THE [IGAN DALLY THE... .,NDAL PRISON CUBAN REBEL, ING L0ER AT HAANA DICT SPEEDY CONVICTION ON TREASON; FORCES NEAR SANTIAGO By F. S. Ferguson ted Press Staff Correspondent.) vana, March 8.-General Gomez, of the Cuban revolt forces, a )ner after a spectacular defeat of troops by government forces, ar- I at Havana early today on a spe- train. He was hurried at once to penitentiary under heavy guard. rs of the 300 liberal insurrection- taken with Gomez late yesterday, hat thetstatesmen termed Cuba's est battle in history, were ex- ed late this afternoon. .ere appears little doubt that ez is fated to death for his trea- Details of the battle received to- were a fresh cause for rejoicing [avana. The government forces only four killed and 12 wounded, e inflicting drastic defeat on the Is. An official statement today de- d the government troops are now in two hours' train ride of San- tiago, where the last formidable rem- duction includes Paul Nicholson, Rob-, Say i nants of the rebel forces are sup- ert Lee Allen, Gypsy Daly, Gustav iai posed to be entrenched. Baci, and Juliette Lange. , C Can 'tBeSecret * * * * * * * * * AT THE THEATERS AT THE MAJESTIC" TODAY Majestic-"The Night Arcade - IMme. P "Bridges Burned." comedy. Orpheum-Blanche "The Evil Eye." Rae-Marie Doro in " of Marcus." Mr. Jac * * * * * * * * lb * * Clerk." * * etrova in * Also llerz * *t * Sweet in * * The Morals * ck comedy. * S* * * *I. An hour and half of pleasing enier- tainment is offered by "The Night Clerk," the attraction at the Majestic theater during the latter portion of the week. Many of the lyrics possess a swing and melody and not a little of the real humor is furnished by the erratic "engineer" of the hotel, whose pessimistic outlook on life furnishes some aeprtablP d~mai Poor Ella Quence Finds Much Mystery Hangs About Junior Girls' Play (By Ella Quence.) Every senior woman is looking for- ward to the evening of March 27, in the first place because that is the date of the play given by the junior wo- men in honor of the seniors, and in nounced before the night of the play," we were informed, "but you might see the publicity chairman.." With renewed hope we started out again, for of what use is a publicity chairman who will not give out in- formation? But, alas for hopes. The business of this particular chairman seems to be to inform people that nothing will be made known until March 27. "At least, you can announce the. name," we ventured. "Oh, no, that is a secret until the night of the play," was her reply. "But you may announce the time for rehearsals." And so the play remains shrouded in mystery. pvirn c ue',' ue C mI ~leay. men in honoro., the seniors, a the second place because on that even- AT THE ARCADE I ing the graduates-to-be will appear in caps and gowns for the first time. Naturally, with so much interest Patrons of the Arcade will have an aroused on the subject, The Daily de- opportunity today to see the popular cided to run a story on the Junior actress, Mme. Olga Petrova in "Bridges Girls' play. But in this even The Burned." The story is one of Mme. Daily has had to give up; the case is Petrova's own productions and is re- hopeless. plete with tense moments in which When a woman won't, she won't, and MANY CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ARE REPORTED AT HOSPITAL Epidemic of German Measles Feared; Scarlet Fever and Smallpox Cases Abate Contagious diseases and an over- crowded contagious ward in the Uni- versity hospital are presenting many difficult problems for the health of- ficers. German measles is- the latest epi- demic to infest the city, although the number of scarlet fever and smallpox cases have abated. Dr. John A. Wess- inger, health officer, says that there has not been a single case of small- pox or scarlet fever since Monday morning. At the present time there are 11 scarlet fever, one smallpox, one chick- en pox, one infantile paralysis and five diphtheria patients in the contagious ward. All students having infectious diseases are now quarantined to their rooms. COMPETITION STILL OPEN FOR LEAGUE CLASS SONGS Women to Receive Prizes for Original or Adopted Airs and Ap- propriate Words. City News AT TIHE WHITNEY One of the song hits of "The Blue Paradise" which comes to the Whit- ney theater, Wednesday, March 14, is "Auf Wiedersehen," which has been popular throughout the country since the opening of the show in New York City. The book of 'The Blue Paradise" is by Leo. Stein, author of "The Merry Widow," and the music is by Edmund Eysler. The cast of the Shubert pro- . I this noted actress is at her best. Prof. F. W. Kelsey Talks at Vespers Prof. Francis W. Kelsey of the latin department spoke at yesterday's ves- per service at Newberry hall, on the general subject of conclusions to be drawn from present conditions. Fol- lowing the talk, Merle Maddon, '19, gave a solo. every one of the 140 women in the play has determined not to let slfp the least inkling as to what the play is, like. When interviewed, each one referred The Daily reporter to someone else. Finally, we sought the general chair- man of the play, and suggested that she might at least announce the names of those in the cast. "Certainly not, that is never an- George W. Sample, Republican, and John P. Kirk, Democrat, were nom- inated by their respective parties for the position of circuit court judge at the election to be held April 2. Since .there was no competition, on the Democratic or Republican tickets for office of county auditor, two of whom will be elected in the April election, Samuel Hammail of Ann Arbor and William Bacon of Chelsea will run on the Republican ticket while Frank Joslyn of Ypsilanti and Henry Paul of Tonight at 8! Jos..n of - s-a i Aand"%& pnrVALPy1 ul nf Ann Arbor will represent the Demo- Contestants for the prizes offered crats for that office. by the athletic committee of the Wom- en's league for'the best class songs to The county vote on the circuit judge be used at basketball games may still submit their efforts to the committee, and county auditor nominations will as a sufficient number have not been be canvassed by the county board of sent in to close the contest. election canvassers at their next Original music is acceptable, but a meeting. familiar air with a good swing is pre- ferred, and the words should be of a Brick Clay Discovered in Kansas spirit calculated to spur the class or Lawrence, Kan., March 8.-Exper- sister class team to victory. iments made by professors of the Uni- A dollar prize is being offered for versity of Kansas have revealed the the best song from each class and fact that clay in various parts of $2.00 will be awarded to the final se- Kansas can be made into bricks equal lection. It is desired that contestants and even superior to those made in get their work in the hands of the other states. This brick-clay is very committee in time for Saturday's abundant in the state. junior-senior game. Il iU F JN E Try The Daily for service. Patronize Daily Advertisers. Without Exception the df Finest and most Accept- able Program presented ever 1857-Dry Goods, Furniture and Women's Fashions -1917 Fascinating Spring Blouses Quite the Loviest We've Shown in Many Seasons 1 - JAMES H.STEVENS Mandolin Soloist Who will offer for your amusement a series of original stunts MORRISON WOOD and EVA BOWEN in Miss Ellen McAndrews and Miss Cenevieve O'Leary in "Jean and Jeannette" Dainty, Refined and Above All Unique Louis Emmerman bl 1 t s I" . r r i 1 a. A, t I and "Certain Calls We Must Obey" An Act pleasing in its Originality "Jazz" Orchestra, A group of Experts who excell in their respective lines. They have syncopa- tion all over 'em. Seymour Simons A series of original Songs, both new and novel "High, Low, Jack, and the Came" A novelty we are sure will please ff11 1111 We wish every one of our customers could arrange to see the display in its present completeness. The styles, colors and ma-. terials are so varied and attractive that it does not seem possible for anyone to be disappointed. At $1.00 to $5.00 come the tables of shimmering lingeries-plain or fancy voiles, batistes and organdies with large square, pleated or round collars trimmed with lace or embroidery.. Some are tucked and some are shirred, but all are exquisitely fresh and dainty. At $3.95 to $8.50-The tailored and sports blouses, made of delicate pussy willow taffeta and crepe de chine. Their collars are large and flat; the cuffs are turn-back or flaring. At $5.00 to $15.00-Irresistible Georgettes and crepe de chines for fancy dress. Many are embroidered in self or contrasting colors, and some are trimmed with real filet lace. White, flesh, gold, Nile, gray, black and orchid. (Second Floor) CAPS AND GOWNS In order to render more efficient service we have transferred women's caps and gowns to the Dressmak- ing Shop on the. Second Floor. Men's graduating costumes will remain in the usual ' location on the Third Floor. I WAILANI STRINGED QUARTET A melodious and tuneful assemblage of Ukulele strummers THE AFTERNOON GOWNS INCLUDE MANY TEMPTING FRENCH COPIES Georgette crepe is used lavishly in all except the tailored models. Sometimes it appears exclusively; more often it is charmingly com- bined with a firmer silk material. An exact reproduction of a Cheruit model is of beige Georgette crepe over white silk, embroidered in brown and trimmed with a brown belt to match. A Jenny Lind gown is made of electric blue charmeuse com- bined with gold Georgette crepe. The collar, cuffs and pockets are embroidered in gold silk and beaded. Its lines are loose and hipless. 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