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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
GERMANS KNOCK
AT GATE OF RIGA
Russians Unable to Withstand Their
Advance.
ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY NOW
Port on Raltic Is Beset on Three Side
by Enemy-In One Region the
Germans Won Afater
Bombardment.

Petrograd, Sept 3.-The Germans
are knocking, virtually at the gates
of Riga and with the Russians appar-
emily unable to withstand their adj
vance. The great port and arsenal
on the Baltic and the head of the
railway line running to Petrograd is
beset on three sides by the enemy, on
the west in the Lake Babit region, on
the southwest near Mitau and on the
southeast along the eastern bank of
The Dvina river a scant fifteen miles
distant from the city.
In the latter region the Germans,
after a heavy bombardment, won the
Kull Bridgehead, famed as the scene
of many sanguinary encounters, and
crossed the Dvina river. Thence they
shaped their course northward along
the waterway toward Riga, with the
Russians counter attacking, but un-
able to hold them.
While the capture of Riga would
be of great strategic value to the Ger
mans in controlling the entrance to
the Gulf of Finland, at the head OF
which stands Petrograd, it would not
place the capital in jeo-
hardy for it lies overland three hun
bred miles as the crow flies from Ri
ga and $50 miles by rail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
TAXING WAR PROFITs.

The senate seems indisposed to
levy heavy taxes on big incomes but
IT is difficult to see why. In his
speech favoring such war taxes Sen
ator Borah gave the following facts
regarding the war profits of some
concerns and the effect of a tax Of
10 per cent on their profits:
In 1913 the profits Of Armour &
Co amounted to s6,02s,197. Their
profits in 1916 were 10000, 600.
Twenty per cent added to their peace
profits would give them for the year
1916 something over 100000 in
excess of their peace profits The
Armour Packing Co. in the year 1916,
in addition to distributing that 500
900 600 Of profits, issued stock div
idend of $4,000, 900.
The Bethlehem Steel Co. earned in
1913 S5.122, 7O3 in the way of profits.
Their income in 1916 was $43, 593,-
e6s. Twenty per cent added to their
peace profits gives them for 1916,
s12,816,956.
The Du Pont Powder Co earned in
1913 S4,5s2,O75 in the way of profits.
In 1916 they increased their profits
from $4,000, 900 to $50, 107, 693. Take
30 per cent of the war profit and add
it to their peace profits and you
Rave untouched profits, to the
amount Of s20.0s7,19s.60, nearly
five times in excess of their peace
profits in 1913.
The Hercules Powder Co. earned
.s1OI7.212 in the way Of profits in
the year 1913. They earned $l6,65S,-
S75 in 1916. Twenty per cent added
TO their peace profits gives them a
profit Of $4,145,544.20.
Phelps, Dodge & Co., a corpora
ton, earned $7,9O771O in 1913. They
earned $21,914,263 in 1916. Adding
% per cent to their peace profits,
they would have left $1O,721,020.
Swift & Co., another packing com
pany, earned $9,250,O0O in 1913. In
1916 their profits were $40, 1000.
Twenty per cent added to their peace
Profits would give them s11,493,OOO
undistributed, untaxed In addition
to that, Swift & Co. also declared a
stock dividend of about ST. 900 200.
The United States Steel Corpora
ton had an income in 1913 Of SSH
.916,9S5. Their innome in 1916 was
.$271,531,73O. Add 20 per cent to
their peace profits, and you have
.$119,279,gp4.
All of which indicates that none OF
the big corporations needs any sym
pathy and all should do their full
share.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
MAY EXEMPT MEDICAL
STUDENTS AND INTERNS

Washington, Aug. 31.-Hospital
interns and medical students who
rave been more than year at col
lege may be exempted from military
service by regulations issued today.
The war department is anxious not
to interfere with the medical educa-
tion of these men Enlistment in the
enlisted reserve corps of the army is
the way found by Provost Marshal
General Crowder to accomplish the
desired results. The students will
enter the military service and may
later be discharged to continue his
education or to practice his profess
sion
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

THE ANSWER STANDS.

The press of the allies approves
the answer of President Wilson to the
pope. II was strong statement of
the allies position and will be the
answer that will stand. There is only
enc way to end a war and that is
thru 1t and come out at the other
end
No peace can be made which allows
the German government to start
anew; which leaves that part of Eu-
rope already crippled to hobble on
unaided; which condones the wrong
and only hopes to avoid it in the fu-
ture.
Could there be a sharper indict-
ment than this: I'VE cannot take the
word Of the present rulers of Ger
many unless supported by
the will of the German people them
selves?"
That answer should stand for all
the allies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
SOLOMON GIRL HAS DONE
REAL FARM HAND SERVICE

Solomon, Sept. 3.-The high wages
of harvest hands took one nervy lit
tie girl from a business college in
Wichita and kept her on farm near
Solomon, since late in June She is
Miss Norma Baber.
Miss Bakers brother owns a farm
near Solomon and had eighty acres of
wheat to cut When he tried to get
d man to run the selfbinder, he learn
ed that $3.50 a day was the lowest
anyone would work for. He wrote his
sister in Wichita and offered to pay
her $3.50 a day if she would quit
school and run the machine. The
money looked good to Miss Baker,
who though by no means OF athletic
build, knows how the work is done,
and she packed her suitcase and
liked for the farm. She drove the
machine through harvest, cutting 80
acres of wheat and 80 acres of oats,
then assisting her brother to put up
hay, receiving a mans wages for the
work. AS soon as the threshing is
done she will return to Wichita and
complete her work in business col
lege. after which she will likely ac-
cept a position in somebody's office
at $12 to $15 a week, and forget her
farm experience. Her sister is a
stenographer in Wichita.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
MExIcANs RAID TEXAS RANCH
Fifty Bandits Rounded Up a Herd OF
Cattle When Soldiers Left.

Eagle Pass, Tex, Sept. 3.-More
than fifty Mexican bandits crossed the
Rio Grande, twenty-five miles south
of here last evening and raided the
16O,000-acre ranch of the Incio Cat
tie company. which is owned by New
York men. before employees of the
ranch could gather in force for giving
the outlaws battle, the latter had
rounded up a herd of cattle and driv-
en- them into Mexico. United States
soldiers had been stationed upon the
ranch for the last three years, but
were recently withdrawn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

state of Kansas, Dickinson County, SIS;
In the Probate Court of said County.
In the matter of the estate of Emma
Coulson, deceased.
To all creditors and other persons in
terested in said estate. You are mere
by notified that | have filed report
of my administration of said estate IN
the Probate Court of Dickinson county
and that | will make final settlement OF
the above named estate in the Probate
Court in and for said county, at the
Probate Judges office in Abilene IN
said county on the 5th day of october,
1917, and at such time application VIII
be made for my compensation, attorney
fees and other expenses and for my DIS
charge as such administrators and Tor
an order of the Court finding and ad-
Judging who were the heirs, deVisees
and legatees of the deceased.
JACKSON COULSON,
Administrator of the estate OF Emma
Coulson, deceased.
4tw
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
Our Airmen Would Serve U. $.

Paris. Sept 3.-American aviators
serving in the French army. including
the relatively small group forming
the Lafayette Escadrille. have been
canvassed by American officers as to
whether they wished to Join the
American army. Seventy per cent Of
the Americans Immediately said they
would like to aid in the formation Of
an experienced American aerial corps
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
FRAUD IN MISSOURI DRAFT.
Wholesale Exemptions Have Been
Granted In Western Counties.

st. Louis, Sept. 4.-Evidenoe OF
alleged fraud in half a dozen coun-
ties in the second division Of the
western district Of Missouri has been
reported to the adjutant general and
the provost marshal general, accord
ing to N. J. Murphy. a member Of the
district board. and a strict investiga-
ton will follow Immediately.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

The Reflector Job department is
thoroughly equipped to do all kinds
CT printing. Your order will receive
prompt attention and be appreciated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Only the best work at right prices
at the Reflector job department. Let
us do your next printing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

What did they do to Mr. Hoover
when he went to Chicago to regulate
the packers? There has not been a
neep about meat price fixing since.
The wet elm club is mighty useful TO
be used on the packers as well as on
the farmers. All Kansas farmers want
is n square deal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

The farmers of Kansas are not
pleased with the price fixed on wheat.
They object not only to the low price
but to the fact that wheat is the only
commodity that seems to be gettihs
a price fixed on it
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

President Wilson has fixed the
price of paper for the government
printing at 21a cents a pound and the
manufacturers are glad to sell at that
price. Why not pass prosperity
around to the other printing offices
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

The Reflector week ago Offered
to give an order for a sack OF flour
to any family in which no none uses
tobacco or goes to the movies-and
needed the flour No one has yet
claimed it-are there no such fami-
lieS2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Answering query If congressman
can take commission in the army
and yet hold their job, drawing two
salaries, the New York sun says that
by law they cannot. But it takes
an act of the house to declare the
seat vacant. Gen. Joe Wheeler held
his office during his service in the
Spanish American war and Col Til
son of Texas, drew two salaries, while
at the border last summer and the
house refused to Gust him. So 1t is
likely that it would allow any repre-
sentative to hold both offices, though
he gave no time to the work of con
gress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Mems collars recently advanced
from 1874 cents to 1 5 cents, are to be
advanced again to 20 cents, two pairs
for 35, or 171s cents each. The in
crease in the cost of material has
been a little less than one cent, but
the manufacturers propose to get a
plenty while they're gettin'. "
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

What was that about the early
bird and the worm? The man who put
in his coal early is paying the old
price while the man who waited gets
n drnn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

(First published in the Abilene Weekly
Reflector Sept 6, 1919
Evening star., 1917-09-20
YOUNG LAWYER GIVES
HIMSELF BAD ADVICE
George Gordon Hyde Decided He
Need Not Register, But Federal
Attorney Overrules Him.

The folly of being ones own lawyer
was brought home today to George
Gordon HYDE, twenty-eight years old.
of New York. when he was haled be-
fore Assistant United States Attorney
Arth to explain why he had not regis
tered June 5. Mr.. HYDE is an assistant
examiner in the United States patent
Office and had been discharged from the
National Guard OF the state of New
York on the request, 1t was stated, of
former Commissioner Ewing.
Hyde says he was a member of the
guard on registration day and was dis
charged July 12 because he was in the
federal service in the patent Office. He
had studied law and been admitted to
practice and after consulting the con-
scription act reached the conclusion he
stated. that it did not apply to him and
that he was exempted from register
ing.
That he is no Stacker Hyde says is
proved by the fact that he served six
months as a corporal with the eth New
York Regiment on the Mexican border
He was graduated at Yale in the class
of 1910. HYDE says. He has an excellent
physique, standing five feet ten inches.
Hyde was given an opportunity to en-
list in the service by Assistant United
States Attorney Arth and was detained
at city hall to afford him a chance to
consult Representative Fitzgerald of
New York before deciding what course
he would take.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Roadside Beauty.
No Piston Trnrs scrint.

From tiIP Boston LraliSCrlpt.
In many a charming countryside the
town road destroyer with his bush
scvthc garuers the beauty and leaves
Nleakness. n singuarly uukempt result
of an attempt to clean up. Sometimes
it is the village Improvement society
itself, meaning well, that sends him
forth More often it is his Individual
sense of responsibility to the Office
whose salary he is expected to earn.
He too means we'll and would be
greatly indignant if told that his labors
tended to drive prosperity away from
his district. Yet such is without doubt
the fact The summer visitor loves the
country for its wild tangle, its untram-
meled growth, its bosky dells and it's
friendly shrubbery which crowds into
GRANGE in his face ne walks. When
the day comes that he returns and finds
in place of these along his accustomed
walks dry brush. bare stubble and
clumsy unkempt cleanliness his soul
reyoltS and on the morrow he seeks
fresh woods and pastures new. Some
country towns seem to have realizing
sense of this purely utilitarian side
of the value of roadside beauty. They
build good roads, but they take care TO
leave the roadside growth untrammeled
that those who pass may enjoy it. 1t
is a business asset.
There is more to it, too, than the fact
that sentimentalists and nature lovers
come to worship this beauty The
school children of such town go to
school along roads lined with object
lessons not only in beauty, but in nat
ural science. lessons which they learn
without knowing 1t and which remain
with them all their lives.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Korniiof to Be Tried.

Gen. kornilof, leader of the recent re-
volt. il has been decided definitely will
be tried by court-martial with jury
At the instance of the Council of Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates. the gov
ernrnent has agreed that the trial shall
be held al the front instead of in Petro-
grad.
Announcement has been made by For
eien Minister Terestchenko that all the
sailors participating in the recent mas
sacre of officers on board the Russian
hattleship Petropavlovsk at Helsins fors
have been arrested.
Michael Stakovich, Governor General
of Finland, has resigned. n. V. Nekra
soft, who has occupied a prominent
place in several cabinets since the revo-
luton, has been named to succeed
Stakoyich.
The situation of the army officers in
Helsingfors. the capital of Finland, has
been critical since the Korniloff revolt,
NJ. Stakovich said. but that was due tc
Russian. not Finnish. Influences.
State Secretary Incell of Finland
declares that the propaganda for the
separation of Finland is not connected
with the declaration of a republic in
Russia. though they occurred stimuli
taneously. He said that the watchword
of the campaign for elections to the
landtag was the independence of Fin
land"
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Export Control.

Discussing export control by means
of government license from the view
point OF the exporter, Edward II. Hux-
ley. president of the United States Rub
ber Export Company, said there could
be no serious difference as to the
fundamental necessity of such control
during a period of war.
''In undertaking this vital work, which
may be of such great benefit or result in
such great loss. dependent on the broad
ness and coinprehersiveness of its con-
ception and execution" said Mr.. Huxley,
I'VE direct the attention Of the govern
ment most seriously to these points,
deemed to be essential:
do not interfere any more than neces-
sary with our export trade; on the other
hand encourage it by every means pos
sible. bearing in mind that If we with
hold our exports from neutral countries
they will probably withhold their ex-
ports from US.
Encourage our export trade especially.
so that trade balances may be in our
favor and SO that our gold reserve may
be maintained and increased.
'In executing the policies of control
established. act upon applications for
licenses expeditiously, issue the license
to be good until used, but revocable at
will
Retain by means of prohibition an ade-
quate supply for your own use and that
of the people. Prevent by all means an
aid and comfort to the enemy; and Ia st
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Caring for Landmarks.
rom the Boston Globe.

From the Roston Globe.
AS Boston grows it will be necessary
to demolish many old buildings of dis
tinguished architectural design. The
best opinion of landscape architects
and city planners favors the opening of
new streets in such way as to save
these venerable monuments, so that
the old may coeXiSt with the new, i'm
printing the city's history where all
may read. But when ii is necessary to
demolish Old building as much as
possible of it should be saved.
How this may be done has just been
eyenpiiticd by the decision of the city
planning board to use the eight marble
columns frOm the old cuStomhouSe as
am ornament to Franklin Park.
When the otd courthouse was torn
down The columns and pediment of the
facade were saved and carted over 10
the Massachusetts General Hospital.
whatever became of them aftcrWard is
not clear. but since they We're granite
it is safe to say that they have not
burned up or blown away, and the fine
simplicity and dignity of their classic
lines would make still another fitting
ornament in our metropolitan park sys-
TEN.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Need for Price Control.

OF high food prices and the need for
price control Mr.. Hoover said:
I'VE have all listened to the specious
arguments of the siren of high prices,
heralded by the mark of prosperity ana
to possess economic advantages. 1t Is
advocated as a conservation measure ii
is true. high prices reduce consumption.
but they reduce it through the methods
of famine. for the burden is thrown on
to that class of the most limited means,
and thus the class least able to bear 1t.
There is no national conservation in rob
bing our working classes of the ability 10
buy food. Real conservation hes IN the
equitable distribution of the least neceS-
sarv amount and in this country We eau
only hope to obtain by voluntary self
denial and voluntary reduction of waste.
1t is obvious that our people must nave
quantities of food and must have them
at prices which they can pay from their
wage.
There are few who viii dispute the
advantage of such regulation as Will
eliminate speculation and extortlonate
profits. This is difficult to disassociate
from fixing of prices. yet great deal
the organization of trades to police
themselves under government patron
age.
THE large question of the hour is
price fixing, for the suspension OF the
law of demand and supply as an equi-
table, economic law is forcing our hand
in every direction.
we will find as we go on with the
war and its increasing economic disrup-
ton that first one comm odity after an
other will need to be taken into con-
troll We will, however, profit by eN-
perience if we lay down no hard and
fast rules, but if we deal with every
situation on its own merits. So long
as demand and supply have free play
in commodity, we had best leave it
Evening star., 1917-09-20
LAW SUIT OVER "TIPPERARY."
Miss Jay Is Suing Publishers Of Song
for 100000 Damages.

NEW YORK, September 2o.-Author-
ship Of the music of the now famous war
song. "Tipperary," has been brought into
question by Miss Alice Smyth Burton Jay
In suit against Chapel & Co. publishers
of the song, for 100000 damages. Miss
JAY alleges that the original music WAS
written at Green River. Wash. in 1908.
as a song to boost the apple industry IN
that state, and that the words OF the
chorus began: Tn. "a my way to va
llima" II was first played at the Alaska
Yukon fair. she alleges. and later she
was surprised to hear it played In Homo
lulu as ''Tipperary.''
The court will appoint a prominent mu-
sican to act as referee in the case.
Evening star., 1917-09-20

stores for the preservation of meats
and other foods for your armies. At
this time six months from now you will
probably have between 100000 and 500
600 men in France. Think of the re-
frigeration machinery you must estab-
lish.
This war Is the greatest business
the world ever knew and in our coun-
try, we are doing nothing else. Let me
tell you that you will have to furnish
between five and six pairs of shoes a
year in the easiest parts of the lines
at the front and twelve pairs year at
the bad parts for each of the 100000 or
100000 men you will soon have on the
front"
Lord Northclffe pointed out that the
average life of rifle is six weeks as
one instance in addition to those al
ready cited of the amount of business
organization that must be created in
the United States on account of the
war.
Evening star., 1917-09-20

tests. and when these are not given
trade commission agents will be sent
into the coal fields to ascertain costs
From these figures the trade commits
sion. acting In an advisory capacity to
the fuel administration, will determine
whether a hearing on complaints should
be granted.
Delegations of operators from Alabama,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio and other
| fields were given hearings soon after coal
| prices were announced. but the Federal
Trade Commission officials felt the pro-
, duction cost figures they presented were
too indefinite to justify the time required
for extended hearings.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
but by no means least. conserve to the
best use all available ocean-going ships.
Starvation to Win the War,
Says Food Administrator;
NorthcIiffe Warns of Big Task

ATLANTIC CITY, September 20
Herbert c. Hoover. the food admins
TRAITOR. speaking on the world FOOD Sit
uation last night before the war con-
vention of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States. declared that
starvation would win the war and the
side best able to organize its resources
for food production and conservation
would come out victor.
The food situation of America and
the allies is such" said Mr.. Hoover.
that the neutral countries OF northern
Europe cannot hope to get food from
the United States unless they expect to
furnish equivalent service in other dl-
rections to the common pool against
Germany"
Food" said Mr.. Hoover, has since
the war began gradually assumed a
larger place in the economies. the
craftsmanship and the strategy of war
fare. The winning of the war is large
iy Il problem of who can organize thiS
weapon.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
On Board of Examiners.

Three members were elected to serve
on the board of examiners for a term
of three years. They are Charles S.
Ludlam of New York. Waldron H Rand
of Boston and II. Ivor Thomas of Los
Angeles.
George o. May Of New York was APP
pointed to serve two years of the un-
expired term of +. G. Du Bois. resigned.
and John B Niven to serve one year of
the unexpired term of w. u. Whitcomb.
resigned
An effort to standardize the training
of the country's future public account
ants is being made by the institute.
The work is being carried on under
the direction Of Waldron II. Rand
Frederick G.. ColIev and Guy Y. w. Ly
man. comprising the Institutes commit
tee on education.