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Evening star., 1918-03-31

When Kipling said There's never
law of God nor man runs north of SO,
he wae figuring on an income tax
levied by the Congress of the United
States for the support of war against
German autocracy. Patriotism, as
shown by the returns reaching the
Treasury Depa rtment, knows no geo
graphical bounds.
The income tax, in its several forms.
applies to the forty-eight states, the
District of Columbia. the territory of
Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. Re-
turns are coming from as far north as
arctic coast of Alaska, So degrees north
of the equator, as far south as the
outermost islet of the reefs of Florida.
as far west the remotest island of
the Hawaiian group and as far east
as the farthest coast of Maine.
Within this territory, which COM
prises 3.624,0 square miles. there were
in 1916, according to the census for that
year, 102.2es.000 persons. OF these 1t is
estimated that between 100000 and
100000 will be required to file an in
come ia. return, the law applying to
every unmarried person whose net in
come for 1917 was $1,000 or more and
every married person whose net income
was $4,000 or more.
Millions Already Received.
The returns, millions of which already
have been received, must be in the
hands of the COLLECTOR of internal reve-
nue. in the dis4&i in which the tax
payer lives or fAs his place of business
on or before Ail 1. The penalty for
failure is q fine OF not less than $40 nor
smore thanAs1 600 and an additional as
sessment of SO per cent of the amount
of tax due.
Taxpayers will pay at least 50 out of
every 800 of net income for 1917. The
rate increases with the income.
The exemptions under the war reve-
nue. act of October 8, 1917, are $1,000 for
unmarried persons and $4,000 for mar
ried persons. Under the act of Septem-
Der s, 1916. which remains in force, the
exemptions are $4,000 fop< unmarried
persons and $4,000 for married persons.
An additional levy or surtax ranging
from / per cent on incomes between
$4,000 and $500 to so per cent on in
comes in excess of S1,00O,000 is imposed
by the act of 1917
The act of 1915 imposes a surtax rang
ing from l per cent on incomes between
$4,000 and $4,000 to 13 per cent on
incomes In excess of 100000. The es-
timated revenue to be collected under
both acts is $4,000, ,O00, 900, an average
tax of 1898 for every square mile of
territory in the United States, or $1.55
for every square acre.
Evening star., 1918-03-31

When you go to a theater you pay
war tax of 81 cent for each 10 cents
or fraction thereof of the amount paid
for admission"
When you go to a Turkish bath you
may be charged IAN admission" but
you don't pay war tax. The differ
ence is explained in regulations 43.
relating to war tax on admissions and
dues just issued by the bureau of in
ternal revenue with the approval of
tho Secretary of the Treasury. The
law provides for tax on the amount
for admission Ito any place." No deflni-
ton of place" is given in the law. but
the context, in general. indicates that
only admissions to places of amuse-
nent and entertainment were intended
to be taxable. Where the admission is
incidental to the privilege of using GER
tain equipment the tax does not apply
Pool, Tennis, Golf, Baths.
Examples of such admissions" the
regulations state, ARE charges for the
use of pool tables. tennis courts. golf
links. swimming pools and Turkish
baths. However. where a charge is
made both to the person using the
equipment and to mere spectators, the
tax applies to all admissions.
THE test. therefore, to determine
whether a tax is due on admissions is
whether all persons admitted must pay
"a charge or only those who use the
equipment
The regulations provide that the tax
is to be paid by the person paying for
the admission, and must be collected by
the proprietor of every place to which
admissions are charged. The proprietor
is not allowed to pay the tax for his
patrons, and no place where taxable ad-
missions are charged will be permitted
to display any sign, notice or placard to
the effect that the war tax is not
charged Where a ticket is redeemed be-
fore performance the tax as well as
the price of the ticket should be re-
funded"
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NEBRAsKANs TO MEET HERE,
Chancellor of University to Be Spe-
cial Guest on April 10.

DR.. Samuel Avery, chancellor of the
University of Nebraska and Mrs.
Avery are to be guests of the Nebraska
State Association at a meeting to be
held Wednesday evening, April 10, in
the Food Administration Club Hall. 1
street between 18th and 18th streets
northwest. Nebraskans who have re-
Gently come to this city are especially
invited to attend the meeting and be-
come acquainted.
officers of the association are: Fred
X. Nelson, president; William NJ.
Whelan, vice president; NJ. A. Hanley,
secretary, and H. A. Harding. treasurer.
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For Children Under Twelve.

The tax on the admission of children
under twelve years of age. where an ad-
mission charge is made for such chill
dren, IS l cent. regardless of the charge
for such admissions.
Where admission to caoarets is in
Guided in the sum paid for refreshment
and service, 20 per cent of the amount
paid for such service and refreshment is
regarded as the basis for the tax. The
tax is at the rate of / cent on each 10
cents, or fraction thereof, of such 90
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WAR TAX ON ADMISSIONS AND
DUES EXPLAINED BY BUREAU

per cent of the total charge to each
patron and must be paid by the person
paying the bill. 1t cannot be reckoned
or paid by the proprietor upon the
monthly gross receipts.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
LANDLUBbERS MADE
into SALTSAT CAMP
21, 900 American Youths Un-
der Training at Pelham
Bay by July I.
FOREST NOW COMMUNITY

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Uncle Sans
training school for landlubbers and
salts at Pelham bay-where q youth
may enter without any knowledge of
seafaring life and in few months,
perhaps, emerge chief petty officer or
an ensign-is growing out of all
bounds Five thousand potential Navy
fighting men were there shortly after
the station opened last November, and
by July l next, it is announced, the
number will have been increased to
21,ooO.
Commander W. b Franklin, in charge
of the camp, recently declared: "Peace.
with victory over Germany can only
be achieved by continuing our prepara-
tions for war with increased energy
and firmer resolve. Hope of peace,
slackening the preparation and re-
straining the energetic prosecution OF
the war, is 8. perilous dream. The or
ganization and training of this naval
reserve force should be a source Of
pride to the entire country.
Forest Now Model Community.
Kemaf InlHSS III the way VI
quick construction have been accom-
| pIished on the great S00-acre tract in
| the last few months. and today what
| was once a beautiful forest on the
| edge of an arm on Long Island sound
| is a model community, with electrically
| lighted, steam heated buildings, and
well arranged and paved streets. For
| instance, a comfortable structure capa-
BILE of housing 12s men. was put up in
two days and this speed has been
maintained ever since camp opened
The power plant, especially built for
the training station, consumes sixty
tons of coal daily.
Pelham Bay naval training station Is
making sailors with the regularity and
expedition of a mill. Working in cooper
alton with Commander Franklin is Tru-
man H NewberTy. formerly Secretary of
the Navy, whose knowledge and keen in
terest in everything maritime and Amer-
can is decided asset for the institution
where the greatest number OF naval no-
serves are assembled in one group.
The station now consists of five schools
as follows: Radio school, quartermasters
school. officers material school, merchant
marine school and chief petty officer
school In any one Of these branches the
probationer, or recruit, coming. say. from
some inland city, may establish himself
after undergoing twenty-one days Of pre-
liminary work. This period Of probation
is intended to give the officers some idea
as to the fitness of the applicant for the
service he desires to enter. And then his
fr-af foyr, Gnevi vir1o
Evening star., 1918-03-31

James NJ. Cox, who is serving his sec
ond term as Governor Of Ohio, was
born at Jacksonburg, Ohio, forty-eight
years ago today.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
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and one Englishman. Three more were
In all probability killed in action al
though officially they are listed merely
us missing" One of these was an
American, one a Canadian, and the
of them Americans, were seriously
wounded. Another, Canadian, is II
prisoner I'm Germany. | know nothing
of the others.
What happened to me is narrated in
these pages. | wish. instead, ! could
tell the story of each of my brave com
rades, for not one of them was downed
/ am sure, without upholding the best
traditions of the Il. f. C. Unfortunate
ly, however, of the eighteen who
sailed on the Meganlc last May.
happened to be the, first to fall into
the hands of the Huns, and what befell
my comrades after that, with one ex.
ception. l know only second hand.
The exception was the case of poor,
brave Paul Raney-my closest chum-
whose last battle witnessed from my
German prisOn-but that is story ]
shall tell in its proper place.
In one way. however. l think the
story of my own "big adventure" and
my miraculous escape may, perhaps,
serve II purpose as useful as that of
the heroic fate of my less fortunate
comrades. Their story, II Is true, might
inspire others to deeds of heroism,
but mine. / hope, will convey the
equally valuable lesson of the folly
of despair.
Many We're the times In the course
of my struggles when 1t seemed abso-
lutely useless to continue. In a hostile
country. where discovery meant death,
wounded. sick, famlshed, friendless.
hundreds of miles from the nearest
neutral territory the frontier Of which
was so closely guarded that even If l
got there 1t seemed too much to hope
that / could ever get through, what
was the use of enduring further
agony?
And yet here I am, in the land OF
liberty-although in somewhat OBJ
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05

scure corner of 1.-THE little town of
Momence, ILL.,, where 1 was born-not
very much the worse for wear after all
I've been through, and, as write these
words not eight months have passed
since my seventeen comrades and
sailed from Canada on the Meganic
Can 1t be possible that I was spared
to convey a message of hope TO others
who are destined for similar trials?
am afraid there will be many of them.
Years ago l heard of the epltaph
which is said to have been found on a
child's grave:
"If was so soon to be done for
What, o Lord, was / ever begun forl"
The way 1t has come to me since !
returned from Europe is:
IF. o Lord, was to be done for
What were my sufferings e'er begun
forT
Perhaps the answer lies In the sug-
gestion ! have made.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05

AT any rate, If this record Of my nd
ventures should prove instrumental In
sustaining others who need encourage
ment, l shall feel that my sufferings
were not in vain.
1t Is hardly likely that anyone Will
quite duplicate my experiences, but 1
haven't the slightest doubt that many
will have to go through trials equally
nerve-racking and suffer disappoint-
ments Just as disheartening.
1t would be very far from the mark
to Imagine that the optimism which 4
am preaching now so glibly sustained
me through all my troubles. On the
contrary, / am free to confess that l
frequently gave way to despair and
often, for hours at a time, felt so de-
lected and discouraged that l really
didn't care what happened to me. In
deed, / rather hoped that something
would happen to put an end to my
misery.
But despite all my dependency and
hopelessness, the worst never hap
pened. and i can't help thinking that
my salvation must have been designed
to show the way to others.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
cHAPT !.
The Folly Of Despair.

Less than nine months ago eighteen
officers OF the Royal flying corps.
which had been training In Canada,
left for England on the Meganlc.
II any of them was over twenty-five
years OF age, he had successfully con-
cealed the fact, because they don't ac-
eept older men for the r. F. G.
Nine of the squadron were British
subjects; the other nine were Ameri-
cans, who, tired of waiting for their
own country to take her place with
the allies, had Joined the British colors
In Canada. I was one of the latter.
We were going to England to earn
our ''wings"-a qualification which
must be won before a member of the
h. F. c. is allowed to hunt the Huns
on the western front.
This was In May. 1917.
By August 1. most of US were full
fiedged pilots, actively engaged at vari-
GUS parts Of the line In daily conflict
with the enemy.
BY December Is. every man jack of
US who had met the enemy in France,
with one exception. had appeared on
the casualty list. The exception was
II. X. Boysen, an American, who at
last report was fighting on the italian
front still unscathed. Whether his
good fortune has stood him up to this
time i don't know. but If 1t has would
be very much surprised.
OF the others, five were killed In ac-
ttea-thrse Americans. one Canadian.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
PREFACE.

There is a common idea that the age
Of miracles Is past. Perhaps 1t is, but
II so, the change must have come about
within the past few weeks-after / es-
capped into Holland. For If anything is
certain In this life II is this this book
never would have been written but for
the succession of miracles set forth in
these pages.
Miracles luck, coincidence, Provi-
tence-it doesn't matter much what
you call it-certainly. played an impor-
tant part In the series of halr-breadth
escapes In which ! figured during my
short but eventful appearance In the
great drama now being enacted across
the seas. Without II, all my efforts and
suffeJlngs would have been quite un-
avalling.
No one realizes this better than do
and / want to repeat 1t right here be-
cause elsewhere In these pages | may
appear occasionally to overlook or
minimize It: without the help of Provi-
dence would not be here today.
But this same Providence which
brought me home safely. despite all
the dangers which beset me. may work
similar miracles for others. and 1t Is in
the hope OF encouraging other poor
devils who may find themselves In stu
ations as hopeless apparently as mine
oftentimes were that this book Is writ
ten.
When this cruel war is over-which
/ trust may be sooner than i expect It
to bel hope shall have an oppor-
tunity to revisit the scenes of my ad-
ventures and to thank in person In an
adequate manner every one who ex-
tended a helping hand to me when 1
was a wretched fugitive. All of them
took great risks In befriending an es-
capped prisoner and they did It without
the slightest hope Of reward. At the
same time hope I shall have a chance
to pay my compliments to those who
endeavored to take advantage Of my
distress.
In the meanwhile. however. can
only express my thanks in this ineffec-
tive manner, trusting that In some
mysterious way a copy of this book
may fall into the hands OF every one
who befriended me. hope particular
ly that every good Hollander who
played the part Of the Good Samari-
tan to me so bountifully afteromy es-
cape from Belgium will see these pages
and feel that / am absolutely sincere
when say that words cannot begin to
express my sense Of gratitude to the
Dutch people.
1t is needless for me to say how
deeply I feel for my fellow.prisoners
in Germany who were less fortunate
than /. Poor. poor fellows-they are
the real victims of the war. hope that
every one of them may soon be re-
stored to that freedom whose value
never fully realized until after i had
had to fight SO hard to regain 1t.
PAT O'BRIEN.
Momence, ILL.,, January IA, 1918.
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Jesus Jonseca.
Donacians Jonseca.
A. c. Purceson.
Ebert Lively.
G. N. Hostctler.
Carrie Richardson.
II. +. Stanberry.
]. C. Masters.
f. Apperson.
II. l.. Goskill.
Dorothy Skeflington.
Mike Bahlish.
II. l.. Jenkils.
Coy Barnard.
Nancy ]. Light.
NJ. C. Roberts.
J. C. Horn.
.C. c. Hopper.
Hart Prindle.
Jack Stephenson.
Roy Benson.
Ed Gereche.
C.. o. Barnhart.
f.. Olson.
r. ]. Mckinney.
Otis Guthrie.
J. +. Hutchinson.
r. c. jenkins.
Il. H. Bane.
f. j. Spear.
Isaac Grimsley.
L. G. Blair.
John Bachman.
c. S. Cross.
Geo. Gooden.
Ed Williams.
Mrs. CRANKY Hillyer.
+. l.. Barkley.
L. n. Lyness.
w. G. Davis.
X. A. Shanner.
Mrs. Heath.
Fred Brown.
f. 4. Donohue.
j. p. Koontz.
/ T.. Montel.
Joe Morris.
Geo. Copeland.
]. A. Barnhart.
I. w. Davis.
Mrs. Pete Preston.
Mr.. Mathews.
J. o. Colwell.
J. F. Burger.
+. L. McGeorge.
c. Bolander.
Christian Lubbcrs.
Mr.. Backman.
John Backman.
G.. l.. Converse.
II. N. Vernall.
Norah Coffman.
J. L. Spicer.
r. Walbert.
W. II. Hall.
A c. Shower.
John Austin.
Mr.. Irwin.
r. Reinke
Ivan RhinbarCcr.
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List of Red Cross Donors

Continued from Page
Fred Marx.
N. l. Butler.
NJ. l.. Dickinson.
Perry Gaskell.
S. L. McIain.
Ralph Bacl,rnan.
Ralph Hall.
Chas. f. Johnston.
Howard Mcllvaine.
J. p. Jones.
+. l.. Horton.
W. II. Pcarce.
Hubert Mcmillan.
Kay Ansmus.
Ear, Mitchell.
Ralph Johnson.
Will Hogan.
Lee Ross.
W. A. Risl.
T. S. White.
l.. ID. Mitchell.
Harry Caywood.
w. X. Stark.
l.. L. Fryberger.
II. II. Cochran.
G. w. Gentry.
L.. S. Grant Newman.
f. NJ. Lyncss.
Jim Davidson.
Mrs. Haberstroh.
Tom Miller.
w. X. Spencer.
+. w. Cook.
Herbert Mcmillan.
Don Mottesold.
Mrs. Bauer.
Tim Bates.
Mrs. Robson.
Mr.. Grover.
W. II. Clark.
Blanche Kerr.
W. f. Longworth.
NJ. o. Basken.
w. f. Owen.
ID. +. Hurd.
G. l.. Pearl.
w. II. Jessup.
II. Jameson.
T. C. johnson.
A. B. Leavey.
Roy Marchbanks.
J. NJ. Bridges.
Ethelyn McAdams.
S. 7. Hensley.
Bryan Willett.
NJ. A. Cowan.
w. l.. Yeates.
C. b. Thoman.
II. V. House.
Gladys Mclean.
w. A. Dodd.
Leo Keller.
Grant Newman.
G. A. st. John.
F. c. Hunt.
Mrs. f. r. Clark.
Anna Elk.
Lee Sharon.
Tim Bates.
T. +. Postlewaite.
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J. Il. Hart.
q. L. Wiley.
NJ. A. Oakes.
w. ID. Preston.
j. +. Reyher.
Miss Myers.
f. j. Daggett.
b. IL. Shively.
S. 4. Rees.
J. A. Hockenberry.
S. Scott.
Geo. A. Phelps.
j. ID. De Witt.
A. w. Lynch.
w. S. Strain.
Allen Swadley.
I'd DOwner.
N. Myers.
G. w. Hill.
X. S. butcher.
X. A. Jarboe.
Jerry Hill.
c. Runyon.
Perry Gaskell.
Peter Schneider.
Chas. Mugroan.
X NJ. Goiben.
Il. Rethford.
John Myers.
II. II. Simpson.
Theo. j. Dee.
Mrs. Ed Mckinney.
Mr.. DE Witt.
DIR. Field.
Mr.. Blall.
MIR. Preston.
A. N. Tyler.
Miss Mead.
c. NJ. Bayles.
j. A. Baker.
II. J. Wilson.
Mr.. Cronk.
Mr.. George.
j. A. Brown.
John +. Butler.
j. ID. Thompson.
Charles Gist.
Ted Strain.
Earl Beach.
w. II. Combs.
Fred Brown.
j. A. Howard.
II. Jones.
Don Hilton.
Dal jenkins.
G. l.. Wolf.
DR.. Field.
l.. w. Wright.
Bob Pierce.
j. o. Scott.
Curtis Knight.
Geo. Blizzard.
Clyde Hurley.
w. NJ. Gizzy.
G. w. Biederbick.
Harry Heath.
Glenn Mclaughlin.
Eli Owen.
w. J. Wise.
w. c. Nelson.
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And Does Bible Authority
Also Shut Out from
Paradise the Millions Of
German Dead?

ness, stained by mortal sins Of many
kinds. 1t must be admitted that many
brave soldiers, though small proportion
Of the total number, have led sinful lives.
Those who take the view already stated
that the American soldiers selfsacrifico
is the supremacy Christian act answer I'M
hesitatingly that 1t washes away all pre-
vious sins.
In connection with this point 1t must be
remembered that many theologians from
ST. Augustine onward, have declared that
one instant Of sincere repentance over
comes the effect Of life OF dreadful sin
and makes it possible for the worst sinner
to go to heaven. y reasonable develop
ment of this doctrine is that the perform
ance OF a supremely Christian act implies
repentance without further act or decla-
ration. How can the man who Is willingly
giving his life for humanity feel anything
but repentance for any wicked or mean
act he may have committed?
The question whether the dying British
soldier has the same assurance OF heaven
Us the American soldier has called forth
more diversity OF opinion. The Rev. Regi-
maid j. Campbell, the most popular preach
er III England. was one of the first to
assert that the British soldier who gave
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in France.

and that no act. however, heroic, can as.
sure salvation without this. But broader
minds reason that the soldier who gives
his life for humanity performs an act 50
essentially Christlike that 1t makes all
expressions Of belief or creed superfluous
and gives him the highest assurance Of
salvation. The majority OF ministers arc
apparently OF this liberal opinion al the
present time.
some persons will wish to know how
inc seh,sacrlfice of dying in battle will
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degree carrying out promise and civic
duty Furthermore, it is pointed out that
the German assault on civilization men
aced the safety OF the British Empire and.
therefore. the British soldier is also to
some degree, defending his own interests.
1t Is therefore asserted by some that the
British soldier who dies in battle does not
have the same assurance OF heaven, re.
CARELESS Of previous character, as the
American, and that other proofs Of Chris
tian belief and repentance should be re-
quircd besides the battlefield sacrifice
When we come TO the French soldier,
still more doubt is expressed by theolo-
CLANS whether the mere act OF dying IN
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merely did his duty, that he went to war
because he had to. that he would have
been shot If he had refused?
There are in the Scriptures certain
promises Of forgiveness for those who sin
IN ignorance. The Saviour said of the
under!ings who took part In His Cruel
fXion:
Father, forgive them; for they know
not what they do" Est. Luke XIV, BAY
But can VIC say that tho Germans sin,
ned In complete ignorance? Germany ia
country Of universal education, and tho
average German appears to have been
entirely cognizant of the Kaisers plan to
enslave the world. Moreover, In thousands
OF cases common German soldiers have
taken part willingly and gleefully In the
murder and robbery of women, children
and civilians in the invaded countries In
such cases the personal moral guilt OF the
German soldier Is beyond question.
That 1t is the duty Of Christian to re.
sist the orders Of a wicked ruler and
therefore of German to resist the orders
OF the Kaiser seems to be implied by
these words OF the Saviour:
anu We Snau De brought before goyers
nors and kings for my sake" est. Mat
thew X, 1S).
In the eighteenth verse of the sans
chapter we read:
Fear not them which kill the body, but
are not able to kill the soul: but -ather
fear him which is able to destroy both soul
and body in hell
The Old Testament in many places
clearly denounces eternal punishment on
those who fight for a wicked ruler against
a good cause and such passages appear
to apply to the German soldiers who fight
for the Kaiser. The prophet Ezekiel,
speaking Of tho Egyptian Pharaoh who
attacked Israel, says:
The strong among the mighty shall
speak to him out Of the midst of hell with
them that help him." Ezekiel xxxii., 21.)
On the same subject the prophet Zacha.
riah declares
and this shall be the plague where.
with the Lord Will smite all the people
that fought against Jerusalem. Their
flesh shall consume away while thew
stand upon their feet, and their eyes
shall consume away in their holes, and
their tongues shall consume away in their
mouth" (Zachariah xiv, 12.)
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assertion on the text, Greater love hath
no man than this, that man lay down
his life for his friend" (St John kill,
49,.
This expression was widely quoted by
British chaplains and recruiting officers
and helped to stimulate patriotic feeling.
It is pointed out. however, with no dispaL.
agement to the brave British soldier. that
England was bound by treaty 10 defend
Belgium when attacked, and therefore the
Briton who serves in the army is to some
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