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place there now, and they told us of
large supplies of weapons of one kind
and another which they had developed
in France and England and which,
even before they got them in sufficient
quantities manufactured to take them
from the industrial plants to the front.
were superseded by new ideas and had
to be thrown into the scrap head.
They said to US, this is moving
picture; it is something that nobody
can paint and give you an idea of.
1t is not a static thing.
Therefore it became necessary for
us to have eyes there in instant and
immediate communication with us. and
we sent over to France General Per-
shing, and we sent with him not
merely a division of troops-to that
shall refer in a moment-but we sent
with him, perhaps I can safe safely, the
major part of the trained, expert per-
sonnet of the army. You know the
size of the official corps of the regular
army in this country when war broke
out. 1t was pitiful handful of trained
men, and yet it was necessary to di-
vide them up and send over to France
officers of the highest quality so that
/ they would be at the front and see in
the work shops and in the factories
/ and in the war Offices and in the ar.
mics where consultations would take
place Immediately back of the front
so that they could see things with
their own eyes, and send us back the
details by cable every day of the
! changing character of the war.
UNIFORMED Criticism
cat the outset the idea was that
we would be financial and industrial
assistance to our allies during 1918
and l think can probably read from
the Metropolitan Magazine for August
a suggestion which will show what
the current expectation of this country
was. The editor of the metropolitan
Magazine was protesting against what
he believed to be the intention of the
government at that time.
"What ne says we should have done
and I ask your particular attention tt
it, is this:
ave should have strained every en-
ergy to have gotten from $4,000 tt
100000 men to France this year"
In response to a question by Chair
man Chamberlain, the secretary sale
i the United States did not have more
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date military object to be accom-.
plished but l could not get from Great
Britain or France, either one, the &C
tual number of troops they have at
the front. 1t may be that the precau-
ton is necessary, and yet that is the
precaution which military men have
observed.
why did we decide to send some
troops to France in 1917 1t is no
secret. When Marshal Joffre came
to this country from France, when the
British mission came from France,
they told US of a situation which we
had not up to that time fully appre,
ciated, and they said to us: Frankly.
it will cheer us; it will cheer our peo-
pie if you send over some of your
troops. We did send some troops
"At that place we had a choice. We
could have sent over, as Great Britain,
our regular army, and in a very short
preparation have put it into action and
suffered exactly what Great Britain
suffered with her contemplate little
army as it was called by their adver-
sarfes, Our army would have given as
good an account of itself as the Brit
ish army did, but it would have been
destroyed like the British army, and
there would have been no nucleus on
which to build the new army that was
to come over little later, and it was
division.
Affecting Reception by French
Then what happened was that that
regular division went over and the
people of France kissed the hens of
their garments as they marched up
the streets of Paris, the old veterans,
wounded in this war, legless or arm
less, stumping along on crutches, per.
haps, as they went up the streets of
Paris with their arms around the necks
of American soldiers. Not a single
man in that division was unaccompa.
MED by veteran. America had gone
to France and the French people rose
with sense of gratitude and hopeful
ness that had never been in them be.
fore.
''Of course they welcomed the Brit
ish, but their need was not so great
when the British went. OF course they
welcomed the British, but there were
ties between them and us which there
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The German chancellor has told his
people that the darkest hour is jus
before dawn. But sometimes there is
no dawn.
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Senator Penrose says Wilson thinks
the Republicans are dis1oyal unless
they support him unquestioningly,
while he passes the tutriment only
to the Democratic side of the house.
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The most forehanded man this win
ter has developed is the Illinois resi-
dent who uncovered a vein of coal in
his cellar when the shortage came
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We are told that Turkish warships
were defeated. This is nothing new.
That seems to be the main function
of a Turkish warship.
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The fuel shortage has hit Boston
hard, but let 1t be remembered that
beans are but half as high as they
we're this time last year.
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Some of our draft slackers seem to
think that the pen is more comfortable
than the sword.
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-29
Form 1901
pEcE!vEr AT
35DO Govt.
s7 7rgF7R WI " rTrH''stYg
The White House, Washington, DC. !
11l8AOct. %, 1918.
w. P. METCALF,

Albuquerque, n. Mex
Your question whether would be willing depend upon Sen
ator Falls support settling foreign relations easily
swered woud He has given such repeated evidence of
his entire hostility this administration that would be gnor
ING his whole course of action if did No who wishes
sustain me inegenty vote for him that the issue the
voters New Mexico wish upon easily determined
042 AM WOODROW WILSON,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-29

ADVERTISEMENT
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-29

President Wilson by W. P NG", prominent real
nsnahrF support in
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three Iowans. who We're giverl commits
sions as second lieutenants Of, infantry

three Iowans. who were giverl commits
sions as second lieutenants o., infantry,
are l-8@
John II. Collins, Usage: Fred C..
Davis. Madrid, and Claude NJ. Dear
dorff. Malvern.
A number of enlisted men from Iowa
at camps on this side are included in
another list Of newly commissioned
officers. This list includes:
Bruce Il. Kenworthy, Earlham: Roy
Kiser, Iowa City; Ernest =. Knudsen,
Cedar Fails; Allen Wallen, Iowa City.
and Charles l.. Wright. Des. Moincs.
second lieutenants of engineers.
4 Gilbert l.. Berry. Iowa City; John w.
McGrath. Dubuque. second lieutenants
air service.
Carl r. Olsen, Creston. second lieu
tenants Quartermastcr corps.
Other Iowans commissioned are:
Clarence r. Farmer Camp Dodge.
second lieutenant adjutant generals
department.
Emil H. Flindt, Clinton. second lieu
tenant field artillery.
Drs. Patrick Il. keefe, Sioux City.
William f. Lyon. Garden Grove, and
Christian ii. Hermann, Jr., Amana. first
lieutenants medical corps: Revs Frank
NJ. Caughey, Coin, and James L.
Whalen, Cresco, chapiains with rank
of first lieutenant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05

AS an evidence OF the inducements to
thrift in niatrimony. the returns of
married men, making due deduction for
joint returns of husband and wife, in
dtcated their wealth at more than five
times that OF single men as shown by
their returns. the former bearing n cor
responding burden of the tax except for
exemption in the $4,000 to $4,000 class
amounting to about per cent of their
total income reported.
Altho for the country at large. the re-
turns of single men were double those
of single women, the six New England
states were conspicuous exception
too rule. The total income reported by
single men in that section exceeded by
barly 10 per cent the total income Of
single women. bearing testimony either
to the superior Independence and earn
ing capacity OF the New England women
or reluctance to share inherited riches
In matrimony. The District Of Column
bia and Hawaii were also conspicuous
In that respect, showing about equal
returns for single men and women.
A striking eccentricity in the report
is the return in the skilled and unskilled
labor classee of twenty two incmoes
above the $4,000 mark. i've OF them
being above $4,000 Two hundred and
eighty labor returns were above $4,000
-Four commercial travellers showed in
comes of over 800. 900. as did two sa-
loon keepers. one professional sports
man. eighteen hotel proprietors and
twenty-five insurance agents. Actors,
singers and musicians to the number
OF 914 showed n total income OF $11,-
$4,000. a neat average OF over $4,000
and possibility to stimulate the other
10000 not making returns. Five Of
these incomes were over $15O.000. In
the class of authors, editors and re-
porters there were is incomes of better
than $780, and two above $500. 900.
Twelve ministers Of the gospel showed
incomes Of more than $4,000.
The legal profession earned the great
est incomes among professions. altho
the average incomes among engineers
was higher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05

OF the $4,000 manufacturers in the
country in 1916. one In every ten made
returns. paying a total of IL per cent
of the tax: of the merchants, one in
ten made returns. paying 12.5 per cent
of the tax: of commission brokers In
all fields. one in five. paying s per cent;
real estate brokers, one in four. paying
0.S3 per cent: lawyers and judges, ono
in five, paying 2.5 per cent: mine own
ers and operators, one in six, paying
per cent. One farmer in about every
four hundred made returns. paying an
aggregate of one per cent of the tax,
one teachers in every two hundred. ono
clergyman in about every seventy five.
The three states reporting the great
est total income were. In the order Of
their returns. New York. Pennsylvania
and Illinois. New York, with nearly
two billion, reported almost third Of
the total returns. This. however. is
not an accurate indication Of the actual
wealth of a state, for persons file re-
turns wherever they reside regardless
Of where their investments or proper
ties are. It is a fairly accurate indi-
cation, however, Of where that much
incomes Is spent
+, The net personal income reported in
1915 totaled $4,000. 900 900, an increase
Of $1,000. 000.00 over 1913, or about 40
per cent.
Corporate returns for 1915 showed q
total net incmoe Of IS, 700. coo 900, an in
crease of more than three billions over
1916 and sve billions over 1914. or moro
than 100 per cent. OF the $4,000 cor
porations reporting. 40 per cent showed
no net earning. which, however. was .
lower percentage than in preceding
years.
or the s172.00o,000 corporate tax COLI
lected. 17.5 per cent Of It was drawn
from public utilities. Is per cent from
iron and steel production. and per
cent from mineral operations The re-.
mainder came largely from miscel-
laneous manufacturing Industries,
banking and insurance companies, and
merchandising companies
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TWICE CITED FOR BRAVERY.
Prof. Stephen n. Bush. Of Iowa City,
Wins Praise Of Froneh.

Wins Praise Of Frensh.
Special to Ttn:es- Republican
Iowa City. Aug. 5.-Eor the second
time Prof Stephen II Bush. OF the uni
versity of Iowa, has been cited for
bravery BY the French government This
citation was the text of q lengthy caplc
gram from French headquarters to the
national council OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
and to Mrs. Bush of Iowa City. Other
Y NJ. c. A. workers in the same divi-
sion with Professor Bush also have
been cited.
The cablegram received by Mrs Bush
states that the American NJ. c A.
workers attached to the Moroccan dlyi-
sions displayed heroism under rre'
Gays the message. for four days at a
time. helped the wounded. saved the
fallen from death by shell fire and
aerial bombs, and carried food and
water. The French medical officers
paid glowing tributes to these men and
insist on the Foyer du Saidat (Y. NJ. c.
A. huD men being with them constant
ly. The men act also as Interpreters.
5 ii. Bush. of Iowa City. Is cited for
courage and tenacity in bringing in
wcupded over exposed places. The
escape Of these men was miraculous.
The French are devoted to them and
are gaining high opinion of Americans
thru oontac with them" This was the
CAST of the cablegram
To Mrs. Bush. C. H. Htbb.rd, ex-
ecutive secretary OF the war work coun-
ell of the Y. NJ. oEs A., writes: "1he
conduct of men Of Ehe caliber of Mr..
Bush will give the M. C. A. a place
in the memory of those taking part in
the great conflict. Please accept my
congratulations"
Professor Bush is head OF the depart
ment of romance languages Mt the uni
versity and has been on leave OF alb
sence in France since Christmas, In
March he was officially attached to the
Moroccan divisions. who are French
soldiers. 50 called because they dis
tinguished themselves in the Moroccan
war Professor Bush has written that
ne has men Of four Municipalities in his
division. and that he has been COM
PEELED to learn the Arabian language.
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pounding Of the German fire.
Another bit of training the tank man
has had Is the use Of sthe compass and
just as a lesson demonstrating the rea-
son for this they have been given the
experiences Of handling the tanks at
night. when the analogy between these
land warships and those of the sea il
seen.
Attic, the Americans have been
trained in British tanks it Is not ex-'
pected they will find any trouble what
ever in operating the newer and
heavier machines from the United
States. The differences between the
two tanks are technical and have to do
with the mechanism but they are not
radical. The fighting and operating
principles are the same and it has been
explained to the Americans that the
man who can handle one can handle the
other. much as the pilot of one make OF
automobile can easily learn to drive
another type.
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ican tank the best features Of those now
useG by the British and the + rench, so
have the instructors of the personnel
been scrupulously careful to inculcate
the most advantage ous methods of Of
Tense and defense.
Further cause for believing the
American tank corps will live up to the
estimate or the British instructors is
the character OF its personnel. both
men and officers. They are carefully
selected men. picked from the thou
sands who volunteered when the call
for tank men was made. Two base
requisites were insisted upon; first,
every man must be physically Mt, and,
second, temperamentally, adaptable
The training every man has received
has meant either that he is delivered to
the commanders at the front as a won-
derfully efficient unit or is mercilessly
thrown out Of the service. He Is then
turned over to the fighting force as an
expert mechanic, o man drilled in the
operation Of both machine guns and
heavier ordnance, tactician and
strategist. and. finally. MS man with
no evidence Of nerves"
British trainers at tho little country
town where the Americans have been
coached have been careful to explain
to the men. as they weeded out the
unfit and those not temperamentally
suitable, that only the best can be used.
There is perhaps no branch Of the army
service that makes a greater demand
on the physical endurance Of the man
than the tank service, and certainly
none calculated to test the nerves more,
for within the very small fighting space
there is combined the roar Of the heavy
ordnance. the rattle of the machine
guns, the acrid smell Of burning pow
der. and the suffocating fumes of burn
ing oil and gasolene. Into this rittle
space, no more than eight feet long. and
four or FIVE wide and with ceiling
30 low that a man can not stand up
right there is crowded the crew.
The actual experience of the British
instructors, many of whom were in the
first tanks used in the war; have been
reproduced in the most minute detail
for the instruction of the Americans.
Little has been left to the imagination;
the practical has been substituted for
the theoretical. Huge shell holes. not
dug out with pick and shovel but blast
ed by mines as tho by the German
shells. have torn up the training field;
trenches identical with those that mark
the battlef1elds Of France and other OBJ
structions that tanks encounter have
been built and 1t is over these that the
Americans have been drilled until, in
the opinion Of their instructors. they
are prepared to take their places on
the line.
I Practical problems of getting out of
tight places have been provided. and
in anticipation of some of the predica-
ments that may be encountered careful
instruction in recognizance work has
been given. Strenuous, work in target
practice has been daily schedule. In
deed almost the only experience not We
undergone by the Americans is the
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First American 1'ark
Battalion Srnt to
Fighting Front
Correspondence Associated Press.l

Correspondence Associated Press.1
With the American Army in England.
July 2S.--Anot,er consignment of
American manpower that might be
labelled Made In Englanl" is ready for
shipment to the western front. It is the
personnel Of tho first American tank
battalion.
Trained by veterans ,f the British
tank service, and equipped with the
most modern Of the land warships, the
new force is expected Ito give an ex-
cellent account OF itself. The British
coaches Of the American crews have
expressed their approval of the manner
in which the pupils have adapted them
selves to the operation OF the machines
and. unless they are mistaken, the men
whose training in England is just being
completed will be given enviable roles.
Their machines have the best points of
botly the British and French tanks and
the training Of the men has been in
the light Of experience already. gained
by the fighters of France and England.
To every man in the American outfit
there have been impaired the stories of
mistakes made in the early history of
tank warfare. Enlisted men and off,
GERS have been told what to do and
what not to do; all their admonitions
have been based not on theory but on
actual experience, gained in the face
Of German fire. loosed always upon the
slightest intimation that the.tanks are
numbering to the front.
But as reminder. perhaps. that the
enemy's fire is seldom effective is the
insignia adopted for the American tank
corps-two salamanders, crawling crea-
lures that worm their way unframed
thru the flame and smoke
1t Is expected that because Of the ex-
cellence OF the weapon with which it
will fight and the training it has under
gone the American contingent will
prove itself exceptionally efficient: for.
even as the American engineers have
been careful to combine in the Amer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
1lmEs-kEruHll,AN, MAkstALLrowN IOWA AUGUST s. 1918
Wealthy Carry Burden Of Income Tax

Washington, Aug. 5.-Of the $l73,-
100000 personal income-tax collected
for the fiscal year 1915, investors and
spectators In all fields shouldered just
one-third of the burden, labor .0S6 per
cent of it, and the remainder came from
the multitudinous ranks Of those who's.
incomes were classed as derived from
business" and services"
Embraced within the latter classes
Is every calling from that OF banker
to the farmer with scant acre, and,
IN the profession. from the practitioner
of international law to the modest
chiropodist.
Ninety per cent OF the total tax was
derived from those fulsomc incomes OF
more than $4,000. 1.66 per cent from
those of the $500 class and less, altho
the latter constituted more than third
Of the total $4,000 returns. The high
est average Nte Of tax actually paid
upon net income subject TO tax was Il. 8
per cent. which fell upon the highest
Income class OF $4,000, 900 and over
only ten individuals. however. bore
the burden of that rate. They contri-
huted sla,0c0.0o0 to the total tax. The
average rate OF tax paid declined thru
the income classes to minimum OF
,2s per cent for. the $4,000 to $4,000
class.
Although incomes of 100000 and
nore constituted only 1.5 per cent OF
the total number OF returns. they paid
nearly three-fourths OF the total tax
Property income from took bonds
rents. royalties and all money working
sources-consttuting nearly one half OF
the net total of six billion dollars re-
ported. even in the fact OF the exemp-
ton OF all dividends. amounting to ex-
actly third OF the total net income
returned. bore nearly It's rroportionars
one-hak Of the total tax because of the
much higher proportion OF property
incomes in the returns OF the higher in
come classes. paying the heavier rates
OF tax. Incomes from business" and
service" footed the remainder Of the
tax bill
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
SPEAKS FROM BARN WINDOW.
Dance Halted That Merrynakers May
Hear War Address.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls,s Aug. 5.--Prof. Macy
Campbell, of teachers college. carried
his message OF Saving for victory. to
new heights Saturday night when he
addressed a patriotic gathering from a
large window in barn. forty feet
above ground.
Professor Campbell. who is state head
for war savings education was told
Their was large crowd assembled at a
barn dance near Dunkerton who would
hear his message of patriotism. When he
arrived he found the big haymow filled
with a crowd of men and women.
while an equally large crowd stood
outside. Improvising platform in the
large window near the roof. Professor
Campbell mounted his lofty perch and
spoke to both crowds at one time. De-
spite his lofty platform. Professor
Campbells message did not go "over
their heads" as scores Of war savings
accounts were started at the close of
the talk. 5t