SOUNDS ANEIII THE

President Proclaims a Reign of Lanas Object in World War

DEFENDS HELPLESS RUSSIA

New And Unqualif.ed Contecration Of America To StruSB 1 * For Clearing Military Autoc-acy From The Earth la Independence Day Answer To Huna—A Notable Independence Day Asaemblage Of Officials And Foreign-torn Loyal Citizens At The Tomb Of Washington—A Bclgian'o

Speech.

Washington.—From the shadow of ' w»«'. tomb Pres.iiiat WUaoa , oa me Fourth or July ofle.rd Amerlea's Declaration or Independence to th; p«op:e o! the woild. with a pledge that the United State* and It* Allies Will not sheathe the sword In th* war •sains: the Central Powers until there la settl<d. "once for all” for the world. Wha’ was settled for America in 177b Fresident Wilson's speech at Mot..a

Vernon was as follows:

Gentlemen ol the Diplomatic Corps

and my Fellow Cltitens:

I am happy to draw apart with yor to this quiet place of old coan-e! la order to Sfwa'k a little ol the moaning of th!« day of our nation'* tedepentltnre. The place seems very •till and remote. It Is ar serene c.nd Wntourbi d by the hurry of the world as it was In those great day* Ion;, ago. when «5enr:ol Washington was here and held ledsurtly conference with th-e men who were to be aseo dated with him in the e-«atlon of a Bation. From these gentle elop. s they looki d out upon the world and saw It as a whole, saw it with the light of the future upon it. saw It with modern •yes that turned away from a past which men of liberated spirits could bo longer endure. It Is for that ns•on that we cannot feel, oven here. In the Immediate presence of this sacred tomb, that this is a place o: death. I: was a place of achievement. A great promise that was meant for all mankind was here given plsn and reality. "Tie association-- by whirli are are surrounded are the in spiring associations of that noble death which Is only a gl-nous con •ummatinn From this green hillside we also ought to b- able to see with Comprehending eye* the world that lies about us and nhocld conceive anew the purpose* that must -••t men

tree.

Spoke For A People. It Is slcniBeant—sigriflr.-int o! their own chararter and purpose and of the Influerc** they wi re setting afoot ghat Washington and hi* associates like the baron* a: Kunntmede. spoke and acted, not for a rlar*. tint tor a people. It lias been l-dt fur u* to see ta It that It shall be understood ths' they rpoke and acted not for a single people only, but for all masUnd- They were thinking, not of themselves and of the material in tore* t* whlrn ccn terrd ic the Httli etob'is of landbnld era and tnerrhantr and nun ot afljirwith wrhom th«y wen- arountnmrd «c •Ct. in Virginia and the colonies to tin north and south of her. but of :• pc. pie which wish*-! to be don« with eiassos and special interests and lb*

t had t

their.-*

that > Wha'

plncss to b* associated in arLos. the faith and purpose with which we act. This, then, is our conception of the great struggle in which *• are 'tp gaged. The plot Is written plain u:>on every scene and ev« ry act of the supreme tragedy. Or. the or Uanc stand the p-c.ple* of 'he world, not only the people actually eneage-1 hut j many other* also who sufler under mastery but cannot act; op!** ol | many races and in every pan of tin world—th. people of stricken Uussla j still, among the rest, thoc.-h they »re ] for the moment unorganized and help I less. Opposed to them, master* ot | many armies.. sLanti an isolated, friendless group of government* who spread no common purport but only eelflsb ambition- of their own. by which none

, can profit but themselves, and whoso

I peoples or. fu.*l In their hands: gov errnt. n:« wbMi fear their people and let vr« for the time their severely making every choice for them nd disposing of their lives and for* •one* as iltey will, as well as ot the live-, and fortune* of every people who

* fal! under their power—governm<nt*

. clothed with the stranee trapping*

I and the primitive wntborlty ot an ace | that is altogether alien an 1 hostile I to our own. The Past and the Pres1 ent are in deadly grapple and the poo-

pins of the world are being done to

death botw. <n them. But One Issue Possible.

There can be but one l**ur. Th* settlement must be final. There ran he no compromise. No halfway decision would be tolerable. No halfway decision is conceivable These are the ends for which the associated and peoples of the world are fighting and which must be conceded them before

there can be peace:

I. The destruction of every arbitrary power anywhere that can separately, secretly, and of its single choice disturb the peace of the world or. If it cannot be presently destroyed, at the least its reduction to virtual

impotence.

II. The settlement of every question. whether of territory, of sov. ereignty. of economic arrangement or of political relationship, upon the basis of the free acceptance of that settlement by the people Immediately concerned. and not upon the basis of the material interest or advantage of any other nation or people which may de1 'ire a different settlement for the sake of its own exterior influence or mas-

j *«•>•

III The consent of all nations to be governed in their conduct toward each ether by the same principles of | honor and of respect for the common I law of civilized society that govern the individual citizens of all modem 1 Mates in their relations with one an1 other; to the end that all promises and covenants may be sacred'y observed. no private plcta or conspiraties hatched, no selfish injuries wrought with impunity, and a mutual , trust established upon the handsome foundation of a mutual respect for

j right.

IV. The establishment of an orI ganization of peace which shall make I't certain that the combined power cf Tree nations will check every invasion of right and serve to make peace and lustice the more secure by affording < definite tribunal of opinion to which j .-ill must submit and by which every international readjustment that cannot be amicably agreed upon by the j peoples directly concerned shall be

sanctioned.

FOR REIGN OF LAW. | rmjt object* can be put Into What w« seek is I tin- n Ign of Itw. b&*<d upon the con* »!■' •>; t!.. governed snd sustained b> '.lie otraniMd opinion of mankind. Tfir-. i ;.at end* canno* be achlovol t»> d-bvi .ue and *eokinr to reconcile I -.nd a« coniiiiodate what statesmen ! -a) w •*It, with th. tr projecte for bal- : nre» ot power and ot naUoniU op- | •oitunlri They can be ualUnd only 1 '•> the .’.<l•runoutIon ot wnai tf-e 1 finking peoples of the world deelre, • ith their longing hope for Justice nd to 'Octal freedom end opponun-

til *t the air of this place j ire. nt of aucli principle* ;

tar kindness. He

» which the great Batkin I b thi y Wers primarily dl- ' '

a revol! I '* * ,,<S ;

. I p»>im< r

Agreement Reached By the Senate Committee

BIG TflSPaBT GUI By U-BOM

Former Liner Sent Down or Homeward Voyage

WHAT AMENDMENT PROVIDES

Wet* Preparing For Hard FightAngry At Break-Up Of Recess. Plan And Threaten Many

Obstacles.

Washington.—Confident ths. they "now hold the whip handle In Congress *inrc the recess plans hs» broken up. the wsr-tlme prohibition forcer in the Senate look step* *° plscc the nation on an shsolut.!; dry bs*l* by January 1 next. *tx month* prior to the dale fixed by the Norris

proposal.

When ’he Senate met to take np the Food Conservation bill with the war-time prohibition rider. Senator Gore, for the Committee on Acriculture. reported a substitute for the Nor amendment, which 1* fsr more drastic than the original committee proposal. The Senate tbi n b> can d* bate i the Food Conservation bill. What Amendment Provides. The subrt.tute waMime prohibition amendment 1* a* follow*: ' That after December 31. ISIS, until the conclusion o' the present war. for the purpose Of conserving the man v. the cation, and to Increase efficiency In the production of arm*, war munition*, ablp*. food and clothing Un.<. lor the army and navy. it *hei: be unlawful to .ell for beverage purposes any distilled spirit*, and oaring said tip e. no distilled spirit* held in ben ►hall be removed therefrom for beverage purposes except for export. "After November 1. 1918. until th--conclusion of the present war. no grain, cereal, fruit or other food product siu.ll be used in the manufar-ure or production of beer, wine or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquor for beverage purposes. "After December 31. 191fc. unit! the conclusion of the present war. no beer, wine or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquor shall be sold for bt-v-erree purposes except for export 'Tbi Commissioner of Internal Rev.nue 1* hereby authorized and directed <i prescribe rules ami regulations subject to the approra' of the Secretaiy of the Treasury In regard to the r*nioral of distilled spirits held in bond after December 31. 1918. for other than beverage purpose*, also in regard to the sale and distribution o wine for sacramental, medicinal or other nonbevrrage use.. •■After the approval of this act. no distilled mall, vinous or other intoxicating liquor* shall be Imported into the CnitiB States “Any person who violate* any of the foregoing provision* *hall be deemed guilty ol a misdemeanor and upon convlrtlor thereof, shall be punished by : fine not exceeding ll.VMMi or by fm pmunii'ent not exceeding one year

or both.”

AMERICAN FLIERS KILLED. Ash And Hobba. Of Lafayette Squau ron. orounht Down. Arnsrica-i Army in France.—Alan A>h. of Chicago, a number of the Lafavette Flying Squadron, ha* be* n j killed in a corftbat w ith several Get -

THE THIRD TRANSPORT SUNK

BUN BLOW IS ABOUT DOE

Teutonic Delay Weans Preparation for Attack AMERICANS ARE HURRYING

T Soi-

Ht*

chine.

en falling, t

I A-ben.

Ilobb*. of Worcester i-i member of the Da iron. wa» killed June If.

• !.:«utrnact Jai

and Th. Wat

authority, but ]

la*:

Local Boards Ordered To Speed Up Physical Examinetion Of The New Class One Men And Have Them Ready For Call In Auguet Washington.—The present delay of ijjc Gi-ituana In pressing at.ack* In Franc- mean* only that they are preparin'.: new and heavy blows. General Marc:;, chief of *itO. said In hi* weekly cot... rence with the newspaper

men.

“H is perfectly evident.” be said. -that thi* delay 1/ preparatory to a

heavy assault In force by the German camp,

high command. The present condition ol affair* does no: mean anything tut that. They are reorganiz lug the! t.oop*. filling np losses and

preparing to try it again.

“With reference to the American program. \ e have embarked a million men. and now we arc going after

the i-crond million."

Anothi r Indication cf the pressure irad. r which the American program 1* being rushed to meet the German n-.eqact came from the Provoat Marshsl General'* office, when order* were !**ued to local board* fo speed ap i-hyxlcal examination of the new Has* On* men and Lave them teady

lor call :r August

StaumciD of the draft program mede public In Conrre** Indicated the purpose -f calling out at least 390.000 men during August, although subsequent calls during the year were no: • vpwlad to < xeeed one-half of that figure month.' The order* jus: M-nt out. bowev- coupled with the elate ment by the chief ol *taff. Indicate that boj-i am entertained a! the War Ilepartm.nl that the ptetenl moving troops to Euioi-e can be tub •’ttnrially maintained for sevaral

months.

G.-nera! Ma-ch *aidt

-Tba situation along the various wsstem ftonts has developed a situ at ion where nibbling by tb* Allied forres is going on all th' ’lm. ami With comp!. '* surce.s. so far as ’he j

1 Allied attack* a*«- concerned. Th* ] 1 ,rl ' i mii-t Inter.*tiri t of these minor iaidt at:ni:-d from the American standpoint wa* | Ik-nruii. the metis.till at’t.ck < r. Vaux. which j of Fine occurred on July 1. Thi* U-un was j of ercei tsken by a very nicely Ft.vnr.-i Amer- j mnnumr lean Bltack. in w» ; ch ’be »th and I3d j 'T*d. o! Ittgimcn’* of Irfantty fcrnlshed the | frfim ’UI mfs.ntry roni-r.r- r- an-1 «h. 13th. I3th j "f lb* j and llih Regiments «: field Artillery- | erected

| eupport.-d the attack The*, ttoop ! »:m B pari »! our s-rond d.v.sK : which 1* unde: roumvand of Majur I

General Of i nued. Th. .ur<-s..- 1 Count v« Lt’iilned h-ve t-nen ronaolicet-<1 an t j Russia

> tlbsaquei.: ..liark. of the Germane J

Six Of Crew Are Mlaalnp—No Arm, Peraonne! Or Paaaangen Aboard Coving,

ton.

j Washington.—The American aray I transport Covington, homeward boose • I'ter landing several thousand soidicn In France, was torpedoed and lusi in the war zone. Six member* of ibt crew are missing, bat all the other men. with the ship's officers, hm t een landed at a French port. No army personnel or passengers w-r.

aboard.

The Navy Department's announce ment of the torpedoing of the Covington said none of the officer* and mea tr.ndcd was “seriously Injured" Ap parently soma of them were hurl, am the number probably was not gtres

In Vice-Admiral Sims' dispatch.

The CorInrton was atruck. whH» proceeding with a fleet of other trxos port*, convoyed by destroyers The

.- ubmarlne was not sighted.

“The torpedo struck Just forward of the engine room bulkheads." said lb*

First Contingent Has Established It i NaV J ricP a ^' n,, ' n '* «

“and the engine room and Are room

seif In Camp. rapidly flooded. With Its trrtire Rome —Tlia first contlngeni of Amer newer gone, the vessel wa* helplfxr. Iran troops to arrive In Italy ha* within j and. facing the possibility of the tor-forty-eight hours established itself ir. ! -v-dolng of another ship In the coaroy. camp. The m«n are sleeping und. r !-he Covington wa* temporarily.ilxs-

their own tent* and feeding from lb* Ir

kitchen, which wa« provided by

the American Red Cross before the

men started.

The rapidity of the mobilization'to their new quarters has cr.-t’cd a most favorable Impression. The Amerlcar.* fine spirit* and excellent bealtb. but the Red Crow will within a w»ek

make hi* ©rganlzition conform to the organization a opted here and t: ■ Chemical Warfare Service is the title now given to that section In Franc* al*o. In that connection the trlbutwhich has been paid to the fine work of our chcnilstf. under the Bureau ot Mine* i* thoroughly de*erved. Thiy have really done unusually good work, bat the work now coming under ore directing head will sbow the fine result* achieved from unity of command

everywhere."

AMERICANS REACH ITALY.

This was done in exceil

order and the officers and ere* w-> taken on board s destroyer. Tb.

..ubmarlne wa* not seen.

“At daybreak, the captain. s«verx' officers and « number of n>emh»*# o! the crew returned to supervise stltx« Inc operations Another veasel xrf two teer took the Covington In fa

establish a complete hospital near the | ) c the effort to get her to port be!

PRESIDENT SAVES SOLDIER.

Commutes Death Sentence

Years In Prison.

badly damaged tn krey

J afloat and sank.

! There was no explanation by tb. , department a* to whether the six a* j were missine after the transfer of tb»

Washington.—Commutation by th< President of the death sentence Imposed by a military court-martial on Private Oscar Valentine, of Troop B. Ninth Cavalry, to 20 years impri-.

ment at hxid labor, w the War Department, tried and convicted .

Philippine*, of having murdered Private Benjamin J. WUsoa. also of th-

Ninth Cavalry.

CIRCUS TRAIN IN COLLISION.

crew from the troop ship to th* strover or after the transport actuxlty went down. It was feared, how-'-:, that they either were killed b' *-!» force of the explo*ion or were cs r ri‘by the Inrush of water iiito the mrits . ' "“V’', , 1 and fire rooms.

- announced o- ! . , Valentin- x.a 1 Thr r0 ''»« o » wa * toT ™ T ' •' Supar.' Bato ! ,,8,nb i lr F' A ‘ ner1C;an ,lnM- Clnri'axtL

which was laid up at Boston s- « * taken over when the TTnKed Cff* entered fhe war. She was *<' ’ans. of 6 S3* gross tonnage and t»d a «oecd of 1SH knots an hour The Covington Is the escop.d of 'b*

. . great German liners seized at tb- «si-

One Man K.ll.d As R.sult Of Aee.dent br< ^ k « , he ^ to ^ ^ n , dl „ r M *" Oh'®- Ge-maBT's sea wolves and Is the tbH Youngstowa. Ohio.—One man killed • American troop shin to be dorfrev^ wa* th.- toll of a railroad BCcld.-*-t ; were homewsrvl baund. Tte fer when llarti-.ir. A Bsll.y circus trxlr H-mhurg AmericsB lln-r Fr** No. 2 crashed into the rear end of In. dM »t Dlnro’n wa* sunk last M»' « New Yo'k Cent ml s New York C.V. « h »' Antilles, formerly a M-rcvi <»vo Limited at Girard, four ml!,. *»* sent down Isat OctnVr 1. west Of h.-re. The mas killed wai Officer* he-e believed that the"* 1 Ttio-na* Koonej. 2.‘.. of Murj-li- .-Ui-itj, marine wa* on the surface rechsrr ar I1L a ho-tl-r Koon.y w«. th.-own ; »ben the convov rifc* between two csi> by the taipa<: along and thsl It submerred tins' <1 lately after discharging the torpad* FRANCE GRATEFUL TO U. S. '■ Ithout attempting further attack ns

he Beet. The theory that the svb

Move Started To Erect Monument m * rlBr lrouM M * T

to be bo-ue out by the fact tha: tb» transport'* crew was tmn*ferre1 t° of the d*stroyers srtthout fcppa r,s '

Thanks For Aid. A com mitt •> has L under the piiwldency bead of the Nadot.a

f

:: commemorat.ng the g ’lance for the help r-ce t nited Bute* A dupll tu.inutr.ent also would

t. Washington.

KAISER’S ENVOY SLAIN.

n Mirtiach. ArnbaaaaOo- Ti Assassinated At Moscow.

U. S FOES WARNED *r Binder. Butfl.r* Autho'. vengeance Of Law.

man ambassador to Ru-sta. ha n a*>-i*»lcai*d at Moscow, arrorf to a ft'- lln report rec. ited by tb v re agency. Two unknown pet son

ASKS ABOUT COASTAL CANALS.

Senate Seeks Orta On Connecting Chesapeake With Buzzard's Bay.

inrldi-nt. Rome surprise . ion-d by the fact that the subr. j did n.rt return after the proreednd and undertake to finUl: •-'* sinking of the Covington. The CovlBgtoa was the first An* : ' . ran transport to be sunk while in cos[vo*. rresldeol IJnooln and tl-e * B ' • ’illea having bren -testroved when i turning borne without the protec'-l*'*

1 of war craft.

CHAMPION JONAH M/.N. Accidentally Shot By Wife—Is Refct*«

Being Treated.

!*oe Angelee.—R. D. Jacob .*«e*!*e, aaya he la the chanii-a® Jonah man of America Here'* m! '-' While lustrurtlng hi* wife In th* of a n t oiler Mrs Jacobs acrid.: •hot her husband in the ahouM*^ While Jacobs waa receiving trr*'“ • ^ burglars entered his home and siripl-*

“Tbi- darned old thieve*." » Jacob*, "took evcrythlBg «*f v * 11 ,* cept th* receiver which ran**'! * ,, | ’rouble fan you bewt It*”

llvnant Boescb

Gift From Azore

CONFIRM* * MAJORGCNERA:

• Se-cte A s*. App.oves Elevate . j Colonels To Br.g.d.e.s

vltb

ARMV BILL TO WILSON. * Houses Pass 'Vonferent* Report On 8t2JXIO.OOD.3aO Measure.

MOSCOW SEES A BIG REVOt * re'm.dsble Uprising FellewS Si»» “« Of The German Ambeseadc' , Ix»tdon -Fragments of n*-** vsrtoua sotisres Indies’*- tbs’ '' *a**lnatlon of Toun* von Mirba' German Ambassador to Ru' ' accompanied by a formldsb!. u : sralnat lb* Bo'.hevfkl In M<>-< Busslan wlreleaa dtspalrh risTI th* uprialng ha* now b**n oomr *uppreaa»d. and th* tone of • age indicate, (hat ths *«H" j wa- arcumplisbed with ssn*' riolence. the orders belcr «' •' ! who showed rrsIsUBP* *«» lb * 1 ! v’kl should be “abot OB th* AP 01