Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 117, Lebanon, Boone County, 12 February 1917 — Page 1

VOLUME 25.

LEBEANON, INDIANA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1017. NUMBER 117.

ILBEfiOCKE MS. POLICY ON

: SLIBSEA WARFARE f Prepared to Defend Its Itij-hts With Its Entire Strength. V GERMAN MOVE IS FROWNED I TON ired Krports of l)iil(im,!lic .Moves For I'cui-e Not tU--ceil Kdvoiablv. (B fh hi I'iibI) ...mi A't'-ov- . W.vsHl.NtilON, Kibiuair I-'. Sfrretary of Statp I. anions this nltrrn.mn in a atalemrnt -uiid llml litroiaiiv had made informal inlUirirH rrKardini; mitigation of rubmarinr varfarr m thai neutrals would niil h injurrd airJ I'nitrd Stam had anturrcd thai the jtovrrnmcnt stand wU4rl' on ikrlaration of President to 'iMiKrt.

CWASHlNfiTtA. lohruarv 1J. Vnator laKoll'tte nf w. otirnt'd a h'i(ht in the venaie tut afterniwn In pri-vent the arm-l'-of American mervhanl eeK I introduced a reMilution derlarI . it unlawful in timo f peace t any American merchant eswl to be armed or to depart from I any port of the I nited Stales for l4any foreiitn port if armed. He asked that the re..ution be laid I on the tatile temporarily ami gave ? oaiio? he ftuuld call it up for zci lion within teer.il ilav. I HV JOHN KOWIN NKV1N. WASHINGTON. Feh;vir.- 12. T'' to ca .. :i. ' -,

t-i-av. :l'COie'l ar.lo.. tii pn -....lent :a,' ' f i. M'e-:-.e rat.. i m:s'iriiei'oid fcv e V or'd. U A I:, -v; o ." j'.- .n b?at p: M ! t fact that th.-r be. r lK it p.-i.rynnd m lonit as tlero I'sons u;Kin the letter of h. r ouncement that unrest! u tci ui,. w.ir nu tie r.v. i,. i ;h. ie none. vVnhveawi of her orders to ihont wirririir nr.d i rte: .:. .t relief. To Protect n lone as Anvr'-rti v- ;v jij?h .va, the admjni."tra',n ii! J-nuc the ii;in to pioL.-i t th m. T ' t'aint Tiarw-p of ii,r prr--. v. ' .-J;:rj-. ij-jo" d'srrihed by pcrf.;wy I ii.-ii jo hU Hi'Cch lo ihfi Amht'M a'ufT1. rf pn SatuiHa.v n'-aut as "oc tiiviu-," - 1 )mU iitirf!y on firman';. K hr I1 uhmar'n rpsj't Amprua i r'jfHt1 V prn wry orw hre, hiirh ao l An a s nt-xt t"p, bo it in I -i itTf r: -on(iipnr(- U my th t! " pr-.- 'i- n f Irs m Me :i r 'am to h:M -"ah.-'t b k" , f-.he nimrirri of Xhf f ii -i r-iu ;ufi. eommit.tf1' of t(T,a' t; i.t h. ill takp th- Tl'-Xt "t if f -r (.,l '$:nrVpw of thp fur Kr!t invi!ah'.y tWor- the t-r.-J of w-k Af,-n- ' p'ai es on the h gh .-.-a T'.ey li 'neil if l.ie.ent p'ur s ate en, i id out. r....i.niii. ir Aiiiinn oh o. "e,i i,-n-ing vo'seil out hv the ;,oent Wl'h the sanction o V,l partment with the sanction o' ,nni.e d'p.irtment. l-our-inih ' HutM", probably secured l.y the .el ownerj through ermilemnstjon Irmilted hv the navv branch of the iovernment will ba mounted astern on

.HM.erger carrying vessels and prob-, minutes tiefoia th flrrt rr.mpany ' ftremrfn at noon found the bodv of a . b!y also on freighters. These gun rearhml the -teene. A erowd of sperU- j woman o barlly burned that idenl Ivill be for defend. i tors, who were pushing planks to the; ficat'on WM impossible. After th Tlo most vriom problem affecting 'lower windows as a means of rescue, i police, had roandd ap number of he t'nited .States tnaay it how to gm 'attacked the firemen neennse they car- missine, fire effleialx estimated er!jr lie American merchant marine back j tie.l no ladders, a-TOfting to Charles! this nftsrnoo tl.at, 15 pmrms dad the ocean. The Mains up ojltiefer. firs eiif. Thm nolica eoon 'perished.: ,

pnu'ticul'y every Ampi-iran liner and iif iphter h-CHU nf th lniffr from

cauMPff the ailtmriMvuikn grAf cr.n- ! tern. PrrxMnt Wilsfm bn taKNi ' tuer mvh HnH nifartj- witn hi rlo.c t mlvjyri Hut sco t.r without rrsult. . The nava! ofitcia! have r-et tlv-ir HHE;i::5! iirieisl that, while the government iiv o-ts ul'i.n as rights to arm its nv-r-hint ehipinng. urh urmament should ur-.i frr.ii i.r.vt mum, it e lik-ly. however, that thte ruling v.-o' change! t i.-.i.t in i.rt if the .:. .i '! Ameiiran ),n am! the big ,! trn..it co.-ip-itiu, em.tir.te to m..,t hit they rai,.,..t hay of I lir ..per kiml. It lected hole that I.C made .-'H.-n-ldorntn.n toI I i 1 I. r ('ONT'.M KI) ON PAGE "ill ITALIAN PRISONERS lioavy Fiiihtint; Near (ioriiaEnulih Attack North , of Anrre.

Many Lose Their Lives In a Minneapolis Hotel Fire

Il,r lull ..-i'i !INVK ;)'')!. ,Jt j,. - Itlt , agh fnltW (lr,;i, ()ne woman. I l l' n i;lt l.l,,llux af.nm" i '-d 'r' m a , f hystei ic-ll giiets on the top Kl.wl, f hystei ical giiets on the top ' r)oor Hn, dropped nut of the window ,nU, ,ow,r.ft. Hoe mnv live. when the fire broke out. most of ,. n .. ,..,!,. ,,,. another fire, and it o nearly fifteen,

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APPRECIATION OF cm fwrc PTinM ouLUHo Ad un 1 i i . "Thanks Senate' of Indiana .... Legislature tor its . ., . j Support. I SKXATOK 15UACKKN 1TSIIKS .MEASl HE i Wt.ulcl I'ena'ize I'nuncHs That ,i Appropriate in Excess of Tieiisur.v Ikilanre. INDIAN AI'OI.IS. Y",-M. nt WiU-.n. v...iv ,k of ll In i . i k i , i tr th- s.-n:ito it. .i., ,.f Kol.iu.-i itT,; t'l ; il stu'f soa.!.t:i'K l.lto i- prose-it :nthe members action t'iy !-i.ve takt to th" hun t "f t'nc ,f.-!cr.il on.i It1 to pxteii'l to y evi y n,. mhe my arm iKthen tn:.p t with m a ntiml.-er of bii!s intlo'd in the senate today. Senntm op..i!'s loll piovid. s that com actr within ten ilays after lniished. .S.-nator 'd iirovide a penalty ir' like s t.f the h.ih tor M.tnrer uld citie, of th" fi'tl' f-n 'il.-lon fund nulll not allow inj er1";

I 'J i'l.i ov.r tec hluh'ii cfiinon.--I . h.'l in 'c eejr.. lat.- to.lay. S 'V- !,..! lien!", .a'ic w.-i!..rs had anend- , I WTiN 'o pie.. I l '.e liepohl'cans iiuffered oRnln at ! th- lino':.- f tale '...icy when Sen. dot i Spy. in v a.excu.-.-it hcrailM' of illn. -s. ' ' He r-av oe aW.rr.t several di,.

i iiii; nnionj'rno i' ... i inn miiy in Doubt AlntH ttSi'ltiv of War i'.mind ( i. ws in I'. S. : a hasthe n,a "f 'h-o. n f ire appaiatu ". t d l.a'i tieeil v pesr.-'l. -: f,-,,-e a- .erious'y h ut. While the fire was at it height rrv Jen-ieri and hi wife raled t oindo lediro mi tie top floor. Lor nmm'n! the.- inused. then Je-).s..n en. brace.) h' Wife and f .f-rfk ,., leaned to the tret whde iptatoia "ered. Mm. Jen...-n mas badly inJured. hut her hue-hand was not Bn,..i., t..... l tht center of a solid klark nf ice.

daie have not been released hy Ccrronny following prumiecs to do so, hug I been liecause of ih.c ff""ht in Cerntany of statns of the crews of the ('fir-I m.-in war-bound vest!- held In this country- lifi"-! ' sndemnod' here, has decided to eteimii:e if ps. stMe whither thii government will adhere to the principles of the. aiu-ien;

piJi tcei-. w,tr; re-tn-,. Un,t;k n rh,; flatus of th V.ri'n'!!!! pTnor.- '' ' the P vi.iui fa.-t. in. cr mu-i.c.r, .:...;"! " ' ih. sv en'.cl to tlte :ae ta.rvee A -. ! : hn-J i r.d.n.-.. outc ,,,ut,le hi, r n oe.-mi.r w- : t':i ;,io, h"!f ' A:nias-; '!" im.T.t t;ie liroii'ix- tliat , linens t X-n mi.. i:,hcn the Yairovc! They went not al-l-.vi '.I t i Ici.M' v i h the Amha 'i,a.lor. s . :r knwn here, :ttui thf- rei.oi-t th.it thev .-,. to .. li.-cl n ley;- to m -ire :'it"r.ret;iti..n of the attitmlo of !,. l.'nrt.'il S'tites i.r'.arii the ancient l'ru.aian treaty ciue. no surprise, t o to the o'ese.-it ti e (ieiman note ha not reached the stale department. PAMPERED EASE IS )KVJ-:i.OPER OF GREAT MEN. SPEAKER SAYS CHICAGO. I'ehruai-. 12.. -The old maxim Hint toil and hardships huve an a'hruty for i.'.eat men h-is been shatteied by William II. Holly, the prieripal spi'aker at ;i meeting of th- W imen's Tiadr fnion Leaeu-. A.- a r.u't labor unionists today aie rhen-iri; over hi. as.-ertion that p;i",l"t"l f:iM' in the real developer llhlst' '..ll "(leniu.- lo-vr-r '.vai the nffsprinK of poverty." .-aid lloliy. I harncter never was developed by bo.n-.l. ThoH- who punt to the earU hanlelups of Ab.nham l.irtco'o as beilor respen.eliile foi his preseiui. in the tvhite ii.Hi.ie morht as vell -ay he was plestdent b.'-cau.-e v' toe illiteracv of h:;. father. Lincoln irerely aros alii.ve nil diflicultie.. herau e h-' was a boi a yenius. I.uxmy and tho ciiance to I'ib.n only eiir'nt hours a d i would have made him even l-ro.itet." NAME!) AMBASSADOR. . In Kepi a hinatn i-ent Mevic V. N!lN(;ToN, l-ebruarv 12. Igio ;.i:k...-, Mejican member I.. Wa.hi ii )e N. irr COLLAR DONE ISROKEN. rdy Mehiwney Injured When Load of Hay Ovrrtiir.ii-d. mysterious hf.e erica? One Man Killed and Another is IKinjr Si Men Trapped in Coal Hunker. , jr. ., titi.r,.fi-".-d v . . .we, . ,. - N'H'.V YOIIK', l-'-biiiaiy J-. t'i of a mysterious Oitgm bmle nut In the llollnrd Ai.terinn liner Nordam here lm,'V eat.iippe.i en mm .n t coal hunkrw. ,One man was kilted and another is dying, ' our ethers were i fettifd kf pulmMnr. i liwtse "ttnlie which txmred frmn the holds f !k rh prevented seiie on M firemen had arrived with amoko jheioreti

1809 1917 .Americans honor the Flair that Lincoln loveil. The Fldj; means more because Lincoln lived anil loved and died for it.

TEACHERS OF THE Vru(. L I. Smelser Elected 1 President of the Asso- j ciation. THIS YEAR'S SESSION WAS HELD AT KOKOMtV Second Annual Meeting Saturday Features of the Proftrant. Th KoUmo T of Satin dav : "The M..-ond Ninth Contrie a'.ion was held I I fcoi.i j ai ked i . hoot buililini; ti.da r -ihing ; tli Tula uccess. Teach- rs f r the distn,: mm.. ikS. II. .. ihi.. font out of town c.nf. r, . odav lb. '. I.iii of In-l to he 'ii'i'.-i on 'The T:a ,rh ..,'hnoi -n pre-aoi ::'e,noo,i to the hi ..r 'i e dtrlct oil Tgh School On l ;! o unable to at r.t.. of Itr. I' ct . Hlv'T, Ctnme. !. Kasl ( hicngo i. -s-.- on 'The J "('. -des Mr. C of Stud".' ' To mi the in nn.f Mr. I'' Hi SI lh,l'.r. hi ad of the slat of vrational training ga In a 'h i r suhj.-ct In fod significance of every e.ke a- giUSIiCd unit take fiii.u. hed hj under the di tiie K. H. S cti..n of I', re Next Yes g f then wKin To Meet II Ih,-,g the , i.n. ari'd. I. ':i decided that the ,t meeting would he held in Lebanon i' '.ee-ne! Saturday in Keliruary, l.'HS. "C. K. llitK.haw. principal of the Kn- , mo men scnooi ann presioeiu. 01 inocat.on presided at the meeting ,1 t.pn.ntl committees to serve ng the ensuing c,ir. cipnl I.. It. Smelier. of Lebanon hi.rh school wtiri electeil p'resident for 'If Jeru. oHsu Ituth Campbell, nf lnnn. was urer. and h. M. Si rvies. raunty supeljintendtnt of lloone rounty, was ,. ehairimm of the exeeutivf emnm ttco. Tiie etiier two members for th executive eommitte are A. C. .' Payne of Nnl.ler.vilie, and C. E. Hlnsh of K.ikomo. In each rounty a , vicn president was eterted. "This afternoon the teachers were jd-vitM. into Hie hijh achool, (ram-

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! mar irrade. j h-r talk ions held o : lems." and primar; were given : everyday ho' prohcoi.i.E(;e i;os (;ive this hirclar (old and hot re(eptk) CHICAGO, I'ehruary 12. ".lolin line." a 1!! year old burglar loday was conK.'atulatiHK hiniKelf that he w is ie. jail and not a colloi;o hoy. He got a sample of the latter and lie didn't like it. "John W," and a companion were robbing the Phi Helta Th.n i fraternity hou.e when they were surprised l.y three st.idonts. His companion e,apd hut John detected hiding in a closet. The Mudonts preparing a tniinmnig c.ild tub of water, stripped John, ducked him until his teeth were chulteied and witrnnl him up with barrel stnvos. Then they i .i'.h d the police. MPni JLI AT CUMBERLAND G'P speech hv HenrV R. Rathhonc at ( elelnalion Meld TimIiiv. ( I MIil'lll.ANTi GAI - I he .cllowlpg is pait ., elive.-.-d hv Henrv It. I 'athonre of Lincoln Club V can help eui a cr.mr. a -t us go foith it a null. he.iT'ts roe..iecrnied anew to th,- -. of one i-tv-..not for -.rlfi.h hut in the lofty sunt of true ,i,.in. ;e... .'i .he spirit of in ...III b mining ue ' "-rt .l ,;,i 11 - .e... .: 4n tmlt l t vJi ,w fjw, hy 'h ,..,, 0e h .,rit.sm. and let us keen ., . . . . , ,,,,. kn, tt .-,!,' b. country an.n his fame."' N'OTKI) VIOLINIST DF.AK. ( UK At. I). l ebiusry Iternartl . I.isterman, seventy-six, noted vic'lnist

and at one time court violinist to the wi(h the inkat to co-ordinnte bo? fcu-.i-Prince of Schwntzhurg, Germany, ;s ners and speculation," for the benefit dead hertz. He formerly was eoncci t of a group of conspirator", fhw muster of the Tnnma orchestra group, he chin ges, is composed besides tn Chicago and later founder of the members of tho federal jwrv boar t'.eston Phi I harmonic club and oreh-1 its. If. of the members of the fedet.i eKtra, th nucleus of tha pi-esent Bps- rei-erv advisory council and financier too Symphony ordwatta. . ; m all parta of the counlty.

LlHGOLfi SERVICE : AT PRESB'fTERlAN

111! Vesper Service Attracts Unusually Large Attendance. SPECIAL PROGRAM WAS RENDERED Musie anil Reittling in Krrpino, With Event Other Church Sen ices. The l.inro.n er.ice at the Preshyiian church has become a regular i a'ove of t'i 1 ir.cn' n I iitluh'y pcimd. " '' '" ! "i ." t vi.n vesierdny at - . ".:.'. v.;:-i ii'cncnnceil tna than ' proi") at the 1 llanner," ml later, a, a marl,oeriitii ti e C.. A. It., and the V :i"'s P.elief Cicp,. who u-eic pre-joit they piing. "Tent.Kif en the oM C.-imp Giouml." Tile select iae by the venior and i tvor '.lart. t'e;. as wei' as the organ nuinhei.., were up to the u.-ual high s-a-'d-nd ohd v ere n iicl'. appreciated. Two p. m- "Lincoln Walks at Mnlnirlit." i on a legend still hnhl in .Mr. ingri 1.! tint on slated occasions. I r.c.in I as hi "n se, a in his old haunt t ie th.-d cite at moiuiir! t, i,r,d a secoml io..- a. "'Ae Talked of l inoln in the N'ght were read by Mrs. Mary St:.-1 y II veil-on. Her interpretation was innsl excellent and revealed that i-er"o- tiaining which during the I -.i..t few yeai- she has enjoyd under the best teachers of the Hast. The Hnvct of the aditress hv the Uev. C 1'. Carmideie! ,-. "The Spirit of I inco'n's I. n'e," and was deeply inter -e 'ingami instnii tive. coming a it did 1. on a man w ho has been a close stroll, ot. of the life of America's great ci.ir.mnner. The Ilev. C. A. Parkin preached two o'lcndio sermons ve-.toriuv at toe Vetlvslist ihuich in the reries on "Tim . I . n ( oiemandments." I he discnuri.e n r 1 1 e n of i. t t n .! t i enoi'oav mnn:?ig there wan a reueiii to new members at tne rirst i, tiit (Lurch, l.a. t night. Dr. 1. I,, n .on. pastor of It.-o-tist II ( I o I pu'pit and pteac'ied a '.i.ien.lnl sern. lie is a member of the l-'oieign e t lie 111. I tied Dr. H-n on old Biiprist -d Ik the i rrv""'een yi-n ago and has friends here. He has held mnnv e pastorates throughout the The bov scouts attended the servict r,t the Methodist church vcAter.L.y evening. Tin- n.euing opened by fnntr-

!. " Ameiica. Rev. Wand then led n' nraver. Rev. R. H. Kent read the Scnnl uro li.,wm. The male. cpmrUit of he .Mothr,di.-t chuich sung. Dr. ;'. A. raihiu delivered the address. Hir .ohieet was "Stop That Itov." He said h it m-trail 'f !;eei-inr 'he w gative iiiie to the bov we hould adopt the muntivc side and instead of savine to he bov. "don t do such and ruch a tiling." say "do such a thing." Rev. ', ard pronounced the benediction.

EMBERS OF WASHINGTON. February 12. Ci.irgmg "high crimes and mix-.'i-mnt Retire -ca'a' ive Lintl-lf-g of Minmctu, t slny impeached ' Ivfure ti e holi.e the five active tr.embe.K of tne l-edera! teseiV beard, W. I" ",. Harding, govrnor; Paul W. Wnrhtp-g. vice-governor, and l-'reder-irk A. t'elano, Adolpli C. Mill-'r and ( harh-s S. Hamlin. l.indl)-.rg charges sperifieully that the 'inemtK-rs. of the federal reserve inmid. "huve Hdounistered and are now iLilministeritig the Fedenil reserve act