Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 212.

ITALIAN LINES MAKE ADVANCE Gallilo and Surrounding Heights Taken—Teuton Advance Halted. DISPATCHES CONFLICT Concerning Russian Situation—(Jive Little Light on Movements There. (United Press Service) Washington, I). C„ Nov. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The entire Italian line stiffened its defense' against the invading Austro-Germans and carried out a number of brilliant counterattacks that indicated the general retreat is about to stop, official Home cables today stated. Veteran Italian infantry captured German positions around Gallilo after sanguinary hand-to-hand combats. The town was captured as well as the surrounding heights. This section is the center or communications. The Italian brigade took Gallilo tn the face of tremendous German artillery tire. Losses were heavy on both sides. London, Nov. 13—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—ltaly’s line, reinforced with British and French troops, has successfully withstood the first blow aimed at the Piave river positions by the Austro-German forces according to reports received today. Contact has been established between the two forces along practically the whole line. Heavy artillevying was reported. The first clash came apparently on

the Italian left (northern) wing, where the Teutonic forces sought to was around Asiago. The enemy was carry out a flanking movement. This repulsed and a strong counter-attack resulted in the capture of a number of prisoners, according to Rome's version. Berlin insisted that 14.000 Italians had been cut off. Stockholm, Nov. 13—(Sepcial to Daily Democrat) —Premier Kerensky is winning in a sanguinary battle around Petrograd, according to dispatches from Petrograd, dated Monday, received her today. The provisional government forces attacked the bolsheviki around Gatchina and have made good progress toward the capital. Estimates of the bolsheviki strength received here from sources favorable to them, declared the Trotsky- Lenine combination was claiming 50,000 soldiers and sailors. All allied ambassadors and ministers here today refused to deal with the bolsheviki. Dispatches declare that Maxim Gorky has flatly refused support to them.

BULLETIN (By Ed L. Keen, United Press staff correspondent.) London, Nov. 13— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Eight hundred killed and wounded at Petrograd and 700 at Moscow is what the bolsheviki experiment in government has so far cost Russia, according to reliable teports reaching here today. These fifteen hundred casualties will be increased in the fighting which is now in progress around Petrograd, or is about to occur. So far reports, today indicated hoth sides drawn up, for an engagement at the capital but with neither ready to strike in force. Scattering engagements were reportPetrograd cables today asserted that the garrison at Reval-all bolsheviki—was approaching the rear of tne Kerensky troops and that reinforcements were 30 miles from the provisional forces. The bolsheviki power is melting In Petrograd. The 800 casualties mentioned as having been incurred in the revolt were said in one dispatch to have resulted from wild excesses on Sunday alone. The railway employes were reported today to have issued a formal ultimatum to the Petrograd soviet of| workmen and soldiers and the committee on assuring safety of the revolution, refusing all support unless a compromise government was devised with an all-democratic personnel. The railway employes are powerful, not alone in numerical strength, but from the fact that Petrograd is entirely dependent for food on prompt transpor-

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j tatlon facilities. The ultimatum it . was understood here, threatened a strike immediately. BULLETIN (By J. W. Pegler, United Press staff correspondent.) I The American Field Headquarters, France, Nov. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) All American aviators now fighting in the French artny were today formally commissioned officers in the United States army aviation service. The famous Lafayette es<adrille of Americans was included. Some of tin* new American flyers will continue temporarily with their present commands and under French direction until they arc called upon for active service with the American expeditionary forces. A great many airmen however, will join the American colors at once. The transfer of this big body of aerial fighters gives the United States a nuachts of veterans of the air which will be of incalculable advantage when the American forces get In-' to action. American Headquarters in France. Nov. 13 (Special to Daily Democrat) —All set for Thanksgiving. A huge shipment of turkeys, mince meat and sweet potatoes for the Sammies’ dinner on November 29th, was received today. The food is sufficient to feed every man in the main training camp area. Other consignments. I along the same lines are due to arrive in a few days for the scattered* "specialty camps" of the American soldiers.

New York. N. Y„ Nov. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A second report of a submarine having been seen in mid Atlantic was made public today by the United States hydrographic office. The submarine was seen 800 miles southeast of Halifax, a week ago. It was previously reported 935 miles off New Foundland. ! (By Ed L. Keen, United Press staff correspondent.) London. Nov. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Bolsheviki claim a full and complete victory at Petrograd according to wireless and cable dispatches received from the Russian capital this afternoon. Two proclamations pridefully pointing to entire defeat of “Korniloff's and Kerensky's troops” were received : here one signed by a colonel unidentified and a second by Leon Trotsky the i moving spirit of tt.-e bolsheviki government. The victory claim came on j the heels of claims via Stockholm exi actly opposite. The Stockholm advice I said Kerensky had become master of a portion of the city.

1 HIGH PRICE WILL CAUSE LOSS. (United Press Service) Chicago, 111.. Nov. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Armour Grain company today declared that only the reduction of potatoes to 50 cents | a bushel will prevent fully 100,000,000 bushels of the new crop from rotting or being fed to Jive stock. ‘‘lf customers can buy them at 50 cents a bushel nearly all of the immense crop would be consumed, making a great saving in wheat and other foods, on which the govern' ment is etonomizing,” declared a statement by the Armour concern. ‘‘But customers are paying around $1.40 a bushel and are therefore using them very sparingly. “The government estimated the potato crop on farms at 154,000.000 bushels more than last year and that, added to the big 'war garden’ crop, makes a very large amount over last year’s supply.”

NEW "STEEL” FOUND. (United Press Service) Chicago, Nov. 13—(Special to th* Daily Democrat)— Molyddenum. That’s what will win the war, according to Major W. A. Mench, a mining engineer from San Diego, Cal., who was enroute to Washington today to confer with the government war board about “moly.” "This metal is found in large quantities in the far northwest and Its development will prove less costly and more effective in shipbuilding, gunmaking and in airships and submarines than our finest steel." said Mench. —o —— “MA” SCHLEGEL ARRESTED "Ma” Schlegel was arrested again last night. She was at the John TrinThome .n Johns street when Night Policeman Joel Reynolds made the raid and arrested her. Within the past fewmonths "Ma" has been arrested on several occasions and ordered to leave the city, but like a bad penny always comes back. Her trial will tie held this evening in Squire Kintz's court.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, November 13, 1917.

THE DRIVE BEGUN Dozen Workers in Every Precinct Soliciting Today for Y. M. C. A. MUST RAISE $5,00000 Reports Are Encouraging— One Contribution for S2OO This Morning. The drive is on. The boys of Adams county, as sturdy a band of recruits as ever marched j to the trenches, started out this morn- [ ing to secure from the good people ot i Adams county $5,000 as our share cf I the $35,000,000 to be raised in thf nat ion. Will they get it? They will. It may take several days but it is hoped that by tomorrow evening the big sum will have been subscribed and paid. An organization has been completed in every precinct and these men met last night to plan their campaign. They will visit every home and ask you to aid in support of the clubs in the various camps at home and abroad for the better protection of the soldier men. What will be your answer? What will you give? It’s for every man to decide for himself, for every woman, for every boy and girl. You should give half as much or more as you gave for the Red Cross. Give until it hurts for this cause. Reports at noon were encouraging. People are giving as they have never given before, giving in a better spirit. We are learning to sacrifice and it’s a good lesson and one that we will have to learn perfectly before we have finished this ordeal. This is a good time to start. One well known citizen contributed S2OO towards the fund. Bet you can guess his name.

IS MAN MAKER Camp Shelby Soldier Says Army Life Takes Sleepy Move Out of Men. SOLDIERS WELL FED Likes Work and Camp Location —Country is Far Behind the Tinies. Edward Kruetzmann, at Camp Shel by, Hattiesburg, Miss., writes to his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Bracht: Camp Shelby, Nov. 2, 1917 Dear Uncle and Aunt: —

I received your letter this evening and sure w-as glad to hear from you. 1 am well, sure was glad to hear the same of you folks. 1 had supper a few minutes ag). We get potatoes, peas, corn, tomatoes, beef and such things. We get plenty to eat and it sure takes a lot. There are two companies quarantined in for measles. One fellow in our company has it. Don't know how it will turn out yet. We were going to leave for Oklahoma next week but don’t think we will get to go now till we find out how the measles turn out. I don't think it will be so bad. This place sure has improved since we got here. I don't think R-B will enjoy it so much as he said he would. They say in the army that you don’t have to do anything unless you want to but believe me you will wish you had did it. Ha. Ha. If a man never was a man; he should join the army and they'll sure make a man out cf him. I think the army is all right. 1 learned to do what 1 am told to do. There's lots of others that have got that sleepy move out of them, also. I feel lots better since I joined. They make a person brace up. I was washing today. Took me about all afternoon to wash a couple of shirts and towels but they weren't half as clean ' as if mamma would have washed them It is getting a little cooler here now. It never gets very cold here though, snowed twice in fifteen years they say. There aren't very many white people right around here but about two miles away there is a town of white i folks about the size of Magley. These

southern men have a different talk than we have. They use the word ’’all’’ in nearly every thing they say. I had my picture taken hist Sunday but haven't got them yet. I'll send you one as soon as I get them. I think we’ll take a stroll to the spring tomorrow. The captain said we could all take a lunch (two slices of bacon, some beans and bread) some Sunday dinner isn't it. It’s abou the same thing every day. You asked me about goat buttei. I don’t know whether it is or not. It’s good butter when we get it but wo only get it about once every two weeks. This country is about twelve hundred years behind the times. They drive oxen. There is one farmer that has got thirty goats. He milks them morning and evening. It does look queer but they don’t think anything of it. Gust Borne is the same old fellow. You can hear him across the entire regiment, Ha. Well 1 must close f.,r I want to write home yet. With love and best wishes. From your nephew. EDWARD KRUETZMANN.

A GREAT PROBLEM v The Great Influx of Foreigners and Negroes a Menace TO THE HEALTH Unsanitary Housing Conditions Found by the State Officials.

Dr. J. S. Boyers, of this city, of the state health board, has returned from Gary, East Chicago and Hammond, where with other members of the state board of health, he consulted local authorities relative to the unusual housing problem that has arisen in those three cities, owing to the incoming of the great numbers of foreigners and negroes. Saturday and Sunday with five tther health inspectors, he made a survey of the communities and found very deplorable unsanitary condition owing to the fact that the populations have increased so rapidly that it was oractically impossible to keep up with housing conditions as they should. Tn many cases seven or eight persons were found living in one room. In a two-room house, a man, wife and four children were found eating, sleeping and living in one room, while the family cow fared much better, having the entire other room to herself. The foreigners come here and expect to maintain the customs of their homecountry in any respects.

In any places, so crowded are the tenements, that the beds are never cooled, another shift of sleepers taking their places between the coverlets when the prior shift has made way. A meeting was held yesterday by the state health inspectors, at the chamber of commerce, with the mayors and health officers of the three aforenamed cities, wherein plans we-e devised for overcoming these unsavory conditions. Mayor R. O. Johnson, of Gary, former Adams county boy was one of the mayors present and rendered very efficient service in helping to devise ways of meeting this great problem that has come through the sudden and swift influx of inhabitants.

The state board of health wants it understood that in the main, the health conditions in these cities, are not excellent, and the solving of the problem will be watched with interest. CONCORDIA EX-STUDENTS To Go to Third Officers’ Training Camp. One hundred per cent of those eligible at the time of the opening of the first officers’ training camps were admitted for training. Now the war department is arranging for a third training camp and al! the exstudents of Concordia college, Fort Wayne, Ind., who measure up to the requirements are eligible to attend the third officers' training camps. Application must be in by December 1, and those desiring to become commissioned officers must apply at once to Examining Officer, Third Training Camp, Commercial Club, Fort Wayne. Indiana. Rev. F. F. Thornburg was at Attica last night where he spoke for the V. M. C. A.

YOUNG LADY DEAD Mrs. Anna Helvie Bright Passes Away at Craig* ville. BABE ALSO DEAD Deceased Was Wife of Israel Bright, Barber of That Town. The funeral of Mrs. Anna Bright, aged thirty-three, wife ot Israel Bright, of Uraigville, will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Christian Union church nt Uraigville, with interment in the Elm Grove cemetery. Her death occurred Sunday morning and a baby born to her at that time, also passed away. Mrs. Bright was Anna Helvie, the daughter of William and Rachel (Baker) Helvie, both of whom reside :.t Poneto, on December 12. 1883. She was united in marriage to Israel Bright, who is engaged in the harbor business at Uraigville, on Christmas clay, 1916. Mr. Bright and his wife are. both deaf mutes. The surviving relatives include the parents, husband and the following brothers and sisters: W. F. Helvie, Robinson. Ill.; Henry Helvie, Kansas; Mrs. Bertha Mann, Jackson township; Mrs. Bessie Kean. Nowata, Okie.; Howard Helvie, Eldorado, Kan.: Mrs. Mae Mann, Jackson township; Paul Helvie, Elkhart; Miss Inez Helvie, at home: and Mrs. Jennie Eubank, of Poneto. LIBRARY BOARD NOTICE .... The library board will meet tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the middle room on the first floor of the library, instead of in the reference room. This will be the regular monthly meeting.

HOSPITAL AND T Co-operation One of the Numerous War Duties of the Y. M. C. A. PERSONAL ATTENTION Given Patients in Camp Hospitals Impossible to he Rendered by Staff. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 13 —“I’m mighty glad the Y. M. C. A. is going to be of service to soldiers in the j hospitals." said an Indiana mother in i a letter to the War Work Council, | "for if my boy gets in the hospital he would not need many little attentions that a hospital staff would not i be expected to give, or in fact, would have time to give.” And this situation is true. Co-op-eration with the hospital corps at the military training camps located throughout the country, is one of the varied activities of the Y. M. C. A. in war work. A. L. Mayer, the secretary at Camp Grant, under whose jurisdiction work with the hospital staff is placed, in connection with his last report, states, in part: “We then visited each ward and met the ward masters and surgeons and discussed with them the ways in which the Y. M. C. A. might be of the most service.

“Since then visits have been made regularly each day to each ward by one member of our staff. Our visitors have been provided with stamps to supply the wants of the men. In this way visits have been made to somewhat over five hundred men in the past four days. “We have provided each ward with books, magazines, games, pencilsand a supply of stationery and have given out up to date 15.000 sheets of paper and 7,500 envelopes. A victrola and records have been placed in the exchange. Opportunity has already presented itself for us to place a number of testaments. “Finally a number of personal errands have been done for different individuals, such as getting a cer-| tain book or magazine, or delivering special messages. We have found ( that these personal favors are very i greatly appreciated by the men. Upj

to date wec have' met with the best of co-operation on the part of the officials of the hospitals. In practically every case we sere admitted Io the wards at any time and are not con lined to the regdlar visiting hours.” — ——o— —— TO CHARLOTTE. N. C. E. X. Ehlnger received a telegram last evening from his son, Herbert Ehlnger, who was called to Fort Benjamin Harrison last week, having enlisted in the surgical training camp, that he wus being sent to Charlotte. N. C„ and would send his address later. The transfer came as a surprise to his relatives and friends here, as it was just a week. ako that he left for Fort Harrison. FAIR HOG PRICE Next Duty of the Committee on Food Production and Conservation. HIGH COST OF CORN Blamed for Decreased Production of Hogs—Ratio to be About Thirteen.

County Agent Overton has received the following information this morning from the Indiana Committee on Food Production and conservation relative to price fixing for hogs which the farmers have been wondering about. Mr. Hoover wired Director Chrisite of the Committee on Food Production and Conservation that the following statement is authorized by the food administration: Joseph D. Cotton, chief of the United States Food Administration, meat division, today issued the following statement to the prices of hogs: The main purposes of the food ad-

ministration as to hogs are: To see that the producer at al! Hm»s can count on a fair price for his hogs so that it will be profitable to him. To see that the farmer increases the number of hogs bred. To limit the profit of the packer and the middleman; and to eliminate speculation. All these purposes are necessary, because we must have more hogs so that the ultimate consumer can at all times get an adequate supply of nr- it at the lowest feasible price. We shall establish rigid control <f the packers. Fair prices to the farmer for his hogs, we believe, will be brought about by the full control which the food administration over the buying of the allies, our. army and navy, the Red Cross, the Belgian relief and neutrals, which 'ogether constitute a considerable sac-j tor in the market. The first step is to stop the sudden break in prices paid for hogs at the central markets. Those prices must become stable so that the farmer knows where he stands and will feel justified in increasing hogs for the next winter. The prices, so far as we can affect them Will not go below a minimum of about $15.50 per cwt.

for the average of the packers' droves | of the Chicago market until further | notice. We have had, and shall have, the, advice of a board composed of practical hog growers and experts. That boarik advises that the best yard stick to measure the cost of production of the hogs is the cost of the corn. That board further advises that the ratio of corn prices to hog prices on the average over a series of years has be°n about twelve to one (or a little less)

in the past. When the ratio has gone lower th in | twelve to one the stock of hogs in the j country has decreased. When it was. higher than twelve, the hogs have in-, j creased. I That board has given its judgment , that to bring the stock of hogs back to | normal under present conditions, tlieia ratio should be about thirteen. A Therefore, as to the hogs farrowed 1

next spring: We will try to stabilize the price so that the farmer can count on getting for each 100 pounds of hog ready for market thirteen times the average cost per bushel of the corn fed to the hog. Let there be no misunderstanding <f this statement. It is not a guarantee ( ; hacked by money. It is not a promise by the packers. It is a statement of the intention and policy of the Food ( j Administration, which means to do. .justice to the farmer. [

Price, Two Cent!

GETTING READY fOR NEW DRAFT First Quota Expected to Report by Dec. 1, But No Orders Received. CHECKING UP CARDS Mr. Adams and High School Volunteers at Work— Questionaire NextIt is semi-officially announced that the next call for the balance of -.he 107 quota of men from this county will he made with the week, summoning the men to come by December Ist. Plans to examine the rest of the men in the draft, the work to be completed so that they can report by February, have also been announced and the local board expect to be busy again within a few days. E. B. Adams, official clerk of the local board is in charge of a systematic accounting of all facts connected with all the men within the draft age in Adams county. So complete are the reports that must be made this week and mailed to reach the provost marshall b ythe 20th of this month, that the cards must he gone over twelve times to secure the information demanded. R. D. Myers and the council of defense are assisting Ly furnishing volunteers to aid in the work. Three shifts of high school students. four to a squad are helping in the filling out of the reports and securing the data. The first began work at noon today and Mr. Adams expects to complete the work within two or three days. There are four separate cards to be returned. Card

■ “A" shows the total registration, I quota due, called and failed to appear : accepted, rejected, certified, ordered i to report, failed to report at camp, re- • jected at camp, exemptions filed and ; allowed. Card B 1 divider the men 'as to married or single and citizenI ship. Card B 2 shows the nationality of the men. Card C shows the occupation of the men at home and whether , accepted or rejected. I —• I A copy of the “Questionaire," a sixteen page book of questions, to be filled out by every man who came under the draft, has been received at this office. One of these must be till- ' ed out by each registrant and when this is in the hands of the government i they will have an accurate and comI plete history of every man in the United States between the ages of 21 and 31. The first page divides the men ii,to classes, there being five. The first class includes single men. married men who do not support wife, or who are supported by their wives. Class two —married men, whose removal would not deprive dependents of support or whose wife is skilled enough ■to provide for herself. Class 3—Men with person other than wife dr chili dren dependent upon them. Class 4 ■ —Men whose family are mainly de-

. pendent on hint for support. Class 5 —Officials, ministers, aliens, etc. Following this division comes qttcs- ( tions which must be answered and ; which give a detailed account of every (thing about every man. his ability, what his occupation has been for ten years, educational qualifications and • ( every thing else, all of which must bo supported by affidavits. The government has asked lawyers, physicians 1 and tohers to aid the men in properly I filling out the "Questionaire."

ford will quit making of PLEASURE CARS TO AID U. S. Washington. D. C.. Nov. 13 Henry Ford will build no more pleasure automobiles until the war is over. He will devote his entire plant to tho production of war necessities, sinh as tractors, ambulances, aircraft engines, and shells. Through his representative. C. H. Wills, he has offered to discontinue, all the ordinary

runabouts, touring cars, and small commercial trucks which his plant is turning out by the thousands. PLEAD NOT GUILTY Jesse Allen who forged the $20.00 check on Mangold 61- Baker, grocers, today pleaded not guilty to the charge in’Squire Burt Lenhart’s court and was bound over to the circuit court. Until the court meets the lad will be [held in the Adams county jail.