Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1917 — Page 1

lume XV. Number 213.

JAPANESE PRESS ADVOCATES WAR Japan Endangered Since Russia Now Considered Minus Military Power. INTLR-ALLIED COUNCIL Causes Confusion in Governments —Premier Out —Another Under Fire. ■- (Unltsd Pres.* Service) SStf Ralph Turner. United Press staff correspondent.) Tokio. Nov. '4—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Mobilization and possible utilization of Japan's army is being increasingly considered as a result of Russia's collapse. The Tokio press today maintained the situation of the allies was dark, agreeing Russia from now on must te considered a minus military quantity, although unanimous in believeing a separate peace could never be made. “Japanese mobilization will likely be demanded," declared the newspaper Hochi.. "We advise a special mission to Russia. Should the German influence extend eastward to the Ural mountains, Asia's future would be endangered and Japan be threatened. There is increasing necessity for mobilization. The nation should prepare for such an issue.” The Nichi Nichi deplored recent German gains and declared .the entente must rouse itself to greater efforts. London. Nov. 14— (Special to Daily Democrat)—One allied premier out and another under strong fire were today’s results in the effort to con- ■ sapdate all allied power, military and ' political. under one supreme ifiteraiHed council. Rcsignti' on of Premier Painleve and his cabinet at Paris was regard ed as directly expressive or the French chamber of deputies' opposition to such a plan, although the vote was no specifically for or against the plan itself. In London the press anil public continued its onslaught on the ( scheme, the fear being expressed that under it civilians might replace military men as strategists. Painleve's speech gave this epitome of the war council: “It's object is not to direct the details of military operations, but to define the general policy and the general war plans of the allies, adapting them to the resources and means at hand, and in order to insure the strongest possible results. It rests upon an interallied permanent staff, which forms at the same time its central organ of information and its technical adviser. We have already heard the objection that it is united command, not a consultative committee, that we need All plans are open to critcism and I am not saying that the step we have taken is the last in the rpogress to be accomplished. Lloyd George was back in London today and it was exported he would make an early speech in the house of commons fully explaining the council plan. London looked forward expectantly to this event, since it seemed likely the elements antagonistic to the premier would combine in an effort to force frol him an explanation of his Paris speech—along the lines indicated by former Premier Asquith yesterday. The Manchester Guardian today expressed doubt that there was any cabinet crisis in England, believing the war cabinet would "entirely agree” with the policy of an interallied council. Chancellor of the Exchequer Bonar Law. the newspaper pointed out, has always said he would remain in the Lloyd George cabinet tained support of the unionists, only as long as the government re- " There is considerable unionist apposition now.” the newspaper coneluded, "which, however, may be changed by the premier's explanation.” Paris Nov 14— (Special to .Daily Democrat)- Rene Viviani. former premier and later minister of justice under Ribot was regarded today as being the most likely successor to Prof Painleve as premier. Downfall of the Painleve ministry had been expected for several weeks. It had been realized the ministry was in the nature of a makeshift. Pain leve formed it on the basis of a truce

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with the socialists but their support htid never been definitely pledged. a Stockholm, Nov. 14—(Special tc t Daily Democrat) Premier Kerensky I has been arrested at Petrograd, ae cording to a dispatch from Heparanda received today by the Swedish » Telegraph Agency. The message gave no details. It merely stated that “Kerensky had entered Petrograd and was arrested in the city.” Whether the premier was taken while heading a detachment of troops J or whether he entered alone, was not given. Previous dispatches from Petrograd. all greatly delayed, had been confusingly contradictory. Some as- , serted the provisional government had been victorious and that its troops held parts of Petrograd and others, sent by the bolsheviko themselves, insisted that their troops had inflicted a defeat on the Kerensky-Korni-loff forces. , London, Nov. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Crown Prince Rupprecht vainly attempted to carry out ’ Hindengurg's orders to retake Passchendaele, or break the British grip on the Passchendaele ridge yesterday. Field Marshal Haig today report- ! ed: "Following increased enemy artillerying, the enemy attacked yesterday afternoon, and were completely repulsed.” He located the German thrust as This counter attack is the first of "north of Passchendaele.” any considerable strength which the Germans have launched since Haig's two successful drives last week. From documents captured on German prisoners, it is known that Field Marshal Hindenburg has issued orders that Passchendaele “must be retaken at all costs." I London, Nov. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Teuton army has gained the first advantage in the preliminary to the all-important battle of i the Piave, but after having crossed that stream at Zenson, their forces I were pinned tight to the bank by powerfully directed Italian counterattacks. The fact that Arstro-Germans were unable to make further progress today after crossing the river was regarded as a favorable omen of Italian solidity - Venice is only about 20 miles from where Germans crossed the river. Only one more natural defense line of any strength stands between the Piave and the city of the Doges. , On the northern (left) wing of the Italian iine in the mountains the enemy has advanced slightly, but is being blocked in efforts to turn the flank of the Italian front. i Paris. Nov. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Unusual activity of artillery on both sides along the right bank of the Meuse was reported in todays official statement. French troops carried out successful raids southeast of St. Quentin, east of Sarigneul and at Lechaume wood. BULLETIN London, Nov. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —"Kerensky has returned to Petrograd and controls the telegraph,” according to a Stockholm dispatch received here today, quoting the I Finnish Telegrap hßureau. that travelers from Russia reported the red guard destroyed by the cossacks and the Petrograd garrison daI sorting the bolsheviki. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Real estate transfers: William D. Barrone to Gustav Reinking, 40 acres of Union township, $5000; Grace Simison to Thurman A. Gottschalk, lot 345, Berne, S3OO. Hunters’ licenses were isued to H. E. Martz, Elmer Ray, Fred Dubach. John W. Kraner. Charles Voglewede. Hooper & Lenhart for Charles Schug and Ferd Mettler filed a suit against Milton S. Hllpert, et al on note, demand $l5O. ERROR CORRECTED An error was made in the article published yesterday on the health in- . spectors visiting Gary, East Chicago . and Hammond, in which it was said i the health conditions in the main ■ were not excellent. It should have been that the health conditions in the main are excellent. o . —” ' GOVERNMENT OFFICERS HERE , (’apt. Little of the United States Rei serves and Lieuts. Butin anil Miller of /Kansas City, Mo., were in Decatur ro- | day inspecting horses for the government at the Decatur Horse Sale bams. I That the government wants only the i best is more than ever in evidence as -'one watches the officers in their critic- > al examination of the horses, k

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening,November 14, 1917.

STUMP SHELLING o y Is Getting Boys of Battery A Used to Unexpected ( Attacks on Field. :i 1 808 IS IN CHARGE n Lieut. Peterson is in Command of Headquarters r Co.—Captain Absent, i s The following items of interest hero ’ are taken from \V. H. Blodgett's lot- . ter to the Indianapolis News: . “While Battery A, Captain Charles Dunn, 139th field artillery, was drilling on the parade grounds yesterday r a part of a big stump from a dynamit- • ing squad fell among the men. "Our men are so used to having stumps thrown at them,” remarked * Col. Moorhead, "that they won't mind the German shells when they get across the waters.” Captain John H. Kiplinger, head- ■ quarters company. 139th field artillery has an eight days’ leave of absence to visit his home at Rushville. Lieuten- ■ ant R. H. Peterson is in command during the absence of Captain Kinlinger. Don Essex, of old Company H, Columbus, is acting as adjutant of the 139th field artillery while Captain Ernest E. Chenoweth, of Winchester, regular adjutant, is out with a battery hardening up. The 4th field artillery regular outfit is holding a school ’i.r officers. Each regiment in the brigade supplies fifteen officers and fifty noncommissioned officers. The body of Corporal John H. Barker, Battery C, Captain Harry R. Hall commanding, of the 139th field artillery, who killed himself by taking poison at New Orleans Friday night was buried in National cemetery near that city. Barker enlisted in Indianapolis but that city was not his honie. At one time he traveled with the Robinson circus as an acrobat. He asked for leave of absence eight da ,’s ago to visit the Robinson show at Vicksburg, but this request was not granted and he went anyway. ColRobert L. Moorhead, commanding the regiment, said that Barker was an expert signal man. Barker is supposed to have killed himself because of :in estrangement from his wife." SOLDIERS PARADE Before Camp Officers — Busy Digging Trenches and Breaking Horses. Y. M. C. A. AND THE K. C. Donors Sure Doing Their Bit by Giving to These Two Societies. Camp Taylor. Ky„ Nov. 10. Decatur Daily Democrat:— Everybody else writes home so why s not us. This is Friday night and the boys t are all fixing up for inspection tomorrow. Two barbers are working. One . has the coal box for a chair and the . other has an old chair with the back '• off. One fellow washed his pants and s hung them over the furnace to dry t and they fell down and burnt up. i They were the only ones he had co can’t tell how he will look at inspection. Suppose he will hunt a barrel. I just got a shave. Six men worked e on me and each man had his own hoe. Expect to get out of the hospital in a , few weeks. We sure have some fun I here. There is a fellow named Dutch , in our company. He is so funny he 3 would make Chaplin look like a funer--3 al procession. The other night we went to Louisville and went to a picture show. The orchestra started playing Home Sweet Home and Dutch i- got up and saluted. 1 said sit down, f that is Home Sweet Home and not the i- “Star Spangled Banner.” Dutch said i- "I don’t give a darn I think more ot i. 'Home Sweet Home’ than I do the. e ’Star Spangled Banner.” s Our barrack are close to the stables and we can see wild west shows any j time at all. There aro about 25 of us

| breaking horses to ride and drive. ■ There sure are some bud actors here ’ No one has been hurt seriously yet. Wo have 296 head of horses and mules We were in a gang of 2000 mon who were trench digging yesterday. The trenches are four feet wide and from five to six feet deep. Wo have about flvn miles of them finished. We work one hour and rest one so that helps some. At noon there was a hunch of J auto trucks brought our dinner to us nnd we sure licked it up in a hurry. About two o'clock I kicked out a rabbit and started after it. Ed and the bunch followed. About five or sixhundred got in the chase but Mr. Bunny slipped into .a tile ditch. I think that is the only ditch in Kentucky. People here don't hardly know what tile are. Our regiment now pas the same Hfle the French are UftltK. It sure is n < nice sight to see about two thousand men at bayonet practice. Rifle on < bayonet weigh about thirteen pounds. £ That is not much hi|t it sure gets | heavy when we take a hike. « This evening our regiment waa on i (Continued on Three I 1

BERNE MADE A GREAT RECORD Went More Than Two Hundred Dollars Over Quota First Day of Drive. SUCCESS IN SIGHT Men at Head of Y. M. C. A Drive Believe They Can Secure Amount Asked. Hats off to the Berne boosters. Tjtey certainly can do things there when they start out fie do it. And they sure enough got « good start for the Y. M. C. A. fund yester day. They were well organized, got away with a hum and when evening cam< the SBOO quota for that part of th county had gone "over the top” with $1007.65. This was the only section ir the county which exceeded their quota to any amount though in severs' prceincts the amount was just about reached. In Decatur and Washington town ship, the quota required is $2,050 c which amount the Tuesday drive re suited in securing $1,714, all of whier but $75.00 was secured in this city. The work will continue and it is hop ed that in most of the precincts the desired amount can be secured by tomorrow though in one or two places the drive will not be made until Fri day or Saturday and in one district not until Sunday, Keep on boosting and the big cam paign will be a success, it has to be Adams county never falls down for r good cause and this is one of them' The men who did the work yester day tell of many touching incidents and of support and interest, almost wonderful. At one home in the south part of town the mother with tearistreaming down her face said she w,v sorry she could not give and asked ?- that would prevent her son, now in the army from enjoying the Y. M. C. A., of which her boy had written sc much. She was assured it would not and the men started away but were stopped by two of the smaller childrer who insisted they wanted to give an-I they did —one two pennies and the other three— the mon in charge feel that the subscription was one of . the most important of the day for > they gave all they had and they gave - it because they wanted to help the splendid cause, to do their "bit” that I brother might be a little more com- . sortable. i Geneva will make their drive today i and Monroe where only half was sc i cured yesterday will also continue. 9 While some of the reports from thf •- country are encouraging a good' many e are not and it will require consider -. able work yet to put the drive over d Keep on boosting. II DEFEAT PLEASANT MILLS 1, e The Decatur high school girl’s bask d et ball team last night sent the Pleas>f ant Mills agregation home beaten 'ft 4. the tune of 18 to 10. The local team had little trouble in getting the ball s away for goal after goal despite the y heroic efforts of the Pleasant Mills s guards.

A FALSE REPORT Is That Relative to Assertion That the Articles Made FOR THE RED CROSS Are Sold—A Statement is Issued from Headquarters. The following statement has been issued by Harvey 1). Gibson. General Manager of the American Red Cross: "A story is being circulated to the effect that sweaters, socks, and other articles knitted for the Red Cross are being sold, either to the public in shops or direct to the soldiers. This is emphatically not true. No articles whatever, either knitted or otherwise,

made by Red Cross workers and turne dinto any Red Cross Chapter. Auxiliary or Branch, or to any supply warehouse are sold either to the soldiers or in shops. I "If any wilful case of this sort should come to the attention of headquarters, the charter of the Red Cross chapter or subsidiary sanctioning it would be immediately withdrawn with full publicity. Should it transpire that an actual instance f the above character occurred wherein an individual sold articles after their i having been turned in to the Red Cross, such action would be clea'-ly in violation of the fundamental lawcovering the Red Cross, and we would take vigorous steps to prosecute the offender. "It is also true that any case of persons. other than those enquiring ’he right prior to January, 1905. using the name or emblem of 'he Red Cross »o assist in the sale of merchandise, is a violation of the provisions of the federal criminal law. and the offend'r should be reported to the United States district attorney for prosecit lion. ,'There is no wav to prevent peoffle from making the same type Os articles as are produced by Red Workers and selling them for thefr own advantage, thus subjecting the Red Cross to unjust criticism. Should they use the name or emblem of the Red Cross in connection with such sabs, however, they will be vigorously prosecuted.’ A QUIET WEDDING Mrs. Leona Walker Noack and Lewis Stump Were Married BY THE REV. MARSH Left Tuesday Night for Their Future Home at Lima. Ohio. Lewis Stump of Lima, Ohio, and Mrs. Leona Walker Noack were ' quietly married last evening at 5:30 ■ o’clock at the Marsh home on West Monroe street by the Rev. W. Paul 1 Marsh, pastor of the Christian ! church. The wedding was very ’ quiet, only the members of the pasI tor’s family being witnesses. The B friends of the couple expected the e wedding today, but the march was f stolen on them last evening, the cou r pie leaving last night for Lima. Ohio, e for their future home. The groom is e employed in the signal department t of the Pennsylvania railway there. The bride was very pretty in a one-piece frock of blue silk, and hei y traveling costume was a blue jacket c . suit with old-gold collar and fichu, and hat to match. After the wedding they were guests at supper of 16 the bride's brother-in-law, and sister. ' V Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hurst, of Elevr' enth street, before going to Lima. '' The bride has lived here for some time. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, former residents of the south part of the county, now It- living in Michigan. The groom is a B- native of this county, being a son of ft James Stump. BIRTH RECORD. a Born, to Mr. and Mrs. William T. Is Holm, 2715 Oliver street, a son—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette.

HOSPITAL CAR ON THE ERIE. The Eric railroad Is first in the field again, (his time with the first national army hospital car, which has been designed and standardized by the Erie mechanical department. It was developed from a suggestion made by Dr. David Orr Edson of New York. The car is now in Jersey City where it is being held in readiness for Uncle Sam’s soldiers. It will probably be used to transport sick soldiers from the various cantonI ments to the bqise hospitals. Leading physicians who have inspected the car say it is the last work in that type of equipment. The main portion of the car contains seven twostory cots on each side and has, therefore, capacity of twenty-eight patients. It has regular hospital equipment and provision is made for doctors and nurses.

IN FIRE COMPANY e i s Leon Gass, Known as “the * Baby of Battery A,” Writes Letters Home. 3 EXPECT TO LEAVE t Rumored They Will Take a Boat Ride Soon, But Destination is Unknown. f 1 The following letters have been received by Mrs. Frank Gass from 1 her son. Leon, who is known as "Heiney,” and among his comrades as the baby of the company, because 1 of his diminutive size and his age: ■ Camp Shelby, Miss., Nov. 10, 1917. Dear Mother: — Just received your box this p. m.. ' and glad to get it. Got your letter ■ yesterday. i After dinner today the fire alarm i blew, so we had to double-time it up > the Battailion street. Then we start- ■ ed to the fire. In our drill grounds are two big stump piles. Some ope must have set them on fire, and as rhe weeds are very dry, the fire start- ; oil to spread toward the stables, and I if it had not been for the quickness , of us fellow’s, it would have been some loss. A bunch of us boys grab-' bed a bucket and started to Carry water, and just a few minutes ago the ire alarm was sounded again. It was in our Battery street, just a few tents from us, but they got it out before it got to a great headway. I suppose you had some time while you were in Culver and Elwood. Well, they still got the measles: took out about ten this week, one from our squad. He is from Rushville. but they did not bother me. They only last three days. All the boys are well, except Mumma. who is in the hospital with the measles. The captain told us we had bi tter prepare for a boat ride within six weeks, but do not know whether he means France or Honolulu, or i Long Island, but do not worry sor 1 Heiney will get through all right. I suppose Ray is on his way. Mother, it would have been nice if we were together. Do not worry about him,! for he will get through it all right. I will close for this time. I remain, Your son. HEINEY. Battery A, 139th U. S. A. F. A„ ( Camp Shelby. Miss. 1 Camp Shelby, Miss, Nov. 4, 1917. 1 Dear Mother and AU: ' Received your letter and will an- ' swer while I got time. Enclosed find ■' a couple of pictures of our squad and myself. Well, there are about ten e eases of measles and we are still con--8 fined to quarters. The doctor just s took over another boy from our bat--1 tery, and the way 1 felt I was going ’• with him. but found out I had a bad 8 cold. The weather is warm here, but cold at night. You said Naomi and Mabel were a going to send me a box. I haven t ■ r got it yet. but am looking for it to-! t day. If it is not too much trouble I '■ wish you would send me a couple j >■ pairs of socks, for they are jus tthel f thing to wear with our heavy shoes. | '■ In my square we have a young '■ school teacher. He certainly is a prince. Ask him to do anything, or| ’ how to spell a word, and he will tell 1 you. 1 I suppose you will laugh when you,' ’ see this one picture of the oxen. 1 1 did myself, but it is nothing for us j ' here to see ten or twelve hitched up drawing a wagon. In the picture are | two mascots. I suppose you can tell which ones. 1 am, as ever, Your son. HEINEY.

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ADAMS COUNT) GETS TEN CARS t 1 , Fuel Administrator Bell f I Attended Meeting Called ( by State Director. i CO-OPERATION URGED t That Remotest Districts May be Cared for—No Hard Coal in Sight. f Clarence E. Bell, fuel administra- : tor of Adams county, returned this morning from Indianapolis, where he I attended a meeting of the county adj ministrators. presided over by Evans Woollen, state administrator, and attended by eighty two of the ninety* two directors of the state. It was a splendid meeting, and though the fuel problem has not been solved. Mr. Bell feels that everything possible is being done toward that end. The predominating feature of the meeting was the fact that every speaker urged the county men to insist upon CO-OPERATION and CONSERVATION in every section. Mr. Woollen's desire is that the remotest district of every county be considered, but he also asked the administrators to urge every farmer and every one else who can do so. to use wood for fuel. The fuel directors were also asked to urge that the ears as they arrive be unloaded as quickly as possible, thus aiding in the big job. Though 25.000.000 tons of cal will be mined in Indiana this year, exceeding all previous years, the supply is insufficient and there is bound to be some suffering and much inconvenience. Dealers are required to sell not I more than one ton to any one person at a time. The dealers are also asked to buy coal whenever and where they’ can secure it. not depending j solely on the fuel administrator. 4Talks were made by L Ert Slack, i U. S. district attorney, and by Mr. ; Lewis, of the public service commisi sion. the former expressing his intention ot enforcing the law strictly an dthe latter explaining the ear situation Ten Cars to Come Here. Mr. Bell secured orders for ten cars pt' coal to be shipped to this county at once, to arrive within a week or ten days. This shipment will take care of the first orders in through Mr. Bell and will be distributed through the following: Hardison & Martin, Geneva; one car. Geneva Elevator Co.; two ears. Geneva Mill & Grain Co.; two cars. H. M. Daniel. Rivarre; one car. Decatur Lumber Co.; two cars. No Anthracite in Sight. Mr. Woollens reported that there is no hard coal in sight and lie has , no hopes of being able to secure any until after the lake traffic closes next i month, though he urges dealers to ■ make every effort all the time to sei cure anthracite and other coal from ’ out of the state. CHARGED WITH LARCENY A charge of petit larceny, the theft ' of a silver watch, valued at ten dollars, has been filed in the court'of justice E. Burt Lenhart, against Ira q Schaffer who was arrested last night I by Chief of Police Ceph Melchi, and i Schaffer will be brought up there to - answer to the charge. The affidavit t was made against Schaffer by his cousin. Entry Hindenlang. living in : the north part of the city, who alleges I Schaffer stole the watch from him I Monday afternoon. It i® said that I Schaffer spent the afternoon at tho Hindenlang home and being given access to the house spied the watch hanging on a nail in the kitchen. Before he departed he is said to have | ■•pocketed" the time piece and later I sold it to a man at the Horse Sale barn for two dollars. Chief Mel'hi being advised of the theft started out to locate him and finally arrested him 'on Ihe Woods farm where he was bailin ghay. He was brought to this city Tuesday evening and placed :n jail. Q PRESBYTERIAN AID SOCIETY. The place of the meeting ot tho i Aid society tomorrowafternoon lias been changed from Mrs. Kremer’s to Mrs. J. H. Schug's home on South Third street. Members please take notice.