Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1917 — Page 1

lume XV. Number 188.

BOARD HAS EXAMINED FIVE HUNDRED MEN QUOTA OF ONE HONORED AND SEVENTEEN MEN ASSURED-WILL PASS ON EXEMPTIONS WITHIN A FEW DAYS, I —

With the conclusion of the physical examinations this afternoon the local board will begin tomorrow on the ruling of exemption claims and begin the big task of selecting Adams county's quota for the new national army—ll7 men—from the ranks of the five hundred and thirteen examined. The quota is practically assured, without making another call. Board Rejects Them. The thirty-seven men who were rejected by the physical examiners Monday and Tuesday as physically unfit for military service and whose cases or examination papers were referred to the local exemption board for further ruling, have been rejected by the board. Those rejected today by the physical examiners will be ruled upon likewise. The total rejection for Monday and Tuesday is forty-seven. After a successful day yesterday the hoard began work today with a rush.' Fifty-one men were exj mined before dinner and eight of these passed and did not claim any exemption. Fifteen men failed to pass the physical exam j ination and the board will rule later on these cases. The remainder that passed claimed exemption for different reasons and their cases will come up later. It is expected that more than the county’s quota will be s6cur-rd from this call, and those that are not taken will be held in reserve to fill the places of those whose appeals are sus- ( tained by the district board, or who can not go for other reasons. Today’s Examination. . 414 —Wjn. Habeggar. Berne. Passed I Claimed exemption, religion. 415 — Wm. Aumann, Decatur. R. R. 1. Passed. Claimed exemption, agriculture. 416 — Frank Riff, Monroe, R. R. 2. Passed. No exemption. 417 — Ed. Studer. Geneva. Rejected.' by physician, board will rule in casej later. No exemption. 418— Alpheus Roop. Decatur. Rejected by physician, board will rule in case later. Claimed exemption, dependant mother. 419— Willis Gee, Geneva. Passed. No exemption. 420— Jesse C. Landis, Monroe, R. R. 1. Rejected by physician, board will rule in case later. No exemption. 421— Herman Ehlerding. Magley, 11. R. 1. Rejected by physicans, board will rule in case later. Claimed exemption, agriculture. 422— Roy Keller. Monroe. R. R. 1. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. 423— Otto Weidler, Decatur. R. R. 2,| Passed. Claimed exemption, agriculture. j 424— Harold Mattox, Geneva. Pass-. (Continued on Page Four) 1

CAPTAIN DAVIS MUSTERS OUR SOLDIER LADS INTO SERVICE • I Company A was mustered into the federal service at 1:15 this afternoon. Captain Charles G. Davis, of Winchester, acting as mustering officer, and 112 men became members of the regular army. Quite a crowd of friends witnessed the ceremony which was very simple. Sergeant Beery assembled the men on Court street and the commissioned officers, Captain Dunn and Lieutenants Peterson and Rollison. took their places in front of them. Captain Davis stepped to his place and began the! roll call, each man stepping out one pace as his name was called. Every member, excepting Otto Bogner and Lynn Shoemaker, answered, and these appeared within a few minutes and the roll showed complete. Captain Daws accepted every man on the roll call, excepting John Debolt, who was discharged because of dependents, a wife and several children. Immediately afterward, the men were formed in a circle at Camp Niblick and their pictures were taken by Photographer Ashbaucher of Bluffton. The celebration of today’s important part in the military history of Company A will be held at the court house at 7:30 o’clock this evening when a program including several addresses will be given and when the boys will be cheered on their way. . . No orders as to when the local company will move have been received, but are expected soon, it being the general opinion that they will leave here some time between this and September Ist. It is thought they will go to Fort Harrison for a few days before being sent to winter quarters at Hattiesburg, Mississippi-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

I ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ MANY SOLDIERS OUT + + OF SECOND HUNDRED. + i * ♦ + Tuesday, the second day, one + 1 + hundred and one men were call- + ♦ ed by the local bard for physical + ♦ examination, and from this list + 1 + more soldiers were secured for + ♦ Unde Sam’s national army than + + on any other day. It is estimat- + + ed that between thirty-five and + + forty men will be eligible for + ♦ the ranks from yesterday’s class. + . ♦ The results were as follows: + + Seven were rejected on ac- + ♦ conut of physical disability. 4* ) . ♦ Seventeen were rejected by 4* + the physical examiners and their + j + eases turned over to the hoard + + for further ruling. + + Twenty-five passed the phy- + + sical examination and did not + + claim exemption. + j F Thirty-one passed the physical +|t 4- examination, but claimed ex- <• j ( 4- emption on the grounds that + + they have a wife and family to + t . . c 4> support. * + Three passed and claimed ex- 4- + emption on account of religious + ; ■F belief. + e + Four passed and will appeal + + to the district board for exemp- + c + tion on the grounds that they 4- ♦ are farmers. 4- | -£• Hour passed, but claimed ex- ♦ + emption on the grounds that + + they supported their mothers. + * + One passed and claimed ex- + ’ 4> emption on the ground that he 44> was an alien. + ' + One 1 papsed and claimed ex- + ■ + emption on the ground that he + 1 )4 1 supported a mother and sister. + + Three were not* examined as + < + they were already members of + •F the army. 4- J •F Three were not present. + r •F Two will be examined else- * ; •F where. ♦ ‘F4 , ’F + , F + + + 4 , d , + + + F | With the finishing and giving tiie s hundredth and one man, the physical 1 examination yesterday. Adams county 1 produced many soldfers brave for Uncle Sam's new national army. It . is estimated that from the one huu- I I dred and one men at least thirty-five) I and possibly forty soldiers will be e-I I cured for the ranks. Twenty-five pass- ■ ed the physical test and did not claini I J exemption. Thiff total will be brought up after the board disallows certain claims for exemption. 1 Following are men taking the examination late yesterday afternoon: I 380 —Fred Koeneman. Decatur, R. R. j 4. Rejected. 381—James Strickler, Decatur. Rejected. | 382 —Francis Fuhrman, Decatur, R. R. 1. Passed. Claimed exemption, , wife and two children. 1 383—H. F. Sprunger, Berne. Passed ♦ (Continued“cn Page Four) ~

Decatur, Indiana,Wednesday Evening,August 15, 1917.

, YOU ARE INVITED | | ■■■ — - To Attend the Meeting at the Court House at 7:30 This Evening H In Celebration of the Mustering Into Service of I 8 The program includes addresses by Major Dreisbach and Rev. Thorn- H H burg. French Quinn will preside. h Help cheer the boys on their way to Hattiesburg. y u That’s what the whistles will blow for. | H :::: ar. ora::ar.;n:arar.a»ar.arar nt: :a:a::ar.:n:

ILL LONG TIME Oscar Brothers of Rivarre Died Last Evening at ' Age of 73 Years. LIVED .AT RIVARRE Funeral Services Friday Morning at 10 O’clock at Rivarre U. B. Church. Oscar Brothers, aged seventythree years, five months and six days, died last evening at 7 o’clock at his home at Rivarre. Mr. Brothers’ death follows a long illness of cancer of the stomach. He was born in Ohio March 8, 1844. the son of William and Catherine May Brothers, but his residence in this county has been a long one. Since the death of his wife, Sarah Brothers, three years ago last April. Mr. Brothers resided with his daughter, Mrs. Ben Shell, at whose home his death occurred. There are seven children surviving: Mrs. George Mclntosh. Mrs. Tom Venis, this city; Mrs. Judd Wertsbaugher, Fort Wayne; Charles, of Bobo; Mrs. Alfred Daniels, Rivarre; John, this city; Mrs. Ben Shell. Rivarre. Two brothers. Albert .of Chadwick, Michigan, and George who resides near that place; and a sister, Mrs. William Wheeler, of Chadwick, are living. Mr. Brothers served in the civil war, being a member of Company C, fortyseventh Indiaan regiment. The funeral will be held Friday morning at ten o’clock from the United Brethren church at Rivarre. -a LOWER LEVIES Are Advised by State Board of Tax Commissioners to Compensate FOR INCREASED VALUE Taxing Authorities Should Not Take Advantage of Increased Valuation. I County Auditor Mosure has received the following letter from the state I board of tax commissioners, addressed | to county councils, boards of commis- | sioners, city councils, school boards, advisory boards, library boards, and other bodies authorized under the statutes to establish levies for taxing purposes: Through vigilance of assessing officers and by reason of enhanced val- . ues incident to considerations affecting the country, the taxables of the state have been increased almost Sfio.000,000 during the present year, and your special attention is called to this fact at this time so that it may not be lost sight of when you come to make your (levies for 1917. “One of the arguments made for s ■ low assessment, even in violation ol I I law, is that taxing authorities do no j take notice of increased values, but o< ii the contrary take advantage of sucl • increases to wring more money fron t the taxpayers because of such increasi , and thereby add to the burden of tax atiom There should be no basis to

such an argument, and the state tax board earnestly hopes that where the increase in values is sufficient to war rant a reduction in levies, that same may be afforded. The state tax board is solicitious that all taxing officers shall do their whole duty under the statute. This will apply to the fixing of levies, c.s well as to the listing of the needs ci government, economically administered. The ratio of increase of taxable; should have a compensation in the ratio of decrease of levies, other conditions remaining the same.” FOB COMPANY A Mass Meeting and Celebration at Court House at 7:30 This Evening. YOU ARE INVITED Major Dreisbach and Rev. Thornburg Will Deliver Addresses to Crowd. Tonight we do honor to Company A. These boys have offered their services and their lives, if need be, to their nation. Too much praise for such men as these is an impossibility. Today they were formally mustered into the Tegular army service. It’s a day that therefore becomes history, that the future generations will refer to. that you will wish to remember. In celebration of the memorable occasion, it has been arranged by the Rotary club, that a meeting be held at the court room at 7:30 o’clock this evening. French Quinn) will preside and addresses will be made by Major Driesbach, of the first battalion, fourth regiment, who has some things of interest to tell you. and by Rev. F. F. Thornburg, who served as. chaplain on the border during last year. The drum corps will be there and you will have a chance to show Company A that you appreciate their splendid loyal fighting spirit for the stars and stripes. To further advertise the . event the whistles will blow between five and six o’clock this evening. METHODIST PICNIC The Methodist Sunday school picnic will be held at St. John’s grove, seven miles north of Decatur on the Fort Wayne & Decatur interurban, Tuesday, August 21st. Arrangements will be made to carry everybody by ■ I interurban cars or by automobiles. [' Everbody invited. Come with well . filled baskets and enjoy the entire day. The Sunday school will run a [ stand where you can buy what you . want in the way of refreshments. , Definite announcement as to particu lars will be made Sunday morning at the Methodist church. The picnic is under the auspices ol the Methodist Sunday school, but ev erybody is welcome. 8 I . ■ - •F++++++ + + + * + +i * BLOW YOUR WHISTLE. 4 S + < ' + It Is requested that the whis- 4 e + ties at the various factories blow 4 + long and loud between five and 4 a <• six o’c|dck this evening, that 4 ,f )+ the bells ring, and if someone N + asks you why, tell them it's to N ■d 4* announce the celebration to- N ;h + night in honor of the fact that N tn) 4. Co. A wre today mustered into N >e -f the service. Go to the court H x- 4. house tonight. N >r+++++++ + + + + + + t

HAS COMMISSION Dr. Ross Petry, Young Veterinarian of Monroe, Commissioned as SECOND LIEUTENANT Showed Commission When Appeared Before Conscription Board. When Dr. Ross Petry, well known veterinarian of Monroe, appeared before the conscription board in answer to the summons, he showed the board a commission that he had received as second lieutenant in the veterinary department and is now a member of the officers’ reserve corps, subject to call to service. Dr. Petry’s real home is near Portland but after graduating from the Indiana Veterinary college he came to Monroe where he launched out into practice. He has been located there a year or two and has made good. Dr. Petry is a young man and without family. He will continue his practice at Monroe until such time as he is called out, should that be. CAPTAIN DAVIS’ BROTHER Jack Davis, the Star tobacco booster, was in town today and he had a lot of fun distributing samples and meeting old friends. He is a brother of Captain Davis, who mustered in company A today and is a fine major himself. Os course we were bribed to.say these nice things about him because he was so liberal with his samples In this office. MAY BE EXEMPT According to Ruling Three Rural Mail Carriers Out of This City — MAY CLAIM EXEMPTION Receive Salaries Over SIOOO —Places Cannot be Filled at This Time. i f According to a ruling received this morning by Postmaster J. W. Bosse, 1 three rural mail carriers out. of the B Decatur postoffice, of draft age, i Lawrence Biggs, Ray Smith and Hom- , er Knodle, may file exemption from i- military duty. The ruling sets out 1 that certificate of exemption from military duty must not be tiled for any >f f rural carrier, city letter carrier, any substitute, or postoffice clerk, receiving salaries less than SI,OOO in postof- * fices of the second class, in which 4* class the local postoffice falls. Nor I should exemption be filed by any, if . their places can lie filled by others + just as good. 4. None of those here of eligible age r< - 4. ceive salaries less than the above 4, named, and neither can their pla<.\s 4. be filled by others at this time, for + there is no list of eligibles awaiting < appointment as carriers. An examin.i---4" tion was held about ten days ago tor + postoffice clerks and carriers and 4* there were no applicants for the places

THE WAR MUST GO ON ) IS VERDICT OF ALLIES UNITED STATES Witt STAND WITH OTHER NATIONS -LENS IS SURROUNDED DN THREE SIDES AND MUST FALL. I

Lens a Dust Trap. (Untied Press Service) (By William Phillip Simms, United Press Correspondent) With the British Arield, Aug. 15— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Positions over a 1,000 yard front and to a depth of nearly a mile were stormed and captured by Canadians today in a new assault on the German defense of Lens. As a result of the objective obtained by toda/’s atack, the famous coal city is now nothing more thana dust trap for the Germans. If they con- ! tinue to hold it, their pride will cost' them dearly in lives and blood. Hill No. 70 was captured in the first run of the Canadians. A number of other important mining centers and positions about Lens were next captured. The occupation of Lens will open great coal deposits to the French. The immediate value of the mines, however, will depend on the extent of damage done to them by the Ger-' mans. I The victorious assault of the Canadians today brings the fall of Lens appreciably near. For the past week the Canadians have been closing in on Lens yard by yard. The city is now surrounded by the British on three sides. They were within striking distance of the main part of town t before today’s attack was made. BULLETIN. Paris, Aug. 15—(Special to Daily ’ Democrat)—The French advanced • considerably west of Dixmude in,. Belgium, the war office anriounced . 1 today. 1 On the road between Hurtebise 1 and Craonne German artillery heavily bombarded French first lines, thr> statement said. On the Vauclerc 1 plateau an enemy raid was repulsed. 1 Artillery fighting was active on 1 both banks of the Meuse throughout 1 the night. On the left bank, west of 1 Hill 304. the French threw back a 1 German attack. BULLETIN. Washington. D. C„ Aug. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The camp for the Rainbow division soon to go ) to France, will be established at Min-, eola, L. 1., and will be named Camp 1 Albert L. Mills, in honor of the Gen-| eraL Mills, head of the militia divis-’ ion. TAKING CANVASS. A thorough canvass of the county| was made today by women for sign-) ers of the Hoover pledge cards. Wo-1 men thereby pledged themselves to the economical conduction of their households, paying strict attention to conserving foods The canvass was made under the auspices of the council of defense.

|| A WORD ABOUT HATTIESBURG ~ WHERE SOLDIERS WILL wiNtr-R I — Howard S. Williams, an Indiana newspaper man, sends us the ’ story about Hattiesburg, where Company A and the other Indiana guards w 1 train during the winter, beginning next month: . . t “Parents. Listen. Your sons are coming to one of the cleanest and pret- , tiest little cities in all the broad southland. Don’t take my alone as gospel, but write your sons when they get here, and see if they don t bear ■' me out. Hattiesburg has a population of about 15.0 0 people, and It is hirty ' ,ears old. It is only seventy miles from the Mississippi coast, where bathing. • boating, fishing and sailing can be enjoyed during all of the months of th- year. The historic city of New Orleans. La., is Only 117 miles away. Six railroads enter Hattiesburg, and quick transportation to and from the ' city is a feature that struck me as being very unusual for a town of this size. ’ The town is situated in South Mississippi, amid the “piney woods,' great pine f forests that today are furnishing such enormous quantities of lumber for the 4 erection of cantonments and the building of ships to take our boys across the deep blue sea to whip the kaiser, and transport food to sustain them. The* great produce farms of this section, large and well cultivated lands, now ■ growing corn, sweet potatoes, garden truck and fruits, where once the giant ; pines flourished, will furnish much of the world's food supply during the period of the war. The soil of the cut-over pine lands lends itself admirably : to the growing of crops that bring good returns in a financial way, especially where fertilizers are used intelligently, and thrifty farmers oversee all features of farm work, which can be done all the year around, and cattie can be raised with comparatively little expense, owing to the climate, which never ; gets severe, I am told by reliable men." X-

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Peace Efforts Fail. Washington, August 15—(Special to I Daily Democrat) —The great war must go on until Germany is willing to talk reparation, restoration and guarantees. The United States government will stand with the allies in a determination to fight till their objects are secured. The pope's peace appeal has made | no change in the war aims of this coun try, the state department announced today. America's aims for the most part (Coincide with those of the allies it ad,ded.. It reflected an unmistakable determination to refuse the pope's offer at this time. A review of the allied em bassy’s opinions today revealed the following: British diplomats say that I Belgium, France, Serbia and Roumania must be acutally evacuated before peace discussion can start. Germany must not be allowed to enter the peace council free from subjection to reportation and guarantee. I The Brazillian and Chilean ambassa- ! dors sought to learn this country’s views today but were informed the peace note had not arrived. The situation caused Senator Lewis to introduce a resolution today that would bind congress to keep silen:e concerning peace, leaving action to the president. Senator Sherman, the other Illinois i member also offered a peace resolution declaring for no annexations cr indemnities, for freedom of the seas and for rehabilation of Belgium at joint cost to all the belligerants. Sherman suggested that President Wilson seek a joint statement of war aims and peace terms from the allies. London, August 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Germany is working with all her power for peace before the full weight of America can be thrown against her. This was the growing belief in London today, following over night consideration of the peace appeal of Pope Benedict. A chorus of mingled surprise that, his holiness should lie so misinformed as to the sentiment in the allied countries as to think they might accept his ! proposals and even derision arose toI day in editorials from the provinces. "We are fighting for one thing—vie--1 tory of democracy over aggression" was the key note from the government as voiced by Lloyd George in an informal address. Meanwhile came news of fresh <!'■- I tory at Lens, bringing the French coal I city all but within the grasp of the Canadians. I American engineers parading Lon- ! don aroused the British war spirit to 1' the highest notch it has reached in 1 months. ■ (Continued on Page Four)