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WAR END SOON
SAYSSENATOR
Advises Caution In Burdening Capital
VVitli Heavy Taxes—Would Take
Money If Necessary
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 12.—
Senator Harding of Ohio today urg
ed the senate not to he too drastic
in its conscription of wealth. He urg
ed that reasonable taxes which would
not cripple industries be levied, and
doubted the ability of the nation to
carry the heavy burden being impos
ed upon it. He stated that the war
was not popular and stated that there
were many contributing reasons why
this is so.
“We are sincerely devoted to
peace,” he said, “the campaign cry
of the year before our involvement,
which was dwelt upon in studied ora
tory from every platform. We are a
polyglot people without racial en
tity. Our free republic is full of
aliens. We have many who cloak
themselves with American habili
ments, but their souls, genius and
cunning are loyal to the land from
which they came. We harbor the
trained propagandists whose business
it is to spread sedition. We have plot
ters and bomb planters and whole
sale murderers. We have the greedy
and the profiter in every walk of life.
And we have not been clear in our
reasons for making war. It would be
well to say less about world-wide
democracy and let it ring clear that
we mean to hold America for Ameri
cans. We are fighting to fix the inter
national boundary of Europe.”
If it is necessary to win the war
Senator Harding said that he was in
favor of taking every dollar in the
country.
“But if you strike at excess profits
you reduce your incomes and are
likely to hinder industrial develop
ment. There is no cause for penaliz
ing capital. Were it not for the mu
nition plants and other enterprises
founded by capital Germany today
would be dominating Europe. Con
script incomes and profits and we
shall have no one to buy our bonds.
We are raising larger taxes before we
have entered fairly into the war than
Great Britain or Germany has after
three years of fierce fighting. The
war is likely to end before the burden
of taxes we are now levying are turn
ed into the treasury. We must co-op
erate and strike a staggering blow at
the enemy but should not strike our
selves at the same time.”
General KornUoiTs Command Near
Capital City—Troops are March
ing to Hold City.
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PETROGRAD, Sept. 12.—The Rus
sian divisions formerly commanded
by General Kornlloff, have reached
Vyritza, 30 miles from Petrograd, ac
cording to word received here today.
The troops are marching from Pskoff
to the capital city, in an effort to
hold it against the advancing Ger
mans.
Tongs Sign Peace Pact
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12—A 10
days’ peace pact signed here today is
expected to end the warfare between
Chinese tongs in this state and in
the Northwest. During the truce the
tong representatives will discuss
terms for a permanent peace.
Another Big Fire in Russia
PETROGRAD, Sept. 12.—After the
destruction by fire yesterday of an
important factory in the Ochta quar
ter, Are started in another great es
tablishment. The damage is estimated
at several million rubles. It Is sus
pected that the fires were started de
liberately.
German. Foundry Destroyed
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 12.—The
foundry of the Schwartzkopf torpedo
works In Berlin, was destroyed by
fire on Sunday. There are rumors that
there was considerable loss of life.
AMERICAN WOMEN READY TO FIGHTING
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Photo by American Preae AMoclatlon.
Anxious to emulate their Russian sisters, the American VVoraau's League For Self Defense has organized a regi
ment of women for war. .This picture shows SQme qf.them being, taught nrm v signaling.
RECORD TAX RILL
HK PASSED
Two Millions Four Hundred Millions
Carried in Bill Passed by the
Senate Yesterday
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12.—
The war tax bill carrying $2,400,000,
000, the largest single taxation meas
ure in the history of any nation, pass
ed the senate last night. Consump
tion taxes on tea, sugar, coffee, cocoa
and molasses were stricken from the
bill before its passage by the senate.
UNITED MINE WORKERS
WILL ADVISE GARFIELD
. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12.—
President White, of the United Mine
Workers, has accepted a place on the
commission as one of the advisers
of Dr. Harry A. Garfield, head of the’
price-fixing committee, recently ap
pointed by President Wilson to regu
late the price of necessities.
Mirhuelis in Belgium
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 12.—The ar
rival in Brussels of the German chan
cellor Dr. George Michaelis, for the
purpose of gathering information re
garding conditions in Belgium is re
ported. The chancellor received mem
bers of the council of Flanders.
j CASTRO AGAIN POPS UP.
! Former Dictator of Venezuela In
| Mexico Criticises United 8tatee.
Photo by American Press Association.
General Cipriano Castro U now at
Vera Cm. He expressed great pleas
ure at being in Mexico and said be
thought he could now "enjo/ a life
(tee from.the surveillance bf American
secret service men.** To newspaper
men there General Castro said: "Rie
United States after the war la over
Witt have many accounts te settle with
smaller nations. After this great pw
the United States will he very weak.1'
GERMAN COUNT FLEES
TO ESCAPE FROM MILITARISM
PARIS, Sept. 12.—A dispatch to
Journal Dos Debats from Zurich
gives the following details of the de
sertion of Count Rolf von Reventlow.
a nephew of Count von Reventlow.
the Pan-German director of the Deu
tsche Tapes Zeitung a3 made public
in Zurich today:
“Count von Reventlow," says the
correspondent, “who had been living
for several years at Locarno, Switzer
land, responded to the call to arms at
the beginning of the war and was in
corporated in a Baden regiment, His
mother went to Berlin a month ago
and obtained two weeks’ leave for her
son, and went with him to Lake Con
stance. A motor boat rented there car
ried mother and son across the lake
to Swiss territory, pursued by the
tire of the German post.
“Count von Reventlow, in an inter
view here, said that he has no inten
tion of returning to Germany to de
scend into militarism against civiliza
tion.”
FEDERAL RAIDS
It is Stated that Two-thirds of Strik
ing I ,\V. W.’s Have Gone Hack
to Work in Washington
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—The recent
government raids on the headquar
ters of the Industrial Workers of the
World thruout the state, have sent
two-thirds of the agitators back to
work in the mills and lumber camps.
GERMANY PLANNED TWO
DECLARATIONS OF WAR
PETROGRAD, 8ept. 12.— Ger
many’s military preparation was
known to the Russian war minister
and it was also aware that Germany
contemplated a declaration of war
in 1909 and again in 1913, according
to testimony given yesterday by Gen
eral Mlchelson at the trial of General
SoukhomllnofT, former minister of
war, for high treason. The witness
fas the Russian embassy in Berlin
from 1906 to 1911. He swore that he
had reported Germany’s military ac
tivity to the Russian war office. The
president of the court asked General
Michelsson with what power Ger
many proposed to ally herself In 1913
against Russia. The witness asked
permission to reply to the president
only, and the request was granted.
Lieut. Faust at Donnelly
Lieut. Faust, who left Fairbanks
for Valdez Sunday morning, is now
at Donnelly.
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The water is reported to be over
the road in th« canyon and the dam
age cannot be ascertained until the
it goes down.
i Grant Remington, who is engaged
in building the .large hall at Ellamar,
arrived in town yesterday on the
launch Della. He will return to the
mining town tomorrow.
CHILD IABOR LAW
JSJliEGAL
Federal Judge in North Carolina l)e
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dares it is Unconstitutional—
Measure in Effect Sept. t.
GREENSBORO, N. C., Sept. 12.—
Federal Judge James E. Boyd yester
day declared the Keating-Owen child
labor law unconstitutional. Injunc
tion proceedings which were brot In
the federal court by Robert H. Dah
enhart and his sons, Rueben and
John, against a cotton manufacturing
company, to prevent the dismissal of
two boys under legal age were sus
tained by the judge. The measure
went into effect Sept. 1.
IRON WORKERS
WILL STRIKE
Iron Trades Council Announces Thai
25,000 Members Will Walk Out
Next Monday Morning
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.—
President Burton, of the Iron Work
ers Trade Council announced today
that 25,000 Iron workers employed
in the San Francisco bay plants
would pfobebly walk out Monday,
morning on strike If their demands
for higher wages were not complied ■
with.
Norwegian Ship Sunk
LONDON, Sept. 12.—Sinking by a
German submarine of the Norwegian
steamer Frigga, 1,046 tons gross, is
reported *by the Norwegian foreign
office, an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen says. The
crew was saved.
Child Labor I-aw in Court
GREENSBORO, N. C., Sept. 12.—
Hearing on injunction proceedings
bringing into question the constitu
tionality of the new federal child lab
or lay, which became effective Sep
tember 1, began today before Fed
eral Judge Boyd. Professor Thomas
I. Parkinson, of Columbia university,
has been retained as leading counsel
for the department of justice.
Coal Mine Closed
BLOOMINGTON, 111., Sept. 12.—
The McLean county coal mine was
closed today, President Lyman Gra
ham of the company stating; that it
could not produce coal at prices set
by the government.
Seattle Fish Bulletin
SEATTLE, 8ept. 12.—Seattle price
at noon September 11; halibut 18c;
sable fish 4c; red rock fish 3c.
Private Felton Blackburn, • of the
local Signal Corps force was treated
at the Valdes hospital yesterday for
a badly sprained ankle. .
DANIELS SAYS
REPORT IS EM1
Hays Now hinds that but One Subma
rine Was “Probably" lx»st—Kr
ror in Transcribing
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 12.—
Secretary Daniels today issued a
statement to the Associated Press,
saying: “My attention has just been
called to a serious error made in
transcribing the report of the attack
made on the Westego and other ves
sels, which were being convoyed to
France by a flotilla of warships. I
gave the report to the press exactly
as it was given to me, saying that two
of the steamers attacked were sunk,
and probably six submarines were
lost. I now find that the cablegram
stated liiat probably one submarine
was lost.”
“I regret the error very much, but
it was unavoidable under the circum
stances."
President Will Place Embargo Ship
ping Goods to Scandinavians Un
til Explanation Made
WASHINGTON. D. G\. Sept. 12.—
It is stated here today by department
officials that the exportation of food
stuffs to Swedish ports might be
stopped until Sweden makes a satis
factory explanation of her part in the
Count Luxburg note.
XMEK1CAN AIRMAN
SAVES COLLEAGUE
SOMEWHERE ON THE FRENCH
FRONT, Sept. 12.—Lieutenant Raoul
Lufberry, of the LaFayette squadron,
saved his colleague in a patrol flight,
Sergeant Robert Soubiran, of Boston,
from death today when Soubiran was
suddenly attacked by four German
machines of the Albatross type while
he "Was flying at a low altitude. The
German machines were over Soubir
an attempting to down him when Luf
berry, seeing his companion's plight,
darted at the enemy aviators, scatter
ing them and allowing Soubiran to
escape.
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A RUSSIAN AMAZON.
Recruit of "Legion of Dooth”
Boing Muotorod Into Corps.
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The now fdmorii “liegfcn of DAth"
of Busala has won Its place In history.
The (Iris have accepted the stem army
discipline demanded of them and even
sacrificed BmAt bill without complaint.
This picture, among the first to reach
«Ws of
the (Bis being mustered Into service
FORM
Warship Captures Shipload of Draft
Kiaders and Brings Them Into
Port of San Diego
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 12.—A Uni
ted States warship yesterday captur
ed ttie schooner Anvil, on whiclt a
colony of American slackers had em
barked for Mexico, and is bringing
tlie boat and prisoners buck to San
Diego. It is stated that they will be
made an example of by the govern
ment.
XKKVKS OF BOY KMPFROK
IN CHINA BADLY SHAKEN
PEKING, Sept. 12. — Hsuan Tung,
the 13-year-old hoy emperor, who
was unwillingly dragged back upon
the Manchu throne In the interest of
ambitious military leaders and quite
unceremoniously deposed again, suf
fered a bad nervous shock as a re
sult of the bombardment of the For
bidden C'ity by the republican forces.
Amendment Permitting Women to
Vote Defeated l»y About Two to
I—Roosevelt for Suffrage
PORTLAND, Maine. Sept. 12.—At
tlie election held here yesterday wo
man suffrage was defeated by a vote
of two to one, notwithstanding that
President Wilson and ex-Presideut
Roosevelt were both strongly in fav
or of the measure.
(lave Information of Submarine Sail
ings and Refused to Obey Orders
I'Tom Own Country
CHRISTIANA. Sept. 12.—Capt.
Laven and Officer Schwartz, German
citizens, and Thorsen. a Norwegian,
were given long terms in the peniten
tiary here today for divulging infor
mation in regard to submarine sail
ings to the enemy. Capt. Laven ad
mitted that he had given the orders
but stated he was compelled to by
Germany.
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Ten Per Cent of Pack Instead of SI*
Per Cent Will be Iteserved for
Government I'se
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—Federal au
thorities are now asking salmon
packers to save 10 per cent of their
pack for government use instead of
six per cent formerly asked. It is
stated that the government will re
quisition humps as well as reds. The
estimate of six per cent was made be
fore the failure of the salmon run
was reported, and when the estimate
of 8,000,000 tins was generally ac
cepted, now that the pack is known
to have been short the government
has raised its estimate.
;C. W. Cook, Indian agent at Tat
ltlek, is in town attending a case in
the commissioner’s court.
George Callaghan is in town from
Shoup bay, where he has been work
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