Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1917 — Page 1

Volume VV. Number IS6.

LOCAL BOARD RESUMES WORK OF EXAMINATION PROPORTION (OF THOSE PASSING IS MUCH LARGER TOBAY-MENNO-NITES SERVE NOTICE OF APPEAL TO DISTRICT BOARD.

Mennonites Will Appeal Christ Neuenschwander and Rev. Schroeder of Berne, representing the Mennonlte church and in behalf of the seven men whose claim for exemption from military service on account of religious belief —the Mennonite's belief — was over ruled by the local board, ap lieared before the Itoard ths afternoon and filed an appeal which they will send to the district board. The local board ruled that the seven men namely, Elmer Lehman, Omer Neuenschwander, Homer Winteregg, Walter Sprunger, John P. Liechty. John Eman ual Gerke and Tilman Soldner. were not entitled to exemption on account of religious belief. The militar? board began work promptly at eight o'clock tills morning on the second 301 men summoned to appear and it is the hope and belief that from this number the additional men neccessary to complete the first quota of 117 men from this county will be secured. Besides the forty-two named Sa tut day. the county gets credit for Clem J. Steigmeyer who was commissioned in the officer’s school after he was called here and the name of one more. Parker C. Woodruff, of Geneva, who took the examination at Petoskey nnd did not file exemption, was reported. making a total of 44. The board has not yet passed on the fifty claim ing exemption on the grounds of de pendents but will do so within a day or two. During the first two hours this morn ing twenty-five took the physical examination. Os these all but three passed. Eight did not claim exemption but two of these stated they would ask exemption on the grounds of occupation. The local board has run out of exemption blanks and were notified by the government that no more could be supplied, each person being thus forced to provide their ow:: To accomodate these the board order ed blanks printed at this office which were furnished to the applicants at a small cost to cover the expense. Forty-five men were examined this morning by Chief of Staff Dr. E. J Coverdale and his assistants. Os the forty-five examined, five passed and did not claim exemption, while two of the men did not report or have on file any reason for their absence. A num her were rejected by the physical ex aminers but their cases are held up by the board for a alter ruling and disposition. The board convened again at one o’clock. 213— John Bailey. Monroeville, R. R 3. Passed . No exemption. 214— Milton Chronister. Bobo. Pass ed. Claimed exemption, wife and twc children. 215— Jacob Mazelin, Berne. Passed. Claimed exemption, religious belief. 216 — Frank Kitson, Decatur. R. R. <’ Passed. Claimed exemption on ground A of being farmer. \ 217 Harvey Everett, Decatur. Passed. No exemption. 218— John H. Habegger. Monroe Passed. Claimed exemption, religion and supports father. 219— Harvey Kitson, Decatur. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. ■>2o—Art Baumgartner, Decatur. R. r. 5. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and three children. 221— Robert Habegger, Berne. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and one child. 222— Joseph Kendall. Geneva. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and four children. 223— Jacob Stuckey, Berne. Not present. 224— Wilbur Luginbill, Berne. Rejected Board will rule in case later. 225— William J. Hunt, Pleasant Mills Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. 226— Milton Girod,> Magley. Passed No exemption. 227— Levi Yoder, Berne. Passed.

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Claimed exemption, on account of being farmer. 228— Burt Floyd Herman. Ft. Wayne Passed. No exemption. 229 — James Wesley Miller, Berne. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and one child. 230— Joseph I.acarte, Magley. Not present. 231 — Harvey Bovine, Monroe. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and o.te child. 232— James Stonerock, Decatur. Rcjected. Board will rule in case later. 233 — Realle Gilbert, Decatur. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and child 234 — Fred A. Wilson. Geneva, R. P.. 4. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. 235— David Whitacre. New Corydon, Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and one child. 236 — Edward Rawley, Berne. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. No exemption. 237— Floyd Myers. Berne. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. Claimed exemption, wife. 238 — Charles Bittner, Berne. Passed Claimed exemption on grounds of being farmer. 239 — Perry Ketchum, Geneva. R. R. 2. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. 240— Alfred Miller. Magley. R. R.I. Rejected. 241 — Emil Steffen, Bluffton, R. R. 1. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. Claimed exemption, religion. 242 — Grover Carver, Decatur, Pass ed. Claimed exemption, wife. 243 — George Simmers, Decatur. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and one child. 244 — Avon Burk, Decatur. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later, claimed exemption, wife and two children. 245 — Ivan Baker. Decatur. Rejected. 246 — Arthur Farlow, Berne. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. Claimed exemption, wife and three children. > 247 — Joseph Bleeke, Decatur, R. R 8. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. 248— Fred Wagoner, Decatur, R. it 3. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. 249— Chester Hains, Berne. Passed No exemption. 250— Elmer Leichty, Berne. Passed. Claimed exemption, religion. 251 — Forrest Fike, Geneva. Not Present. 252— Sylvester LaFountain, Geneva R. R. 2. Passed. Claimed exemption wife and two children. 253 — Lynn Shoemaker. Indianapolis. Not examined, member company A. 254 — Heber Fonner, R. R. 7. Not examined. Member company A. 255 — Henry Reinking. Berne. Passed. Claimed exemption on grounds of being farmer. 256— Philip Strahm, Decatur, R. R. 7 Passed. Claimed exemption, wife 257— Albert Bradher, Berne. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife. 258— Russell Christy, Pleasant Mills. Passed. Claimed exemption, support ' of mother. 259— Ernest Dettinger Magley. Not examined, member company A. , • 260—Willie Neusbaum, Berne, Passed. Claimed exemption, religious belief. 261 — Adam Schafer. Decatur. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and child 262 — Wm. Grandlienard. Bluffton, R. r R. 6. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. t 263 —Harry Hoffman. Decatur. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule '• in case later. Did not claim exemption 264 — Harvey Butler. Decatur, R. R. s 5. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife d and two children. 265— Wm. Bultemeir, Decatur, R. R. 11. Passed. Claimed exemption, dependant parents. (Contlnued on Page Two)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, August 12, 1917.

TO BE MANAGER J. S. Nelson, for Five Years Principal of South Ward School, Has Resigned. ! WILL TAKE CHARGE • Os Mercantile Enterprise at Monroe—Twenty Thou- . sand Dollar Concern. • John S. Nelson, for five years principal of the south ward school last evening tendered his resignation to the city school board. The vacancy in the principalship has not yet been filled. Mr. Nelson resigns to enter the commercial field. A twenty thousand corporation was formed recently to take over arid operate the Keller store at Monroe and Mr. Nelson has been selected to serve as manager of that enterprise. Mr. Nelson resides at Monroe. Dur ing his service here as principal, he has been extremely successful and b very well liked by all. Helped in Invoice. Dan Niblick and Oscar Lankenau, local merchants, returned Saturday night from a four days’ stay at Monroe, where they invoiced the stock of the Keller store, which was taken pver by the Home Store Company. .The new company opened for business Saturday morning, with John S. Nelson, manager. o DONATE FINE RECORDS For some time the Delta Theta Tau sorority has wished to make a gift to Company A boys, but could not decide upon what it should be. When the call came for records, they knew that thejr problem had been solved. Records it should be —ten dollars worih of Ihe very newest and brightest and most cheerful records that could be bought. These make a gift that every one of the boys can enjoy and will nc doubt pass brightly many an hour that would otherwise hang he|vy on thei time. BARN ISBURNED Fire Completely Destroyed Barn of John Scheiman Saturday Evening. PACKED WITH HAY Which Caused Spontaneous Combustion — Loss is About $1,500. Fire, which was probably caused by spontaneous combustion, broke out about 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the barn of John Scheiman, who lives on the Eiting road, about an eighth of a mile off Thirteenth street, and caused a total loss of the barn and its contents, and two small outhouses. The loss will probably be between $1,200 and $1,500. The barn, which was a new one, built this summer, was packed with newly-cut hay, and it is thought that this was the cause of the combustion. Mrs. Scheiman, who discovered the fire, saye the whole interior of the barn was ablaze before she could send in a call. The whole building was a mass of flames when the firemen reached the scene and efforts were first made to save the house, which is about twen-ty-five feet from the barn and was also newly built this summer. A chicken house and a bed wagon were als odestroyed, and about $25 ’ damage was done to the house, the paint Jjeing cracked, and several window glass broken. Besides the hay, the barn contalnI ed the family's winter clothing, none • of which was saved. A number of I chickens that were in the chicken coop were saved. There was about $250 worth of corn. ’ oats and rye in the granary which was i totally destroyed and covered by $25 . worth of insurance. Mr. Scheiman J had intended taking out insurance on the new barn at the end of this month and consequently had only SSO insttr- '• ance at the time of the fire. Mr. Scheiman was not at home when " the fire occurred, being at Willshire

5 on business. He bad just finished stor Ing the last bit of hay In the barn and the whole season's crop was destroyed. This Is the second fire on the same " location, there being one there about seven years ago. Train Was Flagged While the firemen were fighting th ■ fire, a freight train was heard coming on the (’lover I/*af, which Is about fit'i] ty feet from the Scheiman home and several men were sent out to flag it. The train contained twelve truck cars t of gasoline and it was thought best to hold it until the fire was extinguished. o COST OF EDUCATION (United Press Service) Peru, Ind., August 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lt cost per township , outside of the city $26.76 to educate , each of the 342 pupils that attended r the schools during the past year. INJECT VACCINE f ' »—■ Soldier Boys Being Protected Against Typhoid and Small Pox. A MEDICAL OFFICER Doing the Work — Final Examination Was Finished Yesterday. Lieut. O. B. Moore, who came here Saturday afternoon to give the boys of Company A their final examination, began this morning to vaccinate and inoculate them. The work is being done very rapidly and Lieut. Moore ’s being assisted by several of the boys. Vaccination for small pox is being administered in the left arm and the inoculation for typhlod fever in the right arm. Several of the boys became very sick from the vaccination and "keeled over" after being “shot in the arm.” Others are not taking it so hard, but all will have sore arms for several days. The inoculation is what makes the boys sick, the vaccination having no such effect. The work is expected to be finished today. The work of examining the boys was commenced Saturday afternoon, as soon as thfe officer arrived and was con tinued all day Sunday, being finished Sunday evening. All the boys were examined including five new men. Frank Hower, Clarence L. Passwater. Dwight Archer, J. B. Brill and Ed Bovine. An officer is expected any day to muster the company into the federal service. o ATTEND DOUBLE CELEBRATION Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger left today for Butler, Penna., where they will attend the twenty-fifth or silver jubilee celebration of Father Valen tine, as a priest. He is a member of the Passionate order, and conducted a mission here several years ago. Two years ago he also visited at the Ehinger home. He is now located at Hoboken, N. J. At the same time of the cele bration of his anniversary as a priest will occure the fiftieth, or golden wed ding anniversary of his parents, Mr and Mrs. Valentine Lehnard. of Butler. Herman Yager also received an invitation to attend the double jubilee but will be unable to go. o FLORENCE SNYDER ILL Florence Snyder, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Frank Snyder, of S. Ninth street, who spent a week visiting with friends at Ohio City, became ill and it was feared that she might be taking typhiod fever. Her family, with J. L ' Gay, drove over with the Gay, Zwick & Myers ambulance last evening and 1 brought the sick girl to her home here. It is thought now that he is suffering only from tonsilitis and billiousness ’ and that the typhoid can be warded off. Her fever remains quite high today.

+++++++ + + + + * + + + RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS. + ' + + 1 + Washington, D. C., Aug. 12 — + + (Special to Daily Democrat) — ♦ + Drafted persons whose religious t s + belief prohibits their making + + war will be forwarded to mobi- + n + lization camps, will make up + :1 + part of the quota from their dis- + h + tricts, and will be assigned to + ' + duty as non-combatants, Provost + + Marshal General Crowder an- * n + nounced today. + o++*++++ + + + + ** +

STAFF_COMPLETE t All Vacancies in the High School Stall Filled—Miss (’ravens Returns. i MISS COOK, OF CELINA Will be Teacher of Latin— Arthur Shepler in Science Department. ? • The staff of teachers for the Decatur high school has been completed and everything is now ready for the opening of the school term, Monday, Sep1 tember 10. ' The many friends of Miss Virginia Cravens, for three years teacher of I English in the high school here, will be pleased to hear that she has withdrawn her resignation tendered seme time ago, and will return here this year. Miss Sue Cook, of Celina. 0., has been selected as teacher of Latin. She is a teacher of ten years’ experince. and is a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University and of Indiana University. She taught last year at Paulding, O. The science department, which includes chemistry and physics in the school here, will be in charge of Arthur Shepler, of Warsaw. He has a degree from Winona University and has had three years’ experience in teaching. He is at present an assistant in the college at Winona. Miss Ruth Gay who has been selected for the commercial department, is a home girl, being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gay. this city. She is a graduate of the International Busi- 1 ness college. Fort Wayne, and has had three years at Tri State college, Angola. She has been a teacher for ' three These, with the other members of the staff, including Principal J. D. 1 Sarig, L. E. Keller, Miss Frieda ' Wehmhoff, Miss Bessie Boyers and 1 W. F. Beery, complete the list. — ( DRIVE ON TODAY Herbert Hoover Today ( Took Action Toward Lowering Price V OF AMERICAN LOAF ( He Will Also Stabilize the 1 Prices on All Other I 5 Food Stuffs. < (United Press Service) , Washington, D. C„ Aug. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Herbert j Hoover today began his drive on high prices. His first effort is directed toward lowering and establisinng the price of the American ; loaf. His next step will be to stabilize prices on canned goods, meats and other foodstuffs. He started today by serving notices on wheat barons that he will vigorously enforce the food control law and declared the government is prepared to buy the whole 1917 wheat harvest —approximately 650,000,000 bushels —if necessary, to protect both producer and consumer. He called upon all elevators, millers, distributors and bakers to restrict margins of profit. Here is what he proposes to do. starting September 1: License all elevators and mills over 100 barrels daily capacity. 1 Open government agencies to pur- ' chase wheat at all the principal ter--1 minals, and re-sell at reasonable prices for export and to millers. Establish a committee under Pres- • ident Garfield. Williams college, to t determine a fair price for the 1917 t wheat harvest. • Call upon elevators and millers to • fix a price schedule based on patriot- • ism, designed to stabilize the price ■ of wheat, flour and finally, bread. • To insure response Hoover will is- ■ sue licenses only to those elevators • and millers who guarantee to charge • reasonable prices for warehouse ■ service, to store no wheat more than • thirty days without his approval, and • to submit regular reports on receipts • and shipments. Grain exchanges

i have been asked to suspend all quotations on future wheat. Persons —whether or not engaged in the trade—bidding wheat or flour contracts longer than necessary for ordinary business will be prosecuted and are advised to "liquidate their contracts at once.” To encourage home production of flour. Hoover will stipulate for a large proportion of flour export instead of wheat.

o TALLEST STALK OF CORN (United Press Service) Columbus. Ind., August 13 Barlholo mew claims credit for the tallest stalk of corn in the world. Its uppermost tip stretches 35 feet above the ground — but the stalk Is growing from the top of a willow tree. Harry Streitelmeir, on whose farm the corn is growing, believes a bird carried the seed to a hollow place in the tree where it y>ok root. NEARS THE CLOSE Conference Year for U. B. Circuit Nears End—The Last Sermons OF CONFERENCE YEAR Will be Preached September 9—Rev. Harman May Not Return Here. The end of the conference of the local United Brethren circuit is approaching and the Rev. F. H. Harman will preach his last sermons of the year here on September 9. He will then go to the annual conference which will be held at Butler, beginning September 12. Rev. Harman has been pastor of the Decatur U. B. circuit which includes the congregations in this city and at Unon Chapel, for three years, during which time the congregations have prospered and become greatly enlarged. with increased activity in all departments. It is not probable that he’ will be returned here, although his J congregations greatly desire the same.

MEN OFFICIALLY REJECTED OR EXEMPTED. If you know of any reason why they should not be, it is your duty as a good citizen, to report that reason to the board at once. The government can order them recalled at any time. The list:

4—Martin Moeschberger, Berne; wife and child. ; 7 —Clarence F. Drake, Decatur; wife and two children. 9—Wilber Edward Lehman. Berne; wife and two children. 18 — Hubert Sprunger, Monroe, R. R. 2; wife. 19— Jack Friedt, Pleasant Mills; wife and child. * 27 —Sim Burk, Decatur; wife and child. 29 —Cover S. McClure, Decatur; wife. 31—Herschell Allen Whiteman, Berne; wife and child. 39— Clyde Wiest, Geneva, R. R. 3; wife and two children. 40— A. Clayton Smith, Berne; wife and three children. 42 — Wm. Henry Beltz, Decatur, R. R. 8; wife and two children. 43 — Brice B. McMillen, Pleasant Mills; wife and child. 44 — Orlestus Smith, Monroe, R. R. 3; wife and four children. 48 —Lawrenee Green, Decatur; wife and child. 54—Chauncy O. Manley, Decatur, R. R. 2; wife and child. 63— Joseph L. Schwartz, Monroe; wife and child. 64— Raymond F. Yaney, Geneva, R. R. 2; wife and child. 71 —Frederick Fullenkamp, Decatur; wife and child. 86—Frederick J. Roe, Monroe; wife and five children. 88_Ernest R. Reicheldefer, Geneva; wife. 106 —Noah Hendricks, Monroe, R. 114—Christ P. Neuenschwander, Berne; wife. R. 3; wife and two children. Berne; wife. 116 Carl Archer, Pleasant Mills; wife and one child. 123— Otto Exley, Decatur; wife. 124 — Ross Niblick, Decatur, R. R. 10; wife and child. 125— Wm. P. Lose, Decatur; wife land two children. 126 — Guy C. Mason, Geneva; wife and child. 129—Cyrus Liechty, Berne; wife and child. 161 —Wm. Keller, Decatur; wife and two children.

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WILL MOVE IN THREE SECTIONS National Army to Go to Cantonments on September 5, 15 and 30.

BILL IS INTRODUCED ) [ To Prevent Criticism of the ! President by Foreign Language Papers. Washington, August 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The new National army will move to cantonments in three main sections of 30 per cent each, September 5, September 15 and September 30, it was officially announc ed here this afternoon The last 10 per cent of the drafted men will follow as soon after September 30 as possible. Paris, August 13—(Special to Dailv Democrat) —Continued artillery duels ' in the Aisne region with renewed German infantry attacks north of St. Quen tin were reported by the war office today. All enemy attacks were repulsed. Washington, August 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Five Americans lost their lives when the American v» s sei. City of Athens was sunk by a mine off Cape Town. Africa. Four of the crew and 10 additional passengers were drowned. The vessel carried missionaries from Brooklyn and New York to Cape Town. There destination was almost in sight when the vessel struck the mine. Washington. August 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —America and her allies will have a sufficient wheat supply. This was assured today by measures set afoot by Food Administrator Hoover. Navy men see Germany trying new horrors in submarining as evidenced in her reported capture of five men. in ’the sinking of the tanker Campane, (Continuefl on Page Two)

162—John Schafer, Monroe; wife and three children. 169—Williard W. Widdows. Geneva: wife. 172 —Preston Pyle, Geneva. R. R. 2; wife and two children. 180—Charles Alger Brodbeck, Decatur; wife and child. 182 —Wm. Harrison Smitley, Monroe; wife and child. 191 — Cecil Clayton Gause, Decatur; R. R. 3; wife and child. 192 — Albert H. Ineichen, Geneva; wife and child. 194 —Homer Hanni, Berne, R. R. 3; wife. 200 — James Reemeler Shoenberger, Geneva; wife and two children. 201 — Gilbert Stuckey, Berne; wife and one child. 207—-John Albert Ritter. Decatur; wife and child. Rejected on Physical Examination. Walter Reinking. Ralph S. Krill, Richard L. Longshore. Kenneth R. Pontius. Daniel L. Falk. Edgar W. Mills. Chauncy E. Debolt, Troby S. Cramer. George F. Yager, Earl tern Barkley. Daniel J. Swartz, Charles J. Mcßarnes, Roiien G. Poling, Laban Otto Fogle. George E. Massone. Hiram Witwer. Solomon Kipfer, Melvin Hirschy, Waldo E. Brushwiller, Earl Reber. Richard W. Peterson, William J. Dowling, Lewis H. Worthman. William August Kllckman. Earl (J. Brcmerkamp, Clarence E. Hoagland, Harvey F. Kinsey, Lewis E. Schadt, Jacob Gause, Ray Ziegler Teeple, William G. Smith, Martin E. Foreman, Arthur P. Clark, Harvey Lewis. Earl Haskell. Dick Boch, David D. Stauffer, Arthur B. Kleinhenz, Frank H. Bollinger, Hugo Thieme. Wilber Neussbaum, Ellis C. Pontius. Chauncy H. Brokaw. Enos D. Lehman, William Thomas Rupert, Jesse E. Welker, James Sprague, Adrian Buckmaster, Robert W. Eddington, Harvey Reisen. Harvey Ivan Shell, Daniel W. Armantrout, Floyd Smitley, Otto Henry Kllckman, Raymond C. Ray, Fred Kamholz, August Bieberick, Lewis E. Sprunger. Guytress Eley, Willis A. Andrews, James C. Wade, Menno Augsburger, Raymond Adrian Braun, James Clifford Hakey, Fred E. Wagner, Charles Baldwin.