2W Ugunr 4A/A ~iKjjji,4 F I VOL. L I No. 130 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1943 PRICE FIVE CENTS 13 Billion Sought In War Loan Drive Beginning April 12 Government Sponsors Biggest Finance Operation in History; Newspapers Will Have Main Role in Second Campaign, By JAMES D. WHITE Associated Press Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 3.- The nation's newspapers are coming to you for $13,000,000,000 more-for Uncle Sam. It's the second war loan drive, due to begin Monday, April 12. News- papers have been assigned a leading part in conducting it. The government calls it the biggest war financing operation in history. Its initial stages will last about three weeks, and it is designed to sell the American public $13,000,000,000 worth of war bonds. Divide that figure by the number of people in the United States, and you arrive at the conclusion that-on the average-about $100 worth of bonds will have to be sold for every Yank Infantry Renews Flank Attack To Smash AXIS Wedge at El Guetar man, woman and child in the coun- try if the goal is met. Secretary Morgenthau and Frank E. Tripp, president of the Allied Newspaper Council, said in a com- munication to all newspapers: "The people of your community look first to the newspapers for lead- ership when united action is needed and this loan can only succeed through such action. Speaking for the Treasury and the Allied Newspa- per Council, 4ve ask you, therefore, to give this drive your enthusiastic support both in your news and edi- torial columns and by enlisting spon- sored advertising support." Goals Cited The Treasury is floating the second war loan to: 1. Finance the war. 2. Help avoid inflation. To meet the $13,000,000,000 goal, the Treasury says you can help if you: 1. Divert into the purchase of ex- tra bonds every cent not absolutely needed for food, shelter and other necessities of life for th three weeks beginning April 12. 2. Buy at least one extra bond each week for that period. 3. Forego some of the things you have been planning to buy. 4. Buy bonds beyond those you may be buying through pay roll sav- ings or regular bond purchases. Both the Treasury and the news- paVrs arp getting set to put over thi biggest of all war bond drives. Program Begun You get some idea of its scope when you realize that to date Ameri- cans have bought about $14,000,000,- 000 in War Bonds since the govern- ment began selling them in May, 1941. Under the direction of Secretary Morgenthau, the Treasury has map- ped full plans to launch the drive with the aid of the American press, radio, advertising and motion pic- ture industries. The press got going two weeks ago when leading publishers and repre- sentatives of the publishing and press associations met with Secretary Mor- genthau and heard his explanation of the drive, the need for it, and how it is to be conducted. Bond Committee' Urges Students To Fill Quota "We intend to contact every person on campus, those connected with the staff and every student, and shod, them the necessity of investing in War Bonds," Gordon Griffith, chair- man of the University Drive, said* yesterday challenging the campus to aid in the gigantic national War Loan Drive. His committee will push the sale of Series "E" Bonds, the smallest de- nomination to be sold, which has been most popular with the public. Women's Group Will Organize Miss Ethel McCormick, social di- rector of the League said yesterday that a women's organization designed to handle student sale of bonds would be organized on April 5 when the new central committee for JGP would take over. The Juniors have been selling stamps all year, and "we shall strongly urge that e the women fill their stamp books this month and turn them in to Mr. Griffith's com- mittee," Miss McCormick said. Natalie Mattern, '45, recently re- turned from a national conference on "Stabilization or Inflation" in Wash- ington, D.C., as the representative of the University and the Michigan League. Her report will be turned into the League on Monday and the League Council will act upon her sug- gestions. Conference To Help Drive The conference was called to stim- ulate interest in current economic problems and to help in the bond drive. Student organizations as well as the faculty are urged to buy their bonds through the University com- mittee so that the "tremendous quota may be filled. "We are confident that we can fill our quota," Mr. Griffith said, but warned that many organiza- tions would be approaching every person and urged that the bonds be purchased on campus. Coeds' Drive I For Red Cross Is Successful Local Campaign Nets $67.90 Above Quota For Campus Groups Reporting an amount of $67.90 in excess of their $2500 quota, the Uni-I versity women concluded their RedI Cross membership drive yesterday., The campaign was launched early in March under the direction of Ger- afdine Stadelman, '44. Marion Bas- kette, '44, was in charge of the con-I tributions from sororities, while Aud-( rey Bratman, '43, headed league andI co-op houses, and Florence Turin,1 '44, took care of funds turned in by dormitories. In 32 women's residences every member subscribed to a $1.00 mem- bership. Included in this total were 11 league houses, 15 sororities, and six dormitories. In addition to these houses there were many others which also neared this 100 per cent mem- bership goal. Of the total amount turned in, $772.07was donated by sororities, $1237.16 by dormitories, $453.17 by league houses, $39.80 by co-operative houses, and $65.70 was charged to miscellaneous. Collegiate Sorosis topped all other sorority houses with A contribution of $262.50. The drive conducted by the Uni- versity men was brought to a close over a week ago, when it was an- nounced that they had exceeded their $1,000 quota by $600. Slosson Speech To Keynote Post War Conference, "Looking Toward Victory" is the topic of the semi-annual Post-War Conference sponsored by the Post- War Council on Friday and Saturday. The two-day session will be key- noted by an address by Prof. Preston W. Slosson of the history department on "International Government" at 8 p.m. Friday in the Rackham auditori- ui. Four panels will take place simul- taneously at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Union. At the close of each panel students present will draw up a res- olution expressing the conclusions which were reached in the discussion. There is no charge for either the panels or Prof. Slosson's address. Will Discuss Anarchy Prof. Harold J. McFarland of the geodesy and surveying department, Albert K. Stevens of the English de- partment, and Prof. Lionel H. Laing of the political science department will discuss "The Abolition of Inter- national Anarchy" in Room 316. Ho- bart Taylor, '43L, will act as student chairman. "The Constitutional Form of a Pro- posed International Government" will be discussed by Prof. Clark Dickinson of the economics department, Prof. John F. Shephard of the psychology department and Prof. Harold M. Dorr of the political science department in Room 318. Harold Sokwitne will be student chairman. Slosson To Lead Panel The panel led by Prof. Preston W. Slosson of the history department and Max Dresden of the physics depart- ment will deal with "The Principles of Boundary Determination" in Room 305. Student chairman will be Bill Muehl, '43L. "Global-education" will be the topic discussed by Prof. Richard C. Fuller of the sociology department, Prof. Claude Eggertsen of the education school, Dr. Edward W. Blakeman, counselor in Religious Education, Prof. Mentor L. Williams of Eng- lish department and Henry Curtis of Ann Arbor. Marvin Borman, '44, will be student chairman. RAF Bombs France In 24-Hour Attacks LONDON. April 3. -(P)-- Heavy Five Professors Seek Offices in City Elections Young, Brumm Are Opponents in Mayorial Race; Wards Contested Two University professors, Prof. Leigh J. Young and Prof. John L. Brumm, will oppose each other for the office of mayor of Ann Arbor in tomorrow's election. Professor Young, the incumbent, is professor of silviculture in the School of Forestry. He is running on the Republican ticket. Professor Brumm, the Democratic candidate, is head of the journalism department. Three Other Professors Run Three other University professors are also running for office. John H.! Muyskens (Dem.), associate professor of phonetics in the speech depart- ment, is opposing the incumbent, Fred L. Arnet (Rep.) for alderman of the third ward. Prof. John B. Waite of the Law School, the Repub- lican incumbent, is opposed by George B. Brigham, Jr., (Dem.) as- sociate professor of architecture, in the sixth ward aldermanic contest. In the state elections there are six candidates for the two posts of University regent. The candidates are R. Spencer Bishop and Ralph Hayward, Republican; Dr. Ira Dean McCoy and Charles F. Nugent, Dem- ocratic; and George A. Emerich and Enos A. Potts, Prohibition ticket. All municipal offices other than that of the mayor are uncontested. City Clerk Fred C. Perry and Council President Glenn L. Alt, both Republi- cans, are unopposed as is Jay H. Payne (Rep.) candidate for the newly created post of municipal judge. Ward Candidates Unopposed The majority of ward candidates! are also unopposed. There will be four aldermanic contests, three con- tests for the position of supervisor, and two candidates will contest for a vacancy on the city council for the seventh ward. If a Campaigning has been light for all offices and a small vote, only three to four thousand, is expected. Polls will open at 7 a.m. tomorrow and remain open all day until 8 p.m. Varied Candidates In Reuents Election A banker, paper manufacturer, aI doctor and an attorney-two Repub- licans and two Democrats-will fea-I ture the race for two vacant positions on the Board of Regents in tomor- row's spring election. Affirming a policy of putting war aims and specialized training ahead of immediate academic goals, Charles P. Nugent, and Dr. Ira D. McCoy, will run on the Demo'cratic ticket. Bishop, Hayward Agree R. Spencer Bishop and Ralph A. Hayward are the Republican nomi- nees, each of whom agrees that the University should participate "to the fullest in the war effort." Attacking the policy of closed Re- gent meetings, Dr. McCoy declared, "I am unalterably opposed to meetings of the Regents at which decisions on public matters involv- ing expenditure of public funds are made behind closed doors." Nugent is a resident of Detroit and has been a member of the faculty of the University of Detroit Law school for the past six years. Both he and McCoy were born in Pennsylvania and have since achieved distinction in the state of their adoption. A graduate of the University Medi- cal School in 1915, Dr. McCoy took up his practice in Bad Axe after serv- ing in the first World War. Bishop is now holding an interim appointment on the Board of Regents by virtue of his selection by Gov. Kelly last January to fill a vacancy. Wartime Education Is First Declaring the principal problem be- fore schools today is war-time educa- tion, Bishop said, "I am in hearty accord with the splendid program being developed by President Alex- ander G. Ruthven." Hayward held a professorship here Eisenhower Reports 'Progress' 0 * 3* STATUTE MILES ~ Matourn.. .......... Fodoykz ........... .. Bab........ Pont jdiaFahs SOusseltia SOUSSE Ke ouan- 4, .-Djerid.......re .. thati Tobessa $eta GnrlDihEiehwrAlidComane in...North...Afr...ca For iana -- aknas &SFA X" (isr)rtre rmaernt to.rport"proresssatifactry ..n.th Tezuna ........rtih.ighh.rm.i chasing .U ...........Gulf of I Guetar 1G.. ::!s- ro kSua sedyas-laoh o ....AM TABEST ToZeur BobrScoashpFn ''-'T Marth General Dwigt Eisenhower, Allied Comander in NorthArica' (insert) *returned from the front to report "Progress satisfactory" on the Tunisian front. The British Eighth Army is chasing Rommel north Of" Gabes. Violent fighting was reported near Fondouk in the central region. Airmen kept up a steady assault of the 'coast north of Gabes and Rommel flew in fresh troops to bolster his Afrika Korps. BEST CAMPUS TALENT I* Proees T G To Bo-berScholrshi Fun 73 1 74> Allies Try To Cut Nazi Sea Escape Enemy Mine Fields Block Patton's Tanks In Southern Sector By The Associated Press ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, April 3.- Grim waves of American Infantry beat today against the rugged and heav- ily-mined Axis defenses protecting Marshal, Rommel's inland flank which lay wedged between the United States Army Corps to the west and the British Eighth Army on the Gulf of Gabes. On the steep slopes of the barren brown hills east of El Guetar, Lieut.- Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., renewed his attacks to clean the enemy out of positions now blocking the expec- ted junction of the Americans with the British. Yanks Bid for Break-Through The Americans, who learned the art of war the hard way against the most skilled opposition, made a sud- den bid for a break-through early yesterday when a tank column tra- versed a narrow track across an en- emy mine field along a road leading toward the coast. Many German tanks immediately counterattacked, however, and the American armor pulled back to let the Infantry resume operations to- ward widening a gap in the enemy defenses. Front dispatches reported some German Panzers were knocked out and several others were damaged be- fore the tank battle was broken off. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Al- lied commander in North Africa, re- turned from the Tunisian fronts to report that British, American and French forces were "continuing to make satisfactory progress" in their campaign to smash the Axis -out of Africa. Eisenhower Confers with Alexander In his tour of the Tunisian battle- ground Gen. Eisenhower conferred both with Gen. Sir Harold Alexan- der, commander of all Allied ground forces in the war theatre, and Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, whose rugged British Eighth Army flanked and cracked the Mareth fortifica- tions. He also inspected the Mareth works, now deserted and many miles back of the scene of present fighting. American attacks against heavy Axis concentrations in the hills and passes along Tunisia's dorsal range from Fondouk to the El Guetar area in the central sector were reported continuing, but with little progress made. Red Army Allied Subs Attack Jap Ships;. Bombers Sink Two Cruisers "It is a Symphony in song-it willg benefit the Bomber Scholarship Fund, and it presents a major portion of the campus musical talent," boasts Man-V power Corps ticket sellers when they approach their prospective audiencer for Singtime to be presented thisI Thursday in Hill Auditorium., The program has been planned tot be the most varied of music fare and will range from the religious chants on through collegiate "pep" songs and climaxing with modern classical jazz. Proved Its Merit In its preview in Detroit the con- cert proved its merit and gained the praise of an alumni audience whor were especially impressed with the bravado and power that blazed through the arrangement, "The Yel- low and Blue." December 7, 1941. This number reflects the change in student life since Pearl Harbor. With the Easter season approach- ing the Michigan Women's Glee Club will be joined by the Men's Chorus in presenting music appropriate for the occasion in a paraphrase of IrvingC Berlin's "Easter Parade." Sawyer Will Play Bill Sawyer's orchestra is dedicat- ing a medley of patriotic tumes to the Michigan men and women serving in the Nation's armed forces, and since the Manpower Corps ticket or-, ganization is offering the tickets tot soldiers on campus at half price the music will be especially suitable. Envisioning the day when Michi- Times Poll its Underclassmen Shows Ignorance of American History NEW YORK, April 3.-(P)-Thej New York Times will say in its Sun- day editions tomorrow that "college freshmen throughout the nation re- veal a striking ignorance of even the most elementary aspects of United States history." The newspaper conducted a survey of 7,000 students in 36 colleges, and found out, among many other things, that: Only 6 per cent could name the original 13 states. Only 44 per cent could name any two specific powers granted to Con- gress by the United States Consti- tution. Just 12 per cent could identify An- drew Jackson's place in political, so- gan will again be a campus of civil-' ian men and women the Glee Club' will sing "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again," and in sad remembrance they will also sing "My Buddy." Giving the title to the concert are the modern light symphonies, "On the Trail," and "Rhapsody in Blue." "Singtime-a Symphony in Song" will close with "When Night Falls, Dear," and "The Yellow and Blue." Nila Magidoff Talks Saturday War Veteran To Tell Experiences in Russia Mrs. Nila Magidoff, fighting repre- sentative of Russian women and vet- eran of the Battle of Moscow, will describe her experiences in war-torn Russia at 8 p.m., Saturday in the Rackham Auditorium. Mrs. Magidoff, now in the midst of a nation-wide speaking tour spons- ored by Russian War Relief, Inc., is the Russian-born wife of NBC's cor- respondent in Moscow and was in that city when the Germans launched their 'invasion. She immediately plunged into war work, serving as an air raid warden, building sand bag protections for buildings, and guard- ing roof tops from incendiary bombs. Despite her desire to continue fighting for her native land, she was compelled to come to the United States because of the regulation re- quiring the wives and children of American correspondents to be evacu- ated. Since her arrival in this country she has lectured in hundreds of cities in a campaign to raise $6,000,000 for medical supplies to the Russian peo- ple. "This is my war work;" she says, "it is my contribution to the joint ef- forts of my own country artd that of my husband-Russia and America." Tickets for the lecture may be ob- tained at the Union, the League and Wahr's bookstore. Farm Bloc Plans To Kill FDR's Veto WASHINGTON, April 3. - UP) - Congressional farm bloc leaders re. doubled efforts tonight to line up the two-thirds vote necessary to override Destroyer, Transport, Two Freighters Sunk WASHINGTON, April 3-(4)-Suc- cessful attacks on eight Japanese ships, chiefly by American submar- ines, were announced by the Navy today as bombers of the Aleutians command were reported maintaining their heavy pounding of enemy forces and installations on Kiska Island. In a late communique, second of' the day, the Navy said that American submarines had sunk one enemy de- stroyer and damaged another, had sunk one large transport and two medium,, sized freighters, damaged and probably sunk a third and dam- aged a fourth. The eighth enemy vessel blasted had been reported in an earlier com- munique which said that Lightning and Corsair fighters, presumably from Guadalcanal Airfield, had at- tacked and set on fire a small Japa- nese cargo vessel at anchor off Vella Lavella Island in the central Solo- mons. The latest action over Kiska oc- curred Thursday, the communique related, when a force of Army Libera- toir and Mitchell medium bombers; One Destroyer Sunk, Two Hit in Pre-Dawn Attack ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, April 4 (Sunday)-(P) -Blasting at Japanese warships in a devastating, pre-dawn raid, heavy Allied bombers Saturday blew up two enemy cruisers, left a destroyer sink- ing, and damaged two others near Kavieng, New Ireland, the High Com- mand announced today. The big bombers attacked from head height and medium height with their targets illuminated by flares, sinking one light cruiser by four di- rect hits with 500-pound bombs and laying four more on a heavy cruiser that exploded, flinging debris 400 feet in the air. A large destroyer was mortally wounded in the savage attacks, two othertdestroyers were damaged, and two other warships were bombed but results were not observed. The attack upon the concentration was pressed home while other bomb- ers swept over the airdrome nearby, neutralizing it. With Japanese air, craft pinned down, the Allied planes Wipes Out 450 Germans LONDON, Sunday, April 4.-(O)- The Red Army captured another town in the Caucasus to tighten its semi- circle around the Nazi bridgehead at Novorossisk, wiped out 450 Germans attacking the Donets River line and also seized a crossing over that river, Moscow announced early today. The midnight communique record- ed by the Soviet monitor -identified the captured locality in the Caucasus as Prikubansky, presumably in the Anastasaevskaya area 33 miles north of Novorossisk. Two hundred and fifty Germans were killed, and three guns and six mortars destroyed in the action, it added. Little essential change, however, was reported in the long front be- tween Lenningrad and the Caucasus following the issue in Moscow yestery of official maps illustrating the huge strides made by the Russians during the winter to regain 185,328 square miles of territory. The heaviest Donets River Battle in the Ukraine occurred south of Izyum, 70 miles southeast of Kharkov, the communique said. At this point where 4