I 1 I *A '
THE SI Mil U WATCHMAN, Established April, 18.?0.
Consolidated Au??. 2,1381.
44Kp Jn*\ Ffcar hot?i*u ?u the end* Thou Alms't ar bf> thy Co nutty'*. Thy God'n fltfid Trtatfe'a.**
JUMTER, 8. ?., SATURDAY, APRIL 7. 1917
TUF TRTJE SOUTHRON, Established Jon 5, J ???*
Vol. XL1V. No. 15.
m PUNS COMPLETED.
MBfAlXra s i vri Mi:\r pin
?KNI KU r ? PIIKs||>] XT Foil
AC HON.
?tiecttvc- Vvmmrlptlon i- Plag i
fgggd on for Raising I'me st ?
< m-lll to I'll t llld Ml H'flff-I mo Vt,
lion Mm C ould Ik- Put in ser\hv
Two ^ rur?..
Washington. April I.?I ???(.? I il
plan* ?>r the war department for
raiding an :n any numbering millions il
that is lUTf.vii > f> bring the gov?
em men * of Um Unman sniplrs lo
t'Tin.v wi-rr placed in 1'i.sident W". -
son's hands today in the form of ?i
bill pit fared ly iho go no ml Bluff und
l n i nvod and rsvlssd in pj ri bj 8c
rotary Baker nad Um gonsral ssnccr.
grl <? ftfg Ml military ad\iNIK
The pr?:.!ih iit. as (o:um:m<lor-ln
rhi* f g]roads has approved I he bs
udoptr-l for the war army and pr0| -
unit orn have Wien mad)' at the war
department far prcsontlng the meas?
ure to Um n lilt en comniHtneji 01
tggsjrrsgs Bsc rotary \ ?? ei said to?
day ;t wo ii i ga to Ina bouseand ei
g%e sota miltees m soon m lag w\
fdsegejilag had boon ndoptsU, Maj
Gen. Si ott, ghlgf ??f staff, nil! wplaln
the plan and the military reasons f">
the ncod !?? Irnlg the iminL. r of IW .
um bill will prod'ae. Thhl Is belli
ed to be not less than 3, t,,
tr-iined within two yeai s.
In tho navy deportm*n t. fjccrvtl
laniels annoenecd during tie- .
that cant raste to? approximately SO"
eubsnartne rhsacrs and peg t patn
1 oats nad bSSS ht iiel gddltiOl
contracts were being signed each dni
Pr?parat load to ta!<.- into the servs
a huge fleet of small motor craft fi
inshore patrol woik also are b?. :
completed.
The scope of the war department
a imy plan is gradually becomii.
?le.ir. altlnaiuh the dsUllll grS Ifl
withheld until they are seat to ? i
rr< m*. Included in the scheme ni
gg the funds and SCJUlpniont ne ?
.1 r y to egtgbllnh military training on
a basiv nsvtr bsfore sttemptsd !? th
United ?at< a
Trench fsjhtlni s the i?r- ?'...i n
ing feature of Um battles of Imln
Mimic trench warfare, renllstlc t<? I.
passible: degree, must replace mu? h
of the ?>bi open ardar skirmish ill
iapplemeuted with hard mnrehl ?
and \ iu.- p'.iysi' nI exorcist - 1
harden Ifta meg tivlcxty ns :??
Ma,
The- ?? are mail | in>!'? -t OIW thi I
is gcagsswd to hulld np u rlsrhti
ssaehlne mm osed exelu Ively of 1 n
In I he lr 8*g and each 11 win free
h??.i>.- reapoatdbllltlefi or cares th
no'r!.t ? it. arras* his soldierly ?tu
iti??. a aarfett mlPtnry weupnn
t?. be fashioned, oWeer* sny, II ln<
.rn\'^ plan is gcc'Cptsd ly conprtSi
it wdi t ; e ItsjM and monay, mit v ?
fuin.-h sueh . fom us grill mnhe '<?
wi'ciit teil it inal sny troops .e Ih
V ?m |d,
r., gi gm My 1 he ol 1 el men ? !
t?, , 1 ? s , ;.. d 1 in 1 gronld he all
ni t first, Thfse ch?saes would ylel
Um 1 nolle 1 nm t for tr dnls i, '
th? parcatiini n men to assume fn
ily rcgpoeMt Mil ties ptn up rapsll
Me > ?? ??s is rm< hod,
'?*!. > gro >i?' 1?. hem ev< r, i>< the
vigfifom OMi? . rsnd) for sny hard
Ship I'?? !i nimm .-dm?- inererfcenl
Igo.asg rolltsl out for truining er?ail
, .,,1. 1.1. \, t, 1, ?.. 1 1? ? mi me stof
Of phys'CSl de\? b>|ii: ? ? I . IhS ti'.
las Ir "o- n hod ? ??? s 1 iv? n. 1*10
rai't imlorsV i the ? >gumi . 1 ^
hp rigs ' ma ntalm il,
K gi Iratlon ol nil . r meg 1 ?
tw,. n the I ? ?i ages will Us w 1
t ? CnOp**l lllon or St it<- and n
nteli'ul authorities mn; 1 ? ??uahi
itf?| ? 11? 1 ? To' Htnl< ??< 11 ? j.-r.-* ? ?n
i?>? itmnal de?l 1 ss pi*? ,:> n?
frnnird tij iho i nuiu M ??f mil h?nn
* .si. y< ?11 m M...t inen must ?
si ? ol ? I ind 1 sat 1 m il phy coll) ?
ftic 11 ?? pr*N*t-s*i of ejection ? iti
r d I' ? 1 ? 1 ? ?rl ' - of ? '
whs e I hot si vital t(
!? I: 'in 1 r*| 11 ?? fo?"i 'in?l " H ? 1
??i the it... 1. m ill be e ? >n 1 ?
Ai ni ?? -?? .< 1 1 p de ill i tmlu 1 ?'
? be . rnsient'i ooH? y N ?
peace r?. ,,,?,. . f?tree -. Tin 1 1
pi span -I a |gn |n urj 0 ngn loi I
1 rsi ..?>... 1 ? ?,., ? I?, mc
s roi 'i ?<?
11. v ni I.I im
?.I on
T?i he of on*
vm y em Mer 1M1 fi?r?*i ..1 full) I
ed sn?l I -Id- . |m 1 1 ... j
Iram ith u 1 i- .1..,
gnppl) ihn n *> -. 'M 1; |,,, ,,.
da ? bei wise om 1 .?,; ,i .
1
? 1 a 1 h* -1 11 n M > 1 ?
t ?>' ? e t ;. rmi< ; 11 v. >. ! fm |,
ti.s V ii tady h< avii; st rulm >\ 1
KUANS ?3USE WILSON.
lUbitKMs to * ox?nrss ruiv.vri
bks* \ ! !()\ IN official
c lire Li:s,
Enable Ui \m wvv TcrHIU* liulictm I
to. ( rinn - AuuilOd lllini'lltity II
l.il<?h\ Sjsolakiim I? <?' HoIhMIXOIIi 111
IK >potl?OI It oil to \ il'.ilii ill ion ...
I*rv*kleul ol L'nlti il Stull *.
Ilerlln, April I.??Hilter personal
tncks on President Wilson and ?
pudJutlon of Iii?* dlaiinetion lit tire
\.i tIk* German people and th<
? rntnn aovernment fo; ture Ihe cow
ni?*nts of Ihe German newspapers <
. pres.?'ent's address, Ho i accus?
.'i of hlshonoMty, had faith md en?
? y of Germany. Tho papers generali,
ex f .-re as th?' l*elle( thai the entry o
Ihe I'nlted Mates will not lurn th
Ilde of war.
uk1.IFF s'Ml* KVIftMAIUXKH.
Ifetnlaa Hioamcv Toi"|kmU <?<! Without
Warning and i in Open lloiw
Fired litt,
London. April i. ?The Hi':,
steamer Tievtor? From Sew I'ork wit 1?
Belgian relief supplies, was lorpedoo?1
ivlthout warning Wednesday, Whib
Ihe boats irere l?etng lowered ihe km
marine tired on iheni, severely ivoum'i
tin* captain, mate, engineer, <!<? ,
lie) man and rook.
HOI KU DKHATKH Kl OLVTIO
_
Hut Irma ii Flood Of Foreign .\t.;i
< 'ommitti <? Mnki Opening st.tic
: Mont.
Washinglon, April I, -The hov
.:t i?) o*eloeli began <iv debate <mi ';
war rcaolut'.on, with Chairman Flow
1 if the foreign affairs committee n;:
.!>. lbs opening etntcwont. The p;i
tge oi' the resolution, a*|iieh tin- ...
ate adopted last nlghl by vote of
? i ? > ??. !s fN i k ? ? ? ?! befm e night,
\:> l?J \\i Ii OF! KU,
i i i Hu ntt'h t'??Iiinullet - *:.?:>?.
That i!:;s IV. n I'ltVUllltt'd.
Amsterdam, April i. A Herl in i.
i ? It .i lot ii Koelnisehe Zeitung s
lh< t mmora of a new peace on'c
v hieb hr \ t m. si nee th ? rm v<
if Kmperors Willlunts and elm i
?nd tin- stutement of Com i
:.m i.? orrei r. It auys Ihe rent
powers, howcv? r, are still res o.>
lua3 t nn honorahU |k.'uco.
fori it s f.hx ivf.ll Titi' vrriv
Tlii)-.? Wild < iiiiiliiel T!m ??>? Is
I*: ()|H%rl> \i :il ??? |*i o;i 'led,
, Wash tor Apt ;i :- It |h ollicl
nnoitnci d IJ ?. o?viKnen< In
?'nlted rUi b tvho ? o.nluct i In i
?elves profie Ij will suffer no '? *h
piM pert) or liberty as the resu ?
the fjeeehirutlon of n atute of war,
MAX> K1IJ ' h W" IN ll'HI l>.
1 '.\|.lo.i:.n . i lb - ?i Oowd
\v 1: 11 Uiiti-iii^i
<'b ?. April *? - -.wi\ or <
..? >? kllk?' and f??t ty lo lift) !: ut
u<'?*ordlug lo police > ?'?. iiatco In -- y ?
plosion in :i buildiui; roulalnlns
restiurant rrowdel with Italians.
m urn iw ritors tiucii.
. ,i ; U|| lllMl n- VIi ? i iii M"- <n
liimla.
I.bin, April I '.i 11 i h ;ind iI i
. |Mitr >Im have jiotli n in loueli \ ?
i ii other in Met o|N>tamia, Mi
? '. IHM' I MII III .? ?? Ol lh< ? .??!'? ;:
nformeil Ihu .\ ?<? H'iated I'rei
llir.'h ltriiittliii( i?lull i'rhi's*.
i -|. u v -ii i liege, April i The
? ?.' !????? ?? hto Is en i ndveil fri
tin- im in;'j .? i ?it ol > i connt;
' i r.i rel**.tl to r?< ".'? i hui on
|?ni i of hoi;s s!il d from (> r<
l*i nd lo I' i? 11nio11.i ihe fanners r<
. ? ?! IS imui vt-i. t >?),? man had
hoa's u u hin*4 i l?onl i |Kiunds vi\*
tnd reei'ived The h hest pr
p '<i w;is ii? 2 rents per i "?
Tb? ? ? v. - ic roiiiinoti r tu de \r ?''
:> ha?l .>;i i < < ii of on< I i ei -i ?
v oti'.l h i ?? bi>en i<? i|i/<> ! "
i ??nwype?> ???w??mm i
nd llriti h i nj?pl> syni n ?.
Tl??? ronnell ui natlt m ? -1
? i nd". iv ' rommh sum will
i ?;? In iomorn?w in Jotnl
finimlsMlonern lire t?.it - i hi <
rlny to niti? ?? rendj* '?? < ????< > 1
ihr o ?i i " k lhui will i?
'!?? ii< t ; ; dt t in adopt * to i ii a
re> ol ill ion. I >#?tiii |r ?
oritiginn no 11 i ? ? u ? ??? nil
Ii rough w hleli * he ? '?iinl i s s gr
? , ! win in* rm t li*d d< ni? Him
? ? \ 11 iIn*lu I ? ' n nd prof<
' i ? ? v ii i ii ii ml worn in i
I .-i.t.
?bnAlu lUluu i ult nlili.
Resolution Goes to House, Where Passage
! Is Expected With Little Difficulty. .
Vote is 82 to 6 in Favor of Declaration That State of War With
Germany Exists, After Sharp Debate Passage of Resolu?
tion is Impressive Even*: and Galleries Are Silent As Vote
is Taken -ilin ncock Sta.es Position of America.
I
Wuthinstun, April 4. -Tin war n -
olution was pussed by the senate '.
i\ v< to of BJ t<> b. It goes to tin
house when debute \v i 11 begin to
morrow morning at l" o'clock auu
continue until action is taken,
Renators who cast tlio negative
votes were; Cronnu ol North l''
kota, Iwii Follctt' of Wisconsin, Nor
i Im of KebrasUu, LtMic of Oregon, P1 me
0f Missouri, and Vnrdaraan of Mis
?i i i>i>i.
Henntor McCumber's substitute t
; < ire the existence of a state <?;?
ivnr upon tit" sinking of another
t\\ eili .n ship b> (Jcrmany was d
( n 11 n without :i roll call.
resolution, drafted after eon
imitation with the Htute department
; nd already ucc< pted by the liou
committee, ^ays the state of wa
thrust upon the United Stutcs hy Cl<
? ??? formally declared and dlroi . ?
I he preside ". t to employ the en tire mil
:'. i> and nu\ <\ forces and the r<
??ourcey of tin- government to carry os1
war und bring II tM ;| successful ter?
mination. ^
Action in the senate came just 'I'?
ll oN !<>' !; ;it the close, <>T debute that
!md lasted continuously s;,ue lo
o'clock this? v.)> rning. The climax *a\i:
reached lute In the afternoon wh
I Senntnr John Hhnrp Williams d -
nnum n tpei ? ii I j Senator l-? K i
letl o ;is more wo l hy of I Ion \ i
L'i t h mil n n * 11 o i i we j ; la.ii of an A i*u'
.i a a m an lor.
The puiw^ngc of the resolution v is
not marked by any outburst from the
Cilleries. The senators themselves
were unusuailv quiet. Many of then
answered to their names In voices that
?.ai' ' r< <i v. ith emotion.
Th galleries v.? re !led to u et
I ??. ? ..... ?
I i
membership of the hi usi . In 11
diplomat] gallery " in Heeri'tni^ i. i
sing, <'?- msellor I nf the Rtnte ?
rtm< Mlu s'er t*ald< ron of lio
livij . M it. .-1 ? i l-:t. enerren nf Kw
' '?? rll< r In \ ho o\ < ning I >??. Illtt r, t i ?
- !s mti I. lor, In rhurf?e of fJorma i
'?!? - !? in this country, hr.d be n
.
t>!(*eretary McAdoo was in the '?'?>
ilurhig the last few hours <>t* the ii -
i ate.
As lh< lust name ?>;?>?. call ?1 ai -1 the
eb rk announced the v<?te, 82 to ,;.
there was hnrdly a murmur <?f up.
pluui .?.
All u ' nf the sen. lors who vol i
i c i t!..- r solution were members
'j.<- group of ij which liefen tod t'i
??nil ;l ne itrality bill .it the last h< ?
There was no attempt to vi
hustcr 'ii lime, liovvi vor, and most cf
' hi i ? h'-ni h of deb \\( wtl - con Ulli?! !
by thamplonn ??f the resolution, nf
tia othi i six oppo i nts of the arm I
neutrality, Senators t'uminlnn, K i
I yon ami Klrby t'olcd for t?'?1 rcsolutio i
tonight, Senators f/Gorman, dapp
. nd Works retire I to private lifo ?''
I lie end of 11 c In -t ho? Ion,
The vots folio1
!'<?!? t In? i i I it; ,,: ? ! ).??,,'.< |' H
Vsiiursi, lleckh m, IhouHHtird, Ch;i n?
: erlaln, ? ail..; i S'.a. Kleti her, Uerr.v,
I i. i' iv. i k, llitcheiick, iltigh? i?, 11 list?
ing, James, Johnson, Soutli ?*
Jones, *\??w Mexico; Kcndrick, K ., ?
Kirliy, L' v k, MeKeller, darl o. m ? i -
i ?vernian, < ?\. n, l*hcla n, I m ? m >\,
I on ? lie, I lain dell, Heed. Robins >i
?'it ulsbury, Hbaf roth, Hheppanl
: ha |d?, Hinimone, r'mit Ii, Arixon; .
?mi.li, ? "i; S"., i, ni rtoutli <
n| no, Kwi i. o Thoii;pHon, Tra
i' ? 'ndin w oo Walsh, \\ n
IN-pu lican llortih. Th-ady, l'
. ?' iIt 11 ?. ? 'olt, Cummin . i :
IH, ;?
l 'r? la buys en, ? '?: llimrei. I la le I hi 1
lol h on i 'atiforiiin; Joiiom, V\ ?
m; Kcllojrg, Kenyoii, Kno\, l.od
l'.i -, I'enroi '.\ I'oimlexti SI ??? i tan.
Smith, M ieliit'ii n; Smool, St?*i
Suttu 11 nd, ; nsend, Wndsv m h,
Warren, Wal on, Wei k?, Wol- oil
Totn I f??r i olii ion v .'.
\. tiinst the r< mlut on I in*
i . :?)<? Stone, Vn nl iman Totn
Kcpiihiienns: Oronnn, I .? l**< ?
: i i* Total I
i Total uguinst resolution t;.
A sent ?!? p '!<?< 1: Dunk head, (lo!f,
lore. HolliH, Scwlnnde, Smith, Mary
md; Thomas, Till man?Total ubse;?t
Hm toxi Hie resolution follows:
"W| en us, the imperial' \ rman - ?> ?
?rnment hau committed repeated nets
>f war agninsl the government ?'.od
the people of the l.'nited States o
An.ci *; therefoi e, he it
"iiesolvcd, I y the i en itc und holt: ?
n!' representati > of the I ailed Statt -
of America, in congress ;? scmhhv
thai tho st't?' 01 war between th
United State? and 'ho Imperial (1 ?
man government which h.u thus he?
thrust upon the l nited States is In ?
by formally declared; and lhal tin
i res Ident be, and he li hereby autho
'/.nl and directed to employ thociioie
naval and military forces oJ the i*i
ed Si.?tos and the resources i
government to carry on war again
the imperial German government;:
to bring iiif conflict to u Muri'?
termination, all of the resource:"
tho country are h< reby pledged by
congress of the United Btatcs."
Almost every senator and m:i
houi e members were present wht* i
senate debate began. In a brief open?
ing statement, Senator Hltchcok,
? harge of the resolution, raid t
present was u time for "action, u
dlsi U! sion."
"Tl o t'mr for discus ?Ion has I
??!,'? he said. "The president has
? eady stal ??! more eleai 1; . efTe ?' ;v.
more conclusively tin* reasons \vh ?
make this grave step necessary, i
resolution provide! for war agai
the imperial German government.
Is framed on the line of other k
resolutions, it places responsiln]
for t!.1- war s rely upon theshoui
1 rs of il .. German g ivernmcnt, clui
? <l with repeated acts of war again*
l he ! i Ited St ites 1? i - ulso un iu<
of . I
hnpn * ed w i'li tho solemnity of I
occasion. Some may be lllled w
joy -it the prosper! <?? the war.
me i? in d<f|?ressim. und dreadful. T!
enormous eosl which '< ? i ??? pie m
pay, the gre:?t in? 'oiv c In lite t o
j of living, the enormo n burden
taxes the people mud bear, nnd t!
still greater heritage of dos th . ?
, my mind, The awful wn ribVos of \i\
I that must follow sickens my he. .
il pin sure many other senators f<
j ms 1 dO.
i "We .van! no more territory," co
tinned Senator Hitehcov!;. "Wo v.
! lemand im? Indemnity. W> have 1
1 h i > t ??:? i t ? grudge lo j- *.-11 i * * nor racial ?
l tipathy. In this ri ?pect we difl
|\ j'ii the other countries already i
, cop i >i in Ihe awful i I niggle. '1'he
[Is I'. n-Slavism against pan-Germa
ism. Italy wants l nek th ? Trentin
! Kranee her lost provinces; Gn
1 f*rltuin has German conn icrco ni
I German colonies almost In her gras
lUooin wants Constantinople o
Germany, besides her pi ice In t
I sun, wants to domlnati ii trope
! "We, of :ill nations, ? ?!! s;.o';<! o
; tre;isure and our 1 looil i tt I suet ii
our lixes without the thought of p?
sibihty of gain, We are going to \\
ii nudieati our honor iiiiil in ! pi
? t? i'' i? as ;i grcal nation and In ?
fensci ol humanity,
'Such Mucrrcla us we have vv
iterm my Is not of our ehooslii ?
? \. tor. , .] upon us .: ml we did mil
tn > void it Fur no ? rly t hroe m
? in >?. si-!, ni. ( nngre? i nd I he ,\i
. i ii people have honed t? i avoid
I;ul one ii> ipi rate aid ' Hie ini????'
i;i? ? n n government has foil .
n?ther. I do not no ? n to sa> ? !
, in i y ib sired war ? El h u; I
j imi1 - ?elie> i? I hat. Ilu1 I he imi u
? i \i i'ihih ut has been ib sporn!?' i\
' t ! ken ib *p? rate rhat ? s."
Si nntor 11 itohcock ? ..nl Ami i i<
? . ni milt? had lirst been sho< !.. i
lho invasion Itelgiuin; thai
i l. lug of t he I ?Iis it.' nia alniosl
i.. v.'ar. lie said he ?? ? <? not consi
i hat < Sermany hi ?I \ iolnti ?1
? '? dgo she gave nfler Ihe sinkti
Mo? I #ir itania. becausi sio< ha.l
pre<>sly i <? ??n ed the i Ighl to n <
Hint pledge
Km ?tor Nit. hcock said no n m
could r< main h real ;i nd t stain
NUSTMENTS FOH THE UN.
</V. >I.\XMX(j KIX K1VKH IXF<J
M.ATIOX \r,ot i ? X \ i XL tili
ClU'lTIXC? DAY."
Mos? Meeting to IV Hehl In Knc!>
County Kcal tiutl (?oie.nmcnl Will
Provide for Recruits l'ntil Kniist
m< it( Ollh Af five .
Columbia, A ?ril 5.?flow Mannin?
oday rot1 ivetl additional Information
oparding .?!'. Ilcunts for enlistment in
*ie navy :ri accordance with the pro
ivions of the proclamation recently
'tied designating We Incsday, April
I. .:'17. as "Naval Recruiting Pay."
lach county at directed to assomhh
3 apportionment of recruits a: the
ounty scut next Wednesday anil
.> notify Gov. Manning for the naval
?'fruiting officer in Charleston.
The nppllcante who come up to the
ohyslcal standards, us outlined in the
proclnmatioi ami who guarantee to
enlist, If ?' cepted by the naval re?
cruiting oilker, will bo subsisted ??'?
the expense of the federal government
until the arri ul of ?<? officer to con
duet the examination. Twenty-foil i
hours' no:'.' ? of the ofllcersf arriwl
ill he en. Any excess of th/.
i note. J'or each county will beweleom*
A, >pllcant> for enlistment in th
navy should confer with the poet
master?*, who have charge of the re
i-ruliing each county scut, or sd
Iress their inquiries to the office oJ
the govern or.
IIRITESII C'AITI'KF YIIXAUES.
' icm !) lle|M>rt Ri'pulj-e of tierman *.??
tackl?t.cimaus Strongly Entrcm h
cd.
New Vork, April f..?The Brit iah
iiave announced the capture of tin
villages of Ronssoy and Das;-"e in
I'oulogne, northeast or Peronne. Tin
French stat< that rceonnoitering par*
t\\rt advanced last night north d
>.au<. hy and M<>y and south of J-!
Quentin, Unding the German lin
strongly occupied. They repulsed 1
ilerman ; (tack northwest of Rheim;
honor by helng dictated to by ai .>:"'?
sr.
Referring t<- the filibuster ngamsi
'?ie armed neutrality bill. Senator
Hitchcock said lie had hoped th
s;rmed neutrality would avert war.
Cnfortunntel) the opposition of th?
filibuster resulted in word going out
'?? tin world that tin1 official brand -
ol the government were at It.-..,
h ads. he s.- id. "The .-ult bees
that our rights have been more i:
pt?sed u. "i than ever, live or i.? ? '
seven A ? erJcun vessels being sti
Some ev? .i re. Urning to this countr;
n i allast. Uves of American ei:
.??ns have '?'< en i >*t. Armed neutn
has passed :i? an expedient ug '?.
war. TI 6 Amerh an pi ople ha\
prayed for months that war : igh
'?e uvoUh 1. that it might not bo ;?. i
sarj to make the sacrifice for ?tu
inanity.
"We have avoided war for
years, I have been bitterly oppo*
to war. I have used my Inlluene* i*
'ht end even when I knew the pee
p!e \\<m,. calling for war and ti:
jority of congress overwhelming!) l
'? 1 sought out the president p.n<
h< gged him to remain longer, i
possible, under ih< policy of arme
ncutrultt> ;is an expedient for peac<
Hut the president ha? information ? ?
his poss< ? ion which made it linpos ;
ble.
"This country is reedy and con- , .
Im ready. While the \?.;.- has not l?<
recorded, the dec'sion ha-, been mad
It ih war.
"I can not \'>u- again:*! war." Sen
tor Hitchcock s.tid in cone!uhu.?
"without doing a vain and fool <
'.hing, h would only erve loe*caki
i country in t!:?- face of the eneti*
? 'rid the world when wai Is inevll d
l ant ready it >s to take m> pln< e w
those who ivlW \>nv\> lip ih>' pre?-ide:i
lor the honor and pi <>'eel .on <? lit
nation."
Senator Till man ? >t* South Can*!
said i he pn i dent ha I made it el.
that tin- war was u',>.?n the Kern
government anil not the Germ
peo| 1^.
"The iM-<?ple will l?e Imck ut ?
arc: ident and co ? < ? > with n:<
monej ;i -1 loyait>," Senator Til
t'ontii nod "The ?.. i .. I i < pu hi ? ?
;iceepl the < halb nt of u itocra< v u
; o forth : 1 I 111 le for I he worl
deniiH'ra<> Wh? i we hit wv inu : '
hard I- I rot i ? I lite m..\:.
mottey. Titos;? who would ?'' l!
t 'no ma! e e\ce i\ e p ofits ft ??)!?. w
il sc t ei ? I ? ? ? ?' the l '? .? the pi^opl?
who tiive tt!d oi > omforl to the ei
and ? hould h< In ated as i in h '
want m mm m.
i i I's WILL BE taken at oxck
TCI increase size or REGU?
lar Ali my AND
MILITIA.
Compulsory Enli-tmcnt Will be lie
xoiiccl t<?, it' There Ait- Not Suf?
ficient Voluiiloon-Would Have
Army of Two Mitiion Men in Two
Vcarx?Call Canard to Federal Ser
\ice.
Washington, April 5.?Bacratary Ba?
ler and Chairman Chamberlain of
the senate military committee today
' discussed plans for raising an army
the chl< i <>f which will be the imnie
diate recruiting of regulars and
guardsmen to their ''oil war strength,
of three-quart ore of a million by the
calling of all guardsmen into the fed?
eral service and compulsory enlist?
ment, if there are not enough volun?
teers to Increase the authorized var
strength to a million. It is expcc*^d
t?? increase the army to two million
1 within two yea re.
After defending the pacifists, Ooop
er declared that Germany never an*
qualiftcdly promised to abandon sub
' marine warfare. H< accuaed Lansing
j of deliberately omitting from the of*
llcial records an important document
whl h presented the Cernian view.
Britten said h would offer a resolu?
tion providing thai no military forces
< if the I nlted States he ordered to
ESurope until directed by congi-.>sl
The first expressions of opposition
to the resolution came from Cooper,
of Wisconsin, Stafford of Wisconsin,
and Britten, of Illinois, who inter
rupted Flood's speech in which he
demanded the crushing of Prussian
militarism and the delivery of the
world from the danger of a Hohen*
; gollern dynasty.
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MALls RECRUITING UNITS.
?, Dciuirimcnt Suspends Pilling of tatard
Orgaulm t ions Called to Fettend
. ! Service.
?j Columbia, April W. W. Moore,
the ad.iuta.nt general, received the fol?
lowing letter yesterday from head*
' I quarters, Lastern department, Gov
- j crnor's [aland:
I
"The dcpa;*tment directs me to in
form you, in accordance wifh a tale
)gram received March 31, 1917. from
! 1 the war department, stating that on
account of a recommended change in
the law affecting enlistment, and be?
tau.- of the depletion or equipment
t on account of the Mexican mobilisa
I tion, it is deemed wiser not to pro
<???? ?'. with recruiting until the pohcy
of congress b ascertained. Instructions
? ivcre therefore wired to commandoes
?f National Guard organisations call
( ! into tin- federal ser\iee to stop re?
cruiting urail further orders, hut to
list applicants."
WANT BIG Al'PKOPRIATIOX.
I'xt cttiive department lefts tor $:?,
I00.000.00U tor \a\y and Army?To
Eiiercase Navj ami Murine Corps,
Washington, April B.?A request
for tin immediate appropriation of
< 3,400,000,000 for the army and navy
was made to congress by executive
department. Approximately ?2.900,
1100.000 of this is asked for the army.
Pro* is on is ma le for increasing the
enlisted strength of the navy to one
hundred und llfty thousand men and
? he marine corps i?> thirty thousand
men
imegican KTEAJUI'K SI Mv.
ULvourtun Sitlmiarinetl Wit! out
Warning?Inierltuns in Ctvw.
Washington. April ?'. The sailing
without warning of the unarmed
American steamer Missourian, which
lsfi llenoa yesterday with thirty-two
Americans inoiiv its crew of fifty
ihreo, is ottieially reported. The crew
w as sa\ ed.
\ iKsm beb ITING 11 .\ vi.
fl. i rlaete ami <'. I>. Brearlcji to
upih?m' Citadel Team in Contest.
Columbia, April S.?-H. C Jamas
and ?' I) Brcarlc) wore chosen last
night, in :i contest at the University
f South Carolina, t.? represent that
institution in ;i debate with a team
from The Citadel Thej will maintain
flu? nep live of ,\ quer*, proponing uni*
crsal militar> n rvioo. Other candi?
dates foi the loam U'ere: G. V.*. Col
I sr. T L Simkins. R, B. Smith and
H I Wesstnger The judges wore*
<?... I. T H iker i: M Backer
and 11. K Bonnison of the faculty,
r '* ! ed was the presiding omeee.
H w t*otli< i was chosen alternate
? i \ he will terve in ease either of
In debaters shrill find it impracticably
to appear.