Show DECLARES WAR ON AUSTRIA HUNGARY resolution ADOPTED BY ALMOST UNANIMOUS VOTE AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT chlof chief executive Is authorized io to employ the nations armed forces and recourses of country to final victory washington war between the united states and austria hungary was formally declared on december 7 congress with one dissenting vote in the house honse nd adopted opted and president wilson approved a resolution declaring existence of a state of war between the imperial and royal austro hun garian government and the government and people of the united states und and authorizing mizing the president to employ tile nations armed forces and pledging lla its resources to victory congressman meyer Lon london doIl the new york socialist cast the only voto vote against it a declaration of war with austria the resolution the response of congress to the presidents request in ills his address on december 4 Is similar to that passed april 6 declaring war on germany it became effective at p m december 7 when it was signed by the executive without formality an ail executive proclamation will follow shortly after but one hours debate the resolution was unanimously adopted by the senate with an affirmative vote ok of 74 it was w as approved ampro ed by bi the house 3 to 1 A few minutes later vice dent marshall and speaker clark clail had signed the document and sent it to the white house where president wilson attached liis signature with beer tary Tui nulty and assistant secretary tary or ster as the only witnesses text of resolution the resolution follows joint resolution solution le declaring that a state stale of war exists between the imperial and royal roal austro hungarian government md and tile the united states and making provision piol slon to prosecute the same whereas the imperial anti and royal amiero Hun gatlan government hrs committed repeated acts of war ai ugal against list the government and the people of the united states of america Am eilea therefore be it resolved Reso hed by tile the senate and house of representatives of the united states state 3 of america in congress assembled that a state of war vm 1 is hereby declared to exist elst between the united states of america and the imperial and royal loyal austro hungarian government and that the president be and he is hereby y authorized and directed to employ the entire entile naval and military forces of the united states and the resources sources ic of tile the government to carry cairy on oil war wai against the imperial impel lal and royal austro hungarian Hunga iian government goi eminent and to bring tho the conflict to a successful termination all tile resources of the country art are hereby pledged by the congress of the united states CHAMP CLARK of the house of representatives THOMAS R MARSHALL vice president of the united states and president Pies ident of the alie senate approved december 7 1917 WOODROW wi WILSON villa defeats carranza tr troops oops el paso tex rev with bandits francisco villa ell engaged aged Carra tim troops biear near chihuahua city friday nud and drove droe them into the capital in fil filleting eting heavy losses according to in ill formation foi matlon li ought brought to the border by bi indian runners |