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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-03-16
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
March 16, 1917

the rabbi, and as ne TOOK step To-
ward his direction, he stumbled over
a stone in the roadway and lay
sprawling on the ground. Avrum
and Sarah came to his assistance.
"Are you hurt?" they asked in one
voice.
"You should take better care of
your grounds" said the rabbi, rub
bing his toes. "What was it | fell
over?" he asked
"Why this stone," said Avrum,
pointing to it. The rabbi looked at
it.
"What have I done to you to
bring me to disaster" he said to
the stone AS he spoke he took hold
of it, and in moving it exposed
hole in the ground Unconsciously
he looked into it. "What's this?"
exclaimed the rabbi, pulling forth
heavy canvas bag. Its contents jim
gled. money, as sure as live" he
exclaimed. The rabbi pulled the
string and scattered it's contents on
the ground.
"That's the money the thief stole
from me" exclaimed Avrum. Gle
must have hidden it here in fear"
Eyes, but | found it" said the rab-
bi.
"And it's yours" said Avrum,
mot because you found it, as it
would still belong to me, but be-
cause you left me a greater treas
ure." Avrum pressed his wife's hand.
The rabbi smiled.
"Well, I'm glad I've been of some
service, but as for this money, l
can't accept thieving bargain"
"But | insist that you take it,"
said Avrum.
mo. Since you insist, | have
better plan. For the treasure | left
you you are to give one-tenth of
this money to charity, and the bal
ance I give to your wife as her mar
rage settlement" Sarah was over
loved. She knew not how to thank
the rabbi nor what to say.
"But, rabbi" she asked at last,
"what had the open window to do
with it?
"You see, Avrum kept too much
in the dark, which would have
caused his death had not sunlight
entered. Now, you understand Il"
Sarah shook her head.
"Rabbi,' said Sarah, eff it was not
60, +ha foot +h,+ 11,,o117 how roh1a
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
A Near Calamity.

Little Mary was being initiated into
the wonders of the Pullman car. She
and her mother left the city early in
the evening, each occupying big cush-
ioned seat in the car. Mary wished
to know at once where they were to-
sleep, and after five minutes explana-
ton by her mother she realized that
they were to sleep in a bed made over
their two seats, which would be COM
pleted by the porter about nine o'clock.
At the next stop a man entered the
car and Mary was forced to give up
her individual seat to him. He had
reserved the upper berth, which she
did not know. The giving up Of the
seat was for time enough food for
thought, but she finally burst out with
this question:
Mamma, If we sleep here, end alE
those other people sleep where they
are sitting, where is that man going
to Sleep"
"That man," and the rest in the car
laughed. The explanation process be-
gan all over again.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
NEW LIBERTY LOAN ISSUE
Secretary McAdoo Announces Details
OF Second Bond Sale Of $3,ooo,.
100000 Or More.

MISUNDERSTANDING McAdoo has
announced the details of the second
Liberty loan. The chief features are:
Amount So 30OO,O0O,O0O or more, the
excess not to exceed one,half OF the
amount Of oversubscription.
Terms Of Maturity, 25 years:
redeemable at the option of the secre-
tary OF the treasury, in 10 years.
Denominations of Bonds-$50 and
multiples OF $50.
Interest Rate-Four per cent. pay.
able semi-annually ON Nov. is and
May 10.
Terms of Payment-Two per cent
upon application, IS per cent Jan. Is
1918.
The privilege Of converting bonds
OF this issue into bonds of any sue.
ceeding issue bearing a higher inter.
est rate than four per cent during the
period OF the war is extended, and
through an arrangement under which
bonds will be printed with only four
coupons instead OF so Ito be exchang.
ed at the end Of two years for the
bonds containing the full number OF
couponsl deliveries will be prompt.
In this manner the issue of interim
certificates will be avoided,
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
KILL 200 PEOPLE WlTHAXES
Wholesale Slaughter Of Armenians
Described BY President of
College.

New York.--The slaughter with axes
of all the Armenian faculty members
of AnatoIia college, Marsovan, North.
ern Asia Minor together with 1900
others by Turkish peasants whose pay
for the work was the privilege of strip
ping the clothing of their victims
bodies, was described here by the Rev.
George f.. White, president of the col.
lege, recently returned to this country.
The massacres were committed at
night by order of the Turkish govern
ment, he said, the Armenians being
sent out in lots of hundred or two
to their doom and their bodies rolled
into prepared burial trenches.
"One group of our college boys
asked permission to sing before
they died, and they sang Nearer. My
God, to Thee then they were struck
down." Dr. White said.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
1855 INDICTMENTS
IN W.W.WAR PLOT.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY AT CHI.
CAGO FINDS TRUE BILLS
AGAINST CoNsPIRAToRs.
PROOF OF GERMAN TRlCKERY
Almost Every Conceivable Plan Used
to Hamper Government-Proof
Discovered in Fifty Cities In
Recent Raids by Detectives.

Neutrality-suspicious. than 100 leaders
OF the Industrial Workers of the
World, engaged in the alleged nation
wide conspiracy to hamper the govern
meht in carrying on the war, nave
been indicted by the federal grand
jury at Chicago.
Sedtious conspiracy - the crime
nearest to treason within the defini-
ton of the criminal code-is charged.
This offense is punishable by six
years Imprisonment or $1,000 fins, or
both
Indictments are understood to be
based upon revelations brought to
light In the recent countrywide seiz-
ure by federal authorities of docu-
ments and correspondence of the l..
W. ", in approximately so towns and
cities
The evidence laid before the grand
jury was OF such volume as actually
to weigh ton or more, and Is said to
show a nationwide conspiracy to ham,
per the government In almost every
conceivable way, with ramifications
into practically every state
1t concerned antidraft demonstra.
tions, crlppling Of war industries by
so-called strikes. burning of wheat
fields, burning OF timber which the
government was planning to use for
airplane construction. and a continu-
Gus antially and antiwar propaganda
from hustlngs to soapbox.
There was evidence that German
money was plentfully supplied, as
shown in many letters and cancelled
checks. Indications pointed to a group
Of men as prime movers in the great
conspiracy.
The nation. wide raid conducted upon
|. w. w. headquarters in many cities
by agents Of the department Of JUS
tice on Sept. s. disclosed the evidence
upon which the government proceed
ed to act.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
CONSOLIDATING TROOPS
DIVISIONS, MADE UP FROM STATE
MILITIA, WILL BE SENT
TO FRANCE.
Protests Against Consultations Are
neutrality-suspicious. Would Be
Delayed II Vacancies Were To Be
Filled With Drafted Men.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of ma.
tional guard regiments from different
states is in some cases essential to
the early dispatch Of national guard
divisions to France. For that reason
the policy Of consolidating guard
units as military requirements direct
will be carried out, despite protests
received from state authorities.
This was the impression gained at
the war department, after the visit of
Gov. Gardner of Missouri to Secretary
Baker to lodge in person his objection
to steps taken by army officials with
regard to consolidating units of the
Missouri national guard with Kansas
guardsmen.
Secretary Baker told Mr.. Gardner
that officers displaced by the consoli.
dation would lose nothing in rank The
senior colonel of the two regiments
will be given command of the consoli-
dated force in each case. The other
colonel, If there is no regiment avail
able, will be attached to a regiment
until vacancy occurs.
A similar course will be followed
with the junior officers of the regi.
mental or battalion stats. This pro-
cess Is being carried out in the regular
army in the organization Of the new
type trench warfare regiments
Some officers here expressed fears
that they might be assigned, when dis.
placed by consolidation, to the depot
brigade of a division and be left at
home, but Gov. Gardner was assured
that the depot brigade in every case
would accompany to the front the d.
visions to which 1t was attached. It
will be the base from which officers
and men to replace casualties are
drawn.
The chief objection Of the military
authorities to filling up existing guard
regiments with national army men
from the same state, thus preserving
every guard organization, lies in the
fact that the regiment would be com.
posed of two-thirds wholly unframed
men.
Should the guard regiments be filled
with national army men, their depart
ure for France would be delayed many
months while the green men are train
ed. and the war department wishes to
expedite the preparation of guard d.
visions for active SERVICE
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
W.0PP0SEU.S.W .WARPLANS
More Than Ten Thousand Crimes Are
Charged Against Members of
Notorious Organization.

Chicago-Members Of the Industrial
Workers of the World who are under
Indictment as the result of grand jury
action here, are charged with more
than 10000 individual crimes in a
criminal campaign of sedition, accord.
Ing to government agents. It Is de-
clared that the conspiracy laid to the
|. w. w. chiefs contemplated no less
a general object than the hampering
of every objective of the government
in its war aims.
Among the specific charges made by
the government against the |. w. W.
organization are:
Interfering in the manufacture of
munitions and arms.
Preventing the carrying out of con.
tracts between the United States gov
ernment and coal companies for fuel
for shipping purposes of all kinds.
Interfering IN the manufacture of
clothing for soldiers and sailors, med.
ical and hospital supplies.
Designing to prevent registration
Under the draft law.
Seditious articles in Solidarity, the
|. w. w. organ, and various articles
in other /. W. W. publications.
Running harvests by putting phos-
phorous on the grain and completely
destroying the crops.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
C0NvICTS NOTED RUSSIAN
Life Sentence Melted Out to Former
War Minister General Souk-
homlinoff.

'Petrograd.-The result of the trial of
General Soukhomlihoff proved to be a
surprise to the general public, who
foresaw the acQuittal OF Madame
Soukhomlinoff and expected that the
former war minister would be found
not guilty.
Soukhomlinoffs sentence, life i'm
prisonment, carries with it the sever.
est form Of incarceration, called "Ka-
torga." The first ten years the con.
vict passed through different stages of
punishment, including chains on the
feet sometimes on the hands also, and
he may be chained to a wheelbarrow.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
BULGARIA WILLING
TO DESERT POWERS
ANXIOUS TO RETAIN TERRIToRN
CONQUERED BY CERMANY's
AID, HOWEVER.
NEW TRICK OF FERDINAND
Entente Nations viii Move Cautous'y
In All Dealings With Bulgarian
RuIer-May Be Plan To
Oupe AlIles.

New York-At the present time
there are appearing in many placeg
and in nearly all the allied countries
suggestions and hints that a Rkillful
diplomatic policy could now separate
Bulgaria from the central powers, with
obvious profit TO the nations allied
against Germany.
Such propaganda unquestionably
has Its origin, in part, among those
who are themselves loyal to the allied
cause ana sympathetic with Bulgaria
because OF real admiration for her
people. Nevertheless, such propa-
ganda should not be permitted to
make converts or gain cnedence with.
out frank and fair statement Of the
actual situation.
1t is impossible, and all allied coun-
tries and governments should recog.
nize that 1t Is permanently impossible,
to deal with Bulgaria ruled by Ferd-
inand. In the autumn OF 1915 the al.
lies had what should be lasting les.
son so far as Ferdinands Bulgaria IS
concerned. Seryia was sacrificed and
the Balkans lost because precisely the
same Influences which are now ap.
pealing on behalf of Bulgaria were
listened to in London, Paris and Pc.
trograd.
In the spring and summer OF 1915
Ferdinand cleverly played with French
and British diplomacy, successfully ca.
tabllshing the idea in the minds of the
allied negotiators that he was not only
neutral, but prepared TO take their
side He kept up this game until
Mackensen's army was ready to start
through Servia, and then he threw off
his mask, modified and struck down
Servia.
Now, when conditions in the Bal
kans and everywhere else in Europe
arc unfayorable to the Germans. Fer.
dinand is quite prepared to play a new
diplomatic game with those whom he
deceived and trcked two years ago.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
MONROE DOCTRINE IN ORIENT
"iscount lshii Says That Door To Le.
9Itimate Trading viii Not ee
Closed In Orient.

New lork.-Proclaiming a Monroe
doctrine Of the far east. Viscount
lshii, head Of the japanese mission 10
the United States, warned the nations
OF the world that his country will not
tolerate aggressions against the terri.
tory or independence of China. At
the same time he pledged Japan not to
attempt similar aggressons on her
part
Speaking at formal dinner in hon
or Of the imperial cnvoy's visit to New
York, the ambassador of Emperor Yo.
shihto outlined publicly for the first
time since he set foot on American
soil the policy Of his government as ii
relates to China.
While he boldly warned the world
against any attempt to invade the
rights OF the republic of the far east,
Niscount lsh;i promised with equal
earnestness that the door to legiti.
mate trade in China never would be
closed by Japan.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
REQU|S|T|ON SHIPS
ABOVE $500 TONS
SHIPPING BOARD WILL TAKE ALL
VESSELS OVER FOR GOVERN
MENT ON OCTOBER IS.
WILL AFFECT FOREIGN SHIPS
Announces a Sharp Cut in Ocean
Freight Rates-WiIl Later Ap-
ply Rates To Such Vessels
Chartered In v. s.

Washington.-Eyery American ves-
sci Of more than $500 tons dead
weight capacity available for ocean
service will be requisitioned by the
government October Is, the shipping
board announces in a statement Civ.
ing the charter rates at which the ves-
sells will be taken over
American ships available for ocean
traffic total slightly more than 2,000,-
600 tons, but some of them already
have been taken over for the army
and navy.
In most instances, except where re-
quired for actual government service,
the ships, 1t was said, will be turned
back to their owners, subject at all
times to any disposition the shipping
board may direct.
The rates announced will cut sharp
ly the present charter and ocean
freight rates charged by American
vessels. 1t was the intention, 1t is un-
derstood to apply them later to any
foreign ships chartered in the United
States. The chartering will be in the
hands Of the shipping boards charter.
ing commission, Of which Welding
Ring Of New York has just been
named the head.
For freight vessels the rates, ton
q month fipured nm time chartpr nm q
basis Of dead weight tonnage, are as
follows:
More than 10000 tons, $5.75 a ton
month; S,001 tons to 10000 tons, Sc;
6,O01 tons to 5000 tons, $6.25; 4,OO1
tons TO 5000 tons, s6 so; 1901 to 1000
tons, s6.75; $500 to 5000 tons, 81.
Vessels Of a speed in excess of II
knots will be allowed so cents a ton
additional for each knot or fraction
over II.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
BRITISH RESIST ATTACKS
Frenzled Efforts of Germans Are Un.
availlns In Attempt To Retake
Lost Ground.

British Front In France and Bel.
gium.-The British are maintaining
their new line despite the frenzied
efforts of the Germans to retake lost
ground in the neighborhood OF Camo.
ron house, south of the eastern ex-
tremity OF Polygon wood, where the
Australians are pressing the Germans
hard. The situation as q whole is vir-
tully unchanged.
Northwest OF Zonnebeke heavy
fighting continues in the region of the
elevations which dominate consid-
cradle extent Of territory. From the
British standpoint, the situation re.
sulting from the new offensive is ex.
ceedingly satisfactory.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
AERO AMBULANCE A ASUCCESS
Trial Tests in France Prove that Air.
planes Can Be Used In Hos.
pital Work,

Paris.-The airplane ambulance,
which has been tried out successfully
in recent tests is the invention Of DR..
Chasing, of the French military sani.
tary service, who represented wound.
ed passenger during the initial trials,
occupying one OF the two stretchers
that are placed in the tail box OF the
machine.
1t is proposed to paint the Red Cross
conspicuously on the side of the ma.
chine and adopt the rule of flying no
higher than 200 yards, so that the en-.
emy will be able easily to perceive the
Red Cross.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
WAR TAX SCHEDULE
FINALLY REACHED.
BENATE AND HOUSE CONFEREES
AGREE ON BILL AND MAKE
REPORT TO HOUSE.
BILL CARRIES So, ,7OO,OOO,OOO
Excess Profits Heavily Taxed On Grad
uated Scale From 20 TO 90 per
eent-Hcavy increases Levied
On Second Class Mail Matte

Washington. Final agreement on
the S2.T00 00U. coo war tax bill was
reached by the senate and house con.
ferces and reported to the house.
Ieyias o. appr1xiuatrIy $1,000 orc 900
on war excess profits and 2s4g.00O. 900
on incomes were left unchauqed. but a
new system Of calculating excess
profits were adoDted
The conference rapnrt provides that
the graduate fix Of from % lo 60 per
cent on cyrasg pro0ts oe rorporations
partncrehipe and iudiyidual1 shall he
levied on basis of invested capftaI
compared with invested capital OF the
three prewar years of 1911. 1912 and
1913 This is substitute for tine sen.
ate taNos OF from lG TO GO nor cent
based upon a similar comparison of
prcwar and present profits.
The income tax section virtually
wa UNCHANGED. exeebt for rearranpe.
ment of sur,axcs on incomes between
$4,000 and $40 coo The graduated
surtaxes of from one to 20 per cent on
incomcs from ar coo IA those NJ , n,il.
lion and over were approved
The senate Increase OF from two TO
four per cent Of the income tax ON cor
poratlona Joint stock companies and
insurance companies was approved. to.
gether with the new normal individual
tax Of two per cent on incomes of IN.
married persons in excess OF 81 coo
and of married persons of more than
$1,000
Second Class Rates Raised.
Enormous increases on second class
mail natter are proposed IN the con.
ference report on the war tax bin Dir.
ferent rates would apply to reading
and advertising matter and no free
zone would be provided for either
Beginning July I. 1918. and continu.
ing until July !. 1919. the rate per
pound on reading matter will he ~
cents, or = of cent more than the
present rate on all serond. cIoss ro,u
matter, ~. cent per pound after July
1, 1919
Publications carrying more adyer.
tising than 3 per cent of thoir total
space would be subjected under the
fourth class parcel post zone svstem
TO the following rates per pound on
the Advertising matter.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
Just as Good.

Tommy Atkins had taken a German
officer prisoner and demanded the lat.
ter's sword. The officer shook his
head.
Il have no sword to give you,' he
said, "but won't my vitriol spray, my
flame protector or my gas cylinder do
as well?"
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
INCREASES GASOLINE OUTPUT
Government Accepts Free Use Of kor
mann Process.

San Francisco. The United States
government, II was announced. has
been offered and has accepted the free
use OF a process, discovered by Fred.
erick A. Korman, San Francisco chem.
ist which Kormann said, would In
crease the output Of the country's
gasoline by twelve-fold and thus avert
a national shortage, which government
officials have declared is threatened.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
CONTROL WAR EXPENSES.
Creation Of Single House Committee
For Purpose Proposed.

Washington.-Creation of single
house committee to control all appro.
lriations for the period of the war is
proposed in a resolution introduced
by Representative Fitzgerald, who de.
clared he would urge immediate &C.
tion on the proposal.
"The purpose Of the resolution Is to
concentrate during the period OF the
war all appropriations in a single com.
mittee," said Representative Fitzgerald
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
GuYNEMER WAS KILLED.
French Aviator Was Buried by Ger,
mans Behind Line.

Canadian Headquarters in France
A German airman brought down
wounded and taken prisoner asserts
that Guynemer, the famous French air
fighter, whose fate has been uncertain
since he disappeared behind the Teu.
ton lines, was killed in battle with
German airplane. Guynemer was
furied' the prisoner said, just behind
the Trent line.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
BRAVES ARE NOW PAclFlsrs.
Seneca Indians Resist Conscrlptlon
On Grounds of Noncitizenshlp,

Buffalo, n. Y,-The council OF the
Seneca (Indian) nation has protested
to President Wilson against the draft.
ing of the 400 braves on the Cattar-
angus, Allegheny, and Tonawanda res.
ervauons.
The contention is made that the In.
dian has never been given citizenship
and therefore should not be made
amenable to the draft.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
TlGHTENS BLOCKADE.
More Vigorous Policy Toward Ger
many Is Advanced.

London. "A stll more vigorous
blockade OF Germany is to be en-.
forced by the entente allies as re-.
suit of the conference of Lord Robert
Cecil with the French minister of
blockade. The king signed a procla.
nation prohibiting the expectation OF
certain articles to Sweden and Hol.
land. The kings approval also wat
given, making 1t more difficult for tie
enemy TO obtain supplies.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05

European experimenters have found
that explosions can be caused In gaa
works by sparks from telephone.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05

WOMAN'S GROWING GLORY
is her hair. If yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change it in
the natural way. Price $1.O0.-Adv.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05

The occasional use of Roman Eye Baisaua
At night Will prevent and relieve tired
eyes, watery syes. and eye strain. Adv
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
Mean.

HE paid me compliment"
That's queer. didn't think YOU
had one coming"
Macon beacon., 1917-10-05

Yet the fruit tree agent doesn't care
to be known as professional CRATER.