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President Asks for Author
ity to Employ All Re-
sources of Nation.
WOULD HELP ENTENTE
Vote of Credit Necessary to
Prosecute Conflict Also
Requested.
KAISER IRRESPONSIBLE
----------
HAS Thrown Aside All
Considerations of HUI
manity and Right
PACIEISTS ARE ROUTED
Struck Dumb by Message and
Applause Which
Follows.
ARE ROUTED

WAsHINGTo>, April War to the
hit With tho German Government. a
war uaged to the full extent of Amer
!ca's power on land and sea on behalf
of the free peoples of the world for the
vndcation of human rights--that was
what President Wilson asked Congress
tonight TO sanction in the mos fateful
message ever delivered by an American
President
Declaring that armed neutrality had
failed and instead was certain 70 draw
us into war without even the rights OF
belliserents and that it was not for
his country 20 choose the path OF sub
mission, the President asked Congress
10 recognize that the acts of tho Ger.
man Government had been nothing
less than war against the Government
and people of the United states and
Immediately to employ all the re.
sources Of this country 10 bring the
German Government TO terms anG
bring peace to tho world,
""""> VI "'So"'
The President asked Congress:
To declare ihat n state of war .yts,n
with Germarv.
To take Immediately stems to dcreur
tho country
To exert al, the power and resources
OF the nation. in hearty and prarticHI
cooperation with the Entente Allies, to
bring III. German ,;oycrumeut 10
terms
The practlcal military measures wIo,cn
the President asks for arc:
Organization and mobilization OF All
the material resources of the country.
Immediate raising of a standing
army through u,,iyers.l Nab,Iity IN
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power and to set up amongst the really free and
sell. governed peoples OF the world such con.
cert Of purpose and Of action AS will henccforth
insure the observance OF those principles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-04-03

THE GREENBRlER-whits sulphur
Rprings. West Va. Ideal time for tho cure.
Only one nigh; from New York. ado.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-19
NEWS OF LYNDEN

Miss Tillie Meurer returned Sun
day from Mukilteo where she was
visiting Mrs. Carl Rathman.
Mrs. F. E. Daniels visited her Sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Breasted. at the
Leopold hotel in Bellingham from
Friday to Wednesday.
Mr.and Mrs. Hugh Jameson and
daughter, of Maine, Mrs. Clarence
Jameson, and Rita Jameson autoed
to Blan lard Tuesday where they
vis',2d Mr.. Chas. Wright. Mr.. Wright
! a cousin of the Jamieson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Kavanagh of
Pontiex. Saskatchewan, Canada, ar
rived Wednesday to spend month
visiting at the Serrurier home. Mrs.
Kavanagh is a sister of Mrs. Serrur-
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Close were
given a reception by the Ten Mile
and Northwood Oranges Saturday
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-19

DR.. S. S. Howe, oculist and aurist
At DR.. Mounter's office Tuesdays
Glasses accurately fitted.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-19

DR.. Orville Beebe. Bellingham Nat
ional Bank Bldg, Bellingham, Wash.
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DIR. AXTELL-Diseases of Stomach
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-19
Specials In Footwear

Growing Girls Patent Mary James, $500 values $3.50
S2.l5
Growing Girls White Canvas Leather Solos, Mary James, So values Sis
Canvas
Ch White Canvas leather soe Mary James, 81 so values Sl25
Sole $500
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DIR. AxTELL-Diseases of Rectum.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
BOY TO GET A MEDAL
FOR RESCUING ROBIN
IL Was Held In Trsetop by String and
He Climbed to Free II.

Hartford, Conn. The Connecticut
Humane society, through its president,
the Rev. william Deloss Love, has in
formed ten-year-old Michael Ravolefe
of the Second North school, East Hart
ford, that he is to have a medal for
rescuing an imprisoned robin a few
days ago.
Little Michael had to climb an elm
tree seventy-five to eighty feet high to
effect the rescue. The robin had flown
to one Of the topmost branches with a
long string in his bill for nest building.
The string caught In a stout twig, and
as the robin worked to get it free the
string tangled itself into double hitch
about one of its legs. 1t was then held
prisoner and was noticed for two days
helplessly trying to work itself loose
and squeaking plaintively.
MichaePs schoolfellows were talking
about the bird, and he asked them to
lead him to the elm. 1t took him more
than half an hour to work his way to
the top at the tree. And at the last Of
the job it required nerve and GOODNESS,
for he was out on very slender and
swaying branches.
But he managed to reach the twig to
which the string had fastened itself
and snapped it off. With this hanging
to its leg the robin fiuttered to the
ground, was released and few off wild
ly chirping at its restored freedom.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
PERFECT WOMAN FORTY
AND HAS FIVE CHILDREN
She 10 Athletic, Mechanical, Pious, Pa
triotie and q Politician.

Liverpool.-'Thep perfect woman" has
Just been defined by a conference here
Of teachers from girls schools through
out England. Here is the result of
their united efforts:
The perfect woman Is forty, is mar
ried and is the mother Of five children.
She is in happy circumstances, living
In a beautiful part of the country
few miles from big town. She is the
center of a good home, in which there
Is high standard of cleanliness and
comfort and where good taste is every
where visible in furniture, carpets. cur
tains, wall paper, ornaments, clothes.
The ideal woman is sensible and
businesslike, and her home is a place
of peace. She is patriotic and inter-
ested in politics and does all she can to
remove the causes Of suffering among
the poor. She is a delightful compan-
ion and has a gift for friendship. She
is religious and tries to fulfill her duty
toward God and toward other peo-
pie. She takes walks, rides bicycles,
climbs, swims, dances, skates, rows
and plays games. She can ride horse
and drive a motorcar. She is proficient
in many branches of practical learning.
She can do anything and everything
about the house. She has some knowl-
edge Of the law, knows how to invest
money, can use a typewriter. She is
great reader; every day she reads some
serious book as well as a newspaper
and a novel She speaks three Ian
guages beside her own and reads for
eign books. She is fond of gardening
and has learned several crafts-wood-
carving, metal work, bookbinding and
embroidery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
DAY COACHES FOR TROOPS.
sleePsrs Not to Be Provided Under
War Conditions.

Sieepers Not to Be Provided Under
War Conditions.
Washington.-It Is announced by the
secretary Of war that standard Pull
man and tourist sleepers will not be
used for the transportation Of troops
under ordinary conditions during the
war. Day coaches hereafter will be
used on the basis Of one officer to each
double seat and three men to each two
double seats. The new order applies to
all cases except journeys of unusual
length, covering more than one night
and one day, which cases will be sep
arately considered when they arise.
1t is explained that the new regula-
ton is necessary owing to the limited
number Of sleeping cars available for
troop movements and to the congestion
that would arise on transportation
lines If sleepers had to be collected for
every large movement of troops. More
over, by doing away with sleepers, it
is declared, the number of cars neces-
sary to handle the movement is de-
creased by one-quarter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
De POTESTAD OFFERS SWORD
Son of Ex-Spanish Diplomat Seeks
United States Officers Commission.


United States Officers Commission.
BaltimOre.-R. E. L. de Potestad, son
of the late Marquis de POtestad-F For
mari, formerly Spanish diplomat in the
United States, has applied for a COM
mission in the officers reserve corps
from Maryland and has virtually been
accepted by the army examining board
at Johns Hopkins university.
Lieutenant Elliott, chief examining
officer, said that although Mr.. de POte-
stad is past fifty-two he is the finest
specimen of manhood that has been
examined here and has the physique Of
a man Of thirty. Mr. de Potestad's IA
Their represented the Spanish govern
ment during the settlement of the Gu
ban claims after the Spanish-American
war. He died in Switzerland several
months ago. His son has large estate
near this city and is an American
citizen.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26

In the trenches. | am satisfied that
volunteering is the costliest system in
the long run. The volunteer system
fails at the crucial moment, for there
comes a time when all of the high
hearted have volunteered and recruit
ing dwindles away.
'@That is what is happening in Aus
tralia, where CONSUMPTION was defeated
by popular vote. Australia already has
contributed $4,000 men out of total
population of about 100000, but it re-
quires a monthly quota Of 1900 to
keep this force up to strength, and al
ready there are signs that the supply
Of men to be secured by volunteering
is approaching exhaustion. The Aus
tralians are learning their lesson, and
1 think that Sir William Hughes, the
premier, and his supporters will carry
cOnscriptOn.
"England's losses in brains under the
volunteer system have been incalcula-
BILE. Our specialists are being destroyed
on the battlefield. America should
profit by the mother country's mistake.
mo matter how long the war lasts,
no matter what burdens Of suffering
she places on the rest of the world,
Germany is beaten"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26

Can Be Practiced Where Water
Is Not Available.
REQUIRES MUCH PATIENCE.

In Missouri, In Drought of 1914, Use of
Dry Farming Methods by Only Part
of Farmers Largely Increased Yield
of Corn Per Acre as Compared With
That of 1901.
supplying the worlds wartime crop
facing this country, the committee on
statistics and standards of the Chamber
Of Commerce of the United States has
called. attention to the possibilities
of dry farming. Such methods, it is
declared, can be made to fit the re-
quirements for raising many Of our
most important products. Dry farm
ing is said to be the only form Of agri-
culture which can be successfully prac-
ticed in any region where water is not
available for irrigation and where
rainfall is not sufficient for humid
farming.
The inherent purpose Of dry farming,
it is pointed out, is to conserve mois-
ture in the soil until needed for grow
ing plants. The dry farmer resorts to
methods Of timely and proper cultiva-
ton, narrowing, disking and blowing,
to increase the penetration Of water,
prevent evaporation and store mois-
ture in tha soil for the benefit of the
plants.
DRY farming is not an easy job, nor
is the lot of the farmer in the semi
arid regions any happier at times than
that of the policemen in the Pirates
Of Penzance,'" says Archer Wall Doug
las of st. Louis, chairman Of the ma
tional commerce committee. 1T is a
business requiring much industry, pa
thence, fortitude and intelligent under
standing of the surrounding conditions.
Likewise in the beginning it needs
%orle reserve capital against emergen-
les. For there are years when, through
weeks. even months. of rainless heat,
the sky is as brass and the earth as
iron underneath. and rainfall only
distant memory.
"Yet persevered in and intelligently
stuck to, it is apt to record a success
and TO furnish a great need for the
utilization of the vast area of semi
arid country. Once exploited as a
panacea, then denounced as a fad, it
has at last come into its own as an in
tellieent scientific form of agriculture.
absolutely essential to the development
Of large section of our country"
OF particular interest in meeting war
time conditions is the argument that
dry farming methods are applicable
not only to farming in the semiarid,
but likewise humid regions in times of
drought. In Missouri in the drought
Of 1914 the use of dry farming methods
by only a part of the farmers largely
increased the yield Of corn per acre, as
compared with similar conditions in
1901.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
TRAINING FLEET FOR LAKES.
EastIand, From Which Many Lives
Were Lost, Will Be Flagship.

Great Lakes, Ill.-A fleet of training
ships shortly will be sailing the great
lakes, it was announced at the United
States naval training station here.
Captain W. A. Moffett, commandant,
has planned the mobilization of num-
Der of vessels mounting guns ranging
from one Founders to six inch pieces.
The feet will serve to train recruits
passing through the training station
here, which has been greatly expanded
since the outbreak of war, in addition
to protecting lake cities.
The steamer Eastland, which turned
over in the Chicago river in 1915 with
a loss of So lives and which is now
being rebuilt as a gunboat, will be the
flagship. Other vessels in the fleet
will be two Of the former Spanish gun
boats which were captured by Dewey
at Manila bay.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26

for authority were so sweeping that
the Politicians Immediately cooled to-
TGi him, and Nivelle was selected for
The post. Nivelle was appointed as a
rOpOnent of the offensive in warfare.
Above all. Petain is known as fight
G He has the st. Cyr training and is
acknowledged an expert tactician and
ErategiSt.
Petain was born near Calais sixty
one years ago and by 1890 had become
Ieaptain in the elite Chasseurs a Pied.
When the war started he was a colo
R. Almost instantly he was made a
general of brigade, and by Sept. IA,
1911, he had become a general of di-
riiOn. Seven months later he was
|ummanding the Twenty-third army
corps and took part in the allied often
ETe in ArtOiS. His work here was so
brilliant that he was placed at the
head of the Second army, which he
I'd through the Champagne offensive
U October. 1915. His famous Iron
dTiSiOn" of colored colonial troops,
rhOm he had personally trained, large
, contributed to that victory. By this
me Petain was admitted a master of
be offensive.
1t is reported that when the German
form broke over Verdun the French
.e ordered TO evacuate the fortress.
ine rumor of this aroused a fury OF
N1atiOn in France, and General de
NSelnau was rushed up from Paris
'lth orders that Verdun must be held
u all costs. Petain was selected to do
Under his command General Herr
&sanlzcd the now celebrated motor
anspOrt system. and the catch phrase,
lney shall not pass" became an actu-
| iN
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
OLD MAN TRIED TO ENLIST.
Wanted to "HeIp Out" In Any Way,
but Was Refused.

Topeka, Kan.-The fact that the Unit
ed States government does not admit a
man over thirty-fve years Of age to en-
list in the army prevented the officers
in charge Of the local recruiting station
from passing on S. L. Palmer, a pros
porous Pawnee county farmer. the 9TH
er afternoon. .
Mr.. Palmer is sixty-two years Of age,
but appears to be a man of about forty.
He appeared very much grieved when
he was told he was too old for the serv-
ice.
Neither money nor the desire for ex-
perience had anything to do with Mr..
Palmers applying for service in the
ranks. He owns 700 acres Of good
Pawnee county land.
His only reason was bis desire to
help out" he told the officers. He
wanted to be admitted as a telegra-
pher, craftsman or a mechanic. He
said he had fifteen years experience
as a telegrapher.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
BOY FARMER A PATRIOT;
SAVES MOTHER A FINE
Gennar0 Didn't Go to School, but
Cultivated Twenty Acres
In WeStcheSter.

New York.-Mrs. Rosa de Rosa, a
widow, missed being fined in the mu-
nicipal term court for keeping her son
Gennaro home from school by just
twenty acres. These acres are part Of
her home at Mill Lane, Westchester,
and for the last month they have been
plowed and narrowed and fortified
and planted and cultivated by Gennaro
alone, and he is only fifteen.
1t was his age that got Gennaro into
trouble, for the compulsory education
law compels parents to keep their chill
dren in school until their sixteenth
year. That is why Mrs. De Rosa ap-
peared in court, very much frightened
and escorted by Attendance Officers
Puglieri and Carney.
Magistrate Appleton looked sternly
at the little Italian woman until she
had explained that she was a widow,
that there was mortgage on her home
and that Gennaro was her only sup
port. Then he smiled, and after Publ
eri and Carney had testified that the
twenty acres were under intensive Gull
tivation and that one fifteen-year-old
lad was doing all this work the magis-
trate announced his decision.
Sentence suspended" he said. your
son, Mrs. De Rosa, is doing a patriotic
duty. He is a real benefit to the COM
munity-more so than if he went to
school, as the law requires"
Gennaro did not hear this praise. He
was up in Westchester. cultivating the
twenty acres.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
PE1A|N A FIGHTER.
e,onch General an Expert Tacti-
=. clan and Strategist.
urs NOW CHIEF OF STAFF.

,,u., War Started He Was Colonel.
Lifted Master of offensive-His
~..or Transport Catch Phrase, "They
It'll Not Pass" Became an Actual
ry at verdun'
p0ris-The appointment Of General
lin rs chief of staff Of the ministry
rar recalls Petain's services during
y critical stages of the battle of Yer
,un in February and March, 1916.
T-bpn Joffre, after placing the French
-,;os in a high state Of organization,
-, made marshal of France and re-
s-od from field service it was be-
GOD at first that Petain, the hero of
r,rdun would succeed him in COM
land of the armies in the field. 1t is
-ndorstood that the offer was actually
-.oda TO him. However, his demands
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
BEAVERS ATE HIS TREES.
But State Doesn't Have to Pay DAM
aces to Barrett,

Mount Vernon, n. Y.-Following a
contest in the courts for five years,
William G. Bartlett of Katonah has lost
his claim for 81 800 against the state of
New York for destruction Of poplar
trees by beavers on his game preserve
In the Adirondacks.
The decision of the court of appeals
reverses the appellate division, which
affirmed a Judgment for that amount
granted by the court Of claims. The
case was the first action Of its kind
ever tried in the state. The court of
claims found that the destruction was
caused by four beavers liberated on
Eagle creek and their descendants that
used the branches for their houses.
The claimant claimed that the beavers
were wards Of the state.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
STRENGTH OF U. s. NAVY
AMAzES COCHEPRAT
Our Fleet, Second In World, Will
Hasten Victory, Says French
Admiral.

Washington.-Vice Admiral Coche-
pratt, representing the ministry of ma
rine in the French mission here, said
that he had every reason to hope that
we shall succeed in establishing the
closest possible cooperation between
the American and the allied navieS for
the assurance of freedom of the seas,
the protection of trade and the tri-
umph of our rights"
''The United States is in possession
Of the most powerful fleet in the world
next to the British, and this is bound
to weigh heavily in Fastening the day
when final victory will be wrung from
the foe" he said.
"Your navy is wonderfully equipped,
and really felt amazed when l chanc-
ed to see recently some of its units,
among them the battleship Pennsyl-
vania and those trim looking destroy
ers that came out to meet us at sea.
There is no need to praise your naval
personnel. Throughout my long sea
life it has often happened that have
come across American men-of-war, and
/ am pleased to say that on every such
occasion the very high merit Of the
officers as well as the perfect training
of their men has aroused my intense
admiration.
"What I have seen here since my ar
rical serves only to emphasize my pre-
vious impressions. And SO 1 am sure
that the American navy is ready to
support in the most advantageous fash
ion the cause of the allies now shaping
q course toward victory"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
POMEROY CONSENTS TO WORK
Notorious Life Convict at Last Mins!es
With Other Inmates.

Boston.-Jesse POnerOy, the states
notorious life prisoner, abandoned his
objections to the revised terms Of his
sentence and for the first time in forty
years mingled with his fellow inmates.
He has been put to work.
When Governor Mccall and his coun-
ell last January committed that pro-
vision Of Pomeroy's sentence which
stipulated that he should spend his
days in solitary confinement Pomeroy
objected to the change that made him
liable to labor. His refusal to work
was punished with twenty-four hours
water, but he declined to yield until
recently.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
LONDON HONORS GEN. SHUTS.
6osr Leader Likely to Be Offered High
British Command.

London. - Lieutenant General Jan
SHUTS, who was relieved of the COM
mand Of the British forces operating
against the Germans in German East
Africa to attend the imperial confer
ence here, received the freedom Of the
city Of London. General SHUTS In an
address said:
'The United States entered the strug-
gle because, like Us, she recognized
that universal liberty was at stake.
The end Of the struggle is coming near.
er. have learned the spirit Of our
armies and know that Is magnifi-
cent In it's confidence TO carry tia
struggle through to q victorious end"
General SHUTS viii be offered q high
military command, and It Is expected
hs win accept L.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26

Volunteer System Cost Britain
Specialists and Inventors.
TO SAVE AMERICAN BRAINS.

Sir Ernest ShaekIeton Says That No
Matter How Long War Lasts, No
Matter What Burden of Suffering She
Places on Rest of World, Germany Is
Beaten.
New York.-The selective draft finds
strong advocate In Lieutenant Sir
Ernest h. Shackleton, the antarctic
explorer, who arrived here on his way
to report at London for duty on a spe-
cial mission. The world, he said,
would have to look to America for the
next thirty years for its specialists, In
ventors and scientists, and only by saw
ing these by selective consumption
would the United States be able to per-
form this great service.
"Selective CONSUMPTION" he said. "as-
signs these specialists to the posts
where they will do the most good fox
the country instead of sacrificing them
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
MORE REPUBLICS AHEAD.

Spain, Greece and Sweden Moving,
London Hears.
London.-Republics in Spain, Greece
and Sweden before the end of the war
were predicted by a speaker at a con-
ference here of journalists representing
the European neutral countries. The
speaker, who had returned recently
from Sweden, asserted that republican
doctrine is becoming popular there.
The conference discussed the political
and economic conditions in the neutral
countries. The effect the Russian revo-
luton had on the countries named was
debated at length. 1t was declared
that republican sentiment had won
many converts in the three countries.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-05-26
GAINS SIX POUNDS IN DAY.

Eats Four Heavy Meals to Reach
Weight For U. S. Aero Service.
Chicago.-McMillan Weddell Of Hins-
dale, a suburb. has been accepted as q
recruit to the government aero service
after having been refused earlier.
Weddell, who Is an experienced avia-
tor, tried to enlist, but was found to
weigh but 142 pounds.
Recently he was accepted, having
brought his weight up to the required
14S pounds by eating four very heavy
meals during the day, the meals being
made up Of many eggs and large guam
titles. Of other foodstuffs. together with
much water.