The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-10-19


| tration has received everything it askct
| of congress for the conduct of the
| war.
Congress was In session 1SS days
! During that time more than 10,OOC
army, navy and marine corps nomina.
tiOns sent 10 the senate were con-
| tirmed, among them the advancement
Of Major General Pershing, comman-
| der in chief Of the armies In France,
| and Major General Bliss, chief of staff.
to the rank of full general, held only
! four times previously in American his
tory. The only important appointmeut
| held up was that of Col. Carl Reich
mann to be brigadler general. Ac-
! ton was blocked until the December
session because it was charged he vi
| tered pro-German sentiments.
An unprecedented feature of the
| session was the reception of the spc-
| clal missions sent to the United States
| by the allied governments, and the
| special representatives Of Great Brit
ain. France, Belgium, Italy, Russia and
| Japan addressed both houses. Invi-
tations of the British and French gov
ernments TO have the United States
| send a congressional mission acro~~
! the Atlantic To see war conditions and
cooperate with the interparliamentary
! congress were rejected
important Measures Passed.
Following is list of the most i'm
! portant measures passed by congress
Resolution declaring a state of war
! exists between the imperial German
/ government and the government and
! the people of the United States and
making provision TO prosecute the
! same.
On April the resolution for war
| against Germany was introduced in
the house and on April q, or four days
after the assembling of congress, the
president attached his signature to the
measure. No delay was involved in
the passage Of this resolution, perhaps
the most important ever offered either
in this or any other congress.
General deficiency appropriation act
appropriating S163, ,S41, ,4O0.52 of which
| Slo0,000,000 was for the national Sc
curity and defense and for each and
every purpose connected with the
war.
Act authorizing an issue of bonds to
meet expenditures for the national Sc
curity and defense and for the pur-
post of assisting in the prosecution of
the war and to extend credit TO for
eign governments and for other pur-
poses. This act appropriated S3,O07,-
063.94546 for establishing credits in
the United States for foreign govern
ments by purchase of bonds of our al
lies and expenses incident to prepara-
tion and issue of bonds and certifi-
Gates; authorizes the issue of bonds
amounting to s5O63, ,945, 400. Of which
$1,000, 100000 is for meeting the loans
authorized to foreign governments,
$1,000, 100000 to meet domestic ex-
penditures, and S63, ,945, 400 to redeem
the three per cent loan and also au-
thorizes $4,000, 900, 900 of one year GER
tificates Of an indebtedness tempo
rarily to provide revenue.
Huge Military Expansion.
Act authorizing one additional mid
shipman for each senator, representa-
tive and delegate In congress.
Act appropriating s273,O46,3325O sc
for the support of the army for the
fiscal year 1918.
Act authorizing the president to in
crease temporarily the military estab'
lshment of the United States. This
} act authorized a selective draft of
LOG. 900 900 men and contains other i'm
portant legislative features pertain
} ing to the army.
Resolution authorizing the president
TO take over for the United States any
, vessel owned In whole or in part by
} any corporation, citizen or subject OF
any nation with which the United
States may be at war.
Act to increase temporarily the com
: missioned and warrant and enlisted
strength of the navy and Marine corp:
, from $1,000 to 10000 men, In al
first instance. and from 17.4O0 to 80,
; 900, in the second
Act appropriating s1,344 ,S96.1S foI
= the support OF the military academ!
for the fiscal year 1913 and for othe
purposes.
Largest Single Grant in History.
|, Act To amend an act entitled "Al
: Act 10 Regulate Commerce" as amend
ed. in respect of car service. and TO
q other purposes.
Act amending the war risk insur
ance act and appropriating 45,l5O,OO
= to insure vessels and their cargoes an
expenses connected herewith.
r Act appropriating s147,S63,92S.77 TO
the sundry civil expenses of the gov
- ernment for the fiscal year 1918.
Act authorizing the issue to state
. and territories and the District OF CO
lumbia OF rifles and other property 70
n the equipment Of organization of HON
guards.
20 Act appropriating sS,2sl,O94,54le
for the military and naval ESTABLISH
9 ments on account Of the war expense
~ Up to time this was the largest al
N preparation act known to this or an
other country Among other things
9 appropriated S405, 100000 for an eme