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L. XXVII. No. 162.
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917.
PRICE FIVE
SOPHOMOR[S MEET
IN PEP ,FEST FOR
TODAY'S STHUG GLE
CARROLL, SESSIONS, AND MACK
ADDRESS SECOND YEAR
STUDENTS
ANNOUNCE NAMES OF
MEN IN TUG OF WAR.
Vulcans Initiate
Junior Engineers
Vulcans, junior engineer honor so-
ciety, initiated 10 members of the class
of 1918 yesterday afternoon and en-
tertained the' initiates at a banqluet
at the Catalpa inn last night. The
men taken in were. L. B. Brazell, H.
W. Collins, R. H. Erley, E. P. Hardell,
J. D. Hibbard, F. J.# Thieme, W. M.
McKee, H. D. Montelius, F. I. Sheahan,
and W. B. Sickler.
At the banquet R. W. Collins, '17E,
acted as toastmaster and B: A. Sten-
berg, '17E, Dean M. E. Cooley, J. H.
Cissel, and Waldo M. McKee, 'iSE,
gave talks.
DON'T LOSE CONFIDENCE
IN RUBSSI--DRS CONNER
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB PROGRAM
HAS INTERNATIONAL
SCOPE
SIGMA XI HONORS
19 FOR RESEARCH
Proficiency in Scientific Study
Recognized by National
Society
Is
Tryouts 'for All Three
Relay Teams to Be Held
Today
Soph
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* Sophomores meet at 3:40 o'clock
* at Waterman gymnasium.
* Freshmen meet at 3:40 o'clock
* at flag pole.
* Tug of war will be held at 4:15'
* o'clock across the Huron at Wall
* street bridge.
* Final tryouts for soph relays
* from 2 to 3:30 o'clock in Water-
* man gymnasium.
* Push-ball contest and relays to'
* be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
* at Ferry field.
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Declaring vengeance on the fresh-
men for the defeat suffered at their
hands in the flag rush last fall, 300
members of the sophomore class met
at the pre-spring games pep meeting
last night in the west physics lecture
room.
The necessity of defeating the year-
lings was impressed upon the .men by
H. L. -Carroll, '17E, D. W. Sessions,'
'17L, and E. E. Mack, '17E. The speak-
ers also explained the rules of the
games. H. A. Taylor, '17E, was in
charge of the meeting.
Both classes will meet on the cam-
pus at 3:40 o'clock tomorrow after-
noon, The freshmen will gather at
the flag pole and the sophs at Water-
man gymnasium. The captains will
arrange their men in line in the or-
der in which they are to pull and at
4 o'clock the students will march to
the Wall street bridge where the tug
will take place at 4:15 o'clock sharp.
All contestants must wear tennis
shoes.
Sophomores and freshmen are
needed in the construction of a fence
to be built around the scene of bat-
tle. All men who can aid in this work.
should report at the Union at 9 o'clock
"Don't lose patience with Russia in
the face of these great changes," said
Dr. J. E. Conner, former United States
consul at Petrograd, last night at the
banquet of the Cosmopolitan club. Dr.
Conner explained the trend of affairs
in Russia and asserted his confidence
in that nation's remaining true to her
allies.
"Michigan is not a state university
but a national one, indeed an interna-
tional one," said President Harry B.
Hutchins in explaining the cosmopoli-
tan spirit in which Michigan stands
pre-eminent. "The foreign stdenta
will take back to their native lands
something of the spirit of our insti-
tutions, and will inform their people
of what Michigan stands for."
Prof. H. E. Riggs spoke of the pos-
sibilities which lie in the foreign st-
dents for extending the influence of
the United States to distant shores.
Carlos A. Zanelli, '17E, rendered two
vocal solos, "Segreto" and "Vorrel
Morir," both by Tosti. Haig M. Dom-
boorajian, '17E, played "The Victors,"
"Varsity,". and Persian musical selec-
tions on the tehar.
Michigan cheers were led by Carlos
G. Lopez, '17E and S. Katsuizumi '17,
acted as toastmaster of the evening.
H. Gilbert King, '18, the president
of the club, gave a resume of its ac-
tivities and repeated the motto, "Above
all nations is humanity." Anna M.
Lloyd, '18, announced the plan of the
women students of foreign birth to
organize a women's chapter of the
club.
Senior Sing and
ConcertTonight
First senior sing of the year will
take place at 7 o'clock tonight in con-
junction with the concert by the Un-
iersity band at the campus band
stand. If sufficient interest is shown
th'e sings and concerts wvill be contin-
ued 'the remainder of the semester.
All seniors are expected to appear
at the sing in caps and gowns. Mich-
igan songs will be sung between the
band numbers.
The program for tonight's band con-
cert consists of:
Southern Stars ........Aschar-Mahi
American Patrol.........Moacham
Men of the Maize and Blue ,.Gornetsky
Danube Waltzes ............Ivanovici
Honky-Tonky ,........McCarror
Band officers for the coming year
elected Wednesday night are: Presi-
dent. Phil Carroll Jr., '18%N vee-res-
ident, E. A. Osus, '19; secreatry-trea-
urer, R. F. Merner, '18, and librarian.
Hugh McMichael '19,
More Engineers to Be Called Out
Washington, May 17.-Further ex-
pansion of the regular army was au-
thorized by the president today in an
order directing the raising of all re-
maining increments of engineer troops
provided for in the national defense
a'ct.
THREE WOMEN ARE ELECTED
FROM LITERARY DEPARTMENT
Four Faculty Members and Nine Grad..
nates Are Selected; Pub-
lish Works
Nineteen men and women were
chosen at the Sigma Xi election to
wear the key denoting proficiency in
scientific research work. Four fac-
ulty men, nine members of the Grad-
uate school, two students from the
engineering college, one from the
Medical school, and three from the lit-
erary college, were selected by the
national honorary scientific society.
Of the list of 19, but three of the
new members are women. Of these
Dora E. Ware, grad., was chosen for
proficiency in botany. Mina L. Wins-
low, grad., for excellence of work in
zoology, and Florence Fenwick, '17,
for research work in chemistry.
From the engineering college two
men were chosen. These are John B.
Franks, '17E, for work in testing the
strength of steel, and Walter C. Rus-
sell, '17E, for research in the spacing
of buttresses in reinforced concrete
walls. The Medical school places one
man in the list, William S. Gonne,
'17M, who has been doing work in
studying diseases of the nervous sys-
tem.
Three seniors of the College of Lit-
erature, Science, and the Arts were
chosen. These are Florence Fenwick,
'17, Samuel Elias Katz, '17, for ex-
cellence of work in psychology, in
studying the reflex action of the eye
and color sensativity in children, and
Theodore L. Squier, '17, who has
studtied and experimented on the pul-
monary circulation in the chick.
All of the new members chosen have
work published and recognized by
scientific authorities, except the un-
dergraduates who have been prepar-
ing their work to this end.
The list of members chosen is as
'follows :
Faculty-Dr. Joseph A. Elliott, in-
structor in dermatology; Dr. Sven
Froeberg, instructor in psychology;
Horace Williams , King, professor of
hydraulic engineering, and Dr. Harry
M. Malejan, instructor in surgery.
Graduate school-Carl R. Brown,
psychology; William Carlos Dowd,
chemistry; Ray C. Friesner, botany;
William M. German, bacteriology; A.
Baird Hastings, chemistry; Norbert A.
Lange, chemistry; Dora E. Ware, bot-
any; Russell Watson, forestry, and
Mina. L. Winslow, zoology.
Engineering college - John B.
Franks and Walter C. Russell.
Medical school-William S. Gonne.
College of Literature, Science, and
the Arts-Florence Fenwick, Samuel
Elias Katz, and Theodore L. Squier.
Announce Joslyn-Lewis Engagement
Mrs. George Andrew Lewis 'of De-
troit yesterday announced the engage-
ment of her daughter, Evangeline Neal
Lwis, to Lee E. Joslyn Jr., '17-'19L,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Joslyn,
also of Detroit.
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ORATORY ASSOCIATION
TO PRESENT COMEDY
'THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR'
RIVEN AT 8 O'CLOCK
TONIGHT
With the intention of aiding the lo-
cal ambulance unit in its endeavor
to raise funds, ,the Oratorical associa-
tion will present "The Merry Wives.
of Windsor" in full costume and with
special scenery in University Hall to-
night at 8 o'clock.
The lead roles will be taken by
George D. Wilner, grad., who will play
the part of Slender; Claude D. Swift
carrying the role of Page; Effie Van
Scotten, grad., and Miriam Foles, who
will present the characters of Mis-
tress Ford and Mistress Page; Laura
Shaw, grad., playing Mistress Quickly;
M. F. Peters, '17, carrying the role
of Dr. Caius; H. E. Haag, grad., play-
ing Ford, and Mark Bailey, grad., who
will interpret the character of Sir
John Falstaff. The other members of
the cast are Charles Layton, grad.,
George W. Hulbert, '17, C. E. Bailey,
17, Paul E. Cholette, '19, Jacob E.
Stern, '17, Helen Davis. '17, Clifford
Gracey, '17, Lena Sackett, '18, Paul
E. Brown, and R. Clarence Hunter,
'17.
Prof. R. D. T. Hollister and Mr.'
Louis Eich of the oratory department
have been directing the play for the
past two months, which will be the
second presentation of a Shakespear-
ean play in full dress in the history
of campus dramatics. Tickets are on
sale at Wahr's.
FEW COLLEGE WOMEN APPLY
FOR ADMISSION TO CAMPS
Unless the character of the enroll-
ment for the national service camp
to be held at Barton lake is September
changes greatly within the next few
weeks, college women will be in the
minority in it. ,
So far few University women have
applied for places, while applications
have been coming in rapidly from old-,
er women in professions and industri-
es. The number to be accepted is lim-
ited and women who expect to attend
the camp should send applications at
once to Miss Alice Evans. at Barbour
gymnasium, or 'to Mrs. W. H. Wait,
1706 Cambridge road.
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GREATEST GERMAN FOCE
MASSED TO STOP DRIV
MILLION AND A QUARTER MEN
OPPOSE ALLIES' ATTACK
IN WEST
By Henry Wood
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With the French Armies in the Field,
May 17.-The greatest force of men
Germany has ever called into action
has been massed on the west front
in von Hindenburg's effort to stop the
Franco-British drive. Between April
9 and May 11 there were at least 1,-
260,000 men engaged on the German
side.
Headquarters' estimates today, based
on careful calculations and evidence
obtaipned from prisoners, showed that
in the period mentioned the German
commander-in-chief utilized 84 Ger-
man divisions. Seven of these were
engaged twice in the fighting of this
period.
The greatest previous number of
German forces was around Verdun.
The fighting there was probably the
nearest comparable to the fierceness
of the struggle now progressingtin
the allied drive. But in the entire
year from February, 1916, to February,
1917, the Germans engaged 56 1-2 di-
visions, about 847,000 men, using 14
of the divisions twice and six divisions
three times.
In a little more than a month in the
struggling against the Franco-British
drive Germany has called into action
almost double the number of fighters
she drewinnone year's campaign
against Verdun.
ARTILLERY CAPTAIN
WILL SPEAK TODAY
All Members of E. M. E. Class to At-
tend This Lee-
ture
"Field Artillery and Its Application"
will be the subject of the lecture to
be given by Captain Chester B. Mc-
Cormick 'of Battery A, Michigan field
artillery, of the Michigan national
guards, at 4 o'clock today in the audi-
torium of the New Science building.
Captain McCormick will explain the
high power range finder, angle meas-
uring instruments of different kinds,
and similar articles. Slides illustrat-
ing various phases of his work and
charts giving calculations of firing
data as used for indirect laying of
modern guns will be shown.
All members of the E. M. E. class
of the college of engineering are re-
quired to attend the lecture and they
will meet in their usual places. The
public is also invited to attend.
Still May Sign for Ambulance Corps
All men desirous of signing up for
the ambulance corps may do so at the
Union. They will be asked to fill out
index cards and give qualificati6ns.
ITALIAN KING AND HIS MINISTER
URGE ON TROOPS AT FIRING LINE
By John Hurley
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Rome, May 17.-King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, is "doing his
bit" at the front in Italy's great offensive. So is Minister Pissolati.
Both are right on the fighting line, urging troops on.
The greatest enthusiasm spread over Rome today with the receipt
of the news that to the sovereign's personal participation in the fight-
ing was due the great successes so far achieved. Pissolati was re-
ported in the front ranks of the trenches and the king was said to
be continually among his fighters. Pissolati was at the sector east of
Gorizia.
From this point dispatchers today reported a daring feat by Ital-
ian aviators in swooping down over enemy trenches and shooting down
infantry with machine guns fired at point blank range.
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Secretary of War Baker Says Trai
Must be Intensive and Con-
tinuous
Washington, May 17.-The first 5
000 men under the new selective 1
vice army bill will not be called u
about Sept. 1, it became known toi
Secretary Baker, in a letter to SE
tor Jones of Washington, said that
delay in the call is due to "the
pleted state of war supplies."
Senator Jones had written Ba
asking if conscripted men could no
used to'help harvest the coming cri
Baker's reply said that owing to
depleted state of supplies "it will
be practical to call out the first 6
000 men until Sept. 1," and that th
fore, "there will be no appreciable
terference with the labor supply of
country until that date."
Baker added that when men are c
ed they will ,have to be trained e
tinuously until they are sent abr
as the period of training before t
are sent will, at the best, be all
short. In justice to the men it mus
intensive and continuous.
Disagiree About Sailors' Suppi
Washington, May 17.-The admire
statement that American sailors
destroyers now operating in the s
marine zone had to be loaned sufi
ently warm clothing, brought forth
conflicting statements today.
Secretary Daniels issued a st
ment showing the following equipm
carried by each man:.. Heavy wi
underwear, heavy s'ea boots, heavy
coat, heavy wool socks, jersey, oil-s
and lamb-skin jacket.
The Navy league, on the other ha
said that Ithe first destroyer to
abroad left in such haste that the s
ors were not sufficiently clot
against the bitter cold and foggy NC
sea climate. n
League officials said that upon ;
from Daniels they got women in m
sections of the country to donate
following equipment which has b
shipped abroad: Heavy woolen sw
ers, mufflers, helmet caps. mitte
weather coats, arctics, and felt k
boots.
BiL LCALLING FOR 1,600,000
TROOPS READY FOR SIGN]
Washington, May 17.-The selec
service armny bill, calling for 1,600
troops, is now ready for the presi'de
signature. After acrimonious del
which endured for six and one-1
hours today, the senate finally appi
ed themeasure. The vote was 65 t
Those who voted against the bill w
Senators Gore, Gronna,, Hardw
Kriby, Lafollette, Norris, Stone
Trammell.
ASKS POWER FOR PRESIDENT
TO REQUISITION SHIPPI
Washington, May 17.-Secretary
the Navy Daniels today asked cong
to give the president power to req
ition all American ships already c
structed. This power, Daniels a
is not contained in any of the pe
ing bills.
Select Champaign Aviation Fie]
Champaign, Ill., May 17.-A site
,the Champaign aviation field has t
selected by army officials. Eig
aeroplanes and 700 men will soor
brought to the new station, for
establishmenthofnwhich $500,00(
available.
WILL NOT CI LL
DRAFTED TROD1
BEFORE SEPi
CONSCRIPTED MEN ASKED
SENATOR JONES TO HAR
VEST CROPS
DEPLETED
PREVENT
SUPPLI
MUSTE
Final tryouts for the sophI
ams will be held from 2 to
relay
3:30
o'clock in Waterman gymnasium. Men
are needed for all three teams.
The pushball contest and relays will
be held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday after-
noon rather than Saturday morning.
Contestants for the relay races will
be announced in tomorrow's Daily.
After the final weighing in held yes-
terday afternoon freshmen and sopho-
mores were chosen for the three. tug-
of-war teams. The soph captains are
as follows: C. R, Nyman, heavyweight;
T. C. Garrett, middleweight; H. R.
Telfer, lightweight. The freshman cap-
tains are: A. A. Carter, heavyweight;
Timotes Sapia, middleweight; F. B.
Snook, lightweight.
(Continued on Page Four.)
Red Men for War, 30,000 Strong
Springfield, Ill., May 17.-A resolu-
tion offering the services of 30,000 Red
Men of the state for service at the
front was passed today at the closing
session of the fortieth annual conven-
tion of the Improved Order of Red
Men. The council also voted to ex-
empt from dues all members who join
the United States forces.,
* ATTENTION SENIORS
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Inasmuch as the wearing of
* caps and gowns all day Wednes-
* days and Fridays from Swing-out
* to Commencement is a Michigan
* tradition, all seniors who desire
to see worthy traditions per-
*petuated will need no urging to
carry out this custom. Wear your
* cap and gown today and be on
v hand at the senior sing tonight..
* SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENTS.
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* U. S. MUST FURNISH ALLIES
* WHEAT OR WAR WILL BE LOST
* Chicago, May 17.-Robert M. French
* of the Tancoast laboratories of New
* York, stated this afternoon that he
* had been informed recently by Herbert
* C. Hoover, supposed American "food
* dictator," that "unless we furnish the
* allies 100,000,000 bushels of wheat
* above their normal demand, or its
* equivalent in flour, during the coming
* year, the war is lost." French is here
* attending the bankers conference.
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TONIGHT!
Oratorical Association presents
TICKETS
U. Hall
"Merry
Wives,
of
Windsor"
at
at
A REAL LIVE COMEDY
Proceeds to go to Local Ambulance Corps.
WAHR'!
25c, 35c, 51