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FAVORS
EXTENSION1
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Iposed Legislation ixcs ,
T,- I
Lgc Limits Between
18 and 45
LCHELORS COME FIRST
&.
11 Be Taken in Preference
tft YnnniTflp ATnriMwl
V " ' B-
Men
By ROBERT T. SMALL
In Today's 1'iihUc Ledger
l.jU Washington, .Tunc 19.
t -rts . ....... . .
rxrtjecreiary oi ar iMner na- usen
jil'r . . .
M .1A. In 1.A nh1Vrm rn BVTAn.
,4 Wilt Itl ...3 tullltll ... .. k .
mdllflw 4rvifrt ilrrtft nt tn nil
g
'if
KSr
j-?f-
;Wn between eighteen and forty-five
:Jrs.
;ti.twrhere f no intention of calling all
:?L . -
!w,'jmgible men between the.e at;e? Immc-
H 'iifabei) miu 1.11a uitiiA. imk liiu jiv-
. .'TisJ'." . . i . ... ... . ... .... ..
.'.BOea leKisiation win nave tiie encoi
tjirl . . . .. . .. ...
Wi mit trie umciwi wouui can a
vVombinir.out orocess" and will clve
tfe the Government a firmer control
&?than ever over the man-power of
wl tie, country.
?f5It will enable the mllltarv authorl -
:V-Ii- .- .i . i-.., ..... ..!-... -i...
s IWS IU UJAik 11UU Hie HUH) UHir: ..if,
.! men without denendents and thu i
';hB antourheil for (he moment the
;&Vt:. roanr married men Itli clilldren now menie
Bgaflii the deferreil ilasslfliatlon of the nella i
tV-jffawntmml act. ,i.
S.lX.fl)T. ,ll ,.. .... 1,... !,. .."""" ""
'"vr.'w .Till auiin .lie nuin'vi'mii. 1.1 i
Vj.. .. ....mi ..-. - . , ago ed 1
' .y " Lu many iiiiii.uiis i.i .;irn uuk a.'
fc'vw'cted at th' tlm- T1,e army au-
ptn inonuei uo nut seen nor uu in e.
V'fY'f'1' ilml """i""" "'" 'e Hn-iii mi-
vyngnt to say just wliere and at wr.at
fefccupatlon a man -ihall work, but a
B;a matter of military necessity the
rmy feels It must have the power to
5 that If a man of recognized mlU
jgtry age and nuallflc-itlon Is not de
WSSVOtlny himself to "vork 'onnfete 1
'fiWirtth the war, then he must b caile.l
t?-yto seie with tho colore of nls conn.
WW4iJ", Baker Announces Approval
if" tl Tl- T-. . . .....
k'- X lie i.di uciai liiirui na ii'j. .'ji
llMalltr rpmmmA"iln fho new l?!il.i.
El.Wi" .- . .... w '. .."
nr.iH'T.inn m nn'T-naw iiiit .'..i.tuT un rcn.i i
iS,Qncral Crowder has been urg-ir.ij It,
'stv?" rei-y naAer sain iuua
f5 -" t',e atncnlImen to -he draft lot
fi ('"lJbtween eighteen and forty-five eari
tsim suuiilllicu lu uie i aiiau iuiiuauu
' . .that It be pasied
lJ .v'rtTliU ,lf.in11,. iat.!da Ilia tnaf'i" fnf
iviS'there swmi to be no doubt a: all that
S'Vrif Congress la ready to follow the ad-.
KsSot'tlie mllltarv authorities.
feifet Secretary Baker had hes.tated
gSr eotne out flatly for th wider cop
?the selective set-vice act until he co'
vXwtnaulre closely Into th? effec ',
iice
M4fetBecretary Baker had hes.tated to t dalle truppe nemic'.ie forzate In un il
K5?irtna out flatlv for th wider scope of isttetto spazio sulla rla destra del flume.
p ?the selective set-vice act until he could
v4anauire closely Into the, effec the
f, J5?lraftlnff of men up to forty-five iars
t" Aefjace would have upon the essentia!
S'lrmr Industries of tun countrv He
till Is studying ."he subject. h old
' At today. 'but. he a"led. he thought th
h'JjKvliIons now existing Ii
j "law as to the exemption of i
In the draft
men needed
S "jrar specino war .an'ii
ktrte8 would -akc
tSHMr.,brought alxmt I
labor and sintial liv
cari of the sltua
by the ir.rrase in
SJary service elUlblllty from thirty-
iio loriy-uvi? iui:
No Hesitancy
, xnere lias oeen no nesitancy at ;ne
s'KjvWar Department due to any tei.de
'f'.fSi ntws" for the men wlio would
"MB" for the men who would come
iias5.t1rith.il the military purview of 'hei,,,,,' ,..,, ,.,ist.in.M lentuiono aan-
S.yfTt.i. kv rililntinni. for It was te.1H7.Pfl t
IRihr'W . .. . .. V.i at ...
K'Tritmm the first hat the fixlnz of the I
.-. - ., . ... . . ,
iJ k mt. Iln... r t Titii'An lt.pnl.rj.nn or,l
Ry3M '' ....--..s -...
Figi'rMWrtv.one years was but the begin-
men or nineteen
ivrt mciijueu in wis nisi 'i. jii. imv. out
iriCongress felt tills would not be neces. i
PfMiry, and the ige of iegjl manhood
JfSwas agreed upon.
t33TK;3lmDels OI wngTtss ii-om nulling
i..'XW19lXil.ll' .. r c lllluilliru l..uu. Ul .ifll-
,SWKCrowder's office that there will be
hffw-pPreconsiueraiion oi me incision not,
K'ffisSW grant defrrred classification to mlnei s
;' 1 - . ..... .. .... .-,.,... . .
jyiiu a class. Tills will leave ihe matter of
j&htolners' classlllcatlons with the local
Kr54Mrd as heretofore, and In some iiuar-
J'pjlirs the decision was believed to hae i
?? Influenced partially, at least, by
I1 'iljfc 'small number of flghtliitf men left
(; Class 1.
I SiVDlilTI CTP A MAT TA C.f
i.siIVlilAJlliri llul kl IJ
TO !5LISH MEETING!
J4 '..
itch Social Democratic Lead-
Sr er Will Not Be Granted
Ki!&5k. t.
11. I'acsnnrr
ial Cable to Etening public Ledger
kCorerfdfit, JS8. !! .Yew Vorfc Timn Co.
IS? Tl" Hague. June 20
E Yah rrtt-firirn((nt lunrna ri- ar
5S5
j.'wSf'
'JM
l- Jr&Vft'M ..-.. ..- .- ..., .... ...
P vggHklal British source that Peter Troel-
;,Tpe uutcn .social uemocratic leader,
' not receive a uasspott for Kn eland
tr'i'2CTrOssIatra was reported to have ie -
ecMivta a passpoit to attend a conference
:?b
Ihe British lubor party June 26. with
a M?rntlng- The reason for not granting
f".?liMWwllege to him Is that the British
.. v
IS&tnn.l Seamen's and Klremen's I'nlon
"afr10"1 '"ame,l!, ana tremens l nlon
lymgBl object to carrying linn, as in-tne
. e ijYJft vi. iiii jiaiuviipiu. 11 puum
"M;J!utf.nnfdi.red a. regrettable incident to
-vi
v Troeistra stranded on the beach at
Hook of Holland As Is already
',RMwn. the League of Neutral Nations
tit, a telegram to iiaveiociv vvii&oq
ng Troe.stras visit to lcneunu.
here has been considerable flutter at
.Hague since the uew was first
nnre.l that Troeistra had been in-
hv Henderson. Theie were doubt -
.-
persons who rubbed their bands In
.1 ,i,.in:iinn inn ..tbers rere
ch concerned at the supposed permls -
'Fi?
afaBooner was it announced that the
Soulier . lb riiiiuuiivcu .. ...
h Social Democrat c leader would
nd the meeting than Dotn Herman
Austrian Social Democrat leaders.
mis' them Sehledemann. were rushed
Hie Hague at utmqet possioie speeu
7consult hhn. fa'chiedenmnn has re-
nt4 to ueriiu.
:Wl
;FXND OLIVE OIL FRAUD
teed Product Sold Under Fahej
"M Colon
F'"v . . .. sj. tA fnfs.nMA
"Kid a pure olive oil le the, latest
r?raud unearthed by Dairy and Food
DlMioner jainea rumi, ui mu -
Bl Department of Agriculture,
tually all sliipments of pure olive
kill .Its'). nu umcr ivisips ..
n aoanoootu, uui me tuunps
Keen sh'pped in Urge quantities
rib. South; to Xew. oru ami ouier
,SU. This oil .h ben placed In
nlLatrt' AAtU. IVtUBll Utf, H! ffTEi
- J' "-r
iL'ATTACCOAUSTRIACO
ARRESTATOOVUNQUE
Lc alorosc Irupne Italiane'
, ... '.
cd Allcate Anmcntuno
il IS'einieo
Published unci DIMMbuted I'mler
1-nnMIT No. 311
. AtithnrlaM by th net of O.loW (I,
Ifl 7. on nie at th Poitefflca of rhlU.
delfhla, T'a.
Uy order of the President,
a a. nunr.na.ov.
rostirmsler Uener.l.
Iliinin, 20 glugtio
Contratlacc.indo Iniehsanteineiite. Rll
Italian! ehe dlfcniletio II fronlc del l'lave
conttnunno ad Infllggere juguli.05e
perdlte atle fnrz Rii'trtaehe die eiano
rlusclte nd attraversatc II flume nil inlzlo
della grando offetiMvn.
(711 ltallanl noil olo hunnu InipciJilo al
I nmln.i
dl estendete 1 uol guadaKiiI
, -.--.'
nulla liva destra del Plave. ma i lianno
tliiFcrrnto In una llrnltata sltl".cl.i ill
teneno oeeupatu daull Invavoit ulla rlvu
deatra del basMi eotvo del flume. ove la
mansci dl fanterla offro uu faille
bersaglio agll uvlatorl Italian! ed alleatl
I 1.& I'hii iMita .m imi
iloircla ill bombc
-"" "
a .11 ......to!!!! .11 t.tltni.ltfltfl-l
v ... i.. ......... .. ..
I '- ''-,0 ,lt'l ocmuiilcalo ulllclale.
j imbbllcatn, lerl. dal Mlnisleio dclla
' oucrra In noma :
"Nella notte lal 17 al 1S eIusiio. e
1 ncl cono della glornata ill lerl. II neni-
I Ini linn ha llnnmnlo 1 Ul1 attai'clll
dHlPaltlplano dl AMago al montnio. Le
e paislall axlonl furono eimplela-
repnlnte Mil Monte ilrappa e
eglone del Montello. Kfrcltu
11 aaltl HUll'nltlplano dl Ail
dlstaccMiientl alleatl cattura
,ono Parccclil prlelonlerl c due eannonl.
i 'con incessante juepsione Hooianiu
risupiio ii ironie aperio u.u neiniuu
I sud della ferrovl.i ill .Montebclluno. Ui
, nostra. artlBllerla con mortnle roncen-
. trazlone dl fuoco non dledc tregua ulle
. masse nemlvlie ulle stazlonaano lungo
II fronte dl battaglla od In nioImento
nell aiea letrostante,
"teil mnllln.-i i fu e.-ilti'.'l vol flume
Plave, ma nel pomerlgglo la battaglla Pilvestro. una de.le plu- note simp.i
rldlenne furiosa. NuoM tintatlvl fu- tlche fUura della i Miopia '.tall.iiia dl
rono fattl dal neinfcu ,'er raggiungere
la rlva destra del flume, da .Sant'Andrea
a Camlelu-. ma furono resplntt Presso
rariclnamento del flume, tin t'andelu'
e Fo."alta, la strenua uitesa ilelle no-
- "
... . .........
fu amaramente liroxata dal
II suo Impeto fu abbattuto
nemico ed
dalla nostra fanterla. Ksualmente in
tensa fu la lotta die k! nolse nel set
tore dl !-)S,ilta, a sud-eit dl Meolo
ed j. noid dl Uapa Slle. Ognl ielro
dl terreuu fu teatro ill eplca lotta alia
quale 1 uostrl avlatori e uuclll alleatl
prebero parte, bombardando con 15,000
chlloirrainnil dl bombe, e con II tuoco
dl dloclne ill migllala dl nastrl ill mltra
sllatrlct. II ulnerablle ber'iagllo offerto
"l-a battaglla contlnua vlolenta. II
nemico ano scopo in preperv.it e hicuiii
II1I7.UIH aniuKm mm iieiiu cuiuu ue.ie
limnetib's perdlte subltc nei paisati
' L'iuipie glornl per opera del fuoco del
i nettrl fucllleil, del eannonl e del nostil
uiatori.
'I ii-lfrlonieri presl dal prlnolplo deba
battaglla ammontano a 9011. Parecchl
i cannon! ed alcune ccntlnala dl inltra-
' gliatrlcl auattluobe hoiio llmaste nelle
noslre maul II nutneio deBll aeioplaul
nemicl alibattutl oia ammonta a eln
qlianta. Dui inaccliine uoslre ud alleatc
suiic andate perdute "
Lo ultlme notlzle da. Quartler tlenenle
Italiuno recano die pancclii soldiitl
urt-seiitano arclie feilte piodolte ua
i.rnlpttlll eriiloslil usatl daell austi lacl.
i ,." ,.,.,. .ii ii-,.. ni.-m.i
.. ... ., . . i...iin n n
Zare lllUH2anull UIIUUIIIII nununi. ill a ..
... , .,.. ..a ii ..i.i..r. in
MJurriuKiu in wui'wiv . .. ......- . -
... .. ..... ... . . t .. .1
an-iientato raieccuie tpie. vimc ua
t0tndmi ltallanl. furono fucllate.
, l.onilra, 20 glugno
L'offenslva austrlaca contro I'ftalla.
I Inizlata al mattino dl sabato scurso, fu
I lanclata per raglonl Interne c polltlche
I come da document! catturati, secondo Un
I dlspacclo glunto da Itoina.
1 priglnnlerl chlamano la nuova of-
fenslva una "offensl.a dl fame."
.. . ......... ....
ii nemico laneio i suui Kraucu aiiacciu;
prlmo per necesslta' polltlche ed ot-
' tenere un successo mllltare, dovuto alia
.sltuazlone Interna leir.us.ria-L"nghei la ,
' secondo per la, necesslta' dl utteneie
vettovaglle e materlule per far fronte
alle necesslta" della pupolazlone e
dellVterclto
I n Ulspacuo da Amteruam iiecrue
D 17 DART 1X7IT T I?A VAP
iilJl VfAil TTluLil l f XJll
BONE DRY AMENDMENT
Senate Committee Plans Ac
tion Despite Shipping
Board's Protest
n mtMnttot June iv
T.e Senate sot reartv mdnv fir n
shown down next week on one of Its
. a t .1 . . . . . .
ujuat irouuithumt issut., uroiuiJiiion A
bitter floor nSht wab regarded as
' Inevitable.
i)epnit the shinmner im.. riw .nn'(-Mi
, ii-otefat. the Senate Agriculture f'ommU-
rc h-hcu iuua iu mitue h, iu.urau.e
SJZ.':""?.-"."" """" ""
.Anr.1.1 ,.n . Tn-.,.. ..oiln. ,..t-l ft
Ull UllliTI U IirilL,
I When the amendment Is brought up in
, the Senate next week, the "wets" ex-
' pect to ma'"' a I10"" of cr1''r aBanst
, u Qn tu Bround that jt consttutes gen-
, eri UKslat!on on an appiopriatlou b'll.
mewy xioiaiiug ine senate rules u
tl, Io lirmMpnt uiiaalnD thu r..li ,.
order, the "drys" plan to strike back
. by appealing from the ruling of the
chair.
a vote win men oe taaen on me iiues-
lion oi sustaining ine cnair, forcing a
( prompt decision on the question. If thu
, cnair is upneiu me amenument win ne
. sidetracked.
i .. . .....
, fresiueni wraon
was still adhering i
today to hla policy of "hand off" with ,
regard to the Jontw amendment Al-
i .
' though he prefers that the amendment
1a 1. . ttff an unrtrAnrlutftn hill Iia iltk-
( UC lVJb W. ll (y4.... H fc.Wt. " i .-
cllnea lo op"iy oppose u unless u
.j,,..-. ..... 1n v, n,.i. iiA.p,arv un.. lptrlu.
""." ' ' """
t latlon.
Seashore
Excursions
TO
ATLANTIC CITY
Ocean City, Wildwood,
Cape May
Sunday, June 23
1iS0 A. XI.. rrnnt rHF.aTNCT or
SOl'TII HT. TKRRV
RKTfBMNO LfLVE
srasHORK roi.NTH o p. y
EVENING PUBLIC
lyman school pupils in outdoor play Ar ardmorf
iHjHHf 'ri 1 1 b nam r i v jht mpih
minute plu I'lltiia a oomllzlniic luttina
del.'Au"trla.l nglii'i m I leil xono cor
i . i mr I nn. in) c i-atn i'otielto a
I'liovninenti liduiit' la inzlone ill pane
s;z.i elie iU.ilsl.il intra spei'le dl
nulilnieiitn pnyMi ilmplnzzaii. la rldit
Kli.ne. 1 bambini si lei'imn ulla Fi'Uol.i
nnain.it I I'areivlile itimuiiltn' lion lianno
pntatp da iiialtu inel. e ne' grafsl no'
f.irln.i KPiin ;.titt I illrtilbtiitl II ronslcllo
ililndl'io .11 Vienna lia otuto mi onllni'
ill ion 'la oiintru la rlilnxtoni! dell.i
Iii7.lcnn ill pine, im! II ioih-IrIIo dil
Kiviiii.toi i ill delta rltta" ha npp-iiMiio
unn i l-L.07ii)iie diunand.imlii una tolleilia
per.' Kt'iieiale. imnoslaiitf I Kianili
ovtueoil olio si iiiient.inii per it ti t.ni.i-
thO dl IICKOZlllll dl pllie
Mcriiuta Lauren ad
Un Oltimo Italiuno
,
j lerl. nel .Metropolitan Opera Mouse
eiiDe luogo I aunuaie ieiiinuiiia ji.m- hi
consecna del dlnlonil e ilelle I.uiree a
, r,,,i, ,-,., i
coIoro ch' l' '' riei,uent.nono I
torsi presj 1 fnlverslta dl I'ennp.vl-
anla. e tra I prlml laureatl In Riuri-
j sprmiLnza nbblamo con xeio compi.ii.l-
niento notato Id nome di tilowmnl dl
i-iimu -iun.t.
i Taento dl
alia professlnne
lovauiil Dl Sllvestro
legale lo-tltulfce 'a
mlcllor nrov i della feimezza ill caiat-
teie e deba feiiea volonta' dl lui. se si
pens! die nonostante le inollipllii occu
pazloni. le attenzioiil die ilch'edono la
fua nuineiosa famlglla e gll affaii della
Banca Statale del V gll d'ltnlla. della
quale e' prlmo xke presldente, egll ha
potuto trovare II tempo. In nuestl iiltlml
tre annl, sacrlflcandn parecchlc oie della
notte, dl ded'eand ad arilui studl e iag
glungere un successo degno della mag
clore amtnlrazlone
Giovanni Dl Sllvestm e' uno del niegllo
conosclutl clttadlnl Italo-ameiicinl di
questa cltta' e fu seinpre alia testa del
movimentl intesi a mlgllor.ne W con
dlzioui del nostri immlgiantl Italian!
die lo ainano e lonsldeiano un lmo
u elttlmo camnione.
t.i nn,i 1,,r.,,-., I ..In. nil i mill. !
niuiiiu own ...w. ....... ..- -
...... . oAri., iihi- iirfphull un b.iucbetto
l.V, r f-VL'J I'.- .-..-n - --
In occasion'; del consegulm-nto della I tlunugh an enemy pii-oner today
lamea In glurlsprudenza, in.i igll ha I The bodies were Just starting to In
nobilmente rlflutato dl accettaie. pie-'vade the American lines when the gas
gando I connazlonall a dare II danaro contalneis fell In their midst, killing a
a beneibio del "War Chest." Rie.it number and sending ulheis tli e-
lr dllllLlIe cuiuneiare lc arle atllvlia
dl (llovannl DI Sllvestm. Ilanimentlamo,
soltanto, die egll fu delegato degll Itnl
lani "11 Pill adelphl.i al Prlmo Congresso
degli ltallanl all'cstero, tenutosl lu noma
varil annl or bono; e' presldente della.
Sezlone di Philadelphia dell'lstltuto IV
lonlale Itallano: fu fondatoiee brl'llante
redattore de "La Voce nel Pci.ilo' ; pru
motoie ed urganlzzatore del Piinio Con
gies"o degll ltallanl nei;ll State L'nltl e
vlce-presidente del Cmnitato Itallano per
II Terzo Pieslitu della Libel ta'.
Presentemente e' vice piesidente del
Clreolo Itallano. prlmo vlie piesidente e
tesorlere della Banca s!tatale Kigll
d'ltalla, asslslente C.raucle Venerablle
dell'Ordlne Klg le d'ltalla lu America ed
uno del plu' valoiosi eneigici ed elo
quenll oiaton .inrlie tia I cobidettl
"foui -minute men '
m
MICH8UN
how it can be possible to
sell Michelins at such low
prices in view of the unsur
passed quality which is
built into these tires.
The answer lies in Ac
Michelin Watchword: y
Economical Efficiency.
Ever since Michelin in
vented the pneumatic auto
mobile tire 23 years ago,
Michelin engineers and
efficiency experts have
ECONOMICAL EFFICIENCY'
7A MICHSL1N Watchword -
Michelin Tires and Tubes are sold by Good D'ealers Everywhere
Factory Branch, 802 N. Broad St.
Wholesale Only Telephone I'oplar l!)Cl-fJ
LEDGER-
-PHtL
FIRST U. S. GAS ATTACK INFLICTS
HEAVY CASUALTIES ON GERMANS
Area of More Than Six Miles Drenched, Artillery
Forcing Enemy to Stay and Take
Severe Dose
Itli the Ameriiaii Arin.v In l.nrriiliie
June 2n.
The (leimaus sulfeied heavy c.immI-
I ties in jesteiday miunlng's combined
first sill-American gas atr.ick and artll-
..
' leIJ
bombaidment. It was established
, ing
After the deluge of gas subsided and
the hariage died down the (leimaus at
tempted to stait their i.ild again, but
weie sto.opcd lu their Hacks by Amei
lcan aitllleiy, machine-gun and llfle
the.
Llvuy dnughho.v Impatieiit.y awaited
the "zero hour," which had been set at
2:30 Promptb on the vecoiid, silence
was broken by a terrific explosion from
the Ann lli. in tienehes as several bat
teries uf piojectors. flred sluuiltaueously
b.i dei'iilcity. sent moie than it thou
sand bus containers screaming toward
the Herman tienehes In the Pols de
.Moulin. ne.
I.Montmate wood 1.- oppouiti- I-'l lev in
the Toul sectoi and three miles noith-
east of Seleheprej )
fter the flash the wails of the de-
B
!lyelve tire Vests,
-, . .
Thu tints of tuttvt ttits it dtsignei
lo take Iht unctrtmnly out of ttrt tuning.
Organization
users have
studied means of produc
sometimes wondered
ing and setting tires more
efficiently.
Every expenditure that will
result in better tires or ser
vice has been cheerfully
made; but every expense
that would not stand
this test is scrupulously
avoided.
Economical Efficiency has
enabled Michelin to supply
the motoring world with
"better tires for less
money."
S
Barrage
patting projectiles died awa.v, and it
seemed almost a minute define a vei
loud explosion was braid In the enem
tienehes. Then we knew that certain
, specllled (lei man positions had been
dieuchtd with ti.tr
llreni'lieil Iliieiu.v Trent ties
i Kor several minutes an unennn.v
silence ensued. After this interval star
shell signals were sent Up and the
American nitillery cut loose. This
i teriiflc b.ui.ige of gas shells and high
explosives died down ami again then1
1 was comparative quiet.
1 Tho bodies were app.ueutlv still loo
astonished to icply.
, The American nitlllerj laid down nil-
I other bat rage, and this time the del- i
i minis answered. The whole aiea became
mi Infeino. Lvery village behind the I
I Amerknn lines was subjected t" heav.v
flie. mostly gas shells, but theie was noi
, a single American casualty
When the boinb.iidment finally ceased
1 When the bombardment tinallj erased
a comparative!) few Huns emciged fiom
their tirnches. but were swept back b ,
a pei foot deluge of shiapnel and bul-'
lets. This, we le.iined fiom a prison, i
toda) was to have been a (leiinan n-
tullatiiry laid.
The piojector attail
timed for il tavniabli
of course, was
wind. The ller-
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mans were so cxrlleil llil-y failed
ialB Ibis Into consideration. AH n
suit much of the kun loosed agaliisl i
the American front lines was blown back
Into their own trenches, evidently add
Inp to their casualties.
The barrage laid down h our nrtll
Ipij boxed lu the comparatively small i
area deluged by cas preventing the Huns
fiom fleeing to other parts of the lints
and foiclng them to stay and tal.n It. i
American aviators itiiorted later In'
the day that gas clouds extended tell
Ki.ometeis (moie than six inllca) behind!
the ("ennaii forward lines
Klc Ameilcan liomblng planes, which
iliopped tlilrty-elglit bombs on the rail
wny stutliin, llrdM and fraclfs at Oon
flans, (twenty miles east of Verdun) do
ing lu:iy damage, letumid safely 7uey.
da.v night, despite an ineoliuter with
sexeral enemy planes,
TELL OF UNCLE SAM'S ANGER
German Press Speculates on U. S.-
Alexiean Helalions
Siircial Cubic to V.iening t'ublic Ledger
i oiiumjht. 'its. bi in Yitrk 7Iihit Oi.
Hie llngiie, .lune 20 Wliat Is telined
"I'licle Sam's .nicer with Mexico" Is the
Mililect of an article In the llerlln Vos
lche Xeltung, which alleges that it
has darned li way of llerui' that the
Amu lean press Is uttering threats
agahPit .Mexico for the pro-Otrman at
titude of Its pi ess.
The Kcltuug asserts that American
new "papers, especially the .New York
livening IM't and those controlled bv
William Randolph Hiaist, are cariylng
on a campaign agnlnst Ptesldetil' I'ar
ranza and that even South Ameilcan
States, siuh as Chile and Peru, arc at
tacked fin their so-called fjerinau at-
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Tho' UciPn paper ms that IMvIdnit
v iiMin iiiHiumiin hi- -ti. ""
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V..:.,nV.,,.;1.L,rubleCan,l.ihn,s s a si
fled s Colnmblii. which has iiciiulied
'nieill bv dlscoutaglng (..cini.in asentr
, and plots.
STKAK ON MENU TODAY
llowcil ill One iNtcal Iij Food Vil
ininitralinu This is "steak day,"
Arcoullng to tho beef ration schedule
fled by the food administration, ieMau
innts, holds, dubs and other public tat
Ing places may servo steaks only at
the noon meal today.
Steaks an- taboo, then, until the noon
meal next Thursday and all succc-slve
Thursday!, until September 15
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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Makes Records Exclusively
for Columbia
The enlistment of this historic organ
ization under the Columbia standard is
the best proof of how high that standard
is held. And this first glorious record of
Pause's famous Ballet Music is only a
promise of what is to come. A6041 $1.50
Amparito Farrar Joins
ihe Columbia
This brilliant young American soprano
makes a particularly happy debut with a
record including "Sweet and Low" and
"Mighty Lais' a Rose." Rarely beautiful
songs both, enriched by a voice of ra
diant loveliness. A2535$1.00
psUflwM- tl MASsHKVM'ifwVvilIB
ANOTHER BILLION AIM )
OF NEW TAX SCHEME
Accountant Tells House Com
mittee How Levy May
He Assessed
Vt anlilnKtmi, .lune
u scheme that, II Is estimated, will
raise more than a billion dollars In war
luxes from new sources and Increased
levies on present souicts has been sug
gested tn the Hiiusc Ways and Means
Committee by Joseph .1. Klein, a public
accountant of New Yolk city, who has
been associated with the Council of N'a
tloal Defense The committee Is hold
ing healings on the new war revenue
bill.
Proposals made by Mr. Klein Included:
A tax of one cent per call on all 'oil
telephone messages below fifteen runs
which ale not now subject to tax. esti
mated In raise an additional 150.uo'o,oOU.
A flat ten-cent documentary tax on
all legal documents not otherwise taxed
llevcnuc unestlntated.
A stamp tax on each mercantile In
voice on transactions of $1 or more,
estimated to rah-e $50,000,000,
A flat two or tluec cent tax on bank
checks, estimated to leld from $30,000,
000 to $15,000,000; or a graduated tax
beginning with two cents per SJOii, ettl
lituttd at J7O,O(Ki.O00.
A one-cent t.ix on everv canal e mi
-titet railways or lntriutbati lines, estl-
uiaiea niiiuinum reenuo oi 5i-t'.""jy,'n'v.
A tiw of 10 per cent to "25 per cent
on tuition fees fci private schools, not
IncludlnB colleges and universities; rev-
enue yield not et'tlmatcd
, A tax on State or city olIkiaK lu
eluding high-salaried Judges and the
gieat conn of public school tenchet,
expected to leld fiom J25,Oijo,000 to
f30.000.000.
I Collection "at the sum re" of a grail
I uateil tax on all salaries and wages In
1 eces of $20 per week, with an esti-
mated revenue of $l,000.oon.000.
A 2 per cent tax on all gloss sales.
llevenue not estimated.
Many other witnesses nppeared before
the committee. John Qulnn, of New
Yolk city, speaking for the Association
of American Paluteis mid Sculptors and
the Society of Independent Artists,
urged the cumin. ttec not to lax nitlsts.
must of whom, he said, air baiely
New July Numbers of
Lonstellatio:
Newbrk Philharmonic Plavis
1 1SA TT .1 j. 'A
viciur nei'Dercs
American war songs in a thrilling medley that
fairly flames with patriotism. A record that ex
plains why this great symphony orchestra won
such thunderous applause in its cantonment '
concerts. A6040 $1.50
. 39 other Splendid Selections in July List
Send some records to your soldier. There's Graionola
in his Y. M. C A. or Knights of Columbus hut. v
New Columbia Records on aah tho 10th and 30th CalaatU Cnltask
ot every month ' ' ,. ' rric. lli .
COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY, NEWTORK Ui,'
WMW' ' '
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lie sain innish
ivorks of nrt should not be classed with
jewclf.v, diamonds,, pleasuie ) adits', pas
senger automobiles and the like, al of
which, he said, slmuld be taxed. .
I'lanl: A Iltalri of Chicago, president
"f a national organization of proprietary
me'dlelnc inftiufacturers. slid the In
dustry ought not to be taxed at all.
ACCIDENTS KILL 5 AIRMEN
1 Three Army Men mul Two Naval
Aviator Meet Death -,
I Mirlngflflil. O., Juno 20. Whet! their
airplane collapsed In midair after a fall
f i om a height of 10,000 feet. Lieutenant
Kiank Stewart Petterson of Dayton, O.,
and Lieutenant Leroy Swan, of Norwich,
Conn,, were killed at the Wilbur Wright'
aviation Add. Lieutenant Petterson lost
control of the machine after going Into
a nose dlvo at lo.ooo feet. j
Prns.ii tn, lis., June 20. When their
airplane fell, H. IV Sylvester and A. 15.
Blair, naval reserve uv labors, were killed
near the navy air station, ltoth men
came fiom the Boston School of Tech
nology. T
There ought to be more
tea advertising. The million!
Delineator f UlTlillCS UlOilCUSC
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of certain other articles also
could capture this enormous
market by branding and ad
vertising their products in
tx i The
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