Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 236, Lebanon, Boone County, 3 July 1917 — Page 1

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J . VOLUME'S ' - ., .' LEBANONNDIANA, 'H U DAY, JULY 3, 1017. l

DECiSiVE BATTLE . JSHBWIUECftBON

EASTEFRONI This Information Given in Dispatch Received in Londoi. INITIAL SUCCESS STIRS THE NATION Russians Aroused to Enthus totm Over Advance of the Troops. tBn th tntmuMmnl Yrvi trrrtet.) PKTROGRAli, July 3. The Russian offensive on the Galieian frojl is prooeding favorably and according to Ihf plana of the high command, it as officially announced today. The Russians continue to press ahead and the number of prisoners has been (reatl)' . increased by the latest attacks. There are powerful artillery duela in Volhynia and on the Bukowina section of the front. The Kusaiana have raptured 6.(M0 additional German and Auatro llungarian prisoners, bringing the total number aince the offensive opened up to 18,000. Russian forces are advancing on ZIochurT, in Galiria. (fftf f fsferasmiae irj AerWce.t LONDON, July ,1. A derisive ba tie i tuginf on the eastern from Thin information is official am! wo contained in a telegram received hete from Prtrogrnd today. "The fate of the lilierty of the flu simi people hangs on the outcome 'f the engaguiitnt, said the dispatch The Russian nation has been stirred to the profoundest depths by the ini tial aoecewi of the offensive, more than 10.000 Austro-Hungarian and German prisoners having been captured up t.date. But the thing that moved the peop'e rniwt was the news that War Mmisti 1 Kerensky, failing to arouse the soldiers to the proper pitch of enthusiast" with oratory, placed himself at thv head of the army and ied hi troops into the thick of the fighting. Fighting ia Spreading. The Initial assaults in the new Ru , sian drive wf 'e launrhed in the Km -iuchy-Rrteuny sector in Galaeia. Bin today the fighting was spreading t the north and south of that tone, th Ru&sian artillery pounding the Austr German positions, in preparation for further infantry attacks. The Russian soldiers, ehcourag."d I . t'.nir success, are eager to extend th offensive all along theSne. Among the primmer in the hand of the Russians are a number of Turks that were rushed to Calicia to boIst ' up ti e Austro-German linea along th Kola-Lips river. The breaking of the Orman front at Koniuchy has be:i followed by powerful raiding thruat : against the German linos in Volhynia. Thin indicate that the Russians ar going to drive againat tho great G rmaa base at Kovel aa well a againrf Iemburg, the capita of Galicia. Confined ta Raids. Fighting activity on the Britis front during the night ' rontinej to raid.1. The war office announced today tha' the Bntih troopa made two surcea.-, ful raids at Havrincourt, on the Arrai front, and near Nieuport, in Belgium. (Ierman trenches were entered an I rjamage inflicted to the dugouts of the garriion. The Germans tried to raid British trenches In the aector of the Cojeu! river, but were dispersed. (The Cojuel rises south of Arra and flows eastward, joining the Sens south of Greenland Hill.) , The German counter offensive against the French continues In full swing, two violent aasaulta being made during tlie night. Despite the viiror with which the attacks were diinon home, the war office announced today, the German were unable to gum any ground. One attack was made along the Chemin-des-Dame heights, north of th Aisne river; the other was made at Verdun. The Germans auffered aaswe losses Th attack in the Ysrdua sector was made nn the weuem bark of the Me'ie between J'i.i No. 2M e.d Avoconrt Wood. t t . , d

CAUSES ALARM.

Revolutionary Situation In Spain lias Assnmed Serious Phase. ( le renMtMMl ', sri.l LONIWN, July 3. The revolution ary situation in Spain ia eauxing grave alarm in official circles in Madrid, said a pispatcb from the France-Spanish frontier today. "Wall inrnra.oJ kl iou. ihflt the fall of the monarchy cannot be averted," the telegram stated. "Altontto in all probability will find hi; 'divine ripht' fhMimrnMl turned intu a republic. Leaders of the strongest political oarties in Snin have formed a rembMcan bloc." The labor situation is acute and the suspension of the constitutional marantees has not tended to relieve it any. OSCAR HULL DEAD. tVrll Known Resident of Lebanon Ex pired This Afternoon. Col. Oscar Hull, well known resi dent of this city, pased away at hihome on Kast Washington street thiaftemoon shortly after three o'clock. The funeral arrangements- have not yet wren made. Married Man Not Satisfied With Severe Draft ReKtrictions. I By tit ;al?riuiHMOl ,r. I" ' rt) WASHINGTON, Ju!; 3. The mar d men are worried today. "Who can prove that a man has de pendents?" That i the queslior heard on every hand. An effort is be ing made here to secure further ruling i Provost Marshal General Oowler on the definition of dependents. According to the regulations preribed by the president fur the draft, a married man seeking exemption must present an alli'lavit from his wife aettina fortb her depenilency anil an Bllidavit from the head of a famly, other than that of the person seeking exemption, to the effect that the man seeking the exemption i the .ole support of his wife and family. It is the second affidavit that is ausing the married men to worry. This affidavit must come from a per son outride the family and be made by a person within the jurisdiction of the local board. Married men are not prone to discuss their financial stand ing with others than member of their families and tRerefore there are few persons residing in the local dis tricts who can make an affidavit con cerning the financial standing of a manied man. This ia the contention of those married men who are striving to have the ruling made less severe. It has been the object of the war lepartment to avoid collusion of the husband and the wife in case where the husband's labor, physical or mental not the sole support of the wife. In cases where the wife has an income or income of the husband from investments or other sources is sufficient to upport the dependents the married man will not be exempted. rrovost Marshal General Crowder has the matter under consideration. Bijf Body of Soldiers Being Mobilized to Back up Restored Monarchy. ffte arersaOAsof Knr$ .Vrrricr ) TIEN TSIN, China, July 3. The military chiefs supporting the return of Emperor Hsuan Tung to the throne of China are gathering powerful forces of aoldiert to back up the restored monarchy, according to information from I'ekin today. One of Oie leaders in this movement to form a monarrhial army ia On. Chang Houn. It Was Gen. Chang Haun wlm wirved an untimutum opnn President Li Yaaa Hung demanding his resignation. The president, it ii said, refused to resign in favor of the boy emperor, but said he would resign in favor of the vice-president. In the aouthei n part of China, where 'he revolutionary sentiment has always been strong, there is much opposition to the reinstatement of Hsuan Tor.-;, T n"-"h ia ap- !'" c. biMnesie afpirs are more

IN THE RAGE RiOT

ifi EAST ST. LOUIS Hundreds . Wounded and Much iToperty Laid to Waste. MIGHTL MOB OF 10.000 RAGED DURING NIGHT Ulood-Mad Men Wreaked Ven. geanre For Assa-ssination of I'oliee Officer. (By l (frrsartosal Xet twtiet.i KAST ST. LOUIS, III., July 3. Twenty-three negroes and two white men are knon dead and about fifty others are believed to have been killed iluring the race rioting which has raged here for twenty-four hours. Six business blinks were wiped out hy fire. Property damage is estimated at I.'hJO.WW. Tlie town was a flurry with rumors tislay that a mob of 300 ai med blacks were mobilizing to march to this city and avenge the wholesale slaughter .if fellow negroes. Renewed rioting was reported today, two negroes were killed and a soldier was shut, according to reports. Twelve companies of militia are patrolling the streets toduy and the city is virtually under martial law. Twenl-fie rounds of ammunition was distributed to militiamen On Utiard duty here today with orlers to "shoot to kill any more rioters." A Chicago company of guardsmen wnre reported to have arrived this morning, making thirteen companies here in all. At noon. oflWiaU said the city was iuiet and further rioting is n.t expected until tonight. As yet there has been no attompl at organiiod relief work by the Red Cross or other or-uanltiu.-is. Many " the injured are being cared for at city hall and police headnuarters. Three more negroes were shot in renewed rioting here today and a number of houses set on fire, it was reported at noon. F'ire swept through several houses in "the valley" a district in the south end of the city, this afternoon, indi cating a renewal of the torch p'y'ng which accompanied the night of race rioting. Scores of negro huts were renc. ied ablaze. All available file aparatu were concentrated in the district and jutside fire fighting help was sought by the authorities'. BY WM. J. BUTLER. I S f faln-sOloant .Veict rrlr, EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., July 3fmouldering ruins of six entire city block, about seventy-five de-id and hundreds wounded and dying, is the toll today of the greatest riot in the nation's history here last night. Blood-mad men and women rose in mighty rr.ob of 10,000 during- the glit anil wrecked vengeance for the assassination of Police Detective loppedge upon the black population of the city. Although the citv was again quiet today a renewal of the riots is feared. Police admit they are helples and militiamen have been almost so. Th entiie city was threatened with conflafrrutiorui, which spread in every direction from the torch lighted fira in negro huts in the black belt- At one time it upi i;ed that the buainesa aec tion aould Is' destroyed. Damage tolay was con iervatively estimated at $M0,000. Militia Present. The presence of upward of (S,000 fed eralized Illinois national guardsmen failed to check even temporarily the crawd men and women. More than 400 prominent citizens were incarcerated In the city jail durng the night, arrested at the Instiga tion of militia officers. Dr. L. M. Bundy, negro dentist, said to Ins mob leader of the blacks, ia miss ing and a search for him has been instituted. He ia the man said to have inflamed the negroes and formed the mok which killed Policeman Coppedge. A large reward for tlie arrest of Bundy is to be offered today. A grand jury Investigation is to be started immediately. Saloons Cased. ' All saloons are closed and will remain closed until further instructions are issued. No picture t!:ftn will l permit r I to open, k I C rA r

ijiiadway. "Hang- loin!" whs the cry , 'Je mob, and he hat.g-st rnnk S. Dickson, adjutant-general . Illinois, readied tart St. Louis at !0 o'clock this morning, ACCOMp ied by State'1 Attorney Schuim- )''" no t'" c'ty attorney, he farina liately made a tour of the comniiiity. I tystematle seurrh of every home ara Avery business house in this city vS be made Dickson. Thta step wS be made id, restore and preserve orf r. No men (Will be permitted on thf street who do not have business the. , jSO M ABTIAjL LAW ORDER, GoVrnnr Awaitji Further Ievelopmenis fit-tyre Acting. f (" u reearin JTeies Tle,l ai'RINCFlF.LH, HI., July 3 There will he n formal declaration of martial law foe Easy. St. lwis. Tina was mar ci-i at il. vcr nor off.ie toiiuiy and qualifieil only by ihe statement that Governjr Lowden might changa his stand if definitely n quested to ilo so by Mayor Mollmun and the slier uf of St. C'air county. ".Martial law to all intents and purposes is in force and to issue a lerlamtion actually creating it would continued "on "page six.

THE MAKING OF OUR NEW CONSTITUTION Address on Subject Before Franchise League Hy Bert Winters. INTERESTING TALK Discussion of Matters PertaininK to Franchise Heard By Good Crowd. A fair sired crowd heard the lecture given by Bert Winters last night in the convention huii of tiies couit hou..c. rider the auspices of the Franchise League, on the "Making of Our New Constitution." Mr. Winters said in part: "The trial case before Judge Thornton in the Marion circuit court brought to test the constitutionality of the constitutional convention -act. The decision held the act to be contitutinnal but denied the women the ight to vote either for delegates or on the adoption of the proposed con stitution. 1 he case has been appealed to the supreme court by both sides and able lawyers differ in their opinions of the constitutionality of the act in sofar as it was upheld by the trial ourt, but it ia the consensus of opinon among lawyers that the supreme court will sustain the lower court in denying the women the right to vote either for delegates or for the pro posed constitution. Three Questions. If a constitutional convention is held there are three questions that are to be considered equal suffrage, prohibition, and tax reform. Equal suff rage and prohibition are here now and it is practically a su;e thing that the convention will adopt both. The partial suffrage granted women bv the legislature enables them to vote for the officers that appropriate approximately 77 per cent of the money raised by taxation, so you already have more than three-fourths of the loaf, ami included in that part are the very officials you are most interested in those huving control of our city and township affairs. "There are three systems of taxa tion property, income, and land or single tax. Either of these systems has many good pMnta and a whole evening might be sisrnt in discussing either of them. In brief the first im poses a tax upon nil property, both real and personal; the second taxes incomes only, and the third land only. I am disposed to believe that theoretically either of the last . two la preferable to the property tax but we are not ready for them, and I would not want to see either of them adopted at thia time. The great objection to our tax laws is that they are not enforced. Under the law all property ia required to be assessed for taxation and nt ita true eh value. Complaint is mad that the r! are so high that the money iwnern will not s-lve it In for taxationiend.we had a law provididinir for a assess ment on money, that aw. j,'ouIa be given in for tatinjy 1 . j int take 1KB SMIOH iA lliau ll I .pie-srm laws were enforced and OO" ,ir"(vertv

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ML TECS GETS THE J03 OF STATE

SUPERVISOR Appointment Made By State Geologist Barrett. ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE TODAY Appointment Made Under the Law of 1891 Takes Effect At Once. , , .,.U" Announcement was made today of the appointment of A. H. Felker as -state supervisor of oil inspection. The appointment is made by state Geologist Barrett, and follows a decision of Judge Anderson who held involid in the Moral court, the law under which oil inspections have been held in recent years. The decision carries with it an injunction preventing the present inspectors from continuing their duties. The npjtointment of Mr. Felker a:--itate supervisor of oil is made under the law of 1H!H. The law just declared invalid fixed the compensation of state on inspector at $3,600. The law of 18i(l made no fixed salary but provided that the compensation should be from the fees collected from inspections. Mr. Felker will have suftl cient territory for inspection to brinK his pay up to a very satisfactory figure. This territory will include those "il stations he formerly inspected as a deputy, with a number of additional stations. Expenses of operating the state tiervisor's office are to be paid out of the fees from inspection. A laie nuniHer of inspectors are to be chosen for the various distrit ts over the state and these are to make their rflpmla te Mr. Felker. Mr. Felker is required to (rive a personal bond of $10,000. This bond was aeruicd today H will be tiled at once. His duties begin immediately. TRYING TO CHECK THE SHIPYARDS STRIKE Spread of Strike Threatens to Impede Construction of Food Tarrying Ships. (M fs IntrrnqHanat Vfs Sttvir. NEW YORK. July 3 Strenuou? efforts were being made today to prevent the spreading of the strike of ship yards employes in the New York district that threatens to impede the construction of food carrying; ships for the United States government. About 4.000 of the ir.,000 ship building employes around New York harbor quit work yesterday. The remaining 11.000 threatened to quit work today if their demand for a $4.50 minimum wage is not agreed to. Rowland B. Slahany, commissioner of conciliation from the labor department at Washington, has been unable to bring the men and the employers into any agreement. Mahany and committees of the workmen have been referred to M. C. Hunter, attorney for the ship yard owners. The workmen declare the strike would not have been called had Hunter a loyded a more conciliatory attitude treating with government representatives. A committee of employes sent word to tiki ship owners early today that they desired a conference before right. They wish to avoid calling out more men and interferingwith government work at this time, they said, but must bo guaranteed an adjustment of the wage scale. n Mm KILLED IN FRANCE Thoma W. Harnett First of Expeditionary Force to Lose Life.

WILL Ol-SKKVE THE FOURTH

;' The Reporter will not be issued tomorrow, ; July 4th. This will not only give the employes of trie paper a deserved holiday, but will tie in accordance with the general business custom tf the country, to give Nationul Independence day a proper observance. Barrett was sent to F'rance to learn how to fly a hydro-aeroplane. With other Americans he was sent to the aviation camp at Tours. A F'rench aeroplane instructor took Barrett aloft Friday afternoon. At at height h of 1.000 feet the gasoline tunk exploded and tlie machine fell to earth in flames. Bodies of both men were badly burned. Funeral services were held Saturday, Barrett'a coffin being carried to the burial ground on a gun carriage draped in the Stars and Stripes. Battalion Occupies Quartern Hehind the Western Battle Front. (v tntfrnttional Aa- Aerrlce.) AMERICAN HEA'XJUARTKRS IN KRANC'K, Ju'y 3.-A battalion of American troops have occupied per manent quarters behind the western front Other force will leave the port at which they recently arrived within a short time and will take up positions behind the line for final intensive training, preparatory to going into the trenches. The question of how soon .he American forces will actually be In clash with the Germans fat naturally the most interesting topic of speculation here, but nothing definite is being made known. Horses for the expeditionary army and huge supplies of munitions arrived safely today after making their way through the (ierman submarine aone. MAY AID FKFA'CH. American Troopa Likely to Take Over Tort ion of French Front. fa tht Hfeesaflossl NfWt Aervlec.V LONDON, July 3. That the United States troopa in France will take over a part of the western front now he'd by the French was indicated by a dispatch to the Time today. The man power problem in France has reached a serious stage and the Germans are making their maximum efforts to take advantage of thia fact before the Unitea States ran put a big army in the field. The violent counter offensive of the Germans along the Aisne river, in Champagne and at Venlun. hiur been directed exclusively against the French army, while the Germans seemed content with local attacks against the British on the Arras and west Handera front. TWO U-BOATS SUxNK. British Naval Forrea Accounted For Tw Sahmarinea. ( a rxrMnal Wnes avicvfee.) WASHINGTON, July 3. Official advices received here today report that British naval forcea have accounted for two German submarines within the past week. One was destroyed and the other captured. HONOR ROLL List mf Tooee Wb Have Recently Paid Subaeripttaua la ' , Advance. Ray McCoy, Sheridan. H. L. Ransdell, Montana. Rev. J.,F. Connelly, Indiana Harbor. J. C. BVH, Ohio. O. i. Byw, K. R. 10. Robert Petig, City. Meredith Smith, Indianapolia, : niuntt Coupland, R. K. 4. Charles Korton, R. R. 8. J. F. Hiner, Advance. An -a Steve-.on. (LRU S. V.. Mjrb',irv, R. R. 6. R. F I' iv, i" oMnowm. It. N. l.l.'.'M, i.fiV. '"

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I rTrirMn DIER ESGJES i Ingram Dye in Crossing Accident on the Big Four Ry. ' GRAVEL TRAIN RUNS INTO FARM TEAM Wagon Demolished, One Horse Killed. Ann! her Crippled, Driver Bruised. Ingram Dye, a well known farmer living one mile south of Lebanon on the Indianapolis road, barely escaped with his life in an accident at the Big Four crossing of the Noblrsville road southeast of the city yesterday evening about 5..'i0 o'clock. Mr. Dye had been hauling manure to his farm e;.st nn the Noblesville road and was returning in the empty wagon to his home. A gravel train was backing up from the south on the Big Four ju.-t m Mr. Dye came to the crossing. Itsvajae of the noise made by the empty wagon he did not hear the oncoming train and the first car struck his team before he was aware of ita proximity. The train caught one horse under the wheels and ground it to pieces and so badly injured the other that it wilt probably die. The wagon was knocl -ed to the side of the track and totally demolished. Mr. Dye waa taken from the wrecr of the wagon in a dazed condition after the train had passed, but it v.iis found that he had escaped serious Injuries. He suffered a wrenched shoulder and was badly shaken uy. I!c v, .s tskn to Ms home. Viecea of the liose that wan m?in-t ly killed were curried neatly to" T-u" Indianapolia avenue crossing by ihe train. The animal waa valued at t ') and the other animal was worth it ia stated. PARIS TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH GF j-JLY American Troopa Arrive i Participate in the F ' Tomor ' (By tht 7VmPARIS, Juiy .- the great FourtlK in Paris were tomp city ia gay with the 6,., and red, white and blue I prospects am for good w. American troopa have ar, and are quartered in the r"'' They wifl march through the s.. tomorrow. A Fenrh military band has prepared to aerenade Gen. John J. Pershing, the American eommander, tomorrow morning. Afterwards Gen. Pershing will place a wrertfc opoh the tomb of LaFsyette. Brand WhitlocJr, United Statea min1 later to Belgium, ia scheduled to j make a patriotic addresg at Napoleon' I tormb. j It will be the biggest celebratian of the American national holiday ever I seen In Europe. Tfcre wi'l be duplJcations on a much leaser scale in London, Rome ami Petrograd. The American troops arrived at the AasterliM station at 7.40 o'clock thit morning. They were greeted by representatives of the French and Amebian armies. Crowds cheered the aold'ers as tbey marched to their cantonments behind a band. While ti.e band played "-Dixie" and "Yaikee Poodle," and "Marching Through Georgia," French gtila pelted the troop with flowers from the Itaiocmea of tiic houses. TWO WOMEN KILLKD. A Doaen Person Inrvical hy Kuia j Street Ca.-. (71 IV rfer.i.'omil AVvrt r- k.l At' P'-, On.1. ,'u'y 1 -IV o wo- -