I ANN ARBOR- PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLDER I 1 TV.A . .. '4 r Z C """ , e. ."A.......+1 ...ter UNITED PRESS WIRE DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE ThE ONLY MORNING PAPER IN ANN ARBOR J I VOL XXVII. No 21. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENT PRESIDENTIAL STRAW Vu ETDA STEFFES BL[iMS AMERICN CPllITAL XIAN MUSS T. S. RESPONSIBLE FOR WRONGS ON OTHER SIDE OF BORDER, SAYS .JOURNALIST LAND QUESTIONRESPONSIBLE Mexican People Will Work Out Own Salvation If Left Alone, Declares Speaker Simpson 's Team Leads "Y' Race An estimate of the number of mem- bers in the student "Y" up to the end of the second day in the campaign is giren as 800, but a. much larger num- ber is looked for when the results of last night's canvass are totalled. Teams under J. R. Simpson, '18; W. M. Bell, '18, and O. C. Haywood, '17, hold first, second, and third -places, respectively, in the race for the high- est number of memberships secured. These teams have done exceptional work through their persistent efforts. Advantages offered by the associa- tion this year are greater than ever. In addition to the new building, a bene- fit in itself, plans have been completed for making the work of the associa- tion more attractive to students. This is especially true of the socialrservice wcork carried on in Ann Arbor in which all students interested may take an active part. FiRST BAND BOOST TO BE HELD NOV13 Plan tq Send Band to Cornell With Team on Proceeds From Concert H. C. GARRISON, '17, CHAIRMAN "Send thae band to Cornell" is the slogan adopted by those in charge of the Band Boost to be held in Hill auditorium on the evening of Friday,' Nov. 3. A smoother and snappier production than ever before 'has been promised for the entertainment, due to the adoption of the plan to have the band perform its part of the program and then retire from the stage, leaving ample space for the other features. Each of the eight acts will follow the preceding in rapid succession. MCKIENSEN TAKES IMPORTANT TOWNS Chernavoda, Strategic Railroad Cen. ter, Falls Before Continued :Drive of Germans WAY NOW OPEN TO BUCHAREST With quiet, forceful eloquence, Lin- coln J. Steffens, traveler, journalist, and sociologist, last night told the story, of Mexico to the audience of more- than TOO' who gathered to hear him in the auditorium of the Ann Ar- bor high school. The 'peaKer showed a masterly grasp of the situation in Mexico, and a complete ,understanding of Presi- dent Wilson's policies toward that country. Beginning with the over- throw of Porfirio Diaz; h? described in detail the details of the revolution, the advent of American capitalists, and the establishment of Poncho Ma- dero, the impractical idealist. Mr. Steffens briefly entered into a descrip- tion of Madero's unhappy ending and the events that led to the separation of Villa from the armies of the north. "Villa was induced to part from the couse of the revolutionists," said Mr. Steffens, "by the magnificient offers made him by American capitalists. These desired that the concessions and advantages made them by the Diaz regeme continue, and that the liberty be taken from the Mexican people. They were the ones most instrumental In taking from the peons their com- munal lands. Every counter-revolu- tion has been financed by American capital, and every raid over the bor- der was plotted in this country long beforehand. We are sending troops into Mexico to avenge wrongs for which we, primarily, are responsible." The speaker outlined the policies of Carranza with whom he traveled about the country for a period of three months. He graphically drew the character of the leader, and asserted that if left to work out the salvation of his people, he would undoubtedly meet with success, but if interferred with by the intervention of a foreign power, only more bloodshed and carnage was to be looked for. Mr. Steffen asserted that the land question was responsible. "The Mexicans are not a moral, but an aesthetic people, they find no at- tractions in personal accumulation of wealth. They do not live to work but merely work to live. Once they have enough to satisfy their simple needs, they are content. If left to them- selves, they will develope a civiliza- tion like to the ancient Greeks." Following the lecture, Mr. Steffens conducted a questionaire, and for 40 minutes proceeded ' to answer all quiries put to him. These dealt with Mexican legislation, with the hopes and ideals of ,the people, and with their customs and habits. He explained cer- tain diplomatic moves on the part of the United States, such as the landing of the fleet at Vera Cruz, and the real motivt back of the 'watchful waiting" policy. Hallowe'en Dance $1.25, Not $1.50 In yesterday's issue of The Daily the price of tickets for the Hallowe'en dance at the- Union, Friday night, was stated as being $1.50. Instead, the price is $1.25. Hughes ?delivers biggest speech [akes Oration Originally Intended Nov. 4, Wednesday Night in Brooklyn for New York, Oct. 25.-Republican 'andidate Hughes made his biggest 1peech of the campaign tonight in Brooklyn. It was a complete indict- Y'ent of the Democratic party from his standpoint, and a complete listing of he promises of the Republicans. Orig- nally the plan was to have Hughes 3pring his biggest speech at the wind- ,ip of the campaign Saturday night, Nov. 4, in Madison Square Garden, New York. It is understood, however, that Hughes himself vetoed this plan. q{e starts on his last important trip tomorrow. Chicago, Oct. 25.-Contributlons to 'be western department of the ' na- ional Republican committee up to last Saturday were $387,153, Frederick W. Upham, western treasurer, announced oday. Eight years ago the western -ivision received $548,000 for the en- tire campaign in the western division. Chicago, Oct. 25.-With flour hitting high at $9.70 a barrel wholesale to- day, flourmen are looking for the pro- luct to go to $10 a barrel before the week-end. Seattle, Oct. 25.-With a large pas- -enger list aboard, the Pacific Coast ^ompany liner Governor went aground *n a fog shortly before noon today off Point Gray, near the entrance to Van- 'ouver Sound, while enroute from Seat- tle to San Francisco. Officers-of the steamship company say they expect *o float the liner at high tide without damage. St. Louis, Oct. 25.-A resolution nassed by the house ofi deputies to- dlay asks all members of the Protestant Episcopal church to refrain from the use of all alcoholic liquors at all pub- .lic banquets or gafherings. The reso- tution was sent to the house of bishops for concurrence this afternoon. The; esolution did not ask abstainenee from intoxicants in tho home. St. Joseph, No., Oct. 25.-Criminal, Judge Ryan dismissed venire in the1 Oscar McDaniel murder case this aft-t ernoon, and continued the case to the< regular November term of court. 7 Washington, Oct. 25-The questione of the wages and hours of labor willj be the first thing taken up by the joint sub-committee of congress when it meets Nov. 20 to take up inquiry into the railroad situation, Senator New-c lands, chairman, announced today. I Two of the musical features have' played the Keith circuit during the past summer season, and in all likeli- hood will accept an engagement for the next. The other sketches are said to be humorous in the main, and ex- ceedingly clever in their execution. The band will furnish the principal attraction, and it is rumored that a sextette will be recruited from its ranks. Herbert Garrison, '17, chairman of the ticket sales committee, has an- nounced that 200 men will co-operate with him in disposing of the paste- boards, and is planning a campaign to cover both town and campus, begin- ning next Monday, and lasting until the date of performance. The price of the tickets, ,which will admit to any part of the auditorium, will be 25 cents. David Shand, '18, will act in the capacity of stage manager, while Sey- mour B. Simons, '17E. has been se- lected program manager, to fill the place left vacant by Grant Cook, '17L, who was forced to resign. London, Oct. 25.-Armies of the cen- tral powers struck crushing blows to- day against the Russo-Roumanians. Berlin this afternoon announced cap- ture by Field Marshal von Mack-. ensen's German - Bulgarian - Turkish forces of .hernavoda, eastern terminusI of the railroad bridge crossing the Danube into Roumania. The victory is considered one of the most Impor- tant scored by the Teutonic forces since Roumania entered the war with the allies. Only brief dispatches covering the operatiots about Chernavoda had been received, but the official accounts in- dicate the Russo-Roumanian forces suffered a disastrous rout. Large bodies of Russian and Roumanian troops are believed to have been cut off in Dobrudja and are in imminent danger of capture or destruction by Mackensen. Von Valkenhayn Advances. Capture of the Chernavoda bridge not only cuts off the retreat of the allied forces, but also opens a way for a drive on Bucharest, the Rou- manian capital. Meantime the Aus- tro-German armies of General von Falkenhayn continue to advance from the west in Transylvania. Berlin an- nounced the capture of the famous Vulkan pass after bloody hand-to- hand fighting. On the western front, developments of the day were more favorable to the ^ause of the entente allies. Teutonic' forces counter attacked fiercely north- east of Verdun, striving to regain ground lost to the French in a power- ful smash yesterday, but all of their attacks were defeated. The French war office this afternoon announced that all positions captured by the French were strongly maintained. Ger- mans are rushing strong reinforce- ments to the Verdun front to protect their lines from further onslaught. Many regiments had been transferred From the Somme front, according to war office reports. . STUDENTS' DIRECTORY TODG ON SALE TODAY All Records for Early Publication Broken by 1916-17 Staff Defeating all previous records by three days, the 1916-17 Students' Di- rectory will go on sale at all book stores at 4 o'clock today at the price of 50 cents: One of the new fea- tures of this year's directory is a stiff cover. The- directory staff, led by Philip Warriner, '17, editor, and F. P. Ran- dall, '19L, business manager, has worked harder than ever in an at- tempt to defeat the record time made by last year's staff and to give the campus the directory as early as pos- sible. Much credit is also given to the Ann Arbor Press for hustling through the edition. 'Ihe first issue was off press yesterday afternoon, but the official sale was postponed until today. The raise in price, which was form- erly 35 cents, is due to the stiff cover in place of the flexible one used here- tofore, and the increase in cost of pa-' per. MUNICIPAL FILM IS FINISHED First Production of "Ann Arbor Days" to Be Given Tonight Directions for Casting Votes WHAT-A straw ballot on presi- dentialnominee, prohibition for Michigan. WHEN-From 1 until 6 o'clock to- day. WHERE-Lits and graduate stu- dents (men), corridor of Uni-, versity hall. Lits (women), Library. Laws, law building. Architects and engineers, en- gineering building. Medics, medical building and university hospital. Homeops, homeopathic hospital. Dents, dental building. Pharmics, chemistry and phar- macy building. BALLOTS-Women, green. Men, white. Faculty, pink. ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS TOU CASdT BALLOTS VOTE EXPECTED TO CRYSTALIZE SENTIMENT OF MID. WEST , RESULTS IN FRIDAY'S. DAILY Only Hughes and Wilson on Ballot, But Other Candidates May Be Voted For Michigan's faculty and students will today designate their favorite candi- date for president and cast a vote for or against the proposed state law pro- hibiting the sale of intoxicants. . The result of this straw vote is expected to be a crystalization of mid-western sentiment. Universities, colleges, and political institutions all over the country have been conducting such balloting, and the final counts will doubtless throw much light on the probable outcome of the November elections. With many important and conflicting issues at stake, more interest seems to have been taken in politics in the last few -nonths than has been evinced for many years, this being especially true 'f student bodies. In the voting which is to take place today from 1 until 6 o'clock at various stations on the campus, not only tht ,tudents, but the faculty as well, will be urged to cast their votes inlicating their political preferences. In addition- to the ballot boxes al- ready announced, two more have been established for the convenience of stu- dents in the Medical school. One of these will be located in the university hospital, the other in the homeopathic hospital. Members of the faculty may -ast their vote at any one of the bal- loting places. On the ballots are printed the names of Charles E. Hughes and Woodrow Wilson, but the committee of student councilmen in charge of the voting tate that the addition of any one of the otler candidates names will cause it to be counted in the final returns. The other question to be voted upon is whether the state of Michigan shall adopt a prohibition policy. Harold E. O'Brien, '17, will act as chairman of the committee, and will be assisted by W. B. Steele, '17D; S. F. Attwood, '18E; C. W. Attwood, '17A; H. L. Keim, '17M, and D. W. Sessions, 17L. Theo niti ~ of the b allnawl DENT CLASSES HOLD ELECTIONS Senior, junior, and fresh dents held their class elections yesterday after- noon in the dental building. The re- sults of the elections were as follows: Senior dents-President, A. S. Har- rison; vice-president, H. Brunner; secretary, C. R. Barron; treasurer, H. J. Herrick,. and athletic manager, G. D. Peters. Junior dents-President, L. J. Bau- man; vice-president, L. M. James, Jr.; secretary, Miss H. M. Smith; treas- urer, H. C. Cramer, and athletic man- ager, J. O. Goodsell. Fresh dents-President, J. D. 'Glov- er; vice-president, C. T. Nelson; sec- retary, J. L. Knapnan; treasurer, M. H. Miars, and athletic manager, N. E. Page. JEWISH STUDENTS TO MEET Dr. L. il. Franklin to Deliver Sermon ,t Meeting in Newberry Hall Sunday The first meeting of the Jdwish Stu- dents' congregation for the school year of 1916-17, will be held Sunday night at 6:45 o'clock, in Newberry hall. the same place that the meetings of the congregation were held last year. Dr. Leo M. Franklin, of Temple Beth El. Detroit, will deliver the sermon, the subject of which has not yet been an- nounced. Services this year are to be held weekly, as heretofore. The singing will be led by Mr. S. M. Becker, tenor of the choir of the Detroit place of worship. All are invited to attend. Berlin, via Wireless to Sayville, Oct. '-5.-German aeroplanes on the Somme front made more than 500 raids Sun- day, taking advantage of the fine weather. In 202 air flights on the Somme front 16 enemy planes were shot down, and a number forced to land behind their own lines. Final steps in the preparation of "L""ne countinor t e Da ots will Sofia, Oct. 25.-Our right wing has "Ann Arbor Days, the municipal begin promptly at 6 o'clock. Full re- reached Caramurat and Dokuzoa, vil- Ang Areram, wee madeiat suits will appear in The Daily for lages 180 miles northwest of Con- v the first run of the pictures before Friday. stanza. Bulgarian infantry forces representatives of the University and pred50officersu37-0the Civic association at the Whitney WILSON CLUB SEEKS DEBATE iashaecptrd50ofies 370theater last night. Some slight rear- CLUBSEEK men, 30 machine guns, five locomotivesthate t ofghe.sce s'llbenec- and 200 railroad wagons. Near Cara- essary, but everything will be in readi- Challenge for Public Discussion of murat the Bulgarians dispersed Rus- ness for the first public showing at Presidential Candidates. sian battalion number 275, capturing the theater tonight. the commander and 800 men, and also The theatareer .f two Notice was received at The Daily a Roumanian brigade and its com- tent t the r the leads offices yesterday from the Woodrow mander. students at the UniversityWilson club stating that their chal- being taken by Miriam E. Hubbard, grad., and Rex St. Clair, '18E. Scenes lic e atepubsica n dfra i-ENGINEERS ELECT OFFICERS taken of football games and the class public debate is still open and that contests formed some of the best parts they will accept a challenge not later Results of the junior engineer class of the film. A scene showing the late than Friday of this week. Resuts f te jnio eniner cassDr. . B AnellandPreidet Hrry The question to be debated is: "Re- elections held yesterday afternoon Dr. J. B. Angell and President arry solved: That Charles E. Hughes is bet- were as follows: President," S. S. At- B. Hutchins in an interesting addi- ter fitted for the presidency than wood; vice-president, J. H. Sharpe; tion. Woodrow Wilson." The organization secretary, Miss Dorothy Hall; treas- The pictures will be shown for 'the is anxious to have some other club urer, H. A. Knowlson; football man- first time at the Whitney. theater at accept the challenge as early as pos ager, N. H. Ibsen; baseball manager, 7:30 o'clock tonight. 'They will be sible as arrangements for the affair W. J. Piggott; basketball manager, H. shown Friday, Saturday, and Sunday must be made at once. B. Haskins; track manager, Elmer with three performances daily, mat Acceptance of the challenge hould Hardell; indoor baseball manager, inees at 3 o'clock, and night at 7:30 be sent to E. O. Snethen, president of Fred Van Brunt, and class orator, R. I and 9 o'clock. Admission is 25 cents the Woodrow Wilson club31113 Forest A. Cole. with no reserved'seats. avenue, phone 467-R. STIFF COVER AND FIFTY PAGES LARGER "We Don't Like to Brag" But Here We Are' The Students' Director ON SALE TODAY AT 4 O'CLOCK LOOK Earlier than 1915 by 3 days 1914 by 5 days 1913 by 7 days 1912 by 37 days 1911 by 57 dlays TENTS 4