Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 165.

THE GERMAN PEACE AIMS V'. ill be Peace by Negotiation and a Perpetual Reconciliation AMONG THE NATIONS A Settlement of GoethalsDennam Controversy Will be Tried Today. (United Frosa Service) Washington, July 18- (Special to Daily Democrat) Peace by nego'ialion and a perpetual reconciliation among nations is the German reichstag’s majority peace program according to reporis io the state department today. An outline of the majority pro gram is rejsirted to be as follows: “On August 4, 1914. the following words were spoken from the throne: "We are implied by no thoughts of conquest." ‘‘On this platform the Germans stand today as they did when these words wore spoken. Germany has taken up arms only in defense of her liberties and in defense and for the protection of her territorial possessions.”

“The reichstag aspires to peace by negotiation and a peaceful reconciliation among nations. With a peace such as this all annexations by force and all political, industrial and financial measures undertaken hy violence are incompatible.” “The reichstag discourages all plans which lead to empty isolation and enemity among the people after file

•war.” ( The freedom of the seas must be secured. Only an industrial peace will pave the way for friendly inter- j I course among nations.” t "However, so long as the enemy <- governments refuse peace on this ba- n sis. so long as they threaten German j action with conquest and force of arms, just so long will the German v people stand together as one man fighting and persevering, steadfastly s until her own and her allies' rights to live and develop shall be assured. “In this unity the German people f stand unconquerable. The reichstag feels itself to be one with the men who in hattie have heroically guarded the German frontiers." ’ This program will be laid before the reichstag for action. k ii Washington, D. C., July IS (Spe- p cial to Daily Democrat)—The shipbuilding row today reached the most ( critical stage of the long controversy between Chairman Denman and General Manager Goethals. After the general’s second reply to I Denman's request for detailed infor- / mation on his reconstruction pro- ( gram proved “incomplete,” Denman i immediately dispatched a third re- t quest for the information and asked { to have a reply before a board meet- g ing called for 4 p. m. If Goethals does not make a satis- ( factory statement to Denman or fads ( to attend the meeting, to which Den- { man invited him, Goethals may be r asked to resign. Goethals’ friends will appeal to President Wilson first, however. x An Atlantic Port, July 18—(Special t to Daily Democrat) —A torpedo miss- j ed a big American liner by thirty 1 yards when it was attacked by a t submarine July 11, according to Col. A. C. Greame Harrison, a British . army officer, who arrived on the , steamer today. : Colonel Harrison said none of the ( passengers saw the submarine but the naval gun crew made ready for action. No shots were fired. On July 13, Colonel Harrison declared, sixty-two shots were fired by the gun crew at what appeared to be a periscope, sighted two thousand vards distant in mid-Atlantic. Closer investigation revealed the supposed periscope as a buoy, which had broken from its moorings. The steamer was delayed more than sixty hours in leaving England by reports of unusual submarine activities. Amsterdam, 18-(Special to Daily Democrat)— ‘We must combine against the enemy's intermeddling in our internal affairs and shelve all internal disputes until after the war. was the quotation attributed to Chancellor Michaelis today, in a dispatch from the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. The newspaper asserted this repre-

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Rented the Michaelis' fundamental policy In his new post. 'When our enemies see the (utility of their hopes of splitting our unity, they will become more disposed to accept peace," is Michaelis’ conclusion. Permanent camp of the American army in Eranee, July IS (Special to Daily Democrat) American Sammies are well under way in their intensive training for the trenches, working hard yet In leisure moments finding time to frisk about like colts. Joint division headquarters have been established for the French and American staffs here in the same building.

Today the camp was hard nt woik constructing wooden shacks to accommodate the overflow of men who can't be accommodated under billets. This French system of “billeting" soldiers living in private houses, !:> a joyful treat for the Sammies. The housewives who preside are reaping a harvest catering Io the officers and men. Hundreds of the Sammies ttse sever al small streams here at the camp for a swimming hole. The surroundings of the camp are picturesque. The town in which Field headquarters is established is crammed with Americans. Its streets are alive from early morning to night with marching troops, automobiles, motorcycles, army mules, horses and messengers. Traedsmen are doing a land qffice business. The Y. M. A. headquarters is r busy spot, the Sammies being very grateful for its comforts and facilities for writing and reading. The army is preparing to draw practically all its suplies from America and not to touch and of France’s store. The amounts already arrived and en route are colossal. Transportation or both land and sea has been eminently satisfactory to the army officers.

(By Ralph 11. Turner. United Press Staff Corresjxmdent.) Tokio, July IS—(Special to Dail) i Democrat) —Confirmation of reports that Germany financed the attrffipt ot General Chang Hsun to restore l*e monarchy in China was received by Japanese officials today. The condition on which the money was furnished, the advices say. wit ’ that the restored emperor would re sume China's old relations with the kaiser's government. Several German ( participated in the recent fighting in Peking on the side ot the monarchists it was learned. President Liyuang Hung, wh< sought refuge in the Japanese lega tion at Peking during the brief oc"u pation of the capital by the monarch , ists, has left that refuge and resum , ed the presidency. ( (By W. S. Forrest, United Press Staff . correspondent.) . Paris, July 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Within a fortnight, the Ijafayette escadrille, Frances fighting American airmen, will be formally transferred to the American army An American army officer who wtl ■ have direct charge of the "eyes" of General Pershing’s army made this statement today. The Lafayette escadrille will be reorganized but its personnel retained except for displacement of the French commanding officers. Lieut. William Thaw, Pittsburgh, of the French army will become Major Thaw. U. S. A. and “pursuit squadron” commander of the unit. Halt a dozen of the star flyers now holding non-commissioned rank in the French service, will be commissioned as captains and first lieutenants. The unit will go on the American army records as “the Lafayette squadron" since both the French and and American army chiefs have a sentimental regard for the name. (B y William G~ Shepherd, United Press Staff Correspondent) Petrograd. July 18-(Special to the Daily Democrat)— Russia is in the throes of a "home rule” fight which today has assumed importance second only to the war. It was the direct cause of Russia’s cabinet split. The cabinet crisis caused intense excitement here. All night Monday , there were crowds on the streets and I there was the greatest display of arms • since the revolution. At midnight automobiles carrying rapid-fire guns and armed soldiers, dashed up and • down the Nevski prospekt, dispersing 5 the crowds. ’ M. Tscheidze, president of the solI diers and workmen’s council, was in ” Helsingfore, Finland, today, endeavi- oring to adjust the "home rule" fight II there. Ukrania, Finland and Kronstadt ► (Continued on Page Two)

Decatur, Indiana,Wednesday Evening,July 18, 1917.

JACKSON COMING I Secretary of State Ed Jackson Will Speak at Picnic for Company A ON NEXT SUNDAY Big County Patriotic Meeting Will be Held at Waterworks Park. Plans are going along nicely and if they mature rightly, with the help of the weatherman, the picnic lo be given at Waterworks park next Sunday, for Company A, which leaves soon to go into training camp, will be one of lhe biggest patriotic demonstrations ever given in this city. R. D. Myers, president of the Adams county council of defense, and Cal Peterson, with him on the program committee, had word this morning from Ed Jackson, of Indianapolis, secretary of state, that he would respond to their invitation to come and speak for the occasion. The band will be asked to play, the men's chorus lo sing, and other si>eakers will also lie secured. The Sunday schools of the county will send large representations after the morning church service, and dinner will be spread at one o’clock. Everybody in the county is asked to come. The program will begin after the dinner, and will probably be opened about two o’clock. o MONHOE FESTIVAL I t— ————! Big Doings at Monroe During Chautauqua Stay in IVeighboring Town.

THREE DAY PROGRAM i i Contains Many Excellent ; Numbers—Season Tick- ( ets Priced at $1.50. The Chautauqua at Monroe, this year will be tiie best ever and the * boosters are hard at work advertising 1 < the event. It certainly took a great amount of effort for a place as sma’l j as Monroe to secure a Chautauqua 1 there but the people in our neighboring town, are known to he live wires and wluit they start is usually a success. I There will be a three days’ program commencing Saturday. July 21 and con tinuing on July 22 and 23. All the . numbers on the program will be excellent ones and the people of Decatur will he given a musical and educational treat if they visit Monroe during the stay of the Chautauqua. The program is as follows: 1 First Day—Patriotic Day—July 21. Afternoon Opening Concert — Trouvere Male i Quartet. Booster Talk-Dr. A. H. Harnly. Admission 35c; children 15c. Evening Musical Prelude —Trouvere Male Quartet. Lecture, "Parasites” —Dr. A. H. Harnly. Admission 50c; children 25c. Second Day—July 22 Afternoon Entertainment—LaDell Concert 'o. Admission 35c; children 15c. Evening Popular Prelude LaDell Concert Co lecture, "Pulling Against the Tide" —Judge James A. Collins. Admission 50c; children 25c. Third Day—July 23 Afternoon Instrumental Prelude — Victor's Venetian Troubadours. Lecture, "Fads and Extremes” —Dr. George P. Bible. Admission 35c; children 15c. Evening Grand Double Concert —Victor's Venetian Troubadours. i Admission 50c; children 25c. The program will begin promptly : at 2:30 in the afternoon and 7:45 in the evening. The price of a season I ticket is $1.50, which admits the hold- ' er fc all the performances.

I GROOM LEAVES FOR ARMY ' Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jolly, who were married yesterday morning, left this morning for Fort Wayne, from which place Mr. Jolly will go to Hicksville, O„ to join the other members of his company, E. and be off for war duty. Mrs. Jolly accompanied her husband to Fort Wayne and will return here tomorrow evening. Besides the fact that the groom was married just </t the eve of his departure for war, the wedding is more romantic because rtf the fact that the couple had met fur' the first time on Sunday evening, before the wedding which took place m Tuesday morning, ami it was thus evidently a cgse of love at first sight” —one of the very few of which one reads now and then, but which are met with so rarely in teal life. The bride’s mother. Mrs. Charles A. Hoffman. accompanied the couple to Monmouth this morning. — : o———— SCHOOL MONEY Another Big Lump of $17,756.61 Has Been Distributed to Trustees. ( — OF THE SCHOOLS — „ Includes State School, Dog, 1 I Liquor Licenses and < Other Funds, , i School funds, in the sum of sl7,- 1 756.61, including the common school, surplus dog, congressional school ‘ ( fund interest and liquor license funds | t have been distributed to the various !

school trustees, as follows, by County Auditor John Mosure, and his deputy. Martin Jaberg: Union $ 699.37 Root 1,147.28 Preble 840.82 Kirkland 793.67 Washington 1,149.90 St. Mary's 922.02 Blue Creek 958.69 Monroe 2,032.63 French 911.54 Hartford 950.83 Wabash 1,328.02 Jefferson 890.58 Decatur Schools 3,318.73 Geneva Schools 762.24 Berne Schools 1,050.86 ""two” MAXWELLS SOLD Harvey Kitson. agent for the Schafer Hardware Company, sold two more five passenger Maxwell touring cars. One going to Frank Krick, of this city and the other to Frank Johnson. <f Monroe township. Mr. Kitson left for Fort Wayne this noon after more cars. BAR MEETING Adams County Bar Meets in Respect to Late Judge J. F. LaFollette. TO PASS RESOLUTIONS Committee Named to Draft Them—Will Attend Funeral in a Body.

The Adams county bar association held a meeting this morning in the circuit court room, when action in respect to the late Judge John F. LaFollette, of Portland, was taken. Shafer Peterson, president, was in charge and J. F. Fruechte, secretary, took the notes of the proceedings. A committee on resolutions, to report at a second meeting to be held tomorrow at 9:45 in the court room was appointed as follows: C. J. Lutz, chairman; D. B. Erwin, J. T. Merryman and J. C. Moran. E. B. Adams was appointed on the flower committee. The Adams county bar will attend the funeral of Judge LaFollette in a body, the funeral to be held tomordow afternoon at Portland. 0INSPECTOR HERE W. E. McLendon, of the Bureau of Soils, Department of Agriculture, Washington. D. C., is here inspecting the work of the Adams county siol survey. The survey is well under way and will be completed in a few weeks.

RECEIVER ASKED t - I Sisters of Late George W. I Drum, Curryville Merchant, Ask That bw II ij RECEIVER BE NAMED To Take Care of Business —Mrs. Susan Ward of Decatur, a Plainitff. Petition for a receiver for the property of the late George W. Drum has ■ been filed in circuit court by Amanda ■ 'C. Stalter and Susan F. Ward, sisters. against Joseph B. Drum and PeI ter H. Drum, through Attorneys Sim-! mons & Dailey. The complaint says George W. I Drum died June 2. 1917, and since that time his brothers, with whom he was In partnership, have continued to aperate the business without taking out letters as surviving partners or making any accounting whatever. The firm had an elevator and general store at Curryville and also operated a farm. They have been contracting new indebtedness and the new business in intermingling with the assets, which will make it difficult to partition unless a receiver takes charge, the complaint alleges. Each plaintff ami Mrs. Margaret ('. Howard owns one-fifteenth of the property, it is averred, while each of the defendants own six-fifteenths. Yesterday a suit to partition the property was filed by the sisters of the decedent. Bluffton Banner.

COUNTY HISTORY « Os Adams and Wells Counties Will be Published by John Tyndall, Decatur AND O. E. LESH I Os Bluffton —Will Contain Military Record of all the War Veterans. The Bluffton News says: Announcement was authorized today by William A. High, of this city, ■ that the Lewis Publishing Company iof Chicago, with which Mr. High is I employed in the directing of work of I publishing county histories, will pub- ■ lish a complete history of Wells an 1 Adams counties. The work of compiling data for the history will be started immediately and it is expected that the history will be off the press in the course of the next year. The Lewis Company has had a broad experience in the county history business and Mr. High gives assurance that the new history will be complete in every way. It will include two volumes and will be liberalIly illustrated. The Lewis Company j issued a history of the two counties in 1887.

In charge of editorial work of the history will be John W. Tyndall, of Decatur and County Treasurer O. E. Lesh, of Wells county, and associated with them will be Dr. E. W. Dyar, of Ossian, J. D. French, of Bluffto 1, and C. D. Kunkel, C. A. Neuenschwander, and Silas Hale, of Adams county. In addition to other historial features the volumes will give the military records of the two counties in various wars, including the military registration for the war of 1917. 0 FLAG RAISING AT CRAIGVILLE A patriotic meeting will be held nt the town of Craigville, nine miles southwest of Decatur, for next Saturday evening, and the big feature of the occasion will be a flag raising. The committee in charge of arrangements, plan to have several go >d speakers and there will be music hy a band. There will be particular care taken to see that there is no disturbance of any kind in connection with the affair. An ice cream social al g> will be held : at Craigville on the same night as the I flag raising. •| Rev. Marsh, the well known patriotic minister, of this city, will be one ot I the principal speakers.

CAMP MEETING IN AUGUST Many from here will attend the 30th annual stale camp meeting of the Church of Goil to be held al the Y -I low latke camping auditorium, near Claypool. Indiana, August 10 to August 20. Auto service takes one to the camping ground from Claypool: and there are tents to be rented, as w. 11 as a few private rooms; and a large boarding house and lunch room fur nishes meals.

LIGHTNING KILLS COW One of the best cows of the herd longing to Trustee Philip richlef-»r stein, of Root township, during ire electrical storm yesterday afternoon, was killed. The cow was in pasture on a hill. FIFTY-SIX HOURS

And the Stage Will he Set for the Picking of America’s Big Army. A FEW STATES LAG Secretary Baker Will Probably Draw the First Capsule in Lottery. Get your Democrat ready. The name, address and number of every registered man in the county was printed in the Democrat on Tuesday evening, July 10. By referring to these numbers you will be able to ascertain at once who has been called for service. We will print the numbers as soon as they are drawn. (United t-ress Service) (By Web Miller, United Press staff correspondent.) Washington. July 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Picking America's first big national army by lot will he staged within 56 hours, according to indications today. Either the great reception room off Secretary Baker s office or one of the historic chambers

of congress will he the scene. Everything is ready for the human 1 lottery—except a few dallying registration districts. The little c.*tj,ules with the fated numbers are stowed 1 safely in the war department safe ’ - I while regulations governing the drawing of these numbers are in the govern 1 ment printer's hands today. There t rules will he announced through th° press before the drawing. * I An air of mystery has been thrown about the lottery. Officials refuse to be specific as to just how and where * they will pull the numbers, though ’ they did say the draft bill will occur J just as soon as the last lingering red ink draft numbers are tabulated. One authority said that this might occur 1 within two hours after the last governor had declared the numbers were ! in—irrespective of the time ot day. The house and senate military committees have been chosen official witnesses and Secretary Baker may draw the first capsule. Secretary Baker, Chief of Staff Bliss. Quartermaster General Sharpe and others will confer today on final details. In general the order in which the master numbers are drawn here will indicate the order of liability of service, though owing to varying registrations in different districts the numbers will be divided into some group form, making the system more complicated than at first anticipated. Almost immediately after the lottery, local exemption boards will summon men for physiclal tests. Every man summoned must take this ted, ■ whether or not he intends to make an • exemption claim. Heavy penalties ■ attack to failure to appear. ■ Federal authorities have not overlooked possibility of draft truobles) in New York and other big cities and are prepared to deal summarily w.th I any outbreaks. 4 The method of apportionment of th - quotas, based on revised population f figures is still causing much rancor. Dills are pending in congress and others are ready for introduction* I either to force readjustment of the ■ quotas, or to make some provision for . including certain aliens. The s a e . department holds that Italians and , Japanese cannot be seized for the now army because of treaty provisions ami I that aliens from neutral countries cer- . tainly are exempt from forced service. Ohia. Virginia, Utah, Illinois and New York were expected to be ready ’ today. Michigan and Kentucky report they will be ready in "a few days”

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CURB AND WALKS Property Owners Petition Council to Improve Jackson Street. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Will be Given Financial Aid — Franchises Are Surrendered. The regular session of the city council held last evening opened with the answering of a majority of the

members to the roll call and the reading of the minutes from Hie previous meetings, which were upon motion, approved. The street commissioner's report ending with June 30th whs filed, accepted and spread on record. The mayor’s report ending with June 30th was also filed and spread on record. The final resolution adopting the assessment roil in the matter of the Schug alley, approving the changes, was passed and adopted and the assessment sheet turned over to lhe city treasurer for collection. City Clerk H. M. DeVoss and City Treasurer Joseph McFarland reported as having- issued the city high school bonds according to instructions laid out in the resolution authorizing the issue. The property owners along Jacks m street petitioned in writing that the city improve Jackson street from First to Seventh with cement sidewalks and curbing. The petition was referred to the street and sewer committee. The Fort Wayne and Decatur traction company, througli the president, and secretary of the company filed a communication in which they gave notice that all franchises and rights held by them were surrendered. Under the present state law such right, are given them under the law No special franchises are therefor needed. The document was placed >-n record.

A petition presented by Attorney J. T. Merryman in behalf of the County Council of Defense asked the city council for an appropriation of about fifty dollars which was to be used in the buying of yarn and making if socks for Uncle Sam’s soldiers. /s the city has a surplus in a similar fund it was voted that fifty dollars be paid to the County Council of Defense Michael Miller, the contractor for the Tenth street improvement appeared and stated that he was going to repair the street as soon as possible. The street and sewer committee afterwards reported as having entered into a contract with him. The purchasing committee was instructed to buy splints for the street sweeper and also to purchase a new electric switch board at the light and and water plant. The contract of John Thomas, relative to the hauling of coal was filed and spread on record. ■ The street commissioner was instructed to clean Marshall street. The finance committee allowed the following bills and the meeting adjourned: . L. W. Franks & 50n5312.51 John Thomas t Northern Indiana Sand C 0.... ><s . Evansville Coal Co 563 fi9 Police Pay Roll - Fletcher American Nat'l Bank. 23 50 • General Electric Co. 9,4 ■ George D. Roberts W. D. Cross ‘ Protective Eelec, Supply <o. .. 3 ' l ’’’ . Standard Oil Co®Wayne Belting & Supply C 0... 514 U. S. Oil Co 49,9 :P. & H. Supply Co - >O I “ ; Water Works Pay Roll -3.86 Erie Stone Co 49, “ John Barnett Callow & Kohne 400 ~ 1 4Q Adams Express Co Northern Indiana Sand Co. .. 11..5 Decatur Limo-Metal Co 56 oO Ft. Wayne & Decatur Int. C 0... 28.54 Arco Company 4S Acker Cement Co 4 ' s M. J. Mylott Pay Roll 178 64 G. E. Steele ' 53...1 Moore Oil Co 3 <H> T. A. Leonard 9 T. St. L. & W. R. R- C 0176.90 Street Com Pay Roll 106.40 nq Rft Isaac Chronister A. C. Foos Pay Roll 234.62 ■ Decatur Lumber Co. 56J.64 (Continued on Page Two) '