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GUNNERS FAD NO CHANCE
 ID SHOW THEIR SKILL
Vessel Was the First American Armed
 Boat to Enter the Zone of the Ger. man U-Boats-AIl Members of the
 Crew Believed to Have Been Saved.

New York, April 2-The American steamer Aztec, first armed merchant
 vessel to sail from a port on this side of the Atlantic was sunk last night bg a G man 8u5mariuv oll at island near Brest, France. The cable message from the American consul at Brest that brought the news of the ships sinking to her owners, the Ori. ental Navigation Company gave no inkling as to the fate of her crew. An Associated Press dispatch from Paris said, however, that while some of the men aboard the Aztec were rescued num1er of them were missing and probably had perished
 The Aztec under command of Cap tain Walter O'Brien, was manned by a crew of thirty-nine. Seventeen of
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Washington, April 2-President Wilson tonight urged Congress. as- -sa'a4led ia Joint aess1n. to declare | state or war existing between the United States ard Germany.
 "a | dispassionate but unmeasured denunciation of the course Of the im- peral German government. which he characterised as a challenge to all mankind and as warfare against all nations, the president declared thar generality no longer was feasible or desirable where the peace of the world was involved; that armed neutrality had become intellectual enough at best and was likely 10 produce what it was meant to prevent and urged that con gress accept the gage oi battle with all the resources Of the nation
 'I advise that the congress declare the recent course Of the imperial Ger. man government t0 be in fact nothing Tess than war against the government and people of the United States said the president, that it formally accept the status of belugerent which has thus been thrust upon it, and that it
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take steps not only 10 put the coun try ill a more thorough state Of de- feqsF but aleo to exert aii US power ond employ all ifs resources 10 bring rae government of the German empire to terms and end the war"
 When the president had finished speaking, resolutions to declare a state of war existing were Introduced iu both houses of congress, referred to appropriate committees and will be debated tomorrow. There is no doubt Of their passage
 The objects of the United States in entering the war, the presiden, said. were 10 vindcate the principles of peace and justice against selfish and autocratic power" Without selfish ends. for conquest of dominion, seek ing no indemnities or material com Ptnsations for the sacrifices it shall make. the United States must enter the war. he said to make the world safe for democracy. as only one of the champions of the rights of mankind, and would be satisfied when those rights were a. secure as the faith
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PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO DECLARE STATE OF WAR EXISTS BETWEEN GERMAN
 GOVERNMENT AND THE UNITED STATES

this number including the captain, were American citizens.
 Whether the Aztec fought a battle with her undersea adversary has not been disclosed. Her owners believe, however, that she had no chance 10 ught because she was sunk at g.15 o'clock at night when heavy sea was running. The vessel was armed with two 5lnch guns one forward and one aft, manned by naval gunners under command of a warrant officer.
 Expressing the fear that the gun ners on the Aztec had no chance to show their skill 1t was recalled that the Cunard liner Laconia sent to tho bottom off the Irish coast on Febru- ary 25. was sunk at night and that no submarine was seen although a vigilant watch was kept.
 The Aztec, slow moving freightor of 3,727 gross tonnage, steamed from New York for Havre, March IS with full cargo of foodsturfs. and general N' HHAANA ftAAAth oN hiNit iliNll fHWNfNW't She was due al Hayre tomorrow, and probably was less than loo miles from that port when torpedocd This fact has given hope that all the crew may be saved if they had an opportunity to the boats
 The Oriental Navigation Company also owns the steamship Orleans. one of the first vessels to sail unarmed from an American port after Ger many declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare February l. The Orleans successfully ran the block ade of under sea boats
 Late tonight after hearing of the French admiralty dispatch indicating that all of the members of the naval guard were safe. Secretary Daniels made public the guards personnel It was composed of Lieutenant William r. Gresham and twelve enlisted men detached from the crew of the gun boat Dolphin stationed here
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Calls the Aged Senator a Coward and Received Blow on the Jaw That
 Sent Him to the Floor.
Others Immediately Took Up the Fight and Sen- ator Lodges Adversary Received Two Beat ngs From By-Standers in the Capitol Before He is Rescued By the Police

Washington. April 2-Pacifsts who came 10 Washington by the thousands today under the guidance of the Elmer eency Peace Federation to protest 10 congress against war had turbulent time The capitol, bedecked with tho national colors and oyerflowmg with patriotic enthusiasm gave the pea advocates anything but a cordial re. Ception
 On the streets the white arm bands and we want peace" streamers of the visitors drew frequent ieers At the capitol patriotic pilgrims" from yari- oas ei'ie went over the same coarse as the pacifists urging members of congress Co uphold the hand of the president and tho honor of the nation.
 There were various disorders, the most sensational incident of the day following a cal at the office of Sena- for Lodge, the veteran legislator from Massachusetts. by pacifist group from his state The senator was called to his door to hear the areu. ments of the visitors. There were harsh words and then blows were ex. changed between Senator Lodge, aged G. and Alexander w. Bannwart. 36 years old, of Dorchester, born il Switzerland of Swiss-German parents. Senator Lodge sent his antagonist to the floor with a blow to the jaw and while the office force was clearing away the other pacifists young man
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Resolution Asked By
 President Is LntSeduq
Declares Thar q State Of WT A 'SfS BefWeen German GoDernknent
 and the United States!

Washington, April ,. Immediately alter the president left the capitol the senate and house reconvened and an indentical joint resolution was iu lroduced in both houses declaring the existence of a state of war and direct ing the president to employ alt the resources of the country to carry CD. war against the imperial German gov. crnment and bring the conflict to successful conclusion.
 Because or the opposition to the measure of Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee. the resolution was introduced in the senate by Senator Martin of Virginia. the democratic floor leader. Repre- sentative Flood, chairman of the for eign affairs committee introduced l. in the house
 The resolution follows:
 'Join resolution declaring that state of war exists between the im- .perial German government and the government and the people of the United states and making provision to prosecute the same.
 Whereas. the recent acts Of the imperial German government are acts Of war against the government and people of the United States;
 Resolved, by the senate and house of esentatves of the United States .of America. in congress assembled. that the state of war between the United States and the imperial Ger man government win has thus
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in the corridor pummelled Bannwart vigorously before turning him over for a beating at the hands of David II Behrmann, q telegraph messenger Then the capitol police appeared and Bannwart very bloody, was locked up, charged with assault Later he was released on $1 ,000 cash bail for his appearance tomorrow morning in police court Bannwart for some time has been a promoter and secretary of the Woodrow Wilson Independent League Of Massachusetts He gradu- ated in l906 from Princeton.
 As soon as the paciflcists bega.> arrive today they were sent to the senators and representatives fS their home states.
 The capitol and the house and seny ate buildings was swarmed with them for several hours. l. was during this period that Bannwart and several as- sociates called at the office of Sena. tor Lodge.
 Senator Lodge, Senator Weeks and others who saw the encounter say Bannwart called the senator "a damned coward" and the senator re- piled You are a liar"
 Bannwart tonight denied emphatic ally he had hit Senator Lodge first. saying q had no idea he was going To strike me. He just hauled off anlI n.t me as hard as he could. Then a
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Representative Green ot Nassachu. setts, presented Mir. Manns name in brief speech and Representative Lea. root seconded it. There were no other nominations and just an hour ana forty minutes after the house was convened Mr Clark. he had pro dieted to the minute several days ago. was declared elected In a brief ad, dress the speaker pleaded for united action in the present crisis Calling Of the roll was replcte with OutJursts of applause. but the lions share went to Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana. Republican, and the first woman to be elected 10 the house. Selection of the minor offices of the house was de ayed by the Ropuolcans who demand. ed several rolls. Democrats were elect ed to all offices
 An effort by Representative Mann to prevent adoption Of the rules which governed the last congress were futile.
 Tn the organization Of committees the house followed out the selections by Democratic leaders Although half dozen chairmanships went to North ern Democrats, Representative GPlla- van Of Massachusetts. who kds per sisteutly protested agais Southern domination of chairmaVl Alps, voted aganst the sfate
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Route of President
 Was Closely Guarded
His Entrance Into the House of Representatives Was Greeted
 By DeGfeniny Cheers.

Washington, April 2--Reluctanl up to the last in his going to take the final step in the long controversy with Germany, President Wilson showed as soon as he got up early this morning that he was ready for the inevitable task
 Before breakfast his address to con gross, written by himself on his type. writer, was sent to the public printer ir a sealed envelope. Secretary Tu- mully was called Co the White House all hour earlier than usual and the president gave word that he was ready to appear before congress just as soon as the house organized.
 Realizing that it would be hours before h. could speak, inc president treshened up on the golf links until noon He received frequent bulletins on the progress of the organization of the house and he expressed pleasure when told that Speaker Clark had been re elected
 Although it was the presidents idea to wait until g o'clock on the house and to postpone his address until to- morrow if preparations were not com pleted by that time he changed his mind q, the day wore on and decided to go to the capitol whenever the house was ready. Late in the after noon Democratic Leader Kitchen con ferred with the White House by teh~ phone and fixed the hour at o'clock
 The contents of the message were more closely guarded than ever be- fore, Not even members of the tabI- net were shown the text athou7
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president planned to say Mr. Wilson read the proof of the address.
 Throughout the day members of the senate went to the White House for information, but were given no de- tails. The president saw no callers. but during the afternoon he went to the state, var and navy building to see Secretary Daniels and Secretary Lansing.
 The president reached the capitol about $40. As his big motor swung around before the east front of the building two troops of the Second regiment of cavalry on guard, sabers glittering under the arc lights swept the plaza clear. while the hundreds of people chccred He was taken i'm mediately to the speakers room and then into the house chamber, where the senators were just filing in. Six members of the supreme court, who had taken seats in front of the speak CTS stand. Stood and faced about.
 The president entered amid deafen- ing cheers. Never had he been greet ed as he was tonight It was noticed that Senators La Toilette, Stone and Cummins who helped defeat the armed neutrality bill in the last ses- sion did not join in the applause Senator La Toilette stood with arms crossed and head sunk over his chest Senator Lane, another of the group, apDlauded mildly. and Senator Ken yOn more vigorously
 The president began his address as soon as dnie.--7s restored. He spoke s.a1nr s hen faster than usual
 ear and grew stronger
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The Presidents Address Was Sent in Full to the German Government Through German Off, cial News Agency for Publication in That Countrywide Presidents Appearance Before Congress Was Greeted With the Greatest En- thusiasm Ever Shown.
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ARRIVE FROM EUROPE

Boston April 2.-The Warren steamer Bay State and the Cunarder Vinoyia, arrived today from a foreign port. Members of the crew of the Bay State said reports were current in England that the steamer Sagamore struck mine and was lost with all hands.
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Democrats Organize the
 House of Representatives
;. hemp Clark Recei0ed the Full > Democratic and Four of the
 Independent Votes.

Washington, April 2.--Thc Demo. crats with the aid of four o. the five Independents. organised the house when the new congress assembled to. day, re.electing Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri and sweeping into office with him all the other Dlmocrptic eau Us nominees.
 Mir Clark received 217 votes, against 2O5 for Representative Manu the Republican choice for speaker who not only failed to receive au in. dependent vote, but lost the upport oi five of his party colleagues. All the Democrats present voted for Mir Clark and were joined by Representa- tiyes Schell, Progressive, Minnesota; Martin. Progressive eProtectionist Lou isiana. London, Socialist, New York, and Randall, Prohi5itioniat, California. The five Republicans who did not support Mir Mann were Representa- Gardiner Massachusetts, wno
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President UnsCathingly De- nOunCed the German Gov ernment for Drawing the, United States Into War.

Disclaiming Any Quarrel With the Ger man People the President Declared Whole Force of the Nation Would Be Spent Against the Natural Foe of Liberty.
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been thrust upon the United States. Is hereby formally declared; and
 mat the president be, and is here. by authorized and directed to take Immediate steps not only to put the country in a thorough state of defense Int also to exert all of it's power ana employ all CT it's resources to carry on War against the imperial German government and to bring the conflict to successful termination.
 The reso ution was referred to the foreign affairs committees by both houses and adjournment until tomor row followed soon afterwards.
 Both committees meet tomorroe morning.
 Washington, April 3.-~Senate ad- leaders planned to have the foreign relations committee promptly report the war resolution at tomorrow mornings meeting if DOS. sible and bring 1t before the senate without waiting for action by tho house. Senator Hitchcock, ranking democrat of the committee, probably will manage the debate as the spokes- man for the majority, as Senator Stone of Missouri charnan, has an- nouuced his opposition to tnes
 Prompt action also IS e the house committee an Ina Hc,tsa, tsuda~ d. .....,s; ing debate may begin row afternoon.
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4. KENT WILL I THAT VACANT ROOM

bople looking for rooms turn to
 classified ads of the newspapers 10 see what is offered An ad in the Sentinel-Record is almost sure to bring you customer.
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Forecast for <rkansas-Tuesday in. ereasng eloudi9h less, warmer; Wednes.
 day unsettled, colder in west portion.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-09
All in the Family.

Angus MacBroth, the village inno-
cent, stood outside the farmyard rub
bing himself, while on the other side
of the gate an infuriated bull paved
the ground savagely.
did the black bull get ye?" asked
the farmer anXiously, as he came run
ming up.
'Did he?" snorted Angus. "D'ye no
see I'm rubbin' maseP. But ah'll get
even wi him, the brute!"
Ten minutes later he returned to
the farmhouse, his face spread in a
smile.
ave dune it." he told the farmer.
ave got even wi that black heart
over yonder."
"Whit wey?" asked the bulls owner.
"Weel, jist went tae the wee broom
calf and fetched him a whack-sick a
bonnie yin, tae, DER the lug, an says
tae him: Moo, gang an tell yer
feyther aboot that"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-09
Women Melting Prejudice.

Fifty years ago trained nurses were
unknown in this country. In 1873 GER
tain ladies of New York decided to es-
tablish a school of nursing at Bellevue
hospital. Mrs. Joseph Hobson, who
was one of the founders, says in her
book, "Recollections of Happy Life :
"Strange to say, doctors were our
chief antagonists, the doctors of the
Bellevue medical board. Not all OF
them, by any means, but enough to
hamper and hinder and add to our diff
ficulties."
The conservative doctors" were es-
pecially trying. "We were ignorant
women interfering with what was
none of our business" and
"they were utterly opposed to our in
reference" A year later the same
board passed resolution heartily IN
dorsing the work.
In the same way many Englishmen
opposed Florence Nightingale; and at
the beginning of the present war the
offers of service from woman doctors
were not accepted. Now women in
England are being urged to take med
ical training.
Before women take up any piece OF
work which up to that time has been
done, well or badly, by men, they are
required to expend great part of
their time, energy and money on get
ting permission to try.-Woman's Jour-
nal
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-09
Anti-Draft Mob in JaiIs.

Rockford, ILL.,, June 8.-While fed
eral authorities and the local registra-
ton board were endeavoring to sift
out the ringleaders in the anti-con.
scription demonstration, city and
county officials made thorough prep
arations to meet any new outbreak.
Twenty more anti-conscription agita-
tors were arrested here Thursday.
One hundred and sixty Rockford anti
conscriptionists are now in Jail at
Rockford, Belvidere and Freeport. AS
a result of conference, the forty
seven prisoners in the city were in
vited to appear before the registration
board. Forty availed themselves of
the opportunity to sign the roll and
some declared they were willing to
fight for the United States. Seven de-
clared they would stand pat.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-09
Had Their Tickets.

Mary Ellen, the colored maid, had
been carefully instructed by her new
mistress in a number of things con-
cerning which she appeared to be pro-
foundly unenlightened. Particular
stress had been laid upon the proper
manner of receiving visitors and OF
informing the mistress of their pres
ence in the house.
Perhaps altogether to much had
been said about it or perhaps Mary
Ellen had stage fright at the crucial
moment, for when the first callers
came after Mary Ellen's advent into
the family she "ushered" them only
as far as lust inside the hall door
Taking the cards they gave her, and
leaving the visitors standing there, she
went to the foot of the staircase and
shouted:
Mis- Gallatinl Oh, Mis- Galatin
Der's two ladies down here dat's come
to see you and dey's fotch dere tick
ets."
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-09
Brains Mexican for Attacking Wife.

Greeley.-G Valdez, a Mexican, is
in the Greeley hospital with a gaplne
wound In his head, made by the sharp
edge of an axe welded by Thompson
Epperson, proprietor of hotel here.
Epperson is tentatively under arrest
on the charge of assault with deadly
weapon. Valdez is not expected to
live. The attack arose out of an al
legged affront by the Mexican upon the
19-year-old wife of Epperson while
guest at the hotel 1t is claimed that
the Mexican attempted to force Mrs.
Epperson into his bed room and when
she screamed and told her husband OF
the attempt, Epperson ordered the
Mexican from the house, offering him
back the money he had paid for the
room, but the man refused to go and
showed fight The proprietor then
picked up an axe and struck him a
blow on the head that opened the
skull and exposed the brain. Epper-
son then gave himself up to the Of
ficers.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-09
FRIENDSHIP is TRUE WEALTH
This Fact Was Recognized by Unusual
Legacy Made in Will of Late
Justice Lamar.

In the will of the late Justice Lamar
of the United States Supreme court
there was one very unusual legacy. He
bequeathed his friendships to his fam
lily.
ITO my family" the will runs, 81 be-
queath friendships many and numerous
In the hope that they will be cherished
and continued. True friendships are tho
most valuable of our earthly posses
sions, more precious than gold, more
enduring than fame. AS Henry
Drummond has well said, Friendship
Is the nearest thing we know to what
religion isv"
The family that inherits such wealth
Is truly rich, observes a writer in the
Youths Companion. But it is legacy
that must be used If 1t would be pre-
served. Friendships cannot be locked
away in safes or lent to historical ex-
hibits and museums. Like love and
faith and courage, they belong to that
intangible treasure of the soul that
must be kept from destruction by con-
stant service. 1t is not alone material
things that "rust doth corrupt"
How many of us have let slip
through busy or careless fingers the
beautiful and glowing friendships of
our youth? We did not mean to do
it; indeed, we have often regretted
the loss until, as the years pass, the re-
gret gradually fades away. And If that
Is true of our own friends, how far
more true of our fathers friends Yet
there have been families where friend
ships have passed down from father to
son for several generations.
There is food for thought here. How
many fathers are building up fine and
loyal and serviceable friendships that
they can with pride and gratitude be-
uueath to their sons? How many moth
ers are storing up like treasures for
their daughters? The question does
not end there. How many young peo-
pie of today are fitting themselves to
receive such legacies? How many in
all the varied and urgent calls of life
are needing the challenge to make
themselves worthy of friendships by
being loyal and fine tempered and gen
erous friends themselves?
"a man that hath friends" the old
book of wisdom declares, must show
himself friendly" and again, Thine
own friend and thy fathers friend for
sake not"