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SAYS GERMAN FOOD
CAN'T BE INCREASED
Won WoIdolu Promises Only
1t viii Not Get Less.

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 14--Hcrr Won Wal
dow, president of the German Food
Regulation Board. speaking at a recep-
ton to the leaders Of the German trade
unions, said he regretted the lateness OF
the harvest and that there were no
sharper means than were at present
used to get more foodstuffs,
The corn crop. Won Waldow said. was
only Is per cent. better than that of
last year. and the potato crop was
probably worse. The provisioning of in
dustries. he added. would improve from
October /. A full bread ration certainly
would be restored. but he declared he
could not hold out any prospect for an
increase In the potato ration as I'M
favorable weather had prejudiccd the
crop.
Meatless weeks must he continued. the
speaker said. in order not to endanger
the milk and fat supply. Unfortunately
he was unable to hold out any prospect
Of an improvement in the food supply.
but he was positive that it would not
get worse.
Herr Lenien. a member of the Reich
stag. who was one of the deputation,
replying to Herr Won Waldow said that
in view of the hopeless information he
gave regarding the food supply the
workers could not continue to work the
number OF hours they are now working
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BAKER AT ST. MIHIEL
GOES UNRECOGNIZED
Looks On as People Acclaim
Pershing and Petain.

AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Sept.
14.-Gen. Pershing, Gen. Petain and
Secretary of War Baker made their
entry into st. Mihel yesterday after
noon over war-wrecked bridge. only
a few rickety planks of which were left.
They came over virtually the ouiy
means OF entry left, for it was impos-
sible as a rule to enter the town from
the west, except on floats. for not only
had the stone bridge over the Meuse
been blown up years ago, but the three
makeshift bridges there had been
en,ashed by shelltre.
OF the three roads to the town from
the east the one through Apremont had
10 be avoided. as 1t was still In the
enenny's hands yesterday morning The
second was blocked by wire and gap
ing trenches, and on the third the grass
had grown wild with three years OF
neglect, and in n dozen places 1t in
tersected trenches. The newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS party on it's way to the
town had to- wait at these points until
the last spadeful Of earth had been
thrown into the trench before the road
could be driven over safely.
The capture of st. Mihiei after Its
four years OF martyrdom Is regarded as
one of the most strihins.lnoideats Of Its
Kind In the records OF the war. The en-
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gained a footing in our trenches, but
was driven out immediately, leaving a
number of dead In front Of our line.
During the night strong bombing
attack. in which liquid fire was en-
ployed was made against our positions
northwest OF Gouzeaucourt. After
forcing our advanced posts to with
draw this attack also was successfully
beaten off.
Local fighting took place yesterday
In the Moeuvres sector without mate
rial change in the situation. During
the night the enemy attacked south or
Moeuvres and was repulsed. We es-
tabllshed a new post during the night
along the west bank of the Canal du
Nord. in the neighborhood Of Sauchy-
Cauchy and opposite Oisy-le-Verger.
In the La Bassee sector we have oc-
cupied Auchy- lez-La Bassee.
FRENCH tDAD-From the entire
French front there Is nothing to re-
port.
Blxschoote we made prisoners during
the repulse OF an enemy partial at
tack.
In the canal sector our and enemy
advances led to violent fighting at
Moeuvrcs and Havrlncourt. Partial
enemy attacks at Gouzeaucourt, north
of Vermand and on both sides OF the
Ham-St. Quentin road were repulsed.
Partial attacks by the enemy be-
tween the Ailette and the A!sne. after
strong artillery preparation failed In
front of our lines. In the evening
East Prussians repealed fresh attacks.
There was military activity between
the Aisne and the Vesle.
South OF Ornes and on the Nerdun-
Fan road, the enemy was repulsed.
Between the Cotes Lorraine and the
Moselle the day passed with moderate
activity The enemy did not continue
his attacks yesterday.
East of Comb-es and northwest OF
Thiaucourt the enemy felt his way for
ward toward our line. There were
local engagements to the east of TIL
aucourt
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Uesterp front JolIoU:
BRITISH (NIGHT)--A hostile raid
was successfully repulsed this morning
In the Gouzeaucourt sector. In the
Havrincourt sector our troops have
pushed forward and have established
new posts in the trench lines east and
north Of the village.
Local fighting has taken place on
both sides of La Bassee Canal Our
troops have made progress and have
taken some prisoners.
The hostile artillery has been active
with gas shells in the neighborhood OF
Neuve Chapelle. A raid attempted by
the enemy last night in this sector was
dr. ven Off
british tDAY-The number Of
prisoners captured by us in the opera
lions carried out by the Third Army
with complete success In the Trescault
and Havrlncourt sector on the 18th
inst, exceeds 500
AS the result OF the progress made
by our troops yesterday northwest of
st. Quentin our line has been estab-
lished to the east of the villages OF
Bihecourt and Jeancourt.
During the last twenty-four hours
the enemy has made several deter
recover the positions captured by us In
the neighborhood Of Gouseaucourt and
Havrincourt
Yesterday a strong hostile attack,
in which the enemy employed fam
menwerfers (flame throwers) was re-
pulsed with heavy losses south of
Gouzeaucourt. We secured several
prisoners
At Havrincourt the enemy attacked
yesterday morning IN force under
cover OF heavy artillery lombard
ment and penetrated the eastern por-
ton OF the village. After hard fight
ing the attacking German Infantry
were driven out and our positions were
restored
North OF Havrincourt We advanced
slightly between the village and the
canal. In the evening the enemy at
tackled on the east of Trescault and
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REDS IN STAMPEDE
AFTER A DEFEAT
Rout FoliotUs Desertion Of
1000 Russians in Siberia.

NLAD1vosToK. Sept. . (delaycdJ.-A
stampede OF the Magyar md Rosheyk
forces. subsequent to the desertlon of a
thousand Russians who were recruited
at the point Of the bayonet. is related in
despa tches received here from Tiki.
menex, on the west bank of the Ussuri
River, thirty miles seat Of Lake Khauka.
After the battle OF kraevslN on Az.
gust 2S the Bolshevik arm. estimated at
between 5000 and 1900 men. under
command of Col Sakovitch, a former
Russian imperial army officer. retreated
across the Ussuri River IN rowboats and
In wagons and trains with the greatest
disorder They were puzzled By tho
character OF the attacking forces Tie
Magyar leaders sought to convince he
Bolshevik troops that the enemy forros
were Gen. Semenoff's Cossacks disguised
as Japanese and they declared that all
that was necessary was IA strong show
Of resistance.
The Bolsheviki however, ALREADY had
begun to distrust the Magyar leadership
and disheartened by the sever punish-
ment they had received ut the hands OF
the japanese, they refused to rally
Iney also were sHort VI diiiiutlit'oh ana
provisions.
The Bolshevik retreat soon became I
race toward Khabarovsk, the capital Of
the Maritime Province, about 2o5 mile
north OF Tikhmenev. The effort made
by German engineers to blow III 'hf
bridge over the Cssuri was foilcd by Ill.
ruse of Russian engineer
IAN Entente agent who visited Kin
barovsk and who returned to TikhmcNe,
on September said there We're only
5000 Magyar and Bolshevik troops .
the former place. Most of the Re.
Guards who had been recruited, he said.
had deserted and had gone to the"
homes or moved to Blagov!cstchcnSh,
capital OF the Amur Province. whet"
there was evidence that the Bolsher''d
from the Manchurian front were cor
centrating.
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envy left the town at s J.. ". on Thurs
day. They had made life ~ nightmare
for the inhabitants, who had been unable
to escape WREN the. Germans occupied
the city A!f>the boys from 10 to Ii
years old had been daported and the
odd people forced to work for the con-
querors. The gratitude of the remain
ing inhabitants to the Americans was
boundless. They were al. last free TO
speak without fear of vengeance from
the tyrants that had ruled over them.
In passing through other villages on
TIE way to st. Nnhiel the travelling
party could see that the people had lost
their ordinary war time look of weari-
ness. and the drive into this queer.
wrecked paradise of gladness was a
notable experience. A French military
band had come in over the first bridge
to honor the distinguished visitors, and
was playing in the square. about which
all the remaining inhabitants had as
sembled. Their eyes were radiant and
their bearing that of prisoners set free.
They were volubly communicative and
determined to treat as a hero any one
wearing an American uniform.
Town Not Greatly Damaged.
Gen. Petain and Gen. Pershing had an
immense reception. and II II had only
been known who Secretary Baker was
he too would have been overwhelmed.
The town was only partly ruined. That
part adjoining the river was almost en-
tirely gone, but there were scores of
houses elsewhere that had been scarcely
damaged. The attack was such a sur
prise that the enemy was unable to I'M
dertGke his usual work Of wreckage
He laid hands, however. on everything
he could carry off. Sheets and blankets
were torn from the beds and loaded into
wagons, but it is possible that these
wagons by this time are now in allied
hands, since the enemy had only twelve
hours to escape from one Of the claws
closing across the salient.
The enemy did set fire to az few
houses, but the inmates extinguished the
flames.
The Germans looted both the banks
during their occupancy. The inhabi-
tants had depended largely for sus-
tenance upon the food furnished by the
American relief committee.
Nothing could better illustrate the in
creasing weakness Of the German arms
than the ease with which the Franco
American force entrusted with the task
advanced In the St. Mhiel salient 1t Is
true the operation was admirably
planned and carried uot, but one rarely
has witnessed anything like the ease Of
that first days fighting.
There was, of course, a barrage. but
not a very terrific affair as barrages go.
After tine barrage there was nothing
very startling In the way of gun fire and
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STEEL RING FORGED
AROUND GERMANS


under French guns. preventing their be-
ing worked by the enemy.
Incidentally there was effected the
emancipation of many French citizens.
1.4O0 in st. Mihiel alone. who have beer
slaves OF the Germans since the first
year Of the war, One of those liberated
Frenchmcn told me that he had been
taxed out OF every dollar he had. An
other said that the German military au-
tocrats. embittered by the turn of the
war against Germany, had recently been
especially cruel. descending to the roks
Of freebooters and the brutalities Of the
eighth century.
Another man said that the Franco
American spring at St. Mihiel had been
so sudden that the enemy was unable to
execute the prepared plans Of removing
all the civil population TO Germany.
All this was made known to Secretary
OF War Baker. Gen. Pershing and Gen.
Petain when they entered the city on
Friday morning and talked with the Pre-
feet OF the Mouse and the Mayor, In
human and unsportsmanlike details were
revealed, such rs the looting OF two
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NEW BATTLE MAY
Be BIGGEST YET


west Of st. quentin. the British took
the village of Bihecourt and Jeancourt.
A little further north they pushed for
ward and established positions In the
trench lines east and north of Havrin-
court raid in considerable force by
the Germans in the Gouzeaucourt sector
was reRulsed There vas fighting on
both sides of the La Basee Canal and
some progress was made; this was in
the Flanders area.
In the attack on Trescault and Havrin-
court on Thursday. Field Marshal Haig
reports tonight, the British took $500
prisoners. AS result of the fighting
to-day in the Havrincourt area new
posts were established north and east
of the village.
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SAYS BARK SANK 2 U-BOATS.
Captain OF American Vessel Gives
No Details OF Encounter.

HAVANA, Sept. 1.-two enemy sub
marines which she encountered whc0
200 miles out from its port of departure
we're sunk by an American bark, accord
ing to a story published In Ell Mnndo
to-day.
No details of the encounter are Giver
The bark. with 1919 passengers on board.
bound from an Atlantic port Of IT,
United States for Central America. tooE
refuge in Cuban port this week fror'
storm that was sweeping across f.
path.
The captain. according to Ell M,md,
made a report in writing of the en-
counter with the submarines. which wa
signed by the passengers.
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Burle.on Change. Phone Charge.

WASHINGTON Sept. 14.-Teiephone
companies were advised by Postmaster
General Burleson to-day to make a fiat
charge OF SO for moving a subscribers
telephone set from one location to an
other within the same premises. The
order amends regulations made August
rs. under which the charge was to be
based upon actual cost.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. l4.-Investigation
of wages paid in anthracite mines and
In competitive industries near these fields
has been nearly completed by agents Of
the Department Of Labor. The data will
be used in adjusting wages in the coal
mining industry.
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SPANISH SHIP ATTACKED.
German Submarine Fires ON Vessel
Near Canary Islands.

PARIS. Sept 14.--That Spanish
eamship was fred upon by a German
submarine near the Canary Islands is
confirmed by dispatches received here.
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PARIS. Sept 14.--An American air
plane has landed near Fahy, in Switzer-
land. according to a despatch to lie Jour.
nal from Geneva. The two aviators were
informed
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southwest of which that important
position of the Germans.
The French attacked mile
depth of miles driving what be the beginning of
which
already partly encircled north
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WHILE Gen Pesng pushed forward little further the
of Strengthening perfectng battle
the mouth Of what the old St. Mhe salient the smaller
inset the lower left hand corne advancing
about mile further shown by the the heavy black
line which the 'front.' dotted line below which
shows the front the night the French began drive
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the machine gun rattle produced quite
an effect by only coming now and then.
All the while the Americans were go
ing forward with the steadiness OF n
flood trickling into woods on one side
and passing out of them OH the other
spreading about a village and over
whelming 1t and breaking against a hill
or mountain and gradually working
over the summit. They moved like some
thing worked by clock. but always well
ahead of schedule. Rain soaked and
slipping about in the mud. they still
went forward. while back along the food
came long lines OF gray blue creatures
who had been swamped in Its course.
Whatever way one looked there were
sure to be Germans--men as fine as one
could wish for, or creatures so poor that
their presence in the line afforded the
most damning proof OF German INSULT
cheney in man power
Tanks Hnmpered by Mud.
The mud had proved too much for
many OF the tanks and the transforms
had swept the airplanes out of the sky
but still the Americans went on, with
just the booming of a few big guns
behind them and melting away OF the
enemy in front.
There was. however. plenty of fierce
fghting The Bo!s (name OF wood
deeted) was not cleared without a
struggle. which for a time held back
that part OF the line. There had been
a throwing out of mustard gas and some
sharp machine gun firing before some Of
the surrounded villages could be left
behind and the attack resumed.
But even these things did not check
the steady movement of the whole army.
Despite the furons storm the guns got
along without a mishap.
There is no disputlng that the Boche
made a poor showing. but he was for the
first time up against an American army
fighting division beside division on a
solid front. and he liked neither its pace
nor its determination. 1t was great
victory for a new army, with new STATS.
in new country, because II was vic
tory for exactness in thinking and pre-
cision in-Yorking.
That the Boche was meeting better
men we knew: that the new machine
was doing better work than the old we
didn't know. We are mighty glad to
know II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
BY !. A. FLEMING
ARTICLE NO. 6
WASHINGTON, D. c.

mitted to claim repairs at the same
time. store or other building has
outllVed its usefulness and is pulled
down, no deduction being allowable
but If destroyed prior to the close of
its usefulness, it's value may be con-
sldered part of the cost of a new
building. No deductions for the loss
OF building destroyed as unsafe by
order of authorities.
The cost of a patent furnishes the
basis of annual depreciation-divi
the cost by the number of years it
has to run.
Principles Which Govern
In claiming depreciation the fol-
lowing cardinal principles govern:
Only such depreciation as results
from exhaustion, wear and tear of
property, due to its use in business
or trade can be claimed.
Depreciation of home, automobile
or any article used for personal con-
Nenience or pleasure cannot be
claimed-only depreciation on prop
erty used for the purpose of pro-
ducing income.
Depreciation other than that aris-
ing from ordinary wear and tear of
property; such as decreased valua-
uon due to changed social or busi-
ness conditions in neighborhood in
which property is located, change
of street grade or fluctuations in
market values. cannot be made; this
IN the event of sale or TRACE OF
property.
Depreciation of land improved or
otherwise, due to any cause, cannot
be claimed.
II depreciation of property has
been claimed in deductions to full
value. no further depreciation will
be allowed.
Contributions to individuals can
not be deducted-only to organized
charities, etc.
Domestic partnerships-Ame
business frms-are taxable as stated
before, each partner making re-
annually for the firm, plus the
agreed salaries. No payment made
to partnership is subject to with
holding.
Penalty For Fraud and Neglect
SPECIFIC penalties are provided for
neglect or refusal to make returns
as due March l, unless time is cX-
tended for cause by permission of
less than s20 or more than $1,000.
internal revenue comIuis~ .oner, not
For a false or fraudulent return
or statement with intent to defeat
or evade the assessment of the tax,
not to exceed $4,000 fine or impris-
onment for one year or both, with
costs OF prosecution, in the judE-
ment of the court.
Under both statutes 100 per cent
Is added TO the tax where the return
as flied by the taxpayer is deter
mined to have been vqllfully false
or fraudulent, regardless of when
the return was filed; where taxpay-
ers nle no return and where the
evidence establishes the fact that it
was the purpose of the taxpayer TO
evade or defeat the tax.
(To be continued)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Major Roosevelt Planned
Reprisal on the Germans

With the American Army in
rance, jan. A young American
ofIlcer who was the first to go out OF
the trenches with a working party
was telling me how things were up in
thal quiet little sector. 1T was dark
he said, and there was hardly a
SOUND all along the line except down
70 the right OF our line. where a ma
chlne gun was splitting every few
minutes, and they were firing rifles
ana carrying on generally"
what's that down there?' asked
one of my men. oh, that's Major
Roosevelts battalion he said.
Major Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is
one of the picturesque figures of the
American Army in France. He had
something of a row to hoe. for his
appointment to command a battalion
which had couple of captains much
his senior, created a great deal of
comment. People said that PERISH
ing was a friend of his fathers and
many such things"
But young Roosevelt has lived all
mat down. When the Germans iump-
ed the American line in a raid and
took prisoners, il was Major Roose-
Nelt Who sought revenge. His bat
talon was not in the line at the time.
but he went to the French major
general and General Pershing and
gained permission to try an ambus-
cade in reprisal. He selected $50
men from his battalion and trained
them carefully back of the lines in
an area made TO represent actual
conditions of the field in which they
would operate.
Then one dark night he led them
out into No Mans Land and they
waited for the Germans to come out
OF their trenches at their usual point
OF departure. but for once the Ger
man system fell down. No Germans
came"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07

Assessments paid on stock can
49, be claimed as a deduction; while
interest paid during the year is de-
-uCtble, no deduction can be made
0or interest paid on money borrowed
ESr the purchase of securities.
III expenses necessary in carry
sUs on a business or trade-not in
inding living expenses-are deduc-
-'ble.
Premiums paid on the life of an
officer, employe or other party finan-
cially interested in partnership.
corporation or business conducted
by an individual shall not be de-
Quoted in computing net income.
All interest paid within the year on
Indebtedness other than that which
may have been incurred by reason
of the purchase of securities or OBJ
legations, is deductible.
Taxes paid within the year inn
posed by the authority of the United
States-except income or excess war
profits-or its territories or its pos
sessions, or any foreign country. or
by the authority of state, county,
school district or municipality. or
other taxing subdivision of any state,
not including those assessed agunss
locat benefits, may be deducted.
Taxes for local benefits include
Sprinkling or oiling streets, paving of
a street contiguous to the taxpayers
property, digging of bitches or con-
Struction of sidewalk.
Law as to Bad Debts
Bad debts. definitely ascertained
as worthless and uncollectible for
the year in which deduction is
claimed may be claimed. If a cor
poration is the debtor and is abso-
lutely unable to pay. then deduction
may be made; money loaned as a
personal favor in friendship cannot
be Offset in scheduling income tax.
Any payment on account of a bad
debt must be included in the next
years income. a reasonable allow
ance for the depreciation of proper
" may be claimed when said prop
erty is used for business or trade
purposes, but in the event of claim
ing depreciation. he will not be per-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07

$4,000. plus ~ cents. now buy a
War Savings Stamp.
The United States government will
pay you $500 for each War Saw
ings Stamp January 1, 1928.
Twenty War Savings Stamps make
one full War Savings Certificate. for
which the government will pay you
$1e0 January l., 1928.
You can get back your money,
with little less than 3 per cent.
interest, at any time by giving ten
days notice at any post office.
Because War Savings Stamps nc
cumulate interest, the cost and their
redemption value increase one cent
each month after January 81, 1918.
Within a few days churches,
schools, stores, factories will be sup
piled with the blanks. In order to
reach the most remote settler the
Post Office Department has issued
millions of cards which will be- dis
tributed by carriers and which may
be returned to the local postmaster
free of charge. On these the citi-
zen may write his order and not
even step from his door.