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nlon of the qutntlon of iioaco at tirwnt
Ijwould fnvor Auftri-Oermn'rlan. Tim j
Jitwnpapera doplnro tlm attempt of Pope j
Benedict, oven If made In Rood fallh. J
myitis It may weaken the resistance of
tlio population at a moment when all the
nertry or Jtallann la necessary to orms
pboul a victorious end to the war.
Unntl fmm tlnllatifl mlnfnln the
Mrlctoat reserve concerning tho I'ope'a
peace note. It I kupposed that hopes
re entertained In Holland that both
groups of belligerents will eventually
auk the Quorn of the Netherlands to act
M Intermediary, thus making it advis
able to renmlti ntoof of any attempt to
bring; about pence which Is destined to
fall If undorlrecl by both sides.
GERMANY NoF READY.
Hmntr In I'ope's Petition Will Br
Drlnrrd.
Corr.NliAdRK, An. IS. The German
T"6rclRn OIRco la not ready to announce
the Government' ptandpolnt on tho
Pope's peacn proposal nnd an answer
probably will bo delayed considerably
while tho four Central Towers are en
deavoring; to reconcile somewhat dl
Werront views and Interests retarding
peace.
It. Is evident that Au-drla-Hungary
avllt, throw Hh full weight In favor of an
fflfmatlva answer to the Topo'a wel
come pioporal, Jifst as llulgarla, Which
recently lias been manifesting extreme
Kn-iltlveiTcsH regnrdlni; Auslro-fJerman
discussion of tlm future of Macedonia,
will flatly and vehemently oppotw any
acceptation if tho return of occupied
areas, The note, which was sent tllrect
, to tho Bmpe.i-or by the Pope, was pub-
' Ushed In the morning papers.
Willi the ii"wspapcr tlrrmnnia, as
fcefltH its representative Catholic char
acter, 1." decidedly optimistic regarding
the prorect!i for tangible, results, most
papers are ratlirr sceptical as to the
chances that it wfll lead to anything
In the Immediate future. At least the
pan-German papers Insist that iieacc on
the proposed basis la utterly Impossible.
The Herlln Tapesscltunp in Its com
ment ayn the evacuation of Ilelglum
end nil occupied rt-fr.an.H of Franco Is
Impossible Just beisiuso Independent
Belgium hcncefoith would be nn Ir
reconcilable enemy of Germany, and It
mu.ft be subordinated to the security
of Germany's frontiers, liven the plan
of the former German Chancellor, Dr.
von Bethmami-Hollwcg for a Polish pro
tectorate Is rejected because the Poles
have showed themselves ungrateful for
favors granted them,
BRITISH WARSHIPS
60 AFTER GERMANS
Scouts in North Sea En page
Enemy in Area Hitherto
Avoided.
Special Cable Despatch to Tas Sci.
London, Aug. 19. A new aggressive
plrlt seems to domlnare the British
naval forces. .Sooutlng veesels have been
more active In the. last week than In
previous months, venturing Into waters
liitherto religiously avoided and engag
ing enemy craft from' destroyers to mine
weepers.
The official report to-day of the en
gagement between British and German
naval forces on Thursday, In which the
Admiralty announces that a hosttte
destroyeriand two. mine sweepers were
damaged .severely, ,l Indicative; of the
new spirit and iverhaps presages greater
ww of all elements of the nnvy as of
fensive, weapons rather than to continue
on tho defensive.
The, .activity has been, noticeable since
lr Krid Gcdilcs Assumed the position as
First I-ord of the Admiralty. There has
befcn repented evldenco that the British
naval forces Ikivi- been increared vastly
an a result of the concentrated building
programme unit the arrival of the Amer
ican flotilla has released a portion of the
fleet for activity elsewhere. The naval
air uervlce ilso is growing more active.
Indicating that the North Sea coon may
witness unusual liveliness.
The Admiralty announcement of the
ngngemcnt on Thursday follows:
Somo of our light naval forces
scouting a German bight on August
16 sighted an enemy destroyer at 9:45
A. M. Firu was opened and tho en
emy destroyer was chased. She was
ncen to be repeatedly hit and to be on
Are. but she escaped through the
mist over the mine fields.
, Eiitmy mine Hweepers were sighted
shortly after the sighting of tho de
stroyer and a heavy fire was opened
qu them. At least two of the mine
sweepers wero seen to be very se
verely damaged, but. similarly with
the destroer, our ships were unable
to follow them owing to the proximity
of the mine fields.
During tne engagement our vessels
were .attacked by a submarine, and
after tho action a second submarine
attacked,. In both cases without result.
Our vessels suffered no damage what
ever. .Following is the Berlin version of the
frame engagement :
Oi) Thumtay u German guard pa
trol In the North Sea encountered en
emy cruisers niif"' destroyers on "the
fringe tit the Kriglish barred zone nnd
attacked them. Tho cnenij, who had
a large superiority, turneil away under
the well placed Gorman tire and with
drew from the engagement with all
possible IiaMc. We suffered no losses.
SENATE STRIKES OUT
WAR TAX ON CHECKS
'Alo Eliminates Any Levy on
t Other Commercial Paper.
Vifr.Vif Ve-tpnlih to Tub Hh
AVakiiingtow, Auk. 18. The first
amendment to the .Senate Finance Com
mittee's wsr jevenuc bill was forced
throiiKh to-dav, when b u votn of 22 to
OS. tho Senate ttruck the entire para
Itranh devoted to btanip taxes on checks,
drafts and other forms of commercial
paper fioin the incisure.
Senator Underwood cited that of all
the taxes Imposed under the Spanish war
ia. uct none wus pionucuvfl ot sucn aiz- i could not leave Russia until the As-satkif-ictlon
.is tho merles of taxes on j embly has determined the future form
It whs estimated, would have yielded
$10,000,000 to $12,000,000 In revenue.
. The Senate also voted to amend the
paragraph of thn bill Inipnrlng a tax on
parcels post transmission, Under the
terms of ths Senate hill the tax was to
havo been graduated by weight on -all
ptrcel pot packa-ica. The Senate voted
to ninkn this tax Inapplicable, to parcel
post packages upon which the rate for
transmission was less than 2.1 cents,
from tho parcel pott tax $2,000,000 In
revenue is cNpecli-d.
An amendment to prevent tho expen
diture, of any money raised from the
war lax bill to transport men to r.uiope
who have, not volunteered for seivice
abroad was Introduced by Sniator Gore.
"What wo need most Is not men, but
munitions, arms, weapons nn-1 supplies,"
lie Mild The niiiendincnt was passid
over without ucllou.
An amendment by Senator Undrrn-ood
providing that war Increases In postago
r.ites shall not b. the basis of Increasing
nny postinoater'a compensation w-i
adopted.
smiiny Workers May strike,
Ciiri'.NlUOEtf, Aug. 17. Textile work
ts in bixoiiy arc highly excited over
wa-te and food conditions and a general
trll.s )s threatened,
PARIS HOLDS POPE'S
PLEA IS TEUTONIC
Pope's Silence on War Blame
Considered an Insurmount
able Obstacle.
NO DISTINCTION DRAWN
irrOflXamniC IS Similar to That 'rh cost of life apparently meant noth
! Ing to them In their attempts to regain
Announced by Chancellor
Michaelis.
Special Cable Despatch to Tas Sf.
Pajiis, Aug. 18. The Pope's note to
the belligerent nations Is In reality an
oner or peace by the Central Empires put
bfoere the world with the reticence and
timidity which have characterized his
previous suggestions for ending the war;
this is the conclusion reached hers gen
erally after n perusul of the full text of
the appeal.
I.Ike the former proposals emanating
from the Vatican, this latest plea will be
considered unacceptable by the Allien.
Apart from Its vagueness concerning
Issues that arc vital to the solution of
momentous questions which Is necessary
before lasting peace can be secured, the
Pope's silence as to the responsibility for
the war Is an Insurmountable obstacle
to Its acceptance by the linlente Powers.
The Pope puts on the samo footing the
aggressors and their victims. Ills pro
gramme Is similar to that announced
by Chancellor Michaelis no indemnity,
nothing for the devastated and invaded
nations from those who ruined them.
The Pope's proposal would mean the
evacuation In pome problematical man
ner of the Invaded parts of Belgium and
France and discussions relative to the
future of Alrace-Liorralnc, Trieste, the
Trentino, Serbia, Rumania and Poland
would be made possible.
Reward for m Promise.
In return the Pope would havo the
Central Powers regain integrally their
lost colonies without having to pay for
any part of the Immeasurable damages
they have wilfully Inflicted. The status
quo ante would be maintained, and In re
turn for a promise that they would show
a conciliatory spirit when the peace
conference meets the Teutonic allies
would have the absoluto freedom of the
seas for their commerce.
The Pope Is opposed In advance to
every restriction which the Allies have a
right to enforce to protect themselves
against Teutonic economic Imperialism
and against such a catastrophe as that
of the last three years.
The treatment of Belgium, Alsace-
Lorraine, Trieste and the Trentino as
exchangeable merchandise Is particularly
resented. It Is novel to hear the head
of the church, whose powers are bound
less In a spiritual way, emphasize the
freedom of the seas after a fashion
which Is of a purely temporal nature.
Slaatflcant for Omlsslaas.
On the whole the Pope's programme Is
taken to be more significant by reason of
what he omits regarding Serbia. Russia
and Rumania. He avers that the Cen
tral Powers are striving to obtain a slate
wiped clean without punishment and
reparation and without reconsideration
of the Teutonic, menace, which the Allies
Insist must be eliminated.
From another point of view It is re
garded as significant that the Pope's
action followed closely on the failure of
the Stockholm scheme, which made It
necessary for the Central Powers to seek
through Catholicism a new channel by
which to sound the world for peace
terms.
An answer to this Is made by the
aauiois, tho organ of French Catholics,
which says :
"The proposals are unacceptable to
French Catholics, who hold a sacred
debt to the past and a heavy responsi
bility for the future."
The only value of the Pope's appeal,
In the opinion of the Gaulois, is that It
will Impel German Catholics to seek
peace other than Hlndcnburg's.
RUSSIANS IN DRIVE
TAKE TURK TOWNS
Great Offensive Opens Along
Caucasian Front.
Lon-oon, Aug. 18. The Russians have
opened an offensive on a large scale on
the Caucasian fron: In the il'rection of
Kharput, in Turkish Armenia, 150 miles
west of Lake Van. This Is the first
serious effort made by the Russians In
this region since the revolution and in,
some quarters Is regarded as the begin
ning of the great general offensive
promised yesterday In a public state
ment by Gen. KornilofT, comn:andjr In
chief of alt the Russian annus. The
Russians stormed and captured a series
of Turkish villages.
About juu muea to me west, a tunen,
In the Mosul region, the Turks In turn
attacked the Russians and drove them
out of their positions.
South of Grozesci, in southwestern
Moldavia, Austro-Hungarian forces un
der the command of Archduke Joseph
delivered an attack In force against ths
Russo-Rumanlan army, taking 1,600
prisoners and eighteen machine guns.
Since July 19, when Mackensen began
his drive In this region, the Austro
Germans have taken 41,300 men, 665
officers, 257 guns, 648 machine guns, 191
mine throwers and 50.000 rifles, besides
a large amount of other war material
and provisions.
In the fighting In Rumania, Petro
grad reports, the Russians lost only a
few trenches south of Slanlc.
MICHAEL WON'T QUIT.
Grand Duke Itrfusrs to Go t Eng
land to I.Itc.
Pett.ocrad, Aug. IS. Grapd Duks
Michael, according to the Bourse Oo
xette, has rejected the suggestion that
Via nr. tn Tn fill III live. II Kl!rt I III? lilt
of government.
It will be remembered that Grand
Duko Michael made at the beginning of
the revolution a provisional renuncia
tion of his claim to Imperial succession,
saying he would only accept the throne
If called by the people.
The Bourse Qasette siys there were
persistent rumors a few dajs before the
transfer of ex-Kmpcror Nicholas from
Tsiirskoe-Selo that Grand Duke Michael
had departed for Kngland. Investiga
tion prnviri ho had been given the option
of going there, but refused to do so until
the question of the regime was settled.
HOSPITAL SHIPS 'SAFEGUARDED'
Knlsrr Send tssiirn iters In
Mir
iniilsli (.nvrriimenl. I
MAnnin, Aug, 18, The German ,M. I
tniy Attai.-lie lias handed lo the Spu11l1.l1
Government ICmpeior William's dcllnlti-
.-li'i-iptitneo of conditions under which
liniiltal ship. at .) to liu protected fioin
atlneks by submarines,
Seven Spanish oHhers have gone to
Franco to act as commissioners 011 board
the hospital ships. Under tho arrange
ment a neutral commissioner will bo
can led on each hospital ship to guaran
tee that II, transports only sick and
wounded,
KAISER'S TROOPS IN
THREE VAIN RUSHES
Continued from Ktrst rage.
and similar honeycombed underground
structures were noted In the suburbs.
through whlc'.i the Canadians had to
flfht their way to tneir ireaeni posi
tions. The Germani. according to prisoners'
statements, were dlamayed at tho loss
of Hill 70, which dominate the city of
uena ana me territory io me norm,
this important eminence. Thla was cv
Ident on the first day of the battle, when
an entire division of Prussian Guards
was sent against the Canadians In
successive waves until virtually the en
tire division lay dead In front of the
defenders' machine guns.
FRENCH MAKE BIG GAINS
Ttto trnna German Redoubts
Have Capitulated
Ry the Associated Peess.
Hainan Front in Fkancr and Bel
chum, Aug. II. The French have com
pleted their conquest or tne enemy ter
rltory south of the St. Janslieek River
and tho UrecnlKek niver, which branches
off from the St. Jansbeek to the east.
Two strong German redoubts, Ies 1-llas
and Mondovl Farm, which had held out
agatnet all attacks since the beginning
of the Allied offensive on -Thursday,
have capitulated and the French have
pushed their front forward to a natural
line formed by these waterways.
Is I.llas redoubt lies about a third of
a mile west of the Juncture of the St.
Jansbeek and the Brecnbeek. It was
large fortification of concrete and steel,
armed heavily with machine guns. Al
though the garrison was small their posl
Hon was well nigh Impregnable so far
as Infsntry attacks were concerned, and"
It was only when heavy artillery was
brought up and concentrated on them
late yesterday that the Germans sur
rendered.
Fighting Is Cnntlnaosis.
When the French advanced Thursday
they pased nn either side of Les 1,1 tas
eavlng the reuouDt in a pocket, since
then there has been continual lighting
about this position, which was rendered
doubly strong through the presence of
conslderaBle nooaea tract ana nrtm
clal ditches. The Intense artillery fire
yesterday played havee with the redoubt
and the garrison finally surrendered, an
office' nnd twonty-threo men being
taken nrisoner. The officer said that
thev had Intended to fight to a finish,
but changed ir.eir minus wner ine Dig
cuns hegjn tnelr work
Mendovi Farm was a similar position,
lvine In an angle formed by the St
Jansbeek and the Breenheek. As In the
case of Les I.llas, tho French artillery
bombarded the garrison Into submission
and they surrendered during last night
The Germans later tried to shell the
French out of Mondovl, but were un
successful.
The total number of prisoners and
guns captured by the French is not yet
available, but tne prisoners win agrre
rate over 400 and about fifteen guns
were taken. The small number of
prisoners Is due largely to the fact that
the Germans' were holding most of thla
section in small garrisons In numerous
redoubts like Lea Lllas.
Polios Arr Optimistic
The correspondent of the Associated
Press to-day found the greatest spirit
of optimism prevailing among the.
French troops. They are feeling exceed
Ingly good over their successes and thel
morale Is at the highest pitch.
The righting Thursday at Polygon was
unusually desperate. Wave after wave
of the enemy came surging up against
the l,ondon troops, who held on deter
minedly with rifle and bayonet until two
simultaneous counter attacks from dif
ferent directions forced them to retreat.
Gradually they withdrew, fighting all
the way. Some re of them indeed
were surrounded nnd fought until forced
to surrender. One young officer In com
mand of ten men found hlmnelf enclr
cled by the enemy and his men being
swept by machine gun fire. The last
heard of him was contained In a meas
ure he signalled back to his division,
taylng that his men were facing certain
death and that he yaw no way but to
surrender and hive their lives.
Artillery Work Is Fine.
The remarkably small casualties were
due to the fine work of the French ar
tillery. Preliminary bombardment of
German positions was the most effec
live and the ad.ince was made under
a perfect barrage,
As was the case with the British
front about Kangemarck the German
barrage wnn totally Inadcauate. and
their counter battery worw whereon so
much depends, gave no trouble. French
counter battery firing resulted In si
lancing a large number of enemy guns,
and as a result the French have been
little troubled by gunfire In carrylni
out consolidations.
The work of the French engineers In
this difficult terrain, which as It ap
proaohes the river is a veritable morass
i,ari hr t,rl. fr ,ifiu. h
I when jt camc to bridging the flooded
Steenbelic for crossing at dawn Thurs
day there was not the slightest delay In
getting the numerous bridges over,
The French nlr service played an lm
portant part In the advance, gomg ahead
of the Infantry all along the lino and
keeping up the contact of the patrols at
the height of two or three hunderd me
tres. The German airmen who ventured
In the direction of tho French were
driven back and the air was cleared of
onemy machines. In addition to patrol
work the French airmen did good exe
cutlon with machine guns and bombs on
enemy redoubts,
VERSIONS OF FIGHTING
nflW'Inl lleporta of Struggle
Flnnder nnd l-llsrss here.
1-ONnoN, Aug. IS. Following are th
ofllclal reports on the fighting in France
and Flanders:
British (Day) The enemy early
to. day delivered another counter at
tack against our recently captured
position Immediately northwest of
Lens. Ills troops were again com
pletely repulsed after sharp fighting
in which we took a few prisoners.
There was considerable hostile artll.
lery activity during the night In this
neighborhood and also northeast of
Ypres.
British (Night) In addition to the
unsuccessful attack northwest of Lens,
the enemy made two other counter at
tackf, early this morning on this front.
One was east of Loos and the other in
the neighborhood of the Hugo Wood.
In the first case the enemy's attack
ing troops wore caught b our barrage
and machine gun fire at short range
and were driven back In disorder with
hcdvy looses. In the second attack
slso I he enemy's Infantry, though
supported by flaminenwerfer. failed
to reiii'h our trenches.
tin tho Ypres battle front tho hos.
tile niilllery has been quieter during
the iluv.
I'.nrinj's Thnril Countered,
.
I'rrui-h (H.iy) In Belgium our
troops roiitliiurd In tuako progrcrs
north of the roml from Illxschoote to
Langemarck, mid carried ,1 strong
enemy point of support east of Sleep
beke, North of the Alsne we repulsed
several attacks, especially east of the
Kroldniont farm. In Champagne our
artillery fire prevented an at-
THE SUN, SUNDAY,
tack ,av Jiloh' the enemy was'tirepafl
in tho sector or: Masstges.
On the right bank of the Meuie
(Verdun front) our. troops made a
brilliant counter attack At Caurleres
wood and recaptured ' elements '. of
trenches taken by the enemy August
16 and IT. Our lino was reestablished
completely. Heavy artillery fighting
continues In thin sector.
In Alsace a German attack near
Stelnbach Was repulsed by our Are.
Artillery Dael Is Rasing.
German (Day) Army stoud of
Crown Prince Rupprecht: On ths
battlefield In Flanders the artlllerv
duel again Increased on the' coast and
northeast of Tpres to the most ex
treme Intensity. Rlsewhera the firing
was less than on ths previous days.
un ooin siucs of the Boeslnghe
Btaden Railway the enemy In the af
ternoon launched a strong surprise
local attack, as the result ot which
Langemarck was lost after severe
fighting. We occupy the flat bend In
front of the village.
In Artols English troops assisted by
strong artillery fire opened an attack
northwest of Lens, but our destructive
fire did not allow the attack to de
velop. Minor attacks of the enemy at
night were repulsed. '
Army Group of the Crown Prince
On thb Chcmtn-des-Dames there has
been lively artillery activity near
Ceniy. In western Champagne the
bombardment was especially heavy at
tho Keilberg and southwest of Moron
vllllcrs. On the northern Verdun front the
artillery duel was resumed with full
force at midday and It continued far
Into the night.
German (Night) There have been
artillery duels In Flanders. In Artols,
on the Alsne and near Verdun.
AIRCRAFT IN MANY
FIiniAITO fll IOIIlO!b, ,lml,ed ,0 on'" and nvo 'tra re"
I to discount and payment In the dls-
crctlon of the Secretary. He alo would
Official War Beports Show
Losses Unusually Severe on
Both Sides.
Iondon, Aug. 17. Fighting In the air 1
took additional prominence in the war!
statements to-day. The British report
having bagged thirty German marhlncs
of which eighteen were driven out of
control. The British. admit lorlng twelve
machines, but assert many bombing
raids and much observation anil photo
graph!1; work was carried out.
French filers also have been active In
he week end. Paris rcpostcc! that seven
German machines had been shot down
and that eight others were forced to
land In badly damaged condition The
PV.nrh ln.f trot m.-lr-hln.. Th. I.r,r1,
also announce a bombing expedition on!"ta!e ne revenue bill now under dls-
the nlgnt of August 17-1S, In which
fourteen tons of explosives were dropped
upon German aviation grounds, encamp,
ments and railway stations. Berlin re
ports having brought down twenty-six
Entente airplanes and four captive bal
loons.
The official reports follow .
British The strong west wind jes
terday again told against our air
planes, giving the machines .damaged
In combat east of our. line little chance
of reaching their airdrome. Bombing
raids and the policy .of 'harassing the
enemy's Infantry ' with 'machine gun
fire was continued actively by us.
Observation work for our artillery was
carried out all day and an unusually
large number ot photographs nero
taken.
In the air fighting-twelve German
airplanes were brought ,down '.and
eighteen others were driven down1' out
of control. Twelve of our machines
are missing, two of which collided
during fights and fell within the
enemy lines.
French On tho day of August I"
and the night of August 17-15 our
bombarding squadron carried out
numerous expeditions over the enemv
lines. One hundred and eleven alr-
planes took part In the various ior-
ties in the course of which 13,000
kilograms 28,600 pounds) of projec
tiles was thrown on enemy establish
ments. Two of our machines did not
return.
Aviation grounds at Colmar, Kres
cat! and Habtshelm! aviation camps
In the region of Chiimbley, railway
stations at Fribourg-en-Bringau, I.nn
guyon, Mnntmedy, Plerrepont, St. Jur
tin. Grand Pre, Chalk-range und Dun-sur-Meusc
and encampments In the
Forest of ripincoutt were showered
with bombs. Many explosions and
several Ares were oKserved,
On the nitjht of August 16-17 the
railway station at Cortemark was at
tacked by our aviators, who saw a
large fire theie.
Yesterday -oven German alrnlanes
and a captlv? balloon were brought
down by our pilots. Uight other
enemy machines were forced to land
In tho German lines badly damaged
German Through our aviators and
anti-aircraft fire twenty-six enemy
airplanes and four captive balloons
were broug'.it down. The balloons
were In flam;?,
Italian This morning one of our
bombarding fquadrons made another
raid on the Cmneno military works,
with very effective results. All our
airplanes returned.
The Haouk. Aug. Hi Two German
airplanes, each oarrylng three mun,
landed near Wlnschoten late to-day.
One was In flames and the other was
shot down by Dutch soldiers. The oc
cupants were uninjured.
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AUGUST 19, 1917.
jiLsaweoiN-
WAR BUDGET BILL
Measure Authorizes Issuance
of $4,000,000,000 Certifi
cates Besides Bonds.
TO GET 3I0KBY QUICK IA"
Notes Would Run From One to
Five Years Bid for Small
Investors.
Washington', Aug. 1S. Authorlza
Hon to Issue bonds and certificates
totalling $11,587,945,460 at one time Is
provided In tho new war budget bill
embodying recommendations of Secre
tary McAdwo, which came from the
printer to-day to the House Ways and
Means Committee.
In addition to authority to float a
7,l 38,045,460 4 per cent, bond issue to
care for a previous 3,000,000,(M)0 and a
future I4.000.000,OQft allied loan author
ization the Secretary desires power to
Issuo additional certificates of Indebted
ness to the amount of 12,000,000,000 and
an equal amount of war savings ce.rtl
flcstcs In a form available to small In
I vectors, '
Lives of the certificates of Indebted
ness and war savings certificates would
fix the Interest rates and regulate In
terest payments. They like the bonds
would be subject only to the Income
supertax, snd the war profits and ex
cess profits taxes.
qnlrk Wnj to Ort Money.
Inclusion of the two additional certlfl-
onto proposals, not mentioned hcreto-
fore by Administration leaders In con-
ticctlon w'.th the bill, Is understood to
be principally for the purpos ot pro
viding against a sudden demand for
money which the Treasury might not
be able to mset. As Consresslonal lcad-
' ers understood the nitu.itlon. It may not
be necessary ui It-suc many of tho cer
tificates, hut they would prove the
means ot getting money quickly If It
were needed.
Authorization to Issue, the certificates
would prove particularly valuable. It Is
pointed OUt, if Congr'SS SlIOUlU not 111-
Mr. McAdoo. It Is by no means certain
that this proposed Increase will be se
cured.
In the war savings certificates pro-
posul Administration leaders think they
have discovered a means of appealing to
the patriotic man of small means. Pur
chases of these certificates would be lim
ited to 1 1 00 worth at a time and no In
dividual even would be permitted to hold
more than $1,000 north ot them.
1'nrltnl Payment.
Plans also are being made to accept
I very small payments on them, the bill
providing that the Secretary may, ir he
deems advljable. Issue stamps to evi
dence pa.v ments. Under such an ar
rangement payment of such amounts as
O. of ' less might be made and noted as
aTe 'postal savings bank deposits. Al
though the .Interest rate has not been de
termined It doubtless will be ample to
attract Investors.
In general respects the bill Is similar
to the budget or last April, which au
thorized J3.aoo,O0O;O0n worth of bonds
ami $2,000,000,000 in certificates of in
debtedness. The new 4 per cent, bonds
tould not be sold for less than par, and
the Secretary would be authorized to
' purchase allied bonds at par, but their
rates or interest musi noi oe less man
the highest rates paid by the United
States bonds. The new bonds also would
be convertible If later the United States
should issue other bonds at a higher
rate of Interest. None of the bonds
would bear the circulation privilege.
Indications to-night are that the bill
will not be taken up for passage until
after the revenue bill passes the Senate,
probably late next week.
Another Issue of Treasury certificates
of nldebtcdnis. totalling $230,000,000
and payable November 30. was launched
to-day in furtherance of the prepara
tions for financing the second Liberty
Loan A $300,000,000 Issue of certifi
cates for that purpose recently was of
fered and laigely oversubscribed.
Subscriptions arc to close a! noon next
Saturday. August 25, and the certificates
will bear interest at 1-2 per cent., like
tliofe of the last Issue. The proceeds
will be rcdepoRltcd In the banks. Treas
ury otncalls announced, so far as prac
ticable. BRITISH ENLISTING NEGROES.
I'.fTort nrlnx Marie lo Itnlse lltit-
Inllon In rhlrnicn.
CIIICAOO. Aug. IS. The Ilrittsli re
cruiting mission In Chicago announced
to-day thnt It is attempting to raise a
battalion of negroes, subjects of Great
Ilrltnln. In Chicago. If the effort Is
successful the battalion will be trained
In fhlcngn and Inter attached to the
Hritlsh army with Hritlsh pay.
APPEAL TO WILSON
TO MODIFY DRAFT
Conimlttco of Fourteen Seeks
to Have Policemen and
Firemen Exempt.
STATISTICS ABE GIVEN
Belief of Medical nnd Dental
Students From Army Ser
vice Also Asked.
The committee of fourteen appointed
at the meeting of the nlno district ap
peal hoards In the State to make rer
taln draft recommendations have rallied
to the assistance of the policemen and
firemen and medical nnd dental students.
Through the Governor a formal request
was made yesterday to President Wilson
to amend the draft rules so that all four
classes of candidates will be relieved
from army duties.
The two formal resolutions adopted
by the committee read as follows:
"Resolved, That the President be re
quested, through the proper ofllclal
channels to amend the rules and regu
lations formulated under the elective
service act relative to the exclusion or
discharge of county and municipal of
ficials. In such manner as to confer on
the proper local boards, subject to re
view on nppo-1 by the district boardn,
the right to exclude and discharge from
the selective draft policemen and firemen
In cities upon such conditions as may lie
deemed advisable, the several local
and district hoards being empowered to
reopon the case of nny policeman or lire
man hertoforn passed upon.
"RrjohTil, That the President be re
quested, through the proper channels, to
detail all medical and dental students
snd Internes In hospitals, after they have
been drafted Into tho national army, to
schools of Instructions or hospitals, as
the case may be to continue their prepar
atory course until called for service, In
order to secure a constant supply of
competent men for the medical service
of the army and navy during the con
tinuance of the war and to prevent the
Impairment of tho efTclcncy of hospitals
throughout the United States."
Letter to Governor.
In his letter to the Governor regard
ing the exempting of New York's
draftci policemen, Charles K. Hughes,
chairman of tho committee, quotes from
a communication sent by Commissioner
Woods In which he says that of the
10.760 men In his department between
3.000 nnd 3,500 are of draftable age.
In addition he refers to the fact that
1,200 special patrolmen have been en
gaged to do. emergency work and that
efforts are being made to obtain ap
propriations with which to engage 1,200
more.
Concerning the firemen, Mr. Hughes.
In another letter to the Governor, quotes
from one sent to the District Board by
Fire Commissioner Robert Adamson, In
which the latter says that of a total of
3,823 men In his department 1,462 are
within the draft age. The letter further
says it requires three years to train a
good fireman and that those on the civil
ervlce eligible list who would have to
hi- called to fill vacancies are also within
the draft age.
Information for ppllrants.
In addition to this work the com
mittee has printed two special forms
bearing accurate and complete Informa
tion of what must he done by appli
cants claiming exemptions on .ordinary
industrial grounds and for agricultural
work. Conies of both will be sent to all
the district boards in tho State and u 111
Twenty -Five Telephone
Calls Every Second!
IN NEW YORK CITY on an average every time
the clock ticks, day and night, txccnty-Jivc new
telephone calls are, being niade.
The requirements for service for use in the all-important
work of National Preparedness are many' and
urgent. The need to avoid waste is pressing, and in
the interests of National Efficiency the lines must be
kept as free as possible to handle the abnormal amount
of "traffic" used in the many war-time activities.
Just one minute saved on each telephone call, made
in New York City every day means a saving of five
years of productive time each day!
You can save time on every call' you .make
By looking in the book to make sure you call the
right number and thus, avoid the delays in
"wrong number" calling;
By talking clearly and distinctly directly-into the
telephone, so that repetition of parts of the
conversation is not necessarv;
By answering all telephone calls promptly with
your name or the name of yoiir company, so
that time is not wasted in uncertain inquiries
and introductions.
To help keep the telephone lines free for calls of a
military nature, will you "do your bit" and
"Save, a Minute a Call in the. Interests of .."
New York Telephone Company
be slven out tcaDrllrantn at. the hoard
.headquarters (it'l'he 'Federal Building;
Tho establishment, of the- absolute met
of ths claim by 'unquestionable afTkhtyita
Is the principal burden of the recom
mendations mtde for those claiming dis
charge In necessary .Jnduslrleq. other than
agriculture
On Married Men. '
In regard to the mtichS'-mooted1 ques
tion of exemption of married men Chair
man Hughes quoted the recenfrullng 'of
tho Provost Marshal-General .bndsr dato
of August 8 : i
"A clear case of dependency ordinarily
renders discharge advisable, because
since the drafted pet-son loses his civil
Income and thus loses his 'means -of -support
the wife Is left without, support,
arid this 'lack" of -support tls the effect
which the act,alms .to avoid.. .
"But. wherever such effect "docs not In
fact follow and the wife Is not left' with
out reasonably adequate support, but
will receive such support from other
sources, there) Is no reul dependency
rendering discharge advisable.
"The following' classes cf cases are
within this ruling:
"A'wlfe and children.
"I. Where the parents or other rela
tives of the wife or the husband are able,
ready -and wining to provide adequate
support for her and children, If any, dur-
Inar Iho absenn of'the husband.
"2. Where the wife owns land which.
has produced Income by the husband's
Jnbor hut which could with reasonable
certainty be rented during his absence
to other persons so as to produce sn
adequate support.
"2. Where there exints some ar
rangement by which the salary or wage
of the husband Is continued. In whole
o" In part, by third persons, being em
ployers or Insurers or others, and such
portion of the salary or wage, either
nlone or with an allotment of -his sol
dlrVt pay or with other definite In
come, will furnish a reasonably ade
quate support."
The ruling of August 1, Mr. Hughes
pointed out, makes-even clearer certain
points. It continues:
"Marriage' Is not of itself a valid
ground for making clalm'-'of discharge.
A man whose wife l mainly dependent'
on his dally labor for support may claim
exemption on that ground. But de
pendency is a matter of fact. The rule
does not ark, Is the husband, as a -matter
of law, liable to support the wife?
It asks. Is the wife, as a matter of fact,
mainly dependent on the dally labor of,
her hu'band for support? Only the ex
emption ho-trds can determine .this fact.
Where dependency Is claimed and 'the
I circumstances no
marriage nastily
consummated since July 20 by a man
whose number Is high on the available
llt the actual fact of dependency must
be closely scrutinized.
"Moreover, by oetlon 6 'of the act of
Mary IS', 'Any person who
t tides or aids another to evade the re
quirements of this act' la guilty of a
misdemeanor and local boards 'are au
thorized to warn persons who claim dis
charge on the ground of marriages con
tracted since the date of the act that
both parties are liable to prosecution
under this provlslo.n If. In fact, the mar
riage was contracted solely with the-ln-tent
to evade the performance of miliary
duty." ,
Itep.orts from t'jlrty-aevcn boards on
yesterday's or hitherto unrecorded work
are summarized as follows.
Kxamlned. 3,162.
Oualllled, 2.2S4, o.- 72 per cent.
Qualified and apparently accepted, 659,
or nearly 21 per cent. t
Summary for all work reported by tho
boards to date:
Kxamlned, S9.179.
Qualified. .61,12. or Rp per.cent
Qualified ami- apparently accepted,
19. "SO, or "2 it . cnt
George W IVtklns 3r., ajyesred yes
terday morning hefore Board 22, lit
Jer'itre avptitie near rorunam roan, auu
"n- nmedrliimby W ,,', sioane 1 "i,"1, ,V i""1","S "f
chairman of-tlie y? M ( A. Interna- t-ourt-wartl.il.
tlonal Committee "on War Wotli." Re
cently Mr. Sioane nlrd exemption el-Ims j !,l"t, "r Premi.ir.l.l,..
for all Y. M. C.A,men who. are doing war ' Copknhaoen, Aug le. l!ud.vw.t
work, Including' one for Mr.- .Perkins.'' newspapers) .ay. Count. Jnllti-. Andnisv
Following the wtthdvawwl-m "the-'clalm-j Is slated to succeed Count Mmltr 1- - -young
Pel-kins passed his -phylca4. haxy an 'Premier of Hungary Ttn I
examination with flj ing'colors and as I Minister Is expected shortly to leave 9
I accepted.
SLAMS PMS '
' JAIL AS DESERTERS
Attorney-General Gregory 1)k
fines Status of Violation
of Qraftj Law.
LOSE EXERTION IMUHTS
.Military Authorities to Am
and I'liuish Aiili-('oi-hcriptioiiiwts
t
WASlll.s'iiTON-, Aug. 18. Renewed "i.
structlons that drafted men who failed ,
to report for scrvlco will be classed mid
punished ns deserters were Knt in
United States District Attorneys Hnd
agents of the Department of Jurtli
to-night by Attorney-General 'Gregory.
Provost Marshal-General Crowder has
ruled that persons who neglect to ap.
pear for examination will ho accepted
automatically and that the prlvlleg of
claiming exemption will be dcpled. It
was to help .carry this policy Into nfe,.i
that the Attorney-General acted. Mis
Instructions follow:
"It has been determined by ine
Provost 'Marshal General that person
who failed to appear for thrlr ph.vslu'
examination after, having recj-lved their
notices to do sqfrom the local bn.it di.
by such failure, waive their right to
physical examination and ate ucceplr l
by. the, board wllhout such examination.
Their names will bo.certllled to the dis
trict, boards ns chosen by tho local
boards for tho national army.
"If they do not then appear to claim
exemptions they will, waive therebv i i
right to such exemptions nn they mlgh'
have claimed, nnd their uAmes will be
certified by the. district boards to ih
Adjutant-Generals of their respei-tlve,
States as persons for the national army.
The Adjutant-Ofeneral will then mil
them a notice to report for duty at a
specified time, and placo and such no
tices wilt be given publicity according
to the regulations of the conscription
act.
"Such persons then become suhjoi t t
the military authorities at th- iinn
designated by the Adjutant-Gencr.il fin
them to report, Should they fall ti dim
ply with this notice they N-romi' desert
ers frpm the army and will be treated a"
such by the military authorities.
"It Is, therefore, a matter of ..i
concern, not so much to the Gotenune
as to the persons themselves, to see 11m
they give the correct address fur the
notices to bo mailed to thnm. Should
they fail to comply with those imtli es
after receiving them they become auto
matically drafted without tegard to
physical examination or to rxciupuon
or discharge.
"Where percons arc Known to be wil
fully refusing to conyily with the r
quetts of the local hoards and are -o
conducting themselves as to be a menace
to the- nroper tnforcement of the c n
serlptlon act, and their whereabouts ar
known, they should bo detained in J-i 1
on complaints chanting violations of
Section, VI. of the coiiicrlptlon a t un
til the time when they are ord e , in
the 1 Adjutant-General to report for nj
ill tho national army. Tnc slmti -i t
that date, he turned over to t.ie n. ',ir
authorities. No-prosecution iir.l l.r . . 1
as It will be unnecessarily i pn.-i und
little Us to be gained tliercfrmn
Desertion In time of war l punishable
poet on account of. Ill rcallli
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