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CONGRESS DECLARE WAR BETWEEN Adopts Joint Resolution That P of the Belligerents-Six Sena After Hot Debate-Gre Favors t Text of. the joint resolution adopted by congress, declaring a state of war betwe'n the United States and Germany: "Whereas, The imperial Ger man governAment has committed repeated acts of war against the government and the people of the United States of America; therefore, be it "Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That the state of war between the Unit ed States and the imperial Ger man government which has thus been thrust upon the United Stutes is hereby formally de -clared; and that the president be, andl he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the en tire naval and military forces of the United States and the re sources of the government to "arry on war against the impe. rial German govcrnment; and to bring the conflict to a sue eessful termination, all of the resources of the country are lereby pledged by the congress ofi the United States.'' )1 Washington, April 6.-The United States is now formally enlisted among the belligerents in the great war, for congress has adopted the resolution dectaring a state of war between this country and Geomany, brought on by the imperial government's repeated hostile acts. The senate was the first to act on the war resolution and adopted it by a vote of 82 to 0. The six senators who voizid against the resolution for war Were: ASLE J. GRONNA, Republican, North Dakota. HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon. R. M. LA FOLLETTE, Republican, Wisconsin. G. W. NORRIS, Republican, Ne braska. WILLIAM J. STONE, Democrat, Missouri. J. K. VARDAMAN, Democrat, Mis *issippi. There were eight senators absent or paired. They we're: Bankhead, Goff, (ore. Hollis, Newlands, Smith of Maryland, Thomas, and Tillman. Of those absent it -was announced that all except Senator Gore of Oklahoma against the resolution were members would have voted for the resolution if present. All six of the senators who voted agaInst the resolution were mnembers of the group of twelve which de teated the armed neutrality bill1 at the last session. There wvas no attempt to fiibuster this time, however. Thirteen Hour Debate. Thirteen hours of heated debate preceded the vote. Party lines dis appeared in this discussion and Repub licans joined wvith Democrats in sound ing the call to the nation to support the president unitedly. eThe little group opposed to the reso .lution drew fire from every side. Sen ator La Foliette, defending Germany and heaping blame upon England, was informed by Senator Williams that Dr. von Bethamann-Hollweg, the German 4hancellor, would have made the same speech in tihe reichstag had he been Imbued with sufficient effrontery. Senator Norris, charging that the United States is going to war at the behest of the munition barons of Wall utreet, drew from Senator Reed the re tort that such anm accusation is "al mlost treason.'' The assertion that the po~tion was go tog to war on the demand of gold, he said, was "an indictament of the presi dent --of the United States, an indiet ment of congress, of the Ameriean peo ple. and of time truth." "The~ president is not calling Amer Ica to arms for tihe sake of a few paltry dollars," Senator Iteed contin ued. "but for the life, honor, and in tegrity of this 'country." introduced by Hitchcock. In introducing the resolution into the senate, Senator Hitchcock mado a brief statemenut in which he said that the present time was one "for- actonm; not discussion." ."T1he time for discussion hmas passed," he said. "Tme presidlent lhas tated clearly, effectiveiy, more con elusively the reasons which make this grave step necessary. The resolution provides for war against the imperial German gover'nment. Jt places re * sponsibility for the war squarely upon Villa to Be "Neutral." El Paso, TPex., April 0.-Villia will be an 'incorruiptible neutral" in thme event of wair between the United States and Ger'many, it was announced by leaders of time Villa juinta here, after the arrivt.l of a courier with this mies gage dit-ect fromn Villa's camp In Mex ico.- Villa wants Mexico to avoid any entangling .allIances. He is expected to make a statement defining his atti tude, which wdl be sent out by mes senger as soon as news of war reaches Villa's ,amn I STATE OF - U. S. AND GERMANY laces This Country In the Ranks ors Vote Against Measure at Majority in the House ie Action. the shoulders of the German govern ment, Charged with repeated acts ot war against the United States. "We want nto more territory. We will demand no indemnity. We have no grudge to settle, nor racial anti- i pathy. We will spend our treasure and our blood and. sacrifice our lives without the thought of gain. We are going to war to vindicate our honor and Independence as a great nation and in defense of humanty. "Such quarrel as we have with Ger many is not of our choosing. It was forced upon us and we did much to avoid it. For nearly three years the president, congress, and the American people have hoped to avoid it. But one desperate act by the imperial Ger man government has followed an other." German .Pledges Broken. Senator flitchcock was followed by Senator Swanson of Virginia, who said tile German goveranment "ias .repeat edly and grossly violated its treaty ob ligationis to us, and wantonly broken solemti assurances." - "The issue is not peace or war," Seni ator Swanson continued. "War has al ready been declared upon us. The is sue is whether we shall accept war or abject and cowardly submission." Reciting the sinking of American sii[ps, German plots, and outrage. in this country, Senator Swanson said the ZInimermann plot to incite Mexico against this country "reaches the low est depths of national turpitude." Many other senators took part in the debate, Gronna, Stone, Vardaman, Norris and Lalollette. all opposing the resolution. Senator stoot umande tie last speech -a short prayer that God would "hasiteni the (ay when liberty will be enjoyed by all the peoples of the earth." The roll call was taken while the senators and speetators sat solemn. A few cheers greeted the result and then all filed quietly oit of the chamber. House Vote, 373 to 50. The house. after a debate lasting about seventeen hours, adopted the joint resolution by a vote of 373 to 50. Nearly it hundred representatives made speeches. In oferiing the senate resolution as a substitute for Its own, the house for eign affairs comiittee' submitted a long report revieiig the history of submini-ice warfare and America's fu tile protests against it. German in trigues and bonih plots in this country, the effort to ailly .Japan and..Mexico against the United States and the mis treatment of Anerleai" offielias and citizens in .ierimainy. "It is with -the deepest sense of re sponslibility for the momentous results whlich will follow the passage of this r-esointion," said the report, "that your comimittee reports it to the house, wvith the recommilendaltion that it beC passed. "~'Te conduct of the imipeial (Ger mana governmuent toward this govern ment, Its citizens ianld its interests, lss been so discourteous, unjutst, cruel, barbar-ous, and so lacking .in honesty and practIce that it has constituted a violation of the course of conduct which shld~~ obtain bet~veen friendly! nations. "Inl adtditioni to this the Gherman gov ernent is actually making war upon the people and commerce of this coun tr-y, and leaves noe course open to this government but to accept its gage of battie'and dec.lar'e that a state of war exists." Flood Opens the Debate. Under- the unanimous consent rule by which tihe resolution was considered lIepresentaitive Flood couhld move the previous question at any time after one hour anti, if sustalined, br-lng thle meas ure to a vote.~ He was disposeli, how ever, to gIve mlembier-s every op~portu nity to speak throughout the day. Tile debate. began wilhut any limitation. "Wau- is being madte uponi ouir coun try and4 is peotple." RtItersetaut~tive Flood0( saidt in opeing. "Our ships are being sunk. Our noncomibatant citi zenls, ltucluinlg men, womien and( chal dren, aie being murdered, our mler: chantmien are denied the freedom of the seas. Trhere is no choice as to our course. . We are compelled by the acts of the Glerman governmtient to enter in-. to this iuost colossal war. "WVe should take ouir stand by the side oIf the allied nations whlo have been fightinug humnanilty's battles for two and1( one-hial f years, determinIedl that oneii power shall be so employed thlat comliete Vlctory shall crown their efforts and that P'russh~in militarism shall lbe crusi1he4d antd the w'orld shall be delivered fr-om thle thirealt and daniger of thme Hohlenz.oilern dynasty." Edison Tolls on War Devices. Washington. Apr-il 6I.-Somewhere on the seaboard, guared fromt prying eyes, Thomas A. Edison and a little group of super-inivenitors are working hard--plotting Germany's downfall. Just -what the brain ejuidren are just how far they will upset all past methods of Warfare--and just how fa the German government will come to fear this little group of workers, is yet to be revealed, Other than a small inner circle ot governmental experts their activities arm ka-- toa.o PARTY LEADERS ACCEPT PDESIDENT WILSON'S PLAN. Washingto.-President Wilson's policy, outlined in his address to Congress, of paying Americas war bill so far as posible, while the war is being Waged, leaving a minimum debt to posterity, was reflected in a virtual decision by leaders in the House and Senate to raise fifty per cent of the first year's expenditures by taxation. Under this program Congress will be called upon to raise war revenue to the extent of $1,750,(00,000 through new and increased meas ures of taxation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. This is exclusive of the $5,000,000,000 bond issue authorization sought of Con gress this week. The total dentand upon the flanancial resources 0f the country during the first year of the war under this -program yould be $6.750,000,000. Of the $5,000,000,000 to be raised by a bond issue, $3,000,000,000, it was definitely stated, would be laan ed to the Entente Allies. The en tire issue, House and Senate lead ers have agreed, will bear interest at the rate of three and a half per cent. It is proposed to make the loan to the Allies at this interest rate which is lower by far than by the rate they have been compelled to pay on their previous isseus. PANAMA JOINS U. S. WIL AID IN DEFENDING CANA Panania.---The President of the R( public of Pa1nam in *a, Dr. Ramon Valde: signed a proclamation cominittin I'anamtnl unreservedly to the assistanc of the United States in the defense o the canal. The President also canceled the e: Bquaturs of all the German Consuls i Panama. The prociniation declares: "Our indisputable duty in this trE mendous hour of history is of a con mon ally, whose interests and exis mnce as well are linked indissolubl with United States. As the situatio ereates dangers for our country, it I the duty of the Panaman people to ct aperate with all the energies and ri sources they van command for the pr< tection of the canal and to safeguar ntional territory. "Tle attitude of the people wa foreseen and interpreted faithfully i n resolution unanimously approved i the National Assembly on February 2 and confirmed by later laws, and ti moment. has arrived for the Executi to act in accordance with the declar tions of the supreme body. I ther fore declare that the Paianian natic will lend emphatic co-operation to ti United States against enemies wI execute o:' attempt to execute hosti acts against the territory of the cani or in any manner affect or tend to a feet the common interests. "The Government will adopt ad( quate measures in accordance with tl1 rircumstances. I consider it the p triotic utity of all Panaman citizens t facilitate the military operations wIc the forces of the United States undle take within the limits of our countr: L.oreigner,- resident or transient, wi be oblige.i to submit to the 'onditionl )f this dv(:lainttion,. it is arnnouncedl that Germans ron innit in Panama will be interned: hey give ani evidence of being I, volved in Plots. The proclamntion was issued aft( President Valdez had sent a messag to President WVilson indorsing the An 3rican action in declaring a state< ~var with Germany, "after the Urnite 3tates had given unequivocal proofs c ta love of peace anid had made efforl LO save Western civilization from thi orrors of war, and had borne with pm tience a long series of provocations a Irritatinig as they have been unjunt flable." HERBERT HOOVER WILL HEAD FOOD COMMITTEI Washilngtone--h9brbert C. Hoove will be asked by the Council< Mational Defense to head a nationi somnmittee on food suppily and prict to stimulate productilon and to pr Vent speculative p~rices. Mr. Hoove ad charge of the distribution of Ari ericant supplias in Belgium. HEAR AUSTRIA HAS DECIDED TO BREA KRELATIONS WITH UI London.-Passports have been pla ed at the disp~osal of the America 10mibaissy in Vienna, according to a di pantcht to the IExchange Telegraph Cor pany fromi The Hague quoting tel grams received from the Austrian cai itah. The dispatch says that Biulgar: and Turkey have also decided to brea off relations with the United Statm and that Holland will probably loc after Austrian interests. A RM Y BU YS 3,000,000 TRENCH BOOMS FOR TROOP: Washington.-As plans for arir prep~aration progress it becomes I creasingly apparent that the Glover: menit is looking forward actively to ti possible necessity of placing an arni in the trenches in Europe. It we learned that orders had been place for' 3,000,000 raand grenades. The B3 reau of Ordinance some time as adopted a type of helmet, an adapt tion of European metal helmel weighing about fanr pnds.a WOULD DIMINISH UNLAWFUL LOANS SUPT. SWEARINGENON BORROW ING BY TRUSTEES.-LAW 18 INTERPRETED. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina People, Gathered Around the State Capital. Columbia. At the request of John E. Swearin gen, state supler'intendent of educa 30th of March, I beg to advise that eral, has rendered a ruling, which the superintendent regards as important and helpful, conc'erning school dis trict overdrafts and school district in debtedness. "At this season of the year, when many of the sho't term schools are 4 clouing, it is necessary for school trus- I toes and county superintendents to give careful attention to school ac- I counts," Mi'. Swearingen said. "The taxes collected during the winter of 1916-17 should be used to pay current t Lei pensea during the sc'h1olastic, year I of 1916-17. A small halance should be carried forward if possible. in order to meet incidental expenses during the . summer as well as to pay running ex ,penses during next September and g October. What Dficit Means. "A school district deficit simply t- means that the trustees anticipate tax collections by illegally expending in advance the probable revenues of the ensuing year. This abuse has been - gradually diminishing, although it is . still too common. The attorney gen. i -ral's opinion will be most valuable to y trustees and county superintendents u by helping them to avoid the ship a wreck that has overtaken many com I- munities in the consequence of care :- less and r'eckless expenditures." i. The ruling of the attorney general's d office follows: "Answering your inquiry of the 30th of March. 1 beg to advise that b y section 1006 of the civil code of 1912, the county treasurer and county supervisor are allowed, on applica re tion of the county board of education. to borrow moneys during any fiscal a- year to pay school claims of such year not exceeding 75 per cent of the as sessed tax which has been levied, as IC shown by the, report of the auditor, l ut I know of no authority authoriz le ing the" trustees of a school district, organized. under the general law, to berrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes, and they vertainly could not bind the district by con tracts which would divert the taxes of subsaquent years to payment of 0 claims arising out of cotracts by the tr-ustees in prior years. In Special Districts. S "in a number of special districts a the legislatur-e has fr-om time to time passed a special act authorizing the trustees to borr'ow money andl issue f bonds for the pur-pose of raising funds '' for a nar-tic'uhla prpose, but in such eases the act authorizing the issuance r of the bonds makes .provision for e their r-etirement from the future taxes -to be collected in the years named. "Section 584 of the criminal code Sprohibits any ('ounty officer from -is Ssuing any certIficate or indebtedness eother than tickets to jurors and wit nesses for their attendance upon the circuit courts. i. "It is the duty of the county su perintendent of education to see that the funds to pay the claims presented to himi are in the county treasury and available for the payment of such ''elaime. The approval of the war r rant by the county superintendent of education is equivalent to the drawing of a draft. upon the funds in the treas I uary, and suichl daft can only be drawn SIwhen the funds ar'e there to meet it." Ouard Favors Universal Plan. "The associatiion adlopted a r-esolu ilon calling uploni conigress to pass a 5aw for universal compulsory military seravice0," said WV. W. Moorec, the adju. tant general on his return from New York, after attendling the annual meet n ing oh t he National Giuar'd Association of the United States. -i. Other- delegates from South Caro 3. lina attendinag Ithe convention were: a. (Coh. 1i. 11. Springs, Mlaj. II. l0. Raines, a Maj. A. M1. iailsfor'd anad Alaj. W., Fi. hk Robertson. la "It iSa my per'sotna l opiiotln tha the k National Guiard of South Car'olina wh!1 be (,alledi out at a ver'y early date," said the adjiutaint general. 1. New Enterprises Were Authorized. The ('olumbia Miner Products y companty hats been commissioned by athe secretary of state with a capital i- of $20,000f. The petitioners are: W. e . Keenatn, re. 1,. Whitemore and Firank y W. Atwood. 5 The Charleston Republic Truck com d tpany has been commnissiorled wvith a icapital of $1,000. Tnae petitioners are o Edward Taylor and J, A. Patia. - The Camden Horse, Polo and Piair a association has bean chartered by th'e s ecretary of state with a capital of $500. Education Board Meets Soon. The state board of education will neet in the office of the state super ntendent, 707 National Loan and 1Ex liange Bank building, Columbia, at 10 ,. m., April 16. The spedial business efore the board is the appointment >t two iembers to serve from 1917 to .919 on each of 45 county boards of dcuation. The board will also pre )are instructions and questions to. be ent to the several county superia endents of education in -conn.3ction vith the regular spring teachers' ex, tmination, to be held at every county !ourt house Friday, May 4. A number of appeals from students lesiring free tuition in state colleges nust be disposed of. The board will wrobably continue in session two or hree days. The members of the state board of iducation are: Gov. R. I. Manning, :lairman; State Superintendent J. E. 3wearingen, secretary; M. Rutledge tivers, W. J. Derrick, If. N. Snyder, D. A. Montgomery, W. L. Brooker and I.f. Edmunds. rilman Pleads For Navy. Senator Tillnan has written a com-. nunication to the public, supporting lie campaign for naval recruiting, as ollows: "The president has apportioned the itumber of recruits needed. South 'arolina is expected to furnish 800. 1 )elieve South Carolinians will main ain the reputation of the state for atriotismi and promptness in volun eering and I know that South Caro. in1a boys will prove themiselves worthy allors, emulating the record of Com niodore Ingram. "The navy now affords a good school or all boys who are willing to study lid parents need not hesitate to let heir youngsters enlist, because the liscipline and the opportunity to see he world and something of life will rove must valuable to thenv. inl the uture. I would not hesitate to have )me of my sons enlist in respoine to he president's call for mien to till the Irst line of defense." Recruiting Ordered By Governor. Gov. Manning sent letters to the saptaiis of the different inifantry coM panies in the National Guard of South C!arolina, urging the necessity of ro ruiting their respective coniiands up Lo the maximun war strength provid. ed by law. A similar letter will I sent to othcd r officers in the National Guard in th near future. The letter- is partly contidential in that in the opinion of tle governot part of it would come under one of thi censorship regulations, agreed upt between newspapru and officials of thi army, navy aid state departments o the government. The letter in part i as follows: "The policy of thie war departnen in which I concur, is to have the prez eint National Guard units recruited t their inaximunm strength in case of declaration of war with Germany. therefore urge upon you the necessit. of exerting your efforts towards re c-ruiting your respective commands t' the maximum war strength provided by law. "I think that you can obtain the best results in recruiting by pushing the matter while at your home ren dezvous, for after a call is issued you will be in mobilization camp, busy with affairs of administration. Rao (ruiting after mobilization is alse more expensive than at the presetn time. When recruits enter the Na tional Guarid they know the offiner~s who will be over them, while in the nase of the volunteers the personel of Lthe comnmissioned officers will be un. knowvn. F'urthiermore,' the dispositioni rf volunteer forces in active service will not have the same amount ol considerationi as will the National G1uard." Delegates to Road Congress. Delegates to represenit thie Georgi& Carolina Good Roads Congress at the lifith annual convention of the tUnited States Good lloada Association, In.., to be held at Birmingham, Ala., April 17-21, have beeni appointed by 10. J1, Watson, president of the Georgia. D'arolina Congress and vice president a>f the United States Good Roads as sociationi, as follows: Capt. J. R. Pennell, state highway engineer, Columnbia; Rt. M. Mixson., WVilliston; Harry D). C'alhtount lIar i well; WV. S. Middleton, Meriwether'; Rt. B. Dunbar, flewch Island; Thomla4 W. Davies, North Augusata; Thomuio W. Loyless. Augusta; Ilugh Middle ton, Augusta: W. P. Mealing. North Augusta; C. B. Lamar, liepzibah, GC; Jacob Phtinisy, Augusta; Warr.'n W~alker, Augusta; Thomtas G. Batr. rett, Jr., Augusta; L. C. ilaynes. Au. gusta, \Villiam Schweigert. A't gusta; N. L. Willett, Augusta; R. C Hlerckmanns, Augusta; i~andon Thomas, Augusta; F. C. Coleman. Augusta; Clark Jack, Augusta; (1. WV. Adams, Edgefleld; Theodore Stone Aiken; George Croft, Aiken; D. 84 Hiendherson,. Aiken; Johnu D). Twige4 Augusta; James WV. Jack~ion. North Augnatp. ; C. C. F. Hianmmond. Katht. wood; Miss Annie W. Wright. Au gusta; Miss Julia Moore. Augusta; Mr's. Walther Duncant, Aikont, Chief Appraiser From Greenvlle. A. 11. Chiapman,. for several years farm demtonstratiotn agenit for Green, vylle county, has beeni appointed by the national farm loan bard as chiel appraiser for the Colunibia lon'd bank Recording to F. J. H. von J!ngelkeni president, Johnu P. Tayhoe has he appointed appraiser or the eastern dis triot of North Carolina. The salar3 of the chief appraiser will be $2,400 year with travelIng expenses. MEr Chapman will have his headquartera in Columbia and begins his dutte Withi s, few days, ~~6 - 44 106 Fly Poison Cases Reported in 3 Years A Large Percentage Fatal Appalling as this record seemo, it is only a fraction of the r-eal number. The symptoms of cholera infautum and ar senical poisoning are almost identical. Diagnosis is extremely difficult. Afany actual fly poison cases are unrecognized and unreported. The Government recognises this danger to childhood and issue* this warning, in supplement No. 29 to the Public Health Report: "-Of other fly poison@ mentlotuod. mention, should tnade merely for the purposeor con demnation, of those composed or arsenic. Fatal cases of poisoning of children through the as of ouch compounds are far too frequent and owing to the resembaboe of arenicai poison SIntosummer diarrhea end cholera iafantum, it f.bleed that the oases reported do not. by an en.comprise the total. Arsenical By detoigdevice, must be rated s extremnely hdaneros. and should never de used. even it ote esires are noteat hand.' ANGLEFO catches flies and embalms tihir disease bearing bodies with a diliat-ting var nish. It is safe, e.leientL, non-poisonous and your protector from bot fly and fly poisons. I THE O. & W. THUM COMPANY Grand Rapids, Mich. More to the Purpose. "liegistert glooi' " htllowe1sd t he Illovit director. "You lbu11k ,i iIf you were going on a pieni." "I don't uinderstaind youir 1nening," answeredPl(b O the reenl slinr. halughtily. "I lang it! Try to look tit way peo pi- do when tihey tre coining back from n pienic.." WOMEN! IT IS MAGIC! LIFT OUT ANY CORN Apply a few drops then lift corns or calluses off with fingers-no pain. Just think ! You can lift off an11y ''corl or Callus without .pitni or soreness. A Cincinnati malin discov ered - this ether compound and unmed It freezone. Any druggist will sell 11 tiny bot tie. of freezone, like here shown, for very little cost. You apply a few drops di rectly upon a tender corn or callus, Instantly the soreness. dlisatppearis, theti shortly. you will find the corn or cahlus so loose that - . ou canl lift it right off. F~reezonei is wonderful. It f dries instanutly. It doesn't e~ at awaiy the corn o~r cal 1, Ius, but shrivels it up with I. out eveun Irritating the sur- - J~l rotuding skin. Ilardl,usoft or corns be ---pinful eiluse~s, lift rIght off. 'lherie ls no0 pain be fore or afterwnrds. If your druggist hasn't freezone, tell hIm to order a smkall bot tle for you fromt his whole sale (rug house.-atdv.. It's not) whlat ithe plnyer does In a basteball game., bti wht the umpil~re Salyx, I that counts. Keep Youndj ~~a. just as well be young at seventy asnold at fifty. * Many ~opie sulfer lame, bent, - aching backe,and Sdistressing ii nary disorder., when a little help for the kid neys would fix it all up. Don't wait for gravel, dir o pe y o r Bright's disease * to get a start. "Use Doan's Kid ne Pille. They Shave helped thuadyoun and old. They' are the . mfost widely used remedy for bad backs and weak kidneys in the whole world. DOAN'S'iDNE SO* at all Stores Aie bring, infIrmities, such as suggle bowels, week kidneys and to d liv Tu~ts Ills have a speellicefcs ngn stimtulating the bowel., give. natural acss and Iraparts vigor to the whole sytees. VI.VuET.l varet 2-lag un I ki a le rundidge, Al