Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 242, Lebanon, Boone County, 11 July 1917 — Page 1

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afMmentfor new company b launghedtoday Elza O. Rogers Authorized to Recruit New Organization. BUSINESS MEN GIVE APPROVAL AN I AID Committee Named to Push Recruiting; Bitt Public Meetv inK Planned. Boone coun. is to have a eompiny of volunteer! for the war. Elia O. Rogers of this city, received a message from Harry B. Smith. Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard, authorizing to organize a volunteer militia'eompany from Lebanon and vicinity. The menluge is aa follow: "You are herebj authorised to organize an infantrj company for the Fourth Regiment, In diana National Guard. By order o' Harry L Smith, Adjutant General.' Business Mrm Approve. A meeting of thiity business and professional men of this city and vicinity wa held i the prosecutor' office at ten o'clock Uiia morning for tkeViriMMt of eowidenng Uw formatson of the Dew company from Boone county. Full sanction was given U the movement and the selection of Mr. Rogers to lead the company was unanimously commended. Committee ware appointed to aid in thevotk of recruiting tb company, and the meeting pledged the support of tru people of the community in makins the company a success. Committees Named. The meeting was called to order by E. 0. Rogers, who laid the matter1 before those present Mayor John H Shelby was chosen permanent chair man aad took charge of the meeting. A general committee of citizens on enlistments was appointed as follows: Mayor Shelby, Bert Winter, rul O Tauor, Frank 0. Myeis, ail Car) Davis. Ad advertising committee was chosen, composed of J. W. Shumate. J. M. Batterton, Claude McKey, Russell Tru.tt, and Floyd Perkins. As some expense is to be connected with the formation of the new company a finance committee was selected, as follow?: Joseph Coons, Homer bale, n! C. F. S. NeaL Over five hundred dollars was pledged at the meeting to help defray expenses. Campaign For Recruits. A county-wide campaign will be inaugurated to secure recruits. Word ha been received from the Adjutant General that msny men as join in tha new organization will be taken from Boon county's quota in the draft, and that if full war strength of 150 men ia reached that there will probably He no men drafted from this county. Those who enlist in the organization, which is to be called Company M, Fourth Reg. I. N. G, will not be subject to draft. It ia understood that the company must be re eruited to full war strength before the coming of the draft or it cannot be accepted. Hence a thorough and quick campaign fur recruits is imperative. Township Chairmen. Township chairmen far recruitirig to take charge of recruiting and to serve under the general committee is as follows: ar)-n township, D. J. West; Clinton Fra,T Kern; Wash ington, Jesae BlulT.,; Sugar Creek, Will Jaques; Jefferson, C. O. Brown; tenter, r., e general committee; Union Clyde Walker: Eagle. 3. W. Brendcl: Perry, John Herr; Harrison. Claude Willjams; Jackson, David M. Clark, George Piemol and Ora McDaniel; Worth. Clyde laoghner. A meeting of these men will be held tonight In the court room to organize the eampa.gfl for securing recruits. . s . Personal N'oifce.

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Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the interest of the recruiting. Ed Jackson, who recently resigned his posi tion of Secretary of State of Indiana to entr the OPcers' Training Camp at Fori Harrison, will bo secured if possible to speak to the men. Gen. Glenn, in charge at Ft. Harrison ha also been suggested. There are 1922 registered men in Boone county. Enlistment blanks for Company M maybe secured at all time at the prose cutor's office in the court houre. The Fourth regiment of the Indiana National Guard n authorized last Saturday, and it is expected that its companies will be filled quickly by men who do not desire to wait for the draft. It will be practically a volunteer organization. The size of thiA morning's meeting and the expressions of enthusiasm, together with the manner in which plan were laid to push the enterprise, indicate that the roster of the mw company will soon be completed. Officer of Experience. Capt. Rogers who heailk the new company is an officer of experience and commands the confidence of the people of the entire county. He is a member of the law firm of Rogers & Smith and served a term as mayor f Lebanon. He was captain of the 'oral militia company at one time and brought it up to a high degree of ?hViency. His long residence here and his activity along many lines of public enterprise, has made him widely known over the county. He will make a splendid commander for Boone county's company of volunteers and this fact should attract to the new company's standard a high clas of Boone county's young men. END IN FAILURE fN CHINA Movement to Restore Young Emperor Meets With Decided Defeat. IBs lae sfcrMflossf A'evs Kerpict.) PEKIN, July 11. The movement to .estore Hsuan Tung, the young emperor, to the throne, has ended in ab solute failure. General Chang Hsun, commander of the imperialist troops, has telegraphed to the various provinces explaining that he restored the emperor because the republican movement had failed, domestic strife had increased and no cabinet could be formed." Previously, added General Chang Hsun, the military leaders had expressed the need of such a change but now concluded the imperialist leader, the project is definitely abandoned, the recent imperial edict is rescinded and the old republican terms and orders are restored. The new republic centers at Nank ing, where Feng Xwo Chang is pro visional president. AMERICAN LINER IS AnACKED BY U-BOAT Torpedo Passed Short Distance Ahead of Veewera Bow Ship Reaches Port. (By IS SMTMMotMl Xtrt lrvtct. AN AMERICAN PORT, July 11 An American liner arriving here today with 267 passengers from an English port reported that she was attacked by a submarine at 1 1 :30 p. m. on June 18 while bound for England. A torpedo coming from the starboard side passed a short distance ahead of her bow. Her gunners fired three shots in the direction from which the torpedo came. No further trace of the U-boat could be found i,A the liner continued on her way unmolested. Among her passengers were Prince Dimitry Galitzen, Captain J. B. t. IIder, Major Erie F. Wood, of the British army, and T. Agappe, members of the British, French and Russian war misjio.is,

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OBELGiAHFRDIlT Penetrate the Belgium and British Positions Over 2,100 Yard Front RUSSIANS SWEEP ON TOWARD LEMBERG Now Less Than Sixty Miles From Coveted Capital of Galicia. 0y fSs MfuflMoMl Keifs rvic.) PETROGRAD, July 11 Two hundred Aastro-German prisonera and over thirty gana were raptured when the Russians took Halirz, the key to the temberg, the war office announced today. The Russians have advanced to the left bank of the tontnica river. In the Zlorxow fresh progresa has been made by General korniloir Russiaa army. The pursuit of the Austro-tiermansin central Galicia continues. (Rr the lntrmtnml fie rrw.l PARIS, July 11 German troops are attacking at bold ends of the western front. In addition to the drive in Belgium a the French war office reported attacks on French positions in the Woevre Plain, between the Mease and Moselle rivers. The assaults centered north of Fliry where severe fighting took place duriag th,: night The German were repulsed, the ( official cOatrnMilaue said; ' . ( the larrMMaa( Sett Mrvtct.) BERLIN, July 11 The capture or 12'. British prisoner at the drive at Neuport, beginning between Tuesday and last night, was reported by the German war office. (Hi IsffmsMwo. . Brrt. LONDON, July 11. The Germans haw launched a determined offensive in Belgium pentrating Belgium and Britiidi positions over a front of 2,400 yards and reaching the right bank of the Yser river near the North Sea. The Britih positions were entered to a depth of 600 yards. This German success was admitted in the official report issued by the British war office at noon. It is possible that the Germans may be making an effort to break through to the British channel. Twice before they have launched violent offensive movements in went Flanders with that object in view but alway they were frustrated by the stubborn resistance of the allies. The German assault followed a tremendous bombardment of the British and Belgium positions from the North Sea to a point near Dixmurfe. It was evident from the intensity of the fire that th; German had concentrated a heavy mass of artillery in that sector. . Concentration of Troops. Concen ratioru of German troop also were reported by British aviators. The Germans in went Flanders are included in the army group of Prince Rupprecht. .Severe fighting centered around Nieuport Further south tha Germans assaulted the British line, but were repulsed. Official advices from Field Marshal Hatg, the British commander-in-chief, stated that allied defense in the dimes (the district on the North Sea coast) were levelled by 24 hour of heavy gun fire from German batteries. The sector also was isolated by the destruction of bridge aver the Yser by German shells. Opposite Lombaertzyda the Germans scored a temporary gain, but were driven from their ground by a British counter attack. Advance oa Lemberf. Russian troop now under Gen. Horniloff that swept into Halics are now advancing on Lernlwrg sk.iig the Oneiiiter river. ' n th f.nuthcrn s ' I P -1

soldier are mHar "" peiate resistance to the ' '" ' "f the huMns, especially tne oiv ' iyiiul between llalict and hreiany n.it haw beer, unable to stem the Imc, It is about M miles from Ltmherg and in an imnonwit railway junction. It is about IS miles from stanialau. Cossack art plsyins; an important part in the Russian advance and cavalry is being used te large extent in pursuit of the Auro-German armies. When the Russians broke gap in the Austro-Germaa line, twenty miles, in the southwest of Hullcz, Cossacks are being held ia reserve and were at once sent forward In pursuit of the retreating Teuton. Over 16,000 Austro-Hungarians have been captured as well as many guns. GERMAN SHIP SEIZED.

Print Eitel Freidrlrh Taken Over by I'. S. Government, (lis fS Inlfrmmltmat Vrrii arfre. WASHINGTON. July 11 By ex ecutive order President Wilson today seixed the big German cargo steamer Prinx Eitel Freidrieh, which has been lying war-bound at rionoken, .V J., al to the shipping board as its property. jne v,ermn rainer oi me same name, interned at Philadelphia, was seised some time ago. local mm L BE County Superintendent E. M. Servies Will Be in Charge. ALL BOYS IN COUNTY WILL BE ENLISTED Ages to Rang Ffora 16 to 20 To Take Places of Men Who Join Army. An important meeting of the Boone County Council of Defense was held yestenlay afternoon in the office of Judge Parr in the court house. In accordance with the work done in other localities by the National Council of Defense, a "Boys' Reserve of the U. 8. A." is to be organized in Boone county. E. M. Servies was appointed county chairman of this movement, which is to enlist all boys in Boone county, between the ages of 16 and 20 inclusive, to take the places of the men who join the army. Township leaders will be appointed to aid in the matter. The boys are to be called Uncle Sam's Nephew. There are estimated to be 4M) boys of this age in this county and their organization would be of great benefit to the community. This organization, which was inaugurated under the auspice of the Department of Labor will begin in Boone eounty at once under the direction of Mr. Servies. Four-Minute Men. Another movement, that of the "Four-Minute Men," was placed in charge of Rev. C. A. Parkin. The "Four-Minute Men" are prominent men of the community who wili make short talks at motion picture houses in thi city and town of the county. A meeting of the State Council of Defense will be held tomorrow afternoon in the state house at Indian apolis. National speaker will be heard. The local council will send represenlativea. SUBMARINE BASE. Haa Been Found on Brazilian t oast According to Report. B ia te motional Weir RIO DE JANEIRO, July 11 Ac conling to press reports in circulation today the destroyer Matto Groaso haa discovered a German submarine base on the Brazilian coast near Santos. FIRKBl'G ARRESTED. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., Jul 11 Charged with starting the fire which destroyed over six blocks of negro residents during the rioting during last week, Christ Horihotis, 19, was arrested today. He probably will be before the coroner' Jury thi after noon.

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OVER EACH STATE To Start With Alabama and Conclude With Wyoming:. METHOD OF DRAWING IS DECIDED UPON General Description of the Plan Decided Von at Wawh'.neton. fR fft fnf-iM'iOMJ Xttca Aerefre.) WASHINGTON, July a Although official announcement has been made of the method to lie used in the selective draft the International News Service is today able to give clear description, baped on good authority. The date for choosing the 687,000 men has not been set, and cannot tie set until all the stutes have completed their plans and notified the provost marshal genera)' office of their reudiness. Nineteen states nnd the District of Columbia have notified Provost Mar tial General Crowder's oflice they have completed plans, Colorado and Virginia being the latest additions to the list. Little information is at hand from such states as New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, where population is so dense. A separate drawing will be given each state, starting with Alabama and concluding with Wyoming. When Alnhsmas total reristrntion numbers in their little capsules have been deposited in the big receptacle and have been thoroughly stirred, a ilfolded man will draw one capsule at a time and hand it to another tju).i The latter will open the capnuie and read the red serial number to two clerks, who will record it. The man to whom that number has been given is the one drawn into the service and must serve unless he fails to pass the physical examination or is exempted. This process will be repeated until a Alabama's quota has been reached. Taking the states in alphabetical order same procedure viiil be followed all down the line. Method is Fair. The method of drawing has been given the most careful study by Gin Crowder and those associated with in working out the details of the selective draft law. Various schemes were tried hut the plan outlined above worked out so surely in numerous ex periments that it was finally adopted. Probably no fairer means of drawing could have been devised. Each man whose number goes into the big rccep tacle has his fate resting with the blindfolded man designated to make the draw. In practice the drawings have said to average 1,000 an hour and if that rate ia maintained during the actual drawing several days will ensue before the completion of the draw. Under the regulations previously marie public, the various local boards must prepare four duplicate lists which show the numbers of each reg iatered possibility. One copy remains in possession of the local board, second must be posted in a public place, the third is to be furnished the press and the fourth mailed to the prnvost-marshal-general in Washing ton. The member drawn from each district will be sent directly to the local board from Washington and the names of the men called to the color automatically become available in each local district. U. S. VILL SOON HAVE 300 SUBSEA CHASERS That Number of lit Foot Roats Will be Ready For Actloa January 1. Ml ! !iMnHl Xm turtXM.) WASHINGTON, July 11 The. United State will have approximately three hundred 110-foot submarine chaser in the water and ready for iK'tR'n by January 1, it was learned

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ri;ovi.ci: t t; ::;'.rc hECEPE l r J.'.l CANADA (As tht ?Kfersf(N! A'rict ftrrtwv.) MONTREAL, July U The demand that the rich province of Quebec secede from the dominion Of Canada and wrt up a republic on the banks of the St. Lawrence river, i made in a sensational editorial In the Ideal Catholic, generally regarded aa the semi-official spokesman of the French-Canadian Catholic clergy. The Ideal Catholic, with other French Canadian church organs which opposed the adoption of conscription, is now violently attacking the law without hindrance from the authorities. The editorial demanding secession suggests that after forming a republic, the French Canadians of Quebec impose taxes on all exports passing down the St. Ijiwrence river from the rest of Canada. TROOPS ON MOVE. Americans Leave For Camp Behind the Front. (By lie slerullosol Xiri 8rtc.) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCK, July 11 The actual move ment of the United Stutes troops from their temporary camp to their base behind the, front began today. The style of shrapnel helmet that the Americans will wear has been selected. It combines all the good points of the British, French and German helmets. The United States coat of annx is stamped on it. Preparation for the work ahead are being carried out swiftly by the different branches. The medical department, which will need 4,700 cubic tons of supplies for each division, is introducing an Ameri can system of temporary dressing and direct motor ambulance connections between the trenches and the , field base hospitals. ' EXPLOSION OF BDFvlB

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"Blackhand" Supposed to be RegponHlble for Tragedy in Chicago. tBf (as lttraHM9i TCtttt ffemrc.) CHICAGO, July 11 The explosion of a bomb by the "blackhand" early today killed Sylvester O'Connor, fatally injured hi brother, Timothy ami will probably cause the death of Mrs. Marion Rotiroti, who ha a two days' old baby. Mrs. Rotiroti was thrown from hei bed. The arrival of the baby is theught by the police to have infuriated a suitor, rejected three years ago by Mrs. Rotiroti at her father's command, to commit the crime. The bomb was exploded in the hallway of the building owned by the woman's father. O'Connor was passing the building at the time of the explosion. Two other bombs were exploded on the south side last night, one said to be the result of a janitor' strike and the other to have come from tha blackhand. The property loss from the three explosioni was f 10,000. Eight men were arrested today in connection with three bomb explosions during the night, one of which killed Sylvester O'Connor, 60, and fatally injured his brother, Timothy, 45, and Mrs. Marior; Rotiriot, a mother of two day. Property valued at $10,000 waa destroyed. Five of the men are directing heads of the janitor union. One of the buildings wrecked employed a non-union janitor. The other two explosions are laid at the door of writer of "blackhand letters, and three men are held on suspicion. EXCURSION BOAT SUNK. Sevea Persons Reported Drowsed ia Lake Storm. ( t ranrasMwal 1im aVefcw.) ORTENVILLE, Minn., July 11 The excursion steamer Nu-kegon today wa reported to have bees lost and seven persona drowned in heavy storm on Big Stone lake last Bight WILL GO TO WORK NOW.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, July 11 Emma Goldman, "queen of the an-1 arvhisU," who will sntwr the Mixinuri pon.tontiary Wy to bet. n h t 0' i r t be r t to -it

PJUOiu HOLlHGJtL Action Taken at Executive Session Held Yesterday.

REFORMS WILL BE GIVEN GERMANS Prussian Government Will Sub mit Law For Universal Suffrage. (Rtr 1h AlrnMi4if rt Jtervtee.) AMSTERDAM. July II A midnight conference between the kaiser and the chancellor marked the great crown council held in Berlin on Monday, said a Berlin dispatch today. The council itself lasted far Into the ai-M. Afterward the kaiser conferred privately with Ihr. Von BelhmsnnHollweg until cfler midnight. It waa at this conference. It wa re- . ported, that the retirement of certain member of the government was ageeed upon. The Berlin pre wa greatly drpresaed by the critical position, today. (ItX BiwM - fHiu'"l Srf aTlrri ZyRlCH, July 10 Via Pari-1 nt difjatchea from Berlin stato that tre rational liberal party, formerly t! tnnehettt supuorter of ths gv -.- merit held an executive ctmli-re t I yesterday at which it a us ' unanimously to demand tun nweg. Late thi evening the surrender 1 the Prussian government to the rfr form was overshadowed by aa ofSic ial bulletin issued from Berlin. Thi bulletin announced thA tli Prussian government will submit to the Prussian Diet a proposed law granting electoral refoims instead of waiting until after the war. The bill also provides for universal iu!Tra? and for a limited extension of tiiw rights of voters. IMPORTANT REFORMS. German Crews Council Reaches Decision on Vexing Problem. (fl Hantr Huh M Ifie Inlrrtntlotft V-if tfcrlf ZURICH, July 11 That the Or. man crown council on Monday arrived at important decisions relative to reforms and kindred problems is indicated by a semi-official statement issued in Berlin, according to advirs from that city today. The chancellor. Dr. Von Bethmai-n-Hollweg, appeared before the ma' a committee of the Reichstag and minis a short ddres in which be admitted that a crown council ha been held, but he said the time wa not yet ripe to discuss he deliberations. Herr Friedrich Ebcrt, a soc'aliat leader, pressed the chancellor for lnformaticn. saying that it might t fruitful for debate, but the cbancellof declined to give details. A motion to adjourn was then adopted. During the session Dr. Costave Stresemann, another socialise member of the Reichstag, took occasion to deliver a sharp attack against Dr. Von BethmamvHollweg and m foreign policy. The naval policy of the German government was again under fire, but it wa stated on the beat authority that none of the member of the Reichstag committee demanded a complete cessation of the submarine war. There is excellent ground for the belief tliat the retirement of ViceChaneellor Helffrich and Foreign Secretary Zimmerman was either gaxtetted last night or would be today. The names of Count Von Bernotorff, ex-amhasador to the United State and Dr. W. 6. Solf. colonial secretary, are prominently mentioned a successors to the German cabinet SERIOUS SITUATION'.

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