The evening world. Newspaper, November 17, 1914, Page 1

_FIGH T TO A FINISH WI TH GERMAN “Circulation Books Open to All.” WR Anbdodes ONE CENT. ALLIES DEFEAT THE GER - IN DESPERATE ARTILLERY BATTLE; - FIGHTING IN WATER KNEE _ DEEP $200/000,000 FROM|TELLS HOW SIEGEL |”° i } "WUST SMASH GERMANY,” ~ DECLARES LLOYD GEORGE DOUBLING T Diicicnon oa of the Cost of Saving the Nation to Come Out of Incomes. BEER TAX 1 CENT AGLASS Commons Cheer the An- nouncement That Fight on the Kaiser Is to a Finish. LONDON, Nov. 17.—Lioyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, an- nounced in the House of Commons to-day that the income tax had been doubled to meet war expenditures, The present British income tax va- ries from 33-4 per cent. to 81-3 per cent, depending upon the size of the income. Only incomes below $800 a year are exempt. Great Britain raises $26,000,000 a year by the tax which is now to be doubled to meet war ex- penses. This means that incomes must pay $450,000,000 of the war tax. The Chancellor declared a loan of $1,150,000,000 would be necessary to carry the Government to the end of the financial year, Although doubled, the collection of the increased tax for this year will be only in respect to one-third of the income. The rate of taxation upon two-thirds of an individual's income will therefore be continued for this year. The Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed in the House of Commons to-day an additional duty on beer of 17 shillings 3 pence per barrel, This ie equivalent to about one cent on each glass. In announcing that the doubling of the tax had been necessary, Lioyd Géorge declared there bad been a loss of revenue of $59,250,000 directly due to the war, “Unless some of this is raised by taxing heavily there will be a se- rious departure from our honored traditions,” he declared. The Chancellor's statement of tre financial conditions declared there was a deficiency over the estimate for the year of $1, 50,000. “It will be necessary to find $2,676,- 250,000 to meet this deficiency and tho loss in revenue,” he declared. The Chancetlor brought the mem- bers of the House to their feet cheer- ing when, in explaining tho addi- tional estimates and the necessity for that Germany must be completely fighting an enemy,” ho de- it cannot give in on any terms which we can possibly accept! without our administering a smash- ing defeat.” The super-tax, that on unearned Incomes, is aiso do the Chan- | cellor announced, Tho increase of ths income tax is not made without ono reservation in favor of the taxpayer, deeiescecabectearere * _ STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY. heavy taxes, he revived the sentiment} HE INCOME TAX COLONEL ‘A PRIVATE OF PRIVATEST KIND’’ For He Himself Has Said It, and It's Greatly to His —— Well, He Won't Talk. Col, Theodere Roosevelt spent the day in thie city, but refused te diecuss politics or the future of the Progressive Party in any way. He eaid in answer to @ query: “1 amt @ private of the privatest kind, “1 decline to be interviewed.” NON-COMBATANTS SAVED FROM MOB BY U.S. WARSHIP Tennessee Protects British, French and Russian Resi- dents in Turkey, PARIS, Nov. 17—An Athens de- spatch to the Havas agency ys: “The American warship Tennessee has arrived at the port of Vuprla, Asia Minor, and has put @ stop to ill treatment of British, French and Russian residents. “The authorities of Smyrna, fearing a bombardment, have left for the in- tertor “The garrison at Smyrna at pres- ent consists of 35,000 Turkish sol- diers.” ane ANHUT CONVICTION STANDS. Court of Ap Affirms Ju in Matteawa: ALBANY, Nov. 17.—The judgment convicting John N. Anhut of attempting to bribe Dr. John W. Russell, former Supt. of the State Hospital for the In- sune at Matteawan, to bring about the release of Harry K. Thaw, was affirmed by the Court of Appeals to-day. Powers to Adjust Their Differences The two great forces of Der znd and Supply are being brought together by more ¢ an 2,000 separate want-filling World ads. to-day. Ter +s will be adjusted and deals closed between employers and workers, buyers .1d sellers, land.ords and tenants, |investors and proiw-ers, Instructors | and students, losers and finders, &c, Don't fa to take advantage of this once-a-day opportunity to solve your | business and household problems. You | really can't afford to sit idly by while your neighbors give the countersign, | "World 24s.” and pass On Into the lan of Prosperity. 40, 653 108,134 |WORLD ADS. |MORE THAN THE HERALD ad MONTH— World Ad. Numbers a Suggut Ther, Velo isment Case, ode AAS Copyright, ong gM Md ‘Vouk World). WARRING NATIONS } WIPED A $658,00 FORWARSUPPLIES| DEBT OFF BOOKS}: eet tn Bi Sees Better Times in the Heavy Orders Being Sent Here. BUSINESS IS STIRRING Signs of General Improvement | Noted—Rush in Shipping | Line and Cargoes Waiting. WASHINGTON, Nov. 117.—Officials of the various Government depart- ments which touch the country’s bus iness activities feel confident that the most serious effects of the European war on American business have passed, The restoration of the credit balance with Europe has greatly eased the situation, the Increasing demand from Europe for American food sup- Piles and also to the sudden develop- ment of an abnormal trade in articles needed by the huge armies now in the field alding to that end. No accurate figures on the contracts of the latter character are obtain- able, but orders for horses, mules, army clothing, harness and the like have flooded factories and stock men in some districts. It is said that, in- cluding ammunition order buast- ness reaches the huge total of over $20,000,000, In several lines factories are straining to the highest capacity to meet the demand. Of the shipping situation officials sald to-day there was a growing scarcity of carriers for American ex- port commerce because of that traffic increasing so steadily. Freight rates have risen remarkably and it was said shipping companies were now se- lecting their cargoes with greatest care, avoiding all articles of even a semi-contraband nature. Huge ship- ments of grain are awaiting trans- portation at many ports, Business conditions was one of the chief topics at to-day’s Cabinet meet- ing. Secretary Redfield said official reports showed a large increase in ex- ports and that business generally throughout the country was steadily improving. Secretary McAdoo re- ported on the oj WHOLE NORTH rf CLOSED 10 COMMERCE LONDON, Nov. 17 (Associated Press).—Premier Asquith stated in the House of Commons to-day that the British Governinent had cncided to declare the whole of the North Sea to be In the military area, All subjects of the enemy found on neutral vessels, the Prime Miniater said, would be lable to detention as prisoners of war. Mr. Asquith announced that ofl and copper would be declared contraband of war, SAILING TO-DAY. Ryndam, Rotterdam, + 12M, Lenape, Jacksonvill 1PM, Korona, 8t, Thoma +. 2PM.) World Wants Work Wonders. | ey Me Te NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1%, 1 “Cironlation Books O; rT 914, Witness Says soe Ainaiant and Vogel Cancelled It by Passing Resolution. GOT $57,000 SALARY. Records Show Max Pam At-}; tended Meeting That Dis- solved Debt of Store. (From a Staff Correspondent ef The! 4 Evening World.) \Robert G. McMeekin resumed the ; Stand to-day at the trial of Henry Biegel he was questioned by Mr. Train as to the acts of the Executive Committee of the Siegel Stores Cor- poration, consisting of Henry Siegel, Frank E. Vogel and Max Pam, The latter meetings, Siegel and Vogel making the necessary quorum for action. to Vogel, the Treasurer, had read a Mast of the debts of the underlying | Corporations to the Siegel Stores Cor- poration Mr. Train asked: Q. Who authorized you to make the loans? A. I had no voice at all. generally instructed by Mr. Prall or) Mr. Vogel, Mr, Train then turned to the meet- ing of the Committee on Jan. 21, 19: in ite offices on the fifth floor of the Simpson-Crawford Company sto. when only Mr, Vogel and Mr. Siegel! were present. The prosecutor asked concerning a debt of the Simpson- Crawford Company to the corporation amounting to $658,000, WIPED OUT INDEBTEDNESS RESOLUTION. Q. What was done toward wiping out that debt? <A. Mr. Siegel and) Mr, Vogel talked it over and I said 1| { had only $607,550 in notes, But this| amount was set against the $658,000| ¢ 96.64.46 4 44 444084404-446-9904 64-4044 and the balance of $50,450 on open| account, A resolution cancelling the| indebtedness was passed, McMeekin testified that the passage of the resolution was effected after Siegel had asked him to use the $500,- 000 set aside as working capital of the Siegel Stores Corporation to can- eel some of the indebtedness of the Simpson-Crawford Company. When Mr. Train asked the witness about the salaries drawn by Henry . el from the various enterprises {d that all he knew about were rhe from the Simpson-Crawford| Company and Henry Siegel & Co, wholesale, $9,000 from the Fourteenth Street Store and $18,000 from the Siegel Cooper Company of Chicago, a total of $57,000, McMeekin did not know what the Boston establishment paid him. “It didn't pay him anything,” in- terjected Mr. Stanchfield, Q. Did his Vulcan Mining Company of Nevada pay him any salary? A. No, it cost him money. KEPT SIEGEL’S PRIVATE CASH ACCOUNT, j vidual cash account? A. Yes, (Tho | | book was here put in evidence by Mr.' | Train.) Q, Was not Mr. Bloge! present when | the Executive Committees and Direc- Q. Did you keep Mr. Slogel's indi-| ‘ 8 POBB9-959G044-906-56-666-5-9-5-96-360-3 GENESEO, N. Y., Nov. 11.—When > was rarely present at these { After McMeekin, who was secretary { Q. Who did have voice? A, I wan ‘ 3 : 4 2 Osnsanrcre’” LONDON, Nov, 17.—The funeral of Lord Roberts will be public and be held at St. Paul's Thursday, it was announced to-day. Interment will also be at St. Paul's. rd Roberts Just Before Death Inspecting Troops at Salisbury 000660 6-0608:0-8-568G09O09O0H506-1-H0086OOO04" sougeooerers Lord Kitchener, Secretary for War; Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, and other Cabinet Mints ters as well as members of both houses of Parliament will attend the funeral services, WHITMAN STAYS HOME TO SEE JOB HUNTERS state Chairman Tanner, Congress- man Hamilton and Other Politicians Also Call. Gov.-elect. Whitman was so busy with the affairs of the office which he is 1% take Jan. 1 that he remained at him home, Ne Madison Avenue, conferring with iclans and office- seekers, who came and went in a steady stream, Among Mr. Whitman's callers were an early caller, Attorney General- (Continued om Second Page) } followed by Congressman Charles Hamilton of Chautauqua foi Brooklyp | many up-State Republican patriots who have not figured on the payrolls f the commonwealth for six years 1 oof them had picked out @ job himself or for somebody else. State Chairman Tanner, who con- | ducted Mr, Whitman's campaign, was | among them Jacob Livingston, Coun- ty Chairman, conferred with the Governor-elect, presumably over the proposition to make former Congress- avy William Calder a Public Service | Co-amtssioner SIX-DAY RACE SCORE AT FORTIETH HOUR. |Goullet and Grenda...... ai | Moran and McNamara... 843 8| Foyler and Hill. . 843 Root and Clark, . 843 Egg and Verri. 83 8 . 843 8 vee 48 8, Lawson and Drobach.... 843 8 Walthour and Halstead... 843 8 Bedell and Bedell . 843 7 Ryan and Wohirab......" 843 7 843 843 843 H Dupuy and 843 5 . 843 a] elect Woodbury was another and was, Kopsky an Hansen... Clai Form miles and blicans, Ryan in 1918 ord, Vallly. Juundations. St. 8 | and Germ Y, SA YS BRI TISH CHANCFELL WEATHER—FPair to-night and Wednesday; Biorld. FINA pen to All.”’ 18 PAGES FORCE OF GERMANS, CUT OFF IN BELGIUM, 1 IS ANNTHILATEDS Paris War percent Reports That So of the Trenches Occupied Kaiser’s Troops Have Been Blov Up by Mines. \BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORY NEAR VERDUN AND CIRE PARIS, Nov. 17 [United Press].—With the fighting Nieuport through Dixmude and on the Ypres almost ¢ fined to cannonading, the German and allied armies on Aisne and in the Argonne are showing greater activity. | ey The official communique issued to-day reports repulse of Germans in an attempt to cross the Aisne ‘In the Argonne the German trenches were up by mines planted by the French. The cannonading in Flanders has become more the statement declares. Despite repeated repulses, the C mans have continued attacks about Ypres and south Bixschoote. All assaults have failed and the allied line & held at every point. text of the statement follows: “From Nieuport to Dixmude and in the region of Ypres, the cs ing has been resumed with greater violence than in the preceding days, the canal to the south of Dixmude the action of our artillery checked vork that the Germans were endeavoring to carry out to keep down : The enemy was ccmpelled to evacuate a portion of trenches, which had been filled by the waters. , “Two attacks of German infantry—one to the south of Bixschoote the other to the south of Ypres—resulted in failure. On our side we >| made progress between Bixschoote and the canal. “Between Armentieres and La Bassce there has been an artillery conducted with great spirit. “On the Aisne certain German detachments which endeavored to the river in the vicinity of Vailly were either driven back or destroyed, “On our positions on the right bank of the Aisne, upstream from there has been violent cannonading. region, and several! shells have fallen on the city of Rheims, “In the Argonne there have not been any infantry engagements, blew up with mines a certain number of German trenches. On the of the Meuse, to the south of Verdun, we have made advances at points, In the region of St. Mihtel we have taken possession of the first of the village of Chauvoncourt. Mibiel garrison. have been drowned | by the allfed artillery fire. Any extended movement of troops or guns is now practically In many places the French and British troops are i L,| Water up to their knees, but valiantly holding their positions in face of 8 German artillery fire. Owing to the danger of electrocution to their own men, both the 8 have shut off the electric current with which wire & ments before the trenches were charged. sible in Flanders, entanglements greatly increases the deadly power of the charged resulting in numerous fatalities, OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT. ? French Attacks Near Verdun a Cirey Repulsed, Says Berlin, BERLIN, Nov. 17 (by Wireless to London, 1.07 P. Me rec 836) coe passer a wih - Honasariers eave ont #9 SUL TYG. Ise Seana we; ath PRIOE ONE CENT. | MAN HOST This village of Chauvoncourt ts the only point support still held by the Germans on the left bank of the river Meuse this vicinity.” The Germans have been washed out of their trenches at many in the inundated section about Dixmude and on toward the coast, Commands cut off by the waters have been wiped This applies also to the These houses served as barracks for The water rising above ie