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Last week French and Belgian poilus sloped arms and marched off with the first flush of dawn from several important points. The inhabitants, finding alien troops conspicuous by their absence, grew wildly jubilant. Many steins of beer were consumed in celebration...
...Beer, according to a bill before the Reichstag, is of three strengths: "Simple" (6.5% alcoholic), "full" (11 to 14%), "reinforced" (16% or more). If the bill passes, only these categories of beer will be sold in Germany...
...were insisting on pari passu treatment with the U. S. in the matter of War debt payments, and if France and Italy had not defied Britain's contention that they should not make separate settlements with the U. S. Lieut.-Col. Walker Guinness (son of the stout and beer manufacturer, Lord Iveagh), Financial Secretary of the Treasury, replied: "The gallant gentleman is under a misapprehension...
...doubtful beginning was made by a Reichstag committee which refused to sanction an increase in beer and tobacco taxes...
...loan proceeds to aid Germany's payments; and that eventually these payments will reach a minimum of $625,000,000 a year. The budget for 1925-26 shows an estimated deficit of $34,000,000, but this is expected to be remedied by increased taxation of beer and tobacco. Inter-State financial arrangements come in for criticism. Under the present system, 90% of the income and corporation taxes collected by the Reich are transferred to the German States. The Experts recommended a reduction of this percentage but nothing has been done concerning it. Lastly, he laments that, since stabilization...