S ANN ARBOR- LEAR WITH NO CJIANGE IN TEM. PERATURE; MODERATE WINDS l W g I GAN UNITED PRESS WIRE DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE THE ONLY O31RNING PAPER IN AWN ARBOR Ur . PRICE FIVE ( VOL. XXV1I. No. 23. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1916. PRIG FIVE C MEXICAN DIPLOMAT SAYS HE KNEW OF PLOT 15_DAYS AGO AMBASSADOR ARREDONDO HEARD NEWS DURING TRIP TO MEXICO CITY ' CHIHUAHUA CAPITAL CUT OFF Villistas of Break Connections to South City; Coup Delays Re- inforcements Bulletin. San Antonio, Oct. 27.-All the commanders of the big army camps along the border have been warned by the southern depart- ment to be on the alert for the attack or attacks said be planned by Mexicans. Washington, Oct. 27.-Mexican Am- bassador Arredondo had knowledge of a plot to bring war between the United States and Mexico 15 days ago, he de- clared this afternoon. He obtained this information while returning from his recent trip to Mexico City, he said. Arredondo said he believed he had the same details of the plot which are in the possession of the state, justice, and war departments, and that Secretary Lansing knew of his information. The Mexican authorities are continu- ing their efforts to run down the plot- ters, and are believed to be co-operat- ing with American investigators. Sec- retary Laning and Arredondo had a conference this afternoon. Diplomat Starts for New York. El Paso, Oct. 27.-Andres Garcia, in- spector-general of consuls for the Mexican de facto government, started for New York today on an urgent diplomatic mission for First Chief Car- ranza. "The mission is not concerned with the American-Mexican mediation commission," he said, "but it does con- cern peace between the Unit d States and Mexico." Plotter Not an American. Washington, Oct. 27.-Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of State Lansing both declared today that a Mexican, not an American plotter, is responsible for the border danger out- lined in Baker's startling statement of last night. "I cannot imagine any man so un- patriotic, heartless and wanton as to join in such action," said the secre- tary of state. "The Mexican opponents of the de facto government," said Secretary Baker," would of course be glad to complicate the relations between the United States and Mexico and our in- formation is that they think this is the appropriate time to do so. The statement made by the department ought to discourage any adventure on their part in this direction." Villa Executes Stratagem. El Paso, Oct. 27.-Chihuahua City is cut off from the south. Both wire and railroad communication have been severed through a coup executed by the Villistas. The heavy Carranza forces coming up from the south to re- inforce the garrison will be delayed and ammunition supplies stopped, ex- cept from the north. Acting under orders from Villa him- self, a detachment marched across from Sata Ysabel and cut the Mexi- can National railroad near Ortiz, about 30 miles from the Chihuaha capital. Agents of three United States departments obtained this information from sources declared to be reliable. FIRST (lLS' FALL HIKE STARTS FROM GYM TOD Y The first of this fall's mile hikes will start from Barbour gymnasium promptly at 8:30 o'clock this morn- ing. Jessie Saunders, '18, is squad leader and will strike out on Washten- aw for a five-mile tramp into the coun- try, returning by another road. Every girl who accomplishes one of these hikes gets one athletic hog or point. It is hoped that many girls will find this a pleasant and profitable way of earning their points. 1917 Opera Dates Are Jlade Public Annual Production Will Be Shown at Whitney Theater, March 28, 29, 30, and 81 Official announcement was made yesterday of the Ann Arbor per- formances of the 1917 Union opera by Homer Heath, manager of the Michi- gan Union. The dates set for the an-t nual comedy include five performances to be given at the Whitney theater on March 28, 39, 30, and 31, with thet matinee performance to be given onS the last day.t Two weeks after the local engage- ments during spring vacation, the opera troupe will make a week's trip. Just what cities the trip will include is still to be decided, and negotiations are now inaorder with several alumni centers that have never been visited. Progress on the Union opera has been slow, since the committee has not decided definitely on a book as{ yet. As soon as the selection is made, active work on the music and or-1 ganization of the opera will begin. T. R: COINS NEW TERM TO UISE AGINST WILSON 'President No Longer to Wear Moral Pigtail," Roosevelt Declares in Toledo Speech Toledo, Oct. 27.-Theodore Roosevelt in a back platform speech here this, afternoon coined a new phrase when he said "personally I want to say that the president of the United States is no longer to wear a moral pigtail." Roosevelt had been speaking of the Mexican situation. He said that in three years only one German, one Eng- lishman and no Japanese had been 'illed there were 50Americans and 300 Chinese had been, thus placing. Americans and Chinese in the same category WashIngton, Oct. 27.-Unoffical re- ports reached the navy department this afternoon that a German sub- marine had arrived at Norfolk, Va. The department refused to discuss the matter. Private advices from Norfolk said no submarine had been sighted in the harbor, and that observers at Cape Henry had sighted none. Berlin, Oct. 27.-Chancellor von Bethman-Hollweg unexpectedly de- parted for imperial headquarters to- day, postponing his speech before the reichstag. The reichstag today con- tinued discussion of the resolution au- thorizing its chief committee to meet luring adjournment and discuss for- eign affairs, ]Keokuk, Ia., Oct. 27.-Five are dead as a result of an explosion at the Keokuk Gas company today. Two nen were killed by the explosion and three asphyxiated afterward. Three firemen who tried to rescue the work- men were overcome by fumes, but will recover. The city is without gas. THINK LINER IS AFIRE AT SEA New York Hears Steamer Chicago Speeds Toward Azores Islands New York, Oct. 27.-Reports that the French liner Chicago was afire at sea and speeding toward Fayal, one of the islands of the Azores group, have been received here. 'The steamship Chi- cago (French), bound from Bordeaux to New York, afire in No. 3 hold," the message reads, "is expected to arrive at Fayal today." The Chicago left Bordeaux Sunday nor New York and should have been several hundred miles west and north of the Azores today. Under ordinary conditions she carried 250 to 300 pas- 'sengers on her western trip. Officers of the French line reiterated late this afternoon that they had no informa- London, Oct. 27.-Falling back un- der renewed hammer blows from Mackensen's army, the defeated Russo- Roumanian forces have retreated more than 20 miles north of the Chernavoda- Constanza railroad. The German war office announced this afternoon that Mackensen's forces are approaching Harsova, 25 miles northwest of Cher- navoda in their pursuit of the enemy. An : official statement- from Sofia claimed that the Russo-Roumanians were everywhere in flight, evidently planning to evacuate all the Dobrudja province. The Russian war office admitted further retirement toward the line of Harsova and Casapchioft, paralleling the Constanza-Chernavoda railroad, but said the Russo-Roumanians' lines were intact. Important successes for the Roumanians on their northwest frontier were reported by the Russian war office. On the eastern border of Moldavia the Roumanians captured the village of Dolien, and also the Piatriarotkul heights. Fierce fighting is going on along both banks of the Jiul river. War on Western Front The battle on the northeast frontier of Verdun continued with great vio- lence last night with Ft. Vaux as the objective of the French in heavy at- tacks. The French war office an- nounced today that the French made progress both west and south of the Vaux, taking 100 prisoners. The Ge. man war office, however, claimed the complete repulse of all French attacks. Berlin also reported the repulse of heavy Russian attacks, and agreed with the allied war offices that there are no fresh developments in Mace- donia. :Delg ates lReturn from Convention Margaret Reynolds, '17, and Albertine Loomis, '17, to Make Report of Meeting Margaret Reynolds, '17, and Alber- tine Loomis, '17. returned from Jack- son yesterday afternoon where they attended the convention of the Michi- gan State Federation of Women's clubs as representatives of the Wom- en's League. The work of the conven- tion will be reported at the next meet- ing of the board of representatives of the league. Among the speakers at Jackson was Dean Myra B. Jordan, who spoke on the scholarship fund for girls of the University on Tuesday. Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon addressed the federa- tion on "The Home in Politics" Wed- nesday. John Cowper Powys, of Cam- bridge, England, gave a talk on "Dis- crimination in Literature." John Nielson, nephew of Gladstone, talked upon democracy. Kate Upson Clark, the noted athoress, also was present. The delegates were the guests of the club members in Jackson. Among the many provisions made for their enter- tainment was a visit to the state prison and the manufacturing con- cerns of the city. WEBSTER DEBATING SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS FOR TERM London, Oct. 27.-British and Ger-I man destroyers clashed in a sharpt naval engagement in the English'chan- nel last night. The German ships at-f tempted a raid under cover of dark-t ness. Two enemy destroyers were sunk. It is feared that one of theT British destroyers was lost, the ad- miral said, and another was disabled.E "Last night ten enemy destroyerst participated in an attempt to raid the cross-channel transport service," saidt the report. "The empty transport1 Queen was sunk. The crew of thet transport was saved. Two of the enemy, destroyers went down and the rest were driven off. The British destroyert Flirt is missing. The destroyer Nu- bian was disabled and forced aground." The naval fight last night is the first announcement of war in the Eng- lish chanel, excepting submarine ac-t tivity, and the first serious clash be-1 tween British and German warships since the great battle of Jutland on May 31. Liner Rowan More Sunk. London, Oct. 27.-The Johnswn liner Rowan More, flying the British flag, has been sunk. The Rowan More's captain was taken prisoner (the cable thus indicates that the liner was sunk by a submarine). The crew was landed. The Rowan More is one of the largest British liners sunk since the beginning of the war. 32 of Crew of Cabotia Missing.* London, Oct. 27.-Two boats con- taining the captain and 31 members of the crew of the Donaldson liner Cabotia are missing and unaccounted for. This is the first indication of the sinking of the Cabotia. Chews, Smokes; Is Centenarian Mrs. Mary A. Lovejoy Still Retains All Her Faculties, Except That of Hearing (By United Press.) Newark, 0., Oct. 27.-Mrs. Mary A. Lovejoy, who chews, smokes, and still retains all of her faculties except that of hearing, celebrated her one hun- dredth birthday yesterday. Mrs. Lovejoy has the distinction of being the first woman in the United States to apply for a pension under the new Ashbrook law pensioning widows of.soldiers who fought in the Mexican and Civil wars. Born in Fredericktown, Md., she was in her younger days an intimate friend of Barbara Frietche, whose fame has come down through history and whose name was made immortal by Whittier. She is the widow of Sauel N. Love- joy, with whom she came to Newark 67 years ago on horseback, and is the mother of ten children, but four of whom are living. She is a grandmoth- er, great-grandmother and a great- -reat-grandmother. She has chewed and smoked all her life. She has never worn spectacles. PROF. KARPINSKI TO EXPLAIN CHESS AT MEETING TONIGHT Prof. L. C. Karpinski, of the math- ematics department, will give an ex- hibition of simultaneous play and ex- plain some chess openings at the regu- lar meeting of the Chess club tonight, which will be held at 6:15 o'clock in room 173 of the natural science build- ing. In an exhibition given last year, Professor Karpinski played ten games simultaneously, one of them blind- folded. He won seven of the games and drew three. An entertaining even- ing is assured chess lovers and every one interested in the game is urged to come. Those joining the club now will be allowed to enter the handicap tourna- ment just starting. Three prizes are offered, one each to the two highest players, and one to the lowest. The club meets every Saturday in the nat- ural science building at the above mentioned hour. I RUSSO-ROUOMAIN ARMY IN RETREAT Mackensen Still Forges Ahead in East; Von Falkenhayn Checked on Western Front BRITI5H - GERMAN DESTROYERS C LAS H Ten Ships Start for England Under. Cover of Darkness; Empty Transport Sunk VERDUN BATTLE STILL RAGES TWO TEUTON BOATS GO DOWNI Republican Clubn Takes Challenge To Debate Wilson-Hughes Question With Democratic Adherents November 6 The Republican club has announced that it will accept the challenge of the Woodrow Wilson club to debate the question: "Resolved: that Charles E. Hughes is better fitted -for the presi- dency than Woodrow Wilson." Thursday's straw vote disclosed the fact that there is active interest among the students in the coming electior and the announcement that the Wood- row Wilson club's challenge has been accepted will give the campus an op- portunity to hear student orators argue the question. In case three men teams are decided upon, the affirmative will be upheld by Peter A. Miller, '17L, president of the Republican club; Irving S. Toplon '19L, and Archie R. Levine, '19L. The Woodrow Wilson club will oppose tis team with the following men: E. 0 Snethen, '18L, president of the club' Arthur P. Bogue, '18L, and George C. Claassen, '17L. The clubs will try to get Hill audi- torium for the debate, which is to be held Nov.- 6, the day before election An attempt will be made to have the Varsity band play at the meeting. COUNCIL DECLARESLA ELECTION NULL AND VOID Both Nominating and Balloting Must Be Repeated Because of "Pea- nut Politics. At a special meeting of the student council held last night, the question in regard to the recent election of the senior law class was discussed and decided. Prominent members of the class debated the question with the council and presented evidence in re- gard to the employing of politics in the recent election of their class presi- dent, which resulted in a tie. Fol- lowing the discussion the council held that sufficient evidence had been given to prove that class politics had been employed in the election of the presi- dent. According to a former ruling of the council, class politics shall not be em- ployed at any class election. There- fore the council decided to declare both the nomination and election of the senior law class president null and void and to hold another nomination and election for that office. In regard to disposing of the ban- ners won by the freshman class in the flag rush, the council had to make a new ruling. Since no individual men won the banners, the council voted to give the big "M" banner to R. C. Stewart, '20, who captained the freshmen in tieir victory. The two other 1920 banners are to be given to Stewart's lieutenants, who will de- termine what men deserve them. MILITARY OFFICERS APPOINTED THIS AFTERNOON YOST TO USE SAME LINEUP THAT OPPOSED M. A. C. LAST. WEEK REHOR MAY TRY FIELD GOALS Orangenien Bring Strong Team, De- spite Absence of Schlachter, All-American Guard Michigan Syracuse Dunne ......... L.E....... Witter Weimann ...... L.T ..,.....'Cobb Gracey.........L.G.......White Niemann........ C....... Gilmore 1ghor .........R.G........ Boatin Weske......... R.T......... Trigg Peach..... ..R.E...... .Du Moe Sparks ........Q.B....... Meehan Maulbetsch.... L.H... .M. Brown Raymond. . .... R.H....... Planck Smith .........F.B........ Rafter Referee -Holderness (Lehigh). Umpire --Hinkey (Yale). Field judge- Lynch (Brown). Head linesman--Haines (Yale). Time of quarters-5 minutes. Game called at 2:30 o'clock. Michigan faces Syracuse this aft- rnoon with exactly the same lineup -s that which opposed the Michigan ggies a week ago, excel,t that Gracey -h replace Boyd at left guard. Coach Yost devoted yesterday after- ,oon to signal practice and the Varsity spent some time in breaking ,ip Syracuse plays. The men were dismissed with a comparatively light -workout. Coach Yost announced that if Michi- ,an attempts any field goals against The easterners this afternoon, the duty will fall to Fritz Rehor. Captain Maulbetsch was working at place kick- ing yesterday and Sparks was trying some drop kicks, but the' coach stated that if Michigan made an effort tc score with a field goal, the big guard would be called back to perform the deed. Rehor has been showing con- siderable accuracy from placement. Syracuse comes to Michigan wit an exceptionally strong team in man respects -and one that should give the Wolverines far and away the hardes battle that they have had this year It looks like a pretty even propositio on paper and the team that is for tunate enough to get the breaks will probably pull through on the long en of the score. Schlachter, the All-American guar who bails from Syracuse, is out of the running, according to reports, and hi Tbsence may make a big difference I the New' Yorkers' defense. Syracuse is reputed to have an un usually strong line, despite the fac that a week ago Pittsburg gained al most at will. Pittsburg has a won derful wall which revolves abou Peck, the 1915 All-American.center. Michigan should have it on the vis tors of the day as far as the back 'eld is concerned. Captain Maul betsch, Sparks, Smith, and Raymon "orm a quartet that can bother th 'pest of them. Both Pat Smith and Sparks are un -sially good men at throwing for ward passes and Bull Dunne an' Peach have been clinging to thei throws in fine style during the earl: Tames. This fact should serve -t keep the Syracuse secondary defens playing back and whether the stron. Syracuse line can check Maulbetsl Ind Smith is a question. WEAN JORDAN ENTERTAINS GIRLS OF SENIOR CLAS: Dean Myra B. Jordan entertained th 7irls of the senior class yesterday aft ernoon in Barbour gymnasium. Sh gave an informal talk to the men hers of the class, which this yea breaks the record of being the large class of senior girls In the history C the University, there being 251 me bers. A suggestion was made that Mich: gan, like Vassar and Wellesley, ope the parlors of the gymnasium fcr tb senior girls to hold "at home" day Plans for this will be worked out b the girls' social committee. J. D. Lowry Made Captain Instructor and L. M. Lyons Chosen Captain tion of the report that the afire. The Chicago was due Jay or Tuesday. She is a liner was here Mon- 14,000 ton; Officers for this semester were olected last night by the Webster De- bating society at their regular meet- ing, and following this a straw vote on the presidential candidates and the prohibition question was taken. Wilson won the straw vote, 13 to 7, and everybody voted for prohibition. All the officers are senior law students with the exception of the oratorical delegate, this office going to J. P. Colden, '18L. He succeeds Samuel Cohn, who had. been ' previously elected to the office but failed to re- turn to school this year. The other officers are: President, J. P. Clark; vice-president, Oliver Phil- lips; secretary, B. B. Gordon; treas- urer, J. O. Tolonen; critic, L. W. Lisle; parliamentarian, A. S. Loveland; ser- geant-at-arms, G. C. Claassen. At the meeting held last Wednesday night for those interested in military training, those men having had previous military experience were" called to the front and temporary ap- pointments of officers made. J. D. Lowry, lit spec., was made captain in- structor, while L. M. Lyons, '19M, was chosen captain. The other appoint- ments were: First lieutenant, N. H. Schermer, '19E; second lieutenant, E. W. Hudson, '19L; additional lieutenant, A. M. Shearer, '18; first sergeant, L. V. Pearson, '19P; right guide, W. C. Han- sen, '17E; buglar, F. W. Dennis, '20. The time for the next drill is set for 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, and will be staged on the fourth floor of the engineering building. Follow- ing this, arrangements will be made for the beginning of signal practice, work with the semaphores, and at wig- wagging. A school for non-commis- sioned officers will probably be begun at the same time. Those in charge plan to conduct an examination some time in the near future, covering drill regulations, com- bat, and camp sanitation. steamer commanded Mackie. by Captain Princeton Juniors Elect President Princeton, N. J., Oct. 27.-Norman C. Nourse, of Boise, Idaho, has been elected president of the junior class at Princeton University.