Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 207, Lebanon, Boone County, 30 May 1917 — Page 1

BEFEilSGFIHE AUaiiSM SLGVLY FALLING

Austro-Ifungarian Archives Being: Transferred From Trieste. CADORNA-S DRIVE NOT TO BE STOPPED Neither Storms Nor Guns Halt the Italian Advance on Trieste. (Bp fft fllPMIinti Yew tttrrUi. LONDON, Msy 30. While the Germans were miking furious efforts during the night to recapture high ground in the Champaign sector it the western front, the British carried out a sncceasful raid near Neube Chapped. There was violent artillery duelling during the Bight on the French front south of St. Quentin. f IntmmtHjiH jfn-rfcv.) HOME, May 30. The Austro-Hun gai ian government archive in Trieste are being sent to Vienna. The hank: are being aent to Laibarh. "The Austro-Hungarian defense barring the route, despite their greut atrength, art crumbling beneath the pounding of Italian and British artillery," aaid a dispatch from Udine today. "in many cases the Austrian batteries fail to answer the Italian fire, being silenced by the Vain of shells that are being poured upon them. Enormoaa losses are being inflicted upon the AuMro-Hungarians, especially In the fighting on the Carso plateau, south of (lorizia. "The new drive of tienerai CaHorna's men towards Trieste, ia not to be stopped either by storms nor guns. Part of the latest bum of fighting took part in storms. TO MAKE CONCESSION. Allied Powers Will Modify Early Peace Terms, It ia Reported. (Ay far InltrMtiamtt Stira Herrtct.) PETKOGRAD, May 30. That the allied powers will make concessions in the peace terms announced by Premier Lloyd-George of England is firmly believed in soma quarters. It ia probable that the entente will soon send a note to Russia in regard to territorial annexations, this being the chief question which vexes the men in control of the government. The bulletin of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiera" delegate, which practically controlls the government, said today that this note must be absolutely clear. H goes further by indicating that the all powerful council will see to it that peace, negotiations are begun immediately if the note is not satisfactory. The declaration ia practically a demand that the allies accept the war aims of the Russian. It is becoming more and more apparent that certain elements are determined to force peace upon the country if It ean possibly be done and if they are successful Russia probably will suffer a less through it. It i significant that newspapers, in commenting upon the peace attitude of the council refer to India and Irehind and their relationship to( Great Britain. The decree of the former governwiant against the sale of vodka has began to lose some of its force. The Illicit distilling of Vodka is increasing begun to lose some of its forces. The also. "NO ANNEXATION." And "No Indemnities" the Slogan of Socialists Peace Gathering. ( tht IntrmmWmal Vex rtr.) STOCKHOLM, May 0 "Nq annexations and no indemnities," is the slogan of the social ista gathered here for the international conference on peace. But it is noticeable that there is a strong leaning towards the French and that among those inclined this direction are some who believed that Gorman y should be compelled to give up Alsace-Lorraine because this territory had fornwrty been French. The official language of the conference ia French and French Signs are posted in the auditorium where t meetinim are ta'oirff p:tr. The fc.V-.-iK-, t and the A

QUIET AT TOLEDO.

Calm Follows Storm of Anti-Conscription Riots Last Night. Wl fS isrsrssftesffl Hvw-t TOLEDO, May SO Anti-conscription agitators were conspicuous by their absence today following the injuring of more than a score of persona last night In a riot participated in by 2,000 men ami women which was precipitated when an anti-druft speaker slurred President Wilson. "Kaiser Wilson shouted by a pacifist in a voice which carried above intermittent cheers for the president, was the signal for the outbreak. Before the melee was put down, police, pacifists, soldiers and citizens were mixed up in a wild fight Clothes were torn, eyes b'!.-kened. and heads clubbed before the mob dispersed. Chief Sergeant Schalback suffered a broken shoulder. Mrmliers of com - pames D, M, and B of the Sixth Oh National (uard, stationei at a recruiting office half a block awny, finally restored quiet. When the first of the anti-conscription speakers mounted nn improvised rostrum at t.V bae of the MrKinley monument, to open his plea aguinst draft, the crowd broke Into good . ' . . . . , . Jf :" dent Wilson." The pacifist, infuriated, i snorted "Yes, Kaiser Wilson!" In the outbreak which followed the i speaker was roughly handled and his ... . . . . ' life was probably saved through the nterference of tho soldiers.

BYTHE SUPREME COURTis-

Sheriffs Mileage Fees Case De- . eided by Indiana Higher Court. The Sunreme Court hua nffirmeH the decision of the Boone Circuit I I court in the case of Harter vs. the county commissioners. The opinion is by Judge Myers, as follows: (1) This case waa transferred to the Supreme Court from the Appellate Court with an opinion hy the Appel late Court, 114 N. E. 321. advising that the opinion in Roberts vs. board. be overruled and the judgment below reversed. The case involves s claim by appellant as sheriff for mileage fees in service of pro-1 cess. The Supreme Court reviews the !

history of the foes and salary laws ammunition. Borne carrion shotguns, and holds that there ia no intention on I som' rifles, nd most of them revoltlie pait of th Legislature to exempt J v""- n' hao bo"1" ' ' pocket.

the mileage fees from the provision giving the fees of the office to the 1 county. "Looking to the legislation on the subject In controversy, since) 1824. and keeuina- in mind that the i various legislatures, during all that time, referred to mileage chargi each enactment as a fee, we must affirm a legislative intent to treat such mileage charges on processes originat ing in his county as fees, and therefore as 'sheriffs fees.' " 'As to the case at bar, it was clearly the duty of appellant to perform the services stated in the coro,I'lsipt, "d under No, -122 supra, as amended, to tax and charge as fees the items in question. No statute will be found authorizing appellant to appropriate these feea as his own. and in the absence of such authority, they belong to the county.' " DECORATE GRAVES. Confederate Veterans Assist in Strewing Flowers on I'nion Graves, (fly the Intttrnntinnnl V(tir Bcrrire.l MEMPHIS. May 30 For the first time since Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomatox, confederate veterans today aided in the decoration of the graves of three thousand Union soldiers. A company of the uniformed confederate veterans marched with their former foes through the cemetery and placed ferns, flags and wreaths on the Union graves. CHANGES TO BE MADE. Grata Elevators and Flour Mills in Indiana Will be Inspected. (0s tht aferMftoeal Vrtrt Brrrtct. I INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May SO. All grain elevators and flour mills in the state will be subject to inspection by a force of 250 deputies backed with the authority of the state fire marshal and the State Council of Defense. Owners of these buildings will be required to make changes and improvements deemed necessary. WILSON PAYS TRIBUTE. WASHINGTON, May 80 President Wison marked the Nation's V( Day at tht, capital by payto the heroic dd. Early i m ,foed t j Ar' t .'r fi.-fk!irt Ht'l

THE PRESENCE OF TROOPS DID HOT STOPTHERiOTING Five Were Shot in ('lashes at East St. Louis Last Night

SCORES OF PERSONS SUFFERED INJURIES Whites and Blacks in Rioting Six Shacks Were Burned. tfty the lntrrnaHnnal Xrr Strvlet.) EAST ST. LOUIS, III., May 30 : Smouldering ruins of six shack in negro sections today gave mute testimony of the work of the mobs in the second niirht of race rioting, in which i . . . , . . , 7 . . , i shot and scores clubbed and bruised. The presence of six troops of Illinois national guardsmen did not prevent the frequent clashes between whites and blacks, although it probably kept down the casualties and curtailed the property destruction. Thomas Richie, C. E. Dageville and Larkin, white men, and Hardy nks and Charles Ervin. negroes, ruled in gun battles. Arc lights were first shot out and, with th streets dark, the hands of whites and blacks fired blindly at each other. Militiamen rushed to first one scene of disorder and then another, but as fast as they dispersed mobs in one section, fights would break out in another. Hanks was shot through the left lung by a white man who accosted him al"" a railroad track He pronely will die. trvin, the other negro, wan tho tar(ret of fu9iilade of shots. He was seriously wounded in the right side. , ,.. Larkin and Dageville' are in St Mary's hospital, but the surgeons say their wounds are not dangerous. Richie, a watchman for the B. ft O. railroad, was shot while patrolling the tracks hy a negro with a shotgun. Hundi-eds of arrests were made. Most of the colored men taken were round to tie noaviiy arnieit. one negro Rn Flht revolvers and .M rounds of ln "re nepartmeni was nampere 1 in Anting the frequent blaies.by the "' '"'" The trouble started Monday night wh'n Vmon leaders protested to the council against the further importations of negro workmen from the south. About 8.000 white workmen have been forced into idleness because stt the low wages accepted by the colored men. Mayor Mollman has appealed directly to the governors of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisana and Kentucky to stop the wholesale exodus of negroes. MOKE RESERVES THAN EVER. SAYS HINDENBURG tlty tht tnfrrnmtioual Krvi Reitirc.) BARCELONA. Spain, May 30. In a recent interview with the correspondent of the Barcelona newspaper Vanguardia, Field Marshal von Hindenburg said that Germany had a greater strategic reserve at her disposal than ever. He dit-lnred the United States' newarmy would get into the war too 1-te to be of anv use and that America as an enemy could not give appreciably more aid to the entente than she had as a neutral. The German leader's remarks, in part, were aa follows: "In deciding on unrestricted U-boat warfare, not withstanding the possibility of America coming to the assistance of the entente powers, we deemed such assistance was of no weight I certiiiniy admit that the financial assistance of the United States should be booked aa an additional asset for oar enemies, but in this war, contrary to what has been the case in other wars, money has proved not to be the most important matter for the conduct of military operations. "The American supply of war material to the entente has already reached such a magnitude that any further increase appears to be hardly possible, and now It is proposed to raise an army of . half a million to two millions of num. To eouip such an army and at the same time to supply the entente on the present scale appears to be impossible, The material assistance given to Oie entente cannot be try great within any nouHMMe tuii, and It is tbe tssk nf e r I l -s tr t i il'y mm.

of the French, Italian, Russian, and Japanese navies baa hitherto been unable to overcome the U-boat danger, the American fleet will not succeed either. The entente has no weapon against the U-boats, The sea barrier continues with growing effectiveness. The more ships there are on the ocean the greater will be the U boats' booty. "Even with the moat intense work and with the greatest support from the entente countries in t!e Mending to America of officers to give Instruetion, no American expeditionary corps of any considerable strength can be expected to be ready for dispatch to Europe for at least year. On the other hand this year is, according to the statement of the entente leaders, to bring the final decision. ' "Moreover, we. too, have taken our measures. Our eastern front has been so consolidated and is now garrisoned by such a mass of men that General

Brusiloff, even with .the iost ruthless sacrifice of mem can achieve no success. Even the erassest optimist in the entente camp cannot today deny that the recent events in Russia will promote our plana "last year we required our strate gic army reserve to repulse UruBi.loff's Irruption, and the western front was thrown on its own limited resources. Nevertheless, the AngloFrench attack waa repulsed. Today things are fundamentally different "The western front has become so strong that we can withstand every attack. With absolute security on all our fronU. we have today at our free disposal an army reserve of a strength and preparedness which has not been equalled at any other tiin during the war. ready for defense or attack at any point we may choose. "Nothing which happens on any front, in the sea or in the air, should be regarded as an isolated phenomenon. Everything is part of ow great plan. In this sense our army and navy have become me. "Today, after only two months' U-boat warfare, I can already tell you that our calculation was correct The course which we adopted, with full appreciation of all the dangers which it entailed, is leading us to the goal. We have considered all th? possibilities, and, acting on the best of human knowledge and conscience, we have chosen those which will lead us to victory and peace." WQRTHTOWNSHIPHAS--Raises More Than It Apportionment for the Y.' M. C. A. War Fund. As an outcome of the organization of a Y. M. C. A. war fund canvassing committee at Whitestowa, a permanent organization known as the Worth township War Relief committee has been formed with W. I. Taylor as president and J. T. Prank Laughncr as secretary treasurer. The committee has completed its canvass for the Y. M. C. A. war fund and will turn over to the county organization a lit tle over $100, which is considerably more than the amount apportioned to the township

Enlist Your Dollars in the War In this time of our country's -crisis an idle dollar is as much a "slacker" as an idle man. Are your dollars doing their duty? "The Liberty Loan of 1917" invites the immediate response of the American people. Every dollar subscribed will help make it a) success. The quicker the better. Armies of dollars are an absolute neces- ' sity "for national defense. Unless the dollars at home stand back of them, the soldiers in the field can not do their utmost to protect our households and our freedom. We Will Count it a Privilege to Enter Your Subscription . i - ; . -".- FIRST NATIONAL BANK ' FARMERS STATE BANK BOONE COUNTY STATE BANK UNION TRUST COMPANY CITirCN-J I O N Ik TRUST CO.

OAL DE TO SOLDIER DEAD WASPAIDTOBAY Graves of Deceased Veterans Strewn Willi Flowers.

PROGRAM CARRIED OUT AS PUBLISHED Rev. Frank Lovelai.d, of Indiannpolis, Delivered Address of the" Day. The annual tribute to the deceased soldiers of the civil War was paid today when the graves of veterans buried in the two cemeteries here were strewn with flowers and appropriate exercises in ' -their honor were held under the auspices of the O. A. R. and W. R. C. The weather conditions early this morning were propitious for the exercises of the due. hut although the skies were overcast and the air was somewhat chilly, no rain fell. Many flags were displayed from business houses ami residences and in many linea of business the day was observed as a holiday The banks and postoffice, public library, county and cityofficers were closed. Many of the j buiness establishments were closed part of the day. The forenoon progrum was carried out as planned. The G. A. R. and the W. R. C. with the Boy Scouts aw escort marched to Cedar Hill cemetery where the graves of the soldiers were decorated with flowers. The Boy Scouts were in full uniform and earh carried an American flog. - This aftermwn the same organisations marched to Oak Hill cemetery where the graves were decorated. Tnirn. ..tarun. tulreit in lllltrt- !

mobile. At the cemetery this after- "'P'tn fsr doing splendid work noon, the program incident to the ' " ,h " lay was to he given. The W. R. C.(to fven Ihursday evening will gave its ritualistic service in honor ) to hr ' 'tndard. One of the unknown dead and the nd. hundred and twenty-fwr members of

dres. was hv the Rev. Frank Lovelanl, of Indianapolis. ACROSS CONTINENT. Miss Roth Law to Vake Ten-day Aeroplane Trip. IB the rstrredliesa: ir Seri-f'-f.l NKW YORK, May a0. Plans are being completer! here for a ten-day flying trip across the continent by Miss Ruth l.aw who will drop paper bombs on all of the larger cities and i towns on her route boosting the Lib-1 erty Loan. I

Miss l aw is expected here tomor-1 with any persons found guilty of seekrow from Cincinnati where she is fly-! ing to prevent registration of mill

ing this week, to arrange final de-1 tails. She will start the trip a day I or two later.

Tii'Y A BOND

Be still for 4 minute, 0 war's alarms! And listen, you Yankee bands! This isnl a clarion cal. to arms; It's wholly a call to hands. America's flock. Your coffers unlock! Come! open the golden dam! Ho I get out the sock, the good old sock And buy from Uncle Sam! You lank New Englander, look you back To days of the minute men, Who tilled the land for your (olden stack; You prosperous citizen! Your patriot stock At money could mock-, Are you, their son, but a sham? You city mllions, whose family trees Lead up to one forebsar Work, Your money's good as the best of these, ,0 carter, or cook, or clerk! You slave of the dock, Dig down in your frock And don't be tight as a clam! Just get out the seek, the long-kept sock, And buy from your Uncle Sam! O butcher, baker and boss at bar! O farmer and fiddle folk! There's one fine test of the man you are: Will yuu fur the Flag go broke? Columbia's knock Should stir like a shock. So answer. "Your son I am!" And grab up your sock, your golden Ak. -And buy from your Uncle Sain! THE THORNTOWN TEAM TO VISIT K. OF P. LODGE Over 100 Membrs( to Accompany Team to This CityAmplified Form Work. The Thorntown team has been invited to he present at the meeting of the Lebanon Xnights of Pythias to be held in the lotU hall Thursday evening at which time the work in the third rank will be given in the amplllurl"- " 1 nOrT.lOWn ICgm MS i"urmon louge win accompany the team to this city. Following the degree work a social session will te enjoyed and refreshments of strawberries and cake will be jtcrved. A good attendance is desired. THOROUGHLY AROUSED. Anti-Draft Plots Stir Government to Drastic Action. (Kl thf ImtrrndtUmnl .Vmrs Serrlrr.l WASHINGTON, May 30.-Thor-oughly aroused by anti-draft plots. the nepiirtment of fustice has nounced its purpose not to temporize tary eligibles next luesday. German agents are suspected of this latest propaganda to interfere with the military consus. This theory ia given credence, from the fact that similar tactics have been adopted in widely separated parts of the country in the effort to dissuade American cities from complying with the man date of congress. Officials of the department of justice have lost no time in dealing with the threatening menace. United i States attorneys and marshals in ev - ery state had before them today very definite instructions for their guidance in dealing with anti-draft plot - iUm. I After a general warning to all males subject to registration to rom - ply with the law, Attorney-general i Gregory invites all citiiens to co-op-erate in its enforcement as a part of their patriotic duty." AT KORT HARRISON. (By l IfttnttHMUl Xtwl Orrfra.l FT. HARRISON, Indianapolis, Ind., May 30 Memorial day at the fort will be devoted to athletic events followed by the customary program. The fisgs

will be nan-masted until noon chenihome for shelter.

they rise to full mast with the salute of twenty-one guns. The time limit at which members of the national guard will be accepted ! has been extended to 6 p. m. Msy 30, ai oroers irum mieago. bo guardsmen whether in Federal service or not will be accepted after that hour. REPUBLICANS NAMED. . SALEM, Ore., May SO. The democratic majority in the United Stater i senate wu curtailed by two votes ! through th epaoirtiiwat by Gorernor i James W:ithycoinh ; C L. McNary i state snprerue j,u ' n ti-e upr r I j lof SeoaL.r li.ur, .-, iu the vacaucy made by the death Lai'j, Leotocrat.

c;;LY5prJL,i THELIBERTYLO::; BONDSSOLD Hir.Z Disposal of Bonds to Boone County People is Very Slow.

BOONE'S PORTION TOTALS $240,000 Bulk of Sales of Bonds Made in Lebanon Meetings to be Held. I'p to date 70,7SO worth of ?.lberty Loan Bonds hive been disposed of in Boone county by the county commit tee of which W. J. DeVol is chair- -man. The share for Boone county is $240,000 worth of bonds so there remain yet a laiisc' amount to be disposed of. With the exception of $5,- i 000 worth at Jamestown and $5,000 at Advance which were subscribed by the banks of those places the seventy thousand dollars worth have been disposed of in Lebanon and Center township. Meetings are to be held in various parts of the county this week for the purpose of msking it clenr to the people the nature of these bonds and the importance of their sale. This afternoon at Thorntown the Patriotic Day committee gave several minutes f tho program to this committee and Harry W ilson, of Indianapolis, made the adore is. Friday night, meetings will be held at Advance and Jamestown at which time Indianapolis speakers will deliver the addresses. Saturday night a nig mass meeting will be held en the streets here and Lebanon and Center township paopi will nave the opportunity of having the Liberty lian explained to them. REAL MAN HUNT. Was Staged by Desaty Sheriff of Clinton County. Deputy Sheriff Hodge, of Clinton county, Itad an exciting experience Monday night when he went te Seircleville in hunt of Otis Cox, wanted at Tipton to answer a -hnv of forgery. Accompanied bv OtT.cer Laymon and J.im"s I'urcell, Deputy Sheriff Hndge went to the home of Co, a mla and a half southeast of the town. Surrounding the house they attempted to locate the mm. While the man's mother parleyed with the officers Cox made his escape through a rear door. The man, rlad only in a suit of underwear, waa sighted by the deputy sheriff who fired three shots in the hope of bringing the man to a stop. Instead they only added speed to the j fleeing man. He ran into a fence with 1 sufficient force that his body was harled over the obstruction. The last seen of Cox he was running through a woods. Officers made a search but could find no trace of him. Early yesterday morning the officers received word that Cox had again returned to his home. Deputy Sheriff Hodge, aceompanjt hv Officers Lenton and Thomas, rsturned early yesterday morning and , through information given them they ; visited a wood where it was reported j th, youn? man WM ; hiding. j A ..fox rtnve. formation was mads 1 ,n1 th( officers closed In on the field. ! Officer Thomas came upon the man ! Kefor he had an opportunity to es cape ,nd tmeni him with a gun. Cox wag maue to wak out of his hiding j pBce was token into custody. I He WM uken Frankfort and placed in jail, pending the arrival of an officer from Tipton. Yesterday afternoon the sheriff of Tipton county returned the prisoner to Tipton. After being brought to jail Cox said he remained in the wood until 1 after midniirht clad only in bis enj derclothing. He told officers that he nearly fmie before he returned to his , OFFERS SERVICES. National Chant bet of Ceaimerce Ready to Serve Gevernssent. The Board of Directors of the National Chamber of Commerce has constituted the executive committee as war council and the services of that vast organisation have been offered to the government. No doubt these will be accepted fT there is hardly another organisation in the nation that is more thoroaghly erganiied and emrid do ai much good as thi one. The Lebanon Eusicsss Men's Association ia a ii ember of the NstiotaJ Chamber of Commeree.