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ilEATTEflTIONOF
CONGRESS TOMORROW
Senator Lodge Will Lead Figfit to Have Turkey and Bulgaria
Included In List of Enemies Majority, However, Is Like
ly to Follow Course Outlined by President Prohibition,
Woman Suffrage and Other National Questions Will All
Be Secondary to the War Legislation of the Session
sjc sc 4" "fi fi
EESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Washington, Dec p. The
house foreign affairs commit
tee today unanimously adopted
the resolution declaring a state
of war against Austria and or
dered Chairman Flood to ask
consent for a vote Friday.
Contrary to expectations, lit
tle sentiment developed in com
mittee for inclusion of Bulgar
ia and Turkey in the declara
tion. The unanimous verdict of
the committee alao was some
what unexpected, inasmuch as
it includes members who voted
again St the German war dec
laration, notably the house pac
ifist v leader, Representative
Cooper, Wisconsin. He was
present and voted favorably.
Washington, Dec. 5. The adminis
tration's resolution declaring a state
of war to exist between the United
States and Austira from noon, Decem
ber 5, 1917, was introduced in the
liouso of representatives this afternoon-
As in the declaration against Ger
many, President Wilson is eoipowertd
to employ ' ' the entire naval and mili
tary forces of the United States aad
too resources of the government to car
ry on war against the imperial and roy--j
in Austro-liuiigariau government anu
to bring the conflict to a successful
termination all the resources of tSe
icouiitry are hereby pledged by the
cr.i-gre.ts of the United States."
-Chairman Flood of the house eom'
Tntttee on foreign affairs introduced
the resolution. It will be approved by
.the committee in formal sesion this
afternoon and by the entire member
ship of the house, probably tomorrow.
The Benato will receive the resolution
-vvhen it reconvenes Friday. Passage
through cougress is certain.
The resolution follows:
' ' Whereas, the royal and imperial
Austro-Hungarian government has
s!.own its hostility to the government
and the peoplo of the United States by
evering diplomatic relation and has
formally adhered to the ruthless poli
cy of submarine warfare adopted by
iti ally, the imperial German govern
ment, with which the United States is
at war and has g''Cn its ally every
support and aid on both land and sea
iu the prosecution of war against the
government and pecple or the unite-i
ibc, and is hereby authorized and di-
rected to employ the entire naval and
military forces of the United States
I and the resources of the government
I to carry on war against the rovaland
imperial Austro-Hungarian government
and to bring the conflict to a suacess-
ful termination all the resources of
the country are hereby pledged by the
censrrees of the United States."
War upon Austria will involve lit
tle additional, participation above
what the United States has already
prepared for, military men felt today.
The navy may take an active part in
the Adriatic, and Mediterranean but
the army plans will not ho altered at
this time.
American aviators training in Italy
will be free to soar over the Austriau
line. American ships may aid the Ital
ian navy against the Austrian fleet in
the Adriatic, though for military rea
sons no del mi to statement of policy
is made.
The way military men view the Aus
trian declaration, its chief -effect is to
make Austrian-.. n this country aus--
ceptiblo to registration, round up and
internment.
Of the fifty members who voted no
on the war declaration against Ger
many, only a handful are expected to
oppose tho Austrian resolution, a poll
revealed -tqday. - Meyer : London, New
York city socialist, tenaciously op
poses extension of America's list of
enemies to ineludc the dual monarchy.
' 'But while I must uphold socialist
primefples to the last against the war
declaration, after it is passed I will be
for winning the war," said London.
Wisconsin representatives, Uooper
and Stafford, were noncommital today.
They said they would "express them
selves tully" on the rloor when tne
resolution came before the"house. They
were expected to oppose the "declara
tion. .
Through and through, the house fab
ric, however, militancy Was on the
rampage. Shackelford, Missouri, and
other erstwhile pacifists, were solidly.
aligned for war to the hilt.
Senate pacifists probably will must
er only two votes Xvar onete and
Grotnna against the war declaration.
A poll of senators today indicated
that the rest aro in accord with the
president's views. Neither LaFollette
nor Gronna would say outright that
they intended to vote against the res
olution. '
Bulgaria and Turkey, -Too
That the war declarations will pan
nearly unanimously in both hoiiBcs is
not questioned. Some members, how-
jever, will make a determined fight to
GERMAN S STILL
ATTACKUiG ALOa'G
CAMBRU FRONT
fighting Today, However,
Somewhat Drnimshed Late
Reports Indicate
THINK! THINK HARD, FRITZ!
LA FOLLETTE'S ACTION
TALKOF TtiE CAFITAL
AMONGALL CLASSES
Only Man In Audience Who
Failed To Rise Out of
Respect to Pesident
I EDITORIAL COMMENT I
- ' D
rj1d!U01ldf!LddAUL i
fcjtates of America, therefore, be it
"Resolved by ihe senate and house embrace in it. also Bulgaria and Tur-
of representatives o" the United States; key. Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, is
of America assembled that a state oti expected to lead this fight
war be, and is hereby declared to ex- "I have not changed my view," he
ist and to have existed since noon of said. "I have felt all along that we
the fifth day of December, 1917, be- should declare war on Austria, Turkey
'tween the United States of America'and Bulgaria. As I said before, it is
and the imperial and royal Austro-Hun-i
garian government; and the president (Continued on page two)
ENGLISH PRESS HAS ONLY
HIGHEST COMMENDATION
FOR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
AH Fvnroce Rp'inf In N0foc-'-oint Pkage hY the allie9 of composite
. , , . lietv j war aims. The matter presumaUy "was
sny ot Kepiedgmg Hosts
of Democracy
By Ed L. Keen,
(United Press .Staff Correspondent.)
London, Dc. 5. President Wilson's
message to congTess gave powerful im
petus today to the American plan for
a complete open, frank and joint re
statement of allied war aims.
The Daily News editorial comment
practically endorsed that plan. Other
newspapers, joinyig in the general
taken up in the Paris inter-allied, coun
cils but was temporarily put aside for
more physical war measures- Judging
from the reception of President Wil
son's dddress today, the plan will be
brought to the fore today.
Would Have Saved Russia.
The Daily News' comment today was
practically an endorsement of the
American re-pledging plan.
."If the president could have said
earlier what he said today," the edi
torial declared, ".and if "in Britain,
France and Italy the responsible lead-
ciiurus or neany approval or ine wnoie , era of these nations had made his
tone of the Wilson address, indicated j language their own, Russia might to
their belief m the necessity for a re-! day be driving the German armies from
pledging of.the hosts of democracy. i her borders.
As stated exclusively in these dis- "The demand or a statement of war
patches a short time ago. Colonel liouso ; aims his been repeated and insistent,
is known to have presented to British j T the light of Mr. Wilson's speech, a
otficials President Wilson's urgent sug-j statement which will mean wiping off
,'-ticn for a -sorting of war aims, a j the slate of much that ought never to
t-ompjlation of those to whitrh every . have been written on it is imperative,
elly could subscribe, a discardin? cf There can be no" kinshiD between the
:!-aSi hitli all coxldnot
Ihtir feree,-and-finally
Id not pledge j
y -issuance-" of "a I "V
' (Continued, "on'paga four)
Washington, Dec. 5. In the after
glow of the historic light that shone
on Washington when the president ad
dressed congress there was today only
one shadow LaFollette.
The Wisconsin senator's studied dis
regard in the face of his colleague's
enthusiastic reception of everything the
president said, is the talk of Washing
ton. The air between these two former
friends the one now a world war lead
er, the other a pecifist and under in
vestigation" on disloyalty charges in
the United States senates-was icy.
LaFollette sat within five paces of
the speaker's dais, on which the presi
dent stood. Never once did he take
his eyes off him, never once did he in
dicate that he heard a word he said,
albeit his associates were on their feet,
clapping and yelling from time to time.
LaFollette sat alone among his fel
low senators, slouched far down in his
seat, elbow on chair arm, chin in hand,
He was the only person in the chamber
whoaid not rise out of respect to the
president.
In the loud acclaim from, senate,
house, supreme court, statesmen, diplo
mats and gallery, whose members jump
ed to their feet to greet the president's
call for war on Austria, LaFollette did
not move. Ho sat with an expression,
half smile, half sneer, on his face. And
even when the president denounced
"the clamor of the noisily thoughtless
and troublesome", pacifists and said
"they may safely be left to strut their
uneasy hour and be forgotten," La Fol
lette gave no sign that he noticed save
a deepening tinge that crept over his
naturally ruddy complexion.
Legion of Honor
For American Soldiers
Washington. Dec. 4. Senator Owen,
Oklahoma, today was- to introduce in
the senate a joint resolution authoriz
ing the creation of an American legion
of honor and permitting men of the
American army and cavy to receive war
decorations offered them by any na
tions engaged in war against Germany.
Membership in the legion of honor
is to be confercd by the president
under approval o the senate for
"very distinguished, services."
Each person honored by membership
in this legion is to be given a ribbon
and medal to be designed under the in
struction of the president. The mem
bership of the order shall at no time
exceed two hundred persons.
- Vit&sranh has feureA thfv fciclnivi
services oi noDen . laamoerg.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE It is our part
now to fight with all our gathering
strength, to summon every qunce of our
power to the accomplishment of victory,
that the president is right in assuming
we are determined to do and will do.
The struggle is desperate, but
the harder the fight the better we shall
fight.
CHICAGO HERALD President Wil
son evidently believed the international
situation called for a re-statement and
clarification of our position as to war
and peace. It may be summed up in four
words victory, reparation, justice se
curity. CLEVELAND PLAINDEALER Al
though its conspicuous single feature
is the recommendation that the mask
of fictitious peace between Austria and
the United States be torn off forthwith,
the message is most impressive, as a
calm interpretation of democracy's
cause in the war and a forceful re
statement of what America and its al
lies are expending blood and treasure
to accomplish.
LOS ANGELES TIMES America's
reply, through the lips of the president,
has already sounded the knell to the
fugitive hope of the head of the house
of Hohenzollern that the American na
tion could be induced to compromise a
principle.
LOS ANGELES TRIBUNE It is a
PRIVATE REAHyS DEATH
OUGHT SORROW TO
FRIEND;AN APED WOMAN
Chestnut Peddler Paid Loving
Tribute to Her American
Soldier
GENERAL MAURICE NOW
WILLING TO ADMIT LOSSES
Asserts, However, That Ger
man Losses Have Been
m Much Heavier
By William Philip Simms
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies in The Fiold,
Dec. 6. British guns- today smashed
great groups of Germans massed for at
tack ia the direction of Villers Plouich
before the German -attacking machine
could got under way.
Otherwiso, there was a lull over prac
tically the whole of the Cambrai sector
today, so far as iufaniry actions were
concerned.
Artillory, however, was increasingly
active everywhere on this front.
The lull was accompanied by unmis
takable indications reported by British
airmen that Crown Prince Kupprecht
would resume his driving tactics just
as soon as he can bind up the wounds
of his terribly mutilated divisions.
The weather was freezing cold today,
but fair.
Airmen on both sides have been ex
ceedingly active both day and night
during the last few days.
British officers buievect the most crt
cal moment around Cambrai had passed
today. They wore eually certain, how-
jever, that Hindeuburg would not allow
.matters to stand where they now are
iney looked lor resumption of lighting
on the same .tremendous scale-of the
past few days, which has strewn German
corpses around the Cambrai bulge.
It was rumored today that Hinden
burg had either been on the Cambrai
frout or was there now. Ho far Ger
many's most powerful efforts have fail
ed to flatten out Byng's bump in the
diroction of tho German depot city.
The Germans' first objectives were
ASK FOE FEDERAL
CONTROL DURIIIG
PERIOD OF WAR
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Requests Congress
; To Act
RAILROADS REQU1E
IMMEDIATE ATTEflTI0H
Other ; Course Suggested Is
Unit Operation By the
President
(Continued on page two)
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Anjbuddy that's too nice t' eat corn
ibread is too nice fcr a democracy
What's become o'-th' olo time easy-
'-do farmer?
By J. W- Pegler,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
American Field Headquarters, France,
Dec. 5. Littlo Harvey Reamy, of Cin
cinnati, U. S. A., "le petit American
soldat" sleeps today in a gTave on a
bleak, snowcovered hillside- The winds
sing a lullaby through the hilltop pine
trees. Atop the grave, half buried in
the drifting snows, a wreath of flowers
marks the tribute by an aged French
woman. She was a chestnut peddler
with a stand close by general head
quarters.
Private Reamy of the United States
marine corps dropped dead on Thanks
giving Day. He had just finished cook
ing turkeys for his company.
On Friday the old chestnut woman
missed the slcijder, smiling marine, fihe
asked about him. His comrades ex
plained tenderly ' 'Reamy, well, ho is
mort."
The old woman wept. He was such a
plcasant-smiling-faced American. The
tears tickled down her weather beaten
face, already lined deep with grief t
the loss of her own son missing at
Verdun for two years; and a husband
dying of wounds in a hospital near the
front somewhere.
Reamy was a daily visitor at the old
woman's stand. His cheery greeting
somehow helped her forget. She learned
his name nd then, always thereafter
greeted Mm with motherly pride "le
petit soldat" (the little Boldier). '.
. It was another tragedy for the little
old woman when the bright faced Amer
ican passed away. Moreover, she had
missed the funeral, missed the oppor
tunity to see her American boy.
On Sunday, two days, after Reamy
bad been laid to rest by his comrades,
general headquarters received a soiled
and laboriously addressed envelope.
Inside was a brief letter and fifty
francs.
"You will permit me, sir," the let
ter ssid in its curiously worded, dif
ficult French, "to send you fifty
francs. I desire to place a wreath on
i the grave of the little American soldier
j who died fr from his own country. I
l do not ask even fo be permitted to
carry the wresth to pis grave. Please,
sir, do not refuse the humble offering
of a poor French woman- wflo loves
America-who loves the memory of this
6Har, dear boy, who died far from his
own mother, while assisting France. Do
not refuse to place my wreath for this
poor little soldier."
The signature was "Marguerite Gil
ly, the chestnut woman."
Today, early in the morning, Reamy's
comrades carried Mme. Gilly's wreath,
(Continued on page six)
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Americans Captured
In German Onslaught
By J. W. Pegler
(United P.ress Correspondent)
American Field Headuarters,
France, Doc. 5. German troops
fighting around Cambrai have
captured a few Americans, ac
cording to unofficial word re
ceived today from the British
front.
Headquarters has issued uo
confirmation as yet.
If the news is true, it is stat
ed on authority that the number
of American taken is small.
American headquarters lias
not as yet received a report of
the Cambrai fighting, in which
American army engineers partic
ipated. No announcemeiit os cas
ualties is yet available.
Washington, Dec. 5. Government
control in operation of the railroads of
the United States during the war is
recommended in a special report to con
gress by the interstate commerce coin
mission today.
The commission regards such a step as
tho only solution to the freight conges
tion of tho country and the railroad
crisis. ; . r
After reciting conditions, the commis
sion says:
"The alternative is operation as a
unit by the president during the period.
of tho war as a war measure under the
war powers vested in him by the con
stitution and the powers which have
been or may be conferred by congress."
.Minority opinion. .
Minority opinion, written by Com-
misisoner McChord, while concurring in
tho recommendations for government
operation of the roads, as a unit, sug
gests that tne government's war organ
izations facing the most dire need, such
as food and fuel administrations and
the war industries board, have a hand,
tn tha minrnHnn -
The Majority Opinion.
Tho majority opinion, written by
Chairman Hall, said:
'i-Iu. our. opinion this situation doe
not permit of temporizing. AH energies
must be devoted to bringing the war to
a successful conclusion and to that end
it is necessary that our transportation
systems be placed and kept on the plana
of highest efficiency. This can only ba
secured through unification of their op
erations during the period of the war.
"If tho unification is to be effected
by the carriers they should be enabled
to effect it in a lawful way. To that
end, in our judgment the operation of
the anti-trust laws, except in respect to
consolidations or mergers of parallel and
competing linos, as applied to rail and
water carriers subject to the act to
regulate commerce and of the anti-pooling
provision of section V of that act,
should be suspended during the period
of the war and until further action
by the congress.
"In addition, they should be provided
from the government treasury with fin
ancial assistance in tho form of loans
or advances fcir capital purposes in such
amounts, on such conditions and under
such supervision of expenditure as may .
bo determined by appropriate authority,
As a necessary concomitant, the regu
lation of security issues of common car
riers engaged in interstate commerce
should be vested in some appropriate
bodv, as has been recommended in our
annual reports.
'.'If the other alternative be adopted
and the president operates the railroads
as a unit during the period of the war,
there Bhould be, in our opinion, suitable
guarantee to each carrier of an ade-
(Continued on pag two)
WILSON INVITES ALL
OTHER NATIONS TO
STATE WAR AIMS
(Continued on page two)
By Fred S. Ferguson
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Dec. 5. America 's cards
are on the table.
If Germany is to escape being crush
ed she must as freely and frankly state
exactly what sho is fighting for, as
President Wilson outlined the war aims
of the United States.
The war is open for the German rul
ing powers to respond explain to the
German people and the world exact
ly what they are fighting lor or aamit
America's indictment and fight it out.
The table is likewise waiting for
Great Britain, Franee and tho other
entente powers to put their cards upon
it, as President Wilson displayed Am
erica 'a.
This, it may be stated, i:t the offi
cial view of the president's epochal ad
dress before congress.
It is the most powerful b'ow or tne
political offensive against Germany that
has yet been struck. It was addressea
to .the German people as much as the
other people of the world.
The war will be considered won when
a peace based on justice to enemy and
friend alike ean bo made, aud guaran
teed by "spokesmen of the German
peoplo whose word wo can believe."
There is no mistaking tho meaning
of President Wilson's outline of Amer
ican war aims.
American blood is not to be shed and
American money is not to bo spent to
ward realization of any selfish aims.
The president did not mention the re
storation of Alsace-Lorraine; this ques
tion, according to the officials today,
may take caro of itself when Germany
is brought to the fiual reckoning, but
the restoration of territory lost forty
years ago is not in the category of
American aims. hTe president said noth
ing of colonies. These subjects are not
considered among essentials of the war.
Tho president asked for a declaration
of war on Austria. This will be consid
ered by congress immediately and vot
ed. But as he asked that Austria be
listed among America's enemies, ho
voiced the cause- of the dual monarchy
by declaring that under ptaee ternis
to which this country caa subscribe,
Austria-Hungary must have free access
to the sea and must be free of Prus
sian domination.
If Italy still maintains ambitions of
(Continued on page two)