4 GREAT WAR TAX BILL REACHES EVERY .CITIZEN •Revenue Measure to Make American People Pay $33 Per Capita Washington, May 10,—The \Jntted lEtates will pay nearly half of Its own >var expenditure* as It goes along, according to the report of the Ways •and Means Committee to the House yesterday on the War Revenue Bill •designed to raise $1,800,000,000 next 3-ear. The total expenses of the United ffftates for the rest of the present fls wal year and for the whole of next year will bo $11,800.000,000, according to the report. Of tills amount $2,000,- 000,000 will be provided fotf by the bond Issues already authorised, and It is planned to raise the other $1,800,- 000,000 by the pending Revenue Bill. Whon the measure's terms are ef fective the American people Will be paying direct taxes of $33 per capita. The people of tho British Isles now j'ay a per capita tax of S6O, Hcache* Into Home* While the principal features of the Sinw war levy aro the Increases in In come and profits taxes, increases in Internal revenue rates and Increases *if customs duties, many of its pro visions reach the innermost structure f. every homo and make up tt list of taxes, probably the most formidable cVer faced hy tho American people. The household light, heat t telephone bills, admission tickets to amuse ments, lira and life Insurance, rail way tickets, automobiles, automobile tires and tubes, soft drinks, postage rates, golf clubs and baseball bats, club dues and a host of other every day necessities or luxuries come un der the taxation. Increased postage rates on hewspa- arranged in a zone systemi are such that publishers say they wilt force many newspapers out of busi ness. Already protests against many features of tho law are pouring irt, mid attacks upon It will center In the Senate Finance Committee, which will conduct public hearings on it and {probably make some amendments! Much Opposition In Proapeet One of the hardest lights on the Mil, it is predicted, will center about ithc Increase in tho excess profits tax. Representative Falrehild, of New "York, who opposed these Increases In committee, and other Republicans will carry their opposition to the Senate If necessary. Much confusion has arisen among members about the new income tax schedules, which also may meet stub horn opposition. Committee explana tions of the Involved language of the foill show that its practical operation ■\vould bo as follows! It proposes a normal tax ef two per Chesterfield CIGARETTES The two Mmi of pure, natural I m ported j? Arid Domestic tobaccos that tolls tho /•') ''jUnE story. And tho blend can't bo copied— THURSDAY EVENING, oent. on individuals having Incomes between 11,600 and 93,000. If single, and 11,090 Mid H,00, If married or the head of a family, Art additional normal tax of two cent, would be added In the cie of larger In eo**e. At $4,04* a additional nif t, graduated until at joo,ooo and over ft reach** thirty-three per rent., would b* tmjioeed. lUtM Hn( Snm It to tl mated that the receipts of the Federal Government, Including postal receipt*, for the next fiscal year, under existing law, will amount to *1,600,000,000, The proposed bill Is estimated to yield during a 12-month period n.800,000,000 additional. This will make the total receipts of the government for the ne-xt fiscal year $3,300,000,000, or about $33 per capita, as compared to Great Britain, with a population less than half that of the United States, whose receipts, Includ ing postal receipts for the year end ing March 31, 1311, amounted to $2,- 790,000,000, or about 360 per capita. The committee estimated the wat* expenditures for the remainder of this and the whole of the next fiscal year at about $3,800,000,00, exclusive of the bond issue to finance the foreign loan. "We have already authorised n bond issue of $3,000,000,000," it added, "to provide a portion of the necessary funds to finance war. Therefore the amount neoeas&ry to raise by taxa tion, on a further bond issue, at this time, is $1,800,000,000." Many Donations Made to Industrial Home in April Donations to the Children's Indus trial Home for April include the fol lowing: Sunday school papers by Memorial Lutheran Church; stereoscope and views by Mrs. B. Meredith, 118 Cal der street; Easter basket by Mrs. Schaudler, 128 Homer street; meat, buna and sandwiches by the Mosaic Consistory! toys, by a friend; manure, by M. Arney, Penbrook, and Mr. Seld ers; candy, by Mrs. White; clothes and shoes, by Mrs, Spotz; six gallons of ice cream, by Dr. Goodyear, Nine teenth and Derry streets; sixteen doz en of eggs by Camp Hill; eighty-three dozen by Hummelstown; sixty dosen by Harrlsburg; twenty dozen by Shlm mell school, and six dozen by a friend. Pruit and Jelly by a friend; 100 Kaster plants by Holmes Seed Com pany; five boxes of candy by Bacon and Company; Easter eggs by Mrs. Jennings; ten boxes of candy by Mrs. Freeburn, and fish, by Mrs. Mlckle, "WHISKERS" AT DAIFIIIN Dauphln, Pa., May 10. —An enter tainment consisting of a delightful' comedy, "Whiskers," and drills, will be given Friday and Saturday even ings at 8 o'clock, in the "gym" room of the borough schoolbulldlng, by pu pils of tha school, under the direction of Miss Anna liouck. The principal participants In "Whiskers" will bo Mildred Kline, Rebecca L,yter, May Williams, Christina Long, Ellen Feas er, Charlotte Smith, Joseph Kennedy, William Bhaffer and Charles Gerber lsh. The drills consist of a dumbbell drill and a 'Lyby lou." FRANCE CALLS FOR COL ROOSEVELT Great Republic Would Like to See Former President Lead Troops Paris, May 10. Whitney Warren, who since his arrival a week ago on the Rochambeau has talked to nearly every person of importance in the ; Government at Paris, has given a statement which he says sums up "very exactly" the high-up opinion re garding the military participation ex pected from the United States. The 1 names of his authority cannot be given, but In his own words It Is de clared that "France Is ready to receive our voluteers and aid them to com plete their instruction and organiza tion." Mr. Warren continued: "France is deeply grateful for the magnificent manner in which America has thrown herself into the conflict. She Is especially touched by tho sym pathetic reception tendered Vlvlanl and Joflfre. She believes these mani festations are but a prelude of acts which will have a direct bearing on the final victory. One thing Is cer tain. Franco looks forward anxiously for the appearance of our troopa. She counts not only on physical aid from our men, but also upon the moral In fluence such collaboration will have, "It is hoped that we shall bring up on the battlefield first a brigade, then a dlvlston and so on, so that Immedi ately the Stars and Stripes may wave beside the Tricolor. It is understood that we cannot form an expeditionary force from our regulars or militia, which are needed for home defense and for training future armies. So France hopes for collaboration of vol unteers under the leadership of a worthy chief. "The name of this chief is the same on all lips—Roosevelt—because he symbolizes In France our American energy with us. What Is important Is that there shall be Immediate help. Therefore, the cry is, "Let Roosevelt come." The most intelligent way to use our troops, according to the ideas of the most competent military au thorities here. Is to frame each American unit between two French units. The presence of a former President of the United States will send a thrill through the lighting line of the allies. He Is known here as a leader of men as was Kitchener ,and It Is he whom France awaits." y 1 —Tr--'" ' C* Use Zemo for Eczema Jj Never mind how often you have tried and failed, you can stop burning, itching eczema quickly by applying a little zemo furnished by any druggist for 25c or SI.OO. Healing begins the moment zemo is applied. In a short time usually every trace of eczema, tetter, pimples, rash, black heads and similar skin diseases will be removed. For clearing the skin and making it vigorously healthy, always use zemo, the penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It is not a greasy salve and it does not stain. When others fail it is the one depend able treatment for skin troubles. The E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland, O. HARRIS BURG TELEGRAPH GERMAN-AMERICANS ARE BITTERLY ASSAILED FOR , LOYALTY TO UNITED STATES By Associated Press Amsterdam, via London, May 10. —Bitter condemnation of German- Americans is the feature of an arti cle In the Kreuz Zeltung on mobili zation In the UnHed States. The writer first seeks comfort In ex pressing utter disdain for the pres ent American army, comments on the costliness of volunteer recruiting and the obstacles to conscription j such as a lack of lists of men capa ble of bearing arms. Referring to the loyal resolutions passed at meet ings of German-Americans he says: "German-Americans could not he trivy their old mother country more) Paper Famine May Force Berlin Press to Suspend By Associated Press Copenhagen, via London, May 10. — The Berlin newspaper publishers have Informed Chancellor Bethmann-Holl wt( that they are in pressing dahger of being foroed to suspend publica tion at the end of this week or the beginning of next, owing to the paper shortage. They ask the chancellor to take steps to increase the supply and particularly to furnish fuel to paper factories. The situation was recent ly emphasized by the newspaper? in refusing to publish a speech before the Reichstag by Vice-Chancellor Helfferlch. Encyclopaedia Britannica printed fiki on genuine India paper must be MxJi sent us on or before Saturday, *f|| May 26 —if you expect to obtain a set. (It may be that V VT ( | AdSfllf *I 9 the last set will be gone* a day or two earlier.) I § ? NOW or 1 A v * r • A WONDERFUL NEW VOLUME When the last set is sold, no more can be offered printed on genuine T" E publishers of the Encyclopedia Britan ... . . ; j 1 nica announce that they have made arrange- India paper—because there IS no more India paper. ments for the Issue, as Boon after the end of 1 , . . p . . , a the war as possible, of a new volume, contain- Before you order be sure the Britannica will be useful to you—as help- J in* a full and authoritative history of the war. r I , ...... | on nAn j _ 1 _i i . M The new volume will be written, by scholars I ful to yOU as it IS to the 180,000 men and women who already own a S6t> w and experts of the same character as those I Hrt nH *> th# Rritannira t t 1 who wrote for >e Britannica itself, and by *jo ana see me oruannica ai i niany or lts own contributors, it will be ab- I __ ___ __ ___ _ - . _ ___ ' solutely impartial, excluding all partisan feel rvl\/rc jP_ C' I L'll/ A DTP lng and prejudice. It will contain I L/l V LO. 1 V/IVICI\U 1 (x JIL YY Al\ 1 1 - A Judlfclal account of the real causes of I 7 the war, the progress of the struKKle, and the I results all over tho world; with maps, as I But do this today. Decide TODAY whether or not you really want " ece £" ary ,\ to show changes in boundaries. I .if t if J *_ l 2 - The llves of the new leaders, whether I one of these last sets on the famous India paper. It you do, then leave civ ml ary or naval, in the belligerent I your order for a set. Or, if more convenient, send in this reserve order ou " t . rles .. ~. . .. , 3 ' 3. The results of the war outside the sphere I to US — Ot Once. of fighting, the progress of surgery, the pre . L _ , __ , vention of contagious disease, the new scicty' y\ Only $1 down (or with Reserve Order) secures a set. You may pay the "fie discoveries, et. I haljtnr* in Jt limited number of The new vo,unf *e W 'H bridge tho sap between JL oaiance in a umuea numoer or the days of peace before an(l after the wai . ,JT I . small monthly payments. But 11 wi " be printed and bound to match the \ M r. if >, • Britannica and the publishers guarantee that SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Chicago, 111. finally, It IS no matter how difficult and costly the mipple % mentary volume may be from the editorial ' Please reserve me a set of the "Handy Volume" En- •• a* • point of view, the price of it to all who pur- cyclopaedia Britannica, printed on genuine India paper. I NOW-or never will not be more than, that of a correspond- I . enclose SI.OO as first payment. Send me an order form inK volume of the Britannica. Kir which I agree to sign and return immediately. # E * HOOPKB, President V . if you want the Britannica |j Nam printed on genuine India paper. jynv Street and Number Those who cannot to to the store mai tut Mr /If uHm" f P. O. binding upon us to reserve one set M shamefully, seeing <liat nobody will assert that the existence of the United States Is endangered by Ger many. The mure pitiful Is the cow ardly zeal with which the 2,000,000 German-Americans in their national associations disown their race in time of distress. "The term German faithfulness is hereby forever disiionorcd. Nothing any longer binds us to these 'Ger man'-Amerlcns. We only cherish one wish, that as speedily as possible, they erase the word German from the name of their 6rganizations, Its use being as insulting to the German as to themselves." OWLS WILL PAY DIIR.S OK MRS IX KIGHT FOR V. S, Members of Capital City Nest, No. 1729, Order of Owls, last night passed a resolution to pay tho dues of any member who enlists In the United States arttiy or navy. Three members have already joined, it was announc ed. The Ladles' Nest, No. 1930, will reopen its charter and start a cam paign to bring the membership to at least 300. Deputy Organizer R. P. Webster will have charge. Resigna tions of former president and treas urer were received. The offices were filled by Mrs. Orene Stewart, as presi dent, and Mrs. C. K. Shuler, treas urer. They were installed by Dep uty Supreme President G. A. Curtiss. U Boats Sink 62 Boats; Loss Lower Than Average London, May 10. -—' Twenty-four British merchant vessels of more titan 1,606 tona each were sunk dur ing the last -week, It was announced officially. Twenty-two vessels of less than 1600 tons and sixteen fish ing vessels also were sunk. The official statement says: Vessels of aU nationalities Ar rivals, 2,374; satlings, 2,499. British merchantmen more than ; 1,600 tons sunk, including five not reported previously, 24; under 1,600 tons, 22. British merchantmen unsuccess fully attacked, Including six pre viously not reported, 34. British tlshers sunk, including one not previously reported, 13; sailers, 16. A falling oft in the loss of large British ships is shown In the fore going report. Last week's statement gave the number of lost, ships of more than 1,600 tons a thirty-eight, under 1,600 as thirteen and tlshing vessels at eight. Aljlj sons of congressman IHTLKR TO KNTKII THK WAR Washington, May 1.0. - All the sons of Representative Thomas S. Butler, ranking Republican member of the Naval Affairs Committee, will be active in this war. In some way or other. Kvery generation of the But ler family for sixty-six years, with I th* exception of Mr. Butler himself, will.have fought for the country. Mr. Butler's father was enlisted in the Civil WAr, and had to leave the So | ciety of Friends for doing so. WAY 10, 1917. Auxiliaries Send in Large Lists of Members to Red Cross Branch More tlvin fifty vohjnteer workers , kept the Hewing machines humming , all day to-day in the workroom* ? , Red Cross headquarters. The work rooms will also bo open to-night from 7 to 9 o'clock. Additional memberships and contri butions continue to be received at the - office of the local chapter. A check for 1100 was received from Pelgram and Myers, owners of the Harisburg 1 Silk Mills. The Camp Curtln Fire Company sent in a contribution of $25. Auxiliaries of the Harrlsburg Chap ter last night reported tre following memobersliips: Lykens and Wlconis co. 120; Williamstown, 180, and Eliza- i bethville, 75. Sinking of Argentine Ship Excites Buenos Aires By Associated Press Buenos Aires, May 10. Buenos Aires newspapers declare that the government has positive information that the Argentina sailing ship Orl ana has been sunk by a German sub- t marine. The papers *ay that the in- | cldent is graver than the sinking o? | the Monte Protoglc.o and demand that the government act. KI.KB TO CONVENE Hv Associated I'ress Boston, May 10.—It was announced to-day that the war would not pre vent the holding of the national con vention of the Order of Klks in this city in July. Many of the usual so cial featu.es will be eliminated, how ever, and the gathering will take on a distinctly patriotic character. TO IvKOTURK ON MIEEDMAN An illustrated lecture on "Freed' man of the South,"by Miss Elsie I. Shultz, will be given at the Central high school this evening at 7.46, un der the auspices of the Senior and Intermediate Christian Endeavor So cieties of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Lilberty streets. The Mandolin Club will ren der several selections and Mrs. John German will sing high class and en tertaihing music. The Folly of Taking Digestive Pills A Warning to Dyspeptics The habit of taking digestive pills after meals makes chronic dyspeptics of ftiany thousands of men and wo men because drugs and medicines con sisting of artificial dlgeateuts have practically no Influence upon the ex cessively acid condition of the stom ach contents which Is the cause of , most forms of indigestion and dys l pepsia. It is not enough to merely lessen the sensitiveness of the stomach nerves •and thus give a false sense of freedom from pain. If those who are subject to indigestion, gas, flatulence, belch ing, bloating, heartburn, etc., after eating would get about an ounce of pure hlsurated magnesia from their | druggist and take u tcaspoonful in a littio water after meals, there would be in most instances, no further neces sity for drugs, medicines, pepsin pills or artllicial digestents because hlsur lated magnesia instantly neutralizes stomach acidity, sweetens the sour stomach, stops food fermentation and thus establishes normal, painless di gestion by enabling the stomach to do Its work without hindrance. As there are various forms of mag nesia be sure to ask the druggist for Hlsurated Magnesia which is the form especially prepared for the correction of stomach acidity. Oeo. A. Uorgus can supply you.—Advertisement.
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