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VOLL'MK I, XV.. N<). 2 ?"> 1
\V H K K 1,1 NO
V A . , !? R I I) A V , J U N K 15, t fi 1 7 .
PRICE ? TWO CENTS
New York City With Her Billion Will Have Done Almost j
as Well as the Remainder of the Nation ? Liberty
Bell Rings for the First Time in Many Years.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 14. ? Subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan reported to the Treasury at 1 p. m. totaled $1,845,000,000. It
was announced that no more fig-ures would be given out until final
figures for the total subscription are assembled after the books close;
to-raorrow noon.
German
Papers
Flayed
. SHOULD BE CENSORED. !
DECLARES ROOSEVELT j
Former; President Delivers an!
Address That Will Inspire j'
Every Patriot.
l.IVCVM.N. Neb.. J nn?- 11.? oil j
rbe visor a' his command. Colonel
Theodtfie addr^.-.-in;: so v- ,
rral thousand per.-on^ assembled on
the capital a rounds this afternuvm. me
U<i ray <?f the .semt-cojitennial cel
ebration of Nebraska. strove !o drive
hnmo r'n^ fundamental truths of 'he
.doctrine of Americanism. His speoeh j
was tempered with kindly consubra- !
tion tor those \>f foreign blood in thej
I'nit^d States, but he was omphalic j
in pr?invinc out tho duty of i".?ry:
American at the present time.
One of Mr. Roosevelt's dissrro.ssious
from hi- written address was to "ay
the 'icntian ian^ttaee newspapers ot -
. (hp country "These newspapers'
printed in German a it- a lit subject
for 'he attention of thr censor." no '
said. "! think the Ktmlish laturuaso. ?
-erirtc: it is our lanauase. do>-> pretty
wrll without . the assistance of the;
;?crman or any oih^r tonstie.
"I ttijcht ha-.e been sheriff of my"
countv." .Mr. FJor.?'-\ >-|t continued. "hui
I novor r* : 1 1 < J have hern president
if t had learned and only st-.?k-- Dutch,;
the !m;;[:i;e of my ancestors.
"I ha'.e friend vhn ha- jus* en '
(Continued nv Pi?c 10)
FLOOD AT BRISTOL.
BRISTOL. Tonn.. .June I! - -Twenty,
five rdnck.- i:i the wholesale hmi re.
rai! district of Rr.istol ? ere inundated :
todav b} f'-od v.ator caused b ya ;
elo?idbiirsi on Beaver (*r?-e};, s:\ mt|e>
abo\f. "his place at \V;>li;?ce. Va Tjie
d? ?%*???? w?II iun into many thousands
of r'oUars. Rri?to| h'td only one hour -
warning to r>re;?:>r<- for the deltice. j
Wat"! ""as tiin'P feet df.-p m manyi
busini -s l ouses.
WAS him; TON. r>. June 1 1.
fho last 21 hours for subscribing t o
t he Liberty Loan were ttsh> r- ??! in a'
noon io-ilay with lite foiling of bi lls ?
and the blowing of whistles from coast i
to coast. ;
At the snmo moment Treasury ofli- 1
rials wvro compiling th?> latest returns i
of subscriprions from the twelve re- !
serve districts. showing a steady climb
toward the SL'.ftoo.oon.oiio rnark. ,
I'nofTifial estimates placed tho total ?
vet to bo reported to tho Treasury for j
tho last day at approximately ,
Official compilations woro m?t 1
comploto. as ail districts had not boon ?
heard from at noon. |
Such reports as had boon received. t
however. indicated substantial prog- j
ross within tho past 21 hours. Tho
subscript iott books will closo at noon |
to-morrow. !
Only tho Now York district, accord- 1
ing to latest estimates. had exceeded
tho minimum allotmont. Other dis- ;
tricts woro n^a ring the minimum, and
officials liopod that with increased ac- 1
tivitv during tho closing 24 hours the!
total of JJ.rtrtrt.ot'Mi.ono would bo fully '
subscribed. To roach this total, how
ever. it was said there must bo no let- ?
up iti the campaign !
Tho Liberty Moll was rung again j
the first titii" in years, at' Philadel- |
phia. Where Patrick Henry stood ;
when he uttered his immortal speech. ?
"Uive nto- liberty or give me death." i
Mayor Ainslie of Richmond. Va.. tolled ;
tho" old bell of -Sr. John's church. !
Throughout the nation bells and ;
wSiistles roechoed the summons to j
subscribe. " The South tolled iter tjellp I
and cut loose her factory whistles. |
(Continued on Pa go 2Tlnc.)
PHEDTf
ENTERS PLED
FDR mm
:?> Ui? Intelligencer.
COi.lMP.rs. ( V.June 1!. Frederick i
j.-rser. Martins Ferry Socialist leader,!
the first man arrested in this district
for defying 'he registration law. re
versed his former plea ?d not guilty
tiefor*' Federal Judge Safer today at
Columbus, and asked that ho be shown
leniency siuce lu-vhad registered after
being arrested. Judge Safer will pr??- ?
nounce sentence in the morning. The,
law provides a sentence of one year's1
imprisonment and enforced registra-,
Hon. I
CHARLESTON. \\\~Va.. June 11 '
Making a voluntary appearance in the,'
federal district court today. Edwin!
Firth. Ren <;roeno. Henry Howes and'
Hilton Bias, inducted for conspiracy in
seeking to prevent the operation of!
the selective service law. were re- j
leased on bond tor their appearand: in;
court on June. 22 for trial.
Firth, state secretary of the Social-'
ist party, who is accused of being at :
the head of the conspiracy to defeat !
the operation of the registration act.;
wa> held under $fi.niio bond. The,
three 'alleged confederates save bonds'!
in the sunt of $i.r?nu. Motions were
tuade to quash the indictment which
wr ovrrultl by rh court. A con'inu-:
anc was also asked for "sentimental
reasons." ,
CHARLESTON? \V~Va.. June 14.?
The fit-.-? alb-ged -lacker t<? he placed '
under arrest here was J. Griffith. who'
was arre.-N'd at Cabin C|-eek by a
s;ir< ial agent of the department of
justice. Oriffith came from Fairfield.!
Vermont, to be employed by th<> Vir-J
gitiian Power company at Cedar;
Crove. Jlr is 27 years old and i old
the officers in the federal court that ,
he had ,-ough' to resistor ?t Cedar i
drove and at Charle>mn on regis tra*'
tinn 'lay. and v. hen he was refused, ho ?
.-'"tit hi> resist rat ion card to Fairfield,!
Vermont.
PARIS. ?. .i u r; ? -
lavrrj.i \ s. :m' ??. ? ?' i . ? i . . ! n.-i onr.-tn
inc 'ii?" -<ir?n^Tli<- n:n:- "o; ? ? Ijyir^
branch of t i ? r- ;i ' i j j >, rviff and i*i"
ro-op?*rat ion of \ in s ;? i ??!?"? -rt
-ays;
"Piinta^fw* bav. been pub
lished r^sardins inj-r'-as*" of d:?*
iviation corps. bur :o t-? s? | ?:?.?? ? h;n .t
srfat effort confronts lis it i - onlv ?>?(?
"ssarv to what r'n?> ^rcmv ;< dniit
Germany purposes to h: in: in In -.*? lor
the sprinc or' IMS nun-limes n> ? !)<?
mmbi>r of n>.
"In comparison with rh< riiousanis
and million* wirb whi?-h certain vr;:
?rs ha vp juggled tiiis S">m> |.-?>b|p I'
is nevertheless < onsiderabl-. fur i: is
not only a rjuestiOR ??f having iria'
' many mar:)ines. Tin-' n::'?h> r might
o1? maintained ? ami :r? maintain .!
jrafts calculated at /?"?" j?t r?-nt r<<i :ii?
lisrhr. fast machines and a; ">? p?-r . ? ?t
for the heavy machines must b> f u i -
nish??d monthly.
"Wi'hout givinc the l-Yenth Mimics
r may be -aid that ilu-y are i?i
crnble and comfort in;:. and rhar ? up
.-trurtton will be powerfully helped b>
Ameripan co-operation which will ? n
able FVanno to maintain the masr? tyof
the air.
"The help a.-k?'d of !f<" I'rsit.-d
States has already b'-en " arranged for
In- accordance with precise, ?'\'act
plans, and consists, first, of the dis
patch of a first contingent of- trained
pilots *.vho will complete their instruc
i
;t:nn in Fra ;i rt 1 1 thi1 ili.-pawii to i
.\iii-*ic:i of ;i i-tin' i?i:<Ti! of Kronrh in- \
sirurtiM's s?-nt a? thr rffjtir-s; of tin*!
I>it* d siii?n<!!y. inrvas^d
'.-diipnieni- ti'<i!ri A tn--rii-.ii of. half-tin
. is'afd parts and > o npfra'ion nf
\m?-n<-an industry, with KpaiHi indus- '
try in ?/^rtaia l-'r^-tich plants <apaldi> '
nf' ki.-' ?lf\- ?lujini?ns. an ! finally, t h ? ?
[li 'vlai t in-. :>l ' ami roaipicti
?r.;?rhin< s M \mnrica a'-roi ilin^ in hor
own jtt^ans and llii-i hods.
This promatu lias li.^-n thoroughly .
nrk' i! I'U' iiy r li ? ? a>-roii:iu'i?,al an !
i liorit ios. am! it.- appli' ation in Amor-'
ua lias li""n r-rit rii.-^r !i> Captain An
i!r?".v Tardiou uho ! Y> nrh hich com
tnissinnor lo Mi'- I'nitod Statist.
? |; is .1 fr>rmi?!:t !?!? ? n:?*rpris.\ which,
tic vlopinu rapidlv, will in- r*:,n-joil '
: iiroiiuli iii'-'liofin ally."
NKW VOfJK. 'urn- ! i. Mian R. ;
llawl?-y. prt <i>li-ni of '!> \> ru <'luh-of
Aiii.Tii'it, announri-d luniuhi In- had
xvri'tm ro ;h?' chairman or M-naio
rontnii- 1?*>- on niilitarx a'taii-v ? Ii-orgi*
,11. ('hamli.'i lain. and inform. >d hi in -
i'that ''i-lii Anioriran aitiilaii*- tnanu
!f:irturors af*' i?!ic I'"!' l.i.o'k of ?oxirn
ta? nt ord?-: s. <i to il? -lax in making
tin* ti'">o?'ssarv appropriations
"\Ve submit that instfad of k"?-p!e\g
ihosp manufacturers idlp thoy should;
jbr> mvn la ru*1 orders to fnahlo th-m
,'tn dfx-^iop rh?-?ir manufaHurinc fanli-j
,t ii>s to ten tinn s thffr present oapa< i
illy." '
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UNCLE SAM IN BIG BUSINESS
LAPORTE, Ind., June 14. ? In all the United States there cannot be a bigger subscriber to the
Liberty Loan ? not John D. Rockefeller or Andrew Carnegie ? than John Eldred, for Eldred has given all
he had. All his life Eldred has been a printer employed by the Laporte Herald. By industry and fru
gality Eldred saved $10,000. The entire sum is represented in the Liberty Loan. "It is my bit," said Eld-;
red, but it is believed by his friends that his ''bit" makes him the largest working-man bondholder in the1
country.
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Wheeling's Bond Campaign \
Ends With Over $ 3,130,000 j
AT THE TOMB
PARIS Juno 14. ? Although this was j
ono of tho days when the popular!
Paris oiii> cent new> papers arc re ]
strictfd to two pages. in economize]
in paper, they devote ihe groaterl
pari on one of those pay' s t-i do- j
script inns of ihe arrival of .Major
Cenaral Pershing and his staff.
Kvery faor obtainable about the gen- j
oral is- sci forth. His military record I
is dwelt upon, his- family record |
.raced and his personal appearance
described, reinforced by his photvi- j
gra phe.
Ii was an impressive scene as (.Jen-i
oral Pershinc stood this morning with'
uncovered head at the inmh of Na
poleon and paid silom tribute to one
of i he world's greatest ' commanders,
('??'neral Pershinc. a'companied by his
staff, was received at the ll'.ilel I >es
Invalides by General Niox. the m 1 1 1 -
tary commander of the historic mon
ument. and General .Malterre.
As the American parly entered the
spacious grounds' leading to the
building they encountered a number
of veterans of ihe French war who
nave their home at that institution.
One of these was a grizzled soldier
of ihe Crimea, who still wore the an
cient uniform, and carried on his
breast decorations of the old days.
As ill'' veteran saluted General Persh
ing. the general stopped and extend
ed his hand saying:
"It is a great honor for a young
soldier like myself to press tin- hand
of an old soldier like yourself, who
ha.s seen such glorious service."
Passing into the Invalid".*. tJeneral
Niox conducted ihe American com-,
iiiander within the vast' rotunda, with
J * s walls hung wilh battle flags. and
ihenie the party proceedeil below to
crypt where the sarcophagus ot
\apol<v?ti reposes. Km ranee in ihe
(Continued on Paire Six.)
IN THE AIR RAID DIED
LONDON", .tune 1 I number of
persons injured m yesterday's an u-k
on London hv German airpian- mic.
cuiuhed to their wounds during the
flight.
Firemen, ambulance worker.--, piiysj.
cians and nurs s. assisted |.< i!,,? p,
lice, were 'engaged throughout the
night in the se-aivh for tie- !?'??li.i r- of
\ iciims in the areas whieh >uffi;red
lllll-l heavily. There we;e Pa'llelie
seenes III h< IS pi I a Is and police slH
lions, where women ;m<| men waited
for hours m ihe hope of refr?i\ing
more favorable new- regarding miss
ing r' laii ves.
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 11.?
Forecast:
West Virgin's and- Ohio ? Fair and
rising temperature Friday and Satur
day.
Western Pennsylvania ? Fair Friday
and Saturday; warmer Saturday
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j FINAL TOTALS WILL
bf: known on Friday!
'Great Rush on the Last Day,!
Which is Best of the
Campaign.
| Whroline ajrain has donn horscii";
proud .
?Askf'd Ik subscribe, ii possible.'
tlir sum ??l* ."fJ-i. 1 h.) t<> i he l.ibc:-.'
ty Loan, W lioolintr Iijis ? Imn* ;il!!
that u as ? rxpivti'i.l of lr?*r. ;iml
tin ? rt* ? -she has oversubscribed the
sum, possibly by m hah" million
dollars. i
Wtiil ?: n?? exact litrnro.N wire;
available yesterday, . IJohort ?'.!
]>alzcll, president of the Wheeliiiy ,
( 'lcariiisr Mouse .\ssociati' n. i< i -
last niirht that- Wednesday s re-'
ports indicated thai Wheeling's j
I allot i it oi 1 1 was then t'uilx sub
scribed. and \ e.>terday ?> and I"
| .la \ s subscriptions i 1 1 >|iow thai
| Whoolintr has donr her patriotic!
I duty by a wide margin. i
j While the subscription period *.\ i ! I
not end nut i 1 noon to?l?y, Wheeling s;
, campaign in behalf of i In* Liberty lean
| was concluded y?*>.ierrln.? . <M course,
: it is yot possible to obtain -the bonds,"
I bti! subscript inns iniisl he iu;m1 r.
'ihrou.uh the tanks or postoffin \ the
! headquarters having elcseil \esterday.
Hundreds at Headquarters.
? The' campaign here closer! wiih a
: rush. The riiiRitm of bells and blow
jinu of factory whistles ai noon pro-!
claimed tlv.otid. Tin- Liberty loan
! headquarters, ecahlisbed a: No. I
iTwoli'th street two weeks aeo, was to
| have been closed a: noon, but the mini
hep of subscribers who 1 1 1 r< > 1 1 u . *? i the
room made closing before late after
noon an impossibility.
| M is estimated ili.it fully three bun-'
'fired person.? subscribed to tne loan
ihrouyh h> ad<|uart: t> yei tt iday The
Inrsesi ?iuttiber in anj one da\ prior
to yesterday wa- a lnmdred \"esti?r
day's subscriptions w? re small. sent r- ,
[ally for bonds. The mpIi was s,i
ureal thai ilv committee in charge of
lo-ail'iuartejs sent out a ? all for as
sistance. and Henry I lart man. U. !?;.
I'.i'Wie and ?'harles Jackson repondoU. ;
( Coatimied on Pa^c Eleven.)
'Over There,' Feature That;
Has the Grip and the Thrill
"Over There." the latest Satur. j
day Intelligencer feature, has the
grip and the thrill for every read- !
cr. The first installment will ap.
pear Saturday, June 23, with oth :
ers following each Saturday.
? "Over There" is the story of !
Sergeant Alexander McClintock. ,j
an American boy who has been
serving in the Canadian forces on J
the French front. Wounded, a
distinguished conduct medal man, |
he has been invalided home, but
is going "Out There" again to '
fight for Un'cle Sam and his allies. i
I His story is an inspiring, interest, j
j ing personal narrative full of spirit j
I and the atmosphere of the
I" trcnches. i
BI.I'KI-'I KU >. W. \ June 1
Al ;i v ? ? r K. Iv tailor. \v h ? ? u ;?>
shot ;i m I iiinrl;il.ly \vn'iii<|oi| hv(
^ i m 1 1 . ;i I 7 \ fM I'-nlil i; i r | .
\\ ci|lii'si|;iy I litrll I . 'lii'ii ;ll St,i
1 . 1 1 k ? ? > i i ? ? > 1 1 i ! .- 1 ! t iii- iiiui'iiin^ ;j|
1 ? ? " ??!?'?? 1c . 1 1 i-? UMi.lcrstiHxl lie
1 1 1 ; i ? i < * ;i ^ I ; 1 1 ? ? ? m ? ? 1 1 1 oxuiirral iii?r ! lie
?irl. I
m.l-KKIKI.n. \V Vh ... JiiriH 14--'
May'ir I! K. < " ;i r t o t* who nap lasi
nishi < ? by .Mis? Voiiuc today
showed nn improvement n ii'l doctors
havo despaired ol his recovery. Miss
V.tiinc in her eo|| hero declared she
shot i In niaynr in defense of her mot
her :i n ? I s ! f . whom she say.? Carter'
nt i i in |ii ed io kill lxM-fMisi- Parlor was
jealous of h? t moih'-r. < fil ler's name J
anil thai of Mrs Younn hav?? horn
eonnoci'd fur several years, ami ibis'
is thousht by some in have caused
ill.* shooting. ("a nor is a wealthy \
coal operator. banker anil real estate)
owner. has ;i family and is nno of 1
MMiili'Tn West Virginia's leading pol- !
ii jr-ians.
Auctioned the Effects I
Of Divorced Princess1
i
Ml NK'II. via London. Juno if. ? j
Tho pn id ic auction of :ho wardrobe of
Prinrr-ss I.oiiiso of Itolsium. daughter i
of iho late Kins Leopold. noitoil f.H.nno !
marks. Tin'* s;i|o was staged in a the- 1
i io ;im} extended over several days. I
A bewildering array of gowns, lingerie.!
parasols and millinery. the contents j
of seventy-two trunks, were srild. j
< Princess Louise is the oldest daugh-i
|or of iho lnro Kins Leopold and thoj
divorced wife of Philip of S'ax?*Coburg
nm! 'lorlia I lor love affairs, extrava-l
cani'i's and family quarrels havo kepi!
her constantly in tho limelight.)
RUTH LAW FORCED
TO QUICK LANDING:
ST. l.oiris. Mo.. Juno 14. ? Ruth;
haw. iho a via Mix. who started on her j
wav to t'hieago from St. l/uiis at 2:lnj
o'clock this afternoon. was forced to!
descend a' I.oxinston. 111.. tonight by
an explosion of a gasoline tank on her
biplane, according to a telephone mes
sage received here. Miss Law was not
injured and 'ho flames were fanned out
wln-n she landed.
British
Attack
GERMANS UNWILLING
TO GIVE BATTLE:
New Gains Direct Menace to 1
Important German
Positions.
The British i roups in the region of,
.Mossinos ridge arc continuing to make'
gains ai various points against ihc (.Icr- j
mans who. apparently, are unwilling i
to gi \ e ban le. Both east and south of j
M"ssines fresh advances by Field Alar-i
shal Haig's forces and the capture of;
imporiani first line positions are re-!
ported. The new advances tn the|
neighborhood of t he hamlet of Gas-,
pa rd, which lies dircctly east of .Mes-j
sines, and between the rivers Lys and
St. \ ves and east of the Ploegitreet i
wood, form a direct menace front bom
the north and the south to the impor-,
taint town of Warneton and too road
leading eastward toward Cotnines.
Artillery Duels. i
The artillery duels between the Bel
gians and French and the Germans on
various sectors in Belgium. particu
larly near Steesist raetr. Lizeruc and
Bocsinghe, continue unabated. and
doubt less these regions soon will be
the scenes of important intantrv en
gHg>-niei?is. j
From Soissons eastward there is
.-till no activity by the infantry ot the
French and the Germans, but the guns
of boil, sides are keeping up intermit-,
tent bombardments.
Along the front in Russia and Ga
lieia quietude still prevails, except1
I hat occasionally the Germans and!
Austrian.* are making reconnaissances i
with small parlies, which generally
meet with hard usage at the hands ofj
the Russians. . <
l-n the Caucasus region the Kurdo .
have delivered strong attacks against;
i.io Russians, but all of them were,
I L'pulsed.
With the abdication of King (_on
stantine ot Greece and the departure,
of the former monarch, the queen, the'
crown prince and the royal entourage ,
from Athens to embark on a British
warship that will take them to a point;
whence thev can proceed to bwitzei
land. the .Macedonian theatre holds
forth promises of early important de
velopment-. Additional entente
troops have occupied further strategic
points in Ci roere. notably ?it tho I tr- .
aeus. the port of Athens, and also in ,
Thessaly. with the purpose of protect
ing i he' ripening crops. 1
.Meanwhile on the Iron: along the
Graeco-Serbian frontier considerable
fighting is taking place, but without
any important results having been
achieved, although the French war ot
firp reports the repulse by the Italians
and the British of Teutonic attacks.
The Austrian* on the Carso plateau
and northeast of Gorizia in the Aus-I
t ro-ltalian zone have delivered at
tack.- ;i gainst the Italians occupying
positions they recently captured. AH
the attacks, however, went for naught,,
owing to the accuracy of the fire of the'
Italian artillerymen. Likewise in the
Tronlino sector a heavy offensive by.
i ho Austrian* was put down by the
Italians, the enemy being driven back
iTi disorder and with heavy losses. i
Another German Zeppelin has been
dosiroved bv. British naval forces
while it was living over the North sea. |
The chancellor of the exchequer, in |
announcing the dosi ruction of the air-!
ship, said i' burst into flames shortly ?
after being attacked and fell into the;
si a and that none of its crew v.^is: seen
afterward.
REGISTRATION !S
MOUNTING UPWARD;
WASHINTON. lune I t. With re- j
turns from six states missing. thcj
war resist tat ion tonight Mood at.
,s S"/t YS' or percent \if the con-'
fills est i ma !?* or fl.r-n2.K-M eltgibles in '
the 42 .-lates reported and the Uis- j
irlet ol' Columbia. If the average is ?
maintained the registration complete i
will show 9..*3$."Ah men enrolled for.
war ?s?*rvice Based on the original i
census estimate of 10.17S.onft, which;
did not include extra supplies of cards j
sent to industrial centers, nwre thanj
9.1 per eet.it will have been registered.,
and the deficiency of 4H9.SM will be I
below tiie estimated number of men
nf registration age now in the mili
tary or naval service and not re
quired to register.
The complete returns at the provosi
marshal general's office are divided
as follows: White S.712.4*><?: colored
02.-,.no-t; aliens 1.093.33(5: alien ene
mies lftR.751. Indicated possible ex
emptions 4.71 2.1
WASHINGTON, June 14. ? The gov- j
ernor of Pennsylvania reports thej
state's total registration at S"n,r.ii7,
d-ivided as follows: i
White hi'7.221 . colored 35.714: alien j
174. SOS; alien enemies 1 2.t>4 7 : indi-l
epted possible exemptions claimed j
.'I0K.754. State's estimated eligibles
S7K..17S.
BOSTON. .Itjno 11.? The governor
of Massachusetts today reported the.!
?Mate's total registration rit 3.19.325 i
divided as follows: (Whites and color- ]
ed not classified i : Aliens lftfi.014;
alien enemies 1.50S: indicated possi-j
hie exemptions 147.107; states esti-:
mated eligibles 377.285. I
<1
Nation s
Reason
For War
NO SELF RESPECT
OUT OF CONTEST
Sinister Power of Militarism
Has German People 1 hem
selves in Its Grip.
r WASHINGTON", Juno 14. ? Ameri
ca's reasons for sending her flag
againsr the fire Of t ho enemy across
the sea arid the purpose she seek*
to serve w'CiT stated anew Dy Presi
dent. Wilson today in a flair day ad
dress beneath the W ashington monu
; mcnt. . ...
GermanVs military masters denial
the I'nited States the right t0 ? !)e
; neutral, the president, said, and by
extraordinary insults and aggressions
, "ifift us no self-respecting choice but
! to take up arms in defense of our
} rights as a free people and of our
' honor as a sovereign government.' ,.J
Hp recalled how the imperial gov-,
ernment had forbade Americans the
use of the high seas and time and
again executed it? threat U> send them
td their death; how it. filled this un
. suspecting country with spies and con
i spirators and sought by violence to
! destroy industries and arrest com
merc<\ and finally how tho Berlin ?
foreign office triPd to incite Mexico
and Japan into hostile alliance.
"What preat nation." he asked, "jn
such circumstances would not have
taken up arms?"
Sinister Power.
Now that America has -been forccd
to war, declared the president, she
bids her young nn-n go forth to fight
on fields of blood far away for the
same old familiar, hcroic purpose xor
which it has seen its men die on
pveiv battje field upon which Ameri
cans' have borne arms since the revo
lution ? democracy. A sinister power,
he said ,w hcih has the Germain people
themselves in its grip, "now at laet
has stretched forth its ugly tlons and
drawn blood from us." <
"The whole world is at war, he add
ed, "because the whole world is in the
grip of that power and is trying out
the great battle which shall determine
whether it is to be brought under its
mastery or filing itself free."
Peace Intrigues.
In giving warning that, the Germans
actuallv have carried into execution
their plan to hrow a broad belt of
military power across the center of
Kurope and into the heart of Asia, re
lectins the i'dea of solidarity of races ? d
and the choice of peoples. .Mr. Wilson **
spoke of the "new intrigue for peace
now appearing in many guises at the
behest of the Berlin government. It
cannot go further: it dare not. go
back." he .said. "It wishes to clos*
its bargain before it is too late and
it has little left to offer for the pound
of flesh it "will demand."
Several hours before the president
spoke Washington had been drenched
with rain and pelted with hail. Alt
through the speech rain came down
softlv' and a secret service man held
an umbrella over the presidents head
while hundreds of umbrellas hid the
faces of most of the bearers. Tn ispite
of the unfavorable conditions the
crowd was large and applauded vigor
ously. Secretary Lansing introduced
the president and most of the mem
bers of the cabinet and others promi
nent in official life were present. ' .
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14.?
President Wilson warned the Ameri
can people in a Flag Day address on
the Washington Monument, grounds to
dav that Germany has carried into ef
fect the greater part of her immediate
plan of conquest; and now is nego
tiating a new "intrigue of peace" de
signed to end the war while her ag
gressions are secure. .
All the Central Ptupires, the Presi
dent declared, have hepn cemented Into
one great autocracy-ridden empire,'
"throwing a broad belt of German mil
itarv power and political control
across the very center of Europe and
bevond the Mediterranean into the
bean of Asia." This accomplished, he
said, it is easy to understand why Ger
(Continued on Patfe Eleven.)
LONDON. June I t.- -Fort Saliff, on
tiip east shore of the Red Sea has
hepn captured by British warships,
it was officially announced this ev
ening;
Fort Saliff is on Kamaran Bay, in
Yemen province, southwestern Arabia.
Large rock salt works are located
t here.
The captured fort lie.e about 175
miles north of the C.ulf of Aden. A
force of Turks to the north of Aden
has been long in the way of the Brit
ish in attempts they have made to
advance from that city. The purpose
of the seizure of Fort Saliff may be
in facilitation of a movement, to work
behind Ibis force and capture or dis
perse it.
211 PER CENT INCREASE II vl
PROHIBITIVE RATE KILLS BBOZE |
WASHINGTON. .Juno ] t. ? A prohi
bitory tax on foodstuffs used in mak
ing beveraces. tentatively aer^ed to
last wf^k by the senate finance mm
ml t tee, was still further increased to
day and then was formally written
into the war tax bill. The new rate
Is per hundred pounds instead or i
?2" per bushel and representatives I
of the distillers declare it tinquestion- j
ably would he effective in forcing i
suspension of the distilling industry.
The section as approved also piv>
hlbits importation of distilled bever
ages.
Other liquor tax Increases were ap-(
proved by the committee today Tir- J
luallv without change from the noose -f
schedules.
The manufacturers' tax of five per
cent..^" athletic eoods. cameras, pa
tent medicines. perfumeries and CO#
meties was reduced in two pcrcent,
and a substitute tax on scalper's
sales of tickets was adopted, making: -
the rate from five to fifty percent >'
instead of fifty percent flat.
Tomorrow the troublesome Inootn# ? r
excess profits and publishers' taxes
will be taken up. The commlttM ,,w
nr>w hopes to present the re-drafted ?
bill in the senate early next week.
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