Show U. U S. S IS AT WAR WITH GERMANY President Wilson Reads Message to Special Session of House and Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate and Resolution is Intro Intro- Introduced Immediate Immediate Adoption Adoption Adoption tion Prevented by La La Follette I. I An Ali extraordinary session of Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress convened in Washington last Monday to hear President Wilsons Wilson's message and to take quick action with reference to war wit witty Germany As soon as as s the House was organized organized organized organ organ- ize-d ize with Champ Clarke speaker the joint session was held The Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate was organized before The dents dent's message reviewed reviewed d Germanys Germany's war war actions up P to dat date No sooner had he departed than a Joint resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution was Introduced declaring that war with Germany German now exists But for objections raised by Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor La Follette the upper House would have at once adopted the reso reso- lution As It was the matter had to toI togo togo I go over one day The latest news from Washington ton Is that both houses I have haye acted favorably The resolution which declares a state of war exists directs the president president president dent to prosecute it with all the nations nation's nations nation's na na- tion's resources to a successful na nation An army of Is to be rais rats ed The United States will wUl make loans loan and furnish supplies to allied powers It is believed the battle batUe battleships battleships ships will patrol the war zone so that German submarines can not sink m merchant ships Submarine chasers will wUl be put at work Whatever Whatever What What- ever Is necessary to forever settle etUe the war will be done The whole of the world to Germany German is is' looking to the United States the greatest of all nations for help |