Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 3 July 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 157.

A CENSORSHIP Movements of American Militiamen and Regulars Shrouded in Mystery. SECRET SERVICE MEN Watching Suspicious Mexicans Believed to Be Spies —Troops Arriving.

(United l*ress Service) Columbus, New Mexico, July 3— (Spuecial to Dally Democrat)—Militia movements were taking place along tlie border today under the eyes of spies and secret service agents of the Carranza government it is believed. Explaining the strict censorship which does not permit mention of the regiments or position of national guardsmen detraining here, Captain Louis Schaick said. ‘Tlte censorship of militia movements was inauguarated to prevent Carranzista agents on this side of the border, obtaining information." During the night long troop trains passed through here distributing militia at various points. Van Schaick with several American secret service men at the Columbus camp is watching the activities of suspected Carranzista emissaries. (United Press Service) E! Paso, Texas. July 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Militia swarmed all along the entire length of the Mexican border today ready for service. New camps are going up from Brownsville to Nogales. Indianapolis, July 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Governor Ralston today named Lieutenant colonel Edward M. Lewis. United States Army, as brigadier general of the new Indiana brigade, and has asked the war department to detail lieutenant colonel Lewis to command the Indiana guardsmen. Lewis was named for the place for which Governor Ralston first selected Charles D. Herron, whom the war department decided was unavailable.

Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. July 3.—(Special to Daily Dem» ocrat.) —It was still a game of “watchful waiting” at Camp Ralston, where the Indiana National Guard is mobilized. Captain John J. foffey, chief mustering officer, could give little information as to when the Indiana troops would start for the border. Leave of absence were being refused members of the artillery batallion today, and fifty additional cars were placed on the Fort Harrison siding indicating that National Guard officers were looking for entrainment orders at any moment. San Antonio, Texas. July 3.—(Special to Daily Democrat.)—A veil of censorship has been drawn over the movements of national guardsmen bj General Funston, on orders from the war department. Arrival of troop trains in this and other cities near the border is shrouded in mystery, which bids fair to continue until all the state troops ordered south in the first call have reached their stations. The Seventh lillinois infantry arrived here today and went into camp at Fort Sam Houston. The Second linois reached here yesterday. Th guards are standing the heat bettei and no illness has been reported General Pershing made no report of any new movements of Carranzista troops in Chihuahua. Mexico City. Julf 3-( Special to the Daily Democrat)— The foreign o ■» today was unable to make any definite statement as to when General Carranza’s reply to the American will be presented. Friday is was stated upon apparently reliable authority that the reply was practically completed and would be delivered within a few hours. The following day the statement was made that the note would probably be ready Monday night. Today the best information was that tie in draft would not be made for several days. Washington, " 3-(Special to Daily Democrat-Three marines were wounded and one killed in two fights with revolutionists in San Domingo, the navy department was informed by radio. The dispatch was dated Saturday. Washington, TuT 3-(Special to

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Daily Democrat) "For the moment" the United States government will not press Carranza to answer its demands for a statement as to his attitude on Mexican-American relations. The state department announced this today saying the situation is in status quo for the present especially in view of the relief of tension by Carranza’s surrender of the prisoners at Chihuahua City. At the same time Secretary lonising declared there is no change in policy regarding keeping the American forces in Mexico, "as far as 1 know," The fact that Lansing has made no effort to extract an answer from Carranza since requesting a speedy reply was taken to Interpret that this government has secret Information that the reply will be satisfactory. Indications from the department statement were that it will continue to! wait upon Carranza unless there 1 shall be sinister developments below the border.

DRIVE JTILL ON English Troops Pushing on Across Somme District Today. FRENCH WIN FIGHT Night Attack Brings Them Within Five Miles of Perrone. (United Press Service) (By Ed L. Keene.) London. July 3 —-(Special to Daily Democrat) —The arrival of German reinforcements has temporarily checked the British offensive north of the Somme excepting at one point, but the French continue to smash back the German lines south of the river. These facts are indicated in the offial dispatces from the German and French war offices this afternoon and by press dispatches from the headquarters of the. British army. The French last night scored most important success of the last twentyfour hours of trie great allied offensive. They battered through the German lines on a three mile front directly south of the Somme. The disorganized German regiments were] driven rapidly eastward, the French advancing to within five miles of the railway town of Peronne, the immediate objective of their offensive.

By occupying the town of Herbecourt, French troops advanced their lines eastward nearly two miles. (United Press Service) (By Ed L. Keen) London, July 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Under a blazing July sun the allied armies are pushing on across the rolling farmlands of the Somme region today in what is rapidly developing into the greatest battle in the history of the world. The fighting not only is growing intense with the arrival of German reserves but threatens to spread along the whole of the 110 mile front from the Somme to the sea. The British artillery has been pounding the German lines in Flanders with the most intense fire "or forty-eight hours, said a Rotterdam dispatch today. The sound of ships’ guns has been heard along the Flanders coast. Supposedly British monitors has joined the mighty symphony whose rumble may l>e heard across the channel in London. (United Press Service) Paris. July 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—French troops last night in a brilliant attack threw the Germans back on a wide front. French troops have advanced to within five miles of Perrone, one of the immediate objectives of the allied offensive. The advance was made on a three mile front. “STREET - CARS CLASH. Indianapolis, Ind.. July 3. —(Special to Daily Demo’crajt.)— Five persons were injured, three seriously, when a Columbia avenue street car crashed into a Brightwood car shortly before noon today. It is stated that the brake on the Columbia avenue car failed to work. Both ears were crowded and witnesses say that it was a miracle that there were no fatalities. 'library to" - be closed. The Public Library will be closed all day Tuesday, July Fourth.

Decatur, Indiana, .Monday Evening, July 3, 1916.

HUTCHINSJEPORT County Agent A. J. Hutchins Makes Public His Year’s Report. SHOWING WORK DONE Has Seventy-Five Acres of Demonstrations — Fifteen Speakers Here. A. J. Hutchins, Adams county agriculturist, in making his annual report today to the board of commis- ; sioners, shows some interesting facts ! about his work, and demonstrates that, he has been a busy man during the past year. He has been exceedingly successful in arranging field demonstrations, the results of which will be eagorly watched by the farmers, and the lessons learned will be applied locally. Seventy-five acres of field demonstration work is under way in the county

now, and the work of cultivation and care being under the direction of the county agent. He attended 112 meetings and spoke before 7.094 farmers during the year. In the daytime, he visited 275 farms on official calls and at the office received 312 office calls pertaining to farm management and questions pertaining to systematic and economical management. He wrote 585 personal letters in his work besides getting out many circular letters. During the year he drove 4,085 miles. Fifteen men, known over the state, and regarded and employed as experts, were m the county during the year for from one to six meetings each. These men and their particular department of work were: Prof. G. J. Christie, extension: J. W. Schwab, live stock; J. C. Beosero. soil; L. H. Jones poultry; F. M. Shanklin, boys’ pig clubs; Dr. C. L. Starr, hog cholera; Prof. Sarnes, horticulture; Prof. G. M. Frier, short course man; Prof. Pipal, plant diseases; H. A. Stevens, county agent; C. Henry, county agent; Mr. Linke, boys' corn club; Prof. Thompson, live stock; H. E. McCartney, horse breeding; Prof. T. A. Coleman. BICYCLE BUCKS

Then Strikes a Stone and Young Tony Mitch is Thrown Oft’. HIS ARM IS BROKEN Above Elbow Forcing Bone Through Flesh—ls Son of Mrs. Elias Mitch. Tony Mitch, eighteen, son of Mrs. Elias Mitch of east of the city, suffered an exceedingly painful fracture of the left arm yesterday when his bicycle, on which lie was racing, struck a stone and threw him to the ground. The left arm was broken just above the elbow, in such away that the broken bone was forced through the flesh. The accident happened a mile east of Rivarre and has was taken to the office of Dr. Vizard, who was assisted by Dr. J. M. Miller. The boy had gotten his bicycle Saturday evening and the accident was a most unpleasant initiation of the new machine. o SOLD FOUR OVERLANDS The Holthouse Fireproof Garage have sold and delivered four new Overlands. Frank Arnold and Tony Holthouse each received a five passenger touring car, model 75. Albert Lariman. a five passenger touring car model 83. Saturday evening Jesse Koos, of St. Mary’s township bought a seven passenger, six sylinder touring car, and it was delivered to him yesterday. * HOMER DAVID ENLISTS. Mr. and Mrs. Sol David of Seventh street have received word of the enlistment of their son, Homer, in Company A, 32nd Infantry, at Grayland, Mich. He expects to leave in about two weeks with his company. He has been employed since January at Sturgis, Mich.

• REPLEVIN SUITS FILED Two replevin sums have been filed in the court of Justice E. B. Ixmhart, by sons of Mrs. Nick Wagoner, who • claim that goods levied upon by Patrolman Reynolds Friday night belonged to them, instead of to their mother. The hearings will bo had Saturday morning commencing at nine o’clock. FREE TENNIS I*TOURNAMENT 1 *TOURNAMENT Decatur, Berne and Geneva will scrap for the tennis championship of the county at the south side court in this city tomorrow afternoon. The public is invited to attend and you are promised some interesting sets. Its free. Come and boost. IET STEEIE ROAD Fred Braun Low Bidder on Mile of Macadam Road and Given Contract. THE PARRISH BRIDGE Awarded to Burk Construc-

tion Co.—Berne Company Gets Isch Bridge. ~ ~ Fred Braun was the lucky bidder on the Steele macadam road and will go to work on same at once. The bids were: Charles A. Haviland $2,921.00 Homer Andrews 2.785.00 Fred Braun 2,699.45 Chris Musser 2,977.00 Bids were received on the Parrish bridge in Zlue Creek township and the contract awarded to the Burk Construction Company the bids being: Winimac Construction Co $7,459. East St. Louis Bridge Co 7,054. Burk Construction Co 6,890. The Fred Isch bridge in Freeh townwas awarded to the Borne Artifical Stone Co. for $414 they being the only bidders. Edwin Ludy resigned as superintendent of the Bethel bridge in Jefferson township and John Hisey was appointed. Viewers on the M. F. Andrews drain asked for an extension of time in which to report and were granted until August Bth. George Kinzle filed his report of taxes collected during May and fees were reported for the quarter ending June 30th as follows: Will Hammell, clerk fees $356.16; exclerk fees, $251.55; sheriff fees $93.10; docket fe°s $50.00; Ed Green sheriff fees $169.22; A. C. Augsburger recorder fees $519.95. T. H. Baltzell auditor fees $46.25. Viewers on the Catherine Eiting road asked an extension of time in which to report and were granted until July 25th. newmaiTboxes On Rural Routes Must Conform with Government Standard. WHAT THEY ARE And the Companies Authorized to Sell Them —Effective July Ist.

Postmaster J. W. Bosse has received in his daily bulletin, notice that after July 1, all mail boxes put up on rural routes, must conform to the standard adopted by the government. For letters and ordinary mail they must be 18% by 6% by 7% inches in dimensions; and for all mail, including parcels post, they must be 22 by 11 by 14 inches in dimensions. Companies selling boxes which have been authorized by the government are the following: Buchanan Bros., California, Missouri; Duluth Corrugating & Roofing Co., Duluth, Minnesota; H. E. Hessler Co., Syracuse, New York; Fred Medart Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Missouri; Pioneer Stove & Stamping Co., Tacoma, Washington; Superior Sheet Metal Works. Indianapolis, Indiana. The adoption of these boxes is not necessary as long as the ones now in | use are serviceable.

BLEEKE-SCHMIDT Wedding of Herbert C. Bleeke, Former Decatur Boy, and MISS HULDAH SCHMIDT Solemnized at Ft. Wayne— The Groom Is a Son of Ed Bleeke.

A beautiful home wedding took place Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock when Miss Hulda Schmidt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt, became the bride of Mr. Herbert Bleeke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed C. Bleeke of Decatur. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Philip Wambsnganss. The bride made a fine appearance in a gown of white taffeta and lace with pearl trimming and she carried a shower boquet of brides roses tied with swansonia. The veil was fashioned in cap effect with a wreath of swansonia. Miss Ella Bleeke. a sister of the groom, was bridesmaid and looked exceedingly well in a gown of pink satin with a boquet of pink Killarney roses. The maid of honor, Miss Leba Schmidt, a sister of the bride, was dressed in a pretty embroidered organdie hung over silk and her flowers were sunburst roses. A brother of the bride, Mr. Oscar Schmidt, was best man. The music for the wedding was that from “Lohengrin” and the bride entered with her father, who gave her away. A banking of palms and ferns and a white kneeling bench were the appropriate surrounding for the bridal party during the marriage service. Mrs. A. J. Bleeke sang "O Promise Me" and during the ceremony “I Love You Truly.” Prof. German presided at the piano. The house was tastefully decorated with smilax, roses and garden flowers and a handsome wedding cake formed the decoration of the bride’s table. About fifty guests were present. The bridegroom is employed at the General Electric company. Mr. and Mrs. Bleeke will soon be at home to their many friends at 3603 South Webster street. —Fort Wayne Sentinel.

VISIT THE FORT Mrs. Fred LaDelle and Daughter, Mildred, Visit With Cliff at FORT BENJ. HARRISON Were There During Severe Electrical and Wind Storm Sunday. Mrs. Fred LaDelle and daughter. Mildred, returned today from Fort •Wayne, from which place they left Sunday for Fort Benjamin Harrison for a visit with their son and brother, Clifford LaDelle, who is with his regiment there awaiting orders to go to the Mexican border. They arrived at the fort Sunday

morning at about 10:30 o’clock, and as Clifford did not know of their coming, it was about a half hour before they located him. They also visited a short while with the Rev. F. F. Thornburg and also met “Shucks” Shoemaker and Fred Chronister. They are all getting along nicely. Although no orders had been received, the soldiers expect to be on their way to the Mexican border soon and it is the opinion there that they will be gone at least a year, although nothing definite is, of course, known.

About two o’clock in the afternoon, an electrical storm arose, and things were pretty lively for awhile. There were many hundreds of visitors, many of them wives of soldiers, with several small children, and babes in arms with them. The pretty summer clothes of the women were wet and bedraggled, and the rain, descending in torrents, soon left water several inches deep standing in the hollows in the fields through which they were obliged to walk. Thunder land lightning and hail added to the misery of conditions and many women fainted. The tent waiting rooms at the car stations, as well as the cook tents and others were packed and the heat was intense. During the wind storm it was necessary to

1 hold down the sides of the tents to 1 prevent them blowing away. One girl, in the canteen tent, was stunned by a bolt of lightning. She was hot seriously injured. Private Davis, Company L, Third Regiment, of Valparaiso, received a severe shock from the lightning and for thirty minutes his arms were rendered useless. Treatment by the medical attendants, however, soon revived him and he returned to his duty without suffering I inconvenience. TO MEET*TONIGHT Building Committee Os Evangelical Church To Let Contract. Blds for the construction of the proposed new Evangelical church were received up until Saturday evening by the building committee. The meeting for definite action on the same, however, was postponed until tonight when a full attendance of tho committee could be present. THE COURT NEWS

Will of Elizabeth Neusbaum Gives Estate to Children Equally. REALTY TRANSFERS Marriage and Fishers’ Licenses are Issued —News of Court House. The will of Elizabeth Neusbaum, late of Linn Grove, was admitted to probate by County Clerk Will Hatnmell, during the vacation of court. It was written in March 27, 1916, and witnesses were David Falb and Hubert French. It is very short and provides that the estate be divided equally among the following children after the payment of any debts and expenses: Bertha Hopkins. Frank Neusbaum, Tusca Gentis, Ellen West. Site asks that the distribution be peaceful and out of court and asks that her son, Frank, serve as executor. Gregg McFarland, C. D. Lehman and D. N. Stauffer, secured fisher’s licenses. A marriage license was Issued to Clarence Horace Davis, inspector, born September, 5, 1594, son of John Philip Davis, to Wed Martha Leona Lalsure, of Monroe, clerk, born May 15, 1895, danughter of David W. Laisure.

Real estate transfers: Alice A. Pat-, terson to Abe Boch, lot 13, Decatur, $1900; Leisetta Dirkson. to The Peo- ( pies Loan & Trust Company, 126 acres, of Root township, $18,000; Charles | Arnold to George Geels, 34 acres of i Washington township, $3390; W. D. j Dunifon to Daisy Krick, 15.73 acres of Union township, $1250. "SOME - SPECIAL TUESDAY. • The girl really intended to shoot her “new” friend she had met in a dance hall, but instead, shot her lover who had come in to rob the apartment. Such a story always throbs with heart-interest. “Human Driftwood,” with Robert Warwick and Frances Nelson will be seen in this strikingly dramatic World Film production at the Crystal Theater on Tuesday, matinee and night. Five big reels, five and ten cents. _ POSTOFFICE* TO CLOSE. There will be no delivery of mail Tuesday, July 4, by the rural mail carriers, but the general delivery window will be open to callers from Bto 9 o’clock. There will be one complete delivery of mail by the city carriers, leaving the office at 7:30 o’clock.

DANCETH URSDAY NIGHT. There will be a big dance given in the’ assembly room of the Moose lodge on Thursday night of this week to which the public is cordially invited. A good time is assured. Mr. Schurger will have dancing class at 7:30 and the regular dance will start at 8:45. A. a? BRODBECK VERY LOW. The condition of A. A. Brodbeck, prominent Union township farmer, continues very low and ho is at the point of death. He is suffering from cancer of the stomach and it is necessary to keep him under the influence of morphine to alleviate his sufI sering. „ ,

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A DAY IN CAMP ■■< n Menu of the Boys at Fort Benjamin Harrison and the Life > GOOD EATS COME IN Company Funds Provide Delicacies for The Troops. i A DAY’S MENU AT FORT HARRISON. Breakfast—Bacon, fried potatoes, molasses, bread and oleomargarine. Dinner—Boiled beef, tomatoes, potatoes, bread and oleomas garine. Supper—Hash, beans, with tomato sauce, and bread. (By a United Press Staff Correspondent.) Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, July 3. —Twenty-five and nlpetynine hundreths cents—that Is what it costs to feed each militiaman at Fort Harrison one day. And the men, used to the cooking of mother or wife, are not kicking. “Beans! Yes, we have beans occasionally but not often," said one “rookie” when asked if the state of Indiana had yet been able to secure any of the traditional diet for army men. “I am glad,” continued the “rookie," “that there is a war in Europe that, has consumed pretty nearly all the last year’s bean crop. Maybe Carranza will decide to stop his raids and we will be home before another crop is harvested.” “Mess,” the soldier term for food, is the least of the guardsmen’s troubles. Very few have any kicks to make about the food that Is being handed out. But practically all of tho companies have a company fund, raised by the citizens In the town from which they came, which they use to

piece out the twenty-five cent a day fare. Ice cream, lemonade, butter, pie cake and fresh fruit are some of the things that find their way to the company tables byway of the company fund. 1 1 The company from Fort Wayne, one of the largest companies in camp, has a fund of nearly $1,200, subscribed by Fort Wayne citizens after exState Senator Stephen Fleming had started it with a subscription of S2OO. Another source of food are the boxes from home. Every visitor to camp carries home an empty basket. Food comes by parcels post and express. A guardsman in Company I, the Indiana University company, expressed a desire for cherry pie the other day. The next day he received eight cherry pies, gifts from his co-ed friends. Militia from small towns are often heard to express a wish for a drink of water from the old town pump and out of the old common dipper, which the last Indiana legislature almost sent into history. The water pipes at the camp are laid on top of the ground and on a hot sunny day the cooks need not heat water In which they wash dishes. At Camp Ralston headquarters today it was estimated that it is costing approximately one thousand dollars to feed the 4,000 men in camp. Officers pay for their own food. MRS. HETTY GREEN DEAD (UnlteO Press Service) New York City. July 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Hetty Green, known as the richest woman in the world, died today at her home here. Mrs. Green who was in her eightythird year has been 111 for several weeks It was reported a week ago that she suffered a stroke of appoplexy in March. This was declared to be slight, however, and Mrs. Green's physician said she was doing as well as could be expected considering her advanced age.

FINE LAKE TRIP . P. C. Reinking, auditor for the Ft. Wayne & Decatur Traction company, has returned from the summer meeting and outing of the Central Electric Railway association of which his company is a member. A three days’ cruise was made on the Great lakes, commencing at Toledo and ending at Chicago. The association chartered the new 8. S. South American for the occasion, and a most profitable and enjoyable voyage is reported. Two members of the C. E. R. A. and their wives and families attended the excursion, _ , ,