Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 124, Lebanon, Boone County, 20 February 1917 — Page 1

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Will Probably Take Charge I of Southern Department. UNSTGN'S DEATH

BRINGS SADNESS i mm j f Sudden Demise Grieves! Washington U. S. Will Honor Dead Flero. (fld tit Intr, null,. nut Vmi Srrrtce ; WASHINGTON, February 20. J Major-general Jonn j. Pershing very piohably will be designated t mand the .Southern Lw-pai anient a.; j successor to Major General VreiierU-k j Kunston. whoso sudden death last j night has shocked officialdom hc r (Cener al Funston's successor in t Krar.k of Mayor-Genera' will be filleo through the promotion of Mrig. Gtriernl Clarence R. Edwards, now runmanning I he regular aimy forces on the Panama ranul tone. War department officials ilccla-eri it they expect that Secretary fl:.k would take up with President V ilI son today the designation of th n u , -imanuer of tne southern d'i'"t at. They expect Pershing Kilt ! ijrnated, altliouirh the president c m Io..!iie anyone of the major-ifcnernls of th army for the post. Pershing ;s son ln-law of United States Senat-' Ior Warren. Deeply Grieved. Official Washing-ton was deei ! 'rnered today by the death of Maji riGetwrul Frederick FVnston, ranki ig hrt offu-er of th I'nited State wr y, commander of tht Southern deiurtment, with headquarters in San Anu mo. Ittl), Where he aiei last nir.it -in a noref. lmme.Mre steps v-ri taken to hoor the distinguished soU ner with on of the most elolioiut' Viditary funerals ever accorded i liero, fcfiouiil his family public burial in Arlinxi jcmieterj-. cut to a Natior al r ft--it m ( The belief is general unionu o!Ti Jl.at fieneral Kunston's death i precipitated by the mental and p irJ strain which he h:id been r linuousiy subject to during Ihe v sr owinu to the ttying situation !) he Mexican border. J For the past six months he has h.d under his command about 200,000 men, Irrgulars and militiamen, and the uncertainty of the safety of General 3'ershing's punitive axpedition in M vcu ia known to have preyed heavily upon him. j General Funston was 51 years o'd, 'living been born in Ohio, Noveml, r ?. 18t'5. At the outbreak 'of t ie C punish war he was made a colonel f volunteers, commanding the twenleth Kansas infantry, one of the fii st "Volunteering organisations to be sent m the Philippines. For meritorious ho was promoted to the rank ' ririgadier-geriernl of volunteers u id v was while serving in this capacity Jhat he, singled-handed, captured Ihe inen notorious inuuTTertiomst Aguiaildo, for which achievement he was rewaroeu wnn a maior-generaisnip in he regular establishment. IN MOriiSINC. rrw.il. en th. Mevlc.n Rorrf.r I lr.nl v Affected by General's Death. I IBs le lerxiro.nol rrl Kirrlce i 1 9 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, February , to. Th United States army forces jlong the Mexican border were in Jnoiiniing today for the commanding Jpfficer, Major-General Frederick Funs-' ion. The flag pol at Ft. Sam Houston anil he flagsUiTa of rery headu,uartera of lie department of the south, the stira , iind stripes for which fc had fought o well, dropped disconsolately as if in fdness which touchel every post. At the Fort, sorrowful preparations ivera being made for the reception of ien. Funston's body, which now lies 1 an undertaking establishment in an Antonio. A heavy military esort was detailed to accompany the rag-draped caisson upon which the i'- ..in ...I. n h,. 4 ite headquarters, there to be in state "niling its removal to San t rannsro, here it will be buried with full rr.ilary horors at the Presidio on Ssturj Major-Ceneral 3. Franklin Bell, at sn Francisco, telegraphed th army j Ticisls hra that Mrs. Kunston, proa- . rated hr the onetnected new of her usbanu'a death will net com to 8dn ' atonid, feut wvyid await Uimvwl 1

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LATE GENERAL FUUSTON

lltw th Intrniiml b'trw Brrt-tr. ) SAN ANTON' I O. Tf-xu( IVbrunry rtmt'rul Hfi'viccH for Mujor Onral Frlirick Fun ton wore helil at his horn this afternfWjn following removal of th hhv from an untVrtak inn establishment. I'haplain Perry, wnior chaplain of the army forces on the 1WW, reat) an imp revive servire. (I'-neial 'Jr'-en cmnmrti..,tT the lionoray escort of the Jpai commamler, whiih ponsi.stf-tt of ii iltairhnint of th Thirty-seventh infantry, two troops of Alabama ruvulry and a but tery of the seventh, field (irti'li'Ty. One af the caisson of th latter conyod the colr,n. Following trip services th body ' of the bo.lv it Funston had i :he city whetfe General urted und married her. j Due In Heart Trouble. General Fun.-ton's death, which occurred in the I'liby of a hotel where he had dined !:i. t miyht ith Koy Miller, mnvor of Corpus Chri.-.tl, and a per-ioriol liienil, was due to angina schlei'osis of the arteries, accord ng to l ieutenant Colonel W, M. Iielaiuk of the army medicul errps. who had 1-een his (icrsonal physician during a recent attack of acute indigestion. "General I'un.-ton died almost ioimediatcly ii''ti-r lapsing into um ttn aoutness and surTered no pain," said Colonel Ireland. "He had recovered from his recent attack but still w.iw sufferirg fn.m the severe strain which he had been under since being placed in command of the forces on the border almost a year ago. General Fun.-ton had eaten sparingly at dinner last night. He had declined to partake of rich foods because of his recent indisposition. He and Mayor Milier were sitting in the lobby, listening to the strains of a waltr. and General Funston was playing with Ida Silverberg, a child who is at the hotel with her Pirmts from !e -Moines, Iowa, and who had attracted the cen eral's atten'ion by her vivu.vous Praised Music. Some remark bail been made concprnmir the mu "I always like the old tunr.i best," said General Ftinst'.n. That in 'The Blue DaiioU Walt.' l.n't it beautiful?" Silence ensued for a nioinnnt. Then hrs companion noticed that General Funfton apparently had relnve.) ; his chair and was breathing heavily. "Are you ill, Civnera!?" he asked in alarm. TV.'re v, as no answer and a physician was hurriedly summoned. W hen he arrived General Funston, stretched out in his chair as if jieacefully sleeping, was deaiL General Funston's successor wns the subject of discussion in atmy and civilian circles today. It was predicted the honor would go to General John J. Pershing, recently promoted to ft maior-ireneraishin because of his handling of the expedition into Mexico il out again, and beside General Funston, the man most keenly in touch with the ramification of the affairs on the bonier. All activities of the army in the department were expected to be at a standstill for several days as su't of General Funston's death. a re- . BeI maintenance of the border pa trol. nothing will be none until the war "epartment has designated a m' 'ie iding officer and outlined the policy Hill he expected to pursue. Many Persons Injured and Score Rescued at New York Early Today. I As thi Inlfrnntnal ic AerrffS. ) NFW YOKK, February 20.Two orriMi were burned In death aac oeny other persons were Injured arly today when a fire swept through a four-story boarding house in East tjud, street, A score of persons were rescued from windows anrl ledges by PremtT.. The dead are: Mrs. Klir.uheth Graves, 4r,, and Mrs. Addie Curver, ESPIONAGE BILLS. Conspiracy Measure Paused by ths Senate, 0 to 10. ' tnu-mtl Veres errlr.) WASHINGTON, Fabroafy 20. The senate today passed tha fourteen eriionaga and eonepirecy measures mbodied is on bill, endorsed hjr the admini titration, by m f 0 to

was taken to the Alamo, where it will lie in stute until it is pitted aboiird a ; special ear and taken to San Fran- i Cisco for burial . The Southern I Villi- I trains to which it will be uttached is scheduled tt leavo here ut f o'clock j to night and arrive ut Sun Franci.sco ; ut 1 o'clock p. m., Friday. The funer-; ul will be held Sutunlay. j Accompanying the body will be General Funston's aide. Captain Fithugh Lee, and a guard of two non-I commissioned officers anil six private, j, kliffit colonels acted us temporary j pallbearers here. They were Colonels i Milan, Shunk, Walt and Sturgis of j the regular army, and Morrison, r-ec-1 ond West Va Lang, fourth Illinois; 1 are. firt Minnesota and Nirnon, j fourth Texas, Senior officers of the ! National Guard orgunirntions en- j cam ied here. j

WINS BIG VICTORY Unanimous Report in Favor ; of Passage of the j Measure. MINORITY REPORT j WAS NOT FILED! i The Paxsage of the Kill in the; House This Week is ! Forecasted. llii Hit reraiil,'enif .Vr.-s rrrlc. i INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Febniary 20 j - The sutTrnge lor women forces won j a big victory today when house Judi-' cuiry A committee, of which Kepre-; sentative 1 f Fort Wayne cli.iiiuiun, reported unanimously in favor of the passage of the Maston bill which passed the .'iiat. J. Gien Harris, of Lake county, had signed 'i m-noHty repoit, hut he with drew his name and the report war. made un;inimous. This report, and the victory of suffrnire forces in par liamentary skirmishing ;i the house lute yesterday, assures passage of the suffrage hill in the hou :e tliis wrvk. The vote probably will be reached Friday or Saturday. The Maston hill would allow the omen to vote about June first, thus giving them the right of voting for relegates to the constitution conven tion. Representative Cravens today mada motion to reconsider Representative Vcsey'i motion which failed jester-

.1 ' in i l ' tr" kni . ! there swarmed today hundreds of wothe AJIilredge house suffrage bill to ' '

e It conform to the Maston senbill. The motion will be ered sometime during the day. Forty bills were reported house comittees tolav in the begin-1 g of th usual rush of the cloMngi I the session of the legislature. Over , hundred bills have been introduced . n the house in this ses.nion, and most . of iheni must lie disposed of in two k's time. National Guard Legislation. Favorable Dilworth's t I tions of the ! rtontil giis'.t .!erts were mad i xtonding tie regul ih il army of the na i assemb'ed. Day hill th. number of iustices of th" i. ,he sciie of the Sill for the norniii tives by districts and enlarging :ty court. Dynes' ifion of pepreiritan the larger cities, ind Kimmel livorce petit bdl which requires to he on file for sixty vorce can nr grunted bill legallting vrrtlin lays I a d The Si on ichool Wabssh county (Ire nd casej which paswsl the senate.

-eceived a favorable committee report,"' '-"y "'! B1nrr man

in the house toda'y. The bilLof Representative Wright, if Clay, providing that the civil city may a-ume the debt of a aciiool city under certain condition receiv favorable committee report today. I The senate today refued to pas. Senator Met7.ger'6 bill which would

make all fee in th state payable to finally succeeded in scattering the the state treasurer, instend of to nr- crowd in directions and still ahrieltiou county officials. Th vote was1 in; oth and muttering threat the 22 for and 20 against, Mil failing hundreds of woemtn mssln H eir way for want of a eonsitutlonal majority back to th ghetto ami th East Si.U The Democrat, who bent the bill, not in an organised body, but in little tald the real Intent was to allow Gov-group scattered by the pulic. srner Goodrich to pas on the expen-! Today' demonstration was an aft-

dltoHsa of all department of tha state' rove nunnt ! Tht nt fpeM the J "cd levy! Mil Jt 11S to pmvM I-rr v lars-er C0i,'S ..Jt lf,"Jl.

Bulletins

(lis . lrcrsrlsl Vnri Aerrlce.i NFW VOKK, February 2il The Canard liner arrived today from Liverpool after secrs.fully evading Germany's submaruim. She brought passengers and Kail. (Bit re swssUiss ,Veic fiirrifm. ZI RICH. Febraary 2u. Fan. peror Charles of Austria is giving his personal attention to the Auslro-American situation, according to advices reaching here loday from Vienna, These stale that, following the recent conference between Count (aernin. the Austro-Hungarisn foreign mintster. ami Ambassador Pen field, the former mndc a lengthy report to the Kmperor. The developments of the past few days are interpreted here as showing that Austria-Hungary is anxious to avoid a break with the I'nited Stales over ihe submarine question. Dry ISe nrcssrnoij .Vrt- Acrcice. ) NFW VOKK, February :0. The Rochester and Orleans, Ihe first American freight ship, to sail for allied ports aTter Ihe German declaration of ruthless submarine warfare, have now been at sea ten days and the belief was expressed in wartime cirri, today that they have entered Ihe burred lone waters. Both ships carry contraband and are bound for French ports. Word of Ihe sale arrival of th- freighters is angiitis! awaited for it is feared that momentous consequences might arie if they were sunk without warning by submarines. Iflir tSf nrrrsurioNtli ,Ycic Acrnce 1 LONDON. February 20 The seriousness of the food shortage in Holland is shown by a dispatch from Rotterdam to the DailyNews today saying that bread rs. tioi;.., including the 1oar alliance, hi to be rut to shout eight and one-half -ounce per day. Therw is also a great scarcity of uota. toes and coal. . o i- ,, . ,. . r.. I Folice t ailed I pon to Disperse j Mob From Tenement District That Stormed City Hall. &! tht xreruUos; ir aerrlce I N'FW YORK, February 20. Out of : th. ghetto anil the eait aide tenements acreammg 'we are starvrsl we

tonsid j warit biea l!" 1 and undeveloied suggestion in the dip-i ThiJ call has been borne In upon out Jrh:H rrz h-vhat -Alzz

order followed Thousruids of women of the t mint district fell into the line, led by "Sw

.viarie i.ans. in a long i ne lias,i(, ,) lP(rutins that It would ! fordsvilie and Frankfort have. A sintie, old women, hobbling aie' l t ...'.. I le dm,, of wafer has no force or

they suirrioiing, snuwi-wrappeu neaos una young mothers, holding aloft ha'e and wan babies. Their sciences rent thr j air as traffic officers attempted to nreng up toe pursue or p-ovst. Their number, had dwindled t.y the ume wiry reacneo w.o .ny nan auu "Kn iw m i " ' I wails from crying Italy lull of enraged women like an echo of the peasant revolutions of Furope all added to the intense excitement. Demands for meyor Mitchell failed to bring out th chief executive, but instead there came mounted policemen. ! Within a few minute after th vnKM arrived anci assuneo tne nnors ' men and women filled City Hall Park !D" thr ",ri" ninvi'e.1" of eager spectators and a second call for res policemen went i Pidlc ftcatler Crowd. A'ter more thun an hour and a half of disorder and demonstration. Police ern.th of the food rioting yesterday m Hnr and Isr)n itrana (lie Wlllirtisburg md. Browwr.-iile : fl strict. Ineensej at in high arieer i.uJi)(.a IA!i Lar,

WAIT TO SEE HOW ' FAR THE GERMAN

I WARFAREWILL GO j American Officials Hold Up I Action Pending Dei velopments. THE NEXT FEW DAYS ! TO BRING RESULTS ; Absence of "Overt Act" Yet ' Hrinfjs Hopefulness to Administration Circles. I I IIY JOHN KDWIN NEVIN. . ittu te isiernatoiMl .Vers Scritrr.) I ' WASHINGTON, February 20. Be- : cause there is serious doubt in the i mind of Iresident Wilson regarding ! the real intentions of the officials at i the hoad of tin German bulmiarine activities no action has been taken to relieve the ship blockade in American ! ports. The president, officials closest 'to him assert, believes that the next J few days will show just how far Geri many intends to press her hostile mca- ' sures against neutrals. That is the reason w hy he w ill take no action to

r have the American line resume its sail-1 'The fact that the ofticials of tl,e;SePS Token Last N''ht line continue to put the question "no Inaugurate NeW Ell-

sailings" up to the udministration i will not hurry action, officials ray. j President Franklin has been told how I to resume sailings and has been told that this country will insist that the ! rights of his vessels be protected. He ; can arm them if he so desires, but 'under existing circumstances the t'n-, I ited States will not furnish either anus '. I or gunners. But the present policy t of the administration will not be I changed unless Germany forces the ! issue. i Simply Lecuufe there has been no i "overt act" by Germany the spirit oi' hopefulness that a "next' step" ran he j avoid. si continues to grow in official circles. It is accepted here that the I breaking of diplomatic relations had had 1 salutary effect upon the orders to submarines. It is not known, ' cannot be learned, whether direct structions to uvoid creating a new-

issue with the I'nited States has guncCall for preparedness. In business, in to Gorman submarine commanders, j fvery trado or profession for fteNaturally if such orders have txen Nervation or for national defense, every

I issued they could not be permitted to t become known inasmuch as it would , I be conetrurd by Germany's enemies as, an admission of weakness. But it ' easily would l e possible, officials point1 lout, for such action to he taken. And' the effect would be to confine the break between Germany and th. United States to a diplomatic one only. New Peace Move SuRgi-sled. I In this connection there la a vague .shortly be looked for. It is suggested m rni,j,nt,al com-ersat ion in certain - Their diplomatic reprewntatives here decline to discuss these suggestions, Hut one ambassador here in Washingion ,,,,., .. u... -... the proper att.tude if a new move was .. ' " " ' . , . ' ,' . . .lent Wilson, have utterly failed. Sec-1 ret diplomncy might be more successful, he said. Whether there is any knowledge of such development at the white house and the state department Is known

only to President vtilson. Secretary i falling '"to lmeaand none of us want Lansing and Counsellor Polk. And for! Lebanon to bring up the rear, but iltv obvrous reasons no one of this trio will j ln tht he It In the fore front, discus tho situation In any way. j Thomtowrn ha also csught the visMennwhile the intensive prepara- ion and was n-prewnteil at the meetJcna by this government to meet any j ing last night by a committee to cont.r.frsencv that may arise continue, j "ider plana by which tbev could cornPresident Wilson ha directed that he bine vith Lebanon in an effort to fobs furnished immediately with an ex-! Hire the services of one trained workset appraisement of the conditions of !r who could lead th volunteers of both the army and navy. It will deal j the two cities, with both personnel and with arma-1 ' ment. From it the president will de-; COt'SIN OF GENERAL

tide what is moat needed to mak the defenuiv arm of the nation com-1 oletely effective. Newspaper of the I ountry have been asked by the navyi l:V.rl,snt to co oler.;, in keanlnrl lecret movement of naval Craft of any wet. it I expected that such action will greatly aaatat la the pro gram of national defvnM and frxnn tun on tsar will be ns information avaPiahif of morrmwits of warnklol, itctivity at Varwa and In nary ymrda ud tii lika. -

TOO MANY PRAYERS REQUIRED FOR THE OPENING OF SENATE !

, 8 rf fstrrs.ssl errl.e. WASHINGTON, February 20. Owing to a parliamentary entanglement the senate met half an hour too early today and was fori'ed to hear two opening prayers. Senator Brundegree, of Connecticut, made a point of order against the first prayer ut 10;:s) o'clock and the senate had to adjourn until 11 o'clock when the second 0(en piayer was said Senator Brarulegee afterwards apologized to Chaplain Prettyman for compelling him to deliver two prayers. TO BE MI STERED OUT. Arrangement Completed for the Discharge of Second Indiana Men. tt fV slso'l.SMl Vra Seri.i-c.1 INDIANAPOLIS, February 20 Arrangements were completed today for mustering out the Second Indiarui regiment of the national guard now ; at Ft Harrison. A small detail from i each company will be detained at the I fort for several days to check supplies, i The main body of troops will be mustered out tomorrow, beginning at 5:" "' ! ; WELFARE LEAGUE terprise. an appeal made ! for cooperation Lebanon Orjfanizalions Urged to Hejp Keep the City l'p With the Procession. Ijist night was the regular meeting night of the Social Welfare League and it was evident from Ihe begining d i that there was something doing and had been duing for several days. The world is ringing today with the w,ere is heard the demand. Greater in its significance than all these is the awakening of the womanhood of our country to their universal and mmmon needs, , rromis 01 a . ew r.ra. j f rmv , for , fhi,,reni fl,r tlie hpalth and (hraoter i f f1 m'"n n(' women cf the next - generstior, ind for the future of the world 1 loyal support to the Welfare League i,.,.- j , nr,.nt need of j ttained social worker, such as Craw power. It stands alono until alwor- . bed by the eiirth or sjn. But united . with others as in th fall of Niagara i ; it has a force and power that ri ,vrr,-hini. before it. Harne-sed I fof jt m in thous;lru nt hmni.ii turn. lh nWI ot ronl i industr tspmt ot looperat j It is the spirit of cooperation that 'he Welfare Leegue is pleading for. from the organisations and citilens 1 of Ibanon. A little investigation : proved that the cities our sire are last FREDERICK FUNSTON RESIDES IN LEBANON Major -Ceneral Frederick Funston who died at San Antonio, . Texas, last night was a cousin of Mra. Lyd Cory of tin city. General Funstnn' mother and Mr. Cory vera iiftar. General Funatcm had visited hart twir but the visit were aevjrul year go.

EULAieZGEIIlS UNDER ARREST OH

Fl Former Lehanonite Among: Those Charged With Election Fraud. TAKEN IN CHARGE AT FRANKFORT HOME Rolco'icd on Own Recnunianr-e Will lie (,iven Hearing On March 21. One more arrest was made late yesterday in the election fraud cases in the Federal court, a warrant being rerved upon Kula Met.ger at Frankfort, formerly of tins city. C. M. Mikesell, deputy I'nite.l mrif shall who made the arrest, released Metiger on his own tfeognitance, Metger is a blacksmith iu the Clover Leaf Railroad shops at Frankfort. The Frankfort Ti.'ies says of Metiger's urre.-t: "DuriitK' the probe of the federal grand Jury, "Melzgcr was called before the body as a witness and is said to have divulged much information regarding the alleged frauds in this city. "Furly last week when it became known that a number of local republican politicians had been indicted by the federal grand jury, Metrger, who is employed ut the Clever Leaf shops, suddenly disappeared and effort to learn of his wheteabouts were to no "When deputies arrived here Saturday from the office of the United States Marshal Mark Stolen, Metiger was one of the two men for whom the officers found missing when they began serving Ihe warrant. Arrested at Home. "Sunday evening Mclzger returned to this city and tulked to a numb i f people. Yfsti-rdsy afternoon tho federal marshal retunied and found Metger at his home and served the eap'ai. Milzger was then released on his own recognizance. He will uppour before Judge Anderson in federal court on Mai.li 21 for arraignment. "The officer while here yesterday learned that the other man sought is still away from the city and will probably not have occasion to return as the last wariant will probably be served by local officers'. "In the arrest of Metr.ger as in the case of Hudson Ii. Austin ami James W. Ambers who were also released, on their '" re.gniicr.ee. the authorities will probably- use them as witnesses against men said to bo higher up in the game who havn not yet been taken in the net thrown out. ' "With the arrest of Metiger one of the most freiiucnt visitors of the lo-c ral police court is in the hand of the federal court. Back of Metiger are charges of assault and battery associating and other minor offenses. He recently served n 60-day sentence on the state penal farm." REACH NEW YORK. Four Big Ocean Liner Arrive in Port Three From War Zone. tnti Ihe International fc'rtr flerrlccl NEW YORK, February 20. Four big ocean liners carrying more than 2,0'tO pat-sengerB and thousands of sacks of mail, reached New York today. Three of them the Cunarder Ordunn, the French Fabre liner Patria and the Itaiian steamer San Guglielmo came from the war zone, and the fourth, the l!io Janeiro, from Para. A dente fog hung over the hay and prevented the steamers docking. The Pstria brought 1,800 steerage passengers and severul hundred in the. cabins. She sailed from Genoa orf February 5, and touched several Mediterranean ports before striking out through the Atlantic. The Oiduna hmi'ght 19 passengers. HONOR ROLL List of Those Who Have Recently Paid Subscription la Advance . Albert Robison. R. R. 4. J. F. Cook. K. R. 4. Mrs. Charles Martin, R. R. S. iAWTenee Canine, R. R. 15. Mr. Albert Worland, R. R. 2. Tud Conner, II!.' Charles Owens, R. R. i. T,. R. SUwart. Indianapoli"R. P. Smith, R. R. . Fred Wright, Jiirkiia