ai 1 ig lair Jun 4:Iaii4 WEATHER Mostly'Cloudy with Showers Lrate in Day VOL. LV, No. 97 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS B-29 Fre Raid Hits Japanese Industrial Center * * * * * * 2 Nazi Armies Face Annihilation; Russian First Army Nears Stettin U~ Reds Battle Four Miles From Port Forces Penetrate West To Danzig By The Associated Press LONDON, March 16-Russian as- sault forces smashed to within three and one-half miles of Germany's great Baltic port of Stettin today and battled through bitter enemy resist- ance to a point only six miles west of the former free city of Danzig. The German radio said that Mar- shal GregoryK. Zhukov's First White Russian Army had penetrated to the "inner defenses" of Stettin. These ap- parently were based on the suburban stronghold of Altdamm, across the mouth of the Oder River from Stet- tin. Rosengarten Captured Zhukov's tanks and infantry cap- tured Rosengarten, one mile south- east of Aldamm in their closest ap- proach to Stettin, northern anchor of Berlin's Oder river defense line. Eleven miles south of Stettin, Zhu- kov's men swept into the Oder river town of Greifenhagen, guarding a big highway bridge spanning the riv- er defense :line, while other Soviet forces pressed toward Danzig, cap- turing Ramkau, six miles from the embattled port. In East Prussia, Moscow's opera- tional communique said, the Third White Russian Army captured 12 more places in the mop-up of the German pocket near Koenigsberg. SPRING FEVER: Chimes Cavort To 0Old1Sol's Prelude to May The Liberty Bell rang again yester- day, or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof. Several University students were forever cheated of 15 priceless minutes of higher education when the erratic ringing of the Carillon released classes early. At 10:40 it first became apparent that something was in the air. The clock chimed quarter of, sonorously and with confidence. Five minutes later, apparently unperturbed, it re- peated itself, hesitated, and added a fourth quarter. Reversing its usual procedure at 11 a. in., the bell next sounded eleven strokes, followed by the musical sym- bol for the hour. After a brief re- turn to normalcy, the Carillon in- dulged itself in a veritable orgy, striking seven quarters straight. About this time, professors began to' dismiss classes from sheer frustra- tion. According to Oscar Prieskorn. elec- trician foreman of the buildings and grounds department, it was just tha' "something was out of adjustment." However that may be, we are tempted to add something about bats in the belfry. CAMPUS EVENTS Today First Saurday Luncheon at Lane Hal 12:5 piii. followed by a book re- view and discussion Today Post War Council movies on Poland at 7:30 p. M. in Rakham Amphitheatre. Marclh 188 illel Mixer 9 p. mn. to midnight at the Founda- tion. March 18 Faculty Recital by Mrs, Mabel Ross Rhead in Ly- dia Mendelssohn Theatre, March 19 Deadline for petitions1 Dr. Colegrove A dvocates Post War Conscription Long-Term Military Commitments Make Draft a Necessity, Says Political Scientist With the defeat of Germany the United Nations will be required to make long-term military commit- ments and the United States will find it necessary to continue its system of Selective Military Service, Dr. Ken- neth Colegrove, Northwestern Univer- sity political scientist explained yes- terday in a lecture in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Law Reigns With Force Speaking on "American Collabora- tion in the Dumbarton Oaks Chart- er," Dr. Colegrove said that "Dum- barton Oaks rests solidly upon the New Town Hall Plans Iforma Campus Debate Compulsory Post-War Training Is Subject Student Town Hall, a new all- campus discussion group, will hold its first meeting on compulsory post- war military training at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Lane Hai Student participation will be stress- ed in the series of three informal meetings, according to Martin Sha- pero, co-chairman with John Condy- lis. The Stump Speakers of Sigma Rho Tau, engineering speech society, will open the discussion with a brief de- bate, presenting background and ba- sic issues of the compulsory training question. Following the debate, all students will have "the chance to talk instead of being lectured to," said the organ- iation's co-chairmen, who believe that complete emphasis on student participation will be unique to Stu- dent Town Hall. The meetings will be held every other Thursday. April 5 is the date of the second meeting which will have as its topic the eighteen-year- old vote controversy. movies To Be Shown iToday 'Land of my Moter' Pictures Polish Life Post-War Council will present mov- es on Poland at 7:30 p.m. today in the Rackham Amphitheater. A technicolor film, "Land of. My Mother," will picture Polish scenery and will be narrated by Eve Curie, French writex. It will include scenes of the Polish Tatra Mountains and monuments in Lwow, Krakow, Poz- nan and Vilno. It will also show peasants at work in the fields and Polish mountaineers. "Scottish Mazurka" will show the Polish Army training in Scotland af- ter the fall of France. It will feature a chorus of Polish soldiers singing folk songs of Poland and Scotland. "Polish Underground" will tell the story of the resistance movement. Another film will show Polish refu- gee children in Iran principle that law will reign only with force behind it. Education," the political scientist asserted, "may bring law without force. But it will require several centuries of uniform education in seventy or more coun- tries to accomplish this desirable end." Nations Not Expected to Disarm Dr. Colegrove commented that we cannot expect other nations to dis- arm and that demobilization on the part of the United States would lead to loss of our prestige. He explained that military training is not for the welfare of the individual boy but for the safety of the nation and the peace of the world. Because Dumbarton Oaks is only the beginning of a long procession of commitments, Dr. Colegrove explain- ed, a more democratic method of ratifying treaties should be devised. He urged that the American people, by an amendment to the Constitu- tion, remove the Senate monopoly over the enactment of treaties and terminate the two-thirds rule. Remove Causes of Aggression "Unless the causes of aggression, which include barriers to foreign trade, high tariffs, unfair cartels, radial discriminations and unjust boundaries are removed," Dr. Cole- grove declared, "all the work of the Big Three and the Security Council will have been in vain. He pointed out that "if we allow pacifists and perfectionists to obstruct world peace plans, the pendulum of internation- alism will retreat and may develop into a dangerous rout." New Breaks Made in Ruhr Supply Road Yanks 20 Miles Beyond Moselle By The Associated Press PARIS, Mar. 16.-The U.S. First Army slashed across the great Ruhr super-highway at two points east of the Rhine today, and southwardha sensational break-through by the Third Army 20 miles beyond the Moselle River set up two German armies for imminent annihilation. These two seasoned, hard-hitting armies were dealing tremendous body blows to the reeling armies of the Reich, while the Seventh Army was crashing through into Germany from the south. Moselle Triangle Collapsing The Moselle-Rhine triangle-- 80 miles from top to bottom and 85 miles wide at the base-was collaps- ing under the terrific impact of the Third and Seventh Armies and it appeared that soon not a German would stand on the soil of the Reich west of the Rhine. The First Army, carrying a fight to the enemy fraught with the most immediate peril, deepened the Rhine bridgehead to seven miles, swept a mile north to within three miles of the open plains of Germany, and smashed the first big tank-led coun- ter-blow. The Third Army broke loose along the Rhine valley on a 14-mile rain- page that cleaved through the heart of the enemy defenses between the Rhine and the Moselle 60 to 70 miles north of the Germans fighting in defense of the Saar Basin and the Bavarian Palatinate. Senior Engine Officers Name Committees Activities Planned To Revive Spirit Six senior class committees in the College of Engineering were an- nounced yesterday by class officers Jim Wallis, Bob Precious and Bill Culligan. To Revive Class Spirit Intended to revive class spirit, the new committees hold office until October. Among the activities plan- ned are stag parties, class meetings, the sale of graduation announce' ments (for the benefit of the class), souvenir programs, and tentative planning for a Senior all which has been approved by the Student Affairs Committee. The committees are as follows: Finance: Russ Youngdahl, chair- man, Paul O'Hara, Ed Schreiber, Emmons Smith, Mack Milks, Don McKinnon; Program: Dick Cheno- weth, chairman, Bob Grandy, Bill McConnell, Bob Henderson, Ed Har- ris, Tom Lootens; Social: Tom Barnes, chairman, Gerald Bouwkamp, ob Peck, Clem -Bauman, John Jens- wold, Dick Freeman. Seitz Chairmans Ca and Gown Cap and Gown: Dick Seitz, chair- man, Bob Champion, John Peterson, Don Vance, Jack Verschoor, Bob Dil- laway; Announcements: Bob Bennet, chairman, Dick Barnard, Bill Dull, Jim Finnegan, Don McGaw, Lynn Walton; Arrangements: Bill Carlson, chairman, Bill Jones, Bob Ruggles, Roger Lewis, Ted Greer, Jim Mac- Issac. County Nears led Cross Goal Ninety-Three Per Cent Of Quota Is Pledged Ninety-three per cent of Washtenaw County's minimum quota has been pledged so far in the Red Cross Drive. The local membership drive is part of a nation-wide campaign being car- ried on simultaneously throughout the month of March by volunteer workers in every municipality. City workers reporting at a luncheon yes- terday redoubled their efforts to put the drive over the top. As reports from the student drive were yet to come in, latest totals from the Army Units on campus and University personnel indicated that together they have added $540 to their last figures. Army Units have contributed to, date a total of $2,074. Co. B has turned in a 100 per cent report. Fac- ulty and University personnel, re- porting their donations through the University Business Office, have con- tributed approximately $3,700. The quota set for student donations is $5,500, of which $4,000 will be soli- cited by the League and the remaind- er by the Union. on the Mitsubishi airplane plant and Kawasake locomotive plant, its crew reported to Associated Press Corre- spondent Elmont Waite. The Superforts swept over Kobe at only a one-mile altitude to dump their loads on Japan's principal sea- port and shipping center. Maj. Leon Lowry, San Carlos, Calif., said "everything worked slick." He reported only light antiaircraft fire, although he saw searchlights piercing the skies from Osaka, hav- ocked only three daysbefore by an- other 2,000-ton raid. Although the 21st Bomber Com- mand announced only that a "very large task force" of B-29s attacked, indications were that more than 300 aircraft participated. This was the fourth great strike- all incendiary-on Japan's major cities in eight days and the first mass B-29 assault of the war on Kobe. Tokyo was hit a week ago today in the first big attack inaugurating the new strategy of burning down the enemy's industrial areas. Nagoya was hit two days later, March 12 and Osaka on March 14. All the raids were staged in the dark hours soon after midnight. The three previous raids-details of the Kobe attack are not yet available-caused great conflagra- tions, much damage to industries, burned out many square miles of congested areas and caused the Japanese government to make many changes in its air raid de- fenses. A "sizeable" force of the sky giants previously had hit Kobe Feb. 4, start- ing 34 fires. They also smacked the Kawasaki aircraft engine factory at Akashi town, 10 miles west of Kobe, on Jan. 19. * * * Iwo Taken in Bloodiest Battle By 'te Associated Press U. S. PACIFIC FLtEET HEAD- QUARTERS, Guam, Saturday, Mar. 17-Three American Marine Divisions sustained 19,938 casualties, including 4,189 dead, in capturing Iwo Jima for an advanced air base 750 miles from Tokyo, fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced today. Iwo was the bloodiest, toughest and costliest battle in the 168-year histo- ry of the United States Marines, their officers agreed. Yanks Bomb Kobe In Dawn Attack Over 300 Superforts Drop 2,500 Tons Of Incendiaries on Shipbuilding City By The Associated Press 21ST BOMBER COMMAND, Guam, March 17--(Saturday)-More than 300 B-29s dropped 2,500 tons of incendiaries on Kobe-Japan's great shipbuilding center and sixth largest city-in a pre-dawn attack today. Bombs from the second plane over the target started a string of fires in the important dock areas. Resultant fires illuminated the previously blacked-out city. Tethrplnscrddrc is CHORAL UNION: Defauwv To Conduct Chicago Symphony Orchestra Monday Akers Elected President of Grad Council Bill Akers was elected chairman of the temporary Graduate Council at a meeting of graduate students in the Rackham Building Thursday evening, March 15. He will direct organiza- tion of elections . for, a permanent Council and will sponsor the All- Graduate Party which is to be given Friday, March 23. Dean C. S. Yoakum GivesTalk Before the election, Dean C. S. Yoakum gave a brief, informal talk in which he stressed the need for an organization which would represent all branches of the Graduate schools and would promote social activities among the graduate students. The graduates plan to revive inter- departmental co-operation and social life which will make use of the facili- ties provided in the Rackham Build- ing. They will form a permanent Council, comparable to the pre-war organization, which will be elected early in April. One Officer on Council The chairman will be the only of- ficer of the temporary council. Akers, a transfer from the University of Texas, is a student of chemical engi- neering. This is his second semester at the University. Vice-Presidents To Be Chosen March 23 Announced As Date of Election A special campus election in order to elect two new vice-presidents to the Board of Directors of the Mich- igan Union will be held from 8:45 a. m. to 2:45 p. in., March 23, it was announced by the Men's Judiciary Council which is in charge of the election. The vice-presidents will be chosen by schools, one to represent the Law School, and the other to represent the combined schools of Business Admini- stration, Music, Forestry, Education, and Public Health. Only men stu- dents in the above schools will be eligible to vote in this election. Deadline for petitions, which should be turned in to the Student Offices of the Union, will be Mon- day afternoon. These petitions should contain the candidate's quali- fications, his experience in extra-cur- ricular activities, and the platform he would uphold if elected to the Board. A statement of the qualifica- tions and program of each candidate will be printed in The Daily next week. Prof. Sellars Speaks at Hillel "We must put our own house in order if we expect to do well in a world organization," stated Prof. Roy W. Sellars of the philosophy depart- ment in an address delivered at Hil- lel Foundation last night. Prof. Sellars explained that in or- der to alleviate such conditions as racial discrimination, any laws pass- ed in that direction must have edu- cation as a prerequisite. Understand- ing of such problems must be stress- ed in order for remedial measures to be of any value. The moral idea through which we should approach Desire Defauw will conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a concert at 8:30 p. m. Monday in Hill Auditorium under the sponsorship of the University Musical Society. Owns Own Home The orchestra is one of the few or- ganizations of its kind which owns its own home-Orchestra Hall. During its season the orchestra gives six ser- ies of concerts at its home. The principal of these is the sym- phony series. The others consist of E.. Prevails In Anig arbor Mayor Leigh Young indicated yes- terday that Ann Arbor will continue on Eastern War Time, unless "the city council rules differently next week." Meanwhile, University President Alexander G. Ruthven stated that the time controversy "hung in the balance," with the Board of Regents scheduled to consider the issue in their monthly meeting 10 days away. For the present, the University will abide by the tentative Ann Arbor ruling, he added. Popular concerts and two series of Young People's concerts. . Dr. Defauw has appeared as guest conductor with the leading European orchestras, including the Berlin Phil- harmonic, the Augusteo of Rome, and the orchestras of Vienna, Moscow, Leningrad, Madrid, and Budapest. He served as conductor of the New Symphony Orchestra of London for four years. He founded the "Con- certs Defauw" in Brussels and estab- lished a permanent national orche- stra in Belgium. Appearances in America In America he has appeared as guest conductor with tihe NBC Sym- phony, the Boston and the Detroit Symphonies, and at the time of his appointment as, Musical Director of the Chicago Symphony he was the director of the "Concerts Sympho-. niques" of Montreal. Monday's program is as follows: Balet Suite From "Cephale et Procris".. ...................... G retry "The Birds," Suite for Small Orchestra.. .Respighi Symphonic Poem, "Stenka Razine," Op. 13........................Glazounow Intermission Symphony in B-Flat majpr, Op. 20.. ............ ........... Chausson Selections for "Damnation of Faust".. .Berlioz JAG GRADUATION: Maj.-Gen. Cramer To Deliver Address at Exercises Today Major General Myron C. Cramer will review the role of the Judge Ad- vocate General Department when he delivers the commencement address to 74 graduating Judge Advocates, at formal JAG School graduation exercises, 10 a. m. today, at 100 Hut- chins Hall. Other speakers at the exercises will be Major General Russel B. Rey- FOR T HOSE WHO NEVER CEASE TO LEARN. State Enrollhnent Speaks for Value of Extension Courses nolds, Commanding General, Sixth Service Command, here on his first visit to Ann Arbor and the JAG School, and E. Blythe Stason, Dean of the Law School. Both speakers will be introduced by Lieutenant Col- onel Reginald Miller, Commandant of the School and Commanding Of- ficer of all military personnel sta- tioned at Ann Arbor. At yesterday's Parade, held in the Law Quadrangle, 45 graduates of the 10th Officer Candidate class and 29 members of the 21st Officer class were ireviewed by Gen. Cramer, Gen. -Reynolds, Colonel William H. Mc- Carty, Commanding Officer, District One, Sixth Service Command, De- troit; Colonel Oscar Rand, Staff Judge Advocate, Sixth Service Com- mand; other guest officers, and offic- ers of the JAG School faculty. By BOB GOLDMAN There are those who never cease to learn. Although the University Corre- spondence Study Division of the Ex- tension Service numbers among its 1,500 Michigan studients- house- wives, war workers, hosnital pa- tients, professional men- anyone "Who wants to learn." Detroit leads the state with 134 correspondent students, with Ann read to her; ministers, Willow Run workers, and high school students are taking advantage of the courses. In Stambaugh, Mich., 40 boys, all 1n one class, are taking correspon- dence work. Oldest student until a few weeks ago was a 78-year-old man, taking Spanish courses who dropped the work, to take a job in a war plant, "because so many younger men are going off to the armed serviue"