Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 227, Lebanon, Boone County, 21 June 1917 — Page 1

WPS FTC GREAT FINiSH TO RED CROSS WEE

Canvassing of Out Townships is Now in -Progress. TOTAL FUND IS NOW NEAR $1,000 MARK Red Cross Workshop Receives Additional Aid Plans For the Week. Those in charge of the Red Cross, nolieiting. '. this (county expect a whirlwind finish to the campaign when it closes the first part of next week. Yesterday anil today marked somewhat of a letdown in activities as far as the actual soliciting is concerned. The out townships are just Retting: flown to work and the canvassers in Lebanon and Center township are easing up on the great pace set Monday and Tuesday. liepints are expected to begin pouring in from the country districts, only a few of which have been heard from, tomorrow, and a sensational fini.-h is expected Friday nd Saturday in Lebanon to help put lloone county up to its quota. A total of $2.7-1 1 has actually bon turned over to those in charge at the headquarters here, but this amount is not by any means al! that ha been solicited over the county. It is known that over 1400 has luen ruii.ed in Jackson township, nver $11K) in Washington, and about i'Z-0 in Eagle township. If all subscriptions were turned in, it is probable that the total would reach -riose to S4.000., Raise Their Subscript ionii. Captain K. M. Scrvies states that many subscribers have come to the headquarters after they have beer solicited and voluntarily raised th.-ir subscriptions. It seems that the people of this community and of the county are just waking up to what thia campaign and the Red Cross movement means. The subscriptions for I-ebanon were materially augmented, when h fund of $225.06 was turned over to the committee. This fund was created several years airo for the purpose of ultimately buying a reservoir to be constructed to store the street upringling oil. A small extra charge made for the street oil created the fund. The suggestion for the turning over of the fund to the Ked Cross was originally made by Harve Dale. Workshop Donations. Two more money contributions were made for the woikshop yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W. J. Kelly donated tin (!o!il!rS nH tb Sunbeam rl.-.aa of th Presbyterian church t'i. Shelving has been constructed on the north wall of the workroom, and a new cutting table has been installed. The material and work for these was donated by Frank Coombs. Thomtown Organisation. Some of the local ladies will go to Thorntown this afternoon wheie an organization meeting of Thorntown lathes is to be held in the library. It is probable that a branch w ill be organized there. A lady from Indianc polls will be present to demonstrate the knitting of the Kitchener sock. More flags and pennants are being made in the local shop, as ait had been sold. No cutting is being done today, but the Indies are engaged it sewing good. Much attention has been attt:tod by the mammoth Red Cross flag hanging in the rotunda of the court house. The goods for the flag was donated by . D. Stanley and it was made in the workshop. It is about the same size as the large American flag which hangs at its side. Ked C'roM Membership. The total reported membership to the Boone county chapter was fi:'l last night. The figures show a steady gain but those in charge feel that not enough people are taking out mem berslups. An enthusiastic Red Cross meeting was heh! last night in the new central school of ferry township near Kay ette. Judge Parr ar,j Klia O. Rogers, of this city and Rev. K. O. William made talks. Two town'hiri meetings will be held tonight, one st Slabtown and one at Tethune. Will Smith- will speak al Slabtown and Elm Rogers at Terhnne. Rev. Charles H. Parkin maile a Red Truss arp.-al at the close of the Clinton township commencement I'' night.

ZR lreacl That Two g-tns Might Have to go to War, Cause of Deed. ffls the International flmrlrM ATLANTA, June 21. T, G. Mahan. 60, retired United States army ser geant, who had spent 30 years in the sen ire of Uncle Sam, early today shot and killed himself in his home at 635 Holderness street, because of dread that his two sons might ha,ve to go to War and be slain. Mahan shot himself in the head with an old rifle that he had used when in the army. One of the sons, Kinney Mahan, is stationed on guard duty at West Point, (la., and the other, Walter Mahan, if in Birmingham. In additiun to the two sons in the army. Mahan has a daughter living in Washington and " two younger daughters at home, Julia and Edith. LIFEBOAT SHELLED. Eight Men Killed by Shell-Fire From Submarine, lit the International Xir Kei-rlrr.t PARIS, June 21. Fight men were killed when a lifeboat from torpe doed Itiitish steamer was shelled bv a Commit submarine, said an official announcement issued by the ad miralty. The survivors were picked up by a French patrol boat. GERMAN SUBMARINE That is Belief Expressed hy the Crew of Ship That Reports Encounter. ill) the lllmillM Xev.e Serriee. AMERICAS XAVAI, BASE GREAT BRITAIN, Jine 21.-A man submarine has been rumml and ; suns py a L niton Mates nesirojer, according to belief expressed here toda hy a member of crew of the warship whiih p it into ort today. A feature of the incident was that :he American hlufju k.s whirh f.iirhtetl ,nd reported thr l'-b;at of irman parfatti, Tho df.stroyer wa1 procwiint: through a calm sea, w,u-r a r"'1"'' was siichU'i. Th pubmarinp b'K'n ti!ubmT((i but b-fure pIu iitH;i.p-aiHi entirely tho d Iroyer was ainrm.--t on tup of her. AH hands rut-ht-d to the mil. Jmk! ienly there w;m a cry from the Orman born sailor: "Thcrp h? i." Th Atii'rif-an warhip was so r'ose upon the U-boat that her puns could net he u.'d, so tho commander swung hid jdiip about and thos on th? knk ay they felt a ircptjhl; shirk of collision. This U the first CTm;ir su.trnarine that the American dtroyers claim io have dstniyed. The American d-ntrojvr Iuivp hd lively times since their arrival.! One Hritish ship was destroyed jus" outside the port wiiiih the American re using tut their ba.-e while it was being conveyed by two of the American Warship. Among the ivivrti of this. vessd, landed hy a desirover was William Donald of Buffalo, N. Y. KILLEDWIFEANDTVr'O New York Engineer Slays Family Following Quarrel With Wife. (Kt the Inttrnaluma) Srre Herrfe.i NEW YORK, June 21. Kichatl Barrett, 41, a stationary engineer and well known as an amatuer bnxor, shot his wife, Mary, 39; his son, Kilton. I, and his baby, Donald, 18 months, today and then committed suiehtf by slashing his throat with a razor. He had quarreled with his wife over money matters. Tt. ..;. u,0 ,.mmiiir.,l af fk liumni nome, iranL avenue. Brooklyn. Barrett had been on strike;

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for several weeks and his wife had j Mayor H. L. Krughoff at once took complained that she lacked money to : (pPs """I averting a threatened .i.t. -i ,, , t, ,,. ,o i lynching. He ordered all saloons feed the warm y. He en, Barrett s IS- , . n- n t a -.t ' I closed. Rire will be charged with year-old daughter, and John, another j murder. He ia under guard in a hoason aged 9, who slept in an adjoining ' pttal.

room, were not molested. fUX inn INJURED.

CHICAGO, Jnue 21. Two women I he declared from the pulpit that the and four men were seriously injured Monroe doctrine "was not worth a when an auto swerved into a curb- j snap of the finger," Dr. Francia Wastone en Lake Shore Drive early to- try, pastor of the Long Beach Unitarday. Misa Tessie O'Connor, 19, and i ian church, was ousted today by a vule ktityh Claussen, 23, may not live. Jof the congregation.

FFiESIiCEhl,'.'! TROOPS FLUNG

AGAINST FRENCH! The Germans Gained Some Ground But Were Finally Thrown Back. GERMANS FALL BACK ON BELGIAN FRONT

Unofficial Advices Indicate Teu-ilng

tons Have Retreated in One Sector. ifta the International Setr Ari-icc LON'PON, June 21. Fresh German j troop, rushed from the eastern front are being flung against the Fie h north of the Aisne river. The war office, in its official report today, stated that a violent at tack with troops drawn from Rus- ; sia, was directed against the French ; poi-i'tim lit Vauintlh-n. Th; Crrnws , gamed some ground but the gains J were finally overcome hy the French fire, the enmniuni'iue stated. I South of Mont les Singes the Germans penetrated the French position over a front of 400 yards and north j of Moissy farm the (iermuns gained on a line 2'KJ yards wide , All the attacks were preceded hy j heavy bombardments. Following the Hritish success east , of Monchy on the Arras front, another lull settled down on the fight-' ir it was officially announced by j the war office today. j I Marshal ilaig in his dis-j pUt,.n,.s f headquarters, said that had been no incidents and portance to! sequent!)- nothing of ul a'lvicps fi-orn thfl front mid tiint thnre Wfre indications llmt tilp ;(.nrUins in lloljrium bnd ful!-n baek tw,urt8 tJin south from a point! west of hte Ly river to the sector i of S'ninetnn. Thrro hav been smt j small liritbh patrol enterprise;. FRY AN'S VIEWS. Not Afraid tn Trut Unusual Towers to the Preside!. ffy the TntrrHatlnttiU ?- ftrrrirv.) WASHINGTON. rnment th.it mmr 21. A K'vulecrs the lives ; of its young men and calls for the money of its older men sliotild hove power to protect the whole pemile from the greed of an unpatriotic few." This was William Jennings Bryan's Matement today in upholding the adminiatiation food bill now in congres","na,1 'IJ' is abnormal and requires extraordinary remedies." said the former secretary of state. Tin.- farmer are urged to increase , their food products and shou'd in- ; guarantee!! sgain-t an adequate prve, without such guarantees they might: ! be penalised for their patriotism. Ihej 'consumers, too, deserve protection from food speculators. "I am not aft aid to trust the presi-1 dent with the iiowers which the foml ndniini.-tration bill proposes to confer. I He acts in the daylight and without I a selfish interest No president would Eiirh power. TWO OFFICIALS DEAD. And Irate t':ther May Die as Result of Attempted K.lopement. trig the Internottmal Xrict fierviee.) N ASH Vll.LK. 111., June 21. Two officials are dead and an irate farmer as the result of the attemptnient of Ella Rice, 16, ami j ' John Evilsi7or, a young- coal miner, H. C. Ri former policeman, caught his daughter slipping out of the house mth her grip, ami after geetins; the t-tory ftom her, started out with loud threats after Evilsizer. He was armed w ith a repeating shotgnn. K. May, sheriff nf Washingcounty, and city mashnl August leaker, who sought to stop Rice, wre both killed in a running fight. Rice was hot in the stomach. PASTOR 18 OUSTED. LOS ANGELES, June 21. Because

"Blood end Thund. r" .Navel Reiuk Responsible For Dtalh. IHj the International Km SrrWoe.)

CHICAGO, June 21. A gang of twelve year old "blood and thunder" novel readers and movie "bad men" worshipers were declared by police today to te the murderers of David Srery, junk dealer, whoe skull was crushed with n baseball hat when he refused to give up the $13 in his pockets. Witnesses told pilice- today they saw three boys, all in short trousers, stop Srery as he poked along with his rickety wagon ard decrepit old horse in an alley on the West side. One swung a baseball bat as he talked. Five minutes later Srery was found, propped up against a barn, blood streaming from his head, a broken bat beside him. He was hurried to the county hospital where he survived enough to tell police that two hoys held him while a third wielded the baseball bat when he refused to give up his money. Mrs.' Srery and four little Srerys, huddled in a second story buck flat today, were wondering how they would keep the wolf from the door. Soon the little Srcrya will number five. Police were hunting for the boy nmr(i,.rers todliy, th,., Mi(,vp tb(, u , arc the same trio who shot and killed David Stern, junk dealer, in his shop last March. j ! llii'jri I I '.'MliLLLI TO LEAVELEBANON j Joseph's j Pastor of St. Church Transferred to Indiana Harbor. WILL GO NEXT WEEK Has Iteen Pastor of the Church ! Here For the Past Twelve Years. ; The Rev. J. F. Connelly, pastor of t. Jo.t'ph Catlieiic 'mrch, recc-vd word this morr.intr that he would be transferred to lt. Patrick's church at Indiana Harbor next wek. Hi ncceor here has net b'-en learned. Father Connelly has been in charge of 8t. Joseph's church for twelve years. During that time he hus built up the lcal conifi-eifation in meinber shjp ail( in every department of church activity. He has gieatly endi a his congregation and h of the most popular church has ever had. d himself to oroved one i pastors the - -. In addition to his splendid construe- I live work with his church, he has devoted his energies to aid in the building of many worthy enterpriws in the city. He has 'contributed mm h to Lebanon's progress along - worthy lines. He has become popular with citizens generally and it is regret that thev wiii iearn of his parture. j The Indiana Harbor church to which father Connelly goes is a larirer one than the one here and commands a fine opportunity f.r a man of his pergnnality and talents. . McAIXX) IS M. Secretary of Treasury Worn Out hy Kxertions on Behalf of Liberty Loan. liK the International SVrrlcf.t WASHINGTON", June 21 Worn out by his exertions on behalf of the Liberty Loan, Secretary of Treasurv William McAdoo is confined to his I bed today. i While on his "swing around thr ' : circle" booming the great war loan, Mr. MrAdoo suffered a slight attack j f tonsilltls. Ho had not recovered i from this illness when be returned to! ; Washington for the round up of subscriptions, t'hysicir.n suy Mr. McAdoo has suffered a general break-down and will be forced to remain in tied for several days. MORE ADDED. . , 0w $ioo,i)0fl,0() Added to Estimated Yield For Revenue Bill.

(fl the Internamnal ., Rerrtee.) BANK IS CLOSED. WASHINGTON. June 21.Morei than $100,000,000 was added to the ee- j Chicago Concern Turned Over to Bank Unrated yield from the -r revenue r-.i. bill this afternoon when the senate' Mamintra. finance committee voted to mk in-! Oil the International wr cr(ce.) dividuala liable to the excess profits CHICAGO, Jun 2l The Bank nf tx- Commerce & Savings waa closed and The committee also decided to al- turned over to the state bank exlow an exemption of six per cent onjaminers May by President W. P. capital stock, plus $3,000 in levying Vanltuskirk pending an audit of the the excess profits tax upon concerns books. The bank was suspended as an which have sprung up since the out-1 affiliated member of the Chicago break of tho war in Enrope, Clearinghouse associaton yesterday.

FOOD DILLVGULD -MAKENATIOHDRY

Will be Offered in the House of Representatives. ...') OTHER CHANGSES ARE PROPOSED One Would Give President Pow ' er to Commandeer All the Whisky and Re-distill if BV WILLIAM n. HAS8ETT. N the InlrrpaUooal Xeire SeTitee.) WASHINGTON, June 21. An amendment to the iidiiiiiK.'.rati'jii food bill, which rigidly enforced mild m.lk(, thf, Vnjtpi, State.- "lore dry," will ke offered in the house of repreeentatives by Kop. Webb of N.nth Tariolina, leader of ma y temperance rh of congi est., niia-e.l his purige in the I.cvient power to shi-kev in thf I, - .,' , , Mr. Wehh t"d;.y nnm lo.-e of protioy.nu a ch i cr bill triving the pres: ciiniiianiWr all of the coueti-y, .himld he deem it advisable, and re-distill the conii.-ated spirits into alcohol to 1 u.d in the manufac ture of munitions and for hospital and scientific purpose. The food bill already gives the president authority to stop the iramifaetiire of alt kind:jof a'cohoHr lio,uors, malt as well n' siiirilaous, iluring the war period, if ' ix iU,'m il in lhe iMprfi ot rounj try to take iueh action. The North Carolina mcmle.r. who n,;. th eour.tr-' drj- by constitationa! alnient, ileclnred Um -v that there arp nnHiftis of srallons w whikfy r the United States that cm serve nn fTod purpos? but which threat, n tn d -baiK-h the nianhttnd of ti e chantry by cont'niiu that if eonij! Vennes."i. lie naid !1 ndopt kz ;wnendnt, tlmnkt Hi bo de lo a nunino the country maximum fo ni and the clUcieney of would b brought to a MORE Sl'HMARINES. Are lieing I ned by lhe (iermani More ViMds Sunk. tfty thf International etrn Serrtrr.t LONDON, June 21. Since Or-1 wany began her ruthless submarine wr on February 1, tit:! British ships with an aggrek-ate tonnage of about i .2"0.hX nave been sunk, according i to compilation from ot'icial figures j here toilay. This includes the VI sent ',nw" during the week ending June in. j or this latest hatch of f-boat vietints. 27 were over 1.6'KI t.s and fivej were under that siv.e. This -vas the i number ot vessels wunk tn the , -' reuse over sinkings netween May b and June 4. The increase in the number of sinkings is accounted for by naval experts on the ground that the (Germans are using more submarins. that the new I'-boats are more powerful and speedier than the nld and that the zone nf operations I.as been extended. DEFY BANDITS. Two Cleveland Men Cause Arreat of Four Hold-up Men. ," ''-""' '' fi.l CLEVELAND. June 21. Joe Mit telmiller and John Kelal defied fom j bandits on a lonely road between Canton and Cleveland early today and 1 later caused their arrest. S'ittelmiller and Kelal were re turning to Cleveland when they were roe red to halt tiy four men, who ; climbed from another car. Instead of j doing so they speil through the men ; who fired two shots at them. They 'got two policemen and returned in time to catch the gung. I The bandits gave their names as ' tioier Folev. Louis Gihhs- and Rov Ashley of Cleveland, and James 1'el- ! .

Mexico DpstroTd by Forest Fir. tltit tie In termeUMii Atr Stfrrlcr.) DURANCO, Colo., June 21. A forest fire has swept ElVado, a mining town in northern New Mexico, from the map, uccordinj; to reports received here today. About 600 men were employed in the big lumber mills in El Vado. Rumors of many deaths could not be eonfirmed. A message from ! umberton, the nearest large town to El Vado, said a force of men had been ,ent from there to the devastated district. CAPACITY CROWD. Is Expected la Witness Oldfitdd-De-Talnti Auto liare. (Bp the International .Vein Serviee, MILWAl'KKE, June 21. A capacity crowd 's expected at the Fair (iround tracks Saturday to see Harney Oldtield and Ralph DeFalma hook up in short distance auto races, Oldtield will drive his terrible ejrir, with a Delage in reserve, and IV Paltna w ill burn up the dirt in his l'ackard Twin Six. holding his Mercedes as an emergency mount. The card calls for thr heaU of 10, 15 and 25 miles respectively. The pui-so has not been announced. ATTEMPTEDTOBLOWUP CITY'S WATER SUPPLY Posse in Search of Men Who Tried to Commit Out. rune in Maine. tltg the International .Veirt Service, PORTLAND, Me., June 21. An attempt wus made early toilay to blowup the city's water supply at Sebago Lake, twenty miles from here, by two men, according to Marshal Higgins, superintendent of the water district, who organized a posse which went inj search of the men after ten shots had heen tired at them by the two guards in charge of the plant The men e:c; ed in an ontomobile in which were !wj other men. in the direction of Ossipec, N. H. The barking of a dog near the waterworks attracted the attention of William S. Libhy, one of the guard-, and he notified D. H. Kursh, the other guard. Hurrying towanl the water gate they saw two men running towanl the woods. tine guard tired four phot" and the other six at the men ft ho climbed ovei the back of a waiting automohiie and sped away. The police of surrounding cities an.,1 towns telephoned to look out for the men. According to the police the attempt to blow up the waterworks was a sequel, to the visit of the mysterious aeroplane which flew over the works Tuesday night. One of the guard said the machine was so low at the time that he could hear tlie two i in it talking. TV0 MEN KILLED !N BOILER EXPLOSION Bodies of Engineer and Brakeman Hurled Several Hundred Feet. tftv the International Scire Bnrlcr.) PITTSBURGH. June 21. Two men were imtantly killed and a third was fatally injure -1 when the boiler j of a freight locomotive standing on j a siding nf the Pittsburgh, Chartieri I Youghiogheny Railroad near here exploded with terrific force early today. Wairen Carlylr, engineer, and hrakeman Walker P. Allen Worth, both of Pittsburgh, were in tho cab. Their dead bodies were hurled several hundred feet. J. C. BuH.ington, fireman of Guthrie, Ky., was standing in front of tlie engine and was seriously soaided. ALLOWANCE FOR SUPPORT. In the case of Lorena Coy vs. Forest Coy, for divorce, hy agreement of the parties, the defendant ia ordered to pay $50 at once for the plaintiff's attorney's fees and $10 per month, beginning July 1, 1917 for support of plaintiff until further order of the court.

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Wi STIRRED BYTilL u-BMiair.: Nation Will Speed Up tho Building: of Destroyers. ' ' RUSH ORDERS SENT TO ALL SHIPYARDS Onerous Bonuses to be Paid For the Speedy Comple- : turn of Ships. tttu the International Xevi Mwvtce.l WASHINGTON, June 21. Unclo Sum was stirred to action toduy by the London announcement that U-boat sinkings last week were the heaviest for nearly two months. Secretary of Navy Daniels sent telegrams to all shipyards whero new destroyers ate under construction urging topnotch speed. Generous bonuses will be paid for all destrovers completed before the date scheduled for delivery. The sh aping hoard and emergency fleet corporation officials m--d to discuss methods of securing even greater speed on the "food fleet" con.-trurtion. (ioveriuneni oflicials did not conceal liieir fear that sinkings may continue on the upward trend. Before the ere ;t of ihe present tide is reached, it is possible the record of sinking of 40 ve- els of over 1.600 for tho week ' ending Api-il 21, may he surpuaaed. Last week's record showed 27 vessels of more than 1.GU0 tons sent to tho bottom. The revelation of tho British admiralty regarding last week's sinking were not new to the shipping board. That body has been kept fully informed of the inroads hnivg made en tha w orld's tonnage during the past aeveit days of U-boats. f hairman Denman's opinion thnt the Kaiser' undersea craft wer ca'leii into port during the month of May for repairs was shared today by all ollicials of the government. INTO HIGH GEAR. House Hushes Action en Ihe Food Control Kill, (fly ihr tnternat'Ml Hetet DaretM.) WASHINGTON, June ' 21. The house went into high gear on the administration's food control bill toilay and reached an unanimous consent agreement to end general debate this afternoon. Chairman l-erer said he would exert every effort to bring the bill to a vote Suturday night. Former Senker Cannon threatened lo object to the early termination of general debate but agreed to withhu!, objection in view of Leveri promise not to choke oT legitimate debate. "This bill is a most Important one," aid Mr. Cannon, "and the house and country should be heard on it. There is no extra hurry about voting on thia bill Saturday. The senate will be talking about it for ten days yet and the 4:15 members of the house shoultl have reasonable leeway to consider this bill." The Republicans will caueua on the food bill tonight. HOPE IS WANING. Little Expectation in Germany of Separate peace With Russia. tfty the International JTers Service.) COPENHAGEN, June 21 The hope of securing a separate peace with Russia is beginning to wane in Ger many, it was declared he.' today by persons just arriving from Berlin. Tha Berlin Post, an organ of the Krupp interests, says in this connection: "A change of feeling about Russian relations has been grjwing in certain German circles and tends to spread" The paper warns the people not to put too much hope in the belief that the revolutionary spirit now reigning in Russia will last. Just as the outlook for a Russian peace grows dimmer the demands for annexations and indemnities become stronger. It is declared that even the socialists, especially those fighting at the front, are opposed to a peace that gives Germany no addition of territory or indemnity. LIGHTNING KILLS TWO. PORTSMOUTH, O.. June 21. Lightning struck a wire clothes line near here, killing Nellie McGinnia at one end and a pig at the other,