Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 112.

TEDDY’S PLAN WINSJN HOUSE Vote of 215 to 178 in House Re-inserts Roosevelt Division Plan IN THE DRAFT BILL Intense Feeling Exhibited as Voting Progressed— Leaders Against It. (United Press Service) (By Robert J. Bender.) WASHINGTON. D. ('., May 12.(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Suitporters of Col. Roosevelt won an uphill fight in the house today when by a vote of 215 to 178 the house rec-| ommended a conference report on th"! selective service army bill with in-1 Attractions to insert the Roosevelt vol- 1 unteer division plan. The slight democratic majority in the house was overcome by a sprinkling of democrats from all over the country who voted for the bill. By the house action, the bill goes hack to conference between house and senate. House conferees are instructed to stand for the Roosevelt plan to the last. The senate, originally adopted the Roosevelt plan. The house originally rejected it. The margin of 37 votes by which the Roosevelt amendment carried, was surprising even to the Colonel's supporters. No advantage for either side could be found until the roll call was almost completed, then there was a strong trend to the Roosevelt men. The house cheered as Speaker, Clark announced the vote. Seldom ■ has the chamber been that tense. For the first time in memory individuals were applauded as they voted. Miss Jeanette Rankin, received loud applause when she voted to let Roosevelt lead volunteers to the fighting front. Representative Sherwood, democrat of Ohio, and civil war veteran now 82 years old, also received an ovation when he voted for the Roosevelt plan. Administration leaders, generally, vated against the Roosevelt amendment. (t.’hited Press Service) Washington. D. C'.. May 12 (Special to Daily Democrat)— By a tight majority of one vote, the senate today struck the Gregory espionage biR. the censorship provision that would authorize autocratic power to gag the press in any and all criticism of the government's conduct of the war and the administrations niter national policies. The vote was 39 to 38. Fifteen democrats lined up. with 24 republicans to defeat the Objeetlonabl. provision which has caused a storm of criticism from all over the country and on the floor ot both houses of congress. Senator Martin, democratic floor; leader, was one of the democrats who voted against the provision which Attorney General Gregory promulgated. Disposition of the censorship tea ture leaves the president with no specific control over the press. Oth-1 er sections of the espionage bill cov er treasonable utterances and it was the contention of those opposed to the censorship that those sections will give the government ample powers to protect itself. It is possible that later an eflort will be made by tileadministration to secure addition of a much modified censorship provision but the temper of the senate is such as to absolutely prohibit any drastic regulation of the press or interfere with the right of free speech. Under the rule allowing ten m nutes to each senator to speak on dtfferent provisions of the espionage bill discussion of the other sections went on today and a vote on the whole bill is expected before adjournment this evening. Even as it stands It gives the president powers such ak hardly exceeded by any ruler in i< world. , , . The president Is authorized to sue proclamations governing movements of all vessels in American territorlal waters and to take pos . sion of all such vessels it necessary. The president is authorizes to employ land and naval forces to pt> vent destruction or injury to vessel in American waters; to pre vent vesesls as resort tor any one conspiring against tbe United Sta es. NEW YORK. May'l2.-(Speelal to Dally Democrat.)— American soeiil

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ists sent word to their colleagues n Germany today that the Kaiser und b Kalserism must go; that the war ■ against Germany must be continued ■ by the democratic peoples of the world until this result is achieved The message was cabled by the n.i » tional executive committee of the i socialists of America. ' WASHINGTON?~May 12.—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Departure of the | American mission to Russia will be speeded because of advices of eontlnj uous internal disturbances there. LONDON, May 12.- (Special to Dai- | ly Democrat.)—-General Maude lias J opened an offensive in Mesopotamia. His British troops are still pushing back the Turks. An official state .ment today put the newly advanced British front at a point from sixty to eighty miles north of Bagdad. IBy William G. Shepherd. United Dress Staff Correspondent l Petrograd, May 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Anxiety of the ' plain people of Russia instantaneously to bridge the chasm between the autocracy that was and the democracy that is to be —without carefully testing out the bridge—menaces Russia today. "The workmen and socialists mistrust the duma leaders, therefore the government is powerless and practically under arrest in its own home.” was the apt summary of the situation made in the duma yesterday by the delegate, Sulgin. The friction between the duma leaders and representatives of the soldiers and workmen has long been apparent. Today, however, came word of an equally menacing point of difference. Russia's peasants are taking things in their own hands. Pleas by duma representatives sent broad-' cast throughout Russia to preach th. ’ I doctrines of the new plan of gov-j i ernment and to tell the ignorapt ' peasants to wait for complete or- - ganization are apparently falling on i deaf ears. Word received today indicates that nearly 150,000,000 acres of land have been seized by the peasants throughout Russia. The peasants could not wait for the promised breaking up of vast estates under pledges that such a distribution would soon after the constitutes assembly had definitely mapped out Russia's future. Confiscation and distribution of land has in many sections of Russia been formally decided upon by vote of popular assemblies. The movement has become so general that German agents have succeeded in stirring up great dissatisfaction among soldiers at the front by insinuating that unless the soldiers deserted and went home to participate in the confiscation, they’ would lose their share. Numerous desertions have come from this report. Chicago, 111., May 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Wall wheat, which yesterday attained the record price ' of $3.25, was off the market today. Official of the Chicago Board of Trade, which fixes wheat prices for the world, stopped trading in May futures last night, folliwng a conference with federal authorities. A federal official said today that i action of the board prevented a rise I j which might have sent wheat to slo.' A special committee will meet today . , to set a price for all existing con-1 : tracts in May wheat. For the pres-, ent at least. July and September fu- I tures will not be affected. ■ London, May 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Crown Prince Rup-, precht was today trying with almost every sort of weapon known to military science of this or former days to dislodge the British grip on German positions around Fresnoy and Bullecourt. Front dispatches told of hand grenades, trench mortars, f liquid ("greek”) fire, boiling oil. nauseating gases, bayonets, big guns, little guns, machine guns, rifle fire—- ‘ all concentrated in a fury of attack. All opportunity for concerted mass attack has passed these points, ac- . cording to descriptions of the dead- ’; lock received here. The struggle ’ i has developed into hand to hand bits " of fighting while beyond, roar guns 3 1 on both sides, pelting the lines opposite with vast quantities of shells. - AMSTERDAM, May 12.—Except between themselves and Switzerland, i- Holland and Scandinavia, the Central '■ Powers are now entirely isolated from I mail communication with the world. ’ Berlin's announcement today that y ; "owing to impossibility of safe com3 ‘ munication" mail service has been dise continued with Spain. Mexico and Ccn- *' tral and South America, put the final o ! seal of isolation on the Central na-l-jticns.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, May 12, 1917.

' HAVE YOU JOINED r I ' Red Cross Society Needs Your Co-operation and Dollar—Great Work. i THE FLAG RAISING R Will be Participated in by the Members—Drop Coin or Bill Into the Flag. 5 I An inspiring flag raising will occ ir ■> at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon on Second street and the public is cor-1 I dially invited to participate. The pro-1 gram is given elsewhere in the paper.! , The flag, 9by 16 feet has been made , by the ladies of the Rod Cross, the! . funds having been donated by the I . T. P. A. Immediately following the parade . (.and the exercises the Red Cross head- ; quarters at the Library will be open for those who wish to enlist in this splendid movement. The fee is one dollar and every one is asked to join and contribute this amount for the greatest organization to aid humanity the world has ever known. The ladies, who solicited made an effort to visit every home in the city but at many places found no one at home. If you have not been personally solicited, remember you are invited and urged to join any way. Headquarters at Library open every afternoon and evening. The society needs your co-operation | and your dollar. Throw Money Into Flag. . The big flag will be carried in the parade by twelve girls and you are asked to toss a coin or a bill into the flag as it passes you. the funds to be added to the Red Cross treasury. Do your “bit." NEAR THE SPINE ——— Is Lodged Bullet That Lover Fired at Miss Ninia Tricker. * WAS NOT REMOVED Unless Peritonitis Sets in She May Live, But Will • be Invalid All Life. Mrs. Bart Schraluka has returned from Muncie where she has been at the bedside of her sister, Miss Ninia Tricker, daughter of the late Emanuel Tricker, of Blue Creek township, who was shot last Tuesday night by her lover, Howard Petty. An operation ; was attempted Thursday for the location of the bullet. This however, was not removed as it is lodged near I the spine, making its removol impracticable. Physicians stated that un- ! less peritonitis set in. Miss Tricker! I may live. She will, however, be prne- ' tically an invalid all her life, and will ! never be able to resume her work. It is said that an affidavit charging j I Petty with assault and battery with I j intent to kill will be filed to hold him I until the determination of the out--1 come. Miss Tricker is quite low and it is said physicians stated that she might pass away at any time. On the other hand she may live, but the outcome cannot be determined for about two weeks. Never at any time has she been tini conscious and she was able to tell her part of the story. Petty who had been ■ a close friend of hers for several years had enlisted in the navy and ha 1 j sent for her to come to him to bid him ; goodbye, asking her to come to his, rooming house, as he was ill. She did so and on arrival there, | i Petty asked whether she had been out, jin company with another felliw Sun-j ! day evening, whereupon she respondj ed that she had. Petty, it is said, arose • and got a gun, saying that he "would , end it all.” She struggled to get the I j gun away from him, but was unsucII ressful and he shot her. She started . for the door, and had taken hold of t the knob when Petty pshed her back - into the room, locking the door and • turning the gun upon himself, inflict- • ing a flesh wound in the breast. The I landlady hearing the unusual sounds ■ ran to the door, but Petty refused to open it, and it was necessary for her

I to use other means in gaining entrance. Petty, it is said, refuses to I sny much about the affair. Mrs. Schraluka may return to h’r sister's bedside Sunday. ■ o WAS APPENDICITIS. Russell Andrews, of North Ninth j Street, employe of the Indiana Board ■ and Filler Company, who has been it the Lutheran hospital Fort Wayne, for examination, was operated upon this morning at eight o'clock. He was found to be suffering from chronic I appendicitis and the appendix was removed. He is doing well. His case was a peculiar one, in that the appendix was lodged against the bain, giving rise to symptoms of kidney affection. which it was thought might be tubercular, as it produced a swelli ing. The examination has revealed I that his ailment Is much less serious (than thought, being only an affection j of the appendix. DIED SUDDENLY Lawrence, Aged Nineteen, Son of John Draper, Died Suddenly. AT NINE O’CLOCK Death Believed to be Due to Acute Indigestion—ln Frail Health. Lawrence, aged fifteen, son of Mr. | and Mrs. John Draper, who live near | Steele's park, died suddenly this! morning about nine o'clock, of what j is believed to be acute indigestion. The lad had been in frail health the greater part of his life, being a sufferer from stomach trouble. Yesterday noon he ate a hearty dinner, [eating heavily of beans. In the aft-1 I ernoon he complained of feeling ill j and vomited. This morning he seem | j ed in fairly good health again and I followed his father with the plow in | the field. About eight o'clock the boy • complained again of being ill and suffered from vomiting. The father came to this city to get some medicine from a doctor and went back home again. He forgot a portion of ■ the medicine and returned to this j i city for it. When he reached home. ! he found the boy had died. Owing to the eating of the beans it was thought also, ptomaine poisoning might have resulted. Owing to the circumstances the coroner, D. D. Clark, was called, and he will investigate the case Tuesday. A sister, Elsie, at home; a sister. Mrs. Frances Adams, of Allen county, are living. Five brothers and sisters are dead. The funeral will be held Mondiy, place undecided, but probably at the house. Burial in the Salem cemetery.! HAS ORGANIZED Monroe Red Cross Completes Organization as Ft. Wayne Auxiliary — DIRECTOR IS NAMED In Person of Mrs. Thomas —4O Per Cent of Population Members. With one hundred and ten members! meaning that almost forty per cent, of its inhabitants are Red Cross work ! ers, the meeting held last evening at ’ the Methodist church in Monroe, to l .perfect the organization, was a most I enthusiastic one. This society which will al,so be I auxiliary to the Fort Wayne chapter. I elected the following officers: Director —Mrs. L. A. Thomas. Treasurer —C, R. Smith. Secretary—Dr. C. C. Rayl. The various committees will be appointed and it is expected that in-, struction classes will begin soon, with the idea of beginning active work, in the making of supplies at once. From Fort Wayne comes the word i that it is believed that Monroe has the! banner record of any in the state, having a greater percentage of Red Cross members for its population than any other.

jA CALL EXPECTED r| r 1 j Dispatches from Washington Say National Guard i i Will be Called Soon t ;TO FILL COMPANIES ’ - - ■» I , From Men Conscripted— Company A Will Attend Presbyterian Church. According to a dispatch from Wash- . ington the National Guard will be callI ed into training service within the , next few weeks. It is thought by many experts and high up officials that this will mean that the guard will ; all be called between June 15th and July 15th though others predict thej I call will come a few days after the! conscription law is signed. The dis-1 patch also states that the companies which are not up to full war strength will be filled up from those drafted ' under the conscription law. eat h company then showing full war strength of 150 and three officers. Those who exi>ect to be conscripted! should join Company A now. The lieui tenant will be here again tomorrow j to examine those who have enlisted j during the past few days. They will I be sworn in immediately by LieutI enant Peterson. Members Report Tomorrow. All members of Company A aro| ! asked to report at the armory Sunday ; morning at 9:45 prompt to attend j special services at the Presbyterian i church. The company and the memI hers of tile G. A. R. will attend in j a body. The boys are also asked to | report for the flag raising. A part of the service will be tbe presentation to the company of a sxß flag by the class of Mrs. Wash Gilpin through Mrg. Frances Ward Vail. FOR GRADUATES Baccalaureate Services for High School Seniors Sunday Evening. AT THE M. E. CHURCH Rev. W. Paul Marsh of the Christian Church to Deliver the Sermon. The baccalaureate services at the Methodist church at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening for the Decatur high school graduates, will he in the nature of a union meeting. Nearly all 1 1 the churches have dispensed with I their evening services to attend this. While the assembly is being made, a fifteen minute orchestral program will be given. The following program is announced for the evening: Orchestra—7:ls to 7:30. Organ-Processional—7:3o. Hymn—Guide Me, O Thou Great I Jehovah. Prayer—Rev. W. S. Mills. Anthem. Scripture Lesson —Rev. F. G. Rogers. Christian Church Orchestra. Hymn—Faith of Our Fathers. Sermon —“Character and Work of a Prepared Man.” —Rev. Paul Marsh. Hymn—America. Benediction —Rev. J. C. Hanna. Postlude. j o ARTHUR BEERY TO REPORT. Arthur Beery has been ordered to i report at Fort Harrison to enter in ! the officers training school. He took I the examination at Fort Wayne a few j days ago and this morning was notified that he had been accepted and j I ordering him to report at once. He will leave here tomorrow so as to | reach Fort Harrison early Monday I morning. Arthur has had several years ! experience in army work, is a graduate of the Grand Rapids school of veterinary and served as army veterinary several years. He will prove a splendid officer his friends believe ■ o — — NOTICE TO BAND BOYS. Members of tbe Decatur band are requested to meet at the hall at two; o’clock Sunday afternoon. The band will play at the flag raising ceremon-; i les. AU be present. |

| SLEPPY IN SERVICE. Ralph Sleppy, former deputy county surveyor and a son of Mr. und Mrs. i William Sleppy, of this city, may soon . I see service with Uncle Sam'n engi-i neera. Sleppy was formerly employed on the lake-to hike canal and at that time enlisted in the United States I engineering service. At the conclusion of his work he was given a furlough. Now he is employed with a big oil company at Tulsa. Okla., and ae- ; cording to word to his parents he lexpecting a call from the war department. Engineers will be in advance if troops are sent to France and Slepny may soon see foreign service. His approaching marriage to Miss May Goodin, of this city, was recently announced. —Bluffton Banner. Sleppy was employed as a depu'y by Surveyor Phil Macklin, of this i county for a while, and he is w-II ! | known here. ANNUJUJIANQUET And Reception of Juniors for the Seniors Notable Social Event. OF THE WEEK Assembly at Masonic Hall — Witty Program of Toasts Presented. A notable social event of the cl >s- ' ing high school term was the annual reception for the seniors given last evening at the Masonic hall, when the juniors proved unexcelled hosts and hostesses. Very sweet and unusually dainty, in 1 their simplicity, were the special d *corations. Simple, broad bands in the I senior colors, gold and white, inter-. 1 locked canopy style in the reception i room. In the general assembly room, i tribute was paid the high school in • the streamer decorations of purple t and gold, with shower-effect over the < chandeliers in these same colors, i while the dining room was carried out t in the juniors' own colors, pink and 1 green. Large boughs of spring bios- | soms were also massed about wnh very* pretty effect. In the assembly room the gues's < were received by the class president. I: Herman Miller, and Albert Gehrig, c Gladys Flanders. Ramona Smith and i Fanny Heller. , a After registering in "the gm st r book," they were each given a card on t which they secured autographs of the f assembly. Favors were in the form of ) purple, gold-embossed, leather-cover- i ed. programs, with diamond shaped [ leaflets, tied with gold cord. These i gave a hint of the delightful program ; of events carried out during the eve-'i ning. j 1 The first was a general program I given for which the guests were seat- > ed theater-style in the assembly room. Music by the orchestra was followed by a piano duet. “Madrilena” by the Misses Ireta Butler and Ireta Beavers. A reading by Miss Martha Tucker and a vocal duet by the Misses Hallie ( Leonard and Jirene Gregory were | nicely expressive of the excellent talent of the juniors. The program was rendered more complete with two tine (Continued on Page Two)

tn: tn: nr H PROGRAM FOR FLAG RAISING—TOMORROW H AT2:OO P. M. ’ | Assemble at Grand Army Hall at 2:00 p. m. Parade forms at Grand Army Hall. 2:00 . m. if fc Flag Raising between Masonic Hall and k - ol ( • 11,1 • « :f Flag Raised by Joshua R. Parrish. n H Rand. , ..... B SSSToti- « ''»”"■» I’rodamatlon-Mlss g H A^ a «fond, “Star Spangled Banner" —Lead by Rev. I . !•. § n Thornburg. , m „ H N Speech-Judge J. T. Merryman . | Song, “The Old Flag Never Touched the (.round, « I Boys’’—By Request | H Speech—Rev. VS . Paul Marsh. g Presentation of sxß flag to Company A by Mrs. Fran- ;; H ces Ward-Vail. H g Benediction—Rev. Jay C. Hanna. y Marshal of the Day—D. K. Shackle?. Master of Ceremonies—W. H. Myers, « Formation —Band, Grand Army Veterans. Spanish- n (American War Veterans. Company “A" Fourth Indiana g National Guard, Boy Scouts, The Public. Line of March—From Grand Army Hall west to Third, g north to Monroe, east on Monroe to Second, to flag raising, jFunds for flag donated by T. P. A. Flag being made bv Decatur Red Cross. «

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MAY POSTPONE PUBLIC WORK Governor Goodrich Asks County Auditor to Cooperate to Save Cars. CARS ARE NEEDED For Hauling of Iron, Coal and Food Products and Labor is Scarce. Governor Goodrich has sent out letters to county auditors and others in < harge of letting contracts for publicwork. asking that further construction work be postponed because of the car shortage and the demand for such imperative use of cars for hauling iron, coal and food. Just how this order will effect construction work here !; not known. Already the contracts have been let for a dozen roads or more and several more are under way. It is believed that stone for the building of local roads can be secured from local quarries but the question is to be discussed at a meeting of the commissioners Tuesday. The order may also effect the building of the new high school buildings in this county and other proposed improvements. The governor’s letter received this ntor.ting by Auditor John Mosure follows: Executive Department. State of Indiana. May 10, 1917. To County Auditors: In working out plans fcr the National Defense, the Federal Government, as well as the various state governments, finds the car shortage one of the most serious questions with which it has to deal. The Federal Government has already taken action giving preferem " to cars for the movement of coal and iron products. The State Railroad Commission of this state will take action along similar lines. A serious car shortage exists and it is important that every’ car in which coal, iron and food products can be moved shall be conserved and used for that purpose alone. An order is under contemplation now by both Federal and State Governments to prohibit the movement of building or road materials in cars that can be used for the movement of coal, iron and food products and g bonds are sold for the purpose of raising money to carry out contracts to be let. the money may lie idle on your hands for a year, owing to the fact that it will be impossible to get your material moved. I urge you. therefore, to postpone for the present the letting of all contracts for roads, public buildings and structures of every kind that are not imperatively demanded in the public interest at this time. By doing this, you will free a large number of cars that are now used for the purpose of hauling building and road material and you will further conserve the interests of your respective communities, for prices of building material have almost reached the prohibitive ‘point, labor is scarce and all public work of every kind not immediately demanded should be postponed for another year. In taking this action, you will not (Continued on Paee