Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 26, Number 9, Lebanon, Boone County, 8 October 1917 — Page 1

. -NLY DMl.'i I.. ATr.R IN IiOONF, COUNTY.

front; TntfHtav fair and w;i VOLUME 2G. LEBANON, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1917. NO. 9.

BY THE BRITISH

Strong Counter Assault on Newly Won Positions Proves Failure. THE FIRST TOUCH OF WINTER APPEARS Itrilish Continue Heavy Artillery Attack Despite Unfavorable Weuther. (A tft MfrsHnsl A'cirf Btrvict. t PKTR(MiHAI). October 8. The (iermaif are again showing great activity in the region of Dvinsk. according to news from the front today. Bodies of troops and artillery are being concentrated there by the (iermana. The gnvcrnmcnl is warned that the tiermans may be planning a blow against the fortress of Dvinsk on the Dvina river that would endanger Petrograd. Ilt.l tht ItltrttHotal . frrttie.t LONDON, October 8. Despite had weather the Germans made a stio-rg counter attack on the west Klund-rs front during the night, hut it was beaten off, the war office reported at noon. The attack was directed against the newly won British position cart of Polygon wood, between the Vpies Roulers road, and the Ypres-Mcnin road, but broke down under the British fire. A few prisoners were taken by the British. The first winter weather of the year has made Its appearance on the w tern front. High winds, rain, now and fog ire hindering the operati-m.-for the British on the Flanders bat lefield and the Fren'h in the Vo-ges mountains. Despite the gaies and the fog Bi iti.ih artillery continues to butter -he German positions in Belgium and aviators performed e.itreme feats of valor in soaring out over the German lines of observation. A press di.-patch from Paris today said: "The line of heights dominating the Ypies basin from Wameton to Broodsionde have all been in possession of the Btiti.h since Field Marshal Haig's hig smpsh last Thursday and only febie efforts could be put forward by the Germans to regain them." Plainly Demoralized. That aection of the German amy: beaten back in the fighting Thursday and Thursday night was plainly d-1 moralised. The key position of Broodsienda on the pass Chendaole i Ridge was among the first of the ! (ierman points to support taken when the British swept forward on Thursday morning. Broodxiemie lies sixty yards above the sea level and is the highest p-n-nacle on the ridge. Now it is the British who hold the ground domirmt-, in the Routers plain instead of the Germans. Advieea from Amsterdam telling of German troop movements, indicating that von Hindenburg has airead;' hegun a rectification of the German front in Belgium, withdrawing hi.-, trocps from the positions endahireied , by the latest Britir-h victory. An extension of the artillery duelling on the West Flanders front ho. yond the aone of Thursday's drive indicates that the French and Belgian forces in Belgium may join the Rnt-; itth when the next infantry thrust is made against the Germans. NEW COMMANDKR. Rukslin Forcen or Sonthctstf rn Kronl to be led by New Officer, I By aler.iltoiial Srri .r(ef.) PETROflRAI), October 8. The former commander of the Russian rmie on the northern front, Ceneml Klembnvitky wa toiay appointed s member of tht war council. General : Voloshensky, commander of the for-1 Russian comminder in chiif on the' southeastern front. , Th election of members of the constituent assembly (the nation.il congreM) will b held without any delay, it was annrvneed today. Ragulationa for the balloting will h puklihed October !. PEVIID WAGGONER'S APPEAL. ' INDIAKAP0LI3. Ind., October Th third diatrict appeal board today i denied th appul of Russell Wig-1 toner, of Thorntown.

POPE SEEKS TO END AIR ATTACKS I PON UNFORTIFIED CITIES

lit lAf Imtrrmtltn&il Srtrt sr.-fce.l C.ENEVA, October 8. Pausing in hi peace efforts, Top Benedict is now endeavoring to end air attacks against unfortified cities in which only non-comhatants suffer, said a dispatch from Romp today. It is underslool that representations have already been made to Berlin and Vienna with a view of stopping German raids over Kiiflih and French roil and Austro-Hungarian attack against Italian cities. The pontitf believes if the central powers discontinue their raids the allies will not engage in reprisals. RETURN TO WORK. ' Kighteen Thousand Miner Birk In Work in Kentucky Coal Fields. ! ! Hit ffe-.fi..il m SYrri.M i t.FMN'GTON". October s.-Kigh-: teen thousand miners who have hei n ra strike for two months, rt turned to work in the Kentu. ky-Tonoi-ssce real , fields today. Although the present 'coal shortage will continue unlit the miners are able to resume pro.iucti.rn I on a normal basis the settlement of I the strike obviates the danyer u! a i coal famine throughout the sou'h. Prominent Rasehall Men in Crash of Trains on Pennsylvania Railroad. ItKAV KR FALLS. La-. 0.-uwr Two trainmen vi pn-l-ahiv fnaiiinjuiHl anl fivt othtr iMMSf-n- snmf of thf-m paspn t?T- wor - ii. ussy hart, vhfn lVnnylv;ni;i Limiuti train. No. , a' h.vjn.l f'.Mn Ch,,-;:,, t-rashl into an ctia ffvj.rht tniin in a hca'i on ci'Ii-ion at Vr-w (;;'!il!t'e. a few milt's frrmi here parly trwi:u-. James Jacib, 2'.. of North Unionvillr. Ohio, a frt-itfiit brakfnmn, ha a fracture! skull His l'Jth i hourly xM;ctefL Krnest Younc a friMtfht f:rHian of Marion, Ohio, ir in a sf-cioM coniiition with tuts anl biui-fs. Garry Htrrrnann. pnnicut of the National Jiaball O.inmiion. and John K. Tenner, pfsiil'-nt of tln N.it ional Latfue, members of the roinmission, with their seen ta ' i , v -re on the train. Neither was injur1'1, a'tbo.:''1 they were jotted ar.Lin-(. Fiift refKtrts wrrt: that nv-mbers of both the champion t-'arr-s were or, board the wrecked train, late?- it w;t learned that, with IV.- itrit Han Johnson of the American League, they were travel linp over arother road. Th wreck is Rai'l to have been caused throfch r;npdort-.ndni in orders. At "ky" Tower, tv o miles east of the fWne of the wieck. the InniteI was witched to a tiaik on which railroad official h declared tialTu -.vis rairied in both direction. Th" limited is said to have been traveling at 10 miles an hour when the cra-dt came. That none of the pRKHenr ; on the limited was killed is attributed to thfact that the roue he? were of stec! construction. To cliches in limi'cd. the combination bsiftraif and smokint' car and a Pu'lnian sleeper wer" damaged. TWO KII.I KU. A Head-on Collision at Stockton. W is., on the Son l ine. fflg the Inlerfintinntl V... Nrrtvr. i CHIPPKWA FAI.I.S. Wis . October 8. Two trainmen were kille.j ;in.( one woman injured in a head on Son I.ir.e passenger train collision at Stockton early this morning. The d ad: Kngineer J. W. M.-Adams. of Kond Du l.ac: Kngineer liirhaid Harrison, of Chippewa Kalis. M. Adams' body was pinned under the wreckage for four hours. WOMAN 1NSTRI CTS j STUDENT AVIATORS SANDUSKY, Oct. 8- Mrs. Alys Me-1 Kay Bryant in the only woman in ' Ohio who is training aviators for possible war service. Mrs. Bryant, an' exhibition flyer and the widow of Johnny Bryant, an aviator who was killed during a flight four years ago, accepted a position as tutor in the achool established hera by Tom Benoiat for aviators. Benoirt died a few months ago and Mrs. Bryant took charge of tht achool. She has volunteered her services for war, but will not be summoned unless an "emergency" arises.

COLDER WEATHER -IKES TIE COAL PR0Blfl( ACUTE The Present Situation is the Cause of Worry to Coal Commission.

DEALERS SAY THEY CAN NOT GET COAL This Declaration Made in Spite of fiarfield's Assertion There is N.i Coal Shnrtajje. in far slersntl'.sfi' ,V.- rr.-lrO i WASHINGTON', October 8. Cn- . seasonably cold weather tlirougliout . most of the United States today in- ; creased the problem of the fe.leral , coal commission. Complaints from various sections of the country continue to pour in declaring that coal cannot In puichased. Ri-rht here in 1 Washington, the real dealers openly dec lare that they cannot Hi their orders as they are unable r get coal . frm the mines. This, too, in the face ' f the positive declaration by Dr. Garn

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field that "there is no coal shortatrc" jOfPcia's admittedly were consider- ' I ably troubled. They f,,!ir that the I

hstribut'on will fail. Hut i o make any stntements to this time, insisting that j Dr. fiarfield should have I ehll dividual -hoi t .KC of labor find that they ran nth f ir l- x risk -i. So fur yg. - t.-.e a I p. o.i-i.s aie h.-ld up. list he doubled and TV field if the pielation i.- to he over ,.h,i-p. ven tiehled i ent dangeiou is Dr. field's pressing noh lein and it must f solved within the next few 'lays. If the emergency is not met it is likely President Wilson will he compelled to take other measures to prevent actual suffering from cold in the big cities. OVER 11,000 HOOS1ERS. llig Contingent of Indiana Soldier Now at Camp Taylor. Ii Ihr InUrnnHmM rtrt grrrlrr.l I.OVISVII.I.K. Ky., October 8. Over 11,000 Hoosier soldiers are now enramped at Camp 7srhary Taylor, with the arrival of the last of the troops which left home last week. South Bend men were among the last to arrive, and they found a hot meal awaitin them when the- marched into camp Major General Harry C. Hale, eommander of the Eighty-fourth division, today went Into (inference with offlcers to pHn the camp training ached-

AUTOMOBILE BANDITS.

Knb Woman of $T,nS and Are Routed When They Trj to Ron Man. (B Ms f(e(fcil Unci Bertrtot. CHICAGO, OcW'oer 8. Huldah Sendgren, cashier for the Boysen Hunting Company was knocked unconscious today by five bandits and robbed of 1,085 which she was taking to the bank to deposit. The bandits escaped in an automobile. Charles Peterson saved himself $- 975.07 today by routing single handed three men who tried to rob him. Peterson had diavvn the money from a hank and waj taking It home when the three men altacked him. Fighting like a wild cat, Peterson soon convinced the men he Wanted the money ivorse than they die and the bandits fled in a waiting automobile. CONTRACTS SIGNED. Work W ill Bee in at Once on Construction of Destroyers. till tht InttnunimtU sir aerrlce.) WASHINGTON'. October 8. Cnntracts for the huge" number of d--strtiveis of hicli an omerirercv anpropnaiion of '.Ml.OOO.IMifl was provided very recently, have all been sign".!, it was announced today at the navy department. The number of destroyers contracted for and the companies to which the contracts were awarded weie withheld, hut they may he published litter. It is known that the estimate was based on a plan to huil-t at b-a..t l'.'i in addition to Ui-pre.-ent force. I! -s knonn that the Fore P.iver Ship Buildtrg Coi.innny of Mas,!,. erViott will con-trjet forty destroyer, and the Union Iron Works of San Francisco the rame number.

A Second Line of Defense

x' I (iermsn I'ropiiKiindi-tH (Jet I'tisy j in Spain A Sample of i I Their Work. nv NKwrns c. ivmikk. I 1 IKI II HKAIiyl'AI'.l'KliSdl "niK I m KIM' 'an i f)i;ri:s in i ra.mt-:. Utrtore 8,-i;.-ni,an pmpngandi-ts, in I Spain avn trying to . 'ir up antiAmerican fe.-iing by reviving stories : of the Spanish-American war. accord ling to infninia'ion given out today 'by tiainej observer-, who have just arrived at headiUaiters. The pro-derman Apbo in Madrid, one of the most influential of tin- pro- , p;.gandist newspaper.-, printed an al- ' h ged .h.-patch from New York sa- " thl,t !wruitin "lf"nts on -trH hao i.iaccn cannon capiuren at Mintiago in front of their offices. In a firry editorial the paicr aks what Spaniards think of tins method used hy a powerful nation. Youthful Philosophy. "My mother la much prettier than yonr mother." proudly declared Hazel. "No she Isn't: sho Isn't half as pretty " ttnmma. I've got the pretties! mother In the wnoie world: pro claimed Nellie. Itanel wa suiKgeretl for a moment nnd then complacently remarked - "Well, It Isn't so much what wo lias as what m thinks we bus that turntu, I a'Pose."

WCERAISES

People in That Vicinity Contribute $1,061.93-For Her Work. OVER $1,700 RAISED DURING THE MEETING Five Hundred People '"Hit the Trail" During the Rev Miff Meet ins. j The amount raised yesterday at ! vance for Mrs. Daisy i. Ban and i patty, was !.0til.ir, who have dinted a seveial we, ;,s' cva'ige! j campaign in that pi. ice. The t ! amount raised during the neeiiug of wi current s of the nie M'steidav At th" i crowds present and at the ling service hurdieds weie luin : hw.iv, Ovr live huutfied ptr.-o ( have either renewed their covenn ; or gone forward i'r coniessinri duri ithe meetings, ver lil'ty persons -lie:i JL illg forw.i'd at the s.ovi.e ia.; night. (In Saturd.-iv night tie old soldiers veic p,v,-n the place of honor and w.-.-e paid a tilting tribute by Mis. H:ht. A sen,..-- of follow up meetings will hi "in Wednesday evening at the North and K.ast Christian r-U:v'nc.- At the Notth church Rev. St. .lohn Hal-te. w:!l conduct the meetings and at the Ka t chui.-h It.-v. V. . V. H-rlnr wi;! have chaig". It.-v. Ave, m, was to succeed Rev. Sm'th a-' the M. K. rhu.eh, f..r s... cause is not gon g to Advance and unles.. the d-.-t"-t s.lfe.ir.t. tl.l.-nt aill-' s to l..-id the s..,vics Ih.-re will he no lrn-t eg - at this i-l unh f.-r . white l'i.i:..r mee-,e, in all of th- ..-i'mI were- h-hl this aftorn.H.n. each section taking uii the -tud-. , Joh-i a. I -, -pared by Mary Moody I'aikin. i MINISTER RECALLED. t'rjgnajan Minister to (iermany is j Ordered Home. (By tht Inttmatinnnl Yews Krrrirf.t , MONTKVIDKO. October 8-The I Uruguayan minister to Germany has been recalled it was stated today, j The action of the president in j breaking olT relations with (iermany ! eral satisfaction. It is reported that this port will be offered to the allies as a base for their warships operating in the south Atlantic. CeneJatwnfc "I don't believe you love me any more. ' sighed lira, Triptwr. "I don't," replied Mr. Tripper. "W'hatr "1 loved you Jnst aa much as I poaaibly could, my dear, on our wedding dat, and I have lored you Just us much aa 1 possibly could eer sine.

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MOTOR CAR MAGNATE TO INVEST INCOME IN LIBERTY BONDS I (ffs tkt NfersarfcHMtt Ar Rfrttel.) BUFFALO, N. Y., October 8. Walter P. Cock, chairman of the local Liberty Loan committee, received a letter from President Charles Clifton of the Pierce-Ar-row Motor Car Company this morning, in which the latter stated he proposed to invest his entire income, exclusive of actual living expenses in the second issues of Liberty Bonds. He said he would pay for them on the installment plan after deducting from his salary and other sources of income his actual expenses. The company of which Mr. Clifton is the head has sent thousands of trucks to the various war fronts of Furope.

MADE NEW LOAN. United States Supplies Great llriair ith Additional Funds. aferuMoMI c !. WASHINGTON, tht. .he.- 8.Th United Stales today made a loan ol St". ,000 .00(1 to Great Britain, it . announced at the trea-uty depart nicnt. This bring: the total of Unit ed States loans to the allies to .",').!, HHi.tsnt. LAFCLLETTE FACES FIGHT OF HIS LIFE Forced to Hat tie Desperately to Retain His Seat in the Senate. VA.SII;TlX, October 8 - Sena tor Rohert M. l.al-'ollettr, of Wlsc.Msih. t. day fac.-.l th" light of ali h turhulent career to h.d.l his se, ,o the t'tiited .States senate. The -pee-: il committee on the senate privileges and elections committee t.i innuire into his alleged seditious St. faul speech held it.- first meeting tolay to arrange its loans for conduct fog the investigation.-.. Its instructions are to ostahlish the sieiu giaphic iiccuiacy of the copy of tile speech filed nith the senate by liovernor J. A. Burmpiist of Minnesota, awl t, determine the .iceuraey . f the statement of fact ronin'nc.1 in tlie uddi.-ss. This piohlem is involved by the .lis puted statei.ien:.. ui,le i,i regard to the l.usit.tma ci.se. Senate; Ijihnll .lie ehalge.1 in his M. Paul speech .ir.t ,s, .,-n tar; f Mate I'.iy .-i uaii.e.l the ines.d. nt b-fere the In dtaiua a h. I thiit she ,.., c.irrying a ...,g.. of explosives ;,,( i,at -l.e n.,s l.-.iv-ii-g i..rt in violation of Amne.in law. This i,-.s,.,;, ,.,, ,.! Willi Hat cooil.id .ti,.,, in oltic al V.,,-. :!,., Th. olV.. in! .l!..y he fourd ;,, (ali Mr I'rvan and Seeretarv l.an.-ing t' establish the 'net. in t!ir case and tina;!y set the coun'ry cl --ir. INTENSIVE TKAINIM;. Indiana Soldiers at llallii shiirg (hue Strenuous Work hcacl. ' - II,,- lnlr,.ili ,, X. .-i i. ,. HATTH;sl:iT!;, M -- . OCoher 8. Indiana National fiuardsmen hcuan a forty-hour a week training course today, to continue for fi.ur month.--. At li e , n, of that period, ofhees-.s expec t the men to he ready to ai for K:ar,eo at anv time or.lers n.iy con-e. A' lea-t two hours a d.-.v Wl'll be -lev.,ie,l -d. ly to pbysical e .erei.es. hut :,g bikes will he rare. Much of Uie ti,:,e will he deleted to leatn.ng t:en. h w nET I OR DE( EMJ5ER l'l. Hearing on ( onslit ntionality of Draft Law Before Supreme Court. Illy U,t iHt'rimHonol r,rt Keri-fcc 1 WASHINGTON. October S.-Jn accordance with a motion hy . Solictor fieneral Davis last week, the United Statu supreme court this week set the eight cases involving the eon.stitu- . tionahty of the selective draft law for hearing on December 10 next. It is likely that a decision on the validity of the law will be handed down as soon after that date as possible, pos- ' sihly before the Christmas recess. Improving Onfs Good Points. j The art of postng lies In one's ability to acquire It without appearing nffeet.il. To make those with whom one comes In contact weary with nn- . necessary affectation la of course a thing to he deplored. If the Individual, however, realises the Importance of , helping nature'a endowments, she will appear perfectly natural In always 1 striving to look her very best. Learn j to know your own good points and itnke the trouble to cultivate them. I You v. HI St t, -hat It will pay. KiI change.

J. N. RITCHIE IS

DEAD AT IIS HOI IN SEATTLE, WASH. Former. Weil-Known Lcbanonite Expired Early Today. l RESIDED HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS He Was Prominently Identified With l.ixal Financial and Business Interests.. .Mrs. J. t. Hi own re.eive.1 a niessage today announcing the death at Seattle, Washington, of her brother, James V llitchic. The telegram was sent by W illiam S. Ritchie who was recently suiiiiiuiii. d to Seattle when his brothel's iliac-., took ,i decided change for th:- worse. The death cc-curi.-d at 1 o". le.-ii this morning following an illno;.. that had extendeil over almost a . Mr. Kiti-hie'x sickness dates fiom November 17 o" Inst year. His condition hecum alarming anil Mr. and Mm. J. t Itrown n.ade a trip to Seattle to ntteo.l hi.. b.,ide. He li.Mi.'d hnwevpr, and tlie cour-e of his illness seemingly took a favoial'le turn. Recently l-is cotirhtion acairi became alarming :i.id apnaieiitly acme Blight's disease .ii veloped and caused his death. No demiit.i anr,oun. ei:),.nt has been made as to the funeial anangements. hut Mr. Itit.-Me's expiessed d.-siie to lie biiri.i.1 in the mausoleum at T.tcoma, V asiu, where his wife is interred, will he complied with. Mr. Ritchie, died t.o years ago lad Itecemher, leaving two children. J-an Bnd Helen, the fonnei now age,; live ye,ir and the hitter seven years. Itoth of the ilnhiren have been here for some timet , at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs, J. C. Horn in Hamilton County. Mr. Ritchie was horn in Boxleytov. n. Hamilton county, June 5, 182. He came to this county when about -le-, en years of age nnd resided in l.'-hanon up to the year l'.iofl when he moved to Oklahoma City, Okla., Inter moving to Seattle, Washington, where i;e h;wl -mce ii'sided. H's early educa:no: wa. obt:iuied jh the local puhli." s.-'ioois, giiiduating therefrom to intend -bin v (now Del'auwl univit v. M. Ritchie wi s for live yt engaged in -h. gioce-y business, , th.- i ii n.ev -u .-i by the Cniu: Tru.-t Company on the west side of the public -m,rtie, H,, Inter engager! in the banking hunness. Is-ginning in a clerical capacity and finally becoming vice-president of Ihe Iabanon National Hank. Ho sold his illleiesl in that institution, severed his conmet mn with it and went to Oklahoma City, where he made several profit-thin 'iriiin.-ia! inic.-tments, later going to Seattle where he continued his real estnte dealings. At the time he. was taken ill he had accumulated a large estate. Mi. Rilchie was married in Battle icek. Mich. The de-itn of his wife two years ago was a severe blow to hin-. Mr. Ritch.e was widely known throughout ;.nne coontv. He had a ho-; of warm friends here who respected ami a.hioied hjm for his business ability and hi-- quality of crtizen--'-.p. During his residence here he was nde.iiiia-d with many public en--ert.rises. He ua a charter member of ths loial lodge of Klk-. The handsome K'k's head that alorns the lodge room v-as a gift fiom him. The new-r ,,f bis death will bring sorrow to his brother Klks and his 'arge circle of friends over Boone county. IN "WETTEST" CITY CAIRO, III., October 8. Although Cairo is regarded as one of the , "wettest" cities in the Mississippi valley, "bootleggers" and "blind tiger" ; operators ply their trade here. The : saloons close on Sunday. In a recent court action the fact was brought out that whiskey is peddled on that day hy "bootleggers," much the same as in "bone dry cities. Jamea Allansworth, a Cairo saloon keeper, waa indicted on a charge of selling half-, pints of whiskey "from hia pocket" on the rtreet . 4s3i