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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
COMPUTING EXCESS PROFITS

Chairman ktchin, Of the house WAYS and Means
committee. disapproves of the house amendments to the
war revenue BILL on the ground that these amendments
will operate in favor Of the wealthy and against the man
or moderate means. The house and senate proposals
are SO widely different that in effect there are two dis
tinct bills, and the conference committee will have a
hard task in reconciling the differences. The discussion
which will follow ought to shed some light on which of
the two policies followed by the respective houses is
more nearly correct.
Mr.. Kitchin objects to the excess profits feature,
among other reasons on the ground that the method of
computation provided is improper. The bill as it is now
before the senate provides that excess profits shall be
working conditions for the three years, 1911, 1912 and
1913. Mr.. Kitchin says that many corporations were
making very large profits in those years, and are not
making more now, hence they would be exempt from
the payment Of excess profits taxes. The fact that a
concern was fortunate during the three years preceding
the war would exempt it from one class of taxation
now.
If there is to be a tax on excess profits there must
be some way OF ascertaining what those excess profits
are. EXCESS over what? There must be some basis.
The general understanding has been that taxation under
of the government, In addition to all other forms of
taxation, some portion Of the profits directly due tn the
war, and In order to ascertain what this amounts to the
profits for the three years preceding the war are taken
as a basis. II that is not a good way to ascertain what
the excess profits are, what is a good method?
1t should be borne in mind that there is a difference
between excess profits and excessive" profits. as those
terms are commonly used. The normal profits Of a
concern may be excessive. It may be necessary to limit
in relation to them. But excess profits are simply the
difference between the profits Of ordinary times and the
profits now, and which can fairly be traced to the opera
ton Of war condition.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
DEED-A-DAY LEAGUE
TO AWAKEN NATION
is WOMAN,S SCHEME

To All Good Citizens:
This is the 108th day Of the war
What have you done to forward the
conquest of Righteousness? Joined
the Red Crossrbought a Liberty
all?
Don't you think it's time to form a
deed a Day" league? Decide for
yourself whether you want it to be q
group with real officers and all the
trimming or whether you. yourself,
alone, will be THE Crew and the Cap
tain Too" If you like no one need
know Of 1t, but yourself. It might be
a great benevolent secret organization
or It might be @ spontaneous public
resolve OF the part, OF everyone to
prove his citizenship and loyalty once
In twenty-four hours.
The Deed a Day" may not be al
war work. Let us keep in mind
our ordinary civic obligations. The
deed today might be to destroy the
caterpillars that infest your trees
nWHF1Fal
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
FRUITS OF A VII PROPAGANDA

DoWn IN Oklahoma through five counties there exists
what amounts on a small scale to civil war. Several
hundred men have effected a loose form of organization
armed themselves, and bid defiance to the whole United
States. They have declared war on the nation, and have
announced their purpose to resist by force the operation
OF the draft law which renders them liable to military
service.
This is one illustration, and in its way the most con.
sp1cuous one, of the effect of a propaganda whose apos-
Ties are found in all walks of life, and which has been
viewed with some tolerance even by persons not in sym.
pathy with it. In one form or another the doctrine has
obligation resting on an American citizen. and that
whether or not any man yields any service to the nation
winch shelters him depends on his own personal taste
Inclination, and not on the considered Judgment OF
the nation as a whole. That is the substance of the doc.
Urine which has been propounded in the halls Of con.
sress, IN a section of the public press, from the public
platform on the street corner, and in the common loahne
places OF the land. And because that doctrine has been
preached persistently and constantly, and because IT has
peen heard with a measure of Indifference by many OF
tnose VINO should have given it effective reputation. in.
olWouals all over the country, and men in organized
groups mere and there have assumed an attitude Of de-.
nance winch, in Oklahoma, has already resulted in blood.
sneo' and which Is likely to cause more Sbloodshed before
misguided men realize that this nation is WORKING to.
ward the accomplishment of a settled purpose. and that
It is not to be thwarted either by the mounting OF dema.
gogues or the attempts Of individuals to evade the duty
which they owe to their country.
Oklahoma is a long way from North Dakota. Here
Nevertheless there is a sentiment altogether too nreva-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
MOTHER GOOSE
DOWN TO DATE

Little Miss Muffet went out to rough
BY working with spade and hoe,
But when her tomatoes came up as
potatoes
Poor startled Miss Muffet said
"Oh!"
Little Jack Horner grows beets in a
corner
And corr that his neighbors can't
beat
He's worked EN- all season and that
is the eason
His folks will have plenty to eat.
Sing a song a %sixpence, fathers grow
ing rye,
things we used to have to buy.
When the crops are gathered We'll all
begin to sing
A Yankee gardeners better than a
European king.
Little Bopeep has sheep to keep
But how's she going to feed 'em?
Why simple enough, for she's raised
garden stuff
Thatll make 'em all fat when we
Little Tommy Tucker has for his sup
per
Canned things and dried things and
good bread and butter.
Where did he get EN-? Raised EN-
himself
And mother dear stored 'em away
on the shelf.
Did this little pig go to marketf
He did not. He worked with the
hoe
So he doesn't need any roast beef,
But fattens on things he can grow.
Will this little pig cry vince, vince,
vince, whee2 No. No. No.
There was an old woman who lived
in a shoe
Who had so many children she
didn't know what to do,
So she set 'em to work with the spade
and the hoe
And she'll feed 'em next winter on
things hat they grow.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
STRAIGHT AMERICANISM

Representative Kahn, Of California, is an American
citizen who was born in Germany. He is a member of
the Republican party. And he is a hearty supporter of
the president in the measures which are found necessary
In the prosecution Of the war. In the discussion on the
food bill Mr.. Kahn congratulated the house conferees
on their work in securing the elimination of the amend
ment providing for, a shopping committee. He de-
clared it to be the duty of congress at this time to pre-
sent a solid front in standing behind the president, who.
he said, would be required to give an account of his
stewardship later. Said Mr.. Kahn, Let US not hamper
him now"
There are a good many persons born in the United
States who might learn lessons Of patriotism from this
man of German birth.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
NOT HOW LITTLE BUT HOW MUCH

The problem before this nation today is not with
how little preparation and how little effort we can play
some part in this war and still pass muster, but how
much we can do, and how promptly we can do it, in
order that the war may speedily be brought to its right
conclusion.
Three years ago Kitchener told the British people
that they must prepare for at least three years of war
Few people credited him. The three years are past, and
no decision is even remotely in sight. Washington is
making preparations on the basis of three to four years
of war. Few Americans believe that the wer will last
any such time. But as recently as four months ago
when we accepted the fact that war actually existed, Few
Americans realized that American soldiers would be
called on to play a part in it. The general feeling
throughout the country was that while our ships would
before any considerable body Of American troops could
be prepared for foreign service, and that the utmost
that could be expected of the United States was the send
ing of a handful of soldiers across to serve as an evi.
dence OF good faith. Today we have our handful OF
men In Europe, and we are preparing as rapidly as we
can to send a half million. That is not the end. Another
half million will presently be called for, and no one
knows how many more.
No human being knows. what demands will be made
on the United States for men and for material. But
every intelligent man does know that the fatal policy
to pursue now is the temporizng policy. The war will
most quickly be ended If we do our utmost to place in
the field the largest possible number Of men, properly
supplied, and in the shortest possible time. Therefore
our problem, whether in the ~assembling of men, the arm
ing and equipping Of them. the furnishing of food and
munitions to our allies. and in every other department
OF activity is not how little we must do, but how much
we can do, and how quickly. q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

health may be made to work smooth
ly.
Witness one habit Of waking 1 a
certain hour to which we have been
accustomed.
Regularity in eating is most import
I'M for health. The digestive tract will
respond at regular times just as other
habits win repeat themselves.
Proper food properly digested viii
do much for ones health and happi-
ness.
It is a mistake to eat too much.
We should try and enojy orr meals
by paying attention to the taste OF
food. Do not gulp It down. It should
be masticated and tasted so as to
stimulate those nerves which reflect
their sense on the other nerves con-
trolling the glands OF digestion.
When you feel Indigestion after eat
Ing q meal note the ingredients eaten,
and should 1t repeat itself; dismiss the
guilty food from your dietary.
Don't make eating d taste but make
Il q pleasure, 80 that the food will di-
gest and be assirnilated and applied
to the different necessities OF the ac-
tivitieE Of life.
Youth demands a greater variety
ard Quantity Of food than does old.
axe and especially does IL reuutre
couch protein and meat 8.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

EEHNI ~ IENENNal ~ -
It might be s.Hooverizing your menu"
1t might be taking the advice OF the
National Security League to Write
to Washington'-it might be mailing
to friends outside of your state some
jcogent argument Of the editor of your
home paper-it might be attending q
range for one, or it might be by de-
voting a spare hour helping to study
Of u present situation through read
ing or discussion with friends-it
might be any n Of a thousand things
that will help us to keep sane, whole
some and loyal.
You see, anyone can forra "a Deed
a Day League" or any one can be-
long to 1t. Until we all do actually,
whether we do nominally or not we
r going to lag in the performance Of
our painful duty-the prosecution Of
this war. If America is to awaken 1t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

typically German failure at humor.
the Berlin Morgenpost pictures ii
thus:
Among the silent sufferers by the
war the lover cuts a peculiarly pa
.thetic figure.
"How can he offer her the substan i.
ttal ~gustatory entertainment she needs
during a long afternoons pleasure trip
or an evenings stroll? Can he nut in
his pocket for her a bun that he has
denied to his own mouth, or hand her
q coupon cut from his meat card?
What q rude violation Of the ten
derest relation when he, PLAYING for
safety, on arriving at the restai1rant
door, permits himself the Question.
MY dear, have you brought any FOOD
cards2' - Aoo
And suppose no meal can any long
or be taken in sweet companionshin
n the couple content themseives
with q visit to some chicorv coffes
house? Can her love be expected ~
survive when he, suddenly producin9
a little piece of sugar from his waist.
Goat pocket, drops 1t into the adored
ones cup Of dirty-looking limitation
mocha? 2" 1865
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

might be to do something. Not all
Of us can be called to the bit service
all of us are called ito the next
thing" Our daily duties demand our
time and attention. I'VE shall pc
heroic here or nowhere II each OF
us began a Deed a Day for God. for
the Country and for Home;t America
would be awake, the time for prep
aration would be shortened-the
righteous peace would be won and We
would find ourselves at the end of
the war through our Deed a Day &C
tive not passive citizens Of our Great
Republic.
Let our deed for today be the FORM
ing of a "Deed a Day League with
ourselves as charter member.
Yours for active citizenship.
Eta v. Leighton.
National League for Women's serv-
- ..Na.r 80 srlu.F GtiLE- -.si.5
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

Learning what foodstuffs best suit
is one Of the great educational tasks
man has before him, for he no longer
mas the intuition of the lower animals
u. K. What can be done to cure
wearing shoes that have been prop
cry ntted, with an arch support made
cises which can be prescribed Nv a
specialist in such cases.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
RESIGNATION is !,
THE CHIEF TOPIC

Petrograd, Aug. 6. via London,
Aug. 4.-The resignation OF M. Tcher-
noff. the minister of agriculture, as
the result Of accusations that he had
been collaborating with German
agents II neutral countries. Is, the sem
sation Of the hour.
The resignation seems likely to lead
to a war of words among the news
The organ Of the socialsrec-
olutionists, whose leader Is Tchernoff,
that the party will withdraw
its support from the coalition govern
ment If Tchernoff is left out Of the
cabinet.
Read The Herald Want Ads.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

Public Opinion" Works on scheduI.
in Germany.

in Germany.
Political freedom under German
military rule is well illustrated By the
Following from Vorwaerts:
Deputy Conrade Meerfeld has ad-
dressed the following communication
to the imperial chancellor:
The whole of the men belonging
70 q battery on the western front,
which am prepared to name, were
called to attention by the warrant Of
hcers, who read to them an article
published In the Kolnische Voikszei-
tung demanding extensive annexa-
tfons. go
The men were then induced UNI
der threat Of court-martial to sign d
printed declaration in favor Of a So
called Hfndenburg peace.
What does the imperial chancei-
ior intend TO do In respect Of such an
abuse Of military authority? AZ reply
In writing is requested, 3"
ore Making also Robbed or it's Lure.
Eve German lovers feel the pinch
scf war. No longer is It possible for
young love to run a romantic course
within The ring OF STEEL WITH &
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
NEW PRESIDENT is
lin CHINESE /

Picking, Wednesday, Aug. 1.-Acting
President Feng Kwo Chang. accom-.
panied by q heavy guard, the Chinese
cabinet and hundreds OF officials. ar
rived In Pefing today.
Feng sent q message to General Ii
presidency.
Feng Kwo Chang as president il err
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
RUTHLESS KAISER
DEPICTED AS CRUEL
AND WORLD MENACE
SOME 80 YEARS AGO

Twenty-nine years ago Harold
Frederic. a famous American novelist
OF the period, was the Berlin CORE
spondent of the New York Times. The
old German emperor, William the
First, had recently died. His son,
Friedrich Wilhelm, an able man with
liberal tendencies and an English
wife. lay dying Of cancer. The young
crown prince, destined to be William
the Second, was impatiently waiting
Tor the time he should mount the
throne. All the world was wondering
what manner Of man he was and
what he would do to the peace OF
Europe.
Frederic sent to his paper a long
pen picture which not only showed
William as he was, but, with singular
clarity, showed just what q menace he
was to the world.
Note this passage:
You look into the face OF this
young Hohenzollern and remem
ber with wondering reservations
the malignant tales which have
been told of his inner nature by
those who knew it best. Appar-
emily all the women-at least all
the English women-who have
had to do with the bringing up of
w WAAId1U 1lOkU 1l1u III hut
o and detestation. Their dislike
for him is based on a general
conception of his character? This
view is that he Is utterly cold, en-
drely selfish, wantOnly cruel; q
young man without conscience OF
compassion or any softening vtr.
tues whatever. That he has great
abilities they all admit, but they
stop there. Heart he has none
upon their reckoning /.
civilian is very deeply and 1
thoroughly Prassian. He is a Hv- :
ing, breathing embodiment Of all
the qualities and lack Of qualities
which, through precisely two cen.
turtles, have brought the little
Mark Of Brandenburg up from a
puny life, with q poor scattered
population, to the state of a great
kingdom. He is saturated with
all the instincts and ideas which
have raised his parvemu Prussia
to Its present eminence and his
character Is the crown and flower
OF these two centuries Of might
and r~uthleSsness and s~potlatiOn
exalted into q creed"
Specializing about him, Frederic
predicted he was a world fighter, just
as was his ancestor Frederick the
Great. He pointed out that whenever
a Hohenzollern crown prince married
a girl of the house Of Brunswick, the
eldest son was one who was a captain
Of men.
Written nearly three decades ago
by a nan long since dead, there is a
truth in his words that makes them
sound as If they were written yester-
day with full knowledge of what this
Hohenzollern has brought upon the
world. All the latent dangers in the
mans character were perfectly clear
to Frederic. He used the very word
"ruthlessness'' concerning which we
have heard SO much since August,
1914. There is no difference between
the William we see and the one
Frederic saw. save that we know by
his foul deeds what he Is, whereas the
novelist knew him only by intuition
based upon observation. Tie kaiser
always evil. He was always a
danger to the world. The only ques-
ton was when he would feel himself
strong enough to attempt to put his
dream Of world-empire into execution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
MINIsTER NAl1ED

Zurich. Switzerland, Aug. Count
Adam TarnowsIH Won Tarnow. former
Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the
United States, says q telegram from
Vienna has been appointed minister
70 Sweden. -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06
YOUR HABITS
Regularity is One OF the Greatest
Aids to Health.

Regular habits for retiring must be
one Of the best methods for
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

securing g o o q
sleep.
T h e h u m a n
body has a o
derfu1 p~eriodicity
in all its spon-
taneous actions,
and by studying
these much OF
xL4 ~onhfrn- ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-06

9 folds Of white and scarlet! o blue with your silver
stars! May fond eyes welcome you, willing feet follow you
YARN hearts cherish YOU. and dying lips give you theii
e ps Ous q in nme sa OUTS oy aieglance. ours ny
the emblem of liberty, the hope Of the world.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02

Great Britain has decided that
il isn't necessary to send ont
physically perfect men 10 be
blown to pieces by German shells
and applicants for enlistment who
were rejected as physically in
eligible for service have been
notified to call again at recruiting
stations.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02
The SUGAR BOY.


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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02

OF the four autocracies engaged
in the war two are on each side.
Poormworihy old Francis Joseph
has gone. and not much is believed
10 be left Of his empire The Gar
is ia Jail \ new democracy is
born IN the world. The japanese
Emperor is still on top but has
had little to do. And tho Kaiser
lis a victim of diabetes. ercaily
aggravated BY worry
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02
Says Nervous
People Should
Read Testimony
Many People Gladly Tell About
Benefits Derived From
cadomene Tablets.
interesting, Sensational Facts

Interestlnq. sensatIonaI Faets !

A Rheumatic Conyalencent writes
Oct Q, 1916
Gentlemen Last September ! wa
taken with what the doctor called
rheumatism tried to cure mvseii
with all kinds Of Rheumatic MedS
cines. but they did no good got
doctor and he came an last winteI
and by the first OF June was able
10 get about after fashion I saw
about that time an advertisement IN
the Boston Globe OF Cadomene Tab
lets. and n read just about like 7 fell
Except the pain-and ! decided to
try II. took one tablet after each
meal for a week with the Rheumatic
Medicine and then stopped the latter
and Just took the Cadomene Tablets
and have gotten well I am now
on my sixth tube. People ston me or
the street and want TO know what !
got hold OF to make me look so we'll
I always tell them "Cadomene There
are several taking Cadomene now In
Needham and II is doing good for all
Respectfully yours
Peter Krauiher
800 Highland Ave. Needham Mass
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02
KEEP A Jar or
MUSTEROLE HANDY
1t Quickly Loosens Up Coughs and
Colds in Throat or Chest

Just a little Master0ie rubbed on your
sore. rsht chest before you 90 % Bad
WlIl loosen up congestion and break up
most severe colds and coughs
Nusterole Is a clean white ointment
made vith ol Of mustard Simply ruh
it ar. 80 plaster reces sarY. Better than
mdsrs-i plaster and does not blister
Thousand; who use Musjerole will tell
what relief il gives from sore throat
hronchis t1nIlitis. Group, stir neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion.
plenrisv rheumatism. lumblgo. pam, and
aches II the back or Joints. sprains sore
muscles. bruises chilhairi. frosted feet
and eolds i Ten prevents pnc1mOnia).
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02

Don't think too much Of your own
Methods Watch other peoples way
and learn from them This is good
advice. especially when bilious or
constipated. You will find many
people who use Chamberlains Tab
let's for these ailments with the best
results, and will do well 10 follow
their example. Sold by all druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02

Champ Clark wants "the boys
who have been hollering their
heads off for war, and the paei-
fists who have been yelling the
other way, to make up the first
American expedition TO France.
probably TO maintain balance
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02
THE WEST AND A WAR
DECLARATION

Western members Of congress
who are face to face with the
greatest casting vote OF their
lives are said by David Lawrence,
the New York Evening Post S
Washington correspondent, TO
favor a limited war, based
solely on satisfying America S
grievance on the sea" If so. they
represent their constituency
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-02

Doubtless the German war ol-
flee would be amazed and shocked
10 know how many Germans
there are in the United States
who are staunchly supporting the
American cause in this emergency.