Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 273, Lebanon, Boone County, 16 August 1917 — Page 1

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The Exporter ia the only DaUjr Newspaper in Eecr.s WEAT1IE2 HULLCHN Fair tonight ml Friday; cooler in extreme north portion. VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1917. NO. 273.

ATTACKS TO THE

Field Marshal .laiR's Forces Strike North and K.4 ,.f Vnwa I'ROC.RESS REPORTED J OVER A WIDE FRONT j The Ciench Aided in the As-j sault The Fij.-htin,! Wa Very Yiolrnt. ( II" Int. l.')MMi. shal IIj.lot 11.. tin--announced. 'Tl lighting violent. In the I. "is -e t r. the ('.. tinued their eiun'er a'tacS the Hriti.-h hoes at thrt points. A number of Gerr were reuulsed. French troo;.s in IV.tiu' curly today in conjunct!" Itiitish on both sides of the tween Steenstroete and Dixrmtdc farther north, raptured all tkir .!."; tives and. crossed the steenlieke ne.v the war oliee announced today, F'ltther progress is being made along the river. ' The French made an attack on the i Aisne and captured Gorman trenches ' on a front of one kilometer, l-our' German counter-attacks were rrpu! -ed. Vigorous efforts of the Germans to! stem the British encircling mtwment ! at l.ens have broken down updr thej sturdy resistance of ':ho Canadian soltlirrs. i Dii-patches from the front today ! sho that the lionV share of honors in the recent burst of heavy fighting in the Lens-I.no sectcr goes t.. the anadiuis. It was th overseas troops that charged through the thick barrage f i r of the German guns and swarmed up the Lulletsw.pt slope, of Hill No. TO just north of I.ens, engaging the Prussians in a hand to-hand struggle in which men literally tote each other t(. pieces, llayonets and rifle butts were the only weapons that the snl.ihts couM use. German Positions H' recked. The German positions had been badly wrecked by the Iliiti-h rannor.ade which had been directed against them for ten days before the Caoadianwere sent forward. HcweTer. numerous dugouts escaped the rain of -.hell-and as the attackers pressed forward they were caught in the (ire of machine guns that were lugged from the Orman dugouts. Despite this lire toe Pritish losses were slight. Oftic.al dispatches from headquarter of rV 'd Marshal Haig said that the Ilnt'-h casualties were absolutely neghgil'in comparison with the magnitude the brilliant success. Refcre the British could ron-oli their new positions the Gernm counter attacking, but the i began ssau.ls were all cheeked before the troons could reach their lost positions and the survivors were rolled hack leaving enormous numbers of dead and wounded behind. Not only is the base position of the Germans at I-ens menaced by this latest British victory, but a big section of the western front stretching from the Belgium frontier to the miduie ,,, ,ne Arms 7.one ,s put in jeop. , ardy. If the Germans are forced to , evacuate !,,, it means that they lose their grip on the French coal fields ar.d upon the industrial city of LilK; b.'.!!.th,y,h??!; hc,!'' "r" Von K'uk'" Pal e autumn of 11H4. i BLOODY BATTLE. Raging Between Contending mies on Bulgarian Soil. PARIS, August 16,-The raging around Marasheshti, battle I the i.oumanian front, is the bloodiest struggle that ha ever been fought on Moldavian territory, according to information reaching Parit today. Ten revisions of Teuton troop, nine of them made up of Germana attacked the Riuso-Roumaniana, but very onslaught wma beaten off, with enormous Iwhi. The twtrla continue with Indearribable violence and it ia expected to last

for (lays before the final result is j I known, j I It Iiuh developed thut the Russians i j and Roumanians built up a strong ! lint of defenses from Biody (on the

Russia-Galirian frontier) to the Moldavian Carpathians. The AustroGerman forces of Genera! von Hoehm-Kimolli-Koevess, An'h'tuke Joseph and Field Marshal Von Mark-nsen were unable to break through them. Kiench military expert express j doubt if the Germans possess surTtci- ,. serves to push their effort murh .. tI,,'' in'1'""' 1- - 'where necessary. l I At h-i KKI't L.-KD. Thrown Aiistro-llunganan Assaults Mark hy Italians. ..,.,. ;:.,., , ;,.., I'.OMK, Augu t 1;.-Tli- r-i. Ajtro-H.ingaijn attack.- I.., at:!!oiy in the Yodico ,e!t..r v ...ed by the v.ar ""e t ..uy NEW DIVISIONS. r.f : : . Thirty Organi; ! ioned h I IRj thr Infr i PARIS. Auk d to Kill Laps Heavy ..i,es. ermari tr d'ng to paic" I Fmid Administrator Will Turn I His Attention to Meat Problem. fl lli f'eriltil .Vs- ftffvtrr.i WASHINGTON. August. lfi.-T ron ng price- of must eon mil ,n. meat prtKiuct.I'ood Adminis' 'o that, it was Passing the hand, and sub. ator Hoover . stated today, heal situation antial prngrevil! s, made ii down t gettmg tlie price .an! the ?I0. t'-e f fh i dot tor will turn is attentio meat problem. The administration ha gieat ration w,,k" nd his !y impressed hy the fhit decl.u that the "one meatless day a '. slogan, reined hy Mr. Hoov-'t ;o assistants, fell on deaf ears be in ren'ity a great poitom of th. pie of the country already were ' to go without meat save po-.-ih: ly one day a week because of ti ormous cost. A a result it learned today that Mr. Hoovei his assistants intend taking radical steps to solve trie high price of meat problem. Jus what can be accomplished is not yet known. Inve-tigator- Tor the department are busy on ro-t figures, h etc. The department of agriculture has been in touch with the big pack' f;and all of the data secured by it 'now in the pos..es-ioii of Mr. Hoovei. At the recent confer. St,(.r(.l!iry ,,f Agriculture. Hou-ton an (ne rr,pr,..,.ntatives of the packers, tl MfT told -Mr. Hou-ton ti.it tr .shortage of all kinds of meats w;; very great. They stated that tl great loss in lambs ow.ng to u. athi conditions in the western wool ,t:e . in calves, due to the ru.-n of 'arni.'i to take advantage of the high pro ! of veu! and in pigs because of if ei that farmers had fattened ai ! jdj'i,,! (),ejr b ,he hj(rh fos, of wa re pon.ib'e for thl, m.r,ae in prices. They f.e,l to furnil,h any that seemed to (he sjtuatin. . food conservation IS A FAILI RE ALOM; "PEACOCK ALLEY. It) the iKtrmatianal Xncl Kem.r.l NEW YORK, A.iu.-t K,. Food conservation is a failure along the "peacock alleys" of New York hotel. After two weeks of trial, Copeland Townsend, manager of one of the large hotels, here, has decided that despite menu curd appeals and meatlesa menus, patrc.ns are ordering more expennlv food than ever. In two weeks time tub foods found but one customer. WHAT HE NEEDED. "Being a poor young man, yon need a thrifty economical wife." "Not at all. What I seed is a rieh and UbanU wifa." EssWu Tnmwript.

THE PRESIDENT

Definite Action of Entente Waits on Wilson's Decision. I PRESIDENT SILENT ! ON POSSIBLE ACTION Administration Officials Say, However. That Plan Will lie Re jected. liV JOHN KHV IN NF.Y1N. iR't thr luitrnali'mni .Vrici HtrvM.I WASHINGTON. Augu.-t 16-Def-in.te artmn by the entente on Pope Benedict's peace plan w ill wait on !'re.,d, nt V:i.-en. (,reat HHtain and I f-ance, the two powers most deeply interested, already have a.-ked the views of the L'niied States. They have been toid the president will retain an 'fpen nvnd until he has opportunity to ra'efully study the entire proposition as put forward by the Vatican. I'll to the present, the president has tx-f-ire htm only the unofficial copy if tile UKlt".-tions. The official copy '.' il reach him tmlay through the i-ivtu-h embassy or from Ambassador 1'ige who will receive it from the foreign oflire in London. It is to he made the subject of a general cabinet conference. L'ntil then no official -iiitement will be forthcoming. It is admitted that, so fur is the p' evident is concerned, all speculation as to hi.- intended decision must he without foundation. He has not yt i taken the subject up with any of his advisers. A full copy of the propostis. as made public in London, was in I. is hands last night. Secluded in his -tud lie carefully exumineil it. Not the slightest information reached the lU'side world regarding his conclusMembers of the cabinet and otheis ho are clo-e 4o the administration have taken the position that the pro posals mus pe rejected as they now are written. It is pointed out that the Tinted States, through he public statements of the president and the declarations by him, which received the approval of coi,re-s, made it plain that Germany was the aggressor md forcd the conflict with the l.'nited Stales. No longer ago than June 1 1, the president emphatically j -tj(Te,i m effect, tn.it Germany must make reparation for ravished Heii glum, and, by inference, for Servia. . l;..uniania and Montenegro. And al' I ilopg, officials declare, the president msi-ted that the German military ! I c:. -te must go before lasting peace With sentiment general that the ( i reply to the present plan must be un- ! fav. .table, officials are scrutinizing the I ! situation very carefully to determine t ' whether the jAint replies of the romtutar.t-- will at least open the way for . . mediation. There seems to be a gen a! opinion in official diplomatic quar-' is that Germany and Austria-Mun-iiv n their reply ill accept pro.sa!s of the Vatican as a medium negotiations. Whether there is real I'hority for such a belief no high licial cares to say. It is positively lew n. however, that certain diploutir sources close to Germany hare "e.v -.i a broad intimation from their me ir vcrnments that Germany will rne to a p"'iee conference on the irs s. t e.. vn by the Pope in order i pas.- t - burden of rejection along . her cn..in.r . Theie is little doubt 're tha' Aii.-t'ia re.illy inspired the Ter so that in r petition alio would be , of acceptai NEGATIVE REPLY. Almost Certain to Be Sent To Pope's; Peace Proposal. tftu th International Sett Service. LONDON, August IB That a negative reply will be the allies' response to the peace proposals of Pope Benedict XV has been made almost certain by developments of the past 24 hours. The belief that the proffer was insnircd by the Central powers has grown rather than diminished since the proposals were made to the belligerent nations. The Chronicle, in commenting upon the papal offer says: "We must all agree with tha Pope that If the risk of war wart dafiaitely eliminated from tha worU in tha fu. ture. territorial and other auastiimf could be approaches ia a msgg different spirit "What would it attar wkathar Germany recovered fear resj naval bases, T Austria-Hungary kept her one-sided Italian fraatiar ifj

hoth Germany Austria were certain never again to take part in war ? "But there U on vital point which his holiness overlooks. This abolition of war will depend no only on agreement being made, but on its being kept. Can anybody, in the light of what hint happened aince the German ultimatum to Belgium believed that the I'otsdam autocracy would keep it? Is it safe to take our whole future on scraps of paper signed by the Hoheniollems and the Hapsburgs? .President Wilson has asked those questions, although the Pope does not, and he has answered them 'No.' Accepting that answer as we do, the Pope'i whole argument collapses for, as 'f have said, his is not a meie 'cry quits' appeal, though the enemy do their best to exploit it as if it wofe." !ge Clear Reply. It is certain that President Wilson will b urged by the men who have the greatest influence in lib. administration to make the reply of the I'nit'J States, if it must he a rejection, so Hear that no one can again misunderstand the reasons for the I'nited States oetng in the war. The peace sentiment throughout the nation has grown by leapr and bounds since it was realized that American troops were about ready to take their places in the trenches. Developments in the selective draft have added to this. There is no denying the fact that the wai is not popular. A 1 1 of officialdom ad CONTINUKD ON PAGE SIX.

Wants to Take More Prominent Part in the ' Hostilites. WOULD CARRV WAH ' TO GERMAN FLEET spirit of "Damn the Torpedoes" Becomes Stronger Everv Dav. lfl Ihf fKfernariwnol Vfift filervtre.) WASHINGTON.. August ltiTh American navy wants to take a n-or prominent part in the war. and men alike, from the fl mnnder to the latest recruit tnanding action. This has heei sed on Secretary linniels. Offir. impi c President Wils that the fleet toid at 'ir.-t ha', like to get int action. The conference with the presi dent, which was attended by Serre tary Daniels and Adni manding the Atlantic was the first of sevc lie held. While no informati. tails of the subjects iral Mayr battle ral that .-sed waI that Adforthcoming it is und CONTINUED ON PAGK KIGHT

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More Conscripts Ordered To Report Next Week For Examination. EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK First Three Days to I!e Devoted to Examining The 1(53 Men Summoned. Notices -ounty con ,,r pliy-ic. .h.rd h.-t his week. id to fifty-five ear nt week n. This i., the xamined Me econd on Tt that it was not et r.-ii would fx no d'-t'lilte report would be made. eport and i the li, untied U .ll r.l l IP WOIADVT KOTHF.lt HIM. "Is it here Tim Itooney is livin' It is. Hut he's dead." "Orb, thin, tell him Oi don't w ii see him." Boston Transrript.

PERSONAL OBJECTION IS THE VERY LATEST CASE OF DRAFTITIS

(flu ( alcrMMoaol Seri Scrrlcc NEW YORK, August 16. "And now comes the personal objector." Walter Frajier, 29, is appearing befuie the federal grand jury today because he refuses to undergo physical examination before a local examination board. "I haven't any objection to war," said Krazer, "but I w ant to war my own way. I don't want any one telling me when and how and whom I've got to fight." COAL BILL READY. Draft of Measure to be Submitted to Legislators T Internatin INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. August I'V The final draft of the state coal ! will he hovn to several lead i . the legislature by Gove; nor Goodr1 tomorrow. The bill wus prepared W. H. Thompson, prominent Kep.il can attorney, ami foimer .supiei ( our! Judge Charles Y. a liemocr It was statel thai the bill was do tic in its pecllicatiolls for state ci trol of the Indiana coal mines, givi ample powers to the stale to pre'-, in y cii'.'uuiventi.m of the purpose the hill. The special session piobably will 1 e,,temh.

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the slato 'sen' DENIAL MADE. tmerican Troops Hae Not Been in Action on French Soil as Yel. IB the le'em.Ni.sal V'lri SV.riVr.l WASHINGTON. August 11'.. -The c.niioiittee on public information on behalf of the ear department today i-sued an mh'ria! denial lh.it American troops have been engaged in action on the French front and that -JMi have been taken to the bu-e hospitals wounded. The reiMirt was published in the London Daily News today The com mittee added that it was authorized oy the war department to state ttiat if any such information should reach the department it will be immediately announced. "There will be no concealment of casualties," it was stated. THE COAL SITUATION. Will Hays Suggesls Presid nt Take Hand in Controlling Prices. ll., the lntrrnattal r.c vric CHICAGO. August Hi. Will .resident of the Indi ense. today introdti of He etmg ills western states, a resoluti Prciident Wilson to take i a-k:ng md in the coal price situation, un ler the powers conferred ul-on hue by the food conli.ii hill. The resolution probably will nut the ;.tate councils on record regarding a method or coping with the situation Many of the representatives have advocated state control. RE VOLITION A UY TREND. Strike Disorders in Spanish I Assume Serious Phase. (!( thr International Vcir Fer PARIS, Augu.-t Irt. Strike ders in the Spanish pi of CataIonia hav" taken on a revolutionary trend aid a dispatch from the frontier today. Serious c'a -hes in which a reported from Barcelona. Troops u -ed cannon and trachtne guns toiiioli the disorder... Premier Dato is confident that the government has the situation well in hand and that the general strike will shortly eodapse. ADOPTS BLACKLIST Russia Posts Names of Ship Firms W ith Whom Trade is Forbidden. I ft n A'mrr I.WHftl la tlf I l" h-o'-il PFTUOGRAD. August lfi Ilu-sia has adopted the black list. The names of 5M Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Dutch firms were published to. nth which Rus ii trade. foi hid E01R INJURED. Stick of Dynamite Ksplod. Subway Fxcavation. (0y fse IniwTnmUonal Veiee Kerrtre.) NEW YORK, August 16 A stick of dynamite sxpleaad in tha new sub-

way axeavatioa near tha Grand Cen-1 .hipping was dona by privaU inditral station, today and seriously in-1 duals and corporations, not by the jure four workman. Ona may die. ! g ovemment. A few of our men Tha dynamit had bees laft is a M , fmgii t mA French flag, but tain a rock and exploded when atruck 1 tarnatienal law recognita that they by drill. AH ef the men were , - thrown a great distance. CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUS.

TEACHERS HEAR

OF ADDRESSES John F. Haines Talks on Young People's Reading Circle. DR. JACKSOVS CLASS UNDERGO TESTS : Dr. Linton Talks on I'nited States Entry Into the European War. j MIS.-" JT ANITA SO.NFOKD. I The openin;.' exercises on Thursday ! morning at the county teachers' institute consisted of music and a reatling by Miss lluth Suitor of Whitestown. She rt sei'i"-'l to the hearty applause ' -Ahull )V!!ov ed with a second very I enjoyable rei:1 nr. les. manager ol the pending Circle was nstitute to explain the .' to be furnished this r ::' "ending. Someks which a child reads a gnater influence on mug lVopl. .-sent at tin nfcs Mhl, h 1 school have i'e ,o' k and pleasure than alt tha i ite-os of hi-- environment comd Mr. Haines suggested that poetrv as well ns prose should icludi .1 in the reading matter. He led particularly a few book the following: The Toy t, Nixy I'unny, Snow Man, neiudll.i! :hop Ho Irent t'itie... Indian Day s of Iang Daybreak, Costume Designs ' of Thnft. Story of Glass, and Young Wheat Scout. Various of books are represented in this i and they should satisfy nil Ago, typ. pupihs in the school, Mr. Haines has been superintendnt of school in Hamilton county for thirteen yei besides dov g work in connection w-ith Purdue University. Dr. Jai kson's class of beginners appeared iigain this morning. This group consists of: Dorothy Stnrk, Francis Oland, Krm-st Allen. Allan Parr, lon Adler, Junior Davis, Robert Hutchinson, Howard Mnngua, George Harvey, Donald Johnson, Byron Fletcher, Leah Higgins, Florence Hutchinson. Test of Memory. i lie exercise this morning was ercise tbi test of memory, using the sentences and phonics which the pupils learned yesterday. Results were very successful. After this lesson, Mr. Haines was. prevailed upon to tell tht children an int. resting . to' y of The Two Frogs. Flighty five per cent of words are phonetic. The other fifteen per cent are s.ght words. For this small per cent, however, we must lay a Btrong foundation hy using some system of phonics. 'I he expression which the children should use will be hard to acquire, but the teacher can help this hy visualizing as much as possible. Fven a hit of a stone from F'llen's cottage on Fllen's Isle adds a wonderful interest to the story of the Lady of the I ake. A stone from the ruins of Rome may serve as a wonderful inspiration. Word work is necessary to teach the mechanics of reading, but after that, reality is the most vital point of all. On F nday afternoon Dr. Jackson will deliver a lecture on "Shamrock and Heather." This will be particularly interesting, and others besides teachers are cordially invited to attend the institute. Dr. Linton will discuss "After the War What?" on Friday afternoon. As everyone known, this is a very vital question. The morning recess followed, then Clarence Hail sang the .Marsellaise Hymn. 1 he teachers sang, "Old Folks at Home," "Battle Hymn of the Republic." and "Just Before the Battle Mother." Dr. Linton's Talk. I.intc concluded the moming sing far his t"pir, "The ession, rho ; Period of American Neutrality." - ! The United States tried very hard to ma.ntain neutrality. When war broke out we were dazed for a time. but on August IS, 11U4 President Wilson sent out his appeal for neut y ! rality among citiiens of the United ' ; States. Our position as a neutral : country was verv difficult because of our separate controversies with Eng land and Germany. We were aertwecl i of njng ammunitions to belligert b ut tni(1 manufacturing and