Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 189, Lebanon, Boone County, 9 May 1917 — Page 1

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3RITISH REI

ART OF ( LOSTATFRESNOY trpcatcd Attacks by Canadians Prove Partially Successful. RENt'll ADVANCE NEAR CHEVRF.UX tench Take First Vme (.erinan Trenche North of Aisne River Over Mile Front. IHH thr fair, nl,' LONDON. May .The thumbtt'c echoed all night around IVs y. on 'he Anas fion', where the itieh. i ,fter leprat.d att.uks, ..uc "ded ii. icrapturinir j-wine of the uuiui -..'on hy the ti rn:;.n.-. in thu : :or ypster.lay. The British win ie announced today that ftcsli I;..-.-. masNei. runcentia'.inic for a uinuation of their diive north oi' c;nov. wove di.-iici'scd bv the fit llritish jruns. j Th Cnmidiana wio were driven I Krenoy and ! rw wood. h I (ieimans on Tu'v.ay. return. 'it I attack hut lint ti:fm,.'.ve, fu. in. iuin-t the (ioiman positions. V.ii:l cait of UuiKinroui't. the t;... ; lir.es v.e-e bent back olttth'ly In I lir'.ti.h ti.rint'.'. ortiiea-t of G ivri lie the (io.ni .r.'tronif attacks but were re The ne- Hut. h poMt-on? j ' -I of Kii .-imv have been cont.l, : ed and slrc-rE'hcned. j ' ',ei is savat-''' fi'fhtii'ir all alost I . front from a p-'irt sovatli of I r. .t the ser:nr of ltunecouii. The t"' ' 'he wtir tVu statement.- 1 We have advanced ;!,i;hi ne"1' ' c t of Hirj,'icou:t. An enemv nt- - I Si mM'the-i-' of t(ieiie v.'.im rmn e'.y repu::-d. He.fi'f. forcen eontratin for an attar k no-th o' snoy were dispej rd hy our it.t:' We have .'mpreved our posin wet of Fre-noy. Ity counter at is we have regained part of th and lost in that sector yesterday Vdvancina: over a fr..nt nearlv :i e wide, French ttenps north of th no river raptured fir.-t line Oern trenches northeast of C'hevrem I K,0 prisoners, the war office an meed today. . 'hevrr-ux is near Craonne when foirffi of fieneral Nivelle read' ir biir trains on Saturday und Sunnortnous lo-ses have been inflated m the fiermans nlontr the Chemin -Dunii'M road, or the Ai:-ne heights. ' rjpnran crown prince has retedly thrown fresh troops into the tip as the armies nie'ted away ler the hot aitdlerv and machine fire of the French defenders. German Hi Bin Hie I true. ie Germ :n ari:,ie of Crowi :e Rupprerh;. nf Havana, on tb is front, have begun a poweif i e to try to recaimor Vimv ridgi n the British. he fr,t day's lighting re ultc.l ii rec.iMtuie of Frcsnoy and Frcno; th but lately the British began to boieI the Teuton's frc.-hly won gi'iun l later launched sovnge counter ats ngainst it. imy ridge is the strategic strip to i ground runn'r.g south from the sector to 'he ea t of Arras. 1' ciptured by storms by the Canns in the first ru-h of the newish offensive on Ap.il ! and 10 and micces opened c.ji the way foi r British socces.es in the dayf jllowed. iiry ridge was a strong link in defenses of the nor.h"rn end of Hindenhurg line nnd formed a naI bsrrier south of .ens. The firs! menace to the (ieimans' gr;;. the rich coal fields of northern ,ice was seen when the Canadian.t the Teutons from (he ride a.:1' teil the British dug above it. reinoy had leen stormed by the idians on May ft and ever sine.1 cious lighting has raged thee, r several battles with infantry artillery the Germans sudrp nl ' fresh troons into the fray an e the exhausted Canadians back. the Germans had to pay heavily this success. In the wake of tin ir.eirig wave of f,eV gray lay in lerabie er.rp-cs-, victims of tor:'h artirtery and machine guns. ;envy Irombardmentii continue elsein British line, ami especially 2 BulWourt. ris reported that the Oermar: eiy was again showing increl ity along; the Aisne, ihellinr ioiisly the French position at y, HUrtebiM farm and Craonne.

Bulletins

Ifl.l Hi ;-.l..il Vrir .verier.) PARIS. May 9 German agenls arc iiitriKiiinr! in Italy as well us In Russia, savs a dispatch from Rome today. ) hi- plotter are tr iiiK t' stir up discord in hope ol lrini!iiig about a separate peace with Italy. AMsTF.RIi , May . It stax reported from Berlin today that will Mftiin be in rri.dti .! in flip rt-i.hMJjf prm ittiitjf fi.r a war loan. Si (i-rman Mar loans already h.i.e tWn iuot.. W AMKKIf VN I'OCT, Uy M.-iinirr arrnint; hen l.ht;t fnim xn htirN-ait pnrl rvpwW-d j Hulinianne wiw v i h t by tin ciHtrrr and rit iibim . ;.ft.r (hi- t",. had .cit Ihr I h..at one. Ml d. taiK of the im idin( refund. READY TO REPGRT Vgreement on Tf-n Per Cent Tariff Increa-e Made it Possible to Report. s a.hi-;T'x, .i.-M.n of the h . j. el.- it pi a.,are fa). i port tisiay ai. iluiing ' ! ited mg the t i.k o by Secetu-y M A. b.u. ', The 'a-t routine a. tion of the I.mu.-c i cnmmittiti do's a'.vay witii the flee . list of the t'mtrrwoo.l tariff la. v. . Bs-iiie including a boi;r..in',ai in c.eaje of ten per cent on all ixti ing uriiT rate., the bill pl.iccj an im- ! port tax of 10 per cent rm all iirticle- ! formerly admitted free. Ail the other , levies wiM be raise,! by internal tave , j It is estimated that the rhanire in the i tariff rates will bring in Jtu.WKi.iiinl. j Chairman Kitchin plans to briny; th bill up fur cousideratien tomorrow. ! The principal f'ght in cor inittee was over ocre,- profits. After !;av- ! ing con-idered rate all the wav I'fi.rn j K tn 'JO (wr cent :'.,xteon ier cent finally a ngteed upon. Tie incnm-" ; tax is made retrosictive for the cal-(i-dar year lfilrt. In addition to the income iax already levied and paid on income- th" committee derided upon an fiddition i1 Vvy of ."..'j l-;t per cent. This retro ac'ive tax is fmyab'e next Si'pteeiber and embraces a!i taxable incomes f .r I!M!. . The exemptions are materially !. ijied Tor tie levy of m-im-.e tars. The exemption : f-.r unmarried taxpayers is lowered from i'MKKI to I IKiO while tie exeoiption f-n ii;i:iiel wron., is fdueid from to $2,000. The ,-upel taxs iek-in at Sa.iH.io, landing from one jc:- cent to .t:t ier ent ieil all the 'lay from one ha!" nf oc per rent nn net e.-tati'S not in er cess of $.vi,noo to la per cent on in heritances exceeding $ 1 5.IHK' Olj'i. The postal rate for 1. t'. is is m -leased 2 to .1 cents while e lat- fo Tiostrards is doubled. I'm Lai rate , el newspapers and other secriii'!-! ... matter hereafter will be I, .., through a 7''ne y.'em, will range fiom t'.va i cent.1 per ;.e.und. aiei i.i.ri The committee aftc uo ii"ierminei upon a obi.S2.20 per ga'lon with I The j:. I's til $2.7.-. a barr fiom the pre,. This is an incre rates f si. 10 i M.'iO respectively. Five per cent taxes me leviel against iral telephone calls, transportation of oil f.v pipeline, electric iiowr furnished for h.-.ting domestic purposes, yaihts, plea ure Isiats, automobiles, sporting good:, r otorcycles, jewelry, musical instruments, proprietary meititmes and cosmetic-. P.ailroad tickets and express shipments are each assessed ten per cr nt. The tobacco tax is greatly increased. A graduated tax on cigar range from ro cent, to $10 a thou-ind. Cigarette:', either foreii-n or domestic will tie taxed $1.2.", a thousand if weighing ii -s han three pound; to the thousand; and $1C0 if more than tlieee pounds. Besides a ten per cent tax on all amusements, there is a ep'cial levy of one half cent to a cent on each foot of moving picture film. The stamp taxes of the Spanish war are revived and taera.iiS.

ARE IMPRESSED BY

f;ain View That Country is Hack of U. S. in War i With Germany. (REAT RECEPTIONS ARE VERY PLEASING Surprised and Delighted at Their Receptions and the j Spirit of 1 he People. l!Y (,l'0!i;F R. HOLMF.S. l' I:OlTK WITH TIIK FRKN'CH i Oi " h.-'.-iON. May y.-The (treat jcefn' in da' " rti' t is .-nunr.'ly beind tie I in ted Slates in the war dh (i.rmany. It will irive its last : .n. it: last dollar and la-'t bushel, f jriain to -.' I'ru.-siani.-m eru-hed 'el the woibi made safe fur demoMemh. i of the French war mission, icit in the art of interpret:ltc tenier. were very posip.n ;.i,.. of the middle ve.'t ateil the Atlantic .-onboard t' d;. . I days ..pent in the great ,. .' cii i enthusiast a- welcomes, demonin and iiatriotic fervor and good I-ranee brought forth the lillted ( p'es,ion... from both ; Joi'ie and M. V'Viami. Mar-! a! Joilr obber of few word', hut

even the n.o,t taciturn must speak wh-" Rieeted with such sights as we ,-xi need in ihe middle west Aro-' i relv "nammot rnthu-'asm maui-' r.;-ti I every where shw the peoi.le of Uniied' State" lenPr.e the invmen-'of of lb- task before them and s a.i .-ho.vn by th" .tizens of France

..iioi 1 know so w "A. Plea-ant Memoir

y vcturn to France 1 not only to his confidence because of the pcculi- .' the most pleasant memorie I arly confidential character of the inirngintr sights everywhere, ! formation which has been brought to i mces fur soldiers of the at-1 hiss attention. cuMiut help but to raise The president urged: That congress ; nt once compose the differences in the

,11 know n..l only that i 'dgeil vast re-j ith the

M ViViaru .-am: 1 ai" siipi "! i' f r,,.l.ei ie. by our generous recep- measure so that the ravages of the na'ie ' , ,.,mr -,L, m,ole west Re.! German submarines shall Ire effective-, Tentative plans made so that the 'over where . corded u have:!v checked unit famine kept away I l-'nited States will take over di,tr.hu- ; ,',.. .'...narkable and magniti-: from the enemies of Germany. tion of foodstuffs t the entente, o '"' c,lv i ',t grand and im-l That the espionare bill be pas.ed I "In addition the u-it of the two ..'.ive but' touching and charming, j in such manner that a veal censor-hip . conimissions has done much to sol'dify , r. erne of ,-hiMron every-. which will pi-event war secn ts leak-' h' ar sentiment in the Lnited ee in -urn great number? in the ' ing to the enemy can be established. i SUtes. The commissioners have ,,is .ici'igl t.d u- l:ut the beautyl That the war revenue tax hill be; '""'Ic it plain that there still is much ' t ail i tl e a'v everi th'ng was ! hurried through so that the taxes can ; - " 'l',np aml ,h;;t t-'nited States . .,,, cor.liirte.1 It left a he made immediately erl'ectivc. will have to play a "big nation" part

;,. on ,-inn lump i.-. and the inem-1 ,- from the middle most pleasant of j song thi to Chicago. Kansas City, ,ol the journev through i. tlPrnis and Missouii linns Surpassed. conceptions of i or it is by direct 1 v were ab:e to ; idge id heard of I

s'oerira' t !".'!,' til ! resources and ." vuw' , v..... (B mun , . . . 'eiiiiii - neit ;...., ,..'. critical today than at any other timet ' ' ' '""We' re 'i'i'w t'' ' 'nl-" west isthe'.'iicp the unhappy hellrnic kinsdmn j -i-iaiiarv Pot onl- of 'he L'tiited States j was cauKht in thi maelstrom of war. j

hut almost of the entire world. We." "'7'"11" " ""1,n!' n'rtv know the unlimited part thiB ter-1 Mays that the ate ream of desertions

-iturv can i.lay in the planting and i leaniiiff of large crops that will do so much to aid us in w inning this war. i "After seeing the splendid men, wn. men and children of the middle west , we fee! no uneasiness as to what they wiil do in the war. An for their willinsT.es. to do lbi, the reception accorded us everywhere makes us confiiient not only the mean., but the spirit i ti'irre to do it." Vice Admiral Chochreprat and M. , II.)veia.-iue expressed similar sentiments. , Governors of five states, two of j which contain a preponderance of sorallrd German-Americans, lent their .".ria! weight to making the visit of !thc commission a patriotic field nay They pledged the vast resources of their cor.monwealths to tlia French cause in which America has1 joined. The mayors of nix big middle western cities also added their similar patriotic assertions. v:.,oori end Illinois, two states which have thousands or citizens or Gsrruas birth, threw thcrnselvea fully

into the entertainment of the Joffre party. "The- middle) west has tarn vindicated," said a jrovemment otRrini attached to the mission. "It hat risen nohly ami thrown haf into the Very teeth of ita arrusers any imju lotion it is lethargic in this war." Members of the mission were overwhelmed with the splendor of the MiMiiiriii valley and the f real m tion ucrorded them. They asked the pi ess of the nation today to return thi'ir thanks.

REACH PIIH.AIF.1.PHI. French Minion Receives F.nlhusiastie Greeting in (Juaker City, (fll tht Inttraotinital VWt JO,vk-e.i PHILADELPHIA. May 9. VhilU'P"'". iho birtbpUwe of American i independence, greeted Marshal Joseph I Joffre, Rene Viviani and the French war mis-ion with oen antu tiway. Thousands were pariad about Broad street station nnit line., tlie streets when the visitors reached here shortly after a o'clock for a few hours stay. Mayor Smith printed the hero of the Marne with a irold encircled marshal's haton, made from the wood C0NT1NUED ON PAGE THREE. Conference Held at White House to Speed up Legislative Program. i?y ffc Intr.nnti'tntU Vnn A'cerlre. WASHINGTON, May 9 Step check the growing friction between i I resident Wilson anu congress ami to sliced up absolutely essential war leg i islation were taken today. President Wilson summoned to the White house thirty senators and representatives. Included in the number were all of . the lenders on both sides. I Tne pnMllni iaid befot- them the , . war -"on' " P,'d the U'K' pnt npcessity for hnmbta passage i the various measures wha:h have i the endorsement of the admirictration. i , He made it plain that he h-M not tried j to reuM partisan nuesttuin. of any el , the war problems but that he has been I unable to take congress as a body inselective conscription oiu ami pa.-s n, mime, hate.y. ..

but MC Amen- mm ii i.-n o"''s" "ri , , . ... ,i,itit as well."! ping bill, either as an amendment to Lnited States and by furnishing mer- . . -..i ! luini L.iriJutinn or m a sctuirutc 1 chant shipping for the t rans-A tlan t ic

lap conference was unexpecteu ami surrounded by nhsolnte i j fflv (he fniccipmnl .Vcies svrHc.t LONDON, May 9. 'Hie po.ition of! " ",c y,r" "" me eni7.e lout lorces is so great that soon Constantine will have no army to support his authority or stand hetween him and hia fate. Forty thousand Veniielosts at Salonika, at a mass meeting, proclaimed the downfall of Constantine and his dynasty. ONLY NECESSARY WORK. Governor Asks Commissioners to Curtail Work on Roads. tBy iht tnttrMtinnal Aetc flffrrfce.i INDIANAPOLIS, May ".-Governor Goodrich todty sent a letter to the county commissioner and townj, hip trustees of the state, and other officials! who have charge of public improvements, advii.ing them to make only necessary improvements durinf th war. H said thai the discontinuance of the work would relieve transportation t jmpanle to some extent and release labor ion other Beaded werk.

THE ANGLO FRENCH MESONS WORK

Distinguished Visitors Are Ready to Leave For Homes Soon. NOT ALL THE PLANS ARE MADE PUIJLIC Some of the Principal Objects Accomplished Plans For the Future Work. . BY JOHN FTiWIN NEVIS'. I Il.i thr Imtrrnottnnal Veie. Prrrlrr.t WASHINGTON", May !). The work of the Anglo-French mission to this country is completed. Only details remain to be worked out. The bin: problems have been solved. Already arrangements are beinir made for the return home of the distinguished visitAmong the things accompli-hed which may be made public are: A complete comprehensive 'plan for financing the entente bus been ar-

i t anged. il'nder it nil of Germany's enemies will lave their credit in the I'nited l0Stes so bolstered up that an unin-

terrupted pply of war material and f00( wj R0 forward, Arranfrements made whereby Great Rritain and France will throw into the Trans-Atlantic trade their ' reserve shipping, depending on the United Sta'es to make up the deficiency that is sure to come from the continued success of the German I -boats, K'mpleted for sending American troops to France and especially for sending trained men to handle all tranKportatirm beliind tha tines thus folving the greatest problem affecting the firitith and French commanders in chief. file Navy', i Part Plans completed for the part the United States navy is to play in the developments of the coining summer. In this connection it is admitted that Brazil will give great assistance by orw-ning her li?Tbors to American and entPn,e warships, by placing her chief warship under the direction of the """i.!'' A great deal that has been accom plished by the missions cannot be made public at this time. The plans w ill work out hut until they have they must tie ronceali'd. The British mission will leave here the latter pait of the week and will join the F'rench mission ro receive the official welcome of New York City on Friday. After that the question nf returning home will be speedily settied. Meanwhile the Italian commis- . " , "m , . up Wltn Special

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MAY WHEAT UP.

Price Scar to tJ.lt. An Advance of j 11 Cent Over Yesterday. J ( lie alcraglimii SeiO trrrln-.) . CHICAGO, May 9. Exceeding all ; preious prices, May wheat today oK'nt at $it.U, an advance of 11 j cents over the hiph mark of yeaterI day.

All other deliveries of wheat were bid at new hi(h levcla. the September j 1 tla4 I' Opposition to

The bullish government crop report of yesterday was the cause of the ad- i vance. Trade in the wheat was tx- 1 tn-mely ItVht, the unheard prices hav- j inR forced many traders out of the market. Prices were uuoted at widelv divergent prices in different parts of the U-adinK floor ut the same time, opening sales heini? 4e apart in ditferent sivtions of the pit. I ne threatfr.in? bread shortatto which tradere saw in the government's litruri cau.d nearly every one to retain whatever holdings of wheat they had ; ohtained. Other grains made lesser j advance on the strength of the record 1 wheat prices. After tt e first wild rush to buy. I prices slid hack anil in less than W I minutes, l i.OX was the highest bid I heard in the din of the whent pit. i WRECK IN MEXICO

! ipiestion included in this vote, which i recommends that the Hit class postMore Than 10ft Others Injured I ?' rat'- ".' ar -h"uM

in Railway Wreck Near (Jtterctaro. lly th' iHtertiauonal Veir Rrrrirr.) t.AKF.DO, Texas, May . Detail

of the wreck of a military trtin near amount raised by taxation in the first Queretaro, Mexico, in which fourteen first year should he obtained, as a war persons were killed and more than 100 : ""Kure, from increased individual Inothers were injured were brought c,,me !" "lm"Kh SU,h . , ; super-taxes and decreased exemption! here today nrnving on the first train j tl)e n.jtt rocom,r,cds." The since last Sunduy. Seven Carranta I juesent exemption from the individual soldiers, four women and three chit- income taxes is H.tHiO for mrrie-! drcn were killed in the wreck, tne I Persons un.l liends of families nnd :'..- ... '. ItVHl for single persons. The committe)

The passenger train carrying a number of women and children in addition to C00 Carranra soldiers, loft Queretaro Sunday. The entire train was derailed i rthort distance north of n i unon instance noun oi there and henpath the wreckage of;' the nearly demolished cars more than .'no n.ldiers were pinioned. Many of the injured pothers were so badly .... , i i i maimed that passengers declared additional deaths we,e certain to have ...suited. Some estimate,! the p,banle death list as high as seventy- ,. . V. , , ... , , The dead ami mimed were removed .,...ii It .h . - l- u , . ' .. train which arrived here nvire than three days late. The wreck oiid, was caused by spreading rails. in,j thr rnleranryoHil' eies Hii-nrr.) WASHINGTON, May 9. The conscription conferees were .itill clinging to the faint hoie of an agreement today nlthough they privately admitted that they wou d tie forced to report ,. . ' a disagreement. The suggestion that the senate give the Roosevelt amendment in exchange for its age limit from 21 to 27 jears was rumored today. Those in close touch with the situation still held to the belief that this ultimately would be the solution of the deadlock. Offer

ASSOCIATION It!

Increase in Postage Rates. , ! OTHER MEASL'RES j MEET WITH FAVOR i j I Association Will Aid the Civic League in Obtaining; More Lots For Cultivation. The Lebanon Ruslnesa Men's Association held a splendid meeting in the convention h.ill of the court house last niirbt. The greater putt of the time wis taken up in the discussion of each of the eicht questions in the twentieth referendum vote being taken by the National ( hamher of Commerce, and the voting on the,e ipiestions. With the ex. option of the third ncreasi o miy per c to yieui npproximately SjlOO.tfuo.tlOO in the lirtt year, all the questions were voted upon favorably. This third one, however, registered a strong negative vote. The following is the list nf questions which registered an affirmative vote la.--t night: "Approximately $400,000,00 tV the House has recommended that the exemption for married persons lie played at $2,000 and single persons at $1,200. "Approximately $200,000 000 of the . , . , . '. . . ; ' . ... ' ir mea. ', by additions to the present cx- ., , . ., , i the law which the committee recom- . ,. . i j ",pn'1" , i" n"tl,t v" ,n fav,or " 'I'1""""- . i . StamP tw shm'KI I. j po:ied, as a war measure, to y.eid npproximately $2.",0 Oiitl.OoO in the first i ' '' ' posed, ii revenue measure, on articles to yield about $lfHi.lisi0,OH0 in 3 the first year.' fi. "Kxcise taxes shmed I e inipeseil, as a war measure, upon list of articles of luxury and ? neral use. and wnich would yield ahout $ .0(1,01)0,0(10 in the fi rr year." Included in this list is cigars, liquors, cigarettes, tobacco, hnulf, etc. fi. "Retroactive taxes should not be imposed upon incom and profits." 7. "The amount of exemption from capital stoik tax ,-houM be decreased from JO'J.cf'O to $21,000." Tlie diheussiona of these qun.tinnn took much of the time during the meeting. With the exception of the increase in the first class postage rate the entire list of questions were voted I 1 ,u , favorably upon by the members , . , . i . . The association lint night decided tn render more assistance to the Civic League in obtaining more vacant lots for cultivation. The league reporui that there are now demands for twenty-one more lots than the league has engaged. A committee roissiitinff of Phil Adler, S. H. Mr Daniel and Virgil Buntin was appointed to obtain, if possible, so' f more garden spots for the children to plant. The question of the injustice of the coal situation was d-scussed and a committee was appointed to draft evolutions which will be tent to tne Vublic Service Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commitaion ami the National Chamber of Commerce. Therp are many people in Lebanon who know of lots which h'VP not been cultivated und for which no plans hava been made this year and they can do the association a great service by informing some member of this committee so they can get the ground for the Civic League. HRITISH SHiP ON FIRE. Wirleiw Reports Crew Saved by I'nited Slates Seani"ilp. ( IV ZiiroiinrOM.il rr(e.l NEWPORT, R. I., May 9. A wireless dispatch received at the naval station reported that the crew of the Rntiih steamship Sebastian which was reported on fire off Nai.tucket shoals, last night, has been saved by the United States, steamship Sacramento. Unofficial advices are that th liner u lost.