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MEDFORD OREOON, TUESDAY, APRIL 3. 1917.
NO. 10
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RESOLUTEO
United States Launched in World
Conflict Only Formal Recognition
of Congress Awaited Cabinet
Holds War Session to Prepare for
Struggle, Raising of Money, Equip
ping of Navy and Raising of
Army to Half Million Men.
WASHINGTON, April X-Coiim,1-cration
of the v:ir resolution it 1 1 1
senate was forced over until tomor
row by objection of Senator La Toi
lette and in the house it was delayed
by lack of, organization of the for
oitfii affairs committee. It is expect
ed to come up for action in holh
houses tomorrow.
Meanwhile 'resident Wilson and
the cabinet discussed all phases of
preparations for the entrance of the
United States into the war and ad
ministration leaders iu congress be
gan laying- plans for raising money,
most of it, as the president suggest -ed,
bv a system of taxation on the
present generation.
The universal military service bill
was formally launched in the senate,
lloth Houses Adjourn.
Soon after the senate adjourned as
the climax of a stormy scene which
arose over La Follette's objections,
'ie house nlso adjourned. Hoth
house and senate meet tomorrow,
the house at noon and the senate at
10 a. m.
Senators of the committee at once
began to round up support for the
plan for their own party and also the
republican side and were hopeful that
by holding continuous sessions be
ginning tomorrow they could reach a
vote on the war resolution Friday.
The United States really is at war
with the German empire today, await
ing only the formal recognition id'
congress.
Every agency was moving to guard
the nation against the government
which President Wilson in his ad
dress to congress characterized as a
natural foe to liberty.
The cabinet at a war session was
called to discuss tin; extension of
credits of the nations already at war
jjvitli Germany; the raising of money
by taxation for use id' the United
States in the war; Hie wpiipmcut of
the navy to the fullest state of ef
ficiency to cope with the submarine
menace and the raising of a great
nrmy on the principle of universal lia
bility to service the first increment
of which is to be oOO.OIKI men.
Continue Mobilization.
The Council of National Ilcfciisc
and its advisory ninitlee in a joint
session continued the work of mobili
zation of the national resources to
(Continued on Pagu Six.)
28 LIVES LOST
S
WASHINGTON. April .1. A dis
patch from Ambassador Sharp dated
at Paris 5 p. m. yesterday said nine
teen survivors from the, Aztec were
landed' yesterday afternoon at Ilrcst
and 28 persons still were missing
and their rescue doubtful because ofjtirely with the president's Idea that
the heavy sea and storm. I most of tho expense should be met by
Ambassador Sharp cabled:
"The foreign office has just Inform-
ed me that the American steamer
Aztec was torpedoed at 8 jv. m. , last
night (Anrll 1) far out at sea off.
Island of Ushant. One boat from share or tho expense. They recog
the strainer has been found with nine-! nizo, however, that coming genera
t teen survivors who were landed this
afternoon (yesterday) nt Ilrcst.
(yesterday)
Twenty-eight persons aro still miss
ing and although two patrol vessels
are searching for thorn, the stormy
condition of the sea and weather ren
ders their rescue doubtful.
"Foreign office not Informed as to
names of survivors. Will rahle fur
ther details as soon as possible."
Ilspatehes to the French embassy
last night put the mining at eleven.
RESOLUTION OF WAR
"Whereas the imperial German government has
committed repeated acts of war against the govern
ment and the people of the United States of Ameri
ca; therefore be it,
"Resolved by the senate and house of representa
tives of the United States of America in congress as
sembled, that the state of war between the United
States and the imperial German government which
has thus been thrust upon the United States be here
by formally declared; and that the president be and
he is hereby authorized 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."
UNITED STATES
ISILCOIDBY
BRITAIN AS ALLY
London Press Prints Text of Presi
dent's Message Called an Indict
ment of Hohenzollernism Comes
As a Great Ally With Immense
Reserves of Man Power.
LONDON, April 3. The text of
I 'resident Wilson's address to con
gress with long accounts of scenes
attendant upon its delivery, wen
published in the noon editions of the
evening papers under big headlines
such as "America's weight into the
scale;" 'An Indictment of Hohenzol
lernisin;" "The United States at
War;" ".Money nnd Munitions for
the Allies."
"Tne stirring words with which the
president's address closed should re
move all hope on the enemy's part and
all tear on the part of the allies that
America, having made her choice,
will pursue it half-heartedly. She
comes as a great ally with immense
reserves of man power to be used, us
she tells us, without stint to supple
ment and fortify the heavily drained
resources of the other nations who
are lighting in the same cause."
LONDON, April 3. Under the
heading "Ill-others in Arms," the Tall
.Mall (iazette says today of 1'resi
deal Wilson's speech:
"'flie president frames the issue in
a setting calculated to stir the deep-
I et emotions ot the American people.
The liiissian revolution enables him
to commend it to them as a conflict
between the virtues of democracy and
the crimes of autocracy,
"America enters the war without
reservations. Her action will be wel
comed both for the substantial aid,
which she will bring and for the com
munity id' spirit which she will further
anions the free nations of the world.
(Continued from pane, five.)
10 MEET EXPENSES
WASHINGTON', April 3. While
the president and cabinet, were dis
cussing means of financing tho war
today, leaders In congress were con-
Idoring tho problem and agreed en-
taxation upon the (present generation
Ways and -means committee mem
, l.ers feel that the present generation
, will derive the greatest benefit from
the war and should pay the entire
(Ions will profit by world peace and
propose to fasten some of the burden
on citizens of the future.
Although no definite, plans have
liien laid it Is known that the eoness
profits tax will lie greatly raised
Kngland now Is taking excess profits
In the neighborhood of sixty per cent
and some leaders feel that if neces-
far this country ran do as much
Kxdse taxes, too, It is declared, are
certain to be raised.
. SLEDGES
BRINGING EXILES
FROM SIBERIA
Victims of Old Regime Hastening
Back to Freedom From Convict
Settlements Is Race Against the
Spring Thaw Liberation as Yet
Barely Begun.
TYUXIEK, Siberia, April 3.
Fifty thousand sledges, carrying vic
tims of the old regime back to free
dom in the new Htissia, from the
mines nnd convict settlements of Si
beria, are speeding in endless chain
across the snows of north Asia
toward the nearest points on the
Trans-Siberian railway. Their pas
sengers range from members of the
obi terrorist societies to exiles who
were banished by administrative de
cree without trial or even known of
fence.
Itaco Against Tlintv.
It is a race against time as the
spring thaw is imminent and the road
even in the coldest settlements of the
lower Lena will soon be impassable
Fxiles who do not reach the railroad
within a fortnight must wait six
weeks or two mouths until the ice
melts and river navigation begins.
In order to witness this unpreee
lented migration a correspondent of
the Associated Press came here in
company with a member of the duiiia
M. lioscnoff, and two members of the
former council of the empire. The
three officials were sent by the pro
visional government to explain to the
natives in these remote Russian out
posts the nature of the great change
which has come to the country. Their
mission carries them to some scores
of thousands (if heathen Asiatic
tribesmen and they lire especially di
rected to instruct voters in regard to
the coming cnnstitiitionnl nsscnibly,
which will decide the form of Rus
sia's new government.
LIlH'i'utiou .lust Begun.
The liberation of Siberia's prison
ers has hardy licirun. est ot Hie
Urals, the Associated l'ress corres
pondent only encountered n handful
of exiles, who when the revolution be
gan were at, or near, the railroad.
The first large party was encounter
ed when the Siberian express reached
Lkateriiiburg in the linls. Jt. eon
sisted of 15(1 political convicts and
administrative exiles, including 'JO
members of the Jewish revolutionary
band, mostly from the Verkholenski
district west of Lake Zaikal. The ex
lies were traveling in special cars
and had been nn the road eontinu
(Continued on Page Two.)
I?
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DUAL GUARD
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 3.
(Icncral l'ershing today authoriy.ee!
the announcement that orders would
be issued this afternoon directing Nn
tional Guard troops culled out in tin
southern department to proceed to
state mobilization camps immediately
The following mobilization point
have been designated:
Fort Sam Houston, for Tcxns
Fort Sill for Oklahoma; Fort Logan
11. lioot for Arkansas, and New Or-
lcuns for Louisiuuu.
ROOSEVELT PRAISES WILSON'S MESSAGE
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KKW VOKK, April X The Veno-
ziii Fahru lino, lias iickol up 19 men
from the Hritish pusscner ship Alii
wicflc Castle, already reported by
Gernuiny as having been sunk with
out warning on March li).
The five from Treose were res
etted bv the Alnwick Castle from an
open boat.
rhe 24 men brought in by tho Ven-
ezia had floated for four days and
four nights in open bonis before be
intf picked up. They said that five
of their number had died from expos
ure during that time. Many of those
reseued are still suffering from frost
bite and frozen limbs.
The Alnwick Castle, they said, car
ried a crew of 100 men and 'J4 pns-
scntrors. ,
The Hritish admiralty has already
announced that ten of the persons
she carried died and that others are
missing,
Jn the boat met by the Yeneziu
were six of the passengers, Captain
('have, the ship's surgeon, the enui-
neer and fifteen of the crew.
Seven boats were lauched from the
Alnwick Cattle, hut owiuy to the
strong pile blowing they were stum
separated and thus far 100 i.f the 1-1
souls aboard are unaccounted for.
Survivors of the Trevosc said that
vessel was sunk early in the inoinin
of the 18th.
KKW IIAVKN. Conn., April X
Former President William II. Tuft,
in u statement today, commenting on
thi' message of President, Wilson,
said :
"'fhe pre-identV message is in: ad
mirable scllim.' firth of the causes
that must lead the 1'nitcd States into
a declaration of wtir. It is a reat
historical slate paper. Its approval
of universal compulsory service and
of a close practical alliance with ".n
land, France and Wusia in ovcrcoui
ini; Prussian militarism shows Ihe
president's determination that the
country when iu war shall wn;;o it
effectively. The entente allies are
now fiyhtin our battles as well as
the baltles of world progress and we
should be recreant to every principle
of honor and decency if wo do not
suli.-crilie to the president's policy iu
a finn union in tin, war with France,
Fnirbind, lius-ia, Italy mid their allies."
f?OQ3E.VETL.T
TO DISCUSS PEACE
HKRL1N, April X The proposal of
Count Von t'zernin, Austrian for
eign minister, that a peaee eonferenee
be held by belligerents without re
quiring the cessation of hostilities np
paienlly represents the attitude of
all the eentral governments. Count
('zemin's proposal was not only snne
tioneil by Austria mill her allies, but
will shortly be formally approved al
a eonferenee of hifih personages al
I tori i ii represent in); the four coun
tries. WASHINGTON', April X- Heporls
from Merlin that Count Czernin, Aus
trian foreign minister, hail proposed
a eonferenee of belligerents without
a cessation of hostilities caused sur
prise at the slate department, where
it was said that no such inl'ormalion
had been received. Count Czernin
is known here only to have said that
the rent nil powers still considered
open Iheir peaee offer of )eeeiiibei'
12. but that he had added lo that of
fer the Hull's! ion of a conference
durini; hoslililies proved a new ancle.
(Il lieials felt at once, however, that
the time for such a conference nbso
lulclv has pnsswl. The view is bcinn
adopted here that no ncrotinlions can
be bcuu unlit Germany has laid down
a jictiernl stalcnient of terms as a
guiiraulcc of !ood faith.
The l'liilcd Stales, appnrcnlly,
would be as loath as the allies to
enter a blind conference.
tPOKTLANIi, Ore., April .1. John
T. Apperson, pioneer Oregon politi
cian and steamboat man, who came
from Kentucky over the old Oregon
trail In 1X17, died here today aged 93
years. Mr. Apperson served in sev
eral early Oregon legislatures, was
a delegate to the n-piildican national
convention of IsM, was past presi
dent of the Oregon pioneers society
and state agricultural society, was
onco registrar of the I'nlted Klates
laud office hero and fought In the
Civil war.
WEST POINT CLASS TO
BE GRADUATED THIS MONTH
WASHINGTON. April X- The first
class of the l'liilcd Slates military
academy at Wisl Point will be irrad
iiatcd late ibis liionlh ili-di-ad of in
.lone, uoonnlinir to an iiiinoiinccmcut
uuiile today by Secretary linker.
TEDDY CALLS
UPON PRESIDENT
Message Will Rank In History
Among the Great State Papers of
Which Americans In Future Years
Wiil Be Proud, States Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, April 3. Colonel
Hoosevolt stopped off here today on
his way homo from Florida to call on
President WIIboii at the white houao
and congratulate him on his addreax
to congress.
Colonel Hooscvelt went to the main
dour of tho executive mansion where
he Inarm :' that tho president had
gone over to tils offices. He told tho
chief usher that he was only In town
between trains and wished to con
gratulate tho president on "his great
state paper." The colonel loft his
card and departed without Boeing tho
president.
(ireat Suite I'uiHir.
Colonel Roosevelt while stnnding
In the midst of a great crowd In the
railway station here dictated the fol
lowing statement:
"The president's message Is a great
stato paper which will rank in his
tory among the great state papers
of which Americans In future years
will he proud. It now rests with
the people ot the country to see that
we put In practice tho policy tho
proaidont hnB outlined and that wo
strike as hard, as soon and as effect
ively as possible In aggressive war
against the government of Gorniany.
We must send troops to the firing
lino as rapl lly as possible. Defen
sive warfare is hopeless. We must
by vigorous ofin:tlve warfare win tho
right to have our vilef. count for civ
ilization and justice when the time
tof ptrV! corner.) .
"I, of course, very earnestly hope
that I may bo allowed to raise a di
vision for inimidlato servico at the
front. I guariinto-j that no finer
body of fighting men could be gath
ered togothor thn there would be In
that division, but of course the men
to whom I would uppeal will come
forward only If it Is understood that
tho division is to be sent nt the ear
liest practicable moment into the
righting lino."
W'aal.s Service at Kront.
Colonel Roosevelt did not Intend
to stop hero until this morning when
ho reud the president's address. Then
ho decided to Blop ovor and congrat
ulate him.
Kollowed through the station by
a largo crowd, from which many rush
ed and shook his hand, the colonel
took an automobile sent by his daugh
ter, Mrs. IN'Ichnlas Longworth, and
drova directly to tho whllo houso.
Ho intended to take a train later in
the afternoon for New York.
WASHINGTON, April .'). The
definite plans of the war department
are waiting- to go forward, to con-
grosH when it is ready to receive
them.
The first element of the plan, Presi
dent Wilson has already disclosed. It
is the assembling- of aiMl.b(M) men
men under u universal serv ice system
as an addition to Ihe regular arniv
and National Guard which would
provide n total war strength force of
1,(10,110(1. It is assumed that coinci
dent with the calling out of the new
army, orders to recruit Ihe regulars
and KOardMiieii to. full strcnglh will
go out.
Army officers believe fitl.tUKI is the
rm i x i in u ri) number they ciin undertake
lo train at once. When the work
has proceeded for a few months,
however, an additional .VIII, (Hill could
be called out, to be followed out at
intervals of a few mouths by other
similar increments uulil a total nrmv
of the desired size has been nius
tend.
The traininir of the first half mil
lion will tax Ihe personnel and ma
chinery of Ihe regular iiiiuy to the
limits.
PRESIDENT ASKS
F
STATE OF WAR
Congress Urged to Accept Gage of
Battle Germany Is Branded an
Irresponsible Government Running
Amuck Asks Every Resource of
Land to Aid Democracy.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 3. President
Wilson last night urged congress, as
sembled in joint session, to declare a
state ot war existing between the
United States and Germany.
in a dispassionate but unmeasured
denunciation of the course of the
Imperial German government, which
lie characterized as a challenge to all
mankind and a warfare against all
nations, tho president declared that
neutrality no longor was feasible or
desirable where' the peace ot . the
world waa Involved; that armed neu
trality bad become Ineffectual en
ough at best and was likely to pro
duce what It was meant to prevent,
and urged that congress' accept the
gaugo of battle with all the resources
of tho nation.
"I advise that the congress declare
tho recent course ot the Imperial
German government to he In fact
nothing less than war against the
government and people ot the United
States," said the president; "that It
formally accept the status ot bellig
erent which has thus been thrust
upon it and that It take steps not
only to put the country In a more
thorough state of defense but also to
exert all Its power and employ all Its
resources to bring the government ot
the Gorman empire to terms and end
the war."
When tho president had finished
speaking, resolutions to declare a
state ot war existing were Introduced
iu both houses of congress, referred
to appioprlato committees and will
bo debated tomorrow. There Is no
doubt of their passage.
The objects ot the United States In
entering the war, the president said,
are to vindicate the principles ot
poaco and justice agalnBt "selfish and
autocratic power." Without selfish
onils, for conquest or dominion, seek
ing no indemnities or material com
pensations for the sacrifices It shall
make, tho United States must enter
the war, ho said, to make the world
sufo for democracy, as only one ot
tho chiimplons of the rights of man
kind, and would be satisfied when
those rights were as secure as the
faith and freedom and nations could
make them.
1 ne president's address was sent In
'r' to Gorniany by a German official
news agency for publication In that
country. Tho text nlso went to Eng
land nnd a summary of Its contents
was sent around the world to other
nations.
To carry on an effoctlve Warfare
against the Gorman government.
which ho characterized as a "natural
foe to liberty," thp president recom
mended: "Utmost practical co-operation In
counsel and action with the govern
ments already at war with Germany.
"Extension of liberal financial
crcdlls to those governments so that
tho resources of America may be
added so far as possible to theirs.
"Organization and mobilization of
all tho material resources ot the
country.
"Full cniilpmont of tho nary, par
ticularly for means of dealing with
submarine warfare.
"An army of at least 500,000,
based on the principle of universal
liability to service and tho authoriia
Hon of additional increments of
riOO.noo each aa they are needed or
can ho handled In training.
"Itiiblng necessary monoy for the
United States government so far a
(Continued on Page Six.)"
IS PAINTED YELLOW
WASHINGTON, April X A Nn
lionnl (liinrdsimin of the Third
trict of Columbia infantry backed by
a pasty of citizens, covered the front
of the hembpiarters of the EmerRenoy
Peace federation here with ft coat ot
yellow paint today, while another
parly of citizens destroyed pacifist
banners and liternluie inside.
DECLARATION 0