Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-09
ter which ne delivered his inaugural

military IN It's nature.
Makeup of the Procession.
At the forefront of the parade as it
left the capitol were, of course, the
president and the vice president of the
United States with their gUfrds Of
honor, Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, U. S.
army, was the grand marshal of the
occasion. George r. Linkins was the
marshal of the civic organizations
which took part in the marching cere-
monies.
Immediately preceding the carriages
of the presidential and vice presiden-
tial parties and Of Col. Robert n. Har-
per, inaugural chairman, was the IA
nous United States Marine band. The
president had as his guard of honor
the squadron of the Second United
States cavalry.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were escorted by the Black Horse
troop of the Culver Military academy,
Indiana, the state of which the vice
president and his wife are natives.
The West Point cadets and the An
napOlis cadets took part in the process
sion. In addition to these young sol
der and sailor organizations there was
as large q representation of the forces
of the United States as properly could
be spared from post and garrison duty.
In addition there were troops from
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland, Virginia, and some other
CYSn n
National Guard.
A patriotic and picturesque feature
of the ceremonies attending the inau-
guration was supplied by the rapidly
thinning ranks of the Grand Army Of
the Republic. In years past the SOL
diers of the war between the states
have made the entire length of the line
of march, but this year the distance
which they tramped was shortened.
They added to the picture of the pa
rade as they moved by the presidential
reviewing stand with their old flags
above them.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson,
the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall,
and two members of his cabinet went
Immediately to the little inclosed struc-
ture, much like a sentry box, which
had been built in the middle of the
great grandstand in front of the White
House and viewed the paraders.
At night Washington was aglow
with fireworks and with the combined
| effects of gas and electric light illumi-
In OH
showed the heavens here and there,
| and one great shaft of light illumi-
| mated the apex of the Washington
monument while another lighted up
! and brought into bold relief the dome
| of the capitol.
Germany's Mexican Plot.
President Wilson, in response to the
| senate's call, laid before that body on
| Thursday official information that the
| dence which establishes the authentici-
| United States is in possession Of evil
| ty of the sensational document disclOs-
| ing how Germany intrigued to ally
Mexico and Japan with her to war on
| this country.
! In response to q senate resolution
| the president transmitted a report
! from Secretary Lansing stating that
| the evidence had come to the posses
sion of the United States within the
| last week and that the authenticity of
Foreign NIiniser Zimmermann's in
| structions to German Minister Won
Eckardt in Mexico City is established.
Later dispatches from Berlin quoted
| Zimmerman as admitting the author
ship of the document and defending
| his action.
| The text of the Zimmerman instruc-
! tons follows:
Berlin, Jan. 10, 1917.-On the LIST OF
February we intend to begin subma-
rine warfare unrestricted. In spite of
this, it is our intention to endeavOr
to keep neutral the United States of
| America.
| eff this attempt Is not successful we
| propose an alliance on the following
| basis with Mexico: That we shall
make war together and together make
| peace. We shall give general $nancial
support, and it is understood that
|
! tory in New Mexico, Texas and Ari-
IONA. The details are left to you for
settlement.
"You are instructed to inform the
| president of Mexico of the above in
the greatest confidence as soon as it
is certain that there will be an out
break of war with the United States
and suggest that the president of Mex
leo, on his own initiative, should COM
municate with Japan, suggesting adj
herence at once to this plan; at the
same time offer to mediate between
! Germany and Japan.
"Please call to the attention of the
| president of Mexico that the employ
ment of ruthless submarine warfare
| now promises to COMPEL England to
make peace in a few months.
+ (Signed) "ZIAMERNIANN."
Declined the Invitation.
| Come over tonight, Jimmie" said
! Aunt Belle, as she was taking leave