House Members Debate the German War Resolution
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GERMANS STRIKE
POWERFUL BLOW
SUBMARINE SINKS
What Will I Do With It?
THE WEATHER
Fair
HOUSE DEBATES
WAR RESOLUTION
lATEWOIIGHT
So Many Congressmen Want
to Be Heard on Measure That
Vote Is . Delayed Both
for and Against.
SLOAN SPEAKS AGAINST IT
WfAVY
FOR ARMY
IMERECAK VESSEL
ON FRENCH FRONT
Departments Ask for Immedi
ate Appropriations of Large
Sums for the War Chest.
WITHOUT NOTICE
'
Picked Troops Make Sudden
Attack Along Line of Mile
and a Half Northeast
of Bbeims.
TAKE EIGHT HUNDRED MEN
Paris Says Enemy Partially
Succeeded in Effort to Clear
Left Bank of Aisne Canal.
BATTLE IS STILL RAGING
London, April 5. The German of
ficial communication of today as re
ceived here, claims that the Germans
have inflicted a sanguinary reverse on
the French in an elaborately prepared
and vigorously executed undertaking,
north of Rheims. Eight hundred men
were taken prisoners during the
operation, the communication says.
French Admit Partial Reverse.
Paris. Aoril 5. Picked German
troops made a powerful attack against
the French today to the northwest
of Rheims "along a mile and a h:.lf
front. Their obiect was to clear the
left jank of the canal of the Aisne-
and they succeeded in their enterprise
at certain points.
Over the greater part of this front,
however, according to the war office
the attack failed, the French re-occupying
all of their first line trenches.
The battle is still in progress.
Wilson's Address
Inspires Storm of
Abuse in Germany
London, April 5. A Reuter's Am
sterdam correspondent says President
Wilson's address to congress has been
answered in the German press by a
storm of abuse. He quotes the
Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung as
saying:-
"Beyond striving for gold the Amer
icans have no ideal. They think every
thing can be achieved by gold. Their
megalomania makes a grotesque im
pression on us Germans." '
The newspaper, expresses the belwij
, mat Tire accession oi tne unitea
States by the entente allies will mean
only transitory . addition to their
strength. .It declares that Germany
will take up the glove thus thrown
down and will wage the fight thus
proclaimed against it with such energy
that the "gold-sated Yankees" will be
stupefied. '
The article concludes by giving rea
sons for believing that the collapse of
Germany's enemies is imminent. It
says: "Great events are pending in the
west. The gray specter of starvation
stretches its claws over England.
Chaos retgns in Russia. It is too late
for the United States to change the
decision."
Navy Heads' Ready
To Flash Orders
. For Mobilization
Washington, April 5. The Navy
department, completed preparations
latt today to flash telegraphic orders
for the mobilization of 15,000 mem
bers of the naval militia and the naval
reserves immediately upon Hie sign
ing of the war resolution by President
Wilson after it has passed the house.
The Atlantic fleet has been main
tained on a war basis since the nation
al emergency was declared. The 10.
000 members of the naval. militia and
the 5.000 men in the various classes
of the naval reserve ships and auxil
iary and put in commission the first
of the huge motorboat patrol fleets
for coast protection against sub
marines. 1
The Weather
Fnr Nebraska Fair, warmer.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday-,'
Hour. Dea.
& a. m S4
(ib 33
! a.'m 31
8 a. m 3
9 a. m 40
10 a. m 46
1 1 a. m 48
IS m 4t
1 p. m.....; SI
2 p. ra.... S3
3 p. m 54
4 p. m 66
6 p. m. 67
8 p. m . 65
7 p. m (3
5 p. m 61
1 U17. 1816. 1816. i14.
HlThest yesterday.... 66 43 72 64
. Liiwffft yesterday.,. , 41 . 33 44 33
Mean temperature. . . , 44 38 68 '- 44
Precipitation 00 T 00 .01
Temperature and precipitation departurea
mm the normal at Omaha alnce March 1,
suit compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature 48
Deficiency for the day 2
Total eicees. alnce March 1... 76
Normal precipitation , .08 Inch
Deflecncy for the day 08 Inch
Total rainfall alnce March 1.... 1.66fnchea
Deficiency since March 1 11 Inch
lieflcency for cor. period, 1816. 1.36 Inches
Deflcenry for cor. period, 1016. .08 inch
Reports rrom Steles at ir.IL
Station and fitata Temp. Hlffh- Raln-
of Weather. 7 p. in. set.
Cheyenne, cloudy. ...... 48 64
Xavenport. clear 46 60
Denver, clear 64 64
Pes Moines, clear. 60 64
fall.
Dodge City
Lander, cloudy......... 62
North Platte, clear 64
68
68
67
.00
.00
Omaha, part cloudy
63
63
Fuehlo. clear....
llapld City, clody
-Chicago
Kanta Fe, clear.
Sheridan, cloudy.
.60
62 '
68
80
Sloui city, part cloudy. 61 66 .(
Valentine, cloudy 63 60 .
"T" Indicates trace of precipitation.
U A. WELSH. Meteorologist.
MORE MEN FOR THE NAVY
Washington, April 5. Another
$100,000,000 was asked for in an esti
mate submitted late today "for na
tional security and defense and for
each and .every purpose connected
therewith to be expended at the
president's discretion and to be im
mediately available and remain avail'
able until December 31, 1917."
Washington, April 5. Requests for
immediate appropriation of $3,400,
000,000 for the army and navy were
made to congress today by the execu
tive departments.
rrovislon Is made tor increasing
the enlisted strength of the navy to
150,000 men and to increasing the
marine corps to 30,000. Of the great
sum, a little more than $2,930,000,000
is asked for the army.
lhe details ot the estimates ap
proved by President Wilson follow:
To be immediately available to the
War department, $2,932,535,933.
Secretary Baker stated that this
amount was required for the period of
one year from the date the appropria
tion is made available and added that
"it is considered imperative thai the
amount be appropriated immediately
tor military expenditures necessary
for the national defense."
To raise the authorized enlisted
strength Of the navy and marine corps
to 150,000 men and 30,000 men respec
tively, $175,855,762 was asked to re
main available until June 3U, 1918.
For actual and necessary expendi
tures for the naval establishment, in
addition to any and all other appro
priations, to be expended at the direc
tion and in the discretion of the presi
dent, $292,538,790 was asked, with the
provision that limitations imposed by
existing law should not apply to the
expenditure of the fund.
For the coast guard $600,000 is
asked to enable it to bring its present
telephone system of "coastal commun
ication to a high state of efficiency.
Immediate! the estimates were re
ferred to the appropriations commit
tee. President Poincare .
Sends a ;Nbte to :
-President Wilson
' Paris, .April 5. President Poincare
of France has sent the following
cablegram to President Wilson:
"At the moment when, under the
generous inspiration of yourself, the
great American republic, faithful to
its ideals and its traditions, is coming
forward to defend wth the force of
arms the cause, of justice and of lib
erty, the people of France are filled
with the deepest feeling of brotherly
appreciation.
"Permit me again to give you, Mr.
President, in this solemn and grave
hour, an assurance of the same sen
timents of which I recently gave you
evidence, sentiments which under the
present circumstances have grown in
depth and warmth.
"I am confident that I voice the
thought of all France in expressing
to vou and to the American nation
thes joy and the pride which we feel
today as our hearts once again beat
in unison with yours.
"This war would not have reached
its final import had not the United
States been led by the enemy him
self to take part in it. To every im
partial spirit it will be apparent, in
the future more than ever in thepast,
that German imperialism which de
sired, prepared and declared this war
had conceived the mad dream of es
tablishing its hegemony throughout
the world. It has succeeded only in
bringing about a revolt of the con
science of humanity.
"In never-to-be-forgptten language
you have made yourself, before the
universe, the eloquent interpreter of
outraged laws and a menaced civili
zation. "Honor "to you. Mr. President, and
to your noble country. T beg you to
believe in my devoted friendship.
(Signed)
"RAYMOND POINCARE,"
Penfield Leaves
Vienna for Home
.. Via Spain Friday
Washington, April 5. Official con
firmation of -Ambassador Penfield's j
return to this country from Vienna
was given by Secretary Lansing today-
for the first time since the ru
mors started about a week ago that
he was coming back. No reasons for
the return.Jiowever, were given.
Secretary Lansing said Ambassa
dor Penfield would leave Vienna to-
morrow, probably going by way of
, i . c -i ' .j A . k ,
Switzerland to Spain, as did Ambas
sador Gerard, so as to sail on a neu
tral vessel from a port not within the
German submarine zone.
The Austrian situation still remains
uncertain, with a preponderant opin
ion here that German influence will
force the dual monarchy to -share
Germany's relationship with the
United States.
The return of Ambassador Penfield
will have no effect on the status of
Count Tarnowski here, as officials
say that the Austrian ambassador
designate has no status. It is ex
pected he may ask safe conduct home.
Library to Be Closed Three
Hours This Afternoon
In accordance with Mayor Dahl
man's proclamation the public library
will be closed this (Good Friday) aft
ernoon from 12 till 3 o'clock.
Unarmed Steamer Missourian
Torpedoed in Mediterranean,
Consul General at Genoa
Reports.
SHIP'S CREW IS SAVED
Thirty-Two United States Cit
izens Among Fifty-Three
Men Aboard.
OTHER CRAFTS DESTROYED
Washington, April 5. Sinking with
out warning of the unarmed Ameri
san steamer Missourian, which left
Genoa April 4 with thirtv-two Ameri
cans among its crew of fifty-three, was
reported to the State department to
day by Consul General Wilbur at
Genoa. The crew was saved.
Ship Unarmed.
New York, April 4. The American
line steamship Missourian, owned by
the American-Hawaiian Steamship
line, left here March 6 for Italian
norts. The ship was unarmed and
carried on its outward voyage a gen
eral cargo. It was commanded by
Captain William Lyons and carried a
crew of fifty-seven men, of whom
thirty-seven were American citizens.
according to tne snipping records
here.
The Missrurian was a ship of 7,914
tons gross, 5,077 tons net register. It
was built in 1904 at Sparrows Point,
Md., and was first named the Mis
souri, for many years it was en
gaged in the New York-Panama trade,
being designed chiefly for Panama
canal service, and was transferred to
the Atlantic trade shortly after the
beginning of the European war. It
was for a time in the service of the
United States government, having
been taken over as a transport shortly
after General Funston was sent to
Vera Cruz in 1914.
Steamship Canadian Sank.
Boston, April 5. The sinking of
the British steamer Canadian, which
sailed from Boston March 24, was
reported in a message received today
from Queenstown by the Leylandline
Wrom Dr. P. S. Burns, the Ship sur
geon. The message stated that art
of the crew had landed except Captain
Rnllnrb.
The Canadian, a vessel of 9.301,
tons, was built at New Castle in 1900.
The British consulate reported that
it carried a crew of 153,- including
fifty-five American horse tenders.
The Canadian was armed and had a
general cargo, in addition to 700
horses valued at $1,500,000. The ves
sel was worth an equal amount.
Providence, R.. I.,. April. S. A
cablegram was received here today
from Dr. Patrick S. Burns, ship sur
geon on the Leyland line steamship
Canadian, indicating that the ship had
been torpedoed. Dr. Burns is a resi
dent of Providence and his dispatch
dated Queenstown, April 5, said:
"Saved not wounded; all saved, but
captain missing."
Two Other Ships Sunk.
Washington, April 5. Destruction
of two more vessels, one British and
one Norwegian, with Americans on
board, was reported to the State de
partment today by Consul Lathrop
at Cardiff. The Norwegian steamer
Sandvikgoole was sunk by a sub
marine, believed to have been Ger
man, while the British steamer Lin
colnshire was sunk without any sub
marine being seen. Crews of both
vessels were in small boats for two
hours, in dangerous positions, before
being rescued. There were no casual
ties in either case.
Text of the War
Detail Vote in
By a vote 82 to 6 the senate of the
United States last night adopted a
resolution declaring that .a state of
war exists between the imperial Ger
man government and the United
States. The text' of the resolution fol
lows: . .
"Whereas the imperial German gov
ernment has committee! repeated acts
of war against the government and
the people of the United States of
America; therefore be it:
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled,
that the state of war between the
United States and the imperial Ger
man government which has thus been
thrust upon the United States is
hereby formally declared and that the
I president be and he is hereby author
ii i , j .-j i .... ,u
ued 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 government, and
to bring the conflict to a successful
termination all of the resources of
the country are hereby pledged by the
congress-of the United States."
The vote follows:
FOR THE RESOLUTION.
DEMOCRATS.
Ashttrst
Breekham ,
Brousserd
f'hamberlaln
Tulberson
Kendrlck
Klnf
KU-nr
ftaalisbnrr
Hhafroth -heppard
Lewla
hhtrlds
MrHellar
. Hlmmona
Nmllh, Aril,
Smith, On.
Smith, H. C.
Fletchner
Martin
Mrero
OTermaa
Owen
Phelan
Hardwfrk
Hitchcock
Hashes
Hnstlnt
Thompson
Trammel!
I'nderwood
Walsh
WUltama
Plltman
Pomereno
R. DHansdeU
N. Beed
Jamee
Johnson.
Jnes. N.
Total 41.
Bontnsoa
ft','''-' 'TV''' "
BELGIAN RELIEF
- SHIPTORPEDOED
Submarine Fires On Crew of
Trevier as it is Leaving Ship
and Wounds Five Men,
LlEISTEIN -STRIKES A" MOTS
London, April -5.-12:40 p. .)-
The Belgian steamer Trevier, from
New York, with Belgian relief sup
plies, was torpedoed without warning
on Wednesday. ""
While the boats of the Trevier were
being lowered the submarine fired on
them, severely wounding the captain,
the mate, the engineer, a donkey man
and a cook. ,
News of the torpedoing of the Tre
vier came in a Keuter dispatch trom
Ymuiden, The torpedoing by a Ger
man submarine, the message adds,
occurred off Schevingen, Holland,
Twenty-four members of the crew,
of whom eight are wounded, have
been brought to Ymuiden.
Relief Ship Hits Mine. '
New York, April 5. The Belgian
relief steamship Feistein has been
sunk in the North Sea while ap
proaching Rotterdam, according to- a'
cablegram received here today by the
Belgian Relief commission. It is be
lieved it struck a mine.
The commission had received no
word from the London headquarters
which sent the message about the
Feistein regarding the torpedoing of
the Trevier.
Both vessels carried crews made up
mostly of Belgians and Hollanders,
and it is believed no Americans were
on either, vessel.
Resolution and
Senate on Passage
REPlDLKAMf.
Borah Hale Penroao
Brady Hardin Polmlmtar
Brandrfoe Johnson, f.'al. Nherman
raider Jones. Wash, hmlth, Mich.
Colt Keller ftntont -
Cummlna Henyon Rlerllnr
Cnrtle Knex Neutherland
lulling ham lMlte Towneend
Fall Mrfmnber Wedaworth
Feraald MrLeaa - - Warren
Franue Nelson Watson
Frellnshasaea Mew . Weeks
Galtlncer Faffa Woleott
Total 89.
Total (or the resolut:on eighty-two.
'AGAINST THE RESOLUTION.
DEMOCRATS. -Lane
mono Vnrdamas
EKriBLICANS.
Gran-ma La "ollette Norrla
Total against the resolution six.
ABSENT OR PAIRED.
Bankhend Hollls Thomas
Goff .N'ewtand Tillman
Gore timlth, Md,
Of those absent it was announced
by various senators that all except
Senator Gore of Oklahoma would
have voted for the resolution if pre
sent. As to Senator Gore, Senator
Reed announced merely that he was
absent because of illness.
Omaha Looks Skyward as Two Big
Army Balloons Pass Over the City
First Balloon, Piloted by Lieu,
tenant Davidson, Lands at
Pacific Junction.
PASSENGERS IK SECOND
. Omaha looked skyward Thursday
morning, as two big army balloons
passed over the business district, go
ing south from Fort Omaha.
"Sand was occasionally thrown out
by the passengers, to lighten the bas
kets and allow the balloons to mount
higher. The . double spectacle was
more of a local war sensation than
Omaha had experienced for several
days.
Both balloons appeared to pass over
Farnam street, near Sixteenth. In the
first balloon, which was the smaller,
Lieutenant Davidson was pilot, and
Captain McElgin was his passenger.
It landed near Pacific Junction, la.,
eighteen miles south ot Council
Bluffs, and perhaps twenty-five miles
irom us starring point at tne tort.
MR. MILLER CAUSES
SENSATION IN HOUSE
Reads Alleged Unpublished
Portion of Zimmermann Note
Sent Minister in Mexico,
UNTRUE, SAYS MB. LANSING
Washington, April 5. Representa
tive Miller of Minnesota, republican
member of the foreign affairs com
mittee, sprung a sensation during dis
cussion of the war resolution in the
house today by declaring that an un
published paragraph of the Zimmer
mann note offered to establish a sub
marine base in a Mexican port, supply
Mexico with unlimited Quantities of
arms and ammunition and send Ger
man reservists in the United States
to Mexico.
Representative Miller further said
he understood three German schoon
ers had landed on the western coast
of Mexico and that Villa was sur
rounded by German officers, who had
taken charge of the drilling of his
men. Reliable information, he said,
also was that the Carranza army was
"not much better."
Alleged Quotation.
The jnpublishcd portion of the
Zimmermann note Miller quoted as
follows:
"Agreeably to the Mexican govern
ment, submarine bases will be estab
lished at Mexican ports, from which
will be supplied arms, ammunition
and supplies. ' Alt reservists are or
dered into Mexico. Arrange to at
tack all along the border."
It has been understood, but never
officially announced, that the full text
of the Zimmermann instructions ' to
German Minister Von ickhart was
not published with the main portion,
which revealed the attempt to' ally
Mexico and Japan in wa:- against the
United States. Members of the for
eign affairs committees in congress,
however, had been supplied with the
full text and with other evidences of
German intrigues against this govern
ment. ,
Lansing Contradicts Miller.
When Representative Miller's quo
tation was submitted to Secretary
Lansing, however, the secretary of
state declared the Zimmermann in
structions "contained nothing of the
sort." :
The second and larger balloon fol
lowed the first one by only a few min
utes and in about the same course, but
was closer to the grouud in passing
over the city. . Leo Stevens, civilian
initructor, was its pilot. His paisen
gers trsre Captains Trentice, Mulhir
and -Geiger and Lieutenant Jouett-)t
was the latter's first flight, . , .
Tabor, la., was the place of landing
for the larger balloon,
Weather was fins for the Sights.
As only light winds prevailed the offi
cers enjoyed unusually - pleasant
flight). On windy days, , balloon
flights are said to resemble stormy
sea voyages. . , . .' .
A rumor around town spread dur
ing the morning to the effect that one
of the balloons had exploded. ' This
notion started from some spectators
losing sight of one of the gas bagsi
when it disappeared quite suddenly in 1
a cloud at a distance. I
Balloon flights have been made
lately as often as conditions permit
ted. The number of officers tsking
balloon night instruction has been in
creased at the fort.
REGULAR ARMY IS
SOON TO BE FILLED
If Becruitintr is ai Good in
April as in March All Va
cancies Will Be Closed.
TOUR STATES NEXT WEEK
If army recruiting throughout the
country is as good during April as it
was in Marcn an existing vacancies
will be filled in the present authorized
strength of all organizations of the
regular army. This word has just
been received by James F. McKinley,
in charge of the army recruiting sta
tion here. ,
During March the total enlistments
in the army were 6,723 men, the cap
tain has been informed by Ad
jutant General G, W. Read at Wash
ington. The latter has directed that
if recruits are secured here faster
than they can be sent to training
stations, they shall be fed and lodged
here temporarily at government ex
pense. ..............
Mors Recruits. ,
Eight more recruits .were enlisted
in the army here Thursday, making
a total of twenty-nine -since iAprii I.
Beginning next week Captain Me
Kinlev will send out special canvas
sing parties' of two men each to re
cruit for three days in the vicinity of
Shenandoah, Boone, Fremont, Cres
ton, Carroll and Columbus. Letters
are now being sent to mayors and
postmasters asking co-operation.
A snecial party will also recruit for
a week at Nor ft Platte,, and then go
to Sidney for a week. A new sub
station will later be started at one of
those towns. Mayors of towns near
the ten 'rearular substations are also
being asked to assist in sending pros
pective recruits to thosj stations.
Scouts Not to Bs Represented
At Big Patriotic Meeting
Boy Scouts will not participate in
at the Auditorium Saturday evening.
The chief executive of the local
scout council savs the scouts are
not a military organiratinn and there
fore have decided not to take any
formal or official part in the demon-stratiotv,
Nebrashan Says Sober Second
Thought Being Felt by
American People.
COOPER LEADS OPPOSITION
Washington, April 5. With scores
of representatives, still awaiting theii
turn to speak uponhe war resolution
passed last night by the senate, indi
cations were that a ote would not he
reached by the house on the measure
until late tonight.
Toward 7 o'clock Chairman Flood,
in charge of the resolution, sought an
agreement to have the committee of
the whole to report the resolution in
the house with a view to early action.
There was immediate opposition.
Speaker Clark said everybody ought
to have a right to speak and the
house should stay in session until the
early hours of the morning or all
night if necessary. Mr. Flood then
withdrew his request and speechri
were resumed.
Sloan Opposes Measure.
Representative Heflin of Alabama,
democrat, bitterly - criticized Repre
sentative Kitchin,-who opposed the
resolution, declaring it was humiliat
ing to the democrats and that if he
himself had made such a speech he
would have followed it up by resign
ing from congress. Some hisses cams
from the .democratic side, and Mr,
Heflin said they were from those who
were for the kaiser, .
Representative Sloan of Nebraska,
republican, declared the sober second
thought of the American people, in
cluding congress, is being felt and
that ten days' delay of the vote would
defeat the resolution in its present
shape. . . , '
Representative Lenroot of Wiscon
sin, republican, said he would support
the resolution, since not -to do so
would mean that "we would submit
to Germany warring on us withoirt
using force to prevtnt it." "
Htf denrtd that Engiandi In planting"
mines -in the Kortlt Sea and creating
a military1 tone there had volatied in
ternational law, i
- ; Seventy Would Speak. ' .-
Seventy members of the house still
desired opportunity to sneak at 4
o'clock, Representative Fitzgerald,
presiding, announced.
Democratic Leader Kitchin Kitchin
announced late today that he would
speak and vote against the war reso
lution. . j
"I hate to do it, but " said
Kitchin. :
Kitchin's defection from, the ad
ministration ranks is not expected to
embarrass passage of the resolution.
Although floor leader of the presi
dent's party in the house, he has op
posed practically all the preparedness
measures. He supported the armed
neutrality bill, ,
Word that Democratic Leader
Kitchin would speak and vote against
the resolution quickly filled the cham
ber. He began his unexpected on
slaught on the war resolution soon
after 3 o'clock.
After saying that he would not crit
icise those who would vote for it. he
declared he thought he should vote
his convictions regardless of conse
quences. "I know my vote will be criticised
from one end of the country to the
other," said Kitchin.
- "Lcannot leav: to my children land
and riches, nor fame, but I can leave
to' them a name that, regardless of
consequences, I never hesitated to
vote my convictions." N"
Kitchin spoke slowly and with
great emphasis.' His voice showed
the effects of the strain under which
he labored. . '..""'
"Prayerfully impressed with the
gravities of the situation and appre
ciating the penalties that war will
impose," said he, "my conscience and
judgment have shown the path of
my duty and I must tread it, if I
tread it barefooted and alone. I have
prayed for guidance. I have reached
the conclusion that I must vote
against this resolution."
- Pacifists Cheer Up.
The pacifist group, who two days
ago were ready to vote for the reso
lution, cheered up noticeably over
Kitchin's attitude. ' Representative
Henslcy of Missouri announced that
lie now would vote against the reso-
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