L ....s.. A O_ .s SNOW AND COLDER lOAN nA UNITED PRESS WIRE DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE THE ONLY MORNING PAPER IN ANN ARBOR .fir. XXVII. No. 68. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENT ..-. USICAL CLUBS LEAVE TOMORROW of Men Made to Make Western Trip Public for First Time' Steel Panicky After Speech New York, Dec. 19.-Because of Lloyd-George's speech in the house of commons today, the steel market was thrown into the wild- est fluctuations it has experienced for many months. Prices shot up- ward from 2 to 10 points, then broke, dropping rapidly. At the close of the market it had again turned upward. Over 1,821,000 shares of steel were sold during the afternoon. The price jumped to 116 and ,hen broke, going down to 109 5-8. At the close of the market it ha;d risen again to 112. TEN CONCERTS ON SCHEDULE; G. C. MACK ASSISTANT MANAGER Plan to Return to Ann Arbor in Time for Classes Thursday, Jan. & Final announcement of personnel of the Glee and Mandolin clubs on their western trip has been made and the list includes the following men: There will be a faculty manager, the presi- dent of the club, H. L. Davis, '17; vice- president, L. 0. Aldrich, '17; the stu- dent manager, M. Nicholls, '17; the as- sistant manager, G. C. Mack, '18. The Glee club will take as first tenors, H. L. Davis, '17, R. R. Cherryman, '19, C. F. Watson, '18, H. K. Keena, '19, J. L. Driscoll, '18. The secuna tenors will be F. W. Grover, '18, Prescott Smith, '18, C. C. Bailey, '17, F. W. Sullivan, '18, E. Hardy, '18. Those singing first bass will be: C. B. Sikes, '17, R. R. Dieterle, '18, W. S. Westerman, '17, R. Hardy, '17, H. M. Easley, '18L, and the sec- ond bass men will include H. Carlson, 17, E. F. Hagen, '17, J. Fischbach, '17, C. F. Weaver, '19, S. Shipman, '17, and the accompanist, B. R. Clark, '18. The 19 men who will make up the Mandolin club are: First mandolin, O. 0. Leininger, A. J. Richards, '17, Wil- lis Brodhead, '17, Robert Wheeler, '17, R. S. Moore, '18; alternate, W. C. Al- lee, '18,; second mandolins, Paul Stek- etee, '18, H. H. Whittingham, '17, C. H. Mattern, 19, E. F. Steket d, '19, Carl Gingrich, '19; alternate, G. E. Sawyer, '17; mandola, Leonard Ald- rich, '17; guitars, W. O. Johnson, '17, A. D. Honey, '17; flute, R. M. Kemp- ton, '18; cello, L. N. Parker, '17; vio- lin, Robert Berman, '19; bass viol, H. L. Davis, '17. Due to conflicts in dates, some of the concerts have been cancelled and others taken on. The revised sched- ule now reads as follows: Dec. 21, Fort Wayne; Dec. 22, St. Louis; Dec. 25, Laramie; Dec. 26, Cheyenne; Dec. 27, Denver; Dec. 28, Sterling; Dec. 30, Wicheta; Dec. 31, Newton; Jan. 1, To- peka (two concerts). The club will leave Ann Arbor at- 9:06 o'clock Thursday, Dec. 21, on the Michigan Central to Jackson, where they will make the change to the Fort Wayne train. On the return trip it may be possible that the club will stop one day in Chicago in spite of the fact that there is no concert booked for that date. The club will arrive in Ann Arbor in time for classes on the morn- ing of Thursday, Jan. 5. There will be a rehearsal of the Mandolin club from 7 to 8 o'clock to- night in U-Hall auditorium, and a re- hearsal of the Glee club at 7 o'clock tonight in the School of Music. Lloyd Odds Are Heavy Against Peace New York, Dec. 19.-The Odds at Lloyd's against the coming of peace between the entente and Teutonic al- lies within the next six months are 13 to 6, according to Hamilton Fish, Jr., vice-president of John C. Paige & Co. Mr. Fish cabled to Lloyd's for informatiok as to the quotations on the prospect and received this inform- ation: "Peace, as defined in these terms, does not necessarily mean the actual signing of the treaty of peace, but the declaration of an armistice for ne- gotiations which would lead to the eventual signing of a treaty." British Plan "Safety Food Lane" New York, Dec. 19.-England plans to relieve her shortage of food by the establishment of a "safety food lane" between New Brunswick and Liverpool, according to informa- tion current here today in warehouse circles. The lane will be patrolled constantly by battleships to prevent submarine activity. It is planned, it is said, to ship food from New York to St. Johns and New Brunswick and there transfer it to steamers .which will ply the safety LEAGUE GAINS SUPPORT Ii IDRAHNN AROR BOYOTT' President Surprised at Conflicting Statements Made by Local Dealer Sweeping denials of many state- ments appearing in a story in an aft- ernoon paper concerning the local boy- cott situation were made by repre- sentatives of the Ann Arbor House-S wives' league last night. Officers ofl the league declared that they are find- ing a ready response among the housewives of the city, and that manyt of these are volunteering their aid in the boycott without solicitation from the local organization. "If any of the Ann Arbor merchantsG think that the boycott on butter and eggs starting Thursday morning willt not affect the prices of those com- modities they are certainly mistaken," said Mrs. E. M. Richar, president of1 the Housewives' league, last night., "Since the mass meeting last Saturdayt night hundreds of womien about the city have called me up and said thatt they would 'co-operate in the move-~ ment. "I was certainly surprised to read in an afternoon paper that the deal-~ ers look on the boycott with scorn. I have talked with a number of the merchants and they say that they will co-operate with us and not one of them seemed to have any resentment against the Housewives' league. 1 "In the same paper appeared a state-1 ment by Louis Weinmann stating that he said that there were not enough inf the movement here in the city to af-t feet the price of any commodity. This1 same merchant told one of the mem- bers of the league last week that if the housewives should declare a boy-.. cott, it would no doubt lower the price of commodities in Ann Arbor. A num- ber of the butchers have called me up to thank me for being so fair as tot warn them of the boycott beforehand so that they would not be left with butter and eggs on their hands. I do not, see how they can say that we have been 'unfair.' "This Is not only a local boycott, but a national one. In New York a boy-1 cott starts Thursday morning as wellr as in other cities. It is the future that we are looking after as well as9 the present. Merchants all over thet country are awakening to the fact that they cannot charge prohibitive prices. These high prices will not happen again if we show them this time that we will not stand for such things." GERMAN STEAMER GROUNDS DURING STORM OFF SMS) London, Dec. 19. - The German steamer Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, ac- cording to the National Tidende, says a Reuter dispatch from Copenhagen, was escorted by a Zeppelin and two submarines when passing Obrestady lighthouse, Norway. The steamer kept within Norwegian and Swedish territory on the whole journey to' Helsingborg. While shaping her course for they Little Belt, the dispatch adds, the steamer missed her bearings in the thick snowstorm and grounded on Paludan Flak (about three miles off the coast of Samsoe island). Danish torpedo boats are aiding in the effort to float the vessel, which, with its cargo, is valued at more than a mil- lion pounds sterling. Rev. Douglas Addresses Rotary Club Rev. Lloyd Douglas 'will speak at the Rotary club luncheon at 12 o'clock, today at the Union on the topic, "What I Get Out of Rotary." CO-OPERATIO NEY NOTE ' FOR LLOYD-GEORGE RULE N w Premier Appears Before House of Commons in Speech Which Lauds Asquith London, Dec. 19.-"England's new government expects every individual to do his part in the present war. It expects sacrifices from all alike, and a soldification of the nation's forces in order that the conflict may be brought to a successful end." These words were stated by Premier David Lloyd-George in the house of commons this afternoon in the prime minister's first complete statement of his aims and purposes made since his appointment. His dec- laration means that England and her allies are not thinking seriously of accepting Germany's peace/ terms at this time, it seems. Lloyd-George's First Speech. England's man-of-the-hour made a pre-eminent figure in his first appear- ance, after a hard fortnight's work in the selection ofrhis cabinet. Hercon- cluded his speech with a touching trib- ute to ex-Prime Minister Asquith. He declared that the present office was accepted only with the deepest re- grets and that he followed a man who may never have an equal.' Asquith Promises Support Asquith, rising to reply, was him- self deeply impressed, and looking di- rectly at the little Welchman, in a low, earnest tone, pledged his whole- hearted support for the new regime. The new premier declared that the government would do all in its power to cut down the nation's expenses. Lloyd-George also stated that he hoped the new department would be supported liberally by the people. The new ministry will follow a program for the best interest of the nation. He added: "I have always held a high estima- tion for the French system of parli- nentary committees and we will see i the feasibility of this system can be adopted for the British government." Penry Morgenthau Gets Gold Medal New Haven, Conn., Dec. 19.-Henry Morgenthau, former ambassador to Turkey, has been presented with the gold medal awarded annually by the Independent Order of B'Nai B'Rith to the man who has done the most for Jewry during the year. V. B. Morse Announces Engagement The engagement of Virginia B. Morse, '17, to Mr. Harry Starr of Zanesville, 0., was announced at din- ner at the Martha Cook building last night. * The Doctor Extends Greetings * * _ _* * If any man's heart does wish * * You gentleman at this Christ- * * mas time, * * It's the best wish you can wish * * yourself * Coming from this warm heart * * of mine. * * -DR. TOM LOVELL. * * * * * * * * * * * *- * * * * PI ASK FOR DETAIL OF ARMYFFICR Literary Faculty Petitons War De- partment for Professor of Military Science 100 MEN MUST ELECT COURSE At its meeting Monday night the faculty of the College or Literature, Science, and the Arts decided to make application to the war department for the detail of an army officer to give instruction in military science and tactics in the University. This action followed a similar resolution made by the faculty of the College of Engineer- ing last Saturday. Although it has been decided defin- itely to ask the war department for an officer to fill the chair of professor of military science, plans at present are in a formative period, and nothing further has been done in the matter, outside of making tentative arrange- ments. After the war department ap- points a man to the University he will have to consult with President Hutch- ins to fix all details and determine the exact nature of the courses which are to be given. The courses will then have to be approved by the war de- partment. One hundred students must elect a course in military science or no of- ficer will be detailed. The request for an army officer was made under gen- eral orders No. 48, modified to apply to non-land grant colleges. The land grant colleges, which were given large tracts of land by the government only on the condition that they establish courses in military training, are treat- ed under general orders No. 48, as is- sued by the war department. LITERARY FACULTY RAISES CREDIT IN LIBRARY COURSE Also Decides to Set Time of Registra- tion for Second Semester Two Weeks Forward 'Action was taken at the meeting of the Literary college faculty held Mon- day night to increase the amount of credit that can be earned by students taking the course in Library methods in summer school from four to eight hours, providing the students puts all his time in the Library methods course. Heretofore, students taking this course could earn but four hours, al- though they spent as much time in Library methods as students in othe courses who were earning eight hours. The adoption of the new rule will give the student taking the Library course as much credit for his work as will be granted to other students. It was also decided at the meeting to move the time for filling of election blanks two weeks forward. Elections will be made this year on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 18 and 19, instead of during exanination week or the week before examinations, as in the past. This is the end of the second week of school preceding the final examina- tions. It is the desire of the Literary facul- ty that elections be made fixed and permanent, and with this end in view no change in elections will be allowed without consultation with and permis- sion of members of the faculty. Newberry Residents Play Santa Claus The two little girls for whom New- berry residence has been playing Santa enjoyed a royal dinner and Christmas tree at the dormitory Mon- day evening. Each was completely outfitted with clothing and the big tree held dolls for them as well as the "gifts" which the girls gave each other. The boar's head ceremony was given by a group of girls in costume under the direction of Miss Alice Evans. It is expected that this will become a yearly custom as it was an exact dupli- cate of the party given last year. 'Appoint Senior Law Committees The following senior law commit- tees have been appointed by the presi- dent of the class to have charge of the different class activities, other than social, throughout the remainder of the year: Banquet-F. H. Wisner, chairman; L. P. Diederichs, P. A. Krueger, and E-. M. Williams. Washington's brthay-C. M. Wil- lits, chairman; M. F. Dunne, and G. C. Claassen. Picture-J. G. Gutekunst, chairman; H. L. Cowlin, and A. S. Loveland. Cane--W. W. Wensinger, chairman; R. M. Goodrich, and G. W. Bixler. Cap and gown-C. G. Seidel, chair- man; M. A. Schlissel, and C. A. Brown. Promenade-J. L. Beers, chairman; A. E. Stoll, and J. F. Heydon. Class memorial-W. E. Bachop, chairman; R. F. Gates, Morris Levin- kind, and W. H. Sandford. Senior sing-D. M. Sarbaugh, chair- man; A. L. Heisler, and N. M. Kauf- man. Reception-L. F. Dahling, chairman; J. B. Catlett, F. N. Searl, and L. L. Alexander. Class Day-B. W. Kemper, chair- man; G. A. Howland, W. S. Cameron, and D. A. Macdonald. Invitation-L. J. Curby, chairman; A. H. Lee, L. E. Battles, H. D. Reber, L. L. Cecil, H. N. Deyo, and C. H. Breymann. PLAN MEMORIAL FUND FOR PROF.KNOE TON $50 Donated for Wreath Used as Nucleus for Loan Fund It was decided to establish a Knowl- ton Memorial fund as a permanent memorial to Professor Knowlton at the meeting of the combined classes of the Law school last Wednesday afternoon. The plan was conceived as a - way of making use of the $50 which was contributed by some of the seniors Wednesday morning for the purpose. of buying a floral offering. At the meeting in the afternoon it was decid- ed that the floral offering should be sent as an expression of the whole student body of the Law school so it was decided to use the fund which the seniors had contributed as a nucleus around which to build a loan fund which could be used by needy students in the Law school. At the present time there is but one loan fund in the Law scool and it lacks much of supplying he demand. Yesterday afternoon the presidents appointed two men from each class to serve on a joint committee which is to have direct charge of receiving contributions to the fund until it is turned over to the board of regents. They are as follows: J. R. Watkins, '17L, chairman; L. S. Moll, '17L, J. P. Colden, '18L, J. M. Barrett, '18L, C. L. Gray, '1L, and F. F. Nesbit, '19L. The chairman of the committee states that no definite plans of action hae been decided upon yet, but prob- ably a canvass of the law students will be made directly after vacation. Some of the alumni have expressed their desire to contribute to the fund. The committee expects to raise from $250 to $300 from the senior class and from $500 to $600 from the whole Law school. The fund will be admin- istered by the board of regents. It will be accumulative as the interest will be added to the principal each year. It will also be open to further additions at any time. Munich Bomb Dropper Killed Paris, Dec. 19.- Capt. DeBean- champ, who in November made a flight to Munich and dropped bombs on the town, has been killed. He met his end in an air fight near Douaumont, his machine falling within the French lines. In his flight to Munich, Capt. DeBeauchamp crossed the Alps and covered a distance of 437 miles. Dean Effinger Speaks at Smoker About 200 members of the freshmen class ate cookies and doughnuts, smoked "Camels," and drank cider at their smoker held last night in the Michigan Union. Music. and readings were rendered by entertainers of the class of 1920. Dean John R. Effinger and Dr. Jona- thon F. Scott addressed the yearlings. GOOOFELLOWAS ID 3 1 LOCL KIDDISI THIS NUMBER ARE COMPLETELY CLOTHED, WITH OTHERS ENTERTAINED TOTAL. OF $600_CONTRIBUTED All Christmas Trees Collected Will Be Sent to Ann Arbor Hospitals * * * TO ALL MICHIGAN STUDENTS * * __ _* * The Federation of Charities of * * Ann Arbor takes this oppor. *tunity to express the apprela- * tion of the excellent work done * * by the young men and women of * * the University during the Good. * * fellows' campaign for the poor * * boys and girls of the city. May * * the pleasure they have given be * * reflected back to them a hundred * * fold.* * In the name of all the people * *' who will profit so materially by * * their generosity we extend our * * thanks. * * MRS. FREMONT P. WARD, * * President; * * MISS ELEANOR K. BIRD, * * Secretary. * There are 31 "kiddies" in Ann Ar- bor today who believe that there Is something, at least, in this talk about Santa Claus. They are not prepared to sy that he drives reindeers over University hall, but they do know that he had something to do with making a cold, nipping winter a little more pleasant and furnishing them with a Christmas dinner of the kind you read about. The Daily has not been furnished with their names, but if you are curi- ous we will say that this group Is made up of the 19 boys and 12 little girls whom the Goodfellows of the University of Michigan fitted out with one cemplete outfit of clothes and one regular "feed." 44 Others Entertained. There are exactly 44 more of these lads and lassies whom misfortune did not leave quite out in the cold and who were entertained at the different fraternity and sorority houses and at the Union Christmas tree and smoker. These children, along with the rest of Ann Arbor's population + of poor, will receive their share of the benefits of the most successful Christmas cru- sade ever held on the campus. Contributions of more than $600 have been received by the Goodfellows or spent by different campus organiza- tions upon these "kiddies." Cash to the amount of approximately $130 will be turned over to Mrs. William D. Hen- derson of the Federation of Charities. This includes $30, the approximate proceeds of the Goodfellow lecture. Fraternities Contribute. Contributions of $t6 from the Chi Psi fraternity, $10 from the Zeta Psi fraternity, $5.00 from the Round-Up club,, $2.00 more from the Sphinx so- ciety, and $5.00 from the Deutcher Verein swelled the cash receipts con- siderably. The boxes which were dis- tributed about the campus will not be collected and opened until today and the money they contain added to the amount to be given the Federation of Charities. Smoker Ends CampaIgn. The( big smoker held at the Union yesterday afternoon was the final ac- tivity held in connection with the movement and 20 lads had the time of their lives drinking cider, listen- ing to the music of the Midnight Sons aided by Abe Gornetzky, '17, .and Rob- ert Tanner, '19, and an orchestra from the Xi Psi Phi fraternity. There was a pile of old clothing and shoes banked around the big Christmas tree that will help more than one family solve the problem of keeping warm. Give Trees to Hospitals. On Thursday the Christmas trees will be collected from the houses using them at their Chr)stmas parties. As soon as possible these trees will be dis- tributed at the hospitals and among different organizations in the city where they will be used for the en- tertainment of poor children. CbcIMcbigan T atp Extenaz to you 'IbolItap reetings Elects Marlan WIlson, '18 , women's honorary literary ha-, a aetf llMarian W.lsn.' 18