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THE WEATHER Portland and vicinity Sunday, fair and wumi moderate northwesterly winds. Oregon and Washington Sunder, fair and warmer; moderate northwest erly winds. VOL. XV. NO. 20. CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING.' AUGUST 5, 1&17. PRICE FIVE CENTS ' (EREIISKY RESIGNS, QUITS PETRUGRAD. DISGUSTED AT FAILURE OF Dispatches to London From Petrograd Announce Res ignation of Russian Pre mier Following Failure to Form' Government. RESIGNATION REFUSED BY GOVERNMENT, REPORT "The Lloyd George of Russia Had Called Meeting of All Parties in Moscow for To day and It Was Believed Crisis Had Been Weathered London. Aug. 4. (U. P.) Premier Kerensky. has resigned and left Petrograd, eccording to a Reuter's- dispatch from the Rus sian capital tonight. This is the second time that Kerensky has resigned. Another dispatch from Petrograd said the provisional government has refused to accept Kerensky's - resignation. In resigning, Kerensky wrote to M. Nekrssow, leading radical cab inet minister, whom he designated his temporary successor, saying: "In view of the Impossibility, despite all measures taken, to con stitute a provisional government. bo as to cope with necessities of the present time, I can no longer continue responsible to the coun try." Kerensky is war minister as well as premier. He -i withdrew his first resignation, after. a conference with members of bis cabinet, and' all but I two ministers, who also resigned, re-1 considered their action;! I 't 'i-' . 1 Sad Arranged Conf crane Kerensky .resignation came at a time"wlTen it was thought the man. nicknamed Th Llojd George, of Kus aia," .had succeeeed In arranging the fourth readjustment of Russia's dera acratlo cabinet. Kerensky had called a meeting of all political parties at Mos cow tomorrow, according to os report, in a final effort to arrange a ministry which- should he truly representative of all Russian elements. Last night word reached London that the entire cabinet had resigned, due to charges of treason aaainst Minister of Agriculture Tchernoff. Subsequently the ministers ail with drew their resignations, except Tcher noff and Minister of Foreign Affairs Terestchenko. It has been supposed here that Kerensky had once again triumphed over all elements. Tatar Status In Doubt Dispatches tonight did not make It clear whether Kerensky was actually out of power In Russia, or whether universal demand would again call him to the place of power In the new de mocracy. Kerensky has been generally re garded as the savior of Russia. His eahlnet was vested with "unlimited power shortly after the mutiny and breakdown of Russia's military forces on the Tornopol front, and the cabinet In turn practically delivered that un limited power Into Kerensky's hand. A peasant and a Socialist, Kerensky has commanded almost unanimous support from all elements In Russia. UUVH1I.IVOI i mammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmamm m i H's' ft 'x- H ituJlt ""A i ' v,' g fe'H ' ' V ' f j J , ZfJ Ji '( J h It VrXr- 111 if K! - ! I Dutch Liner Noordam Hit Mine; All Safe Tha Xarue, Aug. 4, (XT, T.) The KoUaad-Amerloam Uaer JToor dam has at ruck a mlae, it was axuionaoed today. Dutch torpedo boats saved all on board. The Voordaa was a llaer of 19,631 tons. ant was bant at Belfast, la 1902. was 550 feet long and was registered from the port of Rotterdam. Ever sines she was put in commission the Hoordam baa plied la the regular passen ger traffic betweea Haw fork aad Holland. The Hordan struck the mine near TexeL Tugs assisted the Dutch torpedo boats la rescuing the pass sugars anaN towed the liner into port. Hew Tork, Aug. 4. (T7. F.) The llaer Hoordam, mined off the Dutch coast, was homeward bound with between 300 and 300 passen gers, William Tan Boon, general manager of the Hollaud -American Xdae, said tonight. Cablegrams to the company said all aboard were removed and that the liner was returning to port. DESERTERS FACE FUG SQUAD All! Anti-Draft Rioters Who Per sist in Refusing to Re spond to Call for Service to Go on List of Army and Be Dealt With Accordingly.' GENERAL CROWDER GIVES OUTLINE OF PROCEDURE CHANGES GERMAN CABINET ANNOUNC ED BY PAPER IN BERLIN New Food Dictator, Foreign, Interior, Munitions Minis ters Named by Michaelis, Disorders Reported From Ok lahoma Regarded in Cap ital as Purely of Character Such as Not to Need Fed-; . eral Action. , ! Heavy Rains HamperDrill MtU.S.Camp With the American expedition ary Army, August 4. Arrival dur. lug the past week of an immense quantity of medical aad engineer, lag" supplies caused satisfaction among v officers of the Amexes' camp today. Zrftrge quantities of supplies are for railroad construction. Of fi lers "of all branches of the army continue tc arrive la aa unending stream. "Organisation of the camp f and of the entire American fight ing system Is progressing satis factorily," according to headquar ters. , Heavy rains which have been sweeping this section for several days continue to hamper the train ing- of the American foroes. They have rendered the ground Impos sible for trench work and the troops are drilling In the village streets. A rrench Interpreter attached to the camp was blinded Thursday In a grenade aocldent. Zt is one of the few accidents which has occurred thus far. ELIHU ROOT, head of the United States iommission to Russia, who, upon his return to this country warns Amer icans they "must fight for America, as no people have ever fought before, facing the acid test with fijll and fearless hearts." ENLISTED PERSONNEL QUARTERMASTER'S Washington. Aug. 4. (I. N. S.) The short shift of court martial and the firing squad will be the lot of those who persist in resistance to ths ''. draft. The Iron hand of the full military , power of the nation is ready. The op portunity is now presented to thosa : who do not wish to serve to appear in orderly manner and present the gov ernment with their excuses. Should they fall to take advantage of this op portunity iney are automatically iimii i rolled as soldiers, if they then faii.Dreon Men Wi Leave Mon to appear ior auty, tney are deserter. : , TJX r I The punishment for desertion in war : (jay OT I UeSGfty TOT TalO Lime is uriu. aiiu luo i uii nun i' nriwop sf tha r o 1 1 rrn ur 1 1 1 Ha r1 -t v a4 I jfu rf va in v tiaiivu " in j cuipiueu if necessary to impose the penalty. CORPS CALLED OUT Alto, Is Official Order, Members of the enlisted personnel of the Quartermaster's corps, O. N. O Premier Kerenaky LEGISLATIVE END OF GOVERNM ENTALiP stow PREPARING Shipping Board Rushes'Plans for Fleet, Militia Mobiliz ing, Draft Proceeds, Nekrasow. now projected Into promi nonce as temporary premier through Kerenaky'a retirement. Is a constitJ tlonal democrat and vice president -of the cabinet aad minister of munitions. According to the Russian public in formation bureau Nekrasow broke sev eral weeks ago with Professor Millu- korr of the conservative party and an nounced himself as a staunch supporter of Kerensky and the radicals. The in. formation bureau tonight furnlshei these quotations from a recent speech by Nekrasow, as illustrative of the fact that the hew temporary premier is thoroughly progressive and an ar dent supporter of the Kerenesay ' policies .'Everybody can be forgotten, every one's role can be effaced, but Kerensay will never be forgotten by Russia. We know Kerensky -was the first to see the enormous responsibility before his tory and before the nation and the first to shoulder the monstrous load. Cltlsens, for us Kerensky is not a minister, not a popular tribune he may even cease to.be a human being be is the symbol of democracy. Ker ensky's appearance in the cabinet ap pears to me to symbolise the fact that over our provisional government hov ers the hand of democracy. Permit me to take here before you the oatn of Hannibal, that Kerensky will not remain alone in the cabinet; that I, your- minister, strong in your truot and appreciating my responsibility be fore you, will always go hand in hand with your comrade and nay comrade Kerensky. The speech was made before the Russian railroad congress. Washington. Aug. 4. (U. P.) Commandeering of the . ships on the wayi in 24 yards.'1 bringing heavy tonnage under government super vision, the country took a broad stride toward beating Germany's U- boats . inroads today, while the ping board pushed ahead with plans for a mighty merchant marine StrlRcs in Olympia and Boston ship yards have been adjusted through gov tmment intervention, assuring . there will be no blocking of the program from labor sources. wnue.tjtese constructive measures were under way, a handful of slackers. particularly in Oklahoma against trie draft, but the govern ment announced such obstructive tac tics would be met with cold steel of federal troops if necessary. X.ast of Ouard Called Out The last of America's national guardsmen will be called out to morrow and all' units not already federalixed will take the national oath of oervice. National guards already called out for training are available, for duty rhoald peremptory treatment be re quired. r Examination oi men for the new national army proceeded. Government departments showed an Inclination to shut down on exemption claims, trie federal reserve system taking the firm stand that Its men could be re placed by others outside the military age or by women. Senate Belays Matters On the legislative ends, things dragged. Wie house, waiting on a dilatory upper body, decided to take a three day recess until the senate passes the revenue bill. The senate will wrestle Monday with the food control and survey-- bills measures hanging fire for many weeks. The $2,000,000,000 tax bill, ready for senate deliberation Monday, will await action on the food bills. President Wilson, resting from war time duties, took a week end trip down the Potomac Dr. Gesse, in a newl established post of minister of munitions. ' -Vice Chancellor Helf ferlch.' Imperial home minister; Count von Roedern. imperial treasurer; and Kerr Kraetke, Imperial minister of postofflces all remain in the rearranged- cabinet In their old posts. The Vosslsche Zeitung also an nounced these changes In the Prussian state ministry: Herr Drews, succeeding HerT von Lobell as minister of the interior. Her von Tasaenbach, succceedlng Dr. von Schoriemer as minister of agriculture. Herr Persch. succeeding Dr. Beseler as minister of Justice. Herr von Horgt. succeeding Lentze as minister of finance. Dr. Oklahoma Is Watched Closely General Crowder, the provost mar shal general, outlined this procedure tlce are closely watching the situation ! haVe been ordered to report to the In Oklahoma points, learned Berlin, via London. Aug. P.) Chancellor Michaelis has shaken up the imperial ministry, according to the vosslsche Zeitung today, which lists these changes: Herr von Batockl. succeeded as food dictator by von Waldow, former pres ident of Pommeria. ander a newly ar ranged imperial food office. Dr. von Kueselman, succeeding Dr. Zimmerman aa forelrn minister. Dr, Wllraff. sMceeediPs:ortaerCha-4----U im aMm W .40a ' tiriiA?,!B0rAinm cerBetnifieWKMJwe aa minister treme penalty, cah be incurred 'Ufltil jj ciptainVenable' of the adjutant V vu imuwi, v 1 v . ' 1 1 . ' " - . - saesea. eucn aiiuraw mm invie and other scatter 1 , bolors immediately. Orders to this The war department, : It was ! effect were received late Saturday eve tonight, is prepared to rush , , v,. f veteran troops to any point where they ! ""."l"Z"..m " ,Z order and .the Imposition treme penalty. of the ex- 6ers affect 19 men. The officers were j not called. The enlistid men are to be sent direct to Pala Alto and will in Oklahoma are tonight regarded here a4 purely civil- Local authorities will be ordered to handle them. The penalty will be the usual fee of, the civil law for murder or man slaughter as the case may be. Mili tary lawyers, in fact, doubt whether any crime against the nation has yet been committed. Sloters Considered Ignorant The Oklahoma rioters, "the Jones family" and other resisters of the ceneral'a staff. i With the calling out . of tftse -Jnen. every organisation of the Oregon, Na tional Guard has answered tire can With the . exception of officers of the National Guard reserve, four officers pf the Quartermaster's corp3 and three father officers of the starr corps. 1 ne four Quartermaster officers are in command of the unit Just called out. but are not included in the order. ; The members of the corps will be drafted into the federal service Au gust 5 and stand discharged from the draft, are looked upon aa Ignorant 1 national guard on that date. ,rti?- Scaffold Falls and 3 Men Are Killed Artesla. Cal.. Aug. 4. (U. P.) Three men met instant death here this afternoon when they were hurled from a 60-foot scaffold which collapsed. The men were Lloyd Campbell, E. B. Schae- fer and Eugene Wilkinson. They were wuiMua uii wjv wiiiirucutni oi a suo News Index SECTION ONE 14 PAGES I. Karenaky ftaits in Disgnit, DMrti to 0t Buort Shrift. Liberty at Stake, Soot Saya. Bnteh Liner Hit Mine. Chasre is Gannaa Cabinet. Quartermaster's Oorpa Cal 14 Out. Butte linlu little s FuneraL Aviation Yoang Xaa'a Game. S. S. 4. . a. 7. I. t. 10. 11. IS. IS. German Spies ia Sweden. rwanty -filth Chinees Treated. Government Takes Over Bhipwaya. Uncle Bam to Insure Soldiers. Aviation Commiaaioa Coming Hare. Dollar Ioe Balaa Small Item. Inatnetor Booomee Editor. Ttra Protection T atriotie Duty. Portland Lawyer Honored. Xyle Learning to fly. Waw Idea in Aeroplane. Public and Kailread Cooperate. Vaited States aad Japan to Decide War. Kaval Xnftia to Xobflixa. Third lafantry Xeoaited. Maramea Start Trip. Carg Brenrht Bare. Ship LaaHslatiee Urged. Merchaau Coming far Bayers' Week. Klamath Has Building Boom, Armoaiaaa Maaaaerod by Wholesale. Vo Free Home Telephones. Wall Poisons Waarl- Soora. Ban day to Addreae Treope. li. SECTION TWO 12 PAGES 1-4. "pert Vows aad Oeaaip. staxB4 Leaders Vote) for Kerensky petrograd, Aug. 4. (U. P.) Russia Wants world peace. The executive committee of the worKmen s and coldiera congress to day determined upon a proclamation to, the world which would entail the tragic position in which a continuance 4f ,the. war places the view democracy. -Such a continuance, the' proclamation will declare, mean the wrecking of all (Omtlpood en Page roe, Colaam rive) Tong War Spreads To Gilroy, Cal. Gilroy. Cal.. Aug. 4.(I. N. S.) The tong war that was renewed with a murder in Berkeley yesterday, spread here today when a Chinese was fatally shot and the Gilroy Chinatown was burned, property loaa being estimated at 116,000. , . Rumors Involving Mexico Are Denied Washington, Aug. 4. (L K.' a) The stats department denied' today speclflo statement that the Carranx government in Mexico bad agreed to I declare -war on Germany in return fori a loan of from . I100.000.00e to I $150,000,000. , 7. a.11. 11, kets aad F Inane. Illustrated Yews Review. Baal Zrtate aid Bnilding. Want Ada. World Powers in Last Tear of War. Page. 1. t. S. 4. a. SECTION THREE 12 PAGES Ceseorthip Sales Are Bifid. persons deceived by shrewd agitators. The bulk of these rioters will be dealt with by the civil authorities. The mili tary power will be Invoked and called into play only when U)e situation gets beyond the state and county peace au-: thoritiea. Officials here were encouraged today by press reports of the way the situa tion was being handled by Governor Williams and the citizens of the af fected counties. If the agitators, alleged to be I. W. W. leaders who have stirred up this trouble, fall into the toils, a charge of high treason will undoubtedly be lodged against them and prosecuted in the United States courta Evidence aM to DC in me nanus. 01 iue The organisation is being sent to Palo Alio for quartermaster duty, such as fixing up store houses and assist-. Ing In getting the camp In readiness for' the other soldiers. A good deal more work is to be done there before the camp Is ready to' open and work Is being rushed. It is presumed that the Quartermaster's corps of other states are likewise called out. I The Oregon guard sometime ago was ! authorized to raise a unit of 20 men and two cooks as a Quartermaster's corps, but two men had to be dis ' charged, lowering the number to 19. I The two men are Arthur A. Hall, who I is an ensign in the Naval militia, and 1 John F. Keniflck, who is pay clerk in ! the same branch. Hall has been an thorities tonight to shew that these I employ of the Southern Pacific com pany ior tne past severi yearn ana n.en lflck has been exchange teller at the Hibernian bank for the last seven or eight years. The two cooks have not .not been secured arid the organization will go to camp without them. : Petition for Third Battery Not Granted Washington, Aug. 4. (WASHING TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL.) Receiving word that Adjutant General White was asking the war department for authority to organize a third bat tnry of Oregon volunteers. Senator Chamberlain submitted the matter to General Mann of the militia division bronzed veterans of the border and of I and was Informed that it is impossible au men were inspired by an intelligently sinister motive. president and Secretary Away Both the president and Secretary Baker are away- from Washington tonieht and it could not be learrfcd whether a formal request had come I for federal aid. That both these of flclais snouia leave u"trci, won ui- ( terpreted as reassuring. The presi- 1 dent is down the Potomac on the May- , flower and in close tovch with the ex- ! ecutive offices by wireless. Secretary i Baker has gone to his summer home with his family. The officer who would have charge of troop movements for the war de partment, however, will be at his desk most of the night and a scratch of his pen would send into the troubled dis trict troops that can be relied upon 'Z& ftf fit:. n AMERICA AT 1 : STAKE, SAYS ELIHU ROOT aw1" , i ti W1, ? i Head of American Mission-to Russia Makes Impassioned . Plea for Sacrifice of Lives e and Treasure That Democf racy Might Prevail. lr : -iu STATESMAN HAS FAITH IN RUSSIAN PEOPLE "No Time to Quibble Over Little Things," Says A. F, of L. Member; Commis sioners Return With Views of War at Close Range. ' LLOYD GEORGE GIVES NEW HOPE TO BRITAIN WnH PTi 1 "Sunshine of Victory" Can ' nte T5ew7Trrwclares - on Third Anniversary, BOARD TO SERVE AS BUFFER TON LABOR AND THE EMPLOYERS Vera Cruz who know now to right a mob' as well as how to fight an or ganized army. Beady for Any Emergency Expert law officers of the judge ad vocate general's office are also ready to proceed to the scene of the trouble at a moment's notice. . General Crowder s statement on the draft resisters was as follows: "There Is nothing to resist at this stage of the execution of the law. All to grant the request as tne Oregon guard now is drafted. The Information received was that Seneca Fotits was to have command if authority wero obtained. It U understood that renewed efforts are being .made to secure permission to organise, and it Is thought quite possible for Battery C, field artillery. Oregon National Guard, ; to be recruit ed under state authority, and then ac cepted by the national government and rvraon between the area of 21 1 made a part of a field artillery bat and 30 Inclusive have been enrolled fr tallen. With a third battery added to mtaj-r ervice. a preliminary call has A and B there wouid .be a battalion acne forth to some such persons but i formation allowed, consisting of a ma Fhotoplays aad Vaoierille. . StagalaBa. ZditaTial. Brief lafersaetieB. Tewe. Toyiea, Feed Caeaoar la Leaaaa. " a.11. AatemoeUes aad Good Soada. Is. Oasaia ef Btans CeUeetera. Ia Myitis Passie taaa. Bataiag ia Aaeieat Aeoaa. SECTION FOUR 8 PAGES 1-. Tke Week la aaciety. , -. Mews ef the Keeorta, . T. WssBea-sda Affairs, Tke meelm ef Xnsia, X. loax er Ta. Wales 1 ' Tke Weaaaa's Faiat af Vlw. Baeety ataggasttoas. By Lllliaa Bassau. SfiCTtOX FIVE 4 . PAGES (rlctiaa Xagasiaa) SECTION BTV 4 PAGES .:-tossus..,;r-:' ' the immediate and actual object or this' call is merely to provide an op portunity for such persons or for some ; one else in respect to tnem to present to the government reasoria why they should not be finally ordered to re port for military duty. If such per sons do not appear to present - these reasons, they have, simply neglected to take advantage of an opportunity that was offered solely for their bene- jor and staff. tit. 1 raUure to JUpert Carries Penalty The failure Of such persona to take advantage or this opportunity doss not Interfere with the -raising ef aav army and Interests the government only aa punishable crimes of omissloi. If they do not desire to make such claims or. It tar , any other -reason they fall to appear, their names are automatically' posted aa having been called and not exempted or discharged. Three Girls Fall From Raft; Drown (Continued ea Fsge Twe. Column Two) Silverton. Or, Aug. 4. Falling from a raft In the mill pond at Scotts Mills today, Beulah Dale, 9, daughter of J. E. Dale; Athol G. Hlckox, 13, daughter f E.- E. Hlckox, and Myrtle Coopor, pS, daughter of John Cooper, were drowned. Tne Dooies wore rocovs. a U Ethel. Shilts, daughter of J. M. Shuts, an older girl with the' party, narrowly escaped. v .-,' ' dne story of the tragedy Is that the raft was tipped on end when some oys who were bathing in the pond jumped on It. . The victims were daughters of well known f amiUee. The accident has cast -a sail over, thla community. - London. Aug. 4. (U. V.) While England waited Impatiently tonight for moderation of the weather, that its greatest of drives might continue in Flanders It saw new hope for vic tory In optimistic phrases adopted by Premier. IJoyd George today. ' The prime minister spoke at a meeting of the war alms committee, commemorat ing the third anniversary of the con flict. 'Nobody In England, France Italy, Russia, or even in Germany and Aus tria, has any Idea how near the sum mit of our hopes we . are," he declared. 'Russia's collapse is like a deep, glen, through Which we are passing. Though It is not sure we have reached the darkest depth, nevertheless, across the valley we can see the sunshine of victory." Seal Peace Zs British Aim Lloyd George laid emphasis on Eng land's determination to fight for a real peace not an armistice on Ger many's terms. -xne uerman war Joras, he as serted, "axe glib in talk about peace, but they stammer over 'restorations. Before we enter a peace conference they mut learn that utterance." Lloyd George continued that since the German plot for world domination by force had miscarried, the Teutons were determined to try again. Conference XmAi Significance "But there must not be any 'next time'," be. added. "Let this genera tion eliminate war. Germany never subscribed to the Monroe doctrine. We know her ambitions as to South Amer ica and a year after a German peace, Germany would treat the Monroe doc trine aa 'a scrap of paper'." Concluding, the premier warned against Interference In governmental affairs by Irresponsible bodies. - Particular significance waa attached to the ' premier's utterances in view of the recent conference he has had with war chiefs of the other allies in Paris and London. Ten Men Given Places: Will 7 ' lulatlnn will Tl-V tf) Mfiri atfi' Silfth- D xUr-Vrn free? elf-governmsr J - -. ferences as? Arise. America Accused Of Secret Schemes ' Amsterdam, Aug. 4.- (I. N. S.) That secret allied agents well provided with gold' have 'been sent to-Austria Hungary to spread dissension among the Bohemians and Poles is the charge made by Count Reventlow in tne Deutsche Tages Zeitung, according to word from Berlin today. The firebrand Journalist declares that "America's part in . this secret work dates back to before the breach between Vienna and Washington." Ask State Troops To Guard I. W. W. Columbus. N.:M.. Aug. 4. (I. N. S.) Citizens today appealed to Governor Lindsey for state troops, following the removal of federal troops from guard duty at the camp of the Industrial Workers of the World, who were de ported from Bisbee, Arts. About 200 of the original 1100 are still hers. They complained to Governor Lind- sey that stores were being robbed and house looted, They stated that X' W. W. leaders '.were la constant communi. cation, with the deported men,; . v ' Salem, Or,' Aug. 4. A new board, to be known as the state board of con ciliation and mediation, the duties of which will be to adjust difficulties that may arise between laborers and employers In Oregon, was named today by Governor Wltnycombe. , On. the' board are five members rep resenting the workers and five mem bers representing the employers. The members are: For organised labor C. P. Howard, president of the Portland Central Labor council; B. W.' Sleeman; district Council of Carpenters; R. A. Wllllson. State Building Trades ' council ; Vern Haybarker, State Metal Trades coun cil: J. B. Rhodes, general chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors of the O-W. R. & N. Co. ' For the employers W. . B. Ayre, I Eastern A Western Lumber company; I Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power com pany; James Dugan, building contract or; - J. K. Bowles, president of the Northwest Steel company; Charles Leadbetter. paper mills. All of the members are residents of Portland with the exception of Mr. Leadbetter, whose-.home Is at Astoria Student-Officers To Train Next Set San Francisco, Aug.' 4. (I. N. 6.) Thirty members of the reserve offi cers training camp nave been recom mended to the . war department as as sistant company Instructors for the second camp, which win open August 27. Two of them will bo assigned to each of the 16 - companies. The ar rangement is based upon the presump tion that the second camp will be or ganized Into the same number of com panies at first that the first one was. Aliens, - Probably, Will -Be Drafted Washington, Aug. 4. fl.' N.- S.) Aliens, except enemy, probably will be drafted shortly for war service in this country. The -state' department so announced today. It was stated that negotiations shortly will com mence with the various nations In ac cordance with authorization recently given by congress.- Counsellor Poik says he understands France. Greit Britain and Russia favor granting such permission. Committee Favors An Aircraft Board Washington, Aug. 4. (I. N. S.) The Sheppard bill, creating an air craft board to coordinate all air, craft activities, will be favorably reports 3 by the senate military affairs commit tee. ' y : , Huge 'Steamship Ashore at Halifax saieasssaas asassMasiaaw Halifax; Aug. 4. (L K. 8.) A 1 4.. 000-ton steamship was reported todav, te have gone ashore on the coast near the entrance- to Halifax barber. A Pacific Port, Aug. 4. (I. N ' S.) "Don't argue about, why we " are In the war, but realize that the time has now come when Axner lean liberty, American Justice! American independence and free dom is the stake for which we must fight." This is the admonition brought to the American people by ElihU Root who,' at the head of the American commission, returned;" here today" from Russia. He was speaking before a representative ' body of business men who enter -tained the commission at luncheon at noon. S It was a clear, impassioned plea tht the American statesman, made for the sacrifice of lives and treasure that 1 democracy might be victorious an . Russia aided In dethroning autocracy - forever. : - j '. Has Talth In Bussian People "I have an abiding faith that the -Russian people, through trial and trib. will work out.create ana-psr. democracy." continued Mr. KOOt . "There will be death, wldcwsj ' homes, sacrifice and suffering no doubt .. almost to despair. Itl the end will--rise a great free country, remade In, the spirit of our fathers, competent , tyy" accomplish Its divine .mission1-, n4 carry liberty and Justice .throughout the world." '' " . ' ' Mr. Root declared the Russians er a people to be admired for their sin' cere consideration for the rights of , ' others and for their great capacity for self-control. He appealed for $ . rr,it,F ivmDithr for the Ideals in Russians are attempting to work out t -America Is la FerU If democracy survives in the world, the. people of Russia will rule was the declaration of Charles Edward Russe't, ' writer and publicist, who is a mem ber of the commission. - "If a man now says, 'my wages be fore my country' or 'my balance sbot before my country' or 'my class f creed or association bef ore my coun f try' he is not an American," declared . i5.ii -America is in peril and th, - flag we love in In danger. Ko iv, , tion 1 worthy of con -id ersvtl0xi 11 . we settle toe question whether; democ. racy shall live. Democracy hangs. bf a thread. Its existence depends union and utmost determination of tne, , United States cf America. ? , Bussian Accompanies SClsslos, - Basil Soldaty en Koff. who. as a sp - , ciai Vepresentative of the Russian gov ; ; ernment. returned with the Amerfcaus declared the new republic is deeply- grateful for the aid and TV which -he United States hav given t . sister republic. His Impressive decla- - - ration was "Be confident." g-i.-'i - James Duncan, vice presldent of V American Federation of Labor, satd this is no time for the Americanpeo. . oi. to be.aulbbing over little things. . He declared the laboring men Of t country are supporting w. prw. , 1n every possible way. The great fight now, he asserted. Is between " -democracy and autocracy. ' I " The American army sent to Franc will go uDder better auspices and wl.l ' be better equipped than 'any previous - -army of the United States was the assertion of General Hugh .L. Scott; chief of staff of the army, who atso' is -a member of the returning cotnls-t slon. . ' v; , To Xeport to State Depart meat Mr. Root spoke as follows! ' vv "This speclat mission is returning, from a long and fatiguing Journey to a new sister republic.' -This-is a dip. - lomatlc mission and it is not ieasio until we have delivered our message to the state department that we shall , talk about what we nave seen an - what wa have found. I cannot rerram. - . however, from saying that we bring back from Russia the greatest sympa thy and the greatest admiration lor that young democracy now struggling to solve problems within' a few month which that country has been struggling to solve for 40 years and has not solved. We bring back the kindliest feeV -ing and the greatest respect for Ite Russians for their high degree of self- -control, their ability for concerted ac tion. We bring back an abiding faith . that this great, free, self-governing democratic government shall be main ' tained Intact. Bs Why World Zs at War ? -"In Russia, almost within the sound oi the guns, I think we get a little t nearer to the truth In this .great . war upon which our country has em- 1 barked, a deeper realization than the -people of the United States appreci- J ate. We see now why all the world U at war. We oee that for, centuries ., We bave been building ; up a struc - (Oob tinned on Page Foot, Colama '. 1 -? 1 i r 1