Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 163, Lebanon, Boone County, 7 April 1917 — Page 1

Dally Newspaper in Boone (ettnty.

Plohchiy rxiH 10 mf; -l somewhat warmer to., it lit id east portions. ., VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917. No. 163

,CTION TAKEN TO

HEGKMATE MINE LAYING EFFORTS nited States Navy Alort to German Submarine Plans. REPARATIONS ARE CONTINUING RAPIDLY S. Defensive iiiut Ollrn-iivf Plana (irow Larger Willi Each Ihiv. ( thr lO-,,0r,l 'rua Knil.r .1 W ASHIGT), April 7 l.nvernmrnt report from eirry part of the I ruled Suit's t.slay indicated thai I hi' nittiun is meeiiii!; th war condition with isriin confidence. Everywhere the authorities arc in complete control or thr situation. Germans, German ympathber" and aliens pcncr.illy are adopting the ad tire : At. torney. General (, if gory to: "tihry the Law! Kern Vnur liilh hut r T.Y JOHN EDWIN S'KVIV Iflw Iht lmUratninil tnM Acr-hr.t WASHINCTON, .April 7. -ni,n ne laying Kiiliniarinrs will ti t: nt the Atlantic coa.-t of the I ntl iiiatr'H, an-onling to reports ri:irhg hire toilay. Action to ch"cl.nuit Ich nicthixl.-i ulieuilv lia been tab n. atlilitinn, plalioratr iireiautioti.i onally am undi r wuy to "c-mituro or stroy" all Oman submsriiiii. that j may w loratcii on lhi. side of ocfun. The rl"rt wirflo.-scd ,y the K, e h patrol that hosiile Mil nmritiM l,il fm rlircV!.ry1 ni-sr the Wst l irrady is known to all Amciican uiu commar.flpr.-i anil thin- arp luV or cpsjiary prpcuutionft for protm-ti.,n. OrmanyV hrat naval act of uirift -s-n in the p'-e-nt war wis to IP Nortli Sp and Ki-pmh ami '' h roatt with mines. The ro.?uH a t lat grpnt rlamairp wa.- rau-'d nnte and nputral sh;.p:in,' untn a int aweppinir forrp could bp my..nd from thp North Sen traw i". Thnited States anticipattv dupJi.-at 'i thin action against it throojh mp lay'TiaT mihiiiarin" and ;-l.-. lich likely haw p-.-aded tl'P N'.i 1h a li.ittol of the Briti-h fl-t. No Sriou IlevilopmcnlK. Meanwhil thp tir.-t twcnty-f.ui-uni of actual iar eondi'Jons h.;ve nwd without very .spnous devei. Si lent. Because of the jrreut piecmns taken bv the Koi'uninent th re :( bppn no riutinjt and Cprman 'cli:U renerally have heeu eiven 'h. axin-.um of prutectiun. This, tun, in p fare of report comi'iR from hst possible sources that niorp tl an fO American ciiiK'm are ile'.ained in rraany, many ol tnent in jail. Inlirtes rejcardinK the st-itui of th' n rsoni! have be:n addressed through e !wii8 minister here. In the diplomatic field al.-io the ir.f uce of the United .State? on many of I-jtin-Ameru-an ci-jntries is i.e. H exPiteil to the limit anun.-t i iny, Cuha will t.nd hy the Lnd atpa to the extent of declaring v.ar Side Braid vpry probably will do 'he imp. Mnkina: Without wariiintr '! le Brazilian steamer I'arana hi nItmed Brazilian circles renerai'y an(j jtPrt dispatches show that the e vnnipnt is beinc ureil to accent i ! V. tion as an act of war. The utatf deiartmen is Wpipp :' nest watch u;,on these di .'! ilentH. Therp has U-n much pro-'',er-an wntimpnt in Arirent'np om'al k-clp and it is believed the iiest chok Hhible on that nation would lie for fraiil formally to follow the cour.-e of p I'nited tatea. "Meiiro in Watrhi-d. Mexico U alo being watched clo.-e-and the nation is in rp.dine.s to indie any hostile move from that untry w hich i started by C,erin in fluence, admittedly noioriou. ly rong with ( arrnnia and his in The fenera1 dr?.-net aeint 'I dr in nhowing goel results. At (he partment of junticp It in admit! -d at the government l.an knowledge ' ' many plotter w.o have not jet f watched. Only those agmant wh rn p evidence is complete are lieiiiif ur"ted at thn lime. In the rase of any other it Is pTwetPd the vvnment will await action by eon-rM i th etpionarp bill befgrtj f oinf 'er them. The treurjr oVpertnient twliiy aitmg th nmti M howfe of

i wh'To mtrriP-fl Gorman liners have horn wiv whi.h will Mun-v the e.x wi i thwaxmo tUM In owry tiutnncp whf-rv it ix (mi.-,, iiih this ilniiiaKP will hp r'- ; iiainit nt oni-p anl itlv VfR-is w.!l Iip t;ikin ovr fr t h p f tto R"v- ! ' limn itt. If tr"n .."ciilfft that in thn rasn of :t iiumtwr of tho vev-te thir maHiim-iy will 1p ivfilac"! ontiiply .-'i that they rim h put into ti.iv.'iun witim'it ;ihv l"if ilfljiy. Tilt's-vf'.i-fh ur mp'-htly nt'ph'( for war l'Utfinp thr nnny in rrniiiws ffuiekK will follow tin- pa.-.'Uo hy ooniev of Hip ai-mj, Ml now hoinfj rut: -il-T-ti j by thf niiiitarv rnnuntt'cps of the j viTiaf :,f.,f i.oum It i.- mi rM'-'U-.l : Xh.it thf-ip will any nrMui up- j position aeain': the n-.t ur1 uitti'mvL ; f'i'ft;iit tfirtiit'r.-j aft fiinn?- ! in th j (orr-puUory f-ar.irp of server cn- j 'a-u-'t. f hn-in. f lowi v"-, it is nyt ! hili-vl that this opp'K.iti.m will fro j to tii- yipiit of ny n,MMtz-l lifrnt j

h!i vo.iid the I,. II. Thr ,'lulv d.-lu "ir ha- Is ill. for li e nm.-t I inutii-iiig Pla ; Si, i, ;,- of the Tn.asury .M-Ail.,,1 to.lay c"iitiin; .1 his coniVr.-n, ,tl, the ; leadilip ineinbeis ol' the wa, s an'i tii-enr.s coiomit'ei- of the hou-r :md of the 1. 1, i llle Sen nor Simmon-, rhaiiman of the lat- : t. I- .-.lid th.i he had.deci.led to suit K.-.t tii.it in iiUmimc Hie new y.-iem of taxation which will permit the natt i, to ' j.nv as it c.-....," a gr.-at de:.' ol Hi.- urn .yp. hsi., tiie . ,. mil, id, ' co.i..-i the iin'tli.d- of n.itin;i now in nrnt on ll-.' other ..ide of the oc. an. In ai'dition a nmnl.er of i no m.it.-e- ol exi.eit i .ifliliatii.n -uih thi X-ilinnal Council of Defense are workl,K to Solve ;!, Iinancial ,rol.hin. It has been ujfi-eed that tho fcde,-il ie,ene Ii i;ird will '..a! ail h-m-l i u-. while n committee- named . the ehamher of eoiimiio-re of tl- t int.- i St;;tes, a'lii uorkmy; in cnMie.-l inn i.ith the roiin.-ii of Ni.vnnal lipf. p..,. ..-il! sinrK'-st a mi l hod whe,-,-l, tl-.e new financial burden will In- di tiib-jted equitably. All luxuries are to he taxed to the limit to raise mnnf) ; excess profits will "do tlie;r bit" while the income tax wi'i l increased to a verv consoler, ib'e extent. RELATIONS WITH U S Hiilj.'ai ia and Tnrkoy to I'oilnw Ifcporls lic.-uliirii,' Amhlrrdam Stale. AM.STKRDAM. April T.-Au.tria-lfun..i.v lias broken oT diplomatic relation with the United Stab s :'ollowuig America'-, formal rntiy into the war, utrcordirg to reports rearhinfc here. Pulgana and Tuikey ai.o have decided to break i.tT diplomatic n-:a-tions with America, ncconlilig to Liter reports r.-eeived heee It was sta'ed th.-it !! 11a. id pi ihably would be asked to "to-.k nftr Au iioH.ng;iriait afiair-. 'n W n. m Ktnn. M XV Ill!i:K WITH (.KKMANV. ( tftr It t I'.I KMB ' '.V.. Ami goHrtijil, Chile uay are "I the .-ei dinloniMip re! The uitir,g of ihp'omatic reiati in.-, it is Ik-Iii ved, would Ik- fol'.i.-.id immisbatelv by dcr!ratn.-i of -ur t Ge CI HA STANKS !V U. S. (fll. Thr IntrTtHittnntll Vra Rrmr.i HAVAV'A, Xi.nl 7 The Cuban; cor.grtss will meet in ieriill ,s,.ion' this afternoon to con' 'dor the Ger ; man-Cubnn siHiatiar. A decimal ion that n state nf v;ar exi.-ts may be foithcoming at oni e. ; If so, Cuba would be the tint of the smaller American republic- t-t fol-i low the United Stnte . in'o the war againt Germany. Tf w ar i i delarwl i president V"nort probably w .11 re- , eae IO.iViO political pi-iMiv.i-i-.. and form a foreign legian for s'ivtccii again.t tlie (eermans aliroacL Anti-German demonstrations took trlare last night and today, A big German owned cafe was wrecked, a I, i. tore of thp Kaiser being torn from the wills and trampled on. War feeling is strong nmong the AmerKiins. United Slates citizens .j .L . I I. f J., a 1 .l . .. ifesto fleelnnng th.'m'',evP at war with Germany. Measures have lieer taken for the proipi-tion nf tin hipping in Mavanihnrlmr. A f ub-m gtinboet Is artraoMd near four German and cne Aastnati merchant ves'els that Interned hn. Small cciiff ae "t all- wed to e,v prre

ARE REPORTED OFF

Government Invcstijjatinfr Rumors of Presence of Enemy Vessels. ALL THE REPORTS . CIRCUMSTANTIAL iTIic l it si Rumor ul the Ti c?) ! encf f Raider Came From Nanl ticket. ' (flu lAf nfrrntiikM. Xrvt flrrrlec.l ASHINiiTON, April 1.--Reports of suspicious vessels which may be iteroiau raid.-rs or mine linen are i iraehiriK this city fcoui a number ol (itnc,-.. These reports are circumstanf tia! and all are being care'ully inves- , !ii;i.te.. The stroniFcst teport deals 'v. ,th the Dre-enee of a vessel which "In. .ked iike a converted cruiser" olT the Sew- jiifland cou.t. This vessel fust was reunited fioin Viiiturkt-t and 1'ie navy d:-,artinent ! -iiim-sliately direi ted that she be in- ; vestiirated. t'ertuiii units of the navy ! ate searchinir for the ship and ir i flie tn"ar.while shipt'ing generully wil! be hidd within places of safety. tirl'icials very frankly say that the re- ; ports may lw ha ed on the presence i iif ve-sel , of an entirely iunocen' character. Rut the policy fiom now -n to be "safe in-.tead of ,-,.rnw-ful" and nothing will be left tc cham-e. The fart that it is known that . Cenmny will try to strew the coast.of the I'nited States with mines skil - fully dropped in the steamship laner arid in the channels leading into thf various harbors has caused th deciI ion to take every pieeaution. Hcponii of German tfuhmaiine basei 'c-intinue nlso to reach here and they j also are beinp invest, (rated, t'ar sevi ral week.j tlipre has been a well de limed belie' here that Ci-rm in sub'narines were lying a, strnteitii point: .! to attempt a laid aiciii cc. in sliMipiiiir, esuei tally coast vessrlo. (i:l,ei:,l . naturally Will discus : what aet:un lia.. been and leintf taken to meet this dinger roiiTs aim; i.osni. l:osiini and New Vork H uhors Clm.d In Navigation, (flu thf lnrcrmlfi'n ,iV,i, .Irrt-fcc IIOSTdN. Ai.ril 7.-1 or the ftst 'iiiif in riueteen yeai.- the uirl of Boston was loil to a'l navigation during tne niirht unun order.- of the navy and : army oflitiils of this district who have mintil an! nett'il the entninee to the I c hannf 1. Chief or Staff Captain A. I!. Hubertson is -ued a warrung to nil vesel? to keep away from the mine liehts a.i,' to repr,rt to the patrol limits it the entrance of the hnrW. TIIK N KWI'OKT liKI'OKT. German Ship Said In Ha Heen Sighted Thi Morning. iri" l'i ntrrit..ri.Mif.l ,M- tterrtrt.t SKWI'OHT, !(. !.. Apnl 7. A ieri inn .a raider was sighted off Nn- ( 0 S'TINU F. fToM PAGE THREE. ni tiini ii nn r Two Warrant Officers and Five Enlisted Men Kiiini at Guam. tHil thi l'.nHI'.l Vrwt erHc.l W ASHINGTON, April 7. The Gelnian steamer Gomerant, Interned at Guam, refused to surrender to American nuviii forces yesterday and was blown up by heT omcers. Thia information cam. u the navy department cfjieially today. Two wan a ut officers and five enlisted men were killed. The crew of the C-omeranl wu taKen prisoner. It nurr.bcrpd twpnty orTlcera and X2I men. TRAWLERS REPORTED SUNK. ROSTON, April 7. A leport rained circulation on the watar front today that tne Hay State 1-ishing eomtmry !. rs I e -I ,--ll Itil mfA i- t r i a t be

Bulletins

( lk ratpraaflnBfl p flrrrlee.l NKW VtiHK April 7.-The strainer Marnua, frma an 1-nylish prl arrived here today with t'apl, jiiinn and three in rewued from Ihe krhonaer N. K. Aver, which rapHift-d April fi. Tlie men were la-h. d to the hulk of the scleKilier for nine hours. Kiwi Male lilorkwill, of Ihe V F'.. Ayer, wan drowned. IN He falpraallopiM Vmi ftrrrirr.i NIAVrOIIT. K. I.. April 7. A vessel reaemhimg a convened cruiser, which paired Nantucket al 7:40 a. in. Hleai. -ng west, gave rie to renil bxlay thai a ea raider w oil the e r'nyliiiid coast. I Ity thr faletaullua ' Vir fcn-K.I I.ONIMIN. April ".The (,ernian furr'.gn iillire will not reply In President Wilson's uddiess to the American con rr ess asking il to declare a stale of war against Germany, according lo advices reaching here today. iBj thr 1 ntfrmnttonHl ir aVrrfce.l CIIICAf.t). Aanl 7. Mexnagea for MinU on Ihe Isthmus of Panama are auhjeel to censorship, the Western t'nion oftu-e here announced Imiay. Plain languaee messages must be written in Knglish or Sianish. Only certain codes, named in ihe announcement, may he used. '(B th fsfersilllos'll Nttrt Brr1t't. V. F AI'I.A. Ala., April 7. As Ihe result of an attempt lale yesterday lo burn Ihe Woods bridge over the f'hattanoochee river between Kaufaula and Ihe Georgia side Ihe city has put a guard on Ihe hrulije during both day and night. (flu flte rncrsirtioniil .eir tferilciU W ASHIMJTON. April 7. In. suranee coiepani ; : -pmzeA under Ihe laws af the imnerial (Jerman empire and doing business within the United State and its insular possessions are allowed lo continue business nnder Ihe teruis of a proclamation issued hy President W ilson today. Many of Projectiles Hit the Cathedral Which Already Had Keen Damaged. tfty thr rslrrnitlli'ton Vpiri 8rrr4rr. i LONDON'. Apiil 7. All day Friday -.viiiie butties rageil on the western front the Germans bombarded Kheims with their big guns. Advices from the western front today said that many of tlie projectiles hit the Cathedral wii ch already had been seriously damaged. Meanw bile theie va.. violent fighting between Kheims and Herry-uu-Hac, on the Ai.-ne Can.il. Hetweeu Arras and the Ai.ne the liriti h, (lU-hed fnrwaiil between C imbint and St. (itietitin npproiulnng tn w ithin three miles of Cateb-t, a power fully fortified German stroiuthold. ARTII.FRV DI FI.S. Are Reported on West Front Vltark of French Succeeds, (fly thr lr.trrntttvtiat Srirt Hvrvtrf. PARIS, April 7.- Violent artilleiy duels were the feature of the my lit activities on the western front. The big guna were pirrHetilnHy busy near lllallon and Giuigie.-.. south of St. (ijueii. a.l .-.irthra.-t ef Iterry-mi-.n..-. ins war on;.' n-'ii',.i urirv. Northwest of P.beims, ne;ir Safii.rneul, an attack by the French with grenades was uccesnlul. South of Ville-uti-Bois, a German attack was repulsed. On the Verdun front, west of the Meuse, French reronnoitering troops penetruted German trenches. Join the U. S. Army or Navy Now Your .Country Needs You Vcur postmaster is a fjur.clf.. d recniitir.g uirlccr

HTO THEIR HAS GREAT INFLUENCE

Military Situation, Worldwide Politics and Finance, Are Much Affected. TIIE MORAL EFFECT IS TREMENDOUS js-,.,;,. jr, ihe Ti'fnthes Ktnfipe Utceive News Willi i I'nlmiiniled Jny. lllv th tntnm.ltb nit V,ir gcn-lce.l j I.ONPON, April 7. The tntnendj . us influence of America's enry intc ! the war is making iti elf felt in even direction. I The military situation, world-wide ,: noliiics, economics and intei nntiomil finance all feel the powerful touch of : the gieat r"iiil.tic across the Atlantic. The expie.-sion was heard in orti-

liinl circles today that the actum ofi,,..

i l'iesi-i"nt Wilson may upon tin' way 1 for h i in to take the had for tiie oigaui?uit inn or' an intei national pr-ice and I arbitration league Bl the cini lu-ion of the present conflict. "Ti-.e vast moral effect of the enJ franc- of America in the war i-s so immense that it can no mot-" be estii ,,.il..,i i ,,,,, Ihe ultimate lesiill of the

I -evolution in Russia," s ,id the Morn- German plot against the Amei iian j that seed is scarce and high, and, that j'n I'a-t. "The i ractaal etTect can bp ; bonier town of Nogales was ills-, " ' very important that the farmer I more easily measured-it in. ui-s vie-c losed today by the accidentia! I u vory nieaii.-i imssihle to increase ! lory for the allies," ail.'-d the piper. di -coverv in Nogales, Soiiora, of a ! their crops and conserve them. Tlie ! Di .piitcl-es fiom th- I'.-nt dwell on 1 box car containing rifles ami W.'HMI m,,n l"eeiit assumed the proper atti- ! the effect of the news from Washing-! rounds of ammunition. Carranza ofli-; ll"le toward the nn-etiiig in that they

ton upon the a'lied soldiers in the itrenihes. It buoyed up their spiiiu ' end insured assistance of sui h magni- ; t'jde u.' no other neutral country in I the world could fttrmsh 'odav. J SolrlH-rs ( beer Unit d Stales " i 1 In France ami i:e!g:uni, in the snuv.'-! : eunped Alps-, m far-awcy Mespot-, janiift and mmrist the bleak moiintainal I of .Macedonia, in the forest of Northern j fl-nimanin, and all the wa acroi Kus- i i .na cheers und shouts of j-;- w.'is the! ' inswer of the .soldiers in the trenches ; to the animuncenirn nt : "America is! ! now w it'n ii-,." 1 It va-'. further reported thai Count ! Tamowski. Austrian-Hungarian am-1 t l,-ass:,ilor designate tn the Unit, d; States l,a been instructed to Usk for J i a go iraiii,e of safe conduct home. I j Disptitchi'i from llei!in tell of a'. i ''inonientiiiis conf'-reiice" at German : gtT it hea hpiai tei-M and gave ground ! for th" belief that if had to do with : Au, tit in- tiuiigai 's iiliil tounni

the United States, in the event of war! thing possible to bring about interna! hetwren America ami Germany. ! ,,oncr(J M that r,t.nan ;Dirigm wi, Frederick I . P"nfielU. American am-. . . . , ... , , ba'sador ,,, Austria. ,s ejected to ' '"" " ,urCe8sfu' leave Vienna tonight. H. . p'issports : weution of the war. In a special sent have already heen given him, it was ! lo Russia by Secretary Lansing he said. 'characterizes Germany as "the great- . , , , , . Will Stimulate Reforms. ! cmy of "" 10 '"M0Cr4l,Jr V n- if tl i iers ii their com-! '0,'l1" A ParsPhraii' ...my ii ,.i pap. rs n hi oi , made public bv the state de-n-ent tislny follow the same lead as the Morning Po t in declining that it i "rtmcnt fellowst is imi.oa.-iMe to say at this time, whit : "Ambassador David R. Francis, Petro- . . .. ii i i i is' . American intervention wi I lead. It is - ffrad- . , . . i ., . , , accepted as a certainty, however, that, .,,,., thr flirHin' ,;;,. that

nioyi-ntent in Genual gli'lt.-r etr.it t a the ( and in. pin etmun sm-ial CONTINl'KD FROM FAOF: SEVEN. Conference Held Thi Afternoon OutlincH Plans For That Purpose. I ( c. faieraaiio. v, Jo-rifcA WASHINGTON. Atnt 7 Plans for raising nve-a! billions of dollars to, ; , 1, un tn the entente powers were ont-

lined in conference this afternoon be- those which have ao long held together. ' , , , 1 the people of the two nitions. i tween Feeretnrv of Treasury McAihio , ..,t ta ' Brent ,ntif ipation i and Senator MitnmonH, chairman ofj0f the government of the United; the aerate finance committee. States that the Russian nation, ami- j Ti .. ... .r,wi ih.it tnst credits - mated by theae great ideala will real-1 should "be "extended to the allien 8t i Je more than ever lfore the obhga-(

the enrlie it possible dale to mike the United Stntea paitteipatlon in the war effictiv untll.it ran develop it.: niih-

tary .trength. I.e.islation authoriit-1 M"i'h the despotic power which, by , ,, . ... -.,i., , . v i violence m! machhnation, wenacea the In, the Inana proUbly be laid b- hifh y,, ot r.u,. fiire the f nance commlttwa early nextl, n4ve roc!aimd.' ivuek. .-t I (SifBcti) LANfttNQ,

COMMANC'HE INDIANS OFFER SERVICES TO PRESIDENT WILSON

(la th iHtrrmatittml Uriel 8rrt. OKLAHOMA CITY, April 7.One thousand (,'ommanehe Indians of Oklahoma have offered their iservice to 1'i-esi.lrnt Wilnon for the war with Germany. If tbey are. accepted they will etjuip themselves, aeconling to word received from the reservation tier laiwtoti. Several now are camping ut l-'t. Sill, awaitiin to be taken to the colors. TWO MEN SHOT. Sentries Guarding Kailroad Properly Open l ire on Intruders. IM th alersrtfl'.sli Veie Aerrlee.i TRF.NT'lN, X. J. April 7 Two men were shot early looay In- si iriiardini; railroad propi rty. Ilolh : were acting suspiciously when bred upon, l-'iauk McCiath was shot by n ; .entry giaMling un approach to the; peluwiita river budge on the I'euiisil- j I., ,...ilr I l-.JI.L- II. 11,. , .III. er prowler, was challenged'near the bridge, a half mile from the scene of ! the first shooting, lluth are in the! hospital. .Met, rath was slioi in tne stomacti and is in a serious condition. Heniy was sh it in the jaw. I wo mn who wei-e wttn .vici.rain surrendered and were tuken to the , ! ond regiment armory guardhouse They refused tn give their names. PLOT DISCOVERED.

for a wheat crop this sense, n is very Box Car Found at Nogales. Contain- i poor; that the South American crops , have proved a complete failure; that ing Rifles and Ammunition. farm Uhol. ifl hl)th an,, h..,t to t. (B thr sfersnfiiisnl Vea- Suriicf.) i that fertilizer is hitrh and Home imVO( Al FS Annl 7 - A Villista-1 portaiit forms of it are unobtainable;

cials announced. Fnurtuen Mexicans have been arrested anil one of them is aaid to have confessed that the plot was financed hi, California Germans, AN APPEAL TO RUSSIA Asks That Nation To Do Everythinp; to Maintain Internal Accord. (n thr ;nfcr.i.ll.nl AVK-. SerelrO xi- iL.nrv,-Te i i . in W ASHINt.TO.N, Apnl 7,-Hie I uted States has directly appealed to i 'he Russian government tu do tveiymade foi mal declaration of the ex- , . , , . , ,. istence of a stale of war between toe United States and the German empile. The president's proclamation ' to that effect ssued on the i date "Say to the minister that thii country arrays itelf in opposition to the greatest enemy of and menace to democracy in the world, confident cf ; the final victory of thoi;e principles , of liberty and justice upheld by it for rPar!y. "ani. tio -sts Wie expectation of universal i lieace, "Please inform the minister that the , government and people of this country i are filled with rejoicing that the peo-I pie of the great Russian nation hive mi,wM with the mighty democracies I engaged in the struggle in opposition' to autocracy and desires to declare to: Russia their honest gratification that 1 ,hu, fl ,w ti uf umtv is ullited with j i ncM foP y,, p-swation of interna' njty nnd Conyoid ao that, as a patrio-1 tie and united country, It may van-

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UVtKUUAMtliU A MASS MEETING THISJFTERIIOOfi Uoone County Farmers Pledge TbemselvcH to Aid in War. DISCUSS INCREASE IN FOOD SUPPLY ' (general McIIhmU nf I'roct'dure Are Canvassed l!y Tlurso I'resenl. That the patriotism of the Boonu farmcr" ,un hh ihow" at the meeting this afternoon when over two hundred men were present i and by actions and words pledged i themselves to Ho everything in their ; powr to increase and conseri-e the crops this eur. The meeting was one .cu ,v Goveriini Coodiich in emh of the ninetv-two couniii in the stmo for tlie r.dl.iwiiig ,iiir.(i.-.e.s: to impress upon the nnndf nf the fnrmern that the food sup,' of the United States is very low; that the outlook corsiueteii it a fluty winch encn man j we to tlie country to help carry out ! 'he plans of Governor Goodrich, i The meeting was called to order by I the chairman Rev. C. M. lieery. i Claude D. McKev was elected the wocj rotary and a resolution committee, composed nf the secretary, H. P. ('line and Rcbert Stepnenson waft appointed. Letters of luggi'wtions from Governor Goodrich were alio lead. Victor Crane's Ideas. The fust streaker on thp program was Victor Crane, who was one of the men to attend thu meeting called by the governor at Indianapolis, Tuesday of list week. In his talk he brought out the point that Germany's failure in the war up to this time w-gg not due to her weakness in tho army but 0n, "WOlof "- cultuie. Thp farmers must try to tncr(,B,e ,h,jr pit.k m,t(l,r Reedi ,i0 mon cultiyation Hid sec th it crops are conserveil bel'.ei. One limn will have to do the .oik o. three if no many men are to be called to the front and for this reason farmers must bring into use all the modern machlnPry possible. For this reason Mr, Crane stated thxt he had visited all the hardware ond implement dealers in the city and several of the financial institutions asking them what they could do in the way of assisting the farmers who were short in finnnces in . ! getting these modern J veryone he visited, he reported had been very kind and promised to do . . . .,, . ... . anything nossih e in asBtsting by ' -....t--1...- i.. i 'Hoone county must do more than any other county in the stitp for It it the best producing one, and Indiana mut ' CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT. nONOR ROLL List of Those Who Have Recently Paid Subscrlptione la Advance. George Spain, I- rt.nLfi.rt. L. W. Reesley, Thomtown. F:1 Conner, It. R. 9. David MrKinney, Hazelrigg. K. U. Storms, R. R. !. Chan. Sheets, R. R. (1. George Goodwin, U. R. II. E. P. Smith, R. R. 9. llenrge De-Moss, R. R. 1. Otis McCoy, Sheridan. C. G. Reck, Ciawfordsville. R. F. Pettit, R. R. 7. I,. W. Darnell, California. F"lossie Nesmith. Frankfort. F'rsnk Stowers. Sheridan. William Mvera R. R. 10. Mra. L. F. Stoker, R. K. 6. O. M. Green, R. R. 3. J. H. Powell, R, R. 8. J. W. terguaon. K. K. i. Y. N. Cai-riger, R. R. 4. f!. I Jaques. Thorr.town. Mike Meehnn, R. R. 7. Scull Galvin, R. R. 2. Ira HuCman, R. R. 8. Annie DeBard, Jamestown. J. U Shahan, R. R. 13. Elbert Coiy, Colfax W. II. Wiley, Kirklin.

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