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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

indirect taXatlOn tnat nave Deen deVlSeu TO lool
the taxpayer in reality take their bit out OF IN
comes Just as surely as the direct income tax.
Then why take 10 bites at a cherry! Why
use system that requires the high priced serv-
ices of lawyers and accountants to solve its in
tricate complexities when the whole thing can
be made simple by the substitution Of just one
tax on incomes!
XXyHY SHOULDN'T WE HAVE AN IN
w COME REGISTRATION DAY JUST
AS WE HAD A MILITARY REGIS
TRATION DAY ON WHICH EVERY
AMERICAN WOULD BE OBLIGED TO DE-
CLARE THE AMOUNT OF HIS INCOME
WITH AS HEAVY PENALTIES FOR
FRAUD AND EVASION AS THE CON
SCRIPTTON ACT CONTAINED AND JUST
AS DRASTICALLY ENFORCED?
Uncle Sam would then know exactly how
many dollars could be drawn on by taxation
this year to help pay the wars cost, and it
would be the simplest matter III the world with
all this exact information in hand to figure out
what the income tax rates on each particular
class of incomes would have to be to produce
the sum that needed to be raised.
Every mans self interest would drive him to
help make this registration complete for he
would know that if his neighbor were Stacker
on income registration day, it would make the
tax rate on himself that much higher.
On income registration day the nation would
make huge inventory of its taxation resources,
just as every business man makes an inventory
of his goods.
THINK what such a system would mean!
No more precious time wasted on complex
revenue bills. Only one tax declaration
to make. No more business uncertainty while
congress muddled thru long-winded debates.
No more fears that this industry or section was
tot be taxed at the expense of that. No more
special taxes inflicted to punish this business
or that. Just one simple taxrate on each class
of incomes - heavy on big incomes. light on
small Ones-that you could figure out for your
self without the aid of lawyers and account
ants!
Isn't it worth while to consider seriously sub
shutting this simple, scientific, and effective
taxation system for the cumbersome, unfair
and ineffective methods now practiced or pro-
posed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
CHECKERS is NOW
DANGEROUS SPORT

UNITED Press Leased Wireo
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10
Add to the list OF dangerous
sports-checkers
In the excitement surrounding
a holly contested game at street
car barn here, Anton Smith was
knocked unconscious by slap on
the nape of the neck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13
Home Edition

You had better not plan
on an auto ride for tonight
because Mr.. Cover remarks,
Probably rain" On the
east side of the mountains,
however, he opines Il will be
fair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-13

There Is q certain type OF pro-German very
loud-mouthed against England these days-not
because he cares particularly about England
way or another, but because he dares not say
anything openly against America any longer and
finds a kind of satisfaction in cursing one of
Americas allies.-New York Evening Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-27
LOCATION OF FIRE BOXES

Y Main and Kentucky
10 Pine and Kentucky
"a Main and Tennessee
IS Main and Missouri
p Bay and Iowa
% Oak and Kentucky
"a Magnolia and Iowa
p Plum and kentucy
81 Say and Florida
81 Peachtree and Florida
81 Magnolia and Dakota
50 Parker and Florida
~ Main and Dakota
~ Lemon and Ohio
4S Orange and New York
45 Lime and Florida
81 Palmetto and Florida
% Mcdonald and Florida
% Lime and Indiana
% Orange and Massachusetts
10 Lemon and Florida
20 North ST. and N. Vermont Ave.
50 North st. and Florida Ave.
81 North ST. and Lincoln Ave.
40 Lemon and Lincoln
81 w. Prospect st. and A. C. L. Shop
Lake Morton and S. Kentucky
Of New school house. Lake Morton
o. Palmetto and Ingram
o5 East Morton and r. r. CROSSING
% New Light and Water Plant
~ Mcdonald and Mississippi
IL Patterson and South Florida
FIRE OUT SIGNAL No. 22
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
SEVERE STORM
GRIPS STATES
Of THE EAST
Heavy Snow Over Entire Coun-
try, With Cold Wave
Reaching South.

Washington. Dec. i4.-Most of the
country was in the grip of storms ana
ceid weather today and under cover
of snoY throughout its northern parts
almost from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Rail and wire traffic was much i'm
peded. The unreasonable cold extends
to the Gulf states.
Snow was heaviest in the east from
the Great Lakes to the coast, with "A
ttii OF foot or more in interior New
York Gales of heavy force prevailed
along the New England coast this
morning and storm warnings We're up
from Delaware breakwater to East
port, Me.
The second pronounced storm is
moving southeastward from British
Ioiumbia, causing rains in Washing
ton and Oregon and snow over the
horth Rocky mountain and plateau re-
gions.
In the south temperatures we're very
low Tor that region. Warnings of a
severe cold snap with temperature as
low as 10 degrees above zero for Mo-
Die aud vicinity We're sent out. The
Continued on Page Eighty
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
WIN, LOSE AND
DRAW FOR THE
BOLSHEv|K| IN
COSSACK FIGHT
Red Guard Wins at BieIgorod.
Loses at Rostov-No Bat
tie at KaIuga.
SEND FORCE OF AGITAToRS
TO WIN C0SSACKS OVER
Trotzky Announces Peace Par
ley Will Follow Armistice
Negotiations.
SEND FORCE OF AGITATORS
TO WIN C0SSACKS OVER

Petrosrad, Thursday, Dec. 13.-In
tho battle near BieIeorod, according to
a Bolsheviki staff report, General
korniloffs Cossaeks were defeated.
They retreated to Vasileika.
In connection with the battle at
Rostov the evening newspapers report
the Cossacks as victorious, the Bolshe-
Wiki having retreated across the Don
river to Nakhiteheva.
The staff report on the BieIqorod
fighting says that the korniIoff forces
lost 80 killed and 80 prisoners. The
report adds that General korniIoff has
disappeared.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
BERLIN SAYS
BRITAIN SENT
OUT "FEE[ER"
Governments Fail to Agree as
to Communication Through
a Neutral.
BALFOUR SAYS MESSAGE
CAME FROM THE GERMAN
German Was Willing. But Did
Not Answer Alleged Brit
iSh OVertureS.

Berlin, Dec. IA (via London) =
The German government received
through neutral government last
September an inquiry in regard to
its war aims under such circunl-
stances as to indicate that the in
quiry was made with the sanction
of the British government, says an
official announcement issued to-
day. The announcement was made
in reply to the statement of the
British foreign secretary, A. !.
Balfour, in the house of commons
on Tuesday, that Great Britain in
September had received through
neutral diplomatic channel COM
munication TO the effect that Ger
many would be glad to get into
touch with Great Britain in regard
to peace. The statement follows;
at the beginning Of September the
German government. through the
medium of a neutral government, re-
ceived an inquiry relating to German
war aims. The communication of the
neutral government was couched in
such form that according to interna-
tional usages it might be supposed
with certainty that the neutral in
quiry was made with the knowie edge
and sanction of the British eosern-
ment; moreover the circumstances
under which the inquiry was made al
lowed the conclusion to be drawn
with the greatest probability that the
British cabinet had been informed of
this step and that it had been sane
toned by at least the most important
Of its allins
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
SHIELDS WATER POWER
BILL PASSES SENATE

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE Shields
bill for development of water power
projects on navigable streams which
failed in a conference deadlock during
the last congress, was passed today by
the senate virtually in the same form.
1t now goes to the house.
To insure quick passage of the oil
land leasing bill, the hard fought pro-
posal to open the California naval oil
lands to lease will be abandoned and
the government by condemnation will
buy claims now existing in the reserve
lands.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
FLIP COIN TO SETTLE FATE
BUT LOSER FINALLY WINS

ehilst before Saturday morning of this
week.
ON last Tuesday morning the broth
ers tossed up coin. The fall of he
com was to determine which of tho
poSs should enlist and escape the draft.
ana which should remain on the Farm
ana take care OF the mother. Bal
chose heads" The coin fell heads
up" eS
fhteen minutes after the coin hit
.ne iioor BIN was on his way to Wini
ired' The next morning early he wss
IN Livingston. waiting for the regular
army recruiting office to open. The
army officer gave Bill the once over,
ana then rejected him. Bill did eoyn.
tContinued on Page Three -
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14

man of the city exemption board late
today, with Guy w. Stapleton as sec
retary, and DR.. Smetters as examining
physician. For the county exemption
board w. McC. White was the choice
for chairman, with Joe Briney as
secretary, and Or. Potter as examin-
ing physician.
Arrangement is being made for ste
nographer's and clerks desks in Judge
Dwyer's court room today. Judge
Dwyer also offered the use of his
chambers, one room of which will be
used for the executive deliberations of
the board members. In the court room
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
Silver Bow County
(rt in Quotas at Camp
Hundred Men De-
From the Trains After
This City.

Pnal call for men under the
regulations is to be made
Pc city of Butte and Silver
TO fill "A small shortage of
kch board at Camp Lewis.
pal call was virtually de-
this morning at a joint
ne two new draft boards
en. Phil Greenan. the state
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14

The and county draft boards will in the
the Offices according
after the board members had taken
Adutant General Greenan Judge John Dwye district
Offered the OF his until the opening the February
of this division the courthouse
furniture of the boards will be a
today the board members in both
that they had chosen Frank Reey
old board executive clerk charge of the office
b1 hoard
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
OCCUPY TWO TOWNS
IN COSSACK REGION

London, Dec. 14.-Bolshevilli troops
have occupied Tamanovka and Ka-
luga, according to Reuter- dispatcb
from Petrograd Tamanovka was oe-
cupied by troops from Petroerad
"hiie haluga was captured without
nnch iishting. The counter revolu-
uonary troops there were disarmed
and arrested and Bolsheviki au
thorities restored.
iamanoVka is near Bielgorod. in
hursk province. about $50 miles
south OF Moscow. There is a railroad
town named Kaiuga in the province
OF the same name which lies about
100 miles southwest of Moscow.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
Germany Was Ready.

THE German government was ready
in principle to answer the inquiry,
and to do this two courses were open,
an indirect or direct reply.
'The decisive objection against IN
indirect reply to the medium of the
neutral power was that any one sided
presentation of the German attitude.
even to a neutral mediator might
constitute a one-sided restriction of
German policy without any guarantee
in regard to the opponents attitude.
That being so. direct verbal reply
through the intermediary appeared 10
he the most opportune course to fol-
low
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
| GRAIN FOR
cOHOL IN HOLLAND

y. Dec. 1.-THE 200 dis
Bchiedam, which produce
|es of gin and other liquors,
ptified by the governments
|u. the TELEGRAPH reports,
His week no more grain
piled for conversion into
Dducts. This means the
one of the industries for
nd is best known abroad.
lf men will be thrown out
Int.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
MILLION ACRES
|TORED TO ENTRY
bal Lands in Mon
brown Open for
/ Mining.

Dec. li.-Secretary Lane
iced President Wilson's
<the restoration of more
er of a million acres of
ignite coal land in the
q Montana and the south
ROf North Dakota.
rs been classified as coal
minimum price, and is
Those who may wish to
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14

Washington Dec 4Statements regarding the
OF rifles considered confidential by the department
matters the witness declined publicly
by Major General chief of ordnance
OF the senate military
plying the army General today went fur
ther into details of the rifle machine gun Several
sharply him what
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
Spirit of Valley Forge Exem-
plified in Acts of Two Broth
erS, Who Battle With Bitinu
Storms to Enter Service and
Beat the Draft.

James ana William Gibbons, within
.he otatt age, have been caring for
men ho'hers farm - miles from
"ihiired- They are their mothers
ohiN support and the only tillers Of the
son Oh ABOUT 800 acres OF the kind of
srouho that grows wild in the wini.
ireo district They heard that to
oeat the draft they would have tn
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
Didn't Use Appropriations.

Failure to use appropriations for the
purpose intended was developed from
General Crozier. In particular an ap-
preparation of 100000 made in
August 1916. for small arms and in
tended by congress for rifles, General
Crozier said, was. used for pistols
some at high royalties from private
contractors.
General Crozier reiterated that rifle
production will incxa.lse SO that no
American troops sent abroad will be
without surplus arms and that soon
tContipued on pace EiohtN
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14

Some of the members We're said to
be inclined to attribute to General
CroZier himself responsibility Cor the
reduction of so per cent in rifle pro-
duetion at private plants due to the
change in tyne
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
CROZIER EXAMINATION is
CONTINUED in EXECUTIVE
SESSION BY THE PROBERS

Heated Exchanges Occur Between Members of Senate CON-
mittee and Chief of the Ordnance Bureau of War Depart
ment, But Chairman Chamberlain at Close of Todays In
qiry Expresses Sentiment That Conditions Were Sasfac-
tory Considering the State Affairs at Beginning of War;
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
Subsequent Events.

The trend of subsequent events,
however, forced the conviction on the
German government that on the part
of our opponents nothing was being
done to facilitate such direct reply to
lCnntinnel ON Hace ,chree 1
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
100 Deserters.

One surprising feature of the discus
sion between the adjutant general and
the new board members was the state
ment from Mr.. Greenan that more than
100 men of Butte and Silver Bow
county, chosen for service and en-
trained for the camp, deserted or dis
appeared between the station in Butte
and the station in American Lake. The
local boards are at a loss to account
for the unusual figures. 1t Is believed,
however. that the adjutant generals
Continued on Page Two)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
NEW DRAFT BOARDS ARE
ORGANIZING ON NOVEL
LINES FOR THEIR WORK

They Will Occupy Judge DWyer's Court Rooms and Will Ad
minister Army Service in the City of Butte and Silver Bow
County as Joint Organization New Members Take Oath
of Office and Organization Will Be Completed Tomorrow
Greenan ndICts the New M en- Into Office
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
SEND AGITATORS TO
WIN HOSTILE COSsACKs

Petrograd, Thursday, Dec. 1a.-rh.
'oo,snevlkl FORCES have defeated
Continued on Page Eighty
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
Pfae:tally
|||! ! | EN-: 4! !!!t
IRE| OFFICIALS
Announced That
I6Ctory to the
! IanD SIX OTHER
sE REPRESENTED
Metal Such That
lhof is Mined Will
Announced That
y GCtory to the
oducers.
AND SIX OTHER
E REPRESENTED
Metal Such That
hi is Mined Will
Be Taken. .

tt, Dec. a. The price
o9ernment will pay for
e advanced to an ex-
NH satisfy the pro-
lhe government Will
Ny the whole output
try. This statement
re today by Ravenel
fetary of the Idaho
tiation, who has been
Re with government
6tive to the silver sit
laid emphasis on the
the new price will be
fhe producers. Repre-
he silver mining inter
5gton, Idaho, Colorado,
l1a, Wyoming and Titan
led here for the confer
ernment representatives.
PROMISES of relief in the
brices than the SO cents
J II was stated recently
yely fixed by the gov
price at which it would
hetai.
cement Soon.
hen refrained from max
0ncement of price, leav-
le government officials,
cted. will issue a state
II is understood that
was willing TO fix the
rs. while the silver pro-
a price of 81 an ounce,
figure between these
bted, has been reached.
tent. it is expected. VIII
q on Page ThreeD
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
NO SHORTAGE OF
SUGAR, SPRECKELS
TELLS SENATORS
U. S. Not Getting Her Share
Because Others Offer
Higher Prices.

Washington, Dec. IA Declaring
that there is no shortage of sugar in
the United States and that the famine
is local to the Atlantic seaboard.
President Spreckels of the Federal
Sugar Refining company, testifyinq
today at the senate committees in
vestigation, placed the responsibility
on the food administration. Sugar, he
declared, was now passing throuoh
New York for Canada because of
higher prices.
The world supply is approximately
the same as in former years. said Mr..
Spreckels. The available supply of
the United States is the same. There
is no shortage Of sugar i'm this coun
try except in spots"
From Last Years Crop.
Mr. Spreckels said there stin were
soo,OoO tons of last years crop un
used. and estimated the 1917-1s1s crop
exclusive of that produced by Ger
many. her allies and Russia as 1,230.-
CONTINUED ON Page Threeo
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
CALL UNDER DRAFT
D FILL LOCAL SHORTAGE

military officer at that time. saying
that the city of Butte is short SO men
at the camp, the county being short rs.
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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-12-14
WEATHER FORECAST

MoNTANA-Snow tonight and Irf,babiy
Saturday. colder Saturday 4d
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on Page Three.)
The diamond drill., 1917-12-29
XMAS TREE A SUCCESS.

The community Xmas tree last Mon
day at the pavilion was a decided sue
cess. Every feature on the program
went of well, and an inspection OF the
crowed showed that every
man. woman and child in Alpha who
could get to the tree was on hand
The utmost good humor was IN evil
dence from the start to the finish
owing 10 the war there was not the
elaborate preparations nor the pre-
ents given out that were given last
year. but every child under 16 years
OF age was remembered and the kids
will remember the tree for many
years.
Too much praise cannot be given
the village authorities for the work
they did in providing Alpha with
good time on Christmas eve.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-29

Township Treasurer AItkens is busy
this week collecting taxes upon the
property OF Mastodon township.
George Rollin Of Crystal Falls who
has been village engineer for two
years, was in Alpha last Wednesday
on business trip.
There was a great exodus from Al
pha this Christmas II seems that
everyone who could get away had
planned 10 spend Christmas out Of
town and as result Alpha was the
quletest last Tuesday and Wednesday
that it has been for many a day.
Mr. Lemmen, teacher at the south
Alpha school district will leave today
for lower Michigan to spend the New
Years at his home in Holland
Dave Mendelson spent the Christ
mas holiday at Crystal Falls.
Red Cross work has been upper
most in The minds Of Alpha people
this week owing to the big drive that
has been on. While most OF the mem
bershlps were secured last week, there
were lots Of odds and ends TO pick mp
and the extension Of time has allowed
OF that work being done.
There was an informal opening Of
the Alpha club last Saturday evening.
The members had a good time, but
nothing what they expect when the
real opening comes later on.
e. C Bradley was home from his
camp over Christmas Tie reports
starting hauling on Wednesday and is
making excellent progress
The teachers all left Alpha as per
schedule last week and will remaini
away until next Saturday
Harold Gill ate Christmas turkey
at his old home at Champion
Prof Bishop and family are expect
cd home from their Wisconsin trip
next Saturday
The diamond drill., 1917-12-29
Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that tho tax
roll OF Mastodon township IS now ia
my hands and that / viii be at my
business place in tho village OF Alphn
every Friday between the hours OF
9 o'clock a, m. and 500 o'clock p. m.
for the purpose Of receiving the mon
eys due for taxes upon said lands.
A collection fee OF one per cent Will
be charged up until Jan. 10th after
which date the fee will be 4 per cent
Dated at Alpha, Michigan, Dec 1917.
WIN. ATHENS.
Twp Treasurer
The diamond drill., 1917-12-29

ally are Of high calibre and have
thousands Of admirers.
They have ten distinct programs
ready to give at a moments notice and
they are constantly compelled to build
new programs because of numerous
return dates
Each momber of this quartet IS an
artist and when they work together
they produce an effect that is rarely
equalled by a company of four male
voices While much Of their music
is OF the high grade variety, yet they
are. not averse 10 presenting good
clean comedy, and their programs al
ways abound in spice and variety
This attraction will appear at Alpha
on Saturday evening. Jan 3.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-29

The Perkins family went 10 Norway
20 spend the Christmas holiday
O b Johnson sent bis family 20
Republic 70 spend the Christmas, but
Mr.. Johnson had to remain ON duty
az the drug store
Tom Harvey and family spent Christ
mas at Negaunee Mr. and Mrs. Har-
vey formerly lived at Negaunce
Cashier Veeser of the Alpha bank
spent Christmas at his home at Pow
ers.
The diamond drill., 1917-12-29

All users OF village water must pay
their water rent account IN full by
Jan. ! or the water will be shut of
from their buildings BY Order of
the Village Council, Victor Johnson.
clerk
The diamond drill., 1917-12-29
CHICAGO MALE QUARTET.

The Chicago Male Quartet has the
reputation Of being the most popular
male quartet ever having appeared be-
fore wisconsin audiences. People In
many towns OF the state say they may
come as often as they wish and they
viii always be welcome. This IS es-
pecially true or large cities as we'll
as small towns
II Is not alone the fact that the sing
ing Of this organization IS unexcelled
by any other. but that the men person