I MICHIGAN DAILY ....... 'tin' DATESI PARTMkNT SAYS, "CON-! E TECHNICAL TRAIN- communication. intended to guide L. T. C. men in their choice of ses and subjects has been receiv- >y President Harry B. Hutchins 1 the war department committee dcation and special training. e announcement is as follows: quiries are being received as to selection of courses and subjects tudy by students looking to en- ce into some particular branch of service which suggest to this com- ee the advisability of making the wing statement: assigning the soldiers of the stu- s' army training corps to various ches of the service the guiding ciple will be to place each man re he can render his maximum ice consistent with the needs of army at the time of his transfer. erally speaking a soldier is likely lve the best account of himself in line in which he is most interest- Theref ore, the preference of reg- aints who are voluntarily inducted the students' army training corps o the branch of the service they nately enter will be given consid- ion except in case military needs wire a different course. be student soldier is at liberty elect the program of studies (in with the communication of this mittee dated Sept. 18 on "curricu- which is suggested as preparation the particular branch of the ser- he desires to enter. This choice program of studies does not, how- r, constitute the determination of branch. of the service to which he be transferred. The direction of transfer will be determined by the ess of the soldier for service and needs of the army at the time of transfer. he proportion of calls upon the dents' army training corps for of- r candidates, during the, next nine( aths is expected to be about as fol- a: . o infantry (including machine gan :alions), field artillery and heavy ast) artillery 60 per cent, of which tentage approximately two-thirds 1 require special preparation in t 5'. 1\r. x - "i 0'4 mf WHY? In my flight from state to state I find Murad everywhere! Maldrs if thxrklrf~deQzuifrl acrd EgyIta 0a1*s ndse UWad _ . ? . P , : .. : . r /, , 7, N fantry and the various corps, and there be given a chance to demonstrate their ability as;prospective officers, it must be understood that the selection will be on a highly competitive basis and that many will necessarily be transferred without special recommen- dation in this regard. Such men will have their further opportunity to qualify for commission in the course of active service. It should also be made clean that where there are both "A" and "B" sections in the same institution, there is no distinction or discrimination be- tween them with respect to selections for officers' schools provided the pre- La t S. A. T. Co. MEN amatics as outlined in letter of scribed standards are met. 184 It is desired that a copy of this air sevrice, 20 per cent. letter be brought to the attention of ordnance and quartermaster all applicants for admission into the ten per cent. , stndents' army training corps. remaining corps including eng- Committee on education and special i, signal corps, chemical warfare training. e, etc., ten per cent. These corps R. I. REES, re more special technical qual- Colonel, General Staff Corps, mns. Chairman. You Enjoy Reading e quartermaster and ordnance s will require a considerable num- >f limited service officers., formation is being prepared and soon be issued for each student er which will give a definite state- of the type of men and the kind eparation required by the several des of the service as well as a statement of the character of s of officers of each branch. is good general advice to all stu- soldiers who have been pursuing ad planned to pursue some tech- course to continue along that nical line or in preparation for it. plan is being formulated for rat- each student soldier with regard everal distinct qualities, i.e., in- gence (academic work), ability to nand men, physique, business abil- character, honor or scrupulous- ,and other qualities. ie varied characteristics of the dif- it individuals thus indicated to- er with individual expressions of ce will enable intelligent trans- pille it is expected that a sub- tial number of soldiers of the stu- s' army training corps will develop ciently to warrant their transfer ie officers' training school for in- DESERTERS TURN BRIGANDS IN AUSTRIAN EMPIRE Zurich (by mail),-The Dziennik Pozmanski in its last correspondence from Cracow discloses how the gov- ernment at Vienna is today less able than ever to suppress the brigandage of army deserters in Galicia. It de- serves attention because for a long time the Polish newspapers have been telling about such brigandage. "Security on our Austrian railways," the writer says, "cannot be said long- er to exist. The authorities are power- less to prevent train robberies. The last ones were committed by men of the lowest class, who have formed bands. "An entire carload of provisions shipped to Czernovits under the guard of a single soldier and securely fast- ened, was taken by storm and looted. Trains are stopped as they were one time on the western prairies of Amer- ica. It often happens that passengers on sleeping cars are obliged to de- train in their bed clothes because their own garments have been stolen in the night. "The greater part of the bandits are 00 ( , r Mtr4tgan 4:3FCtlij I SUBSCRIBE FOR IT TEN WEEKS FOR THE YEAR $1.50 $3.50 ., -- ve Copy at qarry's and TheOelta LAS VERT SIN Leave Copy at Students' Supply Store I WANTED WANTED- Position as chauffeur by student who is experienced, com- petent, and reliable. Box H, Mich- igan Daily. WANTED-Army Officer and wife de- sire furnished house or apartment furnished about December first. Address Daily, Box C. WANTED-Students Laundry to do at Home. Satisfaction guaranteed. Phone 2218. WANTED-Student clerk at the Hotel American. Phone 123. LOST LOST-Sapphire and pearl lavalliere Wednesday. Reward. 1506 Geddes Ave. Phone 2635-W. LOST- One large black bill book. Large amount of bills. Registration in book. Reward if returned to John R. La Clear, Co. 13, Barracks 41, 548 State St. FOR SALE FOR SALE-Engineering outfit, draw- ing board, T squares and canvas. Call at 445 E. University. r soldiers on leave or deserters. It is easy to perceive that the civilians are losing their morale, while discontent grows alarmingly from day to day. Peaceful citizens are forbidden to car- ry arms, but the bandits are all well armed. Where will safety come from? Do tell." The Building and Savings Ass'n., Savings Bank Block, never paid less than 6 per cent dividends. Nothing better nor safer. H. H. Herbst, Sec'y. -Adv.% FOR LIBERTY The following casualties are report- ed today by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: Killed in action, 91; missing in ac- tion, 28; wounded severely, 200; died from wounds, 62; died from accident and other cause, 6; died of disease, 29; died from aeroplane accident, 3; prisoners, 6. Total, 425. Eastern Star Demands Fight to Finish, Kalamazoo, Oct. 9.-The uncondi- tional surrender of Germany and her allies before the United States grants an armistice or enters into peace ne- gotiations was demanded by the Mich- igan state order of Easter Star in a resolution adopted at the annual con- vention today and forwarded to Presi- dent Wilson. Papers Still Await S. A. T. C. Men Two or three hundred men have not yet called for their induction papers at tie Registrar's office. These pa- pers must be presented to the com- pany commander before the end this week. Four men from Washtenaw coui have failed to call at the court hoi for the papers that still await the They are: Victor Pau John, Jc James Hugan, Fred M. France, ae John Embie Finch. Corp. Shapton, Ex-'20, Killed in Act Corp. Leslie Shapton, ex-'20, R was recently reported missing in tion, has been killed in action. was in the marine corps.