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Food Saving Day" Save the Waste and Win the War! t7 Today's Theatrical Offering OPERA HOUSE "Her Temptation," BROADWAY "Panthea." PIMA "The Secret Kingdom." Weather Forecast far loday N. M. fair; cooler east. a Arliona Sunday and Monday, fair. I I I VOL.

LXXVIII. NO. 156 TUCSON, ARIZONA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1917 On Train and at Newsstands, to par oonj By Kali or Carrier, 'We par month iuiitme mm BILL I'll po WAR TAX BILL REVISION IS COMPLETED BY SENATE Incomes and Excess Profits Made to Bear Greater Part oi $1,652,170,000 Burden; Many House Taxes on Amusements and Personal Belongings Eliminated. miiea, 10 Hurt, In Boat Crash Steamer Strikes Dock in the Milwaukee River; 50-Ton Tank Smashes Through Decks GOAL PRICE REDUCTION REJECTED BY BAKER II ED I FEDERAL MEASURE (By Associated Proas.) Hon at the source to accompiisn uircci payment A comparison of the estimated revenue to be gained from other sources under the revised bill and the house bill, respectively follows: Liquors, $155,000,000 against tobacco, $56,600,000 against freight transportation, $77,500,000, unchanged; passenger transportation, $37,500,000 against automobiles, $10,000,000 against $68,000,000 (payable under the revised bill by pleasure car owners and not manufacture); amusement owners, $72,000,000 against $62,000,000 and first class mail, against $68,000,000. -M House levies of five per cent on gross sales of many manufacturers were striken out entirely nd taxes upon patent medicines, perfumery, cosmetics, Pullman accommodations, and soft drinks greatly reduced.

Believing a compromise on prohibition legislation will not stop consumption and revenue yielded from distilled spirits, beer or wines, the committee made little change In the house liquor taxes. The committee struck out entirely the house 10 per cent tax upon virtually all imports estimated to raise $0,000,000. It substituted consumption taxes totalling and bearing more directly upon consumers, of half a cent a. pound on sugarc two cents on coffee, five cents on tea and three cents on cocoa and substitutes. All Spanish war stamp taxes would be virtually re-Imposed under the bill, the committee adding a new tax of one cent each on bank checks over $5.

Other changes in the revised bill Include a prohilstive tax to stop manufacture of distilled beverages while taxes on other intoxicants are; virtually -elimination- of liouso. taxes of on Inheritances- anil $108,000,000 retroactive taxes upon 1916 incomes; repeal of the "drawback" re-export allow BE HELD UIITIL Quick Action on Prohibition, but Other Clauses Cause Delay; passage Noto Not Expected Before July 4th (By Associated Pren) WASHINGTON, June 30. Much progress toward a compromise on prohibition and little on other features of the food control bill was made today by the senate. Sentiment crystallzed In favor of sub-prohibition section following the lines of President Wilson's suggestion to prohibition leaders to drop the fight against the manufacture of beer and wines. After, conferences with other leaders, Senatof Chamberlain drafted a tentative section which would stop manufacture of distilled beverages only without giving the president any authority over malt and vinous beverages.

This draft will be considered tomorrow at a special meeting of the agricultural committee. It is said by the leaders to have the general support of senators although several plan an earnest effort to give the president power to discontinue beer and wine making. The administration leaders also plan to eliminate the provision giving the president authority to commandeer existing stocks of distilled spirits. General debate with speeches by Senators Lewis and Red occupied the senate all of today. Senator Chamberlain tonight said it was not probably that the bill would be passed before the fourth, of July Democrats of House Trim Republicans, 22 to 21, in Annual, Baseball Game; $3000 Goes to Red Cross WASHINGTON, June 30.

In the presence of the president, members of the cabinet and many other high offi-rlals, the baseball team of the Demo- cratlc members of the house of repre sentatives won from the Republican team of the house in their annual contest. which lasted three hours and twenty min utes and netted alKut 3,000 to the Red Cross and many thousands of laughs to the spectators. The game was played In the American league park, for the of the Red Cross. President Wilson tossed the flrrt ball over the plate. Miss Jeanette Rankin, the only wortfan member of the house, and "L'nclo Joe" Cannon scored the contest.

Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington Americans, was umpire. Only forty-five errors were made by the two teams, leaving the old record of 56 undisturbed, but leaders of both sides pointed out that not a ball was caught by an outfielder on either team, a showing never duplicated in the many house baseball contests. A total of fifty hits and 43 runs were made, the final score standing 22 to 21 In favor of the Democrats. The Democrats came from behind for their victory. Representative Gar4 of Ohio started such a batting rally In the sixth inning with the score 13 to 6 In the Republicans favor, that when the side was out the Democrats had a three run lead.

Representative Mudd, Republican, of Maryland, cleared the bases with two on In the last half of the sixth, and at the beginning of the ninth the Democrats again were four runs behind. Again in the ninth Card led off with a hit which scored two runs and gave the Democrats so much courage that they made lix. runs, just enough to win. The line-up: Democrats. Webb, N.

C. McClintic. Okla. Rouse, Ky. Whaley, S.

C. Jones. Texas Harrison, Miss. Sears. FlonVla Bankhead, Ala.

Nichols, 8. C. The score: Democrats Republicans RECESS 43 IIS, 50 45 ERRORS IK THIS GAME rosiiton Republicans. P. Mudd, Md.

Johnson, 8. lb. Morln, Penn. t. Norton, N.

D. Jb. Wsldow, N. si. Miller.

Minn, rf. Vestal, Ind. If. Elston, CaJ. cf.

Ireland, 111. R. H. E. 120 639 133 131 52 101 21 CEASES AS MISS START IIEll DRIVE Germans Stop "Fraterniz Fortify All Fronts; New War Spirit of Slavs Ends Separate Peace Move Verdun Once More Scene of Bloody, Fighting; Picked Prussian Troops Almost WipedX)ut by the French (By Associated Praia) PETROGRA'D, Friday, June 29.

(De layed in trasSmlssion). Renewed activity of the Germans indicated in the reports from the front in the -last few days presumably is tho result of a revival of the Russian fighting spirit and a joint conviction that a- separate peace is im- possible. The correspondent at Minsk of the Blrzpevcya telegraphed that the Germans who during the period of fraternization almost completely laid bare their battle front, are noiv feverishly fortifying thoir trenches andjwpteatlng a. new defensive line tweirty miles tyita4.th.f n-stitn preparation for a retreat. Fraternization, the correspondent says, has entirely ceased.

From tho Riga front comes a simitar report. The Germans there are. said to be fortifying their lines and to have been obliged to ask for" reinforcements. All of the troops attched to the American expeditionary force have reached France in safety. The transfer one of largest ever undertaken by the United States army, was made without the loss or injury of single American soldier and without any casqs of serious illness.

Dispatches filed during the week, released by the -censor today that the trip was made on schedule time and that the American fighters are In splendid trim. is The scene of, heaviest fighting on the west front is now the Verdun sector. Over the same ground on which they met with such a serious check at the hands of the French last year, the Germans are making serious asaults with picked forces. For the most part their efforts been nullified by the French, but the Germans succeeded in regaining some ground on the west slope of "Dead Man's Hill." On the Aisnc front also the Germans are on tho offensive. They attacked last, night near Cerny and Corbeny, meeting with a devastating French fire which all but annihilated their storming detachments.

Northeast of Cerny they succeeded In gaining a salient which had been leveled by artillery fire. Whether those operations marked the resumption of a sustained offensive by the Germans is not yet clear. The official German statement throws no light on this subject, merely' mentioning the capture of 500 metres of trench line east of hill 304 and of several French lines south of Ia Bovllle farm on the Aisne front. There are indications of a return of active operations on the Russian front. The German war office reports that the Russians, apparently Influenced by pressure exerted by their allies, are maintaining a strong fire over the front of forty mites In eastern Galacia and that a Russian attack evidently is imminent.

Agnello Pass, which the Italians captured recently in their advance on the front below Trent, has been evacuated. Rome announces that the Italian ad vance forces have been withdrawn onQic- count of the prolonged and violent boni- bardment of the Austrlans, but that the Austrians still hold the eastern end of the trench. Butte Strikers May Go Back to Work Next Week BUTTE, June 30. Two conferences were held here today by electricians of the Montana Power Company and the company officials in an effort to bring to an end the electricians' strike, which, with sympathetic strikes and the strike of the Metal 'Mine Workers' Union, has thrown 12.000 men out of employment in the Butte district. At the first conference the electricians were refused their demand for a $1 daily increase.

The company then made a counter proposition which was not made public. The electricians said they would consider it and notify the company next week of their decision. 1 The mines were working today with about 10 per cent of the regular working force. WASHINGTON, Tune 30. Revision of the $1,800,000,000 war tax bill passed by the house five weeks ago, were completed by the senate finance committee today.

The measure virtually was re-written and reduced to $1,652,170,000 with no authorization of additional bonds. The final draft will be given formal consideration Monday and reported to the senate next week. Income taxes and excess profits will bear about two third of the new tax burden under the revised bill about half bill dollars each with a large share the remainder secured from liquors and tobaccos. Many house taxes were entirely eliminated by the committee and others added. Radical Increase of taxes on war excess profits of corporations, partnerships and individuals, decided upon today, enabled the committee to dispense with the suggestion for additional bond issues from $500,000,000 to $1,000,000,000.

While the bill falls short by about $8.00,000,000 of meeting the treasury estimates of war expenses next year the committee decided that by issuing of authorized but unsold Panama carfal bonds the expenses can be met until congress reconvenes Ih December. As finally drafted the much debated publisher's tax section proposes a five per cent tax upon publishers' profits over $1,000, Including $7,500,000 revenue and increase of a quarter of a cent a pound in second class postage rates, 'n-cluding $3,000,000. Excess profits duo to the war' under the revised bill Would be $730,000,000 in taxes graduated from 12 to 40 per cent according to the proportion of excess. From income taxes would raised, $66,000,000 less than the house provided the doerease bWns made tlrely upon Incomes of annually" and above with the committee approving the house plan of lowering Income tax exemptions to $1,000 for single persons, $2,000, for married persons, additional normal taxes of 2 per cent upon Incomes up to $5,000, and surtaxes graduated from one to 33 per cent upon larger incomes. The committee also changed the plan of collecting Income taxes from that of "collection at the source" to "informa- U.S.

TROOPS ARE III TRMM FRENCH PORT A FtflEN'CII PORT, Thursday. Juno ('Delayed by censor). American troops General Pershing, the American commander; General Pelletier, representing French general headquar ters, and a small staff arrived here early this morning from Paris. A pouring rain and the early hour kept all but a few hundred enthusiastic townspeople at home, but those who were on hand welcomed the general warmly. General Pershing will confer with General this morning.

He will then visit Rear Admiral Cleaves on the flagship. Intensive training by the ships crews began immediately. Target practice was held daily except within the submarine zone. A towing target was fit ted up with a dtimmy periscope and an unusually high percentage of hits was registered on this target. All the guns were manned throughout the entire voyage, lookouts, constantly scanning the waters and horizon for strange and suspicious craft.

Stereoptican views of German battle-Iship raiders and submarines were shown to the men to enable identifi cation of an enemy vessel. The last few nights of the voyage were dark and foggy, and thus it was impossible for submarines to operate without exposing themselves or coming within easy range of the guns aboard the ships of the expedition. Bisbee Strike Fizzling, Is Report to Governor PHOENIX. June 30. Reports Of Improved conditions In the Warren (Bisbee) district were received by Governor Camp boll and the state council of defense this afternoon.

More men are at work In the larger mines there than at any- time since the beginning of the strike. Replying to a recommendation by the governor of the department labor for the appoint ment of a conciliator to visit Bisbee, telegram from the department today said "at er oi r.i directed to go to the trouble tamp. No reply has been received yet from the war department to the suggestion of the governor for an investigation by a regultr army officer of conditions at Bisbee. (By Associated Press) tMHJWAUK.EE, June 30. Eleven persons met death and at least ten others were injured, some seriously, late today, the result of a 50-ton water tank, erected on the iMilwaukee river front, toppling down on the whaleback steamer Christopher Columbus as that vessel was being swung around preparatory to makifig tier return trip with about 400 pasengersi for Chicago.

The steamer was in tow of two tugs when she rammed the East Water street dock with such force as to cause the steel supports which held the 50-ton water tank to give way, resulting in the reservoir crashing down, hitting the vessel near the bridge and not stopping until it had ripped through two decks. Captain Moody, who was on the bridge at the time of the accident, gave it as his opinion that the tugs seemed unable to hold the boat, and that had there bee na leeway of but six inches the accident would not have happened. Tho impact of the vessel at the dock loosened the fifty-ton tank and it crashed on top of the steamer, crushing the pilot house and three lower decks Into kindling wood. There were said to he approximately 400 pasengers on the boat. Including a number of students from tho University of Chicago who were returning from an outing.

Up to 6 o'clock two bodies had been brought to the morgue. Some of the dead are said to be mangled beyond Identification. f- The number of injured is variously given at from fifty to seventy. Many were knocked from the vessel Into the river. Of the dead were killed from the Impact of the falling structure, while others, rendered uncon scious, were drowned before thoy could be reached by rescuers.

1 The crush of the water tank tore through the bridge, pilot house, two decks and slid Into the river when it struck the steel main deck. Beyond saying that James Brody was at the wheel at the time of the accident and that the ship failed, apparently, to respond promptly enough to his efforts. the officers of the boat were unable to I explain the accident. An unconfirmed rumor was to the effect that one of the tugs guiding the vessel, had its hawser cast off too soon. The first ones to notice the plight of the passengers were employes of a provision company.

They put out In a steam launch and picked up three bodies and three persons who had ben knocked un conscious. An emergency call was sent to the police department and caused every hospital in tile city to rush ambulances. Fire Chief Clancy and hClcf of Police Janssen ordered every available man under their commands to assist In the work of rescue. Firehoats were called Into service to transport the bodies to the shore as they were dug from the wreckage by the firemen. The identified dead are: Cecil Neil.

19, Billings, Oklahoma. Kva Eatman, 21, Chicago. Blanche Bopper, Chicago. One unidentified woman, whose body lies at the morgue, wore a signet ring with the initials M. Another woman victim wore a ring with the name "Alia" engraved.

Fannie Jones, a student at a university In Chicago who was on her way to her home in Coleman, Texas, was taken to the hospital suffering from broken legs and Internal injuries. Captain Moody, who was on the bridge at the time of the accident, narrowly cs caned death. "The current was too strong for the tugs." said Captain Moody. Six inches more of leeway wotdd have saved the vessel. The impact with the dock tore ajray the underpinning holding the tank.

The Christopher Columbus will be out of commission the rest of the season as it will require three nionthc to repair the damage." It was In 1893 that the Christopher Columbus made her Initial appearance in fresh water. She was built originally for sight seeing trips in connection with the Chicago World's Fair. U-Boats Cannot Force England to Compulsory Rationing, Says Rhondda LONDON. June JO. "While we should not be too optimistic regarding the food situation, for we cannot tell what the morrow will bring forth, there is no fear at present that the Germans will force England to adopt compulsory rationing because of their submarine campaign," said Baron Rhonda, food controller, to the American correspondent today.

Haron Rhondda added that the voluntary rationing system was working admirably and the crops of the country were doing well. a After Trade Commission and Defense Council Agree on Cut, War Secretary Says Price Fixed Is Exorbitant Reductions Scheduled to Go Into Effect Today; 4 400 Operators Had Agreed to Maximum of $3 a Ton (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 30. Secretary Baker, as president pf the council of national defense, repudiated tonight an agreement fixing a tentative price of J3 a ton for bltuiflous coal fixed here Thursday at ft conference betwen coal dealers. Secretary Xa.no, a member of the defense member of the council'! coal production commute end the' federal trade commute, -v Neither; the couiictt -hor Its commission-era, Secretary said In a letter to W. 8.

Clifford, of the council, has power to fix prices. I iu that the price of $3 at the mines suggested for bituminous coal is "'exorbitant, unjust and oppressive." Secretary Daniels, another member of the council, earlier in the day, said the agreement would in no "way affect coal purchases for Jthc navy. The navy, he said, will continue to buy from the mines at 2.33 a ton, leaving a price to be determined after the fedoral trade commission has ascertained production costs. In his Setter to Mr. Clifford, Mr.

Baker asserted that he bejieved no member of the defense council disagrees with him as to the limitations on the powers of the council and its committees and as to the effect of the action taten. The fact that the conferences were attended by mem-berg of the council and of the trade commission, he declared, gave no legality tt the agreement. The price fixing agreement was reach ed after 400 operators called here by the coal production committee had adopted resolutions authorizing their committees to give assent to such maximum bituminous prices as might be named by the secretary of the interior, the federal trade commission and the coal committee. Some operators had expressed a fear that they might be prosecuted under the anti-trust laws if they entered Into an agreement among themselves to lower prices. The resolution was reported by Trade Commissioner Fort from a special committee.

In presenting It for adoption Mr. Fort declared he believed it was entirely safe for the conference to adopt, and that any responsibility as to the legality of fixing pricea was put on the government and not on, the operators under the terms of the resolution. An official announcement made through the public information committee said In the final conference cost prices and other confidential information was laid on the table and the government Uvea, acting as judges, decided what would be the Highest prices paid at the mines, the prices to go into effect July 1 and to remain In effect until Investigations are made and other prices arranged. Mr. Baker's action caused much sur prise among those officials who consider- ed that the government had accomplished a notable achievement in Inducing the coal operators to agree to a price far below that now effective.

Secretary Lane, a central figure in the conference, and other officials declined comment, but it was pointed out that Secretary Baker spoke only in his capacity as head of the defense council and that he did not attetfipt to repudiate the approval given the operators' new prl'-e scale by thfi Interior department and federal trade commission officials. 12,000 Apply for Second Officers' Training Camp in San Francisco, Aug. 27 SAX FRANCISCO, June 30. Twelve thousand applications for admission to the second reserve officers' training camp which is to be held at the Pre- mlAin lt.M tioDinnlnif AllpllKt 57. hllVP I been received, according to Major S.

i i ha applications. The second camp will be limited to a of of an be 28 Reed Bill Effective Since Midnight Last Night; U.S. Officials Now Will Be on Trail of Bootleggers Citizen Who Brings Private Bottte Into Tucson May Draw Six Months in Jail and a Fine of $1,000.00 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 30 Twenty three states will bo "bone dry" after midnight tonight, the" effective hour Of the Reed amendment prohibiting shipment of liquor Into any territory where its manufacture! or sale is Eleven other states are partly affected by the legislation. The laws bars from prohibition areas, whethor states or all mail matter Containing advertisements or solicitations for orders for intoxicants, provision designed to aid In enforcing the antl-shlpmont feature by suppressing the activities of mail order houses In dry territory. Justice and postoffice dopartment officials have made eenslvo preparations for enforcement of the statute.

Ethyl alcohol Is regarded by the federal government as an Intoxicating liquor within the meaning of the act, but methyl, wood aro nl so resard- ed. No ruling has been made regarding tho status of patent medicines containing alcohol-and that question may bo among the first to bo passed on by tint courts. The language of the antl-shlpment section is comprehensive, Imposing a fina of 1,000 and Imprisonment for six months, or both, on any person who shall "ordr, purchase or cause Intoxicating liquors to be transported in Interslate coinmcrro except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or mechanical, purposes into any state or territory the laws of which state or territory prohibit the manufacture or sale therein of Intoxicating liquors Tor beverage purposes." The same penalties are prescribed for violators of the anti-advertising section. For a second offense In either rase the penalty is made bne year's Imprisonment. The post office dopartment, in promul-gamating the order for enforcement the anti-advertising section, names tho following states as wholly affected by the act: AltOiatjjii," Arisona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mai no, Mississippi, Nebi-Hka, North Carolina, NoT-th Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhodo Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

Tho following are affected at future dates: Alaska, January 1, 1918; Indiana, April 3, 1918; Michigan, April 30, 1918; Montana, Dccemler 31, 1918, and Utah, August 1. 1917. Germans Now Forced To Melt Church Bells To Make Cannon Balls BRITISH HEADQUARTKR i IN FRANCE, June 3fl. Bomo interesting items of Gcfinan news have been Rleaned within the past few days from letters fomid in raided dugouts. One of them, written from Wclcfeld, Prussia, June 6, tell of an explosion In a munitions factory at Detmnld and continues: "It was terribly sad.

On Sunday SO victims already had been buried. One woman, who has lost four sons tlie field, has now lost her Hire daughters In the explosion. It Is strange thst tho Westphallan newspapets give no report of the accident." Another letter wrltter at Erfurt, Prus sian Saxony. May 28 says: "The churt-h bells have pealed a fare-welt. This week all or them will tie taken away to be helled down and turned Into shell-.

No eye remained dry when the putor mentioned that Instead of ringing out tidings of an early prare they must now cause death and destruction. ance given sugar refiners; extension to parcel post packages of a tax of one cent for each 25 cents paid for express transportation; elimination of house taxes on consumers electric light, power and gat bills, all insurance, Jewelry, club dues, tires and tubes, musical Instruments, motion picture films and chewing gum. I. W. W.

Strike Called In Globe-Miami Mines For 3 O'clock Today GU)BE, June 30. 'Following the re- Ui3al of the three big copper coinpa-nios in the Globeftliami ditsrict to ac cede to their demands, the Globe and Miami branches of the 'Metal Mine Workers' Industrial Union tonight issued an order to all members of this organization to quit work at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Representatives of the'Metal Mine Workers asserted tonight that the strike call issued wil laffect all Industrial Workers of the World employed in allied crafts about the mines, in addition to several thousand miners. Each member is bolng officially notified of the result of the strike vote as he comes off shift at 11 o'clock tonight. The demands of the Metal Mine Workers are identical to the demands which have been made in IBisbee and Butte, and are far more drastic than the demands of the International Union of l.Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, which were also rejected by the companies.

Douglas Miners Refuse To Call Sympathy Strike DOUGLAS, June 30. Attempts of the strikers in Bisbee to organize a sympathetic strike i nthe two smelters here railed today. Eight organizers came here, spent the afternoon and then became discouraaged apparently, as they did not attempt to hold a meet ing which had been advertised lor to night, but returned to Bisbee. Their discouragement was due in a large measure, it is said, to a proclamation issued in 'English and Spanish by iW. M.

Adamson, mayor-of Douglas, in which he declared the operation of mines and smelters to be a national necessity, and efforts to prevent peaceful operations an act of treason. German Held in El Paso; Was Too Near Army Post EL. TASO, Texas, June 30. Ben Ring er, a German who has been manager of the Post Exchange of a United States infantry regiment at Camp Newton D. Baker, was arrested and Interned in the Fort Bliss stockade late today by United States Deputy Marshal Jere Du Bose.

Ringer, who had applied for citizenship papers, was charged with violating the president's proclamation by residing within a half mile of an army post. 1100 men, and all applications must be filed by July 15..