Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 3 July 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 155.

THE TUX BILL FOR WAR FUND Contains Many Punches for the Poor Man as Well as the Rich Man. RUSSIA IN EARNEST A l And is Making Wonderful Headway After Months of Reorganization. (Tlnlted Press Service) Washington, July 3— (Special to Daily Democrat)—One German submarine was captured and one sunk by American war vessels during the past week according to reports receded today by the French Scientific commission. The captured boat was taken into a British port. No further details were given. Washington, July 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Copper dropped eight points today as a result of cod-: per being included in the controll bill. As a result the food bill struck an-1 other snag today when administration leaders said they wouldn't agree to the bill. Hopes of a vote within a few days were shattered. Senator Chan ’ bers was blocked in a neffort to secure a vote Thursday. All eyes turned today towards the office of the provost general where the final stage for the lottery of men was being formed. The numbers will be chosen at random. As each number is drawn it will be telegraphed to every local board and each number will indicate 5.000 men. Telegrams were sent out today asking local■ boards to complete all preliminary duties for the drawing by next Sat-1 (irday. BULLETIN Paris, July 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A battalion of American troops arri v ed in Paris early today at' the Gare Du Quai-D’ Austerlitz.. On ly a moderate crowd gave them an en thusiastic greeting. Parisians being not advised of the arrangements for their arrival. The battalion is the one which is to parade in tomorrow’s celebration by Paris of independence day. BULLETIN Petrograd, July 3—(Special to Dady Democrt)— Six thousand, tree .hundred prisoners, 2i guns and six machine guns, with more ground gained, was the result of the continued Russian offensive announced today by the war office.

“In the direction of Zolochev there was a successful contiuance of our offensive," the statement said. BULLETIN Paris, July 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Germany launched another tremendous offensive blow at the French lines today centering two simultaneous thrusts on the Chem<s Des Dames, south of Laon and again around Verdun. In both instances the enemy failed to gain ground, according to the war office report today. Washington. D. C.. July 3—lN’ o ' rial to Daily Democrat) -The wa wealthy. incomes. drinks “smokes" will pay the ” ulk of the first great war tax. O' ‘he $1,670,000,000 to be raised under the revenue bill drawn by the senate finance commitee and reported today. $1,277,000,000 will be derived as follows: From income taxes (incomes as low as SI,OOO for single persons an $2,000 for married are hit), ♦ ‘‘"From excess profits. $523,000,000 From distilled and rectified spirit., $111,000,000. From fermented liquors and wines, $44,500,000. From soft drinks. SiO. ooo . 000 _ From tobacco pro( ’ uct ?’ * fto 000 the poor man’s stogie. s•> >• ’ ’ This schedule of taxes repr ’ ’ authors of the bill insist, * heavie, burden on the rich and < weight on the poor than the comm tee originally contemplated Every class of people win be affect ed under the tax bill * majority-from the man who w. have to pay a one owning an automobile to tho will have to pay five cen s • telephone or telegraph message tos ing more than 15 cents, and every body will have to pay one cent mo to mail a letter.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Il will cost morn Io buy .sporting I goods; more to own ynchls; the girls ' will suffer a tax on ivtsmeticß, and perfumes; patent medicines will com 1 more. and cameras, 100. Hui the tax that will hila the aver 1 age household will be that on tea. cos i fee. cocoa and sugar. Some of these I levies are: | Coffee, 2 cents per pound. Tea. five cents per pound. Crude cocoa. 3 cents per pound. Sugar, half cent per pound. Saccharine. 12.50 per pound. Glucose, one-fourth cent per pound j Grape sugar, molasses and canned I syrup, from one to two cents a galj lon. The average man and his wife may seek respite from the woes of high prices at homo by going to the theater, hut even there extra taxes, amounting to one cent for each ten j cents' worth of ticket, pursue them | except in the case of movies, where there is no levy except on shows I costing over 25 cents. The already high cost of drinking will mount still higher owing to the ’ complete lack of sympathy shown by j the committee for the "essen.se of tra-la-la." In addition to taxes already imposed on these bevehages. the committee decided to put a prohibitive tax on spirits' distillation and prevent their import from other countries, to say nothing of minor taxes on “red liquor” now on hand. Beer is hit 31.25 per 31 gallon barrel. in addition to the present tax, and still wines are taxed double their •present figures. Sweet wines must pay an additional tax of JI.IO per proof gallon on the grape brandy or wine spirits used in fortifying them. Syrups and extracts used in soft drinks and sodas will be taxes on a scale ranging from three cents a gal lon for those selling at no more than $1 a gallon to 12 cents a gallon for those selling above $4 a gallon. A tax of one cent a gallon on all unfermented grape juice, ginger ale. pop and kindred thirst quenchers is imposed. It wil cost one cent for each 25 cents or less paid to ship packages by express or parcels post. Second-class postal rates are increased one-quarter sent a pound and net incomes of all newspapers are taxed five per cent when exceding $4,000.

London, July 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Simultaneous resumption of all allied offensives now that r Russia has at last started in to “do her bit” was expected here today. Petrograd dispatches detailed no abatement in the Galactan attack today with General Brusiloff’s troops, fired with their initial successes, continuing to gain ground. ( Back in the winter the allied plans had called for a sychronous offensive campaign in the spring, to be waged ' on the western, northern Italian and Macedonian fronts. The Hindenburg "strategic retreat” on the western front hastened the French attack. Then came the Russian revolution and inaction of the Russian troops. Italy started her offensive on time and in Macedonia General Serrall be- 1 gan an offensive in powerful force. ■ Germany was busy defending her . lines on every front except Russia. And because she has waged a clever campaign of fraternization and of separate peace on the Russian front Germany was able to weather the offensives! If Russia had done her part then. Germany might have been compelled Io relinquish great tracts of territory for she lacked men and munitions to fight simultaneously all her attackers. From now on military experts pointed out today Germany cannot weaken her Russian lines to stiffen up yielding sections of other fronts as she has done. She must guard against penetration on every side. But what was of vastly greater satisfaction here than the mere fact that Russia has started an offensive, was the realization that this time it is an army’ imbued with the full knowledge of the principles of democracy for which the allies are fighting that is participating for Russia. It is no longer an army to be disposed of according to the whims of an imperial autocrat. Every man in the ranks , now knows exactly what he is fighting for. realizes Russia must win to hold her freedom and can be counted r on for this reason, as trebly effective r in fighting. New York. N~ YTjuly 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—France's man1 ‘ power crisis has been passed—and ° because of the arrival of American 1 troops, according to a special Paris dispatch published here today by the vl Sun ’ , t- red cross notice y . e The Red Cross headquarters will be closed all day. Wednesday, July 4.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 3, 1917.

MINUS TWO TEETH Is Charles Howard, Who Bantered Blullton Man to Move Him. WAS KNOCKED DOWN Says Joe Peeper, the Assailant, Had Made Run of Him as He Passed. The Bluffton Banner says: ".Joel Peeper, local butcher, accepted a challenge for a fight from Charles i Howard, of Decatur in front of the Buick garage on West Market street Sunday afternoon and as a result Howard received painful injuries. I His condition will be watched and whether charges will be filed will probably depend on the outcome. "Howard, who is employed as a coal hauler for the Coffee yards at Decatur, passed Peeper, who was j seated in front of the garage, and; then returned, accusing Peeper of making fun of him as he passed. Peeper is said to have denied the accusation and told Howard to move on out of town. It is said that Howard bantered Peeper to move him. and Peeper then knocked him down. "According to Howard's story to Sheriff Johnston, who took charge of him at the jail after Deputy Albright I run him in. Peeper kicked him in the , groin bursting a rubber tube, which the Decatur man said was inserted following an operation a few years ago. Dr. C. H. Mead was called to make examination and indicated that this condition may be correct. Howard had two teeth knocked out and his face badly bruised when taken into custody. The officers said he , had been drinking. "Arrangements were made to send Howard home to Decatur on the evening passenger train and the outcome of his injuries wil be watched. He suffered much pain w'hile here.”

LEAD Ten Births for Month of .June is Record of City —Six Are Boys. ONLY THREE DEATHS Two Were of Aged People, the Third «an Infant— Nine Deaths in May. More than double the number <f births of May, in this city, which were four, are births for June, which

are ten, according to books of City

Health Officer Dr. Costello from 1 which he will make his monthly report to the state board of health. To I keep up the male population, a good thing in this time of war, it is interesting to note that six were boys and tour girls. The death list for lhe city was exceedingly small, being only three for the month of June, in comparison with nine of May. Two of these were aged man and woman and the third an infant. The births and deaths were: • Births Robert Ernst Coffee, born June 1. to Edward L. Coffee. Catherine Elizabeth Sellemeyer. born June 2. to Albert M. Sellemeyer. James Martin Lose, born June 7, to Joseph G. Lose. Louise Elizabeth Kiess, born June 4, to Joseph Keiss. Robert Francis Laisure, born June 19, to Merle A. Laisure. Chas. David Ehinger, born June 22 to Herman F. Ehinger. Louie Donald Reynolds, born June 24. to Paul E. Reynolds. Bryce Adler, born June 24. to Henry Adler. Martha Erma Butler, born June 25, to J. Earl Butler. Mildred Ruth Johnson, born June 27, to Edward Johnson. Deaths Bryce Adler, aged fifteen minutes, died June 24. Magadalene Ernst Ziegler, died June 29, aged 82 years, chronic intestinal trouble. Ixmis Koenemann, died June 30, • aged 73 years, tuberculosis of knee joints and acute nephrites.

AUTO HITS BUGGY An automobile driven by a young man by the name of flay, living nt Pleasant Mills, while enroute to this city to bring his brother to catch tin interurban car to Furl Wayne had th” misfortune to hit a buggy driven by Harve Daniels, living on Mercer avenue. Mr. Daniels was returning from the flag raising at Pleasant Mills when Kay who was driving at a fair rate of speed, hit the buggy. The buggy w.ts demolished and Mr. Daniels suffered a cut on his knee and on his head and was unconscious for a few minutes He was brought to town and a physician was summoned to dress Itis injuries. He will get along alright. COUNTYJJOUNCIL Held Special Session This Morning to Appropriate Funds for Needs. NEW ROAD TRACTOR Berne Company to Build Bixler Bridge in Monroe Township.

The county council met in special session at the auditor's office at 11 o’clock this morning, all members present, excepting Mr. Briggs, of Geneva. The following amounts were appropriated: Bixler bridge $2,200.00 Road roller tractor 3,350.00 Surveyor's fees 1,000.00 Board of children's guardians 500.00 Henry Scheiman road 132.75 Abe Stoneburner road 91.84 Burial of soldiers :.. 500.00 Court house expense 500.00 Total $8,274.59 The Berne Hay & Grain Co. drain and the Charles Reichelderfer drain were postponed until August 7th. Rids for the building of the Bixler bridge in Monroe township were received and the contract awarded to the Berne Artificial Stone Co. The bids were: Berne Artificial Stone Co., $2,179; I). J. Bebout. $2,307. r Bids for a road roller tractor were received as follows: Austin & Western Road Machine C 053,250.00 Austin & Western Road Machine Co.. 10-ton r011er.... 3,000.00 M. J. Luther 2,400.00 Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co. 3,350.00 Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co., second hand roller 1,500.00 The contract was awarded to the Austin-Western company which will furnish the ten-ton single cylinder tractor for $3,000. It is the threewheel type and a very excellent machine. The company will ship the tractor at once and will send a man to operate it for a week or longer.

W. A. Bowman was appointed superintendent of the Beaver bridge in Washington township.

FINE PROMOTION 1 For Don Burk —Promoted ! to Chair of Assistant J in English IN KANSAS COLLEGE At Handsome Increase—ls Also Coach of Debate Team of College. A fine promotion has been given Don Burk, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burk, of Tenth street, this city. He has been advanced to the chair of assistant professor of English in the Kansas State Agricultural college, at Manhattan, Kans., ata handsome increase of salary which will now be SI9OO. He has been a teacher in the college for the past year. Mr. Burk is also coach of the debating team of the college which has the largest debating schedule of any college or university in the country. Mr. Burk is conducting a correspondence course iu English for the college, which covers the four year high school course in English and also the four years’ college course. He Is making ■ good and his many friends here are pleased to hear of his advance.

ELECT BERNE MAN O. F. Gilliom of Berne Elected President of State C. E. Association. MET AT HAMMOND Rev. Schroeder Elected Gent era! Secretary—Many Delegates Will Enlist. At the convention of the state association of Christian Endeavoreis held at Hammond. (). F. Gilliom, < f Berne, who has held a state office for several years, was .elected president of the association. Rev. Schroeder was also honored by being elected; general secretary. Other officers ar -: Vice presidents, Hillis A. Avery. I Methodist Protestant, Elwood; th<-■

Rev. E. Howard Brown. Friends Westfield, the Rev. G. ('. Carpenter, Brethren, Peru; the Rev. W. P. Bear ing. General Baptists, Oakland; the Rev. Henry Gekeler, Reformed church. Indianapolis; the Rev. J. W. Lake. United Brethren. Elkhart; the Rev. W. P. Minton. Christian. Goshen , the Rev. A. H. Moore, Disciples <f Christ, Tipton: the Rev. L. N. Montgomery. Presbyterian, Evansville; the Rev.P R.Schroeder. Mennonite, Berne, general secretary, Maurice G. Upson, Indianapolis: treasurer, Evans Williams. Fort Wayne. As the result of a patriotic address given there by Rev. Henry Hepburn, of Chicago, and as a result of the convention. several of the boy delegates have announced that they will enlist.

WILL RESUME OPERATION The Bluffton Hoop company will again open for business Thursday morning. The factory was closed for several days owing to the fact that needed improvements were being made. HAD APOPLEXY Combined With Heart Trouble—Found as Cause of Death of Chris Gerber. WELL KNOWN FARMER Was Sixty-three Years of Age—Died Suddenly on Monday Afternoon. Dr. D. D. Clark, who held the inquest last evening over the body of Chris Gerber, well to do farmer living eight miles southwest of this city, jtound that he came to his death by apoplexy and heart trouble.

Mr. Gerber, who was sixty-three

years of age. died suddenly yesterday afternoon at three o’clock, a brief mention of which was made in this paper. He had been injured in the eye several weeks ago when a piece of wood flew up and struck him, and he had been doctoring for that, having been in this city only last Saturday. Mr. Gerber had not been feeling well yesterday and in the morning expressed the belief to his farm, hand that he would live long. However, he went to Monroe in the morning for a load or shingles and returned home before noon. In the afternoon he continued feeling ill and late in the afternoon stated that he would have to get out of the house. He walked out into the yard and in a very short time the family heard a moan and fall and hastening out found he had fallen. He gave only a few gasps and died. A physician was called from Monroe but found that he was beyond all help. Mr. Gerber is survived by the wid- , ow and by several children from a , former marriage. ALL REPORTS IN . With all reports in, and all expenses . paid, the Tri Kappas find they have $132.85 from their Tag Day sale, to be . turned over to the treasury fund of , Company A. 1 NOTICE ; All the billiard halls will be closed > from 12 until 5 o'clock Fourth of July ■ afternoon.

I REV. DUNBAR A CHAPLAIN. I Rev. E. M. Dunbar, a former Geneva resident, has tendered his services to the government and will be . called on August fifth to serve t.s chaplain in the army. Rev. Mr. Dunbar was for several years pastor of the Methodist circuit church in Por'j land, Pennville and Geneva, but is now pastor of the church at Fortville. I Mr. Dunbar has seen previous army j service, having served his country in ; the Spanish-American war. ■ - o GIRL BABE ARRIVES. A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Dowling of Madison street last evening. This is their second child. Both mother and babe are doing fine. KNITTING SOCKS I ( Mrs. Mary E. Artman Will 1 t Soon Organize Clubs for « “Socks for Soldiers.” ,

WILL DO THEIR BIT — Os Making 4,000 Pairs by September 1 for Hoosier Boys in Europe. The number of Indiana women knitting socks—knotless and seamless—to be worn by the first Hoosier i regiment to go to the front has now reached SUO and it is believed that within another fortnight almost that many more will he using their needles to give foot comfort to “our hoys” says an Indianapolis dispatch, relative to the work as given in the reports that have readied the state headquarters’ of the "socks for soldiers” section of the state council of defense at 215 North Pennsylvania street, Indianapolis. Adams county women will soon bei doing their share of the sock knitting., as Mrs. Mary E. Artman. of this city,' secretary of the Adams county council of defense, who has also been appointed head of the “socks for soldiers movement in Adams county, is preparing to thoroughly organize the county. She will appoint chairmen in each town and in other communities, they in turn to name their committees and helpers. They will all get busy and help the state society, whose aim it is to have four thousand pairs of socks knitted by September 1. Organizations for knitting the socks| have been perfected in seventy-five of the ninety-two counties and forty ••fj these counties already have received j their wool and are at work on their! quota of socks. The organization work will be continued by Miss Mary: Helen Boyd, chairman of the state j executive committee, and her coworkers until every county in the! state is doing its share of the work, i

Instructors are in the state headquarters every day from 9 to 5 o’clock to give instruction to all persons interested in learning how to knit socks without seams or knots . Instructors also are being given in the headquarters of each of the fifteen district], shops established at different points in j the state. The “socks for soldiers” organiza-i tion is entirely separate and apart ] from the Red Cross, though the two orginizations have close relations and co-operate with each other in many ways. Names of the women at the head of the “socks for soldiers” movement in eastern Indiana counties were <nnounced from the state headquarters as follows: Adams County, Mary E. Artman. Decatur; Blackford county, Mrs. C. V. Ritter. Hartford City; Delaware county, Mrs. Frank Bayless Muncie; Fayette county, Mrs. George Cain, Connersville; Grant county. Mrs. George A. Southall. Marion; Ilannl- ■ ton county, Mrs. H. H. Thompson. 1 Noblesville; Hancock county, Mis. Nora Roberts, Greenfield: Henry county, Mrs. Estella Ixrer. Newcastle; Howard county. Mrs. Isabelle Purdum. Kokomo; Huntington county. Mrs. Edna Felter, Huntington; Jay county, Mrs. Genevra 1. Hawkins, Portland; Jennings county, Mrs. N-/ garet A. Cone. Warren; Madison county. Mrs. James W. Sansberry. Anderson; Randolph county, Mrs. L. Ella Clarke, Union City; Rush county .Cora L. Stewart, Rushville; Tipton county, Mrs. James R. Cochran, Tipton; Wayne county, Mrs. Wm. Gaar, Richmond; Wells, Mrs. Anna Williamson, Bluffton.

Price, Two Cent!

CHANCES ARE NBWOWINOIING Modern High School Building Looks Impossible Unless We Act at Once. LAST NIGHT’S MEET Attended by Only a FewMr. Worthman Working Energetically. Chances for the new high school building in Decatur this year, at least chances for a modern and complete building, one that would be a credit to the community, dwindled last night and while there is a slight chance that some means for carrying out the plan may yet develope, the chances are

slight. Just why greater interest is not manifested in this most important of all public movements, we cannot say. but only a handful of people attended the meeting last night and enthusiasm except for a few, was at a low ebb. The committee reported that they believed it impossible to secure a sufficient number of backers since it is necessary to furnish money for the heating plant as well as as for the auditorium addition, requiring a total lof about $40,000. Mr. Kirsch of the I Peoples' Loan & Trust company stat- ; ed that if the organization can he com- ■ pleted and the transaction is given the o. k. by their attorney, they can sectye the entire sum necessary, but the members of the committee which i had solicited for signers for the corp- ' oration contended that they could n-d secure a suffiVient number of members under this plan and that they did not | feel that those who had already sign,ed should be bound since there has i been a change even slight in the responsibility. Chairman Dugan asked for suggestions and the matter was discussed ’ for an hour or two but without any I definite plan that met the ap- ' proval of those present being offered. Attorneys expressed the opinion that the proceedure is legal but the lack of interest by the community was the . worst feature of the meeting. It is possible that the school board, forced by the state commission, which has for five years urged more rooms, ■ better lighted in this city, will now change the plans and build a building ! for school purposes which will mean that we will not have a real high I school building for a good many years. Mr. Worthman and several others sinI cerely interested in the important I task are still at work today and the 1 improvement could, we feel sure, yet jbe made, if proper interest is manifested by those who ought to have a

real and deep interest in this city having the finest school in the state. While it is true that the banks and the people have had many burdens to carry this year, we should not over look the fact that this—the providing !of a suitable school building for the |children, is the greatest of them all. i At 10:30 the meeting adjourn, d I without action and with the general opinion that nothing further would lie J done. Architect Hoffman received I a mesage from Mr. Peterson, of ( hi■lcaga. the low bidder, stating that he ' would hold his bid good until Thu.s---f day morning. "yeoman soldier boys J May Know That Their Insurance There is Safe. At the recent national Yeoman conclave in Des Moines, lowa, it was provided that the Yeoman soldier boys may fight for their country, knowing their insurance with that society is safe. Certificates in force April 6. 1917. wil not be invalidated by reason of military service at home or abroad. ROTARY CLUB MEETS TONIGHT, The Decatur Rotary club will meet this evening at 6:45 o’clock .nt the Madison hotel. The regular luncheon and business session will be held and a report by President Burk, of the international convention, will be .made. All members please be present. POSTOFFICE ° DELIVERIES. i The postoffice will be closed July ■ I Fourth, except from 8 to 9 o’clock, iI One city delivery will be made. There will be no rural route deliveries. /