Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 278.

EIGHT MILES THROUGH AND STILL PROGRESSING

BRITISH SWEEP ON THROUGH HINDENBURG DEFENSE ANO TAKE 10,000 PRISONERS IN WARS GREATEST OFFENSIVE.

(United Press Service! (By Win. P. Simms, United Press Staff Correspondent) With British Armies in the Field, Nov. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —At some points on what used to be the impregnable Hindenburg line British troops this afternoon had penetrated more than eight miles. More than 10,000 Germans have been captured. The penetration of eight miles at some points is from headquarters' report early today. By this ' time indications are that the Tommies have swept on even further ' than this. Seven counter-attacks have failed i to stop their progress. The German i efforts were weak ones. All failed i miserably in the victory-inspired onslaught of Byng’s men. The Ger- 1 man casulaitiea were heavy. Great , numbers of German guns have been ( taken. (By William Philip Simms, United ' Press staff correspondent.) , With the British Armies Beyond the Hindenburg Line. Nov. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Victorious Brit- ] ain carried on today with her triumph- ; ant smashing of the Hindenburg lines. 1 Tanks, cavalry, infantry—all were I closing steadily around Cambrai—the 1 great war machine rumbling over the < enemy just as the tanks first crushed ; the way through the German lines. 1 The Tommies are now almost with- t in grasp of the German depot of Cam- < brai as this dispatch is written. I < The Hindenburg line has been i smashed to flinders. With stories and the tales wrung 1 from German prisoners still dazed 1 with surprise of the British it was i possible today to piece together some ’ idea of the conditions in the luxurious; and— supposedly— impregnable G°r- I man positions of the Hindenburg line i when General Byng loosed his surprise party. 11 Not a German had any knowledge of the attack until the tanks loomed over their heads. Then they laterally blew up in panic. French civilians in towns behind the lines described the officers and men as running around like chickens with their heads off. I The whole army quivered and shook with the suddenness of the thing; the great ghostlike steel monsters that! i battered through cement and earth | ajid human walls were fearsome giants, the swearing, yelling fiends who followed them were gnomes who suddenly sprang to life out of the ground. British moppers up told of how men i from whose heads the lethargy "i I sleep had hardly passed, blinking!!, dazedly, crowded out of their dugouts. ■or how, uncomprehending that it was I reality and not dreams, they dully let I great tanks crush them flat, or furious ly gleaming British bayonets find their mark. | Vast' stores of choice wines were found in the officers quarters. Cigars j and cigarettes were packed tie.c profusely. (By Ed L. Keen, United Press staif correspondent.) g London, Nov. 22-(Special to Daily 'Democrat) —Cambrai, cent' i 1,1 . railways, chief depot city for the j man communications line ,n rent . : France, was under tire of n s guns today. Its usefullness as a GerJ man base is done. Not only has the, Hindenburg line been bl ° <n ’ . . i but the vitally important communicat-1 tag line has thus likewise been smashd f The victory was regarded as one of the greatest strokes of the war. It was achieved because Bntish strategists had the courage to try som ■ thing new in the catalog ot war. General Byng and his co-workers so minutely worked out the battle plan that they had cavalry massed anl ready for action. A few days ago leader would have been dubbed insane had he figured on utilizing mounted

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forces against trench works. But Byng figured it—and figured it right. Official report today told of hiw >n many cases they rode full tilt at the charge on German artillery, sabering the gunners and capturing field pieces. Cavalry was credited with the capture of the villages of Marcoing and Masnierses. Hundreds of tanks participated in the battle and once again these scaly monsters proved their worth. There apparently couldn’t be a British drive without inclement weather. When the British strated on Tuesday morning it was fine and clear but today’s front dispatches reported a cold drizzling incessant rain. This is the first time in this war that any commander has been able to mass gigantic forces of men, of wagon, of such lumbering monstrosities as tanks, and of cavalry without the enemy discovering that maneuver. (By John H. Hearley, United Press staff correspondent.) Rome, Nov. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Seven desperate enemy attacks during the past fifty-six hours, flung against Italy’s defenders between the Piave and the Brenta rivers have been thrown back. Every inch i of the Italian litre holds firm and unyielding despite the enemy’s most vio-j lent efforts. This news from the bat-1 tie front today gave Rome its first chance for quiet jubilation since the dark day when the Austrian and eGrman hordes swept over Gorizia. Every hour gained in the holding of the Piave line, it was declared, means the capacity for resistance is increosing as reinforcements now on the way to the front arrive. At Bowegiave the Italians pierced the dykes flooding much of the ground in this section. Fresh Italian divisions from the Ts- | onzo front have been placed in position for the strongest defense of Venice. The enemy was reported today to be preparing further heavy attacks north of the mountain lines. BULLETIN Copenhagen, Nov. 22-(Special to Daily Democrat)- Foreign minister Trotsky, of the Russian bolsheviki I forces 'has sent a message to all the I allies asking a revision of the war 'aims and threatening that if his request is not answered the bolsheviki will consider that they are justified in making a separate peace. A message Ito this effect was received here today I from Haparanda. (By J. W. Pegler, United Press staff correspondent.)

I The American Field Headquaretrs, | France. Nov. 22-(Special to Daily | Democrat)- The first congressional medal of honor of conspicious bravery, mav go to a young army lieutenant 'from Meeteetse. Wyo. It was expected at headquarters today that Gen leral Pershing would make such a recommendation for the officers rescue of one of his men from No Man's Land —under heavy German fire. Amsterdam. Special to Daily Democrat)—Extension of the German barred zone for shipping to ! include the Azores and Greek waters was announced in a Berlin dispatch received here today. I The statement described the Azores |as containing important hostile bases , for Atlantic navigation. | Belgian relief ships and neutrals were allowed one week in which to I withdraw from the no barred zone. ■ i — United Press dispatches received last week from Buenos Aires reported - receipt of messages from Spain that the United States was fortifying the ) Azores The navy department, in de t nying the report, said there was only 1 the usual activity in connection with i navaT orerblions there. The Azores e are Portuguese. Several cable liner il center there.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, November 22, 1917.

RILEY BUILDING

West Ward School Mouse Will Henceforth Bear the Name

BY THE PUPILS VOTE

Naming Will be Celebrated With a Riley Program Tonight.

The west ward school building will henceforth be known as "The Riley Building." Such was the vote of the pupils as to the matter of naming the building. To celebrate the naming thereof, a Riley Day program will be given tonight at the meting at 7:30 o’clock of the West Ward Parent-Teacher Club,

j to which everybody is invited. The adoption of a constitution will . also be made at this time. j The program follows: Community singing led by O. P. Mills. I Talk, "Life of Riley"—A, D. Suttles. Reading, Little Orphant Annie — Doris Peters. Reading, Almost Beyond Enduran-e —Edna Foreman. Song, U. S. A. Forever. Reading, The Bear Story—Miss Ruth Hammel. Reading, The Old Swimmin’ Hole — Miss Alta Teeple. Song, The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground. Readings, Nothin’ to Say, and Tite Lost Kiss. —O. P. Mills. Talk —Supt. Worthman. Song—Pupils of Room 4. Business. A bust of Riley and also a picture of "The Old Swimming Hole” will be purchased for the building. To raise funds for these, the children have been selling Riley buttons.

POULTRY SALES

To he Watched Carefully This Fall—Dealers Must Conform to Rules.

TWO OUNCES OF FEED

The Maximum Weight Per 1 Head When the Fowl is Weighed for Buyer. Indianapolis, Nov. 22—Following is the official Thanksgiving proclamation from the Indiana food administrator, and includes turkeys offered for this annual feast day. Sales of adulterated poultry in Indiana may bring grief to the dealers. An official order by Dr. Harry E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner and federal food administrator for Indiana, sets forth a limitation of two ounces as the maximum of feed per head, permissable when the fowl is weighed for a buyer, to make the deal legitimate. In response to an inquiry received from William Locks, secretary of the Indiana Egg and Poultry association, Dr. Barnard wrote as follows: November 17, 1917 “Mr. William Locks, secretary Indiana Egg and Poultry Association Indianapolis, Indiana. My Dear Sir: — Will you kindly advise the members of your association and the dealers in live and dressed poultry throughout 1 the state that on and after this date ' the following rule regulating the purj chase and sale of poultry, is in force: | “Any poultry sold where the craws ot the poultry contain sand or grit or positive evidence exists that pepper or unnatural feed has been fed, or where a lot, regardless of variety contains feed in excess of a maximum of 2 ounces per head at the time when poultry is being weighed by the buyer, shall be considered as not merchantable and subject to rejection by the ' buyer. Receivers are prohibited from I unloading any car lots of poultry, and ! buyers are prohibited from purchasing . nny poultry where excess feed exists. Very truly yours, l HARRY E. BARNARD, i State Food and Drug Commissioner, ; and Federal Food Administrator for Indiana.

RABBIT FOR THANKSGIVING (Try This Recipe For Roast Rabbit For Your Thanksgiving Dinner. Wash the rabbit with soda water. Lay in salted water for an hour. Stuff the rabbit with onion, celery or ( hostnut drossing and sow up. Line a baking pan with the following: one onion and one carrot cut up, a few cloves, [ whole peppercorns and one bay lost. I Rub Rabbit with salt and pepper and 1 lay it upon this dressing, putting fat of 0100 here and there over the rabbit. Sift a little flour over the top and pour a cup of stock, or hot water into the pan. Cover tight and roast, hasting frequently. When ready to serve, put on a hot platter and garnish with slice of lemon and cranberry jelly or currant jelly. a finTprogram Arranged for the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Teachers. OF THE COUNTY Saturday at the Central School House, Decatur —Fine Addresses. The programs have been issued for the fifth annual meeting of the Adams County Teachers’ Association, to be held Saturday, November 24, at the central school building, this city. Officers of the association are: President, C. W. Hohnhaus; secretary, Virginia Cravens; treasurer, John Nelson. The program follows: Morning Session, 9 o’clock Community Song Singing—Led by l Miss Rackstraw. Devotional Exercises—Rev. W. S. | Mills. Has Bible Study a Place in Public Schools?—O. L. Vance. Piano Solo—Miss Celia Andrews. Community Song Singing—Led byMiss Rackstraw. Some New Demands —Prof. L. J. Rettger. Afternoon Session, 1 o'clock Music How May Agriculture be made Interesting in our Schools? —County Agent M. H. Overton. Business Wanted, A Teacher —Prof. L. J. Rett ger. THE MELTING POT Will be Reading by Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp on Thanksgiving Night. AT METHODIST CHURCH Morning Service W ill be Held at the Christian — Offering for Charity. A Thanksgiving entertainment will be given Thanksgiving evening at the Methodist church under the auspices of the ministerial association, that promises to be a most pleasing one. Mrs. Fay Smith-Knapp will give her reading, ‘The Melting Pot,” and there will be special voctil and instrumental music by Misses Hope Hoffman, Celia and Cecil Andrews. The annual morning union Thanksgiving service will be at the Christian church, when the Rev. J. G. Butler, cf the Baptist church, will deliver the sermon. Both the offerings of the morning and evening service will be devoted to charity.

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THE CALL COMES For Henry Reed Buckmaster, Civil War Survivor. DIED EARLY TODAY At age of Eighty-five Years —The Funeral W ill be Held Sunday. Henry Reed Buckmaster, for fiftysix years a resident of the county, a survivor of the civil war in which he fought bravely and well, answered the call of his higher Commander, ami passed away this morning at three o’clock. He had been a sufferer from infirmities of old age for some time, having reached the age of eighty-live years, one month and twelve days. Mr. Buckmaster who was a native of Wayne county, 0., and was a son of Robert and E. Buckmaster, was born October 10, 1532. Mrs. Anna Roebuck, of Decatur, and Atwood Buckmaster, of Montpelier, are surviving children. Della Pittinger and Joel Buckmaster, are deceased. Brothers and sisters are: Mathew. Richard, Cyrus, Archbold; Eliza Aim Harrison and Emily Merriman. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon nt two o’clock from the residence, with the Rev. Phillips in charge. Burial in the Ray cemetery. Mr. Buckmaster’s home is two miles east of Monroe. ATTE N D°FU N E R A L James Eddington and daughter. Elva, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eddington attended the funeral of Janies Edington's brother. Ned Edington, at Bluffton. The funeral services were held as planned, but interment was delayed pending the arrival of a son, David, from Camp Shelby.

HAD NO PUNCTURE

Nor Were They Troubled With Dust, Says Burl Johnson OF HIS SEA TRIP Now Somewhere in France —Wasn’t Sea-sick in the Least. Burl Johnson, of the Rainbow division, now in France enjoyed his trip across the water, according to the following letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson, of Harrison! street: Headquarters Co. 150th F. A. A. E. F. via N. Y. Dear Mother and Father: — We arrived all safe and I am feeling tine. We certainly had a pleasant trip The water was very calm excepting some times there would be a spray of water come over the deck. There was a bunch of sea sick fellows. They fed the fishes for about three days, i» was sport to see them. I wasn’t the least bit affected, the higher the waves the better for me. We crossed the Gulf Stream and the weather was certainly grand. The beauty part about traveling on the ocean is that j you are not troubled with dust, the least bit. Nor have we had a puncture since we started. Ha. Ha. We have a salt water shower bath and T pay it a daily visit. Our mess is wholesome and nourishing. Be sure and tell Chauncey my address so he can write to me. So be is firing local on the scratch end of the road now. that is a good job for him. Well, folks, must close for this time. 1 Be sure and answer soon. Sincerely yours. From your son. BURL JOHNSON. Be sure and address envelopes correctly: Headquarters Co., 150th F. A.. A. E. F. via New York. - fT— — — TO GIVE A PLAY A play entitled, "Somewhere in France” will be given Friday evening at the Harker school house. The pul , lie. is invited and a treat is in store for those who will be fortunate to see it.

NO DREDGING AT THIS TIME

At a conference yesterday between the county commissioners, board of public works members, city attorneys.

county attorney and Abe Simmons, oi Bluffton, and O. J. Meyers, of Celina, 0., it was agreed that no river dredging would be started under the present administration. The conference was held for the purpose ot discussing the proposed cleaning of the St. Mary’s from the Ohio state line to the Maumee river at Fort Wayne. At

torneys Simmons and Meyers, who represent Ohio farmers asking forth" improvement, wore told that as the present administration would go out of office January 1. it would be better to take the matter up with the incoming officials.—Ft. Wayne Journr lGazette.

ASKS A DIVORCE Anna Leona Smith Says Husband Has Abandoned Her. MADE NO PROVISION For Her Support—Moves to North Eleventh Street. Anna Leona Smith today filed a suit for divorce from Harry Lyon Smith, to whom she was married October 23, 1911 and with whom she lived until July 29, 1915, when she says he abandoned her. She alleges that for more than two years past he has failed to make any provision wnatever for her support. She asks for the custody of their only child, Juanita Bernice Smith, born April 30, 1914. D. B. Erwin is the attorney for the plaintiff. Mrs. Smith is a daughter of Mrs. Barton, of Eighth street and has resided here for the past several years during the time that her husband has been employed in the oil fields in 'he south. Mrs. Smith resided on North Ninth street, before moving to South First street this summer, and since last week has resided on North Eleventh street. In the affidavit, it is set out that the defendant, Smith, is a non resident of the state, that his whereabouts are unknown and notice was ordred by publication, returnable January 15.

READY TO SERVE UNCLE SAM

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At the right, Harvey Everett, of this township, and at the left Edward Eichenberger, of Berne, first and second national army soldiers from Adams county. They are now making good at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky.

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THE COURT NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. William Drew, Aged Couple,

Parties

IN DIVORCE CASE

Judgment Rendered—Petition for Guardian is

Granted.

Jennie Drew asks for a divorce from William Drew, alleging that he has failed to provide for her suitably in the past six months. They were married May 30, 1914 and lived together until November 21, 1917. Both have been married betore and have children. over age. by former marriagt s. The defendant is said to be more than eighty years of age and the plaintiff in her sixties. She asks for such alimony as the court may direct. J. C. Sutton and H. B. Heller are attorneys for the plaintiff. Sarali A. Miller was discharged as administrator of the estate of Andrew J. Miller, on approval of her final re•port. No inheritance tax was found due. Hunting licenses were issued *o Fred J. Schearer. B. O. Brandyberry. W. D. Teeter, Russell Bowman, Ben Shell, Wilfred T. Ray, H. Dellinger, Ralph C. Smitley. A marriage license was issued this morning at 8:30 o’clock to Ge' rge Fiedler, born October 11. 1896, son of Ed Fiedler, farmer of Geneva, and Muriel Holloway, born March 9. 7899. daughter of George Holloway. Tro couple was married at the county clerk's office by Judge D. E. Smith. Inventory number one was filed and approved in the estate of Andrew J. Kirkland. The foreign will of Samuel Pearson was admitted to probate here. Report of sale of personal property in the estate of George W. Teeple was approved. L. D. Jacobs and L. L. Mason were appointed riding bailiffs for this term of court. The petition of Jesse Barber for a guardian for Elizabeth Kraner, was granted. C. L. Walters and Fred Fruchte were each allowed $lO for (Continued <n Page Four)