Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 238, Lebanon, Boone County, 6 July 1917 — Page 1

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ALONG THE AISNE Tlie Teutons Fall Back on the Use of Artillery. RUSSIANS FIGHT HARD ON FAST FRONT Striving Jo Wrest Strategii Railway Lines From the German. thr Inlematiimal Setrt avrrlrc.l LONDON, July 6. The Herman ceased their infantry attack aiutu the Aisne river height;" ami at Verdui last night, falling bark upon their nr tillc.y. There was some infantry arlivity ij Champagne, the war cilice npoited to day. the (iei nans attacking west o Carnillet ami southwest of Tallin. They wi re easily repulsed by th French fires The Germans tried a raid north o the Aitne liver but failed. Ilctween the Ai.-ne liver ami I.atr iette anil nnilhwest ..f Hill No. Ml 01 the Verilun front there were vioi.n artillery duels. The German counter offensive nthe Aine river heights an.l at Vr ilun has collapsed, r renrh military e (iert declared today. Especially severe vra the defeat ad ministered to the flermans along th rocky heights known as the t'hemin . des-Pames or "The Road of the l a die," south of l.aon. The Gernian crown prince had nm? led all his available reserves of me and guns in that sector and the r'reml petitions' were heavily b-jT'baiiied fnt aeter.il days before the infantry a sailUt began. Ticked Troup I'aed. The German picked troops wer flung forward time after time with i desperation not een since the grca German effort at Verdun last winter. All of the French positions wen held and when the German were roi led bark they left a l.aUi-t;. Ui thiol with dead and wounded. The dominating heights which th I Germans attempted to recapture fore positions of the greatest strntegirn importance in the defense of I-aon, th powerful German fortress at the south ern end of the Hindenhtirg line. it was fur this rrmnn that the Ger mans tried so hard to re-win I.ao-i. I.aon for a long time was the sen of German great headquarters on th western front and was frequently vis iteil by the kaiser. In Champagne there has been t comparative lull in the infantry fight ing hut the German continue sys tematirally to shell Hheims. The onn beautiful city is now a heap of wreck ape. On an average of 10.CHIO shell of big calibre are. thrown into Khcim. daily by German batteries. Russians Fighting Hard. The Russian army in Galiria i: fighting hard to get possession o strategic lines of railways in th; liry.eiany-Zhorow sector. These lines converge at Iemhert and their possession is necessary i the Russians are to cai'ture the ancien' capital of Cahcia. Austro-German troops have been de livering powerful attacks against thi new Russian position all along thi fighting front in central Galicia especially on the heights along the Zlo to I.ipa river. The assaults were driven home wtih great energy hut foi the most part broke down under the fir from the Russiun batteries. These were followed hy a great flare np of artillery duelling. Activity on the Roumanian front i on the incense. The re-organiiet Roumanian army has been strengthened by detachments of Russian troops and there are some British ar tillerymen co-operating with it. In the Moldavian mountains RussoRnumani.in forces are carrying out raiding attacks what some points de veloped into local engagement of some consequence. Only minor activity wa reported from the British front today. In th aector of ftullfceourt, opposite Arras, th German made an urutjc eeasi'ul attempt to raid British trench es, the war office announced. German prison declared that there i general ;omplaint over the shortage of rnns, shell and other vital war upt'

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Herman Chancellor Said to Have Ihs-fi-rred Rekli4ag Addres. ls lnt0tMtiml Mtvt Aertifcc.) AMSTERDAM, July 6. It was re ported from Serlin tolay that Ir. Von rlethmann-llollweg, the Oman chancellor, has postfioned his promised Ren hstag speech un peace until Saturday or Monday. It is likely that the present setsion of the Reichstag will come to an end about the middle of next week when adjournment will be taken until Oc tuber. That is understood to be thf program of the steering committee. Itr. immermann, the German forgn minister, told the main commit tee that Germany has protected to he Vatican about the pastoral lettei of Cardinal Mercier in which Germany as arraigned for outrages permittee in France and Belgium. SENATE VOTES "DUY." (R thf tntrrnmliamat A'rirf Strvcr. WASHINGTON, July 6.-TI1 rn ate this afternon voted to prohibit the mportutmn of alcoholic Iwveruifps mil rale of whiskey In boml for bveraps purpoH?.-,. STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF Hoover and Food parking and Distribution Houses Strive For Advantage. WicUingtnn, July 6.--llfrWt r.oov r, the food t.niin'-ttutnr am rrttp tntativHi of mhh1 nf th prpjt f arking and distributing houses of tr "nitpil iStatPn arr on,atf,l in a silent, ertulfan content for thf control of he food price situation in the lnitml tates. Wbetrvr the regulation of f.ww! rics in the Unite.) states is to bf mdv K'Pd in HMvei h.iml- oi ontrolleo b the mat narlter an.! til led fomlMuff chieftain; irf to he fleet-mined hy the i.-iie of the Ktnifc'gtf. rroundin Mr. Hoover in his uort f nHinmitrator a a numoroui orps. of men comitx-ted with the b: fooi ditributors, Mr. Hoover i aware of this and expecU to herd them to hiB will and gain the v;ilue "f heir wide exiericnr' in handling foodtutfs for the benefit nf the Americm iiuhlic and our Kurotan allie.H. However, it is ullejfed that cert;. in f these men till retain a d ire to dvance the suniaf interests nf the oroorations Tt ith which they b.ive j een conneetH and ue Mr. Hoover aj 1 national salesman for their ppbics. j Certain Benatoii and representative 1 n eungre.-a are fully awure of thej state of affairs and are keeping them-j s rmtantly itiformfl as to pro- j rre. It ts reports! that if it st n that the food men are getting the o-1 er hand of Mr. Hoover in the foot I regulation hu.inevs ronjfrey.tep in and a!tr tlie xituiition. GERMAN U BOAT IN Submarine Siyhled in Hampton Road, it i.t Announced Todav. ( 1 Intrnnttrtat ein Srrrtrr.) WASHINGTON, July 6.-A Ger man gubmarin has bwn htfi in Hampton Koals. it 'is announrert UHiay. Secrrtary t)ufii(t(t officially reports that (iffirer in thu Atlantic f!t hart alvisd him ships hail irhtd the periscope of a German L'-boat. Secretary Daniels wireil Ailmiral Mayo at once to ascertain ful di tails re;arclinn the U-boat, and aenil them to Wixhintrton immediately. Asked if it were certain the submarine were a Gern an boat, the secretary replied hir n-port indirutol it could be none other. CONSCRIPTION CERTAIN. House of Common ef Canada Take Definite Action. OTTAWA. Ont., July 6. Conaeriptlon for Canada was made practically certain when the house of common early today adopted on second renting; Premier Borden' bill for com pulsory sen-ice try a vote of us to 5a. The proposal of the opposition that the conscription measure be put to k mie.rer.dum a defeated by ft ma jority of 49.

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TO EE THE BASIS 'i re u SPY SYSTEM What Secret Service Agents' j Investigation' I Reveals. DUTY OF CITIZENS ; MADE VERY CLEAR M ust Safeguard In for mat ion That May Come Into Their Possession. NtfW YORK, July 6. While in-e.-JiKntinR all the insurance company leai, the tiailH of spies inside hiifh goiernmcnt depart ment and pohih!' jrt s leaks, the new Central Secret OpTatives are makino; sjiecial ctTort: tu find tfumen they believe are connoted with transmittina; army and olfcial news to Herlin. Th'-y are firmly convinced that wo-m-n are the ,hs of the npy system, if there is a .-py i-ystern orainziil ani wnkingr. Kviiii nee has l.cen (father'."'! liat a nu'iiiii-r of women formerly con lifted with the German secret .-ervice live .mo til America within the la.-l t.n-Uo ir.onth.-i. Many nf them ha-l (een detailed hi-fiire the war broke nit in Kumiie. These Monien. offiriahi declare, are i.niiff every mean.- to work themselves nto suurrc-i of confidential infmnia ion. Some of them obtain clei-khips. ithers cultii.'ite iiitiiiinte so.-ial ae(iianitance and snn-e even go no fas a; to marry into prominent American families, to gain their ends. Kvery etfort is lieinir made to trace the 'iiembcr of the (Jerman pervice and place them under nrrest. The pitiii--lent has ainnoved the pUm of i,;roupintr all the government detirctie -iencies under one central sei rot rci v.ce, and the plan is already hems iiut into operation. Department of lu. tlit operatl, office in.,?ectois, customs insjiectors. revenie' ncer.ts and w:;r and navv department iirie. sers-ice men will all work under one cer.trr.l bureau. Duty of Citizen. While directing every energy toward vi'iinding up the spies, department of justice officials pointed out today that it is the duty of every individual citizen to lend himself to the tak of guarding information and reported suspected foreigners. British citizens, at first loath to beli-ve an prirnnized eipionnge system busy in their midst. adnited the individua1 responsibility idea and the result was an immediate roundup of a lare-e number of spies. The war and navy departments, to day tl. rough George Creel, (hairman of the committee on public information, returned to the former method of handling cable dispatches regarding American troops. They no longer are to be addressed to the secretary of war, but may he j aent to the pauer or news service for which they are intended. The "emergency having passed," the announcement states, messages will not be unlulv .interrupted, hut five rules are laid down for the pres: 1 Information tending directly or indirecly to disclose the number or iden'ity of troops in the exiiedilionaiy forces should rot lie printed. 2 Only vanes of staff officers should Vie d. Names of line officers, also ref-n-n."- to individual units, should not lie printed. .3 Information calculated to disclose location of permanent bases should not be printed. Information designed to betray eventual position of American forces on the firing line should not lie printed. 5 All reference to returning trans ports must be suppressed. W'ith these precautions, and some success in rounding up the spies, Washington hope to put a stop to the German spy system successful activi ties. At the same time, however, ef forts are being made to learn what mechanical means of news transmission are employed hy the spies. It i contended toilay all reports of rable and wireles by rode are idle. Koundabout transmission of informa tion via Mexico nd South America or Spain also are flouted. It it firmly believed in some quarters that German submarine .base close off the coast or in some of the lonely West Indian key form the keystone of the German espionage system. The navy department is going over it program again to find mean of tightening ur the patrols. Now that Braiilian vessels are aiding In gouth Americnn waters, K I believed the United States cruiser will hv mora opportunity

tjni-ii Ationue- - Oltwial declare there m no need for a panic m regard to tne tioimati spo-i. Tey simply state that' if tlie American people will ke.'p their heads and not become hysterica) over the problem, it can be solved. UKxCRlRKS HOW THE DRAFT NUMBERS ARE TO BE DRAWN SOON

B (! ;lero CorsW.l INOIANAPOMS, Jnd., July 6. "Numbers on the blue registration card will ot be the number drawn in tin draft, said JesK Kschbai-h, sttte conscript ion officer. "The numbers which will be used In the drawing; have been placed in the upper left corner of the subdivision rt'Kistration card in red ink," he autU. "1 ordered all subdivision borjils to mix the cards thoroughly and then number them, but not to do so when they are in alphabet ica! order. There are 15 sub-divisions in Indiana, at least one- to each county." This method will absolutely prevent fraud by local boards, E.ichbach says. A GREAT BATTLE IS EXPECTED AT PEK1N Fifty Thousand Troops Are ConverKinm on the Chinese Capital. Ry the lnltrtnl J'mi .-VrWi-r.i TOKIO, July 6. Chinese republican leaders may appeal to the I niled Stales to help them overthrow the new monarch and re-estahlib democracy. This statement was made upon the authority of Or. Sun Yat Sen, leader of the present revolutionary movement of the former Chinese republic, (tiff fft nretiist'iit Xtc flVi-rlre.l Tf FN TSIN, July . righting fur the possession of P -kin has opened between th. iv'rial and republican t roups Word Has received here today thit the first clash occurred on Thursday at I.ang Fang, fi.i miles southeast of the capital. Thousands of Chinese and other residents are fleeing .Jntm I'ekin fearing fighting in the IDlltv fi HfeesiitlOBiiJ Veiet Peerlcf. , TIKN TSIN. July G -- A great battle j between the Jtepublican aid imperial j armies is imminent nl IV-kln. J Fifty thousand Republican troops are converging on the capital from J the north and south. Twenty thous and of them, under command of Tuan Chi Jui, the former premier, ure between this citv and ivkin, niarching southward Tliiity tliou.and others are moving northward along the Kankow railwav. Th!s latter army Is unI der command of (ieneral Fong Kwei Chang. ! The imperial army in Pekin under General Chang Kaun numbers only thirty thousand men, but they are picked troops and are well equipped. General Chang Kaun has artillery and preparations are being made to make a desperate defense of the capital. The Manchu restoration appear to be tottering, but the military chiefs supporting it promise a litem fight beforo they give up. Ultimatums are pouring in upon General Chank Kaun from various military governors demanding the exactiation of Pekin hy bis army. Tuan Chi Jui sent such a demand promising lenient treatment if General Chanr Kauri's army would lay down its arms and leave the capital, Hope was expressed today that the imperial soldiers would quickly surrender when they earned the great strength of the republican forces. It was believed that (ieneral Chang Kaun had deceived his troops as to the real size of the opposing army. Much activity is reported from Nanking where, the Southern republican have set up a provisional government. The republican leaders at ShangSai and Canton are making great ; reparations for future events. 'Hie prediction comes from Shang ruvi that China will be split up into two separate nations to be known probably a Old China and New China ANSWERS COUNTRY'S CALL. LAPORTE, Ind., July 8. Admiral Royal R. lngeroll, who was retired after 64 years of naval service, ha answered the call of hi country. Be fore departing ror wasnington to be come connected with the OTdihanee burena, lngerseill, who is chairman of the Import Council of Defense, will orgar.l a hon e guaid of 1,000 titi-

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Quits State Job to Enter the Officers' Training Camp. HIS DEPUTY WILL LIKELY SUCCEED HIM Rsirnn!ion Conditioned on Hi Acceptance at Training Camp. (Br fs strrsflfeiMU ,Veir BervuINDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 0 Jackson, secretary of state, h; his resignation to Ciovernor - v :: : toilay to enter the tamp at l-'t. Harrison. August U' The resignation is conditioned upon his being accepted at the Ullicers' Training Camp. His deputy, I'liny Wulfi jhlv will be named his sue HEALTH EXCELLENT. lerican Troops in France Ceiling Into Fine Condition. Ur I:

AMKWCAN HFMHll'Altl'KnS IN ' '"l' "" i "' v"r 8Yrrrr.l FliANCK, July . There has been j ST. LOUIS, Mo., July G. Whether a shoit.ii'o of the Hater supply at I tl,P 12 IXK) East St. Louia negro riot the Amen, an camp, but this is now !,.,., ,,; hm improved and today the soldiers from . r1l.( ,,,.V , th. South was America are enjoying an abundant j t,lp ,.s,iun facing ollicials here toi f!ly I roops ares bo,r shifted in the Hi- I A (.nmm;MM! ot ,,,, business from rei lion of I'ans from their port "f ! n, c,,.i, hiJul 1 W Viiliunt

and it expe,te, that j d hel ore y j imp continues i i long. ! TIi health of th t. The men are going through j 'bill k of their lives for it requires ii prepare for tt awaits them. 1'h sive training to fighting which ica! dr:lls are part t the order of thti diiy as well as, trtiniriR for prnfieieney in tactics. ! .The men at the port of debarkation have been enjoying sea bath ing sea baths, a great j p duty in the present reii.-f from cam warm w DRAFT MACHINERY IS NOT QUITE READY YET Will I5e Several Dnvs liefore the Young Mon Will be Drawn For Service. (fly thf latrrnnHnntil .VcM-l Rerpfe.l j WASHINGTON. July !. Machinry for the draft is not by any means ready for operation, and it will be era! days before Americas young men win be drawn for fervice. July 7 was the day set by the provt marshal's office, on which all the states were to have their arrange ments made for the drawing. Many of the itates have not completed arrangement, and will not have thein completed for perhaps another week. The war department will not au thorite any part of the draft until all states can handle the work simul taneously. "AM information publishe 1 concerning the date for the draft is mere surmise," the provost marshal's office stated toilay. "We are not making public any information until we ran make sure there will be no slip-up in the plans. When we know the date on which the drawings will be made, we shall announce it" It wa intimated that the chief reason no advance reports are being issued is the fear that many elackers. armed with tlie reports, would be able

to find some means of evading the'ed to arrive at any minute. Ken draft. I Holy, alleged riot leader, M Iinde General Crow der was expected to arrest. see Secretary Baker today in regard ' to the new plan to draft l.OOO.miOl EXTRA COMFORTS, men instead of the originally an- I

nounced 6r0,000. 'Hie added no inner II be use.i to rm tne nuoia or me regular amy and the national guard. ROSEATE PROMISES. .Scientist IVclare He Ha Solved the Gasoline Problem. ( Mi Hlmalltma frrc.( WASHINGTON. July . "The gas - oline problem is Sfllved. I can increase the giaoline production of the United States from three billion to nine tul - lion gallons a year. 1 con furnish g(t-

y of i lels today by Ijouis Hand Cherry scientist and inventor of han .as City. Hierry submitted to Secretary Uanlels sampler of gasoline produced by new process he baa discovered, with the report of a committee of scientists tiiai tiar.ii;:ii tia process nt the Cherry plant at ColTeyville, Kas and gave it their 0. K. Cherry sul-mitted alternate proposals to the secretary of the navy. ' First That the government commandeer crude oil?, build the apparatus required by his process and permit him to go uhead, giving him a profit of 1 cent a gallon on all gasoline produced. Out of the protita he would (ruamntee gasoline to the government at six rents a gallon, and would repay the government all expenses, incurred in the building of the plants. Second That the government pay him a flat rate of ten cents a gallon for gasoline and assist in securing the materials with which to build his plants. "Hut for the shortage of materials an apparatus and the like," he void the secretary, ' I could have my apparatus installed in every refinery in the country, trebling the gasoline production, inside of a year." EAST ST. LOUIS FACES LACK OF COLORED LABOR Business Interests Strive Solve Problem. Outcome of Knee Kiot. l)f rirwivi'1)ei have arrived here pimrter a special train or steamboat to take bark "home" negro families ... .,i u. .i- .; r M1(, condition. Olficers here lire opposing this be cause of pressure brought to bear by manufacturers who Insist negro luhor is neettssaiy for tire oiiuo. ti MT plants. Another wi sdded to the death list of lu.tu.-oen ill and 7fi in Fast St , ouia ,,uri thf nj;ht when Petw T,VMr,,n,lfkyi , ahnr, taiM to heed a guardsman's command to halt. Friends say he could not apeak English and did not understand tlie command. He was shot and killed. Representatives of Hart St Iiuis H factories Uiday visited the St. Louis lging house where hundnegro refugees are being tered. They made an effort to get the negroes to come back to work ' under promise or protect,- or militiamen put mere as littl resimnse from the blacks. One plant Hied to get 100 to go to work but only five negrne responded. Rudolph Besieck, an Austrian, and .Martin 1'olgovka, a Bohemian, were arrested by a squad of soldiers toilay as they were caught liVinii into negro shacks, presumably to set them afire. AFTER NIGHT OF RIOTS Trouhie Outgrowth of Street Car Strike The Soldiers Pn'rol Streets. IK lhr sfsrsoMosiit .Veics Rrrvut.) BLOOMINGTON, 111.. July 6. Bloomington was quiet after a night of rioting and proirty destruction, an outgrowth of the street car strike. One company of the Fi.-t Illinois Cavalry, dismounted, was patrolling the streets ; and five more companies were erpectWU1 be Pro.idc4 Soldiers in France by Cleveland Men. (fly rA IsferMffeMl ,Vvf gtrttetA CLEVELAND, Ohio, July . Th soldier in France are going to have a I "mother" and she' going to be in j ('ranee and not back borne. A party of Cleveland busfnes men have promised to spend J5.0IX) a month to give 1 the oldiers some extra comfort In j camp ami to see that their money is I well apent they ar to lend Mrs. E. 1 8. Hrittin to Pan to superintend the work.

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Council and Business Men's Association in Joint Action. POSTPONEMENT OP HEARING IS ASKED Local Citizens Will Join With Others Over State in Fighting Raise. A joint meeting of the city council and the directors of the l-ebanon Husiness Men's Association was held last night in the council chamber. It is the ' intention of the council and the association to co-operate with other cities in Die state in lighting the proposed increase in rate of public service companies over Indiana. Tuese companies have pooled their interest and have appealed to the state public service commission for considerable increase in rates, especially on electricity. They say thai the inteiu td c -l ot materi als and labor makes it t. .possible for them to make profits ut the present rates. Banding Together. Various chambers of commerce and other bodies representing the patron of the different cities of the state ar banding together for the purpose of combating tbe proposed raise In rate. They coui end on the part of the patrons that even if the companies caa not make money now that condition , will bo bettered in a hort time n that it is not necessary to raise tha rates, fin- the cmsumsf would be th heavy loser. These various bodies are petitioning the public service commis sion to postpone the hearing o th case until they can prepare a defense. The , was set to be tried July 11. Committee Named. Last night a committee, ef which", City Attorney William Wood i a member Wa tbsr-cM U draw up ft Petition asking that the case be postponed until the patron can prepare; a defense. Representative of the different commercial clubs over the stut interested in th matter will be held at ShelbyvUle July 10, and it t probable that tne local Husines Men' Association will send a representative to that meeting Great issues are nt stake in the case and both side will be represented by tbe best of legal talGERMANY STRIVING TO STIR UP TROUBLE Trying to Persuade Scandia vian Countries to Make Reprisals on U. S. (B th lntfrltl WeM BrrviM.) THF HAGI'K, Julv . That Ger many is trying to persuade the Scan dinavian. countries and Holland to take reprisal measure because of America' new policy of food exportation is indicated by an article published in the great German. shipping paper, tha Weser Zeitung. A dispatrn received here today quote the paper a fol lows: "111 diplomatic circle at The Hagna it i reported that the Scandinavian countries and Holland are preparing and will shortly put Into force com mon diplomatic action in relation to the American policy concerning food export. In-so-far as the measure tbe American government may tcke are of provocative character the neu trals will annul their agricultural contract with Kngland." STRIKERS ARE QUIET. I'nited State Cavalry h'rolling Stree'a of Arizona City. IB l inlersateMOl .Vcie " GLOBE, Aril, July 6. Striking miner were quiet ijdy with three troop isf I'attH State cavalry patrolling tha street and a machine gun company stationed at a strategic point. The 7.500 worker In the copper mine who are out msde no effort to prevent a non-union shift which was .sent to th Old Dominion oui j relieve tb pump men, who had biesi j cntinueuely on duty since ths ' ' ' began. ,