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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06

DR.. John N. MetaXa, friend Of Pre-
mier VenizelOs of Greece, arrives In
New York and issues an appeal to the
American people in behalf OF 3,OOo0OO
Greeks now unuer despotic foreign
rule.
More than 10000 airplanes were
made in America during the war.
Major William Thaw, American ace,
has been promoted to lieutenant colo
nel
Philadelphia uses more coal than all
France, says an ;rmy officer just re-
turned.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation
will cancel contracts for $50 wooden
vessels.
Hotel men throughout the United
States are urged to tght the cut in
telephone rates ordered by BurIeson.
Condition of Kansas wheat crop is
placed at 90 per cent Of ten year aver
age compared with 70 for last year.
Nine persons ate turkey and fiXin's
in giant Handley-Paige bombing
plane $500 feet over Elizabeth, n. J.
Officers training schools close Feb
ruary 10.
William Hardwick, a recluse in the
mountains near Pagosa Springs, Colo,
apparently never heard of the world
war, according to Deputy United
States Marshal w. J. NJ. McClelland,
who has returned to Denver from that
district.
Amendments cutting down the 1920
revenue bill to $4,000,C00000 were sub
mitted to the Senate Finance Commit
tee.
Shipbuilding labor decided to ask for
new statement of policy by United
States Shipping Board Oh after war
conditions.
The big Hopewell plant of the Du-
Pont Powder Company in Virginia is
to be closed owing to the government
cancelling contracts
The number Of navy men killed dur
ing the war was 1,233, so Surgeon Cen
eral Braisted told the House Commit
tee OH Naval Affairs.
Hard coal miners are in great de-
mand, and those who left for war work
in other plants will be taken back TO
the mines as they apply.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06
TAX Rates FOR 1920
Income lmpost s Per Cent. in
Place of Present IL Per Cent.
Plan Before Senate Committee Is to
Reduce Inposts to Fit
$4,ooo,oO0,00o Limit.

Washington. - The 1920 plan Of
financing government expenditures
was submitted to the Senate Finance
Committee by Senator Simmons. Ac-
ton was deferred until members of
the committee have had fuller oppor-
tunity of studying the changes in the
tax rates proposed.
The plan embodies cutting the in
come tax rate for individuals, the in
come tax rate on corporations and the
excess profits rates in such manner as
to limit the collections to not more
than $4,000000,Q00.
Here are the new rates suggested
for the 1920 bill:
l. Individual income tax:
A normal income rate Of per cent.
with the provision that on the first
$4,000 Of income, after deductions have
been made, the rate shall be only 1
per cent. In the pending bill the nor
NAL rate is y per cent, and per cent
on the first $4,000.
2. Corporation income tax:
A rate of 8 per cent. on the net in
come of corporations in place of the II
per cent. now imposed.
8. Excess profits tax:
A rate Of 90 per cent. on the amount
of net income not In excess Of 20 per
cent. of the invested capital, and 40 per
cent. on the amount in excess of 20 per
cent. of the invested capital, and 40
per cent. on the amount in excess Of
20 per cent. The pending bill provides
for so per cent. on the income below
20 per cent. and 60 per cent. on the eE-
cess, with the added tax Of so per cent.
on war profits the so per cent. Tax
will 60 out Of the 1920 bill.
The experts Of the treasury depart
ment will be asked to go over these
rates very carefully to see whether
they will accomplish the reduction
which Secretary McAdoO says should
be made in this years bill so that busi-
ness may know to Il certainty how
much will be required of ii during 1870
in the way of taxes.
A new provision to permit deduc-
tions should taxpayer discover that
during the taxable year 1919 or 1920
that he sustained Il loss during the pre-
ceding taxable year, or has sustained
a substantial loss resulting from any
material reduction Of the value Of the
inventory for the preceding taxable
year, was adopted.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06
ESSENCE OF ALI.
CURRENT Affairs
q Summary for Busy Readers
of The Significant loings
of the Day.
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
Progress Of the World in General.
Legislative Activities at the Ma
lions capital-Ncws From EV-
cry Corner OF the Country:
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
PEACE BULLETINS

There is ample warrant from hlGh
officials in Washington for the state
mcnt that the whole course, plan anu
strategy of the war on the Westelh
front were changed us the result OF 'ii
interview among Generals Pershlng.
Foch and Haig some few days Deiore
June % last.
wlo impression is growing among
those who have talked with President
Wilson about the peace conference
that The American delegation VIII De
limited 10 three members, and specuia-
ton over the personnel has about mar
rowed down to these names: koDefL
lansing. secretary of state; Henry.
White. ambassador 10 France ana 10
lfaIy under the Mckinley administra-
ton. and Colonel L. N. House.
Herbert Hoover is working hafd
over the question of feeding the allies
and Germany, but rations for the enc
my ppople depend on the developments
in their country in the near future.
Germany is releasing 100000 pris-
oners Of war, and about 2oO,OOo VIII
BASS through the lines of the American
Third Army. Excellent arrangements
nrr being made for their comfort.
President Wilson's close advisers are
>urging him to answer his critics win
statement of his purposes, ana II IS
nrobabIe he will do so. 1t is announc-
Il,
of the peace conference VIII not oe
censored.
4 League of Natio ! Is likely 10 De
one of the first subjects discussed at
the peace congress- before terrltorlai
questions are taken up. Topics OF IN
ternational law and geographical con-
s.dcluti0ns are being arranged for the
use of Colonel House and the Ameri-
can delegates.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06
s1o,ooo,ooo STEEL POOL.
wenty-eight Independent Companies

Twenty-eight Independent Companies
to Unite for Export Trade.
. New York.-The first definite step
in the formation of an export corpora.
ton for the Independent steel com.
panies was taken at a meeting Of rep.
resentatives of twenty-eight companies
here. A committee was chosen 10
form and manage the proposed export
company, which, according to preliml.
nary plans will be capitalized at $10,.
100000 and will be known as the Inde-
pendent Steel Products Corporation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06

Kaiser Accused OF Stealing Treasure.
London-When the former Kaiser
fed from Germany he annexed not
only his personal property, but stores
of gold, silver and securities belonging
to Germany. Several months before
his flight The Kaiser, while processing
liberal sentiments, sent the treasure to
neutral countries, insuring its passage
by fraudulent statements to the Ger
man customs.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06
BAVARIA BREAKS WITH PRUSSIA.

Berlin Deceives People, Is Charge of
Southern Province.
London. = The republic Of Bavaria
has broken diplomatic relations with
Berlin, 'because Of the continuation
of the deception of the people by the
Berlin government"
The break between Bavaria and Ber-
lin has been threatening for days. At
the federal conference in the PruS
sian capital Kurt Eisner, Bavarian
president, openly foreshadowed that it
would come
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06
WARNS OF "BoLsHEvIK GERM,

Berlin Savant Says Bacillus viii In
feet Allies Troops.
Copenhagcn.-"All Europe will be
set aflame when the allied troops come
back from Germany, infected with the
Bolshevik bacillus" writes Professor
Hollmann of the University of Berlin
in the newspaper Politiken, which was
published in a recent issue and caused
great surprise.
Professor Holman SneerS at the
revolution of the Berliners, calling 1t a
farcial melodrama.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-12-06
TAKE GERMAN GENERALS GOLD.
Berlin Soldiers Seize Booty of Macken.
sen and STAFF.

sen and star.
Zurich.-Field Marshal Won Macken.
sen. who commanded the German
troops operating in Rumania, on his
return to Berlin had in his possession
69OOOOOO marks in gold and notes,
according to the Zeltung of Augsburg,
Bavaria. His staff carried stocks OF
provisions for their families. Picket
soldiers at the railroad station con-
fscated everything, the newspaper
adds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09

1900 can have small standing at home
judging from the comparatively limited
number OF people who think it worth
reading, and paying for. But it is a
good enough Morgan until after cleo
ton" for the booze interests. They
grabbed at its utterly foundationless
attack on Temperance and are spending
their money to circulate its assertions
(which would be crazy If they were not
viciously and calculatedly false.
1t Is the way of the liquor interests
No lie is too palpably false, no abuse
too vicious for them to grasp and cir
culate. The liquor interests are the
saloon interests and their methods the
saloon methods. An are tarred with
the came stick Of shamelessness and
degeneration. That Is one reason why
those who are not opposed to the use
Of stiinuiants personally find them
selves digusted with the gang as was
Falstaff with the ragamufrins and
thieves he refused to march thru
Coventry.
The booze interests, attempting to
smirch the patriotism Of the prohibi-
tionists have only succeeded in spread
ing yellow paint on their own doors.
There Is an utter lack Of patriotism as
Of honesty and good sense in the
effort.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
THe NEW D RI ORDERS.

Henceforth the United States soldier
entering the services will be drafted
man. Voluntary enlistments have been
abolished. Also civilians will not be
accepted for officers training, camps.
The man between Is and .45-if the
administration program goes thru con-
Eresswill have to stand his chance in
the draft. He can not enlist. Neither
can he seek an onicer's position. The
ofhcersf training camps will be recruit
Cd from the enlisted men. And that
sesms right. II any should be given
nlrpt 50 st such promotion the man
q - O. service should have the
ES Those who held OF think
y II the draft ages were In
g eRsed they would dash for training
camp and thus escape the ranks are
thus facing what to them viii be a
serious disappointment. However, there
- no occasion for general sympathy
and sorrow over his plight If he wait.
ed until he had to $50 he should take
the same chance with others who wait
ed to be drafted.
a very good reason for the order
exists, II the draft is to be extended
according to the instructions Of the adj
ministration enlistments of those who
would be anxious to avoid CONSUMPTION
and to select the branch of service they
most favored would tear Industrial
forces to shreds. Industry is certain
to suffer seriously at best. With the
extension Of the draft ages many viii
be taken whose services have been
counted upon in the calculations made
by all businesses. The result il enlist
ments were to be permitted would be
disastrous if merely from the fact that
thousands of men would rush to yolun.
teer who otherwise may remain at their
tasks until needed and called.
The best thing any and all Of us can
DO Is to make all possible arrangements
IN order that the effect of the new leg
islation, shall cause as little embar-
rassment as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
Billy Bunny and His Friends
[By David Cory.]

But, oh dear me! The two little
rabbits, Uncle Lucky and Billy Bunny,
the Yellow Dog Tramp and the Fiddler
Grasshopper hadn't gone very tar in
the Lucaiyuiobile when the roaring
mad bull l told you about in the story
before this started after them. My
goodness me, how ne did run! He put
his head close to the ground so that
his horns stuck right out in front Of
him like a COW catcher, and his eyes
got as red as fire, and the breath came
out Of his nostrils like steam from q
locomotive When it's angry because
the engineer won't ring the bell and
start UP the rain.
''Oh, dearest mel" said the old gen
tleman rabbit, looking back and over
the top of his goggles, If that angry,
roaring bull ever catches us he'll just
ruin my old wedding stovepipe hat
And l guess he was right, for pretty
soon that dreadful bull came closer
and closer until one Of his horns
touched the back of the LuclSymobile.
"Oh, dear, and oh, dear!" said Billy
Bunny. something must be done in q
hurry" So he opened his knapsack
e-iiA WIN ouI d iiltie In poS Oh pep
per, and then he leaned over the back
seat and tpeppered that roaring, rear
ing dreadful bull right on his nose.
and in less time that / can take to
tell it to you. he began to sneeze and
every time he. sneezed he blew the
Lucllymobile ahead more than mile,
and after he had sneezed thirteen
times, why, the Luckymobile was out
of sight, and the two little rabbits the
Yellow Dog Tramp and the grass
hopper who played tunes on hts left
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
NJ --aocks COULD TALK.
ocks in the rye field !,

sc ochS IN the rye held were to
Coll TIL one another they would
be saying:
How dye feel now that you are
respectable? Amt; it grand and
glorious feelin' that we are going out
% be honest bread instead of copper
distilled murder material?
The outlook is fine. Maybe we'll get
across to the fighting men on the front
line and do our bit there, PERHAPS
Wen drop into some hungry French or
Italian village where only the women
ana the children are left to brink new
hope and strength to those who wait
and work until the war Il over. Maybe
one Of the. boys who threshed from this
vary held last year win cut big slice
Of US and remember how the rye turned
out on the old farm 1000 miles away
and how little he thought that time
that he'd be eating rye bread With a
met. BIT on his knee on the other side
Of the world. Perhaps wen feed 1 hos
pital. Maybe some surgeon in his Bit
ter work Of mercy will grab and eat US
IN sandwich between his blood
mercies. Sounds good to be decent
and have decent outlook doesn't it!
Why we used to be outside the pale.
most Of US. They used to make
whiskey out OF us. We carried sting
instead of strength to those who used
Us. We brought poverty and death
instead of happiness.
We DESTROYED men and .debauched
women. We were little better, than
Huns We were ashamed Of our COM
pany.
Strange that war should be needed
TO q teach men that rye grows for food
instead of poison. How does it come
that they were SO long finding it out?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Wait Mason
NUTS.

used TO mold that there
or bugs We're won't to chase inside my dome endless
affairs IN dned land dispatches branded
anarchy meath Russs flag and felt brain
never viii get wise swear all that's there
find eew to Rna before I'm thru
in my
padded The children
ubbernecks
rise frenzed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09

us
these children must be from families
entirely without means in order that
they may come under its beneficial pro-
visions. Our Iowa mother could not
take advantage Of 1t until all her saw
fngs had been spent: then. if she still
needed help, it stood there to aid her.
So it is withmost Of the laws, in this
and other states, that are aimed to heir
the poor. The family that they helr
must first be broke" II they have q
savings account the state is not con.
cerned about them. Evidently they viii
have to get their satisfaction out OF
this situation In the fact that they are
getting along without the help Of the
state But it ought to throw some
protection around that bank account
and the subject Of how. to do it de-
serves the thoughtful consideration Of
our legislators
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
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blai cs1elavs. st. Aldsmar Com
MandSsy, Ne. 81 X. r, Tuesday, Aug.
y. IA. School instruction. Mem
llllN ~ requested to be present. J. =.
i tedessok. commander: !. Z. Forbes,
eelmn1nder.
eENTNAL CHAPTER, No. q, Q. z.
q exular meeting "wednesday eve-
I lll Ar II. O'Clock for business
s1efs. Archer Walton, secretary: Mrs.
Cora Wiley, W, II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
We'll, Wall

"Mr. Bakers comment on the recent
and present, battering OF the crown
princes army by General Foch's
French and American troops was:
1T Is fortunate that our people are
accepting this success with a true
measure Of its significance. It Is, OF
course. cause for congratulation and
rejoicing, but would by no means JUS
t1fy any relaxation OF our efforts. It
means that we must redouble our
efforts.
"Redouble our efforts" Is pretty good
for our pacffst secretary of war;
WHAT can the gentleman mean by such
truculent words. when everybody
knows that in, the sanctunis Of the
hostiles Mr.. Baker is set down as
white livered, chicken hearted and al
together wisAy- washy. And how. he
wants to ."redouble our efforts" The
idea! And he even ADVISES an extern
edon4o the draft age back to IS and
forward to IS years. II he were not q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
Topics u the Times

? IS.
Thfeshing time on the British from,
also. Six miles advance and 1000 pris-
oners. Let's be sure that the thresher-
men have liberal allowance Of flou,
and sugar for the crew..
Two men who attempted to dispose
Of liberty bonds stolen fr6m bank
have been unprecedented. You see, the
man who holds his bonds always ha.
the best of It.
II the packers do as well under gov
eminent control as the railroads they
surely ought to be satisfied and even
content with the prospect.
y An Amsterdam report says that
works hard" At that he
doesn't seem to be getting ahead very
fast.
How about that student nurse en-
listment? Going to wait to be drafted1
Also il an ls-year-old Is old enough
to hxht Tor his country isn't no old
enough to vote for his oounny's welfare
as he sees 1T
About the only happy Germans arr
the forty odd thousand prisoners cap
tured In the allied drive.
Suppose tho bolshevili declares wal
on Japan, what's declaration Of wal
more or less nowadays?
OF course the new draft win hurt u.
some. but a ten-year war would hurt
worse.
II backing up six miles q day IL the
German idea OF preparing for new
offensive" let's hope they stick to it q
far an Berlin. s
Perhaps he isn't . man without a
country. but Hearst seems to b man
without q friend. unless you want t.
count Arthur Brisbans. and Art ha.
his reasons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
hind leg with his right wing were
safe as safe could be.
Now children dear, If ever
A bull goes chasing you,
Just take along a pepperbox
And shake it on his cue.


OF course, II he isn't Chinese bull
you can't shake 1t on his cue. But if
he's Just an ordinary everyday pasture
grazing bull. dump a little pepper on
his nose. But don't try to do this I'M
less he's chasing you In an automobile.
We'll, that was a lucky escape,
said the Yellow Dog Tramp. But,
goodness me! There's 80 much pepper
in the air l will have to put on my
gas mask" And then, would you be
lieve 1t, he pulled a gas mask out from
under the rear seat and put 1t on
THAT isn't gas mask" said the
grasshopper; its a nuzAe!" And
then the Yellow Dog Tramp looked
very foolish. for he saw he had made
a dreadful mistake.
Well, after that they all rode along
very quietly for many mile, until
they came to little green house by
the roadside where porcupine lived
So they all got out of the Luclymo-
bile and knocked at the door.
What do you, want?" asked Mr.
Porcupine, and he stuck out all his
quilts till he looked like a cushion full
of needles.
Il need some gasolene for my
Luckynobile," said the old gentleman
rabbit. So the porcupine gave the
Luckymobile nice drink of gasalene
and after that the little rabbits drove
away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
a YELLOW ATTEMPT

A reprint from the Buffalo Enouirer
Is being circulated in a blind envelone.
The reprint is presumably from the
editorial IF that newspaper and headed
Is Prohibition German Propaganda ~
While the envelope gives no statement
as who sent OF whence 1t came as
matter Of course it is being circulated
by the liquor interests
As a matter of good public policy
the man or men who endeavor to tag
the prohibitory movement az German
propaganda should be interned as puu-
lie enemies Such attempts are not
only vicious SANDER but calculated
efforts to disrupt and to disturb the
public mind The evident purpose is
so plain that all who run may read it,
The whiskey interests are not in the
war They are in the whiskey business
and II it would extend the lease Of their
nefarious and deadly profits they would
attack the sermon on the mount as pro-
0oA HAoA. AeiC IS AIIlc IL anything
that the booze interests would not do
and have not done to prolong their
poison. trade. The same is true Of the
peddlers of opium and coacaine
Vicious occupation makes vicious men.
Vicious profits create vicious interests.
Neither patriotism nor religion, cross
nor country appeal Nothing exists for
the booze interests but the profit they
wiring by legalized system of torture
out Of the weakness of humanity.
This Buffalo paper which in a city
OF q half million inhabitants counts
but twice she circulation that the
Times Republican does in city o,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
The Green Policeman.


(The day was very warm,
An ice-cream soda-thus unused,
Would do me little harm:
But e'er passed the threshold there,
I turned uncontrolled:
Move. on. move on, no stopping here!"
The green policeman said.
I passed before milliners
CHER stock was very hne),
/ saw the hat long coveted
Marked $7.49.
But e'er touched and took and placed
The glory on my head:
Move on. move on, no loitering!"
The green policeman said.
For law have a deep regard,
Seeing it leads to high reward:
The green policeman checks my course
Long may he be upon the force!
~ -Theodosda Garrison.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
Io1ua Newspapers
CLAIMING.
burlington Hawkeye.1

Claiming has been classed as a
non essential occupation and so the
clammers on the Rock and other rivers
may be asked to find other employ
ment That will probably bring up
an argument The clammer is most
essential to the button factory. No
clammer, means no clans, and that
means no raw material for the button
maker. To the present, the uniform
still requires buttons. and quite a num-
Der Of them. It Is not clear that any
thing will be gained by putting the
clanmers out of business and thus
hampering the button industry, il not
putting the button factory employees
out Of business. It is big question.
that of essential and non-essenial en-
ployment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09

mites nor any territory. But Germany
must pay" demands the Mason City
Globe Gazette. bill Hohenzollern AND
his precious family of six murderers
must pay. They must abdicate-get
out with their whole murderous,
lecherous brood forever"
IF a boy is taken at 81 it is soon
enough-and the volunteers are apt to
be very young men. But the whole
burden should not be laid upon the
lads, nor should all the sacrifices nee
essary be required from them," says
the Cedar Rapids Republican