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New-York tribune., 1918-08-08
Great American Hospitals
To Be Opened in Riviera

NICE, France. Aug. 7.-Extensive
hospital arrangements FOR the use of
American soldiers during the coming
winter are being made in the French
Riviera. The equipment provides for
$4,000 beds. OF which 1000 are at
Cannes
New-York tribune., 1918-08-08
House Committee
Agrees to Tax on
Life Insurance

Especial DisrGtc's to The Trtbune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE House
Ways and Means Committee took up
the matter of estate taxation to-day.
The chief change III the existing law
tentatively decided upon was that life
Insurance in excess of $40, 900 would be
considered a taxable part of the estate
of a decedent.
Chairman Claude Kitchin said to-day
that he thought the draft of the rev
enue bill would be completed by Au-
gust l9, when Congress reconvenes af-
ter its camoufage recess. A complete
rough draft will be attained this week.
Then the members of the committee
will have some days to study it and
suggest changes before putting 1t IN
final form for introduction in the
House.
Kitchin Plan Favored
Nothing was done to-day with re-
spect to the corporation excess profits
income tax, but the consensus was
that the committee will decide on the
plan of Chairman kitchin, plus a
straight war profits tax measure. the
Treasury Department to apply which
ever will yield the largest revenue in
any given case
The Treasury officials, it is under
excess profits tax combined with
ST. exclusive war profits tax as an
alternative. They evidently consider
that Mr. Kitchin's plan will draw too
heavily from normal profits, while not
drawing heavily enough on excessive
profits due to war conditions
In the beginning some of the Treas
ury and other experts were inclined
to favor a straight war excess profits
tax but ii was obvious that such a
measure would not reach corporations
Of large earnings whose margin OF
profits has not been substantially in
Mr. Kitchin estimates that his
straight percentage of profit plan will
yield 100000 900 annually more than
an exclusive war profits excess tax
measure.
Mr. Kitchin's plan, now tentatively
adopted is as follows:
First, an exemption of $4,000 plus
10 per cent on the amount of invested
capital and then a 80 per cent tax on
the income between the exemption
amount and 90 per cent on the invested
capital; 80 per cent on net income be
tween 90 and Is per cent, and so per
cent on all income above 25 per cent
net.
Would Reach All Corporations
This is admittedly a dragnet that
catches all corporations, whether ac-
war profits or not; but it
IS considered by, probably, minority
Of the committee that war profits
ought tc be taxed somewhat more
heavily than peace profits. Treasury
officials would go a little lighter on
non war profits and little heavier on
war profits; so they would prefer the
present law, which is a graduated capt.
tai percentage tax, whereby profits in
excess Of not more than or less than
T per cent in the pre-war period
varying from 20 up to so per cent of
the net income-are turned into the
Treasury, the variation being gradu-
ated according to the percentage the
axcess nrotits hear to canital thA
New-York tribune., 1918-08-08

William Golfers company has be-
gun rehearsals at the Longacre of
Aaron Hotfman's farce, Nothing But
Lies; 1t IS announced to open at
Perth Amboy on August 23.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11
War Emergency Food Survey

questionable is being sent out to
all persons, companies, institutions or
organizations whose stocks on hand of
food stuffs amount to $3.50 at current
cost. price The information requested
in the schedule refers to commercial
stocks and not to holdings for individu-
al or family use.
Every manufacturing. mercantile,
storage or other business concern,
whether individual, partnership, asso-
citation or corporation, having on hand
at the close of business Dec 81, 1917,
any raw, partly manufactured, or COM
pletely manufactured foods or food ma
terials, whether owned by such concern
or not, is required to answer the ques-
tious contained in the schedule.
If in case any one required to report
does not get schedule, he may obtain
one from office of Federal Graiu super
vision, room 513, No.132 Wisconsin St.,
Milwaukee Schedule must be returned
by Jan. 80 to Bureau of Markets, Wash
ington, d c. under penalty of fine or
imprisonment
The above is a digest of a circular
from the Food Administrator for Wis
consin to the secretary of the County
Council of D9fense.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11
Trains May be Cancelled

Shawano Advocate: 1t is rumOred
that number of passenger trains will
be taken off from the different lines,
now that the government has taken
charge of the railroads. 1t has been
limited that one of the trains between
Oconto and Clintonville will be taken
off, only having one train day on that
line Sever al will be taken off the
main line between Milwaukee and An
tigo. The afternoon train on the main
line will probably be taken off. The
travelling public will have to adjust it.
self to the new order of things.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

The Forest County Wheat campaign
is looking up. Many are signifying
their intention to sow few acres. In
a recent letter to all banks it was urg-
ed that they take an active part in the
campaign, and to date part of them
have signifed their good intentions.
Nearly every farmer can sow two
acres of this crop. The yield as ordi-
narily produced around here would fur
nish each farmer with nearly twice his
required supply of -four if milled at
any nearby mill. However, if the acre
age warrants it we will probably be
able to get grist mill started here.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11
THE SCHOLARS LAMENT

''Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetlc,
r )und an round I'll it makes me
sicki
Cipher and scribble and read and recite
Back and forth from mornin' till
night;
Five long days and one so short
That it seems but a quarter as long
as it ort;
Then Sunday comes, to be suffered,
and then
You wake up and it's Monday again.
Readin' and writin' and 'rithmatic,
Round an round till it makes me
sick"
-Green Bay Gazette.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11
FROM WACO, TEXAS
The following letter has been receiv

The following letter has been receiv-
ed by Robert Alexander:
/ Waco, Texas, Dec. %, 1917.
Reports have been rumored around
here, that on the return to Soperton of
young man who enlisted in Co. II.
4th Wis, and discharged as physically
unfit for the army, has made several
false statements, and l hereby wish to
contradict them.
In the first place | wish to say that
at the time the 4th Reg. was broken
up, every man was transferred with
the same rank that he held while in
Co. H. Sergt. Alexander did not lose
his rank until he transferred voluntari-
ly to the medical department, and |
am pleased to state that he is now in
the Office performing the duties of
clerk who holds the rank OF sergeant.
also wish to state that all the men
of Co. II. are perfectly satisfied, and |
can truthfully say that there isn't one
that has not benefited by the service,
that is physically In looking over the
men you won't see any stopped should
ers, and they all weigh from 10 to 20
pounds more than they did in civil life.
About a month after our arrival here
all men went through stiff medical
examination of the heart and lungs.
Three of our men were sent to the
base hospital with weak hearts and
were informed by the doctors that they
would have to quit smoking cigarettes
Here is wher4 the proper spirit was
shown. Two of the men quit, as they
wanted to serve Uncle Sam, while the
discharged one simply doubled up on
them, which all goes to show the kind
of stuff he is made of.
When reports of that kind comes
back to Us here, it hurts, and we want
the people up in Forest county to know
the truth. Have this published in the
Wabero paper.
Trusting that all are well, l am
Yours, very truly,
LIEUT.. c. G. NOBLE
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11
War Savings the Best Thing the
Government Ever Started

There is one thing which will do so
much for the general prosperity of a
community as the general habit of
saving. 1t is the man who saves that
has chance to take advantage of the
opportunities that come along for mon
ey making.
1t is not often that we can save un-
der such favorable circumstances as
under the War Savings plan. Here we
can buy the Csc stamps and soon get 81
worth and exchange for war saving
certificate stamp that is worth SIS and
yet costs us but $4.12 during this
month.
Every patriotic American, no matter
how poor, can afford to buy savings
stamps and help himself or his coun-
try Food is high; but the working
man never could buy so much for his
days work as now. There are more
people on low wages buying cars and
music boxes, and many other things.
than ever before. Why, SIS war saw
ings certificate stamp costs but the
price of a few records for phone
graph.
Boys and girls should be started on
the way to saving. The American peo-
pie have been called spendthrifts. Let
us show them that we can be thrifty.
Not only can some of US be thrifty, but
all of u.s. Remember that this is not
scheme where we give anything. We
don't. We do something which has
been always considered the only wise
thing to do Save.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

In the interest of the war savings
campaign the publicity committees are
sending to all schools, teachers, preach
ers, committees, lodges, etc., a news
sheet. This is called the War Savings
News All are urged to send us things
that you think will help us in the sale
of war savings stamps. Send to box
l18, Crandon, Wis, and it will reach
the committee.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

The County Agricultural agent can
do limited amount of tuberculin test
ing this winter during the next two or
three months. Farmers wanting test
ing should make arrangement immedi-
ately. Many dates are now made.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11
January Payment on Liberty
Bonds.

Forty Per Cent and Accrued Interest
Must be Paid On or Before the 18th
The fourth or final payment on Sec
ond Liberty Bonds purchased on
the government payment plan,
must be made at banks through
which bonds We're subscribed on or
before January IA This payment
will be 40 per cent of the face value of
bonds subscribed for, plus the accrued
interest from Nov. l5, 1917, the date
on which the bonds begin to bear in
terest. AS local banks must remit to
federal reserve banks not later than
Jan. IA, it is imt ortant that purchas-
ers be prompt IN making their pay
meutS
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

A heavy fall of snow south of Green
Bay (2l inches at N'twaukee) block
AIDED trains for "a hours, the heaviest
fall in 20 years. The l:20 passenger
was fours hours late Monday. This
section escaped the storm.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

Wisconsin's quota for the. War Saw
ings is S51, 900, 900. That's easy. But;
listen. The face value of these stamps
in 1923 will be SOL. Isl, ,080, or profit to
Wisconsin people alone of l0,151 ,080
Now, what do you think of that?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

The Forest County farm Bureau will
be organized at Hotel Gordon Laona on
Jan Is at 8 p. m. Representative of
the entire county will be present and
plan the farm war campaign for 1918.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

The sum of s95, ,O78.S6 is raised by
taxes in the city of Cliutonville. OF
this sum the Four Wheel Drive people
pay S45, 275 Is, or nearly half the en-
tire sum.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

Pep! Let's put it in the war savings
campaign. Committees get busy. 1t
can be talked at every meeting; every
body can be asked. Friend: What are
you doing?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-01-11

Anyone who joined the Red Cross
during the Christmas drive and has
not received a button may have one by
applying to Miss Quinlan.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-08
CAMBRIDGE SOLDIER
HAS MILITARY FUNERAL
Corporal Detailed From Camp Meade
To Bring Remains Home And At
tend Funeral-G. A. r. Veterans
Carry The Casket.

The funeral of Private Earl Fran ,
ton, who died at Camp Meade last
week, victim of the Spanish Influ-
enza, was attended by a corporal
sent from the Camp. The corporaps
instructions were to maintain mill
tary guard over the remains Satur-
day night, and to attend the funeral
services Sunday afternoon.
The services were held at the
home of the parents of the deceased
soldier, on Trenton street, and were
conducted by the Rev. w. E. Gunby,
pastor of Zion Church. The casket
in which the remains rested was
draped with a large American flag,
and at the grave an American flag
was placed in it. Local members of
the John R. Kenly Post, Grand Army
of the Republic, acted as pail bearers
This young man was one OF a
large number of soldiers who have
died at Camp Meade Of the Spanish
Influenza He bore a splendid repu-
tation, being steady, honest, indus
trious, a dutiful son and good citi-
zen. His family have the sympathy
of the public in their great loss.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-08
ANOTHER DORCHESTER
MAN DIES AT CAMP
George Edward Meredith, Son of The
Late Pritchett And Mrs. Meredith,
Dies at Camp Pigeon. Near Will
minStOn.

Mrs. Pritchett w Meredith, Race
street, this city, has been notified by
The military authorities that her son,
George Edward Meredith, died at
Camp at Pigeon Point, near Will
mington, yesterday, as the result OF
an attack of pneumonia. 1t is pre-
5umed that Mr.. Meredith was attack
ed first by Spanish Influenza. which
quickly turns to pneumonia.
The deceased soldier was thirty
one years of age, and left Cambridge
April 29th. He has two other broth
ers in the service, Clarence, who is in
The service in France, and Eustace.
who is at present i'll at Camp Meade.
He is survived by his mother, five
sisters and five brothers, who are:
Miss Hilda, of Bonwell, S. c.; Mrs.
Thurman Shorter and Mrs. Albert
Smith, of near Cambridge; Misses
Ruby and Model, of Cambridge; Ser
geant Clarence Meredith, in FRAME;
IN the: Twenty-Third Engineers; Pri-
vate Eustace Meredith, of Camp
Meade; James Meredith, Of Bristol,
Pa; Isidor, who is student at Char
otte Hall, and Arnold, who resides
at home.
Owing to the impossibility of
learning when the body will be sent
home, no funeral arrangements have
been completed at this time.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-08
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
From The State Department of
Health.

By orders from Surgeon General
Blue, U. S. A, issued through the
State Department of Health, notice
is hereby given that all public meet
ing places, including theatres, NOV
ing picture parlors, bowling alleys.
billiard and pool rooms, schools
churches, and all places where peo-
pie congregate in numbers, are or
dered closed and to remain closed
until further notice.
The police have been instructed te
enforce this order.
EARLE w. OREM, Mayor.
Cambridge, Md, Oct. 8, 1918.
Adv. SGT.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-08
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED
ON ACCOUNT OF 'FLU''
Dr.. Guy Steele. icting Health Officer
For The County, Advised to Close
Ali Schools, Public Meetings And
Places of Public Amusements.

DR.. Guy Steele, Acting Health Off
cer of this county, has received a
elegram from DR.. c. Hampson Jones,
Acting Secretary of the Maryland
State Board of Health, advising that
surgeon General Rupert Blue. United
States Army, suggests that the pub
ic schools, public places of amuse-
nent and public meetings be closed
III account of the Spanish Influenza,
which is, at this time, raging all
through the Eastern section of the
'ountry.
This suggestion, coming from the
highest authority in the United
tates. the Surgeon General, means
hat the necessary steps for the clos
ng of such places will be taken at
nee; in fact. the county school au-
horities have already closed all the
chools in Cambridge and have sent
iotices to the rural schools to do so
Immediately upon receipt of such in
tructionS.
1t is expected that the local au-
horities, Mayor Earle w. Orem, and
Or. E. Z. Wolff, cooperating with
he National and State authorities,
ill take steps at once to see that
UGH places as come under the scope
# the suggestion are promptly clos
d. The telegram follows:
Or. Guy Steele,
Cambridge, Nd.
You are advised as Acting Health
officer of Dorchester county, that
surgeon General Blue suggests dis
continuance of all public meetings.
losing of public schools and places
If public amusements.-C. Hampson
Jones, Acting Secretary.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-08
DORCHESTER BOY DIES
IN FRANCE OF WOUND.
Private Harry a. Peters, Son of John
II. Peters, of BucktOwn, Dies From
Wound Received in Action in
France.

Mr.. John r. Peters, of Bucktown,
has received word that his son Pri-
vate Harry A. Peters, died August 2,
in France, Of a wound received in ac-
ton
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-08
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED.

Acting upon instructions from the
State Board of Health, the public
schools of this county will be closed
until further notice-Jas. B. Noble,
Superintendent 1t. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-08
Notice to The Public.

All persons are hereby notified
that will not be responsible for any
bills charged to me, except by my
order.-Charles G. Pritchett. 7-6t.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

New blOuses that aspire to estab-
fishing themselves In the fashions for
spring, are now passing In review be-
fore the buyers of Southern tourists
apparel. This is greatly to the adj
vantage of women who are clever
enough with the needle to make their
own blouses, since labor Is about the
most expensive item that enters into
their cost. Well-made blouses, includ-
Ing all those that involve hand-sew-
Ing, are hLGh-priced-an extravaganza
for the woman of moderate income
but easily within reach IL the sewing
Is done at home.
The new, fine batiste and wolfe
blouses will prove an inspiration to
the lover of dainty needlework.
There are some high-necked models
among them In blouses that are airy
interpretations of the original shirt.
waist. Wash satins In flesh and
white appear among blouses of this
type, embellished with rich hand
made laces and fine sprays of en-
broidery. They are as elegant as the
sheerest fabrics, Crepe de chine
takes its place among these new mod
els of heavier materials and proves
as practical as any of the cotton
weaves. The blouse shown In the pic
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
MUST CLOTHE TO
keep B0DYiWARM
Fuel Regulations Create Demand
for Garments That Are
Comfortable.
HEAVIER FR0CKS IN FASHION
Military Service coats Amono the
Leading Favorites - velours,
serses and veivets Are
Worn In the House.

New York.-The zero hour may have
ended for the army, but it sends q
SILVER Of memory, and prospect
through us. Heatless houses, icy
streets and thin clothes served to re.
duce our vitality so seriously last win.
ter that there are many medical ex-
perts to rise up and say that the dew
astation of influenza was due to these
causes.
We were frozen by nature, fed on
substitutes, made miserable by lack Of
artificial heat, and our nervous resist.
ance, which was called into intense
activity to withstand these three
plaques, has permitted us to fall easy
victims to the fourth and the worst
plague that leaped upon us from the
ocean last autumn.
The war is over, but the cold ap-
proaches. The soldiers need not fear
the zero hour, but the American won.
en- must fear 1t, warns prominent
fashion correspondent. 1t may be that
We will get up cold and go to bed cold
We may eat half-warm meals I'm front
Of half-hearted fires, and have our be.
ing In one small room, with n total dis
regard of the pleasanter amenities Of
life that civilization has led us to be.
ieve are permanent.
This Is not pessimism. It is q retro.
spect of actunlitics. None of us es-
capped suffering last year. The rich
md the poor went down alike under
the presence OF intense cold and lack
Of coal, just as clean and dirty, veal
thy and pauper went down under the
Influenza germ. None were spared
the presence Of danger last year. The
nultlmillionaire lived In one room and
tried to heat Il with whatever sticks
and stones she could buy or borrow, In
the same comfortless way as her sister
Of the submerged tenth.
Warmth is the Fashion.
Let us say that II is the fashion to
wear warm clothes, and the individual
will follow the fashion as the customs
Of country follow Its flag. We move
In herds, and oil the civilization In the
world has not been able to eradicate
this primordial instinct. So when you
90 out to buy your winter outfit, say
to yourself that warmth Is the fashion;
that protection to the body by proper
apparel Is smart; that peltry, velours,
quilted Innings, high shoes, big neck
pieces, NUTS for the hands, and even
loot warmers for the feet, are the very
height Of style.
To dress In transparent clothes is to
show ones self behind the times. To
wear negligible cOstumery that half
covers the body at three o'clock, dur
Ing a blizzard, is to show ones self
unobservant Of the rules Of the game.
And not only must we wear warm
clothes on the street, but they may be
necessary for the house. In fact, It Is
very probable that they will be. There
Is small doubt about II under the new
fuel request, which Is that every room
shall have thermometer, and that
not single thermometer In America
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
WHAT CAM
& a. E bSt

The following news items, sent out
by the Red Cross publicity depart.
ment, will crafty every member of
the greatest Of organizations in
America:
All male employees ut the London
receiving and distributing headquar-
ters Of the American Red Cross are
ex-soldiers discharged for disability.
In one month they packed $4,000
separate articles and shipped 300
bales Of supplies to the front.
At the request of officials of the air
service the American Red Cross Is
providing special comforts for Amer
lean flying men overseas. Uncle Sam
wants his sky sailors to have every
attention.
The fact that Uncle Sam is about
to take Kaiser Bill to the woodshed
has not caused any letup in Red
Cross activities. Red Cross workers
won't take day off until the last
American soldier has been landed on
his own doorstep.
Speaking about scraps Of paper, the
American Red Cross has just handed
the British Red Cross check for So
3s5,OOO.
Mourning brassards as substitute
for regular mourning for relatives Of
men lost in the service have met with
the approval of the bereaved families.
Red Cross divisions have asked head
quarters Tor a total of 10000 Of the
brassards. Parents and willows Of
the men get them free of charge and
other relatives ut cost.
More than one thousand aged and
infirm Belgians from the front.line
areas, many of whom were under
shelliire for months, are being cared
for by the American Red Cross In n
massive old stone building near Mon
treuil, France. The place was for
merry the house Of the Carthuslan
monks.
Three hundred Belgian children are
now comfortably situated in ten.
barrnck colony established near Char
treuse by the American Red Cross.
Scores Of the children were brought
from districts that have been leveled
by the enemy's guns.
Santa Claus, acting rs the agent Of
the American Red Cross. Is going to