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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917.

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PRESIDENT'S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATIN

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. "We have been given the opportunity to serve mankind, as we
once served ourselves in the great day of our Deelaration of Independ-
ence, by taking up arms against a tyrant that threatened to master
= and debase men everywhere, and joining with other free peoples in de-
manding for all nations of the world what we then demanded for =
ourselves." -
WOODROW WILSON. _
Sleeper Sets Pilgrim Festival Day
Thanksgiving Day is peculiarly an American festival. For gen-
erations the American people have observed it. The old New England
Thanksgiving Day dates back, we are told, to 1622, and we still de-
light in it. It is a joyous home-coming for the scattered members of
= the family. They gather under the old roof-tree to feast and make
merry. We go to church and give thanks to Almighty God for all his
blessings and mercies.
Today, we as a nation have to face not only the problem of preserv- -
ing our own sacred liberties, but o' making the world a safe place to4
live in for the small nation as well as the great. We have gone to
war for this righteous purpose. It is a purpose worthy of our history
and our best traditions. And may we not be thankful for the sturdy =
manhood and the splendid womanhood that are ready to make th
supreme sacrifice for the sake of human rights and human freedom?
May God strengthen our arm and increase our courage, and may
He keep us constant and steadfast until the victory shall be won.
Therefore, I, ALBERT E. SLEEPER, Governor of the State of Mich-
igan, do hereby join the President of the United States in designat-
ing "Thursday, the twenty-ninth day of November next, as Thanksgiv-
ing and Prayer."
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State, this fifteen- =
th day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hund-
red and seventeen, and of the Commonwealth, the eighty-first.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER.
SOPH LITS VOTE MICHIGAN ALUMNI
TO REPLACE RUSH GET COMMISSIONS
Want Bag Game As Substitute For One Captaincy, Six First and Five
Flag Contest; Rules Being Second Lieutenancies
Formulated Granted
Sophomore lits voted to accept the Many Michigan men formerly
bag rush as a substitute for the abol- prominent in athletics - and cam-
ished flag rush and to support thae tra- pus activities were among those
dition to the best of their ability, at granted commissions yesterday at
a class meeting held last evening. Fort Sheridan reserve officers'
They also adopted a resolution asking training camp. Carroll B. Haff,
that the contest be held in the morn- , '15L, former tarck captain of the
ing or afternoon of Dec. 8. I University, received a commission as
Although preferring the flag rush, captain of field artillery.
the second-year men passed both mo- I Those receiving commissions were
tions with an unanimous vote and be- the following: A. S. Hart, second lieu-
gan preparations for the games, declar- I tenant; Clarence B. Goshorn, '15, sec-
ing that they had won last year, and and lieutenant; Paul Reighard, '13L,
could and would win this year. There first lieutenant; Guy L. Woolfolk, '15,
was some doubt in the minds of sever- second lieutenant; Dudlan E. Whelan,
al regarding the exact nature of the '19, second lieutenant; Harold F. Pel-
game, but these could not be answered ham, '17, first lieutenant; E. J. All-
because the complete rules for the mendinger, 14, second lieutenant; Na-
games have not yet been made. than Preston, '16, first lieutenant; Al-
Arrangements Being Made bert Benbrook, '11, first lieutenant;
The Student council, through a com- E. E. Mack, '17, first lieutenant; J. B.
mittee, is preparing a set of rules;and Craig, first lieutenant.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS TO BE P
GERMANS OPEN E'
ITALIAN ATTACK

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(By Associated Press)
Representatives of. the chief na-
tions at war with the Central powers
are assembling in Paris for an allied
conference at which plans for more
unified action in the prosecution of
the war will be discussed.
American, British, and Italians Arrive
The American, British, and Italian
missions have reached Paris. In ad-
dition to determining a basis for
stronger joint action against the ene-
my's countries, the conferees will
probably discuss at length the anom-
alous situation in Russia, where the
Bolsheviki factions are in control and
where German staff officers are re-
ported to be acting as military ad-
visers to the Lenine government.
A most pertinent point in the dis-
cussion will be the attithde of the Al-
lied countriestoward Russia, wheth-
er the situation as it now stands does
not place the Bolsheviki government
and its followers in the category of t
allies to the Central powers.
Russian Army in Dire Straits
Inside Russia, the unsettled con-
dition of affairs daily appears to be
growing more serious. Unofficial ad-
vices are to the effect that the Russian
northern army is in dire straits for
food, having had no bread for several
days.
Around the Village of Bourlon and
Bourlon wood, and about Fontaine,
Notre Dame, in the region of Cambrai,
the British troops are keeping hard
after the Germans. In both sectors E
the British forces again have made
considerable progress, especially at
Fontaine, where they again have ob-
tained a footing in the town and have
advanced almost to the main street.
Gemans Attack in Brenta Valley
In a supreme egdeavor to break the
Italian line before the British and
French re-enforcements enter the fray,
the Austro-Germans comprising an
entire division, have attacked the Ital-
ians in the Brenta valley on the north-
ern sector of the Italian front.
German Losses Heavy
Like similar attacks during recent
days, the offensive was stopped by the p
Italian artillery and infantry, the en-
emy suffering heavy losses in men kill-
ed and made prisoners. Four addi-
tional attacks between the Brenta and
Piave r-ivers also were, put down with
severe casualties and everywhere the
Italians held their original line.

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the same article was
at the time he left.
SERVICE"
ES WARNgING
Guarded Against By
Ventilation and
ng Careful
of cases of tonsilitis,
I colds reported to the
lth service since the
present cold wave has

11T "This is an expected condition," said
ve a member of the health service staff
yesterday, "but the weather is not
or wholly to blame. It is the rusty >ld
he drinking cup on the shelf in the bath-
room, and lack of ventilation that is
responsible for a large number of
he cases."
The doctor was very emphatic in de-
al- nouncing the copimon drinking cup
_, which is still in vogue in many Ann
er Arbor rooming houses. If a man in
to
the such a lax house has a sore throat
he the disease does not stop until it has
,he taken two or three more victims.
be Lack of ventilation is also a very
sea
c11 important factor. The New York
board of health has proven by investi-
has gation that colds increase as the win-
dows down. If one sleeps with his
ren
all windows down and breathes the same
old warm air over and over again, or
if he keeps his room up to 80 degrees-
all the time his resistance to cold pure
air is necessarily weakened, and
coughs and colds are the result.
the Wants Friendship Fund Report Cards
D. Members of the Student Friendship
war. fund campaign committee in the
ion University announce that delay in
oge closing the accounts of the subscrip-
gle tions is being caused by some solici-
tors who are holding out report cards.
The committee is desirous of conclud-
Day ing work on national statements and
ers will greatly appreciate the early re-
co- turn of the memoranda.
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will set a tentative date for the con-
test. Classes will have to await sanc-
tion from the Senate council before
they can hold the games. Some trou-
ble was anticipated in regard to the
securing of the bags but this ,will
probably not interfere as one of the
councilmen has suggested heavy bur-
lap wool sacks which he stated he
was quite positive could be secured
on comparatively short notice. The
cane spree will probably be held on the
same day the bag rush takes place.
The action of the sophomores is in
accord with the wishes of the Student
council.
(Continued on Page Six)

MEMBERS SELECTED FOR
LEAGUE DEBATING TEAMS
Final tryouts for the central league
debating teams, were held Ionday and
Tuesday nights. The following teams
were selected:
Affirmative: C. G. Brandt, '20, Her-
bert Parzen, '19, N. D. Ireland, '18,
alternate, Samuel Epstein, '19.
Negative: H. A. August, '19, E. W.
Dunn, '18, Robert W. Ward, '18; al-
ternate A. J. Himmelhoch, '20.
There will be a meeting of these
teams at 7 o'clock Wednesday night,
room 302 Mason hall.

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Large Shipment by Angell House 1
Three large boxes of hospital dress-
ings were packed at Angell house on1
Saturday and sent to Detroit, from
where they will be shipped to base
hospitals in France. Standard surgi-
cal dressings are used in all base hos-
pitals.
Those wishing to take charge of
work rooms at Angell house, must
first take the course in standard dres-
sings, which consists of two-hour les-
sons, commencing at 2 o'clock Iii the
afternoon. Mrs. Evans Holbrook has
charge of this course. A course in,
special dressings is also given for
those wishing to become instructors,
this course must be preceeded by the
course in standard dressings.
Washington Marriages Increase
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 27. - An in-
crease in the number of marriages is
reported by the alumni secretary of
the University of Washington.
"It seems to me that more of the
alumni got married this summer than
ever before. It is very encouraging,"
Eaid Miss Harriet Westmoreland, who
is in charge of the alumni department.
The secretary finds out what the men
and women out of college since 1876

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fgaiza Michigan Colleges Seek Co-operation
for the
-er day, Hillsdale, Nov. 27.-Presidents of
Hope, Alma, Albion, Kalamazoo, Ad-
to give rian, Olivet, and Hillsdale colleges
ver the met here today to plan for co-oper-

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