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$ a OF Leaders Declare Work Done Is Most Remarkable in Par/ liamentary History. HARMONY MADE A FEATURE tack of Dissension Was Noticeable Administration Was Defeated" on Only One Important Bill Dur ing the Six Month's. Kf 1 $ Germany on April 6. VI & War bond issues aggregating A $15,538,000,000. ft & War appropriations and con- 2j tract authorizations totalling Sj $14,390,000,000. $ War loans aggregating $7,- $ 000,000,000 to the allies. $ $ The selective draft bill, mak ing 10,000,000 men liable to mili- J5 *a"y service. j* The espionage bill, including W !j the embargo provision. The $2,235,000,000 war reve- $ nue bill. $ $ The food control bill. $ J" The trading with the enemy tf^act. $ j The soldiers' and sailors' in- j& suranee bill. A Washington."The most remarkable session In the parliamentary history of the world," was the way Demo cratic and Republican leaders charac terized the first war session of the Sixty-fifth congress, which came to a close at three o'clock in the afternoon of October 6, exactly six months after the declaration of war against Ger many. The record of legislation enacted and money appropriated has no paral lel anywhere in the annals of all time. Beginning with the declaration of war against Germany in April, con gress has passed bill after bill of the most revolutionary character, includ ing such measures as the draft bill and the food control bill. Appropria tions and contract authorizations for the present fiscal year, totalling $21,- 390,000,000, including $7,000,000,000 in loans to the allies, were voted with out a single dissenting voice, a record equalled nowhere, not even in the kaiser-dominated German reichstag. How Money Is Expended. The following table shows how the money is to be spent: .A rm f*v $8,911,000,000 Navy 1,875,000,000 Merchant shipping fleet ..1.889.000,000 iLoans to the allies 7,000,000,000 Defense fund for President 100,000,000 Food and fuel control 173,000,000 Soldiers' and sailors' insurance 176,000,000 Interest on bonds and certifi cates 200,000,000 Civil establishment ef govern ment 958,000,000 All other expenses 102,000,000 As a part of the scheme of meeting these enormous expenditures congress passed the $2^35,000,000 war revenue bill, the largest taxation bill in Amer ican history, levying directly or in directly upon every man, women and child in the United States. Something more than a billion dollars of this amount will be taken from war profits. All incomes more than $1,000 for sin gle men and. more than $2,000 for mar ried men are made subject to taxation. Where New Taxes Fall. Here are some things upon which the average citizen will pay taxes un der the new war tax bill: Approximately 2 per cent Increase on incomes of $5,000 or less. Letter postage, except local letters, increased to 3 cents and postcards to 2 cents, beginning November 3. One cent for each 10 cents paid for admissions to amusements. Five-cent shows and 10-cent outdoor amusement parks exempted. Ten per cent on all club dues of $12 a year or more. One cent for each 25 cents paid for parcel post. One cent on each 25 ceprts express package charge. Three per cent of all freight charges. Eight per cent of passenger fares by rail or water, except trips of less than 30 miles. Ten per cent of charges for seats, herth and staterooms on parlor cars or vessels. Five cents on each telegraph, tele phone or radio message costing 15 cents or more. Three per cent on jewelry. Eight cents on each $100 of life in surance. The tax on wMsky is in creased from $1.10 a gallon to $3.20. The tax on beer Is increased from $1 a barrel to $2.75. Increased tax on cigars, cigarettes and manufactured tobacco and snuff. Little Dissension During Session. Despite pacifist activities, the ses sion was marked with eomparativelj little dissension, the fighting centering about questions mainly affecting pol icy. The most stubborn contests wer jtt.0tC over Jw revenue hill, lie draft ~5 bill and the food control bill. In ev ery case, except censorship of tire newspapers and speech, the adminis tration has received everything it askeft of congress for the conduct of the war. Congress was in session 188 days. During that time more than 10,00C army, navy and marine corps nomina tions sent to the senate were con firmed, among them the advancement of Major General Pershing, comman der in chief of the armies in France, and Major General Bliss, chief of staff, to the rank of full general, held only four times' previously in American his tory. The only important appointment held up was that of Col. Carl Reich mann. to be a brigadier general. Ac tion was blocked until the December session because it was charged he ut tered pro-German sentiments. An unprecedented feature of the session was the reception of the spe cial missions sent to the United States by the allied governments, and the special representatives of Great Brit ain, France, Belgium, Italy, Russia and Japan addressed both houses. Invi tations of the British and French gov ernments to have the United States send a congressional mission across the Atlantic to see war conditions and co-operate with the interparliamentary congress were rejected. Important Measures Passed. Following is a list of the most im portant measures passed by congress: Resolution declaring a state of war exists between the imperial German government and the government and the people of the United States and making provision to prosecute the same. On April 2 the resolution "for war against Germany was introduced in the house and on April 6, or four days after the assembling of congress, the president attached his signature to the measure. No delay was involved in the passage of this resolution, perhaps the most important ever offered either in this, or any other congress. General deficiency appropriation act, appropriating $163,841,400.52, of which $100,000,000 was for the national se curity and defense and for each and every purpose connected with the war. Act authorizing an issue of bonds to meet expenditures for the national se curity and defense and for the pur post of assisting in the prosecution of the war and to extend credit to for eign governments and for other pur poses. This act appropriated $3,007,- 063,945.46 for establishing credits in the United States for foreign govern ments by purchase of bonds of our al lies and expenses incident to prepara tion and issue of bonds and certifi cates authorizes the issue of bonds amounting to $5,063,945,460, f which $3,000,000,080 is for meeting the loans authorized to foreign governments, $2,000,000,000 to meet domestic ex penditures, and $63,945,460 to redeem the three per cent loan and also au thorizes $2,000,000,00 of one year cer tificates of an indebtedness tempo rarily to provide revenue. Huge Military Expansion. Act authorizing one additional mid shipman for each senator, representa tive and delegate in congress. Act appropriating $273,046,332.50 for the support of the army for the fiscal year 1918. Act authorizing the president to In crease temporarily the military estab lishment of the United States. This "act authorized a selective draft of 1,00,000,000 men and contains other im portant legislative features pertain ing to the army. Resolution authorizing the president to take over for the United States any vessel owned ip. whole or in part by any corporation, citizen or subject of any nation with which the United States may be at war. Act to increase temporarily the com missioned and warrant and enlisted strength of the navy and Marine corps from 87,000 to 150,000 men, in the first instance, and from 17,400 to 30,- 000, in the second. Act appropriating $1,344,896.18 for the support of the military academy for the fiscal year 1918 and for other purposes. Largest Single Grant in History. Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce," as amend ed, in respect of car service, and for other purposes. Act amending the war risk insur ance act and appropriating $45,150,000 to insure vessels and their cargoes and expenses' connected therewith. Act appropriating $147,368,928.77 for the sundry civil expenses of the gov ernment for the fiscal year 191$. Act authorizing the issue to states and territories and the District of Co lumbia of rifles and other property for the equipment of organization of home guards. Act appropriating $3,281,094,541.60 for the military and naval establish ments on account of the war expenses. Up to time this was the largest ap propriation act known to this or any other country. Among other things it appropriated $405,000,000 for an emer gency shipping fund with which to be gin construction of the greatest mer chant fleet the world has ever known. Act to punish acts of interference with foreign relations, the neutrality and the foreign commerce of the Unit ed States, to punish espionage and better enforce the criminal laws of the United States. Conservation Bills Passed. Act authorizing condemnation pro ceedings of lands for military pur poses. Act appropriating $640,000,000 to in crease temporarily the signal corps of the army and to purchase, manufac ture, maintain, repair and operate air ships. Act authorizing the United States to .-':e p^-wS.cl-2 el. i THE TOMAHAWK, WHITE EARTH, MINN. peimane'nt aviation stations of the ar and navy for school purposes. Acts enlarging the membership of the interstate commerce commission and amending the act to regulate com merce by authorizing priority ship ments by any common carrier, ect. Act appropriating $11,346,000 to pro \ide further for the-national security and defence by stimulating agricul ture and facilitating the distribution of agricultural products. Act appropriating $162,500,000 to provide further lor the national secur ity and defence by encouraging the production, conserving the supply and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel. Act to authorize an additional issue of bonds to meet expenditures for the national security and defense and, for the purpose of authorising in the prosecution of the war, to extend ad ditional credit to foreign governments, and for other purposes. This act makes an additional appropriation of $4,021,- 377,890.92 to extend credit in the Unit ed States for foreign goA-ernments by purchase of bonds of our allies and ex penses Incident to preparation of an issue of bonds and certificates au thorizes an additional issue of $4,O0O 000,000 of bonds to meet loans to for eign, governments authorizes an addi tional issue of one year certificates of indebtedness amounting to $2,000,000,- 000 and an issue of five year war sav ing certificates amounting to $2,000,- 000,000. New Mark Again Set. Act appropriating $5,356,666,016.93 to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year 1918 atKl prior years on account of war expenses and for other purposes, and aathorizes con tract obligations to be met by future congresses amounting to $2,401,458,- 393.50. This is the largest appropria tion act passed by this or any other country. This act makes further ap propriations of $635,000,000 "for the emergency shipping fund and raises the limit of cost to carry out the pur poses of the shipping act to $1,734,- 000,000. Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy and for other purposes, and appropriates $450,000-to enforce the provisions thereof. Act to provide revenue to defray war expenses. This measure provides ap proximately $2,500,000,000 of revenue with which to pay the expenses of the government. Act to provide a military and naval family allowance, compensation and insurance fund for the benefit of sol diers and sailors and their families, and makes an appropriation therefor of $^.76,250,000. 50,000 BELGIAN HOUSES GONE Germans' Record of Destruction Is Shown by New Gray Book Is sued by Government. Havre, Opt. 8.The Belgium govern ment has issued a gray book to refute allegations against Belgium civilians contained In the German white book of May, 1915, in which it was said Belgian civilians savagely attacked German troops in the early days of the r^ar and that the measures adopted by the Germans were necessary in the in terest of preservation of the German army. According* to the gray book, be tween 40,000 and 50,000 houses were destroyed by the Germans. JACKIE KILLS FRIEND IS HELD Queenstown Magistrate Says Fatal Blow Constitutes Manslaughter To Get Bail. London, Oct. 8.Machinists Mate Perente of an American naval vessel will be liberated on bail on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of a clock yard laborer named Plummer, who died from the effect of a blow on the jaw inflicted by the sailor on September 8. He was held by a Queenstown magistrate. Perente pleaded not guilty and added: "I did not mean to injure my friend." PERU BREAKS WITH KAISER German Minister Handed Passports by GovernmentUruguay to Take Similar Action. lima, Peru, Oct. 8.Peru formally broke relations with Germany. In ac cordance with an overwhelming vote In congress for such a rupture the gov ernment handed passports to the Ger man minister. Buenos Aires, Oct. 8.From Monte video, Uruguay, came word that con gress was momentarily expected to vote an overwhelming majority in fa vor of an immediate rupture In dip lomatic relations with Germany. C. P. TAFT WEDS MISS CHASE Son of Former President Marries Daughter of Irving H. Chase of Waterbury, Conn. Vaterbury, Conn., Oct. 8.Miss Eleanor, the daughter of Irving H. Chase, was married here to Sergt. Maj. Charles Phelps Taft II, U. S. A., son of William H. Taft and Mrs. Taft of New Haven. The ceremony was at Rose Hill, the home of the Chase fam ih- Flags predominated in the decora tions. Rev. Robert E. Brown, pastor of the Second church, officiated. The bride was given away by her father, lining H. Chase. Urges Federation Oust I. W. W. Sacramento. Cal., Oct. 8.The Cali fornia State Federation of Labor went on record here against the I. W. W adopting a resolution recommending expulsion of all members of that or znnl7atinn from unions" of the Amen 1 1 What He Learned. Gerald was much depressed on bringing, his monthly report card home from school at being scolded severely by his parents because it showed his deportment had only been 80 per cent out of a possible 100, and thinking she had punished him enough the mother, to cheer him, asked: "Well, what did you learn this month (n school, Gerald? Something nice, I'm sure." "Didn't learn nothin'," he pouted. "Oh, you surely must have learned something," the mother insisted. "Well, nothin', only just how to be food," he conceded Indianapolis News. Dull Times on 'Change. The junior partner of the State street firm was indisposed and the senior partner was calling him up every two or three minutes. "Why do you telephone Bob so of ten inquired a friend. "Is he serious ly 111?" "Oh, no," was the reply, "but his temperature fluctuates considerably and some of our customers are specu lating on the fluctuations."-Boston Transcript. How's This? We offer $100.00 for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by HALL'S CA- TARRH EDIClffll. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is WPen internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of tho System. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price 75c. Testimonials free. P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Another Case of Exemption. One of the registrars In a Virginia country district tells a story of_a negro man, obviously within the pre scribed ages and of powerful physique, who turned up on registration day. The registrar had a good deal of diffi culty in making the applicant under stand the questions. "Do you claim exemptian?" he asked. "What's dat, suh?" "Is there any reason why you should not render military service why you should not fight your coun try's battles?" "Oh, yes, suh?" replied the appli cant, much enlightened, "Ise gunshy." CLEARS AWAY PIMPLES Does Cuticura OintmentAssisted by Cuticura SoapTrial Free. On rising and retiring smear the af fected surfaces gently with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. When the skin Is clear keep it so by using Cuticura for every-day toilet and nursery purposes. Free sample each by mail with Boole. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.Adv. Not a Lame One. "They've got all sorts of modern improvements down to the place where Jim works. One's an excavator that people stand on and don't have to walk upstairs." "Why, down at our Tom's place they've got a rheumatic tube." His Own. "The crown prince does not seem to have accomplished anything." "Oh, yes he has. The crown prince has kept It from being cracked." A Feat In Itself. "Edith, I love you." "Isis that all you have to say, Rog- gle?" "Great Scott, Edith, it has taken me eighteen months^to say that." Big Deal in Butter. Boston recently bought 50,000 pounds of butter for its consumptives' hospital Gives Library as Memorial. Medfield, Mass., has dedicated a new library, gift of a private citizen, as a memorial to his wife. Connect Georgia Cities. Atlanta and Anderson, Ga., are to be connected by a new interurban elec tric railway. If common sense will not teach a young man etiquette, a book on the subject Is of little use. CORN BREAD 1 caps corn meal VA cup flour 4 level teaspoons Hoyal Baking Powds* 1 tablespoon sut ar 1 teaspoo-i salt l/ cups milk 2 tablespoons shortening: Mix thoroughly dry ingrre-li'nt*: a mili" end melted shortening heat well. nto well greased pan and hake In aot oven s.'jo:t V.' minutes. Our red, white end t'a- Lookkt Pert War Time tent free on reqtzect. Addre-s Royal PcHns Powder *?BS!S3P^*jaS0Hm Contcnttl5|liudJDraohn IQOODROVS Ml wM i AVetetableftepafatianfaAs accrfuincssandRestCoivtato neiuw0plum,MoiT^ r* ffew Vhnr AhclpfulRcmcdyfor ConstipXaadDiarr^- loss OF SLEEP jto-SimileSiiwtoreof Exact Copy f Wrapper. Small Pill, Small Dose, Price But Great in its Work Colorless or Pale aces to youtwho Pleasant Thought. "I love to hold tho ten of diamonds." "The ace is a much better card." "I like the ton. Think of a chMei of diamonds that size!' Good habits of some men are as ex pensive as the bad habits of others. Women trust men. but there's no reason why they should. A Letter From Washington 5Titf- r% 'S-^l*' _j!5&-^Liiis J5_ %& The Food Administrator Writes Us: "The use of baking powder breads made of corn and otlier coarse flours instead of patent wheat flour is recommended by the Conservation Division of the Food Administration. The wheat needed for export is thus conserved, and at the same time healthful food for our own people is provided. The circulation of recipes pro- viding for these uses would be of assistance in carrying out our plans." The following recipes for Ccr Bread and Rye Rolls save wheat flour and make attractive and wholesome food for every day when made with CUSTOM For Infants and Children, Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears th Signature flnMheStomacfeaiHlDWgsii every farmer or farmer's son is anxious to establish for himself a happy home and prosperity. Canada's hearty invitation this year is more attractive than ever. Wheat is much higher but her fertile farm land just as cheap, and In the provinces of Manitoba, Saskat chewan and Alberta 160 Acre Bomwteidi Are Actually Fitsta Settlers aad Other Land Sold attown$15 to $20 per Acre The great demand for Canadian Wheat will keep up the price. Where a farmer can get near $2 for wheat and raise 20 to 45 bushels to* the acre he is bound to make money that what you can expect in Western Canada. Won derful yields also of Oats, Barley- stud Flax. Mixed Fannin* in Western Canada is fully as profitable an industry aa grain raising. Tht excellent grasses, full of nutrition,are the only food required clthwr for beef or dairy purposes Oood schools, churches,markets couTenlont,oilniate 1B anrunnsual Faborto"replaco^thaj^nyjronnf men have excoUent labor to replace in nuui \J I /\JLi POWDER TUUUdemandwho __ .._ volunteeredThere for tb wa Writ for literaturefarmrfo and particulars as to reduced railway rates to Supt of Immigration, Ottawa. Can., or to R. A. GARRETT 311 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MOD. dfanadlan Government Agent Iff US8 For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA TMB OMTMWWWIW, SMtW WWWW. As Age Advances the Liver Requires occasional slight stimulation. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS correct CONSTIPATION Genuine bears signature i D-1 _..- usually indicate tho absence of Iron in uhe bl0od, a condition which will be greatly helped by V^rter inril Canada's Liberal Offe of Wheat Lan to Settlers Vei-y Likely. "I had nn experience yesterdajj which made me lose my nerve." "Dear me What was it?" "A seance with my dentist." When a man is really in love h thinks there Is but one woman in th0 world. To the ordinary roan his club itf both meat and drink. RYE ROLLS 2 cups rye flour Ya teaspoon salt 8 le-el teatpooas Eoyal Baking Powder cap milk N tablespoon shortening Eift dry ingredients together, add milk and melted fhc-tening. Knad en floured hoard shape into rolls. ?ut into .reasea pans and allow to stand in warm place 20 to 2fr- minutes. Bake in moderate oven 8ft t. 30 siinutos, nec'ipes" containing additional eimilar recipe* gnmnany. Dept. W, 13S Wilkam Street, New York. i HI si amiinun in saaEHUsausaa _&SC-^S?** I