Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1917 — Page 1

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U-BOAT MENACE I MUSTBECURBED Four Hundred Thousand . Tons of Shipping Sunk During Last Week. tURGES QUICK ACTION Secretary of Interior Lane Says U. S. Must Build Boats Quickly. (United Press Service) Washington, 1). May 2—(Spe-i cial to Daily Democrat)—Four hun-l dred thousand tons of shipping were I destroyed by submarines week before! last, according to shipping men’s estimates, Secretary of the Interior) Lane told representatives of the! state’s defense councils at their) opening session here today. If this proportion continues. Lane: asserted, it would seriously threaten j the life of Great Britain and France, j fie pointed out that the United States! must aid quickly in replacing the: shipping. American inventive genius. Lane | asserted, would, find some means of I combatting the submarine. He itn-j plied that the patent office already is beginning to receive American ideas. Secretary of War Baker declared that the states and federal government must work in closest co-opera-tion if the nation is to be successful in the war. This cooperation will be especially 1 necessary in raising the great army; authorized by congress, the war sec-i retary said. He announced that as I far as possible every effort will be j made to preserve the identity of the j national guard in building up the army. (United Press Service) BULLETIN. London, May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Thirteen men of the' steamer. Rockingham. American, torpedoed and sunk by a German subma- j rine. were missing today. A patrol! vessel brought word of the tragedy and thirtythree survivors. The sur-| vivors were in two boat loans. One I boat with thirteen unaccounted fori ■ is still missing. .. (United Press Service) BULLETIN. London, May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The second boat load of survivors of the American armed ■ steamer Vacuum was officially reported saved today. The additional sur- ■ ' vivors include Captain S. S. Harris, Third Mate Ed Husted, the boatswain and four American bluejackets, gunners on the vessel. An American consular report declared the seven additional men land- ■ en Sunday on an island near the. coast where there was no telegraph-: ■ ic communication and therefore could not report their safe arrival. Mexico City.” W 2-(Speeial to Daily Democrat) —General Obregon, one of the government's chief sup-. ■ - porters, resigned his position as minister of war today, a short time after President Carranza had been sworn Into office. His resignation was un-| expected. Carranza had depended on : him for the war portfolio in the cabinet. which is just being formed. Obregon pleaded ill health. In asking Carranza to accept his resignation he declared he was always ready and willing to serve Mexico in any national or international emergency. Washington, May 2— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The house today passed the army and navy appropriation bill totalling $2,827,553,653 the biggest of its kind in the history ot the world-by a vote of 362 to 1. Meyer London, socialist, voted against the bill. Washington, M^“ ’-(Special to Daily Democrat)— If Germany’s peace proposal reported scheduled tomorrow includes giving up her strongholds m Bulgaria, Serbia and Turkey, the allies may look twice at the proposal, it was stated authoritively here today. It’ Germany offers no concessions In the eastern theater the allies wll brand the peace move as a fa , cause Germany’s eastern control would give her a death grip on a vital nerve center of the world. It also became known today that a I majority of the allies do not expect a permanent peace in the of the word that there will never again be a war. They will be satisfied with a

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peace assured for five or six gene alions. IA peace based on concessions on the western front alone evacuation of Belgium giving up Alsace Ixirraine and other similiar the allies say would moan only exceedingI ly brief peace, a mere breathing I spell for the Teutons. (By George Martin, United Press staff correspondent) Washington. May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) Three major propositions commanded tin- attention of j the allies’ world war conference here | today. I Speculation as to what Germany's I peace move will he in the reichstag to- , morrow. The detailed offer of American ship- ! ping to our European allies and or- i ganizations of the "speed up" program | for building more ships. The agreement of the United States government, over the'objection of cer I tain members of the war college, to send troops to Europe at once if they are wanted. French. English and American war commissioners today were exceedingly skeptical of any peace move, how-' ever, seemingly attractive, which Beth-! mann-Hollweg may hold out tomorI row. There is a feeling in official circles that tlie ulterior motive of the projeced peace proposal is threefold. To captalize a last, dying hope.' that the United States can be swerv! led from active participation in the! war. That German separate peace propaganda in Russia may crystallize and a separate peace be manipulated. And that wavering South America, the. country to which German eyes: turn hungrily and hopefully according to the allied commissioners now here,' may be reset at normal and kept out I of the war altogether. Germany, the allied commissioners here said today, can make a superfi (daily magnanimmous peace offer by | giving up everything but her corridor: into Turkey and still be victorious. The "moral effect troops"—probah-l I ly altout two thousand marines or mili-j ' tia —which France wants at the front lat once, will be sent. The government's offer to send a large army in ' small groups, beginning immediately, is before the European allies today. This would obviate employing great! 'blocks of shipping by sending the ar-l mies enmasse. Should, the allies say openly “send the armies at once.” it would cause no surprise in Washington. Plans for mobilization of American shipping went forward rapidly today. The allies and the American shipping board worked out details of an international shipping agreement. Tic y sealed the pact by awarding one American ship to France amd one to Italy. The government mapped legislation for all Inland, coastwise and trans-Atlantic shipping of the coun-j try. Government shipping control is a prelude to putting into effect the inter-: national shipping control agreement.) Cuba is doing her part. u The Cuban i war commissioners here announced that the German and Austrian shins j ‘seized in Cuban waters are undergo-1 ) ing $150,060 worth of repairs and w'll be put into service under the Cuban ’ flag cartying foodstuffs and supplies. The (trench commission will leave ) for Chicago tomorrow. , o— THE FLOWER OF NO MAN’S LAND HER FIRST WONDERPLAY Little Violet Dana, the newest Metro star, and an artist of rare dramatic ability, will be seen here at the Crystal theatre tonight in the Metro-Col-umbia wonderplay, "The Flower of No Man’s Land.” This is a five part feature written especially for Miss Dana by John 11. Collins, who also directed its production. She is surrounded by a strong supporting cast including Duncan McRae, the well known English dramatic actor, Mitchell Lewis, Fred Jones, Harry C. Brown, Nellie Grant Mit'liell. Eldine Steuart, Marcus Moriarity, and other well known stage and screen artists. ' Or WILL BE IN NEW REGIMENT Captain Dunn has received word that present indications are that the Deca- ■ tur company will be made ( ompany “A” of the new Fourth regiment now being organized. A fifth regiment has also been started to take care of L the volunteers. The local company i has secured eight or nine members ‘ during the past day or so. Captain i Dunn hopes to increase the memberi ship to near the 150 mark.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, May 2, 1917.

I MILITARY REGISTRARS FOR ADAMSCOUNTY

— The conscription hoard of Adams ’) county, consisting of Clerk Will flam- ' moll. Sheriff Ed Green and C. F. DaI vison, has completed the list of con r scription officers or military registrars. one for each voting precinct in the county, who will have charge of the work ot carrying out the work as it will be prescribed in the law which will be finally passed by tomorrow. The law will fix a date when every man between specified ' ages must register under penalty of ' being declared a deserter and punished accordingly. Further details of ■| the law will be announced as soon as •i the law is completed. The registrars ' as named by the board, and the re- : ixirt follows: To the Hon. James P. Goodrich. Governor of Indiana: We, C. F. Davison, Ed Green and ' Will Ilatnmell, the committee apI pointed from Adams county, Indiana, by James P. Goodrich, governor of STRUCK ON HEAD Henry Schoenstedt. Prominent Farmer, Taken to Ft. Wayne Hospital FOLLOWING INJURY Received When Struck on Head With Fence Stretcher Yesterday. Henry Schoenstedt, prominent farmer, residing on the state line, about ! sixty years of age, was taken to the I hospital in Fort Wayne this morning for examination. This follows an in1 jury sustained yestrday while at work at his home, when he was struck on the head by a fence stretcher. He was unconscious for ten or fifteen minutes following the injury, and while he became so that he could I hear later, he did not seem to fully understand what was spoken to hint. ! A gash two inches long was cut on 1 his head, his ear injured and he was badly bruised about the eye. The examination is made that it may be learned whether injury was sustained by causing pressure on the brain or other serious injury. MR. DILLER DEAD Well Known Carpenter Passes Away at Home on Sixth Street. ILL MANY MONTHS , Os Tuberculosis —Was a ) Member o* Moose Lodge —Funeral Friday. John Diller, well known carpenter, ! died last evening at 4:30 o’clock at his home on Sixth street. Mr. Diller had been ill for many months of tuberen-j losis and death was due to this. He was fifty years, ten months and four ] teen days of age at death. I Mr. Diller leaves a wife, Mrs. Amelia Schraluka Diller, and one son by a former marriage, Milo Diller, living in Chicago. Tlie deceased was a son' of Peter Diller. | i Mr. Diiler was a member of the I Moose lodge, and that order will attend the funeral in a body. The services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the Methodist' church. o ■ STACKS OF PARCELS It is estimated that fully three thousand parcels have been received for the St. Agnes Sodality parcels post sale this evening. The long length of the K. of C. hall is stacked ' with the parcels, several feet hijii " and more are coming in at all hours, i Beginning at six o’clock, a supper wilL i be served, and the parcels post sale, ■ will be started at 7:30 o’clock. The public is Invited.

i Indiana, to select, name and appoint • conscription officers or military reg- - istrars, within and for the respective ■ precincts in said Adams county, Indi- • ana, respectfully submit the followi ing names: f East Union Frank Mclntosh. West Unton Adam J. Bienz. East Root —Clifford Darkless. West Root - Fred Schurger. i North Preble Gus Conrad. South Preble John Miller. North Kirkland —William Zimmerman. South Kirkland Geo. M. T. Houck. North Washington Ben. Kiting. South Washington—Jacoh Omlor. North St. Mary's Wm. H. Tceple. South St. Mary’s—;Ed France. North Blue Creek—Elisha P. Merryman. South Blue Creek—Chas. J. Jones. North Monroe—Marion Oliver. Middle Monroe —Irvin G. Kerr. French—Joseph L. Graber. HAZEL EMERY MARRIED Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jallel and sister, Miss Maynte Galloway, of Toledo. 0., passed through the city this afternoon enroute to Berne where they will visit with their mother, Mrs. May Galloway. While the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jallel occurred in February no announcement prior to this was made here and it will.be news to many Mrs. Jallel was formerly Mrs. Hazel Galloway Emery, and was employed at the Madison house and later ns cook at the Miller restaurant for some time. She went to Toledo some time ago to be employed, her wedding occurring there later. , o THE COURT_NEWS) Bessie Jackson Dismisses < Her Divorce Case—A ) Judgment Rendered c I IN A NOTE CASE i j Guardian Appointed for the v Whittenbarger Children ' —Real Estate Reports. r i V In the matter of the trusteeship of t Rose Wheeler, current report was approved and the trust continued. 1 Dr. Elizabeth Burns qualified ns' ’ guardian of Mary, William, Opal and George Whittenbarger, giving $4.(0 .1 bond. Current report of William Drew, guardian of Matilda Young, was ap- ■ proved and the trust, continued. Final report of John Bair, guardian ■. of Daisy Bair and current report as to Pearl Bair, were approved. He was discharged as to Daisy and the trint continued as to Pearl. Pearl Neaderltouser, guardian if Newel B. Rice, upon her petition, was allowed the sum of $12.50 per mon.h for the support of the ward. A judgement in the sum ol $245.13 ], was rendered Daniel N. Stauffer a against James H. Dague, on note. r I Judge LaFollette, of Portland is ' said to be quite ill of throat trouble. i f In the two cases of John Thomas i The Chicago & Erie railroad, the de- t fendant was ruled to answer absolute i in five days. i I The divorce case of Bessie Jackson ' | vs. William Jackson was dismissed and costs adjusted against the plaintiff. Frank Shaner vs. Samuel Teeters,,: 'et al, replevin suit. Appearance of j ■ Suiton. Heller & Cottrell for Maria Shaner was withdrawn, also the answer of this party. Showing by counsel that appearance of Maria Shaner was without any authority. Real estate transfers: James C. j Harkless to William S. Miller, part of lot 28, Decatur, SI,OOO. The regular meeting of the city council was held last evening and fl, number of street and sewer improve- : intents were disposed of. A committee 'meeting will be held at the city hall i | tomorrow evening.

North Hartford Peter Fox. South Hartford Eugene Lindsey. North Wabash L. N. Stahl. Ceylon—Georke Fink. East Jefferson—Job Yaney. West Jefferson —Jesse Buckmaster. Decatur. First Ward "A"—Fred Mills. Decatur, First Ward “B” —W. A. Lower. Decatur, Second Ward “A” John S. Peterson. Decatur, Second Ward “B” —Ben Schrank. Decatur, Third Ward “A" —J. W. Teeple. Decatur, Third Ward “B’—Charles N. Christen. Berne "A”—Frank Cottrell. Berne "B”—Amos Hirsehy. Geneva “A"—George Ineiehen. Geneva “B”—Albert Harlow. Respectively submitted, C. F. DAVISON. ED GREEN. WILL HAMMELL. OTHERSSAW FLAG Large American Flag Seen in Eastern Sky Several Weeks Ago by REZIN F. MUMMA Was Also Seen at Tipton by Several Parties—Story is Printed in Paper There. While no one else in this city is known to have seen the represenia-) tion of the large American flag as it I floated in the eastern sky on a cloud April 13th, except Rezin F. Mumma. the fact that it was no ooti-, cal illusion or effect of the imagine | tion as many may have been inclined ; to believe, is evidenced by the fact' that it was also seen at at the] same time, by Mr. and Mrs. Geor<;« McCorkle, of that place. The article that the Tipton paper printed at that time relative to the ( McCorkles having witnessed the sight was probably questioned by many who did not see it, but a comparision ( of the articles written in the Decatrr ( and Tipton papers, as well as one in ( Kendallville, where it was also seen, ( vindicates all parties concerned, as ( the vision was not local only. ( A VETERAN DEAD: 1 Daniel Brewster, Resident 1 4 • of Jefferson Township. , Died Early Today. — ( WAS ILL LONG 1 Was a Veteran of the Civil I War—A Well Known Man Succumbs. Daniel Brewster, aged seventy-two. long a resident of Jefferson township, a veteran of the cival war, died this! morning about seven o’clock, after an j illness dating from last August, of a I complication of diseases. Mr. Brewster is survived by the widow, who was formerly Miss Laverta Bebout, and the following children: Frank. Fred, Mrs. Jesse Buckmaster, Mrs. Dale Rockwood and Ethel, all living in the vicinity of the parental home. George and Winfield Brewster are brothers. The deceased was well and favorably known over the country. o TOWNS SHOW LOSS Os School Children is This Year's Report. All school enumeration returns have not yet been made to County School Superintendent E. S. Christen, hence a full report cannot be made at I this time. Berne, with 401. tills year shows a loss of ten over last year. There are 147 males and 158 females Decatur, with 1260 school children, shows a loss of nine over last year. Os this number, 653 are males and 607 females. Geneva has not yet re-i I ported. |

ASK FOR EVENING CAR — Albert Seheiniann and others ar.' c.iri uluting u petition Hint will be pre. I Rented to the Decatur Fort Wfayne interurban asking that ja 5:30 evening ear northbound be put on. Sime the adoption of the new schedule, there has been no car between four and seven o'clock. Many from north of here who work in the cityy and are not off duty until : after four o'clock, find the long wait ■ i very inconvenient, hence the plea for a car in the meantime. ’ _ n

— O’ 1 ■ — ASKS £RJLEASE Michael Miller Petitions the Council to Release Him Contract to IMPROVE NINTH ST. Winchester Street Remonstrances to be Heard on June s—Sewer Bids. Street and sewer improvements .were the main topics of business at tlie regular session of the city council held last evening. First on record • was the report of City Engineer L. L. Baumgartner, accepting the Madiaou ! street sewer as completed and the filling of the• preliminary assessment' roll. The resolution was then passed setting May 15th as the day on which i objections would be heard. The preliminary resolution in the! | matter of the district sewer in the' . Nuttman addition was passed an l May 15th set as the day on which objections would he heard. j The final resolution ordering the construction of the Patterson street sewer was passed and the city cletki I was authorized to advertise for bide j on the 15th of May. The preliminary resolution for the ' Winchester street improvement : passed and adopted and June sth set; las the day on which remonstrances! ! would be heard. The quarterly report of City Treasurer J. D. McFarland was filed, approved and referred to the finance I committee. Attorney John Moran then read tlie petition of Michael Miller asking tlie; council to release him from iiis con-' tract to build Ninth street. He stat-| ed in his petition that when lie contracted with the street and sewer committee he was to begin work la t fall but as the road was not complet- , ed by the county he could not do so | Since that time tlie price of materir.l! and labor has gone up and that if he i would construct the street now, it ' would cost him nearly two thousand l dollars more than the original con-! tract. The matter was referred to. the judiciary committee. This committee, together with Mr. Moran, Mr. Miller and the property owners, re-: questing that the improvement be made, will meet Thursday evenin';. May 3 at the city hall and the matter! will be decided. ‘The purchasing committee was! j authorized to buy books as recoin-! ! mended by the state board of account. | The finance committee allowed the following bills and the meeting adjourned. Erie R. R. Co $ 6.00 ! Water Work pay roll 64.10 i M. J. Mylott pay roll 157.50 ID. F. Teeple H. 99 : General Electric Co 249.60 Jesse J. Hurst 12.5-’ Clark Fruit Co 25 -” ft ■ City Firemen 62.-.0 Fisher Bros. Paper Co 8.50 ■ A. C. Foos pay roll 204.00 I Citizens Telephone Co 4 .0 “ General Electric Co ’ 4 P. & H. Supply Co s Standard Oil Co 2S >; ' Ji Wayne Belting & Supply C 0... 1 - Protective Elec. Supply Co • r ' o " u National Meter Co National Mill Supply Co : | J. D. McFarland l Edison Lamp Works ‘ ’ Decatur Herald Co t Isaac. Chronister _ t ' Chas. N. Christen ' . L. L. Baumgartner "‘ ” Wm. Schamerloah 1,0 • Citizens Telephone Co 3 Street Com. pay roll ’ 4 60) i power Coal Co 456.93 , General Hocking Co The Democrat Co 22.C8 G. R. & I. R K C 0... 195 33 Charley Roop 3103 j T. St. L. & W. B. R. Co 99.82

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HE MAD£ GOOD And Made the “Aristocracy” Sit Up and Take Notice —Did the “MAN FROM HOME” So Did “Boy and Girl Jun-

‘ iors from Home” Who Presented This Play. A prophet may proverbially be without in honor in his own country; and a man may never lie a hero to his own mother or his valet. But "The Mau | From Home." an Indiana man, Daniel Vorhees Pike, attorney at law. at Kokomo, proven iiimseif "good" to those from his home town and so did the , "high school Junior boys and girls from home” who last evening present-, ed the charming play that is centered about this typically American Indiana i man. Prof. L. E. Keller, of the high school faculty, coached the Juniors in their play, and the applause at its final pre- ; sentation at the Bosse opera house last evening, where every seat was taken, showed its hearty appreciatio i. The orchestra, comprising Thelma and Dorothy Williams, Claude Snyder, Ila'-ry Fisher and Naomi Mayer, with Miss Anne Rackstraw, musical director. played the prelude and during in- ’ termission periods. Class talent w-is further manifest in tlie special scenery which was painted by Glen Sowle, I class artist. Glen may take it as .i ! compliment that, had one not been cognizant of the artistic “repertoire” of the “stock in trade" carried by the ! opera house, one could not have told ! the difference between it and that pr.>t'essionallly painted. However, th” pleasing change in scene, of the spe- • rial paintings, characterized it nicely, 'and with the room equipment, furnished by Gay. Zwick & Meyers, made the I setting unusually pleasing. Too much good cannot be said of | those who took part in the play, each I one filling the part of the character he 'represented with great nicety. This I story of Booth Tarkington’s is both humorous and rich in a lesson that should not fail to come home to everyone, that of tlie supremacy of good, solid true worth over the shallowness of the pretense of aristocracy. A very clever and natural presentation of the hero. Daniel Vorhees Pike, ■ attorney at law. of Kokomo, a typical, shrewd, unpretending young American man, who sticks to his plain duty, l with determination, was given by Al- ' bert Gehrig. Then there was the heroline, ids ward. Ethel Granger-Simpson | heiress of a substantial but plain, tli though rich. Indiana man, who after his death, with her brother, has spent I several years in Europe, where they have become hypnotized with the false glamor of titles and other tinsel of European aristocracy. Her final return to the appreciation of solid worth, instead of the false glitter, is j prettily told in the story, of the typiI cal American girl, high-spirited, proud ■ yet withal very sweet and just, when I brought a realization of the truth. Miss Granger’s part was taken by j Miss Fanny Heller, and that of her ' brother. Horace Granger-Simpson, by ' Harry Knapp. The group of English 1 aristocracy, in league to secure the ' Granger fortune, through marriage 1 with Miss Ethel, and the final strip- ’ ping of their grandeur, laying bare the ' shallowness of their pretense to real ' nobility, was interpreted by several ': interesting players. That of the Earl of Hawcastle was presented by Fred Ball: his sister. Lady Creech, by Mi<s Frieda Williams; the Hon. Almeric Ist. Aubyn. whose taste runs to bull Logs, by Herman Miller: and the Corntesse DeChampigny, French adventur!ess, by Miss Jirene Gregory. That the greatest nobility is sometimes attended by the greatest simplicity. and tlie least pretense, is proven by the Grand Duke Vasili Vasilivitch, of Russia, who travels incognito. and becomes a real friend of the Kokomo plain attorney, at last making known his real self, when he can prove himself a real friend in time of trouble, being a great factor in smoothing out the difficulties and final re adjustment. This character found interpretation in the person of Victor Kreutzman. and that of Ivanoff. it Russian fugitive from justice, who was finally befriended by Varilivltch. (Continued on Page Two)