! Il WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY is it I Iw 1 lw 51 BY NUNS ON Pi II t Shop. (Continued from Page One) j that the original French lines now virtually outflanked the advancing Germans along the Oise river. The fall of Bapaume in the early hours of Monday was a blow to the British, but it was the result of a de- termination to fall back slowly all along the line that is being attacked. Berlin Claims 45,000 Prisoners Where the German wedge is still moving, its progress is not alarmingly rapid as it was in the first rush of the Teutonic hordes. The yielding line it is asserted has absorbed the impetus of the shock and has weathered the storm remarkably well. Berlin claims that 45,000 prisoners have been taken. These were probably units which were left to hold the easier defended points, while the main portion of Field Marsh-- all Haig's army fell back. The Brit- ish losses have been heavy, but it has been officially announced, con- sidering the magnitude of the strug- gle, they are not undue. On the other hand, the Germans have suffered ter- hibly, even Berlin admitting the Teu- tonic casualties before Peronne "were comparatively heavy." Paris Shelled Again 9 o'clock-Session of the institute for superintendents, principals, and supervisors in room B, Law building. 10 o'clock-Prof. J. G. Winter lec- tures in Alumni Memorial hall on "Crete and Its Ruins." 11 o'clock-Prof. G. J. Laing lectures in Alumni Memorial hall on "The In- digenous Gods of Italy." 12:35 o'clock-Lenten services at 444 South State street. 2 o'clock-Sessions of the institute for superintendents, principals, and supervisors in room B, Law building. 2 o'clock-Joint session of the class- ical and modern language conferences in Alumni Memorial hall. 4:15 o'clock-Prof. J. G. Laing lec- tures in Alumni Memorial hall on "The Graeco-Italian Divinities." 4 o'clock--Botanical Journal club meets in room 173, Natural Science building. 7 o'clock-Jewish Student society meets in room 204, University hall. 7 o'clock-Adelphi debating society meets in Adelphi room, University hall. 7:30 o'clock-Student council meets at the Michigan Union. March 31st Right now the World is short of wool, and the mark- ets are flooded with substi- tutes. But-these substi- tutes do not serve as does all i Easter wool. R There is no reason why you have to depend upon inferior substitutes-you can still M- of Michigan have All. Wool clothes, in S i of them. Fashions every Day S E AM Nourishing MI nd Supplies he College Spirit" &Co. Detroit Paris has again been bombarded byI the mysterious German cannon whichf is said to have been located in the forest of .-St. Gobain. . American artillerymen have again deluged German positions in the vic- inity of Toul with high explosive shells, and have driven the Germans back from the advanced trenches. GERMANS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BREAK LINES, SAYS WOOD Washington, March 25.-Allied mil~I itary experts are unanimous in their' confidence that the German offensive will fail, and that the enemy will not be able to break through the lines, Major General Wood, who has just re-$ turned from the European battle front, today told the senate military com- mittee and many 'other senators who listened in an executive session -to a ] statement from the general. Praising the condition and work of General Pershing's expeditionary force, General Wood recommended that an American army of 2,000,000 men be maintained abroad as soon as possible and that another 2,000,000 be trained. CAMP CUSTER NURSES RECEIVE LESSONS IN ART OF BOXING Battle Creek, Mich., March 25.-All of the nurses who are serving in the base hospital at Camp Custer canton- ment are to receive boxing lessons. The nurses, nearly 100 of them, who expect soon to go to France, asked that they be taught in the art of self- defense. Stories of German atrocit- ies inflicted upon Red Cross nurses and other women and girls, made the Camp Custer nurses determined to learn to fight. Charlie White, division boxing in- structor, has been ordered to organ- ize boxing classes for these women. So far as known, Custer is the first cantonment in the United States to take such action. "Who knows when we will have to use our fists to protect ourselves," said one of the nurses. "A weapon of defense can be made as powerful in the hands of a woman, as in the hands of a man-particularly when the wo- man is fighting for her life, or even more." Turks Burn Carmelite Library London, March 25.-News has been received from Bagdad that the fa- mous Oriental library collected there by the Carmelite Fathers, has been burned by the Turks. The library consisted of more than 20,000 volumes on subjects. connected with Mesopo- tamia, consisting in the main of French and English, but also some Italian and German works and in- cluding some very rare books. The most important part of the col-, lection was the 2,753 Arabic manu- - TOMORROW 9 o'clock-Session of the institute for superintendents, principals, and supervisors in room B, Law building. 10 o'clock-Prof J. G. Winter lec- tures lit Alumni Memorial hall on "Troy, Tiryns, and Mycenae." 11 o'clock-Prof. -G. J. Laing lec- tures in Alumni Memorial hall on "The Worship of the Emperors." 12:35 o'clock-Lenten services at 444 South State street. 2 o'clock-Session of the institute for superintendents, principals, and supervisors in room B, Law building. 4 o'clock-Prof. G. J. Laing lec- tures in Alumni Memorial hall on "The Oriental Cults." 5 o'clock-I1 Circulo Dante meets in room 204, University hall. 8 o'clock-Classical club play in Un- iversity hall. U-NOTICES The All-fresh {flee club will re- hearse at 7 o'clock tonight in room 204, School of Music. Prof. T. E. Bankin will not meet his class in education (40) today, nor his classes in rhetoric (4) and (20) on Wednesday. Reserved seats for "Phormlo" will be on sale from 8 to 5 o'clock today and tomorrow in University hall, J.Karl Malcolm 604 E. Liberty Malcolm Block Vacation April 5th li ll lilliplill 111 11 10 0 -11 Minimum Prices. a Hand-Tailored to your indi- vidual measure-for that is teh only kind WE tailor. Hand-Tailored Clothes rep- resent Maximum Values at OAKLAND "The Sensible Six" The automobile which combines grace of design with strength and dura- bility at a fair price. 1' WAR SAVINGS S IP ISSUED I+Y THE' UNITED STAE HIGH SCHOOLS MEET HERE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN TILT COONTRIBUTIONS TO BELGIAN RELIEF SWAMP COM1FJITTEE Although 13 bales of clothing have ,been taken. out of the mass of gar- ,ments contributed toward the cause r of the Belgians, the committee seems to have made no impression upon the niles gathered at the- Huron street Central high school of Detroit will meet Kalamazoo high in a basketball tilt at Waterman gymnasium to decide the state championship title. Each team has won one game of the other and received permission from the ath- letic association to settle the fight on a neutral floor. Kalamazoo expects to bring two special cars with rooters to witness the game, and Central is also expect- ed to bring a large crowd of fans with her. There is opportunity in Daily wat ads.-Adv. A. C. MARQUARDT GARAGE EXPERT REPAIRING SERVICE FOR ALL MAK1ES OF CARS 311l Maynard St. Phone 192? headquarters. A large quantity of garments were disinfected Sunday evening and more of them will be fumigated'this eve- ning. It is thought by the committee in charge that it will be possible to get definite information today regard- ing the numbers and kinds of gar-' ments that have been collected during the past five day campaign. People still can take contributions to the downtown headquarters this afternoon. This is the only place where garments will be received be- cause collections otherwise have been abandoned. U -- U II