Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 59, Number 16, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 December 1916 — Page 2

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WEEKLY COURIER Dili BARS PEACE MRS. ARTHUR M. DODGE ADVANCE AT VERDUN EARL CURZON Indiana BEN ED. DOANE, Publisher I Breviti JASPER INDIANA i PASSES RESOLUTION AGAINST ACCEPTING GERMANY'S PROPOSAL TO END WAR. PARIS REPORTS CAPTURE OF 9.250 GERMANS NORTH OF FORT DOUAUMONT. The new dimes will buy uböut as much as the old nickels used to. DRAFTS STATEWIDE DRY BILL

What Germany's submarine freight line neGds is more Captain Kocnigs.

They may have painless surgery, but they have not yet discovered the costless brand. The cost of living may be high, but it puts no curb upon extravagance and the enjoyment of life. That silent treatment would benefit many more of the ills of the world than mere tuberculosis. The first chauffeurs were bandits and some of the chauffeurs of today are of the same kidney. Picketing must be a popular pastime in San Francisco if they need a charter amendment to prohibit it Women are wearing more and costlier clothing, according to a department report, but not at one time. A woman aviator is said by her manager to be utterly fearless, but what could you expect her manager to say? This weather goes hard on the indigent motorist whose machine is in the last stages of gasoline consumption. Candy has gone up so high that the frugal youth may now content himself by sending his inamorata a jug of molasses. Being a divorced woman by occupation would appear to be a career profitable in direct ratio to the amount of the alimony. We suppose the egg trust will not be satisfied until humanity shall take oT Its hat whenever it stands in the presence of a hen. The price of undertakers' hardware has gone up on account of the war. But that isn't the kind of hardware they use in the trenches. Poetry Is said to be becoming Increasingly popular, which is something else for those who believe in people working for a living to view with alarm. Nothing enlivens a town like a swarm of college boys, with caps and canes and ribbons. Under the circumstances, who objects to a few "rah, rahs?" The fate of the star aviators of both sides In the war shows that the wage of success is doath. The only prospect which fame holds out to them Is a brilliant doom. When four young girls earn $2,400 from the products of two acres of a garden, ih high cost of keeping alive is soflenl so the thud Is scarcely aud- , ihle fr them. Americans refuse to buy our shins because our shirtmakcrs Insist in putting goods In the sleeves that 'light to be added to the tails. Why not make It a Pan-American protest? Sawdust alcohol may prove good fuel for automobiles, as the chemists claim, but safety would require in some instances that the tanks be closed so the chauffeurs couldn't draw any of it off. A prominent cartoonist has drawn a scries of pictures to demonstrate that an absei. t-mlnded man should not get married. It has always been our lmpression that most married men prefev o be absent-minded. ! 1 Although the Venus do Mllo figure Is now becoming fashionable. It will be seme lime before the Venus de Milo foot will be widely copied and the greater the pity! . A perfectly healthy woman can In ten minutes' conversation with n doctor convince herself that she is aflllctod with 15 ailments any ten of which .are necessarily fatal. I The girl who chooses a career that falls to Include baby carriages, bibs tnd things will land at the gates of eternity with the consciousness that she has missed something. At the current ratio of progress it will not be many months until black diamonds take the place of the cheaper and more common, garden variety of jewelry store diamonds for personal wear. 1 "Ifineh whale carries about a half ton of whalebones about him." There Is no great demand now for whalebone, which Is no longer used for corsets and umbrella ribs, but the whales still have use for It Auto racers who keep up the pace after darkness falls should make provision in advance for the support of their families. As Cuba's potash deposits have isirned out to he valueless, her independence will not be called in question for the present. v The news that the mints are busy untieing cents doesn't cheer the man who has been getting tired doing business for a year und hasn't made n cent

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Considers Lasting Peace WIN Be Possible Only After a Decisive Victory Over Military Power of the Enemy Allies to Answer Note. London, Dec. 18. A dispatch to Reuters Telegaph company from Petrograd says: "The duma has unanimously passed a resolution against the acceptance of the German peace proposals after a spirited speech by the minister of foreign affairs." Stand Taken by Duma. The text of the resolution as received here follows: "The duma, having heard the statement by the minister of foreign affairs, unanimously favors a categorical refusal by the allied governments to enter, under present conditions, into any peace negotiations whatever. "It considers that the German proposals are nothing more than fresh proof of the weakness of the enemy and a hypocritical act from which the enemy expects no real success, but by which it seeks to throw upon others the responsibility for the war and for what happened during it and to exculpate itself before public opinion in Germany. Danger of Another War. "The duma considers that a premature peace would be not only a brief period of calm but would involve the danger of another bloody war and a renewal of the deplorable sacrifices by the people. It considers that a lasting peace will be possible only after a decisive victory over the military power of the enemy and after definite renunciation by Germany of the aspiration which makes hv responsible for the world war and for the horrors by which it has been accompanied." Plan to Reply to Note. London, Dec. 18. Public opinion, as represented by the British press, is largely occupied in discussing the brief expression made by Andrew Bonar Law, the government leader in the house of commons, that the British government's policy still was based on "adequate reparation for the past and security for the future." It is noticeable that several Influential newspapers take the view that this leaves the way open for a policy of not summarily refusing to consider the proposal and for an enunciation of the essential alms and objects for which the entente allies are contending. The Manchester Guardian, reflecting provincial sentiment, and the Westminster Gazette are among the newspapers taking this view. Refusal If in Offensive Form. The Westminster Gazette says if the German proposal takes an offensive form and appears as If demanded by conquerors from the vanquished the only reply to the insult would be contemptuous silence and continues: "But If It is sincere we should desire to answer with a reasonable explanation of why our principal alms cannot be compromised and what kind of European system we think necessary to secure the future." Germans Demand. Rights. Berlin. Dec. IS. The national liberal faction In tin relchstag, which attempted unsuccessfully to debate the chancellor's peace overtures, has addressed a communication to him protesting against what it terms the complete elimination of the people as represented by the reichstag In deciding both Polish independence and peace matters. The communication complains that the reichstag was only informed of the steps taken in both cases after they had been completed acts, without giving the people's representatives an opportunity either to consult, co-operate or protest. The protestants conclude that Germany's peace terms must now be settled definitely, since the overtures declare that the four central powers' governments will make proposals, leading, in their conviction, to a lasting peace. They point out that If these proposals should be accepted, the German people would be In a position of receiving a peace In which they had had no word, and demand imperatively that the relchstag be accorded its right to share in deciding all questions concerning conditions after the war. Demand People Be Recognized. The chancellor Is reminded that he has repeatedly called attention to the "moral greatness, un exempli fled sacrifice and wonderful spirit of the German people," and the protestants Insist that such a people must have the right in future to express their views through the reichstag. The communication declares that, on the occasion of a situation so far reaching in its consequences as the present and no which the whole future of the fatherland depends, there must be a relation of confidence between the people and the government which has been lacking in the past. England Asks Pay. London, Dec. 15. Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, said In the house of commons that no proposals for peace had yet beeu received by the British government from the central powers. He added that the entente allies required adequate reparation for the past and adequate security for the future. Premier Warns France. Pari, Dec. 14. Premier Brland dux-

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Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, well known in New York society, was re-elected president of the National Anti-Suffrage association at its recent convention in Washington. ing last night's session of the chamber of deputies delivered a speech on the German imperial chancellor's peace proposal, in which he warned the country to beware of France's enemies. He added that Prance would not do less in the premises than the other members of the allied conference. The chamber passed a vote of confidence in the new government, 314 to 165. "I have the duty to place my country on guard against possible poisoning," said M. Briand, amid applause. "When a country arms itself to the teeth, when it seizes men everywhere in violation of the laws of nations and enforces labor upon them, I should be guilty if I did not cry out to my country, 'Look out; take care. "Blood on Their Hands." "I have the right, in the first place, to say to our enemies for the hundredth time, 'The blood is on your hands, not upon ours.' Not that 1 doubt the clear-sightedness my country, but in the face of these attempts to spread dissension among the allies I exclaim, The French republic will not do less than the convention " WILSON FORWARDS GERMAN PEACE NOTE TO THE ALU ES President Decides to Make No Recom mendation Decision Arrived at After Cabinet Meeting. Washington, Dec. 18. President Wilson's decision to forward the central powers' peace notes to the entente allies without any mediation offer by the American government was made after a prolonged cabinet meeting. The notes received from Germany, Austria and Turkey were meant to be identical, but the translations received here differed slightly in wording, and an effort was made to harmonize them. Some officials suggested that the American representatives in each of the central allies' capitals should be requested to transmit the documents direct to American diplomats in the entente countries. The president has not determined whether any action in behalf of peace will be taken later by the United States on its own account, but is holding himself in readiness to serve in any way possible toward bringing the warring nations together. In other quarters than the White House It was learned Unit some word Indicating the official attitude of the entente allies toward the peace proposal Is being awaited with the deepest Interest. American diplomacy in the various questions relating to the war may be said to have stopped short, temporarily, with the announcement of the Teutonic offer to talk peace. SUICIDE MARKS GRAFT PROBE Davenport Realty Man Pens Note Implicating Two Aldermen and Then Ends Life. Davenport, la., Dec. 15. Oscar L. Susemlhl, a wealthy real estate man who a monf'i ago is alleged to have offered two members of the Davenport city council $250 each if they would swing a deal whereby the city would purchase an old vinegar works building on which he had an option for a city toolhouse, committed suicide by shooting himself through Uie heart while In his ofilce. He left a note Implicating Akterinen J. C. Proestler and William Moeller, saying they were to receive a "split." A committee appointed by Mayor Berwald to investigate the scandal was in session during the entire day. Beakes Loses Contest. Lansing. Mich., Dec. 15. Representative Samuel Beakes, a Democrat, lost his fight to obtain, as the result of alleged errors, a certificate of election over his Republican opponent, Mark U. Bacon. Three Die in Michigan Mine. Marquette. Mich.. Dec. 15. An elevator bucket plunged 70 feet to the bottom of the shaft In the Holme mine at Ishpeming, killing three of Its occupants.

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General Nivelle Delivers First Stroke Against Kaiser's Forces Since His Appointment to Supreme Command Troops Advance in Waves. London, Dec 16. General Nivelle, France's man of action, has delivered his first stroke against the central powers since his appointment to supreme command. Dispatches from the Paris war office report an energetic offensive on the Verdun front, with impressive results. Berlin admits that in the new offensive the French have gained advantage on both sides of the lliver Meuse. Berlin Admits Losses. Berlin, Dec. 1G, by wireless. French attacks delivered on the east bank of the Pleuse in the Verdun region resulted in a gain of ground for them toward Louvremont and Hardaumont, the war office announced in a supplementary statement. British Open Drive in WesL Berlin, Dec. IS (via Sayville) . A sudden revival of the British "big push" on the western front was indicated by the German war office statement. The war office issued the following statement covering the fighting on the west front: "Near Hannecamps, north of the Ancre, English detachments, protected by strong fire, tried to enter our trenches. They were sanguinarily repulsed. "On the east bank of the Meuse the French continued their attack. After a violent struggle Besonvaux and the wood west of the village remained in their hands. Their thrusts continued farther northward, but broke down before our positions on the ridge north of the village of Besonvaux." 9,250 Germans Captured. Paris, Dec. IS. Every foot of the 12 square miles of territory north of Verdun won by the French in their brilliant stroke of Friday has been maintained. Two hundred and fifty officers and 9,000 men were made prisoner, according to the statement issued by the war office. On the right bank of the Meuse the French obtained two more successes today. The village of Besonvaux suffered the fate of its fortifications, which were seized yesterday. And in Besonvaux:, tiie French lines were advanced substantially. Eighty-one guns were captured by the French. Counter-Attack Fails. The Germans made a desperate assault against the French positions on Cote du Poivre (Pepper hill), between Vaucherauville and Louvemont. Gen. Nivelle stopped the attack with a machine gun barrage fire. The Germans are now back very close to . the line from which they started their present offensive in February 6t this year. The territory which it took the crown prince eight months to conquer has been recovered by General Nivelle in two short, sharp thrusts one last summer, extending over three days, and the second yesterday, of less than 24 hours duration. The Verdun front today is virtually what it was on February 25. POISON KILLS 3 CONVICTS Prisoners at Joliet Penitentiary Extracted Wood Alcohol From Products Used in Shops. Joliet, 111., Dec. IS. Warden n'ichael Zimmer of the Joliet penitentiary said the six conVicts who survived the wood alcohol debauch on Saturday, which killed four men would recover. It was thought three probably would die, but drastic measures have counteracted the poison. Prison "moonshining," by which convicts extract alcohol Ky strange chemical processes from drugs and products used in the shop" behind the walls, enabled the men to obtain the alcohol from a shellac mixture. They believed the poison to be grain alcohol and drank it in an effort to forget the bitterness of prison life In the false joys of inebriety. The dead : Alexander Archer, Iroquoise count', fifth term for robbery; Martin Harris, Cook county, serving two years for a serious offense; Edward Willlaras, Cook county, serving fifth term for robbery; Frank Dawson, Grandy county, one to fourteen years for robbery. GREECE GRANTS ALL DEMANDS Athens Dispatch Says Constantine Will Withdraw Troops From Thessaly. London, Dec. 10. The Greek government has accepted the ultimatum presented by the entente allies, says a dispatch from Athens to the Central News agency. Athens (via London), Dec. 1G.- The demands of the entente allies presented to the Greek government were In the nature of an ultimatum. All Greek troops are to be withdrawn from Thessaly, according to the demands, and only a certain number of soldiers are to be concentrated in Poloponnesus. The demands for reparation for the events of December 1 and 2, when fighting took place between entente lauding forces und Greek troors, are to be forl mulateü luter.

New photograph of Earl Curzon, who is lord president of the council and a member of the war cabinet constituted by Lloyd-George. "NOTHING IN LAW," WOMEN ARE TOLD BY DARROW Declares in Address at Chicago That Courts Are Boxing Rings With Poor Man Loser. Chicago, Dec. IS. Pretty lawyeresses by the score met in the rooms of the Brownleigh club to hear Clarence Darrow encourage them in their chosen profession, but when he got" through with them they were a much discouraged lot. The occasion was the monthly dinner of the Woman's Law league. "There is nothing in the law," said Mr. Darrow, to begin with. And then he proceeded to tell them what they could not do. "You can't be shining lights at the bar," he said, "because you are too kind. "You can never be corporation lawyers because you are not cold-bloodod. You have not a high grade of intellect. "You can never expect to get the fees that men get I doubt if yon eyer make a living at the work you have chosen. "The courts today are like boxing rings where dwarfs are pitted against giants and the judges referee the game. ' "If a poor man gets sick and has to have an operation the best surgeon in the city will perform it free of charge. But if the poor man is charged with murder you can't get a decent lawyer to defend him free of charge. Make that your field." U. S. SUBMARINE IS WRECKED Twenty-Six Sailors Rescued From the H-3 Near Humboldt Bay, Cal, Goes Aground in Fog. Eureka, Ca., Dec. 15. Fi; of the crew of the United States submarine H-3, which had been pounding in the surf north of here since dawn Thursday, with 2G men Imprisoned in it, were brought ashore on a breeches buoy. A short time after the remaining 21, including the two oflicers, were rescued by the same means. ' In a dense fog the H-8 struck a sand spit 300 yards off shore, just outside the entrance to Humboldt bay, while cruising down the coast from Puget sound on its way to the Mare Island navy yard in San Francisco bay. It was accompanied by the U. S. S. Cheyenne and the submarines H-l and H-2. Officers of the Cheyenne said they believed that the accident was caused by the engines of the H-3 becoming disabled. The H-3, built In 1913, is commanded by Lieut. H. B. Bogusch, with Lieut. E. F. Zemke as second officer. BLASTS WRECK IRON PLANT Llewellyn Works at Los Angeles Burn and the Police Scent Bomb Conspiracy. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. IS. Fire nearly wiped out the plant of the Llewellyn Iron works, causing damage estimated at more than $000,000. Several explosions were reported to have occurred, and the police were Investigating to determine if they were incidental to the fire or if the plant had been dynamited. Robert Lacy, mechanic at the plant, reported that two explosions had occurred, followed by flames. The fire si read to the Lacy Iron works across the street, but was brought under control. SENATE HONORS SAULSBURY Delaware Man Is Elected President Pro Tern, of the Upper Branch of Congress. Washington, Dec. 15. Senator Wlilard Saulsbury (Dem.) of Delaware was elected president pro tempore of the senate, receiving 41 votes to 22 for Senator Gallinger (Rep.) and 5 for Cenator Clapp of Minnesota, the ein.

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Senator Dorrell's Measure Would Exclude All Intoxicating Liquors and Specifically Names Alcohol, Whisky, Wine and Beer. Indianapolis. The bill to establish state-wide prohibition has been drafted and will be introduced on the first roll call day of the Indiana 1917 legislature. Senator Dorrell, representing Brown, Johnson and Monroe counties, outlined the provisions of the bill, which will exclude all intoxicating liquors and will specifically name alcohol, whisky, brandy, gin, rum, wine, beer or "any spirituous, vinous, fermented or malt liquor or liquid containing intoxicating properties capable of being used as a beverage, whether medical or not, and all liquids whether proprietary or patented, which contain alcohol." In a word, alcohol is to be banned iu all forms for sale, purchose or to be furnished or disposed of in any manner except for medicinal, mechanical or sacramental purposes. It is also made unlawful to advertise in any way any intoxicating beverages.

Indianapolis. The public service commission reorganized with Thomas J. Duncan as chairman ; Joseph O'Reilley as secretary and Charles J. Stewart as chief clerk. The voting for officers was unanimous. Chairman Duncan, in announcing the review for reports from railroads and coal mines in the state, said there was every indication that the situation is greatly relieved and prospects for averting a coal famine are a "great deal better." The Clinton Electric Light and Power company petitioned the public service commission for authority to construct a transmission line to Dana to supply electricity at six to eleven cents per kilowatt hour for lighting and as low at 2 cents for power. Indianapolis. After many weeks delay awaiting new equipment, Field hospital No. 2, Indiana National Guard, comprised of five oflicers and 35 enlisted men, left for Llano Grande, Tex. The hospital corps was recruited by Maj. A. G. Chittick and is made up of men from Frankfort, Noblesvllle and Upland. Col. Aubrey L. Kuhlman, commanding the Third Indiana regiment, has received a letter of appreciation from Brigadier General Lewis, stationed at Llano Grande, who declared that the Third Indiana made an excellent record on the border. Elkhart. Announcement of the appointment of Wilson Roose of this city as a member of the state board of bank examiners has stirred' up a veritable hornet's nest In. Elkhart county and city Republican circles. Local party leaders declare they have been "double-crossed." Mr. Roose was one of the foremost workers in the Progressive ranks when the new party was organized in this county and G. 0. P. leaders maintain he had no connection with the Republican organization during the last campaign. Cicero. The new Christian church was dedicated Sunday. It has just been completed at a cost of $10,000, by B. (). UulTord & Son, contractors, of Shirley, and Is of brick veneer, with Bedford stone trimmings. The chilrch has a seating capacity of about 875, with classrooms, robing room, choir loft and baptistry, In addition to the auditorium and a basement under the entire building. Rev. E. P. Couch of Cicero is the pastor. Bloomlngton. Stoutly declaring his innocence, Guy Reeves of Indianapolis, representative of the American Cast Iron and Pipe company, is out on bond, following his Indictment on a charge of obtaining $2,075, graft money from the Monroe county council. The charge is the outgrowth of a contract for supplying plans and materials for the proposed $75,000 enlargement of the Bloomington water works. Seymour. The dryhouse of the Whltewood Products company of Crothersville was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin. The factory manufactures wood novelties. For a while the entire factory was threatened. The loss was about $1,"200. Anderson. The heavy pull of factories using natural gas Is blamed for the threatened shortage In several cities in central Indiana. Tipton, Anderson and Noblesvllle already have suffered. Evnnsville. Transportation and wire service In tills corner of Indiana were paralyzed when a blinding blizzard and zero weather came out of the West. Indianapolis. Governor Ralston, It Is announced, will join Edwin Gates and Qulncy Myers In a law firm after he leaves the governor's chair. Vincennes. Floyd Duckworth, twenty, was killed when run over by an electric-driven car In the Indiana Creek Coal company mine. New Albany. Charles Miller, thirty, of Louisville, fell from a Southern train on which he was stealing a ride here, and suffered such severe injuries he may die. Hammond. Omaha Burse, fourteen, a Mexican Indian, was convicted here of second-degree murder for killing Richard Calveron, colored, of Chicago, at Gary, September 19. Oaktown. The new building of the Holmes Christian church on Grays ridge, seven miles west of town, was dedicated by the congregation, Sunday. Rev. A. M. Ewlng of Frankfort had charge o the services.