Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1917 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume XV. Number 82.

WAR PROCLAMATION ISSUED AT 1:13

ORDER FLASHED TO NAVY AND NEWS TO WORLD INTERNED GERMAN SHIPS TAKEN OVER-PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING ARMT OF 500.000 WANTED AT ONCE.

Washington. I). C., Apr. fi—(Special to Daily Demcorat)— President Wilson, after signing the war resolution, isued a statement regarding the means to he used in raising an army of two million men. asked by congress. Five hundred thousand will be asked for immediately to add to additional forces. Other divisions of 500.000 will be asked for later. The volunteer system will be used with the understanding that selective conscription may he used later. Washington. I). ('.. Apr. 6— (Special to Dailv Democrat) — WAR War resolution reached white j house at 1:12. War declared at 1:13. Wilson signed war resolu-' tion at 1:13. At exactly that hour President Wilson signed the joint resolution passed by the house i and senate declaring a slate of war between the United States and Germany. An hoiir before the resolution was signed by Vice President Marshall at 12:13. These were the last formalities necessary to make the United States an ally of England, France and Russia in the world war of democracies against autocracy. W ashington. D. (’.. Apr. (s—j (Special to Daily Democrat)— The United States will have the co-operation of all American | railroads in mobilizing troops. Transportation experts will take charge of the army's mobilization problems. New York.” Apr. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Captain Alfred Fritzen pleaded guilty in the United States court to conspiring to blow up the W eii-1 and canal and sentenced to eighteen months in the fedora.; prison. Indianapolis. Ind., Apr. 6 I (Special to Daily Democrat I Christian Luecke, arrested here bv secret service agents toi threatening bodily harm ’o the president, is alleged to have stated he would like to kill W ilson. Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 6— (Special to Daily Democi.it) Brazil may declare war on Germany. , Official announcement today of the sinking of the Brazilian steamer Parana, killing three Brazilian citizens, aroused the most intense anti-German feeling here. . “The situation is most grave, a declaration of war against Germany may be necessary declared Foreign Secretary Muller today. „ . . It was generally expected today that Brazil would seize all German ships interned m her harbors and immediately proclaim hostilities against Germany. There was intense anxiety today as to how thet situa tion would be affectu nresence of five hundred thoui- Bmi,,an state of Rio Grande. Information here todax ind cated that Bolivio would piohahly follow Brazil in declaring war on Germany. bulletin. Washington. D. C.. Apr. b (Specal to Daily Democrat)-

The war resolution was signed by Speaker Clark at 12:10 today, reached the senate two min--1 utes later and was signed by j Vice President Marshall at 12:13. t Just an hour later to the very) |second the resolution was sign-, ed by the president and his, proclamation, already prepared, was immediately published. Washington, D. C., Apr. 6— (Special to Daily Democrat) — The senate adopted a resolution offered by Senator Fletcher ordering 125.000 copies of the president's war speech printed. London. Apr. o—(Special to Dailv Democrat) —King George jtodav cabled President W ilson a stirring mesage, recognizing ; the entrance of the United i States into the war. WILL USE GERMAN SHIPS. Washington, D. C., Apr. 6— ‘(Special to Daily Democrat) — In seizing the ninety-one German ships in American ports, the United States acquired vessels purposely built for converj sion into auxiliary cruisers. It was learned at the department of commerce today that most of the ships are built as naval auxiliaries with gun plat-1 forms, reinforced decks and j i other equipment for offensive purposes. Officials said seizure of these ships had increased our transporting ability tremendously. The vessels seized will transport at one time about 40.000 troops. I The American merchant fleet available at present can carry lonlv about half that number. WAR ON GOOD FRIDAY. Washington, I). C., Apr. 0— (Special to Daily Democrat) — America's decision to war for humanity came on Good Friday —the day on which Christ died for humanity. While a storm raged outside, the wind whipping over the capital and rain pouring down through the darkness, members 'of the house solemnly voiced that American should take up the cross of war. New York. N. Y., Apr. 6— (Special to Daily Democrat) — Ninety-one German ships lyingin United States ports have been or will be seized today by the United States government. The I vessels w ill represent a total tonnage of 591,69'0 and are lying in nearly every important , port of the country. ,' Ships were seized at New London, Conn.; at the Hoboken land South Brooklyn ports, Baltimore and other ports. Among (hose taken was the \ aterland, ■in the New York port. The members of the grew were sent to Ellis Island. The Scene in Congress. I Washington, D. C„ Apr. 6-(Spe- ' cial to Daily Democrat)—A woman • furnished the most dramatic scene in - the history of this nation’s house of ' representatives. ■ The wopian is Miss Jeanette Ran--8 kin. of Montana, the first woman ever - to sit in either body of the country's 1 legislature. The house passed the historic res- ■ olution that Germany has warred - upon this government, amid stirring g scenes at 3:68 this morning. Th e vote—373 to 50—was not unexpected. after the thrilling declaration of Representative Claude Kitch(Continueci on Faga 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, April 6, 1917.

MADEAN EIGER Rev. .1. O. Mosier, of Berne Evangelical Church, is Presiding Elder OF FT. WAYNE DISTRICT , Rev. .1. .1. W ise Resigns Because of Hi Health—Conference at Markle. The Evangelical conference at Markle continues with interest, which will culminate in the reading of the appointments about Sunday. Rev., J. J. Wise, a presiding elder, resigned because of ill health, he being now in a Florida health resort, i Rev. S. H. Baumgartner, whose term j expired, was re-elected, and Rev. J. j (). Mosier of Berne was chosen as a ■ presiding elder. The Rev. J. W. Mentzner, of Elkhart, elected at a former conference, was the only remaining presiding elder whose place was not to be filled. Mr. Mosier is elder of the Fort Wayne district and Mr. Baumgartner of the Indianapolis district, E. M. Ray of Berne was appointed a members of the committees on appropriations and finance: Rev. J. H. Rilling on the committees of ccnferference relations and memorials, among others. Rev. Rilling was also I natned a member of the committee on state missions, and he was also re-elected treasurer ofthe missionary society. Attention was called*to the growth of the churches at Fort Wayne and Decatur and suggestion made that they-be removed from the mission list of churches needing the encouragement of the state organization. BUILD FINEHOME — jWork Begins on Residence | of Mr. and Mrs. Bernstein on First Street. COMPLETELY MODERN And Finely Finished Bungalow— & Lord Are the Builders. Work has begun on the excavation of the basement for the fine new home which will be erected on First street by Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein and which will be ready for their occupancy by early fall. The lot which is located next to the Ed Berling residence, is an excellent location for what will be one of the most finely finished and completely modern homes in the city. The house will be a one-story, six room bungalow, a shingled frame structure, thirty by forty-seven feet, with basement under the entire residence. It will be finely and most exquisitely finished. The plans were made by Architect Oscar Hoffman and Ramey & Lord have the contract for the building. Mr. Bernstein is one of the prominent business men of the city. o—- ——————— BURGLARIES AT OHIO CITY Officers here were notified of three I robberies which took place last night at Ohio City. Business houses wire entered. A sum of money was taken, three suits of clothing, a storm coat were among the things missed. Officers were asked to be on the lookout for suspicious characters. n— j WEEK OF DANCES . Next week, the first of the after- ,' lenten season will see the resuming lof the dances. The first will be an .' informal Easter dance at, the Moose 1 hall Monday night. The second will 5 be the St. Vincent de Paul charity I shirt waist dance Wednesday evening the K. of C. hall: and the third w ; U ■ be the regular dance following Mr ■ Schurgers’ dancing class at the Moose , hall Thursday evening.

ILOCHNER ALSO RESIGNS. Auburn, Ind., Apr. <1 Following closely upon the retirement of Col. A. L. Kuhlman as commander of the , Third Indiana Infantry, ('apt. John C Lechner of Auburn, who served as quartermaster in the Mexican border service, has tontiered his resignation to Adjutant General Harry B. Smith, and received word Tuesday that the '.same hud been accepted and the offV i cer placed upon the retired list of the I Indiana national guard, which sub jeets him, of tours, to again being • called if his services are needed. Captain Lochner feels keenly the unwarranted attacks that have been made upon Colonel Kuhlman by regular army officers, which resulted in the colonel’s resignation, as they have been associated in militarywork for twenty-five years. EASTER CANTATA. The Easter cantata to be given . Sunday afternoon at three o’clock at the M. E. church by the choir is H. W. Petrie’s “Life Everlasting.” PRAYERJERVICE Easter Morning Sunrise Prayer Service at Zion Reformed Church. PROGRAM IS GIVEN Miss Della Sellemeyer Will Lead —Given Under Auspices of C. E. Society. The Easter morning sunrise prayer nifietiug at th<? Zimt rtt-formejl church will begin at six o'clock. Miss Della Sellemeyer will be leader and the fol lowing program wi.l be rendered under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor society: Easter Hymn. Scripture Reading—l Cor. 15:5n-58. Prayer. Hymn. Vocal Solo —Gust.i Yager. Violin Solo —Leo Kirsch. Easter Story— L- eAnna Vance. Vocal Solo—Angelina Fierkes. Saxophone Solo Matilda Sellemeyer. Hymn. How Do We Know That Christ Arose from the Dead? —Esther Sellemeyer. How Does Christ’s resurrection Prove Our immortality? M. I’. Worth maun. Piano Solo. Hymn. C E. Benediction DELLE E. SELL3MEYER, Leader. SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETS. There will be a meeting of the Spanish - American War Veterans Monday night at ire G. A. R. hall when new member 'wilt bo taken in. AT - Harry C. Andrews and Mis Mary Wisely Married This Afternoon. i ' BY REV. THORNBURG Will Reside on Farm Near i City—Bride is Oklahoma Young Lady. t —— This afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at t the Methodist parsonage was solemnized the wedding of Harry C. Andrews and Miss Mary Wisely. Rev. F. F. Thornburg said the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews will reside on a farm southwest of this city. "’ The groom is a son of the late Dr. 11 O. P. Andrews, but has made his home e for many years with his uncle, Marl ion Andrews. The bride is a young T lady from Chandler. Oklahoma, n 8 daughter of Ferdinand Wisely, a for 11 mer Adams county man. She came r. several months ago for an extended e visit with her aunt. Mrs. Marion Andrews.

WAS RE-ELECTED W. C. Middleton Re-elected Mayor of Paragould, Ark.—ls a Son t 1 OF JAS. W. MIDDLETON Formed Decatur Boy Nephi ew of Mrs. Peter Gaffer of This City. A Paragould, (Ark.) paper tells of the re-election of a former Decatur hoy, W. C. Middleton, son of J. V.l Middleton, as mayor of Paragould,' Ark. Mr. Middleton is a nephew (,fj Mrs. Peter Gaffer of this city, and his friends here will be pleased to hear of I his honor: In the municipal election yesterday! W. C. Middleton defeated P. E. House 1 for mayor by a majority of sixty-four I votes, the former receiving a grand total of 430, and the latter 366.' The 'lection was characterized by an sence of any display of feeling or id , will upon the part of either candidal’ toward the other Each worked mong his friends in a quiet and legiti-. mate manner, and each is today satisfied with the results. Mr. Middleton J felt that he should became a candi-i date because of the contest of two, years ago and consequent litigation, resulting in his removal in favor of an opponent. J: T. Hester. It w:t Mr.; Middleton's desire to vindicate him-: self, which he successfully did yester-l day. A great many voters supported Middleton through a belief that b" had not recti ivi d fair troetmont in t-. •. last election. WEDATMARfON Miss Chloe Studabaker of, Bluffton and Mr. Ralph Kump Married. WELL KNOWN HERE — Bride is a Niece of Mrs. L. ’..1 Baumgartner — Groom ; I 1 is a Jeweler. Miss Chloe E. Studabaker. daugh-. ■ ter of John D. Studabaker of Bluff-! ton. and niece of Mrs. L. L. Baum- ( gartner of this citv. with whom she. has often visited, was married last night at Marion to Ralph Tlenty. Kump. of Marion, son of Calvin j Kump. They secured their marriage license in Bluffton, leaving on tln:i:3o train yesterday for Marion, t where Mr. Kump is employed as a ■ jeweler. The bride has been employed at the People’s store in Bluffton until recently. Mr. Kump was fornuily empUijed nt the Gettle jewelry store. Bluffton. • ' The bride has often visited hero and is very well and favorably known to Decatur people, having many relatives here. A FLEET OF AUTOMOBILES. (United Press Service) Toledo. 0., Apr. 6 (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Ohio Automobile association has initiated a plan to' organize an Ohio automobile fleet of 20,000 automobiles to help in the war. Each owner is to drive his car amt the fleet is to be divided into squadrons of thirty-two cars with | proper officers for each. The plan ' was divulged at a meeting here last ■ night. ABOUT THE SICK j C. C. Sheets went to Fort Wayne this morning to accompany itis wife . home from the Lutheran hospital, 5 I where she has been a patient follow- - ing an operation for appendicitis two t ’ weeks ago. I' - - | Jestine. little daughter of Mr. and; j i Mrs. C. E Hocker .is quite ill of nau-. 1 sea and'unabh' to attend school, the . '(jame reshltlng from a fall down stairs I this morning, striking on her head. (

WILL DISTPIBUTE FUND. j The amount of money that the reliel ' committee will have at its disposal I for the sufferers In the Monmoptb cyclone will be over 5325. The contributions that have been received at this office will be turned over to the committee appointed and proper distribution of the fund will be made. I Among the out-of-town contributors is Judge R. K. Erwin, of Indianapolis. Contributions received yesterday i well: The Knights of Columbus. 1 $5; Judge R, K. Erwin. $5; J. W. Bosse. S 5; Pythian Sisters. $2; Israel | Bender, $1; John T. Kelly; $1; The | Holt house Drug Co., $2; Theo n- ! peril h. $1; as published yesterday. 3307.25. Total today. $329.25. ' WILL DU TO CHINA — Esther Sellemeyer, Who Completes Heidelburg Course in July WILL GO ’ ABROAD • iffo Enter Foreign Mission Field—Takes Phy i seal Examination Soon. | Miss Esther Sellemeyer. daughter lof Mr and Mrs. August Sellemeyer, iis at home from Tiffin, Ohio, for a I short visit with her parents. Miss Sellemeyer, who is completing a four years’ course at Heidelberg college, i Tiffin, from which she, will be graduated in July, has announced her in- ; tention of being a missionary in China, and expects to'leave for that 1 country in September. ifftss smiempyer triti go to Phtla-' t delphia next week to take the phyi steal examinaton in addition to the i one here, which is required of mis- ; sionaries and will also go to Washington, I). ('., before her return to I Heidelburg university to complete her course. Miss Sellemeyer is a member of the Reformed- denomination and will ( i malm a valuable missionary in their j field. COURT HUUbfc NEWS. Real esta : ■ transfers: Albert' Neu< ti chwander to Lew'is A. Sprite -! cr. lot 350, Berne, $3,000. Judge D. E. Smith was at Portland today, consequently very little was done in the local court. in the divorce case of Bessie Jacs-, son vs. William Jackson, L. C. D?voss appeared for the defendant. A marriage license was granted this afternoon to Harry Clayton Andrews, farmer, born February 24, 1885. son of Di. Oliver Perry Morton Andrew; , to wed Mary Eunice Wisely, born September 28, 1897. daughter of Ferd- . in: nd Wiselv, of Chandler. Oklahoma. Marriage licenses were issued to Ervin Fox, farmer, born May 4. 1887, son of David Fox to wed Aldine Moser born May 25, 1886, daughter of Peter F. Moser; also to Samuel I). Nuts- , baum, carpenter born September *lß9l. son of D. C. Nussbaum, mi l Margaret D. Mazelin, born, Februaiy 6, 1893, daughter of David Mazelin. .HORSE RACES ON CELLULOID. Jeanne Eagels, star of the “Work! and the Woman” the Pathe Gohl Hoosier Play, produced by Thanhous er, to be seen at tile Crystal theatre .tonight, wrote to a friend as follows when in Saratoga. N. Y.. on a shert i [vacation - “They’re so excited about 1 1the racing here that I hear that waan ’ a theatre showed a film that had a 1 horse, race in it the manager of the made a book of the nice- <>"« man lost a bet the first time the race was shown, but promptly put dov.i another wager on the same horse He , said the animal ran so well on i’s . first out it was sure to win the next, time.” Daughter born i Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein received I announcement of the birth of an eight- ! pound'girl Wednesday night to Mrs. : Bernstein's brother wife. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Flox. of Columbia I ('it- Mrs. Flox was. Miss Norma j Strouse, well known here.

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CHOOSES PRISON ' Mrs. Thurman Huey of Get j < neva Takes Prison Sentence With Man She s - - - ' LURED FROM HOME i Each Were Fined S2OO in Municipal Court at Kansas City, Mo. I ] Mrs. Thurman Huey of Geneva an I | her husband’s partner, B. F. Bowsman j who eloped a short time ago in Huey's Ford were located at Kansas City. Mo. * Mrs. Huey chose to go to prison with 1 the man she lured away from home, according to the following in the KanMas City, (Mo.) Post of Wednesday, ' April 4: ! “Rather than be separated from the man for whom she hail deserted .vt I husband and four children Mrs. Eliz.a---i both Huey, wife of a Geneva, Ind., , farmer, accepted a jail sentence wiih i the man. H. F Bowsman, in North i municipal court this morning. Pur.’ si man also deserted four children and a wife when he fled with Mrs. Hu y Ito Kansas City. The pair was found ’-last night at 1616 West Prospect , ■ place by Patrolmen Boone and Thorn- . ton. “Mrs. Huey’s husband, who had . been Bowsman’s partner in their Ind- ■ iana farm pleaded with her to return, i She agreed before court and arrang- : ments were made for her release. '. When she learned that Bows man ■ Would not be released she declared ’ she would not go. “She told the court that only she J was to blame for the elopement, and 'that if any luring had beef) done site was the guilty one. The court fined ; the runaways S2OO each. According to the Geneva Herail, Mr. Huey received a letter Monday | morning from his wife, written just ! six days after she left home, saying : she was willing to reform and beging him to come and get Iter. She said 1 she was in St. Louis. Mo., and gave, i her street address, but for him to be ' careful and not let Bowsman kn >w I she had written for he would not let her return. Site declared that they were out of funds and that Bowsman • was employed in the stock yards of ‘ the city. Huey left ‘Monday -on the ; noon car for St. Louis with the intenl tion of placing Bowsman under arrest I and bringing his wife back with him. ; I Put evidently she changed her mind. REV. DAWSON’S SUCCESS i The Christian Standard, published 1 at Cincinnati, 0., contains the follow[ing article, with a picture of the-Rev. J.I. M. Dawson, former Decatur pastor, I who is now serving as evangelist. He j-' resides in Indianapolis. His daughter r Mrs. Russel! Acker, is a resident of this city. The article says: i,' "MeMechon, W. Va.. has had a real d awakening through the groat meeting y recently held at the Christian church. Men and women, boys and girls, have been gathered in by the score. J M. ■ Dawson, evangelist, and Paul Arnold, ( | song evangelist, of Indianapolis. Ind., l( brought ns great victory. “The'’ Bible-school ami church t't- „ tendance was brought up by le.c's and bounds. Nineteen crane forward t the first day of the invitation. The t house was filled with women to heir , Bro. Dawson’s lecture, t’other and the Cross” and*a large crowd of men , heard the lecture to men only, "The , pevil in Red.” The meeting was . brought to a climax the night of the candle demonstration, when the aisles extra rooms and vestibule were packed to the walls, and twenty-two camo forward after the strong appeal made by Bro. Dawson, and, as Bro. Arnold, with his chorus, led the audi' nee ia that beautiful and impressive song, "Let the Lower Lights he Burning." I “During the meeting the Bible J school ran to over three hundred and .! we have had nearly one hundred ad t ditionn, making us one of the strong i congregations of the Ohio Valley. |W. Fuller, jr„ Minister.”