The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-19

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itarGa2 iiaat Gtnts ta9gs ktaaa i1.1sl
army. Sayy aaa rnsFane esSeps noSaaEa'
tyarls senf tp tha senate ~~f~ eas<-
| hrtaed. anSGg them the advsaeeaasnt
~ Major General Perxhin,E. c0samgil.
fer In chief Of ths armies te fraaS4.
ana: Major siten@raI BASS, ehlsf Of stsf.
To the Fank of full ssn~rsi. bald oaIy
four times pseytoaiay In Aasriexa his.
tory. The onig important sppaia1msslt
held W Was that ot COD. Cxra Reich
mann, IN bs brtxaaisr grnsrxL- Ae.
rion was blocked until the December
aessIea tecasss II was charged he Ut
tered py04I@eaaa sentiments.
Az unprecedented ssatzrs ii the
ssssien ~as the reception VI the sps-
cisi missions seat 10 th@ United States
og the allied governments. and the
special representatives VI Great Brit.
ain. France. Belgium. Italy. Ra~sta and
Japan addressed both houses. iayi,
tations Ut the British and Preach GOV.
srnnneats sa have the United states
senG q congressional mission seross
the Atiantlc 10 see war conditions and
cooperate with the lnterparliaEnwntary
congress were rejected
important Msasurss Passed.
Following In list OF the tnos, iaa.
portant measures passsd b. congress
Resolution declaring q state VI war
exists between the Imperial German
government and the gov-rumea, aad
the people of the ualsed States sad
maksng provision to pruseeuts the
same.
Oe April ? the resolution for war
against Germany vas insrotscsd In
the hoas~ and on April y. os four days
after the assembling Of congress, the
president attached his signature tn the
measure. No delay was Involved tn
the passage OF this resolution. perhaps
the nucst important ever offered either
In tails or any other congress
General deficiency appropriate act.
approprtatinx sitls,sl ssa.3a. us whIeh
100000 tsU aas FOR the national ~
curtiy and defense and for each aud
.a4es} ,sr esrl0ss4,., sspllnsS.tsd. ~lIh. the
WAR. s>~' E:ffli 80 8 - = 49, ,rIIas
Aet authorizing an issue " bouds 70
me"t expenditures for the national as-
eurity and defense and i0r the pur.
post OF assisting 10 the prosecution II
the war aud 10 extend credit to fef.
sIgh governments and for ether pur.
poses, This act appropriated S3.o97.,
n1 Dta.t8 for establishing credits 10
the United States for foreign govern.
men,s by purchase 1T bonds OF our Vi
lea and expenses tneidant 10 prepara-
ton aud issue Of bonds and esrt!a.
Gates authorizes the Issue Ut bonds
AnVeHRfW1 We $sT1NStf9NhyFTEs VI WnAsh
A. 1p, 90 900 IL for meeting tho loans
authorized TO foreign governments,
~. 900 a0.oo0 10 meet domestic Ell.
pendisures. and ss,s .s45, ~ to redeem
tho three per ceu. loan and also ~
thorixss t1,Ooo. 0ssl 900 Of one year eev.
tIhcates OF an Indebtedness tempo
rariiy to provide revenue
Huge military Expansion.
Act authorizing one additional mid
shipmau foe each senator, representa-.
tive aud delegate In congress.
Act approprisiins Ssao.d ~ ~
for the sapport OF the array for the
tscsl year 1918
Act authorizing the pr~s,a-at to 10.
crease temporarily the military ~stab-
lishlneat VI the unitrd Statss This
act authorized . seiective dfaft ~
iQosss' 'ssc~nssr saA. esartsias .4ilsey. I'm,
portrait legislative features pertain.
Inx to tho army
Resolution au'hortsins the president
10 take osrr for the United states any
vessel ewned IN whole or IL par, by
any corporation. ci'iseu " subject ot
any nation With which the rnlted
states may be at war
Act 60 Increase Temporarily the com
misstonaf suf warrant arA rrttssrt
strength Of the navy ard Marine corps
from ri 90 10 lHaN men, To the
nrs in.taace, and from II, +O TO 10
us,. In the ses'ona
Acs apprnpr,atins Sia+<Ssiis for
the support ~ the military academy
rar the n~ni year tpls and fer other
purri'ses
Largest ssnoie orset !, Alstcy.
Act tu ansnd an ace erttued An
Aet 20 Regulate ccmmsrrr. rs amend
ed. In respect ~ csr servtcs| aHd fnr
ether purpose.
Act amending me war vsss insar-
snca act and arrrnpr's'trx S<siaao
Nv insure vessels and their csrgces and
expenses connected herewith
Act srpropr,stias G<.Ns aaST7 for
the sandry civil expenses u ths gov
efsm.at FOR the n.eai year 1914
Act sathertxinx the issue to states
and territories snd the district az 90
lumeta Of rsacs and other property so'
sae ~au,pwen, OK organization Of hems
guards
Act aprrorEtatnx N4i.S<,s<iM
Zoe the military and aavAi establish
mea,s na Account II the var eSpensss
Cp - sim~ this wAs tbs largest ar