Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1916 — Page 1

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DRIVE CONTINUES French Able to Hold Their Ground and Gain a Little Last Night. GERMANS GIVE WAY Before Terrific Assault of Allied Offensive—Haig Army Pushes On. (United Press Service) fcris, July 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Heavy German counter attacks on the positions which the French won yesterday in a renewal of the Somme assaults were repulsed today. The victorious French troops threw the Germans hack in disorder inflicting heavy losses and have consolidated and strengthened their lines ngtterially. Official statements today report Flench successes everywhere along the line. It indicates the heaviest fighting is in the sectors where yesterday's offensive gained ground on a ten mile front. The German counter attacks came last night when the French were making themselves secure in their newly gained positions. London, July 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—General Haig reported his forces continued their victorious push against the German lines today, driving out of the Fourneaux woods, north of Bazentin a German detachment which had gained an entry there I after a counter attack. , i Baltimore, Md„ July 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany’s first un- 1 der sea freighter the Deutschland, i still rode at anchor here today. ; Washington. July 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —From indications j that both the state department and the Mexican embassy today it is be- . lieved this government will make public in a few days a reply to Carranza’s ( note suggesting a Mexican American commission. The last conference between acting secretary of state Polk and the Mexican and American ambassadors had * brought them very close to an agree- ‘ ment and the state department is now I waiting to hear how Arredondo’s report was received at Mexico City be- ‘ fore making a public statement. Mexico City. July 21—(Special to < "Daily Democrat)— Anticipating accept- i ance by the United States of its sug- 1 gestion for settlement of the border quesion by a commission, it was infor- | mally indicated here today that the ■ three commissioners who will represent Mexico will be Roberto Pesquer- . ia. formerly the first chief’s represen- , tative in Washington; Louis Caverera, , minister of finance, and Alberto Pani. j director of railways Publication of the note which was sent to the I nited States on July 11 in newspapers here aroused favorable comment. Three , lines of the story were suggestive—a , co-operative plan of hunting down bandits by pursuit by troops of both nations on either side of the border; plans for withdrawn | tlie American forces from Mexico and an investigation of the instigators of raids on the American territory. Indianapolis, July 21-(Special to Daily Democrat)— "No food, no clothing no ammunition, twenty four hours between meals; about all we have here is men willing to do their duty, Thus writes a private in the Indiana! national guard in a letter received here today. He complained of twelve hours in the hot Texas sun without an overshirt and without food for 21 hours. A RESTAURANT WAR. Indianapolis, Ind., July 21 ( . to Daily Democrat) - The unheard of, a restaurant war. has been declared in Indianapolis with terrific slaughter the profits of restauranteurs and enormous gains for Mr. Business Man who must eat his lunch down-town. Tim war, which broke out about two months ago and which now is raging on all sectors, has sent prices scurrytag downward until the cost of meals at Indianapolis restaurants is lowest in years. yolTare invited. To attend the ice pream social, parcel post sale and entertainment given by the organized classes of the Bobo M. E. church Saturday evening, July 22, on church lawn. COM -

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I HOOSIER BRIEFS. (United Press Service) Terre Haute, July 21—After being rejected by the federal army sur- ’ geons at Fort Benjamin Harrison, William Brownold returned to this city and was accepted at the recruiting station for the regular army. Marion, July 21—A hot time is expected in court here when a suit is brought to trial filed by a plaintiff named War and written in red ink , for SIO,OOO damages against a Fairftiount man for alienation of affections of the plaintiff’s wife. Muncie, July 21—A card reading “License Applied For” on automobiles will no longer pass in Muncie. Judge Gregory in city court has ruled that only a license plate and number will permit an automobile to be operated according to state statute.

MORE MEN STRIKE Clover Leaf Again Experiences Trouble With Section Men. WHO WANT MORE Alleging They Cannot Live on the $1.65 a Day—s2.oo Demanded. With the strike of trainmen confronting them, officials of the Clover Leaf railroad are exi>eriencing much trouble in keeping sufficient men on the sections over the three divisions to make necessary repairs. Several months ago a large number of section men employed by the road entered into a strike agreement and demanded $2 a day for their work. The men had been receiving $1.65 per day. They made their demand for increased wages on the grounds that they could not earn a living on the salaries paid. Their demands were rejected and the men walked out. The road then attempted to fill up the section gangs with foreign laborerers but the wage scale was too low to attract even that class of labor. A round up of negroes and bums was made in St. Louis and the men shipped to various points along the line and assigned to section crews. The road secured a large number of men in this manner. However, they proved unsatisfactory. They did not like the work and became dissatisfied . The majority of them have quit and returned to their homes. Yesterday a large number of section men employed on the west division between Charleston and St. Louis, left their work after making a demand for higher wages. While the strike is not regarded as a serious matter yet it is causing the road no little inconvenience. On account of the road being unable to obtain laborers to fill the vacancies caused by the strikers it is said that an agreement may be reached between the men and officials of the road. o HANLY NOMINATED (United Press Service) BULLETIN Saint Paul, Minn., July 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —J. Frank Hanly of Indiana was today nominated for president by the Prohibition national convention here today. The official vote was: Hanly 416; Sulzer 184; [Hendrickson 51; Mason 10; Henry | Ford 1; Ferguson 3; Haynes 2; Calderwood 22. Hanly was placed in nomination by Summer W. Haynes of Portland, Indiana who withdrew from the presidential race after Alabama had yielded to Indiana. The convention hoped to adjourn late this afternoon. Prior to the nominations the convention adopted the platform committees report with th§ addition of the initiative, referendum and recall planks. 1 A demonstration for Hanly followed Hayne’s speech. It transformed the gathering from a camp meeting into a regular convention for about fifteen minutes. The crowd, shouted marched and sang “we want Hanly" Eugene W. Chafin nominated Sul zer. “We’ve had in the Prohibition party long enough these Sunday school politics,,” said Chafin. “Let us have some statemanship now,”. The Sul ( zer demonstration lasted only foui , minutes and was feeble. Someont with an orange flag tried to arouse the anti-Catholies for Sulzer but hit friends held him back.

CAR ISJTRUCK Motorcycle Hits Rear of H. A. Fristoe Automobile at Green Oak. TWO BOYS HURT One in Hospital—Fristoes and Their Car Were Uninjured. i As the result of too much speed f and failure to guide their mount to j safety Ralph Blacketor and Glen Ten- r nis. both of Peru riding a motorcycle

■ collided with the auto of H. A. Fris- ■ toe, of this city at Green Oak, Sun- • day evening. The Fristoe car driven by his daughter Miss Margaretta and containing • Mr. and Mrs. Fristoe and Mrs. Catherine Capron was driving over the Peru road from east to west just at a time when the Peru young men were speeding south on their motorcycle, after spending the day at the lake. Miss J Fristoe stated she expected the boys to pass in front so put on the brakes but Instead the motorcycle riders tried > to pass in the rear, when Miss Fristoe attempted to speed ahead and allow them to pass safely but she was too late and the motor crashed into the rear of the car, throwing the riders into the road. First aid was render- . ed by the Fristoe party and Blacketor, r whose right leg was broken was rush- ! ed te Woodlawn, where his injuries ( were attended, seven stitches being , required to close the gaping wound in his leg. Tennis was taken on to . his home in Peru by passing autoists , and while badly bruised is not serioust ly hurt. Blacketor, who has been removed to his home will be laid up for ; a number of weeks. Neither the car nor the motorcycle i were damaged to any great extent in , the collision. — Rochester Journal. if Mrs. James Sprague Opcr5 i ated Upon Today at the ’ Lutheran Hospital IN FORT WAYNE Mrs. Kienzle Improving— Thomas Moran Confined to His Bed. X j Mrs. James Sprague, who has been > a patient at the Lutheran hospital since Wednesday, was operated upon 'this morning at 9:30 o’clock by Dr. I Van Swearengen, assisted by her local ’ | physician. Adhesions of the bowels and abscesses were found. The operr ation was a serious one and she was badly depressejl, but it is believed that she will get along well. When her local physician returned at noon, .he had not recovered consciousness I taking the anaesthetic. Her husband f and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah r Nidlinger, formerly of east of the city, I now of Warsaw, were her at the 1 hospital at the time of the operation. ’ Thomas Moran, 85, well known et- • eran resident, is confined to his bed ' for several days. Combined with the ill effects of a carbuncle in his neck, K is lumbago. He is the father of- Attorney John C. Moran. 1(1 Very encouraging is the report of continued improvement of his wife a at the St. Joheph hospital, Ft. Wayne, i- in a card received today by County e Treasurer George Klnzle. She has been there two weeks today, and will a probably not be home before the latter part of next week. '' Miss Glayds Flanders Is confined to d her bed since yesterday, on account £ of stomach trouble, the prostration probably due to the heat. d ". QUARTET SANG AT RUCKMAN'S. I Mrs. George Ruckman, who has II been sick for some time and who is ’* yet very low, was visited Thursday e evening by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and 1_ Mr. and Mrs. Lee Walters, and Rev. lr E. J. Glendening. The quartet sang ie several beautiful songs and prayer ie was offered. Mrs. Ruckman is thoris oughly resigned to the will of the Master. ONE PRESENT.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, July 21, 1916.

INDIANA ROADS ARE PRAISED “Your state ranks third in hard surface roads but when it comes to allround road conditions 1 would say that Indiana leads them all", said J. Harry Minor, who is in this city in the interest of a revision of an automobile route book. /Mr. Minor, his wife and their families are driving through to Detroit, Mich., whore they will begin revising route charts for the book. They will work during the summer tn Michigan and Ohio and from that state through to Boston and in the New England states. The party left Kansas City, Mo., three weeks ago and arrived in Indianapolis Tuesday. “New York state ranks first in hard surface roads, California second and then Indiana," said Mr. Minor. Ho said that the worst spot he had found in Indiana was a stretch of about two 1 miles on the National Old Trails road t near Plainfield. This should be look- t

‘ ed after, as it diverts tourists from ‘ Indianapolis in many cases, according to Mr. Minor. Five other parties are ‘ at work in the stated working on a ! revision of the route book. —Indianapo- ’ lis Star. I —o IS MOVING HONG 17 T 13 Real Estate in Decatur Moving—Residences Will be Remodeled. I THE CHARLES MOORE House Purchased hy Riley Chrisman —Eliza Gerke Sells Residence. Real estate in Decatur is moving along. Several changes have taken place in the past few days through the Erwin & Michaud agency, and several of the houses purchased, will be remedied and fitted up for occupancy. The residence on West Monroe St. owned for more than a quarter of a century by Mrs. Eliza Gerke, and located east of the Zion Lutheran parsonage, has been sold to Henry Schoenstedt, of east of the city, near the state line. Mr. Schoenstedt is a farmer and when he retires, will remodel the house for his occupancy. Tlie Moore residence, corner of Ninth and Madison street, lately owned by Charles Moore of Phoenix, Arizona, was sold by him to Riley Chrisman who has been a resident Os the city for some time, coming here from Muncie. W. H. Sheeler has sold his house on Marshall street to Miss Grace Battenberg. This is occupied by the Charles Battenberg family, who are now at home there. Tlie Sheelers "have moved to the George Steele House on South Winichester street. WILL SOON BE OUT Programs for Teachers’ Institute, Aug. 14-18 Will Soon be Ready. PROF. H. C. CLASE In Charge of Music—Other Well Known Educators on the Program. County School Superintendent, E. S. Christen will soon have the programs ready for the annual teachers’ institute. This will be held again this year, in the central school and the dates are August 14 18. Those who were pleased with the i music at the Honeywell tabernacle services a year ago, will be glad to i welcome Prof, and Mrs. H. C. Clase, of Ashley, 0., who will have charge of the music course at the institute. County Agent Hutchins will have i charge of the agricurtural department i and ‘Miss Elizabeth Boyers, of the r high school faculty, the domestic 1 science. Two other educators from away, will 5 be Dr. Greene, of the state normal at r West Chetser, Penna, in the English '• department; and Dr. C. C. Ellis, ol b Huntington, Penna, in the education department.

TIN CANSJO UP Housewife Won’t Find it Cheaper to Buy Canned Goods This Year. DO UP YOUR OWN And Save Cost by Using Your Old Glass Cans is Advice Given. New York, July 20—Now is the time for housewives to can lots of fruit if they want to save money this winter, the National Housewives’ league ad-

” vised in a bulletin issued today p ■ The price of tin cans lias soared n until they are now 25 per cent higher i- than they were last year. Sugar ( is about 3 cents a pound more than it was at this time last year. But de- . spite these facts, housewives should ’ get busy with their canning, the league declares making use of all the old glass jars that may be found. • “Unless the housewives can their own fruit they are going to pay high prfoes this winter,” said an official of 1 the league. “The canners must boost their prices because they must use tin cans. Tin plate from which the i cans are made is going higher because it is a steel product and the munition contractors are making very heavy demands on steel mills. The ’ increased price of sugar will be 1 another factor making for high prices. 1 "On the other hand the housewife * by using her discarded glass jars, avoids the increase in the cost of • cans. She must pay the increased • price of sugar used in canning, but 1 1 the average housewife doesn’t realize 1 • that she uses more sugar at the table t on fresh fruit than she uses in the < canned product that takes the place * of the fresh fruit.” ! o -» i FOURTH AS MANI: ‘ ' c Divorce Suits Filed Are 25 , Per Cent of Number of ‘ r Marriages . i i IN THE SAME TIME t _ - fi Fifteen Divorce Suits Pend- I G ing—Four Pending—l7 ' Marriage Licenses. t It has been a long time since the I Adams county court records showed s fewer divorce suits pending than at ! 1 present. There is, however, a goodly number, there being fifteen to come f , up for a hearing when court opens in f September. This number may be increased, as new ones are filed day by day. ” Since the closing of the term, June 10, there have been fifteen new suits of all kind filed in the circuit court. Os the number of suits filed in vacation, four are divorce suits. It will be interesting to note that the number of marriage licenses is- ® sued in the same time —from June 10 to this morning, was only seventeen making the number of divorce cases filed, twenty-five per cent of the mar- > riage licenses issued. r —| o s PAY UP OR GO DRY. f (United Press Service) Hartford City, Ind., July 21 —(Spec- f ial to Daily Democrat) —Pay up or go ' dry is the motto of the Hartford City ‘ council in dealing with water con- < ' sumers who fail to pay their water 1 i rent. ' Twenty-nine consumers who were in ! arrears on their water rent turned s their hydrants in vain last week and ' ' more dry homes are in prospect. The > city council has found that (turning , off the water is the best method of s collecting the bills. Once the water • is cut off a consumer must pay one b dollar in addition to the amount due t to have it turned on again. e ,—, o c STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! What? An ice cream social and •I parcel post sale at Bobo Saturday ev--t ening, July 22, given by young men's h and young ladies’ classes. A short >f program will be given. A good time n is assured every one who will attend. Come and bring friends.

| TWO MORE OV’ERLANDS The Holthouse Sales Company, local agents for the Overland automobile sold and delivered two Overlands, [ model 75, 5-passenger touring cars yesterday. Louis Keller of Washington township, received one and Fred Heuer the other. Mr. Heuer's car was the silver chassis which attracted so much attention In the Holthouse Sales room and with the body complete is one of the best looking cars in Decatur. -j FUNERAL- SATURDAY The funeral services for Clyde Rice the sixteen year old son of George Rice of south of the city will be held at 9:00 at the house Saturday morning. The body will be taken to St. , Joe, 111., for burial. The funeral par-

ty will leave this city via the Clover Ijeaf at 10:25. WERE fill READY Delphos C. L. of C. Ladies’ Team and Members Ready to Come Here ON NEXT SUNDAY To Initiate — Initiation, However, Postponed on Account of the Heat. Relative to the proposed initiation of the C. L. of C. which was to have been held here, Sunday, but which was indefinitely postponed, on account of the heat, the Delphos Herald says: The initial appearance of the local degree staff of the Catholic Ladies of Columbus, will be made at Decatur, Ind., Sunday afternoon, when its members will confer the degree upon about fory candidates. The local ladies were extended invitation to give the work and accepted the invitation and are looking forward to a very pleasant day in the Indiana city as guests of the Decatur Branch. There are thirty members in the degree staff and it is expected that many of the other ladies from the local branch will accompany the staff to Decatur. The ladies will go to Decatur on tne morning train over the Clover Leaf and return in the evening. The Decatur branch was just recently instituted, and its members have been obligated but have not received the degree The local degree staff was organized a short time ago, but the members have been rehearsing diligently for some weeks, getting in readiness for their initial appearance. New regalia has been purchased and the team will present a striking appearance. It is hoped that there will be fifty in the party from Delphos, and as there is great interest shown in the new Delphos team, it is probable that this number will be easily secured. The local team is organized, the ( following named ladies serving as oftiers: President—Mayme Sudmoeller. Vice-president—Mrs. John Stegeman. Rec. Sec.—Mrs. W. H. Shaffer. Fin. Sec.—Clara Heitz. Treasurer —Mrs. H. J- Kramer. Monitor—Mrs. William Lehmkuhl. Trustee—Mrs. Frank Reinemeyer. Guides—Mrs. Andy Reinemeyer, 1 Mrs. Thos. Stephens. SENATE REVERSES ITSELF. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., July 21—(Spec-j ial to Daily Democrat)—After the most bitter debate of the session, the | senate today reversed itself and re-1 fused temporarily to permit the Bethlehem Steel company to have its antigovernment armor plate propaganda written as a “public document.” Senator Penroe earlier gained unanimous consent for the printing. Senator Reed of Missouri led the assault on the proposition. He began a bitter attack, engaged in a heated controversy with Penroe, and his colleague, Oliver. He charged that Penrose had made the volume a public document so it could be franked through the mails. “An outsider cannot frank matter unless a senator co-operates by lending his frank,” objected Sen ator Smith of Georgia. “That very practice is going on now, and on a large scale.” declared Senator Overman, warmly. “It’s illegal, but the mails are being piled with free stuff for private firms and sent free.” “Yes, and I can guess the two senators who will help the Bethlehem company,” said Reed, looking toward Senators Pcnroso and Oliver. In the heat of the debate Senator Overman's general charge was ignored.

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A MOOSE TICKET Thos. L. Dailey of Indianapolis Nominated for Governor by Progressives. OTHERS ON TICKET Great Neutrality Speech Made by Congressman Lieb of Indiana. (By Willis S. Thompson) Indianapolis, Ind., Jufy 21—Jackson

Boyd walked out of the progressive state convention because the three ’ hundred delegates present would not consider a resolution in effect saying that "The progressive party had outlived its usefulness and we should > let it die.” He resigned as a delegate, as chairman of the resolutions committee and as a progressive and on motion of Judge Henley of Bloomington the resignation was unanimously accepted and a full state ticket named. The attempt on the part of the republican state organization to control the convention did not get far enough tq even canuse a small disturbance. The delegates were too much in earnest. Straight-out prohibition was indorsed and a plank in the platform | against the present national adminisIstration was stricken out because the convention did not want to go beyond state Issues. As was stated by Chairman W. D. Headrick. "We want all the progressives to do as they choose on national issues.” ,: Thomas L. Dailey, of Indianapolis, who was named for governor, told the convention he was going to be ' elected and that he is going to ask the republican Jims some embarassing questions before the campaign is , over. . | The other candidates named are: , Senator, iong term, James D. Wilson, , Bloomington; senator, short term, . Chord Jackman. Huntington; electors, W. D. Headrick and Dr. J. B. Stalker; lieutenant governor, M. J. Bowman, ‘ dean of law school, of Valparaiso university; supreme judges, J. Oscar Hall of Shelbyville and Elias D. Salsbury of Indianapolis; appellate 1 judges, Joseph E. Hanley of Bloomington and Willis E. Roe of East Chicago; secretary of state, James M. Zion of Clark's Hill; auditor, William C. Camp, Daviess county; treasurer, Ward H. Smith, Benton county; attorney general. John H. Kinsbury. Indianapolis; state superintendent. Claud Rankin, Orleans; statistician. Elmer E. Green, Henry county; reporter supreme and appellate courts, Elmer E. Pryor. Martinsville; national committeeman, John Napier Dwyer, Vincennes. A vote of thanks was extended to State Chairman Edwin M. Lee for I his excellent work of organization. i Indianapolis, Ind., July 21—ConI gressman Charles Lieb, of Rockport, i born in Germany, coming to Indiana 1 at the age of fourteen, became one of the most successful business men in his district and has served two terms in congress. He is not a candidate for re-election, so the speech he made in congress the other day on our neutrality cannot be looked upon as prompted by any selfish motive. The ' speech has the ring of sincerity in defending the acts of the president. Mr. Lieb especially claims the right to speak as one of that large, number of Americans who were born in 1 another country. I “No man," Representative Lieb j said, "has had greater trials as president of the United States than Woodrow Wilsdn, with the possiblo exception of Abraham Lincoln. In the midst of these great problems it ; must be admitted that our president . has maintained a splendid poise. Oh! , that the rulers of Europe had displayr ed one-half the patience and level- . headedness as that which has characterized the bearing of Woodrow WilI son in steering his country safely t through one great crisis ’after anoth e er; and where is there a dignitary k in the United States today who couid s have matched with the diplomatic h sagacity and courage of our own leady er, in dealing in matters of internaa tional significance? “Indeed, there has hardly been a e day since the late summer of that ff terrible year 1914 when something •> has not been pending, where a single false step by our president would a have plunged us into that awful holoj caust of human lives. For we must 3 not think only of the lives that have J been sacrificed, but of the ones left at | (Continued on Page 24