Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1917 — Page 1

I Volume XV. Number 286.

BIG DEATH LIST i l IS LOOKED FOR By the British as Result of | Great Battle Still on Around Cambrai. VENICE IS SAFE Italians Confident. Now Re-

| inforced With French and English Troops. , .1 (United Press Service) . Paris, Dec. 3—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The allies’ council has decided to postpone temporarily the restatement of war aims suggested by America. Influences back of the decision which became known today after the first highly successful meeting of the supreme war council, were not specified. jEPeirograd, Dec. 3—(Special to the paily Democrat)—Election returns for the constituent assembly as received from the provinces today show the bolsheviki in the minority, It was announced. (By Henry Wood, United Press stall correspondent) XVith the French Armies in Italy. Dec. 3 (Special to Daily Democrat) — French and British armies have taken over vulnerable, points on the entire Piuve river front. Veteran French and British soldiers are aching for a cb*ne< at the enemy. Many of the French and British have never been flj action against Austrian troops who compose many of the armies opposite the Italians, and it is against them in particular that the allied reinforcements would like to use their arms. Whenever* the. enemy tries to strike ids next blow he will find every vulnerable point on the Have front held down but not only by Italy but by French and British lighaers. The enemy baffled of further gains, his divides shattered by fruitless assaults apepars reorganized for new blows. (By Joseph Shaplen, United Press staff correspondent.) Stockholm, Dec. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Russia’s bolsheviki played their grim joke of a peace with Germany’ today while their regime tottered and swayed to an approaching fall at home. Every Indication was that a majority of the Russian democracy would never recognize any pact which the Trotsky-Lenine ring would patch up with the enemy. i Comment of the Rabochaya Gazette today was regarded here as epitomizing the opinion of the best elements and the majority elements—in Russia. . “Bolsheviki is facing destruction,'' the editorial declared. "It will not come from Kaledine or from the adherents of the provisional government. But it will come as a result of internal military disorganization, deliberately promoted, disappointment, disillusionment. We are facing the division of Russia into spheres of Influence controlled by foreigners. “Only immediate unity cf the entire democracy and immediate war on the usurpers can save us. We must destroy our miserable Bonapartes. A speech made by Foreign Minister Trotsky Friday evening in announcing Austria’s acceptance of the formula of “no annexations’’ during the course < t which he insisted the central powers must accept that phrase in its literal, meaning, was taken here as indicating little likelihood of anything more than a temporary truce being arranged. Copenhagen. 3-( Special to Daily Democrat)— Report that Gen. ial Kaledine with 100,000 cossacks had captured Rostoy and was marching flward Moscow, was received here today via Haparanda. London, Dec. TriSpedal to Daily Democrat)- Germany’s bigest push over the open country since of the Marne was still continuing in fighting of unabated ferocity around Cambrai today. The British lines are holding Id Marshal Haig’s report todayJ etaded repulse of hostile attacks yesterday I. .. Hone, res in "sharp fighting. . In the neighborhood of Bourlou, received successful minor <?»• u>.« captured 12 machine guns and a W XvhereT 8 0 rZrted artiltarying.

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Cavalry is aparently in action cn hoih sides. The battle has now been waging almost interruptedly slm-e I Saturday. The Gorman artillery concentration exceeds anything the enemy has done in the way of gunfire since Verdun. Ixindou has prepared todav for a heavy death toll, but with the realization that the German casualties must be nearly double the British. The Germans are harking back to the old days of the forward sweep over Belgium and sending their troops, formed in closed ranks, into the charge, with fearful losses to them. The weight of the German reserves has admittedly forced some readjust-

•* - PVIUU 1 CCIUJU'NL* ment of the British lines. Masnleres a ruin of pulverized stones and bricks was voluntarily given over to the enemy. It was untenable in view of the fierce German artillery concentration on it. There were one or two j other spots where, the tommies were 5 | forced to shift their positions some- ' what. ’ Tho height positions around Bour s lon have seen some of the most viof I lent fighting of the ar—bayonet to bayonet struggles, or else point blank firing from mass machine guns cn either side. Crown Prince Rupprecht > apparently has great numbers of Geri man reserve troops and is not spar- - ing them in his blows. Some towns r and positions in the Cambrai sector , have changed hands half a dozen times in the rolling, tumbling, shiftf ing fighting. (By William Philip Simms. United , Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies. Dec. 3 — 1 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Americans did their bit to aid Byng's Tommies in pushing back around Cam- , brai, Germany’s most formidable as- | sault since Verdun. ! They wereen’t enlisted to fight. They were engineers and doctors. The engineers got caught in the malestorm of struggling lines and some were cut off by the Germans. Then a good many of them rolled up their sleeves and went into the fight. They sorrowed rifles and fought like I bearcats shoulder to shoulder with the British. The American doctors stuck to their jobs of helping tho wounded under Are. Whether these Americans suffered casualties has not been established in headquarters’ report up to today. The whole British army, however, was ringing with praise of their firstclass fighting ability. Ever since the beginning of Byng’s thrust, the American army engineers have been building and operating strategic railways close up to the German lines. Most of them gout their first baptism of fire Ln Crown Prince Rupprecht's counter-surprise blow. They liked it and went into the fighting withenthusiasm. Like many of the British gunners, the American engineers saw the Germans "close up" before they realized what was happening. One lucky Tennesseean got a day full of thrills. “I was standing beside my engine,” he said today, “when shrapnel began raining around me. I didn't have any tin helmet, so I grabbed a petrol tank. Iflgured that was better than nothing. "Well, suh, those Prussians kept a coming. I hustled back and dived into a shell bole. Pretty soon I looked up and the bodies were all around me. They went to work and blew up the railway tracks—but they left the engine. I sneaked from shell hole to shell hole until I finally found some Tommies. Then 1 grabbed a rifle." The Tennesseean didn’t tell tho rest of the story, but some of those who hhw him in action throughout the day brought it back Joyfully to beadquarters. The southerner enjoyed himself immensely. BATTLE ON MEXICAN BORDER (United Press Service) El Paso, Texas, Dec. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A United States cavalry border patrol killed thirty-five Mexicans and wounded many others in repelling a raid on American ranchers by a force of 200 bandits Saturday near Presidio, according to word received here today. One American trooper and a Mexican ranch foreman who was acting as scout were killed and one soldier slightly wofunded. . - ——o— —— "" CREEL COMING TO INDIANA ' Daily Democrat)— George Creel, chair- , man of the United States committee . pulslSc information, will attend toe i Indiana conference to be held here . rxK-ebor 13th and 14th. according to a by 'J"" ’man. today. He will be h«re the 14th. 1

Decatur, Indiana,Monday Evening, December 3, 1917.

MARRIED SUNDAY Leslie Baumgartner, of Fort Wayne, Claims a Bride. MISS HAZEL SCHNITZ The Wedding Was Sunday Afternoon at the Bride’s JlAmn

nomc. i ‘ , Leslie Baumgartner, of Ft Wayne, son of Mrs. Mary Baumgartner, of . Berne, was married Sunday afternoon , at four o’clock to Miss Hazel Schnitz , of this city. The wedding was witnessed by the nearest relatives and a few friends and took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Adam Schnitz of Eleventh street. Rev. W. S. Mills, of the Evangelical church, performed the ceremony. The bride wore a pretty suit of dark blue and carried a bouquet of bride’s roses. A three course dinner was served immediately after the ceremony and covers were laid for about fifteen. Among those present from our of town were the groom’s mother. Mrs. Mary Baumgartner, of Berne; and his brother, Herman Baumgartner, of Cleveland, Ohio. Intimate friends of the bride present were Aldine Annen and Beryl Lhamon. Waitresses for the dinner were Ruth and Elizabeth Aurand. The groom is employed as a bookkeeper in Fort Wayne and is an excellent young man. The bride is a graduate of the Decatur high school and is well liked by a large number of friends. For some time she has been employed as a clerk at the Morris store. to theTidow 4 -TT7 1 Is Left the Estate of the Late Benjamin P. Rice FOR HER LIFETIME At Her Death the Same is to Go to the Children. The will of the late Benjamin P. Rice was admitted to probate in tho Adams circuit court, the same having been executed October 5, 1917, with Judson W. Tecpie and Effie C. Broad beck a.s witnesses. The customary provision for any debts or legal charges to be first paid out of the estate, is made. Following this he bequeaths the remainder < f the personal estate to his widow, Elizabeth Rice. At her death, he designates that 'he same is to go to the children in equal shares. Special bequests are the gift of a largo leather rocker, specifically designated, to his son, Harvey D. Rice and another leather rocker, to his daughter, Blanche Rice Elzey, they io receive these in addition to sharing equally with the other children. He asks that his son. Harvey I). Rice, serve as executor without being required to give bond and he qualified as such on the probate of the will. — — ■ ' - — OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS It was announced Sunday to the congregation that the total gross receipts up to Saturday night, derived from the three day’s bazaar held last week at the K. of C. hall under the auspices of the St. Mary’s sodality amounted to $2,022.12. Out of this grand tottal the expenses, which wore very small will be paid. Practically everything [gWen away, including fancy work, eats, chickens, and the hundred and one other things were donated by members of the St. Mary's church. It was a great success from start to finish and the ladies of the sodality are more than pleased with the results. RED CROSS INSPECTOR Mrs. E. J. Rieke"returned to Fort Wayne this afternoon after attending to Red Cross work here. She is on a tour of inspection. PYTHIAN SISTER’S NOTICE The Pythian Sisters will meet at seven o'clock prompt tonight.

U. S. LESH IS SELECTED (United Pr»“H Service) Indianapolis, Dec. 3 (Special to Daily Democrat)—U. S. Lesli, of Hun | tington, will bo appointed to the state supreme court to succeed Justice Richard K. Erwin, late today or tomorrow, it was authoritatively announced today. ( Lesh has served as an assistant attorney general tin ier Ele Stan bury. Tho apointment is considered especially important due to the fact that tho prohibition law will bo tested in the high court in th" near future. HELLO GIRLS QUIT JOBS

(United Press Service) Huntington, Ind.. Dec. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) - Nine telephone • girls at tho central station went on f it strike here today, demanding an i t- > crease in wages. The local plant was <■ kept going however, by the other ■ girls wh,o stuck to their posts. 1 o : A JOINT MEETING 1 Held by Several Boards Relative to the Best Means OF THE EXAMINATION Os Draft Registrants — Problems Lose Their Complexity. A joint meeting of the local board of examiners, the legal advisory board and the medical advisory board was l held yesterday afternoon at two o’clock at the city hall w hen consideration of the best means of examining the draft registrants came up. What seemed complex problems at first sight soon became quite clear and these boards held a very interesting and profitable meeting, relative to what in this day of patriotism and self-denial is a patriotic duty. The boards in session were: Local examining board —Dr. E. G. Coverdale, examiner; Charles N. Christen, Sheriff Ed Green. Legal advisory board —Judge 1). E. Smith, chairman; D. B. Erwin and John C. Moran. Medical advisory board—Dr. J. S. Coverdale, chairman; Dr. S. D. Beavers, vice chairman; Dr. H. F. Costello, secretary. THRIFT STAMPS Provide a Very Good Way of Saving and Also at THE S A ME TIME Helping Your Government —Begin With Tyentyfive Cent Stamps. “Thrift Stamps” are now on sale at the local postofflee and by mail carriers. If you can't help the government in big sums of money, such as buying liberty bonds, you can help in a little way and at the same time help yourself. A thrift stamp costs twen-ty-cents. When you get sixteen of these, or four dollars worth you are entitled to a “Thrift card.” on the payment of twelve cents more, if presented during January, and one cent increase for each month during the year of 1918. When you get twenty of these "thrift cards,” which are attached to a U. S. war savings certificate, the holder will be entitled to a SIOO bond. These are payable January 1. 1923. These stamps present an excellent way of saving, especially of small amounts, which will soon total a big bond, representing a good interest. These stamps have already been received by Postmaster J. W. i Bosse and his force. i _ 1 “PE MEMBER II t J ONLY IQ » more days ' lUT to ) SHOP j MJ

TO DEMONSTRATE Mrs. Nellie Hoot Shows the Women of Decatur and Country HOW T 0 COOK Without Fire—Began Her Week’s Series This

Morning. r» , Mrs. Nellie Hoot, representing the . Toledo Cooker company, ars rived this morning at the Gay, Zwi< k ~'& Myers furniture store to begin her I week’s domestic science demonstrai tion. In this day or "less” things, her | demonstrations of the "tireless" cook- | er are eagerly sought by the women of the city and surrounding country. This afternoon Mrs. Hoot made a “butterless,” “eggless” and "milk- • less” fruit cake in the "tireless" cooker, and followed this by making bread and apple pie. The cookers are made in several sizes, some with one, two and three compartments, each subdivided, also, and while cooking is done on one side, freezing can be done on the other. Both cooking and freezing will be taken up tomorrow. Ice cream will be made in the morning from 10 to 10:30 and this will be left in the freezer until 2:30 in the afternoon, at which time she will bo conducting her afternoon classes, which are from 2 to 5 o’clock. To--1 morrow she will also roast pork, cook I sweet potatoes and bake bread, spice ; marble cake, bread and apple pie. , All the women of the city are In- . vited to the store during these do- , mestic science demonstrations, both , morning and afternoon. tContinueo on Page Two) A CASE OF THEFT II Car of Hard Coal Shipped to E. L. Carroll & Son Stolen at Grelton, O. BY FIFTEEN PARTIES Who Sign Names to Bill of Lading—Case of Highhanded Thievery. A box car suposed to be loaded with a flue gratia of anthracite, hard coal billed to E. L. Carroll & Son arrived here on the Clover Saturday with the seal unbroken and there was much joy in anticipation of delivering i to many people who needed it badly a I pro rata share' of this coal which would have made many families happy and comfortable for a while at least, ■ but when the seal was broken, it was discovered that the coal had ad been stolen. The coal was purchased nearly a year ago and was to have been delivered last July, but because of the conjestion of the coal business ' was not shipped until a few days ago. ■ The bill of lading shows that the car • was held at Grelton. Ohio, where the i contents were taken by fifteen people i whose names were entered on the > bill .shoing the amount taken by each. • The car was then sealed and proceeds ed to its destination. > The coal was simply stolen and it is ■ probable that criminal proceedings - will be taken against the men who - thus unlawfully took possession of the r coal. The ear contained twenty-six f tons and the unfair part aside from - the fact that the people here who , should have coal will have to wait for 3 other shipments, is that Carroll & Son will have to pay for the coal which I- they never received and then take f action to secure their pay from the I parties who took it or the railroad i- company which means a long delay y and much trouble. ~BUY HARDWARE STOCK ~ The Scott & Wilcox stock of hardware and implements sold a few days ago to Mr. Martin, a real estate dealer from LaGrange, Indiana, was sold Saturday evening to the Schaler Hardware company who will at ome remove same to their big store and there dispose of it. The deal means the closing of the hardware store in the Terveer block where similar buaiuess has been conducted for so many years.

'I A DAY WITH THE HUBBARDS >i J. W. Tyndall and J 11. Heller with their families motored io Ottawa. O. Sunday where they spent the day with ‘ the F. H. Hubbard family and a most delightful day it was. The hours Just flew and we didn't get our visit out until we had to start ba< k. Some good friend had give the Hubbards a leg of venison and we wore invited over to help eat and it was a real feast with many side dishes and HOT Mince Pio. The family is nicely located in their > own comfortable and lovely home and the sugar factory which Mr. Hubbard is operating there, is going along splendidly, operating full force and

making tho very highest grade of sugar. It was a most delightful day that will be long remembered by the Decatur people at least. LYING REPORTS About Camp Shelby Are Being Investigated by Agents. BELIEF IS EXPRESSED That Pro-German Propaganda is at Work at HattiesburgA dispatch from Camp Shelby, Miss, to the Fort Wayne. Journal-Gazette says: Camp Shelby. Miss., Dec. 2—Federal agents are investigating to determine whether reports sent north con cerning conditions at Camp Shelby are part of a pro-German propaganda to discredit the American army. Sonic of the reports are astonishing to the camp officials and must be alarming to the people of the north. One of them is that there is an epidemic oi smallpox here. There is not a ease of smallpox, noi has there been one. There is not a case of diphtheria. There are tw< cases of spinal meningitis and the) are recovering. There is not a cast of genuine malaria, typhoid or para typhoid. There are a number of case pneumonia but the attending surgeom report them well under control. There is a very large number of cases o measles in Camp Shelby, but th< s« are a mild form and do not leave bad effects. There are also a good man.' cases of measles in Hattiesburg, ha< no deaths from them. There are approximately 15,000 Indi ana soldiers at Camp Shelby and then have been only three deaths since they came here. One was drowned another died from heart trouble ci his arrival, and the third was kille< by a falling tree. "Taking for his subject the com plaints contained in letters written b? some of the youthful Indiana soldier to their people in the north. Ma.io Benjamin E. Wimer. Terre Haute, con manding the Second battalion, 151 s infantry, in a regimental address t< the men, urged them to be carefu what they wrote home and also to b< truthful. “Some of the stories that have beer sent to Indiana by soldiers wht thoughtlessly exaggerated eonditioni come very near being a violation o the alien enemy law.” said Majo* Wimer. "I am certain that this h i not been done intentionally, but th'

effect is just the same as if it hai been with a purpose. 1 have receives from Indiana many inquiries concern ing statements made in letters writ ten by some of the soldiers, and it some instances I found the statement very much exaggerated. “Don't send complaining letter: > back home. It only worries your |>eo ■ pie and creates a false impression. A> i of us may have a few annoyances, but i we arp undergoing no hardships, con • ditions are good, we have plenty tc ) eat, plenty to wear and some of us I are faring better here than we did at ■ home. When we get overseas and

have to suffer real hardships and real privations, we will look back to outlife in Camp Shelby as a regular picnic, so don't worry the folks hack home when there is no need of doing so." GIVE DICK YOUR ITEMS Mr. Dick Ehinger has taken a desk at this office and will assist in the. busi ness and roportorial end of the Daily Democrat. Give him your items and your orders for advertising and job work, and it will he carefully looked after.

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ALL LIGHTS OUT Buglers Went Through the Town Where Miss Hubhard Lives in France. HEARD BIG GUNS Wonderful While it Lasted —Ree Suggests Items for ZXI • I I)

Christmas Box. Somewhere in France. Oct. 29 Dear Family: Today I received your letters writ- . ten the first and second of October—the first letter I've received in three weeks. I think mail must have been > tied up or lost both ways—in fact we hear that a mail boat was sunk. This afternoon I'll send you a cable so that in case you haven't heard from me. you'll not worry. I was never safer in my life—too safe for me ) - there's no excitement, we don't know as much about the war as you do in America. We’ve had only a , little taste of excitement two nights in succession. Buglers went through the town—all lights went out and we heard big guns for the first time. I'd like some more of it —it was wonderful while it lasted. We have some German prisoners , working here now and they seem to work very willingly—probably be- . cause they are being so well fed. I haven’t received your box nor any of the Posts or music. I got the paterns and Vanity Fair. The following 's what I would suggest for a Christmas box: A book, “I, or Epictetus. "Gohlen Sayings"- silk dockings, even if 1 am at war I go out in society: fruit cake, peanut butt.w. homemade chili sauce.(take a chance) homemade anything, magazines. Beech nut bacon, and please send a lot «.f music right away. And a table cover for our room would lie lovely and a table cloth (small lunch cloth) to 'hat when we serve tea we’ll be sort )f civilized. And some cheap lunch napkins would go well. We enjoy our room so much. We have a stove and fire place so ke?p very warm —otherwise we'd freeze to leath as fuel is awfully scare here. ■Cvery Sunday afternoon we serve ,e:i ind have “open house." The other lay Countess De La Chapelle and h“r 'laughter called on us. She is an American from Ottawa. 111., and the Chapelle family is one of the oldest and best here—which means somehing as this is the home of all the >ld Burgundian dukes. She asked us *o tea and there we met a Chilian countess. They are very nice to ns. ’ler daughter wants to help us with french and they want me to sing ’or them. If 1 ever get to singing decsntly it will help me wonderfully. I im just beginning to show progress >eeause I have had a bad throat ever ’lnce I began to take lessons. But I 'hink 1 have a very good teacher. I im studying Debussy, the master writer of songs and am singing 'Madame Butterfly." and "La Tosca." We’re very comfortable, have good ’ood. roast chicken, lamb, etc., fresh vegetables and fruit and pie and loughnuts. . I'll write again soon. Ixive to all, REE.

Frederica Hubbard. Us. S. Paso Hospital. 17. A. E. F. YOU MAY ENLIST Any registrant, subject to the next ■all. may enlist in any branch of the -egular army or navy, between now uid December 15th. Even though a registrant has been called by his local hoard to report for physical examination he may enlist before December 15th, upon the presentation to the recruiting officer of a certificate from the local board that he will not be needed to fill any deferred percentage of the quota from his county. - —■

1 COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION mi ■ The board of Adams county commis- : sioners met this morning, it being the : December session. The greater part of the. day was devoted to the goingover and allowing of bills and estimating on the road construction work, i The commissioners will be in session I three days, during which tinje various ■ matters will he disposed of. I —-— —- —— — —O" —■ •- — ■ • K. OF C. NOTICE. > i Meeting tonight. Come, it wd) I be worth while. G. K.