4 THE WEATHER FAIR AM) WARMFR TODAY .. J"" VP ut , Dai1 UNITED PRESS DAY AND NIGHT WIRE SERVICE .,._.-. VOL. XXVII.. No. 162. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS - ------------ 7 LIT COLLEGE TO MAE PLANSFOR MILITARYDRL ALL CLASSES TO HOLD NEETINGS EACH AFTERNOON BEGIN- NING TUESDAY MAJOR C. W. CASTLE TO DIRECT TRAINING Entire Body Will Be Formed Into a Regiment; Begin Work at Once Definite plans for the organization of all men in the literary college for military drills were worked out yes- terday morning by a committee com- posed of Major C. W. Castle, Dean John R. Effinger, Prof. Jesse S. Reeves, and Prof. S. L. Bigelow. The plan which will go into effect at once provides for four meetings to be held at 5 o'clock in University hall on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week. All men in the senior lit class will meet on Tuesday to take part in the organiza- Military mass meetings for organizing literary students for drill will be held at 5 o'clock in University hall on the follow- ing days: Senior lits .............Tuesday Junior lits......... Wednesday Sophomore lits......Thursday Freshman lits..........Friday tion of a class company. 'he junior lits will meet on Wednesday afternoon for the same purpose. Sophomores will meet on Thursday and freshmen on Friday. The meetings will be in charge of Major Castle, under whose direction the organization will be effected. All members of the literary faculty who have had experience at Plattsburg or elsewhere are urged to attend and help in the movement. It is the de- sire of the committee to bring about a definite military organization of all students in the literary college for the purpose of drill. The entire body will be formed Ilto a regiment. Military instruction will begin at once. The drills will be held on Ferry field. 'Men of adequate military ex- perience will be provided. A great deal can be accomplished before the end of the semester with the co-opera- tion of the classes. The hours of drill and other matters of detail will be de- cided upon "in 'the meetings. Carson Second in Torens ~cContest Nor tin uiistern 'lTaW an Easy First It t Maiy Scoolsoinetiiig hitiners aGph 1 Carson, '1 , won seCond place with his cration, "The Scholar and the Socialist,.' in the Northern Grattrical league contest n inneap- ohs l'rday night. Northw estern took an ('L Y i fat Ceordie to a tele" cam rci C ed fron C rsoii a cterdjy mjorn- T i orators coipeting )In the con- and iin Lt year Nathan Vime ,',won third place. The Northu ci ratoria league was found in 18) and competitions have been held annually. Michigan has Son nin e f rst.- Prizes of $100 and $50 are a warded to the wm iners. AFSIVALBRO&H TO LOETAS NGH THE BEAT KIND OF A SUMMER TONIC FOR YOURSELF-FOR YOUR COUNTRY 44 -~- - rl--, 0 - C\ - c "4, lC1 Boilermakers Out for Bloody Quest Triangles, Junior Engineer Honorary Society, Initiate Ten Mem- day Afternoon With scrubbing brushes and the pleasant patullations of "big sticks," and vitalizing paddles, Triangles, junior engineer honorary society, be- gin their spring drive tomorrow after- noon "under the arch." Ten men will endeavor to wipe the stains of ob- loquy, and the blood and footprints from the ancient brass shrine of the engineers. U-BOAT PROBLEM ANSWER SEEN BY. BOARDCHAIRMAN CONd 'u RT VO- 1y hrank Taber The twenty-fourth annual May Fes- tival was brought to a crowning cli- max when Verdi's "Aida" was given last eveninginn Hlll auditorium by the CI"r 1 union, Chicago Symphony or- chestra, Earl V. Moore, organist, and the ,following soloists: Margarete Matzenauer, )e Lu ca, Mar tinelli, Maud Fay, Holmquist, Lois Johnston, and Chase B. Sikca, all under the direc- tion of Dr. Albert A. Stanley. This i~nnortad opera, with its beau- tifol solos and stirring choruses, is wcl1 suited to be given in concert, and its rendition last evening was, in every repect, an inspiring one. y1c M atitue Sings t ar, with her marvel- ns. rich and dramatic, mezzo-soprano tmi. sang the role of "Ameris" and would te difficult to imagine an ar- ist better qualified to sing this tax- ing r ale. lar low tones were rich ud fll while her high tones were mai-ingly clear and powerful. Her intcrprctations were characterized by emotional feeling 'nd great dramatic intensity. Ov log to the absence of Arthur Mid- ieton, Custaf Iolmquist took both the roles of "Ramphis" and "The King," and in each case acquitted him- self with credit. u 7 ~7 "'w V I ors atd Ft- ey 3:a i ahNet Wed- FRESH LITS WNILL HOLDJ MILITAYEPMETING MAJOR CASTLE HAS PROMISED TO HELP YEARLINGS REOR- GANIZE In order to stir up the spirit of the class with regard to military train- ing, the fresh lits will hold a military "I ep' meeting at 4 o'clock on Tues- day al'ternoon in the auditorium of the Natural Science building. Officers of the class have instituted a new plan for the drill work and will put it before the class at this time, with the hope that new interest may be taken. Major Castle has virtually promised to assist the class with their reorganization and will be one of the speakers at the meeting. Arrangements have not been com- pleted as yet, but efforts are being made to obtain a number of men close- ly connected with the military situa- tion at the University to address the assembly. BIG LOAN INCREASES Subscriptions to "Liberty Loan" Reach $480?,000 Per Minute Washington, May 5.-At the rate of $28830,600 an hour, or more than $480,000 per minute, the rank and file of America is paying for America's part in the war to establish world de- mocracy. Secretary McAdoo tonight issued a statement giving the total subscription to the "liberty loan" for the day at $172,983,000. New York City headed the list with a total of $53,000,000, including two offers of $10,000,000 each. fSTART BELGIA RELIEF WORK NEXT TUESDAY CONCERT-ENTERTAINMENT TO BE HELD IN HILL AUDI- TORIUM To Hill auditorium's long list of mass meetings for the good of man- kind will be added one more Tuesday right, in the nature of starting the campaign for Belgium relief. With the Varsity band present, the probability of Gov. A. E. Sleeper pre- siing, steroptican views illustrating the address of one who has seen the barbaric destruction of the civilization of Belgium, and a novel flag presenta- tion], the evening will be in the nature of a' concert-entertainment. Madame Dupriez of Cambridge, Mass., whose husband was formerly a language professor of Louvaine, has been secured to give a short talk on the necessity of relief, showing lant- ern slides of ruined Belgium cities. University women will attend in a body, as will the two divisions of the Michigan naval reserves, and the members of the Universities first am- bulance corps. During the evening a silken flag will be dedicated to the corps by University women. Every student and citizen is invited to attend. No collection will be made. Three Eastern Golfers Tied in Meet Atlantic City, N. J., May 5.-The qualifying round of the spring golf tournament of the Atlantic City Coun- try club resulted in a triple tie, B. W. Corkran, Baltimore, P. S. P. Randolph, Jr., Philadelphia, and Maurice Risley, Atlantic City, each returning a card of 83. More than 100 players started in the qualifying round. LAW STUDENTS TO GET CREIT FOR ENLISTING STATE BOARD DECIDES TO ALLOW TIME FOR WAR SERVICE Law students in the state of Michi- gan who enlit and are accepted in some branch of the United States serv- ice, will be allowed such time as they miss from schol to be applied to the required time of laW study, according to resolutions adopted by the Michigan state board of hw examiners at its meeting held in Lansing recently. Satisfactory eidence must be shown the board t the effect that the student has enliste before he will be given the advantages of the resolu- tions. The board alo has authorized its secretary to hold at some date in the future an examination only for students who have enlisted according to these resolutions, wich follow: 1. Resolved, That laI students who enlist and are accepted in any branch of the United States service (with the approval of the La# school au- thorities or of the pre ptor under whom they are studying), will be al- lowed on the required tine of law study such time (not exceeing, how- ever, two months in any on year) as they may on account of service for the country be prevented fro pursu- ing their law work; 2. That satisfactory evidenc (pre- ferably by the certificate of the dean or secretary of the law school o pre- ceptor), shall be furnished the loard of a compliance with this resoluton, and in case of law school students, of graduation therefrom, before any stu dent is permitted to avail himself of the provisions hereof; and 3. That the board for the conveni- ence of law students who may come under this resolution, authorizes its secretary, in his discretion, to call a special meeting of the board, at such time and place as may best meet the purposes of this resolution, for the examination for admission to the bar only of students who come under the provisions hereof. UNION NOMINATES 1917-1918 OFFICERS ICOMMITTEE TO CHOOSE MEN AT TEN O'CLOCK THIS MORN- ING Nominations for next year's officers of the Michigan Union will be made at 10 o'clock this morning in the Union by the nominating committee. In addition, nominations by petition will be accepted providing they are presented by 9 o'clock tomorrow at the Union desk and signed by 25 or more petitioners. The constitution of the Union states that all nominations be made at least four days previous to the election. -Owing to' the fact that campus election comes a week early this spring, and that the sickness of the Union president delayed some of the club's business, it has been impos- sible to open nominations sooner. The nominating committee, compos- ed of A. S. Hart, '17, chairman, rep- resenting the literary college; Arthur E. Hecker, '17E, the engineering; George McClure, '17M, the Medical school; Harry G. Gault, '17L, the Law school, and Lawrence Heustis, '17P, the combined colleges, will select its men today and publish the list from Tuesday until Friday in The Daily. Michigan Dames to Elect Officers The Michigan Dames will hold a meeting at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow night at Newberry hall for the annual elec- tion of officers. W. L. SAUNDERS OF NAVAL CON. SULTING COMMITTEE "HOPEFUL" EDISON KNOWN TO BE EXPERIMENTING No Definite Single Proposal Now in Hands of Men Chosen to Make Defense Plans New York, May 5.-Solution of the submarine problem is in sight. While the greatest inventive brains in the government service were con- centrated tonight on technical experi- ment for the eradication of the U-boat menace, Chairman W. L. Saunders of the naval consulting board, avowed he was "hopeful" of an early solution. In this connection it was definitely learned that Thomas A. Edison, presi- dent of the board, has been away from his laboratory at Orange, N. J., for three days working on government ex- periments. It is understood he is on one of his famous "work Jags," which frequently result in astonishing dis- coveries. No Definite Proposal "There is no definite single proposal before the naval consulting board," declared Saunders tonight, "but we have submitted a number of inven- tions to the navy department. All have been tested and found practical. Personally I am hopeful that one of these or a combination of them, will prove to be the solution of the sub- marine problem. "I am confident that the submarine peril will be solved by some of the inventions now before our board," Saunders continued. "Of course, this is my personal opinion. There are 24 members of, the board and sometimes they all hold different opinions." Saunders Makes Denial Saunders denied a statement quot- ing him as saying the submarine ques- tion "had been solved." "It never will be' solved," he as- serte'd, "until the submarine is elim- inated. I think the perif right now is just as serious as ever, but I do be- lieve the inventions now in our hands will meet it. The navy department, NEED COLLEGE MEN $ v IN TRAINING CAMIS Wt two Unitad States army ma- jors, and a faculty member as the Secretary Baker Warns Against Gen- rteakers of the evening, minstrels, era oement of Students ngs, and vaudeville sketches, the T d A "War Smoker" next Wednesday even- owar rmy ug at the Union looms up as the big- gest raIlitary affair since the battle Washington, May 5.--The govern- of Ife Mmrnc. at least on the campus. ment needs college men in officers' Among the speakers secured for the training camps, Secretary of War occasion, Major Charles W. Castle, Baker told college presidents assem- ct drill, will bled here today. Baker said college ante i n of the pres- education better fits men for training, et von te work to actual maneu- but he warned against any general n rgulr army l e. movement of college men toward the Ma Charles A. Wright, U. S. A., army. of the army staff of engineers, will de- Those disqualified physically or too liver an address on the services which young, he said, can aid thei country a college man (an render to the coun- best by continuing their courses andym wr of. Herbert. preparing for different service later. Sadler of the department of naval Engineering courses, he said, could be modified to fit men for commissions in1 speak ou several topics of vital the coast artillery, and the ordnance t st concerning the present m- departmentry situation. s speech will be E\iitLsting to those taking the course Eelements of miitary engineering. TO GIVE TALKS ON TEC 'liii Carlos ZanellI, '17E, will sing sev- 1ral songs, including the "Marsei- Talks by various members of the so- heise" and nb war hymns of several ciety will furnish the program for 'the of the allied nations. Donald A. Smith, meeting of the Unitarian Students' so- 'lE, will be on hand with his "Senior ciety, which is to be held at 6:30 Civil Mirmtrels" who have appeared in o'clock this evening in the parlors of campus productions heretofore under the church at the corner of State and the name of the Camp Davis songsters. Huron streets._ Dan D-utts, '1E, will present a skit The subject of the talks will be of soii s. assisted on the traps and "Teaching as a Profession," and th d ums by R. D. Pfohl, '20. speakers will be Ruth- Lenzner, '17, Norman H. Ibsen, 'i8E, is general Abigail Blackburn, '18, and Rollin C. chairman of the smoker, which is be- Hunter, '17. The public is cordially kg given under the auspices of the invited to attend. Engineering society, Presbyterian Church Huron and Division, Streets Communion Service Lieut. Arthur E. Boak Speaks to the University Classes at Noon Young People's Service at 6:30 First Methodist Church A. W. Stalker, D. D., Minister however, has authorized no announce- ment." CAPTURE FOUR MILES OF GERMAN LINES Froich Gain in Storming Teuton Position Near Lassaux Hill Paris, May 5.-French forces have captured nearly four miles more of Cerman trenches on the Hindenburg line, the French official statement an- iounced tonight. The gain was made in storming the German position be- tween Moisy farm, the Lassaux hill, and the bridges to Soissons during to- day's fighting. "On the captured frontage," the war office said, "our artillery and ma- chine guns inflicted exceptionally Leavy losses to the enemy in repelling counter attacks." The ground gained formed one of the most important salients in the strong German line lying southeast of Vaux Aillon. 1 Capture 1,800 Prisoners * Berlin, by way of London, May 5.- The capture of 1,800 prisoners on the French front was reported in tonight's official statement. Thirty-five machine guns were taken. "Near Lens and Fresnoy," the state- ment said, "weak advances by the enemy failed. The number of English prisoners reached more than 1,200. Be- tween the Aisne and Brimont heights gn attack by four French divisions broke down, thanks to stout resist- ance on the part of our soldiers. East of Neuville the French,, Who :tem- porarily penetrated our lines, were driven out. Here they lost 500 pris- oners and several machine guns." 80 Yale Students to Sail May 26 L New Haven, .Conn., May 5.-Eighty more Yale students have signified their intention of joining the Yale ambu- lance units to sail May 26. Morning's Subject at 10:30 is "Loyalty" Evening's Subject at 7:30 is "The Soul's Harvest. p. '1.