Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 6, 1917, Page 1

N ey Up-to-the-Minute Dis‘batches by the United Press---Greatest Afternoon Paper Service VOLUME XV. NO. 86. STATE OF WAR IS DF BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EEVENING, APRIL 6, 1917. K BEMIDJI DAILY PN - a2 W | e w,\a\ 45 CENTS PER MONTH (LARED 'PRESIDENT SIGNS RESOLUTION 113 P. M. PASSED BY HOUSE 3 0°CLOCK THIS MORNING - By United Press Special Long Distance Phone to Pioneer Woashington, April 6---A state of war was declared to exist between the United States and Germany at 1:13 tives. The house passed the resolution at 3 o’clock this morning. _ . e -l Vice President Marshall signed the resolution one hour before the president affixed his signature, putting intoeffect the resolution passed by the National congress of the United States. s e s o] States Senate. ASHINGTON, April 6---America is at war w1th Germany. The house of congress at 3 o’clock this morn- ing passed the resolution declaring America st a state of war with Germany. The vote stood 374 to 50, and the scene was most dramatic. The measure had already been passed by the United Only the signatures of President Wilson jand Vice President Marshall. are:needed to ‘formally com-| Secret military orders are ready to be flashed to all ) parts of the United States and to her possessions abroad. War measures have been drafted and are ready for passage. German Vessels Are Seized. New York, April 6.---Ninety-one German vessels in the most important ports of the United States were seized today. seized in Boston harbor, one at New London Conn., Five ships and their crews had already been three at Baltimore and two at New Orleans. Brazil Incensed At Germany. Rio de Jflneno. April 6.---Brazil may declare war on Germany. There is intense anti-German feeling here be- cause of the sinking of the Brazil steamer Parna with the loss of three Brazilian lives. German ships. Brazil may sieze interned Bolivia is expected to follow Brazil in a declartion|® against Germany. —=|Greatest Power on Earth SIREN WILL SOUND CALL TO BEMIDJI AS MILITIA LEAVES Lieutemant E. A. Barker, com- -mander of the Bemidji naval militia, .and every member of the company .are “on their toes,” awaiting the flash of the call to the colors, ready to depart upon four hours’ notice. Just when the order will come is not known but -expected at any :moment. That all of Bemidji may know ‘when the militia is to leave Bemidji at the call of the president, Mayor C. W. Vandersluis has ordered the| siren fire whistle to be sounded one ‘hour before the -departure of the militia members, the whistle to blow one minute. | At the first shriek of the big siren give everybody an opportunity to get to the depot in time for the de- parture. Governor Calls Conference fo Protect Cities (By United Press) other whistles on manufacturing lants of the city, including those of e Crookston Lumber company, will | sound forth their call to Bemidji to| assemble at the depot to bid the young defenders of the nation God speed. | { The sounding of the whistles will Enters Eumpean Conflict Washington, Apfll 6.—Actual and potential resources which, all told, Probably never have been equalled by any other nation in the history of the world &re brought into the great war under t e American flag. Into the baldiice dgainst Germany are thrown a navy in strength and efficiency among the férémost afloat; an army comparatively small but highly efficient, backed by & éitizenry of upwards of twente million ¢apable of military duty; industrial resources imcomparably the greatest in the world, already mobilized for public service, and the moral force of more than 100,000,000 Americans awaken- ed to their country’s peril and united behind the president with a patri- otic fever reincarnating the spirit of '76. Although much remains to be done, officials believe the nation’s destinies are secure now, no matter how stub- born or prolonged may be the pres- sure of German militarism, or how wide the scope of German intrigue. Preparations Made. The slowly maturing preparedness sentiment has borné fruit in mili- tary, naval and industrial prepara- tions which already have put the United States on a defensive basis not even hoped for two years ago. What more it will do, the president St. Pgul Ap'nl 6.—Governor Burn- | believes, can be measured only by what the administraiion finds will quist today called a conference of the |ye pecessary. mayors of the Twin Cities and the sherifs of Hennepin and Ramsey counties. He plans heavy deputy sheriff and police forces to supplement the na- tional guard, it is believed. FRENCH FORCES GAIN (By United Press) Paris, April s6.—French force make large gains north of Landrei- court, south of the Oise and reoc- cupy Treanipes, near Rhimes, is an official announcement today. Heceptiun for MilitiaTonight: You're Invited The farewell by the people of the city of Bemidji for the naval militia to be given this evening at the Ar- mory is not purely a dancing party, as generally supposed. It is to be a RECEPTION to which every man, woman and child in the city is cordially invited. It is spon- sored by the wonien members of the’ new Patriotic Ledgue of Bemidji. The mayor and city council will: be present in a body, there will be music and patriotic speeches and a general get-together on the part of the citizens of Bemidji‘and members of the militia. The house of congress at an early hour this morning passed the war resolution which means that both branches of the mational legislature has empowered the president to use o’clock this afternoon, when President Wilson signed the resolution passed by the United States and House of Representa- NAVY STARTS WORK; VESSELS ARE SEIZED; GERMAN TRAITOR IS - SENTENCED FOR PLOT KnutsonVotes Against the Resolution Washington, April 6.—Without roll calls the house rejected all amcndments, including propo:ais to prohibit the sending of aay Lroops overseas without congressional au- thority. Passage of the resolution follpw-~ ed 17 hourg of debate, Miss Rankin Affected. Miss Rankin of Montana, the only woman of congress, sat through the first roll call with bowed head, fail- ——|ing to answer to her name twice call- ed by the clerk. On the second call she rose and said in a sobbing voice: "1 want to stand by my country but I cannot vote for war.” For 4 moment then she remained standing, supporting herself against a desk atid 4s cries of ‘‘vote, vote,” came from several parts of the house she sank back into h&F geat without voting audibly. She¢ was recorded in the negative. Amendment Rejected. The house rejected an amendment by Representative McColloch provid- ing that none of the United States military forces may be transported for sérvice to any European country except by express approval by con- gress. Representative Britten’s amend- meént prohibiting the use of any part of the Ameri¢an military forces in Europe, Africa or Asia, except those troops who voluntéered for such ser- vice was also rejected. Who Cpposed It. The fifty who véted against the resolution were: Almon, Bacon, Britten, Browne, Buriiett, C€ary, Chureh, Connolly of Kansas; Coop- er of Wisconsin; Davidson, Davis, Decker, Dill, Dillon, Dominick, Esch, Frear, Fuller of Illinois; Haugen, Hayes, Henley, Hilliard, Hull of Iowa; Igoe, Johnson of South Da- kota; Keating, King, Kinkaid, Kit- chin, Knutson, LaFollette, the United States to uphold the honor of the nation against any foreign foe. The call to the colors is expecleleelson‘ any moment and the Bemidji navallRoborls. militia will answer ‘“Here”” when its| name is called. EVERYBODY Randall, Rankin, Reavis, Rodenburg, Shackelford, Sherwood, Sloan, Stafford, Van Dyke, Voigt, Wheeler, Woods of Iowa. Cheers greeted the announcement BE AT THE AR- London, Lundsen, McLemore, Mason, | (By United Press) Washington, April 6.—Enlarge- ment of all naval training stations begins at once, is the order issued by Secretary Daniels of the navy to. day. German ships are being con- fiscated or requisitioned for the per- iod of war with Germany. It is likely the government will pay for their use after the war. Traitor Pleads Guilty. New York, April 6.—Captain Al- fred Fritzen today pleaded guilty in the Federal court to having con- spired to blow up the Welland canal, and was sentenced to 18 months in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. Fritzen was formerly a captain in the German artillery and got his first papers as a naturalized Amer- lican ju 1012, - e g Proclamation qued [ Washington, April 6.—President Wilson today issued a proclamation to the people of the United States declaring that a state of war exists betweéen the United States and Ger- many. He dirééts all officials to ex- ercise vigilance in the discharge of their duties incidental to the state of war. The people are urged to uphold the laws of the land and give undivided support to the measures for prose- cuting the war. Wireless Flashes News. Washington, April 6.—As Presi- dent Wilson signed the joint resolu- tion in declaring a state of war ex- ists between the United States and Germany, the signal was flashed from the government wireless to all ships at sea and all ports of the United States G.A.R Veterans at Reception A feature of the farewell reception to the militia at the armory tonight will be the presence of the Bemidji Little, | veterans of the Civil war and mem- bers of the ladies G. A. R. Circle. It will be the greeting of the ‘“Boys of '61” to today's youth of the land upon their departure to uphold the flag the ‘““old boys” fought so gal- lantly for and won in the great Civil MORY TONIGHT. of the result. war.