THE BEfc: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER '22. 1917.
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British Premier, Defining Al
lies' War Aims, Says Restora
tion and Compensation Are
Price of Peace.
(By Associated Trees.)
London, Dec. 21. In the midst of
the peace pourparlers that are in
progress between the representatives
of the Teutonic allies and the Bolshe
viki government in Russia the war
aims of Great Britain and doubtless
of all her allies have been concrete
ly set forth in the House of Commons
by David Lloyd George, the British
prime minister.
The complete restoration of tern
ary now in the hands of the enemy
and compensation for the havoc they
nave wrought is the price that will
be demanded for the laying down of
arms and the bringing about of peace.
Great Britain did not seek terri
torial aggrandizement for herself or
tor any of her allies when she entered
the war, Mr. Lloyd George said, but
entered into the hostilities merely for
the sake of her honor. As to Ger
many's colonies, all of which are now
in the hands of the entente, Mr. Lloyd
George said, their disposition must
be determined at the peace congress.
Jerusalem, however, the premier de
clared, would never be restored to
the Turks.
"If we could project ourselves into
i he year 2000 what would be the opin
ion of many of the events of today?"
asked the premier. "No doubt the
Russian revoljtion would hold a con
spicuous place. Another feature
would be the advent of America for
the first time, not into thewar, but
into world politics a gigantic event
of itself. The next event would be
the conquest of Mesopotamia and
Palestine and the release of Arabia
from the dominion of Turkey An
other event would be the setting up
of the inter-allied council."
"Whrt are the prospects?" asked
the premier. "France's ksses, no
doubt, have been serious; despite the
reverses which Italy has endured,
their losses are not to be compared
with those of Austria, and despite the
losses inflicted on us, the permanent
loss to the British army is not more
than one-fourth or one-fifth the per
manent losses endured by the Ger
mans. If we take the reserve man
power of the nations allied against.
Germany it will be found to be more
than twice as great as that of Ger
many and its allies."
National Guard Officers
Found Physically Unfit
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 21. Brigadier
Central Harvey C. Clark, long com
mander of the Missouri National
Guard, and who was assigned to the
depot brigade when the Kansas and
Missouri guards were united in one
division at Camp. Doniphan, Okl.
said today that his continuance in the
army depended on the findings of a
niedical board which recently exam
ined him in Washington.
General Clark said it was known
that Major General Clements of Penn
sylvania, Brigadier General Wedge
wood of Utah and Brigadier General
Gaithet of Maryland had been found
physically unfit for service.
Salt Lake Red Cross Drive
Nets Membership of 22,000
Denver, Colo., Dec. 21. Definite
figures on the Red Cross drive in the
mountain division still were lacking
tonight, delay in reports being chie to
completion of the 100 per cent cam
paign among business houses and in
dustries. I
Salt Lake City reported today a j
)tal of 22,000 memberships, more
than half of the city's quota.
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PLENTY OF SUGAR
FOR D. SJEXT YEAR
Babst Declares There Will Be
No Shortage in 1918; Opposes
Cutting Consumption, Fear
ing a Surplus.
Washington, Dec. 21. A plendtiful
supply of sugar for the American
people during the coming year, was
predicted today by Earl B. Babst, '
president of the American Sugar Re-J
fining company, testifying before the
senate investigating committee.
He opposed placing a limit on do
mestic consumption, contending that
such a plan would result in a larger
surplus than the tonnage shortage
would permit to be shipped abroad.
Half of the world's sugar crop out
side of the central powers, Mr. Babst
said, is produced in the United States,
its territories and Cuba and if prop
erly distributed this production is
more than enough to m:et domestic
demands as well as supply all that
can be shippepd to the allies.
Of this year's shortage, Mr. Babst
said, it hrd its inception in unwar
ranted fr.mine otories spread broad
cast early in the year which resulted
in hoarding and has been aggravated
by a series of unavoidable conditions.
When people began to hoard the re
fineries held large stocks but soon
these were materially reduced be
cause of strikes fomented by the In
dustrial Workers of the World.
Then came an unprecedented de
mand, he said, because of the food
administration's canning campaign.
The pinch came a little earlier than
might be expected because England
took 200.000 tons of the Cuban crop,
Say Universities of U. S.
Aided Indian Revolution
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 21.
American universities were used as a
direct means of fitting yo-ing Hindus
to be leaders in a proposed revolu
tion to overthrow British rule in
India, according to disclosures today
in the United States district court at
the trial of 31 persons charged with
conspiracy.
Nawab Khan, a prosecution wit
ness, testified that five young Hindus
were picked each year from many
candidates and- awarded scholarships
at several American universities in
order that they might become men
tally equipped to take leading parts
in the proposed revolution. liar Dyal.
formerly connected with the faculty
of the Leland Stanford, jr., uni
versity and one of the defendants
was one of the trustees of the scholar
ship fund. Nawab said.
U. S. Soldiers Abroad Make Xmas
Merry for French War Orphans
(By Associated Press.)
the American Army in
Dec. 21. The purchase of
With
France,
thousands of dollars worth of Christ,
mas toys and clothing for the chil
dren in this section of France, was
begun today by the army. Oner pur
chase consisted of 300 overcoats for
the children of refugees. Everything
has been bought from drums to toy
ritles and dolls and all the gifts will
be presented on Christmas day.
One American aii squadron will set
up a uinstmas tree in a nangar lor
the children of a nearby town. It
will be lighted with regulation can
dles and there will be a present on it
for every boy and girl. Each child
will get the gift most desired, the
officers having made a list of the
names and written beside each what
that particular child wanted.
All Over the zone it will be a
Christmas-long remembered if the
Americans can make it such. Some
of the towns will have community
trees set up in the public squares,
while others will have theirs in the
city halls.
The presents
for the children are
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JOINTBOARD ON
SHIP TONNAGE
OF THE ALLIES
Paris, Tuesday. Dec. 21. Close co
operation in utilizing means of mari
time transport has been realized by
j the allies, says an official noti issued
! here today, supplementing the state-
meiit made at the time the inter-allied
contefence concluded its sessions
Mere.
It was announced at that time that
the allies had decided to create an
organization for co-ordination of mar
itime activities, and today's statement
says this council has been created,
consisting of representatives of the
United States, France, Great Britain
and Italy.
The counci will draw up schedules
for the division of tonnage in accord
ance with the needs of each country
for food supplies and war purposes.
A board will be created in eacli
country to decide on utilization of the
tonnage placed at the disposal of that
nation.
Tlie French board will be composed
of Etienne Clemcntel, minister of
communications; Louis Bouchcur,
minister of munitions; Victor Bon.,
minister of provisions; M. Vilgrain,
under-secrctarv for provisions; M.
Jeannency, under-secretary for war;
M. I.emerv, under-secretary for mer
cantile marine; M. Scrgent, under-secretary
for finance, and representatives
of the a 'my. navy, chiefs of staff and
chambers ot commerce.
Serbian Mission is
On Way to Washington
An Atlantic Port, Dec. 21. A Ser
bian diplomatic mission to the United
States arrived here today on a French
steamship. It is headed by Dr. M. R.
Vesnitch, who represented Serbia at
the inter-allied conference at Paris.
Its members include a number of Ser
bian army officers. The mission plans
to go direct to Washington.
Dr. Vesnitch, who is Serb
ian minister to France, will ex
press to President Wilson his coun
try's appreciation of the help it has
received, financial and otherwise, from
the United S'ates, and of the presi
dent's attitude toward small nations.
The president will receive an auto
graphed letter from King Peter of
Serbia.
The military members of the mis
sion, who are headed by General Mi
chailo Rachitch, will confer with War
department officials. General Rach
itch commanded an army corps at
Adrianople during the second Balkan
war, and has represented Serbian
general headquarters at French gen
eral headquarters.
all being paid for out of the soldiers'
own pockets and, one division has
raised so far nearly $7,000 for the
purpose.
For the army itself there will be
foot ball games in the morning and
a dinner at midday that will surpass
even the one served on Thanksgiving
day. Thousands of pounds of mince
meat, turkey and trimmings have al
ready arrived and are awaiting the
cooks and thousands more are expected.
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HOW TO FIGURE NEW
INCOME TAX DDES
Treasury Department Elimi
nates Unnecessary Account
ing in Making Excess
Profits Returns.
(By Assoeiatd Fre.)
Washington, Dec. 21. Internal
Revenue Collector Roper tonight
issued a series of rulings designed
to eliminate unnecessary accounting
and in computing excess profits and
income taxes, and in many cases to
materially reduce the amount of tax
to be paid. The rulings, approved by
Secretary McAdoo, in substance are
as follows:
Partnerships and .individuals are
permitted to deduct reasonable sal
aries before figuring excess profits on
the business.
A partnership may deduct payments
to a partner as interest on a bona
tide loan.
A partner in his individual capacity
is not subject to excess profits on his
share of profits except at the 8 per
cent rate on profits exceeding $6,000,
applicable to businesses with no capi
tal or only nominal capital.
A tax payer need not report his
pre-war earnings if he is content to
accept the minimum 7 per cent de
duction in calculating excess profits
taxes.
Stocks, Bonds and Securities.
Stocks, bonds and other evidences
of indebtedness are to he considered
tangible property included in "invest
ed capital" in estimation of excess
profits.
Bonus payments to employes may
be deducted from gross income in
figuring income taxes, except when
the payments are proportional to any
investments the employes may have
in the business in which case the pay
ments are to be considered in the na
ture of distribution of profits.
In practically every instance Com
missioner Roper is said to have
adopted the recommendations of the
excess profits advisors, a body of vol
unteer experts who have been work
ing for weeks to untangle knotty
problems arising in administration of
the law.
Another ruling issued tcnight ex
tends from January 1 to February 1,
the time in which corporations may
file income and excess profits tax
returns on the basis of their fiscal
year. Others Svill be issued soon.
Shipping Board to Permit
Wooden Vessels to Be Built
Washington, Dec. 21. In a den
nite statement of policy, the shipping
board announced today that it would
not discourage construction of
wooden ships for private account,
where their building would not in
terfere with the government pro
gram. Permission will continue to be
refused construction of steel ships
and passenger ships. In granting
permission for private construction
of wooden ships the board will give
preference to American owners. Pri
vate building of barges and tugs will
be encouraged in every way possi
ble. French Sink German Subs.
Athens, Dec. 21. French destroy
ers have sunk two enemy submarines
in the Gulf of Taranto.
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MOBS HOT AFTER
BUSH, SAW TO
HAVE SLAIN SON
Montrose, Colo., Dec. 21. While
feeling against him ran high in this
community tonight, posses of farm
ers, and depvty sheriffs, continued to
scour i lie canyons running up into
the Uncompahgre plateau in hope of
finding John O. Bush, accused of
killing his 11-year-old son, Ira, ami
dismembering the body.
Meanwhile, Busi's mother. Mrs. J.
I. Bush, is in the county jail at Delta,
where today she repudiated a state
ment given a coroner's jury that she
had killed her son and treated him
as he had done the child.
A nrhn whom farmers believe to
have been Bush was seen early today
walking along an irrigation canal.
Posses tracked this man three miles
into the Uncompahgre country but
lost trace of him.
Threats of lynching have been
made. Sonic of the searchers for
Bush are without official authority,
and fears h.vc been expressed that
should Bush fall into their hands he
would not reach the jail alive.
Bush's wife, stepmother to the hoy
Mrs. Bush says was murdered, who
returned from a visit after Bush dis
appeared, left today for the home of
her parents in a small town near Kan
srs City.
First Cargo of Wool
Arrives From Australia
Roston, Dec. 21 A cargo of Aus
tralian wool, valued at $7,000,000, has
reached this port. It is the first lot
to be released by the British govern
ment since last spring.
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RESULT OF DELAYS
Testimony in Senate Probe
Shows Loss of Time Gave
Superior Weapons to
U. S. Troops.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 21. The senate
military committee today virtually
completed its inquiry into the army
ordnance shortage, paving the way
for the heginning tomorrow of the
next phase ot its investigation that
of clothing, supplies, transportation,
contracts and cantonments.
More testimony regarding delays in
rille and machine gun production was
given today by a private ordnance
manufacturer and civilian rifle expert.
The former, however, said that al
though delay in both had occurred,
the loss of time had resulted in evolv-
itig much superior weapons. I
B. W. M. Hanson, general manager1
of the Colt Arms company, told tin
committee that the new modified
American Fnlitld ritle and America!)
ammunition are at least equal to tier-'
man rules ami .imniiiniiion ami su
perior to any useq iy tne allies, in
iiis opinion, the new Browning ma-
chine gun is the best in existence. :
Efforts toward higher standards of I
interchangeable parts in the Enfield
rifles, Fred II. C'olvin, a rifle expert, I
testified, caused three months' delay
in their production. j
Entente Said to Have
Recognized Ukranians j
Copenhagen, Dec. 21. The entente
allied powers, according to the Vos
siche Zeitung of Berlin, on December
10, accredited legations to the gov
ernment of the Ukraine. 1
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Women's Onyx Hosiery (embroid
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