Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 154, Lebanon, Boone County, 28 March 1917 — Page 1

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H ; Bier lomght. VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1917. NO, 154.

ESISTS PLAN 10 IAVELI.S.DECLARE

(ministration Believes No! Formal Declaration is ! Necessary. STATK OF WAR" ALREADY EXISTS1 Resolution Derlnrinir Tins' p ad Would Serve the Presi dent's Purpose. liY VV1I.MAM I. HASSKIT. ft tht Intrrnatfanttt Xitr$ Hen-lit.) t V A SHI NGT N . M air h 2H. The Is cmmitiir.-." w.i- uno mHii--I fir-iKn affairi twiay lutein tic k on Ifffitflatiitn to ht nithfd ;u(th ConjtMfl iixt wi-k tn inert German H(iii"(fnry. he first trowmittne brun n survey1 lie ground to ilt'vtse mpans for rui-! revnui to mt the ,nniiU! rof putting th count ry on a war : injr. harmiin FUhm( f the fur-: i affair committee, with lawyer n the dvpnrttnont of ju-.tue. lie-' the taik of forniultip(f an art tinUh er;pionav ant alt yrtivities rferinif mth American freii;n r"no. ( hi eppionax" iiiHur will he vrv , prehnsive in in provisions. It; penutir.c many m'tiv.tiM fur .h amlf-r generat stittutK thre is, rovision t pnent. It e penally j punish crimes whi h eii'harra j government in iix iflntiun With : he meiiur which rhairman F!oml department of jutue evpertji t' . to formulate today wH pr"ni': Protective teturH. :ist linifhment of all person attempt to ohtatn or dLv-ieminate ' rruation respective to national (!ele. This provision is comprehfn-; in lU protfH-tion or alt amiy. y ond roast defense uerrts whim I in any way he useful to an fy--rond Authority for the pri-n.-- , in time of war or military riwi'v-; to rtiiirnatn a a "prohibitnl ; any locality conrrninf which irniation would he valuable to an any. this provision is iiKewise e to rover all government records flies relating" to the country's ilehird Punishment of all persons make false statements to inure any foreign government in its nigs with the L'nit.d Slat'., ngent means to prevent the is uus of false passports and th terfeiting of the gnvernmenl seal ,t are Included. fiurth Strict regulation of Ihe luet of alt foreign vessels in Ameri ports. This provision authorizes president, through the secretary of isury, in time-of war or threatened urbane to assume full jurisdict'on ssary this includes the placing of ed guards on ships and the real of the ships' officers and crews. ,fth Protection of all American or gn vessels engaged in foreign tmtsee ...i.ii . l,rr,iw nr i hi. ruction of their marhinerv. mpriaonment ranging from two In lre years to twenty years and even under consideration as penalties fines up to tlil.OOO. I RECRUITING STATION'. ependeare Hall Opened Today for , Military I sen. , Uf tht lnttIKml X'" t"rtrt HILADELPHIA, March 2S Inendence hall, the "Cradle of I.ihwas opened toilay as a retinte ttation for the Sixth time in ; nation's history. Use of the , fding was offered by Mayor Smith Commandant Kussei or tne navv 1. who is in command of the naval st defense reserve. st neiense reserve. ." ndependence Hall was used a. a jruiting station in the revolution5 war tha war of 1H12 thr Mr-.i I war.' the Civil War and the SpanAmerican war. n making the offer the mayor ssid: e city of Philadelphia, always ud of Its history, l-as to offer ag.i use of a room in the building, the 1 ihplace of the nation, to the govment of the United btates. TOTAL DEATHS NOW 38. KEW ALBANY, Ind., March 28. iirlea Newkirk, twenty-sin, died ton, bnngiag wms bu.uUt of fitalltlss result of last Friday's tornado up htrty-eight. Mewkirk was iajured f a fence picket, which wan driven obis side.

Bulletins

I flu ( rn'rrauli.iMl Vir 8cri7r I PARIS. March 2K I reach dep. lilies llriiilH and Tailaildier (if the Arras district, are report, d in have been kil!. d in n explosion in the town hull ul Kaihiiinir while Ihry were tiisHsfting the rily. 'I hi' town ball was coinplclcly ili-wlnm-d. 'I h' riling are no hrinK searchi-d by French soldiers lor bodies. Whether the explosion wa accidental or was raused )iv Ihf (.riniali is nut known. The (.''fdians recently evacuated llapI in SKW UiltK. March 2S. (I .ihrr. Mr-. .Inhn W. Maikiy. Jia ril (hi1 Kiiti-rnmen! a ' hast' hospital in ran of ar. 'Ihr faiilitim Kill hr pr i -1,1. il hi III.' KiHrii-lt hiwpital iRy the lleK-itinl euf Her: ' f NKW VOKS. Marih JX.tiirmany has an even rhanrr In in Ihi- ar, ai-ronlinic In Kt-ar Admiral llraillfy A. Kiskr. Admiral ril'.', spcakiiiK brfor. thr Navy I uffnr, tiiKtu a irrt-atfr naial proari-dni-. Mr said that if ticrmany i nut drfratrd in the prrwnt war hi- will br ahlr to iond a fieri to altaik thia country in Ihr futu:?. . i War Pi'partment Denies Truth of Press Keporls Published Reventlv. Iff tht lttrnot0iil fieri-Ice WAslllVCTON. Man), Hi. Widespread repots that there ha been an rodus of tierntans into Metico since the fluted .'stutes hroki' wi.h fierrrHIiy were officially .l.-iucil to.ia;. hy the v.ar ilrpartniein. The denial, was husci n observation wade by the g.,vi rn''"t f wrn Orann. ami at'iitJ along th- Kio nplifosl hy nflicinl lercgutiir ininiiirniiion coriiji authorities. lss tli'in 1IHI Hermans hav o.--sed from the l.'nited States to soil to remain wrmnru-ntly sii ruary .1, the vur di'iaitinent i There have been many cros: expia.ned, but th 'ere nia.le in i tran tion ot business.' .sed came buck , 1'iiisheil. an.l thewhen the At V. Pa frc vheiue Rtoct TtrtJ of'tho excslus came, there has not been M sirigje fierman " crossed into Mexico to remain i mariently. accoidoig to the il-(.i ments figures. Ti.e following stiiteuu nt wa . g, out t'slny i fc I it"We have advices outh''epurtnient follows: 'l're,s reports have stated recently that many (iermar.s am cros..ing into Mexico. Reports from our intelligence ofriccrs ' which include records of immigration officials at various points do not conhut threo croi sings, 1 at Brownsville, 78 at Laredo, and none another points. Of these crossings at Laredo 31) have returned to the I'nited States. El Paso report:, show many crossings heck and forward, hut only by residents in the usual tiansaction of liu.uness. --e - -- ' FOOI) Sl'PPLY SHORT. ', (iermany Must .11 I pon it. Reserve, of Cattle and ttresd. ; (v tht ;sirrf(sl crrire, AMSTERDAM. March S8.-It is i impossible for Cermany to imreaie keichttsg n - - r iWi im...1Uc,,.., ui- .......i, committee on food compensation naa i been informed by AUoiph von natucK, "'"" "''.'",..'.' .... b. -an .oon u cwtor. r.rn.n, to a uispav n irom rierun. i ne navitor is vinr (iermany must draw uon her reserves of c.-itfe and' that the bread supply, although insiimcient are the best that can he made TWO INJURED. Explcilon in Cartridge Co' Plant at 1 East Alton, III. f r ltttnttmiti XM Ktniet.y F.A.iT ALTON, III., March 28 Two

men rinml In lured bv ialcltred- The president has not the ! cable reports said today. The Adriatic explosion in the Primer department of j slightest doubt in his inuio, they say, sailed trorn America vu lbs swn day the Western Cartridge Company here J that at th present time f.armsnyja the fit Louis. Kh carried 100 1 shortly before noon. The men dropped ; m, lually is maiing wur on the Un-, passengers and 18,0o tons of freight ja keg of powder they were- carrying , ited ktatm swl hi" will so Wl oa-jCptaj 0. f, Hye Was in command

BEGINS WORK ON.. LEGISLATION TO

Congressional (Committee Begin 1'reliininary Labors. espionage bill cuts attention : Provision of Measure That Will Likely lie Put I'p to I.nw I Making Hwly. HV JOHN KttWI.N' SKVI.V. tRu th- lttrn,itlnttl Sen Nrrriff.) VVASIIIMiTON, Muri'h '8. - IVcmri' to haw tin- t'nilnl St-itt'.-. ili-i'iare it- on (iiTiimny, contmir fiuni aria infhiMiuiil I'uhtu-al M-uicft. Willi rii:it',; in administration cinlfs f h'a'hna: itii'.hriii uf the Ueiiutc and hoii ie fnrriga ull' iirs : I today indicated th.it there i i ne svmpathy with such a move apparent a j ' present. Membt is heiieve that the j ; t'nt'eil States can h.jt serve the in- J teres? j uf its pisjple hy det laru.g, j throuirh r solutions iif congress, tlm' 1 , a stale uf war evicts entirely through the acts of uifgros.iion of llerniany, i herself. j I Practically every offcial in Wash- j ' irgton who had studied the -.Imation 's agri'cil that (iern'.r.ny's a.-M have hrouirht on "a :-.tale of w:tr." They! ("i' eut thst f"r the l uitiil stateS; ar ati.i not recoutiie this fact uouM he to sui-r' n.ter ;i uategnaihantage an.l to depait from the tnnc-iionoiMi tiadition.i of the intern. Because of this tli-y say that it it . xtrernoly unlikely that the president will suggest any additional step oiher than to accept the iact Ihut (iermany is warring (fa this government and to a-k coiit;res to authoriie the iiei-es-sary cprials. While no one is nuthoriicd to spankfor the president there wen evuhnces toilay of resentment in adiniiiistintiin (piarlers over suge-estions tlmt thpresident had no d. unite i.lnn of ar tion. but .imply was I'vii'ting a!oni v 'ntmg to sse whai "vi.iii.l di-velon. While tru tht lie has en mi i:d" insofar a.-. Mpt Of

len.-an suggestion., troin eve. where is cont. .'th- cerne.l, no one who kno.vs ivhut has sorted, been troing oil behind the scene-, sine i g.' it the uiinoiiriceriient h i .ermany that

j she I'dd not longi reeogi.ie suhdoillit thu? the iwn a straightIntends to folmarine pledges, can president has laid if away course which hi . low. The hrst mow .if thu the calling of congress into extraordinary aeasiiMl. he verv act that coneress 1 alone holds the power to uM uih ' war made thai action most significant. President's Program. Congreasional len.lei.i beliive that the president's executive program includes the following: Securing a declaration from congress that nv reason of her acts (iermany hs created a state of war heween herself and the I'nited States i un, ,e endorsement of action B, to or.itect American Interest. .Authorisation to use the army and navy in "every necessary v" to runtime protect. on of the United am to .v-i le . iuan aggression, Authoi i?.ai.".i !' from half a hilnn m a i!i,,M ,iars for the nationHt defense. Authoriiie 'he creation of a completely equipped ..-iet service to cop j w ith the "spy" situation and provid-1 ing for the proper punishment of all i enemies of the country alien or nn- , turaliwil who shall be engaged in' espionage in this country. j Aulhoring thu ei,tabl,,hn,ent of a ; tak'" newpaiers and other publira- ,;! ,f nereisarv ' The question of financial asitance to the allies and matters of that , out"' t. Adminiatrattint ofPeisU. "" j loday to display evidence of serious I

resentment over what they declared ly, according to cable advices here towas the placing of President W ilson 'day. The Machuria wa the first in a "false light" as a result of his in- armed American ship to leave the port terview yesterday with Senator Hitch-. of New York, but she was paed in cork. The especial cause of comment , mid-ocean by the faster steamer kit, was the declaration that the presl- Louis. She carried no passengers but dent was not certain that the German! had a cargo of 15,000 tons of freight, altuatlon demanded anything further j Captain Adrian Zecder was In comthan endorsement of the policy of ' mand.

armed neutrality" now in ffvt. The! exact contrary la tho ease, officials d- j

. The only ointr not decided, they say, are inure of Miry. The Of man rtrenrd. - There is the highest possible aulhnrity for saying that uHm Germany before nest Tuesday .'-umptelrly reverses h r present suhiu.rine situation ioasihility which everywhere yt agreed in utterly r Inut and ini pmhal.le PleMdent Wihon will pre..rnt to congress the crenplete record if tii ni.i.n crimes ayaiest the United fetalis awl will say in lintnislakeahle language that these otTen-es constitute ucts of war. An. I' the president will ask congress to officially recognise this fai-t and tahf the prniier steps to meet it with the army an.l rur.y. Incidentally administration n!li.ial who mi- imiKitinic the legislative problems ay that I'.I' i; is tiuo that

tiul Ma ,. a UnHuin ihut i llMl th.' ll.IJilt ity .1 to I hi Ptfli-t. On.- of tor tir-d fi .ililihi .nil 10 lir intrmlllirl in tl.r fl.al' Will h" one tthii li m'U fi.rth tlil a.-l . "f Citniany ha niillii':l thr arions amended pruian treati. and ilei-lar-ine them null and void ao far a, the rniteil Mates is ronron.iil. AKMOH PLATE PLANT. Cnyartlmenl's New f'artury In he Located at Rome, tn-orxja. ( tilt ulerinill'iiiol Vrio rr'rf.) ItO.MK. ia., March '. -The IT nit- 1 States government l l.iam.iKHt aimor Pla,lt ' lu'ated at Uonie, accord ing to auvices recivea troni wasnington toilay. The di.-pktLh said that ficinl announcemiit wiil he ipad" j almrtly. Over 2.0110 People Homeless and Heavy Properly Ibmafie The Dtmations. y or the na wroughr !,-. do lit N'evv Albany last week the to hcms that 2.."if,7 people were rendered homeless, a property ilamae of up prox'm.it'ly sl.sMO.OitO wis ca.lseil ami ."!'.!.'i homes were totally destroyed. Over Ssli.niiO has been collerted i'or leluf work. About jr.u.inlii ,,f ihi., conies from l.oui.,vilin. SIB.ilOO from NV Albany ami 12.0'i!) r...n Ind'anu. A fund of '.'H0 null i -.i.uht t'rent apiieals for h'.p conilnue to mine out of Ni .v Allsiny and many of them have hecn received he-e. Ky request the Keporter is acting as the receiving .station for all ca-h donations to the relief fund to be used in behalf of the itrieken and i-uffering people of New Albany. I'll to todsv the donations have totalleil J4I. (Voplr should art without furl hi l.-lit """K ei'iui oonioii . I'orter oiliee at th moment The following is the liii turns so fur received - I'ir.t National Hunk W. J. OeVnl Worley and Shirley IntetMiite I'uhlic Service ('. Daily Reporter Employes. . Daily Reporter Hi on in mi Lafayette Wilson , ., ,,,,,, ill!) i Miss Jos.e Hall Mrs. Margaret Anders , Manchuria and Adrattir, from America, Pass Through Harred Zone. A ta ItklH-Mtti-nat S'etra Srrvtf NEW YORK, March 28. Two more rme,l .hit.. fm Am.r.ca hav. e.,h. ' i,r:. The Manchuria Transport line, wa of the American was the second armed American liner to leach England safeThe White Star llnor Adriatic has also reached an Engllch port in safety

CRUMBLES BEFORE

!NI)IANA.'tll.I.s. f ml.. Marrti l!(f. ' ! A restraining f.rder waa iMiUed today Teutons, Aided by Wind andjr'"hit'itin'fith' "f oil

Rain Storms, Fail to Cheek Allies.

- ! Republican oil inspeclor!' appointed THE FRENCH TURNING j tJT. MOVEMENT GROWS; have been paying for this inspection ' during the tliree yers since the Maryland case wa.s declared unconstitu(ici ntans Compelled to (iive Morei tional," said Judge Anderson.

('round liefiire Onrush, ul the Allied Tiooiih. (It-f tlit ;liritMfJt.Mai eif acrclcc.l IMItIS, MARt ll 2S. l'arllur proitrraa for the rrrnch north of Die Aisne rher wan reported in the ortu ial report of Ihe ar oilier today. Violent art tilery diirlllng has taken place in Champagne during the past 21 hours unhealing 1 renewal of infantry activity in that region, TJP'tnecii Arraa and the A 'site river there has been heavy night fighting, drpile bad weather. North of the Aillrtle river the trench extended thur lines. In the l.euilly-Neu-ville-Maritivtal aertor faouthrst of l.aen) puaitiona of atrat-gic impoitance were t'iken from thr (tcrinans, the war nftice nays, Southeast of ( o'jcy forest there have Iweii (Niwerful cannonades by both aidra. In Champagnr Ihe artillery duel use ftevcre! be tween Kutte-dii-.Ueiinil and Main-oiisde-t'hainpai;ne farm where Ihe guns were busy all nighl. i . r,e,l, W Vu, fcrie... I.ONUON'. March The lierman salient in front of Ijion and Lahcre, on t!, western huttlelield. his crumbleil hrueatll the blows of the Kienrh. I'anher n.-rlli, l.etween St. LMientin and I'ambrji, th- (ierrnans have la-en eenij-i Ih'd to give more gruuml befi re he. o," the lintish and are now panding , their mam positions dof. n.ln.g the aint rai St. tviientin rail- ..,. , Stornu of wind and nun. thick I'ankets of fog and swamps of mud, that have Uken the places of hii, wayi, have proved futile reinforce-: men's for the (ierrrans for th-y have Ui1e.it, ct k li.f onrush' of the H it-i-'h and French sohheis The t.irn.nir movement of (ienenil v, il,. eii ro oole .d nr ,n org Me f'ght.ng froet, is making steady progress, despite the resistanco of the lierniitns north of the Aisne. Sow that Coney Forest has fallen into their hands the French are attacking St. Colmin foi of xooiUhll I This dense patch been strongly foititied hy the Teutons. Lying on elevated ground it forms one of thu most effective defenses of Ijion. French Advancing. c .u , .i. c. r i , . .u South of the St. f.obain forest, the French are advancing upon the Oerman stronghold of Inazay which lies on the Laon-Soissons railroad. There has been vigorous night fighting and cannonading around Iwuuy, esp.rially in the sectors of Margival and V regnav and Vaiily. The capture of Eotiancou.t Longavesnes and I.ieramont by (.enera I N , men has grea ly strenRthened the British front. Al had been fort,- , ,(K'',.'lns- I , " I"" . oeieeoe'i isil.i r" i'" "" " " chine gun platoons, but they fell before the savage assaults of the Briti Pritish an.l French engineers, fol - i lowing upon the heels of the armies, ,.i,in wonders iii the construe'tion of new highways, railroads and bridges. Despite the ruthless destruction carried out systematically by

! the Germans and the had weather Oie , P"e?'on next Saturday and wm re-, I Anglo-French pioneers keep up com- """" !n ' "mportant R'P Says. Imunication with the rear so tiiat a "rategic AUaritic position. The gov- , ,h4 ,nt1unnl Vea.. steady stream of food, medical sup-: er.nor ?' tJie Ulands will be Ad-. AMSTERDAM, March 28Indicai piles, ammunition and guns is ever n'lr8' J?OT.B- 01'rer; r.n ! tions that Dr. von Bethmann-HoUweg. Limr forward, carman prisoners say nf th bu" f Intelligence. ths G9rman cfc.nc.nnri will renew 'thnt the order for the devastation of ' npnCBPn PAUT Germany's peace offer and perhaps i the country came from von Hinden-1 UKUE.KLU JaAsl. ,enlsrge upon it in a speech in tho

I burg himself. Sl'BSEA DESTROYED. , j Panama Hears That Amcd Sieamer; Sank German Submarine. ( t feiemoiw! a e. PANAMA, March 28. Newi of the destruction of German submarine in a battle with an armmi merciful ship in the barred sons waters off 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN,

say oil inspection law is not valid

Court Issues Restraining Order Prohibiting the Enforcement of th Measure. iBu tie alerMtWftl Mr fart'fc?.) iu.-.itt:kiuii in. i J"". -' their opinion the law wa unconstitutiotiul. If thin decision is rendered, sixty Three federal iuiles heard the case, JuiIkc Bvan A. Kvans of W'ist'onsin and .Tudtfe S O. Huniuhrev sittine with Judge Anderson. ('. I). C'hamberlin, attorney for the oil ciimianie!i which brought the suit, declared the I'nited States Supreme

court had held that the state could the meeting held nt the Central school collect only the coat of inspection, j building this morning under the auaSinoe half of the fees in Indiana go j pices of the Civic league for the pupil into the state treasury, the Indiana of the aeventh and eighth grade of law is a taxution meusure and i un- that school. constitutional he naid. He asaertedl "Why is the Civic league?" was the the law discriminated against Indiana ' subject of Dr. Iliggiiu- tnlk and his oil eonnies since oil eomuaniea out-i tinl n'er to th.- .Ue. lion waa that

side the state may sell oil in Indiana that is not subject to the oil insiK-ction la ' ,, ., . ,.4i I Four (ountiea in the Central, Part of the State Swept Hy a Tornado. IBj fntemoKoiMJ Smi .) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Marrh 28. Four counties in Central Alabama - ... .... 1 sii. were stonn swept after 1 o clock Tuesday afternoon and It liyes are known to have been lost, while property damage Is heavy. The people in and around sections of Cieushaw conniv. ul.ere the heaviest damaire was done are destitute and much suf - , . .. . Th. .,,, P lermg exists. Ihe Hoim swept Por - tion8 of freishaw county, Pike, Hale and Chilton counties. Every dwelling house in Petrey, 20 Bljle, from Luwrnp WM d,molithe.l and many b,own w,th their con - lents of fln,hmft. bedding and food H'1''9- Tl' house, Masonic "'K "'urch were wrecked and the depot placed across the -.ailroad tracks.

At Ansley, the Methodist and Bap-iof all will be t0 tpTrai g0od will tist churchea were destroyed and amnng f.Uowmen." many houses throughout this section! . i.-i. vo. talk onconrawxk

hnu! w"r 'reck'l n'' nfK w' ................ At Greensboro, Hale county, the new public school was unrooiev.' and completely wrecked, while many

houses were blown down. j a Bpemid chance nor for young mn There were no faUUties here, how--; onthoflirm There you can make not . The town of Clanton suffered ,, & finanoai success but can also heavy property damage and a number ; (.arn to ,ive ri ht;. h, Baid in clo3in(c of minor injuries ure reported. Thejhs apeef,1 confederal veteran's home at Moun-1 Mr A$er ; his talk encouraged u; Treek, in this vicinity, was part- j the thildr9n to ea() elean ,ive,. -Much ly unroofed and badly damaged, al-; , Mi(J of clean al6y, an(1 mteU but ,hoUf,h none of the veterana were in- Ho not for(fet the clean MuU Take juuni. Panic eeued the inmates for rvey f yourself and decide what . time. . you are or what oU . ln to U now toward that end . IRGIN ISLANDS. Mr. Adler id in closing hi. speech, A q yery Will be the Name of Uncle Sam' interesting as well as instructive svnd

i New Island Possessions. tlx irsiMoi; Mum avrrfcsj.) 1 WASHINGTON, March 2.-Uncle , -W new insular possession, form - "'V lne "antsn west inoies, win oe . ; temporari.y known as the Virgin Islands, the navy department announced : tmiy- . The navy will take formal

First Division of Engineers to Lesve'ed Dy advices from Berlin today.

. . . . , Border For Waahmiton. (gy iim riHrMsnal Vews gtrrka.1

WASHINGTON, March 18.-1116 j ''on and the German-American si'.uwar department today announced that j ation. the drat division of engineers, now Travelers from Germany say that

stationed along the Mexican border, has been ordered back to Wa-hlngton. On!j Cerr,y f will rwmaln alonf : the U. dir. ' No rtatement concerning th reasons far the transfer wa forui - (coming.

GRADE STUDENTS HEAR TALKS FROHI THREECmZENS Business Men Boost lurposes and Plans of the Civic Iieague.

EFFICIENCY (.ROWS OUT OF SERVICE Dr. O. ('. Hitfuins. Ernest lvis and Phil Adlcr Make Addresses. Dr. O. ('. fliggins, Ernest Lewis and Phil Adler were the speaker at it was to spread good will among; mankind. In tellhu; why -the school children were aske.; o plant garden! this season he brought out the points of efficiency, profit, waste and training. He explained bow, by raising gardens, people may become efficient in other duties of life; why it was unfair for the American people, at his, the time of the b'gh cost of livj ;-g, to waste their land and prol ducts; why every man including tha i laborer should be allowed a prolit on what he is selling snd also tlmt tha ..h , ch onA oh.:n bH in rai Blno. I a little garden would help hm to real ize the worth of things in later life. ! Clean alleys and flowers was another ; feature emphasized in hia speech. Under this head he encouraged aanitai tion for the reason that it is unfair , to everyone to be unsanitary. Ha j explainH how a beautiful huck yard created a feeling of self respect and appreciation in oneself as well as , nfap him j j Service Kmphaalred. j Service, co-operation and sympathy , were the subjects he brought out in the closing part of tnis talk. Me ex ! P'"'! that the things which the Civic I!.'" had done and which tha school 1 children rould do at the present tima were not to be valued in dollars and ;cer.u but they were being brought ' irt0 Practise the world over In order i "tn ""no ATmnelftion T''the'ira ; operation, not comoetitmn, is the lira 1 ef huglneM he said "and It is in this ,irjt of ro.peration that we nil must i work , Hojtl(. our ,.. Wl ife. , j am mte that ,r Wt. ork in that sl,ir,t wc wil a tirl,fr an, better i -.nen and women and the one thought ,,ne ana Klrls to try lo mftKe B - 1 financial success of life but in doing: : tnis not to torget tno tmng wnicn nr. i iiiggin!1 brought out in his talk, He mtoarBg,.d tJie bos to be real . mnn in .,, th.ir .ciinnx. "There ia the pupils appreciated them from start to finish. Mm. Virgil Hodge presided i over the meeting. Following the talk i the chorus of the Central building ; ?ave a short program. PEACE OFFER. i May be Renewed by Germany, Berlin i Reichstag tomorrow were strengtheni According to these dispatches GerpoliticaI einiet the cha. cellor to treat upon the Russian revoj new German peace offer at this I tana could be regarded not only aa special bait to Russia but also as a sop to soeiallste m Ciermany. i The Gwiuaa ehaarellnr wa ch9d. uled to speak today.

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