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"HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN" The Pioneer ESTABLISHED 1882 NATIONAL GUARD TO GO SUNDAY NATIONAL GUARD TO GO SUNDAY Baker Announces That Camps Have All Been Selected—Meant for Force in France. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 13.—Selection of sixteen camp sites for the national guard was completed yesterday, when Secretary Baker approved Hattlesburg, Miss., and Alexandria, La., and announced the change of the Fayetteville (N. C.) site to Charlotte, N. C. Routing of the guardsmen from all states to the camps for training preliminary to the departure for France was immediately worked out by the militia bureau and the list of assignments submitted to Maj. Gen. Bliss, acting chief of staff for approval. None of the bureau's recommendations were revealed. The first increment of the guard will be called into service of the Federal government Sunday, although the draft clause of the national defense act will not be applied to any of the guardsmen until August 5. Movement to the camp sites begins within a few days, as supplies sufficient for the men already have been secured. The fact that the guard is to be under training even before drawing for the selective army begins indicates that the men drawn the first to see service will be those assigned to fill vacancies. Presumably the first man turned into the army by this process will go to these two forces, and they may be under orders to join their regiments in less than two weeks. Yesterday's bulletin showed that the regulars were short a little more than 39,000 men, which probably will be reduced to less than 30,000 before the draft force becomes available. The best obtainable estimates of the national guard strength indicate that they will need less than 100,000 men when they go to camp. No announcement has been made as to the course to be followed with guard regiments already in the Federal service and which are doing valuable work in guarding property all over the country. There are more than 80,000 guards then on the Federal pay roll for this duty. Whether they are to be relieved, and sent forward to the camps or maintained at their present posts has not been stated. REV. J. H. HYDE VISITS MOTHER Author of Several Well Known Books Visiting Scenes of His Child- Hood. The Rev. J. Hutchinson Hyde, until a few years ago a resident of Martinsburg, the author of several well known books, among which are "The Dreamer," "The Trail of the Cross," "The Christian," and who's now pastor of the First Union Parish, Waterboro, Me., is in this city visiting his mother, Mrs. Sarah A. Hyde, of West King street. Rev. Hyde will leave in a few days for Washington when he contemplates enlisting in either the army or navy as a chapain. Rev. Hyde while talking to a World representative, says that he sees a decided change for the better in his old home town, and while his WHEELING IS NOW THE LARGEST CITY WHEELING IS NOW THE LARGEST CITY New Census Dope Secured by Registration Takes Honor from Huntington. (By Geo. W. Summers.) WASHINGTON, July 13.—According to the latest official estimate of population made by the United States Census Bureau, Wheeling, is now considerably larger than Huntington, although previous estimates gave Huntington first place in West Virginia. The most recent estimate of population, made in connection with the apportionment of soldiers to be supplied under the conscription agency various cities and counties of the county is based upon the recent registration for that purpose. The estimates of the population on July 1, 1917 gives Wheeling 54,431, Huntington, 43,251, Charleston, 37,307. Huntington county, outside of Wheeling, is estimated at 17,672, Cabell county, outside of Huntington 11,706; Kanawha county exclusive of. Charleston, 64,893; Mario county, 49,936; Wood county, 32,446. The total estimated population of West Virginia is given as 1,356,907. R ROOSEVELT'S SON IN BRITISH ARMY—Kermit Roosevelt has left Plattsburg for his home in Oyster Bay, having received a commission in the British army, and will sail soon for Europe. Young Roosevelt will join the British forces operating against the Turks in Asia Minor. Only chronic diseases. Send me your name and address and I will send you a mailing case and question blank. Don't use dope for chronic troubles, get cured. It is a satisfaction to know what the cause is. CONSULTATION FREE. present pastorate is a pleasant one, he is a ways glad to be at "home" and meet the cherished friends of his childhood. WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY WANTS 1,000 MEN TO WORK SECRETLY IN NEW PLANT Pittsburgh Firm Wlll Manufacture Powerful War Implements for the Government in Obscure Place Company's Offices in Big Cities Swamped With Men Short While After Announcement is Made Only Officials of the Company and Workmen Will Be Taken Into Confidence by Government NEW YORK, July 13. — The Westinghouse Electric Company of Pittsburgh., Pa., made a startling announcement today when it was declared that the company is after 1,000 men to file an agreement to enter a plan where war nunitions will be made, and remain there for a period of ten months during which time they are to be cut off from all communications with the outside world. Powerful implements for war will be made but the government is keeping secret all detailed information and only officials of the company and the workmen will know anything regarding the work. A few hours after the announcement was made the Westinghouse officials were besieged with men who are anxious to enter the new plant. WASHINGTON, July 13. At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon more than 300 Washingtonians had made inquiries as to the proposed work of the Westinghouse Electric Company, and stated they were anxious to work for the company in its new plant. LEMBERG Busk Brody Krasne Zloczow Zalozce Tarnopol Gnita Brzczany Snypa R. Podajce HALIC Lipa Dnieście Stanisław THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE-They have just captured Halicz. the key Lemberg. WASHINGTONIANS OFFER SERVICE. Press. ND UNBRIBED BY GAIN" 1917. VOL. 36. NO. NY WANTS 1,000 SECRETLY IN NEW F BY GAIN" L. 36. NO. 19. WANTS 1,000 IN NEW PLANT GERMAN CABINET MAY ALL RESIGN GERMAN CABINET MAY ALL RESIGN Hollweg's Collegues to Quit with Him, it is Said—in Clash with Reichstag. AMSTERDAM, July EI.—A rumor has reached Holland that the entire German government will resign with Imperial Chancellor von Betthmann-Hollweg, the main committee of the reichstag having refused to vote a war credit unless the governnet declares its policy regarding peace and reform, which the government has declined to do. An imperial proclamation is considered imminent. The Vossische Zeitung and Lokal Anzeizer, both of Ber in agree that the chancellor resigned owing to a letter from the center or clerical party, declaring that the conclusion of a peace would be rendered more difficult if he retained his office. Crown Council in Session. A new sitting of the German crown council began at noon today in the presence of the crown prince, according to a telegram from Berlin quoting newspapers there. National Liberals Undecided. (A Berlin dispatch says the reichsstag interparty committee has concluded its deliberations in regard to the text of the joint resolution on the question of peace which is to be moved in the Reichstag. The national liberal members of the committee reed that their party be given an opportunity to come to a decision regarding the resolution, but the decision has not yet been reached. BERNE, July 13.—(British admiralty, per Wireless Press.)—The Vossische Zeitung, of Berlin, says the German imperial chancellor Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg has resigned. Emperor William, the newspaper adds has postponed his decision whether to accept the chancellor's resignation. A telegram from Berlin today, says that it was the intervention of the crown prince that caused the chancellor to tender his resignation Why Crown Prince Was Called. An official communication issued in Berlin yesterday says Emperor William expressed the opinion that the political and constitutional reforms demanded by the reichstag are such that they concern not merely himself but his successor. For this reason the emperor summoned the crown prince to attend one or more crown councils at which final decisions regarding the extent to which the crown and the government will make concessions to the reichstag will be reached. FROSTBURG, Md., July 13. Authorities here today are attempting to trace a stranger who visited a number of widows in this section yesterday and offered by payment of $10 to exempt their sons from military service under the conscription act. One woman near National, this county, is said to have paid the sum demanded. The stranger represented the sum collected to be taxes used by the government to carry on the war. --- Entered at Postofice, Martinsburg, West Virginia as second-class matter. a Subscription Rates: —<$________.. GON TORE oon ceersie yew cian ..$1.50 ix Months ............... . 1h Lhree Months ...... eevee 50 a a ne Issue: 21 ery Saturday by J. Wt. Clif ford, [dior and Owner, Orawer $69..... .- Bell Phone 1010 a SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917 OF we . js Nes. % CEES a i aan 3 BY | i] If souls make men and women, America is suficring for them Whata shame on America, to sec an East Indian working with an enginecring corps,that bars colored men of equal and superior ability and fitness. Good for Thedore Roosevelt, who is out in print vigorousiy condemn- inglynching. It is a blessing such aman did not go to Europe. Me is needed here, for he is one of the best types of a true American, for when he coughsin argument, the public sneezes. For the first time in the history ofthis country, the government has ordered an investigation of the horrible butchery of human beings at East Saint Louis, Illinois. It is too bad that seven blocks of homes of Negroes were burned, and hun- dreds killed, but it is sure to work out better treatment and freedom at home. The Hon, James H. Stewart, Commissioner of | Agriculture, Charleston, W. Va., has a splendid plan on foot. He has selected a healthy place of rich and fertile land, to be sold cheap to colored o1 white people. who will be helped and encouraged to farm it by — the state. The land can be yours on easy payments and all the products of course will be yours. By all means, take advantage of it, and be independent, and out of the hands and grasp of the hard starv- ing times. Write Mr. Stewart, who will fully explain the whole matter. The editor of this paper lays ne claim to being a wise man and con fesses that his prophecy as a rule. is speculative, but relative to the necessity of whiskey in war and sickness his contention has finally been so considered by the United States Senate. We have witnessed its absolute need in war hospitals. Six months before being mustered out of service, we had charge of a ward full of sick soldiers and whis- key was freely ordered. Men were full of miasmatic poision. One man whose chills and fever could not be broken, was given a quart of whiskey and made to walk four miles. If possible, he was to drink it all. He returned to camp with an empty bottle, sober and better than he had been for months. From that day till his death, 1901, he never had chills and fever, Ripon, the little 4,000 populated town of Wisconsiu, refused the gift of $75,000 with which to build a post office and asked that. it he used to help crush the raging and outrageous war now going on. ‘That is royal patriotism. Will Berkeley Springs and other small places to which thousands upon thousands are to be given for post office -buildings, follow Ripon's example? By all means do it, tor it all has nothing but reelection motives for its big [ politician. — If his brain and cloquence can not think out and do enough good deeds for his own honored district to make the people call him blessed, Iet his constituents select and send to Congress another who will. God could have stopped that Hast Saint Louis human butchery as casily as He paralyzed in 1849, on Sunday uear Cean, the defying wretch who taking a glass of water in his hand said: “If ghere is a God, let Him prevent me from drinking my gloss of water Ihe died instant! But he permits evil to be done that pocd may follow. Depend upon it, that the butchery of thos: poor helpless souls, gave them heavenly homes, and will make our earthly ones far better and happier than ever before. Slavery was a shameful curse as we see it, but for one, weare glad it existed. Tad there been no slavery, none of us would have been here. As it” is, we are here and that to stay, mixed with all kinds of blood, sentiment and divine purpose destined — tc become a mighty people on God's carthly garden spot; and in less than a thousand years will have aelped to have aroused Africa to a unitic sense of duty to God and the world, A DESERVED TRIBUTE. Washington, D.C., July 8, 1917. Mrs. Julia A. Barnett, wife of Rev. John Barnett, of Falls Church, Virginia, dicd at her home, Satur- day morning about 4 o'clock. She had been critically ill for a long time and was a great sufferer. Her funcral was preached Monday in the M. Ef. Church of which she was a faithful member, at the above named place, where her remains were laid to rest. at 2:30 o'clock. She leaves to mourn her loss a de- voted husband and four children: Ernest Barnett, of Romney, West Virginia, Stanley Barnett, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mrs. Nora Lee, of Aurora, New York and Mrs. Annett V. Rothschilds, of Ithaca, New York. Mrs. Barnett was born about 64 years ago at Greenfield, . Nelson County, Virginia, and was married to the Rev. Join Barnett about 46 years ago, and in early married life lived at Wardensville and) Moore- ficld, West Virginia, where she had a host of friends among both races. She loved her family, her home and her friends and tried to make all feel happy that visited her. Mer name was known and hon- ored fay and wide for her strict integrity, high moral character and genuine Christian graces uch women are the atlases upon which rest the great fabric of our Repub lic. She died as she lived; proudly and fearlessly, she passed beyond the veil; beyond the reach of hum- an harm, to the twilight of the pur- ple hills, to the mystic realm where the innumerable dwell, but she has left with us her wealth of thought and deed, the memory of a brave honest Christian who bowed only to her God and to death. A friend of the family for forty years.— N.G.R. Stuart W. Walker Disagrees With Ruling of Quart-a-Month Statute District Attorney for ike Nowiiera Part of the State Sends Letter to ifailanan Setting Forth the Course He Will Pursue in His Section, Col, Stuart Wo Walker, of unis city: United States Avtorney for the North ern district of West Virginia, disa grees with the ruling of Bruce Hie- aski, chfer of the Bureau of Investi- gation, who a lew days ago in ¢ telegram to Pederal otficcials here, set forth that the “bone dry iteed amendment conflicted with the one quart a monte law of West Virginina aud therefore ji was illegal to brine even one quar a month into the boundary of West Virginia as. per sonal baggase JAtiorney jWaker in a letter te State Prohibiiion Commissioner Wa! ter S. Walianan, yesterday says in his opinion the Reed amen tment does not conflict with the West Vir sinkt law, His communiestion to fal lanan, in part, says: “I shall be. glad to co-operate ‘i: HOW SHALL WE ~ PAY FOR THE WAR? A Constructive Griiicisa oa i dusa Revenue Gul LOAWS BETTER TuUAi TAXES Five Reasons Why Excessive Taxes at the Outset of War Are Disadvantago- | oF Emulsion Re Pea chack | een A. SELIGMAN. MeMiekar Urotessor of Political Keon otis. Columbia University. On May 22. 117, the House of Rep Fesentitives passed aa aet “to provide reventie te defray wer expenses and for other purposes.” In the origina: Di as presenied by the Comimittes of Ways aid Monts, the additional reve hue tobe derived wis estimntod at $1. SIO I28009, The amendment to the in come bix, Which wis ticked ei to the WH during the Clecussion fa the Honse, WAS expected to yield another Stour 10 OF EANCORID, Mn is thesis the House bill twe problenis arise: 1 How meeh sheild he riced by fanation? Hoda what gener should this out bo ribsed? 1. Flow Much Should Be Raised by Taxation? How was the tcure of Loee.cennce arvived at! She ausworbesimite, When the Seerotary of the ‘Trensiry came te estimate the addivonil war expenses for the year W718 he caleulated that (hey cvoutd aietint to some £4,000, SOO.LES, of which 25,000,000.060 was to be witod te the nities and scaa, OU.009 was to be utitized for the do meres purposes 'Phinkins that tt Would Se a fair proposition to divide this latter sum between loans and taxes. he conciuded that tie amount to be raised by tises was $1,809,000, 000, There are two extreme theories, eel, of which may be dismissed with seat courtesy. The one Is that all war ex Penditures shuld be defrayed by loans, and the other is that ail war expendi tures shuld be defrayed by taxes Each theory 1s qntonable, It is indeed truc that the burdens of the war should be borne by the, pres: ent rather thin thé future generation: but this docs nbt mean that they should be borne by this year’s taxation. Mecting all war expenses by taxation makes the taxpayers in one or two years bear the furden of benefits that ought to be distributed at least over a devade within the same generation. Tn the second place, when expendi. tures approach the gigantic sums of present-day warfare, the tax-only pol Jey would squire more than the total surplus of seciil income. Were this absolutely necessary, the ensuing hav- oe in the economic life of the communi: ty would have to be endured. But Whore the disasters are so great and at the same time so unnecessary, the tax-only policy may be declared im practicahie, Secretary MeAdoo had the yieht in stinet and highly commendabte cour. ace in deciding (hat a substantial por | tion. at least. of the revenses shorkd be derived from taxation But wh he hit wpoa the phan of Voy cent that is, of raising onelatl af ah do! mnestic war expendiiures by taxes, the} any way With your deparcmen te enforcement of the aot gres Known at the Resi a ment, or “bone dry" sw 5 lute, as [understand it, is in results lion of interstate commerce, asl pr hibits the shipment by common ca riers of liquor into this state. ‘Th Legisiature of West Virginia provide against the shipment of liquor inte the state. but it also provides that + citizen of West Virginia is allowe fo bring one quart of liquor pe month, and in my opinion the Ree: ainendment docs not conflict with this. the distinction, [ think, is. ver clear between a shipment and a bringing in, “This is my interpretation of the statute and 1 have so advised pub Hiely that the Reed amendment doce hot conflict with the state statute.” Se a Sone Shatter ele ae eat Ae ey eee Veer RS hot conflict with the state statute.” |duestion arises whether he did not g« too far. | Phe relative proportion ef loans t Haxes ig after all a purely busines: Proposition, Not to rely toa kirse ex tent on Jeans at the outset of a war i a mistake. Disadvantages of Excessive Taxes. The disadvantayes of excessive taxes at the ouiSer of the war are as follows: 1. Excessive tases on consumption WHE cause popular resentment, 2. Escossive Gixes on industry will disarrange business, damp enthusiasm and restrict the snirit of cnterprise at the very time when the opposite is needed, 3. Excessive taxes on incomes will de plete the surplus available for invest ments and interfore with the placing of the enormous loans which will he neces sary in any event, 4. Excessive taxes on wealth wii cause a serious diminution of the Ju comes Which are at present largely drawn upon for the support of educa tional and philanthropic enterprises Moreover, these sources of support Would be dried up precisely at the tin when the need would be greatest. 5. Excessive taxation at the outset of the war will reduce the elasticity avail- able for the increasing demands that are soon to como. Great Britain's Policy, Take Great Britain as an example During the first year of the war sho Increased taxes only slichtly, in orde: to keep industries going at top noteh During the second year she raised by new taxes only 9 per cent. of her war expenditures, During the third yea she levied by additional taxes (over and above the pre-war level) only slightly more than 17 per cent, of hei war expenses, Tf we should attempt to do as muck in the first year of the war as Great Britain did in the third year it would suffice to raise hy taxation $1.250,000, 900. If, in erder to be absolutely on the safe side, it seemed advisable to increase the sum to $1.500,000,000, this should, in our opinion, be the maxt mum, In considering the apportionment of the extraordinary burden of taxes in War times certain scientific principles are definitely established: How Taxes Should Be Apportioned, @) The burden of taxes must be spread as far as possible over the whole community so as to eause each individual to share in the sacrifices ac- cording to his ability to pay and ac cording to his share in the Government. (2) Taxes on consimption, which are necessarily borne by the community at large, should te imposed as far as pos sible on articles of quasiiusury rather than on those of necessity. () Exeises should be imposed as tar as possible upon commodities in. the hanes of the final consumer rather than upon the articles which serve pri- marily as raw material for further production. () ‘Taxes upon business should te imposed as far as possible upon net earnings rather than upon gross re- ceipts or capital invested, () Taxes upon income which will necessariiy be severe should be both differentiated and eraduated. That is, there should be a distinction between earned and unearned ineomes and there should be a higher rate upon the larger incomes. It is essential, however, not to make the income rate so excessive aa to Jead to evasion, administrative difficnitios, or to the more fundamental objections which have been urged above, (6) ‘The excess profits whicb are due to the war constitute the most obvious and reasonable sonree of revenue dur- ing war (ines. But the principle upon Which these war-profit taxes are lald Continued on page 3. | COMMUNICATED. Denton, Texas, July, 11, 1917. ‘To Editor of Pioneer Press, Dear Friend: ‘The July issue of “Ccsis* has aqnotation from your vaper beginning thus: [Kick him. Piight dtoss °° Phis kiekirg has been too dong permit hese oot bas become a baiat wit ic Lows mimecd souls. “Phe Nak ‘ i- Led 4, wet isatihen. he is at tigen Ui the bi: Shtes, und Wethe sit of (Gody ale Seca brother can claim these rights. ‘Tice aw of God is superior to that of the tmited and selfish laws of man. When will our country act in adem- scratic: way? Yours tor justice to Negroes, Raymond Vernimont, Cathohe lriest, Bex 75, Denton, Texas. Have lcenabsentall week, hence our late issuc. Gur trip is worth a Write Up aud We promise to pive it Mest week. BELGIAN COMMISSION WILL VISIT STATE. o Be at Charteston on July 2Ist, Re- turning to Pacific. CHARLES LON, July 3. —Announce- mene Was inade Wo the effect that fae olfichu Beigian war mission, now 4 Uliy Country OM its mmission of ex- Wessily gratitude to the United Haies lor renef work and assisiance eed Un the War swept zone wil vis- Charestou om or about July 21. the fodowing statement was made: “Yhe Lelgian mission to ue Unie sed Buttes is lo pay a Visit lo West Virginia, stopping only at Caarieston, wccomung Lo present plans. ‘Tae par. iy headed by Baron Mouchcur, will 80 by Chicaso to tie icine coast, veluruims to Denver. ‘Li trip wilt be avout Uiree weeks in length, and <Mariescon will be the last siop be- sore riurning to Washington about guly 21" This mission came to the Unitea Slates lo d.vuige its secrets to Amer- seus Wir experts and to give them materia: aid It also came to acquire uatuces ior its stricken people and ‘oO express its undying gratitude to the American peopie wie otfered ee tel in times of dire distress, Chareston is the Leigian, center of West Virginia, There are thou- sands in this section, who work and ewn large glass fartories and other pursuits, who now, or formerly, owe allegiance to King Albert, Needless to Say, these countrymen will give their high officials an enthusiastic welcome and while details are still acking a suitable program is said to be in the making for entertain. ment of the distinguisbed guests, TRe Belgian mission is said to have expressed a desire to visit Charleston, where so many of their countrymen resided and where the Government had chosen to build its sigantic armor plate and_ projectile factories, E PREPARFD be cMond Aa ° | Pa 1 Vm, Lae 3 a Tee KP a ee ay Be Le LN e/a | ie ace A os Be ae re Pe Fe So yg as Gre / Nae aR ee Be Pe RAS oy sot DAD OPULAR MECHANIC & MAGAZINE + 300 ARTICLES - 300 ILLUSTRATIONS KEP informed of the World’s Progress _in| Enginecring, Mechanics and Invention. 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The instructions in full follow: In every county in the United States and for every city of over 30,000 there are one or more local exemption boards. Each of such boards is in charge of the registration cards of persons registered in the area over which the board has jurisdiction, and has jurisdiction of all claims for exemption except those based on industrial grounds Find out what board has your card and where the office of that board is. District Boards. In every federal judicial district there are one or more district boards having appellate jurisdiction over a number of local boards and having original jurisdiction of claims for exemption on industrial grounds. If you intend to make a claim on industrial grounds, including agriculture, learn what district board to apply to. Red Ink Serial Number. Every board has numbered the cards in its jurisdiction with red ink in a series running from 1 to the number representing the total number of cards in its jurisdiction. Lists showing the names of persons in the jurisdiction of each board and the red ink number of each card are open to inspection at the office of each board. Inspect the list and inform yourself of your red ink serial number. These red ink numbers are to be drawn by lot to determine the order in which registered persons are to be called by the various local boards. As soon as the drawing is complete lists showing the order in which the red ink numbers are drawn will be published in the press, and will be posted at the office of each local board. Go to your local board and find out the order in which you stand for call. Call for Examination. As soon as quotas are assigned to each state and each board each board will call upon persons whose cards are in its jurisdiction instructing them to present themselves for examination. This call will be posted at the office of the local board and the papers will be requested to print it. A notice will also be mailed to you, but the posting of the list at the office of the board will be deemed sufficient notice to charge you with the duty of presenting yourself. The law therefore makes it your duty to inform yourself when you are called. The mailing is for your convenience, but if the letter never reaches you you can not make that an excuse. Watch the lists of your board and see when you are called for examination. Physical Examination. You must report for physical examination on the day named in your call. (a) If you are found physically disqualified the board will give you a certificate which will explain to you what your further duties are. (b) If you are found physically qualified and file a claim for exemption within 7 days after your call you will be given 10 days after filing your claim of exemption to file poorf in support of your claim of exemption. See (VIII) below. [c] If you are found physically qualified and file no claim for exemptions, or if you do not appear for physical examination, your time will be posted to the district board as one who was called for military service and was not exempted or discharged. On the eighth day after call, or within two days thereafter, copies of the list of persons so posted to the district boards will be given to the press with a request for publication; will be posted in a place at the office of the local board accessible to the public view, and notice will be mailed to you at the address on your registration card. Therefore watch the notices post ed in the office of the board about 10 days after the day you were called and make arrangements for the prompt receipt of mail. SEVEN DAYS TO FILE CLAIMS OF EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE. EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE. (Except for Industrial or Agricultural Reasons.) Note. (a) No claim of discharge on account of the industry in which you are engaged can be decided by a local board. (See Par. XV below.) (b) Whether you file a claim of exemption or not, you must present yourself for physical examination on the day named in the notice. From the day notice that you are called is mailed and posted you have seven days in which you may file a claim of exemption or discharge. The form of filing this claim is simple. If you wish to file such a claim. a) Go to the board and get Form 110 for exemption or Form 121 for discharge. If the board has not the printed forms ask to consult the form pamphlet and copy the form shown there. (b) Fill out the proper form and file it with the board. (c) Do this within seven days of the posting and mailing of notice to you to present yourself. The following are the only grounds for exemption: 1. That you are an officer, legislative, executive, or judicial of the United States, a State or Territory, or the District of Columbia. 2. That you are a regular or duly ordained minister of religion. 3. That you were on May 18, 1917, a student preparing theological or divinity school. 4. That you are in the military or naval service of the United States. 5. That you are a subject of Germany, whether you have taken out papers or not. 6. That you are a resident alien who has not taken out first papers. In addition to claims of exemption claims for discharge may be made on any of the following grounds, which are the only grounds for discharge by a local board. 1. That you are a county or municipal officer. 2. That you are a custom house clerk. 6. That you are employed by the United States in the transmission of mails. 4. That you are an artificer or workman employed in an armory, arsenal or navy yard of the United States. 5. That you are employed in the service of the United States (under certain conditions. See paragraph (e) of Section 20 Regulations. 6. That you are a licensed pilot regularly employed in the pursuit of your vocation. 7. That you are a mariner actually employed in the sea service of any citizen or merchant within the United States. 8. That you are a married man with a wife or child dependent on you for support. 9. That you have a widowed mother dependent on your labor for support. 10. That you have aged or infirm parents dependent upon your labor for support. 11. That you are the father of a motherless child under 16 dependent upon your labor for support. 12. That you are a brother of an orphan child or children under 16 dependent upon your labor for support. 13. That you are a member of any well-recognised religious sect or or organisation organised and existent May 18, 1917, and whose then existing creed or principles forbade its members to participate in war in any form and whose religious convictions are against war or participation therein in accordance with the creed or principles of solid religious organization. These are the only grounds for ex- emption or discharge by a local board. Another person can file a claim in your behalf, but must use different forms in filing the claim. Ten Days After Filling Claim to File Proof. Your claim of exemption or discharge must be filed within seven days of the day on which notice to you that you are called was posted and mailed But after you have filed your claim for exemption or discharge you have 10 days within which to file proof. This method of proving claims is very simple but it is rather exact. If you follow the rules given below you will have done what is required of you. First. Go to the local board and consult the regulations to find out the form number of the affidavits that you must submit for your particular claim. Second. Ask the board for the blank affidavits that are necessary in presenting your proof; if the board has not the forms, ask to consult the pamphlet of forms. Third. Have the affidavits properly accomplished and return them to the board within the time limit assigned you—10 days from the filing of your claim. Remember (a) You must submit your proof in the prescribed form and the board has no authority to exempt or discharge you unless you submit all the affidavits required by regulations. (b) There will be no argument before the board and no proof other than the prescribed affidavits unless the board calls for other proof, which it will do in only a limited number of cases When Claims Are Decided. Every claim for discharge or exemption will be decided by the local board within three days after your affidavits have been filed. Certificate or Exemption or Discharge. If your claim is allowed a certificate of exemption or discharge will be issued to you. Remember: (a) This certificate may be recalled at any time. (b) If it is temporary or conditional, it becomes of no effect when the time or the condition named are fulfilled. (c) You have been drawn for military service and when the condition that has postponed your posting to the colors ceases you may be recailed at any time. (d) Remember that your case may still be appealed to the district board by the government and on this appeal your certificate may be withdrawn at once. When so withdrawn you stand precisely as though you had been selected for military service by the local board. Adverse Decisions on Claim. If your claim is disallowed by the local board your name will be certified and sent by the local board to the district board as one who has not exempted or discharged. Within two days thereafter, if practicable, a list of those so certified to the district board will be given to the press with a request for publication, will be posted in the offices of the local board accessible to the public view, and notice will be mailed to the address on your registration card. Therefore, if you have filed a claim for exemption and proof in support thereof, watch the notices in the office of the local board beginning about five days after you have filed your proof to see what disposition was made of your case and make arrangements for the prompt receipt of mail. Claims of appeal may be made by a person within 10 days after the day when notice has been posted and mailed that such person's name has been certified to the district board as one who has been called for service and not exempted or discharged. Therefore if you desire to appeal 1. Go to the local board and get or copy Form 153 of 154 for filing your claim of appeal. 2. Get or copy also Form 151 or 152 for notifying the district board of appeal. 3. File your claim of appeal (152 or 154) with the local board. 4. Send your notice of appeal (Form 151 or 152 to the district board. 5. Do this within 10 days from the day when notice that your name was certified to the district board was posted and mailed 1. You can only appeal to local order of the board exempting or discharging or refusing to exempt or discharge you. You can not appeal other orders or action of the local board. Proving Your Appeal. You have five days after the district board receives your notice that you have filed a claim of appeal in which to file evidence additional to that field by you in the local board. but all such evidence consist of add-davits. Decisions on Appeal. The decision on your appeal must be made within five days of the closure of proof, and you will be notified by mail of the action of the board on your appeal. Claims for Discharge on Industrial Grounds. Only the district board can receive claims for discharge on the ground that you are engaged in industry, including agriculture found to be necessary to the maintenance of the military establishment, the effective operation of the military forces, or the maintenance of national interest during the emergency. Such claims must be filed with the district board on or before the fifth day after the mailing and posting of notice that you have been certified by the local board as one who has been called for service and not exempted or discharged. If you desire to file such claim: 1. Get a copy at the local or district board Form 161 or 161a. 2. Fill the form out properly. 3. File it with the district board within five days after the mailing and posting of notices that your name has been certified from the local board to the district board. Proof in Support of Industrial Claim. Only affidavits can be used in filing proof before the district board of a claim for exemption on industrial grounds. All such affidavits must be filed within five days after the filing of the claim. Decisions of District Board on Industrial Claim. Within five days after the closing of proof in any industrial claim the district board must decide the claim. If the decision of the district board is in favor of the claim the board will issue a certificate of discharge. If the decision is against the claim the district boards will so notify you. Remmeber that you have been called for military service and that the certificate of the district board is only conditional on your remaining in the kind of industrial service on account of which you were discharged. No such exemption shall continue when a cause therefor no longer exists and your certificate of discharge may be withdrawn or modified by the district board at any time that the district board shall determine that the circumstances require it. Appeals of Industrial Claim to the President. Only decisions of district boards on industrial claims for discharge can be appealed. If you desire to appeal the decision of the district boards to the President, you may do so within seven days of the date of mailing to you of the decision of the district board. To perfect your appeal: 1. Get or copy from the district or local board Form 163. 2. Fill out the form and file it with the district board. 3. Do this within seven days after the mailing of notice to you of the decision of the district board in your case. As soon as your case is finally disposed of the adjutant-general of your state will notify you by mail that you have been selected for military service. Your local boards will post a list of all persons selected for military service in a place at the office of the oca boards, accessible to public view. The local board will also give lists of persons selected for military service to the press with requests to publication. Notice that you have been selected for military service will not necesarily order you into service. The notice to report for military service will come when the government is ready to receive you. must be equitable in theory and easily calculable in practice. The Proposed Income Tax The additional income tax is passed by the House runs up to a rate of 60 per cent. This is a sum unheard of in the history of civilized society. It must be remembered that it was only after the first year of the war that Great Britain increased her income tax to the maximum of 34 per cent, and that even now in the fourth year of the war the income tax does not exceed 42% per cent. It could easily be shown that a tax with rates on moderate incomes substantially less than in Great Britain, and on the larger incomes as high, would yield only slightly less than the $532,000,000 originally estimated in the House bill. It is to be hoped that the Senate will reduce the total rate on the highest incomes to 34 per cent, or at most to 40 per cent, and that at the same time it will reduce the rate on the smaller incomes derived from personal or professional earnings. If the war continues we shall have to depend more and more upon the income tax. By imposing excessive rates now we are not only endangering the future, but are inviting all manner of difficulties which even Great Britain has been able to escape. Conclusion. The House bill contains other fundamental defects which may be summed up as follows: (1) It pursues an erroneous principle in imposing retrospective taxes. (2) It selects an unjust and unworkable criterion for the excess-profits tax. (3) It proceeds to an unheard of height in the income tax. (4) It imposes unwarranted burdens upon the consumption of the community. (5) It is calculated to throw business into confusion by levying taxes on gross receipts instead of upon commodities. (6) It fails to make a proper use of stamp taxes. (7) It follows an unselentive system in its flat rate on imports. (8) It includes a multiplecty of petty and unlicentive taxes, the vexatiousness of which is out of all proportion to the revenue they produce. The fundamental lines on which the House bill should be modified are summed up herewith. (1) The amount of new taxation should be limited to $1,250,000,000—or at the outset to $1,500,000,000. To do more than this would be as unwise as it is unnecessary. To do even this would be to do more than has ever been done by any civilized Government in time of stress. (2) The excess profits tax based upon a sound system ought to yield about $500,000,000. (3) The income-tax schedule ought to be revised with a lowering of the rates on earned incomes below $10,000, and with an analogous lowering of the rates on the higher incomes, so as not to exceed 34 per cent. A careful calculation shows that an income tax of this kind would yield some $450,000,000 additional. (4) The tax on whisky and tobacco ought to remain approximately as it is, with a yield of about $220,000,000. These three taxes, together with the stamp tax at even the low rate of the House bill, and with an improved automobile tax, will yield over $1,250,000,000, which is the amount of money thought desirable. The above program would be in harmony with an approved scientific system. It will do away with almost all of the complaints that are being urged against the present. It will refrain from taxing the consumption of the poor. It will throw a far heavier burden upon the rich, but will not go to the extremes of confiscation. It will obviate interference with business and will keep unimpaired the social productivity of the community. It will establish a just balance between loans and taxes and will not succumb to the danger of approaching either the tax-only policy or the loan-only policy. Above all, it will keep an undisturbed elastic margin, which must be more and more heavily drawn upon as the war proceeds. Used 40 Years CARDUI The Woman's Tonic Sold Everywhere WAR! What Is It All About? THE BATTLE OF THE BAY OF BAYS. TAS the whole world gone start read over a very foolish and trivial question? Are swords rattling, cannon rumbling, mailed armour listening just because Russia wanted to show her love for the little broth? - Serval? Tear aside the curtain of Europe's politics and see the crown and simulator game of chess that is being played. See upon what a slim, yet desperate, excuse the sacred lives of millions are being sacrificed. Read the history of the past one hundred years, as written by some of the greatest authorities the world has ever known, and learn the naked, shameful truth. 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