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SI1STRALIANS474.464 TONS TRIPLE HANGING
immm OF U.S. SHIPPING NEGRO SOLDIERS
Suimimmn " LAUNCHED JULY4 ' AT CAMP DODGE
Mile and a Half Advance On Four
Mile Front, and Capture of I 00
Prisoners Testify to Striking Pow
ers of Anza'S and Americans Al
lies Continue Po'.lrj of Strong
Attrcks On Limited Arsa Italians
Pressing Austrians Eark.
ItV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
July 5 llarrasalng the German lines
In llio west shows no signs of letting
up and the allies continue to gain
ground here and there and bring in
large batches of Herman prisoners.
The game of striking the enemy a
Bolid blow on a small sector now has
been, taken up on the British front
and an advance of a mile and a half
on a width of four miles with the
capture of 1500 prisoners south of
the Somme testifies to the hitting
powers of the Australians, aided by
American detachments. German ef
forts to halt the attacking Austra
. linns and Americans, who have an
peared on this part of the Hue for
the first tlmo. were in vain.
Last night the British had so well
established themselves in their new
positions that when the Germans de
livered a counter attack it was easily
repulsed. In addition to the prison
ers taken a German field gun auJ
more than 100 machine guns were
captured.
Successful Thrusts
Between the Oise and the Aisne,
where the latest French blow gained
considerable ground and more than
1000 prisoners, the Germans have
not attempted counter thrusts. Here
also the enemy artillery has been the
only means ot retaliation for the
ground and prisoners last. The Ger
mans have given up their counter
attacks and heavy gunfire against
the new American positions west of
Chateau Thierry, but are bombard
ing the village of St. Pierre Aisle,
south of the Aisno, gained by the
Krench Tuesday.
In the thrust south of the Somme
the allies recaptured the village of
llamel and Hamel and Vuiro woods
south of the village. The woods are
on high ground. The French gain at
Autreches also takes elevations from
the Germans. Along tho Ancre, Aus
tralian troops progressed frOO yards
on a front of 1200 yards.
I'seful Positions Taken
Thru the successful and successive
thrusts In the past ten days or more,
the allies on the western front have
taken from the Germans positions
which would have been vitally useful
ill future offensive operations. Whe
ther the policy of nibbling is holding
back a renewal of heavy enemy at
tacks Is not known, but there can be
no doubt that by pushing the Ger
mans out of locally Important posi
tions here and there between Yprcs
and Rhelms, General Koch is giving
the German command something to
consider seriously as to tho effect on
German morale. The number of pris
oners taken In the past week Is near
ly 6000.
Almost without exception, Berlin
has declared officially that the allied
attacks were repulsed.
(Continued on Page Six.)
PRESIDENT S SPEECH
WASHINGTON, July .1. On mo
tion of Representative (iillette of
Massachusetts, President. Wilson's
speech at Mount Vernon yeslerdiy
was Inserted today In the house rec
ord. Spcakln,? of tho address, Mr.
filllett declared "It demonstrates
again that the president is an Ideal
spokesman for the American people."
Ninety-four Ships, 63 of Steel and
42 of Wood, Constitute Sans and
Safe Celebration of Shipping Board
One Day'.? Launchings Exceed 30
Cays of U-Bat Destruction.
PHILAOKLPIUA, July .V The
j launching of d additional ships on
the Fourth of July were reported at
the Kmergoncy Khct corporation here
today, raising the grand total to il.'i.
(H' those, (i'.i are steel ami H'2 wood,
Thoiotal deadweight tons was in
ereased hy the added ships to 47-1, -MM
Names of the woden vessels nn
nomieed today as hnin loft the
ways were not given. There wore
of steel.
From tho same yard the Western
Cross, a cargo earner of 8.HM0 tons,
also went overhohrd.
Tho West (inlet a, another cargo
earner of 8,Stl() tons, was launohed
in tho yards of the Los Angeles
shipbuilding company at San Pedro.
Flood Oehiyed Ijtiineliiiig
A telegram was received at tho
fleet corporation headquarters from
the district supervisor of tho Kiev
en III district at Portland, Ore., stat
ing that 14 additional ships were
ready for launching there on Inde
pendence Day, hut nil unexpected
freshet in the Columbia had prevent
ed tho shipbuilders Iroin sending
lliom overhonrd.
Yesterday's achievement, account
ed aiming t Lie sal est and sanest i
Fourth of .luly celebrations in the i
country s history has been made pos-
silde only hy the loyalty n:d devotion
of the ship yard workers themselves,
working under the organization of
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
hoard and Charles M. Schwab, thej
now director general of the Kiner-j
gency Fleet corporation. j
The request of Chairman Hurley j
and Mr. Schwab that the day he eelo-1
hrated hy launching the greatest'
number of hull- ever put overboard
in one day, specified distinctly that
Ihe war program was so pressing that
it was not permissible to delay!
hiunchings which could he made ear
lier. Any ships put in the water must
he the result of exlra exertion to gel
them readv ahead of schedule time.
lteson-e of Workmen
The response id' the workmen, the
men who actually are building the
merchant marine, needs no comment
other than the list of vessels added to
the world's murine population. Sac
rificing their regular Salurdav hall
holiday, accepting oidv -trai::ht pay.
instead of time and a half for thai
work, cheerfully work in! oortintc.
the men speeded up production in a
great drive for tonnauc which has
been so successful that the launch
ings today exceed hy J'J.H.'ll dead
weight tons the entire output in PHtl.
the best pre-war year in American
shipbuilding.
If an official eoaimunique wore jr..
-ued on the result of the day's op.
orations, it might read thus:
Our shipbuilder- attacked ihe
C-bojit campaign today evervwhee
in America, achieving their objective
early in the n.-snult and pu-hing far
beyond. The re-tilt nullifies in run
day all the Ihe Oerman uudorwatc!
navy takes more than one mouth to
accomplish. AM our unit - behaved
mugnificenllv and it i- evpeted that
distinguished seri'c medal- will In
awarded soon to so'i'.e individual- hv
the -hipping hoard."
SAN Fit ANCISCO, .Inly .
Charles M. Schwab, director general
of the Kincraency fleet corporation
here on a visit, received today a tnes
suKe from Ceneral Porshiim convey
ing coiiKratulatlons of the army In
Prance lo American shipbuilders on
Iho record launchings yesterday.
"With such backing we cannot full
to win." tho message a.
Entire Division of Negro Trcops Wit-
ness Execition of Three of Their
Number for Assaulting, and Out
raging a l7-Yonr-0''l White Girl
Cn CantcnTcnt Grounds May 17.
CAMP IHHMSK. la., July .V Three
negro soldiers, eoiivietcd hy court
martial of "assaulting and outrag
ing a 17-year-o'd white yirl on ihe
cantonment grounds the vv):t of May
-4, were Imaged hero today with vir
tually the entire division witnessing
the executions.
The three traps were sprung simul
taneously at i):0JI a. in. and death was
almost instantaneous in each cne.
Tho negroes .marched onlo the scaf
folds singing ''(iod Have ?dcr,y On
My Soul."
The negroes were Nelson Johnson
of Tuseainba, Ala. ; Stanley Tru in
itio of Stroud, Ala., and Fred Alien of
(icorgiunn, Ala., all selective service
men.
Two Made Confessions
Johnson and Tramble were declar
ed by military oftieinls to have con
fessed their complete guilt, hut Allen,
while admitting his presence when the
crime was committed, uuiiidaincd to
the last (hat he had not outraged the
girl. Parents of all throe are dead,
but Jphusoii leaves a 10-year-old son.
His wife is dead. The others were
unmarried.
Three negro soldiers among the
spectators fainted when Ihe men drop
pod to their death, and another ran
amuck. Ho started on a dead run di
rectly toward the scaffold hat guards
overpoweied him. A white soldier
also fainted.
Four negroes were arrest oil. hut
one was acquitted.
Dazed Iter Kseoit
With a soldier escort the girl was
fitting on a hillside when, according
to her storv at the trial, lour negroes
approached. One of them struck her!
escort a blow on the head, dazing
him.
The negroes dragged the girl to n
clump of hushes. Her screams
aroused the caiup and military police
(brew out a dragnet that resulted in
Ihe nrre-l of the suspects. A sum
mary .court martial was organized
and trial, stalled immediately. The
finding of tho court was not an
nounced until yesterday, aMer it had
been reviewed and approved hy
President Wilson.
Polh the girl and her escort live in
De- Moines. The girl was declared
t t be in a serious condition after the
attack, hut has since recovered.
American troop have sncpt (In
lunl enptureil Ihe oiiem)' K.ttlotu
won. TtiU photograph sIiouh an Am
Hie first advance.
I. 2 eli. ' .tt? : V Ltf maer MMMi! J
: co.
CAR3AN2A SgNDS FOURTH OF
TO PRESIDENT WILSON
4"
WASUINCTO.V, July KnllcM il lt-ns of Inn Meiran pooplc all.l
Koverinm;nt were Kent to President il.suu by Pi-esitlpnt t'arrunza in hn
iinlcpenilenco Day mi-ssaKe rot'eive.l today liy Mr. Wilson, hh folUjws:
"His Kxrelicncy Woodi'ow Wllron, ptciidpnt t)f the Tailed Hlatos or
America. W'afihlnston, l. ('. I talio Kreat pionsuro in H-ndluR to your
excellency and to tho American people on Ihe oTai-inn of the rJoriou!!
annfverfury celebrated on thiH dale Ihe mont cordial fellciiationa of the
.Mexican people and Kovernincnt. I nm glad at Ihe same lime to expresn
to your excellency my most xinccro and fervcnl wlchen for the prosperlly
of Iho Tnlted Slates and for Ihe very early advent or Ihe everlnlliiK
roign of peace and Justice In both continents. . CAItltANV.A."
Iff SOUTH AFRICA:
I'UKTOUIA. .Inly ."il- Premier l!o
tha oT (lie I'nii.n of Sonih Africa ha
issued a slalc'iicat sliowiii- that .-e-rinus
unriKt ei--ts in Simlh Alri'-a.
Slr.mi; tnlice and military ineasnr"
are licina laken In i-ojie with Ihe sit
uation. Premier P.nlha saitl lllat hud ttn!
drastic and cITcclivc mililary mea
urcs lieen laken l!u s il tin I imi wimiM
have culminated in n ).r:ivc ilitM'h-am-e
and iirnhn'dv serious loss of life.
DRIVING THE HUNS FROM BELL EAU
f.Vi iiooih roniplcfcly out f lle'lcaii wood, : 1 1 t!io l tic-Manie fioii',
leyond il, hi one of tbe most brllM'int vicloi lei Pcr-hhtK'1 tneii have
ciban ham) vrenadn Mpind Kolnu nf fer Ihe Hunt In (heir tluuotlf iliirluK
JULY CONGRATULATIONS
AMD PEOPLE OF UNITED STATES
RIVAN.TRAMS CAUGASIA
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A.MSTrOIIDAM. .Inlv Ti, Armenian
1 forces on Ihe aKrcn:dve in TranHcnu
; cftsla, have established Iheaisnlve
' well within this Turnier P.usaian ter
ritory, according to reports from
! Kiev. Tho latest advices fro.n this
.source, quoted hy Ihe P.erlin Loklll
AnxeU'er, slale Ihat an Armenian
oice ."i.lliHI KlronK, has the city of
Krlvan, 1 1.1 miles south of Tlflls and
nearly filly miles inside Ihe Trnnn
cuiica.Tlan bnrdr'r.
W000
SOUTH AMERICA AIMS OF WAR
CELEBRATED ON
laiionsl Ho i 'ay In Peru, Brazil and
Ur?.;uay Other Countries Also
Chscne Day America's War
apini Lu,on;zeti ah cities Leco-i
ra!cd Wl.ile Mi.ilary Pr.radcs.
I'lTXOS AII.'KS. July !.-Tlic
Kiiurth nl' July was relet ruled
I'li-iii'Klmrl Sii-Mli America Imiav in
an uniireceileii'eil manner. The dav
'mil lieen ileclareil n national huliilav
FOURTH OFJULY
u Peru. Ilrazil ami I'nifMinv, in all I ' America lo Ihe slrule lor uieaii
!' which il Wiis celel.rale.l like llieiri m" '"''"" anlocracy from the
(tun independence days. Olhercoun-!
tries report unusual celebrations of;
Ihe anniversary and America's war!
spirit is eulogized by newspapers 1
throuho:t Ihe continent. j
The Argentine j-o eminent pave!
special peraiission lor the displav (d !
the Aineriacn flay and Muenos Aires j
was literally enverod with Ainericun
and Argentine banners.
At llialllau Capital
KIO JAXKIliO, July .'. The
I'o'M'lh of dulv were enthusiastiealP
celebrated ni the Itrazdian capital
The entiie city was decorated and
there was n mililary parade. A
si wet was named President Wilsoi.
hy the municipal council and the Ura
zijinn foreign minister visited Kdwiu
Morgan, Ihe Atneri'an ambassador
ard coimratulated him in the name il
he Itrailian president.
In Central America
SAX SAI.VADOK, July 4. On the
o- ca-iuii of the American Fourth ol
lirly Ihe Salvadorean coimress today
-cut the following cablegram to the
Aiaei-ieau seunte :
"On this glorious and memorable
dale for tho American public, the na
tional assembly of Salvador sends to
the senate and American public its
wannest : reelings and ils best wishe
for the triumph of the ideals of jus
tice and lil erly and lor Ihe pro-ocrity
of Ihe yreat American republic."
Bolivia Ohsei vcm Pay
I A PA, Polivia, Thursday. July 4
Independence Ihiy was eeleb rated
here with a reception at the American
legation in Ihe afternoon and wilh t
hauiptet in the evening. The diuuci
was piven by Jose (lulieiTcz (inerra,
Ihe jucidciit of Polix ia.
Kven ATrleu CclebratCH
Al.filMUS, Ju.y The national
holiday of I lie I'nited Slalcs wiir
clchrated throughout Alieria wilh
itnusunl brilliance. A torchlight pro-I'c-sioii
of li'oop-. Wat held last niyht.
A reproduction of Itarlholdi's statin
of Idhcrly was nvi in one of tho larm
sijuares.
SEVERAL KILLED
I. N. 1.
Xi:W YOUK, J..:y r. -Several men
were killed and others were Injured
la an explosion at the Herealcx Pow
der comnnny'H plant at KonvH. N"
.1.. toilay.
The exd(vlon took pi. ice In n
bnlWIiiiR In whhh trlnltroliuol wiik
stored. 1'ifleen men aro known to
have been In Ihe slrmture at the
time.
The, fire nprcail r:i Idly. dniiroylnR
four or five of the company's hulld
iiiKH, While firemen were fiKhtlnn
tho ftamcH there waH a .second heavy
explosion. Tim deloiiallouu Rhook
the mirroandlnw counlry. Many uiich
of Klaca In Kunvcl were shuttered and
the front of one Brnall building col
lapfcd. PANAMA. July V It wa- an-
noai.ced at Ihe Amici-I'-mi legation
here today tlutt American soldiet
vitn'd Mipcrvfse (he cle-lion- lor iht
Pann-'n ualional a-i uilil on Sun
I cay, f !iU mc ion, il as said,
1 ta!:en al the repte-t of both Ihe po-
hhciil pnrtic-s to ui-iiic a chance tir
tall to ..le.
OUTLINED ANEW
BY PRESIDENT
Government By Consent of tl:e Gov
envd Dcc'arcd Aims Allies Are
Filit'nq for In Speech Made In
h"o;:nL VernDn Extend Dcc'ara
t!sa cf l!i:!c)cn('ci;ce ta World.
WASHINGTON'. Jl l.Y :t. rresi-
dent Wilui yes'.eriiny answere! u!i
rec!er lor a coariromise iieace with
n new ami tiniiialiticil eousecrution -
earth.
t an lmlopondeiieti Day iatheiinj
on tho gentle slopes of Mount Vernon.
home and tomb of den rye Waslpne-
tun, and surrounded hy scenes which
looked upon tho creation scenes of
i hi. nation, hip president nooresseo
a small yathcrinir of officials and of
Itploinats of the allied nations.
Put ho spoke to the world and ho
spoke the logical seipiel to his "force
wi'ihout stint or limit " declaration
several weeks ago.
Pureservedly the president declar
ed that there could he no thought of
ti peace which did not mean the dest-
t ruction id' unhturv autocracv tr its
reduclion to irtual ir-ooten'e.
Coiihent ol :ovorniMl . '
j reien oi nuv, uasen on me enn-
hv thi' orcanied ooiniou of man
kind," was the way he sumtnaried in
a simile sentence the objects of hu
manity in the world war.
The speech was as fol'nws;
"Oeutlcmcn of the diplomatic oomH
anil mv fellow citizens:
I am happy to draw apart with
von lo this quiet place of old counsel
in order to speak a little of Ihe moan
ing of this day of our nation's imie
oendence.. The place seems very still
ind remote. It is as nerene and un
touched hy the hurry of the world as
it was in those great days long ago
when (icnlral Washington was hero
and he'd leisurely conference with the
lien who were to he associated with
him in the creation of an nation.
From those gentle slopes, they look
"d out upon the world and saw it
vhole, saw it wilh the light of future
pon il. saw it with modern eyes that
utnctl away the lit: lit of the future
ipon it, saw it with modern eyes that
.urned away from a past which men
d' liberated spirits could no longer
endure.
Tribute to Wusltlnton
"fl is for that reason that we can
not feel, even here, in tho immediate
presence of I hi- sacred tomb, that
this is a place of death. It was a
ulace of uchieveaicnl. A groat prom-
se that uih meant for all mankind
' tm here given plan and reality. The
associations by which we are here
surrounded are the insipiring associa
tions of thai noble death which is
'nly a glorious coustnumation. From
;his ureal hillside we also ought to
he able lo see with comprehending
iycs Ihe world that lies about us and
diould conceive anew the purposes
that nir'd ot men free.
"Il is spjuiii'-unl significant of
their own ehnrnclcr and purpose and
if the inllnenco they were wotting
ifool --that Washington and his ns-iocintc-,
like the barons at limine
node, -poe and acted, not for a
dass hut for a people. It has been
'eft for us lit s;-e lo it that it shall ho
iiidcr-tood that thev spoke and aet-
(Contluuod on Pane Six.)
WASHlNliToX. July .". A detny
ed dlspatrh from Irkutsk dated Juno
2S and roeelvod nt Ihe Rttitfl depart
ment today said all communication
wilh Vologda, .Moscow and sovorul
pl.n e;i In western Wlherln Imd been
cut off for Hovcral dy. Thn depart
ment' lnf t report from Amlmsflndor
Francis nt Vologda wai dated Juno
24.