Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-27

tutionA authority vested IN them cs
tho Joint resolution Of the senate Ane
| tho house or representatives bt,Armt
the date of April &, 1917. resolved;
| THAT the state Of war between the
| United States and the Imperial Ger
man government whica has thus beer
thrust upon ms is hereby formally
declared: and that the president be
| and he Is hereby, authorized and d.
| rected 10 employ the entire naval and
military forces of tha United STATES
! and the resources Of thu government
t. carry on war against the imperia'
German government. and to bring the
conflict to successful termination all
or the resources OF the country are
hereby pledged by the congress OF the
United States,
And by Joint resolution bearing
date OF Dec. Z, 1917, resolved:
THAT state of war Is hereby de-
clared TO exist between the United
States Of America and the Imperial
and royal Austro- Hungarian govern
ment. and that the president be, ana
he is hereby, authorized and dlre>te1
to employ the entire naval and mill
tary forces OF the United States ana
the resources OF the government TO
carry on war against the imperial ana
royal Austro-Hungarian government;
and TO bring the conflict to succeSsfui
termination all the resources of the
country are hereby pledged by the con-
gress of the United States.
Shows Authority.
And whereas, it is provided by Sec
- "a ~ r,,i AnNllSf ~
1916, entitled An act making appro-
priations for the support of the army
for the fiscal year ending jane 50
1871 and for other purposes as foi-
lows:
The president in time of war, IS
empowered, thru the secretary of war.
10 take possession and assume control
OF any system or systems OF traispof-
tation or any part thereof, and 10
utilize the same, TO the exclusion as
far as may be necessary of all other
traffic thereon. for the transfer or
transportation of troops. war material
and equipment or for such other pur-
poses. connected with the emergency
as may be needful or desirable.
And. whereas. II has now become
necessary In the national defense to
take possession and assume control OF
certain systems of transportation and
TO utilize the same to the exclusion
as far as may be necessary of other
than war traffic thereon. for the trans
portation OF troops, war material and
equipment therefor and for other need
full and desirable purposes connected
with the prosecution of the war.
WI.
son, president of the United States,
under and by virtue of the powers
vested in me by the foregoing resolu-
tons and statute and by virtue Of all
other powers thereto enabling me, do
hereby, through Newton D. Baker. sec
rotary Of war, take possession and as
sumo control at IL o'clock noon on
the twenty eighth day or December,
1917, each and every system of trans
portation and the appurtenances there
Of located wholly or in part within
the boundaries of the continental Unit
ed States and consisting Of railroads.
and owned and controlled systems or
coastwise and inland transportation,
whether operated by steam or electric
power, including also terminals, ter
ntnal companies and terminal associa-
tons sleeping and parlor cars. private
cars and private car lines, elevators,
warehouses; telegraph and telephone
lines and oil other equipment and ap-
purtenances commonly used upon or
operated as a part Of such rail or COM
bined rail and water systems OF trans
portation;-to the end that such sys-.
TENS Of transportation be utilized for
NJ
troops. war materials, and equipment
10 the exclusion SO far as may be
necessary of all other traffic thereon:
and that so far as such exclusive use
be not necessary or desirable, such
systems Of transportation be operated
and utilized in the performance of such
other service as the national interest
may require and of the usual and ordi-
nary business and duties Of common
carriers
McAdoo Appointed,
1T Is hereby directed that the pos
session, control, operation and utiliZa-
ton Of such transportation systems
hereby by me undertaken shall be ex-
ercised by and through William G. Nc
Adoo. Who Is hereby appointed and de-
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Said director may perform the duties
imposed upon him, so long and to such
extent as he shall determine through
the boards or directors, receivers, Of
ficers and employees Of said systems OF
transportation. until and except SO far
as said director may from time TO
time from special orders. otherwise,
provide the boards Of directors, re-
ceivers, officers and employees OF the
various transportation systems shall
continue me operation thereof in the
usual and ordinary course of the busf-
ness Of common carriers in the names
OF their respective companies.
Until and except so far as said d.
rector shall from time to time other
wise by general or special orders de-
termine. such systems of transportation
shall remain subject to all existing
statutes and orders of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and to all stat
utes And orders regulating commissions
Of the various states in which the said
systems or any part thereof may be
situated. But any orders. general or
special. hereafter made by said direc-
tor, shall have paramount authority