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:-,;y::;,. " pie Statesman receives the leased wire report of the As- dated Press; the greatest !.nd mBt reliable press asso ciation te world. Ik BMimMmt DAILTEDITIOrr Y Kir.HTII YKAIt NO. ilJiJERICAS DOCTRINE OFFERED PEOPLES OF WORLD BY PR Yfdson Speaks Before Monument of Washington, Pledg ing that the United States Will Not Sheath Its Sword : Until Central Powers Settle Great Question Represen tatives of Many Nations Take Part in Demonstration, Paying Tribute s to Land of Their Adoption WASHINGTON, July 4. From the! shadow of Washington's tomb Presi dent Wilson today offered America's declaration of independence to the peoples of the world with a pledge that the United States and its allies will not sheath the sword in the war against the central powers until there i settled Vonco for all" for the world, what was settled for Amer ica in 1776. , Foreign-born citizens of the United States, 33 nationalities, who had placed wreaths of palms on the tomb in token of fealty to the principles laid down by "the father of his coun try, cried their approval of his word in many languages and then stood with reverently bared heads while the voice of John McCormacksbared over the hallowed ground' in th"e notes of the "Star Spangled Banner. "Washington and his associates, like the barons at Runriymede, spoke and acted,- not for a class, but for a people. the president said. "It has been left for us to see to it that it shall be understood that they spoke and acted, not for a single people only, bat for all mankind. ., "There can bebut one issue. The settlement must be final. There can be no compromise.; ;( ; Seek Reign of Law, "What we seek is the relgtt of law, based upon the consent of the gov " erned and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind." The speaker's crisp words as he emphasized, the ?east which America will consider as, a basis for peace were interrupted by a tumult of applause and words of apwal. The demonstration , swept beyond the wall of khaki-clad mar- lnes." ' ; ? - ; . . Elaborating the purposes for which the "associated peoples of the world" are fighting, the president reiterated Cfcat peace can be made only when "file central powers agree -to the de r struction of militarism, the consent rnhe governed for all readjustments. " til gacredness of treaties and the or ganization of a league of peace. He further forestalled any efforts of peace by compromise which the cen tral powers may make by announcing tiat the purposes for which, the Unit ed States is sending millions of its men to the trenches may not be ful- xuea around, a, council taDie. Debate of No Use. "These great ends cannot be achieved by debating," the president " rted. -' Throughout his address the presi- c at referred to "the peoples" who re fighting against autocracy, stress lag thereby the unity of purpose vbich actuates the allied nations. On the other hand, he differentiated be tween the "people of Germany and their rulers as he always has done. speaking of the Isolated, friendless group of governments whose people are ftJtl in their hands. A single reference to Russia, gave notice to the world that the United r States still accounts the peoples of the youngest democracy as allies President Wilson enumerated the np-y ' r ' TTT- ' -TM$- ' rife' 'C'r' IPS!" r- Am " Take your own BATHING SUIT when you go for a rwim one a little different from the ordinary run to be tad at the booth it's half the fun, It is enough to sayr at this time that the way our Suit3 have been selling since we fim announcsd them, shows that the styles, the quality and our prices appeal at once to lovers of aquatics. . WOMEN 'S SUITS $1.00 to $8.25 MEN 'S SUITS .............. i ..... . :. . . . . 50c to H65 WOMEN'S SWEATERS Some new All Wool Sweaters with , elastic pocket tops and back belts giving the semi-fitting or self-adjusting pinch-bach effectvery chic. These sweaters come in the sailor collar stylo with two pockets and sash. Colors ' buffyeUw trinmiCd 'vrx STetn and green trimmed with $10.00 and $11.45 ESIDENT ponents of Germany as peoples of many -races. - Russians Are Helpless. "The people of stricken Russia still .among the rest, though they are for the moment .unorganized and helpless." Especial interest attached to his words, . particularly to, the statement that Russia's distress is only temporary, because of plans now being formulated for giving assist ance to the county. Boris Bahktnet- eff, who was sent here as Russian ambassador during the Kerensky re gime, was in the audience. Preceding the president's address. Felix Streyckmans of Chicago, a na tive Belgian and chairman of the committee, of foreign nationalities. made public confession of the devo tion of the foreign-born to the home" of their adoption. , SEA AND LAND FORCES GREETED . fa ; Nayal Aviator Brings Mes sage to Army Men Pri - vate Drowns in Canoe CAMP LEWIS. TACOMA, Wash.. July 4. r-Sea and land forces of the United States exchanged greetings ' seaDlane today. Lieutenant E T. Condon Jr., naval aviator, bringin a message to Colonel E. Is. Jones. "camp commander, from . Rear-Ad miral R. E. Coontz, commandant of the thirteenth naval district, and carrying back with him a message to Admiral Coontz. .. " Lieutenant Condon, accompanied by Ed Hubbard, official pilot of a Seattle airplane manufacturing com pany, left Lake Washington. Seattle. at 3:05 this afternoon and reached American Lack at 3:55, landing on the water's surface oposite the Ta-. coma Country club afer a graceful spiral from high above the surround ing firs. Colonel Jones met the na val aviator at the club house landing and after filling his gasoline tank. Lieutenant Conton started on his re turn i rip. Lieutenant Condon also brought a message from Mayor Ole Hanson of Seatle to Mayar C. E. Riddell of Ta coma. Lieutenant Condon said the smoke from the forest fires made his jour ney difficult and he was delayed in finding hi3 destination. George D LaBafge of Butte. Mont., was drowned today ' while - canoeing: in American Lake, adjoining the can tonment. The canoe accidentally upset. A companion managed to reach shore.! . . t ' , La Barge niuo e medical corps at Tacoma a year ago and was a ornate at the base hosDital. lie wa.y 22 years old. " ATHING SUITS -L SALEM. KIEV HAS SECOND FIRE. MOSCOW. Saturday. June 15 Details have been received of the second big fire in Kiev .which de stroyed buildings in an area five miles square. . Factories, docks. mills, barracks, wood '.and Eraln "barges, as well as a bridge across the Dnieper river were burned. LMPORTATIONS RESTRICTED. WASHINGTON, July 4. Further restrictions on the importation of manganese were issued today by the war trade board. Importation of the ore from .Asia and Austrialasia has been prohibited as to ocean ship ments made on and after next July GIFTS ALLOWED PRISONERS WASHINGTON, July 4. With the consent of the war. department and under such regulations as it may pre scribe, persons In the United States may send foodstuffs, funds, clothing and other articles of peisonal use to Germans or Austrians interned or held as prisoners of war in this country. This announcement was made today by the war trade board. TWO MEN' SUSPECTED. ORANGE. Texas, July 4. Feder al agents held two men in -connection with the fire which destroyed the Orange Maritime corporation's plant near her today. Three near ly completed schooners, valued at $225,000 each, were destroyed. The loss is about $1,000,000. The origin of the blaze isunknown. Two workmen who slept In a ahip shed were burned to death. to place men in TRAINING CAMP Five Students and One Pro fessor Will Attend Military Summer School COURSE BEGINS JULY 18 Order Considered ' Fore-Run ner of Permanent Drill Course in Salem Five students and one professor will be sent from Willamette Uni versity to San Frarfcisco to i-eceive military instruction in the officers' training camp at the Presidio on July lR. Following orders received In telegram from Adjutant General Ma- Cain at Washington, Dean George H. Alden has appointed Professor W. A. Darden, Harold Dimick. Francis Cra mer, Ralph Barnes, Harlan Hunt and a Junior named Stewart to go to the school. Professor Darden has al ready accepted and will leave by au tomobile early next week for Califor nia. His family will accompany him All of the boys are out of town and unless they make known their in? tentions within the next two or three days others will be chosen in their places.- Ralph Barnes Is already in L Wisconsin attending a military school or the summer, so In all probability a substitute will be picked for him. The training will rovei sixty days. daring which time the men will be temporarily enlisted. The govern ment provides their uniforms and equipment, pays their railroad fares (Continued on "pace fi). The "Twelve Tests' of a Child's Shoe will be given in this snace, the series begin ning ne'xt Friday with the "Value Test." We hear much of poor feet, flat feet broken arches, etc., these days, as well as plenty of complaints about poorly constructed shoes. FotBov - f Fotgirf Shoes prevent these troubles. Every mother v should read these "tests." They are brief and interesting and by the time the school bells ring again, Buster Brown Shoes will I track their way thither, possessed by more and happier children. Bii'BihRMofm OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, J t'LY SURPRISE AT HAMEL ENDS IN VICTORY Australians Give Boche Fourth of July Party 1500 Prisoners Taken, Among Them Commander HOUR AND A HALF ALL REQUIRED FOR ASSAULT Barrage of Smoke Followed by Fire From Guns of Every Description LOXIMN, July 4. IfetMlimcntM of Antcrican Infantry ivwiMteri the AuHtrallajw In rapturing Hamel. ThJ announcement wan made offi cially tohiKht. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, July 4. Complete suc cess crowned the rplendld surprise attack made by the Australians at dawn today against the Germane be tween Villcrs-Bretonnenx and fno Knmme an attack which had been specially set to coincide with inde pendence day. The enemy was taken entirely un awares and the big framed fighters from Australia stormed their way through the bewildered graycoats with little opposition, a veritable human tornado which-left a wake of death behind It. Hamel village was rushed and taken in short order. Vaire and Hamel woods, with their nests of crackling machine guns, were passed through as if the Australians were doing a practice charge for their commander, and a line of enemy trenches east of these strongholds was cleaned out and annexed. About f if teen . hundred nrisoners Were in the British cages this after noon, while .out on the battlefield great numbers of the German em peror's men lay silent under the brilliant sunshine which could bring them no cheer. IlattU little Over Hour. It took the assaulting forces about an hour and a half to wrest from the enemy territory fpur miles wide and averaging a mile and a hair deep. By this operation they eliminated salient in the British lfne and gained valuable high ground. The casual ties were exceedingly llghL Two minutes before that hour the British artillery all along the sector dropped a tremendous barrago front guns of alL calibers. This was the first warning. Even the great, uncouth tanks had been gotten into position without the en emy being aware or their presence, The first streaks of dawn were beginning to light the rolling valley of the Somme as the adventurous Australians went forward to lay the cornerstone for this Fourth of July memorial. A dense smoke barrage was sent swishing out toward the German lines and through this con cealing fdirond the tanks began to crawl swiftly into action. AuKtralUn Ready. Behind these and even riding on top of them were the Irrepressible Australians, grinning their denght at the prospect of,another good fight. There was a flurry of rifle fire Trom the startled enemy, and hostile ma chine guns began to chattef vi ciously. The German artillery began to re ply but it was without erfect. The guns of the tanks began to hnrl. explosives. The Australians charged on with their iron friends, and as they went they found the going easier. The enemy Infantry declined"" to face these Invulnerable forts and the khakl-rlad men rrom the far, lands, who fought like de mons and staked their lives as they would a sixpence on the green cloth. All along tWe line Germans began their frenxied "komerad! komerad! mercy!" About them their 'unfortunate comrades were falling In great num bers before the fire or the tanks and the play of the. Australian rifles and bayonets. One German battalion commander and nearly all his command were rounded up and sent on their way to the rear. Three German divisions were opposite the Australians rthe 13th. which had Just been brought to the sector from the north, the-43d and the 77th. Notwithstanding their strength, however, they were unable to make any showing. At only one point old the enemy hold the attacking troops upand then only for a brief time. Just north of this, between the Ancre and the Somme. a minor oper ation was in progress. Here the British made one small attack and two raids which kept the. whole line boiling. The llritlsh advanced their line four hundred, yards lone a front of twelve hundred .In addition to capturing a considerable number of prisoners. The German artillery wa shelling Hamel this afternoon but at the lat est report no eonnter-attark had developed and the Australians were consolidating their new position. 3, 1DIH. MESSAGE TO WOMEN WASHINGTON. July 4. This In dependence day message was given out today to the women of America by Mrs. Wood row Wilson: "The greetings which I ani glad to send to the women of our beloved country who are playing so large and so noble a part in this day or oar supreme test can have but a single thought for its theme the thought that Is In all our hearts. "That thought Is that we are sus taining not a government, but the try principle of a nation's life. The morale of the war Is In the thoughts and aspirations and hopes of the women as well as the men. "They "fctand at the very center of every Issue Involved us the men do. and In that sense the war is theirs. It is a war for what is humane and right. They can put all that Is best of them Into the strugle. And. they are doing so. "1 deejdy admire them, and am proud to stand with them. A new glory attache to the Fourth or July, because we are striving to make the world free." PLANK SPINS, DEATH RKSl-iTS DALLAS, Tex., July 4. Lieuten ant Frederick R. Clements, aged 25 or Readville, Mass.. was killed at Camp Dick. Dallas, late today when his airnlane rranhfd in uHh In 600-foot spin. Lieutenant Clement graduated from Hai-rard In 1316 andl,,nu, today.. rargo carriers and from the Fort Sill, Okla.. ground school for aviators last April. He came here from his station at Talia ferro field at Foit Worth, today. CAPTAIN MACK ISWINNEROF BRILLIANT RACE r TIT t i f r a I rrea Woodcock of Forest Grore Preserves Horse's Perfect Record . OLD DRIVER CELEBRATES a. urani rasses oeTeniy- r t .i .i i t i Fourth Birthday on Track Bonaray Takes First Winning the free-for-all pace In two heats Captain Mack, owned and driven by Fred Woodcock of Forest Grove, added another victory to his perfect record on the turf at the fair ground races yesterday afternoon. The pace, which waa the third event on the program was closely stepped In excellent time, the first heat in 2:10U and the second la 2:09. Four fine horses participated." but Woodcock had a clean sweep. A Salem colt. Bonaray, owned by T. I Davidson captured first in the 2: IS trot, while honors In the 2: IS pace and trot went to-H. Clerman'a Guy Light from Portland In the free-1 for-all trot to Tom Howltt's Com plete. another Portland animal. The track waa In prime condition and an excellent showing waa made. A fair sited crowd was out. maay terse breeders among them. To celebrate- his seventy-fourth birthday A. Grant drove his Frances J . a horse, which In the paat has captured many a perse, Mr. Grant has rpent sixty years on the track and still f hows much of his former skilu In the first heat of the rree-ror-all 1 f tftK.ti l ItxAitrie 4 I am n rrv animal ran but a head' behind Captain Mark until past the last turn. Daisv J.I meanwhile had crept up and possibly ou:a nave come in first bad not Woodcock hugged tbe tenee and pre vented her passing. In tbe final hat the latter had an easy lead, which be held the entire distance around the course, .although all three contest ants pressed hard at his herls. It (Continued on Page ) CZECHOSLOVAKS IN VLADIVOSTOK Completely Control City Allied Naval Guards Are Re-Enforced WASHINGTON. July 4. Diplo matic advices received today from Vladivostok said the city waa quiet with Cxecbo-SIovak forces In com plete control, after enforcing general disarmament and occupying the prin cipal government building. American. British and Japanese naval guards who have been on du ty lor months guarding war stores were reinforced from ships In the harbor when it became apparent that the Cxecho-Slovaks were preparing to take charge of the city by force. They apparently had no part in the fighting, however. The Csecho-Slovaks Issued- an ul- tlmatum to the soviet authorities de - mandlnx disarmament and surrender or the city. Russian sailors at the naval barracks laid down their arms! but some detachments of the red guard resisted and lost a number of men. Some of the Csecbo-Slovaks also were killed. GREAT SPLASH ECHOES OVER EARTH WHEN U. S, LAUNCHES 100 VESSELS Norel Observance of Fourth of July Carried Out on Pacific and Atlantic Coasts, British Premier Congratulates Ccua try on Imposing Addition to Merchant Marine, Bethle hem Corporation Makes Record by Sending Out 47,800 Deadweight Tons in Day PHILADELPHIA. July 4 The great Fourth f July splash of Amer ican ship which Charlea M. Schwab, director-general of the Emergency Vlect corporation,' said would re eho In the ears, of the German em peror. took place today as planned by the shipbuilders of the United States. From one minute after IX ociock iaat nirbt. when tha flrmt ,h,D wa launched at Superior. WU., other type of vessel were eot over board In every part of the country to help build the ocean bridge for the allied fighting forces In Europe. The offices of , th Emergency Fleet corporation were kept opem all day and late Into the night to receive offilcal reports of the launching. Incomplete reports gave the number of vessels seat .overboard as 62. of which 33 were steel and the other 19 wooden- Other Flxwre Mining. These figures do not Include the launching of naval vessels which are being built directly under the super vision of the navy department. Cur- communication, one to the holiday, u-th. eaus or the raii- u ura wire communication. dn ta ur or the corporation officers to receive fuller reports. The exact number or launehlngs probably will not be known until tomorrow. From the Pacific coast. Charles Pies, vice president of the Emerg ency Fleet corporation, wlrld that the Union plant or the . Bethlehem Steel corporation, had made a world record by launching 47.800 dead- "ip. rra in one day. - a I aecond record waa broken by thli plant by building on of the ships. me uenance. a lz.ooe-toa boat, la 38 days. Immediately after the launching six keels were laid, mak Ing a third record. IXDEPEXDENCK SPELT. SAN FRANCISCO. July 4 American Contingent In , Italy Already in Camp ROME. July 4. The Hrst conting ent or American troops to arrive la Italy has. within rorty-lght hours established Itself in ramp. Th men ar sleeping under their own testa and feeding from their own kitchens. The rapidity of the tnobillratloa to their new quarters has created a most ravers bl Impression. The Americsns are In tine spirits and excellent bealth. The Red Cross will within a week esiaouan complete Hospital sear the camp. lil'NARY LEAVES ON SAD JOURNEY Senator Starter! for OrOri . . . . " LASl ft Iglll VXTTTCS II CXI Week Because of changes la transconti nental paswnger train schedules. I'nlted States Senator Charles L. McNary. who left Washington for Sa lem yesterday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs. McNary. who was killed in sn automobile accldeat Wednesday night. Is not expected to reach here before next Wednesday. The senator's brother. John II. Mc Nary. saidyesterday that be does not think toe trip csa b made under six days. All of tbe others who were Injur ed In the sccident have been brought to Salem. None la Injured seriously. Mrs. R. P. Boise received a slight Injury over one eye. Mrs. Frank Snederor has sa injured shoulder and suffered from Inhaling gas. and Dr. Snederor has a severely brulrd leg. Mr. Boise Is suffering nervous ly. Jr. Fred II. Thompson of Salem was the first to arrive at the scene I of the accident and assist la relieve- ing the party. Mr. Boise returned to Salem with Dr. Thompson, and a t a point about two miles from the scene of the sccident where a sharp turn (a the rosd prevented full um of the lights, the sntomobile la which they were driving ran Into a portable boiler to which was hitched a team of horses. Tbe Thorn poa automo bile was thrown from the road Into a telephone pole.- Dr. Tiompson's face was cut by bmkea glass from l the wind shield and Mr. Bolie re- I reived slight injuries ef the-bark and lone arm. A passing car brought them to Salem. THE WEATHER Friday fair and warmer; gentle northerly winds, ; . a M. Schwab, director-genera! of the Emergency Fleet corporation, launch, ed a big vesnel for every letter la the word "independence" rrom his ova yards la this district today aad dll reeled the launching of five mere from other yards. Eight destroyers were among; tse twelve vessels constructed la te local yards cf the Bethlehem Ste1 corporation, or which Mr. Fihwab . was tbe attire head beror ha b cam taa chief rden shipbuilder. Four were freight voasels .one bo lag tbe 12.000-toa Defiance, fcsi'.l in forty days. The latter feat brooxist back to the Pacific coast the. world's record for spesd la aalpbaildlar. "This la the answer or the Ameri can worklnr man to tbe comtnoa . roe." Mr. Fchwab told the assembled thousands as tbe big Defiancs parted, the waters of the Oaklaad eeteary. Thi sis our answer to General Per shing's call for a bridge of sal; across the Atlaatle. Khlps Add R9.9O0 Tom.' . The launehlngs gave to America's new merchant maris 19.909 of th 250.900 rrlfct tons launched today from nearly two score yards on tfes Pacific coast. Mr. Schwab's pres ence, here was a direct comilaext to that effort and he reinforced tie compliment with enthAiasUe priUe of the thing that had been dose. A Bear accldeat cassed a tsotf a tary stir while the laanchicgs'wers progressing at the Alameda plast cf tha Bethlehem ShlpbsUdiag corpora tion, bit hid ao bad result. T- platform oa whlci tbe dir.'rrcSshM visitors were " standing TUrtel ta give way. but It was auickly cleared, and one ofrendlng Joist, which had started the trouble was slipped back la to place and secured. - The seventeen lsanchlags hers were of steel vessels, th woo it a ships being lsoached at th TJurt ia. (Continued on par ) FIVE SINKINGS OF HUN BOATS . ARE DESCRIBED Passengers Back Frcia Enrs pean Waters Tell of AL;:J Victories TRANSPORT GETS TIHIEE Submarines, Which AtUditd Laden Vessel Quickly Out of Way AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 4- Destnutlpa la European waters et rive German submarine by BritUh transports, sad by Americaa aal British destroyers convoying Vtueu waa described by passengers who ar rived her today oa sa Eagllsa llaer. The transports, on ef which waa carrying 7900 Amr1caa. soldier to Europe, accounted for three of the U-boats and th destroyers saak It other two. according to th veyarer. Officers of the llaer confirmed th!r stories. - The passengers witnessed the tor pedoing or the SOC-toa BritUh freighter. Ortssa, which was part cf their convoy, when the fleet was ap proximately a dar out. .steam; rr west from the British Isles. Tt Orlma. bound la ballast for the fel ted fitaees. waa seat to th bottom by; aa aaseca ssbmsrla. A tr.-v-ment later, however aa Ameiicaa destroyer la th protecting fleet de tected th under sea boat below the turfse and dropped a depth bonb. making a direct hit. ' The same et co ins a t-boat was sighted by a t it sen ger vensel. whose gutters aatk It bt shell fire. The other three submarines were destroyed oa the eastward trip of aaother conveoy. They said a Pri tlth transport, with . 7000 troc? aboard rammed a submersible whtra was revealed with two others la the sudden lifting or a heavy fog. Al most simultaneously with the di appearanc of th first snbmartn beneath the the transport's bow, the ship's gunners accounted ror aa other.wii g British destroyer C posed of a third.