Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 26, Number 61, Lebanon, Boone County, 10 December 1917 — Page 1

i TiII3 BEPOKTEK IS Tliil I ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPI ER IN BOONE COUNTY.

9 1 . ' i t(t ' ir VOLUME 2C. LEBANON, INDIANA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917. NO. 61.

RENEWAL OF HIE GREAT BATTLES ONJWOFRONTS Artillery Activity Presages New Drives by Or-

Iil(J CONCENTRATION ON THE WEST FRONT Germans Are Massinu Men and Gun, for Fre-h Atiark on Ihe liritssh Forces. ( . ltr-iatll V Frntct.t LONDON, lint n.h. r HI. Jerusalem, the Hull ( ily. has been cHpl'ind friim ihe Turks by the Britih army operating in Palestin. Announcement li this cff.'rt wa made in parliament this aflirniHin. II was based nn n'licial advice from General Sir K. H. II. Allinby. commander in chief of Ihe British forces on Ihe Pales line front. Jerusalem i again in possession of Ihe lhritian for ihe first lime since 1T.IS hm il carac under the Ottoman vole. IHH the tntertnti'mnl Self Vrrlr,l LONDON', '.-December 10. A renewal of pyuntir batt'e-j on the western lima fronts during the present we, was predicted today by military experts. In the lull which developed a'. Cumbrai. in Franco, ami on the Avairn plateau, in northern Italy, the artillery took up the battle and th" big gun- on both sides have been thunder, ir.g incessantly. Germany is reported to be masking every available reserve on the western front for a great blow, in conjunction with the drive in Italy. Most of the members of the Herman geneial staff have gathered at western headquarters and enormous numbers of punt are being moved to west 'Flanders and France. Following the capture of Monte liisemol and arii.-.cent heights f rom the Italians, Ihe invading AustroG rniaa armies in northern Italy suspended their infantry opeiations ifhd began to pound the new mountain line of the Italians with their artillery. This is in line with the strategy the Austro-German generais have employed in mountain fighting ever since the beginning of ihe war. It is their aim to blast a path through the Italian mountain defenses berore re. newing their infantry u.-ts against . them. A dispatch from Home savs that the Autro-German artil'ery has increased to great violence between the Piave'and Pronto valleys, particularly in the sector of Monte Grappa Gen. Plumer. former mmiaander of the British troops on the we-t h'iaml e.- front, whore he won many brilliant successes over the Germans, was reported today to hive reached the Italian front where he is helping direct the Italian defense. Disorders Hcrdering on Civil War Occur in Both Countries I'nre-it in Spain.

, will call the senate military affairs tR the ltcrciijni .i gerrice. jcommittee together some time ,Unng IOMai.N. fiecemher In. Revolu-; the week in an effort to secure a favtioimry disorders hordeiirig on civil . orable report on hit universal miiiwar were rt ported from lius.-ia and tary training bill. He believes pubPestugal today while unre .i reigns in jc sentiment is readv to accept the t-pain. I measure and is determined to push it Ai'coiding to advices fiom Copen-'to a vote at this ses,.-ion. hageii tNlay, General k'ornilof, f or-J Committee action on womanV. suffmer c 'lunander of the Ru.-sian armyirage and nation-wide prohibition is and one of the chief leaders of cos-! expected by the house during the sacks, has been liberated from prison I week. Indicatirns now are that suff-

in Moscow and. together with (ieneral ! Kalcdines has declared war on theja Bolsheviki government in Petrograd. The Bolsheviki leaders at Petrograd are reported to lie marshalling forces to meet the cossarks and bloody fight, ing is in prospect in the Don region. The new turn that Rufsian affairs have taken makes it unlikely that the constituent assembly will be able to meet in Petrograd tomorrow, although NU-holai Lenine, the Bolsheviki premier, refect!) atino.nced that a urn-

sinn of the constituent assembly would be considered legal if ;nly one-third f the niemliers gulliered. Interruptions of telegraphic communication in Portugal and the slrict censorship prevailing at Lisbon nukes it impossible to give a detailed iictuie of the situation their, but the latest advices indicated that the rbrU have boon successful after several days of sanguinary richtinfr. onii that for the time being they arc in control of the government. Jj-t whal action the rcvoiulic.inry roup in Portugal will have on that cnunliy's part in Die war could r.ut he d'ternined but varied conclusion'' were drawn teilay from the fact that the head of the revolutionary government at Lisbon was formerly the lYrtuguc.se minister to immune. For some time thcio have been reports that Gorman agents were at work in Portugal and that German gold was being disti ihute.i freely in ..n effort to stir up .-edition. The fr"..h troublrs in .Spain date hack to the qu.trx- between ilie arm

heads and the government the . am. . whiih neaily precipitated a invo lution. M A V I N I) UtMISTK F. National He volution May Hall on Faslcrn front. IIIll Vie InterinlW. ( "OPFNHAGKN. rattonai revoutrin 1:. h has 1 I ment weie reported today : that they would continue against the central pnwcis BIS11ISMI0N Democratic Steersmen (Jet Isusvj on Shaping Legislative J'rocram. i ill,, the Nv,oile-it V WASHINGTON-, He, Service i ! ".ember in i today got hu. y legislature pro ta l;s as igned . Democratic .-teusmon on the sh.iping of the gram to carry cut th congres ; addrcst by President Wils today. With 'he de r against Austria out ;tion of the way igies to p, th the big administration niea.ir.-s , as soon a.- they arp ready for consideration. I'ppermost anung the hig problem- : ccnfror.ting congress i-- the raili-eyd i question. Senator Newlards, of Nevada, will confer uub Pre.-id. nt Wil- j son this afternoon and futaie pr-iee ' dure (ft pends largely upon the eul- ! come of the inference. Nothing ha.- i in the way of diafting yet been t hgi.slatiun to meet the railroad .-itua-! t;on anj there is ,-urh a d sily of pinion in congrr;- as to a hat ollld e that before iderahi time ma claps final action is taVe.i. ils joint committee to re-unie its intvnlig; vhole railroad probho alvisabilitv of guverr tion into the in.u,inR ,h', ment r -hip. j Nun-emu reprc- ! state re il road comm . uled to apjtear l.efi, j during the week, i The senate judicia e- .if t are sch' ry committee war iileration of t p;sthe president'.drastie action also experts to i i renidy to begin cons ! iHtion to carry out 1 reconimendation foi 1 against aliens. It I make an early report on t I an d: ailor.s' civil right.- lull hici .there has btn much rootrovei . y ; several months. I Tne senate tUivilege- ;.,) ehcii cornioittee will make aictiier el' Tuesday to secure a ipjerum and tend the time f.,r the completion the investigation into the alleged I local utterances of Senator l!"hcrt M. i LaFollette, of Wion.-m. Senatcr Chamberlain, of Oregon, rage will be defeated if it comes to! vote while canvasees have shown

prohibition in the lead. southwest of Cambrai. The numlwr The senate today will renew discus- ot inlit jle ,uj,i executed along the ion of the Webb export bill which , Frerh front northwest of Rheima, in has been the subject of controversy! Argonne. in the region of St, Quentin, for several years. There is consider- j j Vosgeo, and particularly in upable opposition to the measure on the;per Alsace, as well as the Increasing

ground that th.s government- en-1 trance to the war has mad it unnecessary. Meanwhile Ihe bauae wilt busy itsrlt Jwith the rcfular approprsanon bii.-i.

ONLY SKELETON DIVISIONS LEFT

il 11 Main Body of German Troops Removed From Russian Front. CONCENTRATED ON THE WESTERN FRONT Secretary of War Baker Is Weekly Review of War Conditions. tl.v the tfenorewffl Snrt Service WASHINGTON, l'ecemher 1 Only skeleton divisions" of Gel ro,.p. are now on the Russian ft atel Mng Tnvop, From Fast Front for.-es th., nr hilie i : enei..,. ;,(,!. the Hiiti..h hail. impor fin i. -elf te llarlv I nf tb." re.lte fe still able to we nut-t snee 1 up it. Toe united nas,r,,ur.K behind out ut sLthcicnt to pre- ' loo preceding winthe belligerents at ,,..m of the year had hold the positions ihl.c,.. ui- to light "Tliougii i bee content w,p- 1 early spring to continue this year the we.-tern """'at front is the scene of numerous en gagement. j "During the period under review 'the enemy has been very active along ! this entire front. Three futile raids ; were executed southwest n' ,a Ba while the BritLh made t-ee successful raids in the neighborhood of W'arne-1 "Increasing activity of a local character is reported from various aeej tors. In the region of Amentieres hostile infantry actions are noted. lrf:n, v,k0..i.-, ,t- r.in i,., - 'v.M j enem? artillery activity north of the Selimin-d s-Dames, on the ritrht banJri I r'liemln-tles-Dames, on tU rifht bank . aon n Clianipafc. and upper A luaea, ka jt, appear to i!"hcai th.it tn

enemy is feeling out the French front with a view to identifying the strength of the unit opposing him. On the Italian Front "In the Italian theatre, after week of intensive artillery preparation in the region of the Asiago plateau, the enemy launched a well planned offensive, which partially penetrated the Italian line. After desperate fighting, the Austro-German forces, taking advantage of the terrain gained by a series of half frontal attacks along a six-mile stretch on The south flope of the Monte Caste! Gomberto, were able break through locally and cap-

luied u relatively large number of prisoners. The withdrawal of the Italian forces from the Melatta salient was carried out under the protection of artillery. "Attempts of the enemy to disrupt the Italian positions south of Gallio were .stopped by stubborn defense. The fighting continues with great fury. "The Austro-German forces are making desperate attempts to denouch through the latteral valleys of Fieiv.ela and Gadena leading to the main Hrenta valley and the plains be!ow. Knemy concentrations are extremely heavy in this area, and it will renuire the full energy of the forces assembled here to check further hostile advance. Alone- the Piave the Italians are holding the line well. The enmy has made repeated unsuccessful attempts to gain a further foothold on the right bank of the river. Artillery activity in the region of the lower Piave is reported. "Our declaration of war against Ausma-Hungary now associates us intimately with the struggle going on in Italy. ) Tn the eastern theater the present ku-sian government has entered upon an armistice with the enemy, which incluius tne entire Russian front from the Baltic to the Black Sea. as .veil as the region of the Caucasus. -Ihe konmnman armies, while repudiating all attempts by the enemy to fiaterr.r.e wuh them, have been iiv lorce of circumstances compelled to -ucept the proposals for a truce. The armistice is to remain in force until December 17. Turks A tuck British In Palestine Turkish forces attacked the British lines along a fivemde fmnt east of Namales. The atack was repulsed. The Turks are nusv strengthening their defensive nosu'nns in front of Jerusalem. "The success of British operations in Palestine has had n very deciiled m'ii'.ary effect throughout the Otto- ' lan eini-ire. and much of the pressuie which the German higher com.i .iiiil had hoped to bring to bear in Mesopotamia with the view to recapturing .tiagdad has been relieved. In .Mesopotamia Hie British are eanving forward their operation on "ie right bank of t'-e Biale river with great success further concenliating their right flank. It is interesting to record that a small Russian ueiarhment co-operated in this engagement with the Tlritish. "One of the two remaining combatant corps of fhe enemy operating ir '.eniian hast Africa was compelled to -ui under to the British. The others, t i'ther with this German governmental authorities has retired in Port.ugue.-e Fa;it Africa, thus clearing F.ast Africa of all hostile units. The British are in pursuit of the retreating enemy. "In the Balkans artillery duels are reported, arid successful allied destructive fire was curried out." Willing -to Enter Into Peace With Russia on Basis of No Indemnities. IIt the Intcrutltlttnnl .Vrirs Rervtre.) STOCKHOLM, December 10. Germany has signified her willingness to enter into peace with Kus.sia on the basis of no indemnities, according to the newspaper Huustads Bladet to day. This principle, the paper said, ,. ; is favorahle tn the financial interests tuf both countries. 1 It was reported from Petrograd , (that the Bolsheviki syvernment would I issue formal proclamation Thursday repudiating Russia's loans. LIQUOR DECISION Unilod State .Supreme Court Upholds North Carolina Law. il Ms riMoa Vein ttriMM.) WASHINGTON. December 10. The supreme court today upheld the North Carolina law requiring all common carrier to keep a record of consignee of liquor shipments. The case Waa Draught by the caboard air line, whtcsh contended that (the law conflicted with the Hepburn ( rM tow, which et forth the books diou'd be kept by Rtilroad companies.

JAPANESETROOPS HAVE BEEN LANDED

Armed Forces of Island Empire Reach Russia's Great Port City. CHINESE TROOPS ENTERED HARBIN Landing of Jap Troops Probably to Safeguard War Stores at the Russian Port (Ay Mf MferfltlliOHal Veu firrrfre.l TOKIO, December 10. Japune.-e troops have been landed at Vladivostok, Russia's great port city on the Pacific. Chinese troeps have entered Harbin, Manchuria, to protect their intere.-ts. Information to this effect was rereiue.1 tie., tn.t-iv i Harbin is in Manchuria at the ea:

tern terminus of the main line of the onH vriiterday noon when he re-trans-Siberian railway. turned to Terre Haute. He will leave There are vast supplies of war Wednesday for St. Louis, lor trainstores lying in fhe warehouses atln,f- J Vladivostok which were sold to the .

Russian government by Japan and the United States. Practically all of these supplies have remained there because of the interruption of steady traffic on the trans-Siberian railway. It is supposed that t.grcements existed by w hich these stores were to be useil against the German powers and the landing of Japanese troops was. probably accomplished to prevent the! munitions from being taken over by the Bolsheviki. It was recently re ported that Bolsheviki troops were making their way to Vladivostok. MAKE AGREEMENT Turkey and Germany Reach Understanding as to Finances (fly lite Inttrnnttnnnl 'eim fleecier.) I IIICPVIC ID T.lret, an I

Germany have entered into an agree- n",rr"'y t the fire department stood , bakers has alieady resulted in enorment by which Tuikey will not pay t H below. The thermometer at the mous savings, estimating the annual

any interest on loans advanced to her by Germany for a period of twelve years following the war, said a dispatch from Constantinople today, by way of Vienna. The, Turkish minis- j ter of finance was given as authority j , , , , , , ' for the statement. j Tuikey has been financed by Germany since the beginning of the war. I If such an agreement as mentioned , has been concluded it shows that ! i.. i.!.. i T...I,-.. ,i,w t.Ll: thnf Turkey will dnm nut of the war ! VICTIMS OF THE COLD Four Sufferers From Cold Weather Sent lo Indianaiailis Hospitals. (Blf l InteTontionnl Hext Serrice.) INDIANA POLLS, Ind., December 10. John Hiatt, age fifty-eight. 1N5 North Delaware street, a railroad flagman in Irvington, was taken to the City hospital early today suffer ing badly from the cold. 1 H. J. Ryan, address not obtained by police, was found in the snow at Laurel street and Fletcher avenue by Sam Wallace, living in Laurel street ...i ..... ...i . rite i,n.n;t William Cunningham, address not obtained by the police, was found in the street near 5111 ICast Ohio street and sent to the City hospital. Lee Jones, age sixtv-twu, 821 North Fast street, was found at Fast and Washington streets with his hands and feet frozen. Sent to the City hospital. j MASS MEETING. ' ' ' ' Miss Blanche Crosby Gives Address on Needs of V. W. C. A. At a mass meeting of the various clubs and organizations of women held Friday afternoon at the M. E. church. Miss Blanche Crosby, of Indianapolis, spoke to the women of thc war needs of the V. W. C. A. The county was organised into teams for the immediate drive for the fund expected of Boone county. Mrs. Mary Hendricks is county chairman. Mrs. Harriet Mae Krlcl is the chairman of Lebanon; team No. 1, the northeast section of Lebanon has fee its captain Mra. Harry Damall; No. 2, northwest section, Mrs. Retha Henderson; No. 3, th southeast section, Mrs. Gertba Stephenson; No. 4, southwest section, Mr. Harry Hjntetter. A meeting of these Uxir.r will be held at 6:' I o'clock at the library tonight.

WAKING UP German People Begin lo Realize that America Will Prove Powerful Foe Ml fslrmsltosal J'eiM rrlc.) GF.NEVA, December 10. That Presiilent Wilson has the whole American nation standing solidly behind him is admitted by the semi-official Cologne Gaiette, said a dispatch from that German city today. The newspaper is iguotcd as saying: "They (the American people)

I support him (Mr. Wilson) e-.en wben he asks Congress to declare war on 'Germany's allies in order to help i Italy. They will fcrant him more men und more money to continue the war I and "only when we are victorious in I F.timpe will wr enthusiasm in the i United States weaken." It is assumed that the article is a ! warning to the German people that they must expect to face a mighty foe I I in the L'. S. and to steel themselves ' I for the maximum of effort ami sacri-1 j fice. The German press continues to talk I I of a general peace in a desultory i manner but withuut any evidence of j strong belief that it will be coming j HAS ENLISTED. lbert Porter Joins Infantry ami Will be Sent lo St. Louis. Albert Porter, Porter, of this cit on of Mis who has la J. Ft. ployed for some time at Torre Haute w'etu ir iniiianapoiis .vtturilav and en listed in the infantry corps. He reFOR SEVERAL YEARS , , . , The Thermometer Registered 11 Degrees Below Zero Early This Morning

: certain harmful competitive practice j have been eliminated and by fixing Various thermometers over the city standards of weight in multiplex of registered all the wav from ten to ' one pound and the limitation of infifteen degrees below rero this m,W-?'Jnrr bx""n h" ing. However, all agreed that ' T MmirM' Hoont stated night was the "coldest yet." The . today the co-operation of American

heating plant, which probably is the most accurate in the city, registered 11 below zero at 6 00 o'clock this morning. : , , . .. , I Schools ( losed. , ; All of the citv schools with the ex-, tjon of ()e Har l uill Kprp compelled to close this morning on j amount of the cold weather. The high; school was the only sohrct! closed this , morning which resumed work this afternoon. Yesterday a numhr r of the ' churches were not able to hold the regular services. At the First Baptist church the only service held dur ing the day was Sunday the Methodi-t the evening patriotic service was th only service held anil at the Presbyterian the vesper t vice was the one servire of the day . ConUl rhureb, which is furnished with both citv heat and ; fuill(ice .a hv keeping both , : ui,. ,u0i, ' i., and the special' meeting in the afternoon addressed by Gunner Albert N. Depew. Heating Company Has Coal. It was reported today that the heatttcompany nan not sunicient supply of c"' on nan'' to run thc f'Hnl ' through the night. It was stated by Mr- Hayworth. manager of the plant.1 , that thc company while running close " ' regular supply, had received sufficient coal during the -lay to keep he P'nt going without touching the I "verve supply wnicn ine company j kept on hand for emergency case. ! There was a big demand for coal today and the local dealers did their best to apportion their supply in quantities sufficient tn meet the im mediate necde of each purchaser. The intense cold yesterdav was made all the more disagreeable because of the strong wind Mot peo - ple remained indoors during the en - tire dav. Houses equipped, with grates were fortunate. Wood and coal were used in the urates to aid thc furnace or the city heating plant in providing sufficient warmth. In some cases where heating facilities proved inade - quate families were entertained in the homes of relatives or friends. Last night waa probably the cold - est Lebanon haa experienced for sev - eral years, especially this early in the winter. According te th weather forecast there is tie immediate prospect of re - l-tf from th coH. The prediction is "fair and centinjed eold tonight and Tuesday."

SUESTIRILJiE. FOMAGES Asks $10,000 For Injury Sustained July 6, 1917. .

HAD HANI) MANGLED IN A SHOP PLANER Four Fingers of Hand Cut OfT Alleges Planer Lacked Proper Guards. . Philip P. Gayer has, brought suit for damages against the T. H., I. & F. traction company. The plaintiff avers that on July li, 11117, while operating a planer in the defendant's shops, Ins left hand nun drawn into the planer and nil four bngnris on the hand wei-e cut off below or near the second joints. Hi; alleges that tho proper guards had not lieen provided for the pianr. He also alleges the defendant rejected the provisions of the Woikmen's Compensation Act He sues for $10,(1110 damages. Tie attorney is . W. Adney. INTO EFFECT TODAY l.ccn-ing System Governing Baker and Mak'Ts ,if Bread Products IflK the islcmallot-OJ Sttct 8frlr.) WASHINGTON. December 10. The license system governing bakers and manufacturers of certain bread products went in to oMration today under the recent proclamation of th"i president and the regulations lab) down by Food Administrator Hoover. Although the government has not -sought to lix the retail price of bread. ! K ,,w,nnu, ' i : r flI) nhout ii)p,(KH),(HK) pounds of : urd. BIT.IED SUNDAY. Remains of Lale William Farhart Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery Here. The body of William Karhart, whose death occurred at his home in Indiana- '"'. brought to this city yes1 lay afternc-on on the 1:22 car and taken to the Oak Hill cemetery for burial. The body was accompanied by the doera-a'd's son, F. W. F-arhart, and wife, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Amos Ha kins, of Kokomo, und Mrs. Lewi , "ul" " "" " heM at W ocfciek 8otlmorning at the home of F. Vv. , Karhart. Mr. and Mrs. Earhart, Mrs MawKins ami ..irs. ivener remameu until this afternoon, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Karhart, of North Lebanon street. THE HALIFAX DISASTER InveHtiuation Begins Tomorrow Survivors of Two Ships Will Testify. (Bj the Inlentnllnull - crr(c. HALIFAX, December 10. Steps were taken today towards fixing the responsibility for the disaster of last j Thursday when the munitions ship , Mont Blanc blew up- The investigaj tion begins tomorrow. j The captain ami pilot of the Mont I Blanc ami the survivors of the Imo. the Belgian relief ship, which ramrnea j the munitions vessel, will appear bej fore the admiralty court which is to j conduct the investigation. The persistent report that the hand I of an enemv is seen in the disaster ; is discredited by the admiralty. Of ! th many theoriea advanced, only two 1 are considered as plausible, One is that the lmo caught fire ao i was putting back into the harbor 1 when she rammd tne Mont Plane The other ia that both vessels were 'on wrong path and that a eemfuno.1 Jin signals refultut.