Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 258, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 258.

KERENSKY IS DEPOSED AS RULER OF RUSSIA THE BOLSHEVIKI LEADERS IN CONTROL OF ALL COMMUNIGATIONSFEARED THAT STREETS OF PETROGRAD ARE OVED IN BLOOD AGAIN.

(United Press Service) Ijondon, Nov. B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Bolshevik! leaders in control of all communication with Petrograd today formally announced to the world that they had deposed the Kerensky government. In its place the institution of a new regime with a policy immediate peace and immediate distribution of all land to the peasants, was declared. No mention was made in dispatches received here of fighting, but it is feared that once again the streets of Petrograd have been dyed in blood from struggling factions. The bolshevik! leaders did not explain how the alleged overthrow of the Kerensky government had been accomplished, except to assert that the garrison and the proletariat had forced it. Russian officials emphasized that the revolt is entirely local in chara ter —affecting Petrograd alone. In the capital pacifism has reached its greatest strength, due to activity of the bolsheviki soviet of workmen and soldiers. The new, self-styled government, it was declared .proposes an immediate peace and immediate distribution of all land to the peasants. The bolsheviki manifesto summons at once a constitutional assembly to administer Russia. BULLETIN.

Petrograd. Nov. 8— (Special to the Daily Democrat)—The Maximlaist. local soviet of workmen and soldiers today arrested several ministers, according to official announcement. The preliminary parliament sitting has been dissolved. Washington. D. C.. Nov. S (Special to Daily Democrat)—The decisive battle of the Teutonic drive in Italy is entering its first stages with both sides maneuvering for position. Rome cables stated today. I' rench and British reinforcements are massing back of the Piava river and heavy artillery is being pushed from the western front to General Cadorna’s relief. Paris. Nov. S—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A French attack on German positions around Schoenholz. in Alsace, netted 120 prisoners and other heavy losses to the enemy, today’s official statement declared. BULLETIN. London,. Nov. 8-(Special to Daily Democrat)— Torpedoing of th.e American steamer Rochester was formally announced by the Admiralty today. . i Four of those aboard were killed and the second mate and thirteen others are missing, it wgs stated. Thirty-one survivors have been landed at Buncrana and Rossport. The American vessel was struck on Friday and sunk.

(By J. W. Pegler, Uniter Press Start Correspondent) American Field Headquarters, France, Nov. 7—(Delayed)—American artillerymen sent a salvo of shells whistling over to bocheland today, as a farewell volley marking burial of America’s dead from the firing line. (By Robert J. Render, United Press staff correspondent.) < Washington, Nov. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)— American participation in the Paris interallied conference beginning Nov. 15 means a complete change in the method of war direction, officials here were convinced today. That a central war board to sit in France, hub of the allied war zone, will spring from the conferences confidently believed. Besides future war moves on the western front the conference will a- - consider the situation in Italy, Rmsia and Greece and will receive from the American delegates full informa„on regarding this country’s re-

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sources. Some statement of allied I war aims may be formulated to combat the Geran peace movement. The aid of the United States will be sought particularly by Italy and Russia. Plans for a counter-offensive to drive the Teutons from Italian soil will be laid. American aid in this direction will again bring to the fore the anomaly of Austria ,»d the United States witli no declaration of war fighting each other. The Russian situation will be thoroughly probed nt the conference. Allied aid in money , and supplies, reconstruction of Russia's transport and plans for a resumption of the Slavs military activity i.t the earliest possible date will be dis-* cussed. Greece, threatened with a Teuton I invasion and declining to mobilize fully until the allies pledge all necessary aid, will receive attention in the conference. The United States, still on friendly terms with Bulgaria, may I e asked to aid Greece.attack the Bulgar line in Macedonia in an attempt to cut the Berlin-Constantinople railroad. This is another of the delicate questions confronting Col. House, head es the American delegation.

BULLETIN Stockholm, Nov. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A large German squadron of warships is off the Finnish naval station of Helsingfors according to word received today from Haparanda. Landon, Nov. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Italy's supreme, last stand effort to stem the Germanic invasion was apparently impending today. Both the enemy and defending lines have been drawn face to face along the Livenza river. London expected momentarily to learn of the preliminary battle ot the Livenza, in which Cadorna’s rear guards would attempt to administer a temporary check to the enemy before withdrawing to the now fully prepared Piavs river line. Every dispatch received from Rome today mentioned the Italian withdrawal from the Tagliamento as voluntary, carried out with precision and a minimum of loss. Certainly, there was none of the precipitancy in the latest Italian retirement that characterized the rout from the Isonzo positions.

LIBERTY LOAN "OVER TOP." (United Pre«s Se-vtcel Washington, D. C„ Nov. 8-(Spe-cial to Dail Democrat)—More than 50 per cent over-subscribed, the second libertv loan was even a greater sueces than the first. Announcing his result and congratulating the American people, Secretary McAdoo said todav that now it will not be necessary to ask for another issue in January. Not only was the greatest government loan in history successfully floated but the question: Are the people behind the war? was answered by 9.4000.000 individual subscriptions. Os course 99 per cent were in amounts less than $50,000. Total subscriptions were $4,617,532,300. of which $3,808,766,150 will be alloted. McAdoo announced that all bonds subscribed up to $50,000 would bo al- j lotted in full; from $50,000 to SIOO,-, 000, 90 per cent; from SIOO,OOO to $200,000, 75 per cent; from $200,000 to $1,000,000, 60 per cent; from $1 000,000 to $8,000,000 fifty per cent; $8 000,000 to $30,000,000 41.20 per cent, and up to $50,000,000. 40.8 per cent. TRAIN STRIKES AUTOMOBILE. (United Ptess Service) Columbus, Ohio, Nov. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Charles Aljos, 25, of Pataskala, was killed instantly and Marvin Spicer, 22, of St. Mary's, was probably fatally injured when their automobile was struck by a train ten miles east of Columbus early

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, November 8, 1917.

WAS A BUST DAT (One Hundred Fifty-seven Compresses Made in Afternoon AT RED CROSS SHOP There Are Twenty-two Busy Workers in That Department. "If I had known the work would be . like this," said one lady making surgi- | cal supplies at Red Cross shop yesterday, “I would have come up here very often, if only for a half hour or an hour a day. I certainly will drop in often." This is the opinion expressed by many who are taking up the work at the Red Cross shop and yesterday saw another big day's results. In the afternoon alone, 157 compresses and 34 gause strips were made. These are sterilized after making and are used in relief work to put on wounds before bandaging. There were 22 workers in this department yesterday after noon, including the Shakespeare club members which club comes in as a body on Wednesdays'. Assistant teachers in charge were Mrs. J. R. Horton, Mrs. E. B. Adams and Miss Tillie Meiberg. In the garment making department in charge of Miss Gertrude Holthouse, there were 5 workers who also accomplished much.

FREOERJC_gYRES Indianapolis Merchant is Chairman of Indiana War Work CouncilDIRE NEED OF Y. M. C. A. In Trenches Expressed by Prominent Men—Funds Raised to Aid Fighters. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. S —Frederic M. Ayres, president of the L. S. Ayres & Co., department store, of Indianapolis, has accepted the chairmanship of the Indiana division of the National War Work Council which is starting a campaign in the state to raise $1,000,000 as Indiana's share of the $35,000,000 to be raised in the United States for the enlisted men of the army and navy. Mr. Ayres has given out a list of the following persons who will be vice-chairmen and members of the state’s executive board, representing the various Y. M. C. A. districts of the state:

District I—George Ade, Brook; 2— Clement Studahaker, South Bend; 3 —S. F. Bowser, Ft. Wayne; 4—Joseph! H. Shirk, i’eru; s—George W. Landon. Kokomo; 9—Governor James P. Good rich, and George A. Ball, Muncie; 10 —William Dudley Foulke, Richmond; 11—James K. Lilly, Indianapolis; 12— Will H. Hays, Sullivan; 13—Thomas Taggart, French Lick; 14 —William G. Irwin. Columbus: 15—W. H. O'Brien. Lawrenceburg; 17 —C. B. Kessinger. Vincennes; 18—W. H. McCurdy, Evanville. Stoughton A. Fletcher, president of the Fletcher-American bank. Indianapolis, is treasurer. "This is the greatest movement anyone can take part in,” said Chairman Ayres. It is up to the people of Indiana to take care of their boys at the front and in the camps. Os course they’ll do it. Indiana has been first in almost every big movement begun ! since the war started. We’ll be first 'in this. The fact that some of the biggest men in Indiana have laid off their coats and gone into this is indicative of its success.

“The work of the Y. M. C. A. for the soldier cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. It is the one big factor which keeps up the spirit and morale of the fighting men. If we want pure soldiers to fight, we must keep them fit. If every mother or father in the state knew just how much good is done for their sons by the ’Y’ they would make any sacrifice to contribute to it. The fact that the president of the United States and the governments of France. Russia and Italy

have requested the Y. M. C. A. to come Into their linos and do this same work is eloquent tribute to what this organization is doing." Chairman Ayres made it emphatic that the money to bo raised is not for the usual Y. M. C .A. work but entirely for the soldiers mid sailors. ”Y. M. C. A. at homo is already eared for," said Mr. Ayres. ’’All the money to bo raised is for the benefit of the boys In the trenches and camps and on war vessels.” According to present plans, every man, woman and child in Indiana is going to be asked to help "keep our soldiers fit for lighting.’. o

YOUR TURKEYS Must Weight Not Less Than 12 Pounds if Males, and 8 Pounds, if Hens. SOME NEW RULES Government Will Not Permit Shipping of Turkeys Until After Dec. 1.

Attention is called to the fact that it is now against the ruling of the federal government to seil or ship turkeys if tlie males weigh less than twelve pounds or the hens less than eight. It is also unlawful,to ship any turkeys before the first of Decemlor. They may be sold locally but they must weigh the minimum or over. The Indianapolis News says: "Stanley Wyckoff, food administrator for Indianapolis and Marion county explained the rulings of the national food administration on the marketing of turkeys to members of the Indiana Poultry and Egg Association at a noon luncheon at the Claypool hotel Tuesday. ' Mr. Wyckoff said that no turkeys are to be shipped out of the state until after December 1, and theh only if a male turkey weighs at least twelve pounds and a hen eight pounds. Turkeys may be sold locally but they must be of this weight. The reason for this ruling. Mr. Wyckoff explained, was in order to prevent the killing of immature birds at Thanksgiving time. He estimated that the ruling would produce an average of from two to three pounds for each bird." SOCIAL AT SHEETS' HOME The Mt. Pleasant Epworth League will give a social at the S. P. Sheets home, 3 miles west of the city this evening. There will be a weinerwurst roast and a good time for every one present. Come one, come aIL and register and meet the conscription board and all the other mysterious boards. Everybody invited and a good time will be shown to 11 and don’t forget the time and place, to(night at the S. P. Sheets home.

HAD A BAD FALL Mrs. Louisa Hoffman, ot Linn Grove, Walks Into AN OPEN CELLAR-WAY At Her Home —Shoulder Badly Sprained—ls Badly Bruised. Mrs. Louisa Hoffman, aged sixtyeight, mother of Dr. S. P. Hoffman, of this city, suffered a very bad injury. ■ but miraculously no broken bones, about 6:30 o’clock last night, when she walked into the pantry and fell down a flight of cellar steps, at her home in Linn Grove, the cellar trap door having been left open. She fell the entire flight, landing against the opposite wall, and was rendered unconscious, lying about a quarter of an hour until found. Her left shoulder was very severely sprained, her body bruised badly, especially about the back, and ribs and head, where her body struck the steps in the fall. The arm is sprained very severely • and she will probably be disabled f >r ' a long time.

DON'T FORGET IT Most Wonderful Lecture Ever Heard Here Will be That of Mr. Williams ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT A Wonderful Escape from Lusitania—Evening of Song and Music. Risca Williams, a survivor of the Lusitania, will give a half hour lecture at the K. of P. hall in this city, next Wednesday evening, in connection with a delightful evening of entertainment by the Royal Welsh Conceit company. Other members of his party are Gwen Richards, soprano and accompaniest and Ben Davies, the eminent Welsh tenor singer. The event is being given under the auspices of the Decatur higli school and should be the occasion when the K. of P. home will prove to small for the crowd. Much interest is being manifested and it is believed that the high school boys and girls will have no trouble witli their sale of tickets which starts tomorrow. Mr. Williams had the most miraculous escape from the Lusitania, leaping two hundred feet into the sea and his story alone is worth several times the price of admission. The tickets will sell for fifty cents to adults and twenty-five to school children and every one should attend this wonderful evening of entertainment.

TO SELL FISH Plan is Now Being Worked Out to Seine the Rivers for THE COARSE FISH To Sell at Five Cents a Pound —To Combat the High Cost of Living. Indianapolis, Nov. 7 —Coarse fish at 5 cents a pound to be sold to Indiana people from the river banks by state agents, is the experiment now being worked out by Eugene C. Shireman. Inidana state commissioner of fisheries and game. The plan has the indorsement of the Indiana State Council of Defense which considers it a practical means of combating the high cost of living. Mrs. Shirsman’s squad has established a camp and is using a 500-foot seine in taking the desired coarst fish from the river. The first attempts resulted in the capture of more than 300 pounds of fish, the game fish being thrown back. The state plans only to provide a substitute for meat to the consume! at a low price, but the seining process means the removal from the streams of the state, starting with White river, of a large quantity of coarse fish, preparatory to re-stocking the streams with more desirable game fish. Under the direction of R. D. Fleming, of the state fisheries and game commissioner’s force, fishermen have been seining in Wabash river near Lafayette, the plan being to market the coarse fish taken in Lafayette and Indianapolis. The first catch of 1,000 pounds was shipped to Indianapolis. Lafayette citizens being permitted to buy the fish caught after the first day’s work.

Game warden John Baird, of Michigan, has been given authority to work out a plan for selling the lakes and rivers of that state. The coarse fish to he sold to the people at cost. In the meantime, while the closed season is on that state, permits are being issued to seiners, with the understanding that the fish taken are to be sold within the state to wholesalers, thus establishing a retail price of 15 cents a pound. The State Council of Defense recommends the plan to the county councils of Indiana through whose domain fish producing streams flow. Dan Niblick has returned from Fori Wayne where he attended the I ristate Merchants' Association.

EMERGENCY UNIT. Two Decatur Girls Go as Red Cross Nurses. Misses Lillian Gerard and Jose phine Krick, trained nurses, Decatur girls, arc among the cloven who left Fort Wane today noon for Camp Bowie, Texas. The Fort Wayne Nows says: "Eager to serve their country in field and base hospitals at the front, eleven registered Red Cross nurses, of Fort Wayne, will leave Thursday, at noon, for Camp Bowie. Ft. Worth. Tex. They will serve in the mlitary hospital attached to the camp there. Those who enter the service Thursday are: Misses Lilly Gerard. Lillian Jenkins, Folsom Kanser. Roxie Spice, Mabel Glock. Hornice Dunton, Josejihine Krick. Adali Zillar, Elsa Sperry and Elsa Borman. They comprise one complete Red Cross emergency unit.”

SPORT IN CAMP L. Mclntosh Writes Letter of Soldier Life—Hallowe’en in Woods. CARPETS ON FLOORS Made of Burlap Sack—Getting Colder in South— Men Well SuppliedL, Mclntosh, Camp Shelby, Miss., writes to Frank Gerard: Camp Shelby, Oct. 31, 1917 Dear Sir: — Well our day is in now and will stay in my tent and do a little writing. It is a little cool down here now. hut we have a good fire in our stove and good lights too; but don't expect to stay here long. We are the only 139th F. A. in Camp Shelby, that is the six inch gun. And the only battery in our section that has not had a man in the guard house. So we will be in the old country lor

the spring drive and watch our big six inch make the German soldiers welcome us. Ha! There is no range here for the big six inch guns. They shipped some in the other day but h id orders not to unload them here. So it looks like we will move to some artillery range. Last night we spent Hallowe'en tn the woods running around and talking. Some times we thought we were around in Decatur at some big mas-1 querade party but no girls here. I have not seen a girl for two weeks, so you see I am a very nice soldier boy. You should have been here in the tent last night. We were getting ready to go to bed and all at once a half of a watermelon rine came right

through our tent door. Say all we said was enough. If we would have caught that guy I expect we all;, would have went to the guard hou .e. I : Hut we will stay out because we did , not catch him. By the way, you ought to see our tew rug''we have got in our tent. We have a nice walnut floor and a burlap sack cut so it spreads on the floor, ha. we sure do have lots of fun with it. I expect when I get back there wdl not be any of the old boys working at the Erie freight house. Well Frank, I suppose you have h id

some snow up there. I expect 1 will not be able to see any this winter. Today we had a field meet or a sport day. Run and jump, anything a man <yin do and Battery A got our part of the points too. The other night we had some time here. Some nut started it that the kaiser went nuts or got killed and everybody got out and raised cane.

You should have heard us. The officers sent word for everybody to got in (heir tents and to stop all the noise. Ha. ■ Well Frank. I guess I will quit or the night. It is about time to go to bed. You would not know me now. am getting so fat and big. From LOHNUS McINTOSH CLOTHING SALE Men’s suits, overcoats al great bargains; as well as women’s, children’s clothing of all kinds can be secured at the second hand clothing sale conduct- , ed by the Christian women at the Townsend building, corner of Madison and Third streets this week. Call and see what fine bargains they have.

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OHIO IS DRY THOUGH CLOSE Complete Revised Official Figures Give State to Prohibitionists by 1,340. MAY HAVE RECOUNT Both Sides Fighting for Advantage as the Returns Swing.

(United Press Service) Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 8—• (Special to Daily Democrat)— I Ohio voted dry by a majority of 1,340 votes, according to complete and revised returns, officially announced here this aft- ■ ernoon. Columbus, O„ Nov. B—(SpecialB—(Special to I Daily Democrat) —Based on unofficial I and incomplete returns from 62 counI ties, election experts in the office of secretary of state Fulton at 9:30 toi day predicted the state will be dry by i between 3,000 and 5.000. Returns from these 62 counties, ■ give: Wet 469,843; dry, 545.036. The remaining 26 counties to bo heard from are normally dry counties. These figures include corrected returns front Hamilton county where an error was reported which gave the • wets 10.000 votes. Figures received at Fulton’s office are constantly changing and the estimates are based upon the supposi- ■ tion that there will be no great errors discovered upon the official returns. The mistake of 10.000 votes in Hamilton county totals announced late yes- > terday was explained at the board < f | elections today. In addition to the i city and county totals to be telegraphI ed to Columbus, one board member made a mistake of 10,000 and the flgL ures were not checked up by the ' other members who were worn out j and anxious to get to bed.

WOMEN WORKERS Mrs. A- D. Artman Represents Adams County Defense Council AT STATE MEETING At Indianapolis This Afternoon —Further Organization.

Mrs. A. D. Artman, secretary of the Adams county council of defense, left yesterday for Indianapolis, where r.s one of the 250 called women workers of the state, she will attend the meeting there today when plans will be made for completing a state-wide women’s war work organization. The meeting opened at 12:30 this afternoon with a luncheon at the Ayres tea room given by Mrs. Carlisle, of South Bend, woman nu mber of the Indiana Council of Defense. At two o’clock this afternoon, the Indiana women workers met at the

1! chamber of the House of Representatives where the work, for pushing ic--1 tivities along many definite lines X 1 which women are proving effective, ' will be taken up. Captain Kynett, fresh from the ■ Fr ench battle fields is one of the ’ speakers and will bring home to the people, the great need for further activities in relief work.

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