Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1917 — Page 1

■Volume XV. Number 83.

GERMANS BLEW UP THEIR CRUISER

CORMORANT WAS SUNK RATHER THANSURRENDER UNITED STATES Will EXTEND CREDIT FOR BIILIONS TO HUES-Mill STOPPED TO GERMANY. AUSTRIA AND TURKEY TODAY.

(United Press Service) Washington. !). Apr. 7—, (Special to Daily Democrat) —' The German interned cruiser j Cormorant has been blown up ; by its crew in the harbor of Gaum, the navy department announced today. The ship was destroyed by the Germans as the United States marines were going to. seize the vessel. Two German warrant officers ( and live German enlisted men were killed. Twenty German officers, twelve warrant officers and 321 enlisted men of the vessel were; taken prisoners. The news reached the navy, department this morning in a radio dispatch from the United States governor of Gaum. No other details than the above were given out immediately by the navy department. I j. was said there would he a fuller dispatch later. a Washington, I). C., Apr. 7— ( (Special to Daily Democrat)—, War plans rapidly tok form today when the first negotiations for co-operation with the allies were opened by Counselor Polk. with the British ambassador. j The extension of credit to the allies for more than a billion dollars and probably five or six billion will be the first step of actual participation in the war. Credit will be made available .at once. The money will be raised by bonds. ft is believed probable that the federal trade commission will fix prices of food and war supplies. The war department has issued orders abolishing the civilian training camps and replacing them with camps for training reserve officers. San Francisco. Apr. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Franz Bopp, former German consul general, will surrender immedi-, ately. He telephoned authorities today saying he had heard j he was wanted and would gise himself up. Newport. R. I-» Apr. 7—Special to Daily Democrat)—A German raider is reported sighted by Nantucket light house ship off Cape Henry. It was said to he steaming west. Jne naw department was notified, and’ vessels have been sent in search. Denver. Colo., Apr. J—( Special to Dailv Democrat)— I"" Germans, giving their names as Carl Burke and Charles Nelson, have been arrested here foUowing discoveries firmly believed to have been wholesale dynamiting plots, including plans to blowup homes of the governor, adjutant general, police chu.l and three school buildings. London, Apr. 7—(Special <•' Dailv Democrat) —Austria-H -- garv. apparently, has biokm relations with the United Stoles. That Foreign Minister Czernin had instructed Ambassador Tarnowsky as Washington to demand his passports was reported from two souices . todav. A special agency dispatch from the Hague asserted it. So did dispatches received by the Paris newspaper LeMati’n from its correspondent m Basle. This latter said Austrian papers made formal an-

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j nouncement of Austro-Hun-jgary’s alignment with her ally, j Germany, against America. Boston, Mass,, Apr. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—There was a persistent rumor here this afternoon that two fishing trawlers were sunk this morning by German raiders, 100 miles east of here. Story was I given credence for it is known the fishing boats are in the vicinity of the point where raiders were reported early today. Washington, 1). C„ Apr. 7— (Special to Daily Democrat) — jThe preparations for war were running at a full head of steam (today, A steering committee has been named to look after the I legislation for a proper amounf of money and for the raising oi a sufficient army anti they wil |have the machinery moving by Monday when the bills come up Washington, D. C., Apr. 7— ' (Special to Daily Democrat)— An order ffom the postmastei general today stopped all mai outgoing to Germany. Austrii and Turkey. All commercia wireless stations were taker ] over by the navy departmen' and private stations are being dismantled. Secretary Bakei asked the house military com mittee to insert a provision foi conscription for a technically tranied army for use as engi neers and signal men. ' Washingtton, I). C.. Apr. 7— (Special to Daily Democrat)— America today sent to Russia a greeting in which she declarec “this country arrays itself in op position to the greatest enemy of, and menace to the democracy in the world,” and expressed rejoicing that the people of i Russia have merged into r mighty democracy. The message made a significant plea for “internal concord’ in Russia in order to crush Germany. 11 ** j Washington. D. C., Apr. 7— , (Special to Daily Democrat)— (Shortly after noon today the navy department completed the task of taking over all commer cial wireless stations in the United States and its possessions. in all, 56 wireless stations heretofore used for commercia! purposes are now under complete control of the United States navy. After German Spies. Washington, D. C., Apr. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat)—The government roundup of German plot ters and all enemies of the republic is in lull blast today. , With scores already arrested or be ing run down, countless other ar- ■ rests will be made within the next few days. The enormity of this plotters’ hunt ■ can be imagined when it is remem- • bered that the statement recently i was made on the floor of the senate ..floor that 100,000 German spies had • (woven their intrigues in every sec- ’' tion of the country. »' While the chase is '.ot and will con- • finue relentlessly against any alien > ‘ suspected of affording aid and com- -! fort 1 to the nation’s enemies, officials 1) again today repeated their declaration that “well behaving aliens” -•need have no apprehension. 1 ] will Remain Neutral. (Continued on Page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April*?, 1917.

WILL OPEN STORE I G. C. Steele and Ford Bleekc I Have Leased the Terveer Building for ‘ A DEPARTMENT STORE Will Handle a General Line —Room to be be Handsomely Remodeled. George Steele, a well known business man. and Ferdinand Bleeke. former Adams county clerk, have leased the south room of the B. J. Terveer block, formerly occupied by the Dowling hardware company, and will within the course of a month, open a department and general merchandise store. The new firm will try to be ready for a formal opening by May Ist. Mr. Steele is now employed by the Schafer Hardware company, and as soon as his resignation is accepted he will go to the city to purchase the stock of goods for the store. The ne>- store V-ill be a general department store, with a 5 and 10 cent store in connection. Mr. Terveer, owner of the building, has let the contract for the remodeling of the room. A new and up-to-date window- front will be installed, a furnace and other conveniences will also be added. The entire room will he occupied by the new firm. READYJpB Chas. R. Dunn Authorized to Raise Company of Infantry in County. HAS BEGUN WORK Served as Private in Spanish - American War — Wants 80 to 150 Men. Charles R. Dunn, the Watkins man, has been delegated and authorized to aise a company of volunteer infantry n this county. He has received the nuster rolls and is busy signing the >oys up. He has about thirty promsed and as soon as he secures eighty >r more, he will send for the musterng officer. The full company strength s 150 but the company can b etaken n with half that number, the officers >eing authorized to muster in the rest >f the company. Any one who detires to enlist in this first company nay do so by seeing Mr. Dunn. The atter served with an Illinois company luring the Spanish-American war and s doon as the German trouble arose vent to Indianapolis where he offerid his services and was informed that le would be instructed later. He aas low received his papers and is ready or business. o BUY FRUIT CANS NOW Indianapolis, April 5, —Mrs. Indiana Housewife is advised to buy cans and Gass jars for canning purposes ininediately. Frank M. Wallace, slate entomologist, declares that reports have reached his office that quart cans will iell from 48 to 50 cents a dozen by ■aiming time and glass jars will he (lightly higher. “There will *be a shortage of new cans and jars,” he says. “Everyone should save their old jars or cans and if they must purchase new cans they should do so at once.” —-—— O —■ ■ ■■■— TEN DOLLARS MORE TO FUND. The Indiana Board and Filler Co , of this city has sent us a check foi SIO.OO, the same to go towards th< relief of the people at Monmouth win were hit by the cyclone. The tots of the fund now at this office s339.!iii

E 44444444444444 4- MONMOUTH STORM. 4 4- The committee appointed to 4 4 distribute the relief fund for the 4 P 4 Monmouth sufferers went to the 4 4* scene of the disaster this morn- 4 4 ing and after an investigation 4 4 finds that the funds donated for 4 4 the relief are but a handful com- 4 4 pared with the amount required 4 4 to make any kind of a contribu- 4 J 4 tion to those who have suffered 4 4- losses. The amount needs to be 4 4- increased about fourfold. No 4 P 4- distribution was made and the 44- committee is hereby making a 4 4* call for additional funds and re- 4* 4* quests that all who have not 4 4 contributed do so. and those who 4 4 have, and feel that they can in- 4 i- 4 crease the amount are earnest- 4 4 ly requested to leave the amount 4 , 4 with either of the newspapers 4 4by Monday evening. Churches 4 ’’ 4 are requested to make this an- 4 e 4 nouncement on Sunday morning. 4 I 4 The committee will meet again 4 ~ 4 Monday evening and arrange 4 4 for the distribution. The com- 4 4 mittee organized by electing S. 4 4 B. Fordyce president. The other 4 4 members of the committee are: 4 4 Charles Yager, T. J. Durkin, C. 4 4 D. Kunkel and D. B. Erwin. 4 s 44 4 44444444444 ' MRS. HOUTS DEAD t Mrs. Harry Houts Succumbi ed to Pneumonia—Died Friday Afternoon. WAS 34 YEARS OF AGE | Husband Also V ery Low of Same Disease — Van I Wert Young Lady. Daisy Burton Houts, wife of Harry Houts, of the Arlington Bowling Alley, died yesterday afternoon at 3:35 . o’clock at her home on S. Third street ■ passing away after only a week's illness of pneumonia. Her death is a peculiarly sad one. as the husband is also lying at t>e' point of death. Mr. Houts became ill first and was very low, Mrs. Hout, contracting the disease later. For awhile it was not known which would pass away first. Mr. Houts, however ’ became better, and hopes are enter- ’ tained that he may recover. This ' morning he had not yet been notified > of his wife's death. , The deceased was born in Virginia, March 9, 1883, and was just a month past her thirty-fourth birthday. She was the daughter of Frank M. and ’ Nannie Burton. She was married *o i Harry Houts, October 8, 1911. i They resided in Van Wert county, s Ohio, prior to coming here January t 12, when Mr. Houts became a member -of the firm opening the Arlington Bowling Alley. Mr. and Mrs. Houts have no chilt dren of their own but have an adopt--1 ed daughter about nine years old. 1 The body will be taken Monday to • St. Mary’s, 0., where the funeral will t be held and the burial will take place 3 in the Burton family lot in the cemef tery. THE FIRST’COMPANY? C. R. Dunn and Robert H. r Peterson are organizing a comi pany of infantry in Adams county. They have thirty names now and want a hundred by Tuesday. Your country calls '■ you. Will you respond? Give e your name to either of the above 1 named men. y - - . +4444444444444 4 WHERE GAUM IS. 4 v + * ~ 4 The island of Gaum is the 4 j 4 largest of the Mariana Archi- 4 4 pelego, located on a direct line 4 4 between San Francisco and Ma- 4 4 nila, 5,000 miles from the for- 4 4 mer and 1,500 miles from the 4 4 latter.. It was ceded to the U. 4 ’ 4 S. by Spain in 1908, is thirty 4 ,r 4 miles long, 100 miles in circum- 4 l<? 4 ference and contains about the 4 io 4 same territory as Adams coun- 4 11 4 ty. The population is 12,517 . 4 + + + + 4444444444

* FOR PLAYGROUND + 4 South Ward Patrons Met £ Last Night and Formed * an Organization + * FOR CHILI) WELFARE ;l — ; Ed Ashbaucher, President *• —Committee on Ground F and Equipment. h b f. The patrons of» the South Ward j. school district who have much interj, est in child welfare, and especially l looking forward to the approaching ’ j I. summer vacation when some manner of play should be provided, held an ‘ enthusiastic meeting last evening at at the South Ward school when I, ’ the matter was taken up. i, • An organization tending to provide ; for play grounds was formed, with i, the following officers: President. Ed I, | Ashbaucher; vice president. Mr. Lan/dis; secretary, Miss Eva Acker. I Committees were also appointed to bring the arrangements to a head, as I follows: On equipment, H. J. Tboiupson, chairman; George Everett. John Nelson and Prof. M. F. Worthtnann; on grounds. Charles Peterson and Fred Wuerst. . Between fifty and sixty were in attendance and the interest displayed 1 by the patrons is a very commendable one. showing a fine spirit of cooperation with the teachers in providing for the welfare of the children. , Another meeting will be held in 1 1 two weeks. ,> BOOST MEETING patriotic Mass Meeting to , be Held at Court House Next Friday Evening. IS MOST IMPORTANT ( Problem of Raising Adams 1 I 1 County’s Quoto of Men i for Army and Navy. Decatur is to have a Patriotism ( meeting at the court house next Ffi- < /day April 13th at .7:30 o’clock. c Every loyal citizen in Adams conn- ( ty is invited to be present and urged to bring his neighbor along. The goc- , eminent has called for 500,000 men e to assist in away for humanity and f Indiana is asked to furnish 20.000 a of that number for the army and navy. F A, D. Suttles of the Old Adams I County Bank is the chairman of the i committee in charge and is working in co-operation with J. W. Bosse, postmaster. E. X. Ehinger. ' ing the National Banking association, E. S. Christen, county school superintendent and others interested. The movement is backed by the , government, by various organizations , and Is most important. The call for ] men for the navy and army will be ' read apd various points of interest ( discussed. The program is being pre- ’ pared and will be published within a I few days. i Tn the stock - markets. • ■■ , (United Press Service) . . New York. N. Y.. Apr. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —After a weak opening in which prices were fractionally off in nearly eveay issue, the stock market today slid steadily backward, prices in some instances beinf as much as four points off and one, '* Bethlehem steel B. was off eight points at the close. Profit taking and liquidation ot holdings deußesseff the ** prices considerably. TlieWnarine 18sues, as well as steed stocks wete, under pressure. Marine preferred 11 closed at 84%. off 2%. U. S. steel £ closed’at 110%, off 2%. b Miss Abbie Ullman returned tn Bryb ant this afternoon after a visit with I, b her sister. Mrs. Joe Spangler. |l

ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. J, W. Poling relumed to Dunkirk today nooii. She lias been at the ill of Bright's disease, who suffered bad attacks again Monday and last night. She was accompanied home )>y her daughter, Mrs. Alma Morrow, ot Celina, O. Mrs. Shafer IMerson is ill again of liver trouble and complications and Is confined to her bed. Harry Houts continues very low of pneumonia. He is improving som< ■ what and there are hopes for his recovery. For Mrs. Houts who is also ill there is not much hope unless a change for the better occurs today o THE COURT NEWS April Term of Court Will Open Monday—Will be no Vacation. NEW DAMAGE CASE Hoffstetter Asks $250 for Motorcycle Damages— Many Marriages. The Febnwry term of the circuit court closed today. There will be no vacation, the April term opening Monday. I R. C. Parrish, attorney for Hu;o Hofstetter filed a $250 damage suit against John Blowers, for damages aleged done to Hofstetter's motorcyi le when Blfjwers’ automobile ran ilno it March 31 on the Gerne-Geneva road Inez McVeigh, plaintiff in a suit :<• gainst Leah McVeigh for alienatim of her husband's affections, was order-1 ed to file a cost bond within ten days. | Marriage licenses were issued u - day to Vern Dull, farmer, horn Junei 17, 1888, son of Hugh Dull, to w Anna Hisey, born February 4. 1893. i daughtet’ of Frank Hisey; also >o William* C. Bultemeier, employee of Pennsylvania shops, Fort Wayne, bo'n i November 21, 1888, son of William i Bultemeier, to wed Huldah Hoffman, < born March 18, 1897. daughter of»Da:i- ■ iel M. Hoffman. i • i The case of M. Shields Company vs | George C. Steele was dismissed and « costs paid. I ( The case of the State vs. Frank j Shaner, trespass, has reached the ci:'- i cuit court from Justice Kintz' court. In the partition case of .Michael Miller, executor of the. James Wagner estate vs. Mary C. Anderson, ej .1. final report of the commissisner was approved and he was discharged. James M. Armstrong vs, Em.-V; Shepherd, et al. Appearance ly Merryman for plaintiff and furtn°r issues madd« The petition of <’. S. Niblick, trustee for Jesse Ruckman, was granted and he was authorized to pay claims a: 1 attorney's fees. David Habegger, guardian of Margaret Jacobs, filed report of sale of petfbonal property which was approved. -Licensed to marry: Henry Goss, born April 7. 1859. farmer of Jiy county, son of W. Goss, to wed (lold- ■ Violet Daugherty, born December 1897, daughter of William Shephcid Daugherty. E. B. Lenhart qualified as guardian of Valette, Richard Said Rob> ' giving $5,000 bond. , HISTORICAL CLUB MEEiiNm. The Historical’club met this week , with Mrs. James Fristoe, when Mrs. j Mary Gongleton had « fine papei on ( •■Helping Our Neighbors.' Mrs . } C. Downs will be hostess at next ( Wednesday’s session. , ( 'mr~~b~axter^s~funeral. t Funeral services foj' the late Andrew .Baxter were held thi» afternoon at two o’clock from the United 1 Brethren church. Rev. T H. Harman Olilciatink. Interment was made in the Decatur cemetery. [

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FORM AUXILIARY i The Adams County Medical, i i Dental and Pharmaceutical Defense Committee. HAS BBEN ORGANIZED Joins in National Move— Will be Ready for Care of Wounded or Sick. In accord with the national movement, an enthusiastic meeting was held last night at eight o’c lock at the city hall, for the formation of an auxiliary of a medical, dental and pharmaceutical defense committee <f Adams c'bunty. An effort had been made to have every doctor of medicine' and dentistry and every pharmacist in the county present. If any did not rei celve notice, the oversight was not intentional as every one in these probsj sions* is wanted. The purpose of the organization is to render humanitarian aid, to foe as well as friend, in case it becomes necessary, and i specially so during the war. This is in accord witii the national movement, wherein it is desired that such an organization be formed in I every county in every state in the un- | ion and also in the distflet of Columbia. This organization of national defense is formed under the auspices of five leading medical and surgical r. • sociations of ttie United States, sanc,tioned by the president and cabinet, 'and the movement wns begun ea«ly last year. Dr. William J. Mayo, ot Rochester, Minn., Franklirt T. Simpson and many other noted surgeons and physicians of the United States head the list in the movement. ! To work with these and further the movement, there were appointed nine physicians and’surgeons as committees for each state. Dr. Miles F. Porter, of Fort Wayne is the chairman of tlie committee for Indiana. From Dr. Miles F. Porter came the i -- quest that Adams county get in line witii the others, and he appointed D’’. J S. Boyers, of this city, as the chairman for organization in this cou ity. night the committee was formed, Dr. 80/ers naming three doctors of medicine, two dentists and two pharmacists, representing the various parts of the county on tills Committee. Dr. Porter requested that this, Adams county, make a list of all doetors and dentists and pharmacists m the county in order to find out how many will join the reserve corps. I Several have already signified their intention of applying for such po iI tions. The duty of the reserve corns is 'strongly humanitarian and patrio - ic and in case of necessity, will h'lp to alleviate s uffering of foe as well us friend. Those who join should signify whet Iter for government positions and ,must pass the physical and professional test, acting tinder the supervision of the government. One of the duties of the committee will be to arrange for a place to be used as a county unit host ital tor f'to care of the sick or wounded if such should beconfe necessary. This county having no hospitalZJhey will I'' l - 1 ’ how many inmates'there are at the countv infirmary and how many st . or wounded can be accommodated there if it becomes necessary Iliephjsieians of the county and the no ethers of this committee will s-ee that. ;,II such patients are given the proper, and if necessary, gratuitous attendance. A committee including Dr. W. E. Smith, Decatur, as cltairfrtan; In. Harry O. Jones, Berne: and Dr S. D. Beavers, was also appointed to look into the expediency of forming a local Red Cross auxiliary in Decatur and they will report at tlte next meeting ot the Adams County Medical association to bo held next Friday, Aphil 13. This v ork would include th> formation of classes for learning the wo k in first aid and such other facts ; s may be necessary.. It is understood that there ate rw.-i j (Continued on Page 3.)