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VOL. XXVII. No. 163. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1917. PRICE FIVE CElN
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SOPHS WIN FIRST
BOUT IN ANNUAL
SPRINGCONTESTS
L11T AND MIDDLE WEIGHT
TEAMS DRAW FIRST BLOOD
YESTERDAY
HOLD BASEBALL GAME
-AFTER CONTEST TODAY
Contestants in Pushball and Relay
Events Will Meet at 2 O'clock
JAPAN WILL BEGIN
VIGOROUS WARFARE
Reports Say Nation's Gunboats Join
in Hunt for
U-Boats
Washington, May 18.-The deter-
mination of America to vigorously
prosecute the war against Germany
has caused an increasing desire on
the part of Japan not to be outdone in
this respect, according to information
received today by the United Press
from well informed circles. Japan,
the informant said, has undergone
complete change of front regarding ac-
tive part in the war.
Reports from Paris that a number
of Japanese gunboats have joined in
the submarine hunt were pointed to as
confirmation of this statement. In this
connection it was stated that the chief
reason why the British admiralty per-
mitted publication of the arrival of
American destroyers in the North sea
even before the United States naval
authorities wanted it known was so
that it would precede the announce-
ment today of Japanese gunboat ac-
tivities in the barred zone.
It was further sail that less than a
week after the United States entered
the war the Japanese government
hastened to offer a floatilla of destroy-
ers for North sea submarine hunting..
GRAVE OLD SENIORS
FORM NEW SOCIETY
"Inertia "-A Little Drama in No
Acts Without a Thrill Mentioned
The day was mucky-days are apt to be mucky in the spring.
The only people working were the dispensers of long cool drinks, good
Samaritans in white coats. The "lady students" had many oppor-
tunities to display the latest feat of designer and dyer. The men
drilling were uncompromisingly hot, and the girls who depend for
curls upon devices which do not p:711 the hair, put on hair nets.
Two 18-year-old thoroughly experienced men of the world were
strolling down the diagonal settling the problems of the world. They
also were willing, apparently, to decide a few questions for the Re-
gents.
One said: "Got three in my physics bluebook. How do they ex-
pect a fellow to study?
"I'll tell you its mighty hard1 for a man to put his mind on equa-
tions and formulas when he knows that bigger things are waiting.
Believe me, I won't wait to be drafted. I'm no 'slacker.' Never was
and never will be. Got to go pretty soon though, because I haven't
cracked a book since vacation.
"O well, why should I? W' responsible college men ought to go
first and show the others their d uty. Come on over and play billiards
for a little while. Have to have a little recreation. No, I'm not jprill-
ing. When I go into this thing, I want to go in big."
Then he inhaled some more of "The Turkish Cigarette" and
watched the heated drillers with an expression of vast contentment.
01R. EMERSON HAS SKULL BAIEYSTARS AS 'GREASY
INJURED IN AUTO CRH'KNIGHT IN 'MERRY'WIES'
PRESIDENT W ILSON SIGNS DRlAFT BILL
MAKING MALE CITIZENS ELIGIBLE
FOR CONSCRIPTION IN GERMAN WA1
LECTURE TO PICTURE
WASTED FRANKDOM
Mrs. Smith, Fresh from Scenes-of De-
vastation, Will Describe
Conditions
MARSHALL AND CLARK CLOS
LONG STRUGGLE IN CONGRESS
BY ADDING SIGNATURES
EXPECTED TO FIX THE
DAY OF REGISTRATIOI
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With hundreds of spectators lining
both banks of the river the sophomores
out-pulled the freshmen yesterday aft-
ernoon winning the annual underclass
tug-of-war contest held across the
Huron below the Wall street bridge
by a score of two to one. *
Meeting on the campus at 3:40
o'clock the contestants marched to the
scene of action where they pushed
their way through the crowds of on-
lookers to the river banks. The sopho-
mores had the west side and the fresh-
men the east.
The lightweight tug came first and
after an 11-minute pull the sophs had
hauled their opponents into the river
Following this example the second
year men duplicated the feat in 14
minutes in the middleweight contest.
The co'ntestants changed sides for the
heavyweight tug, which the freshmen
won in six minutes.
Capture Rope
When the last contest was over the
sophomores charged across the river
and captured the rope. Several minor
disagreements arose between the two
classes during the journey of the
sophs with their rope to the campus.
One or two of these resulted in a pre-
emptory freshman ducking before the
river was passed, but after that the
victors continued on their way with-
out halting.
Arriving at the campus, the sopho-
mores surrounded the flag pole for the
customary picture and then carried
the rope to Waterman gymnasium be-
fore disbanding.
The yearlings will have a chance to
redeem themselves this afternoon in
the pushball contest and relay races.
These games will take place at 2:15
o'clock at Ferry field.
All freshmen will meet at 2 o'clock
at the flag pole and the sophomores
at Tappan hall. All contestants must
wear tennis shoes. The two classes
will proceed to Ferry field as soon as
they have met on the campus.
Races Come First
The relay races will take place first.
There will be 16 men on each team.
The first man to run will carry a flag
over the fence and through the bar-
rel, passing it on to the next man at
the end of a half-lap run. If any con-
testant is found wearing spiked shoes
the race will be forfeited. Each race
will count one point. The chairman
of the relays is B. A. Stenberg, '17E,
referee, Elmer Brandell.
The pushball contest will take place
directly after the relays are over.
The contest will go four five-minute
quarters with a two-minute interval.
The ball will start and remain on the
ground. The signal to begin will be
one shot. When a man is down hands
should be raised and two shots will
be fired to stop the fighting. One shot
will mean to resume again and three
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STREET CAR
STRIKES PHISIC-
Name Is "Freshman Protection";
Is Tightly Clenched
Fists
Grip
IAN'S MACHINE IN FRONT
OF BARBOUR GYM
With tightly clenched fists and de-
termined jaws the senior singers last
night formed themselves into a fresh-
man protection society and marched
to the Armory to do battle with the
troublesome sophs. But alas! their
good intentions were all in vain, for
that assemblage deemed it wise to
refrain from their proposed raid on
the engineer trenches with such strong
re-enforcements.
But the freshmen were not alto-
gether ungrateful and as a reward for
their efforts in the behalf of humanity
the upper classmen had their pictures
taken and were given the pleasure of
a "robber dance" with the fair part-
ners of the objects of their benevo-'
lence.
SCHOOL FULL TERM'
No Changes to Be Made in Length
Says Regent Beal
Acording to Regent Junius E. Beal,
there are no grounds for believing
that the University will close one week
early in June due to existing condi-
tions, as has been rumored on the
campus. '
At the April meeting of the board
of regents, the question of setting back
the date of Commencement one week,
and shortening the first semester by
one week, was referred to Regent
Real and Secretary Shirley W. Smith.
Mr. Beal stated Thursday that the
question of closing one week early has
not been considered, and that there
are no prospects of its being consid-
ered in the future. Secretary Smith
is out of the city, but will return Mon-
day.
DIL A. W. WAITE FOUND SANE;
EXECUTION TO BE NEXT WEEK
Albany, May 18.--Dr. Arthur W.
Waite, dentist and former student of
the University of Michigan, now under
sentence of death for the murder of
his father-in-law, John Peck of Grand
Rapids, Mich., was pronounced sane
hy the sanity commission which re
ported to Governor Whitman.
The commission found that Waite
was sane at the time the murder was
committeed and at the time of the
examination. Waite's execution will
take place next week.
Dr. Herbert W. Emerson of the Un-
iversity Pasteur institute, probably
suffered a fractured skull at 2:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon when a
west-bound North Universtiy avenue
car struck his automobile as he was
turning in the driveway in front of
Barbour gymnasium..
Reports of the accident prove that it
was due to no fault of either Dr. Em-
erson or the motorman in charge of
the car. Dr. Emerson was driving in
the opposite direction to the car but
evidently did not see it approaching
As soon as he swung in the driveway
the motorman applied the brakes but
was unable to stop in time to avoid
the compact. The collison threw the
occupant partly out of the car, his
head stricking the top supports.
An X-ray picture was taken of his
skull but the physicians in charge
were unable to determine the extent
of his injuries last night.
The automobile was badly damaged.
SINK 14 SUB-CHASERS
Austria Bags British Destroyers in
Adriatic Tuesday
London, May 18.-"Austria sank 14
British dristers," in the Adriatic on
Tuesday, the admiralty announced this
afternoon. They were returning after
chasing an enemy which had torpedoed
the light cruiser Dartmouth. The lat-
ter vessel reached port with eight
casualties.
The "dristers" mentioned in the
statement are small power boats used
as submarine chasers.
The British cruiser Dartmouth is a
vessel of 5.250 tons. She is one of the
older vesseik, having been laid down in
1904. The heaviest guns were of the
eighlt and six inche type.
Tickets for Frolic on Sale Tuesday
Tickets for the fresh lit Frolic to
be held on June 1 at the Armory will
be placed on sale at the Union desk at
2 o'clock Tuesday, May 22. The price
will be $2. On the first day the sale
will be limited to the freshmen, and
all remaining tickets will be sold to
the other classes.
Music for the Frolic is to be furnish-
ed by Wright's saxophohe orchestra,
which will play from 9 to 2 o'clock.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION'S PLAY
MARKED SUCCESS; MONEY
FOR AMBULANCE CORPS
Characterized by a richness of cos-
tuming and by a delightful smoothness
of production, "The Merry Wives of
Windsor" was last night presented by
members of the Oratorical association
in University Hall.
Mark Bailey, graduate student, in
the character of Falstaff, played his
part with a degree of perfection that
brought forth continual applause.
Shortly after the performance, Prof.
Isaac N. Demmon, who has taught
Shakespeare for 36 years, took the oc-
casion to pay a personal compliment
to Bailey for his portrayal of the
"greasy knight."
Miriam Toles, '17, as Mistress Page,
rendered the part with a cleverness
and easy grace that won general ap-
probation, while Effie Van Scoten,
grad., ably supported her in the char-
acter of Mistress Ford. A dainty and
lovable Mistress Ann Page was due to
the skill of Helen G. Davis, '17.
Deserve Praise
With almost no exception, the sev-
eral members of the cast are worthy
the highest praise for their perform-
ance in the second play of this char-
acter to be presented at the Univer-
sity. The jealous Ford of Howard L.
Haag, grad., and the Doctor Caius of
M. F. Peters, '17, are especially worthy
of mention.
The mincing Slender as portrayed
by George D. Wilner, grad., and Clif-
ford C. Gracey, '17, as Mine Host of
the Garter Inn, bade fair to take from
Falstaff his well earned laurels in
those scenes in which they appeared.
Cut Play
The play was cut into 15 scenes
which arrangement allowed of a
three-hour performance. The stage
settings were simple, but by no means
deficient in the creation of the neces-
sary atmosphere. The gorgeous cos-
tumes by Fritz Schultz of Chicago are
of a variety seldom seen outside pro-
fessional productions.
The result of the joint labors of Prof.
R. D. T. Hollister and Mr. Louis Eich
of the oratory department, was in
every way satisfactory. The money
derived from the sale of tickets will
be utilized in furnishing the local am-
bulance unit with necessary equip-
ment.
Change Names of U. S. U-Boats
Washington, May 18.-- America's
new submarines will be known as "R1
boats" and "S boats."
Fighting, hospital, and wasted
France will be portrayed at 8 o'clock
tonight in Sarah Caswell Angell hall
by Mrs. Joseph Linden Smith of Bos-
ton, who will speak from the knowl-
edge she gained as an eye witness to
the scenes in France and Belgium.
Needs of the French orphans will
be shown by Mrs. Smith who was sent
to France on behalf of the committee
for the protection of frontier children,
to make a survey of conditions.
While in France, Mrs. Smith was
given special permission to witness
the conditions along the front. She
traveled by automobile along the line
of the battle of the Marne, through
the destroyed villages of northern
France, Lorraine, and reconquered
Alsace. From there she went to Bel-
gium and was permitted to see the
British and Belgian front and the
civilian reconstruction and relief work
behind the lines.:
Mrs. Smith comes here at the invi-
tation of Mrs. L. P. Hall, whom she
met on the ship in which they both
returned from Europe last December.
Dr. Frederick R. Condert, speaker
at the mass meeting last month, and
international law authority, is treas-
urer of the committee for which Mrs.
Smith talks.
No admission will be charged for the
lecture.
U. S. BOAT SUNK
WITH 4 LIVES LOST
lilonian Torpedoed 0TY Genoa, Italy,
Says Cablegram to
Owners
New York, May 18.-The American
steamship Hilonian has been torpedoed
and sunk off Genoa; jtaly, with a loss
of four members of the crew, accord-
ing to a cablegram received here by
the owners, the Universal Transporta-
tion company.
The cablegram gave no details of the1
torpedoing.+
The Hilonian was not armed. It left+
here April 27 for Genoa with a cargo+
valued at $2,500,000. It was a vessel
of 2,921 tons gross and carried a crew
of 39 men, of whom 18 were American
citizens.
The British steamship Harpagus has
been torpedoed, according to a cable-
gram received here today. No details
were given. The Harpagus (5,886
tons) left New York on April 21 for
Marseilles, France. It carried a crew
of about 40 men.
GOMPERS ATTACKS KAISER'S
AGENTS AMD CABLES RUSSIA
New York, May 18.-Samuel Gom-
pers today attacked the "Kaiser's
agents who are carrying on a cam-
paign of misrepresentation," and sent
a cablegram to the executive commit-
tee of workmen and soldiers of Pet-
rograd. The message was in answer
to printed expressions of doubt regard-
ing statements of James Duncan of the
Russian mission representing Ameri-
can organized labor.
"It appears that notwithstanding the
friendly co-operative action on the
part of workers of Amercia the kais-
er's agents in New York as well as in
Russia. "carry on a campaign of mis-
reprenstation," Gompers cabled.
Another Added to Germany's Enemies
Washington, May 18.-Honduras has
broken diplomatic relations with the
imperial German government.
Plans Are to Have Complete Lists at
Washington Within Five Days
After Enrollment
Washington, May 18.--President
,Wilson yesterday signed the bill which
makes all male citizens of the United
States between the ages of 21 and 30
subject to conscription for the war
with Germany.
Vice-president Marshall and Speak-
er Champ Clark closed the long and
involved parliamentary struggle which
took place in congres yesterday aft-
noon by signing the measure short-
ly after the two houses had convened,
but the bill vas' then held up for al-
most an hour by the discovery of a
mistake in the engrossing. The con-
ference agreement on the bill had
been ratified shortly before the ad-
journment of the senate on Thursday,
but congressional rules made it neces-
sary to hold the bill over until the
vice-president and speaker had signed
it in an open session of the two houses.
The bill was then dispatched to the
White House for the president's signa-
ture.
Fix Date for Registering
It is expected that the president wil
immediately fix a day for the regis
tration of the new army men, and a
the machinery for the registry of the
first 500,000 men has already been se
in motion by the war department
Brigadier-General Crowder, provos
marshal-general, hopes to have com-
plete lists of the eligible men in Wash
ington within five days after the reg
istering begins.
After the army bill had been per-
fected in both houses of congress and
dispatched to the president, the sen.
ate passed a joint resolution proposed
by Senator Smith of Georgia, to put
conscription out of force four months
after the close of the war. This amend-
ment was strongly supported by the
senators who had unsuccessfull3
fought the conscription plan and thai
of confining the new army to "the
duration of the war" and not to "the
existing emergency."
Congress Gives Assent
Congress gave its assentto the army
bill legislation late Thursday when
the senate by a vote of 65 to 8 ap
proved the conference report which
had already passed the house. Debate
in the senate was characterized by
vigorous attack on Colonel Roosevel
by Senator Stone, and a strong defense
of him by Senator Johnson.
President Wilson is to determin
whether Colonel Roosevelt shall raise
his expedition to go to France as the
bill authorizes.
Exempting the physically unfit
those with dependents and the farn
and industrial men, there still remain
th, task of selecting the first half mil
lion, but this work will in all 'proba-
bility be completed before the men
are needed. Secretary Baker stated
that due to a lack of supplies the new
army would not be called into serv-
ice to drill until September.
Chief Provisions
The chief provisions of the con
scription bill are as follows:
Raising of armed forces by the se-
lective draft system.
Increasing the regular army to max-
imum war strength.
Drafting into federal service the na-
tional guard units.
Raising of an initial force of 500,-
000 men, with the addition of 500,00(
if deemed necessary.
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TONIGHT!
U. Hall
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Oratorical Association presents
TICKETS
"Merry
Wives
of,
Windsor"
at
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84
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A REAL LIVE COMEDY
Proceeds to go to Local Ambulance Corps.
WAHR'S
25c, 35c,