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gallery. II was ono OF secretary Me-
Adoo's sons. lie was greeted warmly
by tho ladies OF the Whuo House
party. His stepmothcr II the Presl-
dents daughter. Mrs. Wilson Rp-
pearcd In tho gallery ten minutes be-
foro her husband entered. She fur
nishcd the one dash of brilliant color
to the background OF sombro black
gowns. Her dress was black, her
cloak and furs black. but around her
band OF vivid red ribbon.
Beside her was Mrs. Boiling. her
mother. Then entered the senators,
with Vice President Marshall leading.
Lodge Of Massachusetts supported
by the arm the feeble Tillman Of
South Carolina. Penroae OF Pehnsyl-
vania found himself seated with La
Foilottc and Immediately moved AWAY
from the paclfiAt Wisconsin Senator.
New OF Indiana fnaliy took tho va
cant seat. but leaned away from La
Toilette and spoke only 20 colleague
| on tho other side.
Then tho President entered amid
prolonged cheers and handclnpping,
/ followed by Intense silence as he be-
gan TO read
The Senate viii be ready 10 pass a
J resolution next Friday declaring war
against Austria, Senator Martin, ma 70
| joritv leader. announced to-day The
/ resolution probably will ho drafted at
/ the state Department. Some debate.
| hut no considerable opposition. Is cN-
pected.
Chairman Flood plans 10 call the
House Foreign Affairs Committee to
gethCr to- morrow
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included under the terms cf the
Aets placing restraints upon alien
onemies.
PUT THEM IN PRISON AND
MAKE THEM WORK.

ut is likely that ls time goo, on
many alien enemies viii BE- willIug to
be fed and housed 900 the cNp.u-, u
the Government n tho detention
camps. and 1t would be tho purpose
of the legislation have suggested
20 confinc offenders among them In
uonitcntiiries and other similar in
stltutions whore they could be made
10 work as other criminals do.
Recent experience has convinced
me that the Congress must go further
In authorizing tho Government 70
set limits to prices Tho law Of sup.
ply and demand, I am sorry ~ say,
has been replaced by the law uf un-
restrained sClfishnrss. While we have
eliminated prufltocrlng IN several
branches OF industry II st,ll runs inn
pudOntlv rampant In others
The farmers, for example,
complain with q great deal OF
Justice that. while the regulation
OF food prices restricts their in
comes. no restraints arc placed
upon the prices OF most OF the
things they must themselves pur.
chaser and similar iniquities OBJ.
tain on all sides.
"It Is impcratlvely necessary that
the considerable of the, full use OF the
water power Of the country and also
tho consideration of the systematic
and yet economical development Of
such OF the natural resources of the
country as are still under the contro.
OF tho Federal Government should be
resumed and dffirmatively and con.
structively dealt with at tho earlies.
possible moment Tho pressing need
~ such legislation is daily becoming
moro obvious
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GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
REVIEWS VeRDUH ATTACKS
Al Thrown Back, Says Paris War
Onice--Five German Planes
Shot Down.

TAHl-. Dc iHOn tho Nordun front
wrai ~ tho Meusc ihc Gsrmrns last
nIEht attempted 10 approach French no
sitionH but were thrown back The
War office statement follows
There was great activity on tho part
NJ the artillery especially In tho region
ui Maisons dc Champagne ana TthuTr.
"On the lot bank Of the Meusc the
Germans attempted to approach our
lines IN tho scctor " Forgos and west
OF Avocouft. our fire promptly checked
tho effort Tho night was calm on the
iom1iior ul the front
Two GotmHn uitplanes werc brought
down sunday by our pilots. Three other
enemy machines fell within tho German
lIncs."
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CONGRESS CHEERS WILSON
AS He READS HIS WAR
MESSAGE Of 10000 WORDS
Wilson's War Message Sent
To Every Capital In World

NAsuNGto. Dcc Tla uornatlona character ~ President
UH.onF T. indicated Govefoen'
placed Tor Simultaneous publication practically capital IN 10,
world
me address advance American
distributing Hsons N placed Nltb tho
Nbd9n Reuters The principal European distributing
agency, pbloh u urn supplied n 10 other IN Europo
w add-ps en aud the other Central Powers
capitals voIdesde distrbon evidenced the
vas publication to-day IN china and
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,.y s,s .. tool. y.' .s"d IN m. d.e psh ~
ous nsssssssy sston."
rt r.ll.a. .Yfi rs 'f.u. .t l.'. r iol,' 'Tl wtl.
.BffIf. r.n 'srlt
we shall regard the only when the Ger.
man people say through properly accredited repr.
sensves thsi they ready 10 agree 10 settlement, based
upon Justice and upon repsrson of the their rulers
have done.
81" must deliver the fair lands and happy peoples
~ Belgium and Northern France from the Prussian
quest and the Prussisn menace but also deliver the
peoples Of Austria Hungary the peoples Of the Balkans
and The peoples Of Turkey alike in Europe and in Asia
from the impudeni and alien dominion of the Prusssn
military and commercial autocraey.
ON touyu. .uhlcss the President commended
further in authorizing the Government
prices check selshness and proiccr
ing.
budget system to stop waste and extravaganza in
pristions
More s,rie, restraint Of alien eneme putting Of them
penenares and treating them criminals instead Of housing
them in detention camps Women we'll be included
under the alien enemy act
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The stage setting for this message
was that OF previous similar events.
the Vice President and the Speaker
Of the House standing together at the
presiding officers place. Directly In
front OF them on tho rostrum the
President, a calm. Unconditional figure,
standing alone at a reading desk, the
embodiment OF the mans character
and habit OF life. always alone, de-
tached from the confusion. tho noise
and the throngs OF war.
Directly before the President sat
the Justices Of the Supreme Court and
TO his left members OF tho Cabinet
Two new features, ono masculine
and the other feminine. marked the
sssemblagc az different from anything
wltnesssd in the past. Here and there
in DE galleries could be seen q sol
dler'A khaki uniform. some Of them
worn by American officers and bome
by members OF foreign military mis-
sions. But more noticeable were tho
knitting women. whose needles clicked
fast mp to the moment OF tho Prosi-
dents entrance. Unreproved. they
broke one OF the standing rules OF the
llouse-that spectators IA tho gallery
must neither read work nor move.
But the example was set by the flrst
feminine occupant OF the Presidential
gallery, who came early and knitted
fast while waiting for the message.
She was friend Of the Presidents
family
ln the adjoining gallery was
Thomas y Ryan. New York fnancier,
and his ne " bride The Ambassadors
OF the Allied Powers marched 10 the
moor OF the House, lei by Jusserond
81 France and Spring Rice of Grea,
Britain They tool, seats behind the
Presidents Cabinet Their ladies and
attaches hlled the diplomatic gallery
No brilliant display Of gowns ant
Jewels shone IN these quarters. Th'
dresses of the foreign ladies weie no
rably PLAIN and somhrc
Gillette OF Massachusetts, the new
Republican leader Of the House wen
over 10 talk toNAmhassaior Spring
Rice and their striking resemblance
In form, feature and manner wa
noted by spectators
Medill Mccormick. Congressman a
large from Illinois, Just back from th'
French front. wandered about th'
floor relating war incidents 10 diplo
mats and Cohsressmen.
AIRS. WILSON IN THE PRESl
DENTS GALLERY,
A young boy IN uniform OF a com
mon sailor entered tho Presidentia
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ASKS DECLARATION OF WAR
AGAINST AUSTRIA,

One very embarrassing obstacle
that stands In our way is that we are
at war with Germany but not with
her allies, |, therefore, very earnestly
recommend that the Congress i'm
modiately declare the United states
in a state OF war with Austria-Hun-
gary, Does ~ seem strange 10 you
that this should be the conclusion OF
the argument | have Just addressed
10 you? II Is not, II is. in fact, ne
inevitable logic OF what I have said.
Austria. Hungary Is for the
time beinp not hor own mistress,
but simply the Vassal OF tho Ger.
man Government. We must face
the facts ss they are and act upon
them without sentiment in this
stern business, The Government
Of Austria. Hungary is not acting
upon its own initiative or IN re
sponse 10 tho wishes and feelings
OF it's own peoples but ss tho in.
strumsnt OF another nation,
I'VE must meet its force with our
own and regard the Central Powers
as but one The war can be succeas-
fully conducted in no other wny. The
same logic would lead also 10 u
declaration OF war against Turkey and
bulgaria, They also are the tools Ot
Germany. But they are mere tools
and do not yet stand In the direct
path of our necessary action, We
shall go wherever the necessities Ci
this war carry us, but II seems 10 me
that we should go only where inn
mediate and practical considerations
lead us and not heed any others,
THE financial and military meas.
ures which must be adopted will sug-
gest themselves as the war and its
Undertakings develop, but will take
the liberty OF proposing to you Ger
tain other acts OF legislation which
seem to me 10 he needed for the sup
port OF the war and for the release o4
our whole force and energy
"lt will be necessary to extend
In certain particulars the lsgisla.
ton Of tho last session with re.
GARD TO alien enemies, and also
necessary, | believe, 20 create a
very definite and particular con-
troll over tho entrance and de-
parture OF all persons into and
from the United States,
Legislation should be enacted
defining as a criminal oWense
every w,ful violation OF the
Presidential proolsmations re-
latina 10 enemy aliens pronul-
gstsd under Section 4.067 OF the
Revised Statutes Rnd providing
appropriate punIshments. Ard
women a. we'll as mon should be
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INDICTED IN benefit" CASE,
solicitors for 0Dth Eutertainme n,
Charged with Forgery.

Two more indictments were filed by
the Grand Jury to-day as result Of
District Attorney Swann's lnvestiga.
ton Of the operation OF so.called war
BENEFITS Michael J. Delahunty and
Lester Winkeman, who solicited con-
tributions to an alleged benefit for do.
pcn1cnts Of the members OF the old
seth Regiment, we're indicted on
charges OF forgery and grand larceny.
They secured n contribution of a 81 600
check from Walter j Donovan OF No.
80 Broadway: II Is alleged that they
forged the signature OF Col. Louis u.
Comfy TO the check and kept tho money,
Both men are In the Tombs
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from the very beginning Of this stu.
penduu5 war, and I cannot help
t1inking that II they had been made
plain At the very outset tho sympathy
and enthusiasm of the Russian people
might have been once for all enlisted
on tho sidc of the Allies. suspicion
and distrust swept away ana real
and lasting union of purpus" effected
Had they believed these things at the
very moment OF their revolution and
had they been confirmed IN that be.
lief since. tho sad rcversos which
hay" recently marked the progress oi
their affairs toward an ordered and
stable government Of free men Nigh,
laIs hggn uNtIIyH
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LEGISLATION THAT OUGHT TO
BE COMPLETED.

The legislation proposed At tho
last session with regard to regulated
conf Iatiuns among our exporters.
In order 10 provide for our foreign
trade more effective organization
and method OF cooperation, ought by
all means to be completed at this
session.
And ! beg that the members OF the
House OF Representative will permit
me- 10 express the opinion that N will
bc Impossible 10 deal in any way but
"A very westeful and extravagant
fashion with the enormous appropria-
tons uf the public moneys which
must continue TO he made, II the war
Is 10 be properly sustained. unless the
House will consent TO return TO its
former practice Of initiating and pre-
pairing all appropria alton bills through
a single committee, in order that re-
sp0usibility may he centred. expendi
lures standardized and made uniform
and waste and duplication as much
a. possible avoided
Additional legislation may also be-
come necessary before the present
Congress adjourns In order TO effect
the most eff1cient coordination and
operation of the railway and other
transportation systems OF the coun-
try. But to that | shall, II circum-
stances should demand, call the at
tention OF Congress upon another oc-
casiOn
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RUSSIAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
POISONED BY FAlSEHOODS,

Tho Russian people have been
poisoned by the very Same falsehools
that have kept the German people I'm
the dark and the poison has been ad.
ministercd by the very same hands.
Tho only possible antidotc II tn
truth. II cannot be uttered too
plainly or too often.
From every point OF view. there.
fore, II has seemed to be my duty Co
speak these declarations Of purpose,
TO add these specific INTERPRETATIONS
which I took tho liberty OF saying to
the senate In January. our ,n.ranca
into the war has not altered our atti-
tude toward the settlement that must
como when N Is over When I said IN
January that the nations Of the world
were entitled not only to FREQ oath.
ways upon the sea, hut also TO as
sur"d and uumolestcd accCgs 20 those
pathways ! was thinking. and am
thinking now, not OF the smaller and
weaker nations alone. which nceu our
countenance and support. but also Of
the great and powerful nations and
of our present enemies as well as our
present associates In the war
Il was thinking, aud am thinking
now, Of Austria herself, among the
rest as well ~ OF Serbia and Poland.
Justice and opuality Of rights can be
had only at a great price. We are
seeking permanent, not temporary,
foundations for tho peace OF tho
world, and must seek them candldly
and fearlessly. As always the right
will prove to be the expcdicnt.
What shall we DO then. to push
this great war ~ freedom and justice
to Its righteous conclusion? We must
clear away with thorough hand all
in1nA1 inlnntG Ia IA uyn al
make every adjustment Of law that
will facilitate the full and free use Of
our whole capacity and force "a y
n1htinR unit
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MESSAGE AFFECTS STOCKS.
steel Up NJ rirH, hut Prie- Tisirg
Hint Causes slump,

4 see-saw Of speculation hit the stock
market this afternoon az President
Wilson's message came over tho news
tichcrs,
First hoomed by q bull m"poneni
that followed announcement ~ the ap-
parent determination of the Admnlgtr1.
tion 10 push with the utmost zeal the
war against Germany and the recon.
mendatlon 70 declare a state Of hostility
with Austria, rails aud in1ustral8 moved
forward.
The latter part Of the message gave A
hint. as traders saw n, that further
price hNing IL certain and the bears took
control OF operations The result was
that United States Steel hit sSg, reoed
ing from alis
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swsdss DsSIss she WI Ne Pssss
fsfsrmedtaff

ETO EUyt,W Dsr 4 TIE aWsfiai
Fafsisr ON 1I.boffss no Assseiassd
Prsss M dsry ne report bubtshsd a.
Psrs end Ssrshsfs ~ fbs eject thaf
ne Ercdiah LEGATION IN retfosfsd ~
fsred or is about ~ ofsf iit services o.
irtsrmsirtry between The fioishsviki
gDyornfnsut and Germany
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LOST, FOUND AND REWARDS.

LOST Platinum And dauoud p,rd,..
chaiu sunday n"E horhlod Of AtisntIe roH
tol and IompklnI sy Bnooklyp Liberal f.wsrd
82s lelitrson ay.. Broohln. Mn stnk.p
automobile tire. snS
whil. s'andns In front y ,21s RlTsride priSs
turn as t."n 70 81 icy o.. oip. No eu.s
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AuTocRAcY MUST 81 SHOWN
FUTIllTY or ITS CLAIMS.

Let II be said again that ad-
tocracy must hrs, be shown the utter
futillty Of its claims 10 power or lead
erghlp In the modern world. n IL
impossible TO apply any standard %
Justice 30 long ~ such forces nrc
unchecked and undeteated as tho
present masters OF Germany COM
can right be set mp as brbtor and
pcacemhker among the nations. But
when that has been done-as, God
willing, ~ assuredly viii bc--we shnll
at las, be free TO do any unprcce-
! dented thing. and this Is the time 10
avow our purpose to do II, We shall
be- Troc TO base peace on generosity
and justice, 10 the exclusion OF all
selfish claims 20 advantage even on
the part Of the victors.
LET there be no misundsr.
standing. Our present and i'm
mediate task ~ to win the war,
and nothing shall turn US aside
iron, u until II 10 accomplished,
Every power and resource we
possess. whether OF mon. OF
monry or OF materials, 10 beiru
devoted and will continue TO be
devoted TO that purpose until II
10 achieved. Those who desire to
bring peace about before that
purpose 10 achieved | counsel to
carry their advice elsewhere. We
will not entsrtsin II.
I'VE shall regard the war only
80 won whom the German people
cay 10 us through properly 40.
credited representatives thst they
are ready 10 spres to . settle.
msnt based upon justice and the
rspsratior of the wrongs their
rulers have done. They have
done q wrong 10 Belgium, which
must be repaired. They have ss.
tabllshed power over other
lands and peoples than their own
over the great Empire Of Aus-
triA HUNGRY, over hitherto free
Balkan states, over Turkey and
within Asia--whIeh must he rs.
Iinquishsd.
"Germsny's success by skill by IN
dustry, by knowledge, hy enterprise
we did not Erudge or oppose. but ad
mired rather She has built up 10
herself a real empire Of trade and In
fluence, secured by the peace OF IN,
world We were content 10 abide bl
the rivalries Of manufacture, scienc,
and commerce that were involved 10
us In her success and stand or fall a
we had or did not have the brains an,
the initiative 10 surpass her, But a
the moment when She had conspicu
ously won her triumphs of peace, sh
threw them on, ready to establish fl
their stead what the world viii n,
longer permit TO he established mill
tary and political domination by arm
by which 10 oust where she could no
excel the rivals she most feared an,
hated.
The peace wo make must rom.
sdy that wrong. II must deliver
tho once isir lands and hsppy
peoples o' esaiur and Northern
France from the Prussrsr con.
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ENTIRE ATTENTION MUST BE
CONCENTRATED ON WAR.

~F have overlooked anything
that ouaht TO be done for the
more effective conduct OF tho war
your own oounseIs will supply the
omission. What I an, perfectly
clear about 10 that IN the present
session OF the Congress our whols
attention and energy should be
concentrated on tho vigorous ans
rapid and successful prosecution =
Of the great task OF winning
the war.
we can do this with all the great
zeal and enthusiasm because we
know that for MS this is a war of
high principle, dcbascd by no selfish
ambition OF conquest or spoilstion:
because We know, and all the world
knows, that we have been forced
into II TO save the very institutions
We live under from corruption and
destruction.
The purposes OF the Central
Powers strike straight at tho very
heart OF everything we believe int
their methods Of warfare" out
rage every principle OF humanity
and OF knightly honori their IN
triaue has corrupted the very
thought and spirit OF many OF our
people; their sinister and secret
diplomacy has sought to take our
very territory away from us and
disrupt the union OF tho States.
"our safety would be at an
end, our honor forever sullied
and brought into contempt were
we TO permit their triumph. They
are striking at the very existence
OF democracy and liberty
1T is because II is for us "A war or
high, diSint,rested purpose ir which
all the free peoples % tho world are
hand. d together for tho vindication OF
right war for the preservation of
qur uaton pnl Of slt that n has held
dear " principle and Of purpose tat
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RUSSO-CtRNAN
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Historic Scene al Joint Session
AS President Delivers Speech
Entire Congress Rises and Cheers When
Wilson Calls for Declaration of War
Against Austria Hungary.

When the President called for Austria the whole House
10 its ieet and responded with repeated cheers
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ocon,inuod from first Page ,

more s-,,oulsts, more persuasive.
and ihsy come from the hesrts
Of men everywhere. They insist
that the wsr shall not end IN Win.
dies,ivs setisn Of any ki,d. that
no nation or people shall be
robbed o. punished because the
irresponsible rulers of a single
county have themselves done
deco ard aboninabls wrong.
"lt 10 this thought that has
been expressed IN the formula, No
anroxations, no contributions. no
punitive irdsmnitiss!' Just be.
cause this crude Formvls eS.
pressss tho instructive Judgment
as to right OF plain men every.
whore II has boon made diliaont
use ef by the master. OF German
intrigue 10 lead tho people of
Russia astrsy-snd tho people of
avery other country their agents
could reach, in order that . pre-
mature peace might be brought
about before sutoersey has boon
taught its final and oonvinSina
lesson and the people OF the world
put in control OF their own des.
tinies.
but the fact that A wrong use ha
'een made OF Just idea is no reasol
Why a right use should not be mad
v H. II ought to be brought undo
In nalrnnnA 40 OF IL rnal frlenha
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ENEMY R"puIsed Everywhere" II
Italian Report.

ROME, Dec, A-"Enemy attacks wer,
everywhere repulsed," to.dsy'a oficial
'1tcment doclupd
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quest and the Prvssisn msnaes.
but u must also dslivsr the pso.
pies o' Austria Hungary. tho pso.
pies of the Balkans and the pso.
pIes Of Turkey, alike In Europe
and In Asis. from the impudent
and alien domination of the Prus.
sian military and commercial
sutoeraey.
NO WISH TO REARNANoE
AusTRO. HUNGARIAN EMPIRE.
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Three Americans in Var Council
I'm Their ArriUdi in BrifisH CdDHni

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one has vegetables and apples
put away from old Jack Frost.
Miss Clara Williams, who was
confined to her bed for the past
month, is able to sit up most of
the time and, we hope, will soon
be well.
Mrs, Sarah Perry and grand
son, Robert Carter, who spent
several weeks with Mrs. MaryA
Williams, her daughter, returned
home Monday.
Otto Moore and Clarence Will.
ans spent Sasurday night at Ed
Fagan's and dined Sunday at @.
II. Millsap's.
Mrs. Mary Allen, Willie Aliens,
and Jesse Boye,''s spent Sunday
at o. r. Millsap's.
Essie Thorp is on the sick list.
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