THE 3IORXIXG OKEGOXIAX. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Two Army
divisions instead of one, comprising a
total of at least 38,000 men, probably
will make up the first contingent of
the National Guard to go to France.
Although no official confirmation
was obtainable, there were evidences
today that the composite Forty-second
Division, whose organization recently
was announced, will be accompanied
abroad by the Twenty-sixth, made up
of New England Guardsman. No New
England states are among the 26 hav
ing representation in the composite
division.
The commander of the Twenty-sixth
is Major-General Clarence Edwards,
now acting as commander of the De
partment of the Northeast, and It Is
presumed he would go to Europe with
the division. The Forty-second is com
manded by Major-General W. A. Mann.
Shipping Is Sufficient.
A report was current today that suf
ficient shipping will be available for
forwarding two divisions within the
time fixed for the departure of the
Forty-second and that the Twenty
sixth had been selected to go because
it comes from a compact area and is
composed for the most part of regi
ments of high rating and representing
slates whose troops were left out of
the composite division.
The Forty-second Division is being
mobilized at Mlneola, L. I., under the
new European standard, which requires
that the strength of the Individual in
fantry regiments be increabed more
than 50 per cent. The process necessi
tates the addition of some units not in
cluded in the original order, for where
one company of Infantry, for instance,
was to have come from any state, two
companies have been consolidated to
give the 250 men necessary. Thus hun
dreds of men have been transferred to
fill ap the regiments selected to go.
All the other National Guard divisions
will go through a similar process on
their arrival at their divisional camp.
Time Required la Unknown.
No hint has been given as to the
probable time it will require to pre
pare the Forty-second for embarkation.
As it is a wholly new organization, it
is logical to assume that it will take
some time to get into working shape.
The question of equipment also enters
into the fixing of a sailing date. The
same considerations apply also to the
Twenty-sixth.
The original plan for a composite
National Guard expeditionary force is
known to have provided for two divi
sions made up on the composite plan.
Approximately 40 states would have
contributed Guardsmen to form the
Forty-second and Twenty-sixth, and
supplemental divisional or Army corps
troops might have made up an expedi
tion that represented every state.
The War Department announced to
day the final allotment of state troops
among the National Army cantonments
and made public the list o Colonels as
signed to regimental commands in the
various divisions, both of the National
Army and the National Guard.
PROMPT RCXINGS ARE URGED
General Crowder Wants Drafted
Slen In Proper Turns.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Prompt
action by exemption appeal boards was
urged today by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder in a telegram to the
governors declaring delays would mean
that men with exemption claims un
decided would escape the September
5 call to the colors at the expense of
others who have waived exemption.
Every district must furnish 30 per
cent of its quota on the first call and
until the claims of all belonging in this
contingent have been decided, men
further down the line making no
claim will have to be moved up into
the vacancies. The Government desires
that every man go as far as possible
In his proper order.
In replying today to a letter from
Senator Weeks, urging that aliens be
drafted for military service. President
Wilson said the matter of diplomatic
action to clear the way for such a step
"is already interesting the Department
of State and I have no doubt will be
pressed as fast as circumstances per'
mit."
COLONELS ARE SEST NORTH
Babcock, Clark and Davis to Be at
American Lake.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17w Coinct
dent with the announcement of the War
Department orders, sending Major
General Hunter Liggett, commander of
the Western Department of the Army,
to command Camp Fremont, near here.
Army headquarters announced here to
day that Colonels E. W. Clark and
William D. Davis and Major Walter C
Babcock have received orders to report
from their posts in this city to Ameri
can, Lake, Wash.
Colonel Clark was the head of the
Quartermaster's Corps here. Colonel
Davis was chief of the educational di
vision of the Reserve Officers' Training
camps, while Major Babcock was chief
of staff.
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Above Entrance to Imperial City, Half Hour After Fighting Stopped. Below Republican Soldiers Marching Back
to Tneir Quarters.
FIGHT SHORT, SHARP
Chinese Royalists Are Over
come by Republicans.
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Declaration of War Delayed on Plea
Prime Minister Might Seize
Authority Under Cover of
Declaring Martial Law.
PEKIN. July 31. (Special Correr
spondence.) Sharp fighting while it
lasted marked the overthrow of the
efforts of Chang Hsun to 're-establish
the empire, with the Manchu boy Em
peror on the throne.
Fighting before the gates of the
Temple of Heaven, in which the Royal
ists had taken refuge, began at 4:30
in the morning, and for ten hours the
battle raged. Sandbag fortifications
were thrown up in the streets. .Not un
til great breaches were made in the
walls of the temple by the artillery fire
did the Royalists surrender. And then,
having won the victory, the Republican
soldiers raised the flag of the republic
over the walls of the Imperial City and
returned to their quarters.
Premier la Feared.
The attempt to re-establish the em
pire grew out of the action of China
when the United States declared war on
Germany. At that time China broke
off diplomatic relations with Germany,
but did not declare war. Later the
members of the military party desired
to take this additional step, but the
radicals were afraid the Premier, then
Tuan Chi-Jult a strong military man,
would seize supreme power if he had
an opportunity to declare martial law.
Parliament, therefore, refused to de
clare war. On May 23 a mob gathered
outside the Parliament buildings and
tried to force the issue. The Premier
was blamed for this. Upon the removal
of Parliament to Tien Tsin and threats
of rebellion from the south, the Premier
was dismissed by the President.
Empire Is Proclaimed.
At once the military governors of
several provinces rebelled and Chang
Hsun, military governor of Annul, came
o Pekin to mediate between them and
ie President. He had looted Nanking
uuring the revolution of 1912 and was
one of the old-type Generals, even
forcing his soldiers to wear queues.
The news that he was coming to Pe-
kin with 5000 soldiers caused some
uneasiness, therefore.
The city was at his mercy and In a
week the President had been forced to
disband Parliament. For ten days China
had no government. On the night of
June 30 Chang Hsun declared the re
public at an end and placed the Manchu
Emperor back on the throne. At first
it was thought the militarists would
support him, but they declared for the
republic and Chang was standing out
against the whole of China.
In the fighting for possession or the
imperial palace five foreigners were
wounded by stray bullets and one of
the American teachers had 90 bullets
fall in the courtyard of his house.
hearing was sent by the coal operators,
who presented a report to Judge
Carter asserting they had not agreed
to co-operate with the state council
and the coal director.
The operators' report asserted that a
maximum price for coal had been ten
tatively agreed to with the Federal
Trade Commission, definite prices to
be determined by the Federal investiga
tion now in progress.
The state council of defense insisted
that the operators had repudiated their
agreement to co-operate.
The operators contended that the
food and fuel act gives the Federal
Government complete control of in
trastate as well as interstate coal.
The report characterized Governor
Lowden as having precipitately an
nounced that the operators had agreed
to a state coal controller, when the
action was taken by them as indivi
duals and not as a body.
CHINA ES ACTING ALONE
NO EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY DEC
LARATION OF WAR.
FRENCH DENY FIRE
No Shells From Entente Guns
Dropped Into St. Quentin.
TOWN LOOTED BY GERMANS
Austrian! and Germans Allowed to
Leave -Within Five Daya Un
ruly Ones to Be Interned.
PEKIN, Tuesday. Aug. 14. (Delayed.)
China's declaration of war on Ger
many and Austria-Hungary, beginning
at 10 A. M. today, and the other docu
ments relating to the conflict, do not
mention the association of. the Chinese
Republic with the entente powers.
They indicate that China's action will
be entirely independent.
The declaration of war aroused little
excitement in Pekin or in other North
China cities, the long discussion of the
question, having discounted its effect.
The Netherlands Minister to China
today took over the Austrian interests
and received the arms of the Austrian
guard. The doors of the Deutsch Asiat-
tische Bank have been sealed.
Chinese troops at Tien Tsin took over
the Austrian concession and the Ger
man bank and German barracks there
without incident.
Regulations issued today by the Chi
nese Government permit the departure
of Germans and Austrians within five
days. Registration within 10 days Is
required to permit Teutons to continue
doing business if it does not affect
China's welfare. Enemy subjects are
forbidden to travel without permits.
The regulations also provide for the
Internment of troublesome enemies.
GOAL HEARING IS BEGUN
PRICE FIXING PRELIMINARY IS
STARTED IX ILLINOIS.
JAPANESE SEEKING STEEL
Shlpbnllderse Desire Modification of
American Embargo Act.
TOKIO, Aug. 16. (Delayed.) Japan
ese shipbuilders have inaugurated a na
tional movement to seek modification
of the steel embargo, and have formed
a league for the purpose of bringing
about a cancellation of the American
embargo on iron and steeL
The shipbuilders have presented
lengthy memorials to the Japanese gov
ernment and to George Post wheeler.
the American Charge at Tokio, urging
relief from the embargo, claiming that
it would ruin the shipbuilding industry,
close factories and bring about a dis
continuance of the construction of
ships, either building or contracted for,
by the entente powers.
Officers and Men of Kaiser's Army
Ship Stolen Valuables Ont of
Occupied City Only Hulk
of Cathedral Remains.
FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE. Aug.
16. The fire in the St. Quentin Cathe
dral was first observed about 6 o'clock
Wednesday night by sentinels in a
French trench outside of St. Quentin.
They were startled to see flames break
ing from the famous Cathedral and
soon the entire structure was ablaze.
The fire continued to light up the
town and surrounding country until 2
o'clock in the morning. As it died
down it was seen that the steep roof
had fallen in. Everything but the walls
must be destroyed. The cause is un
known. Certainly it was not due to
the French fire. .There was little bom
bardment last night and when the cor
respondent watched columns of smoke
float away on a light wind, the land
scape was singularly peaceful.
Prisoners say the town has lately
been pillaged by officers and men who
are sending many stolen valuables to
Germany.
PARIS, Aug. 17. "At nightfall
Wednesday," telegraphs a Hayas cor
respondent on the French front, "we
saw from our lines, which at places are
less than half a mile from the suburbs
of St. Quentin, that the Cathedral was
urrounded by smoke. Soon fire was
visible, increasing each moment until
at midnight the imposing monument
was a mass of flames, visible for 20
miles around.
'It la impossible at this time to de
termine the origin of the fire. The
Germans cannot lay it to our shells.
for St. Quentin is so near our lines
that not a single French projectile has
fallen into the city The high towers
of the Cathedral gave the Germans an
observation point unique in the region.
We cannot yet understand what power
ful motives induced them to destroy it.
Through field glasses It could be seen
the next afternoon that the entire
superstructure was gone."
Operators Decline to Participate, Sy
Ins: Maximum Coat la Set by
Federal Government.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Public hearings
preliminary to plans for fixing the
price of coal opened today before Judge
Carter, who has been appointed director
of coal for Illinois by Governor Lowden.
Arguments have been prepared for
submission by retailers, officials of
miners' unions and railroad represen
tatives. The hearing is expected to
continue several days.
Notice of non-participation In the
BERNST0RFF IS MENTIONED
Appointment As Ambassador
Turkey Is Forecast.
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BERLIN, Aug. 15. via London. Aug.
16. The appointment of Count von
Bernstorff. ex-Ambassador to the
United states, as German Ambassador
at Constantinople is forecast. Count
von Bernstorff arrived in Berlin today
and has been In conference with. Impe
rial Chancellor Michaelis.
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 16. Count Tar
nowsky von Tarnow, the ex-Austro-Hungarian
Ambassador to the United
States, a report received from Stock
holm says, will soon become Minister
to Sweden from Austria-Hungary.
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delivered by Germer at a mass meeting
August 9. Germer's case was set for
hearing before Federal Judge Carpen
ter next Wednesday.
The complaint against Germer
charges that he "unlawfully and felo
niously did make and convey false re
ports and statements tending to pro
mote insubordination, disloyalty, mu
tiny and refusal of duty in the United
States Army."
"I made - no statements that could
Justly be construed as promoting dis
loyalty or insubordination," said Ger
mer. "What I said was in pursuance of
my legal rights, but I was misquoted
to give the impression that I was dis
loyal." He said he was born in East Prussia,
but that his sympathies had been with
Russia rather than Germany.
was the result of a friendly suit on a
claim for $15,000 by McPhee & McGin
nity, a lumber concern of Denver.
Charles B&ettcher, president of the
road and William R. Freeman, both of
Denver, were named receivers.
Mountaineers Are Sentenced.
STONE GAP, Va.. Aug. 17. J. W.
Phipps and W. V. McCoy, "Virginia
mountaineers, were found guilty by
a Jury in Federal Court here today on
an indictment for "recruiting men to
destroy arms and ammunition of the
GERMAN IS REARRESTED
SOCIALISTS' SECRET ART HELD FOR
VIOLATING ESPIONAGE ACT.
Prisoner Alleges His Word Were Not
Disloyal, bat Were Misquoted to
Make Them Appear So.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Adolph Germer,
national secretary of the Socialist par
ty, recently arrested aniLlater released,
was rearrested today on a charge of
having violated the espionage law by
making a public speech against conscription.
His rearrest Is said to be the result
of a consideration of the case by Presi
dent Wilson and Attorney-General Gre-
gory. The address complained of was
INSURANCE IS OPPOSED
BILL TO UNDERWRITE SOLDIERS IS
TAKEN VP BY COMMITTEE.
Messrs. McAdoo. Gompers and Mack
Appear to Support Adminis
tration Measure.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Congres
sional opposition to the Government's
plan for insuring the lives of soldiers
and sailors because it would upset the
pension system was shown today at a
hearing before the House commerce
committee, where the Administration
insurance bill was discussed.
Secretary McAdoo, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor,' and Judge Julian Mack, of
Chicago, who drafted the insurance
bill, denounced the pension system and
declared that one of the primary pur
poses of the Insurance measure was
forever to wipe it out of existence.
Several life Insurance men appeared
to oppose the optional insurance fea
ture of the bill. They are not opposed
to the compensation feature, by which
the Government would make payments
without cost to the insured for death
or injury in the service.
PACIFISTS PLAN MEETING
Session Is to Be Held at Minneapolis
September 1-6.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17. Louis P.
Lochner, secretary of the People's
Council of America, arrived here today
to take charge of arrangements for
the national meeting here September 1
to 6 in the interests of peace.
Mr. Lochner, who was one of those
heading the Ford peace expedition in
1915, declared the chief purpose of
the organization is to "bring the boys
out of the trenches forthwith and let
the warring nations settle their differ
ences by other means."
United States Government." The
penalty was fixed at five years at tha
Federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
New York Vigilantes Formed.
NEW TORK. Aug. 17. More than 100
citizens of New York, it was announced
today, had joined the newly-formed
vigilantes committee to wage a vig
orous campaign against soap-box
orators whose utterances are con
sidered improper.
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