Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1917 — Page 1

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PEACE ISSUE AND RUSSIA F*- — Holds the Attention of the Nations in the World War Today. NEW FRENCH ATTACK Is Begun North of Verdun —Canadians Continue to Push Ahead. (United Press Service) Revival of the peace issue, through an explanatory statement from the Vatican to the United Press, and the Russian situation held the attention of nations in the world war today. A distinct modification of the pontiff's original peace appeal was seen In his amplifying statement that Belgium must be given special consideration in the matter of restoration. Disturbing rumors continued to be circulated regarding the Russian condition. The United States gave I expression to its confidence in the | new Russian government, however, by announcement of a new $100,000.000 loan. Great quantities of supplies. especially rolling stock and other railway equipment will be sent to Russia as soon as possible. Meantime, however, messages suggest a probability of the transfer of the Russian capital from Petrograd to Moscow. This has been contemplated before and whether such a possible move is being considered i because of internal or external developments is problematical. On the western front the allies continued to drive forward in their offensive. Canadians continued to advance into the city of Lens. The French bo- i gan a new attack north of Verdun, capturing hill number 304, another position to the depth of a mile and a half. The Italian report contained ad- ] vances and 2500 additional prisoners i taken. Efforts were being made in Washington to affect a compromise on the war tax bill as a result of the defeat of the bill to conscript wealth and war profits ; The shipping board decided to spend nearly $2,000,000,000 in the purchase of ships to beat the submarines. (By John H. Hearley. United Press Staff Correspondent) Rome, August 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)— The United Press was authorized today by the papal secretary of state to make the following statement: “The first two points in the pontifical appeal for peace, treating respectively of disarmament and freedom of the seas, were suggested by President Wilson’s well known message to the senate. "Consequently we are inclined to believe that they will now find, on the part of the American people, the same reception that they enjoyed when President Wilson proclaimed them at the capitol. "The third and fourth points, wherein mutual condonation of war expenses and damages, as well as mutual restij tution of occupied territories, was pro-, posed, were formulated from public speeches recently delivered by states-, men of the different belligerent na-l tions and from resolutions passed by their respective parliaments. "Therefore the same statesmtn can- * CONDITION IS SERIOUS. + 44. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 24 ♦ 4. (Special to Daily Democrat)- + 4. That the condition of Governor + 4. James P. Goodrich, now confined + 4. m the Methodist hospital here + 4. from a nervous breakdown and * 4. stomach disorders, is worse than + 4. originally believed, was learned + 4. from his physicians this aftei- + 4. noon. The governor’s tempera- * 4. ture ranged from 102% to 103 ♦ 4- degrees. He is permitted to re- + 4. ceive no visitors. Fears of at- + 4. tending physicians that the gov- * 4. ernor’s illness would develop ♦ 4. into typhoid fever have now + 4. been dispelled, it was announc- + 4. ed. News of the serious illness + 4. of Goodrich's mother, who is + 4- dangerously sick with ear 4. trouble at Winchester, has been + 4> withheld from him. *

not rdfute them now without contra dieting themselves. 1 "Moreover it Is necessary to remark as to condonation of damages caused by the war, that there is an exception applying particularly to Belgium. "The fifth and sixth points concern > special territorial questions about which the holy father does not an 1 could not propose any definite and concrete solution. Consequently he confines himself to expressing the wish that said questions shall he examined in a conciliatory spirit, taking into con sideration, as far as possible any just aspirations of the people. "The Holy See wishes to emphasize the fact that the appeal was not suggested with any of the belligcnent powers and was not inspired for the particular advantage of any warring nation. "Finally, the Holy Father said nothing wfiout democracy and the democratization of any existing government because history teaches us that a form of government imposed by arms does not and cannot live and also out of respect for the free will of the people themselves who. having the -right of universal suffrage, may chose whatever form of government they please. “For the rest, democracy will receive such an impulse from the w.jr. that wisdom must prevent it deteriorat ing into any excessive forms, such as i anarchism." 1 (By Henry Wood, United Press SfTlf Correspondent) With the French Armies in the Field ; August 24 —(Special to Daily DemoIcrat)—Dead Man's hill was aptly 1 I named. From where the former French line was. that is half way down its slopes., ahead to the summit, every inch of the ground today is soaked with blood of German defenders. The place is a shambles. Not a blade of grass or a vestage of vegetation marks the awful scene. Bits of human flesh have been ground into the very soil itself. It is as if some gigantic convulsion bad ground the earth together, leaving a smear of reddish dust. A few hundred yards down, behind the former French lines, wild flowers bloom profusely. Their colorful blooms bring out even more horribly the track of death above. The French victory at Dead Man's hill is a monument to the devilishly destructive and accurate new French artillery. Torender Dead Man’s Hill “impregnable” the Germans had constructed three tunnels. One, named the “Crown Prince" traversed the hill: another, named “Bismarck.” connected the two summits and a third, “Corbeaux,” ran under Goose hill. French 400-millimeter shells pierced each tunnel. In the Crown Prince tunnel alone found today the bodies of more than a hundred dead Germans, the victims of this single shell. When the French first swarmed over they took 700 German prisoners from the same gallery. In Corbeaux tunnel the French took an entire German regimental staff, with its maps, papers and material. One thing General Pershing, who witnessed this particular assault particularly emphasized was the work of the new French guns. He spoke particularly about it to General Corvisart. whose troops made the assault later. Pershing and Corvisart are old friends. They were together in Manchuria. The same new tactics by which the French artillery, as in the case of Dead Man’s Hill, are able to take the most difficult positions with insignifiI cant losses, are now being taught the I American army. Today, standing on the summit of I the hill, I saw the French gradually advancing right and left of hill 304. - n the left bank of the Meuse. This ridge has not yet been completely captured Over our heads there were constant aerial battles. German airmen con stantly strove to hover low enough to sent splashes of machine gun fire on the victorious poilus. ,| French flyers fqught incessantly to drive them back. Sometimes the bat- , | tie raged only a few hundred feet aloft 1 There was never any possibility of mis ■ taking the Germans because all their • ’ machines fired flaming incendiary bul- •' lets. At one time a score of airplanes ’: were engaged in deadly combat, in the •'skies just around where we stood, j BULLETIN ( ’ London, Aiigust 24—(Special .to ► Daily Democrat)— Sanguinkry fighting ► Canadian troops in the outskirts of ► Lens pressed still further into the ► French coal city today. h “South of Lens there was fierce h fighting,” Field Marshal Haig reportk ed. “as a result of which we hold Gerk man trenches immediately t northwest k of “Green Crassier.”

TREASON Cfcr X Is Made by Officials Against " Two Prominent Van t 1 Wert County Men. I.URGED YOUNG MAN 1 1 t To Resist Conscription Law , —Wished the President Was Killed. » ;' : The Willshire Herald tells the following about two prominent residents • of Van Wert county: Joseph Balliet, aged between fifty and sixty years, and Walter Brown, 1 aged about ninteen years, well known 1 residents of Union township, have been placed under arrest by officers of the United States Court, Northwestern Ohio District, on a charge of treason. The affidavits, upon which the warrants were Issued, charged that they made vicious and seditious utterances, in violation of the war time act adopted as an amendment to the old law tor the punishment of persons guilty of disloyalty to the government. It is claimed, in sworn statements subscribed to by residents of the township that both of the accused advised Jay Paxton, a young man of military age, i to resist the conscription law. in event !he was summoned for military serj vice, and they expressed the hope | that German aeroplanes would appear over the national capitol and by dropping bombs destroy the White House and kill President Wilson; that one of the pair decried the war and declared that should President Wilson chance to pass through Union township, he would shoot him. Balliet and Brown were taken to Toledo and later released upon bond, in the sum of five thousand dollars each, for their appearance in federal court, on the 20th day of September. Under the federal law treason is punishable by the death penalty or by a heavy fine and imprisonment. DON’T BELIEVE IT When Friends of the Kaiser Tell You Your Canned Goods Will BE TAKEN AWAY Won’t be Taken Unless You Want to Sell it at a Good Price. Women of Indiana are not being asked to sign the canning and Hoover food conservation cards in order that a federal agent, at some loiter date, may exact from them, without payment, the fruits and vegetables they have preserved for the approaching winter. No one will be called upon to furnish the United States government with supplies, whether it be in food for the soldiers or bullets for the guns, without being paid a fair and reasonable price. The signing of the canning cards, as has been oft repeated, is solely for the purpose of assisting in the ' compilation of a survey of the available food stuff in the country, so that when the emergency exists the national food administrator will have an idea where the food is, and what ' is its, relative value. 1 The Hoover cards are intended altogether to identfy the patriotic ’ housewife with an educational move ‘ ment that has for its object the con- [ servation of food, the elimination of 5 waste and the substitution of somer thipg equally nourishing for some of ■ of the -meat and wheat the American ’ people must now share with their 3 allies, if the was against Germany is to be won. ' The service cards are for use by the Census department of the govern- ’ ment, which if called upon expects ? to be able to point out to the authors ities’,where available women may be 6 found; who are capable and willing to substitute for the man-power e withdrawn from business and the in- ■ dustries. ’• No women will be' asked to give •t up any of the food she has preserved for the use of the federal govern-

Fri'daX ’Lse he,. T n ' Os it 6 '4 sort <Wnf , ln *. hi, ' "ee/ , tial qualiWk q man. She t / tl‘ t1 (unity to vohinffct'feo a " r l if the governmenßL,/ PVe h/ call ori women, ot^^k <,Sp,b / she retains her nerqME a / a virtual rights to serve chooses. Wk Friends of the kaiser to interfere with the work of'HL I), ing the women of the state. 1 State Council of Defense votnhwh for the truth as set forth above! Women who understand are asked to assist in removing any doubt that may linger in the minds of those who have been deluded by traitors. A GREAT JUBILEE Adams and Wells County Lutheran Churches Will Celebrate A QUADRICENTENNIAL Os the Reformation. SunSunday, August 26, in St. John’s Grove. A jubilee service to commemorate the Quadricentennial of the Reformation, will be held next Sunday, August 26, in the grove of the St. John's Lutheran church, at Bingen, by the Lutheran congregations of Adams and Wells counties. Widely divergent views about the essence and worth of Luther's person and work are held. But this one thing will no one deny, that Luther gave 10 the world the open Bible. The eminent French historian, M. Michelet, says in his preface to the "Life of Luther,” written by him add translated into English by William Hazlitt: “To him (Luther) it is in a great measure owing that of the present day, exercise in its plentitude that first great right of the human understanding to which all the rest are annexed, without which all the rest, are naught. We cannot think, speak, rr write for a single moment, without gratefully recalling to mind this enormous benefit of intellectual enfranchisement. The very lines I here trace, to whom do I owe it that I am able to , send them forth, if not to the liberator of modern thoughts? This tribute to Luther, we the less, hesitate Io admit that our own sympathies are not with him in the religious revolution he operated." Doelling, the noted Roman Catholic scholar, says, “He (Luther) has given to his people more than any man in Christian ages has ever given to a peo-ple-language, manual for popular instruction, Bible, hymns of worship, etc." Had Luther done nothing else, that alone, the translation of the Bible were enough to insure him lasting fame and gratefulness from all the world. For nearly four hundred years the Lutheran church has celebrated in sermons and prayers and hymns what all Lutherans are speaking of and celebrating this year, namely, the restoration of the spiritual treasures of God’s holy book to all Christians. Jubilee services to commemorate the now four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation will be held next Sunday, in the morning at 10 o'clock and in the afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, sun time. In the morning service, Pastor F. Wambsganss, of Columbus. Ind., will preach on the theme, “Luther the Great Prophet of Last Times." Pastor F. J. Keller, of Cleveland, the first speaker in the afternoon, will preach on the theme, “Luther, a Faithful Confessor of Ills Savior.” An English address by Prof. H. B. Hem- . meter, of Connover, C.. on “Our Inheritance and Our Obligation,” will s conclude the services. A selected mixed chorus will lead j in the choral singing of the assembly ; and will contribute to the impressiver ness and interest of the occasion by .- Rendering, also, several appropriate chorus selections. The offering taken e at the services will be added to the :1 Lutheran church extension fund, t" (Cuunnued on Page Two)

l, nty ~ I n, Ahle 1 fJn>(9 Kes / s ' n ' r «' LA; V'rpien,/, 1 ' ''"''“l '"■Z" 7t . - ' The institlL.. , Hr ( , at . tral school Kd/°f th,. than two Qf ed to attend the tlil nn William T. HarnlL'bn llrp(/ ,p "ne; sity, Des Moines, haWL take charge of the e<hi< MW}<) ment. The English instrUCTMIUO William E. Smyser. of the < 0 yan University. Delaware. music instructors will be Mrs. B. Adams, of the Indiana state norinl™ Terre Haute, and Miss Elizabeth PetM erson. of this city, pianist. A very good five days’ program is being prepared. The ministers of the city will take part in the devotional exercises that open each day’s session. o CAN SURPLUS EGGS All signs point to eggs being costly next winter but to meet the situation the housewife can preserve eggs in various ways and thus “beat” *!he market, says today’s bulletin from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission of Washington, which is cooperating with this paper in a nation wide campaign to conserve the food of the country . The commission will send its drying and earning manual to any reader of ths paper who sends a two cent stamp ta 210 Maryland Bldg., at Washington, D. C. FOR " PROMOTION Fifteen Company A Boys Were Recommended Today by Captain Dunn. SEVEN SERGEANTS Seven Corporals and Company Mechanic—List is Not Complete. Recommendations for promotion were sent in today by Captain Dunn to headquarters. These recommendations affect fifteen boys, seven being recommended for corporals, seven for sergeants and one for company mechanic. A full list of non-commission-ed officers can not be named as yet, : s the company is not up to full war strength. When the company is up to full strength, more men will he named as non-coms and the boys already named will be in line for another promotion. Those recommended for sergeants were: Lloyd Beery, Marion Watkins. Fred Elzey, Robert Merryman. Dallas Brown, Jesse Cole, James B. Brill. For corporals: Donald Patterson, Joe .McConnell, Paul Cook. Joe Laurent. Bernard Keller, Russell Dull and Fred Gay. For company mechanic: Lawrence Lord. o SELLS TWO DODGES T .J. Durkin, local agent for the Dodge car, sold and delivered twe 1 Dodge cars. A Dodge Sedan was de livered this morning to G. T. Burk, o' 1 this city, and a Dodge roadster to Miss ‘ Stella Wemhoff. Both cars are beauties. 1 o MASTER MASON DEGREE ' A special meeting of the Masons ' will be held tonight at which time ’ Lieutenant Arthur Beery will be given ’ the Master degree. All members are i urged to be present. Miss Gladys Flanders will entertain this evening at a theatre party, the occasion being her birthday anniversary.

< n t ' gt^ir< >r n ' i *<’d L ' n r>thf, r . ■' r amn v .. '»■ h,. t . st;; „ 1 ’"'ir. t ,p P ; a "'- 'r hp . W r 3r,o 'lay C/vn ,l, ‘ r Pr lf, '‘ I " a 25 « no 01l t °CCi ,cp «i v' u " r y- ter s O s < rn " ‘ or c O, n.. /'<.tv e *n , l ' ,ory IL on Houston. P 'nte, lse /( a/rp a</. v to Daily Sie at u ' ,s beet under martial l:i\^^^ ,f ‘ r ef O/ . search began for thevKk\ re aligp ( j 11,1 rioting last night of memfe‘ v e bpp^' I '' Twenty-fourth U. S. Infanflbt'd u lat ' gro regiment, at Camp Logw||£d / n new national cantonment for troops. The known dead were twelve, ear!:? I today, but many are believed to have been killed, especially in the San Felice negro district. The dead are white men. civilians, police officers and national guards-, men. Upwards of a score of persons, men, women and children, were wounded. It is not yet known how many negroes were killed. The negro soldiers had been stationed at Camp Logan to act as guards during the construction work there. Authorities believe today the outbreak originated over a difficulty between two negro soldiers and policemen, who arrested them for disturbing the peace in the afternoon. Firing began as an ambulance started through a section where there were negro soldiers. The ambulance was stopped and riddled with bullets from the negroes’ rifles. Police reserves were sent out but were met by volleys from the negroes. Civilians went to the assistance of the police and firing continued for nearly two hours. Captain J. W. Mattes, Battery A, Second Illinois Field Artillery was among the dead. Mattes was killed when he tried to remonstrate with the negro soldiers. The Dead Captain J W. Mattes, second Illinois field artillery. ■ William Brooks, Houston. A. R. Carstan, Houston. Rufe Daniels, policeman, Houston. Earl Finley, Houston, killed as he stepped from an automobile. E. S. Meineke, policeman. Ira D. Rainey, policeman. The Wounded C. W. White, civil engineer, shot in right thigh. G. W. Butcher, Cottage Grove, Tex. I shot in shoulder as he drove by camp in buggy. Willy Strong, private, 24th infantry T. A. Binford, city detective, shot in knee. Sam Selensky, hurt in automobile accident, going to riot. e Thelma Relchart, white girl, shot 0 through the stomach. O. J. Chapener, motorman, shot through stomach. s —o ' e CONCERT TONIGHT On account of several members of the Decatur city band not being present because of sickness, the concert 8 was not held last evening but will be e held tonight at 7:30 o’clock. n -o B GASOLINE GOES UP The wholesale price of gasoline in 1 Decatur has gone up one cent on the gallon. This was caused by the in- '. creased cost of crude oil.

IT w } ff • n ‘nd v ' ,c tor y Here. I I " ,ein^ rtn th aa ;^a ny ° n the p ,b(,r at n you „ gr °aiKi a u nr >rth °f , a few ° f the raphs hprp on o *’ Pe| ‘s POf “Plete 01 Un try. i'otanh r to ?! pona,o»«3/on h ’ r,p ’ st a rte(l b «sis U tbp int Ut few ? rp P- — ,as Ot OUr J ?? 0.1 ;7 ■ ’ ’ urn flfc/ Wf// at wMWng- i s molas|k n ss converts plant frill or more men pay roll besides to be used by the new concern. The sugar company has made a number of improvements .this year and has employed from fifty to sixty men during the entire summer. The United Engineering company closed its contract with the local sugar company just a week ago and immediately got busy. The plans were prepared and the work began a day or two ago. Mr. Christen is to receive a bonus if the work is completed by September 20th. The new plant will require about 250,000 brick and Mr. Christen will put a force of twenty brick layers on the job if he can secure them as the plant must be ready for operation by the time the sugar factory opens its fall campaign about October Ist. The industry is a good one and means considerable for the community, all thanks for which are due the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company. Representatives of the new ompany are here today, personally superintending the work of building. The concrete foundations are now being built. o PICNIC A SUCCESS , The picnic given by the county ’ board of education in the Graber grove in French township yesterday, aws a' success. Every member of the board except the trustees of Blue Creek and Wabash townships and the Decatur 1 school board were present. With their families, the total attendance was sixty-six. They brought dinners > of good things for the feast at noon, and during the afternon other refreshments were provided. Fishing in <he Wabash river was a diversion and in all, a jolly good time was had. SELL BUSINESS AT CAMDEN Will Evans and family have returned from Camden and will make this place their home, having moved to one of the houses on the B. F. Butler farm. Mr. Evans and his father. J. C. Evans have sold their business at Camden, where they were located for several years. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Evans are here for a visit .but have not yet decided on a place of location. ——c WAS BADLY HURT. Billy McQuay was perhaps fatally injured this afternoon when a skeleton car he was driving turned over near the Ben Eiting farm. He was taken to the Decatur hospital.