tuesday, May 2, has been postponed till May 29. In- asmuch as this date precedes Decora- tion Day, at which time there will be no school, the committee in charge expects a large number to be on hand. Tickets already sold will be good fo that date and those wishing tick- ets ,an get them from C. R. Bloomer, '17E. Fi cher's banjorime-saxophone orchestra will provide the music. GR ) 1 RAPIDS CL B TO TAKE HIKE TO YPSI THIS AFTERNOON A hike to Ypsi and perh'ns to points farther est will be the undertaking of the Grand Rapids club this after- noon. The hike will start after a regular buKness meeting of the club at the Union at 1:00 o'clock. Ralph C.-nger, '13, president of the Michigami P lumni association of Grand Rapidse - l. address the meeting to expl in the connection between the lja ii association of .Grand Rapids and the Granl Rapids club of the positive changes in the lineup for to- day's bame with Case. with the pos- sibiltiy of a third. Anderson will start the game at third, with Caswell moved over to first, while the uncertainty lies behind the bat. "Morrie" Dunne is tempor- arily handicapped by a bad ankle, and if he is not in shape to open today's fray against the Clevelanders, "Rum- ine backstop. The coach stated last night that Andrus would start today's contest if he exhibited anything that even re- motely resembled control when he warmed up. Andrus has been wild, but if he displays any certainty in his (Continued on Page Six) Report Air Raids On Western Front 1trench Squadron Drops 18 Bombs on La Mardie Stailon In the Woevre Paris, April 28.-Numerous air raids along the western front in which Ger- man planes, including a Fokker, were brought down, were reported by the war office today. A French squadron dropped 18 bombs on La Marche station in the Woe" re. One German plane attacked by the 'rench dropped near Douau- mont, badly damaged, and another fell near Mont Sauton. A French aviator while piloting a Nieuport monoplane defeated a Fokker, which fell behind the German lines. The Germans dropped shells at in- frc ~uent intervals during the night in the region of Avocourt-Esnes and Froncey. A dispatch from Marseilles reports the arrival there of a further contingent of Russian troops, the number of which is not given. BAND IN NEW UNIFORMS TODAY Varsity )fiis s to Wear Khaiki Suits at tane "We'll show the Brown and White what real music sounds like," says Captain Wilson, director of the Var-- sity band, and the musicians vouch that "Cap's" reputation for veracity will be upheld. The khaiki-clad band men will line up in front of University hall at 2:15 this afternooi, ready to regale the fans on Ferry Field with an entirely new repertoire. All bandmen who have not received their khaiki uniforms may" obtain them at Hill auditorium between 10:00 and 12:00 this morning. All blue overcoats must be turned in at this tin e. 'i'TIilISH TROOPS ANNIHILATE FOUR BRITISh SQUADRONS Berlin, April 2*.-Tu'rish troops annihilated four British cavalry squad- ro'i, about 800 men, in a battle April 23, near Quatia, about 25 miles east of the Suez canal. This information Russian Choir Scores Success All Numbers Unaccompanied, Which Added to Effectiveness of Voices Hill auditorium was filled to its ca- pacity last night when the Russian Cathedral Choir of New York City, in their striking vestments of red and black, gave what was considered one of the best exhibitions of perfect en- semble singing ever heard in this city. The choir, which consists of 21 boys and eight adults, and is considered by critics to rank second only to the Cathedral Choir of Moscow, is con- ducted by Ivan T. Gorokhoff. All of the numbers were unaccom- panied, which fact added much to the effectiveness of the perfectly blended voices and the delicate shadings brought out under the baton of the able director. The pianissimo work of the choir was most extraordinary and the perfect phrasing and enuncia- tion left nothing whatever to be de- sired. The entire program was made up of Russian ecclesiastical music, which is considered the finest sacred music in the world, being characterized by splendid part writing and well blend- ed harmonies. At the end of the program they sang "America," which was followed by the Russian National Anthem. This choir is appearing only in uni- versity cities and will be heard in Chicago, Madison, Evanston and Ith- aca before returning to New York. BORDOER GATHERING Generals Obregon, Funston and Scott Will Confer at El Paso Today El Paso, April 28.-With General Alvaro Obregon and his staff in Juarez and Generals Hugh L. Scott and Frederick Funston at El Paso, the stage was set tonight for a confer- ence between representatives of the Mexican and American governments on the military situation in Mexico. Generals Scott and Funston arrived at San Antonio at 5:30 o'clock, were met by General George Bell and his staff and held an informal reception at the station. The two generals re- mained on their car tonight. The first act of the conference is expected to be staged Saturday morn- ing when General Scott and General Funston will pay their formal call upon General Obregon in the historic old customs house in Juarez. The conference proper will then follow the return of this formal call by Generals Obregon, Trevino and their staff. General Obregon and his party ar- rived in Juarez this morning. When questioned as to any break or differ- ences with General Carranza, Gen- eral Obregon laughed. "I am very earnest," he said, "that you state em- phatically for me 'that there have been no differences between the first chief and myself and there is no reason for there being any break." Herrera Demonstrates Loyalty to Cause Arriving on the military train and presumably coming to the border to demonstrate the loyalty of the Her- reras to the constitutionalist cause, was Joe de La Luz Herrera, mayor of Parral, who suffered many indig- nities during the trouble between the populace of that town and the Ameri- can troops. Senor Herrera is the father of General Luis Herrera now (Continued on Page Six) TO PRESENT PLAY AT DETROIT Cast and Chorus of "The Yankee Yogi" to Leave This Morning KISER TO CONVEY HIS APPEAL TO WILSON THRUG MBASSADOR GER- 'RA IN ORDER TO AVERT CRISIS CARRANZA'S GOVERNMENT* MAY FALL,_SAYS REPORT European Embassies Get Evidence That Indicates Crisis in Mexico City Washington, April 28.-Reports re- ceived here within the last 24 hours, at several of the European embassies have aroused grave apprehension in regard to the Mexican situation. These reports were to the effect that the Carranza government is on the verge of a complete collapse and that conditions in and around Mexico City are more threatening than they have been at any time since the overthrow of Porfirio Diaz. Fearing that harm might come to their nationalities in Mexico, if the source of the information became known, the diplomats receiving the re- ports have requested that their names be not disclosed. It is known, how- ever, that at least one of the ambas- sadors concerned turned over to the state department today a full trans- cript of the information he had re- ceived. Report Says Mexico on Point of Revolt This report declares that all of Mex- ico is on the verge of an uprising against the Carranza government. It states that while the primary cause of the crisis lies in the complete de- moralization of all forms of industry, a scarcity of food and the worthless- ness of Mexican currency, resentment against Carranza for permitting Amer- ican forces to enter and remain in Mexican territory is the particular grievance on which the enemies of Carranza are pinning their hope for a general outbreak against this rule. Villa, the report shows, is fast as- suming in the eyes of the Mexican populace the figure of a national hero. Availing themselves of this fact, in- triguers at the national capitol and in the very household of Carranza are plotting for his overthrow. It is1 said that Carranza is in imminent dan- ger of assassination. Famous Author and Dramatist Dead New York, April 28.-Stephen Fiske, 76 years old, author, dramatist, and once widely known as a journalist and war correspondent, died here3 Thursday. He acted as war corres- pondent for the New York Herald during the Civil war. Later he found- ed the New York Dramatic Mirror. GERMAN LEADER AND PEOPLE RE- GARD WAR AS "AN ITNTIUNK- ABLE CALAMITY" US, SHIPPING NOT MENTIONED No Evidence That Emperor Will Dis- cuss Possible Concessions in iessage Washington, April 28.-The true sig- nificance of Ambassador Gerard's vis- it to army headuqarters, where he will have an audience with the German au- have an audience with the German emperor was explained today in offi- cial advices from Berlin, The visit has been made at the em- peroras reuest in order to permit him to convey through Ambassador Gerard an earnest appeal to President Wilson to maintain friendly relations with Germany. No discussion of the sub- marine issue between the emperor and Ambassador Gerard is expected. De- tails of the negotiations and the fram- ing of the German reply to the Amer- ican note are still in the hands of Chancellor Dr. von Bethmann-Holl- weg. The German Kaiser's message to Mr. Gerard will deal primarily with the necessity of averting war between two friendly people over what German officials here describe as a "technical interpretation of international law," which could be satisfactorily adjusted by arbitration or by an international tribunal. It is expected by those in touch with Berlin that the emperor will appeal directly to President Wilson's firm be- lief in the doctrine of peace and arbi- tration, while adroitly indicating that severance of diplomatic relations will be universally regarded in Germany as a preliminary to actual hostilities. Tlegards War With IT. S. Unthinkble The emperor is understood to re- gard war between the Americautpeo- ple and the German people as "a unthinkable calamity." He will em- phasize the years of unbroken friend- ship which have happily characterized the relations of the two peoples and at the same time contrast the conse- quences which would result from a diplomatic break over the submarine issue, which he regards as not of vital interest to American citizens, He will take the position, it is.runder- stood, that neither the German people nor the American people want war and that it is the solemn duty of those in charge of the destinies of these peo- ples to avoid such a calamity. He will furthermore give Mr. Gerard assur- antes, it is understood, that the im- perial government is ready to end the world conflict any time the Allies are ready to abandon their campaign of "crushing the Fatherland" and he will express the belief that the end of the war is already in sight. There is nothing in the advices from Berlin which indicate that the emperor will discuss possible concessions wich Germany may feel able to make to meet the American demand. The ef- fect of the action taken by the Ge- man emperor and his readiness to send an earnest plea by Mr. Gerard is already noticeable here. Confidence was felt at the German embassy de- spite the reports from Berlin that the German people now show a determined unwillingness to sacrifice the effect- iveness of the German submarine cam- paign against Great Britain. No progress is reported from Ber- lin in the negotiations concerning the reply to the so-called ultimatum. Presi- dent Wilson and his cabinet met to- day and discussed the submarine is- sue briefly. Secretary Lansing said he had received no advices which changed the situation. SEES COLLEGE GAME BUT'T MAY LOSE HIS FOOT AS A RESILT WHAT'S GOING ON 1 Weather forecast for Ann Arbor and vicinity: Slowly rising temperature. TODAY 10:00 o'clock A. 3I.-Soph engineers vs. J-engineers, Ferry Field. 1:00 o'clock-All-Fresh vs. Albion baseball game, Ferry Field. 2:1i o'clock-Varsity band meets in front of U-hall. 3:00 o'clock-Michigan vs. Case base- ball game, Ferry Field. 7:00 o'clock-Upper Room Bible class meets, 444 South State street. 7:30 o'clock-Regular meeting of M. S. N. C. club, Newberry hall. 9:00 o'clock - University dance, Packard academy. 9:00 o'clock-Union dance, Union. TOlORROW 10:30 o'clock-John Mason Wells speaks on "The Most Wonderful Thing in the World," Baptist church. 6:30 o'clock-Ozora Davis speaks, "Y" meeting, Arcade theater. 7:30 .o'clock-George A. Gordon speaks on "Man as Master of His Fate," Methodist church. 8:00 o'clock-I. B. Lipson,'94L, speaks to Menorah society, Newberry hall. TO HOLD PRE-PROM DANCE A faiir to Be (iven on hity 5; Announce Ticket Sellers All plans have been made by the soph-engineer social committee for a "Pre-Prom" dance to be given on May 5 at Granger's academy. Fischer's orchestra will play and the dance will be informal, the committee hoping that a large crowd will be present. Dancing will last from 9:00 to 1:00 o'clock and tickets can be procured from Hough, Langley, Dudley, Brill, Hibbard, Livingstone, Knowlson, Mc- Kee, Schacht, Lemmon, Kimberly, VanBrundt, Goodspeed and Krabs. The! nominal fee of 50 cents per couple will be chrged. Almost a hundred girls will leave Ann Arbor this morning for Detroit, where they will present the Junior Girls' Play, "The Yankee Yogi." The production is under the direction of the University of Michigan Women's association of Detroit, and will be staged at MacAllister hall. Plans have been made by the De- troit alumnae 'to entertain the entire cast and chorus. Two special cars will take the troupe, and bring them back Sunday morning. Kalamazoo, Mich., April 28. - The college spirit of Paul Butler, son of a well known local doctor, may cause U-NOTICES him the los of his right foot. While Senior lits get canes today at Hal- riding a freight to Ann Arbor to see her's jewelry store, 9:30 to 10:00 and the baseball game between Kalamazoo from 1:30 to 2:30 o'clock. college and the U. of M., one foot was Fresh lit baseball practice today, crushed between 'bumpers. Jumping 9:00 o'clock to 11:00 o'clock, South off the train near Chelsea, he walked Ferry Field. New material in every two miles suffering intense pain, and line wanted. -- went on to Ann -Arbor hospital. was conveyed in an official report is- sued by the Turkish war department undr date of April 27.