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EVENING
EDITION
rOL. 12, Nd 1«.
FORCES
LANDED IN
GREECE: WHI
ps
Also Will Safeguard
Ripening Crops of
vy Thessaly.
JONSTANTINE HAS
LEFT THE CAPITAL
His Proclamation, He
Urged People to Accept
.. Change Calmly..
Athena, via London. June 14.—En
rate forcM are landing at Piraeus
nd Caatella. Some of the troops are
cupying the heights near Phalerum
iy, while others are marching on
Athens.
Entente troops have been landed,
probably for the purpose of preserv
ing order in Athens and giving sup
port to the new government to be set
gup in consequence of the "abdication
(Of King Constantino. Piraeus is the
port of Athens, Ave miles from that
lty.
Entente troops also have been land
jg*d farther north, for the purpose of
•ifeguarding the ripening crops of
^Thessaly. The French war office yes
Tlterday announced the occupation of
the important railroad town of La
Ujrlssa, 180 miles northwest of Athens,
by Frenoh cavalry.
King's Proclamation.
Athens, June 12# via London, June
14 (delayed.)—The proclamation of
former King Constantino, announcing
hls abdication, posted throughout the
streets today# says:
"Obeying the necessity of "fulfilling
my duty towards Greece, I am de
parting from my beloved country
with the heir to the throne and am
leaving my son Alexander my crown.
I beg you to accept my decision with
a calm, as the slightest incident may
lead to great catastrophe."
Left Athens Tuesday.
Athens, June 12, via London, June
14.—Former King Constantino left
Athens late today to embark on a
British warship.
Constantino was accompanied by
the former queen and crown prince
and members of the family. They left
theV city by motor car. Professor
Georglos Strelt, former adviser of the
Grefek foreign office, went wltfl Con
stantino lis his secretary.
H»lwpr IsChagrtned.
the Hague, Netherlands, Via Lon
don, June 14.—A Cologne dispatch
sayi' thV news of King Constantlne's
abdication. created a painful impres
sion at German headquarters. The
emperor expressed great chagrin and
sent his brother-in-law and Queen
Sophia a message of sympathy.
TWO JURORS ARE
ACCEPTED IN TRIAL
OP FRANK J. DUNN
8t. Paul, June 14.-»-Twlhjurors were
accepted during the mbrning session
of the first day's trial of Frank J.
Dunn, on trial of a charge of first de
gree murder in connection tarith the
death of Mrs. Alice McQuillan Dunn,
his wife.
Thirteen talesmen were examined
during the seaslon, mur of whom
had positive opinions in)n regard to
to the guilt of the defendant.
WFSPARN
MPETROFLUU)
Are Quartered at Former
Winter Palace of Czar—
Given Royal Welcome.1'
Petrograd, (via London), June 14.
—A large delegation of Russians and
Americans greeted the Root comm'ls
itSlon on its arrival here yesterday aft
ernoon. A guard of troops stood at
attention as the spfcial rolled into 'the
station. United States Ambassador
Francis presented Foreign Minister
iTereschtenko to the ehief members
of the commission. The commission
|»is escorted to the winter palaoe of
"lie: former emperor where the prlncl
als were lodged.
The Americans will be formally
.presented to the provisional. govern
|.meiit Friday.
PRIZE DAIRY HERDS
NEAR CHICAGO ARE
BEING KILLED OFF
Chicago, June 14.—Owners of prise
dairy herds near Llbertyvllls and
Lake Foreet today complained to state
authorities of mysterious deaths of
registered oattle and suggested tbat a
"spy plot" or an epidemlo of oattle
Mlam
»nlnf wii afoot
-ZEPPELIN IS SHOT
DOWN iBT ENGLISH
ALL ABOARD LOST
tendon, Jvne 14.—Zeppelin L-4
been destroyed over the North
oy naval forces, Chancellor Bonar
announoed today In the house
.'commons.
The admiralty reports that no aor
Hvors of the Zeppelin were eeen.
North Pairs Mi:. IMv tanlgfcl
ralnmn lliiflli,
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NAVY LIEUTENANT
FOUND DEAD ON
PERKINS ESTATE
New York. June 14.—The body of
a man shot yesterday afternoon on
the estate of George w. Perkins at
Riverdale, N. T., was identified today
as that of Lieutenant. Raymond Vin
cent Hannon, U. S. N. He is believed
to have ccimmltted suicide. Accord
ing to the nary yardauthoritleq Han
non was assigned to, a destroyer
which left here about May 1 for Brit
ish waters. His whereabouts since
then has not been knbwn to the navy
guard officials.
JAPAN RESENTS
AMERICAN NOTE
TO THE CHINESE
Question of China as Affect
ing Japan and U. S.
Brought to Front.
Tokio Declares American
Note is Interference and
Japan was not Consulted
Tokio, June 11 (Delayed in trans
mission)—The question of China, as
it exists between the United States
and Japan, has been brought sharply
to the surface by the note of the
American .government to China ex
pressing regret over the dissension in
that country and the desire that tran
quility and political co-ordination be
established.
The impression prevails in Tokio
that Great Britain and France, since
the outbreak of the war, have tacltal
ly extended a measure of recognition
of special privileges to Japan, and
the present issue appears to Involve
the question whether the United
States will abandon the prerogative
of independent action in China, and
henceforth consult Japan. The follow
ing state of Japan's position Is fur
nished to the Associated Press in well
Informed quarters:
"When Japan and the allies were
about to urge Tuan Shi Kai, the late
president of China, to postpone re
storation of the monarchy the United
8tates was consulted beforehand and
Invited to participate. The United
States replied that it favored a re
public, but could not interfere in the
internal affairs of China.
"The recent American note, which
virtually was interference and was
sent without consulting Japan, caus
ed surprise. It was not until after
wards that we were notified and in
vited to participate."
The foreign office declines to dis
cuss what action will be adopted to
ward America.
Efforts Go Awry.
Washington, June 14—Japanese re
sentment over the.American note to
China 14 described by officials here
wholly to the publication of a garbled
version in Japan. Later dispatches
from' Tokio, 'indicating that the Jap
anese resented the sending of any
note at all, were, not commented upon
and the incident was referred to as
an -Instance of how efforts for a better
working understanding between Jap
an and the United States have gone
awry.
It is admitted here that, although
both countries have been striving for
such an understanding, they have not
succeeded in reaching it.
JAPANTOSEND
MISSION TOU. S.
Washington, June 14.—Japan will
send a mission to the United States.
The mission will have broad powers,
especially in diplomatic consultation,
and is expected to leave Japan dur
ing the first part:of July.
RUSSIAN CABINET
WANTS CONFERENCE
WITH THE ENTENTE
Petrograd, (via London), June 14.
—The cabinet has decided'to suggest
a conference with the allies to ex
amine the various treaties among the
several allied, powers.
REDENBAUGHSAYS
M'COOL DID NOT
KILL CONNERY
Minneapolis, June 14.—Joseph
Redenbaugh, confessed slayer of Pa
trolman George Connery and Mrs.
Alice McQuillan Dunn, testified in the
trial of Frank McCool today, declared
that he and not McColl fired the shot
and struck the blow which caused
Connery's death.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO
LIBERTY LOAN ARE
$1,843,000,000
Washington,. June 14.—Subscrip
tions to thrf Liberty Loan reported to
the treasury at p. m. totaled -|1,
848.000,900. It was announced that
tomorrow no figures would- be given
out until, final flgures'for the total
subscription are assembled after the
books elose tomorrow noon.
ONE PER CENT OF
AMERICAN PAPERS
HELPING ENEMY
-•.ft
Washington, June 14.—Military In
foftnatiftn of value tit 1 enemies is be
ta* dlralged by one per oent of the
Aiwerlean ,neifspap«rs wt^oh are not
tba ,*oluhte*p oansor«|iip
by the other II, per
infor
tbe committee on
announoed today
NORTH DAKOTA'S
Mloli
anew an
Beat to all, to suppress publication of
matter to that natui
FIFTY KILLED IN
BIGEXPLOSB
Lenten June. fifty
were killed and many yen
Injured,toy an sxplo#on at Ashtoa-un
der-Lyne. Chanoellor Law announoed
in the houee of oommens today. Ash'
ten-under-~
sw
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WILSON WARNS
AGAINST PEACE
FOR GERMANY
Tells Americans Such Can
not be Case Now While
Teutons are Secpre.
DECLARES ANEW
AIMS OF THE WAR
Stars and Stripes Goinjjj to
Strange Land for Purpose
as Old as Americanism.
(Note: President Wilson's addfesn
which gives a remarkable picture of
the International situation. Is printed
In full on page S.)
Washington, June 14.—Before a
great audience assembled here today
for a Flag day celebration,. President
Wilson declared anew the alms and
purposes of the .United States in en
tering the wortd war.
Standing in the shadow of the great
monument erected to the ever-lasting'
memory of George Washington, the
president told thousands gathered on
the 'grassy slopes about him that the
United States had entered the war,
not'alone to keep the world safe for
democracy, but also because- the "ex
traordinary Insults and aggressions of
the Imperial German government
left us no choice but to take up arms
in defense of our rights as a free peo
ple and of our honor as a sovereign
government."
The Stars and Stripes are going to
a strange land, the president said, for
purpose as old as American tradi
tions.
'For us there is but one choice,"
said the president. "We have made
it. Woe be to the man 6r group of
men that seeks to stand in our way in
this day of high resolution when every
prinoiple we hold dearest is to be vin
dicated and made secure for the sal
vation of nations. We are ready to
plead at the bar of history and our
flag shall wear a new luster. Once
more we shall make good with our
lives and fortunes the great faith to
which we were born and a new glory
shall shine in the face of our people."
President Wilson warned against
permitting Germany to end the war
now by "an Intrigue of peace" wtyle
her aggressions were secure.
THIRTY-SIX ARE
MISSING IN RUINS OF
BIG SUGAR PLANT
-I£rw Y'ork, June 14.—Thirty-six
persons were unaccounted for this
morning when search was begun of
the ruins of the seven-story mixing
building of, the -American Sugar Re
fining company's plant in the Wil
liamsburg section of Brooklyn, which
was ripped apart late last night by an
explosion. It was believed that half
of these were foreigners who escaped
and fled to their homes.
SEEK TO AVERT
STRIKE IN SHIP
BUILDING YARDS
New York. June 14.—Representa
tives of the department of labor today
continued their efforts to avert a
strike of metal workers In 41 private
ly owned ship building yards in and
about New York. The strike would
affect not only 6,000 machinists, and
IS,000 boiler and pattern makers, but
also many thousand employes whose
work depends upon the workmen who
have adopted demands for Increased
pay.
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GRAND FORKS, N. D., THURSDAY, JUNE 14,
.• A 4* gjifc */. 1
VenezMtla't Hew
Ruler Fro-German
General Juan Vleento Gomes.
General Juan Vicento Gomez, pres
ident-elect of Vetfeiuela, Is completely
under the influence' of German inter
ests, .according to advices from that
country. Despite strong pro-ally senti
ment among Venezuelans. Gomes is
resolutely ppposed to breaking diplo
matlc relations with Germany, and it
is even said that he Is favorable to the
establishment of a German submarine
base on Venezuelan territory.
LATE CZAR IS
GIVEN RIGHT
OF FRANCHISE
All Members of Former Im
perial Family Will be Al
lowed to Vote.
Petrograd, June 13, (via London),
June 14.—After a prolonged debate in
the council which is now sitting tor
the purpose of drawing up rules gov
erning elections to the constituent as
sembly and considering the eligibility
of voters, it was decided to allow
Nicholas Romanoff,' the former em
peror, and members of the former'lm
perlal family the privilege of voting.
Many of the speake redargued that to
deprive Nicholas of the franohise
would be construed as an act of poli
tical revenge, and since the Romanoff
family has abdicated of its own will
and former Grand Duke Michael
had expressly declared they would
yield to the oplnlno of the people as
expressed through a constituent as
sembly, it would be unfair to with
hold from them the right of voting.
The council passed a resolution pro
viding that all citizens in good stand
lng, except deaf and dumb persons,
should be allowed to participate in
the election.
Reign of Terror:"
London, June 14.—A Petrograd dis
patch to the. Mall says that there
seems to be a reign of terror In
Tsarltsyn, where a separate republic
has been declared and the town Is en
tirely in the hands of the extremists.
The dispatch says that' the situation
is serious.
The Torch of Treason
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fSfcSff GREATEST ^NEWSPAPER
r*
v«-rS^--
PA0F1STS ARE
DENOUNCED BY
COL ROOSEVELT
Criticises National Policy in
Address Delivered at
Lincoln
URGES SUPPORT
OF RED CROSS
Pleads for Undivided Loyal
ty to Flag—Says Nation
Should Have Prepared
Lincoln, Neb., June 14.—Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, In a speech which
he delivered here today at the cele
bration of the eeml-centennlal of the
statehood of Nebraska, criticized the
national policy of the United States
for failure to protest promptly against
German ruthlessness and brutality,
deplored national failure to prepare
for the war, pleaded for undivided
loyalty to the American flag,, denounc
ed the pacifists,, and asked
(Continued on Page 8.)
aila.t il
%?s
tpr
gen­
erous support and for the'use of the
Red Cross in' caring for American
troops on European battlefields.
"We permitted our national policy,"
he said, ''to be swayed by. the national
devotions and national antipathies of
men who exercise the right of Ameri
can oltisens but fehowed themselves
traitors to America by the way in
which they prostituted our citizenship
to the interests of Germany or to their
hatred of England.
"It would be impossible to overstate
the damage done to the morale fibre
of our country by the professional
paolflstic propaganda, the peace-at
any-prlce propaganda. The profes
sional pacifists, during the first two
and a half years of the war, have oc
cupied precisely the position of the
copperheads during the time of Abra
ham Lincoln.
"The -fact that sheer cowardness
was more potent than the love of
peaoe was proved by the fact that the
leading paolflsts dared not condemn a
single specific act of wrong-doing
when such act was committed by the
powerful and brutal foe they most
feared—Germany. They clamored
for neutrality between Germany anl
Belgium. (They denounced war fn
language which reflected as heavily
on the fathers who were defending
their wives and daughters from out
rage as upon the aggressors who sys
tematically practiced rape, and tor
ture. By their failure to protest
against the inhuman torture of the
poison gas, they made it necessary
hereafter to accept this as an ordin
ary instrument of warfare Just as. by
our failure to take immediate action
in connection with the murder of ln
nooent non-combatants by submar
ines, we committed an offense against
humanity, the effects of which cannot
be completely eradicated by any sub
sequent action pn our .part.
"All this meanness and abandon
ment of duty was championed by the
professional pacifists on the plea that
thereby we should be 'kept out of
war.' And by their political pressure,
they prevented us from preparing, and
kept us utterly unprepared, on the
ground that preparedness invited war
their motto was 'safety first' not 'duty
first' They cared nothing for right
eousness. They cared nothing for hu
manity. They cared nothing for our
national honofof Interest. All they
asked was a 'peace' that would per
mit us to get all four feet In the
trough while we strove to district at
tention from the squalid baseness of
our materialism by the shrill clamor
of a aham-sentlmentallty.
"And neverthelees we have not been
kept out of war. Our avoidance of
duty simply invited suoh cumulative
repetition of Insult and injury that An
ally war was forced on us. It merely
Princess Louise's Big
Wardrobe Brings
Great Sum at Sale
Eighty-two Thousand Marks Realized
When Bewildering Array of
Gowns, Lingerie and Millinery Is
Sold—Princess Has Been in Lime
light for gome lime.
Munich, (via London), June 14.—
The public auction of the wardrobe of
Princess Louise of Belgium, daughter
of the latq Leopold, netted 82,000
marks. The sale was staged in a the
ater and extended ovlr several days.
A bewildering array of gowns, lin
gerie, parasol and millinery, the con
tents of 72 trunks, were sold.
Princess Louise is the oldest daugh
ter of the late King Leopold and the
divorced wife of Philip of Saxe Co
burg and Gotha. Her love affairs, ex
travanges and family .quarrels have
kept her constantly In the limelight.
BOREDEXTBS
FROM RAD ON
EAST LONDON
Number of Injured in Air
Raid Died Last
Night.
London, June 14.—A number of
persons injured in yesterday's attack
on Lon,don by German airplanes died
during the night.
Firemen, ambulance workers, phys
icians and nurses assisted by the po
lice, were engaged throughout the
night in the search for the bodies of
victims.
There were pathetic scenes in hos
pitals and polloe stations, where wom
en and men waited for hours in the
hope of receiving more favorable
news regarding missing relative^
$50,000 IN PRIZES
FOR FARMERS WHO
RAISE BEST GRAINS
New York, June 14.—Announce
ment was made here today that the
bureau of awards and prises of the
national agricultural league has ap
propriated fSO.OOO to be awarded In
prizes to stimulate the production of
food products throughout the United
States. Awards ranging from $600 to
$5,000 will be made for the best qual
ity and greatest quantity of various
grains and yegetables. There will be
other prises amounting to $15,000 for
meat products and poultry raising.
SLAYERS OF CONNERY
ROBBED HIM OF $5,
TESTIMONY SHOWS
Minneapolis, June 14.—Testimony
indicating that the slayers of Patrol
man George Oonnery had taken $6
from the dying man was given today
In the trial of Frank McOool, charged
with the murder of Connery In district
court in Minneapolis. Mollle Connery,
widow of the slain man. asserted that
on the morning of the tragedy he left
home with $K with which to buy ne
cessities for the family. No purse was
found when his body was found at
Fridley many days later.
Mrs. Connery, who was on. the
stand for the seoond time, was a calm
witness, but time and again her testi
mony was punctuated by outburets of
weeping on the part of women spec
tators.
ORGANIZED LABOR
SEEKS ENACTMENT
OF FOOD BILLS
Washington, June 14.—In the be
lief that the establishment of a fed
eral food administration will result in
lower prlcee, organised labor foroes
today started a campaign for passage
by July 1 of the pending food bills.
NO ACTION TAKEN.
Minneapolis, June 13.—The board
of regents of the University of Minne
sota failed to take any action at its
meeting today on the question of re
suming intercollegiate athletios at
Minnesota next fall. Those w^o ad
vocate a reeumtplon of athletics had
expeoted the board to finally dispose
of the question today.
American Officer Men
and Women Fight For
Place to Honor Them.
Paris, June It.—(Delayed)—Parle
welcomed General Pershing and his
staff this afternoon with an outburst
of spontaneous enthusiasm, such aa
only Paris la capable of. No con
quering hero returning home could
have hoped for or received such a tre
mendous reception aa greeted the
American commander aa hie automo
bile aped through hundreds of thou
of oheering people.
particularly the Frenoh au
thorities, had planned and hoped for
a great reception, but It'Is doubtful
whether even the most optimlstio pic
tured the almost frahtlo orowds that
all but blocked the passage of the au-
of flowers Into the oars. WiUui
declare that the only evant In their.
it
Whan the special train reached the
stanen, General Pershing aad Field
Marshal
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EVENING
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GERMAN LINE
OF BELGIUM
IS CRUMBLING
FORCED TO QUIT
IMPORTANT POSTS
Many Commanding Heights I
Lost—Pressure too Hard
to Meet.
(By Associated Press.)
The German line in Belgium Is
crumbling under the British offensive.
Kvidenoe of this appears today in the
announcement by London of a Ger
man retreat on a two-mile front
southwest of Warneton. After wiping
out the Messines-Wytschaete salient
in the crushing attack of last week.
General Plumer continued attacking
the Germans from time to time east1
of Messlnes and gained additional
ground there. Further south the Brit
ish also have exerted pressure upon
General von Arnim's line.
Having lost the last of the com
manding artillery and observation po
sitions in this region when the Mes
sines ridge fell Into British hands, the
Germans are finding the pressure at.
some points beyond their ability to
meet. One of the first results has
been the abandonment of important
sections of their first line between the 1
river Lys and St. Ives.
General Hatg announced that the,
British are following the Germans
closely and moving forward east of
Ploegsteert wood and near Gaspard
village. I
On the French front conditions re
main comparatively quiet. Last night I
the Germans, after bombardment, at-1
tacked Frenoh posts in the Aisne re-1
glon and northwest of Verdun. The
French easily repulsed these assaults,
CHINESE PRESIDENT
DISSOLVES ASSEMBLY
Peking, June II.
mandate dissolving
»|MP
UNDER BLOWS
General ^PhimezV Terrific
Blows Force Teutons to"
Retreat
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-The preeidentlal
parliament has
been signed by Chiang Chao Chung)
as acting premier, he having accepted
the post which Dr. Wu Ting Fang,
former ambassador to the United
States, resigned. I
It is believed the dissolution of!
parliament will bring about civil war'
as the leaders in the southern pr&v-j
inces have telegraphed President Llj
Yuan Hung that they no longer rec
ognize his authority, despite the factj
that the president has issued a long
hie
mandate attempting to justify
action in Issuing the dissolution
cree.
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Duluth, Minn., June 14.—Slxty-sev
en slackers arrested in the Iron Range
country were brought here last night
and more are expeoted tomorrow if
room can be found for them. At pres
ent the jail is so crowded that it is
planned to put some prisoners in the
county court house, and other* may
be transferred to the state prison at
Stillwater, pending trial. If arrange
ments can be made with the state au
thorities. Arrests are being delayed
in a iv a of a up
federal warrants.
CREATION OF ARMY
OF RUSSIAN POLES
IN PRACTICAL FORM
London. June 14.—According to &
Petrograd dispatch to The Times, the.
action of France in promoting the for
mation of a Polish legion has given
Irresistible force to a parallel move
ment In Russia, where a proposal to I
create a separate Polish army from
the half million Poles in Russian
ranks has assumed a practical form.
Thousands of Cheering People in
Paris Give Pershing the Greatest
Ovation Ever Accorded American
Great Masses of Flowers
Hurled in His Automobile
and Every Car Bearing an
shout of welcomes became a continu
ous roar that seemed to shake the sta
tion to its foundations. The polloe
hurriedly began to clear a lane down
which a half dozen automobile* mov
ed at a snail's pace between frantla
throngs.
Fight for Position.
From hundreds o^ windows Ameri
can flags were waved by men, women
and children. French girls, with flag*
pinned to their breasts and their anna
filled with flowers, bought from {heir
scanty savings, thirty fought for "a
chanoe to get near enough' to the ma
chines to hurl their offering* Into
laps and on the shoulders of the as
tonished American officers.
The Americans- apparently had not
Imagined the heights to which Paris
Ian enthusiasm oould 'rise. Boys,
girls and men and even some old
women struggled to jump on the run
ning, board of General Pershing's ear
to ihake hand* with him.
A* demonstration was the more
•Ignlfleant because It same
lor America,
sleag the renter
from every eleva
npen
ed evenr thoro
eC tiM line of
a
i»
de-i
The troops In several provinces arej
mobilizing and it is Intended to take
military action should the Resident,
dissolve parliament.
MANY SLACKERS WHO
DID NOT REGISTER
HELD IN DULUTH
W
fail
tell
ill
Si
ttom
a
neat outpouring of people, who, far
the time being, seemed almost
get that war was