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MERCHANDISE ADVER? TISED IN THE TRIBUNE IS GUARANTEED pr LXXIX No. 26,529 First to Last?the Truth: News ? Editorials Advertisements tCopyrtgrbt, 1919, New York Tribune Inc.l SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1919 * * ? . \ WE ATHER P?fr and continued warm to-day. lowed by showers and lower temperature to-night and to-morrow. Full Report on race IS fcN iron r>vwM *In ?r?f?ter ?w York and XWO CBNTSj ^jthlii commuting distance THREE CENT? Elsewhere pempsey Wins the Title; Willard, Severely Beaten, f Qnits After 3rd Round Jell Saves Old Champion From Early Knockoutat ! Hands of Youthful Con? tender Before 50,000 fowel Tossed In At End of Third Peaten Fighter Dropped Seven Times in First Round by Lighter Foe By W. O. McGeehan fOLEDO, Ohio, July 4.?A towel tjotd isto the ring from the cornear jifera Jess WDlard floundered on o ?to-ui, ?with id? rieht eye closed ?nd a ? -pmat of blood gushing from his Booth, was the signal that a heavyweight champion had arrived this afternoon. The signal of de came Just a few seconds before for the bell to ring for the fourth la the three rounds Willard was j jtt-ren u terrible a beating as ever was ; Hseerred by a champion. It was practi- ?' kally over in the first round, when 6jck Dempsey sent the huge Willard | i? the mat with a terrific left hook to j Jaw. Willard was down seven times luring this round. When the bell rang for the end of the first he Was half way out of the ring in a neutral ca.rr.pr, beaten, bewildered and ghastly. .The bell could not be heard in the din, and most of the 50,000 screaming spectators thought that it was all over and that Dempsey had won in a round, it seemed that no human being could stand the punishment that Dompsey jave Willard in that round. But Willard came back and fought. He tried the famous straight left, and put all of the force of his sagging1 frame under the right uppercut with ?r. h ich he killed ''Bull" Young in Los Angeles. But his blows did not daze or ??r Dempsey. Willard Floored Often When Willard dropped for the first ?me there was a bewildered and in ?rcduioTis ?grin on his face. He could J[ot beiieve it. He sat on his haunches, jEeming to marvel that snch a thing |ou!d have happened to him. Then he ?co'.vlci and came up, only to be floored again. Derrpsey followed him jeler.i'essly, driving terrific blows to t>; jaw. Down went Willard again, '.n? again he floundered to his feet, LViding his legs 3part to keep his fiance. ? In the second round Willard's right eye was closed completely and the p'.ood flowed free!y from the cut un? derneath. He glared defiance out of tie other and he floundered 'forward, lashing ponderously but in vain, at ?empsey. .More than once Willard rocked and he'.d bis feet only by super hnman will power. In the third round Dempsey lashed a tcrrifit ?eft hook to Willard's jaw. The champion rocked and swayed like *? huge pine that ia falling under the Wows of an axeman. But he kept his fe*t and fought while his heavy jaw Mgged down to his chest and the blood poured out of his mouth in a crimson Malet. * The big man's face was ghastly. I have seen nothing in the ring like it ! with the exception of the bruised and I kattered face of Battling Nelson when j he was beaten by Ad Wolgast at Rich- ! Bond, Cal. Giant Drops Into Stool When Willard sagged into the stool ; ' i? his comer after the third round it! : *i? plain that the fight could not last ?Web longer. The biood-hungry were i dunoring for Dempsey to finish it, ittd it was certain that Dempsey would ftj?ah it decisively If not fatally in Kfother round or two. --Suddenly a towel was hurled to the ?entre of the ring. It was crimson in fJaces from the blood that had been foonng out of Willard'? mouth. There *?* a ga'ip of amazement from the Crowd. The next instant the ring was JHed with a screaming crowd, which ir.elaied a number of hysterical *om?n. * Shey crowded around Dempsey, ?1?Vir,g at hirn. They bent the bars that held the rope? and they cut the ??>*?. to bits to carry away for sou toair*. Women streamed down from th* higher points of the arena and ?tifiht.'-.i-i', pieces of the rope. * ''her?? is no alibi from the champion. ?&? was no hollow shell. If he had not been in the best of condition he *Wid har? died there In the ring un? ie? the terrific punishment that Demp ??7 admin ?stored to hirn. -tAnd he had a stoat heart, this chem !??& that was. Nobody expected him ^* i?t up again after he was knocked ?tor the first time, lit dropped from two blow? delivered almost iianeously?the left hook to the *?d the punishing right to the Then, when be rose, he was en pace eleven ??-1 H ?SAP*? The Winner Says: . rpOLEDO, July ?,?Jack Demp scy, the new champion, said: "I told you I would knock him I out in the first round, and, to all ! intents and purposes, that is what ; I did. "He took a lot of punishment in the next two rounds, but was such an easy mark for my blows and so feeble that I hated to hit him. "Now that I am champion, I will try hard to be a credit to boxing." The Loser Says : rpOLEDO, July A.?Jess Willard, the former champion, said: "In the first round, when Demp sey hit me with a left hook, I tried hard to continue, but I was rap? idly losing my strength. "My eye was closed at the end of the third round, and I realized that it would be useless for me to continue, as I could hardly see. "It is hard to admit defeat, but Dempsey is the hardest puncher I ever faced." 33,000 Guard City ?and Reds Have Quiet Day Lack of Activity Ascribed to Preparations Made to Combat Any Possible In? dependence Day Disorder New York's celebration of Indepen? dence Day was bombless. Despite the apprehension of the au? thorities ,hat the lieds intended to inaugurate a period of terrorism by the placing of bombs and the spread? ing of revolutionary propaganda, the day was freer from radical activity than usual. The Reds made them? selves noticably inc >nspictious. Even the oldtime Socialist picnics, with their red flags and portraits uf Karl Marx, were absent. The inactivity of the anarchists, I. W. W., Bolsheviki and Left Wing Socialists was ascribed in part to the wide publicity which had been given, to the preparations to combat any dis? order. Practically the entire police ! force stood on guard about public; buildings and the. hern:--; of prominent persons who had been publicly de? nounced by the radicals. In some in- ! stances in the downtown sections of the city where property was guarded ! the policemen on duty paced up and down deserted sidewalks and yawned in the absence of anybody to arrest or mysterious packages to examine. Enright Has Little to Do Meantime Police Headquarters, where Police Commissioner Enright was on duty, ready to give personal direction to any necessary mobilization of forces at any given point, was deserted save i for the coming and going of police? men. William M. Offley, chief of the ? local bureau of investigation of the Department of .Juntice, remained in h?3 : office in Park Row. but heard nothing I except the buzzing of his electric fan. Had it been necessary to quell any general disorder 33,000 armed men couid have be?_n brought into action within a short time. Orders had been issued by officials of the New York Guard for 12,000 guardsmen to be ready to report to their armories at a moment's notice. Besides these, many Secret Service men were watching the movements of extreme radicals. While the streets were filled only with good-natured holiday merry? makers, the city, judged by the num? ber of policemen on guard, might have appeared to a stranger to be under some form of martial law. ?Upper Fifth Avenue Dotted Blue uniforms dotted the greater part of upper Fifth Avenue. Three policemen st';od outside the Met? ropolitan Club, while other clubs were closely watched. Special at? tention was given to the homes of Senator W. A. Clark, Henry C. Frick, Cornelius Vanderbilt, W. K. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. Finley J. S he par.1, although the occupants for the most part were away from the city. Midsummer lethargy hung about the radical headquarters. On the door of the Rand School of Social Science, 7 East Fifteenth Street, was posted this notice: "This building will be closed all day July 4." Two reporters who gained admittance to the lobby were shooed away. Miss Bertha Mailly, the secretan.', explained that the purpose was to prevent any strangers from slipping into the build? ing with a bomb. Sh?5 said the school had received hints that there might be a "plant." To protect the building, sha said, the school had requested that a police? man be kept on duty there. All day long the policeman paced the sidewalk in front of the school. Action for I. W. W. It was not so quiet at the I. W. W. headquarters at 27 East Fourth 'Street. While a half dozen I. W. W.'s sat there opining that if any bombs were found anywhere they certainly would have been "planted by the capitalist class,"'the landlady ?woopod in with a broom and a dustpan and served notice that the quarters must be va? cated at once, "Vacated?" repeated L. S. Chumbley, editor of "The Rebel Worker." "Yes; get out," said the landlady, giving her broom a menacing twist. "No more I. W. W.'s here." Mr. Chumbley pleaded for time to obtain new quartern. He pointed out that the organization had n lease which had not, yet expired. The landlady ex? plained that she had been advised by the police that other tenants might be more desirable. The projected general strike which was to have been called an a protest against the imprisonment of Thomas Mooney did not material!/?! here. The strike headquarters ut 25 Fact Seven? teenth Street wa? closed, and W. D. Patterson, the local manager, was re? ported as having gone on ? vacation. City's Hottest July 4 Drives Out Thousands Country' and Seaside Resorts Crowded by Exodus From City as Thermometer He cords 98; Many Prostrated The hottest Independence Day ever recorded by the Weather Bureau in i this city drove almost the entire popu? lation into the country or to the i beaches yesterday. At 2:30 p. m. the [ official mercury reached its highest j point, 98 degrees. ! The mean temperature of the day? j mean meaning also average?was 88 de I grecs. At 8 o'clock in the morning the I thermometer said it was 77 degrees hot, I the coolest time of the day. The hu ! midity was not to blame, as it was nor | mal. The previous hottest Independence- ; ! Day was in 1911, when 93 degrees were ' .tillered. The weather- man said that ! i it would be warm to-day, but that to- ; .night would bring, slightly cooler' weather. At sundown yesterday tin thermometer registered 90 degrees. Prostrations were few, partly be? cause nearly every one appropriated a lire escape or some neighboring tree. Pedcstrianism was never jo neglected as yesterday. From before dawn until dusk people went away from here. At first,'when the hours were small, they departed by hundreds. At dawn thousands were scurrying away from the smell of the softening asphalt. By 8 o'clock it seemed as if the population was made up of the aged, infirm and n few work? ers Everything that ?adiated from the hot hub of a city was bulging. Numerical estimates of even the roun-i numbers of holiday seekers wer?) open only to expert accountant at 9 o'clock Hosts Flock to Coney Coney Island was the objective of the principal attack. By 10 o'clock the sand on the beaches showed shimmering white in a few patches as hundreds of thousands-wooed relief from the heat and got sunburn. The need for greater transportation to Coney Island grew as the mercury bounced upward and traffic managers of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit began concentrating rolling stock on the roads to the beach. The Sea Beach subway and the Brighton Beach ele? vated were the most popular with the air hungry thousands. From 8 o'clock until noon the Brighton line trains ran on a s?ngle minute's headway. Cars had been re? cruited from the corners of barns and from lines which were quiet and dry with intra-city traffic. The trains were made up of si? cars, each accom? modating between fifty and s xty seated and that many standing. Sub? way trains for Coney Island slipped into the West End termina) at two and three minute intervals. These cars seated ninety and "stood" even more. At 6 o'clock old Coney Islanders said that more than 500,000 were revelling in the crowded waters or coolly routing discomfort with much 2.75. There were only six arrests for intoxication at the island yesterday, a new low Sunday or holiday record. Mary Duffy, matron at the Coney Island police station, had no holiday. She had fifty lost children to take care of and sonsole. Rockaway Alao Popular Rockaway was close behind the isl? and in the numbers to whom it extend? ed succor from the scorching streets of tho city. The Long Island Railroad strove perspiringly to take to the Rockaway breakers the thousands who clamored to go. But at 10 o'clock the effort was suspended and the ticket windows were closed, largely because nobody could go through the train gates, because everybody seemed wedged in them. When the congestion was relieved the ticket sale was re? sumed. The train dispatcher at the Pennsyl? vania Railroad terminal announced that the line was busier than ever be? fore in its history. After sizing up the throngs wh:ch choked the terminal, Continued on page four Dutch to Yield Ex-Kaiser; Trial Will Be Public German Lawyers Will Have Assistance o? Britons as Former Emperor Faces Allied Tribunal of Five HollanclLawsNc-l involved Violation of Belgian Neu? trality To Be the Charge; Formal Protest Expected LONDON, July 5 (By The Associated Press)/?The Allies, according to "The Daily Mail," have received assurances that the Dutch government in the last resort will not refuse to surrender the former German Emperor for trial. The newspaper says that the neces? sary formal objections will doubtless be raised to maintain the rights of Dutch sovereignty, but as the demand for his person can be made, in the name of the league of nations national rights will not be infringed, and there is no doubt the Dutch government will be quite ready to get rid of the un? welcome guest. John Andrew Hamilton, Lord Sum ner, Will preside over? the five judges representing the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan a,t the public trial of the former Ger? man Emperor, according to ''The Evening News." Sir Gordon Hewart, Solicitor Gen err.! of Great Britain, will lead for the prosecution. William llohenzollern, it is said, will be defended by German couv.i-el, assisted by .British lawyers if ho wishes them. Procedure to Be Fixed It is not considered likely, "The Mail" continue:;, that the matter will como before the Dutch courts, despite certain .statements at The Hague. The chief count in the former Kais? er';; indictment, "The Mail" under? stands, will be his action in causing violation of Belgium and Luxemburg. The proceedings will be conducted in ',: '. ?','.. but a translation will be made int is . ? languages simultaneously. Great state trials in England, of which there have been none for many years, have been held in West? minster Hall, but it is not believed that William Hohenzoherri will be given that honor when he is brought here to face the Allied tribunal. The procedure. ? >r h is '!?:: ! w*iIJ be laid down by a commission which will be appointed by a commii which the Allies will soon set up to execute the provisions of the peace? treaty. Five judges will be chosen by the British, American, French, Italian and Japanese governments, and it is ex? pected they will constitute the court. In that event the Earl of Reading,! Lord Chief Justice, will .sit for Great Britain, and Edward Douglass White, Chief Justice of the Supremo Court of the United States, i^ regarded as the logical choice of the. American government. Parliamentary gossip ? fluids that the former Emperor certain? ly should not "lie given a privileged position in court, but should be put in the dock like any other man charged with crime. Expect Trial in Fall The trial is looked for this autumn, if it occurs, and steps for the Kaiser's extradition are expected to be taken soon, if not already begun. The decision to bring the former Kaiser to London, with other promi? nent accused 4j*2rs?ns, has been u well l..'P!. secret, and it is understood that Mr. Lloyd George was responsible for I th.? proposal, first made public in the Premier's speech in the Commons yes? terday. Dutch Cant Halt Flight of William AMSTERDAM," July 4.?There is nothing to prevent the former German Emperor or the former Crown Prince from leaving Holland at the'r pleas? ure, according to a high government authority at The Hague quoted by the Amsterdam "Telesjraaf" correspondent. If either of them should leave, how over, the official quoted said, the sur priso of their departure would be "un? pleasant both for the Dutch govern- ; ment and the, Dutch people." "Shouid there come, however, a de- ? mand for the former Kaiser's extrndi- ? tion," the official said in an interview, "and should he then want to depart? suddenly it is possible he would be prevented. He can, according to the law of extradition, he 'arrested' at tho request of a foreign government, but a demand .for his extradition must be made with n a certain period. "When the demand for extradition cotnos it will be examined in the light ?1 laws and treaties first. The law to be considered is the extradition law, Article 2 whereof spec lies offences for which foreignors will not be extra? dited. Extradition also is subject to a number of other restrictions, for? malities and guarantees. Should there come a demand which is technically correct and in order the government must first obtain the advice of the tribunal under whose legal jurisdiction the person wanted is res ding, "The former Kaiser must bo heard by a tribunal," it adds. "The hearing may take place en camera and at that hearing he could be represented by counsel. Within fourteen days after the hearing the tribunal must inform the Minister of Justice of its decision, whereupon the government would act." demobilization of Army May End War Prohibition August 1 New York Tribune Washinoton Hure.au VITASHINGTON, July 4.?There is a possibility that demobiliza ** tion will be completed by August 1, thereby ending war-time prohibition Demobilization authorities depressed the opinion to-day that .Secretary Baker's order to ge t down to peace strength by Sep? tember 30 will be carried out much moro easily than at first expect- ? ed. Military experts went so far as to say that if. would bo possible to discharge all temporary officers and enlisted men by August 1. Even conservative estimates are that demobilization will bo com? pleted by the first week of August Riotous Towns Turn Over Rule To Italy's Reds Four Persons Are Killed When Troops at Imola Fire Upon Crowds De? manding Cheaper Food Florence Shops Sacked Populace Holds Up Produce Merchants at Gates and Fixes Its Own Prices ROME, July 4.?Authorities in the Imola and other towns in the Romagna district have virtually handed over their administrative powers to Social? ist, Syndicalist and anarchist organiza? tions, which have taken control of the region as soviets, says the "Giornale d'ltalia." Four persons were killed to-day wher. troops fired on a crow 1 at Imola as ;. result of demonstrations against the high cost of living. Newspaper d'i patches received here 'eport t*16 ag'U tion to be particularly strong at 0 . logna, Ravenna, Florence and Forli. FLORENCE, July 4 (By The As? sociated Press).?Serious riots occurred here to-day in protest against the higa cost of living. Mobs sacked severa shops in the outskirts of the city. A the gates of the city rioters held u; merchants coming in with their pro-', uce and fixed their own prices. Elaborate police and military mear, ures have been taken to preserve order The rioters were quieted in certain places by the prefect of the district who requisitioned all fruits and vege? tables, which in the summer form the staple foods of the poor. He fixed prices 40 per cent less than those cur rently charged. Where the crowds me. merchants with their own produce, eggs which had been selling at from 8 to 10 cents each were sold at 4 cents. Cart Away Entire Stocks The mobs backed camions up to the ! entrances of the stores and loaded the I vehicles with foodstuffs. Then the j camions were whirled to strike head i quarters, where the provisions were ! distributed. Only food stores were ! looted, the clothing shops not being ? touched. in the afternoon strikers congre j gated in the Piazza Victor Emmanuele, ; but were dispersed by police and cara i liineei's. There were many spirited in? cidents. It was necessary for the cara ' binoers to charge the crowds several ! times before the square was cleared, and many arrests were made. This evening'armed guards occupy strategic points throughout the city. Military camions still are going out from Florence to the regions stricken by the earthquake, where normal condi? tions now have been almost restored. To-morrow the military authorities in? tend to transport from Florence port- i able barracks which formerly were I used by the army in the field. These j will replace the tents now in use in the Mugello Valley. -?-?^?. General Strike in France on July 21 Labor Federation Joins Britain and Italy in Stopping Work for Day PARIS, July 4.?The executive commit- j tee of the General Labor Federation an? nounces that, after conferring with British and Italian "comrades," plans are being laid for an international la? bor manifestation on July 21, when there will be a complete stoppage of all work in France and Itaiy. The objects of the demonstration, It is said, are "the cessation of armed in? tervention in Russia, the rapid demob? ilization of armies, the restoration of constitutional rights, full and absolute amnesty, and, above all, a war on the increased cost of living by all possible means." ROME, July 4.?The General Confed? erations of Labor will meet here to? morrow to arrange the proposed twenty-four hour general strike in Italy, in line with the plan announced by the International Labor Conference at Southport, England. The 3trike in Italy, as in France and England, will continue throughout Monday, July 21. The proclamation ordering it will be issued Sunday, July 20. A proposed "boycott of the labor con? ference at Washington (the Interna? tional Labor Congress to be held in October) is among other questions to come before the meeting to-morrow. Shows How Dempsey Did It; Kills Friend -i Demonstrating to his friend how Jack Dempsey knocked out Jess Wil lard last night, Anthony Wesielewski, twenty-nine years old, of 101 Eagle Street, Greenpotnt, Brooklyn, play lly struck Thomas Black on the jaw. ! Black dropped to the ground at Eagle Avenue and Provost Street, Green point, 'and Wasielewski, he declares, ; supposed he was continuing the joke. When his friend failed to arise, | Wnsielewski became alarmed and sum- j moned Patrolman Travis, of the Green- i point station. He in turn summoned Dr. Kroll, of Greenpoint Hospital, whe pronounced Black dead? Wasielewski was arrested on tht technical charge of homicide and wil1 be arraigned to-day In the Wllliams burg Plaza court. German? Interned in Brazil Are To Be Sent Home Soon RTO DE JANEIRO, July 3.?The gov? ernment has decided to repatriate Ger? man sailors tnken from interned Ger? man vessels. The men will bo returned to Coimany on steamors of a Brazilian line. Austrian representative? have asked the government for information a,s to the condition? under which Austrian subjects may como to Brazil. R-34 Crosses the Atlantic And Speeds for New York; Is Due at Noon To-day The Double Flight to IS etc York 'i'he giant British dirigible R-34, which reached the Newfoundland coasc yesterday morning and heade d for Mine?la, was passed fifty miles east of Sydney, N. S., by the Handl ey-Page biplane, also bound for Min? e?la, at 8:40 p. m. yesterday. The 'plane is due early this morning at Roosevelt Field. The dirigible may arrive about noon. ig Biplane Due Here To-day After 1,075-Mile Flight Handley Page Bomber Sets Out From Harbor Grace, N. F., for Mine?la, Planning to Ar? rive at 5 A. M. To-day; May * Tour U. S. HARBOR GRACE, N. F., July 4.?The Handley Page bombing biplane, orig? ina.ly entered by Vice Admiral Mark Kerr for "The London Daily Mail" transatlantic contest, started at 4:15 o'clock (New York time) this afternoon on an attempted non-stop flight to New York. Vice A.dmiral Mark Kerr and his crew of three hope to land to-morrow morning at Mine?la, in ample time to join in the greeting to the British dirigible R-34. The Hnndley Page passed over St. Pierre Miquclon, abouf 130 miles from her starting point, at 6:50 p. m., New York time, according to a wireless message .received here. At 8:50 o'clock it was reported from ? Sydney, N. S., some 170 miles further on, that both the 'plane and the dirigible were about fifty miles off that port. At 11:45, New York time, the 'plane passed over Antigonish, N. S., travel? ling at high speed and at a great height. Antigonish is 120 miles east of Halifax and 430 miles southwest of Harbor Grace. The distance from Harbor Grace to Mine?la is approximately 1,075 miles, and the fliers, counting on strong beam winds against them, estimated the flight probably would take between twelve and fifteen hours. With favoring winds, it could have been made in about ten hours, as the big biplane is capable of developing an engine speed of ninety-five to 103 miles an hour. Besides Admiral Kerr, who is acting as manager and assistant pilot, the crew comprises Major Herbert G. Brackley,.pilot; Colonel Trygove Gran, navigator, and Frederick Wyatt, radio operator. Take-off Is Perfect Despite the fact that the start was made up an incline, the Handley Page took off beautifully, being loaded to little more than half its fuel capacity. The petrol tanks, having a capacity of '2,000 gallons, contained but 1,100 gal? lons, which was declared to be more than ample for the comparatively short flight to New York. The machine rose into the air after taxying about 400 feet, and, ascending rapidly, made a sweeping circle sea ward. She then straightened out and headed directly into the southwestern ; course selected for the trip, and in a | few minutes disappeared beyond the horizon. Admiral Kerr said before starting thnt the course would be in a direct line over Nova Scotia and New Eng? land, only about seventy-five to 300 mile3 of the course being over water. The 'plane will fly at a height of about 3,000 feet. Brackley Pilots 'Plane Admiral Kerr said that Major Brack ley would do most of the piloting, al? though he would take the helm at in? tervals, and at other times relieve Colonel Gran as navigator. Wvatt, he said, would give his undivided atten? tion to the three sets of wireless with which the 'plane is equipped. Pians were made before leaving for the Admiralty station at St. John's to receive messages from the 'plane dur? ing the first 250 miles of the trip. Af? ter this communication can be had only through ships which are expected to pick up and relay any messages sent out by the 'plane. Admiral Kerr said he hoped to be able fo report hourly through ships in the western Atlantic. The Admiralty station broadcasted a message to ships at sea this morning announcing the contemplated flight and requesting that all steamers watch for and report promptly any signals sent ? out by the machin?. May Fly Across United States It was understood that if the flight to New r'ork was successful the Hand? ley Page would fly to Toronto the lat? ter part of August, to take part in an air meet arranged there in connection with the proposed visit of the Prince of Waies. It was said that the big 'plane then probably would make flights to several American cities, in? cluding Atlantic City, and possibly would attempt a flight across the American continent in the auturan. lieloi-e their departures members ol the crew- expressed great pleasure al the prospect of leaving Harbor Grace where they have been "marooned" foi nearly two months. Although the resi dents have treated them cordially, the; had tired of the smail town's limit?e facilities for recreation, being unablt even to find a movie show to whil. away the hours. Wilson Delivers July 4 Address Aboard Ship ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON, July 4 (By Wireless to tho Associated Press).?The Fourth of July was celebrated on board the George Washington with sports and games and a tug of war between army and navy teams. The principal event of the day was the address of Pres? ident Wilson to the assembled soldiers and Bailors at 3 o'clock in the after? noon. Tho members of the Presidential party were interested observers of the morning events. The President spent part of tho morning in his office, going over plans in connection with his ar? rival at New York, which probably will bo announced later. Tho weather con? tinues fino, with the non enlm, the wind moderato and most of the day bright and sunny. Six Amorican deitroyers were passed this morning proceeding eastward. Women's Emancipation Bill Beaten in Commons LONDON, July 4. ?The women's Emancipation Bill, which has been be? fore the House of Commons for some time, was defeated to-day by a vote of 100 to 85. The motion to reject was offered by Major Waldorf Astor. Major Astor announced that the gov? ernment next week intended to intro ; duce a bill to taue the place of the emancipation bill. This bill will pro? vide for the placing of men and women on equal terms in civil and judicial matters. The measure, Major Astor ?aid, will be wide and comprehensive. Th<- women's emancipation bill wan bncked by the Labor party. It was of? fered by its sponsors to bring about political and legal equality of mer and women in Great Britain. Amone other disqualifications of women to b? removed by the bill was that prevent j in g women from sitting in the Hour? 1 of Lords. Fog and Rain Force British Dirigible to Abandon Its Effort to Reach St. John's Nearing Canada. Is Latest Report Lost for a Time in Fog; Radios to U. S. for Full Weather Data Special Corre^pe^idene? ST. JOHN'S, N. F., July 4.?The great British airship R-34, which reached the coast of Newfoundland early this morning after crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Scotland, turned toward the southwest from Trinity Bay this afternoon, without trying to fly over St. John's, and headed straight for New York. A message received at the Admiralty wireless station here to-night said the R-34 was headed for the* Canadian mainland and was making g-ood prog? ress. Naval officers est?mala that she ought to reach Roosevelt Field, Mine ola, about noon to-morrow. After turning away from St. Johns, the dirigible passed quickly over the southeastern corner of Newfoundland and was sighted over St. Pie,rre, Mique !on, at 4 p. m. (2:30 p. m., New York time). i , A dispatch from Sydney, N. ,S., said she was reported about fifty miles off that port at 8:40 p. m.. New York time. The R-34 notified the wireless sta? tion at Mount Pearl that she ?-.-:.s obliged to steer away from St. John's on account of adverse winds and a fog. Lost in Denne Fog Early to-day the airship was lost for a time in a dense fog north of Trinity Bay. She was ttien un.-.bie to reach Cape Race with her win less, but gave her position to the British war? ship Cornwall in Bonevista Bay, wh rice it was relayed to the station ?if re. Trinity Bay is about sixty miles north of this city, and Bonavista Bay is about 320 miles north of St. John's. * When the report came this morning that the R-34 had reached the New? foundland coast at Notre Dan; at 6 o'clock it was believed that ?he airship would reach St. John's a tout noon. This news was received with enthu? siasm by the people of St. John's. The disappointment was correspondingly great when it was learned that the city would not get a glimpse of the great dirigible. Gets U. S. Weather Data WASHINGTON, July 4.--Tbe Brit? ish airship R-34, on its way to New York, wirelessed the Navy Department to-night asking for the forwarding of all weather reports via Barrington Passage. The message, relayed fron the navy radio station at St. John's, was received at 8:30 p. m. The Weather Bureau renewed ita warnings to the dirigible to be pre? pared for thunderstorms and similar disturbances beginning Saturday after? noon. An earlier message from the Weath? er Bureau to the airship said: "Quiet wind and weather conditions along American coast north of Cape Hatteras; clear skies general &ou'.h of Maine coast; local areas of cloud over Canadian maritime provinces and fog over sea north of latitude 42. Quite warm in middle Atlantic and New England states. "The outlook is for fair weather and gentle breezes over region between New York and Newfoundland during next twenty-four nours. Some doubt as to weather on Saturday when local thunderstorms are probable. Weather reports and forecasts will be for? warded you via Cape Race until other? wise advised by you." Searchlights Hunt Heavens for R-34 Pilot Balloon Also Is Up at Mine?la as a Beacon for Dirigible Stafi Corrcrvondtnci MINE?LA. L. I., July ?.?Two. great searchlight beams reached toward \.\? stars from Roosevelt 1 iyin;; Field to? night. Where their broad, white patha intersected a kite balloon hovered, ap? parently afire in the fierce glare. Thia is the beacon that Briti.h officials h??:- > hope the weary crew of the might? dirigible R-84 will pick up before to? morrow morning and follow homo. United States navy officers here do not believe, however, that the craft will au j pear before noon| All night long at the three wireleai ! stations of the field operators will sit i at their instruments, sending out calla ? and listening in the hope of catching the R-34'a answer. J^hus far they haw