Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 201.

Will WAGE NEW U-BOAT ATTACKS r 1 * That is Plan of Germany in Answer to Wilson’s Note to Pope. BUT LITTLE ACTIVITY Is Reported from the Theaters of War—ltalians Continue Drive. Little activity was reported from the fighting zone. Berlin claimed recapture of some ground around Le ' Catelet The London official statement indicated only minor fighting. The French war office reported only artillerying and raiding. Rome reports indicated continued fighting on the Carso and Isonzo front. • Word from Rome, from the Front in France and from Washington brought the real touch of war even closer to America today. Diplomatic circles in Rome believe that President Wilson's reply to Pope Benedict’s peace appeal may be followed by an intensified submarine campaign against the United States. This will be autocracy’s next step if it becomes convinced the attempt to influence American public opinion through democratization decrees have failed. From Washington comes word that such a campaign is looked forward to with confidence. New devices and the efficiency of the American fleet will be relied upon to successfully combat the submarine. Arrangements are being made to rush 10,000 engineers and 4.000 labor-. ers to work behind the American front in France. This announcement followed United Press dispatches from American headquarters revealing a shortage in labor and supplies. Washington officials emphasized their belief that Germany this winter will feel more and more the grip of hunger and hinted that this mayplay a powerful part in the concerted assault of democracy. BULLETIN. (By John H. Hearley, United Press Staff Correspondent) Rome. Aug. 31—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lntense and concentrated submarine warfare against the United States, as well as England, may be one of the results of President Wilson's declination of the pope’s appeal, in which the American executive clearly showed he was not impressed by the steps toward democratization Germany has taken to date. Diplomatic circles here today revealed their belief that the central empires have been aiming their socalled democratic decrees and discussion to influence American public opinion. The reply of President Wilson is evidence that- they have failed in this. Germany’s next move then, diplomats here believe, may be expected in the form of a new outbreak of terror from her U-boats. Pope Benedict, it was learned today, has expressed himself as greatly disappointed over the rejection of his peace plan by the American president. According to rumors here, Emperor Karl of Austria and even the kaiser have written the pontiff indicating pledges of the widest medocratizatlon within their empires. (The dispatch does not indicate whether these letters were written before or after Pope Benedict issued his appeal, but it is reasonable to sunpose they preceded the pontiff’s note). , In spite of the decrees and discussion within the central empires and the letters to the Vatican, diplomats here believe the ’’democratic” moves are designed tor American consumption rather than for the Teutonic peoples themselves. Failure of this plan of autocracy then leaves but one alternative— new strokes tc crush its foes, which may be deliver ed by the U-boats, through renewei atempts to starve out England an< prevent supplies reaching the Amer ican army from the United States. Washington, August 31 (Special ti Daily Democrat)— Any German al tempt to increase submarine frightful ness against the United States becaus of president Wilson’s reply to th pope will meet new and vigorou moves from this country. Defensive and offensive measure

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against the kaiser’s sea pirates recently invented by America's men of genius are responsible for confidence ex . pressed at the navy department today I that the U-boats will full Some believe Germany will plan to launch larger submarines than the I SOO ton type. This would give the n:itrol stiffer work, but would not make i the situation much worse than it has been for months, said one of the experts. A secret device for detecting ap r 1 proach of submarines, use of smoke less coal, a scheme of camouflage, bombs and other inventions will cheek the kaiser's revengefulness they believe. The allies and the United States wil turn out standardized cargo vessels by the hundreds. The United States shipping board today let contracts for three government owned ' yards in which to fabricate 200 standardized steel merchantmen. Torpedo boats are conveying merchantmen in groups to Europe from ’ American ports. The allied navies are adding scores of new destroyers—the U-boats worst enemy. Shorter days and rougher weather are coming and will make the U-boat's task more difficult. The allied patrol has forced the kaiser’s submarines to work farther out at sea and to stay submerged for longer periods, limiting their effectiveness. Plans to revolutionize trans-Atlan-tic shipping are being worked out bv the United States shipping board to aid in feeding the allies. BULLETIN New York. August 31 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —“The militia of Petrograd is busy today suppressing antigovernment and counter-revolutionary activities,” says a special cable to the Jewish Daily Forward received today from the Russian capital. “Posters calling the population to an armed uprising against the government were torn down and attempts to start street demonstrations were vigorously quelled. The main reason for the strength of the anti-govern-ment propaganda is the shortage of food which is very keenly felt all over the country.” London, Aug. 31—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The fearful fighting of the Flanders offensive in the past month cost England 60,373 casualties in killed, injured and missing, according to complications today. The figure is below that of last month (which was 71,899) but the losses of officers was very much greater. The total in July of officers killed, wounded and missing was 2,426. In August it had jumped to 5.480. The detailed figures for August were: Officers—Killed, 1,317; wonuded, 3,796; missing, 367. Total 5.480. Men—Killed, 11,564; wounded, 40,373; missing, 2.956. Total, 54,893. Totals -Officers and Men: Killed, 12,881; wounded, 44,169; missing. 3,323. Total. 60,373. London, August 31 —(Special -o Daily Democrat)—Repulse of an enemy raid north of Arleux En _Forelle. j following a heavy bombardment < f . British forward positions, was report- , ed today by Field Marshal Haig. 1 London, August 31—(Special to Daily Democrat)—ltaly continued her attacks on three Austrian fronts today, but otherwise there was a lull in i the European fighting zones. ' j The Austrians on the Bainsizza plateau have been powerfully reinforced, Rome reported. Strong counter attacks have been constantly thrown at . i the new Italian positions. The Rome official statement had 5 little to say of the fightihg in the seci tor before Trieste, but unofficial dis--1 patches indicated today a redoubling i-l of artillery fire and of aerial reconnoiss sance indicating preparations for renewed offensive action there. Trieste i- is now not more than 12 miles distant 1 from the battle line. s Petrograd and Berlin both reported s local fighting on various Russian and >- Roumanian fronts but no concerted C German offensive was apparent. S . — -o ■ " lt PRESIDENT BRYAN COMING 0 William Lowe Bryan, president of '■ the Indiana State University, touring d the state for the State Council of Ded sense. will deliver an address at the r ’ court house in this city next Monday evening at eight o’clock. He will to speak to the teachers at their instiit- tute during the afternoon and it has tl- been arranged that a public meeting se be held in the evening. The lecture !ie will be free and there will be no sub ns scriptions asked or taken. The ad dress will be of great interest to everj es one.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 31, 1917.

ITS GOING OVER f ‘ ~* , Indications Are That the One Thousand Dollar Fund for Company A WILL BE SECURED Red Cross and Moose Lodge Do Another “Bit"—Help Put it Over Saturday. I It’s going over and Mr. Smith may ■ as well be getting his check book I ready. At noon today we needed just $119.17 to make the S9OO necessary to get the extra SIOO from A. J. . Smith, and this did not include a snug profit from the Herald special edition. In other words we are in sight of the end and if just a few more will show their appreciation of Company A we will be able to turn over to them a check for SI,OOO or more and by the way you remember Mr. Smith's proposition was to give an amount equal to one-tenth the entire amount should we go over the thousand. It won’t hurt anything, therefore, if we do over-subscribe a little. The Red Cross girls made another good showing last night when they appeared in uniform and carried the big American flag into which coins were thrown for the company fund. When it was counted up the total, including that thrown into the flag carried by the K. of C. members, was $52.63. Besides this amount the Moose lodge did the fine thing by opening their hall and putting on a dance at which the admission was whatever you wanted to give. They turned in this morning a total of $26.20. The'list now shows: Previous total $673.00 Red Cross flag 52.83 Moose dance 26.20 Fred Bacon 1.00 Rev. W. Paul Marsh 5.00 . Mr. and Mrs. David Flanders 5.00 R. G. Knoff, Geneva 2.00 Victor Eichenberger 1.00 f. O. McKean 5.00 Jim A. Hendricks 5.00 Robert J. Mann 5.00 Total $780.83 Help put it over by Saturday evening. o AWAITS ORDERS t ' Dr. Harry G. Erwin, Son Judge R. K. Erwin, Aw aits Call TO MILITARY DUTY Fas Been Commissioned a First Lieutenant in Medical Corps. i Having received his appointment as ' a first lieutenant in the medical reserve corps of the United States army. Dr. Harry G. Erwin, of Huntertown, i« awaiting orders to leave for his post , of duty and expects to go to cafnp in - the immediate future. The new oft fleer is a Decatur boy, with a host of friends in Fort Wayne. He was gradl uated from the University of Illinois, and later became assistant to Dr. Maurice Rosenthal, a position which she held for one year. Dr. Erwin is • now located at Huntertown. Those ■ who know him will follow with inter 3 est his subsequent military career.t Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Dr, Erwin is a son of Judge and Mu. 1 R. K. Erwin and is a nephew of At 1 torney D. B. Erwin and Daniel N. Er I win of this city. He spent his boyhood life in this city, receiving his earliet education in the Decatur common ant high schools. . — MRS. RIDENOUR INJURED »- Falling in a faint from the effects o e the ether fumes while watching an or y eration on her grandson at Hope ho? II pital yesterday, Mrs. C. S. Ridenoui i- 1117 Lafayette street, county pres s dent of the W. C. T. U., sustained g fractured ankle. She is confined t e her home and will be unable to attep 3- to her duties with the W. C. T. U. so 1- some time.—Ft. Wayne News. y Mrs. Ridenour is a sister of Mrs John Houk of this city.,

{GARDEN THIEVES. Someone Wants to Reap Harvest Where Others Have Sown. Many parties have worked hard all ™ spring and summer putting out the "booster lots” west of the G. R. & J. railroad, in the northwest part of the city, in war gardens. Now comes much complaint from the owners of the gardens of stealing of their ) crops, especially in the past week. Some one has been digging in the potato's, taking the cucumbers and , other products. The owners are up in arms over the co: tinued theft and steps will be taken soon to apprehend the guilty parties and put a stop to the thieving. GERMAN WOMEN 1 t i May Have Much to do With ! Remodeling of Teuton Peace Opinion. t BEGINNING TO SULK At Continuance of War— Are Suffering Much from Short Rations. (United Press Service) (By Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, D. C., Aug. 31 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany's women are likely to have much to do . in remodeling Teuton peace opinion. . Suffering from short rations, torn with sorrow over their losses, they are beginning to sulk at continuance i of the w'ar. This spirit, coupled with a general war weariness and a stir- • ring desire for governmental liberalism. are elements upon which authori ities here count largely in beliefs ; that peace is not far distant. i State department advices today ini dicate that the coming winter will i be the worst Germany has experii enced since the great struggle starti ed. Some crops are short. Fats are i scarce. Smaller rations are in i force. i The kaiser himself begins to see the signs of trouble, for he has or-’ ; dered the newspapers not to print bis name so much. Hence the German people are no longer fed on fulsome praise of a leader whose authority is being Assailed. One evidence of food shortage is that prisoners, always scantily fed, are now on even terms rations. Turnip and beet, soups sometimes flavored with nettles with now and then a potato constitutes the bulk of their diet. To make their lot worse, Germany is forcing them to work on the west fronV, frequently in direct Hjiie of fire. All this is found in official reports ' showing that a revolution may be nearer than surface -indications show. Confidential messages indi- ! cate the liberals are growing bolder. Officials believe when the full force of President Wilson’s message strikes them, they will force a governmental reform, that will place power in the people's hands, rather than with the kaiser and his war lords. This government will see that actual transmission of the president's a reply to the pope reach Germany to correct impressions that America's ’ spirit is one of butchery and con--3 quest. Wilson has held out the first ray f of hope to the German people by I showing clearly that peace negotiat, tions can be undertaken, once the -. plotting, murderous Hohenzollern h regime is sidetracked. s This government will promptly e undertake peace proceedings when [•- this comes about. It will notify the _ allies that the reforms have been accomplished and that they must fall . in line with the peace negotiations. ' LUTHERAN MINISTER INTERNED r- — ,1 (United Press Service) Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 31 —(Special ' r to Daily Democrat) —Rev Paul Kru d sius, Lutheran minister of near Pow hatan, Monroe county, is in jail hen today as an alien enemy and will b< sent to an internment camp. He wai if arrested at Steubenbille last night n- The internment order was issuei s- after several weeks’ investigation b: ir, the justice department. Ten day: si- ago Krusius was threatened witl a violence because of an alleged pro to German speech. 1(1 k?of c.'election or The annual election of the Knight s. of Columbus officers will be held nex Monday evening.

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..HAD BERRY PIE '' Jay Teeple Writes Mother from His Camp Somee s where in France." f r GETTING ALONG FINE n 1 i’ Saw Corbett and Neptune Recently But Don’t Know Location. I Dear Mother and All: — Thought that I would drop you a few lines to let you know that 1 am I well and getting along fine so far. I will send you one of my pictures in the next letter. That is if I can get it through. I was- out berry hunting last Sunday and had a good time. Oh, yes, I nearly left the best ■ part of it out. 1 brought a few berries back with me and the cook made me a couple of pies out of them. I ’ got forty-three Decatur papers the other day and it certainly makes me feel good to read them. I met Johnny Corbett and Neptune a few days ago. They were feeling good and getting along fine. But we are separated now and I don't know where they are stationed at present. It is a little better here than it was in Mexico. You asked me in a letter that I received some time ago if I got sick on the boat. I did get a little sick the first couple of days but not quite so sick as some of the other fellows. There are quite a good many things that I would like to write but as the law won’t allow it, I will have to close for this time. Hoping that this finds you all well and happy. Good bye. From your son, J. H. TEEPLE. My address is Co. K„ 16th Inf., A. E. M„ Par. B. C. M. This is a picture of Co. K. It was taken while we were marching from the boat to our new camp. You can just see the top of my hat. I marked the place where I am in the pic- ■ ture. Well, mamma, don’t worry about me, for I am all o. k. Will try and write you more next time. Write as often as you can. for I love to hear from you. UNCLE IS DEAO County Auditor John Moure Attends Funeral of of Uncle at Wren, O. MR. BEN JOHNSON Died at the Age of Eightysix — Death Followed an Operation. Benjamin Johnson, an old and widely known resident of Wren, died . Tuesday night at the Van Wert coum y ' hospital where he underwent a serious 1 operation, Tuesday. He was eightysix years of age. The remains were , removed to the Vore undertaking r parlors and later to the Johnson home, . nine miles south of the city. The > funeral will be held Friday at the i Greenbrier church.—Van Wert, (O.) Bulletin. r Mr. Johnson was widely and favor 1 ably known and has many friends liv g ing in the territory of the circulatior I of this paper who will be grieved t( i. learn of his death. Mr. Johnson wai 3 an uncle of County Auditor John Mo sure of this city, who is attending tin , funeral which was held this morning il # 1- COURT HOUSE NEWS. v- ‘ , e A marriage license was issued ti , e Frank Habegger, farmer, of Monroi l 8 township, born December 4, 1893, sot t. of David Hebegger, to wed Seim: >d Neuenschwander, born September 12 >y 1894, daughter of Christian A. Neuen ,'s schwander. h Fishing and hunting licenses wen ° issued to Robert Case, O. H. Miller Murray Scherer, Jason Essex. J. T. Merryman, attorney for The ts Whitaker Paper company, has filed xt suit against The Decatur Herald Company, on account, demand $275.

“ SPECIAL SERVICE TONIGHT. B There will bo special preparatory services tonight at the Evangelical church, in preparation for the holy p communion on next Sabbath. The sermon will be delivered by the presiding elder, Re. J. O. Mosier, of Van Wert, Ohio, at 7:30 p. m. Quarterly conference Immediately following tills service. A full attendance of the membership is expected at j this service. ■I ■ ■ - ■■■ MEET AFTER FORTY YEARS. J Mrs. N. G. Baughman of Madison street is entertaining her brother, Sam Sutton, of Bluff’Point, south of Portland, and their step-brother, ivan Banfill, of Pierceton. Mich. This is the first time they have seen their step-brother in forty years. To say ( that the visit is a pleasant one, recalling old associations, is putting it 1 mildly. o ' LIFE IN FRANCE 1 1 I* Has Many Attactions for t Miss Frederica Hubbard ■ Who Writes Again IN INTERESTING WAY ‘ 8 £ Town in Which She is Lo- ' A cated Founded in 270 s A. I), and Looks It. - — c France, Aug., 6th, 1917. ' Dear Family: I 1 wish I could tell vou where we are' i c —I know how much better you’d feel , about me if you Knew. 1 can tell you t this much when America really gets a to fighting we’re going to be in the I I thick of it. I don’t mean that we'll be • very near the front, however, we prob- f ably never will be. 1 1 We are leading an absolutely idle a life and it looks as though we would j 8 be for some time. The only thing I f have to do is make my bed and keep; 1 my room in order, the rest of the time s I sleep, walk, explore the town, have 1 tea. eat French pastry and go out to dinner. ; 1 The town is wonderful, there are t some beautiful old palaces and > churches here. Just think, it wasp founded in 270 A. D. and many of the j 1 houses look that old. 1 We see a good many soldiers here s but even so, just now war seems very f remote to us. It is too peaceful here c for us to realize the awful horror not i many miles from us. e France doesn’t seem particularly 1 poor and certainly she isn’t starving, i Two days a week are meatless days - that is no meat is sold —but we have c it here in the hospital just the same, c and two days nothing sweet is sold, t Cakes and candy are more expensive f than in our country but everything i else is much cheaper. The other night I had dinner in a ( little place one of the doctors had dis- : covered. To get there we went into i a funny little alley and then up stairs. We had the following courses: Soup, 1 ! lobster, steak and potatoes, green peas . fried chicken, wild strawberries, green 1 almonds, peaches, cakes and coffee. ’ And the bill was 16 francs ($3.00). : The food everywhere is excellent, even I here in the hospital it is fine. The one inconvenience we have toj put up with is no bathing facilities. | ’ French people don’t consider bathing as important as we do, they say AmerB icans do nothing but bathe and brush 1 their teeth. 1 Being a civilian has its advantages! I find. The only one who has anv- ; r thing at all to say about us is Dr. Mc-i Lean and of course he is awfully nice) n about everything. The nurses are o told not to have anything to do with | ls the enlisted men and the doctors are, told not to have anything to do withj the nurses, but neither rule applies tn I 16 us, so we have a very nice time. If I j g ’ just had some work to do I’d be perfectly happy. However, a letter from home would seem pretty nice. 0 Love to all. >e REE. ,n P. S: Did you get my two letters la and two cables? ) — n’ RECOVERING nicely. Mrs. Julia Croyle. of Fort Wayne, J , e daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Weav-1 er. of near Preble, is recovering from F ’ an operation for appendicitis and complications, at the St. Joseph hos-j e pital, Fort Wayne. The operation; d was performed three weeks ago and d she was able to sit up yesterday for; 5. the first. |

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A GREAT CROWD AT CELEBRATION Thousands Cheer Boys of Company A in Formal Public Good-bye. PARADE A SUCCESS Rev. Seimetz, Rev. McKay, Rev. Marsh and Mr. Lutz on the Program. Several thousand people, from all over Adams county and many from Wells, the largest crowd ever brought to this city in 24 hours’ notice, last night formally said good bye to the boys of company A. Though no official orders for the eomapny to move have been received, the news from Indianapolis is that they will be ordered to Fort Harrison within a day or two. The local committee feared the orders would call for the departure of the company within a couple of hours and therefor decided to have a public good bye service. The plans wete carefully made by John T. Myers, J. W. Bosse, French Quinn and J. O. Sellemeyer and others and were carried out to the letter. The crowd came in early and by six o’clock the main streets of the city were well filled. At seven o'clock the parade got away from the corner of Monroe and Second streets, led by the city band, the Grand Army members walking proudly erect, the W. R. <’., the Spanish-American war veterans, and then the boys of company A. Following these came the Boy Scouts, Red Cross. Rotary club, K. of C. lodge, other lodges and citizens and the boys’ band. It was a patriotic parade and a good one and the line of march as announced yesterday, was given, passing through crowded streets every where and came down through Second street finally amidst a glare of colored lights and the cheers of the thousands. Every where along the line the homes were lighted and decorated and the people cheered and showed their real affection for the boys of company A who were thus being honored. The line of march concluded on West Court street where the speaking was arranged from the south of the beautiful monument and where suitable decorations and many electric lights made it most attractive. The crowd gathered there reached out in every direction and they remained for the entire program. ■ John W. Tyndall acted as chairman of the meeting and handled his part of the job as he always does, like a general. He called the band to the front and had them play a few patriotic airs and then introduced Father J. A. Seimetz, who made the first address. He delivered a wonderful message that will remain long in the minds of the boys of company A as well as the others who heard him. He told them of the serious days ahead of them, how proud we all are of th’m, and said we were only bidding them a temporary adieu, not a good bye forever, predicting that we would greet I them all again with a celebration even i bigger than this one. Rev. McKay, of i Bluffton was the next speaker and lie 1 spoke in earnest and straight forward manner, giving his idea of the high purpose for which this nation is fightI ing. predicting a great victory finally |and declared that the war existed a I and half before it was declared to exist by the president and congress. ! His speech was eloquent and inspiring Rev. W. Paul Marsh, who nas ’been frequently heard here and who has made more patriotic addresses than anv man in the county the pa-1 I'six months, was the third speaker. ' He said his heart was on tire for the great cause and he made a great speech, divided between the question at issue in Europe and the duty we owe the boys of company A. As chairman of the religious and moral committee of the council of defense, he promised to do all he could to let the soldier boys from this county know’ they had friends at home. Clark J. Lutz made the closing address in a happy and forceful style all his own. He plead for assistance for the company A fund, for the women to knit , socks and then some more. He told ; how proud we are of the boys and the confidence we have in them and he appealed for the further support. He said the people who remain at home I' (Continued on Page Two)