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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22

is in progress and during the most
thrilling Of the acrobatic acts in high
trapezes. there will be clowns in the
hippodrome and in the rings during
every minute Of the performances.
There are more than one thousand
separate skits to be performed by the
merry men Of the circus, and not one
of these will have i'll it the alloy Of
suggestiveness. They are all 100 per
cent pure fun, guaranteed by the
greatest p%urvcyors of entertainment
the world has eve known.
And all the little girls and boys Of
this city hereby are assured that the
clowns will look right at each one of
them individually when they cut their
funniest capers.
After the gorgeous pageant has
been shown, there will be two hours
of circus stunts, the program includ-
ing many novelties from Europe never
before seen on this side of the At
lantic. The menagerie has been great
ly enlarged by the arrival during the
winter of baby lions, camels, CRATES.
leopards and various other young IF
the wild who will be on view guarded
by their fond parents.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22

The Barnum & Bailey circus which
will be here July II, is a veritable
carnival of clowns. Those merry fell
lows who start spontaneous laughter
in volume unequalled anywhere out
side of the circus big top" are even
more numerous than in previous
years. There are sixty of them and
each has a great bag OF new tricks
to open when the greatest circus OF
them all arrives in town.
-. There will be fat clowns. and lean
clowns, tall clowns and short clowns,
laughing and weeping clowns, stern
clowns and silly clowns, clowns on
foot and clowns on donkeys, bolster
GUS clowns and silent clowns, b%uffoons,
Tass. cut-ups, h%arlequins, Merry
Andrews and court testers. And not
a clown among them all will have
anything on his mind but the business
of making ten or moro thousands of
men, mi and children laugh with
the glee that only good, wholesome
fun can bring to the hearts Of good,
wholesome people.
Except while the beautiful pageant,
aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
TAXES TO co
INTO EFFECT IN
MEXICO SOON NOW

Mexico City, June 22.-New taxes
will go into effect July / on articles
not previously subject to taxation.
Telephones in residences will be taxed
80 centavos a month and office tele-
phones one peso a month after that
date. This is a stamp tax and will be
collected by the telephone companies.
A tax has been imposed throughout
the republic on all forms Of advertise
ments. Newspaper advertisements
are taxed ten pere cent. Of the amount
received. Each electric light globe Is
taxed ten centavos monthly.
All bottles containing alcoholic
drinks of foreign production are a X
ed twenty centavos each, except beer
which Is taxed ten cents a bottle. Ma
tive liquors and beers are taxed about
fifty per cent. of the rates on foreign
goods. r
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practice and devote her career
stamping out the white SLAYER.
hind her are many women Of veal
and social position who have pledke99
themselves to back her with their
money and influence. z
FROM "UNDER THE OLD ELI.
Tho Longer on this earth We live
And weigh the various qualities OF
Seeing how most are fugitive.
or atful gifts, ct best, OF now
Wind wavsred corpse lights. daush-
ters Of the fen.
Tho o We feel the high stsfn .
turod beauty
OF plain d~evotednsss to duty.
STANFORD and still, nof pai0 Win
mortal praise,
But finding amplest recompense
For lies ungarlandsd sxpsnSs
In work done squarely ana unWast-
ed days. 80,
Better to wear the Red Gross OF
mercy than the Iron Gross OF death.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
JEWEL PURCHASES In
JAPAN INDICATE AN
ENORMOUS WEALTH

Toxic. June 22.-Enormous pur-
chases of jewels and jewelry indicates
the wealth that has come to Japan on
account Of tho war. Dealers report
countless sales39tat high prices to the,
families ofspeople who are quickly'be-
coming wealthy.
Another indication of Japan's pros
perity was furnished by the public
sale of the heirlooms Of the house
hold of the late Viscount Akimoto, a
peer, which brought about s750,000.
An old album of landscape pictures
sold for Z $1,000, said to be the highest
price for n single article Of curios
ever paid in Japan.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
OIL COMPANIES TO
BE ALLOWED TO USE
WIRELESS OUTFITS

Mexico City, June 22.-oil COM
panies operating in the vicinity of
Tampico have petitioned the govern
ment to be allowed to erect and OPP
crate wireless stations for conducting
their business. The petition is under
consideration but 1t is said that II 1t
is granted. 1t will be on condition that
the stations be under government
control and manned by government
operators,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
NUMBER OF
SUBS FOR P
IS BEING URGED

Toxic, June 22.-Japan's most in
fluential newspaper, the Jill, urges the
government to build a large number
submarines for the defense of
Japan's extended coast line, cojointly
with b~attleships, cruisers and other
kinds Of warships. At the same time
the newspaper advises the government
to keep the number of its submarines
Socret
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
FACTORY Is !
. FURNISHED MEXICO
BY JAP GOVERNMENT

Mexico City, June 22.-Machinery
to equip a complete plant for the
manufacture of powder and explosives
has been purchased from Japan by
the Mexican government. This ma
chinery will be installed in an addition
to the factory now making govern
ment powder at Santa Fe, a few
miles south of the capital.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-22
NOT THERE.

There was a timid knock at the
door. "If you please. kind lady," the
beggar said, I've lost my right leg"
We'll. it amt here" retorted the
lady Of the house, and slammed the
door.-New York Times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
INVEST MONEY
IN FRENCH WAR BONDS

A golden stream began flowing to-
day straight from the American train
ing camp to the French treasury.
The marines have purchased $4,000
worth of five per cent bonds and have
decided to buy a similar amount each
month.
General Sibert has been endeavor-
ing to find some way of inducing his
men to save their money and 1t IS
probable this has solved the prob
lem for him. There is keen rivalry
between the army and the marines
in the purchasing Of bonds, squirting
all of the men on to greater invest
ments.
One marine of German parentage
subscribed s400. Many kegs Of gold
coin are now in the expeditionary
treasury News of the investments
of the sammies spread among tho
French villagers today. They wer3
astonished and demonstratively let
the sammies know of their delight,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
Remaining Portions on West
hoek Ridge Taken Early
This Morning by For
ward Movement.
FRENCH PROGRESSING
Several Farms In Belgium Are Taken
Away From Germans After
Heavy Losses Wore
Inflicted:

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Aug. 10.-Renewed ad-
yances by the British and French
forces in Flanders, including COM
pletion Of the capture OF Westhoek,
was reported by Field Marshal Haig
today.
The British attack was made early
this morning.
In addition to gaining complete
control of Westhoek, additional 2o-
sitions on the Westhoek ridge were
taken.
East of Ypres," said the official
statement. "a successful local attack
early this morning completed the
capture OF westhoek and secured the
remaining positions on Westhoek
ridge.
"East and north OF Bixschoot, the
French continued to progress
Describing the new gains made oy
British, Haig said:
"Our raiding parties entered the
enemy's positions on wide front,
blew in his dugouts and greatly dam
aged his defenses. There was con-
siderable enemy resistance at sew
eral points and severe casualties
were inflicted.
we occupied the German front system,
was stopped by machine gun fire. We
captured two machine guns and
number Of prisoners"
Violent German Attacks.
PARIS, Aug. 10-Violent German
attacks from Pantheon to Epine De
Chevrigny early today, while the
continual
ress in Belgium, capturing several
farms, were reported by the war or
flee this afternoon.
The German assaults were made
after violent bombardments and were
supported by the famous "stosstrup-
pen (storming troops) Of the enemy.
All attacks were repulsed.
In addition to this assault, a
strong attack was launched in the
region Of Foyet, north of St.Quentin,
over a kilometer front. This attack
was repelled with heavy losses, ex-
cept from small fraction of the ad-
vanced French lines, which the en-
emy retained.
"The enemy, after night lombard
ment, in the region Of Allemont and
Filian violently attacked at four
o'clock this morning from Pantheon
to Epine De Chevrigny," the state
ment said.
Three battalions, supported by
stros struppen assaulted the French
lines several times. They were re-
pulsed, losing heavily. Those sue
ceeding in reaching the trenches
were killed or captured after hand to
hand fighting in which the French dis
played admirable courage. The French
(Cnntinuad on mage p
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
PROFITS OF WAR TAKEN
OVER BY GOVERNMENT

facing the subject of excess profits
as one of their big war problems.
In the year ending March 81, the
British government claimed and re-
ceived $500. 100000 as Its share of
excess business in force.
There has been some argument
against taking the tax as high as
eighty per cent" said the United
Press informant. ION the ground that
1t would discourage enterprise and
thus defeat It's own purpose. The
objection came from theorists, rath-
er than the business men themselves,
however. Business certainly shows
no signs of discouragement."
Earlier in the war the government
took only fifty per cent Of excess
profits. The increase to the point
where only twenty per cent is left to
the business concern has been grad
ual.
This doesn't mean.' 1t was ex-
t2lained that these concerns are al
lowed profits of twenty per cent. It
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
BEST WAY TO
HELP RUSSIA
Russians From America, Well
Supplied With German
Money, Cause Most
Of Trouble.
PASSPORTS NOW LIMITED
No Occasion for Sending Troops Over
There for There is Plenty
Of Men and
Materials.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10
49, Americas first aid to Rus
,E@ sia, as result Of the Root
y = mission, is limitation of pass
ports to Russians in New York, who
would go to Russia to spend German
money and put out propaganda.
Hereafter an applicant must show
that his purposes in going to Russia
are pure.
The Russian missions recommends
tions do not contemplate dispatch Of
American troops to Rissfa. And the
government has, no present intention
of sending any there. Russia has
plenty Of soldier material and the
mission is not convinced that the
psychological effect would be such as
to warrant sending sammies.
With this fact disposed of, the army
continued it's task Of gathering sammy
material. Provost Marshal General
Crowder has ruled that exemption
claims must be cut down and by way
of discouraging the present flood, has
warned exemption boards that they
must 'let none escape unless the de-
pendency Of their kin is very pressing.
The federal trade commission is
hurrying its report on steel prices, in
view of the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany's refusal to sell steel rails for
France at war department rates. The
whole steel situation is tangled up
until this report comes out.
The s2,O00,O0O, 900 revenue bill
comes up in the senate today with
prospects Of hard fight against it.
Limiting Passports.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The
state department today started limit
ing passports to Russia, to block Ger
man agents going there from New
York
Learning from the Root mission
that many New York Russians, we'll
supplied with German money, are
focking into Russia, the passport di-
vision will demand that anyone wish
ing to go to Russia prove that his
trip is vital There will be a care
full investigation of the applicants
past history and his present pur-
poses and If he cannot show that his
trip is bonafide, he will be fatty re-
fused a permit to go.
Russia herself is aiding in this
work. She has closed her frontier to
travellers, cutting off hundreds of in
coming immigrants, chiefly from the
United States. Scandinavian port
authorities are refusing to let such
immigrants pass through their coun-
tries in any attempt to run the closed
frontier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
lasure Becomes Law Today
and Price Drop, if Any,
Should Begin
Soon.
LAT REACHES RECORD
4 and Pork Arc Out Of Sight and
Prediction 10 That They
viii Stay
There.

Enited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The food
ntrol bill is now a law. Even as
ssident Wilson was affixing his
mature this afternoon, the federal
Ide commission laid before Her
1t Hoover evidence OF an alleged at
mot to corner the output OF Call
brnia tomato canneries.
Il was one of the first results OF
commissions investigation into
bod prices. Hope of nearly $1O,-
W0O0 excess profits on army con-
+scts was said to be back of efforts
buy up the California pack. In the
ce of q canned tomato output near
double that OF last year, prices Of
bmatoes at the canneries have In
feased from 92k cents per dozen
hns to $1.30 and more, as the result
the cornering movement.
President Wilson and Hoover will
bnfer this afternoon over enforce
ent of the food control bill. The
resident personally requested the
residing officers of both house and
enate to sign the bill promptly to-
by SO that he could approve.
Food control throughout the coun.
~ probably will be ordered late to-
by. Hoover has placed before the
resident the names of men he de-
! red placed at the head OF the diff
Frent state organizations. With the
fesident's approval of these, Hoover
Pill be given full authority to go
head.
Meanwhile reports to the agricul-
bre department show tremendous in
feases in the amounts of cold stor-
ge holdings as compared with last
|ear. Frozen meat storage showed
hcreases ranging from 32 per cent in
Pc case of lamb and mutton to 1919
Yer cent in the case Of cured beef
nd 62.S per cent in frozen beef. The
pderal trade commission late today
Jas to open inquiries into coal costs,
reliminary to establishing the basis
'r price fixing on coal from the mine
the consumer, authorized under
he food bill.
Meat VIII Remain High.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Beef and pork
Ill continue high as long as the
'rmer can get So or more bushel
r his corn,
This was the explanation by Chi
'go Wholesale and retail dealers to-
~ for soaring meat prices.
Beef and pork were bringing record
ices today. Beeves on the hoof sold
S14.35 hundred pounds-which
cord was established yesterday
bile pork sold at S16.95-25 cents
CHER than yesterdays record price.
DIX is 80 cents pound retail and
ef 35.
Lamb is high also, due to home
(Confinuad IN Daoa oN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
Golden Stream Flows Into the
Treasury and Gives Delight
to the Citizens.

[By ]. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
CorrespOndent.]
AMERICAN FIElLD HBADQUAR-
TIERS, Aug. 1O.-The American Red
Cross is ready to care for all wound
ed sammies.
1t will not be necessary to send
them home for proper treatment
after they are brought back from
the firing line.
The functions OF the Red CrOsl;
were defined here today. 1t was de-
cided that the American organiZa-
ton would be made responsible for
the care Of the wounded outside the
!! fighting zone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
Government Repair Shop to
Fix Faulty Teeth and Eyes
of Men Who Are
Drafted.
GLASSES NO EXCUSE
Men Wearing speetaeles VIII Not be
Taken for Infantry, But Go
Into the Other
Branches

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.
GM4A An enormous repair shop
~ Is planned by the govern
ment to fix faulty teeth and
eyes of drafted men.
There is no chance for a conscript
evading Service because he has bad
teeth Ten thousand volunteer den
lists stand ready to repair them with
out charge These doctors comprise
the Dental Preparedness league of
which DR.. ]. w. Beach, Buffalo, n. Ys
is president.
If a drafted man will not go to a
local dentist. he is sent to the canton
ment camp just the same. At the
camp dental clinic will be located
army officials stated today.
Men who wear glasses will not be
taken for the infantry, but the ord
nance, medical, engineers and quar-
termaster corps will have thousands
of spectacled men. Glasses will be
permitted in these branches.
The army will have it's eye special
lists too.
Americas medical talent will be
drawn on heavily to keep the soldiers
in good health. Army chiefs believe
they will have twenty thousand doc.
tors in uniform by January first.
FREQ Operations.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Drafted men,
disqualified for slight physical I'M
projections, still have a chance. The
Liberty War Medical and Surgical
Relief society, a new patriotic organ
ization, is conducting free operations
to make men fit for service.
Feeling Iron Hand.
ST. PAUL Mimi, Aug. 10-Anti.
draft agitators and socialists in Min
nesota were feeling the iron hand OF
the government today. Federal Off
cials have started a determined cam
paign to put down outbursts Of dis
content which have been spreading
throughout the state.
j. o. Bentall. socialist candidate for
governor, is the latest haul. He was
arrested at his farm at Litchfield,
Mimi, by federal officials and was
held without bond last night. He is
charged with attempting to cause in
subordination, mutiny and refusal of
duty in the military forces of the
country"
A. l.. Sugarman, state secretary of
the socialist party, is also under ar
rest
City and council officials at New
Ulm, Mimi, are cited to appear before
the state public safety commission to
answer charges of participation in a
recent anti-draft meeting there.
w. F. Bergmeier, editor of the
Volks Zeitung, German paper, is in
Jail for alleged violation of the enemy
alien proclamation of April six. He
| is held without bond.
Wanted His Gun.
| CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Accepted in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
REVENUE
ARGUMENT
IS BEGUN
Senate Takes Up War Tax
Bill to Raise Two Billion
Dollars for Battle
Expense.
ROCKY ROAD IS AHEAD
Just How to Raise This Enormous
Sum VIII Take Some Time to
Decide by Congress
men.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10
49, The senate today began Its
SES@ struggle with the $2,OO6,97O,
V~ 900 war tax bill.
It's legislative course, which prom
ises to be rocky one, was beset i'm
mediately by a substitute measure
drawn by Senators Gore, LaFollette
and Thomas, Colorado, who would
raise the entire revenue through in
comes and excess profits taxes.
Senator Weeks proposes to equal
ize war profits" taxes so that com
panies which before the war were
not enjoying large profits, will not
have to pay as heavy war tax now as
those which made huge pre- war pro-
tits"
Certain wheat state senators will
start a fight to tax cotton, in return
for what they call virtual taxation OF
wheat in the food control bill. They
would tax cotton on the ground that
it's use in shell manufacture makes 1t
a munition of war.
Senator Hollis, New Hampshire
thinks the bill unfair to the workers
in the New England manufacturing
zone and will seek to amend 1t.
Senator Lewis, Illinois, will intro
duce an amendment for taxation Of un'
improved land.
"Pd force owners Of such land to
plant it, and thus increase the food
supply, or to pay a tax double the
amount they pay the state in which
the land lies" said Senator Lewis.
Other senators will seek to increase
the second class mail rate and to cut
from the bill the increase Of cent
an ounce on first class mail.
Additional Bond Issue.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Secre
tary Of the Treasury McAdoo will ask
for an additional bond Issue at this
session of congress, it was learned,
following conference he held at the
capital today, with several house
leaders. The issue will run into
billions, 1t Is understood.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10

Totals -. s176, $50 900 $3.50, 100000
The $4,000 worth of insurance for
So a year as compared with standard
rates of about 1902 year for $4,000
for a man of 27 is possible because
the government doesn't require high
priced statesmen, advertising and Of
fices.
The bill provides for the assign
ment of part Of each mans pay to
his family, for separation allow
ance to be paid by the government,
for a graduated scale of payments for
total or partial disability, for a
death indemnity and for the insur'
ance.
If a man fails to make application
for insurance on the 81 to So per
$1,000 plan and is killed. the govern
ment presumes him to have made
application for $4,000 policy and
pays his widow or his estate that
amount.
For separation support Of depend
ents the bill provides that SIS of the
enlisted mans S33 a month go to his
wife. The government, If there are
two children, gives the wife $3.50 a
month in addition to that, making
the minimum income s4750. Five
dollars additional is allotted for each
additional child. The father may
give more than SIS from his pay IL
he wishes.
If the mans father or his mother
are his dependent and he gives s.
a month of his pay for that the gov
ernment gives SO. Thus a private
with a wife, three children and a
mother dependent can by alloting
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
n England, But Twenty Per
cent is Allowed to be Kept
by the Maker.
~

tby Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. 10.-You cannot
,ake all the profit out Of war without
uisaster to the normal business
Structure. This is the view of the
forltlsh government. But you can
commandeer that profit for the uses
UI y, the state, after 1t has been made.
|ing. =
me present fiscal year will show
y Dillon dollars commandered, one
y. the government financial author
|1mes mi told the United Press today.
me views Of this financial authority
were sought that the British plan
might be outlined to Americans now
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
His Skull Fractured.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 1O.-Glenn
johnson, sergeant First Minnesota
infantry, is critically ill with cerebro-
spinal meningitis at the hospital to-
day, following a fractured skull said
to have been incurred in a fight with
Jack Burk, pugilist. Burk, arraigned
on a charge Of assault with intent to
kill. is out ON S2.500 bond furnished
by Mike Gibbons, boxer and cousin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
Ereezino In North Dakota.

UNITED Press Leased, Wire Service ]
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug 10.-It's
freezing in North Dakota. Dickinson,
N. D., is the happy spot, according to
the weather man. The exact tenn
perature was not given. st. Paufs
minimum today was 81. After hard
struggle the mercury finally got up
to 76, the highest In four days,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
Cudahy Joins Army,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1O.-Jonn
P. Cudahy, Chicago packer, and son
of lne late Michael Cudahy, has ap-
piled for enrolment in the second
officers reserve corps to begin at the
Presidio soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
viii Not Participate,

limited Press Leased Wire Service
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 10 The
Italian and Belgian socialists have
decided not to participate in the in
ternational socialists conference
scheduled for September, , according
to reports reaching here today