Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1917 — Page 1

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PERSHINGLANDS IN ENGLAND American General and Staff is Welcomed by High British Officials. ENGLISH HIT GERMANS All the Machines of War Utilized in the Greatest of All Drives. (United Press Service) (By Frank Getty, United Press Staff i Correspondent I A British Port. June B—(SpecialB—(Special to Dally Democrat)—(Major General Joint J. Pershing, commander of the first American expeditionary force to Fiance, arrived in England today, accompanied by his staff. He reported a pleasant trip and expressed the utmost astonishment that the news of his departure had I been successfully suppressed. • "I thought the whole world knew about my leaving the United States," he declared. The American army chief and his staff were given a tremendous ovation on their arrival. A special train was in waiting for the party. It was due to arrive in London at 3 o'clock this afternoon. “We are very glad to he the standard bearers of our country in this great war of civilization." General Pershing asserts. “To land on British soil and receive • such a welcome is very significant—and very deeply appreciated. "We expect soon to be playing our , I«rt and 1 hope it will be a very large part on the western front." Pershing and his staff worked hard ' all the way across preparing plans for their work in France. London. June B—(Special to Daily Democrat) Major General Pershing arrived in London late this afternoon. ~ The American commander was met , by notable officials at the railroad : station, including Lord Derby, Lloyd George, the British minister of war; Lord French, commander in chief of the home defenses; American Ant- , bassador Walter Hines Page; Vice ■ Admiral Sims of the U. S. navy. Pershing's military escort lined up , in formal fashion at the railroad sta- , tion where the British military staff reviewed them. Indianapolis, Ind.. June B—(SpecialB—(Special , to Daily Democrat) —Jesse Eschback. ptate conscription officer, today announced the official figures on registration. The total registration, excluding Lake. Clark. Hendricks and Ripley counties and the city of Indianapolis, is 201,173. Official figures from the places named are still unobtianable. Whites registered 195,900 Whites claiming exemption.. 123.408 Negroes registered 5.170 Negroes claiming exemption.. 2.840 Aliens registered 10.525 Alien enemies registered .... 1.290 London, June B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Across a blunt wedge five miles broad at its.apex. British troops were still forging ahead today smashing Germany's steel grip on Belgium. Early front despatches today told of another night of intense fighting. The Germans line bent far back in the initial shock of vast mine explosions, of a hell fire of artillery and of the dash ing blows of the infantry. Up to today the enemy's elasticity had not been evidenced in any snapping back into line of that fracture. Apprised now of the tremendous strength of the drive, the Germans were massing reserves and fiercely opposing every step of the British advance. The great city of Lille and the important industrial towns of Tourcoing and Roubaix are directly menaced by the newest-and probably the most powerful—of the Bristish drives. Tne three cities are the centers of Frances industrial section of the north. The fighting is over Belgian soil-hut ’he objectives sought are in France. Great torn fields, huge furrows as plowed by some great farmer, tons of loam turned and churned into blackened dust-this was the mark across Belgium's fields today where yesterday the British turned loose every man-contrived engine of destiuction to sweep forward in victory. Dante would have found new hell pictures in the cataclism which rent the earth along this twelve-mile front from Ypres to Armentieres yesterday morning. A vast upheaval of

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six hundred tons of explosives whs the beginning. Scattered over miles of front, and touched off simultanI eously, this force tore up the earth I like a volcano. The country fromhied as though In a seismic schock. For several seconds it felt as though the whole earth had caved In. A minute before the explosions the air was stagnant. The concussion produced a breeze that twisted the branches of trees for miles away. Great jagged forks of flame shot to ward the skies like tongues of lightning. And then began the artillery roar —a roar such ns never before heard on this or any other front. The barrage pattered ahead of the British troops like a half of great steel stones. A storm of red rockets arose from the darkness ahead as the Ger mans madly signalled for help. A moment later while rockets told that the British had swept over the trench I —and were going on. (By ,1. I’. Yoder. United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. D. C.. June B—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Hope of an allied victory in 1917 has gone, according to best informed government officials. The frank admission was made today that American plans are [ being predicated upon the probability of at least three years of war. Conceit has given way to conception of the size of the job that has been put up to the United States—the landing of the knock-out blow to German militarism. The frank admission of the foremost British military critics, made within the past few days that the entire plans of the allies’ offensive have been completely upset by the Rus- i sian upheaval has given Washington I a jolt. In some quarters it has developed the most intense pessimism. In others especially among some members of the council of national defense, there is a feeling of relief that deception has given way to frankness and that the American nation has at last been permitted to face the cold fact that the success or failure of the allied cause is squarely up to the United Staes. Washington. D. C„ June B—(Spe-i ,cial to Daily Democrat) —The long- ' expected army and navy appointments promised to supply officers for the increased fighting force in the I war on Germany were recommended by President Wilson to the senate today. Col. Edwin Glenn of the officers' training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and seventeen other colonels were nominated for brigadier generals. BULLETIN Paris, June B—Special to Daily Dem-| ocrat) — Germany has apparently started a counter-offensive along a great section of the French front. Today's official report detailed a| violent enemy bombardment around St. Quentin and Ixtfere. preliminary to an attack which the French killed at its inception; more violent artillery fire centered on French positions north of Moulin Laffaux and south of Filain as well as in the Gerny sector and “enemy attacks at various points” All attacks failed. Roanoke. Va„ June B—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Desultory guerilla warfare has developed in this section from harbored resentment against federal enforcements of the draft Mountain men for ‘the past two nights have fired from ambush at national guard patrols and department of justice agents sent into the section following disclosure of a widespread plot to resist conscription. Washington, D. C., June B—(Special to Daily Democrat)--Announce-ment of General Pershing’s arrival in England is the first mention that has been made of his movements since he conferred with the president in Washington two weeks ago. The effectiveness of the voluntary censorship was again demonstrated in this respect, for while the fact that Pershing had sailed was generally known to' press associations, no reference was made to the fact. o — RETURN FROM COLLEGE Edgar and Margaret Mills, son and daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Mills, arrieved this afternoon from Naperville, 111., where they are stuj dents at Northwestern college, and . will spend their summer cacation > here. ' BUYS A CHANDLER. Thomas Durkin of the Modern ga--1 rage returned from Fort Wayne this t morning, driving a new seven-pas e senger Chandler six. This beautiful i- machine will be delivered to Ed Kin f ney of New Corydon.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 8, 1917.

NARROW ESCAPE I Chas. Pilliod, Well Known ' Here, Slightly Hurtin an Auto Wreck. ■» —————— CARL KERN KILLED Was Big Brother to All Boys i of Dayton—City Shocked by Accident. Charles Pilliod. well known in this ' city, and whose wife is a daughter of ' Mrs. Mary Wemhoff of this city, be- [ ing formerly Miss Edith Wemhoff. j had a narrow’ escape from death or serious injury, Sunday afternoon, when a Ford truck in which he was riding, was. struck by a Dayton & Troy interurban car and badly wrecked. Carl K. Kern, secretary of the Dayton Y. M. C. A., known all over the country as the "big brother" to all the boys in Dayton, was so badly hurt that he died four hours later. William Murray, a brother-in-law of Pilliod. and his three-year-old daughter were also in the truck. Murray was badly cut and bruised while the child escaped unhurt. The men had gone to the country to see about a summer camp for the boys j of Dayton and were returning along | the Troy pike. View’ of the ap-1 I proaching car was shut off by a I bridge. Pilliod heard the ear and ' shouted but it was too late. Char ley jumped and escaped with minor bruises. Murray and his daughter were thrown several feet while Kern who was at the wheel was thrown under the interurban. His right arm was severed at the shoulder and the - right hip and pelvic bones crushed, [ the shock and loss of blood causing . the death of the splendid young man [ The newspapers of Dayton pay Kern [ I a wonderful tribute and it is said that I there is not a single home in that ■ great Ohio city but mourns the loss |of this young man who for fifteen years has worked incessantly to make the boys under his observation “come clean” and he did it more successfully than is possible for the average man. SALE OF CATTLE Fonner Stock Farm Sells Butler & Ahr 26 Registered Herefords. BEST IN THE COUNTY '— — Many Beneficial Improvements Will be Made on Farm This Summer. The Fonner stock farm, owned by Mr. A. J. Smith and managed by Mr. William P. Schrock, of this city, this morning delivered to Butler and Ahr, stock buyers 26 head of cattle, all Herefords. This bunch of cattle we,e said by Mr. Butler to be the best and highest priced cattle ever to leave Adams county. The stock will be two years old this fall and average 1100 pounds per head, and sold f>r $12.25 a hundred. The cattle were bought in Kansas City last fall and , have been on feed 150 days and during this time gained three pounds per . head for each day they were on feed. They have been taken care of by , Mr. Chas. Gage and have received the best of attention, as Mr. Gage has ■ a reputation for being an excellent ' manager and feeder. This stock farm is one of the growing ones of the county and new improvements are being made all the 1 time. In the last ten days they have sold $6,000 worth of cattle and hogs. i Already plans are on foo't to make this - farm the best breeding and feeding 1 place for stock in the county. Lu ni her is already on the ground tor a large addition to the barn and a con tract has been let for erecting a new silo this summer. This will make a . total of three silos on the farm with a s wpacity of 520 tons. The managers specialize in regts il tered Hereford cattle. In the pas i- week they have purchased two cows from the famous Tow herd in Norway

» lowa, one from the Warren T. Me " Cray herd In Kentland, Indiana, three * j from Columbus. Ohio, one from the I Low herd in Locustdale, Virginia, and | two from the J. V. Hill herd in Round--1 head, Ohio. A groat deal of credit for the success of the farm can be attributed tu Mr. William Schrock, the acting ina'iager. Mr. Schrock only recently left the clothing business to take up the ) farm work and in a comparratively short time has made a great success. GEORGE YAKE PLEADS GUILTY Fort Wayne, Ind., June B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —George Yake. 20. who testified that he was born and reared in Decatur, this morning plead guilty before Judge Eggerman in cir- ’ cult court, to a charge of petty larf ceny and was fined $25.00 and costs ■ and sentenced to sixty days in the county jail, the jail sentence being . suspended during good behavior. He was unable to pay the fine however ' and went to jail. He confessed hiv--1 ing stolen two pocket books from a i woman on the street on February Sth. - WILL RAISE FLAG Berne Patriots Will Pay No Attention to Petition to Postpone Event. • DATE IS SUNDAY Dr. Jones Says Nothing But Injunction by Federal Courts Will Stop It. Berne. Ind.. June B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“Berne is to have a flag arising Sunday afternoon as advertised, unless we are prevented ' from doing so by a federal injunc- ; tion.” said Dr. Harry O. Jones this [ morning. Plans for the flag raising and patriotic devotional services at this place Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock have been under headway for several weeks. It has been arranged that speeches be made by Dr. Jones of this place and Rev. Marsh of Decatur. with music by the Berne quartet and the Decatur hand. The quartet has declined to serve but ar- | rangements have been made for a quartet from Decatur and the rest of the program is to be given as planned. This morning a petition was circulated against holding the event on Sunday and asking that it be postponed to a week-day. but those in charge have decided to go ahead as planned and advertised unless stop ped by the court. The flag will be raised on a fifty-foot pole on the grounds of the G. R. & I. railroad company and it is expected that a I large crowd will attend. At 10:30 ' this morning the petition had about • a dozen signers. o HAVE ORGANIZED Members of Adams County Council of Defense Elect R. I). Myers i AS COUNTY PRESIDENT — ■ Meet Second Saturday Each , Month —Duties Are Unknown at This Time. ♦ » r The recently appointed members of 1 tlie Adams County Council of Defense < met this morning at nine o'clock in t the office of Judge D. E. Smith and v.r---i ganized. R. D. Myers was elected -I president; Mrs. Andrew D. Artman, ■ [secretary; and Albert Colchin, treasb ! urer. e The council comprises seven memi. bers appointed by Judge Smith on res quest of Governor Goodrich, and other 51 members named are Marion Andrews )-[ Nathan Shepherd. R. B. Kerr and Jeff a [ Lehman. i-| The council set the second Saturday •v in each month, in the judge’s room tot a the meeting, nine o’clock a. tn. being a the hour set. The council does not yet know what e- its duties will be. They work under »t advice of the state organization anil is [ will no doubt be informed on report y,'of their organization. i

BOYS ADVANCED V ill — ' To Rank of Second Class Scouts—Take Census of 01 i Cardens in City. yiTHE EXACT NUMBER J Will Surprise You no Doubt \ —Thirteen Boys Make Grade Under Test. i if the vegetables in each garden .i Planted in the city of Decatur will ma-1 , lure, the business of (he man who' . - goes from house to house selling /green goods will he up against the ,1 worst competition ever known in the history of the “vegetable man." ,[ As a part of the examination work .for a second class scout, in the Boy i Scout's work, there is a requirement I which has to do with "Observation” training the eye, the ear and other senses. In making this test the city was divided into three districts and a “Patrol” assigned to each distrist and the members of the patrols were' ordered to make a thorough canvass i for the purpose of finding the number of gardens planted this season. The reports have been made and a total [ registered which is surprising even , to the most ardent “Garden Booster."! Within the city limits there are fourteen hundred and thirty gardens. [ In that part of hte city south of Adams street and east of the G. R. ft 1. railroad there are 428 gardens. In that part north of Adams street and east of the G. R. & 1. railroad there are 568 gardens and in that part west of the G. R. & 1. railroad there are 437 gardens. The boys who made the census of the latter district report only five properties without gardens. Over the city there are many plots prepared for late potatoes which have not been planted yet. Daniel Kitson made the assertion that h» had the best garden in the city and will meet with all comers on nis own grounds. The boys who completed this test were Scouts Hensley, Myers. Hocker. Tyndall, Staley. Kalver, Stewart, Elzey, Downs, Fike, Helm, Patterson and Castle. —o A KINDERGARTEN Misses Ruth Patterson and t Lulu Atz to Open Summer Kindergarten AT CENTRAL SCHOOL Monday, June 18—Children from 3 to 6 Years Will be Received. Misses Lulu Atz and Ruth Patterson, will , on Monday, June 18, open a kindergarten at the central school house, for the summer. Mothers of children of the ages of three to six years, will be pleased to learn that they can send their little ones to a kindergarten where they can be instructed and entertained along the most approved lines. The teachers are especially fitted for their work. Besides being primary teachers in public schools, they have had special work in kindergarten methods. Miss Patterson is a graduate of Mrs. Blake’s school in f Indianapolis, in which Miss Atz was > also a student last summer. Miss i Patterson had charge of kindergartens - here for two seasons and last summer 1 also directed one in Indianapolis. Mothers who wish to send their ;- children may leave their names at the Atz ft Beavers furniture store. MOSURE HAS RECOVERED r There have been several rumors in j, Bluffton the last few days that Fortt rest Mosure. a member of the coast artillery, was in a very dangerous y condition with blood poisoning at a ,r West Virginia fort. His father, Ed g Mosure, stated this morning that he received a letter from his son last Satit urday and he stated that he had com--r pletely recovered from his illness and d that is feeling fine. One false re■t port was circulated that the young man was dead. —Bluffton News.

{REPORTED AT BLUFFTON Bluffton, Ind., June 7- Announee- ; ment was made here today of a double j elopement and wedding al Hillsdale. S Mich., yesterday In which two couples of Bluffton young people were the principals. The four young people made the trip to Hillsdale by automobile. Miss Pansy Moyer, daughter ..f Allen Moyer, beeftine the bride of Robert Parkison. a young man who | came recently to work in the H. U. I I Bay piano factory, and Miss Leone i i Brinnentan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brinneman, became the bride of Charles Vote, jr. All four of the pouny people have been employed at the piano factory. The Moyer girl is a grand niece of George Moyer, of this city. o HELPERS NEEDED 5 • *fl For Red Cross Work— What the Classes Are Doing—Several HAVE REGISTERED J i In First Aid Work—Dearth [ I of Supplies Among the War Sufferers. i | The Decatur branch of the Amerrii can Red Cross is doing very well, i , thank you, but it could do a whole lot j better and that is why this article is I I written. Helpers are needed. About j 500 are enrolled and there is quite a I , lot to draw from and volunteers are needed badly. An earnest apjteal is j made to all members to offer them- j selves for service in some granch of , this work. A beautiful start along , each line has been made and the pace . must be kept up and it can only tie', done by each member offering and volunteering to aid in one of these branches. Miss Niblick and Miss < Connell are doing excellently in tesrh- ( ing the making of drains, compresses, sponges, rolls, pads, bandages, etc. Classes held each afternoon and evening.' The following ladies have re- ( ceived this class instruction’ Miss ( Lucile Smith, Mrs. Minerva Wilkinson ; Clara Boknecht. Mrs. Earl Adams, r Mrs. Dan Vail. Mrs. Robert McMahon. Mrs. Roy Miller, Mrs. Burton Niblick, ! Mrs. R. L. Longshore. Madge Hite. Frances Deininger, Margaret Smith. ( Matilda Meibers, Adalaide Deininger. Mrs. Kate Place. Mrs. J. S. Peterson, g Olive Perkins, Vera Hower. M's. Frank France, Mrs. Dr. Beavers. Marie Daniels. Helen Fonner. Bessie Wilder, Mrs. Chas. Knapp. Mrs. Tom Durkin, Agnes Kohne. Matilda Berling. Glennys Mangold, Laurine Kel- f ler. Mabel Beery. Mary Moses. Leona Bosse, Goldie Gay. Mrs. Oscar Lanke- ‘ nau. Hazel Haney, Mrs. Rev. Hanna, Electa Glancey, Ruby Miller. Ella Mutchler, Bessie Congleton, Ruth Mayer, Mrs. Otto Reppert, Eleanor Reppert and Augusta Yager. New classes must be formed each week and volunteers for these classes 1 are earnestly requested and each one is asked to call up phone No. 831 and arrange for a place to be reserved for them. Mrs. D. W. Beery and Miss Carlisle are in charge of the making of bathrobes. pajamas and bed slippers and I are in need of sewers and basters. These ladies can be reached at phone 831 or at their homes. Mrs. Beery; and Miss Carlisle. Mrs. Dan Sprang > 1 and Mrs. Noah Mangold are now in ’ charge of the sewing machines and | ‘ they need a lot of helpers. Dr. Beavers’ first aid class is com--1 ing along nicely. Mrs. Martha Hann t. 11 Mrs. Ella Davidson. Mrs. Ida Beavers.; s Mrs. Della Burdg. Mrs. Lena Durkin., s Mrs. Anna Kuebler and Mrs. Lola! s Macklin have entered this class and r a dozen more are needed as twenty | can get the instruction as well as r Please call up Dr. Beavers phone 113 e or 224 and enroll. Dr. W. E. Smiths’ll first aid class is also doing well. H< en Niblick, Margaret Smith. Frances, Deininger. Mary Moses, Matilda Bern ling Bessie Congleton. Mrs. Chas i Knapp, Mrs. Dan Vail. Mrs. Earl 1 Adams and .Marie Connell have enrolls ed and a dozen more are needed. . “ Please call phone no. 525 or 831. i d Dr. Beavers and Dr. Smith are une dertaking a great work and their in-|l - structions will be of inestimable value, i- and members should consider it a J privilege to be enrolled in these i- classes. ? Mrs. Dr. Connell asks that every r (Continued on Page Four)

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THIS COUNTY MUST HUSTLE Only One-third of Liberty Bond Allotment Has Been Subscribed for. ONE MORE WEEK Old Adams County Bank Increases Subscription to Fifty Thousand Dollars. Adams county’s allotment of Liberty Bonds is $309,880. Adams county had up to this morning actually subscribed for bonds to the amount of $116,500. This leaves unsubscribed $193,380. The big campaign for this issue of government bonds, beating per cent interest for fifteen years is to close June 15th. one week from today. The question is—Can this great and prosperous county, living under and expecting the protection of the forqes of this nation afford to go slip shod, allow the other counties to carry our share or shall we increase the subscriptions to our allotment? Old Adams County Bank. At a meeting of the directors of the Old Adams County bank held Tuesday night, the cashier. Mr. E. X. Ehinger. was authorized to subscribe for $50,000 worth of the bonds, thus doubling their previous subscription. They are offering t otake care of any one who wishes to subscribe for bonds and who have not the cash on hands. For instance, if yon want a SIOO bond and will call there and pay ten dollars down the bond is taken as security and you can pay the balance as you wish. > Other Banks in Line C. A. Dugan, chairman of the Adams county Liberty Loan association and E. X. Ehinger. carhier of the Old Adams County Bank, yesterday made a trip over the county and they report encouraging suitport from every bank in the county, liberal subscriptions having been made at Berne. Geneva and other places. Mr. Dugan reports that he has promises of subscriptions for tlie next few days totaling $35,000. The First National bank offers a plan for those who wish to buy bonds whereby they can purchase same on weekly payments. Similar methods are being used by the Peoples Loan ft Trust company of this city and by other banks over the county. There is no reason why you should not have a Liberty bond if you want it. Your government is asking for a loan that your property and your country may be protected and defended. It's up to you to say whether or not you will support the government. A Word About the Bonds The Liberty bonds are the best in the world, backed by every dollars worth of property in this country, pay 3% per cent interest and run for fifteen years, hut are negotiable, that is they can be exchanged for cash at any time you need it. For these bonds to fail is for this government to fall. They are the best investment in the world. A MODERN MONTE CRISTO In “A Modern Monte Cristo." 'he ■ Pat he Gold Rooster Play to be the feature at the Crystal theatre today. Charlotte Walker, the famous star, who was also working at the Thanjhouser studio, saw Vincent Serrano I dive from a ship in a storm, grovel tn j a muck of seaweed for pearl oysters, don the uncouth non-attire of a slit Ivivor of a wreck washed up on a I beach bv friendly waves, live the primitive life of the marooned on a I deserted island and finally go down '. in d come up in a diving suit, the most effective sort or costume to discount good looks. “And this from the prince of Broadway,” ejaculated Miss Walker. 'lt. is too much. Give Vne air.’ SELLS MORE OVERLANDS The Holthouse Fireproof Garage, local agents for the Overland car sold and delivered more ears tills week. A five passenger touring car was delivered to Frank Spade, of Preble yesterday, one to William Freitag, < f Preble, and one to H. Fred Scheinian. [of Root township, and also the Overland Country Club was sold and delivered to Emerson Bennett, of this city.