Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 118, Lebanon, Boone County, 13 February 1917 — Page 1

VOLUME 23. LEBANON, INDIANA, Tin.. i;u;;j.

MANS HELD PRISONERS CAUSE

vV.ipu iiMvinv i AIL! I heir Status Brings Crave

t. Concern to United States I Government Officials.

Y BE SUBJECT OF , NOTHEU DEMAND; injj of These Me n by Germany is Unwarranted Ttay'a Developments. ; (Ha the tutrninlli.inil ,,r. Pri,,,-r l I WASHINGTON, February U. i Arrangement whereby I he railroads nf the nation can be placed an a war footing within l.niytout hour if necessary were began thin afternoon by government .official ro-iiperatiiiK with th jAn-.erican Hallway Asocial ion. I Daniel C. M illard, head of thi' ftaltlmorc & Ohio. president nf the jllailway Association anil memjtjber of the president's coiimil of wailonal defense, held a rotifer. lencc government ofliriuU. rommitlee of expert engineer the Railway Association will rtljr be appointed to take up In government experts detailed ik for the procedure to be fulrd if war come. 7I 1ft Interhntlotinl Kent Itrerltr. w tsmvi.Ti.v i-..hr,..r. i)

i Senator Sauls! ary f-clawurc, : . !l ...

and one of the aenalors'frlosest ti 'the white house, today introduced sa bdl designed In throw open American porta to entente warships which are engRged in resistng lite submarine warfare. Sen;tor Ssulsbury explained that the III would enable the I nileil fatee to five effective aid to uiressinn of unrestrained use of -tlhmarinea without necessitating declaration of war. I, BY JOHN f.DWI.Vi NEVIS'. yir? rle tnirrnnllimnl Arie HrrUr, i WASHINGTON. February 1 '.. -stus of the Americans now heui jisoncrs in Germany following their ' Jfival there on the German prite jtrrowdule is causipg grurc anlety. Their release hi", been ordered thowing a s?remi'tory demand by . lis government. Later the ihplnmatic leak came and they now are reported ffi an "hostages" for the Germ :n lainen on war intended wiiwli in thi kmtiv. i Secretary of Slate Laneiag said to1 v that the t.tatc department ha i.s"luted inquiries to find out why thev Vo not been released. It is expected ' it they will lie the subject of an

i er sharp demand unless the .ermun 1 vinment permits them to pro'eeil I neutral territory. It is understood Jat the imm'lt'ite cause of their iiention waj a mes.-aee ent hy th'

4 'Pondert of a tlt-rmaii new.;.ei iii(t that the United State-i had ar;.ted aiid interned rrew of lurid ihipi. "thiii imreion, hovier, the Ute department uwhT- . !ari h already been corrected by je corre.-ipondent in que t inn. Holding of the'e men by (iermany said in official circle to be u;ter!y liwarranted inasmuch ai Amtaasar (ierard had marie airanirementi ir their car and traniportatinn hack the I'nited State before he Ifft rlrn. The AiMtrian Situation. S"cretnry Lnintr said tndiv that e Austrian aittwtiun ie unrhane'vl. mh8?ador P:innel.l has not yet reicd to the requcft of this (foveinment .at ha secure fiorn Aotria an inter'Ttation of the "cloudy part?" of the mtro Huntrurini d-al:n(r '"'h .c submarine iwfue. L'ntd trin in jne no action either to lereivc tie w Amti ian ambartaador or to ?end tion either to receive the ne Au.tlan arrba8ador or to send him bark or. In taketu The utate department 1 without id from Mtnunr Whitlwk at BruiV1, eorfirijiiiie the report that Imeriran Beljfian relief nw.it end. If i e farta are 3 reiort-J. Secretary Jii(r aa that he "aiwumed that It inr,ot gn on." If in a roitler of deep (tret here tbst thla relief work wan o be cbef ked. IiKidenUly, it it "cumiti"cOSriKllEI) 07ipAviB THEEE.

Bulletins

ill ftir IntrrniUhittii Sftrt ri-vir. I XKW YORK, February I J. 'o word had bw'n received up'to i, trylsy from the White Star line steamship Adriatic, now two days overdue at Liverpool. lrt (' I.it.hi Wir Rerr.ee.l Kill J SNKlKfl, February 13. With a hole in her tide received in the enKaitcmrnt of I'. Fernando lo .Norheia Uland with German raidern. the Itrilish cruiser Aniethynt ih at Pcrnatnhuro today. W'reckaire of other vessels of unknown nationality haxe aaslieil ashore, ttccordittii to a dispatch from Pcrahyba. 'Hie ' Brazilian crnier llemlorn today lift lor Fernando Do Soronha to learn point of the engagement between Iheir criiisern and (ler- , II, ..,,.,..I,..n.) V.... fc l.r., SAN FMN CISCO. February M. C.eorite hii-ft, a German, i held by federal nmhoritieii today while Ki'cret service a'-'ent are inleMtiKdtinK hn presence a a stow away aboard the I'nited Slates traniport Sheridan. jiKI in from Manila. II!,, Ihr l,lt, n,,lil .,r, Hrf, uf.l HFL'UN. February 1.1. lie. r oils that ihe inimii ipal aiilhorilies oi lie.mi hate dv id.-d thai tin la-t lieriaan niust leave the eternal City reach, d here Unlay. The statue of tortile, presented b Kaiser V ilhelm several yearsi ami. i to be ejected from the Vilia ltori(hee, according In ihe reports. llti tl,r InHtuntt'.iinl r- S.rrur., AMSTFIIIUM, February It. Word that two Ameriian hhip.4 have sailed for. Itordeaux ha created a Hensjlion in llerlin. according to reporln reachi'iir her--today. The Vossiche eiiiing i quoied as: jta.ina the 1 nifed .statea "miiiit write Ihe consequencen on it or n account." (flu le l.lc, rti..ni .Trm jtH.1 BI'HNF, Switzerland, February 13.Aranelllent were mail, here liiilat for th" departure on Thursday of American Ambassador Jamr- W. (ierard and his party for Pari, l-'r'tm lari the party will go to Harretonj to sail for Cuba mi a Spa lish liner. Ifty thr ;sOtfl...,,ll Vri'.. S.', M.T.I LONDON'. February 13. The While Star liner Afric ha been mink by a aubinarine. aecoid.iiii to dispalchea received here from Plymouth this altenioon. Seventeen member of the crew are naid to be mi-int.'. The Afiic iisv i ve-wl of II.1IW lonn. Iltn tlir lntr,ml,.Hil ,- Kerr lee. I I N DON, Fihrnary 13. The lirnt ve-sel an'iounei'd nunk by l.loydH today was a neutral tlie Norwetian motor ship West. The rrew wai Mtvcd. mm BAND WITHIN F! Orcupy Position Within (inn Range of (Jen. Pershing's Army, Near Columbus. lit Ihr JntMKIti-iH'it AVtr. ttrrricr.t i EL PASO. Texas. February 13 -The daring act of u band of Vil'is-.u . who occupied the town of PhIoihus. oniy four miies south of Columbus, N. ! M-, and within gun range of tiene.al Pershing's army, caused a sensat'oo in military circles here today but trw re w as no indication teat the gov. i nrr-en? would take any action. W. W. Walker, deputy collertor of customs. det:ared that the customs (ie-nuitni'-nt has no intention of clo-ng k the pott of Palomas. despite the fi,,-t l-at Villa has oectipieil the town. The Vi'ln forces wdl not be permitted . -il.; ain immunition from tVilumhus ; because of the embargo against rnuni- . t.on siupinents into Merico, but unleyr the Villistas lire upon Pershmit'' forces, or rri.-f to American soil they ' v.-ili t Irt aUacked by the Aineuran ar.ny iba'. of. re j,et out to derny; them. They are enramped in tbe yery1 ,no whem General Pershing ronccti-! jtrateil hi troops on live mrht lrturr (be withdraw to Ainencun aoil. 4

WOULD GIVE PAY i TO GUARDSMEN FOR

j BORBERJERViCF Indiana Legislative Meas-, I ure Would Provide "0 Cents a Day Pay. 0TIIERP,ILLSUPIN THE LEC,:SLATU11E Spftikcr Earhhat'h (.ives WarniitK Anainst Smtilherini; Hills in C'onimilloe. INDIANAI'Ol.IS. !'!. Memlier nf tin Indiana National lone C'.c Mexican ient the bordl.it idrr the foiT the d by l: i -um to b O.hov: The paid l.y th state is in e. i to tlia uard. men in the feden overnment. Kepi -e-entative Green propo.-es t empel railroail companies to dicon bin st re alley or Im-hway ios.,init lor more s in a t.iii under h'u.,e toilav. iiritenaiiee rl In than fifte ci n.-itieiation m ! Tiie care and diana's itiavel mails is the purpose of tie nviisure introduced in tin house by llepre -entative t'oolier v. hirh limits tiie loa.l of vehicles according to tbe width of tires on Ihe vehicle.-. Wagons. ;;nd alttomoiiiies v i.h tires between tluee and four inches wide n. ay carry an apiriceate load of not n.., re thaii :..fna) inmnds; those wth liie he'v.isi, f,,r ai. i live inihes .vote must no. .veic-ht m-.ie than :t.ir.O Dl iinds. No vt ha-!e w ill) tires le. s tii.in '.lire.- ,m-he.s wijle shall weight nioie than 2. loo poumls acc.mling to ihe ''o-pec loll. line of from to .'d is prov'ded for in the measure. Con.-trui tir.tr shelter rf any kind o ire for the purpose of fishing i prohibiteil under the piov prop, i-'-M befor -.1 by i: l.l.iti' ve Da v! the Ho i. .11 n ,.'i-tiMti"ii by the state ff phanr.ae; Tiie final ru-h to int'-oiiu.e the- house is in full sway tiii owing to t' fart that .Si..vk.. bach has irdi.-n"-! thi artvveek he v. ill not a'temot U, of anv new bills introiiure.l. I-sch-thi.s ti-pose Speaker Gives Warning. Speaker Fserihaeh today aitain etive warning that he would not uilmv b'lN to be smothered in committees when h" told ch'iiimali of all cnirmittee, that before the end of the week he would call for u lepo.t of the number it bilU hehf in committees. With the time limit for the introduction of bill.i neariag an end. a store mote lulls ntroduced in the l-ru- l.-lay. IV- .-nt..ti Scott introduced i' bill for a rcuppra a! ol all pnq.ety in Ihe t.ite tor ta ati.n purposes, f'--presi-nttitive M iei iottftduced a toll for a state en; mi . ion to investigate the business loun n' money to welkins' men. Representative Waltj woukl make wooi-ii pay for the privileges of voting. He introiijced a hill winch would ircluile women between 21 and !0 in poll tax as.se.-. tnei Miller, of Hokomi ereat.nvr 1 sta,'- ' leialiTe boxir-. li.iiit lout1 to licenses by proin'j Hcpresentat.ve lue-d a toil uppl; South Ken, I. He between 4'..uiO an .. Itepresentative introduced a bill t 1 commission to .liana. He would 'ii' l nnd require la. ': -ager intio- ; .-specially to .o'jld allow cities ;H.ifl t establish immtnir pools nnd -.fort Ut.. other n.etllH nf Bation and ceni-i fort. Leprcentative Swa bill limiting the hours of workers for public utib ties to eight hours was killed, by com nittee. REPORTED SUNK . German Kai.ie Said to Have Been .-em in iMii.om ny r.r,. rui-er. inn thr aisraii.i'.i Vcr. Knrl.i DL-RN08 A YRF.S. February la -

(,erman raider supposedly th Vin- v ' """ - is 10 ne imeta has been sunk ie a buttle w.fh ', fresn-d with the belief of th United

P. iti h cruisers to a report received nei-e hy thi newspaper I ji I ason. rhe reoort atutert that one m the flrlHsh

cruiivM wu damag i in the battle.;"" '!i'"'f by the Cnitnd .States

etf-CoiMclevt. About tbe tliae a ymmg man dl. rover that a girt Itna wonderful ye he begins to wntMler If h baa a bm 11 smive a tv- uuiiiit i tserr (tnl. - k - rioei."r t re.

1.000,(100 CItKISTI V V ENDEAVOUERS WOULD RALLY TO THE COLORS

IBB l fNlCi'ii1.e'e HmrUr.i ' CHICAGO, February 13. In the event that the L'nitrd .States bcr of Cliriotia r:nl.)vor will i involved in w-r, 3,iK,0tK) nvmhers of trie Christian Kndeavor " ill answer the cull to the. colora. Their services have been tenderod tn Secrntury laker by Itev. Daniul A. I'ollinif, of lloston, uss'kiate pd'niiltnt of the United .Society of rhristi.ui ' Kndeavor. fol!ovinK confr-n'nce.i hold here with leudeis from niaay part.- of the rountry. Mole than MM! membeis of the w iei',- jre ynuter men livailniile for m.litaiy duty. HORSES RAN AWAY. U'ai;on llTmai-ed Vheit' Team Kan linn Telephone Pole. A team of horses br!"r,rin(t to Jacl F'ew ran a-.vay ye.stenli.y uftemoni and ilil consoler: able ilumatre to the v.afiin and harnev. Mr. i'levv was unloadinir some cull oh. West i'eiiii sti.s't ntvl left the team atandini; near the curb. A man ruling a bicycle ftiirhtened tiie animals and they inn away. Thtry were stopiwd near the (ilnvo factory when they nin into a telephone pole. T;(e w.ifron was tfirn up to some extent nnd;the h.irne.is REAR END COLLISION. Two Traini Come Together Near HcelriuK No One Injured. Two raboosos and one freight car W:-ie demolished when one Ilig Four fieiirht tiain era -hed into the rear if another trri.n nbout a mile west of llazclriirir, this morning ut .'I o'chn-k. The trains were running on proceed orders, which allows two trains in the stune bifK-k at one time. The engineer of the rear train misjudged the distance that the other train was ahead of hun and his enninc trashed into the caboose. No one w.vs injured. I'ROHI RILL PASSED. ' Plr ""Use of llh i Legislature MeaviMre. Adopts State-V Ilk i,i fli. .rrrsof,,,.,,! Veie, jleeuVe.i SPRINCFlKLtl. III.. Fehrvtry 13. l!y a v: of 31 t 1 tb taU-wid lrohibilion nun ! ient v.fis pmse.1 by ih senate today. The bin now goes lo the house where the real tipht for

,i pro- pt..hhii.,ii will come. The hill, Mi- ! a biM tr.slueed bv Senator Woo. of heen.s

county, jtiovi.les f.u ferenduin VILLA ACTIVITIES Carran.a's Altitude May Lead lo Lmliarassir.; Compliralions. II ' 1 13. iKj Ihr ;.iie,i..,i.,il Vi-.. Sa-,,l, WASHINGTON. February Villa activities in Northern Mexico are tieintr Stalei watched by the ' expected here I'n.tcd . "llt U It iron,; etfort to get control of border .o:iits w,l) be made by the bandit leadr before Ambassador Fletcher can hi sent his cre.lenuals to .lust Chief '.nran..a. lieeuiw of this Gener; I'unston has taken el-dur :ue piecai tons to sai'-guard American tcrntor ami it openlv is as.-cr'.o. trai anotli. ' olamhun laid cannot b attemptr-d, Meanwhile otliri-ils, while publicly rdieuling the Carransu suggestion that tie - Urals rut otf all exfioits to the I. iiropean belligerents privately express concern that trouble is to rome. .-'i"'iild On nirr.a ti-y to stop shipments of oil fi nm tbe Tampi -a district he ' would senou-ly inteifeie w ith the opI millions of th" ilriti di and French navies and a sharp prmest at least dd be m.i' ' bv them. It O.o I'nited S'at" iisilv 1 might involve roich us it i inuss well known here tha let it rs- known 1 hut she rgl:. C'l.sl.lers nmst of these oil t.elds her '"'n inoperty and will s. e thai they are operat'-il at atu cost. It is expected that ue soon -n Amhasssilor I'letchnr reaches ilea ire : City he will take up w ith Genral C : o , ' ., , , , , ' ... . """' out nf interference w ith foreurn in011t ( interference with foreign terenia ny me ile Taetn government; "'j1 V H n """""bate change in ; S''" thnt tho tuppre,i 0t VilK """ -""""n "i r in inr loMhent Mexican at.itea m to be a inr lOTiinoc'i lecognition or uie inr. ' runsa admipirtmlion as th" real gov - j eminent of Meiiiro. i ' I OptlmlMls ThewcM. ' 1 n,, mS), ground beura at well a It iw i".

ucrmany issues us rmai

Warning ! IBi H lemiiHol Ve- Scrrkw.l ' I LONDON", February 1!!, Orm.-iny i V-.- :;: :!jed 7,2;rirs b "11 period1 of jirnice for neutral ships in the barred ianne have expired, arcorilinn. to d s(patches from Amsterdam Unluy. An joiiic'ai .statement has hc-n i.ssuel ia i hicli r.ru'.raN ore warned that herrI after all neutral shipn entennir the Iharred lones do so at their own risk S ami with a know ledpre of the dung-era they will face. Germany' warning is lirlievod heii' to mean that sho will pursue her relemless suhmariite wuifare to the full1 e.;t limit ret; udle-f f netitrals. The C,i iinan statemr lit added that Ihe neiioil.t of trrnee had included enemy nassernrer liners also, as it was iboueh'. citizens of neutrul countries mv have sailed on them before THE DETAILS ARE FOR Bi (iaratre Building Where the Feast Will lie Served is Being Heated. , L)0 TICKhln nOI.II FOR THE RIG EVENT Fine Prntrram Provided For the lianquet Commitlees Are at Work. With the time for the big event enly a few hours away the committee, in charge .of the big Lincoln banijuet to be held in the new garag building of Kiitley and Higgins on North Meridian street Wednesday night, it w ei king hard to complete the fitiaf arrangements. The new building has I.., ii riiihpUtr.l nnd the Rev heating plant installed. The work of getting Co building heated in time for thi baiuiuet was started Monday ut noun and by tomoirow night the plate will be in coml'ortabte condition. All persons holding tickets are asked to meet in the court house by 6 o'clock where the reception committee which was announced some days age will be on hand to take caie of the gue?lj until o'clock when every larch to the building. The membeis of the reception committee are asked to be at the court houre early in order that all may be cared for.' This w ill he the bitrirest event of it; kind ever held in Lebanon. Feui hundred ami fifty tickets have beer disposed of by the committee anil plates will be I I for a like number "' K"est. Many ladies will lie in attendance as well as the men to help h,..- the memorv of I.ineoln. The hampir-t is to be served bv the ladies ar ,nP .Mcthodi-f church, the menu of Y hich was announced several days ago. The nrMrram which has also beer announced before is a good one. F.dw in I'. Morrow . Kentucky's best orator and a man of nation wide fame, will deliver the principal address. The progiam will Is? opened with music and convocation. This will be followed by a fifteen minute talk by the Itev. O. H. Carmirhael on the life of Lincoln. Mr. .Morrow will be the next on the proKi.im und his address will be followed by short talks by the state ullirers in attendance. The ticket sale closed Satimlay night when the enmmittee met and turned in all the unsold ones. The decorating eoinmi'.tee has been at work all day getting the building cleaned up and decorated LEAVES TONKillT. Von IternsloirT ((ails Varshinton nil a Special Train Tonight. I flu 'r I, letfrtH'.i 1 w rt.-vil l.Mf 1 rcoiuary u.WASHINGTON, Count Johann von llernatoriT, 'lis 1 1 ... i. .i. ,. -. rnmn atiilmssadot-, aecomj 1... Ui. t. a., ,.r .1.. 1 : Jtff w, ,(,.lV(. Washington at Vi-.M ! -mi). j. KM anitouaeeil at the atate ,ipartment twlay. Therw will he 112 it .1,. .,,.. Ucludine Itamnesa Zweid 'tnyi wife ef the former charge at the anttinn embassy, who wants o Jnin 1 h- chilWren. who are at u-hool In Afcstrla. A atiecial train over the Pennnylvania ritiiroad will bear the travellers to their boat, which will sUam down Nevr Ynrk at H:10 f., nt. i tuiiKiiretr afteriioun.

to All Neutrals

the announcement of the U-boat poiicy. Thin declaration wax taken heie to mean that in tbe future enemy panaentrer liners will be treated by German U-boati the name 'aa merchantmen. ' In the official statement the German government oIko takes occasion to deny that neutral ships sunk up to this time have not been accorded warning. It declares that all reports that neutral ships have been torpedoed without warning; are false. The immunity for neutral ships expired on the night of rehmary 2 during the eriod of (rruce within the burred lone, for the lone in the Fnj;lish channel nnd in the Atlan tic around the tiJnctnit waT-up1 . North sea gttne j Fehrtmy C and the Mediterranenn I zone on February It). CERTAINLY ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM ALL UTTER CUSS WORDS I ft it thr Inlri' The pane Vnr Sen lei 1 post carri und oii..- of tho rural route curriers "lost their reliirion" this morning when the man who hauls the mad from the station to the post ortice brought two wagon loads of Montgomery-Ward catalogues to be delivered throughout the city and county. In all there were about twenty sacks of these books. Kaeh book weighs four pounds which makes the postage on each eiirlit cents. About one-third of them had to be delivered within the city and this work fell uiwn the shoulders of the parcel post man. ROBP.ERS (JET $2.(iOO. Crock Safe in Goldstein ltros. Depart ment Store in Indianapolis. inn thr fircrs'ifl.-s'it .Veirs ."Vrrlcf. 1 INDIANAPOLIS. Fehruaiy X F.vpert safe robbers opened, a big vault in GoI'Lstein Ilrothers' depart ment store, ripped oen cash boxes am) escaped with BOO without disturbing the policemen at the central station, less than two blocks away. The robbery was reuorteiftoilay. FOUR KILLED. More Than a Score Injured in Collision of Fngine and Trolley Car. iRil tht Intrrptttttmnl Veiss rrlee.t LOUISVILLK, February ta. Four persons, all residents of Louisville, are dead and mote than a score sufferng iron, injuries, some serious, today as a result of u collision between southern railway locomotive and a crowded trolley car. The car w as ilemol ished. First Rlaze Since Paid Fire Department Was Organized Made a Community Event. iB thr Intrrnntlnnnl Vrir. tierrtrc.l SHKLBYVII.LE, February 1.1. A business block of frame constructions at the southwest corner of the public sointre, was destrpved by tire earlv u is morning, vvnn a ios i -io,,'o. Hie OUlllUUg WUS Ott upilH H VUISOll a women's wear store", Van Arsda! & Velner barber shop, William Worden' harness shop and Mcllride & Hmnm'i drug store. The stocks of all these firms were entirety destroyed. The fire started at 4 i o'clock in the b isement of the Carson store and within an hour the blaze became quite a community event. Sljelbyville has hnd a paid lire department only since February ' and this was the first blaie the firemen have been called upon to tight. James Gragg is fire chief. Miss Idi J. McCaslin, community nurse, organized a brigade of women who setved hot coffee and sandwiches to the firemen. The local patrol of Roy Scouts was called out and the hoy;i made themselves useful in servtr.g the firemen w-ith coffee. Gloves were furnished to tbe firemen bv Mr. Needharn, w-ho owns a store that wa-s endangered hy the fire. Volunteers carried a large part of Mr Needham's srtivrk to safety The second floor of the building wag

occupied by the offices of John C. ; vault was looted of alwut $.10,Wi0 la -t Cheney, George Tolen and William A. ..night. Yarlin, attorneys, D. C. aurtioneet,, According to vice president S. Hetand the Prudential Insurance com- hnrwiek ha and his friend, Jmlge Bpan;'. The budding was owned by I.. Holstein dropped into the bank for Chariea Cheney, who Is visiting in chat and wcie forced to hand ovsr Florida. Little insurance' wa carried i bags of currency by a masked robber, on tha building, I Though the robbery occurred early w The origin of Uta flra had not been i the even-ng- no paaaarby saw us dofiaiUly iktwwined. -kH . .

Ai!tH

A RECEPMI 10 I (Hi COM c. A. R, U. S. W. V. and W. R. C. Appoint Commitlees. i ' MEET FEBRUARY 20 TO COMPLETE PLANS Co. H Member, to be Held a Day or so Afler Hoys Reach Home. Kepiisi iiiaiUes fi.mi Hie (J. A. H., I'. S. V. V. and W. It. C. held a meeting at the ti. A. I!, hall last night 10 begin the arrangement far the big reception to he (riven the members nf Co. II. when they arrive home after hnving spent sevrnl months at the Mexi can herder m .Tvier. At a log mittee consisi-ri einbi from c-irh of the orgnnii. ns was appointed. The committee held the meeting last night. At thir. meeting a committee from caib of the towasltips in the county was appointed and these committees will have chaige of making the final oii ttu-cineots. Th" following is the list ol committees: Jefferson J. C. Caldwell and Ora P.rown. Clinton T. I!. Caldwell, Ceo. C. Cussidv and wife, J. M. Turner and Fk.I Spray. Marion A. S. Campliell tmd Herman Newman. Worth Samuel I anes, Nelson Lucas, Clarence O, Siiaw und J. McCoy. F.agle William -'.'..-sex and Marvin Huckleberry. Perry W. P. Swope. II. F. Sluele and Calvin I "he kelson. Harrison Joseph .'V. P. i I) 11 ) . .-nj WaiidM r-..yie. Jticksp.t- J. W. n.iark and John Forbes. Sugar Creek Chariea . Johnson, Joseph Jaituv and Mrs. Onier Patterson. Washington Frank liuhey, Hany K. Huntington, Jesse lllubaugii and A. P.. Garrett. To Meet Febrnary 20. A meeting of representatives of Ihese al.ove cJiiiiuilUsns has been set for Tuesday, February 2(1 at. 2 o'clock ihe afternoon tit the G. A. R. ball 11 veterans eenuest thnt lis mim of ,n busillPll!l Inl.n as possible and the ciuwM f th(, county be present, at this meeting at which time the final arrangements will be made. The present plan is not to have the reception until the boys have been home a duy or so. After a several 1:1011' in absence the hoys will u..l-u:.v...iy t.ish to spend the tint few houra at home and it is fur this ronton that those in charge of the reception think It be.ii not to haw it until a day or o after tbe company has ben mustered out PERSHING ENGAGED? American General's Marriage lo New York Widow. Will Occur in .March. Itlv the IntrinfltHinnl nc flerik-e.l FI. PASO. Texas, Febrnary 13. The engagement of General John J. Pershing, commander of the American forces recently withdrawn from Mexico, to a New Yoik widow, will be announced early in March, according . . .,,1, In circulation in nrmv eir. c,M t(j(1 ,h()URn thcBe nportij d. nied by the General's aim-, l'tie name of the widow is not disclosed hut it is said General Pershing haa known her for years. Bank Vault Looted of About $.10,000 Masked Robber Holds up Officials. tltit tkr tntrrniitinnel Ynr. Hrnrtrr.1 WINNSBORO, La., February la. Directors of the Franklin State Rank today began an investigation of the mysterious robbery in which the hank