Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1917 — Page 1

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RELIEVE COUNTRY From Food Speculators is Object of Appointment of Hoover. Says Wilson. ■I ’ * . NOTE MADE PUBLIC Context of Mesage to Russia is Given Out—Eschbach to Appoint Boards. (United Service) Washington, June 18- -(Special to Daily Democrat)—The appointment of! Herbert Hoover is not to control the food of the country but to relieve it from the grip of speculators and other who seek to make great profits out of, j it and to protect the people from ex- ! tortion which would result President ' Wilson saod today ina letter to Repre-| (tentative Boreland. The letter sale In part, "It seems to me that those who oppose the con-1 trol measure should very seriously I consider whether they are not playing' into the hands of speculators and ! whether they are making themselves' responsible, should they secure for! themselves the extraordinary and, atrocious prices of food in the United! States. Food stuff will of course be high, but it is within our means to! keep them from unreasonable and op-! pressive levels. I hope and believe congress will see the measure in this light and it will come to tin early passage. The legislation should lie insured by the first of July to make the country safe against the danger it is meant to guard against." Washington. June IS — (Special to

Dally Democrat (—Russia as a devote® of the democratic and individual liberty must continue to light against German- autocracy, the United States declared in a note sent to Russian government before the arrival of the army commission and made public today. The note was sent to explain the act of the Root conference which was then enroute to Petrograd. It says the commission is empowered to confer with Russia with a view of bringing effective co-operation between the two governments in continuation of the war. Washington. June 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A complete reorganization of the advisory board of the national council of defense and reorrangement of the duties of the count il itself is expected within the next week or ten days. Indianapolis, Ind., June 18 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Jesse Eschbach. state conscription officer, today began preparations to appoint the various boards of exemption which are to control the selective military draft. Mr. Eschbach received a tele-, gram from Provost Marshal ( rowder ordering that the preparation of the boards be started at once. Washington. D. C.. June 18 (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Den-man-Goethals wooden or steel ship embroglio neared a critical stage today. President Wilson considered the situation sufficiently serious to call Chairman Denman to the white house for a personal conference. General Goethals tried to get a hearing from the president today, also, but a previous engagement took up the latter's time.

(By William G. Shepherd. United Press staff correspondent.) Petrograd, June 18— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Minister of War, Kerensky, discarded the pleasant Phrases of oratorical persuasion today for iron-handed disciplinary measures to fore Russia’s troops to fight. He issued orders depriving all deserters from the army from the right to vote and from participation in the distribution of Russian lands. He overruled a sunsidiary branch of lhe workmen's and soldiers delegates in granting permission to nine companies of soldiers to leave the front. , , He refused leave to a whole division of Ukranian troops who wanted to journey back home and attend a conferrence urging autonomy for Ukrania. He sponsored a government order making all anti war agitators in the nrmy liable to ten years imprisonment "I hope I never hear of such an incident again," was Kerensky's short dismissal of a request from a commit tee of soldiers, approved by the work men's and soldiers' council of the city

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1 of Bul|»ultna for h ave for nine com 'pan!.- of soldier-. Moreover, he it I dered immediate arte.-t of the soldiers committee. ; ißy Charles P, Stewart, United Pro r.n Staff Correspondent t Buenos Aires, June 18- (Special to Dally Democrat) Argentine intends i lifting the neutrality regulations I when an American fleet arrives here s it was authoritatively stated today that such a visit from American war , ships would he considered an "act of ' friendship" toward Angentlne and such the warships might remain as long as they wish bulletin London. Juno 18—(Special to t)aily Democrat) A tredendous German attack on newly won British positions east of Monch Leprous forced the British to fall back from certain advanced positions. Field Marshal Haig reported today. "Early this morning the enemy istrongly attacked our new positions! east of Mom hy Lepreux,” he stated. ! "After severe fighting we were com- ! polled to fall back from certain ad vanced posts in front of our main new position. We st ill hold Infantry ! Hill." Moni-hy Lepreux, five miles south- ! east of Arras, is one of the turning points on the General Hindenburg i front, being on the so-called Drocourt--1 Queant "switch line.” It has been I the scene of tremendous fighting ever I sice the British struck out from Vimy J Bldge and drove toward Douai. Home, June 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Former King Constantine and his consort, ex-Queen Sophie, were enroute across Italy to Switzerland today. The former Greek monarch landed at Messina from a Greek transport which had been escorted from Piraeus by warships. Ixindon, June 18—Special to Daily Democrat) Berlin official reports today hinted at readjustment of fight-

ing activities on two widely separated fronts. First was the resumption of offen sive war by the Russians in the Lutsk sector which, combined with Petro grad despatches detailing the vote of a secret session of the duma urging an immediate offensive, gave great hope h?re that Russia was making ready to “do her bit.” Second was the Berlin statement i t dicating a withdrawal by the British Saloniki expeditionary force from eer tain positions in (he Struma lowlands Combined with news of the work e the American mission, now in Petro grad, the duma resolution for an im mediate offensive was taken as a favorable sign of crystallization of Russian sentiment against Germany and complete failure of the German peace plots. There have been numerous attempts in the house of commons to obtain from the ministry an explanation of the full reasons of the British partici pation in the Macedonian offensive. Certain members have insisted that the British forces now there under General Serrail could be utilized to vastly better effect on the western front, backing up Field Marshal Haig’s offensive. STEELE-BUTCHER WEDDING. Saturday afternoon at three o’clock at the Methodist parsonage, Rev. F. F. Thornburg officiated at the wedding of Harvey Steele, son of Mrs. R. A. Davies and the late Samuel Steele of Salem, and Miss Georgia Butcher, daughter of C. H. Butcher of Bryant. Witnesses were the bride's father; her sister. Mrs. Hazel ' Eddington, of this city; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Steele of Fort Wayne. The

couple were guests at supper at the Robert Eddington home and a dinner was given for them Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Courtney. They will live in Fort Wayne, where Mr. Steele is employed at the elecritc works. FUNERAL SERVICES SUNDAY. The last rites for Mrs. C. J. Lutz were held Sunday afternoon from the home just south of the city and were attended by a large number of rela--1 fives and friends from a distance and • from home. The service was simple ! and beautiful, a song by the Pres ■ byterian choir, a short sermon and the story of the life of the deceased i by Rev. J. C. Hanna and a solo by i Dr Fred Patterson. Interment was - made at the family lot in the Decatur cemetery. — —o r MEMBER of COMMISSION DIES, (Uniter, Press Service* t Washington, D. C., June 18—(Spe- >■ cial to Daily Democrat)—Judson C. ■t Clemens, senior member of the intert- state commerce commission, died of <- heart failure at his home here toy day.

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THE NEW CLASS For Instruction in First Aid > ■ Work Will Take the Red Cross Course UNDER DR. W. E. SMITH First Meeting Tonight— Workers Are Busy Afternoons and Evenings. A second class for instruction In Red Cross "first aid" will begin study! this evening. This will be taught by ! Dr. W. K. Smith and will meet fir | this work at his office on Third street. The membership is quite a large one and includes the following who have registered: Margaret Smith, Frances I Delninger, Mary Moses, Toots Berling, Bess Congleton, Mrs. Charles! Knapp. Mrs. F. W. Downs, Mrs. D. R. Vail. Mrs. Earl Adams, Clara Boknecht, Mrs. Roy Miller, Lucile Smith.! Mrs. Frank McConnell. Marie Pater-1 son. Ercie Dull, Eola Gentis, Mrs. John Heller, Matilda Meibers, Mrs. Janies Kocher. Mabel Beery, .Mrs, Reuben Ixird, Mrs. Fred Bacon, Ade-j laide Delninger, Helen Niblick, Marie Connell, Rose Voglewede. All those who Wish to pay the’r membership fee in Red Cross may do! so at the library or at the home v.f j Mrs. (’. V. Connell, chairman of the! membership committee. Many of the Red Cross workers spend an hour or two in (lie afternoon or evening at the headquarters at tlnlibrary making hospital supplies . f surgical dressings. Those who worked last week at various times were Mrs. W. A. Kuebler. Mrs. Frank Me-

Connell. Mrs. Wai Wemhoff, Mrs. J. C. Hanna. Mrs. James Kocher, Mrs. Otto Reppert, Augusta Yager, Frances and Adelaide Deininger. Margaret Smith. Bess Congleton and Goldie Day. HE MADE A HAUL — “Coxy” Grim Breaks Into Saloon at Williams But Failed to Get Out BEFORE THE RETURN Os Family—Pleads Guilty to Burglary—ls Bound Over to Court. When ttie family of Frank Four, saloonist of Williams, arrived home Sunday evening from the lakes, they' found a Sunday evening visitor at their home in the person of William 1 Grimm, better known as “Coxy” Grimm. Coxy had gone to the Foor home and finding nobody there, he raised a window and gained entrance. Being lonesome and in the need of something to rejuvenate his spirits he meandered through into the saloon adjoining the residence and helped 1 himself, evidently. At any rate wh»n 1 the family returned Sunday evening, ' they found he had opened a door and was about to take his departure, in

company with twelve dollars from the cash register; a quantity of tobacco and cigars and four or five quarts of j whiskey. He was relieved of his “refresh ments" and Sheriff Ed Green and his. deputy, Curley Jacobs, made a tripj there and brought him to jail. A charge of burglary was made against him and to this he pleaded guilty in Justice E. | B. Lenhart's court. He was bound over to the circuit court and on failure 1 to give the SSOO bond, he was sent to jail. 0SHE GAVE HER ALL. Cleveland, Ohio, June 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —When some, wounded American soldier in France is given succor then will Miss Mamie Bain be rewarded for her most sacrificing gift to the Red Cross. "It is all I have; will you take - that?" she said, and unrolled a little . package of savings checks. They rep- - resented $5.46 —her total savings. f “No one could give more,” said H. ■ G. Hoak. manager of the compaign for funds.

| + + 4. + 4. + + + + 4, + + + + J ♦ A RESOLUTION ♦ ♦ We are now realizing, or com- ♦ + mencing to realize, what horror + I + and suffering follows the curse + ♦ of WAR. ♦ + Must the people of Adams + + county undergo the terrible sac- + + rlflces that the people in similar + + communities in England, France + , 1+ and Canada have had to endure? + ' + Let us pray to Almighty Ood + + that Belgium’s fate may not be + 1 + visited upon us. + + We sought not this war, but + + the liberties of mankind are in + + jeopardy and we buckle on the + + sword of Liberty to save the + + world. + + Let us highly resolve: To do + + our part to make the sufferings + 4- as little as possible. To give + + every dollar we can possibly se- + + cure to the Red Cross, praying + + to the God of Mercy that each + + offering will still a despairing + + cry and relieve a throb of an- + + guish. + + RED CROSS WORKER. + +++++++ + + + + + + + TO GO IN BODIES Registration of Voters Wil! Begin Friday and Continue for Sixty Days. MANY OF THE WOMEN — Planning to Go in a Body— May Cast First Vote on I September 18th. i Quite a number of "registration i parties" are lieing planned hy the wo- '

men who will cast their vote in this state for the first time when they vol for the delegate to the constllutlon.il convention September 18. A number of the women voters are planning to go in bodies to the court house to register, and this registration will be in order for sixty da vs. ] beginning next Friday, June 22. The books and other supplies are ! already in the clerk's office and if one does not desire to call in person r< register, ho or she may mail in th required information. The blanks to be filled out include that for the name of the person regia tering. with details of township, town or city, street and house number; where born, age; where lived since last October. If the person registering was naturalized, information relative to the date thereof, place, etc.. and when declaration of intention was made etc., in detail. a RED CROSS IN UNION TOWNSHIP ! There will be a Red Cross meeting ; Tuesday evening at the Hardscrabble schol in Union township, and one |on Wednesday evening at the i Schnepp school house. Everybody is j urged to attend. S. C. MUMMA, Captain. HISSEVENSONS 1 Will Stand by the Flajf—i Hence the Flag Raising at the Home

II 01’ i'ETEK Z.ESEK i — Was a Great Event—Attorney Harry Hilgemann Spoke. I His seven sons have registered and I will stand by the flag. Hence no one | has a greater right to make the raisI ing of the flag at his home, one of ! greater ceremony than Peter Zeser. i a well known farmer. About a hundred neighbors and friends enjoyed the ceremony and the festivities incident thereto. Attorney Harry Hilgemann, of Fort J Wayne, was the speaker and made a , very good talk which was highly ao- > predated. Many from out of town . attended, autos bringing people from j Michigan towns, and from Fort Wayne Celina and St. Marys, O. i A big repast was served on the I grounds.

BATTLE BEGINS Fight to Pass the Food Control Bills Starts in Both Houses of Congress. IS SOME OPPOSITION I Bill Gives President Wilson Autocratic Powers During the War. (United Press Service) (By Robert J. Bender, United Press Staff Correspondent) i Washington. I). ('., June 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The pitch- | ed battle for food control opened to day in both wings of congress. The Lever bill, designed to place , in the hands of Herbert Hoover tremendous powers for conserving and distributing foodstuffs during the war, was launched in the house. At the same time the preliminary skir-i mlshes began in the senate over initiating debate in the upper broneh! now. It is contended by the opposition that the bill should not be discussed in the senate until the agriculture committee has had time to perfect! it and report on it. As introduced, it is the same as the house bill and cannot be passed until the house has acted on it. Intense antagonism to the measure centers about Senators Hardwick, Smith (Ga.) and Reed. JTogressivo republicans, with the exception of Senator LaFollette, who is bitterly opposed to the bill for the most part, support it. They are making clear, however, that the auto-

eratic power which it is proposed to sweep into the lap of President Wilson, is for the war only. 1 In the house the strongest opponents to the measure are on the republican side. A JUNEJVEDDING Wilson Lewton and Erma Houk Take Vows—Rev. Schank Officiates AT JOHN C. HOUK HOME Nearest Relatives Witness Pretty Service and Attend Wedding Dinner. 1 • When Miss Thelma Houk, at six o'clock Saturday evening at the homci ■ of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Houk, on N.I Seventh street, played the opening] notes of Johengrin's wedding march,! . "Here comes the bride,” a very pretty | bride, Miss Erma Houk entered on thel arm of the groom. Wilson Lewton, and following the minister, the Rev. I Schank, of the Concord Lutheran church, to the front parlor were united in matrimony with the ring cere-| tnony, witnessed by a company of the very nearest relatives. They took their places before a bower of syringa or mock orange blossoms, fashioned of branches of the lovely white blossoms, guarded on unnh side liv nets of tall ferns. Wicker

eacn sloe oy pots oi tan terns, wiener, baskets of white roses on the piano and elsewhere beautified the rooms where the ceremony took place while a tasteful arrangement of pink roses j and greenery was used elsewhere. I Miss Houk's gown of filmy while j net with billows of lacy • trimmings was ideally bride-like, very girlish and beautiful and her bouquet was a shower of bride’s roses and orange blossoms. There were no attendants. Pink and white were the colors that characterized the table where the wedding supper was served. From the white bride’s cake in the center and from the vases of pink roses it either end ran tiny pink silken rlobons to the place cards, illustrated in bride's heads that designated the] covers. Four girl friends helped prepare and serve the delicious supper They were Helen Fonner. Bessie Wilder, Edith Rice and Catherine Christi en. 1 Guests at the wedding were the groom’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. i George Dutcher; his sisters and| brother, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence (

1 Lewton and Mb !>>la Lewton. of F..rt | Wayne; the bride's cousin. Ml Mir lon DcVithits, of Fort Wayne. They remained here fqr the week end before golnp to Fort Wayne -o make their horn.e and yesterday were guests of honor at a dinner party given hy Mr. and Mrs. George Clutcher. Besides the wedding guests named there were present at this dinner, Mr. and .Mrs. Delnru House and children, of near Monroeville, and M's. Amos Fisher and daughter. Floren.°, of this city. Mr. la-wton Is employed in the office of the Fort Wayne Electric Company. He is a son of the late ChfiSu-r and Minnie Lewion. The bride is a graduate of the Decatur high school, and lias been a teacher in the county schools for several years. She is highly skilled in music ami both she and Mrs. Lewton are representatives of the best in all ways. OLD GLORY WAVES Over Town of Monroe— Big Flag Raising There Yesterday. MANY PEOPLE ATTEND Forceful Addresses Given Rev. Marsh Was One of the Speakers. The townspeople of Monroe gave further evidence of their patriotisn 1 and loyalty yesterday by raising large Hag on an eighty foot flag poll placed in the center of town. Neai Dy every town in Adams county ha now had a Hag raising and no one ca llnllht tlizz of tI. »

doubt the patrioism or the best com ty in Indiana. The day was an Idet one for the event. ■ The sun shone a’ day long and the breeze kept the »i < cool. Hundreds of people came i:> automobiles and it is estimated ther. were 2000 people at the gathering. The program opened by selection by the Decktur city band. Next to lowed some very good singing by th Decatur double quartet, composed < i Dr. J. Q. Neptune, Dan Beery. Hug I Hite, Wesley Hoffman, Henry Dellin; er, Fred Henschen, Wilson Beery an iG. A. Beery. The beautiful flag wa then raised amid the cheers of th gathered thousands. Following th raising of the flag Lieut.H. O. Jone of Berne, gave a very stirring addre and was vociferously applauded. Th Junior drill team of Monroe compose of ten little girls gave a very interes ing flag drill accompanied by mus: from the band and others. Mayor 1 O. Johnson, of Gary, a former Monro boy was then introduced and delive: ed a speech filled with many goo thoughts and suggestions, and he wa well received by his audience, being j iocal man. Following another seleI tion by the octet, Rev. W. Paul Marsl lof this city was. introduced. Th . subject of his address was “Dynamic ■ Patriotism” and it was one that struc home to the hearts of his listener: The following sentence stood on above all the rest for its force an directness: “Out of this terrible trial and’deal I gripping struggle there shall rise : new democracy, bathed in the tears < mothers, wives and little children an , stained with the blood of our boy; , Peace on earth shall reign and goo ) will shall come to all men. Hatre shall no longer rule, but the Prine-

of Peace anil Love will be enthronei It is a long and rugged path to th ideal, but it shall be reached at last.' Rev Marsh then announced that • collection would be taken for the bent fit of the boys of Company A. Severs of the boys of the company wen through the crowd and a goodly suu was collected. Following this the band entertaint the crowd with a concert. It was a line program well renderer and the people of Monroe can be complimented on their splendid el forts and success. FOR PARCELS POST The bulletin received from postal headquarters emphasizes the requirement of the name and address of the I sender of fourth class parcels. This should be placed in the left hand corner of the parcel and to distinguish it from the name and address of the one to whom the parcel is sent, should be made less prominent, that the hand i ling of the mail may be made witl greater ease and dispatch.

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RED CBOSS FONO WBBK FOB WEEK Drive Starts Today and Will Not Stop Until Fund of $8,750 is Raised. GREAT ORGANIZATION Has Been Completed and Will be Carried Out in Every Precinct—Help. The big drive is on. This is Red Cross week when I lie people of Adams county are expected to give from their bounteous supply ~f cash, $8,750. From every public pulpit in Adams county yesterday went forth a strong appeal for this work of mercy, the giving of real aid to suffering American soldier boys when their address shall be "Some where in France.” Slowly it is dawning upon us th it this nation is at war. With each week comes some new demand for sacrifice and yet how easy is that sacrifice as •ompared with the great work at hand. Not all of us can go to the front, some must till the fields, some must work in the shops, some must, manufacture food and cloihing, some must help retain the organizations it home anil thus aid in the controll nt nany things important But Ah Give. Plans are being worked out for the best organization ever made in Hie county. The directors at Decatur. Berne. Monroe and Geneva have made great efforts to so organize each townhip and each precinct in town and

■ountry that every person in I lie ounty will be given the opportunity :o subscribe for this Red Cross fund, to be need to furnish aid to the si k ind wounded soldier. Think of it Your little contribution may save a life, may save some body you love nany days and hours of useless sufferng. Can you imagine a greater ?ause? The work in the outlying townshins has begun already and from every vhere come reports of success. People ire giving to this cause as though it s a pleasure and that is the way it ffiould be. Whether or not you believe n war, whether or not you may have opinions different on many things, on his we agree—that it is always right o relieve suffering. In Decatur the iig campaign will start this afternoon vhen the committees will visit the arious business houses. Wednesday morning nt nine o’clock vill probably be the time for the whitj vind campaign over the residence di'trict of the city. Just before that tour will occur a parade of Red Cross workers and Boy Scouts and at t tiven hour, every bell in the city will ing and every whistle will blow antouncing that the volunteer captains ,ind their aids are starting on the ■anvass. You can make the work much easier 'or these men if you have your contribution Teady. Give something, live what you can afford and remember that you can't give too much, if he assessment in the county should happen to over run the extra amount will be saved for the next assessment. The organizations will be announced complete tomorrow The followng shows the organization in Berne vhere the men in charge are getting ready for a campaign that will put the Berne chapter in the front rank, in he county: . E. T. Haeker, Chairman. L. A. Sprunger, Treasurer. Dr. Ernst Franz, Secretary. Finance Committee in Charge John Parr, for Blue Creek and Jefferson townships. p p Heer for Monroe and Wabash townships. F. W. Studler for French and Hartford townships. Team Captains, as follows: Elmer Ludy. Berne, for Jefferson township. 1 James Foreman. Berne, for South Blue Creek township. 8 Horace T. Edwards, Pleasant Mills, s for North Blue Creek township. Hubert French, Linn Grove, for I Hartford township. e James Barton, Berne, for North e French township. 1- Jonas Neuenschwander. Berne, for h South French township. (Continued on Page Two)