The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-08-29

them and the ways Of combating
them. The submarines, in addition TO
sinking Il number Of steamers and at-
thcking others, In some cases only n
few miles from the harbor OF New
York, also destroyed Il considerable
number of fishing vessels off New Eng
land. Several fights with these U-bonts
were reported and 1t was believed that
at least one of them was sunk. What
was brlirvrd to be gas attack on
the coast guard station and lighthouse
on Smiths island, South Carolina, in
which several men were overcome, has
not yet been explained though the
theory that the poison gas came from
submarine was discarded. preSum-
ably the fact that our naval vessels
are pretty busy on convoy duty accounts
for the comparative immunity Of these
C-boats along the Atlantic coast.
The steady decline Of the German
submarine campaign Is emphasized by
the official reports on sinkings and
shipbuilding for July. The allied and
neutral shipping sunk during the month
amounted to 270,O0O tons, compared
with 53l,S30 tons sunk in July, 1917.
During the month the allied nations
constructed Il tonnage in excess Of
2So.oO0 to that destroyed by enemy op-
crations.
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he administrations man-power bill
extending the draft age to eighteen
ana forty-tivc years was reported to
the senate Thursday and that body
prepared to take it up and act on it
speedily. Chairman Chamberlain in
reporting the measure said General
Alnrch told the military affairs com
mittce that he believed 100000 Amer
leans under one commander could go
through the German lines whenever
they pleased and that if the ages are
hNcd as asked, the voluntary enlist
ment system automatically ends. He
also said all the men called for active
service under the amended act would
be in France by next June. The new
American war program, it was re-
Healcd, calls for so divisions or about
3,oO0,OuO men, In France and 1S more
divisions In training IN America, by
June 80, 1919.
Mr.. Chamberlain told the senate
that President Wilson'S program called
for concentration Of American forces
on the western front, including Italy,
ana that the theory Of the fighting in
the future is that we must force the
issue and win on the western front.
The bill rs reported contains work
or fight provision to which organized
labor, through Samuel Gompcrs, has
filed emphatic objection.
The Immediate need for more fight
on Wednesday proclamation calling
for the registration. on August 81, OF
all young men who shall have become
twenty-Onc years Of age between June 5
last and that day. This extra enroll
mrnt, ii is believed, will include about
100000 men, 0nchuIf OF whom are fit
for military duty.
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Chairman Kitchin and other mem
hcrS of he house ways and mca IS
committee hcing welded to the idea
that the best way to raise more rev
cnuc is to increase the excess profits
tax, rather than to impose II war prof
It's tax, Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Adoo was compelled to go before the
committee with Il mass of figures to
sustain his contention that the war
profits tax method is the best and only
fair one. In reply to Kitchn's nsScr-
zion that war profits tax was "Only
cnmouilagc to let out the big fellows"
the secretary produced figures to show
that In great majority Of cases the
war profits tax would fall more henv-
lily on the large concerns than would
the excess profits tax, which. If fxeu
at 90 per cent as the committee pro
posed, he said would touch not more
than one of the large corporations. lie
favorS the continuance of the existing |
excess profits Tux, with corrections but
without increase. He also urged hehv'
icr lcvicS ON unrnrned incomes than |
on earned incomes. and the imposition
OF tux upon servants as luNtrirS.
The secretary impressed on the
committee the necessity of passing the
new revenue bill before September 2S,
the date set for launching the four'h
Liberty loan campaign. saying thht
further delay would jcopar'ii%e the
ability Of the treasury to sell siitt'cient
treasury certificates to finance N I'D
the intervals between the Liberty
loans. In Washington most OF the de
lay In passing the measure Is expect
ed to develop In the senate.