I ERS I oolq z j trIw mF #an &4 t r UNITED PF DAY ,AND NI( WIRE SERBY s 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *,-* * * * 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. * *~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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. I 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. I 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 * 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. .. . * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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. s I U 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