The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . n for the fray, war activities hadbeen buzzing at home. Great taxationmeasures, including increased income tax-ation, levy on surplus profits, and a threecent postage rate had been passed by con-gress. An industries board, composed ofthe leading men in their particular lines ofmanufacture, had been formed to super-vise expenditures and the rushing of warwork. A national council of defense withauxiliaries in every state, was formed togiiard the welfare of the nation at interallied war council was fonned,
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . n for the fray, war activities hadbeen buzzing at home. Great taxationmeasures, including increased income tax-ation, levy on surplus profits, and a threecent postage rate had been passed by con-gress. An industries board, composed ofthe leading men in their particular lines ofmanufacture, had been formed to super-vise expenditures and the rushing of warwork. A national council of defense withauxiliaries in every state, was formed togiiard the welfare of the nation at interallied war council was fonned,which was to discuss the problems of war-fare, and to this council Col. E. M. Housewas sent as the American representative. In its effort to arrive at the cause of de-lay in airplane and gun manufacture, thesenate began an exhaustive inquiry into thework and expenditures of the militarybranches of the government controllingthese activities. War had been declared on Austria,though citizens of that country in the Unit-ed States never have been declared alien HISTORY OF THE WAR 167.
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