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DECLARATI PRESIDENT ASKS FOR AUTHORITY Congressmen Cheer ir Loudly as President . Demands Action. MUST FIGHT WORLD BATTLE Wilson, Addressing House and Senate, Tells Why America Must Draw Sword in Defense of Humanity's Rights.^ Enmity of Imperial Gorernment to United State* Has Become Plain and Must Be Met. V ; V V What tli* President Asks. V V* V V 1. A declaration that Ger- V V many's acts constitute war V V against the United States. V V -2. Mobilization of every V , V, American resource to meet V ( V and overcome the hostility of V V the German government. V . V 3. Full cooperation with the V V entente allies, including lib- V . V eral financial credits. V , V 4. The raising, on the basis V , V of the principle of universal V , V liability for military service, V , V of an army of 500,000 men, V , V to be followed by similar in- V ] V crements as fast as they can V . V be trained and equipped. V V 5. Bringing the navy to its V V strongest war footing, in- V j V eluding facilities for dealing V . V with submarines. \ V ... Vi ' i Washington, April 2?President Wilson tonight asked ! congress to declare a state of J war existing between the Un- , ited States and Germany. , While the news of the torpe- ( ; doing of the steamer Aztec? the fist American armed ship ] to sail in the war zone?was , being told from mouth to j * mouth in the capitol, the presi- , dent, appearing before the , house and senate in joint reso- ( lution, asked congress to re- , < cognize and deal with Ger- ( many's warfare on America. The president said war with Germany would involve the practical cooperation with the governments now at war with Germany including liberal finacial credits. He urged the raising of an army of at least : half a million men, with simi - lar increments to follow as . fast as they can be trained, on the principle of "universal liability to military service.'' The president made it clear that no action was being taken against Austria, Bulgaria or Turkey, and that it was against the Prussian autocracy, which has conclusively demonstrated that it can not live at peace with the United States and not against the German people, that no action was necessary. Guarded by Cararly. The president reached the oapitol about 8:40 o'clock. As his biff motor swung around before the east front the two troops of cavalry on guard, sabres glittering under the arc lights swept the plaza clear while the hundreds cheered. ' He was taken immediately to the speaker's room and then into the waiting house chamber, as the senators entered just before the president. The six members of the .supreme court who had taken seats in front of the speaker's stand stood and faced about. Thev remained standing until the last senator had entered. | ON OF I CHAMP CLARK AGAIN CHOSEN AS SPEAKER Would Authorize President to Exerl Every Effort to Bring Conflict to .Successful Termination. Washington, April 2.?Speakei Clark was re-elected today by a vot* of 217 to 205, over his Republican opponent, Representative Mann, a; the first step in organization of th< house of representatives?the necessary preliminary to the delivery oi President Wilson's "war" address. Democrats presented a slate of of ficers and the Republicans offered ? substitute list, with the exceptior of Chaplain Couden. That meanl four roll calls of about forty minutes each. The organization, therefore, """ onmnlatail until lntp tnHflV. noo XIV v vvmj/tvww ? * . ? South Trimble, Democrat, was elected as clerk of the house by a vote of 217 to 211. All this time, Mann refused to permit grouped voting on the othei officers, so roll calls proceeded. R. D. Gordon was re-elected sergeant-at-arms with 219 votes as against 202 for John G. Rogers, Republican. Joseph Sinnot, Democrat, was reelected doorkeeper with 216 votes. Bert Kennedy, Republican, received 211 votes. William M. Dunbar was re-elected toastmaster. On motion of Representative Garrett, of Tennessee, the elections were made unanimous. Reverend Henry N. Condon was named chaplain by acclamation. That Mr. Wilson would ask congress to declare that a state of war exists bytween the United States and Germany seemed so certain that Chairman Flood of the houie foreign aflfnira committee, the administration spokesman there, prepared a resolution to declare a state of war and authorize the presidnt to act. Th resolution follows: Whereas, the recent course of the Imperial German government is in fact nothing lest than war against the government and people of the Jnited States. Resolved, by the senate and house jf representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, that the state of belligerency between the United States and the imperial German government which has been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared, and That the president, be, and he is hereby authorized to take immediate steps not only to put the country in thorough state of defense, but aIwi to exert all of its power and employ all of its resources to carry on war against the imperial German government and to bring the conflict to a successful termination. \BBEVILLE MUST RAISE 19 NAVAL RECRUITS The following letter has just been received by Mrs. Rachel Minshall, postmistress at Abbeville:Mrs. Rachel Minshall, Postmistress, Abbeville, S. C. Dear Madam:? I call your immediate attention to Proclamation declaring Wednes" - "XT 1 DAA?(11'f. day, April HUl, as navm inuuir ing Day." I urge you to call to youi assistance men in each section oi your county and let us see whethei you cannot wire me on the night ol April 11th that you have secured the number apportioned to your county or more. The number apportioned your county, is 19. Get your county papers to give all possible publicity; and use all othei 1 ?1 A1? ??? nATira. means to get tne men. mc u?n? papers throughout the country art giving their space to help the coun try in this hour of need. I shall be glad to hear from yov and give you any information yoi desire. Very truly yours, Richard I. Manning, Governor HERE FOR COURT. Rev. S. 0. Canty was in Abbeville several days last week in attendance upon court, being a witness in thi Vermillion case. Mr. Cantey look; well and is in as good spirits a usual. His old congregation an< his friends were glad to see him an< to hear that his family is in goo< health. ARONGEt COMMON PLEAS COURT I HAS BUSY WEEK t Adjourned Friday After Disposing of Many Civil Cases of Minor Importance. ? The Court of Common Pleas ads joumed Friday night In addition to [ the cases tried as reported in our 5 last issue, the following other cases ? were disposed of: Mrs Leila Williams sued the Abbel ville Cotton Mills for five thousand dollars damages, alleged to have . been incurred by reason of a false i arrest The jury charged with the l trial of the case was unable to agree t after remaining out all of Tuesday i night and a mis-trial was ordered , In the. case of J M Morris and his wife against Southern Railway comi pany and A. H. Barnett, for damai ges due to sickness caused by abusive language and a refusal to issue a i bill of lading, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendants. The case of Vermillion vs. Wo. man's College of Due West, which [ has been in the courts for several years, was tried on Thursday. It will be remembered that Mr. Ver* million ft vftnnc man reaidinc near Donalds, was killed when the ball cony of the new Memorial Hall at the Woman's College collapsed duri ing an entertainment given about three years ago. His father, a3 ad! ministrator, brought suit against the Woman's College for damages by i reason of his death* The college pleaded that it was a charitable in stitution and was not liable in an 1 action for damages. In the first trial i the action was non-suited on this ; ground, the defendant relying upon i its charter to prove that it is a i charitable ihstitution. The judgment ' was reversed by the Supreme Court, I which held that it was necessary to show that the institution was being operated for charitable purposes, as i a corporation organized for charitable purposes might be operated for ; profit. In the present trial it was shown that the college is owned by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian > Synod of the South and that it is operated solely as a charitable institution. Upon this showing Ihe presiding judge directed a verdict *V? /tafon/lant Tlie PAAP will f>0 1U1 U1C UCACUUM1IVI *MV ..... J-, _ to the Supreme Court again and : probably to the Federal Courts if the judgment is affirmed. The case has been hard fought on both sides. Messrs. T. P. Cothran of Greenville, > and Graydon & Graydon of Columbia represent the plaintiff. The col lege is represented .by Messrs. Grier, Park & Nicholson of Greenwood, and William P. Greene of Abbeville. W. L. Mundy, Mrs. Janie B. Stev1 enson, and Mrs. Cynthia Hannah brought their action against Mrs. Essie D. Anderson for contribution, alleging that their father the late i Samuel T. Mundy, deeded them certain lands on condition that they i were to pay one thousand dollars of , his debts; that Mrs. Anderson refused to pay her part and they were forced to pay the whole of the indebtedness. They sued her for her share, two hundred and fifty dollars, and the jury gav$ them a verdict for t the amount, less certain rents which . it was found they were due her. - ? " ?- U!. John Hunter, xnrougn ma atunucj > Sam Adams, Esq., sued Chief of Po\ lice, J. E. Johnson to recover a pis tol takes into possession by Chief I Johnson sometime ago, and for two > thousand dollars damages. The jury t which tried the case awarded the I plaintiff the pistol but denied him any damages. I ' ' . KAISER AND CHANCELLOR DENOUNCED BY SKABELOFF , AT A RUSSIAN MEETING London, April 2.?The German i emperor and Chancellor von Bethi mann-Hollweg were bitterly denounced by Deputy Shakeloff, vice president of the council of workmen, sol diers and delegates, during a demonstration in front of the duma building, according to a Pterograd dispatch to Reuter. Deputy Skabelofl addressing the thousands of soldier: e and civilians who took part in the ' demonstration said: 8 "To the hypocritical greeting senl 3 the Russian revolutionists by Wil S helm and Bethmann we can only re i ply with the bayonet. We cannol i shake hands with the German people i until they have rid themselves of the cursed Hohenzollern and Bethmann. [MANY MOB ZIMMERMAN KEPT BUSY EXPLAINING , Believed Uncle Sam Was in Possession of Code Note Which Was Cabled in. Copenhagen, via London, April 1. ?The German-Mexican alliance in ' cident, it is evident from reports i brought by persons recently arriving from Germany and from press re ports of the Reichstag sessions, continues to provide unpleasant mo' ments for Dr. Alfred Zimmerann, secretary for foreign affairs. His 1 defense of his action behind the closed doors of the Reichstag committee and in the open House has not availed to check either public or private criticism of the act itself and, still more, the greater crime of being found out. Dr. Zimmermann's latest explananatlon in the Reichstag on Friday ' is dismissed by the Tageblatt as avoiding the real crux of the matter, namely, the wisdom of the step as a matter of policy, Formal justification for the proposal is unquestioned, but, as the Tageblatt points out, the vital point is the effect that overtures might be expected to have on Wovinn .Tnnftn nnH oninion in the ; United States, particularly in the Western and Southern States. BUYS FATHER'S RESIDENCE. Mr. A. M. Smith, on Monday, purchased from the heirs at law of the late W. Joel Smith, the handsome residence on Main street, where his father lived for many years. The price paid was around twelve thousand dollars. The house is one of the handsomest in Abbeville. It was built many years ago when there was plenty of building material in the country and hothing but the best was used. About ten years ago the house was remodeled under the direction of Mr. W. Joel Smith and made modern in ' all its appointments. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Smith will be glad to hear that they are to move shortly into their new home. A BOLD BAD MAN. Col. 0. M. Marston, a bad man from Baltimore, who on a former occasion corrupted the faculty of the Greenville Street Set-back College, or a major portion thereof, blew into town Saturday afternoon unheralded, but not unsung (after he got here.) He was to have given a supper at the Eureka Saturday night to several of his friends, but the ingredients which put the "sup" in supper not having arrived, he contented himself with ice water at the hospitable board of President Kerr of the above-named institution. After supper he conscripted Col. J. Submarine Stark and played in a game of set-back against President Kerr of the Grenville Street college, and Col. W. W. Bradley, professor of the Unknown Tongue in Set-back, in which he completely routed the faculty members stated. He left Sunday evening after having attended services at the Presbyterian church with Mrs. Kerr in the morning. We shall not soon see his like again. CROSSES OF HONOR. The Abbeville Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confeder1 acy will award Crosses of Honor to "Veterans of the War Between the States or to their descendents in May. Any veteran or son of a veteran should make his request for such a cross to Mrs. P. A. Cheat' ham, the President of the Organization as soon as possible. BRINGING HOME THE NEWS. Our son Bill, has the news gathering instinct and tells what he knows when he gets home from school. Friday he told that "Francis Mabry was home from Due West r and was eoine to stay till Monday i morning." Francis was at home, ' but he could not stay away long and was back in the City of Colleges for t the base ball game Saturday after noon. t The regular meeting of the book i club will be held at the home of Mrs. i J. F. Miller this morning at eleven ' o'cloek. WARILY LODGE PAINFULLY INJURED IN CLASH WITH PACIFISTS ~" f"' Man and Woman Arrested for Asaault on Senator; Telegraph Operator Beats Up Assailant. Washington, April 2.?Senator Lodge, veteran Massachusetts sena tor, was knocked down and painfully injured today in a clash . with .tvfo Bostonians?a man and a woman? who are said to have come here in the pacifist cause. Alexander Bannwart, of Boston, and Mrs. Anna May Peabody, of Cambridge, were arrested charged with making the assault. The two approached Lodge near his room in the senate office building Bannwart started to argue with Lodge, tell him his constituents are against war. At last Lodge turned and said: "Any pacifist at this time is a coward." * It is said Bannwart struck Lodge, knocking him to the floor. David B. Herman, a telegraph operator, passing through the corridor, threw himself upon Bannwart. A rough and tumble fight followed. The clash caused intense excitement in the corridors of the capitol, ii j i t_. a 3 _ _ * it ^ : J mrongea oy aunarcas ui wie invauing army of pacifists and anti-pacifists. On account of the trouble was t&t Senator Lodge turned to Bannwart and struck him after Bannwart had called him a coward. Lodge suffered a bruise* on the cheek. Rev. Paul Harris-Drake, pastor of Christ's church, Dorchester, Mass., was said to be a third member of the pacifist party, but took no part in the fight. MESCH1NE HOME BURNED SATURDAY AFTERNOON Household Effects and All Outbuild* ings Destroyed No Insurance. News reached the city Monday I that Mr. E. C. Meschine of Lowndesiville, had the misfortune to lose his | home on last Saturday afternoon. The residence and all the out-buildings were burned, the family loosing not only all the household effects but all their wearing apparel as well. The home was a handsome two story residence erected some years ago at a cost of something like eight thousand dollars. The total loss is estimated to be in the neighborhood of ten thousand dollars. There was no insurance. ORE WORTH (20,000 PER TON DISCOVERED IN OLD DORN MINE The Sullivan Mining company, which has the old Dorn mine at McCormick leased for operation, has discovered a vein which shows, according to a recent analysis, ore worth fifteen to twenty.. thousand dollars per ton. The old Dorn mine was operated many years ago by W. B. Dorn and he took something more than a million dollars in gold from minA Man v unsnccessfol at tempts have been made to operate the mine since but it would seem that the Sullivan Mining company has struck the vein again. The vein is supposed to be a continuation of the vein on the lands of head miner, W. W. Bradley of Abbeville. VISITORS FROM GREENWOOD. Miss Edith Sullivan and Mrs. Nicholson came over from Greenwood * last Thursday afternoon to shop among our stylish stores. Miss Sullivan is looking well and her old friends were glad to see her. HOME FOR EASTER. in ovnnnfoH Vinme iUims \jasuu u v^w? from Worfford College to spend the Easter holidays with his home folks. He is making good progress in his studies. SEEING THE GAME. nrVin ?nnld tff f. ft WAV U VCI y UWUJ nuv VVM.%. , Saturday afternoon, went to Due West to see the game of ball played by Erskine and Clemson. The crowd was big and in a pretty good humor but the game was a slow affair, the score being three to nothing in favor of Clemson. rvnrnrn 1 LArLtlLU MEDICAL MEN WIL1JRGAN1ZE ; DR. NEUFFER ISSUES CALL FOR .w MEETING IN COURT HOUSE 1 THURSDAY. Dr. G. A. Neuffer has been ap- ,|jl pointed chairman of the Abbeville ' | County Committee, a sub-committee of the Committee of Americna PhyBi- ,J cians for Medical Preparedness, and; . in this capacity has issued a call for '.j a meeting of the doctors of Abbeville county to be held in the county ? court house Thursday, April 5, at noon. At this meeting Drs. C. B. -M Sarle of Rre?nvi11?- inH U A TTinao ! of Seneca, will be present and address the physicians. These two eminent physicians are members of the State committee and are in close touch with the medical de- J9 partments of the federal government In a letter to Dr. Neuffer from ''m Drs. Earle and Hines the purpose of the meeting is outlined in detail ;|| as follows: 'Tor about a year the Committee ' of American Physicians for Medical Preparedness has been working diligently for the purpose of making ' and' inventory of civilian medical ,;|1 men and resources and of helping ja the Federal Government perfect plans of Medical Preparedness. '^jg ' That work has been carried on with the assistance of a National Committee and of State Committees consisting of nine strong men in each i state in the union. ' . "It now seems wise for the > Committee of American Physicians to farther perfect its organization by selecting County Committees for .3 each state in the Union. Yoor State Jg Comittee, consisting of the following members: Drs. Earle, Ward, Baker, Kollock, Fennel, Guerry, Bines and ' : -|| Mullally, has selected yoa as chairman of the county committee "for Abbeville county. It is hoped that you will perfect your county committee at the earliest moment and be ready to aid the committee of American Physicians for Medical Preparedness and the medical (Jepartments , | of the Federal government, in their plans for preparedness. "For the present it is our desire -|j tout you aevo&e yuur oaeryieo wwaru encouraging medical men of suitable age and professional \ attainments, to join the Medical Corps or the Medical Officers' Reserve Corps of the Army on the one hand, or the Coast Defense Reserve Corps of the Navy on the other hand. This request is made in, order that members of the medical profession in considerable numbers may join the medical departments of the army and navy and receive such instructions as will enable them to be prepared-; for any duties which they ^nay be | called upon to perform. ''Some time ago the Committee of American Physicians sent inventory forms to a large numfler of the hos pftals of yottr- state with the request that they be filled out and returned at the earliest moment Please see to it that those hospitals in your community which have received such forms and which have not returned them, fill them out and return them in accord with the instructions printed on each inventory blank. "You will find enclosed a circular of information regarding the Medical Reserve Corps of the -army. Within a few days you will receive from your State Committee definite instructions and plans for y your guidance in this work." OPENS MARKET. . J 1 'H| - - . '3 Mr. W. G. Moore, who formerly : % operated a meat market here has opened for business again on Washington street. He has installed a modern refrigerator with other necessary fixtures for operating a firstclass market and he promises the J public to furnish it the best of those ' things which are in his line. -?J ? NEW POSITION: Miss Elizabeth Ogilvie, who has been book-keeper for A. M. Hill & Sons store for the past while, has accepted a position with Mr. J. S. Bowie, wholesale dealer, and began her work on Monday. I ,