Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 227.

COMPANY A IS NOW BATTERY A Became Part of Heavy Field Artillery, 139, With Capt. Dunn in Charge. HEARING FOR SOLONS

Will Begin Tomorrow— Expect to Remove Three Big Boys. (United rre»A Service) Hattiesburg, Miss., Oct. 1— (Special to Daily Democrat)— The Fourth Indiana Infantryregiment today became the 139th heavy artillery, Col. Robert Morehead and staff remaining in charge. J. H. Kipiinger of Rushville and Captain Chenworth of Winchester becoming adjutants. Company Aof Decatur and Company B. of Rushville form Battery A. with Captain Charles R. Dunn in charge. Washington, Oct. to Daily Democrat)—The senate committee on privileges will meet tomorrow to take up petitions asking the removal of Senators Lafollette, Gronna and Stone, charged with obstructing war legislation. A number of new petitions were presented today. Washington. Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A coast guard vessel on guard off an Atlantic port was rammed today. The name of the vessel was not made public. There we r e no casualties. - Washington, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The desperate onslaught of the Germans now in progress is due to her fear of the British menace against the Teuton lines and leading up to the naval base, so import ant. Secretary of War Baker says the fighting of the Germans Is unquestionably deterioating. As to affairs in this country, Baker said, the mobilization of the guard and national army is proceeding successfully. Paris. Oct. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat)-MJerman attacks on hot it banks of the Meuse, following violent bombardments, were thrown back by French defenders today’s official statement stated. Buenos Aires, Oct. I—(Special tc Daily Democrat)—Argentine’s general strike still tied up all business today. Admitting tluir inability to settle the dispute with their employes, the railroads formally announced the government had assumed direction of their affairs. Washington, Oct? I—(Special io Daily Democrat)—The United States battleship which went ashore in home waters Friday has been refloated, the navy department announced today. No details were made public. New York, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Subscriptions to the ne>v liberty loan totaling $11,000,000 were announced here shortly after the opening of the banks today. The first million dollars subscription came from Berhard Scholle A Co., Kuhn. Ixteb & Co. subscribed for $10,000,000 half of it for the Union Pacific railroad company, and half for the Southern Pacific company. Cleveland. Oet7"l—(Special to the Daily Democratl-s-Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, in Cleveland today. personally sounded the battlecry for the second great liberty loan —which is expected to raise five billion dollars by October 27. In an address to thousands of Ohio citizens who packed the public square. McAdoo asked the nation’s support for the new issue and then personally sold the first bond of the series to This Speaker of the Cleveland Indian. Following the public square mass meeting and a brief address at the chamber of commerce, McAdoo will leave for the west to continue his speaking tour until the closing day of if he campaign. BULLETIN. Paris, Oct. 1— (Special to Dally Democrat)— French airmen -successfully bombed the German city of Stuttgart, it was officially announced today. Tendon. Oct. "I—(Secial to Daily Democrat)- Vigorous demand for more defenses was the aftermath to-

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day in the London press of last night's air raid over I.ondon —the fifth in a week. Eleven persons were killed mid sixty-two Injured in Saturday night's raid and there probably are some canutilities In that of last night but none had been officially announced early today. ..The general demand for more an'iaircraft guns was coupled with agitation for a more complete system of warning signals. The public accepts the air raids as inevitable and likely to occur every moonlght night, but there is considerable dissatisfaction

over the Inability of British defenses [completely to push back the "baby killers." Editorials today demanded that the British airmen over the continent retaliate on Germany by raids over German dei>ots. London, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The most telling blow -it Turkish army morale that has been dealt since the British capture of Bagdad, was the official view today of General Maude’s latest success in Mesopotamie. British troops now occupy Mushai ridge after a notable vic tory in two days of fighting during which a Turkish commanding general was captured and vast stores of supplies and food taken. General Maude’s report indicated heavy fighting after his troops had all but encircled the Turkish positions in the Ramadie region. 50 miles north west ol Bagdad on the Euphrates. The enemy struggled to escape after sustaining the first surprise attack but great numbers were caught and surrendered. Washington, D. C„ Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —America’s second cal) for volunteer dollars is expected to yield five billions. All over the United States today —in the tiniest hamlets and the larg- , est cities—machinery was set in motion and human energies unleashed Ito fill democracy’s war chest. Ten million people are called upon to respond to the second liberty loan. Three billion dollars must be recruited by October 27—the day the subscription books close —and an over- i response of two billions is looked I for. Each part of the country’—divided into twelve federal reserve zones—has received complete directions from headquarters. WILLIAM WOODS FATALLY ILL (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Physicians have given up hopes of recovery of William J. Woods, of the public service commission, ill at his home here with J heart trouble. Wood succeeded Ed win M. Lee, May Ist last. He war chairman of the old railroad commls sfon and was formerly connected with the interstate commerce commission at Washington. He formerly lived in Evansville. MASONS WENT TO CHURCH Sixty men, all members of the Masonic lodge, headed by Judge Smith walked into the Christian church yesterday morning, just as Rev. W. Paul Marsh was ready to open his morning services. The pastor was not expecting the increased attendance but was pleased to be thus surprised and his sermon was a splendid one for the occasion. That he was equal to the occasion was the unanimous opinion of the men who agreed to repeat the surprise at frequent intervals. MAURICE NEIZER TO BE GUEST. Os Decatur Rotary Club at Luncheon Wednesday Evening. Maurice Neizer. mayoralty candidate of Fort Wayne, and well known business man of that city, will be the guest of honor of the Decatur Rotary club Wednesday evening at the regular luncheon of the club to be held at the Hotel Madison at 6:30 o’clock Mr. Neizer will also be called upon to address the club. o ROE BURGLAR CAUGHT. ' The man who broke into the William Roe home on Grant street, Monday, taking a gold band ring and ten ’ dollars in money was caught last week ! in Bluffton at the old game. He robj bed three houses in that city and was f finally caught by a farmer and chief-of-police. He is now in jail. Mrs. Roe was called to Bluffton and identified her ring which the thief had on f his person. — — —o—f CENSUS REPORT !1 A nine pound boy arrived al the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clover McClure y'this morning. Both mother and babe >r are doing fine. The mother was form-j-jerly Miss Mary Winters.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, October 1, 1917.

PICTURESTUDY Public is Invited to Elson Art Exhibit at K. of I*. Horne. TUESDAY AFTERNOON Will be Opening Day—Fine

Program Has Been Announced. The Elson art exhibit under the auspices of Decatur high school and the high school teachers will be thrown open to the public at the K. of P. hall tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The exhibit will lust four days. There will be two sessions daily. One at 3 o'clock and another at 7:45. Single admission is 10 cents and a season ticket is 50 cents. The program in detail will be announced daily. Since tills is a splendid opportunity to study pictures, every one should be at all the sessions. The program for Tuesday is as follows: Tuesday, 3 p. m. Announcements. Music—lreta Beavers. How to Study Pictures —Anne Rackstraw. Italian Art—Frieda G. Wehmhoff. Study Pictures. Tuesday, 7:45 p. m. Announcements. * Music—Star Spangled Banner. Pantomime —7th and Sth grade girls. Italian Art —Sue Cook. Subjects relating to American History—L. E. Keller. Tableaux: (a) George Washington. (b) Martha Washington. (c) Age of Innocence. (d) The Pot of Basil. (e) Spirit of ‘76. FOR RED CROSS Ministers of City Set Apart a Few Moments on Sunday for RED CROSS GOSPEL Special Talks and Readings by Interested Workers. Yesterday was “Red Cross" day in many of the churches of the city when the gospel of mercy, for which this organization stands, was placed before the people in an appealing way. Request had meen made by the local organization for a few moments of tiie church service periods, for talks to he given by those conversant with the Red Cross organization, that the people might be made more generally acquainted with its purpose and the need for more workers in helping the soldiers fight our battles. Talks were giver) in many of the churches and tiie services were very impressive, many of the auditors, and even the speakers, being in tears as a realization )f the great cause became apparent. At the Presbyterian church, during the morning service, Dr. 8. I). Beavers, who is a great worker in Red Cross circles, gave an account of the work, its purpose and needs, and this was carried further by Mrs. C. W. Knapp in a reading. The minister, Rev. J. C. Hanna, also spoke along this line. The Red Cross subject was presented at the Evangelical church after the Sunday school period by Mrs. Fred Linn who told of tiie needs of the local order, and the work in general, and made a plea for membership and more workers. Father .Kroeger, of the St. Marys church, as requested made a plea for the war library fund, in a short talk at one of his services. Rev. F. F. Thornburg, following Sunday school, called for a greater appreciation of the Red Cross work, calling for more helpers that we may In this way show our love for, and appreciation of, the work that tho soldier boys are doing. Following his > talk, Rev. Yard, a missionary from » China, spoke. s I The talk of the Rev. W. Paul Marsh -' at the Christian church at the openi ing of the evening service was a pa-

' SOLDIERS’ NOTICE. The twenty-two conscripted men in Decatur and Adains county, ordered to leave October 5, will report- yt the city hall, Decatur, Indiana, at nine o’clock Wednesday morning. October 3, for a preliminary examination of their teeth. By direction of Dental Committee. General Medical Board. FIRST LIEUT. HECKARD, Detailed by Surgeon General’s Office. CARL I). LUCAS.

triotie one in behalf of Red Cross, and tiie duty incumbent upon tiie home people to support the boys at the front through this organization. REPORTS FILED County Commissioners Devote First Day to Approving Reports and ALLOWING OF BILLS Inspecting Roads This Afternoon—Specifications for Printing. Tiie county commissioners met this morning in the auditor's office, it being the opening day of the October session. The morning was devoted to the allowing of bills and approving i of the various reports filed by the conn ty officials. This afternoon the board , was out on an inspection trip of the i highways, going over the Holthouse ' road, or Third street, in this city. I The monthly report of Treasurer George Kinzie for September was til- 1 ed. approved and placed on record. 1 The clerk’s report of docket fees 1 collected for the quarter ending Octo- , ber Ist, amounting in all to $48.00 was I filed and approvea. The quarterly report of Clerk Hammell, ending October Ist. of the clerk’s fees collected amounting to $387.91, was filed and approved. The clerk’s quarterly repons ending with October Ist of the ex-sheriff’s fees collected amounting to $9.25 and of the ex-clerk's fees, amounting to , $64.86 were also filed and approved. Sheriff Ed Green's quarterly report of fees collected in the sum of $107.73 , was filed and approved. Recorder A. A. Augsburger’s quarterly report amounting in all to $353.90 was filed and approved. Auditor John Mosure's report for quarter showing the collection of $34. 45 was filed and approved. The commissioners placed on file the specifications for the county printing for 1918, including blank books, blanks and stationary. . Tiie board will be in session the ( next two days. ( RURAL_JJARRIER Hubert Zerkle Receives Appointment as Mail Carrier ON RURAL ROUTE 3 Succeeds Roy Wolford, Who is Working in Fort Wayne. Hubert Zerkle, of near this city, received the appointment from postoffice headquarters at Washington as carrier of mail on rural route three out of the Decatur office. He will ' begin his new work on next Monday, October Bth. 1 Mr. Zerkle succeeds Roy Wolford, ' who resigned August 20, to work at t the General Electric Works in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Annie Biggs has been r serving as substitute. There is another vacancy await- - ing an appointment, being that of i carrier on Route 6. from which Lawi. rence Biggs recently resigned. NIGHT CLERK AT ERIE s I ii Earl Hoagland ,who for eight years has been a clerk at the F. V. Mills h grocery, courteous and capable, has i- resigned and will begin work Tuesday i- night as night clerk at the Erie depot.

ATTEND_WEDDING Peter Mougey Family Returned from Toledo, Ohio. I WERE AT WEDDING w t Os W‘ll Mougey and Miss

Margery Solan Saturday Morning. i Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mougey and daughter. Frances, and son, Afred, r<>turned Saturday night from Toledo, O„ where they attended the wedding of their son anti brother, William I Mougey. and Miss Margery Helen Solan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Solan, which was solemnized Saturday morning at eight o’clock at St. Anne’s Catholic church, with pretty ceremony. The groom was attended by his brother, Alfred Mougey, as best man. while the maid of the bride, was her sister. Miss Fanchon Solan. Gowned in taupe, with tailored suit, blouse, shoes, hat and gloves of the same color the bride made a very pretty appearance being, herself by nature, of much personal charm. She carried a bouquet of lillies of the valley. Miss Fanchon Solan wore a costume of brown and carried yellow chrysanthemums. A breakfast for tiie immediate relatives of the families was served at the Boody House, and the couple left at once for a honeymoon trip to Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland. They will be at home in Toledo. ()., where the groom holds a responsible position 'n the offices of the Overland automobile plant. The groom is a Decatur boy, of fine i character and ability, and with hosts of friends here who wish him everything that is good. t FUNDS RECEIVED i Local Red Cross Chapter i and Branches Get Check , from Mr. McAdoo 1 1 FOR A GOOD AMOUNT ( i Will Provide Money for 1 1 Yarn, and Supplies for < Various Articles. 1 To Adams County subscribers to Red 1 Cross War Fund: 1 A check from the Red Cross War 1 1 Fund, William G. McAdoo, treasurer, ( at Washington, has been turned over . to Mr. M. Kirsch, treasurer of Adams i County Chapter American Red Cross i and by him to be deposited to a spe- i cial account entitled “Receipts from I Red Cross War Fund.” This money may be drawn against i for the following purposes only viz.: For yarns for knitted goods, $1000.00; for surgical dressing supplies, $750; for material for garments, bath robes, bed slippers, pajamas, etc., $577.43. Apportionment will be made by Mr. Kirsch of this fund so that Decatur, Monroe, Berne and Geneva will each get 25 per cent of the total subscription made in their territory. This gives to each town a fine working fund so that they need not want for raw’ material to work with. Subscribers will notice that the entire expense of the campaign was only $38.20 Washington remitted back to us 25 per cent of total and made no deductions themselves. There surely is no excuse now but that the women of our county will give increased devotion to the work. For a time at least they will have plenty to keep every one busy who enlists for service. , . Respectfully. FRENCH QUINN. Chairman Adams County Red Cross. Report from Washington. French Quinn. Esq.. Chairman. ' Adams County Chapter, American ■ Red Cross, Decatur, Indiana. Dear Sir: Tho requisition of your chapter , under date of September 12th for n ; refund in the sum of $2,356.08, being i a portion of its collections for the Red ’ Cross War Fund, has been approved . by the War Council to the extent of

I $2,327.43, representing 25 per cent of I the amount of such collections, computed as follows; Amount of Chapter's total collections ns reported to us by your bank of deposit nt time matter was submitted to tile Council. .$9,424.11 Amount retained 38.20 i Total collections $9.462 54 ! 25 per cent of total $2,365.63 | I/Oss amount retained 38.20 _ 1 Refund now due $2,327.43 It Is understood that all refunded

moneys are to be credited to a special account entitled "Receipts from Rid Cross War Fund.” and that you will furnish the Wnr Council with a report showing the disposition finally made thereof. Assuring you that we appreciate your co-operation, we are Very truly yours, CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF I NEW YORK. Assistant Treasurer of Rod Cross War Fund, ON NEW BLANKS Automobile Owners Must Use New Blanks in Making Application. FOR THE 1918 LICENSES Certificate Will he Issued When Application is Made at This Office. Indianapolis, Indiana, October 1— (Special to the Daily Democrat) — Owing to the large increase of business in the automobile department in the office of the secretary of state, it becomes necessary to make a change in the forms of applications for owners automobile licenses, to which the attention of all owners of automobiles is called. For the year 1917. about 200,000 automobile licenses will have been issued and this change in form is made for the purpose of expediting the Issuing of licenses and making prompt deliveries during the year 1918 and to meet this increased business some radical changes in tiie issuing of licenses must be made. Automobile owners are warned that no application made on the old form will be accepted and it is important that prompt serv'ce may be given that applications be made on the new form. It is reque ted that as soon as the present year ends that all old forms for owners licenses bo destroyed and use only the . new. All applications for licenses ..n the old form will lie returned for cor-1 rection. Under the new applicati >n i form, the applicant will lie required: to fill all blank traces, there being | two coupons, one for filing purposes and the other, the applicants' certificate, both of which must be filled by | the applicant, thus the owner will r - j celve his certificate at the same time he receives his license plates, both being given to the purchaser at the same time. Dealers, notary publics' and others who make applications for licens s should make requisitions for blanks early in the season. All requisitions received at an early date will be placed on file and Notary Publics are urged to encourage making owners’ applications as early as possible, to avoid the great rush that is sure to come after the first of the new year. The first shipment of license plates for 1918 will be made on December 15th and applications will be received s early as November Ist. The public can very materially assist in expedit- • ing the issuing of license plates by • makng applications before the end of the present year and dealers, notary t publics and all others are urged to on- ’ courage early applications and impress r upon the minds of owners the change ' in the forms for motorcycles, chaufi' fours and other applications. All application forms will be known by numbers. The 1918 Indiana automobile license; . plates will have r. green hack ground with black figures makinng an attrac-j tlve plate and easily to be seen ami t read. Heretofore, when the numerical] numbers of license plates run to one hundred thousand, alphabets were used to designate each ten thousand • over one hundred thousand. Here after, numerals only, will be used; which will avoid considerable confusion in the reading of license num bers. (Continued on Page Two)

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THREE JOBS OF IT The Martin-Klepper Co., Burk Elevator Office and i Decatur Produce WERE BURGLARIZED Last Night—Entrance Was

Gained Through Windows—Get $3.40. Burglars or petty thieves, believed to he of the home talent origin, made the rounds of three of Decatur's wellknown business houses in tiie south part of the city sometime Sunday night or early this morning and made a choice of selections at tho Martin-Klepper Creamery Co., tho Burk Elevator Co., and the Decatur Produce Co. offices. Enerance to tho three places was gained by breaking or removing the windows. At the Martin-Klepper plant a window was broken in the hack of the building. Entering the office part of the place they "hit” the till and extracted from the cash register the sum of $3.40 in small change. The cash register sets in the entrance of the building. They also entered the office rooms where the safe is kept. Not succeeding in opening or working the combination of the safe they finished their job by breaking the handle or lever on it. If they had been "cracksmen” enough to blow the safe they would have been very poorly paid for their time and effort as not a cent of money ever kept there. Learning from past experiences Mr. Klepper stated this morning: “We do not keep money in the safe over night.” The money in the cash register was from the few sales made during the day. Since last August the Martin-Klepper offices have, been ' burglarized twice. Last night, eviI dently while one of the burglars was making the effort to open the safe. l in their hurry, dropped a cap. Before leaving the place they took a can of Klepper's ice cream, which makes us believe they had a sweet tooth. The desks and drawers were ransacked, but nothing taken. The lock on Miss Berliner's desk was broken. At the Burk Elevator company's office a ’large window in the bak of the building was broken and entrance made. This place was only ransacked. From a small closet they dug out a bunch of old work clothes, but being of a ehoce nature, or hard-to-fit-style, they did not take any of them. They were thrown about tho floor in a topsy-turvy manner. Here they left the ice cream can, evidently stopping for lunch. The safe was not bothered. Mr. Burk stated that tiie only thing there were the books. ] so if they had broken into it, the big- | gest loss would have been the lock and dials. At the office of the Decatur Produce company, which place has been visited several times' by these night prowlers, entrance was gained by breaking a small hole in the north window and then springing the lock. The trouble of trying to blow the safe or work the combination on it was saved them, as the doors were left ajar and al Itiiey had to do was pull out the books and the small lock boxes. The various bundles of papers were "gone through” but nothing taken. About the only thing of value ! to a burglar kept in the safe was a couple of postage stamps and these ''[were left untouched. The drawers '(in the desks were removed and scat’[tered about the room, but the contents left. X sweater coat and cap. hanging ' in the office, and belonging to Ed Ashbnucher. were taken. From the evidence obtained at the three places the police and those concerned believe the triple act was committed by home talent. BRAUN CLOSES HIS BAKERY. Fred Braun closed his bakery in the Haugk building Saturday evenI ing and is out of business. High ; price of flour and other materials, | combined with the fact that the help question is almost an impossible one these days, made the business unprofitable and forced Fred's decision to close out. He has disposed of his fixtures. o K. OF C. NOTICE. Come to the meeting tonight. The ; new officers will begin their duties. I Give them the encouragement of ■ | your presence. G. K.