The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-23
Congress Called 10
Assemble April z
President Will Lay German
Situation Before Congress
and Declaration That a
State of War Exists Is
Expected.

many DIdCNlSe-AAs - AAoAAAS "S@ ~ 49,
limited States on the seas. has called
congress to assemble in extraordinary
session on April to deal with the
situation.
The purpose of the session-now
.s1led two weeks earlier than the date
Arst set-as announced in the Pres &
dents position, is to receive commu- |
,ication from the Chief Executive on
grave questions of national policy"
The President, in his address tc
Congress. will detail hog Germany
practically has been making war on
the United States by the ruthless de- !
struction of American lives and ships /,
an the high seas, in contravention or
all the laws of nations and humanity |
Congress then is expected TO pass
. resolution declaring that state OF
var has existed between the United
states and Germany for some time.
Such a resolution in itself will not
no a declaration of war in technical
sense. although practically it Will
amount to the same thing.
As a consequence the United States
will take further steps 10 protect It's
interests on the high seas and else
yyhere AGAINST the warlike acts OF Ger
many and whether an actual state ~
var will come to exist in its full sense
will depend on the future acts OF IN"
1roperisl German Government.
WASHINGTON. March 22.-ln th2
event of hostilities with Germany there
nil ne a sudden roundup OF
German spies and agents In THIS
country of surprising magnitude ac-
rording to an official of the Depart
ment of Justice, who frankly stated the
department is endeavoring to conceai
avery scrap of specific information II
nossesses touching on any phase o.
neutrality.
The Bureau OF Investigation OF the
Secret Service corps has been carry
ing on a very quiet but extensive III
ouiry for several months.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 22.-As
.7ddence of the patriotism tnaI II
sweeping the country since the oreaA
v,i,b Germany, practically every mem-
oor If the student body Of TransylVa-
=. College rose to his feet and there
nv signified his willingness TO enlist
vben President r. H. Crossneid an
,ounced that military company
-ronld he organized at the institution
next Tuesday afternoon at cioch.
rwenty-eight young women stuueh'S
leo volunteered for service and these
nave already been organized InUo q
Red Cross corps.
LONDON. March 22.-Reuters Am
sterdam correspondent reports thaI J.
is romored that serious rlots nave
b-oken cut in Berlin in connection
18th the scarcity of food. A dlspaucn
from oldenzaal Holland, says perslS-
tent rumors are current OF great Iio'
ing in Berlin" The dispatch auus'
frontier regiments are reported u
have left for Berlin to MAINTAIN oruei'
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Prepa-
ration for aggressive action py INC
navy against the German submarine
menace has begun at the dlrecIiOh -
President Wilson.
The President authorized the eA-
neDditure of the s115,0o0,OOO emer
goncv fund. provided by Congress 10
speed I'D naval construction anu p"y
For snocial additional war craft ann
the suspension of the eight-hour iaOOi
law in plants engaged on navy WIZ
Secretary Daniels ordered the New
York nayv ward to begin building Sixty
submarine chasers of the l1O-foot type
70 he completed in from Sixty -
eighty days. tho
with the Presidents approval cho
Secetary also ordered the graoua..on n
Of the first and second classes at liz
Academy. ,l 90
The FIRST class will go out Marcn 20
releasing 172 junior officers to Ill ca
is,;no vacancies, and the seconu IL
SeDtember. furnishing 2o2 more a iuii
year before they otherwise "
available.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March Y
R,sbon Charles e. woodcock, OF the
episcopal diocese of Kentucky, was WA,
greeted with outbursts OF enthusia .no
AZ the MONDAY Lenten service At 'ne
Garrick Theatre in philadelphia when
IN the course of stirring pau .s
and religious message ne salu'
4.There is no law that compeis Us ~ ~
towards. Peace at any price o'N
Forbid"
WASHINGTON, March 22.-onciai'
Of the leading telephone anu -,
graph companies conferred n1n ,;,acto
War Department officials anu ne
Clifford, of the Council Oh Nae An
tense, TO perfect plans 10 n.s v,r
Government rapid and emcien'
communications in event OF wal
secyetarv Baker thanked the VIZ