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The sun., 1917-08-08
SURPLUS DRAFTED MEN GO
TO BIG RECRUIT RESERV VOLR
Will Supply Forces to Maintain Depot in France From
Which Losses Will Be Replaced
zation Rules Soon.

WASHINGTON, Aug. T. - Provost Mar
shal-General Crowder and his assistants
are at work on the final set OF regulations
TO be promulgated this week to COM
plete the organization of the selective
draft war army. They will govern act
ual mobilization OF the men selected.
1t is regarded as likely that the regu-
lations will show the surplus of drafted
men is to be used as a recruit reservoir
and that all the men will be put under
training as quickly as possible. A re-
cruit depot will be established in France
from which regiments at the front will
be Kept filled up, drafts OF men from the
main recruit depot in this country being
sent over to this distribution centre as
needed.
In the same way, sick or wounded
men will be returned to the front when
recovered, and a steady flow of recruits
to maintain active regiments at top
fighting efficiency will be provided In
this way.
Statements issued to-day by the War
Department show that preliminary fig
ures place the total force Of the National
Guard taken into the Federal service
August 3 at 1908 officers and 419S34
men. Another statement showed that
1S0,7G6 war volunteers have been re-
cruited for the regular service since
April /. leaving only about 1000 vacan-
cies In the regulars at war strength.
These figures mean that approximately
10000 men are now under arms, ex-
elusive OF the navy and Marine Corps, to
be supplemented within the next few
weeks by 6S7, 1000 raised under the select
i've draft bill. OF the latter number
about 100000 will compose the third
great element of the war army, the
National Army. and the rest will go to
fill up the regulars and the Guard and
their reserves.
The mobilization regulations will show
how the drafted men are to be assigned.
1t IS probable. however, that some ef-
The sun., 1917-08-08
TORAILROAD
WAR TAX BILL
Thirty Senators Give Informal
Pledges to Restrict
Debate.

WARRINGTON, Aug Senate debate
on the House war tax bill. rewritten and
revised upward by the Senate Finance
Committee to levy s2.oo6 $4,000 in new
taxes, Is to begin Thursday.
After arrangements were made to-
night for disposal OF the food legislation
tomorrow Chairman Simmons Of the
Finance Committee said he planned to
cali up the revenue measure Immediately
after the vote. The tax bill will have
the exclusive right of way until disposed
OF. The debate is expected to last at
least a fortnight
Leaders are trying to reach an in
formal understanding to limit discussion
as much as possible and to pass the bin
within two weeks, with the hope OF
finally adopting the conference report
early in September and placing Congress
in position for a recess OF six or eight
weeks.
Senator Harding, who is fostering the
movement to limit debate, said that
thirty Senators. Democrats and Repub-
licans. had given informal pledges to re-
strict the discussion as much as possible
without interfering with any Senator's
speechmaking plans, and It was hoped
to have fifty Senators ultimately Join In
the 'ieentlemen's agreement"
Tomorrow or Thursday Senator La
Toilette OF the Flnsnce Committee plans
to file his separate report on the revenue
bill, proposing to raise many more mil.
lions by taxation imposed entirely upon
incomes. war profits. liquor and tobacco
Senators Gore and Thomas are expected
to endorse that programme.
The sun., 1917-08-08
DRAFT BOARDS
GET 1854 MEN
ON FIFTH DAY
Total of 1920 Examined in
Exemption Districts
Yesterday.
BRIBERY TALES INCREASE
One Physician Under Suspicion,
While Another Spurns an
Offer of $500.
BRIBERY TALES INCREASE
20 Per Cent. of Fit Men
Claiming Exemption

THE following telegram was
sent last night from the office
Of the Adjutant-Gener in New
York city to Adjt.-Gen. Stotes-
bury at Albany and to Brig. Gen.
f. II. Crowder, Provost Marshal
General in Washington:
"Of eighty-eight boards actu-
ally inspected in all boroughs up
to 9 o'clock tonight seven have
posted call lists, but have not be-
gun examinations.
"Seventy-nine boards show
call'of 49,368.
"Seventy-one boards show 49,
COZ physically exempted to date.
"Fifty-f1ve boards show 1888
physically qualified.
Fifty boards show 1858 ac-
cepted without any exemption
questions to be settled.
at is estimated that 70 per
cent. of the able bodied men in
New York city have filed claims
for exemption or discharge.
There is no way of estimating at
this time how many of these
claims will be disallowed."
The Adjutant-GeneraPs Office
reported that 103 boards had not
reported. Nine automobiles have
been working on the collection of
reports since yesterday morning
and four have not yet returned.
The sun., 1917-08-08

fort will be made to meet the wishes OF
the drafted men In this regard, so far as
possible, when they are mobilized "
can only be done to a limited extent, as
the ranks OF the regulars and guard, as
shown by to-day's statement. are prac-
tically filled now.
The National Guard statement shows
that only the number OF men short OF
the 4l9,S34 figure, shown by checking of
the muster rolls by department com
manders and the rejection OF any found
unfit, will be taken from tho draft forces
for the guard service.
The recruiting service expects to I'LL
the regular army to full war service to-
morrow or next day, SO that there
probably will be a surplus of 10000 or
more men when the full GS7.O00 OF the
first increment OF the National Army Is
assembled.
A reorganization Of American army
units under which the division totalling
rs, 900 men. found unwieldly for service
on European battlefields. In abandoned
for the Continental unit of about $4,000
men, has been ordered by the War De
partment.
Under the new plan a division will
include only two infantry brigades of
two regiments each. in place of three
brigades OF three regimen ~ each under
the old system. Many other organiza-
ton changes are made, including a ma
terial increase in the artillery and
machine gun strength of each division.
The cavalry regiment now included In
each division Is detached. n new trench
mortar battery Is added. and the old
army corps plan, abandoned after the
civil war, again Is put in operation.
The sixteen divisions of the National
Guard as now constituted will be re-
aligned in conformity with the new plan
after the guardsmen reach their training
camps. The national army will be or
ganized from the start under this plan.
So far as the regulars are concerned, 1t
has been understood that the reorgani-
cation already has been carried out for
the units now in France.
The sun., 1917-08-08
SAMMIES CHEER AS
SMOKES GET NEAR
First Consignment Of Ciga-
rettes Is on Way to
Their Camp.
Special Cable D,spoteh 10 Tur srx.


PARIS. Aug. Good news reached
the American camp to-day. The men of
the First Division cheered Justify when
they were told that the first lot OF the
tobacco purchased from the fund raised
by THE SUN would be distributed
shortly. Fifty cases OF cigarettes are
on the way to the camp from the port
Of landing.
The officers Of the Quartermaster
Corps give assurance that the entire con-
siGnment will arrive in few days. The
generous contributors TO THE SUMS fund
would have been amply repaid II they
could have heard the expressions OF
thanks and could have seen the de-
lighted faces Of the soldiers who have
been eagerly looking for THE SUNS
smokes.
The news that the tobacco would soon
arrive spread rapidly through the camp
The officers and men found it most well
come intelligence from the outer world
in many days. The American cigarettes
will he especially appreciated, as the
present supply has almost become a
minus quantity.
at is certainly a most generous un-
dertakin2 on the part OF THE SUN" said
one officer. II can't think OF anything
! that will touch the men more and make
them feel that they are not forgotten at
home unless it Ia their letters. hut YOU
can't send tobacco in letters. and THE
| SUNS enterprise will furnish the COM
fort that they cannot bring"
! The regimental quartermasters have
arranged for the distribution of the to-
bacco as soon as the big cases bearing
! the legend THE SUMS gift to the
! troops abroad" are handed over to them.
! Some OF the companies are arranging
! celebrations in honor OF the arrival of
! the tobacco,
| Gen. Pershing during his visit Ia
camp was much interested in THE SUNS
/ plan to furnish his men with smokes
He said II was must generous and
pralseworthy project. especially welcome
to the men Just now and highly apprc.
| ciated by them.
The sun., 1917-08-08
VIEW IN WALL STREET.
On the Whole Bankers Are In
cltned TO Approve senate BiIL,

"" s"C hohC are
cIined TO Approve senate BiiI.
In the financial district the comment
heard yesterday on the proposed war
revenue measure as introduced In the
Senate did not carry the suggestion that
the banking community as whole ia
disposed to criticise the efforts Of the
lawmakers to raise In taxes more than
$4,000. 100000 for war purposes, al
though some features OF the bnl wera
not liked and some Of the taxes were
looked upon as extra burdensome.
The Wall street community, however
voiced its general ideas in the words Of
one banker who said: THE mea sure
indicates that our Senators have worked
diligently to provide law which pre-
sumably will not involve future litiRa-
tion and which presumably will be
within the Constituton-a law which
will not confscate property but which
will be reasonably fair both TO the rich
and the poor. We must have some sort
OF revenue law for this war. and so
long as we are at war we may as we'll
make up our minds that we have got to
pay In order to win"
The street was particularly pleased
with the emphatic way In which the re-
port Of the Senate Finance Committee
turned down the proposition of the
Houss for retroactive income taxation
by which a tax would be imposed upon
incomes for the calendar year OF 1915.
II was known months ago that the Sem
ate would not permit retroactive taxa
tiOn OF the sort to become part OF any
war revenue law, but that was 40 long
ago the financial community practically
had forgotten all about the subject.
The majority members OF the Senate
committee believe that retroactive in
come tax would be in principle both
morally and economically unsound.
Bankers were satisfied with the clause
In the measure which proposes that In
dlviduals engaged In trade and business
should pay a war profits tax as we'll as
companies. corporations. associations
and partnerships. while they agreed
with the Senate Finance Commlttees q
idea that In the case OF individuals there
should be an exemption of $1,000 OF war
prohts. .
And the banking community was sat
isfied also with the idea of substituting
for excess profits tax war prohts tax
In general, especially as II proposes Ia
| make the basis Of the tax the difference
between the profits Of the pre-war Pc
riod and the profits OF taxable year,
| In other words the Senate Finance Com.
mittee takes by taxation. directly or In.
directly, for the purpose of war n great
part OF the extra gains which war itself
| has made.
The sun., 1917-08-08
Actors Will Help
Suns" Smoke Fund

THE entertainments to be given
at the Comedy Theatre, 10
West Forty-tirst street, to-mor-
row and Friday by the Washing
ton Square Players, Jr., promise
two evenings of thorough enjoy
ment. Talented actors and ac-
tresses, lots of fun, popular
prices. All for the benefit Of the
Tobacco Fund. Reserved seats
are now on sale.
At the Polo Grounds next Sum
day the Friars are to play base
ball with the "Follies"-" "-"Frolic"
team. This means another rat
tling good entertainment and a
push for the fund.
Drop your Mutual certificates
in the boxes In the Schultz cigar
stores. Each one helps. Also you
may leave subscriptions there.
It's going up--the fund for the
Sammies. To-day it's only few
dollars below the $4,000 mark.
The story of yesterdays progress
is printed on another page.
The sun., 1917-08-08
MAYOR FOR SUNDAY
BALL FOR CHARITY
Fapors Whitman Message
Urging Change in LdGO.

Mayor Mitchell gave his unqualified
support yesterday in favor Of the hold
ing of professional exhibition ball games
for the benefit OF war charities. There
Ia at present a law against such games
on Sunday where admission Is charged.
The Mayor asserted he would warmly
approve recommendation to the special
session of the Legislature by the Gov
ernor urging an amendment TO the law
so as 10 permit such games
Sunday baseball games for the benc-
ut Of war charities" said the Mayor.
would be a good thing ana would add
greatly to the various funds being col
lected. heartily indorse a recommenda-
tion by Gov. Whitman to the special
session amending the present law In re-
gard to Sunday ball games 90 that the
public could be entertained and at the
same time contrfbute TO such good
causes"
The sun., 1917-08-08
FAvoRs SEEING COAL MINES.
Illinois Council of Defence Call
Conference of Governors,

CHICAGO, Aug. Initiative in calling
onference OF the Governors of sixteen
States at Chicago August 16 for the pur-
pose OF taking concerted action TO reduce
coal prices, even to the extent of SELLING
the mines. was taken to-day by the
Illinois State Council of Defence.
The report of Levy Mayer, chairman
Of the law and legislation committee,
which held that The Governors have
power to seize mines, >' 20 adopted.
Governors OF tho following States will
be asked 20 attend tho conference: Ten
nessee, North Dakota. South Dakota,
Ohio, Kentucky. Nebraska, Missouri,
Kansas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota ana IilinoiA
The sun., 1917-08-08
U. S. TRAINING RUSHED,
Filters selected TO Enter Aviation
Schools of ALLIES.

PARIs. Aug. AT the American Avia-
ton Service 1t was announced to-day
that American airmen had been picked
to enter British, French and italian
aviation schools In order to complete
their training at the earliest possible
moment The problem OF sending the
most efficient airplares has been solved
In part by tho purchase OF all available
materials from the Entente Allies.
Ohicers In the American service en-
phasiZa their belief that nothing should
interfere with the aviation plans In the
United States. The officers say that
where one man is needed In the reserve
for each man in the trenches, In aviation
to insure American protection and SUI
premacy tbs estimated that tvs reserve
men are needed for each man dying
The sun., 1917-08-08
Mr.. Tafr. Condition Improves.

CLAY CENTRE, Kan, Aug. Tine con-
dition OF William II. Taft, who became
III here last night, was announced by his
physicians late to-day as improved. but
II was uncertain whether the former
President would be able to resume his
speaking tour at Lincoln. Neb, to-nor-
row Mr.. Taft was stricken suddenly
last night with stomach trouble.
The sun., 1917-08-08
SAYS MICHAELIS
ISBEWILDERED
BY HIS OFFICE
'Tageblatt' Asserts He Faces
Reform Problem as if a
Sea Monster.
BLAST AT HELFFERICH
'VOssische Zeitung' Calls
Him a Bad Legacy
From HOllweg.
NO CHANGE IN SYSTEM
German Press Is Lukewarm to
New Regime-"Cabinct
of Officials"
NO CHANGE IN SYSTEM
German Professors
Oppose Peace Offer

A MSTERDAM, Aug. 7.-Sev-
ty-eight professors of Bonn
University have signed a petition
urging the German Government
never to make another peace
offer, "since Germany's recent
offer has been answered by the
British challenge to retire behind
the Rhine"
The .signers consider that an
other peace proposal would be
mischievous.
The sun., 1917-08-08
SAFETY FOR HOSPITAL SHIPS.
spanish Officers Aboard May Sc
cure Immunity for British Craft.

LONDON, Aug. THE Evening Stand
ard says It has high authority for stat
ing that negotiations are in progress.
with every expectation OF success toward
securing immunity FOR hospital ships
from submarine attacks.
According to despatch from Madrid
published by the STANFORD, 1t has been
arranged that a Spanish naval officer
will 90 aboard every hospital ship to
guarantee that the ship is used only for
the transport OF sick and wounded.
The sun., 1917-08-08
TO READ KA1sER's PRAISE.
Chicago Pupils Must Continue
study Of Incorporated speIIer.

Special Despatch TO The SuN.
CHICAGO. Aug. THE Chicago School
Board to-day adopted a report of Supt
John d. Shoop which made no recon-
mendation for removing the eulogy Of
the German Kaiser from the spoilers OF
10000 school children, although it pro-
vided for elimination of the eulOgy from
10000 books In the hands OF the board
As result Chicago children in the
eighth grade will continue 10 read praise
of tho man blamed for the world war
and tho foe OF democracy unless parents
advise their children to tear the page
out themselves
no authority to request the page torn
out. as this many students use spoilers
that are the property of the board. The
speller Is used by the fourth to the
eighth grades inclusive. The Kaiser sec
tion contains about twenty-five pages.
The sun., 1917-08-08
How Income Tax Affects Married Men.
Special pespstch 70 THE SUN.

WASHINGTON Aug THE SUN herewith computations
showing detail be made in certain incomes Of
married the income the ad
dons bill reported by the Senate
Finance Committee. .f' pro- =. 81 .rr e- "r.tf
The Treasury estimates that there 124
the United States with incomes in of 81 100000
The sun., 1917-08-08
PERSHING OPPOSES
AUTOMATIC TROOPS
National Army Men Must Be
Physically Fit and Ready
for Individual Action.
sp,cioI Cobl, p,spa,cA 10 rHr sus.


PARIS, Aug. THE American troops.
enemy on the battlehelds OF Europe,
must be disciplined. physically and
mentally. 10 the hne point where they
can take their place In so delicately
This is what Major-Gen John J. Persh-
ing said to-day at headquarters. where
he returned a few days since after an in
spection Of the American army training
camps Previously he had visited the
French and British armies ana what
he said must be taken as his conclusions
drawn from what he has witnessed.
IL can suggest no more easily under
standable parallel than by comparing the
training of a soldier with that OF foot
ball player in one of the great Ameri-
can colleges" he said. TN the first
place. his perfect physical condition ia
sought as the primary requisite and he
is kept fit through control Of his food,
exercise and rest. His hours Of relaxa-
tion are supervised and the proper pro-
portion OF physical work. study, sleep
and recreation is fixed.
Team Work Ia Paramount.
.c.,.,s,,. H., i ,ou,, ,ho ,,,,o. -,
the game. The strategy Of team play
IT, 80 a,,,,,arnd t,,tn ht,,, ,rhtrdI,,
ha 10 dri,lad IL, nia,,ine tba gn,,a 0'''
,.,I,,' sni,iiar ,',,t 90 thranah st,,,,ar
training Io mist he besitbv and
taught how N kecn bis health troineJ
10 he alert and soldierlv. with auick at
tentIon and imnIicit obedience to com
mands given INN. His sense OF respon-
slbllitv and his initiative should be de-
veloped for there win be occasions when
the man in the ranks will find all the
officers wiped out and that he must
direct the actions OF his comrades. Here
Is where discipline and training will tell,
for IL soldier has been taught the inn
perative necessity of carrying out or
ders he will feel himself equal TO giving
them.
The sun., 1917-08-08
Pledges Of Reforms offered.

charging this group with the pressat
ign cost Of food. the platform promises
establish terminal markets, ware
'ons,S and refrigerator plants.
roiipwing Is the list OF specific
= cages promised in the platform II the
Nt,noCfatic ticket is elected
clean, economical, businesslike ad-
n,,ln'Straiion Of all the city's affairs, the
...Inhauon Of extravaganza and waste
""u an end of all fads and fancies.
we regard that function Of govern
,ueh' which deals with the education OF
e youth as sacred. We will drive
r"lv'S .p and political influence out OF
| 80. ""aru nt Education. We depiore tho
"'e'npi ot corporations and foundations
~, w. control our school system, We will
nahlsh the imported Gary system, which
"lliS TO make our public schools an an
"eM ,l. TO the mill and factory
we declare 1t to be un-American and
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The sun., 1917-08-08

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The sun., 1917-08-08

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-18
MEXICO IS AGAIN REPRESENTED BY
 AN AMBASSADOR
President Wilson Formally Accepts Official Cali
 From Bonillas.

Washington, April 17.-1gnacio Bonillas, the first Mexican ambassa dor to be received by the United States since the overthrow of the Madero government, presented auto- graph letters from General Carranza to President Wilson today, and was formally accepted as diplomatic rep resentative of the de facto govern ment.
 He was accompanied to the whi:e house by Secretary Lansing. Specia' interest attached to the presidents reception of the ambassador because of German machinations in Mexico and the uncertain attitude of the Car ranza government towards the war between the United States and Ger many. In some quarters it has been expected that the situation would be referred to directly in exchanges be- tween the president and his callers, but there were no such exchanges.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-18
COMMONS DECIDES TO EXTEND. LIFE
 OF PARLIAMENT
England Removes Possibil- ity of Disturbing Country
 With Elections.

London, April 17-All possibility of the country being disturbed by a general election was removed when, by a vote of 2S6 to 52, the commons passed to second reading the bill eX- tending the life of parliament until November
 The Nationals opposed the bill, on the ground, elaborated by John Dill lon, that no solution of home rule for Ireland had yet been announced.
 Andrew Bonar Law, member of the war council, concluding the debate, admitted that solution of the home rule problem would be a great ad- vantage in the prosecution of the war. The government was most anxious, and was hopeful that the spirit of the war would create an atmosphere favorable for the settlement of the problem now, rather than to wait un- til after the war is concluded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-18
CAL0MEL TODAY,
 SICK TOMORROW
Dose of Nasty CalOmel Makes You Sick and You Lose a Days Work.

Calomel salivates! It's mercury. Calomel acts like dynamite on slug gish liver. when calomel comes Into contact with sour bile it crashes into it, causing cramping and nausea.
 If you feel bilious, headachy, con- stipated and all knocked out, just go to your druggist and get 5O-cent bot tie of Dodson's Liver Tone, which IS a harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous calomel. Take spoonful and if it doesn't start your liver and straighten you Up better and quicker than nasty calomel and without mak- ing you sick, you just go back and get your money. If you take calomel today you'll be sick and nauseated tomorrow; be- sides, it may salivate you. while .li you take Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up feeling great, full of ambi- ton and ready for work or play. It's harmless, pleasant and safe to give te
 children; they like it.