TIE NACHIAN DAILRY
WEDNESDAY,,.3
tters
from
Michigan
Men
in
the
Service
join us, so we waited for them and
;j they came about 11 o'clock. The bunch
were nearly all officers, except one
~ris ~Red Cross man, two sergeants, one
private, one French army man, five
John W. Lovell, '15E) or six civilians and one M. A. C. man.
..81 t '3L 'and I have not seen any realhro
C. iendall 'i;L, """'"
ships. At present it is pretty much
AppdEnsi like a post-graduate college course.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADIUA'TES RGEDI
(From Ensign Claide Pendill, '13L) TO GIET UNI S VEJITV TRAINING
. 702, Engineer Purchasing Of-
care of Cement Section, Am-
n E. F., France.
ported to the commanding gen-
di then went out to the cement
I think I am going to like
k very much, and will tell you
r occupation is manufacturing
My headquarters will be
Paris but I will not be here
ich of the time. Will be out at
Zill "somewhere in France." I
ve here Wednesday and then
e to talk French, whether I
iow or not, as I will be the
nerican out there.
t up to the American Univer-
lion and saw a notice of a
n dinner that night, so I went
ie U. of M. room and saw Pro-.
Vibbert and told him I would
eck. He said there were about
had promised to be there. Well,
to the dinner and, believe me,
some time. There were about
, including Ambassador Sharp,
class of 1881. I guess he was
est of the crowd. Then there
e man of the class of 1894 aid
ranged down to a sophomore
with the American embassy.
a fine dinner and I enclose the
Third lichigan Dinner
Potage Sante'
[ulel Sauce Hollandaise
Pommes Nature
e' de Pre' Sale' Jardiniere
Salade
Choux fluers Sautes
rlace
es Cafe Cigars Cigarettes
nly men I knew were Lamont,
h the Red Cross, but has join-
navy, and Captain Anderson,
as a '16 -lit. He was an in-
at the second camp at Sher-
dinner was over we adjourned
parlor. The Columbia univer-
un were having a dinner (also
eoutside hotel; ours was at
ral Paris hotel, the American
ity Union) and they wanted to
There was no distinction last night'
and and every one had a merry time.-
We voted to send a cablegram to
President Hutchins telling him that
we had "pulled off" a Michiganddinner
in Parsthe night of May 4, and there
were 40 Michigan men present.
NOT WORRIED OVER
GERMAN ACTIVITY
(From Sergeant Leland S. Thompson,
ex '18)
S. S. U. 638, Convois Autos, B. C. M.
France.
Found out the other day that a
bunch of real New York niggers are in
a sector not far away from us. They
are doing good work and seem to be
having a fine time. One of them went
over into the Boche lines five times
during 10 days in the trenches. Pret-
ty good record for anyone. They won't
clean the mud off their helmets be-
cause that shows they have been in
the trenches!
What did you think about the Som-
me drive? I thought the Boches were
bluffing, but they came through after
all. We aren't worried over here, so
tell the folks at home they haven't
any right to be. I know one French
division that dug holes and buried by
actual count 800 Boches that they had
relieved of their earthly burdens. They
captured and mussed up a lot more
besides with very small proportional
losses for themselves in addition to
that. Cold blooded way to talk to you,
but that is the way I feel.
Am enclosing a bit of money that
may interest you. The one-franc note
is in circulation around Nice. Ther
have similar ones in various parts of
the country. We steer clear from them
because 10 miles away from the place
they are issued they don't seem to be
very much in demand.
Our Merchant advertisers represent
the progressive business men of Ann
Arbor.-Adv.
U. S. Naval Training
Lakes, Ill.)
Wish you could be he
Station, Great--
Washington, Tune 4.-Boys graduat-
ing from high schools this year area
ur ed Dr . R Claxton fodralor
Censor Requires
, lue Sky Tales
(From Andrew Vai Lopitz, '1s) l
26th Infantry, Company E, American
E. F., France.
I am sorry I cannot write you a
better letter, but the censor only per-
mits us to tell about the blue sky and
tho wind. We cannot tell where we
are, but from the papers you will know
would scarcely believe that the great-
est war of all times is only 60 miles
.Theshops are full of every-
fng meails, though subject to re-
strictions, are bountiful and excel-
lent; and prices have not risen too
greatly. Certainly not at all in the
proportion in which they have risen
at home.
Work Increases
The work of the union and of the
Michigan bureau increases every day;
and the number of visitors is contin-
ire to shake n myi
mitt-I made my commission as en-
I sign, U. S. N., after 10 months of hardI
labor and many sinking spells when
the honor seemed away out of reach.
As far a I can find out it is a record
for the station and the navy as a
whole, to enlist as an apprentice sea-
man, U. S. N., and in 10 months, with-
out attending any school there nor
having any outside assistance qualify-
ing for commission in the regular navy
-in competition with warrant and chief
petty officers of six and twenty years
service.!
Made fifth on the exam and just
missed by .13 of one point being sec-
ond from line duties. I am detached
from the station June 1, with ordersj
to proceed to Brooklyn navy yard for.
temporary duty there.
I hope to draw a good berth and see
the war zone soon. Will you' please
see that this dope is scored up for meI
in the alumnus honor role. I believe
I rate a little mention there now, but}
haven't time to write both them and
you.
HARDSHIPS SCARCE
IN IGHTER'S LIFE
(From Lieut.CE. G. Kemp, '14L)
A. P. O. 702, American E. F., Heavy
Artillery Tractor School, France.)
g y . . . -, e
commissioner of education, to contin-
Ie their education and at the same
time serve their country by going to
colleges where military training. is in-
culded in the curriculum.
Every educational institution of col-
lege grade enrolling 100 or more stu-
dents for military instruction will
have army officers detailed as in-
structors. All students joining the
training corps will become members of
the United States army, but under the
present program of the war depart-
ment, will not be called for active ser-
vice until coming of age.
"The youths who will avail them-
selves of the privilege will be serving
their country's immediate as well as
future -needs,' said Dr. Claxton. "They
will be answering the nation's in-
perative demand for trained men in
v a and they will be building up a
competent leadership for the work
0-!Wt is to conme after the wa.
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where we ought to be.
We have been working for the past Both Professo Vibbert and' I -keep
15 days without rest and we are hop- busy from early morning till mid-
ing that the relief will soon be here. night. Visiting with Michigan men
This, part of France which we are who drop in, telling them the latest
now occupying was once a most beaut- news from home and from their
iful country, but now a land of barbed friends in France is, we think,
wire and graves. most important and worth while, yet
-_ _ _it does take up a lot of time. Our
bureau being the best informed on
FRANCE EXHIBITS Paris and French affairs, and having
NO SIGNS OF WAR two men who speak French has be-
come the center of French affairs.
^---_ We are charged with locating in pen-
(By Warren Vinton. Grad.) - sions or private families those men
France completely upset: all my who desire such lodgment; we keep
preconceived notions of a nation at the union's record of French teach-
war. I don't know exactly what I ers, and try to supply applicants with
expected, but I certainly supposed l some one suited to their needs. We
life would be very different from the also dispense information regarding
normal, and . that the signs of war the theaters, the monuments and the
would appear on every hand. Exactly points of interest in Paris, and have
the opposite is true. In Paris one (Continued on Page Six)
Watch The Daily Classified column.
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Last Sunday I saw Vibbert, and to-
morrow night Vinton is staging a
Michigan dinner, chiefly for the pleas-
ure of the "M" boys at this post.
Among them are B. B. Vedder and
Frank Millard, whom you remember.
The Michigan representatives are very
accommodating to us.
I shall be here only a few weeks
more, probably only two. Where 1
shall go then, your guess is as good as
mine. I never dreamed of landing in
a place like this. Army life in France
has been very agreeable, on the whole,
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Take one along on that trip to Whitmbore or Lakeland.
They are so
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O THOSE young men who are
not intending to return to col-
lege this coming year, we wish
to suggest that there are at this
time most unusual openings in
our Chicago House. These open-
ings will carry good starting
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of them.
The best ones are of jersey in a perfect riot of color. One that is par-
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striped jersey.
Another is black trimmed with bands of scarlet and white. striped jersey.
Countless others in green, black, red, cerise, purple, and every fashionable
shade.
PRICED FROM $1.98 TO $1650
We also have a complete line of shoes and rubber caps in every color to
match the suits.
The shoes are priced at 75c and $1 00 while the caps are priced from
35c to $1.25.
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The work will be con-
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lead the right men to very excep-
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If you ai're interested, please write
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BUTLER BROTHERS
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Randolph Street Bridge
Chicago
Prospecuivefarmerettes
will want a good supply of middy blouses and smocks-the cool, comfortable,
yet attractive outdoor apparel.
Whether you are picking cherries or reclining on the banks of the river
after the day's toil is over reading Browning, we can furnish you an appropriate
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Another good point to remember-Rising at 4 A. M. is not conducive
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The middies come in white and copenhagen blue twill. Some of the
white ones have blue collars.
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