Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1917 — Page 1

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FOOD CONTROL BILL A LAW President Wilson Affixed His Signature to Bill This Afternoon. ATTACK IS REPULSED French Win Assault Which Was Marked by Hand to Hand Fighting. {United Press Service) Washington, August 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The food control bill is now a law. Even as President ' Wilson was affixing his signature this afternoon the federal trade commission placed before Herbert Hoover evidences of an alleged attempt to corner the output of the California tomato cannery. It was one of the first results of the commission's inxestigation into food prices. Hopes of nearly ten million dollar excess on army contracts was sa'd | to be the cause of the efforts to buy | up the California production. In the < face of a canned tomato output nearly double that of last year, the price of j tomatoes at the cannery have increas- , ed 92% cents per dozen can to $1.30 ( and more as the result of its cornering . by the food men. j President Wilson and Hoover will ( confer this afternoon over the enforcement of the food control bill. , The president personally requested , the presiding officials of both house • and senate to sign the bill promptly , today so that he could approve. y Food control throughout the country will be ordered late today. s Hoover has placed before the president the names of men he desired to , be placed at the head of the differ- j ’ ent state organizations. With- the’, president's approval of this, Hoover, will be given full authority to go ■' ahead. Paris, Aug. 10—(Special to Daily ] Democrat) —Germany launched re- t peated atacks against French lines ~ at the Von Kluck corner, north of . Soissons, the bend in the battle line nearest Paris, early today. A terrific bombardment over a 1 front of five miles was followed by 1 infantry assaults which were mark- / ed by bitter hand-to-hand fighting. ] The French killed or captured all / Germans who succeeded in reaching t their positions and the lines were , held despite the heavy attacks. , Three German battalions took part in the attack. i Berlin. Aug. 10—(Special to Daily 1 Democrat)—The capture of "some 1 lines of French trenches on a 1,200 i meter front north of St. Quentin 1 was announced by the war depart ' ment today. Prisoners taken number 150. it was stated. Berlin, Aug. 10—(Special to Daily /Democrat)— Capture of 1.400 Russian prisoners in two days in the Ortz section was announced today. Southeast of Czernowitz. the statement said, the Russian lines were penetrated at several points. Between Trotus and Putna. high position? were stormed. Washington. August 10— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Secretary of treasury McAdoo will ask for an additional bond issue at this session of Con gress it was learned following a conference he held today with several house leaders. The issue will run into billions it is understood. (By George A. Martin, United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. D. C, Aug. 10-(Spe-cial to Daily Democrat)— Bearing the president’s stamp of approval and Secretary McAdoo's plea that it lie made law. in justice to Americas fighting men and their families, tie long expected war compensation, inedmnity and insurance bill was introduced in both houses of congress today. „ . . It represents America's first attempt to be forehanded in providing for those whose homes are wrecked by war. The bill's oustanding feature is authorization of insurance for every fighting man and nurse at $8 a year per SI,OOO worth, up to SIO,OOO, Drafted by international experts under Secretary McAdoo’s direction, the proposed law is a substitute for the civil war pension system. It will cost the government $55(1,000,-

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000 the first two years, divided thus: Family allowances, first year, $141,000,000; second year. $190,000,000. Death Indemnities, first year, $9,600,000; second year, $22,000,000. Compensation for total disability, first year, $5,250,000; second year, $.'15,000,000. Compensation for .partial disability, first year, $3,200,000; second year, $21,000,000. Insurance against death and disability, first year, $23,000,000; second year. $112,500,000. Totals, first year, $170,150,000; second year. $380,500,000. BULLETIN. London. Aug. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Renewed advances by the British and French forces in Handers, including completion of the capture of West Hoek, was reported by Field Marshal Haig today. The official statement was made early this morning. In addition to I gaining control of West Hoek, addi- ! tional positions on West Hoeck ridge were taken. "East of Ypres," the official statement said, “a successful local attack early this morning completed the capture of West Hoek and secured the remaniing positions on West Hoek ridge. "East and north of Bixschoote, the French continue to progress.” Washington. August 10— (Social to Daily Democrat)—The senate today • begins its struggle with (he $2,006.- 1 970.000 war tax bill. Its legislative coursj which prom- ' ises to be a rocky one, was beset immediately by a substitute measure, drawn by Senators Gore. La Follette and Thomas. Colorado, who would raise the entire revenue through in- ' comes and excess profit taxes. Senator Weeks proposes to equalize / war profits taxes so that companies which before the war were not enjoy- , ing large profits will not have to pay as heavy a war tax now as those which . made huge pre-war profits. Certain wheat state senators will / start a fight to tax cotton, in return for what they call virtual taxation of ’ wheat in the food control bill. They would tax cotton on the ground that its use in shell manufacture makes it a munition of war. Senator Hollis, , New Ham]>shire, thinks the bill unfair to the workers in the New England manufacturing zone and will seek to amend it. Senator Lewis, Illinois, .will introduce an amendment for taxation of unimproved land. Washington, August 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —America’s first aid to Russia, as a result of the Root mission visit, is limitation of passports to Russians in New Kork who would go to Russia to spread German money and propaganda. Hereafter an applicant must show that his purposes tn going to Russia are pure. The mission's recommendations do not contemplate dispatch of American troops to Russia. And the government has no present intention of sending any there. Russia has plenty of soldier material, and the mission is not convinced that the psychological effect would be sucty as to .warrant sending Sammies. With the fact disposed of the army continues its task of gather - ing Sammy material. Provost Marshal General Crowder has ruled that exemp tion claims must be cut down and by way of discouraging the present flood, has warned exemption boards that they must let none escape unles? the dependency of their kin is very pressing. The federal trade commission is hurrying its report on steel prices in view of the Bethlehm company’s refusal to sell rails for France at war prices. The whole steel situation is tangled up until this report comes. Two billion dollar revenue bill comes up in the senate today with prospects ofa hard fight against it. Washington, August 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An enormous repair shop is planned by the government to fix faulty teeth and eyes of drafted men. There is no chance for a conscript ed man evading service because he had bad teeth. Ten thousand volunteer dentists stand ready to repair them without charge. These doctors comprise the Dental Preparedness League, of which Dr. J. W. Beach, of . Buffalo, N. Y. is president. If a drafted man will not go to a local dentist he is sent to the canton- . ment camp just the same. At the camp a dental clinic will be located, • army officers stated today. Men who are wearing glasses will i not be taken for the infantry, but the ,' ordnance, medical, engineers and r quartermaster departments will have I thousands of spectacled men. Glasses •j (Continued on Page Two)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 10, 1917.

DON TEEPLE WEDS Married at Hillsdale, Mich., on Monday to Berne Young Lady. MISS HAZEL TEETERS Groom Resigns Position With American Express —To Manage Farm. A dispatch from Hillsdale, Michigan says: "Don O. Teeple, of Decatur, and Miss Hazel F. Teeters, of Berne, were married by Justice 51. Weaver, at the court house in Hillsdale, Michigan, Monday.” The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Teeple, of St. Marys township and is a nephew of Judson W. Teeple of this city. He was a student in the Decatur high school for several years, but for the last year or so was employed in Fort Wayne. He recently resigned his iiosition in Fort Wayne, with the American Express Company and has returned here to devote himself to farming, having taken charge of one of his father’s farms. — o "I’M A FINSHED NIGGER!” (United Press Service) Evansville, Ind., Aug. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A dismal groan from Unie Jones, colored, was the answer to the call for "Number 13" by the officials of the second district exemption board. "It's me, boss,” wailed Unie. "But, oh, Lordie, I’m a finished nigger, with that number 13.” Unie passed examination, but filed claim for exemption. TROUBLE IN LIMA Three Men Were Shot Yesterday in Lima Street Car Strike. MUST WALK TO WORK Many Thousands Without Car Service—Saloons Are All Closed. Lima, Ohio, August 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Lima moved carefully today seeking to avoid a recurrence of street car strike rioting which late yesterday resulted in the shooting of three men. Not a street car was moving today. Every' saloon was closed. All troops quartered here were kept off the streets. While Lima’s thousands walked to work. Governor Cox, in Columbus and Mayor Bailiss Simpson,here, centered with their advisers as to methods of composing the strike of trolley car men which has crippled the city’s service since the strike was called July 11th. When Edward J. Stroup, 37, a blacksmith, tried to board a car after he had been warned away, the riot started. Stroup was shot through the addomen by a strike breaker motorniai'. Quickly a large crowd gathered. The crowd grew to one of 5,000 with a mob nucleus. The car crew was threatened. It fled to the offices of the Ohio Electric Railway company, chased by the mob. Just then another car nosed through the crowd. It was attacked. Charles Morrison, 43, striking motorman, was shot through the right hip and in the abdomen. Leonard Short. 27. striker was shot near the heart. An unidentified strike breaker’s nose was cut off and he suffered a severed artery when he was thrown through a window. Clarence Downhour, 32, striking conductor received bullet through his clothing. The mob built a fire under the cars. The entire fire department was called It extinguished the fire and dispersed the crowd with the aid of severs streams of water. o SINGING AT SALEM CHURCH. Singing services will be conducted at the Salem church Sunday by Pro i fessor D. A. Helm. A cordial invi tation is extended to the public.

| 16 YEARS IN THE SERVICE I Company C will attend services at the Central Christian church next Sun' day evening. The pastor. Dr, E. W. ('ole, Ims promised Captain Livengood that he will preach a rousing sermon to the men, and his invitation to the services has been accepted. Wednesday Captain F. E. Livengood | celebrated his sixteenth anniversary , ■ of entering military service. He on ' listed in 1901 in the United States regulars, and since that time has been I in almost every branch of the service, and lias done all kinds of military duty. The captain has been having some trouble with his throat since Monday, but care of it is bringing It through in good shape, and he will t soon be In midsoason shape. Hunting ton Herald. THECOURTNEWS Frank L. Smith Asks for Divorce and Custody of Their Eight Children. WIFE WAS A ROVER Dollie Haley Asks That Bonds Binding Her to Nade Haley he Severed. Frank L. Smith has sued Rosella Smith for divorce and also asks for the custody and care of their eight children, alleging that she is not a proper person to have charge of them. The complaint, which was filed by Attorney L. C. DeVoss, sets out that they lived together until July 1917, and that they have eight children, ranging in age from sixteen to two years. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged in that three years ago she left their home, and went to Michigan. where she associated with both married and unmarried men and. as he believes, was unfaithful to her marriage vows. When she went to Michigan she left the children at home with him. She states that he was a laborer and that she well knew at the time that he could not make a living and care for the children at the same time. It became necessary for the Adams county children's guardian board to take charge of them and they were placed out in homes. He states that his wife later returned and begged and coaxed to be taken back, and for the children to be brought home again. This was done at the cost of much money and peace of mind to him. This summer, however, the spirit of ' roving again descended upon his wife and she went to Chattanooga, . Ohio, with a man and stayed several ■ days there. When her husband re- , monstrated with her and told her he wouldn't “stand” for such conduct, he says she told him to go ahead and get a divorce, that she didn’t care how quick he got it. Nade Haley is made defendant in a 1 divorce case filed by Dollie Haley, 1 through her attorney L. C. DeVoss. They were married December 7, 1914, 1 and lived together until March 15, ’ 1917. 1 The plaintiff says that all during 1 their married life. Haley has been guilty of habitual drunkenness] That he accused her of being unfaithful to her marriage vows, charging her with undue intimacy with various people at various times. She also says that ' his language to her was unchaste, that he cursed and swore at her and called ’ her names too vile to be set out herein No children were born to the couple. ’ She gives her occupation as that of a ' seamstress. Haley enlisted a few days ago in Company A. i s Norm Jacobs, 65, well known resi--3 dent of Monroe township, was declared 3 insane, and recommended as a patient r for Easthaven hospital. The inquest - was held by Justice of the Peace C. H f Lammiman and Drs. D. D. Jones, E. C. 1 and J. S. Coverdale. The patient is . homicidal and suicidal by nature and i- was brought here today for guarding s until he is accepted at Easthaven. Real estate transfers: Almon ' Schafer, et al to Tena Smith, 10 acres ! of St. Marys township, quit claim deed. tl The will of Herman Hessler be queaths to his sister, Anna, the sum of $4,000 to be paid out of the estate The remainder is to be equally divided d between the two sisters, Anna and > Bernadine. He asks that Bernard 1- Myer serve as executor. The will (Continued on Page Two)

ISUFFER BIC LOSS 1- r ' John Ward, Former Adams , County Man, Loses Barn ( and Crops in Cyclone. y LIVES IN MINNESOTA H n Will Prevent Visit Planned y k Here for This Fall—ls t in Bad Health. ii A cyclone that struck Bowersville, Minnesota, and vicinity, last Sat unlay, . August fourth, demolished a new barn . and the crops belonging to Mr. and Mrs. John Ward, former Adams county people, according to a letter received from Mrs. Ward by an old friend. * Mrs. Gilbert Strickler. Mrs. Ward had planned to come here for a visit this fall at her old home, but the heavy losses sustained in the cyclone, necessitating the rebuilding of the barn, will prevent this. 1 Mr. Ward went west about five years ago for his health. His health improved for awhile, but he is again in ; a bad condition, his health being such that he cannot attend to his farm and has leased the same to his brother-in-law, David Myers, also a former Adams county man. The Wards have, however, prospered in other ways, and own a fine large farm. IN RECEIVING DEPARTMENT Herb Fullenkamp. at Ft .Thomas, writes that he and Clem Kortenbrer like the work there and gives many funny experiences incident to their duties in the hospital department. They are members of the receiving company and assist during the physical examinations of the ones brougnt there. SOCKS POUR IN Knitting Campaign Bearing Result—Hundreds Sent to Indianapolis Daily. DIRECTOR CONFIDENT That Goal of 4,000 Pairs Will be Reached if Knitters Keep Knitting. Home-made wool socks by the hundreds of pairs are daily pouring into the state department of the “Socks for the Indiana Soldiers” headquarter-, 245 North Pennsylvania street. Indianapolis, and Miss Mary Helen Boyd, state chairman, is confident the goal of 4,000 pairs by Sept. 1 will be reached, says the Indianapolis Star. Plan., for the work after that date are to be announced later. As the socks are l>eing received from the various centers over the state each pair is carefully, inspected to see that there are neither knots nor i seams; each pair marked according to size, and then the socks are tied , and wrapped in half-dozen lots. These home-made socks, knitted after hours and hours of tedious work by hundreds of Indiana women and r girls, are to be worn by the enlisted I men of the first Indiana regiment, be ( it artillery or infantry, to sail for service overseas. Nobody knows which regiment will have the distinction of f being first, though it is expected that Indiana as a state will be first represented on the battle front by a Nai- tional Guard organization. The socks 1 have been made to give the Indian! t soldiers foot comfort while on long t marches or standing in the trenches. I Seven or eight hundred women, repI. resenting two-thirds of the counties of s the state, have been at work on the d socks. Os this number, Adams coung ty has supplied many, the work here being under direction of Mrs. Emma Daniel, who has had many communiry II helpers. The county must work hard, however, to supply the quota. Miss Boyd has been the state direc- ?- tor of the work, and has had the assisn tance of the state headquarters of sev- ?. oral volunteer workers. Miss Carolyn d Conde and Miss Elizabeth Rawls hate d been among the most faithful of asslsd tants, being at the shop most every 1, day since the work was begun nearly “ three months ago.

k RUMPUS AT OLD COURT HOUSE * Several of the half dozen familiethat live In the old court house on First street, had another fracas last 4 night and the outcome of It was the necessity of calling Policeman Reyn olds to tlte scene. It seems that the heads of two or throe of the families In that popular battle-ground came home pretty much under the weather I and vented their spite on each other. I the rest of the family circles finally I mixing in. No arrests have boon mad.' I yet but it is thought some will be made later. This Is not the first time that the police have been called to fhese populous apartments, and they are growing weary of settling these family disputes It might he a great help to the community if there was a little house cleaning done in the obi temple of justice. ON WEDDING TRIP Russell Witmer and Wife i r V isit Here—Bride Formerly Crystal Kern. II —— MARRIED ON TUESDAY l I At Van Buren—Groom is a Bank Clerk in Oklahoma —Reside at Bartlesville. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Witmer, who visited here with their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linn, left this after-j noon for Monroe, where they will spend another part of their honeymoon, visiting with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Witmer are on their wedding trip, having been married last Tuesday evening at Van Buren. Mrs. Wilmer was formerly Miss Crystal Kern, who, until her parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Kern, moved to i Van Buren a few years ago. resided in j this city. The wedding which took place Tuesday evening was performed at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. J. O. Campbell. The bride's sister, Miss Gladys Kern, was their only attendant. Mr. Witmer is a bank clerk, employed at the Union National Bank, at Bartlesville. Oklahoma, and it is theie that they will make their home. A CHALLENGE The champion baseball team of Company A does hereby challenge the busl ness men of Decatur to a game of ball to be played at the old ball ground Sunday afternoon. A game is already scheduled between the first and second teams of the company and the winning team wishes to play a crack business men’s team thus having a double header. If any such business men’s team is organized, the captain should communicate with Howard Hixon at Camp Niblick, to make arrangements. It is hoped by the boys, that the merchants will get together, as it is known that there is some good baseball material among jhem. = —o TO RETURN SATURDAY Dr. J. S. Boyers, who has spent four weeks at the Policlinic and hospital in Chicago, taking a postgraduate course, will return to his home and office here Saturday night.

:::::::: ::r:t:: NOTICE FROM DISTRICT BOARD. g H District Exemption Board No. 2 of Indiana desires to y H publish the following information for the conv u , n both of those persons who desire to apply foi exemption y f ♦; from the draft and the board: j. . First: Do not file claims for exemption until you jj y have been certified from the local board to the district g 0 bOa ’Second: Applicants for exemption are not to appear | * g before she board until they have been asked to do so by the ■- ? P b ° ai Third: Individuals cannot be exempted solely for g :: the reason that they are engaged in any industrial or agri- q f H CUItU Fo! I r"h t r P The‘individual making claim for exemption y H on industrial or agricultural grounds must submit affida- y « vits to prove that the enterprise in which he is engaged is g 0 necessary to the maintenance of the MILITARY EsTAB- H 1 j I ISHMENT or the maintenance of national interest during ft ' « emergency; that the continuance of such person in said en- g M terprise and that he cannot be replaced by another person g rt without material loss and detriment to the effective opera- y ii tion of said enterprise. § « Fifth: All claims for exemption should be accom- ft q panied by affidavits in support of the claim- Those who g J* have sent in claims without such affidavits should immedi- g H ately supply the board with the affidavits necessary. « ' DISTRICT BOARD NO. 2, g Miles F. Porter, Chairman. Fort Wayne, Ind. H

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HEAR EVIDENCE n ———, * it <• Exemption Board Checking Up Affidavits for Exemption Claims. u r CALL IN WITNESSES 4 Probably Will Make No Ana , nouncement Before Monday—New Instructions. t » Though no reports have yet been 1 1 made by the exemption board on claims filed the board Is busy at the | work. They announced this afternoon that in all probability they could not make public any announcements before Monday. This morning H. B. Hel- ‘ ler. one of the clerks, made up a docket, containing the name of each person who has claimed exemption and each of these cases will be taken up separately. This afternoon the board had representative men from over the county before them to secure additional information as to the men asking the affidavits. They will try to thus 1 check up the evidence offered by tho interested men and their relatives, before passing on them finally. Further instructions were received today from the office of the provost marshall, insisting on the board using > the greatest care not to exempt men I who should serve their country. New I rules concerning the examination of teeth, eyes and ears will make it more difficult to secure an exemption card. The married men must show that their family would suffer by their b'> ing called to the army. The board has received new instructions each day. always a little tighter and it need not be a surprise if they soon waive every thing but the physical examination. I Th Wells county nd exemptions are being made for religious creeds and married men without children are not being allowed exemptions. liave secured 84 out of 292 examined. They allow no claims of single men. The Adams county board, however, have not made any fixed rules of this kii.d and will not do so until they have worked out the various problems. o RETURNS FROM CHICAGO. Martin J. Mylott returned last evening from Chicago after attend’ng the national convention of the Knights of Columbus. At this convention plans were discussed pertaining to the construction of the recreation halls to be erected in the different states. Work will begin on these buildings as soon as the government finishes its work and the same contractors will build these recreation halls for all the soldiers regardless of creed. Mr. Mylott was also appointed a member of the war camp building committee. o ABOUT THE SOCKS The socks asked for in yesterday's paper for the Company A boys need ■ not be the regular kind, but the ordii nary black kind with white feet or all . white will be acceptable. It is hoped ‘ the people will resixtnd to Captain Dunn’s request. i