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THE RALSTON TRIBUNE,
RALSTON, OKLAHOMA
In Order
to Maintain
Your Health
Watch—
and do not allow weakness
to develop in the stomach,
liver or bowels —
Should you require ass s-
tance at any lime—TRY
HOSTETTERS
Stomach Billers
Described.
*'Ph. what Is temperament?’
"Just u fancy name for cussedness.”
SffiUPlFRGS FOR
ft CH1LITSB0WELS
It Is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.
ijook back at your childhood days.
Remember the "dose" mother insisted
on—castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it’s different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt la well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insidea" are
injured by them.
If your child’s stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli-
cious “California Syrup of Figs.” Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless “fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take i(; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet-
en the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the 6tore for a 50-cent bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs,” which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
From 1004 to 1913 Costa Rica ox-
|Hirte«l $730,430 worth of cocoa beans.
WOMEN! IT IS MAGIC!
LIFT OUT ANY CORN
Apply a few drops then lift
corns or calluses off with
finger*—no pain.
Just think! 'Yon can lift
off any corn or callus
without pain or soreness.
A Cincinnati man discov-
ered this ether compound
and named It freezone. Any
druggist will sell a tiny bot-
tle of freezone, like hers
shown, for very little cost
You apply s few drops di-
rectly upon a tender corn
or callus. Instantly the
soreness disappears, then
shortly you will find the
corn or callus so loose that
you can lift It right off.
Freezone Is wonderful. It
dries Instantly. It doesn’t
eat nway the corn or cal*
lus, but shrivels It np with-
out even Irritating the sur-
rounding skin.
Hard, soft or corns be-
tween the toes, as well as
painful cnllusea, lift rlgl t
off. There Is no pain be-
fore or afterwards. If year druggist
hasn't freezone, tell hbu to order a
small bottle for you from his whole-
sale drug house.—adv.
Ruttlmnre, Mil., has enacted a strict
law against .dog-stealing.
THIS IS THE AQB OP YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger if yon
darken your ugly, gristly, gray hairs by
naing “La Creole" Hair Dressing.—Adv.
rhllndelphtn will this yenr spend
$6,000,000 to Improve city streets. *
Cama Granulated Eyelids,
II r Eye* inflamed by expo-
__ sure to Ssa.Bsst and Wind
Mm Quickly relieved by Marina
SL V Ij9 CytKtSNdy. No Smarting,
dr Just Eye Comfort. At
Draggiits or by mail S0« per Bottle. Marine
Eye Salvo in TubetJSc. For look of tho Eya
flU nek Marias tf« Bwsdy t#„ Chissgs
CONGRESS DECLARES STATE OF
WAD BETWEEN 0. S. AND GERMANY
Adopts Joint Resolution That Places This Country In the Ranks
of the Belligerents—Six Senators Vote Against Measure
After Hot Debate—Great Majority in the House
Favors the Action.
Texl of the Joint resolution
adopted by congress, declaring
a state of war between the
United States and Germany:
"Whereas, The Imperial Ger-
man government has committed |
repeated acts of war against the
government and the people of
the United States of America;
therefore, he It
"Resolved, by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in
congress assembled, That the
state of war between the Unit-
ed States and the Imperial Ger-
man government which has thus
been thrust upon the United
States Is hereby formally de-
clared ; and that the president
be, and he Is hereby, authorized
and directed to employ the en-
tire naval and military forces of
the United States and the re-
sources of the government to
carry on wnr ngnlnst the impe-
rial German government; and
to bring the conflict to a suc-
cessful termination, all of the
resources of the country are
hereby pledged by the congress
of the United States.”
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Washington. April 6.—The United
States Is now formally enlisted among
the belligerents In the great wnr. for
congress has ndopted the resolution
declaring ir state of war between tills
country and Germany, brought on by
the Imperial government’s repented
hostile acts.
The senate was the first to act on
the war resolution and ndopted It by a
vote of 82 to 6. The six senators who
voted against the resolution for war
were;
ASLE J. GRONNA, Republican,
North Dakota.
HARRY LANE, Democrat, Oregon.
R. M. LA FOLLETTE, Republican,
Wisconsin.
G. W. NORRIS, Republican, Ne-
braska.
WILLIAM J. 8T0NE, Democrat,
Missouri.
J. K. VARDAMAN, Democrat, Mis-
sissippi.
There were eight senators absent or
pnlred. They were: Rank bend. OofT,
Gore, Hollis, KewinnHs, Smith of
Maryland. Thomas, and Tillman. Of
those absent It was announced that all
except Senator Gore of Oklahoma
ngnlnst the resolution were members
would have voted tof the resolution if
present.
All six of the senators who voted
against the resolution were members
of the group of twelve which de-
feated the armed neutrality hill at the
last session. There was no attempt
to filibuster this time, however.
Thirteen Hour Debate.
Thirteen hours of heated debate
preceded the vote. Party llm-s dis-
appeared In this discussion and I (“pub-
licans joined with Democrats in sound-
ing the cnll to the nntlon to support
the president unitedly.
The little group opposed ,to the reso-
lution drew fire from every side. Sen-
ator La Follette, defending Germany
nnd heaping Maine upon Knglnnd, was
Informed by Senator Williams flint Dr.
vnn Rethmnnn-Ilollweg. the German
chancellor, would have made the same
speech In the relchstng had lie been
Imbued with sufficient effrontery.
Senator Norris, charging that the
United States Is going to war at the
behest of the munition hurnns of Wall
street, drew from Senator.Reed the re-
tort that such an accusation is "al-
most treason.”
The assertion that the nation was go-
ing to wnr on the demand of gold, he
said, was "an Indictment of the presi-
dent of the United States, nn Indict-
ment of congress, of the American peo-
ple, nnd of fho truth.”
"The president is not cnlllng Amer-
ica to arms for the sake of a few
pnltry dollars,” Senator Iteed contin-
ued. "but for the life, honor, nm^ In-
tegrity of this country.”
Introduced by Hitchcock.
In Introducing the resolution * Into
ttw senate, Senator Hitchcock made a
brief stnteincnt in which he said that
the present time was one “for action,
not discussion.”
“The time for discussion hss
passed.” he said. "The president has
Stated clearly, effectively, more eon
cluslvely the reasons which' innke this
hrnve step necessary. The resolution
provides for war against the Impertul
German government. It places re-
sponsibility for the war squarely upon
the shoulders of the German govern-
ment. charged with repeated acts of
war against the United Stntes.
"We want no more territory. We
will demand lio Indemnity. We have
no grudge to settle, nor racial anti-
pathy. We will spend nur treasure
and our blood and sacrifice our lives
without the thought of gain. We are
going to war to vindicate our honor
and independence ns a great uation
nnd In defense of humanity.
“Such quarrel ns we have with Ger-
many is not of our choosing, it wns
forced upon us and we did much to
avoid It. For nearly three years the
president, congress, and the American
people have hoped to avoid It. Hut
one desperate net by the Imperial Ger-
mnn government has followed un-
other.’’
German Pledges Broken.
Senator Hitchcock wns followed by
Senator Swanson of Virginia, who said
the German government “has repeat-
edly anil grossly violated Its treaty ob-
ligations to us, and 'Wantonly broken
solemn assurances.”
“The Issue is not peace or war,” Sen-
ator Swanson continued-. "War has al-
ready been declared upon us. The Is-
sue Is whether we shall accept war or
abject nnd cowardly submission.”
Reciting the sinking of American
ships, German plots, and outrages In
this country. Senator Swanson said the
Zimmermnnn plot to Incite Mexico
against this country “reaches the low-
est depths of national turpitude.”
Many other senators took part in the
debate, Gronna. Stone. Vardatnan
Norris and La Follette, all opposing the
resolution.
Senator Smoot made the Inst speech
—a short prn.ver thnt God would
“hasten the dny when liberty will be
enjoyed by all the peoples of the
earth.”
The roll cn!l wns taken while the
senators nnd spectators sat solemn. A
few cheers greeted the result nnd then
ull tiled quietly out of the chamber.
House Vote, 373 to 50.
The house, after a debate lasting
nbout seventeen hours, * adopted the
Joint resolution by n vote of J4"3 to fiO.
Nearly a hundred representatives made
speeches.
In offering the senate resolution ns
a substitute for its own, the house for-
eign uffairs committee submitted a
long report reviewing the history of
submarine warfare nnd America’s fu-
tile protests against it. German In-
trigues nnd bomb plots In this country,
the effort to ally Japan nnd Mexico
against the United Stntes nnd the mis-
treatment of American officials nnd
citizens In Germany.
“It is with the deepest sense of re-
sponsibility for the momentous results
which will follow the passage of this
resolution,” said the report, “that your
committee reports It to the hopse, with
the recommendation that It be passed.
“The conduct of the Imperial Ger-
man government toward this govern-
ment. Its citizens and Its Interests, has
been so discourteous, unjust, cruel,
barbarous, and so lacking In honesty
nnd practice that It has constituted a
violation of the course of conduct
which should obtain between friendly
nations.
“In addition to this the German gov-
ernment Is actunlly ninklng war upon
> the people nnd commerce of this coun-
try. and leaves no course open to this
government but to accept Its gage of
buttle nnd declare that a state of war
exists.”
► Flood Opens the Dsbsts.
Under the unanimous consent rule
hy which the resolution was considered
Representative Flood could move the
previous question nt any time after one
hour nnd. If sustained, bring the meas-
ure to a vote. He was disposed, how-
ever. to give members every opportu-
nity to speak throughout the day. The
delinte begun without any limitation.
“War Is being made iqion our coun-
try nnd Its people.” Representative
Flood said In opening. "Our ships are
being sunk. Our nnncomhntnnt citi-
zens, tnetudlng men. women nnd chil-
dren, tire being murdered, our mer-
chant men are denied the freedom of
the seas. There is no choice ns to our
course. We are compelled by the acts
of the German government to enter In-
to this most colossal war.
“We should take our stand by the
side of tile nlllcd nations who huve
been lighting humanity’s battles for
two nnd one-half years, determined
that our power shall he so employed
that complete victory shnll crown their
efforts and thnt 1’riiHMlun militarism
shall he crushed and the world shall bo
delivered from the threat and dongei
of the klohenzollern dynasty."
M LABOR 11 DEMAND
IN WESTERN CANADA
Extraordinary Inducements Beirt g
Offered.
Previous nrtlcles have dealt W (h
the necessity of producing extra qu »n-
titles of foods to feed the world dur-
ing this stress of high consumption
nnd paucity of production. Instead of
the condition Improving It is grot ring
worse, nnd unless drastic nnd Immedi-
ate action is taken, prices will con-
tinue to climb higher. It Is hoped hy the
Canadian government that l>y offering
at moderate cost, nnd where these
hunts an* to he purchased on terms
which nutke it possible for the settler
with small capital to become a farm
owner us the result of a few years' la-
bor. lie will also want land in a coun-
try where the practices of the people
are similar to those to which he has
been accustomed: n country with the
same language, same religion, snme
general habits of living, wlrh laws,
currency, weights nnd measures, etc.,
based on the same principles ns those
with which lie Is familiar, lie wnnts
a country where he cun buy land from
$10.00 to $30.00 an acre, which will
produce as big or bigger crops ns those
he has been accustomed to from lands
at $100.00 mi acre, lie wants this
land where social conditions will he
attractive to himself and his family,
and where he can look forward with
extra Inducements to secure n home-
stead of 100 acres of excellent land in
the homesteading areas of Western
Canada, with the combined effort of the
fntn/er In extraordinary preparation
of tillage and bigger wages than ever,
that Western Canada, with the assist-
ance of a Divine Providence, may pro-
duce a greater number of million acres
of wheat than ever In the past. The
farm laborer can now secure n home-
stead on easier conditions than ever
before. All the time that he works
for a Western Canadian farmer dur-
ing 1917, after he makes his entry or
filing will count ns residence on his
homestead for thnt year, leaving him
hut two additional years’ residence,
liefore getting title to u piece of land
that should then he easily worth
$1,600. The response to this offer has
been wonderful, and hundreds have al-
ready tnken advantage of It.
The climate of Western Canada Is
one that breeds energy. Instils life and
buoyancy, nnd with the soli that the
country possesses, no greater asset
'oiiid he desired. The country Is past the
pioneering stage; Its ability to^grnw
all the smaller grains better than any
other portion of the continent has
been proven so often that It seems a
waste of time to speak of It. The high
name flint has been given the country
In the splendid class of live stock that
It rnls«*s. has placed It In the high col-
umn with the best states of the Union.
And then social conditions, something
that every housewife asks about, are
as nearly perfect as could he wished
for. Thousands of miles of telephone
line connect the remotest hamlet with
the principal cities of the country and
continent, miles of excellent graded
roads, ns well ns the perfect natural
roads of the prairie, make driving and
hauling easy. Grtdironed as these
provinces are with railway lines
bring the farm near to Atlantic or Pa-
cific, or United States markets, rural
mnil delivery brings the settler still
closer to the homes abroad. Rural
nnd consolidated schools everywhere
nre easy adjuncts to the colleges and
universities, which nre said to he
among the best on the continent.
Tnxatlon is light, nnd only applied
on the fiirm land, cattle, implements,
etc., on the farm being exempt. Many
farmers, having realized sufficient
from one crop of wheat to pay for
their entire farm holdings, have In-
stalled their own electric light and
heating plants, have their automobiles
and many luxuries they would not
have possessed on their old home
abroad. I.lfe Is comfortable and ex-
istence enjoyable In Western Canada.
In no country Is there a greater per-
centage of contented fanners, nnd in
no part of the continent is farming
easier or more profitable.
confidence to being in a few years In-
dependent. and will started on the
road to financial success.
All these conditions lie will find In
Western Canada, nnd nowhere else.
The provinces of Alberta, Saskatche-
wan and Manitoba, commonly called
“Western Canada,” provide tie* one
and only answer to the hind-hungry.
The land Is here; it is the kind of
hind he wants; the conditions tire as
nearly Ideal ns Is possible, and the
prices and terms nre such that the
man of moderate capital lias an op-
portunity not available to him else-
where.—Advertisement.
It’s not what the player does In a
baseball game, Imt what the umpire
says, that counts.
BILIOUS; HEADACHY,
SICK TOHEI?
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-eent box.
Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath—always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In th«
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the lilr
testlnes, Instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed Into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
ddticate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that duH, throbbing, sick-
ening headache.
Cascarets immediately cleanse th*
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
! food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Csscaret to-night will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep—a lOcent bos
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. AdT.
Some men never accomplish any-
thing beenuse they nre unable to find
. nn easy mark to put up the money.
Anuric cures Backache, Lumbago,
Rheumatism. Send 10c. Dr. V. M. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y., for large trial package.—
Adv.
It takes a lot of fortitude to follow
the dictates of a perfectly good con-
science.
Land there will produce 30 bushels
of whent to tliff acre, while there are
many cases where the yield was
higher, as high as 70 bushels. Whnt
this menus to the farm laborer does
not fully appear on the surface, lie
will get good wages, he can secure u
homestead worth at the end of three
years about $1,600, while "working for
wages he cun put In residence duties,
and can nlso look around, and find a
good location.
Besides the homesteading attraction
t>f Western Ounudn. there remains the
other fact thnt other lands can he
purchased nt from $15 to $30, while
Improved farms may he hud at rea-
sonable figures.
The desire to hnve a piece of land
of one’s own Is u natural Instinct In
the heart of every properly developed
man nnd woman. In earlier years, oti
account of tin* great ureas of hind
available In the United States, no
great difficulty was experienced
hy any ambitious settler of that
country who wished to become hi*
own landholder, but the rapid In-
crease In population, combined with
the corresponding rise in the price of
land, has completely changed this con-
dition. Land, which a generation ago
might hi* Imd for the homesteading,
now commands prices ranging to $160
nn acre am! over. At such prices It Is
quite hopeless for the tenant farmer
or the farmer's son In moderate cir-
cumstances. or the city man with lim-
ited capital, to attempt to buy a farm
of his own. To pay for It becomes a
life long task, nnd the probability Is
that he will never do more than iu*»ct
the Interest charges. If lie Is serious
In his desire to secure a farm home,
he muzt look to countries where there
4a atlll abundant fertile land available
BOSCHEE’S GERMAN SYRUP
Why take nrdluiiry cough remedies
when Boschee'a German Syrup hua
been used for fifty-one yenrs In all
towns in the United States, Canada,
Australia, and other countries, for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled la the
throat, especially lung trouble. It
gives the patient n good night’s rest,
free from coughlngMSvlth easy expec-
toration In the morning, giving nature
a chance to soothe the Inflamed parts,
throw off the disease, helping the pa-
tient to regain his health, assisted by
pure air and sunshine when possible.
Trial size 2.r>e, nnd 7T>c family size.
Sold In all towns In the United States,
Canada, Australia, and other coun-
tries.—Adv.
New York state will pay about $7.3,-
OOO.(MM) for various governmental pur-
poses In 1917.
IMITATION IS 8INCEREST FLATTERY
hut like counterfeit money the Imita-
tion has not the worth of the original.
Insist oil “La Creole" Iluir Dressing—
It’s the original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, hut contains no dye.
I’rlce $1.00.—Adv.
A broad-minded man never loses
any sleep because another man's opin-
ions fall to agree with his own.
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
Om sin* ■■nailer after using Allen’s Foot-Baas,
tb«n“tlM>ptl<* powder for the feet. Shaken Into
the shoes met sprinkled In the fiH>t-bath, Allen's
Foot.Kanetight ahoe* feel easy and five*
lavtant relief to INI imsml l>«n len». T* y it
Sold ever* where. !*<•. For FRKK Irlnl juickaga
addreiw, Allen M. Olmsted, La K»y, N. Y.—Adv,
Floods In 1916 cuusetl losses la tha
United States aggregating $21,000,000.
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