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\\ III. NOT INVITE PR ESI DEN I
TO EXPLAIN THE TRE VH
WASHINGTON* duly 1 .*» — Admin
istration nuarters have received iiel**
cations that the President will not ho
invited to appear before the Senate
Foreign affairs committee to diseu *s
the treaty. The majority of the com
rnittee. it is .-si;i- hostile about in
viting tin* President or conferring
with h»m at th»‘ White Houo.
The F oreijrn relations committee
has resoluted ask’ t > * Presidi nt to
furnish the committee all documents
the American cotnmi s.omvs <*on.-ide*"
ed at Versailles. If the committee de
cides n )t to hear the President he may
-tart hi> countrx tour earlier than ex
pected.
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Us Associated Press
SKATT! K- July 15— Six husky
war veterans sailed this forenoon on
ti e A Imiral Evans to guard Hunt*'
Hay fish traps from pirates. Hunt *r
Hay K in Southeastern Ma>ka.
Among the six huskies going north
Jos. ph King- champion heavyweight
of the Expeditionary forces who is
wearing the Croix do Guerre.
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VO I KS CONFIDENCE
HOME. July 15— Premier Nit*
ti> and his government has been
given :» vote of confidence bv the
t handier of Deputies.
J VIWNKSK THOOl'S FIJOM
Kl SSI V \KE BOLSHEVIKH*
TOKIO. July 1 .“* Some of the Jap*
arose troops returning from Siberia
are affected to a more or less degree
with Bolshevik ideas* asserts the news
paper Hochi. rl he War Office* admit.'
the fact with some modifications, the
newspaper declares.
Senior Adjutant Matsuki is quoted
as saving that t £ War Ministci iv
greatly concerned about this state •'
affairs and* as a result of careful
study of the subject by the recent con
ference of the commanders of the a
my divisions* it ha lorn decided tha'
proper control should be exercised on
or these undesirable dements by th'
commanders of the divisions in coop
eration with the local branches of th-'
Kx-Soldiers Associations.
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forecast on \wikvt
WASHINGTON*. July lr>— Whoa,
suffered a loss of hundreds of thous
ands of bushels during June through
disease. It is forcasted that the output
will be one billion one hundred and
sixty one million bushels.
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advance near arc hangel
LONDON. July l'»— A Russian
wireless says that the Bo’sheviki for
ces have started to advance near Arch
angel. Fierce fighting Is reported in
progress.
SECRET \RY I. AN SING IS
NOW ON HIS WAY HOME
BREST- July 15— American Sec
retary of State sailed today for thy
United States- leaving: on the steamei
• Rotterdam.
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STRIKE IN SAXONY
BERLIN- July 15— Despite the ac
tion of the Court of Arbitration tfivin;:
minors seventy per cent increase in
wajfes in Saxony- the strike still con
tinues for better living: conditions.
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Hv .Associated Press
WASH 1 NK'.Ti)\. July l.r>— Senatoi
Norris- Republb an »d Nebraska- math
the charge today in the Senate that
Japan had secretly secured pledgee
from Kngland- I ranee. Italy and Rus
ski in PM7 for Shantung Peninsula.
Senator Noui.* produced alleged
copies of thn diplomatic correspon
dent embodying promises of Kngland
and Franco and -aid that this explain
ed the pressure • idling from Shan
tung’s transfer hy the peace treaty *o
Japan.
“The Senate’s ratification would
write the blackest page in the nation*?
history.” sabl Senator Norris. j
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|.;N(;i. \NI) DELIGHTS HONORING
WOMEN WHO Nl'USED IN WAR
I ON POX- Ju1> l’» lfon» r* pai l
to Edith Cavell h:»* brought to light
•he fret that England d••lights to 1m»?i
or women who give their best to th<
s ion of nurs'M.;. The first statu'
n the country rn ! to a woman- oth
or than royalty- was that of Porothj
t'atS<on in WaM all as a momoria1
for work durimr the smallpox epidem
c in Stafordshire in ISfiT- while a fig
-rr of Florence N jrhtingnle stands m
VVatoHoo Place. This statue \vas# on
>h* day of Edith CnvrlPs hohiecomin^
Profusely decorated with handsome
•vreaths from some unknown donor.
I ISTCRBANCES IN ENGLAND
LONDON. July l.r>— The (list ur*
habeas in England over the high price
»? food, which stonpod last week for
;evo»al days* show signs of being re
newed. Food riots occurred today in
several cities.
NEW NORWEGIAN WIRELESS
STATION IN SERVICE SOON
CHRISTIANIA. July in— The Nor
wegian trans*Atlantic wireless stn
;on at Stavanger, which has boon
•eady for use *over a year, will soon
•ommonce sendee to the first Arnold*
'can zone station by permission of the
American government.
{GREAT FLEEI WILL
NOW GO 10 JUNK PILL
WASHINGTON* July 15— Decision
of the Navy Department to break up
and sell for junk or use for targets
twelve obsolete battleships marks the
passing of a fleet of vessels long iden
tified with many of the most glorious
achievements of the new American
navy. They wrote many bright pages
into this country’s naval history (lut
ing their years of service and four of
them have participated actively in two
wars. The doomed ships- including the
famous old Spanish-Amcrican wav
squadron consisting of the Oregon- Io
wa- Indiana and Massachusetts and
the more modern but hardy less lam
nis Kentucky- Kearsarge- Alabama
Illinois- Wisconsin, Ohio- Missouri and
Maine, composed one of the most- if
j not the most* powerful battleship fleet
is the world more than 15 years ago.
Foremost amonp the achievement
of these famous olji fiphtinp craft F
the part they played in the Spanish*
American war. The Orepon* which ha
hi-on commissioned at San h ran cisco
in July* lS:m* was at Mare Island nav\
yard in 1 SOS when the message wa
•*la*-hed to her commander that the
Usitcd States was at war with Spain.
On March (*»* 1 SOS. the famous oi l
hio cleared the (eddon Oato* hound
for the West Indies* on what proved
to he the most epoch makinp battle
ship voyape ever undertaken. Wits
decks stripped for action and pun
crews at then- stations the Orepoi
plowed an /ml Cape Horn, up the eas(
roast of South America and arrived
ut Key West on May 26* ready for no
tion. havinp made the 14-000 mile voy
ape in (IS cruising days. Captain C. K.
Clark, the Orepon’s commanding of
ficer* was ordered to take his ship U
Santiago and there join tho blockad*
inp squadron which was awaiting bat
tle with the Spanish fleet.
In the meantime the Iowa. Massa
chusetts and Indiana* sister ships of
the Oregon* were attached to the north
Atlantic fleet and had already arrived
off Cuba* the Massachusetts being
part of the famous “flying squadron'
under command of Commodore Schley.
Tho Oregon* already famous through
nit the world for her glorious and sue
•ossful voyage to join the American
fleet in time for the impending buttle*
rained greater glory in the action ofr
Santiago do Cuba on Sunday* July -••
ISOS when Spanish sea power* was
foreover bumbled and the liberation of
the Philippines and Cuba assured.'in
that now historic sea fight the Oregon
van the Vizcaya- pride of the Spanish
flnpt. ashore after riddling the craft
with hits from her eight and thirteen
inch pons and then engaged in a run- 1
uing fight with the Colon which sur
omlered after having been cut off
from the open sea by the Orepon and
forced to bead for the beach. A shot
at the Colon from one of the Orepon’s
*hir‘e ui inch puns was the last she.
fired during tho battle.
Both the Indiana and tho Iowa pat*
ticinated in tho battle at.Santiago; the
Massachusetts havinp pone to Guant
anamo to coal on the dav of the en
pap 'ment. Tho crow of tho Massachu
setts- much disappointed at havimr
nissod the fipht. pained rovonpe the
;io\t nipht when, that vessel and th*
dd battleship- Texas enpaped
ho Soanish cruiser Reinn Mercedes as
‘ha* vessel attempted to escape from
‘he havhor at Santiago.
The Massachusetts was the flap*
-hip of the naval vessels in charpe of
-onvoyinp American troops from Cuba
to Porto Rico for the Porto Rican cam*
inipn. A few years apo the Texas- lat
>r re-named the San Marcos- was used
as a tnrpot for later battleships at
Tanpier Sound in Chespeake Bay.
After the Spanish American war
the Oropon returned to the west coast
where tho plorious old ship- then in
the heipht of her fame- was received
with tremendous demonstrations. She
remained there on duty with the. Paci
fic fleet 'until a decade apo- her use
fulness pone, she was placed in re
serve commission.
The Iowa- Massachusetts and Indi
ana participated in the homecominp of
the victorious Atlantic fleet after the
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Spanish* American war and remained
on duty in home waters for many
years. After the Oregon had been
placed in reserve the three sister ships
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were for several years used as train
ing vessels and conveyed the midship
men from the Xavi\l Academy abroad
each summer for a practice cruise.
Finally they too were moored to the
docks in navy yards* apparently to
rust away.
In the meantime a later class of
diips had been launched to add to the
•night of American naval power. Th?
k?arsarge* Kentucky. Illinois. Wiscon
sin* Maine. Missouri and Ohio, launch
I t*d between 1X0X and 1001* formed the
neuclus of the now “steel” navy that
was winning the United States an as
sured place among the great naval
powers. These ships* then unsurpassed
in the world* carried the American
flag into the ports of the world t n*
many years and in 1 !>07• when the
mighty United States fleet left New
York for the historic cruise around
the \vorld to demonstrate in all lands
the might and power of the American
navy- they held their places with their
more modern sisters throughout that
memorable voyage. Greeted with re
markable demonstrations in South
America- the west coast of the United
States- Australia. New Zealand- the
islands of the Pacific, far eastern
ports and points in the Mediterranean
the great fleet completed the most
comprehensive cruise ever undertaken
by so large a body of ships of war.
On the return of the fleet to this
country the older ships were forced in
to the background by the “new” navy
and were sent to the back channels ol
the navy yards to join the Oregon- Io
wa- Massachusetts and Indiana.
The entrance of the United States
into the World War brought a
demand.
for every ton of sea power the'Unitcd
States could command and again the
Old Navy was called upon to defend
the flag. All of the 12 old vessels were
outfitted- modern fire control appli
ances were installed- new coats ol
“war paint” were apulied to their
time-scarred sides and they were call
ed out to join the' fleet.
The Oregon saw service on the
west coast throughout the war as a
coast defense vessel and training shin
for enlisted personnel. The Massachu
setts- Iowa- and Indiana were used
for a time as station ships at New
port, K. I.- Norfolk. Va.- and New York
respectively and later • were ordered
south to join the main fighting force
hich already included the Kearsargc
Kentucky anfl the other vessels of an
cient fame. For the remainder of the
war the histwic old ships took part in
the operations of the Atlantic fleet
along the coast and rendered valuable
service as training ships.
Auer the armistice the Iowa* Mas
sachusetts and Indiana were sent to
the navy yard at Philadelphia where
their colors were hauled down for the
last time and they were consigned to
the graveyard of ships. The Oregon
suffered a similar fate on the Pacific
coast. The other ships of the Old Nav\
remained temporarily on duty* most cf
them for use as troop transports* bn4
they too will soon be relegated to tin
scrap heap.
The Oregon has been offered to the
state of Oregon for such use as th*.
state may see fit to make of it as a
training ship and naval historical mu.
cum* the only condition being that the
commonwealth keep the old sea fight*
01*. in good condition as befits a tim'w
honored pensioner of glorious history.
The Iowa* Massachusetts and Indiana
will probably be broken up in order
that the valuable metal contained in
them* particularly copper and brass*
may be utilized in the construction of
more modern vessels. Several of the
other old ships will be used for tar
gets and the rest junked.
Three other vessels* famous forev
er in American naval annals* the Oly
mpia* Admiral Dewey’s Flagship a*.
Manila Bay, the New York* Rear Ad
miral Sampson’s flagship and the
Brooklyn. Rear Admiral Schley's flag
ITALY HAS
STRIKES 1
By Associated Tress #
HOME* July 15— Strike disorders
occurred at many places in Italy yes
terday and also today. Eight were kill
ed and thirty wounded at l.ucera. Two
anarchists, leading a*strike, wore kill
ed near Genoa.
JAPAN l.AUNCHES MANY
BOATS OF LARGE TONNAGE
TOE 10- July* 15— Eleven steamer
of over 1 000 tons each* totalling 44,
!M2 tons, were launched in Japan dur
ing .April. The total launchings this
year up to the end of April number 4>>.
totalling 185.271 tons. Shipbuilders
plan t<» launch a total of about GOO*
000 tons this year.
By Associated Pres*
LONDON. July 15— Major Genera!
John J Pershing arrived here this af
ternoon from France to take part i.i
the peace celebration. Secretary o\
War Churchill and distinguished of
ficers met the American commander
at the station with a guard of honor.
AMERICANS KILLED
WASHINGTON. July 15— One of
ficer and six enlisted men were killed
late yesterday when the American
mine sweeper Richard Buckley was de
stroyed by the explosion of a mine in
the North Sea. Two other officers and
seventeen men were injured.
MORE MEN COMING HOME
WASHINGTON. July 15— The Sec
ond regular division has been assigned
to early return from France. When
the Second division comes home it
will leave only the First and Third
Divisions assigned to active duty over
sea f.
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PLANS FOB
SURRENDER
OF KAISER
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Hv Associated Press
RHRLIN* July 15— The Tageblatt
today says that the Allies proceeduro
regarding extradition of the Kaiser is
to be to ask that Germany demand
Holland deliver the former German
ruler..
The Tageblatt says that this pro
ccedurc is to be followed in regard to
German statesmen who fled to neut
ral countries. The Tageblatt claims*
that besides the Kaiser, 157 person-'
•ire to ho as1<ed to be given into the
hands of the Alliw.
FREIGHTER \XYOX OX
WAY NORTH WITH CARGO
OF EXPLOSIVES FOR R. R.
SEATTLE- July l«r>— Freighter An
vox has sailed with a cargo of explo
sives for the Alaskan Engineering
Commission at Anchorage.
;hip- also -saw service during the
World War and are still on active duty
•n various parts of the world. It is pro
bable that in a very few years all of
these historic ships will be placed out
of commission for gold. They will nev
er, however* be scrappfcd is the opinion
of naval officer.
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By Associated Pres*
MOUNT CLEMENS- Mich.- July 15
—Henry Ford • testifying in his libel
suit for One Million dollars against
the Chicago Tribune- admitted his ig
norance of history and said that he
was more than ever convinced that it
was all bunk growing out of tradi*
tipns.
Mr. Ford admitted that he had no
use for music or other forms of art.
The witness testified that it was
his belief that professional soldiers
were murderers and he did not exempt
Pershing or Grant.
Henry Ford further stated that if
the war does not result in the League
of Nations, he favors another war
soon to clean up the situation and
bring universal peace.
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INQUEST IS BEGUN IN
MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN'
SEATTLE DURING LAST MAY
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SEATTLE- July 15— An inquest
was begun today into the death on
May 2nd of F. A. Dowsey. Secret Ser
vice Agent. It is believed that Dowsey •
was murdered in connection with his
inquiry of alleged fraud operations
here regarding the Shipping Board.
In a statement district manager Frick*
of the fleet corporation, said that the
government's investigations failed to
uncover to Jhe present any fraud of
the shipping board here.
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DEMURRERS OF BREWERS
ARE OVERRULED BY COURT
PITTSBURGH. July 15— The dis
trict court has overruled the brewer'?
demurrers to the indictments charging
violation of the war time prohibition
law for selling two and three quarters
per cent alcoholic beer.