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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
AUTO TAX IS CUT
Senate Committee Puts War
Levy on Cabarets.
Taxation of Candy Eliminated at Sug-
gestion of WiIliams-Plan Direct
Tax on Publishers Net Incomes.

Washington, June 11.-After adopt
ing new reduced federal liceDse tax
on automobiles, abandoning taxation
on confectionery, and approving tax
on cabaret patrons, the senate finance
committee interrupted it's revision Of
the war tax bill, with wide disagree
mentS remaining among the members
on income, publishers and excess prof
its rates. The bill probably will not
be completed until late this week.
The new automobile schedule i'm
poses on owners Of pleasure motors a
minimum tax of So, with graduation
upward based virtually at l per cent
upon the original selling price. A re-
duction allowance is made upon used
cars ranging up to SO per cent.
The cabaret tax section, which the
committee estimates would raise be-
tween $2,OO0,OOO and $3,O0O,OOO, reads !:
"a tax Of 1 cent shall be collected
for each 10 cents or fraction thereof
paid for admission to any public per-
formance for profit at any cabaret or
other similar entertainment to which
the charge for admission is wholly or
in part included in the price paid for
refreshments, service, or merchandise; !;
the amount paid for such admission to
be computed under rules prescribed by
the commissioner of internal revenue
with the approval of the secretary Of
the treasury, such tax to be paid by
the person paying for such refresh
ment, service or merchandise"
Taxation of candy was eliminated at
the suggestion of Senator Williams,
who pointed out that sugar and cocoa
taxes already agreed upon would cover
the principal ingredients Of confection-
cry.
On the question of taxing publishers
there is particularly wide disagree
ment. None would predict the ulti-
mate outcome, except to say that some
form Of taxation is certain. Senator
La Toilette proposed, in lieu of taxing
advertising receipts or raising postage
rates, direct tax of 5, 10 or even 20
per cent upon publishers net incomes.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
MOB SEEKS PASTORS LIFE
Minister of Astoria, ILL.,, SaIutes Flag
After Demonstration.

Astoria, ILL.,, June 11.-While a mob
of men and boys yelled for his life and
his congregation stood in wonderment
Rev. j. V. Clark, pastor of the Chris
tianS church here, was arrested as a
German sympathizer as he stepped
from his pulpit at the conclusion of the
morning service Sunday.
Only through the efforts of the Off
Ger who made the arrest was the white.
haired clergyman saved from possible
injury at the hands of the crowd.
The minister faced the mob from the
steps of the church. He declared he
was loyal to the United States and
that he would be willing to carry gun
for his country.
His words were answered only by
Kisses from the crowd and the cries
drag him out!' grew louder. Then il
was that the veteran minister saluted
the Stars and Stripes, which a member
of the mob brought before him, several
times. The action appeased the crowd
and it dispersed. Rev. Mr.. Clark was
taken to Lewiston.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
ACCUSE WISCONSIN BANKS
U. S. Agents Allege Officials Discour
age Liberty Bond Purchases.

Madison, Wis.,, June 11.-That a
number of banks In Wisconsin are
adopting dilatory tactics in the selling
of Liberty bonds is the charge made
in information which has been laid
before federal secret service opera
tiyes by the Wisconsin council of de-
fense, it was learned here.
One bank-a Madison BANKS said
to have refused to sell to Richard
PrOkop, an army recruit of Amigo,
5000 worth of Liberty bonds. An affi-
davit made by Prokop to the defense
council, in which it is alleged he says
the bank endeavOred to place obstacles
in the way of his buying bonds, has
been turned over to federal authOri-
ties.
Warning to banks that such acts are
considered ''traitorous" has been given
by MagnuS Swanson, chairman Of the
defense council. An official of the
Madison bank denies he refused to
sell PrOkop the bonds.
Prokop signed the affidavit and left
to join the army at Jefferson barracks,
Missouri.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
SPURN GERMAN PEACE
Russians Denounce Foes At
tempt to Bait SIav Army.
ReVolutionaries at kronstadt Demand
Former Gar Be Placed
on Trial.

Petrograd, June 1.-THE council of
soldiers and workmen has made pub
lie the fact that the German com
mander In chief on the eastern front
sent wireless message inviting the
Russian armies to a separate armistice
and proposing that they enter into Sc
cret pourparlerS with the German lead
posals.
In the telegram, the councils an
nOuncement states, the German com
mander proposed to show the armies a
way toward an honorable peace and a
means of ceaSing to wage war without
rupture with the entente allies.
Convinced of its strength, the cabi-
Kronstadt that its DEGREES must be
obeyed without qualification.
The demand of the revolutionaries
for the trial and condign punishment
of Nicholas ROmanoff, the former en-
perOr, and, in the meantime, his sub
lection to restraint in KrOnStadt
prison, which at first was made only
by g. handful of irresponsible extrem-
lists, is growing daily.
The crews of the battleships Re
public and Gangut and the cruiser
Diana, stationed at HelsingfOrs, have
adopted a resolution requiring the I'M
prisOnment of the former emperor at
Kronstadt until he is placed on trial
The sailors declared that If the de-
mand was rejected the warships
would apply force.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
MOB FAILS To WIRING
CONFESSION FROM Man
MILWAUKEE, GETS NEXT
MEETING OF TRAVELLERS

The nineteenth annual convention of
the Wisconsin lodge, U. c. r., closed at
Oshkosh Saturday with the election
of the following officers:
Counsellor, A. B. Honeycomb, Madi-
son; junior counsellor, George B.
Campbell, Marshfield; secretary, w.
e. Spring, Madison; treasurer, E. A.
Travis, Waukesha; conductor, E. o.
Koehler, Milwaukee. The next meet
ing will be held at Milwaukee during
the first Friday and Saturday of
June, 1918
1t was decided to dispense with So
cial features as a matter of economy
on account Of the war A. P. Flenon-
stein of Madison addressed the con-
vention on the necessity of a cam
paign to secure lower rates on sample
cases and trunks.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
TAKE GERMANS BY SURPRISE
Paris Says French Inflicted Heavy
Losses at Two Places

Paris Says French Inflicted Heavy
Losses at Two Places.
Paris, June 1.-THE French made
a surprise attack on the left bank Of
hte MOselle, near the eastern end Of
the front. The war office announces
that serious losses were inflicted near
Craonne and Chevreux. The statement
follows:
"ViOlent artillery actions occurred
last night at various points on the
front, especially in the vicinity of
Craonne and Chevreux. German
accommodating parties attempted to
approach our lines near the Hurte-
bise monument, northeast of Prunay
and on both banks of the Meuse at
Dead Man Hill and in Saurieres wood.
These efforts were without result.
"We carried out surprise attack
in the left bank of the Meuse, in
the region of the ThiaucOurt rail-
road. Our detachments penetrated a
German trench at several points and
inflicted serious losses on the enemy
They destroyed shelters and brought
back a score Of prisoners"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
A Financier.

Father gave George and Pauline
each a quarter with stipulation that
the money should not be spent fool
ishly. When George arrived home
that evening with a couple of tops, a
sack of 'comboes,' few 'immies," a
box of paint, some candy and squirt
gun, his father took him to task.
George, didn't tell you very plain
ly that you were not to spend your
money foolishly?"
"Yes, dad, but I didn't. See, here's
my quarter" And George displayed
his money.
''Great Scott! How did you come by
these things, then? You didn't steal
them, / hope"
"Course not, dad" answered
George, reassuringly, you see, / just
spent sisters quarter" indianapolis
Star.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
BRITISH REPORT NEW GAINS
Further Ground Captured From Ger
mans at Several Points.

London, June 1.-THE British have
gained further ground at several
points, it is announced officially. The
statement follows:
''We gained further ground during
the night at number of points on
our battle front south of Ypres. Sue
cessful raids were carried out by us
southeast of Epehy, south of Armen-
there's and northeast Of Ypres. We cap
tured IL prisoners.
Hostile raiding parties were re.
pulsed east of Leyerguir and south
west of La BasSee."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
KING GREETS GEN. PERSHING
American Commander Formally Re-
ceived by British Monarch.

London, June 11.-Major General
Pershing, commander in chief of Amer
ica's potential eXpeditiOnary force to
France, was formally received by King
George in private audience. General
Lord Brooke made the presentation.
General Pershing talked privately
with the king for half an hour, and
then presented his staff, each one be-
ing introduced.
In a brief greeting the king eX-
pressed his qualification at meeting the
Americans.
In addressing General Pershing the
king said:
'It has been the dream of my life
to see the two great English-speaking
nations more closely united My
dreams have been realized. 1t is with
the utmost pleasure that 1 welcome
you, at the head of the American con-
tingent, to our shores"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
FIND GERMAN RADIO IN N. Y.
Powerful Wireless Found Behind EIec.
trio Theater Siqn.

New Jork, June 11.--A big electric
sign on the roof of a Broadway thea
ter effectively concealed the aerials of
a powerful wireless plant operated in
the interests of Germany, and federal
secret service agents have placed three
men under arrest. All are citizens of
Germany, one an engineer and the
others chemists. They are held on
Ellis island.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
UTES THREATEN UPRISING
Demonstration on Reservation Report
ed-Indians Well Armed. .

Durango, Colo, June 11.-Uncon-
firmed reports received here from the
Ute reservation indicate that two Ute
chiefs named Polk and Posey, with
several followers, have begun threat
ening demonstrations. They are well
armed. The Indian agent at Ignacio
headquarters of the reservation, re-
fused to comment on the reports.
Helena, Mont, June 11.-Gov. Sam
V. Stewart received telegram from
Forsyth announcing that the Cheyenne
Indians, who refused to register for
the seleetive draft, are holding war
dances and threatening violence. A big
war dance is scheduled and trouble is
feared,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
German General cantured

Paris, June 11.-It is reported fro,r.
Hazebrouck, in northern France. be-
hind the British front, that amone
the German prisoners who passed
through that town was a general. He
Is said to have been captured single
handed by a soldier.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
BALF0UR BACK HOME AGAIN
British Foreign Minister Pleased With
Visit to U S,

London, June 11.-FOreign Secretary
BalfOur arrived here after his voyage
from America which, he said, was
without interest.
What was even more pleasant than
not seeing submarine was the fact
that the sea was smooth" he said. He
is noted as a bad sailor.
Asked about his mission to America,
he said:
Il was more kindly treated than any
man ever was before. l cannot put my
appreciation too high. Everything is
going splendidly in America"
Besides British and other official rep
resenatives at Euston station, Mr.. Bal
four's sister and sister-in-law, Lady
Gerald BalfOur, We're waiting.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
AZ DEAD in SALVADOR QUAKE
Eighty Out Of Every Hundred Houses
DESTROYED in CapitaI

La Libertad, Salvador, June lin
the towns of Armenia and Quosalte-
peque, near San Salvador, 40 persons
were killed and 100 were injured as
was the most severe and most disas-
trous felt in Salvador since 1873.
Eighty out of every 100 houses in San
Salvador were raZed and the entire
business sectionewas destroyed by fire.
There are no authentic reports as to
the number of casualties in the capital.
The fire in San Salvador could not be
quenched because the water supply
system had been destroyed. There
have been no disorders.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
INCREASED PRODUCTION
OF ALL F0ODSTUFFS

tees.
In case of extreme emergency. in or
der to break corners or to prevent ex-
tortion, the president may ascertain
and prescribe the highest price at
which it is reasonable to deal in any
particular necessaries. = If such a
price be fixed, it will thereafter be un-
lawful for anybody, except one dealing
with products of land cultivated by
him, to sell at higher price.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
On the Green
Diamond
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Sundays Results.
NATIONAL LEAGI

NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Chicago, 6; New York, 6.
Philadelphia, 4; ST. Louis, /.
No other games played.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 10; Cleveland, 4.
No other games played.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
PERSHING'S STAFF IN FRANCE

ganizing Bases for Army.
Boulogne Sur-Mer, France, June II.
"A number of officers of Maj. Gen.
John J. Pershing'S staff have arrived
here to begin the work of organizing
the bases of the American army in
France. 80 !, a..s.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
ST. Louis Educator Shot by Thuo

st. Louis, June 11.-Prof. Martin w
Schmidt of the faculty of st. Louis
university was shot three times in the
head by highwayman His condition
Is critical.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
DEALS IN REALTY

Jefferson-W. H. Porter to G.
G. Wiesen, part section S.
to August Rummler
tertOwn-Auguste Zoelle to
Edward HaZenau and wife,
part lot 1, block So, Cole, Bailey
& Co.'S plat 100
ROme-Arthur Schultz and wife
to Leonhard G. Notbohm, lots
10, II and IL, block 6z--A
Charles Manegold, Jr. and wife
to Colonial Realty Co., lot 8,
block u, also part lots 9, 2 and
3, block 40 and part lot 8, block
40
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11

Waterloo-Adolph Koblitz to
Walter Koblitz, lot 2, block $1,000
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-11
Exchanges Are Included.

Power also is given to the presf-
dent to regulate and, if need be, to
4close exchanges which deal in neces-
isaries in order to eliminate evil prac-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07
COBURN'S GREATER MINSTREL

This attraction has become so well
nent would seem unnecessary. They
2lways bring an entirely new perfor-
well known in the states that COM
NANCE each season in which old time
md up to the minute features are Gle
3rly intermingled in a real minstre'
melanga which never disappoints or
becomes tiresome. This seasons
icenic first part representing the Eu-
lalali Club at Honolulu in which the
solo tts, endmen, dancers and that
lever kingpin, Char!ei Gano, as the
chef, present the latest and best Of
minstrelsy, is said to be the best Of
my ever carried by this company
Lucas, Clifford Post, and Lynch are
With the show and big vaudeville
olio CT special acts, closing with Gal
1o,s latest travesty, Darktown's Sub
marine destoyers, which is said to be
scream. At the Ccrdele Opera
Iouse Tuesday, December 18th.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07
AN ODD OLD WORLD
MARRIAGE OCCURS
IN GEORGIA
QUAINT CEREMONY OF THE NOR.
AVIAN CHURCH USED IN UNIT,
ING COUPLE. EVERYTHING IN
WHITE.

ATLANTA, Ga.,-A Quaint cere.
mcny, full of the symbolism CT an
cld-world religion, was that ~ C.
Miss Josephine Montgomery and
Robert A. Sewell were married We'd
nesday evening at II Druid place.
The ceremony was that Of tie
Moravian church, an institution little
known in this part of the South, al
though the first Moravians, driven
from Austria-Hungary to this land
by religious persecution in the sew
3nteenth century, settled in the new
and tolean colony of Georgia
Most Of the Moravians in the Unit
cd States are in the Middle Eastern
states, principally in Pennsylvania, al
though there is a church of their
raith in Wins .onSalem, N. c., the
brides former home, of which the
pastor, Rev. E. c. Stemple, officiated
In the BEAUTIFUL marriage cere-
mony of the Moravians, the minister
wears a white robe and carries white
Bible and prayer book Other de-
ais CT rite are likewise white, includ-
ng an improyised altar in the Oliver
lcme, with it's festoon of white tapers
bride roses and lilies.
The Mcravian church is an evan
gelical chuch founded in the Aus
tro-Hungarian crownlands of Mora
ria and Bohemia in the reformation
period of the seventeenth century. It's
members moved gradually westward,
settling in Saxony and coming later
numbers to the United States,
where according to figures about ten
ears old there are 112 churches
With 1909 pastors, 1886 members
md 1888 communicates.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07
GERMANS HAVE
FIELD ARTILLERY
BATTERIES INCREASED II
LARGE NUMBERS

Entente armies have not been alone
in recognizing the greter value of ar
tillery as compared with infantry in
the method of warfare in opera ion on
all the European fronts since the ces-
sation CT the war CT movement at the
end Of 1914
A glance at the strength Of the Ger
man fed artillery branch at the op
ening Of hostilities shows that it then
consisted of 642 batteries. At pres
ent it is composed of 5000 batteries
at least. AS the batteries row con
tain only four pieces instead of six
at he beginning CT the war, the calcu
lation of the power Of the artillery
in the field must be based on the num-
Der of guns rather than that OF bat er-
les. Whereas in 1911 the German
army possessed onl y3,852 field guns
Il now disposes of 5000 if the minim-
um figure of 1900 batteries with
which it was furnished at the end of
1916 is taken as the basis Of calcu a
ton.
These field artillery batteries are
divided into two kinds-those armed
with 77-centimetre cannon (3-inch)
an those armed with light 4-inch
field howitzers The German 3-inch
cannon has been much improved and
it's range greatly increace since
1914.
AS to the German heavy artillery
l;e :. crease in the number Of pieces
has Leen even greater in PREPARATION
than that of field artillery. In peace
time the German Empire had organ
ized twenty-fcur regiments OF heavy
artillery. Each regiment was com
posed of two battalions of four bat
cries, and each battery was armed
with four guns, thus totaling 76S
heavy guns.
AS soon as the army had been mob
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07
EASY TO DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
YOU CAN BRING BACK COLOR
AND LUSTRE WITH SAGE
TEA AND SUEPHER.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell
because it's done so naturally, so even
ly. Preparing the mixture, though,
at home is mussy and troublesome.
For so cents you can buy at any drug
store the ready-to-use prearation, i'm
proved by the addition of other ingred
tents, called "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
pher Compound" You just dampen
sponge or small brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time. By morn
ing all gray disappears, and after an
other application or two, your hair be-
comes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
I'll desire a youthful appearance, get
busy at once with Wyeth's Sage and
Sulpher Compound and look years
Younger. This ready-t use prep
ration is a delightful toilet requisite
md not a medicine. 1t is not intend
ed for the cure, mitigation or prevent
on of disease.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07
GEORGIA APPLES IN
GREAT ABUNDANCE

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec IA party Of
army officers inspecting an immense
cold storage warehouse plant in Allan
ia were impressed by the quantity of
apples on hand and were told that
five hundred barrels day is about the
normal consumption of Atlanta alone,
while crhcr southern cities and towns
are eati,.. Georgia arrles in proper
ton.
The apple growing industry in the
north Georgia counties has now at
tanned fuIl-fledged commercial pro-
portions. Some of the ablest business
men in thestate have invested big
money in lands and orchards The
fruit is grown picked, packed and
stored in the most up-to-date and
scientific manner. Trainloads of APP
pies go out regularly from the noun
tain counties across the northern belt
of the state. The Georgia apple has
become choice fruit in the CONNER
cial markets of the country.
While the liberia peach from the
plains of South Georgia has become
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07

Anna Asbury, 90 years old, is city
of Veedsburg, Ind.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07
WAYCR0SS MAL0RALTY
CANDIDATES ACTIVE

waycross, Ga, Dec. (special)
With only one more day b. fore
election the various candidates for
mayor and aldermen are devoting all
their time to getting cut among the
boys"
S. T. Wright and E, j. Berry have
secued headquarters but Dan 7. Cow
art, the las. candidate to- announce
FOR mayor believes N scattering his
forces instead Of concentrating them
in one srot, so he has not opened
headquarters, but is getting out and
seeing the voters. The election will
be held Thursday
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07
BETTER THAN EVER

OUR FRESH STOCK MEANS A
BETTER MEAL EVERY TIME. WHY
WORRY WITH SOMETHING YOU
90 NOT WANT? WEoFFER YOU
FRUITS AND FANCY GROCERIES
AID EVEN Gj-k FOOE S:uFFS
. FRESH SHIPMENTS ALL TIE
TIME.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-07

Albany, Ga, Dec 5.-Mrs. E. H.
Clarke, of near Americas, shot her
self at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ira Sage, here this afternoon. No
hope for her is held out by physicians.
She has been here on a visit, and re-
Gently left the Phoebe Putney Memo
rial hospital, where she had an oper-
alton. Dependency over i'll health is
thought to have been the cause of her
act. She fired the shot while alone in
her room when the family was at lunch
The bullet entered her right temple.
She used 25-calibre automatic pistol.