THE WEATHER *ur tv PROBABLY RAIN JTODAY juai~ti ASSOCIATED PRESS DAY AND NIGHT WIRE SERVICE 1, 1 - .. .. : VOL. XXIX. No. 67. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918. PRICE THREE CENTS LIT EGISTR ATION 'EXPECTED TO ISE TO PAST FIGURES "oO S. A. T. C. MEN ALREADY EN- ROLLED WITH SECRETARY OF LIT SCHOOL SUMMER ATTENDANC LIKELY TO BE .LARGE Enrollment in Literary College Has Increased Daily Until Now 80 Men Are Signed Up - Approximately 500 former S. A. T. C. men have re-enrolled in the literary college up until 5 o'clock yesterday. This number together with that of the civilian men students, makes a total, of more than 850 men at present reg- istered in the literary college. Number Yet to be Heard From To this number is still to be. add- ed those .recently discharged from the S. A. T. C. who have not yet reported, and those in the navl unit awaiting release. The number of men in the various branches of the service that will return to the University is not known, but considering the number that have come back thus far, it is estimated before this school year is over that the enrollment will rise to the figures of last year. Large Enrollment Expected In October the literary college had 270 of its men in the naval unit and 1,076 in the S. A. T. C. The enroll- ment in this college during the entire year of 1917-18 was 1,600 men and 1,029 women. It is the opinion of the University officials that the summer session of 1919 will have the largest number ever reached and that next fall will show an enrollment equal to that in normal times if not larger. MANY ENTENTE NOTABLS fDINE AT U. S. EMBASSY U. S.. PRESIDENT SYMPATHIZES WITH CLAIMS MADE BY ITALY (By Havas Agency) Paris, Dec. 17. - The American am- bassador, William G. Sharp, gave a dinner this evening in honor of Pres- ident and Madame Poincare, and President and Mrs. Wilson. The guests included the embassa- dors to France, the presidents of the senate and the chamber, the minis- ters of marine and foreign affairs, Marshals Joffre and Foch, and the Prefect of the Seine, and their wives, the American delegates to the peace conference, and Generals Pershing, Bliss and Harts. Rain Pr'events Golf Game The reception followed the dinner at which many notable men of France and the United States were present. A great crowd massed in front of the embassy acclaiming both presidents. President and Mrs. Wilson went for an automobile ride today in the out- skirts of Paris. During the rainy morning President Wilson worked in p his study, being obligated to forego c his expected trip to the golf links at Versailles. In the afternoon the President saw h Count Micehi di Cellere, high com- c missioner of Italy for America, with 'whom President Wilson had several important conferences on the George Washington during the voyage from the United States. I Wilson Sympathizes with Italy 1 It is known that President Wilson feels the warmest sympathy for Italy's 4 claims arising from the war, and the President virtually told Count Cellere C the extent to which he was willing to support them during the forthcoming p informal conferences with the pre- t miers of the Entente governments. t The President's last engagement for fc the day was with Marshal Foch, giv- ti ing President Wilson the opportunity t to see for the first time the man who had led the Allied armies to victory. la SERGEANT FISCHER GOES TO DETROIT Serg.t-major Alfred Fischer, who has been connected with the headquar- ters company of the local S. A. T. C. unit since its organization, received his formal discharge from the army yesterday. He had been in the service for eight months, being sent here last April with the first training detachment of army mechanics. He was made a ser- geant shortly after coming here and was soon promoted to sergeant-ma- jor. Sergeant-major Fischer will return immediately to Detroit to resume his duties under Mr. John A. Russell, secretary and treasurer of the Detroit Board of Commerce. His principal work at present will be toward help- ing returned soldiers obtain employ- ment. In addition he will edit an industrial magazine published by Mr. Russell. Before being called into the service he was associate editor of the same magazine. Besides Sergeant-major Fischer two other men were discharged from Company 17 yesterday. This leaves only 126 men in the company. The men in Company 17 are still engaged in the various tasks in con- nection with cleaning up the frater- nity houses recently vacated by the S A. T. C. In addition they have been working at the qiartermaster's department, wheretthere is much work to do in connection with uniforms and supplies. Try 'em and Then Feed 'em, at Trial "Not guilty," was the jury's ver- dict, given at the close of the Adelphi House of Representatives' trial last evening. The prisoner at the bar was John Doe, treasurer of the organiza- tion, charged with embezzlement. During the progress of the trial much testimony was offered, some witnesses were good, some were not. Of the more notorious were Governpr Squeeker, of the state of Mishigum, and Professors Tan Vine and Billy Whobbs, of the University faculty. Several students were called to thet witness chair and closely examined. The defendant was found guilty oft over-extravagance at the Busy Bee1 and in Ypsi, but owing to the factt that .all the money he had spent was1 his own, the state lost the case. Of. the attorneys it may be saidr that they handled the case very well,t both proving conclusively that the accused was not guilty. Judge Au-N gust was awakened several times byI their heated arguments. His Honort listened with profound ignorance andc instructed the jury with exceeding impartiality in favor of the defense.. Flu Claims 59 P Deaths in State (By Associated Press) b Lansing, Dec. 17.-Fifty-nine deaths and 2,669 new cases of Spanish in-D luenza were reported today to the state board of health, the largest re- port since the previous increase in A ases has been noted. t Most of the cases were from theM maller towns, although some of the i arger cities, which have been at the t pidemic stage for weeks, showed in-v reases. U Among the reports were: I Bay City, 70; Albion, 41; Battle s Creek, 27; Flint, 14"; Calumet, 67;' Lansing, 47; Ionia, 35; Kalamazoo, 20; Grand Rapids, 92; Big Rapids, 61; Walkerville, 35; Saginaw, 91; Owosso, n 5; Detroit, 299; Hyland Park, 69. N t lopper Producers Form Association R N\w York, Dec. 17. - Leading cop- c er producers of the United States, b akin, advantage of the Webb export rade law, permitting them to unite or the purpose of conducting foreign rade, met hre today andtorganized le Copper Exp,)rt ass;ociation. The new body incorporated in the iws of Delaware, with a capital of 250,000,000, seven per cent prefer- ed stock, and 500 shares of common tock of no par value. It will handle I All You Need Is a Heart and a Dollar; Help the Red Cross Serve (By Havas Agency.) Berne, Dec. 17.-American prisoners arriving here informed the Red Cross that the Russians at Rastatt, Germany, are dying at the rate of about six or eight daily from starvation. The Americans were given rifles by the German guards to protect their food stores from the Russians, who threatened to raid the American compound. Every day's news brings stories like this pitiful appeal to the Red Cross. Today the Christmas Roll Call drive for members starts in Ann Arbor. Every house, factory and business place will be can- vassed by the 200 solicitors who have volnteered for the work. "All you need is a heart and a dollar." The Red Cross is'not look- ing for large contributions in this drive. It asks only for the support of the average American in yearly or magazine subscriptions of $1 or $2 respectively. Every student can afford what the Red Cross asks. Only memberships accepted after Sept. 1, 1918, will be counted in this Roll Call. If the solicitor does not find you at home, call at the local Red Cross headquarters, 508 East William street, and become a member. With a membership comes a flag, a button, and 10 Red Cross Christmas seals. Get your name on the Christmas Roll Call! GIFTS FOR KIDDIES POURING IN FAST Christmas gifts are coming in rap- idly at the receiving station at Bar- mour gymnasium. Tin soldiers and blocks as well as dolls and money are being received by the social serv- ice committee. Christmas cards for older patients at the hospitals are coming in and more are wanted. The league houses have not answered the call of Christmas but they still have the opportunity to turn in their thank offerings. Two dolls are still to be dressed and money is needed for Christmas work. At the Symphonic league party to be held this afternoon a subscription will be taken for this cause. In ad- dition to caring for a family, Alum- nae house has pledged $5 for the chil dren's Christmas. The gifts to the hospital children will be distributed by the social service committee, which represents both the Y. W. C. A. and the Women's league. It comprises the following girls: Lois DeVries, '21, and Floribel Ellis, '20, chairmen; Wanda Gillingham, '21, Elizabeth Wylie, '20, Helen Masters, '21, Rose Sturmer, '20, Glaydes Daum, '20, and Marie Bloom, '20. Khaki or Silk, Ask .fx-Soldiers U ENGINEERS MIKE FIGHT FOR J-HOP__LEADER1SHIR TWO JUNIOR CLASSES CLAIM THE PRIVILEGE OF MANAGING HOP THIS YEAR A fight will be put up by the junior engineers to gain leadership of the hop this year. Knight Mirrielees, '20E, said last night, "Last year was the lits' turn to lead the hop and if they did not have the party it's their hard luck. We will make a fight to get control of it this year. "Had the sophomore prom been held last year we would have controlled it, but it was not and this is the reg- ular year for the lits. We have con- ceded it to them. Although the prom is not as big an event as the hop it is the biggest sophomore social ac- tivity. "For the same reason that we gave the running of the prom to the lits, I feel that we should have the hop this year in spite of the fact that the party did not come off last year." The junior literary class claims the right to promote and lead the hop this eyar as, owing to war conditions, it was not put on last year when it was their time to run it. Unless it can be decided between the two classes the student council will be called up- on to make the decision. Members of the engineer J-hop com- mittee have not been named as the meeting of the officers of the class scheduled for last night has been postponed until this afternoon just before the class meeting. Until this committee is appointed and it is decided who will have con- trol of the hop no definite plans can be made. Date Announced for Detroit Show Detroit.- (Correspondence of the Associated Press).-The annual De- roit automobile show is to be held March 1 to 8, inclusive. Great interest s being shown in the coming exposi- ion, the first Michigan show for which a date has yet been decided upon. It is understodd that Grand ENSIGN ROBERTS oVISES GOBS TO KEEP INSURANE LOW GOVERNMENT RATES MAKE THIS A COMPARATIVELY EASY MATTER The wise ex-gob will keep his gov- ernment insurance, is the opinion of Ensign R. A. Roberts, U. S. N. of the Great Lakes naval training - station. Ensign Roberts spoke before the nav- al unit in the auditorium of Univer- sity hall yesterday afternoon. The pur- pose of his lecture was to encourage the men of the unit to continue their insurance. This was taken out at enlistment and the men now have the opportunity to discontinue it. Government Insurance Cheapest He gave several reasons why the men should continue this insurance. In the first place, he said, it is abso- lutely safe because it is backed by the government and is not like insurance taken out with a private concern. Moreover, it is 20 to 35 per cent cheaper than that taken out in a pri- vate company. Then, he continued, these policies may be changed to some other form five years after the end of the war. They may be changed to 20 payment life, straight life and many other forms. He cautioned the men not to drop the insurance, because it was given them at this reduced rate by the gov- ernment as a recognition of the sac- rifice they made when they offered their, services to Uncle Sam. Praises Local Unit "The naval unit here is certainly in exceedingly excellent condition," he said. "They are well equipped, and well drilled. It is a fine naval unit indeed." He then told the men that those who wished to continue their insur- ance should make out the check pay- able to the treasurer of the United States and se it to the bureau of war risks in tli -treasury department,a Washington, D. C. Any questions concerning 'allot- ments or Liberty Bonds may be ad-3 dressed to Lieut. R. A. Roberts, in- surance officer, Great Lakes, Ill. To wear it or not to wear it, that is the question. "It" is the military uniform of these United States and has been worn more or less by all brave soldiers in the standing army ofrthe University of Michigan since way back in October, 1918. Now, however, somebody has been so inconsiderate as to' stop the war just when so many of the aforemen- tioned brave soldiers have donned their "tailormade khakis." Further-' more, some foolish persons, probably the committee on Hays and Beans at Washington, have shown their author- ity by stipulating in the contract that boys in the students' army training corps, after demobilization, may or may not wear their uniforms, just as the spirit moves them. And now to thicken the plot, a vacation is forc- ed, yea, literally forced upon them, and they are between the "divil and the deep blue sea." The arguments for and against the above - mentioned proposition are equally stupendous. On the one hand imagine what a dash Top Sergeant Blinkety Blank would make should he appear on the main street of his home village, clad in the noble military raiment of his Uncle Sam, splotched here and there with the terrible mud from the trenches where once was State street. Everybody from a mix- ture of curiosity and admiration (most curiosity), would gather round to hear the sergeant's gruesome tales of active service on the western front -yard of some frat house. Thus, Ser- geant Blank's pppularity would be as- sured no matter what his past record had been and there seems no reason for continuing the discussion. But the alternative is still to be heard from. Sergeant Blank has, within the last; few days, walked along State street and gazed longingly at the Christmas exhibitions in the haberdashery win- dows. There, are displayed pepper-1 mint candy shirts, patriotic hosiery and neckwear that would put the rain- bow to shame. And khaki is so com- mon now as to be-well, common. There is some danger that Seri- geant Blank may be in the case of, the proverbial mule who starved tot death .between two equally luscious baskets of oats. But as even this re- marklably mild December weather is not conducive to South Sea island attire, it is probable that the mascu- line Flora McFlimseys will have to reach some decision, even if it is necessary to call in the landlady for advice.t MILSON TAKES UP RUSSIAN PROBLEM WITH FRENCHMEN ONSK GOVERNMENT IN HANDS OF * DICTATOR AND SPLIT INTO FACTIONS BOLSHEVIKI EVACUATE PETROGRAD; GO SOUTH Corps of Experts to Aid Entente in Final Solution of Important Conference Question (By Associated Press) Stockholm, Dec. 17. - The newspa- pers here say that travelers arriving from Petrograd claim that the Mb.- sheviki have begun the evacuation of the Russian capital preparatory to proceeding to Nizhni Novgorod. Washington, Dec. 17. - The Russian problem has been taken up by Presi- dent Wilson with French statesmen, it was learned here today, and the de- termination upon a definite policy, upon which all the Allied countries and the United States will agree, will be one of the first things to be un- dertaken at the preliminary meetings, which are to precede the peace con- ference. Russia i Problems Still Puzzling Russia's plight and the attitude to be adopted by the victorious associ- ated nations is recognized as one of the most serious problems of the con- ference. Every proposed solution, so far, is said to have been blocked by the unanswered question of who Is qualified, to speak for the Russian people. The government at Onsk, of which the United States and other governments have expected much, is now in the hands of a dictator and split into factions, but the Entente nations have not given up hope that the authorities there may yet evolve a stable form of government. Corps of Experts to Solve Problem It is stated that in considering whether a joint expedition should be sent to deal with, and thereby inter- fere with Russia's internal affairs, the representatives of the United States and the Allies must decide whether the Bolshevik movement is such a menace to civilization as to demand extraordinary steps to eliminate it. To aid them in the conferences with the Allied nations, President Wilson has taken a corps of Russian experts with him to Paris. SENATE SPEEDS PASSAGE Of WAR REVENUE 0BILL CONGRESS PROPOSES TO LOWER THREE CENT LETTER RATE TO OLD LEVEL (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 17.-Rapid -pro- gress on the war revenue bill was made today by the. senate with the leaders apparently united to hasten its passage by late this week or at least before the holidays. Excess Profits Rates Cut War excess profits rates for 1919, ranging from 30 to 80 per cent as revised by the finance committee and estimated to raise $2,400,000,000, as compared with $3,200,000,006 under the house bill. Individual income sur taxes, ranginf from 65 per cent, as revised by the finance committee and designed to se- cure $1,045,069,000, as compared with $1,068,000,000 under the house bill, Letter Rate Reduced to Two Cents Rates of $6.40 and $2.20 per gallon respectively on distilled spirits for beverage and non-beverage liquids, as reducedrfrom therrespective $8 and $4.40 per gallon rates of the house bill, and estimated to raise $450,000,- s00, as against $760,000,000 under the house draft. _Taxes on freight, passenger, ex- ress, Pullman and oil pipe line trans- portation, as proposed in the finance committee's revision, and estimated to yield $229,000,000; and repeal on July 1, next, of the law increasing first class mail rates from two to three cents on ounce, and providing an re- toration of the old pre-war rates, in- rolving a revenue reduction of about Kapics and Calumet will also have hows this season., Transfer War Aims Course to U-Hall The lectures of, the War Aims Take Down Mess Shacks at Union course, which heretofore have been Work will begin today on the re- given in Hill auditorium, will be given moval of the mess shacks from the in University hall beginning Thurs- Michigan Union grounds. It is thought day of this week. The change has hat the work will take a 'couple of been made because of the great de- weeks. The sheds used by the me- crease in attendance, since so many hanics for a motor laboratory will of the S. A. T. C. men have left the e left up during the winter. University. i 400 of 56th Arrive at Camp Custer Camp Custer, Dec. 17.-Four hund- red of the 56th division reached Camp Custer tonight from France by way of Camp Eustia, Va., for demobiliza- Christmas Vesper Service Address-Lloyd C. Douglas Music-Glee Club Barbour Gymasium 4 O'clock Today LLOYD DOUGLAS TO SPEAK; GLEE CLUB TO SING AT VESPERS A Christmas talk by Rev. Lloyd C. Douglas and Girls' Glee club carols will be the features of Y. W. C. A. yes- per services 'to be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at Barbour gymnasium. Among the selections to be sung by the Glee club are "God Rest.Ye, Mer- ry Gentlemen," "Silent Night," "The First Noel," "Little 'Town of Bethle- hem," and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing." A real Christmas welcome will be given to all who come. copper exports, and is expected to eliminate competition and consequent .cost of operations, and in other ways stabilize the metal industry. I - v .__, . - ..--., $50,000,000.