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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Bio Golf Tournament
Starts in West Today

Western Golf Association announced
several weeks ago that golf meets
would continue, on account OF the war,
as the game kept men pleasantly and
perpetually prepared" but that all en-
try fees and the cost Of the usual
prizes would be given TO the Red
Cross, while bronze war medals would
be awarded to the winners Of the vari'
Gus events.
Since the Western Association is
sued its rule abolishing stymies and
making it mandatory that the ball
nearer the hole on the green in medal
play be played first, the Missouri and
Trans Mississippi championships have
been played under those conditions,
but the real test of the plan will come,
officers say, during the national event
to be held this week.
President Thompson recently said
that the rule would be changed &c
meet the demands OF the players al
ter this test, in case there should be
any dissatisfaction.
Title Holder Absent
Heinrich Schmidt, of California, title
holder, will not DEFEND the champion
shin. as re has enlisted for war SER
vice. Charles Evans, jr., who held the
title four times, will not play. but ID.
Z. Sawyer, champion in 1908, and Al
bert Seckel champion in 1911, are list
ed 10 start.
The South is well represented.
among the players from that region
being the youthful Southern cham
pion. Bobby Jones, OF Atlanta; Perry
Adair. another Atlanta boy. and Keu-
ben G. Bush, the crack player Of New
Orleans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

Newark won two easy victories from
Richmond yesterday, the scores being
to and 10 to 3. All the runs made
by the Bears in the first game came on
errors.
In the second encounter, after the
visitors had scored four runs in their
half of the second inning, Newark tai
lied five times. Seven extra base hits
were made by the two teams in this
session.
Haas cleaned up with triple, while
Distell hit for a homer, with one
man on.
The scores:
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Giants Leading
Race for FLAG
ByBig Margin
McGraw Men Increase Ad-
vantage by 90 Points
During Week

Playing almost unbeatable baseball
while Philadelphia and Chicago were
doing poorly, the New York team in
creased its lead in the National League
the last week by so points. and to-day
the Giants are virtually 100 points
ahead OF the Phillies. McGraw's mel
won six out of seven games, losing on
Thursday TO Brooklyn by a to 3 score.
The Giants hit the ball hard and OPP
portunely throughout the games against
Boston, Brooklyn and st. Louis. The
pitching staff also is working well. st.
Louis, which had not lost a game the
last week until it came to New York
Friday, dropped three games in 4 :'ow
to New York.
Philadelphia played poorly and won
only one out of seven games, the morn
ing game on July 4. when it defeated
Boston, 3 to g. The batting OF the
Philles was poor and the pitching was
weak.
Cubs Slipping Fast
The Chicago team apparently has
weakened, and Mitchells men lost SIX
out Of seven games. The Cubs fell into
fourth place on Monday, and are now
tied with Cincinnati. Cincinnati and
st. Louis played we'll in the West early
in the week, and the Reds led both
leagues in batting, averaging better
than ten hits 20 the game for the week
In the American League Chicago
found the going hard the last of the
week, and Boston regained the lead on
Friday. Saturday both teams lost an
the first games of the intersectional
series. To-day Chicago regained the
lead by defeating Philadelphia while
Boston was losing TO Cleveland
When Chicago could not do better
than break even in eight games, Bos-
ton won five, lost two and tied one
The Red Sox made their best gain al
the expense of Philadelphia, the two
teams playing six games in three days
of which Boston won all but one. Chi
cago broke even in two games with
Cleveland, won three out Of five from
Detroit and lost to Philadelphia OF
Saturday, 1 TO 2.
Indians Improving
Cleveland went back into the first
division again during the week by
winning six out of nine, while Detroit
was breaking even in eight games
New York is playing badly and has won
only one Of its last eleven games. The
Yankees are hitting well enough but
not at the right time, apparently.
Ty Cobb's effort TO equal or better
his major league record of hitting
safely in forty consecutive games fel
short when the Detroit slugger failed
to hit the delivery of Faber and Scott
of Chicago, on Friday.
Cobb had nit safely in thirty-hye
consecutive games when he was stopped
by the White Sox twirlers. On the
five days of the week up to Friday
Cobb made Twelve hits out of twenty.
seven times at bat for an average of
.444, and was the first major Lacquer to
make 100 hits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Welsh Pugilist
Killed in France

London. July S.-Dal Roberts, the
famous Welsh welterweight boxer, has
been killed in action by a shell in
France. One of his best performances
was to beat Willie Farrell at the Ma
tional Sporting Club in April, 1913, al
though Farrell turned the tables twelve
months later in a twenty-round bout.
Others Roberts defeated were Billy
Williams, Tom Tees, Young Nipper and
Sid Stage, but at Liverpool he was
beaten in six rounds by Johnny Bias
ham, the champion. Roberts assisted
Freddie Welsh as sparring partner
when the latter was training for his
contest with Willie Richie at the
Olympia three years ago, which gave
Welsh the lightweight championship of
the world.
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Cobb Pounds Ball,
But Senators Win

Detroit. July s-Washington pound
ed four Detroitrpitchers for seventeen
hits to-day and won, 20 TO 4. Detroit
was unable to do much against Walter
johnson until the eighth, when, with
safe lead, he eased up and the home
team scored four of its runs. Four
double plays were made in the game,
three of them by Washington.
Ty Cobb, whose string of games IN
which he hit safely was stopped at
thirty-fve Friday, got three hits in
four times at bat.
The score:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Steinkampf and Henderson
Beaten on Courts at
University Heights

Ralph Baggs and E. ]. Clapp easily
defeated Harry Steinkampf and Embree
Henderson in the final round match OF
the doubles lawn tennis tournament on
the University Heights Club courts yes
terday. The scores were 1O-s. 6-3,
e-3.
The task Of playing two hard matches
in one afternoon apparently proved too
much for Steinkampf and Henderson
Prior to the final contest the pair faced
Or. william Rosenbaum and A. j. Os-
terndorf. whom they eliminated in a
semi-fnal round match by score OF
Sc 81, Ga.
At the outset OF the final match,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Giants Pound Ball,
Defeating Silk Sox

Paterson, n. j., July 8,--Ihe New
Work Giants defeated the silk Sox OF
this city in their game at Doherty's
oval here yesterday afternoon, by
score of 4 to l. The locals outhit the
major leaguers ten to nine, but tne
visitors batting was harder and more
finely. Kilduf and Hoelke each
hammered out three-bagger IN one
inning. I'LL, .ho
All of the Giants regulars with inc
exception of Herzog, Fletcher ahe
Zimmerman played in the game e.
one-hand catch by Eay ,lor inc nos %UH
sibio home run in the ninth. The
gamo was witnessed by about 9'ooo
fans.
Thu
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Fight Log

TONIGHT
Yorkville s. C.-Matty Herbert and
Young O'keefe.
Military A. C.-Benny Nolgar and
Jack Seyles.
TUESDAY
Broadway s. C-Jach Dillon and
Jack Clifford.
Pioneer s. C.-Frankie Burns and
Dutch Brandt.
Harlem s. c. (Hammers)-Paddy
Burns and Young Fulton.
THURSDAY
Arverne S. C.-Benny Leonard and
frankie Burns (of California;.
FRIDAY
Browns Far Rockaway A. A
Frankie Burns Jersey City, and
Frankie Brown.
SATURDAY
Broadway s. C.-Soldier Bartfield
and Italian Joe Cans.
Fairmont A. C.-Tommy Tuohey and
Barney Adair.
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1lants and Cardinals
10 Play for Red Cross

.aesr BY two regimental bands
.,,s feature Of the baseball game
= rea We New York Giants and the
q 80. cardinals that will be played
:. Feio Grounds this afternoon for
S..sai Of the Red Cross and other
a. assie will be rendered By the
,.,,, " NE I'D Regiment Of Engl-
I. 49,. 80 N. 18th Coast Artillery. In
tp',, rrogp il Percy Granger, the
~. NL' VIII give a solo on the
M, gam y. Hampstead, president
u, - .'~ York club, has promised 20
= ... auxiliary Of Fort Hamilton
n y. proceeds % the tickets sold
~ ..ns. The concert will begin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Ties Marquard's Record

Dallas. Tex. July s.-Pitcher James
P. Conelly. of the Dallas club il the
Texas League, tied the major league
record held jointly hy Rube Vanguard
and Tim keefe when he won his nine,
teenth consecutive game to-day. Con-
ley's seventeenth consecutive victory
was a no-nit game, in which only TWEEN
ty-seven batsmen faced him. Conley
pitched for the Federal League in 1914.
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But the Game Is Clean

w HE the administrative methods of some of the organized base
w magnates may nauseang the game itself
remarkably healthy condition The interest big league base
strong despite the present What
inevitable result the participation Of the United States
in the wath casualty lists that before ongay have
baseball and baseball crowds remains to be
The troubles of have affected the
This looks like wonderful
a baseball machinery together The Giants
baseball Their machine
thoroughly should make of
Unless half of the team injured
will the the Worlds Series That
would battle instead of wakover
for the American League this fall.
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he score:
HUADEIpHIA

T0tas- e NO 2 10 I0taIs- - 2 q i
-Batted FOR Schauer In the ninth inning.
T T1.5,5. ........ . , . @ . -
Schsng stolen tsses-Witt McIunis. l.. Collins,
J. Collins. Sacrifice hits-Groyer 90. Mclunis.
BOdie J. Collins. Left on bascs-Chicago. g.;
Philadelphia. T. Base on errors-ph.ladelphia. !;
chicago /. Bases on balis-Of Schsuer. g.
Earned runs-Of Ccotte. Q. on Schauer.
Struck out-By Cicot,e. 4: by schsuer. ]. wild
pitches-Schauer, .. Umplrts-owens and Evans.
Tme-2.0O
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Totals IS 10 II q Il q Totals. 80 2 = 20 =
sRsffsd for Nenosky IN The ninth Inniug
4Bstfed 10, Roland ia the third inning.
MATTED for Cunningham IN the nm inning
MATED .or Mitchell IN tie ninth ihung -
washington "..." q . . o o 5GIi5s
Tso-base hlis-Ainsmith. r Jones. G. Milan.
Crawford. FOSTER stolen bsses-Bu.h. MenosY
es1 Heiir,sn sarritce iyfs-Vitt. Shsnks, Leon
"a Nisr0skr Double p.aya- Burns tuuassistedl .
Ainsmlth and Foster. Foster and Judge, Leonard
ro.,sr and Judge Left on hases-Washington. u .
ne,,cit s TYr,t base on Washington, /:
Ds,ro.t BSes on bsns-On johnson. 3: 81
Roland 8: on Cunningham !; ~ Mitchell. l.
Ifits s,d earned runs-OT Boland hits and 3
, nus In innings: OF Cunningham. hits and 2
rms In 2 iuuings OF Coveleskie HTS and 2
I'm / inning: on johnson. hits and runs n y
innings iii by pltcher-By Cunningham. NE
,,.e,.i-r''. ~ Mitchell ] fJOhuson). Struck out
Nv iobnson. 3: hy Cunnin cham. !; by CoVslesaie'
i I,mpres-YIildebYsnd and O'lnughlin. Tine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Indians Once More
Defeat the Red Sox

Cleveland, July Cleveland defeat
ed Boston to-day, l to 0, making 1t Two
straight 8,
Bagby allowed only four hits and
issued no passes, only thirty batters
facing him. Three of the hits off him
were for extra bases, with only one
cut. but he steaded in each instance
and prevented a score.
The Indians scored their only run on
Wambsganss's double. Chapman's sacrl-
fee and Roth's single. 1t was Bagby's
sixth shut-out of the season.
ho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
White Sox Dash
Into First Place
In League Race

Chicago, July s.-The White Sox
went into first place to-day through
their defeat of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. The score was to A.
The visitors hit Cicotte at will, but
erratic fielding behind Schauer, who
pitched fine ball, with the exception
of three innings, lost the game for
them.
The score:
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Yankees Down Ladder White Sox Reach Top Rung
Record of Week
In Big Leagues

The weeks record in each league
of games played, won and lost. with
runs, hits, errors, men left on bases
and runs scored by opponents, in
GLIDING the games of Saturday, July
7, Is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

'Ba,,ed for Mozalis in the eighth inning
H 3dgh@2nd .. '.''... 0 / 10
Tso-ba.e hits-Bsnkston. Koctler. Fuller. Rus
sell GetL Three base hits-Iidas Hhcl. Callahan
Home run-Ds'eL Stolen basc-fuiler. Sacrifice
hits-Hass Enunenn. Sacrifice fy-Caliahan.
Left on bsses-Nevark Z Richmond. ?, Bases on
Fnzmann. hits and runs in Q inninss. ~ Mo
raIis. hits and runs in innings on iabel. ?
l.t, and nun 30 ! inning struck out Mo.
gals. / by Enzmsnn. l. Umprcs-O'B-en and
NfufIen TIM 40
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Two base hlts-HohNlzeIT. SCOTT NpeNtI' NInU'-
canss Three base hit-lioblt1elL SacHhee hN
l.rd 2 Bsses on bails--Of Leonard. 3. Earned
rins-Or Leonard hts and nun; OF Btsby. =
hiis and no runs IN iunings. Struck Out-By
leonard 1: BY Baghy. J. Umpirts-Dineen ana
NcCormick Tine a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Yachts Seconds Apart
On Manhasset Bay

Port Washington, L. l., July p
Charles f. Hyde, in the Hydra, crossed
the finish line just five seconds ahead
Of the Affair, owned by f. Y. Willis
and Edward Stannard, IN an lnterciuD
race over the six-mlle triangular
course of the Port Washington facht
Club on Manhasset Bay this after
noon. ~
Affair. lodged a claim of foul against
the HYDE boat. He declared that the
Uvdra had cut him of toward the FIR
;sb MR.. HYDE contended that it was
plain to the spectators thst the hl'al'
gently bumped into his boaI. Inc re-. re-
ratta committee will decide on we
complaint at its next meeting TINS
week. Two other yachts started.
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Standing of Major League Clu0s
AMERICAN LEAGUE

GAMES TO-DAY
New York at st. LOUIS
Boston at Cleveland ~
Philadelphia at Chicago
Washington at Detroit
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
81 Louis, s; New York, z.
Chicago, s; philadelphia, =.
Cleveland. /; Boston, 0.
Washington. 10; Detroit, D.
sTANDING OF TEAMS
W. pct w. l.. Pet.
~ can detroit. SO sc 800
mss tits, 1927 .63OWasi'tn 30 40 .t2s
I nns'or Al ~ SIG st. Louis 30 IS .39o
ticVcl IL; ,e3i sItPbiIa rs As .357
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FIRST CANE
Totals. Totals. S7277

Totals 80 e @ 81 Io'sh 81 : q : 7
R Richmond .......... Q o ! Q %
stolen bsses-Geiz. Knahe. Sacrifice hiis-Mc-
GaGgau Eibel. Dis,ell. BRANDED. Ss,rince fly
Distell left on bases-Rlchmond. s; New.fs II.
First base on ertors-Richmgnd. !; Newark =
runs-Or Smallwood. hits and ! nun in Inn
inFs: On Lurght. hits and no runs In inn
iugs Hu by pitcher-By Err.ght tBiackUslD.
struck suut-By Enright. by Smsllvood. 4 I'm
pir,S-M Mullen and O'ilrien. Nme-l:30
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le score
GfANT

el, IT,. ,... % :, :. ! u
''f,,rs~-bsss hiu-kLd1r H1Ie. 80 bsI'-01
L.aas. or Mia1s'ga ,l1,. sltl't ' Bou5i s
L.tNf. r. T. ."Yc'ty f. Hobc. weiss 10 Grant
pa. -, Umpire, -Isughssrden and bh''u'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Newark Bears
Twice Humble
Richmond Nine
Seven Extra Base Hits for
Nine Runs Made in
One Inning
international League

GAMES TO-DAY
Richmond at Newark.
Baltimore at Providence.
Toronto at Buffalo.
Montreal at Rochester.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Newark, 3; Richmond, l.
Newark, 10; Richmond, 5.
Providence, S; Baltimore, 7.
STANDING OF TEAMS
WL.Pct. W.L.Pct.
Newark. 46 q $50 Roch'ter SO 80 .4S0
B'ltim'e. a rs ell Buffalo. 81 46 .403
Toronto AZ 81 sos Richm'd 20 40 1872
Provid.. AZ 80 SOS M'ntreal % i6 .352
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

GAMES TO-DAY
81. Louis al New YORK
Chicago at BROOKLYN
Cincinnati at Boston. ,.
pittsburgh at philadelphia
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
STANDING or TEAMS
~ /, pct, w. l.. Pet.
x.yo,Lli ~ .657 Cin'nati. Al 80 81
phiI. 3s 30 $50 B'klyn.. ~ 80 '+o9
Chirsgo.- 40 20 .5lS.Plttsb'gh % ~ '7|'
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Eastern League
Auueduct Entries

Bridgeport. /: New London. o.
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Southern Association

Nashyiiio r.. Mobile. o.
Atlanta T. Memphis =
Atlanta. ? Memphis. |. ..
New Orleans. 3. ChauGoosS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

Apprentice allowance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

'rle same. Mondsy. July I.
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american Association
! Whence, 8; Baltimore, 7

~ 49, shh ~. Louis, sfzo p ~
A1m- tte,--A1FL
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SECOND GAME
lated for Mosalis in the eighth inning.

Totals. ...3l5724llO Totals. 80 oil II 100
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New York State League

"hKS DATE - scranton s: Binshsmton j
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-06
SIGNED BY
WILSON THIS FTERNOON
America Now Lined Up With the Entente Allies to Crush
German Imperialism and to Stop the Kaiser in His
Waging Of Ruthless and Babarous Warfare
and Mmdermg Of American Citizens

Washington,
that President
the house and declaring between tho Uaited States
Germany
sssuton signed BY
1918
These the forali heeary United
ally Of England, France and Ra the world dmocaces
against auocracy.
by u Of 873 30
president
Csndies gnailed TIE
formally
the siht& sea and the fosts Of the United
slaltaneonsy evcy
river opened de and their could
Of the nations cnpitai. &
messages
~ the notifying
crnmenfs action.
department naer rsssssents
counys
lister win communicate the word formally Benc cable and thence
berlin.
United representatives every capitol
Within the 2 hours
signed resoluton while library
White
sion frum capitol.
to
there the filed
difference
beginning President
which determine whether imperialism
rulct the
issued declaring
imperial
country
founding uphold
Of the undivided support
prosecuting
attaining q and
aliens
which he outlined in the proclamation. i,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-06
ENGLAND WANTS
Argentine WHEAT

Buenos Aires. April 6.---England
has put powerful pressure on Argen'
tine TO force raising OF the wheat EN-
barge. II was learned on high au-
thority today that the British govern
ment has threatened an embargo on
coal as a reprisai against the, grain
ban announced by Argentine.
The greatest alarm was manifest
among Argentine ofiicials today. They
were hurriedly making another In.
ventory OF the republics food sup
plies. II was known. however. tha,
without British coal all railroads. all
shipping and all industries In the ma.
tion would be paralyzed.
Argentine could only survive with
the greatest privation.
The situation 90 far has been con-
cealed from the Argentine public. Of.
iicials not desiring to reveal the gov.
ernment under coercislon.
Ofhciaily Il was known also the
government Is deeply concerned over
the influences behind the dissatisfac-
tion OF Governor Ugsrte Of Buenos
Aires province to President Irigoyen's
authority. II was predicted that Ug.
arte's removal from the sovernorshir
would be the governments next step
provided Y was ascertained such re,
moval could be accomplished withou,
bloodshed. There has been n lone
fcud between the state and the gov
ernment and ugaIte and Irigoyen.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-06
GERMANS ATTEMPT TO
relieve WEST front

London. April 6.--Strlving des-
perately to relieve the tremendous
plncer-like grip around st. Quentin
exerted by British and French forces.
picked German troops were hurled
against the French line northwest OF
Rheims last night and today In one
OF the most powerful diversions at
tempted In months. The attack was
delivered In force. Its object was
plainly to force hurrying Of reserves
from other portions OF the line at
tackled and lit the pressure from
around 81, Quentin.
Front dispatches today declared
the fighting in the Rheims sector
was proceeding with upabated vio-
lence. The French were forced to
relinQulsh some trenches here. but
for the most part succeeded In re-
capturing those points which fell In
the first Jury OF the German attack,
The Germans assault was attempt
ed over n front Of more than q mile,
Meanwhile dispatches indicated sys-
tematlp progress In the encircllng
movement around st. Quentin by
both the French and British. NJ
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-06
MEXICAN ARMY IN
MENAC|NC MOVE
Catranxista Troops Make sudden
Movement Toward the Border and
Trable Is Expected

III Paso. April 6.--sudden move
ment OF Mexican government troops
toward the United States border to-
day. In the states OF Chihuahua.
Nuevo Leon and Coahuila. is be-
lievcd by federal authorities here to
portend hostile action against bor-
der settlements, despite the explana-
tion offered by carranxistas ofhcials
that the troop movements are a part
Of the campaign against the bandit
forces under villa.
Government agents here are watch
Ing closely for evidences Of u border
raid and action probably will' be
taken at the f,rst hostile Indication,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-06
ISSUED BY THE
PRESIDENT TO PEOPLE OF AMERICA

Washington, April 6.--President
Wilson this afternoon issued a proc
lamation to the people Of the coun-
try. declaring q state OF war exists
between the United States and Ger
many.
AT the same time he especially d.
rected all officers OF the United States
government. civil or military. to ex-
ercise vigilance In the discharge Of
their duties incident to such a state
OF war. The same time he appealed
to all American citizens TO uphold the
laws OF the land and give undivided
and willing support to those mea-
sures which may be adopted by the
constitutional authorities In prose
cutting the war to successful Issue
and in obtalnigg a secure and just
peace"
The president's proclamation
reads;
Whereas, the congress of the
United States, In the exercise OF the
constitutional authority vested IN
them. have resolved, by Joint resolu-
tion OF the senate and house OF rep-
resentatlves, bearing date this day,
that the state Of war between the
United States and the Imperial Ger
man government witch has tecn