Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 189.

ALLIES HOLD POSITION AND START NEW ATTACK GRADUATED OFFICERS TO GO TO FRANCE -PEACE OFFERS WILL BE REJECTED -FORMER CZAB ON WAY TO SIBERIA.

(United Press Service) Berlin, August 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A second battle has broken forth in Flanders, the war office announced today. According to British orders which were found, their objective was Verdin Levil, four kilometers behind the German front, it was stated. British made a small gain in fresh attacks which were repeated eleven times, the statement said. The storming waves collapsed under German fire it was claimed. “South of Hullach and to the west of Lens all attacks were repulsed with extremely heavy losses, the statement declared. Along the Lady's highway French attacks were vain and at the cost of much blood shed. BULLETIN. London, Aug. 16—(Special to Daily (Democrat) —Field Marshal Haight | troops captured Langemark at noon' today, Premier Lloyd George an-j nounced in the house of commons. Twelve hundred prisoners and five guns were captured. Langemark is a little over five miles | north of Ypres. It is probable that French and British took part in the attack which resulted in the capture of the town. The French have been holding a part of the line in this region. Petrograd, Aug. 16 —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—rA .counter-revolu-tionary plot having for its object the restoration of the czar to the throne was discovered and put down, it was learned today, in connection with the deportation of the czar, czarina and their family to Siberia. The Bourz Gazette today asserted positively that the former czar is now enroute to Siberia. London, Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat—High tribute was paid to the American engineers who paraded through the streets of London yesterday, by Premier Lloyd George, in an exclusive interview with the United Press today. “It was a thrilling spectacle, and moved us very much,” said the premier, as he recalled the spectacle of. the khaki-clad Americans swinging | pas tthe war office with thousands! wildly cheering them. “It moved us because we knew the . real significance of it; we knew that! behind those fine fellows there is an nation of a hundred million that nev-[ er yet has set its hand to any task it has not accomplished. "They are a fine body of men. I went to the war office to see them march by with the cabinet, and the men made a great impression, not only upon members of the cabinet, and myself, but also upon the military advisors of the government who were there with us.” London, Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Pointed answer to German hope of starving out England through the submarine was given by Premier Lloyd George when he announced today the food situation was now better than it had been for some time. "The stock of wheat now on hand is 16.000.000 bushel over that of last year,” the premier told the house of comons. "England's food position is beter than in many years.” New York. August 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A blow at the proGerman press and the pro-German agi- +++++*+ + * + + * + + j. TO GO TO FRANCE. + + + Washington, D. C., Aug. 16 ♦ + (Special to Daily Democrat)— + + More than 2,000 graduates from + + the first series of officers' train- + •fr ing camps have been assigned + ♦ .to go to France. They will re- + ♦ ceive further intensive training + ♦ there and ultimately will be + ♦ used to fill up the gap caused by ♦ ♦ promotions and casualties. * **4,4 > + + + + + + + + , *‘*

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tator was struck here today as i'ie ’ speech of Elihu Root, returned com- . missioner to Russia, became public. Addressing athrong at the Union League club Root said: “There are men walking about the streets of this city tonight who ought : to be taken out at sunrise tomorrow and shot for treason. They are doing their work under false pretense, they are pretending to be for their country and they are lying in every way and in every word. They are covering themselves with the cloak of pretended Americanism; and if we are to be competent and fit for our liberty, we will find them out and get at them. "There r,re some newspapers published in this city every day the editors of which deserve conviciton and ex ecution for treason. And sooner or later they will get it.” | The crowd cheered at Root finished ■ his ringing denunciation. Following him Charles Edward Russell, another member of the mission, attacked tlu members of congress who have at tempted to get statements of war aims in the senate. “Disloyal American tjiat disgraces the congress of the United States,” he cried. “Traitor in disguise that has taken the oath of allegiance and goes to the senate of the United States to do the dirty work of the kaiser. Oh. if I could have taken you by the thro and dragged you to Petrograd and put you up there in the field of Mars on a Sunday afternoon and let you see the result of your work. For you would have seen those miserable, fawning, slimy creatures that take the dirty money of Germany. "You would have seen them, disloyal senator, going from crowd to crowd and repeating your words of treason, quoting what you say in the senate of the United States, when you introduce a resolution demanding that the allies state their peace terms.” BULLETIN London, August 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Field Marshal Haig struck again today, this time in Belgium north of Ypres. At 4:45 this morning the British and ! French attacked on a wide front. I Heavy fighting was reported, but pro--1 gress was being made at all points in [spite of stubborn rseistance by the enemy, the British h'mmander stated. ! The attack was on the line running to the east and north of Ypres, where ! bitter fighting took place in the first recent assault in Flanders. The Canadians today still held the positions dominating Lens, which were taken yesterday, despite strong Ger man counter-attacks during the night Attempts of the Germans to regain hill 70 and other important positions continued during the night, Haig reported but all were repulsed. BULLETIN Paris, August 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Attacking in concert with the British, French troops today attained all objectives in a strong assault against the German lines in I Flanders. In one section an entire trench sys- ' , tern was captured on a kilometre front II Four German counter-attacks were .thrown back and the French held all I their gains. > . BULLETIN Washington, August 16—(Special to - (Continued on Page Two) ■— - — N♦++♦*++ + + + + + + + ►'+ INDIANA IS PLACED. + ►;+ + ► ♦ Washington, D. C„ Aug. 16— + b + (Special to Daily Democrat)— + F + The war department today as- ♦ t> + signed names to the divisions + b +of the new national army. The + b + Indiana and Kentucky division + b + was named the 84th. The Indi- + b + ana and Kentucky national + ■b ♦ guard was named the 38th. + (-+++♦+++ + + + + + + + I

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 16, 1917.

INDIANA’S MONEY State Treasurer C. S. Niblick Has on Deposit $40,000 to K. of C. | WAR CAMP FUND ‘ State’s Contribution Will be s9o,ooo—To Raise Three Million. C. S. Niblick, of the Old Adams County Bank, state treasurer of the Knights of Columbus, has on deposit today the sum of $40,000.00 which represents part of the contributions received in the campaign lor the K. of C. War Camp fund. Mr. Niblick stated this morning that the state's total to the fund will be $110,000.00. At the national convention of the Knights of Columbus held in Chicago a week ago it was decided to raise three million dollars instead of one million for the building of the recreation halls at the different cantonments. The splendid showing made by Indiana in the raising of the first million will exempt her from raising her share of the extra two million. The mo’n-'y now raised within the state is more than what the assessment would be on the three million. State Treasurer Niblick is receiving money eveijy day from the different councils and will have in trust the entire amount raised in the state. Adams county's contribution to the fund was SI,OOO which is nearly double her quota. IS fl REfll ARMY French Soldiers and Villagers Realize That Pershing’s Men Are Soldiers. SAMMIES IN REVIEW Cause Gen. Sibert to Express Greatest Satisfaction of Their Progress. (United Press Service) (By J. W. Pegler. United Press Staff Correspondent) American Field Headquarters in France, Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—French soldiers and villagers in this region realized today they had a real army of democracy in their midst. The review of General Pershing’s Sammies was one of the most democratic, tradition-shat-tering spectacles ever witnessed in the war zone. One unite of American fighting men marched to the tune of "Happy Heinie,”—a medley of “The Watch on the Rhine and Ach du Lieber Augustine,” that has been that particular regiment’s favorite music since the Cuban campaign. In a drenching rain, over a field of churned, heavy mud, democracy s first legion of Sammies passed in review before General Sibert, camp commander —ready for business. There were no spangles or gold braid, no clanking swords. Gas masks swung from every belt. Once a string of rebellious Missouri mules created excitement on the program by attempting to run in circles, dragging a machine gun limber. At dawn, the measured beat of hob-nailed boots as regiments gath- . ered for the review brought sleepy villagers peering, to their windows, . drowsily cheering “Viva Amerique. When the Sammies lined up on a rain-swept plateau at 10 a. m. bright spots of sunshine gleamed on distant crests. The athletic, peppery ► legions marched briskly past General Sibert, the French general commanding the military instructors, and the • (French and American staffs. The • French staff was uniformed in bright • colors, and all braved thQ storm • without raincoats. • An assortment of dogs, strutting • decorously and importantly, follow•pd each company. All kinds of ca- ► nine mascots were in line —yellow, ► spotted and fuzzled. ► The improvement in the Sammies’ N discipline and soldierliness since h Pershing’s visit was apparent. Aft- ► er passing Sibert the troops ran into

t column formation, witling into a valley and so back to camp. Genera) Sibert expressed pride In their splendid program in less than ti month's training. . „— - . o HOME ON FURLOUGHS Lieutenant Arthur Beery, of the n itional cavalry and Lieutenant Claude Briggs of the 46th regular infantry, arrived here last evening, having comI I leted their work at the officers training camp and received their commissions. Lieutenant Clem Stelgmeyer | I of the officers' corps also returned to Fort Wayne and will visit his relatives here. Lieutenant R. M. Blackburn, of the national quartermaster's division is expected home tomorrow. He will take a post graduate course before on- ; tering the service. The boys will have a few days’ vacation before entering upon their duties. BOARD WILL NOW RULE ON CLAIMS FOR EXEMPTION The Fifty Undecided Cases Will be the First Ones Ruled on—Will Know WHERE YOU STAND County Quota of 107 Now Assured and no More Men Will be Called. THE OFFICIAL DRAW. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 14, 1917. To the Local Board for Adams County, State of Indiana: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the president, pursuant to an act of congress entitled “An Act to Authorize the President to Increase Temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States,” approved May 18, 1917, I, James P. Goodrich, governor of the State of Indiana. acting for and by the direction of the president, do hereby, in accordance with said act and regulations, notify the local board for the county of Adams, State of Indiana, that the net quota to be furnished by said local board under a draft for the ag- ' gregate number of 687,000 men, ordered by the president on July 12, 1917, by virtue of the authority vested in him by said act of congress, is 107 men. Said local board will furnish the pet quota so specified, as required by ( said act of congress and rules and regulations prescribed thereto. ' JAMES P. GOODRICH. I Will Exempt or Take You. The local exemption board compos- < ed of Ed Green, Dr. E. J. Coverdale 1 and C. N. Christen, assisted by Attor 1 ney H. B. Heller went into session nt one o'clock this afternoon and immediately took up the examination papers [ of the three hundred and one men ex- , amined this week. These papers will be signed and certified by the mem- ( bers of the board, before any action is ( taken in the different cases. Rulings on them will be made within the next < few days. The fifty undecided cases left over i from last week will be the first ones ( disposed of by the board, and probably by tomorrow those who were ex- < amined last week and are still in doubt as to where they stand will be notified definitely whether or not they have ( been rejected or exempted or have been certified to the district board as members of the new national army. County Quota Assured. The local board stated this after- , noon that it was practically assured that the county quota of one hundred and seven men would be obtained from the 513 called. At least no more men will be called at present. Marion Case Passes. The local board this afternoon received a telegram from Marion of Pleasant Mills, stating that he was examined and passed by the board at Jackson, Mich. No claim for exemption has been filed by him as far as the local board knows. The second big job has been completed and the work thus far accomplished by the local board and the examiners is now history and has been . recorded in the Daily Democrat. At this point we venture to say that in years, decades and generations to ’ come, the files of the Daily Democrat, > which are made up into book form - each year, will be laid on the counter • " (Continued on Page Twoj “~ ~

IT IS ML OVER I —■ Writes “Johnny Lqttinann —Was Married at Kalamazoo, Mich., to MISS ESSIE LYTTLE Both of Sturgis, Mich.— Groom is Son of Mr. and [ Mrs. Ed Luttmann. 1 “Johnny” Luttmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Luttman, former Decatur residents, now of Sturgis, Mich., has become a benedict, according to the following item from a Sturgis paper: “Yesterday, Miss Essie Lyttle left home for Fort Wayne 'to visit some of her friends,' she said, and the story son l nde<| plausibly enough. Early this morning. John E. Luttmann, manager of the Crystal, left for ‘a day in Kalamazoo.’ he stated. Both of these stories passed the household censors of each family but this afternoon Mrs. Ed Luttmann received a telegram from John which read: 'lt is all over. —John.’ “Mrs. Luttmann interpreted the message to read that John and Myrtle were married. "Mrs. John Luttmann is one of the fine young women of this city who has made a very large circle of friends. Mr. Luttman's pleasing ways have earned for him in a very short time innumerable friends.” The groom attended the Decatur high school prior to moving to Michigan and would have graduated in the class of 1917 had he remained here. WRITING HOME Orval Wells and Ira Smith Notify Sheriff Green of Their Whereabouts. ARE A LITTLE LATE Time is Up and They Are Members of the Regular Army—Better Hurry. i Mr. Ed Green—l am droping you : , few lines to let you now i am at Marion Ind and if ywont me for that army 1 bisness novide me at 1013 north Bran- ! son St. Marion ind. and Ira Smith 1 didnt give them my adress when I left ' an if you please tell Mr. Peterson whet 1 1 we are. Orval Wells & Smith. i The above is the exact wording on ' a postal card received yesterday .if- : ternoon by Ed Green of the military t board and shows that at least a part t of the men summoned do not realize the very serious nature of “that army I business.” These two men were i among those called the first day, Monday of last week and failed to appear, i Ten day have now elapsed and the ’ men have been certified is as a part > f the quota. Unless they appear now within the next few days they will be considered deserters for the army and will be punished as such. Its up to the men called to look after their own interest and no one else. CANNINB CLUB GIVES LUNCH (Unitert Press Service) Rochester, Ind., August 16 —Business men of Rochester who are members of the Farmers and Merchants Association of Fulton county were luncheon guests today of the Rochester Canning company. An inspection of the company's plant, where thousands of dollars worth of new machinery has recently been in stalled, was scheduled for this afternoon. MOOSE ARE ENTERTAINED The Loyal Order of Moose of this city were entertained last evening by several members of the Ft. Wayne lodge who motored here to bring up with the members of the Moose lodge to start a legion in this city. Further action will be taken later pertaining to this legion. elzey~reun7on OFFICERS. All the officers of the Elzey family reunion organization are requested to meet this evening at the home of Delma Elzey on Tenth street.

‘[LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ROTARY CLUB BEHIND MOVEMENT TO BAISE THAT SUM FOB COMPANY A FUND-ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT.

1 In a meeting at the court house last night, which was filled with enthusiasm and good will, the Decatur Rotary ' club raised over S3OO for Company A's fund, and started the ball rolling for additional subscriptions for many more hundreds of dollars. Patriotic and inspiring addresses were deliver- , ed by Major Dreisbach, head of the first, ballalion of the fourth infantrv, I . Rev. F. F. Thornburg, and French Quinn. The meeting was a celebration of the mustering in of Company A, yesterday afternoon, and will be never forgotten for its splendid results. Long before the start of the program the court room was filled to capacity ' and many were forced to stand. The drum corps rendered several selection j in front of the court house and after the crowd was assembled the Decatur city band was kind enough to lend their assistance in making the celebration a good one, and played for about ten minutes, in the court room. Juit before the speaker of the evening was introduced. Company A marched in. in a body and were cheered by the crowd. Mr. French Quinn, chairman, opened the meeting with the remark that the people were there to do honor to Company A, and introduced Major Dreisbach, Major Dreisbach made an eloquent and straight-from-the-shoulder appeal to the people of Decatur. He was not afraid to say what he meant and made the people realize what they were ,ip against in the war with Germany. He began his talk by saying that the people of this community do not realize that the United States is at war. He said that the boys were going up against the trained military machine of Germany, hut would not have the training that the German fighters have but they were in the war to win and would not back down, even though battling with more experienced men. He also said that the people who stay at home must make some sacrifice alt o even if they did not go to the battlefield. The German people are all lohind the kaiser, or he could not he”° ' the efficient military machine he had. Therefore the people of the Unit’d States should be willing to help and that the people of this community should help the boys of Company A. While Decatur had only given about S3OO, the. Commercial club of Huntington has already given $3,000 besides installing shower baths for the boys and hiring a trained nurse. Rushville has given between S9OO and SI,OOO and the people of East Chicago have guaranteed to send the boys SSOO yer month while they are in service. He said the boys were given their regular army food, there were a great manv other things they desired and needed which could only be secured through this fund, such as milk, butter, egg v fresh fruit, ice, a refrigerator, a cut - board, screens for the mess tene and hundreds of other articles that would go to make the boys more healthy and happy and would send back better men Many people are mistaken in the thought that the money donated is 1 taken care of in a haphazard fashion. ’ but each penny is accounted for and a written order signed by the captain 1 and the lieutenants must be secured before any of the money is used and then the books are audited. In speaking of the moral condition of the boys, he said, every effort will be made to keep the boys clean, and said people were greatly mistaken in thinking that the army was made ip of a bunch of "roughnecks" and that people drew their opinion of the army from the very few bad men that get into it and not from the better class of men. He emphasized the opinion that this war will not be over shortly and there is no sense in the remark that these boys “will never see service.” This feeling is the reason why people are not getting behind the government

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but are going around criticizing. in- . stead of helping to win. He said people come to him with excuses for not going or giving and they don’t seem to 1 realize that he is leaving wife and family and giving all. but are trying to shove the war on somebody else’s shoulders. He said, "I am not even praying to get back, but am earnestly hoping that 1 can give 100 per cent.” In closing he said, “The sooner wo hit. and the quicker we get into it. the • more men and money we will save.” Rev. Thornburg was then introduced .and he told of the need for the money the boys had when he was on the border and made an earnest appeal for tho help of the people toward raising q , fund for our own home boys. He [closed with the rendering of the song, "The Old Flag Never Touched tho Ground oys” and then asked the boys of Company A to sing it. After Rev. Thornburg’s address, Mr. Quinn announced that a free will subscription would he asked and made an impassioned plea for the assistance f the people of Decatur, saying that, every one should make a sacrifice no matter how small the amount was. to help the boys. The people responded nobly and the S3OO that was secured will no doubt be supplemented by much more when the citizens hear of the necessity of the fund. The names of all those who gave and will give will be published daily and it is hoped the people who did not attend the meeting last night will add their name to the list. The meeting was in charge of tho Decatur Rotary club and these progressive men can feel satisfied over the success of their effort to increase the fund of Company A. Let's make it SI,OOO. The Contributions. I). M. Reid $ 10.00 Fred Schafer 10.00 Frank Reid 10. on John Niblick 10.00 Rotary Club 25.00 T. P. A 10.00 J. L. Gay 10.00 Daily Democrat 10.00 J. T. Merryman 10.00 Vance & Hite 10.00 Martin-Klepper Creamery Co.. 10.00 Murray Hotel 10.00 M. F. Worthmann 10.00 Dan Beery 10.00 Mrs. Eley 5.00 Mrs. Coverdale 5.00 Mrs. Dr. Burns 5.00 Geo. Patterson 5.00 Rev. Thornburg 5.00 W. H. Foughty 5.00 A. H. Sellemeyer 500 D. L. Quinn 5.00 Jesse Sellemeyer 5.00 Fried 5.00 1 A D. Suttles 5.00 1 Dr. Neptune 5.00 . Ed Ahr 500 Mrs. French Quinn 5.00 Mrs. John Smith 5.00 John S. Peterson 5.00 Mrs. Charles Knapp 5.00 Miss Clara Boknecht 5.00 Davis Candy Co 15.00 Mrs. Gass 5.00 Mrs. Morrison 5.00 Chas. Yager 5.00 Al Steele 5.00 Wm. Johns 5.00 Mrs. Hoffman 5.00 S. E. Brown .’. 5.00 Rquben Lord 5.00 Henry Schultz 5.00 A Friend 5.00 Wm. Highlen 5.00 Jess Gilbert 5.00 Mrs. J. C. Hower 5.00 Frank McConnell 10.00 Erwin & Michaud 10.00 C. A. Merryman 5.00 J. I). Dailey 5.00 Louise Quinn 1.00 Mrs. John Niblick 10.00 Total $362.00 The list is still open. What will YOU give?