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and nineteenth centuries but were
abandoned for lack Of transportation
facilities and for other reasons. Since
then, Russia has obtained those min
erals from abroad. chiefly from her
obliging neighbour. Germany. The Altai
region also contains an exceptionally
rich coal basin, which covers an are
Of about 5000 square miles. The new
railroad will revive the neglected min
ing industries and deliver coal and
coke In the Ural region. which needs
them badly. It is possible, too, that
the Russian government will soon build
q foundry to supply metal for the pro-
jected South Siberian trunk line that
Is to penetrate the Kirghiz steppes, q
region Of exceptional mineral wealth
Youths Companion.
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OF all the machines that have been
pressed into war service, one APP
pears to have more individuality and
more consciousness Of it's own i'm
portance than the narrow gauge rail-
road, the Eight railroad" as it is
known in military phraseology. With
its fussy little engines, it is to be
found everywhere behind the front.
1t is scarcely an exaggeration to
say that without the narrow gauge
railroad, the artillery preparation
which is the essential preliminary of
any attack on a trench position, would
be impossible.
Much has been written concerning
the splendid services rendered by the
motor lorries at Verdun, and they GER
tainly did much to save the situation.
But on that occasion they were act
ing in their proper capacity as an
emergency service. They enabled the
French troops t 0 resist the first Ger
man onrush, and st gave time to the
military engineers to build the narrow
gauge lines which could alone be re-
garded as a satisfactory and perma-
nent means of supply.
Rapidly Laid.
The narrow gauge railroad, with
tracks GO centimeters 1.-TWO feet) apart,
is easily and rapidly laid down. Its
rails Nre riveted two by two to metal
ties. and can be put together with d
minimum of delay. With a thin layer
Of ballast the rails can be laid almost
anywhere. Thanks to the narrowness
of the gauge they can follow the most
tortuous course, and hills have no ter
rors for them. They a negotiate
safely curyes Of q radius of 80 yards,
and can climb a grade Of 3 in 100.
The military light railroad needs
relatively little in the way Of embank-
ments and engineering, and the work
Of laying down the track can be car
ried out with great speed. A gang of
800 men under the direction of a few
experts can lay a half mile a day
ready for immediate use. The engines
used are capable of hauling q load of
% tonS up Il grade Of 3 in 100.
The cars consist Of 4 simple platform
mounted on four wheels, which is con-
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Structed to carry a load of eight tons.
The French staff has a carefully
prepared map of the German railroads
before Nerdun at the moment Of the
great offensive. 1t provides eloquent
evidence of the extent to which the
Germans avail themselves of the mar
row gauge railroad for the purpose of
attacks. Behind the German trenches
the country is covered with a network
Of lines that for their complexity and
number can only be compared to the
filamcnts of q spiders web. Wher-
yer the ground affords cover for ar
tillery, there the lines are most COM
plicatcd and close. At certain points
on the most advanced sections Of the
narrow gauge line a series Of sidings
betrays the position Of the heavy guns,
which fire from trucks on the rails.
Advantages Of Roads.
The great advantage of the light
railroad is that practically it does not
take up any road space. When
weather permits the roads are left en-
tirely free for motor and horse-drawn
vehicles, which thus become a supple
ment Of the light railroad.
German shells do not interrupt traf-
fic OF these lines, since even when by
q lucky chance the line is damaged, it
is a matter Of no great difficulty or
time to restore communication.
Before this war the Importance of
the narrow gauge railroad was not
realized. Everything for the army is,
of course brought up as close as pos
sible to the firing line by the broad
lines, but owing to the great range Of
modern heavy artillery, trains cannon
hope to come up along the ordinary
lines with safety and regularity. As
4 rule, the normal railhead for the
broad gauge lines is from six to ten
miles from the front. In times Of at
tack each broad gauge railhead may
be called Upon to deal with as much rs
1000 tons daily Of ammunition and
material.
Upon the return of peace France K
poets to utilize the whole magnificent
system Of light railroads built up dur
ing the past two years for agricultural
purposes.
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Horizontal 10 Per Cent Increase
in Existing Duties and on
Imports Now Free.
INCOMES ARE HlT HARD
rev Will Produce Total Of
$1,000, DOC, 900 for the Year-Ex.
einption Limits on Incomes
Reduced to $1,000 for Sin
gle Men and $4,000
for Married Men.

Washington.-The war revenue bill,
largest in the nations history, estimat-
ed to produce 81, 800, 900. 900 for the ex-
penses OF the war, was completed BY
the Ways and means committee Tues
day night and introduced in the house
Wednesday.
IL the trainers overlooked any tan
gible article upon which it is possible
to levy a tax, 1t was not because of
my desire to do so.
Incomes, inheritances, business prof
Its, amusements, liquors, tobacco, auto
mobiles, moving pictures, baseball
games. medicines, letter postage, trans
portation and jewelry are among some
Of the things which will feel the bur
den of taxation.
Tariff Will Yield 5000, 900, 900.
The committee found 1t necessary to
go to the tariff to make up a deficit Of
something like 5000, 100000. This was
done by IN agreement to Il tax of 10
per cent upon all articles now on the
free list and 10 per cent additional
upon all articles now upon the dutiable
list.
lncome-taX increases as made public
~ Chairman kitchin follow:
Taxes for the year ending December
81, 1916, have been increased exactly
cne-third. These taxes are due in
June.
Exemption limits have been reduced
to $1,000 for single .,en and $4,000 for
married men.
The normal tax on new classes Of
incomes to be taxed, those between
$1,000 and $4,000 for single men and
between $4,000 and $4,000 for married
men, has been fixed at 2 per cent.
Normal taxes on all incomes former
~ taxed, those above $4,000 FOR single
men and $4,000 for married men, have
been increased from 2 to 4 per cent.
Increases in All Surtaxes.
The increased surtaxes are as fol-
lows:
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Chjcaoo's Hull House.

The Hull House. one of the first
American settlements, was established
In Chicago In September. 1889. It rep
resented no association. but was
opened by two women backed by many
friends, In the belief that the mere
fOothold Of q house, easily accessible,
situated In the midst Of the large for
eign colonies. would In itself be serv-
iccable in a large city. The Hull House
work consists Of class lectures, public
discussions. trade unions. arts and
r. Its. Y music scOsSl. 0 theater, .
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On excess Of more than Sl5O,OOO.
but o exceeding $o5O,OOO, IL per
cent.
On excess Of more than S250,OOO.
but not exceeding $45O,OOO. , per cent.
On excess Of more than $45O,OOO, but
not exceeding 5 1,O0O,OOO. 2h per cent.
On excess Of more than $1,OOO,OOO,
but not exceeding $4,000 3 per
cent.
On excess Of more than S.,GOO,OO 0
but not exceeding $4,000, OOO, 3h per
cent.
On xcess Of more than S3,OOO,OO0,
but o exceeding S4,OOO,OG0, 4 per
cent.
On Excess of more than Si,OOO,OOO,
but not exceeding $5,O00,O00, Az per
cent.
On excess of more than $4,000 900,
but not exceeding SS,OO0,OO0, 5 per
cent.
On excess of more than $S,OOO,O0
but net exceeding $11 100000 Z per
cent.
VII tAttssS VI IlcIe tllstil oil ,Ooc,poo,
but not exceeding $l5,0OO GOO, 10 per
cen
On excess of more than $15,O 900,
Is per cent.
The income tax schedules We're not
changed except for the determination
to place an added tax Of one-third on
individual income taxes which are due
In June Of this year. Under this pro-
vision those who already have paid
their income taxes for the year ending
December 81, 1916, will have to pay
another one-third of their taxes again,
and those who have not paid will have
to pay one-third more when they do
pay.
The tax on excess profits was not
changed and stands as printed preyi-
ously at 16 per cent on profits over 8
per cent and $1,000.
Liquor Touched Up.
The tax on spirits, whisky and sim
liar beverages has been Increased to
$3.50 per gallon.
The tax on beer is 1915 per barrel.
The tax on rectifiers is 10 cents per
gallon.
The tax on tobacco has been dou-
bled.
The taxes on cigars have beer ad-
vanced to a new schedule ranging
from SO cents to $40 per thousand,
retail value.
The bill specifies that purchasers
shall pay the 10 per cent tax on
amusement, theater, and baseball tick
cts.
A new tax of . per cent on heat,
light. and telephone bills was inserted
in the bill. Under this section when
the householder goes to pay his month
ly bills for these articles he will have
to pay an additional 5 per cent Of the
amount of the bills for the support of
the government.
The stamp tax on telephone and
telegraph messages "a fixed at 5
cents on each message the toll of which
is more than Is cents.
Mail Rate Increases.
The second-class mail rate increase
was decided on according to the zone
system. ON motion of Representative
Dixon of Indiana, this was reduced to
the following:
Two cents Il pound on ~sccond-claSs
mail in first and second zones.
Three cents Il pound on S~econd-class
mail in the third and fourth zones.
Five cents a pound on second-class
mail in the fifth and sixth
Six cents Il pound on ~second-class
mail in the seventh and eighth zones.
Religious, fraternal. labor and agri-
cultural papers not operated for profit
were put on a straight one and one
half-cent-a-pound basis.
The old regulations concerning the
free distribution of small papers with
in the county We're unchanged.
A tax of 5 per cent was inserted in
the bill on pleasure boats.
Musical instruments costing less
than SO each, were exempted from
the provisions of the 5 per cent tax on
these articles.
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something on their recovery, but they
We're hard to find because the swift
tide toppled them along the bottom of
the river and the silt covered them up
when they came to rest. At last, how
ever, they were located and laSSocd
and brought to the surface and the
mystery was solved.
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Mine Echoes Voice IS Times.

There are many salt mines In Tram
%sylvania. The ones In Marosujvar pro-
duce. says the National Geographic
Magazine, a hundred million pounds Of
salt O year. In the one Mt Tordo there
Is Q gallery known rs the Joseph gal.
lery. where one may hear Ills voice
echoed and re-echoed 10 time1
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Mamma ounht % Know.

MY Aunt Sallie Is SO fussy," saic
Della to her dearest friend.
whats n 90 fussy about3"
"She's 50 pa'ticlar since she's got
q beau mamma says there Is no liv!n'
with her, but mamma says just wait
till she Is married and she won't fuss
any more about how she looks and
how the house looks, n all girls are
that way when they have beaux.
mamma says
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YES! MAG|CALLY!.
CORNS LIFT OUT
WITH FINGERS

49, -
You say to the drug store man,
"Give me a small bottle Of f~reezone."
This will cost very little but will
positively remove every hard or soft
corn o. callus from ones feet.
A few drops Of this new ether COM
pound applied directly upon-a tender,
aching orn relieves the soreness in
stantly, and Don the entire corn Or
callus, root and all, dries up and can
be lifted OF with the fingers.
This new way to rid ones feet OF
corns was introduced by a Cincinnati
man, who says that freezone dries In
a moment, and simply shrivels up the
corn or callus without irritating ths
surrounding skin.
II your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to order q small bottle from
his wholesale drug house for you.-adv.
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gymnasium, various social clubs, a cot
fee house, a day nursery, etc. Jane
Adams, head of the Hull House, was
born ut Cedarville, ILL.,, in 1860.
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"The Sea Fairies were calling to the
Sand Fairies to join the fun" said
Daddy, "and this is what they were
saying:
"Oh, cut In the ocean,.
Their is glorious motion.
I've toss and we play
1.-THE whole live-long day,
Though sometimes we rest,
"And stay in our nest.
cts under the foam,
Where always we roam.
but now we're so gay,
Come join us, we pray
"And sure enough the Sand Fairies
went rushing u to the Sea Fairies.
Didn't the Sea Fairies laugh as they
fell right over them with their boats
Of foam in which they were riding.
"'Ah,' said the Sea Fairies, aren't
you glad you joined us? Our boats
are going so well today. There are
no boats in the world like the Breaker
Boats
""They seem to have rather rough
Names said the Sand Fairies.
"tOf course said the Sea Fairies,
And they are good and rough, too. Al
though of course it is the ocean that
helps. These boats will not come out
unless the ocean is just right. They
do what the ocean tells them to. We
think old Mother Ocean is pretty pow
erful. She rules the waves. She rules
the breakers. And she rules the boats
which we call the breaker boats.
Some people just call them breakers,
and others call them high waves or
angry waves, or waves covered with
white caps and foam
"Here, here, here whistled a
voice from above. 1t was the voice
of old Mr.. Wind.
"'Now, don't you start saying that
Mother Ocean does all the work. l do
some of it myself. l am a friend Of
Mother Ocean, / am, and l like to help
her
"'Oh, dear; oh, dear laughed the
Sea Fairies. The Wind must always
get some praise, too
"tOf lis l must said the Wind.
There are so many people who abuse
me. They talk about the "frightfui
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Count Locomotive Puffe.

As a locomotive puffs, the ear can
count up only to ten q second-then
all that Is heard Il q continuous o
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The inheritance tax starts with
One-half of ! per cent as the basic
tax on all estates of $4,000 or less.
The remainder Of the schedule is ap-
piled to the various excesses in grad
uation as follows:
Inheritance Tax Scale.
On excess Of more than $4,000, but
not exceeding S15O,OOO. l per cent.
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Some Of the political big guns hre
only subcaliber ammunition.
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Perpetual.

Perpetual.
"What is the poetry of opiniOn?"
"The kind that is always going from
editor to another
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It pays to be good. but the pay often
comes as q deferred dividend.
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DAWYS V[NNG
[A|QY TALE
s. hAoN GRANANbQlNeR
BREAKER BOATS.

"The Sea Fairies were calling to the
Sand Fairies to join the fun" said
Daddy, land this is what they were
saying:
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Internal Disputes
Threaten |. w. w.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Threatened
labor disturbances in war industries on
the Pacific Coast and in the Northwest
have passed their climax, officials de-
clared to-day. and conditions in the af-
fected districts ar. rapidly improving.
Reports TO the departments OF Labor
and Justice from field Investigators in
dicated that disafection exists among
the ranks Of the Industrial Workers Of
the World and that the organization
may soon face internal strife. The
swift and drastic action taken by the
government to suppress the threatened
general I. w. w. strike in Washington.
Oregon, Idaho and Montana August q,
officials said, had a discouraging effect
upon the organization leaders and, SO
far as could be ascertained, no new Ia
Dor disturbances are contemplated oy
the organization.
Hundreds Of members Of the |. ". W.,
il was said, have become dissatisfied,
and in certain localities many already
have indicated their desire 20 leave the
organization.
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They Also Write to Mayor
Mitchell Defending Free
Speech
Ask Ma gistrate to ak
He Is Told That He Was Once
a Pronounced Foe of the
British Flag

An invitation by wire was extended
10 Chief Magistrate William McAdoo
yesterday by the Friends of Irish Free
dom 20 attend their soapbox meeting at
Broadway and Thirty-ssventh Street
tonight. The telegram was sent by
John D. Moore, national secretary OF
the organization, who also wrote TO
Mayor Mitchell protesting against the
decision Of the Board Of City Magis-
trates to handle all soapbox meetings,
likely TO create disturbances, as dis
orderly conduct cases.
1--WE are going ahead with our meet
ings." said Mr. Moore, "notwithstand-
ing the choke free speech sentiment
Of Chief Magistrate McAdoo, which is
plainly inspired by Mayor Mitchell. We
never quit. To leave the soapbox now
would be practically an admission that
we had been seditiou. ard un-Ameri-
can"
The telegram to Magistrate MeAdoo,
in part, follows:
Stripped TO the bone, your state
mcnt In this mornings newspapers
simply means that the Board OF City
Magistrates intends to choke free
speech in the City OF New York. Let
me tell you, it will never succeed. No
Board of Magistrates, appointed by a
rirtol-shooting Mayor, is going TO re-
rtal the constitution Of the United
States. You might as well understand
that now. The founders of this nation
thought free speech so precious that
the very Arst amendment TO the consti-
tuition was passed TO take the poison
out Of such would-be tyrants as you.
They never htard Of the Board
OF City Magistrates, which depends for
Ia Jobs upon the will of Rockefeller
MAYOR, or else they would have put
YOU, and possibly the American De-
fence Society in the constitution
alon gside OF Congrtss."
Mr.. Moore protests that there has
beer nothing seditious about the meet
incs of the Friends OF Irish Freedom,
and that they have the right to hold
their meetings in the strtets under
tine azure robe of night where freedom
set the stars Of glory" Magistrate Nc
Adoo is invited TO make one of the
hundreds of speeches that you ustd TO
make so effectively over in New Jer-
sey when you were member Of an
Irish revolutionary organization" .
"We don't ask for one OF your best
speeches.' the telegram continues, be
cause that might be too warm for these
August evenings. Rather one Of your
medium speeches in which you were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-29

lies have waited to hear, the Chan
cellor said nothing.
"You don't need 20 know, either,
for you are distrustful and suspicious
and would intrigue still further
against the Central Powers.
ave know, however, tina. the Cen
tral Powers will agree 20 no peace
without annexation and war inden-
mites
THAT is now assured and iustihed'
for Germany and Austria have not
made all these great sacrifices in THIS
war merely as a diversion.
And above all, this must be an
example now and for all times No
power combination shall ever in the
future attack the Central Powers
at is the indisputable truth that
two nations in perfect concord are
gaining the mastery.
az. is to b. hoped that you know
whom we mean, but that is not 70 De
expected so easily
The "Eulenspisgsl," in its July issue
devoc.s itself particularly to interief
ing with raising the new Nationa
Army. Several Of its cartoons Ner'
dedicated TO this purpose.
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wont TO tear the British flag into little
bits, stamp on it. rip the dome OF 81
Paul's Cathedral and hurl il on top OF
Buckingham Palace"
In his letter 20 Mayor Mitchell NJ
Moore states that the Board OF City
Magistrates "tore 20 ribbons" the guar
antee of free speech which the Mayor
gave jeremiah A. oLeary last week
in writing.
"The grandson OF John Mitchell, ar
Irish rebel, rescued from Van Dieman
Land and brought 70 hte United States
BY American FEends OF Irish Freedom
has permitted en- unworthy thing" the
letter continues. 81 say permitted, be
cause you surely had cognizance OF IL
Il was plain, ordinary job between
you and your sppointees. You are
Mayor Of New York simply because you
are John MitchePs grandson.
John MitchePs grandson COMMITTED
an unworthy act when he implied, pos
S bly, not daring to do more than imply
that the Friends Of Irish Freedom ar,
disloyal TO the American flag. YoU
know better. Why all this camou
fsge%
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Americans Sheep,
Says La Crosse Paper

The Northwest is full Of German
language papers OF the same character
Der Nordstern," Of La Crosse, says:
"The president Of the Missouri
that il the law for the control Of the
foodstufrs is actually put into prae-
tice there will be a revolution in
this country that will take such a
course that the troops that are now
prepared for the bsttlefelds Of Eu-
rope will be kept here in order TO
suppress il.
That may be, but il will De a long
time before the American people
would fight about such a thing. They
have the measureless patience OF
sheep and will stand for much more
than that But they need only be
leased with mentions OF the Kaiser
or the German barbarians in order
70 inAame them with the desire for
boundless sacrifice. They take the
bread from their own mouths, will
ingly deny TO the drinkers, and can
hardly await the time when they
will send their own sons over the big
duck pond, in order 70 show the world
that We can lick the whole world, that
the Germans a. last have found their
master, who is superior to them in
bravery, in strategy. in preparedness
on water and on land, and especially
in the air.
What such an experiment will
cost the American people does not
seem 70 worry them in the least.
When somebody gets ssucy and be-
gins 20 kick they stick him into jail,
and the peace and quiet among the
rest Of the sheep herd is not broken.
One wave Of the Stars and Stripes
and they are again satisfied. IN fact,
the whiskey dealer is poor judge Of
the American people"
The following 10 from "The Free
Press" Of Glencoe, MINI:
"The Germans and Austrisns have
good leaders and brave soldiers. In
their hands the fate Of cur nation is
safe.
There 10 all the reason In the
world for accepting peace, for the
Central Powers are strong enough
TO hold oHt.
As to peace terms, which the Al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-29
MARRIAGES

FISCHER sMrTH-Augus. %. by the Rev.
Philip NJ. Prescott, Katharine Wyndhsm.
daughter of Or. and Mrs. ST. Clair Smith.
TO Paul Fisher, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Reaua Fisher.
GALEF- GOLDBERG Cydonia r. Goldberg
20 Max Galef. August rs. 1917. at the hons
of the bride.
LYNDON-wALkER- August 2s. Mary
Barbour Walker 20 Edward Lyndon.
HEN-DUFFY-On August 81 Miss
Anna z. Duffy 10 George r. Patchen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-29
How to Write to Soldiers
Proper Form of Address to
Troops Here and Abroad

Mail for soldiers or prospective off
GERS in training should be addressed a
follows:
John Smith,
Company X, - Regiment,
American Expeditionary Forces.
John Smith,
Company X, R. o. T. c.,
Plattsburg. n. Y.
John Smith,
Company X, - Regiment
Camp Wadsworth,
Spartsnburg, S. c.
John Smith,
Company X. - Regiment,
Camp Mills,
Mineola, \. Y.
John Smith,
Company Y, - Regiment
Camp Upton,
Yaphsnk. N. Y.