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Forty-seventh Year.
Dal 1 y Twelfth Y ear.
MEDFORD OREGON", FRIDAY. APRIL (5, 1917.
NO. 13
PRESIDED
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PR0CLA1ATS01I
war WITH
GERMANY IS
.ACTUALITY
War Resolution Passed by Congress
is Signed by President, Who Issues
a Proclamation Declaring That
a State of War Exists and Calling
Upon the American People to Give
Support to All Measures of the
Government.
"WASHINGTON', April 6. Presi
dent Wilson today signed the resolu
tion of congress declaring a state of
war between the United States and
Germany.
. By the signing of the resolution,
the war which Germany actually has
been making in the United States for
many months Is recognized in official
form and the United States thus an
nounces to the world its determina
tion to take up what President Wil
son characterized in his address to
congress as Germany's challenge to
all the world, her war against hu
manity. peaker Clark had signed the reso
Ivu.on soon after It passed the house
In the early hours of this morning
and Vice President Marshall had
signed it soqn after the senate con
vened at noon. The engrossed copy
was sen at once to the white house.
It was waiting for the president when
he returned from a short' walk with
Mrs. Wilson.
War Proclamation.
The war proclamation follows:
"Wheeas, the congress of the Unit
ed States in the exorcise of the con
stitutional authority vested In them
have resolved by joint resolution of
the senate and house of representa
tives bearing date this day, 'that a
state of war between the United
States and the Imperial German gov
ernment which has ben thurst upon
the United States is hereby formally
declared;
'Whereas It Is provided by section
4 067 of the revised statutes as fol
lows:
"Whenever there Is declared a war
between the United States and any
foreign nation or government or any
lmaslon of predatory incursion Is per
petrated, attempted, or threatened
against the territory of the United
States by any foreign nation or gov
eminent and the president makes
public proclamation of the event all
nations, citizens, denizens or subjects
of a hostile nation or government bo
Ing male of the age of fourteen years
and upwards who shall ho within the
United States and not actunly natur
alized, shall he liable to be aprehend
ed, l-estralned, secured and removed
as alien enemies.
Conduct Toward Aliens.
"The president Is authorized In any
such event by his proclamation there
of or other public acts, to direct the
conduct to be observed on the part of
tho United States toward the aliens
who becomes so liable; the maner and
(Continued on Pago Seven.)
WASHINGTON-, April 0. Order:
have boon issued mobilizing the navy
including the regular establishment
the naval reserve, the naval militia
,ind the newly organized power boat
r oast patrol.
' The regular navnl establishment
comprising the Alalantic fleet imd
auxiliary services, lias been mam
tallied on n war basis since the brea
in relations with Oemianv. The mo
bilization order issued after today':
cabinet meeting brines into the fed
eral service about 20,000 or 2."i,fKH
additional men and ninny small limit
offered by their owners fur const pa
trol work.
1 MM
0 OBJECT
OF ARMY BILL
Three Billion Dollars Asked to Carry
Out Project Provides 24 Infantry
Divisions and Four Cavalry Divis
ions at 16 Training Centers Se
lective Draft Utilized.
WASHINGTON, April 6 An army
of 1,000,000 men, no element of which
hall have had less than six months
intensive training, is the direct object
of the administration army bill made
public last night.
Mnjor General Scott, chief of staff,
,is expected to go before cither the
house or senate military committee
next Wednesday to outline the plan
under which approximately $3, 000,
000,0(1(1 has been asked to carry out
the project.
lhe plans provide for building up
34 infantry divisions and four env-
ilry divisions, distributed at 1(1 train-
ills' district headquarters. Prepara
tions already have been made to draft
in the federal service the entire
strength of the National Guard and
employ that force, supplemented by
regulars withdrawn from the border
in the establishment of lb' training
centers.
Five months laler the first 500,000
of the new n.my of young men would
assemble at the centers to begin their
training.
Three Millions Cost.
The $:i,000,000,000 budget repre
sents only the cost of building the
machine. Its maintenance in actual
war will double the expense nnd as
mobilization of the necessary reserve
supplies must parallel the develop
ment of the army, $(1,000,000,000
probably represents the total cost for
the year for the first 1,000,000 men
Of the .$:t,000,00fl,000 asked, ap
proximately one half, including hous
ing the troops at the training cen
ters. Another half billion would go
into ordnance; nearly $00,000,000
into signal and aviation equipment
nearly $1 -10,000,000 to the engineer,
eipiipmont and field works and $2fi,-
000,000 to medical stores.
Half llillion Cost.
The estimates include also more
than $300,000,000 to put the ordnance
equipment on a war basis as to re
serve of guns nnd ammunition. In
Kurope, under the blast, of night and
lay firing, the whole artillery equip
ment of the armies on the front lines
is renewed every four months. A 3-
inch gun will last for about 10,000
shots, then it must be replaced. Lar
ger weapons arc "shot out" sooner.
The army estimates take these les
sons into consideration and realiz-
that much of the original equipment
of the army will be used up during
training work and must be replace!
when forces are sent to the front.
The pay alone for an army of 1,-
000,000 and ncarlv ,r)0,000 officers
will total nearly $(100,000,1100 n year,
Field artillery equipment for 3.10,000
National Guard troops will cost close
to $1011,000,01111 and am mini it ion for
the guns an equal sum.
Ordnance estimates include nddi
tionnl provision for the coast d
lenses, presumably, the live yea
project begun last year is to be speed
ed ip. Sonic additional defense
probably an' planned.
RIO GRANDE RAILROAD
SALT I.AKK CITY, April G Mum
Imt of the rmlrninl bmtherliomls in
the entplny of the IMivit nnd Hi
(irandc rnilrond nrt reported to have
voted to po on strike, lhe date of III
walkout to lie unnrMineed through the
officials of the prnnd lodjrc of the
lirtherliood trainmen at I Denver, ii
on receipt of the secret ballot reecnt
)v takfti and wbirh will he opened
at Denver within n few days by
eonmiiltee appointed fur that pur
po-e. Aeeitnlinif to brotherhood of
ficials here it U reported that tin
Mr ike vote was unuuiiuous.
"WHATSOEVER A
BRAZIL EXCITED EMERGENCY WAR- GERMANS TRIG
OVER SUBMARINING FUND PROVIDED 10 INCITE NEGROES
OF STEAMER PARANA FOR PRESIDENT OF SOUTH TO RIOT
CHERBOURG, April 5. Tho Bra
zilian steamer Fnrnn was sunk dur
ing the night Three members of her
crew are missing.
The Parana was a vessel of 4-101
tons. She was built in 18!M and was
owned in Iiio Janiero.
LONDON, April 6. Anti-Gcrninn
excitement in Rio Janiero is intense
as tho result of lhe sinking of the
Brazilian .steamer I'arnna, according
to a telegram from the Brazilian cap
ital transmitted by the h.xchnngc
Telegraph correspondent at liiicnos
Aires.
The Brazilian foreign minister is
quoted as declaring the situation as
grave and that perhaps a declara
tion of war against Germany would
be necessary. It is generally expect
ed that Brazil will scibc the intern
ed German ships in her ports nnd
proclaim the existence of hostilities.
SIXTEEN DOLLAR HOG
CHICAGO, April (i. The sixleen
dollar hog took his place alongside
two dollar whcr.f today. Hogs grad
ing as choice heavy sold at ltl at
the opening of the livestock market
at the stock yards.
INTERNED HAMBURG-AMERICAN
MAN SOWETH. THAT SHALL
WASHINGTON', April C. Tho em
ergency war fund of ? 100,000,000 to
bo used by President Wilson in his
discretion was quickly voted by the
senate. It must also be approved by
tho house.
Tho senate then adjourned until
noon Monday.
WASHINGTON, April fi. Appro
priation of 1 00,000,000 for an emer
gency war fund to 'lie used at the pros
Idcnt'H discretion, similar to tho $10,
000,000 fund given President Mc
Klulcy for prosecuting tho Spanish
war, was attached today by the sen
alo appropriations c-onimtUco to the
general deficiency bill.
Tho appropriations cnminitto nlso
Increased the department of justice
funds for the prosecution of crime and
also that of the Recret service
Tho $100,000,000 given tho presi
dent Is "for tho national sccurtlyand
defenso and for each and every pur
pose," and Is to bo expended "at the
discretion of tho president," Is made
available at once and to remain avail
able until December 31, 1917.
AUSTRIA REPORTED TO
BE READY FOR BREAK
LONDON, April o. Vienna news
papers say that Count Taniowski.
who reccntlv was sent to the United
States as Aust ro-l lungariaii ambits
sndor, has been instructed in the Males and demand pa
event of ratification by congress ol'self and his suite.
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NASHVILLE, Tcnn., April C. A
Columbia, Tenn., special dispatch
sasys Andrew J. Armstrong, a negro,
is in custody upon the charge of re
bullion and treason in default of .f-'tl,
000 bond.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April fi.
With the urrcsl of a while man and n
negro hero yeslerday, federal agents
who have the (wo men in custody
have announced they have evidence of
a movement by German agents to in
cite negroes in the south.
These ngonls, the federal authori
ties say, have worked particularly
in Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, the
Carolinas and .Mississippi. Posing as
Iliblft salesmen and ministers of the
gospel, federal agents declare they
have urged lhe negroes to migrate lo
Mexico, telling them that special
trains would carry them there April
1.1.
A negro accused by federal au
thorities at the Itirmiiigliam railroad
station is accused of having made
speeches to fellow members of his
rnen in which he urged them to de
nounce Ibis government find lurn
their efforts in behalf of Gcrmnnv
President Wilson's recommendation
for war with Germany, to break di
lomatic relations wilh the United
purls for hiin-
VESSEL AFLOAT, SEIZED TODAY
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m CUBA DECLARES
STATE OF WAR
President Menocal in Message to Con
gress Asks That Body to Declare
War Exists Between Cuba and Ger
manyBreach of Faith With
World Alleged.
HAVANA, April (S. President
Menocal this afternoon sent a mes
sago to congress asking that body to
declare that a state of war exists
between Culm and Germany.
The president's message starts bv
reviewing the sending by Germany of
her notice ol unrestricted sub'narine
warfare. Referring to Cuba's rc.dv
to tho Gorman note President Mono
cal says:
Influence of I'nitcil States.
"Ill replying to tho terms of the
alarming note the department of
state clearly signified the imminence
of a definite rupture if the imperial
government persisted in its new plan
of submarine war, emphasizing our
liiconlormity thereto in accordance
with the sentiment of all civilized Pil
lions."
"The government of Hie United
Stales, to which country wo are
bound by tho closest ties, has during
the past two years incessantly formu
lated energetic protests and claims
based on the most elemental princi
ples of justice ill defense of its cit
i.ens, who were victims on many oe
(asio.Vs of r-ttack by German uob
marincs of tho liberty of the seas and
the respect due the lives and prop
erlics of neutrals and revindicating
the right to navigate ami engage
commerce reely, without resl rielions
except thoso sanctioned by interna
tional law, by treaties and by the imi
versnl practice of civilized nations.
Promises Worthless.
"The German nolo of January 31
demonstrated that the hopes based
on vnrious promises made to the Unit
ed States by Germany were absolute
ly worthless and in the face of such
a grave breach of faith the president
of the United Slates declared a rup
turn ol diplomatic, relations .solemnly
announcing that unjustifiable acts of
aggression by German submarines in
accordance witli lhe inconceivable
note of January 'M would be consid
ercd mi act of war. Since February
I submarines have attacked and sunk
without pity. Such acts of war with
out (ttarlcr, directed against all ua
lions to close down the world's cu.i
merce under terrible penalties eun
not be tolerated without aeeen'i.ig
them as legitimate toilav n'ld al
ways."
BAKERSFIEI.D CHINAMAN
KILLED IN T0NG WAR
BAKKKSFIF.LD, Cal., April (i.
All Kim, wealthy ami prominent Chi
nose, and father of the Chinese eour
inlcrpreter here, was shol four times
and killed bya long gunman al, about
8 o'clock this morning in the eentc
of the business district.
1F.I)IING, Cal., April (I. - Lassci
Peak shot a giant, column of inky
smoko sky ward today. The erii
lion was not as violent as yesterday
outbreak, rated the largest in two
years, 'flic crtiplion today was II
132 eruption of significance sun-
Mav MO, 1 !1 I.
BY UNITED STATES OFFICIALS
mr,r. - f I k.
WTH GERMANY
SEIZE SHIPS
INTERNED AT
y, S, PORTS
Government Takes Formal Possession
of German Merchant Vessels That
Took Refuge at American Ports at
Beginning of War Every Ship
Badly Damaged by Germans, Some
Practically Ruined Crews Are In
terned. WASHINGTON, Aaril 0. While a
fin tt 1 decision lias tmt been reached,
indications after Today's cabinet
meeting were! that nearly a hundred
Gorman merchant vessels were taken
over in the different ports today will
bo regarded na the property of the
American government nnd paid for
alter the war.
NEW YORK, April 0. Tho seiz-
u ro of German merchant vessels that
took refuge in Atlantic ports at the
beginning of the wur began this
morning almost immediately after
congress passed tho resolution de-
lanng a slate of war between the
United Slates and Germany.
I he collector of tho port at Bos
ton wus the first to net. Tho fed
eral officials at New London, Conn.,
Baltimore nnd New York quickly fol
lowed. lefoi'o daylight . United
States deputy marshals wore" in"
charge of German vcscsls nt these
ports, ranging in size from the ma
jestic Valcrhind of 5-1,282 gross tons,
to small sailing vessels.
The port officers' acted on orders
issued by the secretary of the trcas-
II is understood that this movo
docs not involve confiscation nnd
that lhe vessels are held for tho pres
ent as a measure of safety. There
has been no announcement as to
whether the government shall take
over the sliips for its use nnd pay for
them after the war.
Tonnage is (1(10,000.
German vessels now in American
ports number 01 with n gross ton
nage of about liDO.OOO. This includes
i'.i sliips in refuge at tho Philippine
islands, eleven lit Honolulu and ono
at Pago Pago, a port of the Pucifio
islands. There lire 27 German ships
at New York anchored on both sides
of the Hudson river and off Staten
island, five tit Boston, three nt Bal
timore, tun ut Philadelphia, three at
San Francisco, two ut New Orleans,
two at Southport, N. ('., two nt As,
loria, Ore, ono each at Portland,
Ore., Winslow, Wn., Seattle, Wn.,
Norfolk, Va., Savannah, Charleston,
Jacksonville, Florida, and San Juan,
Porlo Uico.
The total also includes two Ger-
vcssels which have been interned, ino
hips lying at their slips at the Ham
burg-American and North German
Lloyd dneks at New York nnd Ho-
boken include some of tho flower of.
the German merchant marine. Tho
Valcrlaud, one of tho largest vessels
in the world, is by far the most val
uable. Next ill size is tho Goorgo
Washington. 2-V70 tons. Others of
more than 1.1,000 tons, are the Presi
dent Grant, President Lincoln and
(('nnliniiei', on pngo eight.)
ZEPPELIN RAIDS
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LONDON, April (5. Towns on tho
coast of Kent wore bombarded again
last night by a Gorman airplane.
Thero wero no casualties, It ! an
nounced officially.
The stnte.ncnt follows: "A hostlla
Airplane passed ovor certain Kentish
coast towns last night. Eight bombs
were dropped, most of which fell In
tho open. There woro no casualties
and no difninge was dono beyond the
breaking of sonio glass,"