Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1917 — Page 1

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VOLUNTEER SYSTEM DEFEATED IN HOUSE HOUSE VOTED 279 TO 98 ON KAHN AMENDMENT WHICH MEANS SELECTIVE CONSCRIPTION WILL 6E USED FDR RUILDING THE ARMY.

U’nitcil Press Service) Washington, 1). Apr. 28— (Special to Daily Democrat)— The nation will raise its armies by selective conscription. The house voted just before noon todav. The senate will vote likewise before midnight tonight—barring the completely unexpected. Anti-conscrip-tionists admit this. The house vote was 279 to 98 in favor of the president’s and the war college plan to raise at once an army of 500,000 —for service at some future date in Europe if needed. Miss Jeanette Rankin, first woman to hold a seat in congress, voted against conscription. She cast her vote without comment. The house vote was on the Kahn amendment to the army hill as reported by Chairman Dent’s military committee. The Dent bill authorzes the president first to try raising an army in ill' 1 old fashioned way by the volunteer system. Kahn’s amendment turned the bill into what President W ilson and his war heads wanted—a straight ( out and out selective conscription method. The house cheered wildly as the affirmative vote was announced. W hen to the surprise of members, subsequent announcement of the negative vote showed but 98 for the volunteer plan, (he cheering and stamping was deafening. There was no record vote. That will come later. The house when the vote was taken was in committee of the whole. A roll call will come later in the ‘•ay* I Speaker Clark, (irm to ihe last, voted for the volunteer plan along with Miss Jeanette, Rankin—who asked her constituents if she must stand alone” for conscription. There was never a doubt ot the vote after Representative Saunders as chairman ot the committee of the whole announced a vote would be taken on the bili immediately. The question whether to make the new army bone dry caused a hitter fight in the senate late this afternoon. Ihei committee had offered an amendment making the arm> dry. Senator McKellar offered another amendment making the drv provision more drastic. >lcKellar’s amendment was adopted 47 to 20. then Senator l nderwood ottered an amend men making the act apply to members of congress. The l nderwood amendment was adopt on a roll call vote 45 to 43 which would make congress bone di>. \ bill will soon be lntioduced to gather and turn over to their countries all aliens of mihtaiy age. Chairman W ebb house judiciary committee announced on the floor this att--01 Webb’s statement followed the presentation of an amendment to the conscription bill to make aliens in this country sub*iast hours of debatemb the senate the Roosevelt divi ion plan overshadowed all other issues, . . Three influential senatois— Harding. Lodge and John Sharpe Williams— threw then influence in favor ol an amendment to permt Roosevelt to cruit a volunteer division. Senator Lodge declared this was not a party war. urging Roosevelt he allowed to organ ize a volunteer force. Senator Williams, one of th<

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president’s most loyal followers, agreed with Dodge but asserted that while Roosevelt was competent to command a regiment he was not fitted to lead a division. In his speech Williams attacked pro-Germanism, declaring there are one million traitors in America. “1 want to weed them out,” he said. "That’s why 1 want conscription. Os the ten million German-Americans in this country probably nine million are loyal.” (By John Grandeiis. United Press Staff i Correspondent) Berlin, via London, Apr. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —"Turkey is! ready for peace—or ready to contin- j tie war." declared Talat Pasha, Turk- i ish vizier, here for conference with Berlin officials. “Turkey does not desire annexation of territory and she lias military strength to hold out in-;, definitely. Our harvest prospects this year are the best. We have not altered one whit our treatment of America because of America’s as 11 sumption of belligerency against the I central powers. I 1 Copenhagen. Apr. 28 —(Special to I I Daily Democrat)—Germany's conservative newspapers are now talking guarantees against encroachments on Germany's territory as necessary to: any peace agreement. Today the Vossische /.eitung (Berlin) carried a long editorial discussing the semi-official Vienna declara. I tion that Austria was willing to fore- j go all annexation plans in event of peace. 1 "It is ((uite different in Germany," ( the newspaper asserted. "Our armies invaded Russia. Nevertheless Ger-1 many is ready for peace "without tak- j ing Russian territory. But she must | have territorial guarantees.” j A number of other Berlin newspapers expressed similar sentiments. BULLETIN. • London. Apr. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Field Marshal Haig struck another tremendous blow at the German lines today in a power-1 ' fully revived offensive over a front of several miles north of the river Scarpe. J "Early this morning we attacked a front of several miles north of the j Scarpe,” he reported, "meeting considerable opposition, but making good progress.” Battle front dispatches indicated | violent fighting still in progress dur. j ing the day along the whole line of , the great drive. NO MORE STALE BREAD I (United Press Service) , Indianapolis, April 28 —(Special l> Daily Democrat) —H. E. Barna'd. state food and drug commissioner, today issued an order to all bakeries in the state to refuse bread returned l.v I grocers and retailers as "stale bread.” ' This order was made in connection with the conservation of food campaigns. Every grocer and retailer will he compelled to dispose of all ’ bread ordered. “This order will cut down the cost of living," said Mr. Barnard in his in- | structions. “Bread does not get stale . in the home. There is every argu- ) ment of utilizing the so called stale - loaf. Its crumbs are bett-i than those 'of the fresh baked loaves. Now is a I I good time to unlearn our foolish no- - tion about stale bread.” ——o MRS. BREINER DEAD Mary, widow of John Breiner, died 11 this morning at ten o’clock at the r home of a step-granddaughter, Mis. Charles Werling, of Preble. She was 77 years, 6 months and 13 days old and s ' death was due to old age. Tvo daughters and a son, living in Ohio survive. Iter maiden name was GoWner. Funeral arrangements are not e yet made.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 28, 1917.

BECOMES A BRIDE Miss Marie Allison and John J Lloyd Elliott Married in Indianapolis. DECATUR FRIENDS Were Guests — Take Trip | Through East—To Live in Indianapolis. A beautiful wedding was celebrated] i quietly at the home of Mrs. It. K. Alii-1 son, 3042 Sutherland avenue, Thu; s-i day afternoon, the bride being her daughter, Marie, and the bridegroom, j John Lloyd Elliot. The rooms reseat-1 j hied a veritable garden with masses of greenery and pink and white blossoms I In the living room many roses in pink j j and white lent their fragrance from baskets and jardineers, and the music: | room was decorated beautifully with] countless spring flowers and greenery, j The Rev. John S. Ward of the Central! Avenue M. E. Church rpad the service I at 4 o'clock. The bride was in an artistic frock of shell pink crepe de| ] t hine embroidered exquisitely, ami: ! her flowers were pink roses. After , the ceremony there was a buffet sup-1 ] per, the dining room being decorated with roses. The table was adorned With the bride’s cake, the*, bridegroom’s cake and clusters of fragrant pink roses. Mr. Elliot has taken lils bride for a trip to Philadelphia and; through Virginia, and they will return! to Indianapolis for residence. Among j the guests, who were only the rein tives and a few intimate friends, were the bridegroom’s father. W. J. Elliot, of Pittsburgh, Pa.. Mrs. A. G. Picke.t. of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. D. Townsend of Kokomo and Mrs. Jessie Dean), (Continued on Page Two) OOUBLE WEDDING C. Schlcmmer, Nellie Barkley—Mildred Murchland and O. MacMahan. PLIGHT THEIR VOWS Miss Lucile Smith of This City One of Attendants —Pretty Cremony. A double wedding, the parties being well known here, was solemnized Thursday evening at five o’clock at the parsonage at Monroeville, by the Rev. D. W. Zartman. The principles were Carl Schlem-j mer, a farmer of near Monroeville, I and Miss Nellie Barkley, daughter ot ! John A. Barkley of Union township, j this county; Oscar MacMahan, a rail-; road man of Dixon. 0., and Miss Mil-! ' dred Murchland, of Allen county. Both brides were prettily gowned j alike, in frocks of white silk with ] 1 flounces of net, and large pointed col- ! lars. Trimmings of pink French j knots and pink sashes added a bright | touch of color. Attending the first couple were) Miss Lucile Smith of this city and Arthur Johnson; while those attend ! ing with the Second couple were Mary Murchland and Ernest Singer,. Miss Smith wore a pretty dress cf pink taffeta with gray bead trimmings while Miss Murchland’s frock was of I blue silk with shadow lace flouncing*. Mr. and Mrs. Schlemmer and their attendants had a wedding supper at the Barkley home and following this, a reception was given for them at the Barkley home, friends and relatives attending. They will be at home on the Schlemmer farm a half mile from Monroeville. Mrs. Schlemmer was a teacher in the county schools following her graduation from the Decatn--1 high school and a normal course. Mr. and Mrs. MacMalion went at ' once to tiieir home at Dixon, O. Mr. ’ MacMahan bening employed in a rail- * way office there. 1 o > Miss Tillie Blotkamp loft this after- - noon for her home at Avilla. She was t the guest of her sister, Mrs. Tom Leonard.

'++++*++ + + + + + + 4 + 4 1 + HELP THE FARMERS. 4 + The United States Employ- *1 + men; Service has sent out word 4 4* that it has a list of high class 4 4- young men, inexperienced, but 4 4* willing to learn, and who it be- 4 + lieves will make high class farm 4 + hands for farmers of the middle 4 4- west. Postmaster Bosse will be 4 4- glad to receive any views from 4 4* farmers and to aid all he can by + + sending in your application for + + these men if you want them. + +++++++ + + + + + + + +++++++ + + + + + + + + DO YOU .KNOW ANY? + + + i + Postmaster Bosse has receiv- + ; + ed a request from the depart- + + ment that he secure the names + + of all shipwrights or carpenters, + + caulkers and iron moulders and + 4 send them in by May Ist. The + + government needs these men and + + will appreciate any responses + + Please notify Mr. Bosse of this + + city at once. + +++++VV+ + + + + + + FUNERAL TUDAY Richard A. Green, Father of Robert Green, of This City, Held Today. — AT PORTLAND, INDIANA Death Occurred at Home of Daughter, Mrs. Ramsey, in Spencerville, Ohio. Funeral services for Richard A. Green, aged seventy years, father of Robert Green, of this city, were held this afternoon at the East Main street Christian church. Portland. The Jay lodge F. & A. M.. of which he was a j member officiated. The body was taken to the former home at Portland, from Spencerville. j 0.. where his death occurred at the home of a son-in-law, Frank Rarnscv,; following a several months' illness. Mr. Green was a civil war veteran, being a member of the Util regiment -Company B, Indiana cavalry. He was at one time trustee of Wayne township, Jay county and was constable, at Portland for many years. Besides the son. Robert, of this city, lie leaves a daughter. Mrs. Ella Ram-' sey. Three daughters are deceased. Mrs. Rebecca Kikendall, Myrtle and Hattie Green. The body was taken to Portland this afternoon, passing through this; city and leaving on the 1:05 train this afternoon. Transfer here was made in the Yager Bros. & Reinking conveyance. Accompanying the hrodv were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ramsey and daughter, Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stuber, of Spencerville, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green and Miss Anna Giu- ! ley, this city. TWO LESS ROUTES Rural Patrons of Decatur Postoffice Will be Served bv Fewer Carriers. AFTER MAY 15TH Routes Lengthened, Thus Dispensing With Hamrick and Archer. After May fifteenth, the rural paI irons of the Decatur postoffice will be served by ten rural mail carriers instead of twelve. in accordance with the action taken ! in many places, the rural routes wil | be lengthened and the same territorj | covered by fewer carriers. With tin t increased facility afforded by automo bile service, good roads and the rais „ ing of the salaries recently, this, tin government lias decided, can easil; , be done. The carriers who will be thus cu , out at the local postoftice wil! be War ren Hamrick of route ten, and Elme Archer, of route six. This will <h •- away with route eleven, Ray Christ et s going from that to route ten; am a Lawrence Biggs, of route twelve, go ing to route six.

: SPELLING MATCH * *; North Ward Won in Two *| Contests—South Ward Fourth Graders Win. 4 *■ MANY TICKETS SOLD 4 4 h And Contest, Which Lasted 4 Nearly Four Hours, Was 4 4 an Exciting One. 4 4 j. Plenty of class spirit was manifest I. ed lust evening at the great spelling 4 match, in which the fourth, fifth and 4 sixth grades participated at the cqprt 4 room. Each division had its yell mas--4 ter. and the cheers rose thick and fasl 4 during the contest. The’ contest lastI- ed three hours and forty minutes, each ' f grade holding its own match. | In tlie neighborhood of seven hunI tired fifth tickets were sold and the i proceeds will be used for play ground j purposes. The match was given under I the auspices of the Parent-Teacher I clubs and they extend thanks to ail ■ who helped by buying tickets. Misses Virginia Cravens and Grace Coffee pronounced the words. Judges were Miss Freda Wehmhoff and Mess-] j rs. J. D. Sarig and Guy Brown. The first contest was of the fourth I grades. The south ward won in this.! I which lasted one hour and sixteen • I minutes. Those “standing” at the; close of the contest were Chalm-r Everett and George Reynolds. The north ward won in both the fifth and sixth grade matches. Those who withstood the onslaught if words in the fifth grade match were] Geraldine Fike. Dean Dorwin. Harriet . Myers. Harry Yaney and Irvin Steele.! ( i Winners in the sixth grade contest j were James Downs and Catherine] . Dorwin. SALE BY WEIGHT Must Begin in Indiana Tuesday, May I—State Commissioner’s Notice. THIS IS IMPORTANT — Many Articles Heretofore 1 Sold by Other Measure Must be Weighed. The new "Sale by weight” law which will be in force after May 1. 1917 reads in part as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted by the i • General Assembly of the State of In-j diana, that all articles hereinafter! mentioned when sold shall be sold by ! avoirdupois weight or numerical count j to-wit: Fruits, dried fruits, vegetables, cereals, seeds, nuts, ice, coal, j ! coke, lime, salt, sugar, butter, la-ii.j | meats, candy and other commodities] ■ usually and customarily sold bv] 1 weight. Section 2. Fresh vegetables which are customarily sold by the bunch, such as young onions, radishes, celery. ] and watercress, fresh berries, custoi marily sold by box as hereinafter provided, such as strawberries, raspber- , ries, blackberries and currants, shall 1 not be included in the provisions of this law. All fresh berries, such as j strawberries, raspberries and currants j sold or offered for sale by any person, firm or corporation, shall be sold by e | avoirdupois net weight, or in uniform . sized baskets, boxes or other recepj tacles containing one quart, or one „; pint standard dry measure and in lie q! other way and the said receptaclesy | shall be uniformly and evenly filled ie j throughout. J Section 3. This section fixps the s-i penalty for violation of the law at u*n •Cj dollars and costs for the first offense; ly twenty-five dollars and costs for the second offense and one hundred dol lit lars and costs and thirty days i»i 3r prison ment for the third offeuse. io Section 4. This section exempts ■n from the provisions of the act, apples id sold by Ihe Standard United States o- barrel or by the standard box, cr.tnberries sold by the barrel and farm

)j products peddled from house to liou'-c | by tin- producer. We believe the "sale by weight” | law Is the most satisfactory statute 'of Its kind. The only weuk spot in ®, it Is the exemption of farmers who ] peddle their own product, and thi weakness is minimized by the amend; ed "wdghi by hutlicl" luw which fix-s] ! the weight by bushel and fractions thereof of apples and other commodl- ) ties. Please visit all dealers at once and advise them that after May 1 t tile possession of measures will :iot J le allowed and their use is a cause! for prosecution. Will you also spread tills information through the news- , papers. Early action is essen'lel that scales may he secured and sealed by you before they are used. Re- - quire all scales to meet our speciflea-

g tions. Do not allow the sale or uie I of cheap. Inaccurate scales. Ade- it slve stand on (he point will save you ■ , much trouble later. II Very truly yours, H. E. BARNARD. i] State Commissioner of weights and | measures. NATIONAL FAME r 0 Has Been Gained by Colonel Fred Reppert as a Stock Auctioneer. k THE BEST EVER Is What Another Auctioneer Told A. J. Smith at Norway, lowa. It it always good to know just how i Decatur stands in the world and national rating, and in many tilings she; I stands top-notch. She has one of the best auctioneers in the United States,' ' in the person of Colonel Fred Ileppen | tlie well known stock auctioneer. This is the. opinion expressed icy. one of tlie ether national auctioneer ; jtoA. J. Smith, of this city, who ha.t] ! just returned from Norway, low.i.j where he atttended a large Holstein rattle sale, as a purchaser, at wbi-lij Mr. Iteppert was auctioneer. This ws attended by other stockmen of nation al fame, among them being not'd! auctioneers. One of these said to Mr. | Smith; "Decatur doesn't appreciate! j what a good stock auctioneer she has I in the person of Mr. Reppert. He's one] 1 of the best in the country.” At the sale at Norway, he sold 15Vj head of Holstein breeding cattle, aver j aging in sale, SB6O each. Front Norway. Colonel Reppert went to California to hold another | large sale. His engagements extend] from coast to coast and his reputation i j is national. IS HEDEJU STAY Dallas M. Reed Has Arrived and Work Will Start at Factory on Monday. MACHINERY IS COMING Other Members of Company > Are in the West Contracting for Alfalfa. l "We're here and here to stay and f I : we're glad of it" said Dallas M. Re'd si.. this morning. s He arrived in liis Oakland car, driveling overland from Detroit, his family V: having arrived the first of the week, n j His household goods have been ship i-lped and he expects to be "at home e. within a week or two. o The machinery for the Also Product ■sj company i» already arriving and the, d ] first men will go to work on the plant | Monday morning. As fast as the; el machines arrive, they will be placed j n in position and the manager hopes to| . have the wheels turning by June. j Other members of the company are, e UO w in the west contracting for alfalfa] !■ jiip season is unusually late iliis '• spring and the shipments may delay] the opening of tlie plant. In tlie meaus time the factory building will be res modeled and arranged to suit the s new manufacturing industry and by i the middle of summer things will be n j humming at tlie big Also factory.

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SUIUIED IADS MUSTERED IN Impressive Ceremony Marked Swearing in of Decatur’s First Volunteers. AT THE MONUMENT iSixty-five Take the Oath— Company to be Increased at Least a Half.

Decatur lias a company of volunteers Sixty-five men took tlie oaih of fealty to the slate of Indiana and ilie government oi the United States at 7:30 last evening The ceremony which was performed in front of the soldiers monument by Major I*. A. Davis, of Indianapolis, was a solemn, serious, stirring and i nI ressive one. With hared heads a thousand people watched and cheered as the words were said which made soldiers out of our civilian boys. With faces set and lips closed the men and women who recognized tlie seriousness of the occasion stood silently listening to the patriotic expressions of Major Davis and Mr. I.utz. as they addressed the soldier lads, it was a never to be forgotten scene, the r■cruits standing at “attention" ovt rshadowed by the monument In the background, erected in memory of til - soldiers of Adams county, living and dead, who offered their lives in patriotic service for the flag and before them tlie loved ones and friends who regretting that tlie boys are calle 1. would yet not them falter ill their duty to their country. The boys met at the hall at seven o’clock and roll call showed all present who had passed the examination but four, two of these being out of ihe city, and will be sworn in later Two men refused point biunk to "muster in" though accepted. The men led l v Captain Dunn and Major Davis appeared on the street at 7:15 and were cheered. Let! by the city band and escourted by tlie G. A. R. veterans, they marched to ihe monument and took iheir places just in front Os ihe bronze plates which bear the names of Adams county soldiers. Captain Dunn turned the company over to Major Davis, who made a splendid fifteen minute talk on "The volunteer” and what they have meant to this nation in years past. He said the uniform of a soldier did not license him to tie other than a gentleman and gave the boys some good sound advice. Administering the oath he announced "Decatur now- has a company of volunteer soldiers." French Quinn then introduced Hot. C. J. Lutz, who addressed the volunteers ami the audience, praising the patriotism of the boys who thus offered their services and their lives if necessary and assuring them that no difference where duty might call the n, whether it be in defending our coasts against invasion or in the trenches of another world that w-ith each eventide and sunrise, the prayers front each and every one of the 5,000 homes of Adams county would g.) forth in behalf or “our volunteer *oiliers." Tlie soldiers marched to the hail and were immediately dismissed for ihe present. Captain Dunn will go '° Indianapolis Monday to receive turtb- ] er instructions from the adjutant ge.i- --' eral and to arrange for uniforms and equipment. The company will be assigned to an Indiana regiment, probably the firs, and will be ordered mt i with them. R is expected within ihe next two weeks. ! Sixty-nine men passed the physiI cal examination, Frank Foltz, of Willshire. drove in at six o'clock last night ! took the examination and was must rcd in with tlie company. Accepted and mustered in: Charles Dunn. Fred Gay. Fred Elzey Frank 4'oltz, Robert Peterson. Glean Yen is, Howard Hixon, Richard Harden. Harry B. Smith, Roscoe Stan;. William Johnson, Virgil A. Cross, Dewey Hooker. James H. Ward, 4'.dward Yaline, Donald C. Patterson. Bernard Oilman. Floyd Cook. Leon J c.ass, Cass Bacon, Clarence Staltcr. Fred Sheets, Fred McConnell, Frank Bacon, Lawrence Coni. Carroll Bacon, i Leo Bogner, Dallas Brown, Bernard j Keller, Clarence Stevens. Waiter (Continued on Page Two)