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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-06
SANCU|NARY ENGAGEMENT
NORTHWEST OF RHEIMS
Kicked German Troops ATTACK Front
Between Sapigneui and
GOdat EHrnI.
RESULT IS NoT YET KNOWN
Russians. Driving From Persia. Cap
ture MeSopotamian Towns and Join
Hands With Advance Forces OF
British Coming Up From Isaqdud.


The Germans and French have met
i'll SanGuinary engagement northwest
OF IthrimS. where the Germans with
picked forces, attacked on a front Of
about a mile and Il half between SapiE-
neul and the t;odat farm. The exact
result Of the battle is bcclouded by
conflicting statements from the Berlin
and French War Offices
y Berlin official communication. re-
ceivcd by way OF London. says the Ger
mans inflicted Il sanguinnry reverse on
General Nivclie's troops in this region
and that 500 men were made prisoner
On the battle front in the region OF
81. Quentin there have been only ar
tillcry duels between the French aud
German forces. On their part OF the
lime the British have captured the viii
lagos Of Bassc- RouloGnc and Ronssoy
northeast Of peronne
Probably the most momcntouS ope-
who. driving from Persia. have cap.
turcd the MeSopotamian frontier towns
"f khauihan and Easrichirin and
joined hands with the advance forces
Of Tho british coming up from EaEdad.
The Turks. however. are making a
stand against the russians in this re-
Eion 10 prevent them from crossing
the biala River, northwest OF khani-
kan
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| HOUSE FOR WAR:
VOTE 373 TO so
Fifty Members of House Join Six
Of Senate in Opposing Resolution

WASHINGTON. April G.-The atty
mcn,bcrs OF tho House who voted
against tho war resolution carly this
morning wcrc:
tlmon, HnrOn. Brittcn. browne.
Hurnct. Cary. Church, Connolly. of
knn>ns; Cooper. Of Wisconsin,; On
,id.on. Davis. Decker, Dill. Dillon.
DnminirL. Esch. Frcnr. Fuller. of
Illinois: IInuEen. Hnycs. icnsiry.
IiiIlinrd. Hull. of Iowa; IEoc. john
sou. OF South Dnkota; NcntinE,
King. kinknid. KitchIn, <nut~un.
In Toilette, Little. LrndOn, Iundccn,
McI.cmorc. MusOn, Nelson. Handful.
Hnnkin. Rcavis. Roberts. Hodcn-
hurE. Shncklrfnrd, Sherwood, Sloan,
stafford. Nnndykc, NoiEt. Wheeler,
W00dS. OF Iowa.
The vote In favor Of tho rcsoIu-
ton foilows:
Adnms"n. Alexander, Aahbrook.
t.urII. Ayrcs. Bankhcnd. HnrkIcy.
inrnhnrdt. Bnrthrick. He'll. Black.
HlHrkm"n. RiHnion. Boohcr Rorland,
nrnnd. Br"dbcck. Bruckucr. Brum-
hnuEh. buchanan. Byrncs. Of South
Carolina; B!rns. of Tennessee: Cnld-
well. Campbell. OF Pennsylvania: !:
Cnndicr. Of MiSsis-Ippi; Cnntriil.
tarawny. Cnrew. Cnrlin. Carter. Of
uktahoma; CInypooi. Collier. Con-
molly. of Tc,an; Cox. Crisp, tro.scr.
Dale. of New York; Drnt, Denton.
Dcwnlt. Dickinson. Dies. Dixon.
Do"ling. D"oiittlc. Dorcmus. nouEh-
ton. Drnnc. Duprc. EnEan Eagle.
E.topinni. Evans.
Ferris. Fisher. Fitzgerald. Flood.
Flynn. Foster. Fuller. uf Massn-
chusctts: GnIinrhcr. GnIiiNnn. Gnrd,
Gnndy. Garner. t:urrett. OF Tcuucs-
scc; Garrctt. of Texas, Glnss. Cod
win "f North Carolina; Goodwin.
of Arkansas; Gordon. cray, OF Ala
bnmn; Gregg. GrifRn, IHmiIi, Hum
lin. Hardy. fIurrisUu. Of MIssissIppI;
Harrison. az Virginia: Hastings.
Iinydcn. IcHin. Helm, HcI,crinr
Holland. Hood. Houston, Howard,
iiuddIcston, Hubert. Hull. of Ten
"rsscc; Humphreys. Jncowny. john
son. OF Kentucky; Jones'. OF ye1as;
Jones. of Ntrginin, kchoe, Kelly. of
Pennsylvania; kctncr, Key. Of
Ohio: I<inrhcloc. Larsen. I.nEnro. I.ca.
of Calffornin; Lcshner, Lever. Lit
tlepnGc. Ltnthicum. Lobcrl>. Ioner-
Enn. I.unn. MrA ndrews, NcCIfntir,
MrI<eowr.
Mnhcr. Mansfield. Martin. OF ILL.,
moist Martin. OF Louisiana: Mays
Montague. Moon. Nicely, Nichols. OF
South Carolina; OIdHcld. Oliver,
of !Alnbama; Oliver Of New
York; olncy. OShnuucSsy. Over
mycr. Orerstrcc. PndEcu. Pnrk.
Phclnn. Polk. Pnu. Quin. Rngsdaie.
Rnincy. tnkcr. Unyburn, Riordau,
RObinSnn. Ronjue. Ruusc. Rubcy.
HurLcr. ltusscli, Snbntb. Sanders, of
Louisiana; Saunders. of SIrEinIn;
Srhnil. Sculiy. Sears, ShnIlcubrrEcr,
Shcrlcy. Sh0usc. Sims. Siss0ns. Stay
den. Small, Smith. OF New York;
Snonk. StcnSnIl. Stcdmnn. steele.
Stephcns. Of MlsSIssippi: Stephen ns,
OF .Ncbraskn; Sterling, Of Penns,I-
Nnnia; Stcnson. Su11tvnnn. Summers,
raEUe. Talbot, rn!or. OF Arkansas.
, Taylor. of Colorado; Thomas.
Thomp~on. Tiiimnn. NcnnbIc. VIM
son. Walker. Walton. Watkins. Wat
son. "f NirEinin; Weaver, WelIlng,
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HOUSE DEBATES RESOLUTION
ALL DAY AND FAR INTO MIGHT,

ny Associated
WASHINGTON. April 5.-The Hone.
debated the war resolution al, of a.
day and far into the night and al.
though passage was assured before
adjournment the leaders predicted thai
u vote could not be reached until earv
morning.
For the most part the discussics,
proceeded with AN air OF unemotion:,,
'tcHuieScence. scores OF members max
ms brief speeches to put themselves
on record as reluctantly accepting war
is the only course of honor
purlnS the day the debate rsves,ed
an unexpected strength in the minority
opposing the resolution. Confident pre-
dictions Of not more than dozen votes
against II gave place Tonight to re-
ports that the opposition might mus
ter upwards OF a hundred on the final
ron call, and supporters Of the reso-
iut'on conceded that the number 10
vote III the negative probably would
b" more than nifty.
THIS surprising accession TO the mi
horiiN ranks was attributed to the ef-
forts OF Democratic Leader Kitchin
VINO took the flo' r. and III Il dramatic
speech announced that lie could NOT
with clear conscience vote for war
supporters OF the Presidents course
were not concerned over the dcfection.
however. Sure OF great majority
they permitted tho roll call TO be de.
laycd only SO that every one might
be heard.
shortly before midnight. after the
debate had continued for moro than
thirteen hours. those IN cnarge OF the
resolution predicted that vote would
De taken soon after | o'clock There
was 30 certdint! that il might not he
hours later. however. Late to,nilIp
suggestion by Chairman Hood OF
the Foreign Affairs Committee. that de-
bate lie closed before midnight met
with loud shouts Of disappruNal. and
even the opposi ion OF cons.derabie
number OF members opposed to voting
on Good Friday was insufficient TO yet
An agreement 10 vote BY - e'clock
Mr.. N;tchiEa opposition drew An ina y
mediate following from among thsi
group who have opposed prcparednes 81
and armed neutrality. and Tonight
many o! them. who had sat silent and
g!um in the rear o, the chamber
throughout the dag. moved down In
front and spoke against the resolution,
One of the most earnest speeches In
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FIRE SWEEPING BEACH
FRONT At ASBURY PARK
One Entire Block Destroyed, and
Flames Jump Across Street
20 Next Square.
HALF-DoZEN HOTELS BURN
Fire Depart From Surrounding
Towns Summoned to Fight Con-
flagrntion. Which Starts From De-
fectivc Wiring.

ASEUHr l'ARk. y. j.. \nril Fire
that started in the natatorium here
TO day spread rapidly TO nearby
buildings. aud an entire block along
the beach front Was in names within
thirty minutes. y half-dozr hotels
were burning. and fire Gcl.rtmcnts
from surrounding towns had been
summoned
The entire BLOCK Of buildings bound =
cd by First and Second Avenues. ocean
Avenue and Kingsley street was de-
stroycd. anG the flames. tanned by IA
northeast gaze. jumped across Kings
soon WAS burning furiously.
The names. which started in the
natatoriun. We're soon beyond control
Of the locai fire department The
block destroyed contained four hotels.
a moving ,ic,,rr ,hcatcr and a mum :
her OF other buildings. all OF wood.
The loss was estimated az S.OU.0Go.
\ defective wire caused the tire. ac-
cordinS I" the police.
There We're eight bathers in the
natatorium pool when the fire broke
out. but they escaped.
The hotels burned included the
Grand Central. the Ormond. the Win
throp. the Dcvonport Inn and the surf
House.
At late hour the fire was siili
spreading. tho damage then being es-
;im,tcd ut s500,0OO The flames an
pearcd to bc approaching the business
section of the city
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MAJORITY LEADER KITCHlN
GOES OVER TO PAClFlSTS
In Dramatic Speech, Announces
lie Cannot, With Clear Con-
science. Vote for Measure. 81
PRESIDENT WILL SIGN TO-DAY
Presidents Supporters Never In
Doubt That There Would 30
Overwhelming Majority.
iRy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. April 6.--The reso-
iut'on declaring that state of war
exists between the United States and
Germany. already passed by the Sem
ate. passed the rIouse at o'clock this
morning by a vote OF 373 to so.
! Without roll calls the House re-
| jected all amendments. including pro-
posais to prohibit the sending of any
| troops overseas without congressional
authority.
President Wilson will sign the rcso-
Z 'ution to-day AS soon as Vice-prcsident
Marshall has attached his signature in
/ the Senate. It formally accents the
state of helli6ercncy forced by Ger
man aSEressions. and authorizes and d.
rccts the President to employ the milf,
iary and naval forces and all the re-
sources OF the nation to bring war
against Germany to a successful ter.
mination.
! PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION %
FOLLOWS Ia HOURS or DERATp
| FassaSe OF tho resolution followed
seventeen hours of debate There WAS
no attempt to flibuster. but the paci-
| fist group, under the leadership OF
Democratic Leader Kitchin. prolonged
| the discussion with impassioned
| speeches declaring conscience would
not permit them to support Presidcnt'a
| recommendation that a state of war
| be declared
Miss Rankin. of Montana. the only
/ woman member OF Congress. sat
through the first roll call with bowed
head. failing to answer TO her name,
twice called by the clerk
On the second roll call. She rose and
SAID IN a SobhinG voice: II want 10
stand by my President, but I cannot
/ vote FOR war For moment then
she remained standing. supporting her
/ self against desk. and as cries OF
| No'e' vote, came from several
parts OF the House she sank back into
her seat without voting audibly. SHE
/ was recorded in the negative.
I Cheers greeted the announcement OF
( tne result y few minutes later
speaker Clark signed the resolution
and the House then adjourned TO meet
again on Monday and take un the ad
! ministrations recommendations for war
legislation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-06
United States Master
of FASTEST Resources
in History Of World
Mexlcans Marching
on Americ an Border

VI. PASO. Ir.N.. April 5.-Dc fncto
troops Ia the states OF NueNO Leon,
C"nhui!-' and thihuahus have he
gun general movement townrd the
American border. according to
highly reliable Information received
here Tonight. The movement In
those three border states has breu
officially reported to Washington.
md In being watched closely.
In Ch.hunhun movement - being
made In nOrthwcstcriy direction
by General Murguin's troops. the
reason given by tnrrnuya nmrInIs
being TINT II IL IN offensive cam
paiEn nEainst NIlIn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-06

Wclty. WhRley. White. OF Ohio; Wil-
son. OF Louisiana: Wilson. of Texas:
NinE". Wise. Young. q! TeNRs; An
dcrson. Anthony, Austin. DnchRrRch.
flnnd. Iiowcrs. browning, Butler,
Campbell. OF kan.ns: Cannon. Car
ter. of Mnssnchusctts; Chandler. OF
Ncw York: Chandler. OF Oklnboma;
Clark. OF Pennsylvania; ClnssOn.
iomst"rk. Cooper. OF Ohio, Cooper,
Of West Virginia, Coplcy. Costello.
trnE". trnmton. Curricr. OF MIchi-
gan: Curry. of California; Dnle. OF
Vermont; DnlllnEer. Dnrrow, Dcmp-
soy. DcniSon. DowciI, DrulSkcr,
Dunn. Dyer. Edmonds. Ellsworth.
El-ton. Emerson. FnirrhIId, BenIn-
min. L.: Fnirrhild. George W.; Fnir-
field. Fnrr. FoS,. Focht. Furdney.
F"s>. Francis. Freeman. French.
Gardiner. Garland, Giiictt. GIynn.
Good. GoodnIl. Gould. Graham. OF
Illinois; Graham. Of Pennsylvania:
cray. of New Jersey; Green. OF
I"wn; Grccuc. of MRs.achu.ctts;
Greene. OF Vermont. t.rie.t, HRdIey,
Hamilton. Of MichiEnn; Hamilton. OF
New Iorki Inskell. HRwley. II~aton,
Heintk. Iicr1ey. Hicks. HoIIIng,-
worth. Iu.tcd, Hutchinson. IrcInnd.
JnmcS. Johnson. of Washington;
JUL. Nnhn Kcnrns. Kelley. OF
Michigan; kennedy. of Iowa: Ken
ncdy. Of Rhode Islnnd: kiess. of
Pennsylvania: I<rnus. I<rcidcr. la
tunrdin. Langley. Lchlbnch, Lcn-
r""i. I."nEWorth. Macarthur, McCor-
mick. MrCuilnrh. McERddcn. Me-
krnzic, Mckeniey. Mclaughlin. OF
MirhiEnn; Mclaughlin. Of Pcnnxyl-
rmnin: Madden. Mnwcr. Mann. Mape..
miller. OF MinnesUta; Miller, of
Washington, N"udeIi, Moore. OF
Pennsylvania, Moorcs. of Indiana,
Morgan. M"rin. Mott: Mmdd.
Nirh"ls. of MichiGan; Nolan, Nor
ton. Osborne. raigr. Parker, or Ne,,
Jersey; Parker. M New York;
Peters. plnt, Porter, Pratt, PurnclI,
Ramsey, RHmseycr. Reed. Robbin.,
Rogers, ROs~. Rowe, Rowland,
Sanders. of Indiana, Sanders. oE New
York, Snnrord. Scott, "f Iowa, Scott.
"f MichiEan; Scott. OF rcnnsylvanIa,
Sells, SirEcI. Sinnott. SIcmp, smith,
Of Idnhoi smith. OF Michigan, Smell,
snyder, SteenscrsOn, Sterling, of IL
llnoi., Stiness. strong. Sweet, Swift,
SWitzcr. Temple. Tcmpleton, Ti1sou,
Ttmbcrlakc. 1fnkham, TOwner,
Treadwuy Vare, Vcstnl, NOIstend,
Wnidow. Walsh, Ward, Wason Wat
son. Of Pennsylvania; White, OF
Maine; Williams. Wilson. OF Illinois,
Winsiow. Wood. OF Indiana; Wood
yard. Young, Of North Dakota; ZIshI-
man.
Tnirsi Iiili. tonn~cticut. with
webb. North Carolina.
Fields, Kentucky, with Mccker,
Missouri.
Lrc. GcOrEin. with Powers, ken-
tucky.
iiclEcscn. North Dakota, and
tapstick. New Jerscy. nre III.
Representative BIcnkIcy, Penn
syiNnniH. did not vote.
SucHier Clark does not vote u. a
60. except In rnsc Of tic.
There nre A31 present members
Of the House.
All ten Virginia ConErcSsmen
voted for tho resolution.
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CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILWAY
Three Fast Sto'l Trains with I'arior Cars
EI'li MpNn TO NpRfpLk. Leave Rich :
mond daily $50 \. NJ. l2;00 Noon and
90 +. NJ.
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RJ SSIANS OCCtPl TOWNS
ON MESOrOTtMIkN EUO\TIII

80 .>NHn'l't"'l 'rcSS
FETfptfAD. April lVia London.
Rritish Admiralty. per Wireless Prcss).
-~Prussian cavalry has occupied the
MesoNtamian frontier towns Of Khani-
Kin and Kasrichirin. says an official
statement ISSUED to-day by the Rus
Sian War department
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CAROLINA EASTER EXCURSION.
81 DanNIllc; $3.50 J:rcrnShorn: s. Wm-'on-
Salem. Salisbury and StatcsvilIn; $3.50 Char
!ottc: s. SpartaIburg: $40 Ashevil": $3.50
licndcrsonville M trains SATURDAY. ApriI
g Via SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
Return limit April l..-Adv
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DISAPrRONE UNDERWRITING:
Rl PRIVATE HOUSE;

The underwriting OF - large proper
ton OF tho proposed bond issue by pri-
vatc financial houses. while considered
only Informally. is understood to be
gene" llly disapprovcd.
iarGc proportion Of the bond issue
II was indicated. might hc handled
through the Federal Reserve BOARD
which would act as the distributing or
fiscal agent for the government in
Continued on Second PagcD
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CONTINUED on Third PaGc.D
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MANY REQUESTS RECEIVED
FOR GUARD DETAILS &

uconlinucd on Fourth i'age. }
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12

- Ch1nooe Invented Printing.
3llooo Who believe printing to have
- Invented In Europe during the
- century may have been sur
- 10 read Of Cambridge univer-
having acquired 1.-THE works of the
- philosopher. Liu Tsung Yuan.
- IN 1857" China has been cred
II Nh anticipating not q few mod
INVENTIONS. but her claim to have
esored the art Of printing centuries
= ~ nrst adoption in Europe is
D4 dispute. An edition Of most
- Chinese classics was printed
~ 01n1D Of wood blocks In go A. D.,
Dovable type Is said to have been
- by q blacksmith, ri Shing, in
- deventh century.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12
SCHEDULE OF MAILS.
I8Uaeee FROM VISIT
TO THE MAGIC CITY


TO THE MAGIC CITY
- = Mason returned by train
Bo1ay afternoon from Miami to
49, city he had accompanied J. w.
DUaSt BY automobile and had re-
- oor . few days visit and to
= Over the Magic City and the sur.
Ing country. Mr.. Mason remains
- % Daytona. however. and says
1em prefers his original choice. al
- there II some fine territory
oAer south and It il making a won
~ development. Mr. Stewart will
nn1n 1t Miami. having found EN-.
vneot there. although Mr.. Mason
- many men are idle because OF
inposste111ty to get building ma
hlD and the work is held up on
lD1reds Of buildings ON this account
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during the twelve months Just
closed have been the national
!. election and the situation ON
the border Of Mexico. The prospects
OF complications with Germany over
submarine warfare assumed serious
aspects early in the year. The whole
country has had an unusually pros
porous year. The prices Of all kinds
of produce and of many household
necessaries have advanced, In some
cases. beyond all precedent, with the
result that the cost Of living has In
creased on an average Of 33 1-3 per
cent or more.
viila's Columbus Raid.
The situation on the Mexican border
became acute early In the spi1lg. when
a body of Mexicans led by General
Francisco Villa crossed into United
States territory on the 9th Of March
and raiied Columbus. n. NJ. Eighteen
United States soldiers were killed in
repulsing the attack. This foray halt
ed temporarily proceedings looking to
u favorable understanding between the
United States and the de facto govern
ment Of Mexico headed by Carranza
1t was about this time that rival fac
lions In Mexico were aiming to defeat
CarranZa's efforts to restore order
Following Villas raid. troops Of the
United States army were rushed from
their stations inland to reinforce the
slender garrisons which the United
States had maintained at important
points on the Mexican border since
the outbreak against the government
Of Porfirio piaz five years ago.
The Affair At Carrizal
A punitive expedition" was ordered
to cross the Rio Grande and eliminate
villa and his band On March Is Colo
mel Dodd and General rershing were
ON Mexican soil. proceeding south In
two columns. Dodd's In the lead On
March - ncdd's column defeated 500
Villistas. killing thirty. Other actions
between United States troops of Perish
ing's column and the Mexicans fol
lowed. CarranZa Immediately began to
object to the presence OF United States
troops on Mexican soil and asked for
their withdrawal At the end Of April
General Obrecon met General II. L.
Scott and General Funston at Juarez
| to discuss the situation on the border.
Nothing came OF It 4 month later
Carranza asked for immediate With
drawal. alleging bad faith on the part
Of the United States.
The first clash between Carranzi>tas
and United States troops occurred In
June. On the 10th General Treyino
Informed General rershing that a
movement Of United States troops
| east, west or south from the positions
then occupieSi by them would be con
sidered q hostile act About that time
President Wilson called out the militia
| Of the whole country for service on tn,
Mexican border and notified Mexico
! that American troops would remain
I solely to protect the United States Dor
der The next day two troops Of the
| United States cavalry were attacked
outside Of Carrizal ninety miles south
| Of Juarcz. Mexican General Felix Go
mez was killed. also Captain {. T
Boyd and Lieutenant Adair Of the
Tenth cavalry. The affair resulted
from an attempt by the cavalry Z
! march westward in defiance OF Genera
Trevino's notice Of the 10th. Twenty
three troopers were made prisoners b.
the Mexicans. thirteen killed and six
toen missing.
! President Wilson demanded the Inn
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Big ger Army and Navy.

During Tie year congress aNpronri
atet nearly $500 ea,'sa for national
defense On July the army reo-raui-
zation IL; e June : Went into effect
1t increased the strength Of the re-u-
lar army ard fedora lied the national
guard. placing II under the pay and
control OF the national government.
The new law authorizes n war siren 9Th
apnroXimatinc nf.9f0 regulars and Il
national guard InaNiiauln OF iGo0ta
The defense legislation authorizes car
ly construction ~ four huge battle
ships and -four biz hattie cruisers.
July floods in Virginia. North Caro-
lima and South Carolina caused loss
of life estimated at fifty and property
loss Of SlatssrsA-A In August cloud
burst aud food in West Virginia de-
stroyosf Sixfy->iX lives and property
yalUed al S.oslotN. An explosion 81
European war munitions IL New York
Sl5.oooGeg
Among The deaths - notable people
during the year 7eero General Nitgori-
ano Huerta. ! T Trowhril-e. Robert
Burns Wilson. Clara Louisa Kellogg
Rev. Or. Timothy Dwight, James ].
Hill. Ilettv Green James Whitconlb
Riley. John I. = Ieln. Horace White
Seth Low. Fran K IegupStev sherman,
Charles Ta-e EuSse John u Arch
bold and Pep wal Lowell
The nomination e Louis u Braudei>
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Pictorial Phases Of Years Events at Home


Wilson
Perss;ng eado ef
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~

ships, civ ing the warning as previous
Il pledged by Germany for unarmed
ships. All on board escaped The
United States treated the matter as
simply an extension OF the naval war
zone and notified the allied powers on
Oct 10 that this country would CON
tinue to apply existing rules OF war
fare to submarines
British Trade Blacklist.
Involved with the great prol,lemS of
neutral rights and Illegal measures af-
fectlns them was the announcement BY
Great Britain in July of the blacklist
of American firms which carried on
trade with Germany. Trade with
nrms SO listed. by merchants Of the al
lied powers. was prohibited. This call
ed forth protest by the United States.
Which elected the reply that the pro
hibition Is a local regulation and not
within the purview of International
law
Nagares Of weather began In the
winter and continued up IL autumn
On Jan .. the temperature was Coco
iVNVlu. III new h. ne same CAV
there was a blizzard on the Pacific
coast and in the Rocky mountains.
Aug. II was the coolest for that DAY
known In the cas-. in forty-Six years.
the thermometer touching 56 The lat
est real snowStorm known in New Eng
land in fifty years came on April IS
IN August the United States conc'ud
| ed treaty with Denmark to purchase
| the Danish West India islands Tor
$oa,0NNO The Panama canal was
| reopened to t-at. in April after being
closed for several months hy ohSt-tlc-
| lions in the Gaiilard cut In June thu
| epidemic among children known as in
| fantile paralysis broke out in New
| York city and spread TO ncichlprinc
: districts During August the death
| roll exceeded 1000. and the epileui,
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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12

0y GEORGE L. klLMER.
AHE chief events in this country
during the twelve months just
closed have been the national
election and the situation ON