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The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-22

Washington. March al Naval pre- parat-ons for war were marked by in creased activity today with the ad- vancement to April of the date ug the extra session of congress No ac- tual war steps were taken by either the war or navy departments. bat there were many indications that pre- liminary plans have been worked out for rapid remobilzatiou, if Che call comes.
 The uayy's task is simple Its prob. lems are those of material rather than personnel At most little more than 100000 men would be required for manning every available ship or scouting craft. They could be ob- tained almost over ufgur By uUbiliza
 ton of thc naval milta atd the va. rious sectious of Ii,v ip4al lesefyes Isupplemented with yoiuu aets. Only high trained officers would ba , lacking.
 The armys problem is iyst tae re. verse. It is men that win be needed and no definite step coward securing a great force for training can be taken Untl congress expresses it's will Full equipment can be obtained long be- fore the men are ready to use it.
 Steps actually taken by the navy to. day included the advancement of the date of the opening of bids for addi- tional destroyers and notification to ship builders that their full plant ca pacity would be utlized in this work There is no way Of estimating how many destroyers will be ordered m tii estimates called for show how many can he built Secretary Daniels said every available plant would be utilized to it's utmost The builders will present their figures next Satur, day and awards will be made imme- Giately
 Bids for the first large consignment of 1tOfoot submarine chasers or coast patrol boats also were received today but will be held confidential until W ednesday when loo additional build CTS are expected to submit figures The navy hopes to find facilities avail able for more than 200 boats, the first of them to be delivered in two or three months. Meanwhile work os surveying private yachts and motor craft is being pressed in every naval district and the enrolment Of yolun-
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In any of these events practically nothing would remain except for con. gress 10 acknowledge a state of war existing from a certain specified date. probably last Sunday when three American ships were sunk with loss of life
 The next ten days until congress meets will be days of tense anxiety. of eager waiting and watching fraught with possibilities of tremendous con. sequences to the United States.
 President Wilson and his advisers in the cabinet and in congress have ne intention that war shall be da- clared by the United States. By the hostile acts of German submarines they believe the imperial German government is actually making war on the United States and that it shall be recognized as such a state. To meet such a condition the armed forces of the country and all the ma tional resources are to be put in a 't"hN VI iNAhiitN0o' uti WnttutI tNF nation shall enter the war in it's full sense will depend upon how much further Germany carries her acts of aggression.
 In every sense war, if it comes will be a defensive war, free from ambitions of spoils or territory in which the United States, the president has publicly declared. shall want nothing for itself and shall seek only to preserve the rights of civilization and humanity
 In such situation the United States might even become an actual participant in the hostilities on the European continent without becoming a political ally of any of the entente powers. simply casting it's weight of men. money and moral influence into the battle against a common enemy.
 Ports of the United States probably would be open to warships of the en- tente navies: credits from the vast stocks of gold, food, munitions and other materials might be extended to all the entente powers. The American
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jsb nary and the armies of the allies we arc not in danger We ought not to lay that flattering unetion to our souls"
 Mr. Tai. declared that "the gun uers of inc merchant marine have the rsh. given 'hom as American citizens to use their weapons against the skulkug submarines"
 Mr. Taft issued a statement explain ing the aims ot the League to En. force Peace and emphasizing its duty to upport Inc president, He said.
 During he present. crisis and the war which is at hand the duty of the League to Enforce Peace is to stimu- late military preparedness on the one hand and on the other to spread it's gospel Of world organization for per manent peace after this conflict Is over"
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Washington, March 2t.-Members of congress still in Washington re ceiyed President Wilson's call for an extra session April with patriotic expressions and confident predictions that close organization fight in tho house would not --, permitted to de lay actionf0t the sfays dlcstsoas l1 be submitted by the president,
 The senate organized and adopted its anti-filibuster rule during the re cent extra session. House leaders say their contest will be settled promptly. regardless of political results, so that both branches may get down to husi- ness within a few days after they assemble.
 A joint session 10 hear the address of the president may be held without waiting for the house organization. This course is held to be legal and probably would serve to hasten action in the house.
 In spite of their determination to bring about quick conclusion. neither democrats nor republicans in. tend to surrender without fight. Majority Leader Kitchin, from his home in Scotland Neck. N. C., today sent out a call for a democratic caucus on Friday, March 30. at Ii a. m. Calls for republican and so-called indepen- dent conferences are expected to fol- low
 Democrats it is said, will caucus solidly, despite the unpleasantness which arose over the prohibition fight in the dying days of the last congress The Republicans. because of the oppo- sition to caucus rules among the pro. gressiye element. probably will only confer The five independents already have agreed to confer informally be- fore the session.
 Both big parties are expected to dis cuss emergency plans for organizing the house along bipartisan lines, or changing the present rules which re- quires 21S votes, a majority of the to- tai membership, to elect a speaker. As each side. it is generally agreed. will have a total membership of only 2tf on the opening day, it would be necessary under present rules for the
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Orders to Enroll Women for Nurse Work as Part of the Navel Reserve
 Forces Have Been Sent Out.
The New Munitions Standardization Board Held Its First Meeting Yesterday of the Board Has Been Engaged for the Past Three Years in Producing Munitions for the Allies.

ttrfs to man the beats proceeds rap idly
 ] Tine department has no present in. 'tntion 1f taking over merchant craft
 for naval use Secretary Daniels said tonight simplifying early assurances given to American ship owners by 1 Chairman Donman of the shipping board
 All American merchant vessels. | However have been surveyed and classed by navy officials for pgssibf>- Iuso in time of war. The guns being ipaced aboard trans4Atlantie craft
 were destined originally to arm aux , tiary cruisers withdrawn from mer- l chant fleets for that purpose. Other vessels were classified as colliers supply ships or ira sports. as was. t0.nd uftable in many Instances the officers of these ships have enrolled
 as reserve naval officers and would laccompany their vessels in tue govern ment service.
 9.yo definite policy has yet been
 adopted' Mr. Daniels said We will rot however, demoraIize commerce.
 None of the ships engaged in trade will be taken over except in case of vital necessity They would al be
 taken in that lase"
 A board of navy officers already Is Gealing wth the merchant marine question and will cooperate with the shipping board in whatever is done. 1t was indicated however. that no
 plans the navy department is now making will require the acquisition of 'any important portion of the merchant marine to navy uses. Some ships may
 be diverted under charter to supply the fighting fleets or scout patrols if necessary. but because of the fact that it is believed that the major shp ps of the navy would not be set up.
 Navy officials were disturbed ny. press reports or a strike in the Cur .tiss Airp.ane Companys factory, with which the government has placed large orders Tomorrow conference of the various aeronautical organ.za- tions will be held at the war depart meut to discuss means of hastening .altye production and the situation at the Curtiss plant may be taken up. The president has power to take over the establishment, fl necessary. A
 CONTTNIrFD ON PAGE THREE
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equipment for the hospital consists oi 250 beds with surgical and medical supplies. The unit was equipped by a private gift of s250O0.
 In addition to the naval base hos pital, there are six Red Cross army base hospitals here ready for govern ment service. Each has five hundred beds with staff of 25 surgeons. 90 graduate nurses and 2J volunteer nurses.
 The Red Cross has d total member. ship in the metropolitan district of 10000, but it was said tonight that many thousands of persons had volun teered for service during the past six weeks and in the event oi war there vii be no lack of Red Cross preparations either in number of phy. sicians, nurses and other attendants or facilities for training volunteers.
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Taft Declares There Are
 Worse Things Than War
One Is the DishonorGble Yielding
 10 In00SiOn of ' our RightS.

Richmond Va, Narh 2l Former President Tait in q public address to- night declared that there are worse things than war and one Of those is the dishonorablc yielding too sjnyasiou of your rights because you are afraid to fight for your rights and maintain them
 Mir Taft spoke in tbe interest of the League to Enforce Peace
 The first duty Of the United States when war is inevitable is Co prepare he continued We have proceeded on the theory in the past that the Lord looks after children, drunken men and the United States But it is time 10 awaken to the realization that We are forced into war with the most military nation in the world Even now we say that with the Brit
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Na0a1 Base Hospital
 Stationed in Brooklyn
Preparations Ha1e Been Under Way for Past Six Months By
 Red Cross.

New York, March 2t-rhe first naval base hospital of the American Red Cross stationed in Brooklyn has received word to hold itself in readi- ness for active service, it was an nounced late today. It's equipment is stored at the New York navy yard
 officials of tue Red Gross explained that preparations had been under way for the past six weeks to have all branches Of the service prepared in the event of hostilities. No direct or ders have, however, as yet come from Washington, it was said
 Word was communicated to the first naval base hospital in Brooklyn that inasmuch as the navy probably would be the first arm of the national ser vice to be called upon it was neces- sary that the hospital should be ready when that call came Complete
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Washington, March 31.-Prosident Wilson today met the constantly in. creaslng probability of War with Ger many by summoning congress to as. semble in extraordinary session Mon. day, April ?, two weeks earlier than the date he had chosen berore the latest assaults upon American rights upon the high seas.
 When the president addresses co.,. gfess he is expected to show how a state of war actually has existed for some time because of the unlawful aggression of German submarines.
 Congress is expected formally to declare state of var existing. vota a large sum, probably half billion dollars, for national defense and to clothe the president with authority to use the armed forces of the United States. as 1t empowered President Me Kinley to deal with the menace of Spain in 1898
 Such action would not be a declara- tion of war except in technical  sense and whether the United States and Germany actually go to war in the fullest acceptation of the term will depend on what the imperial gov ernment does before congress is as. sembled. or after 1t acts
 Dispatches from aboard tonight de- claring that the German government expected a state of war within the next 4s hours placed an ominous as- pect on the situation
 Much 10 change the presidents position or the course of the govern ment in the crisis may develop before April ? If the American armed ships will by that time have reached the war zone, the ruthless destruction of one of them unquestionably would be an act of war
 On the other hand, sinking of a submarine by one of the armed mer- chantmen probably would be met as an act of war by Germany Even the arming of American ships with the ayowed purpose of defending them against U-boats may be declared such an act.
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TEXAS LEGISLATURE PASSES
 BONE DRY" LIQUOR LAW

Austin. Texas, March 2l--'final ad- journment of the thirty-fifth Texas Legislature came at 6:45 o'clock this evening, after renewed attack on the Done dry" county option bill, al ready passed by both branches, had failed The measure, which Governor Ferguson had announced he would sign. passed earlier in the day. A few minutes before adjournment stren. uous obieQtIons 10 the measure were raised in the house and senate on a point of order. The point was over ruled. The bill prohibits manufacture in any dry" county of intoxicating liquors for sale. for any purpose what. ever. in prohibition territory in the state.
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is said to leave open the door for unlimited litigation with Germany af- ter the war. In that status the United States sill is technically neutral and might be held responsible by Germany for any unneutral acts committed here With an actual recognition of a state of war this difficulty would disappear
 Moreover Automatically the United States Is in most extraordinary situation, semihostile 10 the central powers and yet not aligned with the allies. The government is pot taken into the confidence of nations with which it formerly communicated most freely Especially is this so as 10 the Far East, about which the govern ment's information is very meager
 Hopes that this government will be able to take a leading part in the ul- innate peace conference as a neutral have vanished and the belief is grow ing daily that only as an active par ticipant will America be heard on the great question guaranteeing future peace.
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GERMAN SUBMARINES
 OF THE MAINE COAST

[ Hockland, Maine, March 2t.-A statement that German subma. r'nes are known to be not far from wnese shores and that an attack on Maine ports Is by no means unlike y, was made by Lieutenant James o. Porter, u. S. N., at naval re- 'eruitina meeting here tonight.
 The port, according to Lieuten- ant Porter, is 10 be the base for seventy patrol boats operating in and about the mouth of the Penob. scot river and bay.
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LEACERS SAY THEIR CONTEST WILL BE SETTLED PROMPTLY
 DESPITE POLITICS.
WANT ID JET DOWN ID
 BUSINESS WITHOUT DELAY

Republicans Are Opposed to Permit ting the Balance of Power to Rest With the Independents and Would Favor Any Plan That Would EIim- lnate Them.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-22
Congress Expected to Vote a Large Sum and Clothe the President With Au- thority to Use the Armed Forces of United States.

Dispatches From Abroad Declare That the German Government Expected a State of War Within the Next Forty Eight Hours--- Many Developments Now Can Cause An Actual State of War Before Congress Convenes.
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4 FOR RENT WILL
 RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

Feople looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers 10 see what is offered. An ad in the Sentinel-Record is almost sure to bring you a customer.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-22

Forecast for Arkansss: Thursday partly cloudy; Friday unsettled, cool. CT la northwest portion.
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coNrINIHED oN FACE THeGB
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
GIVE LIBERTY BOND TO
NORRSTOWN OFFICER
Captain William T. Earl, of Com
pany, Receives Token of Appre-
citation of His Services

NORRISTOWN. Pa, July 30.-As a
token of the esteem in which he Is held by
the citizens and as a mark of appreciation
Of his efforts during the last dozen years in
keeping together Company f, Liberty
Bond for $3.50 was presented to Captain
William T. Earl.
The money was raised by popular sub
scription and the presentation was made by
County Commissioner Hatfield at a meeting
In the Opera House, where formal farewell
exercises to these soldiers and others en-
listed in Philadelphia and Phoenixville
companies were held.
Captain Earl, in returning thanks for the
Gift. expressed his gratitude at the evidence
Of approval of his efforts.
In addressing the soldiers, President
Judge Aaron S. Swartz pleaded with them
to lead clean lives, that their bodies might
remain healthy and fit to cope with the
enemy. He praised the boys In khaki for
their willingness to take up arms against
autocracy and in effort to extend
democracy even to the German people.
mo people," said he, ever took up arms
In a more righteous cause than you
Burgess Saul, in extending the well
wishes of the town to the soldiers, declared
that nothing short of the kaiser's crown
dangling from their belts would be satisiac'
tory. The Rev. Francis Carr, Of st. Pat
rick's Catholic Church, delivered the invo'
cation, and the Rev. A. B. Macintosh, OF the
Lutheran Church, the benediction,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
RECORD TOBACCO CROP
OUTLOOK in LANCASTER
Fine Appearance and Develop
ment Combine With Superior
Quality in Plant

LANCASTER, Pa, July 3O--The Havana
s.ed tobacco of Lancaster County was
topped during the last week, as was some
NJ the early planted Pennsylvania broad
isaf Not In many years has crop pre-
sented as promising an appearance at this
stage of It's growth, fact largely due to
the superior quality Of the plants which
we're unusually fully developed when trans
ferred to the field from the seed bed, and
The generally favorable weather conditions
that have prevailed since the crop was
planted.
The raids Of the cutworms have ceased
tbe plants being too large for them to iniure
now. Considerable tobacco in the vicinity
of Lititz was damaged by hail when the
nlants were younger, but they still have
time in developing to fully recover from
the rough treatment received. The back
ward hay and wheat crops were a handi.
can to the farmers who were also tobacco
growers, as they were prevented from giving
the tobacco fields the attention they should
have had, and In consequence of this un-
ayoidable neglect the weeds ran riot
The farmers, relieved of harvest work,
are now turning their attention to the to-
bacco fields. Tobacco experts say that the
nresent condition of the plants promises
talks of unusual weight, as compared with
last seasons comparatively lightweight
stalks with $4,000 acres in tobacco, this
years crop is expected to be a record
breaker. with at least $4,000 cases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
CHURCH CELEBRATES
10TH ANNIVERSARY
Moravian Congregation at Emaus, Pa,
Was Organized July 80, 1747,
With "A Members

EMAUs, Pa, July 80. - The Moravian
congregation Of the borough OF Emaus
celebrated the 10th anniversary OF It's
organization. This congregation was organ
ized on July 80. 1747. with forty-four mem
bers The Rev. Anton Wagner was the
first pastor.
According to ]. M. Levering, who wrote
the history of Bethlehem, John Gottliep
Betzold. chaplain Of the Single Brethren's
church, laid the foundation Of the Nora
Wan Church at Emaus. Betzold was
member of the first sea congregation
which qualified at Philadelphia, June T.
l742.
In l741 the Salisbury Church. about one
and a quarter miles northeast Of Emaus,
was erected on a slight elevation on the
east hank of the Little Lehigh The Rev
!. w. Straub was the pastor. After Straubs 8
nastorate the flock was without regular
leader and the members Of this congre-
cation were attracted to Emaus. In the
fall of l742 the settlers Joined hands and
built a church on what is now the old
Moravian Cemetery in Emaus. The adher-
ents of this church were called together In
a love feast ON July 23, 1747, at which
meeting the question Of definite orSaniza'
tion was discussed and the following sun
day. July 80. l747. the congregation was
fully organized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
NEW IDEAS OF TEACHING
Actual Use of Foreign Languages
Taught at u. of P.

The observation classes of the school OF
Education of the University OF Pennsyi-
vania are bringing out many new educa'
tional ideas. Principal among these Is
new means Of teaching French ana other
foreign languages. SO that the students get
actual habits of using the languages IN
stead of merely learning few words ana
the theories Of grammar. ,,
Prof II. d. de Souze, head OF the frenen
classes, has twenty-three boys ana siris
from Philadelphia high schools put IN inc
rear of the room, as he instructs the Glasses,
ara thirty teachers as interested In the
methods Of teaching as the students are In
learning French. 1t IL probable the new
method will be employed in all OF the pup'ic
schools in the near future
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
The NUrSery

TTIIE nursery or chld's room should be
L connected to the owners or main bed.
room and should be placed so as TO get
direct sunlight To be complete, II shouiu
have the wall paper, the curtains and fur-
niture that are designed and made espe-
cially for the rooms of these important per-
sons.
The wall papers and draperies are per-
haps more distinctly juvenile than the
actual pieces of furniture. II one does not
care to go to the expense of furnishing
nursery completely paper and curtains that
will leave no doubt as to the Identity
of the room may be had at small cost
II It is desired to paint the walls, they
NAV be made interesting and attractive py
the use of a decorative frieze. Ihese
friezes which come in panels varying III
depth from fourteen inches to twenty inches,
are printed in gay colors on packgrouhus Vi
blue, gray, ivory white, drap or "her hou-
trail tones that can be matched exactly III
the color of the walls. The designs include
professions of Noah's Ark, inhabitants
farmyard animals, chickens and ducks
Normandy peasants going to market, Toy
villages with stiff little soldiers ana prim-
looking trees, hunting scenes or row OF
Dutch kiddes indulging in mad race
across the paper.
II WALLPAPER is used, 1t also matches the
background of the frieze, the paper being
either in a solid color or with figure so
inconspicuous that 1t gives the impression
of q single tone
Another method OF decoration which has
proyed popular is to first cover the walls
with a paper of solid color, TO De useu
as a background for single hgures or
groups that are cut from friezes and pasted
on to suit ones individual taste. The hg-
ures must be quite large to be enectiVe'
When the children are very small the fig
ures are often arranged in a freze just
above the footboard, so that they come or
a line with the child's eye and are, there
fore, vastly more entertaining than when
placed at the infinite distance of the TOP
of the wall.
Blue and white seems to be the favorite
combination of colors for the nursery drap-
cries; these are made in all-over patterns
of different designs or with gay printed
borders. When figured wallpaper is used
draperies of solid color with printed bor'