THE MICHIGAN DAILY rOU'RE NOT READY Buyt Thrit FOR SUMMER Stamps you have ordered that light weight suit. A summer suit made by Mal- a combination of style, comfort, and y. Style is possible for the reason that is cut and made to your individual Comfort is there because the mat- f the surest fabric, and economy, be- summer suit costs little in the begin- d if hand tailored by Malcolm will d always look well-We are showing ne of serge and flannel trimmings. BERTY STREET MALCOLM BLOCK SAYS LIBRARY TECHNICAL LACKSI BOOKS WHAT'S GOING ON I Recent text books in such subjects as gas engines, automobiles, tele- graphy, wireless telegraphy, carpentry. and blacksmithing are needed by the Library in order that the army me- chanics in training here may be sup- plied with the books they need All books should be left at the general library or any of its branches. Although the University library and the branch in the Engineering building are at present open to the mechanics, the number of text books available is limited, and it is now planned to give the men a supply for their own use.- "The books must be recent to be of any value," says W. W. Bishop, Uni- versity librarian. "Magazines have been furnished by the Y. M. C. A. and Rotary club of the city; the Library must furnish the men with books. A number of books may be sent from Washington soon, but the mechanics will want more. "Engineering students especially should bring their old text books to the Library. It may be that some stu- dents will be leaving to enter mili- tary service. Those men will have no need for their books, and would do a great service by leaving them for the mechanics." GREAT BRITAIN SLACKENS SHIPBUILDING DURING APRIL Reconstruction Work on Damaged Ships Congests Shipyards -and Drydocks TODAY 6:30 o'clock-Miss Sara Snell, of New York, speaks at Congregational church. 6:30 o'clock-Bishop F. C. McCon- nell speaks to Wesleyan guild of Methodist church. 6:30 o'clock--Prof. Arthur G. Hall speaks to Wesleyan Guild of the Meth- odist church. 6:45 o'clock- Rabbi Marcus Salz- man, of Wilkes Barre, Pa., addresses the Jewish Students' congregation. 7:30 o'clock-Bishop F. C. McCon- nel speaks to Wesleyan Guild of the Methodist church. 8 o'clock - Menorah concert of Jewish music at Sarah Caswell Angell hall. TOMORROW 8 o'clock-Business meeting of Cer- cle Francais in the Cercle rooms. MfCIAlAN BOAT CLUB MAY NOT 1OLD ANNUAL REGATTA! TENOR LAUDS WORK OF CHURCH CHOIRS "The church choir is the most won- derful musical organization in Amer- ica," says Paul Althouse, the Ameri- can tenor who sings in the "Beati- tudes" at the Thursday concert of the May Festival. He has been a singer since he was six years old, and attri- butes all of his present success to his early church singing. At the age of ten, he was soprano soloist in the largest church in Read- ing, Pa. After specializing in chemis- try at Bucknell college, and working for a time in the chemical laboratory of the Reading iron works, he 'went to New York to cultivate his voice. Six months after his arrival, totally un- known and without stage or profes- sional experience, he was engaged to sing at the Metropolitan opera house, the first American tenor without Euro- pean experience who ever sang lead- iag roles at that famous institution. BATTLE SCARRED DOLL IN CAMPAIGN FOR St. Catherine, Ont., May 11.-Lieut- enant Jack O'Brien has brought a battle scarred doll from shell-torn France to freedom, although the doll's seven year old "mamma" lies in a roughly made grave,'a victims of Ger- man ruthlessness. The lieutenant who is on leave from the French for- eign legion to do recruiting service in Canada, is using the doll in his cam- paigin for new soldiers. "This doll," says the veteran of many battles, "was handed to me one day in France by a little brown-eyed, curly-haired girl while the Germans were sweeping toward the village in which the child lived. "'I want you to to take my doll to freedom,' she said as her baby arms tenderly extended this ragged little sawdust doll to me. "By terrific fighting the Germans drove our forces from the village. Later when we counter-attacked and regained the town, it was a scene of desolation, the bodies of soldiers and civilian filling the streets. "Among ^the dead was the little doll- mother who wanted her 'baby' to have the freedom of which she had been robbed. "I buried her in the village from which the Germans had been unable to drive her, and promised myself that I would indeed 'take dolly to free- (lon.' GfER.MAN METHODISTS UNFURL SERVICE FLAG OF FOUR STARS Seniors Leave your orders now for Engraved Cards heehan & Co. bor Detroit ®BI SCHOFF ___ Don't Forget OTHERS' DAY Sunday, May 12th low about Flowers? JORGE J. BISCHOFF Great Britain failed to keep up her average in shipbuilding for the month of April, as compared with the out- put in March which was about 50,000 tons more. However England is not falling down in her manufacture of vessels so necessary for her suc- cess in the war, because the figures do not take into consideration the great number of merchant vessels with which the shipyards and drydocks have been congested, due to the rav- ages of the U-boats and the mines. Work on the damaged ships must be completed before construction on the new ones is started, that the amount of importation may not be diminished. In the month of April, 111,533 tons of shipping were completed in the yards of the United Kingdom and en- tered for service, compared with 161,- 674 of the preceding month, according to a statement issued by the admiral- ity. The total for the year which end- ed April 30 was 1,297,337 tons, while the amount of shipping completed in allied and neutral countries in the first quarter of 1918 was 544,327 tons. BRINGS DOWN SIX GERMAN PLANES IN ONE DAY'S PATROL At the present time, it is somewhat doubtful whether the Michigan Boat Club will continue to hold its annual regatta. All the men, who had charge of the club's affairs last year, have en- listed in the various branches of the service. Bud Knowlson who has held the position of commodore, has just-left to enlist in the British tank service, and Lynn Glover, vice-commodore, is now in the navy. The responsibility of the organization rests at present on the shoulders of a very few men, and the holding of a regatta must be de- termined by them. Up to within a few years ago, the Michigan Union acted as a supervi- sory board in all financial matters of the club, which eventually led to some difficulty over the amount of the bills charged in the name of the Union. It seemed to be the custom of some of the members to go all over town, charging up various articles. This cost gradually increased, until the Union was compelled to put a stop to the careless way in which the club conducted its financial matters, which caused a break between the two organizations. At the present they are entirely independent of each other.y Prof. aeckel Failing in Health Amsterdam, May 11.-Professor Ernest Haeckel, the great German ex- ponent of the Darwinian theory, is reported by the German newspapers to be in failing health. On his 84th birthday, he sent out to his friends an engraved birthday card, bidding them all farewell, and declaring that he expected to die before next winter. IIis valedictory expresses the hope that "soon after the end of his mad, culture-destroying war, our longed- for German peace will be firmly estab- lished on a scientific basis. Detroit Women to Attend War Council Miss Georgia Emery, of Detroit, will represent the business women of Michigan at a special meeting of the Y. M. C. A. national war council this week in New York city. The great influx of women into com- mercial and industrial occupations has created a situation which calls for immediate analysis and systematiz- ing. It is the purpose if this conven- tion to formulate practical plans for organization which may be applied among employed women. 70 Engineers to Join Reserve Corps Morerthan 70 students will be added to the rolls of the. Engineers' reserve corps in the first week of June when these men become eligible to draft. Most of the details have been at- tended to and all that remjains is the return of the enlistment papers from the war department, so that the engi- neers will automatically become mem- bers of the corps as soon as the new draft law goes into effect. ..Florist.. hapin Street Phone 809-M In a special patriotic program at 7:30 o'clock tonight the young people of the German Methodist church, cor- ner of Jefferson and West 4th Strees, will unfurl and dedicate a service flag in honor of four of their number who are enlisted in the country's service. An appropriate program of speeches and songs by the young people is ar- ranged and the entire service will be in English. The men in whose honor the service is held are: Rudolph Wuensch, for- mer superintendent of the German Methodist Sunday School; Wesley Bau, only son of the pastor, Rev. H. Bau, now completing a six months period of training in the ordnance department at Camp Hancock, Geor- gia; Louis Berger, enlisted in the marines; and Henry Kuebler, enlisted in the Canadian contingent. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services. MR. BROWN Offers men and women high- est marketable prices for their old clothes. Anything in the of suits, overcoats, or shoes he will take off your hands. Sell your old clothes. They are no good to you. I can use them. You will get your money's worth. No quibbling to buy them cheap. Their absolute value will paid. Men's and women's apparel both. Call Mr. ClaudeBrown at 210 Hoover Ave. Phone 2601. He will gladly call at your residence.-Adv. IFLORIST Senior' ame Cards Either Printed or Engraved &OHLINGER PT PRINTERS 109-Ill E. Washington Phone 432 -J JILbERS UNION OFFERS SETTLE LABOR PROBLEMS on, May 11.-The Boilermakers pbuilders union, in a letter to tish government, has offered to onnage committees" in every Lding district to deal with the de of the shipbuilding problem. zty of these committees, the ays, will be "to see that the output of ships is brought up ,000 tons." der that the committee shall e entire confidence of employ- employees in each district,' 11 be elected locally by both rs and employes. Petty dis- nd delays will be settled lo- they occur. Y. A. C. A. Notes' The War Preparedness Committee will send men throughout the county this week to sell thrift stamps. Stu- dents playing musical instruments will accompany the speakers giving pro- grams' similar to the one given here last night. The new cabinet of the Y. M. C. A. are making plans for the inaugura- tion of officers on June 2. Prominent campus speakers will be present and special music will also be a feature. The cabinet have also arranged for a combined outing and conference on Decoration day. Plans for the next year's work will be discussed. Students desiring odd jobs, or sum- mer work will be able to find employ- ment at th'e Y. M. C. A. employment bureau as the demand for student labor is unusually great. Two Michigan men were among the group of men who sailed recently for France to enter the Y. M. C. A. over- seas work. Rev. John D. Finlayson, '11, is now an educational secretary. Mr. Albert F. Stewart, '91, is also en- gaged in educational work abroad. Mother's Day Services to be Held Special exercises will mark the Mothers' Day services at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the First Congrega- tional church. Rev. Lloyd C. Doug- las will preach the sermon on the sub- ject, "Patriotic Motherhood." Mr. James Hamilton, tenor will sing Bur- leigh's "Little Mother O'Mine." Miss Lucy Cannon will play a violin offer- tory, and Mr. Robert Dieterle will sing Kipling's "Mother O'Mine." Miss Sarah Snell, traveling secre- tary of the Student Volunteer move- ment, will speak this evening on the subject, "Students Abroad," and Miss Ruth Cann will sing. Paris, May 11.-Six German air- planes- have been brought down in one day by Sub-Lieut. Rene Fonck, the war office announces. The text of the statement follows: "Yesterday Lieut. Fonck brought down six German planes in the course of two patrols. He downed the first in two seconds, the third in five min- utes later, and the other three in the course of the second patrol. Lieut. Fonck's achievement has never been equalled. He is now the leading French ace. He was credited unofficially a month ago with hav- ing shot down 34 German machines. "Lieut Fonck was a friend of the late Captain Guynemer. The latter's slayer, the German Wissemann, was shot down by Fonck Sept. 30, 1917. Fonck is but 23 years of age. Bishop McConnel to Speak Tonight "Observations on the Western Front" will be the subject of the lec- ture by Bishop F. J. McConnel, of Denver, Colorado, to be given at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Methodist church. Bishop McConnel lectured last week at Harvard, and has a na- tion-wide reputation as a speaker. As he has just returned from a three months stay in France he is well- versed in recent war happenings. ~ Battle Creek School Founds Sorority Alpha Theta Pi, an honorary scien- tific sorority, has been founded at the Battle Creek school of home economics and dietetics. The aim of this orga- nization is to promote the advance- ment of scientific and educational ideas. Among it members are persons eminent in these fields and authors who have made valuabledcontribu- tions to these subjects. The Famous Beshmer Menu Have You Tried It? Have you ever sunk a tooth into one of his thick, juicy,. well-seasoned harcoal-Grilled Porterhouse Steaks $1 & $1.15 A Well-Balanced Porterhouse Steak Dinner $1& 1.5 Connor's Brick Ice Cream. Phone 1410-Adv. Gasoline 25c, Polarine 50c. Staebler & Co., 117 So. Ashley St.-Adv. Play Ground, Indoor' and Tennis Balls at Cushing's.-Adv. "FREDDIE BESIMER'S" 113 W. Huron St. Over Rae Theater Opp. D. U. R. Station 's Three Color Brick Calkins' Drug Co.-Adv. Ice 1 ____________________ l I MAY FESTIVAL WAR SAVINGS STA.MPS- IssuED BY THE.~ UNITED STATES C:OVERWN"C MAY 15, 16, 17, 18 WAR SAYINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TICKETS ON SALE AT SCHOOL OF MUSIC