Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1917 — Page 1

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NEXT WAR MOVE Will be Transportation of Japanese Troops to the Russian Front. IN LARGE NUMBERS Miss Rankin Favors Appointment of Women as Food Inspectors. (United rre.HH Service) Washington, D. Muy 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The transportation of Japanese troops in large numbers to the Russian front is apparently the next big move of the war. it was authentically predicted today. Fearing a separate peace between Russian and Germany, Japan public officials are advising the course to save Asia from German aggression. It was declared that Japanese armies must aid the main Russian battle line as the only | course to keep the Teutons out of China. • | Washington. I). May 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana made her | maiden speech in the house this afternoon. She introduced and spoke upon within less than five minutes, amid vociferous applause, a bill providing that as much as possible of j the food control under the Lever bill' bo done by women. The amendment will place women where they can be more effective, she said. By having women in these offices, i women official who understand the < home, women can be encouraged to | conserve food. By using women who can attract the attention of the larger majority of the women of the United States, much can be done in the conservation of food in large quantities. (By William G. Shepherd. United Press Staff Correspondent) Petrograd. May 28—All Russia’s! forces of the new democratic govern- j ment were turned today toward spurring the army to fight and steeling the people at home to sacrifice. The spectre of Germany close at hand. | striving to wrest Russia’s newly found freedom from her people was*

NOTICE—MILITARY SERVICE REGISTRATION Whereas, the president of the I nited States, under authority ot an act of congress, has declared and given notice that between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 9:00 p. m.. on TUESDAY. JUNE 5, 1917. all male persons who shall have attained their twenty-fii st birthdav and who shall not have attained their thirty-first birthday on or before said day are required to be registcrcd * • • Therefore, the undersigned hereby gives notice that the place of registration for the several precincts in Adams County, Indiana, will be as follows, to-wit: East Union —Broadbeck School House. West Union —Kohr School House. East Root Aber School House. West Root —Monmouth School House. North Preble—Eriedheim School House. South Preble—School House. Dist No. 5. North Kirkland—Peterson School House. South Kirkland—Hesher Store. Honduras. North Washington—Benj. Eitmg s Residence. South Washington—Reiniker’s School House. North St. Mary's—Bobo School House. South St. Mary’s—Office of Township Trustee Frances Store Pleasant Mills, Ind. . b North Blue Creek—School House, District No. 7. South Blue Creek—School House, District No. 1. North Monroe—Monroe School Hous*. Middle Monroe —Election School House, Dist. No. 5. Berne "A”—Cottage Hotel. Berne. Berne !‘B"_Town Hall. Berne. French—Election School House. . North Hartford —Rear Room of Bank of Linn Grove. South Hartford—Rear Room of Perryville Store. North Wabash—Distrct School No. 2. f ev lon— Ceylon School House. Geneva “A”—Pontius Bros. Supply Store. Geneva “B”—Town Calaboose. Geneva. yVest Jefferson —Buckmaster School House. East Jefferson—Booher School House. CITY OF DECATUR First Ward “A"—Linn's Shop. Corner First and Rugg St, e First Ward “B”_Office of Decatur Egg Case Co. «peond Ward “A”—Basement of Court House. Second Ward “B”—Residence of Ben Schrank. 103 North Tenth Street. Third Ward “A"—Holthouse Garage. Third Ward “B”—Blacksmith Shop, north of Hower s Gr ° C The law provides that any person who shall willfully fail or refuse to present himself for registration or to subm t thereto as provided in said act of congress, shall be "uiltv of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction in the n'strict Court of the United States having jurisdiction hereof be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year and shall thereupon be duly «*« t "$ tEEN Sheriff of Adams County, and Executive Officer of l/oard of Registration. Adams County, Indiana.

* being Invoked all over the country Ito reawaken the tires of patriotism " ami back up the demand for vigorous pushing of the war. [’ BULLETIN. Paris, May 28 (Special to Daily Democrat) Repulse of a German raid made with blazing fire sprays around .Mont Blond was announced by the war office today as one of a number ( of desperate German attempts to ' force the French to relinquish some of their recently gained territory. , Paris, May 28 (Special to Daily Democrat)- Lieut. William Thaw of Pittsburg, and Corporal Harrold Willis, of Boston, with Captain Thenault. all of the Lafayette escadrille of the French air service, had a miraculous . escape from death in a fall at the . front, according to word reaching ,' here today. The plane in which the three men were riding crashed to , earth after attaining a speed estimated at 140 miles an hour. None of the trio were seriously injured and •all were able to walk away. The machine was literally splintered. The ' cause of the accident is not known. Captain Thenault is commander of the Lafayette escadrille. * New York. May 28. —(Special to Daily Democrat.)—America’s liberty ' loving Germans organized a national propaganda here today to dethronej the kaiser. Under the title “Friends of the j German republic,” a provisional rev-1 olutionary committee established i headquarters at 140 East Nineteenth street. j Everything possible will be done, it ' is announced to insure William Ho- ( henzollern of Berlin, the same fate I that befell his cousin Nocholas Rom- ! anoff. of Petrograd. Mr. Romanoff is hoeing potatoes. I Circulars in German and English • I written by J. Koettgen. are being mailed to the Germans of the United | States today, urging them to cooperate with the movement. This organization, its leaders believe, will do more to solidify the I German population of America behind | ' the United States government in this | I war in spirit as well as in word, than 1 j anything else. I Washington, May 28.—Rear Admiral Simms, commanding the American fleet of destroyers cooperating with I the Allied fleet, was today formally named vice-admiral by President Wil- j * son.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, May 28, 1917.

; CALLEBBY_DEATH Mrs. C. B. Niblick of High ' Street Died Yesterday 1 • Afternoon r • OF BRIGHT’S DISEASE — Funeral Will be Held Tuesday at U. B. Church in Craigville. After a long illness of Bright's di- ■ sease. Mrs. C. B. Niblick, wife of C. '• B. Niblick of 828 High street died yes-' terday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. If she had lived until June 16, she would ! have been 57 years old. The deceased was born in Ohio on June 16. 1860, being a daughter of John and Harriet Clark. Besides her I husband she leaves to mourn, nine children, Mrs. Ervin Breiner, Mrs. John Hebbel, Mrs. Perry Ogg. Miss Velma Niblick. Clark Niblick, Vernon ( Niblick and R. F. Niblick, all of De- | catur and J. R. Niblick of Liber: y ! Center and Mrs. Edward Shoe of Toc- | sin. Mrs. Niblick was a resident of Craigville until five years ago when she moved to Decatur. She was a member of the U. B. church and a woman of fine Christian character. The funeral will be held at the U. B. church at Craigville, Tuesday at I 2:00 p. m„ Rev. Harman of this city I officiating. A short service will he , held at the home at 1 o’clock and the ! funeral party will leave for Craigville at 1:30 o’clock. Interment will be made in the Oakland cemetery. TRIBUTE IS PAID Rev. F. F. Thornburg Delivers Annual Memorial Sermon. TO WAR VETERANS Splendid Service Attended by Boys in Blue and the W. R. C. With the remaining body of that Grand Army of the Republic, the civil war veterans, present, together with their staunch supporters, the Woman’s Relief Corps, and a number of the Spanish American war veterans. Rev. F. F. Thornburg, of the Metho- ' dist church, delivered a touching and ! inspiring memorial sermon Sunday ; morning, the church being thronged. American flags with vases of spring I flowers were decorations. The choir rendered special music and at 'he j conclusion of the sermon, the Rev. Thornburg, with Mrs. Thornburg, accompanist, sang a patriotic song. Taking his text from Romans 13. “Render therefore to all their dues; honour to whom honour," Rev. Thornburg preached a most excellent ser-1 mon. Himself the son of a veteran, j with the reverence felt for all soldiers: j that began with his earliest childhood i 1 memory, that of the “army overcoat”! worn by his father and knowing something of the sacrifices and devotions of the men and women of that generation, as told •in stories by his I father and mother, he was particularly vested with the spirit of the oc-| casion. and it brought out in a very ( sympathetic way, the earnestness of the tribute. That all conflict is sad: that the ways of peace follow closely the ways of God; yet, that warfare is necessary often in righting the wrongs and in bringing the recognition of the rights of the human heart, was brought out. He paid a high tribute to the great leaders of the nation and army at the time of the civil war; to the privates, the “rank and file;” to the women who bdre many burdens of the war in their stay at home and in their silent ministering; and greatest of all, to God, Whose Hand worked in the mighty way throughout the entire war in bringing about a condition of right. o Mr. and Mrs. Knootz and children returned to their home at Yellow Springs, 0., yesterday.

| WITH COAST ARTILLERY. I Tillman Gehrig, sou of Ixov Gehrig of this city, who enlisted with the (heavy coast artillery is now station'd i at Fort Thomas, Ky. Tillman is wcil | satisfied with the treatment and food be receives at the fort and say he gets more than enough to eat. The I first night he was at the camp he had the misfortune of having his overcoat stolen. He expects soon to be (sent to a fort along the Chesapeake I bay after having taken an examinaI tion for that purpose. This fort is very important as it guards the way to the nation’s capitol. SIX ARE INITIATED. ~ Six young men were initiated 'last evening at the K. of C. hall, having given theni the first degree, and the second and third will be given at Ft. ; Wayne. Decoration day. The following young men were admitted to the lodge: Alfred Mougey. Richard Ehing | | er, Dallas Reed, Anthony Nesswald. ! George Appleman and Carl Steig ! meyer. The work was done by the Decatur j team, and a large crowd of K. of C.’s i were present at the initiation. o— RICE CHILD DEAD ■ Beatrice, Three Year Old Daughter of Late Ben E. Rice, Succumbs IN FORT WAYNE Was in Hospital—lll Four Weeks of Meningitis— Funeral Todav. * Funeral services for Beatrice.! daughter of Mrs. Bertha Rice, of Union township, were held this after- ( noon from the Emanuel Lutheran I church in Unioi\ township, the Rev. I Mohr and Rev. Hinz officiating. The child was three years, four months and twenty-five days of age, and was the daughter of the late Ben E. Rice, conductor on the Ft. Wayne & Springfield railway, who met death two years ago by electrocution. The child died Saturday afternoon at four o'clock at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, after a four weeks’ illness of meningitis and complications. The mother, two sisters, Velma and Bertha: and two brothers, Victor and Edwin, survive. The body was brought to the home of Mrs. Rice’s sister. Mrs. William Barrone in Union township, until the funeral today. Burial took place in the family lot in the Decatur cemetery. BANKS CLOSE WEDNESDAY. The Old Adams County Bank. The First National Bank and the People's Loan & Trust company will close all day Wednesday on account of Decoration Day. Please take notice. SUPPLIES SENT Red Cross Workers of Decatur Send First Box of Supplies to be — USED AT THE FRONT Contributes Share of Caring for Wounded Soldiers— What They Made. Decatur Red Cross workers can now feel that they are taking an active part in the world war. The first supplies made in this city were sent Saturday to the Fort Wayne headquarters and from there to the front where they will be used in dressing wounded soldiers or others in need of care. The supplies sent from here include the following, belonging to what is I known as the box one: Compresses—Small, 34; Large, 30. Sponges—Small, 29; Large, 33. , Drains —2 inch, 11; 1 inch, 12; . inch, 12. Rolls—3 yard. 11; 1 yard. 10. Laparotomy Pads —6x6, 22: 16x4 i 15; 12x12, 16. t Muslins— Triangles, 8; Head Bdgs.. 12; Abd., 7; T. Bdgs., 9.

MADE CAMPAIGN 1 « 1 1 1 Fifty Men Canvassed City . Sunday and Secured Total of $463.96. FOR Y. M. C. A. FUND — Believed Total of County Will Reach SI,OOO Mark by Seven Tonight. Fifty Men canvassed the city of Decatur yesterday, soliciting funds for Decatur's share toward the Y. M C. A. fund and the amount reported up to last night was $463.96, a fairly! I good showing. Three sections are i still to be reported which it is believI ed will bring the total up to the re j quired minimum of SSOO, though it ! was hoped this amount wiuld be overi subscribed Berne sent word that i they would give at least S2OO and esI forts at Geneva. Monroe and in every I church in the county made yesterday | will probably bring the total to near I the SI,OOO which is the county's as- ■ sessment. The men met at the Methodist i church and were divided into twentyfive teams each with a given territory to canvass. They reported to i their captains and these reported to . M. F. Worthmann. who is the local j treasurer. The campaign is expect- I I ed to close by seven o'clock tonight. but if you have been overlooked for i any reason you may do your bit by ( sending the amount you desire to do ( nate to Mr. Worthmann. It's a worthy cause, the funds to be used to help the boys in camp, the idea being to keep them as clean as possible. ■ while in the service. LARGE WEDDING Many Friends Witness Wedding of Miss Bultemeier and Mt. Schamerloh. AT ST. JOHN’S CHURCH Rev. Bischoff Officiates— I —Hundred Seventy-five at Wedding Feast. St. John’s Lutheran church was: filled Sunday afternoon to the doors 1 when a lovely wedding, being that of ( Sophia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ( Fred Bultemeier of St. Johns, and Ed- i win Schamerloh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schamerloh, of Union town-| t ship, was solemnized by the Rev. W.' O. Bischoff at 1:30 o'clock. Lohengrin’s wedding march was played by! Prof. C. W. Hohnhaus, for the en-| | trance of the bridal party which in-! eluded, besides the principals. Miss j Louise Bultemeier, as maid of honor. ( and Misses Edna Scare and Marie. Bultemeier, the latter a sister of the I bride, as bridesmaids; and thei groom’s attendants, Martin Bulte- ( meier, Paul Reiter and Will Bult u -! meier. It was a pink and white wedding.; The gown of the bride was wholly of I white, being a combination of Georgette crepe and charmeuse, t'.m| long veil of tulle, and the bouquet of bride’s roses and swansonia. The! bridesmaids were also in white, with frocks of crepe de chine and bouquets: of white carnations. The maid of honor wore pink crepe de chine and, carried pink flowers. One hundred seventy-five guests: were bidden to the feast at the Bultemeier home following the church ceremony. Pink and white roses and ( . carnations beautified the table andi home, and the repast was most king- ; ly in sumptuousness and delicious- ■ ness, Mr. and Mrs. Schamerloh will live - in a farm in Union township. They . are representatives of two of the. mort substantial families of their communities and all the good qualities are, embodied in them. SHOPS WILL CLOSE. All Union Barber Shops will close next Wednesday, May 30, Decoration j day. For the convenience of the cus-( . tomers all shops will remain open, Tuesday night until nine o clock. |

EXPERT IN CHARGE. ( The Martin Kl' pper Creamery com r»any of this city takes pleasure In announcing that they have secured the services of Mr. L. Cobb one pf 'he best known butter experts in the country and that he will become a soeiated with the company. Mr. Cobh at one time was associated with the big Blue Valley Creameries and st i present is employed by the ShermanWhite company of Fort Wayne. Mr. ! Cobb succeeds Mr. Hooten who go"s ■ to Huntington to take charge of th<’ Mfrtin-Klepper company at th'it place. The Martln-Klepper company is fustly being recognized as one of the best anil most sanitary creameries In the country and their business is over double to what it was a short Hine ago. They have established a profit-! able market in Adams Countv and the' surrounding community for butter and] cream and as soon as the demand 'arises more improvements will be made at the local plant. The farmers lof Adams County and territory appreciate the fact that they have metropolitan market for their cream. ! MONGOLIA AGAIN Another Decatur Boy Connected With Mongolia— Bollman on Board. IS RENDERED DEAF By Concussion of the Shell Which Killed Two Red Cross Nurses. Interests of Decatur people have ' been closely bound with the shin, Mongolia, which fired the first shit since the United State's entrance in(to the great world war. sinking a ' German submarine, Francis Howard , of this city, being one of the gunmen. Then again. Fred Bollman, a former I Decatur loung man, son of former j County Recorder Bollman, was aboard i the Mongolia enroute to France last week, when the two Red Cross nurses were killed. Bollman was deafened <v the concussion of the shell explosion, he writes in letters to relatives at! Marion. However, the ship’s physician! stated that his deafness may be only temporary. Mr. Bollman is a member of the Northwestern University hospital unit and has a most promising future. Practically by his own efforts he has worked himself through the university. He was also active in chautauqua work as a musician. His many frien ls trust that the deafness may be only temporary and that it will have no effect on the retarding of his career, which was most promising. VINCE CELL WILL I Probated at Bluffton — Makes Special Bequests to the Children. THE ESTATE IS LEFT — To Widow for Her Life——At Death to be Divided Among Children. — In his will probatpd at Bluffton, Saturday, Vincent D. Bell, who died! ■a week ago at Craigville. made ad i vancements to ten c hildren, in order, j he rec ited, to make all ecpial in the I (estate, and then after the death of , the widow, who is to have the enti -e ! estate for the period of her life the i residue is to be divided equally among the children, with the exception of I daughter, Oceana Zerkle. of Decatur., who is not mentioned for a share in the final division. The ten children and the specific bequests announc’d , to be paid them before the final dis- ( tribution are as follows: Joseph ' Bell, $500: William J. J. Bell, $1,000: Oreana Zerkle, $100; Mary L. Parrish.i $300; Sarah B. Steele, $1,800; Gra:e( [ M. Everette, $3,200; Vincent D. Bell. jr.. $1,400; O. Godfrey Bell. $1,300: ■Viola M. Mills. $3,000. and Hillard H. Bell. $3,000. Mesdames H. S. Steele, George Everett and O. P. Mills, three dd\ig'.iters, and Vincent D. Bell, jr„ a son named above reside in this city.

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READY FOR : BIG EVENT < Winchester Church Near Monroe to Entertain the t Auglaize Conference. PROGRAM IN FULL To Which Will be Added Special Features—Opens Tuesday, June sth. ! Your especial attention at this I time is called to the fact that the Winchester church near Monroe, j United Brethren in Christ, will next week be the host for the annual rally conference for the Auglaize district, a very important event, and one that | Rev. J. Freeman, the local pastor, I and C. O. Mc Kean. Sunday school su- ( perintendent, are busy now plan- ! ning for. A number of officials of j the church, including Rev. J. W. Barton. general Sunday school secre- ( tary, will attend and it is expected ! that several hundred delegates and ’ ' IHI REV. W. H - KANDELL of Huntington President of the Auglaize Conference visitors will come. There will be several features, musical numbers i and talks, during the week besides the following regular program which is published for the benefit of those who are planning to aid this good cause by their presence: Tuesday Evening—7:3o. Sermon —Rev. A. M. Johnson; followed by tifteen-minute song service, conducted by Rev. W. H. Kindell. Wednesday Morning—B:oo. Devotion Conducted! by Rev.l J. M. Scherer. „ Welcome Address—Superintendent of Local School. Response—First Delegate from the Monticello School. Roll Call. Miscellaneous Business. Get Acquainted. Importance of Enthusiasm in the I Sunday School —Rev. .1. Freeman; I followed by discussion. Adjournment. Wednesday Afternoon—l:3o. Devotion—Jesse Shaw. Song Service. ! Miscellaneous Business. Report of Delegates. Essay, What Should bo the Social Life of the Sunday School?—Ottis I Kerns. Song and Adjournment Evening Session—7:3o. Grand Sacred Concert Conducted by Rev. W. H. Kindell. Thursday morning—B:oo. Devotion —Led by Rev. U. Miller. Roll Cail and Reading of Minutes. Miscellaneous Business. Address "The Need of Greater Effi- ! ciency in Sunday School Teaching • ( Rev. G. F. Spyker. Report of Delegates. Address, The Importance of 1 Promptness and System in Sunday I School Work—F. A. Dental. Adjournment. Thursday Afternoon —1:30. Devotion—Short Experience Meeting. Miscellaneous Business. Reorganization. Round Table How Shall Wo Do Things in Our Sunday School? —■ C. S. Muntma. , Question Box —Rev. C. Weyer. Song and Adjournment. Thursday Evening Session—7:3o. Grand Secret Concert —Conducted by the president. «Note I—Song at discretion of the convention. Note 2—Program by standard time THOMAS WEYER. CLYDE PAGE. EMMA BARKER. I Committee.