L~ 1. 000 STUDENTS SERE COUNTRY iN FRANCE UNIVERSITY UNION BRINGS COLLEGE IN-. EUROPE MEN IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIP N HATS z are Here Paris, March 6.- (Correspondence, of the Associated Press)-More than 5,000 graduates and undergraduates of American universities and actually serving their country in France in some capacity. Some are engaged in Red Cross work, others are officials of the Young Men's Christian Assoc- iation \but the majority of them are soldiers and officers in Uncle Sam's army. CITY NEWS The city council has authorized the purchase of* a power spraying ma- chipe to be used by the forestry depart- ment for treating diseased trees own- ed by the city and hiring it out to in- | dividuals for the same purpose. It will be used to rid the trees of insects that have destructed many of the city's trees. The device will cost $500. Judge Victor H. Lane has been ap- pointed as the third commissioner of a body appointed by the justices of the supreme court to revise the gas meter rates. The city police have been complain- ing- because students and city boys are in the habit of riding on the rear steps bf the street cars. Saturday eve- ning one of the officers arrested two students for this but discharged them after warning them that the offense was serious. The police believe that some one will be seriously injured if the practice is not discontinued. Calkins Drub Co. h TER KODAK FOR SEASON. WE WOULD TO TALK WITH YOU ABC IT'S TIME TO TI ABOUT GETTING A 1 M V - r ' , ,; i 1 I ION Your Easter -Order No, --- & Co. MAIN STREET AT WASHINGTON ANN ARBOR STEAM DYE WORKS Established 1887 .::'° I f ; FRENCH DRY CLEANING, PRESS- ING, AND STEAM CLEANING AT CITY PRICES. Men Register at Union The number of university men who register daily at the American Univer- sity Union in Europe averages be- tween 40 and 50. Early in October this Union in Europe was organized.. It had for its object the cultivation of m;-re intimate relations between uni- versity men enlisted in the service of the United States by bringing them into closer contact, to provide for them adequate quarters during their stay in Paris and generally to meet the needs of American- university and college men and their friends who are in Europe for military and other ser- vice in the cause of the Allies. More than 90 colleges and universities have joined the Union. The Royal Palace Hotel, 8 rue de Richelieu was practically "requisition- ed" and since Oct. 20, 1917, date of its formal opening, it has accommo- dated one hundred college men each7 day and has often had to turn away prospective boarders owing to lack of rooms. Prof. George H. Nettleton of Yale university, was elected chairman, while Dr. Paul Van Dyke of Princeton, was prevailed upon to accept the dut- ies of secretary.1 SAMPLES ON DISPL FURNISHINGS VARSITY TOGGERY S 1107 So. University Ave. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO INSPECT OUR WORK. t, "If on a dark and rainy night you should walk on North Thayer street between Huron and Ann streets you would be convinced of the necessity of installing a new walk of cement. After a rain there are such puddles of water that. a woman could not walk on this street without getting her feet wet unless she has arctics." This is the vidid way that W. W. Beman presented the deplorable con- dition of the sidewalks on North Thay- 'er street to the council Monday eve- ning. He leaves one question- side- walks or arctics." To meet a possible fuel shortage next year, Chairman C. R. Henderson of the fuel committee of the common council, has recommended that the city purchase a supply of 2,500 cords of wood to be used for heating next wint- er. He also recommended that the Candies Make An Appropriate Let us supply you in boxes or bulk, at reasonable prices. Fountain of Youth PLACE OF QUALITY \ - G .. j PS ur summer- ecome your treat your ir personal at will meet ation. Our DRY Vo. Main St. L Suey FOR EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL No Job too Small or too Large WASHTENAWf ELECTRIC SHOPt "The Shop of Quality" If it's not right we make It right -PHONE 273- 3 Lots in Hamilton Park Additic 200 E. Washington Ann Arbor 117 Parl Ypsilanti .r......Y+ .,:. "Prussianizing o'clocktonight ic auditorium. Germany," at 7:30 in the School of Mus- Y. W. C. A. cabinet will meet at 4 o'clock today in Barbour gymnasium. MORTARBOARD SOCIETY MAY JOIN NATIONAL ORGANIZATION Phone 1244-M ,ASK ' omnI n get purchase slips for at sale at 10 o'clock this 3arbour gymnasium. The sold from 2 to 5 o'clock noon at the Hill auditor,. Mortarboard, senior honorary so- ciety for women, will become a chart- er member of a prospective national organization if the other colleges and universities interested will agree to adopt the name of the Michigan so- ciety. This condition was imposed t- the committee on student affairs, which is opposed to the idea of a Greek letter name, advocated by Swarthmore college and Syracuse. These two institutions, with Cornell university, Ohio State, and Michigan, are promoting the movement. Actiont was begun by Swarthmore, and the representatives of the five organiza- tiois met in a convention at Syracuse on Feb. 22 and 23. Anita Kelly Rayns- ford, '17, Michigan's representative, was elected secretary. An agreement could not be reached at the time, as to the name to be used. Ohio also has the name, Mortarboard, and is willing to retain it. Swarth- more and Syracuse desire to retain Greek letters. Michigan is awaiting their further action in the matter. Princeton Gwfes 742 Men. Princeton has at present 742 mer in France, about 25 per cent of its total roster. The proportion is be- lieved practically to be the same with Marvard and Yale. The remainder of the five thousand men is made of graduates and undergraduates from smaller universities. Asked as to the relations between, officers and privates in the American army, who in their college days, be- longed to the same class, were mem- bers of the same fraternities and in some cases even roommates, some of whom had commissions in the service while others were privates, Dr. Paul Van Dyke said: "The relations are very cordial, the officers speak with pride of their men, they seem to have a genuine affection for them and it is not an uncommon sight here in the Union to see cap- tains, majors or even colonels con- versing freely with privates who in college days were their intimate friends and fellow-memberb of the same fraternity." Discipline 1igid Concerning this elimination of dis- tinction between officers and privates in Paris, he said: "Don't you believe that because you see in the rare cases officers and soldiers chatting ,together as human beings that the discipline Is less rigid than that of the German army and that the boys are not willing to fight for their officers. It is the discipline of affection and confidence in one anoth- er rather than the whip of cringing fear that is held over the head of the German automation. There is no chance of an American officer getting a bullet in the back from one of his men while I understand that such cases have been known to occur among our enemies." Commelds Morale Commenting on the clean-cut char- acter of the American soldier in France as seen in the reading room of the American University Union, en- gaged in reading American magazines and other publications or playing chess or other games, Dr. Van Dyke said:1 "For every one of the boys who might occasionally have imbibed too much and behaved in an undig- nified manner there are hundreds such city add to that amount if the situa- tion demands it. The council con- curred in his recommendation. This wood will be delivered in the fall in allotments of six cords. A dinner will be given this eve- ning in the Y. M. C. A. building on Fifth avenue in honor of City Engin- eer Manley Osgood, who will leave. to- morrow for Bristol, Pa., where he will enter ship building work. Twelve local men will leave Friday for San Antonio, Texas, where they will enter aviation service. The men have been inducted in the service and are skilled in automobile mechanics. Efforts a E'being made to devise a plan to supply drinking water to fam- ilies in the city while the water prob- lem is under consideration. Mayor E. M. Wurster recommends that drinking water from the wells of the city be distributed at a noimnal cost. Vayor Wurster has received offers from many people granting the use of their wells to the city. mmmmmmmwm Liberty Bonds III Victor Records-for Marc GEO. H. FISCHER. 312 National Bank Bldg. Telephone -1( will exchange for Now on sale at Schaeberle & Son's Music Hou The place for a complete stock of Victrolas and Rec "SEND THEM AWAY WITH A SMILE," SAYS SCHIIUiANN-HEINK phomores will 1 game of the this afternoon be paid from 101 a the corridor as these, but of course a black sheep in a white flock-is more visible than the others. "This war is not going to be won only by material and men, not only by the armies in presence," he continued, "but it is a war of peoples and every- thing must be done to keep up the morale of the civilians as well as that of the military. It is up to us to be modest, we are only amateurs in the war, we have not proved ourselves as yet and it is not time for us to talk. We must await until we have accomplished something and then we may talk about it. This is the spirit that we try to instill into the boys and I must say that all of the former university men now officers in the army with which I have come in con- tact feel the same.' ONLY ONE STUDENT, A GERMAN AFFECTED BY "WOMAN SPY BILL" to of "Send them away with a smile," is' the message Mme. Schumann-Heink is giving to mothers everywhere. In -a recent interview in Kansas City, she said: "I am an American through and through. I have four sons in the ser- vice here. I also have a son who was on a German submarine the last I heard of him. He jolhed the German navy in 1914, because he thought his duty lay to the country of his birth. I have not had a line from him since we de-- clared war last April. My daughter who lives in Germany writes: "For mercy sakes help us, mother. We are starving and we need you." "In May I am going to France to. sing and to do whatever else I can- to bring the atmosphere of home to my soldiers. I am not too old to dot my bit." , k at the ek today All Wool Uniforms Tailor Made Want a Unif that FITS? Rugs cleaned and washed. Satisfac- tion guaranteed. Koch and Heun.- Patronise Our Adfertisers.-Ad't. R.O. T. C. Unifo ALTERED A. F. Marquat CAMPUS TAILOR 514 E. William First Class&10p Hot Rolls - 2 for MICHIGAN I Phona. 948-It 601 E. I ak on :, ' RTI I Leave Copy at Students' Supply Store NC eta Pi fraternity pin be- -bour Gymnasium and eward if returned to 210 .all 1134-J. watch and fob. Initials, i case and fob. Reward to K. P. Albridge, 1019 ain pen within or near Hospital. Call 1462-R, WANTED WANTED--To buy men's second hand clothing. Will pay good price for clothes in fair condition. Call Brown at 210 E. Hoover Ave. Phone 2601. FOR RENT FOR RENT-One large room with two single beds, with fire place. Also one suite with two single beds. One block from Alumni hall. 715 Mon- roe. Phone 475. FOR RENT-Saddle horses for ladies and gentlemen. Phone 87. 326 E. See Goldman Bros.' Wednesday Cleaning Special, Page six. -Adv. Buy your alarm clocks at J. L Chapman's, Jeweler. 113 S. Main. Among the foreign women students enrolled in the University, there is only one, a German, who will be ef- fected by "the woman spy bill" now before Congress. The bill empowers the president to deal with unnatural-. ized women of hostile countries as it does with the men, and will apply to women 14 years and over. We Represent the Steinway, Knabe, Vose & Scns, Sohmer, Grinnell Bros., Sterling, Shominger, and many other makes. The world's famous Pianola Player Pianos, Victor Victrolas. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. GRINNELL BROS., 116 S. Main St. CITY HIGH SCHO6L STUDENTS GIVE UP GERMAN FOR FRENCH Students in the Ann Arbor public schools seem to have put a voluntary taboo on German according to statis- tics regarding courses in the language departments for the new semester. In September there were only 32 students beginning German, and with the spring term no course in beginnig German is offered since there is only one applicant for such work. What the German department has lost,- however, the French department has gained. Since February, 38 stu- dents have started the study of French. Considering the whole year, 116 stu- dents have begun the study of French and only 32 the study of German. 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