Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1918 — Page 1

Volume XVI. Number 5.

THE BRITISH PEACE TERMS Announced Emphatically by Lloyd George in a Speech to Conference. GIVES EIGHT ITEMS Showing What Will he Demanded by EnglandRussia Undecided. / - (United Service) (By Ed L. Keene, United Press Staff Correspondent) London, Jan. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Great Britain's answer to Count Zernin's terms of peace for the central powers was emphatically announced to the world today by Lloyd George, in a speech to the British conference. It was stated that Great Britain and her allies stand not for the destruction or devastation of Germany, not to destroy Austria, Hungary or Turkey, not merely to alter or destroy the imperial constitution of the Germans, not to take German lands that are pre-eminently Turkey's—but for these principles: 1. Complete restoration of Belgium as far as possible for the devastated towns and cities. 2. Neutralization and national addition of the Dardenelles. 3 — Reconsideration for the great wrong done to France in 1871, and restoration of Loraine. 4— Establishment of an independent Poland, comprising all generally Pcsish elements, because this is necessary to the establishment of western Europe. 5 — Arabia, Romania, Messopotama> Syria, Palestine are all entitled to celebrate national condition. 6— —Of Russia, the statement left future of Russia to the Russian people themselves. 7— Inhabitants of African colonies to be placed under administration acceptable to themsel v es for the purpose of exploration for the benefit European government. 8— We will stand by the French , democracy to the last. Lloyd George declared. Russia can only be saved by her own peole. BULLETIN Petrograd, Jan. s—l Special to Dail} ( Democrat I —Turkey is willing to grant Russia free passage through the Da 1 -, tlanelles during the remainder of th<-■ war but holds all her frontiers should be restored to their status of before the war. according ♦ + * + + + + +** + <F BOARDS TOO CAREFUL. + * ~ i •F Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan 5 ♦ •F (Special to Daily Democrat) --* •F Draft boards are taking a too * ■F technical view of the degree ot + •F accuracy in filling out the draft •F •F questionnaires, according to a + •F telegram received today from * •F the Provost Marshal General -F «F Crowder, received by the state + •F conscription agent. He says + •F that the purpose of a question + ■F naire is not to lay ground tor + •F several military peujury charges. + •F but are to be used as a conven «F •F ient means ol classifying men + •F for the draft. Slight errors + ■F should be overlooked. + •F >F .* + ♦ + + + ♦ **♦♦♦

H xxtizcticttizxxiittixtsictticxtj <tii.tr. ,tt, >xt, ,tt. >t». .t FARMERS’ AID NEEDED. H To the Farmers and Others of Adams; County:- g « A meeting of everv farmer and citizen who is interest- g | ed in the fuel situation will be held at the court room in | Decatur. Wednesday afternoon. January 9th. tor the pur- g g pose of discussing the problem- Please come The fuel g H situation is the most serious it has been so far this winter g g and threatens to become more so. My orders are not being g I r" oSd at the state office and there are but three or four g H to come under previous orders. I his means that R g within two weeks at the farthest the fuel question in this g m tnr-alitv will be a verv serious one. 8 l lf we cannot get coal, we must have wood, if it is pos- g H sible to get it. and suggestion has been made that a mu- y H nicipal wood vard be started, that arrangements be made g 8 to buv the wood from the farmer on terms that are fair o | « him as well as to the suffering public, and plans made to g 8 distribute itWill you help? If 100 or 200 people g 8 -viH meet at the court house and discuss the situation, we g H lee thS some headway can be made. Please he there at | | 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. We need you. Let s pre- £ | vent further C. E. BELL, 8 ■' c oa l Distributer for Adams County. H I

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Ottoman pence terms ns announced today from Brest Litovsk. The Turkish delegates outlined I their terms ns follows: k First Turkish frontier to be the same ns before the war. Two- Agreement by a convention as to future sea trade. ' Three—lndividual war losses to be refunded. Four -Territorial safety and (levelopentent of Persia to be guaranteed on the basis of entire independence. j Five Free passage for Russia I > through the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus during the war. Six Limited mobilization for na- ■ tional defense. Amsterdam, Jan. s—(S)tecial to Daily Democrat) The Vorwaert i. Germany's socialist organ, is ■firmlv supporting the Russian peace demands of withdrawal of German armies from ' all sections of Russia which they now hold according to dispatches receiv- ’ ed here today. "The Russians are right,” an editorial from the newspaper asserted today. "It is of great consideration that we conclude a peace with Russia free from dishonesty and possibilities of : misunderstanding.” 1 i Washington, Jan. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —To hearten the Rus- , sians and to thwart the Germans, the , proposed allied re-statement of war ( aims is likely to be hastened. That j was the general thought in diplomatic ( quarters today, through American of- ( ficials shed little light on what is pro- f feeding beneath the surface. , London. Jan. *s—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Numerous bombs were • dropped by British fliers on sheds and ! buildings of enemy aerodromes at 1 Ghistelles, yesterday, an admiralty 1 statement annaunced today. 1 Camp Taylor, Ky., Jan. s—(Special I to Daily Democrat) —The 450 men se- | elcted for the third officers training camp, reported today. They will receive three months of intensive train- 1 ing. Privates and non-commissioned officers will receive the same pay as if serving with their regiments. Civilian candidates will rank as privates and receive a private’s pay. The majority of the civilian candidates are ] college graduates who have had military training. According to plans outlined by the commanding officers the 1 'training will be much more intensive than either the first or second officers 1 camps. i Stockholm. Jan. s—(Specials—(Special to DailyDemocrat) Recognition of Finland’s independence from Russia was decided upon at a meeting today of the s council. the king presiding. f BULLETIN j Amsterdam. Jan. s—(Special to i Daily Democrat) —"Russia must take the consequence on herself if she ■ I breaks off peace negotiations." is the t threat of German military blows con s tained in a semi-official dispatch re e ceived from Berlin today. f The message emphasized that a 1 rupture of the Brest Litovsk conferences would not change the military ‘ or political situation. German newspapers received today I all warn against acquiescence by the < German government in the Russian ’ proposals for conference of socialists > at Stockholm, alleging such a confer- ' ence would be directly under British 1 influence. < I BULLETIN i Zurich, Jan. s—(Special, to Daily i Democrat)—Central Powers delegates i returning to Brest Litovsk under the 1 impression that there would be im- 1 (Continued on Page Two) . - - I

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 5, 1918.

FUNERAL AT KENT John Shosenburg, a Well Known Citizen of Blue Creek, is Dead. WELL KNOWN HERE Died While Visiting Son at Jamestown, N. Y.—Son Attended Funeral. G. H. Shosenburg. of Blue Creek township, has returned from Ken:. Ohio, where he attended the funeral of his aged fathed. John Shosenburg, who died December 27th at Jamestown, New York, where he had gone to spend the winter with his son, W. A. Shosenburg. . The deceased was well known here having resided in Blue Creek township twenty-two years He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and came to America when nine years old. locating in Canada, where he lived until 1882 when he moved to Kent, O. In 1895 he came to Adams county and has since made this his home. He j was aged 80 years, 4 months and 17 days. In 1862 he was married to Miss Dora Hunt and to them were born six children, three of whom, two daughters and a son, have proceeded the father in death. Mrs. Shosenburg die! in 1910. " ( Surviving are three sons. W. A., of Jamestown, N. Y.; J. E„ of Akron, O.; . and G. H.. of this county. The funeral ( was held at Kent, Ohio. Sunday after- 1 noon and burial was made in Standing f Rock cemetery near there. BURIAL ON FRIDAY ; Funeral Services for R. J. j Pumphrey of Dela- ( ware, Ohio. r * { PROMINENT CITIZEN : i Father of Carl Pumphrey, < Jeweler, of This * City. J t The Delaware (O.) Daily Gazette c says of the death of R. J. Pumphrey, c father of Carl Pumphrey, well known f jeweler, of this city: "Bravely fighting for life to the very 1 end, Mr. Rezin J. Pumphrey, for many * years a retired prominent and en- < terprising business man of this city, ( succumbed to a complication of diseases with which he had battled for several years, at his home on West t Williams street, Wednesday evening. ( 4 at 7:20 o’clock. Hardening of the arteries was the principal illness which Mr. Pumphrey combatted, until other f complications were superinduced which gradually consumed his vital- , ity. Mr. Pumphrey had been confin- ( ed to his bed for the past nine weeks. ( He was seventy-one years old. “Mr. Pumphrey had been a resident of Delaware for the past thirty-three , years. He was born in Knox county, near Centerburg. He was one of the 1 most extensive real estate men the city has ever had. Buying and purchasing his own property, effecting < the consummation of big business I deals, had been his main business. I He was for several years the presi- 1 dent of the Hotel Donavin company, for which he also served as purchasing agent. Until about two years ago Mr. Pumphrey was a member of the ■ board of directors of the People’s - Building and Loan Association. At . that time his health caused him to tender his resignation, which was accepted with keenest regret. For six years he served as Delaware county commissioner. For ten years Mr. Pumphrey was owner of the Pumphrey Hardware Supply Store, on South Sandusky street. He later entered into partnership witli Mr. John Armstrong, with the firm being known as Pumphrey & Armstrong. Later he effected the Delaware Supply company, from which organization he retired because of impaired health. Mr. Pumphrey was an earnest Masonic worker, whose ranks will keenly feel his absence. “The deceased is survived by his widow, seven children, and two sisters. They are Mr. Howard Pumphrey of this city; Mrs. E. G. Chenoweth, Blue Island, III.; Mrs. William

■ Hunter, Ligonier. Pa.; Mr. R. P Pumphrey, New York City; Mr. C. C Pumphrey. Decatur, Ind... and Mist Mildred Pumphrey, at home, all chil dren. The sisters are Mrs. T. D. i'p ' dyke, of Centerburg, and Mrs. S. F McClelland, of Pasadena. California "The funeral services will be pri vate and will be held at two o'clock Friday aftrenoon, conducted by Dr A. E. Day. pastor of William Street 'M. E, church. Mrs. Conklin will sing. Burial will be made in Oak Grove cemetery." WELL AND BUSY Mrs. Minnie Teeple is in receipt of a card from her son. Jay, with the American Expeditionary forces in France, that, he is safe and well, hut very busy. ABOUT BREADS Why Not Have a Booth for Display of Emergency Breads AT CHURCH FAIR Says Food Administration —Get Bulletins on the Making. Why not have a booth for Emergency Breads at your next Church Fair? It could be made most attractive with its display of breads made from a combination of various flours with wheat flour. A placard of prominence might read: Emergency bread is three-fourths | or four-fifths white flour and onefourth or one-fiftli some other flour. Some of these breads to be made and sold are potato bread, corn meal and white bread, rye bread, rolled oats bread, etc. Have a display of cut loaves showing the texture and color of these various admixtures, A table of miniature sandwiches might bring in the pennies and also prove selling power for the loaves--a penny a sample, as it were. Another drawing-card to the booth, if it could be arranged, would be a demonstration of emergency bread making. It would not only prove interesting but would be a practical means of instructing the housewives. If space prevents the actual baking of the bread, the measuring and mixing can be shown, the other steps can be described briefly and then the bread shown when baked. Certain breads may be more suitable for your particular locality and those recipes will be selected for you if you will apply to your state agricultural college through its extension department or to your county extension agents. By sending 5 cents to the Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D. C., you can get Farmers Bulletin. No. 807, called "Bread and Bread Making in the Home” which has both recipes and valuable information regarding substitute breads. The attendants in this booth could wear the spotless white coat of the baker and the white pique cap of the U. S. Food Administration uniform. Another idea is to have several bread boards scattered about, each with a bread knife and loaf as a reminder of the wisest way to serve bread at table during war days. Posters in color, as well as slogans, on saving the wheat by saving “A Slice of Bread a Day." can be secured by applying to the Federal Food Administration in your state, or to the United States Food Administration. Washington, D. C. ++ *++++ + + + + + + + + HELP US KEEP IT UP, + | •F — + •F Each day is bringing in many + + renewals to the Daily Democrat + + and we will close our annual + •F campaign with a larger list than + •F we ever had. In today's mail -F •F we noticed one of many letters + ♦ enclosing a cheek and with words + +of encouragement. This one + + said: “Can’t get along very + ■F well without my Daily Democrat. * + Always enjoy reading almost ev- -F •F ery line.” We promise you to + ■F try our best to make the paper + •F wanted every day during the| -F + coming year by giving you the -F + live news dished up in a live way + + and we ask your continued sup- + •F port, realizing that we can only + + give you the kind of a paper the + + community deserves when you + ♦ co-operate with us. Do it now. -F <F + + + + *-F + + + -F* + *

; A MEN'S MEETING 1I’. Will be Held at the Local ' Reformed Church Sunday Afternoon. it J A GREAT YEAR In Anticipated—Study of i Church Constitutions to he Taken Up. t There will be a meeting of the men of the Reformed church tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the I church. The meeting will be called promptly at that time. At this time, the beginning of a new year’s work, I a great year is anticipated. The men will take up the study and discussion of church constitutions. They will begin the study of the constitution of the Reformed church at this time. Later on. others will he studied. All friends are invited. The program for tomorrow is: Doctrine of the Reformed Church —L. W. Stolte. Worship of Reformed Church —M. Jaberg. Rites of the Reformed Church —O. L. Vance. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Nobuddy 'id object t’ a holeless ! doughnut. I guess. I sez, sez I. as I I held a cup o’ coffee in one hand and 1 prepared t’ swallow whole and hole. 1 th’ thin, golden-brown circle in ‘tother at th' grange bazar recently. * ABOUT TRAINS Sleeper Accommodation on 1 the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad WILL BE REMOVED , Rumor Current That Two Clover Leaf Trains Will € a be Removed. a i A report has been circulated in the ® t local yards of the Clover Leaf railroad that two passenger trains on the road = are to be taken off. and the two trains to be eliminated are the Commercial Travelers, one going east at 4:40 o’clock in the morning and the other going west at 10:05 o’clock at night. Should this be done it will only be according to the plan of the government that the railroads eliminate all passenger trains where possible and give way to the movement of freight. The removal of the through passenger trains and the continuance of trains making local stops will be a great benefit to the small towns along the line. This change would make only one passenger train each way a day on both of this city’s steam lines. Bluffton Banner. The Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette says: "Ticket Agent John C. Ross receive 1 a notice yesterday which stated that after tonight sleeping accomodations on a number of Pennsylvania and C. R. & I. trains will be removed. This is in accordance with the government's plan of conservation in the railway transportation and is believed to be the first step in eliminating elaborate sleeping and parlor car service. "The information relative to the removal of the sleepers is as follows: “Grand Rapids-Pittsburgh sleeper, coming in on G. R. & I. train No. 6 at 11:35 p. m.. and going out on Pennsylvania train No. 24 at 11:45 will be discontinued following Saturday night’s service, January 5. "The Chicago-Cleveland sleeper, and the Chicago-Akron sleeper, both arriving here at 11:55 p. m., will be I discontinued at the above mentioned I time, as will the Chicago-New Castle J sleeping car coming in on Pennsyl- , vania train No. 124 at 11 :45 p. m. I, "The parlor car to Chicago which [. has been connected to train No. ’ l> leaving here at 12:50 p. nt., will herei. after be attached to train No. 9, due F to leave Fort Wayne for Chicago at F 4:15 p. nt. daily. “It is the general belief here that r day coaches will be added to care for

| those who otherwise would use the | sleeping accomodations. Night trains between New York and Philadelphia will probably continue to carry sleepers, which will likely be dropped at the latter city." GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP (United Preen Service) Washington. Jan. 5 (Special to Daily Democrat) Government ownership advocates headed by Senator Johnson, California, began their light in congress today to prevent return of the railroads to private interests. Simultaneously Senator Smoot, Utah, completed for introduction ,i radical revenue bill, embodying all the principles of wealth conscription, lathered by the Johnson-Borah progressives at the last session. WERE INSTALLED Officers of the Pocahontas Council Took Their Obligations ON LAST EVENING Oral Johnston Was installed as Pocahontas. The Pocahontas council had its (n---stallation of newly elected and ap-J pointed officers last evening. A number were absent and these will take their obligations later. Those taking their positions last

evening were: Pocahontas—Oral Johnston. Prophetess—Blanche Whit right. Wenonah —Maude Bennett. Powhatan —Mat Breiner. Keeper of Records —Jessie Burdg. Kee[w>r of Wampum—Grace Reynolds. First and second scouts —Cora Blosser and Fanchon Yoder. Guard of the Tepee—Rachel Burdg. Guard of the Forest- Rachel Burdg. First and second runners —Mary Keller and Rosenna Lord. COOK BABY’S FUNERAL The funeral of Charles Ellsworth Cook, five months old son of. Floyd and Iva Venis Cook, will be held Monday morning at ten o'clock from the United Brethren church. Rev. C. .1. Miner will be in charge. The father is expected to arrive tonight or torn q row from Cant)' Shelby.

ft >o::ar.ar a::on ana:', an ar. ar. an an ar. a:: ar. anan«n ■«’ajg CLASSIFICATIONS BY DISTRICT BOARD H Thirty-four of the questionnaires sent in to the dis- y :: trict hoard at Fort U ayne for classification were returned ft u this morning. Os the thirty-four claims filed, eighteen ft y were granted by the hoard, one appeal and sixteen claims :: y were refused. :: The local board placed the thirty-four men in Class y ft one and then referred them to the district board for classi- g :: fication. the registrants having claimed deferred classifica- •; ft lion in a class higher than that given them by the local « a board. All claims for classification in the occupational or :: u agricultural class must be ruled on by the district board. p :: The following claims were granted by the district board: ;; J? Class Class H .Name and Address Claimed Granted « :: Wm. H. Bultemeier, Decatur 3—l « Albert Bieberich, Magley 4 4 y Frank Kitson, Decatur I—2 2 0 Fred Kukelhan, Decatur 2—3 2 y H Rudolph EickhofT. Decatur 1— I—s 3 y ?? Wm. T. Watkins. Decatur I—2 a Herman Scheuman, Decatur 2—3—» i; Robert Glendenning, Geneva 2—4 4 y Enoch Heckman. Decatur 2—3—l it John R. Roth, Decatur 3 4 y « Joel Schafer. Monroe 2 2 b H John W. Myers. Decatur 3 2 H Jesse Lybarger, Geneva 2 2 j? :: Vernon O. Lyons, Pleasant Mills 2 2 Otto Wietfeldt, Hoagland 3—4—5 I y Peter C. Miller, Decatur 3 3 :: John Gerber, Magley I—4 3 y >• Henry A. Kohne. Decatur 2—4 3 y The district board sustained the action of the local ;; •• board in placing the following in Class one: 8 * Class Class H Name and Address Claimed Granted r y Calvin 0. Dubach. Geneva 2 1 L Wm. Rodenbeck, Decatur > . . 3 1 j; Adolph Hanni, Decatur I—3—l 1 -j. ft Frank H. Bollinger. Willshire 2—l 1 J, H Harvey H. Nussbaum, Berne 4 1 H Wm. Zurcher, Monroe I—3 1 y Samuel Mailer, Monroe 2—4 1 y Daniel L. Jack, Geneva I—2 1 : h Fred W. Weidler. Decatur I—3—s 1 : ft Otto W. Weidler, Decatur I—3 1 | ft Peter J. Spangler. Decatur 1 ft Chris Hirschy. Monroe 11 < H Herbert F. Reinking, Decatur I—l-—5 1 y Philip A. Rash. Bobo 2 1 Carl V. Luginbill, Monroe 11 § ft Guytress Eley, Berne (appealed) 3 1 g hxa:i:u'.a::ar.;a::tt.':n::n>:«::n:ag;n:axa::a:::n:a::;ni:n:a::aaananan; tf

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IS BADLY BURNED a Rev. Englemann, of Magley Reformed Church, Injured. . WAS FILLING TANK t Os Lighting Plant When it Exploded—Burned Internally. Rev. Englemann. pastor of the MagIley Reformed church, was very badlv ■ burned about the face and also internally, when the carbide tank of his light ing | hint at the parsonage, exploded I while he was filling the same last eve- ' ning about six o’clock. The left side of his face and ear are badly blistered, the right side less severely. The internal burning, caused from inhaling tlie flames makes his condition quite serious, as the attending physical!, i Dr. J C. Grandstaff, fears pneumonia may develop. The spitting of blood all night was a serious complication, ■ but this has become less severe and the patient is resting easier today. His right eye is very badly burned also, but there are hopes that the sight I will be saved. -i Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shilling living - ing east of the city received a fine box ’ of dried fruits and nuts from San Jose, | California. The box consisted of Rats- : ens, peaches and tigs, and almonds which were raised on Mr. John Troutner’s fruit ranch, a brother of Mrs. Shilling. Prunes, apricots and English walnuts were sent by Mr. and Mrs Dick Keeble. a niece and nephew of Mrs. Shilling. Mr. Troutner formerly • lived near Pleasant Mills but moved | to California about ten years ago. • I o AVIATOR WAS KILLE D (United Press Service) Dallas, Texas. Jan. 5 —(Special io Daily Democrat)—Cadet Janies S. Dick, of Cherrytown. N. Y.. was killed instantly here today when his aeroplane crashed to the ground from the heighth of three hundred feet. MEET AT~CITY HALL ' The members of the Fish and Game 'Association are to meet a( the city hall next Wednesday night. Persons living in the city and especially the. farmers are urged to attend.