The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-30


them and the ways OF combating
them. The submarines, In addition 10
sinking n number OF steamers and at-
lacking others. in some eases only Z
few miles from the harbor of New
York. also destroyed considerable
number OF fishing vessels on New Eng
land. Several fights with these u-boats
were reported and IL was believed that
NJ least one Of them was sunk. What
WIS believed to be gus attack on
the coast guard station and lighthouse
on Smiths island. South Carolina, 10
which several men were overcome, has
not yet been explained though the
theory that the poison gas came from
submarine was discarded. Presun-
ably the fact that our naval vessels
are pretty busy on convoy duty accounts
for the comparative Immunity OF these
U-boats along the Atlantic coast.
The steady decline OF the German
submarine campaign Is emphasized by
the ofiiciai reports On slnkings and
shipbuilding for July. The allied and
neutral shipping sunk during the month
amounted to 2T0.O00 tons. compared
with 534.S39 tons sunk In July. 1917.
During the month the allied nations
constructed tonnage In excess Of
$4,000 to that destroyed by enemy OPP
erations.
The ADMINISTRATORS man power blu
extending the draft age to eighteen
and forty-fiye years was reported To
the senate Thursday and that body
| prepared To take II up and act on II
speedily. Chairman Chamberlain In
reporting the measure said General
March told the military affairs com
mittee that he believed 100000 Amer
leans under one commander could 20
through the German lines whenever
they pleased and that IL the ages are
fixed as asked. the voluntary enlist
ment system automatically ends. He
1 also said all the men called for active
service under the amended act would
be In France by next June. The new
American war program. II was re-
venled. calls for 50 divisions. or about
100000 men. In France and Is more
divisions In training In America. by
June 80. 1910.
Mr.. Chamberlain told the senate
that President Wilson's program called
for concentration of American forces
on the western front. including Italy.
and that, the theory Of the fghting In
the future Is that we must force the
issue and win on the western front.
The bill as reported contains work
or fight provision to which organized
labor. through Samuel Gompers. has
filed emphatic objection.
The immediate need for more fight
Ing men induced the president To issue
on "Wednesday a proclamation calling
for the registration. on August "a. Of
all young men who shall have become
twenty-one years OF sge between June 8
last and that day. This extra enroll
ment. IL Is believed. will include about
10000 men. one-half OF whom are ~
for military duty.
Chairman Kitchin and other MEM
beers Of the house ways and means
committee being welded 10 the idea
tina, the best way TO raise more rev.
enpe IL To increase the excess profits
tax. rather than to impose war prof.
It's tax. Secretary of the Treasury Me-
Adoo was compelled TO 30 before the
committee with mass of figures &c
sustain bis contention that the war
profits tax method is the best and only
fair one. In reply to kischin's asssr-
.ion that war profits tax was "oniy
camouhsge 10 let out the big fellows"
the secretary produced figures 10 show
that In a great majority of cases the
war profits tax would fall more heay-
lily on the large concerns than would
the excess profits tax. which. IL fixei
az 50 per cent as the committee pro
posed. he said would touch not more
, than one Of the large corporations. He
p fayors the continuance OF the existing
excess profits tax. with corrections but
, without Increase. He also urged heav'
; | Ter ieyies on unearned Incomes than
, on earned incomes. and the imposition
r OF tax upon servants as luxurfes.
T The secretary impressed on TIE
committee the necessity OF passing tie
: new revenue bin before September -,
= the date set for launching the fourth
: Liberty loan campaign. saying that
3 further delay would jeopar'iize the
ability of the treasury 10 sell sufficient
treasury certificates TO finance II 10
Z the Intervals between the Liberty
: loans. In Washington most OF the de-
q lay In passing the measure Is expect
, ed To develop In the senats- ;