Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 109, Lebanon, Boone County, 2 February 1917 — Page 1

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J VOLUME 23. LEBANON, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. - , NO. 109.

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All Information as to Probable Cause United States Action is Withheld by Administration

Every Precaution Taken to Safeguard American Intt ests in (he Event of a Ilreak With (Icrmany Washington Calmly Fares the Crisis and Waits For Word From the President The Situation is Sti'I Very Serious

HY JOHN EDWIN XKVIX. the ImtrrtutUinnl rtrt ttr1ur. WASHINGTON, February 2."There is nothing that I can say now. I am not in a position to tell yet whether the ublic can be tak"n into the confidence of the government today or . not." That w Secretary of State I.an-; sing's reply at his conference today j with the newspaper reporters wiien asked for informstion as to this country's policy on the latest developments in the submarine situation. V-r. Lansing hud not seen President Wilson t ix lay. He was to see him at the regular cabinet meeting which was acheduled to be held at 2 o'clock tfc.s afternoon, fiut whether there would lie any statement forthcoming following the cubioet meeting was not known. President Wilson went to Virginia for his regular morning game of g ,lf wiih Dr. Grayson tUy. Wli-t. ho ie. turned to the white hou.-e he inimei1!atdy went to his si'i.ly. He sent wo,. I to the capitol the when Senator Stone of Missouri, chairman of t;ie Je would lie very giad to receive h: n' It is raid . Senator Stone wiii center with the president before the ' 'na convene. Cot.greesional leaders said that no ar&ngementa yet had been made for a joint session of congress to receive a communications from the presid-nt However, practieaMy every irtrmUr of congress was at hu disk find a joint version could be arranged on ten minutes notice. Break With Germany. Officialdom generally has cs'mly accepted the belief that diplomatic relations with Germany will he seven d. The capitol wtm extremely cairn. It ana felt that inasmuch, a? the .r.-:-.i

dent had served his ultimatum in the Sussex note, and the pledge made then were withdrawn, the nut logical step was to make good on the threat contained therein. It was said at 1!v ibU department that to far thr; has been no confirmation received to the report tr.at Aurtria hf. derided upon submarine warfare. L'ntil this it .11 j. confirmed the L'nited Fta'ei will proceed on the assumption that :t iir.mediate concern is the German situation. Secretary l.an ing denie that any communication had a yet gone fofwaid to the German government. Such nwsnngcsi n,-. have been ent, it waa intimated, have gone dirext to An.haaa'or Gerard but all information as to whit they have catlnd ) r funed. 'A hits Room ciJ hy irel or

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I Livie.ij ders from Pitsid.'ct Wilson were dumb on a'l questions dealing with the imr'jn.uinna! relatums. .-iee'e-lary Turreiity ivfu-tni to discus; a ;-e-tort that a sutement might be fonhcoiniug after the cabinet mreiieg. That was for the president to rin-ioi. When Serretaiy Landing was sk.-d whether any reply had been made to the request of the otlicia!s of the Ameiici.n line as to whether their vessels shall maintain their she,iuled sailirgs, he said tliat none had been made. The rru.tter is :n the hanfts of Counsellor Polk and i; was exi'lainee that no inforn;ation can be given to the line officials until after the President shall have anneunced the iKilicv that th'S g' vemment i.-: to pursu Offieia's at the navy department have completed plans for the defense i.f merchant vesels fhould su' h actio!. l."eome necssary. Th- navy !as guns, nany to arm Ameru'an esIt .ii aiimtted at the white house that thousands of telegram, have b' 'n received fom all over th l'nited Stal-s. Prariically every one ot them ilei!g:s support to the preji.iei.t and ;he gr-at majority of ti.em uvge the waning off of diplomatic re.tio.u! .it rncc. The telegrams ail have leen t'.irnel direct!) over to the pre-i-dent. While the alTairs. of the governm- nt were being placed in position for rfn Mag Wage An War by Air, i Ru the It tfrmUinnl .W-cf crr,. LONDON, February 2. 1 Germany to begin intensified warfare by land and air, as well as by sea?" Tiii was a question seriously de bated by war critics toiay. took the view that. Kngiand might p-ct a series of air raids carried out by gigr.nttr flc-tn of super-v pphns, while others, held that the kaiser would con fine his ripreme effort tf a submarine war against shipping. That neutral countries bordering Germany feel themselves In danger is Copenhagen, the Macue and Iierne, j Holland and henmark, rxith maritime countries, feel deeply aggrieved Oermnny's declaration to sink on night all s-hip in the dnnger Tons waters

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around the Rritish I!. Hut this is : passage of that country, tbt flank of not the only source of grievance and I the Italian and Trench armies could alarm for (Germany ha massed heavy j be turned. Conservative war critira, forces of troop upon the Duth and; however, doubt if Germany eontempDnnish frontier. late any such lratic tnensar In The Amsterdam Hamleisblad ask If view cf the enormoa nundHW of men ny (igni'icarcT l to be e'tach.-wl to sod the firnM oMnttt ,i f r the firft that OerwstnV ha wn-t ti t a-.cii c i-.-i'.i , : i . .1 re

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nxwary move, the navy department had all of its plan completed. For patriotic rea.;ons mention ruimot he made of any if the thttiilf of the urogram, but if ncessity arise the

I Atlantic const of the United stauti w;l he fully protected and any drive again.-t the Panama canal prevented. The American navy is ready on signal to uphold the honor of the r.at:on. All of the partments of the government ao eo-operating in the gen eral preparation now in progress. The navy ha furnished the treasury department with all war craft needed to enforce neutrality. The manner in which these rralt arc being utilized i.s withheld hut it is stated with great empha.d that there will he no buttling up of any American harbor by interned ships. And if the necessity crimes for the government to take over the !.' German vessels with their gross tnr.nnge of 401ST tons they will he in Condition for war. Plans for destruction of certain vessels have been known to this government for months. And in anticipation that an effort will be made to curry out these I'lans, government officials are in readiness to prevent any such action. Severance of diplomatic relation with the Central power will b fallowed immediately by wholesale aric.it throughout the L'nited State.-, t'ONTINt ED ON PAGE THREE. WAR WILL BE SHORTENED Helicve I'-Boat Cnmpnijjn Will flrinj; Victory Within a Short Time. Iffi. Il.r ;,.r,.of, o,il ft, Htr.Ur.l HF.RL1.V, February 2. The Conner ! public is convinced that the unrc- ' strirted campaign launched yesterday I by Germany' great "I"' l ont fleet I will shorten the war. The possibility j of cmrpl'caticms with rerta'n neutra' j powers has not been overlooked by the 1 government, hut it i.s fejt that (ier-n-.any can justify hr po- itions. The press generally has hailed the new submarine war with delight, although among the conservative newspapers no effort in made to hide the si iousness of the step. The people in Rerlin and throughout the country aro ca'm and it was a i-'g.ificant fact that announcement of the government' intention to eBtablish a ruthle.su blockade of toe entente countries was received without any organized public demonstration. I There has been enn.iderable activity t the rnited State embassy since Tuevday when Ir. Zimmerman, the foreign secretary, held a long conference with Mr. Gerard. Should any eventually arise between fjrmany and the L'r.iied Sttte as a result of the i - v.- submarine war it is believed that :1 the Americans in Germany will be a ! . -.co to depart and it i likely they . hi go with the American ambas- , 1-a.loi. Intensified Sea and Land and built fortification there just at the murm-nt when she entered into her ncv ruthless submarine war. A dispatch from The Hague telling

of a government conference, gave rise """ito a rumor that Holland might follow

' the United State if president Wilson breaks off diplomatic relat Germany, but this 1 strongly doubted j in view of the dangerous geographi cul situation of the Dutch kingdom, Hadiral among the war expert predict that Hoiland, Dearesrle or ' Switzerland "will be stamped down a I was flelgim" if they stand m the , plan. They point to the constant report that have come from Pari and

nt'Swis source that an invasion of

i Switzerland by Germany 1 a matter for serious consideration, sine by the

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F BUILDiHC fias Explosion Sends Walls of Tenement Tumbling in. EIGHT ARE RESCUED ALIVE FROM WRECK Three Bodies Recovered and More Than Score of Injured Arc in Hospitals at Chicago Today. f sfriigliusol Vir Srrf ) CHICAGO, February 2. Encour aged by the dramatic rescue alive of e ght person who had been entomted for ten hours, firemen this afternoon began a vigorous attack on an iceencrusted pile of wreckage believed to have buried about forty persons early today when a tremendous gas explosion sent the walls of a tenement building tumbling in. Three bodies had been recovered early this afternoon and more than a score of Injured were in hospitaU Though relatives hoped that many of the missi.ig were the homes of friends and WouW be found later, the atest estimates of fire ami police offiial place the number of d ad at from 30 to 50. A drunken employe of a gas com pany caused the explosion, George Murphy, owner of the wrecked buildng, told the police. Summoned to fix a leak in the gas main he plugged the hole with laundry soap and staggered away, cursing the tenement dweller ho mude the complaint. Effort were being made to find this nian this afternoon. Fight Rescued. Thr "earue of eifcht persons alive was only one of a eerie of thrills that accompanied the work of rescue n biting aub-iero weather. Renewed explosions and bursts of flame had lriven rescue squads back time and again a they nppruactied tne pile or debris but finally one little group fought its way forward and hacking away at the pile discovered a wo man, pinned down by tmher. She was dragged out unconscious, but alive. A moment later voices e from the wreckage a few feet away. Firemen slashed away with their axes and in a moment had pened a hole through which Albert Johnson, a teamster, another woman. and an unidentified boy and girl were dragged to safety. Three Girl Reecurx). A few minute later two firemen sank their axes through a floor and uncovered a bed iwrtly covered wit scantling and debris. On the bed wei COXTIXUED ON PAGE THREE nONOR ROLL List of Those Wk Have Recently Paid h-ubaeriptlMM id Ad'nre. J. M. Jackson. Colorado. E. M. McCoy, B, .12.' Cecil Iteid. Ohio. J.rry ihlsai. d An Mrs. D. Portteus, K. R. . C. A. Kimmel. R. R. 6. O. W. Richman, R. R. I. Roy Ford, R. li. IS. William I.BUChlin. R. R. . Cecil Sprk. R- R. 19 I., r.. Edlln. R. R. I. W, F Bale, to Angel. R. M. Luea. City. Mr. Fonworthy, City. T. W. Dooley, K. B. . Pr. Smith, ClfT. ' rnT !;;!, 7-'r-itrfW.

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niri MM FRONT Snow Storms on Fronts Halt Important Military Operations. Iff fc Slcre-,,l...i3 Vftrt ST''fe.! HKRI.IX, (Viu Suyville wireless). February 2. Snow storms and severe fro.-t have prevented any important operations cn the eastcn front, the war office stated teday. No mention was made of Rouman-an operations. Seven allied aeroplanes were shot down in shy battles yesterday, the German war ofhee announced today in an official report on western front operations. On the Guedecourt-Hesuiencourt road (Somnie front) an Engli.h detachment, after strong artillery fire, succeeded in penetrating a position held by a German company, but was driven out by a counter attack. On loth sides of the, Ancre and Somme rivers there were lively artillery duels. dig TFi'Tox offensiveIs Believed to be Imminent Against the Italian. iHi tlt iiovnirfonaf .Vrirs ccr(ee.) ROME, January 12. (Ry- mail to New York, February 2. A Teutanir offensive against tie Italians on a biger scale than that of last Jun-, in which German and Bulgarian troops will take part as well as Austro-Hon-garians, is in prospect, according to information reaching the Italian Genend staff. On the other hand, from the contents of order found on officer recently made prisoners and from other sources, the general staff has come to the conclusion that these preparation must tic regarded a proof that the Austrian are fully aware that n giganic Italian offensive against Trieste is imminent and that they are taking every precaution to meet it and check it at its very beginning. FUROR IN ADVERTISEMENT. Through a typographical error. Thursdiy, the price on ?15 dresses, in '.ho Adler A- t o., advertisement, read 1c ir.eail of r,M. Tim advmi.ie ment in corrected form appears again today. Little Daughter of

BABY IS BURnEDTO DEATH WHEN HOUSE IS DESTROYED BY FIRE

Weaver Incinerated in a Blaze near Mechanicsburg this Morning

The vicinity of Mechanicslurg was the scene of another sad death this n'.orning when, Louise Weaver, the little tw nty-ono month old daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Walter Weaver wan burned to death w'ueu the Weaver home caught fire about 9 o'clock and was entirely consumed by the flames. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver live a mile southeast of Merhaniesburg on Fred Spray's farm in three room log house. Mi. Weaver left I.nuise with the oil..-. U.r vMUr." at thr fc-ss-while she went to Mr. Spray' home after a bucket of water. The child j silting In front of the stove when the mother left and the other children were playing In the room. The origin of the Ore no on know The mother noticed It while she war at the Spray home and ran to hi nous. The ftr wm Io at Mr. Ppray' h itts at the time preparer Utvt on h.a Bn'K t ' IT

SENATOR BORAH ASKS IDAHO TO HOLD UP THE ANTI-JAP BILL

(Bjl Vit lfri'llnliu( Vrirn fcre(rc) BOltiE, Idaho, February 2. Telegram urging the Iduho Senate to kill the mea.itirt now pending, to bur Japanese front own- ' ing land in Idaho were received today by members of the legislature from Senator E-orah and the state department at Washington. The bill passed the houre unanimously and iimi ia in the bonds of the senate judiciary committee. Senator llorah. who heretofore has fi-vo-cd the bill, said thnt the international rituation was so grave that he did not believe it the time to exercise states right unless conditions demanded it, "for vital and controlling reasons." A telegram from Senator Rorah to the Idaho Daily Statesman says that Secretary Pausing and Coun.-ellor Polk of the state department hail called upon him anil represented that "Tokyo fears the enactment of such legislation at this time rmiy so incense the Japanese people as to force the government to s'gnify a willingness to register by force of amis its protest against the Idaho bill." THE SUFFRAGE BILL. Race is on Between Senate and House to Consider Rill First. ir.t thr fnliielli",i"l ir Mrrilcc. I INDIANAPOLIS. February 3. A race wa on today on the suffrage bill. A movement was ru foot in the senate to bring the bill up and attempt to secure passage before the house could act on it, thus reversing the process of throwing the burden of dofeat or passage of the bill on the senate. Speaker Eschbe-h announced in the houso thnt the probably will be handed down tomorrow. MORE SUBSEAS. Congressional Resolution Authorizes Construction of Vessel at Once. I Mil 11 Imlrnatlomat Xnrt Kcrro-c. I WASHINGTON, February 2. Immediate construction of 80 coad sub marines and 20 fleet submarines to secure America against foreign invasion was provided in a bill intro duced in the nenato today by Senator i'oindexter of Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Walter retched hi h.ouee r.s quickly as posnble hut before ar.yone cijld get there the flames had spread until it was absolutely impossible for nnyoni to enter the building. As soon as the blare started the three other children started to the Spniy home to inforr their mother and left the i.ahy 'itting in the chair. Neighbor gathered a quickly a possible but the bl could not be pot under control. Tho building and all the content.' were entirely onsur.icd and up until i sii. po tri.ee whstover hd been found of the child's body. Only a few month ago Frank Castetter was burned to deeth in a ha which struck by lightning. The wene of the twe death are not far ipsrt The parent of the baby are ivercome with frlcf nd the ym oathy of the entire community Hit t them. K tnouranee er'd m allh h hou or the on

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SENATORS STAGE A RUSH 10 GET 01 THEWATERVAGON Final Vrote on Dry Bill Over whelming Victory For the Drys. Bid CROWD PRESENT WHEN VOTE IS TAKEN State House Thronged Hy "Dry" Forces Who Cui.te to Celebrate Certain Victory. (Hy thr iM'M-nntitmat .Yeut Sfrrvict-.j INDIAXAI'Ol.tS, Ind., Fcbruaiy 2. Party lines were smashed an the Ii, a state senate shorjy before o'clock this afternoon passed the Wr.'lit prohibition hill making Indiana dry April 2, 1918, by a vote of 1H to 11. Hundred.-! of men and women Jam med and parked in the galleries and corridors of the ft thimoer, brri.'.Monly tiwuited t.vt ttft Mil Ajt aerators after enator who had l-een lisU'd ns "doubtful" swung into ttie ".Iiy" column with his "aye," the "drys" hardly restrained themneive. the roll finished and the crowd rged into the slate house lobby, there began one of the biggest celebrations seen in years. The bill had passed the house by a J to 1 vote. It was amended by the senate, and nm;.t go bark to the house before Governor Goodrich signs the hill. Twenty Republicans and eighteen Democrats voted for the bill, and four Republican and v. '.U -vomits voted against the bill. The vote follow: For Prohibition Armstrong. Boardsley, Bracken, Chambers, Cutbercson, Debyn.s, Dorrell, Klsner, Englinh, 'Fleming, Gemmcll, Grant, Hagerty, Hemphiil, Hudgins, Humphrey, Jackion, James, Iney, I.ani, McCunaha, McCray, McKinley, Maston, Mercer, Metrger, Negley, Norman, Porter, Reidelbach, Ketherford, Robinson, Signs, Simmons, Smith, Spnan, Summers, White. Against Prohibition Hird, Erskin, Hnzen, Hirsch, Kinder, Kolsein; Nejdl, Reper, Thornton, Van Aukcn, Wolfion. Big Crowd Present. Long before time for the senate to convene, the galleries were packed Doorkeepers could hardly keep ths crowd of ardent "drys" off the floor of the senate. The corridor were CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE. AN INDEX OF TODAY'S SPECIAL ADVERTISING Page Moore's f)(h 10c store 8 Jones, The Cleaner 8 Colonial Theater 5-8 First National Hnnk 5 Diddle, public sole 5 Adler & Co Matthews' grocery , 8 Columbia Conserve Co. I). L. Creath, grocery -," Olympic Theater . Lewis & Storm " H. S. basketball 1 Oak Drag Store ..... u.n.tii.l h Bro. First Rural Loan Bank Crair. drvrood . foore-Dughrry le A. A. Garner . Poituni (". Psuiie . White S Ami"V)e tf