Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1917 — Page 1

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WARNING FOR MEN WHO FLEE Issued by President Today —Laws Will be Strictly Enforced Tuesday. UP AND AT IT Allies Start Another Great Offensive, Hitting Germans on Four Sides. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., June I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President ,Wilson today issued a proclamation warning slackers that an attempt to evade registration by fleeing from the country would expose themselves to prosecution upon return to the United States. The proclamation of the president is as follows: “I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of America, do hereby give warning that all persdfris subject to registration under the provision of the act of congress and the proclamation of the president, who withdraw from the jurisdiction of the United States for such evasion of registration pursuant to Section 5 of the act of congress of May 18, 1917, which: enacted that any person who shall willfully fail or refuse to present himself for registration or to submit thereto shall be guilty of a misde-, meaner and shall upon conviction in a district court of the Untied States be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year and shall thereupon be duly registered." Detroit. Mich.. June I—(Speciall—(Special to 1 Daily Deiwrat) —United States and Canadian authorities were co-operat-ing today in an effort to prevent exodus of conscriptable American youths into the dominion before military , registration day} A round-up of several hundred Americans of draft

age who are thought to have entered Canada through the Windsor gateway during the past month to escape conscription, was under way. The first arrests in this movement were announced today, two youths admitting that they rowed across the Detroit river to the Canadian shore. They were ordered reported. BULLETIN. (By William P. Simms. United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies in the Field. June I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—British forces reached a third line German trench in a night raid near Loos early this morning. West of Cherisy another raiding party stormed and occupied two enemy posts. At the moment this is dispatched, they were tenaciously holding this position, despite enemy counter-attacks.

(By John H. Haerley, United Press Staff .Correspondent) . Rome. June I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily, Democrat)— Italy’s great offensive, has already cost the Austrians 300,-1 000 in killed, wounded and missing, according to conservative estimates today. The Italians are now consolidating. reinforcing their lines with new 1 troops and refortifying positions, but continue to inflict frightful losses on , the enemy by repelling countless; counter-attacks. From semi-official sources these tn-1 stances were obtained today, illus- j trating the tremendous losses of the | enemy's forces. • On May 19. four divisions (approximately 60,000 troops) which vainly | defended positions between Auzza| and Frigido were practically wiped out. Paris. June 1.— (Special to Daily Democrat.(-Violent German counterattacks by artillery and infantrv, were repulsed in two sectors of the. French front, today’s official statement declared. In the region of Moulin Laffaux. California plateau and Chevreux wood, the enefnv artillery kept up a bambardment of the French front lines through most of the night. West of Carney, south of Toivre and around the Casque the war office said enemy attacks were checked by (he French gunfire.‘gouth of Chevreux French raiders took a German post, making several prisoners. Cleveland, June I.—(Special to Daily Democrat.)-Alien enemy plotting is supposed to have resulted in an explosion here early today in which 1persons were injured, several hundred

were imperilled, two houses were wrecked and windows In buildings of the vicinity were broken. Washington. June I.- (Special to Daily Democrat l—Carrying a lax I-vy of approximately $1,500.1)00 the war revenue bill is undergoing its finisr.j committee today. Meantime the first rumblings of lh< forthcoming fight against the committee draft on the senate floor took form today. Ixindon. June 1.- (Special to Daily Democrat.) —British forces inched forward in a number of successful local engagements last night, Field Marshal Haig re|M>rted today. "We gained ground slightly at night to the west of Cherisy,” be said. "Elsewhere patrol encounters which resulted in our' favor occurred during the night in the neighborhood of Gouzettcourt. "Successful raids were carried nut northeast of Ixtos and near the Ploegstert wood.” With the French Armies in the Field, June I—(Speciall—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Between April 15 and May 24. French forces took 31.829 German prisoners, according to headquarters today. Added to the total of enemy prisoners taken, estimated by Italian headquarters today, more than 75,000 have been taken in the three great offensives on the western front.

BULLETIN. Ixtndon, June I.—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —The sfnKtng of the American hark Dirigo yesterday by a German submarine and drowning of the mate was announced by the admiralty today. The Dirigo was fired u)>on withort warning by the German U-boat, the attacking vessel using her deck gun . The bark hove to and was boarded by the Germans. They ransacked the Dirigo thoroughly and finally sunk her with bombs. The Dirigo was a steel four-masted bark, owned and built by A.' Swa’.l A- ' Co., of Baftt. Me. The admiralty also reported attac’. s I (presumably followed by sinkings) of [ the two American sailing vessels Frances M. and Barbara. The France-. M. was fired on by shells from a GerI man submarine May 18. The crew wa; I reported safe at Cadiz. The Barbara was attacked by submarine gunfire at 7 a.m., May 24. The crew was landed at Gibraltar. I — O TWELVE OFFICERS ARE SHORT. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., June I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Twelve charges involving shortages of various city, , township and county officials in Indiana were filed with Attorney General Stansbury today by the state board of accounts. The attorney general will take immedite steps to make the officials make restitution. , F. A. Wittmer, first clerk of the ' circuit court of Pulaski county, is charged with a shortage of $1,519. J. F. Sproat, trustee of Haddon i township, Sullivan county, with a shortage of $3,193, and George R. Robbins, treasurer of Shelbyville, with a shortage of $1,399. Other amounts involved were small.

COURT HOUSE NEWS. Ralph Westra, 30. a native of Anna Parochia. Holland, this afternoon declared his intentions to become a citizen of the United States, filing the necessary application with Will Ham-1 mell, county clerk. He came to this country on the ship North Dam. landing at New York June 12. 1913, and is now residing near Curryville, on the Wells-Adams county line. The jury in the case of Mary Jellison vs. A. P. Ad.dington, as argue.l this morning and the jury retired at 11 o’clock. The case is one wherein the sum of $250 is demanded for damages to an automobile caused when j another car bumped into the rear of I the Jellison car near Huntertown October 27, 1915. The ease was venued here from Wells county. The case of Jane Meshberger et al vs. John Garber et al., suit to quiet title was submitted before Judge Smith this morning. Find for plaintiff. Title quieted as against all defendants, clerk ordered to release mortgage. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. J. C. Moran appointed commissioner to make deed of- conveyance. Deed reported and approved. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Henry Macke, 24, farmer, son of Christian Macke, and Adelle Ewell, 20, daughter of Theodore Ewell.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, .June 1, 1917.

URGE SUPPORT Foreign Language Newspapers in Cities Co-op-erate With Officials. — INSTRUCT READERS — r To Give Support to Adopted Country in Deeds as Well as Words. (United Presa Service) Chicago, June I.—(Special to Daily Democrat.)—Foreign language newspapers in Chicago are cooperating with the government in fighting an alleged propaganda to incite opoosi-l tion to selective conscription regis-| (ration among foreign born citizens. These newspapers, almost without exception, urge their readers to suitport their adopted country by deeds as well as words, and many of them are devoting columns daily to minute instructions concerning registration. Federal officials intimated today that the anti-registration plot in thi'-j part of the country was well under pontrol. It was understood that at least seven men and three women were being held for probable action by tbe| new federal grand jury which con venes Wednesday. Registrations today total more than 6,000 and registrars in the city hall went on a 12 hour schedule today to can* for the anticipated rush.

FOR HOUSEWIVES Practical Canning Demonstration to be Held in Various Parts of County JUNE 14TH AM) 15TH Miss Gaddis of Purdue University to Have Charge of Important Work. In connection with the food pro-1 duction and conservation movement throughout the country. County Agent Overton, has arranged for a series ol canning demonstrations to be held in Adams County, June 14 and 15. Miss Leia R. Gladdis. one of the members of the Home Economics Department of Purdue University, will be present to conduct the demonstrations. It is felt that by having fewer demonstratiosn and devoting more time to each meeting that those attending will receive more benefit than if a larger number of demonstrations were attempted at which only a short time could be spent. On the morning of June 14. a demonstration will be! held at Berne; and in the afternoon of the same day, another demonstration will be given at Geneva. On June 15. the morning will be spent at Monroe; and in the afternoon at Decatur. By holding the demonstration at each of these towns, a central meeting place is provided for the country people and the town people can have an opportunity to receive some of the benefit as well. The demonstrations at these different places will be very nearly the same; so that persons in all sections of the county should arrange to attend the demonstration most convenient for them.

Miss Gaddis will show how fruit and vegetables can be canned on a ; larger scale than is ordinarily done I without much increase of lahor. She will also discuss and demonstrate I methods of preserving the fruits and vegetables which are ordinarily con sidered difficult to can successfully. I If any woman has some particular! fruit or vegetable with which she has special difficulty in canning successfully she should bring enough of this; vegetable or fruit for one can, to the ; demonstration and also bring a clean empty can and Miss Gaddis will demonstrate the canning of the different, types of vegetables and fruits that are brought. Every woman attending the dem onstratlon should have a note book and pencil handy as a number of receipts will be given and these will be presented in the demonstration of which notes should be taken for later reference.

• ESCAPE IN WRECK. I Mrs. Samuel Delhi has received word from her mother, Mrs. Katie . Schock, of Sanford, Mic h., formerly J of this county, telling of a big wreck j of a passenger train In which she figI tired. She was enroute home from i Midland, Mich., on a shopping trip. I when all of the cars of the passenger | train left the track and toppled over, I except the engine and tender. Miri aculously, no one was injured The affair was n most terrible experience, however, and strong men wept as children. DEGREE WORK TONIGHT. A class of eight will be given degree work at the Ben Hur hall tonight. Meeting starts promptly at eight o’clock. A good attendance is desired and the degree staff is asked to be present.

NEW PARSONAGE Being Built by Congregation of the Bleeke Lutheran Church. REV. MOHN MINISTER New House Will be Twostory Structure—Modern Throughout. The congregation of the Bleeke Lutheran church in Union township is building a new parsonage for their minister, Rev. Frank Mohn. The building will be a two-story structure of the latest type and the interior is to contain all the modern improvements and will be beautifully finished. The best materials will be used throughout. The whole congregation is to assist in building the new parsonage, and only a few outside workmen will be called in. Already they have commenced digging the cellar and in a few days will be ready to lay the cement block foundation and the cement floor. While the new house is being built. Rev. Mohn and family are living in the old parsonage.

COMPANY A AT BLUFFTON. About thirty Decatur members of Company A motored to Bluffton last evening where they were joined by the ten members who reside there and drilled for a couple of hours on the streets. Several new enlistments have been received and Captain Dunn hopes to push the list up to the hundred mark before registration day next Tuesday. There is still room and a good chance for those who wish to enlist with Company A. A NINE POUND BOY. Robert Ernst is the name of a nine pound baby boy, that arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Coffee, at 4 o’clock this morning. All are doing well.

+++++++ + + + + + + + + NEXT TUESDAY IS THE DAY. + + + + Are you more than 21 and less + + than 31 years of age, Young + + Man? If so, you must register. + + You must register in your own + + voting precinct, June 5, next + + Tuesday, between 7 a. m. and 9 + + p. m. + + No matter what your occupa- + + tion or physical condition, you + + must register. + + The exemption will follow + + registration. * + If absent from your home pre- + + cinct go to the county clerk, or + + city clerk, if in a city of 30,000 + + or over, secure the necessary + + blank and mail it so as to reach + + your home by June 5. + + Prisoners and sick persons are + + not excused under the federal + + law. They, too, must register. + + Foreigners are included wheth- + '+ er naturalized or not. + + Severe penalties attach to fail- + + ure to register. + + Loyal Americans will assist + + and encourage registration + + wherever possible. Assisting + + slackers and those who do not + + register as they properly should + + can be described by no tefm less + + harsh, borders on treason. + + Young America between 21 + + 31, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, is the + + date upon which to show your + + love of country, your loyalty to ♦ + the flag and your high sense of + + duty. Register early. + +++++++ + + + + + + +

SUNDAY PROGRAM Will be Given at Mt. Pleasant Church at 2 O’clock —Two Speakers WILL BE PRESENT Those Going from Here to Meet at the Methodist Church at 1:30. A very interesting program will be given Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Mt. Pleasant church by the Ernsberger sub-district of the Epworth League and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. Those desiring to go from this city will meet at the Methodist church at I 1:30 and from there they will be con i veyed by automobile to the Mt.! Pleasant church. Two out-of-town speakers, Miss Pauline McFann, of Garrett and Edgar Howe, of Fort Wayne are listed on the program. The program is as follows: Opening Song. Talk —Miss McFann. Vocal Solo—Miss Andrews. Reading. "The Half-baked First Vice”—Beulah Kinna. Singing—Monroe (Ind.) Quartet. Wawasee —Edgar Howe. Vocal Solo—Rev. Fred Thornburg. Round Table Discussion—Miss Mallonee. You are invited to attend. o

TWO WERE IN WAR Mrs. John T. Koots Has Distinction of Having Two Soldier Graves. A SAD MEMORIAL Husbands Were Coinpanpanions in Civil War and Old Neighbors. Mrs. John Koots came down front Fort Wayne yesterday to visit her husband s grave in the Decatur cemetery. A co-incidence is that Mrs. Koots has had two husbands, who were not only civil war veterans but who fought together in the war and lived later on adjoining farms. Her husband was Jesse Rail, who is buried in Ohio. The last husband was J. T. Koots of this city. Mr. Rail was but eighteen years old when he enlsted; and Mr. Koots, his friend who lived i in the same neighborhood in the Ohio town, was twenty-six. The men fought together in the civil war and return-' ing home, were married and settled down on adjoining farms and assisted each other in conducting singing school. After a while their paths separated for nearly fifty years and Mr.

Rail dying, his widow a few years; ago married Mr. Koots, the old friend and neighbor of the Ralls, and Rail's companion in the war. As she could j not visit both graves yesterday. Mrs.; Koots came to the one that lay near-i cst'her present home in Fort Wayne,! where she lives with a son and is employed at the Electric Light works. I MORE MEN°THAN JOBS. M. H. Overton, county agent and R D. Christen of the city employment i bureau report that they have a num-1 ber of applications from men who j want jobs on farms, some of them being practical farmers. If you need j farm help apply at once to either of the above named men. If you dontl need them now better take them whilei you can get them. WILL SELL CANDY. The Girls of the M. E. Sunday School Class will sell home-made ' candy next Saturday afternoon at their stand which will be placed on the vacant lot just east of the Winces Shoe store. All those who do not get the Ford will please spend a little bit of their money at this stand to help the girls along. o — K. OF C. NOTICE. Regular meeting Monday June 4th. Something doing. Be there and help give the newly initiated members a rousing welcome, . G> K.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. Wanted County dealer: profits, $2,000 to $4,000 yearly; responsible concern manufacturing a product that sells to auto owners at an average price S2OO, materially reducing cost o f hauling anything, anywhere; nationally advertised; sales will be enormous; SSOO cash or established credit necessary; wonderful opportunity for -t hustler to build up a permanent business. Address F. L. Craver. Wuyn■» hotel. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the many friends and neighbors, the lodge members, the choir and those who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our husband and father Green Burkhead. We also wish to remember those who sent the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Green Burkhead and Son.

CLASSIS OPENED Rev. Englemann Preached Opening Sermon Last Night at Magley. MANY IN ATTENDANCE A Very Interesting Program Will be Given Each Evening. Many local people are interested lin the Zion's dassis which opened ; last evening in the Reformed church lat Magley. The Reformed churches : of Decatur. Berne. Vera Cruz, Hunti ington and Fort Wayne belong to this classis. The program last ev- [ ening consisted of the opening ser- | mon by Rev. O. Englemann. the pres- : ident. The program for the remainder of the classis is as follows, beginning each evening at 7:30, stani da rd time: Friday Evening—Preparatory service for the Holy Communion by Rev. H. H. Kattmann, Prim.; Rev. Wm. H. Schroer. Sec. Sunday Morning Addresses to Sunday school, Rev. Wm. Schroer; Rev. O. H. Scherry. Morning service: Lord's Supper, sermon by Rev. L. W. Stolte. Prim.. Rev. F. H. Diehm. Sec. Afternoon: 400th anniversary of the Reformation by Revs. F. W. Kratz, Ph. D.. and F. H. Diehm, Prim.; Revs. L. W. Stolte and J. H. Bosch. Sed. Sunday Evening—Publication, by Rev. J. H. Bosch, Prim.; Rev. F. H. Kratz. Sec. Orphans’ Home. by Revs. J. F. Winter, Prim.; H. H. Kattmann. See. o Roy Goldner of Preble who has been confined to the house witli a severe cold of the lungs is able to he out and will resume work tomorrow.

SERIOUS THOUGHT AND FINE SENTIMENT (Editor’s Note:—The following sentiment is that of a well known man who was born in Germany and who has resided in Adams County for many years.) Dear Mr. Editor Democrat:— I studied a whole lot about it, whether I should write you a letter or not. I think that it is sort of a dutv to do it and you can do as you please about putting; it in the paper. 1 came to this country when I was five years old. My father and my mother brought me and two little sisters. That was a long time ago and when we come to this conntry it was muddy and lots of woods yet. My father bought eightv acres of land cheap. It was all woods and a >ery long six miles to Decatur. It was hard for him and mother and for us children also, but the harder we worked and all it made us love our home better. We had good neig bors, mostly German people like us, and we never at no trouble. Father and mother are both dead now and my sisters both have large families and good farms with every convenience. I have more than two hundred acres and a line home and fine buildings and plenty stock. 1 / > nit " pinch me. maybe I dream, that my sisters and I aie so blCSt it is a good many years since we came here and in all that time we none of us ever had a law suit nor rouble with anybody and they treated us right at the court house and in the township also. We have lived very peaceful. Our children have good educations. lam very thanks ul foi •ill of this when I look back and think it all over and I am also verv thankful for our country that fixed it all out so that it could be so. lam more than grateful each time that I think of it and I am going to do what 1 can to show that I am grateful. I am going to watch close what we gotto do in ’this Adams county to help win the war and 1 want to do more than my share because I want my children to grow old in peace and other people’s children also, no matter what country they come from. Besides that this government has the right way of treating the people. 1 feel better for writing this out what I think. lam going to add this that I should buy for me and my wife and a small one for the children those Liberty Bonds. Yours trulv, A READER.

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FIRST AIR TO INJURED Instructions Offered Free by Dr. Beavers Under Proper Authority FROM GOVERNMENT Every Lady Should Learn Work of so Much Value in Peace and in War. Another department of Red Cro-s Work, that of "First Aid to the Injured” is now open to any woman de siring to take instructions and training along that line. Doctor S. I). Ber.vers has received his authority from Washington enabling him. together witli the assistance of the other Doctors interested here to open up cla. t of instruction for this very important feature of this noble work. No charge is made by the instructor, but it is necessary for each pupil to procure a book published by the Red Cross Association, which is called "Woman's Edition of Text Book to First Aid.”

These books cost 30 cents each and each lady desiring to take up this lint' of instruction should pay for one of these books at the time she signs up for instruction so that the money may be sent in and the book procured for her. The idea is for the Doctor instructor in charge to give one lesson each week from 8 o'clock to 9 or 9:30 o'clock, on a day to be chosen by the members of the class and as soon as the class has had two lectures the , class-roll will be forwarded to the I First Aid Division at Washington, toigether with a check payable to tb.< American Red Cross in a sufficient sum to cover a charge of 50 cents for each person enrolled. The class will be organized with a president and s»> - retary besides the instructor. Th' class-roll will he at Red Cross Headquarters at the Public Library for a few days yet. where it may be signed, after 'hat, either at the home or the office of Dr. S. D. Beavers who will have charge of the class. At. one lesson per week it will *equire 6 or 8 weeks to complete the work, according to the aptitude of the class. This is a wonderful school of instruction. It is a teaching to ladies of First Aid in all sorts of accidents or poisonings that may occur at any tim s in the home or on the street fit'Lug each one with a practical knowledge of what to do under extraordinary circumstances until more experience! help can be secured. This class instruction should command the attention of a large number of our people • Continued on Page Two)