Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 145.

TEUTS RETREAT Out of All the Territory West of River Lys and Southward. A HIGH AVERAGE Is Reached by Liberty Loan Subscribers—ls Almost a Thousand Dollars. (United Press Service) (Py William Philip Simms, United Press staff correspondent. With the British armies in the field, June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat! —Some time within the last 24 hours.! the Germans retreated out of all the! territory west of the river Lys from near Warne ton southward. British patrols reported today they had failed to encounter a single Prussian in this section. The enemy evidently realized the critical position it occupied in the Lys river bend and hurriedly de-1 camped. Fighting keeps up locally all along, this northern part of the front. Late Tuesday night the Canadians took the remainder of the trenches below Reresvoir Hill, on the outskirts of Lens. I Three violent German counter attacks! which camo immediately after this victory, were promptly crushed. (By John Hurley) Rome. June 21—(Special to Daily Demeorat) —"Peace without victory of civilization and without national freedom is impossible; it would be i merely a forerunner of a new and [ more inhumane war,” was the key-, note of Italy's war and peace terms as expressed today in the chamber of, deputies by Premier Boseli. The; announcement created a favorable impression among the deputies and unon the great crowds massed in the street. lie referred to America's interven-, tion. praising President Wilson’s I statements and speeches and dwelt | upon the warm reception given the Italian commission in the United i States. The premier declared America’s every act after entering the war has been of important value and will have great bearing on the outcome of the conflict. Italy’s peace terms were given as follows: Return of Belgium. Serbia and Montenegro. Full security on Italy’s frontier. The independence of Poland. All other previously announced aims of the allies. Washington. June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —There were approximately 3.000.000 subscribers to the Liberty Loan and the average subscription was SIOOO according to figures at the loan headquarters today. The average is higher than loans floated by any of the other warring nations. Germany has averaged only $7lB dollars a subscriber. The full count has not been completer. Every one who purchased up to SIO,OOO worth will receive his full subscription, the treasury department announced today. (By J. P. Yoder, United Press staff correspondent) Washington. June 21 (Special to Daily Democrat)—lnvasion of Germany—carrying of the fight into the \ Kaiser’s territory through the airwith success deemed certain, is the plan of the allies. Chieftains of visiting war comrnis-

sions insist the plan will bring complete victory nearer by many months —provided the national defense council's aircraft production board program goes through. That program calls for 4,000 American air machines for the fighting front by April and for 10.000 by August. Lieut. Amaury De Lagrange, noted French air fighter today made this revelation in an interview gh< n United Press. He emphasized the importance allied general staffs place on America's ability to furnish the air prepindtrance.” “Nothing is impossible if we allies get and hold mastery of the air, Df said. Berne. June 21-(Special to Daily Democrat)— The movement which has resulted in the downfall of the Austrian cabinet bears all the earmarks of a revolution in its incipiency. according to private advices received from Vienna. _ . While the primary cause of < ount

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Martink’s resignation was <>»> ! position of the Polish nationalities, it was pointed out that this party Is supI porting the Czehs In their demand for , l a separate kingdom of Bohemia and ' I those <>f the Slavs who are demanding la separate southern principality creatI'd out of Austria’s dominions. Thus I three formidably movements forte , * essions are now joined In one power i tul anti government plan. Proceedings in the reichsrat last week, heretofore suppressed, were reported today to have included very frank speches by the Poles and Czehs. The Poles declared they demanded a "united and independent Poland not the farcical kingdom of Poland which Germany and Austria have pretended to create.” BULLETIN Paris. June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—"An extremely violently attack" thrown against French position east of Vauxhaillon by fresh German troops from the Russian front. I penetrated French trenches, the war office statement said today. “The enemy made an exetremely violent attack east of Vauxhaillon with fresh troops from the Russian front," the statement said. “Our counter-attacks, breaking up the ad I vantages gained on the first onset i were fiercely resisted. The Germans I finally penetrated our front trenches I south of Monkey’s Mountain and north of Moisy farm. We regained the I former position this morning." Lugano. Switzerland, June 21 — .(Special to Daily Democrat)—Former . King Constantine, of Greece, and his family planned late today to depart from Lugano to the lake of Thun, being evidently greatly cltagrined at the demonstrations directed against them during the two days of their stay here. Tuesday evening, tlie former Grreek monarch attended a concert in the ■ public square, but left hurriedly when some foreigners there started vehemently hissing him on his way through ! the streets other voices took up the hissing and even sought to molest him. The ex-king entered a case and ' slipped out through the back door. Constantine and all his family remained closely in their hotel apartments all day Wednesday. — Paris, June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) — How Corporal Stephen Bigelow, of the Lafayette escadrille, managed to land safely after a brush with a German plane and hot bombardment from anti-aircraft guns were told in word received here from the front today. Bigelow, who is an American citizen resident of Boston, was acting ias guard to a squadron of French machines photographing enemy positions when he sighted five Sprite planes. One of these—the nearest—he engag ‘ ed, while the German “archies” flung a hail of shells at him. He escaped this fire and all five German machines and landed safely with a big hole shot in the wing of his plane. London. June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A delayed Russian official statement —the first in three days—gave weight today to General Brustloff’s pledge that Russia will fight as expressed in a message to General Sir William Robertson. chief-of the British Imperial staff. The Petrograd war offices reported “fusillades and aerial activities on all fronts." General Brusiloff’s message was in reply to one from General Robertson congratulating him on his appointment as commander in chief of Russia’s army. Brusiloff declared: “In honor bound, free Russia’s armies will not fail to do their duty. MANIAC KILLS FAMILY. (United Press Service!

New York. N. Y., June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Following a family quarrel over lack of household money, Richard Barrett, fortyone. murdered his wife, his son. Kilton four, and baby son, Donald, 18 months, attempted to murder his son and daughter, aged 13 and 9, and committed suicide early today. Helen, the nine-year-old daughter, heard the shots and ran into the kitchen, where her father, his throat slashed with ar azor, sat bleeding to death on a chair. “If you don’t quit, papa.’ said the little girl, “PH call the neighbors.” “No you won’t,’ said Barrett. He started after the child. When she and her brother ran out of the house. Barrett shot himself through the i head. SOCIAL AT MAGLEY. An ice cream social will be given i at Magley Saturday evening. Everybody invited and a god time assurt ed.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, .June 21, 1917.

ROOT AND UNION • 1 Townships Will Hold .Joint Sunday Cchool Convention Sunday - ’ —" AT CONCORD CHURCH Two Speakers from Huntington on Program Besides Local Talent. i The Root-Union townships’ Sunday school convention will be held at 'he Concord Lutheran church, Sunday.! June 24, when the following program will be given: Afternoon Session, 2:00 Song—Congregation. Opening Exercises- Rev. H. B. Shank, Pastor Concord church. Song—Congregation. Address, “Special Days of the Sunday School” —Rev. J. W. Burton. Huntington. General Secretary of the United Brethren Church. Questions. Song—Pleasant Grove Ladies’ Quartet. Discussion, “Need of Greater Efficiency in Sunday school Teaching"— Rev. H. B. Shank, Rev. F. H. Harmon, Decatur. Evening Session, 7:30 Song—Congregation. Opening Exercises— Prof. Hoffman, of Central College, Huntington. Song—Union Chapel. Address. "Sunday School Ideals”— C. U Walters, Decatur. Music —Concord Quartet. Address, “If Jesus Would Como Today”—Prof. Hoffman. Song—Convention. Song—Concord Sunday School. Report of Committees. Offering. Benediction —Rev. Burton. ON TRIAL TODAY — Wm. Fischbach and Ray Landess Will Try to Prove Innocence AT HARTFORD CITY Accused of Murdering Roy Brown, a Young Grocer of Redkey. (Uniteft Press Service) Hartford City, June 21 —Another chapter in one of Indiana’s most noted murder cases was started today in Blackford Circuit court when William | Fischbach and Ray Landess went i.-r trial before Judge W. H. Eichhorn on the charge of murdering Roy E. Brown a young grocer, of Redkey, Ind. The case will be tried here on a change cl venue from Jay county. Brown was killed on the night of I Jan. 29, 1916 and his body was found j in a corn field two months later by a farmer. There were several bullet holes in the body, hut investigation showed that these were made sometime after death. It was established beyond doubt that Brown’s death was caused by strangulation. The grand jury indictment is in three counts. It charges that Brown met death by strangulation; that he was] shot to death and that he met death by means unknown to the jurors. It was ten months after the body was found that a grand jury was called to investigate the case. Politics it was charged, kept the authorities from making a thorough investigation. The first grand jury returned no indict ment, but in its report urged further investigation. A short time later another grand jury was called and Fischbach and Landess were indicted. The opinion of authorities is that a gang, calling themselves the "Roughi necks” killed Brown. “Keg parties-’ i were often given by the gang. It will be disclosed at the trial that the gang > held one of these parties every night beginning Tuesday of the week In which he was killed. By Saturday, it is charged, the crowd had exhausted i its money. They lured Brown to a - lunchroom, telling him that a girl wish - ed to see him, officials declare and as he crossed railroad tracks on his way

I! to (he restaurani, he was attack, rl. The state believed that the gang only intended to rob Brown but he was I strangled to death while they we -e trying to keep him from making an *! outcry. s o— — SMALL BUT MIGHTY. We are In receipt of a post card from Avon Burk, president of the Decatur Rotary club, and delegate to ; the national convention of the Inter- : national Association of Rotary clubs, now in session at Atlanta, Gtt, stat- , ! ing that Decatur Is the smallest city in the United States having a Rotary club. Os course we're proud of the fact and feel, even though we are the smallest Rotary club in the country, we're mighty. The convention closes today. GUARD IS GOING Orders from Washington Indicate Early Departure of the Militia. TO MAKE THREE CALLS Regular Army Being Sent Over Rapidly and Guard is to Follow. Washington, D. C„ June 21 —(Specialto Daily Democrat) —Plans of the administration to make immediately available a great army, which will be thrown into the balance against German as rapidly as it can be transported to Europe, were revealed yes terday. The entire national guard of the country will have become a constituent part of the regular army within the next forty-five days. Drafting of the guardsmen will be accomplished by three executive or ders. The first draft order will be issued I July 15. the second July 25, and the i third August 5. President Wilson also issued a proclamation calling for 70,000 recruits to bring the units of the ex- | isting regular army to war strength during the next ten days. June. 23 to 30 was designated as “recruiting week” for the regular army. The announcement concerning thr national guard is an official answer to the question of whether the troops of this class could legally be sent to the battlefields of Europe. The power to draft the guardsmen into the regular army for foreign service was granted by congress last year when an army was sent to the Mexi can border. The regular army is to be sent to Europe first. The last of the units of this class which can be utilized will bid farewell to American shores at a date near at hand. The fedet ' alized national guayd will follow. The I most definite statement obtainable | rat the war department is that "none of the national guard will start for a month yet.” IS NEW AUDITOR ■ Homer Ruhl is Promoted to Position of Auditor of Traction Line. HE TAKES THE PLACE Os Mr. Reinking—Adrian Baker Becomes the General Agent. S. W. Greenland, manager of the Decatur-Fort Wayne Traction com pany, has promoted Homer Ruhl to the position of auditor of this company, which is made vacant by the resignation of P. C. Reinking, which becomes effective July 1. Mr. - Ruhl has been general freight and passenger agent for three years and his position as such will be filled by Adrian Baker, who has been promoted to , the position held by Ruhl. Mr. Baker has been a general office assistant. 1 j This leaves his place vacant and will ’ i be an opening for some young man 1 j Besides having been general 1 freight and passenger agent for 1 three years, Mr. Ruhl served for sev- * era! years as motorman and conduci tor on the road and knows the busi--11 ness from the ground up. His exs 1 perience in all these capacities makes ('him a very valuable man.

:UNDER HIS CAR 3 . uh. Fred Harris, Well Known Oil Operator, Met Sudi den Death Yesterday. ) SOUTH OF MUNCIE Here Tuesday Evening— Car Overturned—Companion Slightly Hurt. Muncie, Ind.. June 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) Fred Harris, 41, well known oil operator, formerly of Wjarren, but more recently living at Robinson. 111., was killed late yesterday afternoon, eight miles south of here, when his car toppled over an embankment, crushing his chest beneath the steering wheel. Charles T. Mason, of Pittsburg, who was riding with him, was also caught under the ear. Mason succeeded in breaking the wind shield and crawling out. He escaped with a few minnor bruises. Harris had become rich during the past few years in the oil business, being a partner of Tom Fylnn, formerly of Poneto, Wells county. Fred drove a big, powerful car. He was enroute to Indianapolis. The wreck occurred a mile and a half east of Oakville on the Walnut street pike at four o’clock yesterday afternoon. Hanis' body was not lac | erated in the least, the car, a big Buick simply crushing the life out of him. He called to Mason shortly nf-l ter the car overturned and said “Chug hurry anil lift (he car off.” He lived ten minutes but did not speak after that. He and Masons had been to Geneva and were on their way to Indianapolis As they turned a corner the front (Continued on Page Two) U-BOAT RAMMED First Sinking of Submarine Reported by Crew of American Destroyer. IS FIRST SIGHTED By a German-born Bluejacket—Undersea Craft Sunk by Collision. (UnD»d Press Service) (By J. W. Pegler, United Press Staff Correspondent) Base of the American Navy Flotilla in England, June 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A German submarine was rammed and sunk by an | American destroyer after a German I born bluejacket had spied out the under-sea craft, acording to belief expressed by the crew of a certain American sea watchdog which returned to port today. This is the first German submarine, the word of whose sinking has been reported by crews of the American flotilla. The destroyer in question was cruising through a calm sea. Directly ahead the forward lookout sighted a periscope. The submarine to which it was attached almost immediately submerged. By that time the destroyer was so close to the spot where the periscope had showed that its guns could not be depressed sufficiently to fire. Every member of the destroyer’s crew crowded the rails, eagerly scanning the water for the sub-surface shadow which would reveal the enemy craft. In the midst of this eager watch, a German-horn sailor in the crow’s nest frantically shouted —“There she is,” pointing directly alongside the destroyer. The American commander instantly swung his ship, and those on board declared they felt the impact of a collision. i But even if the submarine was not rammed, those who told the story, said today it was likely “another i anti-submarine device” which was immediately brought into play by the I American destroyer, finished the job. Folks “back home” in the United ■ States can be sure that the American ■ flotilla here is in the thick of things. • Yesterday a German U-boat torpedoed • a British ship at the very gates of i the port where the American destroyers make their base —and at a

| time when two American vessels of | the fleet were convoying it. The American destroyers were swinging in a circle about their charge when a submarine suddenly I popped a torpedo and immediately disappeared beneath the surface. One of the crew of the vessel was killed by the explosion. One of the American ships landed the remainder. Among the sun Ivors was William McDonald of Buffalo, N. Y. TO ENTERTAIN MEDICS At the regular meeting of the Wells County .Medical society last evening the physicians voted to entertain th" physicians of the Adams County Medical society Tuesday evening, July 17. The society also voted to invite Montpelier physicians to join the Wells county organization. Should the Adams county society accept the invitation, Drs. George Morris and Louis Severin were placed on a committee to arrange for the meeting, and Drs. Brown and Shoemaker will be on the reception and program committee, Dr. I. N. Hatfield will act with both committees.— Bluffton News. WENT TO GENEVA Delegation from Here Accompanied by Red Cross Nurses Held Meeting. MORE “PEP” NEEDED — To Make the Bis Campaign in Adams County the Success it Must be. An effort to awaken Geneva and adjacent territory to the great ini-[ portance of the Red Cross campaign was made last evening and from re-. ports received today that section of[ the county will do its share in rais- 1 ing the $8,750 in Adams county this week. French Quinn, Dr. J. S. Boyers, Dr. W. E. Smith and Rev. Marsh in one car, and five Red Cross nurses, in another. motored to Geneva last night where a meeting called by Dr. Price, in charge of that territory, was held upon the main street, the crowd be- 1 ing summoned by the boy scouts.', Addresses were made, telling of the j importance of the work, by each of ( the Decatur men and by Dr. Price and the interest manifested was shown in the reports today that the list is growing nicely. The meeting at Geneva was a sue-1 eessful one and similar ones over the I county would do much good. Dore ■ B. Erwin and several others held a ■ meeting at. the Schnepp school house i in Union township last night which; was well attended and the men in ■ that section are getting ready for a great canvass. o BONOS ARE SOLD Old Adams County Bank Buys City School Bonds in Sum of $35,000. — ONE OTHER BIDDER Bids for Construction of High School Will be Received June 29th. The bonds for the proposed new j : city high school building were sold j this morning at the Erwin law office, by the school board, R. D. Myers. D. R. ■ Erwin and John Falk, to the Old Adams County bank. The bonds I were in the sum or $35,000, this bank I ' taking the bonds at par witli accrued interst. There was one other bidder. ' being that of Wilde, of Indianapolis. ’ His bid was conditioned for the making of the bonds into those of even denominations, with a premium of five!dollars. This would have occasioned] the re-advertising and other red tape [ routine procedure, consequently the, bid was rejected. The school board will receive bids! for the construction of the new city high school building, Friday morning! at ten o'clock, June 29, the bids to be received at the school building. The. new school will be erected at the cor-1 ner of Adams and Fifth streets.

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RED CROSS FUND ■ FOR FIRST DAY F \ Residence Districts Gave Over sl6oo—Solicit the Business Men Today. RIG DRIVE IS ON :L ~ Returns from Over County Not as Large as Managers Hoped to Secure. FIRST DAY IN DECATUR. District No. 1—5115.10. \ Solicitors, C. E. Hocker. L. L. wViumgartner; nurse, Hope Hoffman; ,'lcout. Glen Patterson. District No. 2—5186.43. Solicitors. Dr. Burt Mangold. Marlin Mylott; nurse. Vera Hower; icout, Meredith Stewart. District No. 3 —555.87. Solicitors. Fred Fruchte. Ferdinand jlleeke; nurse, Mary Moses; scout. Francis Brent linger. District No. 4—5284.25. Solicitors. Dr. Fred Patterson. Heniy Michaud; nurse. Celeste Wemhoff; S out. Charles Downs. District No. 5—5329.00. Solicitors. Dr. Roy Archbold, Dan Mibliek; nurse. Betty Boyers; scout, Walter Stanley. District No. 6—570.00. Solicitors, Lee Vance, Henry I iSchulte; nurse. Marie Connell; sieout. Robert Helm District No. 7—5286.20. Solicitors, Dr. Earl Coverdale, [Charles Christen; nurse, Ruth Par- ! fish; scout, Thetus Hocker. District No. 8—570.90. Solicitors, John T. Myers, Ferd I copies; nurse, Madge Hite; scout [ Robert Kalver. District No. 9—5108.11. ' Solicitors. Dr. S. P. Hoffman, Chas. - Teeple; nurse. Toots Berling; scout, 1 Charles Fike. District No. 10—5130.00. Solicitors. Eugene Runyon. Horace ((allow; nurse. Mrs. Lucile Smith; stout, Chester Mclntosh. Total reported. $1,635.86. Parties donating and driving automobiles in the city canvass yesterday i were: tCal Peterson. Fred Heuer, James Guy, W. A. Lower, Mrs. J.S. McCrory, l-terdinand Bleeke. Fred Jaebker. Ed Green's car, driver, L. D. Jacobs; Jerome Bosse, Dr. E. G. Coverdale. Solicitors in Business District Today. Started at 8 o’clock. West Side of Second Street—G. T. Burk. John Niblick, Fred Schafer. East Side of Second Street —D. M. Kensley, Mat Kirsch, John Tyndall. All Business Houses on East and West Streets, Monroe. Madison, Court uad Jefferson—Dan Erwin, C. E. Bell, Gustave Sellemeyer. Outside of Business District. —C. S. [ Niblick, Herman Yager. Ben Smith. [ i The result of the first days’ work in Fjecatur was a successful one, the *ot I from the residence district being $1,635.86. It is believed as much more will be turned in-today when the business houses and factories are to be visit si, tlie general finance committee of I twelve having been subdivided into : feur committees, each assigned to | certain territory. nations from the residence disi tracts were still being turned in today !a, id if any person has been missed they should volunteer their share for this fund. The captains report many interesting incidents of their days’ work. Tne mpst generous responses came from [the greater number of people and the 'grumblers were surprisingly few. Mr. j Callow and Mr. Runyon, who visited ;n part of the factory district, calling [ only on the workmen however, reporte l splendid results from the Schafer [Saddlery company, the sugar factory and the Also Products company. The ! men gave generously and with the right spirit. From every district came “heart stories" that would be worth while telling. One man just moving into a new house said "You bet my heart is right, but we have just invoiced and I found but fifty-five cents in the house. , We want to give you fifty and must (keep five to by oil for the lights to'night.” At one house the children gave all their penniej, thirteen cents, > while another lad gave a “jitney” as he calls it, five cents, hut it was all he jhad. At a pretty little home in the i south end the husband was suffering | (Continued on Page Two)