Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1917 — Page 1

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WORKING ON BILL ■'Senate and House Committees Will report Late Tonight is Opinion Now. J PRESIDENT IS READY I With His ProclamationAllies Making further Gains in Big Battle. SaKsS (United Press Service) bulletin. Washington, D. C., May 7—(Spe- ■ cial to Daily Democrat > —That the so- ■ called Roosevelt division amendment HLt the conscription bill will not be ■favorably reported by the house and ■ senate conferees on the measure see r ■ed certain this afternoon. One memBber of the committee declared the ■committee could not accept the ■ amendment on account of opposition ■ |>y the house. If the bill is reported Be * without the amendment there is ■sure to be a lively fight on the floor ■of the senate. At today's session ■tncst of the minor differences were ■ironed out. The committee met again Kfhis afternoon and is expected to ■reach a decision late today. It is ru■mored that the senate will give up ■the fight for Roosevelt if the com■fmttee will agree to their age stipu■lat on on conscription. I President Wnson has completed his ■brnciamation and its issuance awaits ■Lily the action by congress. The details fully what will ■be expected of the young men. Ex■options -will not be determined un- • th after the registration. All single ■men will be called first, together w.th ■bhese married men whose families ■are not dependent upon them for Support. Most framed mechan cs Sgtaru medical men will be exempted, ■but will be designated where to work. Three months will be required for the - registration. Hltv John H. Hearley. ft.it.-.! Press -.J Staff Correspondent i a Rome. May 7- (Special to Daily; afeloiiKX rat i — Pope Benedict may •■trow the weight of his influence in - ■ ■mation from his vatu an authorities ■ ' I Official expression wa- iinobtainaKlii- l»ut It was reiterated that th'' holy "eniphatii ah' endorses the of small nations I his cxpieswas given sign'd'an. eas applyKng to Ireland by announcement of ■the impending selection of Mgr. ( er■retti. long a student of Irish and ■American affairs as papa. si’etetarj ■of state for extraordinary eei lesiasKical affairs. Mgr Cerr.-'ti was for- ■ nierly papal representative in Mexi- ■<-<> and papal auditor at Washington. ■At present he is papal nuncio at Aus I Creation of the new vati.an post ■aroused further interest • m re ■■ports that the Vatican had I n adby its South American minis-. ■ tors of the pending entry into the. K-ar of "almost all" Latin American Kgeoions. The pope’s pea.- message Mffof Saturday was tegarded a- sienifi■leant in this connection. ! The holy father has also been tn- ■ formed, ft was said, that other na- ■ tions in Europe and .Asia mat be ■ drawn into the conflict i Washington, May 7—(Special to ■ Daily Democrat)-Herbert C. Hoover., ■ chairman of the food committee of the ■ council of national defense ami ’he al ■ ministration's "consulting ••xpirt I world food conditions, appeared unex- ■ pectedly before the house agrieultm a ■ committee today to urge innni dia ■ action on the food ■ control legislation. So important were Hoover s revela I tions as to the present world food sunI ply. the conference was behlm cos'. I doors. I (By William Philip Simms, United! Press staff correspondent. I ■. With the British armies in the l'< •• I May 7—(Special to the Da y _ ' ■ crat)—Austrian troops forge I « ino I hole in the German line is being - t. I cessfully maintained agains ■ my counter-attacks. I The penetration of the German front thus achieved is around Reincour Washington. [ Dailv Democrat) -A flood of sugges Hons from inventors of the courty ■ have come into the 8 " , W. L- Saunders, of the naval con.u

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Ing board, announced he believes the , board is on the right truck success, fully to fight the submarine rnenaie. Do?.» ns of suggestions are useless, 0.(iciuls said, but nevertheless nil are being considered. Saunders will confer with Secretary Daniels who so far is not informed as to details Saunders [and his colleagues have worked out. • The secretary admittedly is optimistic. Saunders has written a letter to Secretary Daniels stating briefly what his ideas are. «w London. May 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) — Continuous German counterattacks since Saturday have failed to shake the British grip on the Hindenburg line around Bullecourt and in the face of this unending pressure the British improved their positions by drives of their own. Field Marshal Haig so reported today. ‘‘Early this morning." he said, there was sharp fighting on the Hindenburg line east of Bullecourt. Our position was improved and we progressed west of the village taking a number of prisoners." (By Henry Wood. United Press Staff, Correspondent) With the French Armies' in the Field. May 7 —Germany's retirement | from France must come unless Hin-' denburg can stop the French drive. Today's fighting brought proof of j complete realization of the necessity of such a retreat by the German com-[ manders in the superhuman efforts' which the enemy is making to save ilia Rheims’ salient. Germany’s; picked troops are being hurled into the breach made by the French. The flower of the German army which Hindenburg had saved for what he hoped would be a final decisive offensive is now being sacrificed. Entirely aside from the Franco-I British offensive between the Aisne and Lens the Germans are now facing an equal menace in the Champagne. They know that the French offensive between the Aisne and Moronville threatens to.force their evacuation of the Rheims salient. There Mounts Brimont and Berru and Forts Nogent la Besse and Vitrv Les Reims constitute the keystone supporting the superstructure and the ; entire German front. Desperate necessity of preventing cutting of the salient which would* > precipitate withdrawal from France ■ is causing the Germans to sacrifice the last of their reserves in an effort , to hold back the French. The 6.000 prisoners taken up today does not indicate a shattered German morale. On the contrary the ' Germans are resisting with a degree • of desperation hitherto unknown. But the number of prisoners does not reflect the immense bodies of troops which the Germans are throwing into the conflict. They are being slaughtered like sheep. Today standing on a height from which i could see the French steadily wiping out the Hindenburg salient, it was possible with glasses to make out long lines of motor lorries behind the German trenches, eacli packed tight with German troops and speeding to the Charnel house of the German front lines. Arriving there, these fresh reserves | were unendingly launched against ! the French. And they melted away unendingly in the French machine gun fne. the deadly accurate barrage of the famous Sioxante Quenses, the ) t old steel of the French bayonets, or ; the explosions of French grenades. Washington. I). C.. May 7 —(Spe-[ clal to Daily Democrat)—President [ W'ilson this week —probably tomor-i row will outline the immediate and vital needs of new Russia to the American commission of railroad experts which leaves for Perograd soon. It is admitted in government circles that the situation in Russia is still critical and for that reason it is desired that, the first of the two commissions to Russia leave as quickly las possible. The executive commission beaded by Elihu Root, will start [ later. • _ o— — ATTENDS BOARD MEET M. Kirsch went to Fort Wayne to attend a meeting of the Reformed Orphans’ Home executive board. Mr. Kirsch who was recently elected director of the local Red Cross auxiliary will also call on Chairman E. (’.’ Miller at Fort Wayne, relative to* the . work here. tcTrepeat PLAY. The juniors of the high school will repeat their play. “The. Man from ’! Horae,” at the Bosse opera house. Thursdav evening, for the benefit of ■■ the soldier boys. The juniors are • now selling tickets. Be sure io get one

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SEEDS GIVEN OUT Two Barrels Sent by National Emergency Food I Commission Given AMONG 357 PEOPLE — West Ward Parent-Teacher Club Meets Tonight to Discuss Garden. • The SIOO worth of garden seeds •sent to Decatiir through the Daily Democrat for distribution by the) Emergency Food Garden commission; of Washington, have been given out i to those who have agreed to plant them - and to properly tend their gardens. The work was done through County Agent Overton and he was assisted by I the boys at the fire department. a| list of the names has been secur 'd I [and the results will be carefully; watched. The exact number of per-! . sons to receipt was 357, showing tne .great interest being manifested. The seeds included beans, pens, [ onions, radishes, lettuce. parsnips, carrotts, chard and other garden ' produce. Mr. Overton will meet tonight wl'h : the West Ward Parent-Teacher club [to discuss plans for lhe acre and a half garden being planted by this organization and the children of that [school. The money dderived will be; used in the school. We have a plea from a local booster I asking that the plan to turn the fai grounds over to those who wish 10l plant corn and potatoes be carrind I out. its. a good one and worthy o’ further and immediate consideration. o A GREAT BATTLE Clinton Kerr Goes Through I 1 Great Battle in France —Letter Received _ i I BY THE FATHER His Battalion Hacl Full Share of Glory and Also 1 of Sorrow. i X I 1 Clinton Kerr, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Kerr, of Monroe, who enlisted in the Canadian army, being with the seventy-fifth battalion, and who according to word received from officials i was shot in the thigh at Vifcy Ridge, t in France, has evidently recovered I and is back on duty again. i A letter dated April 13. from France, < sent through the London, England, ; j headquarters, was received today by 1 the parents. All reference made >o [ the battle and the places where hejl fought, were blotted out, by the cen-j I sors. and very little definite inform:, j tion is given in the letter. He says, however, that they have [ gotten batik into civilization again, and that his battalion had full share [of glory and also of sorrow in the great battle, the name of which was blotted out the censors. He evidently was in the very midst of heavy . fighting, for he says: “And it was some experience, too. I had heard a few shells, and some bullets before, and had seen a fewcasualties, had been in one myself, I in fact, but it was the first thing tlif-.t [ could be called a battle, that I had | seen. was the strong point on j [ our line and the taking of it was a j well planned, capably handled and gallantly executed piece of work. I am proud to be able to say that 1 was in it and came through it.” He closed by saying that he hoped the United States would get in a few good punches soon. "But it will have to be soon, remember,” he continues. ■ “for, according to all Indications we are going to push little “Hans" and “Fritzie right back into the Rhine be- [ fore we stop.” o BUSINESS MEN WILL MEET. i The Decatur Merchants’ association . will meet Tuesday evening at the lif brary. All members are requested to ! be present as important questions are ; to come up and be disposed of JACOB ATZ, President.

’ CHARGED WITH ARSON. (United I’rexs Service) Winchester, hid.. May 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Edward Peari son and Elisha Roberts, of Van Bur- ' ' en, Ind.. William Drake of Marlon. I Ind., and Calvin Lincoln, of Keystone, Ind., have been arrested by 1 Sheriff Davison, charged with arson. [ Grand jury indictments charge them I with setting fire to the general mer- ; chandlse store owned by Drake APearson at Ridgeville, north of here | last November. The arrests result -from an investigation made by the state fire marshal's office. Roberts is charged in two indictments. Drake and Pearson are merchants and Lincoln is a livery man. Roberts was town marshal at Van Buren until recently. o ABOUT THE SICK '■ ■■ Vincent I). Bell. Craigville, Very Low—Hope for Recovery Abandoned. SEVERAL ARE ILL Suman Boy a Pneumonia Victim—.l. I). Myers Continues 111. Vincent D. Bell, of Craigville, well known and prominent resident of ills community, is at the point of death from consumption, with which he has been ailing for two or three years. He is now confined to his bed and no> hope for his recovery is expressed. He is the father of Mrs. George Everett. Mrs. Hervey S. Steele and Mrs. O. I P. Mills, of this city. Mr. Bell is about eighty years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klopfenstein, of Bluffton, visited with John D. Myers yesterday. Mr. Myers who has been ill of blood poison for six months, aud 1 was able to sit up foj a half hot< or so Saturday, was not so well yesterday. He is still under the care of a trained nurse. Otis Ulysses, two year old son cf Mr. and Mrs. Harry Suman, is ill of pneumonia. The babe is a grandson of U. S. Drummond, of this city. . -o NOTICE ADAMS COUNTY The Adams County Game and Fi :h Protective Association will meet at the city hall Wednesday. May the 9».h at 8:00 o’clock p. m. All those interested in game and fish are requested to be present, and a special appeal is made to the farmers to be on hand. By order of the Committee. O , THE MAY SESSION I The board of county commission- , era met today for the regular May , term and the morning was devoted to the allowing of bills and claims. To-! morrow they will dispose of a number 1 cf important matters including the [ awarding of contracts for roads and i bridges. OFFICERS NAMED Reformed Organization Holds Annual Business Meeting Sunday. ELECTED AN ELDER Fred Sellemeyer Elected for Two Years —Show Good Condition. The annual congregational meeting I of the Reformed church, with the pas [ tor, Rev. L. W. Stolte, presiding, wus| held yesterday afternoon. The following officers were elected: Elder, for two years, Fred Sellemeyer; deacon, for two years, A. R. Ashbaucher; trustee, for three Martin Miller; treasurer, for two years, J. Fred Fruechte. The remainder of the church officials hold over. All departments of the church reported, and their financial reports show the church to be in a substauti tl condition. Relative to the building of the new church, which was planned to be within three years, encouragement was extended to swell lhe building fund to; the utmost. j

WEDDING BELLS — Ring at Bleeke Lutheran Church for Gustav Krueckeberg and I MISS SELMA BLEEKE Rev. Hinz Officiates—Big Reception Given at the Bleeke Home. A company of sixty or more guests j assembled at lhe Martin Bleeke home ; In Union township, last evening. af‘--r the ceremony at the church, to wish j tlie newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Krueckeberg. much Joy and enjoy the festivities attending the wedding. The ceremony took place at the Bleeke Lutheran church. Rev. Hinz of this city, officiating. The bride was Miss Selma Bleeke. I and attending her were the Misses' Matilda Krueckeberg and Marie Se.king. This was a "white" wedding, all the members of the bridal party wearing gowns of white crepe re chine. Brides roses and swansonia were carried, and the bridal costume was more complete with the long white tulle veil. The groom was attended by Edwin j Krueckeberg and Walter Bleeke. A trip to this city to sit for their pictures was taken, prior to the reception at the Bleeke home. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueckeberg. of Union township. The newly married couple will live on a farm just across the state line. A MYSTO DEATH Mrs. Myrtle Marchan. Formerly Mrs. David B. Studabaker, Died at Chicago IN PECULIAR MANNER Met Second Husband. Taken to Doctor’s Office, Died in Five Minutes. Chicago police are trying to ascertain by means of an examination by the coroner’s chemist at t Chicago, whether Mrs. Myrtle Marchan. former wife of David B. Studabaker. of this city, died from heart trouble, commited suicide, or was murdered. The ; woman died Saturday night a few moments after her second husband, from whom she separated three months ago, had taken her to the office of Dr. R. J. Fuentes. 386 East Thirty-first street. Her husband. Rayfield Marchan. told the police she had suffered from time to time from heart trouble and believes that caused her death. Mrs. Reiss, with whom \ she lived, says the woman, who was but twenty-three years of age, had frequently threatened to commit suicide. Mrs. Marchau was divorced from Studabaker two years ago, according to l)er story and married Marchan, who claimed to be rich, a 1 year ago. When she found out he did not have any money she left him. She met him on the streets SatOrday | night and told him she was sick and asked him to take her to a doctor. He did. and she died five minutes later. Her maiden name was Ernest, and I her father is manager of a garage at I Cincinnati, according to to the story i told the Chicago police. The woman said she was attending school in Virginia. met Studabaker and married him ofi a dare. She said she gpt her divorce at Fort Wayne two years ago. ‘ Her father arrived from Cincinnati Sunday and took charge of the body. Dr. Fuentes told the police the w>■ man had told him she was subject tc tainting spells, but died before he could complete a diagnosis. Coroner's I’hysiicau W. H. Burmeister conducted a post-iuortem examination, which failed to determine the cause of death. He then sent the internal organs to Dr. William McNally, coron (Continued ou Page Two)

| DROVE TRUTH HOME. I The sermon preached at the Mt. Cartnel church, southeast of here Sunday evening. May 6, by the Rev. j Roy Gaunt, of Decatur, Ind., proved to be a very Inspiring one. Mr. Gaunt is a young man of great ability in the pulpit. He drove the truth straight home to each and every one j present. This is just one of his simple statements: "If some church j members would not consume more ' physical nourishment than they do 'spiritual, there would be a number, r j of walking skeletons in our country.” i Mr. Gaunt Is a student of the Fort Wayne Bible college. He is the son of Ola Gaunt, east of Decatur — Berne Witness. • - ■ ■ O’ 1 -— — THE COURT NEWS ■' -- Marriage License Rush is on—Several Cases Are Dismissed. APPEARANCES MADE In Many Cases by Attorneys—Case from Wells County Received. A marriage license was granted this ( morning to John M. Morrison, oil distiller, of Lima. 0.. born July 30. 1871., to wed Addie E. Butler, of Pleasant i j Mills, horn February 25, 1880, daughtj ter of James R. Boyd. Both were I married twice before. The groom s 1 ! marriages were dissolved by divorce ( in 1914 and 1917 and the bride's l y i divorce in 1912 and 1914. ; The following cases were dismiss J d | j because of want of prosecution, and , i the costs taxed to the plaintiff; Bea- < jamin E. Alleger vs. Lyman D. Bur- 1 nett; Rule Bose vs. Cora Bose, divorce; 1 I Eli Miller vs. Andrew Gottschalk, a II ministrator of the Jacob Runkel es- ’ tate: Schaub-Dowling vs. Edward ! | Parent, et al. 4 I The case of Muncie Banking Com- | pany vs. Otto Scott, suit on noie. was received here on change of venue front Wells circuit court. 1 i J. C. Gault, et al vs. Herman | t I Alerding, et al. Lutz enters apperx- f ance for the plaintiff and Peteason s Moran for the defendant. t Elizabeth Borne vs. Clover Leaf railroad. Appearance by Gunther, Clark, Van Brunt A- Lutz for the let fendant. Motion to require plaintiff to separate and paragraph cause rs action. v In the estate of Ernest Franz, ’n- a ventorv number two was tiled and a»- > 11 proved. 1 D. W. Erwin, guardian of Harland | Heath, et al. filed current report ! ' which court approved and the trust was (ontinued. < Real estate transfers; U. S. patent)’ deed to John H. Mundhenk, 160 acres 1 of Hartford township; Old Adams I ! County Bank to Ft. Wayne-Decatur 1 Interurban Company, lots 244-255, De-1 catur, $6500; Emanuel Lehman to C.| Im. Andrews, lots 17 and 18. Monroe. $3,000; William S. Welty to James C. I Harkless, 40 acres of Union township. $4,000. Marriage liienses were issued 10l Samuel Boner, born October 3, 1890, son of Albert Boner, to wed Hazel [ Weimer, born April 12. 1891. daughter, of Millard Weimer; also to Gustav Krueckeberg, born March 27. 1890, son iof Fred Krueckeberg .to wed Selma Bleeke. born May 16. 1795, daughter ■ of Martin Bleeke. I It is said that a marriage will be issued to a well known young' ~« I I - couple of the city this evening, tae' i groom residing in the southeast ■ of the city. ' Articles of association .of the G°- t . neva Auto Company, with a capit tl p stock of $3,000, the purpose being to b i sell and buy automobiles and' .supply's d and do general machine repairing, etc. fi I were filed with the county recorder, t . Members of the association are H. L. a Norris. H. C. Martin. G. C. Stroble, L. v M. Lucas, Portland; W. W. Wlddows. . Geneva. — K. OF C. NOTICE i Regular meeting tonight Import ; ant business. G. K.

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WANT JRECRUITS Company “A” Nee<|s 89 More Men—Effort to Se* cure 30 This Week. — BOYS ATTEND CHURCH . Good Attendance—At Presbyterian Next Sunday— Examiner Coming, +++•+«++f + + + + + + + NEW RECRUITS. + + + + Morris Mumma. 4. + Eugene Meibers. 4. + Edward Rademacher. 4. + Albert Beery. 4. + Harve Stevens. 4. + Burl Johnson. 4, + Homer Parrish. 4. + Robert Merriman. 4. + Frank Young. 4. + Marcus Mayer. 4, + Joe McConnell. 4, + Robert Garard. 4, + + + + + + 4- + + 4- + + 4- + These men have been secured and Robert H. Peterson, recruiting officer, this morning wired the department ut Indianapolis for an examiner who is expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon. In the meantime every effort will he made to secure double that numb-T fpr examination at this time. , An eflort to raise the membership to at least 100 this week is bci.ig made. Captain Dunn would like to go out with the full quoto* of men. 15:), and as the conscription bill will probably pass within a few days it looks as though this ought to be easily don<‘. It will b<! more pleasant for the boys to be together than to scatter aboqt among strangers and it will be more satisfactory to belong to the Indiana guard than to be in the regular army. Eighty or more recruits are needed which means that a hundred should sign the roster because the per tentage of those which fail to pass the physical examination will reach at least one fourth. Company “A" attended services at the Methodist church Sunday morning. forty-five of tlie recruits being in the number which attended in a body. Rev. Thornburg delivered an eloquen' sermon which touched the boys and the better prepared them for the ordeals they may be called upon to fact. The company has accepted an invitation to attend services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. Among those who enlisted today was Robert Merryman, son of Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman, who came home from Cardwell, Mo., where he has been working for a year, to enlist with the Decatur company. "WHEN IN DOUBT PLANT BEANS.’* This is the advice given today by Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of agriculture and member of the National Emergency Food Garden Commission of Washington, which is co-op rating with this newspaper in urging more food gardens ,this year to cut the high cost of living. The lesson today is in the nature cf a warning to the people of the country because of the shortage of cans and tins for preserving needs and the commission directs s|>eeial attention [ to the warning as a result of the con- [ dition of the market at this time. “There is a serious danger,” eonJ tinned Mr. Vrooman. “that hundre Is lof thousands of back yard farmers [ will plant too many perishable vegei tables. It is all right to plant enough fresh vegetables to supply your own needs this summer, and If you can be sure of securing cans or glass jars i.i which to put up such vegetables as tomatoes, asparagus, ets.. then it is safe to plant plenty of them. Hut beans are abs-»lutely safe. “Nature has provided beans with their own dessiceators or drying apparatus. I refer to the pods in which beans grow. All that is necessary to do at the harvest is to store your po ls in a dry, cool place; and let the air do tlie rest. Most dried beans are exactly as good as green beans, and when in doubt, plant beans:” o TWO MORE FORDS DELIVERED Two Ford touring cars were delivered today by the Kalver Noble firage, to Wtn. Moschberger of Washington township, and Jacob Henst heu of Kirkland township. 1