Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 233, Lebanon, Boone County, 28 June 1917 — Page 1

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GENERAL PERSHING Expeditionary Iroopj in France Will be Separate Army. INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER FORCES Jut Will Cooperate in Every Way Troops Get Great Reception. Ry Ike ttfattnnal Serrlee. A FRENCH J'ORT, June -8. The American expeditionary forces in France will serve nmler Major Gen eial John J. Pershing and not undei ny British or French commander. Tun became know tislay following the arrival here from Paris of Majut General Pershing, who came here with his start" to review the first contingent of Americana who lamied dFrench soil. - General Pershing will cooperate in every way with both Field Marshal Haig, in command of the British force" and with General Petain. the Frencl commander. But he will be in su prenie command of the men who fighl inder the Stum and Stripe, and will jke no orders, excepting from Wash igton. This statement was made by a high " merican officer to clear r-Tfme misadcrstanding UZ.m arisen in Engjnd. It answers the question asked a f'w days ago in the English house of commons, when the matter of leadership of the American troops was discussed. Will Meet Wiih Favor. Pnnii;niit,lir M .bimon uil'i meet with great favor among the men who fought umler Pershing in Mexico and who, while having the highest re speet for the allied commanders, much prefer to be under supreme command of General Pershing. ThAmerican troops today were being disposed about the camp, madr ready for their arrival here some time ago. They will remain here for a short time and will thti be shifted to a point nearer the t'ghtmg line wh?re they will receive the final training. It will not be many weeks before they are ready to take ovrr the sector of trenches assigned to them. Officers would not deal in exact dates today but it was pointed out that only a short time elapsed between the arrival of the Russian contingents in France and their first appearance on the Champagne battle front. Practically the entire population of this port turned out roday to welcome the American soldiers and the sailors of the warships that convoyed the transports safely through the submarine ions. The universal verdict was that France has seen no finer looking body of fighting men. j The American soldiers and sailors ; are being showered with gifts from the ! hands of little children. Crowds of youngsters follow them about the streets. Shopkeepers marvel at the manner in which the Americans spend money. GENERAL REJOICING.

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rival of American Troop. Iff ffte iMlrrnnttfmat Xrirf Harriet. LONDON, June 28. Landing of American troops in France was the overshadowing topic of interest in military circles today and received more attention from the English press thar. the battle fjr Lens. Critics everywhere rejoiced at the news and expressed the hope that the Stars and Stripes would soon be seen en the battle front. There was con - siderable snerulatinn, too, over the manner in which the (Jerman press would receive the news. "The first unit of American troop has landed in France J said the Times, It would be absurd to exaggerate the military importance of this event. The forces are no doubt composed of regvlsr troops, fully trained, a'lmind.ly j disciplined, perfectly equipped and led by officers of Intelligence and skill They must tie neeessarily, a small body eompared to the mighty hosts yet to tome. j . "But the arrival of this force is a : grcat omen, full of hope and promise . to America's friends and a portent of defeat to her foe. It means that within few months great armies, drawn from l hundred million free American

citizens, will begin to follow thii first i force aeroas the Atlantic. "The moral effect will be I - vrabUj. It will . '

to the allied soldier on all fronts and

to t.e nations behind viiem who so stoutly borne the burdens war. It will at the same time deepen the discouragement in the enemy trenches and at home." The German government, it is deemed certain, will withhold news of the arrivul vf the American expeditionary force for a few days until it has decided in what manner the news fhall oe handled by the German press. AN AMERICAN ARMY AVIATOR IS ALREADY IN THE WAR SERVICE (B ise sfriu!hVaiI Xtf rtrt.l PARIS, June 28. Major Mitchell, an American aviator, is the first American army officer in action against the Germans, it was announced at Gen. Pershing's headquarters today. He has been in service over three German lines st Verdun and other points. A dispatch to the Herald today rejiorted that Corpora! James Hall, of Colfax. Iowa, attached to the l.afuyette Eseadrille, was killed in an engagement with several German aviators. He was shot through the lung and fell liohind the French lines, the rciort said. Only four d.iys ago he bt ought down a German flyer. Constantinople is Quiet Says Former United States Ambassador. BY CHARLES F. RF.RTKI.LI. IB lac ltrnatitt w PrrriceA PARIS. June 11 (By mail to New York, June 28.) Constantinople is luiet and the Turks arc convinced that they will not come out of the war the loser, according to Ahram 1. K'kus, former United States ambas sador in Constantinople. Mr. Klkus J" ....... m" "Pt- together with his family and the embassy start. To an interviewer the former ambassador said: "I mu:,t itate with all frankntt tUt during my attack of tplius whiyli delayed my departure from l'ers, the Turks treated me with the greatest kindness and although they did not seek to disguise the fact that they felt America's entry into tlie war was bad for them, their displeasure was never translated into any vexatious or hostile behavior towards myself. "As a matter of fact, in a general way, the Turks behaved generously towards their enemies. Their prisoner!: of war are well treated and the most iliurtrious among them. On. Sir Charles Townshend of Kut-KI-Amara. told me on many occasions he was very well satisfied with the way the Turkish government waB behaving towards him. "Enemy citizens in Constantinople enjoy complete liberty and only oc casionally are a few of them temi arily interned as a measure of reprisal, Many Turks still retain their affection for the countries now fighting against them. Turkey Not exhausted. "It is certainly not true that Turkey is exhausted, demoralized and anxious to ret out of the war. Of course, con ditions are far from prosperous there i You notice the lack of many things; and popular kitchens relieve the worst cases of distress. Never to my know ledge have there been any in Constantinople and I never noticed ; that Turkish confidence hus been I shaken. "We were seen off at the railroad ( station by representatives of the grand Uiiei and the porte A Turkish otticer j escorted us to the Turkish frontier, "Equally courteous was the attitude adopted toward us at Vienna. I was ; allowed to dine at the Hotel Bristol j in Vienna. The mral was excellent, , and though the price was high, it was not exorbitant." i G. E. Ravendale, former American j consul general at Constantinople, j whose departure preceded that of the ! ambassador, is now at Paris where he j has been detailed for special work. He is enthusiastic abrut the future of the I'nited States in the near east. The Americans will play a preponderous role commercially and finandaily in the near east after the war,' he said. "An American banking house will be established in Constantinople and many of America's leading manufacturers will open there to take advantage of the free facilities which presumably will obtain there according to the peace settlement.

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will soon BE on THE FIRING-UNE Only Short Period of "Breaking in" Will Be Necessary. THEN THE FLAG WILL BE PLANTED ON LINE Speed With Which the Troops Were (lathered and Sent to France, a Surprise. (By (He fsfersiiMoiMl X'eies WHr. LOS1-ON. June 28 A writer in the Evening Nce declares thai America's entrance into the war as an ally of England can in no way be better celebrated in Enland than by observing the Fourth of July in London. ( (lif lmsrn.WH.su rir Hn rirr.) WASHINGTON, June 28. No time will be lost in getting the American troops now on French soil to the western firing line. There will be a short period of "breaking in." just back of the trenches and within ear shot of the tremendous artillery bombardments, and then the Hug of the United States, carried by regulars, will be planted on the line alongside of those of England, Belgium and France. A total of four contingents reached the American naval base in France yesterday, it became known at the war department today. Only meagre dispatches from ieneral Pershing and from General Sibert, who command the force, reached .secretary Baker today. A great fleet of transports was used to convoy the American regulars across the Atlantic. They were protected all the way by some of the mightiest fighting ships of the American navy. When the first announcement thai tioops had landed re, lied this country from Paris yesterday af I temoon, the war department believed that only the first of the four contingents on their way had arrived and that the others still were on the high seas. Official announcement was withheld until cable messages assuied Secretary Baker that all four rimtingents had been safely landed and that allowing publication of the story would not iwnace others still at sea. All of the American forces that have left the I'nited States are on French soil. Kan Gauntlet of U-boat. The vessels carrying the troops were expected to reach a French port, whose name was given in sealed ordtrs to the masters of the ships, at three day intervals. It is evident from the fact that all the American forces arrived in France that the transports gathered somewhere off the Irish cosst and ran the gauntlet of the kaiser's submarines together. The speed of the transports was necessarily held down to the maximum speed of the slowest vessel in the group, after the lendezvoua on the other side of the Atlantic was reached. The news that American regulars will soon take their place in the trenches of northern France, is expected to prove a severe blow to the morals of the Gorman army. The peoples of the Central Powers have been fed upon new. p iper artirles belittling the effectiveness of the aid America wouhl be prepared to give her allies. The almost incredible .-peed with which the force of American regulars was shifted from the Mexican border to the French fighting front will do much to dishearten the German people and perhaps promote revolt against the Hohenzollems. I The arrival of troops In France will not be withon its effect in this country as well. Recruiting will be spurred, officials predict, by the knowledge that almost immediate; war service is certain and the pulse of American patriots will be quickened by the know ledge that Uncle Sam already has wad ed in and planted his flag within sight of the German trenches. Soon after the Americans take op a position at the front the casualty lists will begin coming by cable. These are counted upon by official to create the "real war spirit" that thus far has been lacking among the American people. GET INCREASE IN WAGES. 1.17X1.15 ROCK, Ark- June 28. Fifteen thousand shop employes of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain Rail road svstem have been granted m creases in wages ranging from 6 and on-ha! to 11 cent an boor.

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With the arrival of American force oa F -eich soil, troops of seven natioif; sf now engaged in the task of nvng the Germans back on the western front. They are: Vnited States, France, England, Russia, Belgium, Portugal and Italy. AID RECRUITING. Members of Chicago White Sox Help to Enlist Soldiers (Ms ( stenwIHssl eri.l CIIIgAGO, June ?8. Twenty-five members of the Ch'rago White Sox in full baseball uniform, aided in re cruiting soldiers for service in f ranee today. Recruiting stations were soon too small to hold the crowds. They formed in lines and officers walked among them, directing some to navy recruiting ofices, Eddie Collins, the first time up, hit a homer. He handed a card to n young chap on a street corner, and he immeliately signed up with Uncle Sam. THE CANADI HALFMJLEOF LENS Patrols Advance to the Very Outskirts of the City. FRENCH REPULSE A GERMAN ATTACK Teutons Direct Heavy Artillery Fire Against British Near Fontaine.. (By ( sfrrsoHo. l Vrirs fifrrlrr.) LONDON, June 28. Pushing their way forward over shpi! craters and torn roads, Canadian patrols advanced to the very outskirts of the import ant city of Lens today. The' advance was begun before dayhreak. With little opposition the Canadians moved forwird and occupied the village of Fleu Hite-Leave-utte. barely half a mile from the ithwestem outskirts of Iens. lite patrols rushed forward under cover of heavy artillery fire, advancing to thin easy rifle shot of the Germans entrenched in Lens. The war office report today did not over the new advance on Is'iis of this noining, but reported that the Gernans directed a heavy bombardment against British positions near Fontaine during the night. South of the Cojeuil river, the Germans attacked British positions but were repulsed. French troops repulsed a German attack against the Wattmiller salient. it was officially announced today, and killed a number of Germans. A vio lent artillery engagement is going on in the Hurrtebine and Cnrnfillet sectori. OFF FLORIDA COAST Ship, Believed to he the Gcr. man Raider, Sighted on June 25. Ifl ( srsllol Kert Sffvlnl NEW YORK, June 28. A mysterious vessel, believed to be the German raider Seedier, was sighted about 600 miles east of the Northern Florida roast on the morning of June 25 by the crew of a steamer whirh arrived at an American port totay from San Juan, Porto kico. The vessel, of the steam schooner type, was painted red on one side and black on the other. She carried four masts and her general appearance corresponded with descriptions of the Seedier, whieh was formerly the American ship Fassof Balma. ITALIAN SHIP SINK. ROME, June 28. Only one Italian ifceiimsr was sunk during the week ending June 24, K was announced today. Arrivals at Italian porta totalled 5BJ and departure 6.'ifl. t

hiiEiiliIE W. SURRENDERS ITS C)TYFRANGH1SE Will Operate Under Indeterminate Permit of the State Board.

RATES TO BE FIXED BY THE COMMISSION The Company Operating in Lebanon Gives Up Its Franchise Here, The Interstate Public Service Company, which furnishes the city of Lebanon with electricity for light, heat and power purposes and hot water for heating purposes, has tiled a declaration with the Public Sen-ice Commission of Indiana, surrendering its franchise in the city of Ibanon and signifying its intention to upeiate un der an indeterminate permit as provided for under the Shively-Spemer Utility Commission Act. The declaration is made by the Interstate Co. under the authority of a rsolution of its board of directors adopted at a meeting held on June 26, 1917. This action means that the question of future rates on electricity and on hot witer heat will he fixed by the State Comrnisidon instesd of by the city. The Interstate Company was one of the large number of public utility companies over the state that yesterday tiled a petition for an increase in rates amounting to thirty per cent added to the monthly hill of ench of their consumers. The date for the hearing of these petitions has not yet been set by the state commission. GETS BIG ORDER. New York Company Inds Contract fur Aeroplanes and Supplies. ( (It fefrraatlatsl SimutA NEW YORK. June 2S.-Th- Curtis Aeroplane A Motor Corporation has obtained on order from the I'nited States government amounting to $20,OtHj.lMM) for aeroplanes, motors and supplies, it was ollicially announced here today. OF Judge Thornton Suggests That Women Continue to Register Despite His Decision, tBv fAe fsfcrsofoni Seir fferrlre.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 28. To clear up misunderstandings, Jutrge W. W. Thornton, of superior court, today suggested that all county clerks continue to register women for the constitutional convention delegate elec tion. Judge Thornton Baid that he had been misquoted. While he held that women do not have the right to vote, he suggests that a lileral construction be placed c I the injunction issued by him. and tlint women be allowed to register, so that if the supreme court ter. If they do not register ami the supreme court hold they are entitled o vote for delegates, they will be un ble to do so. Sufnige leaders here declared so men in every part of the state should nsist that they be allowed to regis ter, and the supreme court holds they re entitled to vote for delegates, they ill be unable to do so. The state supreme court today set July 10 as the date for hearing oral argument on the appeal from Judgi Thornton's decision on the suffrage law. briefs must be filed by July KIIWAPPEU BOY FOUND. TOPEKA, Kan., June 28. That James Glass, the six year old boy kldnapned from New Jersey recently is in Kansas with a band of gypsies, was the it. formation received here to day from New Jersey. The depart ment of public safety at Jersey City wired Governor Capper that the kidnapped boy was reported with a band of gypsiea enroute from Spring 2cM, Mo., to Baxter Springs, Ka. The authorities in southeastern Kansas have beei) jietified to pick uy the gypsies aad recover the boy if possible.

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Four Dead anil Three Prostrated by Hot Weather at St. Louis. iff fas rarrMnvii ftm fwvfcw.) ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 28.-Four dead and three prostrated ia the toll here today of the heat wave which has gripped St Louis for a week. the past several days the mer cury has been hovering around the 90 mark. The weatherman, however, promises relief beginning today. The dead are: Thomas McCaffrey, 47, John Haney, 60, Mrs. Barbara Needer, 38, and an unidentified woman about t3 yurs old. GERMANS ARRIVE. Six Diplomats From South America Reach American Port. (Ay M rsfeeita ramus A'eics gerwrcl AN AMERICAN PORT, June 29. Six German diplomats and their fainarrived here today on a steamer from South America. They are on their way back to Germany. The party was headed by Dr. Adolph Pauli, former minister to Brniil ami I. Van Sanden, former minister to Bolivia. IN SENATE IN EARNEST Dry" Forces Will (Jain at Least a Partial Victory, it is Declared. BY ROBERT B. SMITH. I ftp the Mtersarlosnl JTeri rt-re.) WASHINGTON'. June 28 The pro hibition battle in the senate began today with deadly earnestness. The upper house had before it the agricultural committee's recommendation of flat prohibition, mollified by the con cession authorizing the president to lennit the manufacture of wines. That prohibition would gain at least a partial victory still seemed a foregone conclusion. The agriculture committee's propos al to prevent the brewing of beer as ell as the distillation of whiskey durg tho war period has intensified the prohibition fight Many senators wbo are in favor of partial prohibition as a means of food conservation during the war openly declared their belief the inclusion of beer would be too much for the country to digest at one time. A vigorous fight to amend the measure so as to permit brewing will be launched immediately. The first move of the senate today will be to substitute the house bill as mended by the senate agriculture ommittee for th senate hill which has been under consideration for the past ten days. Indications are that will be done without opposition, although the new measure contains more than fifty amendments written by the senate agriculture committee. Senator Chamberlain, in charge of the measure, will take the floor first to explain to the senate the purpose and effect of the amendments recom mended. Then the debate will begin. Senator Chamberlain said today he did not expert the prohibition issue to jopardize or enhance the chances of passage of the food control bill, of hich the "dry" amendments are a part. "The question would have to be fought out nler any circumstances and the form of the amendment rec ommended by the committee will make no r, aterial difference in the long run," said Senator Chamberlain. "The issue will have to be decided by the senate. There was a growing belief about the senate that on the final "show down," an amendment exempting beer from the prohibition bill, would be adopted. Such a "showdown" will not come for several weeks, and with its fingers clinging closely to the pulse of public sentiment, the senate may may change Its mind several times in a period of such length. JAPANESE VIEWS. TOKIO, June 28. Replying to an interpellation in the Diet Viscount Mo tono, Japanese foreign minister, to day declared that he did not believe there is a chance of Russia concluding a sepamtc peace with Germany. Furthor questioned, Viacc-jnt Mo tono indicated that Japan will be un willing to give up the former German possessions at the Sing Tau, taken by the Japanese early in the war. ESTATE HELD IS TRI'ST. LAFAYETTE, Ind.r June 28. The $160,000 estate of Mrs. Nicholas Box will be held in trust and the income divided between the Lakrview hospi tal, of Chicago, the Children's Home and the Home Hospital of Lafayette. The Deques te the Chicago hospital require that the money be used to support poor patients.

Lilt b it! k. IIiEIiEL.jLi. Public Service Commission Acts on Petition of Gas Company.

CASE TO BE HEARD ON JULY 11 AND 12 City Clerk Smith Notified of the Hearing and I'etition For Change in Units. City Clerk William F. Smith hal been notified by Carl H. Mote, secretary of the Public Service Commis sion of Indiana that the Indiana Gas Association which supplies Ibanon with artificial gas has filed a petition asking that a stimimrd of 560 British thermal units be sunstituted for the present standard of 6lK) British thermal units. July 11 und I'-'th in room 121, State House, Indianaiiolis, has been fixed as the time and place for hearing the petition and objections that may be made to same. The letter received by City Clerk Smith is as follows: "The Indiana Gas Association by n committee com posed of Messrs. S. E. Muiholland, C. N. Chubb and J. D. Forest, has filed th the Public Service Commission of Indiuna a petition asking that the commission substitute for the present standard of 800 British thermal units in the case of artificial gas, a standard of 650 British thermul units. The petition also asks that the period for he regular testing of meters be reluced from five to three years; that the minimum period for testing met ers on rompluint of individual consumers be increased from six to twelve months and that gas companies he reimbursed for inspection of meter found to be correct The Public Herice Commission has set the hearing for July U and 12, 1917, Wi room 121. State House, Indianaiiolis. I1 lease acknowledge receipt of this letter. indicating whether you expect to b present or represented al this hearing." A. M. HALL IS CHOSEN. Well Known Indianapolis Man Get State Appointment, Archibald Mi Halt, of Indianapolis, was in, pointed hv Governor Goodrich. today, as a member of the state board of education succeeding Pettis A. ReKl of Richmond, Ind., whose trm expiree May I. Mr. Hall s term will expire May 1, 1921, He is well known her where he has spoken frequently. WATTERSON RESIGNED. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 28 A court action today revealed the fact that Henry Watterson lst October tendered his resignation as editor of the Ixiuisville Courier-Journal and that the directors refused to accept it W'atterson's action was prompted by the interference of one of th stock holders in the operation of the paper. AD0ITS BESOLirTION. WASHINGTON, Junt 28. The senate this afternoon adopted the Reed resolution calling upon the federal trade commission to account for its failure to issue order restraining the print paper mantifutlurera from continuing "monopolistic and unfair practicts." 300 GO ON STRIKE. VICTORIA, B. C, June 28. Three hundred firemen, deck hands, oilers anil quartermasters on the Canadian S. S. Company's boats are on strike today for an increase in wages of 20 per cent. Employes of the Grand Trunk Pacific line threaten to go out SERVIANS! LEAVE. INDIANAPOLIS, June 28. One hundred and fifty Servians, recruited from the local colony, today left for Canada to train for service in France. Pefare leaving thry pledged loyalty to the United States and the entents allies and were addressed by Mayor Bell. PAPEK HELD I P. SAVANNAH, Ga., June 25. Tom Watson's paper, Jeffersonian, was held up by United States postal authorities to Savannah today because the general tenor was considered inimical to the country. The Jeffersonian ha opposed sevral government policies, mott-stren-isly inveighing against eonscrip-