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BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Boston, aug. ].
FLOUR-Nominal; spring patents 1880
qi42o, spring clears in sacks $l2@12.75;
special short patents $1440@14.76; 5obbing
al $40; winter patents $1225 a 1919; winter
straights S1l.75@12.25: winter clears ell.60
gisoo; Kansas patents In sacks $l2bO0
1878.
CoRNMEAL AND oATMEAL-cornmeai.
granulated, $1,000; bolted $lo45 bag meal
s4.42 % 4'44: cracked corn $4449 4.46; rolled
oatmeal $1,000; cut oatmeal sig 0s; graham
hoSr Hol9a l4,a5; rye hour $l2.Io@ 1890:
CoRN-Spot. car lots, No. 2 yellow. 42.42;
No. yellow s2.4i: for shipment No. 2
Q2.4O
oATS-spot. car lots No. 1 clipped white.
Voc No. clipped white 06c; No. clipped
white 94c; for shipment. fancy 40 lbs. D.
@ooc; fancy 3s lbs eau Q94c: regular "
IDS. WI Q03c: regular 80 lbs. d y Qv2c.
HAY AND STRAW-Hay No. ! grade.
sSa q22; No. grade Sl65O0ls; NO. Srsde
SiS; rye straw $15@1s: oat straw xio
a., MILL FEED-Nominal; spring bran 4SsW
~: winter bran $3s.5O9 1880 midaiinss
ssds'o0g o2; mifed feed $4,000; req dog
$500; cottonsNed meal s5i @bS iinsesd
meal out Of market; gluten feed soo'ee:
hulls 5000
PORK PRODUCTs-Heavy backs and
snort cuts s43.75: medium SAL! 6@A2.7o;
long cuts $4b; raw leaf lard 22kc; rem.
hogs 1914 q zoe
FRESH MEATS-Beef. heavy sides is@
ieci heavy kinds 81 022c; fores log loci
cows 10 u " Ice; spring lambs 20gStc, taii
ana winter lS@20c: mutton lo@fc; year.
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NEW COMMANDMENT.
Major II. A. LeOnhaeuser to Have
Charge of Military Training at U. v. M.

Major II. A. LeOnhaeuser to Have
Charge of Military Training at U. v. NJ.
Maj. Harry A. Leonhaeuser. U. s. A.
retired. quartermaster at Fort Ethan AL
len, has been detailed as commandant
and professor of military science and tao
tics at the University of Vermont. He will
report for duty Sept. Is at the university.
where Vermont men will be trained for
commissions without having to leave the
State.
Maj. Leonhaeuser. who is a graduate Of
West Point. was born at Allegheny City.
Penn. After his graduation from the mil
itary academy in 1881 he entered the regu-
lar army. During the war with Spain he
was colonel of the Fifteenth Minnesota
regiment. and later served for four years
in the Philippines under Gen. Fred d.
Grant, being commended by him for his
gallantry. He also served for three years
as military commandant at the University
of Minnesota.
Although on the retired list at the out
break of the war with Germany. Maj.
Leonhaeuser made a request for service
and for several months has been quar-
ter1naster at Fort Ethan Allen.
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A BETHEL ELM.
Zig Tree Of Great Beauty One Of IL
Forms-Branches Spread 1O1 Feet.

Forms-Branches Spread 1O1 Feet.
Because Of the fact that botanists have
told for many a year that the elm tree
attain it's perfection in southern New Eng
land a certain sylvan sight on Main street
in Bethel and in the heart of the COM |
mercial section is Of decided interest. !
This is an elm tree of the true umbrella !
type, one of the distinct forms OF the tree |
found not only in Massachusetts, but
likewise here and there in Vermont. The
Bethel tree stands on the height OF land
of commercial Main street, but few
steps to the north and right Of the
railroad passenger station and In front
of home of the old-time Colonial archi-
lecture. This Bethel elm has attained
it's maturity and that, perhaps. as long
ago as So years. yet 1t is to-day clothed
in a luxurious foliage and with only here
/ and there a dead twig in sight.
When 1t is recalled that the tree OF any
species or variety that has a clrcumfer-
ence Of its trunk, at the regulated height
of measurement, of 10 feet, is of unusual
size the greatness of this Bethel tree is
seen in the statement that at five feet
! from the ground the circumference of its
trunk is Is feet and two inches. The tree
stands on a slight slope and this measure
ment was made on the lower or south
side. 1t might be said that this meas
urement of the circumference of tree
is made at five feet from the ground for
the one purpose of comparison. The
| trunk of the tree in question tapers but
little from the ground till its height Of
from IL to Is feet dwindles into two Sec
tons and these two divisions grow but a
few feet when there are some seven or
eight subdivisions and after a compare
lively short growth the number of the tree,
subdivisions are increased to nearly 60
and together they form top of the
size and spread of which is nothing less
than rare and remarkable. as is seen
in the statement that the diameter Of the
spread Of the branches from northeast
to southeast is no less than 101 feet The
top of the tree forms well-nigh a COM
plete circle and it's spread to the south
overhangs Main street. its sidewalk, and
touches the caves of it's adjoining build
ingS.
The height of this notable Bethel elm
is from 65 to 20 feet, this a guess OF esti-
mate, as the Free Press reporter did not
have with him his instrument for measur.
ing the height of tree.
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yellow eye $s0s25; red kidney eT.B001.TS;
Canada peas l%.SoeA15; green peas $3.50
@aO0; lima beans i40ibc ID; jobbing
APPLEs--Nsw. southern. q. 50 o2.2B bskt.
FRUIT-Oranges. California. S8o4 box;
grapefruit 92.b604.b0: pineappiss e2.5O6
berries 100 20c; raspbsrries 90 Toe: currants
10 Toe; goossberries 70l2c; watsrmsions rs
@A6c each; Georsia peaches }e2.B00S.15 per
r a.. .aS,S
srn 75c0ti.25 CRIT; Honey Dew melons
e2@22B crt.
REFINED sU0ARs-Ths American quotes
granulated and hne ~ Q basis 1t 6lB cents
for lO0-barrel lots and s.26 csnts for 90
barrel lots. Wholesale srocsrs quote 9s.e6
per 400 pounds In bulk.
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llngs lsalIe, xssla laa aoc.

PoULrRY-rurksys. western. frosen. 30
3sSc; northern fowl large. :s@2Sc; small
medium ie0tsc; dry packed. large. "a 6p2ac !;
medium 2202sc; native broilers 90 soc;
western broiiers. dry packed, $50 7c; frosen
@eec: medium $50 zoe; native green ducks
2402ec; western geese. frozen. ie@i7c;
sauan sos dos; pigeons 3202.S0 doz.
lao 6c; broileYs 22c,
D0os--Fsncy hennsry and nearby $50
46c: eastern extras <2@ 43c; western extras
80 4oc; western prime hrsts 86@81c; west.
ern hrsts san 0a5kc.
BUANs--Car lots. choice pea beans,
eS.160e; California small white 90 q Gas;
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER MEN.

Because of the war many positions for
merly filled by young men are open to
older men. A mans kidneys may make
him unfit for hard labor or clear thinking
may make him old before his time, for
poisons retained in the system "slow him
up physically and mentally. Foley Kid
ney Pills tone up weak. disordered kid
Neys. J. w. OSullivan. 80 Church Street.
(Adv.)
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

New York. Aug. I.
WHEAT-Nominal.
CORN-Spot Arm. No. 2 yellow So. AS and
No. mixed $2.43 both c. /. {. New York.
OATS-Spot easy. Standard 80hc
LARD-Firm. Middle West &2l a 21.1O.
POTATOES-Easier. Long Island. No. l.
Dbl. te.76@S; Jersey and Delaware. No. I.
s:@s.
CABBAGEs-Quiet and unchanged.
RAW SU0AR-Firm. Centrifugal 7.02ci
molasses 8.1%c; refined nrm: hne granu.
lated S.l5@ s.50c.
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CADY'S FALLS.

r. X. Seaver worked at the tale mine
in johnson the last of the week .-Everett
Newcomb is visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w s.. Newcomb.--Lloyd brigham
ls spending a few days at Caspian Lake
with Everett Calkins and family.-Leo
Billiard and family spent Saturday at
Caspian Lake.-E. j. Houston and wife
were visitors at j. r. Houston's In Stowe
last Sunday.-Mr and Mrs. A. H. Calkins.
and Frank Calkins and family spent Sun
day at Caspian Lake.-Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Baker attended the funeral of their little
nephew at Barre last Wednesday.
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HAS RECOVERED HER HEALTH.

So many women suffer from similar
affections that this testimonial from Mrs.
Laura Beall, Plattsburg, Miss. will be
read with interest: II got in bad health.
My left side hurt all the time. 1 took
doctors medicine but, it did me no good.
took two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills and
l feel all right now" j. w. O'Sullivan, 80
Church Street. (Adv)
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from page three.)

where she has employment Mrs.
Oscar jacques and son of st. Adams
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs Leon JAG
uues.-The meeting of the JEFFERSON
willie Cemetery association for August
has been postponed until September
Mrs. Lizzie Davis was the guest OF ner
parents Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Thomas
in johnson Thursday.--Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Rowland from New York are
guests Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. A. Thomas.--Mr. and Mrs. william
Reynolds from Danville, have rented
and taken possession of the tenement
at A. j. Thomas The brother. Elmer
son Reynolds, residing with Them is
seriously ill.-Mrs. Lillian Chase has
gone to visit her son in Chicago
Sanford and John wagner. who went
Thursday to take the medical examn-
alton for enlistment, were not accepted.
Recent visitors from out of town are:
Miss Jessie Cobb from Westford. Mrs.
r. e. Wilcox, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Will
cox and son, Roy Edmund Wilcox,
from st. Adams; Mrs. Ira Niles Jack
son of Morisville Mrs. Phoeba Church
Of waterville, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Fleming of Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs Louis
Poland of St. Adams, Miss Ethel Kins-
ley of Manchester, N. H., Mrs. David
Marvin from Essex Junction. Gaylord
Montague of Enosburg Falls. Walter
Buker and friend of st. Albans.-Miss
Jennie Trick has. gone for weeks visit
in Burlington.-About so couple attend
Cd the ball at F. s. Starts hal
Wednesday evening. Felton's orchestra
from st. Adams furnished music. Peo
3 pie from Burlington, Fort Ethan Allen
Underhill, Fairfield, Bakersfield ant
Enosburg Falls were in attendance.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

HOGs-Receipts $4,000 Steady. Bulk
S15.10a 1910; light s14.sO@l8.15; mixed
Sl4.85Q 1928; heavy $l4.45@18.3O: roughs
Sl4. AS 1470; pigs S1l.5O114.2b.
tive beef til soS Syo w.",ern .,ssrs
Ss.l5Q H. 40 stockers and feeders $4,000;
cows and heifers s4.3O011.60; calves $3.50
q 1900.
500 1885; ewes $6.SQ0; lambs $1,000
1900.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS ON BUTTER
Boston, Aug. |

Boston. Aug. 1.
To-day's Chamber Of Commerce quota
tions. the price of commission merchants to
dealers, follow:
BUTTER-Creamery extras 39hc: cream
cry flrsts, 3sq3Shc creamery seconds.
38le @37c; dairy butter. 3f937c; ladies,
34q 35c; renovated butter. soc.
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NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.

New York. Aug. I.
BEEvEs-Receipts lilo Weak. Steer
$50.
CALvEs-Receipts 1888. Steady. veals
s12@18; culs $9G11; grassers and skim
milk calves $TGs; yearlings $50 $50; south.
ern calves $7.5O@12.5O
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts $3.50,
Sheep dull: lambs weak. Common to choice
sheep 5000; ordinary to fair lambs SAC
1925.
HSGS-Receipts 2,825. No trading.
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WATERVILLE.

There will be a lawn party and social
in front of the town hall Saturday even
ing under the auspices Of Red Cross
Ice cream and cake will be served. The
money received to be used to purchase
material to make supplies for Vermont
boys. It is hoped every one will help
An open-air union service near the town
hall will be held next Sunday evening.
There was a large attendance last Sunday
evening. All are cordially invited to at
tend. The Rev. c. F. Austin and the Rev.
e. b. Harris having charge.-Mrs. r.
Bennett is visiting her son in Milton.-
Miss Cobb gave a demonstration of cam
ming at the town hall Tuesday at 300
The Red Cross will meet Thursday after
noon at the town hall. 1t is hoped that
many may be present as an urgent call
has been sent in for different articles.
It is requested that each bring needle and
thimble.-Mrs. S. 3. Waite and daughter
of Hyde Park were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. jackson last week.-Mr. and
Mrs E. +. Sherman and j. Ables OF
Fairfield were guests Of Miss Della Tay.
Tor Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Lester Iilbin
Mrs. S. Bedell and Mrs. Flora Jacobs
were in Montpelier over Sunday.-Miss
Gertrude Wilbur of N. Y. was a guest
of DIR. and Mrs. G. B. Maurice the first
Of the week.-Floyd Fairbanks was al
home over Sunday.-The camp-meeting a
"Ithiel Falls has been Cancelled indefinitely
watch for date later.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago. Aug. l.
WHEAT-sept. e21S.
cORN-sept 9ies; Dec. N.l5%; May
el.18k.
oATs-sspt. $40; Dec. b9ke,
Provisions;
PORK-@40.75.
LARD-$24.l0.
RIBS-e22.
Cash quotations;
PORK-340.15.
LARD-920. 0002l
RIBS-S2l. Is AaaaL
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SPOT COTTON AND STEADY.

New York. Aug. I.
Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands
e2b.8S.
Cotton futures closed: Oct. e24.7s@ so;
Dec: e?4.49950; Jan. $24A@%s; March
e24.58065.
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JOHNSON.

Miss Doris. daughter of U. F. and Nettie
Chaffee, was married Saturday to Fred
Kinds of Newport II. l., by the Rev. F.
w. Hazen and left the same day Tor
their home. Mr.. Kinds Is employed IN
the U. S. Navy at that place.-John II.
Hill has returned from Hardwick.-H. A.
and D. A. Barrows, H. c. Parker and 5.
r. Miller motored to Portland, Me-, sat
urday.-C. F. Hayford spent part OF last
week in Boston.-C. H. Stevens, A. II.
Buck and wife Of st. Adams were In town
over Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Lam
don and daughter spent Sunday with his
father, o. B. Landon.-Mrs. D. A. Barrows
is ill.-Lee Laraway Of Morrisville visited
his brother. John, Saturday.-Mr. Lara
way Is convalescing.-John Sheldon ana
wife, Mrs. B. A. Hunt and son, Jason and
daughter Dorothy. spent Sunday here
with B. A. Hunt-W. z. Cobb and son or
Hardwick. r. G. Sherwin and wife Of
Hyde Park spent Sunday here with re-
latives.-Margaret Hunt came from
Woodsville, N. H., Thursday and will
spend her vacation here with her father,
b. A. Hunt IL. I. Bishop of Hardwick
spent Sunday with his son, Charles here.
j. H. Royce OF St. Adams is spending a
few days with his nephew. r. II. Royce.
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WOLCOTT.

Fay Darling of Hartford. Conn.,. is
visiting relatives in town.-Amos Board
man and wife were in Stowe Sunday
The Rev. G.. c. Jenkins and daughter,
Ruth, of Meridith, N. H., called on friends
here the last of the week.-G. w. Clark
and wife and Miss Evelyn Sherman Of
Lousdale, =. O., have been recent guests
at Olive Staples.--Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Udall of San Francisco were guests at
L. c. Udalls Tuesday.-Webster Hale and
wife of Richford spent Sunday at G. T..
Allena
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CAMBRIDGE.

Frank Mcclure and family Of Burling-
ton are spending few days in town.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wells and son, Carl
ysle, visited the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. B. Wells. in Plainfield Thurs
day.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Montague and
daughter of Brokline. Mass, were
guests at w. NJ Smiths last week.
Ernest BENEFIT of Illion, N. Y, is
spending a few days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Z. Benett-Mrs. W.
H. Howard returned. Friday to her
home in johnson after visiting friends
here.-Mrs. L. W.Patch has been con-
fined to the house the last week by
illness.-Mr. and Mrs Harlon Leavens
left Monday for their new home in
Luldow.-Mrs.Addie Wods of Norris
willie spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs
E. w. Patch.-W. A. Stafford and family
of Malone, spent Sunday at J. D. SAT-
fords-Mrs. M. NJ Reynolds returned
Monday from several weeks stay in
Fall River She was accompanied home
by her daughter, who Will spend two
weeks here.-Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Morgan of
Richmond were in town Monday-The
Misses Katherine and Charlotte Gee of
Putney are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
c. F. Labounty.-Mr. and Mrs. II. N
Gray visited in Derby Wednesday,
Miss Bernice Bassett of Morrisville
spent Sunday at N. B.Lapoint's-Mrs
Mary Ellingwood returned Wednesday
from Waterbury.-Mrs. w. H. Glossy
of Montpelier is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Corbet.-Miss Alice
Howard of Peru is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Howard.
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(Contiaued on page six.l
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uicS are dSktu 10 DrlnB tHelr contributions
and meet to complete arrangements
Thursday afternoon.-Miss Marjorie Burt
of Minneapolis. Mimi. and Miss Rebecca
Burt of Iowa Falls, Iowa. are guests at
the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. C. +. Burt.-The two automobile
parties who have been in camp at 1.-THE
Knoll" the home of Mr. and Mrs G. e.
Fowler, friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler
from Frammingham, Mass. and other
places left Monday morning for Newport
and the White Mountains on their way
back to Framingham.-Mr. and Mrs. Bur-
ton F. Harris and daughter Of Sugar Hill.
N. H., and Edward q. Harris of Fort
Ethan Allen were over-Sunday visitors
at the home of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. II. Harrs.-Two heavy thunder storms
passed over this place Sunday night. rails
ing streams to high water mark. flood
ing the meadows along the river, lodging
grass and grain and washing roads badly
| in some localities. The Citizens Tele-
phone company's line. &o Waterbury was
put out of commission.-Lynn Bailey saw
large buck on lower Main street in this
village Monday morning. The deer ran
up street until startled by a call from the
lad to someone else to look at It and left
the street near w. II. II. Felix's shop.
for more secluded route on the ad-
3acent hill.-Whiie driving a party OF
ladies from Seven Springs" on the Ell
more mountain road Saturday after
noon T.. c. Russell saw a fox near the
road. The fox rested it's paws on a
knoll and watched the party pass by
manifesting no fear.-Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Clement left Saturday by automo-
bile for Southport. Conn. after visit
ing Mr. Clements parents. the Rev
and Mrs. II. w. Ravlin, a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Ravlin visited their
daughter. Mrs. q. o. Tucker, in Water.
bury Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Clement
"A daughter was born Monday morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs H. M. Dyke.-Dur-
ing the storm of Sunday night a NOW.
(Continued on page sikh
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-17

Clarence S. Edwards, commanding .he
Northeastern department at Boston.
asking that the regiment get ready to
depart at a moments notice. The re-
suit was that Thursday the work OF
packing up and getting ready for a
movement was in progress.
The Second Maine Regiment has
ben mobilized at Camp Keyes since
the Fourth of last July and prior to
that time the various companies were
engaged in outpost duty throughout
the State. guarding bridges and other
railroad property. Since the troops
concentrated here the regiment has
been recruited to the maximum war
strength of $50 men to a company
2141 Men Now in Camp
Two thousand, one hundred and for
ty-one men were in camp at Thursday
mornings report, this number includ-
ing the commissioned officers and the
members of the Machine Gun Co. Of
Bangor, the supply company, the med
ical department and the Second Regi-
mental band.
Further developments are expected
this morning when the definite orders
to move somewhere, probably to
Springfield, may be received.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-17

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-Many import
ant provisions in the revised war tax
bill including the liquor section. were
tentatively approved by the Senate
late today after most Of the days
session had been spent in general de-
bate.
Most of the uncontested sections will
he disposed of tomorrow. The princl-
nal contests over income and war prof
its taxes, are set for Saturday when
Senator Simmons, in charge Of the bill.
NAV seek to fix a date for final vote
rext week.
Provisions Probably Unchanged
Provisions approved today virtually
without debate and which probably
will be unchanged include:
Sections levying s14o,o00.o0o addl-
,ional taxes on distilled and rectIfled
snirits and including clauses ehectlNe
during the war, prohibiting their i'm
nortation and providing a prohibitory
tax of $50 per 100 pound upon their
further manufacture from foodstuffs
The House bill levied sl07 ,5ooo addi-
t;onal taxes and prohibited the man
ufacture of distilled spirits only.
Increase of revenues from beer and
other malt and fermented liquors OF
SAC. .ooo, 900 as compared with s37.Soo.oc0
under the House bill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-17

Camp Keyes may be deserted, ac-
cording to reports which were in cir
culation Thursday and are considered
in military circles as pretty near re-
liable, by next Sunday morning, as
by that time it is expected that the
Second Maine Regiment of Infantry
will have departed for another field.
The impression prevails that the reg
iment will be sent to Springfield,
Mass, to guard the arsenal properly
in that city and that the exodus will
be made between now and Saturday.
although at a late hour Thursday night
the train arrangements had not been
made.
Instructed to Be Ready
1t is understood that instructions
were received Thursday from Col.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-17
Progress East of Loos
lANCEMARCK VILLAGE
IN HANDS OF ALLIES

British Front in France and Belgium,
Aug l6-(By The Associated Press)-
~ o'clock this afternoon the battle
IT. Flanders which was resumed by the
french and British at dawn today,
Already had resulted in large gain
cl ground.
From D"eigrachten, which the French
occupied with little resistance. south
ward the French pushed their posi-
tons forward to the edge of the food
ed area along the left bank of ST
Jansheek river. and on the right bank
'hev surged across the Steenbeke
"nicn Is a continuation of the JAMS
geek and occupied Germon positions
70 an extreme depth of about 1000
Yards.
British Also Advance
At the same time. the British ad-
vanced on the right Of the French and
Continued on Page 5-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-17
Liquor Section Of War Tax
Bill Approved by Senate

Virtually all of the stamp taxes pro-
posed, except that Of bank checks and
parcel post packages, which went over.
The amusement tax section, esti-
| mated to raise $4,000, 900 compared
With 6o,000,000 proposed by the House,
with the House tax on club dues elm
mated.
Elimination Of the House general tariff
levy Of 10 per cent ad valorem. and of the
House taxes on jewelry. musical instru-
ments and moving picture films.
The Senate also adopted committee
amendments for a new tax upon cam
eras to raise GEO, for reduction Of the
manufacturers gross sales tax from to
per cent. on perfumery and patent med
icines. Committee changes reducing the
rates On sporting goods to raise $50. 900
IL steac of s2eno,o0o, and a sub tax on
yachts and other Pleasure boats also were
occe ;,tco.
/ etc;e today was confined largely to
the sugar drawback" and war profits
provisions.
ean<head Attacks War Profits
Senator Broussard spoke at length for
repeal Of the drawback declaring il BEN
efits the refners' trust" only and causes
higher prices for sugar to all consumers
Senator Bankhcad again attacked the
proposed war profits section as grossly
unjust 10 small business interests The
only discussion Of the whiskey and beer
provisions was by Senator Jones Of Wash
ington. a prohibition advocate, who said
the increased taxes are welcomed by the
liquor interests in their fight against pro-
hibition Temperance organizations, he
declared. favored the repeal Of revenues
from irtoxicants.