THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
F
OR 1ICAL TAX
ON ALL LUXURY
Treasury Inclndes Clothing,
Jewelry and Household Goods
WORK ON BIG REVENUE BILL
Hits Gasoline, Autos and Tire Em
ployers Of More Than One
Servant To Pay Impost
On Wagee.
Washington. The plan of the Treas
ury Department for taxing luxuries
and emi-luxurlos In tho $8,000,000,000
War Revenue bill was laid before the
Home Committee on Ways and Means
and calls for a heavy levy on fancy
furniture, carpets and other luxuries
and seml-luxurlous houHohold artlcli-s,
and on moderately priced and expen
sive clothes, underwear, huts, bIiocb
and other fancy articles of wear.
Jewelry Is taxed DO per cent, of Its
retail price, while automobiles are
called upon to pay a 20 per cent tax
on tlfelr coM price and gasoline 10
cents a gallon, to be paid by trie
wholesale denier.
Hlgh-Prleed Articles Hit
The tax scheme Is sweeping In Its
ecope. Hardly an article escapes
which a rich man or man of moderate
means buys for the comfort of his
borne and for adorning his person.
Only the household articles and cloth
ing which people of moderate circum
stances are forced to buy on account of
their limited means are left untouched.
The list of articles which the Treas
ury pepartment tax experts class as
luxuries and scml-luxurles runs up
Into thousands. They were specified
on a sheet of paper said to be several
yards long. Chairman Kltchin and
other members of the committee re
fused to make public the list, because
they held the plan was Incomplete,
and returned It to the Treasury De
partment for additional Information.
They especially desired to know how
much money could be raised under
the plan.
The new tax proposition first draws
a price deadline between the necessi
ties and the luxuries and the semi
luxuries. The necessities are not
taxed, but articles costing more than
a certain figure at retail are called
upon to pay a 20 per cent tax based
on the retail cost price. As an Illustra
tion, the price deadline on suits of
men's clothes Is fixed at $30. If a
man buys a $40 suit he must pay bis
tailor, In addition to the $40, a $2
.tax, which represents the tax on the
amount In excess over $20.
Deadline On Shoee, $5.
This 20 per cent tax bits the price of
all other articles In excess of the price
deadline. The deadline on shoes Is fixed
tt $."i, and anybody who pays more than
that price for shoes must pay a 20
per cent tax on the amount In ex
cess of $5. In other words, If $10 Is
paid for shes. 1he buyer must pay a $1
tax on the $5 excess. The dead-line
price on men's hats Is fixed at $i.
The women do not escape. If a ,
woman wishes to pay a high price for
a hat, she must pay a 20 per cent tax
on what she spends In excess of $10,
the latter figure being fixed as the
price dead'l'ne. Two dollars 1m fixed
as the dead-line on men's shirts. It
wwi not stated what the dead-line
la on women's shirtwaists.
The scheme also taxes the amount
Of money expended for servants. A
family Is allowed one snrvant. If It
hires more than one It must pay a
tax on the money paid In wages to the
second servant If as many as four
servants are hired the tax reaches be
teween 90 and 100 per cent on the
amount paid out In servant hire. Serv
ants include butlers, maid servants,
cooks, hall boys, yard boys, footmen,
nurses and other persons employed
around the home. The automobile
chauffeur does not escape. A tax on
the amount of money paid him for
driving the machine Is also levied.
The tax on things to wear Includes
very article over a certain price.
Fancy underwear, silk stockings, neck
ties and other articles, which cost more
than a price fixed In the plan, must
pay the tax. All high-priced crps
and furniture are Included.
The Treasury Department's sugges
tions, In a nutshell, are as follows: -Retail
Sales Plan.
Fifty per cent on the retail p.lco of
Jewelry, Including watches and clocks,
cicept those sold to army officers.
Twenty per cent on automobiles,
trailers and truck iinltR, motorcycles
and bicycles; automobile, motorcycle
and bicycle tires and musical Instru
ments. A tax on all men's suits, selling for
more than $30, hats over $4, shirts over
$2, pajamas over $2, hosiery over 3f
cents, shoes over $.', gloves over $2,
underwear over $3, and ail n-'ekwear
and canes.
On women's stilts over $4ii, coats
over $.'10, ready-made dresses over $35,
skirts over $15, hats over J10, shoes
over $1, lingeries over $.r,, corsets over
y,. Dress poodi: Silk, over il.50 a
nqiiar yard. Cotton over $1X0 n
'luare yard and wool over $2 a square
yard. All furs, boas and fans.
On children's clothing: Children's
cults over $15, cotton dresses over $.'.
linen dresses over $., silk and wool
I
ROBERT E. LEE WINS CROS8.
Grandson Of Confederate Chieftain A
Worthy Descendant
Chicago. Lieut. Robert K. Ice,
grandson of the famous Confederate
general, has been cited for the Ciolx
J Guerre, according to a letter Just
received from him by his wife, it Is
assumed that tha citation was for an
exploit several weeks ago, In which
tb lieutenant and bis company cap
cured a machine gun, the lieutenant
ttng wounded.
dresse over $8, hat $5, Bhoeg $4,
and gloves .
House Furnishings Too.
On house furnishings, all ornamental
lumps and fixtures, all table linen,
cutlery and silverware, china and cut
glass. All furniture In sets foe which
$5 or more la paid for each piece
On curtains over $2 per yard and on
tapestries, rugs and carpets over $5
per square yard.
On all purses, pocketbooks, hand
bags, brushes, combs and toilet ar
ticle and all mlrrora over $2.
Ten per cent on tho collections from
tho sales of vending machines.
Ten per cent on all hotel bills
amounting to more than $2.00 per day
por person. Also the present tax on
cabaret bills Is made to apply to the
entire restaurant or cafe bill (the pres
ent tax Is 10 per cent).
Taxes On Manufacturer and Producer,
Ten cents a gallon on all gasoline,
to be paid by the wholesale dealer.
Ten per cent tax on wire leases.
Big Levy On Drinks.
The following taxes on soft drinks
are suggested:
Those now paying 5 cents a gallon
to pay 20 cents; those paying 8 cents
to pay 30 cents; those paying 10 cents
to pay 40 cents; and those paying 20
cents to pay 80 cents. Mineral water
now taxes 1 cent a gallon to pay 16
cents. Chewing gum now taxed 2
per cent, of Ihe selling price to pay
one cent on each 5 cent package.
Motion Picture Shows And Films
Abolish tho foot tax of one-fourth
and one-half cent a foot and substi
tute a tax of 5 per cent on the rentals
received by the producer and double
the tax rate on admissions.
Double the present taxes on alcoholic
beverages, viz.: Distilled spirits, now
$3.20 a gallon, proposed 6.40; fer
mented $3 a gallon, proposed $0; wine
8 cents a gallon, to be 16 cents.
Tobacco and cigarette taxes are
doubled.
Automobile A license tax on pas
senger automobiles, graduated accord
ing to horse power: 23 H. P. or less,
$15; 24 to 30 II. P., $25; 21 to 40
II. P., $10; over 40 II. P., $50.
Double club membership dues
Household servants (male), 25 per
cent of the wages of one servant up
to 100 per cent of the combined wages
of four or more; female servants, each
family exempted from tax on one serv
ant; all additional servants (female),
from 10 to 100 per cent on all over
four.
Consumptten Tax Opposed.
While this tax Is classed as a tax on
luxuries and semi-luxuries, It Is In the
nature of a consumption tax. As soon
as Chairman Kltchin read the plan to
the Ways and Means Committee con
siderable opposition Immediately de
veloped on account of Its character.
Many members did not like It, because
It smacked of being a consumption
tax. They declared the tax Included
too many articles which are necessi
ties In the life of the average man,
and to lay a heavy tax on them, which
la to be paid when the articles are
purchased, would cause widespread
discontent
It Is pointed out, however, that the
plan does not reach articles needed In
the homes of people of moderate cir
cumstance's, nor does It reach the
clothes whlch these people buy. On
the other hand, the tax only touches
those articles which people of plenty
of means or of circumstances that can
afford to pay the levy desire to bi'
It Is declareed that a man who can
afford a $40 suit of clothes can pay the
$2 tax without feeling pinched. It la
also declared that the woman who
wishes to pay more than $10 for a hat
can easily meet the tax.
The average man, It Is declared,
does not buy heavily of the articles
which come Within the 20 per cent
tax scheme.
FARM BUREAU FORMED.
4..L. Edward Heare Section Under
Railroad Administration.
Washington Establishment of ao
agricultural section under the directlor
of J. Edwards, of Atlanta, Ca., was
announced by the Railroad Administra
tion. Mr. Edwards' particular duty,
said the announcement would be to
look after the relations between the
railroads and the Department of Agri
culture, and It Is expected that the
encouragement and extension of agri
culture, especially in the South and
West, will be actively stimulated In the
relation of transportation to this Im
portant InduiUy.
HUN AIRDROME3 DESTROYED.
British Airmen Report Two Success.
, ful Attack.
London. An official statement rela
tlve to aerial operations, Issued by the
Air Ministry, says:
"On July 8 our machines success
fully bombed an enemy airdrome,
bombs being observed to burst on th
sheds and hangars. During the night
of July 8 enemy airdromes were again
attacked with good remits, two han
gars bein;? reported a having been
pet on fire. Trains and searchlights
were attacked from a low altitude. AU
our machines returned safely."
OPERATION TOR BILLY SUNDAY.
Evangelist's Trip To France Indefh
nitely Postponed.
Rochester, Minn. Hilly Sunday, the
evangelist, came here to undergo a
scrlou.'i operation at a local hospital
for hernia. Itifore poliig to tho hos
pital Sunday announced that his pro
posed trip to France hod been IndeO
nitely postponed.
An average tar yields 70 per cent
of pitch and only 6 per cent, of ma
terlals useful In making dyes. In thf
L'nltid Slate !0 per cent, of tho tai
goes to make belter roads and bettm
roofs, as also for the manufacture o.
creosote, oil, napthaline and other
profitable products.
All school teachers signing contract
In Oregon must subscribe to an oatb
of allegiance, It was announced re
cently by the state superintendent o,
s'lhools. Tho oath will be similar tc
that taken by the government olllclals
SAMMIES
ROUT
6IG RUN PATROL
Enemy Leaves Dead, Enabling
Identification of Units.
KEEPS UP FIRE ON U. S. LINES
Qae Used In Shelling Marette And
Belleau Woode Active Patrol
ling By Both Sides In The
Lorraine Sector,
American Forces on the Marne. A
large German patrol which attempted
to raid the American trenches on the
Marne front was broken up and routed
In confusion. The Germans left sev
eral dead, which aided the American
In establishing the Identification of
new German units.
In recognition of the valiant serv
ices of fh American troops when they
topped the German rush on Paris In
the second battle of the Marne, cap
turing Dols de Iielleau, routing the
German machine gun nests and estab
lishing themselves in commanding po
sitions on the Marne sector, the
French authorities have officially
Changed the name of Dols de Itellcau
to Dols de la Jlrlgnde de Marine, and
have ordered all maps changed ac
cordingly. Enemy Keep On Shooting.
Washington. General Pershing's
communique on operations In tho sec
tors of tho Western front held by
American troops, made public by
the War Department, follows:
Section A. The day again passed
quietly at points occupied by our
troops.
Section B. For our troops In the
Chateau Thierry region the day of
July 7 to 8 was uneventful. The
enemy continued to direct much rifle
and machine gun fire on our new line
In the vicinity of Vaux and north of
Vaux and also on Rouresches. The
activity of the German artillery wns
Dot abnormal for so active a sector
and consisted mainly of harassing Ore
on our front lines. Gas was, as
Usual, employed In the shelling of
the Marette, the Belleau and other
oods. The number of German air
planes In operation again decreased.
In the German rear areas the move
ment observed were mainly those of
men In groups of small or moderate
Ize. Our own troops were active In
patrolling and In artillery Ore.
In the Marne sector, from July 7 to
8, the day passed almost without In
cident The enemy's artillery fire
was lighter than on the preceding day
and only a few planes were seen. His
trench mortars were active for a time
during the evening. There was little
activity on our side. Our batteries
exploded one of the enemy's ammuni
tion dumps.
In the Woevre there were no not
able events between July 3 and July
8, except the attempts of parties of
the enemy to penetrate our lines,
especially In the region of Xlvray.
On the night of July 3 a German
patrol was driven back in the region
by one of our patrols after an ex
change of fire.
On the night of July 4 one of our
outposts In thin region was fired on
by a German patrol but sustained no
casualties. On the night of July C a
strong German patrol attacked a weak
outpost at Xivray with tho Intention
of taking prisoners. Our outpost ex
changed grenade fire with the assaul
ters. The Germans, having failed In
their purpose, withdrew from the out
post, which was then reoccupled. On
the same night there was an exchange
of grenado Are between another of
our outposts and a German patrol and
at another point a patrol encounter.
During all three days the enemy's
artillery maintained a rate of fire
which Is normal for a quiet sector,
distributing his shells over our front
and rear, areas and our lines of com
munication. Only a small amount of
gas wa used. His airplanes and bal
loon did little work" between July 3
and 4, but were moderately active be
tween July 4 and 6. Our forces were
mainly In artillery work. The Ger
man lines were heavily shelled with
gas on the morning of July 5.
In the Lorraine sector the outstand
ing incidents of July 6 and 7 were
the activities of the enemy patrolling
parties and of our own. During the
night three, German patrols ap
proached our lines, two coming under
our fire. One of them UHed light ma
chine guns but was thrown back by
our rifle and grennde fire after a fight
lasting 20 minutes.
Citation For 15.
Fifteen officers and men of the In
fantry were cited by General Persh
ing, In the official communique, for
acts of gallantry, for which they have
been awarded distinguished service
crosses
EDISON'S SON IN TANKS.
Enlists In U. S. Army And Goes To
Fort Slocum.
Morrlstown, N. J. William L. Edi
son, a son of Thomas A. Edison, the
Inventor and honorary chairman of
the Navy Consulting Hoard, enlisted
In a tank division of the I.'nltcd Slates
Army and left Immediately for Fort
Slocum.
AMBASSADOR NAON RETURNS.
To Work For Improved Relations Be
tween U. 8. and Argentina.
Norfolk, Va An Argentine dread
naught, with Ambassador Naon and
a diplomatic mission from the South
American republic on board, arrived
In Hampton Roads. The visitors were
escorted Into port by a flotilla of
American airplanes and a dirigible.
The Ambassador and his party were
welcomed to American waters by
United lltate military and naval of-loan.
Food Wilt
- w v I
FLY THROUGH RUN
LIS FIFTY MILES
American Pursuit Planes Pene
trate Occupied Territory.
T. R.'S SON BAGS HUN PLANE
American Flying Squadron That Pene
trate German Territory Chasea
Several Enemy Machinea
Encountered.
American Force on the Marne.
American pursuit planes flying In
squadron formation penetrated German-occupied
territory north of
Chateau-Thierry for a distance of SO
miles and chased several German ma
chines which they encountered. The
Americans secured considerable Infor
mation and observed the preparations
being made by the enemy.
They flew over many newly con
structed Gorman flying fields, includ
ing one believed to be occupied by
the fumous RIchtofen flying circus.
The planes were at a height of 6,000
ards In the course of a greater part
of the flight. All the Americans safely
returned.
Lieut. Quentln Roosevelt, the young
est son of ex-President Roosevelt,
brought down his first German air
piano In a fight north of Chateau
Thierry. 'J
Lieutenant Roosevelt with three
other pilots, wa.i flying at a height of
5,000 yards eight miles Inside of the
German lines when the machine be
came separated. Soon after Roose
velt saw three planes srhlch he
thought were his companion and
started to join them. He was close
and approaching the machines from
the rear when he saw his mistake,
for the planes were Germans. Roose
velt Immediately opened Are and after
SO shots tracers penetrated the fuselugc
of the nearest German machine and It
went Into a spinning nose dive, falling
through the clouds 2,000 yards below.
The Lieutenant Is certain It must
tyive crashed, for no pilot voluntarily
goes Into a 2,000-yard spinning nose
dive. The two remaining German air
planes attacked Roosevelt, but he
managed to make good his escape and
return to the field, himself and hi
machine unscratched.
COMFORTS FOR U. 8. TROOPS.
Queen Alexandra Patroness Of The
Committee.
London. A committee of English
and Americans has been formed, with
Queen Alexandra as patroness, to pro
vide home comforts for American sol
diers at the front. The chief enter
prise of the committee will be send
ing parcels of food and luxuries which
the soldiers cannot obtain at canton
ments and will be along lines similar
to the committees which provide for
Rrltlsh soldiers. Tho ac'.lvltles of the
committee will Include correspondence
with the American troops and "adop
tion" of soldiers.
YOUNGEST MARINE KILLED.
Lad Just 16 Year Old Misrepresented
Age To Get In.
Chicago. William II. Coughlln, a
marine killed In action In France, ac
cording to Die casualty list, was only
16 years old, according to his pnrents.
He misrepresented his ago In order to
enlist and was In France before his
parents knew what had become of
him. lie Is believed to have been the
youngest American soldier thu far to
give his life to his country.
TWO KILLED AT ARSENAL.
Woman And Man Victim Of Frank-
fdrd Explosion.
Philadelphia. A woman nnd a man
were killed nnd four other employes,
three of them glrb, were seriously In
jured at tho Frankford Arsenal when
n detonating fuse exploded. Tho ex
plosion occurred in a small building
leased by the Government to the du
Pont Powder Company. Cavannugh
was currying the fuH when It ex
ploded.
JAPAN GETTING READY.
Meaiuree Taken That Will Double
Strength Of Army,
London, Measures for perfecting
tho new defenses of Japan were de
cided upon and a plan for co-operation
between the army and the navy was
adopted by the Council of Field Mar
shal:! and Admiral recently In Japan,
says a dispatch to tho Times from
Toklo under date of July 1. The army,
It Is stated, will comprise 21 corps,
with two divisions to (be corps and
tliret ngltuonts to tha division.
Win the War
FOR DRY NATION
11
Agreement Reached By the
Senate Committee
WHAT AMENDMENT PROVIDES
Wet Preparing For Hard Fight
Angry At Break-Up Of Recess,
Plan And Threaten Many
Obstacle.
Washington. Confident that they
now bold the whip bundle In Congress
since tho recess plans have been
broken up, the war-time prohibition
forces In the Senate took steps to
place the nutlon on an absolutely dry
basis by Junuary 1 next, six months
prior to the date fixed by the Norrls
proposal.
When the Senate met to take up
the Food Conservation bill with tha
war-time prohibition rider, Senator
Gore,- for the Committee on Agricul
ture, reported a substitute for the Nor
rls amendment which Is far more dras
tic than the original committee pro
posal. The Senate then began debate
on the Food Conservation bill.
What Amendment Provide.
The substitute war-time prohibition
amendment is as follows:
"That after December 31, 1918, until
the conclusion Of the present war, for
the purpose of conserving the man
power of the nation, and to Increase
efficiency In the production of arms,
war munitions, ships, food and clothing
time, for the army and navy, It shall be
unlawful to sell for beverage purposes
any distilled spirits, and during said
time, no distilled spirits held In bond
shall be removed therefrom for bev
erage purposes except for export
"After November 1, 1918, until the
conclusion of the present war, no
grain, cereal, fruit or other food prod
uct shall be used In the manufacture
or production of beer, wine or other
intoxicating malt or vinous liquor for
beverage purposes.
"After. December 31, 1918, until the
conclusion of the present war, no beef,
wine or other Intoxicating malt or
vinous liquor shall be sold for bev
erage purposes except for export.
"The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue Is hereby authorized and directed
to prescribe ruins and regulations sub
ject to tho approval of tho Secretary
of the Treasury In regard to the re
moval of distilled spirits held In bond
after December 31, 1918, for other
than beverage purposes, also In re
gard to the sale nnd distribution of
wine for sacramental, medicinal or
other nonbeverage uifs.
"After the approval of this act, no
distilled malt, vinous or other Intoxi
cating liquors shall be Imported Into
the United States.
"Any person who violates any of the
foregoing provisions shall be deemed
guilty of a mh demeanor and upon con
viction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding $1,000 or by Im
prisonment not exceeding ono year
or both."
AMERICAN ACE A PRISONER.
Mother Of Paul Baer, Of Ft. Wayne,
Notified.
Fort Wayne, Ind. Mrs. Emma
Raer I lyer, mother of Paul Ilaer, the
Fort Wayne ace, received a telegram
announcing that her son had been lo
cated in a German prison camp In
Now Prussia. This Is tho first Infor
mation Mra. Dyer has had of her sou
since ho was reported missing.
SAMPLE OF HUN WARFARE.
Fifty Girls Killed By Bomb In Ambu
lance Park.
London. In a recent German raid
on the Itelglans more thun CO girls
were killed by air bombs launched
upon an ambulunce park at La Panne,
behind tho Yimr front According to
a special dispatch from The Iluguo, SO
bombs were dropped In the Immediate
neighborhood of tho park and sevoral
struck a largo villa about a hundred
yards from the hospital.
ALLIES TAKE 1,000 CAPTIVES.
Italian And French Make Haul In
Albania.
Wuslilnglon. An official dispatch to
the Italian Kmbahsy from Rome laid
that the Iljillnn and Freuoh troops In
their offensive In Albania, which Is
continuing, hnv captured 1,000 pris
oners, Including CO officers, severs!
airplanes ami much war material.
Iron ore Is found In almost evsrr
Chtiicso province, but It Is mined e
tunslvel.ir Ln only a few.
JANUAR
VETOES
WHEAT BILL
Would Add $2 a Barrel to the
Price of Flour.
FIGHT IS NOT YET ENDED
Price Provision Are Insusceptible Of
Being Administered In A Way
Advantageous Either To
Producer Or Consumer.
Washington. In vetoing tho $28,.
000,000 annuul agricultural appropria
Hon bill because of its amendment
fixing the Government guaranteed
minimum wheat price at $2.40 a
bushel, the President informed Con
Kress thut he did not believe the
farmers of America "depend upon a
stimulation of price to do their ut
most to serve the nation and tho
world at this time of crisis."
The President suld the patriotic
spirit of the farmers has been
"worthy of ull pi also nnd has shown
them playing a most admirable nnd
gratifying part In tho full moblliza-
Hon of the resources of the country."
Hi! added that the bumper crops they
have raised this year have relieved
"the anxiety of the nations arrayed
against Germuny with rcgurd to their
food supplies."
The House Is expected to pass the
bill with the price-fixing amendment
eliminated, leaving the guaranteed
price at $2.20 a bushel. Some senators
from wheat-growing States wore dis
posed to urge the Senate to pass the
bill over the President's veto, while
others suggested that the win at price
amendment might be added to the
$11,000,000 Emergency Agricultural
Hill to which is attached the prohi
bition amendment.
The President's veto of the agricul
tural bill was his third In two weeks.
The first disapproval wns of the Post
olflce Appropriation Dill because of a
rider for Govenrment purchase of mall
tubes In eight cities, and the second
was the resolution authorizing tin
extension of time In which the Gov
ernment may relinquish short line
railroads.
HUNS SMOKE CHERRY LEAVES.
Beech Also Sold As Substitute For
Tobacco.
Amsterdam. Under the standing
caption, "The tobacco Market," one
finds nowadays In the corrlmercial sec
tions of German newspapers an
nouncements like this:
Cherry leaves in great demand.
Market firm.
Iieech leaves Irregular. Largo sup
plies offered from the Hans Moun
tains. Prices fluctuating between 33
and S8 marks per cwt, according to
quality.
Well matured hops, CO to CO marks
per cwt
HINDENBURG RUMOR UP AGAIN.
Report Of Field Marshal' Mlines All
Over Germany.
London. A Dutch traveler from
Germany, says a dispatch from The
Hague .to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, declares the rumor has
spread all over Germany that Field
Marshal von . Illndenburg Is ill and
unable to participate in the work at
the army headquurtcrs. The military
dutlos there have been taken over en
tirely by First Quartermaster General
Ludendorff. German newspupers, tho
traveler says, are not permitted to
mention the rumor.
FAILED TO BUCKLE BELT.
That And Plane's Quick Snap Caused
Mltchel'i Death.
Washington. Failure to buckle hit-
safety belt and the "peculiar quick
snap" of his Scout piano when it wa
nosed over for a glide, apparently
caused the death of Major John Pur
roy Mitchol, says the official report
on the accident at Gers-'.ner Field, La..
received at tho War Department. Til,
investigating board found that Major
Mltcliel's death "occurred In line of
duty and not because of his own mis
conduct" WASHINGTON FLIER KILLED.
Baughan, Of Lafayette, Surcumbs To
Wound.
. Paris. James H. Jluughun, of Wash
ington, D. C, a member of tho Lafay
ette Kscudrille, whose airplane was
shot down on July 1, died In n French
hospital on July 2. He was patrolllne
over tho German lines with hi
squadron, and was shot down whll
engaged In combat with several Ge'
man machines.
UNIFORMS PROTECTED.
Heavy Penalty For Wearing Ther
Without Authority.
Washington. President Wilsor
signed a hill providing penalties i:
$.'!00 fine and six months' Imprison
nuint for uiiaulliori.ed wearing of the
uniform of a friendly nation, Con
gress passed It especially to deal with
pseildn representatives of Allied coun
tries seeking to collect funds.
CAPT. ARCHIE UNDER KNIFE.
Colonel Roosevelt' Son May Be In
valided Home.
Paris. Captain Archie Ui osevelt,
who was twlci) wounded by shrapnel
last March, has undergone an njiein
Hon for tho purpose of readjusting
the nerves in his left urni, which wn
partially paralysed. Ho has beei
transferred to tlni hospital at Neulllj
Hn Is cheerful ami resents Hie pror
pect of being Invalided home, whlc'
Is a possibility.
WILSON
S2.40
WIRE CONTROL
BILL A00PTE1
President Granted Authority to
Take Over Lines.
VOTES STANDS 46 TO 15
Senate Reject All Amendments
Telegraph, Telephone, Radio And
Cable Systems Included
In Resolution.
Washington. Congress grants
President Wilson's request for author
lty to take over and operate telegraph
telephone, cable and radio lines. fjy
a vote of 46 to 16, the Senate adopted,
without amendment, the House reso
lution granting such powers for the
period of the war.
All attempts to amend or modify
the Administration measure, whj,n
passed tho House July 0 by a vote of
221 to 4, were defeated at a session
lasting until 9 o'clock P. M.
Amendments by Senator Watson, of
Indiana, to except telephone und prcn
wires from the resolution, were di
feated, respectively, 41 to 20 and 3a to
21.
An amendment by Scnutor Gore, of
Oklahoma (Democrat), to limit action
regarding telephones to long distanre
wires, wns voted down, while an
amendment by Senator Iteed, of Mij.
souri, designed to Insure unrestricted
public use of facilities, was twice re
jected. Give Full Authority.
Following Is the resolution:
"Resolved, That tho President dur
ing the continuance of the present war
Is authorized and empowered, when
ever ho shall deem it necessity fur
the national security or defence, to
supervise or to take possession nnd
assume control of any telegraph, tele,
phone, marine cable or radio system
or systems, or any part thereof, and
to operate the same In such manner
as may be needful or desirable fur
the durntlon of the war, which super
vision, possession, control, or opera
tion shnll not extend beyond the ilute
of the proclamation of the President
of the exchange of ratification of the
treaty of peace; provided, that just
compensation shnll be made for sueh
supervision, possession, control or op
eration, to be determined by the Pres
ident; and If the amount thereof, ho
determined by the President, is un
satisfactory to the person entitled to
receive the same, such person shall
be paid 75 percentum of the amount
so- determined by the President and
shall be entitled to sue tho 1'nited
States to recover such further sum as,
added to said 75 percentum, will make
up such amount as will bo Just conf.
pensation therefor, ln the manner pro
vided for by Section 21, Paragraph
20, and Section 145 of the Judicial
Code; provided, further, that nothing
ln this act shall be construed to
amend, repenl, Impair or affect exist
ing laws or powers or tho States in
relation to taxation or the lawful po
lice regulations of tho several Stales,
except wherein such laws, powers or
regulations may affect the transmis
sion of Government communications,
or tho use of stocks and bonds by
such system or systems."
SAVED BY HIS WIFE.
She Suck Poison From Bite Of Cop
perhead Snake.
Fairmont W. Va W. M. Smith Is
lying ut Fairmont Hospital No. 3 suf
fering from a snake bite received a
ew days ago at Alma, a mining town
near Morguntown. Ho had gone to
tho stable to feed his cow and was
attacked by a large copperhead. The
presence of mind of bis wife bus prob
ably saved his life. She sucked the
wound Immediately.
TWO KILLED BY TRAIN.
Man And Boy Cathering Coal On
Tracks When Struck.
Tunnellton, W. Va. Samuel S.
Sharan, aged about 60, and C.lenn
Adams, aged 10, were struck and in
stantly killed by a Dultlmnrc and Ohio
train at Tunnellton. They are saw
to have been on an easthound track
fathering coal and Btepped fi'im a wr
In front of tho accommodation. The
bodies were brought to Tunnellton,
FOUR DIE IN SHIP FIRE.
Explosion Destroy Spanish Steamer
In New York Harbor.
New York. Four men believed h
have perished In an explosion nnd fire
which destroyed the Spanish ship
Serantns, of 3,000 gross tons, In New
York harbor, causing a loss of approx
imately 3,000,000. The men who lost
their lives were reported to have been
trapped In the hold.
TAKES ENEMY BUSINESS.
That Of Foreign Insurance Companies
Being Gathered In.
Washington.- Tho business Inler-
ests of all foreign Insurance com
panies classed as enemies or ullii"?
enemies ure being closed out. and in
remaining properties taken over by
tho Allen Property Custodian.
U-BOAT8 FENCED IN.
Mine Field Checkmating Them, Say
Sir Erlo Geddes.
London. Speaking fn London, Sir
Eric Gndiles, First Lord or the HrlH 11
Admiralty, said that mines were grad
ually hemming In the imbinarlnes,
which now had less freedom, and ln
was glud to say there were fewer '
hem. In referring to tho great ml'"'
fields which were so notably n-.ti'let-
tiK tha submarines. Sir Kvlc said they
stretched from Norway to the i""1'1
coast of Scotland.