Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1917 — Page 1

Vohims XV. Number 253.

RUSSIA WILL TAKE A REST Will Suspend Operations Till Spring But Will Not Make Separate Peace. NATION WORN OUT By Long Struggle—A Few Cases of Sickness Reported from Pershing Line. (United Prens Service) Washington. Nov. 2—(Special o Daily Democrat)—While temporarily withdrawing from active military participation in the great war Russia will stand by her allies and make no separate peace with Germany. This was officially announced at the Russian embassy here today. That Russia is worn out by her tremendous struggle to establish a stable government after the revolution and is weakened by mismanagement of her economic affairs, is admitted by her statesmen. For the time being—probably until next spring or summer—she is shunting the burden of active warfare against the Teutons to the shoulders of her allies. Russia has not, nor will she negotiate for a separate peace with Germany or Austria. Ambassador Bakmetieff officially announced. Any statement that Russia has quit the was is entirely unwarranted, said Secretary of State lensing today. Lansing said he would later issue formal comment on the Russian situation. as covered by official dispatch"* to the state department. He deplored any impression that Russia had ahondoned her allies. She is holding over a million Germans in the Riga sector, it is claimed.

Following a week of discussion that Russia not only was withdrawing from military operations for the winter, but was actually planning to negotiate for a separate peace with Germany, dispatches from Petrograd today quoting Premier Kerensky as saving that Russia must turn over the war burden to her allies, created consternation in official ranks. Evasive answers as to Russia's intentions, previously given at the embassy, today turned to positive assnrances of Russia's fidelity. The embassy's declaration was supported at the state department where it was said no dispatches from Petrograd indicated any danger of Russia declaring a separate peace. Her present withdrawal from the struggle it is explained, is for the purpose of concentrating her energies on re-establishing her internal affairs and formulating a policy of control for the army. Voluntary withdrawal of thousands of Germans from the Riga sector when Teuton generals knew of the

demoralization of the Russian troops there and their ability to advance anytime thev chose is pointed to today as clear indication of Germany’s understanding that Russia would no longer carry on an offensive struggle. The completeness of the Teuton blow against Italy is believed to hasten the collapse of Russia. Embassy officials here made no effort to concea their fear lest a victory against Ita y would be followed by an overwhelming assault on Russia when she was at the ebb of her resisting power. These officials maintained however, that Russia’s aims would not be a ■ ered and that so long as Kerensky and Terestchenko remained a us Ha’s helm she woultj not withdraw

from the war. From a military standpoint Rust 1. long since has been eliminated as a factor of offense by the allies. in the struggle however has forced Germany to retrain more tha a million and a half men on the ea r cm front. With Russia out ofthe ,mv entirely these Teutons will be re leased for other fronts-vast hordes of 'Austrian troons nsJv-s situation will become immedl ately more critical. Russia s eliminnton releases thousands of TurUs fightlng on the southern Russian front for operation against the | That the entente and the U. S are now passing through the most critical period of the war thus far is officially admitted. Between the Russian and Italian situation the veneer of optim-

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ism here has cracked. It is plainly evident that there is great <• ncern over the success with which the kaiser apparently Is carrying on his campaign to definitely elimina‘o the socalled "eastern menace.’' The greatest danger from a Russian withdrawal is to Italy. If Germany and Austria are free to release ad ditional hordes to pour through Flocken pasjs in the t'arnic Alps, they can outflank General Cadorna's Italian armies on the Tagliamento and f.nce the general to retreat to the Plavol river it is feared. (United Press Service) (Uy J. W. T. Mason, Written for the United Press.) New York, Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Russia is demanding further military successes from the allies as the price of her active continuance in the war. The situa-

tion in Petrograd shows indications of having reached the point where Kerensky cannot secure action from the Russian army, except under the stimulus of allied victories on the western front or in the Balkans. There is no doubt but that new encouragement is now urgently required in Russia to overcome the pessimism which is natural to the Slavs and which is being increased by the blows the allied cause is receiving in Italy. The time has come when the most serious consideration ought to be given to a strong blow being struck by the American army in France at the earliest possible moment. A quick attack by General Pershing even if no more than moredately successful, would not only aid in the recovery of the Italian morale, but would be the most powerful argument the allies could use for keeping Russia actively loyal to the cause of the entente. There is not so much danger of Russia making a separate peace at this time as that the Russian lines will become so permanently passive as to permit further large withdrawals of German troops from the eastern to the western front. Troops so withdrawn would contribute materially to the resistance of the Germans to America’s eventful offensive in France. Every encouragement America can give Rusia to hold fast to her eastern trenches, means therefore, a weakening in the Ger man front facing General Pershing’s forces. .

The time has come when grim re sponsibilities must be assumed by the United States government. The two main mistakes the allies have made during the war have been lack of co-operation and over-cautiousness. American industrial efficiency is based upon co-operation and daring. The time has perhaps arrived to demonstrate that the same traits distinguish Americans in warfare. With the French Armies in the field Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat' - Germany* latest effort to keep up morale both of her army and her civil population consists of the appointment of propaganda officers. It is their duty to reply to all questions from soldiers and civilians — and to reply so as to keep up the cotir age of both. (By Ed L, Keen, United Press staff correspondent.) London. Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Russia will not fight this winter. She may possibly be able t< fight next summer. It depends entire ly on whether Premier Kerensky, now gaining strength over his bolshe viki enemies, will be able to remodel Russia’s domestic structure 1 , prom now until next spring at least, Russia will rely on nature’s defenses cl snow and ice and cold to hold back Teutonic invaders. This epitomizes the feeling here to day. It was the main lessor, which the foreign office saw in the Italian catastrophe.

Ijondon, Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With the flooded Tagliamento river separating him from General von Mackensen’s invading avalanche of Teutons and with a rearmed and thoroughly arc<nsed arrry behind him, General Cadorna was on his prepared line of defense today. It appeared that the great battle of the north Italian front was under way. The Germans today hold the vital gridgehead on the eastern bank of the Tagliamento. It was supposed that Cadorna, his army once safely over, had destroyed the bridges themselves but this was not certain. London, Nov. 2—(Special to Daily I Democrat) —Just when Count von i Hertling’s acceptance of the German ' chancellorship means was puzzling London today. With Hertling’s past 1 ""(Continued cnTPage Four)

Decatur, Indiana,Friday Evening, November 2, 1917.

WORK_FOR MEN O. L. Vance Demonstrates That Men Can Make Gauze Supplies. FOR THE RED CROSS — The Tables Are Filling Up —Aprons and Caps Suggested. The tables at the Red Gross shop in the library are filling up more day I by day, with workers on the gauze hospital supplies. Last evening quite ■ a number of workers were busy and many gauze compresses were turned | out under the direction of the assist ant teachers. Miss Tillie Mothers and I Mrs. Roy Miller, and the teachers, I Marie Connell and Helen Niblick. Many of the clubs and other societies have set aside an afternoon or evening for working on these supplies which are greatly needed, especially now that the American boys are on | the firing line. That the men may also be useful in making these supplies was demon-' strated by O. L. Vance who was the first man to make a compress. The compress, bearing his name, is on display in a case at Red Cross shop and by looking at it, one could not tell whether it had been made by a man or woman, so very nicely is it done. Mrs. Carey, of West Monroe street, one of the faithful workers in the surgical dressing department, hts been off duty several days on account of rheumatism, which has rendered her bedfast. That the utmost sanitation may result it is being suggested that workers on Red Cross supplies wear caps and aprons, while at the tables. '

TO 0. S. COURT Was the Henry Sanders Damage Case Transferred FROM JAY CIRCUIT Defendant Railway Representatives Live in Illinois. Attorney D. B. Erwin returned yesterday afternoon from Portland, where as attorney for Henry Sanders | of Monroe, he was attending the trial held in the circuit court, in which Mr. Sanders is asking SIO,OOO from the Lake Erie & Western railway, forthe■ death of his wife, which resulted when j a train on the railroad struck the automobile in which they were riding, at Montpelier. The evidence was all heard, but the case was dismissed as to the defondant watchman, as the defendant railroad representatives liv ein Illinois, and as the demand was for more than $3,000 it becomes necessary to try the case in a United States court, instead of a district court, hence the case was transferred to the U. S. court in Indianapolis, where it will be necessary to have the entire proceedings over again. FINLAND POSsTbLE REPUBLIC (United vr«M Service) Helsingfors, Finland, Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat (—Direct steps for Finland’s independence were start ed by drafting of a bill in the Finninih senate today proposing that this body elect a president of a Finnish republic. Petrograd dispatches on Monday asserted that the Russian governme it had cut off all governmental revenues heretofore sent to Finland on account of the "growth of autonomos spirit there.” K. OF C. NOTICE. Meeting Monday, November 5. Report of the board of trustees. Also a good program has been arranged by the lecturer for after the business session. G. K.

TO UNCLE’S FUNERAL Rev. Stolte Will Go To New Knoxville Ohio, Tomorrow. Rev. L. W. Stolte will leave tomorrow for New Knoxville, (),. to attend the funeral of his uncle, William Hove, aged about seventy years. His death resulted after a very short Illness from paralysis. Last Sunday he and his wife were thrown from a buggy in a runaway. His wife's arm was broken and Mr. Hove was injured somewhat about the head. His injur ies, however, are not thought to be! the immediate cause of death, the physician stated. A minister will be secured to preach here Sunday in ihe absence of the Rev. Stolte at the Reformed church.

TWO IN CLASS Decatur Has Two Candidates in the Scottish Rite Class. GIVEN FINAL DEGREE Rev. W. Paul Marsh Elected ‘ President of the Class of 96. Rev. W. Pau! Marsh, pastor of the Christian church and G. T. Burk, cf this city, were among the ninety-six members of the “liberty class of 1917" receiving final degrees of the Scottish Rite conferred in the closing session of the fall convocation at the cathedral in Fort Wayne last night, they becoming 32nd degree Masons. A banquet was a feature of the wind-up of the successful meeting and the response to the toast in behalf of the class was given by the Rev. Marsh who was elected president of the class, being quite a great honor. Other officers of the class are: Vice president. Dr. R. M. Bolman, Fort Wayne; Ralph Mortal). Fort Wayne, secretary and treasurer; Charles T. Weatherhogg. historian. The motto is “Liberty. Justice and Charity.” According to the Journal-Gazette, one thousand members of the order registered during the three days’ meeting, all neighboring cities being represented. Yesterday was the first time the twenty-second degree was ever given in Fort Wayne. o COUNTY K. OF P. MEETING. Grand Chancellor Frank J. Heller, of Columbia City, will speak; County President George Ineichen, of Geneva. will preside, and other prominent K. of P. workers take part in the Adams County K. of P. meeting at Geneva next Monday evening. Many from here will go.

WILL MOVE HERE Mr. C. J. Dregman of Holland, Mich., to Have Charge of the Office AND THE FIELD WORK For Decatur Plant of Hol-land-St. Louis Sugar Co. —Begins Soon. Mr. C. J. Dregman of Holland, Mich, has been named manager of the office and field work for the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company and will come here next week to assume charge, moving his family which consists of his wife and daughter, to Decatur. When Mr. Hubbard went to Ottawa, Ohio, last spring the entire management was assumed by Mr. William Kremers, the superintendent, temporarily until the right man could be found for the work. During the campaign Mr. Kremers work becomes very heavy and the company and Mr. Kremers as well, are delighted with having secured the services of so high class a man as Mr. Dregman. The latter has been a member of the Holland company since its organization and served for some time as a director. For several years he has served as the head of a business college at Holland, Michigan. He understands the sugar business aud is expert system business man. He will have full charge of the office and field [work, for the Decatur plant.

TIME IS SKORT Less Than Two Weeks Remain for Mailing of Parcels to SOLDIERS IN FRANCE For Christmas—Mails Are Very Heavy — ThreeCent Rate. Les than two weeks are left for mailing of Christmas parcels to the expeditionary forces in France if you I wish the boys to get them by Christ -I mas day. These should be mailed not ’ later than November 15, according to' another message urging wide publicity, received by Postmaster J. W. Bosse. It is also requested that strh packages weigh not more than seven pounds because French railroads refuse to carry parcels in excess of that weight. Mails are increasing and are nearly as heavy at the greater number of the postoflices as the usual holiday rush. Many employees in many offices are working overtime to move the mails along. The three cent stamp rate went into effect today and many forgot to put on enough stamps. Every letter sent out of the city must bear three cents, unless it is sent to someone in this city or on one of the rural routes ■ f this city .when it becomes a “drop letter” and requires only two cents. However, if you are sending any sort of a postcard, a two-cent stamp is necessary, providing the card nas any writing on it. If it hasn’t a onecent stamp will carry it. The plain goverment postal card also will cost two cents today and in the future.

TO Os What the Y. M. C. A. is Doing for the Boys AT THE FRONT War-Work Council to Give Dinner at the Hotel Anthony. Thirty Adams county and Decatur Y. M. C. A. members will go to Fort Wayne, this evening to attend the dinner at the Anthony hotel, at six o’clock, given by the state war-work council of the Indiana Young Men's Christian Associans. C. J. Lutz, at the head of the Adams county department, Dr. S. P. Hoffman, Rev. W. P. Marsh, and many others will go. Dr. Merton S. Rice, a leading and most popular minister of Detroit, Mich., will speak. He has just returned from the battlefields of France where he has served for six months as a re|>resentative of the International Y. M. C. A. War-Work Council. He will bring a thrilling story from the first-line trenches and of the remarkable service being rendered by the Y. M. C. A. to the enlisted men of the United States and her allies. Mr. David W. Teachout, of the Teachout Lumber Company of Cleveland, member board of managers, Cleveland X. M. C. A., is the able general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Camp Benjamin Harrison, and will also speak tonight. His description of what the red *riangle buildings mean to our Indiana boys will be an eye-opener to many. SOCK SHOP RECORD. x (From the State Council of Defense Headquarters) Wool bought and paid for July 1 to October 1 $4000.00 Needles bought same period. 1239.53 Knitting machines (2) 34.00 Printing, telephone, typewriter. etc 75.00 Refunds 450.00 Socks sent to Rainbow Division 3612 prs. Socks sent to Medical division <s °P rs Socks given Lily Base Hospital, No. 32 70 P rs Socks in storage to be given when needed most 2600 prs.

HAS RELATIVES HERE The remains of J. A. Baumgartner, of near Ruckford, who dropped dead tlue to heart failure in this city, Tuesday afternoon, have been removed to his homo. The deceased was sitting In the Herman Miller shoe shop on Ea it Main street, engaged in conversation, when ho unexpectedly fell from his chair and diml in a few moments. Mr. Baumgartner had been engaged in sell ing oil burners lor furnaces in this city during the past month. A wife and one daughter survive him. He was about fifty years of age.—Van Wort Bulletin. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. Frank Boyer of this city. IS A_PROBLEM To Weather the Storm of Lost Workers and Yet Increase IS THE BIG PROBLEM Presented to the Workers of Indiana Anti-Tuber-culosis Organization. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 2—To weather the storm of lost workers thru the war and still to increase the volume and efficiency of the Indiana anti-iu-berculosls campaign is the problem presented to Indiana tuberculosis workers. Dr. James A. Duggan, and later his successor, Dr. Thomas P. Goodwyn, medical directors of Health win Tuberculosis Sanatorium at South Bend went to the Great Lakes Naval Training station and the Medical Military Reserve respectively. Miss Irene Byron, the successful community nurse of the Fort Wayne Anti-Tuberculosis league is soon to go to France as a Red Cross nurse while Dr. C. J. Mclntyre of Indianapolis resigned from the free tuberculosis clinic to take up contract tuber, ulosis work for the army. 'Dr. Mclntyre

is one of a group of tuberculosis specialists who are going over the -olJiers in cantonments because nation il tuberculosis workers showed our army leaders by evidence of European experience the necessity of excluding the tuberculosis from the army. Arthur J. Strawson, the executive secretary- of the Indiana Society f ’or the Prevention of Tuberculosis wis called by the American Red Cross to do civilian relief work among refugees in northern France but, on account of the special need of a successful R"d Cross seal campaign this year, both agencies decided it were better f>r him not to leave. Among the medical men at Fort Benjamin Harrison are many who were previously engaged in tuberculosis work. Among them were noted Dr. G. L. Bellis, Medical Director ' f Muirdale, the large Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, Sanatorium; Dr. James A. Britton, head of th etuberculosis department of the International Harvester company and Dr. E. R. Vander Slice, secretary of the Michigan Society for the Prevention of Tuber ulosls. MILK STRIKE SERIOUS. (UnltPit Press Service) Chicago, 111., Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The federal government today was expected to issue | an ultimatum in the "milk strike” of 16,000 farmers, who are said to be destroying their product rather than sell to Chicago dealers at reduced wholesale prices. Robert W. Childs, special assistant

attorned general, admitted that the government lacks authority to deal with the farmers directly, but declared they are in danger of prosecution tor destroying food, which carries a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment and $5,000 fine. He also called attention to another law providing similar penalties for interference with the distribution of any ‘“necessity.” He said he regarded milk as a necessity. Les than 15 per cent of the city’s normal supply of 1.250.000 quarts was delivered yesterday, it was estimated. Big distributors were preparing today to confine deliveries to hospitals and to families with babies and invalids. No violence has been reported, but farmers have- established pickets around collecting depots and many producers were turned back.

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TO BE AT MONROE Adams County Sunday School Association Will Convene. NOVEMBER 6 AND 7 In the M. E. Church—State and Local Speakers on the Program. The annual convention of the Adams County Sunday School association will be held at the Methodist, church at Moiroe, Tuesday and Wednesday, November (5 and 7. The officers of the association and the various committees have arranged for a very good program in which state as well as local speakers will take part, as follows; Tuesday—7:oo p. rfi. Song Service — Director, P. W. Barker. Devotional —Rev. Fred Bouse, Selection —Monroe Male Quartet. Address of Welcome —Mennas Lehman. Response—E. C. Bierie. Song—Audience. Address. "Feed My Lambs" —Miss Emma G. Lemen. Elementary Superintendent, Indiana Sunday School Association. Song—Decatur Methodist Chorus. Address. “Co-operation”—George N. Burnie, General Secretary Indiana Sunday School Association. Song—Decatur Methodist Chorus. Wednesday Morning. Social Hour until 9 o’clock. Song Service. Devotional—Rev. John Phillips. Song—Audience. "Teachers and Teaching"—Rev. W. S. Mills. Song. Intermission. Song. I "Ouv Standards”—Miss Lemen. Song. “Keeping Our Boys and Girls”— Mr. Burnie. Song. Appointment of Committees, etc. Adjournment. Wednesday—l:oo p. m. Elementary Teacher Training Conference. Song Service. "The Sunday School as a Feeder for the Church” —O. L. Vance. Reports of Township Presidents, etc. "The Elementary Teacher” —Miss Lemen. Music. "My Ideal Sunday School Superintendent" —Mr. Burnie. Adjournment. Wednesday—7:oo p. m. Song Service. Selection —Mennonite Male Choir of Berne. Report from Committees. Monroe Male Quartet. Address —O. E. Tomes, Ft. Wayne. Mennonite Male Choir. Offering. Closing Song. Benediction. County Officers. President—C. L. Walters. Vice President —J. F. Lehman. Secretary-Treasurer— Olive B. Perkins. Department Superintendents. ElementaryAdult—Rev. G. B. Smith. Linn . Grove. Home—Helena Leichty, Berne. Missionary. Temperance —Rev. Frank Baker, Decatur. Teacher Training—Jesse Buckmastej, Berne. Publicity. MERRILL DUI-l. WINS Decatur friends of Merr*i* Du . wifi be interested in hearing that he won in a hundred yard dash in lhe atheletic contest held recently at Camp Sc.jlby. the prize being a uniform with Hat, of special honor. His entry was one from (wo thousand and his winning is considered ouite an honor. He was in charge of the Rex theatre her- before his brother, Russell, who is also now at Camp Shelby, took charge. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Ole Mis’ Lickticut, who Is on th’ board for the prevention of cruelty t’ animals, sez, in her opinion it is a crime t’ advance th' price of cigars and tobacco an' thus deprive th’ poor wives o' so much more o' th' necessities of life. j