4 TFE DAILY 75 'YEWS OF THE WORLD ABU THE CA31PUS CGAN Phones:-Editorial 2414 Business 960 TELEGRAPH SERVICE BY NEW YORK SUN - w VOLP XXVI. No. 147. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1916. PRICE FIVE CEN PUBLICTION MEN CHOSENBYBOARD 'FOR COMING YEARt PARlER, '17, AND FISHLEIGH, '17E, TO MANAGE DAILY WALSH TO EDIT YEAR BOOK .:Ian ager for Athletic Program to Be Selected at Later Meeting The managing editor and the busi- ness manager of The Daily and the managing editor of the Michiganen- sian for the year 1916-17 were chosen by the Board in Controlpf Student Publications at its May meeting yes- terday. The following men were elected by the board: John C. B. Parker, '17, managing editor of The Daily. Clarence T. Fishleigh, '17E, busi- ness manager of The Daily. , Edward F. Walsh, '17, managing edi- tor of the Michiganensian. Parker has worked upon the staff of The Daily for three years, during the last of which he filled the position of assignment editor on the publica- tion. Fishleigh has served for two years in the capacity of assistant business manager of the paper. Walsh for the past year was one of the three junior assistants to the managing editor of the Michiganen- (Continued on Page Six) OBREGON AND SCOTT COME TO AGREEMENT United States Forces to Remain in Certain Area of Mexico for Present El Paso, May 2.--United States forces will remain for the time being in Mex- ico hunting for bandits, but they will confine their operations to a definite area, Casas Grandes will be the base of operations and the activity of the army will be confined to the western part of the state of Chihuahua. Their work will have to do strictly with hunting down bandits, i which they are to receive the co-operation of the Car- ranza government. This is said to be the tentative agreement reached this afternoon and evening by General Scott and General Obregon, representing the two gov- ernments, in their conference at Hotel Casa del Norte. General Obregon is said to have opposed strongly any t- tem'pt to keep the American troops in Mexico, but after an exchange of tele- grams between himself and First Chief (Continued on Page Six) TWO DIE IN PITTSBURG STRIKE Riot at Thompson Steel Works Also Causes Five to Be Fatally Wounded Pittsburg, May 2.-Two men were killed, five probably fatally wounded and a score or more of others more or less seriously wounded in a riot at the 13th Street entrance of the Edgar Thompson Steel Works, Braddock, this afternoon. Strikers from the Turtle Creek and Monongehela Valleys, en-. deavoring to enlist part of the Thomp- son employees in the fight for an eight-hour day, charged the plant and fought a sharp battle with deputy sheriffs and the company guards. Anna Bell, the young woman leader of the striking Westinghouse employ- ees, was arrested tonight on a charge urder in connection with the Brad- dock fatalities. Tickets NoW on Sale HILL 4001T001UM. 9 A. M.--6 P. M. Prices: 50-75-$1.00 Asquith To Launch Conscription Bill1 Totl ont ibutioni of Empime to W~.a has Been 5,000,000 Men, Says Premier London, May 2.-Premier Asquith made three important announcements in the Ecuse of Commons today. They were: 1. That a bi will be introduced tomorrow for general and immediate conscription. 2. That the total naval and military efforts of the British empire since the beginning of the war have exceeded 5,000,000 men. 3. That the surrender of the gar- rison at Kut-el-Amara was not an act of importance. Premier Asquith also said he hoped to give an early opportunity for the discussion of the motion calling on the resignation of Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland. After reviewing carefully the con- ditions under which recruiting has bee carried out, the premier said, it had been decided that the men re- quired could not and would not be1 (Continued on Page Six) iMichigamua Holds Initiation Todayj Twehe Palefaces Will Be Subjected to Tortures All Good Indians Must Undergo Today when the white man's bell on the top of the high cabin shall ring six times forth will come the braves of the Michigamua famed for brave and' valiant deeds. Standing aroujid the great oak of Tappan will be 12 palefaces who have been deemed worthy to take the long trail that leads to the happy hunting ground. These young palefaces will be lead away by the fighting braves over the path of many trials, sub- jected to the torturms which all good Indians must undergo and then they, will come to the lodge of those w'ho welcome palefaces strong and brave for deeds of valor. RUSSIANS REGAIN TERRITORY Austro- Hungarian Headquarters An- nounces More Than 2,000 Prisoners Berlin, via wireless, May 2.-The Russians have regained by a counter- attack, positions north of Mlynob, it was announced in the Austro-Hunga- rian headquarters statement of April 30 received here from Vienna. More than 2,000 prisoners were taken by the Austrian forces in the engagement April 28, when the Russian lines were penetrated. It is reported from Saloniki that a Germanrsubmarine has torpedoed a large transport. It is said the trans- port was torpedoed off Kara Barun, 10 miles east of Saloniki. The number of casualties suffered by the British forces in Mesopotamia dur- ing March and April is given at 20,000 in a Constantinople dispatch. Engagement of Eva Stro Announced News has been received of the en- gagement of Miss Eva R. Stroh, '15, of Detroit, to Leo M, Bauer, Univer- sity of Illinois, '14, of Horton, Kan- sas. Miss Stroh is a member of Theta Phi Alpha sorority. Cos nopolitans to Nominate Officers Nomination of officers for the year. 1916-1917 will be made at a general meeting of the Cosmopolitan club to be held at 7:30 o'clock Friday night at the Unitarian church parlors. Artist Nobleman Injured in Fall New York, May 2,-Prince Paul Troubetskoy, the sculptor, was thrown from his horse and seriously hurt on the bridle path in Central park yester- day, while riding with the princess, ERRORSIN FOR. ARSITYVER YPSI Walterhouase Hitting Star; Labade Pilfers Four Sacks; Lundgreni Uses Three Twirlers STEAL 10 BASES DURING GAME Michigan inflicted a 5 to 1 defeat upon Ypsilanti yesterday afternoon, errors of commission and omission figuring largely in the visitor's down- fall. The Wolverines tallied three times right in the initial stanza, although they produced but one clean hit. Two bases on balls and a fluke single, this last coming as a contribution from Caswell, proving sufficient. Michigan literally ran wild on the bases, steal- ing 10 sacks during the course of the game, Captain George Labadie grab- bing off four himself. Walterhouse Bats 1.000 Walterhouse continued his sensa- tional hitting, finishing the afternoon with a perfect average, the second time that he has accomplished this achievement in the last two starts. The first two hits of the shortstop's were the cleanest sort of drives, and his final safety was a line drive to short which the gentleman essaying to play that position for the Normal lads was unable to check successful- (Continued on Page Six) Zeppelins Appear On English Coast Raiders Drop Bombs in Yorkshire and in Scotland; Exact Damage. Done Not Reported London, May 2.-Five Zeppelins ap- peared over the northwest coast of England and the northeast coast of Scotland early tonight. It is known that the raiders dropped, two bombs in Yorkshire, but the exact area covered by the air craft and the damage done by them has not been re- ported. The official announcement of the raid is as follows: "The commander-in-chief of the home forces reports that five hostile airships attacked the northeast coast of England and the southeast coast of Scotland tonight. A few bombs were dropped in Yorkshire. No details are as yet at hand concerning the casual- ties and damage. FRENCH CLUB HEARS LECTURE Emerson Christie Talks on "Wild Tribes of Philippines" "The Wild Tribes of the Philip- pines," was the subject of the last lec- ture of the Cercle Francais series, which was delivered yesterday after- noon in Tappan hall by Mr. Emerson Christie, of the Spanish department. The lecture was illustrated with slides made from photographs taken by Mr. Christie himself while he was with the United States Ethnological Survey. Types of the various tribes were shown, some belonging to the Mohammedan groups and others to the Christian groups. There were also photographs of uncivilized types. Mr. Christie spoke in French, ex- plaining each of the pictures and add- ding illustrative incidents from his own experience. GERMAN AND RUSSIAN AIRMEN ACTIVE ON EASTERN FRONT Berlin, May 2.-Air raids by both German and Russian squadrons on the eastern front are reported in the German official statement. German machines dropped bombs on Russian positions on the Gulf of Riga and on the Russian coast, while the Russians retaliated by dropping bombs on a German station at Windau, Courland. GERMAN GOVERNMENT MAY PROPOSE ARBITRATION IN ANSWER TO NOTE; AMERICAN RECEPTION IS OUBTFI (CHASE I. $ KES, '16 Who Plays the Part of Amiens, in the Scene froi "As You Like It," in the Coming Shakespearean Pageant.' PAGEANT SEATS SELLING RAPIDLY Block to Ue Reserved for Club; Chase Sikes and dlive sig to Sing PROGRAMS IN SOUVENIR Pontiac Hart- FORM So rapidly have the tickets been selling for the Shakespearean pag- eant, "The Queen's Progress," to be presented in Hill auditorium under the auspices of the Women's league, Fri- day evening, May 5, that a capacity: audience has been prophesied by those in charge of the production. A request was received late last night from 'the Shakespeare club of Pontiac, asking that a block of 32 tickets be reserved for them. The seats range in price from 50 cents to $1.00. The entire lower floor is reserved at the latter price, as well (Continued on Page Six) Writers Of Opera Jusik Meet Today Inaugurate Nev 'System in Writing of Melodies; Scenarios Due Saturday In order to allot sufficient time to next year's opera music writers, a special meeting will be held at the Union at 5:00 o'clock this afternoon. With the new system in vogue, it is believed that better results will be se- cured, since mo%. of the music in previous years was written just a few weeks prior to the show. This same rule has been applied to the writing of the book, a large num- ber of students being already engaged in the writing of scenarios for next year's production. Under this regula-- tion the entire show will be completed by next fall, and work on the produc- ing of the show will not be halted in any way. . Arthur Shupp, '17E, general chair- man, requests that all those interested in the music writing attend the meet- ing this afternoon in order to receive full instructions. The scenario com- petition will close on Saturday, May 6, and all contributions must be hand- ed in to the committee by that time. Independence Amendment Is Defeated Washington, May 2.-The Clarke amendment, granting independence to the Philippines, was defeated in the House yesterday, 193 to 151. Oratorical Association to Nominate Nominations of officers for the Ora- torical association will be made this afternoon at its meeting in room 302, north wing, at 4:30 o'clock. The meet- ing is open to the public. 1SHIP THOUGHT TO BE LOST Athens, via Paris, May 2.-It is assumed in sipping circles here that the Greek grain ship Georgio, which left New York two months ago with a crew of 25, has been lost at sea. Vessel and cargo are estimated to be worth $600,000. FRENCH TAE 15501YARDS OF TRENCHES AT1TERUN Feat of General Petain's Troops Arous- es Great Interest in Paris Paris, May 2.-In the most successful counter-attack delivered by General Petain since the Crown Prince launch- ed the Verdun offensive, French troop captured 550 yards of German trenches in the region of Doaumont. Announcement of this victory late today by the war department was sup- Ilemented by a statement saying that in a successful attack against the Ger- man position on the slope of Dead Man's Hill during Saturdav and Sun- day, the french captured 1,000 yards of German trenches, to a depth of from 200 to 600 yards. No news from the Verdun front since the beginning of the Crown Prince's offensive has aroused such interest in Paris. WHAT'S GOINGONJ i _ Weather for Ann Arbor and vicin- ity: Slightly warmer. TODAY 4:00 o'clock-Special meeting of Phi Alpha Tau, election of officers, Union, 4:00 o'clock-Burt Thomas, - car- toonist for the Detroit News, lectures, room 202, West hall. 4:30 o'clock-Oratorical Association meeting, room 302 N. W. 5:00 o'clock-Meeting of prospective Union opera writers, Union. 7:30 o'clock-Meeting of the Pon- tiac club, Union. TOMORW 4:00 o'clock-Michigan vs. Syracuse, baseball game, Ferry Field. 7:00 o'clock-Freshman Glee club meets, McMillanhall. 7:30 o'clock-Meeting of the Poetry club, Cercle Francais rooms. 8:00 o'clock-Dr. Ed. L. Stevenson speaks on "The Expansion of Geo- graphic Knowledge in the Middle Ages," Natural Science auditorium. 8:0 o'clock-Prof. Hermann S. Hering speaks in University hall, aus- pices of Christian Science society. 8:00 o'clock-Girl's Lower Section of Deutscher Verein meets, Verein rooms, University hall. U-NOTICES 8.00 A. X.-Tickets for Soph Prom on sale at the Union, for sophomores only. 3:00 o'clock--Fresh lit baseball practice, south Ferry Field. 3.00 o'clock-Forester baseball prac- tice, south Ferry Field. 3:30 o'clck-'17E baseball pratice, south Ferry Field. 4:00 o'clock-'18E baseball practice, south Ferry Field. 7:00 o'clock-Important rehearsal of Pageant, Hill auditorium. The Classical club will not hold a meeting on Thursday. UNITED STATES NOT TO DISCUSS LOSS OF AMERICAN LIFE, IS STATEMENT REPLY MAY ARRIVE TOMORROW Advices Say Berlin Is Conciliatory; Herr Ton Jagow Attacked by Frankfurter Zeitung Washington, May 2.-Unofficial re- ports have reached here indicating that a proposal for arbitration may form a feature of the German reply to President Wilson's demand for an abandonment of present methods of submarine warfare. Secretary of State Lansing declined to " say how the United States would receive such a proposal. It has been stated authoritatively that the United States would not arbitrate on ques- tions involving American life. But questions directly connected with loss of life might be regarded as proper subjects for further arbitration, it was explained today. However, Ger- many must first meet the basic de- mand of the United States by either abandoning her submarine campaign against 'merchantmen, or by bringing it strictly within the confines of inter- national law. Secretary Lansing is still without news from Ambassador Gerard, but is momentarily expecting a message out- lining the result of the ambassador's visit to the German emperor. Nothing further has come from Berlin concern- ing the date of Germany's official re- ply, and the cabinet met today with no new development to consider. Un- official reports indicate that the Ger- man note may reach here Thursday. The situation presents a slightly more hopeful aspect today in view of press dispatches from Berlin indi- cating that the German note has been completed and that it was believed in Berlin to avert the chances of a dip- lomatic break. Some officials here are inclined to interpret it as meaning that Germany will at least temporarily abandon her present submarine cam-.- paign against commerce carriers in the war zone, pending further negotia- tions on the issue. Other officials, however, were not so hopeful. Berlin Said to Be Conciliatory Amsterdam, via London, May 2. - Latest advices from Berlin indicate a certitude of conciliatory reply by Germany to the American note. Every newspaper with official ormsemi-official standing prints editorials preparing the people for changes, and arguing the absurdity of Germany involving herself in a new war by exasperating the United States. Some official or- gans even go so far as to suggest that Foreign Secretary von Jagow be made the scapegoat. The Frankfurter Zeitung denounces Dr. von Jagow, saying "his weak and feeble hand cannot steer the ship of state in storm." Other journals with official connections point out that Ger- many's present duty is to defeat Eng- land's aims, which they claim are to force the United States into a war with Germany. CHAPERONS ANNOUNCED FOR PRE-PROM DANCE AT GRANGER'S Prof. F. R. Finch and Mrs. Finch, and Mr. F. A. Mickle and Mrs. Mickle, will be the chaperons at the sfph en- gineer "Pre-Prom" dance next Friday night at Granger's. The dance will be an informal af- fair and several moonlight features will be introduced. The dance will last from 9:00 to 1:00 o'clock, and the tickets are now on sale to the campus at large at 50 cents. THE Hill Auditori um QUEE 'S PROCRESS Friday, May5 8 P. M. A Shakespearean Pageant