Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 185.

FORTY-TWO SELECTED BY MILITARY BOARD THESE NAMES Will BE CEBTIFIEB TO DISTRICT BOARD- LIST INCLUDES EIGHT MEMBEBS OF MENNONITE CHUBCH.

Orders received by the board this afternoon give Adams county credit on their National army, one man, Increasing the number up to this date to fo r-ty-three. The new member is Clem J, Steigmeyer, who was recently given a commission as second lieutenant rt the officer's training school.. This does not mean that he is assigned to this company but that Adams county gets credit for him because he was commissioned after being called here.’ The military board is making rapid progress now on the work of passing on claims for exemption and will conclude the work by Monday. On Monday morning they will begin the ’ examination of the 301 men summoned to apear next week ant it is believed now that the 117 men necessary to fill the Adams county quota will be obtained without another call. The totals up to noon today showed that 212 men had been called. Os these 68 failed to pass, three did not appear, 141 passed the physical examination. or are already in the army The hoard has disposed of all but fifty cases and these will be taken up this afternoon and Monday morning. After that time a complete list of those examined can be given. The following forty-two men have been certified as selected. Several of these may appeal to the district board on grounds of occupation, religious conviction or grounds of de- 1 pendents: WAIVED EXEMPTION. 23—William Frederick Barton, Monroe, R. R. 2. 41—Fred Delvin Beery, Decatur, R. R. 2. 56 —Albert Christener, Monroe. 77—Henry Kiefer, Decatur, R. R. 4 82 —Calvin Oren Dubach. Geneva. 84—William Veigh Debolt, Berne. 90 —Jesse C. Christen, Decatur. [ 92—John Robert Roth, Decatur, R. R. 6. 95— Anthony John Nesswald, Decatur, R. R. 4. 96— George Glen Halberstadt, Monroe. 103—Edward Eichenberger, Berne. 111—Archie Long, Berne. 113—Harvey Sylvester Ineichen, Geneva. 127—Roy Coffelt, Geneva. 13C —W. B. Woods. Decatur, R. R. 9. 132—Arthur Henry Rumschlag, Decatur, R. R. 10. 143—Edward Conrad Zeser, Deca-. tur, R. R. 6. 153 —Omar Parent, Decatur. 160—Daniel Bruchy, Berne, R. R- 4. 170—Roland C. Grey, Monroe. 171 Floyd Joshua Sprague, Monroe. 175—Herman Brunner, Geneva. 181 .Harrison Andrews, Decatur. 183 Lewis Herman Hammond, De catur. 185— Floyd Liby, Monroe. 186— Thomas Caliban, Geneva. 188 Peter Lawrence Miller, Decatur, R. R. 10. 198—Lawrence Dyonis Omlor, Decatur, R. R. 5. 205—Clifford Ziegler, Geneva, R- R- 3. RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION REFUSED 47—Elmer M. Lehman, Berne. 55—Omer Neuenschwander, Berne, R R. 4. , 57—Homer Winteregg, Berne. 81—Walter Sprunger, Berne. 17—John P. Liechty. Berne. 155—John Emanuel Gerke, Bluffton, R. R. 4 - 201—Tilman H. Soldner, Berne. Berne. THREE ARE married. 13 Rufus A. Boze, Berne. 68—Omer Reusser, Berne. 208 Christian Lehman, Berne. NEW RULE GETS THESE. 34—Christ W. H. Macke, Decatur, R R a 4, 108 —Rudolph F. Debolt, Decatur. FAILED TO APPEAR 37—Orval Wells, Decatur. 60—Chas. Messino, Magley.

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73—Ira Smith, First St., Decatur. These three besides the 42. making total of 45 will certified to the higher board. RULE ON MARRIAGES The board has established a rule thal marriages since May 18 will not be considered cause for exemption ,because of dependent wife. While jio rule has been announced the fact that a number of members of the ! Mennonite church are included in I the list is evidence that they will .' not be exempted on the grounds of I their belief. One member of the old Amish church was exempted. TWO ARE IN SERVICE Clifton Duer and Clarence Stalter, whose names appeared a few days ago as among those failing to appear, are both in the service. Duer is in the commissary department at Atlanta. Ga.. and Stalter is a member of Company A. A CORRECTION. In the list of names printed a few ' days ago as passed and not filing exemptions, was that of Harry Francis Miller. R. R. 2. He was examined in Philadelphia, but no report has yet been received. Run Out of Blanks Ed Green, chairman of the local board, went to Fort Wayne this morning to secure if possible, a new supply of exemption blanks, the supply on hands here having been exhausted. He was unable to secure any however. A short session of the board was hell this afternoon and a couple of men were given the examination to avoid a trip here the first of the week. COMPANY A SERVICES AT METHODIST CHURCH. At a time when there are so many of our boys who are preparing to leave our homes and city for training camp and battle fields we are naturally drawn to deep interest in anything that centers in their welfare. The | towns and cities as well as the country at large have been stirred by appeal after appeal which brought large response from all who heard. None are nearer to us than our own. and there is no influence more to be desir- ■ ed than that of the Man of Galilee and his Gospel. With this in view the M E. church has arranged the following program for Sunday morning, and in- | vite the friends of the company, not held by other religious duties to meet with us: | Organ Prelude, melody in A flat— West—Miss Celia Andrews. | Hymn, "True-Hearted, Whole-Heart-'ed,” Stebbins. Prayer. Anthem. ‘Ponder Thy Works”, Flaxington Harker. Scripture Lesson. Presentation of Flag to the Church —Mrs. Wash Gilpin. . 1 Offertory. “The Lord is My Light," Oley Speaks—Miss Celia Andrews. Presentation of Testaments to Com pany A —Mrs. Fred Mills. • i Hymn, “Onward Christian Soldiers Sullivan. Sermon, “Life’s Legion at the Los- ' nest Lookout” by the pastor. Hymn, "America,” Carey. 1 Benediction. Posthide—Miss Celia Andrews. ILLINOIS SETTLES COAL PROBLEM CTTnl*o<l P-ess Servfcol Chicago. 111., Aug. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Illinois today was ■ assured of an adequate supply of coal at reasonable prices. This was Governor Lowden’s announcement as he emerged from nearly an all night’s session with Illinois coal operators. He had worked single handed to obtain the signatures of the operators’ committee to a contract binding them to reserve sufficient coal for the •, state at prices to be fixed by Chief Justice Carter, of the supreme court, named by the governor as “coal director.” The agreement is effective until March 31, 1918.

Decatur, Indiana,Saturday Evening, August 11, 1917.

CHESTJCTUSHEO I Funeral Services Today for Six-year-old Augsburger Child I I NEAR LINN GROVE I Child Fell Under Wheels • of Manure Spreader—- . Lived Three Hours. Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o’clock from the Defenseless Mennonite church, a mile . and a half northeast of Linn Grove. ; for six-year-old Vera Augsburger, i- who was fatally crushed Thursday morning beneath the wheels of a manure spreader driven by her father, , Chris Augsberger, living two miles east of Linn Grove. The accident , happened about ten o’clock and the , little girl died at one o’clock, three hours later. The little girl was riding with her father as he drove the heavy manure spreader through an orchard and she amused herself by grabbing at the limbs of the trees as they passed beneath them. In some way she was jerked from the seat and fell to the ground directly in the path of the heavy rear wheels, which support the weight of the mechanism and also drive the machinery. Her father saw- her fall and stopped the team at once, but not quick enough to prevent one of the wheels from passing over her body. When he leaped down to pick her up a part of the weight of the machine was resting on her body. The chiles chesi was terribly crushed and it was thought remarkable that she survived three hours. She was conscious until about fifteen minutes before her death and suffered but little paid. The child leaves both parents, and they have two other children, one older and one ymrnger than little (Continued on Page Two) SIN UF GOSSIP Will be Subject of Union Young People’s Meeting | Sunday Evening at EVANGELICAL CHURCH Rev. W. Paul Marsh Will Preach Sermon for the Evening Service. The union services that were scheduled for the Baptist church will be held in the Evangelical church, because of the fact that the Baptist congregation are re-decorating their auditorium. The following is the program of the Union young People’s service at 6:30 p. m., in charge of Mrs. C. E. Bell: Topic: “the Sin of Gossip and Scandal.” Songs No. 10 and 157, Coronation Hymns. l Prayer. Scripture Reading, Psalm 120: 1-7 . and Exodus 20: 16. Song No. 145. Piano Duet —Misses Mildred and Gertrude Yager. . Five Minute Address, “Gossip and Scandal, What are They?”—Harvey Everett. Vocal Solo, “An Evening Prayer”Miss Margaret Mills. Five Minute Address, “The Priceless Gift of Speech”—A. D. Suttles. Violin Solo —Miss Thelma Williams. I Five Minute Address, “The Cure for Scandal and Gossip”—Miss Lucile > Smith. i Mizpah Benediction. ' Program of the union preaching ser- , vices at 7:30 p. m. ' Songs, No. 106 and 246, Coronatlc i Hymns. Scripture Lesson—Rev. F. F. Thorn- ’ burg. ; Prayer—Rev. J. C. Hanna. ? Offertory and Announcements. f Vocal Duet, “O, Make Me Wise” — ;, Miss Cecil Andrews and Mrs. C. E. I- Bell. Sermon —Rev. W. Paul Marsh, il Prayer—Rev. W. S. Mills. Benediction.

| I REV. HANNA WILL PREACH I A telegram from Rev. W. Paul Marsh received this afternoon, said that lie would he detained at Reymou r 1 to preach the funeral for an old parish loner. The program nt the the union services at the Evangellca I church Sunday evening, therefore, Ims been changed and Rev. J. C. Hanna wi'l i give the sermon Instead of Rev. Marsh MARRIED AT PORTLAND I Everett 11. Blowers and Miss Ruth anna Buckcy, of near Berne, who secured a marriage license here this morning, left this afternoon for Port land where thew will visit with his brother, Alonzo Blowers, and wher» their marriage will take place. They will live at Berne. MEN SELECTED FOR NEWSCHOOL R. C. Parrish and Eli W. Peterson of Decatur Are Included in List. OTHERS KNOWN HERE Two Bluffton Men Chosen —Ed Jackson, Secretary of State, Gets Trial. From the more than a score of applicants from this county for admission to the officer straining school which opens at Fort Benjamin Harrison, August 27th. Raleigh C. Parrish, was the only one successful. Mr. Parrish is thirty-three years old. has practised law for a number of years, served as a member of the legislature as prosecuting attorney, was once a member of the Fort Wayne battery, has a world of ability and his friends are sure he will land a commission. A number of others known here were also selected. Eli W. Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer Peterson and whose family resides here though he is employed at Terre Haute, was chosen. He served three years in the regular army, was a first lieutenant during the Spanish-American war and has had a wide experience. He is 41 years old. Howard R. Charman, former teacher in the Decatur high school, now living at Fort Wayne, was also selected. He is 26 years old and well qualified to make the grade in the lough school at Ft. Harrison. He is a graduate of the state normal. Others selected of interest her are Ed Jackson, secretary of state; L. O. Rupert, Fred H. McCullough, L. DeVore, Frank R. McKay, of Ft. Wayne: Marion O. Reiff, Bluffton; John W. Reynolds, Redkey; John E. Swain. Bluffton. A number of alternates will also be selected and these will be notified during the next two weeks as the men summond failed to pass the examination necessary for admission. BUYS INTEREST George Shosenberger, Blue Creek Township, Buys Fourth Interest In THE FORNAX MILL Wlil Hold Sale This Fall and Move to This City—A Large Business. George Shosenberger, one of the best farmers of the county, residing near Salem, Blue Creek township, has purchased a fourth interest in the Fornax Milling Company's business, this city. Mr. Shosenberger will hold a sale of farm stock this fall and will come to this city to make his home, during the time he is associated in the milling business here. Messrs. H. H. Bremerkamp, Gilbert Strickler and Herman Gillig retain interest in the company, each owning a fourth of the same as does the new partner. The mill is one of the oldest in the district and has a rushing business requiring the full attention of all connected therewith. The new partenrship will be a particularly strong one.

NAME CHAIRMEN d. . , 1 For Systematic Canvass for •l h Signers of Hoover Pledge Cards Wednesday. I. THE WARD CHAIRMEN IFor Decatur Have Been Appointed—Plans for Saving Foodstuffs. y —- Hoover pledge cards for every woman and little woman over twelve years of age in Adams county have been secured by Mrs. A. D. Art man, secretary of Hie Adams county council of defense, for signature on or ’ before August 15. A systematic campaign of the county will be made Wednesday, chairmen for the > townships and towns having been anounced some time ago. This canvass will he made in Adams county next Wednesday, August 15. Mrs. Olen Baker was appointed chairman of this city, and has named the following chairmen of the various precincts, who in turn will name their committee to help them name their committees to help in the canvass; First Ward —A precinct. Mrs. John Myers. Rugg street; B precinct, Mrs. Oscar Lankenau. Second Ward —A precinct, Mrs. C. L. Walters; B precinct, Mrs. John Burk. Third Ward —A precinct. Miss Elizabeth Peterson; B precinct, Mrs. Minnie Daniels. A meeting of all township and town chairmen will he held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Central school building, this city, when the cards will be given out and the work directed for a thorough canvass for Wednesday. More About the Work. An Indianapolis Dispatch says about the movement: “Dr. Harry E. Barnard. Indiana (Continued on Page 3) o EXAMINE TODAY Lieutenant Davis of Medical Reserve Corps to Arrive at 3:22. THE FINAL EXAMS Major Davis Will Arrive Tonight or Tomorrow to “Muster In.” Lieutenant Owen B. Moore, of the federal medical reserve corps will arrive here at 3:22 this afternoon from Portland where he today concluded examining the company for admission to federal service. As soon as he arrives here the final physical examinations will begin at the armory over this office and will continue until the work is completed. It is expected that the examinations will continue during tomorrow. Major Davis is exepcted to arrive here this evening from Fort Wayne to muster in company A. This will be done just as soon as the examinations are completed. The exact time can not be announced but it will probably be not later than Monday. Orders to move may be expected at any time after this work is concluded At Fort Wayne, Portland and other places where, the examinations have been conducted but a very small per > cent have been rejected and it is not , expected that more than one or two twill be dropped from the company A roll. o NOTICE! SOCK WOMEN l I All women having a pair of socks •, completed for the soldiers are requestII ed to send them at once to th county chairman. Mrs. Emma Danil, this city. t She must have one hundred pairs of i- socks ready to send to state headquari ters by Tuesday, and it is necessary v that those having any at all, completed send them to her at once. She is i asked to send a hundred pair each week to headquarters until the coun- - ty’s quota of 300 is completed. These - socks must be ready to go to Trance . by September first. |

I REPORT IS UNFOUNDED For a day or two a report has been circulated here that Bernard Middle ton, son of Mrs. Ben Middleton, of this • city, has been shot as a deserter. The report is without doubt untrue as no news of such kind has been received The young man Is a member of the regular army and il at Fort Ix>avenworth, Kansas. Ills mother received a letter from him Thursday, amt has re reived no information concerning the report circulated. o— - I COUNTY DEFENSE COUNCIL Five of the seven members of the Adams county council of defense met this morning at the court room, they being (’hairman R. D. Myers, Mrs. A. D. Artman, Jeff Lehman. Nathan Shep- , herd and Bert Colchln. Arthur Holl- . house, of this office, was appointed to serve as chairman of the county puh- - licity committee. Work relative to ■ the council was considered.

IN THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT Twenty-four Boy Scouts Will Leave Tomorrow for Rome City ON CAMPING TRIP Dr. Patterson and C. C. Pumphrey Are in Charge of the Boys. After what has seemed to be years and years of waiting, the time has at last arrived for the boys of troop 1, Boy Scouts of America, to start on their week's camping trip at Rome City. Twenty-four of the boys have their grips packed and are ready to leave at four o'clock tomorrow morning. The trip will be made by automobile and the tents, six of" them, which the Sugar Company, loaned the boys, the big boxes of “eats” —and it takes some food for a bunch Os husky lads such as these boys are —the needed samp stools and all other paraphanalia will be taken up on the KalverNoble truck. The camp will be located on what is known as “Pleasant Point” and the following will be the daily camp program : 6:00 a. m. —“Get ’em up.” bathing and setting up exercises. 7:00 —Breakfast. 8:00 —Sun bedding and cleaning up camp. 9:00 —Signal practice, drills, etc. 10:00 —Examinations, errands, mail, etc. 11:00 —Swimming. 12:00 —Dinner. 1:00 p. m. —Camp rest. 2:oo—Hiking, fishing, games, etc. 5:00 —Swimming. 6:00 —Supper. 9:00 —Lights out. Dr. Patterson, the Scoutmaster, and C. C. Pumphrey, who has just received his commission as assistant scoutmaster. will enforce the rules of camp rigidly and the boys understand that any one who violates the rules will be taken to the railroad station and sent home. The boys say that there will be no trouble for they are going for a good time and under the care of the leaders they will sure have it. Dr. Patterson is planning on having Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, the authoress, whose home is just a short distance from the camp, come over and be the guest of the boys and give them a I short talk on her nature work. The Scouts are certainly deserving , of the best time they can possibly ~ have, for during their year’s organiza- , tion they have worked hard and have , done many things which are very tinL common in the life of the ordinary boy. The following are the boys who are going: . „ Glen Patterson, Gerald Baker. David Hensley. Thetus Hocker, Dick Durkin, ' Ralph Tyndall. Chas. Downs. Walter ’ Staley, Robert Kalver, Ralph Butler, i ’ Win. Gay, Chas. Fike, Max Williams. i ■ Chester Mclntosh, Herman Myers. ' Frank Brentlinger, Meredith Stewart. Francis Grandstaff. Adrian Elzey. Richard Frisinger, Gordon Engeler, ■ Paul Castle. Robert Helm. Lawrence Baker. 0 _ J. H. Bremerkamp wll go to Celina. 0., tomorrow to join his wife and daughters at a cottage on the reservoir. Ho will spend a few days there. I

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FIGHT TO FORCE PEACE TALK p I) r 1 Senator La toilette today Introduced Resolution for World Wide PEACE DISCUSSION Berlin Statements Report Repulse of Heavy British Attack. Washington, August 11 —(Specia to Daily Democrat)- Senator IziFollette of Wisconsin, today began a tight in

the senate to force world wide peace discussion. He introduced a resolution which called for a restatement of the allied peace terms “based on a disavowal of any advantages, either in the way of indemnities, territorial acquisitions. commercial privilges or economical prerogative, by which one nation should strengthen its power abroad at the expense of another nation as wholly incompatible with the establishment of durable peace in the world.” Unless administration leaders succeed in burying the resolution in committee. which probably will lie attempted. it promises to cause one of the most spectacular debates on this question since the president asked for a war declaration. LaFollette's resolution cited the Russian statement of May 19 for peace without annexation or indemnities, the German reichstag's similar declaration on July 19 and the war mais of Lord Cecil in the house < f lords on May 22. T-afollette said he would call up the resolution early next week. Berlin, August 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A heavy attack of large British forces between Frezenberg -and Hollebeke in Flanders was reported by the war office today. The attack failed it was stated. After breaking in the German line, a quick counter attack ejected the British near W’esthoek. On the east front unusual heavy and sanguinary losses were suffered by Russian and Roumanian forces the statement said. The statement reported stubborn resistance in this section by the enemy was cast back front dominating heights . (By Henry Wood. United I’ress Staff Correspondent.) With The French Armies Afield, August 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Germans are tigllting on the possibility of the British and French offensive in Flanders forcing them to retreat to their next defective lines. Profiting form the temporary lull in tlie Flander shattle the crown prince assumed attacks along both the Chernin des Dames and the Moronvilliers crests. Unless the crown prince can drive the French from these two domining positions before results of the Flanders battle forces a shortening of the German front, the French from both the “Ladies road” and Moronvillieres will be able to cut off and massacre ' any attempt of the German center to 1 retreat. The German attack, which has been growing stronger thoughout the week, culminated in Friday morning’s terrific assault from Pantheon ’ to Chevrigny. In the same Chasseurs ’ who on July 13. advanced to 800 met- ’ er ffront on a 1500 meter front, re--1 pulsed the Germans with the heaviest losses. The German morale is weakening. This was indicated throughout the week by the constant surrender of their attacking troops. The French took prisoners in almost every attack. Capture of assaulting troops has been extremely rare in the past. Washington. August 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) Huge shipping contracts aggregating 775,000 tons and an outlay of $100,000,000, were approved by the shipping board today. The tonnage will include 88 wooden vessels and 60 steel ships, it is stated. With Chairman Hurley’s signature on these contracts today and Admiral Capps' acceptance of resignations of five members of the emergency Jieet corporation legal staff, the final difficulty left over from the GoethalsDenman regime has been placed behind the new board. | (Continued on cage Two)