New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

~OMESTIC news concerns itself largely
- with war preparations. The Red
Cross. next to the Liberty Loan and the
registration, claims the attention. The
United States Steel Corporation proposes
a dividend of S5,0s3,025 as a gift to this
cause of mercy. The programme of the
American Red Cross is to raise fund of
500, 900, ,OOO Cleveland H. Dodge has Of
fered personally to donate $l,000,000 to
the fund provided S25,000,0 900 is raised
under stipulated conditions. Chairman
Henry P. Dawson announced that special
commission of leading business men, So
biologists and medical men is now on its
way to Europe, where it will help to
prepare the way for the American troops.
Congress busies itself with tax mes
ures, advancing successive revenue-raislng
propositions, only to withdraw them after
the industries and interests affected have
been given an attack of heart failure.
Retroactive income taxation has been
killed. but the liquor interests and the
cabaret and other amusements are still
threatened.
The proposal of Chairman A. W. Shaw
of the Commercial Economy Board Of the
Council of National Defence that mer-
chants withhold the goods-return privilege
in the interests of economy has met with
approval. The privilege, according to de-
partmental store proprietors, is abused,
and in any case it makes for moral insta-
biity on the part of the indulger and for
tremendous waste. The returned goods
amount TO Is per cent of the total sales.
Balloting for the coming Jewish Con-
gress took place last Sunday, more than
200 900 votes being cast in New York, and
at least three million throughout the coun-
try for the election Of delegates. This race
election to a race congress 70 be composed
Of both men and women is unique IN MIS-
tory. The congress was called only after
long debate, many fearing to isolate the
Jewish people in this country by such
united political action, but the purpose is
International in it's scope. The aim is to
struggle for the rights Of Jews throughout
the world, the Jew in Russia, the Jew IN
Austria, the Jew in Rumania and the Jew
IN Turkey Meanwhile THE Hebrew
Standard" New York, denounces the
action Of the London Conjont Committee,
which declared 70 the British government
that Palestine should not be given to the
Jews This THE Standard" characterizes
as "treasons ugliest page in history
THE PROGRESS Of the war has best
manifested itself in the tremendous
British drive al Messines, hard by Ypres,
wnere the Hindenburg line was crumpied
over seven-mile front, an awkward
salient Strengthened, catch made OF
'VVo German prisoners, the enemy driven
from ms last commanding position o.
high ground and the Teuton given vital
shock.
Lloyd George heard from his windo"
'ae explosion Of / ,000, 900 pounds Of explo-
sTs IN the British mne-feld under Hin
oenourg's feet The British regard the
'e~ry az Of deep importance, attested
ior'hsr by the failure Of the German at
~mpt 70 recover the lost ground and by
ms continued advance Of the British TO
Ms capture Of Gsspard village, on the
nsssines front. Field Marshal Sir Doug
!" hair now announces that nothing
'sn ave the enemy from complete defeat,
S~n now only q question Of how long