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MANPOWER BILL
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80PERCENTWAR
PROFIT TAX FIXED
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i Amendment Gives Youths
of 19 and 20 Delayed
'2 Classification
PREDICT EARLY PASSAGE
' EVENIBtrBLlO LEDGERr-PHILADELPEttA, WEDNeS4.Y; AUGUST 21, 1918
i. i r F,- t - . i ii i
IfViT
$8,000,000,000 Revenue
Bill Virtually Completed
in Committee
!NEW EXCESS TAX VARIES
;To Be Taken Up Tomorrow.
Kahn Will Fight Change
Made in Committee
Ranges From 8 o 70 Per Cent.
Exemptions Allowed in
Both Schedules
Wnshlnjcton. Aug. II (Dv I. N. S ).
The drafting of the JS.000.000.OOn
revenue bill was virtually completed tills
nftornoon when the House Ways and
Meant Committee tentatively adopted a
WHAT A CONGRESSMAN SEES
Scmiwcckly Letter Touching on the Washington Doings of Per
sonalities Familiar to Philadclphians
By J. Hampton Moore
By the Anciated Press
Washington, Aug. 21.
jA favorable report was voted by the Fchedule of ecrst profits taxes which Is
Tlnlta Hf tl It ii .. t tfi4tt nis i A fl nnlnrninmleft Knnnn Ilia T." tittitti i. - .1
1 an am ill kilt J V Iff IIIIU I ICO luuaj un uiu whim iiiii7 ui- m evil iiiv jvihiutii itltvi
Administration man-power bill, with an , MAJ,0 ta,:f,,,!on "la"". .,,..
j, amendment providing that youths from sllf,st!on of nn ;,,',. p1 Vnt trar
.' cigmeen to twenty years oi age snuu ue proms tax with a flat ten per cent ex
f placed In separate classifications to be cmptlon T i war profits lax probablv
j. called Into mllltarv service after men will be levied on profits In excess of the
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1 uum iweniy 10 lony-iive ...vi...- .... im.- imr; ;cui U. it'u-
Another amendment, by Chairman u-u.
Dent, provides that the fact that a The excess profits schedule adopted
oldler has not reached twenty-one shall allows a single deduction of eight per
not bar him from a commission. cent. On profits of eight to fifteen p-r
A section added at the request of the cent a tax of thlrtv-flve per cent will bo
War Department, provides that men of levied, and on profits of from fifteen to
draft age. may be sent to colleges for twenty per cent tho tax w'll be fifty
technical training In uniform, without per cent On profits above twenty per
Changing their military status. cent the tax -will bo seventy per cent.
No vote was taken In the committee The war profits and excess proflti.
on the work-or-fight amendment, ob- taxes were made alternative, with power
Jected to by organized labor, which was given to the treasury to levy whichever
added to the bill as reported to the In any given else will bring the largest
Senate. The amendment Is certain to sums.
figure In House debate, however. The schedule Is only tentntlely. but
Chairman Dent presented his report It Is expected that It will be approed
Immediately after the House convened and Incorporated Into the bill which will
and obtained unanimous consent to have be reported out
It taken up tomorrow with right of way Internal Revenue Collector Roper told
over all other business. He thinks It the committee that an audit of the tax
can be passed by Friday. returns of 24S out of 2S00 coal compa-
Representattve, Kahn, ranking Repub- nles disclosed that there were taxes
llcan member of the committee, will lead which he said he could collect If he were
a fight on the floor against the amend- provided with an adequate force of ac
ment directing separate classification or countants and the necessarv facilities
younger registrants, contending that the w-lth which to undertako such an Im
War Department should be left to work manse task.
out this question according to Its pro- f The committee granted his request
tram, that he be provided with a total appro-
Consideration of the bill also will beg.n pratoa of $25,000,000 with which to
tomorrow In the Senate. Congressional i, j v,t, ,,,! v,t rr i.
leaders on both sides say it will require cludlng $ioi0oo 000 to engage a force of
omy a i rajs iu iij mo -"i a - expert accountants.
jusi ail' uuiereiites uclwcch uig w.v
houses and sent It to the President.
AUTO KILLS LITTLE GIRL
Four-Year-Olfl Run Down at Dau
phin and Mutter Streets
Chairman Kltchin, of the committee,
Is In favor of such a drlc upon tax
dodgers as Roper Is contemplating.
In one district. Roper told the com
mitteee, there are 10,000 persons subject
to taxation who have made no returns
at all He desires Congress to cloak
him with sufficient authority to compel
MuFt?eTser,w.fscnhderkl?,fec? return whether he is liable to such a tax
an automobile this afternoon as she at- or not.
tempted to cross Dauphin street at Mut- I
ter. The child died on the way to St.
Christopher's Hospital.
Arthur Sykes, of 255 Lamont street, ,
Manayunk, was arrested "and held to
await the action of the Coroner. I
No-Strike Promise
From Arsenal Men
Washington, Aug. 21.
"PHILADELPHIA'S celebrity as a
shlp-bulldlng center was somewhat
neutralized by the press reports of tho
Fifth Ward conspiracy trial, but with
tho return of Congress unfavorable
comment gives way to the discussion
of Important national topics. While
tho West Chester proceedings oc
cupied the front page, Phlladelphlans
known In Washington come In for
more or less favorable mention. The
effect of It all upon Senator Penrose
on tho one hand, and Congrcssmai,
Vare on tho other, was a theme for
tho national Grundles. The senior
Senator1, after a brief sojourn to Hot
Springs, Va returned to the capltol
to find ahead of him a lino prospect
for a long and tedious struggle with
the revenue bill. He Is the Republican
leader of the Senato Finance Com
mittee, and as HUch, finds the two-
months-old "baby" of the Democratic
Ways and Means Committee dumped
upon his doorstep. It will take .i good
while-to comprehend the meaning of
that unusual measure and to under
stand Its effect upon tho Industries
and business of the country. Penn
sylvania's Interests are so vast and
will be so seriously affected by the
Government's demand for $S,000.000,
000 In taxes, that, judging from e.
perlence in the Ways and Means Com
mittee, the Senator may expect a
veritable avalancho of briefs, argu
ments, protests and personal imita
tions. It Is a wise statesman who
braces himself for the coming con
test, and It Is fortunate, perhaps, that
tho Senator was able to put In a few
days In the mountains of Virginia,
where tho telephone and the telegraph
could not conveniently reach him. It
Is likely the Senate Finance Commit,
tee will take boveral weeks, majbe a
month, for hearings on the bill. It
will have a concrete proposition be
fore It In the Ways and Means Com
mittee report, and the public will have
had un opportunity to dissect It.
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Elkton Marriage Licenes ' Continued from Pace One
F.lkton, Sid., Aug. 21. Nine couples In 181 B, hut the first building on tne
ground was not compieteu uniu iwo
ifts '
SECRETARY OF WAR
(On
Raker).
were eranted permits to marrv In i:ik
ton todav, as follows: Irvin King and Cars Inter
ueiia fllCL,ain, jonu r. i-ejirce mm
Grace Burns, Richard A. Henderson and
Anna Komp, John Inzorlno and Millie JJOOVFR RULE HITS
and Stella B. Gudsol. Perkasle, Pa ;
Raymond Grant and Ida Hummel, Beth
lehem, Pa. ; Julius Cahn and Annie R.
Fisher, Eastport, Md. ; Thord.m llolie
ras and Margaret Spldel, Bethlehem.
Pa. ; Russell F. Lloyd and Luella K.
Grass, Bethlehem, Pa.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Dr. Stanton W. SUern. 230ft Aspen tt . and
Kathrlne Oeleer. 2510 Aspen Bt.
Lloyd A. Kenntll. U. S. N.ny. and OlUe O.
Lutlee. B482 CUvbnurne st.
Ralph E. Young. M22 Oreene St.. and Olie
R. Haldeman, Enut Mount Airy ave.
Clement New-bold Tavlor. 1R2S Pine et.. and
Anne W. Melrs. 2048 Locust ",.,
Earnest Tlsher. Ill Grape St., and Manila
Johnson. 451 Lyceum ave. .....
Charles Goodrich. 1B33 N. 17th st.. and
Stella Rattlian. 1004 Monument ave.
Simon F. Brown, 2565 K. Lenten ave.. and
Mariraerlte M. Kennedy. 1571 E. Mont-
Ch"rles"kane -B2.1 N B2d St.. and Edthe
W. Wlngate. 203 N 81 st st.
Abraham Goldbere. 5201 Race st.. and B.s-
Du a Staff Correspondent
Wilmington, Pel.. Aug. 21.
bmrd tialn with Secretary
Starvation stared Secretary of
War Baker and Mrs. Baker In the face
when their train reached Baltimore on
their way to Philadelphia for the Frank
ford Arsenal centennial annlvirsary.
The man wjio commands 3.000,000
men In the field and whose subordinates
spend millions of dollars each day buy
ing all varieties of the best food obtain
able, could command but two ham sand
wiches and two pieces of pie for himself
and his hungry wlfo when lunch time
came
Through some error Mr. and Mrs.
Baker had taken a train that carried
.i. vi.fc,- rim 8. nth st nn rilnlnc car and had brougltt no
Morris Foist. 2213 N sth st.. and Acnes ' lon ltll thom
Horne. Marcus Hook. Pa. . ,,,
Charles A. Morrell, 1833 Palrmount me. No Such Thing
and Josephine Lcpanv. Ambler. Pa A f minutes before the train pulled
'"SShJl-TnSSint-. 1311 iTmSnV" " I into Baltimore. Secretary Baker thought
Chester J. Duery. 2022 S 1Rth st.. and Irene n was time for lunch and aBked where
M. Tompkins. 2B18 B. lth st. I th flininB car was.
fl. .r,SBieK M...r" an'th-4h"?Jt no3' dining car on this
David a. E7rft. 13a Green street, and iiena i train, bah," lepl.ed the pen ter to, the
nlrln 1QA rirn t. ' .. ait i i.. ti.
Josroh A. Saato. 1234 S. 4l)th St.. and l.ydlt aismay or secretary aim .. "''
DR
-' int
Y1 Ct.,nn.n4 1 1 SI K. TMlhV St.
Wlllism R Morrlsh. 1533 W Tourtlar st
and Anna T. Hackman. 1533 E. Tourt-
James M.' Watklns. Mt Carmel. Pa., and
Joanna W. Beddell. 2344 W. Cumberland
8t
John J. O'Rrlen. 2100 Arch st., and Annie
Hsrrev. 1737 Vine st.
iJosph J. Grnran 144 S. Randolph st,, nnd
Marie M. Dillon. 5717 Catherine st.
James R. MrEnr'. Wllmlncton. Del . and
Marearet M. Walsh. Wllmlngion. Del.
Hnhsrt A. Blttony. 2007 Falrmount ae.. and
Elliabeth Piper. Reading:. Pa.
Edward Brvnnt. 203 Lombard st.. and Ad-
ranader Kin. 2324 Christian at.
Harry W. Nowak, 301 Carson st and
Helen V. Patterson Kitchen's lane
Chsrles Goldbere-, 841 JJ Franklin St., and
Kate Vederman, 3271 Locust st.
Jacob II. Rorden, Cape May. N. J., and
Beatrice Nixon, 1032 Lombard st.
Wardy Hitch. 715 S ldth st., and Mae-sle-
Jnhnson. 2015 S IBth st.
Andrew Gonet. 2405 Duncan st , and Ida
Dnbrlehowska. 2220 N. Howard st.
"William Trachtman, 417 Dudley st.. and Ada
Medowav. 1700. S. (1th st
Carl Roeder 141 Rockland St.. and Thercso
Drotleff 215 E. Lawrence st.
I Rov W. Pearl. 4221 Brown st . and ar-
trude Heffelflneer, B212 Washington ave.
A u trust H. Hchroeder Onmn Dlx N'. J., and
Florence Wurzer. 2B45 Sterner st.
Ralph L Peters. Leaaue Island, and Flor
ence' M. Soutlen, 1605 S. 22d st.
Charles Love. 2518 8 0th Bt.. and Ida Shuf.
man. Esslnaton. Pa.
James Phillips. 1218 Emily St., and Mary
Swings. 1S18 Kater st.
Morris TaBs, 1801 E Mnynmenslns ave.,
and Fannie Heller. 415 Cross st.
John J. Rofters. 2027 Dlsmofrt st and Elslo
E Goodwin, 2327 N. Van Tclt st.
Huto Martlneill 1820 Moore st., and Ollmpla
Kortt. 1R20 Moore st.
William H. Cullen. 1310 Cherry st., and Vir
ginia Taylor. 133B Olive at
Antanas GustantaB, 4R57 Melrose Bt.. and
Mary Glnkevlch. 4857 Melrose 'St.
Frank H. Solomon. Jr.. 228 N. 60th St., and
Lucy Poblev. 12B N 58th ;J.
Charles H. Watson. South Westvllle. N. J
and Reba F. aarner. 2247 N Reese st.
Gulsepoe Cellini, 1428 S. 8th at., and Mlna
Peeling, LOCK Itaven, t-a.
So, when the train pulled into Balti
more, Mr. Baker alighted nmi ran pell
mell along the platform and up the loiiu
flight of ttars for the lunchroom.
When he applied for some lunch for
himself and wife he was told that all
they could carry away was two sand
wiches and two pieces of pie. Mr.
Baker, with his usual modesty, had not
said he was the Secretary of War or
perhaps he might have had more.
Remembering that the train would
stop only six minutes, Mr. Baker grab
bed the bag that was handed him and
rushed back, just an 4nstant before It
pulled out.
No Sandwiches
When the bag was opened Mrs. Baker
found he had brought three pieces of pie
and no sandwiches. When the corre-
Ispondent of tho Kvenino puulic
LEDaElt. wno accompanieu .ur. uttiver
and went with him to the lunchroom,
opened his bag he found Jie had three
Bandwlches and no pie.
An exchange was made, and Secretary
and Mrs. Baker made the best of a
"handout" lunch, smilingly and uncom
plainingly. Mrs. Baker jokingly admitted It was
a "fine" birthday party lunch, for today
is her birthday anniversary.
She was born In Philadelphia how
many years ago Bhe would not tell. It's
a woman's way. sne liveu in rnnauei
phla until she was three years old, when
her family moved to Pottstown.
Secretary Biker divided his time on
tho train between reading the-papers,
Btudylns s,ome official documents he had
brought with him, ana retiring to me
Park wT' Schaffer. lslft McKn st.. and smoking room and putting at an" old
Elizabeth M. Van Kirk. 242 Watklns st. .,,.
& JB?.,feaTrnr.t293743N.-dJi,t? "" , , Mrs. Baker occupied her time in con-
' Robert A. Wood 2005 K York st.. and versatlon with her husband and read
Edith Oabel. 2005 E. York St. 1 , i,00ic
' WoK..:fra they appeared to be
, Frank Koch. Brooklyn. N. Y., and Mae T. spending a quiet day together, away
wt?nn.,maVd.,1Ly?e2.0C?mdBe!;. ft J . and Katie torn most official cares and worries for
J Qaskell. Paterson. N. J. , It was Mrs. Baker's birthday and they
, John J. Kramer. 3341 N. 22d at., ana Jiary ' enjoyed being alone,
VI 11 man (lift I"? Pinn t 1 "
V James M, Pratt, Chatam, Mass , and Almea
M. Grl.nard, 007 M. Hroad at.
I Prank A. Larson, snio S. 3d at., and Anna
j, uiaiiey, iine bi.
nu vcroiii
Id1 ISuserm Jones, S32 Budd st.
JV smun, 17 iu .Mciion hi
h
William J. Carey. 1957 N. Camac st,
E.Kabeth - Haas 438 w. Ulrara ave.
and
John J. Bovle. 827 Morris at., and Anna M.
Russell. 2131 S. Carlisle st.
William Goldstein, 327 8. 5th st., and Esther
Bwartz. 327 Washington ate
Frank Vanam.in C'lHjton N. J., and Mary
J. Kirk, 2 M N. Hicks st.
Guitavla SchnjTer. 4502 Mulberry at., and
Catherine M. Mercer, 4747 Leper st.
Harry Morltz, 4744 Carlisle st.. and Alice
," 1. lanKtr ii-i v. .uinuarinuu si.
1, Clnudlus C Bnell, Camn Humphrey, Va., and
" Helen I. Carleson. 8300 Race t.
James Hauns, 717 W. Atlantic St., and
' Agnes Foley, 4202 Thompson at.
f Fred Jamison. 400 8 Junjper St., and Lizzie
Hudson, 720 Clarion st.
.Ambiose L. Walker Pleasantvllle. N. J..
and Margaret C, Fox, Camden, N J.
f John Hess. 820 JJ. Orlanna st.. and Emma
- Miller. 820 N.- Orlanna st.
Harry D. Kaiser. 1B48 E. Passyunk ave.,
and Lillian V. Kustlnija. 2204 K. Hlcka st.
'. William K, Jenkins. Maicus Hook, Pa., and
v Anna M Piper. Camden. N. J.
!',. Oeorce II. Miller. 20B3 Hemphill St.. and
i Agnes M. Sweeney. 031 E. Ontario st.
John R, Fisher. S107 Jamei at., and Cora
M Tflat RSAl Radom at.
S. Robert D. Hdwards. 4I2 Cedar ave.. and
'.i T r f jlKWl Oft A. 11), HP. ,UtU . A Bin WV.
rJOnn Sioauirr, nnm nieraia (., uuu wiui
IIOBART A. HARE needs no
troductton to tho medical fra
ternity In Washington. The Doctor,
who has lately become the president
of the Five O'clock Club, of Phila
delphia. Is known here In both army
and navy circles because of his In
tense Interest In tho medical branches
of the service. Recently the Doctor
has taken up tho cudgels for officers
of the army and navy, who lie thinks
should be relieved from tho payment
of Income taxes because of the other
sacrifices they are making. This Is a
moot question and always will be, no
doubt, so long as there Is so great a
disparity between tho pay of enlisted
men and those who are put in com
mand. There Is much to bo said In
favor of the Doctors' plan, but those
who object to It contend that the ex
emption of officers from Income taxes
would release many wealthy men who
have been able to obtain and hold high
place In the service. With lcg.ird to
the Five O'CIock Club, which has done
ho much In years gone by to spread
tho fame of Philadelphia for hos
pitality and good-fellowship. Doctor
Hare takes tho position which Is held
by the Gridiron Club 'in Washington,
that Its activities during the war
should be limited to such functions as
patriotism' and public spirit dictate.
rpiIE unhappy fact that Germany
has taken a number of American
soldiers und now holds them captive
raises a question as to the treatment
to be accorded Germans now held In
American camps. Wheie two coun
tries play the game as It Is now being
played by he United States and Ger
many, It Is possible for one country,
which deems Us nationals to be the
victims of unjust or unsoldler-llke
treatment, to retaliate by inflicting
similar or worse punishment upon the
prisoners In Its possession. Tho an
nouncement that the Ktjiser has con
sented to a conference In Switzerland
botwecn repiesentatives of the two
nations, to deliberate upon the treat
ment and exchange oJ prisoners, there-1
fore, Is of lmpoitance to'a number
of Philadelphia families whose sons ,
have recently been reported among
the missing.
Concern oyer these boys, many of
whom may now Te in the hands of
the Germans, Is naturally as great as
If they had lost their bearings and
fallen Into an abyss. In at least two
Instances officers familiar to Phlla
delphlans are known to be In Ger
man hands. One of these Is Captain
E. T. Presper, United States Medical
Reserve Corps, who has been located
at Cassel-Hessen, Germany, and the
other Is Lieutenant John A. White,
who , was on the staff of resident
physicians at the Philadelphia General
Hospital, and who entered a British
regiment In 1017, The pioblem of get
ting these ind other oung men back
to the American ranks Is a 'delicate
one and requires careful negotiations.
In the case of Captain Presper, whose
father. Dr. John A. Prosper, resides
at 2307 Frankford avenue, communica
tion Is now being attempted through
tho Ameilcan Red Crosq In Switzerland.
NOT very cheerful news, this, but
George F. Miles, who built the
Florida East Coast Canal, which runs
by Colonel Ned Murphy's place down
along Rogue Sound, where "Corny"
Haggarty and a few other bright
Philadelphia lawyers disported last
winter, and which helps to drain the
Everglades where the former Mrs.
George Q. Hoiwltz, of Stratford,
stirred the natives by proving up the
agricultural value of "muck lands."
tells us that more than 1500 carloads of
food crops weie either plowed back
into tho soil or abandoned by the
farmers. Cause of It? Lack of trans
portation facilities. It is explained
that Florida could supply fruit and
potatoes sufHclent to clog the northern
markets, but cars to carry perishable
commodities arc not forthcoming and
the canals are not working. Have we
a reason hero for the soaring prices
of bananas, oranges and lemons?
rnHERE is a good deal of gossip
about the wool situation. It Is
said that England Is not llkel to let
loote much Australian wool for Amer
ican consumption. Manufacturing
clothiers who have been before the
war tax committee have let it be
known that there will be a decided
Increase in the retail price of clothing
the coming autumn and that prices
will bo (.till further advanced nct
spring. We have been told that tho
$15 suit of 1914 will go up to $4'.' In
tho spring of 1919; that the $20 suit
of 1914 will advance to $4.-1. and thai
the $23 suit will go up to $G0. There
are some ery large clothing manu
facturers In Philadelphia, including
the A. 13. Klrschbaum Company,
which may be ablo to throw additional
light upon this subject. The prices
Just juoted have no relation to tlio
custom trade: the deal with ready
made clothing exclusively, and are
said to be made probable by reason
of the wool shortage, the high cost
of labor. Increased taxes and other
war conditions. Perhaps King George
of England is right in his determine
tlon to wear out his last year's clothes
as an exemplar In economy.
Germans Try to Gas
American Billets
Continued from rage One
man officers told tho Germans that
Americans killed all prisoners.
"Why, yes," said tho German ofliccr.
"Don't you tell your men tho same
thing about Germans?"
Prussian Admits War Is Ioit
The prisoner taken Monday, who
was a Prussian, snld he did not be
lieve Germany could win the war now,
with America In It, but that Germany
would fight to the last man. He ex
pressed the opinion that it would tnke
the Allies three years to drle tho
Germans from France and Belgium
back to the Rhine.
If tho French fighter would make
nnv criticism of the American fighter
It would he that the latter fights too
VARDAMAN LOSES
ON LATE RETURNS
Mississippi Vote Indicates
15,000 Majority for
Harrison
OPPOSED BY WILSON
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 21.
Virtually complete returns from .fifty-
two out of the eighty-two counties of the
Ktnte give Congressman Pat Harrison a
majority of more thnn 10.000 otes over
Senator James n Vardaman and for-
bravely. From a not inconsiderable " ?v"; Jh ' ! J.n.
acquaintance with French officers
whom I have heard voice this opin
ion I know that they feel that the
American soldier has not yet learned
the difference between bravery and
recklessness In this war.
It took the French the first two
In the Democratic senatorial primary
neid tnrougnout .Mlssissipi yesterday.
These fifty-two counties polled an aggre
gate of BO, 000 votes Should the propor
tion keep up In the remaining counties,
which scattered returns Indicate will be
the case, Harrison will win bv a majority
of from I5.tion to 2n.non making a see-
'irs tu tile war to learn mis. tjne "ii iuiui.u, uiuiav"
,enrs It said that tho British have ' Senator Vardaman left last night for
not yet learned it
It Is onl much
experience and a certain physical
make-up that will give the lighter Judg.
nient to tell In the heat of battle
i,onnrl what nolnt individual disregard " "..- . . --' -- ""
ri.?!S-K, ron'v tetnpra'nd' A '
?,V." "'""'-aS. ,. ;;.;"; (People of Mississippi have made a m
,-.1,.c?.r :.V, 1. r, t rTrnnerV; take, we will abide by It with com
'IJUI1L1 Id OH'".' . ... .,'.--,- -. .-
com
Washington, but before Iealng made the
following statement:
"The reports so far. my friends, have
been ery unfaorable. but we are not
nd
am
the
Is-
plete
nosure. ns tliey will undoubtedly
correct their mistake As I said before.
If defeated the defeat will be only tem
porary I want to thank my friends for
their loval support "
W. Calvin WelN. secretary of the
Harrison campaign, gave out the follow.
Ing statement:
"Unquestionably Mr. Harrison has
been nominated In the first primary.
Mississippi Is Indicated In the eyes of
tiie world and her loyalty can no
longer bo questioned "
DR. BALL NOMINATED
AT DOVER CONVENTION
LTROICHE GESTA
DEI MARINAI DTTALIA
Un Sottomarino Italiano Af-
fotit.a nn Vapore Austriaco
a Quarncro
Published and Dlsl rllmteil t'n.ler
PERMIT No 311
Authorized bv th act of October
1017. on rile at the Poatoftlee of Phila
delphia Pa.
flv order of th President.
A S. HtmLF.SON.
Postmaster Oeneral.
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IDEA or the extent of our
turn for the sacrifice. Perhaps It may
be hard for Americans to learn.
To Illustrate what experienced
French fighters mean when they say
that Americans are too reckless, one
may consider the problem of taking
-rarhine guns, which was a large part
of the work in recent open waifare
In which the Americans showed that
the boys from peaceful home town",
who never knew war could become
aenglng demons on the Held of bat
tle DoiiKhbojs Rushed Machine CSuns
When the Americans were ordered
to advance. If thev encountered a ma
chine gun thev got It or it got them.
N'o deeds In the war hive excelled in n.. net. Ann- "1 Dr. T- Helsler
br.uery the conduct of the American rII, of Wilmington, former United
troops who thiew the Get mans back states Senator from Delaware, was
north ot-the esle let one macnine- ; nominated for United States Senator at
un postlon is worth so much In man- j ,n Republican state convention held
Dower and Is woith no more j .Pre vestrrdav. after former Congress-
But this toituie had no consldera- man 7rpa,i n,i withdrawn in his favor
tlon In the minds of the doughboys. nmi formPr Judge Daniel O Hastings
Thry Just kept advancing until thoie j,al- retired because his candidacy was
weie no more of them or no mole ,,ot acceptable tn Alfred I. du Pont, lead,
machine guns. ' er of tho Independent Reirubllcan fac-
Machine-sun experts will say that a i tion.
machine gun t.innot be taken by a I Doctor Ball receded 1..9 otcs. He
frontal attack of inf.mtrv, yet lint was opposed by former Goernor Charles
ts Just what ih Americans did time 11 Miller, who recehed four otes. and
ind again. The. simply rushed these Secretary of State Johnson, who received
machine guns on the basis that a gun I eighteen votes
would set some of them, but enough I Dr. Caleb It Lavton. of Georgetown,
would bo left to get the German gun- was nominated for Hepresenlatlve In
ners. As the cisiialtv lists now Deing t. ongress ny mnii.n - "f-n- '
noma, 21 agosto.
II Mlnlstero della Marina ha lerl an-
nunzlato, con un suo comunlcato ulll
dale, che II nostro sottomarino F-7,
operando nell'alto Adrlatlco, rluscP a
penctrare nel Golfo dl Quarnero ove
torpedlno" ed affondo' un grosso vapore
austriaco, tornando poscla salvo alia sua
base.
N'otlrle glunte dal fronte dl battaglla,
ronfermate da un comunlcato del Minis
tern della Ouerra, pubbllcato nel pome-
riggio dl lerl, annunzlano che vlolentl
cotiibattlnientl si sono vertflcati In varll
setlorl delle llnee In montagna.
II rnmunlcato dice:
"lerl mattlna. dopo rlolentobombarda
mento dl artlgllerla, II nemlco attacco'
da occldente e nord lc llnee a Cornone e
sulle pendlrl merldlonall dl Sasso Rosso.
I.e nostre guarnlglonl arrestarono II
nemlco dopo un accanlto combattlmento
corpo a, corpo (Iluntl del rlnforzl. II
nemlco fu tontrattaccato e resplnto non
senz.i aver sofferto perdlte gravls-lnw
e I.isciatl .ilcunl prlglonlerl nellc nostre
manl
"Gil austrlacl tentarono, con un mo
vlmento dl sorpresa. dl avanzare le
loro llnee a nnrd del Lago I.edro. ma
furono impedltl dalle nostre pattuglle dl
prntezlone
"ftlpartl Ingles! In rlcognlzlone sull'
Alllplano df Aslago, caMtnmtano' i
nrlplnnlnrl. .u u. ...
.T .. .... l.,i..i. .au. h..uj '.f'r .048
live daUa Valle Irarina alia Valla AsiU'i
l'Astlco. "Nell'area dl Bolone l'atiman- t:vj
tata atttvlta' dell'artlgllerla nemlca pfo- "N?,
vree OAnrMilralnna HI itrii-t 4. tiW T
delle nostro batterle." ' ,'
Itoma, 21 agosto s
La CommlBslone Congressional C
vale Americana e' partita la scors
nolle dlrctta at fronte dl battaglla. I
memhrl dl essa, prima dl partlre, furono
ospltl del He Vlttorlo I'manuele al qtmla
II Congressman Padgett espresne l'aHa
anunlrazlone del componentl la Mlsslone
per gll sforzl che l'ltalla ha compluto
nella grande guerra.
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ACCUSED OF AUTO THEFT.
Three Charged With Stealing Fleet Cof
poratiomCar 7
Three men, charged with the theft, 'of
an automobile owned by the Emergency
Fleet Corporation from Twenty-third
and Market streets, were held In J1000
ball each for court today by Magistrate
Mecleary. The stolen car was recov
ered. The defendants are John Gibson,
Camac street above Columbia avenue;
tthtir Troston, chauffeur for Major T.
' ivqi-a f Merlon nnd John Austin.
Eighteenth stvet below- Catharine.
f
fSS the
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Diamond
Jewelry
Prlce are lower now ,
than thty will b In
nrar futurp. Onr SO
rarf fair deallnc n a aftuard
to our purchase. The wlao man
bs. rnrly.
C. R. Smith & Son
Markut St. at 18th
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derived from an official statement ic
celved here from Chailes Plez. v Ic
president of the United States Ship
ping Board Emergency Fleet Corpo
ration. Including our extensive Dela
ware River plants, the fleet corpora
tion, vvho.se headquarters are now at
Philadelphia, is operating yards that
employ approximately 373,000 men
and women. Congress wanted to
know about the wages paid, anil Mr.
Plez presents a schedule showing the
range of wages In the Atlantic, Gulf
and Great I-akes yards to be from
forty cents an hour, although that Is
below the average, all the way up to
$1.35, which Is given to hammer and
machine forgers in the blacksmith
shops. On the Pacific coast the net
rates for certain mechanics is a little
higher, (lenerallj, the eight-hour day
is observed In the Government yauta
General Grant's Son Divorcetl
Keno, v., Aug 21. Jesse It. Grant,
son of Oeneral V. S. Grant, nas been
granted a divorce from his wife at Tono-
ftah on grounds of desertion. I( wa
earned todav. She lives at San Dlec
Cal. She did not contest the suit tins
time, although five years ago sho had a
decree at Goldfleld set aside.
published In America show, it cost us
manv men to accomplish that.
When the Flench fighters on our
flanks ran Into machine-gun nests
thev lushed them tho same way some
times. P.ut more often they held ui
the general advance until artillery
could be brought to bear and until
flanking movements could be executed
This moans that the Americans gen
erally got their objectives a short
time Fooner. but next morning alwavs
found the Frenchmen had evened up
the lino on both sides and wltli
smaller losses. What Is ti tie of tak
ing machine guns Is true of other
lobs in this war. Amei leans. Impetu
ous nnd full of vim, do the Job or die
SomcMmes they die when tlieie m!?ht
be othr ways of doing the Job.
Fisher, of Wyoming, was the unanimous
choice for the State Treasurer nomina
tion Daniel Thompson, of Newark, won
over A. I. Hudson. Jr, of Smyrna, for
Auditor of Accounts by a vote of S3
to 70. . .
TECHNICAL SCHOOL
KvpnlnR Clares Open ,ritt, 16
Fit Yourself Now for a Good Paying Position in an
Essential Industry
Practical courses with practical men to teach them. That'w
the i-iiinhlnatlon that will help YOl'
Check the course in which ou are Interested Clip ad and
.send or bring It tn the
DIRECTOR, 1421 Arch Street
tian Reudlne for
llulli'cr.
KtthiMtliiK for
llullilrrs
Met'iunlrul DrnulnB
SAME ...
ADDRESS
MuThln De.lcn
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x Industrial riiemiMry
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Marine Pip Flttlnit
PSRvticatlon
Advnrwed Bntldlnc
ConMructlon
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Service
Just give us ar
opportunity to
prove it to show you that
Victor Record buying here is
different and most satisfactory.
Spend a pleasant half hour
with us, listening to your
favorite music, and if the
service pleases you as we be
lievu it will, let us serve you at
all times.
You will usually find the
"hard-to-get" numbers here.
G.W.HUVERC0.
THE HOME OF frKRVlTE
1031-33 Chestnut Street
11- ft (VI Its
Packers' Profits Are
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ff Store Opens 10 Closes 4:30
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Showing of New
DRESSES
$9.75
Developed of Satins
and Charmeubc
They are fall's Ideal fashions.
Straight-line effects : one as
Illustrated, with braid, fringe
or chenille effectively used for
trimmings. Loose ueorfrette
sleeves and round or bhawl
collars.
Navy blue, taupe, seal brown
or black.
New Fall
Suits
Are Here at
$29-75
and up
Showing n e w
inotlels In tliP fall
niHterlals a col
orlncH mot an.
iroetl by raah
ion's edict
This earlv nhow
ins U of reat
SdVjntf Importance
to you.
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IN OUR BASEMENT
$3.50 & $4
Crepe de
Chine
Waists
$9-00
New Jace-trlm-med
and frilled
front effects.
Women's and Misses'
Summer Dresses
Every dress worth $ A P O M A II
fully doubt our sale sptHAr Sl nM4l
prices. Neat voiles nt.d - '' vM
KltiKhams in summfr's K ffi
smartest models. All v
sizes up to 4U.
Women's
Sleeveless Wash
Sports
Suits & $0.75
Coats A
All colors. Sizes
tip to 44.
Children's $1.00
Wash fiQc
Dresses
Several styles
for choice Sizes
to C years.
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O HOME OF. STYLE & ECONOMY
The public should understand that the profits of
the packers have been limited by the Food Adminis
tration since November 1, 1917. For this purpose,
the business of Swift & Company is now divided into
three classes:
Class 1 includes such products as beef,
pork, mutton, oleomargarine and others
that are essentially animal products.
Profits are limited to 9 per cent of the
capital employed in these depart
ments, (including surplus and borrowed
money), or not to exceed two and a half
cents on each dollar of sales.
Class 2 includes the soap, glue, fertil
izer, and other departments more or
less associated with the meat business.
Many of these departments are in
competition with outside businesses
whose profits are not limited. Profits
in this class are restricted to 15 per
cent of the capital employed.
Class 3 includes outside investments,
such as those in stock yards, and the
operation of packing plants in foreign
countries. Profits in this class are
not limited.
Total profits for all departments together in 1918
will probably be between three and four per cent on
an increased volume of sales.
The restrictions absolutely guarantee a reason
able relation between live stock prices and wholesale
meat prices, because the packer's profit can not
possibly average more than a fraction of a cent per
pound of product
Since the profits on meat (Class 1) are running
only about 2 cents on each dollar of sales, we have to
depend on the profits from soap, glue, fertilizer (Class
2, also limited) and other departments (Class 3) to
obtain reasonable earnings on capital.
Swift & Company is conducting its business so
as to come within these limitations.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
Seven Wholesale Distributing Markets
Central Office, 9th and Girard Aves.
x F. Ms Hall. District Munnatjr
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