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VOLUME XXII, No. 165.
AT RECONSECRATION OF
FLAG DAY, WILSON TELLS
WHY AMERICA’S AT WAR
“In Defense of Our Rights As a Tree
People and Our Honor As a
Sovereign Government”
America, the President Declares in Solemnly Vibrant Speech,
Wars For the First Time Across Seas For Same Principles
As Every Other Victorious War in Her History. Bitter in
Arraignment of Germany—Not of German People—But of
Germany’s “Military Masters.’’
Washington.—America is at war
“in defense of our rights as a free
people and our honor as a sover
eign government."
President Wilson thus this after
noon stated Why America is fight-'
ing, in a speech solemnly vibrant
with warning of the blood and suf
fering the country must endure,
but deep with the conviction that
the nation fights for the right.
The president’s address was a
reconsecration of Flag Day. It
was a speech that stung in the bit
terness of his arraignment of Ger
many—not of the German people,
but of Germany’s autocrats. He
pictured Germany’s "military mas
ters” in a sinister plot of years of
incubation reaching out, in cor
rupting intrigue, scheming to de
ceive their own people and master
their own peoples and those of
smaller nations, to throw a broad
belt of German military power and
political control across the very
center of Europe and beyond the
Mediterranean into the heart of
Asia.
German Peace Feelers.
The president named Austro-Hun
gary as the dupe of Germany's au
tocrats, but Bulgaria and Turkey
as their catspaw. He earnestly in
veighed against any consideration
of alleged German peace feelers
put out now by those who having
set their net and reached the zen
ith of their domination, now see
their power slippng and their sin
ister plans about to come to
naught. Likewise he bitterly as
sailed German propagandists in
tho United Btates who are sseking
by insidious means to undermine
the nation here at home.
Americb, the president said, wars
for the first time across the seas
because the principles for which
she now fights are exactly those
f#r which she has waged every
other victorious war in her history
and because she was forced to
fight "in defense of our rights as a
free people and of our honor as a
sovereign government.”
New Lustre For Flag.
"For us there is but one choice,”
the president solemnly concluded.
"We have made it. Woe be to the
man or group of men that seeks to
stand in our way in this day of
high resolution when every prin
ciple we hold dearest is to be vin
dicated and made secure for the
salvation of the nations. We are
ready to plead at the bar of his
tory and our flag shall wear a new
lustre. Once more we shall make
good with our lives and fortunes
the great faith to which we were
born, and a new glory shall shine
in the face of our people.”
Special Significance.
, (BY THE ABBOCIATED PREBB.)
Washington.—Flag day celebrations
took on speejal significance here today
•with the country at war and President
Wilson a speaker at patriotic exer
cises arranged by government em
ployes at the base of Washington mon
ument. In anticipation of an address of
more than ordinary importance, thous
ands gathered on the monument
grounds, and government departments
closed to permit clerks to attend. Sec
retary Lansing agreed to preside.
Many in the audience recalled that
standing in the same spot one year
ago today, before war seemed so- im
minent, the president uttered defiance
of foreign-born citizens’ political ac
tivity In the United States in these
Words:
Must Be Crushed.
"There is digloyalty active In the
United States and it must be abso
lutely crushed. There are those at this
moment who are trying to levy a
species of political blackmail, saying
‘do what we wish in the interest of
foreign sentiment or we will wreak our
vengeance at the polls.’ That is the
sort of thing against which the Amer
ican nation will turn with a might and
triumph of sentiment which will teach
these gentlemen once and for all that
loyalty to this flag is the first test of
tolerance in the United States.”
The United States marine band
played patriotic airs and a chorus of
€OO voices, organized among govern
ment clerks, sang. Most persons car
ried small American flags, and as the
band played the Star Spangled Banner
a big flag was hoisted to the top of the
monument.
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
Washington. President Wilson
warned the American people in a Flag
Day address on the Washington mon
ument grounds today that Germany
has carried into effect the greater
part of her immediate plan of con
quest and now is negotiating a new
"intrigue of peace” designed to end
the war while her aggressions are se
cure.
All the central empires, the presi
dent declared, have been cemented
Into one great autocracy-ridden em
pire. "throwing a broad belt of Ger
man military power and political con
trol across the very center of Europe
snd beyond the Mediterranean into
the heart of Asia.” This accomplished,
he said, i,t is easy to understand why
Germany is fostering a propaganda for
an early peace.
"Peace, peace, peace has been the
talk of her foreign offieg for now a
year and more,” said the president, "a
little of the talk has been public but
most of It has been private. Through
*ll sorts of channels It has come to
on I'age Two.)
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
UNITED PRESS.
IST MURDEROUS
OF ALL GERMAN
AIR FIENDISHNESS
Ghastly Toll in Yesterday’s At
tack on London Women, Chil
dren and Old Men is: Killed,
97; Wounded, 439.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.!
London. —“Good effects” in “hits” were
observed over London in the German
aeroplane made yesterday, a German of
ficial statement said:
“A fleet of aeroplanes yesterday drop
ped bombs over London,” the report as
seited. “the effects were good. Hits were
observed. Despite a strong defensive fire
and numerous aetial 'engagements in
which an English airman fell into the
Thames, otir planes were unharmed.”
-Suffer Terribly.
London.—-r'or pure fiendishness of
purpose and in the ghastly toll of inno
cent- women, children and old men, Ger
many’s aid raid on London of yesterday
was the most murderous of all the aerial
piracy which England has seen.
New destructive and pain-making mis
siles were dropped by the invaders. Most
of those injured suffered terribly from
acid-fluids contained in ma,ny of the
bombs. Tiny children and women writhed
in hospital beds today from great burns
caused by these murderous missiles.
"Successful I”
Germany will report “Success” in this
air raid. Here is the total of that “suc
cess” bs compiled from official data
today:
Killed. 97.
Children, 26; women, 16; men, 55 —
including a pcore of feeble, aged men and
cripples. ■
Injured: Children, 94; women, 122; men,
223.
The buildings damaged were of an ut
terly non-military character. School
houses were included in those struck.
Tiny bodies were still beneath the wreck
age today, it was believed.
The public believes its aerial patrols
and anti-air craft drove off the Germans
before they could do more killing over
the capital city. There was no dispo
sition to criticize the defensive measures.
The Only Way to Stop It.
England realizes that the only way to
stop the Germans entirely would be to
cordon the air with a vast fleet of pa
trol aeroplanes. But this is exactly what
the Germans want. Withdrawal of ma
chines from the front would probably
take away England’s complete on the
supremacy on the front and hamper the
success of General Haig’s great offensive.
In all the aftermath discussion, there
was the prayer expressed that America
would soon start a vast aerial fleet over
seas. The sooner American airmen get
Into action on the western front, the
sooner can Germany's air piracy be stop
ped.
Additional Deaths.
There were also a number of
additional deaths during the r.ight and
morning, the exact number not yet being
obtainable. Some of the wrecked build
ings were still smouldering a little due
to the intensely inflammatory nature of
the incendiary bombs whose acid explo
sives inflicted agony upon a number of
the injured. Policemen and firemen were
searching the debris today for additional
victims.
LATINrAMERICA LABOR
Buenos Aires. —Federations of labor
in all Latin-American nations
meet at Santiago, Chill, Oct. 12, to
adopt measures to meet the high cost
of living it was announced today.
CROWD STREETS OF N. 0. -
AS ITALIANS ARRIVE
New Orleans.—The members of the
Italian mission arrived here on their spe
cial train at 10:06 o’clock this morning on
their tour of the South. The distinguish
ed visitors were greeted at the railway
station by the citizens geenral commit
tee headed by Mayor Behrman. Large
crowds on the streets gave the Italians
an enthusiastic welcome on their way
from the station to the city hall.
LIFE LOSS IN $1,000,000
SUGAR FIRE NOT OVER TEN
Nsw York.—After a search of the
ruins was begun today at the Ameri
can Sugar Refining Company’s plant
in Brooklyn where explosion and fire
caused an estimated property loss of
11,000,000 lasnnight, the authorities ex
pressed the opinion that the loss of
life would not prove greater than ten.
Two men are known to be dead and
three of the 15 in hospitals may suc
cumb to Injuries.
Of nearly two score persons earlier
unaccounted for, ten made their ap
pearance this morning saying they had
fled In fright and a majority of the
others are believed to be at fheir
homes.
FAILED TO REGIBTER.
Pensacola, Fla.—Percy Howard, 24
years old la under arrest at Muscogee,
on the charge of falling to register for
conscription. He Is In the county Jail
to aw< action of the Federal grand
Jury. ,
CO 8T "PLUS Tlßci NT A G E.
Wash ington—The Harley-Mason Co.,
of Tacopia, Wsh., was today awarded
the contract to build the American
Lake cantonment camp at a cost plus
percentage basis.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGI A, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14, 1917.
GERMANS
ABANDON
IST LINE
SECTIONS
Withdraw From Important
£arts Owing to Pressure
of British. Allies Forces
Marching • on
Athens
The German line in Belgium is
crumbling under the British offen
sive there. Evidence of this ap
pears today in the announcement
by London of a German retreat on
a front of approximately two
miles in the area southwest of
' Warneton.
After wiping out the Messines-
Wytschaete sailient in the crush
ing attack last week, Gen Plund
er, continued attacking the Ger
mans from time to time east of
Messines and gained additional
ground there. Further south the
British also have exerted pressure
upon General von Arnlm’s lines.
Allies Forces Landing.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.>
Athens (Via. London). —Entente forces
are now landing at the Priaeus and Cas
t«*Ua. Some of the troops are occupying
tho heights near Phalerum. bay while
others are marching to Athens.
Abandoned by Germans.
London. —Important sections of the
German front between the Lys river and
St. Ives have been abandoned by the
Gormans, it is announced officially.
British troops followed the retreating
Germans closely and made considerable
progress east of Ploegsteert wood.
German Attacks Fall.
(BY THE UNITED i*REBS.)
Paris. —“Utter failure” of small Ger
man attacks around Braye, north of Ojja
onne, north of Rhelrns and on the left
bank of the Meuse wit* reported in to
day’s official statement. The assaults
followed a general bombardment of those
positions.
Explode Mines.
Berlin.—(Via London.) —“East of
Ypres we exploded several mines, cre
ating havoc with the English
declared an official statement today.
East of Messlnss.
London. —Abandonment of important
sections of first lines between the river
Lys and St. Yves by the Germans, be
cause of the tpe/nendous pressure of the
British advance east of Messines was an
nounced by Field Marshal Haig today.
The victory thus gained by the British
forces again emphasizes the dominating
strength of the Wytschaete Me.ssineH
Ridge, taken in last week’s great as
sault.
Position Precarious.
The territory surrendered to the Brit-,
ish forces the German retirement stilt
further back in tho triangle formed by
the river Lys and the Ypres-Lllle canal,
the point of which is at Comines where
the two waterways loin. The enemy po
sition in this salient is exceedingly pre
carious, due to the river and the canal
hampering rapid operations on their part
and military observers nere today ex
pressed the belief that evacuation of the
entire triangle might be foreshadowed
by the first line withdrawal reported by
Field Marshal Haig.
SO KILLED AND
M'ANY INJURED
London.—Fifty persons were killed
and many persons were injured by an
explosion at Ashton-Under-I.yne, An
drew Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex
chequer, announced in the house of
commons today. Ash ton-Under-Lynn
is a manufacturing town near Man
chester.
JAPAN SENDING A
MISSION TO U. S i
Washington,—Japan in sending a
diplomatic mission to the United
States, which will leave about July 1,
It was officially stated today.
HARVARD UNIT ARRIVES
Cambridge, Mast.—The Harvard
unit of the American Held service has
anrived safely In Bordeaux, according
to a cablegram received here. The
unit started Immediately for Paris
and will go from there to Meaux
where a school of ambulance drivers
has been opened. There are 25 mem
bers of the unit.
DENIKINE_COMMANDS
Petrograd.—(Via London.) —General
Deniklne, former chief pf staff, has
been nominated to succeed General
Gurko In command of the armies on
the western front.
WHERE TO GO TO OFFER
FOR WAR SERVICE
Following is the location of
the places where men desiring to
enlist for war services may go:
Regular Army Recruiting Sta
tion, southwest corner of Broad
and Ninth (treats.
Naval Recruiting Station, the
New Theatre Building, 741 1-2
Broad street.
First Regiment National Guards
of Georgia, the Armory, 100 block
of Ninth street.
Troop K, Second Squadron,
Georgia-Carolina Fair Grounds,
Laks View.
Pushing Germans Back
on Lines in Belgium
The attack which has surprised not
only the Germans, but the world, and
which resulted in pushing the enemy
back below Ypres, in Belgium, was
made under the command of Gen.
Plumer. The British general is still
hammering at the Germans in the
region where some of the bloodiest
buttles of the war have been fought.
ROOT PARTY IN
WINTER PALACE
American 'Mission to Russia
Housed in the ex-Gzar’s
Quarters at Petrograd. Ar
rived Yesterday.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS !
Petrograd.—(Via London.) A large
delegation n( Russians and Americans,
including several ministers, the chief
of the local military staff and the en
tire personnel of the American embas
sy and consular establishments, greet
ed the Root commission on Its arrival
here yesterday afternoon. A guard gs
troops stood at attention as the special
rolled Into the station. '
United States Ambassador Francis
presented Foreign Minister Teresch
tenko to the chief members of tne com
mission after which the minister In
troduced hIS collesgues, N. V. Nekras
off, minister of ways and communica
tions. and A. 1 Shingnroff, minister of
Iflnance, and several assistant minis
ters. The commission was escorted to
the winter palace of the former em
peror where the principals were lodged.
In the evening the French minister of
marines, M. Thomas, who Is on a spec
ial mission to Russia, called on Mr.
Root. The commission will be for
mally presented to the provisional gov
ernment on Friday.
ENTHUSIASM FOR
PERSHING RAMPANT
Spontaneous Outbreak at the
French Capital When Ameri
can Commander Appeared
With “Papa” Joffre. Thous
ands Cheered.
Paris. —Major General Pershing was
tumultously cheered this afternoon
when he and American Ambassador
Sharp visited the French Chamber of
Deputies.
The pandemonium of applause was
so great that all business was suspend
ed. The American army commander
seemed greatly affected and bowed re
peatedly at the ovation.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Paris. —MaJ. (Jen. Pershing lunched
today at Klysee Palace with
President Poincare and other French
notables. He was In close conference
with French War office leaders most
of the day and his headquarters In the
Ilttel Olllon was a scene of constant
amvlty.
This morning General Pershing visit
ed the Invalid’s, the museum and the
torm of Napoleon. Ills staff attended
a luncheon of the Military Club and
thitr afternoon was to accompany the
American commander on visits to the
general aviation camp ut Bourget. This
evening the entire American contingent
will dine with the war office staff
headed by Minister of War i'alnleve.
Tomorrow Pershing Is to lunch with
Marshal Joffre at the Military Club.
Spontaneous Outburst.
Paris. -Paris opened Its arms to
General Pershing and his staff this af
ternoon and welcomed them with an
outburst of spontaneous enthusiasm
such as only Paris Is capable of. No
conquering hero returning home could
have hoped for, or received such a tre
mendous reception as greeted the
American commander an his automo
bile sped through hundreds of thous
ands of cheering people.
Paris, and particularly the French
authorities, had planned and hoped for
a great reception, but It la doubtful
whether even the most optimistic pic
tured the almost frantic crowds that
all but blocked the progress of the au
tomobiles. Men and women cheered
themselves hoarse and flung masses of
flowers Into the cars. Parisians de
clare that the only event In their life
time that approximates the reception
enthusiasm was thaf accorded to King
George of Kngland In I*l4.
Continuous Roar.
When the special train reached the
station General Perstilng and Field
Marshal joffre were the first to ap
pear. Behind them came a stream of
American officers, each with a French
officer as his host. The first about fit
welcome became a continuous roar
that seemed to shake the station to Its
foundations. The police hurriedly be
gan to clear a lane down which a half
Continued on page four.
AUGUSTA
PLEUGES
$700,000
IN BONDS
Bells Rang and Whistles Blew
at Noon Today. Anxious That
City Make Good Showing
in Subscriptions For
Liberty Loan
Probably $700,000 will have been
subscribed In Augusta to “Liberty
Loan” bonds by tonight. The appli
cations for bonds should be In the
hands of the officers of the, Federal
Reserve Bank In Atlanta by noon Fri
day and applications should leave Au
gusta Thursday night.. Chairman
Frank H. Barrett of the Augusta
“Liberty Loan" executive committee
stated Thursday that In view of the
misunderstanding here In regard to
when applications should be in he
would, on his own responsibility,
have telegraphed to Atlanta all sub
scriptions made up until 10:30 Friday *
horning, hoping that the Federal Re
serve Bank will accept the tele
graphic subscriptions which will be
followed by the signed applications
on the next mall.
However, the safest way Is to sub
scribe now, today, before six o'clock
this evening. If you should not read
The Herald until eight or nine o'clock
tonight, telephone your banker and
tell him you want your subscription
sent off by the night’s mall. The
bankers are all pretty good fellows,
anyway, and are anxious for Augusta
to make a splendid showing.
The people of Augusta nave been
urged faithfully by the committee of
the necessity of this city not being
placed In the slaeker class.
Scores of bolls wore* rung and dozen*
of whistle*''blown in Augusta at noon
Thursday in celebration* of National
Flag Day. At the same moment o|d
Liberty Bell, t.h«t historic relic* of the
day* when birtli was given to the
great republic of the united States,
again sounded forth as It did so many,
many years ago.
The bells were rung throughout the
United States in honor of Flag Day
and also to remind the people of this
country that the clock Is striking for
the $2,000,000,000 "liberty hum” bond
issue. Twenty-four hours from noon
Thursday the fate of the “liberty loan”
will be known and Americans will
know whether or not they have done
their duty.
Augusta is working hard for the
bonds and the finance committee of
city council has voted to allow the
sinking fun commission to purchase
up to $50,000 of bonds with the money
which the city is due It this year for
retiring flood protection bonds.
PERSHING’S DESPATCHES
Washington, D. C.—General Pershing’s
headquarters at the French front will be
In direct confidential communication with
the war department here. Arrangements
havo been made, It was learned today,
for precedence to be given his dispatches
and the department’s messages to Per
shing over one of the Atlantic cables.
RULES FOR DRAFT
TO WILSON TODAY
Within a Few Days Nation to
Know How and When Men for
New Army Are to Be Picked.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.)
Washington,, D. C.—America’s draft
rules are ready.
They need only the approval of
President Wilson and Hecretary of
War Baker and probably will be sub
mitted to President Wilson today.
Then within a few days, Rt Is <ytl
mated. the nation will know the an
swer to Its Inquiry—will our son or
brother be In the first army—how will
they be picked and t when?”
This answer will bp given in n form
of a proclamation from President Wil
son which will set In operation the
great human lottery system and the
hoards who will call out the exempt.
Promulgation of the draft rules lias
been a work of weeks. A nationally
known lawyer, whose name and works
have been withheld has tolled to make
the rule equitable and effective, profit
ing each day by the hundreds of let
ters, telegrams and telephone calls ad
dressed to Provost Marshal General
Crowder about the draft.
This attorney, struggling with the
mighty machinery for the first half
million army, has consulted frequently
wltii the president's military advisory
board and even with the president
himself.
3,000 Exemption Boards.
This much of the result of his labors
is known:
The regulations provide for some
3,000 local exemption boards, one to
each county or large city, and for
eighty-four appelate boards, to which
the man believing himself wrongfuljy
Included In the draft can appeal.
Further, the rules provide for a lot
tery drawing which shall be proof
against polities and other favoritism
and they contemplate a physical test
ing system which shall pass the fit
and cast aside the unsound and worth
less.
Ho far as possible the work of gath
ering the first new army Is decentraliz
ed, and local authorities Hre given
power of exemption and draft.
TWO LEASED WIRES FOR TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STRIKE AT U. S.
PACKING PLANTS
Buenos Ayree Because of numerous
clashes in which there have been sev
eral killed and scores of shots fired,
the federal government today Inter
vened to assume control of the port of
Karate, the Rio Do Las Palmas, 50
miles northwest of Beunos Ayres.
A general strike developed there late
yesterday, following a. strike of em
ployes of North American packing
iiouses. The police forces lyive been
augmented and drastic steps will be
taken to enforce order.
ITALY NOTE SAME
AS ENGLISH ONE
Rome.—ltaly has forwarded a note
to Russia interpretating her war aims
in almost precisely the same terms as
that dispatched recently by England,
tho Tribune declared today.
IMPOSSIBLE NOW,
ASSERTS VIVIANI
Paris.—“ Peace Is Impossible now. wo
will go on to the bitter end.” declared
Vice-Premier Vivianl in the chamber of
deputies today.
Premier Kibot, relating the abdication
of King Constantine of Greece, asserted
that all the allies were united in the ac
tion taken,
GREEKS OPENED
FIRE ON FRENCH
Paris.—The allies’ forced abdication of
King Constantine of Greece was not ac
complished without some bloodshed, ac
cording to delayed advices from Salonika
received today.
A Greek colonel at Larissa treacherous
ly fired on French cavalry, killing two
Kronen officers and four cavalrymen and
wounding a score. Sixty Greek soldiers
were killed, 51 officers, Including a gen
eral, wore taken prisoner, and 269 men
captured.
‘GREAT-CHAGRIN'
OF WILHELM AS
CONSTANTINE GOES
Painful Impression in Berlin
at Greek King’s Abdication.
Term Venezelos As Grave
Digger of Greek Independence
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS )
Athens, Tuesday, June 12, Vi* Lon
don, Juno 14. —Former King: Constan
tine left Athens late today to embark
on a British warship.
Potted in Streets.
Athene, June.l2, (via London, June 14,
delayed.)—The proclamation of former
Kina Constantine, announcing his abdi
cation, was posted throughout the streets
today. It says:
“Obeying the ncesslty of fulfilling my
duty toward Greece 1 am departing from
my beloved country with the heir to the
throne and am leaving my son Alexander
my crown. I beg you to accept my
decision with calm, as the slightest in
cident may lead to a great catastrophe."
Painful Impression.
The Hague, Netherlands .June 14, (vie
London.) —A Cologne dispatch says that
the news of King Constantln'es abdica
tion created a painful Impression at Ger
man headquarters. The emperor ex-
E reused great chagrin and mbl liln
rother-ln-law and Queen Sophia a mes
sage of sympathy.
The New State of Affaire.
Berlin, June 13, (via London, June 14.)
The absence of adequate telegraphic
connection with Greece baa left Berlin
without authentic Information regarding
events there since the news of the abdi
cation of King Constantine was received.
The Impression prevails here that the
new state of affairs will have no hear
ing on the military situation In Mace
donia.
The evening papers publish , copious
comments and retrospects lauding Con
stantine. The Lokalanzciger says:
“The news Indicates the final chapter
In one of the moving tragedies of the
world-war. Tlilh Is not a tragedy with
a single hero, this Is the story of tho
ravishment of a whole people and In vain
will one search history for a parallel.
Plain at Sunlight.
“It is plain as suplight that Constan
tine laid down his crown only because
h«* had not the heart to deliver up his
tieople to starvation at the command of
•Inglarid and Franco.”
The Tagehlatt. suggests that It is pos
sible that, the rolo Constantino played In
Greece Is not yet concluded. "if for tho
moment,” the paper says, “Constantino
was forced to retreat In the face of over
powering opposition a source of comfort
left to him outside the consciousness of
duty well done is the knowledge that
the new turn of things has disposed of
his worst enemy, the in«n who ha« been
opposing him in his own country.
Grave-Digger Venizeloe.
“Venlzelos and his movement, an Is
now plain are hut episodes in the pro
gress of the tragedy of which we have
been spectators, venlsolos, n willing tool
la the grave-digger of Greek Independ
ence. The present, however, Is also
prepared for him since the scope of his
power and influence have proved a dis
appointment.”
The VoMslsehe Zeltung does not believe
that active participation In the war on
the part of Greece will have any de
cisive hearing on the final uotcome.
LABOR UNIONS URGED TO
ACT QN FOOD MEASURES
Washington.—ln belief that ex tub
llslfmcnt of a federal food administra
tion will result In lower prices, or
ganized labor forces In the United
States today started an active cam
paign for passage by July 1 of food
bills pending In congress. The Ameri
can Federation of Labor sent to thou
sands of labor unions urging them to
press their congressmen for early ac
tion on the measure.
Labor leaders became convinced aft
er a series of conferences this week
with t’resident Wilson, Herbert C.
Hoover and members of congress, that
the machinery provided by the bills
would force discontinuance of much
food speculation, arid elimination of
unnecessary steps In the process of
distribution.
ZEPPELIN L-43
IN NORTH SEA
London. Zeppelin L-43 hag been de
stroyed over the North Bea by naval
force*, Chancellor Bonar Uw an
nounced today in the house of com
mon*# i
4 O’CLOCK
EDITION
$7.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY
LIBERTY
BELL IN
CALL TO
REPUBLIC
Struck With Golden Hammer
at Noon in Eleventh Hour
Appeal to Tardy Ameri
cans to Subscribe for
War Bonds.
Waih ington. “Every Liberty
Bond bought by patriotic Ameri
cana will hasten the return of
peace and the re-establishment of
justice and liberty throughout the
world,” declared Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo today, in a final
statement on the eve of the closing
of the Liberty Loan..
Simultaneously, he announced
that subscriptions reported to the
Treasury Department totaled sl,-
843.000,000 at 1 p. m. today. No
more figures will be disclosed until
the final totals are received.
From Ocean to Ocean.
Philadelphia, Pa. —A faint peal from
the Liberty Bell In Independence Hall
reverbrated with the aid of the tele
graph from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast today when Mayor Smith Struck
America's most revered relic with a
golden hammer to call last minute sub
scribers to the service of the nation.
This eleventh hour appeal to tardy
Americans Is expected to be the sig
nal for an avalanche of late subscrip
tions which will over subscribe the
government’* entire war loan of $2,-
000,000,000. The I’hllndelphlu district,
according to the I.lberty I.oan commit
tee, was today but a comparatively
small sum behind Its allotment of
1250,000,000, and the exercises at the
"Cradle of Liberty" was expected to
ring in the remainder of this total.
After the old relic wan tapped at
noon (he sound was to be taken up by
churches, schools and factories from
ocean to ocean.
Ends at Noon Tomorrow.
Washington.—Before noon tomorrow
when .the Liberty Loan subscription
period closes, a sum probably between
1200,000,000 and 1300,000.000 must be
subscribed to raise the loan to the $2,-
000,000,000 mark. The latest figures
compiled at the treasury indicate that
with the exception New York, the
country's subscriptions have fallen 30
per cent or more below the minimum
allotment fixed.
Reports that the closing hour of noon
tomorrow would be extended were de
nied emphatically -today.
After the last, speech of a ten-day
tour on behalf of the liberty Loan.
Secretary McAdoo today expressed
pleasure at the enthusiasm evident
throughout the country for the loan.
Ho suld the people had contributed
generously and urged those who have
delayed until the final, to subscribe
immediately.
\ As "Smashing Blow.”
New York.—Confident that the sec
ond federal reserve bank district would
fully subscribe to one-half of the $2,-
000,000,000 liberty loan, the loan com
mittee of New York through its hun
dreds of agencies directed its cam
paign today to rounding up tardy In
vestors in an effort, to oversubscribe
the Issue ns a "smashing blow” at
our enemies.
The second district on subscription
announcements already made has rec
orded more than one million subscrib
ers and the committee confidently ex
pects a last hour rusli of small bond
buyers. To accommodate these a ma
jority of the hanks In the city have
agreed to keep open not only this aft
ernoon but tonight to receive liberty
loan subscriptions. A list of corpora
tions, hanks and individuals who can
he called upon to come forward at the
last minute to subscribe the amount
that remains to bo taken. If this ac
tion becomes necessary has been com
piled.
s42,oOo,oOoWsnt«d.
Chicago,—Voulnteer salesmen In the
Chicago federal reserve district start
ed out today determined to make a
record In obtaining subscriptions of
approximately $42,000,000 necessary to
complete the $260,000,000 expected from
the gllstrlct.
Lack $125,000,000.
Boston.—Thousands of business men
in New Kngland put aside their own
work today in a Anal effort to sell the
$300,000,000 maximum quota of liberty
bonds quota of liberty bonds allotted to
this section. New Kngland lacked
$125,400,000 of the maximum, or $86,-
400,000 of the $240,000,000 minimum
<ruota.
Oversubscribed.
Portland, Or*. —Oregon has over
subscribed her quota of the liberty
loan bond issue by $1,600,000 the total
subscription throughout the state hav
ing passed the $10,000,000 mark today,
according to the committee In charge
of the bond selling campaign. The
state's quota was $8,500,000,
Church Balls Rina.
Richmond, Va—ln old St. John's church,
where Patrick Henry delivered his fam
ous speech, “give me liberty or give me
death," Mayor George Alnsile rang the
final appeal today to the people of Rich
mond to buy Liberty bonds to support
the United Staten in Its fight against
I’russlanlsm. Promptly at 12 o'clock the
old church bell tolled. Almost simul
taneously all church bolls, fire hells,
whistles and many horna In Richmond
Joined In. In every theater last night
ehort talks were made urging those In
the audience to buy bonds today.
The hanks were crowded di/ring the
morning hours and it is believed they had
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