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OL. XXVII. No. 178.
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENT!
PRIC FI. (EN~
REPORTS INDICATE
BIG REGISTRATION;
MORE lTH AN 10,000,000 1E1N RE-
SPOND TO WAR CALL
WITH EAGERNESS
AMERICAN CITIZENS
ABROAD ANSWER CALL
PI DELTA EPSILON
TO INITIATE TODAY
1 pperclass Journalist Fraternity
Takes in New Members
This Afternoon
MONGOL iREPORTS
SUBMARINE ATTACK
Eligibles Will Know by End of Jun
Whether They Will Be Con-
scripted on First Drawing
By Carl D. Groat
(United Press Staff Correspondent.
Washington, June 5.-With an en
thusiasm unprecedented in American
history, the youth of the country too]
the first big step in a smash agains
the kaiser, when, with but few cases
of actual disorder reported, they reg
istered for war service. Official re
ports of all sections tonight indicat
that virtually the full number, 10,264,
869 eligible young men, had registered
Although the nation's historic policy
of raising an army by the volunteer
system was entirely reversed, the men
between 21 and 31 responded to the
war call with eagerness. Out o
America's 100,000,000 people a handful
so small and scattered as to' be un-
worthy of notice raised a feeble pro-
test.
Actual Protests Few in Number
The protests were overwhelmingly
over-shadowed by the spontaneous
outburst of patriotism whiclr millions
of men in all districts, from crowded
centers of great cities to almost inac-
cessible mountains and desert regions
of the West, showed in answering the
call of the nation.
Outbreak in Michigan Mining Town
In Kansas City, where trouble was
expected, antidraft leaders resigned
their places in the face of the wave
of war spirit. One of the threatened
outbreaks, and probably the most seri-
ous was at a small mining town in
northern Michigan, 12 miles from Mar-_
quette, where I. W. W. and socialist
antidraft men mobilized to oppose reg-
istration. Governor Sleeper ordered
troops there to prevent disturbance.
Citizens Abroad Loyal
Although no provision to enforce
registration of American citizens in
foreign countries was made, the re-
sponse of volunteers outside the lim-
its of the United States was over-
whelming. Before noon the American
consul at Windsor, Canada, wired that
he needed at least 1,000 more registra-
tion cards. Only 25 had been sent
there. In Toronto there was a request
for 500 additional cards. The state de-
partment has sent 10,000 cards to
American consuls over seas for Ameri-
cans who volunteer.
Make First Drawing Soon
Those who register today will prob-
ably know before the end of June
whether they will be conscripted. The
first drawing will begpi in two weeks
if present plans are carried out. Ex-
emptions will then be made simul-
taneously with the drawings. Phys-
ical examinations will be made of
those men whose names are taken in
the first drawing. This, it is expected,
will eliminate nearly half of the men
drawn.
President Wilson is expected soon
to issue regulations governing the op-
eration of exempting boards.
Union Receives Enlistment Blanks
Enlistment blanks for members of
the ambulance corps may be obtained
from Francis Bacon, '02, at the Mich-
igan Union. A number of these blanks
were received yesterday from Chicago
and ready for distribution. r
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* SENIOR ENGINEERS MAY JO[N *
* ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TODAY *
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* Senior engineers will have an *
** opportunity between 10 and 12 *
* o'clock this morning to take out *
* memberships in the Alumni asso- *
* cition of the University. This *
* includes their subscription to the *
* Alumnus. A table will be placed *
* the second floor of the Engineer- *
* ing building to take care of the *
* subscribers. *
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Coatless and attired in rusty derby
hats, Pi Delta Epsilon, upperclass
honorary journalist fraternity, initi-
ates will give some graphic imitation
of the reporter at work this afternoon
on ;State street. One of the initiates
a member of the business staff of The
Daily, will sell last week's Dailies to
the unsuspecting public. The initiation
will be followed by a banquet at
Mack's tea rooms.
The chapter was entertained at a
smoker given last night at the home
of Professor Tilley on Ferdon road.
At this time plans for the coming year
were discussed. Other guests at the
smoker were Mr. Lyman Bryson, '10,
of the rhetoric department and Francis
Bacon, '02, state head of the intelli-
gence bureau.
'NAME SENIOR ENGINEER
CLASS DAY OFFICERS
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SHIP ENCOUNTERS NEST OF
SUBMERSIBLES NEAR PORT
Crew Fires at Periscopes; Express Be-
lief That One of Sea Craft
was Sunk
Armed Merchant Liner Puts
Port with Exciting
Story
Into
Even a Mere (ain Drop
May Spoil the Whole Day
By Sara Nade
He was pretty. That is a horrible thing to say about anyone, but
the truth will come out, and it is the truth that he was pretty. Be-
fore leaving home last fall mother had given him all these taking
clothes so he would be more attractive to the nice young ladies and
less likely to fall in with some rough boys. She needn't have wor-
ried.
Today he wore his awfully stunning white trousers, dandy
sport coat of a fetching shade of green, and to cap the climax and
upon his empty head was something decidedly nobby in squashy
green hats. To go to the other extreme he had an absolutely dilly
pair of shoes on his dainty pedal extremities, Now he's all dressed,
what are we going to do with him?
Down the diagonal walk he sailed, his carefully Pompeian
creamed cheeks puckered-he was actually/ whistling. Carefully,
avoiding all the wet spots on the sidewalk ie made great progress
though burdened with a tennis racquet. At the Library he met a
charming damsel and greeted her so effusively. The C. D. was also
drescpd for a romp.
"Aren't those brown arm-bands unaesthetic?" he askedas heok
a deathlike grip on her dainty easily seen arm. "They jar ones better
taste so, there is something common about a badge of that sort."
On they tripped until the tragedy happened: A great big rain
drop wet his cheek and with reckless abandon lie said "Darn."
THOMAS W. SHEAHAN TO ACT
ORATOR; H. L. CARROLL
TO RE HISTORIAN
AS
Announcements of senior engineer-
ing class appointments and arrange-
- ments were made yesterday by Class
- President A. E. Hecker. Thomas W.
Sheahan will act as class orator and
H. Leslie Carrolj class historian in the
class day exercises. E. A. Bartelme
is chairman of the reception commit-
tee.
The Guard of Honor for the march
to Hill auditorium will be composed
of E. R. McGlaughlin, J. B. Franks, B.
A. Ste;berg, L. E. Whitaker, C. C.
Coult, R. M. Eckerson, F. H. Hallo-
way, S. J. Leach, L. C Myers, J. H.
Otis, C. K. RP4ichert, L. J. Richards,
J. W. Gerhardt, G. A. Stevenson,
Thomas Tcie:, M. D. Anerso.x, L. W.
Brrson, Carlton Hill, Walton Lean,
H. H. Park, R. D. oltz, and Lamar
Kishlar. These men are asked to meet
at 4 ,30 o'clock tl.is afternoon in Dr.
May's office in Waterman gymnasium.
The walk east of the engineering
shops will be the meeting place for
baccalaureate services and commence-
ment exercises. Other announce-
ments will be published on the bulletin
board in the engineering society rooms.
About 600 commencement announce-
ments are still in the hands of the in-
vitation committee and will be dis-
posed of today at two for five cents.
The committee also wishes those who
ordered invitations to come and get
them in the Engineering society rooms
where the committee has headquar-
ters.
Class pictures can now be obtained
from Rentschler.
BEERS AND WINES
MAY BE WAR DRINK
Finance Committee May Exempt Pro-
hibitive Tax; Increase Cig-
arette Rates
Washington, June 5.-Beers andt
wines are not to be subject to prohibi-
tive taxes under the revenue bill nows
being perfected by the senate finance
committee. As a result these two
beverages promise to be the all-Ameri-
can war drinks. The house increase of
$1.25 a barrel on beer was approved
by the committee, as was the houseI
tax on vinuous liquors. These two
taxes are expected to raise $37,500,000
and $6.000,000, respectively.
The committee, however, took a fall
cut of cigarettes today, increasing thea
house tax on cigarettes weighing less
than three pounds to the thousand so
as to be $2.00 per thousand, and thosef
weighing more than three pounds toI
the thousand so as to be $4.80 per
thousand.P
American Ship Looted by Mexicansu
Galveston, Tex., June 5.-The Amer-v
ican fishing schooner Arcas was board-
ed by the crew of a Mexican gunboatI
off the coast of Tehuantepec, Mex., on
the high seas on May 31 and. looted off
clothing, fishing gear, and medicinea
chest.3
London, June 5.-The American
armed merchant liner Mongolia pu
into port today with as exciting a
story of an encounter with a subma-
rine as has been, told during the war
Her crew confidently expressed the be-
lief that they had, sunk one of the
enemy submarines.
Finds Nest of Submarines
The Mongolia ran into a "nest" o
submarines and had her first glimpse
of periscopes when 25 miles from the
port of her destination. This was on
Friday, June 1. One periscope was
sighted 100 yards distant, and im-
mediately the liner turned her forward
gun on it. Almost simultaneously a
second periscope was sighted and fired
at by a second gun. This was at 1,500
yards distance.
Believe Shot Hit Mark
Lieutenant Seymour, in charge of
the gun crew, believes that this last
shot reached its mark and that the
submarine was sunk. The first 'of the
two shots brought a British destroyer
hurrying up from the starboard hori-
zon. Two hundred Red Cross workers
from Chicago, enroute to France to
join the base hospital unit No. 12 from
Northwestern university, hung over
the rails and yelled "get 'em." As
the long grey British destroyer started
after the U-boat a bugler stood on its
deck and sent over the waters the
clear bugle notes of "The Star
Spangled Banner," and "God Save the
King."~
Send Three Torpedoes at Ship
The destroyer thrice circled the
Mongolia in search of the U-boat. Be-
'fore the destroyer came up, however,
three torpedoes were launched by the
submarine and sent speeding through
the water toward the Mongolia. Im-
mediately afte r the U-boats were
sighted the Mongolia began to zig-zag,
and all the torpedoes missed, passing
the stern of the ship. Failing to reach
one of the enemy boats for engage-
ment, the British destroyer came back
along side the Mongolia. Throughout
the remainder of the afternoon it stuck
close at hand.
Happy Are the
Youthful Studes"
Engineering Students Are Free from
Conscription by Twenty-four
Hours
Out of the engineering arch they
walked, whistling a little tune, hand-
in-hand. Tossing their books to the
ground, they began a little hop-skip
down the diagonal walk, only stopping
to give a ragged newsboy a dollar.
They whistled gaily, and carelessly,
their jubilant spirits flowing from their
tongues in merry melody. Down the
street they went-down the street to-
ward Main street.
For two engineers were 21 this
morning, just 24 hours too late to be
among those conscripted.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY ELECTS
OFFICERS; TIE FOR PRESIDENT
Election of officers for the Engineer-
ing society held Monday resulted in
a tie ballot for president, N. H. Ibsen,
'18E, and C. R. Sabin, '18E, receiving
an equal number of votes. Balloting
for this office will be continued today
in the society rooms.
Other officers elected were vice-
president, W. B. Sickler, '18E; secre-
tary, H. W. Reindel, '18E, and treas-
urer, Philip Carroll, '18E. A large
vote was registered.
Prescott Club Elects Officers Today
The Prescott club will elect officers
for next year at its meeting to be held
at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in room
300 Chemistry building.
OUTLINES OBLIGATIONS
O- NATION TO WORLD
WILSON TELLS CONFEDERATE'
VETERANS WHY STATES WERE
KEPT UNITED
Washington, June 5.-"This ination
was kept united to the great world
tempest it was meant to serve," Pres-
ident 4ilson told the Confederate vet-
erans at their convention today.
"The law of self-government and lib-
erty of the North and South was the
motive of the Civil war," the president
said. "This country must now make
self-government and liberty safe for
mankind."
The significance of registration day
was brought home when the president
emphasized that duty to serve and pri-
vilege to serve fall on all alike. "There
is something fine about the spirit of
volunteering, but bigger still is the
spirit of obligation. There are many
memories of the Civil war that thrill
the blood and make one proud to have
been one of a race that could produce
such bravery and constancy."
Differences Buried
"And yet .the world does not live
on memories. It is constantly making
its way forward into new and different
ways, and I believe that one of the
things that contributes satisfaction to
a reunion like this is that this is also
a day of oblivion. There are some
things that we have thankfully buried,
and among them the division .which
once threatened to rend this nation in
twain.
"The passion of admiration we still
entertain for the heroic figures of
those old days, while the passion of
separation, the passion of difference
of principle is gone, gone out of our
minds, out of our hearts, and one of
the things which thrill the country,
when one reads of this reunion, is that
it reads also of the dedication on the
part of all of us to the country which
we serve in common.
Sees America's Duty
"These days of oblivion, as well as
of memory, are days of rejoicing be-
cause we now at last see why this
great nation was kept united and we
begin to see the great world purpose
which it was meant to serve. Many
men, part of your own generations,
have wondered at the dealings of Pro"-
vidence, but the wise heart never
questions the dealings of Providence,
because it has a majesty and purpose
which we are incapable of conceiving
when we try to figure it out."
CANCEL SENIOR BANQUET;
DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST
Due to a general lack of interest dis-
closed by the small sale of tickets,
the all senior banquet "which was to
be held at the Allene hotel Thursday
night has been canceled.
Money will be refunded to those
who have already bought tickets by1
the parties from whom they were ob-
tained..
PHRF.T.C. TRUEBLOOD
ITO TAKE TRIP ABROAD
WILL LEAVE ANN ARBOR JUNE 9
FOR NEW ZEALAND AND)
AUSTRALIA
Professor T. C. Trueblood of the
oratory department will leave Ann Ar-
bor on June 9 for New Zealand and
Australia where he will give lectures
and recitals in the important univer-
sity centers on subjects pertaining to
public speaking as a college course.
Professor Trueblood was granted
one year's absence in December, 1916,
to aid in the progress of those institu-
tions in this branch of study.
The principal college towns which
Professor Trueblood will visitare
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart
and Adelaide in Australia and Well-
ington, Christchurch, and Dunedin in
New Zealand.
On his trip to the coast, he intends
to speak at the Universities of Nevada
and California.
The proceeds of his Shakespearian
lecture recitals will be used for the
benefit of the Red Cross societies.
Professor Trueblood will be accom-
panied by his wife.
Early Recrits to
Be Given Prizes
Washington, June 5.-As an induce-
ment to young men to live up to the
marine corps' slogan "First to Fight"
a prize will be awarded to the first
man each day accepted for enlistment
as a sea-soldier during national ma-
rine corps recruiting week, June 10 to
16, in many cities throughout the coun-
try, according to an announcement
made at marine corps headquarters
today.
Marine corps week, with its slogan,'
'Four Thousand Enlistments by Satur-
day Night," will be the marine corps'
record recruiting achievement, and
Major-General George Barnett, com-
mandant, urges every American to "do
his bit" in some way during that week.
"If you want to test your courage
and get real fighting with real fight-
ers," says General Barnett, "enlist in
the marines." .
SOUTH PROVES LOYAL
Report Heavy Negro Registration in
Every Section1
Atlanta, Ga., June 5.-"The old
South" today placed emphatic endorse-a
ment on whipping Germany. Reports
up to mid-afternoon told of heavy reg-
istration of Dixie's youth for service.
Negro registration in every section
was reported heavy, .contrary to the
actions of last week. In some sections
negroes were reported lining up at
the registration polls 10 to 1 against
the whites. Holiday conditions pre-
vailed everywhere.
2200 A NNARBOR
CITIZENS RESP
TO Us S. WAR CA1L
KhAKI ARM BANDS ARE PINNED
ON ALL REGISTERED
MALES
FOREIGNERS EAGER
TO PERFORM DUTY
Extra Clerks Needed at Several Wards
to Meet'Demand of Un-
expected Rush
more than 2,200 khaki arm bands
appear'd in Ann Arbor yesterday on
the arms of males between the ages of
21 and a0 who had registered for serv-
ice as required by the recent federal
act. As soon as each man had reg-
istered, the small band bearing the
words "Registered for United States
Military Service" and, centered about
,n American flag, was pinned to his
leit arm. By noon these could be seen
any street in the city.
4,000 Register Early
Nearly 1,000 of the total number
registeved were handled before 11
o'clock yesterday morning, and at that
time many more were still in line,
anxiously awaiting their turn. Ital-
ians, Slays, Greeks, Turks, and Ar-
menians mingled with Americans in
their desire to perform a common
duty for the country of their residence.
The men in charge of the registration
expressed themselves as, well satis-
fied with the manner in which the
work had been handled. There are
some men who have not yet registered,
but it is expected that they will take
adva ntge of the opportunity to do so
today.
Re-istration in Ann Arbor exceeded
expectations by about 500, and in sev-
:ral of the wards the rush was so
great that extra clerks were needed.
The booths were often full and wait-
ing lines extended beyond the doors
of the registration places. The Third
and Sixth wards were especially
crowded.
Nany Claim Exemption
Numerons claims for exemption
were made on a variety of grounds,
the most conmmon of which was the
plea of dependents.
The process of registration was ex-
plained in each ward by means of the
president's proclamation which was
either posted in the booth or handed
to each man as he entered by mem-
bers of the Ann Arbor D. A. R.
Company I has profited by the reg-
istration through sending representa-
tives into each ward 'to talk enlist-
ment with the local unit of the na-
tional guard. Fifteen men were en-
listed Monday night and several more
mn1 enrolled yesterday morning.
1IAMIOTH PRODUCTION TO BE
1-N hARVARD STADIUM
Cambridge, Mass., June 5.-In order
to raise no_:ey for the American Red
Cross and secondarily to help the of-
ficers' reserve trainir g corps, a mam-
moth production of the masque "Cali-
b n, by the Yellow Slands," written by
.icy MacKaye, will be given in the
Tharvard stadium fi om June 28 to
July 9. Over 5,000 men, women, and
"lhildreu f:'om all parts of Greater
Pevtton will take part in the perform-
ances.
In nro,lriug the performance a
".ge fage will be constructed across
the stadium facing the bowl. There
will be a seating capacity of 14,000 in
the stadium itself and boxes built
around the running track will accom-
modate 2,000 more. It is expected that
$200,000 will be cleared on the per-
formanc above expenses. A larger
portion of the profits will go to the
Red Cross nad the remainder to the
reserve officers' training corps.
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* All commissioned officers of the *
* engineering regiment must report. *
* at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the *
* engineering headauarters, if for *
* only 15 minutes. This meting is *
* important. *
* MAJOR C. E. WILSON. *
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