VOL. LVII NO. 17,586.
POKTLAXl, OREGON, iDKSDAT, APRIL. 3, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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PRESIDENT ASKS
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Congress Urged to Gall at
Least 500,000 Men.
UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADVISED
Aid to Allies and Conflict Only
With Prussian Govern
ment Advocated.
JOINT SESSION ADDRESSED
Mr. Wilson Speaks Just as
News of Sinking of Armed
American Ship Arrives.
WASHINGTON, April 2-Presi-dent
Wilson tonight urged Congress,
assembled in joint session, to declare
a state of war existing between the
United States and Germany.
In a dispassionate but unmeasured
denunciation of the course of the im
perial German government, which he
characterized as a challenge to all
mankind and a warfare against all
nations, the President declared that
neutrality no longer was feasible or
desirable where the peace of the
world was involved; that armed neu
trality had become ineffectual enough
at best and was likely to produce
what It was meant to prevent, and
urged that Congress accept the gage
of battle with all the resources of the
Nation.
War Long Waged by Germany.
"I advise that the Congress declare
the recent course of the imperial Ger
man government to be In fact nothing
less than war against the Government
nnd people of the United States," said
the President, "that it formally ac
cept the status of belligerent which
has thus been thrust upon it, and it
take steps not only to put the coun
try In a more thorough state of de
fense, but also to exert all its power
and employ all its resources to bring
the government of the German em
pire to terms and end the war."
When the President had finished
speaking resolutions to declare a
state of war existing were introduced
In both houses of Congress, referred
to appropriate committees and will be
debated tomorrow. There is no doubt
of their passage.
U. S. Must Make World Safe.
The objects of the United States In
entering the war, the President said,
are to vindicate the principles of
peace and justice against "selfish and
autocratic " power." Without selfish
ends, for conquest, or dominion, seek
ing no Indemnities or material com
pensations for the sacrifices it shall
make, the United States must enter
the war, he said, to make the world
safe for democracy, as only one of the
champions of the rights of mankind,
and would be satisfied when those
rights were as secure as the faith and
freedom of nations could make them.
The President's address was sent in
full to Germany by a German official
news agency for publication in that
country. The text also went to Eng
land, and a summary of its contents
was sent around the world to other
nations.
Germany "Foe to Liberty."
To carry on an Effective warfare
against the German government,
which he characterized as a "natural
foe to liberty," the President recom
mended: Utmost practical co-operation in
counsel and action with the govern
ments already at war with Germany.
Extension of liberal financial cred
its to those governments so that the
resources of America may be added,
so far as possible, to theirs.
Organization and mobilization of
all the material resources of the
country.
Army of 500,000 Advised.
Full equipment of the Navy, par
ticularly for means of dealing with
eubmarine warfare.
An Army of at least 500,000, based
on the principle of universal liability
to service and .the authorization of ad
ditional increments of 500,000 each as
they are needed or can be handled in
training.
Raising necessary money for the
WAR I!
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WAR MESSAGE IS
CLOSELY GUARDED
PRESIDENT DETERMINED WIIKN
JDXD IS MADE UP.
Morning Is Spent on Golf Units to
Prepare for Address to Con- -gress
After Organization.
WASHINGTON, April 2. Reluctant
up to tha last moment to take the final
step In the long controversy with Ger
many, President .Wilson showed as soon
as he got up early this morning; that he
was ready for the Inevitable task.
. Before breakfast bis address to Con
gress, written by himself on hla type
writer, was sent; to the public printer
in a sealed envelope.
Secretary Tumulty was called to the
White House an hour earlier than
usual. . and the President grave word
that he was ready to appear before
Congress Just as soon aa the House
organized.
Realizing: that It would be hours be
fore he could . speak, the President
freshened up on the grolf links until
noon. Ha received frequent bulletins
on the progress of the organization of
the House and expressed pleasure when
told that Speaker Clark had- been re
elected. The contents of the message were
more clearly guarded than ever before.
Not even members of the Cabinet saw
the text, although they knew In a gen
eral way what the President planned
to say.
- Mr. Wilson read the proof of the ad
dress himself.
BOBCAT HUNTRESS FILES
Miss Catherine Nod I no Applies for
Timber Reserve Homestead.
BANDON, Or, April 2. (Special.)
Miss Catherine Nodlne, . of Northern
Curry County, credited with being the
champion woman bobcat huntress of
the state, has filed application with
United States Commissioner H. X. Stu
art at Port Orford for one of Uncle
Sam's homesteads In the timber re
serve. Miss NoAlne and her shepherd
dog have accouj .ted for more than 100
wildcats and lynx.
With her mother, she successfully
conducts a stock and dairy ranch near
Denmark, doing their own plowing,
fencing, land clearing, etc There Is not
a man on the place and there is not a
better developed ranch for Its size in
that neighborhood.
SAFEBL0W1NG RESULT ODD
Prisoners on Short Stations Until
Jail Key Is Recovered.
HTLLSBORO. Or.,' April 2 (Special)
Principal sufferers by the attempt of
yeggs to blow the . safe in the Sher
iff's office early Sunday morning were
the prisoners in the Washington Coun
ty Jail, for the key to the cage was
locked in the wrecked strong box and
they could not be released. The six
men behind the bars were on short ra
tions until late In the afternoon, when
experts succeeded in cutting into the
wrecked safe.
Heavy tax collections were made
Saturday and a rich haul was probably
expected. '
WOMEN PLAN FOOD RELIEF
Intensive Gardening Move Backed
by Suffrage Party.
NEW TORE. April 2.--Flans to or
ganize the women of New York state
to Increase the food supply by inten
sive home gardening and eliminating
waste were announced here last night
by officers of the Women's Suffrage
party In connection with ihe offer of
its services to the Government in the
event of war.
Mrs. Ruth LItt, who for several years
has successfully managed her farm of
120 acres at East Patchogue, Long
Island, has been appointed chairman of
a committee having this work in
charge.
RECRUITING MARK PASSED
March Enlistments at Chicago Great
est Since 1898.
CHICAGO. April 2. March broke all
recruiting records in Chicago since the
Spanish-American war, according to
estimates of Army, Navy and Marine
Corps officers.
Official figures were not made public,
but it was estimated that the total
number of recruits in the three branches
will be about 1200.
LIBERTY OFFERED FINLAND
Russian Ministry Declared Optimis
tic Over Situation.
WASHINGTON, April 2. The Fin
land Senate, now in session, is reported
by American Minister Morris at Stock
holm to have offered liberty to the
Finnish people.
Ambassador Francis at Petrograd re
ported that the new Russian Ministry
was optimistic over the general situa
tion, which was declared very good.
FRENCH EXPRESS WRATH
Senate Adopts Resolution Calling
for Crushing of Prussianism.
PARIS, April 2. The Senate showed
Its wrath Saturday at the devastation
in Northern France by adopting a se
olution denouncing to the civilized
world the acts of the Germans and de
manding that the authors be punished.
Continuation of the war until German !
imperialism and militarism are deft- J
nltely crushed was agreed upon. '
WAR RESOLUTION
BEFORE CONGRESS
Measure Appears Moment
President Leaves.
ALL RESOURCES PLEDGED
Mr. WiIson: Directed to ; Use
Every Means to Prosecute
War to Successful End. .
DEF ENSE NOT ONLY OBJECT
Declaration Referred at Once
to Committees and Adjourn
ment Taken to Today.
. WASHINGTON, April 2. Imme
diately after the President left the
Capitol, the Senate and House re
convened, and an identical joint reso
lution was introduced in both houses
declaring the existence of a state of
war and directing the President to
employ all the resources of the coun
try to carry on war against the im
perial German government and bring
the conflict to a successful conclusion.
Measures Are Identical.
Because of the opposition to the
measure of Senator Stone, chairman
of the foreign relations committee,
the resolution was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Martin, of Vir
ginia, the Democratic floor leader.
Representative Flood, chairman of the
foreign affairs committee, introduced
it in the House.
The resolution follows:
"Joint resolution declaring that a
state of war exists between the im
perial German government and the
Government and people of the United
States, and making provision to
prosecute the same:
"Whereas, the recent acts of the
imperial German government are acts
of war against the Government and
people of the United States;
State of War Declared.
"Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled, that the state of war be
tween the United States and the im
perial German government, which has
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JOHNSON EJECTS
WOMEN PACIFISTS
REPRESENTATIVE WANTS NO
. MORE OF LITERATURE. .
Door Is Shown When Delegate Says
'Crooked Congressmen Are Work
injr : for War , Participation.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April .2. The pacifists In the
raid on the Capitol today visited only
one Congressman from the Northwest.
Representative Albert . Johnson. ' of
Washington. Only the fact that- 'Mr.
Johnson's -callers were women saved a
repetition of the Lodge fight. When
the pacifist delegation . invaded . Mr.
Johnson's office they said they wanted
to present some enlightening literature.
Tve been' getting your literature
by the bale." said Mr.-Johnson. There
is a. lot of It down there now, he said,
pointing to a well-filled wastebasket.
"Don't present any more," added Mr.
Johnson, "for I don't want to bother
to throw.lt away.".
One of the pacifists, diving Into ,Mr.
Johnson's basket, pulled out a copy of
the New Tork Call and told Mr. John
son to read what it said about "Munition-workers
and crooked Congress
men" working for war.
"Go out, and take that stuffy with
you." cried Mr. Johnson.
"Ah," came back the pacifist, "we
knew that 'crooked Congressman'
stuff would get you."
At this Mr. Johnson peremptorily or
dered the delegation out of his office,
and he did it so firmly that they with
drew. Other members from the North
west were not molested today.
FIANCEE FOLLOWS SOLDIER
Unexpected Transfer Does Not Pre-
vent Wedding.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 2. (Spe
cial.) Sergeant James B. Bellinger, 24,
of the United States Army, was ordered
here unexpectedly by the War Depart
ment, from Leavenporth, Kan." Bis
fiancee. Miss Ethel Violet Bruce. 21. of
Kansas City, Mo., followed and arrived
today.
Both hurried to the County Auditor's
office, where J. W. Gardner, a local
druggist. ' acted as witness, having
known Mr. Balllnger In Mead, Colo.,
and Miss Bruce In Kansas City. Rev.
E. B. Collier, rector of St, Luke's Epis
copal Church, married the couple.
SAGAMORE BELIEVED SUNK
Bay State and Vlnovla Go Through
Submarine ne In Safctj.
BOSTON, April 2. The Warren line
steamer Bay State and the Cunarder
Vinovia arrived today from a foreign
port.
Members of the crew of the Bay
State said reports were current In Eng
land that the steamer Sagamore struck
a mine and was lost with all hands.
WIND STORM KILLS SIX
Score or More Injured and Property
Damage Big in Mississippi.
JACKSON. Miss, April 2. Belated re
ports of the windstorm which swept
the state. last night now show six dead
and a score or .more Injured.
Property damage will run high.
A SUNRISE THAT HERALDS HIS DOOM AROUND
CONGRESS HERS
WILDLY FOB M
Patriotic Outburst Greatest
Ever in Capitol,
SUPREME JUSTICES APPLAUD
Lane and La Folbtte Hear
Address in Silence, While -Others
Shout Madly.
PARTY LINES WIPED OUT
Reauests for Declaration and
for 500,000 Men Provoke
Deafening Demonstration.
WASHINGTON, April 2, Presi
dent Wilson's appearance before Con
gress was marked by a scene of the
greatest enthusiasm ever shown since
he began delivering his addresses in
person. Crowds on the outside of the
Capitol cheered him frantically as he
entered and as he left. Congress
roared cheer after cheer in an out
burst of patriotic enthusiasm.
From the galleries the only mem
bers who appeared not to be joining in
the demonstration were some : Sena
tors of the group which the President
branded as "willful men, who, by
preventing a vote on the armed neu
trality bill, had made the great Gov
ernment of the United States con
temptible." Chief Justice Joins Cheers. -
Chief Justice White was among
those who cheered loudly and there
wa no division of spirit between Re
publicans and Democrats.
The President reached the Capitol
about 8:40. As his big motor swung
around before the east front of the
big building, two "troops of the Sec
ond Cavalry Regiment, on guard, sa
bers glittering under the arc lights,
swept the plaza clear, while the hun
dreds of people cheered.
He was taken immediately to the
Speaker's room and then into the
House chamber, where the "Senators
were just filing in. -
Filibusters Do Not Cheer.
Six members of the Senate, who
had taken' seats in front of the
Speaker's stand, stood and faced
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THE WORLD.
SIX GERMAN BOMB
PLOTTERS GUILTY
NEW TORK FEDERAL JURY OUT
50 MINUTES.
Sentence Will Bo Pronounced Fri
dayConspiracy to Destroy Food
and Munition Sblps Proved.
NEW TORK. April S. Six Germans
were convicted by a Jury In the Federal
District Court here today of conspiracy
to destroy steamships carrying- food
and munitions from this port for the
entente allies by means of Incendiary
bombs.
The men - found . grallty are Captain
Charles von Klelnt. of Hoboken. a
chemist: Karl Schmidt, chief engineer
of the German steamship Frledrlch der
Grosse; Ernst Becker. .Frederick Kar
bade. Wllhelm Parades and George
Praedel. all assistant engineers of the
same vessel. The Jury was out E0
minutes.
The six men will be sentenced on
Friday. The maximum prison punish
ment for their offense is two years.
Captain Otto Wolpert, pier superin
tendent of the Atlas line, and Captain
Eno Bode, pier superintendent of the
Hamburg-American line. Jointly Indict
ed with those convicted, have not yet
been tried. Dr. Walter E. Scheele. also
Indicted, for whom the defendants tes
tified they manufactured the bombs,
fled when Federal agents a year ago
unearthed the plot, and Js believed to
be In Mexico.
PEACE TALK IS FEVERISH
German and Austrian Press Filled
With Reviews of Ciernin Speech.
BERXE, via Paris. April 2. German
and Austrian newspapers reaching
Switzerland today and telegraphic re
ports from Hungary are once more
filled with peace ideas. There has been
an almost feverish renewal of peace
discussions on the eve of the reopening
of the American Congress.
The Interview of Count Czernln, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister In
the Fremdenblaft not only has been
hailed by every editor, but made the
occasion of speeches of approval in
the legislatures and parliaments of all
the Teutonic allies. .
RELIEF WORKERS RETURN
Party . of Americans From Belgium
Arrives at Switzerland.
IjONDO?T. April S. The' American
Commission for Relief in Belgium to
day received a dispatch stating that the
first delegation of American relief
workers in Belgium and . Northern
France had arrived at Berne. Switzer
land. The party traveled In a special train
provided by the German authorities.
ORDERS FOR FLAGS SWAMP
Demand of Last 48 Honrs Pats All
Factories Far Behind.
NEW TORK, April 2. Unprecedented
demands for American flags of all
sizes have swamped flag makers with
orders far beyond their capacity, in
quiry among local manufacturers here
revealed today.
The calls in the last 48 hours. It was
said, have put the flag factories three
to five days behind their orders.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAVS- Maximum temperature. B2
decrees; minimum. 89 degrees.
TODAY'S Shower.; south to west winds.
War With Germany.
President liki Congress to derl.ro that state
ot war exl.ts with Germany. P. 1.
War resolution Is before Congress. Page 1.
Six German bomb plotters are convicted at
New York. Page 1.
Congress cheers wildly for war. Page 1.
Krupp publicity campaign Is bared by Carl
Ackerman. Page 4.
Pacifists jeered, beaten and subdued in
Washington. Page 3.
American armed ship Aztec is sunk. Pare 1.
War.
New Hlndenbura- line is crumbling. Page 3.
Senator Lana aliens self with pitiful group
of pacifists. Page 14.
National.
Senator Lodge knocks down violent "paci
fist" who attacks him. Page 2.
Hepresentatlve Johnson ejects women paci
fists. Page 1.
President calls on heads of departments for
conferences. Page 4.
Army and Navy in position to meet Imme
diate defense needs. Page 4.
Universal training bills again In Congress.
Page 14.
Speaker Clark is re-elected. Page 2.
Sport.
Beavers and Bees to play opening game in
' snow. Page 16.
"Can Penner win opener today" fans won
der. Page 19.
George-Sommers bout on tonight. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Highest prices of season paid for wheat and
oats at interior points. Page 21.
Wheat soars at Chicago on failure of ex
pected rains. Page 21.
Federal Shipping Board member declares
10OO ships are needed in 6 or 8 months.
Page 18.
Channel of SO feet provided at Tongue Point
Crossing. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Third Oregon drills hard amid preparations
to move. Page 3.
Legislature may provide support for Oregon
soldiers dependents. Page 9.
Movie exhibitors offer aid In recruiting.
Page 7.
Special train to bear exhibits to farmers of
Eastern Oregon. Page 8.
Charter petition filed but legality la ques
tioned. Page 8.
Red Cross rally tonight. Page 15.
Ministers declare Nation stands united.
Page 15.
Appeal for enlistment made by Mayor Albeo
on request of Adjutant-General White.
Page IS.
Amateur thief steals stamps from downtown
offices Sunday. Page 11.
Paul P. Whitham. trade Investigator, enter- (
talned by Chamber. Page IS.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 21.
Three Initiative bills sre Interlocking.
Psge 22.
Few motorists offer cars for use of National
Guard. Page 14.
Trunkloads of gin belonging to Chinese are
seised. . Page 14.
AMERICAN SHIP,
ARID, IS SIM
German Submarine Gets
Steamer Aztec.
13 OF 16 AMERICANS SAFE
First Armed Vessel to Sail
From American Port Meets
Fate Without Warning.
TORPEDO HAS DEADLY GAS
Ship Owned by Oriental Navi
gation Company Had Food
Supplies Valued $500,000.
PARIS, April 2. A French patrol
picked np 19 of the crew of the Aztec
Twenty-eight men are reported miss
ing. WASHINGTON, April 2. French
Admiralty dispatches to the French
Embassy here tonight announcing the
sinking without warning of the first
armed American merchant ship, tha
freighter Aztec, by a German sub
marine, said apparently Lieutenant
William Fuller Gresham and 12
American bluejackets, constituting
the armed guard of the vessel, had
been saved, but that 11 of the crew
were reported missing.
The guard, with the captain and
three other members of the crew in
the second boat to put off apparently
were picked up by the French patrol
boat Sirrius after three hours.
11 Thought Drowned.
Eleven men are thought to have
been drowned when the first boat to
put off was smashed.
The third boat, containing the sec
ond officer and 18 men, is not directly
accounted for, but the fact that only
11 reported are missing leads to the
belief it must have been picked up.
Torpedo Emits Deadly Gas.
The Admiralty report said the
Aztec, bound from New York to
Havre, was torpedoed without warn
ing yesterday off Ouessant. The tor
pedo struck squarely amidships, emit
ting a powerful gas and putting the
wireless out of commission.
Officials said the disaster would
not affect the policy of arming ships,
which will be continued in the most
efficient manner possible.
Late tonight, after hearing of the
French Admiralty dispatch indicating
that all of the members of the naval
guard were safe, Secretary Daniels
made public the guard's personnel.
It was composed of Lieutenant Will
iam F. Gresham and 12 enlisted men,
detached from the crew of the gun
boat Dolphin, stationed here.
Bluejackets Are Listed.
Following are the enlisted men,
with the residences of their next of
kin:
James A. Blevins, boatswain's
mate, second-class, Carter, Tenn.
Thomas E. Dillon, quartermaster,
first-class, Jersey City, N. J.
William H. Douglass, coxswain,
Terre Haute, Ind-
John I. Eopolucci, boatswain's mate,
first-class, Washington, D. C.
Adolph Hendrickson, coxswain,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Jacob J. Hilfiker, electrician, third
class, Baltimore.
Samuel Earl Israel, seaman, Hel
lerman, Ala.'
Clarence H. Kelly, quartermaster,
Trenton, N. J.
Joseph Kleinwinsky, seaman, second-class,
Newburg, W. Va.
William F. Rominger, gunner's
mate, second-class, Elizabethton,
Tenn.
Joseph A. Rucker, seaman, Roan
oke, Ala.' t "
Clarence H. Whitney, quartermas
ter, second-class, Cincinnati.
NEW YORK, April 2- The steam
ship Aztec, first armed American
merchant vessel to sail from a port
on this side of the Atlantic, was sunk
last night by a German submarine off
an island near Brest, France. The
cable message from the American
Consul at Brest to her owners, the
Oriental Navigation Company, gave
no inkling as to the fate of her crew.
An Associated: Press dispatch from
Paris said, however, that while some
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