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Senator LaFoIlette Invoking Senate I&cn Insists In "His
Right" To Have Action Delayed One Day-Resolution
: Declares State of War Exists With Germany, and Pledges
Resources of Country to Prosecuting War to Successful
Ending "
Washington, April 3. The senate adjourned shortly
after 1 o'clock today without acting on the administra
tion state of war resolution.
Democratic Floor Leader Martin refused to consent to
any other business ufitil this measure, to which LaFoIlette
had objected, is passed. -
The session of the senate from the time LaFoIlette
objected to the immediate consideration-of the war
measure was more pointed than polite.
Martin said he thought it unnecessary to allude to the
"tremendous consequences" of the bill. He asked LaFol
Ip't.he to withdraw his obiection.
LaFoIlette said Martin was trying to lecture him and
said he had the right under the rules to. ask for one day's
time. '
"I asked for the regular order, Mr. President," he said,
and sat down, grim determination on his face.
Martin jumped from his seat in a rage.
' "I had no idea of delivering a lecture," he said. "I have
the right to call attention of the senate and senators to
the tremendous consequences of the resolution involved."
"It is quite unnecessary to call my attention to the
consequences," LaFoIlette retorted. "I insist on the
regular order." - , .
"The resolution, of course, goes over under the rules,
Martin said,-with resignation, "but I have the right to
comment on tne resolution .
"There can be no comment on the resolution," ruled
Vice-President Marshall.
"I do not believe the senate ought
to proceed with any other business
while this resolution is pending," Mar'
tin shouted.
'I move that the senate adjourn un
til 10 o'clock tomorrow."
llalleries and senate broke iuto a
storm o'f applause at Martin's words, a
rare occurrence in the upper body of
congress.
Senator Gall'ingcr, New Hampshire,
asked for order in the galleries, which
continued cheering.
Vieo -President Marshall threatened
to clear the seats and dismiss the door
keepers if there were any further out
li reaks.
Senator McCumbcr, North Dakota, I
asked Martin to permit him to send to
the clerk's desk, a resolution to be
juinted in the records.
Martin firmly objected.
"I move that tho senate adjourn un
til 10 o'clock tomorrow," he repeated,
his lips drawn to a tight line.
Vice-President Marshall put the
question and with a chorus of "ayes"
and faint echo of "noes," the senate
adjourned.
The Resolution.
Washington, April 3. The senate for
eign relations committee today reported
out the administration, state of war
Tt-Kolutiou, amended so as to strengthen
its entire text, with but one dissent
ing vote that of Chairman Stone.
The president is directed to employ
he entire naval and military forces of
the United .States against Germany and
"to bring the conflict to a successful
termination."
"All of the resources of the coun
try," the resolution ended, "arc hereby
pledged by the congress of the United
Slates."
The resolution as amended reads:
ABE MARTIN ?
Hominy eventually why . not nowt
lira. Tipton Bud says she'd hate t' be
a policeman on account, o th' nickel
cigar smoke. -
DAY
"Whereas, The Imperial German gov
ernment has committed 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 Unit
ed States and the Imperial German
government whieh has thus been thrust
upon the United States is hereby form
ally declared; and that the president
be, and he hereby is authorized and di
rected to employ the entire naval and
military forces of the United States
and the reserves of the army to carry
on the war against tho Imperial Ger
man government; and to bring the con
flict to a successful termination all the
resources of the country are hereby
Dledeed bv tho congress of the United
States."
LATIN REPUBLICS
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South America Fears Action
and That Own Interests
Are Hurt
By Charles P. Stewart
(United Press staff correspondent)
Buenos Aires, April 3. President
Wilson "s war address was received here
with interest, but no particular enthus
iasm. The subsidence of enthusiasm
from that which greeted earlier utter
ances of the American- executive was
attributed to the fact that the stand
he took last night had previosly been
discounted and also because the most
influential newspapers, government of
ficials and politicians have adopted a
cold attitude toward the United States
policv an attitude apparently based
on apprehension lest South American
interests suffer.
The newspaper Razon's comment was
illustrative of this view.
"Doesn't the United States consid
er this an opportune time to consoli
date the imperialistic policy every
where north of Panama?" asked Ra
zon.
La Presna remade its early edition
to comment thus: "The United States
is imitating England' abandonment of
splendid isolation and this led Eng
land into a series of offensive and de
fensive alliances. .
f'Thc United States is also abandon
ing its disregard for old world politics
and is entering a struggle for supre
macy between two European powers."
The editorial does not eriticise the
action, but declares it "must excite
the world, especially South America."
Dispatches from ' South American
capitals indicated today preparations
everywhere for a reaffirmation of the
'Latin-American republics' neutrality.
DROVE SIX MILES TO
GET CAPITAL JOURNAL
Here in u American citizen!
1-ast night, when the whole
United (States was on qui vive
over the message of President
Wilson to congress, a farmer
about ail miles out of town
called up over the'p'l0,lp f'n1
out what the war news was. He
was told that the Capital Jour
nal had just got. out an extra
containing the president's
speech. He said: "Alright,
I'll just go out ami crank up
my old Ford nnd be in there in
a jiffy to get one."
Now, any one who will crank
up a Ford on a dark night and
drive it six miles over bad roads
to get on extra so as to learn
the latest about the war is cer
tainly patriotic. And he found
all lie wanted in the Capital
Journal.
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SIZE OF THE ARMY
Washington, April 3. Three
million to five million men will
probably be raised for Ameri
ca 'a armies.
At least one cabinet mem
ber wants three million as n
minimum; army men recom
mend up to five million.
The process will be to get
them in increments in groups
of 500,000, as rapidly as they
can be officered.
Chairman Chamberlain of the
senate military committee says
tho increments can be obtained
at an annual expense of $150,
000,000 each; the general staff,
however, estimates a fur high
er amount.
The navy may bo raised to
150,000 men, as against a pres
ent authorized war strength of
87,000.
NAVY WILL SPEND COIN
Washington, April 3. The
navy department will immedi
ately spend the $18,000,000
emergency appropriation for
increased navy yard facilities
as follows:
At Portsmouth, N. H., facil
ities for the immediate con
struction of ten submarines.
New Vork, one slip for the
construction of a capital bat
tleship and additional machine
shops $3,000,000.
Philadelphia, two slips and
shops, about $0,000,000.
Norfolk, one slip and shops,
about $.1,000,000.
Puget Sound and Mare Is
land, ship ways, (number and
amount not stated.)
Nothing was given out as to
a station on the Great lakes.
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THESE WILL PASS SOON
, Washington, April 3. Hero
are the measures that will be
shoved through congress with
in a few hours after the reso
lution is passed.
The army appropriation bill,
carrying $247,001,000,
The general deficiency bill,
carrying $02,508,000.
The bill to supply merchant
ships with arms, carrying $100,
000,000.
The sundry civil appropria
tion bill, carrying $1 38,300,000,
The military academy bill,
carrying $1,349,000. -
The espionage bill.
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VOTE AGAINST WAR
Sheboygan, Wis., April 3
Sheboygan, one of the most
Germanic populated cities in
Wisconsin, today voted almost
unanimously against the United
States entering tho European
war. Out of 417" ballots cast,
4112 were marked negative on
the proposition "Shall the
United States enter the Euro
pean war?" Seventeen were
marked "Yes", 17 were blank
and 17 were signed, but not
voted. Tho ballot was in pro
gress three days.
Interned German
Ships WiH Be Seized
New York. April 3 Six hundred
customs inspectors, supported by tor
pedo destroyers, cleared for action, to
day guardel the twenty seven German
self detained vessels m tnis port, pre
pared to cope with any trouble grow
ine out of a state of war with Germany
At the first hint of an action of
hostility by any of the vessels' crews
or word from Washington, Collector of
the Port Malonc is. prepared to seize
the ships. Seizure of the vessels here
is expected to result in similar action
simultaneously in all other American
ports where German vessels are tied up.
There are fourteen German passen
ger vsselg here, including the giant
Vaterland. eleven freighters and two
sailing ships. Altogether they are val-1
ued at approximately $27,944,100.
ENGLISH PAPERS
LOUD III PRAISE OF
II
I.
"The Death Knell of Hohen-
zallernism" Is Feature In
AH of Them
GERMANY UTTERLY MAD
TO FORCE AMERICA IN
American Press Unanimous
In Indorsing President's
Stand . ...
London, April 3. "The death knell
of Hoheuzollernism," was the outstand
ing feature which the London afternoon
press today drew from President Wil-.
son's address. The Evening News car
ried a seven column headline proclaim
ing in bold type "United States De
clares War on .Hohenzollcrnisni." All
evening newspapers printed tho speech
in full.
"It is an epoch-making message,"
said the Evening News, "redounding
not only to President Wilson's person
al credit and honor, but to the credit
and honor of the American people. It
is the death knell of Hohenzollcrnisni
and all such dark, murderous tyrannies.
If the German people arc not stirred to
the depths by the president 's appeal in
the name of liberty and civilization,
then, indeed, they are beyond all human
hope."
"The speech was one worthy of the
occasion," declared the Evening Star.
"Every Englishman will now hold
President Wilson in higher estimation.
It is more than a mere declaration of
war; it sounds the knell of autocracy
and of auy form of government which
makes possible secret llrplomatie under
standing and intrigues with all their
mischievous results."
A number of the British newspapers
point out President Wilson's clear dis
tinction between the German govern
ment and the German people. The Pall
JUall Gazette emphasized this particu
larly and concluded:
ueniiiiny's Desports All.
"The vital essence o the speech was
the declaration of fullest war measures
and the most complete co-operation with
the entente. We have much satisfaction
in being joined by a nation carrying so
much ot our own blood, in a crusade
more than worthy of its best traditions
and of ours."
'The president's stirring words
should remove all hope on the enemy's
part and all tear on the part or the
allies that America will pursue the war
111 half hearted tashion," said the
Westminster Gazette. "The message is
an immense access of strength and en
couragement to u; in a good fight."
" the German government has done a
mad thing in forcing the United-States
into war when it could have had peace
for the asking merely by giving up
uiilimited'submarine warfare, " aid the
Evening Standard. "Germany's very
mildness is the best indication of her
utter desperations."
'Iu the 6train ot this tremendous
struggle," said the Globe, "some of us
wondered why the decision was so long
delayed. But wo should have remem
bered it was necessary that the presi
dent be certain that the whole nation
was behind him. It, is no light thing to
change the deeply ingrained sentiment
against entangling alliances. .German
statesmen have atrected to scorn tho
"entry of the I mted States into the
war as negligible. We may satelv leave
them to learn of their mistake. Mean
time we are couteut to stand shoulder
to shoulder v.'ith 'the land of the free'
in the world 's greatest battle for free
dom." American Press Unanimous.
New York, April 3. From cast, west,
north and south newspapers are today
practically one in acclaiming the war
message of President Wilson to con
gress as an utterance that will find a
tremendous response from every Amer
ican. The New York Sun, perhaps the bit
terest critic the administration has
known, finds in it "the voice of the
jiation" anl says that "for tho firm
ness) resolution and self respect of it,
much of the previous indecision could
be forgiven."
A few editorial exerpts "follow:
"Tho United States rallies to the
call." "The right thinking people of
our United States of Freedom arc with
the president to a man." "The words
of the president ring true to every
test." "It is for each of us now to
manfully play his part in the great
cause to which our country has been
committed."
Many of the papers express 'com
plete confidence that congress will at
once respond to the wishes of the presi
dent.
The Toronto, Ont., Globe says:
"The natural foe to liberty baa now
arrayed against him' the entire English
speaking world.
- San Franeirco Chronicle (republican)
"The nation is united. Republicans
and democrats in congress will be found
I solidly behind the president.
(Continued on page two.)
MCOOflPC
1LO0HUL
FATE UIII01 OF
FORTY-EIGHT OF
WE J AZTEC
Naval Officer Believes She
Was Sunk by Striking
Drifting Mine
REPORTED TORPEDO
HIT SHIP AMIDSHIP
Little Hope of Rescuing Those
Adrift On Account of
Rough Seas
Washington, April 3, Twenty-eight
persons arc still missing from the tor
pedoed American steamer Aztec, accord
ing to a dispatch from Ambassador
Sharp to the state department today.
One boat has been picked up with 19
survivors, who were landed at Brest
yesterday afternoon.
The Aztec was torpedoed far at sea
off the Island of Ushani. The cable
reads:
"Foreign office informs me Amer
ican steamer Aztec torpedoed nire p. m-
last night (Sunday) fur out at sea off
the Island of Lshan; that one boat
from the steamer has been found with
19 survivors who were landed this aft
ernoon at, Jjrest. twenty-eight still
missing and although two patrol ves
sels are searching lor them, the stormy
conditions of sea and weather render
their rescue doubtful.
"The foreign office is not informed
of the names of survivors. Will cublo
further details soon as possible."
Suggestion that the Aztec, was more
probably sunk by a drifting mine than
by a torpedo was made by navy de
partment officials. The reported stormy
weather, the heavy sea and the time of
night officers said, made it improbable
that a submarine could have successful
ly attacked the vessel.
The Trench Account.
Paris, April 3. Twenty-three of the
crew of the armed liner Aztec were still
unaccounted tor today and hope was
fast being abandoned for their safety.
Because the Aztec was torpedoed at
night and when a heavy sea was run
ning, it is not believed any additional
lifeboats survived the bad weather.
Nineteen of those aboard the vessel, the
first armed merchantman to fall victim
to a German submarine, were picked
up by a French patrol boat.
Official reports today said the Aztec
had no warning of the attack- The tor
pedo Btruck the ship squarely amidships,
inflicting a vital wound and immediate
ly putting the wireless out o'f commis
sion. Lifeboats were immediately cast
off, but one of these was smashed at
once. Eleven are believed thus to have
perished. Another boat was picked up.
A third is missing. Lieutenant fuller
Gresham and 12 bluejackets, the gun
crew aboard tho Aztec, were all saved,
according to first reports here.
T WILL
TAKE OVER WIRELESS
None Will Be Permitted to
Operate Unless Govern
ment Controls
Washington, April 3. The govern
ment will take over complete control
of all wireless and radio stntions in the
United States and territories without
further explanation, said Representa
tive Alexander, chairman of tho mer
chant marne and fisheries committee,
today. It is probable, he said, that
legislation will be enuctcd in the imme
diate future giving the navy depart
ment control of the wireless systems of
the country a step necessary in the
opinion of Secretary Daniels.
"The radio companies are coopcrat
ng perfectly with the government,"
Alexander said, "but it is practically
certain that the government win place movement as well as in the reaction
its own employes in charge of these j whicn Hei ln mte j tne forenoon, climb
stations immediately. jn(, np two points or bo, well above
"This may be done, for the time be-.jj
ing, by bringing certain employes of j United States uteel dropped below
the companies into the government ser-. no, but came back quickly. Other steel
vice. There is considerable opposition ; gt0ck receded one to four points or
to actually turning over ine virciess
stations, both marine and international
and to the navy department."
Alexander will not introduce at this
session o'f congress his bill providing
complete government ownership of wire
less plants and stations, which died with
the Sixty-fourth congress, untif he has
determined "many new features."
This bill would make a penal offense
to operate a radio station without a gov
ernment license. Aliens could not ob
tain such a license. Thousands, of small,
privately owned stations would go out
of existence.
If- this session of congress shows a
tendency to adopt any emergency legis-
lation, Alexander will probably wait;
he said, until "a more opportune time"
to Introduce a duplicate of this bill.
German Spy Suspect
Arrested Has Maps
l xii Angeles, Cal., April 3. Arrest
ed with maps of Redondo and Santa
Monica beach districts in his posses
sion, Otto Carl Doerrier, German spy
suspect is being held incommunicado
by federal officers today, while thev
investigate his activities in Southern
j California. Doerrier who ay he was
lornienv an officer in the German
army was arrested following a number
of threats he is alleged to have made.
following this, he made inquiries at
bug stores regarding purchases of in
gredients used in making explosives.
Doerrier admits he is a chemist and
that he made tho topographical map?
found. in his possession, but denies
working for any government.
The sight of a man fleeing carlv to
day from Tenth street, near a group of
buildings containing among other
things tho Glenn Martin Airplane fac
tory has aroused suspicion that an at 1
11-114PV tins uciujg utauu iu urnnujr luc
plant.
KNEW BOOZE BY SMELL
Portland, Or., April 3. Because City
Ictectives Cahill and Hammcrslcy
have good noses, fifty Chinese are on
their way to Alaska boozeless today.
Tho detectives scented Chinese gin
about a mountain of luggage at the
North Bank station here yesterday and
found tho liquor dripping from two
trunks. Fifty Chinese cnncry hands,
bound from San Francisco to Alaska,
and their luggage, 14.) pieces in all,
were taken to the station and searched,
the liquor was confiscated, and the
party fined $40.
ON THREEYEAR BASIS
Going Into Details of Food
Control for Nation and
Universal Service
Washington, April 3. War Secretary
Baker and the advisory commission of
the council of national defense are to
day discussing:
War plans on a basis of three years
of conflict.
Suggestions for food control for the
nation.
Universal service not merely uni
versal military service.
These three vital projects were car
ried into tho defense council's session
today by Samuel Gompcrs, head of the
committco of labor.
They were decided on as the most
immediate projects to be disposed of
at a meeting of tho labor committee at
tended by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
Director Gifford of the council; Howard
Coffin, in charge of tho munitions com
mittee and other members of the coun
cils advisory committee.
It was admitted officially today that
every detail of this government's part
in the war must bo considered on a
three year basis, that a "serious strug
gle is ahaed;" that the health and in
dividual effort of tho nation must be
therefore conserved and directed with
this fact in view; that labor's part
-will bo vast in a war that has demand
ed in a few months the same amount oi
labor production that former wars have
required in a year.
Market Gets Lively
Following Message
New York, April 3. The New York
Evening Sun's financial review today
said:
Because the president's message was
all that Wall street expected, the most
lively satisfaction was manifested, as
sociated with tho earnest hope that
congress will act promptly and decisive
ly. These sentiments found reflection
j not only in a more animated securities
market but 111 tho commodities, cotton
nnd nther exchanges, all of which were
strong at the opening and all holding The department heads await only
their gains save the stock market, action by congress on the "war resiv
which yielded to bear liquidation, short ilution" introduced last night, before
selling and realizing sales at midday- submitting the first "war budget
Banking and securities circles see the 'calling tor hundreds of millions of dol-
advent of Avar with confidence, while,
not ignoring tlio gravny of such steps.
The first hour of trading in stocks was
particularly lively by comparison with
recent sessions. Short covering carried
the general list to two poiuts or more
higher. The upward climb was a bit too
fast and the attractive level at tho top
invited realizing sales by midday and
stimulated liquidation.
United States steel was leading 111 this
more. The decline was quite geuerai
among the rails. Thero were losses of
from 2 to 3 points in Heading, Lehigh
Valley, New Haven and Southern rail
way, while Canadian Pacific receded
some 5 points.
BLUESTEM SELLS AT $1.80 .
Portland, Or., April 3. Tighten up
your belt another notch. Northwest
grain prices went still higher today,
breaking all records. Five thousand
bushels of April Bluestem and another
five thousand bushels of May wheat
were sold at $1.80. As high as $1.83
tidewater track basis was paid in the
country for wheat. A further advance
in flour is forecasted by gome of the
millers,
BRITISH .lEIIACE
COIIilGATIOli
I'ITII ST. PITIII
Forces Thrust North In En
veloping Movement Still
Unchecked
IIINDENBURG'S CENTER
CUT OFF FROM WEST END
German Attacks Repulsed fey
Russians In Some Fierce
Fighting
By Pemry Arnold
(United Iress stair correspondent)
New York, April 3. British forces
thrust their northern enveloping move
ment around St. Quentin still further
forward today. United Press dispatcher
from the front indicated the taking of
Maissemy, five miles northwest of St.
Quentin, but only a bare three miles
distant from the main road from that
city to Cambrai.
The British therefore have establish
ed themselves where they seriously
menace the. communications between
Cambrni. supposedly the main center
of the Hindenburg "lino and St. tjnen
tin, as well as LaPero, still farther
south.
Tho IJrcnch statement detailed n'
important activity. "
Petrograd's official report detaile4
violent German assaults on the north
eastern front, which Kussian troops re
pulsed, apparently in heavy fighting.
German troops still occupy all of Bel
gium, except a strip approximately
twelve miles wide and forty miles long,
they hold a zigzagging line embrac
ing French land from beyond Lille t
Lens to Cambrai, St. Quentin, Laon Bnd
a few miles before Hheinig alopg to
a sweep around Verdun, then back to
around St. Mihiel; up again to beyond
Post-a-MoiiNson, thence very close to'
the French border down to near Mr.
Donon. Below St. Die tho lino rims on
German territory in Alsace.
Germans May Lose It .
London, April 3. Germans appar
ently realized today that St. Quentin
was doomed to fall. Battle front dis
patches detailing Field Marshal iraig'w
tremendous thrust on the town, told
of the smoke of fires seen over the
villngo and of other preparations indi
cating the Teutons were following the
same tactics of destruction obsowd
in their western front retreat.. But it.
was conceded the Germans would of
fer tenacious resistance rather than
mere abandonment of the position.
Military experts today figured the
British forces within two miles of the
city and on ground extremely i nvor-
(Continued on page tw.)
PRESIDENT TAKES UP
OF
Discusses With Cabinet Plans
for Raising Money for ,
theWar
Washington, April 3. The problem
nf financing America's part in th
world war today was directly beforo
President Wilson and his cabinet.
lars
It is to be a " nav as we go" war
the government has decided, a war sus
tained "so far as may be equitable"
by the present generation, "by well,
conceived taxation," the president de
clared in' his message.
It. is not the president's intention t
shift the burden to future generations.
"It wntilil most unwise." the presi
dent said, "to base the credits whieh.
will now be necessary enureiy o mon
ey borrowed. It is our duty to protect
our pcoplo so far as we may against
(Continued on page two.)
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