The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-17
Mar Revenue Measure to Raise
s1,90O,Oo0,000 introduced
in the House.
MAKES ENTIRE NATION HELP
Compromise Reached on Army Con-
scriptlon BiIl--NIne Regiments OF
Engineers Going to Europe
Soon-Desperate Fighting
In Northern France
and Macedonia.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

o1
The house Of representatives re-
celved from the ways and means com
mittee on Wednesday the completed
war revenue bill designed to raise ST.
500 100000, which Is additional to the
normal revenue of 81 800, 100000. The
measure is so drafted that every home,
every individual, will share In the bur
den. Under its provisions the Ameri-
can people will be paying direct taxes
Of S33 per capita for the year 1917.
The people of the British isles now
pay per capita taxes Of $50
The principal features of the levy
ore the increases In income and profits
taxes, in Internal revenue rates and in
customs duties but the householder
and indeed everyone Is hit, for light
heat, and telephone bills. admission
tickets to amusements, fire and life In
surance, railway tickets, automobiles,
automobile tires and tubes, soft drinks,
postage rates, golf clubs and baseball
bars. club dues, and host Of other
everyday necessities or luxuries come
under the taxation AT the last min
ute the committee added paragraph
placing tux of cents a pound on tea
and cent pound on coffee, and an
additional tax was placed on sugar
The bin proposes normal tax of ,
per cent on individuals having incomes
between $1,000 and $1,000, If single,
and $1,000 and $4,000 II married or the
head Of family. An additional nor
maj tax OF per cent would be added
I'm the case Of larger incomes. At 50,
coo an additional surtaX, graduated
80 per cent, would be imposed.
An articles Of import now on the
free list viii be taxed 10 per cent and
an additional 10 per cent tax Is placed
on All articles nov on the dutiable
list. The tax on excess profits Is 1G
per cent on profits over per cent and
s. 600. Heavy taxes are placed on
bccl spirits, whisky and tobacco and
It's manufactures. The first-class mail
rate goes up to 3 cents and the second.
class rate Is increased according to the
zone system.
Army Bill Compromise.
Suurred to action by the president
the senate and house conferees com
promised the differences over the
army CONSUMPTION bill The amend
mcut authorizing the Roosevelt expe-
dictionary force Of volunteers was elm
inntcd. The age limit FOR the draft
wns set at twenty-oue 10 thirty years
Inclusive. Liquor is barred from the
training camps and immoral resorts
from their vicinity The pay Of en-.
listed men Is raised so a month to $25
ana that Of other grades proportions
Gtely. The machinery for draft ex
emptlon is provided.
II is estimated that under the bill
more than 100000 men are llnbl,
FOR war service. From these will b,
taken the first 100000 recruits for IN,
CONSUMPTION army, the second 500.OOt
when the president decides to call To-
them, aud the men necessary to hrin,
the regular army and National Guar,
NJ 10 maximum war strength II volun
teors do not come forward IN suniclen
numbers
Reports during the week eoncernIn
the submarine warfare were conflict
ing and confusing. Germany elaine
IT. campaign was stlll successful b,
youd It's expectations, while Grea
Britain issued figures showing COZ
siderable decrease IN the number ,
T.boat victims
Great Britain reported the slnkln