Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 261, Lebanon, Boone County, 2 August 1917 — Page 1

The Reporter if the only Daily Newspaper in Boone County.

Lri lb AH OH iiA WEATiizKJiLiii::: . Fair longht and FrWr; "" Friday. VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917. NO. 261.

TIOIGBATTLE British and French Ready o l-'ollow L'p Fii( Attack.

THK BRITISH KKTAKK SKVKRAL POSITIONS Counter Attack Wins Hack Ground Lost to the tierman Forces. P UtIS. uun-t I'.-That the allied thrust in Belgium ill develop into a decisive battle the prediction made today h the military expert of the Gsnlnii. He declares thai in general IVtain "Trance has found her (Irani." The writer concludes: "On the result of this new halile destined lo pierce the German lines Irom the iir!h Sea to the bant of the Srarpe. depends in all probability, the libeiation of north-rn Trance and Belgian Danders, tllll tl-r Intrant,'!-.,! (r., , I'FTIfOI.H l, Aug. 2-C.n. Kornilon, leader of the successful Kussiail drin in t.ali'ia. "s lo. day named commander in ch ef of all the Russian armies. He sercecd (.en. r,riisiloff who hns resigned. Gen. TrherfmisolT, commander of the eighth Hussia a army, succes-ds (,rn. KormlofT a. foninunder in dalicia and Hukowina. tittf ls tntprnalt'intll tf-i rt-i. p. i THK HA(i( V; tog. 1. A (.er. man council of war lo consider the situstVn on (he aestcrn front. espcialljr in Ittlgium has been called by the Kaiser to meet in Itruss4ls, said a dispatch irotn the (.eiman frontier today. I n Id Marshal von Hindenhurg the German chief of stalT, fir-t quard r. master general of the (.erman army, (ien. von Ludendorff. ( rimn i I'rincc Vt illiam and others erc summoned, l tht InlTmatintui; Jwi cr, (,, i j LONDON, August 2 -the thud d.u ; of the great battle of Flanders op.-n- I with another important Sucre... f -i the British. Field Marshal men recaptured ground .i-t to the. (iermans east of Vpres on Wpdnes- j day. The British war office announced t. day that a strong counter attack wa- j launched by the Hriti.-h liurmi- th- ! night along the Ytres-Rou!er roa and after heavy fighting the i,,tini,s which the (iermans had taken a' I great loss of life were te-won. Although unofficial advices had ' stated that the skies had cleared ar 1 j the rains abated, the official state sa nl that the downpour had continued for I forty-eight hourR. With better weather prevailing, tii Anglo-French armies in Belgiutn a; preparing for the second pha.-e of the gidrnntir drive against the derm in Blows more powerful than thosstruck against the (ierman po-itions on Tuesday and Tuesday mirht aie looked for. Priaoners Taken. The number of German prisoners tal:en in the first forty-eight hours of the fighting north and south of Yprrs was estimated today at about f,.WiO including approximately KIO officers of all ranks. While Herman counter assaults in the sectors of St. Julien and Westdeck were partially successful, reports from Holland today stated that the Germans were moving their headnuarters farther eastward whirl- indicates that they fear for the safety of their West Flanders front. Clearing weather has resulted in a i increase of activity on the part of the artillery and the air forces, although the thick mud has hampered the movement of the infantry. When the counter attack stage arrived the Germans devoted practically all of their attention to the British. The French, taking adtantaga of the comparative lull on their front, worked feverihly linking up their trenches and scooping out the mud and muck with which they were filled. German eorjf were everywhere.

Some lay ha if tnuWdtd ia U mud

while others had. been tramp)) down until only an arm or a lei? could be r.een sticking above the surface. The allied advance ha pressed a salient into the German line east of Ypres with the British holding the southern and part of the northern sid? and the French holding that section of the upper flank where It begins to jut towards the east. It was at the apex of this salient, in the Wostbnck sector, where the

Germans made their strongest counter attack.-. The fit-htinir that has so far taken plaro on me est niinucrs irnni is 1 .bevel to he merely a prelude to n vi. -t enterprise which field Marshal Ha.g planned against the (irmiK runtinue ith ' ying i nsitv f" niiitary critics d attacks wore i of men a the iced before in a h-Weve that th. tl.ot nil such numhe halile Anglo Will cV.H' the I man. and that 1 1. to address soldiers j W. J. liryan and W. II. ( amp at Ft. Hut i fort Harrison, in -William J.'llllmir lin. t.. .(."I"' fighting 'T'1' 'I Taft will be tui'-t of hom.r : GOVERNMENT WILL :m Will Have Representative Exery Local Exemption District. I Je- se Kschbach. late "sent tin sc rutinix f the rlaim v,- been reported. ITRTHER LYNCIIIMi ar Lxpre'scd That (Ith. r I. W. Workers May be Mnhhcl. the IntttKH il W.. vrrl,e. nrm-:. M..n.. Aug. fuither lynchings of lei lustnal War', ers of ti follow that of Krai k Lit prominent in thaf oig--.a steps to safeguard ti-i "Little was marked go, but we Have rec" that Joe Shannon c- , Tom ( amplwll (bird an, fourth." sail Wii'am torney for the rri ta1 mion today. H" fourth man me Sullivan said i ing their roon often. The various r d th It tie v a. th. foil. the which la t n fl.lH.O approli Sullivan rlaiir ,f the mob le ATTACKED TWICE. French Liner Reports Two Fncounter W illi a Submarine. IBs '. InlrrnaWmnl .V,r Hn.hr. I AN A.VIKRK AN J'ORT, August 1 A French liner, arriving from French port today, reported that sli was twice attacked by subrnunnr while enroute here. On the night of July If), a white phosphorent streak w on cross-

ing the bow. A shot was fired in the ter-mountain states, hav been here direction of the submarine hot nnthine in person to demand that fha leadwas seen. Early on the morning of ( ers of the I. W. W. b arrested, July 21, another torpedo wa clearly ! claiming th-t they were hemf finseen passing a few yards from the j a need in their agitation by German bow. Nine shot were fired at the ' sympathiiers. supposed position of the U-boat but I The investigations of the attorneylb did not appear. I general's office bavt failed to sub-

LABOR UNREST IS I GETTING SERIOUS

j 1 Danger of General Strikes in Many Industries Very Crave. JIK.II COST OF LIVING i MAINLY THE CAUSE

"f President Has Consequently Insisted Upon Speedy Action on the Food Kill.

:Y ,MHN KDWIN NKVIN. SHINGT .iluation tl . Auk. 2.-The laturnout the country j becoming increuiingly serious. ting with sporadic outbreaks of i.-lrial Wotkers of the World in u.-t. trouble.- have increased until y ti e dancer of general strikes laity Industrie., is very crave. Tak Ivant.:ge of the agitation liohi.tii Workers, we... I i"iK'- employ - charging union hci .t. pi bably f'at ran'ip, V .M.. uhere miners emc,l .y the (ialb.p Southwestern Company and the Diamond Cud ipativ. have struck 111 spite With ' than Urn mine's deponed from at colony there by a local Vz.i'ion as the Callup Defense is situation is mo.-t serious iiee the men ale members of the ..-, Mm,. Workers of the World, t Ol ganizal'cn has demanded that i.ational administration - act to .ct then-.. A telegram 'ram Wil(irecfi. a n enitwi- of t.t-.e ev-cu-hoard of the United Mine Workers to the white house, demand., that i dem Wilson act to have the men d t.1 th" The te eth. of toe Cmtf" i-. riThistigatod Dep., ' not r The hat the I I'ganizctii :an Fede ill the A met, ma-t b- roe t"l that th. ident and the In vhi.h are under the high c. -e he reali; i growing nlv that I' in.-i .ting or el blil. He,! -a but Wilneede action rt H.k.ver has educe the c.-t le dictator and n him at his ' !s having 1 een f their influ ak of labo nee t prevent troubles that I throughout tne country, Ira! U orkers situation is ,aii-e for worry. The investigatng the I ;cirpo.es of this orguniline tigators already t at..! that the I. VV. W. ' red been thought. It - , i.l t. a.-un-r. William D. '.ri.'iiy a power in the Ha l. f of miners baa de-1 e'ureil m a telegram to the president j that unless deportation of mends-rs in Anyor.a are stopped he would call a' g.-nral strike of at. members. Since then Frank Little, an I. W. W. ortrtrcyer has been lynched in ftutte, M..rt.. and reports reaching here today, indicate that the threatened gen eral strike is certain to be called. If .o n score of western and southern states will he affected. for the last couple of weeks the white house has been deluged with : letters and telegrams demanding1 that tne I. W. W, be suppiessed. Many of these demands have been anonymous l.ui in several cases tne persons making them are well known , and responsible. Western lawyer, professing to represent the authorities of a number of Pacific coaat and In-

lie and it is ry of alien m that the percentage of alien membership in th 1. W. W. i little more than that in similar organizations. It is admitted, however, Otat the entire organisation and the Operations of its leaders are being closely watched. WOri J) USE SEAGULLS , IN CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE U-BOAT MENACE l tl.a Inlwrnalinnml Vctr gfrrtreA WASHINGTON, August 2. A proposal to enlist seagulls in the cause of the United States and the allies was today, presented to the navy department by a Kankakee genius who claims (fulls will solve the submarine problem. Here is the propia-ition. Sea gulls, as every one knows, follow the ships for fowl. The proposal is to forbid any passenger, mail, troops, munitions or supply ship from discharging garbage. Next send out American and Hritn'h submarines to strew garbage on the seas. The sea gulls lern food supplies come from the ..uomarines and not from the surface -hips. Consequently they will hover over submarines, which are easily vi.ib'ei from a bird's eye view. Next, when the gull., are educated as t the new food source, withdraw he ailied craft. Then send out fast, non-garbage strewing ibmarine chasers which can sped the enemy submarines by the clouds of gulls hanging over ther. THE POLICE CHIEF IS SHOT TO DEATH Patrolman Goes Insane Suddenly and Shoots Chief. SEVERAL OTHERS WERE iVOUNDED The Lives of Hundreds of Per sons Were Imperilled by the Shunting.

stantiate this charge and it ia stated

iHj (tie ;lrnMfinTl ru, Hrrrjrr.i p,-i NKW OIJI.FANS, August 2. Patrolman Terrence Mulien, about yeurs old, at one time an inmate of the Louisiana lletieat. an asylum for '';" the insane suddenly went insane again -rh, here today and shot to death Sup. r- ,,,' intendent of I'olice James W. Rey- ' I'eel nobis, sea'ed in his chair at his desk in the central police station. It ' Captain Garry Muilen, of the liar-. "v bor police station, an uncle of I'atrol- der

man Muilen. was shot in the cl may be fatally wound.it. Secretary (i. W. Yandrrvo the inspectors olTice. v.a. sho' id of head, and his wound is beli slight. ani'ervoorl and Captain Mullen were shot by 1'atrolman Mulb'n while shooting at the fleeing, mad patrolman. The fleeing patrolman was shot in : the right hand and captured in Saratoga street as nc !i ing. He Sllrrer.de smith at the command of "hand-, up" he started down Saratoga street. Detective George I in the right cheek by man was hit stray bullet. Th,

wounded policemen were re- seems a gigantic I to the charity Im-pitaf f.,rlfetti c.vpie..n,

treatin nt. lodged I'utrnlman Muliei ,,er lu.Hvy guard ison on charges I'tirish unless h lown to be in-anc. Imperilled Hundreds The shooiing. which crurrod shortimperilled the , ly before 10:1)0 o'clock i lives of hundred of persons. At that hour the criminal courts building cori ridors are crowded for the opening ! of the first recor.ter rourts, the crim ! mat courts and the criminal district ) courtR. j More than 50 shots were fireo. The i walls of the court building are riddled tt ith bullets, window pant s shattered and the central station was in a panic for half an hour or more. Reporters in the press room of the l Centra station. W leet or more from the office of Superintendent of Police Reynolds, and just opposite the enj trance to the Central tation clerk'" room, fled for their lives.

Superintendent Reynolds had been I "Flying over the Alps is not sinin his office half an hour or more erure. I have seen our men time aga.n

when Patrolman Mullen entered. The superintendent was talking tn Captai Grady and Senior Captain Boyle. one of the chairs that surrounded the superintendent's office sat Detective Joseph McCabe.

Enthusiastic Over the Possible Developments in This Country.

WILL FLY ACROSS ATLANTIC SOON Declare That Aeroplane ConI ! struetion is Really .lust I Itt'iiinnintr. I!Y DAVID M. CHURCH. lty V HII'.MIfe.n.ll .Veil Kerrir.! i WASHINGTON-, Aug. 2. (ileal battle planes will fly across the At- ! luntii -wean before this war is done. 'Huge air p'anes larrying tons of explosives will hi mliard German ciiies. ! Speedy aircraft viU he built that will . anuvi orld. All tiiis will happen lend.- her imweis and re , sour, f the alii. all loan, soft poVe nle these pted'r I'ell'i-ttl of tl ronautii al m,s..i ons to Italia day. Maj. K. ator of of huge mounds of dra oliar turned do ill." t'.e liv have little av tirai ns. the benelit of , ' will givp raw plenty of daring j men of our o sk the use thousands ,g in cl! of your factories. We hi "f skilled mechanic, wc oijuipp'-d airplane facto you will g've us raw nia' ca: ly on our work and ten until wel1. anywa; thai aviation, with Amrr inn brine; ,hi.- war near Out of a heap of pho Cut ep in It. :.J"one pi ,.,,ha id. a. he d: placed and tn. id pounds of weight go i nachine. Just subtra of three nu n and you ' that it

n carry more Cam a.OOi, i , Su..p,-n. the law preventing Nationoxpb.Mvs. W hat live thou- ai hanks or member hanks of the fells of explos.ves ran do when n,l rescrvp svslem to lend to e .!

dropped imagine "That lmw b"v chine of fortlpcatioi l-1 e in - vith that still grea -'hin and the s to con Displayed bed le ph.,tograp: : 81 ':oplanes used fn Italy's new. hen the war tirst ) -t air lighting tihin. monster. Maj. IVr absolute conli.b'.ic. that America. air 'be needed impetus program will g,v. the alii, ermanv i iiiiinv month ill br egatr i1 quantity in t ( ourageous M : say something of the darir aiinien," the major conW ttli.ii.it boasting let mo say ' mg ot tmuod i 'h wi 'lo are tin- mo. t courageous men thi1 fias developed. V ben history sets the heroes of the war, Italian aviators will rank high among those ' of heroic di j "Italian aviators fly under hardet i fiiTumstanrea than any others, lma- : gine aviation Holds in the midst of thr I Alps. When an aviator leaves the! j ground he hns to niul'.e an ascent of; several thousand feet before he clears (the mountains. Then he must rl over mo enemy lines to attach. Jim you j can see why we have been forced to develop huge machines, with great j power to carry weight in order that our air planes might be effective. I sail forth at the rate of a hundred

miles an hour into a skirling snow MINCOLA, L. I., August 2. Cap-, liammono m . -storm to attack the enemy. Thev are tain Ralph Taylor of the sunal corps, man submarine, it waa oftuallv withe men who fight for Italy and the United States rmy. plungsd 1.000 nounced today. The crew waa saw, allies. feet to hia death at the aTiation field The seamen said that the achooner "What Italy hat done, America can here today. Ha waa insUB'Jy. killed. I waa sent down by snail fire.

do. Italy has come to aid America and America can aid Italy. "Davinnci designed the first aeroplane seven yearn and more ago. I saw Wilbur Wright fly in that machine in Rome. Today the sons of Italy are bringing back to America the most advanced flying machines. They are America's for her brave youths to fly."

OIL SHELLS BEING USED BY THE BRITISH IN WEST FLANDERS int thf International Xrirt 8trir.t LONDON. Aug. 2. Oil shells are being used by the Iiritish artillery in West Flanders, according to the ordnance expert of the Standard today. These projectiles contain quantities of oil which scatters and hursts into flames as they explode in the Cernian trenches. NEGRO HOMES Bl'RNED. Series of Fires Last Night in "lilat Belt" of Ea St. Louis. tPy thf Intrrnatwnnt Vmii Stfrtic.l KAST ST. LOUIS. 111., August 2.Two negro homes were d-troyed ar several others damaged in a series of tires in the -Black belt" last night and early today. Oil-soaked rugs j were found in several of the houses. "Firebugs" torched ten unoccupied; houses, healing a renewaf 01 the re cent race noting, extra troops and police were rushed to patrol the di.-a.rirt Test of Resourcefulness of the American People I'nder Trying Conditions. BY IIOMKR JOSF.PH DODGK. j i It tur tnttm,it,i:mii rw.i WASHINGTON", Aug. li The big- j ,,.. .ha1 g"st money raising campaign the . . Cn.ted States has ever seen is beg'n- j i 10 1 unoer a. " m. treasury's money already so low Sec-1 v. Adoo has been compelled to! sell 'inn,iMW.0(MI in treasury cert ill-j iiitrs at least ten days earlier than be bad planned, the government is' faced by increased demands for money.! When the first installment of $2.-1 .Hid (Mil', lino of the liberty loan w as of- 1 f.'ied and so freely subscribed the1 bank.-- of the country had no especially .re.-sing demand upon then, but the; country is now facing the '"T .i'lison. when the ks i cill Ik called upon by private for nulla of dolli rslo ha ha i adoubted at all sting i the efulne of tin Ame stances.

un" i Steps are being taken to meet the Six eventuality. Senntor Owen in the "'i senate and Renv. Fi her in the hou. e tbejliuve offered bills to amend the fedsee I ,,,-al reserve act to eim.ower the board

1 ten pe, cent of their capital and sur- : plus to any one lirm or individual. The purpose of waiving this prohibition is 1 to enable banks to finance crop mnv - ' ,..','. ........ si., e ; and for companies who pay the freight and other cost of moving crop, which , ' t""y h"V- ', Cixler the terms of the measure the II be made security for the Rl MORS DENIED. Report of Disaster to American; Forres t'nfounded. , ft it the littfrnattnrial .Vr-t fcicr.) 1 WASHINGTON, August Rurre-' ors of disaster to American forces met with prompt denial at the war department today, Secretary Raker issuing the following stateniert: "I have no resistance in saying that not a syllable has reached the war department which would lead us to believe that any misfortune has attended our forces on land or sea; and I can reiterate the pledge mude some time ; ago that any such word will be in stantly given to the country, subject only lo the qualification that any military movement in process at the time be completed, so as not to im- . :, -:.j r ,u. f,-.0 i. Vl)vt . i ,., ih.t . ...j u.. j fetched us which would justify any fear at this time.' ARMY AVIATOR KILLED,

NEARLY FIFTY IAD BEEN EXAMINED

Nearly Half of 110 Men Called For Today Had Undergone Test. : MANY CLAIMS FOR EXEMPTION FILED All Who Have So Far Filed Ask Eentption Because of Dependents. l p to today nearly fifty men examinations in the the county conscrip i hail und' i t roi tion board. A large number of young men had ga'lieied in the court house early this moinieg ami the line was kept ronstuixK tilled all day. The work of examining was proceeding much more rapiti'y 'his afternoon than tins morning. Most of the doctors in the city have to,'.: -ed their services for pait of the itay in the examination, and oiiiel ii,,.eos ba.e volunteered foe clerical work It is not probable that the examinations will be completed this evening. At least three men were being examined at one time all day. The examination was hurried as rapidly as possible. It was indicated that a good perrent had passed, but the number was not given out today for publication. Claims For Exemption. Numerous claims for exemption will be ti'ed. While it is not necessary to lib' these claims until after tlie physical examination is over, many of the men have not waited but havs areadv filed. So far the following r1(jmB haw fiM: i,b.s, Amos r.an tiiusnnr, wile anu children. 783, Harold George Ruehanon, de pendents. 10, Raymond F.arl Bush, dependent. IMfi, Walter Scott Dlnsmore, tiejiendents. lOir.. James Walter .Mullen, dependents. .'.IS, Clyde Klison Holilider, dependents. r.72. Ituren Sullivan, dependenta. s.'JT, G rover (Mevelanil Hurris, de pendents. 10111 James Russell kelley, dependents. I 7:. rge Anderson Dale, de-

'ingion ,rn,ents. people j.vtSi. James Gli r.drnning. dependis rec- (,n( nH,ti1(,,. an,, bruiiin-. ihieve-i jc- ,n Anderson Itale, wife ami 'est of ...l,,l,lren

7(17. Kmerald Dewey Cook, dependants, wife and child. 18, Claude A. Cox. dependants, wife and child. MIC, Rex Roscoe Moore, wife and child. .'", Wendell Rush Smith, wife and child. WJ, He.njamin Ftmklin Murphy, wife and child. 10H, Clarence Hooton, wife and j chjM I -i 1 rty Neill P.. Surlier, wife. Cecil Claire Bratton, wife. Cecil Roy Whitaker, wife and , i ecu I three children ; jr.-,, Howard Ford, wife and ; child. ttm i t n:j.ii. child. S.VNK SUBMARINE. French Rattle Plane .lUcccssf ully Attacks German Boat. tfiii thf International Afftr flerWec.l AN AMKRICAN" FORT, Aug. 2. A French battle plane, convoying a liner which arrived here today from a French port, bombed and sank a large German submarine two days after the liner left port, her officers reported today. The L'-ho.it attacked the steamer despite a convoy of destroyers and battle planes anil shot a torpedo that missed the liner's stem ascent fifty yards. One of the aeroplanes swooped down and hurled a bomb that made a direct hit. SI NK HY C ROAT. American Schooner Destroyed and (rew Was Saved. (lt rdr laierwiltoMl a'errieO LONDON. Aug. 2. Another American ship the achooner John Hay