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All North Dakota fair attendance records will be smashed today, direc­tors and officers of the State Fair as­sociation declared this morning after an immense crowd commenced pour-, ig in the gates. Great Northern and Northern Pacific special 1 trains brought several thousand visitors to the city, and throughout the morning automobile load after ^ltomobile load arrived at. the fair grounds. - Down town streets were crowded early, and from 9 o'clock on there was a steady stream' of; huihanity flowing through the gates.

Ever since the memorable Dan Patch 'day,•. when over 20,000 people were packed in the grand stand and bleachers and around the race track, it has been the hope of the fair di­rectors to pass that attendance record, and today their wishes undoubtedly will be met..

A. I. Hunter, president of the State Fair association,' arrived . at the ground? shortly before noon, and he declared at that • time that "it< would be the biggest day in the history of North Dakota fairs."

Beat Dan Patch Day , "It has been my hope to beat Dan

Patch day," : said Secretary D. V. Moore to him. "You'll do it today," replied Mr. Hunter. "All roads lead­ing into the city are black with auto­mobiles and there arei thousands of people down ' town waiting for street cars or taxis to get them out here."

Midway Jammed. At noon, the Midway was jammed

with people, and all of the Wortham shows were doing an immense busi­ness. Such a shpw business during the morning hours never before has been seen. It will be impossible for all the people .to get where they can see the race program, so that the Midway wil] be a seething mass of humanity throughout the afternoon and night.

Early arrivals, of course, got the advantage so far fts race track seats are concerned. ' At noon practically eyery available foot of space around the outer fence was occupied by auto­mobiles, and late arrivals' were look­ing, in., vain for room to. nose cars up to the^y^^A.JtBftPlal "force of men h4d to kept on duty to assist' driv­ers' in'ip&rking their cars.

i AdditlonalSeata. Secretary Don W Moore has made

arrangements to-care for "an 'over­flow crowd at (tonight's grand- stand program Last . night^GOO people were seated on canvas on* the race track and this morning additional canvas was .secured' to accommodate' a larg­er number;':New exits-were cut at the end of the bleachers, so that the crowd can be handled Quickly.

Judging in the live stock depart' ni'ents continued this morning. The judges will remain at work this after­noon in the hope of completing their labors, but it is doubtful if they can do it# today. The poultry awards have been completed.

• -New-Fire Features. The program for tonight will be

one of the biggest and best of the week. Some new features will be in­cluded in the flre works display.

Both Myron Bacon and A1 Forseth made airplane flights today. It was the first time in the history of North Da­kota fairs, that two planes were up at the same time. '

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Washiqgtpn.—(-Secretary Baker, ap­proved flnal plans for the reorganiza­tion of the'- national guard on the six­teen division basis with divisional areas following the same limits as formerly. . . /

Washington.—President Wilson is­sued a proclamation declaring that on and after July 1 no wheat or wheat flour should be imported into or ex­ported from the United States except under prescribed limitations to be fixed by the wheat administration.

London.—Andrew Bonar Law de­nied a report that Great Britain and the United States had entered into an agreement' regarding their respective military establishments.

Wheeling, W. Va.—Harry Greb was given the newspaper f decision over "Knockout" Brown in a ten round bout •

— • . Copenhagen.—A general strike, ac­

companied by rioting, has started at Stettin, capital of the province of Pomerania, Prussia, according to ad­vices..

Washington.—Republican leaders of the house 'decided to endeavor to repeal the tax on soft drinks and Ice cream. , . '

London.—Sir Edward Carson's speech Saturday has brought him un­der the lash of the newspapers of all parties, primarily on account of his references to the United States.

/ — London.—Colonel Winston Spencer

Churchill at a dinner urged the ne­cessity for a permanent coalition party to be known as the centre party. It is believed Lloyd George will. lead. the new party.

Paris.—A Vienna dispatch says the communists are preparing to repeat July 24 the' efforts made in April and June to-overthrow the Austrian gov­ernment^;'

•Dublin.—Officials of the city cor­poration have asked the lord mayor of Dublirtnot to recognize July 19, Peace day, as a holiday, on the ground that "a state-of war exists between the British government and the Irish people."

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Chicago, 111., July; 17.—Ten thou­sand employes of "the McCormick reaper works of the International Harvester company are locked out today as a result of the closing of the plant for an indefinite period due to' strike which began last Tuesday:' 1

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Washington, July 17.—A bill appro-y.s priating'$$,000,000 to purc^iase stock-:

, food and seed wheat for farmers- la * drouth stricken districts was intro­

duced in the house yesterday- by - Representative Sinclair, North Dakota.

fTRst sight of daylight, f Grass- Valley, Cs.1 , July 17.—-Forty

mules, some /of which recently- had their first glimpse of daylight' in ten or fifteen years, are bj»ing returned to the underground workings in the Em­pire and-; North StaiS mines .here after a brief sojourn in the;opep. The. mu.lee ••visit" to daylight resulted from the miners* stHke here recently. The mine

i '«• pumps were stopped and as the, water ;'... began to AH the workings it was neces-

[&"• nary to bring the mules to the sur­face. They had been used'in* hauling ore cars on the different levels;

Many of the mules through the In­fluence of their keepers had cultivat­ed a touts for chewing tobacco, and

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(By the Associated Press.) Washington, , July 1.7.;—Urging the

senate to/refuse compliance, of the Shantung provision in the peace treaty, -Senator • Sherman, Republican, Illinois, declared today that the sec­tion giving control of Shantung penin­sula "so taints and- -poisons the pro­fessed altruism ,wlth which the League of Nations was heralded as to crown it the superlative treachery in the history of modern times."

The provision, asserted'the speaker, would aid Japan in becoming "the sabre rattler of the world,", and strengthen her for the day when she might try, like Germany, Mr world empire, .. In suclf an eventuality, he continued, and with British and Jap­anese Interest in the Orient identical, the. United States, might well look to the safety of the Philip pinea

"Why China should be exploited," he said, "her territory absorbed :in the guise of leaseholds, her; port cities dominated by alien powers, her min­ing and railway rights sejzed by Ja­pan, .does not. appear except under the rule of covetous desire coupled with military force. ; "It is material to notice under the

Japanese legislation the emperor has the supreme command of the army and navy, declares war, makes peace, and concludes treaties. 1 The kaiseir could do no more in the days he men­aced Europe and the world. It is" plain as the'noonday son that the gov­ernment is autocratic and that it will add Chinese provinces upon province, concession upon' concession until as Asiatic kqiaer- .will dominate the af­fairs'of Asia and 'the Pacific ocean.

"In lJylT Germany,' professing ex-asperation by the murder of two exiled. German missionaries by ignorant fa­natics ;in .Shantung' sqnt Germany's warships to -the bay, bombarded the ports; landed troops and occupied the territory.. <in settlement she .. com­pelled the -Chinese government tb .sign a > #9-year' lease, with " concessions of railway building and mining. A mere lease of/property by one government to another does- not divest the lessor government of sovereignty over- the territory leaved. Japan entered the war for the express purpose of driving the Germans out of the leased terri­tory. The expulsion of Germany gave Japiui'.. no/.,.save reign rights there which has assumed.

"The harshness of Japanese occu-

Sation, tKer©rueltiea inflicted on the elplees inhabitants, the seisure of

property andv the- resulting long lr-resistibilir turps on 's - thpugbts to the Germah .conduct in Belclum. We denounce - one In unttieasured, terms. We are asked to approve the other, and declare It,Justified In a holy cajtse."- ' '

' ONpOfOpUAIA. Verdun," H."---(Correspondienoe

of the Associated Press)-—Monuments-to commemorats the aohieveihenta of the An^erioans V in. the "battle M the Argonne ar* being built, details of the work belng atteaided to bK-dlftejr-ent armir units. s

• "A! wm* ot eowrala' niSBiumti adorned wjth German machine guns anld 'ln aome initknoes with German helmets and rllles has been .put up to mftrlc the' fr<Mtt iine division ad-< vanbe ;oip,fo>i*ll W capture «f*

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William J. French of Washington has been awarded the cross of the Legion of Honor by France in recog­nition of his work in French -hos­pitals and aqiong the mothers and children of France while working for the Rockefeller Foundation at Paris.

SHORTAGE OF FUEL IS SEEN

Consuming Public is Urged to Lay in Winter Supplies

Without Delay.

-Washington, July 17.—Urging con­gressional. investigation of the .ijOal situation', ..-fccvnnmetit officials jj^iiid, eoal operators tola; the house. Rules' eommittoe^odftr fUftt shbrtatf^ was ImpendinK. j •"> J' 'r.--'1-'v -

"Coal men ifaar ttoei pitoation may *et away fro^ them and that -prices may rise $5 or $6 a ton," declared C. E. Lesher, of th<( geological survey. "Their advertising- of the/situation , is in .hope that this may be averted for they know that the condition would reflect on them "

Anthracite production . since -Janu­ary I was 10,600,000 tons less , than last year and bituminous 74,700,000 tons, Lesher said, due to lack of de­mand.

"The only Remedy is for the con­suming public to lay in supplies now/' h e s a i d . . . . . .

PERSHING IS GUEST OF KMC AND QUEEN

Lodon, July 17.—General John J. Pershing who is here to lead the American troops in the victory pa­rade on Saturday was the guest of Queen Mary and King George at a luncheon at Buckingham palace to­day.

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Jackson, Minn., July 17.—Fran? cis L. West, a wealthy farmer liv­ing nine miles south of Windom, drove to Jackson today and told tbe county officials that nine bandits in two big automobiles raided his home while he was away and looted his cellar of 150 cases of liqtior valued at $6,000.

Mrs. West, her soii and a farm hand were in tlie bouse when the bandits drove up late In the after­noon. The. latter fought and was badly beaten, West said. One of the bandits wore the uniform-of a marine and another was In soldier garb, according to Mrs. West.

"After the men drank of the liquor they began loading the cases In their machines," said Mrs. West. "When their automobiles were' tilled they took our small machine and trailer and loaded them. Then they drove toward the Iowa state line."

West has offered rewards for the arrest of the men and the re­turn of "what Is left" of his prop­erty.

SENATOR COLT SAYS LEAGUE

IS NECESSARY Declares League Would Not Create nor Interfere with

National Laws. Washington, July 17.—Announcing

his support of the principles embodied in the League of Nations covenant, but withholding judgment regarding certain reservations, Senator Colt, Re­publican, of Rhode Island, told the senate today that the nation "must at least see the great un&ertaking upon which we have embarked in entering the war through to the end, which can only be done by our becoming a member of the league."

The Rhode Islaifd senator declared himself unable to agree with the ob­jections that the league would create a super-state or subvert the American legislation. He said, however, that the Monroe doctrine, must be clearly safeguarded and domestic questions left for national action.

"The League of Nations in. its es­sence is 'simply an associatipn of free nations," he said. "The principle of International co-operation as the

•ineans- by which, international .peace h be .p}».de secu'r< ha*; never be#n ed before,' All other means of pr6-

-ntlng war have failed.-,. Not to try j-iis. experiment would' leave the world lp . the same condition of international anarchy as it was beforfe the_war. Ther« is no antagoniimi between true nationalism and an internationalism "which"'•would subject the reign of law for-th.e reign of force."

Lever Made Member Of Farm Loan Board

Washii^gton, July 17.—Representa­tive'. Lever,,*Democrat, of South Caro­lina^ >Wasv nominated' today by Presi­dent Wjilson-to be a member of the fat-m loan board.

ORGAXIZE NEW CONFERENCE, / Berne," July 17;—Another interna­tional Socialist conference in, addi­tion to the one tfyU will open at Ams­terdam July .25, is .being organized by the Socialist committee at Amsterdam and possibly will be held at Lucerne next month. Camille Huymans, sec­retary of the Socialist international will come to Switzerland . shortly to prepare for the opening of the Lu­cerne conference August 10.

RUMANIAN PREMIER • • QUITS PEACE TABLE PRESIDENT IS :

IN CONFERENCE 1 WITH SENATORS Plans to Invite all Republi­

can Senators to Discuss Treaty Matter.

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Germans Drank Beer and the French Wine, Therefore

the War, Says Ford.

Premier Batlano.

Premier Bratiano off Rumania has left the peace conference because Of the general treatifient of Rumania throughout the peace negotiations, which, he says, made his further ten­ure of office impossible. Premier Bratiano is strongly opposed to the arrangement for the protection of racial and religious minorities.

EMBARGO ON EXPORTS MAY

BENKESSARY Strike of Seamen Continues

and is Spreading . Rapidly.

New York. July 17.—An embargo en export freight was threatened to­day as the strike of firemen, oilers and seamen continued to spread. Conges­tion of freight on- the docks has be­come serious and an embargo on shipments for transfer to' coastwise steamers was expected to be operative it any time. The iiumber*-of „ poljpe Assigned-is guard the.piers has been' doubled andevery precaution taken to prevent damage by fire to the ves­sels tied up for lack of crews

INTERNED GERMANS WILL BE SENT HOME

FROR! SWITZERLAND

Berne. Switzerland, July 17.—The last of the German prisoners interned in -Switzerland will, be sent home shortly. The Swiss government has arranged with the allies to repatriate the Germans who number about 3,-ooo., ,

NOTED PHILOSOPHER DEAD. Tokio, June 16.—(Correspondence

of the Associated Press)—Dr. Enryo Inouyt, • a widely known scholar in Buddhistic philosophy, is dead at Dairen, after completing a journey to India where he pursued further re­searches into Hindu thought. He was popularly known' as "the ghost doc­tor" because or his greatest interest in supernatural phenomena.

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Washington, July 17.—Shantung and the League of Nations were de­bated in the senate again today while President Wilson was beginning his conferences with Republican senators.

Senator Colt, Republican of Rhode Island, one of those who were to see the president during the afternoon, announced to the senate his convic­tion that the United States must en­ter the league to fulfill its present ob­ligations to the world, and Senator Sherman, Republican, Illinois, made an attack on the league and the Shantung provisions.

In making his announcement. Sen­ator Colt said he withheld certain reservations.

Senator Sherman characterized the league as "the colossal confidence game of the ages" and said the presi­dent and his followers were living in "a psychological milennium."

Without a record vote, the senate adopted a resolution by Senator Borah, Republican of Idaho, asking the president for- a copy of a letter said to have been written by General Tasker H. Bliss on behalf of himself and other American delegates at Paris protesting against the Shantung set­tlement. -*

By a resolution introduced by Sen­ator Spencer, Republican of Missouri, and referred to committee, the senate would declare its "deep regret" at the disposition of Shantung.

Before the senate met the foreign relations committee held another ses­sion to consider the treaty but devot­ed its time to reading the text.

Conferences Began. Washington, July 17.—President

Wilson today began conferences with Republican senators for discussion of the peace treaty and the League of Nations covenant. His first caller was Senator McC'umber of North Dakota, a supporter of the treaty and the covenant.

Three other senators, Jones of Washington, Colt of Rhode Island and Nelson of Minnesota had been invited to call at the White House during the day, but Senator Jones was out of the city. The president expected to see Colt and Nelson this afternoon.

Invitations to several more Republi­can senators to call at the White House tomorrow have been sent by the president, it -was announced. Their names were not disclosed but it was understood - that there were five on the .liaW - -

It- was intimated that the president' planned to Invite all of the Republi­can senators to the White House,' de­voting four or five hours each day to conferences v with . them. -Senators Borah, Idaho.and Johnson, California, two 'of the bitterest opponents of the League of Nations, were expected <to be on the list but there apparently was some doubt in administration circles whether they would accept.

"Our conversation covered a wide range," said Senator McCumber, "and if the president wants to say what we talked about, that is all right. But as far as I am concerned I consider that our conversation was confidential, and I do* not feel at liberty to disclose what happened."

Senator McCumber added that his position in regard to the League of Nations "had been made as clear as the English- language could make it" and that his position now was the same as it always had been.

Senator McCumber would not say whether the Shantung situation was under discussion.

Senator invited to the White House tomorrow to discuss the treaty in­cluded McNary, Oregon, who is un­derstood 4.0 favor the League of Na­tions, and Kellogg, Minnesota and Capper, Kansas who have not an­nounced any definite stand on the' league proposal.

May Be Clarified. Washington, July 17.—After a con­

ference with President Wilson today at the White House, Senator Colt, Re­publican, Rhode Island said he be­lieved the Shantung settlement in the peace treaty "could be made much clearer than it appeared to . be at present."

Senator Colt said he thought the president was in a position to make a complete exposition of the Shantung situation and he indictaed that some if not all the points in discussion of this section of the treaty involved had been satisfactorily explained to him.

JSenator Colt intimated that there Was a possibility the president might make a statement in regard o Shan­tung. . . The senator added he believed that If made, the statement would be an open one and that It might even be delivered at an open session of the senate. > * u

Seattle, -Wash., July 17.—The pro­posal' in the League of Nations cov­enant for withdrawal from the league "is'Indefinite," United States Senator Wesley L. Jones, Republican, Wash­ington, declared in an address here today before the Toung Men's Repub­lican club giving his first statement of his position on the league covenant. There should be a reservation he add­ed, making it impossible to. hold any nation as a league member after two years If that nation is unwilling to re­main, to proving it can be held to the discharge of its international obliga­tions, "in the ordinary way after with­drawal."

Mount Clemens, Mich., July IT.— Henry Ford at the opening of court today had a respite from the witness. stand while a magazine article about ':; himself by John Reed, published in 1916, entitled, "Industry's Miracle Maker,'" was read,

When Mr. Ford resumed the stand,-' the examination which began last Monday was continued by Elliott G. Stevenson, attorney for the Chicago • I^aily Tribune which Mr. Ford Is su­ing for |1,000,000 on a charge of libel.

The reading was interrupted to per­mit testimony by Kirke B. Alexander, an advertising agent of Detroit.

In December, 1917^ he said, he in­terviewed Mr. Ford afea luncheon in tbe Ford factory,

"Mr. Ford in the course of a general conversation said that if Ger­many had not invaded Bel­gium. France and England < would," related the witness. "I asked him if he thought Germany was ready for peace and he said yes, that the kaiser was. He said that was why he went over in the peace ship but he was not allowed to see the kaiser."

Witness said that the Ford plant was selling motors to the government at that time, but Mr. Ford said It was not for profit and he did not consider them munitions of war. The conver-'; sation turned on the defeat of Russia and that poor people held many of the bonds and would suffer.

According to Mr. Alexander the fol­lowing remarks followed:

Mr. Ford: "Let them go to work." Mr. Lucking: "Perhaps many of

them are sick." • , Mr. Ford: "Then let them get

well." It developed that Mr. Alexander

handled the famous Ford advertise­ment headed, "Concerning Prepared­ness."

"I read it over and noticed that it; was signed by Mr. Ford," said the . witness. "I went to him to make sure he had read it and reminded him that : by his signature he was accepting full -responsibility for the sentiment ex­pressed. He said he understood that."

Mr. Alexander said that It cost Mr. Ford $80,000 to publish "Concerning ' Preparedness," "Humanity and San-r-ity" and one other advertisement.

Reading of the Reed article' Was' then resumed.

Mr. Ford testified yesterday that he' knew Reed. " The latter in the' course ' of p article recounted that Mr. Ford'/v^ ,^-^ „belOrig^fto,nofte. of tithe exclusive De-'" ^ • troit e^ubg btit preferred of a pleasant evening to'sit on a neighbor's back porch and "talk things over." "He; has a mind of appalling simplicity," wrote Mr. Reed. The article <was lau-datory andythe words, "poor, ignorant. Mr. (' Ford., were used'i in an admiring way wfth reference to'Mr. Ford ad­vancing wagies and doubling his pro­duction. r

Ford Again on Stand. "The article says that you live in

a million dollar house." said Attorney Elliott G. Stevenson, representing the Tribune.

"More than that, I think." , "A million and a half?" "Well, I don't really know'." "Maybe you don't want to know?**, "I told them not to tell me," said

Mr. Ford, laughing. "Mr. Reed paints you as a very:

democratic person who loves to sit on a neighbor's ba.ck -*orch and talk. The neighbors don't sit on your back porch,' do they? iGuards keep them away, don't they?"

An objection was sustained. Mr. Ford opposed the use of al­

coholic driqk and Mr. Reed pointed out that the Germans thrived on beer and the French on wine.

"Yes, and I think that was one of the causes of the war," said Mr. Ford.

"How?" asked the lawyer. "It made them suspicious of each

other."

R.R. DEFICIT IS WAR LOSS,

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Four Hundred Million Should be Charged Off— More Revenue Imperative

Washington, July 17.—The railroad administration's' deficit, now exceed­ing $400,000,000 might as well be classed as a war lose, Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce commis­sion today told the house Interstate commerce committed, considering the Esch bill for regulation of carriers after the period of federal control. When the • roads are returned Mr. Clark said the government should as­sist by lending them money at a' rate not obtainable from banks.

It was obvious, Mr. Clark sai , that -the roads must be able to increase op­erating incomes by increasing rates as reduction of question.

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