Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1916 — Page 1

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BORDER REPORTS VILLA AT BAY Reports from the Border Say That Bandit Villa is at Bay. THEY MAY WITHDRAW Rumored That Carranza Will Ask Withdrawal of American Troops. San Antonra, Tez., April B—(SpecgB—(Specg ial to Daily Democrat) —Private adK vices to army headquarters and reByorts from native sources to the local ■ Mex ( can consulate today state that ■ Villa's capture or slaying is a matter gos only a few hours. 1 The impression was given cut at . Fort Sam Houston that important news ♦ /■was awaited. A general air of exp°ctancy prevailed. Representatives of the defacto government while admitting they have received no details of the exact situation at the front believe the bandit has been brought to ‘ bay x B Intimation from Washington that the administration would be satisfied to have the punitive expedition withdrawn when Villa’s followers have been broken arid scattered are not credited among army men at headquarters. Proof to the contrary, they insist, is shown in recent orders to troops in the field and plans of further troop movements which point toward a powerful effort on the part of the whole force of the United States soldiers in Mexico to kill or capture Villa without further delay. Washington. April B—(Special to the Daily- Democrat)— The United States will regard Its mission in Mexico complied as soon as the defacto government is able to relieve American forces of the task they have unaertaken or when “Villa’s band or bands are broken up.” This became knwon today from the original order given by the war department to General Funston in sending the punitive expedition across the border. The war department revealed its ordeit of March 10th in response to a tequest as to whether a time limit had been set upon the operations of the expedition. In substance, the command to Funston was: “You will probably organize an adequate force under Brigedier General Pershing and direct him to go across the border in pursuit of the band which attacked Columbus and the soldiers March 9. These troops will be withdrawn to American territory- as scon as the defacto government is able to relieve them of this work. In any event their work will be regarded as finished when Villa’s band or bands are broken,” Washington. D. C. April B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The armyaviation corps will be reorganized and the personnel changed by additions if not by substraction, Secretary Baker today told the house military committee. This was regarded as his answer to the question what will result from the war department’s extensive investigation into the service. The secretary defended the aviation corps, spoke against the government manufacture of aeroplanes, urged enlistment of civilian aviators, and asked for an expenditure of ten million dollars in the next four years and aeroplane development. “A great deal of criticism of the aviation srevlce has resulted from the enthusiasm of the men in their various departments,” Baker said. “1 am entirely satisfied that the investigation of the aeroplane service will enable us to establish highly satisfactory 'conditions. The entire corps will be reorganized. The personnel will certainly change, in addition if not in substraction. The army aviators are men of remarkable daring,” Baker said. “They hold an amazing number of records. Altitude, sustained flight with one and two passengers and many other feats, many of them world’s records." Baker said that tho army is making arrangments to enlist civilian aviators. Washington, D. C.. April B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The administration may withdraw United States troops from Mexico before Villa is captured. Carranza’s government may soon request that the Amreican expedition be withdrawn and this request may be granted.

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That the administration can take this action and still be consistent In policy was made known today by the ' publication of the original order given General Funston when the expedition was authorized The orders state: “These troops will be withdrawn to American territory as soon as the defacto government is able to relieve them of this work." —Capture Villa. The fact that these original orders were made public when border reports indicate Carranza is a!>out to ’ make a request of the withdrawal of the expedition was regarded as significant. 1 “I RECKON SO” (United Press Service) Indianapolis, April B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Dreams of the spring poet ana the early robin were torpedoed without warning today when winter centered on active campaign on Indiana in the form of a general snow storm. Reports to the United States weather bureau stated that the snow wag general over the state, GIVES Official Berlin Gives Out a Denial of Any Order to Sink the Sussex. OFFICER DISREGARDED The German Admiralty Order—President Returns Hastily from Trip. (By Carl W. Ackerman.) Berlin, April B—(Special to DailyDemocrat) —If the channel steamer Sussex, carrying Americans, was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U-boat commander violated his instructions, it was stated unconditionally- here today. The Susex was a passenger carrying ferryboat, according to reports brought here. She therefore came under the protection of the German Government assured to passenger liners ni a com-, munication transmitted to President j Wilson by Ambassador Bernstorff after the Arabic torpedoing. On the other hand, it was made equally plain here today the cases of the lour other ships about which President Wilson has made inquiry’, are entirely different. These four vessels were freighters. Germany at no time during the negotiations pledged herself to warn, freighters before attacking them with her submarines. While these freight' vessels continue to supply the allies w-ith both munitions and food and as long as the allies continue their starvation policy against the German government. the 'United Press was informed today, will never yield the right to sink them, Washington, April B—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —President Wilson will return to Washington at 4:30 o’clock today, a wireless from the Mayflower on whch he left last night for a Potomac river cruise, informed the white house today of his intentions to return immediately. No reason was assigned for the sudden change. The president had intended to remain away until Monday. It was suggested as possible that ihe storm into which the Mayflower may have run and which swept Washington and tho lower Potomac ea-ly today had proven too much for comfort. On the other hand, it was intimated the president may have received word by wireless that Germany’s preliminary report to this government 1 on the recent submarine activities, handed to Ambassador Gerard yesterday, would be at the state department by the time he arrived this afternoon. i London. April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Dally I Democrat) —The Crown Prince made ■ further progress last night in the . thrust to batter in the French salient ’ at Bethincourt eight miles west of Ver- ; dun. After heavy bombardment the Ger- • mans launched an attack against, the t west side of the salient. They gained 1 a foothold In two small French field 5 redoubts but were repulsed elsewhere. On the west side of the salient the French had the advantage in the grenade fight southeast of Bethincourt. 3 TO PREACH HERE, s - t Rev. Mavity of Marion will preach i at the local Christian church Sunday. >. He is said to be a very fine minister and all are requested to hear him.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 8, 1916.

REAL WAR_ FILMS “With the Germans on the Firing Line” Wil! be Shown at Crystal. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 By the Daily Democrat— Scenes of Battle—Pictures With Army. Under the auspices of the Daily Democrat the great war film “With the Germans on the Firing Line,” will be shown at the Crystal theater in this city on Wednesday, April 19. Pictures of the invasion of Poland and warfare on the eastern front, intimate views of the kaiser and of the royal family, stirring episodes of the great German offensive against Russia and actual scenes of warfare and military life of the Germans will bo shown in 8,500 feet of the greatest war photographs brought to this. country. The films, which are declared to be ■ the most remarkable photographs that have come from Germany, were taken there under special arrangement with the German government by W. H. Durborough, press protographer, who traversed over 8,000 miles in securing them and passed time and again through the fire-swept regions. in an endeavor to get actual scenes] from the front for his American au- ■ diences. The Durborough pictures are said by experienced men who have seen them to show the German army in action as no other series of pictures have (lone. Mr. Durborough traversed regions devastated in the terrible fighting between the Germans and Russians until they reached the veryfront of the battle line. Step by step the pictures take the audience from ' Rotterdam to Berlin, unfolding the ’ civic life of the German nation, de-1 pit ting personages like the kaiser, ; the kaisering, the crown prince and (Continued on Page 4) AVOID TULPIT If You Are a Misfit Says Speaker at Evangelical Conference. KEEP TIME LIMIT Delegates Vote Against Extending Pastor’s Stay from 5 to 7 Years. Huntingburg. April B—The day has passed when a man who has failed In everything else can enter the ministry declared Dr. G. B. Kimmel, professor of practical theology In Evangelical Seminary at Naperville, 111., in an address before the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association here today. He said the seminary had an enrollment of forty-two students, most of whom were graduates from Northwestern College, a joint institution with the seminary. He deplored the fact that so few preachers appeal from their pulpits for young men to enter the ministry. He declared an investigation revealed the fact that none of the students had been solicited by their pastors to enter the ministry. A large part of the forenoon session of the conference was devoted to discussion of the new finance plan presented by the Rev. George Johnson cf Cleveland, 0., who is the secretary tresasurer of -the General Missionary Society of the church. The Indiana conference was apportioned $12,000, I to be raised during the fiscal year lor tho various benevolences of tho church This sum is to be reapportioned among the local congregations. Candidates Recommended. The committee on conference relations brought in a partial report iocommending the following candidates to be received into the itinerancy: the Rev. Harry Meyer, Indianapolis; the Rev. Orville Lozier, Bremen; the Rev. F. W. Launer, West Salem, Ill.; the Rev. A. W. Bender, Pittsburg; the Rev. Herbert Eberhart, Indianapolis. The Rev. Rudolph Wise was received as a local elder, and. the Rev. Walter Kimmel of Dayton, 0., and the Rev. George Lozier of Portland were promoted to elders’ orders. The Rev.

| Gcorre Lambert of wr. accept | cd as a local elder from tho Mennonlte church. The recommendation from the General Conference to extend the time - limit of pastors from five to seven I years was voted down by a majority of ’five.' The proposal to make the president of the readies** Aid Society a member of the quarterly conference was adopted. 1 i Markle Gets Meeting. Markle, Huntington county, won ■ next year’s conference over South . Bend. | The Rev. L. S. Fisher of South Bend i submitted his report on the episcopal ! fund, saying that $1,919.70 had been 1 raised for tho salaries of bishops. The Young People's Alliance of the . Emmanuel church here had a rally last night, at which the Rev. George ■ Pullman of Rochester, president of the ■ Indiana branch; the Rev. Clyd Boyer of Fort Wayne and the Ri v. Ralph Loose cf Huntington were the speakers. Special music number was a violin solo by the Rev. C. A. Glass, a blind evangelist of the Metho Pst Conference. o THE PEACE PRINCE Will be Subject of the Epworth League Study for Sunday Evening. A FINE PROGRAM Prepared by the Leader, Abbie Bigham, is Herewith Announced. _____ A most interesting as well as educational program is being planned by the leader, Miss Abbie Bigham, for . the Epworth League at the M. E. I church Sunday evening. The approI priate lesson is entitled “Following the I Peace Prince: ” Song. Opening Song. Prayer. Lesson —Read by Leader. Talk—“ What Did Jesus Say About Peace and War?”—Nola Snyder. Talk- "Is the World Any Nearer Peace Than it Was Nineteen Hundred Years Ago?”—Mr. Penrose. i Instrumental Duet —Misses Vera [ and Mabel Hower. Talk —“What Are the Chief Diffl-, cultles in the Way of International | Peace?” —Chalmer Porter. Vocal Solo —Rowena Shoaf. Talk —“Will Universal Peace Ever Come Without Universal Justice and Universal Righteousness?” — Harvey : Everett. Reading—Clelland Ball. Talk—" Where Can a Young Christian Make His Influence Felt on the side of Peace?” —Miss, Cravens. Vocal Solo—Etola Gottschalk toTortWne Local Delegation Will Go Tuesday Evening to Hear Mr. Joseph Scott. THE FAMOUS LAYMAN “Patriotism vs. Prejudices” at Palace Theater—Special Car to Run. i ' A large number of Decatur people, - including many non-Cathollcs are plan f ning to go to Fort Wayne Tuesday • evening of next week to hear a lecture ; “Patriotism vs. Prejudices” by Mr. i Joseph Schott, of Los Angeles, Califor- . nia. recognized as the greatest layman ■ lecturer of the Catholic church today, i He will deliver an address at the Pal- ; ace theater and M. J .Mylott, Grand Knight of the local Knights of Columbus lodge, has arranged for seats for • the delegation which will attend from

• tile Ueiegiliiou which wm niiruu num • I here and has extended a special invi- j i' tat ion to newspaper men as well as to ' ■'others. The party will leave here at ■' 6:45 on a special interurban car and .! will return pn the special, leaving Fort J Wayne at 10:30. The fare for the trip ;' on the special is fifty cents and the public is cordially invited to hear this - lecture. Mr. Scott is recognized as - one of the big men of the west and ?, his present tour of the country is a 3 notable one, attracting much atten- ’. tion.

TOR FREE BRINKS 1- . ~ Armour’s Grape Juice Spec--11 ial Will he Here Iday Noon e ON THE CLOVER LEAF 1 1 I Will Stop Here Ten or FifI J teen Minutes—Distributes “Juice.” > The Armour grape juice special, a yearly advertising advertising stunt cf the Armour people will arrive here p Sunday near noon over the Clover * Leaf. Information to this effect was ' sent to the agent H. J. Thompson this 1 morning. The train is composed cf • from five to ten cars and along the 1 way distributes grape juice to those who meet it. , It will start on tho Clover Leaf at Continental and will run through to . East Saint Louis where it will be! switched to the M. and Q. for an extensive southwestern trip. , 1 The train will stop here ton or fifteen minutes and will be open. La-t year the juice special made the w*st- ; ern trip over the Nickle Plate through 1 Fort Wayne and was received by a | large crowd. It started from Westfield, New York, where the big juice plant is located. — n. — ENDEAVOR PROGRAM. Miss Josephine Anderson, who is leader of the Junior Endeavor I meeting at the Christian church Sun- ! day evening, has prepared the foli lowing program. The service begins at 2:30 p. m.: Opening Song—No. 162. Prayer—Junior Members. Song. Scripture Reading—Acts 4:31-33. Talks; Verses by Junior Members. Solo. Questions. Pledge. Song—No. 160. Stories—Agnes Gillig. worstlWed Jesse Robinson, Former Decatur Man, Prominent in St. Joseph ]IS SERIOUSLY ILL Message Warns Relatives to Expect Worst—Has Typhoid Pneumonia. “St. Joseph, Mo., April 8. "Mrs. Perry Robinson, Decatur, Ind.: “Jack’s condition very serious. Has known no one for two ‘days. Expect some kind of change soon. Will let you know immediately. Be prepared for worst. DAISY." The foregoing message received this morning by Mrs. Robinson is from Mrs. Jesse Robinson and refers to Jesse Robinson, former well known young man from this city, now a prominent attorney at St. Joseph, where he has made good during his residence of some ten years. He is a state senator and is connected with the largest law firm of the western city. He went to the hospital about a month ago. the day following his return from this city, where he attended his father’s funeral. He is suffering from typhoid pneumonia and it is feared the chances are much against his recovery. -■ I ■ ■ I I ff —- - 1 LEAGUE MEETING TUESDAY. The Civic Improvement League will have a public meeting at the city library hall Tuesday evening at 7:30. to which every man and womap of tho city is most cordially invited. Mayor Christen will give a short talk on the city clean-up. Dr. Boyers on

some of the earlier trees of Decatur. Professor Charman will tell something of the effects of trimming on trees. Mrs. John Niblick will speak of some old cemeteries she has seen transformed into parks. Mrs. F. W. Downs will tell how children can help in making a “city beautiful.” Professor Spuulding will say something about back yard and vacant lot gardening for children. There will be other short talks on subjects of interest to the community and a large attendance is desired.

— — — I SERIES BEGUN. I (United i'ress Service) South Bend, Ind., April 8- (Special to Daily Democrat)-Notre Dame opened the stiffest baseball schedule in Its history here today with a game wi*h Olivet College. Notre Dame was doped to win. Twenty two games are included In | tho list, fifteen of them at homo and ] seven away from home. Eight games' are listed with Conference teams. Notre Dante stays in the west, however. The Catholics will meet only two Indiana Teams, Wabash and Purdue, and two games are scheduled with each of these teams. THE HOOSIERS AGAIN < (United Press Service) Chicago, April B.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Indiana society cf Chicago will hold another frolic this' evening, the excuse for this one being "an entertainment for our friends’ wives.” The affair will bi staged rt the Blackstone, at which time “Sir” George Ade, Hazeltown's own, will rise to the throne. John T. McCutch-j son, famous cartoonist, will tell of his i experience as a war correspondent. NAME LEFT OUT Art Smith Will Not be Named in Millionaire Caples’ Divorce Complaint. ART WOULD SUE For Slander, He Said, if Caples Named Him as Corespondent. San Francisco, Cal., April S—Wi'liam Caples, son of the late millionaire mayor of El Paso, will file an ■ answer within a few days to the suit I for divorce of his wife, Muriel Buell I Caples, but he will not name Art , Smith, the world-famed aviator, as, co-respondent. “We have decided not to name Smith,” said Porter A. Ashe, attorney for Capels today. “We will make a specific denial of all the charges in Mrs. Caples’ suit, but will not make any counter charges. We will defy her charges and ask the court to dismiss the suit.” Smith instructed his attorney to sue Caples for criminal libel if he names him as co-respondent in the divorce suit, as he announced recently he intended to do. BANQUET IS POSTPONED Because of the fact that many > I’i the business men have planned to I ■ out of the city, tho annual meeting and banquet of the Business Men’s association has been postponed until the second week following Easter. A meeting will be held next Tuesday ifternoon at four o'clock to elect officers and the banquet will then be held later. OFFERS NEW PLAN Organization of State Police Force is Suggested as a Cure. FOR ODIOUS DUTIES Now Necessary to the National Guard —Wil! Help Recruiting. • Evansville, Ind.. April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The organization of a state police force as a measure to relieve members of the national guard from the probability of being summoned for strike and riot duty has been suggested to Gov. Ralston by Secretary Robert Bonhaiy of the Chamber of Commerce. Bonham, who is organizing compan ies of militia, says that young men hold off from joining the militia for fear that they will be called to "shoot t down their brothers.” He wants a state constabulary to do whatever , shooting is to be done in riots and . strikes. , Benham has suggested that a com- . pany be formed of meta of similar in- , terests who would likely be congenial. - In particular he has suggested that ) company be composed entirely of work ers in a single factory.

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, GIVE AJWOET Historical Club Ladies En--1 tertaia Husbands or i Other Friend at i . DELIGHTFUL PARTY At K. of P. Home—Event Marks Closing of Study for the Season. Each lady of the Historical club invited her husband or another friend to share the festivities incident to the closing of the study season, the festivity taking the form of a banquet at the Knights of Pythias home Friday evening at seven o'clock, l Each member was a reception com- . mittee of one to welcome the guests land the parlors saw the delightful I mingling of the seventy or more who were there, prior to the throwing open of the doors of the dining room. The Pythian Sisters prepared and served the most delicious dinner. The dining room with its walls of delicately tinted green, helped to make the setting a lovely one. There were eighteen little tables, each laid with four covers, surrounding a center table bearing potted palms. Each little table had a centerpiece, crystal vase filled with flowers in the club colors—pink and white carnations, pink roses and the delicate white swansonia with its smilax-like, feathery foliage. The napkins had designs in delicate green and at each place card lay a sprig of the swansonia and foliage, which was worn during the evening as a corsage or buttonhole bouquet. The dinner was in three courses, very appetizing and as pretty to look at, as to eat. The menu: Bouillon With Salted Crackers Creamed Chicken in Patties Slashed Potatoes Gravy Dressing Olives Pickles Combination Salad Hot Buttered Rolls Jelly Ice Cream Cake Coffee When the gentlemen had enjoyed a fifteen minutes’ after-dinner smoke they joined the ladies in the assembly room on the second floor where the remainder of the evening was spent delightfully. Mrs. C. L. Walters gave a fine piano solo and was obliged to respond to the applause with another. Two very interesting contests followed. The first con- ; sisted of a series of questions or sugI gestions to be answered with the , names of colleges or universities. There were five who had all correct. They were Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Mrs. C. L. Walters. Miss Bess Congleton, Mrs. Charles Yager and Mrs. W. F. Beery. Mrs. Yager was finally awarded the prize, a bouquet of flowers. The second suggested the names of I trees. E. S. Christen guessing all but one, was given a bouquet of flowers for a prize. Because he felt so badly about not getting a prize, and visibly expressed his disappointment, the Rev. D. T. Stephenson was also given a bouquet provided that he earn the same by giving a speech, which he did. The committee on entertainment, to which is due the hearty expression of appreciation of a most delightful evening, includes Mesdames James Fristoe, chairman; S. E. Hite, Al Burdg, James Bain, C. F. Davison, Diary Congleton. C. S. Battenberg. The club, which is one of the oldest in the city, has just closed a season of great intellectual activity. The programs this season were of a miscellaneous nature, and the work, for the new year will also be miscellaneous. Besides the members named before, club members are: Mesdames Robert Blackburn. D. W. Beery, W. F. Beery, Jane Crabbs, E. S. Christen, F. W. Downs, F. G. Rogers. J. H. Rilling, W. E. Smith, Harve Smith, B. ■ W. Sholty, J. M. Miller, Arthur Fisher, Burt Mangold. John Myers, C. D. Teeple, Amos Gillig, Fannie Peterson, [ C. L. Walters, Murray Scherer, Ar- . thur Ford, Miss Etta Mallonee. SCHOOL CLOSES. i The Aber school, district number I two in Root township, taught by D. Otto Rice, closed a seven months term - Friday afternoon with a program and ■ big feast by one hundred fifty pat- . rons of the nchool. Thirty-four studl ents were graduated from the various ; grades. Four large tables were necessary to seat the large gathering.