Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 26, Number 11, Lebanon, Boone County, 10 October 1917 — Page 1

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T 5 ISIWPOBLIC Secretary Lansing Makes a Statement in Giving: Out Messages. FURTHER EXPOSE OF GERMAN ACTIVITY " " Cencral Staff Directed Am has aador in Action to Wreck Canadian Pacific. IB tkt fslenMNeasI A-evI rrlc.l WASHINGTON. October 10. That Count Bernstorff, while ambasaador of Germany to the United States, plotted the destruction of the Canadian Parific Railway at several point so it would be entirely tied up, was made known here today. The state department made public three telegrams which the German ambjs aador exchanged with the German foreign office on the subject, detailing the plans. The message also suggested general sabotage in the United States, mentioning Americans who might be used for such a purpose. Count Bernstorff also cabled his government that an organization known as ar "embargo conference" was about tenter on a vigorous campaign to secure a majority of both houses of congress favorable to Germany. The statement as made public by the state department was as follows: "The secretary of state publishes the following two telegrams from the German foreign office to Count Bernstorff in January, 1916: 'January third, secret General staff desires energetic action in re irard to proposed destruction of Canadian Pacific railway at sevcra' points with a view to complete ane protracted interruption of traffic. Captain Boehm, who is known on you, aide and is shortly returning has ber given instructions. Inform the mill tary attache and provide the neccs aary funds. (Signed) Zi mmerman. " 'January twenty-sixth for military attache You can obtain particulars as to persons suitable for carrying on sabotage in the United States and Canada from the following persons: one Joseph MacGarrity, Philadelphia; two John F. Keating, Michigan avenue, Chicago; three Jeremiah O'Leary, 18 Park row, New York. " 'One and two are absolutely reliable and discreet. Number three is reliable, but not always discreet Theme persons sera indicated r., Kir Roger Casement. In the United States sabotage can be carried on out of every kind of factory for supplying munitions of war. Railway embankments and bridges loust not be touched. Embassy must in no circumstances be compromised. Similar precautions must be taken in regard to the Irish pro-German propaganda (Signed) Representative, of General Staff.' " Frees Von Be nut or IT. The following telegram fr-m Count Bernstorff to the foreign office in Berlin was sent in September, 1916; " 'September 15th With reference to report A. S. two hundred and sixty-six of May tenth, nineteen sixteen, the nsbnryn conference in revard to whose earlier fruitful co-operation Ih Hale can give information is just about to enter upon a vigorous campaign to rure a majority in both houses of congress favorable to Germany and request further support. There is no possibility of our being compromised. Request .telegraphic reply. ' " In connection with the mention of tho nam of J. P. O'Leary, president of the American Truth society, in connectinn with the state department rerelations today, officials made jitihlir rain the letter wnieh President Wilsua wrote him (O'Leary) en fcpptcm i-r S), Jl-a, ia rej'ly to l-4 ('

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announcing that O'Leary would vot to re-elect him. The letter was as follows: "Dear sir Your Uh-grain received. I would feel deeply mortified to have you or anybody like you vote for me. Since you have access to many disloyal Americana and I have not, I will ask you to convey this message to them." The embargo conference mentioned in Count Bernstorff's last cablegram was organised in Chicago- It had for its avowed object the declaring of an embargo cn munitions exports by the United Stutes government. j it sent a committee to Washington to confer with senators and representatives. One of the dcvclr pmr.ets I was the introduction by Represents- j tive McLenwe. of Texas, i f his re-! solution which was designed to urnj American citizens not to tune passage on armed shins. Tablinfir of this re-j ! solution gave congress an opportunity ! to show the strength of the adminis-' tratioo in both house and senate. The i conference bombarded senators and; representatives with telegrnms uig-j ing support of the Mcl.rmore rcsnlu-; tion and at the time there was a dis-! inrt question raised as to where the Tionev carne from which paid for these' nes-ages. The stom department declines to elaborate on the series of telegrams. Secretary Lansing declared they ipoke for themselves and there was j nothing to add to them. j No information was forthcoming! is to how they were transmitted lie- j tween Berlin and Washington, Offi- j c'ials contented themselves by decep-; tion practiced on thin government. It j was generally assumed th-,t trose ' r.essii-fe3, lis- n'hers of like nature,' vore sent forward through neutral iiplomatic channel MAKES DENIAL. O'Leary Declares ho Has! no Conner. lion With Von Bernstorff. tg Is ln1r4Himat Jfeict gerpfccl NEW YORK October lO.-Denying i TTipnauvaiiy uim ne nas ever nao. any eonnection or relations with Count .'on Bernstorff or any other agent of he German government, Jeremiah I O'Leary today declared that he had no knowledge of the attempt of the German government to use hirn in carrying on sabotage in this country and Canada. I "This is the first I have heard of j 1 O'Learv declared to the International Service today. "Of course the ; German foreign oflice naturally could ( Sold anv opinion in regard to its abiliy to use ui in iU iihfir.es. Hut ! .ish to state emphatically that I was : :orff or any of its agents. j "Furthermore, I would like to make' It clear that I would consider such a suggestion from the German foreign office a gross insult. All my arrange- j menta are being conducted along i strictly American lines. There is absolutely nothing pro-German about ; me. I am pro-American and have no ; ntention of hindering the affairs of! the United State or the administra-, tion at '"ashington. j

"I have always made it a point never to have any dealings with (ier-iof man agents if 1 could detect them,

but tney nave to ne watched care fully because they are ever ready to approach us under disguii FAVORS THE ALLIES. Mexican Sentiment is Said to be Against the Germans. (Jig IS ffttrMHaai ffeirt RtrvWe.) CHICAGO. October 10. Mexico is not a hotbed of pro-German propaganda but on the contrary, is in sympathy with the cause of the allies, General Alvaro Ohregon, former minister of war in Carranza's cabinet de

clared before leaving here today for;J,,hn Jonc head of charity work.

New York. j lnl" committee win go to indianapoMexican officials, Ohregon declared, thi WPpl1 10 ronfer with state offlare making sincere efforts to stamp if'"1" regarding the situation and see

out wrman plots naicoeri uu irxican soil. Obregon alsi predicted that Vil la never again would be a power in Mexico and asserted the Carranza government is restoring peace and is in power to stay GOVERNMENT CONTROL. Federal Officiant May Tnk Over Steamship Piers in New York. f S I A fslsrwllaas, VtiM AwreiML) NF.W YOrtK. October lament cm!.! of a - -Gotern-1 s P r "S

1IH10 long !'oreinen which went """IfiHMfA " '! TIT effort yeatexlay. The twerninenf ;!,AfJ I , , 1 Iplan is to assure prompt freight de-1 L.l IIIIU Mill IliL

liveries, The strikers returned to work toluv pending a conference between steamship and government officials to be held tomorrow. Present readjustment plana include establishment of a war tone about the piers, the drafting of men to lead and unload the vessels and theclosing of all saloons along the waterfront The strikers demand a wage incease. NEW PLAN AT CHICAGO FOR GROCERY SALES TO PROTECT HOUSEWIFE Iffy me mrranri-Mal .Veirs Rrrrfcr.l CHICAGO, October 10. One glance at a morning newspaper and the Chicago housewife will know how much her groceries for the ilay are going to coat but she will have to order early or carry her provisions home herself. Acting with State Food Administrator Wheeler, retail grocers here have evolved a plan of publishing daily a list of prices of staple groceries as a safe guard against over ehaiging. The prices are to be fixed hy a committee of throe representing the federal food administration, the wholesale grocers and the retailers. The wholesale price will be established first and an agreed margin of profit for the retailer added. One delivery a day will 1" the rule, however, and special Rales, the giving of premiums and similar bargain practices are to lie abolished. L OF DEFENSE TAKES UDHDT The Plans For Home Guards and Woman's War Organization. CHARLES gLUSSER TO HEAD HOME GUARDS i Chosen ' Mrs. Lillian Comley ''War Mother" Coal Com mitte Chosen. A most important meeting of the Boone County Council of Defense was I held yesterday afternoon at thi court( house. Plans were laid fur the forming of a military organization ot , Home Guards, a women's war orga- j the coal situation. Mrs. Lillian M. Comley was chosen as "war mother." Her duties will he to see that all of the women and girlf of the county are organized for con servat

work. The last week in j ,v'n Vuf 'J ,0VB,'."n- . , . The Giants gleaming, new, white

October is to be given over strong drive to get all women to sign the Hoover food conservation card: named ! Mrs. Ren F. McKey chairman of the Woman's Liberty Loan committee in Boone county. The women will cooperate with the men the county in making the second Liberty Loan effective. Home Guards. The chairman of the Home Guard organization will be Charles Slusser. This movement will be pushed immediately, ita purt'Oh- is the organization of all of the men and boys of the county for home defense and war service. Mr. Klusser is a veteran f the Spanish-American war. Realizing the seriousness of the coal shortage the council appointed a committee to investigate the situation nnd bring relief to this community. The committee is C. F. S. Neal, chairman. Ivory C, Tolle, trustee and committee will go to the coal fields the next few days to investigate

the situation. (battle for the select-.-t men at Camp The county council at a recent sea- Zaehary Taylor will be i.;-en weeks. sion adopted the following resolution: A the end of that time t 'ne troops "Resolved, that the Boone County n be sent to France, nlthc-Jgh offiCouncil o? Defense ascertain th'rs, to whom the schedule has been number of comfort kits required forii9ed, expect another perod 'of

the Boone county boys, the number a! ready supplied, the amount spent the mount of money on tund; then make up the deficit hy the money appropriated by the county eomrnisrs providing it does not efed H ill be av

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Defeat Chicago White Sox Before Immense Crowd. GAME PLAYED ON DAMP GROUNDS Sunshine. However, Prevailed For the Benefit of the Crowd of Fans. SCORE BY INNINGS Chicago . .0 0000000 00 5 S New York 00020000 x 2 8 2 Batteries Chicago, Cicotte and Schalk; New York. Benton and Rariden. ( la lroHMl Sir rriw.l NKW YORK. October 10. New York turned the tables on the Chicago White Sox today and through the masterly pitching of Renton won the third g.ime of the world's series. 2 to 0. For New York. Benton anil Karij den formed the buttery. Cicotte and ' Schalk were in the points for Chicago, j Friendly sunshine greeted the Giants and White Sox and more than ! "8,000 fans who turned out for the j third game of the world's series this afternoon. ! The weather was as ideal as could j he expected and was a vivid contrast to Tuesday's brand, when the Polo Grounds were turned into a sea of Ztl There was only a small army or fans who spent tb night in line at the ticket windows, and the many who hail rain checks from Tuesday came hack early to secure good scats. At !(:: o'clock there was a crowd of nearly 10,000 on hand and toward noon the stands started to fill rapidly. The sun broke through gray banks of clouds shortly after 10 o'clock and the first sunbeam was greeted with a cheer. The band was on hand early and answered to encore after encore, while a male octette made itself popular by rendering all of the latest war songs. Every time the band linished a patriotic air the big crowd rose and cheered while bared heads greeted the national anthem. Field is Damp. . . . p , ' ' ' 1 ..i-rn. , - . ' Jhot 8un' ' Jn Wf" playing nhen the into the field. Jim Thorpe and Hans Ijbert were the first members of McGraw's team to put in an appearance and they were j uniforms trimmed in royal purple and they make quite a showing. The t'Pearance f Benny Kauff, Hcinie ! minutes after 12 o'clock was the sigi nal for pandemonium to break loose. ' By this time there were 20,000 ! bugs in the stands and thy showed j the Giants that they are with them heart, lungs and all. Manuger Mc'Graw strutted on to the field at 12.20 j I 1 " FIRST PERIOD OF ACTUAL TRAINING IS16VVEEKS At End of That Time Troops at Camp Taj lor May be Sent to France. IK fslerMMmil Vewi gerlct.) LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 10. The first period of actual training for training to follow on this aids of the water. Machine guns, horses and mules and guns are expected to reach camn soon. . The actual training will b about seven hours a o.,iv. Wiui the a- isl of '.0rC -e ,i i ,r-r ! ,r r-- I In ,-. b n n wd n 'o 'he V liar

aril the irowti cut again in a wild cheer. Around the hot-dog and eorTee stands the bugs were parked like sardines and all of the concessions did a land orhce busine&s. Giants In Baiting Practice, j : The Giants started a batting practice it 12:I1 and Bnny Kauff hit three line drives Into the right field stands, As the ball sailed into the "home ran" territory, the crowd stood up and yelled till its lungs gave out. At 12:45 p. ro practically every unreserved seat in the park was filled, the holders of reserved seats came lute, as usual, and it was not until nearly game time that the crowd of .18.000 odd fans was on hand. Big Jeff Tesrenu laid the ball over the plate for the Giant hitter in batting practice and they walloped it lustily. Cla.-ke Griffith had a corps of assistants in the stands today, taking up a collection to go toward his "ball and bat urn!" and from the manner in which the crowd cheered the moment they were passed through the stands to collect the envelopes that had been left in every seat, it was evident that Griffith got a big wad of money. At 12:o5 the White Sox came on the field. The Chicago players wore the same uniforms that were used in Chicago. They are white, trimmed in blue, and the stockings are striped with hed and blue. .Speculation on whom McGraw would send to the mound in today's game was plentiful as the hour for playing drew near The majority of the experting persons at the "ring side" picked Slim Saliee and Slim took hi- turn regularly in hatting practice. Rowland announced on his way to CONTIN'UF.lToN PAGE KOU R

Estimated More Than Million Men and 5,000 Guns Are Engaged. ALLIES HOLD GAINS MADE YESTERDAY Positions Are Consolidated German Counter Attacks Are Beaten Off. (ftv A nternmlonal Neiet fiffrplec) I.OMHIV, Oclober 10. Strong German counter attacks, launched with powerful effectivenesa, were made during the night against the positions won hy the AngloFrench armies) yesterday on the west Flanders front. All of these were repulsed, the war office announced today, except soulh of the Yprea-Staden Railway, where the British were forced to fall bark a short distance along a front of about 2,000 yards. The German losses in the fighting that has raged since dawn yesterday have been extremely heavy, t'nofficlal advices from the West Flanders front, evidently sent before the German counter attacks had reached their full strength had stated that the British had maintained all their gains. (Ht Hi' InltrmnlltHHl Vein Scrrlrf.l LONDON, October l0.The battl

of Flanders, In which both Frerch and British armies are now on the offensive against the Germans, has reached its supreme magnitude and today it covers a field twenty square miles in extent. It is the greatest engagement the world has ever known and it is estimated that more than a million men and more than five thousand guns are engaged. As a result of the brilliant gains achieved yesterday bv the AngloFrench armies, not only the German hold on the Belgian coast is menaced, but ths German may be forced from all of northern Belgium as well. The Germans bombarded heavily the newly won ground of the British and French north and east of Ypres and attempted eounter attacks but were unable to wrest from the allies any cf the territory that changed hands today. In adflition taking important position from the C.ermana. th allied .nt- e ensured upwards of ?,0V) I in kc pos.t at Poe'ia-

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IP it iwu uu y wu pelle is now in possession of the British. (The village of Pnelcapelle lies in the Dixmudc-Ypres road and on the western slope of the famous Pass Chcndaele Ridge. It is between five and ix miles northeast of Ypres and is only about six miles from the German base of Roulers.) Tifchteaa British Hold. The advance of one to two miles, scored hv the allied armies in the latest thrust against the Germans, has tightened the British hold upon the Pass Chendaele Ridge and all German hopes that they might be able to recapture it must now be abandoned. Heavy fighting raged along the northern edge of the ilouthoulst truest, which the Germans are making ttesperate efforts to hold. (Ilouthoulst forest lies two n:iles north of Poelcapelle.) Along the northern end of the ten mile fighting line, the French distinguished themselves by forcing a crossing of Broenbeck river, which is in flood, and entered St. J'-nn and Voeldhoek. In addition to the villages, trench es, concrete redoubts, nnd "pill box" blockhouses, the British and Trench tiok a number of foi titled farms which the Germans thought imprcg nable. Positions Consolidated. All of the position raptured by the Anglo-French armies were consoluiated during the night. The attach? were made hy the British after u terrible bombardment of the German positions and under the utmost difficulties. Heavy rains had turned the ground into a treacherous swamp and the numberless shell craters dotting the field into miniature lakes. liespite the obstacles presented b the swampy condition of the field end the obstinate refuataneo which the Germans put 0i at some pointsthc British and French troops behaved splendidly, overrunning ail the objectives set for them by Field Marshal Huig. At sume points the attackers sank hack into the mire to their hips anil there were many occasions when men, helpless from wounds, were smothered to death by the slime and water which engulfed ihem when they fell. This is "allies day" and all of Eng land and France ring with praise of their brave soldiers. The Australians, in particular, distinguished themselves. They attacked along the center and so impetuous was their advance that it carried them clear down the eastern sloie of Puss Chendaele Ridge. But no less brave were the soldiers from Wales, Scotland, Ireland, K'ng land. Canada and New Zealand and the French. This flareup of fighting took place on historic ground. It was in this very di-trict that the Belgian! and the handful of British and French stopped the German hordes under von klu.'k in lf'!4 when it looked as though the TeuUinR would break through the channel coast and take Dunkirk and Calais. KEDINE OF EGYPT DEAD. Investigation May be Made to Determine Cause of His Death. B fa ffrNoiifll btwt Merrtrr.y LONDON', October 10. News that Russein Kensal, Khedive of Egypt, U dead, was followed today by the re port that an investigation may be made to determine the ca -M of death Ever aince lU when Russein Ki-mal was made ruler of Egypt by England because of the pro-German activities of his predecessor, there have been sinister rumors from time to ti that the present Egyptian ruler's life was in danger. According to advices to Times from Caire, the khedive died yesterday morning. STILL FIGHTING REBELS. Mexican Goverament to Tut Army Into Field to Crush Bandits. . MEXICO CITY. October 10 The government will shortly put an army of 5,000 soldiers in the field to crush the rebel who are still active in the states of Caraca, Tamaulipas and Vera Cruz, it was officially announced today. A campaign will be launched against the ''eluistas, who are operating in Caraca, while troops tinder General Manuel Dieguez, governor f Ji will wipe out the scattered revolutionary hand in Tamaulipas, aM Vera I (mi and restore order in the Vamr-ico cllfelos.

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U V if i . uu y mm IZATION Committees to Hcgin Next Monday to Raise $ro,ooo. PLANS ARRANGED AT MEETING l'aST NIGHT Irwin Brown Appointed Chair man of the Oncral Committee in Charge. At a meeting of the lbanon Busfss Men's Association last night, ar rangements were made for a big drive o raise MSo.OOO in Lebanon and Cen ter township for the l iberty Lonn. A ireneial committee was chosen which will be in charge of the campaign, which is to begin next Monday. Before the Liberty Loan campaign was considered, several referendum luesiions sent out by the National Chamber of Commerce ti all of tha nmmercial clubs over the country lere considered. The local organiza tion voted in favor of all of tlte quesriime snbmitt(l. The question were: rerieral regulation of issuance of rail road securities; a general railroad incorfionition law under which all rail'oad companies subject to Die jurisliction of the Interstate Commerce; Commission may organize; if congress passes a railroud mror)ioration law all railroad carriers subject tu the juriliction of the Interstate Commerce "ommission, both those now existing ind those hereafter to be created, berequired to organize nnder this law: that the commission be given a . hority by statute to regulate intf tnte rates w hen those rules affect It erstate commerce; that the authority " o control prices should extend to the irit-es the public pj-y- : s well as tho iaid by the government; that the authority to control prices should be adnistered by a small executive board appointed by the presiilent; that ait genry woiking in harmony with tho board controlling prices should have lority to distribute avnilvble sup plies to those purchasers whose need ire most directly related to the public welfare; that each leading industry rind trade should create a rerrrpjwntntive committee to represent it in onference and to advise with the igenrirn that control the prices and listribution. Liberty Ijian Committee. Those present at the meeting last night unanimously expressed them es that it was the duty of the as sociation to see that I-ebanon's ami Center township's quota for the Liberty Bonds should be subscribed. Acmrdingiy, a general comroitte composed of Irwin R. Brown, chairman. George K. Wimborough, Winsoa Jones. Virgil Buntin, James McCann, and Phil Adler. was appointed. Thia committee will today appoint four team captains for 1-rhanon and four for Center township outside of the city, to conduct the canvass. Each captain will appoint his helpers. The goal for Center township is $350,900, a huge sum. but vhich can be "put over" through the patriotic co-operation of the citizens. The time given for the selling of the bonds in the county is shott, and accordingly the general committee request that th people make up their minds before th -canvass begins a to how much the intend to subscribe. The soliciting will henin next week, but subscriptions may be made at any time beforehand at one of the local banking; in stitutions. Good Investment. The buying of Liherty Bonds will entail no sacrifice. They are tha best investment in the world. They pay four per cent net Interest and are nontaxable. They are better, safer, and more desirable tbn a six per cent taxable investment People are not being asked wholly to contribute money to win the war. They are asked