BREAK IN PEACE
(By Associated Press)
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♦ DATELESS — A crisis is near- ♦
♦ ing in the Russian peace negotia- ♦
♦ tions and it is believed a break ♦
♦ is coming. Russia hcs demand- ♦
♦ ed that the conference be trans- ♦
♦ ferred to Stockholm and protest ♦
♦ against the German attitude re- ♦
♦ garding occupied territory. Petro- ♦
♦ grad is considering the resuming ♦
♦ of fighting against Germany with ♦
♦ an army of three million men. ♦
♦ The kaiser is aroused over the ♦
♦ sudden change and German and ♦
♦ Austrian foreign secretaries re- ♦
♦ ported hurrying to Brest Lltovsk ♦
♦ with new instructions reached ♦
♦ the Red Guard and already start- ♦
. ♦ ed for the front. A break with ♦
♦ Russia would upset Germany’s ♦
♦ plans for an offensive in the ♦
♦ west. ♦
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(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 3—John E. Larsen,
30 years of age, died as the result ci
a revolver wound received from an un.
known reveler welcoming in the new
year midnight Monday. Larsen was
on a crowded street at the time he was
shot and the police have been unable
to find the party who caused his
death.
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TO 14,000
(By Associated Press)
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Jan. ?
—In a recent offensive the French
captured more prisoners than they
had men. Fourteen thousand prison
ers were taken over and five thousand
Teutons killed.
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VANCOUVER, Jan. 3.-—The eighty
eight hundred ton steamer Alaska,
the largest carrier to bear the terri
tory's name, will be launched on Jan
uary 20, under the Norwegian flag,
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ARABS WHO DESERT
HANGED IF CAUGHT
LONDON, Jan. 3.—Arab soldiers in
the Turkish armies have been desert
ing in great numbers during the past
few months, according to information
received from Palestine. Those who
were retaken have been subjected to
the heaviest penalties as a lesson to
their fellows, one man in every ten
being publicly hanged, and the body
left exposed for a long time after
wards.
I
OTJEA
(By Associated Presa)
PACIFIC PORT, Jan. 3.—A warship
is rushing to the aid of the Japanese
freighter Shinyo Maru No. 2 which is'
racing here with a fire raging in its
hold, and is expected to arrive in
port tomorrow. The crew of the ves-'
sel were unable to control the fire.
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(By Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 3.—Ruby, one
of the largest towns on the Yukon
river, wants to be the terminal of the
government railroad now building
from Seward to Fairbanks if it is ex
tended to the interior.
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The Anchorage chamber of com
merce recently suggested that the gov
ernment railroad be extended to the
Yukon. When the news of the An
I
j chorage plan reached Ruby, E. Coke
Hill, a Ruby lawyer well known on the
! “inside" sent the Anchorage chamber
! of commerce a telegram stating that
Ruby people want the road to come
! to their city. Mr. Hill said he would
take the matter up with the Ruby
, commercial club and would prepare
data and petitions.
To reach Ruby, some 250 miles
front Fairbanks, the road would run
on down the Tanana valley to the
Yukon and then follow the big river to
the interior city.
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GOV. BANK ENGLAND
TO RESIGN IN MARCH
LONDON, Jan. 3.—It is announced
that Lord Cunliffe will end his five
years of governorship of the bank of
England next March, and the court
will recommend as his successor Sir
Brien Ookayne. the present deputy
governor.
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WHAT UNITED STATES
IS DOING IN WAR
PARIS, Jan. 3.—Dr. Herbert Adams
Gibbons has begun an extensive pro
gram of lectures in important cities
on ‘‘What the United Stats is doing in
the war” for the committee on the ef
fort of France and her allies, of which
Stepen Pichon, minister of foreign
affairs, is chairman.
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ENGLAND COMMANDEERS
MEN’S CIVILIAN SUITS
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LONDON, Jan. 3—Wholesale stocks
of men's civilian suits are being com
mandered by the army clothing de
partment for issue to soldiers on their
discharge from the army. This fol
lows the commandeering of men's
heavy winter underwear, and as
wholesale clothiers have been asked
to furnish particulars of their stocks
of cotton cords and moles there is a
possibility of these goods being com
mandeered also.
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STEAMER ALASKA IS
ON WAY TO CORDOVA
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—The steamer
Alaska sailed at 9 o’clock this morn
ing. Passengers booked for Cordova
were E. A. Little, John H. Chapman J
and John J. Moberly.
HOW MUCH YOU MUST
NOW PAY IN TAXES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The gredt
task of gathering income tax and el
cess profits returns began witp
the new year.
Every unmarried person earnin
more than $1,000 during the last yeai ,
and every married person ot head o
a family who made more than $2,000
must file with the internal revenu^
collector of his district a report anjf
time between now and March 1. He
will be notified before June 1 of the
tax due, and payment will be due by
June 15.
The government expects to receive
$1,201,000,000 from income taxes be
fore Juiy 1, including $666,000,000 from
individuals and $635,000,000 from cor
porations. This is more than one
third of the $3,400,000,000 estimated
receipts under the war revenue act
passed by congress at the laBt session.
From excess profits taxes, the gov
ernment expects to realize about $1,
220,000,000 before July 1.
The rate of tax for a married man
or the head of a family is 2 per cent
on the amount of his net income ex
ceeding $2,000, but less than $4,000,
and 4 per cent on the amount of his
net income above $4,000 but less than
$5,000. An unmarried person not the
head of a family will pay 2 per cent on
the amount of net income above $1,
000 but less than $3,000, and 4 per
cent on the net income above $3,000
but less than $5,000.
An extra levy, or surtax, in addi
tion to the normal tax, is imposed on
incomes above $5,000, so that thq
amount of income between S5.Qflrt
$7,500 is subject to a total income
tax, including both normal and extra,
of 5 per cent; and between $7,500 and
$10,000, 6 per cent. The surtax furth
er increases with higher incomes, so
that amounts of $1,000,000 are taxable
at 65 per cent with one per cent addi
tional for each half million up to two
million dollars. All incomes over the
latter amount are taxable at 67 per
cent.
Typical Income tax levies on heads
of families are as follows: Income ol
$2,500, tax is $10; income of $3,000,
tax is $20; income of $3,500, tax is
$30; income of $4,000, tax is $40; in
come of $4,500, tax is $60; income of
$5,000, tax is $80.
Unmarried persons would pay in
this way: Income of $1,500, tax is $10;
income of $2,000, tax is $20; income of
$2,500, tax is $30; income of $3,000,
tax is $40; income of $3,500. tax is
$60; income of $4,000. tax is $80; in
come of $4,500, tax is $100; income of
$5,000, tax is $120.
Taxes may be paid in four install
ments between now and June 15, if
this arrangement is preferred, but the
treasury will open a determined cam
paign soon to encourage peisons to
pay their tax in full immediately, and
receive interest on the advance pay
ment.
About 7,000,000 persons will pay in
come taxes, it is estimated, and most
will be subject to a direct federal tax
for the first time, for less than 500.000
paid income taxes last year under the
old law. Tax return forms have been
made as simple as possible, those for
incomes of less than $3,000 being es
pecially free from technical features
or inquisitorial items.
Corporations will pay income taxes
also, but on a different basis. Their
net income t8 subject to a tax of 6
per cent under the new war revenue
act, and certain technical deductions
are allowed. Corporation returns
due between Jan. 1 and March 1. for
the calendar year 1917, and compan
ies operating on a fiscal year basis
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must report within 60 days after the
end of the fiscal year.
Beginning January 1 also, excess
profits returns for the year 1917 were
receivable from corporations, partner-j
ships and Individuals. The last date
for the filing of these is March 1, the
f
same as on income returns, and pay
ment must be made also before June
16, except under the fiscal year ar
rangement.
Individuals making more than $6,000
during the year also are subject to
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an 8 per cent tax on their income
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above that amount, independent of(
rhe regular income taxes. This 8 per
cent levy is imposed on individuals
with no capital, or with only nominal
capital, such as professional men witlJ
money invested in books, dentist and
physicians’ instruments, or other
equipment.
Another kind of tax is laid on ex
cess profits of businesses having in
vested capital. On this basis, taxes
on net incomes or profits in excess of
certain deductions are at the rate of
20 per cent of the amount of net in
come in excess of the deduction and
not in excess of 15 per cent on the in-1
vested capital; 25 per cent on the
amount in excess of 15 per cent and
not in excess of 20 per cent; 35 per
cent on the amount in excess of 20
per cent and not in excess of 25 per
cent; 40 per cent on the amount in ex
cess of 25 per cent and not in excess
of 33 per cent; and 60 per cent on the
amount in excess of 33 per cent. |
Before a tax is levied on excess
fot-1917, a business is . per
mitted to make the same percentage
of profit on its invested capital that
it made on its invested capital during
1911. 1912 and 1913, the so-called “pre.
war” period, providing this is not more
than nine per cent, and $3,000 addi
tional for a corporation Or $6,000 for
a partnership or individual. These
are the deductions which are not tax
able.
Definitions of terms, particularly
the items making up “invested capi
tal," have been made in a number of
recent regulations issued by Commis
sioner Reper.
Excess profits taxes and income
taxes may be imposed on the same
: earnings, if they are sufficiently high.
The law specifies, however, that the
amount of tax payable under the ex
cess profits provision may be deduct
ed from gross income, before deter-^
mining the net income on which taxes
are paid.
GERMAN NAVY
EXCELLENT
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Admiral
Benson, who is chief of navy opera
tions. told the house naval committee
that it was foolish to believe the re
ports regarding the loss of morale
among the German submarine crews.
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He said that information gathered
from German prisoners indicated that
morale was best In the German navyj
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COMPULSORY RATIONING!
IN ENGLAND SOON
LONDON, Jan. 3.—It is officially
announced that compulsory rationing
is to be put into effect in England]
soon.
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(By Associated Press)
ROME. Jan. 3.—The Italians de
feated another Teuton attempt to
cross the Piave river and dispersed
ten vessels loaded. The Teutons are
now attempting to cross at Intesadura.
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LONDON, Jan. 3—Snow and inclem
ent weather are blocking any traffic
operations on the western and Italian
fronts. The British and Italians con
tinue to repulse enemy raids at vari
ous points. Germans are bombarding
Ypres and Verdun sectors. British
and French merchant losses are in
creasing, and more submarines were
sunk tha nbuilt last month.
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(By Associated Press*
SPOtCANR. Jain. 3.—A plan of mo
bilization for farmers exempted from
the selective draft, advanced by J. R.
Shinn, county agriculturist of this
country, has been accepted by W. A
Lloyd, national director of county
agent work for the government, as a
model for a campaign throughout the
west and northwest.
“I agree with you that every ex
empted farmer owes a special duty
to the government,” says Mr Lloyd in
a letter to Mr. Shinn. “1 believe every
patriotic exempted farmer will ap
preciate this obligation and will res
pond to it.”
Pledges from exempted farmers to
assist in production of crops especial
ly desired by the government will be
solicited, and will be executed under
the direction of the country agents,
according to the present plans.
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GERMAN FOOD PRICES
JUMP 116 PER CENT
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 3.—The average in
crease in wages in industry in Ger
many up to the end of 1916 may be
reckoned to be about 25 per cent says
the board of Trade Labor Gazette.
According to official statistics food
prices were 116 per cent higher in
June. 1917. than in July, 1914.
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CIVIL WAR VETERANS
TO HELP WIN WAR
(By Associated Press)
COLFAX, Wash., Jan. 3.—Because
he wishes to do something to help win
the war. J. S. Greenhill of this town,
aged 70 years and a veteran of the
Civil war, has asked the federal court
to establish his American citizenship,
that he may obtain a position as ma
chinist in the Bremerton navy yard.
Mr. Greenhill came to America from
Scotland at the age of six. and his
father’s naturalization papers were
destroyed in the Chicago fire. He is
an expert machinist and has been em
ployed in machine shops here.
(By Associated Press)
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♦ WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Sena- ♦
♦ tor Reed and Food Administrator ♦
♦ Hoover had a long expected clash +
♦ bcfore the senate committee in- ♦
♦ vestigating the coal and sugar ♦
♦ shortages. Reed, who has been ♦
♦ one of Hoover's critics, charged ♦
♦ that Hoover was usurping his au- ♦
♦ thority in handling the wheat
♦ situat’on. He said that such us- ♦
♦ urption would be considered a ♦
♦ crime in normal times. Hoover ♦
♦ denied the charge and said the ♦
♦ situation was being handled with ♦
♦ the President’s approval. He de- ♦
♦ dared the farmers were geeting ♦
♦ more for wheat and flour was ♦
GERMANY BEGINS
FEEL SHORTAGE
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—A Swiss
engineer employed for many years in
the great factory at Magdeburg, who
arrived from Switzerland, says Ger
many’s industrial machinery is break
ing down due to a shortage of oils,
rubbers and metals necessary to al
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SOCIALIST SAYS
JUST PEACE"
(By Associated PressJ
LEIPSIC, Jan. 3.—The Volks Zei
tung, a leading Socialist paper, says
everybody now knows Germany is not
aiming at a just peace, but at a peace
providing for enough increase in Ger
many's military, political and ecoomic
strength.
ROYAL PALACE
(By Associated Press)
MADRID, Jan. 3.—Fire destroyed
the Royal palace at Hagranja and a
nearby church. The loss is several
million dollars. None of the paintings
were saved. The palace was built in
1721.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
METLAKATLA INDIANS
(By Associate*! Tress)
KETCHIKAN. Jan. 3.—Several el
aborate buildings have been built by
the government at the Metlakatla In
dian school near here, according to
W. T. Hopp head of the Alaska bureau
of the United States bureau of edu
cation. Mr. Lopp said the govern
ment hopes to have at Metlakatla in
a few years an industrial school pat
terned after Carlisle, Pa., and other
Indian schools in the States.