L r THE WFEATHER FOR ANN ARBOR- SUNDAY--WARMER AND PARTLY CLOUDY It x ILiAN . ,.. nA.. W UNITED PRESS WIRI DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE i ONLY lIORNING PAPER f ANN ARBOR VOL. XXVII. No. 54. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENT PREDICT CABiNET *UPSET IN BRITAIN Premier Asqu1th's Long Conference With King George Brings Probable Climax OBJECT TO PRESENT CABINET By Ad. L. Green (United Press Staff Correspondent) London. Dec. 2.-Rumors of a pend- ing cabinet upheaval which have been occuring for the past few days, came to a climax late today when it was learned that Premier Asquith had held a long conference with King George. The evening newspapers almost without exception subordinated the war news to the discussion of the po- litical situation. There were various rumors ranging from the retirement of Premier Asquith in favor of David Lloyd-George, minister of war, to the substitution of a council consisting of Asquith, Law, Lloyd-George, Belfour, and Sir Arthur Carson for the present ministry. Intense interest is manifested in Monday's session of parliament. Sev- eral members have given notice of their intention to question the gov- ernment regarding certain crises now considered to have been. reached in the conduct of the war, and of the in- ternal administration, if no announce- ment is made before that time. There is much dissatisfaction against the present cabinet, which in some, quarters has developed into bitter vituperation. The general charge has been an inaptitude in the conduct oft the war. j RECEPTION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL .Order Attack on fl[MN CHuS Chihuahua Ci4yE i CHOSEN Carran ista Fo-rces to Make Effort tol IN PEACE CONTEST J Wrest City From Villa El Paso, Dec. 2.-An immediate as- sault by Carranzista forces upon Chi- huahua City in an effort to wrest pos- session of the city from Villa has been ordered, it was learned tonight. The massed forces of Generals Tre- vino,. Murgia, and Ozuma are now within striking distance of the north- ern Mexico capital, it was stated. A detachment of Villa's forces or- dered south by the bandit leader to inter cept and halt the advance of Mur- gia's column was badly defeated yes- terdf tin a six-hour engagement with government troops, it was announced at the Mexican consulate here.dHeavy losses were suffered by both sides. Villa's detachment was forced to re- tire, abandoning several machine guns. Authentic information was obtained that at least 80 tChinese had been clubbed to death after the capture of Chihuahua City by the Villistis. Villa is said to :have ordere'd his men to use the butts of their guns in order to save ammunition. Early tonight no news of the fate of the six Americans known to ha ve been in the northern capital had been obtained. foisons Haney Jar- Then Flees Amt Arbor Youth Seeks Rcenge on Stepfather, After Being Punished After pouring carbolic acid into the gamily ;honey jar, Einar Glazier, a loc- al school boy 11 years of agP, ran raway from home. It is believed that the boy intended to poison his step- father, who had administered a beat- ing to the boy for some misdeed. Tlie boy's mother detected the odor of the acid yesterday morning and, later found a note in which the lad annouinced his intention of running away to seek his fortune. Up to a late hour last night the boy had not been found. TWO .KILLED IN RACE WON BY -CIEVROLET AT UNIONTOWN Winners of Three Trials Yesterday to Compete for Honors Decp. 14 VICTOR SPEARS IN HILLSDALE Five men were yesterday chosen in the elimination peace contests which were given in rooh 302, Mason hall, to compete in the final University con- test to be held Dec. 14, in University hall.4 In the contest held at 10 o'clock yes- terday morning, J. R. Simpson, '18, was chosen winner. In the afternoon contest at 4 o'clock, H. B. Teegarden, '17, and James Schermerhorn, Jr., '18, were the successful contestants, and in the 7 o'clock contest, Lois May, '18, and Colenel Brown, '19, were select- ed. The winning orations will be re- turned to the men for their revision and these revised orations will be given in the final University contest. The winner will compete in the state contest at Hillsdale, and the vic- tor in this meet will enter the inter- state contest. The final elimination will be held at the Lake Mohawk con- ference, when the winners of the In- Illuminate Statue of Liberty New York, Dec. 2.--With ceremonies participated in by President Wilson representing America, and Ambassador Jusserand France, the Statue of Liberty was given a new impressiveness tonight by the installation of a set of lights that made the famous figure in New York harbor stand out even more boldly by night than by day. The booming of big guns in the presidential salute, the dart- ing the sky of an illuminated aeroplane piloted by Miss Ruth Law, and rays of the world's most powerful searchlight added thrills, as the president's yacht came to rest near the base of the statue. The president gave the signal for turning on of the lights. Sus- tained cheering burst through the throng that lined the streets lead- ing into Bowling Green 4s Liberty suddenly stood forth high and clear against the darkness of the harbor. Another great roar greeted the return of 'the president's yacht and the landing of his party, which went by auto to the Waldorf-Astoria. ROMANIANSHOLD MACKNSENALONG OBRUOJAN FRONT ItI.A Sl:t )S F OR 1UCITAREST AS 'O ALLIES C E S AID IN' terstate contest. contests meet in a nationalI President Harry B. Deans Hosts at Event Hutchins Annual andI Over 150 foreign students attended1 the reception given last night by Presi- dent Harry B. Hutchins and the deansx of the various departments in Bar-l hour gymnasium., "It is certainly an inspiring sight to look out upon students coming from 33 foreign countries," said President 11u1hins. "Michigan, almost from the first, has been cosmopolitan." Dean V. C. Vaughan of the Medical School gave a short talk on the suc- cess of foreign students in the scien- tific world and expressed a wish that all foreign students attending the Uni- versity would strive to attain the high- est standards. S. J. Chuan, secretary of the Chinese Students' Christian association of North America, said a few words o%1 the promotion of a better understani- ing of international relations betwe en the different countries. The other speakers of the everning were: Dr. N. S. Hardikar, ChonjQ F. Tang, '18M, L. M. Pebayle, F9/,J. Charnock and Mits7-iji Kiyohara. '17. South African jungle yells wefre led by Clifton Maree, '17D, and A. A. Seele, '17D. Refreshments were served after the program. PRESIDENT WILSON MAY ASK ACTION ON FOOD PRICES Washington, Dec. 2.-Pr(sid ent Wil- son has instructed all departmentt which are investigating the soaring of food prices to submit d.etailed reports to him, it was learned tonight. If these reports warrant it, he may urge congressional action of the question at the coming session in his message Tuesday or in a special message to congress at a later date. N. C. Fetter Attends State Conferen e N. C. Fetter, secretary of theUn i- versity "Y," is in Lansing this week- end attending the state boys' confe r- ence. Cars Dr.iven by Galvin and Collide at Finish of Contest HughesI WILL HOLD MEETING To Y. . C. A. to Endeavor to Interest University in Foreign Re- lief Service In order to further plans for Y. M. C. A. prison camp work, a meeting will be held for this purpose on Wed- nesday, Dec. 6, in Hill auditorium. If sufficient interest is shown, the stu- dent council will take charge of the work. The committee now at the head of the affair has obtained C. W. White- hair, secretary of the Cornell Uni- versity "Y," and efforts are being made to bring David R. Porter of New York ,ity here for the mass meeting. When asked for his views in regard to the prison work movement, Dean John R. Effinger gave his hearty ap- proval to the plan. In part, he said:" "So far the student body of the Uni- versity of Michigan has done very lit- tle for these movements. The eastern colleges raised large sums last year for ambulance and hospital work in France. "Michigan has showed no interest in this line of work. But, perhaps, it was because the plan was not pre- sented to the campus in the proper style. I think that it would be to the benefit of the students to get behind the movement and make it worth while." League Secretary to Lecture on Navy W. M.; Lewis, secretary for the mid- dlewest of the Navy league, will give a stereopticon lecture as a pictoral re- view of the United States navy, Wed- nesday evening, Dec. 13, in the audi- torium of the natural science building, under the auspices of the Navy league of America. Mr. Lewis has given the same talk at the University of Illinois, Culver academy, and other universities and colleges of the country. 1917 MICHIGAENSIAN TO SOLICIT SUBSCRIPTIONS Fllow System Adopted Last Year in Obtaining Orders for Official Year Book Beginning Tuesday, the Michigan- ensian will launch its subscription campaign which will extend over a period of. four days. The system in- augurated last winter, securing an in- crease in subscriptions of 30 per cent over the year before, will be em- ployed again this year. Tables will be located in various buildings; those in University hall and the general library being permanent for the four days, while the tables sit- uated in the engineering building will remain there only Tuesday, Wednes- day, and Thursday. One table will be in the law building, Tuesday; medic building, Wednesday; dental building, Thursday, and economics building, Fri- day. Along with every order a 50 cent de- posit must be made as an assurance that the book will be taken upon de- livery. As is customary, there will be an advance of 50 cents in the price of the year book to all those failing to take advantage of the opportunity of- fered for subscribing during the cam- paign. Work on the Michiganensian is al- ready well under way, but as a pre- caution against any possible delay in the future, the editors of the year book urge all seniors to have their pictures taken at once and all organ- izations to forward contracts as soon as possible. "Y" EMPLOYMENT BUREAU FILLS 800 STUDENT APPLICATIONS Over 800 jobs have been given out by the "Y" employment bureau of- fice during the past two months. The jobs consist of steady and odd work. The employment office will be open during the holiday vacation. Students desiring positions should call the bu- reau during the hours that the office is open. Those that want to go out of town, and who have steady jobs can find others to take their places by com- municating with the association office. Fire Department Answers Two Calls Two alarms were responded to by the fire department yesterday. Fire, ignited by a spark from the chimney, did slight damage to the roof of the building at 405 North Main street at 8:30 o'clock in the morning. At 6 o'clock the department extinguished a blaze in the basement of the home of Frank C. Painter, 1302 Packard street. No material damage was done. MASQUES PREPARE1PLY FOR THURSDAY PROGRAM Dramatic Society to Present Comedy, "The Worsted Man," at Glee Club Entertainment "The Worsted Man," which Masques is to present next Thursday night in Hill auditorium in the combined en- tertainment with the Girls' Glee club, is passing 'rapidly through the final stages of rehearsal under the direction of Prof. J. R. Brumm of the rhetoric department. The ten members of the cast are working hard, and John Kendrick Bangs' amusing and original little playlet is already beginning to show the proper sparkle. No small part of the attractiveness of the "comedietta" is contributed by the choruses with their snappy jingles and well known Gilbert and Sullivan airs. Elsa Apfel, '17, is leading man, as Mr. Woolley, the pillow-headed flirt from Afghanistan, and Inez Gose, '17, plays opposite, in the role of Im- patience Willoughby. About 20 mem- bers of Masques will take part in the production, while the chorus is com- posed partly of Glee club girls. Masques is an honarary dramatic society for girls which was founded in 1913 to assist the dramatic commit- cec of the Woman's league. There are at present about 30 members. Helen Champion, '17, is president. "JMIXER" MEETS WITH SUCCESS Couples Crowd Barbour Gymnasium at Benefit Party Nearly 250 couples crowded Bar- hour gymnasium at the "mixer" given by the Women's Athletic association yesterday afternoon to raise money for the new club house on Palmer field. About $125 was realized by the dance. The party was chaperoned by Prof. R. T. Crane and Mrs. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Raymond, Miss Alice Ev- ans, Mis Wood, and Miss Dawley. Catholic Students' Dance Successful The first dance of the year by the Catholic Students' club at the Packard academy was one of success in every way. Prof. Thomas J. MacKavan- augh, assistant professor of electrical engineering, and -Mrs. MacKavanaugh were the chaperones. The members of the social committee were Kenneth Doyle, '17L, E. George, '17, Leo Covey, '17L, J. Donnelly, '18L, Blanche Covey, '17, and Angela Rademacher, '17. Whitney, '17E, Shows Improvement Steady improvement is being noted in the condition of John H. Whitney, '17E, who is confined at St. Joseph's sanitorium suffering from slight con- cussion of the brain following an auto- mobile accident Friday morning. The physician in charge stated that at his present rate of improvement Whitney would be discharged from the hos- pital Monday. Glass Works Grant Increased Pay Beginning Dec. 16, the American Window Glass company will give a 10 per cent increase in the wages of all its employees. ADMIT WITHDRAWAL IN WEST l4reek Situation Trying Battle Fol- lows Landing of Body of French Marines Bucharest, Roumania, Dec. 2.-Bit- ter fighting on all fronts was detailed in tonight's official statement. "In western Moldavia and northern Wal- lachia there were infantry attacks and :2rtillery bombardments," said the of- flcial statement. "In the valley o Damcozitza we retreated south. In the region of Pitesci we were violently attacked and slightly retreated. On the D~obrudjin front we have made a. violent offensive, at some points pass- lug the enemy's entanglements." See Effect of Russian Drives. London. Dec. 2.---Russia is showing her mightiest blows to save Roumania. Various attacks of massed forces were reported tonight, according to dis- patches from the Roumanian front. Al- ready it is asserted here that the ef- fect of the czar's tremendous offensive against the Bulgarian-German forces on the Transylvanian and Dobrktdja fronts has born fruit in strengthening the Roumanian resistance against 1i0ld Marshal Mackensen's forces ad- vancing north of Bucharest. The German statement mentioned also heavy Russian reinforcements moving forward into Bucharest. A Petrograd statement late today ad- mitted the pressure of the German drive in the valley of the Arges had forced a portion of the Roumanian de- Senders to return slightly south of the river, and asserted all their attcks were repulsed. Roumanian gains in the PuAzen valley southeast of Kron- stadt and on the road to Tepes were reported. Berlin stated that "the situ- ation in Roumania developed in our favor." Greeks Show Change of Mind. London, Dec. 2.- -Greece's stay of grace beyond the time limit set by 4d- miral De Sournet for disarmament, was a bloody reign which culminated in a complete reversal of the Greek governmental policy, according to meagre dispatches tonight. The last dispatches said an armistice has been arranged, the French admiral agree- ing to withdraw his troops at King Constantine's promise to surrender six batteries with mounted artillery. Before the agreement was con- cluded, there were half a dozen pitched battles in the street between allied troops and Greek reservists. The ex- act extent of the casualties in these riots is not known, but is believed to total more than a hundred. The time limit set by De Sournet zor compliance with the allied de- mands for surrender of arms expires Thursday. The French naval com- mander, surprised that King Con- stantine had decided on refusal, never- theless granted the government an- other 24 hours, but at the same time began concentration of his forces. It was the landing of the French marines that touched off the spell of riots. Co-operative Stores Lower Prices Washington, Dec. 2.--Co-operative stores in rural communities generally tend to lower prices, agriculture de- partment experts have found in an ex- tensiveninvestigation, but poor man- agement of such enterprises has re- sulted in their failure in many cases and has emphasized the necessity for careful business methods where co- operative selling is undertaken. Praise Americai as French War Hero Paris. Dec. 2.-Julian Allen of Nevw York City, a former student at St. Paul's school, is cited in army orders "for having volunteered to transport wounded requiring urgent care from relief posts to hospitals over a route, in sight of the enemy, frequently shelled and swept by machine gun lir -a fine example of bravery and en- du rance." Uniontownf, Pa., Dec. 2.- Louis Chevrolet this afternoon won the Uni- ',ersal trophy race at the U. S. A. speedway here, driving his machine at an average speed of 92 miles an hour. Dave Lewis finished second and Ralph de Palma, third. The race was marked by the death of Hughie Hughes, one of the coun- try's most noted drivers.. He was killed when Frank Galvin's machine crushed into Hughes', driving it through the press stand at the finish. Two persons were killed, two fatally injured and a score more hurt, many of them seriously, in the crash. The dead were Hughie Hughes and Gaston Weigle, mechanican for Galvin. Galvin and Elmer Putman of Uniontown were fatally injured. Prof. J. J. Cox to Direct Road Work Prof. J. J. Cox of the civil engineer- inj department has been engaged by the district road board to take charge of road plans for an entire year, be- ginning Jan. 1. He will direct the or- ganixation of that branch of the work and its maintenance. Scott, 15L, Gets Minnesota Position John. F. Scott, '15L, has just been appointed assistant district attorney of Minresota. While at Michigan he was an editor of the Michigan Law Review, and an associate editor of the Michiganensian. Presbyterian Church HURON and DIVISION STS. DR. JAMES A. MACDONALD Toronto Globe "THE NORTH AMERICAN IDEA" Tonight 7:30 o'clock - -.- BAR tCORDUROYS AT DANCE UI :k M Corduroys will be absent at the first dance of the junior engineers which is to be held, next Friday evening, Dec. 8, at.. the Packard academy. The sign-. nificant name of the "Slide Rule. Shuffle" has been assigned to-, this party. * * * :* *k * * EMMA LITERARY CRITIC ANTON TCHEKHOV. (TheIdealist.) FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY. (The Psychologist of Misery and Pove- rty. LEO TOLSTOY. (Artist and Pro- phet.) GOLDMAN LECTURES ON MICHAEL ARTZIBASHEV.( The Liberator of Sex.) LEONID ANDREYEV. (The Icono- clast.) MAXIM GORKY. (The Voice of Revolt.) 11511 11 ' uLII 10.3-ommuni~on Service. a~11 7:30- What Is Conscience? uIE Modern Woodmnan Hali Cor. Main xnd Washington Admission 25c