Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-27

president be. and he Is hereby author
lied and directed to employ the en-
tire naval and military forces of tn"
United States and the resources of the
government to carry on war agains
the imperial German government.
and to bring the conflict to a success
ful termination. all of the resources
OF the country are hereby pledged by
the congress OF the United States.
''And by Joint resolution bearing
date Of December Z, 1917 resolved:
That n state of war is hereby de-
clared TO exist between the United
States OF America and the imperiai
and royal Austro- Hungarian govern
ment and that the president be- ano
he is hereby authorized and directed
to employ the entire naval and mili
tary forces OF the United States, and
the resources of the government t,
carry on war against the imperial
and royal Austro- Hungarian govern
ment; and to bring the conflict to .
successful termination, all the re-
sources of the country are hereb
pledged by the congress Of the United
States
And whereas, 1t is provided by Sec
tion I of the act approved August 2s.
1916, entitled AN act making apprc
Driations for tho support of the army
for the fiscal year ending June 80
1917. and for other purposes. as fol
lows:
Power to Take Possession.
Tho president in time of war i'
empowered. thru the secretary or wa
To take possession and assume contro'
of any system or systems of tran
portation or any part thereof and 20
utilize the same, TO the exclusion as
far as may be necessary of all other
traffic thereon for the transfer or
transportation Of troops. war material
and equipment, or for such other pur-
poses connected with tho emergency
as may lie necdful or desirable.
"And whereas II has now become
necessary in the national defense TO
take possession and assume control of
certain systems OF transportation and
TO utilize the same, TO the exclusion
as may he necessary Of other than wlr
traffic thereon, FOR the transportation
OF troops, war material and equip
ment therefor and for other needful
and desirable purposes connected with
tn prhsecution of the war;
"Now. therefore. l. Woodrow Will
son. president OF the United States,
under and by virtue OF the powers
vested I'm me by the foregoing resOlu-
tions and statute, and by virtue of all
other powers thereto me enabling do
hereby thru Newton ID. Baker, Sec
retary of war. take possession and as
sumo control at II o'clock noon on the
2Sth day of December 1917, of each
and every system of transportation
and the appurtenances thereof locat-
ed wholly or In part within the bound
aries OF the continental United states
and consisting of railroads and owned
or controlled systems of coastwisc aud
inland transportation, engaged in gen
eral transportation. whether operated
by steam or electric power, including
also terminals, terminal companies
and terminal associations. sleeping
and parlor cars, private cars and pri-
vate car lines, elevators, warehouses.
telegraph and telephone lines and all
other equipment and appurtenances
commonly used upon or operated rs a
part OF such rail or combined rail and
water systems Of transpOrtation-to
the end that such systems OF trans
portation he utilized for the transfer
and transportation of troops, war MAJ
tcrial and equipment to the exclusion
so far us may be necessary Of nll
other traffic thereon; ami that so far
as such exclusive use be not necessary
or desirable, such systems of transpor-
tation he operated and utilized in the
performance of such other service as
the national interest %nay require aud
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