Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 136, Lebanon, Boone County, 6 March 1917 — Page 1

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MAY RF APfiIFn RV Mini bLnUiilLU Ul LAST OF THE VEEK Exports Inform President He Has Power to AuthOnC This Step, ORDER MAY BE SENT OUT IV A FEW DAYS N'avy Vard Prepared to Furnish Necessary ('tins For he Ships. HY JOHN FDWIN XFVIX. I flu Hi,- ll.;nll;nl tn irr. 1 WASHINGTON. Mutch . A me. an merchant vns may be ami", I i he end of this week. Attorney genei Ircgoiy has completed hi.. tepi he question of presidential autiioi' fn take that stop. The report wa. h "ore the cabinet tlt.s aft-ninoi;. .'. idvance ink'ing of its mnt'T-. w ilitninalilr. However, it '.' a- rei-ant. is highly sitrnii'irant that .wh.ih , -Hit.' I .-i": -T.g ... ..ur I j, li. i ne that tie" p-"-nl.-i,t Ha, i ,rii;. wer to Ht. An, I hi- ..,...., i.ire-i h v inal la.v : laws .ho le -I . no h h.tVf ic nation for a; lrea.lv has b-f f the ru:;. iii.-h ei.r.um t the lendati hev arl.f it i

The Ja-n. ai 'iM - ' Tr.i . the inti rpi-itatinn i.i.ii-i1 r'f A'istn:;a r,-ite i.- -i- :'i-.c.-r ;-ato, tn o: f . t - ,,v mi,t;,rv clitics f.lav on ti,- ,: ennimuriK :K m-i r.-n; , ! I nit, tent this -alt, iii.v,r. (t v-x- ,,-., -tru's.. at Vesdun! The T u- -Stat-" ii l-'-'T-ia-;. Iii a-'A.ng iiood that he p!a-.rl . . t , ..,, on th" Veniun fro-t. not t. lei i. m . f tm A., -t, --an nov - '.invey to the idmt ' v ' Vr the pai-iii.-e of diverting ! 'leoeh men''. I"--- tiun, in vans if t.rnrat: ial alreni'v m ,. e hv T ' tnn) fu in other fighting an-.. -, it change in i-aianarim imliry ami i--i.. ':.;an vfi '! ar-!'- a rv- a- , h-i-ev-l here. ,ut ... one .,( the anon of lUtMe:., waifare.

Bilter Wrangl ( erU n. The senate went b.;k to '.v a'. repaie,l for a Hne aad tui'r !e ovur the revision of it. ru'.r ested by President Wikon to lihu-.rtng and cie ir tae -ij rompt action nn the armrd ix-u'.rr, ill whirh faii-d witn the evpii-e., f the filth rm.gres.H .unda). It has before it enough uehat" i- ' ueing material to kei-t, it in s.-,.-t lea.-t a month, in t;ie o; ir.K-r - ' owe !eadi-. and perhaps lonths. according to others. V t revises it.-: rules, tr.e pc:-;ii.-n tpeeted tn rail both ki- in nirnary session to n-k th"m air n or the nower dinied h ei in ilc! r;; lith Orman nuhinari"e war'au-. fiemoeraiir nenators went into a . us earlv today to take up th- -ir? rented cloture; rul fight, will try t iave the caucus, emioise a rul" ng the re-nnrtinn of ll-t,ate enU'ei n the ha-ails of a ma ,onty. 1 h ,.;. ion of such a rule, however, wa g-n rallv regarded us i"i:io.-sih!e. Vn '. enatiifl! fueoring clritij.o frire'l :' .. itor Owen' plan m too drastic ar. hcv were unwilling to accept anv r jii eiuiring less than a two thitd v it close debate. Adtninistrntinn Irniers in the ,n rte adorned todav that it was do-.tit ul whether the passage of the iii'mm eutfulity bill would he ha-iTc-i b; .driplion of a e'.ntijre ru'e. Tt e'e v ;i . more opposition to a n-vision o he rules than there wmi1 I be to ai ,mw! neutrali'v bill. Many feat :r ho favorl giving the i.re-idep' ower? in the rnt'-rr-iTiona! itaaiioi - ill fight any aite-iPi "' impose i ig rule en the senate ruie. On ill ,ther hand, it was pointed cut today nother wetk or ten days easily v,u!ave ex hau.-ted the fil'buster agan., he armed neutrality I'd Is(boose Majority Leader.

Tn addition to the proposed revision man troopa raptured 4,tKK) priwnern : banded Amborador Penfield her reply f the rules the Democratic cnu u- f,i machine gum and 50 mine-throw-! outlining her poatlicn on ruthlenn uhIecte4 Senator Thomaj S. Martin of : ora, it wa announced today. I marine warfare hu oli-awd o8icia'

Virginia to bo majority leader of the f-lth ewRV'sw. ,

'o..Kht th " "" Xiartin o"'1 5;'naU:1 nator VA t'.h (.' Montana. .Si nator Wuhh - :s insisted on his being named ise of hi.-, yeortiuii i.ivao in liianng tie wctrrn campaign for tne i -1 murriit last full, hut the southern t eijre.vn'" tweR lined un solidly he- ! l-itid the Virginia renitor and cue-; reeded i naming him. senator Mar- , tut, who i a native i f Virginia. wa. mst scut to the smut- in w.x iie; v r.' i l'Tied in IK"!. 9 and 191 l.j . His teintM'f sc-we will expire March ' It'lil. The post of mnjoriry leader is one 'ul in th: tie f tif imp f ttT of the miinii .,.t leg, ,h.t.ve ill other things tn chairman ir the f.m-fn relations i lite. 1,1s ih t 'tired his intentiir eifoit to h... latilied a - a mo ouhhrms have ihvlined to withdraiv ' There are mo ti.an l.lliO ner-ina-C'OXTIXCED OX TAfiF TWO. THE ALLIES' LINE Scries of Sharp Hlov.s Pl.innod to Feel Out the , Anylo-French Fines. PREPARATORY TO A BIC. SPRING DRIVE 'iermans Waited Shells Lui-h ly in jttet Attempt at Verdun. I lie Ikr nlrmilir.li ! RiS. Mareh il i-Jt thr iiat.uy to Von il'mlenlmig's ntt' gr,'at e rtiie ir ,und . h as : iin.t- fit i-s from the Verdun ml that the T-atoii v, ,.hly in thei. l.ite.t i tempt ar .-r d'.-fens ufcr i Im-k f ;-iiiadt. tan. Their nurpurf-. ap c-t oat th.- ch in-ei oiks l.iiiit hy the ni-p.it-of the; l-.,.i.ih driven . Crown P 'nee mi the gate- of the eita. irinps at'a,'V"d ag; wl front, of Veriiii ath-U-i-ntrahng tiuar effri r-.f-u'- ( aurir-'-il Wood '. . set.iir. d by the ! 'lay's figrtin'?. The eunced tonuy that tl e rep-lled. BH1TISH liKPt 1.SF0. Hermann Report I'niicresful lirilish k nn the Somme. nnnH-nml Sn It" iRu III p.r.r.ux. V Mareh - Foil ing an imii oi fiie on rigi - balk tne SomMi Knt-I,..h triN.;-: attack-.! ee t llouch.ivesnes tint v ere ropuls- d. i was oTa-at'y announce.1 today, li-i n-an success in re.-i.-nnfiiiprinir or' alums in the Cauiier.s Wood, on th Verdun front were ai.o reported. "Detachment of infantry ri-.'im- i 2 and Landwehr infantry reginvr 20 destroyed a sup and an a-lv-inr i,. i ,:,,i.. offirial statement received here -.day. Ti,., i.i..oK:.t in -t: p,ir-,., , ,si t ... machine guns, fear iirt-Mery fire annihiiated an Italian unimuiii'.ion depot near Podsabottn."

R. pulse of Russian ntt.'irku soul,!) of ' , . . . .. , lirve'any and in the wooded WrtM State, Oft.el Aw.. Receipt pathians f.ai reported by the war; of Ihe Austrian Xule. ' ofl'ir tielay. Capture of a French; nutpoHt on the Macedonian front was i t f''mi''il 'r rrl,e i announced. j WASHINliTflX, Marrh . Advlrct liuring the month of F'drruary ;r- from Vienna that Austria id In it hu.

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SUBSEA QUESTION Upholds Position of Gcrmany on Submarine Question.

"ul'ifl'SEEKS TO PREVENT

jRKAK WITH THE P. S. I'orerast of Reply Sent Out From llerlin and Vienna, (lives Summary. WASHIM, l'l, March . AimtriuV reidy to thin Kinern-m'-i-rf, imerrocalin reKrdiiiK ihe daul moi'.areh! puKitmn in fierm.mv'a nnretrtrted utihinarine warlare reached lh. alali departnitnt. The ricparlntem'H e"HTti immediali-ly h,,an deemiinK the document which is quite lenythy and un.il thin wtrk i rnmpli t-d omciaU 4id (here wmild he nn comment nn il contents. It Has learn d. however, that the note denitned tn prevent a break between Austria and (hi country, an told in International Nenn Srrice cahh urami front Ampler-d-m. I IH IH fl'r.,lil Vim. TI i, r. I A MS ) Kiill .M, March i5.--Aum i i;; fi:.ni 1 ti terican Anihas.-adai Vnhi 1,1 at Vienna iier rei'ly to Vre; i.n! Wih-ori'i. niiuir-t that .h' state ,, aUitmle mi the new let-man suhi.anne ,iir; . ;,ys a dii-natel, ft.xla The -V a - l i.iii ovenmnnt :rta t...' .-oshion t..k hy tie n .-. rtjr lltat neatta'..-. ar" re.-i , y In they mU'er hy ent y i-'a. e here warl.ke ope re iK-eijrtir.ir. th.rt (t-j,teh sa; (.a. ii" the Au-tinin tv; lute fun. Leritn .a I Vie.- .! that the A... iran u'..v.while uiii htiR f..e atlitude ill tu I i President Wilson a-kei pledge -ivi-n l.y Au-'tria fo! I if the wing the th itawa, he a.lolirg - Au.tr a liiae.-.. hi: t.-in of a raw sulneatine policy l.y the Central poueis upon the a'li,'-, pBi-u'ciilarly upo:: lire it Rntian. Httain is charged wi'.n tiavuig cast asiee the de.laiatioll of London err bodying i, itnin international ngreeea ats. wi h iifir-t to si-a war'are. thus paving ti .. ly- f..i n ii 'V set of rul riganl-

ir, ' J ni'slern wari'an' on the ..eaTH . .ustrian government rontcrds ,:, ;i.a-. neuiraU. in war time, n ay enjoy nd tl.' freedom of the a as only whin i h tr.'v'-'infr upon -neutral vessel i. Au.-;-ar trai fiirtV-r dei lares that th" right

of l Hi-,-that if h their ir,H" its in ii si prelum 'rge ;;t . v am neutrals of ue a certain wai (;r"'.ii of he!1: of the neutra's oid cmfliet. w.ta P'.-'i-v to taki ly gi' i t-.i Austria ju.til.e. the ri nli-iil Krnpires in pr'-ela se of lh.air it n-w ing tli! Kiigl-Mel has vioPit'-d aM rui'-. nf sea warfare, thus forneg the Cm tral powrs to take Kimllar a.-tlu.i. though they re:iliv.r that renirais mil -t .iffcr. The Au.-trmn gov-. i,t d,clarea thi'.t through !hm siibmtiruio raoipaign the Ceo'.rul powers hoi eventually in I '" "' ffeiii.-nt.y ref. Hint f H-. lorn of M) (OHM K.ST.

i ur-fier tne nemv. It ""t l-s -iy tn.it the reply will (f her-.; helore lute , teniiitiow or Thai ' bi .."ans i of the rereip. ef I"' complete text : no adniini.strntion ollicial wculd dis leusa the possible effort of the nate. It la emu'cted the premdent will n it e.maent "u "hagglitg" ;Ul Att,,,riB ; -isr the tulmiariiie sitji.tii;n. This giverrtment hss a:.ki:d xiuare?y whu- : ther the pMgtx given in thu Anrona Icise have been withdrawn. If Austria says that this is so and that ! she endorses th" i.vrmaa plan of cr. a'ting a zene within which nierdiunt vc... ad;? are to b tnrtiedoeii or i-helied w'hout wai-r.ing, th. n the pivsidiait, in onler to be consistent must teall Andiassador, Penh.'ld, eihrials pulrt nut. If however, Austria mokes it jii.itil ih.it h-'t ; '.ll"tir'oew trp under oro'-rs to cli. '.ve the roipprrrnenta ..I n,i. rn.i'.ioTid law. fien furt -t.-r d s-cii;-ion will lak'- p.-oe anil .Xmlin. slidnr Tainiiw.ki will lie per-uiUeil tn pre-ent his riiilentinla. The Aii.tnati endiy this mori.i ig wih withitit any w I ftom 'ienna ii ardini.- Ihe Atistnan r.n-w-nr, olfilili.L KKINT'.'Om ( Kl).

w mi i x OtTEPffili TO nwn WAY QUT IN ""'IS VESSELS Cahinet Meets ith President and ( rnvasses Mtnati n. AUSTRIAN RFT.Y IS RECEIVED TODAY Will Not Require Immediate Answer, Washington Oflirial Save. FY JOHN FnWlS NKVIX. W A.-t-'IV.ToN, Mu.ch C.- I'.a-r-mitied if possible, to find a "way -eit" to e.ta!nl..i armed n'-u'iality a.- eut- ' 1 1 -1 h-- it... pio.i.i, m in his fie! ad dti'-s to ciiniries and hi.. in.-u-.T.j a' ad .! CM.it'-t net wilh Mr. V. it-s.-ii t'.is ..fn moon. It had b. f. in p I . i' i'.-it- ,,f S,crtaiv of State I al -m i .1 ' ' A'tortioy p. r.e.al (', e ,- il.aiM.e v ', Hi. nuh' ;: me p,.-: 1, n' t. : i- a'l men ':.!;; c-:-ft. 0 r-r -f lh in -,:!. !'. w i . ,' l e ii..l.. hi. A -'tat- -;,-.-,t v r, ii-'-a. -i-.l ),,,')" hn t . rnbiii.'. . :.m Ii id coeli fii-ndiy tie'-.'. "The Autrtiin submnrine note will nut reipiire immediftle rejily," first Assistant Secretary of State I'hi.l n .aid thin afternoon. He declined to make any exnlanntinn. of this crj'ptic COMTI N U E D O N PAfJK TWO.

IE LEbLilL.t iOOI'lEOATAII EARLY HOUR TODAY

General Ascmbly in Session Until 2 O'clock This .Morning. HIGHWAY BILL AMONG THE LAST PASSED I'suiil Ceielnation Marks the Dose of the Session t'losine; Scenes. (Illl thr hun-ntllirtntll Xnrn e'tri ic ) INDIANAPOLIS. March (!. The Indiana legislature died hard. It wa; lot until two o'clock this morning I oat the janitom gazed alone on en i a In, i ui w th i ti paper, burned vigais .-.ml uiilurned .: -ie-p iper baskei s the result of n long wssinn and the eeleliration at the tini.-h. At that time the ertirial d it :n p. n: idnight siod at i kept ii ',.n of a dmnnn.l ring ,-hbach of the hiu.-.e i,,g of that h'alv. The - T!...ii"on ilclivei-ng a . cheeis i-.mid laughter, and the members. org EVEN KRICKS JOIN - TIIE PROCESSION OF j INCREASED COSTS i 11 ii (I.- lnr,i'inili'.ii.'l .Vrirj Seipd-cl XF.'.V YOlllv, Marcii li.-l-'vi u bticks are joining the pn-i on ' increas -I costs. ' Tin' tip went frni i the National Hnek M.iuu-tac-iire. s cor. '-nli-.n I. vie junt within live or ..i wn-ks the pi iie r in-i'-ks will advinci- " I ..". per thousand. Iner-a.-ed co.t in roal is the ii-ineiial rcasen for the proposed price raise, manufactiirI!!f; LINERS ARRIVE. Three That fume From "Iiarred Zone" Fxi.".-lc:l to llearh X. Y. Today. Kin thr (iil.rn.ill.i.-iiil Vis" Srri-li-r.l XKW YOliK, Match i!.-Thrce , g ocuiii lineri. rallying pa.-sengern and Hug., from (iernans's "b-irnd -.one" an expected to anive hn-e today. They are the W hite Star Finer li.-dtic, the French liner Korhiimbenu and the Caiieama f Hie Cuanrd line. All thiee vessels have reported as being ..If the .New York harbor. Dr. Henry Van llyke, former United Stales ambassador to the Netherlands. i beiieved to be about it the Halt.c. Canard line olTirials .ve anxiously awaiting noti.'ic it'iili of the sai'e ar,iv..l ot the Cunar l liner Onliitia. vhrh wa due to arrive In Fngland HEM) INOPERATIVE. rimi'-.nlin? Iul Sr. lion of Under. oo.l Tariff c' Ki n. ki d Out. i - tl-" dmies on :n th.-m. was i,i-ol b it to iay to he uiopera- " .'::'.::!) to owners. v ; i i. ia,- h ; Th l'i , t'- ., -i.' Aoi.ani, I rougnt :ntu Hampton Ilonds over a yrnr ago ns u (ierman plie. J held todny to be property of her Uiitish owners by the Mipreme court of the United States In a it.-ciii.R today.

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I'ractically all of Herman Vewl . Rack 1.1 flume Purtx.' I ay th nteranllaiiifl Vciri -lc.l A.MSTFRDAM. March S.-Practi-eally oil the (lerman submarines that left porta when the ruthless warfare wus decided upon have now returned to their basca to be. overhauled and supplied with more torpedoes. UTspatihea from llerlin tixlay brought this newa end explained why but few ninkiiig libve been reported in the last week. A new fleet, it was stated, will leave (ierman harbors the latter part of this week in a fresh campaign against merchant men entering tiie barred none. ilespile Illinois "iolll Luiiiioil Lhal one in- moie of the U-boats have bo- n captured or destroyed eince the new submarine policy went into elfect, Herlin disputeheii today ass-rteil that eveiy suhmer.sible tluit st.u-ted out when the new warfare was decreed, has returned in safety. Several of the U-boats reported sharp clashes with llritish patrol boats and destroyers, llerlin reported, but they e.-.iajied practically unharmed. The (lerman admiralty is preparing a statement of the sinking of hostile merchantmen which w-ill be completed when all the U-boats have re(hii-ted. THE CIVIC LEAGUE I'lower and Garden Seeds to he Distributed to the Children Soon. DONATIONS ARE NOW SOLICITED Plans Disnis-ied by the League Advisory Committee is , Named.

The Civic League had a meeting ' Monday afternoon at the library and discussed a number of very import- ; ant matters pertaining to Ihe betterment i f the city. The League asks that a!l peopie of Lebanon or viciniiv w ho have any garden or flower seeds , to donate to the Lwigue shall notilv ' Mis. K. K. Thoinberry. Mrs. Virgil, Hodge, or the piincipals of tie three gnide schools. When these have been i obt lined, and it is hoped that there v -II be ii iarire urnmmt of seeds giv a, i ether seeds for flower and vegetah'e ' itatii. as will be bought, and disposed of to the buys and girls, and men and women of the , ity, -. 'no will call for them at ti distributing station, which place will lie announced later. It is likely that prizes will he given at a fair to he held during the fall. This feature of the Civic Leafue promises to be a big factor in civic work, and it has already been favored with the co-operation of many prominent men ; and women. The members of the Civic League expects to co-operate with the members' of the Woman's Christian Tempeianee Union who wiil -bold a chry santhemum flower show this full, and to this end the following committee was appointed to get the names of the members of the Civic League who j will buv some chrysanthemum plants to grow for the show: Mrs. K. C. (lul1 lion. Mrs. Ora Powell and Mrs. Isa!me oodwa.'d. Plants may be purchased at five cents each. 1 Advisory Hoard Xanied. An impoitant committee or advisory lio.ud was appointed a., follow -: the mayor of the city, one member of the city council, one memlicr of th" business men's association. Ihe pnsi- ' di nt and treasurer of the Civic I.. a gue. It will he seen that the personnel cf the committee it ill thus change each suc.eding year. At present the advisory board w ill stand tl u-: John , W. Shelby, Flunk Myers, Phil Ad!-r. Mrs. K. F. Thornbetry and Mrs. Kd. Henderson. This committee will dii cide upon tne way in which the money ' belonging tn the League shall be spent. , peiMirlr. will be made annually at the tust in r...i. j.'.i". It was decided to ak Wis IXmurre, manual training teacher in the city schools, to permit the boys in bis classes to make bird houses which shall be placed throughout the city to attract the birds of the season. A similar plan followed at Indianapolis re- ! suited in several thousand bird houses being placed in parks and at. residences, while the leison of kindn.s.i ! CONTINUFD ONACE TWO.

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i.Lal LL.il ,UiL IS RECORDED AT THE CITY PRIMARY Interest is Lacking in All the Wards Over the Result. ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF VOTE WILL BE CAST That is the Estimate of Political Workers Rased on Early Official Savs. The city pr.mary election passed off v--iy iuK'uy today. The voting in all of the wuids was much ligl tor than had been expected by either of the two parties for at 2 o'clock this afternoon it looked as if there would be about one-third of the total vote cast at the polls toe iy. This may bfl easily accounted for when it ia remembered that theie w ere only three contests for nominations. With the exception of the ca: ' httes which hail opponents there were very few candis U, be seen hear ihe voting places. In ward No. 2 the Hepublieans imd two candidates for councilman those being Potior Wiley and Charles Ii. M il r. John O. Cuson and Aiiralinin Artnian, Itepuhliraii candidates for city clerk, were both busy at the polls us well as William D. Mai lie and (leotite (luMion the Democratic candidates for city treasurer. The total vote in the city not including the women i r.tim.ite.1 at about lii'si. Al o'clock the total number of vote:, cast at. the four voting places w;..s -W-:. Judging ftom tho.p figures, tbo-e in teu h with tne pclitiral situation were estimating that ther would he probably little more than one- ; third of the total vote cast. Al i o'clock in ward No. 1 there hud been l'-ti voteii ca rt. Ward No. i was leading with IM votes. War-' , No. ,1 was the lowest with HI and No. 1 had a total of 1 to. The second ward is the largest in the city and this with : the fact that four of the candidates live in this ward, can be accounted for iis the cause of the- comparatively e heavy vote. The polls will probably be closed between i and 6 o'clock. Ca'ARDS MAINTAINED, Precautions Taken (o Pro'ect Armour am! Morris !.'"ir.c '". Chicago. ' tlltt thr Intrtn'ili'Hwl Vce-s Wrrrler.l ; (1IICA0O, Match fi (lunr.la ara being maintained night and day e.lmu' the homes of J. Oeden Armour and Nelson Morris, millionaire packera, and Jos. P. Griffin, president of the Chicago Hoard of Trade, as the , result of a letter received by Mr. (Irillin, threatening to kill the heails of "Hig business" here, it wua learned today. The guard has been kept for a week, Clinton F. Clahaugh, chief j of the local investigating bureau of ; the department of justic said today ' he believed the letter writer to bo 'demented inasmuch as no demand was . .' made for money, aT.d therefore doubly dangerous. The note received by Mr. Oriffin was as followb: "Between 7 o'clock a. m.. March 2 and the same hour, March 3, Mr. i Armour. Mr. Morris and yourself will be killed in your homes." ! Since leceipt ef t"-c note, strangers have been stopiied by armed guards, when eritriTiep to the grounds of the three homes has been attempted. WINDOWS SHATTERED. Hnmb F.iliided in Chicago Police. , man is Shot it. tltv thr tntrrntitlwil AViri flrrrlce,l CHICAGO. Maich S. Two unidentified men who eailv today att.-mpted to blow up a dwelling with a bomb, succeeded only in shattering the windows of one hundred houses in the neighborhood and causing the loss of Mrs. Rona Palumbo's pot dog's tail hy flying g!ass. The two men ehalleti!ed by Patrolman William Wheaton, find four shot through their overcoats nt him. tine buiiti i..u hU left ear and another ploughed through his right tleeve. Police blame blackbunders. BOMB IUiF.f BLAST FURNACES. I.0 X, Mate fl fiiit'sli naval l-'t.i. I..ri'.-.a,:i,-d Hast fui-.ares ii-.i:a:.ii iii the German ilon lejp! Sunday, returning safely, it Was officially announced toua.