Butler County Democrat from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 1

BEST AGEICUL'TTTBtAL NEWS BUTLER COUNTY DEMOCRAT BEST EEPOBTS ESTABLISHED A. D. 18H. HAMILTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917 NEW BLOWS STRUCK VOL. 51--NO.

38 GERMAN PLOTS AGAINST U. SH AND FRENCH GERMAN AIR RAID BRITISH COAST OAIMS THREE LIVES MEXICO FAIL Bombs Dropped On The Important Naval Base At Dover And Margate Two of the Raiding Machines Down--Yorkshire Coast Also the Object Or Attack During the Night. PQKKNQNCrS PEACE NOIE Is Said to be Agreeable To Austria-Hungary London, August -i Ten (icn-niiiii (lur on UK; eouuly of Ken! toilay, tin: lirilisli war ofl'ice tin' Here down. liomlis wen- iiiii-iil hu clitmiicl), ami at itiivyuto. Tin-re fci-Noiis Hx-re killed two injured.

The sliitcincnl niiilcj.i wore: lo I'nr inland. A air mill warning wus issued in llii.s nnirniiiL'. liour later iiiuiQiLiicriiicnt "iill clear" niiidc, lliat the ruid- TS foul limi driven oil. Raid on Yorkshire. i a i i a raid ol (lie Vnrkidiire toast last niylit.

It is announced officially. So far as lias Iicfii a i (he iliniuiuv inllicl- small. The annoum-cnienl follows: "Kaemy air.sliips. in not at Gilirallnr. A a a a a i (he eaiuil anil also (lie Italian aliaiidun- nicnt of Varotin.

(lie coast nn tli" Xorlli sea), last i i (hie of raiders a i i i i i of i I lumber and was fired on liv aiili-ain-ral'i iziin.s. Slu: some hctnhs, (hen made ol't to sea. su a reported is slight, (hie nuiii was i The say.i ii has reliable! in- iuriiiiitiuii that tlie poke's pauca note is in alisoluto liannony ivitli Ilie aims ninnarcliy. noe'onliiiL; (o the pniivr, is willing lo evacuate lenitories and re- nouueu claim lo i i i once -tie; I'ope ideas of disannament. inlur- natinaai ai-liitration and freedom of llio seas are guaranteed Liud world ijiu'iici's dedneihlc Iroui lh( I'lijie'r: Itrojiosals uiidcrsliind to lit AVIATORS Await the Action of Federal Mediator.

Scrjianl I.olx. of (he rccniil- ins slalion a lo i i a i yesterday lo Iransacl business. The sei- Ihe rccrnitini: service more prosperous in a i a i a ii i i a i The hoys in Cincin- a i are still responding to the c.dl of Ilie colors. The new reernilinu nl'liccr for i i a i i i will liolierts of Cidnmtins. who will lie in Newspaper Campaign By Friends Of Germany To Arouse The People Of Mexico Against The United States Attempt Made To Have Ignorant Classes Believe That The friendly Advances of America Are Not to be Trusted.

City, Friends of (Icrnniny are comhiclinjr -Mexico newspapers propaganda against the i States, but up to the present time ilic eftoris have failed of their purposes insular as (lie. betler cdiicaled and int'lnenliii classes of are concerned There is reason lo bclicvi: a it has had no cflccl oa men in public life. I hose associated with (he government, or tin- ul'hciTS o.C the army, but, it seems certain that the tici-mau campaign has exerted a cerlain influence over the nnediicaied class. The line followed lias hart for its end the convincing of the more ignorant classes that the friendly advances of the United States are not to he trusted and that that country is steadfast in the aim of overthrowing the sovereignty of Mexico and seizing for its own either by economic means or by force the territory between the Ilio Grande and Pananw. The Germans also have made strong efforts to spread the belief that the allies are in desperate straits for men, ships and money and that the ultimate victory of the Central powers is assured.

Special have been made to influence Ihe The Duty and Opportunity of Union Labor in Hamilton if Ilie Universities Hiid (cclinieal schools, in and iimutul tlir: capilal and the officers Ihe army. Tin: Mexican of tin: dislricl tcmporanlv. 1 TM' mixed freely -Men i accepted to Ihe i 7 Corps of ihe a I i i Ms ''ceil ncted aioii" sen- Ihe ideal recruitmir a hut they mnsl as macliir.ists iiet'ore lliev i be enlisted. Food Supply Census Now To Be Taken GREAT OFFENSIVE OF THE ITALIANS Work of food Adminis- trationtobe Based on Information Obtained Washington, -J'J. The department ol agriculture si-: in motion today the niiichinerv a nation-wide census of food supply.

The survey, iucinilin-j 101) i i will ler sujiplics on a in and slores and even in family a i ilers. A in-i'liininavy census os i ol the principal eoinmuililics will be taken i i Ihe next and a complete survey will follow a i season's crops are Inventories will be over to food a i i a i i i i base iis work laraeiy on the a i i supplied. The campaign will lie ried on mainly by il I i a of a kets, Ihe bureau nt erop the bureau ot i In misery, ami 1 ivlalions service of Ihe department. Tlie first and more important, to ilie mcirc conservative element tins hern bv me ol' (lie four prin- eijjul daily iiiumin? papers of tii-i a i a managed and directed by a a nii'iuliiT of mill heller known by bis pen name ol' i Kip." The Democrala bus 1'niiiiil aniniunilinii lor its heaviest attacks in ivjirinliiiu' ailiclcs, I American papers storins ilixic.o, its its people am! its policy. of Uie.se mlicles a i'roiu New York.

Washington anil San I-'raiicisro papers tin- most pan. 'are ol veceni date while some seen) to a been repriuK'd from papers ol 1 ioiiner yours. Such reprints liavc been I a i i i by editorial com- menl drawing the conclusion a the i States iiovcrnmi'iil ami captured hy 111 IE FIRM of Slniler and IJcnningholeii yesterday brought to the people ol' Hnmil- ton a complete and dispassionate statement of the labor troubles at their woolen mill. The Journal commends the tone and la nonage that Hie firm used and i'cel sure the words will find a sympathetic response pretty sencrally in Hamilton. Since the labor controversy has arisen in Hamilton tlie Evening-Journal lias made some investigation on its own account and as organized labor has been employed in making- of the Evening- Journal for years with tlie relations entirely harmonious and profitable, we feel we can talk to those unbii men in Hamilton who are thoroughly union in sentiment and yet conservative enough to see the difference! between unionism as a principle and disorder and lawlessness a.s a practice.

Let no one proclaim that Hamilton has a monopoly on labor troubles. Other industrial cities have labor disputes, as a glance at the daily newspapers show WHATKVKK LABOR TROUBLES THBRK ARE IN 1 HAMILTON THK CONSERVATIVE MEN THE HANKS OF UNION LABOR CAN AND MUST CORRECT. Let there be no misunderstanding of the position of the Evening- Journal. offer no words against union labor organizations. Labor has.

a full right to organize; has a lull right ol collective bargaining. The organization of labor is just as proper as the organization, of manufacturers. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, a man of ability, in a recent public statement i.s no more potent force for democracy than the organized labor movement." John White, president ol 1 the United Workers of America, in a recent statement said legitimate endeavor should be exercised before a lie-up in any trade results. We must keep pace wiili the times. Go fonvard and not backward." With these words by notable leaders of labor before us, the livening Journal wantE, to talk lo organized labor of Hamilton.

One "of the city's big industries (Sluilcr and Benninghofcn mill) is closed. Anothev of the city's big- industries (the Niles Tool Works) may be compelled to close shortly because of the strike in the molding department. In addition to closing there is GRAVE DANGER THE CITV MAY LOSE BOTH PLANTS. Other cities are seeking "them and i big inducements. At both Shuler and Benmnghofen's and the Niles Tool Works the ONLY OUFS- a nn GJriT10N TM I IS N0 COMPLAINT AS 1U llUUKo OK Is the recognition of the union a really vital reason for a strike? That i.s when ail other conditions are satisfactory? The Evening Journal believes it is informed correctly when it says that the great bulk ot organized labor in Hamilton does not approve of these tivo strikes AND MOST EMPHATICALLY DOES NOT APPROVE OF ANY DISORDER OR VIOLENCE.

It i.s now up to organized labor to redeem Hamilton. believe that organized labor--90 per cent of it, IS OPPOSED to a resort to VIOLENCE to attain any end There are hundreds of conservative union labor men in Hamilton who own their homes and who have an interest in the welfare of the city--these men must now assert their opinions and let it be known that they do not and "ill not stand for the FEW RADICALS in the molder.s' union and among the textile workers who put to shame the name union labor by lawless practices. The great world war of today is being FOUGHT FOR DEMOCRACY Samuel Gompers "there is no more potent force for democracy than the organized labor movement." What is democracy? THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. Then it is for organized labor to respect the rights of individuals The Evening Journal has reason to believe that two-thirds of the molder.s' union and two-thirds of the workers at the Shuler and Benninghofcn mill desire to work If this is so, then THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT RIGHT. THAT IS DEMOCRACY And they should be privileged to work free from any fear or harm.

That too is DEMOCRACY In Hamilton there is the law. There is the mayor who took a sacred o-itl- The sworn duty of public officials is to preserve peace and order at all hazards Twenty five radical trade unionists with I. W. tendencies must not be permitted to disturb the peace of the city or to take from any man or woman his or her DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. The duty of the public officials is beyond m-gmnmi Rut the Evening Journal does not want to see tho Hamilton situation cleared up bv city officials alone.

prefer it be cleared up bv THE REAL MEN WITHIN Tin A OF UNION LABOR. i i nil, Organized labor in Hamilton, that is the part that is free from I. W. and radical socialist taint, has the opportunity of its entire history to come forward and by its wiU action save Hamilton. Will it do it? The Evening Journal hopes it will.

BUT IN ANY EVENT LAWLESSNESS MUST CEASE. MUST IJF A END TO CONDUCT THAT CAN NOT BE DEFENDED OP. TOLERATED BritishAdvanceOver TerritoryWhereThe German ForcesAre Strongly Entrenched French Have Taken 6116 Prisoners and Repulsed Attacks Made by The Germans-British Are fighting in the Outskirts of Lens. Compiled from all sources by the war export of the Associated Press. Careful Preparation for The Advance Was Made.

Home. present Ilnl- ian offensive is on a vaster scale -Mexico and a i pretenses ot i American people are i enemies 13,000 ARE TAKEN PRISONERS Home. a i i A a i i a i i i have I a i a i i i i mi i from, I than any previous one. N'cw l'oa-j williiiu'iiess to aid tlit hires were the shortening ot i i re-public are In nsual of nvlillcry preparation ml '''i "I a a liie news nlui which lasted only '24 hours, but a.s'''' wtr 1 of D'-nioi-rata, a i liylilly ill 1 11 'i" 1 i i Slates or i increased steadily and have been se'eclcd and i a hurricane shells was 011 lc obvious i i ol Then when it suddenly ceased a i 1 'he coinlilion and pvoa- lcc(i 1C (' itral powers in Italian a aniionm-cd te(day. The I a i a have also a ol' ail planes flew vance of Ihe assaulting troops, forming Ihe first i usiiv-' their machine anus on liie short Many prisoners were mad the.

violence of detonations. They had believed their positions rpiile impregnable. WILLIAM SPENCE SUES. i i i i S(ience tdilay filed sail in i-oniinon pica- convt for duoivc ti-nin lamina Spencc. and cruelty, i ays I I a she lias not condilion and i i i 1 i 10 liiivlirst 1 1 af bv 1 nr 1 l'c jliu.sliaml.

They were in I I a ivrinleil an a (Continued on Page 4.) ol' RMHIOME Hamilton Man Returned From China Today-Plans For the Future. I i i li'cisler. who has been in China fur a years connected i the Cliin.i liaplisi I'liblication -ociely ainl doiDt; work, reached i a i today and was a by his lnmdrcd fricml-. Mi- i hail a vin and al limes New- York, of rapid siicussniions of blows whicli llie i i and Frcncli arc striking at various points the Fianeu- Kelgian front i tliia morning tlie Uermaus in region of Ypr'cs wlierc the Urilisn were held last week. At dsuvu tliu British advance over the fiercely contested between bcjfan.

No details have hcen received Ums far of Ihe new buttle which is bcinjf over a section strongly orgaii- by ihe Ciennans willi eoucreto redonhts and nuichiiic gun nets in shell holes. The importance of these positions is shown uy the desperate runnier attacks last week by tho Germans after I he British troops had made considerable headway. Jlnss- great numbers of men, the Germans drove hack Ihe Irish after one ol the must bitter local engagements of the year. Sharp t'iirhting continues around the coal mining center ol' Lens, in Die outskirts of which the British are milking progress in spite of the determined resistance of the Germans. Counter attacks dnriii" the night failed lo shake (lie British from their new positions and further gains at some points are officially from Ixjndon.

The Germans last iiiglit continued their efforts to recapture ti-nui)(l in the now I'Ycnc'li offensive on Hie Verdun I'rwnt. Heavy counter attacks were made on )ml Ii silled ot" the Jlciise and a tlie (lerntans were able to L'aiii a footing' temporarily in the now I'Vciirli positions at jioints, were driven out. The number of pi-boners taken by French has readied Several strong attacks by the Oeim.ms ou the Aisnc front the were repulsed. Vienna coiicodrs that the Itiilians have foiwd back the Aiistriaiis- at points in the IICH- battle of the (Continued on Pnge Don Cossacks Join The Consitutional Democrats tetrakahn Cossacks Withdraw from the Workmen's diers' Groups. He asks nbsoliile to uo to eonnei! of the Don Inis annonneed support ol (he democratic and i i lo (Win a fusion i i i dial a in the approaehir'; position from tin Standard Oil tdedinns.

The a i of the council as a self constituted organization. A letter ot pro- lest against the prohibition of the CI im crial 1Vom lakin the coming elections has been addressed by Grand Dukes Nicholas Micliitelovitch ami Paul Alexamlro- vilcli to JIaklitkot'f is chained with working on! a plan for the constituent assembly. The letter si.U'iintnre of nearly all Ilie oilier grainl dnkrs and grand duchesses mid states thai tlie former empernr joins in Ihe protest. In another comiininicalioti to Premier Kcr. 'iisky lirainl HuJic I'anl Alexamlro- and onslndy of the mii.nr ichildren.

vitch asks permisdimi make his America i i a Iheic 10J110 wf( allcginr! lliftt it is understood, ho will probably ac- from the work ccpt. anen mill soldiers' the cost of living in group basing tlieir action upon thr,.