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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

no, not until after you had started"
I said, skirting the edge OF the truth
neatly. "She viii be very glad 10 hear
that you are all right. I'll tell her as
soon as she wakes up. She is resting
now"
Sleeping? Now? What for?'
why" / explained, she was UP all
night"
What? And all alone on that island
with you two young fellows and no
chaperon"
"Oh. no." ] FASTENED to reassure her
and central. mot alone with US! There
are a lot Of people here six or seven.
should say"
Holding a convention of earthquake
sufferers, suppose" Mrs. Green sur
missed caustically. What sort Of peo-
pie are theyg'
"oh. very nice people" I answered
promptly One OF them is lady
How do you know she is lady"
inquired Mrs Green just because she
happened to be wearing skirts when
size arrived
"0h. nor said hastily. How could
/ tell this elderly dignfled lady that
our feminine guest had not worn skirts
on her arrival.
"Humph,' Mrs. Green was not par
ticularly impressed. THE sooner | get
back the letter. You'll have to send
some one over after me because there
weren't any oars In the boat / came
in | wouldn't 20 out in rowboat
again anyway Send q big boat or /
won't leave here
"rll send for you just as soon as /
can" was glad TO have the CONVEX
sation draw to a close. 1t had been
bad enough already, but who could
tell what else might come out If we
kept on talking? THE storm ought to
quiet down soon now. Goodby for the
present"
wait a minute. / want to ask
/ am afraid / was guilty of rank dis
courtesy in hanging up the receiver
before I heard her question. but I knew
I should be unable TO answer IT any
way, and had to have an opportunity
TO think what it was all about.
First of all, Lucille must be told and
an end put to her anxiety. went
upstairs and called "Lucilep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

Boston as legal advisers to the COM
missioner of internal revenue. is an as
surance to the public that the prob
lens presented in connection with the
interpretations of various provisions
Of the act are to be dealt with in the
light of the broadcast legal knowledge
available. Like the excess profits adj
visers they are serving the govern
ment without compensation. giving to
the work as much Of their valuable
time as is demanded.
A third important Office is that OF
supervisor of taxpayers cooperation.
His task is, by keeping in close touch
with the public, TO collect business
suggestions for the department and to
inform the taxpayers, through every
possible channel, how to comply with
the law and administrative regula-
tons
The immense task confronting the
bureau of internal revenue necessarily
has resulted in an increase in its
forces. The Office force, since July 1
has grown from 696 to 1877 and the
field force from 4,1S5 to 4,793. Re
sponsibilities and duties have been
fixed in way so that every mar
| knows what is expected Of him.
In the final analysis the success Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

Dec. AT the conclusion OF the
Upper Mississippi River Pilots asso-
citation, held last night. n. NJ. Looney
of La Crosse, Wis, was elected presi-
dent. During the session plans were
made for improving the river front
along this city.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Citizens Improvement association was
held last night. At the meeting a
petition was signed which asked the
Burlington railroad TO start through
passenger trains to Chicago.
A reception was given last night in
honor Of Mr. and Mrs. William But
terworth. who have just returned from
Europe, by Mr.. and Mrs. c. III. Deere
at their home at Overlook. Moline.
Dec, 10--Miss Alice Campbell
daughter of County Treasurer Thomas
Campbell, was thrown from a buggy
this afternoon and seriously injured
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Stauduhar
entertained party OF friends at their
home on Third avenue last night.
= w. A. Ehleb's grocery store was
robbed last night Two boxes OF Gig
ars was the extent of the loss.
H. A. Weld speaks at Q meeting to
be held in the Young Mems Christian
association building tonight,
Dec. u Manuel Bowlby died at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
THE LIBERTY TAX


Shall we pay our own government
Liberty tax of $500, 100000 or to
Germany a war indemnity of many
times that AMOUNT
This is the real issue presented to
the American people by the passage OF
the war revenue act It Is for the
people. who through their representa-
tiyes in congress have levied this tax
upon themselves, to decide.
Can there be doubt that in the event
of Germany's success in the war the
indemnity demanded of the United
States by the kaiser would be so great
as to cause to pale into insignificanee
the sum total Of the revenues called
for by the war revenue act? Remem'
bering Germany's threats, there is but
one answer.
The designation OF the Liberty tax
is as applicable to the revenues TO be
raised by the war revenue act as the
term Liberty bond to the two bond
issues to which the people have sub
scribed $4,000, 900. 900. Both are fol-
the same purpose, the financing of the
war The Liberty tax represents
that portion of the burden-if burden
it can be called-which we assume fol
ourselves. while the Liberty loan rep
resents that portion which it is only
fair for US to remit to those who come
after us.
Communities throughout the length
and breadth of the land vie with one
another in the purchase Of Liberty
bonds, displaying just pride wher
| they exceeded their quota The MAI
who promptly pays his Liberty tai
may also feel a pride in the fulfill
ment of a patriotic duty
The task of collecting this tax. the
greatest levy ever undertaken by The
| United States government, devolve'
upon the bureau of internal revenue
/ The bureau is ready to do its part, ane
/ to every one of the taxpayers, 1000,
! 900 of whom never before have pait
an income tax. is given the opportun
/ ity to cooperate.
| Vast Collection Machine
There is being organized in tn,
/ treasury department a vast machine
! for the collection of every penn,
called for by the law The govern
ment is not required to seek the tax
payer, the law providing that return
shall be filed between Jan. / ant
March / with the collector of interna
revenue in the district where the tax
/ payer lives. The bureau of interna
revenue, however, has in the field
large force of agents to check return
and to see that the law is not eyaded
The information AT source" provis
ion of the law give the treasury de
partment many complete records.
In accordance with this all indiyid
iuals, trustees, guardians and othe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
- From The Argus Files Of 1892 -

home Of his son, D. Roy Bowlby II
the Star block, at o'clock this morn
ing.
A report on the work of the Unifea
States engineers was presented 10
Major Alexander Mackenzie TODAY hv
Captain C. W. Durham.
Louis Greiner of this city and Miss
Minnie Wielder of Moline were united
in marriage last night by Magistrate
Wivill.
Dec. 13-Mrs Margaret Daily died al
her home, 312 Twentieth street. lass
night after an extended illness.
Charles E. Smith, the Moline drug
gist, died al his home this morning
after short Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Heimbeck ara
rejoicing over a daughter girl born
last night.
It was learned today that the Bur
lington railroad would start the much
promised through Chicago trains BY
the first of the year.
Dec. 14-Inyitations were sent out
today announcing the marriage Of
Miss Mamie E. Krell and DR.. E. NJ
Sala. TIE marriage will take place
Dec. 2S.
Funeral services for Matthew Benz
ley were held yesterday afternoon at
the late home, 704 Fourth street. The
Rev. C. E. Taylor OBLIGATED
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

fiduciaries, partnerships, corporations
or associations must file with the COM
mission of internal revenue true re-
port of the income paid In rents, IN
terest. salaries, wages or other fixed
and determinable gains of $500 or
more in any taxable year, together
with the names and addresses OF per-
sons to whom such payments are
employees. EMPLOYERS everywhere
throughout the country will be asked
to post in their factories, Offices and
business houses notices that these re-
ports have been filed In this way
the attention of employees will be
called to the fact that, in addition to
the returns made by themselves, the
treasury department has received an
accurate statement OF the taxable sal
aries paid TO each.
Excess Profits Hit Hard.
The largest single item in the Lib
erty tax total is the return from the
excess profits tax, estimated at $1,000
100000 In the construction and IN
depreciation of the excess profits pro-
vision Of the law. the bureau is aided
by nine advisers on business condi-
! tons, appointed by Secretary McAdoo.
Selected because of their ability to
deal with just such problems as are
being presented. they are Representa-
tive Cordell Hull, a member OF the
house committee on ways and means;
/ T. S. Adams, economist OF Yale uni
versity; Wallace D. Simmons, presi-
1 dent of Simmons Hardware company
of St. Louis and Philadelphia ]. E.
Sterrett of Price. Warehouse & Com
pany, accountants, New York; S. R.
/ Bertron of Berfron, Griscom G. Com
! pany, bankers, New York; E, T Mer-
edith, editor of Successful Farming,
! Des Moines. Iowa I. W. Mccullough.
editor of Omaha Bee, Omaha. Neb. !;
Stewart W Cramer of the National
Council of Cotton Manufacturers,
] Charlotte, n. C., and Henry Walters,
chairman of the board Of directors,
4 Atlantic Coast Line and Louisville &
/ Nashville railways.
I These men are bringing to the adj
ministration the viewpoint Of the tax
payer and the real condition of our
country's industries. Their functions
as their title indicates, are purely ad-
vis0ry They make suggestions in
the framing of regulations by which
it is purposed to apply the excess
profits provision in way that each
business enterprise may render to the
government the full amount due with
out embarrassment and without abate-
ment of its productive powers.
Eminent Lawyers Help.
The appointment of Samuel Inter
myer of New York, John Barton Payne
of Chicago and A. A. Bailantine Oh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

these various agencies depends to
large extent upon the cooperation Of
the taxpayer Whether he be taxed 2
per cent on an income Of less than
$4,000 or so per cent on an income in
excess of 100000, let him remem-
Der that every cent goes toward win
ming the war. With this thought IN
mind, is it not easy to believe that the
Liberty tax will be met by the Amer
lean people in the same generous and
patriotic spirit in which they respond
ed to the Liberty loan?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
Continued next Wednesday.
JAPANESE LOANS.

Tkio.-The finance department has
announced that the loans raised in Ja-
pan by foreign powers up to Oct. / ag-
gregate 100000 yen. Of this sum
105,000,000 yen went to England; IT.
100000 to France 379,000.000 to Rus
STA and 100000 to China.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
BRING CZAR BACK
GCharles Edward Russell in Collier
WnnklN /

Weekly.1
OF course Germany could not af-
ford to allow a great democratic re-
public to stretch along her northern
border. The Kaiser's opinions of re-
publics are well known, and he is
right about them-from his point of
view. Every republic is a menace to
the king job everywhere, and the
Kaiser's pet dream is to see repub-
lies eXtinguished.
He is, moreover, bound by the
terms of his gentleman's agreement
with the Gar and the rules of the
Amalgamated Union of Royal Min
compoops of Europe. of which he is
the founder and head, to put the cZar
back on the job if he overruns Rus
sia. He would not have to overrun
very much, either, to be in virtual
control. There is a certain danger
point, known to all students of the
Russian situation, and If the Kaiser
gets that in his claws further resist
ance will be essentially fruitless, the
revolution will collapse, and Ger
many can do as she pleases with the
greater part of what is left.
The chance for democracy in Rus
sia, therefore, depends upon keeping
Germany out of it. But If that is at
tended to effectively, democracy in
Russia will proceed along only one
road and that is to industrial no less
than political radicalism. 1t isn't
that a few leaders want this; every
body wants it. The country Is not,
as you might agreeably suppose, in
the hands of a few theorists and
visionaries; it is as thoroughly con-
vinced that the old Industrial system
must go as it is that 1t doesn't want
the old political system to come
back
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
THE EARLY CROP

TT is refreshing to note the in
terest the people of Pennsylva-
mia and the newspapers which
effect their view are taking in the
men suggested for the State tickets
next year. 1t is not too early to talk
about good men. The State needs
them. 1t always does. For some time
the Harrisburg Telegraph has been
viewing the field, noting the presen-
tation of favorite sons in the various
counties and discussing the activities
of the boomers of men who have not
announced themselves and chron-
Icling the movements of those who
have bees in their bonnets.
By actual count there are thirty
three men of more or less promi-
nence who have been mentioned for
the Republican honors and dozen
for the Democratic ticket. Most of
them are willing. There are some fine
men among them and it is a good
plan to let the people talk over them
during the winter.
The early crop is fine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

The Cantonment Manual: BY
Major w. G. Kilner, U. S. A., and
Lieut.. A. ]. MacElroy, U. S. A. ID.
Appleton &, Co., publishers, 35 West
S2nd Street. New York City.
This book has been prepared es-
peeially for the recruits who are to
make up the new army, and is the
first manual to cover briefly the en-
tire field of military training from
the standpoint of the man who en-
ters the service for the first time. 1t
describes in detail the setting-up ex-
ercises, the Manual of Arms, Squad
Drill, Interior Guard Duty, Court
Martial. and the Articles of War.
one chapter is devoted to signals
and signaling, including the mos
recent nag and other signals. A
unique feature is the invaluable ad-
vice it gives on the care of clothing,
equipment, the rifle, mess-kit, etc.
There are many practical illustra-
tionS and tables showing the var
ious drill formations and the execu
ton OF commands.-Price $1.0U Net.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
CROWDED OFT

TIME decision of the Cumberland
county court yesterday against
the annexation of Washington
Heights to Camp Hill not only
crowds the district out of Camp Hill,
but for the same reasons out of Le-
moyne, for with at least two new
bridges to build over the railroad
the cost of annexing the Washing
ton Heights district to Lemoyne
would be greater than would have
been entailed through annexation to
Camp Hill.
Furthermore, the court holds that
the Enola end of the township would
be damaged by annexation to some
other community 1t seems, there
fore, that the lover end of the town
ship must con cinue to peg along as
1t is, with the bulk of the taxes being
spent in the upper end and the
lower end folks getting along as best
they may without further recourse
to annexation as a means of improv-
ing their conditions. They are a
progressive people and may be ex-
pected to evolve some other. plan
for the betterment of their COM
munity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
FARM TRACTORS

THE amazing statement is made
in connection with the govern
ments effort to induce farmers
to use farm tractors, that the 49,
100000 horses on 100000 farms
in this country ate in the past year
enough grain to feed 10000, 900 peo-
pie. OF course. some value was re-
turned to the farms by means of fer
tilizer that otherwise must have been
applied in some other form. but still
the loss of foodstuffs at a time when
the world is on the point of starva-
tio1 is appalling.
These significant figures from the
department of Agriculture at Wash
ington assume vast Importance in
the light of the governments propa-
gandum to increase the production
of food during the war.
However, due to many causes,
chief among them the tendency of
the up-to-date farmer to motorize
his farm, horses are becoming fewer
and fewer every day of the year, and
this seems a blessing. Every horse
that gives way to the modern me-
chanical beast of burden" the farm
tractor, is helping to defeat the
enemy by conserving his daily ration
of oats, bran and corn.
Without food and without the
means of producing food, we canY~t
win the war. Hence, the farm tru4-
tor becomes a necessity of war. 1t is
the farmers machine gun, long
range cannon and airplane. 1t is his
means of fighting. 1t does the work
of several teams and men. works
twenty-four hours a day and every
season of the year. never gets tired
and does not eat food that should &C
10 the armies in France.
The farm tractor, being a neces.
sity of war. should receive the same
consideration that is given to guns
munitions and Liberty motors. Stee
must be had for the manufacture o!
tractors, and unless priority is given
the makers will be unable to pro.
duce in quantities sufficient to hell
the farmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
HELPING THE RED CROSS

"HANKS to the patriotic Coop
Grafton of Superintendent F. E.
Downes and the members of the
school board, the Harrisburg Red
Cross chapter has been provided
with permanent quarters for the re-
mainder of the war.
The owners of the building in
which the Red Cross has been To-
Gated since last winter have been
very generous, but it was not to be
expected that they should contribute
the entire rental expenses for an
indefinite time nor that the Red
Cross should be required to pay rent
if quarters could be procured free
| of charge.
The Eager school building is a
happy solution. Old and not up to
modern requirements for school pur-
poses, it nevertheless will serve
very well for the Red Cross, and, be-
sides, it is certainly located and is
so constructed as to permit of proper
division for the various branches OF
| Red Cross activity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
RUSSIA AND GERMANY
North 5th st.

A diplomat in a position to know
the facts, declared today that if the
German Government and the Boil
sheviki agree upon an armistice,
Germany Austria Hungary will de-
rive not more than very small part
of the benefits they have expected
from it. Not half of the more than
a million Austro-Hungarians-Ger-
mans held as prisoners of war in
Russia, it was asserted, will consent
to return to their countries during
the war.
Comparatively few German pris-
oners are held by Russia, the vast
majority being subjects of Austria
Hungary, and most of these being
composed of Czechs and Jugo-Slavs
who voluntarily surrendered to the
| Russians in the first months of the
war and during the later campaigns
in Galicia. The troops of those
nationalities have regarded the Rus
slams as liberators and, while con-
senting to fight upon the Italian
front on account of Italian claims
| to part of the territories, they de-
sire to be included within the pro-
| posed enlarged Serbo-Jugo-SlaN
Kingdom. The Jugo-Slavs refused
| to fight the Russians.
| The Bohemians, also, are fighting
on the Italian front, but were said tC
have surrendered invariably wher
confronting the Russians.
The German and Austro -Hungar.
ian armistice conditions are expect.
ed here to be such as to arouse ma.
tional Indignation in Russia and Il
speed the complete overthrow of the
! MaXimalists, who are militarily help
less and who, in order to effect an!
| kind of an armistice, must submit
virtually to the eXtravagant demands
of the enemy countries-EXchange
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
FARM LABOR

The Pennsylvania Farmer in de-
scribing the farm labor situation in
this state says:
The farm labor situation has gone
beyond the discussing and resoluting
stage. 1t is time to act. Every
farmer knows that unless something
is done, farm production must suffer
next year. He knows that he cam
not pay the wages offered by other
lines of industry, by the state and
nation in public work, and he knows
that without more labor he must re-
duce his acreage and reduce the eff
fort necessary for maximum produc-
tion next year. 1t will not do to
wait until seeding time comes before
taking definite action. The farmers
must know this winter what they
can plan and prepare to do next sum-
mer. Several eXpedients are sug-
gested. Some one or more must be
adopted soon and acted upon, not
by communities alone, but by gov
ernment policy. On another page
OF this issue appears strong ap-
peal from Secretary Alva Agee, of
the New Jersey Department of Agri-
culture, asking farmers to write
their representatives in Congress to
pass laws suspending nonessential
industries and liberating men for
productive labor. This appeal
should meet with ready response
from farmers. There are many in
dustries that serve the wants of the
people in time of peace but which
contribute practically nothing to the
actual needs of the people or the
nation in time of war. If it is un-
patriotic to waste food and material.
1T is more unpatriotic to waste labor
in the production and serving of
things not needed. Men engaged in
such industries number into the mil
lions. They should be put into
needed, productive labor.
But even If such labor is made
available where needed and where it
can give best service, some system
of returning to the farm the skilled
farm labor must be devised. Candy
makers. poolroom attendants. dry
| goods clerks, etc, can give good SER
! vice under the direction of factory
! and shop managers, but they would
| be of little value on the farm. If
this class of men be turned to pro-
| ductiVe labor, there must be an ac-
| companying movement to return the
! men thus replaced to the farms.
This means conscription of labor, or
| the parolling of labor to certain
| lines of work for the duration of the
war. But these are details to be
worked out by Congress. The i'm
! pprtant thing now is for the farmers
! to make known their needs. There
| is no better way than the one sug-
gested by Prof. Agee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
FOR A CLEAN CITY

AYCR KEISTER'S first mes
M sage to the police force has
the proper ring. The Mayor
says he stands for clean city and
begins his program with a strict or
der against gambling in all its forms.
In his effort in that direction he will
have the earnest and hearty support
of every good citizen. But he must
be prepared for a long and vigilant
campaign. Harrisburg is no worse
in this respect than many cities and
far better than most. But those who
have made their living by gambling,
or added to their profits by games of
chance on the side, will not willing
ly cease their activities and it will
require more than an order to the
police to stamp out an evil that is
for the most part conducted slyly or
entirely behind closed doors. Never
theless, the Mayor is to be COM
mended for his stand and is entitled
to any information that any citizen
has concerning gambling in any form
in any part of the city.
In other years large sums chang
ed hands during the Christmas sea-
son in the form of raffles or
chances" on this or that class OF
merchandise. AS Mayor Keister says,
these forms of gambling initiate
young boys and men to the vice who
otherwise would never acuqire a
taste for games of chance and much
money is spent that way which
should go into legitimate channels