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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
BRITISH FRONT ADVANCES on
ST. .JULIES-POELCAP moan
[By Associated press !

by Associated Press.]
LONDON, August 2S.--As the ress,t
or British attack on the rlan,n r.,
front yesterday, the British lines hay.
been advanced along front Of moro
than 1000 yards astride the St. Julien
Poeicapelle road. the War Office an
nounced to-day.
German attempts last night to drivs
back the British from their positions q
IN the Inverness Copsc. on the Ypres-
Menin road. were frustrated. and prjs-
ohers were taken from the attacking
forces. The statement reads:
AS the result of our attack vcster-
Day, We have advanced our line after
heavy lighting. on front OF more
than 1000 yards astride the ST
Julien-Poelca pelle road. and are estab-
iished in further positions of the Ger
man third system in this area.
Early last night the enemy twice
attacked our positions i'm the Iny.r
ness Copse. on the Ypres Menin road
on both occasions he was repuIsed
We securing few prisoners"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
Enlisted Men to Get
Chance for Commissions
IBy Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON, Augut "S.-En-
llsted men OF the national army,
National Guard and regular army
will he given every opportunity To
Mt themselves for com m issions, IL
was learned today. This is In line
with the hIed policy of tho gov
or officer candidates from civil life
nfter the second series of officers
training cnmps, now In progrers,
has been completed. Thereafter nil
additional officers needed Will be
found In the ranks Of the variou.
branches of the srnr nrmy.
d. To carry out this plan, IL has
virtually been decided to csta bli,h
Nh omcern' school mt each Of the
divlsionnl training cnmps. Men
from the rnnks who show specIoI
qualifications will be sent TO the.c
schools. With stnnn OF French md
British officers Of experience on the
hrinS lines on duty mt ench cnmp
M adFisers, M unusual opportunity
for lecture coursen will be pr.-
scented.
The divisional omcer.' cnmp,
will make the third AerIex OF such
chmPS arranged by the War De-
pnrtmcnt to provide men To com
niand the enormous forces beI,y
raised for the wnr. No line con,-
missions will be granted 10 men
from ciri! life after they arc
ntnrtcd. except TINT n few men who
were denied admission to the other
camps through loss OF their order.
In the mril or some other mischnnce.
may be given an opportunity In the
third series.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
INCREASED GROSS LEVY
ON WAR PROFITS ASSURED
So-Called Conservatives Tentatively
Pratt Amendments to Be Of
fered as Compromise.
HOPE TO STOP DRASTIC ACTION
Predict Sufficient Strength to Insure
Adoption but Supporters Of High
CT Rates Confident They Can Make
Tax Not Less Than SO Per Cent.
[ BY Associated Press. ]


WASHINGTON. August oS.-Senate
Finance Committee leaders. recogniz-
ing the growing demand for heavi.r
taxation upon war prohts. tentatively
drafted at private conferences to-day
amendments to the war tax bill de-
signed to increase the gross levy on
this source from &c per cent 70 about
3S l-3 per cent. and the revenue to
be derived from s56c, ,o0o.o 900 to abou.
$3.50. 100000. These amendments will
be offered as a compromise in an ef-
fort to head off more drastic increases
advocated by Senator's Johnson. Of
California. La Toilette. Borah and
others.
Leaders OF the so-called ccnserva-
,ives confidently predicted that they
would muster sufficient strength to in
sure adoption Of compromise. but
supporters of the higher rates appar-
entity were equally sure that they
would make the levy not less than so
per cent.
The Senate to-day struck out pro-
visions for l-cent increas. IN letter
postage. and arranged TO dispose of
publishers tax features to-morr-w.
Senator Hardwick's motion to elimi-
nate the letter postage ta.. estimated
TO raise s50o0o.0oO. was adopted
SO to 80, and the Senate spent the rest
of the Gay debating the proposals for
increases in second class mail rates.
and per cent special tax on pub
fishers incomes. In eliminating all
taxes on i.rst-class mail. provision
was retained for free postage on let
ters mailed by American soldiers
abroad
la TOILETTE PRESENTS
Ills TAXING PLAN
During the debate. Senator La Fol-
lette presented his plans for taxing
war profits. He introduced eight
amendments proposing TO take from
I6 to is per cent of war profits, or from
S2.2s0.o00,co0 to sl.440,0oo.000. intend
ing to offer the maximum first and. If
this Is rejected. the otheru In order
downward.
The compromise proposal Of the con-
servatiVcs. saio to have been virtually
agreed upon at a late session after the
Senate adjourned, includes a provision
for minimum exemption of 6 per cent
and maximum of 10 per cent. ~ be de-
termined by the Treasury Department.
based upon the pre-war period Of cal
culation. This was designed to benefit
corporations suffering unusua. depres-
sion during the ante-bellum period
The majority committeemea decided not
to substitute the House excess profits
system in their proposed compromise.
In to-day's debate on publi.hers' tax
alton. Senator eeks, of Massachu-
setts. spoke at length for elimination
or the proposed second-class mail in
crease. and the publishers special in
come tax. He and other leaders in the
contest tonight expressed confidence
In adoption of his motion to strike out
both. and prominent Finance Commit
tee members admitted such action was
not improbab BILE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
REMARKABLE; ABATEMENT IN
VIOLENCE OF FIGHTING
tBy Associated Press.l

tBy Associated PEess.l
The fighting fronts, except in the
Austro-ltalian ;heatcr and in Eastern
Bukowina and Southern Moldavia. show
remarkable abatement in the vio-
lence of the fighting that has been go
inG on for several weeks.
Along the front in Flanders and
Northern France held by the British.
bad weather again has set in.
In the Nerdun sector. the Germans
have ceased entirely their counterat-
positions. evidently having found that
selves was useless. The infantry of
both sides have remained in their
trenches.
On the Bainsizza plateau. north Of
Gorilla. the Italians and -Austrians are
still engaged in furious battle. with
the Italians the aEGressors. bu, with
the Austrians strongly on the defense.
New positions have been won by Gen
eral Cadorna's forces, and heavy Aus
trian attacks to retrieve lost Grou..d
have been successfully repulsed. ST.
lence is still maintained by the Rome
War Office concerning the operations
on the Carso plateau. An Austrian Of
fetal communication dated Sunday, the
first received from Vienna for several
days. acknowledges the capture by the
/ Italians of Monte Santo. but says the
position was evacuated by the Aus
trians on Friday night without fight
ing.
On the frontier OF Bessarabia, in
Eastern Bukowina. the Russian troops
again are showing signs of disaffec-
ton. having near Boyany deliberately
quit their trenches and retreated east,
the Austro-G German forces taking the
trenches they quilted Near Novose-
lica. also on the Bessarabian frontier.
the Teutonic allies have begun an Of
tensire against the Russians. and have
captured several positions. In lower
Moldaria in the region of Fokshuni,
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's army
has taken height positions from the
Rouman;ans.
In Northern Russia no fighting OF
Importance is taking place. evidently
indicating that the German offensive
west of Riga was not the forerunner
OF strong attempt to capture the
Russian seaport and naval base on the
Baltic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
ITALIANS MAKE
FURTHER PROGRESS
{ By Associated Press. J


ROME, August IS british Al
miraitE. per Wireless PrcssD sD.-The
Italians made further progress yestcr
day on the Bainsizza plateau. on the
front north of Gorizia. the War Of
nee announces. The Austrians made
violent counterattacks, but failed to
recover positions taken by the Italians
Ihc announcement follows:
On :he whole battle front there
were artillery actions principally yes
'eroay. ON the Bainsi2Za plateau our
troops. continuing their progress have
uveh Ill closer contact with the enemy
vigorous local attacks assured for rs
some positions which the enemy failed
to recapture. although he made vioI.r,
counterattacks.
unfavorable atmospheric conditions
greatly impeded the activity of orr
nirplanes."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
TEN SUFFRAGlSTS ARRESTED
Six Of Them BHnner-Carriers Out on
Bond Pending Appeals
Just Granted.
(By Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON. August 2S.--Ten
women carrying banners Of suffrage
colors and extracts from President
Wilson's speeches were arrested to-day
in front of the White House. Six OF
them were the banner-carriers out on
bond pending appeals granted yester-
day from Police Court sentences of
s25 fines or thirty days in jail imposed
for similar demonstration. All were
bailed TO appear Tomorrow for trial
Among the ten arrested to-day were
Mrs. Pauline Adams and Miss Maude
Jamison. both Of Norfolk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
CIVIL POPULATION
QUITTING TRIESTE
Hundreds Beg to Remain Until
the Italians, Our Breth-
rem, Come"
EMPEROR CHARLES AT FRONT
Reported to Have Made Quick
Journey to Encourage Fal-
tering Troops.

ROME. August 2S.-The Italian Sec
ond Army has virtually completed tho
conquest of the entire Bainsizza
plateau. The high command charac-
terizes the victory OF the last two days
on this front as one of the first i'm
portance. and AS frauGht with tre-
mcndous strategic possibilities
The Corriere Dltalia learns that the
Austrian high command has ordered
the removal of the civil population
from Trieste. Hundreds OF inhabitants
are reported to have begged to be al
lowed TO remain 'untii The Italians
our brethren, come"
Emperor Charles of Austria is re-
ported to have hastened TO the front
to encourage his faltering troops.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
GERMANS LEAD SUICIDE LIST
AuHtrfnns Come Second and Russians
Third, According to New York
City Statistics.
fBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. August 2S.-More per-
sons of German birth in New York City
took their lives in 1915 than Of any
other nationality, Austrians coming
second and Russians third, according
to report to-day by DR.. Shirley
Wynne. health department statistician.
There was a decrease in suicides last
year, as against an increase in the first
two years OF the war. $50 persons end
ing their lives. while there were 935
in 1914 and 95s in 1916.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
RUSSIANS Thrown RACK
hEiIND KAI<ITNA RIVER
[By Associated press.l

BERLIN. August rs (via London,
The Russians i'm the region of C..r
nowitz have been thrown back bcb,nd
the Eakitna River sector, saws to.dovis
announcement from army hcadounr,.rs
The Russian resistance was hrol..r
last evening on the hills northeast Of
Dolzok. The captures total more Than
1000 prisoners and six guns.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
POSES AS BAKERS BROTHER
Man Claiming Relation nship With Sec
retary of War Arrested in Denver
by Federal Oh1cers.
IBy Assocdatcd Press.l

DENVER, COL. August 28.-Federal
officers to-day took into custody a
man said to have represented himself
as brother of Secretary of War New
ton D. Baker.
The man gave the name Of E. A.
Baker to-day. but previously had said
he was DR.. a. r. Baker, OF Cleveland
Officials said he obtained money on the
ground of his alleged relationship and
was widely entertained. Baker later
admitted he was a st. Louis decorator.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
LABOR SITUATION SERIOUS
Lack of Employees to Handle Tobacco
Will lie Lnid Before Con-
grcssmen.
Especial to The Times-DispatcbI

DANVILLE. VA. August 28.-Instead
OF passing resolutions appealing to
Congress the tobacco association to-
day appointed r. l.. Dibrell a commit
tee to join with North Carolinians, who
tomorrow morning Will meet in
Washington to lay the labor situation
before the Virginia senator's and con-
gressmen. 1t was pointed out that the
situation is most serious. There is
hardly enough help in the factories to
handle the slender receipts now COM
ing in. When the bulk Of the crop ar
rivcs they will be swamped unless
children are permitted to work in the
factories.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
Dies of His Injuries.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, August 2S.-
Ulysses Kight. fireman OF the third
class, U. S. NJ, one OF the men injured
on Saturday night in a boiler explosion
on patrol boat, died to-day at naval
hospital.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
Con.crlption la Ln,~ in Canada.

TORONTO. August 2s.-The military
conscription bill for the Dominion OF
Canada became law when 1t was
signed by the Governor General here
to-day. The bill was brought from
Ottawa by special messenger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
WHEAT PRICES NOT FIXED
Committee Fails to Reach Agreement
and Will Continue Delibern-
tons To-day.
IBy Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON. August 2S.-The
committee. headed by DR.. H. A. Gar
field, named by President Wilson TO
recommend the price for the 1917
wheat crop failed to reach an agree
ment tonight, and will continue de-
liberatfons tomorrow. 1t had been
announced that n price would be fixed
at to-nights meeting.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29

tContinued .n Second Pagel q
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29

I'D. Only Richmond Popc,
With 7-Day 4. P. Seroice
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-22
FOOD SURVEY
FOR COUNTRY
COMING SOON
Record of All Food Supplies
to Be Secured
FOLLOWS GERMAN PLAN
Reason For Survey Is To Secure Prop
er Distribution and To Prevent
Waste of Available Supplies.

Washington, Aug. 21-A nation
wide food survey. authorized by con-
gress, will be started Immediately by
the agriculture department.
Plans for thecensus, announced to.
night, show ii will cover nearly 100
items of food and will include sup
plies on farms, in warehouses and
stores and even the stocks in the fam
lily pantry. A quick survey will be
taken first of the supplies Of eighteen
of the principal articles Of diet and
probably can be completed in three
or four weeks to be followed by a
complete census after the crops are
gathered. All of the figures will be
as of August 81.
The information will be turned ov
er to the food administration, which
will base its operations largely or
the statistics supplies. After the
survey is finished, monthly report:
will be prepared on the supplies o
the principal foods Estimates Of tn,
food and feed products on farms will
be made for the whole country by the
bureau of crop estimates through
$4,000 picked co-operators in the field
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-22
COAL PRICES
WERE FIXED
BYPRES|DENT
For Soft Coal He Places a
Base Rate OF So Per Ton
OTHER PRICES LATER
Prices Named Are at the Mine But
MlddIemen and Retailers Will Be
Told What They Can Charge

washington, August 22-Bitumin-
Gus coal prices were fixed by Presi-
dent Wilson at Washington last night
for every mine in the United States.
The next step in coal control, White
House announcement said, will be to
fix the prices TO be charged by middle
men and retailers. Prices were set
on cost Of production estimates fur
nished by the federal trade commits
sion after months of exhaustive in
vestigation. The country is divided
into 20 districts and every producer
in district will market his output at
the same price.
The president named no agency to
carry out the provisions OF his order
but is expected to appoint soon a coal
administrator who will be given en-
tire control OF the coal industry. Ru,
NOR last night named H. A. Garfield
president of Williams college, as the
man Mr., Garfield now heads com
mission named by the president tc
fix a government price for wheat
His work will end before September
/, when the wheat committee prob
ably will be dissolved.
The prices named for run OF
mine coal in the large producing dis
tricts average slightly more than 81
In a few districts they are below thai
figure and in the western territory
they are higher
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-22
ORGANIZERS IN TOWN
Came Here from Hoosick Falls and
Talked with Underwear Operatives

Came Here from Hoosick Falls and
Talked with Underwear Operatives
-Four persons who have been inter
ested in the organization of the en-
ployes at number of the industrial
plants in Hoosick Falls arrived in the
village by automobile shortly before
noon yesterday. In the automobile
were Mr.. McGee, who has been inter.
ested in the organization of the men
at Hooeick Falls and Miss Scully
who has been active in organizing the
women operatives of that village. The
car stopped at the factory of the e z
Waist company on Gage street and
the occupants talked with the EN-
ployes as they were leaving the biuld
ing for the noon hour. They also dis
tributed quantity of literature.
Before leaving for Hoosick Falls thc
organizers stated that they would re
turn to Bennington some time today
and that meeting would be helC
this evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-22

NURSES AlI CLASSES
Organized and Will Begin Study This
Week.

A meeting, called by the National
League for Womans Service, was
held Tuesday evening in the library
for the purpose of organizing a class
in elementary hygiene and home care
of the sick.
AS some of those present were un-
able to attend an evening class and
vice versa, two classes, instead Of
one, were formed. Miss Mary A. Baker
registered Red Cross nurse and sup
erintendent of the Putnam Memorial
hospital, having received appoint
ment from Washington, will act as
instructor of both classes.
AS the course consists OF fifteen
lessons it was decided that each
class hold two meetings week. This
will enable those who live out Of
town during the winter, to become
members, as the course will end
about the middle of October. The
afternoon class, of which Mrs. w. w.
Burke of Silver street is president,
will meet on Monday and Thursday
afternoons from until $50, begin
ming Aug. q. The evening class,
Miss Edna Waldron president, will
meet Tuesday and Friday evenings
from 730 until 8 o'clock, beginning
Friday, August "a Both classes will
be held in Library hall and open
promptly at stated time.
The registration fee is so cents,
and each member of the class is re-
quired to have a text book, the paper
covered copy being so cents. Ac-
cording to instructions from Wash
ington. the teacher of such a class
must be paid the minimum price of
$500 per lesson. or $4500 for the
course. This expense will be divided
among the members. In a class of
20, for instance, the cost of instruc-
ton would be S225, or the total cost
to each number, including registra'
tion fee and price of text book, S3.25
In smaller class the cost per mem
ber would of course be a little more
IL is hoped that each class will
have an enrolment of 20 members.
As the names of members with
registration fee have to be sent to
Washington Immediately after the
first meeting of the study class, al
persons desiring to take up the
course must report at the first meet
ing with the required fee. 1925. Those
who cannot attend the first meeting
may make arrangements with Mrs
Burke, phone 4f9-W or Miss Waldron
phone OR.
Upon completion OF the course, hav
ing attended at least IL out of the Il
lessons and passing the required ex
animation, each student receives /;
certificate from the national Rec
| Cross bureau of nursing service a
Washington and is qualified to act a!
nurses aid
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-22

cupations at home. Only during the
charges is a man likely to sustain a
wound that will main him for life.
Most Of the wounds suffered In the
trenches are clean cut and OF a ma.
ture that few weeks in the hospi.
tai makes the subject ft as ever. But
100000 French soldiers have been dis.
charged on account of wounds during
the three years of the war.
Fighting In the trenches, most of
the wounds are on the top OF the
head. simply scalp wounds in the ma
jority of cases as a bullet must first
penetrate steel helmet and in the
left arm and shoulder. somewhat ex
posed in firing Practically speaking
wound is either fatal or slight. with
but few In between these two ex
tremes.
OF course, the whole thing is hor
rible enough as Il is. But / wish tC
tell the fathers and mothers left he
hind by the boys, that. looking al
the matter In the light of cold.bloodet
statistics, these boys are not golnl
into anything near the danger tn,
folks at home imagine.
This Is the most encouraging thinl
that has come out. lt makes IN,
young men who must go to war fed
that they have chance to come bacl
and are not going to certain death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-22
THREE PRISONERS ESCAPE
Broke Out Of Workhouse at Rutland
Yesterday.

Rutland. Aug. 22.-Although sher-
iffs, constables and the police in
every town of any size in this section
OF Vermont and eastern New York
we're on the lookout yesterday
throughout the day not single clew
had been obtained last night as TO
the whereabouts of Harry NJ. Smith,
alias Canada Blackie." federal pris
oner. awaiting trial, and two prisoner
accomplices who escaped Tuesday
morning at 1.30 o'clock from the house
of correction by choking and over
powering a keeper, Thomas j. String
ham, from whom they secured keys
which unlocked the doors OF the pris-
on after having unfastened their cell
doors by means of key which they
had made.
George Blanchard. sentenced from
Burlington, September &c. 1916, to
serve not less than two nor more than
three years for breach of the peace,
and Harry Vernon, sentenced from
Burlington December 20, 1916, for one
| to two years for disturbing the peace.
were the two men who escaped with
Smith. who was TO have been tried at
| the October term of United States Dis
| trict court in this city for burglariz-
| ing the postofiice at Orwell
Immediately after they had disap-
peared steps were taken to intercept
the fugitives at every route by which
they might leave Rutland but absolute
/ ly nothing was seen of them from the
time they left the house Of correction
| grounds nor had any word been re
ceived last night from anyone who
might have identified them from tht
circulars which were sent broadcast
throughout the section, offering a re
ward of $50 each for the prisoner
apprehension and describing them.
Smith had been considered a des
perate character and he had been re
moved from the county jail, where h,
might become intimate with men o
his own class and locked in the eel
from which he escaped He was ol
the first floor. On the tier abov
him was Blanchard and Vernon occ
pying cell in the third tier, directl
above Smith. The officers of tn
? house of correction believe that We
) non. who is rather small. must hav
, unlocked his cell by reaching on
, through the bars of the cell and far {
| one side in order to insert the key
the lock. which is in the casemen
and that he then descended the shol
Q flight of stairs and unlocked the eel
4 | Of his companions.
Cmith Is 46 years old and five fe'
k nine inches tall. lie has dark hal
s mixed with grey, and weighs Il
d pounds. He wore suit OF dal
d brown not having been Obliged
4 don prison garb because he was NJ
/. under sentence.
Il Smith Is As years old and nve fe
/. feet seven and half inches
n height. His weight is 1i9 pound
Il He Is of medium complexion and HI
n grey eyes.
e Blanchard's age Is 2i. He is
1, medium complexion, FIVE feet six al
A. half inches tall and weighs /
t. pounds. He and Vernon wore reg
lation prison clothing.