Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 234, Lebanon, Boone County, 29 June 1917 — Page 1

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BRITISH FORCES,

Tl Important Successes Near I.cns Announced by War Office. GERMANS ASSAULT THE FRENCH LINK (Iain Foothold in Sor.ie First Line Trenches on the Verdun Front. ( le ln1rnU'iu .Vera rrrlrf.l LONDON, Jur.e 29. British force truck a furious blow at the Herman. over a widf front -flst night cWor to l,on and i mturing Germa mVf 2,000 yard. position over a ft hi These important successes were an nounced by the war office today. At the same time the Germans, using picked troops, assaulted the French lines, at two widely separated pointgaining a footholil in some first lm French trenches on the Venlim fron The statcmenOH-f the British m French war office showed tha violent fighting raged oVr- a li.rg mrt of the western front thmughuu .he night. In the Lens sector the British ended their (ram at Avion, a sul-un. if Lens on the northern side. Farther to the soutlnast, on the At rax front, the British swept forwa' over 'm wide front, rolling hack t)i German garrisons from trenches ovi a frmil of 2.WKI yanU. This gam wa made in the reinon of Oppy, a forme; pout on the Hindciibuig line. Prisoner Taken. The official utatement said that : large numtier of German pnsonei were captured. The German attacks against th French' were la-inehed on the Aisn river front and st of the Meuse i the sector of Veruun. the French w office aid. The attacks on both points wei made after a severe cannonading i. which German guns took a leading part. All the attack! on the Aisre wei rrpulsd by the sturdy French resisitance, but at Verdun the German were slightly niore successful. The Verdun fighting centerr around Avocourt Wood and Hill No. JWi-l, both the scene of tome of th bloodiest fighting of the German or fensive against Verdun last winter. May F.varuate I-ens. Lens, the great German key pot. tion in northern France defending tJ e French mining basin, is surrounde I on three bides by British and thewere indication today that the tie mans would evacuate it. Canadian troops are distinguishing themselves in the fighting that mart the British encircling movement. Thi y now hold Avion, a suburb on the soutl -ern Hide, hut had to withstand violet counter attack before they cou' I make their position secure. The correspondent of the Petie Pa -ifcan of Paris, who is attached to th British forces believes that the (ie mans are planning a withdrawal. difcpatoh from Paris today quoted the Petit Parisian as saying: "It is not unreasonable to think th:. t the invader, finally dominated an I ruddy shaken, is being fatally draw towards new fortification of hi an' ienta and economies of his front t balance the drain of his reserve-. Proofs of this ore seen in the grsdu: I diminution of the enemy's artillei , fire, giving a clear impression of a general withdrawal of the fnni 1 batteries, and in the admission of th 1 Berlin communications that strateg! omiideration have caused the hia-'i command to readjust the lines behin 1 Urn. Aeroplane Drop Bombs. "British aeroplanes have dropped nearly 4,000 bomb behind the tierman lines within ten weeks and hsv - t:.ken ,'UM) photographs daily," Andre Tudcsq, the Paris Journal's correspondent with the British army, telegraphed as foilows: "I,ens is surrounded on three aides and its outskirts have been invaded 1 v strung patrols. The town is swept by an infernal bombardment and h continually shrouded in clouds of a-nhyxiatinf fas which have overwhelmed the enemy. Tha Germans are quitting the town, leaving behind wrecked shelters which - !-- " hy the Pny . art""W-" '- "

prepared by five week of intensive

bombardment and was assured Monday morning when the British were easily able to chase the enemy from untenable positiona on both banks of the Souchot river. THREE ARRESTED. Federal Agents Believe They Have Uncovered German Plot. ( (He International Keire Seretee.) KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 29.-In the arrest of thiee Germans today federal agents believe that have uncovered g nation-wide 'German plot. Two of the men, Fred Hanson and Carl Mittenentwize, are German bakers employed by the John B. Thompson Restaurant Co. Hanson admit ted he served three years as a wire less operator on a German submarine. The authorities claim he discharged American bakers in Thompson's res taurants k '.wlius aits of the roun try and replaced them with Gentians, attempting to maintain a tiennan or ganization. Kniil Mamhn. the third man umlei arrest, is alioweil to have expressed iesite to get into the army as u k for the purpose of poisoning th itiil States soldiers. BY GERMANY EXPECTED Prediction is Made by London Paper Basis for the Statement. (ffp thr Intrrnah'tmnt Sevg ri fre. t LOMiON, Junp That ."rman will mak another ppuro otriT in July was the prtMiictiun matle hy the 1 tally ws today. The statmfnt wa hal upon a ilpatch ftom KnttPrduni hmtinif that fr-.sh pew e prtiial. may bo maHt hy the ilrman man crllor, lr. Von Iti-thinann-Hoilwejf. shortly after the lieith.-taf? ctnvent-s July Ik It was Haiti that the offpr, if ofTi'ri ma) take the furm of a reply to the rernnt peace .spi'eoh of Premier llilwit jf Krarrce. A dispaUh in he Time toIay sai4 that Ma.xirnilun linhm clvotl th' whole of hi ptpr, Sukunft, to an a.licle on peace entitled, '"The Stockholm Dream." on June 16. He ki that, in view of the situation which has developed, (ierniany must make concessions reanlm Poland ami Alrface-Irrain if she is really anxious to biinf about u peace parley. The Journal refer to the "childish distortion of President Wi.gon' war inewijce by the German press. Met; ILL IS C HOSEN. Valparaiso Man Head Initiative and Referendum League. IJT the tersHoa Vew, crrl.f.i Ir)IA.VAr'01.I.S. Ind., June 29. James H. MHiill, of Valparaiso, was today named president of the state Initiative and Kefeienduin league, which will make a rampaien to pletlife delegates to the constitutional con vention to favor the initiative anil referendum. John F. White is treas urer and Horace Herr is secretary. Mrs. Ollie M. Campbell, west of Mechanicsburit, who has been suffering from rheumatism, has Kne to Martinsville for a t-s weeks" stay. She was accompaniei by her son, Matthew and her sister, Mrs. I.ula Hisson;, est of Letiunoit. 10 E ITSELF Refuses) Demand of Council of Workmen's and Soldiers DfleKates. rfl tht flerffAit ,iri firtHrt. PKTROGRAD, June 29.-lbe Duma twlny refused to dissolve itself in response to the demand of the council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates. The leaders of the Lrama declared that It is the sole representative body of the people and that, if it went out of existence the country would be left ithout an organized law-making body. The demand of the council was based on the contention that the IJurna han lost its usefulness. DOIU1.F. TRAGEDY. ST. LOUIS, Mo June 29. Despondent arer ill health, Mm. George Law- !. It, turned on the fa Jeta in her shot and aerlnunly wouedert ber I'l ton ard then turned th '.i'. ' f. 1 he f.ttitec discnv- '. nnescmriaua itiymeiana

GEN. PERSHING IS LIONIZED BY THE CITIZENS OF PARIS

. U'snrnn nf th Prnnrh rnm. tal Especially Praise Him. GREAT RECEPTION FOR THE AMERICAN Incidents of Vixit of the Commander lo the Principal French City. I!Y CHARI.FS F. BERTEI.LI. ttttl rnfrrstfrionfl! Vetri HrrrM..! I'AKLS, June 14. by mail to New Yoik, June Major Oenernl J"hn .1. Pershinsr, commander of the expeditionary forces, won his way into the hearts of the women of F'aris within a few minutes after he hail reached the French capital. 'What a fine fiirure of a man! Isn't He handsome!" They murmured as General Pershintr. with the ability of a youth of twenty, stepfied from the train that bote him here from Bou loyne. The comments were repented on all iiles by memlters of the fair sex during the entire route from the Care du Xonl to the Hotel Crilton. Itoses in profusion were thrown into the ireneral's automobile or into the street Ik fore its wheels. tin his arrival at the Crilton the same scene was re(eated. Even w hen he had found sh.-lter inside the hotel the crowd refused to disperse but stood in the I Mace tie Iji ,-houtinif, "Hurrah for 1' "Hurrah for the Americans," until the irenerul, gently urged by Ameri can Ambassador William G. .Sharp, came out on the balcony of the h"t-! and acknowledged the salutions with a salute and a smile. The crowd answered with a grand hurst of aplause and then melted slowly away.' No matter how deeply General Pershing impressed the French and llritish military men with his personality, he registered an even deeper impression on the French women. Hif Stark of Mail. ThP po.stman entered th Trilto the miirnm' j um)-r the mail for yrraU-r ; iftpr hit; arrival ffroan,nf vsi'iifht uf a huK uncle if .;nTa! fVrxhinK. The it of it rnnsiste t of nots tlie K'-niT:.!'.- autoifraph. rtU itlintf mutual friendships, and vjtations U dinners, teas and de-j-un Onral IVrshintr's first smile aftfr h ftMt on I'rfinh soil wa rr .srvml for an exrwdinitly prptt dfiUphtr of l orriinp, Madrnio:sl!p (ifrmun Msnard, coi rf.-'pondent for a Pari ni-wpappr. The trfncral hut! rroivwj all the American and French tiPWipnorm' VVhen it ' formal !y hut rather jrravtdy cam Mile. Menard's turn, hi face lit up. said he, e.s he took her hand in both of his, "I am sorrier than ev-r that I do not speak French, but I am fure if 1 "had you for a teacher I hhould Warn very tjwickly." When lus wonls were translated, Mile. Menard blushd hin'omingly. "And ( hope to have the pleasure of meeting you aain," added the general gallantly. In a fnv wi'h tlie French gir! de.nbed h't itrpiesions of the general hh "rharmii!,. nllunt and a man it is indeed an honor to meet," and uflVied liini a j.v-e rhe wore lit her corsage. The w n.-rul acceptexl it and bowed his thanks. FRENCH SHIPS SI NK. Tive Destroyed During the Week hy (ierman Submarine. IRll the tntrrnatlonnl Nevt Serrire.) PA IMS, June 2!. Five French ships were sunk by German ubmarines during the week ending June 24, the admiralty anounced today. Of these two were over 1 ,Wi0 ton in aize and the rest were under that tonnage. During the week 1.W19 ship arrived at French port and SMJ9 departed. ENLISTMENTS SLOW. Regular, Army Far Short at Number of Men NeedeV (It the ;Mnurl.iM ten-tee.) WASHINGTON, June 29-Th regular army wa 6R.11II men abort today In it aeren day drive for 70,000 recruit. Yesterday 1,613 aim were enlisted. In five day of campaigning i the ar-ny ha HTur4 only t;j n1 I listmentn. New York led yeaterday J i kS'i liino bad 87. .

MAY COMB TO INDIANA.

National Army Camp May be Tike Away From Kentucky. (Jl te (errlal Neir JBrrlr.) INDIANA POI.1S, June 29. Because of a mud-slinpinif eohst between Lexintrton and Louisville, Ky., over the selection of the Louisville site for the national army camp for Indiana j Kentucky troops, there ia a possibility i that the camp may yet be (rivfn to I Indiana. Senator Harry New, of In diana, has added fuel to the fire by calling the attention of congress to the cnarices that political pull wat used by Kentuckians, The Huntington, Ind., site received a favorable report from the examining- board. ELEVATOR BURNS. Grain Structure Near Templeton Destroyed by Fire. tBp tht Intmtmtinat rs HcrNcc.) LAFAYETTE, lml.; June ?.. The William B. Foresman grain elevator located on the Big Four and I.ake Erie j railroads two miles east of Templeton, burned today. Several thousand hush !els of corn were lost. The damage i.' I estimated at aliout IliO.POO. RELEASED FROM II Jiiil Evidently Agreed With the Prisoners For Most of Them . Gained in Weight (A the Intematvin'il 'eir Strviet.) WASHINGTON. Juno Aftrr less than 48 hour? h hint! the h-trs, th' .six title militant MiffraKi-t who wont to jail for thf causo. were released Vfloy. intr Dicfure non and new .anoi j photofcraphei'.s "yliot" them as they tripod down the teim of the prison and into taxicahs. They wen met hy Mrs. Ahhie Sett Baker and Misr f.u-'v Hurnn, othcijiU of the Nationa1 Wnmen'a party, and hutl'il to '.he little white housf, where an elahorate hreakf'iHt awaited thf'm. . Jail eldently had aprecd vith the martyred ix, Miss Mabpl Vernon nf NpvadjtMrs. Annie Arncil of Delaware. Miss Virginia Arm.ld of North Carolina, Misn Ijivinia Rock of Philadelphia, and Miss Maude Jameson of Virginia, gained in weight Miss Katherim Mory of Hoston, lost four pounds, but seemed in excellent con dition. At the conclusion of the breakfast the militants Rang the ''Woman's Song" to the iir of the Marseillaise. When the strains f the hymn of revolt floated over the garden wall the police stationed outside fdt sure "something was ahout to come otf" and thev ureuared for ome outhre:ik hut nothing happened. Honored, Sixty women who had mine from New Vink. I-liil.iili l.hia and Itichir.ond to pay honor to the mariyr. greeted them at hreakfawt. Around the walla of the old fa.-h-'on1' (farden in whieh the ceremony iiiar' wrre io Nuiirage nanner quoting President Wilson' speeehes. whieh had camei tlieir arrest. Mrs. I.awrenre Ivis of l'hilad.lphia. aunitini; trial for KUfIra(re aetivitien, was toaKt mi stress. Speeches outlining their experiences were made hy all the martyr. The police had been very nice, they said, tr't they were not anxious to jro to jail soon again unlesa tlie cause demanded it. No new activities were planned for today. Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Woman's 1'arty. said, hut that didn't mean that the militants were ready to suhmit. A score of women who have been arrested for riots were sill awaiting trial. The police will' be prepared to try some of the cases on Monday. RETI RNS FROM FRONT. Klihu Hoot Visit Headquarter of The Russian Army, ta the tntermettnnal Xeve fTerrt,..! PETUOCRAD, June 2!, Klihu Root, head of the American mission, and Foreign Minister Tereschtenko have returned from hendiiuni-ter where they were the guests of Genera! Drusilon". the Russian eominander-in-cliief. They were told by General HrusilofT that the Rusaian army would urely fight on. INDICTED FOR Ml'RDKR, CHICAGO, June 29.-John Killlan, 11; George Brandt, 12, and "Dodo" McDonnell, IB, were indicted by the Cook county grand jury for the murder of David Srery, junk dealer, a week ago. McDonnell hit Srery with a baseball bat while the younger boy toe4 r'"M. Two of the boy am the youngest defendants ever Indicted here W t major enme.

FDDD FR.CES DROP AND SPECULATORS WiLLlMHEAVILY Ancient Law of Supply and Demand is Responsible.

HARVEST SEASON MAY BRING FURTHER HELP Food Director Hoover Has Tentative Plans For Marketing of Wheat. BY JOHN EDWIN NKVIN. Iff the InlrrnaUiinM fSetre rrtrf. WAMIINGTON. June 29. While th? nrnnte muddles over the prohibition issue injected into the food con--rol bill advices today from all oyer the country indicate that the ancient law of supply and il. niaiid is bringing down the price of 1'oodslulTs. L'nless all signs fail many, food speculators will lose heavily as a result of their etfi ,-t to corner all food crops. Potato's, which u fortnight ago, were sky high, are dropping fast. So are onions and like stjple. And only the early crop is in sight as yet. Wheat and wheat flur will not drop until the government takes over the distribution problem. Rut wheat i: about the only staple occupying that position. And the reports available here indicate that the spring wheal crop will he Letter than was expected 1 few weeks ago. Corn and corn pro ducts and rye anil barley promise bumper priiuction de.-pite tlie handicap of a late spring everywhere. And the intensive cultivation of vegetables in every section nf toe country will keep these prices down. Prices Cut In Two. Prices for potatoes in the whole.anlc markets in the Fast have been cut in two in the last few days. The southern crop has not all been sold as yet while the biggest crop of early potatoes ever raised is reported from the Carolina and eastern shore lields. The truck grocer of the eastern shore, who are a remarkable close corporation, have suspemKl harvesting for a week. More than I.OPO Hoy Scout.-, who went there to harvest the crops now are returning to their homes in Virginia and this city. They were being paid fifteen cents a barrel for picking up the potatoes and claimed that they could not make anything at that price as ten barrels per individual was about the limit while food was costing on an average of 7i cents each day. Should tlie crops be marketed as they mature officials collected with the food administration say that prices nuist come down io -a r-"a.-..inahlc lev!. And these olicials believe that the crops will he no large that, it will be impossible to hold them because of a lack of storage places The storage warehouses of the nation, especially those in the Middle West, already? are tilled. I'nder the food Control bill it will b possible to force the emptying uf these storage places and this also will aid in bringing prices down to a reasonable level. Plan Are Tentative. Regarding the report that the government had perfected its plans for the marketing of Wheat Food Director Herbert G. Hoover said today that these plans are tentative or.ly. Hi enpressi-d regret that any statement d'-aling with the situation had l.eei issued, declaring that radical changes yet may have to lie made in all plan. It i. expected that the department of commerce, acting under an executive order by the piesident, will take over the licensing of all wheat exports. Thi will permit this government to ration it friend and prevent fowlstuff reaching it enemies. Neutrals will get only sufficient fer their own use under this plan. SHOT TO DEATH. Man Killed by Gunmen a He Stood Drinking Glass of Beer, t i the tntemntiimat Newe Darrloe.) ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 2!). A he stood drinking a glass of beer, Joseph Ralph, 28, was shot to death here early today by one of three men who entered Hie suloon with drawn revolvers and escaped. In the saloon at the time wa Philip Nieaon, alleged "gang ma" and member of a feud faction here. In the past few month several muidors hove been the result of this "gunmen's feud." Pulioo believe Ralph's slayer Intended to kiti Nieaon.

GfiOWING STRONGER.

Rumian Armleii Becoming Better Organized it I Declared. (By 1A IntermmHonel Ttetee fterrfc.! STOCKHOLM, June 29 The Russian armies are becoming better organized and are growing stronger daily. The Russian coalition government is increasing its authority and cohesion. Theae statements were made today by Emile Vandervrlde, a socialist member of the Belgian cabinet, who has been in Petrograd and at the Russian front inspecting conditions. NORWAY PROTESTS. Makes Sharp Complaint Against Violation of Her Neutrality. ta ll' firikMMl .Veir Urn-Ire.) AMSTERDAM, June 29. Norway has made a sharp protest to Germany against tlie violation of Norwegian neutrality, said a dispatch from Christiania today. The complaint is based upon the recent discovery that a German agent had carried a great quantity of bombs into Norway to be placed on merchant ships. FIGHT WITH ALLIES Nation Considers Herself in a Slate of War AKsinst Germany. Iff the It lermlfl'UKll Yew, SVrrlcc.l LONDON, June 29.- Greece has broken olf diplomatic relation with German allies. Thi information wa received in a dispatch fram then today. Greece formal entry into the war on thr aide nf the entente is expected to follow soon. It wa reported that Greece had handed their paport to the diplomatic envoy repre. arnting Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. (Hy the MferoMofll ffinr. tterrire.) LONDON, June 29. Greek troop may soon be in action alongside those of the entente powers. Greece considers herself in a state of war against the German allies today, although there ha been no formal di'cluiation. said a dispatch from Athens today. The recall of the diplomatic envoys of Germany, AustriaHungary, Bulgaria and Turkey from Athens i believed imminent. "TO REVOKE NEUTRALITY. Argentina May Take Action Today or Tomorrow. lf flraalfcaiM Harrier.) HVFNOS AIRES. June 29. It was learned today from a well informed source that Argentina probably would rrVuks h.-r nruVality dcree today or tomorrow. Brazil's action in revoking her deciee of neutrality yesterday is helieved to have influenced Argentina, Just how far Argentina would go to help the cause of the allies if the revocation, took place, is problematical, but it is likely that she would unite with Brazil in giving any help that the I'nited States might ask. 10 No Time to be Spent in State Camp Following Muster Into Federal Service. . 18 the International Setre Kerrtee.) WASHINGTON, June 29. Immediately upon being mustered into the federal service the entire national guard will be dispatched to southern concent ration camps. Secretary of War Baker definitely announced today. No time will be spent in home armories or in state mobilization camps. The general staff now has before it recommendations of the military bureau that the regiments not yet mustered into the federal service be brought in as a body on August 6. SAW DAUGHTER DROWN. CHICAGO, June 29. With nine months old twir. In her arms, Mrs. Pauline Raktus saw her daughter, PaulJie, two, drown in 18 inches of water in the Stanford Par. fountain. The child feli into the watv and Mrs. Rakius waa unable to let down her babies d go to the rescue.

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ra youths :.z PUTUNDERAR-EST Charles and Everett Flan ingan Taken Into Custody. BOTH ARE RELEASED WHEN THEYJREGISTER Federal Authorities Investigate and Authorize Their Release. Two young men, charged with fail ing to register, were taken into custody yesterday ufternoon by Sheriff? D. N. Lewis. They were Charles' arj Everett Flaningan, of near Bowel, TTtrr-TrViVr'rtHtmrd- wiHiiua '.u.. county ami the latter ill Montginwy county. 80th have been employed ia this vicinity for some time, fharle holding a position with Cal Inox &. Son. junk dealers. f Both of the men claimed ,1hnt Ui reason thoy had registerei1 was because tliey had believed Ihey were not of conscription age, oie claiming he was too old and the other that he was too young. An investigation showed that older onf was almost 2!) years ld and the younger ever 21. . The twd were held hy iSheriff Iwi until A'. O. Simmons of the United HMtifr M.H"-ll:ir ultima aumad 1'lu.m rwi.uiljHi. After ajbricf conference, with the officials the men wm permittee) to r- , i-:ri and were released. Charles registered here on4 Everett in Montgomery county. TO MAKE LONG TOUR. Belgian Miion to Visit All Section of t'nited Stale. " Iff Ike fn(rrHl Vn. WASHINGTON, June 29. Tha lletgian mission headed by Baron Moncbeur will leave Washington next Sunday for the most extensive tour of tm country taken by any of the war tnisions that have com to the United State. The party will go to the Pacific coast, being absent from Wasba ington three week. Stop will b made at the following cities: Chicago, which will be reached Monday room ing; Milwaukee. Green Hay, Wis., tot. Paul, Minmapnlis, Spokane, Seattle. Portland San Francisco. TiS Amrele. Salt I.ake City, Colorado Springs, Den ver. Topeka, Tulsa, OK., I.ittie kock, Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston, W. Va. MANY CHILDREN DIE. Veritable Second Tassover Grip Twa (ountir. Claiming 50 Lives. ttte the feru!trtfX Hetee glrdoa.) ORAN, Mo., June 2. A veritable, second Passover which has gripped Scott and Dunklin counties has taken the lives of nearly 60 children. It crept upon the two counties gradually and spread an epiilemir of mysterious origin which baffled all physician. Fatalities reported today. Oran 17 Townsley 111; Kennett 4; Salem township 5; Senath 5. The strange malady Sears a reltion to enterocolitis, a s' .ere inflammation of the intestines, physicians say. About 2"0 ,rsnns in both countie are now stricken with the disease, score or more seriously. Kill. LEI) MOTHER, Youth Walk Into Police Court And onfenae Crime, Bn the Ifternallnmel Sere Berrtee.i GREENFIELD. Mass.. June 29. Tadonoy Olesk, 22, walked into the police court here today and calmly,' announced that he had murdered nig mother, "I stabbv'i her in the heart," he decs red. Two patrolmen hurried to tha Olessk home and found the woman dead on the kitchen floor. Her husband was asleep. in an upper room. Voung Oles.k, who ha been in th.' country three years, ays that he had an argument with hi mother. H i-eized a sharp knife from ttie Wtfhe table and stabbed her. TWO THRIFTY WOMEN. INDIANAPOLIS, June 29. An investigation of the county poor farm by the grand jurv ha shown one woman living tl' r hu "owns forty acre of good land" and another whno son "are engaged in the automohilo business and living in affluence." Tbo grand jury will demand the privilege of the form b refused then.