President Wilson's War Messagt Sets Aim of United States Before the World HARRISBURG iBliP TELEGRAPH ' M (23|c otar-3nt>epcnbcnt - I.XXXVI— No. 289 16 PAGES ■AMERICA WILL WAGE WAR ON AUSTRIA; KAISER'S ALLIES MUST BE CRUSHED TO INSURE PEACE In Ringing Declaration of Principles, President Wilson Recommends That Congress Immediately Declare War Upon Austria-Hungary; Hostilities Will Be Declared Against Turkey and Bulgaria at Moment When These Countries Stand in Way of Success of United Allies; Senate to Make Formal Declaration Against Austria Washington, Dec. 4.—lmmediate declaration of war against Austria-Hungary was recom mended to Congress to-day by President Wilson. The President did not, however, recommend a declaration of war against Turkey and Bulgaria at this time. Immediate war against Austria, the President told Congress, was necessary to meet the anomalous situation the United States faces in its war with Germany even though Austria was not her own mistress and merely a vassal of Germany. The same logic, he said, would lead to war against Turkey and Bulgaria, but they do not yet, he said, stand in the path of the United States in its war against Prussian autocracy. In ringing, definite terms the President declared nothing shall turn the United States aside until the war is won and Germany is beaten. All talk of peace, he pronounced out of the question. Peace, the President declared, could come only when the German people make it- through rulers the world can trust; when they make reparation for the destruction their present rules have wrought and when German}' recedes from all the territory acquired by armed conquest. Tlie President spoke as follows: | Gentlemen of the Congress: Eight months have elapsed since j I last had the honor of addressing! They have l>een months crowd-> wed with events of immense and gravel significance for us. I shall not under take to detail or even to summarize j those events. The practical particul ars of the part we have played in | them will he laid before you in the I reports of the executive departments I shall discuss only our present out-1 look upon these vast affairs, ourl present duties and the immediate means of accomplishing the objects we shall hold always in view. I shall not go back to debate the i causes of the war. The intolerable wrongs,done and planned against us by the sinister masters of Germany, have long since become too grossly obvious and odious to every true American to need to be rehearsed. But I shall ask you to consider again and with a very grave scrutiny our objectives and the measures by which we. mean to attain them; for the purpose of discussion here in this place is action and our action must move straight towards definite ends. Our object is, of course, to win the war and we shall not slacken or suffer ourselves to be diverted until it is won. But is worth while asking and answering the question, when shall we consider the war won? Does Not Doubt People From one point of view it is not j necessary to broach this t'undamcn- ] t;il Matter. 1 do not doulit that the American people know what the warj is about and what sort of an out-1 come they will regard as a realization j of their purpose in it. As a nation we j are united in spirit and intention. 1 j pay little heed to those who tell me!, otherwise. 1 hear the voices of dis- j sent —who does not? I hear the I criticism and the clamor of the noisy, thoughtless and troublesome, j I also see men here and there iiing themselves in impotent disloyalty, against the calm, indomitable power of the nation. I hear men debate peace who understand neither its nature nor the way in which we may attain it, with uplifte4 eyes and un-! broken spirits. Hut I know that none | of these speak for the nation. They j do not touch the heart of anything. They may safely be left to strut their uneasy hour and be forgotten. But from another point of view I believe th'at it is necessary to say j plainly what we here at the seat of ! action consider the war to be for and I ONLY 9 DAYS left for men lietwecn the ages of 2! ami 31 years to enlist in the war against the Hun. After that time all registered men must take their chances In being placed hi whatever branch of the service the government decides. THE WEATHER For HnrrlsbnrK and vicinity i Ufn erally plondy tliln afternoon anil to-iilitliti Wednesday fnlrt not much rhnnltf In tempernture. lonrnt to-nlicbt about XI il sree*. For Uustcrn Pennsylvania! Cloudy to-night I Wednesday fair) not mneh chnirKe In temperature; light north wind". Temperature! S n. m., 3A. Sun: Itisea, 7:14 a. m.| sets, 4i38 p. in. Moont Xm moon, neeember 14. Hl\er Stnjtei Four feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather llillhcst temperature. 35. I.oment temperature, 2M. Mean temperature, 32. Aorninl temperature. 30. GERMAN DEFEAT CERTAIN SAYS WILSON Important Points in President's Message Ol'K object is to win tile war anl we shall not slacken or be diverted until It is won. Pays little liced to those who say we are not united solidly to this end. Pacifists "may safely he left to strut their uneasy liour and be forgotten.'' People have right to know just what government will regard as sufficient to bring about peace. Demands '•full impartial jus tice—justice done at every point and to every nation that the final settlement must affect, our ene mies as well as our friends." Autocracy must he shown the utter futility of its claims to pow er or leadership in the modern world. "We shall regard the war as won only when the (>erman peo ple say to us. through properly accredited representatives that tliey arc ready to agree to a set tlement based upon justice and the reparation of the wrongs'thcir rulers have done." Power of (icrmany in Austria ' Hungary, the lialkaus, Turkey and within Asia must l>c relin quished. We do not wish in any way to impair or rearrange the Austro llungarian empire. German ruling classes He when they say we are lighting for the ruin of Germany. Danger is that if Germans con tinue present form of government after war they may nift he ad mitted to new partnership of na tions. The Russian people have been poisoned by flic same falsehoods as have been fed to the German people Recommends immediate decla ration of war with Austria; pos sibly with other German allies later. what part we mean to play in 'the settlement of its searching issues. We are the spokesmen of the Amer ican people and they have a right to know whether their purpose is ours. They desire peace by the overcoming "t evil, by the defeat once for all of Iht sinister forces that interrupt ;>e. - ice and render it impossible and they wish to know how closely our thought runs with theirs and what action we propose. They are impa tient with those who desire peace by i .iy sort of compromise—deeply and indignantly impatient—but they will be equally impatient with us if we do not make it plain to them what our objectives are and what we are planning for in seeking to make con ciuesl of peace by arms. I believe that I speak for them when 1 say two things: First, that this intolerable thing of which the n asters of Germany have shown us the ugly face, this menace of eom -11 tied intrigue and force, which we now see so clearly s the German power, a thing without conscience or honor, or capacity for covenanted peace, must be crushed and if it be not utterly brought to an end, at leas-t shut-out from the friendly in tercom se of the nations, and second, that when this Thing and its power are indeed defeated and the time comes that we can discuss peace—• when the German people have spokesmen whose word we can be lieve and when those spokesmen are ready in the name of their people to accept the common Judgment of the nations as to what shall hence forth be the bases of law and of covenan' for the life of the world xe shall be willing and glad to pay the 'till price for peace and pay it ungrudgingly. We know what that HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1917 price will be. It will be full im partial justice—justice done at every point and to every nation that the linal settlement must affect, our enemies as well as our friends. You catch, with me, the voices of humanity that are in the air. They grow daily more audible, more ar ticulate, more persuasive and they come from the hearts of men every where. They insist that the war shall not end in vindictive action of an> Mnd: that no nation or people shall be robbed or punished because the irresponsible rulers of a single coun try have themselves done deep ana abominable wrong. It is this thought chat has been expressed in tue for mula, "no annexations, no contribu tions, no punitive indemnities." Russia I1 Astray Just because this crude formula expresses the instinctive judgment as to right of plain men everywhere it has been made diligent use of by thi masters of German intrigue to lead the people of Russia astray—• and the people of every other coun try their agents could reach in*order thai, a premature peace might be brought about before autocracy has been taught its linal and convincing lesson and the people of the world put in control of their own des tinies. But the fact that a wrong use has been made of a Just idea is no reason why a right use should not be made of it. It ought to be brought under the patronage of its real friends. Let it be said again that autocracy must first be shown the utter futility of its claims to power or leadership in the modern world. It is impossible to apply any stand ard of justice so long as such forces are unchecked and undefeated as the present masters of Germany command. Not until that has been [Continued on I'age B.] President's Message to Appear in Principal Capitals of World Today Washington, Dec. _4. —The Inter national character of President Wil son's address was indicated by the fact that the government placed it for simultaneous publication in practically every capital in the world. Although the address was not entrusted in advance to Amer ican newspapers or new distributing associations, it already has been placed with the London office of Keuter's, the principal European news distributing agency, which in turn is to supply others in Europe. Indirectly the address will get to Berlin and the other central powers capitals. Its world-wide distribu tion is also evidenced by the fact that it will be available for publi cation to-day in China and Japan. The secrecy which has been thrown around the address here in Washington while it was being trans mitted by cable and wireless all over the world, prevailed up to the last moment. Senate Ready to Declare War on Hungary Friday Washington, Dec. 4.—The Senate will be ready to pass a resolution next Friday declaring war against Austria-Hungary, Senator Martin, majority leader announced to-day. The resolution, probably will be drafted at the state department. Some debate, but no considerable opposition, is expected. Chairman Flood plans to call the House for eign affairs committee together to- j morrow. THE DEADLY GRIP Here is where he will be brought to his knees RUSSIAN ENVOYS SIGN ARMISTICE; VALID 48 HOURS Maximalist Government Will Deliver Manifesto by Air planes to Huns Berlin, Dec. 4.—Via London. —Negotiations Cor an armistice on the Russian front have be gun, the war office announces. London, Dec. 4. —An armistice be tween Russia and Germany has been signed at the headquarters of Prince Leopold, of Bavaria, says an Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam to-day. The armistice is valid for a period of forty-eight hours. London, Dec. 4.— The Maximalist government says a Petrograd dis patch to the Daily News has issued a manifesto to German and Aus trian soldiers which will bo dis tributed in great numbers by air planes and other means to the Aus tro-German Army. The manifesto sets forth the alms of the Bolshevik!, with list of social, economic and po litical measures they already have taken. It also appeals to the sol diers to help, them and the war promising that if Ihey assist .>eace will be declared within a few' days and other nations will join. Dollar Bill He Kept 25 Years He Gives to Soldiers' Smoke Fund The Telegraph to-day received the following letter from a man who signs himself A Friend of tne Sol diers: Telegraph Tobacco Fund for ! Soldiers: Enclosed please find $1 for the Tobacco Fund for our soldier boys. This dollar was given me h.v a dear friend more than twenty-five years ago and I ap preciated It so much X would not spend it Now I give it for the benefit of our soldier boys. With the letter In the envelope was a dollar bill with all the marks! of newness upon it except that It I was nlmost worn through In the crease across the middle. It bore' the mark "Series of 1880." | COAL TO JUMP i 35 CENTS TON; MINERS PROFIT Anthracite Operators Accept Terms Fixed by Federal Fuel Administrator Anthracite Prices to Go Up 35 Cents a Ton "It has been the precedent al ways to follow tlie prices of the operators," was the general state ment to-day of Harrisburg coal dealers, "and as soon as the change goes into operation, which will be any day now. the con sumer will be charged 35 cents more per ton for all kinds of domestic co<. As yet no ship ments have arrived at the ad vanced rates but they' are ex pected before the end of this week." Philadelphia, Dec. 4.—The anthracite coal operators of Pennsylvania announced last night that they had accepted the terms fixed by the federal fuel administrator in connection with the increased wage scale to the mine workers. This means that coal will sell for 35 cents a ton higher wholesale and that miners will get an in-' crease in wages equal to all of) this amount. The operators had decided to ask for a 45 cent increase, but as a patriotic duty decided to abide by the fuel administrator's figures. * This decision was reached at a meeting in New York yester day but was not made public' until after midnight this morn-j ing upon the return of S. D.! Warriner, president of the Le high Coal and Navigation Company. U.S.FOOD BUREAU ADVISES REDUCED PRICE OF BREAD Declares There Is Nothing to Prevent Sharp Reduction by Baking Industry By /Issociatcd Press Washington, Dec. 4. Immediate I reduction in bread prices wherever | possible lias been recommended to j bakers throughout the country by | the war emergency council of the i baking Industry. Bakers will go | under government license December I using a set formula and produc ing a standardized loaf required by the food administration. In announcing recently the baking industry was to be put under li cense, the food administration de clared there is no reason wny bread prices should not be sharply reduced. ' The information that a reduction has j been reoommended came to the food | administration to-day in a telegram from Henry Stude, of Houston. Tex., ! president of the National Association l of bakers. The telegram was similar ito one sent by the war council to | the bakers. Local Consumers Pay Extra Cent For Bread Because of the Wrappers "The effect of the government li cense to bakers which becomes operative on December 10," com mented Bernard Schmidt, Harris burg baker, to-day, 'will be to im mediately increase the loaf of bread from seventeen ounces, in the dough, to eighteen ounces. As to the in gredients no Instructions have yet been received and we will continue to use wheat flour. "Corn meal will probably be used later on but at present that com moditv is'scarce. Lard is now prac r ticaliy discontinued In baking bread, the substitute is malt. The price of bread now is eight cents a loaf to wholesaler; ten cents retail. The government cannot dictate price* and I do not see how any baker> can thrive with prices any lower than they are. Some bakeries her" have been compelled to go put ol business. If the haker.s of llnrrls unite to take off the In dividual wrappers bread can be solii for one cent a loaf cheaper. Why is it not donai" Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION VIOLENCE OF HUN ATTACK UNEQUALED Fighting of Exceptionally Severe Nature Is Taking Place Before Cambrai; Germans Advance, but Lose Gains; Heavy Artillery Actions on the French Front; Ger mans Prepare For Supreme Blow on Italian Front Before Cambrai, the violent fighting activity, unequaled since the days of the Verdun attack, has broken out anew on a front of less than ten miles between Marcoing and Gonnelieu. British troops in this sector repulsed with heavy losses German attacks delivered in great strength with large forces. After the fighting of Friday and Saturday in which the enemy suffered severely iiufruitless efforts to break through the British defenses in the salient before Cambrai, the Germans brought up new reserve forces. These were thrown against the southern leg of the salient and throughout Monday Field Marshal llalg says. "lighting of an exception ally severe > ature took place. The infantry masses attacked under a strong artillery lire from concen trated German guns." Th<s Germans advanced into La Vacquerie, but were immediately thrown out of most of their gains. East of Marcoing the attacks forced f * A APPLICATION FOR INCREASED RATES DENIED A Washington, Dec. 4.—Applications for increased rates X y on livestock in less than carloads east of the Mississippi I river wer/s denied to-day by the' Interstate Commerce ' 4; -ommis-sion but permission, was given to make new mini- ♦* £mum rat* rulings which would result in small increases. T HEAVY ARTILLERY FIGHTING * '•' + • Paris, Dec. 4.—On the 'Verdun front west of the t - T Mcuse the Germans last-night attempted to approach M J <■,' X On the Champaigne front heavy artillery fight- J£ fas - *f* £ IGHT INCREASE GRANTED £ X - n. Dec. 4.—lncreases in freight rates on iron J J I I uete* ranging as high as forty per cent were J*, * e*n railroads to-day'by the Interstate Cor 4* 4 *4 1 I the Cambrai ! X -.ght, alter the terrific fighting of the last few X • f'days, is reported by the war office. X { X • $ BANK LAW REVISION COMMISSION MEETS 1 Ti Harrisburg—The commission to revise and codify the # i - rt 'banking laws of the state is meeting this afternoon in th: * ' J *- ' of Banking Commissioner Lafean. Those present £ ji fare Geo • irds, Pittsburgh ; John M. Reynolds, Bed- T ** # y "i* e ,'ford, and Grover M. Ladner and James A. Walker, Phila EIGHT WORKMEN ELECTROCUTED | !I! St. Louis, Dec. 4.—Eight men were electrocuted and 3* * * v three suffered severe shocks when a wire cab'e which the M * men were handling atone of the Anheuser Busch Brew q x T Jing Association's ptonts broken to-day and fell on another ? ' cable. •! S DECISION MUST BE FORCED j { j Washington, Dec. 4.—A .realization by Germany that *! 1 ie trench warfare imposed by the allies in the west can- • i i 0| | #not be endured and a decision must be forced at some i , ,'pOint is the War Department's view of the military situa- * ' * 'don as summarized in Secretary Baker's review of opera- ♦ ® ii > 4 itions for the week ending December 1, issued last night , 4 *. :: :! f * f MARRIAGE LICENSES I! William 11. Uiinily, Jr.. Ciiirk"l>urn;. W. Vn„ nntl Mary H. Bren- * * "j nenuin, l.ewllown| Cliurlm H. llreHHlrr nml Helen H. Wert, Halifax. I J the British to retire slightly. South of Marcoing the enemy broke through but a liritish counterattack restored the position. Klsewhere on the Cam brai battlefront there has been • activity, the- Germans bending nil their offensive efforts on the front be tween Marcoing and Gonnelieu. Southeast of Ypres, in Flanders, the British have advanced their line [Continued on Puge 11.]
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