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THE BEE: OMAHA; FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918. FRENCH OBSERVE FOURTH OF JULY AS NATIONAL FETE Holiday Taken More Gaily in Paris Than Any Since Be ginning of War; Wilson . Honored. By Associated Press. Paris, July 4. France today was aflutter with the Stars and Stripes, -and American Independence Day was observed as a national fete day. Schools were closed and business at a standstill Parades, puhlis meet i'lKS. and various other kinds of cele brations were held in all the other important cities of the country. Pariiians look the holiday more Raily than any since the beginning of the war. . AU government omces. banks,-the bourse, and thousands of business buildings and private houses were decorated with the American color! . The music halls are giving special American numbers, and in the . res taurants American dishes are promi nent The dar in the capital will be crowded with organized public manifestations.-'' r.-,.- 1 t -: . The newspapers are filled with arti cles and- pictures explaining the meaning of 4he Fourth of July and expressing the admiration and grati tude of France to America. Wilson Avenue Opened. The notable event of the morning was the ceremony opening the new avenue named after President Wilson. This occurred in the presence of President Pqincare and amid the ac clamations of an immense crowa. Soeeches were delivered by officials. Paul Deschanel and Stephen Pinchon, the foreign minister, and William O. Sharp, the American ambassador. A procession of troops marched be tween lines of cheering people. Meanwhile, airplanes overhead per formed feats. ; Pershing Sends Messages. In a message to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. commander-in-chief of the. British armies in France, Gen eral Pershing said: "My j dear Sir Douglas: Indepen dence day greetings from the British armies in France extended by its distinguished commander-in-chief are most deeply appreciated by all ranks of the American forces. The firm unity ot purpose,-that on the Fourth of July this year so strongly binds the allied nations together, stands as a new declaration and a new guaran tee that the sacred principles of lib erty shall pot. perish, but shall be ex tended to all peoples. "With the most earnest good wishes from myself and entire com mand to yon and our brave British brothers in arms, I remain, always in great respect and high esteem, "Yours very sincerely, "JOHN PERSHING." AUSTRALIANS, AM AID OF AMERICANS, SIJASHENEIJY LINE (ConttaiMA From Tag Oat.) sent swishing out toward the Ger man lines end through this conceal ing shroud the tanks began to crawl swiftly into action. Tanks Hurl Explosives, ' Behind these and even riding on top of them were the irrepressible Australians, grinning their delight at the prospects of another good fight There was a flurry of rifle fire from the startled enemy, and hostile ma chine guns began to chatter viciously as they poured their stream of bullets out across the dimly lighted No Man's land toward the. oncoming bank of smoke, which concealed they knew not wnat The German artillery began to re ply, but' it was without effect The guns of the-tanks began to hurl ex plosives. : The Australians charged on with thetr Iron friends, and as they went they found, the going easier. The enemy infantry declined to face these invulnerable forts and the khaki clad men from the far lands, who fought like demons and staked their lives as they would a sixpence on the green cloth. All along the line the Germans be gan their frenzied 'Kamerad, ,kam erad, mercy." About them - their unfortunate comrades were falling in great num bers before the fire of the tanks and the play of the Australian rifles and bayonets. ,: ". Three ' Divisions Overpowered. : One German battalion commander and nearly all his command were rounded up and. sent on their way to the rear. " . " Three German divisions were oppo site the Australians the 13th. which had just been brought to the sector from the north, the 43d, and the 77th. Notwithstanding their strength, how ever, they were unable to make any showing. -, . .... - At only one point did the enemy hold the attacking troops up and then only for a brief time. Just north of this, between the Ancre and the Somme. a minor op eration was in progress. Here the British made one small attack and two raids which kept the whole line boiling. The British advanced their line 400 yards along a front of 1,200, in addition to capturing a consider able number of prisoners. The German artillery was shelling Ilarael this afternoon, but at latest reports no counter attack had devel oped and the Australians were con solidating their new positions. French Also Score Gain. Paris, July 4. French troops last r.ight attacked the German lines on a front of a mile and a quarter in the neighborhood of Autreches, north west of Soissons, and pushed into the enemy territory for a distance of nearly half a mile, according to to day's war office announcement ' Later the French delivered another attack in the same region, between Autreches and Moulin-Sous-Tout-vent, giying them further gains of territory.; jThe entire operation netted the French a gain of ground on a front of approximately three-fifths of a mile. The French took 1,066 prisoners, ' ' "Little Jack Helps Milk and Ice Fund "Please use the enclosed $2 for the Milk fund and credit it to 'Little Jack,' who would like all babies to nave as mucn ana as gooa mux as ne has," writes "Little Jacks grandpa.' Think of the undernourished chil dren of the very poor in Omaha. Scores of them are sickly because 'of lack of the simple necessity of pure milk. A few cents or dollars from you will give them immeasurable comfort these sweltering days. Will you deny them this? Or will you send in a contribution to The Bee office for this splendid purpose? Do it NOW. Previously acknowledged ....$218.75 Little Jack 2.00 Total 4. V...... 1218.75 NO COMPROMISE WILSON'S ANSWER TO PEACE FEELERS (Continued From Pat One.) . with comprehending eyes the world that lies about , us and should con ceive anew the purposes that must set men free. For All Mankind. "It - is significant, significant of their own character and purpose and of the influences they were setting afoot that Washington and his asso ciates, like the barons at Runnymede, spoke and acted, not for a class, hut for a people. ; It has been left for us to see to it that it shall be under stood that they spoke and acted not for a single people only, but for all mankind. They were thinking, not of themselves and of the material inter ests which centered in the little group. of landholders and merchants and men of affairs with whom they were accustomed to act, in Virginia and the colonies to the north and south of here, but of a people which wished to' be done with classes and special in- erests and the authority of men whom thy had not themselves chosen to rule over them. They entertained no private purpose, desired no peculiar privilege. They were conscientiously planning that men ot every class should be free and America a place to which men out of every nation might resort who wished to share with them the rights and privileges of free men. And we take our cue from them do we not? We intend what they intended. We here in America believe our-participation in this pres ent war to be only the fruitage of what they planted. Our case differs from theirs only in this, that it is our inestimable privilege to concert with men out of every nation what shall make not only the liberties of Amer ica secure, but the liberties of every other people as well We are happy in the thought that we are permitted o do what they would have done had they been in our place. There must now be" settled once for all what was settled for America in the great age upon whose inspiration we draw to day, t "This j surely a fitting place from which ealmW to look out upon our task, that we may fortify our spirits for its accomplishment, And this it the appropriate place ' from which to avow, alike to the friends who look on and to the friends with i whom we have the happiness to be associated in action, the faith and purpose with which we act . i ... Plot Written Plain. "This, then is our conception of the great struggle in which we are en gaged. The plot is written plain upon every scene and every act of the su preme tragedy. On the one hand stand the people of the world not only the people actually engaged, but many others also who suffer under mastery but cannot act; peoples of many races and in every part of the worldthe people of stricken Russia still, among the rest, though they are for the moment unorganized and help less. Opposed to them, masters of many armies, stand an isolated, friendless group of governments who speak no common purpose but only selhsh ambition of their own by which none can profit but themselves and whose peoples are fuel in their hands, governments which fear their people and yet are for the time their sovereign lords, making every choice tor them and disposing of their lives and fortunes as they will, as well as of the lives and fortunes of every people who fall under their power governments clothed with the strange trappings and the primitive authority of an age that is altogether alien and hostile to our own. The past and the present are in deadly grapple and the people of the world are being done to death between them. - , i "There can be but one issue. The settlement must be final. There can be no compromise. No half way de cision would be tolerable. No half way decision is conceivable. Aims of the Allies. 'These are the ends for which the associated peoples of the world are fighting and which must be conceded them before there can be peace: 'l ine destruction ot every ar- Ditrary power anywhere that can separately, secretly and of its single choice disturb the peace of the world; or, if it cannot be presently destroyed, at the least its reduction to virtual impotence. "2 The settlement of every ques tion, whether of territory or sov ereignty, of economic arrangement or of political relationship, upon the 20 BELOW ZERO? When H'a 2 Mow ra it It no tima to hav your Overcoats eleantd. Do it now and remember tha Cany Cleaning Co., We biter 892, ia now cleaning, press ing, altering and repairing Overcoat for juat about half what tha price will ba next fall - , ., ; Sultan of Turkey, Who U ' Dead MOHAMMED v. basis of the free acceptance of that settlement by the people immediately concerned and not .upon the basis of the material interest or advantage of any other nation or people which may desire a different settlement for the sake of its own exterior influence or mastery. "3 The consent of all nations to be governed in their conduct towards each other by the same principles ot honor and of respect for the common law of civilized society that govern the individual citizens of all modern states in their relations with one an other: to the end that all promises and covenants may be sacredly observed, no private plots or conspiracies hatch ed, no selfish injuries wrought with impunity, and a trust established upon the handsome foundation of a mutual respect for right. "4 The establishment of an or ganization of peace which shall make it certain mat me comDinca power oi free nations will check every invasion of right and serve to make peace and justice the more secure by affording a definite tribunal of opinion to which all must submit and by which every international readjustment that can not be amicably agreed upon by the peoples directly concerned shall be sanctioned. .- 'These great objects can be put into a single sentence. What we seek is the reign of law, based upon he con sent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind. . "These great ends can not be achieved by debating and seeking to reconcile and accommodate what statesmen may wish with their pro jects for balances of power and 6f na tional opportunity. They can be real ized only by the . determination of what, the thinking peoples of the world desire, with their longing hope for justice and for social freedom and opportunity. . ' " . I can fancy that the air of this place carries the accents of such prin ciples with a peculiar kindness. Here were started forces which the great nation against which they were pri marily directed at first regarded as a revolt against its rightful authority, but which it has long since seen to have been a step in the liberation of its own people as well as of the peo- Ele of the United States, and I stand ere now to speak proudly and with confident hope of the spread of this revolt, tins liberation, to the great stage of the world itself. "The blinded rulers of Prussia have roused forces they knew little of forces, which once roused, can never be crushed to earth again; for they have at their heart an inspiration and a purpose which are deathless and of the very stutt ot triumph. U. S. NATAL DAY CELEBRATED lit MOTHER LAND Immense Enthusiasm Kindled in Great Britain by Part America Is Taking in World War. By Associated Press. London, July 4. No country ever celebrated the national anniversary of another country as the people of Great Britain today celebrated the Fourth of July. Not alone in Lon don, but in cities and villages throughout the kingdom, in town halls and in churches the American anni versary was commemorated. ' Announcement from Washington that America has sent overseas her first million troops kindled immense enthusiasm and gave "great impetus to the celebration. Wherever there are - American ' soldiers and sailors they re being entertained with great hospitality. ? The Fourth bezan in London Wednesday night." The theaters and music halls were decorated with the Stars and Stripes and several thous and American soldiers and sailors on leave were entertained at various places.' " American Flags Everywhere. American flags are out on official and business buildings all over Lon don. For , the second time in history the Stars and Stripes wave above the great tower of the Parliament buildings in Westminster alongside the Union Jack. The American flag is also on the lord mayor's mansion in the heart of the city. Many Eng lish people are wearing small Ameri can flags on their Coats. The formal celebration began with. a fellowship meeting in Central hall, across the street trom Westminster Abbev. Five hundred seats there were alfotted to American soldiers and sailors. The meeting opened with the band of the Coldstream Guards playing the Star Spangled Banner. Viscount Bryce, former ambassador to the United States, presided and spoke feelingly of the past and pres ent relations between the two coun tries. Winston Spencer Churchill, minister of munitions, then proposed "a greeting to the president and peo ple of the United States." This was ei a j , i i r s seconded Dy i Annur meignman, Canadian minister of the interior. Major George H. Putnam of New York proposed a resolution express ing "profound satisfaction that the two great English speaking races find themselves for the first time fighting side by side in the cause of justice and liberty." The resolution was seconded by Professor Canby of Yale university. Vice Admiral Sims Speaks. Vice Admiral Sims, commander of the American naval forces in the war zone, and General Biddle of the American army followed. The meet ing concluded with the singing; of "God Save the King.": All American organizations in London had repre sentatives at the meeting and blocks of seats were set aside for wounded British, French, Belgian and Italian soldiers. : . - --' U. S. TONNAGE PASSES TEN MILLION MARK Continued From Faga One.) directing the shipbuilding program, did not stunt his praise of the men actually building the ships in express ing the appreciation of the shipping board for the work accomplished. "Your employes will douse - the kaiser," he said in a telegram to the yard managements. Secretary Redfield went in person to two yards in the Philadelphia dis trict to take part in the launching ceremonies. Reports Incomplete. Philadelphia, July 4. The great Fourth of July splash of American ships which Charles M, Schwab, di rector general of the Emergency Fleet corporation, said would re-echo in the ears of the German emperor took place today as planned by' the ship builders of the United States. From one minute after, 12 o'clock last night, when the . first ship was launched at Superior, Wis., until late today cargo-carriers and. other types of vessels were sent- overboard in every part of the country to help build the 'ocean bridge for the allied fighting forces in Europe. The offices of the Emergency Fleet corporation were, kept open all day and late into the night to receive of ficial report of the launchings. In complete reports gave the number of vessels sent overboard as 52, of which 33 were steel and the other 19 wood. These figures do not ' include the launching of naval vessels which are being built directly under the super vision of the Navy department. Cur tailed wire communication due to the holiday is the cause of the failure of the corporation officers to receive fuller reports. The exact number of launchings probably will not be known until tomorrow. Schwab Launches 12 Vessels. San Francisco, July 4. Charles M. Schwab, director general sof the Emergency Fleet corporation, launched a big vessel for every let ter in the word "Independence" from his own yards in this district today, directed the launching of five more from other yards, and then said that he longed for many such days. Eight of the 12 vessels constructed in Mr. Schwab's plant were destroyers. Four were freight vessels, one of these being the Defiance, which set the world's record for speedy construc tion. It was launched in 37 days. "This is the answer of the American workingmen to the common foe," Mr. Schwab told the assembled thousands as the big Defiance parted the waters of the Oakland, Cal., estuary. "This is our answer to General Pershing s call for a bridge of ships across the Atlantic. During the launching Mr. Schwab took time to call for cheers for Presi dent Wilson and the workingmen who gave shape and buoyancy to the great hulls. He stood arm in arm with the representatives of the builders and workers m order thut they might be cheered to the echo. The launchings gave to. America's new merchant marine 89,900 of the 250,900 freight tons launched today from nearly two score yards on the racihc coast; .'' rv..--! -y. 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Henry Lawrence has filed a petition in an attempt to have all officials of Sully county removed, charging that they participated in painung ins auiumuuuc yciiuw ujiuu his refusal to purchase Liberty bonds. Marshal Joff re Writes HiGOOaijG VII 1116 I VUI till Paris, July 4. Marshal Jofffe, in a special message written for, the Echo j de Paris -on the occasion of the Fourth of July) says, in part:' r "The entry of America into the war brought the allies moral strength of the deepest meaning, but the great sister republic did not want to con tent herself with sentimental manifes tations. Thanks to American assis tance we shall come out gloriously from the trials of so long a war." Kiev Swept by Tire. Moscow, July 4. Details have been, received of the second big fire in Kiev, which destroyed buildings in an area five miles square. Factories, docks, ' mills, barracks, wood and ; grain t barges, as well as a bridge across the Dnieper river, were burned. 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