Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 225, Lebanon, Boone County, 19 June 1917 — Page 1

VOLUME 3.

LEBANON, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917. NO. 225.

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COM MEASURE Appears Before the Senate Today in Informal Meeting. DICTATORSHIP IS NOT OBJECT HE SAYS Merely Seeks to Provide the Production and Conservation Necessary. (Jlv tkt lnternntlitnat Nrtrt 8erv1r. WASHINGTON, June 19. America must choose between feeding the allies ami fighting Germany alone. Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator told memberB of the senate in informal meeting today in trying to remove from their minds some of the cobwebs ot misunderstanding aluriij have len handicapping the progress ti the food control bill. Hope that Mr. Hoover's appearance would facilitate the passage of the food control bill was not realized to my great extent. When he had concluded his statement, he was sobjee.ed to a grilling examination by Senators Gore of Oklahoma and Reed, of Missouri, and wide . differences of opinion regarding the measure still prevailed when he left the Capitol. Mr. Hoover emphatically denied that the purpose of the bill Is to set op a food dictatorship in the United States. "America, he said, "has reached no such point of desperation," but the the stimulation of food production and the conservition and control of the supplies must rest almost entirely upon the individual voluntary cxercir-e of every American, woman ml child. He outlined bis plans for mobilising the individual American, enersry cf the nation into a giant conservation srmy. "The control of the food mmt be taken from the hands of the apcculn t irs ind placed in the hands of the government," he said. To emphasize the evils of speculation, he laid before tne tenaters, figunes to show that during the raft five months, ths people have been fleeced of $Z50,000,0(0 in floor price ilone. Unless something is done quirklv to bring prices down to a reasonable level, Mr. Hoover warned the senators that the nation will be confronted by demand for increased wages from all Industries, with a consequent waste of efciency from the disturbances which '-fluid result. Necessity Far Control. No more vivid evidence of the necessity for food control can be found, said Mr. Hoover, than a comparison of food prices in the United States and in countries where supplies are controlled. Even in Belgium, he said, bread is forty per cent lower than in Washington, while in France the price is fifty per cent lower. Despite the rigid economy of foods tibrcad, the considerable failure of the winter wheat in France, the submar- j ine sinkings and the additional withdrawal of man power from food procuring activity will demand an enormm increase in Afmerica'a exports! to her allies. Since there is no hope U be exported from Argentine until next March at the earliest the allies will be- solely dependent upon the. United Sates, he said. By ordinary effort, Mr. Hoover said . . j.I . 1 America can produce sixty per cent of , what the allies need. T . i.-

, j . j , j j I comes as a shock to fcng Unci, I ranee supplied by self denial and rigid econ- . . ... .. , . rrM . . . . , j . and Italy. The new youthful monomy he said, "and I am confident . . ' .. ,, ,' ... n. i i . j arch p edges himself to carry out the we il do it. V. ithout an adequate food ' .... r . . ... ' . " , i l s- JL ! brilliant policy of hn reserved father, supply none of the European coun- . " : .. '

tries will fight and well have to fight i To illustrate this he pointed to the j Russian revolution, which he said, was a "big bread riot" One of the chief reasons for the

ward contract by which dealers Willi . V,, . , ,, protect themselves against shortage i Ale.ander tempt to follow any such and varying prices. He told the Sen. j 'rse a, Constant.ne he be instantly atora .hat the entire cannery output 'thout f "": The" for 1917 is already .old although the! L0 desire that the Allies take vegetables, fruits and fish to be can- j !" "" uf h' country, estabned have not even Veen secured. ',"h '""lo nd keep h.m the hy "The output is lvady in the hand, j fo ,f, "ry " e-f .peculators," he said, "And so we . J" foregoing dispatch is the first are confronted by th. paradoxical ! intimation th.t the new kin. t Oreece situation that with th greatest out-f '"f""1 nv u-h proclamation, put in the history of the nation, we i Wne" h " K"4 on ,hron ot tav, the highest prices." bV th bUm "KC,i hi . . father, the deposed Constaatine, it WOl'LtVBX SIDESTEPPERS. WM """"y believe4 that Greece would sinter the war on th side of "It's queer," said Uncte Fen. "hw ' i- -nte. The London Times, as evervbodv in His life thteks t ' " niwuitg, preim t'"! ter be r " ' ' ' ' ,'"""r "t tl. ami bow r " M " ' '

OMINOl'S REPORTS OF BAD CROPS OUTLOOK

THROUGHOUT GERMANY (B l islerssn'MMl Km lfrloe.) AMSTERDAM, June 19. Ominous 'reports a to the food outlook in Germany came from the frontier today It in reported that a hot wave prevail ing throughout the rural districts of Germany and that the grain is dying in the fielils. The situation ia aimilar to that t years afro when a drought and hot wave lulled much of the cereal crop before hurvest time. There has been no rain in the grain districts for several weeks. CHARGE OF MURDER. Captain In I'nlted States Medical Corps is Arrested. JJ th IntrrnnUtmal Xewa Serrlee.) ' CHATTANOOGA, June 19. Dr. William J. Condon, a captain in the United States army medical corps was arrested at Chattanooga, Tenn.. today, rharget with the murder here of John V. Piper, post graduate stu dent at Rutgers College. 111 1 , fc of Declares All r Necessary War Measures Will be Passed. ( th InttynoUtmtl Vetre Sifnrtrr.l VALLEY FORGE, June 19. Speaker Champ Clark, here today to present the Washington memorial arch to the state of Pennsylvania, made the solemn pledge that congress may be depended uuon to vyte every resource for the success of the war with Germany. The arch, memorializing the hardships which Washington and his men suffered, "quietly and steadfastly but not in vain," was erected by congress and now parses to the keeping of the Keystone state. "At this very moment," said Speaker Clark, "when the eounttr is engaged in the most stupendous war in ell the bloody ahna1.! of mankind, the congress is doing its duty its whole duty manfully, industriously and patriotically, to bring it to a speedy and triumphant conclusion as all good citizens hope most fervently that it may be brought. Representatives and senators not only vote unheard-of sums of money for the prosecution of war. but to the limit of their financial ability they contribute to the cause py Mwhiting hond to font the hills "Representatives and senators not only voted other men's sons into the army but they send their own sons to fight perchance to die for the starry banner of the republic. There cannot even be a shadow of doubt but that the congress will vote every man and every dollar needed in this titanic world struggle into which we have entered." NEW KING'S MANIFESTO HARD BLOW 10 ALLIES Greek Monarch's Attitude Indicates Allies Have fteen Hoodwinked. MM hleMIM Mm S(rM NEW YORK, June 19. The Sun printed the following from its London correspondent today; -xj wifation of f the proclamation of the new King Alexan.lcr of Greece the notoriously pro-German Constan tine, and uses the language bf an ab""L'! narch. The press of the allied nations de mands if it has been hoodwinked and if another German diplomatic trick has succeeded in the Balkans. There

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BE FORCED SOON Present Operation of De partments is Far From Satisfactory. NO NEW CABINET POSITIONS LIKELY Changes to be Made W ill be For Purpose of Eliminating Friction. ftY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. (ns l Inttr9ttonai Vttrt Screc. WASHINGTON, June 19. Re-dis-trihution of the war work of the UnitI States will lie forced in the next few months, possibly within a few weeks, it was learned today. Only a 1,1.1,-n rr.d of the war fan prevent this. Present operation of the var ious departments of the government is far from satisfactory to officials. This is due to the retention uilr war conducts of the "red tape" with which nearly all departments were clogged when the war began. The proposed change does not mean any new cahinet posts. It w ill mean a general change in the running of a number of important departments and the co-ordinatiun of the council of national defense and its numerous branches, so that there will be co-operation instead of the existing friction and inefficiency in quarters now hopelessly deficient No New Cabinet Posts. President Wilson is opposed to tlie creation of new cabinet posts, especially of the many times proposed position of secretary of munitions. It is understood tnat his opinion is that, it it were possible, it might be a good idea to reduce, rather than enlarge the cabinet for the war period. But it is understood that he and other members of the cabinet believe that the council of national defense should have its iower increased so thit it would have executive power instead of being limited to making investigations. Tin- conflict between the shipping hoard nd Gen. Goethals, who was elected chief executive of its shipping corpoiation, has directed attention to the very grave danger of scattered power. The board and Gen. Goethals lirst broke because of the determination of the former to build 1.000 wooden ships which naval constructors declared would have been "easy meat" for submarines. TJien they clashed over prices to he paid for the steel for the steel fleet which Gen. Goethals declared was the prime necessity if the war was to be won. Now it is proposed that both wood and steel vessels be built as quickly as possible, but in the meantime three months of most valuable time have Ix-en lost The Aircraft Situation. There has been a bitter fight on ! over how the aircraft situation in to bo met. The council of national defense wants six hundred million dollarfi spent for machines and thousands of them sent to France as soon as they cn be manufactured under standardized provi.-ion. But the war and navy departments are miles nr irt on plans. It is expected that as a result the air service will be oiganizcd as a separate department of the government before many months have paused. The very fact that officials agree that one of the best weapons against submarine I ravages is the aeroplane properly handled is accepted here as a compelling reasoii why the aerial work of the government must be consolidated. These are just isolatel conditions. They and many others hava been brought to the attention of the presl-, dent and he is studying them. It is confidently expected in circles which have no axes to grind that a iew plan of consolidation which will do away with red tape and permit speedy action will be evolved within a reasonably brief period so that the war machine may be speeded up. Not Long Delayed. Officials admit that this action cannot long ba delayed. All of the information reaching this tity shows that the Germans are preparing for a rw and suftH-ti tffsnsivs- on tha West front The confidential informatio reaching Washington from nntH! m.tions cl. t& to the Ofmr. t r Vt nil fir-Cnn 1 f"-t t! t (er- , t.iu-.- u : . h

spring of 1918 the American army

will be a powerful factor. Hindenburg, therefore, is expected strike between now and September with all of bis force in an endeavor to win through th went and comuli cat the situation confronting the United States. And unless it ia made possible for th war department to speed up its plans of getting troops will full complement of suppies into the field without delay there is a possibiiitp that the task of conquering the Gerraana will have been male doubly harj by falL SANC. LOUDER THAN GERMAN, BIT LATTER USED KNlFE' BETTER IBs ISe IntmrnlttMOt Mttra Snrlccl CHICAGO, June 19. Alex Buklixreutch, 26, is dead, because during the wee sma' hours today he and two companions sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" louder than Joseph SaJy, a German could sing "Die Wacht am Rhein." Polir say Saly stabbed P.uklizreutrh through the heart and then turned his knife on John Derytc, 26, and Valentine Comer, 25, who were assisting in drowning the "Khorus of Kultur." Both were senously cut Suly, who is 26, was arrested and held without bond. FRENCH AT THREE POINTS All Assaults Were Repulsed Allied Activity on the Macedonian Front. IBu the ;nfcrifte' Veirt svred-e.i LONDON, June 19. The Germans attacked at three uointt; during the ght, bat were repulsed at both, the French war office announced today, in Champaign the Germans made a lent counter attack in an effort to recapture ground tai-en by the French between Mont Bl.ji.Ayid Kent Carnil let, but were thrown back. The French n".icted heavy losseo upon the attackrrs and captured many Gerinun prisNorth of St. Quentin the Germans attacked a small Freneh post, but were lepelled. They had no better success ' n the sector of the t'al trench. where another a.-ult ttladr. against a French outpost. At Parroy Forest the French carried out successful putrol operations, capturing some prisoners, among them an officer. There were powerful artillery duels in Champaign. There was comparative inactivity on the British front during the night, t Southeast of Iverguier, near the Bapaume-Cambrai road, the British raided Ormar, trenches and bomhed dugouts. Several Germans were killed and 11 prisoners captured. Another American amhulance unit composed of JaO persons has arrived at a F'rench port, it was announced here today. Allied troops have taken over the railway line in Thessaly, the most important in Greece. This was shown hy dispatches reaching here today and stating that all the territory in the sectors of Larjssa and Volo has lieen occupied. Steady progress ie being made through Thessaly, without any opposition from the Greeks. Military critics are hinting that the entente plans a big flank operation on the Macedonian front, striking at the Austro-German and Bulgarian armies through Thessaly and Albania, Hitherto the allied pressure has been frontal. An explanation of the evacuation of the Synima va iey by the British was received here today. It was explained that this district is low and the Bhtmalaria if the troops remained there. The positions given up were occupied by the Bulgarian!. ADDRESS THE SOLDIERS ( tin Inlrrnaliontl Weir. sVi-fcj.) INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., June 19. William Jennings Bryan and V.'illiam Howard Taft will be asked to come to Fort Harrison to address the members of the Officers' Reserve Corps in training here. The local War Recreation Bureau, which has undertaken to provide recreation to relieve the ;--notony and steady grind of the camp.

also plan to hold great athletic con- ,mebt of liquor into dry territory siid I the crew were saved after a torpedo tost tin July 4. Sime of the heit j voted to make the national capital : sent the tanker to the bottom last Sateoilegf) stlitete of trie rmntrv are Vtrv." I uninv in F.uroneaa waters. The e-

I here. 1 enemer cadets i i-1 si -it to K. U'Yi-ntvnrth, ." '.

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$3,900 ALIMONY

Home Property in Thorntown Also Given to ller. - CASE SETTLED AFTER THE TRIAL WAS BEGUN Hearing of Case at Crawfordsville Yesterday Agreement Reached. The Hall divorce cai-e, which has been more or less , of a sensation throughout this part of the state, came up in court at Craw fordsville yesterday und ufter the trial hud been started a compromise had lieen effected, by which Mrs. Hull received a divorce. $.'l.9i0 alimony to be paid s montft and the home plate in Tl.. mitown. Cross Complaint Filed. Dr. Thomns Hull was the pkintiff in the action and when after hearing lrt of the evidence the court indicated that he would not grant a divorce, the defendant. Mrs. Josie D. Hall, filed a cross complaint asking for a divorce. I'urther evidence was then taken. Mrs. Hall was on the stand and testified regarding the breaking up of her home hy Mrs. Waggoner. Others testified regarding the family affairs of the couple. Only four witnesses had tal:en the stand, when the attorneys conferred, and reached an agreement with the two parties. The settlement of the rase by agreement came late in the afternoon. The suit was originally tiled in Boone county and was sent to Montgomery couuty on a change of venue. Airardid $2,000 Verdict. Mrs. Hall last week was awarded judgment, for $2,000 by a jury in Clinton county against Mrs. Wag eoner for alienatinar her hushand's af tui- ....... U...1 -A linam 1 " - I t .ben

The parties are well known citizens vutch received here today. Outwnrdof Thorntawn where Di. Hall is a 'V "a1'" generally prevails, although prominent race horse man and veter- j 'hl"p his been rioting in some quurinarian. ters. Inwardly the country is seethTho utt,,rnel in the cn tried ves- i"g With the spirit Of revolt."

terday in Montgomery county were: Crane fi Mcf.'abe of Crawfordsville I for Dr. Hall, and Thomas, Foley A i Lindley of Crawfordsville, and A. J. j Shelby of Lebanon, for Mrs. Hall. I BOTH OF CANDIDATES

PLEDGE VOTE TO DRYSTORPEDO FAILED TO

Sixth District Nominees For ConRresH Announce Stand on Prohi Question. (Af tKr International .Vers Rrrrlrt INDIANAPOLIS, lnd.. June 19. - Indiana will add another vote to the! tull of representatives in congress who are fighting for prohibition as a warj measure. Finly Cray. Democratic candidate I Robert N. Elliott, Republ candidate, for congress fi the Sixth district have pledged themselves to vote "dry." The Indiana Dry Feder ation todav made public answers from of 'hem.' . ,. . ,. ',, . ... ' " questions: First, will you vote for pro hibition as a war measure; second, do yoa favor the statutory prohibition act of the last legislature; third, will you work to put prohibition in our National Constitution? In answer F'inly Gray, Democratic candidate, declared he favored prohib.Uon as a war measure to conserve food dec-laied he favored the prohihtion law of Indiana, and said that he would vot, for the.nihmma.on of constitutional amendment to the peopie. He declared he would not write such provision into the constitution without submitting it to a vote. Robert N. Elliott, Republican eandldate said that he answered "Yea" to! all questions. j Gray pointed out that he voted for toe Webb-Kenyon law to prohibit shirt-1 I otie Hucffer, can.iidute of the pre - hif.itien party, annvercd in the aiV.rm - aiv w M nuvntion,

GERMAN CASUALTIES ESTIMATED AT HALF OF THE WHOLE ARMY

( IM fsteras Masai Vein ("Met.) LONDON, June 19. German casualties up to June total more than one-half of thewhol German army, according to compilation made here today. The German loss including killed, 'wounded and prisoners, were estimated at ,356,760 whereas the vhole' war strength of the German empire has been put at 8,162,000 men. GERMANS ACCUSED. Charge That 30,000 Poles Have Been Hanged by Orders of Military. (By tse fttrrwsrtonsl Nevt Rtrviet.) PARIS, Junt 19. The charge that S0.0O0 Poles have been hanged by orders of the German military authorities was made in the Austrian reichsruth, according to a dispatch from Zurich today, quoting the Arbitior Zeitung of Vienna. The declaration, it was said, was made by the Polish deputy Dosiinsky. IS Spain Finds Herself at the Farting of the Ways, Report Says. tAtf fse TnftmatiiHHti yew Serried LONDON, June 19. The republican movement in Spain is gaining in strength by leaps and bounds. A dispatch printed In the Dtily Express today said: "Spfln finds herself at the parting of the ways. Military incidents which recently occurred at Barcelona caused the national feeling which was already high, tn mount to fever heat In addition to the political chaos an economic crisis is rapidly developing." The situation is alptnst identical with that which developed in Russia. The army and the working people are landing themselves together, com manding the most drastic and widespread reforms. "Premier Dato and King Alfonso are holding conferences on the situaHon flat V. tint it. is eviilent thitt Ilttle ilt M. mtlie towiir(1 , rapill solution sain a Manrtii disAnother Madrid dispatch tnui ot , King Alfonso's portrait being defaced; in the library of one of the most prom- j inent political clubs in Madrid. ' The Spanish working people are in I the greatest distress. Strikes are!

spreading snd the price of food has 'busy now eut!! materia! for this risen so high thai many of iln-r,i arc! purpose. Yesterday a donation of Ave

I on the verge of starvation. EXPLODE AGAINST SHIP Atlantic Liner Withstands Attack and Drives Submarine Away. AN AMERICAN PORT, June 19. Pli,.-Vilv ilhjnnrlin tha attack if 9 ; (.mtn submarine after a torpedo had failed to explode against her side, nj(f d,,,,,. jner eventually drove the L'-lioat away, according to the story told today when the vessel arrived I - o Th. mnnino hattla . mrml n tha I liner's last outward voyage from AmoriCs. Most of the ship's passenger list of a.10 were Amerieons on their way to France when the vessel was attacked. Prominent among the passengers was Miss Anne Morgan, sister of J. P. Morgan. Miss Morgan was returning to her relief work in France with many cf the other Americans. Ho- . ju' uniu from y,, Princeton and j .. were ,Ig0 Bbo.n 0fficsr, of ,he hj ,t,lH the .f Uck ma(l. without Wlirni . 0,L STEAMER SUNK, I NEW YORK, June 19. The sinking of the oil tanker steamer John Archbold by a submarine was announced here today at the offices of the Standard Oil Co. So far as known all members ef ! eel tu two or three days out on her j return tnyart to en American port, i Tin ve-j;I waa of 8,374 geose tons.

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UNDER WAY TODAY Organization About Ferfectwj For Every Ph?i of the Work. DONATIONS BEGIN . TO COME IN TODAY Knights Templar Donates $30 Local Ranks to Contribute to the Fund. The Red Cross campaign gat well under way this morning, following th get-together meeting of the teams held in the convention hall of the court ' house last night. The proceedings at the meeting wore purely of a business nature and plans wore perfected for taking care of every phase of the work of the big d.-ive. A slight change made- ill lilt; .n-,.... t,..,c,,i uf virc business houses in Lebanon for canvassing. Reports from the more remote parts of the county should pegin to come in thia evening as well as from the teams which have been canvassing Center township. The local Commandery of Knights Templar, at a meeting last night, voted to donate fifty dollars to the Red Cress fund. This morning representatives of the five banking institutions of Lebanon met and derided to donate to the Red Cross on the basis of fifty cents on every thousand dollars of their capital and surplus. Trip to Whiteslnwn. Last night several local workers made a trip to Whitestown where a very enthusiastic meeting wis hekl in the Methodist church. The mum address was made by Rev. O. H. -Cur. mk-hael, who mad a strong pied for organisation and support tn the moe ment Mrs. Frank Coombs addrcss'-if the ladies and told them of the work being done here at the County center. The local people who mad the trip report that the Whitestown citizen are very enthusiastic over the work, and that an organisation meeting "will In held there F'riday night for the purpose of starting an auxiliary center. A local chairman will be chosen. Yesterday the ladies in the workshop made over fifty pennants am! three dozen Red Cross nags to be sold ior me expenses ot me wirssnap ant for the War Fund. Those in charge report that numerous country clubs nd church circles are sending in requests for something to work qn, and that 'he ladies at thp workshop are dollars was made by Mrs. George Campbell and one of one dollar was made by Mrs. Anson Bell, for the exlienses of the workshop. Hoy Scouts were busy this afternoon putting up paper squares containing red crosses on all of the uptown lampposts. This will make a most novel effect at night, and should prove a constant reminder to persons who have not yet contributed toward the cause. ITANMInl A LOSS OF FIYE LIVES Finest of the Standard Oil Fleet Destroyed by German Suhsea. (Bv ih srernaMrHiaJ Xftirs gfrrfec.) NEW YORK, June 19. The Standard Oil tanker John D. Arch bold m sunk by a submarine last Saturday, three days out of a French port on her return trip to America. Three members of her crew were killed by the explosion of the torpedot and two drowned. The others, accompanied by the naval gun crew, of twelve men. have arrived safely at a French port, it was learned here today. The John D. Archbold was of 8.3TG tons gross and was 458 feet long. Sha was the largest tanker afloat and the finest of the Standard Oil fleet In February, 1916, the John D. Archbold was damaged in collision with the British freighter Nova in the New York harbor. ' JUST THE THING. "How do you suppose the poet expected his lady love to drink to h.m only with her eyes?" "I dare say she had liquid eyes." Ba!tirrore American,