The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-10


!. sunk, and that the German claims as
1 Ito tonnage sunk by submarines are
\ grossly exaggerated. In the course OF
his address he said he could see no
signs of an early peace.
n No news of Importance came from
D the sector where General Pershing's
men are on the front line. The first
\ member of the expedition to be wound
h ed In the trenches was lieutenant of
N the signal corps. His injuries were
Y not serious.
h American War Taxes In Effect.
y November / brought to the Ameri-
can people sharper realization Of the
X financial burdens of the war, for on
\ that day the following war taxes be-
II came effective:
u On admissions to all places Of
II amusement except religious and chart
II table entertainments and shows whose
\ maximum charge is cents and out
\ door shows in amusement parks charg-
ing 10 cents or less, cent for each 10
\ cents or fraction thereof. Children I'M
II der twelve charged fiat tax of cent,
y On dues Of all clubs with dues Of
I $12 per year or more, except fraternal
\ orders on the lodge system, 10 per
/ cent of amount Of dues.
K On all freight, 8 per cent.
Y One cent for every 20 cents or frac-
Y ton thereof for express packages.
II Railroad and boat fares, except sea-
n son and Communication tickets for 30
4 miles or less or individual fares of 35
cents or less, per cent Of amount.
n On seats, berths and staterooms on
n cars or boats, 10 per cent.
IN On oil delivered by pipe line, per
: snt Of charge
/ : telephone, Telegraph p-faealis4s
Wnessage costing Is cents or more, 5
cents per message.
/ On all the insurance, 8 cents for
each 500 Of new insurance, except In
dustrial insurance for $500 or less,
which bears 40 per cent Of the first
weekly premium. For each dollar or
fraction thereof Of fire, marine, inland
or casualty insurance, ] cent
/ On cigars, IS cents to 81 per thou
/ sand; on cigarettes, so cents to $1.20
per thousand; on tobacco and snuff,
cents per pound; on cigarette papers,
one-half to / cent per hundred
The increased postal rates went into
effect on November 2.
Food Prices Under Control.
| On the other hand, Thursday was
welcomed by the consumer, for then
1t was that the licensing Of wholesale
grocers and other food producers went
into effect. This Is supposed to bring
about d considerable reduction In the
prices Of the nations food, for Mr..
Hoover and his aids fix the wholesale
prices, and then control the retailers
by not permitting wholesalers to sell
to those who seek to obtain extortlon-
ate prices from the consumers. The
| whole thing is very complicated and
will require several weeks to get into
smooth running order, but 1t promises
| to be effective. All citizens are re-
quested to report any instances OF
"profteering, and these will be at
tended to promptly.
The licensing system was applied
also to the live stock and packing In
dustries, the government thus assum,
ing control Of the nations meat bust
ness with the intention Of reducing
prices and conserving supplies.
The nation has entered heartily into
! the spirit Of meatless and wheatless
days, only pro-Germans and the almost
equally culpable selfish ones refusing
! to deny themselves to that extent for
the benefit Of the common cause Of CIV
ilization.
Another good step taken by Mr..
Hoover was the closing Of the Elgin
board of trade, which for half q cen
fury has been arbitrarily fixing butter
prices for the country.
Another Luxbure Expose.
! Secretary Lansing last week pub
lished two additional kilograms sent
by Count Luxburg to the German for
eign office, revealing plainly Ger
many's aims to overthrow the Monroe
doctrine and obtain a foothold In
South America, especially South Bra
I'll, as the first step in subjugating the
entire continent Luxburg alluded to
the people Of South America as "Indi'
ans under thin veneer" Both Argen-
tina and Chile may now be forced to
declare their attitude.
The federal trade commission has is
sued regulations under which enemy
owned patents and copyrights will be
licensed for manufacture by citizens
of the United States. The order af-
feets some 10000 articles, including
salvarsan and other drugs, dyestuff
formulas and important mechanical
devices.