~am MIEMBER ASSOCIATE PRESS Associated Press is exclusively entitled use for republication of all news dis- credited to it or not otherwise credit. this paper and also the local news ed herein. ial newspaper at the University of ;an. Published every morning except y during the university year. red at the postoffice at Ann Arbor as -class matter. :es: Ann Arbor Press* Building. Les: Business, 96o; Editorial, 2414. munications not to exceed 3oo words, ed, the signature not necessarily to ap- Sprint but as an evidence of faith, and of events will be published in The at the discretion of the Editor, if left office or in The Daily notice box in .in corridor of the general library where tices are collected at 7:30 o'clock each unsigned communications will receive no ration. No manuscript will be returned the writer sends postage for thatpur- T. McDonald.......Managing Editor Makinson..........Business Manager Clark, Jr..............News t G. Wilson. . ..........City Schermerhorn, Jr.......Sports A. Swaney..........Associate ce L. Roeser... ...Telegraph Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor C. Mighell..........Women's t H. Cooley.......Literary Editor Editor LEARN TO OBSERVE The interest in the art of camou- flage, brought to such perfection on the battlefields by the enemy and the allied soldiers, contains an interesting fact. The eye of the average human being is a poor weak thing, accept- ing many illusions for facts. It is only our brain which saves us from all sorts of mishaps. The things which animals and persons carefully train- ed in observation can see with ease, the average city dweller overlooks. And yet the eye can be brought to a high degree of perfection in the art of observation. What sort of eyes did Dickens and Thackeray have that they were able to portray human nature with such vividness on their paper canvas? No better than the ones you and I possess, yet they saw in people those peculiar traits and mannerisms, which, when .described with sufficient skill, made the people described en- dure. Careful observation is almost indis- pensiblel to the average college man or woman. We can gain it in class by watching the professor, catching the fine phrasing of some part of his lec- ture and noticing the accompanying facial expression. We can catch the look on the store keeper as we pass his window and carefully analyze his emotion or the amounkof intelligence he displays. We can watch for the co- ordination of muscles and brain which enables the expert gymnast to do the giant swing in the gymnasium. All these things call for a large amount of training of eye and brain. Care- ful observation is akin to careful rea- soning. If we lose the habit of going blindly and acquire the instinct of watching the panorama of the world pass before us, a new plane of living will be opened before us. To be real- ly alive we must learn to observe. With the faculty's subscription mounting higher "over the top," we are beginning to wonder if there are any members of that body who have as yet failed to earn a degree of L.L.D., received for assisting in the Liberty Loan drive. A AT ARMORY FRIDAY, APR. 19, 1918 Dancing 9 to 1 Tickets at Busy Bee Music by "Ike" Fisher's Jazz Band CARYATID CORPORAL WAHR PRAISES CAMPS 'S too bad! "Ia Again we are forced holette......Publication Manager Wohl .........Circulation Manager C. R. NIGHT EDITORS Ba.rnes Walter R. Atlas Osius Jr. Mark K. Ehlbert William W. 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McAlpine se Irish ence M. Pr LBrown ce E. Huni d B. L and rude Sergei REPORTERS Paul A. Shinkman' Philip Slomovitz ice Frances Broene Milton Marx ter K. Frances Handibo s Edgar L. Rice ant Vincent H. Riorden Rilla A. Nelson BUSINESS STAFF Leitzinger Harry D. Hause 1Cress Katherine Kilpatrick H. Case Frances H. Macdonald Whiting II Agnes Abele A. Cadwell, Jr. L A. Storrer t Hirsheimer Frank N. Gaethke THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918. Night Editor-Paul A. Slidnkman MESSINES Messines is one of the keys which LI open the western front to the rmans. If captured, the ridge will an the forced abandonment of a ge amount of territory in the Ypres lient by the defenders. [here is no use in deluding our- ves with the belief that the Ger- ,ns are not making important gains the northern half of the western nt. They are. But they are be- ise they must. Speedy victory is ir only salvation in this war. The t that they are sacrificing tens of usands of men, in this, the crux almost four years of bloody war- a detracts but little from the pow- 'ul fact that they are reaping at st partial successes ;in their efforts. 'he situation is even more serious n three weeks back, when the Ger- ns were threatening the battle line ther south. If Ypres falls the tir- Germans will take heart. The my will strike again as soon as nanly possible. He must. His day now. No one knows this better m he. His naval efforts against ssia can be discerned without read- between the lines. He is endeav- ng to gain possession of the Russ-. navy to use with his own in a reme effort to gain the decision r the fleets of England, France, i the United States. He is willing sacriflce his all if he must to gain at he must gain now! He is not ased with the rumors he has heard t the United States has 750,000 men oss the sea. aptured Messines would spell a ory for the enemy. It means the s of territory, but aside from that victory will be a hollow one. Ter- ry is as nothing compared with n. The allied armies are still intact, l continue to inflict the severest alties each foot they retire. It is a- stion whether the capture of the ge, and the consequent withdrawal in the adjacent territory will pro- g the ultimate result, for perhaps harvest of German lives by the ed machine guns must equal this. n are the hardest to replace. rntil the advancing enemy horde capable of capturing towns of im- 'tance, or put out of action by turs, death, or wounds a like num-' of men comparable with his own, situation is less serious for our se than would appear on the sur- f. Hindenburg is rapidly exhausting trump cards. Foch holds his intact il an allied offensive has failed to 1 there is no great cause for wor- to drag out the overworked saying oL General S. No more shall soldierly heads be bared to the smile of the passing co-ed. No more shall the wicker-basket affair supplied by Ulcle Sam to his student warriors be lifted in reverent silence to the casual land- lady. Lieutenant Mullen has de- creed that a stiff arm salute shall henceforth be in vogue at all times,' both in male company and vice versa. But then the vice versa will soon be wearing khaki anyway, so what's the diff? Q. H. Flaccuss Buys A Liberty Bond Say, kid, I'm off this Persian apparatus, It's fie upon the glittering cabaret, Believeme, I have lost my old afflatus And the joy of sundry parties 'long the "Way." I've sunk a thousand bucks into at bond, And I'mdoff to sell my Mercer on the morn, "Farwell," I've told my little friend the blonde, And I've nothing for your "parties" but my scorn -A. S. "Windows Painted witn Warning In- scriptions" One of the city hotels has an old time bicycle in the window, having a large wheel in the back and a small one in front. Together with this there is a picture of "ein glass beer." The. warning inscription reads "Remem- ber! Old Timers! Prepare!" "Stout boy or man wanted to help in press room for several days." The work must be very "pressing." "Doggone these women any way," said the man dropping the receiver after kidding her along for 40 minu- tes. i" Corporal Frederick B. Wahr of the national army stationed at Camp Cus- ter, formerly of the German depart- ment of the University, at a Liberty Loan luncheon held yesterday after- noon, denied the current rumors that the drafted men were mistreated at the camps. "Statements of this sort are abso- lutely false," Corporal Wahr declared. "The government is taking the best of care of the soldiers, who are supplied with all the necessary accommoda- tions." The corporal praised the life of the soldiers in the camps, declaring it to be thoroughly democratic. He said, "Life in the army for seven months has taught me one thing. It has made me a believer in universal military service. The army is where the dem- ocratic ideals of humanity, and Amer- icanism, are being taught. If we adopt universal training for our youth, the army is going to be the melting pot of our young men. It will make them realize what America really means THE EBERBACH & SON COMPANY 200-204 E. Liberty Street The place to go when you want Chemicals Laboratory Supplies Drugs and Toilet Articles Laundry Cases For Parcel Post The Slater Book Sho r ; and stands for." Corporal Wahr is now on a leave of absence from the camp to assist the Washtenaw county Liberty Loan com- mittee in its third drive. I Early Spring Showing of K, DETuVT UNITED LINES Between Detroit,,Ann Arbor and Jackson (Apr il 1, i918). Detroit Limited and Express Cars-7:zq a. in.. 8:1o a. in., and hourly to 7:10 p. m., 91# P. m. Jackson Express Cars ,local sto- west of Ai.n Arbor).-9:48 a. in. and eve.y to hours to ',':48 V. M. Local Cars East Bound--5:35 a. in., 6:40 a. in., 7:o5 a. m. and every two hours c0 7:05 p. m. 8:os p. in.. 9:o5 p. M, 1.y:o .in To Ypsilanti only, 11 :45 p. mn., 12 :0o a. mn., 1:1v a. m., 1 :20 a. in. To Saline, change at Ypsilanti. Local Cars West Bound-6:oo a. m., 7 :48 a. in., 0:20bp. M.. 12:2o a. m. It's about time to substitute ALL for bit in the "do your" bit" phrase. The troops in action are doing so. The faculty has the faculty of us- ing its faculties to good advantage. Witness its Liberty Loan efforts. Every offensive the Germans launch is an offense to the liberty of the world. Japs may bave been landed in Vlad- ivostok to check the Russian retreat. Fresh Debate to be Held April 22 Announcement has been made that the annual freshman debate between the Adelphi and Alpha Nu. debating societies will be held at 8 o'clock April '22. in University hall. The Adelphi house of representa- tives will be represented by George 0. True, '21, William Wachs, '21, and Simon Shetzer, '21; while the Alpha Nu team will consist of Wade P. Con- nell, '21, Bruce A. Garland, '21, and Earl Miles, '21. German Society Has Disbanded Deutscher Verein, the German hon- orary society has lapsed for the pre- sent. All property belonging to the society has been turned over to Pres- iden H. B. Hutchins to dispose of at his discretion. Society Brand and Hickey-Freeman Suits I Courteous and satisfactory TREATMENT to every custom- er, whether the account be large or small. Also just received a line of Spring Hats and Caps JF 0 LQ/Z iffA Between the Theatres The Ann Arbor Sayings Bank Incorporated 1869 Capital and Surplus, $550,000.00 Resources .........$4,000,000.00 Northwest Cor. Main & Huron. 707 North University Ave. i 1, Look Straight Ahead 11. IF IT'S ANYTHING PHOTOGRAPHIC, ASK SWAIN 113 East University means perfection in the ser- LUN vice of LUNCHES and SODAS when you buy clothes. 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