New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
ReAexes Of War

" pay nenC OIL personal taxes
ana also to the payment of state and
communal taxes for period of five
years after the conclusion of peace.
Exempt from this liability are (11 ncr-
sons whose taxable property does not
exceed $4,000 marks ($7140 at normal
:eXchange), (2) Germans normally resi-
cent abroad who have been involun-
tarlly detained in Germany owing TO
'he var (3) persons who do not take
UP their permanent residence in Ger
many until after the war and (1) per
sons who emlgrate to German protcc-
torntes: Other exemptions may be
granted on application in cases where
German national interests require such
exemption.
The increase in the cost of living
which has taken place in Norway since
the outbreak of the war is continuing,
but not quite so rapidly as during the
earlier periods of the war. The Nor
wegian Bureau of Statistics has pub
!lshed series of tables showing the
increases by months in the prices of
necessities since July, 1914 The sta
tIst'cs used are all based OH prices as
they obtained in 1914, the unit being
the amount of food supplies 100 crowns
would purchase in July, 1914. The
quantity of necessities which could be
purchased in July, 1914, for 100 crowns
tS26.SO) had risen in price to 1874
crowns S33.23) in November, 1916. BY
August. 1916, the price had risen to 151
crowns ($40.4O, and in March. 1917, it
was 16S crowns (S45.02l. 1t continued
TO rise constantly, so that by Novem-
Der, 1917, it had reached 228 crowns
ri
the present year the price of the quan-
tlty OF necessities which had been
taken as q unit continued to rise,
reaching 231 crowns ($61,91) in Janu-
ary and 237 crowns (SG3.52) in March,
1918. The cost of living has therefore
increased by 1877 per cent since the first
month of the war. In other words.
family which in 1914 was able to live
on 1898 crowns (S409.5O} would in
March, 1918, have required 3,621
crowns (S970.52) to have maintained
the household in the same manner as
IN 1914. The comparative increases in
the cost of living in the three Scand-
navlan countries since July, 1914, are
expressed by the following percentages:
Norway, 1877 per cent; Sweden, 92 per
A fund of 100000 yen was contrib
uted to the Japanese government some
time ago by Japanese subject for the
promotion of aerial navigation, and it
has been decided to expend a part of
this fund for the purchase of American
end European made aeroplancs. The
Department Of the Army has decided to
purchase fifteen planes, varying from
l20 to 150 horsepower, of types other
than those already purchased by Japan.
1t IS rot expected that delivery will be
made before the end Of the year. The
Department of the Navy intends to pur-
chase from America some flying boats
similar to those used By England in
coast defence work, and also some of
She larger types of machines used in
aerial fighting that have not as yet been
seen in Japan.
"Thc London Board of Trade Jour
nal" quotes the "Frankfurter zeitunc"
to the effect that the Spiegelmanufak-
tur Waldhof A. G., which was founded
last November with the co0peration of
the Suddeutsche observation-disclosures
and bought the Mannheim Waldhof
branch OF the French plate glass and
chemical manufacturing firm Of st. Go
pam, Channy & Grey from the official
from 100000 to 100000 marks (at
normal exchange the mark is worth IS. 8
cents United States currency in ordcr =
TO acquire the Deutsche Spiegelr}as
a. G. in Fredcn, which has a capital Of
100000 marks. Three shares of the
last named concern will be exchanged
Tor four shares of the Mannheim com
pany, and the enlarged business will
De called by the name Of the smaller
company, though the registered office
OF the new enterprise will remain in
stated to have paid ~ per cent in io17
as compared with per cent in 1916 and
1 per cent in 1915.
Figures on Spain's foreign commerce.
Just published show that the value Of
the imports FOR the first four months
OF 1918, as compared with the two
preceding years, was as follows: In
worth normally about 1913 cents):
l9l7, 43s.470,000 pcsetas; 1916, 426.,
$4,000 pesetas. The export trade for
me me sam same period was: In 1918, ell
266,0O0 pesetas; 1917, 431.974,O0O no
setas, and 1916, 460,O26,OOO pesetas
The total exports and imports for
the first four months of 1918 weya
only half the valuuc of the trade
Tor the corresponding periods in 1ol6
and 1917 The 1918 period shows =
favorable trade balance of 1902 ,oGO .ooo
pesetas. against an unfavorable hal
ance Of 100000 pesetas in 1917 and
q favorable balance of 33,OOO,ooO pe-
setas IN 1916: The total tonnage Of
imports for the first four months Of
.9lo was $4,000, against l,O51 900 tons
N l9l and 1,246,0O0 tons in 1916 The
1oeal tonnage of the exports was 2.479.-
y ouV. ~ against 3.523,0O0 tons in 1917 and
) $500 ,000tons in 1916.
The Australian government has CON
tracted to sell to the British govern
ment the whole output of zinc conccn-
trates IN Australia for the period of
the war and ten years thereafter On
ms previous visit to London tho Pr;ma4 +