United States Declares War on Austria Amid Vote Split
In a surprise final vote the Senate and House adopted a resolution declining a state of war with Austria. Senator La Follette abstained, later saying he would have opposed the declaration. Representative London, a Socialist, cast the lone negative in the House. The action links Austria directly to Germany and signals full support for Allied powers.
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War Declaration Text From U S Joint Resolution 1917
The document records the joint resolution declaring war on Austria Hungary, authorizing use of all naval and military forces, and pledging national resources to win the war. Signed by Speaker Champ Clark, Vice President Thomas Marshall, and approved December 7, 1917 by President Woodrow Wilson.
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Former Czar Nicholas Escapes Siberian Prison
Washington reports say the former Russian czar Nicholas II has escaped from his Siberian fortress prison. The U S Consul at Tiflis forwarded the bulletin to the state department for action and verification.
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British Kill 2,000 As Kaiser's Great Effort Looms
British forces report heavy losses to the German assault as 2,000 enemies fall in the latest offensive. French troops meanwhile repulse further German attacks, signaling a pivotal, high-stakes phase of the war.
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Big Gains on Farm Front in Nation's War Output
Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston reports in his annual survey that U S farmers produced over five and a half billion bushels of cereals surpassing the five year average by about one billion. Meat dairy and fats output slightly ahead of 1916-18 averages but stock losses and export demands press domestic supplies.
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U S Destroyer Jacob Jones Sunk by German Submarine
Washington reports the destroyer Jacob Jones sunk by a German U-boat while escorting convoys. The ship carried 97 crew members. 37 survivors were rescued from lifeboats.
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German Plot in U S Reveals Armed Defense Ring
Letters seized in the Merkel case indicate a German military defense organization operating in the United States with coded communications. In Detroit a trial tied Kaltschmidt and accomplices to conspiracy to blow up munition ships, with transfers totaling 25000 dollars involving German officials.
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Germans advance in Cambrai region to four kilometer depth
Berlin reports a German seizure of Graincourt Anneux Centai ng Novelles and nearby woods and heights north of Marcoing. They pushed four kilometers in ten kilometers of front as British forces retreated from Cambrai area. Over 9,000 British prisoners and 148 guns captured, war office states.
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French Losses by Submarines In Week Ended December 1
Paris reports French losses from submarine attacks in the week ended December 1 totaling more than 1,600 tons across two ships and two smaller vessels. Two vessels were attacked but not sunk, and two fishing boats were lost in separate incidents.
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