Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-06-07

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report came the announcement that
German submarines had sunk the
British transport Pennsylvania and
French steamer Sontay, in the Medi-
terranean with the loss of 45S lives.
Another vessel torpedoed was an un-
named American steamer of 5000 tons.
carrying a cargo for Switzerland. The,
British admit they are combating the
U-boats only with "hard work and in.
finite palms," but American inventors
are still busy. Hudson Maxim said he
had perfected q device that would
make ships immune from the subma-
rine peril, and Lewis Herzog, an artist,
was said to have devised q method for
painting vessels that greatly reduces
their visibility at sea. William Mar
conf, who came over with the Italian
war mission, says the Italians are now
using a device with which 13 subma-
rines were destroyed in the first three
weeks of it's operation.
The first detachment of United
States army engineers reached London
on Wednesday on its way to France
Two units of the American hospital
corps also arrived in England.
Doinas in Congress.
The house of representatives on
Wednesday passed the greatest war
tax bill in the history of any nation,
1t carries a total of about $1,S70000,-,
600 in all kinds of taxes. The vote on,
the measure was 800 to 76. There was
bitter opposition to many features Of
the bill, and many of those who finally.
voted for it said they did so as a mat
ter of patriotism.
The senate finance committee at,
once began pairing down the measure
with the intention of reducing the to-
tai yield of taxes to about $1,000.O00,-
600, planning to raise the additional
$S00,000,0O0 by issues of bonds.
The second administration measure
dealing with the control of food and
other necessaries was introduced in the.
house by Congressman Lever of South
| Carolina. Herbert @. Hoover, select
ed by the president to be food admins
traitor, said the bill should make it,
possible to eliminate boarding, specula-.
ton and waste in distribution.
The chief provisions of the bill are
1. Prohibits the boarding or corner
ing of the necessaries of life.
2. Prohibits injurious speculation
in the necessaries of life and gives
the president power to regulate or pro-
| hibit the operation of stock or grain.
Exchanges.
3. Gives the president power TO fix.
maximum and minimum prices on nee.
essaries OF life in certain instances.
4. Gives the president power to pre-
vent use of grain or food in the manu-
facture of liquor at his discretion.
5. Gives the president power to con-
troll all distribution agencies by means.
of licensing.
9. Gives the president power to fix.
food and grain standards.
7. Gives the president power to pur-
chase, store and dispose of necessaries.
of life in order to break corners" and
otherwise regulate supply and prices
8. Provides for taking over by the
government Of factories, mines, or
plants the owners of which do not COM
ply with the presidents orders.
8. Gives the president power to per-
NIT the mixing of corn and wheat -four
and to establish percentage of flour TO-
be obtained from wheat.
10. Provides that the president may
delegate any or all of the powers con-
ferred on him by the bill to any per-
son he may designate.
Liberty Bonds Selling Fast.
Public officials, the press and hpan-
clal institutions are everywhere 80
binlng to push the Liberty loan po '.s
and the demand for those
was great throughout the country anu
increased every day. II was preolct'
ed that the bonds would sell at pre-
mimi as soon ms the war is over, and
thew are already popular with the
small investor
Tba treasury department announces
.hat che s2OO,000,000 of short-term
t,oos,,ry certificates recently issued
had been oversubscribed by at least SO
ner cent. This despite the opinion of
j. p. Morgan that they would not be
readily absorbed.
John d. Rockefeller added $25,000,.
600 to the endowment of the Rookie
Teller foundation and the trustees de
cided that $10000000 of It should be
used for war purposes. On the same
day rise of 2 cents gallon In the.
price Of gasoline was announced.