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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
BRITISH ADVANCE;
STRA|GKTENL LINES
Clear Up Strong Point Held by
Enemy Southeast of
Langemarck.
FIGHT BATTLE DURING GALE

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 29.-'DurfnE the
night we carried out successful raids
northeast of Gouzeacourt and south
west of Hulluch and captured q few
prfsoners.'' says today's ofhcfal an
nouncement. "Southeast OF Lange-
marck our troops cleared up q
strong point in which nm enemy
party was holding out Immediately
In front of our new line"
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM, August %
The British attack late Monday south
east of Langemarck astride the St
Julien Pocapelee road has developed
most impossible weather conditions un-
der which the troops made the assault
A number of strong German redoubts
were occupied and the line was pushed
forward to a considerable distance
over a front of some 1000 yards.
o'clock in the afternoon amid heavy
rain, which added to the freshets OF
the already swollen Steenbeke and
Hannebeke rivers. which had turned
the surrounding country into bogs. Into
this marshland, studded with concrete
machine gun redoubts. the British
plunged after the artillery had con-
Quoted a heavy bombardment and laid
down barrage. Particularly vicious
fighting developed near the Springfield
and Vancouver farms. two German
strongholds northeast of St Julien.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
The text of the Presidents note to
the Pope follows:

The text Of the Presidents note to
the Pope follows:
ITO His Holiness
"Benedictus XIV,
Pope.
TN Acknowledgement of the COM
munication of your holiness to the
belligerent peoples, dated August l.
1917. the President of the United
States requests me to transmit the
following reply:
Every heart that has not been
blinded and hardened by this terri
BILE war must be touched by this
moving appeal of his holiness the
Pope. must feel the dignity and
force of the humane and generous
motives which prompted 1t. and
must fervently wish that we might
take the path of peace he so per
suasively points out But it would
be folly to take 1t il it does not in
fact lead to the goal he proposes.
Our response must be based upon
the stern facts and upon nothing
else. 1t is not mere cessation OF
arms he desires; 4 i a stakfe and
enduring peace; Inis agenS mus muss
and 1t must be matter OF very
sober judgment what will insure US
against 1t.
What Pope Proposed.
His holiness in substance pro-
poses that we return to the status
quo ante bellum. and that then
there be a general condonation, dis
armament and a concert of nations
based upon an acceptance Of the
principle Of arbitration; that by a
similar concert freedom Of the seas
be established and that the terri
torial claims OF France and Italy.
the perplexing problems OF the Bal
kan states and the restitution of
Poland be left to such conciliatory
adjustments as may be possible of
the peoples whose political fortunes
and affiliations will be involved.
ut is manifest that no part of this
program can be successfully carried
out unless the restitution of the
status quo ante furnishes a firm and
satisfactory basis for it. The object
of this war is to deliver the free
peoples of the world from the men
ace and the actual power of vast
military establishment controlled by
an irresponsible government, which.
having secretly planned to dominate
the world. proceeded to carry the
plan out without regard either to the
sacred obligations of treaty or the
long established practices and long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29

Washington's selective service parade.
already national in its character. may
become international in scope, accord
ing to plans discussed at a meeting
today of the citizens committee in
charge. Until federal officials are con-
suited no announcement can be made
Of these plans 1t may be announced
however. that colors of the allies will
be permitted in the parade and that
officers of foreign armies now in the
District will be invited to take part
in the demonstration to be held Sep
tember in honor of the National Cap
itars quota for the National Army.
1t is also expected that officers of the
cabinet will take part in the parade,
now that President Wilson has accept
ed an invitation not only to review,
but also to march with the men who
have been selected as the first to go
from Washington into the National
Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
WAR PROFITS TAX
NEARLY DOUBLED
Finance Committee Bows to
Demand and Approves Com
promise Provision.
FIGHT PUBLISHERS LEVY

To meet the radical movement for
greater taxation of war profits the
Senate finance committee today agreed
to amendments carrying war profits
taxes of more than 33 per cent in place
of the present provisions for rs per
cent. The amendments would increase
the war profits tax yield from $562.-
100000 to $1,000. 100000 in addition to
the taxes under the present law and
yield a third of the bills total taxes.
The prewar profits rate of the bill
was retained by the committee. but it
added a new maximum war profits tax
rate of 60 per cent on profits in excess
of 900 per cent. The maximum in the
bill was so per cent on profits over
$50 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Drive Back Wurttemburgers.

Notwithstanding heavy machine gun
fire, the British pushed forward here,
driving back the Wurttembergers. who
had been sent up from Roulers to hold
the German advance posts.
Yesterday, the battle along the sec
ton attacked Monday had subsided
into state Of comparative calm. A
great storm. accompanied by rain. was
sweeping the country. At times the
gale reached a velocity which up
rooted trees at many places.
Hard fighting followed the British
attack Monday afternoon on several
strong positions in the neighborhood
ports the British have pushed their line
forward slightly on narrow front
southeast of that place.
Two determined counter attacks were
delivered by the Germans against the
British in the neighborhood of Inver-
ness copse Monday night, but in each
Instance the attacking forces were
thrown back
The enemy artillery was very active
in the early night on the British left
flank next to the French. The Ger
mans put down a heavy barrage, but
no infantry action followed.
Berlin Reports Counter Attack.
BERLIN, August %, via London
German counter attacks yesterday
drove the British from the indentation
they had made in the German positions
northeast of Frezenberg, on the Flan-
ders front. army headquarters an
nounced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
New Basis for Exemptions.

Another substantial change was made
in provisions for exemptions. These
provisions would care for corporations
suffering abnormal depression during
the prewar period. Corporations max
ing less than per cent during that
period would be entitled to at least
that exemption, and il more than 10
per cent they would receive not over
10 per cent deduction.
BY these changes the committee esti-
mated that the proposed levy would
take S1.2s6.O00. 900 of the $4,000. 900. 900
or s4.O00.o00,000 war profits estimated
to be earned this year.
Senators La Toilette and Gore. promi-
nent in the faction urging more radical
war profits taxation. did not attend
today's committee meeting. Chairman
Simmons and others of the majority
hope the new levy-almost doubled
will command sufficient support to
cause the rejection of the more drastic
proposals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Ronald F. MacFeeley, Inventor, Die,

BEVERLEY. Mass. August 2s.-Ronald
r. MacFeeley. inventor Of many pieces Of
machinery used in the manufacturs OF
shoes died at his homo hero yesterday.
work for soms time In Pittsburgh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Publishers Tax Debate.

Debate on the publishers taxes was
begun by Senator Shields of Tennessee.
who supported Senator McKellar's sub
stltute and urged that magazines and
other periodicals, not newspapers, cause
the deficit in carrying second class
mail.
~ am satisfied" he said. that the
daily papers are paying practically all if
not the full amount for the service they
receive. Rates on magazines and other
publications which cause the losses should
be increased
require the same service of the Post
Office Department that magazines do and
that they render much of it at their own
expense
The newspapers really are the peoples
papers" the Tennessee senator continued.
They are the papers which supply Ia
formation to 80 per cent Of the people OF
the United States and any increase in the
burden on the people
1t was planned to take up war profits
Immediately after disposal of the pub
fishers tax features.
May Be Stricken Out.
There remained today for disposal
the proposed 5 per cent special tax on
publishers incomes and increases in
second-class mail rates. with prospects
that both would be stricken out. The
Senate yesterday. by a vote of 80 to 20.
eliminated the provisions for l cent in
crease in letter postage. but retained a
provision for free postage on letters
mailed by American soldiers abroad.
A new substitute provision for the
postal section. drawn and indorsed by
the Post Office Department. was pre-
sented and supported by Senator Hard
wick of Georgia yesterday. 1t would
leave unchanged the present rate in the
first and second parcel post zones but
establish graduated system of in
creased rates on advertising portions in
other zones. 1t would raise $14520000
additiona! revenue next year, as COM
pared with 100000 proposed by the
pending bill and s12.s00, 900 under Mr..
Mckellar's amendment.
An increase in postal rates was urged
by Senator Norris. who declared he did
not think 1t fair to ask the taxpayers
OF the country to pay a subsidy to
newspapers and magazines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Germans Deny oness

Iondon. August 29.-The news Jpa r,.r.
denounce as wholly false the re fer smcs
made by Premier kerensky. in ;lddr 80.
ing the Moscow conference, TO a re sert
offer of separate peace. NoGhin !. a
Known of such a move in any OF i .tsI
quarters here.
AMSTERDAM, August zs. ~Grmar
newspapers are not disposed f AZ orah,y
toward the Moscow conferen .e The
Cologne Gazette describes it IS the
comedy of Moscow" adding ina n L.
intended to excite the Russian neonIa
to further mad sacrinces The- lkreux.
zeitung says:
Premier Kerenskys speech proven
that the Russian go'ernment ds acting
has to bleed at the governm ent 1 corr
mand and without knowing th : gov
ernments aims. !nis Is tne iteedom
which the reVoiutioh mas gh ZEN the
country.
Many German newspapers. ..rpre,.
surprise at the reference made By
Premier Kerensky in his sps u ch before
the MOSCOW conferences on ~ iday COM
They say they know nothinfes bout -
offers and ask for informatl loe a.
. Vorwaerts Asks Tor Explal nation.
The vorwaerts says that Ia ;fther tha
German people. .ne press noi>e he reichs-
tag have nea.o ahy.nlne oncerning
thorough explanation. The ! ,ewsnsrse
declares that the principles de0ned n
the reicnstae resolution would ba
harmed by secret Offers oS n eace wl.i1o
the refusal Of such offers bX GermanvSS
enemies would be . moral defeaf -
Germany.
Prsmis. x K:rs.:ky ,..., T. hs spsssA 8
r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
All Expected to Take Part.

All men who have been accepted by
local exemption boards will be expected
to take part in the parade. whether or
not they have appealed their cases to
the District board and whether or not
they will be included in the actual first
quota from the District. The men Sc
lected are to be divided into groups rep-
resenting the divisions from which they
come and headed by the members Of
the respective exemption boards by
which they were selected. These de-
cisions were reached following sugges-
tions by Commissioner Brownlow at the
meeting today. Commissioner Brown
low pointed out that it was necessary
to take all men accepted by local boards
SO far. in order that the Districts uuota
should take part.
Members of the Home Defense League
will be called out for the first time
since their organization to assist the
police in maintaining order. 1t had
been suggested at an earlier date that
these men might take part in the ma
rade, but it was argued that they must
be of service on that day Mai Pull
man, superintendent of police, who is
chairman of the committee on public
order for the demonstration. announced
that the parade would be the biggest
job the police department has ever had
While inaugural crowds are larger
than the one expected for the selective
appropriated by Congress for maintain
ing order. No such appropriation is
now available. All members of the no.
lice force. even those on vacation, will
Scouts will be requested to assist on
the line of march. AS many out-of-
town detectives as possible will be oh
tanned to help the local plain-clothes
force.
Department Forces to March
Many departments are expected to
The suggestion was made at today's
meeting that this should be a parade
for men only" Chairman William +
GUIDE promptly opposed this sueees
of the women in the preparedness pa
rade had been invaluable: and. he
added. their marching was in many in
stances superior to that of the men.
According to plans suggested by
Mai. C. Cordier. U. S. A. chief of star
to Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn. U. s. A..
grand marshal of the parade. the army
will precede the selected men and tn.
being provided thereby. Whether the
President will march at the head Of the
entire procession or whether he will
walk at the head of the section CON
| tanning the selected men will be deter
mined by himself.
Mai. Cordier suggested as the tenta
tive route for the parade that the par
elephants would assemble at some noint
in the vicinity of the Capitol grounds
entering Pennsylvania avenue at 1st
street northwest. going west to 18th
street. north to the extension Of the
avenue west. passing the White House
and then turning into 18th street.
Although no half holiday has been
granted, the belief was confidently ex.
pressed today that all government sm-
Ecoatausd On second Rsss.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Gov. Whitman Signs Food Control Bill

ALBANY. N Y, August 29.-The state
food control bill, enacted at the ex-
traordinary session of the legislature.
was signed by Gov. Whitman today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Urge Continuance Il 2 War.

After Nine. Katherine BIZ shkovskaya.
the grandmother OF the revolution"
had appealed to the gos rernment to
pass from words to actia MS and helm
the army conquer the en- envy, Prince
Peter Kropatkin. who was not on thu ,
list of speakers. was heart Il. at the re,
Guest of the whole conf erence ID =
called upon all Russians to prevent tn 3
fatal eventuality of a Gerx nan victoIi.r
and expressed the hope that Rus " .
would not be proclaimed a federatiT ss
republic
This sentiment, submitted to the co. \.
ference for the first time, evoked !.
long, continuous ovation Tn honor ~
Prince Kropatkin.
Other speakers. who declared aeah -.
a separate peace were loudly appla, "a
ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Member Of the Assoeialed, Press

The Associated Press is excl sstvely entitled
to the for republication Of NJ I news credited
to It or NOT otherwise credited In this paper and
also the local published hei h,fn.
All rights of publication Of spe ctal dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29

tcontinusd on Second RaEs.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Army Lacks Fighting Spirit.

SVNHhuuers
ass. in which
Of the Rus
and their
between the
orly equip
urces. but
d the pres.
tn food and
.ied and en-
and ill-ap-
: been put
nous order
octrines. he
v into two
I'd soldiers,
st irrecon-
committees
the varioua
y were USE
IA economic
o discipline
subversivo
,ment. COM
int, he as
dangerous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29

Partly cloudy. probably occasional
showers tonight and tomorrow; light
variable winds
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm. today. Highest. 80. at
am. today.
Full report on page IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29

Of course included, If they will accept
equality and not seek domination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29

sworn Net Cfreulation. Mem u Of July.
1917, Daily Average. s7.Slss ~ssnAay. s1sea
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
BUCHANAN ASKS
FAIR CHARGES
Objects to the Practice of Hos
pitfalls Charging For Only
Part Treatment

Chairman Clarence ]. Buckman. of
the Senate Appropriations Committee,
will discuss with Attorney General
Francis Skunk Brown this week a
proposition to require patients to pay
the full cost of treatment in hospitals
instead of paying about half and re-
lying on the State to pay the rest. The
chairman said tonight that he con-
sidered this an evil and that he pro-
posed to follow up the criticism he
voiced while on tours of hospitals by
some drastic action if able to bring
it about.
The patients, if able to pay. should
pay the per capita cost, in other
words the full cost of their treatment.
IL they do that the State will not be
asked to bear so much of the cost of
operating hospitals" said the Sena
tor. 1T has been very bad prac-
tice and a widespread one which l
believe we should check. To my
mind it pauperizes the patient able
to pay for his treatment and it gives
him treatment for less than he would
have had to pay if he had undergone
treatment in his own home"
The Bucks county Senator has re-
ceived assurances of support from a
number of influential legislators.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
State Students Y. M. c. A.
Conference at Annville

Annville, Pa, April 80. The
Pennsylvania State Students Y. NJ. c.
A. conference, which was held this
year at Lebanon Valley College, was
one of the largest attended for some
years. Practically every university
and college in the State, as well as
many normal schools and academies,
were represented by one or more dell
egates.
The conference opened on Friday
evening with an address of welcome
by DIR. Gossard and William Martin,
president of the local Y. NJ. c. A.
This was followed by q reception for
the delegates in the Aluminae Gym.
The program on Saturday morning
consisted of three addresses by the
Rev. S. w. Herman, of Harrisburg
III. 5. Elliott, of Philadelphia and w,
L. Miller, of Lebanon. The afternoon
was devoted to the discussion of the
program for the work of the or
ganiZations for the coming year. In
the evening the meeting was given
over to the representatives from Dick
ihson, Lafayette. University of Pitts
burg, University of Pennsylvania and
Lehigh.
On Sunday morning the deieEa tes
visited the various churches of Ann
Vile. speaking at the services. The
conference closed in the afternoon
after an address by ID. L. MURRAY
on The Bearing of the Europeap
situation on the World Program of
Christianity"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE
REVENUE BILL
TO BE DISCUSSED
Direct Inheritance Tax Will
Be the Test When House
Takes Up Program

Decisions will be reached this week
crease of the States revenue shall be
pushed through the General Assem-
bly,. Members of the joint revenue
committee have been sounding out
good many places that because of the
mounting cost of living and the prob
ability of new federal taxes that ad-
ditional State taxes may be unpopu-
lar.
The Woodward bill to tax direct in
heritances, which it is estimated will
raise s5.000,00O a year. may be made
the test. This measure is now on
be reached tonight or tomorrow.
The proposed coal tax is being ham
died delicately because of the ad-
vances in prices and the scarcity of
seem inclined to talk about it.
Inquiries are being made by legis-
lators as to whether with the increas-
ed business done by Pennsylvania COR
porations the last year a substantial
increase in revenue cannot be expect
ed and one of the first things that
may be asked of Auditor General-elect
Snyder may be to furnish an estimate
of what stock and loan and gross re-
cetpt taxes are likely to produce, they
being the chief sources of corporate
revenue.
Chairman Woodward plans to have
the Fickerman bill providing the ap-
propriations for mothers pensions in
the hands of the Governor by May
13, which has been proclaimed as
Mothers Day by the Governor. The
House committee will meet late to-
day to decide on what amount to ap-
propriate. Eight hundred thousand
dollars is asked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
RUSH TO OFFER.
BILLS STARTED
Members of the House Will
Take Advantage of the Clos
ing Hours Tomorrow

Notwithstanding the fact that there
are almost 100 bills on the list of
the House of Representatives and
that many measures will fall by tne
wayside, there is a regular rush under
way to get bills drawn up for pre-
sentation to the lower branch before
the time expires tomorrow. BY the
resolution adopted ten days ago May
l is the last day to introduce bills
and the Legislative Reference Bureau
has been very busy drafting them.
Many complaints about the mass of
legislation in excess of ability of the
session to properly consider it have
been heard and newspapers in a num-
ber of counties have criticised the
delays in presentation of bills.
The House meets tonight and the
Senate tomorrow. When the Senate
meets it will have thirty seven bills
on third reading with the measure
to change the method of purchasing
supplies for first class cities heading
the list. The bills for the establish
ment of volunteer police during the
defense measures are on second read
ing.
The House calendar contains 1872
bills on third reading, with twenty
eight on the third reading postponed
calendar Among the third reading
bills are those making it a misde-
meanor for anyone operating a motor
vehicle who Injuries a person to drive
on without offering aid: the decedent
code; regulating lights on vehicles on
public roads; for licensing of dogs
and cats; State boxing commission
bill; teachers retirement bill; cabaret
regulator; authorizing second and
third class cities to engage in dairy
ing and farming, garnishee bill and
civil service measure. together
with several proposed constitutional
amendments and bills to enable peo-
pie to sue the State.
On second reading there are the
public defense commission bill, which
carries an appropriation of $4,000, 900; ;
Ramsey third class city amendment
bill; Craig bill for police civil service
in third class cities, and Mt. Gretna
campsite appropriation bill.
Tuesday the joint appropriations
committee will continue hearings o.
the general appropriation bill, the de-
partments of Labor and Industry and
Public Service being scheduled to be
heard. The same day the Rural Mem
bers' League will meet to discuss a
resolution for final adjournment. May
"a and 81 have been suggested by
members of the league for the closing
up of the session.
Governor Brumbaugh is expected to
send to the Senate a reply to the reso-
luton requesting him to send in his
recess appointments for confirmation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
How Ladies Improve
Looks!

Many ladies. old and young, suf-
fer round of torture with their
nerves, and many are so frail, thin
and bloodless that their splendid
features are lost sight Of, while a
vain attempt to conceal the anRu-
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the pity or ridicule of the world"
said a we'll known largely employed
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II do not mind exposing a little
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