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: i Insulting Peace Advocate Is Sent f J j , fcM3f Cft - HlfflS I M ll tVi Group Oppose Alliance With Ger- , ;
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House Is So Slow in Organizing That
President Is Forced to Delay Ad
dress Until 8 o'clock Speech Is
Most Lengthy One, Reviewing En
tire History of German Relations,
Declaring State of War Exists and
Asking Authority to Use Resources
WASHINGTON, April 2.-rrcsi-dent
Wilson will deliver his "war"
address before a joint sessicn of con
gress tonight at 8 o'clock.
Organization proceedings in the
house this afternoon proceeded so
slowly that it became apparent the
president would have no opportunity
to spenk much before six o'clock, it
was then decided to postpone the
hour until eight o'clock. At that
time, in ono of (he longct addresses
he lias delivered to congress, Presi
dent Wilson will inform the national
law making body which alone has the
war making power, how the acts of
Germany and the predatory violence
of German submarines have brought
the United States into a state of war
with the imperial German government
not the German people.
Declare War Kxists.
It is expected on every hand thai
the president will ask that congress
declare that n state of war exists and
to that end Chairman Flood of the
house foreign affairs committee has
drawn a resolution.
While the president, and his ad
visers arc confident that a great ma
jority in congress, as well as the
country, si and behind him and a
state of war resolution is not ex
pected 'fo lie passed tonight, its pas
sage may be a matter of one or two
or even more days, but the temper of
y congress gives evidences that it will
be passed by a large majority.
Meanwhile prepa rat ions are being
carried forward in the military bran
ches of the government to carry out
the instructions of congress, after
the president has spoken.
.Defense. A?ousuros.
JNationa! detenso war measures
and bills for patriotic purposes lire
dominated in the. great number of
bills introduced today in congress.
One of the first was by Rcprcscn
fative Kahn of California . to pro
vide for universal military training
for men between 18 and 22.
Materially amended to make it ef
fective in promptly raising armed
forces, Senator Chamberlain, chair
man of the senate military committee,
virtually completed his universal com
pulsory military training bill.
The chief changes provide!) '.for
registration nnd training this year of
men between 'JO and 2i. In subse
quent years men of 21, 22 and 2M
years would lie subject to training
upon call of the president.
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WASHINGTON, April 2. The war
department today called into the fed
eral service the following National
Guard organizations for police pur
poses :
Second West Virginia infantry,
Fourth Virginia infantry and Ilntlery
1', field artillery, Virginia.
CHICAGO, April 2. On order,
from Washington, General Harry
commanding the central department.
C. S. A., todav instructed that a tcm-
)orary halt be railed in recruitin
for the National Guard regiments in
this department.
Among National Guard officers it
u said that inability to equip the
recruits as fast ns they enlisted had
been the cause of the order. It a
saiil that the interruption doubtless
would be brief.
Sprawling in Corridors of Capitol 11 J JSOllf 1 1. i,J g 111 .JI i j .L. L .JLfMiS many. whil Army c,,iefs' Hav"
by Massachusetts Senator, Who I i l LpS II Lr I EtP f T- V inn Been Promised Texas, Arizona
Despite Age is Master in Art. I f pf fciif4 fi fill f f l?$ I II lsPs JaJ i and New Mexico Seek An Invasion.
WASHINGTON, April 2. A per
sonal encounter between Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts and Alex
ander Bannwart of Dorchester, Maud.,
in which the senator knocked his op
ponent down, occurcd today In the
corridors of the rapitol.
Bannwart, with the Rev. Paul Har
ris Drake of Christ church, Dor
chester, and several other men and
women of pacifist delegations, called
Senator Lodge to the door of his com
mittee room and asked him to vote
against a declaration of war with
Germany. Senator Lodge replied that
if President Wilson asked for suih
a declaration, he certainly would
support it.
Omnrd! I Jar! Hlff!
"That Is cowardice," retorted one
of the crowd.
"National degeneracy is worse than
cowardice," replied the Massachusetts
seuator.
"You are a coward," said Bann
wart. "You are a liar," retorted Senator
Lodge. '' -
Bannwart advanced and struck the
senator, who then, despite tiis sixty
odd years, launched a blow that sent
Bannwart sproyvling on the hard tiles
of the corridor.
Bannwart and several of his friends
were taken in charge by the capitol
police.
Bannwart told the capitol police lie
was not the aggressor and contended
that Senator Lodge struck the first
blow. In other respects his story did
not differ greatly from that told by
employes in the senator's office.
Ibinmvnrt Arrested.
After Senator Lodge finished with
the pacifist, David B. Herman of this
city stepped in and according to spec
tators, pummelcd Bannwart, cutting
several gashes in his forehead and
spreading blood over his face. Bann
wart was taken to a police station
with directions that a charge of as
sault on Senator Lodge bo preferred
against him.
Senator Lodge appeared on the
floor when tho senate met and ap
parently was no worso for his en
counter. Scores of senators went
over to the Massachusetts senator's
desk and shook his hand.
Pacifist Veiflon.
'Pacifist headquarters gave out a"
statement ahout the affair, which In
part was as follows:
'A group of Massachusetts dele
gates to the peace gathering were re
ceived by Senator Lodge. A plea of
peace was presented nnd replied to
by Senator I.odgo. On pome further
talk hy Alexander Bannwart of Bos
ton, an American said to lie of Swiss
descent, tho senator suddenly called
'You are a damned liar.'
"Tho Massachusetts man replied,
I must ci-.ll you' or words to that ef
fect.
"fin this senator Lodge struck
Bannwart ill tho face. The Boston
man struck back, knocking tho sen
ator down. Thereupon a group of
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
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tine of I'lirte Sinn's scoiit cruisers In here shown with n gnu trained
Kioiiprlnr. Williclni anil the Prince 111 til Ii Ii derli Ii, A mm' wilnl sin the
the iiileriKil ship's
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WHITE TULIP IS
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NEW YORK, April 2. Several
thousand militants and nearly a
thousand pacifists filled a number of
special trains for Washington which
left Now York today beginning short
ly after midnight. Although tho ad
vocates of peace were outnumbered
they got away first, eight hours in
advanco of the first train bearing
those who styled themselves "patriot
pilgrims" and who Cavor war.
Each pacifist carried a while tulip
and wore an arm band Inscribed
'keep out of war". Professor Ellery
C. Stowell of Columbia university,
who led tho war pilgrims, said ho
expected nearly 2 0,000 persons would
go from New York on this errand.
"Why should patriots go to Wash
ington now?" begins a statement Is
sued by tho committee in charge of
tho war pilgrims. Tho statement
continues.
"The hour has struck to put an
end lo tho Prussian olfgrachy and the
house of Hohenzollern. There can be
no peaco or democracy In theyorld
until those enemies of democracy bite
tho dust."
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liKKI.IN, April 2. litissian forces
after strong ai'fillct'v preparation ves
lerday launched an offensive along
a breadth of more than four miles
against the German positions on the
Kumanian frontier heights on both
sides of the Oil in: valley, but were re
pulsed says the official statement
todav.
CRUISER KEEPS GUNS TRAINED ON INTERNED GERMAN LINERS.
H3 - to lit ff. "1 ..' o. wsr n
Kxtra precautious hcing tiikcn to
struetioll of ail iron gate at the entrance uciarcst tlio cxcetllivo offices
There never was a gate there licfor.
The smaller picturo shows a sentry box at a corner of tlio liiireiiu of
Kiigraving ami Printing.' There is one at each corner, to protect this
building from psics ami secret agents who might try to boiiili it or gel
passcssion of government wcrets.
ALLIED DRIVE
10 ST. QUENTIN
British Take Croisiles, Longatte, Doi
gnies, Atilly and Villeclioles
French Advance to German Posi
tions at St. Quintiri, Where Lines
are Found Strongly Held.
: LONDON, April 2. The British
have captured Cordislles, after a des
perate' defense by the Germans, Ren
ter's correspondent at British head
quarters rcporU. The town of Logh
atte and also lioignies have been cap
tured by the Britibli. wo took some
prisoners.
FROM A STFF COIUtHSPOM) OF
THIS ASSOCIATED PRESS, BRITISH
HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Apr.
2. British forces today widened tho
wodgo they had Inserted in tho Ger
man lino In Hie region of St. (lueritla
and captured tlio villages of Atilly
and Vlllechclcs, respectively, touth
east and northeast of the village of
'crniand.
liefore St. OjK-nliii
PARIS, April 2. French patrols
advauced last night to the German
positions liefore St. Quentln, which
they found to lie held In force. South
of Allctte the French drove the Ger
mans beyond Vauxaillon. Tlio war of
fice today gave out the following ac
count of these operations:
"In the region of St. Ouontln our
patrols pushed forward northeast of
Dallon and north of Castres, (these
towns aro about three milei from
St. Quentin), as far as tho enemy
lines, which they found to bo held
strongly. In the sector of the Olse
there was heavy fighting between
tho advanced posts. South of tho
Ailette our troops drove the Germans
beyond Vauxaillon. Tlio number of
prisoner taken yestorday wero 120
We captured five machlno guns.
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on livo interned tiemmn raider nt.
gun held ready for use on the Instil lit
FORCEGERMANS
guard President Wilson include eon
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.WASHINGTON, April 2. The
house chaplain includud in his, prayer
a pica for patriotism.
".Diplomacy has failed," he prayed,
"moral suasion has failed. Appeals
to reason and justice have been swept
aside.
"We abhor war and love peace, but
if war has been or shall be forced
upon us, we pray that the heart of
every American citizen may throb
with patriotic feeling and that a unit
ed people may rally round our presi
dent to hold up his hand in every
measure deemed necessary to protect
the lives of American citizens and
safeguard our inheritance."
Nearly the entire senate member
ship was present when Vice-Vrcsi-
dent Marshall called for order, and,
after the invocation, the president's
proclamation calling for the extra
ordinarv session was read.
In the senate the chaplain also
referred to the problems confronting
congress.
"Amid the confusion nnd violence
of the world today we cannot know
the things that may shortly como to
pass," he prayed.
"Lead 'ms, 0 God, ilhrougll tile
darkness unlil Hie day dawns and
shadows flee away. Grant us cour
age lo defend the truth. At this
critical time in the history of our
country, lead these, thy servants, in
a plain path and inspire thciii with
lofty principles."
TURKS 10SI 8,000
IN BATTLE OF GAZA
LONDON, April 2. Andrew lloiiar
Law, member ol (he lirilish war
council, today stated in the house of
commons that the total casualties
suffered by the Turks in the battle of
Gaza, in Palestine, were HIIIHI. The
total number of British killed, lie
added, was less than (0(1.
tlio I'liil'idc'l'lila navy yard the
mi)' suspicious n lion Is ohscrvcil on
LAREDO, Texas, April 2. Inter
nal politics, used as a lever In an ef
fort to regulate Mexico's course in
International affairs,' have brought
about a situation of tho utmost grav
ity In J hut republic, according to trav
oilers just arrived from tho Mexican
capital.
Those travelers say tho constltu
tlonaltst party, now holding the reins
of government, Is divided in a
called "civil" group and a military
party embracing many of tho chiefs
of the army. Tremendous pressure Is
being brought to bear on General Car
ranza by each party but tho president
olect, so far has not definitely aligned
himself with tho policy of either, al
though it Is known ho desires to curb
the unduo activities of the military
according to tho recent arrivals.
Tho civil party, tlioso men say, wa.
firongly opposed to any alliance with
Germany against tho United StuU.s
and is standing firm for a policy of
neutrality In the event of tho entry of
tlio United States into tlio European
conflict.
Tho military party, according to
those stories, is strongly pro-German
and advocates tho entry of Mexico
into hostilities against its northern
neighbor with all that such entry Im
plies.
Promised American Slates,
According lo tho soul s men
tinned- previously Germany is alleged
to have promised the .Mexican mili
Inry chiefs Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico, in the event the proposed
alliance should be successful and also
Hritish Honduras, bordering on Yuen
tan. As evidence of the tenseness of
the situation in Mexico City, those
arriving here instance the suppression
.of two prominent newspapers, Kl
Nacionalc, an afternoon paper and
Kl Universal, a morning paper. Gon-
salo do J,a 1'arra, editor of El Nil
ciouale, recently published il signed
editorial protesting against the mis
use of authority by military men and
the abuse id' civilians by offi
cers. The editora! was printed the
next morning by Felix Palavicini
editor of El Cnivcrsal, who com
molded favorably upon its tone.
PajM'irs Suppressed.
General lli'iiamin Hill, military
commander id' the city, called at Hie
national palace to sec General Our
ranzn regarding these editorials and
when told it was impossible for Car-
ranza to see him then, is said to have
baldly denounced the civil party and
the position of Luis Cabrera, finniiei
minister, whom he designated as tin
tool ol' the United Stales,
Hill, it is sairl, then left and inline
diately ordered (he suppression of
both papers mid the arrest of l'ala
vioini and Do ,a I'arra.
All troops in the capital arc und
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
ARRANGE TRUCE
JTAIIF.Z, Mexico April 2 - A truce
has been arranged between Villa and
General Murguia, the de faelo com
launder, according to a refugee who
arrived here yesterday from Chihua
hua City. According to this refugee
who Wat in the state capital when
the fighiing occurred, Carlos Kctel-
sen, a leading German rc-idfiit of
Chihuahua City, went to Villa outside
of the city with a proposal to cease
his attack upon the city, urging Villa
!.. wait until the United States de
clared war upon Gcnnunv, when
both factions Would unite against the
United Stales, (lie refugee said,
By Vote of 217 to 205, Democratic
Speaker Is Re-Elected Resolu
tion Offered try Chairman Flood
Declaring State of War Exists
With Germany and Authorizing the
President to Use All Country's Re
sources to Carry on War.
WASHINGTON, April 2. Speak
er Clark was re-eleeted today by a
voto of 217- to 205 over his republi
can opponent, Representative Mnnii,
as the first step in organization of
tho house of representatives the
necessary preliminary to tlio delivery .
of President Wilson's war address.
With the re-election of Speaker
Clark, it seemed certain that Presi
dent Wilson will deliver his. add! ess
late this afternoon.
It is expected on every hnnii that
ho will ask congress to declare that
a :-tate of war. exists between tho
United Nlntcx'-nfiH- fflerhmny. V.' ij ;
This seemed so certain thi-.t- Chair
man Flood of tlio houso foreign of
faiin committee, the administration
spokesman I lit; re, prepared a resolu
tion to declare a state of wnr anu
authorize the president to uet The
resolution follows; '
War Resolution.
"Whereirs, tno recent cour3e of
I ho imperial German government is in
fact nothing' less than war against
the government and people of tho
United Stales ;
"Ifesolved, by tho sennlo and house
of representatives of America, in
congress assembled, that the slate of
belligerency between' the United
Stales and the imperial German gov
ernment, wliich had thus been thrust
upon the United Slates, is hereby
formally declared,
"Thai (he president lie, nnd he is
hereby, authorized lo tako immediate
steps not only to put the country in
thorough state of defense, but also
to exert all of its power and employ
all of its resources lo carry on war
against the imperial German govern
ment and to bring the conflict to a
successful termination."
liideK'ii(lents for Clark.
All of the democrats present and
four of Ihe so-called independents,
Mar! in, progressive-protectionist of
Louisiana; Schall, progressive of
Miuesota; Loudon, socialist of New
York, and llandall, prohibitionist of
California, voted for Clark.
To republicans, Gardner and Fuller
of Massachusetts, voted for Repre
sentative Lenroot of Wisconsin; Rep
resentatives Dalliuger of Massachu
setts and Gray of New Jersey, voted
for Representative Gillette of Massa
chusetts, ami Representatives James
of Michigan and Haskell of New
York, republicans, volcd present.
Tho speaker was escorted to
the chair by a committee of
which Representative Mann was the
chairman, lie was greeted with loud
applause as he spoke in part as fol
lows :
Clark's Acceptance.
"I fully appreciate the fact that
it will be exceed. ugly difficult to dis
charge the duties of the speakership
in this house. II will be almost im
possible to do so without the hearty,
co-operation of the members without
iviird to parly affiliations', I will
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
WASHINGTON', April 2. Woman
sul'l'ragisls, silent sentinels, took up
their "peaceful" picketing nt tho
white house gates again today in a
further effort to persuade President
Wilson to support the suffrage con
stitutional aini'iiihiicnl,