Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 170.

BOTH MEN QUIT BOARD r Wilson Accepts Resignations of Goethals and White—Denman IS ASKED TO RESIGN The President Today Signed the Bill Giving America Large Air Fleet. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ July 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sweeping steps taken today by President Wilson may put an end to the delay in building America's merchant marine. Two resignations, that of General Goethals, manager of the emergency fleet corporations and Captain White, member of the shipping board, were accepted. Chairman Denman of the shipping board was asked to resign, and responded immediately. At the same time the president announced the appointment of Edward W. Shurley, of Chicago, as chairman of the shipping board, and Admiral Capps, naval constructor, general manager of the emergency fleet corporation. Mr. Colby, of New York, was named in White's place on the shipping board. “We will start with a clean sheet,” the president explained, in a letter to Goethals, accepting the general's resignation. It was evident from the promptness with which the president acted in the matter he had this step in mind for some days. The stepping out of the men came as a great surprise to Washington. It was believed the president would . make a last determined effort to mol- , lify the two conflicting men and get them to work together in the great ship construction program for the*gov- , ernment. In accepting Goethal’s res- , ignation the president wrote the following letter: i "My Dear General Goethals: Your , letter of July 20 does me great honor. ] It was conceived in the fine spirit of , public duty such as I have learned to , expect from you.” (

Washington, July 24—(Special to R Daily Democrat)—The great air production bill is now a law. The presi- * dent signed the measure today appro- i: pnating $640/100.000 for immediate 1 use in building aeroplanes and prepar- P ing American aviators for service in f " France. ii London. July 24—(Special to Daily a Democrat)— Three successful night „ raids were reported by Field Marshal Haig today. v "West of Havrincourt, east of Ver- f melles and west of Hollebeke, we car- q ried out successful raids at night, t.ik- a ing thirty prisoners." c BULLETIN. ® Washington. July 24— (Special to | Daily Democrat) —Secretary of the 8 Treasury McAdoo today submitted to r congress a new $5,000,000,000 war rev-;' enue budget five minutes before jr Chairman Simmons of the senate fl-1 nance committee was to have intro-, duced the $1,672,000,000 war revenue I Secretary McAdoo conferred with Chairman Simmons of the senate finance committee, regarding additional | estimates of required ■ bv the war department. The conferonce resulted in Simmons holding up his report on the $1,672,000,000 revenue bill just completed. At the treasury department it was stated the money asked coveredl new estimates made by the war department. Washington. July 24 '< Sp Xson Daily Democrat)- President Wilson today set himself to untangling snarls of war work. house It W as stated at the white house that a solution of the thals shipping '; a * n e ac g tion today president expects involves on the situation, winch n u an offer to resign by General Goethals “iTXnTX he exeyted presmelsure’ which P rovideß “ Monal war committee. The president stonat w.u . . would maite says such a committee wouiu his work well nigh impossible.

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He expected to make specific recommendation regarding the drafting if aliens within a few days and sign t'le $640,000,000 aeroplane hill before I night. While this work went on, the r»r.»vost marshal general's office cent >ut , further nomination* for appellate xemption boards. The master lottery Halts were mailed. With the food hill In conference Chairman Simmons of the senate finance committee prepared to report ont the $1,672,000,000 revenue bill and the fight in the senate will open on the measure tomorrow. The war department strained to prepare supplies for 100.000 guardsmen to be called ont t ■■ morrow for training. Copenhagen. July 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Premier Kerensky has appointed Lieut. Col. Kostinin, military commander of the Petrograd district, according to dispatches teceived today. Buenos Aires, July 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An American fleet due to arrive late this afternoon will receive a warm welcome, under [dans completed early today. Amstredam. July 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Germany has stopped all exportation of coal to Holland today. BULLETIN. Petrograd. July 24 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Representatives of all Russia late last evening unanimously approved delegation of “supreme authority” to the Russian provisional government. Confirmation of all measures which the new so-cialist-coalition cabinet may take in putting down mutiny at home and in the army is thus given. (United Press Service) (By William G. Shepherd, United Press Staff Correspondent.) Petrograd, July 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Russia will shoot down as traitors the mutineers in tor armies and the German spies in tor cities. Clothed with “unlimited powers,” the new people’s cabinet was prepar- ( ed today to invoke measures of bloodshed to stop the rout of the southeast army and to clean out the nests of German provocators scattered through out the nation. Premier Kerensky arriving at the front today, was expected to order loyal troops without mercy to shoot down such of their fellow soldiers who yielded to German propa ganda and started the mutiny.

The rigorous policy of repression of traitors and of German sympathizers is the people's own plan. The allRussia workmen’s and soldiers' and peasants' congresses formally approved it. A proclamation declaring iU . who disobey the provisional govern- ' ment's battle orders “will be regarded ' as traitors and cowards" and "shown no mercy" was issued today. Petrograd is honing that Kerensky > will again perform a miracle at the 1 front. With Tarnopol gone and the < Teutonic armies pushing forward on < a front of close to 40 miles, the whole I of tile great Russian line as far north as Pinsk is menaced. Turning of the I Russian flank may be attempted. To avert a disaster, the Russian troops must be reformed, the malcontents weeded out or shot and a firm stand made. Not alone on the front is the new policy of extermination of undesirables, of traitors and pro Germans to be carried out. Today in Petrograd 'strong forces of soldiers and special i agents began a systematic uprooti-ig ' of the German spy system as well as a sorting out of all suspicious troops. The first machine guns and truck load of military supplies were seized. The regiment itself marched to winter palace square and formally surrendered It was transferred to new barracks and will shortly be sent to the front. Parts of this regiment were among those who participated in last week’s rioting in Petrograd. The existence of a huge German plot to overthrow the new democracy ; hv a counter-revolution was defimte- , iv proved today in wholesale arrests in the capital. It was German money ■ that incited anarchists last week to • treason; it was German agents and i provocators at the front who led the ' mutiny in the army. < The German plot for a counter-revo- < lution must Have been forming for months. Millions have been spent in hatching the scheme. Among several - hundred anarchists and revoluttone aries of scant means and no income ■- “ ho were seized today, the authorities t found large sums of money None e had less than three hundred rubl. s —(Continued on Page Two)

Decatur, Indiana,Tuesday Evening, July 21, 1917.

CHURCH WEDDING Many Attend Nuptials of Lula Mae Jahn and Myrl Ratliff of Bluffton. A PRETTY WEDDING Groom Manager of Ratliff Coal Yard—Bride Well Known Young Lady. Decatur friends were among those who witnessed the wedding of Miss Lula Mae Jahn, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. Marcus Jahn of near Peterson, and Myrl Ratliff, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ratliff, of Bluffton, which was solemnized Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the St. Luke's Reformed church, north of Honduras. Rev. W. H. Schroer. pastor at St. Lukes, read the service In the presence of a company of two hundred guests. The nuptial service took place promptly at two o’clock but was preceded by a short musical program' given by Miss Glenn Shelley, con-1 tralto, of Vera Cruz, and Miss Olga Houck at the piano. Miss Houck also played while the bridal party was entering the church and, very softly, during the ceremony. The nuptials were consummated with the exchange of vows and a wedding ring. Rev. Schroer reading the service in a very impressive manner. The bride was attended by Miss' Leia Studabaker, whose home in near Geneva. Both ladies were beautiful-1 ly attired, the bride in white and the' maid of honor in white and pink J Both carried bride's roses. The other members of the bride's party were the little ring hearer and flower girl, relatives of Miss Jahn. The groom was attended by the bride's brother, Ralph Jahn. Following the service at the church the company, and many guests, were; entertained at a fine wedding supper. k at the home of the bride’s parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Ratliff left last even-, ing for Muncie where they plan to, make a short visit with friends. They; will return to Bluffton to go to house-1 keeping soon and he will resume his ' work as manager of the Ratliff coal , yard. I

INFORMATION FOR REGISTERED MEN--™is

LOCAL BOARDS In every county in the United States i and for every city of over 30,000 there are one or more local exemption board ' Each of such boards is in charge >.,f the registration cards of persons registered in the area over which the board has jurisdiction, and has jurisdiction of all claims for exemption ' except those based on industrial grounds. Find out what board has your card and where the office of that board is. n. I DISTRICT BOARDS In every Federal judicial district there are one or more district boards having appellate jurisdiction over a number of local boards and having original jurisdiction of claims for exemption on industrial grounds. if you intend to make a claim on industrial grounds. Including agriculture, learn what district board to apply to. 111. RED INK SERIAL NUMBERS Every board has numbered the cards in its jurisdiction with red ink in a series running from 1 to the number representing the total number of cards in its jurisdiction. Lists showing the names of persons in the jurisdiction of each board and the red Ink number of each card are open to inspection at the office of each board. Inspect the list and Inform yourself, of your red ink serial number. IV. ORDER OF LIABILITY These red ink numbers are to he drawn by lot to determine the order in which registered persons are to be called by the various local boards. As soon as the drawing is complete lists showing the order in which these red ink numbers are drawn will be published in the press, and will be posted 1 at the office of each local board. Go to your local board and find out ' the order in which yo.i stand for cad. • V. ' CALL FOR EXAMINATION. ’ As soon as puotas are assigned to each state and each board, each board

| WAS SEVERLY SCALDED ' Mrs. Herbert Steele, living on North Eleventh street, had the misfortune to scald herself, when she attempted to F lift the lid from a kettle which was on the stove. The lid was on airtight and when Mrs. Steele gave the lid a quick jerk the kettle tipped and scalded her face and arms very severly. Dr. D. D. Clark was summoned to dress ’ the Injuries and she will soon be able to resume her household dm les. . BILL FRANKS IN FIRST PLACE. L. W. Franks crowded into first place last evening in the tall oats contest when he brought In a bunch of New Bohemian oats which measured six feet and two inches. It’s still open and we are already convinced that there is some oats in the 1 county. ■ ——...p— JACOB FRY DEAD Died at the Home of His Daughter, Mrs. I). J. Mercer, at Poe 'MONDAY AFTERNOON | Stricken With Paralysis Four Weeks Ago—Former Ft. Wayne Man. Jacob Fry, aged seventy-six years, a former resident of Ft. Wayne died $ at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D. J. | Mercer, of Poe, late yesterday after-! ( noon. The deceased was stricken with | i paralysis four weeks ago and had been in a serious condition ever sine 3. While residing in Fort Wayne he was in the employ of the Pennsylvania, working in the freight house. He is survived by the following children: John Fry ,Los Angeles, Cal.; ' Mrs. D. J. Mercer, of Poe, and Mrs. ' Fred Schultz and Charles Fry. of Fort | Wayne. Two sisters, Mrs. Kate Wes-, ing, of Wood River. Neb., and 'Sophia Gesannon. of Kansas; one. 'brother, Jerry Fry. of San Jose. Cal.;' [twenty-two grandchildren and nine [ great- grandchildren also survive. Friends will kindly omit flowers. —Ft. I Wayne Journal Jazette. {

will call upon persons those cards are | in its jurisdiction instructing them to I present themselves for examination. This call will be posted at the office of the local board and the papers will be requested to print it. A notice will also be mailed to you. but the posting of the list at the office of the board wil i be deemed sufficient notice to charge you with the duty of presenting yourself. The law therefore makes it your duty to inform yourself when you ire called. The mailing is for your con- : venience, but if the letter never 1 reaches you, you can not make that an excuse. Watch the lists at the office of your board and see when you are called ior examination. VI. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION You must report for physical examination on the day named in your call. (a) If you are found physically disqualified the board will give you a certificate which will explain to you what your further duties are. (b) If you are found physically qualified and file a claim for exemption within 7 days after your call you will be given 10 days after filing your claim of exemption to file proof in support of your claim of exemption. See (VII below. > (c) If you are found physically qualified and file no exemption, or if .you do not appear for physical examination, your name will be posted to the district board as one who was calle dfor military service and was not exempted or discharged. On the eighth day after call, or within two days thereafter, copies of the list of persons so posted to the district board will he given to the press with a request for publication, will be posted in a place at the office of the local board accessible to the publis view, and notice will be mailed to you at the • address on your registration card. Therefore watch the notices in the office of the board about 10 days after the day you were called and make ar- ’ rangements for the prompt receipt of I mail.

/MORE INTEREST o t I 0 Being Taken in Red Cross ~ Work With the Learning of the Use of s ’ THE VARIOUS SUPPLIES Each Communitv Should t 3 Send More Workers— I Help Prepare. j ; Dr. S. D. Beavers’ class had chap;er seven in First Ahl work last evening, when the various forms of suffocation, I and their treatment, were taken up. This includes suffocation by drowning, electrocution, gas poisoning, hanging. i etc. Mrs. Phil Macklin and Mrs. Clayton Schafer, each, lent a little boy ler the demonstration. At the close, a review of bandages was taken up. I Dr. W. E. Smith’s class also met and [took up chapter three, which treats 'of injuries in which the skin is not pierced or broken. Lowell Smith serv[ed for the demonstrations, the class putting on the various kinds of splints, dressings and bandages for the various kinds of injuries. The classes are very interesting and arouse an interest in the making of Red Cross surgical dressings, including bandages compresses, etc., as well as teaching their practical use. Dr. Beavers made an appeal at this j time for more members for the Red j Cross society in this community, and the arousing of a greater interest in ' the making of the supplies at headquarters. Each community of the county with the recent draft, will soon send a delegation of boys to the front, and -t should rest upon the women of the community to help in making the supplies that will be used in caring i >r the soldfers in case they become sick or injured. Each community should I send more women to the headquarters to learn the making of the surgical supplies and garments for the sick, and to spend more time there in practical work along that line.

VII. SEVEN DAYS TO FILE CLAIMS OF EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE. (Except for industrial or agricultural ( reasons.) , Note. (a) No claim on account of the industry in which you are engaged can be decided by a local board. (See Par. XV below.) (b) . . Whether you file a claim or not of exemption, you must present yourself for physical examination on the day named in the notice. From the day notice that you are called is mailed and posted you have seven days in which you may file a claim of exemption or discharge. The form for filing this claim is simple. If you wish to file such a claim — (a) Go to the board and get Form 110 for exemption or Form 121 for discharge. If the board has not the printed forms ask to consult the form pamphlet and copy the form shown there. (b) Fill out the proper form and file it with the board. (c) Do this within seven days of the posting and mailing of notice to you to present yourself. The following are the only grounds for exemption: 1. That you are an officer, legislative, executive, or judicial of the United States, a State or Territory, or the District of Columbia. 2. That you are a regular or duly ordained minister of religion. 3. That you were on May 18, 1917, a student preparing for the ministry in any recognized theological or divinity school. 4. That you are in the military or ■ naval service of the United States. 5. That you are a subject of Ger--1 many, whether you have taken out • papers or not. 6. That you are a resident alien who has not taken out first papers. > In addition to claims for exemption ' for discharge may be made on any of ■ the following grounds, which are the f only grounds for dicharge by a local (Continued on Page Two)

RETURNS FROM FORT

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bremerkamp returned home yesterday from Foit Thomas, where they spent Sunday visiting with their son, Eugene, ami the other Decatur boys, who are in training there. They report that the boys will go to Syracuse, N. Y., and then in about a month they expect <o leave for France. They say that all the boys like It and are not a bit home sick. LEFT SIDE “PARALYZED I* F .Shroeder, the well known stock food man. of North First street, when he was injured by a horse fall ing on him severa-1 weeks ago. Is now paralyzed in his left side and it is impossible for him to hold anything in his hands and he has been continually troubled with the hiccoughs since last Saturday. It is thought he will get along alright. MAYOR CHRISTEN Named as Member of Registration Board to Succeed Will Hammell. ORDER BY CROWDER No One Can Serve on Board Who is Between Ages of Twenty-one and Thirty. Charles N. Christen was this morning selected as a member of the Adams County Military Registration board to succeed Will Hammell. who was forced to resign as a member because his age is between twenty-one and thirty

making him eligible as far as age is concerned tor service, though it is known of course that lie could not pass the examination. The order from the provost marshall to Jesse E. Eichbach, stale conscription agent was received by the local board this morning and read: ‘‘Gentlemen: — It is requested, in case a member of the registration board is, himself, between the ages of 21 and 30, you recommend a substitute It will be necessary to replace all such members.” The other members of the local board. Ed Green and Dr. E. G. Coverdale immediately held a meeting, selecting C. N. Christen. The latter his accepted and will serve as the third member of the board.

Their present duties will include ihe selection of the men who will form the Adams county quota for the conscription army. Wants Information. It will be noticed that the message from Marshal Crowder reads “between the ages of 21 and 30,” and as Mr. Hammell is past thirty, but not thirty-one, he has writen Mr. Eschbach to ascertain whether or not he is included. In case he is permitted to remain on the board the change will not be made of course. Word is expected tomorrow. o GENEVA INTERURBAN Road May Be Junked—Receiver is Appointed Bluffton. Ind., July 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Bluffton, Geneva & Celina traction company will probably be sold for junk. W. W. Rogers, of Bluffton, was today appointed receiver of the property on petition of Thomas Flynn, of Bridgeport, 111. Flynn, who is a stockholder in the company and has options of ninety per cent of the stock, is a junk dealer. It i is said the majority of the stockholders are in favor of junking the road. FUNERAL WEDNESDAY MORNING , Funeral services for George H. Martz will be held Wednesday morn- ' ing at eleven o'clock from the Pleasant Valley church. The body will be ’ brought here from Daleville by auto- ’ mobile. Mr. Martz died yesterday at. the home of his daughter. The services will be in charge of “ the Masonic lodge of this city, of which Mr. Martz was a member. All ■ members of the lodge are requested to meet at the hall at 9:45, as the autos will leave here at ten o’clock. . .. oCOMPANY A INVITED. i The boys of Company A will ac- '; cept the invitation of the Zion Rei 1 formed church to attend services at that church in a body next Sunday I evening.

CALL TOMORROW t r- i f i Second Group of National Guardsmen Will Report for Training. i WILL BE HELD AT HOME Until the Southern Tented Camps Are Ready for Their Occupation. (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., July 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States tomorrow will call out its sec,ond group of national guardsmen for intensive training. Twenty states, including New England, a fringe of the old south, part of the northwest, and others will respond. The list reads: Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont. Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland. District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana. Wyoming. Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The guards will be held at home armories or state concentration camps until the southern tented camps are ready. As there is still much construction work to be done some of the troops at least will not start south for a month. None of the first called guardsmen have yet moved, though the war department said today that movement probably would start next week, as the first of the camps are rapidly nearing completion. Sufficient supplies, it is said, will be ready for the men by the time they reach camp. The question of furnishing higher officers to the national guard is still in abeyance. Sixteen major generals and sixty-two brigadier generals are needed and most of these will he drawn from the present organization though in a few isolated cases, it is likely commanding officers may be forced out. The department has decreed that, as a general rule, it will not assign any regular army officers to a position in the guard lower than brigadier. There will be few such plums outside the guard ranks, however. o WAS KNOWN HERE

Mrs. Phoebe Chandler, Well Known Aged Lady, Died Last Night AT RUSSIAVILLE, INI). Grandmother of Mrs. Geo. E. Steele—Funeral Will be Held Tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Steele and son, Irvin, of First street; Mrs. Franklin Andrews and Miss Eula McKinney will leave tonight for Russiaville o attend the funeral of their grandmother, Mrs. Phoebe Chandler, who died last night at ten o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. J. Knight, at ! Russiaville, at the age of eighty-eight years. She had been ill several days. • Mrs. Chandler visited here on several occasions with her daughters. Mrs. W. C. McKinney, now of Russiaville, and Mrs. A. E. Crawford, now of Marion, when they resided here, and also with her granddaughters, and is very well acquainted with many here. She was the widow' of Thomas Chandler who died about si>seen years ago, since when she has made her home with her daughters. She was a lady of lovely character and greatly beloved. Four daughters are living, among them being Mrs. James Daugherty, of Forest, besides the three previously named. Two sons, Albert Chandler, of Logansport and Henry, of Howard county, are living. The funeral will be tomorrow morning at ten o’clock . W. C. McKinney and daughter. Eul.i, of Russiaville, were visiting here, when the word of her death came this morning. Mr. McKinney left this morning for Russiaville.

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