Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

plOitS Of the crew of the German COM
merce raider Seeadler, after their
vessel stranded on a South Pacific
island. The master and six others put
to sea in O motor SloOp armed and
provisioned, and the others seized
French schooner, equipped it>with guns
and bombs and started out again.
Since that time they have been prey
ing on merchant vessels.
curbing the German Press.
The trading with the enemy act
went into effect Tuesday and almost
Immediately Postmaster Burleson
barred from the mails the Milwaukee
Leader, former Congressman Berger's
paper, for seditious and reasonable
utterances. Many other publications
have been cited by the post Office de-
partment to show cause why they
should not be suppressed, among these
being the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.
On Thursday federal agents raided
the office Of the New Jersey Freie
Zeitung in Newark and arrested its
two proprietors and three editors on
charges Of publishing seditious and
reasonable articles.
In connection with the trial in Paris
of Bolo Pasha, alleged spy, it is re-
vealed that Bolo, who was in the
United States for a few weeks early
last year, arranged the transfer Of at
least S1,6OO,O00 of German money
through New York banking houses to
Paris to further the peace propaganda
in France. 1t is officially stated that
there is no doubt of Count Won Bern
storff's completely in the intrigue.
More than one-half of the 1856 I. w.
w. leaders who were indicted have
been arrested and the government is
ready to put them on trial.
War Tax Bill Signed.
President Wilson signed the war tax
bill Wednesday, and most of it's sec
tions became operative at once auto
matically. 1t levies for this year more
than $2,5OO,OO0,0OO new taxes for war
purposes and in one way or another
calls for money from everybody in
the country. The two largest sources
| of revenue will be excess profits, ST.
000,0O0,G0O, and individual and corpor-
ate incomes, $S51,O0O000.
The soldiers and sailors insurance
bill, which was passed by the senate,
carries an amendment promoting Ma
| jor General Pershing and Major Cen
eral Bliss to the rank of general and
making all commanders of army corps
lieutenant generals. The bill to re-
| patfiate all Americans who have
| Joined the allied military forces also
was sent to the president for his sig
nature.
The shipping board gave out state
ment last week showing that a large
number Of vessels are being built and
within q few weeks the concrete re-
suits of the boards energetic work
will begin to slide down the ways In
many shipyards The aircraft build
ing program also is well under way,
Secretary Baker stating that 10000
airplanes and their motors are now
under construction.
Liberty Loan Going Well.
Under the competent leadership OF
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
the campaign for the sale Of the sec
ond Liberty loan, of $4,000, 100000,
started off with rush, and the en-
thusiasm and determination Of the peo-
pie made the success of the loan un-
doubted. There was just one black
spot in all the country-the action OF
Mrs. Fl. O. Havemeyer of New York
and other officials Of the National
Womans party in advising women not
to assist the loan because they have
not been given national suffrage. The
Maryland suffragists came back at
them with q scathing denunciation, de-
claring that they had, descended to
political bribery, had disgraced the
name of woman and were mad sisters
of La Toilette"
The senate has been flooded with
petitions from all parts of the land
from organizations and individuals
aShiHS that OeudtOT LID OuettS UC %
PEELED for his disloyalty and many OF
the petitioners suggest much severel
punishment than mere expulsion. Al
first the senate committee on priv
ileges and elections was discinclined
to take any action at this session, but
the universal demand evidently had
its effect for on Wednesday the com
mittee began consideration Of the peti
tions.
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the Germans have only strengthened