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The Statesman receives the leased wire report of the As sociated Tress; the Greatest Rand most reliable press asso ciation in the world. DAILY EDIT10U mm y s i - V . -II- -II t jffi! FOURTH S GIVEN NEV SIGNIFICANCE Independence Day to Be Ob served in Many Lands Foreign-Born Will Renew y Allegiance SOLDIERS GUESTS IN CITIES OF ENGLAND Public Schools Close in Italy ; South America Falls in line .,- WASHINGTON, July 3 American Independence day will be observed tomorrow as never before. While the people of the United States are gathering ; to celebrate the signing one hundred and forty-two years ago of the 'declaration of freedom, exer cises will be held in Great Britain, France, Italy and in other lands to commemorate the birth of American liberty, in tie defense of which the nation already . has sent a. million men overseas. ' j '- " In this country the ;day will be the occasion of a renewal' of alleg iance; by the-foreign-born and Pres ident Wilson will be the honor guest of a; committee representing thirty nationalities on a pilgrimage to the home and tomb of George Washing ton. ' L . The celebration of the day already hat begun la France with a great dis play of flags. This will be followed by exercises tomorrow : throughout that country. Yankee Are Guest. , la Italy the public schools will be held in London, Liverpool and otV er cities and American soldiers and sailors will be guests of the munici palities at dinners and entertain ments.. In Italy the public schools woll be closed and all .employes of the gov ernment will -be given a holiday. ' In several South American repub . lies the , day also will be observed. The state department was advised to - day by Americancharges that to iridrrow will be a national holiday in Sin Salvador, Peru and Nicaragua: Messages to the "American people were sent tonight by General Per shing, Secretary Danlel3. Secretary Lansing, Secretary Wilson and Lord Reading, the British ambassador. MESSAGE FROM FOINCCARE. PARIS. July 3. President Poin- . ears eablpd- President Wilson today that the French governmental agree ing1 with the national representation in parliament, wishes Independence cay to become a French holiday. "Tomorrow our two nations will join in momories of the ancient bat tle which won liberty for" America,' ,tb message said. The approaching .victory . will, reward the allies for their. long and arduous efforts and ensure a fruitful and just peace, bas ed'' on the rights of nations and strengthened by the approval of hu mail' cbnsclence." President Poincare closed his mes sage by expressing the best -wishes and congratulations of France to the will be a national Franch holiday. I VOSGES TOWNS CELEBRATE. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN - FRANCE, July 3. The population of the towns and villages in Lorraine and the Vosges, where ancient insti tutions survive, were 'called out to-. , day by the rattle of drums. They ' were then . appealed to by the. town criers, in the names of the mayors to celebtate in a patriotic spirit the American Independence day, -width will be a national French holiday. American? soldiers, seeking Ameri ; can flags, found that the supply of ' stars and stripes. had been exhausted by the inhabitants, whose homes were liberally decorated this evening with the colors of the allies. The larger towns in Lorraine and .the: Vosges: have, arranged various ceremonies In honor of the day, to most of which the American soldiers have been Invited. All dntr in the American exoedi tionary forces, excepting that ' abso lutely neceiutarv. will b susoended during the day, by general orders wsuea from headquarters. Grsnd Duke Michael ; Escapes From Parma MOSCOW, Sunday. June 16. "-rand Duke Michael, brother of iner former Russian emperor, es 'aped from Parma, whither he had n exiled, two months ago, ac cording to statement made at session of the Petrograd soviet by . Zenovieff president of the coun cil of commissioners of the Petro- graa commune today. It was said inai Johnson, the grand duke's sec iary escaped with him. THE WEATHER, fair, moderate westerly winds. Double Investigation of Explosion Put Under Way SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Julv ?. A ,tn- I ble investigation was under way to- nigm io oeiermtne the cause of the fire and explosions that killed at least sixty workmen, injured moio than three score and destroyed the T. N. T. plant of the Semet-Solvay company at Split Rock near here last night. District Attorney John H. Walrath said several "peculiar circumstances" including the breakdown of the wa ter and lighting systems would be thoroughly investigated. The com pany -was engaged on government contracts. Ten build In es vm d- stroyed and others damaged. The loss is said to be In excess of $1, 000.000. The factory will be re built without delay. Charles F. Smith Made Express Company Head NEW YORK .July' . 3. The ap pointment of Charles F. Smith as general manager of .transportation for the newly organized American Railway Express company, was an nounced here tonight. Mr. Smith who has 1een with the ew York Central railroad for 32 years, will direct train service and routing on an divisions of the American c ccn- any. , TRAIN' TOPPLES ON TWO. BAKERSFIEELD. Cal., July 3. Engineer J. B. Greea and Tunnel Watchman E. A. Matthews were kill ed shortly before 3 o'clock this aft ernoon when a Southern Pacific help er engine, returning light down the Tehchapi mountain, overturned near Cable, a siding 35 miles east of Ba kersfield. CZECHOSLOVAK BANDS DEVEOP MUCH STRENGTH Form Basis for Conference Among Entente Diplomatic Representatives SIGNIFICANCE IS FELT May Mean Opportunity for Intervention in Siberian Situation, WASHINGTON. July 3. Unex pected strength by the Czecha-Slo-vak bands which are making there way across the Siberian plains from European Russia, has arrested the attention of officials here and formed the basis of a conference among the diplomatic- representa- of the entente powers. V Official reports today confirmed press dispatches that the Czechoslo vaks had. taken over administration of the port of Vladivostok after over coming the Bolshevik!. The. signi ficance of this event As seen by the officials lies in the fact that there id now a real nucleus in Siberia for the gathering of the various countries' elements which have revolted Bolshevik! control. ; Move Thought Valuable While it is by no means certain that the entente allies or America are disposed to take advantage of the situation thus created to begin a military campaign. It is regarded as. a valuable aseet in the solution of the problem that through this un prompted action, (the Czechoslo vaks have halted the spread of Ger man control to the; eastern coast of Siberia and further assured the safety from German seizure of the vast store of military supplies at Vladivostok, Whether the Czecho-Slovaks ' can take full advantage of the possession of the Pacific port, commanding a great railroad penetrating the inter ior of Siberia and connecting with the Russian system, it would seem to depend on their ability to find com mon aspirations and gather, their strength under one; lepier. It also is regarded as essential that they ef fect a juctlon in purpose, if not phy sically, with other elements now in revolt in Siberia and European3 Rus sia. Once -this ' has been accom plished it is believed that the entente powers and America may be induced to consider the question as to whe ther there has not been established the stable and representative gov ernment in Siberia and Russia as well, which they may recognize and aid. . GENERAL MUI$AVIKFF LEADER MOSCOW,1 Sunday. June 16. General Muravieff, formerly, com mander dt tho Bolshevik! tioops in Ukraine and who was recently re leased" from prison when a charge of misuse of funds against him was droppvd. has been appointed com mander in chief of all t orces -operating arainst the Czecho-Slovaks on the front extending from Samara to Nikolayevsk. beyond Omsk. Gen eral Mravieff was in command of the Bolshevik' troops which captured Kiev last winter. . " j YANKS STILL HOLD GROUND AROUND VAUX Heavy German Counter-Attack Turned Back by American Artillery and Machine Gunners AIRMEN SCORE SHOTS AGAINST HUN PLANES Roosevelt's Youngest Son Among Fliers in Latest Action WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, July 3 A heavy German counter-attack against the American positions at Vaux, launched at 1 o'clock this morning was repulsed, the enemy losing very heavily. Not a foot of ground won by the Ameri cans in their attack on Monday was lost. The enemy artillery this afternoon increased the intensity of its fire in the Vaux region. The eiash of ex- pioaing . sneus ..sweuea to a roar. while the ground and air throbbed with the concussions of shells. But the American guns answered the German challenge, shot for shot. The American gunners, stripped to the waist,. stood in the gun pita and on gun emplacements, feeding the shells as fast as they could handle them into the guns and a steady stream of steel explosives swept through space on to the enemy lines. Gunfire Continuous. At 5 o'clock this evening, the gun fire showed no signs of abating, the enemy artillery work,, if anything. evidencing more ferocity than ever. The American aviators, keeping vigil over the fighting zozne, found the ground completely obscured at places by the smoke of guns and shells. - Among the captured material thus far counted are six heavy machine guns, eighteen light machine guns three trench mortars, two grenade throwers,- two hundred tifles. one motorcycle machine gun 'and large quantities of ammunition and cqulpl menu . . The counter-attack developed aft er the Germans had heavily bom barded Vaux and Bois de la Roch. When the German infantry leaped from the trenches, th troops came bver in close formation. . In some cases whole companies were allowed to approach close to the American line then the American machine gun ners, from their hidden nests, let loose a perfect hail of bullets, mow ing down the enemy ranks and piling the dead all over the ground where the Germans were trying to advance. Four Plane Downed. During the aerial fighting today four more enemy machines were brought. down. Victories are claim ed for LieutenantsJ. II. Stephens, New York K. L Porter, Dowagaic, Mlchv; Ralph O'Neill, Denver, and (Continued on page 6). THRILLING ADVENTURES RELATED BY LEE M'ALLISTER, SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN BATTLE WITH BO CHE Thrilling adventures have been ex perienced by Sergeant- Lee A. McAl lister of Salem, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McAllister of Route 5, who is in the general military hospital at Fort McPherson, Gal. recovering from wounds received in France. It was his experience,-while command ing an anti-aircraft gun. to be with in touching distance of a corporal when the latter was blown to pieces by a' bomb from a German airplane. The same bomb injured every man of the crew of eight. McAllister got a Shrapnel missile In the left lung and has been In the -hospital since. From March 1 to May 31 he was in a hospital in Liverpool and is now at Atlanta. McAllister declares ' he knows where the Third Oregon is located, but is not allowed to tell. . Sergeant McAllister is a graduate of the academlt department of Wil lamette university. He was at the Mexican border with Company M. He writes In part as, follows: "Well, here I am back In the good old states once more and in a very hot' one at that.. "I larftied about a week-ago and was attEllls Island, N. Y., for several days and they sent me down here to the general hospital. Since I think-1 am going to get well I will tell you that I was hurt pretty badly once, but feel better now. First of all I got some shrapnel in the back and it penetrated the left lung a little way. It wouldn't have amounted to much if I hadn't gotten pneumonia on top of It.' The wound, is all healed up now. About four inches of my eighth rib is gone. For nine weeks I had drained about one quart of pus every day from an inch and a quarter tube in my back. When they opcr KALKM, OlUHiON, THURSDAY MOUMN(i, JULY Fifty Dollars Price I Charged Husband Each Time Wife Is Beaten ' SAN FRANCISCO. July 3. t Husbands who beat their wives will be fined $50 per beating if.thty are brought into the court of Superior Judge Thom as F. Graham hereafter. Judge Graham Issued this statement today after fining Horace Peldar $450 for the al leged administration of nine beatings to Mrs. Pedlar. Mrs. Pedlar was suing for divorce. In thl eonrt in the future' Judge Graham said, "every man will be fined $50 for each beating he gave his wife dur ing their marriage." The fine would not be grad ed, the court ruled, a slap to be considered with the same severity as a harder blow. TOWNLEY WILL NOT GIVE TALK Mayor of Boise Prohibits Ad dress by Non-Partisan Brewing of light Drinks 5 , BOISE. IDAHO. July 3. (Night lead) A. C. Townley. president of the Non-Partisan league, will attend the state convention of tha?organi- zation now being held in Boise, but he will not make his scheduled ad dress. '. After the mayor had prohibited the Townley- address, and had In structed the city police force to de ny him access to the theaters In which the convention Is being held, representatives ef the Non-Partisan league and of the defense league met at the sheriff's office. A confer ence lasting for two hours and a half resulted In ah agreement in which the Non-Partisan representatives agreed to cancel the Townley address and to see that he made no ppech from the convention floor, providing Townley be allowed to attend the convention as a mere silent member: This was agreed to by Ahe defense league, and by the city authorities. As yet Townley's whereabouts Is a mystery. The heads of the Non-Partisan league in Idaho refuse to state whether he has arrived in Boise, if so where he Is stopping, or when he will arrive? He has not been seen by anyone in the city. Fuel Restrictions Limit - Brewing of SUgkt Drinks WASHINGTON. July 3. Brewing of beer and the manufacture of near beer will be curtailed 50 per cent through fuel restrictions in the year beginning July 1. according to a joint announcement late today by Fuel Administrator . Garfield and Chairman Baruch of the war indus tries board, after the weekly meet ing of the president's war cabinet.' The fuel restriction amounting to 50 per cent will include fuel of all kinds and will be based on the aver age annual' consumption between January 1, 1915. and December 31, 1917. The order applies to brewers of beer, ale, porter and other cereal beverages and to the manufacture of non-alcoholic cereal beverages. ated on me they took about five qtiarts of pus and blood from the cavity between the ribs and lungs. When I was In the hospital I weigh ed less than a hundred pounds, but now I feel better and weigh 164 again. I went over to the X-ray and had a plate made of me this morning. I never told you all this before be cause I knew you would worry so much. Now there is no need to wor ry at all. don't you see. "The Germans were making a big drive when he landed last March and our officers sent a picked crew with an anti-aircraft machine gun right through to a place where I can't tell you. I was in command of the gun. The second day twelve or fourteen Boche planes came over. dropping bombs. We were all lying flat on our bellies running that gun (typewriter we call them) when a bomb dropped, about twenty feet away. I could have touched the cor poral feeding the machine while I fired. The bomb blew him to pieces and left me practically unscathed Of the crew of eight every one was hit. One man lost a leg; another an arm. They both came back with me. "I know where the Third Oregon Is. E company, Portland, was' aJ most wiped out. Only a few non corns are left. "If. I ever go back again it won't be Jfor some time. When we came over the last time the destroyers that convoyed us got two subs and -our boaV got one. Bat is was a narrow escape, and I 'never could see why they never got us. I think yet they were disabled. That was about the time the American ship.' President Lincoln, was torpedoed." 4, 191M. Lace Factory Taken Over by Property Custodian NEW YORK, July J.-The inter national TexUle. Inc.,,' $1,700,000 lace manufacturing -company of Bridgeport. Conn., branch of th largest corporation of its kind In the world, has been seized by the United States government, it was announced here today by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian. Seizure was determined on when it was determined all the company's book's files and other documents which would tend to show German ownership had been ' destroyed, ac cording to Francis P. Garvan. di rector of the 'bureau of Investiga tion for alien property custodian. PREPARE FOR LOAX. WASHINGTON. July 3. Offering of a second block, of I7SO.000.000 treasury certificates of Indebtedness at 4 1-2 per cent was announced to night by the treasury department. In preparation for the fourth liberty loan, which will be floated In Octo ber. At the same time It was an nounced the first block of $7.50.000.- 00 subscription books on which clos ed yesterday. Was oversubscribed to the extent of $88,553,500. 3IAT GET HOLIDAY WASHINGTON. July 2. Congress today disposed of much Important If relation, but encountered a variety of obstacles' in Its program to recess this week until August 10, Hopes to close down tomorrow before the Fourth of July holiday were aban doned and while tnost leaders believ ed they could recess Friday or Sat urnay. . oihera thought congress might be held in session Indefinitely. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS PLAN SUMMER RECESS House Interstate Commerce Commission Acts Favorably on Telephone Bill - SIMS WILL REPORT Small Matters Disposed of in Preparation for Va cation WASHINGTON July 5. Although the house Interstate commerce com mittee late today ordered a favorable report on a resolution authorizing, if the president deems necessary, government control of telegraph, tel ephone, cable and radio systems as a war measure, congressional leaders continued tonight to make plans looking to a recess of both bouses through July and part of August. They expected to dispose of pending appropriation measures late this week or early next week and to re cess immediately afterward. Chairman Sims of the house com mittee, announced that he would' sub mit a report on the telegraph reso lution tomorrow and would endeavor to bring it before the house as early as possible. Despite this, however, leaders v declare that final action would go over until after the recess unless President Wilson asked for its adoption before that time. Substitute Adopted. In reaching an agreement on the proposal, the committee adopted as a substitute for the Aswell resolution. which was approved by the president, one proposed by Representative San- tiers of Louisiana. This is similar to the resolution under which control of the railroads was taken over with a provision providing for "just com pensation" to be paid the companies for the use of their wires. The res olution provides for control only- for the duration of the war. Conferees on the $12,000,000,000 army appropriation Mil workea throughout -today and when adjourn ment was taken. Senator Chamber lain of Oregon,' chairman of the sen ate military committee, said he ex pected a final agreement would' be reached tomorrow. Agreenimt Is IteM-bcd. Conferees on the $950,000,000 general deficiency bill have practi cally reached an agreement and ex pect to complete the consideration of f iaal details Friday. . Senators , admit the controversy over the proposal to make $2.50 jl bushel the minimum price for wheat is a stumbling block in the way of the recess. After the conferees to day bad decided to report a disagree ment, the senate voted against reced ing and the matter now goes to the house. House leaders are doubtful whether any action can be taken on the wriest amendment before next Saturday. . BRITISH RETORT O.V SHIPS. LONDON. July 3. The British ad tnhalty anounred tonight that dur ing the month of June 134,159 gross tons of merchant shipping was com pleted in the United Kingdom yards and entered for service. IRS. I'NARY KILLED : , INSTANTLY WHEN GAR TOPPLES FROM GRAB Wife of Junior Oregon Senator cident Near Newberg Last Night Sisters Accompany ing Her Are Injured Auto Leares Embankment When Attempt Is Made to Give Room on Narrow Road Re turn From Washington Three Weeks Ago Dead WoV man Member of Pioneer Breyman Family Mr. Charlea L. McNary, wife of United State Senator McNiiy. was instantly killed at 8:20 o'clock last night whrn an automobile in which ahe was driving- with relatives toppled from an embank ment three miles south of Newberjr. As soon as the report reaching Salem could be confirmed. John II. MeXafy. brother and law Darfc- ner of Senator McNary, telegraphed to Senator George E. Chim- oeriam at ashuigton, requesting him to inform Senator McNary. . In the automobile with lira. MeNary were. Mr., and lira, B. P. llos& of Salem and Dr. and Mrs. Frank Snadecor of Binningfcxol, Ala. Mrs. Iloise and Mrs. Snedecor are sisters of Mrs. MeNary. The accident occumH near a railway crossing where. the au tomobile, which was driven by Mr. Boise, met another automobile. When an attempt was made to give room on the narrow approach to the. crossing, the Boise car plunged from the grade. Mrs. McNary was pinned beneath the overturned automobile and died instantly. Extent of the injuries received by other members of the party could not be ascertained here definitely last night. Ona report was that Mrs. Snedecor suffered the fracture, of an arm and that the others were only slightly injured. Another report said that Mrs. Boise was seriously hurt, but would recover. The injured per. sons were taken to. a hospital at Newberg. i ITALIANS PUSH FORWARD AGAIN Hard Blows Struck for Allies 1900 Austrian Prison ers Taken ROME. July 3. Italian, forces along the Piave delivered a number of hard strokes against the Austrian defenses yesterday. fTgbtlng their way forward against desperate re sistance, the war office announced today. The Italians captured approx imately 1900 prisoners. Including 45 officers, together with machine guns, small trench guns and various material. Might Galas Scored. VIENNA, July 3. The official statement reads: , "Early yesterday morning on the whole Piave front from Susegana downward, the Italians began a vio lent bombardment, which Increased to drumfire In several sectors south of San Dona dl Piave. A few hours later the enemy's Infantry advanced to the attack In the region of the mouth of the Piave. "After bitter fighting, lasting tho entire day. the enemy was unable to obtain any success with the exception of a slight gain of - territory near Cbiesanonva." , ONLY IRISH WANTED NEW. YORK. July 2. Seeolutions condemning "those Irishmen and Irish-Americans who have shown themselves to be apostles of the Ger man gospel of barbarism and brutal Ity. but who do not. represent , the irisn race here or aoroad were adopted at a meeting here tonight of the United Irish league. NEW CAMPAIGN BEGUN LONDON. June 3. The Oerman- Finnlsh campaign against the Mur mansk region in Northern Russia has begun. Masses of troops have concentrated In the Finnish-Russian border and at several points ; have crossed the frontier and fired upon the Russians. This Information is contained in a dispatch from Helslng fors to the Nya Dagligt Allehandra of Stockholm and transmitted from Copenhagen by the Exchange Tele graph company. MAYER IX CONSPIRACY EL PASO. Tex July 3. Charged with conspiracy to smuggle am muni tion to. Mexican federal agents In Jus res. Jesse Mayer, manager of department la the largest depart ment store, here, was arrested to night by federal officials after he was said to have delivered to a Mex ican 1700 rounds of Msuser ammo nltlon. According to federal officers this was . the first of a number of arrests to be msde In connection with what they characterise as wholesale ammunition smuggling plot. Mayer is a native of Austin Texas. ' TRIBUNE W DISCONTINUED LOK ANGELES. JULY 3. An nouncement that the Los Angeles Dally Morning Tribune "1 not s nei cessity in these war times, and the money, material and . labor used In Its production should be conserved for other important work" was made tonight in a statement given out at the office of tho newspaper here making public the fact that It would discontinue publication with tho Is sue tomorrow morning. riucE five cuxts Victim of Automobile Ac Before her marriage Mrs. McNarV was Miss Jessie Breyman. Sh4 was bora In Salem a boat 41 years ago. She was the yoangest daughter at the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brer- . man. pioneers and srominent tmI: dents of Salem. Her mother . died early In ApriL . As a glrL Mrs. McNarr attendM . the Salem schools and finlahevt t co education at Los Angeles and OW-.' lin college In Ohio. She was married seventeen years ago Charles Me Nary. He took his bride to itv at 43 Court street and there they have residtHi since.. Next door t.4bsa. lived her sister, who was with Mrs. McNary at the time of the acddeaL' Last November Mrs. McNary ac- compaaied her husband to Washing ton. u. c With her was her mother. Mrs. Eugene Breyman. At Christ mas time the family- was joined ia Snedecor, who have also been pass- n? part of the .winter la the east. The third sister. Mrs. Boise, had also Dlanned to be In Washington, at the holiday season, bat delayed her lrl wnen ane learned that her son. Brey man Bole .had sailed for Fraioe. Early In the spring .Mrs. Brtrmsa ' who had reached rlne years, return ed to Salem and apssed away sudden ly at her home on Court street. which Is also the home ef the B P. Boise family. At the time, her two daughters. Mrs. MeNary and .Mrs. Snedecor. were In the east. Miss Nina McNary. and her vJace, Miss Margaret StoU. who - had been ' with her for three months In Wash ington. Mrs. McNary returned a boat three weeks ago from the east. Joit prior to her return. Dr. and Mrs.' Frank Snedecor came to Salem from Birmingham. The closest compan ionship existed among the trio ef sisters and they were much together. Yesterday morning. Mrs. McNarr accompanied Mr. and Mrs. -Boise to Portland where they drove to meet Dr .and Mrs. Snedecor who had been visiting there for several days. The party was homeward bound wheat the accident occurred. Upon receiving the news la Salem last night shortly before t o'clock. Dr. W. B. Morse and a nurse left directly for the scene of the accident. They were followed at about t o'cock by Walter T. Stolx. a relative." and (Continued on Pave C) . Match in Firecracker rtr t r v. Morenouse tteszus in Death of Two Youths SAN FRANCISCO. July 3. Two boys were killed Instantly, two are missing and are believ ed -to have met a similar fate and one was Injured, probably fatally, here tonight when they accidentally caused an explos ion In a warehouse while , at tempting to steal firecracker. According to the police the Injured boy admitted he had dropped a lighted match near some explosives. The blast that followed hurled him across the -street and started a fire that almost destroyed tho ware house and . an adjacent, resi dence. The bodies of two of the boys were recovered. Fragments of ono or two of tho other bodies also were found. - John Brennsn. IS. the Injur ed boy, the police said, admit icu o auit aii companions naa broken their way Into the ware- house to steal fireworks. r . j v -i . i - . . me explosion was reit throughout this city . and Toy- t points three- miles distant, j