Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1917 — Page 1

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RUSSIAN NEWS IS CONFIRMED Cablegrams From Ambassador Francis—Says Petrograd Is Quiet again THE BRITISH ADVANCE Wedge Another Mile Into German Lines Today--Ital-ians Back of Piava River (United Preas Nervine) BULLETIN Washington, Nov. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Cablegrams from Ambassador Francis in Petrograd received at the state department today confirmed the overthrow of the Kerensky government One mesage dated Nov. 7 and another of the eighth confirmed dispatches which told of the arrest of Cabinet members and the bombardment of the winter palace by the cruiser Aurora. Francis' messages made no mention of loss of life and said that Petrograd had again become quiet. Uy W. Cjm Philip Simms. United With the British Armies in Flanders,Nov. 10—British troops drove their wedge nearly a mile further into the German positions out of Passachendaele today. As this dispatch is filled, Haig's victorious troops were reported to have achieved all their objectives. A dozen strongly fortified farms have been overrun by the British attacking waves. Vigorous fighting was reported all along the line of the advance. The pressure of Haig’s push toally off the ridges. They were resistclay is shoving the Bavarians graduing violently but unsuccessfully. By John H. Hearley, United Tress Staff Correspondent. Rome. Nov. 10, —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Italy’s retirement to behind the Piave river defense line had been practically accomplished today. Reports dwelt on the success of the withdrawal and of the splendid defense position in which the Italian lines were now drawn to received and sustain the shock of the Aus-tro-German invasion. The magnitude of the task of withdrawal to behind the Piave line was made apparent with the arrival of countless refugees from that territory. It was estimated that there are now a million homeless people in Rome, many in dire need. Military exigencies dictated the complete civil as well as military evac uation of all the territory between the Livinza and Piave rivers. Such large villages and cities as Bellunc, \ ittoria, Conegliano, Parenone, Sacile and Ordergo were completely stripped of their inhabitants. The enemy will fine them literally shells.

BULLETIN 1 London. Nov. 10— (Special to Daily < Democrat)—ln stormy weather at i dawn this morning, Field Marshal i jllaig again set his great attacking war machine in motion for a dri't north and northwest of Passchendaele. Good progress in the new attack was reported in the British commander in chief's report. The drive today is the second this week which the British have directed at the last remaining hold by the enemy on the Passchendaele ridge. The direct objective of both of these thrusts is Westroosebeke, lying at the extremity of the high ground and commanding the lowlands north to Boulers. The first report from General Haig did not specify the extent of the front over which his attack was made. The previous drive this week was across a eoniparitively restricted arra

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+*+♦***♦* j 4. A THOUGHT WORTH WHILE * ( + The time has come when we + , 4. must recognize the fact tha t- , + under the exacting war bur + ] * dens that are being laid upon * , * us. the man of means, the man + ; 4. of brains and the man of influ- + 4. e nce must bring himself to feel * 4. that his possessions are his on- + 4> i y as a trustee of the people and + 4- whatever this community needs * + t h a t he can supply must be gi- 4 * ven b7 ’? im ' y. M. C. A. + + 4.4-4- + + + + + + + ** + + + .

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and swept the Canadians into Pusschendaele. '1 he Germans failed to make a single counter-attack to this blow, despite the fact that Hindenburg had ordered the retaking of Passchendaole at all costs. The enemy lines were pulverized by the tremendous Britisli fire anti unable to reform for an attack Ixmdon, Nov. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Capture of Askalan, 10 miles beyond Gaza and only 30 miles from Jerusalem by British was off!ciallly announced today. 10,000 Turks were killed and wounded by British in their advance against Jerusalem. Copenhagen. Nov. 10(—Special to Daily Democrat) —The Germans are attacking Helsingfors according to reports from Sweden. Berlin, Nov. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) — German-Austrian troops have reached the Piava river line the war office declared today. BULLETIN Stockholm, Nov. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —German forces landed on the Aland islands last night according to dispatches received her<today. The Aland islands lie at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia only a short distance north of Stockholm. If they have b|m occupied by the Germans, it is probably in pursuance of a German plan to make thorn a naval base. n : TRAINING CAMP NEWS (United Press Service) Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Nov. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A train consisting of 28 motor trucks and 26 motor ambulances, many touring cars and motorcycles, carrying two complete field hospitals and two ambulance companies will soon leave this camp f/ir Fort Oglethorps, Ga., under their own power. They .ire under orders to arrive at Fort Oglethorpe by Nov. 27. Hattiesburg, Miss., Nov. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —French and English soldiers were giving the Sammies their first real training in trench warfare. Gas tanks are being built and every man will have his turn at being gassed, in true Hindenburg style within the next few days. Brig. General H. H. Whitney has assumed charge as acting commandent of Camp Shelby. china’resentful —NOT CONSULTED. (United Press Service) Tokio, Nov. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—China formally announced today that she will limit her recognition of the special position gwhich territorial propinquity createst according to the Japanese-American understanding to intrests already established in treaties. The Chinese for eign announcement to this effect was received here today. The statement also declared that China will not be bound by notes exchanged between other countries. Formal announcement to this effect is the official indication of dissatisfaction in China with the recent und erstanding reached between the United States and Japan. China is resentful because she was not consulted in the matter.

killed in fog. ninlted Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 10 (Special to Daily Democrat) —One man was kill ed and seven were injured, one per haps fatally, when an in-bound Cincinnati. Indianapolis and Western freight Crain crashed into a hand car here this morning, in a dense fog. John Luckenbill, of Gosport, Ind., was instantly killed and Adams White, this city, is in a critical condition with both legs and an arm crushed. One woman was injured when she was struck by a Street car. The fog delayed traffic and many minor acidents were reported. forger is'arrested Chief Melchi this morning arrested Jesse Allen at his home on a charge of forging a cheek last June 30th for twenty dollars on the Mangold and Baker grocery. After Allen committed the forgery he left the city and did not return until last night. He was arrested at the home of his mother and placed in jail awaiting trial. CARD OF° THANKS Mrs. Croop wishes to thank all her friends and neighbors sos their kind- • ness shown her during her stay at the hospital, also the ones who sent flow* ers, including Mrs. Hanna’s Sunday school class.

Decatur, Indiana,Saturday Evening, November 10, 1917.

A MELTING POT Is What Sergeant Brill (’alls the Y. M. C. A. Where Men Can Relax THEY ARE FOR IT There They Meet the Man and Not the Soldier and They Get Acquainted. Battery "A". 139th F. A. Camp Shelby, Miss. November 7, 1917. Mr. John Heller, Decatur, Indiana. My Dear Mr. Heller: I see by the Democrat that The Young Men's Christian Association is in the ring for some money for us. So here is a little boost for the old ”Y.” They are sure doing their "bit” as fully as we are, and they deserve a lot of credit for it. There is none of the glamor of the Olive Drab, but when it comes to doing the little things that count for us, they are right there. They are the leaven to the monotony of this place. There is the ”Y” in the place for the men to relax, there is the melting pot. There one meets the man and not the soldier, and if you will believe me, it is the man as a man and not as a soldier who is worth the while. For the detail as to the ”Y” and the opinion of the great and near great. Now shoot some of the old fire into the editorials and let’s see what Adams county can do. Just let the people know one thing, that they arc not giving their money to a "goodygood” organization, but to a lot of regular people who have the soldiers back of them to a man. I understand that a lot of the fellows are writing, s<s why not combine a bunch of them into one letter and sign one man’s name? Cordially. JAMES P. BRILL.

SUNDAY IS BUSY: l 1 ■ ' j Boys in Camp Spend Most of Time Writing to Folks i Back Home. i SAYS M. T. GALLOGLY i ( Bovs Getting Free Sweati ers and Socks —Measles Keeps Them at Tome. I Hattiesburg, Miss., Nov. 4. 1917 Camp Shelby, U. S. A. Dear Mother ami all: — I received your letter yesterday and was so glad to hear from you. 1 wrote you two or three letters last week and am adding this one now. We have the measles in camp and cannot go off our battery street. We were out today to cook our dinners, had sweet potatoes, onions and backbone and you ought to have seen our messpits when we got through. They were all black with smoke and it took an hour to clean them. It is warm enough to run around in our shirts. The only time it gets cold here is at midnight. We Have a stove in our tent and its nice to get up in the morning with a good fire burning. I get up at five o'clock, start the fire and then go back to bed half an hour. I got the box today and opened it, foun deverything all right, the butter fine and in good condition, am using the butter before I open the can. We cannot go over to the Y. M. C. A. on the hill, so we have to go to the one in our battery street. It is on one side an dthe tents on the other side of the street. That is where we do all our writing. We cannot go to any shows while we are under quarantine. It’s hard but the best we can do. A number of the boys are writing home tonight. Sunday’s the desks are busy from early morning until ten at night. I had fourteen letters to answer today and am not half through yet. This ■ explains why I don’t write you often- • or, I just don’t have the time. I got i my cigars alright and they were fine. 1 Tell Henry Thomas to send me prices r on Beach Nut tobacco, one of the boys wants some. Tell him I am talking to

some of the fellows about cigars and will lot him know after pay day, which will bo soon us wo have ifgned the pay roll. I will send you some more money then to pay on the piano. Got a letter from Eli Ramsmeyor Saturday but havn't had time to answer it yet. There is a lot more I could tell you if I had the time. Must close now. They are taking our measure for sweaters which we get free. You don’t need to make men any socks or sweater for I got a pair of socks from M. L. C. Waring. Good bye. Your son, MELVIN T. GALLOGLY Battery A, 139 F A. Camp Shelby. Miss. RED TRIANGLE In Chicamagua Park Now Has Thirteen Buildings . and Ninety Secretaries FOUR MONTHS AGO This Camp Boasted of Only One Building and a Very Few Secretaries Indianapplis, Ind., Nov. 10 —Fathers and mothers of Indiana soldiers now quartered at Chicamauga park, on the battlefield made memorable in the civil war, will be interested in how their sons are being looked after by the Y. M. C. A. The sign of the Red Triangle is now we.D known in Chicamauga park. Four months ago a group of secretaries picked the location of the Red Triangle building at the R. O. T. C.. erected and furnished it. and began operation. Since that time building after building has been added to the equipment, until at this time thirteen large, well-equipped buildings have been put in the several regimental and training camps and a staff of from five to seven secretaries put in charge of each. The program of construction was fininshed with the camp auditorium, located at the end of the new street car line across the road south from the Eleventh caval-' ry camp. This building seats 3,0001 people and has fine acoustics. Inter- 1 national regimental programs, musical concerts, religious services, spe-; cial patriotic selebrations and other’ programs of particular camp size and ! interest will be staged in this build- j

The army Y. M. C. A. staff in the I park now has a membership of eighty secretaries, including Y. M. C. ■ A. men of many years’ experience, i well known pastors from various parts of the country, successful law-' yers, business men who have left their jobs to “do their hit” in the great undertaking, and college profesors and graduates qualified to do this kind of work. The educational department has 2,000 foreign speaking soldiers organized into thorough going classes ! for the study of English. When the I United States joined in the struggle ' many foreigners in this country,! from Russia particularly, jumped at ■ a chance to line up against Ger- j many and her allies and volunteered by thousands. There are as high as ; 220 of these men in a single regiment I organized for the study of English, I The following is a typical report 1 from one of the army Y. M. C. A. buildings for the month of Septem-I her. Educational Activities. 1. Lectures: (a) number, 2; (b) attendance, 050. 2. Educational classes: (a) number, 64; (b) attendance, 2,145. 3. Number of books circulated from library, 465. Physical Activities. 1. Recreative and competitive sports; number participating, 5,665. i Religious. 1. Religious meetings: (a) number, 18; (b) attendance, 1,788. 2. Bible classes: (a) number, 41; (b) attendance, 480. 3. Bible and Scripture portions distributed. 201. 4. Number personal Christian interviews, 145. 5. Number Christian decisions, 27. Special. 1. Entertainments of all kinds except motion pictures: (a) number, 11; (b) attendance, 3,500. 2. Motion picture entertainments: (a) number, 13; (b) attendance, ■ 6,100. Miscellaneous. i 1. Number letters written, 25,200. i 2. Amount of money orders sold. ! $5,668.0-.

LAD WAS KILLED I . Acker Cowan, Ten Year Old Son of Harry Cowan of Willshire Meets Death HEAD WAS CRUSHED When He Fell Under a Wagon—Lived But Few Moments—Known Here Willshire, Nov. 10—(Special to I Daily Democrat) —Acker Cowan, aged I 10 years, was almost instantly kill 'ib | here at ten o’clock this morning when he was run over by a heavy wagon i loaded with hay, crushing his head. The lad had gone with George BucKey, an employe of his father. Harry Cowan, to weigh a load of hay at the public scales near the Parks drug ' store. The weighing had been done 1 and the horses started off the scales. ; little Acker running along at the side. I No one witnessed the accident but it | is believed that the boy stumbled and I fell under the wheels. His head was crushed and he died a few minutes ! later. | The parents and other relatives are heart broken over the dreadful accident. The child was a grandson of John C. Cowan of this county and of Alpheus Acker. The latter is now in Missouri and word from him is being awaited before the funeral announcement can be made. The services will be held at Willshire M. E. ' church and interment probably made at Mt. Taber cemetery. The parents and two brothers and one sister surI vive Acker. The father, Harry Cowan is ingaged in the undertaking business at WillI shire. • — w7 r7c7 PRACTICE ' The W. R. C. will meet Monday ' evening at the G. A. R. hall for practice. AIL members please be present. BOYS AT SHELBY Do Not Expect to Go to France But Will Move to Camp Nearer Home CASS BACON HOPES To Be Home In the Spring —Soldiers Comfortable With Stoves and Lights Mr. and Mrs. Ered Bacon received ; the following letter from their soil, j Cass, at Camp Shelby. Miss: Camp Shelby, Nov. 1, 1917 i Dearest Mother, Father and Sister: I received your most welcome let- , ter and was sure glad to get it. Now dad and mother we don’t want ; you to worry about us because we i will get along alright. We never expect to go to France but we might go jto Fort Sills, Oklahoma. That would be a little closer to home than Camp Shelby. I like it more every day although it is a funny country. Say mother you ought to see us in our new uniforms. We didn’t get our O. D. wools yet. We got khaki. We have stoves and electric light? in our tents and that is sure fine. Saj II mother, I forgot to tell you that w< are quarantined for the measles. W< can’t even leave our company street s I guess we had our share of the mea? '• les. The only thing the matter witl me is that I have a bad cold. l ’ Does Mrs. Corbett still hear fror Johnny? I wish I knew his address • Iwould write him. Carroll and Frank are gettini 8 along alright. I am a first class pri vate now drawing $33 per month. v Tell Anna McConnell I tasted sotm of her jell and it sure was good. Hov '■ is dad getting along this campaign. hope he is not killing himself workim ' as he has done. So Al Ross got hit ’’ hand tore off at the sugar factory . Gee the’re having a lot of accidents B this year. I am going to get my picture taker and send it to you with my new uni j form on. I saw our pictures in the p Ft. Wayne News. Did they send you (Continued on Page Two)

HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEN SING AND CHEER FOR Y REV. ARNOLD. SECRETAR'T PIERCE, CAPTAIN CHEW ANO MR. LUTZ URGE US TO ' CO OVER THE TOP'’ FOR 55.000 HIND.

I) i Bang!—The’re off. 1 A hundred and fifty boosters wi’h ' ten times tnat many assistants—for "Over the top” in the campaign for $5,000 for the Army Y. M. C. A. If you don’t want to catch the s|f it of these fellows, go to bed and stay there or crawl in a well some phve for if you stick your head our during , the next week you are going to get it. I It’s contagious and when you get it 5 you can’t stop boosting. May be it , would be a good thing if you exposed yourself a little. Well any way the campaign is on and every 'man in the organization, believes the amount f asked from Adams county will be a r half over subscribed. j To complete the plans a meeting - was held at the K. of P. home last • night attended by men from every • section of Adams county, the idea evi- • dently being to fill this bunch of red s blooded men, so full of enthusiasm ’ and "pep” that they would have to ■ hustle or "bust." Well they did it and every fellow is just bubbling over 'o- • day and anxious for the word from the • captain to "cut loose.” 1 C. J. Lutz, county chairman, called the boys to order. They ; food and sang America so loud that the roof ’ seemed to lift now and then. Rev. ■ Ludy of Berne led them in prayer ■ Then the good ladies of the Pythian lodge served a delicious dinner. Say. it was good, witii coffee that was coffee. Mr. Lutz then announced the purpose of the meeting—to acquaint I ie men with the facts of the big ca.n---i paign that they might help to scatter the importance of it over the county. Indiana must raise a million dollars next week, as their share of the $35,000.000 in the nation. Adams county belongs to the Fort [ Wayne district, seven counties, which are assessed $84,000 and of this amount Adams must produce $5,000 • or more. Other counties are promising to oversubscribe. We have never fallen down. The chairman asked the secretary. C. L. Walters, to read the apportionment for each township and corporation as planned which follows: L Union $ It'-)1 t '- ) Root ' 250 Preble -’OO Kirkland 225 ' Washington & Decatur 2050 St. Marys 260 • Blue Creek 230 N. Monroe and town 350 t Berne and S. Monroe 800 e French '25 ■ Hartford 200 o N. Wabash 150 d Geneva and S. Wabash 350 p Jefferson 200 1Total $5,675 n Without a dissenting vote the mo ir ticn by D. N. Erwin to adopt this apportionment was accepted. Then the :s crowd sang "The Star Spangled Ban y ner.” 'e Three uniformed commissioned of ? e fleers, here to purchase horses and 'I accompanied by their clerks, attenedis- ed the meeting and added to the spirit th of tin 1 occasion, (’apt. Chew of Philadelphia, was introduced by Mr. Lutz m and made a ten minute talk telling ;s. several points of interest about the Y. M. C. A. work, in which he is deepig ly interested as is his wife. He told ri- of a meeting in Philadelphia recently which he attended and at which a te sufficient amount was subscribed to w build ten huts. What this means may I be better understood when we explain tg that they cost $15,000 each, equipped, is Capt. Chew has two brothers in the r. army, one of them now in France and is they never write but what they tell of the good work of the ”Y". n Chairman Lutz explained that in I- every county in the United States at e that hour men were meeting to ex'l plain the big campaign and expressed “ the opinion that we were forunate

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I indeed to have assigned to us as prin- ! cipal speaker the Rev. Arnold of Bluffton, who, he then introduced. Rev. Arnold Is some American, carrying a hundred pounds of steam .11 the time, a red blooded, live wire man with a punch that was working full power last night, that raised the men off their chairs with shouts that could be heard a block away and filled ’ho boosters with so much enthusiasm that they wanted to get out and go to work. Rev. Arnold said the meeting was the best he has attended anywhere and expressed the opinion that there would he no trouble in “Going over the top” here. He has a brother, a captain with Pershing in France and he said it stirred his heart to see present the men in uniform. He made a serious, war speech and he reached the heart of every man with his earnestness. He said in part: "America must awaken to the fact that this is the greatest war of all time. Thirtyeight million men are under arms, c,f which number. 27,000.000 are with the allies. By next July this nation will have three million men in that army. Napoleon never saw a battle line more than fifteen miles long. The battle line in Europe now is over 500 miles long. The twenty wars of the past 1?5 years cost a total of twentytwo billion dollars. The present war for three and a half years has cost seventy billions, or $160,000,000 a day or S7O a minute since the birth of Christ. The debt is so staggering that it can never be paid. Five million men have died for the cause and eight nillion are in the hospitals. Why all this? The answer is—To make the old world a safe place in which to live. Democracy and autocracy are in the balance. We are world citizens now ind the United States is determined to see this war through. We hate war but Germany which seeks a place in the Sun must know they cannot rule the world, that might does not make right. A nation which has violated treaties, overrun Belgium, committed the awful acts even in war. should not and will not be permitted to dictate to the world. We are thinking and acting different than a year ago. We have done a wonderful work for the Red Cross, the Liberty Loan. The first sum raised for the Y. M. C. A. was so small it was a picnic and now comes the appeal for $35,000,000, equal i to the cost of what is shot away in i the war in six hours, to take care < f 1 the MORALE of our boys. Can we ) put it across? YES. $35,000,000 Is ) not much money to take care of twen--5 ty-four million boys when one of the - great American doctors says there is 5 now so many cases of venerial disease > in Europe that they will not recover >- in 150 years. Pershing has said. "God e bless him T may not win. hut God i- helping me. I will keep your boys clean." I want you to know that t- every penny of this money is going 1 to the right spot, not a penny is wast- • ed and the men who say it are against t your government. Men. I ask you to awaken. There I is no middle ground, you arc either ; for your country or against it. Allied ■ prisoners in Germany are given only as much nourishment in 48 hours as is found in a cup of bullion. The Y will help feed those prisoners. Go out and go over the top. 1 hope ‘o hear by the middle of next week that, you have done it. Thank you for youd attention." Then Mr. Lutz introduced Mr. Pierce, secretary for the Ft. Wayne district, who brought the message that every one of the seven counties had promised more than their apportionment. lie plead for funds with which to maintain the red buildings with . green roofs and the triangle thereon I which the soldiers boys love. He (Continued on Page Two)