South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-30

meet the requirements OF war
General staff bill providing for
the raising OF a million men for the
army within a year is introduced
in congress.
April 6.
United states marshals through
out the country arrest 90 enemy
aliens suspected Of plotting against
the United states.
April s.
The house OF representatives
passed a resolution declaring state
Of war between the United States
and Germany.
Pres't Wilson issues a formal
proclamation declaring a state of
war and defining the regulations
which shall apply to enemy aliens
in the United States.
The United states authorities at
New York seize Is German liners
informed there since the beginning
of the war.
April 9.
Sec'y of the Treasury McAdoo,
announces that the immediate fin
ancial proposal of the government
is a five billion dollar loan.
Austria Hungary sewers diplomat
ic relations with the United States.
Federal authorities seize II Aus
trian merchant ships interned at
New York.
April IS.
1t is announced in London that
Rear Admiral William S. Sims,
United States navy. heading a mis-
sion Of American naval officers had
arrived safely in England.
April II.
The house of representatives
passed seven billion dollar war
measure.
April 21.
Arthur James Balfour, secretary
of state for foreign affairs for Great
Britain. and a party of other dis
tinsuished British statesmen and
military men, lands in the United
States for a war conference at
Washington.
April ID.
Arthur James Balfour, British
secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs. arrives at Washington, after
having disembarked with his party
at an unnamed Atlantic port.
April "a.
Joseph Joffre. marshal of France,
the leader who stopped the Teutons
at the Marine, and other members
of the French war mission, arrive
in the United States and proceeded
to Washington.
April %.
Marshal Joffre and Rene Viviani,
with other French war commission
ers. received ovations from enthu-
siastic thousands on arrival in
Washington.
American merchant ship Mon
golia sinks a German submarine,
drawing first blood for America.
April %.
BY overwhelming majorities, both
the senate and the house pass the
selective consumption bill.
The war department announces
plans to raise an army of two
million conscripts.
May 4.
Count Adam Tarnowski, Austrian
am bassadOr to the United States,
who had not been recognized as
such. however. sails for home with
his embassy staff and Austrian con-
suls.
May 10.
Enrico Arlotta, minister of trans
portation in the italian cabinet. and
a party of Italian war commission
ers arrive at New York on way to
Washington for war conference.
May 16.
Announcement made that a
squadron of American torpedo boat
destroyers has safely crossed the
ocean and is patrolling the seas in
cooperation with the British navy.
May rs.
The war department orders 25,
600 regular army troops TO France
to be commanded by Gen. J. PERISH
ing.
Pres't Wilson signs the conscrip-
ton bill and issues a proclamation
that all men of the United states
between the ages of q and 80 are
TO register on June 8. 1917.
May 10.
Pres't Wilson names Herbert c..
Hoover United States food admin
istrator, placing the entire food
problem in his hands.
May Fl.
Two trained nurses, passengers
on the steamship Mongolia, were
killed when part of a defective
shell used in target practice boom
eranged, it was announced by the
navy department
May %.
The first detachment of American
troops-United States army engi-
neers -lrrives in London, England.
May 81.
Rear Admiral sims, in command Of
the American naval forces in Eu-
ropean waters. is raised TO the rank
OF vice-admiraL
May 81.
Administration press censorship
iii is defeated in the house by a
vote of 1S4 10 IA.
Twenty-one pacihsts are arrest
ed i'm all parts Of the United states
on charges of resisting the seleCtive
conscription law.
June 4.
a mass meeting in the Bronx
borough OF New York city. pre-
sided over by Emma Goldman and