Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 274, Lebanon, Boone County, 17 August 1917 — Page 1

BBANON DAILY REPORTER.

The Reporter i the only Daily Newspaper in Boone CensY. WEATHER BULLETIN l air tonight and Saturday. VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1917. NO. 274.

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rtmi STRONG EFFORTS Strive Desperately to Relieve Pressure in Loos Sector. SUCCESS OHTAINKD WAS TEMPORARY li.iiish Lines Were Re-tnlili-hcd Intact On Other fronts. ' KK Vnmt-l 17.-(i.riM.in M.hliiTv. holding th.- I n-m-h my if St. t(u. iiiin haie ,.-t fir. in the ri.lh. -Irel hicli ha. nun b-.-n burning fur h'.urs, the Irci-h The Fr.-nrh. in conjunction vt'i the liritish. are -lill pushi.r.: ahead ill Itcium. capltirir--: hnnor'aitl positions anil itaiii.-ii.i!,, prifcers. XV .(.Mil. -I IT dan ha. Tlril ih airmen t.iry depots ehil-d III.- C.nlMii lines in It. Iga.ni. il as .,11., i. ill. annnunceo' today. Tons of explosives were dropped and fire were seen to be as out at 'Mend, at Thouront. and

at the a-.iation Minion at ( h.stel'm. At tinii-s the airmen ft. so low th?y could u-o their inaNechine RUMS against the (iiriran (jtll tll, j ftvtidier on the Krnnnd beneath .!r; them. -A ' l(l the ltrrattnn.il Se;r, ,rrw,l I '.,.,': 1 , - ! LONTKiN', Aueu..t 17. B. it'll - r..-- vf '' " ed all alone tne liriti. h frnt !.;nti- ''''''' the nipht. !t'r.n.,i"ia'nt' ' While the .-oMiei.s were .u.ifMir ' state ! over the h'...l-f"ake. se.l of W. t y, ,, n 'I r laiiifiv. th- Orroans. north - f e-.. k we,-.- making d.-pe-e etlort. to !.- '''''' heve any pre-.-ate in the lee- -i'.;,,, , 1(.

Two heavy as.-au asa.nst the tr neie s nadians and a tempera pained, hat tl e '..:ir lodav that the lb ! the (rrntind they ha-l ! The British lino .-.e ed intact and the m-n; man utronhoid of .e hy ;i. a- he ened. Tiif first duy's tihMne in the Antrlo-Krench driv- in 1'." it i;,n ; a ten-mile front, has pre--,-,t the German lines at !"; ,.,,n--than a .rile. The Hermans .truck back fun nrd vioi.-r.t frhtinu wfl- in :,i, nil night, hut the 'i.iti-o and l i i-oiihers h-!d ali the irr;.. riant tier they had fiispatehes from the fated that mop- titan 2 lisoner.. had b.n ea;.'. The n orale of a; ().,. v. . due eflv th artillery fi. d aa;n-t th inc the infaritrv w RriM.h Front. I'.rit -h 'root i Iint-err the Yp, Zo The etchf th mire r he's in '', " -r the Yi Men in the Vildhork d.stnrt. eoo.e i,f the rr.,,..t av.n?e hsrhtmtr the e.-t Plunder, front ha, yet w.tnevseit Wa seen riiound l.anKemar. k and the Ypre,. Men;n rad. In the latter diMriet Pmiee R,ip,,recl,t. the fierman eom'io.nder m chief, u.ed uu men at a prndiiral rate in an efT,,,-t to n pain some of the hiuh ground h-.t to Field Marshal llaig's force,;. While one liritisb army was iiuvIm. aeainst the Cermans in Helium, ancther was thrustinit upainst the fierman posiibmj defending the northern ide of In. In addition to tra.nirp some (rrcund in that district, about I ,- CKin Cennan prisoners were captured. The chief objectives of the Britinh forcea ergafd northeast of Vpres ppr to be the German railway base of SHarten and Roulna. The BrititSt aucceaa at LanfeBmrrk ha

linen to a point bout n Stadcn. mchtim; with nrssms. ri'iuh In, up lt,-iorl,d landing Mi! nn the Moldavian Front. 17,1 ll,t ;,,,-rn.lfl-nll Sr, S-rnrf., (il'.XF.VA. Aiii-iist 1 I iv net i n....- 6i Inch-.eg with the ltu.,..ia. 1,1 1 ians on the Molihivian ng to advices from llrr-in-lor it hail been r;nti,h aritll.-i ynn n w, r-o-l!' r- n tls: I t I I Mar-h; Ma, ken-en's Ci VCT1VITV. Mlii il Xirii.- a Itomhard I in the M.ilk.m in ( amped th.i nt !!'! IIU DiscUNs Coal Situation and Special Session of d'enercl Assembly. 1: a.e to he ,-! . bill ti- , ,-,'ti iue.-t:,.n ' inht avr ,.i d.

advanced the ' live miles fn

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NOT BE HURRIED

Will Consider Pope's Peace Proposals 011 Their Merits. NO SN AP ,1 I'DGMENT WiL HE TAKEN Every Phase of the Proposals Will he Carefully Considered. I,Y J'l.'IS Kl'.UN MAIN. a.-hi.;tv a.,).".:-' i"-Thp, S arc i.:mSv ev.dent t.ay I eni.ituro .1. althouith of llje enwithh..l.l po.-i-proposals hy ahead, i and the win! .lai inns that the rnun'iy -I nent and stop sirt-cu'atintr l.llti the pi l. e i.llt.on e of the p.-ace in. --.en . i.- in evidence oon-i id' seot m.r- in off ei il uar. -. etente diplomats here today to at n.pt to n.ould public opinion in adance of any deci.-aon hy tlie presi- . i t. In rtnin ,nt'resied ipiaitets roi.-. h i, e Keen made to make it ate.l the pi,-i.i. nt considered piesent , ., ....fffe-tion- -made in Cernumy" i ,1 at ,; 1 ad f.il!v decided evr he. No Sunn Jnih.' .ollted these that he had uifS"-l ion ice as tin i-sn't.d orrirn int- are mini of the ijttr ,e, with th ve that the v th - l'n,e at they rah , -,h -ha, rl by the I. Make Din been p.-int.

a failure. The president will reply i directly to the pope, it is raiid. In doins; so he will be ahle to re-1 view all of the reasons for the entry j of the United States into the war. In doing so he will outline the war aim of the United States. By do-1 injj this officials say the door will l,e j opened, should either Austria or Cier- j ii'iiny have inspired the present peace j i-uggcrtions, for them to tell the vutirar, how far they would he willing I

to go to met t the terms of the United : ' States. j it is that very fact that inclines of-'Government Activity finaldnni to Mime degree of hopeful-1 noss. Trc-re is a very strong under-; CTeasC ill Iiolh Navy cum-iit fur peace everywhere in the! woild. It is especially evident in1 aild AriltV. the Teutonic countries. It must btaken ititc consideration at all tmwv. I

And even trough the present uggestions arc failures they ft,? h ra"" M ,-ed an oriirinl reco bring diplomat nt more fully into the torej -Injr the coming Months. MAYOR HAS HIMSELF FINED AND CLAIMS A FEE AS OFFICER f (re.ll.H.l fni-r.i CKXTRA1.IA. Mo.. Auju-t 17. ('. Arthur Hruten, mayor and .n-tinn city attornev. tBl.iv fi! , an information .i(TBinst li m.- if hefm-e Police Judzo liooth, chai irms himself with itituihinii the pe.ue hv shippini.' j. K. Waters, a cat deal-r. Itru'en pleaded (ju'Hy and was fined which he paid and re. reived a fee of 2.V) as ritv atsaid the ftne would hav reasonable at twice th (uvcrnor Expected to Take Drastic Action in Near Futuriv

CHICAfiO, Alien.-' 17. A, Stale Fuel t oi.tn1:, r (.'alter opened hiho:irir,i.'s into the i,,al situation in II m:i. t.wiav tin re w.t.- th- possibility that at anv hour 'e'V. I.owden would i. sue a proclamation seizing the coal mines of Illinois in th'- name .-f toe 'tato. It was anticipated thai a representative of t-c operators would appear before Ju.-tice Carter, rCusing to take part in tlie hearing- on the irround that federal control v. as imminent, and that the Ko, ei no, na.ve .,UM ft Ih.-v. liepresent.-itives ofthi.'een states in tl.e middle west decide I at a join' conference here ye-teiday to tike in, mediate arfm to till ttwir Ml bin They adopted a resolution niirt,."federal action upon Pfe.,.nt V,i..,n. and derided in mean'inie to pro. eed in their re.-pective s'.T.e- in hx pli.es and control the situation. The sta'es reple-eiite,) at the conference were lllino.s. Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky. Michigan. Minnesota. .Missouri. NebM-ka. Noi'il tlik'ita, Ohio, South Ihikola and WScrretly t Work. A new twist was given to the situation today when it wa., learned that a corns of fifteen invest, gators under U. F.. fiardner, chief accountant of the real -en,,, n of the federal fa-P-CO,,:,,,,,..,,,!!, is secretly at uoik on the books of Illinois coal rompanie .. oh taming s'ati.-tics a- to coal proilmtion cinims.ion cai'v today a-king for a ruling a.- t. whether Mate, now engaged in attempts to force a cut in c.al prices should continue then campaign-. The conniission ,..terdav reoiie-ted Gov. louden to '-complicate matters as little as po .sible," because the trade ru'i iiii-,i,,n was en gaged ,n a similar woik "If your position is that any at tempt on the part of the state to regulate the price of coal will mili-

tate against you in the discharge of your duties, please say so frankly," the governor wired. A ruling from the commission In reply to I.owden's message would clear the coal situation in many states. OPENING POSTPONED. Purdue University Term Will llegin , on September 2fi. ' tllf Iht InttrHnmal Ntra garatct.) ! ; LAFAYETTE. Inrf., Auiruat 17.--1 Thu opening of Purdue university ha j been xtnded to that ntudenti may help in harvetin Indin' bi(t crop, j Tb opening of claaM wit potpond 'by Prif)nt Hm from EUpembor It to t, and ill atarlenU !(( in : f rlettltu4 work Mod not resort fir euro wV after Keptember 26.

SPEEDED UPTO HIGHEST NOTCH

MI CH PREPARATION IS KEPT SECRET Ceneral Outline of t ho Plans by the (.ove.nment Officials. V. ASIIIi;Tt, Aiit-u-t I r.M.'.lU Wil-on and his aretully il,U',.-ted I'.'li. -i .1 t."t.-y. If( .th a,,.ivi ,'ii-i.m lion r the I ,,;e ,,y i- known ,le,p s-l: slat-' he 1 III' Hi kt the ICIil v :ll Hiove- th e tak-n ':.i.-e. it i- p.issil.le ii.lu only a fe.i. i nhe, s n-tl ,ain .-hiou.lo.l in .c,r, until ' laiiy are ,n r,.,t, h,,M. w hich max be toid tl.e p ii. u.!e: Ai.,i.:i' hy '!.' I'resi.fent eita.n piiilis w in II will mala- tne i y a more eiy, factor in the ' and e-p.'ciaHv in cui hmi; the ('.. suhma A-.-i-rment by tin- pre.-i.i-oit and; t-retaiy of war ,.f t,ie b-st brains in ' u- a,m- including ail laiiking maii -geiieiais and those just promoted . a live duty with ti'.' field forces, j his means that the national guard! ill be ready for France lonf b.-f,e ' imv flies and that li e new rational I take n I'r: th. ,'ls ( urhing of gitalors. . curbing of tl In.lu-tri agitato nent lo tint -si, the utmost fl .. ime n, th entile d -pat, hemp'.te oiganiiMtion of the iney and the national guard o-nts i iding Thi id tl .ediat-ly. The, :. .S-griifjca.it ' as-ignment ofj il.uton. Paiker! service in tlie , .-.II bung their ! en Ilk- Wood. Hair id tin like to art i h.-h. ml. The i amvations wdl .-.-ted bv r;ei ail.- that th. up th,- van he filled by hundred tho id." SCDDEN (il'ST OF WIND SCATTERS $1,200 IN PAPER CROADCAST :Bu thr ;lern,il(..,..il Vrirj Xrrrire.) MACOV, ia August 17. A sudden windstorm late yesterday blew $1 200 in currency front a pan beinff carried by Lieutenant John West and most of it has not been recovered. The money had been collected by Lieut. West in payment for canteen rheckn. Four hundred dollari waj recovered but th other 1800, scattered widely by th audden ftut, hat not yet been recovered. West waa a banker beforv joining the Macon, Georgia ngimtfA.

FIVE SHIPS THOUGHT TO HAVE KEEN BLOWN I P BY TIME BOMBS

. tn Ihr International lt Hccriec.l A PACIFIC POI!T, August 17. Five ships three flyinit the American flutr, one the Japanese and one the Hiili.-h wrrr believed hy mariners today to have been blown up while at sea hy time bombs placed on board hy German apents. The story of a sailor of the fin.hnif of bottles containing acid, which were placed near powder cases o that if they were luok.-n the powder would explode, on hoard a ship stienirthencl this belief. Schooners lleluua and Winslow and the.-.iililll' ship I!. ('. S'a.le fii w tie stars and strip, . The i n ti.-h fiv.iihter W.iimr.a a-nl the ar.-e fre1Khter KoM Una. I MODERN WEAPONS. ' Will lie Siliplied The l ir.t In, I, una ! l iehl Anillen. IM'I VNAI'Ol.l 'Hie l'il-t lo.li. e li.nat.. to an ln,l.. AiiLiist 17 .ed with the mo-t r . ,t was lelrn.'.l t" ch field pi.-.es now in r.le.l. In t.ad. a -in naiai to the i;ims In l-ian.e. wiM I... Mipi Motor t.ucks. nn, ... .!. al.-o will lie . , ' Zi'.iisvillf Farmer Boy Must Serve in Army, District Board Says.

HofN-a For K.niluring Peace. IBli ftir fN!r-iflf!cmci- Xric Krrre-r.l IMHANAPOI.IS, In.!.. August 17. j A'"7"'!' h'"7 ''m' "" -'Mp "'' !an enduring, if not a speedy peace. Die th.rd d,s-,t eve.nption boaid vhllay ,,, mVe told us to prcd.iy refused the claim for exemption ,,.,, ,. thiee years' war at least. Ira F. Sl eibiirne, of Zi.msv.lle. ;T'iu- fai . (i.-i m.iny is righting on furSheM,iiin told the ba,d he wanted eign soil. Mow lng will it take to

to be evmpt only long enough t i gather his crops. Tlie board, hoi ever, decided that a. cording t" th order in winch he was dialled, h wou'd not be called to the colors unt after he had completed the h.irveslm : of hi., ciops, and did not exempt bin ' Fxemption wa, i, fused Han , llooth, an engine, r for the liig I 'mi ' railroad. He had worked for the rail road seven vear.-. and a-keil exeir.l PREDICTS POTATO PRICES WILL DROP WITHIN THIRTY DAYS ft'i tli Intfrn'ttinnt, .Vci'f Kcrrirf ( TIK'AfiO. August 17. -Pot es at sixty i-cnt.s and po-sih I cents a li'i.-hcl within t-. months! That was the pie K. Ilarle. head of one biggest potate roiici The diop may c tin, ii. dm-." said Iyear's crop is pllctlll of vith'n 'Th,.. RFFI SES PASSPORTS. Japan Joins nilisl Pi ha'InKlo. ,i,l,, . A-igu t In, t.-d d Italy i -uig ... desiring ta attend ti.r So. ia'ist p. a. e ci f. - r - lolin next month. -ii'i.e.l today that the ould not grant a pa .- nu Kakyana, who wapro.,rnt the Japanese in St, . government i port to His

s.a aalists. Ixakyama i.- now in New trality. York. (d.l England's entry into the war. Miss Yeasev Ila n of l.onoke, ArSTA Y OF EXECUTION. kanaa sang two delightful songs, entitled "The Swallows" and "Within Condemned Murderer (.ranted Extcn-! Hut I.ove." Mr. Leslie Troutman, . Iirofe.ssor of music, followed with the sion of Life Pending Appeal. j-'Oypsey Song." a violin solo. Both .....,., -were accompanied hy Miss Gohtienu l''JZ 7 I ''-rove, pianist. .Mr. Oldrich of the FRANKFORT, Ky August I Metropolitan School of Music at InThree hour, before Charlea Douthitt, , -.pUs sanR "Kings of the Road" 20. was to have been executed for ln(J Birth of ,. , Morn Mrs. H. G. murder early today. Governor Man- Brown w hi(. .omvitniA. ley granted a stay of execution until Aft,f th trMhmn mft town. October 8. pend.nt an appeal. I .hip principal., Dr. Jackson adDouthitt escaped from prison Isst i Antffi hi, iudienc, on -1 Qpinweek went horn to TOtt his mother um and Heredity." There ir many and then surrendered with the statement that he was ready to die. CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.

GRTOLICT Dr. Linton Sets I'orth Purposes of V. S. in the Present War.

ADDRESS BEFORE THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE Dr. Jaikson (iixes a Talk to lh j Teachers on "Public Opinion and Heredity." r1 f the teachnstllute Tile 11. 'd I Mr. I.inhis cults 1. id Hopes in Conai." The I'liit-d icate her national eel into this war , rseh'. We must ts of humanity, cluing to do this, the ilennan miloeist be crushed. l his i aire. . if nece-saiy. spend the e of the nation to check the pi. -tensions and power erratic "overnnient backed ed force " We must he'p to make the world -an- for liber'v and democracy, for the iiitlnaite peace of the world and pol.tna! Iibri'v An imiiroved illter- ; national .sy.-i.-iu mu.-t he created. We inn .t t.v again to fnul a permanent leiiiT'le or concert of powers to presiive international peace. The same I standard- of conduct and rcspnnsibility for wrong done should be obnervecl I among nations arid their governments j that are observed among individual .tizens of rivlliirVd Mates. her back within her boundary He iiope and believe that for whatever saci ,f ices we max h- culled upon to make, we shall receive ample com-pen-atuin. We ,,iiall learn a lesson of noiny and never again throw $700.iiiiii.ini'i ,rth of fo.Ml mto the jrarbage ciin ev -ry year. We will acquire a broader minded altitude nationally, scctno-ally. politically, .and religiously. Our patriotism will be of a higher type. The Fluted .'ii.-s will have a voice in the greatest eare conference of hi-toiy We hop", also, for shaie in the beni fits that will follow from tie oiganizatmn of a permanent league to enforce leaoe and an interI .., (h-.t ..III krinv on. ',, , u nilti(in Wp h ope i;,-i iii:iri w ill be democratized humanand thoroughly repentant. List of (Jue.lioni.. iton gave the followinir list ons on "lleck's F'.videnee in .." for the use of those. ho wish to study for the one edit given by Indiana I'niFirst, Kxi.l mlizat.on." '"Supr Court of -'e,n,. F.vi.l nee." V hat "Suppressed Fvilim e has been sup cod and why? Thud. What does Mr. Peck say out i, en. -ally's re-ponsiliility for p A-i-tiian ii'tiinatiini and the Serplv Fouitn. W! pian-.tion of h land "' dr. Heck's Exf tlie word "FngI!,,,,, ii. -ti dure from your note king paragraph from Mr. I'-.k's booh. s,,.i, What i.- "the judgment of the -..,;, " with reference to : (a. I The sincerity of Sir Kdward tjiey's peace etfort. ( h. I The Kai-er's responsibility for the war. ,,. Tlie violation of fielgian neu-