Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1917 — Page 1

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IK ABSOLUTE CO-OPERATION £ir Edward Carson Says American Flotilla is in Absolute Co-operation WITH BRITISH FLEETS Details of Destroyer Fight With Sub to Come Tomorrow from Daniels. —— (I nitod Pros* S»*rvic<*) Ixtikloii. May 17.—(Special to Daiiyi Democrat.) Officers of the American naval fleet now in European waters attended a luncheon of the British naval league today. The luncheon was in honor of American Ambassador Page but at the last moment he was tinable to attend. Among those present were Admiral Jellicoe, Admiral Ixtng, General Robertson and the Japanese Ambassador. Sir Edward Carson, first lord of the British admiralty, praised eloquently, the American navy. “It is working in the most absolute co-operation with the British navy.” he said, "and that co-operation witll never be broken -at least until the enemy has been crushed. I believe the United States navy absolutely efficient. There was no more important event in the history o£ the new and the old worlds than the arrival of this destroyer flotilla to participate in this terrible struggle.’” Captain McDougall of the United States navy responded to Sir Edward Carson’s address. Indianapolis. May 17. —(Specvial to Daily Democrat.) —Governor Goodrich today sent out invitations to leading men of Indiana to join a state defense council, the membership of which will be announced tomorrow j afternoon. The council will lie composed of about twelve committees on various activities in connection with war and will be modeled along the lines of the national committee. Secretary of War Baker was particularly urgent that the defense council be formed. Petrograd. May 17. (Special to Daily Democrat.)—The workmen and soldiers delegates today nominated! five radicals for the proposed coalition cabinet. Indianapolis. May 17. — (Special to Daily Democrat.) Word was received from Washington today by Governor Goodrich that a state conscription board to pass on all questions of exemption arising in connection with drafting men for the army has: been authorized by the president. T! is' board will be made up of five or more members named by the president. It will have entire power to settle all questions of exemption. The governor was «lso instructed! to name a physician on each county conscription board. The governor immediately telegraphed all county, boards to displace the third member) of the board and add a physician i.t his place. This is also necessary where, boards were named for cities. Washington, ’m^ 7 ’ 17.-(Special to| Daily Democrat.)— After receiving ■ cable message from Admiral Siin ß| commanding the Ameritan destroyer) fleet in British waters, Secretary Daniels asked Sims to furnish him a lull report of the fight that occurred between an American destroyer and a German U-boat. Sims is expet t < to report tomorrow. Indianapolis, Ind., May L (Spetial to Dailv Democrat)— Adjutant eneral Smith was today informed that the war department wishes to esta - lish another mobilization camp in Indiana separate from Fort Harrison. A board which will take up the question of available sites will meet in Louisville Friday. It is probable that the new camp will be established tn the south part of the state. New York, N. Y..~May 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)— The American steamship Hilonia was sunk y a submarine in the Mediterranean with a loss of four members of t e >crtw, owners of the vessel were a< vised today. Eighteen members of the crew, including her captain, were American citizens. The vessel carried a cargo of provisions. San Francisco. May 17— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany planned not only to raid Pacific commerce

from a submarine base In Mexico, but to terrorize this coast with Zeppelins according to a statement today ol Lieut. Erank Wolf, of the German | army, alleged German spy, made to Federal District Attorney Preston. After making the statement Wolf collapsed and physicians are trying to determine whether he attempted j to poison himself. He said Germany planned to ship submarines and Zeppelins to u base in Mexico and operate from there. His statement will be forwarded to Washington. London. May 17 (Special to Dally ! Democrat) Knowing that American destroyers are today combing the seas alongside British warships searching for submarines, the terse announcement of the American com manders —"We are ready for immediate duty"- upon arrival of the do- ' tilla at Queenstown, sent a thrill I through England today. That the American vessels arrived on this side ready for instant action and that one of the destroyers has already had a brush with a submarine. became known following the first admiralty statement announcing > their presence. The British admiralty never discloses details of actions between its patrol vessels ants submarines —unless there have been casualties to the Britsh forces. The same plan presumably will cover whatever the admiralty may have to say regarding the American destroyers in action. In the preliminary announcement. I however, it is believed the admiralty 1 desired to let the people of England know that the Americans were "in the thick of it” and therefore permitted announcement showing the <|e- ! stroyer-U-boat action. Petrograd, May 17. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Fraterizing between Russian and Teutonic soldiers has stopped along practically all the northern front, according to a NordSud agency dispatch received today. The cessation of friendly relations was caused by one incident which it was said brought home to the Russian troops the duplicity of the Germans and the hint that the Teutons had some ulterior purposes behind their efforts. It happened on a sector of the Riga front. A certain Russian regiment had withstood all German blandishments to come out and talk over things. The Ifosition held by this regiment was overwhelmed by asphyxiating gases, intense rifle, and artillery fire and n hurricane of hand grenades and trench mort.ar shells. Mines were exploded near by. The Nord-Sud dispatch declared German guns were now roaring over a great part of the front since the soldiers stopi>ed fraternizing, but that Russian army morale was being excellently maintained despiie this continuous pounding. Russian aeroplanes flying over the Black Sea harrassed the enemy in Rumania, compelling the Teutonic abandonment of the Rumanian bank i of the Danube. Later, when the Ger- | mans tried to recross, the Russian flyers again threw them back. The news of a Russian submarine 1 flotilla shelling and silencing a battery on the Bosphorus was also printled here today. Heavy destruction was said to have been caused in the Turk- | ish position. I (By William G. Shephard. United Press Staff Correspondent.) Petrograd, May 17.-(Special to 1 Daily Democrat. )-Russia appeared ! today to have passed the crisis of her political sickness and to have started on the road to convalescence. Differences between the duma government and the soldiers and workmen’s delegates was melting away and the formation of a cabinet which seems certain to command full support of all factions went on apace. Today the executive committee of the soldiers and workmen’s committee met with the duma ministry. Th. y asked that the ministry Include tn the recognized cabinet three social democrats and three national socialists—six out of twelve ol the cabinet posts. attend’reformed synod. - Rev H . H. Klttmn left yesterday ' for Dayton, 0., where he will attend > the general synod of the Reforme ’ churches of the United States and ’ Canada, Rev. Kattman is a delega.< f for the Zion's classis of which Berne 3 is a member. Mr. Worthman of Mag ' my will represent the laity of tl.it conference for this district. The con o vention begins to-day and will be he t J in the First Reformed church of Day e ton.—Berne News.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 17, 1917.

: HE LEAVES TODAY l ) Fred Bollman, Former Def catur Boy, Leaves for New York, Thence ) — LEAVES FOR FRANCE I To Embark With Hospital , Unit for Flanders—A Northwestern Student. Fred W. Bollman, brother of Mies .Frances Bollman. South Adams street,; II and well known to residents of Ma-! rion and Gas City, probably will be 1 the first Marion man to sail for: France, since hostilities were de-! dared between this country and Germany. Mr. Bollman leaves Wedn -s---day for New York City, where he will embark with a base hospital unit for Flanders. The unit with which the Marion! man has enlisted was formed from! students of Northwestern university, | at which institution Mr. Bollman has: ' been a student for several years. It will be commanded by a regular army officer. Several such university units have been formed, and all are being! sent to the scene of action in Frame as rapidly as possible. Mr. Bollman is a graduate of the Gas City high school. During the time he was a student at Northwestern, he traveled extensively as a singer, wnh : the university glee club, and in the I summer appeared as a chautauqua ?n---tertainer. —Marion Chronicle. I Bollman is the son of former County Recorder Bollman, now deceased. ,

CUT BILLS By Going to Shop and Carefully Selecting Meat— The Cheaper Cuts MAY BE PREPARED Are Just as Delicious and ♦ Nutritious When Propery Prepared. In this day of high cost, it is well to read what the pure food commis- , sioneY says regarding the prices of meats ordered by telephone, to say nothing of the increased cost that must be occasioned by delivery. H. E. 1 Barnard, pure food commissioner says: That meat ordered by 'phone costs a third more than meat carefully selected at the butchershop by the person who is going to prepare it in the kitchen, is a fair statement. Meats vary greatly in price and there is no real basis for fixing that price, save! ■ertain condition of tenderness. The consumer has learned to demand, and as a matter of fact, tenderness is a condition regulated quite as much by' the method of preparation as by the! ! quality of the meat or the kind of i : cut. The only way to get full value in l buying meat is to know in advance what is wanted. It does not pay to buy a fatty cut unless the cook knows how- she can use the fat which she trims off or which "fries” out in the | cooking. The prices of various cuts I of beef for instance are not based on a rational standard. The cheaper cuts are by far the most economical being both of lean and of total edible meat There is quite as much flavor In the cheaper cut as in the expensive parts and cooking tests show that the proportion of waste and shrinkage is not greater in the cheaper than in, the more expensive cuts. It is evident that such considerations as tenderness, grairt, color, general appearance, convenience of cooking and habit, determine the retail prices of m£ats. In buying meat the housewife will of course select only parts that are fresh, sound and sweet. Good meat is nearly ordorless, having only a very slight fresh smell. Any taint is us--1 tally betrayed to the olfactory nerves. • Sometimes the surface of meat, which I lias been held in cold storage, for - several weeks, has a slight odor. This however, disappears when the surface

:Is washed. Good beef when first cut Is a rich, bluish rod which turns io bright cherry or pale red after exposure to the air. Venl varies in color from almost white to light red. At its best it is a dull pink. Lamb cuts range from light pink to greyish red, according to ago and quality. Mutton is a dull brick red. Pork from young pigs Is nearly white; that from older animals is dull pink or rose color. oFRIDAY AT TWO O'CLOCK. Friday afternoon at two o’clock the grade and re|>ort cards will be given out at the Central school building. Every student must be present. —-

NEW AUXILIARY i Geneva Red Cross Auxiliary Has Hon. S. W. Hale for Director. A MEETING WAS HELD Last Night—Doctors on Executive Committee — Many from Here. Decatur Red Cross workers attend , ed an enthusiastic meeting at Geneva I last evening, where a Red Cross ■ auxiliary was organized with the following officers: Director, Senator S. W. Hale; secretary. Mrs. W. V,'. Briggs; treasurer, John A. Miller, chairman of . membership committee, Mrs. Andrew G. Briggs: executive committee, the physicians of the town, including Drs. Price, Graham. Mattax and Henschen. Dr. W. E. Smith, Misses Connell and Niblick, French Quinn and C. L. Walters of this city, were among those on the program, the Decatur parties explaining the nature of the work and the details of the organization. Among those from here who motor ed to Geneva were Mrs. C. V. Connell and daughter, Marie; Miss Helen Niblick, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith. Lucile and Lowell Smith: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linn, Mr. and Mrs. French Quinn,I Mr, and Mrs. Burton Niblick. J Berne will call a meeting in the near future for organization of a Red Cross auxiliary. Everybody is doing his “bit" for the local Red Cross work. The Citizens’ Telephone Company is giving the telephone for the Red Cross head quarters in the library building; and the city is installing drop lights for the work tables.

A DIVORCE CASE — Mariah Hower Asks for Legal Separation from Jos' eph Hower and ALIMONY OF $500.00 Says He Threatened to Dynamite House—Was Cruel in Treatment. After living with her husband, Joseph Hower for thirty-eight years* Mariah Hower, who says that his treatment of her is cruel and threatening, deems it inadvisable to live with him longer, and today filed a suit asking for a divorce and SSOO alimony. Peterson & Moran are her attorneys. They were married March 30, 1879 and lived together until May 15. 1917. His cruelty todk the form of threatening to strike her, which threat would have been carried out had others not interfered. That he cursed her and called her vile names; and | forbade a son, Frank, for the past six months to visit her at their home; and forbade the other three children lately from visiting there, are alleged. She says he kept a loaded revolver in the house and threatened to commit suicide in her presence; and also threatened to cut out the heart of their son, Frank. She says he also threatened to dynamite and blow up ■ their home, if she refused to live with him longer. : A restraining order was granted. ■ prohibiting him from interfering with i her in any way, until further order ■ of court.

FOR SANE FOURTH Gov. Goodrich Asking Cooperation of SheritT Green L and Our People. GIVES HIS REASONS — Danger from Enemies and Because Better Use Can be Made of the Money. Sheriff Ed Green has received n<«I tice from Governor Goodrich asking him to insist that this year's celebraI lion of the Fourth of July be a sane one and calling attention to his requests as follows; Executive Department. State of In- ! diana. May IS, 1917. To the Citizens of Indiana: The citizens of Indiana yield nothing to others in loyalty and paI triotirm. With this fact borne out by history, as an inspiration. I appeal to I the people of Indiana to forego the ! use of fireworks in the celebration of I Indei>endence Day. for the following :reasons: Ist: It is believed that there would I be danger that alien enemies might take advantage of celebrations of this i kind to conceal incendiary operations by destruction of bridges and other public, as well as private property. 2nd: Material used in the manufacture of fire-works is needed in the production of munitions. 3rd: It has been a question whether the public gets any _ real I pleasure out of fireworks but there (Continued on Page Two) BROKE_RECORDS Colonel Fred Reppert Conducted Great Sale of Herefords for McCray. BULL BRINGS $17,000 The Average for Seventyfive Was $1,750 —Total Amounts to $131,275. Col. Fred Reppert, of this city, recognized greatest live stock auctioneer in the world today, conducted another wonderful record breaking sale yesterday for Warren T. McCray, former candidate for governor and widely known stockman of Kentland. The total sales amounted to a large amount and one bull sold for $17,01)0. A dispatch in the morning Star said: Kentland, Ind., May 16.—Warren T. McCray's ninth annual sale of highgrade Hereford cattle at his Orchard Lake Stock Farm today attracted 5000 persons and surpassed in every respect any of his previous sales. The seventy-five head of cattle offered, twenty-five bulls and fifty cows, were sold for a total of $131,275, or an average of $1,750 a head. This sale is! the classic in Indiana stock growing! circles, possibly the entire country.) and the big crowd had men in it from every state in the Union. Martin Fairfax, a bull sold to George E. Fuller of Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada, brought $17,000, the top price of the day and one of the largest prices ever paid for a bull any place. Mousels Empress, a cow, was sold to Frank P. Fox of Indianapolis for $5,000. This’was the second higli mark. The bulls brought a total amount of $59,525, or an average of $2,381 a head, while the proceeds from the cows reached $71,750, an average of $1,435 a head. The weather was ideal and long before the hour of sale the large pavilion was packed to its capacity and hundreds of late arrivals, unable to ■ gain admission, were compelled to ■ content themselves with visiting the other buildings on the premises and viewing the cattle housed therein. 1 Mr. McCray is recognized throughi out the country as the breeder i f some of the best cattle ever produced and bis work has helped greatly to bring Indiana to the front ranks In the stock raising industry. Col. Fred ■ Reppert of Decatur was principal auctioneer. i

ILAST COUNTY EXAM. Will Be Held Saturday, May 19—Take Notice. The last examination for county ‘ I diplomas will b<- hold Saturday, May i 19, in the sevenil townships of the ) applicants. Thoro wishing diplomas 1 this year should take them at the | time, if they have not already done so. The county commencement will b<> x held Saturday morning, June 2, at Ge- * I nova, instead of May 31, a prior date ' preferred, as the state superintendent ’ I of instruction, who will apeak, cou! I j not be here at that time. A meeting of the county board of education will he held Friday of this week at the office of County School Superintendent E. S. Christen.

CALL BEING MADE Militia Will Mobilize at Fort Harrison June 15—May Include Company A. NEED MORE RECRUITS > Junior Play Last Night Brought $60 —What This Fund is Used for.

If the new fourth regiment can In organized. Company A will he order d to mobilize at Fort Harrison June 15th. The war department has ordered the militia out at that time and Adjutant Smith is making an effort to complete the fourh regiment thus giving him four complete regiments. Orders have bepn sent to each company to recruit up to war strength and Decatur men are making an effort to increase the number here. Four companies are now ready in the fourlji. Decatur. Huntington, Rushville and Indianapolis. Work to secure the other eight companies Is now going on. The national guard will be classed as regulars after mobilized and will have three months or more the best of tiio conscripted men in service. The benefit given last evening by the juniors for Company A resulted in a fund of about $60.00 being raised and those who attended "The Min From Home" were delighted. Tonight the parcel post sale will be held ;it the Maccabee hall and the fund will be increased. The boys are also talking of holding an ice cream social Saturday night. For the benefit of tljpse who do not understand the pivpose of this fund it should be totd that the large part of it will be used in various camps for such luxurie; as cream and butter and a thousand other things not provided for the soldiers by Uncle Sam. There are already some expenses as a result of the recruiting here and the balance will be used to make the boys more comforable. The public should gladly help the men back this movement to secure an ample fund. STRONG ADDRESS. Anticipated For CommencementProf. W. E. Wenner Coming. 4 A strong address is anticipated in the subject, “Some Dynamic Factor:I in the World’s Work” to be given bi I Prof. W. E. Wenner, of Ashtabuh ) Harbor, 0.. at the commencement ex ercises of the Decatur high school Friday evening, at 8:15 o’clock. Ma; ‘ 18. The tickets sell for thirty-fivt -land twenty-five cents and will be re I served Thursday afternoon, beg'n Uning at two o’clock. Prof. Wenner I ■! well known to Decatur people, hiv ‘ling conducted the morning hour per ' liod at the Redpath chautauqua last ‘'summer. His lecture will be w 11 •j worth hearing! f — — HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. II Plans for the commencement tomorrow evening have been completed. '■ There are still a few good seats left ■ and the public should be sure to at--1 tend this important event. The lecture 1 by Prof. Wenner will be well worth ’ hearing. The eighth grade commence ? ment will be held this evening at the 1 Methodist church beginning at eight o’clock. Admission free and the pub- ’ He cordially invited. I The South Ward Parent Teacher , club met last night and completed i plans for entering grounds for a tenI nis and basketball court. They have I, also arranged for a play program for j the summer and will get busy at once

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10 RIVE MUSICAL Mrs. Mast-Boggs Consents to Put on Musical Here for Red Cross. SAME . WAS GIVEN With Great Success in Fort Wayne Recently—Will be Here Tuesday. Through the efforts of Mrs. Arthur ! Ford, one of the, local workers. Mrs. I Monica Mast-Boggs, one of the most popular vocal teachers of Fort Wayne, has consented to give the same musical for the local Red Cross society, that was presented recently in Fort Wayne for the benefit of that < h ipter. This will be given next Tuesday evening, May 22, in the Masonic lia'l here which was donated for that purpose. Tlie program will consist in vocal and piano numbers, and participating therein will be seven of Mrs. MastBoggs most advanced pupils, who ire representative of Fort Wayne’s best talented and most popular musicians. Among the number is Miss Frames Wensley, a mezzo-soprano of talent and ability, whose picture is given

11 d| WbßwW u • , r ‘ w ■ I 1 1 Miss Frances Wensley i t herewith. Miss Wensley is known , to many Decatur people. Other talentI ed musicians will appear and De<a- . tur will be given a fine treat as well I as contributing to the local Red Cross funds, in attending. SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION. ! 1 The “blood red sun" of Tuesday ■ afternoon can be very scientifically I explained, although many superstitious allege that it is a "sign” of a long and bloody war. The weather , | man states that the appearance of ! the sun as a ball of fire was «nly due to existing conditions in the air. ft was partially caused by the formation of stratus clouds which became thicker as the day progressed. Then, too. the atmosphere was fill 'd with smoke which made the sun appear as though it were red. The fact of the matter is that the sunshine r< • n ' eorder showed sunshine until 3 o’clock .. in the afternoon. q y BILL SUNDAY IS READY. (United Press Service) x ' New York, May 17.—(Special to ,I ’| Daily Democrat.)— Billy Sunday has ' y i his brush and blacking box ready '<>• , day to go to France with Col. Roosevelt as official boqtblack. “Some man up-state," he said, sent ’ ‘ it but he sent only one box of blaH;- ' ing That's enough to last until we r-1 ~ | get to Berlin. ' The entire Sunday family lias a.■II cepted an invitation to lunch wiih Col. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, M'.iday. Sunday recently declared he would like to go to France with T. II ’■) "If only to shine his shoes." t ' INJURIES WERE SEVERE. Herman Ehinger. bookkeeper and | collector for the Citizens Telephone company is still confined at his home as the result of a beating he receivL ed Tuesday afternoon when following a controversy over a telephone 1 bill Ed Berllng is said to have struck I him several blows in the face, one r of which is believed to have fract'.ir illpd a hone under the right eye. No i- affidavit has been filed yet. action e awaiting the recovery of Mr. Ehingi r. ir It is believed he will be able to resume e.pls duties within a day or two.