Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1917 — Page 1

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SUPPLY GENERAL _ Authorized in a New Bill Introduced in the Senate m. . This Afternoon. TO HAVE FULLCHARGE Os All Supplies of Any Kind During Duration of War—Wilson's Idea. PrvsM Service) Washington. I). May 14—(Sped rial to Daily Democrat) President Wilson is empowered to appoint a controlling general of supplies who shall hold office during the period of the war in a bill introduced today j and recommended for immediate paasac. by Senator Gore, chairman ' of the senate agricultural committee. It is understood the bill is advocated by the president. Washington. D (’.. May It -(Special to Daily Democrat, Disposition of the army bill has been delayed again Conferences on the measure this morning, to write into it a sec-1 tion authorizing a so-called Roosevelt amendment, adjourned until 2:30 •o’clock this afternoon and then decided to hold up action until tomorrow morning. Thus the machinery of raising an army has been shoved 1 bark another day. although the declaration that a state of war existed was made on April 6th. Washington. I). (’.. May 14—(Special to Daily Demoiratl —Food speculators were made the object of a veritable tirade of tondemnation in the senate today, following introduction of a bill against such speculation by Senat >r Thomas of Colorado. The bill wi.i suspend boards of trade and chambers of commerce which sn'ic.ate in futures. ’London, May 14—(Special to Daily i Democrat) —Striking bus drivers re-1 sunied work today pending negotia- [ lions exepet ted to iron out all differences. The action of the drivers followed an appeal by the government which pointed out that the strike delayed workers in the munitions plants. BULLETIN. London. May 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—M- Gutchkoff. duma min-1 ister of ward and marine, has tender- : ed his resignation from the cabinet,■ a Reuter dispatch from Petrograd I stated today. London. May 14—(Special to Daily i Democrat)— Admiral Sir John Jellicoe today was appointed chief of the naval staff of the British admiralty. tßy Henry Wood, United Press Staff Correspondent) With the French Armies on the Feld, May 14— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany lost 200.000 men in killed, wounded and captured in the period of April 16 to May 1, on the French front alone. In the two weeks since May 1. it was estimated today, her additional losses have been proportionately greater even Bthnn this staggering mortality. The figures on which this estimate are based are those of headquarters. They are conservative. The totals may be much more. Between April 16 and 27, it is known the Germans were forced on account of losses to withdraw twenty divisions (approximately 300,000 men) from the front, replacing them with fresh reserves. Since that date more than a dozen additional divisions have been simile.;!)’ replaced. BULLETIN. London. May i4-(Spe< ial to Daily Democrat j—The German Zeppelin L-22 was destroyed in the north sea early this morning by British naval fortes, an admiralty statement announced today. 5 London. May to Daily Democrat) - Chancellor von Beth- ; maim Hollweg will probably ma j announcement of the central powers peace terms Ina speech to ' her « ic ’ Stag tomorrow, nn Exchange e e graph dispatch from Amsterdam asaerted today. The German chameljEtor has just returned to Berlin from a aeries of conferences with officials ES in Vienna. Prior to this he went to German great headquarters or a conference with the kaiser London, May 14-(6pecial to Daily Democrat)— Progress m the villagt Sot Roeux was announced by British Field Marshal Haig today. “Northeast of Epehy and to c

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north of Ypres, hostile raids al night were repulsed." he reported. "A 1 few wore taken prisoners. At Roeux wo progressed during the night In the village." I Roeux has been a storm center of lighting for the past -three or four i days. As at Fresnoy and Hullecourt, the German counter-attacks there jhavn been almost continuous and the i fighting of tho greatest intensity. Rouex is one of the key points in the Oppy supplemental line of German defense. By progressing in Roeux and maintaining an unbreakable hold on llullecourt, the British today have a grip on two parts of the vaunted Hindenburg line. The Oppy front is a socalled "switch line," to the main German positions. Bullecourt itself lies directly on the Hindenburg line. Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind... May I 14—The final groups of men who are to take the three months' training course for Uncle Sam’s reserve officers were arriving today. Every- . thing was being made ready for actual work to start tomorrow. Work on the new barracks was rushed. Every carpenter available was used in the final dash to erect sufficient buildings to accommodate the 5,200 embryo officers. Officers at I the fort today stated that nearly SIOO,OOO had been spent for lumber alone for the new buildings. The staff of training officers, announced today, contains forty names lof leaders in the U. S. A.. They were rapidly bringing order and uniformity out of chaos caused by hundreds of raw men pouring into the camp on every car. Detroit. Mich.. May 14. — (Special to : Daily Democrat.) —Charged, with equiping a military exitedition against : Canada. Fritz A. Neff, general manager of the Eisman Magneto Company here, was arrested today by federal agents. He is widely known in automobile manufacturing circles. Although authorities refused to divulge details of the charge against Neff it is thought he is wanted in connection with the pro-German plot activities of Albert Kaltschmidt, head of the Kaiser’s propagandists in this section. BUYS HALF INTEREST IN SHOP Barney Wertzberger and John Lose Form Partnership. John Lose, veteran barber, has purchased a half interest in the Barney Wertzberger barber shop. 165 South j Second street. Mr. Wertzberger has] been at present place of business for the past ten years, and the shop does , a good business. Mr. Lose needs no introduction to the public as he has been in the barber business in Decatur for a number of years, having been connected with some of the best shops. Mr. Wertzberger is also well known and these men will undoubtedly get a good percentage of the business in their Second street location. Each man extends a cordial invitation to their friends and the public in general to give them a call. THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN. “The Official Bulletin” is being received daily by Postmaster Bosse who has put up the same in the postoffiee] where the public may have access to 1 it. This is issued with official news matter of the government under the direction of a committee on public information appointed by the president. The purpose is for the dissemination of official news during the present war crisis. The public is invited to come in and read the bulletin, daily. CARD OF°THANKS. The wife and children of the late John I). Meyer thank all neighbors and friends who showed them so many kindnesses during the illness and at the time of the death of Mr. Meyer. K. OF C.°NOTICE. The attention of all members is called to the meeting Tuesday at 8:00 p. tn. when arrangements will be made for the initiation at Fort Wayne on May 30th. °’ K ’_ + + + + + 444444444 * SWAT THE DANDELION 4 + — i + The Ladies' Improvement so- 4 + ciety of Decatur has designated * + Wednesday, May 16, as Dande- + + lion Day, when you are expected 4 ' 4to destroy from your lawn or 4 + your yard, the plant which is 4 + rapidly ruining so many other- + 1 4 wise beautiful yards in Decatur. 4 + Help do it A few minutes is 4 y + all that is required and it will 4 e + help in the work of beautifying 4 h + the city. Now again—all to- 4 + gether. p+++ ++++ + * + ** + *

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, May 14, 1917.

•COMMUNION DAY lf ,Class of Thirty Made Their ' Solemn Communion on Sunday at St. Mary’s. r. ' ‘ * KNIGHTS OK COLUMBUS — I Attend Mass in Body—Go t. • i> to Communion—AscenI- >. sion Day is Thursday. a f , , , Sunday was communion day at tho St. Mary's Catholic church in this city. v , Beginning with the early mass. II I which was held at seven o’clock the ■ Knights of Columbus attended the | services in a body, forming ranks at ■|the K. of (’. hall at six-thirty o'clock ’’and then marching to the church. At the high mass at nine o'clock a class of eighteen girls and twelve hoys made their solemn communion. Special services for the class wore J ( also held in the afternoon. Those mak- , , ing their solemn communion Sunday were: r ’ Boys—Norbert Gase, Aloysius Heidemann, Louis Wemhoff. Aloysius ( I Laurent, Charles Mougey, Leonard . Meyer, Edward Murphy, Daniel I ' Brown, t Hubert Omler, Frank Hci- ■ man, Frederick Ulfiian. ~ Girls-Catherine Omlor. Jeanette Clark. Helena Meyer. Mary Schubz. ■ Matilda Koenig, Verena Miller, Ag'.ties Heimann. Marcella Lengerich. ‘ Anna Baker, Wmifred Clark, Kathleen Haefling. Anna Dowling. Marcella Teeple; Cecelia Gaffer, Cecelia Malley, Mildred Keller. Bereneta 1 Tanvas, Germania Christen. Thursday, May 17th is Ascension Day. On this day the church commemorates the ascension of Christ into heaven after his resurrection. This is a holy day of obligation and services will be same as on Sundays. Early mass will be at seven-thirty and high ,mass at nine-thirty. There will also be j a mass at 5 o’clock. WAS A GREAT DAY Cheer After Cheer Rent Sabbath Stillness as Large Flag is Unfurled UPON THE BREEZE Waves Over Second Street —Patriotic Event At" tended by Hundreds. Cheer after cheer arose from innumerable throats and rent the otherwise still and solemn air of the Sab-| bath afternoon yesterday afternoon, when Joshua Parrish, civil war ve‘|eran, drew the cord that raised to the breezes, Old Glory, the flag which he and his comrades fought to preserve fifty years ago. and which today is the same that will lead the hosts of a younger generation to battle for a righteous cause. The flag was made by a bevy of 'j Red Cross workers from funds doI nated by the T. P. A. and it waves i over Second street, between the j Masonic and Knights of Columbus “ halls, an inspiration for even greater ’ loyalty and patriotism, if that be pos- ’ sible. ' It was a great day in Decatur. With D. K. Shackley, marshal of the day, ■ lead by the city band’s patriotic airs, a large parade passed through the main streets of the city. This com1 prised the civil war and Spanish 1 American Veterans, W. R. C„ Boy ’ Scouts, Red Cross girls with the flag, ' and those about whom perhaps the greatest interest centered, the boys of Company A. Fourth Indiana NaI tional Guard, who are awaiting call to i training. ’ The stand was made at the corner of Madison and Second streets, where i Commander W. H. Myers of the G. A. J R„ as master of ceremonies presided. J Rev. W. S. Mills, of the Evangelical 1, 1 church invoked divine blessing and l aid, and the reading of President WilJ son's proclamation of an existing p state of war, read by Miss Alta Teej.le |> was most •impressive. Rev. F. F. F Thornburg lead the song service 4 which included “Star Spangled Ban--4* ncr,” a solo in which he gave by spec 4 ial request, "The Old Flag Never

f 1 Touched the Ground. Boy:: ”; and oilier patriotic songs. Speeches of the day wi re given by Judge J. T. Merryman and Rev. W. i Paul Marsh, of the Christian church, F; abounding In patriotic sentiments, and | receiving much applause. Before the benediction which was pronounced by the Rev. Jay C. Hanna, of the Presbyterian church, a touching Incident was the presentation to Company A. of a large flag made by l Mrs. Wash Gilpin's class of ladies of the Methodist Sunday school. The ) presentation speech was made by a member of the class. Mrs. Frances Ward Vail, wife of Hugh Thomas Vail, and tlie fact that her voice quavered with the onslaught of tears that could barely be suppressed, hut addiil to the • touching sacredness of the event. The acceptance was made by Captain Dunn in behalf of the company, which 5 will carry the flag into service, and • he stated that he trusted that they t would bring the flag back again as t spotless as it went.out. During the parade, the Red Cross t feirls carrying the flag as a receptable > received contributions for the Red' Cross work, the funds derived in this' • Way, amounting to thirty-six dollars' .land forty cents. ,i o THE COURT NEWS 1 Divorce Granted Henrv Ro- - denheck—Mollie Rodenbeck Given Custody OF LITTLE BABY Seven Weeks Od—Also Ali- . mony—Samantha Shoaf Asks Allowance. > Henry F. Rodenbeck was granted a' , divorce today from Tvfollie C. Roden beck. Mrs. RoUenbeck was given the | custody of their seven weeks’ old: daughter, Ida May. bora March 214. the plaintiff having the p ’vilege of see-] i ing the child at proper times and places. He is to pay the sum of five dollars a month, payable the first of the month, for its support until further notice. Mrs. Rodenbeck is also given $350 alimony, payable June 1. The case of Charles A. Stickney Company vs. Schafer Hardware Company was sent to the Allen Superior court on change of venue, ten days being given to perfect the change. Samantha Shoaf who has been sued for a divorce by Ambrose Shoaf has applied for an allowance. In the estate of Emily Carter, a citation was ordered for the administrator, Roy Carter, to show cause why he does not report or be removed. The citation was issued Saturday, re-] turnable today. i In the estate of Rose Wheeler, current report was approved and tiie' j trust continued. A private sale of land in the Otto Bolds estate was granted, at not less than appraisement, after notice.. Terms are one-third cash; one-third] in nine months; and one-third in] eighteen months, or all cash. Supple-, mental petition was filed by the administratrix and bond for sale of real estate was filed and approved. — Report of the inheritance tax ap i praiser in the Patrick Fahrev estate! was filed and June 6 set for the hearing. Notice was ordered accordingly. ] In the Elias Crist estate, appear ' ance was entered by’ D. B. Erwin for, Mrs. Crist. Mart and Jacob Closs have filed petition for re-appraisement of the Catn-' 1 erine Closs estate’s real estate, ’ In the divorce suit brought by Mar-1 . tin Stair against Mary Stair, to; which Mrs. Stair had filed a cross | . complaint, Mr. Stair this morning dis j missed his complaint when the case was called, and the case was tried on r the cross-complaint of Mrs. Stair, to • which her husband entered only a general denial. The decree of divorce was granted to Mrs. Stair on the 1 grounds of abandonment and her 3 former name, Mary Ashbaucher, was I restored to her.—Bluffton News. B Real estate transfers: Henry e Kukelhau et al. to Charles Kukelhan, '• quit claim deed to realtv in Root tp.; e George I. Davis et al. to Walter E. f- Steele, lot 35. Pleasant Mills, $150; ■■ Ethel O. Gilliom to Clay O. Green, r (Continued on Page Two)

EIGHTH GRADE f I i Annual Commencement of Eighth Grade Graduates Thursday Night. PROF. JONAS C. TRITCH J J “— , Former Teacher, Chosen to Give the Class Address —The Program. » ————— ■ The eighth grade graduates will ([have their commencement exercises 1 1 at Central School building, next I ■ Thursday evening. May 17. the pro- . gram beginning promptly at 8 o’clock. The parents and friends are cordially invited. The class roll will be published within a few days. The following program will be giv,en: America —Audience. Invocation —Rev. J. C. Hanna. Duet —Leo Kirsch and Marie Gehrig “Union Jack" —Chorus. Address -Prof. J. C. Tritch. Presentation of Class—W. Guy ■ Brown. Presentation of Diplomas—R. D. ’ Myers. Boatman’s Chant —Chorus. Presentation of Palmer Diplomas - W. Guy Brown. Class Song. —-——o SOME DYNAMIC FACTORS. Next Friday evening, Supt. W. E. Wenner of Ashtabula Harbor Schools will lecture on "Dynamic Factors in the World's Work.” This lecture will he one of the best ever heard in De ! ; catur. and you cannot afford to miss the Commencement exercises, Friday night. The seniors are selling tickets i at 35 cents. Be sure to purchase ticklets. Seats will be reserved Thursday: j afternoon at 2 p. m. at Holthouse | i Drug Company. JAPS LAUD ART Will Perpetuate His Aviation Achievements in Their Midst in Book WRITTEN FOR HIM He Will Return Here After Visit in Japan to Train Army Aviators. San Francisco, May 12 —(Special to j Daily Democrat)—Art Smith. Fort Wayne, Indiana, birdboy, is the hero of a book recently issued in Japan under the auspices of the National Aviation society of Japan, according to word received here. Included in the i contents of the books are accounts of the enthusiasm with which Smith's night looping with fireworks, was re-! I ceived in Japan; photographs of theaviator with Japanese officials and | I letters of appreciation from government officials. Smith is now on another exhibition ! ; trip in Japan, at the end of which | !he will return to San Francisco to ] ! establish an aeroplane motor factory I and assist in training army aviators, i A letter from Lieutenant General ' Gaisha Nakaoka, president of the ' aviation society, accompanying the ! copies of the book received here said | in part: "Last spring time Mr. Art Smith, j famous aviator, visited our country and has exhibited his wonderful aviaI tion at many cities in Japan. Not | only our aeronautic world, but ail [ our countrymen, higher and lower ' alike, were deeply stimulated and i! benefited by his excellent art, and ijthey are thanking him very deeply. II "Unfortunately Mr. Art Smith met > 1 an accident at Sapporo, and he was ,' obliged to return to America before -! perfectly recovered. In order to , console his misfortune we presented him a total donation, which was contributed from all sides of the eni- ’ pire. , “To commemorate eternally glorious success of Mr. Art Smith and . those who have poured deepest sym patliy upon him we made a book in ,! which brief stories of Art Smith in j Japan and names of contributors,"

>.|. + + ,|. + + + + 4'>l> + 4> + + • + WILL YOU HELP? + - + + + In accord with a letter from + + Mr. Christie of Purdue Univer- + I + sity asking co-operation in hand- + + ling the labor situation on the + + farms, which is already becom- + 4* ing acute, and will be worse as + + harvest comes upon us. 1 urge + + that we make known our needs + . + to Mr. Overtoq or Mr. Suttles, + +of the Adams County bank. If + + you have any available help, let + + it be known also to these gen- + + tiemen. All banks and elevators + + will be provided with applica- + + tion blanks. You owe it to your + + country to co-operate with this + + movement. FRED BUSCHE. + 4 Chairman, Adams County. 4 144444444444444 :BUY A TICKET — IFor Biff Benefit for Company A—‘‘The Man from Home,” Wednesday. A GREAT PROGRAM Including Specialties — Tickets 50c—Farmers Especially Invited. For the benefit of Company A. the juniors will present "The Man From Home" at the Bosse opera house, Wedneslay night of this week. The announcement ought to be sufficient to pack the play house to the doors and for two gopd reasns —Ist. because the juniors can produce this famous comedy in a high class manner as was recently demonstrated: 2nd. because every cent of the money is to be turned into the treasrf.-y of Company A. the money to be used to pay necessary expenses and to furnish I them with comforts not provided by I Uncle Sam. The price of admission is fifty cents —no seats reserved —thus giving the! , people from the country and out of I town an equal chance with those here i and a special invitation is extended] to them. Tickets can be secured f r on'[ a number of the company members or! at the Holthouse drug store or Vante] & Hite's clothing store. Besides the regular program there : will be features of merit. The Man gold Williams orchestra will furnish, music before the show and between ]' the first and seconds acts. Other spei--| iaties will be given by Mrs. Charles;' Knapp and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, i 1 It will be a splendid evening and]' opportunity to enjoy yourself and b [ patriotic. BUY A TICKET. The cast! follows: Daniel Voorhees Pike, attorney at, j law —Albert Gehrig. Ethel Granger Simpson—Fanny Hel-] ler. The Grand Duke Vasili Vasili/itch Victor Kreutzman. The Earl of Hawcastle—Fred Ball.] Countesse De Champigny—Jireael Gregory. The Hon. Almeric St. Atibyn—Herman Miller. Lady Creech —Frieda Williams. I Ivanoff —John Clark. Horace Granger Simpson—Har-y ] Knapp. Ribiere —Walter Rilling. : Mariano—Anita Swearinger. I Michele —Florence Mann. I Valet De Chambre—Ralph Crill. Carabinieri—Wayne Beavers and Dent Baltzell. 1 Chorus—Junior Class. 1 o ' REED BABE DEAD. 'i Mary E. Reed, the ten-day old ] daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jared Reed. ; I died at 8 o'clock last night at the; ’ | family residence. 915 Wells street, j after a brief illness. The funeral 1 will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 ( 1 o’clock, with services at the Precious, r Blood church. The interment will be ’’in the Catholic cemetery—Fort', 1 Wayne Journal-Gazette. ' The mother was Miss Louise p L Wertzberger, daughter of Mr. and', ’ Mrs. Anthony Wertzberger, of east of |, 1 o- j i > TO DEBATE BIG QUESTION. | ’ The lien's Class of the Christian : church will meet tonight with A. I’. | Artman, 815 North 3rd. street, Cm very Important questioj to be settled I being "Should German language I e abolished from the public schools’.'" The debaters will be Dr. Burt Mangold. Dr. Weaver, J. E. Anderson and A. L. Brentlinger.

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■THE CRKDUATES : HEAR SERMON I* ► I 1 Rev. W. Paul Marsh DelivH ers Fine Baccalaureate H Sermon Last Night k I AT THE M. E. CHURCH It I ■ “Character and Work of ' Prepared Man” Theme ( of Excellent Discourse. 1 "1 trust that your education his I taken you not simply into the beautit til room full of the finest specimens | of literature and art, where only the ] cultured can resort, hut rather imo ;an exceedingly high mountain under the overarching canopy of God’s great sky where you can see all the kingdom of the world and feel the kinship that exists between every son and daughter of Adam's race. One came Ito tilts earth possessed of such a spirit and angel choirs heralded his advent. If you have caught this s'pirit then are you educated indeed. ‘Glory to God in the Highest and on eartli peace, good will toward men.’ Good will to men - not wise men. mighty men, cultured men. but all men." These were a part of the closing words of the Rev. W. Paul Marsu, pastor of the Christian church, in delivering the baccalaureate sermon last evening on “Character and Work f the Prepared Man." to the class cf twenty-eight boys and girls of the Decatur high school, who are about to begin a new cycle of their lives. The services were held at the Methodist church and every seat of this large edifice was filled, leaving standing room only for many. The high school and class colors, with flow, rs and blooming plants decorated tae baibiuig. While the assembly was being made, the Christian church orchestra played, patriotic as well as other I sacred selections comprising the program. Miss Celia Andrews played the ' pipe organ processional number as I the graduates, in gray caps and gowns, j entered and took seats reserved for I them at the front. Special music 1 y the choir and by the orchestra, with congregational singing, preceded the devotional service, which included a prayer by the Rev. W. S. Mills, of the Evangelical church and the scripture lesson by the Rev. F. G. Rogers of the Baptist church, from Proverbs on "Wisdom." Rev. F. F. Thornburg, of the Methodist church presided, and introduced the speakers. Rev. Marsh read as his text: “Behold my servant, whom I uphold, mine elect, in whim my soul delighteth: 1 have put my spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. “He shall not cry, nor lift up. nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. I “A bruised reed shall he not break, I and the smoking flax shall he not I quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. "He shall not fail nor be discouraged. till he have set judgment In the earth: and the' isles shall wait for his law." From these words from the Proph°t Isaiah. Rev. Marsh in a beautiful, as well as most scholarly and searching way, painted a picture of the character and work of the prepared man, I that gave to all a larger view of life and better fitted them to shoulder future responsibilities. That life is a very serious problem and that only those who are prepared to get the most out of life, enjoy this life at all. was an opening statement. Therefore, it is only when we utub rsiand the character and work of the I prepared man that we find our place in the world and fulfill God’s program fin our lives, he said. In Jesus Chri.-t, the Son of God, we have an example, a type of the true man. It was to him in the foregoing text that the Prophet Isaiah pointed forward centuries uefore Christ came to this earth, and while we may not become equal to him we should strive to be Christlike, and the words of Isaiah should be a photograph of what we ought to be. Whereupon Rev. Marsh proceeded to point out the prominent features presented in the picture, of what >■, the typical man. He said in substance: The office of the true mau is that of a servant. “Behold my servant." ~~ (Continued on Page Two)