Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 220, Lebanon, Boone County, 13 June 1917 — Page 1

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VOLUME 5. LEBANON, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE'13, 1917. NO. L:0.

AVERAGE CITIZEN DEPENDED ON FOR SUCCESS OF LOA!

Small Purchasers Will Push Bond Issue Over the Mark. TWO MORE DAYS IN WHICH TO PURCHASE Redoubled Efforts W ill he Made in Closing Hours to Dis. pose of the Bonds. (Ill Me Intrrnntwll XVi flera-l. r.l V. ASIIINGTON, Juw IX lnVi Sam is depending upon the.mnn ::: the street, the widow, the orphan, tlu little bu.-iness man am! all other classes of the millions who constitute the average Amoiiran citizenry, to make the lilierty lo of 1!)7 a sue ft became more and more apparent ! to.ay that the buyers of J.'iO and floo' bonds will be the class of investors who w ill push the bond issue over the j 2,(KH,(KIO,000 mark. This sitiiation makes the huge bond1 issue appear more than ever in the light of a lilierty loan, treasury ei!i cials pointed out. In previous financial crises, when the United States has sought to borrow money, the government has be.-n supplied by the bankers and by the! very wealthy persons of the country. Such is not the case today. The goveniment now turns to the letter carrier, the government clerk, the brick layer, the house painter, the printer In short th millions of rank and tile Citizens for money to carry struggl against Frussianism. ! Treasury altlrinls said tomry frank-1

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pending 'jpon the small investor in i the United States to defeat Germany j and the Orinsn kaiser. Th Small Purchaser. As reports of the subscriptions of big tanks and corporations and wealthy individuals came in they were compared with the Jr0 and tl"0 subscriptions of the rank and tile men and women and it was seen that the lilUe men, financially speaking, are the ones who will finance the part of the United States in the European ' war. I With only two more full days to work, the responsibility for the sue- i cess of the Liberty loin lies with the j men in the street. Officials have no complete figures.' Many banks have reported only a part of their totals. Jt is stated that there will be at least -2,000,000 subscribers. Tha treasury heds how the luan maj be oversubscribed. Out they cannot get figures to show the exact status of the subscriptions. An etfort is being made to get a new tabulation today. To insure success the closing davs of the campaign will be devoted to re-!

doubled efforts to bring out the dollars threw his baton into tl e enemy's line of the smill investors. As part of , and then vowed to recover it." this campaign, the old lilwrty bell at Ceneral Pershing was met at Hoh.uPhilalelphia will ring once more in i gne by lieneral iVIIetier, representing the cause of liberty. Tomorrow at the French government and army; noon, beginning the last twenty-four Commandant Hue, representing the hours of th subscription period, the j war ministry ; Ceneial l.ursh, cointlapper will be sent resounding againsl manding the Northern military zone;

its cracked sides. Mayor Smith of Philadelphia will be the bell ringer. At th same hour in everV city, town,' village and hamlet throughout the country the bells of churches, schools, courthouses and town halls will take np the call. Factory whistles wili bellow in chorus. MONEYED MEN ACT. I Subscribed $100,000,000 Today lo The i Liberty Loan Bond Fund. tflr the iBtfrnaUwil ir$ Herricr.t NEW YORK, June 13. While hundreds of millions of dollars which th warring powers uf Europe have poured in" this country for supplies are being returned to our allies to be spent again in this country, returned to our allii L spent again i" this country, the greatest financial ' powers of the country today are unit-: mr in pron.clng th United States j at war a rourd financial institution. On hundred million dollars today has been subscribed to the Liberty ; loan by the two great corporations which have profited most through the : war, J, P. Morgan A Co., and the , United States Steel cor poration. Employes of the Bethlehem F' ompnnv, Uie most ee- - war ,oor..et nn ti. s their h,i!,M.,:r , tl.in

an extra dividend of one per cent the United States Steel corporation ir seeking to turn $0,803,028 of war profit! into channels of mercy, through the Red Cross. Some of the biggest financial institutions, including the. First National hank, which has collected SSO.OW,000 in loan subscriptions, have declared dividends payable in Liberty bonds. Such action and the announcement of I'nited States Steel corporation that the next quarterly dividend will

be 4 ' per cent, or a "melon of than f24.5O0,O0O for common stock holders, serve as verdicts from the highest financial sources that the futures of the loan and of American business is sound. The last official tatement from the steel corporation was Chairman E. H. Gary's estimate of war taxes the company would have to bear and sounded a note of warning which seemingly forecasted a shortening of sails. To these staggering totals of the final whirlwind campaign for the litierty loan today were being added the story of the small investor, w hose contribution of ?" or JIM ni'ans a real sacrifice. The story of this campaign will be fragmentary for many days, until compilation can b made of the minilicr of subscribers, Among the most striking report.-, i today wcr- tlwse of the boy scouts,! mni.ihki of them being; at work on a house-to-house canvass. In many : spots untouched by the banks and ; loan committers the boys arc turning ; up subscriptions that have resulted nty ami thirty th dollar blink subscriptions reported I by local scout bodies. In the nevt two davs managers of the loan predict the . collection of reports on small sub-! M-riutions w ill ivvcal a tremendous ' ttiI. 1 CommandtT Of i Forces Arrives at j j Boulogne. : ' " ! -'tt'WV AN flVMTIOV ilft at Once For Paris. Where' He is Expected to Arrive Tonight. tfly the fieri.H'.ffll .Vsirt Kerre M PM'.IS, June 13. flen. John J. I'ernng, commander of the forces that will fight Ormuity ir, France, arrivii) at Boulogne from I. don today. On. Pershing is erpected in Pari.tonight. Advices from Boulogne said J that the American comm; given a tremendous ovatio The Temps today says: shing was born with the vocation of I'ghting. We believe the American forces will surpriM everything, most Sim-laity the Russians. IVtrogind will understand when it see America! o resolved to beat Crrmnny that she; is risking her military prestige on the! battlefield -ven before the moment has cume for engaging her full f jrres. :

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ample of the onuiai woo donel Iaru, governor of Lille and a guard of honor composed of Hiitish soldiers and marines. The vessel cur- i rying the distinguished American sol;dier was convoyed by torpedo boat I tlestrovers and h dro-aeroplane:-.. It i flew the American flag and after bet ing docked a band on boatd played ithe "Star Spangled Banner," and the ! "Manwi.'j"." General Pershing will be formally welromcsl upon his arrival her by Premier Viviani, minisU-r of war I'ainlavre, Marshal Joffre and General Fneh. The American will escorted Ihrooe-h the streets of Paris from the i north station to his headquarters by a special French guard of honor. The city is brilliant with flags. GREATLY IMPRESSED. OlliciaU of l,ndnn Wr t)ic Prais Ptrins tnd Staff. L0NrON. June 13. John Buehan, of the British stuff, declared today that officials of th war offfr hav been most favorably impressed hy Gen, John J. Pershing, the American iiler and hn fellow officers. Verntiess and leal nn wont ( I. Ilwrsr.n. e-jj,m jR ft ',i a'loimenirt of K:r- i

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AIR PLANES MAKE in Big Squadron of Raiders Bomb East End of Metropolis. ATTACK LAUNCHED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT British Planes Give Battle and Spectacular Fijjht in the Clouds Occurs. IOVOY lone 111. Fifteen ficr;m aeroplanes bombed the cast end .f 1 Ion today. News of the laid was officially ant.i'tt'cd through the government Tl e raiders crossed the Fssex coast and bore down on London through ',imv fire from high unile guns that shelled them incessantly. As the machines approached this city they took on "bombing formations" separating so us to make attack by Bntish machines more diffiliiitish airmen went aloft to (rive Ibatlle to the attackers, said the ofli rial staement and when the Gei-mans fled out over the Xorth Sea they were hotly pursued by the Knglirh i machines which poured out rontmuous salvos of machine gun fire. I Made In Pay Time. j The raid w-as made in broad dayAmerican light and was markeil by spectacular Battle in the clouds. The foMowin ttatmpnt was issutv! by Loni French, cnf in eoTimani, of thn humo force, through the iroverntwnt press bureau: "FifWn hostile ti to planes were hiit rrwwin th Nor ubout 11:00 They proceeded in the direction of London, separating when they cowled l.aif the distance. The end of London w as attacked ami bombarded but no reports of casual- i tics or damage have been received. Anti-aiicraft guns of the London de-i fenses were in action. A large number of our aei-opianes went up in pursuit." ' j j The ore i ' Thames. Chancellor at the estuary of thfl A. Homar Law anifternoon in the house nounced this or commons that tmity-one persons, includin ten children weie killed by the raiders ami that 67 were injure!. All of the injured but seventeen were hildren. One of the attacking aircraft was hot down. TWO MORE DAYS. , Indiana Must .Subscribe 111,000,000 of Lurerty Bonds by Friday, n n,r ui,.sui Vm ir.i INDIANAPOLIS. I ml.. June 13. in,i,.in., . ,.,!. l4..fHKI f l.ihKoms hy hi,ay if shc wi ns. ., ,K f f n,. tieasury. Nearly J:tO,ls)0.(S)0 of bonds have been taken. Federal Trade Commission Rec commends This Step to the Senate. iBv the lntrrnati'tntil Vent Sfrrtef.t WASHINGTON, June LI. The first step toward the practical seizure by ,n'" federal government of all news Prl"t !'"!" mills in the United States 8nH ai'bointmejit of a pap.-r die tator to control supplies wae taken today when the federal trad commission recommended to th senate: That all mil's palming and ail

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merchanical and chemical pulp in the United Ktatea operated on govrnment account; that these products be pooled in the hands of government agency ami equitably distributed at a basod upon cost of production ! f--Hi:i0n pip- s fslr profit pen price trnd di .1 . ..:.i i k ton.. I ,. , .u. . .k!s v.. I been Investigating the new pnnt more than a year! ics tost thee v

If Germany Should Win?

There could be no peace in the world for a generation. No freeman in this country or abroad would lay down his arms. Armies might be disbanded, but anarchy, revolt and civil war would be waged incessantly against the conquering despots. Unthinkable, you say; and still it is'imminent. Allied victory or defeat is now hunjrinjr in the balance. Will America come to the rescue IN TIME, and will she strike with the full power of 100,000,000 peopln. The answer to this question will determine the war. The quicker wo prepare, the more lives will be. spared in this terrific conflict, and the shorter will be its bloody course. By promptly lending the Government the, $2,000.01 10,000 covered by the LIBERTY LOAN, we may save ourselves a $20,000,000,000 tax later on. EVERYBODY i k h and p..-r, mut Bulwrita to the LIBERTY LOAN. The humblest witjt'e earner must take at least one $50 bond. It is the safest investment known, backed by the total wealth of the richest nation on earth, and it pays per cent interest. Is there any citizen of this country so unpatriotic that he will not lend the government his cash in a crisis like this? Is there any so stupid that he does not see the peril of delay? NO, BY HEAVEN, NO. BOONE COUNTY STATE BANK FARMERS STATE BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK UNION TRUST COMPANY CITIZENS LOAN & TRUST COMPANY

HiWAR BUDGET BILL

Army and Navy Deficinency Bill May Be in President's Hands Soon. AGREEMENT FINALLY REACHED ON BILL Measure Appropriates $:(,00U,. 000,000, Largest in History of Nation. ' iny Ihr slws'O'uwt ' crrtee.t WASHINGTON, June U. The senate this afternoon agreed In th cosfrrenc report on the It,.110.001,000 army and navy war budget, without a roll call or dissenting voice. The measure now goes to the president for his signature. IBU llir (BernHB. Vnr, frrnri. WASHINGTON, June I.J. The biggest war budget in the nation's history, the I.'1,:M0,imK).O0) army and navy urgent deficiency bill, will be in t i president's hands before ni;ht unless some new and unforseen obstacle blocks Its final passage in the senate this afternoon. Th agreement of the house to the appropriation for the Hampton Roads "uv"1 operating o remove, me "sion "'lay n'' "V " difficulty in gett.ng together on the i i i ., . When the conference report is sub mitted to the senate this afternoon Indications are it will b ratified without objection. The bill appropriates approximnteft th" nn now b- (" 10 ("r"y. - t provided in the regular army appropriation bill. Th appropriation 'or th Bavy is about $Hi,000,000. ( " ' ni-'"P"'; ;''H' ,,f n ,,',.!,. 1 "iTooiiiir fi,t 'in LJ a d fttl-

thorir.es an additional Kicnditur of $H50,iWO.Will for the same purpose. Included in the ai my and navy appropriations is a provision for $.VI,0(hi,ihiO for aviation.

ROYAL WELCOME. Was Given the Italian Mission at Atlanta, tn the sfniiolionif ws trrvlce. ATLANTA, June 13. Although denied the novelty of seeing a real live Prince in the iieisnn of the Prince of (.'dine, whom illness kept at Wa-hing-'.on. Atlanta gave a royal welcome to the Italian mission today and every minute of its brief half day stop over w as full of interest. The most inipn-s sive part of the piogiani was the review of the 2..MIO reserve oHicers and part of th- 17th U. S. infantry at Ft. Mcl'herson. The review took place w full view of the 411 German prisoners from the auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm. The Germans watched the proceedings w ith keen interest, and evidently were much impressed with the splendid progress shown by the rookie officers in five weeks of training. The Ilniian mission will depart for Birmingham this afternoon on the peciiil trnin provided it bv the government. The train is accompanied by a sijuad of secret service men. I.el;ind Line Ship TorpedoedFive of Crew Reported Mis.sin?. (fty Oi Intttnmtttmal .Vcws trrrccl BOSTON, June The armed Leyland line freighter Anglian which sailed from Boston on Memorial day with 10,1100 tons of munitions and foodstuffs has been torpedoel in the English channel, the local offices of the line announced today. Five of the crew of fifty are reported missing, th cablegram from the British unVos of the line said. Survivors were picked up by an English patrol bout and landed at a British port. Th Anglian had an English 4.7pound naval gun mounted on her stern, but it is not know whether the gun . hm . , i,,ijan WM i st.(kl by German sulmwir. as ,nx"rn thanneL The MM ") LH rACS EIGHT

SAVEG1TY0FLENS

Strong Counter Attack Delivered Against the British Line. BRITISH REPELLED DESPERATE ATTACK Successful Raids Carried Out By Rritish at Numerous Points. Ifljl the TflTnaHnnnt .V- ftrrrtr; LONDON, June 13. The Germans are making 1espor;.te efforts to save the city of I .ens. A strong counter attack was delivered last night against the new British liees on both sides of the Souchez river, in the I.ens sector, but the war office announced today that it had been repulsed. The positions assaulted were those won by the British in the fightini; Monday night. The British r-iptures added to the menace against Lens, loosening the German grip upon the town on the southern side. The strategic importance of I.ens lies in the fact that it controls a district rich in industries and coal. Successful raids were carried out hy the British at numerous points on the front The big artillery battle which developed several days ago along th Alsn river and in Champagne raged furiously throughout the night. The war office announced today that the fighting with big guns was very violent, especially in the sectors of Moulin de Laffitux, Mont Comillet, Bute de Mesnil, Hill No. 304. In the Verdun region and Des Paroches. Near Haul Chevauchc the Germans made a surprise attack which was repulsed. HEAD-ON COLLISION. OKLAHOMA CITY, June 13. Sixteen persons were reported to have been killed and several injured in a head-on collision between a Santa Fc passenger and a freight train a lew tniks Bsath sf Jicre. A !!ef traia ia oa it way V. tb scene.

BAiiaoFLsr:) ATTACKED PAILS OE U. S. CAVALRY Crossed Border at Yalcta Ford, Texas at Midnight. ,

REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED TO SCENE Mexicans Retired Across the Border Several Reported Killed. Iffs thp lnlrrr.atfinal Xetct aerrlfC.) YAI.ETA, Tex . June 13. A pitched battle was'fougtit between a hand ot 10 Mexicans and a patrol of tha Eighth cavalry. V. S. A. ot Y'aleta Kind at midnight, according to report lo lien. George Pall Jr., today. Several Mexicans were reported killed. The Mexicans are reported to hav crns-ed the border and uttacked tha 'nited Slates tiiMips on the American ide. The surprised patrol, commamid by Sergeant MiTadi, leturned tha iie of the Mexicans but Was forced to fall back, being giatly outnumbered. Mcfhule's romand covered ita etreat so well that none tot bis men cere injured. Rcinforretnenta Sent. Reinforcements were sent to the aid f the patrol from the eavttlry camp at Y'aleta, but the Mexicans had res tired to the Mexican side of tha Rio Grande before they arrived. Tha United States troops did not follow the Mexicans into Mexico, ,1 Gen. Bell, upon being; notified of tha attack, sent heavy reinforccmentu from El I'aso. A motorcycle mschinsj bun company arrived first and set np, its guns on the International border ind awaited the return of the attack M-S. Company t of the newly organized 'Hit h V. S. infantry and a aqaadton from the Eighth ravalry followed. The identity of the Mexican troops unknown. A complete investiga tion of tne assault was ordered fc General Bell. The midnight attack followed a seres of minor disturbances on tb bniv ler earlier in the evening. 1 during which an American army patrol waj tired upon at Cenecue Ford. VILLA AGAIN ACTIVE. Mexican Bandit Advancing on Chihuahua City. inn Ihr InfrnnUoncJ Srtrt trrrif.t EL PASO, Jun 13. Francisco Vil la is nguin in action. Having captured the Mexiian town of .Santa Rosalie, Villa with three columns of ell armed troops is now advancing upon Chihuahua City, said a dispatch from across the border today. Gen. Gonzales, commander of tha arranzista garrison, is throwing; up entrenchments anil building new de fensive works around the city. TWENTY-FIVE KILLED II MISSOURI STORM Two Counties Swept by Tornado Meager Reports Received. kHv the International A'tfwf SVreteO I CI1U.LIC0THK, Mo, June 13. Twenty-five persons are reported to have bi-en killed last night in a tornado which swept Mercer and Putnam counties, Mo. Many persons are believed to have been injured and much property damaged. Wires intoth stricken district were down and definite infwrvntion was not available. tater restoration of communication linen reduced tha reported death toll in last night's tornado to two persons. A young; vronun and a 3months old baby were killed at Union, ville.