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New-York tribune., 1918-09-12

discretion as may be demonstrations.
Taxpayers who have testified before
the finance committee are almost
unanimous in testfying to the fairness
Of the internal revenue officials in ad-
ministering the present law, with Its
similar definition, but they seem to
think that these officials have used
good Judgment in place of poor law
and that their acts may be set aside
by court decisions. The taxpayers
also fear that they may not always
have so fair Il tax collection admins
tration to deal with.
Testimony along this line was offered
before the Finance Committee to-day
by J. F. Gallbreath of the American
Mining Congress, in behalf Of the MN
ing industries generally, and by r.. +
NJ. Davis. of Mount Union, Penn in be-
half of the brickmaking industry. Both
gave illustrations showing how com
panics of the same real worth and the
same productive capacity paid widely
diverging taxes, the differences being
sometimes as much as 800 or 400 per
cent.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, to-day
reiterated his view that the alternative
method Of applying the war profits or
the excess profits tax was unconstitu-
ional, and said that he intended to
make an exhaustive study of the sub
iopt
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12

Flagg. Harrison Fisher, Penrhyn Stan
laws, George W. Bellows and Henry
Hutt, to name the most popular ones.
John Mccormack. among the singers,
is the most prominent within the dra ft
age. He is thirty-four. Most of the
operate stars are exempted by age,
but Thomas II. Chalmers, Ricardo
Martin, Arthur Bodansky and Leo
SleZak arc & few of those who have
delighted Metropolitan audiences who
will register.
Men who have been at the front and
have written stirring books about the
war are among the pen wielders to be
enrolled. Irwin S. Cobb, who has had
several narrow escapes while getting
stories" from the fighting zones. will
ne joined i'll the lists by Ernest Poole,
already in government service as head
of the foreign division of the Commit
tee on Public Information; Upton Sin
clair. Will Irwin and Louis Joseph
Vance.
Hermann Hagedorn. jr., the author,
who has been giving all his time since
we entered the war for patriotic pur-
poses is thirty-six. Montague Glass.
Of Potash and Perlmutter'' fame; Rex
Reach. Owen Johnson and Clayton
Hamilton are the most prominent of
the writer's of fiction who are liable to
call
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
10000 Registrars in City
Are Ready for Days Big Task
Director Conboy Sees No Reason for Any Confusion
Delay and Expects Transmit Returns to
Washington by Midnight

Assured of the actual or moral CO.
operation of virtually every man and
woman in this city. draft officials of
New York are prepared to create to-
day a double record by enrolling the
greatest number of men ever regis
tered in the city's history and by ac-
complishing it with the least confusion
and disorder.
10 execute properly and efficiently
the gigantic task Of registering 10000
New Workers, the following steps have
been taken, according to Martin Con-
boy, Director of the Draft for this
city:
Twelve hundred polling places have
been engaged, judiciously distributed
according to geography and population.
Between 10000 and 900 registra-
tors have been enlisted and trained in
twcnty-sevcn inspection Districts
corps of interpreters, covering
nity-two languages, and an additional
llVe hundred registrars have beer.
placed at five concentration points,
ready for any emergency.
Placards have been posted on prac-
tically every street corner to guide
prospective rcglstrantS to their proper
boards.
Commercial houses aud municipal de-
partments have arranged to permit
their employees sufficient time off in
which to register. Schools used by
draft boards will be closed to pupils.
Mr.. Conboy declared that no delays
or other obstacles in the way of COM
plete success of the registration were
expected. There is registrar to every
eighty rcgistrants. while the average
time to enroll Il man is between five
and six minutes. Thus, the fourteen
hours between a. M and Q y. m. are
deemed ample. and Mr.. Conboy does not
expect that the polls viii be forced to
remain open to accommodate arrivals
just before closing time.
The returns of the registration will
pour into Mr.. Conboy's office from the
l89 boards Immediately after closing
time. He expects to be prepared to
transmit them TO Provost Marshal
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Exemption Asked
For Men Teachers
BY New York Board

school system viii be asked by e the
New York Board of Education. not
only for this city but for teachers
throughout the country, on the ground
that education is essential to the
future .wellbeing of the country.
president Somers of the Board of
Education declared yesterday at the
regular board meeting that he expect
ed General Crowder would say that
education was an Essential industry'
and that all men connected with the
pubic schools would be placed in de-
terred classification. In case this were
not done as matter of course. he
SAD ne intended to go to Washington
with the Superlntendenr of Schools to
place the views of the New York men
before the national authorities.
Nlth our young men gone from the
colleges and the boys of eighteen al
ready being called to service" he said.
1T is unthinkable that the nation
would deny to the boys of fourteen
ana sixteen the education which is to
be the malnstay of the country in the
future. These boys may yet be called
upon to MI the military ranks in case
l"e war Is long drawn out France
has not sacrificed her teachers vet.
neither has Germany. England sacri,
need her teachers at the very begin
ning, OF the war and repented after
ward.
We shall not, CT course, ask for
exemption for New York City teachers
only. Whatever applies to us should
apply to the whole country II seems
mat we have to take the lead in this
matter as this problem has been pend
ing Tor long time, ana no decision
has been made Ns'D'O-'
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Three transports Hit
In 3 Days, but Not
A Single Life Lost

The report received here yesterday
OF the torpedoing of troopship with
$500 American soldiers aboard, off the
English coast, marks the third U-boat
attack on Allied transports within y
period of three days-one of the most
determined offensives against the ships
bearing United States fighters to the
firing line since this country entered
the war
Shipping men here who have kept n
touch with the submarine situation le
clared that Il campaign of "schreck-
lichkeit" has been looked for ever since
the time that Americas part in rolling
back the Huns became apparent.
Not SINGLE life was lost on any Of
the three transports, although one of
the vessels, the British liner Missana-
bic, was sunk. There were only fifty
nine soldiers on board, and no casual
ties repo-ted among the passengers.
The Mlssanable was reported sunk
on Monday off the English coast, while
another British liner. carrying Ameri-
can troops, was torpedoed the day be-
fore, in about the same locality, accord
ing to dispatch from Admiral Sims
TO the Navy Department.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Theatre Tax Is
AssaiIed as BlouU
To the Stage
(spcc,al Dwpatch to The Tribu

Especial Dispatch TO inc Jr10hhc)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Doubline
of amusement admission taxes. as pro-
posed in the new SS,000.000, 600 revenue
bill, will put crimp in the theatrical
business. in the opinion of Marc klaw
Henry w. Savage and Winthrop Ames
all of New York, who appeared before
the Senate Finance Committee late to-
day to voice their protests against the
House measure.
Small producers will be driven out Of
business by the proposed tax, they con-
tended. Instead Of increasing the reve-
nuc obtained by the Federal govern
ment from amusements, fear was eX-
pressed the new rates will reduce it.
"America's Answer" the motion pict-
ure put out recently by the Committee
on Public Information, was discussed at
the hearing Senators were informed
it went well in New York.
""Then the Creel bureau is a profit
able, money making concern Senator
Penrose commented. Every cheering
news"
In addition to the revenue bill the
new draft law will interfere seriously
with the theatres. Mr.. Klaw said many
Of the actors are married to actresses
and therefore would have no valid
claim to exemption on the grounds Of
dependency.
Mr.. Klaw added that attendance at
theatres has fallen off about 10 per
cent as q result of the 10 per cent tax
in the present revenue law.
"When you come to double the tax
on admissions we are all very appre-
hensive," Mr. Klaw said. I'VE are fear
ful you Will legislate the smaller man
;.eers out of business. 1t is all very
we'll to say New York theatres can
stand any tax, but New York is not
the nation. Our experience has been
that theatres throughout the country
have been hard hit by the war"
Ticket SPECTATORS were condemned
by Mr.. Klaw, who said New York is
Cursed with Them
81 wish to heaven" he added, "you
would put a 100 per cent tax on all
tickets sold outside box Offices"
1--WE can accommodate you, ! think,
Senator McCumber, of North Dakota
commented.
Mr.. Savage called attention to the
fact that the Allied governments are
increasing subsidies to theatres on the
theory that they are indispensable tc
maintenance of morale.
Some of the Four-Minute Men who
are "in love with their voices" were
cfltlClSed Dy MI Savage 1Or taxing
more time than allotted them. Ere.
quently they detract from the interest
in the play, he said.
The New York theatrical men insist
ed that the theatres are helping the
government in prosecuting the war. Mr.
klaw said they helped to float the Lib
erty loans. promote the sale of thrift
stamps. aid the Red Cross and furnish
amusement for the fighting forces.
Mr.. Ames told the committee that
fifty actors are being sent to France
monthly by the theatrical producers
and the intention is to keep two hun
dred there at all times. Amusements
are regarded by the Allies as necessary
to the morale of troops. he said.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12

General Crowder before midnight
Especially trained clerks will work in
the Hall of Records tonight to assure
the speedy compilation of the returns.
Mr. Conboy issued the following
statement last night:
"Thc plans for registering the great
army of men between the ages of
eighteen and forty-fve have been com
pleted in every respect and detail. and
at O'Clock tomorrow morning every
glstration place in the City of New
York will be fully equipped to handle
the registration at that place.
"Therc should be no lingering doubt
in any ones mind at this time about
his duty to register if he is within the
now ages. This applies to every man
of those ages, without exception. 1t
not only applies to citizens of the
United states, but every alien as we'll,
ton to become q citizen or not 1t ap-
plies to enemy aliens. In short, no one
is relieved from Tho necessity of regis
terng if he is between the ages Of
eighteen aud forty-siX, unless he has
already registered on the three pre-
vious registration days, June s, 1917;
Juno 5, 1918, and August "a, 1918. OF
course, those who registered under the
state enrolment must register under
Iue .9clcFtlNc service law at TINS time.
september IL, 1913, will be recorded
by the historians as one Of the most
important days in the annals of this
country. 1t is the duty of every one
to assist in the work of registration
employers can be of ncalculablc
and in assisting in the work of register
ing if they will permit their emp loyes
to register during the day.
Many of the largest concerns in this
city have assured us that their en-
ploycs will be permitted to register
during the day, realizing that unless
the work of registration can be dis
trbuted great hardships ana difficulty
win be experienced both by the reg
lstrants and the volunteers who arc
assisting the government in this work.
PERSONS who are in doubt as to
where they should register can obtain
the necessary information by inuuir-
ing OF any policeman on the street or
by calling on the nearest local board.v
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Gregory Bars
Use of Troops
I'm Draft Raids
Calls Activities of Military
and Civilian Aids
Illegal

WASHINGTON, Sept Il.--Full re-
sponsibility for the recent Stacker raids
IN New York and adjoining cities has
been assumed by Attorney General
Gregory, who promises continuance of
the round-ups, but without use of sol
,dlers, sailors and members of the
American Protective League to make
arrests In letter TO President
Wilson, made public day, the Attor-
ney General said the latter practice,
which was criticised so severely in the
Senate last week, was illegal, i'll Judged
and without his authority, but was
prompted by excess of zeal for the
public good"
The Attorney General declared "sk ou-
sands upon thousands" of deserters and
slackers are at large in the country,
and explained that "to attempt to ap-
prehend so great number of offenders
by running down individual cases obvi-
ously would have been futile" This was
taken to mean that communities must
continue to expect exercise of the drag
net process
Mr.. Gregory expresse the belief
that the great body of our people will
cheerfully submit to the minor incon-
venicnces whlch the execution of any
such plan of rccessity entails to the
end that this Indictment of the nations
honor, this drain on the nations
strength, may be removed"
Illustrating the results of the raids
in New York and New Jersey, the At
torney General reported that Of the
50,277 apprehended in series Of round
ups within the past ten days, ,301 were
inducted into military service as draft
dodgers or held by court actions and
15,0l5 were found to be delinquent in
their relations with local draft boards
In New York 800 were sent to camp;
in Brooklyn 252 were held by court or
der, and in Newark. Jersey City, Ho-
boken, Paterson and Passaic 749 were
sent to camp.
The Attorney Generals letter was in
response to request of the President
to report on circumstances surround
Ing the New York raids, which were
denounced by a number of Senators
on the ground that soldiers, sailors and
private citizens members of the Amer
lean Protective League, were en-
ployed to make arrests of civiians-a
function which they said should have
been left to civil police
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12

All Unregistered Men, IS to IS;
Must Ansver u. S. Call To-day

Ss II rs the call to dup Which the coun
acU respond NTH pride aud ci the that in don
so he plays his part rndicaon Of chose
offers ats srviceFom Presidcn
Wilson's proclamation of August 81
Every between the Of eighteen and fortyhye in
he already
done under the seccve service The registration in
June 1917 for the military relieves of the
necessity of registering to-day under the Federal act.
Placard will be posted prominently throughout the city
telling register The Tribune this list
of the registration places These will be from to
Registrants advised to present themselves early in
order o prevent crowdng in the last hours.
If the regstran is ill he send relative friend to
appear questions for him. who doubtful
within the provisions of the law should
his and find Failure register punish
able years imprisonment fine of $1,000 and induction
immediately release
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
o. S. Troop Ship
Persic Sunk;
2, 800 Rescued
Continued from page |

diers from the stricken vessel to es-
corting British and American torpedo
boat destroycrs was quickly made with
out injury to any one.
They all escaped injury when the tor
pedo exploded, and they were soon on
their way to a British port.
There was no sign Of panic on board
and the admirable behavior of the mer
was especially gratifying to the Off
GERS.
Many Of the troops came f.om Chi.
cago and Cleveland, and a large per
ccntagc Of them were factory hands OF
foreign extraction. Their behavior
proved that they had assimilated the
true spirit OF the American soldier.
Several soldiers told The Associated
Press correspondent that they saw the
German submarine lifted clear out OF
the water after one of the depth bombs
exploded and then entirely disappear
Something had gone wrong with the
troopship's engines, which compelled
her for time to lag behind the rest
OF the convoy. but the trouble had
been fixed up and she was fast catch
ing up with the other transports when
torpedo hit her just forward of the
engine room.
The vessel at once began to sink by
the bow. Many of the soldiers at the
time We're taking baths They did not
wait to dress, but made for the deck
with what little clothing they could
hastily lay their hands on. The water
was rushing in at such rate that
1T was thought the steamer would
quickly founder.
TO the surprise of most of the SOL
dlerS the troopship did not sink. Some
means apparently were found to check
the lnrush Of water and she got near
enough to the shore to be bcached. II
is hoped that the vessel ultimately can
be salvared
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Women Spurn Jobs
Sweeping Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Sept. IL
With high hopes for immaculate pave
ments, William D. McQueston. Public
Works Commissioner, appointed five
women as street cleaners Not one
turned up, and to-day he advertised
for five more women to take the jobs.
It's easy work, he says, and good pay.
All the women have to do is sweep. he
reminds them, adding that sweeping in
the open air is healthful exercise.
Up to tonight no woman in need of
healthful exercise had shown IN.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Men From Persic
Are Safe in England;
Aided BY Red Cross
(Bv The Associated Press)

AN INLAND REST CAMP IN ENG
LAND, Tuesday, Sept. 10. The ma
jority of the $500 American soldiers
from the troopship Pcrsic, which was
torpedoed off the English coast and
upon which there were no casualties.
have arrived here none the worse for
their thrilling experience
The men are finding some consola
ton for the loss OF their vessel in the
assurance that the submarine that at
tackled her suffered a far worse fate
at the hands of the avenging DESTROY
ers, which were speedily on the scene,
hunting the uboat with depth charges.
To aid in caring for the men here
the American Red Cross rushed in
large quantities of supplies from Lon
don
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Aviator Killed in Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. IL
Second Lieutenant John Wilder Tom
linson, twenty three. son of John s.
Tomlinson, of Washington. was killed
instantly in side slip fall of his air
plane near Brooks Flying Field here to-
day.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12

9:s Nassau Street.
100 broadway, cor. Sth st.
S47 Broadway. near 1Ath.
x13o2 Broad way. cor. 36th st.
t49o Broad way {Times Sq.)
4 9SA Third Avenue.
&l452 Third Avenue.
N22O2 Third Av.. cor. 1yOth st.
JtOrRs marked
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
Artists Who May Be Called

Magazine covers will be blank for
the duration of the war or minus the
elrls who have graced them these many
years ii all the illustrators and artists
VINO register tomorrow are called into
service. There are James Montgomery
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12

1859 Manhattan Avenue.
1879 Pitkin Avenue.
JERSEY CfrY-lS Newark Avenue.
X kHOBOk MO Washington st.
<UNtON HILL-2s s Bergenline Ave.
<NFWA ARK - S31 Broad Street
%PATFRSON-191 Market Street.
4 %TRENTON-29 East State Street.
ougi0s Jhoes for Uorzen.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-12

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347 Eighth Avenue.
1880 West 125th Street
BROOkLYN
4T1 Fulton Street. cor. Pearl.
t7O6 Broadway, near Thornton st.
367 Broadway. cor. Gates Avenue.
k4sS Fifth Avenue. cor. 18th Street
pith n 4 carry complete lines Of TO- d
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-29
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
.,.rn N.~.pap-r tfn,on New. service.
COMING EVENTS.

Dec. 9-I3-ColorAdo Farmers and Farm
Womens Congress at Fort Collins.
January-Wsstern Stock Show at Den-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-29
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Arizona.

The Old Dominion reports for Octo-
ber an output Of 2.373,000 pounds OF
copper.
Development. now that the war has
ended, is to be pushed in the Chloride
district.
The Arizona -Binghamton Copper
Company has decided to increase its
capitalization from 100000 par
value IS to 100000 par value 81.
United Verde Extension production
in October amounted to 4,472.b00
pounds of copper, compared with l..
10000 in September and 100000 In
August.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-29
Montana.

Within . week from the time the
armistice was signed, Anaconda Cop
per Mining Company received word to
suspend its shipment Of manganese
ore to the United States Steel Cor
poraaon.
Butte and Superior Mining Company
for the quarter ended Sept 30. 1918.
had profits Of 3145.447. equal to so
cents q share on $2,901,s45 capital
stock ($10 par) a. compared with
profits Of 312s.3s7. or ~ cents in the
preceding quarter, and 195.32O or 80
cents . share In the corresponding
quarter Of 1917. Net profits for tho
nine months Of this year totaled $601,-
815. equivalent to 32.07 . share,
against $2.159,577 or 3744 . share In
the same period Of 1917.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-29
Wyoming.

The Glenrock Oil Company brought
in veil In the Pilot Butte field with
. flush production of $50 barrels. the
new hole being one Of the best in its
initial yield in the field.
Reports from Casper state that d.
rectors Of the Elkhorn Oh Company
will reduce the dividend rate ut the
next meeting at which = declaration
will be made of the January disburse-
ment.
portion Of the distillate now be-
ing produced ut we'll No. of the Pro
ducers' and Refiners' Corporation, Big
Sand Draw field Of Wyoming, now is
being shipped to the Wind River re-
finery at Lander.
The Ohio Oil Company, which has,
brought in two new oil fields In Wyo-
ming in the last year-Rock Creek
and Lance Greek. or Lusk-is credited
with having developed what may
prove to- be an important district on
Kirby creek, about twenty miles east
Of the town Of. Chatham.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-29

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Paris. Nov. 27.-American troops
have entered Prussia, reaching the
city of Treves. Trsves is five miles
inside the German frontier. lying on
the Moselle river. The Americans
reaching that city were advanced
guards OF the American army Of occu'
patton that passed through Luxem-
burg.
At Treves the Germans surrendered
number of airplanes in accordance
with the armistice terms. Mai. Will
lam Thaw OF the American air forces
received the surrendered airplanes and
materials.
American Headquarters in France.
Nov 27.-The Seventy-si division
OF the American army, reduced by re-
placement drafts TO sixty-one officers
and 1000 men, has arrived at the port
of st. Nazair and is embarking for
home.
The Twenty-seventh division, total
ing 4S4 officers and 1851 men. and
the Thirtieth division, totaling 4sS Of
ficers and 1909 men, both of which
operated on the British front, have
been withdrawn from the LIE Mans
area and probably will embark in a
few days.
Washington, Wednesday, - Army
transportation officials said Wednes-
day that the steamers Minnekahda.
Lapland and Orta. which are bringing
home 1000 American soldiers from
England, probably will arrive at New
York about Dec. 2.
Paris.-German delegates at tho
mixed conference at Spa have protest
ed against the rejection Of their re-
quest that they be granted q delay OF
two weeks in evacuating Luxemburg,
Lorraine and the Saar region. Gen.
Nudant one Of the French conferees.
stated he considered this protest who'll
ly groundless.
Strassburg, Alsace-The French
tri-color flutters from the citadel of
this ancient fortress city. dating from
the time Of the Romans. At the head
of the French Fourth army and amid
. furore of enthusiasm on the part of
the populace, Marshal Foch. King Al
bert Of the Belgians and Generals
Gouraud and Petain entered the his
toric town on the Rhine Monday
through the famous Schirmeck gate.