13 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson and the United States declare war on Austria-Hungary. Austrian subjects in the U S face few restrictions beyond travel limits, with many loyal to the Allied cause. The proclamation notes broader immigrant support and avoidance of blanket internment, unlike Germans.
Preston Gibson, prominent American author and society man, serving with the Norton Harjes unit since the war’s early days, has been awarded the Cross of War by the French government with two Star citations for gallantry. He now leads a section of the U S army ambulance corps.
The proclamation by President Wilson declares a state of war between the United States and Austria Hungary. It directs all officers to be vigilant and asks American citizens to support the war effort. It also outlines restrictions on Austria Hungarian males fourteen and older within the United States and calls for peaceful conduct and safety measures.
Paris reports December 13 that active artillery warfare is underway along the entire Western front as part of a continuing German drive, according to the war office.
An American ambulance corps of sixty five machines left Rome today as the United States signals increasing involvement on the Italian front amid Austria being counted among American enemies.
President Woodrow Wilson declares restrictions on Austrian-Hungarian natives males fourteen and older entering or leaving the United States. Regulations empower summary arrest for aiding or suspected danger, with detention in penitentiaries or camps as directed, applying to all U S land and water jurisdictions.
Weatington dispatch reports that the War Department has decided men of the National Army will not receive Christmas furloughs unless they can reach their cantonments by trolley.
Washington December 18 Major General Crozier chief of ordnance told the senate military affairs committee that red tape war munitions board delays and manufacturers reluctance to fund contracts without government money slowed army equipage. He said money was not available until June with revised estimates and October appropriations. manufacturers hesitated to spend before funds were assured. The French supply artillery for the AEF in France.
British repulsed a German assault east of Bullecourt with heavy losses to the attackers. Reports say a small frontline trench section was briefly entered before repulse. The German attack near Lens Armentieres Messines was contained with limited gains and ongoing fighting noted at dawn.
Admiral Sims reports a torpedoed destroyer Jacab Jones sinking and two men jumping from a crowded raft. The survivors cling to spars as they battle the icy sea while sailors cheer.
President Wilson reported allocations from the war emergency fund as of December 7. The War Department received 86.6 million dollars temporarily, while committees and secret service work were funded. Funds were later reallocated as new appropriations became available and the bill extended the fund through the current fiscal year.
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