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PREMIER SEES RUINED TOWNS.
Clemenceau Visits Montdidier and
MoreuiI with Finance Minister.

PARIS, Aug. 12.-Premier Ciemenceau
and Minister OF Finance Klotz In their
visit to the battle front yesterday in
spected at length the frightful destruc-
tion that had been wrought by the bat
ties for the possession of Montdidier
and Moreuil
Both towns are places OF desolation,
with their houses reduced to broken
fragments. and there IL not vestige
remaining of their former streets
Minister Klotz then visited his cha
teau at Avencourt. not far from Mont
didier. and found 1t In ruins. In add
ton to destroying the building the Ger
mans had damaged or wrecked all it's
contents The Minister obtained as a
souvenir an enemy machine gun that
had been operated In a battery from his
park.
Premier clemenceau and Minister
KlotE discussed the military situation
with Marshal Foch and Gems Petain,
Humbcrt, Debeney and Rawlinson They
also witnessed the bringing in OF pris-
oners
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gunners continued to put down n bar
rage FIRE before them they suddenly
found tanks upon their flank and rear,
whose machine gun fire played terrible
havoc In their ranks.
Quick as lightning gun after gun
would be slowed around and would blaze
into the tanks at short range. while other
guns would continue to let down bar
rage fire to impede the bringing up OF
English reserves. In other batteries the
last surviving officers kept up machine
gun fire for hours. even succeeding in
fighting their way through to the Ger
man line.
The English and French began the
second days offensive with tank at
lacks, but weakened by the losses OF the
previous Cay, they did not display the
same vigor. Caught in the fire of Ger
man batteries, the shells OF which raised
black fountains around their tanks, their
attack wavered. Several tanks were hit
and burst into flames. Others turned
tail. The infantry did not follow up
properly and the attacks stopped dead.
:. only in the afternoon were the Eng
lish. with the help OF fresh troops, able
10 renew the attack. On the entire front
from Norlancourt to the Avre waves ad-
vanced. headed once more by strong
tank divisions. Airmen flew overhead,
attempting to smother the German ranks
with hail OF machine gun bullets
"A smart parrying counter attack by
German infantry followed. The fight
swayed this way and that. but finally
the British, despite the strong forces
employed, were unable to make Roadway
on the banks OF the Somme. and along
the great Roman highroad.
Further south the Franco British as
sault against the line from Rosieres TO
Arvillers succeeded in gaining ground on
terrain which was extremely unsuited
for defence. So eventually the battle
ground on both banks OF the Somme.
which furious British attacks could not
capture. was given up voluntarily.
ON the third day of the offensive the
French launched frontal attack on the
German front between Montddier and
the Matz. AS there was only tempo
rary defence the attackers. advancing
after a strong artillery preparation ac-
companied by tanks. met only our real
guards. whose machine guns caused the
enemy such severe losses that the at
lacks everywhere were arrested. After
the most sanguinary repulse OF the
French assaults our rear guard line was
able with slight losses TO withdraw many
tons OF material. to disengage from the
enemy and TO withdraw
North of the Avre Franco British
troops made the strongest efforts south
ward to take the new German lorna
tons in the rear and to the northward
to roll up the German Avre front, but
they failed"
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ITALY MAY ENTER SIBERIA.
Troops Likely to Help In Assem-
bling Prisoners.
Special Cable Despatch to Tar 81

PARIS. Aug. 12.--It has not been de.
cided whether Italy will participate in
the Thurman coast operations. The Ital-
lans wish TO do so. and they also could
be represented In the Siberian interven.
ton by a good sized detachment of ma
riDes now guarding the legation at
Pekin.
The mead of Italian troops in Siberia ia
greater now since large numbers OF
Italian prisoners have been despatched
to various parts OF the country by the
Austrians IT is believed these could be
assembled under the Italian nag and In
eorporated in the allied expedition.
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WAsHISGroS, Aug 1.-THE de.'r ~:
Lieut., Frank +, Foss. L, s y. r r :
Providence, r. 7. resulting from s'ad'
received In the boiler accident m rosr'
the L, s. S. Nopatin on Angus
which two men were reported Killed 71'
three injured, was announced TO- NF
the Navy Department
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missioner of Massachusetts,. sent to the
Food Commission at Washington yester-
day an intimatlon that the fsh supply
might be reduced because Of the opera
tion OF the submari Mr.. Phelan
conferred with Mayor Stoddard Of
Gloucester, from which place hundreds
Of fishing ships depart. and then asked
the Navy Department for adequate pro-
lection for the fishermen.
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BosToN, Aug. 12.--Oswsld Kunhsrdt,
former German Consul C General in this
city. was to-day ordered interned at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ca, under directions
received from Washington. He has been
In jail since he was arrested in his sum
mer home in Manchester, Mass, July "a,
under the enemy allen act
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AMERICANS CHECK ENEMY.
Effort to Feel Out U. 5. Strength
At Fismette Reacts on Foe,

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE
VEsLE FRONT, Aug 1.-THE Germans
are shci,ing the Vesle front spannod
ically, their heavy guns apparently
being concentrated in turn on certain
targets. st. Thibaut. Mont Notre Dame
and Fismes chiefly have been chosen.
A real attempt to feel out the allied
strength has taken the form of an at
tack at Fismette. a little village north
west OF Fismes. This, however, was a
failure as the American shooting was so
good that not a single man was able to
enter the village. and the assaulting
troops retired. leaving u fresh sprinkling
OF dead on the battlefield which already
has been fatal to 80 many Germans.
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HAIG'S AIRMEN ARE
SMASHING BRIDGES
Disable Rupprecht's Tanks and
Now Down Infantry in
Amazing Attacks.
HAMMER CHAULNES HARD
Germans Bring Up Fresh
Troops and Stiffen Their
Resistance Somewhat.
Bp the Associated Press

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN Franc,
Aug 12.--During the lul In the ham.
there are further indications that IN,
line Is hardening. This afternoon Crow,
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria seens N
have brought in more fresh troops ana
while the allied forces are pausne a,
their own accord. the enemy within ,Ss
area OF his new battle front. with ,hs
Somme at his back. is having a mo-.
uncomfortable time.
The British guns are hammsr,ns
Chaulnes. while cannon OF larger calih-s
ara coming up all the time and drench.
ing the enemy rear with steel They
are also pounding away at the br,dres
across the Somme at Bethencourt
The Smelling OF the bridges here ia
serious matter for the enemy, as bombs
from the air are continually being
dropped by British airplanes from low
altitude at the bridges in the Peronrc
district. This bombing has been gong
on day and night since the battle be-
gan, forcing the Germans to divert their
transport. so that the general movement,
was southeast Now his bridges 70 -,
southeast are under heavy FIRE
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Amount of the Tax.

These deductions leave $eT, 900 subject
to the war profits tax OF so ner cent.
and the war profits tax paid in this case
would be s77,soo,
tUnder the scale OF excess pronts
taxes in the Treasury plan tho tax would
amount to but s23.40o, hence the war
PROFITS tax would be applied because IL
would yield more~mSney TO the Treas
ury)
In placing the high limit OF the de.
duction which may be made before an
plying the war profits tax at u per cent
the Treasury Department has overcom.
one OF the greatest objections 10 the pla n
which the committee members have
Brought forth. They feared that GER
tain big concerns which made enormous
profts before the war and have not
materially increased them since would
pay nothing because there would be only
a very slight difference between their
war and their prewar prohts
1t has been the understanding Of tn.
committee that the Treasury Intended Ia
frame the war profts tax In that way,
Making the provision that the deduction
before applying the high tax shall not
be more than ~ per cent. of the In.
vested capital, however. entirely re-
moves this objection
As the committee adjourned immedi.
ately after receiving the Treasury sur.
gestions there was no discussion in com
mittee OF their merits or dement's They
will be gone into fully tomorrow.
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U-B0ATS ARE USING
GAS ON j. S. COAST


not in any circumstances, allow C.-boat
commanders to create panic and terror
that will interfere with the huge war
programme now going on.
While the navy reports all indicate
that the gas attack was deliberate and
that II Is only a new form of frightful-
ness some naval men pointed out that
II might have resulted from the wreck
ing OF the submarine on q reef. They
said that the action of salt water IN the
electric batteries OF such a craft gen.
crates chlorine gas. which is similar to
mustard gas and is deadly II encoun-
tered In closed space. They thought
that II the submarine had been wrecked
the gas would come to the surface with
the oil when it was freed. No such pos
sibility was suggested in the official re-
port of the Department.
Information that came from the New
England coast said that the C-boats
were trying to replenlsh their supplies
from such boats as they might intercept,
and tho crew Of the Kate Palmer. sunk
of the New England coast August 10
was taken on board the submarine. The
survivors said that the submarine was
800 feet long carried a large gun for
ward and smaller one aft and had a
crew OF sixty or seventy men. Her
coming tower was about fifteen feet
high
The British steamship Penistone. 4,l39
tons gross, was torpedoed while 100
miles east OF the Nantucket lightship
yesterday morning. The Swedish steam
ship Sydland. S.o3l tons gross. was sunk
by bombs August s. while i0H miles
southeast of the lightship and an Ameri-
can schooner, name unknown. was re-
ported to have been sunk zoo miles east
Of New York city.
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Board of Adjustment.

A board Of adjustment is to be Gre
ated. its members TO be named by the
Secretary OF the Treasury and 10 remain
In existence for the period OF the war
and for one year after It's close. This
board will handle all cases where tax
ing specific corporations under the gen.
erai provisions of the suggested law for
any reason whatever would be unjust or
an inequality.
OF course. the corporation normal tax
agreed upon by the committee would be
deducted before the war profits or ex-
cess profits tax would be applied
An illustration OF how the war prot1ts
tax would work out in the case OF
manufacturing corporation having a
capital OF sl,0oo,ooo and a net profit OF
100000 after the normal tax is de-
Quoted Is given below, presuming that
the general ptewar percentage" OF the
manufacturing class OF business has been
found to be 10 per cent. of the invested
capital.
The fiat deduction Of $4,000 would
leave the taxable net income at $4,000.
Tho general prewar percentage" for
the manufacturing class Of business
being 10 per cent. which is inside the
limits OF per cent and ~ per cent.
fixed. 100000 more Is deducted before
applying the tax.
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sydIand's Crew Saved.

SyuIuhu'h SreW SuVeu.
All OF the members Of the sydland's
crew are known to have been saved.
The submarine first showed off the Mas
sachusetts coast three weeks ago. when
tug and three barges were sunk by
guntire. The next operation OF the
U-boats was reported from the coast OF
Nova Scotia, where several steamers and
sailing vessels were sunk. Next came
the attack on the Diamond Shoals light
ship and the sinking OF the tanker o. b.
teras and the Virginia coast. Some of
the officials think that three submarines
are working off our shores.
To the crew of the Kate Palmer the
Captain OF the U boat said he was pre-
pared to remain for six months on this
side OF the water.
The schooner Helen Murley brought in
Capt. Edward Russell Of the Kate
Palmer and three other men. He said
that after remaining on the subma rine
for an hour they were cast of In their
dory while the submarine went west
The Murley picked the drifting sailors
up Ave hours after they were left to shift
for themselves.
Capt. Granville Johnson OF the
schooner Albert Black OF Portland, Me-,
reached an Atlantic port yesterday and
said that several shells had been fired at
his ship at o'clock yesterday morning
The submarine fired from a range of
three miles. With her sails and auxil-
larry power the schooner escaped unhurt
Two steamers which have survivors
from the vessels sent down by the u
boat reported yesterday to a Massachu-
sets port that they were proceeding to
port with their charges. but they did not
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TREASURY SUBMITS
PROFIT TAX PLANS


imposing the war profits tax on the bal
ance Is 20 be Anal.
The general prewar percentage for any
corporation shall be the percentage de-
termined for the general class OF trade or
business to which such corporation be-
longs. II that corporation is engaged in
more than one class OF trade or business
the percentage shall be that applicable
to the principal business in which 1t Is
engaged.
In figuring deductions, alternate plans
are offered. After deducting the $4,000
the choice Of these plans is offered:
!. An amount equal to the general pre-
war percentage.
?. An amount equal to the corpora
TONS net income for the prewar period,
increased or diminished as the case may
be by an allowance for changes in in-
vested capital made since the prewar Pc
Rod. Such allowance shall be equal TO
the general prewar percentage of the
difference between the average invested
capital for the prewar period and the
corporations average invested capital for
the taxa Bile year.
Net income Is to be ascertained AS
follows:
tA) For 1911 and 1912 as provided
in the revenue law approved August Is.
1909.
ODD For 1918 as provided in the rev.
enue law approved October 3. 1913. 49,
Co For the taxable year as provided
in the revenue law OF 1917. except that
dividends, from stocks and bonds Of other
corporations held by any corpora ito n
shah be deducted II O corporation was
In existence for only n portion OF the
prewar period, its average net income
for that period shall be taken as its net
income In figuring its general" prewar
percentage OF income,
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
army APPROPRIATION BILL GOES
THROUGH WITH AMENDMENTS
(By International News Ssrvies.)

Washington, June 29.-Carrying
appropriations Of more than si2,-
0OO. 900. 900 for the prosecution Of
the war and comforting authority the
President to raise as large an army
as may be necessary TO insure final
victory the Senate this afternoon
passed the army appropriation bill.
No opposition vote was cast. The
bill has been before the Senate al
most continuously for Ave days. An
important amendemnt authorizes the
President 10 raise a Russian legion in
the u. s. composed Of friendly aliens
Of that nationality. Another amend
ment provides for training South
Americans in this country for mill
tary service. Still another amend
ment authorizes the President TO
raise three or more regiments Of
volunteers between th ages Of Is and
2i and 81 and 40. the officers TO be
appointed by tf President. The
Fall amendment changing the draft
to 20 to 40 years was defeated yes
terday.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
CALL ISSUED
FOR $4,000
IN JULY

Washington. June 2s. - White
and colored draft registrants mum
bering 124.525 were summoned 10
the colors for general military ser.
vice in a call issued today by Prov.
Marshal General Crowder. Mobili-
zations win take place at intervals
during the month Of July, starting
with the entrainment Of 27.257
white selected men on July s.
To-day's call combined with that
Of 100000 c-dercd by General
crowder last night and with the va
rious special calls previously issued,
will remove from civilian lifeduring
July total Of 367.o61 men. the lar
gest number Of men summoned in
any one month since the draft be-
came operative.
The call issued TO day is divided
into four sections for entrsinment
purposes. From July to Q. white
registerants numbering $3.50 are to
be entrained; from July i5 to 49,
white 1925; July 16 to 20 eolored,
$4,000. and from July 20 to 80, col
ored. 25,0ll.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
ORGANIZE TO
GET WAR WORK
MANUFACTURERS REPRESENT.
ING los PLANTS IN IS coUN-
TIES HOLD MEETING

The work Of carrying out the
plans for war work contracts Of the
manufacturers Of the Evansville
sub-region Of the Tenth industrial
district. will be placed in the hands
Of the following executive commit
tee, elected at the convention OF LOB
manufacturers from 80 counties in
Indiana and Kentucky. at their ses-
sion Friday in Evansville: William
II. McCurdy. chairman; b. +. Won
Behren. A. NJ. We'll. c. N. Brown
and A. v. Burch. all Of Evansville.
The officers elected are: Oscar
Clamer. Chairman; Frank Albus vice
chairman for Indiana; F. A. Ames
Owensboro, KY; +. II. Hyman, sec
rotary; Daniel wertz, treasurer.
Il was decided at the afternoon
meeting that the dues Of the organ
nation should be 25c for each ST.
900 capital stock invested. The
minimum Is $1,000 and the maxi
mum t25.
George Z. Gary is chairman fol
Christian county. one Of the four
teen Kentucky counties.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
ATTENTION FARMERS

Some time ago was aked by the
Department Of Agriculture to call
the attention Of the farmers TO a
weed that is being scattered over
the country and soon becomes n
great pest; but II taken in time can
be eradicated. This weed is known
as Chicory and where thick bunches
or clusters are growing IL is very
attractive. People ignorant Of its
true characteristics might harbor II
for its beauty. II is easy to distin.
guish. as II has bright blue flowers
borne on rather large stems. These
flowers close up in the heat Of the
day and open in the late afternoon.
This weed is making its appear.
anee on quite a great many farmt
of Christian county and along road
sides. II should be pulled up. piled
and burned. as cutting is not sure
way To get rid Of il. Il springs uT
in a few days after being cut and
because Of its persistence will choke
out meadors and pasture land a.
well as being a nuisance in many otf
er ways.
]. W. KEELING.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
NARR|ES NEGRO.
IS FINED $500.

Owensboro. KY, June ga Da-
viess county jury late Thursday az
ternoon returned n verdict Of guilty
against Pearl Pike. alias Pearl kir.
kendall. a white woman. charged
with marrying Richard wilhite. a
negro, contrary 10 the statutes Of the
state. The jury fixed her fine at
$500. The Pike woman has been
held in the Daviess county Jail since
her arrest in Owensboro In March.
The negro Is out on bond.
The marriage was performed In
Owensboro several months ago. The
Pike woman has two husbands. one
white man. the other negro.
The negro eontended that she had
negro blood in her veins and had
always associated with negroes priof
to her marriage. Her aged mother
took the stand against her daughter,
saying there was not a drop Of negro
who is being held on a similar charge
The case Of Richard Wilhite
blood in Pearls veins. The jury de-
liberated but very few moments be-
fore returning the verdict.
was continued until the September
term Of court.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
monday
FOR five DAYS
CHRISTIAN COUNTY TEACHERS
WILL HOLD IMPORTANT
SESSIONS.

As announced a few days ago. the
institute for the white teachers Of
the county will begin Monday. July
LIST. Mr.. +. b. Weathers. Jr.. Of
Franklin. KY. will arrive today and
will be chief instructor in the insti-
tute.
On account Of so many new and
inexperienced teachers, Supt. Foster
has thought 1t advisable to secure an
assistant instructor in primary meth
ods and has secured Miss Clark, Of
Davies county. Miss Clark has
conducted many Institutes in this
state and comes highly recommended.
One particular qualification for in
stitute work is that she is a rural
teacher herself and speaks from ex-
perienee rather than theory. She
will give six lectures on primary
two on Monday. Tuesday
and W c dneday She will be
here for three days only.
The people Of Hopkinsville and the
County are invited to attend any or
all Of the institute.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
j. S. REDUKES
CARRANzA
(By International Nsvs s.rvie..)

(By international News Servies.)
Washington. June 29.-The Gov.
ernment Of Mexico was sharply crit
icised by the State Department to-
day for permitting propaaanda
which attempts to show ineonsisten-
cies in President Wilson's recent ad-
dresses to Mexican editors. The pur-
pose as TO eounteract nefarious
efforts Of German agents who ap-
parently have had the connivanee Of
the Carranza authorities. The cor
respondenee authorized for publiea-
tion reveals that the United States
is closely serutinizing every develop
ment south Of the Rio Grande and
maintaining the right policy for the
protection Of American rights.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30
MRS. BEAUcHAMP TONIGHT.

Under the tuspices Of the local un-
ion, Mrs. Francis T.. Bcauehamp
State President Of the w. c. 7. IT,,
will address mass mting tonight at
8 o'clock at III Mthodist church on
War Prohibition. Mrs. Beaucham is
an intensely interesting and force
full speaker, has given her life to the
cause Of temperance reform, and II
is a privilege to have the opportuni-
ty TO hear her on this subject al
this time. Everybody is very cor
daily invited to be present and she
should be greeted by a large aud.
fence.
She will speak at the morning ser
vice at the Christian church at los.
as. as on account Of previously ar
ranged meeting, this congregation
cannot unite in the evening servies
at the Methodist church.