Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 26, Number 25, Lebanon, Boone County, 27 October 1917 — Page 1

LEBANON DAILY REPORTER. ER IN BOONE COUNTY. : F,ir Umihi Bn! Hund,,, VOLUME 26. LEBANON, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1917. NO. 23. I

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U. S. SOLDIERS Artillery First to Send Shot at a German Battery on French Soil. MARCH TO THE FRONT IN DRIZZLE OF RAIN .Men in Good Spirits and Ani- , . ., . ious for Active Duty Incident of Trip. I By NEWTON C. PA FlKE. I , F1FLI) HFAPQCAKTLHS OK TUF

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po- October L'T. American troops are en 'hone the firinjr Sine. TV officul aminun-e.

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Pr j' he first line trenches wa. given c-im American hf-au.piartcrs. It fi.'-iow.-upon the mum continuation f their training a.- a nucleus of later contingents, some battalions of the first contingents, in aw.-iat.on with veteran French battalions art m tl e first line trenches of a tbet H-,-tor of the French front. They are Hippottei by some ba'teries af our ar-'!:ry in association with some Frerrh batf.-r-ies. The sector remain normal. "Our men have adapted theni-ehe.-to actual tr.-n.-h conditions in it,.most satisfactory manner." Irishman Fire Kirt Shot. A ml haired Irish ritr f.ra ! first American shot in the war on French soil. It wa.- .-ix o'clock in the morning and the weatner was th -k with fog, hut it was reported that the projectile fell near the German baftery. The artillery fir.pg ron'.tnii.d all day long and late in the aftert.oon the Sammies moved towards the trenches. The case of the f ir.-t American shell is to he sent to I're-iderit Wilson. There were various accounts carrent as to the first infantry fire. Or e popular story is that a young sammy of a certain regiment hiaed aw,.y aT the German trenches at day-hiea of the first day on the firing line. The distance between the oppn-:: g trenches, however, is so far that .-n i inK was impracticable. Nor could r:r grenade be used. The final arraniremeMs for tho trance to the trenches were con nle'i-.! ten days before the apfx-arance of ih men by American offaers. The offers visited the ground and acqua.nii themselves with the front, the ar'i'.er i.-.ts ifoiiiK over the (run sihta. Start for Front. It was ft fine October morning when truck loads of the lucky first battalions startH for the distant battle front with their helmets and naimasks and full equipment for the fir-t appears nre on an Furopean battlefield. The parsed throuirh vilhiifes. where Americans had never been :-.een before, the villager crying '''iv. I' Ameriime' or "Vive Anglais. -some of the onlookers mistook them for Knt'lish sohhers, on uccount of their helmets. In the meanwhile the artillery entrained at another poi-.t and started for the front. At daybreak of a certain morninfr, the mer totk up their positions, an officer passing down the line and inquiririK if all were ready. "Ready iir," wa- the qimk rcr.pori.e on every side. Firnt Shot Fired. A moment later a voic on the telephone (av th range of the enemy battery portions, the guna were trained, the (tun aquad chief swun hit arm sharply downward aigrnalling "Fire," the gunner pulled the lanyard, there waa a puff of amoke and a crash and the iret projectile fired in anirer by Uncle Sam's gunr.ere waa on ha way. Other American runner ir th maantana were aendiog frwh inii-

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m.rA lark ..f l.r.va.io and 1 rt m.T-i...lMt tiiat th lvu n" ".';" '"' ,n':1" L" ; ,; " noun m:re I i-i true 'n !! n :.-id l;-'.,1;;; ffXm '' V-.e'm'--r ; j;;-;;" tain ."!''. v fV,r .Tnr'iL iTVJVXuLi c.o Tl... tr..f. ."U- their a.v . t ! r ,h..,I "au.,v they re...!..) th. v lljff nm nt.-h the i-t ! ,ge i.! ., .,. , . , w:l.- .r,a ,!,.. ti .! 'tuX an.i rie , n .ir.h in Die Kain. Tne .ir.i'e er, w int.. a r-lttr-f r.a-, tne f oa! . ,.ir,-h Was .L. ,i T fir-t c-.m.ar,y ,- aicPK at a q'l ma'chmi; .-p. It wa- a pi. ' me.,, COST IXl'KI ON l'A(,i: .s'X. Steamship (ilympia Foundered in fi ulf of Mexico ilurinu a Storm. Ill) Hf li'" fi'ioiuil f.tt K,r.i.-.i N'KW OH I FANS. I.a.. Oc'...i r a?. I ausinif a lo.s 01 en." t lvc, m. ludinir John F if.-iiu Jr.. l'iier and one of the stK klloldeis of ti.e ,'.!ei-.-an-American seairh!p car pan'. he steam-lip O';. n:p;a t'ounoeied m the ;ulf oi Mexico, .-vy mil. s o!f Frontera. .Mexico, Thursday nint, tic rifinir to wor.l leceived 'here today. Olympia on;l a erew I II- s! to have lande.l on Frontera. T're ship pjniteren a:i"r neitur raw.t in ifr i-rU-x of a severe storm that li-.t-oie-1 iiuiny bria's. I in i,e;i,.Ved fro,i :.: fact ti.at tie Olympa a- ...th-r i.,ini; to reach land at ( w-nt ritl,i.r Pil, ui'ril'i,,, ..,.n t,. lav reportetl a tr-nnilu ii'"'-v in In ttulf. The (Hvmpia wrsn m t; itl.t tiade between New O, an ntral America. fWENTY-FIVE SIGN Prospects Are for Many More Memlicrs Within the Next Few Da vs. Twenty-five men had sirrned up for nieniberhip in the Boone countyHome (iuiird up to this nv-.rr.ine, and '.here are prose t of as many more ninjc up in the next day or two. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night at T.'.IO o'clock at the Vimory hall here. The. organization is to be purely loz and there i nothing compuUory or binding in the eervice. Kven if caled upon to do guard duty in the atate, membera are not obliged to go if ihy do not wish to do so. The military and physical training will be most valuable to those who join.

SUPREME EFFORT

RONT I Plans Mav Include Invasion of France From the South. WOULD STRIKE THE FRENCH FROM REAR Successful Campaign Against Italians Would Open I'p a New Line of Attack. the help of Au-tro-t."lav nuking what mu he, -upionic and last ,.f. rhole ar. The s'tli.eioli airauist l-alv i- tlevl. p I h.tij le .llts.'cven !,( s tua'.on on the i tl.i.- ...a and ti.at ft ifeni-n.l -taff. in-fff.i-I to loeak i l....-t 'V.-r-,n t'-c nvade l-tance fru,-. H.iir i-l t .e p ar oi I- and fa. ' t.nif Vila ,nst . -.le.in 410 o..es from tl.c n border ' Au..t;-ia ilu'iira s..u!h.-rv ''ronti'-i- of Fiance. i- mi Cei-nan and Au-t-cllu ar- able ' . l.ef-cen Fil -h . yr -n the -e-.t -r.ire the ,r . can tr -t fully into action. Watched With Interest. ;trv experts are " Htj-1-iriir -vt' :.i ;i at -etion ileyr topinir on the lla'iar nt For three days the Austro.rier n arn-ies have been pr.'s-.inir f -r id. nnd accv.l.n- to the (Jem ar. r "fi.e, have capturr-.l moie than prison, i s. im-lutrhg ov.-i aers ard V-tivem ",'KI ami I I' the utn-.s .onfid. n. e m fi. a ;h- l-ali n eon. man i b'it i' is admit - 'hat . e stand in In, -,-,. Tr.ei - r - ' t-.'s.-n ;-.v - -irnri-e '-n II 'rent r,,r f; , It. ih, hi caiopruiil. Fvery -tun that r-.o'd be spared from tl ' v es'.-tn and lialkali fronts itai tiatistort.d tr. the Italian t hen ' re of war v hn a!! was ready and the prepaia-.a-ns re under way tor more tnan -ix month- be'ore the fir-t infantry attack vias launched the Teuton? .fuck fiercely lietween Flitch and I'olroino. following it up with assaults on the Kainsizan plateau. Forcing a cro-sing of tlte I.onzo near Tolmino. iie Teut.m hordes drove forward with o'Hrht and main and general f'alnma -e.-ing the rear of his second army Menaced began withdrawing from Hainsir..a and the strategic mountain fortresses adjoining it. The Germans employed the same strategy thev had used so often in the east against Russia and Roumania. Regardless of losses, men were I poured into a front of 20 milea under orders to go forward or die trying. The titanic atruggle which developed is still in progress and the Italians are making a valiant stand against the invaders. Months ago a report was current in Paria that Germany might try to get behind the French armies by violating the neutrality of SwitierCONTINUED OH PACK FIVE.

Bulletins

ROME, October ?7. Thirty diYittini of irr.ian and AuMroHtinjfarian tnm havp bten mastI on the front between Rombnn and Vipcho, at-cordiiift In a di-vpalrh to the Trihuna oi!ay from itn rorrespmndent at the front. Mo-l of tht- (ierman troops nent to fiuht ai;ain!t the Itatiann are ltaarian. A ierman divi.ion at the nulhreik of the war rontaimd 20.000 men, hut it is understood that, under the new system of r-orraiz.'-tion a diU sjfin now comprise 15.000. H.wnrian1 are kntiwn a Ihe greatest fiahtern in the (ierman army, ur-pa-inj; Uv I'ru-ri.ins. KKRNi:. Oetnher 27. It in reported tht l ipid Marshal Vim !ar ken-en, the "hiitterinjf riim of the (i'Tnian army." is personally direetintr the utni-t;erman offensive a a i : v t the ItalinTtn. Von Markenen directed the Aus-tro-fierman armie1 that threw the Kusaiann oul of (ialltcia in 191 and a in fummnnd of the trop that conquered Servia and Monteneifro. hen the campaign auainM ftouniania op'.'ned the ope rations pre first direct ed by (.enerid on Falkenhayn and Von Mackensen, but stum th;latler was iwn alvoluti control, control. iIj the In'rrnntiwtl Tit-fn flerrict.) !.oIo, October 27. nnadian trtMipi fifhting on ihe west Flanders front repulsed two violent f.erman counter-attarkn during the niL'ht. the llrilUh war office announced at noon. The counter a-ault wt-re delivered in the pa Chendaele fevtor, northeast of Vpre, hut they hroke down under the heay rifle, pachine nun, and artillery fire from the ( tiuditn tank-. WtM i Pass ( hendaele the British forces dealt tie tiernian line another hard blow, mninjr inifxtrlant ground and capturinn rapid firing gun. AMSTKKDAM. October J7. drrman war rorresMiPd"nts with the army on the Aine front report that the big French victory along the Sois,ns-l.aon road Has due mainly to the vast quantities if sas usi'd. (.erman wddjers were compelled to wear their rhs ma-sk for thre days con tin id. ou-dy. while the F'renrh artillery deluded their po-ttiontt with gas sheik. It m impsiblc for Ihe men to Kt food. ""rRIS, OrtobT 'J7. Frenrh troops on west Flanders front drovp forward through the mud and fojy during the nicht, extendiik ibrir gainn between hreigrachien and Draeibank, the war office announced this afternoon. A number of addit lonal (.erman pri-onera were taken. Artillery dticli were reported from the Ainne front and firman raids from Verdun. (fly th Intftnattnnal rr gfrvi'f. ROME, October 27-Tht German troopa hav invaded Italy between the Judrie valley and Monte Carny wm admitted by the war office today. The Germans have increased their preeaure on the Tolmino line the Teutona are lire red aeay attacks. Opposite tba Pol mi no line the Teuton ara tUmpting to opo (ha way Into the Italian plain. t

AT NL L CHURCH

Clubs, Churches and Lodges to Send Representatives. FUEL SITUATION TO BE DISCUSSED Plans to lie Formulated Looking to Distriliulinn and ('uneivatinn of Supply. At Ira n, I.-, :'.med of Ib-frlt-e this m-ining. i .is .i.ci.i.-l t . ledd a iv M-nt.tt: 1:110 oV'ocI; at the 'v i 1 1 . . " i i ..t .-hurcl IV .-o-naiiifee is ca,.-n...e. of F. Seal, chairman. !!. I-'. M.-Kev. V. T lb ..too. II. F. C,mml. . II. i .rd C. K. Havis. All Hub-, ci-ir.-hc- -ie.i le.r.res ,. lie county ao.l tl-e l,-al l:.-ard ti,' ntat: th. tuna of uir.i fn..ul.-.te plans for .i.Morvi:nr an. b-tnb:itinir the i'l-.i.lv in the count-, WhHb. r nolib.-l indivi.i;ial! or not he ..!-:.-,-.., .ns are -o-sV, I (.. Survey to he Made. Mi-. V-al -tates that a siiiv.-,- will oe ir.ade .,f tne coal su.ey ,, t'",'nut v - as i., ho need coal c-.l : ho . -iv. an over supply. T'ae Feb -tra. t.ble Wheel Walks roeive.i thiee car- of bituminous coa' y.-.-tet.iay. Mr. Seal slat, s that ti e cal -tila ion is no h.l'er. ami that it 1-,-is be eeme worse than was anii :p iti-d a' filst. He niioles Mr. Woolen, the ." .hiector. as saving: "I dwc'a.m .: inle.., o: tl yitw to l-ake the nfi (ii s r.iti:.viiiov.. Jennie Loose Allen Keriiperating in California Mountains. Friend; hive received word here tint Vis. Jennie Loose Allen of Long H.a.-h. !,,,. a former re iten: ,.f t1 i . city , ha. snoVr-d a norv.. us bi'akd.n-.n and is at p'o-onl -p ending -ome tune in the mountain.i. cui. ratlin:. Mrs. Al'en has sold l.er -live l!.-e" lolU to a mariohactiirdig concern ill '.nir lleaeh and is receiving a r.nal'y '"ir same, hut has j.-tained her in crest in the designine; of children';. lot i-s. HI..U KFISH MISTAKEN FOR SrHMARINK tni th? IntcttmU'mnl ,.r. ffcr.-e-c. (T KVKI.ANH. Ohio. October :... great perr. r.:it'e of the -boat. sighted by inereliant ships going 'hroagli the sabn ar.ne z'-ne are jii-t iiealthy. ilecp-sea-goii-.g l.!a.kf..-h or 'heir way io rhnner engagements. Ti.at is why all submarine cha er--pend much of their time c:a: :ng Osh m, .-taken for sub-ran -In. s. I.i.-utcnar.t Il-A.ii.l Vak-.y. h on furlough, to-iiay expressed thai opinion. And Vtrkery ought to know, for his chaser crui e, -.'. ,(in mileaficr the (ierman sea terrors. Hi, -hip is in dry dock now and ho ha: a few days' furlough, " The I. -boats do not bother the American sailors half as much a.- the mine-.," he said. "Many torpedoed ships are lost," he continued, "when they might have been saved, because their skippers steam frantically ahead after being hit until their own speed causes the water to rush in no fast that all the air-tight bulkheadx are caved in." Dally Thought God la lore. Therefore lore. Without distinction, without calculation, without procrastination, love. Lavish It npotj the poor, where It la very easy; especially upon the rich, who often need It most ; most of alt np.'O our equal, where It la very difficult, and for r ltmn perha; wa iv least of all. li. DruuimosMl.

WIDE CHANGES.

Are Announced in First Prices of Coal For Middle West. .K .c ;..lc,n(......il v.... , . I. f. i VASHIN".TO, October 27. -Wide changes in the t',X"d pri.-.'s of coa! for middle western -fates v.eie announced hv the l'nite.1 States fa, itlministiafi-.n today. Far the :.atof Michigan the follow ir-t pi ices we,( fixed: Rim of mine, j'.l.ir. a tor; prepare.' -::cs. ! 1 a ion; .;.r n -.-en ings. - J . Li 1 1 a ton. In the Mate of M.mt:.l:.i 1 1 p'ic. of prepared s':',e.- wa - n.cr. a-e.l f:..ti iJ..'.. b :.;,). Ti:- p., f -lacs r -.o.-eMti.r- ,: 11. tn sj r I'l :l:e Tiris licl-i- in Arkan r.. v!.f"u f. t.Mi ' l:'a. h or - -t .--it ,;- c.cte leduc.-d f , sj II. . 1.1 the l-letaui-t. . hi, ,., I'M- .a; ri.e of .re,.a:.-d .i,,-, d from fi til to ? If! i;rzii. m!.i. ami. Sc Ml, of I an ii. I , Live Mat rial --i-t:u.,i tn War. I Hi. ((,, Vr.,fi... , -, I, , . . I'M id-: i nfi':. ii -i -r .:7 - Xw that l!iaa' ha . ,. , I:- . d -..r ! I lb--lib. Ir. ad'Otam the (,el.-,aa V Kb-i- ua- irte.c,-,! in ;.-.-.hi -OS .I'll :.he p-.,!-.ab.. w.il te vr at or.e and l.tt-d foi a.-t, WHITESTOWN ELEVATOR CHANGED HANHS TQDA ISti-iness Ptinhased by I.. Kirtley and R. S. hern From Jenkins and ( nhie. I.. W. Kirtley. .lent ist .,r ii. - Ht. a.,.1 l!..t.it Kern, fair-)-: and tra-t.-e f Marion tovnship, have purcha-d me large giam elevator owne.l l.y lh--leiikiiis arid t'niioo Conip.iA at Vhite-t mil. The deal, v i... ii involved a reps,.!.-!-,'ion ..f ;j".U''. v.a.- cor ed this n.orn .eg. I he elevator is one of ti e best ..11.1 most modern in Hoone r.e.n'v. being cop ,paiat iv.dy ne w. I' f as a .-ipa, It . of ::o. boon-is. Tile nfirm v.,11 he kn., n as the l"i n and .Mill, v Grain C..mpanv. Th- I .nre li.lsine..., of the While, town eievi'or v M he op.-lale.l along the san:- )n, - Charles (Taik. of W hitestown, i-ho o i hi. n manager of the nc.-i n un ;.T J. nkms ao-l I -.!:.'"', vdl have . I ai-i-n of ti.e b.c-itiess ,,t -l the li, d , n..-,t j ear, wac .Mr. Ke.n ";l CableKram Received Here Announces His Safe Arrival at a French Port. .Mi.-s Katiirrine Long, dauchfer of Mr. and Mis. Clark Long, rer -ived a cablegram from Luther ILchnun tenlay afternoon stating that he had aiuvvd in France-. Mr. Hirhman U a member of the aviation foreign section. MRS. TICKER UK AD. Mm. Anna C. Tuckei. 67, widow of in. A. R. Tuckr and n former president of the W. P.. C. of Indiana, died lat night at oblevii!e of Bright'g diseaao. Frank Tucker, state food inspector who ia well knom hre, ia a eon.

BOONE'S LIBERTY

F e At Leas! Sli'l.dOO More Is in Si-hl Hefore Close of I5i Drive. THREE .MOKE HANKS CO OVER THE TOP Only Two Net lirhird Allotment Campaign W ill Come to Close Tonieht. Ki-IK.rls l.i.iii I in- local hank.' laie lhi all. r.i....n indicated that Liberty l.o; i. -' --cr ipl ions have hi , n iioitriiu- in ai a rapid rate all day. fairly itlnping some of Ihe bank lor.es of employees. s'll.-cii in for S'liuin was made lh:s ni.irni':g by Millard Campbcil. of this city. Il is now anticipal. si thai the Inlal ill reorh oer :. i bef .re night. I' 0. c .,...,'. I iherty lean Sllbt in::-.. I P.lai :n a- d anot'-er '."I ye f.i-ia. 1 .h.'g t-.e ligurer up ' !..! oi M : nd a! ".:i0.4-.0. Thi ,!,.: .... ;r 1'- v..-s at le.V-l S2II.W n-o. ,r. : ', a "1 ti e ('.mil t. t il prob,!.iy g,. ,-! ..- er 5 ".(in.nno. Cenei ..-, -i. in op to la-: night had ...ui''-' -.:;!. ,'i,o w.-fli of l.i,n.t. I.-,,,-,' , iP ,-t i.'o.'s made yeser'.u f.eneii a".! f is morning were I'a-.i H- ir. S .'ie; Fa'.eie Klg-hy, '.o,i; ,.,., ( .,;, g'-ao-, t:M; lie, a- u. T icker. SMio: f'harle. E. I'.ii ia- . f ai.e A. A 1 iatr.er. MM; ' ! i.,. i I.. Mo,;, i.mh; lloss Manu-'e'i-..g l-l:l.-l,. J,'.llO. Jere- ",:,, I,,-.-,.,., .,f I;, jr. 1, an invalid .t i !. i ia t-c: ah'e to come to I .-I,-.' .. . !, tt year.. d...,,Ti.sttat.--t h.- palie.t. ": l.v -ending in his ih-. t ti f r at ('! morning. I'.allk Sign-ICS. Tl i.-e i.. .i ' .)-.-- have gon' vee li a 'o't 't ots .once yestorday. T;i- liii'ie;,' .s'at.- . this city, has one a", th- hue ai.'-m iJ.Oofij the Whfo loan ( itiois Lank has Rub--. iiti.si 'tosr, )(. r cent of its share, and 'he 'af. Hank of Thorntown, iii.-i: v .. ..r i'.il S ff ,uiK), reportrtl 'a.r. l s . 1 . - or lt).li!.'l tins morning, lie t-.o l.a.-k- l.ich had not report--.1 leacl.i.-.g tl.. .r allohnents this aormt.g were th-. Jamestown bank and ti.e Heme National flank of Thorn'own. If' -tli are v-iy near the t-.al and no d- ubt will he in line by 'i'-..ia . is the 'a f ,i,,v of the salen : t -eend I -I,. ,-. , I r-a,,. Subri l.t '.ii adi n..t b- taken by the hark- a t"- I mi ..Yiock this af- : e.-!,r ' r. a rc.entatives of all -f 'ii.- I,:...k, ,n I county will he :eh t,,; a' ti e - i t National 1 at.k t,.e imri ,,-e i.f cloi-ipg Up i ,1,1'.- ai: ...t.v i -.-ig re-tiit.-. liiniSTING I (lit IIVF. T-. It . ity I b pu'i! icans are ..(t-'i.a.i: e l,,,.r a',- lee-Inch to ap::i:;t V. . l!-,..,o , c, an attorney .,:' N .i-l- f.-lle. as a member of !-e I'.jbi.c .s.rvi.e Co, amission. M. l-i-f i- to . ..,( , i,'. .n political circ' ,a. w.., at on- Cm.: a member ,:a- IV'-r.e -i'.e r.a'ionai commitIt i.-. ! :,d tiiat prominent Repaid -a :s in v-i y to-msliip :n the count s.glia g tl.c petit,,,,,. HOVK ON I t lil.Ol f,II. A! 'V;i!s, . f c, w. Wills, living--.ve t of the (;t. and James Jameson, if Lebanon, who went with Hoono ounty'r drart ftio,a to Camp Taylor, Ky , n-rived botoe l-.-t n'gbt t-o Visit with rc'atives nnd fripnda until Sunday evening. They state that they have been transferred to Hattiexinirg, .Miss., and probably will leave for that ramp about November 2. HAYMAKERS. The meeting at Sheridan ha been changed to November 19, cs they have several candidates who will not bl in food condition until that date. CHARLKS T. BRYAN, C of 3.