Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 305, Lebanon, Boone County, 22 September 1917 — Page 1

OULY DAILY XEWSPAP- . X 1 4 w 1 i - v r ' f..r t q ER IN BOONE COUNTY, : LEBANON, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1917, - NO. 305. lZ j

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Second Increment Sent on Way to Cantonment For Trainin?. i . AFFECTINfi SCENES AT LEAVE TAKING Dig Demonstration Last Night An Impressive Farewell to the Soldier Boys. ... s . . ...,UKV . Lebanon and to Boone county as it never has been since the beginning of the trouble with Germany, when sixtysix of its sons left this morning for Louisville, Ky., for a short period of training at Camp Taylor preparatory to' going across the Atlantic to take part in the actual fighting on European soil. A crowd of over a thousand persons gathered at the Big Four station to wait for the :5 o'clock train, and to see the boys off. It was one of the most impressive gatherings Lebanon "fias ever seen. "There was no demonstration, even as tie train pulled out There was much handshaking and farewell expressions of godspeed, but there was little joking, for the crowd was serious. A large part of it represented the fathers, mothers, and sisters of the drafted men, many of whom with visible effort refrained from breaking down during the suspense of waiting for the train. The train was about fifteen minutes late. It bore other coaches loaded with future soldiers, who had received like send-offs in Lafayette and other places north of Lebanon. As the train pulled in several of the Lafayette quota were heard to shout "Hurrah for Lebanon." The train stopped only long enough for the local men to climb aboard the rear coach, which was reserved for them. As it pulled out, mothers, sisters, and friends of the departing boys broke down completely. The scene was touching in the extreme. But through all the tears and the expressions of sorrow, there were abundant evidences of pride in the boys who are soon to don the soldier uniform. Parents and relatives of the boys could not conceal it, indeed made no effort to do so. The bravest of the brave were the departing soldier boys, who bore up cheerfully under the circumrtances and boarded the train with smiles on their faces and reassuring words on their lips, concealing the sadness Going After the The following is'the list of con-1 scripts who left this morning for Camp Taylor for training preparatory to entering the big war on European soil: George Irvia llterback. Merl Markland. Volna Boy Spray. Riley Sylvester Dodaon. Irvin Finest Worrell Ralph Shoe. Frank Robison. Rush A. Livengood. Richard D. Dampier. Forest Lee Sparks. James Walter Mullen. Charles Fimlda, Virgil Raymond Carr. Carl McDowell Fraley. Virgil Hrouhard. Roacoe laeobellL Clyde Franklin Robinson. Henry Edward Swindler. ( heater Lowell. Buel West Dale. Orvle Leonard Qnlck. Firm B. Highland. Ckariea Nelson Busk. VtMa fcmenoa I lery. No 0m !!rklt.

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within their hearts over the parting from dear ones. The boys will take s special train ' at Indianapolis and will reach Louisville by 4:00 o'clock this evening. This morning soon after the boys assembled in the convention hall the , roll was called and an organization I was perfected. A group picture of the ' men was taken on the north side of I the court house. From the time they 1 assembled this morning to the hour j of their departure, the relatives and friends of the boys were constantly by I their side. j Laurel Ervin Swope. I.ebanon R. F. I D. 6, did not appear. He called the - board by telephone after the train i had left and said that he misunoerstood his order for leaving. He will j be sent later. Floyd Samuel Carney, of Whitestown, was sent thin morning j in Swope's place. Sheriff Lewis, president of the conrript'on board, appointed William j Keener as captain and Claude Pyles as lieutenant, to take charge of the jThi, i men on their trip to Camp Taylor. ling, while the men were at the court house, a purse of over sixty dollars was contributed and presented I to the men, to be spent for little luxuries and conveniences. I Forty-seven members of Compuny H came down from East Chicago last night to see the drafted men leave this J CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. District Conscription Board Acts on Boone County Cases. THE APPEALS ALSO ARE TURNED DOWN District Board Rendered Decision in a Number of Cases Yesterday Afternoon. A batch of claims and appealK from Boone county occupied most of yesterday afternoon's session of the national conscription appeal board for the Third Indiana District meeting in the supreme court chamber in the state house. The claims of the folllu-ing Boone county men, all of them based on the assertion that they are engaged in agricultural work, were denied: Lloyd Tomlinson, Joel Kemper Padgett, Cecil Elba Harl, Glen Ansel Madison, Elioha glowers. Burton Benson Davis, Ralph F. Peery, George Thomas Dunsmore, Roy Alvin Bowen, Chester Acton, Clark Monroe CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. Kaisers Scalp Charles 0. Seay. John Launt Lovingfosa. Herman Warren. Nathan Adolph Woody. John Living Brindle. Koy Fairfield. Joseph Philip Labolle. Leo Marti Farrell. Frederick Neidiinger. John Wslkrr Stoops. Thomas Bowman. Rush Dsiley I'mberhine. Xerxes Silver. Henry Dempson Halfacre. Lewis Oscar Wood. Clarence Eari Hay. Delmar Pordy. Noble Iahsss Pierce. Arthur Lee Stum. Carry D. Sloan. Gay B. Pirdue. Floyd Glenn Hayden. Franklin R. Davidson. Earl Mills. Raymond C. Jackson. Wiliiaat Hoover. Harry Walter Leap. Paul Revere Hon. Guy Neshil. T-ri!i Itsmntij Taylor, f a !?... n.

THEBERNSTORFF EXPOSE MIES CONGRESS ANGRY

Crowing Demand For Real Investigation. REVELATION NOT AIMED AT CONGRESS Said to Have Been Made to Fore stall German Propaganda That Was Planned. (By tht Intrrmalimtal Jfnr 0srrice.j WASHINGTON. September 22. Congress was becoming increasingly angry today. Secretary Lansing's uomhshell in the form of cablegram sent by Count von Bernstorff assuming permission to spend up to fifty thousand dollurs to influence the legislative branch of the government in favor of peace, has shocked every member. There was a growing feeling that not only should a real investigation be made of the insinuations in the Bernstorff cablegram, but that it should be made broad enough to include the activity of every anti-war and pro-tierman organization and propaganda in this country. Whether such investigation will be made depends upon the attitude of the administration. The question will be put squarely to President Wilson and if he consents a sweeping inquiry which will throw publicity on all such campaigning will take place. Representative Flood, of Virginia, chamnSR of the foreign affair committee of the house, will introduce a resolution on Monday calling for a complete investigation of the proGerman campaign. Practically every member of the house and nine tenths of the senate membership considers that such an inquiry must be held and that it must be complete unless the integrity of the American congress is to remain permanently smirched. Are Very Hitler. . Representative Tom Hefiin, of Alabama; Senator Husting, of Wisconsin, and other party wheel horses are particularly hitter in demanding that an inquiry be held, so that if any single member of either house is besmirched he shall lie thrown out, and if possible, criminally prosecuted. Meanwhile, many of the senate and house leaders were inclined to criticiie the state department for it is action in making public at this particular time a single fragmentary message which, on the face of it. insinuated serious charges against the legislative branch of the givernmetn: It was felt that inasmuch as Secretary Lansing is known to have in his possession a great ma-. of material which shows how intimately Count von Bernstorff was connected with the various pro-German moves in this country, every one of which involved violations of neutrality of a character which would have warranted summarily .handing him his passports, some at least of this would have been miide public along with the charges that congress was to be "influenced.". Many senators and representatives privately expressed the opinion that the Lan?ing revelation was timed to have its effect on some of the legislation whiih the administration desires enacted. Belief Erroneous. This belief was erroneous, state department officials said. It was quietly intimated that one of the reasons why the Bernstorff cable was made public at this time was because the administration knew that the AustroGerman peace replies were coming and that the German gold was to be used in this country in an endeavor to create sentiment in favor of making concessions to meet the sentiment expressed In these replies. It was felt that the publication of these declarations wa sent to the Vatican would be the signal for a renewed bombardment of congress with telegrams from every section of the United State calling (gain for re-state-metn of the wr aims of the United States - Certain of the senate pacifists said few Have ago that they did not believe that the reply of the president to the vstfan wa spends enough and, w'h this work on, ths adrninutralion it ,n r Ix l.ex.d tnat the pro,n aid art i war element could e - I to renew t'.ir tU-atn

today. If a general investigation of

the acts of Count Bernstoff is obtained, it will develop much intresting informtion, officials said. It will cover all of the ramifications within the country of the German second secret, and will 'besmirch many persons who up to the presort time, at least, hv not bw oi-pectt 0f pnM.erman sympathies, Lansing' Statement. Secretary of State Robert Lansing tr-ok occasion today t (rive a "clean bill of health" to congress members who have been laid open to suspicion of having been influenced by German gold, and German peace propaganda. In a forma! statement, the secretary' declared there was no reason to believe that members of the congress knew anything whatever of von BernstorfTs efforts. The Lansing statement which was communicated to Chairman Floyd of the house foreign committee for the information of the house members and to the senate leaders, was as follows : ' "If there is any misunderstanding I wish to say very emphatically I do not see how the Bernstorff message-in any way reflected upon congress, or any member of that body. Apparently 'it was the purpose of von Bernstorff to employ agencies to influence congress members of which they would have no knowledge and in case they were influencedwould be entirely innocent. t "I do not know wpat the organization is. 'fhis expose is apropos of Germany's methods of peace propaganda and there is ho intention of casting suspicion on members of congress." The state department declined to take any position today as to "whether a congressional investigiition of the von Bernstorff cable should be made. High officials of the department, made it plain that so far the department was concerned it "has nothing to fear from such investigation. If congress seeks the tacts the department will assist in every way possible." GIANT AEROPLANE Great Crowd Witnerwes End of Flight of Machine From Virginia. , iRy th Imtrrnmttonai ricK Bcrrlre.) WASHINGTON', September 22. Escorted by two smaller war planes, the giant twelve-passenger carrying Caproni, piloted by Lieutenant Emilio Kesnatt ended its sensational night from Lungley Field, Va., and alighted at the Polo Grounds here before noon todsy. The great bird machine carried eight paseangers on its flight Owing to high head winds a record was not established. although the big gest Caproni made the 125 miles in

At the end of the flight alt of the;uhmlt international deputes to com-

mschines electrified the city by a series of the most danling aerial circus stunts the capital ever saw.

Watched by President Wilson andc,rc'" nPr? lnr WMIeI lnat Ausxri Mrs. Wilson from the south oorticoof realize at last that it must have

the white house and by all official ! Washington, the graceful machiticn circled around the white house and the Washington monument before making a landing. People There Believe Reactionaries of Germany Responsible for the War. 1R$ tht afsmaHsMl Ttttri rtfl.) GENEVA. Seutember 92 fflfrt. of the pan-German to extend tn,ir anti-Wilson propaganda to Austria have failed, according to advice from Vienna, today. Pan-Germanism is meeting with very little aympathy in Austria, for it is felt that this reactionary group in Germany i mainly rcKpoiisibie fur the pi uuiuigauuu ' the war, Copies of Austrian newspapers received here contain no trace of hostility toward th American executive and some even speck of him with word ol praise. BOMBARD NAVAL -BASES. LONDON, September 22. While the British army w taking a breathing spell today, following the gigantic thrust of Thursday, th British patrol

fleet join d in the battle and violently for the rntentft. honiharrted (..ermnn naval W"rk st tia- Tins will jirecip,K thu real eontend The s' 'i' i tiH UitlMt if t i' .( i (-' e - it- '., k l.,i s . , , , 1 . : .

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IVEPME ' foni weeks Acceptance by Austria and Germany of Proposals, Has Joined the Issues. REPLIES TO POPE WERE ANTICIPATED Pope Now Seeks to Reconcile Contending Views of Warring Factions. BY JOHN EDWIN KEVIN. 0r fas fn rents Nous! .Vetc errfc.i WASHINGTON', September 22. Pope Benedict's next peace move will be initiated within the next two weeks. High Catholic circles furnished this information today. Acceptance by Austria and Germany of the propositions set forward by His Holiness as a basis to open negotiations, "has joined the issues." The nature of the pope's action has not been forecast here. It is known that Great Britain asked the Vatican for certain information concerning its plans and that this information was in turn sought from Berlin. Whether the reply is contained in the German peace reply is not known here. As has been pointed out in these dispatches, ever since President Wilson's reply to the Vatican's proposals, the pope has been in constant consultation with Herr Matthias Knberger, leader of the Catholic party of the German Reichstag, and with the head nf the Catholic church in AustriaHungary and Germany. He has been working to develop a mettiod of reconciling the wide differences that now are emphasized with the publication of the Austrian-German replies. The Chief Concern. His chief concern, of course, has heen the flat statement of President Wilson that under no circumstances could peace be discussed in any way with the German government as nowconstituted a there is method fif compelling it to keep its promises. The twin replies of the central powers have not greatly impressed officials as it was generally believed they would follow the lines set forth. King Charles, of Austria, however, has gone further than has hcen anticipated in his espousal of the plan to PU'sory aroiiranon. 1 nis more man !ar,V rr iwement in the reply has emnnasiien in omriai nn aipirxnatir Ptre no matter what concession are made to the enemy to secure it. Lsnsing Declines Comment. Secretary of State Ijnsing early today declined to discuss the Austrian or German replies in ny way. He said that he had not yet read the unofficial copies a set forth in the morning papers.' It was very unlikely however, that any official statement would be made on the subject, inasmuch as it row wa certain that the pope would again address the belligerent on the subject of peace. Situation Not Changed. Generally speaking, administration official took the position that the peace replies of the Central powers have in no way changed the situation. In fact there is very much more interest in official circles in what will transpire at the session of the reichtag when it reconvenes next Wedneday than in the official reply of Ger many to the Vatican. The general trend of the Berlin reply has been known to the Pope for the last week. Herr Erzberger assisted in the preparation of the document He today is closer to the Vatican than any other official in the central empire, not even excepting the high catholic dignitaries of the Austrian count. It Is believed here that as leader of the catholic renter in the reichstag, Eriberger will, when that body reconvene next Wednesday, openly declare that whik tfc reply to the vatit&n i exre!!;t far ! roe, the way should be opened by the fierman people to meet at least the I chief condition for pear laid down :bv President Wilson. snokesman

of the conflict on the shoulder of Germany' enemies by charging thai the president has nnwarrantediy tried to dictate Germany' Internal policies. This contention will be hard fought by the socialists in tbe reichstag and on tht open position which the catholic center takes the result will depend. . Opinion of Catholics. . Catholics here, especially those who are closest to the papal legation, believe that the entire weight of the church party will be thrown on the side of compelling the amendment of the German constitution so as to have the reichstag made responsible for the foreign policy of the empire and to have the chancellor named with the consent of the majority of that body, and holding office only at the will of such majority. It was pointed out, however, that Pope Benedict would not wait on the outcome of this figltt before making his next move. It is known that church dignitaries in this country. Great Britain and France have sounded out the governments to find out how fur they would be willing to accept the Pope himself as surety for the keeping of any promises that might be made by the Central powers to assure the holding of a peace conference. The Pope, it is pointed out, can absolutely pledge Austria to any policy that he may desire, and that Austria still is in position to compel German acceptance nf such a policy. Whether the United States or the entente would be willing to listen tn any such proposition is known here to only two men, President Wilson and Secretary Ijtnsing. It would be idle speculation to try to say what their position is. There are too many considerations that enter into such a decision.

E IN CIVIC LEAGUE GARDEN CONIOT Partial List of Premiums Awarded on Vegetables and Flowers. CENTRAL SCHOOL WON GENERAL PRIZE Stokes-School was Second and Harney School Third Individual Prizes. Tlie display of flowers and garden produce given under the suwpices of the Civic League will close this afternoon. Immense crowds have inspected the exhibit at the court house. The largest attendance was last night when the crowd attained the proportions of a crush. The exhibit has been the source of admiration on every hand. The judges awsrded the Central school first premium on general display; the Stoke school second and the Harney school third. In reaching the decision the quality of the material, the arrangement of the exhibit on the table and the neatness of the display governed. The following is a list of the premiums which had been awarded up until CO NTIN UEDON PAGE THREE." OUR

Over the lawns and down the street. Hurried the4 throng of countless feet. Bound for the station, an anxious crowd With Brave intent, yet heads were bowed. For one could see in many an eye, A tfAr for the "Boys" who hurried by And each in his own but feeble way. Tried, but could not, smile, today. So there' battles fought and battles won With never a shell or fire of gun. t ' Tin the battle of "Heart Throbs- back at home, Where each one battles and fighta alone. But when all's said and when all's done And victory stills each shell and gun, Won't it be great and won't it be grand, Vv lien the boys erc over "this side" and land. .' . W. E, StoHa.

111 LOSSES unrnmrr lift LU ULC ATLEASI25,000 One Whole Division Annihilated in Savage Fight- . ng. BRITISH MAKE READY FOR THE NEXT PHASE German Reinforcements Rushed Into the Threatened Zone in Belgium. (fl Vir Iftlrmnllonal Sriri Serrlcc.) LONDON, September 22. Germans forces renewed their counter attack on the West I'lsnders front during the night and scries of powerful assault were made, but the British retained all their position the war oRice announced at noon. After bombarding the new British lines north and south of the Ypres-Iiouler railway, the Germans pressed forward In dense formation, but the masses of soldiers were shattered by the British artillery fire. Time and gain the Germans flung themselves forward bat at no point could they wrest any of the British trenches from their sturdy defenders. As the German troops were rolled backward they left the sodden battlefield covered with dead and woundtd. ' The new counter attack were more violent than the one aVIIv. . ered on Thursday night and yis . Irrday. and most of Ihftn wc-e carried out by fresh reserve who had replaced the exhausted Teuton who bad been battered , Into the extremity of weariness by the heavy fighting of the pant two day. Fiat of St. Jullen the German succeeded in entering a British . position but were Immediately driven out. H tht tntrrmntial .Ves-s Serefe.) LONDON, September 22. Gorman losse resulting from the new British offensive which bei?an on tl West Flanders front on Thurwlay were estimated today to be at least 2.1,000 lit killed, wounded and missing. One whole German division w annihilated in the savage fighting along the Yprea-Boulers road. There wa a lessening in the tensity of the infantry straggle while the British were strengthening their newpositions and linking them op. But the big guns thundered incessantly holding a barrage in front of the line to break up the strong German counter attacks which were driven home until the Teuton wer completely exhausted. The greater number of the German reserves were thu used up in counter CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR. BOYS

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