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Show m DESERET EVENING NEWS. 114 Nrwa l BMulrr djon .ud Under ltrapnui It. WILSON CALLS EXT d3b dBb (fib (fib (fib (fib cfc deb cSb c8? dSb JBb dso tttj to Meet April 2 to Discuss Sub marine Crisis Congress cfibdSb tfcrfkcfci cSbdJbtfibcSa dfc cfib 0, (fib fib (fib (fib (ft fib eft . tfib War Looms Big on National Horizon Proclamation Says Expect Congress to Act Magnates Plead Guilty Purpose is to Discuss Grave National Questions Quickly and Resolution To Charge of Being Spies in Employ of Central Powers While Not Admitting State of War Exists Indorsing Wilson Be Passed Albert 0. Sander and Charles March The Call Leaves the Nation to Infer that President Wilson, recognizing V WASHINGTON, March members of the Central Powers indicted NEW is practically making war on the United the charge of engaging in a military film exchange Such is Basic Reason for the Action Taken W LuLlTnThL today, called Congress to assemble in triarprise and sending spies to England to get information for Movie N. 21. YORK. 21. Y an on tdv March 21. President Wilson called Congress in extra soesion on Herman military authorities, today pleaded guilty. They WASHINGTON, tomorrow. will be sentenced The purpose of the extra session t to bike action on the state of war which admittIt was charged by the federal authorities that lender and exists between the United States and Germany. AmeriBacon edly St. an of Vaux Louis, Wunnenlerg engaged George In his proclamation calling to I Fnlnd Congress together the president states that it is for the purpose ca .p,p.rni.n. nd tht Boon rot of 'T of receiving n communication from him concerning grave u questions of national policy. rr;vH mnov from fVunn.nUr to The does not state that considers a state of war exists, the proclamation specifically president h i kiln'd .iionjwt It but leaves the question for discussion in his addres.--- and for notion by Congress. iu i hr .on. plot or, furnl.h.d President Wilson's decision to call Congreaa earlier than the date first fixed for the extra Suvn with fuanlltlra of iBvWbla or mil for u. In rjir.pahrUr session April 16 was announced early today. The presidents mind finally was made up as the thm. result of yesterday's cabinet meeting at which practically an unanimous opinion was expressed arrratv.1 In Knf-..- . SaroR. aho aa h.o that while preparations to put the nation in a full state of armed neutrality were going forj.rrmi'lril to rnurr Wu at4r aoJ This nn ward, Congress, which alone has the war making power, should be summoned. Jury tf u the (wo men The president deliberated on the question un til late last night and early today made his W'gked tn the (IW,),! arrk tr Sger.t He chose April 2 because he thought it would be impossible for all members of Condecision. end lh nth ( plt was ' ri lUmn to reach Washington earlier. ai arreted and 0 gress . "' h'r- - " ,h ,fd Make Important Gains on ; In his address at the opening of the extra session the president will recite the overt acts bla to rtinnfft suShsLUr t. tth a.fr pwitlant of Handerof committed against the United States by Germany. Th activities and WH'nttihcrr mau aaUi.dad back lo The rntim.ni In ronimn I May understood to hr overwhelming!) !l It waa c barged, during all'll (arid fandtr and Wunnen-Urin favor of a Ur a ration that aa ar a.leged lo hart sent no lea Washington. March ll. The president' prort.vmatlon follow: a result of act to 11 w the - extraordinary session on April 2 to deal with the situation. The purpose of the session now called two weeks earlier than the date first set. as announced in the president's proclamation, is to receive n communication from the chief executive on grave questions of intemational policy. The president in his address t Congress will detail how "allad newspaperman Ira land Much vahitbl .Lfifltlafi. It waa alleged. vm ra Rogiead tad giut Germany the I'nited Mate a stale of war already etlala. The forretKwf overt Si which brought the prrvUkw to hH wa the torpedoing wit how t wn miner of the Amcrkan igl lam ia with five Iowa of fifteen live, some of them RUSSIANS CROSS INTO MESOPOTAMIA Naidar and Wunnabr dkssgh the mall ar kiwatkt r(VfS man newspaper mar! ran rttlMn fltsdtr is H yars old and had baan American fMtard with tha waa comm It lee H WWrr dafana Meer employee of l ha Naw Vorker Eaitunf and dramatic editor aw of GrtvaBof I Ha bvffua at an dcc-ftnfc- A (imn M Journal Ieu'erhee tfc Wunnn-fca- n Another Important Arabian Chief Hat Risen Against The Turks. ' n to ha ra baan natural!!-li rTt ac With Bacon they fft ;a4lted March 3 TV pie a of guilty cam a a a aur-yrtin government who attorney ad that war of tha opinion that Han ? a4 Wunnenberg tank tha atap in r4r ta avert exyxMure of tha con hlnn in a way which might laad to vtwi nf nmr commanding ftffurw 19 tha plot Tha maximum penalty tu ksek the prisoners are subject ia five 'ar ia - federal prison claims mWE im London, March 21, 5:30 Reuter Amsterdam correspondent reports that it is rumored that seriojs riots have broken out in p.m. VICTIMS G1TYT . "tharnmant on March kllM mora than 0 cl Diana, li woman and 31 childratt. to tha Hrrlilan praa buraau. Atari) ji other. mit I) woman and war killed by ehatlflra. Tha ha racatvad tha following (fysi 8lf,nlkt I Berlin in connection with the scarcity of food. A dispatch from Olden-wa- l. Holland, says persistent rumors are current of great rioting in Berlin. The Frontier dispatch adds: are regiments reported to have left for Berlin to maintain order." rs- aupplrmmlsry 11 Rapid progress rrnch In ln purarult Harman, tha war office announce Important gaJna ware made on both aide of the road. 10 village being captured. After a aavara fight In which haary ufalnad. tha French loaaaa ware carried Bavrlannoi caatle and tha ell- nt Ja,rr bou' n,n mllw, ,ouh ' of 8t Quantln. Kklrnho batwn French cavalry and German detach- Quenmanta occurred on tha Ham-fttin road. South of Chauny tha French are occupying tha Allletta line and conaolldatlng their naw poaltlona A German aurpriae attack tn tha Champagne waa rapulaad. Un - Mart numtr of victim of bombardment of th opon ti- Pf V Mfiaet tr b th Bulfarlan Tarch i7 wu Klllod, flva old r. ntna woman, five children. tWn old man, two women. JJJJJ by asphyxiating aa. atx old t"tan it children, suffer M rrom of gaa. - l, who are Mpactad Pari. March bflnjr hy th of tha ratraatln TT !h t. to recovar.- Britith Following Retreating Germane I REDUCE SUGAR re fcnemn at - La CROP March of tha ry eatlmatea IS. made r by th rb'W5n!'r,J"dlrd Menocal,h' ndmlnlatra(ton 'i' - Pr cent. If the a'! sn aeirurT .v"'"1 Jbir tbr-- ", t enne (her lnrri-- H ,b10,,f" w thouannda of nan I" lha field, and mtiu win J ,rkln ,0 Idle or iom maraudara. eom-W- . "f ,h army reb.1, janvl Uaj 4,"ro raln rr"nd t b.mlajfo when thn landad. ha. dr,. 0W,r" wl" f,r ?Ti, Ch an. wrir,n f I r aliened tvr"(Uon n,r4llx , ' rch' w111 campaign of ... The London. March 21. 4 10 pm atormy weather, with aeraraly cold wind and frequent anew aqualla. continued during tha night In tha region over which the Rrltlah armlea In Franca are following tha retreating German. Although thee conditional add to tha dlacomfort of field cam-palgntng, Heutar a rapraaantatlva at tha nrltlah headquarter talagrapha. j the they have had ftp bad effect on surface of tha ground, which In the; area remain quite newly occupied practicable for movement of hors and troop and guns. the work of des.Notwithstanding truction which tha Oerinana are carrying out aa they withdraw tha British troops find shaker In the villages they oceup f. A large proportion of tha housaa have bean gutted, but In ntol cases the walls remain standing, so that cover for the troops la Improv aed easily. Many plarea which the British have taken in the laat two day contain civilian Inhabitants and It 1a reported 1 Aaaoclat-r- n fr s - Aoeordlnf to The president Im not made up pn wrvam entirely for prrwruta-tlto Cong hut probably will also dlarw anltrraal military training The nit) department la prtvatHy-fmweciprotcd lo call yacht and large motor boat for arrrtee glnt v infract Ten tat tr for anrh rmfl hate already been negotiated In many mar. It la known that ap to mam yesterday I real dent Wllaon told rloar advt rr lie Mill waa of an open mind on the qoewtiofi of anmnwinlng tongnwa Immediately, but that he Irunrd toward awaiting tle extra arWn railed for April 14. cwblnet mn ting. At yesterday low .rr, arvrral of tie member went to the White House to urge strongly on the prrwldrnt an Inunedlatr extra session wlils li tliey believe! wiu Those by the country. cabinet member who have been classed a pacifist or with ia-flat leaning. It waa said, offered no objection of weight, and the president without giving any Indication of Ida decision merely lieard wliat every member of bla official family liad to aay. Official mini diplomat have openly acknowledged that a Mate of war between the I'nlted Mate nd (Germany lux existed for some time but Li uU l hr situation bocoiue moat pronounced last Nunday wbrtt three American ships were destroyed by submarine In quick nd some American uixeasion Uvea were lost. Bra t bully ail tlie president cloaeat adviser at once made up their mind that trcnnany waa actually (inducting war against (Ik I'nlted Mate and the situation must b nu t promptly. The principal arguments brougltt lo bear against tlie I'nlted States taking n furtlwr Mcp toward war were that pmcticnlly all that could hr done to protect Ameriat sea had can lives and lil been done by Hr arming of mcr-cavessels and tlutt un acknowledged state of war iMMwccn Uie two countries would give Germany an opportunity lo carry Ivor submarine warfare to Uvls side of the Atlantic. This latter waa socnrwluvl of a secondary consideration because the navy feels Li tat tt la prepared to meet that feature of the situation. It also waa argued that luxvlng kept the country out of the war so far. the president would be reluctant to enter U now i hi re, BOMBS IT MONISTIR a. j (Continued on pe flva.) Whemaa, Public interest require that the ongress of the I'nlted htutea should be oontetaed In extra session at It orlnrli noon cm tlu ecund day of .rfT ftl7, go ruccivr a orunmuirtemtiun by the cxrexitlve on dfare question of national policy. Xonr, Uxrrcfun . U WeKlrrm Wilson, president of the Vnltsd Htatea of Ameritwn. do hereby proclaim xnd declare tliat an cxtmordlnnry require the Onagri- - of the ( nlted Atalcw to rotivcn- - In extra arwslon at the Capitol In the city of Washington on the atHnt! day of April. It 17, at IS o'clock noon of which all person wIki hstl at (list ttnsc be entitled tn act a mrmbera ibereof are hereby required to take notkv. Given under my lun I ami the seal of the Called Males of Anur-letlu Slt day of Maeett. In the year of our Ixwd new thonwxnd nine hundred and seventeen and of the IndepemhnKv of tire I nlted Stales the 141C" CALL PARTY livr l 0iinlon Ciumlmou All iIms- - argument were swept at yesterdaya asltie, luiwever. cabinet meeting when aa opinion described b iik oiImt aa tht unanimous ever kiMma In tlie nxl president official family. that (mxvany' arts of aggression agaliwt tin i'nlted stauw on t ie rm Inr rutlibws destruc-- t Ion of American liven tn contravention of all the principle of law ansi humanity luul rona to s state of war being made u son (Ik I nlted Stale xnl tht tlicrv wa nothing left u do but call (ongrma to deal with tlie question. Demand of Country, ftlnce lnt Sunday wlien three American kIiImi were sunk off tire lirltidi Ulc In quick sucrcasloo, mor1ran llxrw with loss of bringing (lie total numisrr of lost through German AnMrloan submarine oMrutloaa to more Ilian 200 tin president and all til adviser have recognised that a state of war existed, t'roni all part of the country have come wJI for the immediate summoning of Congress in extra srwdon. Although 11m pnwldent by the provision of the oiitltution. must leave It to Congreaa to make the practical declaration of war Midi have ome to the White advices House from member of Congress. governor of ala tew, public official and many hundred of cltiscun have contained statement of Mjpimrt of such a policy in IU fullest sense. The cabinet, which urged the move upon the president at yesterday's session la described by I Is member ns lulling beeti more thowugl)ly united than It has been on any other question that copic before It. artlng of The Ways, five nation now actnaUy omm to the point which ail the history of emturie Indicated mum now-aartl- y follow the severance of with Gerdiplomatic many. Feb. 8. When the prrakSewt on that day to Ooviat von Bernstorff It w dckld wo-stitu- i and f n-- hiinimn then expected to pass declaring hat a state nt has 9 g it aj b : a ran the L'nltad and Tiermanv f r mmt tlma Hm h a reeolufb.n In Jte!f w III not rro!ulon r nlrai decraton in a taeh- - r ,.f sense, although practically it jmiil amount to thr srna thing a consequence the I'nlted Htate win take further tep to prrtact It Interest on the high e and elae-Af where agalnat The warlike act Oarmnny and whether an actual stata f war will coma to exist In it full sense will depend on the future acta . ll thority to President Will I0' b 1".rUI Be First Butinett With th. kiu,l4f, tht th nttd Wt.. praotlrally rtlB u (kUo of rv aiKllim nut l, t ltv. that w.rrot 0rmry nko I I - ton, asoinot tha L'ait.j a futlvr mm Atthouch Tn liau. ronrarUona af HOT tn which both th thlt-- d Plat and Ocrmany r atenatortas. d)aro f. without that hoallltt-- a .hall not formal notlr to llltar.nU a. wall ,. twd that Tha .utr.i., Hague treatiee have been so openly to disregarded during the war In Europ that no compliance with them muy jSlatao tn i Secretary of Treasury to sue Bonds Amounting $574,000,000. passport and notified that he had severed c relstlons aJpigv'thrr wkh the tnirr1sl t.rrnu in government, tin I'nlted Mated ww 4s ceil In a pIU(n where all the precedent wa rensing It toward war All official Washington openly acknowledged that nothing lens than (Germany's abandonment of her newly announced campaign of submarine ruthlessnc could It ami do one here Kuppowd tliat Germany would change lier determination. ll the Allied nation openly have Indlfutlon of their belief that the Tutted Htale would oou he Involved In tlu war and that rrvvgnlxed In poddhtlity wa crmany before the new campaign wa announced when Foreign Minister Zimmer-nvanworking through Count von Bcmatorff and the erman minister In Mnloi attempted to unite Jaai) and Mexico In an alliance lo make war on the Inlted Males. Coo-grr- dlpio-mali- 1 re-v-- n Mobilizing llrsoune. All the rewmrtes of I he I'nlted well aa milibtate. Industrial tary. arc pcedlly being mobll-Dr- d to lae tlie nation In the fullest date of readiness for any I- r- u - ldr 1r..nl. rt d'lrlon civil-whic- lty .rn.ndm.nl. tn".nhU th. o'm d":'.lr hr,nwn m.- nt to t.k. ov.r fnr.lfn hq. build- r.M. .nd .ddttlon.l r,' f flr in, In Atit.rK-., Th' . ftt.. ot"r lood of th. houw. for- d ,b irrSi.'.r.a.sslhjr.rs ..t. .nd ixionlnc th. uu,"on lh' T'u,r to Issue o.llgstion no; Wr tn th. form of bond, j jfnl th. fntt.d or .hort t.rm crtlflr.tr. of tnd.bt.d- - of n.- .. Of d.nt mounting to 1574 00t 000 has authority situation, the Alaskan railway and the government armor About 170.000.000 to ha plat plant to build a government nitrate plant and for the use of the shipping Of the real IlSO.OOOOOO la for board use by the praeldent ln conneqlon with any emergency requiring exp- of naval work Thl. leave of the Mexican prwl- evurwe rtw.Ur, ,h .tr,d wtn ,, dorw and will lh, - pr ro.k. wh.t.nr necery to an- to carry forward provident tha war plana aa quickly as possible." Flood. 'There probably will be an appro-use- d prlatlon of very much more than th Il0i.000.000 proposed in th armed ed the house neutrality bill which j n failed In the eenate There will no1 an Hvaterial opposition to the j ra11 legislation along said Mr itn. 12 J4, 000,00(1 on which th.r. .r. no r.- lpubllen of Holn1.,'''r ! ,1 "whlngfon. Coagrw. .trlctlnn. which would b. .voll.hl. will a peas quickly a lam - ! y j I j liar-bo- m . fore The Hague convention there waa for beginning of ample precedent without formal war doc- alia for honittie a.htnrnn M.rrh Jl Th. hlrtocy tn fonir.iw to hurry .how that th 7Mrty majority of (1m oonftl. t. havr l.o.n btun b bark to V.hmton wrnt out Imm- - world dlatal, ftr th. taao.nr. of th. made ,orm' president' proclematlor Hpeekr When War Condition Arias. Clark 1b on hla way from New OrAccording to authorities on t n tarleans and la expected here Friday ns lions! law a condition of war art Democratic Loader Kttchtn ia tn In three way a A declaration of war. North Caroline and Kepubllcan lead2 A or manlfaoto proclamation er Mann Jo In Chicago state of war that declaring At the Capttn thoe congressman 3 Tnrougn tne commission sxlst. of hosalready here agreed that granting tile acta of force. emergency authority m aome form One authority on International Law would be the flrt business fter describing ways In winch hotil4i of the house, outside of all may begin without formal declaratt9 acta of fore hy way of emergency legislation the four failed say or during a pacific blockad army, military academy, supply hill or an Intervention might fc h and during general deficiency sundry hoatilitl tnepida some legislation of vita! forcibly resisted out In thta way. importance to natloR! defense, wtil be breaking s Wilson President action creased for quick enactment today waa Oth.r ronMr.tlon. t th. ltr ,'iulrklv follow.d t.) pr.dlrtton. .t th would ..Minn Includ. th. .hlpplnf hoard Cinto th.t Confrr.. Juat a aofn a the neceary obliga- j tlona mere laaued eventuality. Aecy McAdoo was .ld today not lo have prepared to la. For he present the responMbil-Itbond but when- iue any immediately rest with the navy which I ever he so determines they can be put on In Xntcrk'an merchant ships, the market short order arming It should betmple matter for placing rush order for submarine to out the restriction Congreaa wipe ehasTTs, endlng $ 1.' .000,000 by on the 1374 Oftft.noo totl if the prel-den- t t smm la authorlly of Cotigre nd Mr McAdoo recommended It. .enator !ewts the Democratic whip, hum Uic naval conairmtlon aid at House today he 1k- under way, advancing the lulevad Congreee should pane a resolution reciting seta of aggression by graduation of classc at Anrta-NltGermany and giving the president, a protecting American f cqpimander-ln-chleof the army and again! Invasion by German navy, full authority to defend the submarine and marhalllng the right and Intereal of the I'nlted Htate. Industrial iesfune m'ccaaary to A declaration that a state of wnr stand behind the fleet. exists, the senator said, "would have t no Plan for the army arc not fully fm disadvantage because of inter maturvHl. It la believed, however, that ference In the commercial relationship with foreign nation IVcwldcnt Milam will ret'ognlxe ihe - Henator Iwl declared he believed of the IKieeibUlt) army's participation Congress would be practically united the president In wnr when he addresses ongrern by behind The extent to which the navy may dlwulng tlie need of univenml mili- commandeer merchant shipping ws tary (raining. In a tentative way indicated today In this statement by ojnmkn of th. Pln. for mjimh.lllnc tlu- - full .hlppln, of the regular army, the national board atated that while he could not e'v detail of the naval proaccurate guard and the raising of a volunteer gram for commandeering merchant (Continued on dog flv.) (Continued on pmgs two.) i ship fengrr 11 hi a r. d n?rntlcii op d of drirlopmeut tn Firope wlUWi of tltcmarlve promise to hasten tlu etui of the conflict. i.n makhna 8latea by th of American "H t h high es In i all the lass of pretir11y affl'-U- a. ration rr.An v sir n h I'nlted ruhM dwru'tl)n bt.n that r 1 ing ill authorising limited wr on German aubmarin I he said, "t expect Congre take vigorous action lmmediataly." It became known today that yew terdaya cabinet meeting discussing what active stepa tbe I'nlted Statos should take after a flilarutlon of war, considered Ihe opening of American port to wrhlp of the Kntenta the opening of credit t the Allle for their suppllc snd cooperating action with th Allied fleets In clearing he ubmurlne out of th shit ping lane and guarding transport to Kurope of the measures now under On consideration bv the federal shipping the building of a large stand board nrdlted fleet of small wooden cargo s teatnet tn carry supplies through tha submarine rone I. S. Army In Kurope. The question of participation of an Amerban army on the European tleflelds was touched upon. It was understood. as one of the possibilities Of the future, but not to be considered a a prospective tep now A resolution to open all American ports to the Allied warship eta Introduced In the lat seaelop by flan-to- r Raulsburv. preatdent pro tempora of the senate and a member of th Al-li- the-vs- ht (Continued on peg flva.) |