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EE WE i “Ctroulation Books Open to All.’ ONE CENT in Greater New York and Hudsos County, N. J. TWO CENTS cleowhers, PRICE Copyright, CS. (tha New Yor few York Sirona). NEW YORK, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917. ONR CENT tm Greater New York and Hedove County, ¥. 3. TWO CENTS "PRICE |% NEW : NO TAX ON MOVING PICTURES, JEWELRY OR CHEWING GUM: $79,000,000 REVENUE CUT OFF Proposed Impost on Confe- tionery Is Taken Up in the Senate To-Day. WOMEN TO DO THE WORK On Motion of Congresswoman Rankin, They Will Be Employed to Carry Out Ideas of the Bill. WASHINGTON, May 28. — Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, made her maiden speech in the House this fternoon, She introduced, spoke on and had passed in less than, five minutes, amid vociferous applause, an amendment | Providing that much as possible of ‘the toot conservation Work uhdér the BIG BURDEN ON PROFITS | U.S. May Take 25 Per Cent | of $4,000,000,000 Made on War Munitions. By Samuel M. Williams. Uipecial Btatt Conmpaponsieat of The Evening WASHINGTON, May 28.—The Ben- acs Finance Committee to-day took : al a im up the Revenue Bill, already paase: Later bill ga abe stan. se od ‘The ameridment was offered to a Among the first items considered) wotion of the Lever bill, that gives Were the impost of 1-2 to 1 per cent. | $2,500,000 for the conservation of food, per foot of film displayed, which for elimination of wasté and for in- would bring in an estimated revenue | Sfeasing production. “This amendment will place women of $7,000,000, and Jewelry and chewing | wera they can be effective,” Mi gum, which scheduled by the) Rankin sald, “By having in these House to produce 5 per cent. of man- | offices women officials. who under~ ‘utacturing cost, about $7,500,000 and| stand the home, women can be e: 7,000,000 respectively. couraged to conserve food. By using All three items stricken off] women we can concentrate the at- the list. No other sources of revenue tention of women in large questions twere suggested to make up the of the nation, Women must learn to amount thus cast to the winds. think of food in carload lots, in tran- The proposed tax on confectionery | sit, in storage, in the Board of Trade was then dealt wi. re 18 a new/and in the national market, plan of the on| as in the small portion for the family which the Tres Department has| table deen asked to submit estimates of] “Our higher educational institutions revenue. have been turning out a large body of Under the House Bill $2,000,000 would have been raised from athletic foods, $4,750,000 from cosmetics and perfumery, and $8,500,000 from pro- prietary medicines. The committee has not determined whether higher we were point. new source of service which we not waste at this time, “Women must take an intelligent ould or lower revenue returns will result! and responsible share in the world’s| from a stamp tax work if we are to see that a'l the House taxes on admissions to people are fed all the time,” — -—< PENNSYLVANIA TAKES $5,000,000 LIBERTY BONDS.| places of amusement and upon club dues were considered to-day by the Senate Committee without decision, PLAN BIG REVENUE FROM MUNI- TION PROFITS. President Samuel Re ‘The net profits of leading American | wyivania Railroad announced this corporations for 1916 wero $8,000,000,000. | *Fieroun that $5,000,000 worth of One ‘half of this sum, or four/bondy nad been subscribed for by the Dillion dollars, represents war profit, itroad. An additional block will be| Pick will, be made subset a aay taken later to be soli among the em- tion under the new plan of the Sen-| or ine ayatem, ate Finance Committee to re-write! Other subscriptions reported this gel of the revenue bill passed PY). ternoon were: Union Sulphur Com- She, House. pany, $500,000; Max Kraus, $200,000; There will be « radical ahift of f.ndamental principles for levying of aril Hill Publishing Company, taxes on corporations. War profits, not excess protits over 8 per cent. of every kind of business, will be the Dasis, ‘The new scheme contemplates levy- 4 of the Penn Wants $1,000,000 of Liberty Hon CHICAGO, May 28,—Levy Mayer, a bo of Defense, subscribed to-day to| ing a bigh tax, upwards of 2 ber 4, G00 oo of the Liberty Bonds. He is Gong. on those war profits, The yield) 1 econ member of the council to of faxes will be between five hundred 1. i auaiy eubscribe to that amount, | millions and a biliton dollars, depend Ogden Armour having purchus ing upon two factors, namely, thé $1,000,000 of the bonds a week ago, method used to estab, ——— American Major nee between pre-w hep y With Cana profits, and seconc led Fightiog ans, OTTAWA, May 28. The week end in:posed, anity lists carry the names of eleven The big dua ans, including Major A. L, Me corporations les Steel, Hugh of Minneapolis, who has been Bethlehem Stet wn Ni, DU- Killed in action, The others listed are pont Pov Souerl- iilled in action—Sergeant F. J, Curtis, pan Sint ombines, paper can Sin mbin E. Hamilton, trust and hers Will ave Teeves, Eagle y ¢ us 1. Prouj, Lan to pay r A Nyland, instead rates ¢ eR. D, Cr fogturer les of vor C, V r fr i Private G, Carrier, Law An goods, pe Hes " Vrivate G, Babar, Holton prietary , : ine elded to-day them ree > ito . NO Cent Gas noi Kinus, ’ © also & i ‘ Seni » Gilehrist's . ritory added to Kings County by (Continued on Fourth Page.) Chapter 410 of the laws of 1916, 4 q OF FOOD CONSERVATION as well| women who aro trained to deal with) fundamentals from a sclentitic stand-| We have in these women a} .| each member of the Illinois State Council | FOUR ARE INDICTED IN $9,000 HOLD UP AT BIG CRAP GAME Prosecutor Links Accused With 40 “Stick-Ups” Similar to That in St. Francis. Indictments charging robbery in the | first degree were found to-day against Albert Johnson, Eugene F. Price Henry Unkrice and Daniel O'Donnell, They are accused of being the men who, armed with revolvers and wear- ing masks, invaded a room tn the Hotel St. Francis after midnight, May 16 and robbed seventeen participants in a game of craps of about $9,000 in money and a lot of jewelry. The police and the District Attor- ney bad a hard time bringing about the indictments. The robbery was not reperted to the Pol:ce Depart- ment, and detectives learned of it when they read about the occurrence in The World two days after it hap- pened, After an investigation, Cen- tra Office detectives arrested the men named above. All the stolen jewelry had been re- turned to the owners, There was a marked disposition on the part of the men robbed to keep quiet. This was overcome, however, by the issuance of peremptory subpoenas command. ing them to appear before the Grand Jury. All responded The accused men were identified by seventeen witnesses, among them Arnold Rothstein, ous and successful current Broadway gambler; Curley Bennett, “Rachel” Brown, who figured occasionally in the Rosenthal case, and George Le- Matre, a vaudeville actor, Rothstein lost @ valuable stickpin and a lot of money to the hold-up men, but he saved a roll of $20,000 which he threw under a rug as the first of the masked intruders entered |the room, The stickpin according to police information, was found by Rothstein a few 4. after the hold- up at a certain address which was given to him by telephone, ‘The indicted men have been held in the West Side Police Court prison | since their arrest ments were returned this afternoon | they were arraigned in the police jcourt, released on the technical charge which was lodged against |them when they were arrested and |immediately re-arrested warrants issued General Sessions. Later, they were arraigned to plead to the indictments and, on this ar- raignment, Assistant District Attor- ney Bohan stated that the four pris- oners and ohers have participated in | | from forty to fifty "stiok-ups | to that In the Hotel Bt. Franel |asked hat ball be fixed at $25,000 in case, One of the prisone Price, was aid by Mr, Bohan to hav |a bank account of $16,000. PANESE TROOPS MAY BE SENT TO RUSSIA Diplomat in Washington Says This Is Likely to Be the Next Step, WASHINGTOD of Japanese troops on bench) by Judge Nott in May 28.—Despatch in large forces to the Russian front is “appareatly the| next big move in the world war," it by a forelgn dip- Fearing a separate Russlan Japanese pub- ng this course to save was stated to-day lomat peace with Germany Neists are advi: Asia from Iv was expl soldier an aggression. ed that while Japan's for nacripted defens the most conspicu- | When the Indict-, LOW STRUCK “Movies” and Jewelry Are Free of War 100,000 SOLD.ERS FROM U.S. “SOON TO FIGHT IN FRANCE: 3,000 AMERICAN ? ARPLANES British Government Reviews the Activities of Our Government Since It Entered War, and Says | 6,000 Aviators Will Train in U.S. LONDON, May 28.—In a resume of what has been accomplished ty the United States since the declaration on April 6 of a state of war with Germany, the British Government announced to-day that 100,000 Ameri- can fighting men will shortly be in France. This estimate includes the Americans serving in the British and French armies and the additional upits ordered to France by the United States Government, The British Government’s statement says 3,500 war airplanes will be constructed and 6,000 aviators trained in the United States this year, ‘The official statement was issued b¥9—————————————— ject of showion America’s compiete| [ITALIAN MISSION ACCEPTS INVITATION TO NEW YORK participation in the war and its abil- Prince of Udine, Responding to ity to give immediate powerful ald.) It refers to the draft bill, which will Mitclrel's Address, Sets June 11 as Tentative Date. give an army of 2,000,000 men, and | says there are prospects of greater success for the loan of which $750- 000,000 already has been advanced to the Entente Allies, | WASHINGTON, May 28 — The The statoment declares that fotilas| TE Atiion “to-day tentativeld of destroyera are co-operating de cepted an Invitation to visit New the Entente Allies in the dgiairahihd York. Mayor Mitchel, heading a del- sone, that one army division, & force) i oF citieens Bnd officials, ex- tended the invitation and in. the | name of the Prince of Udine it was tentatively accepted for June 11, The Prince of Udine said the Mia- of marines and nine regiments of engineers have been ordered to France, and that 10,000 doctors and many nurses have been ordered to gland, hundreds of these having already arrived, riaieer anne iclainciaas pee c cans al- y of the ety fortas lor ime | "Together with the Americans Dleality of ae city -sontan lone. 6. tine been tremendously enthused over the lentrance of the United States into | the war and that he was certain that the Allies would fight with redoubled ready serving in the British and vigor for the safety of democracy. French armies.” The announcement says, “These additional units will shortly give a total of 100,00) Ameri- cans in France, equalling five German | the National Guard and the Regular | Army and the doubling of the navy onnel, the statement then saying ‘orty thousand young Americans | of the best type are now assembled to transportation wag discussed THREE EXPLOSIONS ON AMERICAN SHIP | | Pe |aixteen camps to receive intensive training with a view t » beconiing om. |cers in the new army.’ Lackawanna DRrared: in Havana ‘The announcement says the confer Harbor—May Have Been Work of Spies, HAVANA, May %.—Toreo explo- jsions occurred this morning in the is | hold of the Amertoan steamer Lacka | wanna while its cargo of coal was the Anglo-French Com ences with | completed and | missions have been | that comprehensive plans have been in | made for industrial mobilization, | cluding the construction of thouser of miles of railways It concludes with a reference to in dustrial firms offering to do war work | and the inventory of the national re- | | sources which have placed | the disposal of the United States and bor, Two Cuban and n were injured, y one Spanish wor! the Cubans been at | seriou The explosions occurred in quick her ailies. succeasion. The amount of dumage to WASHING The 106,- | ie vessel has not been estimated, as 000 Amerie ng Iino In| the explosions caused @ fire it | Franoe will be divided practically as| Was necessary to flood the uold | Capt. Johnion believes the explo follows sions were caused by bombs placed by An estimated 40,000 already fighting | spies in Norfolk, whencs the ship with the French, British and Can-|saiied, The injured Spanish workman ad ontingents; 10,000 rs; WhO has been employed in dynamite atlan contingents factories, says he Im convinced, from 40,009 9 era; abaut 30,000 with | tne crder of the smoke, that the ex Gen, Pershing’s forces, and 10,000 un- | ;losions were caused by dynamite classified including nurses. pa Tai.ts The war planes can be constructed May Be Formed 0 € course of sume etmen |1a thie country tn the coun bi WASHINGTON, May 28.—Represen months, but military experts aaid that) ative mera, Ohio, to-day Introduced [it will require probably mora than pi tvadl prong six months te do tt a "Bureau of Ideas The War Depa hi 100,000 estimate does not in n going. ae THE WORLD UA ih BUKRAU arcade, tu t oles Tickets, in RESERVE. STRENGTI Heaianiy ate" 1 igen dild Up new Sogn tay ond ight, “fostellere’ ‘checke end mapa hase for ie, gtonk ae Beammas 4000,—adre i ‘The Mission held its first business | divisions. confer 4 with American officials | Details are given of the increase 0 | +) Guy when the question of ships and being unloaded at a dock la the har- | FRENCH REPULSE THREE ATTACKS IN THE CHAMPAGNE Steadily Gain in Fighting Around Craonne and May Force Great Retreat. PARIS, May 28.—The | delivered three attacks last night and this morning in the Champagne, in the regions of the Casque, the Tetor. and Mont Blond, All were re- bulsed, the War Office announces. ‘The Germans are bombarding heav- ily French positions tn the regions of Dead Man Hill and Hill 304, on the Verdun front. A French detachment penetrated to the second German line near Uftholtz, In Alsace, and found many dead In the trenches, Prisoners were brought back. (WITH THE FRENCH ARMIPS NDAR CRAONNE, May 28.—-Steadily through one entire, week » battle has been raging atound Ci which thay ultimately foree ‘8 re- Urement to the Meuse, The French communiques have not mentioned the fighting except incidentally—but it has continued incessantly, bitterly— and victoriously for the French. Already the French troops have descended from Paon plateau into the valley of the Miette. To-day they were steadily driving @ two-edged and fatal wedge into the German lines, Once this wedge is sumMictently Germans Tax TALAN ARMY FGHTS WAY = ACROSS RIVER, TAKES TOWN AND NINE Blo FIELD GUNS Rome Reports That Enemy’s Left Wing Is Gradually Giving Way and That All Civilians Have Been Ordered Out of Trieste. BRITISH MONITORS AID i ITALIANS FROM THE SEA ROME, May 28 (via London).—The Italians have crossed the Timavo River and o¢ctupied the village of San Giovanni, northwest of Duino, near the Gulf of Trieste, the War Office announces, They have captured nine-siainch-guns, { ~” * Although hampered by weather conditions, the official statement said, Itallan troops extended their positions and strengthened those previously captured, On the Carso, after effective artillery preparation, further strongly fortified trenches east and southeast of Jamiano were taken from the enemy. ~ Two violent attacks around Vodice and the heights to the east were repulsed. The enemy strongly attacked a hill south of Gorizia, penetrat- ing the Italian line, but a prompt counter attack drove the Austrians back, =| $ 4 plunged into the enemy's front, the French can turn either north or| @outh—or in both directions simul taneously. A successful movement in elthor direction will be mamas ie force German retirement Meuse lines to save the Windecburs front northward through Laon, St. Quentin, Cambrai and Douat, The Craonne battle has had no | Spectacular mention in the dally ot-| | ficlal statements because the French, | inatead of launching immense as-| saults on an extended froit, have temporarily adopted the strategy of | capturing small bits of the line at a |time by small and almost dally at- | tacks around each position, LONDON, May 24.—"Hostile raid- {ing parties were repulsed inst northwest of Cherisy and south of | enw," #ays to-day's ofictal from the Franco-Belgian front, “We |inflictea a@ number of casualties on the enemy dy rifle and machine-gun | fire and secured prisoners “Succesatul raids were made by us north of Armentieres and the neighborhood of Wytschaete. Our! troops reached the German support line and captured between twenty and thirty prisoners.” report in Berlin Repeats Datly Claim of Re- pulsing Allies, BERLIN, May 28 German | tine of berg and the rs, in tl with my (via London) troops yesterday captured ch trenohes on the Poeht Kellberg, south of Mo: 6 Champagne region, ronvilil tomether oners, to-day Oft repeated forces betwee court failed,’ Office stater chaete English a ny @ counter att -_ MORE BAD WEATHER AHEAD, Storm = From headqu Brings Ke The third of a series of storma which have swept out Mississipp! Va A ween New Y 4 Ven (For Racing Results See Page 2.) -_ Ss Austria is massing every man of AGC DEN N |her reserve for @ last desperate de- | TAL BAYO! ET STAB | tense of Trieste, Troops on the left KILLS MERRITT H. H, MITH JR | wing are gradually giving way before $ j1|the irresistible Italian advances, Estimates from the front put ¢he < total Austrian loses in dead, wounded w York S New York Soldier Student Dies and captured since May 14, when the After an Operation at Italian offensive started, at 60,000 Plattsburg Camp. men, Of these 23,669 are prisoners. Word was received here this after- 7 batupetned Ss SE Ny, bea 4 noon from the Plattaburg training | (on Gent popes yi pli camp of the death of Meritt H.| "Tre Ausinion Wer oat en Smith jr, a wtudent officer of thin) 1. routs poet a fy — fi ‘y al o jan attac! cys following an sddominal Onare-! a iner turous fightifg, The Aue made necessary ag a result of} trian statement also asserts that accidentally stabbing himself with a| y « * more thu 13,000 unwounded Italy bayonet during @ nervous breakdown | jane heave been captured in last week. He was the only eon of Col. Merritt | precios sais H. Smith of the First Field Artillery, | y°°Or Ae 10 'd from tho Careo Y. N. G., who in civil life ts chiet| one © Sustrian reserves aro Dalng foncentrated close to Trieste amd the civil evacuation of the city Bas been ordered, All supplies are bélng hurriedly transported to inland cities, Prisoners were quoted to-day as declaring that the Austrian defense had been greatly handicapped be. cause of lack of adequate reserves. of the water bureau of the riment of Water Supply, and electricity Young Smith was twenty-five years old and was employed by the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company His father and mother were with im Qos when he died, having been gum-| 700 * maned te Plasebuns Selden AuinA © Russian front has already beep They will return with the body to- drained of every possible man con- ny sistent with safety, both to reinforce pride the dwindling man supply on the western and the Italian fronts, Mor¢- PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES —[over. it was deciared that ‘Tenton army commanders are now appre. SIMS AS VICE ADMIRAL hensive over what Russian troops may attempt against them, The new Russian Minister of War, Now in Control of the Operations | kerensky, is being watched closely. f the Destroyer Flotilla in His flery appeals to Russia's soldiers fai War Gane Abanad. | may result, the Austrians b. eve, in some sudden offensive, For thie VASHINGTON, May 28.--Rear Ad-|reason the Germans and Austriags Bins is ngs ang Lest rirtord Bal spe been compelled to keep the Uilled flest wan tortor formatis mamea{Horthern and eastern fronts telelp les fides we ey well defended a atnetinn Adiniral Sims} All prisoners declare their orders s grade of Vice Admiral is in con-| Were to restst the Italian advanee @f formity with the law which permits the/4ll costs, They declare the hurricane esldent to name three officers forlof a ry fire to which they wiih nat grade, Just as he ta permitted tol subjected was appalling in ite ti ine three for the higher grade of Ad-|tion of losses, Then came the pin. i breast” Yeukinn’ tation oe taal mingly dashing advance of the he prgcent TARRInE officer Gt the italian iotagtremen, Bee iA. 2am 1 While the thre, | A “eapateh to the Chronicle declares Bri tish Ught-draught monitors, mount- he immense naval guns which were rated b great success at> the are co-operating with ling the Aus iy 6 nk that rests along the sea coase Cit —adre toward Trieste, na © ¢ Deraiere 188 Futon &t,,