Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1917 — Page 1

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U-BOATS BUSY American Schooner Ripper Damaged, Towed inPetrolite Crew Safe. TWO JAPANESE BOATS Were Sunk According to Today’s News—Emma Goldman Arrested. (United Pr#*si< !s.**) Washington, June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The American schooner Ripper was attacked by a! German submarine and damaged by shell fire, the state department was in-j formed today. Although badly shat-! tered by shells from the U-boat the ship was not sunk and was towed to Port. All the Petrolite crew are safe, the | state department was advised today The missing men of the torpedoed vessel ha v e been landed and all are reported well. New York, June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Emma Goldman and Alex Berkman, anarrchists, were arrested on a charge of conspiracy against the government and are held today on $25,000 bail to await the action by the federal grand jury. Indianapolis. Ind., June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The total subscription for sixty-five Indiana counties in the seven federal reserve districts to the Liberty Loan was s4l.!l'>. r ».OHO. with returns still coming in at noon today. Vigo. St. Joseph. Lake and Delaware counties showed the greatest subscriptions above Ihe assigned quota. Other cities of the state in the St. Louis federal reserve district also over subscribed their amount.

Washington. D. C.. June 16 —(Spe- 1 rial to Daily Democrat) —Overwhelm- 1 ed by the rush of last-minute Liberty Loan subscriptions the treasury de- 1 partment today wired tabulators ask- 1 ing them to continue work all to- 1 night and Sunday to determine the 1 amount of oversubscriptions. Indi- 1 cations were today that the amount ' would not be known before the mid- 1 die of next week. Reports indicated 1 that the loan probably would exceed 1 $2,800,000. Tokio, June 16—(Special to Daily ; Democrat) —The Japanese steamer . Sakaki has been torpedoed by a submarine in the Mediterranean sea, it , was officially announced here today. Four officers and fifty-four men perished. The remainder reached port in safety. Boston, June 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — The Japanese steamer I.nsan Marti which left East Boston, May 7 for Manchester, England, has been sunk by a submarine off the english coast according to advices received here today thru insurance circles. The captain and crew were all Japanese and all believed lost. Washington, June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—War measures, particularly food legislation were discussed at the White House by Lord Northdiffe and President Wilson today. It is understood that Northcliffe enquired as to the advisability of another loan for Great Britian. Washington. June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Treasury officials checked up today a list of liberty loan figures that ever mounted higher. As their work proceeded they were more than ever convinced that close to an extra billion of subscriptions had been added. In addition to the work of tabulattion they had to plan about paring down all elements. In general this

will be done by Hiking oft the larger subscriptions made by wealthy men or by big banks. There will be practie•ally no siloing of small individual sub Bcriptions. With the first loan such a big sucoss. officials are already considering + + ♦ + + + ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦*♦ + LISTEN! + - "** * The Red Cross is ‘ he onl * * + volunteer organization for re- < + | ie f of war or civilian disaster, + + authorized by the United State. + + government, by act of congress, + •band presidential proclamation. + + its accounts are audited by the + + war department. It is non-sec- + + tarian and non-political. ++++ 4.++ + + + + + + +

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I the notation of a < cond is u», but this I probably will not be undertaken be I tore Sept. 1. T hat campaign will lust for about 'io days un<l probably will call for a loan equally as large as the first. Secretary of the Treasury MyAdoo, in thanking officials and committo' s I throughout the country asked that | they maintain their organizations so i that they could operate in spreading , I the second lonn. Returns ki pt pouring in all day and lit may be Monday before the final I count can be made. The estimate of an extra $1.000.1100,000 may be somewhat lower today as returns arrive, though officials believed tha lat lea t $800,000,000 or $900,000,000 had been over subscribed. ('able facilities are open to neutral | countries for announcing the totals, i and the government is willing'that the I outcome of this loan should reach Germany through these sources. They believed that between the gigantic j registration for the army and the J American readiness to subscribe, GerI many will at least be convinced that j the United Slates is In this war to :• . finish with enormous resources. Washington. June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Belgium’s mission ito the United States arrived at an American port today. They are expected at Washington tomorrow. The personnel includes the former minister to the United States, M. Moncheur, General I-eclerc, Col. Durrell, Jean Mortens and Hector Cartier. BULLETIN. Washington. D. C., June 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Japan has turned down America’s request that she join the United States in her recent advice to China to compose her internal difficulties. This fact developed officially today following receipt of advices showing that Great Britain, too, had spurned the Ameri can suggestion for joint action in the Chinese situation. (By Robert J. Bender. United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. D. C„ June 16 —(Spe-

clal to Daily Democrat I—The big food fight is on in congress. While the people of this country and the allied nations watched, the administration food control measure, making Herbert Hoover virtually food administrator of the world, was launched today in one of the greatest struggles of the American congress. The senate agricultural committee met to report the bill without recommendation so the senate might begin work on it at once. Senator Gore, chairman of the committee —unfriendly to the measure — asked Senator Chamberlain to direct its course in the upper branch. Chamberlain will have democratic support on the committee in Senator Shepherd. Texas; Johnson, South Dakota, anti probably some others. He will have sturdy backing in republican Senators Kenyon, Norris and Moore. The fate of the bill is yet in doubt. Opposition will be intensive. Paris, June 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Great activity in raiding and in some sections violent artillerying was the only fighting reported in today’s official statement. East of Rheims the French forces penetrated German trenches and took a number of prisoners. In the Craonne sector, west of Mont Comillet a violent artillery fire was rejmrted. Around Badonvilliers hill 304 and on the heights near the Meuse German raids were repulsed. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Licensed to marry: Forest E. McCune. born January 21, 1896, son of George McCune, to wed Nolah May Haines, born April 13, 1898, daughter of Benjamin F. Haines. Frank L. Johnston has brought suit against Clay Engle et al. on note, demand SIOO. Hooper & Lenhart filed the case. Real estate transfers: Glen Smiley, w- « * irtit._ no I ’

commissioner. to Earl A. Miller, 132!s acres of Wabash township, $13,290. Marriage licenses: Albert Winteregg, bookkeeper of Berne, born October 18. 1888, son of John Winteregg. to wed Esther Ellen Bixler, of Berne, born April 21. 1892, daughter of David Bixler; also Grover Sprunger, assistant bank cashier of Berne, born June J 27, 1890, son of Levi Sprunger, to wed J Katherine Neuenschwander, student, /born July 28, 1892, daughter of David , Neuenschwander. ■ o—- ’ RED cross notes. • ’ ■ • All those who have signed for first ► Lid work in Dr. W. E. Smith's class ► will please meet at his office on next. ► -Monday evening at 7:30 p. m. to or- ► ‘ ganize.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, June 16,1917.

CONSERVE FOOD ■ Practical Demonstration of Canning of Garden Vegs •; etables and Fruits. •I , WAS INSTRUCTIVE i , , Miss Miriam Beal, from Purdue, Pleased Many Women Yesterday. I Women with note books and pencils , thronged to the opera bouse yesterday . afternoon, when Miss Miriam Beal, sent out under the auspices of Purdue University, gave her lecture and pra- tleal demonstration on the canning of . fruits and vegetables, beginning .it two o'clock and-continuing for several hours. The demonstration appealed especially, to the women, in this era of high food cost and the greater need for conserving and her lecture will no doubt bear good results in more rows of delicious home-canned things tor the table this winter, from the innumerable gardens. The stage was equipped with a stove and necessary boilers and kettles, ; kitchen table and necessary utensils used in the canning process. Tne canning of green beans., tomatoes, rhubarb, and strawberries as typical of their kind, was exemplified. It has been only lately, comparatively, that vegetables have been homecanned without the use of acids and women are rapidly awakening to the great possibilities therein. Miss Beal is an institute worker of ability, and was remembered by those who attended the farmers’ institutes as she was one of the instructors in that. County Agent M. H. Overton cooperated with the university in securing this practical canning demonstra-

tion for the county. Yesterday morning Miss Beal gave one at Monroe; | (Continued on~ Page Two) DOWN TO WORK General Pershing is on the .Job Bright and Early in the Morning. MUCH DETAIL WORK Must be Finished Before Staff Makes Inspection Trip to Front. (By W. S. Forrest. United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris, June 16 —(Special to Daily] Democrat)—An hohr before the time that the usual Paris office is even swept out by the caretaker, Major| General John J. Pershing was on the job today. The round of receptions, banquets and social formalities over, the American commander began bright and early the real task that faces i him as head of the American expedi-] tionary forces. He had a typically ] American breakfast at the Hotel; Crillon ahead of almost every one [ else in that hostelry, and motored off at once to his office-headquarters in i the Rue Constantin. There he jump-! ed into an enormous accumulation of I correspondence. The first rush out of the way, the] general began calling for his staff of-, fleers and after short, snappy confer ences with them went back again to his stenographer. A vast amount of detail work f*ces the general and his staff and they attacked it today with an. energy and enthusiasm that made the headquarters building almost hum with activity. Late in the morning French army officers and war office heads came for ' conferences. One reason why the ’ general and his staff are anxious to ! clean up details as soon as possible is that they want to get to the front for inspection. General Pershing laid 1 dowp the rule that this trip should ' not (be taken until all the office work 1 was out of the way. At the rate the Americans were hustling today a few days more will see them at the front, getting acquainted, and inspecting t the ground that they may later make a famous in American history. t General Pershing lives in an at- '• Biosphere of battle. His room in he Hotel Crillon, where he receives

I visitors, is decorated with pictures of famous buttles nnd the windows themselves overlook the historic place De Lacotn orde , The headquarters’ building, in the Rue Constantin—" Pershing's office.” is n simple one of two stories with a gable room and windows trimly fitted with awnings, Its general architecture being reminiscent of Ameri can army barracks. A big American i flag hangs over the door. Pershing's two day ceremonial program concluded with an impressive scene at the tomb of Lafayette, where he placed a wreath on the sarcophagus—the simple stone slab marking the resting place of America’s friend. Pershing stood, head bared, in the blazing sun as the Marquis De Chantbrun in a few eloquent words spoke of the inseparable link between America and France forged by Lafayette. Then moved with emotion, he responded briefly, almost haltingly the buzz of an aeroplane engine far overhead almost drowning his low voiced words. BY THE CHILDREN Splendid Program is Announced for Reformed Church Sunday AT TEN O’CLOCK Recitations, Music and Other Exercises Will he Given in Their Turn. The annual children's day service will be held at the Reformed church Sunday morning at ten o’clock, taking the place of the regular Sunday school ami the preaching service. The program: Prelude —Lulu Gerber.

Hymn—School. . Devotional—Pastor. Hymn. "Open the Door For The Children”—School. March —Elimentary Grades. Song, "Come, Come Jesus is Calling Welcome Pieces —Lewis Litterer. Madgedeline Miller. Freddie Gall, Rae i Delle Schlickmann. Elementary Children, “Suffer Little : Children.” Song, “Children’s Day” Hymn—School. Recitation, “The First Children’s] Day.”—Naomi Stolte. ‘ Baptismal Service. Hymn—School, | , Recitation. JGod is Love" —Eliza beth Neuenschwander. Recitation. "The Boys” — Lloyd i Beel. Recitation, “In Rose Time” —Anna Dolch. Exercise, “Daisies” —Miss Mane Weidler's class. < Recitation —Thurman Elzey. i ( Vocal Solo —Catherine Weidler. i ( Recitation, “Young Lives for Jesus"! , i —Rose Steiner. , Exercise, “Whistling”—Miss Emma I Weidler’s class. ( Recitation —Leland Neuenschwand- . ' er. Recitation. "A Happier World”— ] Gerald McGill. i. Recitation. “What Summer Brings” j —Lewis Dolch. Vocal Solo—Angeline Firkes. Exercise—. Miss Letta Wetter’s I class. Recitation—Clifton Neuenschwand- | er. Song, “Bring Roses Fair” —Miss I Matilda Sellemeyer's class. Violin Solo—Leo Kirsch. Short Address—Pastor. "A Lost Word”—Walter Miller. Recitation, “Good-bye” — Verdal Glancy. Closing Hymn—School. — n NOTICE TO RED CROSS FUND WORKERS Every man connected with the Red Cross fund campaign is urgently requested to attend the director's mect- ] ing to be held at the Bowers Realty 'office next Monday evening at 7:'10. ' District captains should request their I ] assistants to attend also. I] C. J. VOGLEWEDE, Secy. ‘ 1 John Miller, captain of Preble town- , ship Red Cross fund drive, reports the /committee for the south east district j as follows: Wiliam Jaebker, Wm. F. . Goede; South west district, Fred i Kolter, Ed Fruchte; north east dis- . t r j c t, C. W. Hoenhaus, August Gallt rneier; north west district, Gust Consjad, Ed Schuricht. *

ARE RE-ELECTED I Mrs. Thornburg and Mrs. Mills Re-elected to District Offices of I FT. WAYNE DISTRICT V ; ■ ■ - I ■ Mrs. Vance and Mrs. Smith Made District Department Superintendents. i The Fort Wayne Methodist district ; Woman's Home Missionary society i closed its annual convention at Fort ! Wayne yesterday afternoon. The • id i staff of officers, including two Deca- | tur ladies was re-elected. There , were several changes in department i secretaries, two more Decatur ladies ■ being given place therein. Mrs. O. I L. Vance was made secretary of the | young people’s department, including | the Queen Esthers and others; ami | Mrs. Harve Smith was made secretary I of the children’s department, including the Home Guards, Mothers Jewels. The general officers re-elected are: President. Mrs. W. A. Arnold, Bluffton: vice president. Mrs. F. F. Thornburg, Decatur: recording secretary, Mrs. ('. A. Stine, Poneto; corresponding secretary. Mrs. F. V. Mills. Decatur; treasurer, Mrs. J. Engstron, Garrett. No place was decided upon for the convention next year. It is conceded that this year’s meeting is the bast ever held. Many of the conference officers were present. Among the noted speakers of yesterday was Mrs. Green, from the mission shool fir girls in Tennessee. o PARCELS POST AND CANDY The Ruth Circle of the Christian church invites the public to their parcels post and home-made candy sale

at the gas office this evening. A good stock of both will be in order. BOYS MAKE GOOD Thirteen Boy Scouts Will Secure Medals from Government for Work. — SOLI) LIBERTY BONDS Total Subscriptions Taken by Youngsters Amounted to Over $12,000. Thirteen loyal, patriotic Boy Scouts are eligible to the “War Medal” offer-] ed by the Treasury Department of | our government to each Scout who would secure ten, or more, appliea-i tions to the “Liberty Loan” Bonds. The boys who worked successfully i for this honor are David Henslev, ] Herman Myers, Charles Fike, Glen; Patterson, Robert Kalver, Charles Downs, Max Williams, Robert Helm.i Thetus Hocker, Ralph Tyndall, Mere-! dith Stewart. Dwight Thornburg and Paul Castle. The total amount of the applications which the boys secured runs above $12,000.00. Their campaign ended Thursday evening but some of the boys were re enthused that they worked all day Friday and will be glad to act as messenger for any bank at any' time called. __o : \N. PREUSS A CONCORDIA GRADUATE Among the twenty-five graduates from Concordia college, Fort Wayne last evening, are two well known here One is F. Lankenau, of Napoleon, •). son of the Rev. Lankenau, a grandson of the late Henry Lankenau and ti nephew of Oscar Lankenau, this city The other is W. Preuss, son of the Rev. Preuss, pastor of the Friedheini Lutheran church, Preble township. o— — — PIERCES HER FINGER Miss Frank Radamacker, who is ' making her home in this city with Mr and Mrs. Arthur Mangold and family last evening had the misfortune to I pierce the fore-finger of her right hand with the sewing needle with which • she was sewing. The needle went ■ through the finger and a doctor was called to dress the finger.

I CUT THE WEEDS. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, June 16 (Special to Daily Democrat)-Clean out the weeds and kill the tarnished plant bug which attacks a wider range of plants than any other garden post. This It the advice of Frank Wallace, state entomologist. In a statement today. "Few plants are exempt from this insect's depredations and often dam--1 ago is done and the insects gone beI fore injury is looked for. Adults Iti- > i bernate and are on hand when the plants come up. Eggs are laid on stems or leaves and the young feed on the plants until they -are full grown. Wings are then developed and thq£ fly to other plants. “The adults are active and are difficult to control with a spray solution, so control methods must be applied to the young. Nicotine sulphate, whale oil, soap or kerosine emulsion should be used and the undersides of I the leaves thoroughly sprayed. “These bugs live on common weeds and it will help control the pest if the weeds are cleaned out." C. S. PETERSON IS HERE Charles S. Peterson, of El Paso, Texas, arrived this morning on a firing trip from Chicago to visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer Peterson. He will leave tonight for Fort Wayne and Chicago. Mrs. Peterson was operated on. a week ago for goitre at the Mayo Brothers hospital at Rochester, Minn., and two days later was able to sit up. She is recovering nicely and will soon be able to join her husband in Chicago. Mr. Peterson is at present interested in the copper mining business wfth headquarters at El Paso anil their mine located at Tyrone, Grant cqunty. New Mexico. , . . ... -—— . .—— O FEW FIREWORKS. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, June 16 Fourth of July celebrations in Indiana cities are going to be rather tame affairs from _ t .... ~

pa fireworks standpoint, according to reports reaching the office of the state fire marshal. Practically all of the common councils have passed ordinances prohibiting the use of fireworks on patriotic grounds. It is contended that the country is at war and that there should be but little waste of money or powder in fireworks. ‘ o COPIES OF GAME LAW. Courtly Clerk Will Hammell yesI terday received a limited number of copies of the fish, game and bird laws and the public is invited to call at the clerk's office and secure one of the books. The book is issued under) the direction of Eugene C. Shireman, commissioner of fisheries and game. Fishermen and sportsmen should secure one of the books and make themselves acquainted with the law.

RED CROSS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS I What is the American Red Cross? A relief organization covering the entire nation. Have all nations such an organization? Yes. England and France, Germany, Russia, Austria, China and other nations have millions of members. Who is president of the American Red Cross? Woodrow Wilson. W'hat is the Red Cross organized for? To relieve suffering anywhere and any place, both friend and foe. How is this vast organization conducted? Largely by giving of personal service, the administrative expense is the smallest of any organization in the world, being less than 2 per cent. What is the Red Cross war fund? An appeal to the people to raise in one week one hundred million dollars. What is such a vast sum for? That the Red Cross may go along with the army and navy to France, serve the sick, the wounded and exhausted- . What is the importance of the Red Cross in war. tt is second only to the army find navy to win any war. Is there suffering and disease now on the French battle front? Yes, utter misery. Soldiers and civilians alike are suffering intensely. Disease is rampant and spreading. W hat will the Red Cross do there? Furnish doctors, surgeons, nurses, medicines, medical supplies, surgical dressings, hospitals, hospital and ambulance assistants, restin- places for exhausted soldiers, homes tor convalescents, surround soldiers with every possible precaution against disease, contribute to comforts that make for their health, care of them in hospitals, care of them behind the tiring line give them recreation and relaxation, lurmsh garments for the sick, and ten thousand other things that are necessary to do to relieve the awful suffering that will be over there. Why does this stupendous duty devolve upon the Red Cross? Because the Red Cross is a perfected organization, highly skilled and scientific, of long standing and experience for just such purposes and so perfect in its organization that they are able to give the highest service with the least waste. How much is Indiana to raise? $150,000.00. How much is Adams County to raise? $8,750.00. What is expected of every Adams county man, woman and child? That they each one do their “bit.”

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FARMERS MUSTICO ) I Not Exempted from Selective Draft Says Provost I Marshal General. ONLY INDISPENSABLE* A 1 » In Any Industry Will Not be Called to the Nation’s Colors. 9 (United Press Service) (By Webb Miller. United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, D. ('., June 16 (Special to Daily Democrat)- Farmers are not exempt from military service. To dispel 'he widespread impression that men in agricultural pursuits arc exempt from the selective draft. Provost Marshal General Crowder today reiterated that only “indispensable men" in any industry will be exempt. Every man that serve the nation better as a soldier than in the industry or occupation in wnnh he happens to be. will be called to the colors unless it works an actual hahlship upon his dependents. The others —indispensables —- will be exempted. In a proclamation of exemption regulations to be issued within a few days by President Wilson provisions are made for determining who are—and who are not —the "indispensable men.” Such is the tremendous task confronting the appellate exemption boards. The proclamation places the sole power to pass upon occupational claims for exemption into the hands of those boards. One is created for each federal judicial district —eighty-four in the country. President Wilson’s proclamation

will furnish general rules for the guidance of the appellate boards, but the power to exempt or refuse exemption is left largely to their discretion. Q DRIVE FOR RED CROSS. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind,, June 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first drive for Indianapolis’ share in the Red Cross fund, resulted in raising $200,000. That amount was raised at a meeting following an address by Rabbi Stephen Wise. — o TO TAKE FINE TRIP. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Knobler and daughter. Marcella, and Gerald Durkin will leave the first of the week for a two weeks’ auto trip that will inculde visits at Toledo, Tiffin, Cleveland and Niagara Falls.