Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 June 1918 — Page 2

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LEIGH PREFERS DEATH i TO SERVICE IN ARMY

Attempt At Suicide Due To Kan's Aversion To Serve His Country

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Rather than go to war, John Leigh, 25 years old, has made two unsuccessful attempts to end his own life. The latest attempt was made Saturday niglit by the man when he drank a large quantity of carbolic acid, in the alley between Fourth and Fifth streets on Walnut.

Ho was discovered by patrolmen before the acid had got in its deadly wort:, and the effort of Dr. John Hewitt la believed to have saved the man's life Leigh was taken to St. Anthony's .hospital and later was removed to jail, where he is confined at present. •(,

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-Prefers Daath to War.

Leigh, whose name was among the first to be called in the draft, expressed a horror of war and said he preferred to die rather than go to the front. About two months ago he left his wife And disappeared. A note was dellventl .Into the hands of the police, saying that he was included in the draft and chose to die rather than go to war, and that he was going to throw himself in the river. The note was found -in a trunk in his wife's room. After a search lasting several days the police concluded the man had carried ,out his threat and the draft board was notified.

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No Sympathy From Wife. After the man had been taken to police headquarters Saturday night his wife was called and kneeled over him as he lay in the yard in front of the city hall. She did not shed a single tear, but reproached her husband as the doctor was trying to force him to drink a poison antidote. When Leigh was loaded into the patrol wagon and taken to the hospital she still remained unemotional, and from her attitude it would appear that she waa much more patriotic than her husband and wanted him to go to war and do his bit instead of attempting a ciwardly evasion.

In the event of the recovery of Leigh he will be turned over to the draft board for army duty. This la the first attempt recorded in Vigo county of a man preferring to die rather than go to war.

ASKS AN INJUNCTION.

James Brunker, as administrator of the estate of Mary Fredericks, deceased, filed injunction proceedings in Superior Court Monday morning against William Ooff, asking that he be restrained from harvesting a crop of oat on a farm in Riley township belonging to the estate. Brunker states that the estate is In debt $5,000, and if crop for his own use the debtors wheat crop for his own use the debtors of the estate will be damaged.*'

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week and managed to keep his presence hidden from all except his wife. Saturday night he procured a bottle of carbolic acid and made the second attempt. It developed at that time that he had made a previous attempt, but had lost his nexve at the last mo. men.

SENTENCES APPROVED BY SECRETARY BAKER

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follows: Hyman Polkes, 15 years William J. Seiders, 20 years Joseph White, 15 years Anton Zsoldak, 10 years Julius Levinthal, 18 months Louis Silverman, 10 years Mayer Suitkind, 10 years Louis H. Blumental, 5 years Samuel Spire, 5 years Paul Bauer, 10 years William Charles Schwab, 20 year a, and Michael Ciupa, 10 yearn

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HEAT RECORD BSHATTERED

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river In an effort ..to keep cool but ail without avail. Dr. Cade's records show that the heat smash Sunday hovered over the central portion of the country and that even in the south the temperature was generally lower than throughout Indiana, Illinois and Missouri,

In Terre Haute it was 98. In IDvansville it was 100, and in Des Moines and Kansas City It was an even 100 with Omaha showing 104. New Orleans was only 92 and Tampa, Fla., only showed 93.

SHORT PANTS FOB MEN.

1STEW YORK, June 17.—The National Tailors' association has accepted models for the winter suit for the American gentleman. It shows trousers skin tight and short, not below the shoe tops. Vests are being eliminated and coats are cut skimpy. Of course there is no law compelling one to wear them.

OTHEE ARRESTS COMING.

WASHINGTON, June 17.—The capture of Jeremiah O'Leary, Irish American leader, under indictment in New York, in a mountain cabin in Oregon, will be followed soon by arrest of a number of Irish agitators in the United States on charges of

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SALVAGE CORPS SAVES MANY SUNKEN SHIPS

Four Hundred and Seven Torpedoed Vessels Are Recovered Since War Berlin.

LONDON, June 17.—From January, 1916, to the end of May, 1918, 407 ships sunk by the Germans In British waters have been salvaged according to details of the work of the admiralty salvage department made public today. Up to December of last year, 260 ships were recovered. In the present year to the end of May 147 have been salvaged the increase being due to improved methods and not to the greater activity of U-boats.

Among the difficulties encountered has been the emission of poisonous gases from the rotting cargoes of sunken ships, which sometimes have caused the loss of lives. One salvage was torpedoed while working on a wreck, while sometimes the work of weeks Is destroyed by the rough aea and weather.

Among the result* of the work was the raising of a large collier sunk in twelve fathoms of water and involving a dead lift of 3.500 tons. Another vessel was raised fifteen fathoms by the use of compressed air.

UKRAINIANS TO REVOLT

WASHINGTON, June .17.—A dispatch reaching the state department today from Stockholm quotes a report from Petrograd saying the whole of the Ukraine is on th* eve Jf a revolt against Germany.

CALL ALL DRAFT MEN. I WASHINGTON, June |7.—Unanimous approval of the house provisions authorizing the president to call all men of draft age who can be trained and equipped, was voted by the military sub-committee considering the appropriation bill today.

MRS. LOUISE BLGEMEt OTUSSE. Mrs. Louise Bleemel Krisi, widow of the late Henry D. Frlsz, died at 1:30 o'clock Monday morning at St. Anthony's hospital, following an operation. She is survived by one son, Ernest Frlss, her mother Mrs. Louise Bleemel, three sisters and two brothers. She was 47 years old. The funeral will fee held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning from St. Benedict's church.

OEORGK WESLEY DAVI Si George Wesley Davis, 28 years old, died at 12:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at St. Anthony hospital. The body was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Mattox, 1740 North Eighth street. The funeral will be Meld at 10 o'clock Tuesday, with burial at Highland Lawn cemetery.

RICHARD F"RA VK SAPHNGTOff. Richard Frank Sapplngton, 17 years old, died at 5 o'clock Sunday morning at the residence, eight miles south ot Terre Haute, on the Sullivan road. He Is survived by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Sapplngton five brothers and five sisters. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Quaker church.

MRS. BARBARA KNOWLTOK. Mts. Barbara Knowlton. 77 years eld, died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning at the residence, 623 South Thirteenth street. She is survived by two daughters, Jessie and Sue Knowlton. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence. The body will be taken for burial to Marahatl. I1L

MRS. ERNESTINE Gl'I,LH. Mrs. Ernestine Guile. 81 years ©M, died at 7 o'clock Sunday evening at the residence, 325 South Thirteenth street. She Is survived by three sons, Herman, Frank and Max. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence. Burial will b* la Highland Lawn cemetery.

ARTHIR SOTTACHS,

The body of Arthur Sottack, who Was crushed to death in a mine at Universal Saturday, was brought yesterday to the home of a sister, 125 Sycamore street. The funeral will be held today. Sottack was 37 years old. He is survived by a family in Universal.

GEORGE! WASHINGTON GREEN. George Washington Green, 37 years old, died at his residence, 2439 Third avenue, at 12 o'clock Monday. He is survived by the widow and other relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

MISS LESSIE SOMMtettVILLE. By Special Correspondent BRAZIL. Ind., June r5 -Miss Lessie Sommervllle died at ti home of her sister, Mrs. C. B. Eppert, at Coal Bluff, last evening of complications, aged 18 years. The deceased had worried ov5ri the war until she became afflicted with nervous prostration. The remains will be brought to this city tomorrow and the funeral will be held at the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon, interment Cottage Hill cemetery.

MAIXRINE GROSSE.

By Special Correspondent. BRAZIL, Ind., June 17.—Maurlne Grosse. little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swindle, died at the home at 721 North Depot street, at 5 o'clock last evening, of complications, aged 9 years. The deceased is the second child in the family to die In the past week, a thre* and a half year old brother dying last Monday. The funeral will be held at the residence Tuesday, interment Orpy Creek cemetery.

MRS. JOSEPHINE WEIDBJfBACKER. By Special Correspondent, BRAZIL. Ind., June 17.—Mrs. Josephine Weidenbacker died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. W. Gilmore, 820 North Forest avenue, last evening, of paralysis, ae:ed 83 years. Short services will be held at the residence Tuesday evening: and the remains will be shipped Wednesday morning to her former home at Goodland, Ind., for burial.

RISSELIi DAVIS.

Bv Special Correspondent. PARIS, 111., June 17.—Russell Davis, 67 years old, died yesterday at the county house following an illness of two years. He is survived by four brothers and sisters. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon at .Edgar cemetery. -O————

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AILIESTBROW TEUTONS BACK INNORTH ITALY

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Vienna claiming some local succ near Riva at the head of the lake. In two days of fighting Vienna claims the capture of 10,000 prisoners on the Piave and 6,000 In the mountain region. Fifty guns were taken along the river front. In their counter attacks, begun Saturday night, the Italians already have captured 8,000 of the enemy.

Efforts Fall Short.

The Austrian plan apparently waa to strike heavily on the north and on the east at the same moment in the hope that on one of the fronts large forces could be thrown on the Venetian plains between Bassano and Trevlso. Although carried out in great force and with heavy bombardments the Austrlans efTort seemingly has fallen short of its purpose of shattering the Italian front and rolling it back toward the Adlg*.

Situation la Reaeauringi

ROME, Sunday, June 16.—The situation on the Italian front in Its entirety sooms reassuring, says a semi-official note issued tonight. It la added that the great battle which broke out Saturday has but begun. Although having a strength of 60 divisions the enemy attacking forces have not succeeded in passing th^ j^alian advanced area at any point.

Austrian pressure continues very strong along the entire front. The enemy is .concentrating moat powerful and fierce attacks aside the Brenta and across the Piave and it is still possible for the fighting line to flow backward or forwards.

The enemy based his enterprise on various factors to assure him a victory, says the semi-official note. There was a relatively brief, but extremely violent artillery preparation, with a large number of gas shells. This bom bardment was for the purpose of de stroying the Italian front line and paralysing the Italian artillery. Then, under cover of an artificial smoke from bombs and smoke apparatus the enemy In open formation advanced to the attack. The enemy placed auch faith in this preparation that he fixed his objectives for the first day's fight more than 15 kilometres in advance and planned to descend from the mountain area and also reach the city of Trevlso from the Piave river.

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enemy's bombardment was frustrated by the formidable fire from the Italians, which destroyed llnea and shelters and made full hits on massed troops, as well aa drenched

South of Montello the army crossed the Piave with considerable forces, but is being gradually pushed toward the river by the Italian reaction.

On the*lower Piave the enemy passed between Cadelu and Benson loop In the region of Dona Di Piave. The enemy was Immediately checked and driven back by a counter attack to the bank of the river. One thousand, five hundred and forty-five prisoners, a colonel, two majors and forty-two other officers were made prisoner by the third army.

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struggle, which was to have been a great strike for the Austrians, which resulted in dismal failure.

London Is Confident.

LONDON, June 17.—The outcopie of the Austrian offensive Is viewed hopefully, even confidently by the newspapers here. This view is based on the staunch resistance of the allied defensive and the failure of the enemy to make anything like a big aucoess in his initial advance.

It is admitted that some days must pass before the results of fighting on mch a great scale can corretly be Judged, but the conviction Is firmly expressed In several quarters that it will end in failure for the enemy. "Failure," says the Daily News, on the first day of these attacks as conducted on the modern Gorman plan,:, has hitherto been fatal as in the case of Vlmy Ridge and in the present case the fact of failure can hardly be douht©a»"

PERSHING TILLS OF ATTACKS REPULSED

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IDA HARPER'S VISIT.

Mrs. Ida Husted Harper will speak at t£e First Congregational church on Tuesday evening at eight o'clock Instead of in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. When Mrs. Harper lived in Terre Haute many years ago, she was a member of the 'ongregatlonal church and it seemed fitting that she should give her talk, which will be very informal in nature, in the auditorium of her former church home.

Mrs. Harper's talk will be under ttm auspices of the Franchise league, and will be free and open to the public.

GEORGE HAYMAN OVER THERE.

Mrs. George A. Gagg Monday received word that her #n, George Hayman, lieutenant In tho artillery, had arrived safely In France. His brother, Morton F., preceded him by about six weeks. Morton is In the signal corps. ..

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