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The state herald., 1917-04-13
IAKE 0VER VESSELS.
United States Authorities Seize
German Ships.
DEPUTY MARsHALs IN CHARGE
Action Follows Almost Immediately
After Passage by Congress Of Res
olution Declaring That q
State Of War Exists.

New York. April 8.-Seizure of Ger
man merchant vessels that took refuge
In Atlantic ports at the beginning of
the war began almost Immediately af-
ter congress passed the resolution de-
claring state of war between the
United States and Germany.
The collector Of the port at Boston
ficials at New London. Conn.,, Balti.
more, New York and Philadelphia. fol.
lowed quickly. In n few hours United
States deputy mnrshals We're In charge
of German vessels ut these ports, rang.
Ing in size from the majestic Water.
land of 54,2S2 gross tons, to small sall.
ing vessels.
The port officers acted on orders Is.
sued by the secretary of the treasury
It was understood that the move did
not involve conhscation and that the
vessels are held us measure Of
safety. There was no announcement
as to whether the government should
take over the ships for Its use and pay
for them after the war.
German vessels now In American
ports number 81 with gross tonnage
Of about 100000.
Since the president delivered his war
message to congress these ships had
been under heavy guard stationed
by the collector Of the port.
Their officers have said that, lying
at their docks since the beginning Of
the war. these vessels have become so
fouled and their slips SO choked with
mud that 1t would have been virtually
impossible for them to get away unless
they were extricated by dredges.
At various times there had been re-
ports that the machinery and boilers
hnd been wrecked by their German
crews, but OF this there was no official
confirmation.
Chancellor McGovern. after board
ing the North German Lloyd steamer
WhIlehad at New London, said that Its
engines were apparently in good condi-
tion.
The ships taken over, ports In which
they were seized, and their tonnage
and value, are as follows:
The state herald., 1917-04-13
CONGRESS PASSES
War RESOLUTION
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY DE.
MANos THAT oERMANY's At
TACK BE MET WITH ARMS.
BACKS UP PRESIDENT
SENATE VOTE WAS s2 TO 8, AND
IN HOUSE 373 FOR TO so
AGAINST DECLARATION.

wsstern Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 6.-Congress has
declared that the United States Is at
war with the imperial German govern
ment.
Shortly after 3 o'clock Friday morn
ing. the House Of Representatives, by
an overwhelming majority. passed tho
Senate resolution declaring the exist
ence of state of war produced by the
acts of the German government. There
were 1913 votes for and so against the
resolution.
The resolution was passed in the
Senate Wednesday night by q vote Of
90 to 6.
Party lines disappeared in the dis
cusslon of this momentous decision to
commit the nation to war with great
power for the first time since the in
fancy Of the Republic. Republicans
Joined with Democrats In sounding the
call TO the nation to support the Presi-
dent unitedly in the onslaught he pro-
poses to lead upon the last strong
hold Of autocracy. The resolution.
drafted after consultation with the
State Deparement says:
Resolution Declaring War.
Whereas, The Imperial German
government has committed repeated
acts Of war against the government
and the people Of the United States.
therefore be 1t
Resolved, BY the Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the United
States OF America In Congress assem-
bled: That the state Of war between
the United States and the imperial
German government which has thus
been thrust upon the United States
is hereby formally declared; and that
the President be and he is hereby au
thorized and directed to employ the
entire naval and military forces OF the
United States and the resources OF
the government TO carry on war
against the imperial German govern
ment; and TO bring the conflict to q
successful! termination. all OF the re-
nouieto Va thc CouheAy aic hSieby
pledged by the Congress Of the United
Stays"
Passage OF the resolution followed
seventeen hours OF debate. Cheers
greeted the announcement Of the re-
suit. A few minutes later Speaker
Champ Clark signed the resolution and
the House adjourned.
Those Voting Against the Resolution.
In the Senate: La Toilette. 0ronna.
Stone, vardaman, Lane and Norris.
| In the House: Almond. Bacon. brit
ten. Browne. Burnett. Cary. Connolly
tKans.). Church, Cooper tWis). David
gen, Hayes. Hensiey. Hiiliard. Hull
Ua.). Igoe. Johnson Is. d.. KeatinK.
King. Kinknid, Kitchin. knutson. Ia
Toilette, Little. London. Lundsen. Nc
Lemore, Mason. Nelson. Randell, Rank
In. Reavin. Roberts. Rodenburg. Shack
leford. Sherwood. Sloan: Stafford; Van
Dyke. voigt, Wheeler, Woods tIa)-5o.
BY tonight the administration and
leaders in Congress will have launched
upon the stupendous undertaking Of
preparing the nation for effective
participation In the world-conflict. The
House leaders will take up at once the
plans for raising an army OF 100000
men at once and the question Of pro-
ducing the $500. 100000 Of revenue
required for the war budget submitted
to Congress by Secretary Of the Treas.
~ No AdAn
The state herald., 1917-04-13
CLEARS AWAY PIMPlES
Does cutIeura ointment-Assisted b.
Cutieura Soap-Trlal Free.

On rising and retiring smear the af
fected surfaces gently with Cuticurt
Ointment. Wash on In five minutei
with Cuticura Soap md hot water
When the skin Is clenr keep It 80 b.
using Cuticura for everyday toilet ant
nursery purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
'There Is no telling" would be ar
appropriate motto for n sewing society
If the members would live up to II.
The state herald., 1917-04-13
An Exception.

Johnnie's father had n comfortable
income that did not require that he
should have any settled occupation, and
the only thing In the nature Of work
that Johnnie had ever seen him do was
TO write checks. At school Mary an
nounced that her father was n doctor
"iy father is lawyer" said Ed.
ward.
Johnnie thought moment, and then
snid: "My father phys his debts"
The state herald., 1917-04-13

Nothing makes some men feel more
Important than their ability to answer
the questions OF small boy.
The state herald., 1917-04-13
Kaiser Wilhelm Reported Very III.

london. April 6.-The Morning
Post printed n cnblcgram from It's
Washington correspondent saying that
Emperor william IL fatally III with
BriEht's disease and that his death
probably will occur within n few
months. This information. II was
said. was secured from German.
American bankers.
The state herald., 1917-04-13
FIRST WAR FUND &a.so2,5t7.ooo.
Federal Reserve Board Ready to A.
sorb 81. 900 900. 900 Of Bonds

Washington.-Congress was asked
Thursday to provide Immediately S3.-
bo?. ?.5i7. 900 to finance the war for one
year. approximately as follows: For
the War Department. s2.952.537.93S;
for Increasing the authorized strength
Of the navy to 10000 men and the
marine corps to 10000 men. Si75.s6S..
7G2: for other necessary expenditures
for tho naval establishment. at the di.
rcction and discretion OF tho Presi.
dent. e2s2. .53s. .79o: for tho coast guard.
30 that II may perfect and bring to .
high state Of efficiency Its telephone
system Of coastal communication.
seoo. 900.
A bond issue. Increased taxation. in.
cluding higher taxes on estates. largo
incomes. whisky. beer. tobacco and
new methods Of taxation probably
will be resortcd 10 to raise the huge
amount.
Unofficial estimates TO tho Federal
Reserve Board are that the banks OF
tho federal reserve system arc In q
position TO absorb up to $4,000. 900. 900
Of war bonds at once at rate OF
interest not exceeding az per cent.
The state herald., 1917-04-13
WARPROC[AMATION
EXH0RTS THE j. S.;
i, ALIENS ARE WARNED
Last Step to Active HostlIitles
Taken When President Signs.
CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS
subjects Of Kaiser EnJolned to Keep
the Peace and viii Be Held Liable
fer DisobedIsnee-Barred From
Entering Certain Localities

Washington, April 7.-President Will
son signed proclamation formally de-
claring a state of war between the
United States and Germany. In the
proclamation he called upon American
citizens to give support to all meas
ures Of the government.
The state herald., 1917-04-13
sororl.les Bar Dancing.

Bloomington. ind.--As n result Of
the war sororitics Of Indiana Univsr.
sity have placed q ban on dances.
The state herald., 1917-04-13

Milwaukee has % charitable organ
izations.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
HELPED ITALY INTO WAR
o|.nnunzlo, Poet.Aviator, Alleged to
Have Infiamed Minds Of People,
Declaration Following.

Perhaps more than any one indi-
vidual, D'Annunzio, the poet-aviataor,
helped to bring Italy into the war. This
is IN aspect Of his career not by any
means generally understood, says the
New York Evening Post.
In the spring Of 1915 Italy was still
uncertain as to her final decision. Clio
litti, advocate of peace, while no longer
in control Of the government, still re-
tained enormous political power. The
action Of the country was as yet
doubtful, when this maker Of over
wrought, sensuous poetry and prose,
this writer who had been termed the
last word in decadent and hothouse
literature, landed on his native soil
after a five years absence. and COM
menced his crusade. The ostensible
reason for his visit was an address he
had to make at Quarto, where 65 years
before Garibaldi had embarked with
his valiant Thousand :" the real object
his desire to drive Italy into the war.
From Quarto his trip to Rome was q
triumphal progress, punctuated with
impassioned oratory. He arrived in
Rome Just in time to forestall Giolitti,
who had forced the Salandra cabinet
to announce its resignation.
One hundred and fifty thousand
people welcomed D'Annunzio In the
Piazza dele Terme. In the chamber
of deputies he was hailed as the coun-
try's savior, and the Italian parliament
answered his appeal with declaration
Of war. Surely strange Tyrtaeus.
but one not afraid to sacrifice his life
on behalf Of his country.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
QUESTION OF TRAINING
CONSIDERED BY HEADS OF COLO.
RADIO COLLEGES.
Governor and State Council Believe
Students Can Best Serve Coun-
try by Remaining In College.

West~-2 Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The heads of Colorado's
colleges and universities have been
perturbed because many of the young
men in the higher educational institu-
tions desire to enlist in the army be-
lore enlistments are closed to them
on Dec. 15 by order of the War De-
partment.
1t is question whether the stud
country by enlisting now or by remain
ing at the colleges and going when
called in the draft. By remaining at
the colleges they will be perfecting
themselves for greater use by their
country and will be preparing them
selves to become better soldiers. Pres.
Charles A. Lory OF the Colorado Agri-
cultural College pointed out to Gov.
Julius C. Gunter and the Colorado
Council of Defense at the councils
meeting.
This thorough preparation by COM
Dletion of courses Is in line with the
governments general policy as out
lined by the President and Secretary
If War Baker. Yet many students
want to enlist rather than wait their
turn under the selective service. Gov
srnor Gunter and the council agreed
hat the students would best be serv-
ing the country by remaining IN col
lege. Governor Gunter telegraphed
the secretary of war for a definite
statement on the subject.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
Doing Share In Patriotic Work.

Denver.-'I am amazed when
read city papers to find how many
for fads and experiments. We are
not likely to have any here for long
time to come, but am sure we shall
alwys have time, as we always have
had, to do our definite share in any
patriotic work." wrote Miss Merle Nc
Clintock. chairman of the Women's
Council of Defense in Mesa county, in
making report to Mrs. w. II. Kist-
Ter, chairman of the State Women's
Council of Defense.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13

STATE Of Ohio. City of Toledo Aaeas
County-sA
Frank J. Cheney makes oath thar he h
senior partner Of the firm Of F. J. Cheney
= Co., doing business in the City Of no.
ledo. County and State Aforesaid, and that
said drm will pay the sum Of ONE HUN.
DRIED DOLLARS for any case Of Catarrh
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed l1
a 3 B:iSa'' issS TINS ''n 0ss OK oecemosf'
lseeD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE 10 tax.
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Oruggtsts. TO. Testimonials free.
b. J. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
Sugar Company lnsures Its Men.

Fort Collins.-"Nothing contributes
to a mans efficiency like the lack
of money or the fear that his family
will be in want in case of his DEATH"
says statement issued by the Great
Western Sugar Company announcing
the gift of an insurance policy to each
Of its employees who have been with
the concern prior to Oct. 1. The pol
icies have a maximum of $4,000 and
new employees are entitled to them
after six months employment, the an
nouncement says. The total amount of
Insurance carried for the employees is
close to $2,0O0,000, 1t is announced.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACkACHE

When your back aches, and your blad.
der and kidneys seem to be disordered.
20 to your nearest drug store and get .
is physicians prescription for ailments
of the Kidneys and bladder.
II has stood the test Of years AID has
. reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands Of cases.
This preparation 20 very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get .
bottle. medium or large size, ct your nsaz.
est druggist.
However, II you wish first to tes4 this
preparation send ten cents to Dr.. Kilmer
4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for . sample
bottle: When writing be sure and man
tasa this paper.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
German. Mis-. slx-Day Schools.

Longmont.-Dec. 8 was the first
Saturday on which the public schools
were kept open and the teachers OBJ
served that children of German par
ents were not present G. G. Casey.
the superintendent, investigated and
ascertained that these had a school Of
their own which was open Saturdays
only. The parents explained that they
wished to teach their children the
German language and that Saturday
was the only time that it could be
lone. After an extended interview
with Mr.. Casey, the Germans agreed
10 send their children to the public
schools.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13

Paid - for Auto Glasses for eulldou,
To prevent the flow Of tears in her
bulldogs eyes when he went motor
ing. Chicago woman recently had
him fitted for automobile goggles. The
oculist who fitted the goggles to the
bulldog charged SO.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
Fire Loss In sanatorium $40, 900.

Colorado Springs.-Star Ranch in
the Pines, a sanatorium on Cheyenne
mountain, about five miles south OF
Colorado Springs. was destroyed by
fire. causing loss Of more than $40,.
900. The thirty-five guests, mostly
from Eastern states, were removed to
hospitals in Colorado Springs in
safety and beyond suffering from the
Intense cold were not injured.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13

Woman Becomes Navy Radio Operator.
Miss Abby p. Morrison of New York
city Is the first woman In the United
States to become a naval wireless op-
orator. She had passed the tests max
Ing her first-class electrician Of the
radio bureau Of navigation.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
Colorado strawberrl.. in december

Canon City. - Ripe strawberries
may not be uncommon in Florida or
southern California, but few people.
especially outside Of Arkansas valley,
associate them with Colorado. How.
ever, in one of the new terraced gar
dens around the Soda Point in Canon
City and not far from the entrance to
the famous Royal Gorge everbearing
strawberries have been ripening,
boxes of them every week through
out the fall up to the present time.
These berries are grown on the state
ground and tended by the folks at the
penitentiary.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
LIttIeton Man joins coIors.

Littleton. - Test Mclaughlin de-
parted to join the navy, making the
forty-seventh young man from this vi.
cinity who has joined the colors. He
ID the son Of the rector OF the Episco-
pal church In this city.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
Man KILLED UNDER c.r..

Golden.-The body Of man found
at Barzoi station, near lemper. on the
right Of way Of the railway, was identi.
fled by the Italian consul In Denver
as Guiseppi Bianchi, 81 years old. who
has lived at Montrose for thirty
years.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
Lasear PostoffIee Robbed.

Denver.-The postoffice at Lascar,
In Huerfano county. was robbed Of 81
in money and $40 in stamps. according
to report received by Denver post
office inspectors.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13
Out Of Debt.

Many q man would feel like q nsA
out of water If by chance he should
manage to get out of debt.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13

It isn't so much matter of time
as it is Of disposition that so many
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-13

Some men seem to have the horse
less brand Of horse sense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
NUMBERING DAYS OVER
FOR MENOMlNEE RIVER

MARINETTE, Wis, Aug, 4.-The
logging and numbering days of the
Menominee river, one of the most
famous streams of its kind in the
country, virtually are over after
more than half century Of driving
and manufacturing.
The last of the annual log drives,
comprising approximately 100000
feet--which is only about one-third
OF the cut of the largest Menominee
river sawmills when this industry
was at its height--has just reached
here. There win be a few logs com
ing down the river in the future, but
they will be driven by local lumber
companies and will consist prin.
cipally of pulpwood This year 5
drive is the smallest in the history
of the Menominee River Boom com
pany
The five remaining sawm'' n
Menominee will, in the futue'
all their timber brought in !
the last of the logs tributary 70 tn :
local stream having been put in.
The first logs on the Menominee
river we're driven by the Menomineo
River Boom company in 1868. In
that year 62,S09,S04 feet were pilot
ed from the upper waters to the
local booms. Last year the total
was approximately 1891, $50 feet.
During the period from 1868 20
1916 inclusive, the total number of
logs driven down the Menominee
river totalled approximately 10,810,
341,028 feet. The exact total for
this. year is not yet known.
The difference in the size of the
logs is as notable as the difference
in the total sorted In 1889, the
busiest year that the boom company
ever had, the number of logs sorted
) was 642,137,S50 feet. These logs
averaged about $50 feet or seven
ito the thousand. Last year they
averaged SO feet, or about twenty
seven to the thousand.
The Menominee river in its hey
day was the greatest numbering
stream in the world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
$4,000 Camp Fire Girls
Enjoy Summer Outing

More than fifty thousand Camp
Fire Girls will have spent week
or more in camp by the end of this
summer season Last year 45,502
girls out of a membership of ap-
proximately 10000 went camping
on money they had earned them
selves. The average monthly gain
In membership for the nine months
previous to the declaration Of war
was 1850. After that event the
monthly gain jumped to 3347, and
on July LIST the total membership
was approximately 100000.
These girls gain pleasure and
health from these outings, but they
gain other things equally import
ant They learn self-reliance. team
work and the spirit of cooperation
in household work. They under
take the care of their camps, the
cooking and cleaning up, turn and
turn about, and absorb as much
household craft as they do wood
craft on these excursions.
The camps vary infinitely. Some
are in tents, some in old cabins,
some in improvised shacks, some
even in their own back yards. Pres
ldent Wilson is honorary president
of this movement which is giving
to the girls health, happiness and
self-reliance, and to the nation ca
pable, healthy women, fit to be the
Mothers of the Nations sons. More
than half Of all the Camp Fires
started since the movement began
In 1912 are still in existence.
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STiNGY DAvY.

Davy was a very pretty little
boy. He had light, curly hair, dark
blue eyes and rosy cheeks. But he
was very stingy. He did not like
to share anything with his little
brothers and sisters. One day he
went into the kitchen where his
mother was at work. and saw on
the tble a saucer OF jelly. Can !
have that jelly?" asked Davy.
Mrs. White sent it to me-" said
Davy's mother. She has compa-
ny to dinner, and made this jelly
very nice. But l don't care for it,
SO you may have It If you won't
be stngy with It."
'1f divide It with them, there
won't be a spoonful sRiaHs." he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
Issued Today
CHURCH BOARD MET
WITH MANY NEW IDEAS

The church board met
last week at the home of
Mrs. Elisa Boggs, three and
half miles west of Cranes
'orner. The main discus
sion was about the pur-
chase of a Chandelier for
the church; Miss Sally
Hopkins got up and said
she was not in the favor of
going to the expense of
buying a chandelier for the
reason there isn't any one
in the church who can play
one.
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thought. 1T Is better for one to
have enough than for each to have
just a little"
So he ran to the barn and climb
ed up to the loft, where he was
sure no noe would think of look
ing for him.
Just as he began to eat the jelly
he heard his sister Fannie calling
him. But he did not answer her.
He kept very still.
They always want some of ev-
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erything | have" he said to him
self, IF | have Just a ginger snap
they think that | ought to give
them a piece"
When the jelly was all eaten, and
he had scraped the saucer clean,
Davy went down into the barn
yard and played with the little
white calf, and hunted for eggs
in the shed where the COWS We're
He was ashamed to go into the
house, for he knew he had ben
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
AS Our Society Gets Together

run the old grist mill down
at Eckle's corner, passed
thru the city last Sunday in
his new flivver on their way
to the Box Supper at Star
school house.
Lucy Kutts, who has
been taking a correspond
ence course in Millinery,
will open up a store next
week.
Luke Richwater's young
est boy has his back terri
bly, sun burned. He had
been swimming.
The morning train is late
md won't be in till tomor-
'OW.
The Ladies needle society
If the Corner church met at
he home of Lucy elects
Wednesday. Red lemonade
was served.
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porch and we had strawberries.
cake and raisins. Just as we sat
down TO eat, Mrs, White saw us
from her window, and she sent
over a big bowl of ice cream and
some jelly, left from her dinner.
We had a splendid time. You ought
to have ben with us.
Poor Davy' How mean he felt!
And he was we'll punished for eat
ing his jelly all alone. How did
he like that.-Fanny Pique.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-04
TOWN COUNCIL MEETS
IN NEW TOWN HALL

The city council met last
night for the first time
since the new town hall has
been completed. All the
town board was there, and
a very distinguished visitor
Mr.. Tim Watkins, who was
town constable of Hicks
vile for several years. Mr..
Watkins gave a long and
speedy talk about the pro-
gress of our town and he
made a remark we were al
most Metropolotianized. Of
course that remark brought
loud cheer from those pres
ent.