Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 95.

HOUSE REPORTS OUT CONSCRIPTION BILL OPPONENTS TRY TO BLOCK CONSIDER ATION IN SENATE-TWO GERMAN DESTROYERS SUNK IN NIGHT RAID ON DOVER LAST NIGHT,

(United Press Service) Washington, April 21 (Special to Daily Democrat* Opponents of the conscription army bill tlii- afternoon started fillibuster tactics to delay the measure in the senate. Senator Vkompson demanded the regular or,ter and consideration of the spybill at the expiration of the morning t business. At the urgent request of President Wilson the spy bill was sidetracked* to clear the way tor the arm J bill. The ' i hill provides for getting the six bun dred thousand men needed to raise ( the regular army and the national | guard to their full war strength j through volunteers and for getting an jtrniv of ohp million hy solpctivp • draft. Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military affairs committee explain ed the first provision of the bill would authorize both the regular army and the national guard to he raised to war strength. -This is the largest volunteer force ever called for in the United States.” said Chamberlain. At the same time 500,000 men between the ages of 19 and 25 would be immediately selected and nut into training. Another 500,000 would be selected later. The selective draft system ! will make available about six million . men. O1 this vast army about three million five hundred thousand would ■ be fit physically. •‘Only about half that number j would be taken and for that reason ; we are resorting to the selective i draft,” said Chamberlain. Predicting serious draft riots if j conscription goes into effect a score , of anti-conscriptionists appeared before the senate military affairs committee today. Joseph Cannon, labor leader and organizer said: “There will be Strikes prices will be raised and blood is going to flow in the streets.” | The house military eommitee today , voted 12 to S to report out the gen-, eral staff army bill with an amendmerit authorizing the president to call for volunteers if he wishes before conscription goes into effect. London, April 21—(Special to Daily , Democrat)— Two German destroyers j were sunk ami one other was probably destroyed when the enemy vessels attempted a raid on Dover the admitaity announced today. The raid was attempted last night. They were attacked by two British ■ patrol boats. The fight lasted only! five minutes. The British ships suf-, sered no material damage and Pie, casualties were slight. Ten German officers and ninety-five men were res-, cued and made prisoners. S, Washington. D. C„ Apr. 21—(Spe-, cial to Daily Democrat)— Arthur J. Balfour, the British foreign minister, has landed safely on American soil, the state department announced tins afternoon. Ymuiden. Holland. Apr. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Belgian relief ship Kongfli, carrying a I cargo of eight thousand tons ot wheat was sunk inthe safety zone announced by Germany by a mine or . .torpedo yesterday with the possible loss of one life. This was revealed ■ ? today when nineteen American sur- ® vivors and fifteen other men were landed here. The survivors were rescued by fishing vessels. The ship was a sailing vessel in the service ot the Belgian relief commission. | Indianapolis. Apr. 21-iSpe-Bcial to Daily Democrat >— Governor j?‘«oodrich has wired President Wilson asking that prohibition of the tuaiiu- . facture and sale of liquor be placed in effect during the war. The governor sent the wire at the suggestion of Governor Capper of Kansas. I Kansas City. Apr. 21-(Special tc is Daily Democrat) —Anton Haverkamp

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arrested in Kansas City on April 11 as a German spy. was interned here today as a prisoner of war. He has been sent to Fort Riley. When Haverkanip was arrested he was found to have valuable maps in his possession. BULLETIN. I Amsterdam. Apr. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Twenty thousand munition workers in Berlin and * Spandau are -out on general strike today in protest against reduction of ' bread ration, according to latest information from Germany. Scores of conflicting rumors as to the strike — ! including a number of reports of i great violence, accompanying riots in | various cities—reached here today. | A great force of strikers is said to have revolted at Madgeburg and tried to burn public buildings. (United Press Service) (Hy Charles P. Stewart. Pnited Press Staff Correspondent) Bpenos Aires. Apr. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Argentine has made formal demand on Germany for satisfaction for sinking of the Argentine steamer Mopte Protegido by a Ger man U-boat. Announcing this today El Nacion. Argentine's leading newspaper, de dares it understands if Germany’s re ply is unsatisfactory President i Irigoyen will not only break relations ■ but declare war. (United Press Service) BULLETIN. Rome. Apr. 21—(Special to Daily j Democrat) —A revolution is imminent lin Hungary, according to Vatican ad vices today. I As a result of various disturbances .the information here asserted Buda pest and twenty-five other cities and I towns had been proclaimed in a 'state of siege. (United Press Service) London, Apr. 21—(Special to Daily . Democrat) — Field Marshal Haig smashed another blow at Cambrai to day and advanced more than a mile ■ toward that stronghold of the Hindenburg line. His capture of Gonnelieu was an pounced in an official statement today. The Britsh commander in chief reported sharp fighting in this drive He likewise detailed repulse of a German attack delivered at Fauiquis sart and considerable artillery firing at a number of places along the front. With the capture of Gonnelieu ' Haig's steel line paralleling the Cam--1 brai-St. Quentin highway had been 1 shoved one mile closer to Cambria and a driving angle for a blow on .that city formed, reaching from Havj i incourt and Villers Plouisch to GonI nelieu on the north, to Villers-Guis-lain and Epehy on the south, j “During the night we captured Gon nelieu after sharp fightingg taking a number of prisoners." the report said. “An enemy party attempted to enter our trenches in the neighborhood of Fauquissart but failed. Artillcrying was active at a number of . places during the night.” Lisbon. Apr. 21—(Special to Daily ' Democrat)—The Portuguese cabinet ) has resigned, it was announced today, I ! because the chamber rejected its de•jeree instituting a national economic 3 council. , Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 21 —(Special t - to Daily Democrat) —Brazil formally announced today she will co-operate with the United States in sending mu '■ nitions and supplies to the allies. r - — o—- —— n Miss .Ruth Hubbard, of Ottawa, O. i. is the guest of Miss Helen Dugan am d other friends here and enjoying hei i- visit from all appearances. II The Research club will celebrate it' 'closing with a six o’clock dinner o 'Tuesday evening, at the K. of f>. Home.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 21, 1917.

ANOTHERJJEBATE The Christian Brotherhood B Held Fine Meeting With G. C. Steele. - AFFIRMATIVE WINNER | Interesting Question —May I Meeting Will he With A. 1). Artman. One nf the best meetings of the Christian Brotherhood was held at l the home of G. C. Steele, last evening 1 with twenty-three present, including ? a guest, Frank ('lick. ’ John Christen presided in the place I ■ of Dr. Burt Mangoldfl who was on the 1 debate. After a prayer by the pastor,! the Rev. Marsh, the debate was given, "Resolved. That the United States ! Should Abandon the Monroe Doctrine. ( The judges, who were Messrs. Wm. I Darwechter, Dr. Weaver and G. C. I Steele, reported two to one in favor of the affirmative. f Affirmative speakers were G. f. Burk, W. Paul Marsh taking the place t of Will Helm, an absentee, and J. J.; Magley; negative debaters were C. F. I ; Davison. J. A. Anderson and Dr. I i Burt Mangold. The May sixteenth meeting will be' > with A. D. Artraan and a committee I to arrange for the program comprises, Olen Baker. A. L. Brentlinger and G. ; T. Houck. , , Mrs. Steele was assisted by Mrs. J. W. Rabbitt in serving appetizing , refreshments of buttered rolls, veil ' . loaf, baked beans, coffee, fruit and:' cake. ; < A vote of thanks for the excellent j, hospitality, was unanimous. CAST IS GIVEN For Junior Play, ‘‘The Man from Home,” at Bosse Opera House TUESDAY, MAY FIRST Synopsis of Hoosier Play is Given Herewith—Buv a Ticket. i — : “The Man from Home” is the name ' of the four act drama to be given by 1 1 the juniors of the Decatur high school at the Bosse opera house, Tuesday, May 1. This will include two . full choruses. The cast of characters includes the , f following: Daniel Voorhees Pike—Albert Gehrig. , Ethel Granger-Simpson—Fanny Heller. , The Grand Duke Vasili Vasilivitch —Victor Kreutzman. The Earl of Newcastle—Fred Ball. Comtesse De Champigny—Jirene Gregory. t The Hon. Almeric St. Aubyn—Heri man Miller. > Lady Creech —Frieda Williams. Ivanoff—John Clark. Horace Granger-Simpson— Harry ■ Knapp. Ribiere—Walter Rilling. Mariano —Anita Swearenger. 1 Michele—Florence Mann. ' Valet—Ralph Crill. ' Carabiniere —Wayne Beavers and Dent Baltzell. f Chorus—Junior Class. Synopsis of Play Act 1. Ribiere, secretary to the I y Grand Duke Vasili Vasilivitch of Ris-j t sia arrives in the hoTel to make ai-j rangements for the entertaining of his employer. Meanwhile, Lord Hawc castle discussed with Contesse De Champigny, his illegal wife, the subd ject of his son’s marriage to Miss y Granger-Simpson, an American litire ess. He also suggests minor details i- such as a settlement of $750,000.00 due from the American heiress at the marriage, with which he hopes to revive a broken down estate in Europe. The i 11 company is suddenly broken up by the 31 entrance of Daniel Voorhees Pike, Attorney at Law, Kokomo, Indiana, who Is is the guardian of the American heirr, ess, ’. Act 2. Daniel Voorhees Pike, while busying himself with a broken

down automobile, aids an escaped i Russian convict, which greatly invilI ves two of his friends and himself in l the Italian laws. Their danger of I I detection Is increased by the fact that I I one of Lord Hawcastle's companions saw the aid given the convict and 'n 1 this way they (impose to compel Pike to give his consent to the marriage and settlement of Miss Simpson. Act 3. Mr. Pike finds himself in a I close situation after aiding the co'i-l i vict lint thru the convict's aid is abb ’ I to free himself and also bring Ids opi ponents to shame and disgrace. Act 4. Miss Simpson breaks her engagement with Lord Hawcastlo's son who does not sec any disgrace, and will probably become Mrs. Dinlei Voorhees Pike of Kokomo. Ind. Admission: opera chairs 50c; bine chairs 35c; gallery 25c. Line up for seats Monday, April “j! at 3:35 p m. First 50 persons will j i draw for their places. Seat reservations immediately following line up. epworth Teague Sub-district Rally Will be Held in This City Sunday Afternoon AT THE] M. E. CHURCH Number Will Remain for Evening Service—Florence Myers Leader. >■! ... ■ M The Epworth league of the Ernsberger sub-district will hold a rally at the Decatur Methodist church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 and at 6:30 in! the evening. The program follows: Devotional —Rev. Leach. Song service—W. F. Beery. Roll call. "Our Sub-district” —J. E. Nelson. Girls’ Trio —Pleasant Mills. Talk —lona Easeley. Piano Solo—Johanna Suman. Wawasee Institute —Edgar Hall. Quartet —Monroe Chapter. Round Table Discussion. Piano Solo —Noel White. Business. Luncheon for visiting Leaguers—--5:00 p. m. Evening Service Miss Florence Myers will lead the Epworth League Sunday evening at the Methodist church. A number'of the speakers of the district sub-rally of the afternoon will remain over and give addresses. There will be one by Miss lona Easley, district president: and by Edward Hall, of Fort Wayne, a Wawasee booster. Special music will be given by Miss Gladys McMillen, who will sing; and by Dwight Thornburg, Mary Brown, i Ireta Beavers and others who will give instruemental numbers. Miss Helen Kinzle will also, give a talk. The public is cordially invited. OVER THTMOON Cow Has Performed Nursery Rhyme Stunt Again and Beef Has Raised ON THE LOCAL MARKET — Raised Five Cents Per Pound —Porterhouse is Now 35 Cents Per. | ' “Hey diddle, diddle. The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon.” j The old cow of nursery rhyme fame! must have been practicing up the; moon-jumping'stunts lately and failed to come down. For beef has risen five cents on the pound, on the local market, as elsewhere. Porterhouse steak has jumped from thirty to thirty-five cents; round beef steak from twenty-five to thirty; ’ plain neck and ribs for boiling from fifteen to eighteen cents; "readyi made hamburger” from eighteen to • twenty cents: beef liver from twelve to fifteen cents. Sausage has gone , to twenty-five but pork otherwise rei mains the same as before.

RAISE POTATOES Pastoral Helpers of Christian Church Will Convert Vacant Part OF THE CHURCH LOT — Into a Garden—Proceeds Will be Used for New Building Fund. A project planned by the Pastor-d Helpers of the Christian church, ; t I the home of Mrs. Olen Baker yester day afternoon, will have a triple ;•> Hance of good results, although tc many, at first sight, it would probabI ly mean nothing more than "a potato ; patch.” The rear half of the lot on which the church stands is vacant. Hereto i fore this has been an expense, wor. .■ ; than useless, inasmuch as the mowing of the grass and the weeds, necessitated labor and expenditure of money, with no return. The ladies of the organization have resolved to plant this plot in potatoes and to use the proceeds for their apportionment cn the building fund for the new church. They will thus he doing a triple good: city improvement work; helping the nation by contributing to the production of food; making money for the church, where heretofore expense had been incurred. DOGS ALSO BLAMED The whole blame of tearing up gardens should not be placed on chick? .s one woman telephones. She knows of several dogs in her neighborhood who are just as bad, tearing up and making wallowing holes of the Choicest garden spots. PASTOR ARRIVES Rev. W. S. Mills, Wife and daughter Arrived from Kokomo Last Night. HIS FIRST SERMONS As Pastor of Evangelical Church Will be Preached Tomorrow. Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Mills and daughter, Catherine, arrived from Kokomo last evening, and Sunday, Rev. Mills will preach his first sermon as pastor of the Evangelic i! church, succeeding the Rev. J. H. Rilling who left this week for Van Wert, O. r The household goods of the Milkfamily will arrive today and they will soon be at home in the parsonage. Rev. Mills’ family also includes an older son and daughter, both of whom are in college and will join the family here at the close of their school term. ANOTHER COMPLAINT One of our readers reported this morning that he agreed with the one who objects to the neighbors’ chickens running over his garden and asked us to also call attention to the fact that | the children should be told not to run over gardens, throw stone and old eansj and brick bats into the yard, it requires a lot of real work to get ;i garden started and to have a bunciiof boys spoil it in a few minutes is about as exasperating as anything yov have endured. Parents should cal i attention of the children to the far that just now when gardens ant , flower beds and other plans to beaut ‘ ify the yard are being made, trespas: is more serious than at any other timi of the year. Remember your neigh bur has rights. CITY HEALTH NOTES There were reported to Dr. H. F I; Costello, the city health officer, rttt I following in the past week: Births ' Herbert David, son born to William P. and Lulu May Lyons, April 16. i: Contagious Diseases ij Scarlet fever, at Frank Keller home >415 Walnut street. Scarlet fever al Charles Voglewedc home, 509 W cst Monroe street.

I VALUE OF WASTE PAPER J The great value of waste paper I; amply lllustraled In a report of a :ia j (rlotic work done in Qituwii since the > | summer 1915. The Laurentian Chap ; (ecs. Daughters of the Empire, an organization which has been doing ! great patriotic work since the war bei gan, realized what profit there was in i waste paper, and decided to set about p (Ollecting throughout the city, the ! proceeds to be given for patriotic purposes. A report which hak just s been issued, shows that since the commencement of the paper scheme in July 1915, $9,246 was received from the sale of collected waste paper. The expenses entailed in the collection were $1,204, so that a balance of SB.I 042 was able to be handed over lor J patriotic work. Over 550 tons of .. waste paper was gathered in since i. the start, and it was stated that if I the house holders had given more J co-operation the quanity would have 0 been doubled. GOOD RESPONSE Is Made to Red Cross Appeal—Soliciting Committee Held Meeting I ; ’ ON LAST EVENING r Will Retain Papers Longer i —AI! Who Joined Should See Committee. < When the chairman of the solicit- < ing committee for membership and t 1; donations for the Decatur Red Cross 1 : society reported their success last. : night the result proved the great ma- ! jority of our citizens have been loyal . , ! to their country's call. ’ But it was decided as, at some of | ! the homes visited, they found no one | I at home, and it was impossible to caiH ■ j upon every one tn the time allotted ' to them, that they will retain their j papers until the permanent secretary : and treasurer of the society are elected. They will be very glad if those who have promised as well as all who wish to join or donate would i apply to them or their assistants. The following ladies were present: Mrs. Dr. Smith, Mrs. Dr. Beavers, [ Mrs. Dr. Connell, Mrs. Fred Heuer, Mrs. Horace Callow. Mrs. John Peterson. Miss Tillie Meihers. Miss Frances Deininger. When this canvass is completed, ready to transfer to the permanent I officers, a financial report of number of members, moneys and donations 1 will be given in each of our daily pa- . pens. MRS. JOHN NIBLICK. General Chairman. O COUR! HQUSg. NEWS Smith vs. Simtson. Answer in six i I paragraphs filed. Rule to reply to , second, third, fourth and fifth para-’ ! graphs. Counter claim filed. Rule to answer counterclaim. 1 Hugo Hofstetter vs. John Blowers. 1 Appearance by Cottrell fftr defend- ' ant. Rule to answer. A marriage license was issued to Martin L. Sprunger, helper in egg ! packing house, at Berne, born Febru- | ary 2, 1893, son of David Sprunger. 'o ’■wed Linda Cora Luginbill, seamstress s ' and housekeeper, of Berne, born s March 18, 1895, daughter of Adam t Luginbill. n Clerk Will Hammell made out a cerj I tificate of the birth of Fred Bollman, i t ! former Decatur boy, at Marion. This a was in answer to a telegram stating h that it was needed as he leaves May [S ’ 5 for Europe. He is a student nt u I Northwestern University and lias call! listed in tiie medical corps. '' NEPHEW DEAD id t- Mrs. Mary A. Steele, wife of Davis’ ton Steele of east of the city, recei*-, le j ed a telegram of the death of her nap-j h-: hew, Edward, son of her sister, ! Amelia Swoads, at Reading, Penna., which resulted from pneumonia, lie ’ was twenty-eight years old. Mrs. J Steele will not be able to attend the ej funeral. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL nj Mrs. Shinline, daughter of Mr. and , ! Mrs. Nick Wagoner, was talo n to th-j Lutheran hospital this morning, “to el trip being made overland, in the Murt ray Scherer ambulance, to undergo ,t treatment at the hospital for septic j poisoning.

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ED KIEFER DEAD f • Adams County Boy Meets II Death—Killed by Ammonia While on Duty 'I AS AN ENGINEER • At Bergholf Brewery —. i Brother of Mrs. Haugk and Emil Kiefer. Ed Kiefer. 35, engineer at the Berghoff brewery, Fort Wayne, who was » ,| killed by ammonia in the lower beer J cellar, about seven o’clock last night, ■ was an Adams county boy. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs Jacob Kiefer, and was born and reared in Preble township, this county. lie was a ( brother of Mrs. Julius Haugk, tills city; Emil Kiefer, of the Hoosier Packing Company's plant; Mrs. G'.ts Reinking, Union township: Miss Huidah Kiefer. Martin and Charles Keifer Preble township; aad Mrs. William Lepper, Detroit, Mich., He has two sons, Edward and Alfred the wife also living. The Fort. Wayne Journal Gazette says in speaking of his death which occurred at seven o'clock last night: “It was not until two hours afterward when the pumps had been reversed and the amuiuuia roiiveyi'ig system had been practically emptied of tiie gas, that it. Bender, chief asst: >- I ant brewmaster, located the body, after repeatedly being driven out by lack of proper devices with which to I counteract the deadly fumes. Other fellow workmen, amateurs, i firemen from No. 3 engine house and ■ outsiders had been forced by smarting eyes, and the respiratory effects of ! the gas to give up the search. At nt'dnight employees of the company were I still working to ascertain the exact j cause of tlje ammonia's escape. “The condition of Kiefer's body, | when it was located, indicated that ! while in the line of duty he had been I suddenly struck by a strong stream of ammonia. Evidently he became dizzy, fell forward, cutting a gash an inch and a half long on his chin and then had fallen, striking the hack of b's head, probably on the concrete floor, night expressed tiie opinion that Keitnot complete his investigation last night expressedl the opinion that. Keifer met "almost instant death.” “The engineer at certain times during his period on duty, walks through the cellar, scanning the ammonia conveying system. By the thickness of the frost on the pipes he judges tiie conditions. An expansion valve in the cellar regulates the pressure. It is be- ' lieved Kiefer was adjusting or had ! just adjusted the expansion valve ! when the gas rushed forth from the | pipes,striking him almost full in the face. “Before he could escape from the deadly, pungent fumes, he was over- ' come. Fellow employes soon deti-.-t- --! ed the eye-smarting and nasal irritat- ’ ing gas. They knew Kiefer had gone I into the cellar. Rescue work was started immediately, pending arri -al ’| of the fire department, which had ■ been summoned While No. 3 com- ' | pany was rushing to the scene, era--1 ployes of the brewery with water-soak- - , ed sponges, goggles and small masks 1 attempted to locate the engineer. 1 ’ “Every one was driven back. Police too. were called, but their efforts were ‘ futile. The firemen arrived with ap■lparatus expressly built to enable men '' to work in ammonia fumes, which had -!been borowed from Peter Moran. “His device, which uses oxygen, was ' of immense value, but those who donned the nasal and oral cap w.-e unfamiliar with the cellar. It has two levels, called high and low cellar. Vast vats, mountains of kegs. "L'--” and recesses handicapped the work lof would-be rescuers, amateurs and ; trained. "William Breuer, brewmaster, who had been summoned, rurhed to the Eckhart Packing plant for an ammonia helmet This was brought to the scene, but according to those who a‘tempted to use it, the tank of oxygen | was emptied. The tank from the pulI motor carried by the firemen was dis- ! connected, but could not be united with hose piping on the Eckhart o.ufit. “Then Bender, who had made a prei vious.excursion into the fume fill 'd ‘cellar, again donned the rubber ribb-d (Continued on rage zj