U THE WEATHER ANN ARBOR- FRIDAY PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARMER f I Tr }' .'"'" kj : 4P r : J o'' 'D ., ' i: . 4.:4.i... is } i.n_., i a.[O ]IK au~ t"'. , '.>>. i. "1Y a' UNITED PRESS WIRE DAY AN) NIllIT SERVICE THE ONLY 3IORIN6(G PAPER IN ANN ABOR VOL. XXVII. No. 22. ANN ARBJOR, MICIJGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1916. PRICE FIVE C - tom.. HUGES : ; f f .;# , 3 r a y 1 r n r, +re x ^r-; 1 < .5 x a w i , ,,: . ay , ,, , .fJ , y ,,, 7-7 jLLEU ROUm MN/AN FORGES HALT GERMANS BY WRECKING BRIDGE DANUBE SPAN AT CHERNAVODA, 14 MILES LONG, BLOWN UP AS DEFENSE CHECK TRANSYLVANIAN DRIVE German War Office Admits Loss Ft.Donaumont; Claims Re' pulse of Russians of By Ed L. Keen (United Press Staff Correspondent.) London, Oct. 2.-The victorious sweep of Mackensen's armies in Do- brudja has been checked, at least tem- porarily, official dispatches from Ber- lin, Sofia, Petrograd, and Bucharest indicated this afternoon. The Rou- manians have blown up the 14-mile Danube bridge at Chernavoda, the greatest bridge in Europe, thus block- ing an enemy invasion of old Rou- mania. The German war officedannounced this fact this afternoon, declaring it evident that Roumania feared a Ger- man sweep towards Bucharest. The German statement claimed further progress in the Dobrudja operations, but mentioned no fresh captures. It apparently corroborated the Petrograd statement that Mackensen's offensive is slackening. A delayed official state- ment from the Bulgarian war office announced the capture of a huge amount of booty at Constanza, but claimed no further victories. Roumanians -Check Falkenhayn. On the Transylvanian front, the Ron- manians have arrested the progress of Falkenhayn's armies at several points, though yielding giround on the Jiul valley and north of Sinia, in which direction the Germans made, some progress, In the house of commons this afternoon, Premier Asquith gave further assurance that the allies were directing anxious attention to the Rou- manian situation. He said that con- certed action is being arranged and that France, Russia, and Italy, as well as England, are taking every possible step to relieve the Roumanians. The last 24 hours of fighting on the Somme and Verdun fronts have left the situation virtually unchanged. The -German war office this afternoon ad- mitted the loss of Fort Douaumont and Douaumont village, to the French, but reported the repuse of violent French attacks against Fort Vaux yes- terday. Berlin also claimed the re- puse of heavy Russian attacks in the front, west of Lutzk fortress. In Macedonia, French and Serbian troops drove northward in a fresh victory Tuesday, capting two villages and other German-Balgarian positions. London, Oct. 2.-Repeated torpedo- ing of Norwegian ships, while the sub- marine ,crisis between Norway and Germany is in a serious stage, led English papers to declare that rela- tions between the two countries are becoming very critical. London, Oct. 2.-British naval planes Monday and Tuesday attacked the town of Buk on the Constanti- nople-Salonika railroad doing consid- erable damage. Berlin, Oet. 26.-During the month of September, 141 enemy merchant- men of a total tonnage of 182,000 were sunk by Austro-German submarines or mines.. Thirteen captains of enemy ships were captured and three cannon taken. In the same period 39 neutral merchantmen of a total tonnage of 72.Q0O carrying contraband were cap- tured Election Bets Are Now Even honey Influx of Western Money Causes Change in Rates Offered on Yesterday New York, Oct. 26.-Even money again was the ruling rate on election betting today, as western Wilson money came into the financial dis- trict. One Wall street man who re- cently made a killing in steel, was to- day reported to have bet $25,000 even on Wilson, and to have $250,000 more to bet. Yesterday $100,000 was wagered, forcing the odds from even back to 10 to 9 on Hughes. Tex Rickards did a flourishing business on Ohio bets. He was the go-between in several that Ohio would go Democratic. One was $10,000 against $7,000, another $35- 714.28 against $25,000. Late News Briefs London, Oct. 2.-The Cenispa was torpedoed by an enemy sub- marine Monday and all of her of- ficers and 73 of her crew were lost, the Admiralty announced this aft- ernoon. Twelve men were saved. Washington, Oct. 26.-Brigadier Ieneral William A. Mann has been ap- pointed chief of the division of Militia affairs of the war department, .Secre- 'ary of War Baker announced today. General Mann is now in command of .he American forces at Laredo, Texas. 'e is from Pennsylvania. New York, Oct. 2.-Private advices received here today say the 50-foot yacht Tern has been lost off Cape Cod on a trip from Boston to New York. Captain Mayo and three of the 'rew, the dispatches said, were lost. Rome, Oct. 26.-The vatican today 'mphatically denied rumors that Pope Benedicte was negotiating for an early peace between Austria and Russia. New Argentine Head Aids Poor Dr. Irigoyen Arranges to House Poor In Public Buildngs in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Oct. 26.-Because of 'ard times Doctor Irogoyen, new rad- 'cal president of Argentine, is arrang- ing to shelter the destitute of Buenos Aires in public buildings. He will pay for their food himself. This step taken by the new president, one of the first important decrees he has issued since Ais inauguration two weeks ago, gave krgentine its first insight into the -haracter of its new executive. He will turn his salary of nearly $100,000 back into the national treasury. Dental Building to Be Scene of Fire The fire department organization of the University will hold the first fire- drill of the year at 3:30 o'clock Satur- lay afternoon, Oct. 28. The fire will supposedly be on the north side of the dental building, and although the fire whistle will not blow, at 3:30 o'clock sharp the University employees° in the fire department organization' will leave their work and officiate as' firemen.' Hillowe'en Party at Union Tonight' Special decorations have been ar- ranged for the Hallowe'en party atl the Micnigan Union Friday night. Dancing will continue until 1 o'clock. Phe chaperons are: Mr. Ray Bassett, city forester, and Mrs. Bassett; Mr. W. H. Butler and Mrs. Butler. Ther lance committee is: Louis Hyde, '17E, chairman; Kemp S. Burge, '17; Carl Mayer, '18E, and F. S. Brush, '20. POWERS VESEIN cOU !Nc ILt OF1 SEVEN For Hughes. Faculty .................... Men over 21............. Men under 21............... Women ..................... Provisions Voted of City Charter to on by People Next Spring BeI WORK FALLS IN THREE GROUPS Extensive administrative and elec- tive powers vested in a council of seven members elected on a non-par- tisan ballot, and a city manager with exclusive appointive capacity, are among the provisions which will form nart of a city charter to be sub- mitted to the voters of Ann Arbor at the spring election of 1917. The administrative functions of the municipal servants under the new city plan have been substantially agreed upon. The commission will recom- mend a council of seven members to he nominated on a non-partisan peti- tion signed by 25 voters of the ward in which the nominee resides. The nominees will be elected in the city at large, with the provision that nom- inees of each ward will run against each other so that each ward has a representative. The council will be the legislative body of the city, the board of review, and the election board. The members will elect one of their own number who will serve as mayor. They will elect a city clerk who will also act as comptroller, a citytreasurer who will 'et also as assessor, and a city at- torney. Lastly, they will elect a city manager who will have the power to appoint the various employees and, if necessary, to remove them. The coun- 'ilmen shall be elected for a term of wo years, four in one year, three in the next. The work of the city will fall into three groups: (1) Department of wel- are. (2) Department of safety. (3) Department of construction. The manager will appoint all his men under one of these headings. H UMUR MAGAZiNE OUT TODAY Total .................... 1,708 For Wilson. 82 1,108 292 226 For Prohibition. Faculty .................... Men over 21................. Men under 21............... Women................ Total ..................... Against Prohibition. Faculty .................... Men over 21................. Men under 21............... Women ................... Total ..................... 164 1,761 469 485 2,879 16 333 67 13 429 STATE-WIDE RIES DAY BY PLURALITY OF 2,450 VOTES Faculty .................... Men over 21.............. Men under 21............. Women .................... 100 980 242 283 Total ..................... 1,605 Results of Yesterday 's Election 1805 FOR W ILSOI tI DIRECTORY SALES BREAKME ALL FRMER RECORDS Nearly All Copies of the Book Sold in Two Hours; Sale Con- tinues Today All records for quick sales- of the Students' Directory were broken yes- terday, according to Business Manager F. P. Randall, '17, when the first half of this year's edition was put on sale at the book stores. Nearly all the copies had been disposed of in two hours. Today the rest of the books will be put on sale. The new stiff cover is said to be one of the reasons for the unprecedented popularity of the directories. Al- though the volume seems simple enough, more than a mile of wire was ..sel in binding the covers to the books. MENIA H MEETS SUNDAY NIGHT So iman to oea on "Jewish yin Present Crisis" Prof. I. L. Sharfman, secretary of i1he economics department, will ad- dress the Menorah society at its next meeting at 8 o'clock on Sunday evening in Newberry hall. Professor Sharf- man has chosen as his subject for this occasion, "'The Jewish Duty in the Present Crisis." Professor Sharfman is president of the Intercollegiate Menorah associa- tion which is composed of more than 50 societies at the various universities and colleges throughout the United States. He is also associate editor of the Menorah Journal, the official pub- lication of the association, and one of the founders of the Menorah move- ment in this country. STUDENT COUNCIL ANNOUNCES MEETING TO DECIDE ACTION The student council announces that the question of the recent senior law class election will be discussed and decided at a special session of the council tonight. Members of the student and faculty bodies are invited to attend.' The meeting is to be held in Mason hall on the first floor. Visitors will be ex- pected at 8 o'clock. SENIOR LITS ISSUE CALL FOR MEN FOR SATURDAY'S GAME1 PROHIBITION CA "Y BRINGS MEMBERSHIP UP TO THOUSAND MARK Association Campaign Falls Below Number Sought, Though Re- sults Are Good A conservative estimate, at the end l of the 'Y" campaign, places the total number of memberships in the associa- tion at 1,000,,a number below that set as the goal for the end of the cam- paign, but nevertheless satisfactory to the association officers. The directors of the campaign feel that the results obtained are very good considering that they were allowed only three days in which to cover the entire campus in the search for new members for the student "Y." Only men with an interest in the movement could have accomplished what the captains of the various teams and their aids did in the recent cam- paign and the management wishes to express its appreciation of the efforts of these men. FIRST NUMBER OF MICHIGAN TECHNIC OUT NEXT WEEK Due to an unavoidable delay the first number of The Michigan Technic, which was to have come out this week, will not appear until sometime next week. The coming issue gives prom- ise of comparing very favorably with the magazine which was publishec last year. Although it is published by the students of the engineering depart- ment, the articles are not all of a technical nature. This number will contain plenty of college news, alumni notes, and accounts of the latest re- search work in the University. HALLOWE'EN PARTY GIVEN FOR FACULTY AND LOCAL ALUMNI A formal Hallowe'en dancing party will be given for the faculty and resi- dent alumni members of the Michigan Union, Tuesday evening,(Oct. 31, at the Union. Invitations were issued yes- terday by the faculty committee com- posed of Profs. William Frayer, Reu- ben Peterson, and Henry Bates, and city forester, Roy Bassett. The price of the tickets will be $1.25. Special decorations will be procured and Fischer's banjorine orchestra will furnish the music. 'WILSON GETS FACULTY BY 18, Students of Legal Age and Members of )Faculty Constitute Quali- fied Vote Charles E. Hughes, Republican can- didate for president, defeated Wood- row Wilson, Democratic candidate for the same office, by a plurality of 103 votes in the straw balloting which took place upon the campus yesterday. State-wide prohibition carried the day by a plurality of 2,450 votes. A grand total of 6,621 votes were altogether cast by faculty and students on the two questions involved. An unusual amount of interest was taken in the balloting from the mo- ment the "polls" opened at 1 o'clock until they closed at 6 o'clock. The va- rious voting places were often the centers of hotly contested discussions in regard to the two issues to be roted upon, and a lively curiosity as to the final result was indicated by the innumerable telephone calls which °ame pouring into the offices of The Daily until a late hour last night. In accordance with a plan formu- lated only a few hours prior to open- ing, of the balloting, it was thought best to question the men students of the University as to their legal age. Those over 21 years, together with members of the faculty constituted a qualified vote. Those m under the legal age, as well as the women vot- ers, constituted an unqualified vote. In four instances only did Wilson poll a greater vote than his opponent. The faculty gave the present executive a plurality of 18; the women of the University, of 47; the dental students, of 13, and the pharmics, of 5. In all other cases, Hughes claimed the vic- tory, but usually by a narrow margin. Twenty votes were cast for Benson, Socialist candidate, while Hanly, na tional exponent for the drys, drew 5. Prohibition for the state of Michi- gan won easily by a ratio of more than 6 to 1. The so-called "Home Rule" bill, or the consideration of the smaller unit, was not voted upon, although this issue will come up before the reg- istered voters at the November elec- tions, and unless it is voted down and prohibition voted "yes," the entire state will not go dry. Those against prohibition will vote for the amend- ment, and against prohibition. Perhaps the biggest surprize of the day was sprung when the ballot box placed in the corridor of the Library was opened. This was dedicated to the women students of the Literary Col- lege, and a tabulation of the contents showed that 13 of the fair sex had cast their votes against the proposed prohibition law. The cause of the wets was defeated by a big majority in every instance. Another cause for comment was the fact that a greater percentage of those voting in favor of prohibition would have been unqualified to cast their vote in the coming election than was the percentage of the unqualified who voted against it. Three members of the engineering faculty, seven of the literary, one of the law, one of the medical, and one of the dental facul- ties voted against prohibition, sup- posing each vote to come from a mem- ber of the college or department J faculty where the boxes were located. 1* *I 2,000 Copies of First Number Will Be Put on Sale Today The Gargoyle, campus joy sheet, will make its 1916 debut today at noon or thereabouts. The editors have labored long to make this first number of the year a success and if snappy humor and peppery cartoons count for any- thing a big sale is assured. The features of the first issue will be a double page drawing entitled "The. Eternal Freshman," by Harry Leach, grad, who jumped into lasting fame with The Gargoyle's military training issue of last year. Leach has also contributed an "Events of the Month" page. A number of other car- toons, said to be the best The Gar- goyle has ever contained, are also in- cluded. The feature jokes, wheezes, and verse, including "The Smell of the Yukaton," are by R. H. Fricken, '19. The three-color cover design was executed by Alan Honey, '17D. H. Kirk White, '17, business man- ager, experts the sale of this month's issue to break all records and accord- ingly 2,000 copies will be placed at the disposal of the students. Although the prices of all other stu- dent necessities have gone up, The Gargoyle will be sold for 15' cents as heretofore. Women to Outshine MnCl at Indian In order to outshine the senior men of the University of Indiana, who float around in their corduroy trousers the '17 women have adopted as their of- ficial headgear a red flannel hat with white numerals. I -_ i Although the senior lits have been - holding football practice every after- Hughes Wins Straw Vote at Columbia noon this week, there have not yet New York, Oct. 26.-Final results of been 11 men out at the same time, ac- the'straw vote taken at Columbia show cording to Theodore Cox, class foot- Hughes to be the choice of students ball manager. A call has been is- and Wilson of the faculty. The table sued for all members of the senior lit of returns ran as follows: Hughes, class who have had experience in foot- 1,457; Wilson, 1,451; Benson, Social- ball, in view of the fact that a game is ist, 114; Hanly, Prohibitionist, 28. The scheduled for Saturday afternoon with faculty returns were: Wilson, 53, and the strong soph lit team. Practice will Hughes, 39. Equal suffrage carried by be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon a big majority, 1,232 for and 2,828 on Ferry field. against the movement. I S __________________ ON THE CAMPUS ON THE STREET O N S A L E TOD AY AT THE BOOK STOR AT THE DRUG STORE IT'S ,.. ,. : ,°.r- . ; ;:° . " A ' .. YLE EVFRYWHER E, l5C 15C MORE JOKES-M9RE PICTURES-MORE FUN . __. _,3.-