THE 3IORXING QREGOXIATi. WEDXESDAT, AUGUST 1, 1917.
ONE POINT HOLDS UP
FOOD CONTROL BILL
Senator Gore Prevents Agree
ment to Eliminate War Ex
4, penditure Committee.
SEPARATE BILL PROPOSED
Conferees Recess Over Night to Ob
tain Views of Leaders in Senate
and House on President
Wilson's Demand,
WASHINGTON, July 31. After an
other day of fruitless dispute over the
food bill provisions for a Congres
sional war expenditures committee,
conferees on the bill recessed until
tomorrow afternoon, when another
effort will be made for an agreement.
In two sessions today the House con
ferees continued their steadfast refusal
to accept the Senate provision for the
Congressional committee opposed by
1'resident .v'ilson. The Senate con
ferees standing- for the provision by a
majority of but one. offered various
modifications, but all were rejected.
Senators Chamberlain, Smith of Georgia
and Smith of South Carolina, Demo
crats, constituted the minority which
favored striking- out the committee
provision, but Senator Gore Iem.),
joined with Senators Kenyon, Warren
and Page, Republicans, In holding out
against the President's request.
Over night the conferees planned to
confer with Senate and House leaders
regarding a compromise. One sugges
tion was to substitute for the whole
war committee section a pending reso
lution by Senator Weeks, Republican,
proposing a. similar committee, provid
ed it should be permitted to come to a
vote in the Senate and should be
adopted.
Believing that enough Democrats
would join with Republicans to adopt
the Weeks resolution, the Republicans
predicted that if Democratic leaders
would permit a vote it would provide a
way out. The suggestion is said to
have been favorably received by the
House conferees, who will sound out
House leaders before tomorrow's ses
sion regarding such a solution of the
deadlock. This action would not settle
the dispute over the question of estab
lishing a Congressional war committee,
but would remove It from the food bill.
During the conference today prohibi
tion leaders made a futile effort to
broaden the section for the comman
deering of distilled beverages for mili
tary or public defense purposes. At
torneys for the Anti-Saloon League and
Representatives Barkley of Kentucky
and Webb of North Carolina appeared
to urge the change, but the conferees
decided not to reopen the subject.
ALLIES TAKE TEN TOWNS
fC:ntlmied From First Page.)
number of German prisoners captured,
but they are flowing In a steady
stream back of the British lines. Many
of those captured at the llenin tunnel
and other points are mere boys.
The tanks sgain played a prominent
part in the opening of the battle. The
reports from all sections of the British
front say that their work has been
most satisfactory. Large numbers of
these monsters were employed and in
many cases pursued their destructive
and uncheckable way to a distance far
within the German lines.
German Morale low,
Further information obtained from
German prisoners concerning the ef
fects of the British preliminary bom
bardment indicate that the effects of
this unparalleled expenditure of am
munition were disastrous in the ex
treme both in damage and to the
morale of the German troops. Within
the past few days six Bavarian divi
sions were withdrawn from the line
and replaced by fresh troops because
they were so thoroughly demoralized
by the Inferno of fire which they had
undergone.
Photographs taken by aviators back
of the German lines show that there
was scarcely a square yard of territory
along their front which was not
devastated by the high explosives. It
Is small wonder, then, that the Ger
mans were holding their front line
thinly and were swept back when
finally the time arrived for the allied
infantry to do its work.
Rolstance Often Desperate.
Tn numerous places the entente allies
ncountered strong resistance and counter-attacks
from the desperate Teutons.
Between Dixmude and Boesinghe the
attacking forces are reported to have
obtained the two first lines of the Ger
man trenches, after having fought over
the most difficult terrain imaginable.
Same
old price
for food
HERE
that you
paid 3
years
ago.
For example:
25c and up for
breakfasts and
lunches; 50c
and up for din
ners. 0 1 ManaBr
due to marshes and inundated areas,
with which the section is blocked.
The Germans' front line about the
Tpres, which had been held unques
tioned by the enemy since the early
days of the war. offered little resist
ance today to the British advance, but
beyond these trenches the Germans
made a firm stand in an endeavor to
stem the onslaught.
The German front line trenches were
smashed to pieces entirely and the wire
entanglements before them were torn
away. The British and French went
into battle under cover of what was
perhaps the greatest barrage fire seen
during the war.
The great guns of the allies opened
up at the appointed time, and for hourj
hurled an avalanche of shells into the
enemy territory with drumfire in
tensity.
Artillery Preparation Extensive.
The offensive launched this morning
by General Sir Douglas Haig. the Brit
Ish commander, in conjunction with
General Petain. the commander of the
French force, against the German lines
on the Belgian front, is the culmina
tion of tremendous gun bombardment,
which has been In progress almost con
tinuously in this area for a week.
The intensity of the artillery drum
fire with which the entente allies had
been demolishing the Teuton trenches,
preparatory to today's assault, has been
described by the German General Staff
as the greatest in history of warfare,
even surpassing the terrific fire main
tained at the beginning of the Sonxme
and Arras offensives.
Entente Airmen Superior.
The entente allies, however, have a
great preponderance in artillery, which
is the vital factor. Another thing most
important to the British and French Is
that they recently have established
complete superiority in aerial service,
upon which the artillery work is de
pendent.
The British naturally have made
great concentrations of guns and men
for this offensive, and the French
troops are co-operating with them with
their usual valor. It is known that
the morale of the German troops along
this front is not up to the old standard,
but they still are strong and a desper
ate battle is raging.
LONDON'. July 31. The official state
ment from British headquarters in
France tonight reports the capture by
the entente allies of the following vil
lages: La Basseeville, Steenstraets,
Bixschoote, Kerlorenkoek, Frezenberg,
Saint Julian, Pilken, Hoogs, West
hoek and Hollebeke, and more than
3500 prisoners.
PARIS, July 81. French forces last
night made a successful attack against
the German positions along a 1500-yard
front at La Koyers and west of Epine
de Chevregny, on the Aisne front, says
the French official statement issued
this afternoon. A German counter at
tack was crushed.
The French took 167 prisoners. In
cluding two officers and 15 non-commissioned
officers, belonging to three
regiments. The artillery and Infantry,
the statement adds, were active in the
Cerny-Hurtebise sector.
BERLIN, via London, July 81. The
British attack in Flanders on both
sides of Ypres has been repulsed, ac
cording to the German official com
munication issued tonight. Only a cra
ter position was taken in the assault,
it is asserted.
Strong attacks by the entente allies
have commenced along a wide front
from the Yser to the Lys In Flanders,
says the official statement Issued to
day by the German General Staff. The
infantry battle In Flanders, the state
ment adds, has thus opened.
The ' text of the communication fol
lows: "The first assault of the English
army, delivered in Flanders on a 25
kilometer front on both sides of Tpres,
has been repulsed.
"After changeable, bitter fighting on
a large scale the enemy, who attacked
with superior forces many ranks deep,
had to content himself with the pos
session of a crater position in our
defensive zone.
"On the Chemin des Dames (Alsne
front) an energetic attack put us in
possession of important height posi
tions near Cerny and resulted In the
capture of more than 1500 French
prisoners."
NEW RUSSIA STEADFAST
COALmOS GOVERXMEST 11ETAIXS
FORMER. PROGRAMME.
Representatives of Various Parties
Will Xot Be Responsible to Prin
cipals for Own Acts.
"WASHINGTON, July 31. Construc
tion of the coalition national govern
ment of all parties in Russia was re
ported In official dispatches to the Em
bassy here today from the Foreign Of
fice at Petrograd to be progressing,
but not yet complete.
Two broad principles have been an
nounced. First is that the new gov
ernment shall not In any way change
the programme, internal or foreign, as
set out repeatedly by the present gov
ernment. Second Is that the new mem
bers, though appointed to represent the
various parties, shall not be responsible
to their partes, but shall be given com
plete discretion and freedom of action.
At present there is still a rit't be
tween the Bourgeois and the more rad
ical parties, in regard to social re
forms. The emergency conference of nation
al leaders precipitated by the military
reverses, and designed to tide over un
til the constituent assembly meets, will
be called together just as soon as the
new coalition Cabinet Is formed. '
GERMAN GOLD SHRINKS
CBCMBLIXG OF FIXAXCIAL STSTEM
IS POSSIBLE.
Inroads on Reserve and Government
Flen for Jewelry Attracts At
tention in -Washington.
WASHIXGTOT. July 31. A curious
shrinkage in the German gold reserve,
reported from abroad today,- attracted
interest here as possibly foreshadow
ing a crumbling of the German finan
cial system which up to now has borne
the immense load placed upon it. As
yet, however, the shrinkage is small
and not tn any sense fatal, but taken
in connection with the appeals of the
govenment to Individuals to give up
gold Jewelry Is considered important.
Observers here are at a loss to ac
count for the shrinkage, but give pos
sible causes. One is that Germany,
unable to maintain her balance of trade
with contiguous neutrals. Is being
forced to export gold in payment. An
other is that Bulgaria and Turkey re
fuse to take German bank notes and
a third .that actual gold is needed for
the immense propaganda work that
Germany is conducting in Russia and
other countries.
David Robinson Joins I. Swett.
David Robinson, for the past three
years public defender In the Municipal
Court, yesterday retired to private
practice of law. He will bo associated
with Isaac SwetU
NEW WAR TAX BILL.
TO RAISE 2
Additional Levies to Be Put on
Intoxicants and Corporate
and Personal Incomes.
WINE RATES MAY GO UP
Senate Decides Not to Increase
Kate of Taxation on Excess
Profits Incomes to ray
In Billion Each Vcar.
WASHINGTON, July 81. Revision of
the war tax bill so as to increase Its
total from $1. 670.000.000 to about J2.
000,000,000 mainly by additional levies
on intoxicants and on personal and
corporation Incomes was definitely de
cided on today by the Senate finance
committee.
The detailed schedules and the exact
total remain to be determined, but
committee members said tonight they
expected the bill to aggregate at least
$1. 998, 000,000 and not more than $2,
008.000,000. They plan to have the
measure ready to report by the end of
tli week.
The following new levies were def
initely decided upon today:
On corporation incomes, 8162,000,000.
Incomes of individuals of 15.000 and
more, 827,600,000.
Distilled spirits, J90.000.000.
Malt and fermented liquors (beer),
$25,000,000.
These new taxes total 8304. BOO. 000.
The committee considered the follow
ing further revisions in providing for
the remaining $23,400,000 necessary to
attain the minimum of $1,998,000,000.
increase of taxes on brandy for for
tifying wines, to yield about $10,000, OuO.
Wine Rates May Go Vp.
Increase of rates on wines, to vlelH
about $2,000,000.
Increase of consumption or excise
taxes on sugar, coffee and possibly tea,
together with a few new taxes, possi
bly to include gasoline and firearms.
Reduction of the 15 per cent tax In
the so-called Jones amendment, on cor
porate undivided surplus, to 10 or 5 ner
cent.
Although the committee bud nHir.
inally planned to obtain much of the
additional revenue from war excess
profit taxes, committee sentiment to
day was said to be strongly against
increasing the pending schedules, esti
mated to raise $523,000,000 more than
under the present law. or a total rf
$74S,000,00.
To obtain $162,000,000 more from In
comes of corporations, joint stock com
panies and associations, including life
insurance companies, the eommitt de
cided to increase the normal rate on
sucn incomes Dy 2 per cent, trebling
their present rate and doubling the
rate provided In the bilL Modification
of the Jones amendment was virtually
agreed to, with the exact change to be
decided later, because of the income
increases ordered.
The new surtax rates on Individual
incomes of $15,000 and above remain
to be definitely fixed.
Income Tax to Bring Billion.
The graduated surtaxes In the Trend
ing bill run from 5 per cent on $15,000
incomes up to 33 per cent. The new
rates probably will graduate from 6
to 35 per cent. With the Increases the
total income tax returns to the Gov
ernment would be $1,052,000,000. of
which $719,700,000 would be thA war-
levy, against $532,700,000 proposed in
me nouse Dill.
The committee decided to add n. it
of $1 per gallon more on distilled spirits
" ' "ins more a uarrei on malt and
fermented liquors. These taxes would
provide a total increase of $2.10 per
gallon on distilled spirits, which now
pays $1.10, and of $2 per barrel on
oeer, now paying $1.50.
Chairman Simmons said tonlehr that
while new and increased consumption
taxes are being considered by the com
mittee, he thought the few millions of
revenue needed to bring the bill tn
about $2,000,000,000 probably could be
louna without raising the consumption
taxes. The tentative Increase tironoHed
for these are of one-quarter cent a
pound on sugar, one-half cent on cof-
ree and 1 or 2 cents on tea. The rates
now in the bill are one-half cent a
pound on sugar, 2 cents on coffee and
u cents on tea.
GERMAN BOAT INTERNED
IXJIRED SUBMARINES UB-23 PUTS
. INTO SPANISH PORT. -
Announcement Is Made by Premier Dato
That Decree of Jnne 30 Will Be En
forced; Vessel Taken to Ferroi.
nORTTTCICA. Knnln Tiilv 91 r,.
man submarine UB-23 anchored In the
nuruor nere late yesterday evening.
She entered this roadstead with only
her periscopes Bhowing.
The submarine had been seriously
damaged, but the commander and crew
refused to tell the cause of the acci
dent. MADRID, July 31. Premier Dato an
nounced today that the German sub
marine UB-23, which had anchored In
Corunna Harbor, had been taken to
Ferrol. the chief naval arsenal of Spain,
12 miles northeast of Corunna.
The Premier added that the govern
ment intended to keep strictly to the
terms of the recent regulation regard
ing the entry of belligerent submarines
into Bpanish ports.
King Alfonso on June 30 signed a de
cree by the terms of which submarines
of all belligerent powers were forbid
den to navigate Spanish territorial wa
ters or to enter Spanish ports. It was
declared that all such submarines
which entered the Spanish cone for
whatever reason would bo interned un
til the end of the war.
SCHOOL TRAINING TABOO
Oregon's Request for Military In
struction Is Refused.
OREGON-IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 31. The Secretary of War
during the present emergency will not
encourage the extension of military in
struction at schools and colleges.
He so advised. Senator Chamberlain
today in turning down the request of
President Campbell for the detail of
Captain Henry B. Dixon, retired, as
military instructor at Oregon Univer
sity. Quebec Floods Damage Crops.
QUEBEC, July 31. Damage esti
mated at hundreds of thousands of
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brtdgres over the Chaudlero River and
the ruin of crops, have been caused by
the worst floods this section has ever
experienced. The river hero still Is
rising from recent heavy rains.
JITNEY BONDS ARE EVADED
Some Drivers Resort to Subterfuge;
Others -Obey Xmw.
Numerous complaints of "for hire"
car drivers doing business without hav
ing; furnished the required J2500 bonds
caused City Commissioner Kellaher
yesterday to start a campaign against
the drivers. The complaints have been
made largely by drivers who have fur
niBhed the bonds.
All sorts of subterfuges ara said to
be employed by drivers. Some are an
nouncing to patrons that no charge is
made for service, but that tnere is no
objection to the patrons leaving money
in the seat if they wtsh. Others are
picking up loads for out of town and
are not collecting any money until they
get beyond the city limits.
MORE HEAT IS FORECAST
Fire Hazard WIH Be Greater, Says
Weather Man.
Pressure conditions are favorable for
a spell of about two days of rising tern-
oeratures. with moderate westerly
winds, shifting to northerly, and which
will Increase the fire hazard, according
to an official forecast from the Weath
er Bureau, Issued at Ban Francisco yes
terday. E. A. Beals. district forecaster. In is
suing: the statement, suggests that ex
tra precautions should be taken to ward
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off fires. The continued dry weather,
combined with the wind, is dangerous.
It Is pointed out.
British Recruit 238 in Bay.
NEW YORK, July 31. The British
reeruitine: mission reported today that
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the British and Canadian armies
throughout the United States yester-
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Pershing Inspects Camp.
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Pershing left Paris this afternoon for
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