The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-06

WALLS ECHO To
L|BERTY'S CALL
Tercentenary Celebration al
Historic Ruins a Memorable
and Inspiring Event
GOVERNOR HUGHES PAID
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO ALL


ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO ALL
Upon This Vantage Point Have Stood
French and English, Each in Its
Turn Bent Upon Dominating the
Future Of This Favored lAld
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Ticonderoga, n. Y. ls-6-Od Fort
Ticonderoga, whose famous ruins are
in process of restoration, formed tue
setting for today's ceremonies in con-
necton with tho Lake Champlain ter
centenery celebration. Here great
battles were fought and won, and
forts were taken and retaken re-
peatedly. Here it was that Ethan AL
len made his famous demand for sur
render of the forts in name of the
Great Jehovah and continental con.
gress.' Added Importance was given
to today's ceremonies by the arrival
of President Taft and a party OF
distinguished guests late in the after
noon. The literary program for the
day as arranged. included brief ad-
dresses by Vice President Jas. S.
Sherman and Governors Hughes and
Prouty, an historical address, THE
Story of Lake Champlain," by Hamil-
ton w. Mabie of New York and an
original ballad entitled "Ticonderoga"
by Percy Mackaye of Cornish, N. H.
President Taft and party the invited
guests from Washington, including
the French and British ambassadors.
arrived about 2:30 this afternoon,
The Indian pageants. the feature OF
the works celebration, will he given
Fort Ticonderoga
At Fort Henry.
Fort Henry, July 6.-At historical
old Crown Point where three CEN
turtles ago Samuel De Champlain with
his Algonquin allies failed in battle
against the Iroquois, a struggle which
has been described as one of the car
dinal events OF American history,
there were begun yesterday week-long
ceremonies. undertaken by the states
OF New York and Vermont in celebra-
tion OF the tercentenary of Champ
lain's discovery of the magnificent
lake that bears his name.
Within the enclosure marked BY
majestic ruins OF old Fort st. Frederic
and in the presence OF holiday
throng, Gov. Charles T.. Hughes Of
New York, sketched briefly the OBJ.
iects of the celebration. Historical
addresses were delivered by ex-Mayor
Seth Low of New York and Judge Al
bert c. Barnes of Chicago and Clinton
Scollard of Clinton, n. Y, read an
original poem.
The occasion took on dual char.
acter in that it celebrated the three
hundredth anniversary of the discov-
cry of the lake and the one hundred
and thirty-third anniversary of the
independence of the United States.
Gov. Hughes and ether speakers were
presented by Walter G. Witherbee,
treasurer of the New York Lake
Champlain tercentenary commission
as a resident of Fort Henry.
Gov. Hughes after reviewing the
historical significance of the cele-
hration came down to present day
conditions and said:
Upon this vantage point have stood
French and English. each in its turn
bent upon dominating the future of
this favored land.
Each regarded the other as the
foe of its ambition, and it's rival in
the scheme of conquest. But destiny
would have it otherwise, and amid
these ruins of ambition were laid the
foundations of the republic under
whose banner we meet today, the
friend of both France and England. in
whose blessings the children of both
the ancient rivals share. whose peace
full progress is a boon to all man
kind"
Seth Low. former mayor of New
York, spoke after the governor.
Judge Barns, who was born on the
opposite shore OF Lake Champlain at
Chimney Point. where he was sur
rounded with the traditions and his
tory of the lake in early childhood,
pointed out that the occasion ought
not to pass without re-assertion of
Crown Points claim to the site of
the battle of Champlain.
He caught the approval of the
crowd when he said that here then.
of all places on this lake, should be
erected monument to the memory
of this great explorer, who. more than
any other of his time was actuated by
worthy zeal for state and religion"
1t will be recalled with reference
to the remarks of Judge Barnes that
the New York and the Vermont COM
missions contemplate the erection of
a memorial to the discoverer, but it's
location has been source of discus
sion and has not vet been selected.
FREIGHT DERAILED
Brandon. Man., July GA heavy
freight train was nrnceefine in an