Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 110.

MAY DRAFT MEN FOR THE ARMY AND GUARD HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SAYS THIS MAY BE NECESSARY-GEN-ERAL PERSHING GETS DOWN TO BEAI WORK IN PARIS.

(United T*re«R Service) ; Washington, June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln addition to draft-' infl men for the new army the government will probably have to draft additional forces to fill up the regular army and national guard. This view was expressed by high military auth- i orities this afternoon following returns showing oniy one thousand joining in the army yesterday, one of the lowest amounts since April 1. Recruiting has been on a slump for several days. (United Tress Service) I London, June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The armed merchant! cruiser Avenger was torpedoed in the; North Sea Wednesday night, the admirralty announced today. All exexcept one of those aboard were saved. (United Press Service) 1 IBy W. S. Forrest, United Press staff 1 correspondent.) Paris, June 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — France has’nt ceased marvelling over General Pershing and his staff. It accepts as a happy augury of America's full support the dynamic en< rgy with which Pershing has entered into his dties- not losing a second Itctween official calls and official social obligations in geting down to the stern business of making ready for the American army that he is to command. • j A huge American flag flies from the temporary headquarters of the Atneri- ( can staff in the Rue Constantin and ( nine o’clock today saw the American f commander and his aides hard -, t ( work. Pershing's plans were for a ( day of this sort of preparation, the only official call on his list being a visit to the ministry of marines late . this afternoon. Although American khaki, cut in the unique style (to the French) of the American uniform is rapidly becoming a familiar sight on the boule- I vards, no “Yankee” officer or soldier I is permitted to pass along without l • ovations frorm spectators. Private soltMers— orderlies to the staff are i already pals of French poilus and toni- • mies and are sightseeing with en thusiasm. (United Press Service) London. June 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— How great a “strategic retreat" Germany is preparing around what used to be Yures salient was subject of the keenest speculation in; ' military circles today. It was accepted as a foregone conclusion that with Field Marshal Haig’s tightening squeeze of the triangle of ground between the Yprres-Lille canal on the one side and the river Lys on the other, the Germans would be forced very soon to evacuate all this territory up to Comines. Some battle front despatches today hinted such a retreat was already accomplished in part. This is the setion in which Haig reported a relinquishment of first line positions by the enemy yesterday. Unofficial news detailed that practically the only German artilery fire was from very long range guns, hinting that most o > German uieces have been moved back London expects now to see anothe powerful offensive thrust by the British along the river Lys. It has been part of Field Marshal Haig s strategy in recent months to drive along th course of some great river-like st Scarpe and the Sensee. The valley of the Lys is likewise peculiarly adapted to Haig’s operations.

(United Press Service) bulletin London, June 15-(Special to Daily Democrat)—-Field Marshal Haig < rove forward in another rapid blow at th German lines in the "Bottle Neck >etween Ypres and Colines, gaining al objectices, ’’ according to his report tX one hundred and fifty prisoners and a number of howltser with .seven maclgne guns were captured. 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

A NEW LEADER Chas. A. Greathouse ChosI en Today as Democratic State Chairman. TO SUCCEED KORBLY Secretary Sailee Also Re- | signs—Commitee Thanks Korkly for Services. <United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., June 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Charles A. Greathouse, former superintendent of public instruction, was today elected chairman of the democratic state central committee, to succeed Ber-j nard Korkly, who resigned. There was no opposition to Greathouse. Charles Sallee, secretary of the committee, also resigned. Greathouse wil name hrs successor later. Edward Hoffman, of Fort Wayne, national committeeman, in accepting; the resignation of Korbly, proposed a resolution thanking him for his work for the party, which was unanimously adopted. A similar resolution was adopted thanking Sailee for his efforts. Greathouse, in accepting the office, declared he would work for the democratic party and do everything possible for its success in the i state. o PAUL REINKING RESIGNS To Accept Splendid Position as Accountany with Corrugated Paper Co. Paul C. Reinking, agent for the Ft. Wayne & Decatur traction company has resigned his position, to take effect Julylst, at which time he will begin duty as an accountant for the Fort Wayne Corrugated Paper Company, one of the leading industries of Fort Wayne. The position is an excellent advancement for Mr. Reinking and he is deserving of congratulations for he has earned his new place by his Indus trious atteneion to business, his abil-1 ity and his careful and painstaking . watching of details. He will continue! as a citizen of Decatur for the present, returning from his work each evening. o ROOSTER WEEK—JUNE 18-23 Next week is “Rooster week” when you are asked to sell, kill or confine every rooster, produce infertile eggs and help Indiana have a million dollars. It is claimed that Indiana markets sixty million dozen eggs a year. Os these 5 per cent spoil because fertile. This year three million eggs spoiled. Fertile eggs spoil quickly and hens lay just as well without roosters. The rooster is useless in . summer and feeding him is a waste. ’ You are asked to sell, kill or pen the roosters. Bring them to Decatur and ; get the top market price next week. —o— GIRLS SHOW PATRIOTISM r The girls of the Delta Theta Pau i sorority gave further evidence of their , patriotism by purchasing a Liberty » Bond. A called meeting was held at P the home of Miss Leona Bosse last f Wednesday, where it was decided to 1 purchase the bond.

+++ +++++++++ ++ + WHO 4. Will donate their automobile + + nex t Wednesday morning, June + + 20 at 9:00 o’clock a. m., with + 4. driver, to the Red Cro.s for.+ 4- about three hours. We want ♦ 4. ten automobiles to help us. Call + ,g, j Bosse, postmaster, at the 4 4. postoffice building. + 4,4,4.4. + + + + + + + + *

Decatnr, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 15, 1917.

JULY 4TH PICNIC I To he Given at Steele’s Park by Catholic Congretfation—Public Invited. I JTO BE HAPPY DAY - Plans to be Announced in I a Few days—You Are Urged to Participate. There will boa big. old-fashioned picnic at Steele's park, July 4th. It will be given by the congregation of i the Catholic church and the public, I everybody, is invited to participate. I The desire is to make it a successful, I: delightful and happy event, a celeI bration of the great day, in keeping | with the times of today. . | A committee today arranged for ; the grounds and the plans and proI gram will he completed and announcjed soon. The idea is to arrange for amusements of various kinds, a pro- : gram that will interest and please 1 I you. Get your baskets ready, get up ' your crowd and join the hundreds | who will spend the day, July Fourth. lat the park. There is no prettier spot i in the state, there are many conveni- , ences not found in the usual picnic grounds and it's up to you to attend and enjoy yourself. Bring the whole I family. Help make it u success. If you do a little and everybody else does it will be the happiest event 1 ever held in this section. • The public is asked to aid in mak- 1 ' ing the event a whopper, a delight- 1 [ ful day for young and old. 1 Watch for further particulars. ’ WON’T YOU GIVE: ( ( We Are Sure You Will if You Read the Following 1 and Think it Out. t YOUR GREAT CHANCE 5 i To Help Take Care of Sol- < t dier Boys Who Will Soon e be at the Front. i Get this picture—let it sink in. Then * sit down and determine what you are 1 t going to do about it. Its happening ( every day, every hour, every minutewhen the big battles are on. it took him just as he went over the trench t parapet—took him full in his bare and < muscular throat. It was hardly big- t . ger than one of those rubber errasers < tinned to the end of lead pencils. But 1 . i with the driving power of high energy t I powder behind its steel jacketed nose, 1 ! it was- an altogether competent and 1 , I devilishly capable agent of destruc- t . tion. t He lay quite still a few yards ahead of the trench, where his rush had car- I ried him. The morning drew toward I noon. With night came the beginning ! of his torment. First it was thirst, , then fever, then deleriutu. Always ■ ( his spilling wound burned and throbbed. Even on the second night, with . the rain beating down upon him, It glowed like a kiln. By the third day . his agony spoke in screams. A , stretcher party found him and trun i- . , eled him away, down through the line t of Red Cross units, from dressing stat tion to field base, eventually to Paris. He was French but he was lighting , our fight. He was French but a few 1 months from now his counterpart m.iy be an American. There are bullets enough for all. He may be a boy you know, perhaps a neighbor’s boy, even 1 our own —fighting our fight. Will you r help him, when our fight has broken y him, to fight his? Will you help him . ,when his body and vivid force are j spent and shattered, to retrieve what 0 he may? Every man. woman and child in the state of Indiana can give this aid by . subscribing to the American Red j, Cross next week, when the big drive y, to raise -1,500,000 for Red Cross work 4> here at home and across the sea, be4, gins in every county, city and town. 4. The American Red Cross is the woun-1- + ed soldiers' truest ally. It is his 4- minister and guardian. It is his hoi>e. + If you can only spare a dollar —give + it. But make it five, ten, fifty or a + hundred dollars if you are able. No + limit is placed on the individual sub-

I scriptions. The appeal of the Ann-ri-I can Red Cross Is put up to all the pen pie- give what you can. if you can't go you can give. Those ffolng are giving Immeasurably num . Some m.i-it go but all must give. EL kYeuYboNDS The Benevolent and Protective Ord er of Elks Is among the patriotic orders of the country, the local order's representation subscribing in the. suni of $llOO toward the Liberty Loan bonds through the local Boy Scouts. NOTICE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS! 4 - All knights are requested to meet at the K. of P. homo Sunday. June 17. at 9:30 a. tn., in commemoration of our memorial service. Visiting knights especially invited. COMMITTEE. - -—o GIVE SERMONS — Ministers Will be Asked to Preach Red Cross Sermons Next Sunday. TO PREPARE WAY For the Million Dollar Red Cross Canvass —Meeting Held by Officials. A meeting of the local managers of the Red Cross million dollar fund drive in which Adams county is to raise $8,750 from June 18 to June 25, was held last evening at the BowersRealty office, the managers meeting with the captains of the various townships and sections of this division.l Plans for the organized canvass to be j made soon, were outlined and another meeting will be held Monday evening at the same place to further; consider the work. That the matter may be thoroughly explainedd to the people before the canvass, an effort will be made to have the ministers preach a Red Cross sermon Sunday Charles S. Murnma. captain of Union township, was in this morning and reported to the secretary, C. J. Voglewede, that he had selected the names oi the following men to help him in the work: Jacob S. Barkley, John W. Shafer, C. L. V. Sheets, William D. Barrone, Fred Koldewey, Hubert Zerkel. A mass meeting has been call *d by him for Tuesday night at the Hardscrabble school, and for Wednesday night at the Schnepp school, when the purpose of the campaign will be explained to the people. Frank Heiman, captain of Washington township, reported that he had divided his territory into three districts and api>ointed the following committees: West district, B. I Breiner and Phil Carper: Middle district, Frank Heiman and Henry Bark-; ley: East district. F. O. Martin and E. H. Faust. Thursday, June 21st is the day set for soliciting subscriptions in Washington township. o — BRINGS A BRIDE H. F. Chase Returns from Marion With Wise —Was Mrs. Margaret Smith. MARRIED YESTERDAY Will Reside on Groom’s Farm South of City— Well Known Here. H. F. Chase, well known farmer of south of the city, returned last night from Marion, bringing with him a wife. He was married yesterday morning at eleven o’clock at the parsonage by the Christian minister of Marion, to Mrs. Margaret Smith, of Jonesboro. Mr. and Mrs. Chase are at home on his farm south of this city, which he purchased this spring, being the George Gunsett farm. Mr. Chase and family of four children moved there in March, coming from Eaton, where he lived for several years. Mr. 1 Chase is well known here, having lived here for many years, prior to ‘ going to Eaton. The neighbors of his community and his many other i friends will gladly welcome Mrs. • Chase.

:THREE IN CLASS Will Sail as Foreign Missionaries—Miss Sellemeyer Graduated from HEIDELBURG COLLEGE 1 Will Return Here to Prei pare to Set Sail August 1 —Two Others Go. r ► " Miss Esther Sellemeyer, daughi. r of Mr. and Mrs. August Sellemeyer i expected home today or tomorrow from Toledo, 0.. where she has be.-n I visiling following her graduation Wed- ! nesday, from Heidelburg university, Tiffin, O. She was one of the fortytwo graduates in this the largest class I in the sixty-three years' history of the university. Miss Sellemeyer will be here to pre- | pare for sailing the first of August to ' China, where she will serve as a forI eign missionary. Going to other fields I hut sailing on the same ship, are two lof her classmates. One is Isaac Fisher, of Germantown, who goes to Japan and George Bachmann, of Tehutuamah, Texas, who goes to China ns i missionaries. Attending the commencement Wednesday were. August Sellemeyer and son. Jesse, ami the lattPr’s daughter. Martha: Mr. and Mrs. Mat Kirs< h and granddaughter. Eleanor Repper!: and Miss Lydia Kirtsch, the last named being a student at Heidelburg this year. ANNUAL PICNIC I Will be Given Next Sunday by Children of Preble Lutheran Church. THE CHILDREN’S DAY Will he Observed by Them Prof. Goede is Drilling Them for Program. This is the open season for children’s festivals and the annual picnic to be given next Sunday by the Preble Lutheran church promises to be the usual great event of the season. The festival will take place in the afternoon in the William Grote woods, a half mile north of Preble. The children have been carefully trained for their good program by their teacher, I Prof. William Goede, and musical numbers and recitations and other exercises will be given. There will also be the usual games, such as bowling alleys and others for the young folks, and refreshments of many kinds. Rev. Krotke is the pastor of the church. , Everybody is cordially invited to come. COUNTY FAIR. The Epworth League of the M. E. church., will have a county fair at the church this evening at 8 o’clock. Some of the, features will be a penny social, ice cream, and a program, which is as follows: Ladies' Chorus. Violin Solo—Charles Thornburg. Reading—Etola Gattschalk. Vocal Solo—Abbie Bigham. Piano Solo—Angelina Firks. Talk on the League—Mr. Suttles. Vocal Solo —Gladys Flanders. ’ Piano Solo —Ireta Beavers. ■ Reading, “Just a Smile”—Vera i Powell. Men’s Chorus. r “BAD TASTE," SAYS ATTORNEY. f (United Press Service) Toledo. O„ June 15—(Special to ? Daily Democrat)- —Should German t newspapers be permitted to distribB ute lithographed likenesses of the 1 kaiser and the late Franz Joseph of e Austria as souvenirs to their suba scribers here? That is the question ■. that Washington may have to decide, j The Toledo German Express asked 3 permission of the federal authorities s The matter was referred to Special r Agent Dewoody of Cleveland, i. “Pretty bad taste at this time, assistant District Attorney Lynch said.

1 OVER SUBSCRIPTION MAY REACH A DILLION AMERICA ANSWERS CALL FDD LIBERTY LOAN BY FAR OVER SOBSCRIBING THE ISSUE OF TWO BILLION DOL- . LARS.

WORK DONATED In Patriotic Spirit by Those Assisting in the Recent Registration. BIG SUM IS SAVED ’ i Official Report Shows That Every Man Eligible in County Registered. Sheriff Ed Green, executive officer; Dr. E. G. Coverdale, surgeon; Will , Hammell, clerk of the Adams circuit | court, as recorder; ail comprising the Adams county conscription registration board, have completed their report of the recent conscription. Evi eryone of which this board lias (knowledge, who comes under the re-. Iquired age, of from twenty-one to thirty-one years, has registered in | regular form. The total registered is 1619; number of registrars, 33; with that number of registration places, of which thirteen were private buildings and twenty public buildings. A notable instance is that all this work was done with but $8 expense to the government, ail but two registrars. at four dollars per day, donating their services. This work was donated in a patriot- , ic spirit and means the saving of , $504.50 to the government in this county alone, as the total cost of reg- , istration would have been $512.50. j Those who donated their services ( in the following amounts were: Members of Board Who Served With- , out Compensation. < Ed Green, sheriff $ 75.00 E. G. Coverdale 25.00 Will Hammell. clerk 100.00 I Registrars Who Served Without 1 Compensation. ! Frank Mclntosh, A. J. Bienz. Clifford Harkless.’Fred Schurger, John Miller. Wm. Zimmerman, Rollo Hotlck, Ben Biting, Jacob Otnlor, W. H. Teeple, Ed France, Charles ! Jones, Marion Oliver, Irvin Kerr, Frank Cottrell, Amos Hirschy, Joseph Graber. Peter I). Kizer. Eugene Lindsey L. N. Stahl, Harry Brown. George Ineichen, \V|m. Harlow, Jesse Buckmaster, Job Yaney, Fred Mills, W. A. Lower. John Peterson, Ben Schrank, J. W. Teeple, Chas. N. Christen.... 124.00 Rentals Donated, With Names of Persons Donating Them. Frank Hesher. $3; Ben Eiting, $3; Ed France, $3; Berne Lumber Co., $3; Bank of Linn Grove. $3; Elmer Stout. $3; Pontius Bros., $3; Fred Linn, $3; John Vail. $3; Ben Schrank. $3; L. A. Holthouse, $3; ’M. E. Hower, $3; Parochial School House. $3 3900 Telegraph and Telephone Tolls Donated by Citizens' Telephone Co USO i Other Services Donated —Advertising and Clerical Assistance. Decatur Democrat, SSO; Decatur Herald. S4O; Monroe Re- ' porter. $5; Berne Witness. $10; Geneva Herald. $5; L. D. Ju--3 cobs, $10; Fay Hammell. sls; i Robt. Peterson, $3; Ros p Vo_ - glewede. $1; Earl Adams. sl.. 140.00; 3 ■ I f Total services and material volunteeredsso4.so I Expenses to be Paid. Elisha Merriman 4.00 , I Herman Reese 4.00 ( I Total $ 8.00 ( Total expense of registration $512.50

Price, Two Cent!

Exact sale of Liberty bonds <n Adams county as reported up to 3 o’clock last evening were -149,150. At noon today it was estimated that the amount subscribed in this county was slightly more than $160,00. Washington. June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The rank and file of America today answered Uncle Sam's request for an initial war loan of $2,000,000,000 by giving that and Imany millions more. Official announcement was made by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo that the loan was over-subscribed. Robert Wooley, publicity director of the campaign estimated the over suoscription might reach a billion dollars. A stream of subscriptions which still poured into the Federal Reserve districts this afternoon after the closing hour was understood to mean that there are more billions where these two came from to be had for the asking. Wall street shouldered its burden, the New York district at noon passing jthe billion dollar mark with a million more to be counted. Apparently two million Americans made up this purse of war money for the nation.. The government estimated that the a v erage independent subscription was SI,OOO. Secretary McAdoo said: "'The success of this loan is a general victory for democracy, it is the unlimited expression of American determination to carry this war for the protection of America and the re-es-tablishment of peace and liberty throughout the world to a swift and successful close. "I wish to thank the men and women of America who have made the Joan a success. It was an inspiring campaign and a glorious finish." McAdoo announced that another Liberty Loan issue would not be necessary until August. Indianapolis, June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Shortly after noon todoy officials announced that the S4O. 000.000 allotment in the Liberty Loan campaign would be over-sub-scribed by approximately $5,000,000. Marion county’s allotment of $9,999,999 was estimated over-subscribed by $2,000,000. The totals in the city are incomplete. At the time the books were closed more than $39,000,000 had been obtained and additional amounts were pouring from ail sections of the state. St. Joseph county was believed to lead the column of amounts raised in proportion to its quota. Delaware county was believed to be second although final spurts of other counties might nose out the leaders. Washington. D. C., June 15— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Liberty Loan, America's first gigantic war contribution—is a success. When the lists closed at noon today, America bad written in figures of gold and silver her answer to the initial appeal, and incomplete tabulations early today indicated the loan would be over-subscribed $106,000,000 to $500,000,000. Big banks pouring their resources into the loan swelled the total in the closing hours, though the plain, ev-ery-day folk did a tremendous share, in making the loan go. Men and Women of humble circumstances did their share, taking SSO, SIOO or even more of subscriptions. The wealthy turned in their subscriptions by millions but the. fact, ''that this was a people’s loan was brought impressively home by the ' fact that three million or more persons shared in the success. | New York, far ahead of all competitors, swung in massive subscrip- . tions in the closing hours. | Other cities followed in proportion ( and nowhere could the charge of . slacker be laid against a community. I The big banking institutions were i’ (Continued on Page Two)