T H E W H IT E S V IL L E N E W S
that the man whom the people elected;
president is the commander in chief.
There always is loyalty to the fact
and unquestionably there always will
be loyalty to the person who repre­
sents the fact, so long as loyalty Is
possible. It is the old army and navy
idea again of standing by the com­
manding general in the field or the ad­
THEY ARE THE GERMAN SAILORS miral on the bridge.
There is evident not only in the cap­
TAKEN FROM WAR VESSELS
ital but throughout the country an
IN AMERICAN'PORTS.
ardent desire on the part of the bulk
of the people to be just as loyal to the
soldiers and sailors who are to do dan­
UNCLE SAM HAS
PRISONERS OFWAH
KEPT IN INTERNMENT CAMPS
g e r o u s w o r k fo r t h e fla g a s th e y a r e
or try to be to the civilian chief who,
They Are All Well Treated and Well under our constitution, commands
them. The war departihent and the
Fed, and Are Denied Virtually Noth­ n a v y d o p a rtin en t in W a sh in g to n feel
ing Except Their Liberty and Intoxi­ this condition instantly.
There are
cating Liquors.
a thousand channels of communica­
tion between the great departments of
By EDWARD B. CLARK. ;
government and the masses of the peo­
Washington.—Is it not possible that ple and a change of sentiment one way
a great many of the American people or another on the part of the country
will be surprised to learn that the instantly is detected in headquarters
United States already has in charge in Washington;
a considerable number of German pris­
The chiefs of the army express
on ei*s of war?
themselves freely as being pleased and
It is to be taken for granted that ev­ perhaps a little bit surprised at the
erybody in the country knows there extraordinary enthusiasm of most of
are a great many alien German civili­ the American people for the member­
ans who are undergoing internment in ship of the new National army, the se­
various camps ip the United States. lected service men drawn to the col­
But interned civilians and interned ors through the draft system.
prisoners of war are on the very basis
There was a sort of a fear In army
of war conditions two entirely different circles that the men who did not vol­
propositions. One probably would not unteer but who entered through the
be allowed to tell just where the pris- process of drawing, would not find the
onex's of war are xinder confinement, place in the hearts of the American
nor is it likely that the government people that the volunteers always have
would care to have the news spread found. The truth is that today the
of the exact location of the camps officials seem to think that there is,
v/hsi-e the civilians are interned, but if possible, a little warmer feeling to­
the facts of the internment of both ward the young fellows from civil life
classes of Germans have been given to who have been plunged into absolute­
the public in some form or other from ly new conditions of living, then there
day to day though never with any elab­ Is for either the National Guardsmen
oration of detail.
or the regulars. This may be only in
The prisoners of war which the Uni­ the seeming instead of in reality, but
ted States has in its keeping are those that the new National army has en­
who were taken from German men-of- gaged the affections of the people,
war which put into our harbors prior ai'niy men say there can be no doubt.
to the entry of this country into the
Third Officers’ Training Camp.
great conflict. When war was declared
Enlisted men of the regular army
between this country and Germany it and the National Guard and selective
became necessary of course to put service men of the National army are
these men into camps where they could to be given an opportunity this winter
be cared for and well guarded to pre­ to eai*n commissions by undergoing in­
vent their doing mischief in their own struction at another officers’ training
way to the land of their captors. It camp, which the government has de­
must be remembered that these sail­ cided to establish early in January.
ors, for such they are, are on the same
It "was not many j’^ears ago that
footing as if they were .soldiers taken some high-ranking army officers rec­
o n t h e fie ld o f b a t t l e .
ommended that the cour.se at West
T h ey A re W ell T rea ted .
Point be extended one year, because
It is possible, without going into de- they held that four years’ instruction,
laiv ■:as to how many of these prisoners even at a school as rigid in its disci­
there are,*^ as to where they are, to pline and teaching as the military
•say a v <jrd or two about their condi­ academy, vras not enough In which to
tion and ;lieir trotitment. The United train an officer for the array.
S t a te s is j)ui’t ic u la r ly k in d ly to i t s in ­
It may be that as a result of the
te r n e d c h a r g e s w h e th e r th e y Jxe sim ­ e x p e r i e n c e o f t h i s w a r t h e m in d s o f
ply 'iviliaii alien enemies, or men who s o m e o f t h e a r m y offi-eoi’S w i l l b e
have been taken from the ranks of the changed concerning the time necessary
- arm ed s e r v ic e s.
V ir tu a lly th e o n ly to make men fit for commissions. Of
thing 'Which is denied these prisoners course it is recognized that the neces­
is their liberty, {jlthoiigh of cou rse, sities of the case have made it urgent
only certain kinds of reading matter that officers should be trained quickly,
and no intoxicating liquors are permit­ but from the reports which come to
ted tlumi; but beycflicl this they live the war department from all over the
w e ll and s e e m in g ly a r e c o n ten te d .
country it appears that the young uien
It is possible that some time in the who liave been commissioned after
future this country may have a huge three months at school in the field are
number of p r iso n er s of war in its keejy something more than fairly fit to ex­
Ing. Of c o u r se no one can tell about ercise junior commands.
this because in the first place yon
Already the commanding general of
must catch your prisoners and in the each regnlar army. National Guard
second place decision must be made as and National array division has told
to w h et her they shall be interned the enlisted men of his command that
abroad or in this country.
But if the school for officers is to be opened
Uncle Sam ever docs have any great and that every noncommissioned offi­
number under his charge on this side cer and private can apply for admis­
of tile water it can be taken for grant­ sion. It is estimated that 10 per cent
ed that they will be well fed. Uncle of the enlisted strength of the various
Sam and Jolm Bull are a good deal organizations will he selected for ex­
alike in this matter of “full feeding.”
amination for entrance to the camps
Loyalty Kills Partisanship.
and that from this 10 per cent a little
Ever since Wasliington was estab­ less than 2 per cent will be chosen for
lished as the capital of the Uniied actual service at the schools of InStates there have been currents and •struction.
cross currents of poliiical, economic
Only the Best to Be Taken.
and legislative opinion, and there al­
It is not believed, however, that
ways has been a i:re of criticism from fully 10 per cent of all the organiza­
one party or another directed at this tions will apply for.permission to un­
or that policy of the administration. dertake the training. If the entire
The fire at times has been heavy and number should apply and should he
never has it died away altogether.
successful in the course, the army
Today, hov.-t'ver, in this city, and probably would be overtopped with of­
Through the country as well, there is ficers, Therefore it is that only 2 per
manifest a good deal of a change. cent, comprising the most likely per­
!JThere arc, of course, still criticisms of centage of the 10 per cent, will be per­
|)<Iipies and sharp criticisms of the mitted to enter the camps.
administration in many places, but
The understanding is that at the
by eoiuj>arison with former times tlxe training camps the course will be con­
“critical sea” is comparatively quiet. ducted along semi competitive lines.
Let it be noticed, however, that the Not all the men who enter, of course,
word comparatively is used.
can graduate, but they will lose noth­
What is it that has produced the ing by the educational experience, for
diange? It is the simple fact that we those who do not get commissions
are at war and that the president of probably will be given noncommisthe United States is commander in .sioned'i'ank with the increase of pay
chief of the army and navy. It i.s a which such rank commands.
sort of curious thing, perhaps, but in
Out of the colleges and military
a way the American people, as Wash­ schools of the country 2,o00 young men
ington views it, have v(fluntarily en­ are to be taken into the officers’ train­
listed in the army and the navy, which ing camps. They will drill and study
means simply that they feel, or most side by side with the men from the
of them feel, that they are bound to a ranks of the three services. It is ai)loyalty to the man who as civilian parently the intention of Uncle Sam
head of the armed fo r c e s must t>y his to have e n o u g h m e n to o ffic e r an army
oath try to defend the colors. It is much larger than that which at the
proliahly this feeling of the xTmerican present day is under orders.
peojxle, W hisliington thinks, that keeps
T lie p a r e n ts and th e frie n d s of m a n y
them in large part from their lively ! y o u n g m en who have b een selected for
practice in peace time of criticizing j service and have entered the National
those things which they, do not like j a rm y fea r e d th a t prom otion w o u ld b e
and being sometimes a little back­ d en ied ev en th e d e se rv in g o n e s in The
ward in praising lh<i§e things which ranks o f th o s e c h o se n by d ra ft. T h e
they do like.
In a sense partisan w a r d e p a r tm e n t k n e w th a t th e fe e lin g
spirit subdues itself in,w ar time.
e x is te d in th e c ou n try th a t th e m en w h o
S tan d by th e Com m ander.
This eonilition of things, of course.
Is likely to change at any moment, but
if the lessons of other countries and
of their own counti-y in previou.s war
times goes to prove anything, it will
change materially only w’hen gross
errors of administration force the peo­
ple to demand that changes of meth­
od shall be made. Even in such
a case as this, however, the history
of the past shows that there still rea a la s an abiding loyalty to toe
EVERYONE PAYING
TO CRUSH ENEMY
New War Tax Squeezes Purse
of Wage Earner, but All
Must Help.
KAISER TO BLAME FOR GOST
Mad Prussia Must Be Bioken Before
Conflict Can End—Good Patriots
steel Selves for Sacrifice
and Then Victory.
Postage.—Three cents an ounce
or fraction thereof on letters for
other than local delivery; two
cents on all postal cards.
Admissions—Ten per cent tax
on tickets to theaters, cabarets,
and other amusement places.
Dues—^Ten per cent tax on
dues of clubs exceeding ?12 a
Tobacco—Graduated taxes on
cigars, tobacco, eigax’ettes, cigar­
ette papers and snuff.
Express—Five per cent tax on
amounts paid for express trans­
p o rta tio n .
Passengers—Eight per cent of
the cost of railroad tickets, ex­
cept local.
Berths—Ten per cent of the
cost of berths, staterooms, and
parlor car seats.
Oil—Five per cent tax on
amounts paid for transportation
of oil by pipe lines.
Messages—Five cents tax on
each telegraph, telephone, or ra­
dio message costing 15 cents or
Insurance—Eight cents tax on
each $100 or fractional part
thereof of each life insurance
policy; one per cent of the pre­
mium on fire, mai’ine, inland,
and casualty insurance policies.
Washington.—Uncle Sam is rather
pleasantly surpi'ised at the way the
nation is standing the war tax gaff.
The grouching, such as there is, has
been growled in a minor key, and most
of it comes from the trouble-makers,
the whining pacifists, those of a sick­
ly cast of loyalty.
N o b o d y r e a l ly e n j o y s p a y in g e x c e s s
taxes, such as three cents postage for
letters, extra charge for freight, ex­
p ress
and
p a sse n g e r
tr a n s p o r |j a tio n ,
telephone a n d t e le g r a p h m e s s a g e s a n d
amusements. But all true Americans
who realize that the kaiser is to blame
f o r t h e tr o u b le , s t a n d r e a d y a n d will­
ing to pay their share of the cost of
exterminating the tvoiid’s greatest
menace.
By the way, do you know that if
you are single and earn more than
$1,000 yearl5g you must pay two per
cent tax oii wliat you make over $1,000.
And if you are married, you must pay
two per cent on what you make over
.$2,000. The tax for all of 1917 must
be paid by June 1, 1918.
All of the new taxes fall upon the
average man. They have nothing to
do with the “conscription of wealth.”
They are a part of the program of
taxation to make each man, woman
and child in the United States fe<d a
direct personal part in the war. They
apply to freight, passenger and ex­
press transportation, pipe lines, Pull­
man seats and berths, telegraph and
telephone messages, insuraiiee poli­
cies, admissions to theaters and
“movies” and to club dues. The ef­
fect of most of them is felt, therefore,
in a slight rise in the high cost of
" Tlie taxes are expected to net the
federal government the following rev­
enues :
Freight transportation....... $77,500,000
Express transportation---- 10,009,000
Passenger transportation,. '(50,000,000
Pipe lines............................... 4,500,000
S e a ts
and
b e r t h s .....................
4 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0
Telegraph and telephone
messages .......................... 7,000,000
Insurance policies .............. 5,000,000
Club dues ............................ 1,500,000
Admissions .......................... 50,(X>0,000
The war tax on facilities furnished
by public utilities is now levied as
follow s;
Three per cent of the amount paid
for transportation by rail or water or
by any form of mechanical motor pow­
er in competition with carriers by rail
or water, on freight consigned from
one point in the United Stales to an­
other.
One cent for each twenty cents or
fraction charged by express compa­
nies for transportation from one point
in the United States to another.
Eight per cent of the amount paid
for the transportation of perstvts by
rail or water or by any form of me^
chanical motor
^ regular
established line in e-impetition with
c o m m o n caia-iers, from «me point in
the United States to any point in the
United Slates, Canada or Mexico
whoi*e the ticket is issued in the Unit­
ed States. No tax is imposed on comG re a te st Thing in the World.
mutation or season tickets for trips
less than 30 miles, or in cases where
the fare does not exceed 35 cents.
Ten per cent of the amount paid
for seats, berths or staterooms.
If a mileage book used for trans­
portation or accommodation was pur­
chased prior to November 1, 1917, or
If cash fare is paid, the conductor or
agent' collecting the fare is required
to collect ‘the tax.
Five per cent on the amount paid
for the transportatiou'of oil by pipe
line.
Five cents for each telegraph, tele­
phone or radio dispatch originating
in the United States where the charge
is 15 cents or more.
The foregoing taxes are paid by the
persons paying for the services or
fa c ilitie s rendered . A carrier m ak in g
no charge for transporting a commod­
ity because of its ownership thereof,
or for any other reason, Is required
to pay a tax equivalent to the amount
which would be imposed it It received
payment, except in the case of com­
modities which are necessary for its
use in the conduct of its business or
the business of another line constitut­
ing a part of the same railroad sys­
tem. Service rendered to the federal
and state governments is exempt from
taxation.
Persons collecting these
taxes are required to make monthly
returns and monthly~payments to the
federal government.
The new levies upon insurance take
effect in the following manner:
On life insurance, eight cents on
each $100 or fraction of the amount
of the policy, except industrial insur­
ance policies not in excess of $500
issued on the weekly payment plan, in
which case the tax is 40 per cent of
the first weekly prem ium . Policies of
re-insurance are exempt.
On marine, inland and fire insur­
ance, one cent on each dollar or frac­
tion of the premium charged under
each policy including renewals, but
not including policies of re-insurance.
Casualty insurance, one cent on each
dollar or fraction of the premium
charged under each policy (except in­
demnity and surety bonds, which are
taxable under another title of the bill)
including renewals, but not including
re-insurance policies.
W hen toe Day*s Worlc
Is Done
VThether reading, sewing, am using your­
self—using your c^ca in an y w ay—you
appreciate A e soft steady light of the
Rayo lamp,
RAYO LAMPS are the beat oil lamps made.
They radiate a flood of lig h t and are of sim ple
artistic design, without embossing or cheap orna­
mentation—easy to keep clean. Easy to light—
you don’t have to remove either chimney or shade.
For best results use So-CO-ny Kerosene.
STANDARD OIL CO. of NEW YORK
Principal OfSces
New Yods
Buffalo
Another Meanest Man.
The meanest man in the w'orld is
rivaled by a young New York lad. He
stole the harmonics with which a
blind man made his living and then
went to Coney Island and stole the
uniform of a sailor who was bathing.
There was about $15 in the pockets
of the uniform.
Almost Perfect.
Neighbor—H ( av is your boy getting
along in the army?
Veteran—Well, he attracted liie at­
tention of the general, and made quite
a hit with the colonel, and is very i>opuiar with his captain—hut he is flnaing it awful hard to please the ser­
geant and the corporal.—Judge.
Electrically operated hair clippers
The right thought will surely come
P o lic ie s iss u e d by an y corp oration in the fitness of time to those who h a v e b een in v e n te d to s a v e barbel’s ’
exempt from the income tax are ex­ keep on thinking for themselves.
empt from this tax.
T h e perso n , p a rtn ersh ip or associa­
tion issuing such policies of insuranca
is required to make monthly returns
and monthly payments to the govern-
lot
T’or every ten cents or fraction
thereof you sp<md on the movies you
must turn over to th e government one
cent. Of course, the movie propri­
etors may save yoa the inconvenience
of h a n d lin g p e n n ie s by r a is in g h is ad­
m issio n p rice a n ick el, a s many other
persons selling goods affected by tbe
war tax have already done.
;i
H er e is th e w a y ad m issio n ta x and
the club dues levies will fall upon
the piihlic:
One cent on each ten cents or frac­
tion of the amount paid for admission
to any place including admission by
season ticket or subscription, to be
l)!iid by the person paying for sncli
admission, except in the case of chiidren under twelve, where the tax in
every case is one cent. Persons ad­
mitted free pay the tax on the basis of
the charge made to other persons of
the same class, except employees,
muuicipal officers on official business
and children under twelve. ^Yhere
tlie charge for admission to a cabaret
or similar entertainment is wholly or
in part included in the price pafd for
refreshment, service or merchandise,
the amount paid is to be computed un­
der regulations to be prescribed by
the treasury department.
In the case of persons having the
permanent use of boxes or seats, or
a lease tliereon, the tax is equivalent
to 10 per cent of the amount for which
a similar box or seat is .sold for the
performance or exhibition at which
the box or seat is used or reserved by
or for the lessee or holder.
These taxes are not to be imposed
in the ease of a place where the maxi­
mum charge for admission is five cents
or for shows, rides or other amuse­
ments in outdoor general amusement
parks where the admission is ten cents
or in the case of shows, rides or other
amusements (the maximum charge for
admission to which is ten cents) with­
in outdoor general amusement parks,
or in the case of admissions to such
parks. Where the proceeds inure ex­
clusively to the benefit of religious,
educational or charitable societies or
oi-ganizations, and in the case of ad­
missions to agricultural fairs, no tax
shall be levied, provided none of the
proceeds .are distributed to stockhold­
ers ov membei-s of tho association.
A tax of 10 per cent is imposed on
tbe amount paid as dues or membersliip fees, including initiatii-n fees, to
any social, athletic or .sporting club
wliere such dues or fee.s are in ex­
cess of $12 per year, such lax to be
paid by the person paying tiie dues
or fees. Dues or fees paid to fra­
ternal or bc-neficiary societies, orders
or associations operated on tbe lodge
svstem are exempt.
'Those collecting admission <iues or
fees are required to c o lle c t the tax
and make monthly returns and pay­
ments to the government.
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BATHING DE LUXE
W itii a Perfection O il H eater be*
side the tub, tbere^s n o uncom­
fortable ch ill w hile yo n ^ n e - u p ’*
the water— n o shiver w hen y o n
step out.
A nd the first fine stim ulus after
the hath__the glow o f renewed
vigor— is increased a hundredfold
b y the heater’s com fortiiig warmth.
It’s an adventure in pleasure t o
take a Perfection bath.
The Perfection is economical—con­
venient—easy to carry. A gallon of
kerosene gives eight hours of clean>
odorless heat.
ISow in use in more than 3,000,000
homes.
The new No. 500 Perfection Heater
Wick comes trimmed and burned off,
all ready for use. Makes re-mcking
easy.
For best results use So-CO-ny
Kerosene.
ST A N D A R D OIL- GO. O F N E W YORK.
Principal Offices
Albany
New York
r" ^ e f TT
Boston
Buffalo
Gained Fame While Dying.
A n to in e W a tte a u , on e o f F r a n c e ’s
fo re m o st a r tis ts , p a in ted h is c eleb ra ted
d e c o r a tiv e p a n e ls w h ile d yin g of the
w h ite m an’s sco u rg e. H e sp ran g from
hum ble and p o v e r ty -stric k e n surround­
in g s, and w a s -fo r c e d to w ork on th e
Lo-e has been called the greatest
thing in the world, but the g r e a te st
thing in the world is not a thing at
all; the greatest thing is a person.
Personality is the greatest thing in
the world. The greatest thing in per­
fear.
sonality is not strength of body nor brink of starvation for the greater
strength of ini^d. It is strength of p a rt o f b is th ir ty -se v e n y e a r s. J u st
A Good Reason.
heart. “Clever people are as common a s his fa m e r o se to n a tio n a l propor­
“You ought to husband that corn,” as blackberries, the rare things to tions his tubercular condition became
said the food conservist, as the farm­ find a good one.” It is not Daniel worse and he worked desperately dur­
er scattered it to the chickens.”
Webster’s brain, but Lincoln’s heart, ing his last few years to complete as
“I do husband it,” replied the farm­ that "wUis a nation’s love.—^Exchange. much work as possible before he died.
er, “Don’t you see it’s henpeckedr
v o lu n tee r e d fo r th e re g u la r s or th e
N a tio n a l G uard w o u ld be m uch m ore
m -t a in o f pro m o tio n th a n th e m en w h o
e n tered th e s e r v ic e th ro u g h th e d ra ft.
T h e d ep a rtm en t a c te d to a lla y th e
Albany
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