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Representatives of World s Three
Great Democracies in the Name
of America’s First President
Agree to Carry on Work
He Inaugurated
WASHINGTON, April 30.—On Sunday j
General Viviani of the French commission, |
A. J. Balfour of the British commission,
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and other
notables gathered at Mount Vernon, and at
the tomb of Washington, beneath the Hags
of France. Great Britain and America, the
spokesmen of the three great democracies j
paid homage to America's great soldier and :
statesman, and pledged themselves to each j
other in the name of the dead to prosecute ;
the present mighty struggle against autoc- J
racy on the lines he himself had followed in i
bringing the American nation into being, j
Proposes to Send American Troops
General Viviani held an extended confer
ence with President Wilson today, going
deeply into the real purpose of the visit of
the commissions.
It became known today that the allies are
urging that American troops be sent to
France at once. The proposal is to send
batches of several hundred aboard every
ship that sails, obviating the necessity of
concentrating enormous masses of men in
one place. In this manner also the trans
portation of food and munitions would not
be interfered with.
Opposed by General Staff
WASHINGTON. May 1. A proposal of
Generals Viviani and Joffre that a force of
250.000 men be dispatched to France forth
with, for the moral effect, is opposed by the
American general staff, which favors full
training of the troops first.
Will Send Small Force
WASHINGTON, May 2.—President Wil
son, overruling the general staff, has decided
that a small military force be sent to France
the moment the allies deem it wise to di
vert ships now carrying food and supplies.
Material Aid for the Allies
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo intimated today that
loans totaling $150,000,000 will be made to
France and Italy within a week.
The French war mission has informed the
government that the things that France
needs most are money, food, fertilizers, coal,
steel. and ships to carry goods.
The government has decided to bend
every effort to get food-carrying ships into
commission.
Interned Ships to Be Used
WASHINGTON, April 30—The senate
dkas passed a resolution transferring title to
interned German ships to the United States,
to be used in commerce.
A loan of $150,000,000 is to be made to
Belgium.
Lane Gives Astounding Figures
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Addressing the
conference of state governors, who were in
conference with the Council for National De
fense today, on the part, that the state gov
ernments will take in the war, Secretary of
the Interior Lane said that the federal gov
ernment had heard that 400,000 tons of
shipping had been sunk last week. This
destruction, said Secretary Lane, was
threatening the existence of England and
France, and was alarming to the United
States. He said it was the imperative duty
of every man to help.
President Addresses Governors
WASHINGTON, May 3.—President Wil
son today told the delegation of governors
that he was glad they were associated with
him in the task of making good with the
nation He promised to go to the defense
of the rights of our people everywhree, that
they may live as they have a right to live
under the principles of this nation.
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WEIRD AND DIABOLICAL PLOT
OUTLINED IN CONFESSION
NEW YORK, May 1.—Wolf Hirsch, a
chemist, and George Meyringer, German em
ployes of the Roosevelt hospital, were ar
rested today for having in their possession
bombs with which they intended to blow up
Wall street.
A confession made in court today by
Hirsch was to the effect that he and Mey
ringer were on their way to blow up the
office of J. P. Morgan & Co. when they
•were arrested.
Hirsch’s plan, following the bombardment
of Morgan's office, was to tap the telegraphic
trunk lines between Chicago, Washington
and New York, send out false reports that
President Wilson had been assassinated, and
that U-boats were raiding the Atlantic coast,
and then disrupt the wires to prevent denials
being made. He claimed that these plans
were for the purpose of affecting the stock
market for speculative purposes.
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS
STILL AGITATED OVER WAR
RIO JANEIRO,'April 30.—The Brazilian
government issued a proclamation of neu
trality today in response to the declaration
of war between the United States and Ger
many.
Adolph Pauli, the German minister to
Brazil, left for Uruguay last Saturday.
Foreign Minister Resigns
RIO JANEIRO, May 3.—Or. Lauro Mul
ler has tendered his resignation as minister
for foreign affairs.
War Question Causes Stormy Session
BUENOS AYRES, April 30. The ques
tion of Argentina’s attitude toward the
United States in the war was debated today
in a stormy session of the National Con
gress of Socialists, during which several
fist fights occurred.
Germany has answered Argentina's pro
test against the sinking of the Argentine
ship Prodegio with an unsatisfactory note, I
according to stories printed here Saturday.
Guatemala Breaks with Germany
WASHINGTON. April 28.—Guatemala
has broken off diplomatic relations with
the German government, the state depart
ment was officially informed today. The i
German minister at Guatemala City has |
been handed his passports and the German j
consular exchequers in that country have [
been canceled.
KAISER’S PEACE OVERTURES
WILL ASTONISH THE WORLD
SAYS GERMAN NEWSPAPER
THE HAGUE. May 2. The General An
zeiger of Dusseldcrf, Germany, quoting a
statement given out to its correspondent in
Berlin, says: “The world will be astonished j
by the moderation of the German peace j
terms.”
Rumors of Peace Overtures
WASHINGTON, May 2. - There are per
sistent rumors, which are credited in cer
tain quarters, to the effect that peace over
tures, though somewhat indefinite, were
made late this afternoon by Germany to
the President through the Swiss minister.
There is much speculation with reference j
to Chancellor Betbmann Hollweg’s promised j
statement to the reichstag tomorrow.
Will Make Peace Offer
BERLIN. May 1. The Tageblatt says
that Bethmann-Hollweg will make another
peace offer on Thursday.
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ALASKA’S GREETING TO RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, May 1.— Secretary of
State Lansing has forwarded to Petrograd
Alaska's greeting to the republic of Russia.
ANNIVERSARY OF REBELLION
LONDON. May 3.—Riots marked the an
niversary of the Irish rebellion in Dublin
last Monday. The flag of the Sinn Fein
was hoisted.
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WOULD HANG SPECULATORS
WASHINGTON. May 3. The hanging of
food speculators was advocated by Senator
Thomas of Colorado in a speech in the sen
ate today.
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TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER
TRINIDAD. Colo , April 28.—One hun
dred and twenty-five men are believed to
have perished in an explosion, followed by
fire, in the Victor mine of the American Fuel j
Company.
MANY BRITISH LIVES LOST
WHEN TRANSPORT IS SUNK
LONDON, May 4.—The admiralty an
nounced today the loss of 280 lives by the
torpedoing of the transport Arcadian in the
Mediterranean on April 15.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
TO FURNISH FIVE REGIMENTS
OLYMPIA, May 4 —The state of Wash
ington must furnish 5,547 men a? its quota
of the first army under the conscription
law.
New York’s Quota
NEW YORK. May 4.—New York state’s
quota of men for the first army is 45,845.
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COLONEL ROOSEVELT MAKES
SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
CHICAGO, April 30. In a speech deliv
■ ered here last Saturday Theodore Roosevelt
] urged that the use of grain in the manu
; facture of liquor be prohibited. He said
! the government should mobilize labor, and
| tell the young men to care for the farms
and to arm.
In a speech delivered here today Colonel
Roosevelt declared that the future of free
institutions of the world is at stake in the
present war.
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AMERICAN ARMED VESSEL
DESTROYED BY SUBMARINE
LONDON, April 30.—The American
armed tanker Vacuum, from New York,
has been sunk by a submarine. The naval
lieutenant in charge of the guns, nine gun
ners, the captain and some of the crew are
missing. Eighteen men, including three
gunners, have been landed. The Vacuum
carried a gun fore and aft.
American Sailing Vessel Destroyed
WASHINGTON, May 4.—The American
sailing vessel Margaret was destroyed off
the Irish coast on April 27 by a sub
marine. No mention is made of lives be
in glost.
BRITISH SUFFER
SEVERE DEFEAT
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Berlin Report of a Victory Which
Is Not Confirmed from Other
Sources—Allies Appar
ently Still Advancing
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BERLIN, May 1. The war department j
announces that the British suffered a severe
'defeat in htcir attempt to take the vdlage
of Oppy, on the Scarpe river. Six thou
sand British fell in and before the German
positions.
Nineteen thousand prisoners and forty
machine guns were captured and ten
“tanks" were destroyed.
Strong artillery fighting continues on both
banks of the Scarpe.
Aviators Suffer
BERLIN, May 3.—Fourteen French and
British airplanes were destroyed Wednes
day.
Beginning of the Attack
LONDON, April 28.- General Haig re
ported that he began a new attack this
'morning on the Arras front, over a wide
area north of the Scarpe.
Germans Fail to Stop British
LONDON, April 30.—The Arras battle
is still raging. For the past six days the
Germans have tried to stop the British ad
vances without avail.
A New Attack
LONDON. May 3.—Genera! Haig reports
that he opened a new attack this morning
from the Sensee river to Acchille, on the
Yimy road, and had captured a number of
prisoners.
New French Commander
PARIS, April 30. * General Petain has
succeeded General Neville as commander
in-chief of the French forces.
It is estimated that 235.000 Germans
have been killed, wounded and taken pris
oners during the recent Aisne battles.
Trenches Captured by French
PARIS, May 1—-The F'rench have cap
tured trenches to a depth of from five hun
dred to a thousand meters in the neighbor
hood of Mont Carvillet, in the Champagne
istrict.
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RESERVE BANK FOR SEATTLE
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SEATTLE. April 30.—Federal reserve
branch banks ere to be established at once
in Seattle, Portland and Spokane.
ALASKA’S SALMON INDUSTRY
WILL HAVE BUSY SEASON
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Fish Commis
sioner Smith told a senate committee today
that in the fisheries of Alaska would be
found millions of pounds of food for war
emergencies.
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DOCTORS AND AMBULANCES
TO BE SENT TO FRANCE
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The United
States will send a thousand ambulances and
several hundred doctors and drivers to the
scene of the fighting in Prance, according
to announcement made today by the Coun
cil for National Defense. The first unit, con
sisting of twenty-two ambulances and medi
cal men, will leave within three weeks,
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
ACT PART OF MEDDLERS
WASHINGTON, April 30. Two hundred
members of congress today cabled to the
British premier urging him to free Ireland.
What Northcliffe Says
LONDON, May 1. -Lord Northcliffe has
issued a statement respecting the Irish situ
ation which includes the following: “The
happiness of Ireland is entirely in the hands
of Balfour and the British mission to the
United States. The differences between the
two parties here have been so slight that
Balfour’s influence can settle the difficulty.”
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WOMEN FOR MEN’S PLACES
NEW YORK, April 4.—More than 15,000
members of hte Long Island Council of
Women’s Clubs have petitioned the Mer
chants' Association to provide them an op
portunity to learn how to take the places
of men workers if the men are called to
the colors. A letter sent to the association
by the executive committee of the council
asked if women could daily visit the mer
chants’ establishments while their employes
are still in their positions and learn under
the direction of these employes such work
as women could do, so that if the men
should be called out business could go on
without serious interruption.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
NEW YORK, May 2.—Kilbane out
pointed Freddy Welsh last night in a ten
round go.
SEATTLE, May 2.—Cecil M. Clark, a
casket maker, committed suicide here today
in a nundertaking establishment.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 1. Nebraska went
"bone dry” at midnight last night.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 4.—W. E. Guerin
of Seattle died here today.
MILITARY DUTY
IS OBLIGATORY
Act Goes Into Effect at Once, and
Even Most Remote Sections
Will Soon Be Registering
Men for Military Service
WASHINGTON, May 3.— Both houses of
! congress passed the military conscription bill
J on Monday last by overwhelming majori
i ties. The senate measure provided that the
[ draft should include men between the ages
I of 21 and 27. The house measure included
I men between the ages of 21 and 40. The
j differences between the two houses are ex
: pected to be adjusted at on early day. The
j war department has already completed plans
J for carrying the law into effect. One of
j the senate amendments adopted permits
j former President Roosevelt to take a force
j into France.
! The registration of seven million men for
I military service will be completed within
! fifteen days after the machinery of the
, war department has been set in motion.
! The state governments will do the work
i under the supervision of the federal gov
i eminent, voting precincts being thp units
i for recording the men.
Registration cards have been distributed
' by the census bureau to the mayors of
i cities and towns, and the most remote sec
■‘tinns will be slpplied. The registration day
j will be set by presidential proclamation.
Will Raise Army of Two Millions
! WASHINGTON, April 28. With the cn
I nctment of the selective draft bill appar
! ently assured, the war department is pre
j paring to produce under its provisions
within two years a trained army of two
millions.
The house today voted down an amend
I ment to the army bill which would permit
Theodore Roosevelt to raise a volunteer
j force for service in France.
Amendments Defeated
Bv a tie vote the house this afternoon
j defeated an amendment to the conscription
i bill making all men under the age of 45
i liable to draft. Under the army bill the
ages are fixed at from 21 to 40 years. The
amendment was introduced by Represent a
I tive Mondell.
The house this morning voted down all
volunteer amendments to the conscription
| bill by £ vote of nearly three to one. Both
i houses plan to vote on the bill before ad
i journment today.
Prohibition Amendment Adopted
i The senate today, by a vote of 57 to 30. I
i adopted a prohibition amendment to the |
I army conscription bill, making it unlawful
' to sell or give liquor, wine or beer to any i
i officer or man of the army in uniform, or j
| to knowingly furnish liquor to any person j
n the army.
Chamberlain's Amendment
WASHINGTON. May 1. Senator Cham- |
i berlain introduced an amendment to the j
; conscription bill today. He said: “Upon!
j the advice of the judge advocate general I j
i desire to amend the bill so as to substitute
file word ‘emergency’ for the word ‘war’ j
' wherever it appears in the bill. The reason j
i given me is that the bill now applies only j
•o war with Germany, and if we were j
; drawn into war with other nations it wrould i
I not ap'dy to them.”
Censorship in Effect
l Actual censorship went into effect today,
I the war department taking control of the [
I telephone and telegraph lines and the navy [
j controlling the cables. Only messages which \
| have actually passed the censor will be j
1 transmitted.
Gigantic Sum Appropriated
The house today passed the army and
I navy appropriation bill, amounting to
j £2,827,553,653—the biggest appropriation of !
j the kind in the history of the world. The j
! vote was 362 to 1, London, Socialist, of !
j New York, cast the negative vote,
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FAMOUS CORRESPONDENT
WOULD NOT SEND TROOPS
WASHINGTON. April 4.- Frederick |
Primer, the war correspondent, who was i
the only accredited representative of the j
American press on the western front for
more than two years, delivered a confiden
tial talk at the army college here to the
general staff and many officers detailed
there recently.
Some of the things the correspondent told
army officers were permitted to become
public, and among them was his declara
tion that the United States should not at
tempt to send any troops to France until
it has raised an army of proper proportions.
Ten thousand men, he said, would do little
more than hold a mile of trench.
On the subject of censorship Palmer coun
seled the appointment of a chief civilian
censor, with army and navy officers of all
possible, details in connection with the army.
Inasmuch as an army must be recruited
from the people, he told the officers, the
people must be recognized as part of it,
and must be given any information which
would not be of military value to an enemy.
TITLED BRITISH PUBLISHER
! TO RELIEVE PAPER SITUATION
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Lord North
eliffe, publisher of the London Times and
other British newspapers, has offered the
output of his print paper mills, located in
Northeastern Canada, to American news
paper publishers to relieve the print paper
situation. The output of the mills, which
is 1,060,000 tons per year, will be a suffi
cient factor, probably, to break the present j
high price on the American market.
BUDGET OF WAR NEWS
FROM NATIONAL CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, May 4. The President ^
is expected to appoint the war munitions
commissioner at an early date.
Secretary McAdoo today handed the Ital
ian ambassador a warrant lor $100,000,000
to meet that country’s pressing demands.
Seventy-five German and Austrian ships
will be commissioned under the Stars and
Stripes within a month.
Subscriptions to the government loan are
coming in at the rate of $1,000,000 an
hour
A bill has been introduced in congress
authorizing the transfer of German officers,
now prisoners of war in France, to the
United States, effective June 20.
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FACING STARVATION
NEW YORK, May 3.— Charles L.
Hoover, late American relief commissioner
in Belgium, arrived here today. He said
the submarine activity is precipitating a
condition of starvation in Belgium and
northern F'rance.
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ENORMOUS ALLIED LOSSES
IN FORTNIGHT’S FIGHTING
ON WESTERN WAR FRONT
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WASHINGTON, May 4--The British >
and French army experts, at a conference ;
today, loid officers of the American general j
stijff that during the fortnight’s fighting '
ending at midnight last Sunday the French j
losses in killed, wounded and captured to- ,
taled 111,000, while British losses on the j
comparatively small section over which they ]
are fighting were 87,000.
REDUCE TRAIN SERVICE
SEATTLE, May 4.—Owing to the war,
one daily train has been withdrawn from
each of the transcontinental railway lines.
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DUTCH SUBJECTS BOMBED
THE HAGUE, May 1—Bombs dropped
by an airplane on Zifik Zee, in the Dutch
province of Zeeland, killed three persons
and caused much material damage.
SHOWS THE RIGHT SPIRIT
NEW YORK. April 28. -Josephus Dan
iels, Jr., son of the secretary of the navy,
has enlisted as a private in the marine corps
for a term of four years.
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PROTECT FISHING BOATS
SEATTLE. May 4 - The navy depart
ment contemplates ordering every Alaska
and Puget sound fishing craft painted
white, so as they may be more easily dis
tinguished.
MATERIAL FOR RAILROAD
SEATTLE, April 28.—The Alaskan engi- j
peering commission has chartered the barge J
General Fairchild and the tug Kingfisher j
for a special voyage to Anchorage with 750 j
tons of powder, 300 tons of rails, 300,000
feet of lumber and thirteen cars.
ALASKANS TO HAVE CHANCE
TO JOIN UNCLE SAM’S NAVY
NEW YORK, May 2.—It is announced
that the Saturn, a naval vessel, has been
ordered to proceed to Cordova on May 10
and remain there five days to receive Alaska
recruits.
MAYOR THOMPSON’S BREAK
INTERPRETED AS DISLOYAL
CHICAGO, April 30.—Agents of the de
partment of justice have reported to Wash
ington the alleged disloyal utterances of
Mayor William Hale Thompson in declining
to invite the British and French commis
sions to visit Chicago.
APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED
FOR ALASKA IMPROVEMENTS
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WASHINGTON, May 3.—The house
rivers and harbors committee today reported
the waterways bill. It includes an appro
priation of §105,000 for the improvement
of the harbor at Nome, and §15,000 for im
provements at the mouth of the Yukon
river.
CARRANZA TAKES OFFICE
UNDER AUTHORITY OF LAW
MEXICO CITY, May 1.—General Car
ranza took office today as the first- consti
tutional president of Mexico since the as
sassination of Madero.
MEXICO CITY, May 2.—General Obregon
resigned his post as minister of war today.
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PROSPERITY IS PROMISED
IF PEOPLE WILL KEEP COOL
WASHNIGTON, May 3—The United
States is entering upon a period of unprece
dented prosperity, according to the gov
ernment leaders who are guiding the desti
nies of the nation in the present war crisis.
They are convinced that if the people will
keep cool for a few weeks, until the first
shock of the entrance into war has passed,
and continue their business as usual, they
will witness an amazing industrial activity,
which will bring prosperity to all classes.
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The dredge of the Yukon Gold Company,
on Flat creek, started up on Friday evening,
April 27.
STRIKES ARE (IN
INBELGIANllfflES
AND AT KRCPPS’
In Spite of the Fact That Strikers
Were Threatened with Repres
sion, May Day Seems tc Have
Been Productive of Serous
Industrial Disturbances
THE HAGUE, May 2. -Essen is shut off
from the rest of Germany and completely
isolated from the rest of the world, in order
to prevent the slightest information leaking
out about the strike at the Krupp works.
The strike was general in the small towns
near the Dutch frontier on the first of
May. A strike in that section i f Belgium
now being held by the Germans is reported
from Mons, in the heart of the Belgian
coal fields. The Echo de Beige announced
today that the miners at Mons have struck
as a protest against the German peace
terms.
Strikers Were Threatened
LONDON, April 28.—Reuter’s Amster
dam correspondent wires that Greonor, ad
dressing a committee of the reichstag,
threatened that May day strikers would be
dealt with by the full force of the law.
Demand Strong Man at Helm
AMSTERDAM, May 2.- The Wescr 2ei
tung of Bremen says that reports from Ber
lin indicate that a crisis in government
quarters is imminent, and that demands
are being made that a strong man be
placed at the helm of state.
International Socialists
STOCKHOLM, April 30.—The Dutch del
egation to the international Socialist con
ference has addressed an appeal to Social
ists throughout the world asking for sup
port, in which they say that they have
started their labors at Stockholm under
great difficulties.
COASTS OF UNITED STATES
GUARDED BY SEA-PLANES
WASHINGTON, April 4.- A joint army
and navy board is studying the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts preparatory to the establishment
of eight aeronautic stations, which, besides
having two dirigibles and six or eight aero
planes each for aerial patrol work, prob
ably will serve as bases for the new 110,
foot, coast scout boats, of which the navy
will order hundreds.
Sixteen dirigibles and a sufficient num
ber of sea planes have been contracted for,
and officers and men for the service are
being selected, to be sent to the station at
Pensacola for training. A school dirigible
for the station is almost ready for de
livery.
The eight stations will be distributed
along the coasts to cover strategic areas to
be determined by the board. Each will
require six officers and forty men.
The only station site selected definitely
is that at Coco Solo, near Colon, Canal
Zone, for which an appropriation of *1,000.
000 to establish a joint aviation and sub
marine base was asked of the last congress.
The project is expected to carry at the
present session. Money for the other sta
tions will be asked, but the department
has emergency appropriations sufficient to
begin the work.
Stations for the Pacific coast are not be
ing prepared, although the chain of coast
patrol bases will be extended along the
entire coast line as rapidly as machines can
be obtained and men trained.
The immediate plans require the train
ing immediately of officers and men st. Pen
sacola to handle dirigibles. Crew, for the
sea-planes are under training, but their
number must be increased largely.
In providing boats to aid in the task of
guarding the coasts, navy experts prefer a
standard type of 130-foot steel boat for
patrol and submarine-chafing work, but in
the interest of speedy construction has de
termined on the 110-footers with wooden
hulls, so that builders of wooden boats may
share in the work. Later orders will be
placed for small submarine chasers, ranging
from fifty to eightv-five feet long.
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INCOME AND REVENUE TAXES
SHOW INCREASED RECEIPTS
WASHINGTON, April 4.—Preliminary
reports to the treasury department indicate
that the government will collect $300,000,
000 in income taxes during the current fiscal
year, or about two and one-half times as
much as during the preceding twelve
months. Internal revenue receipts are ex
pected to exceed $700,000,000, an increase
of nearly $200,000,000.
The time for filing income tax returns
expired March 1. Most of the increase is
due to the higher rate of taxation. Collec
tions actually made up to the present ga
gregate about $25,000,000, or $7,000,000
more than was collected at this time last
year.
The government’s tax on munitions will
pet approximately $240,000,000, it is
thought, while for the few months of the
fiscal year during which the former emer
gency law was in effect the returns will ap
proximate $25,000,000 on miscellaneous
items affected by this tax.
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ROUNDING UP OF ALIENS
COMMENCES IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 4.—Federal officers to
day called upon hotels, theaters, cafes, res
taurants and officials of railroad and steam
ship companies to co-operate with them in
rounding up enemy ahen's.