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it "I!1 r THREE SECTIONS. 'I ' 'j;--:'ry- ' ' - v.v - full leased, wire service- :v. : 1 " V : , .v VOL.. XXIII. NO. 31,4 Each Side to the Controversy Claiming Victory " on the War Profits Tax Measure JOHNSON AMENDMENT DEFEATED BY BIG VOTE Through Union of Finance Committee Forces ' and Southern Senators- Other Side Boast of Forcing Com mittee to Raise its Figures Fight Not Over. ; , ' . (Ry United Press.) .v. Washington, Sept. 1. Temporarily checked by the mass play of Finance committor- forces and Southern '.ena-i WT weal ih eonscriptionists -tou'htl pitpait Li iw i v iv .i j to increase taxes on wealth. . ' ; After a -stirring appeal , to-levy ; a greater tax .upon those deriving profit nut of the world's suffering. Senator dpfpnt today with his amendments to the revenue bill, asking an 80 per cent, tax on war profits. . ' - ' 1 But, Johnson, Borah and the rest have only begun their fight -and, out of their defeat today they, find reasons for rejoicing. Their battle has forced the Finance committee, originally bit terly opposed to increased - war ..profits taxes, io begin a steady drive to pass its amendment raising $500,000,000 more from this source than its origin d bill provided; , ' -tj'r -Zi "This in itacU i3 ,a victory .for our anse," said Senator Johnson 'tqnight, It is a conversion )V;.fnose;2,wiio -foueht. us most bitterly to the" princi- jle that we have contended .for right ilong that great wealth ! inust-bear the main share of the war burden and that money must pay if tne people must fight. . : "The comf it tee's theory of comput ing the tax is fundamentally "i wrong and never will win our support, tut the result we have sougnt has b.een obtained in part. We. have not given up the fight, nor will we until our jast aineiulment lias been beaten. We are fighting the people's fight. From all over the land have come hearten' ing messages, and in every State . IT know the question of who is to pay is paramount." . -' : Senator Borah said in the far West the people are deeply stirred on this question. "We seemed to be beaten on our specific plan." ,he said, "but the sf-ntimcnt we have stirred has forced ilu- committee to turn a flip-fit flop. It flopped so hard it'; even re. versed its basic principles of comput - ing the tax. But what they conceded $500,1)0,000 more than the original -provides is not half the amount -of increase profits tax the section should carry. Ii is more than the committee would have granted without our fight." Finance committee members, were openly jubilant, over their decisive de feat of thr- Johnson plan 62 to 17. They saw ultimate triumph for their proposal to limit the increase 'in war Profits tax to $500,000,000 over the original bill."" Q "y S "We licked ihem," said Senator Simmons, chairman of the: Finance committee, "and I anticipate ' speedy action on all the other amendments of like character. The sentiment of the Senate is strongly with: the, com mittee amendment and when .the measure becomes" a law, the country will thoroiicjlily approve It" ; A.' " To this Senator LaFollette. has eight amendsuenis ranging from a 76 per cent, increase to a .48 . per cent, in crease, replied (onight: ."The country will neve- accept, the committee -bill, ft will do more to create disgust with the war lhan nrivthin? pise.1 . You pant ,,( , " , 'xv. I Am i . . i Jln?x gLZ "lien vou let great wealth escape jts just share der in j u lie...' Patriotism slirivels un- As the :-,it nation stood tonight; how v f. .iilf'ared inevitable that the inanoe conimittee forces, . 'supported n Sou) i1( .in Democrats wh do not 'ke ,ho ' oinniittep bill but who fear e weal id conscription amendments V(ln more, u-mild nnf nvar tho enm- til ti - ... ues war profits tax by a comfort- le lu;i ! In oermior vu. jwuuauu arraiKnment. i waa n'1'' He charge it with evolving a wan or s:ii ruling moi in uu IB iui " hi last n im,n,;m v. -Ktu t L,,1. ,'("'rraiions to hoodwink arid n - iimr;m.. lit: UCMUCU ..:j 1 x x ; ,x ' tpoV- ,.1 ' ijuii:eu ai ine .commn-i Wi,, , 0 wait' Pause, hesitate," bp "rf' hy "'at time, "the war ; will Btow-c I l"'yurauons win 'nave the J :m';iy ,heir swollen profits-and ien, ' ni" nt could no longerjtouch maae(1ffokp) sarcastically of the, Ger age tn "1 ,1,at "we have not the cour icom,,, hnR' war profits, and our !tliem , never wiU ' volunteer ,'Jtomakn ; ' 110 said, that t one 7 way fpf,- ai popular wouia oe to continued on Page Eight).' , IH " Y V f W " I u I "(( 1 1 LULT U UnU LL' : BUSi IU1 - !VI A;.. .v- II II LIU U 1 1 UflUILU , & S: 'r. Building to -'Shelter ; Littie - i m a v:c? a w . r v. h. l ; C a.j v tj ip Had to Do With "Inside" Ger V man Affairs -The Denial y Was Expected. , iy . ADMITS TALKING PEACE TERMS Kxnressfts Pitv For the-. RetirpJl . : r'V if j T -ri ... i vucuiceuur ana joy i iiai His Potato Crop is Doing Well. c (By United Press.) Philadelphia, Pa,, Sept. 1. A- sar castic reply to former German. Chan cellor "Hollweg's denial of his revela tions of "inside" German affairs was made by former Ambassador ; Gerard tonight in a statement telegraphed from Hsimilton. Mont, to the Philadel phia' Public Ledger, which published Gerard's "story: 7- V : :" ? - : L Xs. , ' Mr. Gerard said:- .-. v "The Chancellor's denial , was to be ep'tetpposei; ha was" ordered to make it,' just as he had to annbunce ther -unjustifiable - invasion of' Belgium and resumption of ruthless submarine, the war is over or the. Hun hordes war and to approve the sinking of the have been driven off. Lusitania. . .But notice that he says I . .' . .-' . .... ;-' . - '. these terms were not his. I bejieve '; ' " Baumgartner Goes" Up. v ihaC but5 they were Germany's terms f '.Baltimore.- Sept l.-The resignation , , v u f,- of J. Hampton Baumgartner, as pub- as laid down by the military dictators. liclty;. repreSentatiy.e of the Baltimore j "He admits we talked peace terms; 'and Ohio railroad to -become assist were these terms any different from ' ant to President , S. Da vies Warfield, what I said he stated? Let him state . ' . I them. . ' '. . . . ." -."He admits. lie spoke of guarantees about; Belgium. Does any one sup pose he did not specify them? "I am sorry for the Chancellor. If he had resigned when the military (dictators of Germany determined to defy the united states wouia De toaay the great liberal rallying point. . As is .he t walled his convictions 'and J,got what every man gets in the end Who does-so r : ' ' V'-v . memoirs now I pass over the obvious j repartee that to hear a German speak,' of ethics borders on ludicrousV. and r especially the man who openly in ther Reichstag 7- announced thatN necessity knows; no law and that theGerman troops were at : that moment deliber ately" violating the neutrality of Bel gium. - "But I: believe that the old -style diplomacy in-the dark caused this war. Of, course, Jt is hard for a German ex official ; to conceive that ... the" ' people have a. right to be enlightened; about this awful calamity I hope one of the results of this war will be the end of back stairs diplomacy. V - ' c "When the, Germans, "with the Chan cellor's approval. Violated -the : usage , of all nations and times and. kept me as a hostage after Thad demanded my passports, I. think h.etalk 'of ethics comes with a bad grace from the Ger manside. ' , -am tona oi lue urn vyiiaucenui, -j. however, and I am glad, to hear his I . . ii t m ' potatoes.are aomg wen, ,Dui i wm uei t tney taUUUl lUUPU iuo Vj.a.a uu j i i. iH..it, 4Vk -i4-rt4--n nil imxf root valley - , ' Ii'. THIRD AMMUNITION: ' ?: IMFRFFPT ylf2. r iBy United Press.) Washington,4, Sept.- 1. Because Am- ri.a-nftBfiini chlorate contained in imA1.- fnr nonpi-ni rPprRhine'a smatl iX 7 IV , vv 1 " x usual' German product used, Pershine: finds himself with one-third of his am-: munition imperfect " , . - The War Department admitted thi3 officially today: adding that the defect t,x! .Amtn xr oiiTiatliitinri ' nf perfect potassium. : " - - : A 4.111.AC uiuiw.uv . wx .v.u. - 4..xi ni.nn1 xVn nnr. tne Ainenuiiu yiunutu wudcu u; va.x v- rid ces to -deteriorate: withsome" so tnat'j they did not explode .as quicKiy t n a desired.- The schlorate the basis 4 tof explosiori in the-cartridges--is now all right. - ' , The one-third .lotL proved , up satis- factdrily when tested at the place' of manufacture. Frankfort-: Arsenal, Phik adelphia, but the ..bromide paused - a chemical reaction- which . prevented proper 'fulmlnatioii; - ' Imperfect - cart- ridges will- be used, in' slow target 4- practice. . ' ,, v " , " . ' ,' '- , WILMINGTON, NORTH GAS MiKS DON'T iS FIT BABY FACES Red Cross Nurses and Doctors Have Brought Order Out ; of Chaos Nowr Well : ; (By;3e6rge Martin; United PreirStaff ; . '; ' Correspondent). '. : ''.:: ..; ' Washington, Sept. 1. Driven ; from home. by the storm of gas bombs rain ed on their, city .by the Germans, - 750 little children of Toul, France,, are being 'mothered by,- Red Cross nurses rushed to the front f rom Paris. T'C:f , r j Cables : detailing .the plight of these babies, ranging ,in age ; from one to eight years, were received by the Red Cross -war council tonight. ; r Further .'. asphyxated ; gas. . bomb ; at tacks by the ' Ilun baby killers on other villages- along the front are ex pected to bring at least five hundred more little, refugees fleeing from the terrors of Teutonic rightfulness. " Brick' houses sheltered and; pro tected ; from : murderous air . raiders have .been, built .behind the front for these youngsters. , Red Cross nurses are in charge of these, which have been? equipped with living quarters, hospitals and schools for- all 'the tiny tots. -, " . - ' ' " Older: folks in the besieged villages are wearing gas masks, but the baby faces of the little ones are too small for, these . protectors. The manufac turers, not. being in the habit of mur dering infants themselves,' didn't think to make any of , them. - " - When ' the first Red . Cross group, bringing. a doctor 5, nurse and two as sistants, a directpr?jind two motherly women aides, arrived at the front they found the 750 . little boys and s girls herded together in an old - barracks amid dirt, and filth I without a bed or 'pillow - or even a chair to . rest upon. Disease and infection abouhdevi among r the frightened children. - : I 1 , Within two. days 'the children were cleaned ;4ip and Amoved to-the,t.en new brick - buildings ; supplied by- the ; gov-, ernment. " ' - There the children will be kept until oUhe national .association or owners of railroad securities was announced loaay. .-. , . . . EX- ir.tom Army Conscription on ; Hroimd That He is Ob r - , . f i . . , posea to r igniing. I' - ' (By - United Press.) New York, Sept 1. Amok, reform ed head hunter of the Philippines, tb day filed an exemption, appeal claim here on tha ground that , he is a "peaceful, man who , should ot - be made to fight for the UnitedStates, not being a citizen . thereof." : " 1 i ; Amok is .described by the ; Coney Island side show barker as "a .fero cious cannibal" with an appetite for gore. But he says, he has Changed and now ' his savage ; nature is gone, except during -business hours.- v 4 4 4 .;;.. 4 4s , D, aNo car pinumNR rev! i " v . - - i - ..- .... , ' EIMUE. ; I , , . (By United -Press). . ; Washington, 1 Sept. - 1. Tax The -Committee PlanTake "normal Drofits" (derived by-tak- an average' of two out of 'f three years preceding 1914) and ' add not less thanf six ..nor more than ten .' per? cent, of the. con- ?4' cern'a invested1 capital. ' f Sub ' ' - income of the concern to arrive at the "war profits". v The - war profits are -then taxed in propor- 4",tion to their size as compared to rrer-war, profits. - : ' j : , ;' Tho. .TnhTison - Plan-.The . same p--war period and, means of ar- " "o - . . x-- - --- , Ii A oh in a " nnm m i 1 1 ao ; : t1 n n S cn ;aa , u...;u i,vu.iji..vv ;, Thexlifference between- the "nor- mat pronts ana -tne xvit income of the corporation is held to be 4 "war profits"., subject' to i a flat ,ttax. ims pian aoes, pot exempi p from six to ten per cent. 'of in- vested capital in" addition to the 4 4. normal p-s -as .does . the Com- mittee:K" .; " 4 j- The 'LaFollette Plan Same as . Johnson'' plan in-itsj operation. t HEAD HUNTER WANTS RELEASE 4". 4 , 4? 4 CAROLINA SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1917. ) f n r n n n n r nn n r r n n n m btn mi a I OF PEACE PLACED I BEFORE THE POPE Kin-? ' t. ' ' i : y ,.--hsj' Such Informatiori' :d.iterda3'jtt Govern- ; i r9 merit-: Headquarters . AND MINIMUM TEfAis Said to be Contained, in Note - All L9ok-to German Dbm- v :r-. ination in Central and ' -; ; Eastern Europe. . 1 Washington,: Spe?t lThat the Pope now, has Germany s .maximum and minimum peace terms, was the report reaching" officialt sources here' today, together thhV-statement.- that the Pope will prcbabiy strive on toward peace. ; ' i$90' Q: kf: Ju'xK h i W Coincid ing . with United Press Rome messages, thd reports indicated that the, Pppe will iproposea; new. set of terms; including restoration 'of Bel gium, establishment of a German base' at Antwerp; autonomy- for Lorraine, but retention of "-Alsace i by Gefmany, establishment ; of Trieste as a free port; andettlement at the peace table of other vexatious problems. vrjiru The American government's 'official attitude is unbending. All these, ques tions are secondary, it .was said, while the paramount issue is a change of the German government so that Kaiserisni can never again curse the world. With Autocracy stripped from Germany, the other' questions, .the State Department indicated, could easily be disposed. v Meantime allied diplomats declared that Germany still dreams" pf a "Mit tel Europa' a golden pathway to .the East - One of th6; foremost of the dip lomatic 4 colony .; said Germany seeks to trade Belgium, Northern France and " even her colonies, if . necessary, for her conquests in the East.:? Ger man journalists i are nourishing the idea" that France and EJngland exhaust ed, would be willing to sacrifice- Rus sia and. their Balkan allies for a peace that would-give them in. exchange the German colonies-and the, territory the AUiedipl3a.tl-liavlearhtt Germany is.:trying tolwean. Russja from -the; Allies, and at the same, time is striving ' ta '.leave, Ihe impression that no military decision Is possible, arguing that, therefore, the I Allies ought o accept a: modified made-in-Germany peace. . : ; '-.:..- Germany, however, is still insisting upon, keeping economic control of Al sace, with its rich coal and iron de posits. With these and - a. route to Constantinople, Germany could threat en Great : Britain's rule in the Far East, while t- maintaining an extreme ly strong . economic positions. . - , Pan-German : is still strong, though American officials have reason to be lieve that the, leaven of : democracy is stirring strongly. The more pessi mistic, however, declare .that much "yeast" in-the shape of strong allied blows must still be Jealt to Germany to'convince her of the futility, of Kais erism and militarism. .' -V:?. r 'Xl -1 . . The' outlinerof , th"K Pope's . possible proposals . met with no t receptiyeness here"; French diplomats scoffed at the idea of German sovereignty over ' Al saceand British said leaving a Ger man garrisoii at Antwerp f. would be ridiculous. : Germany may hope to "re store" Belgium with; money gathered from- British, payment for. Germany's African colonies, it was suggested. ' . -Italy will "hot listen ; to,; any teace that' doesn't . include ' Italia irredenta in -the proposals, and she .will insist on ah independent j Albania; Bosnia and Hersegoverna Serbia and'res- toration of Montenegro, Rumania andl"i- we country. . .. - Serbia.,: -- " .,' v . r . .Western North Carolina, the district Italy, feels her successes hr the present drive are such that her: ideas on the Balkans are just' and must be reckoned with. , : : Mighty Speaker Injured. ; ' ' Cleveland, Sept. 1. Tris Speaker, the Cleveland Indians.' star outfielder, Was hit on the chin as he was about to steal home in the first inningof to 'Jay's -.game 3 by a-hard bounder-from Joe Evans bat. Tris had two stitches 'put Jn his ,chin and, returned to. the game as -the eighth 1 inning; started. 4 :" ';" v 4- 4's i " '' ':' :--;i' :i ''J y.-' , :;T; ' V 4" SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN. . 4. - - . " j. The Dispatch is going to ive 4 away .- hundreds of dollars worth R of prizes to the ambitious worn-- en mnd girls -01 wjimrngton ana f the surrounding territory. ,' ) . V 4; $775. Briscoe Automobile. 4s ; i i"' Ford Touring- Car. ' - $200,int?old. .4 :,,''- $100.in Gold. . , 4, , - $93 Furniture Suite. : 4 41; H, . $75 Columbia Grafonola." 4' $50 Merchandise Order - 4 4 iv-at J.W.1 H.Fuchs!: pepartmenf , 4 4 r , Store. i V ' 1 4 t . " $25 .Wrist Watch. ! ' ! 4 Two $60 Diamond Rings. . 4 4 " Tit"- to" pages 12 and 13 and 4 4 read all about the. prizes and how 4' 4 they aretobe awarded." . ' 4 "The campaign 'will be -conduct- e ' ed by the National Circulation-"' 4 Company. ; ' of vColumbus Ohio, 4 4 which concern, , under , the able.di- 4 tr: rant inn . v nt , Mr:- and '"Mrs. : F. R. J Long and . Mr. ' K. F:i Briggs. j 4 madP inoh'a bis. success oO the 4'; "last contest- . r: V-'.. ' " 1 4. 4 4,- -';; 4 4 ill Warn 1 1 fllDfillOOTPOT Wm;Have:to ib ihgress TilltOctolri; f In;Warrurjposes0 RI FVFN RII I in W RfiNrl M BILL NOW IN TrtE HOUSE Estimates in Millions ' Sent in v-f- From Dertments Small Denomination .Bonds, Washington, Sept.. 1. An average of nearly ; seven , hundred miliion dol lars "daily will have to be authorized by Congress' from? now, until October 1,' whan leaders; hobe to adiournj to carry out war" plans .announced:-; 5 : Representative Kitchin chairman of the House Ways and Means (commit tee,; presented the . :; admlnistration'3 $ll,53S,000,0b0 bond bil totfay-: : 'The war and-.Navy Departments sent. in" deficiency, estimates of $659,- Socialist Sav rThaf PrVQirlfnr 542,000 including $350,000,0X)0 forVth!?1-. EVj new destroyer fleet. Should v -With; the 915,000,000 asked byhe shipping board and. , the 'estimates.' ex pected from other government branch es, a total of about 120,000.000.000 will j be asked in addition : to $7,000,000,00 previous : war.. appropriations. A bil lion will be needed to ; start sthe sol diers war irisurnace . : . ; - . - - 1 i The urgent deficiency bill alo'neHhis year is expected to be upwards oi $G, 000,000,000in N itself "a -half-dozen times the amount spent by a 'Congress a. few years . ago. .. . ' X.?-'. . Following adjournment for v Labor Day, the -House will begin work Tues day . on the $11538.000,000 war ; bond ,bill.r This will provide; meahs by which a man with: only: $5 -may aid his gov ernment by buying a bond, 'l'),:.:' Two billion dollars of war savings bonds will be placed: on sale i through the- postofficesv iilnterestwiir be paid in advance that is, for ?4.1(T Ohe may purchase a 5-year $5. bond. . Nqt more than ,l,0Q(rv worth iofthese maybe .ts-': 1 ii,. " ji- ' . va. -bought b any one. person. can v President-this ,exessUn , fVom pioheytFbayHtliel ernrheht will; permit: him to turhaf M for cash. viHe-will then be paid aiso u ijci-ueuiiui me use otiuB.iaoney.,, ; Passage m the House of the' soldiers. insurance bill, . which permits any en listed man to take out government in surance, at $8 a thousand is expected before, the end of the week, v Opposi tion is scattering. The army asked $53,490,000 for field artillery and $77,182,000 . for 'ammuni tion for this branch; $168,000,000 for machine guns and for" targets practice $11,000,000. . , -e:.: - : X STILL IK E Miss Abbott Confident Su i preme Court Will Reverse K , :4 Decision. . ; :" - -. (iiy United Press.) -. Washington, Sept.- 1.- Confident that the supreme court - will uphold the new 'child labor law; despite Judge Boyd's ' decision yesterday, declaring it unconstitutional; Miss ? Grace Ab bott, of the Federal -Children's Bu- reau, today put ifinto effect through- under Judge Boyd's - jurisdiction- s the only territory where enforcement of - the law is- held up the only spot in the country todays where it is law ful for . children - .under ;14 years' - to work in shops and factories and chil dren under 16 to work in mines . and quarries doing, interstate business. Friends of the law. here declare em ployers of - child ; labor brought the suit before Judge Boyd and they ex pect a bitter fight all the way to the supreme court; to kill the" measure throughout the - country.1 ' While" "Attorney ': General "j Gregory worked - on th e rapp eal from - Judge Boyd's decision, Miss Abbott just back from attending the trial in North Carolina, early today , plunged into the task" of taking ,150,000 boys and. girls out of the labor market t ' ' s , - She is proceeding in the belief that the ; supreme court, basing its decis ion on its ; own action, in upholding the ... constitutionality "of , n the Mann White Slave . act, willAre-defclare the government's right" to v regulate indus tries enaged in interstate commerce and pronounce the child labor law constitutional. . . - k ' r -X- 45- HOOVER'S PREDICAMENT. AT. I K-.V (By. United Press). Washington, Sept., 1, tiemen Hoover received two .'telegrams 4f today; Chicago protested that the -:fr Epntfouacedwheatdifferentiais are 55- plainly- discriminatory; against xit 55-and in favor of St Louis. - St 'Liouis wired tnat me umur- -x entiais.are piamiy aiBcriuiiiui.vujr in . Chicago's ' favor as against bt - Louis - . . - x .5- 4 CHILD LABOR LAW liiiiiiiii j . v . - . a ...... . ' - . ; . . . . ... - m wmMm. Mi m .f - , XV , - ---- - .,:-. . . . . mh w - 1 ' " - - . :. . . w - -tt ? - . ' ' . . - -v . : 1 UJ I yui I Lfl yw::U(JHwAi VAX.' , - ' - I -f ' - ' -V-'.V:- . --r;-. r j " 7-' j. -,v rmr nrnnnhnmu r or oecona. lime British War FAKt UtiMbl iOQES KOTJIPPEAL lis TO THE EE OFFICIAL COMMENT m KIGIDLY WITHHELD Criticisms of ;Conse'rViatiye 'German.; Press ElxceedLingly;: rFBitter on rpl of Wil-S ; son- Pope's Proposals - ": ' ;- y - . : -7-; .. .,;. ; Berlin, (ViajLondon), Sept. 1.' Ger nJany's Socialists : believe ;the govern ment cannot in honor refuse President Wilspns;. stipulation . that- the German people, guarantee Germany's ?; peace treaty.::';--;4 V'1'.;. -t. y- '-X'H Of all the comment on the American reply: to Pbpe' BehedictV-ome" of it is the Socialist '.would: organ, "vorwaerts scpoai .. luci rieucu wt,, . ;be dishonorable, to refuse ;.vl",:1;!.rs:. rHi?1?: Fx"3 Wilson'semands.XVyrwaertsiis the foremost: Socialist .newspaper in Mf ePor to the war r rope and' accurately reflects: the views of that party' in :- Germany). 1 "The - American government," the. Vorwaerts'' . editorial continued, 'has repeatedly declared that it lis not an enemy of " the German people) but proof isfc lacking' f . which should i fUry. nish, through the statement that Ger many :. has all '; been robbed ' or' made tributary J to her ' enemies. - ' ; , - "America y . avoids : carefully , this point, which is 'decisively, important to the German people. - " , ; : 'Regarding ' President jWilson's de mand that the people ' guarantee the peace " treaty; a certain "part of "our press says - this is dishonorable--we. say; it is dishonorable to, refuse. iThe German ' people . are 'fighting their hardest fight, not only for the. right of a" single family ; or for a ; govern mental system, but ? for- their very ex istence. lfc r, '-.' ':: . "The j Socialists are making ' every effort to change the " constitutional system, but1 they refuse to use the means which would weaken1 ' the de fensive strength of the country. Per haps President - Wilson's words that America 1 can: 'only' have peace . after democratization' are only a pretense but it is a cleverly chosen-pretense, and can only -be answered by. deeds." "President Wilson's note," ; said the Deutsch ; Tages eitung,- 'appeals to democrats and socialists to get '. pos-1 session of " power ; by all1 - possible means. 5; It . appeals . to the: Reichstag maJ9Tit7to.:contin.tte.-it8CcliQaeii,.way; The notes., intention . is ,ta. induce the German people - to ; a revolution. -1 .j "President Wilson knows with the people taking over power, heretofore un-oonquered ; Germany will b,e - de feated and ruined a helpless victim of hei enemies." . . ;. : The Conservative German press. was exceedingly bitter in it's' comment on the';Amerfcin replyiV?'--'; 'v- The Vossiche Zeitung declared "Ger many is : already democratic. "Wil son," the : editorial; continued "seem vkglyr expects Germany to Bink in childish ' confidencet)nianglo-American breasts but: the .way Germany: has chosen does not lead, to the fake de mocracy Wilson wishes, ; -vv v t; The ' Berlin Tageblatt, pointed out that the difference between President Wilson's and the Allies: aims was; that Wilson "required1 a sine' qua nOn dem-lof ocratization of - Gerjnariy, ; while ' his colleagues demand . visible booty." -. ... "Wilson," , the newspaper continued. L "hopes for; ;new. proofs: of . a great peo ples Intentions but J he . refuses v all 'mediati6n'0.::4: , Officially all comment 'on Ythe Anier ican reply with -withheld.' it was stated jtUlermany's answer, ;with the replies. of Iier - ttlUco, win uc :ucuicicu;w vxx Pope within a tew aays. jjispaicues r from Constantinople today declared the Sublime Porte to be in full sym pathy with ''the1: aims expressed, by the Pope; and, stated ( . such; a ; rely would be given the: yatlcah---; - 1 . . .'. 't. ;::Ag- 7 No Epidemic Feared..:; !Vv Hempstead L: rI.; Sep Vl --Several .cases of measles ,we?e discovered among " Alabama troops stationed . at Cainp - Mills arid two' companies were nuarantinedv tonight" Authorities do - -not fear a serious epidemic. 7 s ' PRICE FIVE CENT: For Second Time British ' ships Intercept Eiiemfe Mine Sweepers. , -';- -5 - ' . - " - - Prisoners" Taken ,-. : nianTrooDs---Bail Wath' ; Retards Fighting on;Britjsh t i 'I -Front Austria; Calls; 5. For . -; 4. ,-.,. iv -':... m '- -,- ,-. ; -r-. V:'- I. London, Sept. 1. Italy's ereat? f- " - fensive enteredT lis rthirdveelt tt. night, with official .statements! placing' tV the prisoners for the nast 1 da" va rat : 27,301. men,- of -whoni 720 ' were; ofi $ 7 fleers; : The 'Carso and ilsonzo., fronts i- Uj tonight : were;' the tmost desperately; V " fought-over poiBts t in : all 'Europe. :v a J V On 'inevWs'front'encli- troops successfully : bought or repeated ' &t:: tacksby the ' German i "rown Priiice' 1 t :; picked- troops seekibgiy recapture5 ot " grounu, taKen in a sudden and violent -assault ;oh the-1 'Cheimi8-des-DamepVAr'v;:. brief artmery bombardi(hent yester- ; : : f day w,as : succeeded by,' a;i combined V I French: infantry i'and". aerial 1 off ensire : ' ; over a, mUe front -during 'the night 1 French planes, -massed in ! force, 1 swept :kx over - the1 German trenches. .'- rakine ' V Lixxcxu wiiu iu B, aiiu vuitiii f snens.. 1 n iv - ZXi ' '-uml fwVu-'' .j July 31, when th ; British Assault IATT1irio1: wnil nas thai 41.x ir-t.x. ' ; rr. upeneu, . iu,o. .; uermans vaave been, captured by the British, Ilalg stated. ' On the British front a continuous : . v series " of bad; weather : had perceptltlfe y effect' in slowing up the fighting. Qun " ' fire was incessant , all: along the line. v but infantry 'fighting was tconfiried to J localized : attacks and - raids.' V ' The Italian successes ; may ; have I a, . C r very .great effect on; elaborate ; plana . which the Germans have been making 't' recently for .an' offensive Against. the Russian? linear6und;Riga;Swiss1dls-f patches . report insistent demanda! -V;' from Vienna on Berlin for reinforce ments : and wholesale , withdrawals :cf -,v Austrian, troops. 'frpm the Northern " front ... to. replace exhausted and -.' bit-r tered forces on the Balnizza plateau ' and : the high dand on the road , tq ; ; Trieste. At, bothplaces the .Italian: v commnad - is i unceasiriglyibombarding ' 5 and battering with its : infantry. ' ;; Four enemy mine sweepers were . destroyed". by: British " light f . naval : forces off the Jutland, coast, this, morn-; ihg,; the admirality announced tonight; This . is the second "tima within receht weeks British, patrol hips "hate? n:r . countered German' mine , sweepers '.in ; the Isforth Sea; J;3The' popular "beliefJIa : v thati the activity, of the mine sweeps ' , ers may indicate . the, German fleet - Is preparing to; come :out again. Italians' Make' More' Gains.' Rome, -Sept. l.'-More ; gains in the IBrestovizza; valley .and repulse of-.viOr!; ' lent enemy, : CQunter-attacks en the ndrthern. slope of -Mount St.; Gabrielle 1 and east of Gprizta'were detailed :;int- : an; official; statement; this afternoctL .; The. new ground in the valley;; covered the elements of a -" number kt : ' Aus trian fortifications Including Vj some trenches. :. . -:'-': -"v-" --v'-'X -,'. .i;''-V':JV- : :;' - Twenty Per Cent. Loss.; f I J : xEIeven,: Sept. . 1. Eleven ;out 6f eV? , ery 1,000 men on the western fronton j Europe are killed in action, accqrdlng : , to French official figures Secretary,, of War .Baker ' made "public today, j ' ; ".The percentage of killed , is much ' less'now than earlier ln the war.; Thai high mark of casualties in the French ; . army was at -the battles of. Charlerol , and .trie!' Marne; when 541 men in fevery . 10,000 were killed 0r , wbundedxj iTht- Killed nave not exceeaea zu per' cent; the total; casualties. French Enlarge Victory, t " Paris, 'Sept. l.-French-, t,roops to? day. enlarged their ' .victory., on the Chemiri-des-Dames. registered - ixf . last night's sudden: offensive.; ' ' ;(."Northwest of Hurtebise we took : a. trench on a front of 200 meters (about 65.0 feet) : and - repulsed a counter at-, tack," tonight's I official statement t clared. , v .,- v.-s'- -: .V "V '- . ..' .S -; "South of ; Butte Du Mesn.il; we re pulsed a strong surprise attack." ; fii. NO MORE ABSINTHE ! i 1 IN THEIR CQCCTAILS " Y By .United PreM.1 ' -; v 4 New York. Sept.1. Eleven HhQU-. Isand Gotham Ihirsteries today put the crtisher on cocJttans servea wua. a dash" the dash being a whisk of. an- slentne. - Tne no,BI effect.throughout the State today, r i v ?..'i