The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-02
ulIR CONGRESS
C0hVElNEs TO-DAY
EXTRA sEsSI(N MARKS END or
EFFURTs 81 THIS COUNTRY
~ KEEI OCT or VAR
b. 81 P. YODER.


limited PressH STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April - Com
rress met III extra session here to-
day to received message from Prcsi-
dent Wilson which he Is expected
IL declare tha state OF war exists
between the United States and Ger
many. and demand that he be
deleaated coItplete powers. as COM
mander-in-chIef OF the land and sea
forces or tk country. to cope with
the situation
This actidh marks the climax OF
ALMOST thret years effort on the
Ipart Of the khief executive to peace
fully force the protection or lives
and properk OF American citizens
lfrom the elects Of ruthless German
submarine arfare.
| The pres hent is expected 70 IN
term Congl ess that state OF war
between TN United States and Ger
many has Existed ever since the
stalking on be American steamer Al
solauin a4reh H.
CONNER as. industrial and man
power mobilization OF our forces
have nada great strides since the
president aaadenly issued his call to
tire natios6 legislative body ten
| days ago; Ind so definite has been
the CONVICTION that aggressive war
lis to be wkged upon Germany they
stand readf at this moment. await
ing Only official word from Con-
gress To cd ahead
Mnnitsenfand ship-huiding plants
sre prepared to serve the equipment
for the sea tnd land forces and the
prasess sa bon of con is Elk
pssseted 10 u aaIxesa service
Igaavis A&t1ric situation resulted
directly fronf Germans reputation
'of her submarine pledges OF q year
ago and the resumption Of ruthless
submarine affare in an attempt TO
starye England into submission.
The first american ship 10 go
down al the h4nds OF a German sub
marine comma bder following the
German decrea establishing sub
marine bIoekade zone around Eng
land Februark /. was the Housa-
tonic. This ship was sunk without
warning on FEBRUARY 8. This was fol-
lowed by the ARing of the Lyman
NJ. Law ON February 10. the Algon
quin on March } and the yigilan-
cha, City Of Memphis and the Illinois
on March Is,
All these weke American ships
and all OF them, fwith the exception
OF the City OF Memphis, we're sunk
without warninh The Captain,
four Americans Ind four OF other
nationalites are missing from the
City OF Memphistand Is. including
several Americana are missing from
the yigilancia.
The big questitn that stares the
country in the faye today is: What
will congress do?f Probably never
before in the History OF the United
States has there been so nearly a
coalition congressI Democrats and
VIII hdve Fla votes each
in the house Thf balance OF power
VIII be ia the haNds OF five indie
pendents Schall, II progressive, and
Fuller. independen are expected to
vote with the rep4hlicans and Lon
don, socialist, and Randall, prohi-
bitionist. with the Democrats. Rep
resentatlve MartiH of Louisiana,
elected from a demk eratie district on
d high tariff prog3ssive ticket, re-
ally holds the whip land in the house
orgs nization. His tote may be the
enc Aak nobody knows
how ne viii cast H..
llsHsessntattFe naotte Rankin
az Montana. tho fis3 woman In CON
gross. IS present and will vote on the
war questions
The session begi aning today vas
expected 10 be the 4oss momentoas
since the civil war. b. reason of the
critical situation 1lich caused its
being and the vital ncidents. many
a L.