Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1917 — Page 1

ilumc XV’. Number 200.

WILL SAY GOODBYE TO I i THE BOYSOFCOMPANY A BIG CELEBRATION IN THEIR HONOR IS PLANNED FOR TOMORROW EVEN-ING-PARADE AT 6:30 FOLLOWED Bl SPEECHES.

Company A is to report at Fort Harrison Friday of this week, according to announcement from Indianapolis. This means that the boys will leave here Thursday night or early Friday morning for that place and it is expected they will proceed to Hattiesburg about September 18th. The occasion of their leaving will of course be one long to be remembered. It will be spoken of for years to come and it is but fitting that it be made an event of appropriate magnitude. John T. Myers, chairman of the military board of county council of defense today drafted into service a committee, in eluding J. 0. Sellemeyer, president of the Rotary club. French Quinn, J. W. Bosse. C. F. Davison and John H. Heller. A meeting was held and plans started for a proper observation of the departure of these brave sons, who will form the company of volunteers from this and Wells county. The celebration will occur tomorrow evening, Thursday, August 30th, and will start with a big parade at 6:30. This parade is to be participated in by every church, school, and lodge in the city, together with delegates from Bluffton, Berne Geneva. Monroe. Pleasant Mills. Magley. Preble and other places. The head of each organization has been named a member of a committee to see that their members are in line. The heads of the different lodges are asked to join in the preparations for this event which should be made the biggest ever held here. The line of march will be given tomorrow along with complete particulars. Chairman Myers has named Mr. S-llemeyer as chairman of the music committee and he will try to secure several bands and a suitable musical program for the meeting. R. D. Myers has been appointed captain of the parade and J. W. Bosse and French Quinn are in charge of the speakers and program. The program subject to change will be: Chairman, John W. Tyndall. Address—Rev. McKay, of Bluffton. Address—Clark J. Lutz, Decatur. Address—Rev. J. A. Seimetz, Decatur. Address—Rev. W. Paul Marsh, Decatu.' Music will be interspersed and the program in full given tomorrow. The Big Parade Much of the success of the event of so great importance depends on the spirit with which every one joins. Let’s make it a real one. The line cl march will be over the principal street and will conclude at the monument just across the street from Camp Niblick where the program will be given and the good byes said to the boys of company A. Light Up and Decorate. Everybody is asked to decorate with the American flag tomorrow and to light up the homes from cellar to garrett. The request is especially urged along the line of march as it will be announced tomorrow but do it any way. Be patriotic on this occasion i you ever expect to be. ♦*++++++++♦♦** + another good one. 4 Decatur. Ind., Aug. 27, 1917. ♦ 4 Mr. Jesse Sellemeyer. + The Rotary Cluh, j. Decatur, Indiana: ♦ * 4 4 Dear Sir:— Enclosed please find my check 4 + for fifty dollars to the Rotary 4 4- club. It is a contribution to the 4 41 fund of one thousand dollars, be- 4 4. ing raised for the benefit of 4 4* Company A. + Yours truly, . MRS. PHILIP OBENAUER. 4 + + 444 + + + * + + * + ' i

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HAVE GOOD TIME Boys of Company A Were Treated Royally at Bluffton Last Night. DRILLED ON STREET Were Then Given Lunch at Elks’ Club—Dance and Theater Afterward. The people of Bluffton outdid themselves last night in extending to the boys of Company A a most hearty welcome, and furnishing them with a splendid good time. The men of Company A left Decatur at 6 o’clock last evening in about tbirty-f.ve machines and arrived in Bluffton around seven o’clock. As soon as the entire company had arrived the men assembled on the street in front of the Elks’ club house, which had been cleared of traffic. Before the boys began to drill, music was furnished by a drum corps. Captain Dunn was in charge of the drill work and the boys were put through a great many maneuvers, which were well executed and which were received with hearty applause by the large crowd assembled. After the drill, Captain Dunn made a short speech urging any one who wished, to join the company and go with the home boys. He also announced that Sergeant Brill was the recruiting officer for the evening and that his headquarters were in the Red Room of the Elks’ club house. Although a splendid effort was made, no recruits were received. Before the company was dismissed. a gentleman representing a show playing at the opera house, announced that members of Company A would be admitted free to the performance and many of the officers and men availed themselves of this opportunity, pronouncing the show excellent. The company then marched to the Elks’ club house where sandwiches and coffee were served. A speech was made here to the boys by Mr. Lee Martz, who was the adjutant in the same regiment of which Captain Dunn was a member in the Spanish- ' American war. After the lunch part ■ of the boys went to the theater and part remained for the dance. f Bluffton certainly did her part in [ being hospitable and the boys of t the company are grateful. The committee in charge of securing automo- , biles wishes to thank the following t - people for the use of their machines: Miss Agnes Overmann; J. L. Kocher, S. E. Black, O. E. Miller, W. 1 A. Lower, I. A. Kalver. J. D. Dailey, } George Yager, I. Bernstein, M. H. ’ Overton. Rev. Fred F. Thornburg, J. L. Gay. Wilson Lee, Ferd Peoples, W. F. Beery, Freck Hower, J. O. 8 Sellemeyer, Will Engle, Lawrence Biggs, Frank Krutzall, Arthur Ford, f T. J. Durkin, Clayton Shaffer, Ross Mallonee, Reuben Lord. De.wey Gallogly, Captain Dunn, Albert Miller, Dr. S. D. Beavers, John Stewart and Cal Peterson. The following offered * their cars, but there were no soldiers to ride with them: Fred Jaeb- ** ker, E. A. Beavers, P. G. Hooper, D. *’ M. Reed, C. E. Bell. M. F. Worthman, * Roy Baker, Burt Hunsicker and Wm. * G. Kist. * BLUFFTON BUTTER FACTORY 4 (United Press Service) . Bluffton. August 29—Bluffton is to + have a butter factory just, as soon as 41 'machinery can be secured and placed 4. in position.. Stations will be establish4. ed at various points throughout the 4 county for gathering the cream.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 29, 1917.

READY FOR TEST , , I Dr. J. S. Boyers Will ConII duct Examination of Dr. S. 1). Beavers’ Class. 11 IN FIRST AID WORK ■ At Central School House 1 Monday and Tuesday— Class is Divided. The central school building has been selected as the place for the holding of the final examination of Dr. S. D. Beavers' first class in First Aid work. The examination, which will be con- | ducted by Dr. J. S. Boyers, will l:e i next Monday and Tuesday afternoons, September 3 and 4. the class of eigh teen members having been divided into two sections for the examination. The test will begin promptly at two o’clock and each member is expected to bring pencil and paper. To be awarded a certificate, each applicant must make a grade of at least seventy-five per cent. Os this, forty fier cent will be given on bandaging. For the test the class has been divided into two sections according to the alphabetical order of names. In the class for the examination Monday afternoon are: Ida M. Beavers, Jessie L. Eurdg, Stella Coverdale, Ella P. Davidson. Esther Enos, Mary Erwin. Agnes Gillig and Anna M. Hains. In the second class for Tuesday afternoon are: Belle Hanna, Alice C. Horton. Margaret Hite, Fanny Kunkel, Ixila Macklin. Jessie E. Magley, Florence Moses, Helen K. Patterson and Alberta Schafer. o WITH THE FIRST BOYS Harvey Everett, who tried to join the officers’ training school but was turned down and who was drawn for the national army before he could enlist in the regulars or guard, has asked the local military board to include him with the first six men to be sent to Louisville. He has had some military experience and will no doubt be the first man selected. The board appreciates his volunteering and would be glad if others would do likewise. TOGPENJSUSUIL Indiana University Will Resume Its Work September 18th. REPORT UNFOUNDED The Greatest Service Universities Can Give is to Keep Going. To correct a rumor and in some instances a report that Indiana University might not open it’s doors to students this fall on account of the war. the officials of that institution have written to Dr. S. P. Hoffman, of this city requesting that he give as wide publicity as possible to the fact that this report is entirely unfounded and erroneous. Indiana University will as usual resume it’s work this coming month and invites any and all students who are contemplating a college course to take advantage of the excellent opportunities that this institution offers. In fact one of the greatest services that the university can render at this ’ time it to keep going. To impress up- , on us the necessity of having educational institutions take up their work s as usual President Wilson has said, - “Such a suspension would be very , much against the public interest.” 1 There’s also a notion in some places 1 that it is unpatriotic for young men • just graduated from high school to ■ enter college this fall. Surely this is '. a false notion for many of these young > men will be called upon to take the ■ places when their course is completed. of men who are now leaving for active duty in the present war. The New York Evening Post to emphasize this 0 poin, recently stated “parents should s be encouraged now more than ever d before to give their children the ad- -- vantage of a college education.” e In these strenuous times when the government is marshaling all its'

■ forces to meet the greatest crisis in it’s history, it would seem most ration al that ull young men and women ot the age, when preparation for life’s work is so important make every pos- ■ sible sacrifice to receive this training. To this end lot every pareifl encourage and assist where possible the young men who are ready for university work to take tills work at this time. This is a solemn patriotic duty which deveiopse upon parents and young men along with the many others to which we are all committed as loyal > Americans at this time. "ELZEY FAMILY REUNION The Elzey family reunion, which was postponed a few weeks, will be held Sunday, September 9, at Waterworks park, this city. All knowing themselves relatives of the family are invited to come to the reunion, bringing well filled baskets for the dinner. Arrangements are being made to secure several good speakers for the occasion. o MASONIC EVENT t 1 Local Lodge Invited to Participate in Laying the Corner Stone for BLUFFTON HOSPITAL Event Occurs Next Monday Afternoon, Labor Day, at 2:30 O’clock. Earl B. Adams, secretary of the local Masonic lodge, this morning received a letter from S. itchcock, chairman of the committee from the Bluffton Masonic lodge, in charge ot the laying of the corner stone for the new hospital to be erected on South Main street in that city, next Monday, inviting the Decatur lodge to attend in a body and to participate in the event. The laying of the corner stone is to be made an event that will long be remembered, occurring as 2:30 next Monday afternoon. Labor Day. the ceremony being a Masonic event, with the grand officers of the state in charge. It is expected that a large number from this city will attend the event. o "THE CHECKMATE” Claire Marley, pretty daughter of she X ranch, Marley’s, who has a twin sister, Ida. exactly like her. becomes weary of farm life when Addie Smith, a department store beauty from NewYork. Claire’s cousin, visits her. Claire goes to the city and is employed in the same store with Addie, where she meets Roy Vangrift, millionaire bachelor, loves and is betrayed by him, returning home in sorrow. Vangrift on a fishing tour, meets Claire’s twin sister, persuades her t > elope and is amazed to find that he has married Claire instead of Ida. At the Rex theatre tonight. anordercomes For Knitted Goods—Decatur Chapter Red Cross Must Make 250 Sets. WHAT SET INCLUDES Socks, Sleeveless Jackets, Wristlets and Scarfs— Must be Busy. There continues to be plenty of work for the Red Cross chapter to do. . The local chapter has been busy making hospital supplies and garments for convalescents and now comes a de- > mand for knitted goods. i In a communication received from > Mrs. Fauve, of Fort Wayne, French - Quinn, chairman of the local chapter. 5 is informed that the Decatur chapter’s } apportionment of knitted goods is 250 , sets. Each set consists of knitted 3 socks, sleeveless jackets, wristlets v and scarfs. s With the announcement is sent d twenty pamphlets giving instructions r so that the work may begin at once. I The announcement of the chapter’s alottments comes with a directness e of statement nearly equal to a mill s’ tary command.

EATING I Was One of Stunts Pulled Off at Ex-Trustees’ Annual Picnic. m V r1 AT C. C. BEER HOME s ! Fine Time Reported—The Prize Winners—Hoffman Next Host. : The ex-trustees’ association met Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Christ ’ Beer at their beautiful country home in Monroe township. The following ' were present: John T. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thornhill, Mr. and Mrs. , Frank Wechter, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Suman, Mr. and Mrs. John Mosure, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Fred F’ickford, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Beer, Phil Macklin, Dick Boell, William. Charles, Elizabeth and Izora Thornhill. Eugene Wechter, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Beer and his children, Elmer, Melvin, Raymond, Ermine. Della, Lillie, Dora. Rosella and Edna, and the two grandchildren of the Beer family, Ella Roth and Vera. The time was spent in visiting, pitching horse shoe and eating Phil Macklin and C. C. Beer performed best at chicken eating and also at horse shoe, and were awarded the prizes. In the afternoon ice cream and pop were served. The association desires to thank the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Beer for the sumptuous dinner which they prepared, and the Beer family for their many efforts that were needed to make the meeting a decided success. For the past five years the association has held its annual reunion and it was decided to hold the next one at the home of Dan Hoffman in Preble township, some time in August. Those prior to this year were at the home o!" John Mosure in French township on the Wabash river. The old officers were retailed. They are: President, John Mosure. and secretary, O. J. Suman. o TURN OVER MINES Coal Mine Operators iMay Allow Government Operation of Mines. IF MAXIMUM PRICE Is Not Increased —Miners Also Want Increase in Their Wages. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Government operation of coal mines in the central competitive field to insure an adequate fuel supply to meet war time needs, today was a possibility. Operators were silent while United Mine Workers’ officials awaited reply to their invitation for a joint conference to discuss the wage increase proposed yesterday. The miners, however, expect the operators to agree to a conference. However, there were among certain pessmistic operators hqre that they were about ready to turn their mines over to Coal Dictator Garfield and let him wrestle with their problems, although none I would be quoted to this effect. Confronted on one side with a maximum price for coal and on the ~ other by the miners’ request for increased pay, the operators feel, as n one put it, that they are "between II the devil and the deep blue sea." r ' On the other hand union officials fl pointed out that they offered, if nec--9 esary, to go to Washington and d show thefr need for higher wages, in s an effort to secure an upward revission of the present coal maximum 11 prices. s Miners feel they are in just as • tight a corner as the operators. They s point to rapidly rising prices of the s necessities of life and to their fixed i- wage as the sort of a proposition they are up against. They see a hard

| winter ahead unless they get i ■ raise. Secretary Green believes a suit stantlal increase will be granted. To Intimations that possibly Ger I man agents are connected with tli< scale move, mine workers’ official* referred to their statement urging the men as patriots, to continue at work as a fitting answer. “You are a part of the groat serv- , ice army of the nation,” read the ‘ statement. “You owe the government. at this limo, the best service !of which you are capable. Nothing ' Is more important to the national success and national superiority than an adequate supply of coal.” o PRICES ARE GOING UP. All tlie barber shops of this city have raised the price of honing razors from twenty-five cents to fifty ’ cents, and also the price of sick call ■ shaves from twent)-five cents to fifty cents. PREBLE JDUNATES Live Little Town Sends in Contribution of Twen-ty-five Dollars. FOR COMPANY A IL L. James Started Out to Raise Ten Dollars and Got Twenty-five. H. L. James, a former sergeant in company H of the 3rd U. S. infantry and who now lives at Preble, started out last night in that little town to raise ten dollars for company A. Not a man he approached refused though one fellow who could do no more, gave his last dime and when Mr. James got to the bank this morning to secure the draft he was just sixty-five cents short of $25.00. Os course he and Lewis Adler made that up in a second and the draft was brought to this office. The donation was a liberal and a patriotic one and is appreciated by the boys of company A, by the Rotary club and by this office as well as by every one else. It’s the spirit of the tiling that cour.’s as much as the money and we are all mighty proud of Preble. A letter to company A: Captain Dunn: This fund was collected and turned over to you by an ex-soldier, who appreciates your standing and courage in doing your duty in away that we hope will be a credit to Adams county. H. L. JAMES, Ex-sergeant. Co. H, 3rd. Infantry. List of Donators Preble, Ind., Aug. 28, 1917. We, the citizens of Preble, cheerfully contribute to the fund of company: A, U. S. Army, the sum set opposite! our names: H. L. James sl.l.5■ Wm. H. Cook 25 Jas. A. Breiner 50 Linnemeier 1.00 R. D. Hamilton 50 C. H. Smith ’>'s A friend W Otto Dilling I'lo Louis Adler 1-50 George W. Spade si) Henry Ehlerding 50 D. J. Dilling 1 00 E. J. Goldner 25 1 Chas. Hobrock 25 Roy Goldner 25 Wm. H. Freitag 1 nn ’ Henry Kirschner 50 ’ Wm. Cable 50 x nr E. Abbott -5 - on Walter F. Jones Wm. Jaebker and son 1 00 p r n Casper Dilling A friend Chas. Werling e Wm. Linnemeier ’ lfl h J. C. Grandstaff s A. W. Hoffman n S. D. Henry I ' l ® Ora Newhard E. A. Goldner J S . A. Shady r ’’ ,1 August Werling ' I ~ C. A. Hannan •. a 1 nn Douglas Elzey J 3 Milton Hoffman LOO Orville Hellei r ’° 3 R. I). White 100 f Albert Huser 100 j Martin Reppert 50 I Wm. Schultz 50 1 1 Total $25.00

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MILITARISM ' IS GRUMBLING ■ Im k Forces Against Kaiser Reit veal Him in Weakest p Position of War. I- - - ;STRUGGLE AT END i If German People Can Only Learn Truth is the President’s Belief. (United Press Service) (By Carl Groat. United Press Staff , Correspondent) Washington, D. C., Aug. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson sees the throne of Hohenzollernism beginning to crumble. Evidence of weakening within the German empire, increasing boldness among the leaders of the democratic faction and above all signs of imperial anxiety at the growing moral forces opposing him, revealed the kaiser in a weaker condition today than at any time during the war. The president believes that if the German people can only learn the truth the end of the great struggle will be at hand. That Is why he emphasized in his reply to Pope Benedict that only the kaiser stands between the German people and freedom from the grip of war. That is why he emphatically declared he sympathized with no allied plan to formulate an economic league with the post bellum boycott of Germany in view. Officials here regard the Paris conference at which such a plan was laid, but in which America did not participate, as one of the allies' blunders serving to consolidate the German people behind the kaiser. The president repudiated the conference in effect and did so after consulting the allies, leaving the impression here that they now appreciate their mistake and are no longer determined to put it into effect. The president did not discuss peace terms specifically because he is interested primarily in ridding the Teutonic people and the world of the kaiser. Also, however, this country’s peave views, while in line with those of the allies, are not identical. Discussion of them now, the president believes, would only work to the confusion and disadvantage of all. America’s grip will not be relaxed until the kaiser falls. But officials here already see the effect of autocracy's fear of the world dominion in Germany’s backing down to Argentine on the question of submarine warfare. Germany agreed not to sink Argentine ships. She yielded on the principals which brought the United States into the war. One cry of protest was heard out of the chorus of official approval at the president's reply. Those interj ested in the formation of a Jugo-Slav state said his position in opposition to any dismemberment of empires I means that Austrian states desiring independence cannot get it. In the senate there was spirited qp- , proval cf the answer. Out of the em- ■ bassies came vociferous appreciation , British officials said “It is now up to t the German people to say what they ( decide to do about a government with ( which the allies can not conclude 0 peace.” 0 The allies will send individual re--5 plys to the Vatican. 5 Rome, August 29—(Special to Daily 5 Democrat)—Further gains east of the 0 Giriza and capture of more (Can 1.000 ® prisoners marked a resumption of the n Italian offensive today after a night of ’’ comparative inactivity. London, Aug" of ) Langemarck we cleared a strong , point in front of our new line,” was ■ the only major fighting reported toi day by Field Marshal Haig from the , British front. He also detailed successful raids carried out northeast, of Gouzeaucourt and southwest of Haliuch. London. August 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Even Italy's great offensive paused temporarily today, making the “breathing space” in the series of simultaneous French. British and Italian drives complete The Italian forces have advanced so 1 rapidly t)iat heavy artillery has been i unable to keep pace with the infantry. • The Bainsizza plateau, now is virtual- > ly the center of the Isonzo fighting. - Austrian forces were reported to bo s “' (Continued on Page Two)