Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 173.

AUSTRIAN FRONT r~ — Will be Easily Accessible to Attack According to the Italians. GERMAN OFFENSIVE On All the Battle Fronts— Air Raid Over Paris is Reported. (United PreM Service) Washington, July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—ltaly waits only for the United States to furnish monev munitions and fuel before making another great offensive against the Aus-; trians it was learned today. Italy had two million men ready to attack the weakened Austrians it was i stated. ( At the same time it was learned th"t Japan is expecting soon to increase t her co-operation with the allies. I The Italian government believes ! with the Russian army eliminated en- * tirely from the offensive the allies can 1 win through a vigorous through drive ' hy the way of Italy into Austria. ' Sweep Austria out of the way and the war will be over the Italians believe. ' To do this there must be additional 1 naval activity in the Mediterranean ' and it is believed Japan will soon show her hand there. j The big crack will come on the Aus- ( trian front, experts believe. Berlin, (via London) July 28 —(Sne- ' rial to Daily Democrat) —An air raid over F’aris was reported in an official ( statement from the war office this v afternoon. < New York. N. T„ July 28—(Special 1 to Daily Democrat) —Germany is i v really on the offensive on all battle-. ' fronts according to official statements r , o today. Her armies are still assaulting the crumbling line in Galacia and Buko- ’ wina on the eastern front. On the western front the German crown prince has for ten days been 1 conducting powerful drives on the French position in Champagne and 1 along Chemin des Dames. Today’s regular official statements e mention continued activity of the en- v emy artillery in the neighborhood of Armentieres and north of Ypres into the Nieuport coast sector. French ’ dispatches have indicated a long continned duration of this tire and detailed its character of sufficient vio- ’ lence as to indicate the possibility of preparatory measure to an infantry attaek - t Washington. D. C.. July 28—(Spe- r cial to Daily Democrat)—The United I States draft law may be broadened i so as to include men reaching the r piinimum age of 21 before the next call to the colors. t Secretary of War Baker indicated s today that not only might he ask a for such a step but that he might c also seek to exclude men who turn 31 t —the maximum age—before the sec-. ond call. ■ j As the law now stands, the war department apparently has power to | continue drawing men to fill up quo- - tas. After the first two five hundred thousand groups have been > called, the secretary of war can get 1 other men to maintain these groups, c As wastage runs about one-third, he 1 could continue calling out about 700.- x 000 men a year to fill up the gaps or to “maintain” existing troops. In this way, with the national army, national guard and regular army, the United States would have about two 1 million fighting men always in Eu- ’ i rope. The question of transporting such < forces to Europe furnishes a vexa- i tious task but indications are there ( will he a sufficient tonnage for | transports and supply ships when ( they are needed. As at present estimated, 600.000 or more soldiers will , be on French soil by September, 1918. The war department today cor- , rected the impression that France was to manufacture al! on- heavy artillery. Baker said part of it would be made there but that the United States has no intention of ditching its own very good models or of stopping production here. In fact, the war department has an ambitious program of “fortifications costing more than $2,000,000,000. This sum covers not only heavy artillery. but also a vast quantity of field artillery. London, July to Daily Democrat)—Hint that Germany was preparing some new move on the west 1

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P front was given today in a continuation for the third successive dnv of the violent enemy artillerylng In the seacoast sector of the British line find of an attempted raid around > Oostaverne. Field Marshal Haig's report said: “In the neighborhood of Armentieres to North of Ypres and in the Neillport sector the enemy artillery was engaged In considerable activity. "South of Armentieres at night we I raided the enemy. East of OostaI verne an enemy’ raid was repulsed " Unofficial front dispatches have recently described the German "fire around Nieuport and Ooostaverne (in Belgium) as approaching the intensity of drumfire. London. July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Russia has failed so far to do more than slow up the German advance in Galacia. Dispatches today indicated a hardening of the Russian lines in the threatened sector and desperate offensive attacks launched at other points on the great front, designed to relieve the pressure that was strongly closing about Czernowitz. The Teutonic advance has been amazing in speed. German dispatches insisted today that the Russians were abandoning Czernowitz in the face of close approach of the Austro-Ger. man armies. The day before th<se invading forces were reported more than fifty miles distant. The Russian army, reformed and completely revived from their crush ing defeats of last fall, is vigorously pressing the enemy far to the south In almost the same sector, the Rus sians were conducting an orderly retreat to better positions, inflicting considerable losses on their pursuers and apparently having suffered no loss of morale. Washington, D. C., July 28 —(Spe cial to Daily Democrat) —While the war department completed plans for calling up hundreds of thousands of men for physical examination next week, congress committees today wrestled with problems of 'getting money and food for the mtintenance of the soldiers. Faced with the task of raising bil lions by taxation and bond issues, the senate finance committee and the house appropriations and ways and means committee began their labors. Months of work just finished must be done over. House and senate conferees resum ed work on the food control measure with a report in sight for tonight. Both house and senate were idle awaiting joint action by their com ! mittees. The provost marshal general's of fice, preparing for the first examina tions of selected men next week, sent out thousands of exemption buttons. The war department considered how to include men reaching the twenty-one-year-old class between now and the second call, and also 1 how perhaps to exclude those pass- ' ing the thirty-first birthday in the meantime. ( Russian needs for ships and muni ( tions stimulated activities in the ( shipping board. Chairman Hurley ( and Admiral Capps were at their ( desks before 9 o’clock, studying con tracts which will be let next week.

Indianapolis, July 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —To determine the standing of persons in the army draft Adjt. General Smith and Jesse Esch bach will conduct a drawing of 100 names in a lottery within the next few days. The registration cards received since July 10, will bX drawn by lot and given a place in districts where the different registrants reside. LITERATURE FOR SOLDIER BOYS (United Press Service) New York, July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The national war work council of the Y. M. C. A., announced today it would act as -he clearing house of literature for Amer ica’s Sammies in France, responding to Major General Pershing's appeal for reading matter for his soldiers, as carried yesterday by the United Press. A concentration depot for assembly of books, magazines and papers, has been established at the New T ot k public library. There, according to Pershing’s request ,the matter will be carefully sorted and old or unreadable print be rejected. ' o — The regular teacher’s examination was conducted today in the circuit court room by County School Super intendent E. S. Christen. Homer Bartlett returned to his home near El Campo, Texas, after a visit with his sister, Mrs. W. Paul Marsh, of Decatur, and his mother, Mrs. Emma Bartlett, of Muncie, and , with his many other relatives in Indiana and Ohio.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, July 28, 1917.

FOOD ECONOMY I 11 ■ I ■■ II II In the Homes—County is Being Organized to Help in National Movement. FOOD CONSERVATION Pledge Cards Will be Distributed Shortly by the Council of Defense. Adams county women may further help in winning the great world war by the conservation of food in the home. Complete organization of the women of the county to this effect will take place within the next two weeks. This will be done through the Adams county council of defense. C. L. Hutchens, of Marlon, food and drug inspector, was here yesterday in conference with Mrs. A. D. Artman. secretary of the county council of defense, and arranged a plan for the organization of the county along this line. Mrs. Artman will name a chairman for each township, they in turn to name sub-committees for help. The pledge cards, whereby each woman of the household, actually handling food, will pledge herself to the conservation of foods, will be distributed. The women will be asked to sign these and the cards in turn will be sent to the department of food administration. Food economy, along the lines laid down by the food administration department, will be asked for. This work of securing the pledges must be done by August 15. Every female, from the age of ten years up, will be asked to sign , the pledge cards. NEW HIGHSCHOOL

Pleasant Mill to Have Handsome and Modern New $25,000 School House. PLANS BEING MADE By C. N. Christen—Trustee France is Advertising Sale of the Bonds. St. Mary’s township is to have a new school house. It will be a modern high school and grade building and will be located at Pleasant Mills. The plans are now being drawn by C. N. Christen, architect and contractor of this city and will be ready in a few days and it is hoped that the con tract can be let and the building erected this fall. Trustee E. W. France is advertising for the sale of a block of bonds < n August 18th, which will furnish funds sufficient to erect a modern building, the estimated cost to be about $25,000. The plans as being prepared will include seven rooms, four on the second floor for the high school and three on the first floor for the grades, with three sections in the basement, agriculture, domestic science and maual training rooms. The building will be furnace heated, well ventilated and well lighted to comply with the rules of the state board and will be strictly modern in every way. Dore B. Erwin is looking after the legal questions as they arise. o— — SOME REAL OATS Frank Everett, who farms two miles south of Berne brought in a sample <f real oats today. It isn’t as tall cf stock as some as we have seen but for real production it has them all backed off the track. One shoot contained 140 pods, each well filled out and of good size. He believes his field of oats will produse more grain than any of those tall ones. The contest, we presume will not be over, therefore, for several weeks. NICK BREAKS A LEG. (United Press Service) London, July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nicholas Romanoff, exczar, recently fell from his bicycle in the Tsarkoe Selo gardens and broke his leg. according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam today. It was declared that Russian newspapers had not been permitted to mention the accident.

I WEST VIRGINIA OFFICERS TO BE INSPECTED. (United Press Service) Fort Benjamin Harrison, July 28— ; (Special to Daily Democrat) —All plans were completed here today f. r entertainment tomorrow of Gov. John J. Cornwell, of West Virginia, his sta ffand other stale officials, who will arrive at the army post here to inspect the work of the West Virginia members of the officers’ reserve corps. Gov. Cornwell will -come here to review the West Virginia student officers on the joint invitation of Gov. James P. Goodrich, of Indiana, and Gen. Edwin F. Glenn, commander of the fort. Governors of Indiana. Ohio and Kentucky have prev|ntsly matte formal visits of inspection to the ..Ulcers' reserve camp. MEET AT BERNE County Patriotic Meeting to be Held at Berne by the Knights of Pythias. - - EVERYBODY INVITED Good Program Has Been Arranged—Autos Will Provide for All. A Knights of Pythias county patriotic meeting will be held at Berne at 7:30 next Tuesday evening, July 31st. , Every one is cordially invited to join in this event and automobiles; i will be provided for those who wish ll to attend from this section. The pro- 1 1 gram as planned follows: Parade by lodges, fed by the Deca-fi tur city band. Every person in line! is expected to carry an American flag. I

Bring yours along. Meeting at lodge room. Called to order by chairman. George Ineichen. Address, Dore B. Erwin, of Decatur. “Why the K. of P. is Patriotic." Music. Address, Dr. Jones, of Berne, “Our Duty as Knights.” Music, Decatur Quartete. Talk. Harry Wade and other grand lodge officers. Everybody come.

PREFERS SAMMY TO TEDDY (United Press Service) New York. July 28 —General Pershing prefers “Sammy” as the name for his troops instead of “Teddy,” according to dispatches received here. Talking to French newspaper correspondents yesterday he s)M>ke of his troops as "Sammies,” and said he preferred the appellation to "Teddies.” STOOD ORDEAL WELL Miss Doris Erwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin, who underwent an operation this morning for the lemoval of adenoids and her tonsils, stood the ordeal well, and came out nicely . AT 11. B. CHURCH The Sunday Evening Union Service Will be Held — Rev. W. S. Mills of the EVANGELICAL CHURCH Will Preach Sermon —Fif-teen-minute Song Service Opens Evening. The Sunday evening union church service will be held at the United Brethren church tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. W. S. Mills, ot the Evangelical ohurch will preach the sermon. Everybody is invited to this service. The program in full follows: Fifteen Minute Song Service — Congregation. Usual Union Offering. Song—Methodist Male Quartet. Scripture Lesson —Rev. J. C. Hanna, of the Presbyterian Church. p ra yer—Rev. F. F. Thornburg, Methodist Church. Sermon—Rev. W. S. Mills; theme. “Our Personal Duty—What Shall I Do Then With Jesus?” Matt. 27:22. Benediction Prayer —Rev. W. Paul Marsh, Christian Church.

JOHN BURRY DEAD Pioneer Farmer of Berne Succumbs—Father of Mrs. Hollinger OF THIS CITY Also of Mrs. Carrie Klickman of Near Decatur— Funeral Sunday. John Burry, one of Berne’s pioneer farmers, died Thursday night at 1:10 o’clock at his home, north of town, after an illness of six months. Death was due to cancer of the stomach.

The deceased was born in Canton Bern, Switzerland, July 19, 1860, bringing his age to 57 years and 7 days. In 1881 he was married to Anna Antenen who suvivies him. The couple immigrated to this country in December. 1883, where they took np farming. This union was blessed with fifteen children, eleven having preceded him in death. Three daughters. Mrs. Elizabeth Hollinger, of Decatur, Mrs. Emma Kocher, of Stroh, Ind., Mrs. Carrie Klickman, of near Decatur and one son, Wm. Burry, at home, survive him. Two sisters anil two brothers are living, one of them being C. C. Burry, of Berne, and eight brothers and sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will take place Sunday morning at 9:00 o'clock from the house and at 9:30 from the Reformed church. Funeral services will be held in German by Rev. Hoerne-I mann. —Berne Witness. FROM RED CROSS Received Acknowledgment and Expression of Deepest Appreciation. FOR ADAMS COUNTY

Disposition of Funds ExPlained—Must be Placed to Mr. McAdoo’s Credit. Mr. French Quinn, secretary of the Decatur branch of the American Red Cross has received acknowledgement from headquarters at Washing! <n and expressing deep appreciation of the fact that Adams county had over subscribed the allottment. $876.21. Mr. Quinn has written to the chairman of the finance committees of Decatur. Monroe, Berne and Geneva giving them this information and adding: “I beg to inform you that the cash which you have received should be deposited in one of your local banks to the credit of the “Red- Cross War Fund, William G. McAdoo, Treasurer.” It would be evidently proper that you call together your General Finance Committee, lay this letter before them and note the request of the Washington authorities, then have your finance committee authorize your treasurer to deposit the sum that he may have on hand in your 1< - cal bank or banks in the name as suggested “Red Cross War Fund. William G. McAdoo, Treasurer.” It appears then that after your treasurer has made such transfer that it would be well for your treasurer to get from your local bank or banks a duplicate slip of the sum so deposited and forward on to me the deposit slip so that I may forward the same on to Washington. 1 might say that this procedure, outside of the direct instructions from Washington, is only a suggestion of mine, as the matter is up to your finance committee. I might further say that this suggestion is made upon the assumption that the icsponsibility of the whole matter rests upon your finance committee and not upon any one individual. Yours sincerely, FRENCH-QUINN. Secretary, Decatur branch. SPANISH WAR VETERANS. All members of the Spaish-Ameri-can War Veterans should meet at the G. A. R. hall Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock when business of importance is to come up. Please be present. |

SPECIAL MILITARY COURSES I Bloomington. July 28—Indiana University is already making preparations to adapt a large part of its work to > the present military emergency and a number of special war courses will bo ocered at the fall semester which Ingins on Sepiember 18. One of the most Important of the special courses I will be military training and drill. Alli men students of sophomore and fresh ! man standing who are not excused for) physical disability or on other satisfactory grounds will be required to drill at least three hours a week-. In addition a course in military science and tactics, involving intensive study of rudimentary military problems, will be given. This is Intended for those who are seeking to qualify themselves to be officers. SOLDIER SONS - - Os C. N. Cassaday—Five in I United States Service— Two More Under Age ARE ANXIOUS TO GO Paris Cassaday, on Furt lough Here, Returns to Navy This Afternoon. i Bidding his parents good bye. Paris 1 11 Cassaday. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. i Cassaday, left this afternon on the,, 1:05 train for Norfolk. Va.. his eight- , day furlough having drawn to a j close. He is in the United States

i navy on the boat, Rhode. Island. As i he is under censor, he could not tell further where he will go. but it is safe to conjecture that he will see pretty strenuous times. It will be remembered that Mr. and Mrs. Cassaday are the "parents of soldiers.” and perhaps, have more reason to be proud of their sons, than almost any one else in the county. Five of their sons are in the United States service as soldiers, or sailors; and two more, who are under age are most anxious to go, but must wait. The oldest son. John, who is fortythree years of age. is in the barracks at Columbus, Ohio, being captain of his company. With him at the same place are a brother. Garfield, who is a second lieutenant, and a brother, Ed, who is a private. Their brother. Paris, who is leaving today after a furlough here, is the only one of the boys in the navy. The fifth one. George Dewey .is with the First Tenneesee regiment. He spent eight or nine months on the Mexican horde r and when last heard from was at Memphis. Tenn. That was six weeks ago and it is quite likely that he is in France, since the interval of writing has been so gheat, but this, of course, is unknown here. A sixth son, Charles, who will not be seventeen until August, has enlisted. but his parents will not give their consent to his going into service until he is eighteen years of age. so he must patiently bide his time a year. The seventh son. Kenneth, who is only thirteen years of age, has also caught the war fever, and would go to war as a drummer boy, if he were allowed to do so. This has. however, been overruled. o SWITCHMEN GO ON STRIKE. (Untied Press Service) Chicago, 11.. July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Twenty-five hundred switchmen on nineteen rail roads out of Chicago went on strike early today. Although the strike is in local switching yards, it will have a depressing effect on practically all trans-continental traffic. GOOD SIZED SUGAR BEETS. Clayton Shaffer of the sugar company this morning brought in a sugar beet this morning big enough to send through the mill. It came from Van Wert county and is as large as the; average beet which comes in during the fall campaign. o- — BABY BOY BORN A fine baby boy was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Jackson al tne home of Mrs. Jackson’s father, Chief-of-Police Melchi. The baby was named Kenneth Cephus. All are doing well. — o— WILL DIE WON'T DIE. (United Press Service) Marshall. Tex., July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Will Die, for fear he will die if drafted, claims exempI tion. Will drew No. 1313.

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iNOTIGES TO GO OUT ON MONDAY [* ft Master List Received With Instructions Today—Ed 11 Green Has Resigned r FROM THE BOARD 1R. C. Parrish Recommended for Place—Christen Receives Appointment. ■II I. J Ed Green, president of the Adams county military registration or conI script ion board, this morning, forwardled his resignation to Governor Good--1 rich. The action was taken by Mr. Green upon advice from Jesse Eschbach, state military agent, because of the fact that Green has two sons who must appear before the board. The appointment of some one to fill the place will be made, it is expected, i as soon as the resignation has been accepted. The board received the master list this morning and Earl B. Adams, cle-k of the board, is today preparing the official notices for publication and to be sent to the men who must report for examination. As the quota for this county is 106. it will be necessary ' to have 212 men report on the first call I If this number does not furnish the i necessary quota, another call will be made and so on until the quota is complete. The notices will be sent out Monday morning and under the law. one third or 71, must appear on the fifth day. which will be next Saturday, one third the sixth day, Monday, August flth and one third on Tuesday, August 7tn for examinations. The local board this morning recommended R. C. Parrish to succeed Mr. Green as a member of the board, the board thus including a business man, a physician and an attorney. The names of the men as summoned will be published, also the names of those accepted and rejected, those who appeal to the district board and the results.

Charles N. Christen, who was recommended as a member of the board to succeed Will Hammel), who is of conscriptive age. received his official appointment this morning. A slight delay was caused for the reason that the resignation had to be sent to Washington and the appointment come from there, HOW TO TELL THEM. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., July 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—By their hat cords you may know them. When you meet a soldier on the street you may tell at a glance in what branch of the service he is enlisted by noting the color of his hat cord. The various designations are: Blue cord, infantry; red cord, artillery; yellow cord, cavalry; red and white cord, engineers; lavender and gray, hospital corps; buff cord, ammunition and supply trains; gold, officer, or rank of lieutenant coloner or higher; gold and black, officer lower than lieutenant colonel; red. white and blue, member officers' reserve camp. THE TAYLOR U QUARTETTE. Don’t overlook the big entertainment at the Methodist church Tuesday evening, when the Taylor Univerwty quartette will give an evening cf music. They will furnish you a program worth hearing, with patriotic, humorous and classical songs and the Epworth League is doing this for company A. the entire profits to be given to the company fund. The price is twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children. You will enjoy it and help along a good cause. The Taylor glee chib is one of the best traveling today. Be sure to hear them. o RESIGNS POSITION. Herbert Kern, the well known jitney bus driver for the Kalver-Noble garage, today handed in his resignation to take place this evening. Herbert joined Company A and in one week the company will mobilize, and in another two weeks will leave for Hattiesburg. Miss., where they will take their training. Herbert drove the bus farther than any other man, his run within the eleven months being 39.072 miles. Dick Tonnelier ot this city will succeed him as the driver.