The Benson signal., 1918-05-18

The committee on public informatica
has made public editorial comment Il
the German press on the revelations
In the Reichstag main committee 10
connection with Investigations of thS
Daimler Motor Works. 1t was show.1
that the Daimler company was earni,-y
173 per cent, profit per annum, tie
cOmpany's sworn statement placia.g
the profits at II per cent. and white
the company wns earning 4OOOO0.Gs
marks monthly in excess of its pea::aH
time :,rof1ts 1t had threatened to Sc
duce output unless higher prices wtxe
paid. The Berlincr Tageblatt I4I>-
eraD, said:.
"EEergetic action Of the authorities
And the Reichstag Is demanded. SG.h
unterorises as the Daimler firm .re
hot compelled to submit books for in
specNon, while every little trader satl-
Ing vegetables must show his PROFITS.
We demand government cOnfiscaxOn
of illegal profits and, If necessary.
state control"
vtrwaerts Government Socialsyt),
said:
'Yhe Rainier revelations will haedly
occasion the same surprise In finaR.iai
circzes as among the masses. Che
Daimler company's purpose was n:t to
deceive the financial world. but the
authorities, so that its real psoflts
might he kept from the public's kkowl-
nG< No r0Rknn0d
ths commercial ignorance Of the gov
ernment and this experience $aows
that such reliance Is usually JUSTIFIED"
Attention of fertilizer mnnuf> :tur-
ere and dealers has again been called
to fine necessity Of taking out fu,ieral
licenses.
All fertilizer manufacturers, iiclud-
Ing mixers. even though their out.
put may be small. are required t. take
out licenses. Agents and dealers do
ing exclusively retail business,
whose gross sales do not amtAInt to
more than 100000 year. are got re-
qnired to take out licenses or Il make
applications fsr blanks. Howe2ar. any
retail dealer or agent whoss gross
sales amount to more than : 100000
and who does not apply for :icense,
is liable under the provisiOns of the
act Of congress providing for S.e gov
ernmental control Of the industry.
Application for license shanld be
made to the law department license
division, United States food *siminis-
tration, Washington, d. G.
American soldiers and sailors in Ger
man prison camps prior to S.prll IL,
1918, will not be deprived IL their
rights to war-risk insurance because
of inability to make personal appiica-
tion. provided such application Is made
In their behalf.
According to statement BY the sec
retnry Of the treasury, applications for
insurance may be made ia t1half Of
such prisoners by persons within the
permitted class Of benefciav lies un-
der the military and naval Insurance
law. This class includes wife. child.
parent. brother. or sister. Application
should be made to the bureau Of war
risk insurance. at WashingtoA, D. C.
The health of troops in tbs United
States continues very good, according
to a recent report to the surElon gen.
eral of the army by the diy,sion Of
field sanitation. Admission nonef-
fective and death rates are slmewhat
higher than last report. due sAlefly to
prevalence Of influenza and s.fonchitis
with eomplicating pneumonia in many
Of our northern camps.
National Guard camps, az a group,
continue with remarkably ;xw rates
Very few new cases Of m.Asles and
meningitis have occurred.
National army camps Continue to
have high sick rates as com cared with
camps Of other groups though the
rates are lower than last report. Scat
tering cases Of measles are reported
from all camps.
Field and garden seed ere uncondi.
tionnlly exempted from a. embargoes,
according to the departI>2nt OF agri-
culture. Instructions are Issued to oil
railroads to do everything possible to
expedite the movement IT sead.
Over 100000 applicatirns for insur-
ance by officers and ec4isted men OF
the naval service had been filed by
March 81. The average amount Of In
surance on each policy vas about ST.
300. making a total Of more than 81
,OO,OOOOOO. Payment2 on war-risk
allotments are now aLAlt 81 900, 900 q
month.
Wednesday, April 3, Yas peak day
in sales Of war savings stamps. when
S4,12O932 was recorded at the treas
ury for the days receipts from stamp
sales.