THE WEATHER PROBABLY FAIR TODAY , Ar A4V AV ASSOCIATED PRESS DAY AND NIGHT WIE SERVICE VOL. X'XIX. No. 77. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1919. PRICE THREE NAVAL MEN UPHOLD MICHIGAN SPIITJ Brilliant Fighting by Michigan Men Subject of Address by Lieut Hayden MEN DO GOOD WORK IN CLOSING ROADS TO GERMAN-FORTRESSES How Michigan men, members of the seventh and eighth naval units who left the University upon America's en- trance into the war, upheld the tra- ditional fighting fame of Michigan' men, was told in an address at the Rotary club dinner in Lane hall yes- terday by Lieut. J. R. Hayden. Lieutenant Hayden was in command of the fourth battallion which was recommended by both French and American high officers for its excellent work in the great drive during the last weeks of 'the war. Unit Sent to Great Lakes Shortly after this country entered the war the University of Michigan units were called out for active serv- ice and sent to Great Lakes for fur- ther training, he said. While there, 25.were commissioned ensigns, divid- ed into several' groups and sent to training camps as instructors. One hundred and twenty-five were order- ed to Wakefield, Mass., for training in heavy ordinance work. On com- pletion of this course, they were sent to several ranges, where they formed the nucleus for the big gun battal- lions. Early in June of 1918 they were sent to France to stop the Ger- mans' long range gun. Former Michigan students took their own outfits with them when they left this side, including the 14 inch naval guns, the largest used by Americans and the especially built railroad cars which have created much comment in engineering circles. Eighty More Cars Added The five guns and the cars on which they were mounted were assembled by the men themselves and it was necessary to add 80 more cars to transport the outfit to the front. It was late in the war before the bluejackets got into atcion, but while there they showed the world what Michigan fighting spirit is by smash- ing the Hun heavy batteries and by closing important lines of communi- cation, Hayden said. Recommended for Godd Work They were especially recommended for their good work in closing roads leading to German strongholds, ac- cording to the lieutenant, north of Verdun ,where it is said shells could be landed with such accuracy that a road could be closed with one shot and for good work at Sedan during the American drive in that region. Out of the 60 men who left the Uni- versity 45 or 50 have received com- missions and the others were made petty officers. Lieutenant Hayden is spending his 10 day furlough at the home of Louis P. Hall in this city. RIGGS 'DECLINES GOVERNMENT JOB B'uenos Aires Asks for . Martial Law Buenos Aires, Jan. 15.-The senate :met late this afternoon to consider the resolution asked by the chamber of deputies Tuesday to establish mart- ial law throughout the republic for thirty days as a result of the condi- tions now existing. The morning and early afternoon passed tranquilly in Buenos Aires with no signs of insurrection. Business in the city proceeded as usual except upon the wharves, which have been tied up by a strike of marine workers. General Dellentiane continues at the head of the military forces in the capital. According to his information, 32 unions have returned to their work. The prospects are that they will re- main at their occupations indefinitely. Five provinces have asked for troops, and at every army post there was great activity. Officials. admit re- ports from outside the city are dis- quieting. NEW ARMISTICE IS STRICTER FOR NUN FOCH ORDERS RETRIBUTION AND SURRENDER OF MORE WAR MATERIALS (By the Wireless Press) London, Jan. 15. - The new armistice terms to' be present- ed to Germany by Marshal Foch are unofficially stated here to in- clude the following: . "Retribution upon the Germans for the murder and ill treatment of Allied prisoners. "Second, the machinery and goods stolen by Germany from France and Belgium to be at once given up. It is pointed out that France alone has 500,000 men who will be out of work ,antil this ma- chinery is returned. "Third, German gold amounting to more than 100,000,000 pounds to be moved from Berlin to a safe place, probably Frankfort, and protected from Bolshevisism in Germany en route. Certain other property to be surrendered. "Fourth, Germany to give over her shipping, of which she is be- lieved to have 4,000,000 tons, to carry food supplies to countries in Europe in need of them. "Fifth, any U-boats on the stocks to be handed to the Allies for their disposal, or to be de- 4 POLITIALEROMN COURSES TO BE OMITTED SEVERAL CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN NEXT SEMESTER'S SCHEDULE Four political economy courses, scheduled in the 1918-19 announce- ment for next semester, will be omit- ted from the curriculum but course 37 in corporation finance, though not announced will be repeated from the first semester. Four Courses to Be Dropped The courses to be dropped from the schedule next semester are: 12, prac- tical banking problems; 12a, bank ac- counting; 16, public service indus- tries, and 42, municipal and institu- tional accounting. Course 37 which will be repeated is open to all students who have had course one or its equivalent. PrOf. I. Leo Sharfman, who conducts the course, announces that in addition to the usual study of corporation fi- nance, a brief discussion of the cor- poration itself will be included next semester. It can be elected for two hours' credit and is given Tuesday and Thursday at 1 o'clock in room 101 economics building. Few Instructors Cause Change Lack of instructors is given as the reason for the change in the schedule as far as courses 12, 12a, and 42 are concerned. Course 16 will be omitted It order to give Professor Sarfman time to conduct 37, which he believes is more essential. He has had many requests to repeat the course from men who would have elected this se- mester had it not been for the unset- tled conditions last fall. Those who had planned to elect course 16 may elect the course in railroads and will get much the same work, according to Professor Sharf- man. BRITISH TO QUELL IRISH FORCIBLY London, Jan. 14.-The intention to suppress the Sinn Fein organization forcibly Is attributed to the British government in certain quarters in Ire- land, according to a Dublin dispatch to the Mail. Moderates there, the cor- respondent says, are speculating anx- iously as to what developments may be expected from a meeting of the council which the governor general called Monday night at Dublin castle. The correspondent adds: "Sober minded, responsible men take a gloomy view of the situation. It is feared that the government is about to embark on a new campaign of re- pression, which may include the forci- ble suppression of the Sinn Fein with such results as are to be expected when the government takes up armed conflict with 75 per cent of the popu- lation." Viscount French, governor general, is also credited with the intention to exercise his authority in accordance with military rather than political considerations. Debate Forfeited to Ann Arbor H. S. Cass Technical high school of De- troit forfeited a debate with Ann Ar- bor high, which was scheduled for Saturday night, in favor of the local school. The subject to be debated was the minimum wage law and was one of a series given under the auspices of the Michigan High School Debating league. Gives Talk on 'Roman Forum' Tonight An illustrated lecture on "The Rom- an Forum" will be given by Prof. A. R. Crittenden at 8 o'clock this eve- ning in room A, Alumni Memorial hall. The lecture will be under the auspices of the University of Mich- igan Classical club, and will be free to the general public. Soph Lits to Choose President Soon ' To elect a president to fill the va- cancy caused by Hugh White, '21, for- mer president of the soph lits, who left the University before Christmas, a meeting of the class will be held the latter part of the week. No soph prom committee can be appointed un- til a new president is elected. Eleven Service Medals Awarded Upon the recommendation of Gen- eral March, Secretary Baker has awarded the American distinguished service medal to 11 officers of the, al- 3MTH STATE PSSES PROHIBITION BILL LEGISLATURE$ OF 85 STATES ACT AND RACE IS ON FOR 36TH PLACE ON LIST (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 15. - Legisla- tures of 35 states, one less than the required two-thirds, have ratified the prohibition constitutional amend- ment. Several state assemblies now in session are expected to take action tomorrow with a probable race be- tween Nebraska, Missouri, and Minne- sota as to which will be the 36th on the list. Ratification in Five States Ratification was completed today by legislators of five states-Iowa, Col- orado, Oregon, New Hampshire, and Utah making a total of 12 in two days. Of the 35 states that have taken ac- tion only 14 have certified their ac- tion to the federal state department. The amendment under its provi- sions would become effective one year from the date of its final ratifica- tion. Additional legislation by con- gress is necessary to make it opera- tive and ground work for this al- ready has been laid. This legislation will prescribe penalties for violation of the amendment and determine hom and by what agencies the law shall be enforced. See Country Completely Dry If ratification is completed this month many officials here believe the country will become permanently dry next July 1, the date on which the special war time prohibition recently enacted by congress goes into effect. This law prevents the sale and manu- facture of intoxicants for beverage and remains in force until the de- mobilization of the nation's war army is completed. JANUARY ALUMNUS TO APPEAR TODAY The January Alumnus, containing some interesting articles by several faculty members and a number of ed- itorials will go on sale at the book stores late this afternoon. One of the subjects which deals with the war is by Lieut. J. R. Hayden on "Mounting Big Guns in France." The letter on "A Vocational Training De- partment in the Engineering College" by Prof.-H. H. Higbie which was pub- lished last month is answered in this issue by Professor Wenley. Another phase of the same subject is treated in "Prelegal Education" by Prof. John B. Waite. There is also an article on the new campaign for completing the Michigan Union. "The Affect of the War on Edyication" is the subject on which Prof. Arthur L. Cross has writ- ten' Among the editorials are "The Mich- igan Union Campaign," "Education by Faculty Vote," "Psychic Rewards," and "Sophistication and Fictio'." LITIGATION CAUSED BY NEWBERRY PROBE (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 15.Validity of the federal corretc parenthesis act of 1910 as amended to apply to primary elec- tions was attacked in a breach filed today in the supreme court by de- fendants in the so-called Michigan contempted cases, an appeal which is now before the court. The pro- ceedings resulted in the action of the federal court of New York holding in contempt Allan A. Templeton and Thomas Philips for refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury investigating primary campaign expenditures made by Trueman H. Newberry, Republican senator elect from Michigan. The brief contended that the fed- eral grand jury was without jurisdic- tion to inquire in the financial ex- penditures made in the Michigan pri- maries. Prof. Sellers to Deliver Lecture Prof. R. W. Sellers will give his second lecture on religion at the Unitarian church Sunday evening. The subject will be "Mohammedan- ism." Unitarian Church to Hold Social Members and friends of the Uni- tarian church will hold a dance and Clank! Silence Shrieks in Pain Clink, Clank, Clink, Clank. Oil and grease, soot and smoke, blazing flames, the hammer, and the anvil. Again the quietness of dusk on the campus will be desecrated by sounds of feverish enterprise. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the engineering seniors who have been selected to uphold the honor of Vulcans, engineering so- ciety, will be at their Herculean and unending task of beating upon the tried old anvil with the trusted old sledge. Great is the groaning of the work- ers, greater is the joy of those who direct their frantic endeavors, but. greatest is the noise. Noise in tribute to the fiery- Vulcan who comes forth from the smoking center of the earth to gloat over the 11 neophytes who are deemed worthy of his eye. Clink, Clank, Clink, Clank. MICHIGAN MEN NEGLECT INSURANCE PAYMENTS GOVERNMENT ADVISES ALL MEN TO PAY OR FORFEIT PREMIUMS Lansing, Jan. 15. - Many Michigan men discharged from the Army and Navy are neglecting to keep up the payments, on their government war risk insurance and thereby are los- ing premiums already paid as well as valuable policies that may be con- verted into ordinary life insurance or endowment policies, according to information received py Miss Ruth Hurden, secretary of the dependents' relief section of the Michigan war pre- paredness board. Miss Hurden is sending letters to soldiers and their relatives advising that discharged men should not fail to make their first payment -within 30 days of their discharge. Checks or money orders should be sent to the distributing clerk, Bureau of War Re- lief Insurance, Washington. They should be made payable to the Treas- urer of the United States. All letters should contain thefull name, including first and middle name, of the insured man, his rank and the organization to which he was attached at the time his insurance was ap- plied for, the date of his discharge and his present address. Flederal Control Of Utilities APProved (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 15.-Federal own- ership, operation, or regulation of public and semi-public utilities was recommended as a report of the com- mittee of reconstruction of the Am- erican Federation of Labor today aft- er its approval of the federation's counsel. The committee opposed a formation of a labor political party on the ground that "the disastrous experience of or- ganized labor in America with politic- al parties of its own, amply justifies the American Federation of Labors' non-partisan political policy." Baker Gives Service Medals Washington, Jan. 15.-Recommend- ation that distinguished service med- als be awarded to two civilians and 16 ! officers for important work done in the 'conduct of the war were ap- proved today by Secretary Baker. The officers names included Major- General Grote Hutchinson, former chief of embarkation at Newport News- and now commandant at Camp Custer. Bethlehem Co. Disobeys War Board Washington, Jan. 15.-The authority of the national war labor board to enforce its decrees now that hostilities have ceased, was challenged today by the counsel of the Bethlehem Steel company who had been asked to ap- pear to answer complaints that wage awards made by the board during the war had not been carried out. Galens Hears Dr. Q. 0. Gilbert Speak Galens, medic upper-class honor- ary society, held their regular month- ly meeting last night at the Phi Beta Pi fraternity house. Dr. Q. 0. Gil- bert, of the medicdl faculty, was the principal speaker of the evening. A lively discussion followed his talk. PEACE COUNCIL TO GIVE NEWS 0O11[l All Information C cerning Pea Congress Limited to Official Statements SIZE OF DELEGATIONS FOR COUNTRIES FIXED TODA' Paris, Jan. 15.-The supreme cour cil of the peace congr*s has decide that hereafter all information cr cerning the proceedings will be re stricted to an official, communiqu prepared jointly by the secretaries C the delegations of the five great po ers. The delegates will not commer on or give any information except th contained in the official statement. The joint communique today reads "The President of the United State and the prime ministers and foreig ministers of the Allied powers, a sisted by the Japanese ambassador in Paris and London, held two mee ings today. In the course of the meetings the examination of the rule of the conference has been contir ued and almost completed. Five Delegates for U. S. "It was decided that the Unite States, the British Empire, Franc Italy, and Japan shall be represente by five delegates apiece. The Britis dominions and India, besides, shall b represented as follows: Two del gates, respectively from Australi: Canada, South Africa and India, ii cluding the native states, and one de egate for New Zealand. "Brazil will have three delegate Beligum, China, Greece, Poland, Poi tugal, The Czecho-Slovak republi Rumania and Serbia will have ti delegates apiece; Siam, one delegal and Suba ,Gaurtamala, Haiti, lior duras, Liberia, Niguaragua, and Pai ama one delegate apiece. Montenegi will have one delegate but the ru concevnin~g the designation of th: deleg*e shall not be fixed until t moment the political situation of thi country shall have been cleared uj Nations' Power Canal "The meeting adopted the followln two general principles: "First, each delegation being a uni the number of delegates forming shall have no influence upon its stat at the conference. "Second, in the selection of its de egation each nation may avail itse of the panel system. Thlis will or able each state at discretion to ii trust its interests to such persons a it may designate. "The adoption of the panel systei will in particular enable the Britia Empire to admit among its five deli gates representatives of the Domir ion, including Newfoundland, whic has no separate representation, an of India." NEW DUCHESS TAKE LUXEMBURG THRONI Paris, Jan. 15.-The government Luxembourg in an official note toda informed the French government s the succession to the throne of Prii cess Charlotte Edelgonde, in place t Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide, wl has abdicated. Princess Charlotte too the oath as grand duchess this afte noon before the chamber of deputi of Luxembourg, which previously ha approved of her succession. The new grand duchess is the e est of the five sisters of the form grand duchess, Marie Adelaide. Si was born Jan. 23, 1896. Germans Attack Portugal Rebels London, Jan. 15.-The revolutior ist forces at Santarem, northeast c Lisbon, having refused to surrende the German troops surrounded tb town and commenced a bombardmen according to a wireless dispatch froi Lisbon today. Invent Safe That Floats Safes for seagoing vessels that wi float when a craft sinks, so their cor tents can be recovered, have been in vented in Europe. Tryouts are wanted for the ed- itorial and business staffs of The Michigan Daily. Editorial try- outs call between 1 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon; business try- outs after 5 o'clock. stroyed, and no more to be built." (Recent reports are that about 170 U-boats ress of construction in yards.) submarines to the effect are in prog- German navy Prof. H. E .Riggs, of the civil en- gineering department, who was grant- ed short leave of absence for next semester by the last session of the Board of Regents to do governmen- tal work at the Curtis Airplane com- pany, in Buffalo, has declined the ap- pointment and will remain here in his present capacity. Last week he made a trip to Buffa- lo to investigate the existing condi- tions. He ofund that the appoint- ment included more than he had thought, and would have required his exclusive time and that circumstanc- es were unsatisfactory. His work was to have been connected with the administration of government's war contract for unfinished aeroplanes. Since the end of the war, an im- mense amount of stock and partly completed planes are on hand, with no call for them now. Professor Riggs is doing important work in co-operation with Prof. H. S. Anderson, of the mechanical engi- neering department, which would not have allowed him to be away all the time. Professor Riggs' courses and SOPH. ENGINEERS DISCUSS P ROQM Sophomore engineers showed them- selves in favor of re-establishing in- terclass athletic activities in the Uni- versity by electing Arthur J. Karpus athletic manager at the second meet- ing of their class held yesterday. Kar- pus is to confer with athletic au- thorities about resuming interclass sports. It was decided that he president should appoint a soph prom commit- tee to co-operate with the committee of th'e soph lits in arranging details for a soph prom. Hope was express- ed that the soph lits would take im- mediate action in this matter. The class will send a petition to the engineering faculty urging the return of the mentor system. Social, finance, and auditing com- mittees were appointed. The follow- ng are chairmen respectively: Rob- rt H. Brown, John M. Sessions, John H. Pilkington. Lieut. H. C. L. Jackson Visits City Lieut. !I. C. L. Jackson, ex-'18, re- turned to Ann Arbor yesterday for a few days. tie has been connected with the aviation unit at Fort Sill, Okla., but expects to re-enter the Uni- versity next semester. Lieutenant Jackson was appointed managing ed- itor of The Michigan Daily for the year of '17-'18 but as he entered the service in September, 1917, he could