THE WEATHER COLD AND CLOUDY TODAY y tr. tAgan jDatt UNITED PRESS DAY AD NIGHT WIRE SERVICE VOL. XXVIL No. 148. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS f LOUISE HOMER .TO OPEN -FESTIVAL AT CONCERTTONIGHT METROPOLITAN STAR WILL BE SOLOIST ON INITIAL PROGRAM CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PLAYS Arthur Middleton Will Take Place of Hinshaw Saturday Evening Mme. Louise Homer, contralto of the Metropolitanm Opera company, will be the soloist at the opening concert of the May Festival at 8 o'clock this evening in Hill auditorium. This ac- complished artist, who has become a favorite in this city, will be heard in four arias by Gluck, Handel, Meyer- beer, and Verdi. The other numbers on the program will consist of orchestral works played by the Chicago Symphony orchestra of 70 ;,en, conducted by Frederick Stock, MICIIIGAMUA TAKES WHITES INTO CAMP IN ANNUAL ROUNDUP When from out the paleface wigwam From behind the staring moon-face Comes the slow and solemn six strokes Telling that the Evening Spirit Wanders over the woods and meadows Lights the campfires o the heavens Then the Michigamua warriors In their feathers and their war paint Soon will gather round the oak tree Round the oak tree called the Tappan There to greet the trembling paleface Twelve in number wait the bidding Of the loud rejoicing redskins For before they take the long trail To the lodge of Michigamua Many trials and many tortures First must show their strength and courage Ere the red man bids them welcome Ere he calls each paleface "brother" Ere the peace-pipe smoke together. EXAMINE MEN WITHOUT APPLYING TO CHICAGO PHI BETA KAPPA CHOO-SES 22 MEN AND 25 WOMEN RECORD NUMBER OF SENIORS IS NAMED IN 1917 ELEC. TION ANN ARBOR CLAIMS 13 OUT OF TOTAL OF 471 CANDIDATES REPORT AT WATERMAN NASIUM TO BOARD GYM- MME. LOUISE HOMER Candidates for officers' training camps can report to the examing board in Waterman gymnasium without sending in their applications to Chi- ca go. This information was given out by Major Charles W. Castle yesterday and is according to directions received by him from the central department headquarters. With these new directions on hand the applicants make out their blanks in accordance with orders, and report to Captain J. F. Breakey, 213 East Huron street, for physical examina- tion. Those who are accepted can then report to the examining board at Waterman gymnasium. Final notifica- tions regarding the result in each case will be sent to the applicant by the commanding officer of the training camp concerned. The plan is for can- didates to report at the camps be- tween May 8 and 14. Men should not proceed to camp until notified. The general impression that the of- ficers' reserve corps is full is contrary to a telegram received by Mr. Gard- ner S. Williams from B. F. Gilkeson, executive secretary of the training camps association. The telegram stat that large numbers of well qualified men will still be accepted by the camps, but should get their ap- plications in immediately. and include Dvorak's Overture "Othello," Brahms' Symphony No. 3, F major, Opus 90, "A Dance Rhap- sody," by Delius, and ,the symphonic poem, "Finlandia," by Sibelius. New Addition to List Another prominent artist has been added to the list of soloists in the per- son of Arthur Middleton, bass-bari- tone, of the Metropolitan Opera com- pany, who has been engaged to- sing at th'e Saturday evening concert in place of Hinshaw, who is unable to be present owing to illness. Mr. Middleton, besides being a suc- cessful operatic singer, is one of the best known concert and oratorio sing- ers in America. His operatic reper- tory includes most of the operas which are being presented at the present time. The very fact that he is to reach Ann Arbor from Kansas City shortly before the concert Saturday evening, and will sing the role as- signed to him without rehearsal, speaks well for the training and mu- sical equipment' of this young Ameri- can singer. This will be Mr. Middle- ton's first appearance in Ann Arbor. Wombs Dropped On Neutral Village Dutch City, Zierikzee, Laid in Ituins by Big Aeroplane Raid Amsterdam, May 1.-The Dutch vil- lage of - Zierikzee, near the Belgian frontier, was laid to utter waste Sun- day night, by, bombs droppel from an aeroplane. The aviators nationality and his reason for dropping bombs on a neutral unprotected city have not been established. There were several casualities, five according to one report. "The whole village is in ruins," declared the Tele- graaf today. The Telegraaf joined with other Dutch papers in demanding an immediate inquiry to establish the identity of the raiding party. Nearly all newspapers insist, from the loca- tion of the city, it is evident the bombs were not dropped by mistake, but rath- er by design. . Toastmasters to Give Farwell Banquet In honor of John C. B. Parker, '17, and Harold A. Fitzgerald, '17, who leave for Fort Sheridan in the near future, Toastmasters will hold a fare- well banquet Friday evening . at the Honored Students Selected from 654 Possibilities by Society Forty-seven members of the senior class, the largest number in the his- tory of the local chapter, were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the literary honor society, at a meeting of the members held yesterday afternoon. Twenty-five of those elected are women and 22 men. There were 654 considered for elec- tion this year while last year 36 were chosen out of 521 considerations, 23 men and 13 women. Ann Arbor leads the cities represented with 13 of the newly elected members claiming her as home. Four are from Detroit and three from Grand Rapids and Toledo respectively. Following is the list of those elect- ed: William T. Adams, Ann Arbor; °Yancy R. Altsheler, Louisville, Ky.; Jeanette Armstrong, Ann Arbor; Leav- itt J. Bulkley, Detroit; Ruth Butler, Frankfort; Lillian Carnegie, Detroit; Ralph M. Carson, Ann Arbor; Helen L. Champion, Detroit;- Jean Paul Cooley, Erie, Pa.; Marie Cronwell, Ann Arbor; Adele L. Crandall, Ann Ar- bor; Cecil F. Cross, Wayne; Stanley L. Fildew, Pontiac; Irma Hazel Gid- dings, Lawton; Mildred A. Hatch, Ann Arbor; Margaret Henkel, Mt. Clem- ens; Rollin C. Hunter, South Lyon; Philip M. Hoff, Honesdale, Pa.; Harold M. Johnston, Hillsdale; Anita M. Kelley, Kenwood, N. Y.; Bernice K. Krueger, Toledo, O.; Helen L. Krueger, Toledo, 0.; Howard S. Liddell, Erie, Pa.; Albertine G. Loomis, Grand Rap- ids; Alva J. McAndless, Capac; La- vinia G. McBride, Ann Arbor; James W. Mack, Gary, Ind.; Francis F. Nes- bit, Washington, D. C.; Helen Pratt, Chelsea; Josephine H. Randall, Ann Arbor; Margaret R. Reynolds, Ann Arbor; Harold W. Rosenheim, Detroit; Irene F. Russell, Ann Arbor; Claude W. Schutter, Ann Arbor; Harold J. Sherman, Toledo, O.; Olga E. Shink- man, Grand Rapids; Paul E. Steketee, Grand Rapids; Amanda Streeper, Wayne, Pa.; Harold B. Teegarden, Greenville, 0.; Ethel Vail, La Porte, Ind.; Harriett K. Walker, Ann Ar- bor; A. Philip Warriner, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Lester A. Waterbury, Chicago; Frances A. Way, Battle Creek; Ingle B. Whinery, Grand Rapids; Alice Y. Wieber, Houghton, and Annetta L. Wood, Ann Arbor. The reception and initiation for the newly elected members Will be held at 8 o'clock Friday evening, May 11, in Barbour gymnasium. Dean James R. Angell of the University of Chicago, son of President Emeritus James Bur- rill Angell, will give the address of the evening. RUSSIANS CELEBRATE ENTRY OF U. S. INTO WORLD WAR Petrograd, May 1.-Sixty thousand siancitizens massed in a great Ia day parade today marched past the American embassy' to cheer the entry of the United States -into the' world war. The president of the Duna, Robzinko, spoke from a balcony stand- ing beside American Ambassador Francis, eulogizing America's human- itarian course. "The liberation of Russia must b crowned with victory for humanity," declared Ambassador Francis in a brief reply. The demonstration was planned especially to show that the anti-American movement engineered a week ago by a sociolist agitator did not represent the sentiment of the Russian people. Iowa Furnishes Bowlegged Soldiers Iowa City, Ia., May 1.---Iowa can furnish a goodly contribution to the army, says the doctor in charge of the gymnasium. Most of the men ex- amined are in excellent physical con- dition, although bowleggedness is an, affliction from which many suffer. Drastic Changes Follow Crusade Lord Northliffe's Naval Agitation Assures Reorganization Shortly London, May 1.-Rumors that the powerful agitation lead by L No rth- cliffe to force the British admiralty to tell the truth of the submarine men- ace have born fruit in "drastic changes" shortly to be made in that office, were featured by London pa- pers today. In the meantime Northcliffe, through his Daily Mail. hammered away vigor- ously, demanding that the government tell all the facts of losses by subma- rines in order that the British peo- ple might realize the necessity for Economy. STUDENTS PLAN TO FORM AMBULANE CORPS SOON SUFFICIENT MEN HAVE ALREADY SIGNED TO MAKE PLAN A SUCCESS If the plans of a group of students on the campus carry through, Mich- igan is to have an ambulance corps In France within two months. When the proposition was brought before Pres- ident Harry B. Hutchins, he stated that if a petition bearing the names of 25 qualified students was submitted, there would be reasonable grounds for supposing that the unit would be ac- cepted as officially representing Mich- igan. It will be absolutely necessary, how- ever, that every student have definite permission from home, and be in proper physical condition to go. Twenty-one men have already signed up and several more are ready to go, but are undecided du, to their having to wait for permission from home and. to other requirements. The committee is working steadily to put the project through and declares the prospects of success to be very bright. $10,000 Must be Raised Providing the plan is carried out, it will first be necessary to raise $10,- 000 to finance the 25 men. This sum will probably be met by subscription from alumni. The next step will be' the securing of papers of recommeda- tion and other information which will be sent on to Boston and Washington in order to obtain passports for the men. "The movement is thoroughly Am- erican," said Ralph Starrett, who is one of the leaders of the project, "and the corps will be a part of the Ameri- can ambulance field service. The men are working fast, and hope to be able to leave June 2." The men would probably sail for Bordeaux which is the route of most boats now sailing' for France. New Unit May be Formed There is already a waiting list of students who have expressed a desire to go, and if enough interest is mani- fested another unit may be formed, Units have already been formed at sev- eral other universities. Dartmouth, Leleand Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton have each three ambulance corps in the field. Tufts college is forming a corps and will probably sail with the unitefrom Michigan. A meeting will be held at 7 o'clock to- night in Lane hall, and all those who' are going are urged to attend. The following have already express-' ed their intention of going: A. R. Thompson, grad., James- E,.. Chenot,' '19L, C. 0. Wilson, '20E, Ward Starrett, '20E, Glen A. Wilt, Ronald Hoskin, '20, l; T., Fletcher, '20, Harry D. Wood, '19, E. D. Slater, '17, Guyor W. Os- good, '20, A. D. Rathbone, '19, George R. Larwill, '20, Kenneth Wesley, '17,! Thomas McAllister, '18, Perrin H. Long, G. W. Lovell, '18, Allan J. Fox, '19, L. S. Thompson, '18, R. W. Phelps, '20E, Roy D. Lamond, '17, and Harold ,A.Day, '20E. TICKETS FOR UNION SPRING PARTY FRIDAY NOW ON SALE tickets for the spring' party to be held at the Unioq Friday evening, have been placed on sale. Plans are being made for a gala occasion, and the dec- orations and' programs will be in Michigan colors. Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Boston and oth- ers to be announced later will be the chaperones. The tickets sell for $1.00; and are on sale at the Union. PUT SEIZED GERMAN SHIPS INTO SERVICE Will Carry Food and Provisions to Al- lies; May Bring Teuton Prisoners Across Washington, May 1.-Seized German ships will be immediately put into service to carry food and provisions to America's allies, it was announced by the shipping board today. Two of the vessels seized at the declaration of war are now repaired and ready for service. Others will be ready for service within a week. The steamer Clara Menning, taken at New York, was today enroute for Baltimore: under orders of the shipping board, where she will be loaded with wheat and coal for Italy. She will sail under charter as soon as loaded. The German Tisa also seized in New York harbor will ship with a cargo for France under charter to the French government. If either is torpedoed Germany will be sinking her own property. Suggestions that German prisoners of war in France and England be brought to America as the ships re- turn are being received by administra- tion officials. They could be easily fed in this country, it is pointed out, and could be put to work here as well as insuring the safety of the vessels in the submarine zone. Orator Leaves For Twin City Today R. M. Carson,'17 to Compete in North- ern Oratorical League Contest Ralph M. Carson, '17, and Harold B. Teegarden, '17, will leave tonight for Minneapolis, where Carson will de- liver his oration "The Scholar and the Socialist" in the annual Northern Ora- torical league contest. Teegarden will go as secretary of the Northern Ora- torical league. Carson won the University contest and the annual memorial of $100 of- fered by Nathan M. Kaufman. He will contest against the orators of Minne- sota, Northwestern, Oberlin, Wiscon- sin, Iowa, and Illinois for first honors and a prize of $100. The contest will be held in Ann Arbor next year, a constitutional provision governing the location of the holding of the contest. Prof. Thomas C. Trueblood, because of his illness, is unable to attend the contest this year. Prof. R. D. T. Hol- lister of the oratory department will go as his substitute. ALUMNI GUESTS OF UNIVERSITY TODAY 150 Former Students to Familiarize Themselves with Campus Problems Alumnni visitors, 150 strong, will once more mingle in University sur- roundings and have an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the prob- lems and the aims of the University at the University Alumni day which' officially begins today. A program of varied interest, rang- ing from the visiting of classes to the inspection of the naval tank and a number of conferences, will fill the day. The complete program follows: 8 to 9 o'clock-Registration in Alumni Memorial hall. 9 to 11 o'clock-Class visiting. 11 o'clock-Conference in Sarah Caswell Angell hall. 12 to 2 o'clock-Luncheon in Bar- bour gymnasium. 2 to 3:45 o'clock-Building inspec- WESTERN GEMAYSWEPT BY MAY DAY CRISIS1 STRIKES AND RIOTS SPREAD.ING IN- CENTRAL__EMP[RES HOLLAND DISPATCH BREAKS VEIL OF SECRECY REGARDING INTERNAL STRIFE MAIN TROUBLE IN INDUSTRIAL CENTERS Russian Army Officer Killed by Bomb; Austrian Disruptions Still Unconfirmed London, by Way of Holland, May 1. -Out of the screen of secrecy and scattering reports of a long-brewing storm of discontent within the terri- tory of the central powers comes the news from Holland that strikes are general in all the western part of Germany. The news is regarded as more authentic than any that has as yet been sifted from the secret and carefully watched news sources of the central empires. The news is still more definite and rliable in that it points specifically to Essen, the home of Germany's heaviest truck manufacturing plants, as being the scene of the most violent internal disruption. No details of the striae in the iIustrial city are given. From the same source is suddenly flashed the report that a riot of some kind is taking place at Petrograd, and that Major-General Kashpelimski was killed by a bomb. The particulars in this case are still indefinite except that actual riots are still in progress, al- though the sources for information and details are carefully guarded. The news coming from Holland is taken as a certain sign that the May day crisis is prevalent, and that all western Europe is thrown into a de- luge of strikes and riots. The mere fact that the intenseness of the trou- bled conditions is prevalent mainly in the industrial centers, bears out the prediction made for a long time by those who were closely watching. the situation and in touch with the few sources of information. The actual cause of the strike epidemic is not known though it is generally believed that it is due primarily to the food scarcity and the strike plans made by labor leaders for May day. While the news from Holland is the first reliable report of what the world has suspected and awaited for several weeks, the censorship of news and the extraordinary measures taken by the rulers of the central powers to pre- vent the leakage of news of internal troubles has hindered the securing of particulars. It is regarded now by nearly all the allied powers that in- ternal troubles in Germany are as- suming grave dimensions and that the final outcome may result in the estab- lishment of a republic of some kind. Rumors of strikes and general riots in Austria were still unconfirmed up to a late hour last night, though un- official reports from various sources tend to indicate that strikes are in progress there also. VEREIN INITIATES 33 Students Elected to Honorary Ger- man Society Thirty-three members were initiated into the Deutscher Verein last night in the society's rooms. After the initia- tion a banquet was given in honor o the new members. The following stu- dents were taken in: Alice Eckert, '19, Helen Grable, '18, Rebecca Greenberg, '19, GrQeso Gaines. '19, Blarish Goodell, '19, Zora Hickox, '18, Sarah Hall, '19, Olive Hagen, '18, Ethel Jocelyn, '18, Cecil Johnston, '18, Louise Kreger, '19,f, Florence Melcher, '19, Hester Reed, '19. Ella Rasmussen, '19, Marie Rummell, '20, Mary L. Steere, '19, Ethel Glauz, - '19, Christine Annabelle, '19, Rosa Kingsbury, '19, James Beckman, '19, Murray Coon, '18, W. R. Gross, '18,. Karl Guenther, '19, Walter Gries, '19, Abraham Herman, '19, Carl Johnson, '20, Helmuth Maag, '19,, Hugh Mc- Michael, '19, G. H. Nye, '19, Bertram Schmidt, '19 Leonard Tappe, '19, Karl Wilmot, '19 and Eric Watler '19. LIT TO STUDENTS ASKED PAY CLASS DUES Last Chance to Pay Delinquent Dues and Settle Up Accounts with Class Literary classes will close their campaign for delinquent dues at. 3 o'clock today. Tables will be located in front of the Library and payments received between the hours of 11 and 12 and 1 and 3 o'clock. Yesterday's collections were slowed up considerably by the inclemency of the weather and were probably hin- dered to some extent by a lack of pub- licity as to the campaign. With slightly more favorable weather con- ditions today's receipts should fill the class coffers. All students in the literary college are urged to make a special effort to square up their accounts today as the classes are in need of all funds QW lectable in order to settle with their creditors. Never before has the need of settling outstanding class accounts been so urgent as it is at this time. The tables will be moved inside the west corridor of the Library in case of rain or extremely cold weather. $126,045 RAISED BY DETROIT CITIZENS FOR BELGIANS' RELIEF Detroit, Mlay 1.-Two hundred De- troit citizens donated $126,045 towards the Belgian relief fund at a banquet held Monday night. Mme. Leom Du- priez of Louvain, Belgium, graphical- ly described the actual conditions in her country as they exist today. Professor Francis W. Kelsey of the Latin department, who started the movement in this state, emphasized the worthiness of the cause. Gov. Al-' bert E. Sleeper, Mayor Oscar B. Marx and a score of Detroit's prominent citizens were present. tion. 3:45 to 5 o'clock-Conference Natural Science auditorium. in J S. Toplon,' '19L, Weds Chicago Girl Word was received yesterday that Irving S. Toplon, '19L, of Chicago and Miss Violet H. Gray of Chicago were married last Friday in that city. The young couple will reside at Malcom apartments.