THE WEATHER SNOWTOD RAIN ~Iaitg ASSOCIATED PRESS DAYV AND NIGHT WIRE SERVICE VOL. XXIX. No. 68. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1918. PRICE THREE CENTS r 1 - ALUMNUS TO WRITE 1 . 1919 OPR;LYRIC PROSPECTS GOOD UNION SECURES HAINS, '09, AS STUDENT MATERIAL IS INCOMPLETE MUSIC WRITERS MEET; MATERIAL PROMISING Director and Dancing Teacher Sought By Those in Charge of Production Hamilton Donald Hains, '09, has con- sented to write the book for the 1919 Michigan opera. The Union has for some time been considering the ad- visability of having a student write this year's book. War conditions are such that it was decided this is prac- tically impossible. Two books in the making were ac- cepted last spring but the men writ- ing them went into the service and the books have not been completed. Hains is a celebrated magazine writer. He wrote the books for "Michiganda" in 1908 and "Culture" in 1909, judged by critic to be two of the best operas tat the Union has produced. Ferdinand C. Bell, '19, chairman of the opera, believes that the music writers that met with him yesterday] have considerable good material andj sees no reason why the 1919 lyrics should not equal, if not surpass, th'osei of former years. Several men of ability are being considered for directors and a capa- ble dancing teacher is sought. The committee in charge believes thatt with a good director, the snappy ly- rics that are expected, and one of Donald Hains' productions a banner3 opera is on the ticket for 1919. WILSON SPEAKS l OF BIG RECEPTION (By Associated Perss)r Paris, Dec. 18.- President Wilson gave his impersonal impression to- day at a meeting with the representa- tives of the American press of his ex- periences in France. At the sameI time it was announced that the mem-E bers of the commission would meet daily. The President said: t "I have been asked to say a fewc words in regard to my reception here. My reception was so tremendous that I do not know what to say. I was de-.. lighted with it, but I was delighteda with it for a reason that was not per-n sonal. "I was saying to several of ourb French friends that I understood it be-v cause I saw in the eyes of the crowde just the feeling that I had for them, and was aware that it was but a sort of a reprisal feeling. That moved meF very much, because that of course, meant more than mere generous cordi- ality on the part of these delightful people. It meant a thoughtful back-n ground to the thing which was very welcome, and to come into that sortE of feeling in this wonderfully beautiful city, made a combination of emotionS that would be experienced not more than once in a life time. This is asv well as I can put it on hand."a MORE UNITS DESIGNATED BY o PERSHING TO RETURN SOONt Washington, Dec. 18. - Those unitse which are designated for an earlyh convoy home were made known to the war department yesterday by Generalv Pershing. They are the 27th engi- neers, 346th field artillery, 153d, 482d,$ 491st, 97th, and 102d aero squadrons, also the 2d trench mortar battalion, 16th company of motor mechanics andn British replacement draft No. 1, air3 service. Contrary to previous an-d nouncement, the 82d division (ne- t groes) will be held in France as a reserve unit. Officers Give Dinner-Dance at Uniond The officers who are stationed in Ann Arbor held a dinner on Tuesday t evening at the new Union. It was entirely a "get-together" affair as thed plans for the dinner were only for-A mulated during the day. Nearly all t the officers were present, only a few t being kept away to attend to neces- i NAVAL UNIT MEN MAY GO TOMORROW It is not definitely known yet wheth er the men in the naval unit here wil be released tomorrow. If th dis charge papers do not arrive all th men will be given a furlough extend ing over the entire Christmas vaca tion. The names of all those who passe their physical examinations were sen to the Great Lakes and the authori ties here must wait for official notic from there before they take any defi nite action. The papers will be sen here as soon as completed, but wheth er- they come or not the men in th unit can be sure of a Christmas a home. CANVAS CITY FOR RED CROSSMEMBERSHIPS SOLICITING OF 200 WORKERS SATISFACTORY TO CHAIR- MAN. Ann Arbor's Christmas Roll Cal began yesterday morning when ap- proximately 200 workers under the di- ection of "General" Charles Kyer and his eight captains began a house tC house canvas of the city. At the clos Lf the day Mr. Kyer stated that they were doing nicely. It is hoped by the committee. that none will be over- looked, but the work is so great that it is possible that this may happen and the public is asked in event of this happening to get in touch with one of the captains, or to call at the Red Cross headquarters at 608 East William street. In order to retain membership in the Red Cross it is necessary to make a renewal and it is hoped that those who joined before Sept. 1, of this year will re-join promptly. The work done during the war by the Red Cross has not ended with peace, for the demands upon it are as urgent as ever and everyone's aid is asked. NAVY NEEDS 200,000 MEN TO REPLACE DEMOBILIZED Washington, Dec. 18. - Capt. H. Laning, chief of the bureau of navi- gation, announced yesterday that over 200,000 men must be recruited for the navy next year to take the place of men who enlisted for the war and who are being demobilized. After next July over 350,000 men will be needed by the regular navy and on shipping vessels. The regular navy at present has 215,000 men and 165,000 of these enlisted since the war began. More than 60 per cent of the war recruits have asked for dis- charges, Captain Laning said, and the navy is honor bound to release them. RETURN OF BATTLESHIPS FROM OVERSEAS TO BE CELEBRATED New York, Dec. 18. - Ten dread- naughts and 20 destroyers of the American naval fleet that operated in European waters during the war are expected to arrive in New York next Sunday. The great camouflaged warships will be decorated with electric lights and signs and it is expected that one of the most spectacular pictures ever seen in New York will be displayed then. There will be a demonstration every night of their stay in New York harbor. Secretary of Navy Daniels will arrive Monday in order to re- view the ships. 8,000,000 Russians Die in World War New York, Dec. 16.-Estimated Rus- sian casualties in the world war at nqt less than 8,000,000, of which 3,000,000 were injured, and 1,000,000' ;disabled for life, A. Back, director of the Russian information bureau, de- clared in an address before the for- eign commerce club here today that Russia's present political condition.is d t( her exhaustion from war. "She is lying in seas of blood and tear_," he continued, "and further nilliong of her people are facing death, this time from starvation. About 20.00 x,000 Russians will die this winter unless the Allied coun- tries render the unfortunate country immediate help on a very generous scale." COUNCIL TO DECIDE 1-HOP LADERSHIP Engineers Put Matter to Governing Body of Campus Activities Without Lits' Consent HOGAN, MEMBER OF COUNCIL, HEAD OF '19E COMMITTEE The junior engineering class has referred the question of whether the engineers or the lits shall have charge of the J-hop to the student council. Charles T. Van Dusen, '19E, presi- dent of the council, has called a meet- ing for this afternoon to discuss the subject.1 The engineering J-hop committee was appointed yesterday. C. T. Hogan was appointed chairman. The other members are, Waldo G. Harbert, J. V. Tracy, and Clayton Shoemacher. No other business was transacted at the class meeting. Junior lits strenuously object to the step which, the engineers have taken in placing the matter of the control of the J-hop before the stu- dent council without their knowledge of the fact. Carl Johnson, president of the ju- nior lit class, said last evening, "I feel that the student council has act- ed over hastily in bringing the mat- ter to such a hasty decision. The hop has beenNpostponed until a late date in April, where it was formerly held in February, and the momentous de- cision is not needed at this time, or until such a time when due consider- ation can be given it. I believe, how- ever, that the student council is the proper body to decide such a matter, providing that it acts unbiasedly, as it should. "The vote of Mr. Hogan can be questioned on account of the fact that he has also been elected chairman of the committee which will represent the engineers." Prof. Louis A. Strauss said yester- day that he felt the question of the eontrol of the hop shouldsbe left to a student body. William A. Leitzinger, treasurer of the junior lit class, said, "I think that the precedent set forth by the author- ities in control of intercollegiate ac- tivities should be followed in this case. They decided that because of conditions brought about by the war, participation in activities this past year will have no bearing on the fu- ture record of the participant. "Neither the J-hop nor the soph prom was held last yehr on account of the war and for that reason I think that the same action should be taken in this case. Last 'year should be for- gotten and the junior lits be allowed HUNS FEAR NEW ACTIONS Of POLES German Socialists Indignant Over Action on Part of Berlin Government No GENERAL'STAFF OF POLAND TO MOBILIZE 1,500,000 MEN (By Associated Press) Berne, Dec. 18.-According to dis- patches here the Polish general staff has called for mobilization of the classes extending from 1883 to 1901. It is said the mobilization will bring 1,500,000 men to the colors Berlin, Dec. 18.-The Socialist news- papers here express indignation over the action of the Polish government in ordering elections in the Polish parlia- ment in the districts of Posen, Oppeln, Beuthen, Kattowitz, Flatow, Danzig, and Allenstein. The papers say that this implies an- nexation of great parts of German eastern provinces in defiance of inter- ~national law, and they accuse the Poles of nationalistic over-zeal and greed for land. Socialists Hate Hun Indifference They declare that the Poles are at- tempting to bring about an accom- plished fact before the peace confer- ence can meet. The papers condemn the inactivity of the Berlin govern- ment. London, Dec. 18.-Unconfirmed re- ports have reached London that Od- essa, the great Russian seaport on the Black Sea, has been occupied by the forces of the Ukrainian leader, Pet- lura, who is anti-German and a sep- aratist. to head the hop committee spring." this ALLIES MAY SINK HUN WAR SHIPS (By Associated Press) Paris, Dec. 18.-The American dele- gates to the peace conference have re- solved to advocate the sinking of the enemy warships and resist a proposi- tion to distribute them on the basis of naval losses. This announcement is made by those in close touch with American repre- sentatives, who, it is Added, feel that such a position would result in a con- tention and would materially support President Wilson's contention that the war was not based on aggression or acquisition of property. England, through Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, had pre- viously acquiesced to destroy the cap- tured or surrendered warships, and it is declared will continue to support the United States, although it is ex- pected that some of the lesser naval powers may demand that the prizes be distributed. U. S. Legation Robbed by Germans Washington, Dec. 18.-The Ameri- can legation at Bucarest was found to have been entered and robbed, ac- cording to Vopicka, who returned here from Joffy last Friday. Mr. Vopicka reported to the state department that goods valued at more than $100,000 were stolen from 22 trucks which had been left at the legation by Ameri- cans for safe keeping. The seal on the doors was broken and the lega- tion doors seriously damaged. Ger- mans are believed to have been re- sponsible. :1 E t 1 i d iC Germans Refuse to Give Help Belated dispatches from the Asso- ciated Press correspondent at Odessa, dated Dec. 10 and Dec. 11, report the arrival of Petlura forces before Nik- oliave, northwest of Odessa, Dec. 9. The volunteer forces there retreated and the Germans refused to interfere. The banks there put their money on board British destroyers in the Black Sea and the city now is probably in the hands of General Grigorieff, of the Petlura forces. Situation at Odessa Critical The situation was reported to be ap- proximately the same at Odessa, ex- cept that Petlura himself was in charge of the force marching on that city. There is an abnormal popula- tion in Odesso, of more than 1,200,000, one-third of whom are refugees from Great Russia. The British naval and land forces in Odessa have erected a defensive barb- ed wire about the principal wharves. They will protect the stores taken from the Germans but otherwise, it is said, will not interfere in the fighting in Odessa. PORTO RICAN FOOD SCARCITY SERIOUS San Juan, P. R., Dec. 18 (Corre- spondence of the Associated Press).- Many towns in the island are without a single bag of rice and the shortage in many localities has brought about a condition- described by those in a position to know as bordering on fam- ine. This food shortage is adding great- ly to the seriousness of the influenza epidemic and many deaths are attrib- uted not so much to the disease itself as to the complications brought about by lack of food. , Shipments of rice from New Or- leans and other Gulf ports which are now from four to six weeks overdue probably will bring some relief but in the meantime the island authori- ties anticipate much suffering and hardship that at present they seem powerless to -revent. According to Albert E. Lee, federal food commissioner and chairman of the Porto Rico Food commission, the question now is wholly one of trans- portation and the commission has considered the local situation so se- rious that it has urged upon the Unit- ?d States shipping board the neces- sity of immediate relief. Help has been promised by the Shipping board iut so far the local Food commission has not been advised of the sailing of any ships bringing rice. BIG JACKIE SHOW COMES NEXT WEEK The Great Lakes Revue, which is now on its way through Illinois to Michigan, will appear in Ann Arbor on Dec. 27, before completing its tour at Detroit. In every city where the sailors have played the show houses were filled. The big show has proved a success on every occasion. .The profits from the performances will be given to the Navy Relief so- ciety. In the smaller towns the per- sonnel of the show gave a naval pa- rade during the noon hour. The band leads the procession with the cast of the show following. Frequently they stop and sing in the streets, much to the delight of the crowds who assem- ble to listen to such a rare treat. The big cast which is now compos-' ed of 110 men will follow the follow- ing route commencing Wednesday at South Bend and closing with an en- gagement at Detroit starting Decem- ber 29. South Bend, two nights; Fort Wayne, two nights; Grand Rapids, three nights; Lansing, Battle Creek, and Ann Arbor, one night each; and Detroit from a week to 10 days. ENGINEERING COURSES WILL BE_INTENSIFIED FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT OF 450 LARGEST IN RECORD OF COLLEGE In the midst of the work of regis- tering what is expected to be the larg- est freshman class ever enrolled in the college of engineering, professors of this school are laying plans for a year of intensive work which will make up entirely for the time lost by the men while in the S. A. T. C. Of the 900 men of the army, 275 naval unit and over 275 men of the engineering reserve will form an unprecedented class for which professors are already preparing schedules of hard work to offset time lost earlier in the year. In the opinion of Professor J. E. Emswiler, the 450 freshmen, whQ are left from the S. A. T. C. and are ready to continue their courses, will form an excellent class fully up to thej standard of the college. It is expect- ed, however, that failures in the courses will enormously outnumber] those of other years and tend to bring the size of the class almost down to] normal. Present conditions have made it impossible to handle the men witht the existing laboratry facilities and1 many classes in chemistry and phys-] ics have never had laboratory work. More room may be given to these classes after Christmas and larger laboratories, which are needed, may be installed this year. The difficultiesd under which the school is laboringi are being rapidly cleared away and the work will be up to standard be-t fore the end of the term. One of the strongest indications of1 improved conditions is the interest with which students and instructorst are discussing the matter of holdingz the usual engineering exhibit which has not been given since May, 1916. As in the past, all the work of the school is to be demonstrated for the public during the spring and there will be shown exhibits covering al- most every branch of modern engi-t neering. The Engineering society hase been first to take consideration of the matter this year and will shortly placeI it under consideration for the col- lege. The work is to be handled by a committee appointed from among the various classes of the school. RE-ENROLLMENT FIGURES SHOW MARKED DECREASE Total re-enrollments in the several colleges of the University are con-] tinually increasing, although the in- formation shows that the number of men who enrolled yesterday is not ast large as that of the day before. It isf expected that the numbers will grad-t ually decrease from now until vaca- tion, but that they will be larger dur-i ing the first few days after the Christ-i mas vacation.t Some of the men recently discharg- ed from the S. A. T. C. returned to their homes immediately and will not re-enroll until next month. To thiss number will be added that of the stu-f dents in the naval unit, who expectt to receive their release the latter part c of this week.1 POPEAPPEAS TO PRESIDITTOAID1 ALL NEW NATINS AMERICAN HEAD BELIEVES THAT WORLD LEAGUE WOULD HELP BRITISH ENGLAND TO WELCOME WILSON IN FORTNIGHT Italian King on Way to Attend Peace Conference to be Held at Ver- sailles Next Month (By Associated Press) London, Dec. 18.-The Press asso- ciation issues an official statement that President Wilson is coming to London earlier than is expected. The date has not been definitely fixed but he is expected with.in a fortnight. Paris, Dec. 18.- The Papal letter presented to President Wilson by Cerretti, thePapal under secretary of state, pleaded for assistance on be- half of all oppressed nationalities, and especially Armenia and Poland. The Pope's letter also expressed the hope of a just and durable peace be- ing reached bythe peace congress. Pope Seeks Aid for Bohemia Pope Benedict also spoke In be- half of the new countries arising from the partition of the dual monarchy, mentioning especially Bohemia. He asked President Wilson to help them realize their ambitions regardless of rites and religion. Paris, Dec. 18.-After a few days of getting views of leaders . in Paris President Wilson closest adviser says he has seen no reason to change his belief that the foundation of a leage of nations is unseparable from the actual peace treaty itself. World League Would }Help England Chief advisers say that the Presi- dent, in explaining his de ltion of- the freedom of the seas, reassures Premier Lloyd George that he has no intention of reducing the British navy to a point of endangering the empire, but will emphasize that the plan of a league will strengthen the empire. King Victor Emmanuel, who Is ex- pected to arrive on Thursday, al- ready has been fully advised of the President's plans to confer with Count de Celli, the Italian ambassador to the United States. The hope is ex- pressed by those surrounding the President that exchange of views will clear away any particular - misunder- standing. No Nation Can Be Master The Conference will start with all conflicts removed and any outstand- ing differences of opinions that re- main will be settled at the peace table. The President has taken every op- portunity to impress his views, it is said by those who are in a position to speak ;or him, that no nation can assume the role of master. EXTENSION COURSES POSTPONED BY FLU Due to the re'newal of the influenza two of the University extension cours- es have -been postponed. The class in sociology 28 which Prof. A. E. Wood was to have held in Detroit on Friday, Dec. 20, has been postponed until Jai. 3, as he is ill with an attack of influenza. On account of the severity of the epidemic in Saginaw, Prof. T. E. Ran- kin will be unable to meet his course in short-story writing on Dec. 21 in that city. Prof. W. R. Humphreys will meet his class in English 24 on Jan. 4, in Detroit. With these exceptions all other ex- tension courses will be discontinued through the holidays and will resume their work on Jan. 8. Members of the faculty will go to near-by cities to deliver lectures more extensively after Christmas than they have during the fall. House Passes Uniform Bill Washington, Dec. 18. - All, men who served in the nation's flguting forces during the war may retain their uniforms after they are dis- charged, according to a bill which has been passed by the house.