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THIS DAST FH3E I. WEATHER FORECAST. s A. " - ' . . , v . .. V . : ' -vv - '- "J :-' I f- '" ''''- North and SouthCaroflna Fair, tonight and Wednesday Copier; in a!t and central portions tonight; F I'OL ; kdl Win : V -V .nil jiv ii ii i ) v ii 1 1 v, ,- i . si!4ik&Jk,Mx II FULL LEASEDv WIRE SERVICE VOL. XXIII. NO. .75.- iiBIl TWltl 111 Hs i L IV1 Mil lli ....Sl&fe , ... JSIiMllilliillill IflMl II H 11 11 U iniUstf l I II ltll l IB i " -'v'"i'1ia"" naifuwuiu- . ili'H Ir-il Ilil 1 v;2 J II II II Vllr II II ?I1 llll II II 11 II v II II II II 1 1 1 I -. ' I Fvprv Aeencv IVlovine lt ward That End In Country ' Today. ALL LACKING NOW IS ACT BY CONGRESS. Cabinet at War Session Dis cussed Means Necessary to Wage a Victorious War Passage of Resolutions Blocked Today by LaFol lette. (By Associated Press.) Washington,pryv3orThe Stntpq rpallv ia at war: with, i ttnlted mun empire today, "awaiting .tmly the formal recognition of jGongfess. Every agency was moving to gird tha Nation against the government which President Wilson, in his ad dress to Congress, characterizes as "the natural foe to liberty." The Cabinet, at a war session, was called to discuss the, extension of credits to the nations already at war against Germany, the raising of ' mon.y by taxation ror use or United States in the war, the equip-i ment of the navy to the fullest state of efficiency to cope with the sub marine menace, and the raising of a great army on the principle of uni versal liability to service the . first increment of which is to be "500,000 men. 1 ' The Council of National Defense and its advisory commission in a joint session, continued the work of mob ilization of the National resources to XZe g?oTeSSand eni "tUVlost Pleasing to The British- war," as the President expresses it. The War Department and the army general staff was ready to present to Congress its plans for raising an army just as soon as the legislative body asks for it. Work in Congress on the resolu tion to formally declare a state of war existing went forward.. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the resolution as introduced without change in its effect."- The resolution declarinea state of war exists with Germany and direct ing the President to prosecute war against the imperial German govern ment to a successful termination, was presented to the Senate today. Senator Hitchcock, for the Foreign Relations Committee, asked unani mous consent for its immediate - coh sidaration, but it went over under the Pules on objection by Senator LaFol lette. , When Senator UaFollette objected to immediate consideration there was a otorniy scene between him and Senator Martin, the Democratic lead fr. This was interrupted by a. burst of applause from the galleries, which Vice President Marshall had difficulty in checking. , When order was restored Senator Martin moved that no other business bo taken up, and the Senate ad journed at 1:03 p. m., until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. ' - Consideration of the Administration war resolution by the House Foreign Affairs Committee was postponed un- L'l tomorrow two nr ti j I thrle days. ;. was ' predicted ... to- SoL lrh Senators , opposing i P?S,f Wlllf en" -viison aecmreu emyuauv t " mere would be no filibuster or Protracted debate. . ; : ,': j Amendments from Republican Sen ati"s, especially, to prevent a -formal -uunce with the entente or ente or a Federal - DTnoptud That ' oan to them, are there wonid lnti w,im.w HltlOn was gtaia, m Yxv ' enfflA nt' "' ue V P ntnro ma -. 1-10 no tVl o - facn those c.n.rzr-": T rr "1" . i, - , ot-uers of both parties ,in the'Sen ; -- are disposed to pass vbnly appro- pnation and other war r -3- 4C- 5C- TO MUStER-IN. The following telegram was received here by the organizers of the Cavalry Troop here this morning: & 4- Capt. E. A. Metts, , Wilmington. 35- cruiting. JWire names of offi- K'cars. Requesting War Depart- K- nient to send officer to inspect -X- at once. " " B. S. ROYSTER, - , Adjutant-General. w . k "K - ' 5s- - . ; DR. WATTE MUST DIE, HiGMtKCOUKl. (By Associated Press.) v Albany, N. Y., April 3. The convic tion of murder in first degree of Dr. I .Arthur Warren Waite.-pf New York, for the murder of his fatherin-law, aohn Peck, of Grand Rapids, Michv was affirmed by "the court of appeals in a decision handed down today. the'Waite is now in Sing Sing awaiting execution. i WILSON'S ADDRESS lermany's Two Pos ers- sible Theories.. (By Associated Press.) London, April S.-Under, "Brothers in' Arms," the Pall Mall Gazette says todav of President Wilson's sDeech: "The President frames the issue in 1 pledging: conunuew aguauon against a setting calculated to stir the deep-j a: war" resolution in. Congress, up to est emotions of the American people. the moment of its passage, and declar The Russian revolution enables him ing - that thereafter their energies to commend it to them as a conflict ( would bi ; devoted to preventing con between the virtues of democracy and . scription; the crimes of autocracy. -x- j " ... - . . ... "America enters the war without m A'VAD MITrHFf AT reservation. Her action will be wel-. mA tTti 1 corned both for the substantial aid 4 which it will ring and far the com- m unity of spirit which she will, fur- nish among the free nations of the Txrr.T-iH it io roQt aatiafafnn tn ho joined thus with the Nation t carrying so much .of our blood in a crusade worthy of its best traditions and : for the .-.Senate summoning him be ours. " . tfore it to ahswer a charge of nublish- The Globe says: "German statesmen have scornfully affected to regard the entrance of the United States as negligible: We can safely leave them to find out their mistake. In ! the meantime, we are content to stand shoulder to shoul- der with J the land of the free in the greatest battle for freedom the world has ever seen." The Evening Standard says: "The German government nas aone a very mad tnmg in torcing United States into the ranks of it its X enemies.".. juia - xty ,uuivi, uuwmcu-c 'abandoning vsubmarlney warfare. . inas- - much as "the strong pacifist element oYerruiettVtne wiser party mcn rec- many torioi . otkI mnral . fnwA nf tne .ereat rWPHn on , Imn, nneaihli tFlonflftS . P'lrSL. : ."-"v ; r-"--" x " thf , P.armanv nTltAntYlRft a Rlirren- uc. : --v. . r . , ttt 1 she , surrender only ; totne-;, wnoie world recond ognizes Prussia as the enemy .of man- .Vg vs,,.,; . .. . division, but of course the men to kind, who must ba .disabled if the; Roosevelt Went to'th6 ,whom,I would appeal .will come for- world is, to enjoy peace. p hfittm-executive man- ward only, if it is understood that the TheNStandard then says ; that uer- measuxes,andpeTate.takingO the v ' . -. - ' . . V C WILMINGTON NORTH mi PACIFISTS NOW TRYING TO STOP " 'Peace Fanatics" Making Ef forts to Prevent Men, En listing 4n The Army. L HISSED SJTpESTRE s v -r k -. : ... Pacifist Delegations Now Working on Tlie Members of Congress Hold Mass Meeting! (By .associated Press.) Washington, April 3--rPacifist del egations here today turned, their en ergies toward trying- to persuade Sen ators and Representatives from vot ing for the state . of war resolution. They also began a campaign to pre vent enlistments in the army1 and navy. v Declarations Were circulated by persons calling themselves ?repre sentatives of a no-enlistment league. The signers pledged themselves not to .enlist. Dlsordera of -vestewiav. includine ( fist fights and small riots in the head quarters of the Emergency Peace Fed eration? on. Pennsylvania avenue re sulted, today in v the disappearance of many of the arm bands and body ban ners worn by the, pacifists. The few. "Keep .Out of. War" arm bands that appeared on " the streets were hissed. At a mass meeting this morning the pacifists adopted resolutions 5L1NA1L1JAK l UUAI. -By Associated Press.) Albany, N. Y... Aprjl 3. Mayor ,Mit- nhfil of Nfiw. York, declared in the I Sen- ate today, that while he did not nse the exact language that ; formed, the basis EC T ;ing "a false! and malicious report,"jamonK the great state papers of which ' concerning the"legislative conduct of Americans in future years will be Senator . Robert F. Wagner, of New iProud. It now rests with the people York, he did say that it would appear ;of . the country to see that we v put in that Mr; Wagner was working more in the interest of Germany jthan in the interest of the United States, DR. WATTE .... .... . . : . . . . - :: j; .1' - ; ' 4 4 4 1, : " : r . O " 4.. ROOSEVELT CALLS O.WILv ; (By; Associated Press) , 4, Roosevelt stopped'on here today, a may ue aiiotywiojiuBB a am- lwaoS from FloridJ 'Bio-: for lmmediateservice at. the J"-Psldent Wilson I guarantee, that no. finer! body icongratu offlghtingmen culd begathered tb; . Btttnnnm'e v x. . "r.- . 'P. .. .... . .offiees.n told, the chief usher . " - r s -r. . . r . ' . . . It rolhftnrt wished to coneratuiate-' trains ana Wloucu iu wuBiaiU dic y d , Vq ot ',T,hftC;orfTier left Jila card J. w ithnnf rsin thA CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNOONAPRIL il l 91 7r, wasnmgcon, pni jj Consideration or the war resolu-t tion in the Senate was forced oyer until tomorrow by oDjec tion of Senator LaFollette, and in the House it was Helaved by lack of brgahizan of the Foreign Affairs Committee It is expected to come to for action in both houses tomorrow: Meanwhile President Wilson and the cabinet discussed all phases of prerjaratiblis for the entrance of the United States into the war and Administration leaders in Congress began lay ing plans for raising money, niost of it, as the President sug gested, by a system Tpf taxation ohHhe-present generation. Soon after the Senate adjourned, as the climax of a stbrmy scene which aroe oVer LaFollette's objections, the House also adjourned. It will .-'meet tomorrow at noon while the Seriate will meet at 1 0 at. mA ? :'-:.yi-:'ivSU When Senator LaFollette asked that the resolution go over, announcing that hejobjected under the rules, Senator Martin angrilly faced him, saying: . -' "Of course it is within the power of the Senator to carry this over. He Has too much experience to make it necessary for hie to tell him that his attitude in a matter of such tremen dous conseauences '- K' ' r Senator LaFollette protested oenaior iviartm.. retctedulHajaazeJs ea,or v. r and the Senator to the mpmentous consequences of tHe tesd- -1 ' . , , ..... - - " :" 'Its quite unnecessary," LaFollette interjected. triirilU realize it as full as the-Senator from Virginia does. I ask trie regular order." Hj Senator LaFollette then insisted that the Vice President sustain and announce the rule against further 'comment after .' objection has been made to immediate consideration of a res- olution. The Vice President Liuiisr iu senator lviarun precipicaiea tne aajournment. I desire to sayright here," he announced, "that no other business shall be proceeded with until this matter is settled. I move that the Senate adjourn until 1 0 o'clock tomorrow." The galleries greeted this announcement with a wave of handclapping which was not suppressed. The Senate then adjourned. Senators-of the Democratic Steering committee decided later to hold continuous sessions beginning, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to put the war resolution through. Declares Men Must Be Sent to The Firing Line- Not. a Defensive War. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Apr. 3. Colonel Roose velt, standing in the midst of a great crowd in the railway , station here dictated the following statement: The President's message is a great state paper which will rank in history practice the " policy . the President has outlined and that we . strike as hard, as soon, and Tag eff ectively as possible in aggressive war against the govern ment of Germany. We . must send troops to the firing line as rapidly as possible. Defensive Lar is Jbopeless. We must . by vigorous offensive- war fare win the right to I have our voice count for civilization: and lastice when fthe.time ,for 'peace comes.-,.; '. "I, --of course, very earnestly' hope li , - v - ., .1. v v-;-;. r , a aiBpaicairom amoassaaor oaai .fTL . , .. . f. ji ;m-ll -v -J.-- - nmJ Li survivors irom.ine Aztec were lano- ed yesterdav?afternoon at-Brest. and ther . than there - would be fin - that y Associated Press.) ; against being "lectured" by called for other bnls and res Property Estimated at Be tween $ 1 2,000 and $ 1 5,000 Burned Today. - (By Long Distance 'Phone). Hallsboro, N. C; April 3. This town was visited by a disastrous fire about 7 o'clock ' this morning and after the flames had been subdued it was found that damage" approximating between $12,000 and $15,000 had bee done. The fire destroyed a planing mill, saw mill, dry kiln and f ginnery of Pierce and Company. ,The loss is not covered by insurance. - " ? Just how the fire - started is un known. 3f JUDGE ROUNTREE WIRES . SENATOR LODGE. - ; (By George H." Manning.) Washington. D. CL April 3. One of the ; several hundred tele-j grams received by Senator Lodge 56- today,. : congratulating him ,. on; , punching -? Alexander Bannwart, the , pacif ist yesterday. was . . & from - George Roun'tree, 'of Wil-;- .mington.- .Mr. Rountree's tele-, gram read: v " ; v 1 v "Ain reotiested by several gen7 , tlemen to thank you for. the blow deliyeredv in the cause of Na- tional honor, and to . inform : you the South stands jbehind . you." t p,annwart was xeleased today when Senator Lodge " declined to press the charge of, assault against him" in court believing he has-been ,suffiiently van? ished. 'ft; wmm I ' " .,11! V SIBEHIAH EXILES i RfJlUG HOPJIE i ui iiiuuuiiwuu v; Fifty Thousand Sledges Carry yigVicti Btiable Goriditions of Many of Them--7Racirig .Against Time fo Anticipate. . ' s Spring Freshets. ' ; Tyumen, 1Biberia Mkrch 31 (Via Pe-; trograd and London, April 3), Fifty the new Russia from the - mines and convict settlements of Siberia, are 'speeding in endless chain, despite the snows ot Northern Asia, - toward the nearest poults on the trans-Siberian railway. " Their passengers- Tange from members, of the old .terrorist' so cieties to exiles banished by adminis trative decree1 without trial ? or even known offense; . . . . It is a' race against time, as the spring thaw is imminent and the 'roads will soon !be impissable.t Exile'sho do not reach the railroad within v a fortnight must wait six weeks or vtwo months until the ice melts' and river navigation begins. To witness this unprecedented mi gration a correspondent of the Asso ciated Press came' here with a mem ber of . the Duma, M. Rosenoff, and two members of the former; Council of the Empire. -The. three ' officials were sent by the provisional govern ment to explain to the natives the na ture of, the great change. 'Their mis sion carries them to thousands of heathen-Asiatic tribesmen and are es pecially directed to instruct yoters in regard to the comi!tgtConstittient assembly to, decide the" form of Rus sians new1 government . r - "West of the Urals the . Associated Press correspondent - only encoun tered a handful f of-, exiles'.' The first large party, was ; encountered when the' Siberian express reached Ekatei inburg in the Urals. It consisted of 150, political convicts , and adminis trative exiles, including twenty mem bers of the Jewish revolutionary barid, mostly from thex Verkholensk district, west of Lake Baikal, ; The exiles .were, traveling in special cars and: had .'been' oh the -road since March 24. ;.' : - - ' 1 . The cars were met by a vast Crowd at the station : which cheered ."them tumultuously. The. returning; exiles returned the cheers, but they were in a .deplorable "physical condition, .shaggy, uncouth, unwashed . and ex tremely emaciated." Many . were: crip pled'; with rheumatism,; two hadlbst hands"; and feet from ". frost bites.-; j The exiles . .. had started west so nurriedly that they arrived in an ex traordinary " Variety!- of - incongruous garb. Some wore new costumes' sup plied "by sympathizers , and , some had handsome, tur - overcoats C covering their4liideous jail "unifpnri.V Among the latter .was a young millionaire aristo crat from '-. Odessa sentenced tckilif e ten.yeart'aga for fomenting a revolu tionary mutiny in! the Black Sea fleet Others -wore shaggy ! sheep and wolf skins as a ''protection from the bitter fiitwsrf an ' -hlftti; . One -man from the irkntskicity JaUtwore the gold:braldedr( M.tai.u. Ar.h(. AkmW. eov-Tto - (Continued onPage Eight) . PRICE FIVE CENTS. I. II llll III ll ll L I I i III ! Declares State of War: With Germany . to be Now it ; .;-. Existing;.. ;r E1REES0URCES V . v I COUNTRY PLEDGES. ; Senator Stone Voted . Against s v The Resolutioh-r-AlI ; Other -Members Present ' .Support v" edit. 1 1 J-V A f X Washington. :Ajjril 3.-The Senate Foreign ReUtlonslTifftmmittee today with . Germany,' in pracUcaUTthe- same form as' it ' wad' Introduced- ia both Houses of Cbngress'Jast night. Changes were madvto the wording, but the effect remains -the same.. ; -.V , The, vote was unaiiimbu:?. .1, except fdr-Chairman Stone, ;tfrid Senitor Bo rah of Idaho, who war, absent' Sen- ator Hitchcock of Nebrajska, .who .,wiH handle thA rAnnlnttftn . nn h flnnr. went immediately to the House For- ' eign Affairs Committee ? to shoWi it the changes the Senate, V committee had made in order to have it put be ' fore both Houses inthe same form; He will report th resolution to the ' Senate today , and an t effort will be made to put It through as soon as pos sible. rV;. ry-: ' The- resolution as approved hy the : Senate 'committee now is .as follows; : "Whereas, the imperial , German government has committed- repeated . acts of war against; the -government and the people of the United States; : therefore be It ' ! . iV V . ; "Resolved, . by , the- -. Senate -'and House of Representatives .of v-.the : United States of America in Congress assembled, that the state of war be, tween this and the - imperial '..German government which ...hasVjthusi;v.been''' thrust upon the ' United States -- is hereby formally declared; and that-. thfe President be and he : U'. hereby , -authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the ; United States - and the - resource of - the government ; to carry .on war " against the imperial German govern- r ment: and to bring, the. 'conflict' to a successful termination. All of the re sources : of the v country t are ' hereby -pledged by the Congress of the. United -States. t - . ; ' ' vv; : ' . S Chairman Stone, who -voted -against . the resolution; said he ' would i not" make & minority report' but expected to speak on-the resolntion;;: ' V COMPULSORY MitTTARY TRAINING PROPOSED. f , (By associated Press.7 Washington, " A.pril 3v Universal, compulsory . military T training; leglsla- ' tion .was formally , launched today in the Senate when Senator Chamberlain, . of Oregon, chairman of the lilltary Committee introduced his. amended bill providing for;, training . of - kbout 500)00 men of 20 !year of age u andi in the 4 President'! discretion;; inany ;. thousands more up to! 23 years of age. . Tne bill 'was referred to. the, commit tee. ;!;,.;. - f'f ) ' - vvsf poiriT uppe t ' " ; v (By'AssocUted Jtess.) - ' Washington April 3.Thei upper, class -at West Point will be graduated late this month, instead of in June, ac cording to an announcement, made to day by Secretary Baker. " : ' I'. President. Wilson "this morning left the White House and went across "the Potomac to a nearby vlrglala country club for a round1 of golf; He planned return. eany ana Keep w.ioucu u . ' t . Senate and House' leaders.- I. I 4lieveltWtamnganac - : - R . tinned .oniP . :-1 v - ' V"; - 'f) ,1 .ft.