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HOUSE PASSES
APPROP PR|AT|ONS
FOUR BIG MEASURES
CARRY $4,000 900
Amendments Will Be Added
By Senate And Ironed Out
In Conference

WASHINGTON, April 4.--Four big
approrriatton bills which failed in the
senate at the last session were re-
passed in quick succession today by
the House thus clearing the way for
the war resolution, which Will be
brought up tomorrow al 10 o'clock.
The bills carried appropriations OF
more than $40 10000 They were
army, Sc40,Q00,000; sundry civil, Sl3S,'
241,000: general deficiency, Sb2.5S3.'
600, and military academy, Sl.349.UUU
No changes were made in the form
of any Of the measures as they passed
the House at the last session. Numer'
Gus emergency amendments Will be
added 10 them in the Senate and the
anal bills will be drafted in confer
cnce In the interest Of speed.
Many additional appropriation bills
will have 10 be passed during the ses-
sion, but the size or form Of any OF
them will not be known until congress
has declared state Of war existing
and the executive branch Of the gov
erumcnt has submitted It's plans for
nrosecuttng hostilitles. Tentative plans
now being discussed are TO pass a
special deficiency bill similar TO one
carrying S5Q.000.00 which was passed
prior To The Spanish-American War 10
be used in any emergency which may
arise in the various departments.
Before the vote on the sundry civil
bill. Chairman Fitzgerald Of the ap-
uropriations committee, addressed the
House on the need for rigid economy
and efficient service in the coming
icrsis.
Chairmen Of all House committees
only wait word from the President as
to what be would have them do before
taking action Within few days, 1t
is said. the naval. military. ways and
means and judiciary committees Will
begin considering war measures.
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BY CAPTAIN A. ANDERSEN
Commander Of Norwegian Steamer,
HailblorG


! COPENHAGEN. Denmark.-My ship
the Hallbjorg. steamed from New York
on November 2S, 1916, for France. The
first day out We had unusually fine
weather anr everything went smoothly.
When We reached 90 degrees V. L., one
day out, we were aot expecting any
thing unusual to happen, and | had
gone down to dinner when the bridge
signalled that a steamer had been
sighted.
There was nothing extraordinary
in that In these waters, but. neverthe-
less. hurried to the bridge and pick
ed UP ship approaching from The
north and steering a Southcrly course.
noted this was a strange course 20
be laying and was further surprised
by the maneuvers of the approaching
steamer. her skipper changing his
course and swinging her at frequent
intervals. She was low lying and
blackish dirty, resembling an English
tramp.
We thought she wanted to signal
us about something and stood by. un-
til the stranger was right down on US
when he again ycered of and headed
across our bow. ! signalled 70 change
our course to avoid collision wnen
suddenly the stranger broke out The in
.ternational signal:
"Heave TO, at once
war against the government OF Ger
So far she had shown no flag, not
strange IN these times, but now sud
denly the German flag was run up.
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Lessons From The Lsiaia German Naval School Of Submarine Murder
Submarines Can Days but Requires Months for Training
Of Efficient Crews-How Punsed the the "Sb
That Sank the Lusiann

! be discontinued until there were suffi,
cient submarines 10 defy the United
States. At once the German navy,
which has always been anti-American.
began building submarines night and
day. Every one in the governm ent
knew the time would come when Ger,
many would have 10 break its Sussex
pledge.
The German navy early realized the
need for trained men. so II recalled,
temporarily, for educational work the
man who sank the LusItania.
! The Man Who Sank the Lusttania.
But who sank the buSitania:' you
ask.
Tho torpedo which sank the Lnsi-
tania and killed over ono hundred Amer
leans and hundreds OF other non-com-
; hatants WIS fred by 0berleutnant 1ur
See First Naval LieutenanD Otto Stein
brink. commander of one of the largest
German submarines
WAS hr punished7". you ask.
Yes: Kaiser Wilhelm decorated him
! with the highest military order. the PouA
let Merite."
Where is Stefnhrink now
ON December s. 1915. the German
admiralty announced that he had Just
returned from special trip. having
torpedoed and wined twenty-five ships
on ono voyage.
What had he been doingT'
Continued on Fourth Psse.)
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WASHINGTON April 4-The resolution passed by the
by of 80 to to the house where oeoae
will begin at 10 o'clock to continue until action is
the negative votes Gronna North Ia
kota La Toilette of Wisconsin, Nebraska Lane OF Oregon
Stone of Missouri and Vardaman of Mississippi.
Senator declare the existence OF state
upon sinking another American ship by Germany was
defeated without roll call
resolution drafted after consultation with the state depart
ment and already accepted house committee the state OF
upon United States by Germany formally declared
president employ the entire military and
of the to carry on war and
it to a successful termination
Action the just after II o'clock at the close OF
debate had lasted continuously since 10 o'clock this
reached late the afternoon when Senator Joh
Sharp denounced speech by Senator LaFoe as more
Bhann Howeg than of an American senator
The passage of the resolution not marked by any ou1ous'
from the floor of the house the senators them
unusually grave and quiet Many OF them answered 10
their names in voices that quvered with emotion
galleries filed to overlowng and on the 1oor oac OF
the half the membership the house
In the diplomatic gallery Secretary Lansing Counsellor Polk OF
the state department. Minister Calderon of Bolivia and Minister
Ekengren Earlier in the evening Dr. Ritter the "
minister ntere this country had been there
the floor during the last few hours OF
the debate
AS the called and the clerk announced the vote
-l1,. of
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!; the resources Of the government
| to carry on war against the i'm.
| periaI German government; and
to bring the conflict to a success
! full termination, and all Of the re-
| sources Of the country are hereby
pledged by the congress Of the
United States.
In offering the senate resolution as
"a substitute for its own. the house
foreign affairs committee today sub
mitted long report reviewing the
history OF submarine warfare and
Americas futile protests against 1t,
German intrigueS and bomb plots in
this country. the effort TO ally Japan
and Mexico against the United States
and the mistreatment Of American Of
ficials and citizens in Germany.
. 1T is with the deepest sense OF re-
SpOnSibility OF the momentous results
which will follow the passage of this
resolution" said the report, that your
committee reports it TO the house.
with the recommendation that it be
passed.
. The conduct of the imperial Ger
man government toward this govern
ment, its citizens and its interests, has
been so discourteous. unjust. cruel.
barbarous and SO lacking in honesty
and practice that ii has constituted a
violation Of the course OF conduct
(which should obtain between friendly
nations.
In addition TO this. the German
government is actually making war
upon the people and conn cree of this
country. and leaves no course open TO
euage OF battle and declare that a
state Of war exists"
Only two members Of the foreign af-
: fairs committee voted against the re-
lporL, Representative Shackleford, of
! Missouri. Democrat, and Cooper, of
Wisconsin,, Republican.
: Representative Britten Of Illinois,
Republican, gave notice during the
iday that he would oppose the resolu-
/ (con1nued on Page Twelve.)
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Copyright. 1917. the Tribune Assn-2
| Regis tered according to the Copyright
Act. Canada, 1917. by the Tribune AS
sociation.
VI.
| Germany has more submarines than
trained crews. On February l. when
; the kaiser defed the United States By
threatening all neutral. shipping in
European waters, Germany had four
hundred undersea boats completed or
in course Of construction This In
cluded big U-boats, like the U-53, with
cruising radius Of five thousand
miles. and the smaller craft, with fif.
teen-day radius, for use against Eng
land. as we'll as supply ships and mine
layers. But not all these were ready
for use AGAINST the allies and the
United States two month ago. About
one hundred were waiting for trained
crews or were being completed In
German shipyards.
It was often said In Berlin that the
greatest loss when d submarine failed
to return was the crew. 1t required
more time TO train the men than to
build the submarine. According to
Germanys new method OF construc-
ton, a submarine can be built In f1f-
teen days. Parts are stamped out In
the factories and assembled at the
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wharves. But it takes from sixty 10
ninety days 10 educate the men and
get them accustomed 10 the seasick
motion Of the U-boats. Besides. it re-
quires experienced officers TO train
the new men.
TO meet this demand Germany
began months ago 10 train men who
could man the newest submarines.
So a school was established-a school
of submarine murder--and for many
months the man who torpedond the
Lusitania was made chief Of the staff
Iof educators. 1t was a new task for
German kultur.
German Submarine Nature.
For the German people the lessons
lof the LusiLania have been exactly
opposite those normal people would
learn. The horror of noncombatants
going down on a passenger liner. sunk
without warning. was nothing TO be
compared to the heroism Of aiming
the torpedo and running away. Sixty,
eight million Germans think their sub
marine officers and crews are the
greatest Of the great.
When the Berlin foreign office an
'nounced. after the sinking Of the Sus-
sex, that the ruthless torpedoing Of
ships would be stopped the German
statesmen meant this method would
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ARE NOW IN THE HANDS
OF PRESIDENT WILSON
Scope Of These Is Gradually
Becoming Clearer But
Details Withheld

WASHINGTON. April 4.-Detailed
plans Of the war department for rails
ing an army numbering millions If
that is necessary TO bring the govern
ment of the German empire TO terms
were placed In President Wilson's 8
hands today in the form of bill, pre-
pared BY the general staff and re-
viewed and revised IN part by Secrr-
tary Baker and the general onlcers
who are his military advisers.
The President as commander-in-
chief. already has approved the basis
adopted for the war army and pre-
paratIons have been made at the war
department for presenting the meas
ure 10 the military committees or con-
gess. Secretary Baker said today IT
would 20 to the House and Senate
committees as soon as the war resolu-
ton had been adopted. Major-General
Scott, chief of staff, will explain the
plan and the military reasons for the
need TO train the number Of men the
bill will produce. This is believed 10
be not less than 100000 to be trained
within two years.
| In the navy department Secretary
Daniels announced during today that
contracts for approximately 200 sub
marine chasers or coast patrol boats
had been let and additional contracts
were being signed each day. Prepa-
rat:ons to take into the service huge
fleet Of small motor craft for in'shore
.patrol work also are being completed.
Mr.. Daniels conferred today with
Captain Wilson. recently commanding
the super-dreadnaugh Pennsylvania.
but now assigned as chief Of the en-
tire patrol service on the Atlantic sea
board. Conferences also were held
with the engineering experts OF the
departments as TO the possibility or
the number Of l1o-foot pa
troll craft to be ordered. The depart
ment will order all that can be built
and is receiving new proposals con-
stantly.
Details withheld.
The scope OF the war departments
army plan is gradually hccoming cleaI
although tho details are being withheld
until they are sent Ia congress. In
c1udcd in the scheme must be the funds
and equipment necessary to establish
military training on basis never be-
fore attempted in the United States.
There arc many indications that It Is
proposed to build UP u fighting machine
twenties and each man fr"e from homo
responsibilities or cares that might em-
burrass his soldierly qualities. y per
feet military weapon is Ia be fashioned.
officers say. If the arrny's plan Is ac-
cepted by congress. II will take time
and money: but will furnish such
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PLANS OF WAR DEPARTMENT To
RAISE ARMY NUMBERING MILLIONS
GERMANY ANSWERS
WILSON WITH ABUSE

LONDON, April I, f:1T p. m.-Reu'
ters Amsterdam correspondent says
President Wilson's address TO con-
gress has been answered in the Ger
man press by storm of abuse. lie
quotes the RhenisChe Westtalische
Zeilung as saying:
Beyond striving for gold the Ameri-
cans have no ideal. They think every
thing can be achieved by gold. Their
megalomania makes grotesque I'M
preston on us Germans.
The newspaper expresses the belief
that the accession of the uunited
States by the Entente Allies will mean
only transitory addition TO their
strength. 1t declares that Germany
down and it will wage the fight thus
proclaimed against her with such en-
ergy that the gold sated Yankees"
will be stupefed.
The article concludes by giving reas-
ons for believing that the collapse or
Germans enemies Is imminent. 1t
says:
Great events are pending in the
west The grey spectre Of starvation
stretches Is claws over England. Chaos
reigns in Russia. II Is too late for
the United States to change the COM
ing decision.
Professor Richard Fester, Of Hal
leuvy, writing to the Dusseldorf Cen
eral Anzeiger says:
While President Wilson entangles
the new world In the squabbles Of the
old, General Carranza works for the
idea that the American states should
draw round their continent line or
demarcation against the world wal.
When the dwarf SCOTS at the
giant it may be assumed that he has
q feeling OF security, which of all the
powers only Japan can at the present
time give him. II President
Wilson places himself In our path he
will be blown out of the way militarily.
as twice already he has been lifted
from the saddle automatically"
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MORE GUARDS
REACH FA|RMONT
(Conttnued on Page Twely

Special Dispatch IN thu nell!scncer
TAIRMONT. w. Va. April Com
pany of MorEantown came in today "a
the mobilization headquarters Of the
First West Virginia regiment National
Guards. and several companies are en-
mental band Of Clarksburg has kept
things lively at Camp Cornweli and
about the city today, and there Is great
enthusiasm displayed everywhere. Tho
guards will turn out in the patriotic
celebration hore Thursday afternoon,
when Il monster parade Will take place.
The equipments for Camp Coruwcll
have becn coming In slowly. which ac-
counts for the mobilization work being
delayed. but by the end Of the week II
Is thought the camp Will be fully fitted
up and all the troops here.
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DASH OF HORSES
ENDS DISASTROUSLY

Special Dispatch to the intelligence.
FAIRMONT. w. Va. April d.-trlEhl-
encd while standing at the head or state
street BY u horscman approaching them
from the rear at gallop Il team or
horses owned by Elmer Vangilder and
attached tu n heavy wagon raced down
the street TO the corner of Columbia
street Unable TO make the short turn
the team crashed into an auto deliv-
cry truck Of the Central store, smashed
the truck and continued into the front
Of the store room. Four plate glass
windows we're shattered and the horses
fell through the door Of the store. the
wreck of the automobile and wagon
pilinE on top of them. Both animals
we're seriously wounded. Several per-
sens crossing the street at the time. had
narrow escapes from death in the
yrrack
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RECRUITING RALLY is
HELD AT PARKERSBURG

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, April f.
IA recruiting rally was held here to-
night. The meeting was held in the
open air and hundreds Of citizens gath
iered for patriotic demonstration. AS
4 result of the meeting. local recruit
ing was greatly stimulated, and the
local companies of the Second West
Virginia regiment will leave here
Thursday morning for mobilization
camp with their ranks greatly in
creased. Local citizens addressed the
meeting.
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GOT SIX MONTHS FOR
ATTACKING WILSON

NEW YORK. April 4--Henry Yager,
a haywood. N. j.. real estate dealer,
was sentenced to six months in the
workhouse today for having attacked
President Wilson in a public speech.
This man is the type of character
who has taken advantage Of free
speech" said the magistrate In SEN
fencing Yager. 1T is better that this
tyne be subdued."
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:Barnhart Asks The
COOPERATION OF Officials

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. April 4.-Dis-
tricl Attorney W. c. Barnhart. who is
in attendance at the April term Of fed
cral court in session here. has asked the
prosecuting attorneys Of the twcn<y-
four counties OF the southern district of
West Virginia. and all other law and
peace officers OF the state government.
10 cooperate with him in investigating
and dealing with cases of expressions or
acts of persons believer thercfrom TO be
hostile to the United States.
He declares that the federal statutes
arc sufficient to deal with any situation
Of this sort, and that there arc both fed
eral and tsatc laws which become oper-
tive In event Of a declaration OF war
which vest. in the civil authorities broad
discretionary power in dealing with Of
lenses OF q scditious or reasonable ma
tUre
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u. S. AND ENGLAND
DISCUSS COOPERATION

LONDON. April 4, p. m.--Frequent
and Foreign Secretary Balfour and the
close touch being maintained between
the American naval attache and the ad-
miraity indicate that arrangements arc
being discussed for cooperation when
such q step is considered necessary.
IT has not vet been decided whether a
commission Will he sent to the United
States or an American commission sent
herc The presence Of american Of
1cers here would be welcomed by naval
men. but Washington seems more likely
tn hn selected az. the place Of meeting.
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50 TO b, LQeTe WIS Hes1 l4J q AAoA
A Solemn Occasion.
The great crowd was a"ed oy
the solcmnity OF the occasion and
sobercd by the speeches they had
heard.
After the vote was announced
the Senate remained IN session
only few minutes. The galleries
seean to empty at once and the
senators themselves. tired out by
the iona day. left quickly. The
. Senate adjourned until noon FRI
Gay to await action by the House:
All six of the senators who voted
AGAINST the resolution were me M
bcrs of the group Of II when oe,
feated the armed neutrality oI''
at the last session. There was no
attempt to .fiIlibuster this tlH1e'
however. and most Of the 13 hours
of debate Was consumed by cnam-
pions of the resolution.
OF the other six opponents OF
armed neutrality, Senators Cum.
Minis. Kenyon and Kirby voted
FOR the resolution tonight
Senator's O'Gorman. CIapp and
Works, the remaining three. re-
tired to private life at the end OF
the last session.
The vote follows:
For the resoiution-Dcmocrats:
Asnurst, Beckham, Sroussaro,
Chamberlain. culhertson. Fletcher.
Gerry, Hard W *, Hitchcock,
Hughes. Hastings. James, John
son, South Dakota; Jones, ne"
Mexico;: Kendrick. King, Nlroy,
Lewis, McKelIar, Martin, Myers,
Overnan, Owen. 7helan, Pittman.
Pomerene, RansdeIi, Reed, Robin
son, Salisbury, Shafroth, Shep-
pard, Shields, Simmons. Smith,
Arizona; Smith, South Carolina;
Swanson, Thompson, TrammSl,
Underwood, Walsh, Wiliiams-43.
Republicans: Borah, Brady, Bran
deoee, Calder, Colt, CummIns, Cur
It's, Dillingham;. Fall, Fernaid,
France, Frelinsmuysen Gallinger,
Hale, Harding, Johnson, Califor-
MIA; Jones, Washington; Kellogg.
Kenyon, Knox. Lodge, McCumber,
Mclean, Nelson, New, Page, Pen
rose, Poindextsr, Sherman. Smith,
Miehlaan; Smoot. Sterling, Suth-
erland, Townsend, Wadsworth,
Warren, Watson, Weeks, WaIcott
-s9.
Total for the resoIution-92
Against the resolution: Demo-
crata-Lane, Stone, Vardaman.-,
Total 8.
observation-disclosures, La Fol-
lette, Norris. Totals
Total against the resoIution-6.
Absent or paired: Bankhead,
Goff, Gore. Hollis, NewIands,
Smith, Maryland; Thomas. Till
man-9.
OF those absent it was announc-
ed by various senators that all ex-
cent Gore, Of Oklahoma, would
have voted for the resolution il
present. As to Senator Gore, Sen
ator Reed announced merely that
he was absent because Of Illness.
Text OF Resolution
The text of the resolution fol-
lows:
"Whercas, tho imperial German
government has committed re-
peated acts st war against the
government and the people Of the
United States Of America; there
fore be It,
"Resoved. by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States of America In con-
qress assembled that the state OF
war between the United States
and the imperial German govern
ment which has thus been thrust
upon the United States Is hereby
formally declared; and that the
President be and ne is hereby
authorized and directed to employ
the entire naval and military
forces OF the United States and
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TWENTY GIRLS ARE
BADLY BURNED

JERSEY CITY, n. J., April A.
Twenty girls engaged in filling caps
for three-inch shells were burned. four
of them probably fatally, by a flare
up OF smokeless powder In the plant
of Detwiller & Street late today. There
was no explosion and how the powder
became ignited has not been deter
mined
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CONGRESSMEN'S
LIVES THREATENED

WASHINGTON. April T. Several
members Of congress turned ov"'' TO the
department OF justice today. I" grams
and letters threatening their lives for
sInpor;tng the war resolution. The de-
pcrtnent's agents are seeking the
sCndcrs.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. O., April 4I--Fore-
cast:
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
Probably showers Thursday and Friday;
cooler Friday.
wost vtrgin1a-Looa1 rains Thursday
and probably Friday; not much change
In temperature.
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PROVIDE MILITARY TRAINING

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 4.--Chan-
cclIor kirkland announced today that
Vanderbilt University for the rest of
tho term would provide military train
ing for studcnts desiring ii.
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WAR RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY SENATE
VOTE OF 80 To6
ACTION GAME SHORTLY BEFORE.
MIDNIGHT AND THE VOTE WAS
ANNOUNCED IN SOLEMN SILENCE

SENATE ADJOURNED FEW MINUTES LATER CLOSING
SESSION MARKED WITH SENSATIONS-CL1MAX CAME
WHEN SENATOR WILLIAMS DENOUNCED SPEECH OF
LA TOILETTE AS BEING MORE WORTHY OF Won BETH
MANN NHo1LWEG THAN AMERICAN SENATOR-BITTER-
NESS MARKED THE DEBATE-sENATE ADJoURNs TO
AWAIT HOUSE ACTION TODAY.
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Local Rains Thursday and Probably
Friday.
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Carl w ACkERMAN.

Copyright. 1917. the Tribune Assu-2
Register according to the Copyrigh
Act. Canada, 1917. by the Tribune AS
SociAtiOn.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS