Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 288, Lebanon, Boone County, 3 September 1917 — Page 1

TER. ir TIIE REPORTER IS TIIE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN BOONE COUNTY. WEATHER LULLETIN Probably showers tonight and to morrow. Little change in temperaturn. VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1917, NO. 288.

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City's Chief Kxeciitive May Fare Criminal Prosecution.

SITUATION FRAUGHT WITH MANY DANCERS Action of Mayor in I -f :- ins. Governor in Case of Pe.'tee Meet-inj-s Cause of Clash. ( UK '.l ill. Sept ..-(.u.erm.r , I.owdcn ru.lnd to ( hi. ago ! confrr with AMoni.y-Criioral Kd- j ward I'. ilnmiLige and take per- , Kimal charge of the paoitist iui- ; ation. He has hern advised of Ihc j plan lo hold additional secret meetings todsy. 1 ive thi.u-.iiiil troops, read to inarch on the proposed pacifist j meeting, with fixed bayonets, j aVait the governor's arrival. t- j topic) -General Urundatte has been advised the pacifi-ds -till hold a secret conference regardless of the governor's wishes. The atorm of disapproval, following j the major's action, may not suhide until Thompson is removed from office. II. S. Merrick, presi- j dent of the National Security j league, today issued a call for an : ememency meeting of the executive committee of the Chicago I branch, to be held tomorrow to plan concerted action to b-im: about Thompson's removal. j ifty thr ;I.,J0,-"I - .SV'i.T i j CHIC AGO. Sel.tember .'I While I state militia and po-e were rnohi'ivd , in Chicago today, the former to pre- i vent further meeting- of the P.-,,pi.-'s Council of Pence and Democracy, and the latter to back M yor Thompson , order for uninterrupted me. tings,' most of the pacifists were slipping. ; quietly out of town. ' Thcv hft their riiai.ipion. Ma.. ori Williain Hale Thompson, who I -id' been dubbed "Lurgoina-tcr" ami "I'n-; ser Bill" hy Chicago new-paper , f if- j ing a tight for continuance in office , 1 A storm i f ptnte t, ethcia! and nn-i official and threat. of official actum against the na:,oi fo!h.w.sj h mi . which enahled the p. inlets to no t-t in ( convention here after lio-.-e-nor low-, den had forbidden their me.-tir.jr in: this state. I Havinjf passed re-hit!or,5 ra'l ig u;on the Cn;ed States to anii,-u! c concrete war a:rr.s ar,,! ro.j t i i a-np j,e;,ce terms, the People's ("nun. li. in a -taV-ment issued early tedav a;d t' ' ir work had been done for the pr -c Provision hail hei-n n;.i-le t' r ti.e callmjr of future meetings and 'i -ie lemained nothmjf fir tnem to do ' i,t adjourn and ili.n-ise. Tie adjou ninent was carefully ,ianr,ed t.i" i oi.. just a half hour before l,vci!u r I. .- den's troops rea hod CI.ie.itro. In the face of the situation v.'. i was fraught with dangers of xi, ion, many of the pacifi !? pianm-l to remain a few days and it . f-.i ! they wouhl plan further re,i.t;rg . I.evv Mayer, attr rney for the ,! .-e cnuncil of defen..e. declared today ' iiiayor w ill f:-e criminal Jroe uti m for hi defiance of the governor w no ( t!- supreme executive poser of tt.e state in tiiiie.s of .-trp.-.-. I.ahsir's Attitude. Members of the Chicago F.'leta. tion of Labor take a split view of t:ie situation. They condemn fiovernor I.ow.ten for forbidding the I'eopio's ('otitic il meetme: ami eadmg in the federal troops and they rofue to endorse the t.ac,r':sn who in turn, have uttacked Presirtent Wilson, Chicago's labor element, hy motion, ! Condemns the rwntinrs i::;,-;.. ., VViscon.sin and Minne-ota for denyi'ij: People's Council the right of "free speech and free assembly." In the same breath, Chicngo and American federations of labor refuse to support : the peace champions. ' The terms of peace, sought hy the' people's party, njiecify announrenient by the United States of war aims and peace terms, work toward early peace on a basis of no focihle annexation and no punitive indemnities and the right of people to deride their own destinies; an open federation of all nations; defens of constitutional rights of free tpeech, free presa. peaceful assemblage and right to petition the govtniur; democratic con-

EARLY EDITION.

The Reporter in observing Labor Day by granting itn office employes a half holiday. For this reason, the Reporter goes, to press today at 1:00 o'clock. trol of foreign policy and abolition of secret diplomacy; popular referendum of war und conscription and the ap-1 peal of diiift laws. Illinoi-' men of prominence rallied to j the .up,,i rt of (iovernnr laiwden. Kob-1 frt S. I lies, president of the Hamilton! !ub. said the tieaee acts wen p'cin! iia-on. cnm.iarr.1 them with sim lai ! acts in the days f the civil war ami recalled the- days when men were shot ' down for similar acts. Hairy I'ratt Jiidson,. president of; the I'nivcrsity of Chicago. U.-ko, if, i h.irago had .led from 1 1 1 inr-i.- and -uifce.-tiil that If it ha not, then th" governor has a porfrst r nrr I 1o -top Ma p;ii'mr ,le rti-al o1 fed.floo,. ijU'ef-y ie! ,he cit eat" r- trir.iii..tK or la.-t nignt. wh.ie ot!i.-i li.e.v.r.ir I i 'n. honi ng '1' ye..trer.'. V.ij. -.lrt.-r. at tyvv. I e!d to m.l!:ie four r"irui' "f '.tie t'.iii'.r.ai giiir,l. "Sbeee companies arrived in l li.rago just half on hi ,r bef.e tie- t.'iie ... t I .r tue ma - n tmjr. 'I hey bad lK en ..iippii.d w'th aiiimun,t..,'n ;"id .iflived nun the ,,roI hi- ,.IC:l:sl,-M,.l,l he:,.i of thl II ami the l-a,lers ,n ,r,u-,-.idi.-td aga,i:-.t any n!e;ue. i' t; -ug-gesieil the pos-ilulity of a smiiiil nil ;,.r a m.-el,g. few :ir'ike and siui,-.ted "tghting it nt with ;h.'ll last drop of bl i." ' lo- .Mitilde xiiis, taken after they b.el be,r. silvisni ot .iay--r Th n'- d.-t t t'- to peimit and ,;..t,s-t the One of Hineest Celfhraliims in Stale Wili he Held al Anderson. IN'MANAPOUS. In, I.. S. pt. .'!.- Indiana today is celebrating labor I;:y and cebbr.it ions of vatiou,- sorts are l.eint; held a'though if mmy cities the biiiiday is being taken advantage of to pay tribute to the future soldiers railed in the dra:t ami volunteers itow in the lank- of the National liuatd. The program for this city r.ilis for i monster jiarade this morning, an out mif at tiiversiile (,ark this :if,-noin an. I a ball in li.-rm.inia bail t might. Frank Ha-kins M.o- ison -'e,-ret ity of the American I'ederation of l..ibor made the principal a.hlre.-s tin- afternotrn. I'erhai-t the bigge-t celdo:ition in the stale will be held at And.-r-on where tieneral l.e(.'lerci ,f the gian mission ntiw in the I'mf-d States is the guest of honor, lewia! l.ei'!erci stopped T in ,-i,ar.ap,,li. and paid a visit to l ,. t Iter. -.noun Harrison ami was taken ah out to various spots of inter- t here. It is planned to have Cenera1 I,eClercq sfieak at Anderson bel.Me;H an. I 4 o'clock at the cnu.t i,o ... siuare. lie will leave over 'lie . svlvama at 4:4 1 oVh k lor I!h hm..is to connect with the Wa langt .n tram. At Richmond a i.-c. pt.on will be given the distmgui-h. d v -;t,,i. Members of ( ,p:ir . ) ,. rationed at l-'o.-t Hen.i.ifiin ll.irn-on ard all drafted men will be ... K-. ts of the people of And-1 son. The. with the regimental band, to oth.-r b.iri.land fraternal order ile,egatiep.s arol tartor.' employes will parade the business section at 2 o'.-ioek. At 5 o'clock an exhibit.. Cieh' over the city hy American aircraft airplane will he given if the weather permits. One of the big events of the day will be the rbicken dinner which is to be served to the (luar.L.mcn arid the drafted men. West Ninth street bo rotied off and a table spread in the center of the street. In the evening at 7 o'clock patriotic songs will be sung by a trained choir of one thousand voices. All in attendance will be urged to join in und it is believed several thousand voices will be heard. At C'onnersville a "get together" meetinjr will be held at 7:T.n o'clock in the eveninjt. This will be the finale of a aeries of meetings to induce better acquaintanceship between the resi dents of the city and the country. At various other points in the state special attractions have been arranged for the afternoon. Special efforts are being made to entertain for the members of the various National Guard eompaniea being held in their armories waiting orders for a move a to Fort Benjamin Harrison.

OH WlLSOfi NOTE

The United States Officials Watch Developments There Closely. .JOINT RKPLY FROM CENTRAL POWERS Austria and Turkey Said to Favor Pope's Original prop-isals. l:Y JOHN KDW1N NF.VIN. il,. !,', !.,-.,h..l s Ner.-i...) WASHINGTON', September 3. With the text of the president's note to the p. ne befote the c.erman people todav in a fairly accurate translation, officials waited for won! as to newj.nper assaults on the note, und the tooti.-e;-, behind it.- preparation, have not raided any anxiety here. All this had been anticipated. I'roni the morn -nt the text was made jejidic officials hete realized that the govern-nii-nt-coritrolled press of (ieimany wotiid attack the reply as interference w:tn the home affairs of the (iermur empire. Hut. after the hist blast ha been exhausted, officials believe (iel man common sense will carefully study the entire document and when tie Reichstag reionvenes the lattet 1 an of this misith, it is considered certain the sentiments expte-sed b the pre.-ad.-nt will have u part in thi political crisis which is certain ti mark the reconvening of the tiermar. legisiati ."e body. Meanwhile it is known here that IVpo Benedict has by no means ;:han- .! red hi- task to try to bring annul . -u e. The endcrsemeiit of ti.e sentiments expressed hy the president by fireat Britain and France is expected to s lnpilfv his ti? -k for getting read, j for the m-xt step. It is learned on tht I 'est authority that the pope is now rmienvoring to leam v.hat would be! the minimum step that must be taken hy tli,. ( ierrnan government in making ( tin- ruling newer re.-p.-i,.--i.ie to 'he pet pie. KtTorts of His Holiness along fills line have hem (. .p.ms.b'e for the reports widely circuhited during the la t few nay., that th vati. an already had prepared a new note to the onta r. materi from fl. i to thI in pan ii and today H was b that th( Ppe had been in coirini unicat ion with ' ar.hr.al (iihhons and other heads of the ri.unh in tiie 1',., ted States for tiie purpo.,e of finding out. if possible, whether the Oiled Stat.'s would be 'vilhng to agree to a peace conference if the (ierman constitution wa- to be amended to provide that the chancellor h.iul.1 be .-..f,t,.d with the consent of the majonty of the Reichstag and would hold ..dice only so long as his actions had the approval of the majority of the members of the elective body. This is one subject which the wh.le h"ii e declined to elaborate on for publication. What steps have been taken to determine this fart are shrouded in deepest my-tery and must '' '"in; s.i. The statf. department -"' t ' " ; .1- It- knowledge that .my -mi. ;, ioi.f'-' have been made. S. let;,! I ,..) !lg has dechne.l to d:s-cu.-s th. i.i, Men, in any way. To ail in.i,j,iic,. i.. c.-mter.tivl bimse'f with the .-t,,' i,.f,t tiiat any move, uient to l:i,er.,v 'iemiany natur.illy would be u:,' h.e.j with the jrreate.-t care by the ( nited States. It :.- urideistood here that the central powers are to make a joint rej.ly to the pope. Kxrhangfs already have taken pla.e. ainr'ling to information reaching diplomatic circles here. Turkey, it is stated, has notified llerlin that her desires are that the proposals of His Holiness shall be accepted in the form in which they were initiated. Austria also is understood to he on 'he agreement that the suggestions 'if the Vatican are eminently fair, lierrniiny's attitude has still to lie cutlined while it in accepted here that naturally Bulgaria will oppose any settlement that would nut give her greatly increased territory. MADE FIRST SERGEANT. I'sUin Anderson (,et Promotion In Tsrenty-first Artllle'ry. F.dwin Anderson is now first sergeant in the Twenty-first artillery stationed at a Texas camp. He is a grandson of James Monroe, of this city, and a sou of the late Ed AnderI son, one time a barber in Lebsaoo.

1 called 1 THE RUSSIANS , (tiri-;:ir-ii iii piii ii! ABANDON RIGA TO MWml GERMAN TROOPS

1PMY.W Vatican .May Issue a nirect Ret ply lo Presidel NVtHMlriiw Wilson. (1KNKV A. September Kre..h indications that Pope Benedict W may send ancther note d-jaluijr with peace are app.ating. Ilisj.atches from Turin today quoted the Stampa as saving that it is the intention of the po e to i-.-ue a direct reply to President Wilson's answer to the original pontical note. The view taken by the Rome ci rie.por.dent of the Stampa is that the Vatican views the I'nited States as the best m-dium through which to continue the peace efforts in view of the high humanitarian pnneiples enunciated by the Anion, an executive. CALM ONCE MORE. Denver llecomes Normal fter a Sunday of Lxrilcnunl. lil t Vir (,il,TMii ,1 c Krr, i. . , IiKNVMR. September :t. Ib-nvei resumed its usual calm today after a Sunday if ex. Itemout following two terrific explosion that cau-ed Miii'iirof plot., and much ad.ivitv on part of the p.,!i,e. The p,st explosion came eaily m the day when ciacksm,.n dropin.1 a vial of nitroglycerin in a dountrwn business buibling. Hoth police and lire departments responded to hurry calls hut the burglars e-cajied. The second outburst occurred late last evening and the detonaiion shook the entire city. Traces rf a stick m dynamite and burned f . were f,ln,: in a dump in the sou'h end and police belif-M. hoys who had found th. dynamite set ,t ..IT for a prank. Little l.llll.-.re tes,!,., f ,!f expl...,ors and none was injured. Five Townships Ilejrin Sessions Lebanon School Opens Next Week. The common schools f (Vnter. Clinton. Harrison, Jackson and Sugar Creek townships opened this morning The remainder of the township schools, including Lebanon, will open next Monday. The Center township schools opened with a staff of fourteen teachers, exclusive of a music supervisor. Miss Goldiene Grove is to be the music instructor in the Center township schools, outside of I-ebanon. The regular meeting of the county board of education was held this morning in the office of County Superintendent Bervies. The county board consists of the trustees of all of the townships and the county superintendent

WOKI) Ol APPRECIATION.

In leaving the seiv c. of the lie porter fl i' to enter the set vie of I nele Sam. 1 d. siiv to tah tin.- oppoitunity to expiess m: ppre of f . tie.i th.i he,-n ace.!. led me b tile , le of Lebanon and b tl mplojes of the Reporter olli.e. I hoSsome day to return to Lebanon but while I am away, the memory of the many kindnesses shown me here wili cheer while in toe nation's service. To nil thn. n who have in any way contributed to such success as I sxty have f,ad in my wotk. 1 extend my sin-ere thanks ami extend best wishes to all. Truly. RALPH P.. NT'. At.. Labor Day Does Not Urine; a Temporary Cessation of Work on Army Camp. II A I TIKSIH'Ri i. Mi.-s., Septeinhei ;. Work at ( imp Slo'by wa, not topped today herau-o this happen.- to ... Labor Day. The sound of the hammer and -aw was heard all day, -inc., all efforts ate being directed to get the ,amp ready as soon as possible. Field llakery Company No. Hi is . xpe, ted to reach cidup tonight. There .lie seventy men in the company and th.y Will begin work at once since flrur ami other breadstuff's have alt.ady been a,-embled here. .There w ill be no superintendent of i .in.sljuc tion here since the order calling Richard W. A'ger to Wa-hington for naming in tiie engineer-' re-e,v. . o,p, ha- been rescinded. MAN'S PATRIOTISM CAl SE OF TRAGEDY AT PASSAIC N. J. Iff, tht tnt'rnatiftnnl Vcici Nrficc.) PASSAIC, N. J., September X -Joseph llakensker's jiatrioti.-m today is pointed to as the rau.-e of his killing his wife as she lay asleep with her two-year-ohl daughter in her arms and later committing suicide. Bakensker's wife refused to live with htm because for months he devoted all his time i n a rifle he had invented which he said would materially assist the American aimy in France. Angered, Itakensker went to where his wife was livinp with relatives, crawled into a window on the second story oT the h aiding and shot her. The ,-hilH was unhurt. Bakonsker shot himself a few blocks away from the h'use. BANDITS STILL ACTIVE. CHICAGO. Sept 8. -Four bandits obtained $100 and two watches from three victims in southwest Chicago early today. One bandit working inrlenenrientlv. nhtained 17K from ah I victim and tb flora another.

Vessel Shelled All Xit-hl by German I'-Hoat Crew is Saved.

iBf l.c ;,,r..,i,,leo,.,l Xc., SV.ri.r.l V ASHINOTON, September :t. The sinking of the American schoon er Carl K. Cressy after an all-night shelling by a (ierrnan submarine was reported today to the state department. The attuck took place August j:i. in stormy weather, fhe crew was -ave,l. The Cressy was a new vessel having been built at Bath. Me., which was her home port, two yours ug. She had a net tonnage of TOO' tons and carried a crew of seven. SLIGHT DAMAGE. Herman Air Raid on Fnglish ( ossl Sunday Had l.iltle Fffert. r tht Mrrn-iln.-otl .Xi- Sr, . jrf , LONDON. September d. Slight lamage was done hy the I iel man airraft that raided the southea -tern oast on Sunday, according to word ea hing here today. The ranters ha-se their favorite hunting ground he county of Kent- hut showed great lervousness and cut their trip as hort as possible. As soon a., the ilarm was given British airmen went aloft to give battle and to head off the aerial invutleis before they could get well inland. Reports as to the number of hostile aeroplanes varied. A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL Chance for some Childless Home to Bring Joy Into one Child's Life. A good home r.f pleah-ng environment is sought for a little girl nine ears of age, fair complexion, obedient and atl'ectionate. A. home where the chil'l may hav e school and church advantages is desired. If your home is childless, can you not bring some joy and love into this child's life? At the same time you will he performing a service the result of which cannot he reckoned. If you are interested, call telephone number 8.!. FOI R PEOPLE KILLED. Ford Struck by Passenger Train at : a Grade Crossing. j (0S 1A nlersatiOMSl SVirf Sfrvitt. 1 1 GREENSBORO, Ga.. September 3. Four people were killed and one I seriously injured when a Georgia passenger train struck a Ford automobile at a grade crossing near here. The dead: Williain Strickland and his 10-year-old ton, Edward; Clifford Moore; Carl Strickland, all of Greene county; Homer Mevldia f Woodville, injured.

.Teuton Forces Press For

ward on Three Sides of City. 1 THE ITALIANS PUSH ! THEIR LINES FORWARD Atistro-Htintrarian IVfenscs are Slowly Crumbling I'nder Italian Pressure. (Ity Ibr fi.Tii"i..s"tl V"f Kmlcf.) LONDON. St pecmbrr The Russians have onleretl the abandonment of Riga. The Teuton forces that forced a crossing of the Hvina river at Ikskull are driving northward ill an effort to sever thi Riga P. tr. grad railway and thus cut . h" the retreat of the Russian army that has b.-en ilefending Riga. It is now evident that the recent so-called I let n nil offensive west of Riga was inten, i as a diversion to attract attention from the l-igger en- : terpnse under way on the Dvina river, southwest of Riga. , Operations on the northern end pf the eastern front are taking on the ; phase of a big twin battle, with the Hermans tin listing against the Russians in the Mitlau six-tor as well a southeast of Riga. Italian Still Advancing. j Fortitied caverns on the rocky slopes ! of the llainsiiza and Carso plateaus ! are falling one hy rno before the exj orable advance of the Italians towards Trieste. ! Slowly but surely tho Austro-Hun-1 garian defenses are crumbling under the steady pressure of the Italian ar- : tiliery and infantry. ! Following the rapture of Monte Kan- ' to, the Italians are now advancing ; against the defenses of Csrgaro and , up the slopes of Monte San (iabrirlle, I said advices frum the Italian base at ' I'dine today. The Italians are not ; attempting any grand storming operations but are lighting their way ahead step hy step. Three Re jected Only Three Ouft of Those Who Passed Did Not File Exemption Claims Thirty-four was the total number examined hy the conscription board this morning, bringing the examinations up to the 002nd man. Three w ere rejected, and of those who passed only three did not file exemption claims. Those who failed were, Jesse M. Joseph, Thorntown R. F. D. A, Virgil Ottinger, of Zinnsville, and Roy Miller, of Zionsville. The three not filing claims for exemption were, Paul R. Honan of Lebanon, (iuy Shaw, Zinnsville R. F. D. i. and Otha Wil.nn. Rrownsburg, R. F D I Toe list nf those who passe.) and filed claims follows: Huren Cunningham, Lebanon R. F. D. :. Loral Glendenning. Lebanon R. F. D. 2. Frank Thurman, Lebanon. Ham- Malsherrv, Lebanon R. F. D. 4. Alfred L. Green, I-ebanon R. F. D. 3. Harold T. Shore. Lebanon R. F. D. fi. Owen Mitchell, Thorntown, R. F. D. 1. Wessie Walker, Sheridan R. F. D. lilt. Oscar Wallace, Sheridan R. F. l. 21. MM Clarence Diddle Sheridan R. F. D. 25. Virgil Love, I.ebanon, R. F. D. 9. Arrel Holmes, Thorntown R. F. D. L Nye Dye, Thorntown R F. D. 1. Russell DeWitt. Lebanon, R. F. D. 3. Leonard Todson, Whitestown. Luther Groover, Whitestown, William Heffolmire, Thorntown. Matthew Hawkins, Lebanon R. F. ). Harley Cody, Sheridan R. F. D. 25. Dane Hicks, Lebanon R. F. D. 10. Joseph Srite, Rosston R. F. D. 1. Voris Demaree, Lebanon. John Solarl. Tsrhune. Ernest Hunt, Wbitesnown. Paul BUnd, Zionavilie,