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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
Drive the Liquor Habit
From Your Home
CAN BE DONE SECRETLY

New York-Physicians and druggists
powders for the liquor habit in any
ing and make whisky and other alco-
hollc beverages repugnant. Druggists
will tell you Tescum is selling better
habit, There is reason for this, 1t
is because it gives better satisfaction
One physician says: Il can stand in the
door of my home and throw. stone in
Tescum powders for drunkenness and
he was completely cured. Have also
TENTS" A druggist reports: Fescum
is having an enormous sale: 1t gives
excellent satisfaction" A lady recently
wrote: 81 have used Tescum on my hus-
band secretly and he has not taken a
drink in three months" Another lady
says; Il only wish had a ar R46wn w6 o5
has tried it: After taking two boxes
OF Tescum I did not crave liquor An
other writes: II don't think it's expen-
sive at all. Just think of the thousands
of dollars he has spent for whisky. The
few dollars I spent for Tescum has
been worth thousands" Here is an ex-
box of Tescum to my friend, Mrs. c. NJ,
for her to try on her husband Hope
she will be as successful as | nave
tell my husband what cured HI Ana
so on it goes. one enthusiastic report
otter another If you have relative
or 1rlenO VINO QTlnfS, just lily II AG1 q
few weeks and note the marvellous
change They will soon complain that
drink does not taste the same, and In
a short time they will stop altogether
and never know the reason why.
Note--A leading druggist when
shown the above article said: Yes,
Tescum is a very remarkable remedy
for the drink habit. 1t is harmless,
wonderfully effective and is having an
enormous sale advise everyone who
wishes to destroy the liquor habit to
give it a trial" You take no risk with
Tescum as it is sold in this city under
a steel bound money refund guarantee
by all druggists, including Thistleth-
oft
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
NEW PARK FOR CITY OF
NEWCASTLE
"coMMUNITY PARK" SOUTH OF
CITY, TO OPEN NEXT SPRING.
IDEAL LOCATION AND TRACT

Newcastle people will be given the
facilities of another park which will,
in a great measure, fill the long felt
need for city park, next Summer. An
nouncement was made today that Mrs.
Thomas Pentecost had purchased the
Labon Cosand farm Of forty-two acres,
adjoining the city limits on the south,
with a front of eight rods on South
Main street, and would convert it into
park to be known as Community
Park"
The tract is composed of rolling
land and woods and has several
springs of fresh water which makes it
especially suitable for a park. 1t is
two squares from Stop Is on the T. H.
I, and E. and one and one-half miles
south of the court house.
It will be used as a pleasure park
and arrangements made for the espe-
cial accommodation of picnic parties
and reunions The drives for automo-
biles and parking places will be ar
ranged at once and completed for
next summers pleasure seekers.
Among the interesting features will be
Pixies Peak, reached by a hanging
bridge, the Midway, composed of twin
hills, a natural grove, fresh water and
orchard park and playground for the
children.
Newcastle extends an invitation to
all Richmond citizens to come and
help enjoy this new enterprise.-Adv.
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FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily By Eggemeyers)
Vegetables.
SELLING PRICES

Vegetables.
Beets, sc bunch; carrots, Sc; cab
bage, &C to SC per pounds; cucumbers
15c, 2 for 25c; egg plans, 25c; curly
lettuce, 15c ID; dry onions, &c to SC
b., Bermuda onions, SC h.; green
mangoes, SOC doz.; parsley, sc bunch
parsnips, sc h.; potatoes, &c ID;
sweet potatoes, Sc h.; oyster plant
10c buch; breakfast radishes, SC
bunch; new turnips, sc h.; finger
peppers, &c doz.: Brussels Sprouts
25@30c quart; kahl, 10c per h.; Scr
ghum molasses, SOC per quart, $1.1C
per GAL; kunquots, 35c per quart.
Fruits.
New apples, Grimes Golden, Sc lb.
bananas, &c h.; grape fruits 10c, 2 for
25c; Japanese persimmons, 1Oc each
pineapple, 15c each; lemons, 4Oc a
doz.; lines, soc doz; oranges, 40c
doz.; Honey Dew Melons, soc each;
Bartlett Pears, sc each: alligator
pears, 35e each; summer squashes
10@15c: Hubbard squashes, Sc lb;
cider, 80 to 40c per gal; Concord
grapes, 35c per basket; California
pears for Csc; fresh cocoanuts, 10c
Miscellaneous.
Hickory nuts, 10c per lb. walnuts
15c per Il peck; eggs, fresh 53c;
butter. soc. Fry chickens, 29c h.
PRODUCE
Paying Prices.)
Corrected Daily by Eegemeyer and
q Sons.)
Butter-40c; chickens, old, 16c; fry
ers, 1Sc; eggs, 4Sc; potatoes new
$3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
RoUT BANK RORBER

BROOKLYN, Ipd., Nov. 21.-A rob-
Der was routed from the Peoples De-
when Otto Gregory and Clarence DAY.
import, assistant cashier at the bank,
suspicioned something was wrong and
entered the bank. Davenport shot
four time at the man as he ran up
the street and five shots were re-
turned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
DEALERS ARE NOT
STIRRED BY SMASH

CHICAGO, Nov 21.-Uncertainty
over transportation difficulties and
prospects of new restrictions on trad
ing had a depressing effect today on
the corn market. Not even the news
of the smashing of the Hindenburg line
seemed sufficient to stir dealers into
activity.
Rallies took place, but were not well
maintained. Opening quotations which
ranged from &c off to &c advance,
with January $1.1S and May S1.167s to
S1.17s were followed by a material
set back all around.
Oats weakened with corn. Business
was almost entirely of local char
acter Higher prices on hogs lifted
PROVISIONS. Offerings were scarce.
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BRITISH PUSH
[continued From Page one.l

attack was carried out in unfavorable
atmospheric conditions and the wealth
er since has grown stormy. Berlin ad-
mits important advances by the British
conceding the capture of Marcoing and
Graincourt, in the field Of Haig's
thrust, but says the attackers were
checked after ground had been gained.
Today's German official statement
reports no change on the Italian front
indicating that the Italians are still
holding firmly their line on the Piave
and westward to the Trentino.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 21.-Receipts
Hogs, 1850 active; cattle, 1900
steady; calves. 40, steady to lower;
sheep, 500. strong.
Steers-Prime corn fed steers, 1900
and up, $15016; good to choice steers
1850 to 1850, S12.o0013.00; common to
medium steers, 1850 to 1850, $11.00@
1900; good to choice steers, 800 to
100 S95001150: common to medium
steers, 500 to 100. $650@950: good
heifers. SS.00610.00; fair to medium
to choice yearlings, s11@13.00.
Heifers aad Cows-Good to choice
heifars, SS5061100; common to fair
heifers, S6.00@S-25; good to choice
cows, SS.0c@9.75; fair to medium heif
ers S7.50@S25, fair to medium cows
s7.006175; Gamers and cutters, $500
@7.00.
Bulls and Calves-Good to prime e1
port bulls, S8.0009.50; good to choice
buthcer bulls. s7.50@S.25; common tc
fair bulls, s6.0oQ725; common to
best veal calves. sS.00@12.50.
Stockers and Feedins Cattle-Good
to choice steers, 700 lbs, and up, 5000
@1O.50; common to fair steers under
700 lbs, $7.0009.00; good to choice
steers under 1OU IDS, $S.UUU9.5Us com
mon to fair steers, un .er 700 lbs.
s6.o007.75; medium to good heifers
s6.O097.5O; medium to good feeding
cows, S5.50@7.00; springers, $500
$75G@1100.
Hogs - Best heav1es. 100 and up
$1770@18.C0; good to choice lights
s176O@17.70; medium and mixed
S17.60017.70; good to choice lights
S17.0061750; light pigs, s16.0o@17.00i
common to medium lights, s17.25d
1850; best pigs, s1761735; roughs &
$17.606
Sheep and Lamhs-Good to choice
to medium yearlings, S1O@15.75; com
mon to fair yearlings, s95o@10T5;
bucks. 100 lbs. s709; good to choice
breeding ewes. s6.50@14.o0; bes
spring lambs, S16.o0@16.75: common
to medium spring lambs, $10.00@15.75
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MARKETS OUT

Market quotations furnished by
the Gaar and Shurley stock yards
have been discontinued at the re-
quest Of members of the firm.
On account Of the variance in
prices, sometimes marked change
occurring over night, no advantage
is gained in publishing the mark
cts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Nov 21.-Closing quo
tations on the New York Stock Ex
change follow:
American Can, 35A
American Locomotive. 54A.
American Beet Sugar, 7411a.
American Smelter, 1914.
Anaconda, 581a.
Atchison, S6h.
Bethlehem Steel, bid, S21s
Canadian Pacific, 1861
Chesapeake & Ohio, 481a
Great Northern Pfd., 921s.
New York Central, 70
No. Pacific. SSss.
So. Pacific, 1875.
Pennsylvania, Al.
U. S. Steel Com, 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
BACHELOR HANGS SELF

GOSHEN, Nov. 21.-Paul Herring,
IS years old, unmarried and a son OF
DR.. Frederick Herring. German physic-
ian, committed suicide by hanging in
shed at his home where he resided
alone. No cause has been assigned
for the act He leaves two sisters and
three brothers
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EAST BUFFALO, Nov 21.-Cattle
Receipts. 800; strong. Veals-Re-
ceipts, 200; steady; s7OoG1450
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; slow; heavy
s1S25 @1840; mixed, $18.00@18.25;
Workers S1790018.10; light Workers
and pigs, $175001775; roughs, $3.50
M1675; stays, $14.00G15.00.
Sheep and Receipts, 500,
active and steady lambs $4,000
1925, others unchanged.
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WOMAN IS 1o1 YEARS OLD

LAFAYETTE, Nov. 21.-Mrs. Mary
Caddis, of Rossyille, was 101 years old
Tuesday and hundreds of relatives and
friends visited her during the day.
She enjoys good health despite her
advanced age.
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lbs, and over. $450@5 doz: do under
1h lbs, $3.50@4.00.
Potatoes - Early Ohio, $4.500500
per barrel; homegrown, $450@5.00
Cabbage $2.0o@2.25
per bbl
Tomatoes-Hothouse $50 zoe per ID.
Onions = me-grown, S3.75@4 90
per 100 ID. sack; Spanish S1.75@2. 90
per crate.
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CINCINNATI, O., Nov 21.-Butter-
creamery, whole milk extra, 47c;
centralized extra. A412c; do frsts,
42bc; do seconds, 40c; dairy fancy,
4oe; packing stock, No. 1, 32e; No. 2,
CSC
Eggs-Prime first loss off, 48c;
f1rsts. Arc; ordinary frsts, sec;
seconds, SIC
Poultry-Broilers over pounds,
zoe; do, pounds and under, 22c;
ROSTERS, 15c; hens lbs, and over.
zoe; do 31s lbs. and over, 10 cents;
do under 31a pounds, 15c: hen tur-
keys, lbs, and over, 27c; toms, 10
lbs and over. &c; culls, Sc; white
ducks, pounds and over, 20 cents;
colored do, 1Sc; geese choice full
feather lie: do medium, Ice; guineas,
1925 per dozen; younger guineas, liz
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-21
CORN PPTcF ADVANCED

SEYMOUR, NO., -4.-Millers and
elevator men here have advanced the
price of new corn because of its i'm
! proved condition during the last few
days of favorable drying weather.
Practically all the corn sold in this
city last week was too noise for mill
ing purposes and the price was
slightly discounted.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
FEED QUOTATIONS
corrected Daily by omer Wheia

corrected Daily by Oner Wheian.)
Paying-Oats,. SOC; old corn, $175;
new corn, $1.00; rye, $3.50; straw
81 so ton.
Selling-Cotton seed meal, $500 q
ton, $500 a cwt.; middlings. S4S00 a
ton, $3.50 cwt.; bran, $4,000 a ton
$2.15 ewt.; salt, S2.35 a barrel;
tankage, $500 ton; $3.50 a cwt, !;
oil meal, $4,000 ton. 1925 cwt
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s17.4o@17.so;
pigs,

1906; rough. s17.4o@17.6o; pigs.
$14.75417S0.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; market
firm; steers. s750615.o0; western
steers, $6.1O@13.75; stockers and feed
ers, s5.90011.50; cows and heifers,
S49001190; calves, $7@13.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; market
strong: wethers, ss.75@12.9o; lambs.
$12.65 917.40.
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PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Butter Market
Unchanged.
Eggs-Receipts, 47,843 cases; mar
ket unchanged.
Live Poultry-Market higher; fowls,
16619c; springs zoe.
Potato Market - Unchanged; re-
ceipts, so cars.
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CHICAGO. Nov 21-Hogs- Receipts
$4,000; market strong; bulk of sales,
S17.65 q 1875; lights, S174561T90;
mixed, ST 45018.05; heavy, s1740G
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO, Nov. 21-The range Of
futures on the Chicago Board of Trade
follows:
No trading.
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CINCINNATI, Nov q. Wheat
No. 2 red winter, s217; No 8, $2.134
@21414; No 4, $212m213
Corn-No. white. s20572. Is; No
white. s2050215; No. white. s2O3
02.05: No. 2 yellow. $205n215; No
yellow. s2056215; Nc. 4 yellow
s2.03m2 05; No 2 mixed. 50 056215;
ear corn. white, $12561 80: yellow
1206125: mixed, 81 1061.25.
Oats-No. white, 691a 070c; No
mixed, 6766Sc.
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TOLEDO, Nov. 81. = Wheat-$217
Cloverseed-Old $500, New $16.25,
Dec $685., Jan. $3.50, Feb. $16.45,
Mar s16.10.
Alsike = s145O, Dec. s14.5o, Feb,
S1470. Mar. s14.S0
Timothy-old 1882, New 1882, Da2.
1855, Mar. 1857.
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LIVE STOCK PRICE

CINCINNATI. O., Nov. 21.-Hogs-
Receipts, $500; market strong; pack
ers and butchers. s17d1740; common
TO choice, s14@16.75; stays, $13.506
1915.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900; market
strong: heifers. S6G10.
Calves-Market steady
Sheep-Receipts, 800; market,
steady
Lambs-Market steady.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov I'll Hogs
Receipts, 450o; market higher;
heaytes, S1780a 1885; heavy workers.,
S1750G 17e0: light workers., S17450
1850; pigs, $172501s50
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 800:
market steady; top sheep. s11.75; top
lambs, s16.75
Calves-Receipts, 100; market
steady: top. SIG 90.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 81. Corn-No
yellow, nominal No. 8 yellow, nom
NAL No. 4 yellow. 5000
Oats-No white, 6S1s@70; stand
ard. 69G70
Pork--Nomiual.
Ribs-S27 so
Lard-s27 $50 765.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
4,99S,5O0 TONSSUNK
BY TEUTONS IN WAR

Berlin. Feb 2S Merchant shipping
aggregatine i99S.500 tons belonging
to entente and neutr>l nations has
been destroyed or condemned as
prizes Ly the central powers since the
beginning of the war it was annoHnc.
ed Officially.
Apparently this total covers period
up to the end of January, 1871 only.
as no figures tor the present month
are given
The total loss in shipping for the
month was 22S vessels, with a total Of
439 SEQ gross tons
Since the beginning of the war,
the statement says. 4,357 500 gross
toLs of hostile merchant shipping
have been DESTROYED OF this 3,3l4,-
500 was British
In addition the sea forces OF the
central powers have sunk or con.
demned as prizes l5e neutral vessels.
of a total of Gal, 900 gross tonnage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
READY FOR AN EMERGENCY
Republicans Planning to Organize
Next House.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The Republic
al committee OF twenty-seven which
is making tentative arrangements for
the organization fight in the next
house laid plans to present solid
battle front at the opening day of the
next session of congress, whether IL is
extra or regular.
Requests are to be sent to all of the
215 Republican representatives to be
prepared to start for Washington i'm.
mediately upon telegraphic summons
Tentative plans for holding a
roundup" of the Republican mem.
bers on March were abandoned tenn
porarily owing to the uncertainty OF
an extra session.
A committee, composed of Represen
tives Moore OF Indiana, Anderson OF
Minnesota and Woods OF Iowa, was
named to investigate contests for
seats
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
BRITISH CONTINUE
TO PRESS FORWARD

London, Feb. 2S There seems every
reason to believe the present German
retirement will not be ended until the
Teutons reach a front between Arras
and Cambrai.
The British are still pressing for
ward and are constantly in touch with
the Germans
The British pressure is toward Ba.
paume and the advance is being rapid.
ly pressed.
The Germans, however. are Offering
stiff resistance with large caliber guns
which are evidently mounted on rail
way trucks, all ready for a quick get
away at the psychological moment.
Just before the Germans took flight
they blew up their strongest defen-
sive works new line is being es-
tablished by the British troops back
of what was the old enemy front line.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
LACONIA SINKING
AN overt Deed

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Official dis
patches confirming reports of the
death of several Americans on the La
coma, torpedoed without warning. es-
tablished the case as the overt act"
The sinking of the Laconia. with
the loss of American lives, is looked
upon by the American government as
clear cut violation of American
rights, according to an authoritative
expression of opinion obtained after
a conference between President Will
son and Secretary Lansing. No fur
ther information Is considered neces-
sary.
On the basis of the official reports
the sinking OF the Laconia is regard
ed as another Lusitania case in prin-
ciple, even though fewer lives were
lost
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
WANT UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Chicago Organizations Send Resolu
tions to Washington.

Chicago. Feb 2S.-Resolutions adopt
ed by twenty-seyen Chicago organiza-
tions, headed by the association OF
commerce. are on their way to Wash
ington to he presented to President
Wilson, the Illinois congressional dele
CATION and the house and senate COM
mittees on military affairs asking for
immediate universal service
The resolutions We're adopted at a
conference here and say in part that
"the. safety OF the country demands
action by congress at the earliest pos
sible moment that will secure an ade-
quate system OF universal military
service and training"
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GUNS AND SHELLS READY
Navy Department Is Prepared to Arm
Merchant Ships.

Washington, Feb %. - Guns and
ammunition are available at navy
yards on the Atlantic coast for all
American merchant ships which may
have business in the submarine zones
The guns are those held in reserve
for the arming of naval auxiliaries in
time of war; but they could be used
for defensive armament for merchant
ships.
Navy officials appear to agree that
conveying is not practical step. II
is pointed out that the British have
not found II desirable. Use of navy
ships for that purpose would break up
the feet organization and render
much more difficult the task of keep
ing the service for actual war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-28
PROMPT ANSWER is GIVEN
Senator Asked His Opinion of Roose.
velt's Policy.

Washington. Feb. 2S-In the midst
of debate on the revenue bill Senator
MARITIME. Democrat. interrupted Sena-
tor Harding, Republican, TO ask what
he thought the condition OF the Unit
ed States would be if Roosevelt were
president
"lf Theodore Roosevelt had been
president" replied Senator Harding
the I.usitania would never have been
sunk"
The galleries applauded
And | have a striking conviction, >
said Senator Harding, that we would
be living under guarantee of peace to
6ay rather than trembling on the
verge of war"
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WANTS TO FIGHT GERMANY
Son OF Laconia Victim 10 Bent on
Vengeance.

London, Feb. 2S.-Demand that the
United States avenge his mothers
End sisters death was made in ca
BILE sent to President Wilson by Ar
thur Young Hoy.
He requested the president to grant
him permission to be the first volun-
teer In case an American citizen army
was raised and said otherwise he ex-
pected to enlist in the British army.
The young man cabled his employers,
the Sullivan Machine company, Chica-
20, that he had taken an indefinite
leave OF absence"
This leave, he said. was taken in or
der to carry out plans to help lvenge
the death OF my mother and sister"
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Bill Appears in House Ex-
tending His Authority.
BOND ISSUE OF SlOO, ,OOO,OOO
While the Presidents Action Is Re.
ceved in the Main With Express
Force Extra Session of Congress.

Washington. Feb 2S Almost before
President Wilson had left the Capitol
after his appeal to congress for pow
er to establish an armed neutrality"
leaders in both houses were taking
steps to meet the presidents wishes.
The immediate response was the in
PRODUCTION in the house of a bill, ap
proved in advance by the president,
empowering him to furnish guns and
gunners to American merchantmen
and to employ such other instrument
talities and methods" as may become
necessary, and providing for $780,
900, 900 bond issue, to be used in his
discretion for war insurance TO en-.
courage American commerce to brave
the submarine peril
The bill may be brought up in the
house with special rules for its i'm
mediate consideration
A similar bill will be- considered by
the senate foreign relations commit
tee
tion, while received in the main with
expressions OF support, threatens to
force an extra session OF congress
Republicans. disinelined to grant
blanket authority while congress is
in recess. give evidence OF opposing
the legislation the president asks, not
Tor the purpose OF Withholding il, but
TO force him to have congress in spe
cial session to take a hand in the next
/ step which they feel will lead to war
Situation Is DepIored.
The Republicans are receiving pas
sive support from the Democratic ele
ment classed as paciiist.
The presidents advisers deplore this
situation for its effect in Germany
where they are convinced it will feed
the official impression that congress
will not support the president if he
finds il necessary TO go to war.
The presidents request for authority
i to use other instrumentalities" is
| the principal sticking point Even
/ the Republicans and some of the Dem
ocrats who hesitate to give him what
he asks say they would be willing to
give him authority to arm American
ships or act on a definite proposal
/ but are reluctant to sign a blank
check"
The administration faces this di
vision in its own ranks in its effort
! TO convince the kaiser that the United
States now is preparing to enforce
respect for its rights on the high seas
Some Democrats point to the presi
dents own statement in his address
that he considered he already had i'm
piled authority to act and might dc
so without sanction of congress
Mr. Wilson himself, however, saiC
he preferred not to act on implications
and does not desire to be left without
specific authority and no congress t
which to turn.