THE BYPHALO AT THE UNION CARNIVAL TONIGHT WEATHER BLY SHOWERS; TODAY' ~~ait' ASSOCIATED PRESSAE DAY AND IHT WIRE I SE RVICE PRICE THREE CENTh XXVIII. No. 172. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY, 29, 1918. PRICE THREE CENTE3 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 (Continued on Page Six) I (Continued on Page Six) 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. (Continued on Page Six) MIC IGAN VNION CARNIVAL