Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 204, Lebanon, Boone County, 26 May 1917 — Page 1

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A!l AIR ill PARTINTHE RAID le Greatest Air Raid Ever

Made by the Germans 44 Against England.

RAID OCCURRED IN THE DAY TIME Three of the Aeroplanes Were , Shot Down, According to the Official Report Issued.

(Ay the lereftHW! Newt Werrief. .,j LONDON, May 26 Germany has ? ttruck another blow in an efTort to terrorise England. C Sixteen aircraft, the greatest nurnever to take r't in a single rai 1 . inst England, attacked the south-

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78 persons and wounding The casualties inflictel by the ra;dn were greater tha'n In any previous mr attack against England. The renrest approach was the raid mad on March 3), 1916. whet) f.S persons were killed and 101 injured News of the taid waa officially announced by the government today. Violent Ere wn directed against the raidera by batteries of high angle juna while British airmen soared alof' to give battle. Three of the raiders, all aeroplanes, were shot down. England has been plunged into a storm of indignation by the number of women and babies killed and wounded. Of those killed 27 were women and 23 children. , Forty-three women and 16 children were wounded. Occurred at Daylight. Thi latest aerial drive waa carried out in daylight Friday afternoon be tween the hours of 5:1$ and 6:30 o'clock. Man; bombs were dropped at numerous points, according to the official statement, most of the damage wa done in one town. The raid was marked by spectacular battle between Biitiih and

1 aviators. On j he North S. V .-raft and a

aviatorB. One of these occurred abov; Sea between Germ fleet of British naval

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I One British machine engaged threr erman aeroplanes, destroying one of them. All the way across the North Sen I on their return the Germans were fol ' ' lowed and Wasd by th British The admiralty announced that thi British had been victorious in all then encounters ami that all the Britis! aeroplanes returned safely. British Airmen Attack. Word of the presence of raidir.ahuve the southeast coast of F.nglanc waa flashed, to Irunkirk. France, an.' British airmen Oiierating from that base went forth in an effort to over- ; take and attack them. ' In connection with the German raid the admiralty announced that the Bri tish aviators had bombarded the German terodrome at Deniswestran.

The latest German air raid over England waa the second in three days Early Thursday morning four or fivr (iermnn aircraft flew over the eastern cost dropping bombs. Whether the Orman tried to attack London yesterday was not known as the oftVia' reports given out in London did no' give the names of the places attacked. The us of the word "aircraft" In the official communications indicated that Zeppelins had taken part as wel' as aeroplanes. It was regarded a. possible that the Zeppelins may hav im convoyed by fleet of Germar. battle pianos to protect them froir British air patrols. Assuming that all of 1--

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Tyestenlny were civilians, the total J number of non-combatants killed in England by German raiders was brought up to 304. The sudden burst of air activity against England followed a lull of about nix months. It has been reported that Germany regarded Zeppelin raids a.- failures because of the improved air defenses of the British. lnt.retirif details were received from one of the towns in southeastern England which was attacked. The attack was made in the evening, when the streets were crowded ,,ith people which accounted for the heavy lo:-s of life there, Five Herman aircraft took part in the ultaik. but they fie at such a lofty altitude that they could not be seen with the naked eveagainst the bright sunhine. As soon as the Germans approached the town they began dropping bombs many of which fell on hou.-es in the residential district and the streets of the business district. The bombs were very powerful and ilid much damage. BATTLEWiTH U-BOAT Combat Between German Sub marine and Steamship Heported By Passengers. IttW th tntrrnttlinmai Sevn ttrvifi AN AM KR1CAN PORT, May 2 A combat fasting an hour rn'twn a (irrmariiubmannp and a vtwoi .ui3ng from a Kuropp.in port nis rvM-urr-; cti by pa.vifnffra arrivinjr hpf tu la.,', i The attack orrurmi at 6:00 oVim k in j the morning of May 3. Thf s'uh.ar- i ine first fir! a torpedo which mi sue, j hf cWn of the vfcl by le th?. The submarine fire-i nhnipne! shells filled with Ht'iaplron which rained or) the bri dirt? and dffk.rf of the vet Thf attack vessel wan am. nnJ quickly trained it (runs Vm the siiiiarine. Twelve nhuts were nred but none hit the mark. ; After an hour thi subn.anr? sub-i inerjffd without apparrnt damage.; The damtge sttffeml by the steamer as not jfreat. ' CENSORSHIP CLAUSE. Prediction Made That it Will be Rejected in Con cress. (B the nternQHnnnl Hetet Perrice,-, WASHINGTON, May 2 I ipnonents of censorship, after a survey of the sentiment in both houses, declared their confidence that the compruinlte provision, written into the es.ionii;' hill yesterday hy the conferees at President Wilson's urgent request, as doomed to certain rejectitin. The espionage bill wnu!i (ml be brought for anion in the hfmse unti. next Thursday. The en:ite will await the house's disposition of the measure. n if the censorship provision is al lowed to remain in the conference agreement by the home, the anti sruir 'eaders in the senate felt fire of ibIjeinK struck out aam in the upper house, which is on record 48 to '.4 jgainst censorhip. The compromise brought forth by conferees in deftrfm to the pref!tent's wishes is rejfitnled by the nntijensorship leaders as little lesi obnoxious than the administration's original proposal. ABSOLUTE DICTATOR. Governor McCall Holds I'nliiuiled Power in Handling Foodstuffs., By the InternmtUmil 'eie Srrl-M BOSTON, May 2o Armed with powers absolutely dictatorial in their ope, Ciov. McCall today is authorized to seize foixlstuffs for the people of Massachusetts and to fix the maximum and minimum prices. The extraordinary powers were vested in the government by the commonwealth defense, passed by the legislature just lief ore it prorogued the 1H17 session at 2:24 this morning after having been in continuous session for fifteen hours. DIED ABOUT NOON. James Tapp Expired .South of Thorn. town Today. Jamea Tapp, colored, a promlent fident of this county, died at hi home four and one-half mile south of Thorntfwn about noon today. The fun- " -' ' "gements have not been

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Making Vain Effort to Stem Gen. Cadorna's Powerful Drive. ITALIANS CUTTING THEIR WAY FORWARD Onll .Minor Fighting Reported on the Hrilish ana French Fronts. 1fty th InttrnaW'iHtl Setrt aervtrt.) LONPO.V, May 2C Austria-Hungary is hurlintr a!l her reserves against the Italians in a vain effort to tem general Cadorna'a n"K and powerful drive towards Trieste. Adviie from Udine tiay said that amonK the 10,:M5 Antro-Hunu'ariaa prisoners captured hy the Italians in the pa.-t few duyA, some had been drawn from the eastern front and others from lioumania and Albania to reinforce the troops in the Italian war theater. Furious frhtinfp is still in progress along the Isonzo river. The Italians ar rutting their way forward yard by yard, meanwhile overcoming vIkoiuuk counter attarka launched against them. Nmth of Jamiano, wheie the Italians have captured some height and northeast of (Jorizia where they are fight imf for possession of Monte anto almost insurmountable obstacles mu.-t be overcome. The fighting is in the mountains where the AustroHungarian had transformed every eminence into a fortress. Only minor fighting occurred on the British front during th night, the teh on th Arras lin took jatlvunta t the lull to strenictb'tt and Imk up 'heir new positions nlong the Scarp? river. North of Goucenucouit and east of Armentieres German raidinir parties Here reputed. Itetween Iifontaine les-('roisjl!es and the Scai pe, the Gernuin artillery fire increase!. The Champapnn district was the chief center of fijrhtinir activity on the French front last niirht. T'ne war offce announced that the French hid made further progress in that district and also repulsed German counter attacks, capturing li-'l prisoners. Kalians (hecked. The Italian offensive along the Iinto river has been checked for the time heintr, acenrdin to claims made hy the Austro-Hun war office today. inler.t seain. t th' directed Austro-Huncarian pnvi - Hons between Tolminon and the AH atic sea all day Thursday aM Friday, but at no point were the Italians able to break through, said a dispatch from ihe fioi.t. Nnt c,-.!y -? th- ssault.i repulsed but the Austro-Huns captured about ,V0(K prisoners. Tremendous efforts were made by the Italians to cam a f'Kitina; on the en t of .Mt, Santo, northeast of Gor - mu, ou. .ey were unsuccesul, i jniinst the Austro-Hun positions followmif a bombardment with heavy liiiti.h, French and Italian funs. On the Carso plateau, south of fiorizia. Tr.e iro.-.t larinui titrhtir.s th Aiistro-Ital.il. U-.nt h vet t,.i, Place all al.mf? the line. It is there that the I'.,; an hnes are nearest to Ti to, their i Inef objective, ir office claims which had been vere later recapThe Austro-I that certain po; lost to the Ital tured. MAY ATTEND GAME. The 5,000 Cadet, in Officers' Reserve Corps May Witness Contest. (Bit the lnterHtmll Kevl Beetle.) FT. HARKISON, May 26 Weather permitting, the 5,000 cadets in the officers' reserve corps will watch the Indianapolis and Columbus American Association baseball teams play this afternoon, as tho guests of the management. After the second week of hard work, the men were given "Saturday off." The cadets were reviewed by Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of the President, last night. S PER CENT AUTO TAX. WASHINGTON, May 2 The senate finance committee today voted to strike the five per cent automobile tax and the Lenroot income surtax amendment from the 1W),000,000 war revenue ail!. The committee wtll recommend substantiation of license for ihe auto tax.

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the, larrrMIMMl -Vim rrtc. PANAMA I'ITT, Max 2 Passengers on the Frewc ten. ' ship H-.lil whirh baa arrived at a Latin-American port, reported that the ship waa attacked by a Gernan ohmarine shortly after leaving Bordeaux. Later another I'-buat tried t attack the Haiti bnt was successfully itodjed. Th information was gin a by pas. sengers. . i OH the fii (erne Mono! Xrt tlerrlr:) KANSAS CITY, May's "The ocean no longer protects the I niird Sl.los" said Sv.vtii.-y c,f Treasury MtAdoa in u address here urging the purcjase of liberty bonds. "Submarines have crossed the Atlantic tuny times when no mention was made of thi m in the news dirraii hcs." ll Itr Inl'ruotUlnA Rnrici-. PARIS, May 2 i'liiKh oflitrr of Ihe Frrnch npi iWlarrd today that Gprmsny his at l-ant 3.000.000 mrn undrr not inrlurlinK AiMtrn-HunKsrU, lineariuns and Turks. Of lhi-i, he aildinl. 154 divisions sr) fighting th? French and Brit in on the eattern front. End 66 are ffv the Inturitaltitnal 3!r S-pir.l PARIS. May 26. rifals and roal are the rrratet rrds of France at present. Mi Violet te, French food minister, kid today that he hoped that Arnica would send first cereals anifthrn coal to relieve the horlajreirre. (Is the IntlrnotH.HQl Xtl fltrrtce.t LONDON. May 28-4eader of both the Nationslints fd Unionists today exprewed th'hope tint the chairman of the Inlh government convention will f an Irishman. It was ennten'd that an Irishman could elite Into the sympathy of th- rosA-enre with U, ter prit -faf W whft i' not Irish. I1n the lntrnntit. eir Bert-lee.) NORFOLK, Va, May 2b A member of the Ki.rd at Ihe Virginia Beach wirebjs station was accidentally shot Ihile on duty there today. All flails of the incident were withkld hy the military authorities. ! HritiMh Naval Fherta P,.j:.i i i Great Artivii of German U-Iits. Iffy the lnternn1iii'W;t Herrire.i LONDON. May 'Jllritish nn experts today prrdirtja new "di ic' 1 by German submarini(tami tl,f al ,,,,;, in Ju May has been an month for the V -boats following liijieavy shipping cr..ualties in April, j The work of the African destroy- ' ers ar'us"'K mnclifthusiasticcomi mrnl- " at-llictrs say the 'ne" are keenly anil lo get at the Germans.

Can! Afford Not to Buy A Iberty Loan Bond? fsk yourself this question: Can I tTord not to do my part in showing ur government, our army, our navy, fnd our allies that every person in the United States is solidly supporting them? I FIRST NATIONAL BANK I FARMERS STATE BANK BOONE COUNTY STATE BANK UNION TRUST COMPANY CITIZENS LOAN & TRUST CO.

iiimioi:?! tXTREME PBIrlTY 111 CAOFSPiES U. S. Government May be Forced to Adopt Strong Measures.

LIVES ENDANGERED BY THE SPY SYSTEM Some Well DfHnerl Poliry Must lie Outlined in Dealing With Spit. HY JOHN F.PWIN NKVIN. tlip the iMeimalUmai -ir flci-rW.t W AS HI NGTOX ' May 2ft U oless the l'. S. is ready tu ad.t.t the ex tivme penalty in ilealir-f with .) the lives of th'iut.'aniis in the army a.id na' will he emlangere.l. This ir the open declaration t.sla of army and navy ollicials. They say apparcn-Jy tiie higher officials of the government and pnildy even Presiilent V..:;en himself, did not realize the rainihcatioiu of the German spy system in this country. And it will continue and become worse, they sav, until a number of men and jiossibly women face a firing "iiuuil. The revelation that Germany knew that Admiral Sim's flotilla of destroyw.is enroute ucrosa the ocean sn'l that mines nere i-trcwn at the h..rbnr noulh of the port to which they sail-1 d was not surprise to the army and! navy chiefs lu re who know what is going on. A searching investigation the manner in which the news w is sent r.nd the authors is on re is little hofie expressed. however, that the spies will be loratTh.'y have lin j time enough to ccossfully cover their tries. - Haw w, th .- coming rwtement of! ir ncliliers aero transports and of additional naval 1 iepai Intents officials ray some well ! Irfincd policy should be outlined without delay. i They say that there is information n the possession of th? government ' gainst certain German agents which i hould be ncted upon. And they also j ay that the next man who is caught gathering information for the ener.tr

nay be stood up against n wall and; lost in Howard, Elk county, could not hot, if tenor is to be spread a:r,ong be confirmed. A special train, carrylie enemies of the U. S. j jng doctors and nurses, was dispatchIt is considered that Germany has ' ed from here shortly before da.-liglit.

secret wireless stations somewhere on: t south of the C probably i he mountaii Work of German Spies. There is also no doubt that Grrman spies are taking advantage of : he greennes of the men who have ie-n detailed to net as censors at cable stations and are getting thrnugn !-n and simple messages which are i perfectly innocent on their face but j which "' fenowht with potent inean. I i" , v. hcn read in connection w ith a - ously arranged code. Until the ! Kov.rnment is able to make expert ! f its men this danger must be I "vcrVescnt. The British and Krench i information as to the operation of the German intelligence bureau but the men on duty as censors have not yet had sufficient time to digest it Krance asking for money or dciling j with innocent business transactions, wh:-n properly interoreted in accord-! ance with previously arranged plans ! were made to convey information of ! the greatest moment regarding milj- j

tary ard naval plans. And officials uir just beginning to realise Uiat thenare hundreds of Gorman agents in tins country who are trying to do tins from this country. And they will continue active, officials who kn. say nntfl they realize that the penalthat penalty W'H be rigidly enforced. If not disaster must come to the army and navy. Secret service divisions also ore investigating the widesprend circulation uf rumors of disaster to Ameri

can warships. Hardly a day goes by that the various press representatives here in Washington do not receive an inquiry as to the truth of a report of a big naval battle in which American units were lost by the destniclion of important units of their fleet. In al mut every instance these reports an carried on brukeruge wires und srr ireulated in the various financial entevs of the country. The officials hc;c wha have been vestipating these reports beli they are not of necessity circulated to "rig" the market. Rather they :ir gjven publicity in onl.-r to make th loile of the country believe that thi Germans are winning the war an thus to foster the "made in Germany' desire for peare. And that this hav ing in effect in certain is shown In the fact that it has been necessary for the government to take state ments from time to time ilenoun construction of official statements and contradicting false information. Nearly 100 Injured and Properly Damage May Reach a Total of $1,000,000. tV the teterattoiPll Xetrlt Rerrlee.l HUTCHINSON, KAS May 2C At least thirty persons today are known to have been killed anil nearly 100 injured, some fatally, in a tornado which swi-pt through Harwy and Scdgw'rk counties last nipht. The property loss may reach $1,000,000. Andale, a cillage of I'oO in the south central oart of ttu? state wan hardest tit by the twister which was acM.mpuniert' by ram and- -elect. Jvtfrrteen lives were lost in the village and m-actieallv all of the houses torn from their foundations before the tornado aept on to the northwest. Sweeping through Newton in a path a quarter of a mile wide, the twister veered off and skirted the edge of Sedgwick, nihbline away only a few houses on the clee of the town. A report that several lives were The tornado arose so suddonlv that telegraph and telephone wires were snapped before a warning cnnj he j flashed. The bodies of most of the j victims were brought here. The identified dead are: John Kline wile ond three children; wifi n, . ;a, I ! rn''' f A'rx Schmidt; Je Merts, I. Minnie Sommerhau-en, Nick Oonlill, Mrs. rranris Heifer, Henry Haunch. Grandma Heifer, State Sent! tor S. T. banner and wife, two members of the Orkle family, Mrs. Markle, Bertha Wnn, Joe Norris, a farmhand, name unknown; Mrs. Tanner and baby -'harle Wntsnn, ami two adopted sow j of Fierce Coble. TW palh of the torn miles in length, lay entirely betwe Andale and Newton. TOUR OF THE FRONT. Scheduled as r'irst Activity of Gen. Pershing. tBu the fnternatifmill Sew KeiTicr.) VASHINGTON, May 2i A tour jfrom end to end of the French nghtng front is scheduled as the first ac-

tivity of t,enoral Jonn J. rersning and trade expanpion. Isolated in the tbe members of his staff upon theii ar- Orient, discouraged by Great Britain rival in Kraore. so far as taking a more active part in Most of the time the American of-1 western Europe is concerned and easficers, pending the urrival of America '? ! ily master of the far eastern situafirst division of troop-,, be taken: tion, Japan is able to turn her whole up with tours of inspection on which 1 energies to foreign trade expansion.

Gen. Pershing and his staff office will familiarize themselves with th latest French and British fighting methods. Four experts were today appointed by the secretary of war to drive the American automobiles that will carry the Pershing party on its preliminary tours. They are Kay Middleton, and John J. Jennings, of Detroit; George I.inthicum, an aerial expert, nnd F.lf in Brain, an expert on automobile engines. The men already have enlisted as sergeants in the regular army. They were recommended for the appointments by the American automobile association. Thirty member of the second regiment of cavalry now stationed at Ft. Meyer were i,duy assigned to accompany1 Gen. Pershinf to France. The cavalrymen will act as orderlies. The body will be known as the "headquarters troop" of the American expeditionary force. :

LuiJ Li v , F0Kiifi;:z That is the Reason Assigned For Withdrawal of Gold From United Slates.

STRIVING TO OUTDO U. S. AND ENGLAND Have Made Rapid ProgressAdopt Methods rf Great Britain. BY H. J. OODGE. (Rv the lmtei-Hatinl Next Srrrtect WASHINGTON. May 2fi. The action of Japan in withdrawing large stocks of gold from the United States is recognized by oiiiciuls here as being i probable in ticatioii r,' that nation's acctlei-Bli'd pursuit of her foreign trnilc ambitionu. Trade experts of the government fbr several years have been closely watching the tendency of Japan to expand her fnreigi- t'-tdo in an effort lo outdo the United States and Great llritain. The department of commerce and the state department have -in file comprehensive reports showing that the Japanese government in actively encouraging her business asid sbipning interests to extend Japanese tinde influence over all territory I bv the Pacific wean. new development with respect to the withdrawal of gold from the United States is taken to be an intion that the Japanese have reached a point in tiieir foreign trada pansion where they require heav ier gold stock at home to serve as a ba::i for can-ying on the increased overseas trade. The government Vnowa that the Jap. nnese pave been diligent In gathering up the strings of trade in the orient trk-h iejftnr auJ Fniriand I rW be fore the war and which were dropped broken when the German fleet and rehar-t marine were swept from the seas and Knglish vessels were withdrawn from the Taclfic trade. The Japanese have made rapid progress and have established active I lucrative trade relations with China, the Straits Settlements, even Canada, South America, and also with he west const of Africa. The Jap anese also have been shipping heavy rr.rirnes to this country durinf the war period both for consumption here and for re-export to Kurope. They have utilized cargo spare In the munition shins returning to the United States nfter carrying cnri-oes to Vladivostok. In connection with thnir foreign trade expansion, the Japanese have introduced the British methods of exlin financial influence side by with trade influence. Thu Jap. e capitalists have made it a dffs program to invest as heavily as have permitted in per-r,.-r,t i ;n i desire to include on their foreign t"" territory. Therefore when these countries need goods, the hank. er. hnvint. atron f:nitnrinl iriftjttm.-, because of their investments are able to turn the orders to their home country. In pursuance of this policy, Japan has established brnnrh banks in all principal coumries with which she is ambitious to trade on large acale, including the United Rt -c3. Vow that the -i n of the Unit"d States is largely taken up with the vi ous prosecution of the war aeainst Germany, Japan is left praci y tree to carry on her foreign BURNED TO DEATH. Three Boys Lose Lives When Home is Destroyed by Fire. Bit the Iteenattnal Venn Berrler. KCRA4YTON, PA.. May 28 Three boys, ranging from 4 to 10 years in age, sons of James Nardo, were burned to death todsy when the N'unia home in West Pittston was destroyed hv tire. Nardo, his wife and 3 other children barely escaped their lives. The boys were asleep on the second floor of the home. STRIKE SPREADING. PARTS, May 2 The strike of women workers is spreading. Womea clerks in the office of the ministry of finance are now threatening to join the idle, dressmakers and iewtlr

workers.