LW au Daitli WEATHER Cloudy and Colder Rain or Snow VOL. LV, No. 14 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Doughboys Kraus Awarded henry Russell Lectureship I L.S.&A. Dean Notified by Cable of Selection I While He Attends Convention at Cambridge Encircle Suburbs of Metz Reds Seize aszbereiiy ' Hungary ,.. L ,r, 50 By Towns Taken Russian Troops For outstanding work in the fields of crystallography and mineralogy, Dr. Edward H. Kraus, Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, has been awarded the Henry Russell Lectureship, presented each year to the member of the University faculty above the rank of assistant professor whose work is judged most outstanding by the Uni- versity Research Club. Dean Kraus, now attending a meeting of deans of liberal arts col- leges at Cambridge, Mass., last night was notified of his selection for the award by cable. Here for 40 Years Before coming to the University as Assistant Professor of Mineralogy in 1904 Dean Kraus taught geology and chemistry at Central High School, Syracuse and at the Univer- sity of Syracuse. He was appointed to the position of Professor and Director of the Mineralogy Labora- tory in 1908-09 and ten years later was appointed to the additional post of Professor of Crystallography. In 1915, Dean Kraus was appointed Dean of the Summer session, a post held until 1933. In 1920, his adminis- trative work was enlarged when he became Acting Dean; three years later, Dean Kraus was appointed Dean of the College of Pharmacy. In 1933, he was appointed to the position of Dean of the College of Literature. Science and the Arts and he fills that position and those of Professor of Crystallography and Mineralogy at the present time. Internationally Known Member of fifteen professional so- cieties and organizations, Dean Kraus served in 1920 as president of the Mineral Society of America and as president of the Michigan Acad- emy of Sciences. He is internation- ally known as the author of several works on mineralogy, crystallography and of articles for educational and scientific journals. More recently, Dean Kraus has been devoting his attention to gems. Award for Research The lectureship won by Dean Kraus, which carries a stipend for research in his particular field, comes from a bequest left by the late Henry Russell, a graduate of this University Fritz Kreisler itaPerform Violinist Made Debut In States at Age of 13 Fritz Kreisler, violinist, who will be heard at the third Choral Union Concert at 8:30 p.m. Tomorrow in Hill Auditorium, made his American debut at the age of 13. It is fifty-five years since he played his violin in the UnitedStates and over the decades he has held his place in American hearts as one of the greatest living violinists. Born in Vienna in 1875 Kreisler made his public debut at the age of seven. His first lessons were given to him by his father, a distinguished physician and an amateur musician. Kreisler entered the Vienna Con- servatory shortly after his first appearance, where he studied for three years, and received a gold medal for violin playing. He was next sent to Paris where he studied at the conservatory. Two years later, when he was twelve years old, he won the Premier Grand Prix in violin playing against forty competitors. none less than ten years his senior. From Paris, Kreislerhreturned to Vienna and undertook his first tour. This was in 1888 with the pianist Moritz Rosenthal, and marked Kreis- er's first appearance in the United States. The violinist's American de- but took place in Boston. Versatile in music, Kreisler is a pianist and composer as well as a violinist. Besides the many smaller pieces''for the violin which are now indispensable in every concert ar- tist's repertoire, Kreisler has com- posed a string quartet, several operettas and a violin concerto. Graduation For 92 w A d"I % m T- w Ui ' (circa 1870) and its law school. TheI Regents of the University converted the bequest into the Henry Russell Lectureship and the Henry Russell DEZ FJW." .D HENRY KRAUS ...Wins Award Award, the latter going to faculty* members below the rank of associate professor who are annually selected for the-Award by a special board. Last year's winner of the Lecture- ship was Dr. John Alexander of the Department of Thoracic Surgery in the medical school and it is estimated that approximately 30 previous win- ners of the Award or Lectureship are now teaching at the University. 69 Jai Ships S[nk in 5 DaYS British Get 23 Submarines Supply Craft LONDON, NOV. 15-(AP)-British submarines in far eastern waters have sunk another 24 Japanese ships, brining to 69 the total announced destroyed in five days, the Admiral said tonight. A communique Nov. 11 announced the sinking of 45 ships. The latest toll included 23 supply ships and an anti-submarine vessel, the later intercepted in the east Java Sea suth of Celebes and sunk by torpedo. Surfaced submarines also shelled the harbor on the island of Car Nico- bar, an Admiralty communique said, damaging installations and sinking several craft along the jetty. Five submarines were singled out for mention in the newest attacks which mark a rapid intensification of the Royal Navy's campaign against Japan. Capt. Hoffman Is Transferred Capt. J. T. Hoffman, commanding officer of the Marines here on cam- pus since July 1, 1943, has been noti- fied of his transfer to overseas duty, and plans to leave sometime this week. Capt. Hoffman is a graduate of the Engineering College of the University, having received his degree in civil engineering in 1926, and is a regis- tered engineer in the state. He was commissioned upon his graduation, but has only been on active duty since 1940. CAMPUS EVENTS Nov. 16 Oratorical Association lecture by Francis B. Sayre. 8:30 p.m. at Hill 7 Auditorium. Nov. 17 Choral Union Concert; Fritz Kreisler, 8:30 p.m. at Hill Auditorium. Nov. 17 Union Dance. Nov. 18 Guy Lombardo broad- By The Associated Press LONDON, THURSDAY, NOV. 16- The Red Army, increasing the pace of its assaults aimed toward Buda- pest, seized the fortress city of Jas- zbereny and more than 50 other Hungarian communities yesterday as the Germans fell back in hard-fight- ing retreats along a 100-mile front stretching from southeast of the capital to the area of Miskolc. Jaszbereny Falls Jaszbereny, a strategic railway center 35 miles east of Budapest, fell to a combination by-passing maneu- ver and direct frontal assault, Mos- cow announced this morning. The Russians began to outflank the city on the northeast, and then, when the Germans extended them- selves to meet this threat, the at- tackers speared straight into the town and took it in fierce street fighting. Besides this biggest prize of the day, the Russians recorded other gains right along the line from the railway town of Mende, only 12 miles southeast of Budapest, up to Korom and a group of other communities nestling 10 miles below the north Hungarian center of Miskolc. 570 Prisoners Taken Altogether 570 German and Hun- garian prisoners were taken during the day, Moscow reported. The Germans themselves anhounc- ed withdrawal from Jaszbereny be-; fore its occupation was listed in the Soviet night communique broadcast from Moscow and recorded by the' Soviet Monitor here. The general nature of the German withdrawal was hinted at in a Ber- lin broadcast by the military com- mentator Ernst Von Hammer, who said, "East of Budapest German troops, behind a curtain of steel from the fire of hundreds of our guns. have disengaged themselves toward prepared positions to economize their forces." With his forces northeast and southeast of Budapest.now joined up firmly and advancing generally, So- viet Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky appeared almost ready to make his supreme bid for the capital that is the center of Hungarian national life. On the rest of the Eastern front, comparative quiet prevailed, al- though Berlin reported there was some Russian tank movement south of Ungvar, capital of 'the Carpatho- Ukraine. Union Will Hold Tryout IBanq uet Tomorrow Eve Try-outs for positions with the Union executive council have been invited to attend the free banquet to be held at 6:15 p. m. Friday in the Union ballroom. "Although our work this term has had an auspicious beginning, we can- not keep up that record, unless a great many students become Union try-outs," Paul John, head of the council's administrative committee, asserted yesterday. "The work done by the council makes it one of the foremost extra- curricular activities. Already the council has directed a successful homecoming day and has given week- end relaxation to the many couples who enjoy the membership dances each week. The council publishes the Campus News, a comprehensive re- view of activities through the Union, and it actively sponsors all campus projects connected with the war ef- fort. "There is enough varied work in the many student committees so that any student may find a job that he likes with the council," John said. At the banquet Friday other activi- ties of the Union will be explained and interested students will have a chance to learn more of the various jobs of the student committees. 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BEST 'U' SHOW EVER: Kam pus Kapers Witnesse 4,000 Enthusiastic Students Amid the lusty cheers and enthusi- astic applause of 4,000 students in Hill Auditorium last night, the all- student cast of Kampus Kapers staged what was called "the best show the campus has ever seen." Doc Fielding with his hilarious routines and special "bath" number sent the audience into a state of hysterics all during the evening. Bill Layton Supplies Music Built around the music of Billy Layton and his campus band star- ring Judy Ward, the Kapers was staged by The Daily, the Union, and the League. The theme of the show was "cam., pus activities, what they mean in college, and how the campus can participate in them." Tom Bliska, President of the Union, and Marge Hall, head of the Woman's War Council presented a glimpse into the more than 40 activities on campus. Playing one song on two pianos obstructed by boxing gloves, hair pins, and laundry, Bill Beck, '45Med., performed some tricks on the key- board that few have seen here. Judy Chayes Sings In her own style, Judy Chayes, singing star of the Co. D Show "Rumor Has It," sang three blues numbers that set the audience in a sentimental mood. Three coeds who know their har- mony, Marcia Ely, Rae Pierce, and Mary Gregory, student nurses, gave the audience a melodious sample with three numbers. Rounding out the show in true Michigan tradition, Prof. David Mat- tern led the Varsity Men's Glee Club and the audience in four rousing campus songs. "Kampus Kapers," someone said in the lobby, "was a wonderful show and I hope there are more this year." Carillon Recital Will Be Presented Today A carillon recital by Percival Price, University Carillonneur, will be given at 7 p.m. tonight. Included in the program will be "Serenade" by Haydn, "Toccata" by Claussman, and several folk songs, "Vagabond's Song," "I Have Cull'd the Lovely Rosebud," "From Lucerne to Weggis," "Good Night, My Dear," "Stillness," and "Dance the Kola." British Near Key City of Duisbur French First Army Launches New Attack on Eastern Front Near Belfort By The Associated Press SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, PARIS, NOV. 15-American doughboys by-passed bloody Fort Driant today and boiled in close to the suburbs of Metz from three sides, clamping the great fortress city in a death grip, while in the north British troops drove five miles through the Goglands of eastern Holland to within 37 miles of the key German industrial center of Duisburg. (A dispatch direct from the field said the French First Army also had launched an attack, advancing four to five miles on a 25-mile front covering both banks of the Dubs River on the approaches to the Belfort Gap on the easternmost part of the front. (The American Seventh Army, with which the French First is teamed as the Sixth Army group, already was in action in the Vosges Mountains, so that the Allies now are on the offensive on a large-scale from Holland to Switzerland, with the exception of the American First Army sector which has been comparatively quiet since the fall of Aachen.) Both Fort Driant and Fort Jean D'Arc-Two of the nine major bas- tions ringing Metz-were neutralized by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's 95th Division, which captured two smaller forts, Hubert and Jussy, as it smashed toward the outskirts of the city from the west. Fort Illange, 14 miles north of Metz and just south of Thionville, also was stormed and its Nazi garim- son killed or captured.- Driant's Guns Silenced Driant's Guns, which barked spas- modically yesterday when the Yanks began pushing past it on the north, were silent today, suggesting that the Germans had abandoned the mighty mile-and-a-half-long structure on the west bank of the Moselle River as they previously had evacuated Forts L'Yser and L'Aisne after only small arms resistance. Due south of Metz the AmericanI Fifth Division inched forward to within little more than a mile of the city while beating off some of tire most determined counterattacks th= Nazis have raised since Patton's -ou- ces opened their winter assault eight Sdays ago. Peltre Free of Enemy Peltre, two and a half miles south- east of Metz, was cleared of the en?- my, and German counterattacks were beaten off along nearby Pouilly ridge, from which American guns command the enemy's main escape route from Metz eastward to the Saar frontier. The Germans, employing their first substantial force on Armor since the American attack began, also struck back viciously against Patton's 80th Infantry Division south of Remilly Forest, southeast of Metz, but the Yanks stopped them cold and pushed within four miles of the city of Falk- enberg, which is only 10 miles from the German border. At the extreme right wing of Gen. Patton's offensive three regiments of the 26th U.S. infantry rooted the last Germans from the bridge and Koeck- ing forest and captured Marshal, Yank Troops Surround Japs On Ormoc Road Nip Units Are Cut Od South of Carigara Bay By The Associated Press GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEAD- QUARTERS, PHILIPPINES, THURSDAY, NOV. 16-Units of the American 24th Division have "prac- tically severed the Ormoc road," by a double envelopment movementwhich carried them to the rear of enemy positions, headquarters reported to- day. The envelopment move cut off Jap- anese forces, estimated at a regi- ment's strength, near Limon, Ameri- can-held village approximately four miles south of Carigara Bay. Strategic Hills Seized Elements of the 1st Cavalry Divi- sion, driving west and southwest from Jaro, seized three strategic hills east of the road after overcoming numerous Japanese defensive posi- tions. The 7th Division, forming the third arm of the squeeze encircling Japa- nese forces around Ormoc, "Bloodily" repulsed an enemy counterattack 10 miles south of Ormoc on the coast road. The counterattack was aimed at Balogo American fighter planes again blasted Japanese barges and shore targets at Ormoc, last Nipponese stronghold on Leyte island. Single enemy planes staged "sev- eral ineffective raids" on American ground installations. Five of the attackers were shot down. The dismounted cavalrymen, in overrunning ridge positions, seized Mt. Mamban, 1163-foot height, and hills known as numbers 4047 and 4018. Liberation Front Advances The liberation front was moving forward in all sectors, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Wednesday communi- que disclosed. From the north, east and south the Yanks converged on Ormoc, where the enemy probably will make his final stand, with the sea at his back. Spain To Be Barred from Peace Table LONDON, NOV. 15--IP)-Develop- ment of a stern United Nations policy toward neutrals who were indiffer- ent to thetAllied cause emerged to- day with the disclosure that Spain -long pro-Axis-would be barred from the peace table. It seemed clear, however, that the policy would affect Argentine and Eire as well as Spain. It left at least four other countries-Sweden, Switz- erland, Portugal and Turkey-up in the air. Turkey went part of the way toward restoring herself in Allied good graces by belatedly breaking diplomatic and economic relations with Germany-but only after Prime ,Minister Churchill declared on May. British Eighth. Gains in Italy ROME, Nov. 15.-(,)-The British Eighth Army, advancing from small bridgeheadsiestablished acrossthe Montone River west of Forli, drove forward to a general line two miles north of a loop of the river and made good progress elsewhere along the eastern sector of the Italian front, the Allied Command announced today. After crossing the Montone Eighth Army units seized a foothold on broad Highway Nine, leading to Bo- logna, at a point two miles north- west of Forli, capturing Monte Pog- giolo and the village of Villagrappa south of the road. Resistance generally seemed to slacken in the hills below Highway Nine.nAllied forces were ingcontact with the Germans about 1,000 yards northwest of San Varano, which is on the southern outskirts of Forli. An advance of 2,000 yards was made in this area. Over 50 Naval V-12 Men Leave Campus Over 50 men in their first and sec- ond semesters of the Navy V-12 group on campus were recently sent to schools throughout the United States FAVORS INDEPENDENCE: Sayre To Speak on Phtlppine relations with United States The Hon. Francis B. Sayre will speak on "Our Relations with the Philippines" at 8:30 p. m. today in Hill Auditorium. This lecture will be the first in eight scheduled for the 1944-45 Ora- torical Association series. Sale of season tickets for the series closed today, after which only individual lecture tickets may be obtained. Sayre, High Commissioner to the Philippines at the time of the inva- sion, and former Assistant Secretary of State, gained a thorough know- ledge of the Islands as chairman of the Joint Preparatory Com'iittee on Philippine Affairs and as a member of the body planning new economic ties with the Philippines. Earlier experience as a diplomat was received when Sayre acted as adviser in foreign affairs to the Si- amese government. As Assistant Sec- retary of State, Sayre worked direct- ly with Cordell Hull in the making of the recent reciprocal trade treat- ies. Sayre has been connected with the faculties of Williams College and Harvard Law School, serving in 1929 the Hon. Carl J. Hambro., Head of the Norwegian Parliament and Pres- ident of the League of Natioas As- sembly on "How to Win the Peace," Nov. 22; Lillian Gish, "From iV- wood to Broadway," Nov. 3i) Oca _