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616 WAR TAX BILL
1 PASSED BY SENATE
ONLY FOUR MEMBER8 RECORD.
ED AGAINST BIGGEST SINGLE
TAX MEASURE IN HISTORY.
LEVY NEARLY (2,400,000,000
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Carried $1,867,870,000 as Passed by
House?Senators Borah, Gronna,
'-a Foilette and Norria Being Reoorded
In Opposition.
Washington.?The war tax bill?
the largest single taxation measure in i
American history?was passed by the
senate. It provides for a levy some,
what under $2,400,000,000 as compared
with the $1,867,870,000 proposal in j
the hill aa it passed the house May ;
S3. The vote was 69 to 4. Senators
UnPhh flmnna T.a YTnlloYfo arwl Map.
rls being recorded tn opposition.
Voting on amendments to the bill,
preparatory to final passage, began
In the senate with the adoption, 51
to 27, of a motion by Senator Broussard
to strike out the first consumption
tax clause, levying two cents a
. pound on /offee and Its substitutes
^ and designed to raise $18,500,000.
Another motion by Senator Brous- j
sard to strike out the one and two J
cents a gallon taxes on molasses, ae- .
cording to grades, was adopted,' 50
to 28.
Then the senate voted, 52 to. 28,
to strike out all consumption taxes in
the bill, including those on sugar, tea
and coooa, all designed to raise $86.000,000.
By a vote of 69 to 11, the
provision for repeal of the present
law allowing "drawbacks," or manufacturing
re-export allowances, to
sugar refiners, was. eliminated.
Senator Owen's amendment provldIn
gfor a tax ranging from ojpB per
| cent on Inheritances of $100,00 to
100 per cent on those over $95,000,000
was rejected br a vote Of 51 to 39.
The Jones' amendment, revised by
the committee to levy a 10 percent
upon corporations' undistributed surplus
was adopted on a viva voce
vote. A substitute by Senator Jones
to eliminate an exemption in the
committee's clause of Income actually
Invested and employed was defeated,
*5 to 35.
Senator La Foliette's substitute war I
tax bill, .proposing to raise about $3,500,000,000
solely from income, war
Siroflts, liquor and tobacco, .was re
ected. 65 to 15.
The senate adopted. 40 to 34. Sena
tor Smoot's motion to strike out the
McKellar amendment providing a ,
one cent incflease in second class
postage rates beyond 300 miles and
designed to secure $12,600,000. The
house sone provision and the finance
committee's special publishers' profits
provisions already bad been eliminated.
Senator Hardwick's substitute to !
provide a tone system increasing sec-:
end class postage rates on advertlsing
portions of publlrations, estlmat- j
Sd to raise $16,500,000 next year, was
rejected. 48 to 20.
KORNILOFF DEMANDS FULL
CONTROL OF^ GOVERNMENT
Wants 8upreme Power in Russia?Ke
rensky Votes for "Blood and
Iron" Methods.
The Russian government is again
facing a crista, but apparently with his
usual "blood and iron" methods Pre- j
mier Kerensky has taken vigorous
tops to combat it and to., punish se erely
those of the opposition elements
who brought it about.
Succinctly, General Korniloff, com- ,
maadfr-in-chlef of the army, backed
by d*?roup of political agitators, has
deflfiurahd for hlmeelf dictatorial powers
by the surrender of the government
into his hands. Kerensky refused
to comply with the demand and
has had incarcerated in the Petropav- '
losk fortress M. Loff. member of the i
duma, who acted as Kornlloff's medi- ,
ary. and who under a severe examination
has had wrung from him the !
details of the plot to overthrow the J
government end bring about a return
of the despotic regime.
two ame'ricans hurt
on duty in france
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Washington.?Tbe war department
announced that 9ergt. M. 0. Colderwood
and Private W. F. Brannigan,
both of Company F. 110th Railway engineers.
had been slightly wounded by
shell fragments while on duty in
France. This is the army's first casualty
announcement of the war except
that concerning the members of the
medical corps killed when Oerman
avlaors bombed a hospital.
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Victor Murdock, former congrenman
from Kansas, was nominated by President
Wilson to be a member of the
federal trade commission.
WAR CREDITS BILL PASSED
GREAT AUTHORIZATION OF
BOND8 AND CERTIFCATE8
PASS UNANIMOUSLY.
Not a Material Amendment Was Added
to the Bill By .the Houae.?-Total
Amount Which Is Authorized is $11,538,946,460.
Washington.?The great war credits
bill, authorizing: $11,538,945,460 in
bonds and certificates, passed the
HnilRP linnnimmiRlv Actlnn hv fho
Senate as soon as the pending war
tax bill is disposed of is planned by
administration leaders.
Not a material amendment was
added to the bill by the House. Representative
Moore , of Pennsylvania,
led a group of republicans in a futile
flght for consideration of his proposal
for a war expenditures committee,
which was thrown out oh a point of
order.
Every effort of republicans to limit
the control the bill , would give Secretary
McAdoo over the bonds and certificates
resulted in failure. The last
flght, made by Representative Johnson,
of Washington, to direct the secretary
to spend at least $2.(S00,000 for
newspaper advertising in disposing of
the bonds, was defeated overwhelmingly.
If the secretary desires under
the measure, he may use some of the
$17,600,000 appropriated for disposing
of all the bonds and, certificates in
newspaper publicity.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
obtained the adoption of a compromise
amendment to exempt from taxation
forever Interest on bonds ngt in
excess of $6,000. ' He wanted to make
it $10,000, but Democratic Leader''
Kltchln would not agree.
The bill authorises the issuance of
$7,638,945,460 worth of convertible 4
per cent bonde, .subject to super-taxes
and war profits taxes, and to terminate
at the discretion of the secretary
of the treasury. Of this total,
$4,000,000,000 worth is for a new allied
loan; $3,000,000,000 worth toitafee
over a 3T-2 per cent issue already authorized
and the remaining $638,9^6.'460
to be used for converting certain
outstanding bonds, including the Dan- j
ish West Indies. Alaskan railway, Panama
canal and naval construction issues.
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RUSSIANS FLEE WHILE*
ITALIANS HOLD AU8TR(AN8
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German Fleet Is Active as Slavs are
Pressed from Riga. \ t
The Russians and Austro-Itallan
theaters continue the centers of interest
in the world war. In the former
the Germans are still pressing the
Russians in their retreat from the
Riga region; in the latter the forces
of General Cadorna continue to harass
the Austriahs but with the enemy offering
stout resistance on the major
sectors?north and northeast of Georgia
and along the Carso plateau.
With the Russian front already broken
over a distance of about 45 miles
between Riga and Friedrichstadt. the
province of LJvonla is fast being overran
by the Germans. Everywhere the
enemy is pressing the retreating Russians.
among whom the disaffection
that permitted the easy taking of Riga
nauy oecomon more apparent.
Although the Russihns have fallen
back with great speed all along the
* line 4t seems evident that they have
not bee nput to. rout and thta the
loyal troops are lighting splendid
rear-guard actions. This seemingly is
borne out by the fact that the German
bag of prisoners thus far has been less
than eight thousand and their capture
in guns onlv 180
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FQBT MILL, S. 0., THURSDAY,
VIOLENT FIGHTING
IN VERDUN SECTOR
FRENCH ANb GERMANS AGAIN
ENGAGED IN EXTREMELY
FIERCE STRUGGLE8.
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Germans Returned to Fray With New
Vigor?Haig's British Troops Deliver
Successful Attacks?Lull In
Northern Russian Fronts.
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Again the French and Germans are
engaged in extremely heavy fighting
in the Verdun sector, with the Germans
trying to recoup their loss of
the end of last week on the right
bank of ;he Meuse, but with General
Petaln's forces holding them back almost
everywhere and covering the
ground with their dead.
Over a front of nearly two miles
the Germans, following unsuccessful
attacks in the sector of the Bois Des
Fosses and the Bois des Caurieres, returned
to the fray with renewed vigor,
especially around Hill 344. At i
some points French trenches were l
captured by the Germans but they i
later were driven out and the French
line was entirely re-established. In i
the fighting: around the Bols de Fosses I
Saturday night the Germans left near
ly one thousand dead on the ground
before the French positions. |
. At various points on the front held
by Field Marshal Haig the British
fcftoopg have delivered successful attacks,
especially northwest of St. <
Quentin, where Qerman positions on
a front of several hundred yards wero
captured and prisoners taken. In
Flanders the British guns are still
roaring in the mighty bombardment
that has been in progress more than
a fortnight, but as yet the Infantry '
has not been loosed for the impending
dash into the enemy territory.
There has been a considerable
slackening in the German advance in
northern Russia, due in large measure
to the Russians making stands at several
polntst particularly on the front
or the Pskofr railroad line leading
eastward from Riga. Here the van- !
guards of the, Germans and Russian
cavalry are engaged in fighting, the
result being that the invaders are
held back while theRussians are preparing
defenses in which to make a
stand.
LANSING EXPOSE8 BREACH
OF SWEDI8H NEUTRALITY
Develops Another Case of Sinister
Teutonl.o Diplomacy.
Washington.?Copies of three brief
dispatches made public by the state
department revealed another case pf
sinister German diplomacy, this time
directed against Argentina and Involving
the Swedish toreign office in an
apparent grave breach of neutrality
and diplomatic propriety.
They werg messages td Berlin from
Count Luzburg, the German charge at
Beunos Aires, forwarded by the Swedish
legation there as Its own communications.
Besides advising that no
concessions be granted Argentina In
the submarine controversy, they suggest
that the South American country's
ships be sunk "without leaving
any trace" and gave Information as to
the sailing and positions of certain
vessels.
Tho department's announcement
.was sent to the Argentine embassy
?nd the Swedish legation here at the
same time it was given to the public.
There was no explanation as to how
,the messages came Into the hands of
the United States nor discussion as to
what may be the result.
The action createa a sensation, particularly
among the neutral diplomats.
Baron Akerhielm. the Swedish charge
in the absence ot advices from his government,
would not comment further
than to say it was improbable the
Swedish minister at Buenos Aires
knew of the contents of the dispatched.
Axel Robert Nordvall of the
special Swedish economic mission, declared
that he was certain that Baron
Lowen, the Swedish minister to Argentina.
had no knowledge of the contents
of the dispatches.
May Recall Baron Lowen.
Mr. Nordvall was of the opinion
that Baron Lowen would be recalled
by the Swedish government and said
he looked for an explanation and a
disavowal of a?y intention to commit
an unneutral act.
i What eircct the disclosure will
have on Argentina's relations with
Germany could only be guessed at
both by state department officials "and
by Ambassador Naoo. The ambassador
already has transmitted messages
to his government and untlf llnstruc- 1
tlons are received he will not comment
cn (he incident.
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MRS. IRA COUCH WOOD
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Mrs. Irs Couch Wood, executive sec etary
of the Woman's committee,
Council of National Defense, was gradlated
Into the public service field
:hrough Alteration, sewage and other
-eforms in the village of Winnetka,
III.
HANS LAUNCH AnACK
HERMANS TAKE ANOTHER 8LAV
FORTRE8S WHILE RUSSIANS
CONTINUE FLIGHT.
Attempted to Stop Cadorna's FurtheApproaoh
to Trieste.?Nearly 1,700
Men Have Been Captured By Italians
hi Corlzia.
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While the Russians continue their
flight before the Germans in the region
of Riga, the Italians, after a few
days of comparative idleness, again ,
dare started their great offensive on
the Bainzizza plateau against the
Austrains and to the northest of
Qorisia.
In the south, however, from the
Brestovisza valley to the sea, the Italians
have been compelled to withstand
violent counter-attacks by the
Auatrians, who are endeavoring to
hold back General Cadorna's lines
from a further approach to Triest.
The Austrlane at one place momentarily
forced the Italians to cede territory.
A counter-attack by he Italians
not alone retrieved the lost position
but resulted {a the capture of
more than 400 prisoners. On the
Bainslssa plateau, northeast of Gorizia,
the Italians have made further
gains, capturing an Important Australn
position near Ocroglo.
No details have been vouchsafed
concerning the battle which is In
progress northeast of Gorisla. and no
confirmation Is At hand of the reported
capture by the Italians of
Monte San Gabriele, the last dominating
position held by the Austrian
north of Gorisla.
Nearly 1,700 men have been captured
by the Italians in the flighting
in the Gorisla sector.
Again the Italians have sent their
airmen over Pola. the Austrian naval
base in the Adariatic. dropping bombs,
the explosions of which have added
materially to the damage done in previniia
ro Ma
In the region of Riga the Russians 1
are retiring eastward and northeastward
all along the line, pursued by
the Germans.
SENATE'S BITTER PROFITS
BATTLE BROUGHT TO END
Committees Compromise Provisions
Are Adopted.
Washington. ? The Senate's bitter
Qght over war profits taxation virtually
ended with adoption of the finance
committee's compromise provisions for
a total levy ot $1,286,000,000 or about |
one-third of this year's, war and nor- i
mal excess profits.
This is an increase of $1,060,000,000
over present taxes. The high-tax ad-vocates
failed to secure adoption of a
single amendment.
Action on the war profits section
the largest revenue-producing provision.
w as taken technically in com
inlttee of the whole and Is subject to ,
final review later. Today's decisive '
rout of the high-tax element, however,
may prevent further efforts along this
line and Senate leaders say it forecasts
defeat for the fighting for heavier
Income taxea .
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GREATEST CORN
CROP IN HISTORY
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CROP REPORT FORECASTS
MANY BIG CROPS.
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IS 3,248.000,000 BUSHELS
' ISpring
Wheat Shows Favorable Inorease,
Oat Crop I* Expected to Set L
a New Record Along With Rye and
Potatoes.
Washington.?Corn, the country's
greatest crop, needs only a few weeks
freedom from frost to mature into the
largest production ever known in the
history of the nation. The govern- '
ment's September crop report forecasts
a production of 3.248.000.000
bushels, which is 124,000,000 bushels
more than produced in the record
year, 1912.
Corn prospects improved to the extent
of 63,000,000 bushels as a result
of good weather during August, the
Kansas crop showing Improvement to
the extent of almost 40,000,000 bushels,
and Missouri 23,000,000 bushels. |
eclines were recorded in other states.
Spring *wheat yields are turning out
better than expected and the September
forecast showed an increase of
14,00<K000 bushels over the production
forecast in August with a total of
250,000,000 bushels. Adding the winter
wheat production, a total yield of
668,000,000 bushels ofwheat was announced.
That is 28,000,000 bushels '
more than last year's harvest, but .
138,000,000 bushels less than the aver- j
age of the crops for the five years
1911-16.
Besides the"record? crop of corn,
larger production than ever beforrf
will be harvested in oats, with 1.633.. '
000,000 bushels; rye with 56.000,000 j
busehls; white potatoes, with 462,- i
000,000 bushels; sweet potatoes, with ;
88,800,000 bushels; tobacco, with 1,- j
221,000,000 pounds, and hay, with 91,700,000
tons.
Oats prospects increased 79,000,000 i
bushels during August but tobacco 1
lost 49,000,000 pounds.
Virginia 61,752,000 bushels; North |
Carolina 65,393,000; Georgia 71,344,000;
Tennessee 117,273,000; Alabama
89,014,000; Mississippi 86,333.000;
Louisiana 42,246,000; Texas 81,806,,- j
000; Oklahoma 36261,000 and Arkan- '
sas 71,307,000.
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CHICAGO OFFICIALS THINK
U DC klNC \Af A Q MIIDnCDBn
Will Investigate Tragic Death of
Wealthy Woman at Concord, N. C.
Chicago,?Findings of a midnight
postmorterm here over the body of
Mrs. Maude A. King, who was killed
at Concord, N. C., August 29, were
communicated to the attorney general
of North Carolina by Assistant State's
Attorney Sullivan in a telegram. The
tleegram reads:
"Postmartem examination by Coroner
Hoffman of this county on body
of Maude King, killed at Concord, N.
C., August 29 .1917, by pistol shot, reveals
that shot could not have been
self-inflicted and also reveals that her
left ankle was broke nshortly before
her d?iath. Coroner believes that
In your state. Coroner and state's atcrime
of murder has been committed
In your ttate. Coroner and state's attorney
of this county await your directions."
The postmortem examination of the
bed' of Mrs. King indicated that Mrs.
King was murdered, in the opinion of
Coroner Peter M. Hoffman. The body
was removed from the masoleum here
and te examination conducted just
before midnight last night by order
of Judge Kersten, of the criminal
branch of the circuit "court. Dr. William
Burmeister. pathologist of Northwestern
University conducted the examination
in the presence of representatives
of the police and coroner's
office.
Ashevllle. ? Kmphatically denying
UJiy complicity in the death of Mrs.
Maude A. iflng, widow of James C.
King, late Chicago millionaire. Qastoii
B. Means, thfe dead woman's secretary,
who arrived here told the story of the
! tragedy at Concord, N. C., August 29.
PRE8IDENT WILSON PLACE8
EMBARGO ON GOLD EXPORT
Washington. ? President Wilson
| placed an embargo, effective Septem[
her lb, on the exportation of coin,
I bullion and currency. At the same
I time he* authorised the secretar yof
the treasury to license such exportation
s where, in the opinion of the
federal reserve board, they are not
harmful. The effect of the embargo,
which applies to all nations, will be
to place In the hanas of Secretary
McAdoo.
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$1.25 Per Year.
GAMP WADSWORTH" M
IS NOW COMPLETE
CAMP CONSTRUCTION AT SPARTANBURG
HAS ALL BEEN
COMPLETED.
BUILDING NEW PUBLIC ROM)
City and County Co-operating With
Engineer* in Constructing Modern
Highways.
Spartanburg.?Camp Wadsworth Is
ready for five coming of the various
units that will make up the Twentyseventh
Division of the United States
Army. Maj. Qen. John P. O'Ryan
and the members of his staff har?
been here for a week supervising the
final details of construction and arrangements.
The division is compos- V
ed entirely of New York troops, being
the former New York national guard.
The twenty-second regiment of engineers.
under command of Col. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. came in the first
of last week and has been busy building
a new road between the city and
mr i iimp, tx uininiiie m mrac miiwr.
The road will be completed within
this week and will be one of the beat
pieces of military road In the country.
The city and county of Spartanburg
furnished about 100 convicts and the
necessary machinery and materials,
and Colonel Vanderbilt furnished the
men of his regiment und has been
giving the building of the road his
personal supervision.
Four field hospital companies are
here, with four field ambulance companies.
the headquarters troop and a
battalion of military police. .3011 men
in all. Thereare about 3.600 men In
the various units now here. The seventh
regiment of infantry will star^
from New York Wednesday and
other regiments will come as rapidly
as transportation facilities can be s
provided. It in said that the troop
movoment has been seriouslv delayed
because the railroads have been unable
to furnish transportation.
Two hundred young officers, recent
graduates of the Plattsburg training
camp, have arrived and will be assigned
to different regiments upon
their arrival. General O'Rynn and
members of his staff express themselves
as delighted with Camp Wadsworth
and the city of Spartanburg
generally. Cordial relations have been
established between the citizens and
soldiers.
| A wireless outfit will soon be installed
at Camp Wadsworth. by -means
of which direct communication will be
[ had with Washington and othfir staI
Hnnc f h rnnohmi f tho pai infrv
Intensive training of the troops will v
he started immediately upon their arrival.
Many of the New York guardsmen
saw service on the Mexican border.
but there are still many raw units
in the division and they must be hammered
into shape during the fall and
winter for service in France next
summer.
Laurens Couple Killed.
Laurens.?Cold In death and lying
near each other. Mr. and Mrs. J
Milam Hellams, who resided near
Tumbling Shoals, were found on the
floor of their bed room with a pistol
wound in the head of each. Under
the body of Mr. Hellams was found a
revolver with two empty chambers.
The theory generally accepted is that
it is a case of murder and suicide.
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to the effort that hoth came to
their death from gunshot wounds In
hands of parties unknown to the Jury.
The doors to the roo mwero closed
and the window shades pulled down.
About ten minutes elapsed between
the reports of the two' shots, it is
said, and the supposition is that Heii
lams shot his wife, then prepared the
room for his own destruction. Mrs.
Hellams was shot through the tern
pie and her body was in front of
an open dresser with one foot resting
on an overturned ehair. which she
I probably occupied at the time the
fatal shot was fired. Mr. Hellams was
' shot In the forehead and was lying
face downward on the carpet fn a pool
of blood.
Fair Dates Changed.
Gaftney.?The dates for the 1917
county fair for Cherokee have been
changed to October 16, 17. 18 and 19.
This became necessary because of the
fact that the first dates designated
conflicted with the dates of the State
fair at Columbia. Great preparations
are being made to have the most sue
oeasrui rair tnis year in tne history
of the county. Distinguished speakers
have been invited, among them
being Governor Manning. A large
number of clean attractions have
been secured.