Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1917 — Page 1

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NATIONAL RED CROSS HOPESFORSUCCESS THOUGH THE TOTAL AT NOON LACKED FIFTEENMILLION-SEVENTY THOUSAND RECRUITS WANTED THIS WEEK.

(United Press Service) New York. June 25 (Special to Daily Democrat)- The total In the Red Cross campaign to pledge SIOO,(iOO.OOO for relief work reached $86,625,149.46 at noon today. Os this amount New York alone has subscribed $32,674,562. Washington, D. ('.. June 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Seventy thousand recruits for the regular lighting forces this week and about $30,000,000 Red Cross funds by tonight—those are needs for which American war chiefs strove today. Every city and town throughout the land is aiding both movements. This is •"Pershing day’’—in the Red Cross campaign for $100,000,000, and in their closing hour efforts, Red Rross workers the country over are desperately trying to drive the total to a heavy oversubscription by the time the Red Cross week formally ends tonight. Meantime, street corner recruiting, mass meetings, newspaper advertising and boosting are aiding the gathering of the needed 70.000 men. War chiefs here say the enemy watches and that hence America must show that, despite selective tiraft. America still hase the volunteer spirit. The army, navy and marine corps have added over 500.000 men in the lest three months about as follows: Regular army incre&sed from the DW.ooO mark to 250,000; uMional guard from 150,000 to 260.000; marine corps from 17.000 to nearly 30.000. Washington. June 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Elimination of the 10 cent loaf of bread was predicted by the food administration officials today as one of the first steps in the food conservation program. London. June 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Significant indications oi even greater democratization of the British govennental system was contained in an announcement by Chancellor Bonar Law in the house of commons today that the government had decided to summon a conference to deal with the subject of the house of lords. The conference will also discuss the relationship between the two houses of parliament. Galveston, Texas, June 25-(Special to Daily Democrat)— Passesngers arriving here today from Mexican ports said the lookouts had warned them ot the presence of a German raider in the gulf 200 miles out. Officials here refuse to discuss the matter. A gulf port. June 25— (Special to Daily Democrat)—An armed Americon steamer arrived here today re-, porting a running fight with a suhm---rine in the Mediterranean. The battle was said to have lasted a half hour during which 40 shots were fired. " he steamer was not hit. 1’ * as " O1 known whether the submarine was h.t. (B y Carl D. Gro7Tu"nited Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. D. C., June 25- iSpe , ial to Daily Democrat (-Firm ♦TTZT* ♦♦♦♦♦** I A PROCLAMATION. r + + I, John T. Myers, chairman of + the military committee of the 4 Adams county council of « 4 sense, in accordance with in- * structions received, announce 4 ❖ that on Thursday, June 28, 1917. - 4 between the hours of three 4 and eiflht o’clock p. m., there 4 will be stationed in the Cl y 0 * Decatur and in the towns of + -4 Berne, Monroe and Geneva wo 4 W en who will act as recruiting * ♦ agents for volunteers to the 4 United States army and to Com--4 pany A of Decatur and that al 4 citizens of the county take no 4 tice of said action and give their 4 4 support towards securing enlist- ♦ ments In their respective dis- 4 4 tricts. JOHN T. MYERS. 4 Chairman Military Committee. + + + + + 4444 + + + + ’

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friendly representations to Mexico I against new high taxes in the Tampico oil fields and other representations against the sou-ailed "denationalization” of foreign companies, have been made to the Carranza govern ment by the I’nited States government. it was learned today. Great Britain is understood to have seconded the representations against the oil taxes. The note seeks to lower taxes which many oil men now regard as almost confiscatory. Other representations are directed against the Carranza decree compelling all foreign companies to operate under a Mexican charter, thus taking them out from under the protection of their own government. Carranza's position is known to be that the oil taxes will furnish considerable money to run his govern ment but the American and British hold that with their large drafts for oil for navy apd air service they are entitled to a greater consideration than has thus far been shown them. The nex tax law goes into effect July 10. Foreign operators, including Americans, will probably pay their taxes under protest, relying on the hope and belief that General Carranza will make modifications. Valparaiso, Chile, June 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Detention of the British freight steamer Mottifond because it carried one gun as defensive armament, was ordered by 1 the Chilean government today. The government apparently will hereafter construe any vessels carrying any sort of armament, as coming within the provision of the neutrality laws requiring internment. Washington. D. C., June 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat (—Twelve American consular officials accredited to Turkey with the suites and 108 Americans without official connections from the interior, are in Constantinople awaiting specific individual permission from Vienna to cross Austria and Hungary. London, June 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In a score of "minor operations” such as raids and patrol advances mixed with local attacks, British forces bit still deeper into the German lines on the west front today. "There were successful enterprises at night at a number of points in the neighborhood of Epehy, Bullecouit. Reoux, Loos and Hooge, where we raided enemy trenches, killing many and taking several prisoners,” Field Marshal Haig reported. "East of Vermelles in a raid we captured 15 prisoners and two trench mortars, remaining in the enemy trenches over two hours, blowing up a dugout and in- ' dieting heavy casualties on the enemy. “Southeast of Lens and northwest oi ■ Warneton successful minor operations brought us prisoners and added to the ground gained on both localities. BULLETIN ' Athens, June 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The entire Zaimis minis- - try resigned today. It was reported t that Eleutheros Venizelos, former premier and president of the provisl> ional government, now enroute her.', ► would probably be named by King ► Alexander as the head of a new cabinet. ► Venizelos is known to have departed h from Saloniki and to have reached a city in. southern Greece, enroute to ► Athens. King Alexander is known to ► have great admiration for the prime minister, whom his father, the former ► King Constantine, rejected and whose *■ a dvice he refused to follow. *■ Allied officials here asserted that * the new king would make no more * popular move with his people than to * install Venizelos as the head of th. . cabinet. Such a move would, is was II said, immediately reunite the mon- +' archical and provisional governments. * Venizelos was three times supported T in elections by the Greek people + ' against the former king, and as many + 1 times did Constantine refuse to follow *■ Venizelos’ policies.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, June 25, 1917.

A LAND DEAL I Means Law Suit in Knox— I Attorney R. C. Parrish (Joes to Represent I MR. JESSE KOOS > Who Took in a $15,000 Mortgage on a Farm in Starke County. Attorney R. C. Parrish left today for Knox, where he will represent Jesse Koos, of this county, who is n defendant in the Roberts-Conroy su’t on notes, and for foreclosure of a mortgage, demand $15,000. This suit is one that is closely connected with another suit now pinding in the Adams circuit court entitled Woeste vs. Arnold, et al. Both suits involve land in Starke county, on which two mortgages had been given. The first mortgage of $15,000 was bought by Jesse Koos, or rather taken by him in trade on his 125 acre farm in St. Marys township, this county. Mr. Koos paying the difference. This mortgage was sold to Koos by J. F. Arnold. D. B. Ford. Dr. O. M. Graham ( and E. (’. Arnold, who are also made defendants in the suit as indorsers of the nates with Koos. Later Graham sold Koos a Wabash township farm and Mr. Koos turned over this mortgage to Graham therefor, indorsing the notes, which in turn Dr. Graham sold to Roberts, of Muncie, who is foreclosing. The second mortgage of $3,000 on the land in Starke county, was sold to Woeste, the plaintiff in the suit now pending j nihe Adams circuit court. NEED FIFTY MEN Company’ A Making Final Effort to Recruit Up to Full War Strength. ENLISTMENT W£EK ON Arrangements Made to Register at Geneva. Berne < and Monroe. ’ This is Enlistment Week, the president having issued a proclamation fixing this time —June 23rd to 30th as the dates for the filling of the army and guard .prior to the conscription of men for the service. It is argued by those who know that the greatest advantage for young men who are of proper age that by joining the militia they will serve with men they know, a distinct advantage, while those conscripted will be sent to any service and to any regiment w’here they are parcelled by the men in charge. Adams county has made good on every patriotic movement and to make a success of this week they should fill Company A to the war limit, 150 men. This is believed possible and Captain Dunn and Lieutenant Peterson are bending every effort to that end. The company now has ninetyseven enlisted and examined men. Besides this they have eleven men ready for examination. As a part of this week’s effort probably the last before being called to Fort Harrison, a medical examination will be held next Saturday and it is hoped that sufficient men to fill the company can be secured. Any men desiring to enlist may do so by registering their names at any of the following places by Thursi day evening: i With E. C. Arnold, at Farmers and > Merchants Bank, Geneva. —Company ■ A committee in charge, Flanders and ’ Miller. j With F. C. Foreman, barber shop, Berne— Company A committee. Beery t and Merryman. 1 With Irvin Kerr, at the Badders ) restaurant, Monroe —Company A coni- » mittee Brown and Elzey. s At Daily Democrat office, with Lien- • tenant Peterson. File your name between three and 1 eight o’clock p. m. and the officers e will de the rest. The company will y receive orders to move within the next v month it is believed if mustered up to full strength.

44444444444444 + ENLISTMENT WEEK. 4 < |+ President Wilson hag by proc 4 + lamation fixed the week begin- 4 ’ l 4 ning today as recruiting week 4 + for the regular army. The 4 ;4 army needs and expects to ob- 4 4 tain during the week 70,000 men 4 I+ to fill every regiment to war 4 4 strength. The men cannot be 4 , 4- obtained, however, without the + 4 hearty co-operation of the Amer- 4 4 ican Press. I am relying confi 4 4* dently upon the patriotism of + 4 the press in this emergency and 4 4- know that the newspapers will 4 4- co-operate fully with the recruit- + 4- ing service throughout the week 4 4- to make recruiting week another 4 + splendid demonstration of the 4 4- spirit of the country 4 4 NEWTON D. BAKER, 4 4 Secretary of War. 4 4" — 4 4 Any man between 18 and 45 4 4 who wishes to join the army or 4 4 navy may register their name 4 4 this week with J. W. Bosse, 4 4 postmaster, Decatur, Ind. 4 44444444444444 THE PLAYGROUND Final Meeting for Public to Decide Whether They i Want Gymnasium IN SCHOOL BUILDING To be Held at City Hall Wednesday Night—You Should be There. Do you favor a gymnasium and au ditorium in connection with the new school house to be built during thr "next year? If so, you should be at the city hall Wednesday evening. June 27, at 8:00 o’clock for the purpose of decidirlng whether or not the additional $31),000 can be raised in any manner. The school board has gone to thr limit in raising funds and if thesr improvements are desired, some plans must be carried out for the further financing to the amount of $30,000. This can be done if there is sufficient interest manifested and it’s up to you and your neighbor to be there and to talk--business. The contract will lie let this week and it is most important that thismatter be decided before the con tract is let. This is the last call. What do you say? Do you want it or not? Nov is the time to act. Don’t wait until it’s too late and then complain. Do your boosting now. Be there at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. o MUSHROOM TIPS (United Press Service) Washington, Jnne 25 —Inexpert pet sons who insist on collecting “mush rooms” and afterward die of regret—and poison—on learning they picked the poisonous kind, are warned by the department of agriculture that there is no simple test for distinguish ing the eatable from the other. Fot example, the common belief that any mushroom may be eaten with safety if the skin can be peeled readily from the cap is unfounded. The same peeling is possible with many poison ous species. The presence of insects on mushrooms, too, is no proof they are saf from human consumption. The common belief that if mushrooms are soaked or boiled in salt water they will do no harm, also is a dangerous and unfounded supposition. o CUTS HIS HAND B. F. Breiner, of rural route 5, cut his hand very badly late Saturday afternoon when he attempted to crank his automobile. For some unaccountable reasan his hand slipped off the crank and was caught on the license plate. The edge of the plate being very sharp, it cut a gash in the hand which required five stitches To close. ' Mr. Breiner hurried to a local physician where he had his hand bandaged , FATHER BARTHOLOMEW HERE. Rev. Bartholomew Besinger, C. P P. S., prefect of discipline at St. Jos ’ eph's college, Collegeville, Ind., is assisting Rev. J. A. Seimetz as pas 1 tor of the St. Mary’s church during 3 the absence of Rev. Kroeger. Fa 1 ther Bartholomew is well known in t \ this city and a hearty welcome is ex J tended him by his many friends and j members of the congregation.

: SUNDAY SERVICES ♦ 4! ' ' * Blue ( reek Sunday School Convention Donates *• Collections to $ F «• THE RED CROSS F F ► Rev. W. Paul Marsh Spoke f —Also at Flag Raising at ► Chattanooga, Ohio. ► L The Blue Creek township S. S. convention yesterday was a successful one. The collection above expenses. J was donated to Red cross work, this k totaling about sls. The Willshire orJ chest ra which was to have received /five dollars for playing for the occasJsion, in turn donated this five dollars ,Ito Red Cross work. Speakers werre: > I Rev. W. Paul Marsh and C. L. Wallers, Decatur; Rev. Worstell spoke :n 1 the evening. Songs, readings and in- | struinental music completed the pr > gram. Rev. W. Paul Marsh, of this city, al- , so spoke at the flag raising at Chattanooga, 0., Sunday afternoon. In I the morning he gave an excellent memorial sermon to the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, speaking on the ministrations of the Good Samaritan. .In the evening he gave the address to the Yeomen. o GETS SICK BENEFITS. Ed Green, local agent for the Great Eastern Casualty company, has received a check for thirty dollars for Bob Gerard, linotype operator, of this office, for disability during the time that he was at home on account of scarlet fever. LIFE IS ENDED For George Schieferstein. Eighty-seven Years Old, Prominent Farmer OF ROOT TOWNSHIP The Infirmities of Age and Pneuminia Undermine Health---Burial Tuesday. George Schieferstein, Sr., well known Root township farmer for thir-ty-five years or more, formerly of Allen county, passed away Sunday morning at six o’clock at the home of his son, Henry Schieferstein. in Root tftwn ship, at the age of eighty-seven years, three months and four days. The burden of many years made his health frail and complicated with this, was pneumonia. He had been ill nine weeks and was confined to his bed for five weeks. Mr. Scieferstein was born in Prussia Germany, March 20. 1830, and there grew to young manhood. He served three years in the army in his native country after which he came to America and settled on a farm near Fort Wayne, where he lived until 1882 when he moved to Adams county. H“ | 1 settled here on the farm on which he resided to the time of his death. Mr. ’ Schieferstein is the last of his parental family. His immediate family circle has ’ been broken several times by death, four children being deceased, and his wife passing away in February of 1916. There are four sons living, I Fred, of Fort Wayne, Henry George ■ and Philip, of Root township, the last 3 named being township trustee. Funeral services will be Tuesday p afternoon at two o’clock from the St. p Johns Lutheran church and at 1:30 K standard time from the home. Rev. <1 Walter Bischoff will officiate. 3, , —o — WHEEL IS TAKEN. '■ Last Saturday some one took a bicycle that was left standing in front of the Elgin King ice cream parlor. ’. It is p/obable that the wheel was 8- taken by mistake as another bicycle s was left standing and as yet no one 8- has called for it. Chief of Police g Melchi has the unclaimed wheed in i- his possession and will be glad to n make the exchange. In the mean <• time the matter will be investigated d The missing bicyclq belonged to Herbert Foreman.

r BOAL PASSED TODAY IN MOSS FUND ADAMS COUNTY OVER SUBSCRIBES ALOTTMENT BY SEVERAL HUNDRED OULLARS-TUTAL WILL BE MURE THAN 59.000.

SHAVE WAS FATAL Jesse Parrish, of Bluffton, Died Sunday, Just Week After Accident. HAD CUT HIS FACE * Blood Poisoning Develop-ed—Son-in-law of the Late V. I). Bell. Jesse Parrish. 49. son-in-law of the late V. D. Bell, and who has manv ’ I relatives here, died Sunday morning at six o’clock, at his home near Bluffton, just one week after he cut himself while shaving, blood | poisoning resulting from the small cut inflicted. The trouble started when he picked a small scab from the cut. the infection being in the' loose cellular tissue lying directly 1 under the skin. The infection involved his face and spread down onto his chest and arms. He suffered much during the week and his decline was ' very rapid. j' Had Mr. Parrish lived until Au- 1 gust he would have been fifty years 1 of age. He has many relatives liv- ’ ing to this county, among them b • 1 ing brothers at Monroe. His wife was Miss Mary Bell, a daughter of ' the late V. D. Bell, who died a few . 1 weeks ago. and she is a sister of' Mesdames George Everett, O. P. c Mills. H. S. Steele and Al Zerkel, and f of Vince Bell, jr„ of Decatur. 1 Besides the widow, Mr. Parrish leaves the following children: Mrs. ' Jerry Myers, of Bluffton; Mrs. Ot'o f Weilman, of Greentown.; Mrs. We. - < ley Evans, of Muncie; Vincent Ptt'.- ’ rish, of Portsmouth, N. J.; Joe Par- ‘ rish, of Bluffton; lieta, Luzerna, Hermann and Lucile at home. He also leaves his mother. Mrs. Nancy Par , rish, of Monroe, and one sister, Mrs. J. Essex, of the same town. The allowing are the brothers: James Parrish, of Willshire; John and Joshua,l of Honduras; Arden, of Fort Wayne; and Herb, of Monroe. The funeral ar-i rangeraents have not yet been com-; pleted. o ELECTION TUESDAY. (United Pres r < Service) Richmond, Ind., June 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Final guns were ; fired today for the congressional election which will be held in the Sixth district tomorrow to choose a successor to Daniel W. Comstock, i jwho died last month. National lead- ’ ■ ers of both parties have participated in the campaigns of Finly H. Gray, ’ democrat, and Richard N. Elliott, re- , publican, for election. 8 O . DECATUR SOLDIER BOY Ed Bernard, a soldier of the 16'h 2 Company Coast Artillery Corps stat tioned at Fort Mills, Phillipine I-I lands for the past three years will not , V get to return home in a month or two but will no doubt be one of the next of Uncle Sam’s hoys to go to the front ' in France. —Contributed. — o — ; ENLISTS IN NAVY J. M. Maier, son of S. Maier, of Ft. ■ ‘ Wayne and brother of Felix Maier, ol f this city has enlisted in the hospit il unit of the navy ami will leave this 9 afternoon for Indianapolis for the ex ’ amination. If successful, he will ’ leave for France soon. -1 1 SUNDAY SCHOOLS DONATE The U. B. Sunday school at Bobo donated sl-75 and the Calvary Sunday > school donated $13.00 to St. Marys township Red Cross fund.

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|44444444444444 I 4 Branch Alloted Raised 4 4 Decatur, 10 miles $4550 $5002.56 4 4 Monroe, 4 miles 1000 1050.00 4 | 4 Berne, 6 miles 2000 2200.88 4 I 4 Geneva, 4 miles 1200 695.00 4 * * 4 $8750 $8948.44 4 44444444 444444 Figures in the hands of C. J. Vogtewede, local secretary, and French Quinn, county secretary, at 3 o'clock this afternoon showed the total had passed the $9,000 mark. Adams county has made good again. The Red Cross contributions will exceed $9,00u. The exact lotal al noon today as reported from the various districts was $8,948.44. With several reports still Ito come in from collections taken yesterday il is believed that tills will he increased a couple of hundred dollars. I The amount asked from this county as finally apportioned was $8,500. When the first notice was sent out the amount to be raised in this county was fixed at $8,750 and this was announced in every paper in the county. Later it was learned that the amount had been reduced to $8,500 but to avoid any mix-up the change was not announced and the amount at first named was made the star to which our wagon was hitched. That we have even exceeded that figure is indeed good news for the managers and captains who have worked so hard and is a victory that every citizen of the county can well feel proud of. The city of Decatur did splendidly as did the other towns of the county and in a number of the districts the response was almost wonderful. The totals cannot be given exact until tomorrow as small sums are still being reported, but it is believed that the grand total will exceed $9,000. which is'ssoo over the amount alloted to be raised in the county. The largest individual donation was (S2OO, while there were several hun-dred-dollar and fifty-doliar donations and many twenty-five dollars. Decatur Gave Liberally. The reports will later be announced by team districts so far as they can be obtained. Owing to the fact that slight changes are to be made in the various reports the detailed statement cannot be given today. The city of Decatur totals at this time $3,496.50, while the townshifi included in the Decatur territory, the north ten miles of the county is , $1,506.06, a total of $5,002.56. This is divided as follows: Decatur $3496.50 Union township 244.4:> | Root township 1 Preble township 209.7< North Kirkland 149.50 North Washington 446.94 North St. Mary’s 265 - 70 Total « 5002 ' 5S Berne Exceeds Share. The town of Berne and the adjacent territory covering six miles in depth, which was alloted $2,000 as ■ their share, came in with today's reiports exceeding that amount by more than S2OO. divided thus: Herne » South Blue (’reek 349.60 South Monroe 549.88 South French 135.50 .North Hartford 154.50 (North Wabash 150.50 North Jefferson 200.90 Total $2200.88 Monroe -Makes Good. The Monroe branch, which was assessed SI,OOO, including the town and four miles of territory, had reported up to noon $1,050.00. the amount secured by each captain being held up [for complete returns. Gevena a Little “Shy.” The Geneva territory covering the — (Continued on Page Two)