Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 235, 14 August 1918 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14, 1918.

AIR ARTILLERY PROVES FACTOR IN RECENT GAIN Clean Out Gun Nests That Halt Allied Infantry and Cavalry. (By Associated Press. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 14. During the battles of the last few days the aerial service, " particularly bombarding squadrons, has been playing a most Important role. The bombing planes have virtually replaced the heavy artillery which the allies were not able to bring up fast enough to keep pace with their advance. The work of these airplanes Is so organized that they Immediately attack groups of Infantry, convoys, and supply trains when they receive signals from reconnoltering planes. Just as the heavy artillery co-ordinated with the aerial service bombarding squadrons are kept ready at airdromes for Instant service upon a call received from signal planes, troops, or convoys In villages or at road terminals. Cleaning Out Lasslgny. At Lassigny the other day for example, an observer reported the town encumbered with troops and supply trains. Airplanes 121 of them flew to the spot and twenty-one tons of bombs were dropped, causing Are which destroyed motor lorries and blocked the streets of Lassigny, tieing up the movement of the enemy for hours. Crossroads and important lines of foe communication are almost continually under attack from bombing planes. Not only have the planes replaced heavy artillery in bombing front areas, but they have frequently come to the rescue of the Infantry and cavalry. When these latter forces are sometimes stopped by enemy machine gun nests, the airmen, flying low, drive the gunners from their posts. Then the infantry or cavalry rush in and capture the guns before the enemy can resume fire. Allies Masters In the Air. Al through the battle of the Avre the allies appear to have been masters of the air over the battle field. Few German machines have crossed the line and of these not many have got bnek. British airplanes have continued to drop tons of shells on the enemy, especially in the neighborhood of Peronne. Enemy transports are also suffering from the British bombers. One of them secured a direct hit on a transport tram on the Ham-Nesle road. It Is now established that giant Gotha, with five engines, which was brought down a few night ago near Talmas, carried u crew of nine, all of whom were killed.

ECONOMY The 'Rtringtown threshing meeting was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cain Friday night. New officers were elected for the coming year. Frank Cain was elected president and Mr. Stewart treasurer. This year they threshed 4,368 bushels of wheat and 12,559 bushels of oats. There were 78 present and fifteen gallons of ice cream were consumed Misses Zella and Lelia Lamb are at Muncie spending the week with reJatives Joe Morrison, Lorn and Milo Lamb, Clyde Franklin, Mrs. Mary Franklin, Lon Edwards, Thelma Geskill, Grace Garrison and Mr. and Mrs. Charley Franklin were among those that attended the Muncie fair Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hiatt and children of Fountain City, visited Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hiatt Friday Mr. and Mrs. Eldo Cain and family spent Saturday in Richmond Charley Elliott of Dayton, Ohio, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Williams this week Harold Fouts was at Richmond Friday afternoon Mrs. Frank Underhill and children of Greensfork, visited her pister, Emma Hiatt, recently Bernie Swain was at Greensfork Saturday night Mrs. Manda Lamb and daughter, Ida, spent Sunday with Joe Lamb and family Albert Gilmer is having his country home repainted. Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Richmond ppent Monday here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Randell The Cabin Creek basket meeting that was held Sunday was largely attended. AJ1 the towns and cities in this part of Indiana were represented Mrs. Maggie Moor of Fort Wayne spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Josephine Williams The Economy Red Cross have completed their month's quota of work in two weeks Mrs. Mabel Bowman spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Downing Miss Ruth Cain entertained Richmond company recently. War Garden Dispute Is Taken to Court John II. Hall was brought before Justice Marsh Wednesday on a complaint of James W. Pollett. charging that Hall had taken some garden stuff from Pollett's war garden in Beaiview. Hall admitted taking "a couple of bushels of potatoes and a few messes of beans" from the garden, but claimed that the lot had been assigned him by Garden Supervisor Murphy. The case was left pending until a statement can be obtained from Murphy. POOS GETS COMMISSION EATON. O.. Aug. 14. Walter Poos, stationed at Camp Hancock, Ga., has advised, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Poos, that he has been commissioned a second lieutenant. He entered the service last JanuaryFOOD HEADS AT CAPITAL EATON. O.. Aug. 14. -Starley S. Hart, county fod and crop commissioner, and L. L. Brown, secretary of the county food administration, were In Columbus Tuesday on business in connection with their offices.

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U. S. naval stations on the seas, indicated by stars within circles. The way In "which United States naval stations dot the high seas in all p arts of the world, the distance between these stations, and the need for an increased navy to enforce If necessary American rights In all parts of the world are pointed out to show the necessity for increasing the strength of the navy from 87,000 to 131,485 enlisted men. Congress has decided to sanction this increase as well as to sanction a proportionate increase of the officers. To the officiers list will be added eighteen admirals, seventy-one captains 125 commanders, 249 lieutenant commanders, 578 lieutenants and 738 lieutenants of junior grade and ensigns. ' '

War Taxation Chief Problem Now Before United States

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The United States government must formulate within the next few months the greatest war taxation measure in its history. It must provide about $24,000,000,000 to carry on the war the coming year.. To enable the public to understand the steps leading to the adoption by Congress of the great revenue bill and the difficulties of the task Congress is facing, The Associated Press has planned a serlesof articles on American taxation and war financing. It Is intended to deal with the subject in simple language, avoiding technicalities, partizanshlp or political bias, and In addition to discussing present day problems, the articles will tell of difficulties of financing the War of Independence, birth of the Internal Revenue System, forcing federal taxation on the Btates, development of the federal treasury, financing the Mexican and Civil Wars, the income tax and excess profits systems, taxation of the Spanish War period, pre-war taxation in America, as well as the proposed new war tax bill. These articles will be issued from time to time within the next few week and should prepare the public mind to grasp the significance of the fourthcoming great war finence bill when it is ready for the debate in Congress. The flnt or Introductory article follows: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. War taxation with all its problems, and Its benefits as well as its evils, is the subject which will occupy Congress almost to the exclusion of all others when it reassembles for regular sessions on August 24. A statesman of an older generation once remarked that government was nothing more or less than the power to levy and collect taxes. It is obvious that while the subject of war taxation has the attention of Congress it must necessarily command the attention of the American people, because the stability of government Is measured chiefly by its revenue. The ways and means committee of the House now is engaged in the preliminary work of framing the $24,000,000,000 revenue bill which is to provide the sinews of war for the coming year. Passage of the bill by the House in substantially the form In which it comes from the committee promises to be a matter of course. In the senate, however, will come revision and reconsrtuction, often the subject of prolonged debate and even filibuster, which will put the bill more nearly in the ehr.pe in which it ultimately will become, the senate, as. some historian has said, being "the saucer In which is cooled the hot tea coming from the cup of the House," the deliberations there are sure to be prolonged. After the bill has been passed by the senate, it will go to "conference," often referred to as the place where bills really are made. Here a joint committee representing senate and house smoothes out conflicting provisions, arranges compromises for hard fought amendments, and finally, inducing each 6ide to give way a little, or when agreement is shown to be hopeless, discarding provisions entirely, reports back to both houses of Con gress a completed Dili, boraeumes one house or the other, Insistent on some provision, refuses to accept the decisions of the conferees, and 'de mands further construction, but in the end a bill that is adopted by both branches of Congress comes out. Legislative Procedure The War revenue bill will be threading its way through these tr.rtuous passages in the halls of Congress for several weeks, possibly until snow flies and it will be well for any American newspaper reader who wishes to grasp the significance of its movements as it progresses to fix in mind the five stages through which the bill passes before it goes to the White House for the signature of the president. These stages are: The bill framed by the House ways and means committee (this is now going on). It is considered in the House and with a more or less limited debate, and possibly some amendments from the committee form, is passed and sent to the senate. The bill Is considered by the Senate finance committee, to which it has been referred. In this committee the bill may be practically "made over," or to the structure of the work of the House may be added the ideas of the senate committeemen. It is debated and passed in the senate, after often nights of prolonged argument and parliamentary man oeuvre. As altered bv the senate the

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bill goes to the conference committee of senators and l epresentatlves which finally reports back a compromise draft on which both houses can agree. Inasmuch 'as this particular bill lengthens the long arm of the government tax collector so It can reach into almost every man's pocket, one who attempts to be informed of what sacrifices he will be called to make that the world may become a decent place to live in, will do well to survey the needs which have brought before the country this measure for taxing the high and low. The American people of course will not only finance their own share of the war, but they will furnish in large measure, the monetary backbone to enable the Allies to continue. This new law is expected to make an equitable distribution of the burden to all the people in just proportion to their share or the nation's wealth. Results of the present laws have not been entirely satisfactory. Experience has pointed out weak spots. Increase in Tax Rate. Estimates submitted to Congress place the expenditures of the coming year at about $30,000,000. It does not necessarily follow, however, that the actual expenditure will reach that figure. The House Committee on appropriations is of the opinion that $24,000,000,000 will suffice. According to the original budget the expenditure for war purposes alone will be $24,476,293.691.77. The fourth issue of Liberty Bonds would be authorised at $16,000,000,000, which leaves $8,000,000,000 to be secured through other means. It is with the raising of this $8,000,0000,000 that the new revenue law will be concerned. ThiB problem confronting those drafting the bill is just how to levy equitably upon the various taxable sources; what proprotlon of the amount is to be taken through excess profits taxes and income taxes and what by luxury, consumption and other taxes. At the present time opinion is divided upon this subject, and while at first it was believed that an excess profits and income tax would furnish at least $6,000,000,000 of the amount needed, it has now been practically determined that in view of the reduction of profits brought about through the increased cost of labor and materials, and also by government price fixing, it will be impossible to raise more than $4,500,000,000 through this manner. Granted that these tentative figures prove to be correct, there then Comes the question as to how the other $1,500,000,000 is to be secured. It is positive that there will be a general increase in the tax rate, but just hov? this new rate will be applied must be determined by thorough investigation. The matter of exemption, the prevention of duplication in taxation and the ironing out of those technicalities through which some people have escaped the payment of their just share must also be settled before the means of raising additional revenue is definitely decided upon. One thing seems positive. The law makers say they are determined that the nation s business shall not be. namperea. It also seems certain that the people of America will not be com- j peiit-u iu rear me neavy Duraen or ; taxation that has been placed upon the fc.ngiisn English Universities Have Very Few Men Students BIRMINGHAM, Eng.. Aug. 14. The effect of the war is more marked in the big English universities this year than ever before. In the University of Birmingham, all the graduates receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts this year were women. On the science side, the degrees of Bachelor of Science were equally divided between English girls and Japanese students. Two thirds of -the Masters of Science were Japanese, and four-fifths of the Bachelors of Medicine were girls. The University of Birmingham is one of the nebest and most modern of English universities, specializing in scientific training along modern lines. Practically all its graduates this year will become teachers. WOMAN WANTS DIVORCE EATON, O., Aug. 14. Habitual drunkenness, extreme cruelty and gross neglect is chareed in a divorce action filed in common pleas court by! Mary Bruner against Lewis F. Bruner, i to whom she was married in May, ! 1887. She also asks for custody Of! T. " ' j their minor son, Harold. Bruner was enjoined from disposing of a wheat) and tobacco crop, pending trial of; the suit

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CONTRIBUTED VERSE PRIVATE JOE. Pvt. Joe-Potella got a letter from his wife, Asking him to tell her how he liked the army life. Asked a lot of questions about the things he had to do. Told him she was happy and the kids were happy too. Joe went through the letter, he was silent fora while, Then there spread across his face a big,, good-natured smile. He grabbed a stubby pencil and while squatting on his hay, Spelled out a little letter, this is what he had to say: "My deara wife Carlotta, dees ees here wan beega job, So many mana all round ees justa laka mob, And dey ees mucha beega boss to talla what you do, Dey mak you alia time to work, you nava gatta through. And der ees plenta leetle boss, you calla N. C. O. Dey alia talka much an teenk dey own do wholea show, Etes work an dreel unteel you teenk you justa gatta drop, Ets "doa dees and doa dat, you noa gooda wop." Eeets 'mak eet snappy,' shak a leg an 'grabba deesa gun, What for you cuma downa here for, justa hava fun? An wana day I haf a job, a keetchen p'leesaman, I scruba floor, I washa deesh and cleana up da pan. I always work, I builda road and pulla UP a stump, Dey calla dees place Humphreys, cause you alia timea hump. We gatta purta gooda eats, an I haf noa keek, But eef you gat enough you musta grab an grab eet queck. Yet alia time I am content an I would no cum back, Until I see da kaiser and geeva heem a crack, But der ees wana teeng you mighta do for me ma dear, Just finda out da man who put da "ee's" in Engineer." "J. R. H." This poem appeared in 'The Castle, a camp paper published at Camp Humphreys. Va., and was written by I C 11 u; kjlixs ul Lutj Boiaiers. PATRIOTIC PARADE FEATURE OF OLD SETTLERS' PICNIC Governor Goodrich and DeWitt Rusell f wi.wn.in lTnivr.itv tlmII ha v .. .ww..... ..... j tne speaKers at me uia aetuers picwill eive addresses of a patriotic na- i . . i ird ture. A patriotic parade will be a feature of the program. Sections of the pa trade will hp fnrmsd bv the ramhrids'P city Home guards, Red Cross workers. Wayne County War Mothers, Old Settiers or tne county and various war workers. The Centerville band will furnish music for the occasion. CANNING DEMONSTRATION A canning demonstration will be given Thursday morning by Nina V. Short at district school, No. 6 on the Middleborough pike under the auspices of the Do-Your-Bit club. It will be an all-day meeting, the women sewing in the afternoon. All tha women in the community are urged to attend. Alter each meal YOU eat one ATOW8C iCroRYOUR" STOMACH'S SAKE) and get full food value and real stomach comfort. Instantly relieve" heartJunrn, bloated, gassy feeling, STOPS acidity, food repeatine and stomach misery. AIDS digestion; keeps the stomach sweet and pure. EATONIC ii the best renvrfy and only cot m cent or two day to use it. You will be oelighted with remits. Satisfaction guaranteed : money back. Please call and try it. A. G. Luken &. Co.. Distributors.

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ADDITIONAL TAX LEVY REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC PLAYGROUND

All public playgrounds of this city will be closed next summer unless an additional tax levy of one cent is made for this special provision. According to state laws, passed In recent years, school boards cannot maintaia public playgrounds unless authorized and the city council provides the finances. Two years ago, a one cent levy was passed by council and the revenue derived from this has lasted for two years, but these funds are now exhausted afld the grounds will have to be losed, stated Superintendent Giles, Wednesday, unless funds are provided. The matter has not yet been brought up before the council and since the tax already has been raised eleven cents this year, Superintendent Giles said he wished to bring the matter before the public prior to introducing the matter, in order to get public sentiment on the subject. Adults as well as children would be affected by the disuse of the play-1 grounds, since the ball grounds are k, ,f,-,, ? o f used by factory teams in many of their games, as well as the tennis and roque grounds. Germans III from Effort to Escape Internment . ASHEVILLE, N. J.,.Aug. 14. Hajf a dozen German civilians interned at Hot Springs, N. C, are reported dead of typhoid fever and 165 ill as a result of drinking unfiltered water from the Broad river with the hope that their illness would prevent the war department from transferring them to the military prison camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. All of the patients were transferred to a local hospital camp and plans for sending the remainder of the interned enemres to Oglethorpe are being completed. The ! camp at Hot Springs is to be fitted up as a hospital for American soldiers. DR. GULICK DIES. SOUTH CASCO, Me., Aug. 14. Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, educator and author, of New York, died at his sum-1 mer home here Tuesday. He was 52 years old. To Ward Off Summer Complexion Ills To keep the face smooth, white and beautiful all summer, there's nothinc quite so good as ordinary raercolized wax. Discolored or freckled skin, so common at this season, is gently, gradually absorbed by the wax and replaced I by the newer, fresher skin beneath. The ! face exhibits no trace of the wax. which is applied at bedtime and wasnea oit mornings, ureasy creams, powaers ana rouges, on the other hand, are apt to appear more conspicuous J :han usual tnese aays oi excessive perspiration Just get an ounce of mercolized wax at drugstore ana .use in ne .com cream. -mis will helD any skin at once and in a i. nrf-ok or so the complexion will look remarkably clear, young and healthy. iillilllSIQlillU I ! l l I I I!

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i.iunr. muni.iunu GIRLS WANTED IN NURSE'S RESERVE "There have been, a number of inquiries, but very few returned blanks," Miss Clara B. Pound, superintendent of nurses at Reid Hospital and registrar for the student nurses' reserve recruiting office at the Red Cross rooms, stated Wednesday in regard to the application at the Richmond headquarters. "I do rot understand why girls of comparative leisure, having the education and other qualifications, of whom there are many in Richmond, do not apply. There are special fields open to such girls which girls with less education cannot enter. Regular army nursing requires at least a high school education and college women are all the more desirable. It -seems, however, that the majority of applications come from girls and women who are already holding responsible positions and in a few cases we have had to refuse applicants on account of their educational qualifications. "Any one coming up to the qualifications will be accepted gladly but a special plea is put forth to girls who are not now- employed in positions of importance. The desire for competent nurses is both urgent and pathetic. In the civilian hospitals over this country there are already nom-i hora r9 Stocaa r f T , I 1 '

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nrinelnle that thov will r,f ha to go to base hospitals and really per - ..... uvst. ' aw. i. form a visible patriotic work nursing soldiers, they are mistaken, for the nurses now being recruited will 6ee plenty of such service In the American hospital, also there is the not so tanglble patriotic service of taking the effl - cient and long trained nurse's place

wnen sne is sent across. Many girls!1 waB "saPPi,a.ea again, i neir pncannot see this as a patriotic service j sIc'an save me a careful, painstaking and yet it is very necessary that there 'examination and told me there was

oe nurses in the civilian hospitals take the places In civilian work of the experienced nurses who will be sent. and are being sent to take care of the more strenuous cases at base and field hospitals in France. There are numerous departments of i nursing open to applicants lars can be received at Particuthe Red! Cross Rooms, where appointments can be made for special interviews with Miss Pound. PUMP NOT SUITABLE The vacuum pump which Newcastle officials were endeavoring to sell Richmond has been found too small and of a different type from any adapted to the desired use in this city, stated Civil Engineer Davis Wednesday morning, and the matter has been dropped. STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK. CLEVELAND, Aug. 14 Four thous - and striking garment workers voted to return to work pending settlement J r tV""": "J a umcm rbitration body.

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