BIG VOTE ASKED FOR.
GERMANY ANI> MEXICO
fPress Association.] ■ WASHINGTON, April 6. Tlio war resolution was passed by the House by 373 votes to 50v Five German ships were seized at Boston.
'Extensive plans have been perfected for the ai'rest of German spies, hosts of whom are operating in the big cities. Mr AcAdoo, Secretary for "War, asked Congress for a voto of twenty million sterling for national security «xnd defence, in addition to the sums asked for for the Army and Navy. JMr Miller caused a sensation iii the House- by reading an alleged unpublished, jwrtion of xlerr Zimmormann's correspondence in which Germany agreed to establisii submarine bases in Mexico. German officers in-the United States were ordered to Mexico to assist in an invasion, , j
Mr Miller alleged that both Villa and Carranza were under German domination, and were ready to attack as directed.
Mr Lansing denied 'Mr Miller's assertions.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 83, 10 April 1917, Page 7
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151BIG VOTE ASKED FOR. Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 83, 10 April 1917, Page 7
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