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WEATHER FORECAST FltJfiL 1 EDITlOr; For North and South Carolina Generally fair tonight and; probably; . . . :r t i.; - a mm a t , h - , - ---: m mw mm- am - v - i-.. - . - - . m - - r - . u -r --.-.wt ,"- mm. mm - m, m iliiSililHM 'v T' 1, V vol. xxiii. ..N0o?y;ff 1 IISlLi Will W r- 01 U 1 d JVi i EgB-1 1 Mi PI10E i I) 0 ssnt fiC'DiiiilliWilliffll i i li b iin iiiiyiiiii oiniiFpJii(i., : . - - '-'t in 1 1 o o u u I a b ii i ii ii u ii n ini ii . !Add i JjOL 11 1 , . . 'il - ' -1- Infantry Voluntarily Retired Before Artillery of The Teutons. ITALIANS CONTINUE TO MAKE GAINS British and French Score Frt)h Successes In thf Western Arena Former Advance Tiieir Line Along the Flan ders Front. - In Flandors the British effected a consiK'i;:bU' local improvement" in th'ir iuv-;ilion yesterday in the at tack cast of Lombaertzyde. : . ... Tlit v advanced their line on front of more than 2,000 yards, estabiic!:;ns; thciiiscivcs lurtner m tnc tnird f.vi frnsr syi in of the Germans on both skies ot Si.Julien-PoelcapeU road. Berlin concedes thV British "insig nificant gains" in this sector. The Germans were foiled, London reports, in two efforts to drive the British irom their positions in the Inverness copse, on the Ypres Menine road. !" The French on the" Verdun front have reached a pause in their forward movement. Apparently they are pre paring for further attacks in the re gion of their latest success on the edge of Beaumont villages, east of the Jleuse. for considerable artillery ac tivity i. reported today from the Beaumont sector. . In the Aisne region General Petain's guns stopped short two attacks by the Crown Prince in the Californie plateau and Chevreau tegions. ? . . t .,;' Further news of General.--Ca'doraa's 1 rrand tbe tentative suggestions former tnans along the isonzo. ana barso . j K T35 ,.. Tr-4 fronts is being awaited with eager1, .President otthe ITnit ness. The reports of yesterday, cov-lBalrfl... . ' ering Sund.y' operations, which in-LlM .T1' .ff. 'JwlS ?! dicated the nrri -c-1 1 1 1 nmoTccc rT rno great camp i ;:n for Trieste, nave not as yet been . urplemented. Signs of d infection on the Russian front keep eiepping out at points i along th" line. Another instance is 4 uriI ttvmm Tr hrn rb given in today r- official report from rHJUl JN I J UiLV ELLAJr Petmgrad. The voluntary retreat is THE "RE1AL STORY" ann'i'n' ti of IJussian forces which - s vere heint: subj..cted to artillery fire A88oelflted rreaa.r in tin n picn ea-i of Czernowitz, near Houston, Texas, Aug. 28. The city tho f,. san.hi.sn border. The Aus-j of Houston today was scheduled to trian mr.v. up their infantry into aj begin what Acting 'Mayor Moody term position when the Russians gave way.jed the development of the "real story" Berlin reports this advance as the re-,of the norror of last Thursday night, suit .,f an attack which gave the Teu-!wnen 100 negro soldiers of the 24th tonic forces possession of important infantry; shot down 15 whites. ' position:- east of Czernowitz with The -hoard of inqury appointed by mor- than 1,000 prisoners and six Moody was to hold its first session Suns ; late today. Appeals have been sent Ru. si;. s national conference inout through the newspapers for every Mohcov; lie;inl General Korniloff, com-fpers0n wit!h information to report vol mani r in r hief of the armies, present j untary to the board of inquiry. The hV iniiiraiy needs of the nation. He, board wishes, it has announced, to ac emph;i .-i.ed .ho necessity of an army quaint" Houston citizens with all the regmniatf d by drastic measures , and j phases of the disturbances, and to assured of adequate support from the j establish a record for the future." country. Tlurc must be such regen-j General Bell said today he would mi ion '. i :my cost, he declared, if 'not permit any officer or man under Ru.-. ia u;h to be saved from the his command to testify at the city in dHn. i. v. hicii menaced her. ' j vestigation. "Of course," he added. The Ht,i.;i:on at the front was still;jf the permission of the War Depart- bad, (; :i'-r u Korniloff reported, but mont V-an ho ohtainprl T shall haw Tin ne exi,; i - s' d confidence in the army Miniate rehabilitation. He was giv-' en a ii-'ii:endous ovation. Rm, M:- Arlmiraltv. -P'-r v-ie,..Vs Press) The Italians l : ; f , : mad( fnrth.r progress yesterday on I - " .(By Associated Press.) hf iS'n ivzu plateau, on the tront! Ah Atlantic Port, Aug. 28. An Am north or Corizia, the war office an- i eri can steamship, one - of the fleet of nounces. T!in Austrians made violent vessels formerly under the Austrian counter itu irks, but failed to recover flag and seized here when the United Posi lions .,'.;( n by the Italians. States entered the war, is back from Bf i ish Lines Advanced. a round trip to Archangel. The vessel Lond.i-i, aiik. 28. As the result, of made the voyage in 58 days, one of the a Briii . h ;iti;,ck on the Flanders front quickest ' trips to and from the Rus yiei,i-,v ,(, f'ritisij iines have beenjsian port that has ever been made, ac advam."' d nlont front nf mnrp than' cnrHine tn shint)ine men. . ...-. , m ';"d!; astride the St. Julien-Ppel-oapfii,, road, the war office announced today. . . -v - r x x 4f 45- x 7 AMERICA REPLIES TO THE POPE. :w i ' - 1 (Ei" Associated Press). ;. & " afihineton. Ausr. 2f?. The re- by the United States . '-iiiillfnt t.O Pnnp TlentAict pu' proposals has gone for- M is uuuersiooa 11 wiu De w . "ansj.i,..,.,, through the British -K Por- unuuga wmcn me -w it k Uru:::.-,.Y1 qudlTB "m Vijl "'iitvea mat tne retuvL . i lt ' "jvlins to the Pontiff's C I vVi'inU. at i-a L v.'hich the latter com- ' ' - not find that there to ' ' tiu.'..,' (,,acussion of peace in by c, 01 an 'Announcement '""' as to her terms. r 1 ' W.-i s '"ado known officially the Catholics in the country by; brihg l ( i'ly was dispatched ing all of the smaller Cathojic societies into affiliation with the larger orgahi ? : i:atlonr which " now has a membership 'v -X- -V- -Y- if. if. AS. .V.' -V. ohnnf throa Tntllinn .V . 5'': All S?Iinif!fS lli lilt q-NFFilil ICS STAi American Federation "Ac claims' Popes Proposal But Does Not Say Accept ." ;." ' (By Associated Prfi8." -Kansas Jity, Mo., Aug. 28 Resolu tions "acclaiming" the peace proposal of Pope Benedict and pledging all Catholics of this country to the war program of "the United States, but containing no clause- urging acceptance ,by the American government of the papal suggestions, were reported fav orably today by the resolutions com mittee of the American Federation of Catholic Societies.' They will be pre se? 1 to the convention later. lie loyalty resolution declares that "in accordance with unbroken tradi tion of loyalty for the foundations of this republic, we solemnly affirm our inalienable attachment to, the princi ples of American government and we pledge without reservation our blood and our treas iires for the defense and perpetuation of- our-beloved country." The Pope's proposal was spoken of as follows: "We feveii ly and joyfully acclaim the action ofl our Most Holy Father Benedict XV., in his proposal of a basis for the negotiation of peace be tween' the warring nations and ' we itlZZr - J , .--T4 '.A AC T T. ' - A .A. ' t members from all sectionfa of the! United States. . C Other resolutions recommended asks fair play and justice for negroes. . : objection. ,'r;; , AMERICAN STEAMER .1 RAPK" FROM ARr.HANfiPI : CHIEF' IN THE ACTIO CATOt BY WAR PROGRAM INTEREST gov- nr a -?piKnn: nf ict,s-:.,Ul-iencan reaeraiion 01n Catholic Societies: About The Pope's Peace Note. r Bv Associated lresaV i m nkkim of the convention Of ;.-..r . - , r the; American Federation of Catholic the federation . was expected to . take in regard -to Pope Benedict's proposal. . x ' the question , of . adopting the diocesan plan which would extend membersnip fn th' federation to practically all of i$M ress of General Korniloff to National Conference at oscow.. MILITARY DISCIPLINE MUST BE RESTORED To Make Army of Any Avail, 'f T D - .t ' In Present Deplorable Con dition What Restorative Measures Necessary. (By Associated Pres.' Moscow, Aug. 28 The second gen eral WMLheldthlS afternon- f7al K,r" : S h, vn Kerensky His Zearance waTthe erensKy. . his appearance wab me i err i 1 P- - n AnTe,:. proiongea ana enmubidb for Russia, the 'revolutionary govern-'? wontemer Re examined or ; ser erning popu a tion of some,! , mpnt ad.th rmv , not . , "fejOOOjOCO people. This, in effect, is the .u..uuu - Vladimir Naboukoff, a prominent so-1 cial delegate, speaking in the name of the first Duma, declared the country i aimed at the establishment of a strong and. independent power uninfluenced by political parties, a power .which, based on democratic principles, would establish obedience to the law, civil liberty and personal security. The speaker emphasized the absolute ne cessity of the inderendence of the high command of the army from every nrivate influence. He said the mem- !. SH "p;d'al!d""hJ indignation all thoughts of a separate peace and that if they were to have peace, they lid not desire it to be the result of German victory, but the con sequence of the triumph of Russia and her allies. M. Alexinsky made a similar declar ation on behalf of the second Duma. Premier Kerensky then introduced General Korniloff, saying the govern ment had thought it necessary to in vite the commander-in-chief to lay before the conference the situation at the front and in the army. General Korniloff .said the death penalty,, resto ration of which he had askea, togeth er with mother, .measures, ' constitutes only, a : smaljjrt of what was neces 1 UliJUl AUXUU ' UL,h ' ju ,1 sulwrdina;Uoa.? Jthetpsen-h GeneralqrriilQft said, coidiers had killed four regimental commanaers and other officers and ceased these outrages only when they were threat ened with being shot. Quite recently one of the regiments of Siberian rifles, which had fought so splendidly at the beginning of the revolution, abandon ed its " positions on the Riga front. Nothing except an order to extermi nate the entire regiment availed to, cause it to return to its positions. tinued, and it was admitted tnat Aus "Thus we are implacably fighting tria or any other ally might perhaps anarchy in the army," the commander not improbably construe such assis continued. "Undoubtedly it will finally tance as a warlike act. be repressed, but the danger of fresh debacles is weighing constantly on the country. "The situation on the front is bad. We have lost the wholes bf Galicia, the whole of Bukowina and all the fruits of our recent victories. At several points the enemy has crossed our frontier and is threatening our fertile southern provinces. He is endeavor- ing to destroy the Rumanian army and is knocking at the gates of Riga.! If our army does not hold the shore .' of the Gulf of Riga, the road to Petro- grad will be7 opened wide. The old regime bequeathed to Rus-l sia an army which, despite all the de fects in its organization, nevertheless, was animated by a fighting spirit and was ready for sacrifices The whole strips of mpaanres taken bv those who!Morehead City, accompanied by Con- are completely foreign to the spirit 'gressman George Hood, dalled.on Sec ahd needs of the army has transform - retary of War Baker today to offer the ed it into a collection of individual Atlantic Hotel there to accommodate groups, which have lost all sense of about a thousand "recruits for the avia duty and only tremble for their own tion corps, who are to be assembled personal safety. I at Camp Glenn. In the party besides yit Russia wishes to bo saved the Mr. Hood were H. H. Foster, , manager army must be "regenerated at any cost. 'of the Atlantic Hotel, Dr., Royal, Mr. We must , immediately take measures .Gorham and-several others. such as I have referred to, whtch have. The War Department had made its been approved in their entirety by plans to assemble raw recruits for the the acting minister of war." flying corps at Camp Glenn, about a General Korniloff then outlined the mile from Morehead.City, but has been most important measures in addition 'halted through its inability to get tents to the" restoration of the death penal- there or find other accommodations for ty, which are: First, restoration of housing the men. ? discipline in the army by the strength-1 -Congressman Hood, who has been ening of the authority oi' omcers and urging the War Department for some non-commissiondd officers ; second, im- time to "establish an aviation camp at provement of the financial position of.Morehead City, was advised by the Officers who have been in a very dif-(jepartment yesterday that abbut. a flcult position in the recent military thousand raw; recruits here from flying operations; third, "restriction of tiie corps will be sent there if he can sug f unctions' of regimental committees gest . means . of . sheltering- them. He which, although managing economic Wired the citizens of Morehead City affairs of the regiments, must not, be asking if the Atlantic Hotel could be permitted to have any part in' decis ecure(j; --The "delegation left at once iohsl regarding military operations or for Washington and . called at the.de- the appointment of leaders, . 'The, strength of every army de nds upon conditions in the district its rear," General Korniloff contin-sbut ua ; ine diouu wuu wwi meviiauiy flo during the restoration period may be t:hed ;in vain if . the army, navmg hPAn re-oreanized and prepared for battHtremains without reinforce- mentc and fresh supplies of projectiles the rear." ' . ' " , i The commander went on to say that according " to : informatiohat his - dis- nncal thp rnnditioTi of the railwftva was! -JSJW. v. w - -t indispensable that the measures tak5Ji4 VO 1 K Ut V, . -rJ! 6f the Carnegie , Institute, of Pitts at the front -should also be applied 'n BY GREEK .PARLIAlVlNTj burgh, as previously reported. such that : by Novemoer. tne Vr 'army,, passed in raxuauieut wu.oi iMo tyu would not, re"5Ve'any , more supplies..' elusion- of ; the debate on the jspeech In support of ii'2 statement he quoted from the throne. Premier XVejiizelos a telegram from the commander-in- spoke ton 6 . hours. .The majority: re chief of the southwestern front saying port on the speech was accepted and that the shortage of bread and biscuit the chamber adopted resolutions ex : , - (Continued on Page Eight); . tending greetings ; to ' Serbia. . j . . t Vri.RY8fll.t-ttEARIN .; DENCE.. , . 4 4J .... . ; . Vwv .'... The "jury of Inquedt was still- hearing evidence at 3!50 o'cloc"k this afternoon relative to the kill- 4 ing of etrgeAJCralloway;r colored, : i ari escaped convict, who was shot ' and , filial ly wounded by .: Deputy Sheriff :; Burt Kelly, , on Seven- 14 teenth street yesterday afternoon"" : at i o ciock, ana -wnose aeatn oc i , cur red at 8: 45 this morning at the "- James Walker Memorial - Hospit-' vLal, with every indication that the vdeputy would be exonerated. The 4' jury was one of the most intelli- 'b 4 gent ever assembled in New Han- over county, being composed of solid busine men without ex- ception. The jurors were: Messrs. A- M- Hal1; for?;" EmT son, .secretary and Thomas-E. Cooper, James A, Nojtham, Albert Solomon and W. C. Peterson. J 4" Sheriff Jakson, Superintendent bf Stockade Godwin, Dr. Vine, of the hospital, Dr. , Arnold Stovall ' and Mr. G. W. . Taylor had been , exanined at .3:45 o'clock.. The identical with that which appear-' ed in yesterday's edition of The Mr.vKelly as not in . -nnrn .Anr-iv thQ tab-ino- . i4. Ja nt tnnVn j!. : one;king.ca tj jt j ' 'tf J. Jfr 'jf 4 ii MAY JOIN IN WAR - i AiRllii Alliea of thMayatIt1,--': Act in Name As Well As Deed. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug.. 28. The possibil ity that Austria and perhaps other lies- of Germany may soon declare! war against the United States because of financial aid given to Italy, is rec ognized by administration officials. It was carefully f explained today that there is nbthlng'in the existing situation, either aiplomatic or military jernment based op the noble principles' that would cause the United States to j defined , by the United States." -take the initiative; but that an ano-! , Pointing to the map, &t. Pachltcb, f ' " .Jt Ur - . . . - . - r . .. ist,i wasi not denied Relations of the United States with Germany's allies are defined as still a state of broken diplomatis "relations. Officials hesitate to describe them as unfriendly, although admitting , that they could scarcely be called friendly. The policy of extending aid to the countries fighting certain , of : ; Ger many's allies, without having declar- ed war against Germany will be con- . . -p LeiesailOn rrom VO5t 1UW Calls on Secretary Baker in Interest of Camp. (By George H. Manning). Washington, D. C, Aug. 28. A dele- Ration of prominent citizens from ,'partment about"! o'clock today, y Tt, ia not the nlari at present . to train jthe flying corps men at-Camp Glenn, only to-assemble recruits there. Tne department expects to Keep aDont i o00 there,but it-isnot .knowny for ho long he Atlantic Hotel ia larger SAYS MQfiEHEAO - : - ' 'I u nr. Qn nt ti.m if -tiiRrAVise and Jones, It was learned today, arrangement can be made. i - - - , . x - - 4 XI lln.tnil I lilt )i - k) .vrtla iueiia, iiviuu.T, t,. , t.v-- of confidence in the goyernment ; was - ! " 4 ( IN WEST BAL Outline of Plan, - For Uni These People Under Limited Monarchy.- ; FOURTEEN MILLION PEOPLE EMBRACED li Jlln the Territory of the Contem- , - r J- plated State Extending From the Black Sea to The Adriatic : ; Corfu, Island of Corf u, i August l.-r (By Mail). The premier and minister Terable Nikola Pachitch, today summed ! up for the Associated Press the mate 1 features of the proposed new. nation rf th cv,r ai0 -i,; a nito t,j0 Ao., ov, 5! appearance, of a new1 state in; the sisterhood of . nations and it is no dream of enthusiasts, for it is the care- nui worn oi an tne ponucar leaders of jthe various Slav nations and has, be . sides, the powerful support of the en- tente aljies. M. Pachitch had before i him the formal pronunciation of this ! state a sort of a new declaration of j independence which had been agreed j on after lengthy councils between the j various ministries, the president of jthe Serbian Parliament, the King and regent now at saioniki and M. Pachitch first took a large map of the Balkans and, pointed out . the sweep of territory included in this new Slav kingdom. -. - It embraces," he said, "the , terri- al-itory over which the Serbs, Croats.'and gvenes are distributed through the western cancans, rney are all essen- tiany one race, with one language, Which has been kept broken into small groups by the political policy of Aug- .. IT. 1 TTT ' iru-nungary. v e now, propose to jb?"E these scaUered groups together ""eupgro, joosma, erzegpyina," uai- matia, Croatia Slavonial- and thef East ern part of Istria' baekoi ! Triele where the Italians are heading. These together make an imposing; area dou ble or triple Spain or any of the sec ondary powers of Europe in area and population, and approaching some of the great powers". It would be a-great sea power as well, and the premier pointed with satisfaction to the long oca uuut uu . me anauc( giving ac cess thence to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the commerce of M and the commerce of world. This is the cdlintry ; ' which Austria has long split into little rival communities, trusting that their in ternal discords would keep them from uniting. , . - - A ; ; "Here we propose to establish a united Slav nation' MwPachitch went son, "with a government having these essential points: A monarchy based on democracy and the rights of; the people to be consulted, with a consti- : tutional system, a parliament and a responsible ministry. Elections ' will .be by universal, equal and direct suf- frae-n with spptpJ hatlnt All nf frage, with secret ballot. All titles of nobility, baron, count; etc., will ; be abolished. Complete freedom of V re Jligion will be guaranteed Greek Ortho- dox, Roman Catholic and' Mussulman alike. While there will : be one f flag and one King for the united nation, yet each State Croatia, Serbia, Dal- i matia, etc. will be autonomous and self-governing on local affairs, , much as the States of the United States.-'!, CAPTAIN VON PEPIN - IN BUENOS AIRES (By Associated Press.)r- .- --' ' Buenos ; Aires,y;Aug;c28.--:Some j0 the ' newspapers- insist ; that Captain Franz von Papen, former German mili tary attache at " Washington, is direct ing the work of German Spies here. Persons whose veracity ia hot. doubt ed, , say the newspapers, report hav ing seen von Papen many ; times ac companying -German propagandists, and have so reported to the British consul. ' - " i' . - ANXIETY RELIEVED AS TO WISE AND JONES I By Associated Press.) , Pittsburgh, - Aug. 28.- Anxiety of frienda here for the safety of Daniel M.V Wise and Bradley ' Jones, who were reported in a letter received in Sari Francisco Sunday as being : in danger of death in- a jungle in South America, has been relieved by, a later letter, which expressed the hope' that they, would be able to push through .the mountains of Peru to . tne coast, ie connected with the Department of ( Terrestial Magnetism of Carnegie In- GENERAL MORRISON IN - -..m. iriVT7If I CUIVIXVIAIN U - URLCil V ii-r ; (Tir -ssociated Picas.i . . Greenville, S. C, Aug. 28. Major General J. F. Morrison today, assumed command 'at Camp 1 Sevier, relieving Col.?J. .VanB. Metts, of North Carolina, of the executive details of the camp. ' LEFY OF FIRST diss HAS BEEN UNIVERSITY MEN TAKE HONORS 'Many of Them Get .Commis sions in the American Army For War. ' (By Associated Press,)- ! Chapel Hill, N. C, Aug;. 28. Two hundred and thirteen students and former students of the University ' of North Carolina have been commission ed first and second lieutenants and thirteen members of the faculty have received commissions, according to an announcement today by . Edward K. Graham, president of the institution, after completing a war roster of the 'student body" The University , is rep resented in i every , training camp in the country, President Graham said. A MILLION BIBLES FOR OUR SOLDIERS (By Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 28. An order' for 1,000,000 khaki pocket testaments for American t soldiers ' an dsailors has been placed : by the ' National ".' War, ;Work Council of the Y. M. C. A.; with the American Bible Society, it was an nounced today. President James ;Wood of the Bible Society said the books will be furnished without cost and the money for printing them will ,be raised by popular subscription un )der a "special fund for soldiers and sailors." ' The first delivery of 100,000 testa: ments to the Y. M. C. A. will be made early in October, it was, said, and a vslightly larger number will be made each succeeding month. m APPEAL GRANTED . SUFFR AGET PICKETS (By: Associated Press.) - Washington, Aug.; S.--Appeals from six women's party banner -bearers arT rested JasJUwek; 4n front' ot the White, House,-have r bee?HCTate4biJustice Charles H. Robb, orthe District Court of - Anneals. . -Theewomen, are at liber ty , under bond and the hearing prob ably will not be . held until January. They were sentenced in police court to pay $25 fines or serve thirty days In jail. r tn 'V"-r--." rl - Six other,, suffragists, arrested , Au gust 17, are serving 30-day sentences in the work-house . at Occoquan, Their case will not be appealed. FORMER WAR MINISTER ON TRIAL FOR TREASON - - (By Associated Press.) : Petrograd, Aug. 28. At the trial for high treason of General Soukhomli noff, former minister of war, General Ivanoff," formejrjl commander in Volhy nia and Galidia. tesUfied yesterday he had information,sh6 wing that military secrets had been' 'communicated direct from Petrograd 'to Germany and Aus tria by way of Warsaw. : : '.. . . X General Velitschkc, deputy director of the engineer corps, said hfi; regard ed Generar Soukhomlinoff as having been principally responsible for ; the defeats of the Russian army. Former Emperor Nicholas, General Veloitchko ; said, could ; be held re sponsible for the military misfortunes of Russia, as he saw everything through the spectacles of General Soukhomlinoff. . VISCOUNT ISHII CALLS ON MRS. WILSON ;??-jf '-'- (By Associated Press.) , ,: " -' Washington, 'Aug. 28. Members of the Japanese mission are devoting the day largely to filling : social engage ments, chief on the list being a call by Viscount Ishii, special . ambassador from Japan, on Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at' the. White House. Tonight the Sec retary of State and Mrs. Lansing will give a reception in honor, of the- mis sion at the Pan-American building at which official and diplomatic Washing ton will attend..,' , -V; " ; . Fired Upon Froni Automobile, ; The Money Taken-r-Rob" i .; v. bers ' - . , (By Associated Preas.T Chicago, Aug. S.-Two men carry ing $8,100, the payroll of the Winslow Brothers. Iron Works, were shot : to death in front of the plant today by five bandits, who escaped with the money in an automobile. V, . Louis Osenberg ; and Barton , Allen, the slain payroll mfessengers, were re turning from a bank in an automobile. As they stopped in front of. the en trance of ' the iron works, n car. con taining the roboersdrewiup.' Three of the bandits leaped from Xhe ma chine and opened fire witb revolvers, Osenberg and Allen falling with ; bul lets in their heads.' The bandits fired more than 20 f shots. A score .'of per sons withessedJ the ;affair. ' ,3 C';,-, 10 PAYROLL 1EN SHOT 10 ROBBED . . .... ... 5 cPRICE-HVE OENT IM OA ill cum Weeks Advocates Elimination ui uic une pysieni ror NOT TflE TIME TO sir: PWISHUBr.ISHERS That is the Contention of : the ; Gentlemart From Massachu ; v , sets- Senate Still Debating.; ;Wnue':Bin;::; (By Associated Press.) " ' ' hM , Washington Aug.: 28. In resuming i consideration today " of postage ; sec tions of the war tax bill, - the Senate r' by a vote of; 39 to . 29 struck - but tho V provision levying : a one' centUax '"-'ok i ,letters and postcards designed -'to raise $50,000,000 in revenue.1 A' pro vision i; giving . American ' soldiers ! and sailors abroad ilhe privilege of mail,- V Ing letters freeVof postage was ro ) tained. v !;'';' -'XX' The entire section levying new tax-, ' es on first class mail was eliminated on motion of Senator Hardwick, of Georgia, following yesterday's pro tracted s debate. The Senate then pre- ' ceeded to the periodical tax provis ions.:.,..;; : . ;; Senator Weeks, ; of Massachusetts, opened debate on the publishers tax .provision, advocating ' elimination" of the House zone system, the Finance committee's plan for a. quarter a cent a pound ' increase in. second' class . rates, and a 5 per cent, special in come tax on publishers in excess ot $4,000.: He also : urged rejecUon' of .' the Hardwick and1 McKellar substi tutes," saying the time is Inopportune : ! to tax the publishing industry, I ';:"' "Nobody denies that second class 'mail is carried at a loss' said ' he, . "but this is a most inopportune . time" to punish not tax the publishers. Here are proposed special burdensome taxes which must. destroy many 'pub lications. - . ; - - ; , ..v "The press should not. Oppose that increase at the propert time and I re gret to say that in the past it has not i shown.a readiness to adjust itself w - this odndition.: to;be developed"mfier':th.is ' condition,'-::; Is; ituiyDa:ett9atile t&rte&i tim t thmr when the-ndustry, is laboring 'n ';. L der - the heaviest possible burdens- to ' commence to change ' it?" v i . V . Senator Weeks submitted statistics ' alleged to demonstrate that rany of the proposals '-'will practically ruin a large part of the press, because; of Va.Athe abnormal increase in the' cost of everything which, publishers use and .'to their inability, to pass , along to th.e ; .consumer these additional costs. He i. denied the oft-repeated statement that the government carries periodicals at a loss of; $80,000 annually. Official : investigation, he said, showed the deft cit much less. ;;;;.;-';- '. ''-; ? ' "The zone system," ' he continued, "would ruin a very large part of the press." . The Hardwick special advert tising postage increase plan,' he pro nounced "more : reasonable'," but dr ded that it is without warrapt f for v placing any additional burden on the press at this time." ' . ' ' ' . , "I am in favor of Increasing the rates,", he said, "but not at a time when this great industry is .laboring under serious embarrassments pecu- !. liar to itself." ... "' - V Eight amendments to the War Tax bill, providing for levies on. war, prof its ranging from 76 to 48 per cent; were introduced by Senator LaFoI- r lette today. V , - : , ; r Senator LaFollette said' he would first offer the amendhient for the "78 per cent rate, and if it was j rejected would ask consideration of ' the next : in order, until one was accepted. -The bill a it now stands would make .an average tax of 26 per cent." .''.'' ;i ' 1 ; A modified amendment along: "the ' lines of - his original; substitute '.was offered . by' : Senator - Hardwick. - it would leave the present cent 'a pound - v! rate on news portions of publications ' i "but. begihing July. 1. 1918, ; would inV ; crease to two instead of three cents ; 'that on advertising portions, . makfc . . f it four cents on July .1, 1919, six cents j in 1920 and eight cents thereafter.. ; . s Senator Brady introduced an amend- f ! ment for . a "tax of $1 per . $100 cash' ; ; value of second hand automobiles and motor, cycles costing less than $2,000, . ! in i lieu of the bill's provision for a : r ten per cent, .tax . reduction'. on -4 eacli , year's use.r -f ,.v 1- . 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