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TVVIN-CITY SENTINEL. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. AUGUST 21. 1917.. FINAL ACTION ON ; VAR TAX MEASURE II! NEXT WEEK LIKELY War Profits and Income Tax f eatures Considered in The Senate A STRONG SENTIMENT FOIl HIGHER LEVIES Proposals To That Effect Being Incorporated In Rill Ry Senator King ' (By AiuwcUlM Prw) Washington, Aug. Il.-Senstors who have been absent from tha capital were arriving today In response to telegraphic notices from the party leaden to be on band for the voting on the war tax bill's chief feature tn dispute, the war profits and Income taxes, tho thla may not be readied bo fore the latter part of the week. Final action on the bill Itaclf probably will not come until the coming week. The senate's program for today called for contlderatloo of tho war profit! and Income tax provisions aft er Senator LaFollette's speech In fa .Torof higher levlee on these two pro vision. Senate aentlment In favor of higher rates on war profits and Income taxes. alrea-ly strong, apparently is gaining strength. Proposals for higher rates on these sources are being Incorpor ated In a substitute bill, to be offer ed by Senator King. SHAM BATTLES BEING FOUGHT BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN FRANCE RAPIDLY GETTING READINESS FOR ACTUAJJIGHIG Attacks Made on the Trench System Akin To Real War fare That Is To Tome MARINES HAVE SOME LIVELY ENGAGEMENTS Americans Ileing Taught Great Importance of What Is Known As Liason Work BELGIANS ARE IN NEW YORK War Mission Is Formally Wel comed In the Metropolis By Mayor Mitchel (By Associated Prm) New York, Aug. a. The Belgian war mission, the fifth of the foreign missions to visit New York, was form ally welcomed here today by Mayor Mitchel. At the request of in embers of. the mission, today's program was simple. A war-time color was given to the publlcgreetlng at City Hall by the presence of the Seventh Regiment and 500 sailors and 20Q marines from the navy yard as a guard of honor. During the afternoon the mission will be escorted thru Long Island City and Brooklyn to Coney Island and back to New York by way of the Fort Hamilton section. The mayor'a reception committee, acting as individuals, will entertain the mission at dinner tonight The? are expected to leave here late tonight STRANGLES HIMSELF WITH HIS SHOE LACES (By Associated Pr!s) Paris, Aug. 21. illgael Almeryda-. editor of the Bonnett itou?e. who had been arrested on a charre of sedition, committed suicide according to the re port of three medical experts to Rene Vivianl, minuter of justice. M. VI viani's Inquiry showed, that Almeryda had thrice tried to kill himself with bis a hoe laces. The head warden of the prUon was degraded and trans ferred and two assistants were re moved for leaving the ehoe lares in the cell, contrary to prison regu'a Hons. The prison doctor waa placed at the disposal of the military authori ties for making a false report while the chief prison doctor was dismissed for accepting hie subordinate's report without verification. (By AiMK-tatsd Pr) American Training Camp In France, Aug. 21. Training In some of the bat talions has progressed to such a point that sham attacks on the trench sys tems are being carried out with a do gree akin to actual warfare. Thus far artillery fire has been only theoreti cal but before long the troops expect to have the experience of real artil lery upon the trencbea. , The marines are having some es pecially lively engagements this week with their French instructors. French chasseurs, acting as -the enemy, have been making attacks' upon the ma rines' trench system with Dowey, Far ragut, I'orter and Sampson trenches as the battle objectives. The French alao have been attempting to block and bold communication trenches known as Ohio, Misalhslppl, Delaware and Potomac. It will be seen that the marine trench nomenclature is based upon naval heroes and rivers of the United States. The marines have been making stout resistance and wherever the "enemy penetrated their lines" they organized a counter attack which quickly eject ed the Intruders. The real object of these preliminary attacks la to get the officers and men acquainted with what Is known at the front as operation ord-1 era. It is the Drat step toward learn ing the rudiments of a highly organ ized part of modern warfare where every atep and every detail Is worked out In advance on a pre-arranged plan and must be strictly adhered to. One great difference from real war fare, however, la the fact that in bat tles with the marines the "enemy" has accomodatlngly allowed a copy of bis operation orders to fall Into the hands of the defending garrison. This will be changed later and the Ameri can trench garrison will be called upon to resist surprise attacks In force. Another valuable feature in sham battle exercises is in teaching Ameri cans the great Importance of what Is known as liason work, the maintain ance of communication of supporting artillery with flanking forces and In formation centers. Attacks are ac companied by a live rocket displayed and "S. 0. S." signals are sent up for defending the curtain of fire from the artillery and calling reserves from companies In support of the trenches. The rockets are also used in the guise of artillery fire by shortening and lengthening ranges. The evacuation of wounded under theoretical shell fire Is another feature of the sham bat tles which Is receiving attention. GO TO ATLANTA PRISON SOON Members of New York Exemp tion Board Have Week To Wind Up Business Now York, Aug. 21. Dr. A. 8. Bern- field unit Louis I. Cherry, the two mom bert of exemption board No. !U. under two years' sentence In the federal pen Itentiary. folio in their pleas of guilty for tcceptlng bribes for granting exemptions to men liablo for duty tin1 dor the selective draft law, will bo al lowed a week to wind up their bust nesa affairs before being taken to the Atlanta prison. Meanwhile, llity will bo confined to the Tombs. When the trial of Kalman Cruhcr was resumed linro in federal court It waa expected the rase would be com pleted and In the hands of the jury by noon. Cruher, who was Indicted with I'crntlrld and Cherry, declined to en ler a plea of guilty and ducted to stand trial, lie Is accused of being tno "go between" for the convicted num. The- usual long lltt of applirart for exemption came up today before th district board. Revised figures for the crk of the board yesterday show that but twenty raaes of exemption ere allowed out of ITS called. A number of now and rare disease are being discovered dally by those who seek ex. emption. One man told the board yes tcrdny he would like to aervo In the army, but felt that he should claim exemption because of a "mental rup ture which ha said would be an ob stocle to carrying a gun. The board ruled otherwise. RUSS ENVOYS VISIT BOSTON Are Given Cordial Welcome An Address Ry Ambassador Informal Reception (Ry Aannciatxd Prnai) Boston, Aug. 21. Russian Ambassa dor Kakmleteff and members of the special mu-slon. who accompanied lilm to this country, were welcomed here today. After being welcomed they were escorted to a hotel for break fast Fifteen minutes before tho parade of the Grand Army of the Kcpublic, the mission were taken in automooilea over tiie same route. Mayor Curley accompanied the party with an escort, which included two companios of tho state guard. The program for the remainder of the day tailed for an address by Am bassador bakniletcrr to the constitu tional convention and an lnforn.al re ception at tho state nouse, followed by, motor tripb to the North Shore, Con cord, Lexington and Cambridge Tonight the ambassador will address tho Grand Army al Faneuil Hall an the envoys will attend a mass nicctic on the common. jT 54 KILLED BY AUTO IN NEW YORK DURING JULY (Bv AssoclstsJ Prom) f New York, Aug. 21. Fifty-four'; per sons were killed and 1.656 Injured In Greater New York by automobiles during the month of July, accojkllng to a report on traffic violations giade public today. There were 1.227 speed violations In the Greater City during Jul at against l.U'JB in June. X Almeryda was found dead In prison last Monday. His friends at first re fused to admit the hvpothoRls of sui cide but It gradually became evi dent that, he had strangled himself wiiu a pair r noe laces. BIBLES EVER KNOWN - , I j n. . . fl" jom, u. with publish er falling dally further behind in their orders the war haa created the greatest demand in the history of the nation for Bibles. New York publishers are running their presses from fifteen to eighteen hours a day but they are still several weeks behind orders already received. FAVORS IMMEDIATE MEASURES FOR RELIEF OF THE RUSSIANS PROTEST IS MAD E BY GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA Thinks Training of the Colored Troops In That State Would Re Much Objection SOME CONSIDER SOUTH REST TRAINING rLACE' Number of Southern Senators Do Not Think There Would Be Much Objection (By Asuoelaud Trtss) Washington, Aug. 21. Jov. Man ning of flouth Carolina, accompanied by Senator Tillman and 8mlth. with tha remainder of the state delegation to congress, protested to the war de partment today against the encamp ment of negro troop in the atata. The Carolinians protested against the assembling of thousands of negro troops at Columbia and particularly against the encampment ot several thousand from Porto Illco, Porto lUcan negroes, the delegation contended, were unused to the South ern view of the negro question and should be mobilized elsewhere. Sena tor Tillman asked that. In view of the fact that Cuba has offered the Uni ted States a training ground on fie island, the Porto Hlcan troops be en camped there. Southern senators said they felt confident the racial problem In tbi training of negro troops would be solved without friction. 8ome sur prise waa shown at the protests, while other senators believed the South Is the best place for training tne negro. It certainly would be a mistake to send negroes from Northern states in to tha South for training," said Sena tor McKellar, of Tennessee, of the military affair committee. "Of course, ! the negro and white troops should.! Mid. I understand will, be trained sep-1 arately. I think there are many com-1 munltles In the South which would not object to selection a campi for training the negro contingents." Senator Hard wick, of Georgia, said negroes from other states should not be sent to any community which ob jects. "It might cause serious trouble In some cases to send In large numbers of strange negroes," he eaid. "Many are to be trained near Atlanta, how ever, and I have not beard of any serious objection." Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, de claring separate training camps should be established for white and negro tropin aTliydld not believe mtichfjectlon wouliTjme from tha Smi1i against negro trailing camnt 1-C-EJ Watt Your supply if Ice. Don't let it let low or be with out it a singl j moment. Don't eglcct that steady stream of efficiency that your refrigerator has af forded you ail the year. Let the good work go on py keeping that little cold storage pknt of yous well filled with Ice every day in the year. Yu will soon see the good results. Crystal Ice Co. PHONES 14 AND 15 Declare Advance Unwarranted. IWV AiXH'iatotl Praisl Washington, Aug. 21. The advance In pice of book paper list year was excessive and unwarranted, the federal (By Aiisoelated Preiml Washington, Aug. 21. Elihu Rool and other members of the American mission, which visited Russia recent ly, have returned to Washington to close up the affairs of tho mission. Formal reports by Mr. Koot for the commiKfdnn ah a a-hnle. nnH nf thA n. dividual members upon the subjects which they were especially charged to Investigate, already have been sub mitted to Secretary I.annlns and have been referred to the etate, war and navv dcoartments. It la not the nr. ent Intention to make any of them public, altho the substance' of some niayt appear later In development of mo government a war plans of tho government. Mr. Koot Is deeply interested In tho Immediate adoption of some of the measures for relief of Russia; which were touched upon In the reports. That is particularly true of tha need of the Russians for a tlves and rolling stock to keep the Russian armies In thn flM ,nn..i nuppuuu wun looa ana munitions, ab solutely necessary for the successful ueienna 01 wncat Molds of Rumania ann soumorn Russia. AMERICAN AIRMAN WITH FRENCH IS MISSING (By Associated Press.) . Paris, Monday, Aug. 20. Oil- ver Chadwick, of New York, a promising member of the aer- lal squadron of Captain George Guynemer, the famous French airman, has been missing since Tuesday, It it believed he was brought down In an aerial en- counter. . , Corporal Harold Willie, of Boston, a member of the La- Fayette squadron, whose ells- appearance not far from Verdun on Sunday hat already been re- ported, it believed to be a prls- .' i LAWN PARTY, There will be a lawn party Satur day night; August 25,: at Bethlehem church, three miles north of Walker town, on the Pine Hall road. . The pro cerode will go for the benefit of the church. The public it cordially in. rited to attend. -, '-. . . . . .... ... .-, v.. ... . f ARE TO DECIDE AS TO STRIKE Matter of Calling Out Shipyard Strikers Over U. S. To Be Considered (By Associated Press) New York, Aug. 21. The shipyard strikers in this district, who are said to number nearly 12,000, expect no opposition to their mas meeting In Tammany Hall this afternoon when' a vote probably will be taken to decide whether or not a general strike of shipyard workers in the United States Is to be called. Such action, It was said, would affect 25,000 men thruout the country. The men demand a wage of $4.50 a day. '. Seeking Reduced Freight Rates. ' By Associated Prs , . Washington. Auk. 21. Rvlntnn i freight rates of all classes between Macon. Ga.. and Jacksonville Flo i. souaht bv the Macon freteht hiirom, i a complaint filed today: with the Inter, state commerce commission. s1Iaiti that since January, 191, rates have oeen advanced Irom 27 to 30 per cent. ESTIMATE ON COPPER COST That and the Steel Production Prices Are Submitted To The President X ' 'By Associated Press) ' ' ' Washington, Aug. 21. Federal trade commission estimates on copper and steel production coats, go to President Wilson today for use in fixing prices for the governments war needs. Fig ures called for by tho President on the costs of other materials soon will bee ompleted. Under the oresnnt. nrmnnmn aii government purchases are , made . at lemaiive prices, wun the final fig ure to be determined after a study of production costs. -' i . The commission, it is said, recom mends that a government agency be designated by the President to con duct a constant Investigation Into steol costs durlnc the war And ritr. i mine the actual production cost of each government order. No figure on copper costs has been given, but it it learned that the re ports indicate that large profits are being made at present market prices, II ail ms m. a r a m si i i rw i r a ... VII - x W4 lis -B "'ei 4 l ' i. P trade commission reported today to theM nate. As a rehult of its Investi gation the commission hat antliortzod proceedings against certain lines of manufacturers. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Ellington it children, of Greensboro, have retire to their borne after a few days' villi1 the former's parents, Sir. and Mrs. 1 1 R. Ellington. AT THE END OF A LONG SMOKING DAY r 5 aft- .ft 1 Even' if you do smoke more than usual, you still feel fine at bed-time provided ydu stick to Fatimas. And all tlffough the day each deli cious Fatima is cool and comfortable to your throat and tongue. Fatimas ara sensible. cA Sensible Ci i tiareUe
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