The Wingham Advance, 1917-04-12, Page 7AMERICA'S ENTRY TO WAR
DELIGHTS BRITISH FRONT
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Great Cheers Greeted News
ITAKE OVER ALL
All Along Line.
Her Strength Will Finish
the Germans.
(From a Staff ,Correspondent of the Associated Press.)
With the British Armies in France via London •Cable,—Th
news a the action of the -United States Senate in voting for war with
Germany reached tho. far-flung western battle lino to -day, and was
hailed with cheers, Nowhere was the gratification greater than
along the section of the front held by the Canadians, with whom
many thousands of Americans are Serving, Many Canadian and
British companies were busy to -day preparing signs to hold up over
the trenches, telling the Germanothe tidings from Washington,
."rbisls the favorite plan of the tonunies to convey all sorts of bad
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theirvieraies across No Man's Land.
..German prisoners taken to -day had not heard of President Wil-
son's address, anchknew only in a vague way of the breaking of dip.
lornatic relations in February. Some of the trench signs which were
prepared included a brief translation:into German of the President's
state.raent, that the United States was entering the lists against the
• German cfovernment, and not against the German people. Others
included the latest slogan: "No peace with the Hohenzollerns," while
•stilrotheis read: "Get rid of your Kaiser,"
. The British army as a whole has regard4c1 the United States as
'practically in the war since the severance of.relations. It wad–said
then that active participation was only a matter of time. , The Presi-
dent's address was just reaching the front trenches today in its en-
tirety. The gist of the speeeh had been sent out .by wireless, and
also by telegraph and telephone, but the soldiers generally preferred
to wait for Congressional motion before spreading the news to
` &Fritz." •.,
The weight of America, thrown into the war scales just at this
juncture, in what is regarded as the critical year of the struggle,
.has sent a renewed thrill of conildence ell along the front. One
could sense it everywhere to -day. Visiting Canadian headquarters
•• 'And the Canadian trenches, the correspondent was greeted. ;cvery .
where with outbursts of congratulations.
One young ceptatn, wheee mother is f
an American, .
eEverywhere I have been to -day e
-"I feel like hugging everybody in
ight. U s sozEs
I wanted to call out all the eoldiers
and .aek them if they had heard the
goad newts. We Canadiane now feel
that our American family has been re-
united, This will mem wonders for
the future relatiouship of Canada and
- • tile 'Culled State,. We feel more like
brothers than ever baton."
here was much speculation along
a the front as to the manner of Ameri-
can particiratien, and an alinoet
yereal wish that the United States
13houl1 beeepreented on the fighting,
' line at the earliest poesibie moment,
L! only by a brigade or division.. alin.
gled with the entre:treat desire that the
war .olioulti eoon be ended, tan the
generally expreeeecl hope that it Would
Pet long enough to give 'the Amer'.
cane at. chance at the Germane. Some
of thee British of nem reiterated the
view..eepreesed to the correspondent
eelien" diplomatic relations -wera sew.
seed, that Amerlean participation
might first consist of the senclieg af
*medal detachment;. -end as aviators,
• machine gun eections and batteries of
rtillerya • •
While the Cal/aliens are loath to
- .„....eleaseetifs'-eervices • of any of the, thou-
•-•.e...eaerneeedf 'Algericens .1e- their mike.- it
. etae etated.atheadenartere to -day that
tea eteleaa.realized that. with an American
force in the field. many of them would
desire to be released so as. to serve
under their own flag. Their .long
trstIning -and experience under most
tiesperate battle conditions -would
prove an invaluable aid, it Wa6 con.
ceded, to an American expeditionary
-corps. Many ot these men might. else
be available for return home to help
training ma. It le also expected
that. the United States will ask that
a- large number of Re officers be at..
teehee to the Ilritieh arnsy for &Jeer.
ritten a 7.3 4 rstfellen0 'ander the ace.
tuaj cond'tionsaer• .lettfooean war.
fare, aa. —
Toaste were aren't to Amerlea •at
many. a front eine dugout etcaniglit
The British Melt feraiiiMa.eagerly to
pertielpatien ofaha Veite.d- Stalest,
thee " helping -to completely b4titycl
Corlett!, militarlare. It COI be froth
curly' Geld* tbat the ithalti.clad arna3.
faces. the foe tranightewith stenewee•
determination to bring about. a quick
and.xleeielve reetat. There. was a• nee
notsats joyor6 confidence' as the Brit.
We and Canadian cannotr hurled to
or thelle. aphid the- 'German po4
Cone: .
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MY WARSHIPS
WILL WITHDRAW
Atlantic Coast to Be Guard-
. ed by U. a Fleet.
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,All Patrol Work to...11e NeW.-
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Washington Report.—Allied Vela
Weis lratrellitig the Atla.ntia •Coatit
Will be wlehdratyna and,igany• will lie
Fent to the- Butopean ' battle fleets,
no* that -Cermet merchant ships in
Anterlean perts have been taken over
and there is no • possibility of. their
ellePing to Sea Oki commerce raiders, e
All the Allied war vessels —*Web
bave been -patrolling close to Amera
Can -sherd aliearly three years may
not lie taketesaway until the statue of
the Austrika.aleerehant flips finally is
deternainede•eaut It In tTiA intant4on 'ef
the Aitlea-teVeriptenta to tboytr
theln eventanaiy, Their places leall
probably beelotteu •bY stenerleatialeseate
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vessele. •-.
ts
}Reps aisseeeutve 'been taltea toward.
withdrawal of-Britieb parole in the
Gulf of Mexico stud the South .At-
thts work boa* tuned over to
the United SM90 navy. Solite of t116
British ships May be kept or a time
lit tbe Mallen:at Kingston, alleatica,
but, cevnteally the Ilatited State e is
expetted to take °e'er all patrol stank
oft that side of die Atlantic.
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91 FOE SHIPS
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New York Report—Tire seizure of
German merchant 'vessels thattook
refuge in Atlantic ports at the begin-
ning of the war began this morning
almout immediately alter Congress
passed the resolution declaring a state
of war between the United States and
Germany. The collector ot the port
at Boston was the first to act. The
Federal.officials at New London, Dais
timore, Philadelphia, Newport News,
New Orleans, Savannab, Ga., Wilming-
ton, 'N. C., and New York quieltly fol.
lowed. Before daylight United States
deputy marshals were in charge of.
German vessels at those ports rang.
Ing in size from -the Majestic Vator-
land of 64,282 gross tone, to small sell-
ing vessels. • •
The port °Moen acted on orders is-
sued by the Secretary of the Treasury.
It is understood that this move does
not involve .eonflaeatiore and that the
vessels 'are -Yield for the present as
a measure of *safety. There has apeu
no announcement as to whetlier the
Government shal take over the ships
for its use and pay for them after the
war. "
Gentian vessels now in American
ports .humber 91, with a gross .tonnage
of•about 600,000. e
' Reports td- the Treasury. DepartMent
confirm statements thatevirtually every
ship has been diaabled. •••:.
WORLD'S FOOD
INSUFFICIENT
Rome, via Parts, Cable. ---The
World's food erop is deficient and the
situation is becoming alarming, ac-
cording to David Lubin, American re-
preeentative to tho International In-
stant° cl Agriculture. Mr. Lubin to
her te report the fact to ,Pregislint
Wittiest through Anabaseadoi Page,
.a.jad urgiug the imperative nccessitY
of a mobilization of American agricua
Lural resources. In an interview Mr.
Lubin eale13
"For the first tizne in many years
there exists a deficit In the supply of
corn, wheat, rye, 'barley and oats,
etairuated. at a total of 130,000,000
bushea; lea; than the normal require-
menici for equntries open to trade. The
situation is worse than was expected
last October. The institute's reports
indicated then a surphig of more than
enough to feed the world until August
Or this year, when the new crops be-
gin to come 4n. . .
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TERMS" FOR .PLOTERS,•
Six Germans jn New. York
Go to Prison.
New York Report.—Six Germans
eonvicted by a Federal juryliere'
toneparety 'to deetrov isteami3Ip6 tar
eying food and Munitions front this
pert Tor the. Itentehte allies ealth in
emelt:try bonSbe manufactsired in Itte
hoken, N. .t were sentenced today iss
serve prieott terMe varying from two
years to sfx months. in adaition to
• paying flees of -from $5,000 to 5500.
.OhatIce von Kleistea elLeth
!et and a naturalized citizen, anti
Marl aelimidt„,efilef `engittrer of the
ellen:tail cacti:au:11w :Friedrich dee
Avesta' tateeef.the elilbe eelied by the
GoVeriament • to -day, were given the
heaviest puniehment--two yea*
Federal penitentiary. at Atlanta and
a -fine of $5.110 ilettesb. ,
Friedrielnaerbade. George Prtiede'
and WitheIre Parades; elesiete n t engin•
eel's on 410 toriedrielt d:wr roe, and
Erneet Becker 'electrician op 11,n
genie teasel, got six Menthe in jail
and were fitted $500 each,
GERMAN SHIPS
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U S. Plans as Soon as War
is Declared..
Rich Prizes Interned in
American Ports.
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Washington Report.--Paus have
been complctod by the Government to
take over approximately 90 of tbe
German merchant ehipe interned in
American ports immediately a state
ovis declared to exist, by Con-
g
r
e
s
‘s.
iet
aitrships to be taken over range
from the little "Weigand, of 490 tous,
at Cebu, to the great Vateriand, of
64,282 gross tons, lying in the harbor
of New York. Of the total 'tattler of
vessels only 11 are of Austrian owner-
ship and the largest tonnage of any
one Austrianevessel is 8,212.
Some of the largest ot,the Gerinan
vessels now lyeage in American porta%
with their ownerehip and tonnage, are
as* follerws:
Vaterland, Haniburg-American Lino,
54,282 gross tans; at New York.
George Washington, North German
Lloyd Line, 25,670 gross tons; at Now
York,
Amerika, Hamburg -American Line,
22,622 gross tons; at Boston.
Cecille, North German Lloyd Line,
19.503 groes tone; at Boston.
Kaiser Wilbelm It., North German
Lloyd Line, 19,361 gimes tons; at New
York.
Psident Lincoln, Hamburg-Ausera
can Lino, 18,168 gross' tons; at . Nee
York.
hcan Line, 18,072 gross tons; at Nes
yolrkesiden7tGrant, Hamburaatmert
,
•Cineitinatt, Ho.mburg•American Lino,
16,339 gross tons; at Boston.
Kronpriuz Wilhelm, North German
Lloyd Line, se4,908 gross tons; at
.Norfelk,
Pennsylvania, • liamburg•American
Line, 3.3,333 gross toes; at New York.
(.iroeser Kurfurst, North German
Lyloorykd„Line, -111,102 gross tons; at New
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Bulgaria, Hamburg -American Line,
11,440 grease tons; at Baltimore.
Barbarossa, North Gentian Lloyd
Line, 30,984 gross tots; at New York.
• Prinzess Irene, North German
Lloyd Line, _:19,893 gems tons; at
New. York. • ,
PrinceAlice, North
Lloyd letne, 10,891 gram
Friedrielt der Grosse, North Gar-
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nen Lloyd Line,10,771 gross tons; at
Neer York. , •
Hamburg, Hambarg•AMerican Line,
10,521 gross' tons; ar New York.
10,05e .groas tons al-Salamore,
• Rheith, Mirth Gatertan jeloyd Line
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PROCLAMATION
By:-..,..ppEsio ENT
'OF -NEW ALLY
Germau
tons; at
,Wilsonit. Message to People
On Declaration of State
of War.
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WARNING, JO ALIENS
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And Apfeal. to.' Citizens to
GovernMent in •
0ourfie.
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Wealiingion Report—The procla-
metioit issued* by President •Wilsbn
declaring a state ef•••sseta. between tile
United States and Gentiles' reads as
follows:
"Whereas ehe Congress of the
United States, in the exercise .of tlic
constitutional authority vested as
-
theme have reeolvea by joint aesolu.-
non of the.Senath and House bearings.
date tale day, that a -Mate of war
between the United States and the
Imperial German Goyernment, which
has been thrust upon the United States
is hereby formally declared,
"Wherea.s. it is proveded by section
4Ow.3
007 f Cli,et revised statutes as fol.
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"Whenever. there is (teetered a, wee
between the United Ktates and any
foreign nation or government or alw
itivasion or 'predatory.. -incursion is
perpetrated, attempted .or threatened
against the territory of the United
States by any foreign nation or goy
eminent,' and the President makee
public.. proclaniatton id the event, all
nett* citizen:3e denizens; or subjects; of
a hostile nation or -government being
male of' tile age of 14 years and ttp-
'wards, wbo saall be ivithin the 'United
Statee and not. actualle naturalized,
shall be liable to be apprehended,
restrained, secured and removed as
alien enemine. .
"The Prefilderit iti eiltherteed In any
setli event We his prodamation there-
of', oreatfier Pelalteeticta to dtreet the
conduct to -be obiserved ou tile part of
te tniteck, State's' toWards the aliens
who beedine no liable; the Manner
and degree of the reetraint to which
they shall be subject and In what
eases and upolt what security their
residence shall be --perraltted and to
provide for the removilof those, Who,
not being permitte tito restde within
the Unitea-Statee, ream or neglect
to depart therefrom; and to establish
any such regulations which ate found
necesttaty in the promisee and for the
public safety.
APPEAL TO 'LOYALTY.
"Whereas by RectiOne 4,068 and
4.070 ea the revieed statutes, furthei
Mead -don is made relative to . alien
enemies;
"Now, therefore, I, WOOdrow Wil
-
eon, Preelderit of the United States,
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JO hereby prorialm to all whom it
auty conc.-sit, that a Want of war
extete betwveu the United FUND- and,
tlut butterfat German Govertunent,
and I do Specially direct all MOM,
civilian or InlUtaty, el the United
States, that they exerelee vigilance
Ana zeal in the discharge of the
duties incident to such a state of
war, alai I do, moreover, earaeatly
appeal to alt American citizens that
they in loyal devotion to their COM
try, dealeated from its foundation to
the principles or libertY and justice.
Witold, the Jaws of the land and glee
unaivided and willing' support to
those measures willell may be adopted
hy tlia onstitutional atItitorltiee in
prosecuting the war to a successful
Issue and In obtaining „a secure And
Just peace:.
"And, acting tinder and by virtue
ef the authority vested in me, by the
eonstitution of the tinitea States and
kite said eectione or the revised stn.
tutee;
INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN RESI-
DENTS.
"I do- hereby turther proclaim and
aired that the conduct to be observe
on the part of the United Stato.
towards all natives, citizens, denizens
or subjects; of tiermann being malt
ef age 14 years and upwards, who
311511 be within tho United States ane
aot aetually naturalized, who, for tin
purpose of this proclamation and
tinder such sections of the reviser.,
• atatutes ere teemed alien enemies,
eliall be as followe:
"All alien enemie3 aro enjoined t.
preserve the peace towards the Unitee
States and to refrain from crime
agaiust the public safety and from
violating the laws of the Unitea
etates, and of the states awl terri
toriea thereof!, and to refrain from
• actual hostility or giving information,
aid or comfort to the euemies of the
United States, and to comply steletlY
with the regulations which are hereby
or which anay be from time to. time,
promulgated by the President, ant,
so Jong as they shall conduct
themselves in accordance with law
they shall be undisturbed in tbe
peaceful pursuit of their lives aut.
occupations and be accorded the con
sidoration duo to all peaceful and
Law-abiding persons, except so far ab
restrictione may be necessary for
their own protection and for the
safety of tile United States ant
towarda alien enemies as conduct
themselves in accordance with law,
all citizens of the United States are
enjoined to preserve the pettee and to
treat with all such friendliness at
may be compatible with loyalty .and
allegiance to the United States.'
"And all alien enemies who fail to
conduct themselves as so enjoined in
addition to all other penalties pre
icribed by law shall be liable .to rer
straint or to give security or to remove
and depart from the United States in
the manner prescribed by sections
4,069 and 4,070 of the revised statute*
and as prescribed in the regulations
duly promulgated by the President."
Numerous; clauses setting fora
segulations regarding alien enemies
follow.
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ENEMY SUBS. IN
MEXICAN WATERS
Washington Has Advices- oi.
Fact From Europe.
Believes Estimate of 20 la
Excessive.
Washington Report,— Pereisteat
but aitherto unconfirmed, reports 01
German submarines waiting In the
Gulf of Mexico for the opening ot
hostilities of' the United States, were
further supported to -day by acivices tc
the Government from Europe.
The full nature of the Government's
informatioti is not disclosed, but ft
was received from one of the neutrals
contiguous to Germany,. which .hat
served. as a clearing house for Ger
man information since tae severance
af diploniatic relations. •
It was reported at the source. of ori-
gin of tha Government's information
that more than a score of German sub
marines were already in silexican wat•
ers. Persons here who have.been glv
ing• attention to the subject think the
estimate of numbers is high, but feel
no doubt that German submarines are
somewhere on this aide of the Atlan-
tic, most probably in Mexican wa.tore,
and that some of theta have been
there since early in February.
'here ts no Liman hero that if the
elaboate are in the•galf they are heing
supplied from Mexican shore bases
Those who' hold these views also are
convincedethat something eloselY ap-
proaching the arraugesnents proposed
by Foreign Minister Zimmermann in
his celebrated counpunicatioe intend
ed for Gen. Carrauza have been ach
loved, and that the whole matter in •••
°lading the- eupolving of submarines'.
from Mexican shores, Was arranged
by Mtxican Minister Zubaran in Der -
lin. '
•se
BOMBED
FORTS
OF BOSPHORK
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Russ .Seaplanes Carry Out a
DaringAttack, . • • ,
Huns `Quickly' Lost Gairidaf
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Berlin .Cable. ------More than ,9,00.0.
Russtatese. 16 -.gene and 150 eneebine
guns and mineetarowers weed ettfitur•-•
ed by thee (kittens in their attack on
the atussicita bridgehead on the Stela
hod, the War Office anonttcele
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Petroered, April 6.--Getmane "fotaati'
yesterday.. took..thp• 6ffensive-ia. ,the:
regifin -south f itIga• •and.,sueceeded
In penetraing the Ituashin lines, says
an °Metal' etatemeat bated today- laer
tho Ituseida War Departinellt. Later
tho • Rest -dans !Mewled a counter.
attaek, drove out the Teutons and .re-
stored_ the positiOn.
ItuSsian scaplithee,under fire flenii‘
tlie erieMY'e-batt011y earl:fed Out an
aerial'attaelton the Bosphorous, sue.
eesstulta dropping bombs on the !or-.
tificatiens. All the Russian machince
/canned to timer vessels, the latter
being subsequently attaeked, by en-
emy aeroplanes.
One of the. Ituaelna maeliinee en.
gaged in six aerial eneouniern. itt
RIAU of the Motor being damaged by
Moray bullet,. during the third en.
gagetnent, the aeroplane remainei . in
the air and ott three oecaelous drove
away an enemy aeroplane •abichi at.
tempted to approach the vet:tele. Alto- •
Whet' the umehitte received 26 etude
• tures.
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UNITED SIAM
A WORLD POWER
AT A BOUND
Premier Lloyd .George's
Eulogy of the Course of
the New Ally..
ASQUITH'S PRAISE
Britain Breathes More Free.
ly With English Races
in Vnity.
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London. Cable. --Premier Llead
aeurge to•day gave to Um Amerveati•
4ewswapere on Oehair of the War
Cabinet, the tot I ott t. g 7
"America Int6 at ohs boini lAome
* world ',ewer lit a slew elle never
age. *before. Sao waited until elle
iountl a catioe worthy of her train
eons. 'rue American peep's- Old
• tack until they were fully convinhed
that tho fight WAS not a sordid venni-
nage tor power and possetysions, .bui
tn unsalfish struggle to overthrow a
..41u1ster conspiracy agamot human li-
essay and human rights,
"Once that conviction was reached,
he greatest power or the Went hat;
eaped into the arena, and elm aimed
Low Ode by side with the Europeau
Lemocraclee who, bruised and bleed -
ng after three yenta of grim contlict,
rre Mill fighting the nsoet savage for
at ever menaced the freeaorie of the
world.
"Tito gleaving phrasen of the Preal•
tent's noble deliverance illumine the
aorizon and make clearer than ever
no goal we are etrieing to reach.
PHREIF.1 OUTSTANDING PHRASES
"There are three pbrasee which will
Attila out for ever in the story of this
Jrui3ad(... The Mat le that. 'the wort&
.nuet be safe for democracy;' the
text 'the menace to peace end free -
aim lice in •the exietence or auto-
.ratie governments backed by organ -
zed force, which in controlled wholly
ty their will and not by the 1y111 or
Meta people, and the crowning phraae
o that in which he declares that 'a
aeadfaet eoncert fOr peace can never
ea ntaintained,except by the partner-
-tap or democratic nationee
"Thee° words,. . repreeeat the faltb
a•hieh inepires and sustains our pee.
.to itt the tremendous eacrifices thee
lave made and are still making
they alma believe that the unity andi
seaee of Mankind can only rest upea
•emocraey, 'upon the right of those
lid eubmit to authority to have •
*tele their own government, upon
esaect for the eighth and libertiee of
Ladoga both great and entail, aud up.
es the enivereal dominion of pubis..
etch ea •
•"Te•all of these, the Prussian mili.
ary a:utocracy is an implacable foe
"The Imperial .,War Cabinet, re
iroentateve ot all the peoalee of :the'
hellish Empire, wish me on theirbe-
self to recognize the chivalry and
eourago which call the people of the'
Jnited Stateto dedicate the whole
if their reeourcee to the greateet
cause that ever engaged human en-
lectilars:Q"
• til'Pli'S APPRECIATION.
.Fortner Premier Aequith has given
.ho following statement to the Aeso
dated Prees in connection with the
eatrr:.
y.of the United States tato he'
to t
w
"There is not a man among its who
loos not breathe more freely now
Jut( he knows that, through the
sallow of the President and Congress
A the United States, the whole Eng -
ash -speaking race is to fight as cone
•ades, td e by side, in the most mo-
.nentona. struggle in history. The
?resident's speech will ive in the
:annals or eloquence as a worthy
and noble exposition. of the grounds
and the aims of a great national re-
solve.,
"The people of e the United States
'tal.e been forced, as the United King-
dom •lvtis forced, into a struggle
which; in neitherease, was of our
awn seekieg.• They have realized, as
we haye•realized, that the choice lay
aetween met; with humiliation aud
war with honor. There was no middle
3oerse, for armed neutrality, as the
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roctsitidoeiAtiiit points out with irresistible
cogency affordp not secure oepowerful
. .
"The pkovocation offered in the two
eases was different, but In both the
3.ha11enge wits one Which neither na.
:ion could refuse to take up without
the • sacrifice of its self-respeet atid
without a betrayal of . the' etterea3
t3t•usptieisti•hietiot...iisrpituliesea won all
ootree
hold .flig defeaae, of
dborty ajld. hulnanity. Never • had
•,he fundamental twee which are at
Ltake been ;Mated with more precis-
• on Or with a greater elevation of
thought and languagethan in the
President's' address, •
VINDICATION OP HUMAN RIGHTS.
• The • preeent- German 'warfare,' fie
pointe out, Is. a waa against alt nee
%dons; and the animating motives of
the Allies by whose side he invites
ila fellotescountrymen.to range them-
selves, is not vindieelveness, but Yin-
A.:cation—the vietireation of those
numan rights which are the common
Interests and.the natural.bond of the
societies.
..4To this great purpose • the Antal
-
tea people now dedicate their lives.
and fortanes-eiti we have already
deelicated outteaeonselous that they
*are listening to and obeying one of
• those eupreme calls which conic but
.rarely is' history, but which, 'when
theycoute, souhd• lit the. ears of a
Ootninueity of free nten,witit a note of
imperieue tlestuard.'•
'
rho Presitleae argea stile% his tela
loweettfizenseelle. abtoSt pra,ctieti co.
operation in concert With the •Allies,
and promises every form or efreetive
help that America ead provide. We
on this 'side of the Atientie telt-nowt-
edge the appeal and his aesuranee with
profound synIptithe and gratitude. We
iuteeeleeer'grestiMed to distate Or oven
to suggest to our kinsmen in the ten.
Red States What their course should
be; we have in our .heart of 1'010
longed tlnit the time Might intim eaten
their *strength would be joinea with
Oars in a struggle to nasoliant to all
that is beet in our common inatinete
traditiona. That day has now
attamed, and we bola:see that its elm
shall not, get until the two great Eng -
Hell -awaking denteeraeles ean Maitre
tagettier, as fellow -workers and fellow-
eembatante, over the triumes et free.
dom and of ritait."
Mrs. atiseteo Beadle, age 99, IA Zak
rete, Masc., eays eettng•catedY.teeatlesite
longed,her • *
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GERMAN SEA RAIDERS ON
ATLANTIC STATES COAS1
One Reported' Off Nantucket, and Another
• Off Virginia Capes,
Shipping Ordered to Shalter, . and Destroyer
• Flotillas ill, Chase,
.Washingten Report.--Reporta
German commerce raiders off Atlantic
Deets were Beetled along the seaboard
today, and all shipping practleelly
was tied up, e•lille naval patrols went
out, to establish the identity of lays.
terioes sham reported near the lanes.
It reported the first.breath of war at
tho doors of tho United States, and,
It Holt a thrill tbrough ilia country. •
'rite first report came from Nau.
tucket light vessel, which saw a
strange ship passing west at 7.20
o'clock tais warning, and promptly re..
ported it to the Boston navy yard and
the Navy Department. Destroyer flo.
titles are at sea in the vicinity, gild'
presumably they heard the wireless
warning which wept the coast line,
and set out to locate the mysterious
craft. . Meanwhile shipping tvas warn.
ed not to venture out.
Soon afterward a report of e raider
off the Virginia Capes came from
Hampton Roadie where shipping also
was held in port while aimed craft
went to sea to investigate.
Navy officials expect many reports
of raiders wbile the seacoast is at higb
tension, and many suclt probebly will
turn out to be unoffending tramps
No precautions are being everlooked,
hewever, and the naval patrol is on
the alert to examine all strange shipe
Ofricials•considered it would be
strauge for a raider to ventureso
close to ports which.are known to be
guarded. They would expect a raider
pas••••••••••••••••••••
to Ile off at sea on the edges of the
shipping lanes, instead or veutarina
close enough to shore to be observed
end reported.
It was considered not improbable
hat the wireless warniuga reused h)
the mysterious ehip Netting Nan.
,ucket were heard all along the coasi.
eul might be responsible for °the:
epode or a commerce raider lying in
ONB OFF NANTUCKET.
Newport, lt, I„ Iteport,—A German
eea raider was °Metall: reported oft
Nantucket at 7.40- -o'cleca thie morn -
Ing,• The deputy collector of customs
warned all shipping not to leave port
until further notice.
The raider, according to informa-
tion received by Deputy Collector of
Customs Wolcott, was bound west.
Boston, April 7.—Naval officials
here reported that the raider had two
masts, a large stack and W3S painted
slate -color. Her size was reported
as about 10,000 tons.
ANOTHER OFF VIRGINIA ('APES.
Newport News, Va., Iteport.—The
presence of a German raider off the
Virginia Capes was officially reported
here to -day. A sea -going tug has beet)
despatched to sea to wara all outege•
Ing and incoming vessels and to or
der all out -going vessels to turn back.
The tug is equipped with wireless,
and is expected to reach all ships le
the dauger zone,
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iser Fatall
is House Doomed
London Cable.—New York Times cable.)—The Morning Post
'gives prominence to a despatch from its Washington correspondent,
who cables a report given .= the authority of German bankers in
America, who are on most intimate terms with the German Govern-
ment, that the G,ermanBraperor is fatally ill of Bright's clisease.
Death is expected within the next few months.
The Emperor, according to the correspondent's informant, .has
for some months past been_in the depths of depression. .The efforts
of his physicians and entourage to rally him have been unsuccess-
ful, emir* disease has 'so completely fastened itself upon him that
recovery is impossible. The correspondent adds:
"With his death, according to the German bankers, the House
Of Hohenzollern will lose the throne of Germany, as the Crown
Prince fi known to be a moral degenerate and the German people
could not accept him is their sovereign, Either 'Germany will be-
come' a republic or a limited constitutional monarchy, the real power
being eicereised by a Parliament elected by universal franchise.. It
is the opinion of the German bankers, knowing the conditions exist-
ing in Germany and the temperament of the German people, that
unless there should be a sudden uprising, which they do not now
anticipate, a constitutienal monarchy rather than a republic will be
the outcome."
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U. S. RUSHING PREPARATIONS
• TO DO HER SHARE IN WAR
All Departments at Top
Speed to Aid in Overthrow
of Geri/zany,
Washington Reptirte—The-.Liecond
day of war with Germany found evcry
Government agency in action alon,g
predetermined lines, with Congree-
atonal committees at work On the new
army bill and finance measures.
The naay and its . tie:My-organized
power boat. 'coast patrol squadron was
being metallized,naval militia and
naavr feeetves were complying with
orders to join the colors.
,terom many ities came word • that
tatted States marshals had carried
out orders ot the Department of Jus-
tice tor arreet of sixty Germaas whom
the -Government believes are danger -
out; to allow at large -
Officials had about determined to
use tae German merchant ships, near-
ly 100 of 'which have been seized, for
Government service, though no an-
nouneemet was made whether they
would be contiecated or paid for at the
close of the war.. . • • • • "
Government eeizure of all radio eta.
1 tions, and the closing of all except
than needed for naval communica•
tion, Ives authorized by President Wil'
son.
Both the War and Navy Depart-
ments were arranging with contrac-
tors to furnish enormous quantities of
supplies. Steel manufacturers agreed
to runlet' the navy their product tit
last year's primes, effecting a $18,000,
000 saving in- the navy'e 1917 steel
bill. The Treasury Department devis-
ed means of raising funds, .subject to
thaigressional authorities, and ille Dee
parttnent of Agriculture sot forth on
a movement to increase and conserve
the nation's supply of foodstuffs and
to simplify distribution. :deny other
similar activities were /started after
the Cabinet Outten of wer last night.
It seemed likely to•day that a large
part of the war's cost, which for the
first year alone may run far ebove the
$3,500,000,000 already tusked of t on.
gross, even to $5,000,000,000. will be
raised by higher taxes on ,incomes he
heritances and excess profit'.
Announcement will be paste swab
that free:admission. to American liar.
'hors han been granted war veeselse ol
the Allies.
'EXPECT AMERICAN FORCE Al FRLN1
WHIN THE NEXT SIX MUIRS
Practical Fighting Dieli at
.:Oritish Headquarters
Look for Speedy Aid.
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(rroln a (orrespeadeut ot the Asso-
ciated Press.)
British Headquarters in France, via
London Cable;—There is much spec -
elation in the Brinell army as .to what
aseletanee, in a military souse, the
United States might render the Allies.
Regardless ot what theoriete may ray,
preetical fighting men hero believe
that the United btatee would wantto
haw representation with the
army on thie'itont, Ised 'would Rena
over a consider:thin fighting row.,
within six mouths, .provided Ow war
lasts that long. -
Ono basis for this belief is that both
Germany and Great Britain are fight-
ing with new armies. Within, be
taus° she dal not have an ariny in the
,rtiroaganesseti Rik before thei...unesbegatt.
betause ilor Vireo are large-
itt made up of elansen talk! ti to the
• mat
••
(stews since 1914, a large peoeostion
ht \ Mg only five months' In:Intim 11
is eenerally figured now Gm a need
teadier eau be made within E4X. inut bri.
Tilt, organization behind the .;:eseting
force must bo built up by gee'
it it. thought "here. that Amerisa eith
costly meet that Mr:agency.
thant aAlisrionaieragnu:dilitignb t altristil• ,:cinzece-terctls.;
tzeitt uch branehee as avietian rad
nmehine gun dotachnon4, th aere-
pieties would have, however. to eome
up to a high standard, and 11112St make
at least 150 tnile an Inita, to take
xeek with the.best langlieliatlid leeeneb
sortelt ten. , . • •
Onr reftnite Glint; expeete that
the railed P•tatc.; i1ht unamln,',1! • in.
ceca:7e manifold the boldiol 14.1 1 "! •
ursIstanee which ;Ti*':iv :or ..1.1!:
voluntarily rendering thA Allies. A
171rt‘l• iii'• rto; 05
`411.11"Iti."11 it Ie dub; ful if cm- .-.1-•`•'•1
.:-•:••
in the alr will be any more at,- -4 'les.
Droll try to make thing.;
for a unilt unless; yon ithew t hat cart
of home he has.
PRESSURE ON
THE GERMANS
BAD AS EVER
Allied Forces Are Hammer-
ing Their New Lines as
Hard as the Old,
EN EVENTS SOON
Weather is Favorable Now,
and Heavy Fighting is
Inevitable.
Drittsh Headquarters In France.
April S.—At last the weather seems to
have really changed, Spring seems to
be in tho air, For two days no rain or
snow bas -fallen, and 'the sun has
shone briglitay. The ground is quick,
ly drying. You at home can hardly ap-
preciate how touch the change means
to our MOO. With happier weather
activitylnp
se scope
e a 1 taansI nit icemansst tey. No l yi nc trueraasuetdr yet
b otl!
gagements of magnitude have yet tak-
en place along the line of the German
retreat south oC Arras, but there has
been continual clashing of our out-
posts. with the enemy's rearguards.
Or front creeps steadily forward. We
are now, however, so close to the de-
fences of the Hindenburg line and so
near St. Quentin that collisions on a
larger scale cannot long be postponed,
unless •the enemy again seeks safety
In precipitous flight.
Meanwhile both on thia southern
front and also north of Arras tho ar-
tillery is extremely active. in addl.
tion to battering with our guns WO
executed raids innumerable on the
enemy's front trenches,. ome small
and some on a considerable scale. All,
Recording to their degree, were suc-
cessful in bringing back prisoners and
leaving the rest of the defenders dead
in the trenches. Whatever respite the
Germans gained lit the recent fight is
now axbautited. Our pressure is as
heavy as ever.
It is.. a dreadful Eastertide. The
bells of the neighboring village church
are is
f
e ringilig,detamth
heN,rholesperletrisst
solastueneolnuin;
and the air is ringing with the spring
songs of the chaffinch. It is truly Eas-
ter, however dreadful, and the spirit
of risen hope which thrills the air Is
lei our armies, It they could send you
a message to -day it would be a real
Eeetee smessage, with the protease of
the certainty of the future.
THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
. The official report from British
headquarters in Prance Sunday night
read:
"111
road we made eonsids
the neighborhood of the Be-
erable progress during the night on
a front et Omit 3,000 yards north of
the village or Louverval.
"Our raiding parties entered the
enemy's lines last night at a number
of points and secured several prison..
efirrse..,,In one raid south-east of Ypres
we captured eighteen German prison.
ers. The enemy's trenches were
found to be greatly damaged by our
Saturday night's report said:
"let the neighborhood or St, Quen-
tin our troops gained ground during
the night at a number of points be-
tweca the villages of Sclency and
Jeancourt and reached the outskirts
of Fresnoy-le-Petit."
FRENCH REPORT.
Parte, April 8.—German positions in
the region of Lombartzyde, Belgium,
were penetrated at two points last
night. the War Office announces. The
statement. follows:'
"In Belgium our troops penetrated
at two points the positions of the en-
emy in the region of Lombartzyde.
Numerous German deed were found
in the trenches blown up by our fire.
An attack by the enemy on one of
our small posts south of the Paschen-
daele Canal WAS repulsed with gre-
nades
"In the region of fleteas the Belgian
'batteries successfully shelled the' ene-
my fronts. There was artillery activ-
ity on the „whole of the Belgian
frotit
agalnst one of our trenches in the re-
gion Of Celles was repulsed easily, An
enemy attack on Largitzen, in Alsace,
cost the assailents losses with no re -
:Lulls. Elsewhere the night was calm."
Saturday night's French report
broke down under our fire 'with heavy
French to gain grotind near Latium
had'bien no infantry fictions during
gagetuants oecurred.
sonny surpr!re attack by the enemy
against' cur trencher.; in the valley of
'hp Alt'' was rettahted after hard
It read: "A freeh attempt by the
LOOKS." .
northwest of Rheims. In the Ar -
the day, laut that violent artillery ena
Somme and the Oise, south of the.
fr ;le l'ari C:Irsto-sd_pDalryiTt.
the front, especially between the
Allette River, and in the region. to the
The German announcement is brief.
Sunday reports stated that there
ALLY MASTERY
- OF THE SEAS
London, April '1,-•-i.ord Cecil declar-
ed to -day that Germany must now be
aware et the impossibility of success -
£u',1 disputing the Allies' mestere: of
the seas, Lord Cecil edmitted that the
lessee to the mercantile marine bad
been important, but leee serious than
Germany nntleipated. "Although 1 ain
tillable to give particulars of Lite enemy
losses," added Lord.teei4 "I eat state
that since -February 1st the total twit. -
her of fights between !lethal elliPa .and
Germait pirates was Mr OIL"
THREt NEW -OCEAN PIERS.
New •York, April tee -Ground was
leesken teelns. tie. Staten Islam'
l'evelepniten Cotepane for ttr'ee big
n:,•rA n.i N.,w Nork Bey hc ;aeon- (111f.
ton anti Stapleton, Staten Inland, to
eert t,everal ttWIti.1 The ptera
atit motit...t.11114.117 tong Paul
oi ao,!.mituminitirot EOM('
t 0';'• :Li Witil emit-
rott tl caltae:ty 1110 tIOU tens.
char:ty lwrins at home, but retain,
eenitally practiced an our teigh.
bore,
ti