Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 167.

NAME LOTTERY IS ON IN WASHINGTON

CALLING YOUTH OF THE NATION TO DEFEND FLAG GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED EVERY WHERE AS NUMBERS ARE BULLETINED BY THE NEWSPAPERS—A BIG 188.

(United Press Service) (By Webb Miller, U. P. Staff correspondent.) Room 226, Senate Office Building, Washington, July 20 — (Special to T/.tily Democrat)— America today drafted her youth for war against Kaiseris"m. Starting at 9:30 o'clock in this garish chamber, blindfolded men drew the fated capsules bearing draft numbers. Outthrough the country each number notified a youth of the order in which H Uncle Sam wants him to respond to 1 the call to arms. Ten thousand five hundred numbers will be drawn and it will be night be- ■ fore the last pellet has l>een culled. The first 1,500 numbers drawn officials said ought to indicate a good proliortion of the order in which the drafted men will be called up for examination in the smaller districts. This method was necessitated by a a change in plans late yesterday after several state boards were found to have blundered in preparing their lists It was a solemn scene. Dignified congress members, only a handful; Secretary of War Baker. [ General Enoch Crowder, chief or ‘“e draft, and his aides. Major Johnson and Major Allen Gullion. movie men , clicking off the pictures, and news men flashing out the numbers, were : the only witnesses. General Crowder enforced jilence. The drone of announcers, telling off the numbers, was the only sound. Hour after hour the blinded men worked. The black paper numbers | J. . were drawn from capsules and tliej numerals inscribed on a blackboard I and on tally sheets, whilst clicking wires outside flashed the tallies over the nation. | The solemnity of the spectators con-J trasted strangely with the setting . B this unique picture. The room is high ceilinged. Square green jade pillars flank the pea green of its broad deep wall panels. The cream white ceiling is dotted with, criss-crossed swastikas the good I luck sign. 1 Turkey red carpet clashes with the | other adornment while ponderous oak [ doors, upholstered oak chairs and a ■ mahogany table add their tinges to the | lurid color scheme. At the far end. i tall, double mirrors framed in gold,' top off a massive white marble fireplace. while ornate crystal chandeliers cast a sheen over the whole. America’s history is written here. In the past, this chamber has seen uie senate lobby investigation, the Lo>imer hearings and the great railroad strike negotations. Here is the way the lottery plan used today works: fc • In each of the 4.557 districts in the r country, the men are numbered serial-1 ]y from one to the highest number of cards in that district. A number drawn from the glass globes here establishes the draft order of everv man holding that number :n every district in the nation. In case the numbers higher than a district contains are drawn, they are disregarded in making up the list in Kfe that district. Z Fort instance if 258 were the fl st capsule pulled out. the man holding 258 in every district having numbe.s as high as that are drafted and mus ■ report first in their district. Then 458 is next, the men holding 408 each district would be the second man on the list. If a high number such as 9 876 should come third, it would ba disregarded by the districts with lower numbers. , At dawn the force of clerks finish -d

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numbering 10,500 slips of pai>er for the new plan. They were carefu'ly recounted and checked several times, and inserted into litle gellatine capsules and checked again. Then they were sealed in glass globes. At 9 o'clock the globes were carried to the senate office building. A huge blackboard with one thousand spuares was erected on one side of the room. As each tiny capsule was pulled out by the blindfolded men. it was handed to an uniformed officer. He ani nouneed the number in a loud voi 'e. Three checkers entered it upon immense tally sheets. Another chalked it upon the blackboard. As soon as the first thousand numbers were chalked up the blackboard was taken outside and photograph'd "dose up.” Thousands of copies < e each picture are being made. These indelible and unchangeable records will constitute the lists for the local exemption boards. Two blindfolded men worked simultaneously drawing and handing to two announcers. Officials estimated : t ' would take nearly twelve hours to com plete the drawing. Secretary Baker in opening the drawing at 9:30, said: “This is an occasion of great dignity and some solemnity. "The young men selected today are honored by the privilege of serving their country.” The secretary then emphasized the exhaustive plans and efforts of the | government to make the drawing ab- ' solutely fair and impartial. | No. 258 was the first plucked today in America’s human gamble whereby the U. S. will raise its anti-autocracy army. Secretary Baker drew the first ' number. Chairman Chamberlain of I the senate military affairs commitee 'drew the second; Chairman Dent of the house committee, the third. Senator Warren, ranking republican member of the senate military affairs I committee, the fourth. Representative Kahn, ranking republican memher of the house military affairs comImittee. the fifth; Acting Chief Geni eral Bliss the sixth. Provost Marshal J General Chowder the seventh. Adjutant General McCain, the eighth. The [draft then formally proceeded after movie machines had been removed. ANYTHING O BUT GOOD (United Press Service) Peru, Ind., July 20 —Here’s the crime record of Ira 11. Friend, 21 years oil, now waiting trial in the Miami circuit court on a charge of bigamy: Enlisted twice and deserted twice from the United States army; served one year in Fort Leavenworth federal [prison; sentenced from Peru to the state penal farm; pleaded guilty to a bigamy charge. MAY STILL VOLUNTEER , Even though your number was drawn today those who wish may still , volunteer. This announcement was , made by Sogeant Cook, of the Fort i Wayne recruiting station who is in this citx now. You may volunteer unt til official notice has been sent you /from Washington that you were con s 1 scripted. Join auto corps f t Carl Smith and his nephew, Ralph n Brittson, son of Albert Brittson, wbc s'have been working at Dallas, Texas a have joined the corps of auto drivers ' to carry food supplies to the forces a | the front. They expect to leave Dal d las, August 4.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening,

SEND MAGAZINES Uncle Sam Will Carry Them for One Cent to Our Soldier and Sailor Boys. HOW TO SEND THEM Place Stamp on Special Notice Corner —How to Address Other Letters. The postoffice department of the government is doing its bit also in providing to relieve the monotony of Uncle Sam’s expeditionary forces in Europe. This, however, must be done with the cooperation of the reading

public. It will be the means of providing many hours' pleasant reading for the soldier and sailor boys. Notice that in one corner of the first page of your magazine, it says to place a one cent stamp there and give it to some postal employe, unwrapped and unaddressed, and it will be placed in the hands of a soldier or sailor. The magazine will be sent for one cent, regardless of weight. The local postoffice here will send it to Indianapolis headquarters and from there, Uncle Sam will do his part in seeing that the soldier gets it. No wrapping. no addressing, is nesessary. That general mail addressed to some specific person may be quickly sent, the name of the sender and address should be placed in the upper left hand corner. The name of the person to whom it is sent should be placed in the regular place, giving the name of his company and infantry. but no further address than ."American Expeditionary Force.” The postoffice officials will send it to New York, and there it will be taken care of and sent to the proper company and in turn to the proper person. Letters, postals, etc., for United States expeditionary forces should be fully prepaid, in order to prevent delay. Letters from soldiers may have the postage paid on delivery, the collection to be for single rates, only. KNITTERS busy

That Our Indiana Boys May Not Go Sockless to France This Fall. * • I WOMEN ARE BUSY I I Knitting for Them—Adams I County, Must Make 300 Pair by September 1. That our first 4,000 Indiana boys who leave about September first may not go sockless to France. Indiana women are knitting away for “dear life.” This includes Adams county women who are being lined up for work and Mrs. Emma Daniel, chair- | man of the work in this county, appointed by Mrs. A. D. Artman, of the county council of defense, is giving ( most freely of her time and efforts in getting the county organized and at work. The women from another city, who was first appointed to take charge of this work for the district, did not respond and two months’ time , was wasted before it became known that another would have to take charge, hence the loss of two months in getting the work started in this district, of which Adams county is a part. I Adams county's share of the 1,000 pairs of socks needed by September first, means three hundred pairs. To make these first ones required immediately. experienced knitters will be i required and later, as the work must [ be continued, instructions will be given those desiring to work. Just now, however, it is necessary that knitters begin work at once to get the socks • ready. No socks will be furnished by the government and it is absolutely

necessary that the women make the socks If the boys' feet are shod. The county and city will furnish the yarn, nnd all that It Is n-cessarv for the knitters tn furnish, are the needles The yarn is of soft gray wool, nnd the socks made from this are remarkably soft and warm. The summers at the front, it is said, are not ns warm as ours, hence very comfortable, tint the winters are said to be very raw and cold and chill, and the cold and discomfort are more apparent In the trenches, where water and long standing render the feet very tender and painful, and sensitive. Mrs. Daniel is spending much time meeting with the various ladles' societies of the city and county, where she has with her, a sample of the socksent out by the state headquart rs of this department of the council of defense; a hank of yarn: and inst-uc (Continued on Page Two) FEED THE BOYS Every Woman Who Packs a Basket for Sunday’s Picnic Should Put in A LITTLE EXTRA To Feed Some Soldier Boy —Will Soon Fare Forth to Soldiers’ Fare. Every woman who packs a basket for the big patriotic county picnic at Waterworks park next Sunday, after the regular morning church service, should remember to put in a little extra to help feed some soldier boy of Company A. The boys will soon go

into training camp at Hattiesburg.

Miss., and the mothers of the county should see to it that they get a good ddinner of “home cooking” on this occasion before they go forth to fare on soldiers’ food for many days. Every Sunday school in the county is making arrangements to come. Every person not connected with a Sunday school is also invited. Ed Jackson, of Indianapolis, secretary of state, will be the big speaker of the day. The program in full follows: Music-City Band. Song —Double Male Quartet. Invocation —Rev. L. W. Stolte. Song —Double Male Quartet. Introduction —Hon. J. W. Tyndall. Address—Ed Jackson, secretary of state. Music—Double Male Quartet and City Band. L. L. Baumgartner has been appointed chairman of the committee on reception and is asked to name three assistants to look after the visiting Sunday schools. Mrs. George L. Flanders has been appointed superintendent of tables for the soldiers and will name as many assistants as necessary. o ——‘ BETHANY PARK ASSEMBLY W. Paul Marsh, pastor of the Christian church, has received booklets and announcement of the thirty-fifth annual meeting of Bethany Assembly, at Bethany park, Brooklyn, Indiana, July 25 to August 19. The assemb y grew out of the Indiana Christian Missionary association, organized in 1849. The gathering each year assumed greater and more comprehem give scope until now it is national and international scope. The programs this year are greater than ex\r before, covering many departments of religious and civic life, and many from here who will attend will receive much of inspiration and pleasure therefrom.

FLAG RAISING AND SOCIAL A flag raisin gand social will be held at Magley Saturday evening. July 28th. Rev. Paul Marsh of this city will deliver the patriotic address. There, will also be drills, singing and other attractions. The public is invited. MASONIC°MEETING A special meeting of the Masonic lodge will be held this evening at 7:30 for the purpose of conferring the Entered Apprentice degree. Members requested to be present.

July 20, 1917.

NO PEACE OFFER To be Made by Germany at This Time, Says Chancellor, Dr. Michaelis. IN MAIDEN SPEECH Peace She Desires is Peace of a Victor—Allies Must Make Overtures. (United Press Pervtce) BULLETIN. Amsterdam. July 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany will not make another peace offer; the peace she desires to conclude is that of a victor and it is the allies who must hereafter make overtures to end the war. This was the challenge flung to the world by Chancellor George Michaelis, new premier of Germany, in his maiden speech delivered yesterday in the reichstag. Dispatches from Berlin today quoting the chancellor emphasized in the most vigorous possible fashion the fact that Germany's new pilt is a militarist to the core.

"We cannot again offer peace,” the chancellor said. “It our enemies abandon their lust of conquest and their aims of subjugation and wish to negotiate, we will listen honestly and be ready for peace—to listen to what they may have to say. “Until then we must hold out calmly and patiently and courageously. ‘“What we wish is to conclude a peace such as those would conclude who have successfully accomplished their purposes. “I am unwilling to permit the conduct of affairs to be taken out of my hands. “We are not seriously concerned in America's intervention in Fiance,” the chancellor continued. "England is scarcely able to feed and supply her own army without influencing the military and economic situation. ' “'Still mqre, considering our previous successes, we will be able to master the new situation through our fleet —particularly our submarines. "Therefore we look forward to the further development of military events with a calm security. “The burning question how long will the war last can be answered — “Germany will not prosecute the war a single day after an honorable peace is obtainable merely for the purpose to make conquest by violence.” The chancellor made a vigorous defense of the German policy of unlimited submarine warfare, declaring it lawful and justifiable, since it was a measure to shorten the war because it was a reprisal for England's illegal blockade. At the outset of his address, Michaelis paid high compliment to his predecessor.

“Bitter criticism,” he said, “has been made of a highly deserving man who held this post before me. This has frequently been inspired by enmity and hate expressed behind closed doors. When the history of the war is told, we will all fully appreciate what Dr. von Bethmann-Holl-weg’s chancellorship meant for the enemy.” The new chancellor expressed his realization of the tasks confronting him, but said he had taken office, trusting God and German might. BULLETIN Copenhagen. July 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The German reh hstag yesterday evetning passed the peace resolution fostered by the coalition of center, liberal and socialist party members according to dispatches received here today. The vote was 124 to 116. It was announced amid great applause from the left and the center. The coalition peace resolution declared Germany did not desire peace with annexations. London, July 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Germany is desparately trying to wear out France’s military strength before American troops g’t on the battle line. Such is the exI planation given today at the war office (Continued on Rage Two)

WALTER REINKING IS FIRST IN THE COUNTY NUMBER 258 WAS FIRST NUMBER BRAWN-FIRST 1500 NAMES WILL PROBABLY FILL FIRST ARMY 6UOTO

Not since the famous election week of last November has as great interest been manifested fiere as was shown this morning when the news of the big “men lottery” began coming into this office over our special wire. The office and the walk in front was crowded with people anxious to hear the numbers as drawn. Out of the first 100 names drawn but ten were below 1622, the highest number in this county. The highest district in the entire country has 9,000 men registered. Therefore it will be necessary to draw that number. These men will be called as drawn and it is estimated that the first 1500 numbres drawn will icnresent the men who will have to take the examination. The share of Adams county for that number would lie about 250 as ordinarily the rest of the numbres would l>e over 1622. Os these 250 it is probable that one third will have to answer the call, the others being exempt for some reason or other The first number to effect Adams county was 258, Walter Reinking, of near >this city. The Adams county numbers up to press hour were as follows: 258 Walter Reinking. Decatur. 458 William Rodenheck. R. R. 7. Decatur. 1436 Ralph S. Krill. R. R. 7. Decatur. 854 Martin Meschberger. R. R. 1, Berne. 1095 Ralph T. Mattox, 322 N. First st., Decatur. 1455 Richard Longshore. Decatur. 783 Clarence Drake, 821 N. Fifth st. Decatur. 1117 Otto Weffel, R. R. 1. Magley. 1572 Wilbur Lehman, Berne. 837 Gilbert Lehman. Herne. 337 Normand Parr. Decatur. 677 Lester Robinson. Decatur. 275 Rufus Boze, Berne. 509 Kenneth Pontius. Geneva. 1185 Dan Falk. Decatur. 564 Edgar Mills, Decatur. 945 Ernst Ehlerding. Decatur. 1267 Jack Freidt, Pleasant Mills. 536 Silven Sprunger, Berne. 1495 Lawrence Heckman, Decatur. R. R. 7. 548 Chauncey Debolt, Berne. R.R. 3. | 126 William Barton, Monroe. R.R. 2 1237 Hugo Beitler, Berne. 784 Troby Cramer, Decatur. 755 George Yager, Decatur. 107 Sim Burk, Decatur. 1546 Adolph Hannie. Decatur. 1563 Cover McClure. Decatur. 1369 Chas. Wise. Decatur. 616 Herschel Whitman, Berne. 373 Earl Barkley. Monroeville, R. R. 3. 1266 Byron Hart. Geneva. 755 Christ Macke, Decatur, R. R. 4 486 Henry Smitley, Decatur. 692 Henry Pfleuger, Decatur. R.R. 4 600 Orval Wells, Decatur. 810 Dan Schwartz. Monroe. 1539 Clyde Weist. Geneva. 507 A. Clayton Smith, Berne. 309 Fred Beery, Decatur. 437 Wm. Beltz. Decatur R. R. 8. 1324 Brice McMillen. Pleasant Mills 604 Orlestus Smith, Monroe. | 43 Chas. Mcßarnes, Decatur. 1548 Ellery Johnson, Decatur, R.R 5 ' 1264 Elmer Lohman. Berne. 1066 Lawrence Green. Decatur. 924 Harry Miller, Decatur. 420 Roland G. Poling, Decatur. R. 5 1014 Parker Woodruff, Geneva, R. R. 2. . 1178 Laban Fogle. Geneva. R. R ■<- 514 Geo. E. Massonee. Decatur. 433 Chauncey Manley, Decatur, R. R. 2. 1329 Omar Neuenschwander, Berne, R. R. 4. 10 Albert Christener, Mornoe. 1045 Homer Winteregg. Berne. 1031 Hiram Wittmer, Berne. 1331 Solomon Klpfer, Bluffton, R. R. No. 4. 487 Chas. Messino, Magley.

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; 1282 A. Neuenschwander. Berne, R. R. No. 1. 1325 Dick Burdg. Decatur. 1 797 J. L. Schwartz, Monroe. 140 Raymond Yaney, Geneva R. R. 2 ( 1546 Adalph Haney, Decatur. 1236 Melvin Herschy, Berne. 432 Waldo Brushwiller, Decatur. 18 Omer. Reusser, Berne. 652 Earl Reber. Decatur. R. R. 7. 927 Richard Peterson. Decatur. i 1484 Fred Fullenkamp, Decatur. 739 Fred Chronister, Decatur. ' 601 Ira Smith, Decatur. 1322 Burt Hower, Decatur. 1146 John Hiegelman, R. 4.Decatur. 1103 Robert K. Walters. Decatur. 1395 Henry Keifer. R. 4, Decatur. 606 Win. Dowling, Decatur. 182 David Schwartz, Berne. 513 Peter D. Schwartz. Berne. 1020 Calven O. Dubach. Geneva. 1099 Lewis Worthmann. R. I,Magley ' 223 Wm. Debolt, R. R. 1, Berne. 1441 Wm. Kiickman. R. R. 6, Decatur 117 Fred Roe, Monroe. 602 Milton Yager, Decatur. 390 Earnest R. Reicheldeffer, Geneva. 75 E. Bremerkamp, Decatur. 772 Jesse F. Christen, Decatur. 1456 C. E. Hoagland, Decatur. 721 John Roth. Decatur. 1419 Harvey Kinsey. Decatur. 786 Daniel Schreck, Decatur. R. R. No. 2. 1549 A. J. Neswald. Decatur, R. R. 4 1476 A. W. Hoffman. Preble. 280 L. E. Schadt, Geneva. R. R. 2. 1292 Geo. H Halberstadt, Monroe. 972 Jacob Gause. Decatur. R. R. 12. 983 Homer Ginter. Decatur. R. R. 2 757 Ray Teeple. Decatur. 966 William Smith. Decatur. 868 Edward Eichenberger, Berne. 332 Alva Teeter, Berne. R. R. 3. 379 Milton Brown, Decatur, R. R. 2 1560 Noah Hendricks. Monroe. 542 Franklin Seigrist, Bluffton, R. R. 4. 194 Rudolph Deßolt. Berne, R. R. No. 5. 874 C. Zimmerman, Geneva. 552 Noah Stuckey, Linn Grove. 1300 Archie Long. Berne. 298 Roy Butcher, Geneva. 675 H. Ineichen. Geneva, R. R. 2. 1294 Christ Nenenschwander, Berile. [ll4B Martin Fuhrman. Decatur. R. R. No. 2. , 1354 Carl Archer. Pleasant Mills. 343 Arthur P. Clark. Decatur. R. R. 5 1613 Harvey Lewis. Decatur. 277 Gilbert Buckey, Geneva. 922 A. Doehrman. Decatur. R. R. 1. 982 E. Haskill. Geneva. 726 Dick Boch, Decatur. 765 Will Scherry. Decatur. R. R. 2. 15 John Christener, Monroe. 905 James Fogle. Geneva. 4 933 Ottis Exley, Decatur. 452 Guy Mason, Geneva. 4 355 Roy Coffelt, Geneva. 630 William Meyers, Decatur. 1114 W. B. Woods, Decatur. R. R. 4. 1470 Arthur Kleinhenz, Decatur. 645 Albert Rumschlag. Decatur. R. R. No. 10. 218 Frank Bolinger. Willshire. 620 Hugo Thieme. Decatur. * 1334 Wilburt Nussbaum. Berne. 550 Frank Meyers. Berne. R. R. 2. ; (Continued on Page Two) +++++++ + + + + + + + + WHO REINKING IS. ♦ . t * + Walter Reinking, the first to + + be drawn in Adams county, is a + + young farmer living on route + + eight, in Union township, a mile * + north and a mile east of Union + + Chaple. He is married, but has * +no children, and is a son of + + Mrs. W. J. Bieberich, of Preble + + township. His father's name + + was Martin Reinking. As he is a + + farmer and has a wife depend- ♦ •P ent upon him, he will probably + ♦ be exempt from the draft. ♦ + + *♦*++**♦ + ***