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Iro Other Business Permitted Until War Is D'edsred
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXVI— No. 81 18 PAGES
•CONGRESS TO SIT UNTIL
WAR DECLARATION PASSES
U.S.TO STRIKE
WAR'S FIRST
BLOW QUICK
Administration's Plans For Conducting Aggressive Hos
tilities Against Germany Will Be Put Into Execution
Immediately Congressional Authority Is Given Presi
dent Wilson to Follow Out the Course Outlined in His
Special Address
WAR RESOLUTIONS TO BE MADE LAW
WITHIN ANOTHER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
Time For Action and Not For Words Has Arrived Senate
Hears When Debate Opens; Lodge Supports Wash
ington's Advice That Nation Keep Clear of Permanent
Alliances With European Powers; Worse Things Than
War May Come
By Associated Press
A\ ashington. April 4.—After the debate on the admin
istration was resolutions in the Senate had proceeded two
hours. Democratic leaders expressed the belief that a vote
would be reached early this evening and that only an un
gr usually long speech by La Folette would postpone action
beyond that time.
\\ ashington, April 4.—Enactment in another 24 hours of the
administration resolution declaring the existence of a state of war
between the Lnited States and German}' and directing the President
to prosecute it with all the nation's resources to a successful con
clusion was forecast to-day upon the assembling of Congress.
Immediately Congressional authority is given the administra
tion's plans for conducting aggressive hostilities against Germany
will be put into execution.
I lie war resolution was debated in the Senate to-day with speeches
of support from both sides and prospects that the opposition would
be confined to a very few. It was the plan to pass it before ad
journing.
The resolution was not reached in the House, however, as had
been planned, and is to be taken up at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing under an arrangement to remain in session until it is passed.
The Senate's resolution was accepted by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee as a substitute for its own and favorably reported for
passage with only two members of the committee voting against it.
They were Representative Shackelford, Democrat, of Missouri, and
Representative Cooper, Repubican, of Wisconsin.
In the Senate patriotic speeches of support for the President and
a determination to press the war with all vigor were made by Demo
crats and Republicans with pledges of nonpartisan consideration
for all war questions.
Senator Hitchcock, in charge of the resolution for the President,
in place of Senator Stone, who would not support it, declared that as
much as he \vishcd and had worked to avoid war, he could not vote
against the resolution.
Senator Lodge, ranking Republican of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, pledging the support of the Republicans to the President
called on the government to seize all German ships in American
waters to replace those destroyed by submarines and in passionate
terms called on the government not to conduct a "half war."
Senator Yardaman, Democrat, of Mississippi, was the first to an
nounce he would vote against the war resolution. He was followed
by Senator Stone, who announced his opposition but, like Yardaman
pledged his support to the war when it is begun
Congress got down to work on the
war resolution to-day with prospects
of remaining in session continuously
until it Is disposed of.
In the Senate it was taken up at 10
o'clock by unanifous consent with
administration leaders determined to
permit no other business to interfere
with it.
Senator who yesterday
forced the resolution over until to-day,
was not in the chamber when Senator
Hitchcock got unanimous consent to
take it up.
Almost every other senator and
many House members were present
when the debate began.
Time For Action
In a brief opening statement. Sen
ator Hitchcock, in charge of the reso
* I THE WEATHERI
For Harrlsburg and vicinityi Fair
to-night) Thursday cloudy, with
probable ihoncrai moderate tem
perature, lowest to-night about
40 decree*.
For Eastern Pennsylvania! Fair
to-night) Thursday overcast, with
probable showers) moderate tem
perature) moderate, variable
tvlnds, becoming fresh east and
soatheast.
IVmperature I 8 a. as., 40.
fun I Rises, Bi4o a. m.
Moon) Full moon, April 7.
River Stags) T.B feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, M.
I.owest temperature, 43,
Mean temperature, 48.
formal tempera tar*. 45.
lution, said the present was a time for
action, not discussion."
"The time for discussion has pass
ed, he said. "The President has al
ready stated more clearly, effectively,
most conclusively the reasons which
make this grave step necessary. The
resolution provides for war against the
imperial German government. It is
framed on the lines of other war reso
lutions. It places responsibility for
the war squarely upon the shoulders of
the German government, charged with
repeated acts of war against the
i nited States. It is also unquestion
ably a declaration of war.
Cost to Be Enormous
"I am impressed with the solemnity
of the occasion. Some may be filled
with Joy at the prospect of war. To
me it is depressing and dreadful. The
enormous cost which the people must
pay, the great increase In the cost of
living, the enormous burden of taxes
the people must bear and the stiil
greater heritage of death stagger my
mind. The awful sacrifice of lives that
must follow sickens my heart. I am
sure many other senators feel as I
do."
"We want no more territory," said
Senator Hitchcock. "We will demand
no indemnity. We have no historic
grudge to settle nor racial antipathy.
In this respect we differ from the
other countries already Involved In
this awful struggle. There is pan-
Slavism against pan-Germanism. Italy
wants back the Trentino; France her
lost provinces; Great Britain has Ger
man commerce and German colonies
amongst her grasp; Russia wants Con
stantinople and Germany besides her
place in the sun wants to dominate
Europe.
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HARRISBURG, PA„ WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1917
j SOLDIERS MARCHING TO THEIR
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fa allowed to irta on the rear w,ndows on tra,n3 < rossing the bridge are allowed to bo open a.ul no on,
HARRISBURG IS
GENTLY WAVING
CITY OF FLAGS
In Response to Mayor's Procla
mation Colors Fly From Vir
tually Every House
FLAG DAY!
Our national emblem flings out
its folds to-day with added luster
—the stars and stripes were never
so bright. The red, white and
blue increases its power to thrill!
To-day is Flas Day, and every day
henceforth should be Flag Day
while the United States girds on
its armor and prepares to sacri
fice its life blood if necessary for
the cause of international justice
and in the interests of lasting
peace. Hang out every flag in the
house!
The HARRISBURO TELE
GRAPH wants evey one to have
one of the flag supplements that
are enfolded in each paper that
•• press turns out this evening.
•ste it on your iront window or
■■ok it on the wall—it will be a
lv reminder that the United
States is maintaining the integrity
of her position before the world.
Additional flags may be secured at
the TELEGRAPH business office.
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"OLD GLORY!"
The beloved emblem of liberty waves
majestically o'er the homes of the
brave and the free, radiating the pa
triotism of the people of Harrisburg
in all its splendor into the blue dome
of the firmament.
The city enthusiastically responding
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Seditious Talk Must Be
Squelched at Once
There have been reports of dis
loyal talk in quarters here and there
throughout the city and public senti
ment is rapidly crystallizing around
the proposition that "he who is not
for us is against us." This is a gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people.
Resolutions urging immediate steps
to suppress seditious utterances in
public places have been presented to
the Court of General Sessions by the
Grand Jury of the county of New
York.
The resolutions stated that the
grand jurors "view with dismay and
reprobation the tolerance shown to as
semblages in the public parks, squares
and streets, in allowing them to listen
and applaud utterances of a seditious
nature, tending to reflect upon and
bring into contempt the President and
government of the United States, be
hind which every American should
stand at all times and particularly at
this juncture."
The district attorney is requested to
prepare a bill to be submitted to the
Legislature for prompt action, making
any disloyal utterance "a crime pun
ishable by a severe penalty."
f
Today
Unfurl the flag!
The breeze of Heav'n shall bear
her on its breast.
God's warming sun shall make
each dear fold blest.
Unfurl the flag!
Its crimson stripes are precious
blood once shed,
Its white the souls of our beloved
loved dead.
Unfurl the flag!
Each'passing hour Is forming his
tory.
A world war Is the love creed's
mystery!
Unfurl the flag!
Ask not the meaning but in His
great hand
Place future, flag and our beloved
land.
ANNA HAMILTON WOOD.
QThf Star- Uniicprnbent
BRIDGES, AND OTHER
STRATEGIC POINTS
ARE UNDER GUARD
1 he country around Ilarrisburg to-day took on the appearance
ot a great armed camp with the pitching of tents by the soldiers
assigned to guard local bridges, munition plants and other strategic
points.
To aid them in protecting these important points flood lights
have been placed on the Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge here
while tl.? contract has been let for placing lights in each f ;#i of the
long bridge across the river. These same measures may "be taken
at Rockville and other bridges.
; Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia
; and Heading Railway and Cumberland
j Valley Railroad officials to-day co
j operated with the military officials in
charge of the soldiers stationed at
) various points regarding accommo
i dations. It is the intention to furnish
; every facility necessary for a prolonged
! stay. Buildings will be provided and
: arrangements made for water supply,
I sanitary facilities, prompt delivery of
j food supplies and for special lighting.
Close Guard On Camps
1 Important railroad centers, steel
| plants, munition works and bridges
j are to-day under close guard. East
of Altoona and south of Lock Haven,
SEATS ALL TAKEN
FOR BIG PATRIOTIC
MEETING, THURS.
Chamber of Commerce Swamp
ed With Requests For Tickets;
Room For 3,000
Patriotic Harrisburg has been shak
en to its foundation. wants
to attend the great patriotic meeting
to be held in Chestnut Street Audi
torium, to-morrow night. The Cham
ber of Commerce was virtually swamp
ed to-day with requests for tickets.
Three thousand were mailed to .mem
bers yesterday and to-day the Cham
ber was besieged with calls for- "ex
tras" from members, while a continu
ous stream of requests by mail and
telephone rolled in from non-members.
Tiie Chamber of Commerce announc
ed this morning that it will be impos
sible to accommodate ail those who
have requested tickets. It will be im
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WAR DEPARTMENT
ISSUES CALL FOR
20,000 ARTISANS
Men Needed For Important
Places Back of Fight
ing Line
By Associated Press
Washington, April 4. The War
Department wants 20,000 men of all
trades immediately to join the quarter
master enlisted reserve corps. Rapid
promotion is promised to men "Who
prove fit in their particular lines of
work behind the fighting front
The list of trades given brings out
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GARDEN SEKUg GO UP
New York, April 4.—An increase of
from 25 to 200 per cent, in the price
pf seeds over last year is attributed by
seed merchants here largely to the
sudden popularity of suburDan gar
dening. The opinion was expressed,
however, that reserve stocks would be
sufficient to prevent any aerlous
shortage.
reaching eastward to Chester, a tptal
of 4,000 state soldiers are now doing
special duty.
At Island Park, Rockville and other
points within a radius of thirty-five
miles of Harrisburg camps have been
opened and soldiers are on duty
twenty-four hours each day. The men
are well quartered, shop buildings and
barracks being used where available,
and in some places scenes resemble
tented cities.
To Deal Sternly
Three regiments of the NaUonal
Guard are out, the First and Third, of
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PACIFIST HOLDS
UP FORMATION OF
MEDICAL CORPS
Activities of Physician Hinder
Work of Harrisburg Unit
of Reserve Body
j Pacifists are busy in Harrisburg. It
leaked out this morning that the ac
tivities of one of their number, a
prominent physician of this city, have
seriously hindered the formation of
the Harrisburg unit of the Medical
Officers' Reserve Corps of the United
States Army.
As a result doctors sent applications
to the Surgeon General of the Army
for examination for the position of
first lieutenant of the Medical Reserve
Corps. A Harrisburg unit of sufficient
size and strength that would reffect
credit on the city was the patriotic
ambition of the leaders in the move
ment here, following the meeting an
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SANDSHORTAGE
DELAYS REPAIR
WORK ON PAVING
Commissioner Lynch Says This
Is Cause of Tie-up on Street
Improvements
Delay in getting supply of sand
because dealers are jnabie to fill or
ders Is the reason for the tie-up in
street pavlng and repairing in the cfty.
Highway Commissioned W. H. Lynch
said to-day.
Numerous complaints are being re
ceived dally because of the condition
of a number of streets which are full
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WTJJSON STUDIES WAR PLANS
Washington, April 4. ■ — President
Wilson concentrated his attention to
day on preparedness plans drawn up
by the war and navy departments and
the Council of National Defense. He
has given personal attention to the
details of all of the measures v which
will be presented to Congress as soon
as the war resolution Is adopted.
U. S. TO RAISE
GREAT ARMY
OF YOUNG MEN
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War Department Plans For Selective Conscription of ThosG
Between 18 and 23 With Exceptions For Married Men
and Those With Absolute Dependents
FIRST HALF MILLION SOLDIERS WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY OTHERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
National Defense Council Works Assiduously to Prepare
Channels Through Which Steady Stream of Munitions
May Flow For Army and Navy Needs
By Associated Press
Washington, April 4.—Legislation under which an army of .
half million young men may be raised by selective conscription will
be presented to Congress by the War Department as soon as the
pending war resolution has been adopted. Only those between cer
tain ages yet to be announced, possibly IS and 23 are to be called,
and of these exemptions will apply to married men, others with de
pendents, those needed in war industries and men who fail to show
the proper' physical condition.
Those remaining may be found more than the number desired
for the first army and another selection would be necessary, possibly
by lot. When that army is sufficiently trained and supplied with
officers from the regular army, National Guard and officers' reserve
corps, another quota will likely be called by the same process.
Graduation of the first class at the West Point Military Academy,
April 20, will supply 125 trained officers.
Mobilization of the naval militia and
the naval reserve probably will be or
dered soon to man reserve ships and
coast patrol vessels. Only about 15.000
additional men could be obtained in
that way, however, and unless an equal
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S MEALS HAD NOT T K j
ED FROM THE EFFECTS OF 7!
| ADMINISTERED LAST NIGHT. WHEN, HIS RIGHT J
( FOOT WAS AMPUTATED HE H/ • . (
PERIODS OF CONSCIOUSNESS BUT HAS NOT
j FULLY REGAINED HIS SENSES
. IS RERARDED BY HIS PHYSICANS AS CRITICAL. ,
LOOK INTO DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES (
I Harrisburg. Senate and House appropriation com- |
| mittees began this afternoon to look into depa/tmen? expen- f
| ditures. Contingent funds, regular appropriations and l
) other expenditures will be inquired about. The investi- I
) gat ion will be entirely apart from that o onomy and '
| efficiency commission. I
I PRESIDENT PLANS FOR WAR - l
1 Washington, April 4.—Secretary Baker conferred with
I President Wilson to 4-iv on army plans to be submitted, to
Congress when the war resolution is passed. j
i . DUSE GETS WAR RESOLUTION 1
Washington, April 4—The House Foreign Aff i ' }
1 mittee to-day accepted the Senate's amendment of the wa; g
I resolution and favorably reported it out for pas-sage. If th f
resolution is not taken up for action late to-day it wall fc J
' scheduled as the first order of business to-morrow. ■
FINLAND AND ST. PAUL SAFE J
New York, April 4—Word was received here to-day of ■
the arrival of the American steamers Finland and St. Paui M
at English ports. Both ships left an American port March W
24.. They were armed, #
RUSSIANS FALL BACK UNDER ATTACK f
Petrograd April 4.—German troops have forced a cross I
ing of the Stokhod river in VoDiynia after 'pressing back the C
Russians, the war office announces. j
WILL JTLLIBUSTER TWO HOURS i
Washington, April 4 - Many Republican Senators who ' j
desired to sp4ak on the administration war resolution agreed I
not to do so in order to hasten its adoption. Senator La (
Follette is expec ted to take about two hours. %
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MARRIAGE LICENSES I
Clenett Sparrler "nit Anna Frances Kmlfj, Went Falrvlew. C
RtNft McClaln and Sara Helen William*. Hnrrlabnrg. #
John lulher Gelh and Ma nil Bnrkhart, Harrlahnrc. a
\\ llllnni lUrnsnil Reed and Mary Irene Trnxell, I. ral*.
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number should volunteer conscription
may be applied to the Navy.
The National Defense Council is
working assiduously preparing tlio
channels through which a steady
stream of munitions and supplies may
flow for army and navy needs.