Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 296, Lebanon, Boone County, 12 September 1917 — Page 1

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VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEFIEMlIt 12, 1C NO. 06.

CHAOS IN RUSSIA FOLLOVS CLASH

OF RiVALLEADERS Contradictory Reports as to Success of Contending Armies. KERENSKY TAKING VIGOROUS MEASURES Hist Armies Rein? Reinforced and Many Arrests Are Ileing. Made. r faierselsMKll Xr$ srefee.) LONDON, Septf-mb.r 12. Chaos in I Russia, rounled with the strict cen sorship at Petrograd made it difficult today to ft a true picture of the situation which has followed the Kornniloff revolt. Contradictory reports were received an to the surceas of the Keiensky ami Korniloff armies which are apparently at grips 'Somewhere south of Petrograd.'' At some points the rebellious cotsacks under Gen. Korniloff had bwr checked in their advance upin th capital, it was stated, while at others they were reported to have overcome the resistance of the loyal republican troops and were continuing their march on Petrograd. Premier Kerensky is taking vig orous tep to put down the revolt. His armies are being reinforced and many arrests are being mar', in I'etro"grad. Among those arreted were high ofl'icers in the army and some of the member of the hrst pfovisional cabinet. j An unconfirmed rumor was in circulation that Kerensky probably would go to the front to lead the loyal republican troops and intpire them tc greater effort against the Korniloff rebels. A curioul feature of the Russian situation ia that, despite the disaffection on the part of the army, loyal units are attacking the Auro-Ger-man armies t inuny points on the front and have gained important ground on the Bukowina frontier. East of Riga troops lyit;g in th' rea- f KornilotT rebellious army are undertaking a counter offenaiv against the German advance guard und have proved successful in minoi operations. Petrograd advices are encouraging They state that certain units un(ei Korniloff, upon learning the real object of their operations against the capital deserted, refusing to have, a part in the rebellion. The commissions sent to the from by the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers delegates at the front are in constant communication with Premier Kerensky and are endeavoring to their utmost to effect a reconciliation. In the face of the national perils, political factions in Petrograd continue their squabbles. The constitutional democrats, who oppose the principle of the premier, are now talking of forming an organization to offset th? directory. POPULATION F1.EKS. Citizen of Petrograd Quitting the City Far Places of Safety. a tkt iHternmMemH sMrt Rerritx. I WASHINGTON, September 12. The civil population of Petrograd in fleeing th city. Official dispatches to the state, department today announced this fact In making this information public, e'er.fjarv Lansing said that the dispatch indicate the exodus of the civil population is due as much to the treat- shortage of food as it is to the fear that the city is to be the scene of blcody f.ghtmg as the result of the new revolutionary outbreak. Despite this official statement the feeling was growing in official qunrters that the situation in Russia wjs very much worse. It soems now im probable that complete anarchy can be avoided, the revolutionists are only a short distanea from the eity. GLOOMY VIEW. Ia Taken of the Russian Situation by London Press. r n fsierssKwiw Xm itnm.) LONDON, September 12 A glow view of the Russian situation was held her torlav. Th tress, In Its enm-l r- no Med out t t Prfwr 1 ' - iy in ii f ! '

not yet been presented to the outniile world. Whether or not Gen. KorniMT will lie successful is question which no one will undertake to answer at this time. There exists a strong feeling, however, that Korniloff has effective forces at his command and that he can put up a stiff re-istance before he is overpowered and his rebellion put down. The Chronicle soys: "What were Korniloff' motives and what are his present inU-ntions? Regarding the 'utter it is obvious that Komiolff would scarcely hai-e put his pistol at the government' hend last Saturday unless he believed he could fire it. The immediate future should show whether he can whether, that in, the decisive physical force In Russia is under his control or Kcrenky's." There is a strong undercun-ent of opinion in the press comment that Russia needs the storg hand of a dictator at this time to offset the I'arm done in the army by radical socialists.

ASK HIM TO RESIGN. Yoong Republicans Chicago Heup Position. mand that May Giv iHi the nrrnu,.l Sir' .T. , I CHICAGO. September 12.-West Side Young Republicans lire circulat- j ing petitions today, asking the resig-! nation of Mayor Thompson. The pcti- j tions set out that the Mayor has by "verv means souirht to discredit the ms and ideals of the l'nited States, thus nouiishlng disloyalty and treaDRAFT CONSTITUTIONAL Senate Military Affairs Commit tee Reports Adversely on Hard wick's BilL j , r. .(erwii.is.1 w h,,i,: ; WASHINGTON, .September 12. The senate military affairs committee , 'oday undertook to silence once and i 'n tl th c no! t nnv I ; mad to the draft and the arguments I put forth in and out of congress for i U modification or leoeal. Reporting adversely on Senator J i. j i. t. . . . , 1 Hardwick a bill to prevent the use of ; drafted men in overseas sen. .ce, Sen ator Chamberlain of Oregon, on behalf of the military affaiis com-1 nittee, declared not only that the se-1 lective draft is constitutional and in j harmony with the free ideals of America, but that the agitation I cgainst it, stimulated by the proGerman sympathizers, is "paralyrinu ! the good right arm of the president." I Th committee blamed Fourth of July oratory and school histories' for nopalar delusions regarding Amer ran military successes and expressed the view that these iwo causes were largely responsible for the prejudice against the draft. The committee quoted at length various authorities from Washington down to President Wilson, to contra dict the arguments (gainst ronscrintion. The whole report will be printed as a document and scattered broad-1 cast across the nation to answer the j

anti-draft sentiment. I every walk of life. "The situation arising out of this I Called into a war conference by Evspirit of opposition to the selective ! rett S. Macy, heed of the National draft act ia serious and taken in cor;- Civic Federation, the representatives nection with the unrest among the f two-score labor, fraternal and poli-

eivilian population growing out of commereial and industrial conditions stimulated in some cases doubtless by i pro-German sympathizers and propa- j gandists, placea our country in a sit- j uation of extreme peril at a time when j all should be united in a common! cause," said the committee. AVIATORS KILLED. Tw Student Airmen Collide in Practice Flight at San Diego. te ;srnHar rri gerve.r SAN DIEGO, Cal., September 12. Colliding in mid-air during a practice flight today, two student aviators at the North island army aviation field, fell nearly fi.OOO feet and were instantly killed. Further than the fact that there had been an accident and that two students had been killed, all information was withheld by the army authorities under orders of Colonel Dade, in command at th island. The identities of the dead student also waa ordered withheld. Boat patrols were placed about the island and no outsider was allowed to approach. FIRE AT DETROIT. DETROIT, September 12. Fire believed to have been due to defective wiring caused $.100,000 damage to the uiy of the Standard Steel Prois Comsrtv, IS.-tU'Vne and W;nrn t v t. - 1- t

BRITISH REPULSE GERMAf . ATTACK NEARHARG1C0URT Effort of Kaiser's Forces to Regain Ground Proves a Failure.

BRITISH ARTILLERY IN BOMBARDMENT The Renewal of Field Marshal Haifc's Great Offennlve is Indicated. f?S fie lnlrrintinol .Veres aWrlre.t LONDON, September 12. Another effort by the Germans to recapture the ground southeast of Ftnrgicourt, lost to the British on Sunday, ended ; ..,, r,,;i- ,), .... off. an nounced. The Germans attacked during the j night and there was brisk fighting j iinder hundreds of "star shots" hut the I assault broke down under the fire of ! the British guns. j Northeast of Bullcrourt, on the : Arras front, and near Lombaertsde, Ion the West Flanders front, Hritish 1 raiding parlies penetrated German ; positions, destroying munitions and i supplies and bombing dugouts. ! liritish artillery along the West j Flanders front have opened another terrific bombardment against th Germans indicating a renewal of field j Marshal Haig's great offensive, i So violent was the big gunfire during the night that it waa audible at Flushing, fifty miies away. Clearing weather has enabled the Rriti to move forward their heavy artillery to new portions and they are evidently preparing the wny now for tother drive. Flench trooos last night smashed the first two German lines of trenches in thf regin ot st s)pleti in th Champagne and succeeded in intiring the third positions. The German ,rooPs,'B, " trenches taken were either killed or taken prisoners. r TGGI ... . . . That W as Sentiment Adopted at Conference Held Today at Washington. (By tht nter naflessl a'mes Crre.1 WASHINGTON. September 12. Americans must stand together an a unit and fight shoulder to shoulder t, wln jf,. This was the sentiment adonted here today in a conference of leaders from Ideal organizations pledged their efforts to solify America in its conduct of the war. Lai or and capital shook hands act ots the conference table and agreed that there must be sacrifices on all sides as Samuel Gompers, of the i American I' jOtto H. ha ! met. deration of Labor, and of Kuhn Loeb ft Co., Political party lines were dropped I when Vance MrCormirk, chairman of the republican national committee. told the conference that their parties would make no attempt to inject polities into the war. TO RESUME WORK. More Than 11.000 Miner Will Again Begin Labor in Copper Mines. (By f 7frerle Wetes tttrriet.) ANACONDA, Mont, September 12. More than 16,000 mintra will resume work immediately in th copper mine of Montana, as a result of the calling off of th strike inaugurated savetul wnila fciiu by mil! and srr.dUr men at the Anaconda Copper Company's works. Th striker accepted the terms offered by th company. TO DO STRIKE DUTY. TSattalin of lineal Infantry U he on V ay to Illinois.

of infantry from Ft, Bvnjamiu Harrison at Indianapolis and not from Ft. Snelling, Wimt., t otr Its way o garrison the post and b available in case of the riots or Other trouble in Chicago.

THE THIRD TIME MAY PROVE THE CHARM FOR FORGETFUL "SWAIN" ( I lnnl XtKt sWrke.l CHICAGO, September 12 The third time may prove the charm for John Morton, 71 years old and colored, who dV-aires to marry Kezuy Johnson, 60. John and Ketuy came to Judga Oscar F. Heard Monday to be united in wedlock. Proceedings were halted because John had neglected to bring th marriage lieen, That afternoon Morton came back with the license, but had forgotten to bring Kesuy. Yesterday John gave the license to Judge Heard and asked him to keep it. If he does not forget he will bring Kezuy around today. PATROLMAN KILLED. Hold-up Suspects Shot Officer and .Made Their Ewape. (I) lt JarUt Vrx Service.) CLEVELAND, O., September 12. While searching three holdup suspects at the Broadway police station this morning. Patrolman Glaetke was shot and killed by one of them. All three escaped. GETS A POSITION Accepts Place in Passport Office of the Government. PROMOTION SURE TO STATE DEPARTMENT Splendid Position That Carrie Promise of Rapid and Desirable Promotion. Julian Ralston, who has made three attempts to join the army and has been rejected each time on account of a veak heart has been offered and has accepted a position in the passport office of the government with a promise of promotion to the department of state at Washington. He left yesterday for New York to begin work. Mr. Ralston had given up hopes of entering the government service in any capacity and had planned to enter the law school at Yale University. The offer of the government position came Friday and after mature deliberation he abandoned his plans to enter Yale and accepted the position. Mr. Ralston is a graduate of the Ibanon high school and of Indiana University. He is the son of former Governor Samuel M. Ralston. DELAYS GERMAN ANSWEf Disagreement as to This Issue Holds l'p Reply to Pope's Peace Proposal. ( rse fsrsMKil yew errc. AMSTERDAM, September 12 The future of Belgium is the main issue that has been delaying Germany's reply to the peace note of Pope Tlenedict XV. This waa made plain in advices from Berlin today. Th Pan-Germanists an clamoring for the annexation of the greater part, if not all of Belgium, but this has been largely offset by the agitation of th clericals, the leading party in th Reichstag majority bloe, that Belgium be completely restored and assisted financially by Germany after th war. "Belgium is th cardinal point of th whola war position," said en dispatch from Berlin? quoting th Colo gne Voiks-Ziitunff. fany f"mm B!"'i"!vrs are no f mi ,f " ) id of i . i jit o '-' " -I i l

EXEMPMIFOR

I151EEMO BY LOCAL BOARD An Additional List of Those Whose Claims are Acted on Favorably. FILED ON GROUND OF DEPENDENTS Names of Men Who Are Re leased from Sesvice by Latest Order of the Hoard. The Boone County Concription Board today gave out a li-'t of 11S j names of persons exempted from the service of the United States. The men all filed claims for exemption on the ground of dependents. The lixt ss follows: Oscar Wilium Rffcg.in, Lebanon. Charles Kfhert Young, "P ontown. Joseph Henrv CrosMtreel, K. K. I Lebanon. James Paul Schewk, Lebanon. Harry Lmzo Ciomh, Thomtown. F.rnest t'.srl Cook. I.elinnon. Lynn Henderson, Lebanon, Ernest Olney Casey, Whitestown. Elmer Dean, Whitcstown. Tracy Graham. Lebanon. Jacob Vernor Ci Hh, Lebanon. Guy Herald Swails, Lebanon. Jerome Ienhovc. I,el.anon. Murat Laveme Wiley, R. K. 1 Uhi Russell Rayhurn Huffman, Zions- j ville. Arthur Lawrence Smith, R. R. 2 , Whitestown. I Ara Silas Kersey, R. R. 8 Lebanon. Luther Bryant Fulwider, Lebanon. Plain Wesley Wetherald, R. R. i I Thorntown. I Kd Steveas, ThoiTitwn. Ernie Ray McCey, Lebanon. Ross Smith, Ibanon. Chester Gobble, R. R. 9 Lebanon. James Alva Culley, Advance. Omer Llovd Stingley, R. R. 4 Thorntown. Callie Christal Hefflin, I.ebano.n Roscoe Carothers, R. R. 1 Sheridan. Glenn Flmo Huuser, Whitestown. Fir yd Earl Smith. R. R. 1 Lebanon. Harry Cleveland Wells. P.. R. 2 Colfax. Thurman Hine, R. R. 1 Lehanon. George Franklin White, Zionsville. William Henry White, Zion: Roy William Prterman. It. R. 4; Lebanon. ' Thorns Alexander Fine, R. il 13. Lebanon. !

Charles Otha Fulwider. Advunrn. nervous condition was unsatislaciory Joseph Mararich, Ibanon. j and his fever mounted. The governor Earl Homer Morton. R. R. 1.1 I.cb-; u mA;K . hllf, fitht Kajn,t the at"jme, Tilman Graham, R. R. lr of tPhoid ttwr' and if he win Lebanon. ' out in tn(! nes two or 'thre days. Ray Neese, Zicnsville. (physicians say he will be beyond lrvin Cleo McDonald, R. R. 9 !''-! danger. He is confined In the Meth-

anon. Toney Zupan, lehanon. Roscoe F. Holling-worth, Lebanon, j James Patrick Sullivan, Lebanon, j John Breisk, Lehanon. , Joseph Richanl Beck, Lebanon. Floyd G. Perkins, l,ehanrn. , Jesse Cleo Brown, R. R. 13 Iha'; non. Scott Augustus Walker, Rosston. Nasin B. Musi, lehanon. Charles Sumner Leckrone, lbanon. j Charles Pearl, Lebanon. Ernest Harlan, Rosston. j George Wills. R. R. 11 Lebanon. ! Alva Harold Wynsoop, Lebanon. . j W. Glenmore Clute, Lebanon. lister Ro.eoe Orr, Thorntown. !

John W. Shapley, R. R. 2X Sheri-' dan. Igy rs lrrnmHMil Vert girrrfcc.l Virgil Francis Harloa, R. R. 1 Ross- Nf.w YORK. September 12. How ton. , , an American destroyer sank the AusCecil Curtis Wallace, R. R. 21, Sher-1 trian destroyer L'lan in battle someidan. i where in English waters is told herRoy Linton, Lebanon. j today in a letter from a seaman on the Henry "Earl E'llm, R. R. I, Lebanon. ! American vessel published in the New Charloy Oren Staton, R. R. 2 Leba- j y01, World, non. The American destroyer was hit Geerge Donald Byrd, 1-obanon. (three times, the writer stated, but Carl Denver Engledow, R. R. 4 Leb-1 (here were n0 casualties. The Amernon. ! ican rescued 21 officers and 35 men Thomas W. Putin, R. R. 14 Thorn-, from tn Austrian shin.

town. Claude Harrison Harmon, R. R. 1 Brownsburg. Kowell Fay Hurt, R. R. 1 Jamestown. Jasper tieo uerrintt, Lebanon. I-rank Blubaugh, R. R. 1 Kir'sJn. Clarence Edgar McKinsey, R. R. -Colfax. William Luther Harloa, Lebanon George L. Ferguson, Thorntowr;. Frank Melvin Rose, R. R. 1 Lebanon. Ivan Fulwider, Lebanon. v W linnm CUr-m-e Sutohin, Lebanon. L')r; :.o l. Llmhcrt, L.snen, H .', i!i if-!. V.. il. I Lfi-

Charles C. Truax, New to, John Arnie Godhy, Lebanon. Russell Cclgrove, R. R, 8 Lebanon. Harry Lawrence Ferguson, K. R. lfl Thorntown. Alonio McCann, Lebanon. Carl C. Cavin, R. R. 12 Lebanon. Joe Smith, Lebanon. Edgar J. Linton, Lebanon. Kutsell Marion Wiggins, R. R. 9 Lebanon. Edward Heibert Neat, R. R. 9 Lebanon. Alpha Harrison Hubbartt, R. R. 31 Rosstofl. Jesse Homer Brandenburg, H. R. 21 Sheridan. Noble Gill Ashley, Jamestown. Artie Oti Merrill, R. R. 1G Thomtown. Alva Walker, R. R. 1 Lebanon. Jerome Taylor, Zionsville. George Wesley Mencely, R. R. 2 Jimestown. Jackson Adair, R. R. R Lebanon. Arthur Ray Poynter, Thorntown. Leo Give Cline, R. R. 5 Lebanon. -Clarence Leonard Stultz, Zionsville. Roy Earl Reynolds, R. R. 1 Lebanon. Charlie Brtrtley, R. R. i2. Lebanon. Ralph Vorhis Taylor. R. R. 15 Thorntown. Arthur Whi'more, Zionsville. Jesse Cleveland Plunkett, Advance. Jrhn Edward Lasley, R. R. 10 l.eba-

non. iam Franklin Jones, R. R. 2' i Whitcftown. Francis lonnrd Ottingcr, Zionsille. Sidney Reid Bu,tld. Lebanon. Ray MfKinsey. Thorntown. Wilbur Padgett, Lebanon. James Walter Mi llane, Thornton n Geoige Gilbert Canada, Jamestown GOVERNOR'S ILLNESS His Condition was Unfavorable Today Rested .Poorly During the Night. in Ihn I nit' t Mull S'i'l Serrtrr.i INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Sep. temher 12. Governor Goodrich ia in critical condition this afternoon. Hi temperature mounted to 103, and physician said he had suffered a second hemorrhage and a complete nervous breakdown. Another physician was called in. It is feared that (he typhoid fever may lead to peritonitis. His family is at his bedside. Jnlc r Serrfci INDJAsCAPOLIS, 1ml., September 12. Governor Goodrich was passing through the crisis in his illness today. His condition was unfavorable today. , , , . ., ... .. 1,e nnm l" "unn lne n'K"1' odict hospital here. SiNKS AUSTRIAN SHIP Battle With Hostile Craft Results in Victory For United States Vessel. The New York t'mea today pub lished a letter from an American now serving with the troops in France, in which the writer declared that the convoys escorting his transport squadron sank four German U-boats on one day and live on another. FIVE RESCUED. Person Trapped y Fire in New York i . Saved by Fh-emen. ry fa lsrriMfi4f see sWrfc-f-l NFW YCKX. S--'-rber li. Fi-ee-si -ss rr- 'i bv t oti tr t' ' floor ef t t.hMel rwmittt love if V i -I r i rmfiri

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aeepe;:s!:;1i..; Proof of This Fact Now in Hands of the U. S. (Jovernmcnt. WARNING TO THE GERMAN FRIENDS Exposure May Come in the Case of Other Neutral it is Said. BY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. ; fk r-4l - eerie. t WASHINGTON', September : 12. Nearly every neutral nation throughout the world is a pawn in Germany's war game. Complete proof of this fact today is in the hand of Secretary ' : State Lansing. Whether it will be made public depends on circiimstnnces. If the exposures in connection with the Argentine-Sivedlsh muddle ara sufficient warnirt;; .ind these neutral.-! . change their methods, all will be wvil. If nut, the United States will take drastic action in a number of cases, it was learned from administration leaders today. The ramifications in the German plot girdle the world. More than one neutral diplomat riglit hero in America's capital, is being closely watched. In at lenst one case the state department, has "the goods" on a v';v prominent diplomat. He has hpr outspoken in his criticism of the embargo proposals of this government. Despite the tart that in authorizing the embargo, information was made public proving that this diplemat country has b,-en a lavish -rfntributr tu Germany's necessities, this particular official vehemently declared that necessity had warranted permitting foodstuffs and other commodities he ing sent by his government Into Germany. In every way he has defender! his people for aiding Germany and in lengthy statements he has asserted that the embargo of the L'nited State would cause starvation in his home country. Intensely Pro-German. While demanding concessions to his country this particular diplomut ha been intensely pro-Ormsn in his prijvate life. He has fathered certain ! stories designed to stimulate the Ger man cause here. To his door th state department finally has traced the peace propaganda v-'-'i tlu state de, , nai tment was rompelleir yesterday to officially warn the country against. This peace propMgnnda is not the legitimate movement which the country welcomes and which is contingent upon Germany meeting the conditions set forth by President Wilson in his reply to the pope. The administration condemns this latter movement as has been clearly set forth in these dispatches. False Peace Propaganda. . But Secretary l-anflng and the men responsible for the conduct of the war . j intend that the false peace propat ganda shall be scotched even though it ! is necessary, in compelling this, to have some new faces placed in the Washington diplomatic album. This false peace sentiment today was described by a high state (tepartment official as having for its objects: The stimulation and keeping alive the L'nited States of a sentiment that peace will come from conceaoions by the German government as at present constituted and th utilization of those spreading such sentiments for inter fering with snd crippling in every v.ay the war plans of the l'nited States. "The issuance of alleged peace terms which are dec'ared to be the work of German officials, which make for a play on empty words and phrases and which, while seemingly liberal, would give Germany the territory she nonholds as trading material , for use around the peace council table. The veiy fact that President Wilson already has announced that onder no circumstances could the L'nited States consider a peace based on the status quo ante bellum make this latter kind ef p'-o','1,am,,, extremely dsntrerTHREATS UNAVAILING. CHICAGO. September 12. -rhsrirters' threats ef detth failed to check the scream of Mva. M. C. B'ir rT and two men who broke into k r W e ) I laet night were f ,?!-.tc- H a - .: f -IVie search for Iwy. To i t .1 - 1 1 would fee kt'led i! she mi a sr-cn. ; Mrt Hut"" mns4 witl; vtii i. . e i fed