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CHICAGO HOLDS GREAT
PREPAREDNESS PARADE
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CHICAGO, June 5.—The preparedness
parade field, in this city today was
probably the greatest public procession
held in the history of Chicago. I.ed by
three hundred bands, over two hundred
thousand people marched through tin
city streets with flags and banners wav -
ing while cheer on cheer rang tip and
down the vast line of people anil was
• i hood by the immense crowds gathered
in solid banks along the line of march.
Chicago turned out en masse to wli
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, ness parade and flags and decorations
were conspicuous all •over the city In
the long Hue of people were thosj* of
every rank and walk of Ufe Thousands
of women and other thousands of chil
dren participated and the greatest en
thusiasm was manifested. Practically
every organization was represented and
many wore especially designed prepar
edness” costumes, adding greatly to th*
effect. The demonstration is considered
the most remarkable that has ever taken
place In thie city.
WILSON SIGNS
AHMY BILL
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WASHINGTON, June '-—President
Wilson today sinned the army reortran
iatlon bill recently passed and the
measure is now a law. The war depart
ment Is already at work on plans to
completely reornaniz,. the present mili
tary forces so that the work of increas- |
inn the establishment will not be bin- !
Uered.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA LEG
ISLATURE HASSES DRY ACT
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VICTORIA, June J.--The house of par
liament today passed the prohibition aet
introduced May 17. which, if approved
by I he people, will prohibit the sale ol
liquor in the British Columbia province
after July l. HA 17 Ah was generally ex
pected the bill, which whs a govern
ment measure, passed with little opposi
tion. Its reception by the people is.
however, a very doubtful matter and
it is generally considered that then
is but a small prospect that the bill will
be ratified.
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JAP PREMIER REPORTED ASSAS
SINATED
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SHANGHAI. June »•;. According to
advices reaching here today Count Ok
uma, the Japanese premier, has boon
assassinated. Beyond tin* bare report
of tie- alleged death of the Japanese
statesman nothing cun be learned It
is supposed here that the assassinate*n
was the work of the socialistic element
which has been giving the Japanese
government much trouble of late.
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LORD KITCHNER AND ENTIRE STAFF PERISH
IN SINKING OF CRUISER HAMPSHIRE
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I A. i'. A. Service.
LONDON, June 'j England wus
j thrown into a state of consternation to
j day by the announcement from Admir
al Jelllco that the cruiser Hampshire
| ot' the home fleet has been sunk off
the Orkney islands and that Earl Kitch
ener and his staff have been cither
drowned or killed. The report ot Ad
miral Jelllco indicates that the Hamp
shire strucK a mine and sank so quickly
that no one aboard the vessel had more
than a brief chance for life
FOUR BOATS GET AWAY
, According to the statement issued by
' the admiralty Jollloo’s report states that
four boats were seen to lea'* the strick
en cruiser a few minutes after th© ex
plosion. All appeared to he crowded.
I
lit uvy seus were running at the lime,
however, and om b> one. the boats
weri- seen to capsize and sink from
view. B> the time help reached the !
S' • m* of the disaster, both the Hnmp
i shin- and the last boatload of survivors
! had disappeared from view.
ONLY A FEW BODIES FOUND.
The first boats to reach the spot found
only a few bodies but nothing was found
o. cither Kitchener or any of his staff
Admiral Jellico further reports that
there is little hope that there were any
survivors of the disaster, which is con
sidered Lin* greatest that lias befallen
England since the beginning of the war.
KITCENER EN ROUTE TO RUSSIA.
The admiralty statement says that
Kitchener was on his wuj to Russia
for the purpose of conferring with the
Russian general staff relative to the
campaign plans fur the summer. As
Klitcheuor was In complete control of
the British military establishment and
was practically the only man who had
complete knowledge of the allied war
measures his loss Is an overwhelming
blow to England and her allies. The
disaster has plunged the nation into
deepest gloom as it is felt that with
Kitchener gone England will have a still
greater struggle to face.
DISASTER CHARGED TO FLOATING
MINE.
The admiralty report says the sinking
of the Hampshire was undoubtedly due
to contact with a mine.
SEVERAL. NOTABLES PERISH
A P A Service.
LONDON. June 6.—Accompanying Earl
Kitchener us his official 9ta(T were sev
• nil notable persons, including Hugh
James O'Brien, former councillor to th*
British embassy at Petrograd and also
form* r British minister at Sofia. O. A.
Fitzgerald, Kitchener's private military
secretary and an authority on military
matters. Brigadier General Ellershaw, a
member of the general staff, and Sir
Frederick Donaldson
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now located In the Wild Goose building
•therwlse known as the Tin Bank
building.
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PROGRESSIVES WILL AWAIT
ACTION OF REPUBLICANS
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(TIK’AGO, June f>. The progressive!
national committee decided today to]
withhold the nomination of a progres
Siv.. ranclKlale m*«’ 8atUr‘"« '
. thr republican convert- 1
thik iif'T'
tion Jt is the desire of the leading 1
progressives to see what action will ho I
taken by the republicans before decid
ing to «nilorse any candidate
The decision of the progressives com
mittee was followed by a speech by
Chairman Murdock in which he declared
that he was personally for Roosevelt
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"for any nation** eandida<e at th»d
time.'' The Hughes and Roosevelt booms
met head on on Michigan avenue today
and the fur and feathers commenced to
fly at once. Harold Liekes. the progres
Hive nutional committeeman from Illi
nois, assailed Hughes and severel> at
raigned the justice for his silence. I4ckes
declared that Hughes was plainly im
grrsslvea. ' -'’“Ideratlw by th.- pro
Tents, hydraulic hose, quick
silver, picks and shovels, cheap
1 at 1 lolts.
PROSPECT OF EARLY STRIKE
SETTLEMENT-FRISCO
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SAN FRANCISCO, June Aitci •
a conference between the strike leaders
and representatives of the shipping com
panies a truce has been declared and .
there is now much reason to anticipate
an early settlement of the trouble bo !
twee» tin- longshoremen and steamship ^
peoph
It is said that assurances have been j
! given the strikers that the employers
will not carry out their threat to re- j
sumo work with non union labor tud.i
Tho nature ot the understanding reached
has not been given out at present and
there is much speculation as to what
lias transpired. There is no doubiug
the Intention of tho employers to put
up u light as cots had been installed for
non union men at many ot the piers
and several instances gunrds had been
posted to prevent the longshoremen ink
ing hostile action against the strike
breakers.
Several of the companies who employ
ed non union men at the inception ot
the strike arc reported to have dis
charged the strike breakers pending the
expected settlement. Kcports from other
points along the coast indicate that the
situation is practically the same and
little freight is being moved at any
point. A large number of vessels arc
tied up at ttds port.
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YUAN SHI KAI REPORTED
DEAD IN PEKIN
! A. I’. A. Service.
TOKIO. June 6.—Yuan Shi Kai. presi
dent of ttie Chinese republic Is dead ac
cording to information received today
from Pekin.
The reports has not been authenticated
and all efforts to ascertain the truth
have so f:»r failed. The reports, how
ever, embrace details which servo to
create the opinion that the famous Chin
ese loader has truly succumbed. Ac
cording to the reports the death of Yuan
occurred Monday after a long Illness
said to have been brought on by worry
over the almost complete state of revo
lution Into which the nation has been
plunged since Yuan’s cfTort to re-estab
lish a monarchical form of government.
The accounts further state that arrange
ment have already been made for his
successor Tuan Chi Jui, who was for
foreign minister In the Yuan govern
ment is mentioned as the probable suc
T'CSSor.
PEKIN CONFIRMS REPORT.
A. P. A. Service.
PEKIN, June 6.—Yuan 8ht Kai. presl
i
dent of the Chinese republic Is dead, ac
cording to a report Issued from the
palace today.
The famous Chinese leader died Mon
day after an illness of several weeks
The premier lias advised L,i Yuan Hung,
the vice president of his accession and
he is reported to be on his way to the
capital to take charge of the govern
ment. The late president has been suf
fering from u form of stomuch trouble
which took an aggravated form last
week and finally resulted In death. The
end was hastened by an almost com
plete nervous breakdown caused by wor
ry over the condition of the republic.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
Dr. W. D’Arcy Chace has re*
moved his offices to the Albright
building over the quarters occu
pied by the new Lomen studio
where he will receive patients at
the usual hours.
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BRANDIES
TAKES SEAT
A. F. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, June 5.—Louis D
Brandies, the newly appointed membe'
of the supreme court, was duly ushered
into office today. Little ceremony uttend
ed the seating of the new Justice.
CONFIRMATION OF BRANDIES
CREATES SATI8FA CTION
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NEW YORK, Juno 3.—Universal sat
isfaction seem to be the 'erm best fitted
to describe the general attitude of the
public toward the confirmation of Louis
D. Brandies for the supreme court va
cancy.
The general expression of the newspa
pers indicates the appointment of Bran
dies is looked upon with satisfaction by
i the majority and the overwhelming de
feat of the senate opposition is the sub
ject of wide comment. It was generally
believed that the appointment would be
confirmed, but by a small majority, and
the overwhemling vot. to two to one
caused much surprise.
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