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MUHCH OF DEFENSE. PEOPLE Ml ST REALIZE ACUTE SITUATION. ftmuctl of Defense to Regln l?ubllc Heulth Ounpalgsi as War Kiucr Columbia, Jon* 7.?An enthusiastic meeting of the State Council of De? fense was held In Columbia yesterday find an enlarged program of activity to put the State on an effective war basis mapped out. The biggest project to engage the attention of the body the coming months will be a State-wide public health campaign to help the State and the public health service to elim? inate the social evil, and to stimulate activity which will asnlst In the ex? termination of contagious and Infec? tious disuses. As much as $5.000 will be expended In this work', If such amount be necessary, and a commit? tee waa appointed to hold Conference? with representatives of public health agencies and workers and to formu? late plans of procedure. The council will be careful not to verUip or dupli? cate the work the federal and State health representatives are prosecut? ing, but will become a vital factor in the extension of this work. D. P. Coker. State chairman, was instruct? ed to direct a letter to all mayors and Inteodants of cities and towns of the ptate, to solicit their coperatlon In ridding the State of social evil resorts. Seven*! instructive talks were made at the meeting, emphasising the great inroads made on the fighting forces of the country by deaths from pre? ventable diseases. Governor Manning returned from Washington st midday and came to the meeting directly from the train. He did not wish to unduly alarm the members of the council, but felt im? pelled to bring to them the apprehen? sion that exists In Washington, rela? tive to the situation abroad. The members of the body should take back to the people the facts as nearly aa could be given, and to encourage and urge that the people realize the utmost necessity of getting upon an effective war basis without delay. He ceuld not speak officially, but from Information he hnd gained, the opinion of military experts was that the struggle on the western front would result In a stalemate and that the German lines were Inn pregnable. "Germany must be struck from anoth? er direction," he emphasised, and he would not he surprised to see Ameri? ca strike at Germany through Rus? sia. It was also In the realm of pos? sibility for Germany to tand troops In Mexico and strike at America through that country. The raid by German submarines along the Atlan? tic seaboard, he believed, was only a prelude as to what might be expected. The draft Is to be swift and heavy. Oovernor Manning pointed out and the men are to be mobilized In great numbers Just as fast as tiey can be equipped, which would necessitate the waiving of agricultural exemption. Sacrifices would be Increasingly nec? essary. In Germany, he said, the peo? ple are only allowed to buy two suits of clothing a year, and the people of America would be caMed on to make ?Imllar sacrifices. Governor Manning said impressions n Washington were that all war ac? tivities are making excellent progress He was pleased with the work the ? :ouncll of Defense has been accom? plishing and told the members Its ef? forts were highly commended in the national capital. The Council of Defense passed a i ?solution. heartily Indorsing the war itavlnga movement, and placed tho organisation at the diaposltlon of the war savings directors in tho approach? ing campaign. Joe Sparks, State or? ganiser, of war savings, made an earnest appeal to the council. The Ktat* will be called on to subscribe $31,000.000 by the end of the year, which Is more than the two Libeity ItM ggmpalgns combined Th? cam? paign is to begin June 14, and Pres? ident Wilson in counting on too.. purchasers of war savings stamps. Mi Sparks said. The council went on r< cord as re? garding as unpatriotic unwan anted advances In house rents, which his become such a problem In rub It ?i h army camps and other war activity centers E. R. Buckingham of Alken was appointed a committee of one from the council to work with the national organisation in the deviopment ot n.o'or transportation. The council also instructed the ap? propriation of 1 i month for each of the county organisations of women for stamps and stationery. This la to t?e used largely from a previous ap? propriation for the women's work. Several ??f the gMMtofl brought very complimentary reports of tie cooperation extended by the ncgrocx in the various sections of the State hn I of their zeal to purchase Liberty bo-ids and war savings stumps and to ? uberrlbe lo the lied Gross and oth? er aar purposes. NEW REVENUE MEASURE. SECRETARY M'AIMH) SUGGESTS J1IGII WAH PROFITS TAX. Letter to (' Im i in in n Kltcliln Given Outline of Treasury Department's Idea of Taxation to Mtri Nation's Hugo War Expenditures In Future. Washington. June 6.?Secretary Mc Adoo today recommended In a letter to Chairman Kitchin of the house ways and means committee, that the new revenue bill be drawn to raise $8,000.000,000 by taxation, one-third of the estimated $24,000,000,000 ex? penditures in the lineal year 1919. tie also recommended that a war profit tax be established at a high rate to bo superimposed upon existing excess profits taxes; that the normal Income tax on unearned incomes be raised; and that heavy taxation be imposed on luxuries. The suggestions were given in re? sponse to a letter from Mr. Kitchin, and constituted an outline of the treasury's ideas not only of taxation to meet the nation's huge war ex? penditures in the future but of pre? paring the way for floating of addi? tional billions of Liberty bonds. In? crease of tax on incomes from which Liberty bonds are exempt, said the secretary, will tend to make these bonds better investments. Mr. McAdoo made no attempt to specifly the means of carrying out his suggestions in revenue legislation and did not intimate what articles might be classed as "luxuries" for heavier taxation. He stated, however, that in many cases the present excess profits taxes do not reach real war profits, for Instance, where a corporation with big earnings made directly out of the war has also a big over capitalization and therefore, an apparently low rate of profit. After explaining that his estimate of $24,000,000,000 expedltures In ttie fiscal year starting next July 1 is based on expenses in the past, and a calculation of the rate of increase Mr. McAdoo said It would constitute un? sound financial policy to raise $20, 000,000,000 of that sum by floating of Liberty loans, to make up the de? ficit that would follow If there was no Increase In the $4,000,000,000 revenue obtainable under existing law. About one-third of $12,600,000,000 or $13.000,000,000 expenditures this fiscal year will come from taxation. "If I may. without impropriety, of? fer a suggestion as to the proposed revenue measure" wrote the secretary, "I should recommend: "A?(1). That one-third of the cash expenditures to be made during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1919. be provided by taxation. According to my estimate this would involve raising $8,000,000,000 through taxa? tion. "2?That a real war profits tax at a high rate be levied upon all war profits. This tax should be superim? posed upon the existing excess profits tax In such a way that the tax payer should be required to pav whichever tax is the greater. The existing ex? cess profits tax should be amended in certain Important particulars so as to remove inequalities. "3?That there should be a sub? stantial increase In the amount of normal Income tax upon so-called un? earned Incomes. Under existing law earned incomes above certain exemp? tions are taxed 4 per cent, as an in? come tax and 8 per cent, as an ex? cess profits tax, making a total of 12 per cent., while unearned incomes, derived from securities, etc., are tax? ed only 4 per cent. "The 8 per cent, tax should be rec? ognized as an Income tax and the rate of 12 per cent. (4 per cent, normal ami 8 per cent, excess profits) should be retained in respect to earned in? come, while a higher rate than 12 per cent, should be Imposed cn unearned incomes. "4?That heavy taxation be impos? ed upon all luxuries." Explaining his ideas for a new tax to reach actual profits made out of the war, Mr. McAdoo wrote: "The existing excess profits tax does not always reach war profits. The rates of excess profits taxation are graduated and the maximum is 60 per cent. In Great Britain there is a flat On nil war profits. The gov? ernment departments can not In the n itare of things fix their prices nor guard their contracts in such a way as to avoid the possibility of profiteer? ing. The only sure way Is to tax away Ins excessive prollts when they have Sees realized. I ?t course no one objects to rea? sonable profits, on the contrary every MS Hhould want and, I am sure, does want business enterprises to be re? warded with reasonable, or even liber? al proflts." The way in which a higher normal i lti on income would promoto the K iie of Liberty loan bonds, pnrtloulnrly to persons of big means, was explain? ed as follows: ' I hope that it will not be neres sarv further to Increase the Interest rnte on government bonds. The niitn GERMAN SUBMARINE CLAIMS ONE MORE VICTIM. Slnrpathtuii Sent to Bottom One Hun? dred Ml It's Off Virginia Capes Burly Wednesday Morning. Entire Crew Rescued by Another Ship. Washington, June 6.?Sinking of the British steamship Harpathlan by a German submarine 100 miles' oil the Virginian capes at 9 o'clock yes? terday morning was announced to? night by the navy department. The entire crew was rescued by the steam? er Palmer, which arrived late today in Chesapeake Bay. The submarine used a torpedo. One member of the British cvew was in? jured. The JIarpa.thian was a fieighter of 2,800 net tons. NAVAL STORES INDUSTRY. Operators- Asked to Meet and Discuss Supervision of Naval Stores Indus? try During War. New Orleans, June 7.?Naval stores operators from Georgia, Florida, Ala? bama, Mississippi and Louisiana have been asked to meet with Cliff Wil? liams, district United States labor commissioner, at New Orleans, June 10th, to discuss the proposed virtual suspension of naval stores industry lor the period of the war. HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK. British Vessel Strikes Mine Off Eng> The Hague, June 6.?The hospital ship Koningin Regentes having on board the English delegates to the Anglo-German war prisoners confer? ence at the Hague struck a mine off the gSiglish coast. Four firemen per? ished, but all others aboard were saved by the hospital ship Sindero. The delegates aboard the ship were the home secretary, Sir George Cave, Baron Newton, >under-secretary of the foreign office, who attended the previous conferences. Lieut. Sir Herbert Blefleld, director of prison? ers of war since 1914 and Mrs. Dar ley Linvlngstone, the wife of an Eng? lish colonel. Mrs. Livingstone, who Is an American, is secretary of the government committee on prisoners of war. American Casualty List. Washington, June 8.?The casual? ty list contains one hundred and eight names. Killed in action, 30; died of wounds, 10; died in airplane accident, four; died of accident from other causes, 6; died of disease, 6; wounded severely, 35; wounded in a degree un? determined, 17. Corporal Thomas Huggins of Elloree. S. C, died of dis? ease and Corporal Hubert H. Ham mack of Docrun, Ga., wounded se? verely. ber of subscribers to the three Liberty loans aggregated 30,000,000. The people who subscribed are ^mpatient of those who have not. Various plans have been urged upon me for forcing the people to buy Liberty bonds. There Is a popular demand also for high taxes on war prolits. There also is a popular demand that all the peo? ple should contribute to tlaancing the war. "There should, therefore, be a sub? stantial increase in the normal in? come tax rate and a higher tax should be levied upon so-called unearned than on earned income. Income de? rived from Liberty bonds would be exempt from this taxation and the re? lation between income from Liberty bonds and income from ether securi? ties would be readjusted without in? creasing the rate of interest on Lib? erty bonds. It would not tax the pa? triotic purchasers of Liberty bonds on their holdings but It would weigh heavily upon the shirkers who have not bought them. It would make the return from Liberty bonds compare favorably with the return from other securities. "There is another feature deserving consideration. There is a natural feeling among the masses of the peo I pie that taxation upon Incomes and 1 upon war prolits should be high enough to bring the retuin from gov? ernment bonds; that the government should not be forced to compete for credit with war industries which are profiting abnormally and which un? less restrained by the exercise of sound and just taxation, will con? stantly add to the difficulties of the people of the United States in their ? Hort to supply the government at reasonable interest rates with the Oredit it needs to light suecesfully this war for liberty. "Not to in ireaee the sum to be raised by taXSS next year and conse? quently tO raise 110,000,000,000 from government bonds would be a surren? der to the policy Of high Interest rates and Inflation with all the evil coneequenees which would Mow inevi? tably therefrom and which would, 1 thinly believe, bring Ultimate db/jis ler to the country." llsh Coast. OPEN FIGHTING EXPECTED. AMERICANS LEARN LESS OF TRENCH. New Orders Issued?Long Man-lies and Target Practice Without End Being HeLd in Camps. Washington, June 6.?American troops in training at home are being especially schooled now in prepara? tion for the forward movement of the allied armies expected to follow the ultimate crushing of Germany's of? fensive power. It was learned today that orders have been isbued to di? vision commanders to lay greater stress upon training for open warfare, and reduce the time devoted to teach? ing trench specialties. The men are being hardened to long marches, given target practice with? out end and thoroughly trained to take care of themselves in open com? bat, i Military obeservers say this change in the midst of the greatest effort of the German general staff of the en? tire war Speaks significantly of the spirit of confidence that pervades the I councils and armies of America and' the allies. When many of the men now in training here reach Franco, long marches and swift maeuverlng against a retreating foe may well be the order of the day. Influential officers returning from the front have been insisting recently upon greater attention to general element of warfare and less to the fine details of position fighting in fix? ed trench lines. These officers say the American soldiers take raturally to training of this sort and that he should be developed as highly as pos? sible in all around soldiering, leaving the details of trench warfare educa? tion to be added by a brief post grad? uate course when he reaches France. This view found ready sympathy here for it is believed the old stalemate of the trench lines has been brcken nev? er to be restored. Today's news from the front added to the growing conviction here that General Foch has outgcneralled the Germans on the Aisne front in having brought them to a halt without weak? ening the defenses of the channel ports. Territory has been yielded but no point of strategic value, and the Germans must try again to draw away the supporting lines in Picardy and Flanders, or face the necessity of hurling their army into the wall of man power, French, British and American, that now blocks the road to the channel ports. Officers who have come from the front say that the American units pouring into France in a steady and growing stream despite German u-boats at both ends of the 3,000 milt water haul, are arriving well ad? vanced In training for the business ahead of them. Commenting upon the high tributes paid by French and British officers to the American, it was remarked to? day that while the engagements in which the Americans have been given a chance as yet have been minor af? fairs proportionately, always the dash has been there. One officer recently back from the front, pointed out that V'hile French and British veterans are brave beyond words they are cooled by long years of fighting. The Ameri? cans are craving a chance to fight, for it Is all new to them. AMERICANS TAKE PRISONERS. German Dead Piled Three Peep?Our Lines urc Greatly Extended. With the American Army in Pi? cardy, June 7.? (By the Associated Press): As the result of the two at? tacks by the Americans against the enemy in the second battle northwest of Chauteau-Thierry, 300 prisoners were captured and the Americans ex? tended their line over a front of about six miles to a depth of nearly two and a half miles. While the losses of the Americans necessarily have been heavy owing to the nature of the fighting, the Ger? man dead is piled three deep in places. A number of machine guns were added to the American booty. London. June 7.?For the first time In Anglo-American history, the king of England will participate In an American Fourth of July celebration this year. He will attend the base, ball game at Chelsea between teams of the American army and navy. Washington, June 8.?The presence of Ambassador Francis in Petrograd was reported to the State depart? ment today. He went to the former capital June ith for a brief stay. San Juan. Porto Kieo. June 7.?Uni? forms for 11,000 recruits, a full sup? ply of ordnance stores, all the tent age that will be reeded at Camp Caaaa and the oomplets equipment for the motor truck company Including :ti> motor trucks and ur> motorcycles are here and stored awaiting the call? ing of Porto Rico's draft troops COMBATING SUBMARINES. REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT BOUNDS PRAISE. Massachusetts and Illinois Senators. However, Not Agreed as to Inspir? ation of Raid. Washington. June 6.?Completej confidence in the measures taken by the navy to deal with submarine raid? ers was expressed in the senate today by spokesmen on both sides of tlfe chamber. Senator Lewis, of Illinois, Democratic whip, and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican, joined in declaring that the navy was alert and ready for the enemy. These expressions came in the midst of a sharp debate precipitated by the reading by Senator Brandegee of Connecticut of a newspaper edi? torial criticising the navy depart? ment for not warning shipping of the presence of the submarines. Senators Lewis and Lodge agreed there was no complaint against the navy, though they had very different the? ories as to what possibly drew the submarines to American shores. Sen? ator Lewis said the attack was invited by false statements in congress and elsewhere regarding the nation's un preparedness; while the Massachu? setts senator suggested that "loose brags and boasts" about the number of American troops transported over? seas had contributed to the appear? ance of the raiders. In connection with the warning of shipping, acting Secretary Roosevelt disclosed late today that t- radio mes? sage was sent broadcast by the navy more than a week ago informing all shipping and shore stations that ene? my submarines might appear at any point along the Atlantic coast. At that time the news that the enemy had attacked schooners off the Vir? ginia capes had not reached the de? partment. Steamers and all craft In port re? ceived the message. Slow moving sailing vessels, without wireless, however, had to take theii chances in i ignorance. FORCE FOOD PRICES DOWN. Nation-wide Move Among Consumers Ordered by Hoover. Washington, June 7.?A country? wide move to reduce the cost of food to the consumer and standardize methods of compelling the observance by dealers of "fair price lists" was ordered today by Food Administrator Hoover. Prices will be published in every country, town and city, and consum? ers will be asked to cooperate with officials in forcing merchants to bring their prices to a uniform level. If this can be accomplished, a statement issued by the food admin? istration says, the average buyers will not only be protected, but the pa? triotic merchant who has followed the food administration's suggestions re? garding prices will be protecled against the unscrupulous dealer who has attempted to take advantage of the situation." In carrying out the new standard? ization plan the administration will establish price-interpreting commit? tees composed of representatives of wholesalers and retailers and con? sumers. The board will determine fair retail prices on the basis of the commodities which comprise a large part of the nation's diet. The publish? ed list will give the range of maxi? mum selling prices, showing a reason? able price which will reflect the prices which should obtain in "cash and car? ry" stores and a higher price repre? senting a fair price for the "credit and delivery" stores. The local administrator for each lo? cality will act as chairman of the price board. Newspapers will be asked to co? operate by setting aside a particular position weekly for publication of the lists, with foot notes on the food prob? lem. A close check will be kept on ob? servance of the lists. Consumers will be expected to report to the local food administrator any store charging more than the established prioe for any commodity. These reports' will be in? vestigated, and will form the basis for action in making a distinction be? tween the patriotic dealets and the profiteers. One form of indirect control over the retail stores may be exercised by cutting off their supplies at the source insti in ting licensed dealers not to do business with offending rc ta ilers. FLOUR SHIP ESCAPED. Chased Back into Port by i -Boat Lying off Virginia Ca pea, Atlantic Port, June 8.?An Ameri? can steamship loaded with flour was chased back from the Virginia capes this morning by submarines, it is re? ported, one of the ship's officers is said to have come ashore to make of? ficial request for guns that the ship may continue jts ti ip. HBHT WITH DASH. MARINES ATTACK GERMANS WITH GOOD RESULTS. Another Move launched In Late Af? ternoon and Was In IVogress at Last Accounts. With the American Army in Pi cardy, June 6 (By the Associated Press).?American marines attacked the Germans at dawn this mo/ning and gained three and one half kilo? metres over a four kilometre front, snd captured 100 prisoners in the Chateau-Thierry sector. The French attacking at the same time on the left took 160 prisoners. The Americans now hold all the im? portant high ground northwest of Chateau-Thierry. The marines again attacked at 6 o'clock this afternoon and the battle is still raging. The fight started at 3.45 o'clock this morning and the Americans had at? tained all their objectives by 7.45 o'clock. The Americans have been pressing the Germans so hard that the enemy has been forced to throw new divis? ions of his best troops in the line dur? ing the last three days. The Americans are like tigers. Their commanders have all they can do to hold them back. Even the wounded are enthusiastic and eager to fight. They are proud of their wounds. A general who visited a field dressing station said he was elated by the sight. The Americans sang and whistled "Yankee Doodle" and cheered as they went over the top. They made their way swiftly through the German dead that lay strewn in No Man's Land. In addition to prisoners the Amer? icans captured ten machine guns, c.erman prisoners said they had not been fed for four days owing to the deadly fire from the French and American guns which prevented the bringing up of supplies. These Ger? mans were without helmets. They were tired of the war. They had been told that the British opposed them as their commanders were afraid to let them know that it was the Americans. The Germans were cleared out of Veuilly wood by the Americans, whose guns were thunder? ing against the enemy this afternoon. The fiercest lighting was in progress ac last reports near Torcy. The French attack this morning was to straighten out the American line and it was a brilliant perform? ance. In this they were assisted by the American forces. American in? fantry cleared out one group of 35 mounted Uhlans. "Don't let one escape," shouted a big American. All but one was killed ^nd he was captured. The Americans advance in a solid I hlanx. their strong dete-mined faces and great physiques an inspiration to their gallant French comrades, who now regard them with brotherly affec? tion. On Tuesday the Americans faced a Saxon division; on Wednesday a Guard division; today a crack Prussian division and also a battalion of fa moub Jaeger sharp shooters. The Americans caught one shooting party of eight sharp shoters and killed them rIL TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST. j Seventy-four Names Reported? Thirteen Were Killed. Washington, June 10.?Today's cas? ualty list contains seventy-four names. Killed in action, 13; died of wounds, ?; died of airplane accident, 1; diel of disease, I; died of accident other causes, 1; wounded severely, 46; wounded degree undetermined, 7, Southerners included Sergent Jabez P. Kelly, Smithville, Ga.; A. A. Herrick, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was among the wounded in today's casualty list. Washington, June 8.?Local rains, with seasonal temperature are fore? cast for the Southeastern States for the first part of the coming week. Af? ter then the weather will be fair un? til Friday when more rain is indicat? ed. The Hague, June 8.?American na? val olficer Ensign Eaton, of Connecti? cut, has been interned He was among other officers who descended in Dutch territorial waters during a recent seaplane flight off Terschelllng. He was unhurt but his machine was damaged. Washington. June 8 ?Hope for complete victory over Germany was expresed in a communication received today by President Wilson from the Russian-American Chamber of Com? merce at Moscow. Like Charles. I^a.. June 7.?Licu.s John L, Hagarty. of New Jersey an i Travels l^e Ilalton. of Texas, were killed near tlernener Field t^day wh-w their airplanes collided while at i?t tie practice.