Congress Shuns Tax Revenue Bill Before Election
Lawmakers avoid taking responsibility on a revenue tax measure ahead of elections. Members, including Frankly, denounce the action and push to delay the bill until after securing their seats.
27 May 1918
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1918
Page
1
Lawmakers avoid taking responsibility on a revenue tax measure ahead of elections. Members, including Frankly, denounce the action and push to delay the bill until after securing their seats.
An update notes another week passes without a German offensive in Flanders and Picardy as Allied plans and preparations for a counter thrust continue.
Treasury Secretary McAdoo presses Congress to pass a war revenue measure before adjournment. He argues taxes now are needed for war expenses while politicians fear the election impact. Some backers warn postponement could ease tax collection readiness into next fiscal year and affect big interests.
German efforts to disarm Polish troops in Ukraine and Minsk government sparked fierce resistance. The second Polish corps under General Makovitzky near Kaneff refused to surrender within 24 hours, Germany apologized for a misunderstanding, then attacked, capturing a village. The Poles countered a force of 15,000 Germans, sustaining heavy losses on both sides.
The Denver desk reports for New Mexico that Monday and Tuesday will be generally fair with local showers in the northern portion and cooler temperatures on Monday.
A brief weather update shows yesterday’s maximum temperature around degrees and a minimum near 39. Winds were light with partly cloudy skies and no precipitation reported in the 24 hour period ending at 6.00 yesterday.
Paris May 26 The war office reports a sharp artillery duel southeast of Amiens around Hangard Wood and Arve. German raids in the Druvillers Sorel sector between Montdidier and Lassigny failed, as did attempts in Champagne and the Vosges. French patrols brought in prisoners, notably near the Ailette.
British raiding parties captured fourteen prisoners and two machine guns in daylight and fifteen prisoners plus a machine gun at night near Pucquoy Hebuterne and Nouve-Vitasse. Artillery activity increased east and northeast of Amiens and along Lys salient areas, with shelling in Villers-Bretonneux wood and Meterne.
Federal charges allege Merrie & Co and Wilson & Co sold thousands of pounds of unfit meat and spoiled chickens to Camp Travis Texas last December. Investigations trace offenses to the big packers amid food administration reports. indictments had been issued previously under federal food law.
A German official telegram reports heavy American losses west of Montdidier as American patrols advanced. One patrol was completely cut up by German fire and others were repulsed by counterattack, in yesterday’s operations.
A royal train bearing Austrian royalty was stoned in transit from Sofia to Vienna. Glass shattered by rocks injured several members of the entourage as guards and bystanders watched.
In Phoenix on May 26, police and U S marshals rounded up slackers lacking draft cards after 2 a m. About 2,000 by then were in custody with 35 remaining in question. Most detainees were released or vouched, and four of the 35 held are not Mexican.
New York on May 28 the federal committee urged a two pound weekly limit on meats per person to free exports of sugar and wheat for allies and American troops. The plea appeals through churches as food exports rise and public effort is urged.
Navy recounts daring rescue of 34 survivors from the Florence H munition ship fire in French waters. Lieutenant Haislip steered into exploding wreckage to guide small boats and rescuers. Gunner’s Mate F M Upton and Ship’s Cook J W Covington receive consideration for honors as crews are praised for swift action.
May 26. Marshal von Hindenburg chief of the German staff is said to be in a Strassburg hospital with typhoid fever. Reports claim death rumors are false though his condition is critical and typhoid fears may spread among the German army.
Director General McAdoo announces general pay raises for nearly two million railroad employees effective next Saturday and retroactive to January 1. The package includes a minimum 55 cents per hour for shop trades and equal pay for women and black workers. hours are not reduced and overtime is pro rated, with a new wage board to resolve disparities across different locales and job types.
Washington reports a US patrol of an officer and twenty men in Lorraine drove back an enemy patrol and inflicted casualties aided by machine gun fire. Saturday’s communique notes a silent raid in Picardy with enemy killed and prisoners taken.
American forces in the Mentdier region conducted a raid against enemy positions. With artillery support they entered trenches and killed six enemy soldiers and captured one.
The Associated Press reports four American aviators missing on the French front. Two were shot down behind German lines since April 12. No names or confirmations yet for a German claim of three planes down on the Lyne front from Wednesday.
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