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Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08

While the senators were discussing
whether to continue in public session
or go into private meeting, Secretary
Baker explained that perhaps he had
been unfortunate in making his or
iginal statement to the committee by
giving his general opinions rather
than the exact facts and details pre-
pared by experts having the subject
in charge. He proposed that he be
permitted to prepare such statements,
present them to the committee and
return for cross examination later.
Secretary Bakers cross-examina-
ton was begun by Senator Weeks of
Massachusetts,, Republican, in con-
nection with the number of troops to
be sent abroad this year.
On Jan. l, Secretary Baker said,
more troops had been transported to
France including both non-combat-
ant and fighting forces, than had been
planned.
Secretary Baker and Senator
Weeks agreed that it was improper to
disclose the number of American
troops in France.
Transportation of fighting troops
was temporarily reduced, Secretary
Baker said. in discussing the ship
ping situation, by the necessity OF
sending larger engineering forces.
The shipping board and the war de-
partment, Secretary Baker said, are in
constant contact, exhaustively study
ing the shipping situation. Gen,
Bliss, he said, took the information
abroad as a basis of calculation in
connection with the shipping situa-
ton. About 10000 tons additional
have recently been obtained
Senator Weeks asked if it were true
that the War Department had 791, 900
tons of ships available for transport
ing troops on Feb. 1. Secretary Baker
did not know but thought that an I'M
derestimate.
In his former statement that mil
lion men more probably could be sent
to France this year Secretary Baker
explained, he did not depend wholly
on American shipping in his calcula-
tons.
Senator Hitchcock said that on Nov.
80 the Shipping Board advised him
that the total gross available Ameri-
can tonnage was 5S2 ships of 1921, sos
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
CHILDREN'S YEAR IS
SUNDAY SCHOOL PLAN

London, Feb. 5-The British Sun
day School Union is appealing to re-
ligious organizations throughout the
world to recognize 1918 as a special
"children's year" The idea is, that
all meetings and conventions through
out the year shall give the utmost
prominence to the problems connect
ed with the training of the young.
The Sunday School Unions appeal
urges that 1.-THE children and young
people of the world are passing
through a psychological and spiritual
crisis, and that efforts should be made
to inspire them with high ideas OF
character and duty.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
FIRE DESTROYS
EIGHT BUILDINGS
IN ABERDEEN, IND,

Aberdeen, Nd, Feb. Sire of I'M
determined origin destroyed eight
business buildings here early today,
causing losses totaling about $780,
900. All were wooden structures
from 1 IL to three stories in height
and included the post Office, Hanway
6 Gibbs general store, Tarrington's
hardware store and WINS drug store.
A detachment of soldiers with fire ap-
paratus from the new army proving
ground, rendered effective assistance
in extinguishing the flames, which at
one time threatened to destroy the
town. Below zero temperature and
frozen hydrants hampered the fire.
men.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
COME OF SUBMARINE
CAMPAIGN UP TOLABOR

materials and the money-a1I that is
lacking is a spirit in the nation that
Will send a quarter of a million Amer
lean mechanics into the yards to give
their best and most efficient work.
81 am sorry to say at the present
time that the native born American
workman is not the mainstay of the
ship yard for he is there only to the
extent of So per cent. of the men en-
ployed and to the extent of IS per
cent, we are forced to depend on for
eign born labor.
I'VE all honor the men in uniform
and the same honor must be given to
the men who go to work in the yards
Just as the navy is the first line of
the British empire and Just as Ger
many depends upon her submarines,
so must America depend for victory
upon the ship builders in the Ameri-
can yards. To the women of America
1 say: Send your men to the ship
yards for they will be doing there no
less a service than in the army or
the navy, and, they will be returned
to you safe and well paid, after hav-
ing performed a duty that is a primal
necessity of this war;
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
PASSENGER TRAIN
STALLS IN DRIFT

Winsted, Feb. 6-Thc Central New
England railroad sent it's snow pillow,
which arrived from Pine Plains, n.
Y, last night, to Feeding Hills, Mass,
to release passenger train No. 800,
which was snowbound on the way
from Springfield to Tariffville late
yesterday. All available men were
taken today on q train to Norfolk
Summit to clear the drifts there. This
is the highest point in the state.
Drifted tracks have prevented train
movements.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
COMMANDER WHO
FIRED ITALIAN
SUB is REDUCED

Washington, Feb. 5.-Lieut. Com
mander Ernest Friedrich, who in COM
mand of the gunboat Nashville fired
by mistake late last summer on an
Italian submarine in the Mediterra-
mean, was ordered reduced 80 num-
bers by the naval court which tried
him, it was learned yesterday, and
the sentence was approved by Secre-
tary Daniels despite the fact that the
Italian government officially interced-
ed in behalf of the officer and the ma
val court made an unanimous recon-
mendation for clemency.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
SOUSA AUCTIONS
HIS BATON TO BUY
TROOPS BASEBALLS

Chicago. Feb. 5-Lieut John Phil
lip Sousa, bandmaster at the Great
Lake naval training station, offered
his historic baton at auction for the
benefit of the fund which is being
raised to obtain baseball equipment
for the jackies and it was sold for
$120, it became known today. The
wand has been in the possession OF
the noted bandmaster for Il years,
having been presented to him in 1870
by members of the band of which
he was then leader.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
WAR COSTS u. S.
S24,OOO,OOO DAY

Washington, Feb. 6-Ten months of
the war have cost the United States
about $7,100, ,000-at the rate of
$71O,O00,O 900 a month, nearly $4,000
600 a day.
More than half of this huge sum,
or s4,121, 900, 900 has been paid as
loans to the Allies, and the balance,
about $4,000, 10000 represents
Americas outlay for its own war
purposes, exclusive of more than
$500, 900, 900 for ordinary government
al expenses.
The wars toll in money is increas-
ing at the rate of more than $780,
100000 a month, and indications are
that the two remaining months of the
nations first year as a belligerent will
raise it's war bill to almost SIC, 000,~
600, 900, of which $4,000, 100000 will
be for allied loans and about the
same amount &c the army, navy,
Shipping Board and other war agen-
cies.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
FOUR DEAD, TWELVE
INJURED IN WRECK

Caribou, Me, Feb. 6-Three pas
sengers and a trainmen were killed
and IL passengers were injured in a
double collision on the Bangor &
Aroostook railroad here early today.
A passenger train bound from Bangor
for Van Buren, crashed into a snow
pillow which had been stalled by drifts
and a moment later another plow ran
into the rear of the train.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
SENT MORE MEN
THAN PLANNED
Hadn't Counted on U. S. Shipping Alone in Max.
ing Estimate Of Numbers of Troops Who
Would Be in France by 1918 Baker
81 Tells Senate Committee -

Washington Feb 6-More American troops been trans
ported to France by January of this year than had been PLAN
ned by the promised the Allies declared
ary of War Baker today before the senate military committee
examined his statement that there would be 500
600 troops in France early this year and 100000
winter Secretary Baker disclosed that ships belonging
of the allies presumably Great Britain have obtained to
reinforce the American transport fleet
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
REDS HIRED
TO REAK
SABOTAGE
Paris Paper Publishes Head
quarters Orders to Ger
man Agents.

Paris, Feb. GA letter OF in
struction to German military
agents in the United States, dated
Jan. is, 1915, General Head
quarters, DR.. Fisher" is publish
ed by the Petit Parisien. In the
letter directions are given con-.
corning the destruction of prop
erty in the United States by ex-
plosions and otherwise, and the
following is added.
"Agents to carry on destructive
work can be recruited among the
workingmen's unions, which have
anarchistic tendencies"
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
BRITISH LOSSES
FOR ONE WEEK
TOTALLED 6,354

London, Feb. 5.-British casualties
reported during the week ended yes
terday totalled 1854, divided as fol-
lows:
Killed or died of wounds Officers,
81; men, 1926.
Wounded or nlissing-Of1cers, 173;
men, 4,S05.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
AUTO SUPPLY co. BANKRUPT.

Hartford, Feb. 5. - The Lindsay
Auto Supply Co. of New Haven filed
a petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court in this
city today, showing liabilities of $780,
T9f and assets Of $11,530, although
the concern has only SO in money.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
FIREMEN FREEZE
FIGHTING FLAMES
IN MOVIE HOUSE

Torrington, Feb. Sire of I'M
known origin, discovered at o'clock
this morning in the Strand theatre
here, resulted in the almost total de-
struction of the building with an es-
timated loss of $4,000, partly insur-
ed. The face and neck of a fireman.
Herman Schapp, were frozen and he
may not recover. Five other firemen's
ears, noses or finger were frozen. The
temperature was IS below zero. The
flames were not extinguished until
mid forenoon. The theatre was used
for moving pictures. 1t was the old
est theater in Torrington.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
TREASURY DEPT.
UNRAYELS KNOTS
IN REVENUE CASE
Points on Excess Profits, Disputed by Legal AT
thorities of Country Are Settled in Formal
Statement From Department Invested Capt.
tai Defined by Decision

washington, Feb. 5.-The Treasury
Committee on Excess Profits, which
has been studying the excess profits
section of the War Revenue act for
more than four months, has complet-
ed its Interpretation of the law and the
regulations recommended have been
approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury. The provisions which deal
with the definition of invested capt.
tai of corporations and partnerships
also with the treatment under Section
21O of cases in which capital cannot
! be satisfactorily determined, are of
the most general interest.
A statement issued by the Secretary
OF the Treasury clears up many ques-
lions affecting the determination of
the > basis for figuring profits, but
leaves number yet to be thrashed
out by individual rulings or by amend
ment of the law A new draft of the
War Tax act is now being prepared
by the Internal Revenue Bureau, en-
bodyin proposed amendments on sub.
jects which officials think cannot pro-
perly be passed on by executive rul-
ings. Excess profits return forms
will be available in a few days and
returns must be made by March l
on the 1917 business. Some extension
OF this time has been urged by bust
ness interests.
The statement follows:
THE provisions of Section 21o,
which permit the deduction to be
computed by reference to the deduc-
tons as determined In the ordinary
way in the case of representative con-
Germs engaged in the same trade or
business, are held to apply to a num-
Der of classes of exceptional cases.
among which are the following:
"1) Where, on account of defec-
tive accounting, it is impossible to &C
curately compute the invested CAPT.
tai.
"(2) In the case of a foreign tax
payer, where the Secretary finds up
on application that the expense of Sc
curing the necessary data is unreas-
enable in view of the amount of tax
involved or that it is impracticable
to determine either the entire invest
ed capital or the entire net income.
"(S) Long established business con-
Germs, which, by reason of conserya-
1--WE accounting or the form and man.
ner of their organization, would
through the operation of Section 2O7,
be placed at \ disadvantage in COM
petie,on with representative concerns
doing similar business.
go Where the invested capital is
seriously diSproportionate to the tax
able income, as for example because
OF the realization in one year of the
earnings OF capital unproductively in
Vested through period of years, or O.
the fruits of activities antedating the
taxable year, or because of inability
to recognize or properly allow fol
amortization, obsolescence, or excep.
tional depreciation due to the present
war.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
WANT CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS

Washington, Feb. 5.-Mobilization
of all certified accountants who come
within the draft law has been ordered
SO as to supply vacancies in the army
business. organization
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
Ex.CIRCUrr JUDGE DEAD.

Portland, Me-, Feb. 5-Judge Will
liam Lebanon Putnam, who retired
last September as judge of the United
States circuit court of appeals, after
a service of nearly 30 years, died at
his home here today.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
TWO WAREHOUSES;
FOR FOOD BURNED

Paterson, N. J., Feb. 6-Fire today
destroyed the storage warehouse of
the Great Eastern Food Co. The loss
is estimated at 500 900.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Feb. 6-Fire
today destroyed the wharf and ware
houses of the Central Hudson Steam
boat Co., j. W. Matthews & Co.,
wholesale grocery warehouse, on the
water front in Newburgh. Several
nearby warehouses were partly burn
ed. The loss was said to exceed $780,
900.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
Applies to ORDINATIONS

Secuon 2O9, which provides an 8
per ceIAt. rate IN the case of taxpayers
having only nominal invested CAPT.
tai. is held to apply primarily to occu-
patons, professions, trades and bust
resses engaged principally in render
ing personal services, and in which
the employment of capital is not nee
essary and the earnings of which are
to be aDcribed primarily to the activi-
ties of the owners, In such cases the
mere size of capital, form of organiza-
ton, &C., are rot determining factors
II the employment of the capital used
is necessary because of delay or ire
gularity in Receiving fees, &C, or II
such capital is mainly used as a fund
to advance salaries or wages or to
provide office fhSritrre, equipment,
&C.
"In general, nominal capital is de-
fined as a small or negligible capital
whose use III Il particular trade or
business is incidental, and does not
include a business which because of
conditions arising from the war or ex-
ceptional opportunity for profits
earns a disproportionately high rate
Of profit during the taxable year if it
belongs to class which necessarily
and customarily requires capital for
its operation; nor to corporations
which, although their capitalization
Ia nominal, employ a substantial
amount of capital in their business;
nor to business having a substantial
capital, but whose invested capital
within the meaning of Section 2O7 is
reduced to nominal amount by the
operation of the restrictive clauses OF
that section.
The law provides that all of the
activities Of a corporation or partner
ship shall constitute a single business
and that its income is deemed to be
derived from that business. Where
corporation or partnership, however
is engaged in a business having no in.
vested capital, it is provided in the
regulations that its entire income will
be held to be of the same class as the
income from its principal business anC
to take the rate of tax applicable t.
that business.
''In the case of an individual en-
gagged in one or more tradeseor bust
nesses having invested capital ant
also having income Of class taxabl
at the per cent. rate, the regulation
provide that all the income of eacl
class shall be bumped together and tn
aggregate of each class taxed separ
ately at the rates applicable to tina
class. The specific exemption Of Sc,
900 will be allowed as to each class
sit is also provided that wher
dealers in securities make tradin
profits from the sale of investments
the income from which is exemp
from the excess profits tax, there ma
be included in their invested capita
the proportion of the amount invest
cd In such securities which the trad
ing profit bears to the entire retur
from such security during the taxabl
year. In such cases the trading pro
fit is, OF course, subject to the ta5
Returns ars to he made and tn
tax paid at the same time as the in
come tax.
Corporation Capital
'-rhe provision, which is proba5l
Of the greatest general interest,
that which lays down the rule for tn
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08

Travellers from Germany quote
Hindenburg' as saying he will be in
Paris in April
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08

Another loan of $S.5oe.oo0 was
granted to Belgium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09

A regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps was held Friday. There
was no program and the matter Of elect
ing successor to Mrs. Mary g. r.
Burns, who has resigned as president,
was laid over until the next meeting.
H. Tobey Mooers, who served out
his enlistment in ambulance service
overseas and returned to Skowhegan
last fall having been drafted for
special service left Saturday morning
for Camp Devens. accompanied by
Carl Rhoades Of Harmony, superin-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09
Houlton Business
Closed For In
fair Practices

Orono, Me, Sept. ST. N. Willett
of Houlton, wholesale jobber of
fruits and vegetables. has been or
dered to close his business and his Ii
cense has been revoked by the United
State Food Administration.
On or about the first of February,
1918, Willett sold to the F. w. Glib
bons & Co.. 600 sacks of pota-
toes to be delivered in Boston. The
Boston concern claimed that after
Willett had shipped them n car of
frozen potatoes, they cancelled the
contract.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the Food Administration by
Willett and both parties agreed in
writing to an arbitration before the
Food Administration in Washington.
Willett had received $500 deposited
on the consignment Of potatoes and
deposited a check for $500 with the
Food Administration pending arbi-
tration. Gibbons & Co, also gave
the Food Administration a check in
the sum Of $3.50. the total amount
Willett claimed from the Boston
concern. The Gibbons check of
1850 was paid on presentation, but
the Willett check Of $780, drawn on
the Farmers National Bank of Houl-
ton was, on presentation, refused
payment. Willett and his attorney
were notified several times to make
good the check, and on Willett's re-
fusal to do anything in the matter.
the Food Administration ordered his
license cancelled for unfair practice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09
SOLON

Mrs Carolyn Birmingham. who has
been in town several days, went recent
ly to Pleasant pond
Fred vittum is placing a filter ove-
the end OF a water pipe in Fall brook,
Mrs. Perley Priest and daughters have
been passing the week In cottage at
Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Fletcher of Bill
lerica. Mass. are in town. Their little
daughter Dorothy has been passing the
summer here and will return with them.
Miss Gladys Mantor OF Madison is Wis.,
iting her cousin. Lucille French.
Ned McIntire of New York City is in
town for his vacation.
Miss Gertrude Brofee and Miss Mabel
Cross have returned from Christmas
Cove. where they have been employe
in a summer hotel
Mrs. Nellie Rowland was In Madison
Thursday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09

! tendent of schools in the Harmony,
Athens. Cambridge district. They
have been called for special service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jones. who
have been living in Dexter since his
purchase Of the Wassokeag Mills In
that place, are to move shortly to
Keene. N. H.. where Mr.. Jones has
purchased another textile plant.
They formerly lived in Skowhegan,
Mr.. Jones having formerly been
agent for the American Wooden Co,
at their local plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chs. A. Burner have
been passing the week-eaS IN China
with friends.
The local Red Cross Auxiliary has
received an allotment of SIS navy
comfort kits and an emergency al
lotment of surgical dressings which
includes 1000 compress pacts and 400
cotton pads. A shipment is planned
for Monday.
Deputy Sheriff r. L. HARDING Of
Madison was in town staecc~<-y fore
noon appearing before Trial Justice
T. G. Lord in relation to several
liquor seizure cases. Mrs S. DeSane-
dy of Madison appeared to claim the
liquor which had been seized, billed
to her, and produced a physicians
certificate that the liquor had been
ordered for medicinal purposes. The
following persons whose names had
appeared upon the packages seized
did not appear: Mamie Sinner. Fl. s.
Dyer, Jim Shibley, j. A. Athearn and
the liquor was accordingly forfeited
to the county
Cards have been received by Show
hogan friends announcing the mar
riage of Elroy 0. Lacasce and Miss
Marion .. Steward. both formerly of
Skowhegan. The ceremony occurred
at the home of the brides aunt in
Lawrence, Mass, on Tuesday last
and was very quiet in its appoint
ments. The honeymoon trip was en-
tirely planned by the groom and was
TO be a l., complete surprise to the
bride. AT the end of their sojourn
they will be established at West
brock Seminary, Westborok, where
Mr.. Lacasce has been a member of
the faculty for the past year. Mrs.
Lacasce will also teach there this
CoilIIS year anu tIey Will occupy an
apartment in one Of the dormitories.
The groom is we'll known to many
Skowhegan people. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Lacasce of Main /
street and is a graduate Of Skowhe
gan High school and Bowdoin coll
lege He has been prominent in
athletics. The bride is the eldest
daughter of Prof. John w. Steward,
formerly of Skowhegan, but at pres
ent a resident Of East Lansing, where
he is teaching in n Michigan college.
She is a graduate of Colby college
and afterwards became a member of
the Skowhegan High school Faculty
where she was exceedingly popular /
as an instructor. Since leaving
she has taught in Aroos-
took county and during the last part
of the last school year in Sanford
Many friends will extend best wishes
for the future.
The first meeting since vacation of
Sunset Chapter. O. f. s. was held
Friday evening with the worthy mat
ron. Mrs. Jessie Fletcher in the II
chair. AT the next meeting there will
be an entertainment directed by Mrs.
Ethel A. Merow, Mrs. Ella T. Mooers 4
and Mrs. Walter Valliere. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09

Somerset County Potatoes After Favorable Start Are act
by Disease; Live Stock Increase Veterans Associ
alton and Auxiliary Holds September Meeting at Lakewood
Madison Deputy Sheriff Before Trial Justice Lord in
Matter Relating to Liquor Sezures-arrage of Miss Mar
ion Steward and Eloy O. LaCasse, Both Formerly of
Sk0Whppan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09

COTTAGE ON SHORE OF COB
bossee for September, within short dis
lance Of trolley. Write Box 70, Angus
ia, Me. s.n3drf