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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Engl 5 Income I
Pinching tie r eople !
and r Perc ent Growing
FORTY PER CENT or inc ONE
MUST HE PAID To rtsE
GovERNMEsT. 0
Man Drawing sis ! Sveek Rssuired
to Pay Tax of About $500
Month

London, NoY. rs FlilI reaiixaticn
Of the horrors III war may he denied
England, but. every EsngIishuaan can
realize that war Id ex xpens:ye. Under
the revised tax budget no person IN ]
the United King dom escapes payment
Great Britain's expenditure for the
current year win be s7,s60 ,e08, 600
The national revenue viii tail $6,425, q
100000 short of that Tho estimated
national deadweight debt IL now s12.
900. 1000. 900,
Income Tax Advanced.
The most reyoiational nleaanre irss.
the new tax schedule Ii the 10 per
cent increase IN The income Tar. III
mot only raises the amount on taxes
10 be paid sd far over d stipulated
limit, hut lowers that limit, thus tax
ing thousands Of Incomes which kith-
ferto have been exempt
Formerly the man who had an itl-
come of less than $500 did not have
to pay q tax on III Now al ipcomea
3of $3.50 aild over are taxed This
means that all persons who earn $1S
q week or more must pay The TAX n:is
der the new budget.
The scale OF attachments allowed on
incomes from $500 to $500 III aiso
reduced, the highest ahatement now
being 5000. 30 that the person who
earns se6s a rear will nave III ray u
tax Of $55.
Food necessities, articles Ill ci0th-
ing automobiles and gasoline an must
pay heavily
One feature of the new hndget
which is expected 10 meet enthusiasts,
tie approval among the mnsses; ess
3pecially among the labor unions. and
which conciIiates To some extent
those whose incomes or Imports are
now 50 heavily taxed II the increased
taxation Of war profits.
TVS 8 EARNINGS axed.
The new tax Is 70 be paid on profits
which exceed by $500 the profits
shown by the income tax assessment
"a three years' average for 1914
1915, and the amount OF the tax is to-.
be SO per cent Of the surplus. The.
yield from this source is expected to
be $50 600, 900 In q full effective year
and $50. 100000 before March al next.
The outstanding features ii the
postal reforms are the abolitioa Of
the halfpenny past It win III sature
cost two cents7and the doing away
with the six7penny tslegrams. the new
charge being nine pence t18 cents1
for q words and one halfpenay t1
cent? for each additional word
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18

lof endorsements from other sections
Of the eastern front and heavy artil-
lery brought up by railroad From
the conflicting reports 1t may be seen
that the east bank OF the Styr is held
by the Russians while the battle for
the crossing is still undecided
Reports from the western frcnt III.
Aicate that the military activities III
itnat region are limited to rather gen
1eral artillery exchanges.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
IL He Who Hesitates
Is Lost Does II
Also Apply to Greece?
AND ENGLISH TROOPS
FORM BALKAN JUNCTION.
FIERCE FIGHTING.
Rst Germans and Bulgarians Making
Representatives. of Greese
Disappointing to Allies.

That the Germans and Bulgarians
are making progress in Serbia and
that the Serbians are falling back,
with their army intact, is evident
from the reports of both sides.
English and French troops have
come together in the Balkans, how
ever. and it is hoped in London and
Paris that they may be able to stay
the march of the German-Bulgar
forces.
Greece, which had been supposed
TO sympathize with the allies and
which was presumed to be ready to
join in the movement to protect Ser
bia, is a puzzle to the allies, although
it is now thought, according to Lon
don reports, that if Greece partici-
pates at all it will be with the Austro-
German alliance
The former premier of Greece has
been very outspoken in his sympa-
still holds that unless Greece takes
part on the side of the English and
French its nationality will be serious
ly endangered if not wiped out ais a
governing entity.
kaisers Brother-in-LavA
But the king of Greece is a brother
in-laW OF Kaiser William and he has
been able thus far to prevent Greece's 5
participation in the conflict. When
the former gemier evidenced pro
nonnced disBossL.Sn to engage III alis
war. the king forced bis resignation,
substituting in the premiership man
with neutrality as his watchword
Subsequently, the Greek parliament
forced the resignation of the neutral
premier. But the king, rather than
reappoint the fighting premier, dis
solved the body and an election has
been ordered
This will postpone matters. The
former premier seems to think that
Greece's opportunity is gone--that /
will be too late for Greece to gain
anything by entrance into the war
after the election. He has expressed
doubt whether his party will take
part in the election.
One feature of the elect on will be
that the soldiery cannot participate,
and since a large part Of the male
population is in the army the chances
for. the king to win .at the polls are
thus enhanced.
Hence it will be seen that the king
has been playing a game of politics
which, at present bids fair to sustain
his attitude Of neutrality
MORE
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Berlin's View.

Berlin Il via Londonl, Mar IL. AT
tempss Sqt the. Serbians TO trip the
Austro4German drive have again
failed. the war Office announced to-
day. More than 1000 were captured.
London, Ney 17-The tate of the
Serbian army may be only a matter
OF hours. Monsstir in southwest Ser
bia, lis reported 10 be in such a peril
GUS position that the consular oficiaas
have departed from the city. From
the various eonfiiesing reports which
have reached the public the following
apparently may be deduced as facts:
How They stasd Today.
Ihe Bulgarians have taken KrnsevO
and are six miles west of Perlepe.
Thus the southern Serbian army and
It's F'ranco-British allies are con
fron4ed with the immiRent peril OF
an outf8nking movement.
Tetoye is in the hands o. the Bull
garians.
The fate OF the Serbians holding
Babuna pass is more obscure. One
report states that the pass has been
forced. 1t seems certain that the de
tenders are at least threatened SO
seriously that their position soon may
be untenable.
With Krusevo and gahuna ia the
bands Of the invaders the fate ot
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
kRuPP PROFITS Will GO
TO AID or DESTITUTE

Berlin tyia sayyiile) Although
the profits Of the Krupp works last
year amounting to s21.5oo,ooO would
permit Of payment Of a "A per cent
dividend, the owners will make no
extra profits on account OF the war.
After the payment Of a dividend OF
12 per cent, the amount contributed
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18

VIII be committed to an expenditure
Df approximately $4,000, ,o0o, 900 for
war purposes within the next five
years.
TO Devise Ways and Means.
It VIII be incumbent on congress
to devise ways and means to provide
the revenue to care for this enormous
national defense budget
4 The money must be raised either
by additional taxation or the sale or
bonds This is the problem that lis
giving the democratic leaders In CON
gress great concern these days.
More Than Billion.
In the absence Of the additional ap-
preparations for war purposes to be
recommended BY the president the
ordinary ex expenditures On this account
would foot UP to. considerably more
than s1,o0o,ooo,ooo ins the next iive
years.
In other words. such an amount
would beneeded In the period named
Iif congress- authorized no increases
for the army and navy
Quarter Of a Million.
For the current fiscal year congress
appropriated the sum of $262, q sd 900
for the maintenance OF the army. the
navy and the organized militia organ-
jizations of the various states.
To this the president would add
s10o, 100000 a year for the navy for
a period Of Ave years, and d lesser
sum for the army,
1t is estimated the administration
plan for army reorganization would
cost $s0,00O,00o the first years, and a
lesser amount in succeeding years.
More Money Needed.
Leaders in congress are inclined to
believe the administration plans
would involve larger expenditures
than those named.
iii3
Accordingly, unofflcially, they esti-
mate that on the basis of this years
appropriations. together with The ad-
ditional sums to be recommended by
tho president, the country must be
prepared to spend little more than
$4,000, 100000 in the next five years
if the army and navy are to be es-
tablished on a basis in consonance
with modern standards
congressnen Are Willing.
Nearly all leaders In congress re-.
gardless Of party, are willing to 60
ahead with such program.
They take the position that recent
world events demonstrate the neces-
sity Of the United States preparing
itself against the time when it NAV
be called upon to defend itself against
powerful enemy.
Sale Of Bonds Urged.
e9 " tiiis lily SetuIiuulSJfdLIOn has not
come to aina1 conclusion it is under
stood the presidents advisers are
convinced the additional moneys
needed for national defense should
be raised by the sale Of bonds.
It is the present purpose Of the adj
ministration to ask congress to revise
the tariff SO that additional receint
may be obtained from customs. II IL
practically certain the income tax VIII
be amended SO as to include persons
with incomes as low as $1,000 i year.
Tax Munitions 81 War
Munitions Of war doubtless win oe
taxed. An export tax is prohibited
by the constitution. but q TAI IN
manufacture Is feasible and fhe "a.
ministration has been strongly urged
to recommend q levy on such prod.
ucts. .ss3ssE
The eonmittee on ways and means
iof the aouse, which originates legis-
lation TO raise revenues, win meet Il
Washington early in December NJ
that tisne, # Is hoped. the administra-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Perlepe will be sealed and the read
TO .Monastir opened. u lf5

Peflepe will be sealed and tine read
TO Monastir opened. li3
Greece More Favorable.
While the military situation Me
comes darker from the standpoint Of
the entente allies the diplomatic
phase of their near eastern venture sfs
somewhat more favorable. Greece is
giving sene indication that she is
seeking a solution of the problem
which would be presented if the en-
tente troops should take refuge ON
Grecian territory
Bringing Great Pressure.
1t is clear that the entente powers
are exerting considerable pressure
TO bear on Greece, not the least of
which is Engianfs detention in home
ports of feet of Greek merchant
nnent Greek shipping is making en-
ormeus profits out of the war and
even a temporary check Of its activ-
ity would mean a great loss.
Battle On styr River
Along the eastern front interest
5centers on the attempted recrossing
of the styr where the Austrsans and
Germans claim an important success.
Petrograd reports merely admit AUS
tro-Gernaan occupation Of the village
8of Pidgacie. about five miles from
the river, and slight advance east
.of that place It Ii asserted the adj
vantage gained BY the Teutonic forces
in this region is due TO the arrival
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Dream Of L.ifs.

Vain Actor It Is the dream Of
my Iffe to play Hamlet. Y
g npathizing Friend .sHaYen,t
they got any alarm clocks where You
tiye - ltilnore AMERICAN.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18

ton will have devised d concrete plan
g gain morsey for both ordiaary ex exs
pense and tor national defense.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18

last year, surplus OF about s6,000,-
900 will be devoted to charity TO
the relief fund for the families Of
soldiers killed in battle 100000 will
be given and se25.0oO viii go to the
general relief fund.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Three Officials Involved.

On excellent authority it is elarned
that the government officials have
gathered evidence against three high
officials in the. Teutonic diplomatic
corps. And so important is this evil
dence that star chamber confer
ence was deemed advisable before
taking any steps that would lead to
the presentation of evidence to a
federal grand jury.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Sufficient for indictment.

The evidence in the case Of atsleast
one of these diplomats is sufficient
to cause his ind ;etment for violation
5of this country's statutes with respect
ito eonspiracies.
Just what the next move will be
will DEPEND on the verdict Of Secre-
tary Of State Lansing, with whom the
secret service head and the United
States district attorney Of this dis
trict IN slI confer. s q
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
U. S. Honey con,bed
With German Spies,
Says Former Official
5000 GERMAN-AusTRiAN SPIES
REPORTED TO BE in THE
UNITED STATES.
Secret Service Men Called Into coun-
cil--Arrests for Conspiracy
May Follow Soon.

New York So acute has grown
the situation regarding the Teuton
propagandists that William ]. Flynn,
chief of the United States secret ser
vice, and H. snoWden Marshall, Unit
ed States district attorney for this
district were summoned TO Wash
ington today, to confer with the au-
thorities there as to their next move.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18

Caller = suppose you can spell
all the sEort words, Bobby ~
Bobby can spell q lot Of b.g
ones. too. can even spell words OF
Tour cylinders. !. Boston Transcript
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Trial May Reveal Identity.

The name of this man is likely to
be brought out in the case of Carl
Buenz, managing director of the
Hambur-American line. and other en-
ployees of this German steamship
line, under Indictment for technical
violations of the customs reguiat ations,
In reality, these men are charged
with secretly furnishing German
commerce destroyers with supplies
while cruising in the North and the
South Atlantic.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
aeaaman Reported Unknown.

Those well Informed with respect
to the activities of the United States
secret service and the agents of the
department of justice in the running
down of Teuton agents in this country
look forward to the Indictment of a
prominent German-American shipping
man, who is known to the United
States authorities as the "bagman."
1t is said it has been his duty to
furnish the spies Of the central pow
ers with the wherewithal to do their
work 5.5
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-18
Defense Fund Will
Reach Two Billions
in Next Five Years
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PLANS IN
yoLvE TWO BILLIONS IN
EVE YEARS.
Vast Expenditure for Preparation on
Administrators Program
Sale Of Bonds Urged. y

Washington, d. c.-If President
Wilson's program of military prepar;
edness is given the effect Of law BY
congress at the Forthcoming session
the government OF the United States
will be committed to an expenditure
pf approximately $1,000, 900, 900 for
war purposes within the next five
years. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06
STRANDED COMPAAY'S
MANAGERS WANT MONEY
Have Sued Manager WEIGH. OF strains
Theatre. For $3.50 For
Week.

Whether Manager WEIGH. of the
Strand. will pay 1850 to the manage
ment of the college Den Girls. who
are stranded in Richmond, or face suit
proceedings in Hastings Court, Part
IL, next month viii be decided some
time today, In the meantime the man.
agement and the company are IN RICH
mond rolling up hotel expense bill.
Ravie Troy and Walter Baker are
the managers of the company. and they
have engaged Attorney e. X. English
to represent them when the case n
brought before the South Richmond
jury.
Efforts at a compromise are expects
ed to be made today, although tbs
managers of the troupe last night said
they would not accept a cent less than
1850. The amount named In their
contract signed by both parties
Manager WEIGH says that he offered
to pay the company their money for
the first half of the week. but because
the attendance had been bad could not
afford to keep them longer. He said.
too, that the calihre of the act was
not as represented to him through his
booking offices
The company has an engagement In
Lynchburg, which was to have heen
filled today. they say. and they claim
they have not enough funds to leave
the city. 1t is thought that some set
Element agreeable to all concerned
will be made today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06

loyalty, your attendance, your ~ -
OF the expenses week a1tef W0o
And what do you get? II yOu 49,
the church first and give IL the s10EoS
full share of your time. strength. aNG
means, you reap a good conecieMe(
viii certainly conduces to healt1
and happiness. and consolation In ttmS
of trial; and the consultations OF Ood'
are not small.
Again the church stands for unora1.S
ity. This Is another towering idea
OF the church, and because ~ this
there Is a large place in the modern
life OF the age for the church. The
greatest moral institution Of the are
is the church of God. Not simply for
the morals OF the individual. but for
the higher morality of the commn-
nity--morafty In the largest and
strictest sense.
1t stands for that code OF morals
expressed in the Thou shalt not xiii;
thou shalt not commit adultery; thou
shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor: honor thy father and
thy mother" The church teaches that
the consequence OF breaking these
commandments means ruin, 1t means
eternal death And il also teaches
that 1t Is possible to keep them
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ Here, and mere alone. are
both sanction and power for morality.
The church stands for eternity.
This Is, indeed. towering idea. Have
you ever considered the supreme
value of eternal life? The very fact
that the best and noblest OF the
human race have lolg ed for eternal
life proves 1t value. The church has
been accused of a too much "Other
Worldliness. I want to plead guilty
to the charge. Somehow want TO gel
a strong hold Of the "Other Worldff-
ness idea. 1t seems to me that
this is one of the glories OF the
church At most we shall spend
seventy or eighty or ninety years in
this world. Where are We going to
spend eternity? If the erhurch OF
God cannot answer this question. who
can? When great multftuf1es were
falling away, Simon Peter cried.
Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou
hast the words of eternal life"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06
SOCIALISTS AGAINST
] MILITARY IN SCHOOLS
Jesse G. Duke Frames Resolutions
Featured With Opposition to
School Cadet Idea.
CLAIMS UNJUST
TAXATION
Party Dislikes Idea Of Spending Peo-
pies Money on Training-Ffrst
Organization Against school Boards
Recommendations.

The first organization to go on
record as being opposed to the pro-
posed military corps at joan Mar
shall High School is the Socialist
party Of Richmond. which at its regu'
lar monthly meeting yesterday adopt
ed resolutions against militarism IN
general and the cadet organization al
John Marshall High School in particu-
lar. Speeches were made by b. NJ.
Button, the Socialist congressional
candidate In the Ninth District of Vir-
ginia last fall. Jesse c. Duke. State
secretary Of the Virginia Socialist
party, and others
Mr.. Duke prepared the resolutions,
which are as follows:
Whereas. the Socialist party Is OPP
posed to militarism in any form and
views With adherence the attempts OF
false patriots to nave the United States
Join in q mad scramble for increased
armaments even now while Europe is
A graveyard because of its militarism
ana,
Whereas, the School Board of the
city OF Richmond has lately made ar
composed of students of John Mar
shall High School:
Resolved that the Socialist party
of Richmond go on record as opposed
to the efforts Of the Navy League. Ma
tional Defence League and all other
organizations urging an increase In
the army and navy OF the United
States and the adoption OF a militarist
policy by the United States: and,
Resolved. further. rnar the socfaf'-t
party Of Richmond earnestly protests
- ~ n
School Board in making military
training a part and parcel of the pub
lie school system by giving its sane
ton and the taxpayers money TO the
formation OF a military corps I'm John
Marshall High School. thus taking w
the time of the students and requir-
ing that parents pay large sums for
uniforms, equipment and military
tinsel In addition to the amount for
-seheel books and usual expenses and
by this training impressing on the
minds OF the Young those imperialis-
tic ideas of militarism that are so
sadly out Of place in republic"
The committee in charge announced
that arrangements had been made
with the Superior Theater to run Up
ton Sinclairs famous Aim. THE
Jungle" on September Is and Is. AT
which time all Richmond Socialists.
radicals and their friends will turn
out and attend the huge movie parties
to be given at this time. The jungle"
IL a story of the Chicago packing
houses and the book caused e,en
President Roosevelt, to make thor.
ough Investigation OF the beef trust, a
number Of tickets for the general nuh-
lie can now be secured at the State
secretary's office. 5la Mutual Build
fnr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06
CAR CALLS ON PEOPLE
FOR COMPLETE VICTORY

Petrograd, Sept. 5.--The Car at
tended the first meeting sof the spe-
ciaI committee on national defense
y ssterday,
The question before YOU" he said
while addressing the meeting. is ot
the grayest Importance. 1t concerns
the more speedy equipment of the
army with munitions for which oar
valiant troops wait in order to stop
the foreign invasion and 10 bring sue
cess once again to our arms.
Parliament during the present ses-
sion. which l have convoked, has given
me resolutely and without the least
hesitation the only reply worthy of
Russia, the reply which l have ex-
pected from them. namely that the
war must be carried on until victory Is
complete. / do not doubt that this is
the voice of the entire Russian ma
ton. Nevertheless the great resolH-
ton we have undertaken implies the
greatest intensity OF EFFORT on cur
part. This thought has become n1i
versay, but II has become necessary tn
nut tit -int,- action without daiAY.- nd
il is precisely the way in which thia
ia to be done that should DC eHey your
conference.
This conference has brought to-
rether in a common work OF govern
ment solidarity representatives of all
business Russia. Having entrusted
YOU with complete confidence and with
powers of exceptional extent shall
always follow with the mast profound
attention your labors and Will take
personal part in theim If necessary.
I'VE have a great task before US.
We shall concentrate in 1t all the hu-
man effort of the country. Let US
leave aside for a>~moment.a every. pre-
occupation, however grave. and even
If II should concern the State so long
an il does not essentially afrect the
present moment nothing must distract
our thoughts. oud will anG our strength
from what is now our single goal. to
drive the enemy from our borders. With
this end In view we must make GER
tain OF the complete military equip
ment Of our active army and OF other
troops called to the colors.
This is the task which Is now en-
trusted to you, gentle
you will devote all your strength and
all your love for the Fatherland 70
Its accomplishment Set to work with
the help Of Cod
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06
DEAF AND DUMB, ARE
HELD UP BY WOMAN

Annie Robertson, q colored woman
who lives in the rear of los East Clay
Street. was arrested Sunday morning
by Officer S. N. Carter, charged with
highway robbery. The compainants.
Baxter Gee, and John w. Faison.
negroes. who are deaf and dumb, All
lege that the woman held them up At
the point OF a pistol. at the entrances
to the alley just back of Clay Street
on First and took what change Gee
had. This amounted to only thirty
cents.
Gee and Faison positively identified
the woman as the one who held them
up. She was locked up in the Second
Station.
Both Gee and Faison write well and
In this way they entered their charge
and answered questions as to their
assailant.