PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS TO SAY
WAR STATE EXISTS WITH GERMANY
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Wants Nation to Help the
Entente Allies Whip
I
Kaiser.
AUTOCRACY WORLD MENACE
America Enters the Struggle to
Aid in Saving Freedom for
Democracies.
U?.‘i lti what lias ••ecu de
■« all sides as otie of the great
►tatr t«|ier» if A uteri' an history.
I’ri- d.-tit V\ IIm'ii m|i|rr«wij the senate
ami house in Joint session Monday ,
t rtu ami asked for a <leciaration of n
Mate of war with to-rtuany.
He based his assertion* that the
kaiser's government i* already eon- {
darting hoatllttle* against the Putted
States on Germany's unrestricted sub- I
marine warfare on the widespread and
•i.-»*ru. tive German spy syst.-m In this
country whi<-b has destroyed prop- i
e-rry and sought to intrigue Mexico and !
Ja|«n against ua—:iti<l on the lilood.r
ambition of Prussian autocracy to d<- ■
IHll'u’c the world yf self-governing
And I he MHl that this autocratic ,
j«»w.-r may io- defeated and the safety
••f p>-accioeiug nations assured. Mr.
Wilson eaUe>l u|»«u n.nrn*»* to etn- j
|iky ail the resources of the I’nilel
State* to whip < o-rtuanv He urged
entire OM.]emtlim with the entente
allies with n»en. money and supplies.
wtl !»•- recommended the recruiting of
th<- regular army and National llunr.i ;
to more than half a million unrt the
raising of an additional r<t»*.<ktl» mili
tary force by applying a univer
sal aelvice law.
Most notable in file president's ad- I
dr. ss was tlie *a~-ti.«i devote.) to an t
ti.rt.cfmetit of l*russi:,n autocracy and
militarism. He said :
< *ur .d.ject now is to vindicate the
t*rinctp«es .4 peace and of Justice in
the life of the world as against selfish
. «d s-ratlc power and to «et up J
am.--.gs- the really free am! self-gov
erned )«s.p!e» of the world such a con
• e-rt of purjs s. Bi,,| ,.f action as will
Mevf.rtli insure the observance <>f
Hmmh- principle*
Neutrality Not Feasible,
v. itralitv Is no longer feasible or
desirable »heti the p-ao- of the world
i» involved and the freedom of its
p.ple. and the menace to that jieace
atei fr.ol.ilii lies in tile existence of nu
t.-Ta' - government* backed by organ
taed for.e whb h Is controlled wholly
by tfc-ir will, not by tiie will of their
|ws>ple. W e have sen the last of n« u
sr;: ity la such cir. umstnn. es,
W.- are at the beginning of an age
in wl ."h it will is- insiste.1 that the
-» je -' ndard- of conduct and of re
«}»ii».t .aty ftt wrong done shall be ob- ,
served iiBun; nation' and their gov- j
mua.i.l* that are observed among the
individual .-ttlzetis of civilized states.
No Quarrel With People.
We have no quarrel with the Cent.an
.|4e We have no feeling toward
tiw-m but one of sympathy and friend
ship It was not uj«*n their impulse
that !heir government acted In enter
ing thl* war. It was not with their
previous knowledge or approval.
It wa» war determined u|*m as wars
used to i*e determined on In the old.
unhappy .lays when peoples were no- >
uhere consulted by their rtilers and !
war* were provoked and waged In the
iat.-re-t of dy nasties or of little groups
••f ambitious men who were accustomed
to use their fellow men as pawns and
t«wd*.
A steadfast concert for pence can
never la- maintained except by h part
ners' ip i»f democratic nations. No nu
t... -at government «*.til«! be trusted to
keep faith within it or observe its cov
enants It tanst la- a league of honor,
iwrtnershlp of opinion.
**nly free peoples can hold their
luirpatse and their honor steady to h
eoBiuioti end and j.refer the interests
<<f mankind to any narrow interest «.f
their own.
I*oe- uni every American feel that
l- - uralM-e has liceti added to our
*>«•!«• for the future pence of the
»"iel l.v the wonderful and hearten
ing thing* that have l>ee« hnp|ienlng
within the last few weeks in Kussia?
Intrigued Against National Unity,
one id the thing* that have served
to * • dtvihce u* Uiat the l,ru**i:tn au
t<«-nc \ wa« not anti could never he
• ■nr friend U that from the very outset
• •f th»- pre»eRt war it ha* tilled ottr nil
*u*l~*tuig eotntnunities anti eveo our
• •Ificc* of government with spies anil
*e! criminal intrigue* everywhere afoot
against our national unity of counsel,
••ur |s-a*e within ami without, our In
dustrie* and our commerce.
Indeed. tt Is now evident that Its
*pfe* Were here eV'itl is-fnn* tile war
l-egaii; amt It l» unhappily not a mat
ter of conjecture, but a fact proved
in our court* id Justice that the In
trigue* which have more than once
cone |»-rUoii*|y near to disturbing the
pence and dislocating tin- Industrie* of
tin- eoutitrv have Inm carried on at
the Instigation, with the stip|Hirt. and
even under the |iersonal direction of
official agent* of the imperial govern
ment ar-i-reUited to the government of
the foiled States.
Would Act at Convenience,
lint they have played their part in
-erring to convince us at Inst that the
government entertains no real friend
ship for us and means to act against
our pence and security at its conven
ience. That It means to stir up ene
mies against us at our very doors the
intercepted note to the German minis
ter at Mexico City is eloquent evi
dence.
We are accepting this challenge of
hostile purpose becnuse we know that
in such a government, following such
methods, we can never have a friend,
and that In the presence of its organ
ized power, always lying In wait to ac
complish we know not what purpose,
there can he no assured security for
the democratic governments of the
world.
We are now about to accept gage
of battle with this natural foe to lib
erty and shall, if necessary, expend the
whole force of tile nation to check and
nullify its pretensions and its power.
No False Pretense.
We are glad, now that we see the
facts with no veil or false pretense
about them, to fight thus for the ulti
mate peace of the world and for the
liberation of its people, the German
I ms .pies included; for the rights of na
tion-. great and small, and the priv
ilege of men everywhere to choose
their way of life ami of obedience.
The world must be made safe for
democracy. Its peace must lie planted
U|«in tlie tested foundations of politi
cal liberty.
We desire no conquest, no dominion.
We seek no indemnities for ourselves,
no material compensation for the sac
rifice we shall freely make.
We arc but one of the champions of
the rights of mankind. We shall he
satisfied when those rights have been
made as secure as the faith and the
freedom of nations can make them.
Just because we fight, without ran
■ or and without selfish object, seek
ing nothing for ourselves hut what we
shall wish to share with all free peo
ple's. we shall. I feel confident, conduct
our operation on belligerents without
passion and ourselves observe with
proud punctilio the principles of right
and of fair play we profess to be fight
ing for.
Regarding the details of war meas
ures. Mr. Wilson said:
"It will Involve the utmost practi
cal co-«|ieratinn in counsel and action
with the governments now at war with
Germany and. as incident to that, the
extension to those governments of the
most liberal credit, in order tiint our
resources may he added to theirs.
Resources.
"It will involve the organization and
mobilization of all the material re
sources of the country to supply the
materials of war and serve' the Inci
dental needs of the nation in the most
abundant and yet the most economical
end efficient way (Htssible.
The Navy.
"It will involve the immediate full
equipment of the navy in all respects,
••at particularly in supplying it with
the iTest means of dealing with the
enemy's submarines.
The Army.
"It will involve the immediate addi
tion to tlie armed forces of the United
States already provided for in case of
war at least .'■OO.OOM men. who should,
in my opinion, he chosen upon the
principle of universal liability to serv
ice. and also the authorization of sub
sequent additional increment of equal
foree so soon as they may ho needed
and can be handled in training.
Finance.
"It will involve tlie granting ade
quate credits to the government, sus
tninod. i hope, so far as they can equi
tably he sustained by the present gen
eration. by well conceived taxation.
. . . It seems to me that it would
tie most unwise to have the credits
which will now be necessary entered
on Ixirrowed money.
Munitions.
“We should interfere as little as
|a>ssjhle . . . with the duty—for it
will lie a very practical duty—of sup
plying the nations already at war witli
Germany with the material which they
can ohtHln only from us."
Referring once more to the attitude
of America toward the great German
fasqile—as distinguished from the
wnrmad and blood-lusty autocracy, tlie
president dorlared:
To Germans in America.
\\V are. let me say again. the sin
cere friends of the German people, and
shall desire nothing so much as the
early re-establishment of intimate re
lations of mutual advantage between
us. however hard it may lie for them
for the time being to believe that this
is s|Mikiii from our hearts. We have
borne with their present government
through nl! these hitter months lu>
cause of that friendship, exercising a
patience and forbearance which would
otherwise have been impossible.
We shall, happily, still have an op
portunity to prove that friendship in
onr daily attitude and actions toward
the millions of men and women of
German birth and native sympathy
who live among us and share our life,
and we shall be proud to prove it to
ward all who are in fact loyal to their
neighbors and to the government in
the hour of test. They are. most of
them, as true and loyal Americans as
If they had never known any other
fealty nr allegiance. They will be
prompt to stand with us in rebuking
and restraining the few who may be
of a different mind and purpose.
If there should be disloyalty it will
be dealt with with a firm hand of stern
repression, but, if It lifts head at all it
will lift It only here and there and
without countenance except from a
lawless and malignant few.
MINES TO PROTECT NEW YORK
Ail PMttble Precautions Being Taken
t* Protect the Great Metropolis
and Its Harbor.
New York. April 5.—Two enormous j
nune Odds will In protecting the
port at New York in the event of war
with Germany
are said to be the most olabo- l
rate and intricate mine fields a nu j
tion ha* ever devised. Foreign mill- j
tsrv evnert* 1f *• h* I
HHHIay
States army men, admit this nation
has the best harbor mine type in the
world.
The cqast artillery corps and the
corps of engineers have the mine
fields all completed save the last
detail, the actual laying of the mines.
The big spheres are now stored here
by the hundreds.
The mine fields are off Sandy Hook
—the outpost of the more frequently
used southern gate to the city—and
off Sands Point, the northern entrance
hv tt’wv nf Tone Tslunft Qnnret
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SENATE PASSES SILL
SUBSTITUTE PROHIBITORY BILL
WILL NOW GO TO CONFER
ENCE COMMITTEE
Items of General Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources Around the
State House
Western Newspaper t'ninn News Service.
The senate has passed the substi
tute bill. The bill must go to a con
ference committee. It passed by a
vote of eighteen to fourteen. Albert
of Platte being absent and not voting.
, Immediately after the senate recon
i vened. Albert explained that he was
j unavoidably absent and did not know
the bill was to come for passage. He
asked unanimous consent to be al
lowed to cast his vote on the bill.
There was no objection and Lieu
tenant Governor Edgar Howard an
nounced that unanimous consent was
granted.
Hog Barn for State Fair Grounds
The bill authorising the $80,000 hog
barn for the state fair has safely
passed the senate but not by the
majority its backers might have
wished. The vote was 19 to 11. with
Hammond, Strehlow and Tanner not
voting.
Senator Oberlies of Lancaster qual
ified his vote of "yes'’ with a dis
sertation on “hogs.” He had proposed
to cut down the appropriation to
$50,000 in committee of the whole,
but his amendment had been over
whelming lost.
in the past week I have been i
studying hogs and men,” he said. j
“Comparing their habits, code of I
ethics and conduct under fire, I find j
that the hog has been somewhat
maligned, and the epithets that have
been huried against him in some
measure have been misdirected. Be
lieving that the four-footed hog is
gaining on his adversary and should :
be encouraged, I vote “yes.”
The senator is supposed to have
been alluding to the fight of the
majority organized in the senate,
which carried successfully the so
called "wet" amendments to the dry
bill as it came from the house.
Bill to Display Flag
Patriotism was denoted in the house
when House Roll 730, providing for •
erection ot flag staffs at each school j
in the state, was amended to include ‘
this paragraph:
“The national flag of the United
States of America, of any convenient
size, shall be conspicuously and con- j
tinuously displayed on the interior ■
wall of every school room, class room
and chapel in the house school build
ings of the state of Nebraska. A pro
gram providing for a salute to the
flag and such other patriotic exercise
as may be deemed best adapted to
the requirements ow whatever grades
in such schools, shall be carried out
by each teacher on Lincoln's birth
day, Washington's birthday, Memorial
Day, Flag Day and upon such other
special occasions as may be required
by law or rule of the school board,”
Call to Arm* May Be Expected
Adjutant General P. L. Hall of the
Nebraska national guard has issued
the following statement:
"Eight hundred men comprising the
Fourth Nebraska machine gun com
panies, etc., have been ordered out at
once to guard places of national im
portance within the state limits. This
is a general order in all the states
in the union Appearances at Wash
ington indicate that our nation is at
this time in a critical condition and
a general call to arms may he ex
pected in the very near future.
Legislature Stands by President
By unanimous votes in both houses,
the state legislature has taken firm
ground behind President Wilson in
the present crisis, and expressed ap
proval of Senator Hitchcock’s work in
leading for accomplishment of the
administration program in the upper
house of congress. The resolution
was introduced in the senate by Sen
ator I. L. Albert of Platte county, and
in the house by Henry C. Richmond
of Omaha. Jacob Sass of Chaleo, Fred
Hoffmeister of Imperial, W. J. Tay
lor of Merna and Soren Fries of I)an
nebrog. Partisan ties were entirely
thrown aside.
Another Menace to Capitol.
Another discovery has been made
l in the basement of the defective wing
of the state house that may indicate
: further sinking of the ground under
a portion of the foundation. The dis
1 covery indicates a sinking of the
j earth under a cement floor near the
j foundation, but whether or not the
defect is confined to a small portion
of the floor and does not affect the
j foundation may not be known until
the cement floor is torn up.
The proposition to allow the stato
to become its own printer has been
approved by the lower house. By
j a neat majority and after a long
j discussion H. R. 151, by Bates and
six others, was advanced to third
reading. The bill appropriate $100,
000 with which to establish a print
ing plant at the state penitentiary
with which to start the work of
doing all the printing required by
the various state departments, cf
cers and institutions, in additon to
all common school text books de
manded by the state superintendent.
Seize Shipment of Decayed Beane.
When State Food Commissioner Otto
Murschell, with Chief State Food In
spector E. C. Kemble and State Chem
ist W. S. Frisbie consummated the
seizure of 165.000 pounds of decom
posed white beans stored in the ware
house of the Pacific Storage and Ware
house company, at Omaha, they accom
plished the biggest seizure of the kind
ever made in the United States. There
were nearly five car loads In the ship
TO ADVERTISE NEBRASKA
Department of Publicity Has Sanc
tion of Lower House
The proposition to advertise Ne
braska's resources to the world was
given the sanction of the lower ncuse
when the bill to create a state depart
ment of publicity was passed by a
vote of 60 to 27.
When this bill was up in committee
of the whole two weeks ago an effort
was made to tack on an amendment
appropriating $25,000 for the work, but
this was voted down. When the bill
reappeared the amendment was in
cluded. and the measure might have
gone thru in that form had not Swan
son discovered the mistake. When
it came his time to vote he pointed
out the error, and the bill was ordered
back to the engrossing room. With
Chief Clerk Potts assuming all respon
sibility for the error, no one claimed
that any one had tried to slip anything
by the house in the way of a $25,000
appropriation.
A s it now reads the measure allows
the state conservation commission to
employ a director of publicity, who
shall serve without pay and who shall
have charge of the work of compiling
publishing and otherwise giving pub
licity to all resources, industries, de
velopment and opportunities to be
found in Nebraska. He shall also have
access to all figures and statistics in
all state departments.
University Tenders Equip ment
Chancellor Avery of the University
of Nebraska, acting with the consent
of the local regents, has placed the
mechanical engineering laboratories
of the university at the disposal of the |
federal government. The action was
taken in a letter which the Chan
cellor dispatched to Secretary of War
Baker in which he made the offer and
enclosed a classified list of the equip
ment as it stands at present, includ- j
ing the machines, particularly the '
lathes, and the equipments of the
foundry and the forge and wood shops. !
To Stop Auto Stealing
Hammond of Furnas succeeded in
getting the committee of the whole
to approve his S. F. 210, a measure
somewhat after the Iowa law intended
to put a stop to the theft of auto
mobiles and the sale of stolen vehicles
of this kind. The bill provides that
when the purchaser buys a new ma
chine he shall pay a fee of $1 to the |
secretary of state for a certificate of
ownership. If the machine is to be
sold a second time the seller must be
able to show a certificate of owner
ship and any one who buys such auto
mobile shall be deemed guilty of a
felony.
Seize More Beans at Omaha
State and federal food inspectors
certainly are giving Omaha a most
thorough going over just now. With
165.000 pounds of beans already tied
up in federal court, these men have
seized another 131,250 pounds of this
stuff to hold for a hearing before
Judge Woodrough. Of this last amount
69.000 pounds of beans were seized
by E. C. Kemble, chief deputy food
inspector of Nebraska, at the plant
of the Union Packing Co. Two other
consignments, one for 41.250 pounds,
and the other for 21,000 pounds, were
seized in warehouses.
Members of the Nebraska national
guard as mounted police, have began
patroling the streets of Lincoln upon
which public buildings are located,
acting under orders of Adjutant Gen
eral Phil Hall. Sixty-eight men are
included in the detachment, which is
on patrol duty in Lincoln. Informa
tion as to what buildings are being
patroled is kept secret. The detail
is under command of Captain Jess,
of the Fremont signal corps.
Administration of justice over the
state requires the services of addi
tional district judges in the opinion
of the legislature. Additional officials
are given to Lancaster county and
to the Tenth judicial district em
bracing Harlan. Adams. Kearney,
Webster. Phelps and Franklin coun
ties, by the adoption of a conference
committee report on the Beal judi
cial reappointment bill.
General John .1. Pershing has ac
cepted the Invitation of the university
of Nebraska senior class to deliver
the commencement address in Lincoln
on June 13. The acceptance is of
course conditional on his ability to
get away from army duties at that
time, but it is believed that it will
be arranged to permit his attendance.
S. F. 323 has been advanced to
third reading. Spirk of Saline intro
duced the bill. It provides a separ
ate ballot box and separate ballots
for constitutional amendments and
propositions for constitutional con
ventions and does away with the
party circle so far as the counting
of straight party votes for such
propositions are concerned. Its In
troducer told what the bill seeks to
do and said some believed it would
not bring about the result desired,
greater interest in the consideration
of constitutional amendments.
By a vote of 58 to 38. the house, in
committee of the whole Tuesday after
noon. ordered to a third reading the
bill appropriating 67-100ths of one
mill for the purpose of building a new
east wing for the state capitol. This
wing is to be built in conformity to a
completed plan which is to be adopted
by a specially appointed commission,
which the governor will select and
head. As soon as the bill Is engrossed
it will come before the house for
final passage. It is expected that the
vote in favor of the bill will be in
creased at that time.
After visiting the Norfolk state
hospital for insane and looking over
several pieces of land adjacent to its
grounds, whose purchase by the state
tor the total sum of $31,400 was
proposed in a panding bill, Repre
tatives Regan and Hughes made a
j report to the house in which they
! recommended that only one of the
| tracts, embracing fifty-seven acres
: be bought and that the appropriation
I be reduced to $12,000. On Mr. Regan’s
1 motion the bill was recommitted for
UNITED STATES AG!
CHALLENGE AND
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WILSON PLACES SIGNATURE ON
STATE OF WAR RESOLUTION.
ALIENS WARNED TO BEHAVE
President Calls on All Americans to
Manifest Loyalty.—First Act of
Government Was Seizing of 91
Teuton Vessels—Sixty Alleged Plot
ters Arrested; Others May be
Placed in Custody.
Washington.—The United States
has finally accepted Germany's chal
lenge to war and formally abandoned
its place as the greatest neutral of a
world in. arms.
President Wilson at 1:1S o'clock
(official time) on the afternoon of
April (5 signed the resolution of con
gress declaring the existence of a
state of war and authorizing and di
recting tile chief executive to employ
all the resources of the natiou to
prosecute hostilities against the Ger
man government to a successful ter
mination.
The act was done without ceremony
and only In tile presence of members
of the president's family. Word was
Hashed immediately to all army and
navy stations and to vessels at sea an
order for further precautionary steps
were dispatched.
President Issues Proclamation.
By proclamation the president an
nounced the state of war and called
upon all American citizens, in “loyal
devotion to their country, dedicated
from its foundling to the principles of
liberty and justice,” to uphold the
laws of the land, and “give undivided
and willing supiKirt” to all measures
adopted by the government "in prose
cuting the war to a successful issue
and in attaining a secure and just
peace.”
At the same time he warned all
aliens to conform to strict regulations
of the laws of the United States; by
so doing they would he unmolested.
wincrs may remow.
While the United States is the first
republic of the western hemisphere
to join the ranks of the belligerents
in the world war. there are indica
tions that its step soon may be fol
lowed by others. President Menocal
of Cuba lias urged the Cuban con
gress to declare that a state of war
exists between the newest republic of
the new world and Germany. Anti
German feeling is reported high in
P>razil after the sinking of a Brazilian
merchant vessel, and the largest re
public of South America also may
join in the defending itself against
German methods of naval warfare.
All Reserves Called.
Complete mobilization of the navy,
calling all reserves and militia to the
colors, was ordered by Secretary
Daniels as soon as the war resolution
was signed. The war department al
ready having taken virtually every
step contemplated before the raising
of a real war army is authorized wait
ed on congress.
Financing the War.
Methods of financing the war with
Germnny and of extending huge loans
to the allies constituted one of the
chief subjects under consideration by
the administration. Indications are
that the first year's demands upon Hie
financial resources of the country will
run far in excess of the S.T500.000.000
already asked of congress and may
approximate $5,000,000,000.
Will Use German Vessels.
Ninety-one German merchant ves
sels in American ports, which were
taken over by the Treasury depart
ment. probably will be utilized in the
government service, but whether they
wlll be confiscated or paid for after
the war lias not been announced.
Anxious to observe treaty obligations
strictly and move in accordance with
International law. officials will exam
ine precedents carefully before de
ciding.
If the ships are taken into service
by the United States, most of them
it was said at the Department of
Commerce, could be put into service
within three to four months.
If the United States decides to
send an army to Europe the ships will
prove invaluable. Fourteen can carry
at a. speed faster than fourteen knots.
■10.000 troop*.-. Tin* entire American
merchant fleet available can carry
onlv about 20.000 troops at less speed.
German vessels now in American
ports number ninety-one. with a gross
tymnng" of about 000.000. This in
cludes twentv-three ships in refuge
at the Philippine islands, eleven at j
Honolulu and one at Pagopago, a |
SEPTS KAISER’S
ENTERS WORLD 111
port of the Pacific islands. There are
twenty-seven German ships at Neo
York anchored on both sides of the
Hudson river and off Staten island
five at Boston, three at Baltimore,
two at Philadelphia, three at San
Francisco, two at New Orleans, two
at South Port. X. C.; two at Astoria.
Ore.; one each at Portland. Ore.;
Winslow, Wash.; Seattle, Wash.; Nor
folk. Va.; Savannah, Charleston.
Jacksonville. Fla.; and San Juan,
Porto Rico.
Guards to Be Drafted.
It is proposed to draft the entire
guard into the federal service, di
vorcing it from its militia status at
I once, instead of summoning them
under their dual allegiance organiza
tion. This can be done only with au
thority of congress. When that has
Iteen granted, even tlie 00,000 guards
men now in tlie federal service on
police duty will be drafted formally
so as to do away with any possibility
of dual authority over them or re
striction on their use.
All Enlisted Just for War.
An army of 1.000.000 men. no ele
ment of which shall have had less
than six months' intensive training.
I is tlie direct object of the administra
tion army hill. It lias been made
known that all enlistments are just
for the war.
German Plotters Arrested.
Tlie arrest of sixty alleged ring
leaders in German plots, conspiracies
and machinations in tlie United
States took place immediately after
President Wilson had signed the war
resolution.
Every man whose arrest was or
dered is a German citizen; is known
by the department of justice, it was
authoritatively stated, to have partic
ipated actively in German intrigues
in this country and is regarded as a
dangerous person to lie at large.
Indications are that a number of
other arrests will- be ordered within
the next few days.
How many German reservists are
residents of the United State's, a high
! official said, has never been accurate
ly determined and is largely a matter
of conjecture.
This official’s belief was that ilie
number ranged between 1.">0.000 and
200.000.
U. S. War Resolution.
The resolution, passed by both the
senate and the house, which declares
that a state of war exists between the
United States and Germany, follows-:
“Whereas the imperial German
government 1ms committed repeated
acts of war against the government
and the people of the United States
■f America: therefore be it:
“Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem
bled. that the state of war between
the United States and the imperial
German government which has thus
been thrust upon the United States is
hereby formally declared and that the
president tie and he is hereby author
ized and directed to employ the entire
naval and military forces of the
United States and the resources of
the government to carry on war
against the imperial German govern
ment, and to bring the conflict to a
successful termination all of the re
sources of the country are hereby
pledged by the congress of the United
States.”
Senators who voted against the
resolution are: Gronna of North Da
kota. T.a Follette of Wisconsin. Norris
of Nebraska. Lane of Oregon. Stone of
Missouri and Vardanian of Mississippi.
House members who .voted against
war steps are as follows: Almond.
Bacon. Britten. Browne, Burnett. Gary
Church. Connolly. Kas.: Cooper. Wis.;
Davidson. Davis. Dacker. Dill, Dillon.
Dominick. Escli, Frear. Fuller. HI.:
Haugen. Hayes. Hensley. Hilliard.
Hull. Iowa: Igoe. Johnson. S. D.:
Keating. King, Kinkaid. Kitehin.
Knutson. La Follette. Little. London.
T.undsen. McLemore. Mason. Nelson.
Randall. Rankin. Reavis. Roberts
Rodenbnrg. Shackleford. Sherwood.
Slonn. Stafford. Vandyke. Voigt.
Wheeler. Woods. Town.—Total. r»0.
Army of 2.000.000 to Be Raised.
How the government plans to
raise a war army of i ,000.000 ntpn
within n year and 2.000.000 within two
years was disclosed following the
passage and signing of the resolution.
A hill prepared by the general
-duff and approved by the president
for submission to congress provides
for the immediate* filling up of the
regular army nrul national guard to
war strength of more than SOO.OOO, hv
draft, unless enough volunteers enlist
quickly, and for bringing into the
service by late summer of the first
".00.000 of the new force of young
men between flu* ages of 10 and 25
years* to he called to the colors hy
seleetive conscription.
I
Warm Support from Chile.
Santiago. Chile.—The Oiario Illus
traio expresses the opinion that the
United States is taking a stand in de
fense of democracies, which represents
the true desires of the American peo
ple. It does not believe American par
ticipation In the war will he disas
trous to the United States from a com-1
mercial viewpoint, believing that the ,
country will retain its present pro- |
ductive power. A similar opinion is
expressed by the Nacion, another in
fluential paper.
Denmark Sees a Dismal Future.
Copenhagen.—The I’olitiken says
that neutrals who have been watching
each addition to the ranks of the bel
ligerents never have had greater
cause for alarm than now, when the
lust state which hitherto with great
power and authority has advocated
the rights of neutrals is throwing
herself into the. gigantic struggle. It
continues: “For that small, insig
nificant spot on the map— Denmark—
America's entrance into the war
means new difficulties for the nation.”
Express General Rejoicing.
Paris.—Paris newspapers dug up |
their biggest type, their most jubilaut j
“make up” to express rejoicing
throughout the republic over Ameri- [
ca’^ entrance into the war. All France j
Is interested, joyful and appreciative.
Americans are hailed with a new fel
lowship. Paris newspapers heralded
the president’s speech and American
developments in full page headlines
on the first pages. La Journal dis-1
played in addition a big cartoon de
picting a wounded German tiger strug
Orders Submarine Chasers Held.
Chicago.—Two submarine chasers
built by an Illinois company for the
Mexican government and ready for
shipment have been ordered held by
United States officials at Washington.
Record in Recruiting.
Boston. Mass.—Officers of the bat
tleship Virginia, which is operating in
reserve, claimed a record for recruit
ing by their vessel. By automobile
touring, speeches and dances, the of
ficers and men obtained I.UOO applica
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Boys Are Displaced as Telegraph Mes
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“Did you ever see anything lik • it
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the Western Union Telegraph office at
New Brunswick, N. J.. asked referring
to one of his messenger girls, accord
ing to the New York Herald. She was
turning the corner on the run with a
telegram in her hand which -die wn
j on her way to deliver.
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. messenger girl service of America. She
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The girl fairly radiated with happi
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Miss Ford has had the place only a
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Violet Gallagher, a 11*10 graduate of
the New Brunswick high school, jo ted
the Western Union forces. Both _ rls
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A Good Job at Last.
When one has the same caddn at
golf for several days running, it i- nat
ural to be interested in his personal
and home affairs. Such an interest
in one of the caddies at Camden. S.
C.. led to this conversation:
“Your father living, Zeke?"
“Oh. yasslr; my ole man livin'."
“Does he work?”
“Oh. yassir, he wukin' now."
“What does he do?”
“Well, cap’ll, my ole man he used
to be a Methodis’ preacher; den he
quit au’ got to be a Presbyterian
preacher; an’ biiueby he quit dat an'
got to he a Baptis’ preacher."
“Is he a Baptist preacher now?"
“No, cap'n; he all right now. suh;
he’s a caddie, up at Pinehurst.”— New
York Evening Post.
Not the Same.
Mr. Neverwed—Does your wife treat
you the same as she did before you
were married?
Mr. Peck—Not exactly. Before we
were married when I displeased her
she refused to speak to me.
A lemon squeezer operated by u
; small electric motor is a fjoveliy de
signed chiefly for public places
.— ...
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