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PEOPLE OE AMERICA GREET WOUNDED HOME FROM FRONT Army Behind Lines Willing to Make Supreme Sacrifice for Winning War Is Message of Alliance for Labor and Democracy. Greeting to the American wounded first home from the French battlefront, sent by ithe American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, which was adopted in the form of resolution at a mass meet ing held in New York, was printed in the copy of the Official Bulletin, received at the University library yesterday. The greeting follows: * “To our wounded soldiers home from (the front: “We salute you. We send to you the greetings of the people of Now York. We hold out our hands to you in fel lowship of Americanism. You have faced the barbarian enemy of enlight ened munkind to defend everything that free people hold dear. You have come back to us bearing the wounds of honor able battle, the wounds of a battle waged I for home and liberty. “But we do not wish to send you words. We send to you a message of unity among our people, of a great, over Express Your Individuality In both the Jewelry you wear and that which you give. There is a certain style in design, set ting, combination of precious metals and stones that fits the individual and expresses the personalities. We shall be glad to help your selection by suggestion from our large and varied stock—or by creating special designs for you—either to wear or to give. Seth Laraway The Diamond Merchant and Jeweler * A''>ve-<?TiVFR«! >( K ,v . v. e* M V 1 Spring Chapeaux In Tho MOST DESIRABLE COMBINATIONS Found at Mrs. Carter s Millinery Parlors Exclusive agents for Fisk Patterns of Super-Attractivev.css powering national determination to lay upon the altar of our nation’s need everj resource we possess, all the strength we possess, unto the last sacrifice pos sible to humanity. We send to you the message that the working people of America, with one voice, declare that above everything this war for democracy must be won; that above everything au tocracy must perish; and that the needs of our nation at war are supreme be cause the issue upon which the war is waged is above every other issue before the world. “We send this message to you who have come back to us from the front, and we send it to your comrades and our brothers who are there, and wo send it likewise to the world that the world may know our resolve, our determina tion, our deep-fixed purpose. “America honors you for what you havs done, and it is our deep and sin cere privilege and pleasure to express to you what the nation would wish to say to you if its hundred million free people could stand by your hospital cots.” UIEBSflOP FIGHT DRAWN BATTLE (Continued from page one) sight of the enemy, he was really sent to certain suicide. He did not have the advantage of surprise, and did not have a sufficient force to attack Crandall’s entrenched men. Meanwhile, Comfort and Sheehy, each without a platoon and a half, advanced toward the forces entrenched beyond the cemetery ridge. Comfort left part of his forces a little too far behind, where his men would not be of assist ance to him. He also exposed his flank to Eickhoff’s men, according to the um pires, although the details of this part of the struggle were difficult to observe. The party in ambush made the mis take of staying in the cutting. “The cutting was good for only one thing— (to hide in,” said the umpires. “After they were discovered, and before they were attacked, Lind and Mullarky should have shifted positions and drawn up beyond the hill. Instead, they bunched their men together behind a red barn.” At this stage of the fight, Colonel Leader ruled that Lind and Mullarky had captured the hill, since Comfort's forces wore not held together well, and their position was not good. Comfort and Sheehy were ruled back 300 yards, being given four minutes to effect the retreat. Two Sides Penalized. During this time, Crandall's and Koepke’s forces were in combat, all the advantage of position. Koepke ad vanced boldly and drew up in front of Crandall's forces, and the umpire penalized Crandall II men and Koepke 28. Waugh had reinforced Crandall, but then, after this part of (the fight was over, instead of rushing to the as sistance of the other platoons of his side, he dallied. In spite of the numerous blunders, Captain Allen said that he felt thnt the fight was carried on well, except thnt sit was too slow, and the men did not .take advantage of their positions. MARCH 13 SET ASIDE AS REGISTRATION DAY (Continued from page one) third ordnance course, and students of the University, petitioned to be grad uated on the basis of the hours they had made, including for credit the hours made in ordnance work. Action on tin se petitions was postponed, but the atti tude of the faculty was sympathetic and favorable, said A. K. Tiffany yesterdav. The men petitioning are Jesse Witty. Walter Matson, Russell Quisenberry, William Cerviee and Frank Wilson. The senior petition asking that seniors be exempt from examinations, was laid on the table. WAR WORK CLAIMS SENIOR France* Schenk Given Credits by Fac ulty and Will Train for Nurse In order that Frances Schenk, a sen ior m the I'niversity, may so to New York to train for hospital work in ! France, the faculty has voted to permit her to he graduated, although she is five hours short of the requirement. Miss Schenk will leave within a few days and make up the five hours in Red 1 Cross study at the traiuiug school in | tho east. I The action by the faculty in Miss 1 Schenk's ease is the first of it* kind ever * taken, although senior men have been permitted to graduate when enlisting. The facility hi this stop has placed wo men's war work on the same basis as i that of the men. ATTENTION WE OBSERVE TO THE LETTER THE RULES OF THE FOOD ADMINISTRA TION AND CAN GIVE YOU THE BEST GROCERIES AT PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT. OUR DELIVERY SERVICE IS UNEXCELLED CALL THE TABLE SUPPLY CO. Delicatessen and Grocery 9th and Oak. SOU, BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER The Varsity EVER POPULAR. 0 "ARROW form'fit COLLAR * .—....I ' —. mm n FRESHMEN LEAD IN SW1M16 WEST Marian Coffey High Point Winner in First Half of Co-ed Meet; Frosh Lead. Life-Saving- Event Provides En tertainment for Enthusias tic Spectators. More than ‘_'0 swimming enthusiasts, of varying grades of ability, turned out Friday night for the first of the co-ed inter-class meets, held in Hayward Hall. The scale for awarding points has not been definitely arranged, but from ail evidences, Marian Coffey, junior, holds the largest number of individual points, with Jeanette Moss, sophomore, second, lu class points the freshmen are head, with the juniors a fairly close second. This may be somewhat changed when the scale of counting is definitely de cided, as the freshman class had twice as many girls entering as any other class. The next meet will be held on Fri day. aud until this time it will not be known who are the winners. Life-saving Stunt Feature. The lug feature of the evening was the life-saving stunt. The enthusiastic .i i dienee seemed to receive a great deal of amusement in watching the four eirls who entered the contest, trying to untie their shoes and unfasten 'their gingham aprons in eight feet of water. As each contestant succeeded in kicking off a shoe she was heartily applauded, hi tit the real task seemed to be in retriev ing the proper pieces of clothing, which were scattered around on the bottom of the tank, and once or twice some one else’s wearing apparel was brought to the snrface. However, the girls who entered the contest were all successful in accomplishing the feat. They were Jeannette Moss, Ethel Murray, Helen Nicolai, and Edna Rice. Score by Events. The results of the contests were as follows: Plunge for distance—Nicolai, fresh man, first; Stoppenlwoh, freshman, s»c ond; Robbins, freshman, third. Breast stroke—20-rard dash; Moss, sophomore, and Stoppenbach. freshman, tied for first, with a 20-second record; Mildred Broughton, senior, made it in 22 seconds. Back stroke for speed—Mary Murray, freshman, first; Peterson, sophomore, second; Huff, freshman, third. Back stroke for form—Bice, fresh man. first: Stollenberg. freshman, sec ond: Pirie. freshman, third. 20-yard dash, free style—Coffey, junior, first, in 14 3-5 seconds; Moss, sophomore. It* 1-5 seconds: Nicolai, freshman. 21 1-2 seconds. Side stroke for form—Largent. Coffey, and Murray. 10 points; Pirie, Stotten berg, aud Peterson, 9 points. 40-yard dash, free style—Coffey, jun ior. 50 4-5 seconds: Nicolai, freshman, second: Miss, sophomore, thirl. Standing fall dive—Coffey, junior. Craine. senior. 10 points; Murray, fraah man, 0 points. Spring dive—Coffey, (junior, Wood' cook, freshman, 10 points; Huff, fresh* man, Shermann, senior, 9 points. Elective diving—Coffey, junior, Mur ray, junior, and Stoppeubaeh. freshman 10 points; Murray, freshman, 9 points. Trudgeon for form—Coffey, junior, It points; Moss, sophomore, 9 points; Ni man, Sherman, senior, 9 points. Life-saving, towing—Rice, freshman (Robbins, freshman, Coffey, junior, Huff freshman, 10 points. Undressing and retrieving clothes— Moss, sophomore, Ethel Murray, junior Xicolai. freshman, and Rice, freshmaD 10 points. F. DEAN IN SPRUCE DIVISI0F Ex ’18 Oregon Student. First Lieutena* in Information Unit. Fritz Dean, ex 'IS, who left collegv in his junior year to enlist in the army is now in a military information sectioi stationed at Seattle. His headiruarteri are at the Frye hotel for the present but he expects to be transferred withn three weeks. Dean’s rank and officia •branch of service are first lieutenant, apruc? production division of the avia tion corps. After transfer he will b in the Yeon building in Portland. 4* Mask and Buskin of A. U. P. 4 ♦ announces the election of < ♦ NORYELL THOMPSON « ♦ CURTIS PETERSON < ♦ JULIAN LESLIE 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< Send the Emerald home