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XXVIII. No. 172. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY, 29, 1918.
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TARSITY WINS CONFERENCE TITLE
I
TEU TONS ATTACK IN
MICHIGANTAKES MASS FORMATION
R 1T 1 A 1 FRO With the lFrench as arm, May 28 -
E (Noon. --At least 25 German divisions
today joined in the attack and forced
back the few French and British divis-
ions holding the line. Tanks,machine
principal factors in the successful ad-
RUZICKA INVINCIBLE EXCEPT Vance, aside from the numericallyl
FOR SPELL IN THE superior forces of the Germans.
EIG HTI After standing the smallness of the
Allied armies, they did their utmost to
LUNDGREN'S PLAYERS stay the immense rush of the enemy
OUTCL ASS OPPONENTS drive, ten times their number. Thel
German advance, which was one of
the most rapid since the beginnig of
Victors Clout Ball for 13 Hits; Knode the war, could not be held, however,
Knocks Homer In the since wave after wave came forward1
Seventh in dense lines.
The western Allied front has main-
Conference Baseball Standings tained their positions well, and re-
Team Won Lost P'ctg. serves are hurrying forward to reach
MICHIGAN..........9 1 .900 the danger point of the German ad-
Illinois.............7 3 .700 vance.
Ohio State ...........3 2 .600 The retreat of the British and
Chicago ..............4 5 .444 French was made in an orderly fash-
Iowa ........., ......2 3 .400 ion, the troops destroying their mate-
Wisconsin . ..........1 3 .250 rial as they left, or taking it along
Purdue.... . .......1 5 .166 with them. The army staff -still re-
Indiana............0 5 .000 tains the fullest confidence of the out-
come of the battle.
Champaign, Ill.. May 28. - Michi-
gan's baseball team copped the Con-
ference diamond title here this after-
noon when it trounced the Illinois
aggregation 6 to 2 in a game that
showed clearly the superiority of the MBERSHIP WAePnI.N
Wolverines. M
Michigan, with 13 hits including a
home run by Knode, made the Illi- $20,000 NEEDED TO PUT NEW
nois team look weak in offense de- BUITL)DING IN CONDITION FOR
spite the eight blows the Illini secur- WAR SERVICE
ed off Ruzicka. The Champaign lads
also made three errors while the The Union drive for $250,000 to put
Wolverine defense slipped but once
behind Ruzy. the new Union buldig in condition
Michigan Takes Early Lead !for war service began last night, di-
Michigan jumped into an early lead rectly following the meeting of all
in the fourth inning when Klein was campaign -workers at the Union.
touched up for several hits and the George F. Hurley, '18L, president of
Illinois infield made two errors. Two the Union, and C. T. Van Dusen, '19E,
innings later the Wolverines again chairman of the drive, issued orders
unlimbered a hitting streak and two land instructions for reaching every
more runs- were accounted for be- student in the University.
fore Klein could retire the side. Each man was presented with a list
Knode, coming up in the seventh of 25 names of students to be inter-
inning with Michigan five runs to the viewed before 5:30 o'clock Friday eve-
good, caught hold of one of Klein's ning. Although several of the men did
fast ones on the inside and smashed not appear at the meeting last night,
it to deep right for a home run. This an effort will be made by all captains
hit made it three circuit drives for the to see them before tonight. Subscrip-
Wolverine shortstop for the season. tions after Friday night will not be in-
Genebach's Cat&h Checks Rally cluded in the campaign, but will mere-
Illinois, still fighting even with de- ly be turned in at the Union. Every
feat near at hand, rallied in the worker is to report to his respective
eighth inning and pushed two runs - captain between 5:30 and 6 o'clock
across the plate. Two men were out daily at the Union, so that it will be
and a couple of runners were on the possible to tabulate the number of
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WELCOME THE TEAM
Michigan's Varsity "Champions of the West," returns from Urbana
this evening on the 9:43 Michigtn Central train. Never since the
days before the wearers of the Maize and Blue left the Conference,
has a team so victorious, so gloriously unbeaten, returned to Ann
Arbor to receive the tribute which is theirs by right of conquest.
It is the duty of all who claim to be true Michigan men to wel-
come the champions home. A crowd such as has not gathered since
the return from Harvard in 1914, should be at the old stone station
when the band strikes up "The Victors" as the train bearing the vic-
torious team comes to a stop. It is for the University to let the men
who have fought so hard to bring the honors bome know that it ap-
preciates what the team has done.
The gathering in 1914 was to greet a team defeated and downcast.
to show the wearers of the "M" that the Michigan spirit reigned
supreme whether victorious or conquered. Tonight the return is one
of rejoicing and appreciation, not as necessary as the other, but nev-
ertheless deserving the support of every man and woman on the cam-
COUNTER ATTACKS STOP GERMANS
ON NEUILLE- SUR- MARGI1AL AND
VREGNY HEIGHTS; DRIVE SLACKENS.
ENEMY CROSSES VESLE RIVER AT FISIES IN ATTEMPT
INATE VALLEY; GENERAL FOCI RUSHES RE-
SERVES TO STltEN T1EN LINES
TO DOM-
CROWN PRINCE WINS SMALL SUCCESSES IN DRIVE;
CENTRAL POWER CLAIMS 15,000 ALLIED PRISONERS
British and French Hack at Teuons East of Dlickebusch Ridge; Italians
Penetrate Austrian Trenches, Taking Prisoners and
Ammunition; Hiuns Bomb U. S. Hospitals
(By The Associated Press)
Paris, May 28,-The situation tonight is more re-assuring. The lat-
est advices from the front show that while the violence of the enemy as yet
is anabated, his is only making headway at the center, and that even there,
the German momentum is giving signs of weakening.. The Allies are be-
ginning to re-act with effect on the wings.
London, May 28.-Field Marshal Haig's report from France 'tonight
says:
"Counter attacks this morning by French and British re-established our
line east of Dickebusch ridge."
German Statement Claims lti,000 Allied Prisoners
Berlin, via London, May 28.-The official report from headquarters
today says that up to the present 15,000 prisoners have been taken.
"The attacks of the German crown prince, south of Laon," says the
official report, "completely overwhelmed the French and the .English di-
visions stationed there.
"In the afternoon, Vailly was taken. Between Vailly and Beaurieax,
five miles from Vailly, we reached the
PROPOSE MEMORIAL @ heights due north of the Vesle river.
TO VICTIMS OF WAR Enemy Takes Courey By Storm
"The enemy was throv'n out of
strong positions between Sapigneul
Erection of a fitting memorial at and Brimont, and south' across the
the end of the war in honor of the Aisne-Laon canal. Courey and Loivre
Michigan men who will have given were taken by storm.
up their lives in the fight for democ- "We are now fighting for the Vesle
racy is proposed by Prof. Aubrey sector, between Soissons and west of
Tealdi, of the landscape design de- Rheims, and have captured the south-
partment. The expense of this me- ern banks on both sides of Sismes.
morial, Professor Tealdi suggests, "Our drive across the Aisne is be-
might be borne by the next several ing continued, and yesterday's succes-
graduating classes who might leave ses have been further extended." ?
in trust with the Board of Regents
the money they would otherwise French Stop Huns at Vregny
spend in purchasing testimonials un- "The enemy was thrown out of
til sufficient money will have accu- tacks by the French troops stopped
mulated to undertake the project. the German advance on the heights
Prof. Tealdi Proposes Plan of Neuville-sur-Margival (two miles
Every year Professor Tealdi con- north of Vailly) and Vregny, north-
fers with the committee appointed by east of Soissons, and other heights
the graduating class to secure an ap- dominating the valley of the Vesle
propriate testimonial to leave behind river, according to the war office
them and this is the plan which he statement tonight. The Germans,
believes ought to be inaugurated by however, succeeded in crossing the.
the graduating class this year. The Vesle river in the region of Fismes,
literary class of 1918 has already ap- seven miles west of Rheims.
proved the purchase of a bronze tab-
let to be set up in ,honor of their
classmates who have entered the
service.
Engineers Buy Bonds
The engineer graduates have decid-
ed not to leave any testimonial be-
hind this year, preferring to invest in
Liberty bonds the money they would
have spent for a testimonial. It
should be easy for them to carry out
Professor Tealdi's suggestion for a
memorial to be erected by several
classes, by giving over to the Board
of Regents the Liberty bonds they
have already purchased.
Wni. Le Fevre, '19, Leaves for Service
William M. Le Fevre, '19, has been
called into active service in the avia-
tion section of the signal enlisted re-
serve corps to report June 8.
Le Fevre enlisted in the aviation
corps last January and has been
awaiting his call. He has acted as of-
fice manager of The Michigan Daily,
and assistant manager of the Wolver-
ien. He is a member of the Pi Upsilon
Rho fraternity.
(By The Associated Press)
The Great German military machine
is in full motion along the 20-mile
front in the Aisne river sector, be-
tween Vailly and Barry-au-Brac, and
greatly outnumbers the British and
French who, everywhere, are giving
ground.
Teutons Capture Many. Towns
According to the German official
communication, numerous towns and
villages in the fighting zone have been
taken by the enemy and 15,000 Allied
troops have been made prisoner.
At last accounts,.the Germans were
endeavoring to press back the'defend-
ers upon the Vesle river, which runs
parallel to the Aisne, and at several
points, had reached points dominating
the Vesle valley. The offensive is be-
ing carried out with the greatest rap-
idity, for the German high command
is well aware of the fact that Gen-
eral Foch's reserves have been re-
ported as coming up rapidly to re-en-
force the hard pressed British and
French.
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