Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1918 — Page 1

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NOT TO REMOVE HAIG, SAYS LAW Reports of His “Fumbling” the Cambrai Situation Were False. BOMBARD YARMOUTH Germans Shell City from the Coast—Russians Are Leaving the Front. (United Frscs Service) London, Jan. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Chancellor Sonar Law announced in the house of commons this afternoon that reports that General Haig would be removed as commander of the British armies as a result of the Cambrai reverses last autumn were false. He stated that the commander took all possible precautions and that the Germans had not surprised the British. BULLETIN London, Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Yarmouth was bombarded from the sea during the night. Lord French, director of home defense reported today. Twenty shells were hurled into the port. Three were killed ami ten injured. The damage was not serious. Frencn declared. Yarmouth is in the county of Norfolk on the east coast of England, 19 miles east of Norweih. It is a popular I watering place and has extensive dock! yards. The bombardment continued for five minutes. The official statement does not specify whether the guns with which the sea port was bombarded were those of a German cruiser or a submarine but the latter appears mor > likely. Germany’s super-submarines carry comparatively powerful guns. The fusillade was carried out with extraordinary rapidity. Shells burst over various sections of Yarmouth s and many roofs and chimneys were smashed. The Germans carried out their bombardment with careful system. Tue first shell fired was a star shell the light from which vicidly showed the town below it. Then came the buttling salvo of shells. The German craft was believed either to be one of the largest and newest types of German submarines or else a cruiser. Ptrograd. Jan. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Russian troops are leaving the Rumanian front in such swarms that the railways are literally overwhelmed. Sixty thousand men on Wednesday of last week passed one station, according to word received here today. Equipment and rifles are discarded by the returning troops The bolsheviki today brought six cruisers up the Neva to near Petrograd, presumably to have the guns from these vessels handy in ca- se ,l,e constituent assembly proves tractions. BULLETIN (By John H. Hearley, United Press staff correspondent.) Rome, Jan. 15-(Speeia! to Dailv Democrat) —According to reliable Vatican information today, papal nuncios U Austria and Germany have informed Pope Benedict that there is no encouragement for peace hopes at the present time. The pope, it was asserted, will suspend judgment on the peace situation until governmental pronouncements are received. Copenhagen, Jan. 15—(Sl>e<ia> Daily Defnocrat)—Formal denial th a Germany intends to treat Ano than prisoners of war "in a mort spvpr manner than any other +♦♦+*♦♦♦ * ♦,* * * J 4> CHANGE REGULATIONS. * ♦ Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. !•’ ♦ ♦ (Special to Daily Democrat « «> Thirty cents for’each man c.as + sifted for the draft will be paid + ♦ members of the loc al cons" r ‘P ♦ tion board in the future instead + ♦ of one dollar an hour. B ‘ s Or ‘ ing to a telegram received fro i ♦ Provost Marshal General iow- ♦ derby Major Baitzell. state con- * ♦ scription agent, today. ♦++++ + + + +

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received here in Berlin dispatches today. The German general staff asserted that the United States "seemed to derive its information from irresponsible sources who are seeking to stir up hatred.” Amsterdam, Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Russo-German peace negotiations were apparently deadlocked again today, according to dispatches received from Brest Litovsk via Berlin. The German delegates still insist ou the Central Powers retaining their grip on occupied territories in Russia. The discussions on Friday were close to acrimonious. Russian foreign Minister Trotsky refused to admit as part of the peace agreement the statement "Resolved, we will hereafter live in peace and friendship." The Germans declared that complete evacuation by their troops couul only follow the Russian demobilize- , tion because owing to the changes in the Russian governmental system the Russians might suddenly assume tho offensive. Les Nouvelles. France, Jan. 15(Special to Daily Democrat) —Thousands of copies of President Wilson’s recent speech to congress were dropped over German lines in Belgium byallied flyers last Thursday, it was announced today. A number of allied planes participated. London, Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Successful operations were carried out yesterday by Italian troops around Monte Solone, Monte Spinoncia and Caposile, according to h report received today from General Plumer, commanding British troops in Italy. He said many prisoners had been taken. London. Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —British troops north of Lens last night raided the enemy, bombing dugouts and capturing prisoners and a machine gun. today’s official statement declared. Northeast of Armentieres early yesterday afternoon a strong hostile raid was repulsed. Amsterdam, Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A meeting of the fatherland, junkerite party, at Jena was recently transformed into a peace conference, according to the Leipzig Volkszeitung today. Four thousand persons in the audience stormed the platform, ousted the pan-German speakers and adopted resolutions declaring for peace negotiations. NIGHT SCHOOLS TO CLOSE. (United Press Service) Fort Wayne. Ind., Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—All city night schools will close evenings until the coal situation is relieved. Teachers will be asked to assist in Red Cross work during enforced vacation. The municipal lighting plant has but four days supply of coal on hand. Two cars a day are required to keep the plant running. This company furnishes steam for the operation of the municipal water works and its closing down would mean no lights and water in Fort Wayne. The fuel administrator is being appealed to for relief and Administrator Beadbell says he may be able to furnish one car a day. All advertisement and ornamental lighting has been adandoned. theweather dope (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—With the coal situation as “bad as it could possibly be” according to fuel administration officials the storm which has tied up business in Indiana since last Friday seemed to have abated today. Transportation was at a standstill again today, following a snow fall of 12 inches yesterday afternoon and last night. Thousands of people walked to work in this city today. All schools were closed for the week on account of lack of coal. At the fire houses, coal was distributed in 100 pound 1 sacks. Hundreds of persons were in line waiting for their allowance at S 1 o’clock. . — o TAKEN TO DAUGHTER’S HOME. The body of Mrs. Mary A. Miller ’ I was taken to the home of a daughter, ’ Mrs. Emanuel Hart, in Union town- ’ ship, until the funeral tomorrow at ’ Clark’s Chapel. The body came here ' Sunday evening from Marion, Ohio, k and was taken to the J. L. Gay home, k as the snow drifts rendered it imposk i sible to get to the Hart home sooner, h . .— o-- - — h AT THE PARSONAGE £ Prayer meeting of the Evangelical p church will be held at the parsonage p on Wednesday evening al 7:00 o’clock P' in order to conserve fuel.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, .January 15, 1918.

WHEAT SAVING Arc the Following Recipes Sent Out by Food Administration. THE CEREAL MUFFINS Buckwheat Mullins and Spoon Bread—Housewife Try Tomorrow’. Os interest for Wednesday, wheatless day, will be the following recipes, sent out by the food administeration: under the heads of "Wheat saving ,bread for breakfasts:" Cereal Muffins. I’zz cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, % teasiioon salt, 1 cup cooked oatmeal. % cup milk, 1 egg. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Sift together tho dry ingredients. Add the milk, beaten egg and melted fat to the cooked oatmeal. Beat in thoroughly. Finally add the sifted dry ingredients. Mix well. Bake in greased muffin pans about 30 minutes in a moderately hot oven. Other cooked cereals, mashed potatoes or squash may be used in this recipe. If the dough is too soft add a little more flour. Spoon Bread 2 cups water, 1 cup skim milk, 1 pup cornmeal, 1 tablespoon fat. 2 eggs. 2 teaspoons salt. Mix water and cornmeal and bring to the boiling point and cook 5 minutes. Beat eggs well and with the other ingredients to the mush. Beal well and bake in a well-greased pan for 25 minutes in a hot oven. Serve from the same dish with a spoon. This recipe makes enough for six. Buckwheat Muffins 2 cups buck-wheat. 4 teaspoons baking powder, % teaspoon salt. 1% cups milk. 1 egg, 1 tablespoon melted shortening, 2 tablespoons molasses. Sift together the dry ingredients. Combine the milk, beaten egg, melted fat and molasses. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients. Mix well and bake 25 to 30 minutes in a moderately hot oven. Rye flour or 1 cup of barley and 1 cup of wheat fluor may be used in this recipe, if the liquid is reduced to 1 to I’4 cups. CARS RUNNING Fort Wayne-Decatur Traction Line Clears Way to Fort Wayne. THE FIRST CAR Went Through at 8:05 O’clock —Good Time Today. The Ft. Wayne-Decatur Traction line cleared the way between here and Ft. Wayne much sooner than they expected and run the first through car from here at 8:05 o’clock last night. Although a steady snow fell during the night, very little trouble was caused by this as the line operated cars at intervals during the night to keep the track open and clear. Very good time was made today. The first ear left here at 6 o’clock this morning, but a little late and made i the trip. The second car left here at i 7:10 and the third, not until ten . o’clock, the 8:30 car being annulled. All of the subsequent cars made exI celient time, leaving promptly on time i although they came about a quarter I of an hour late or so. requiring more than the hour and five minutes to make the regular run. As an hour and • a half is the time allotted for tho . round trip, they were able in all cases to leave on time. — - — O' ■ ■ BAPTIST PRAYER MEETING t 3 The Baptist prayer meeting will be , held Wednesday evening at the home . of Harve Shroll on First street at 7:30 '• o'clock. UNION SERVICE The union service next Sabbatn .1 night will be at the United Brethren e church, following the schedule as pub- '< lished last week. Rev. W. Paul Marsh I will be the preacher.

| SAVING ON SUGAR 1 Indianapolis, Jan. 15—" We arc saving $25 a week by serving sugar In stead of setting it out where every I fellow can help himself,” said the proprietor of an up-town lunch room in Indianapolis, today. “We have benefited by the sugar shortage and the old practice of free sugar will never be resumed in this restaurant." Similar reports are coming to the office of Dr. Harry E. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana, from all over the state. The willingness of the public generally, to co-operate in this saving of sugar has been one of the most gratifying features of all the reports. SLEDS WERE USED Elements Force the People Back to Olden-time Methods OF CONVEYANCE Funeral of Mrs. Nancy Sheets-Johnson Held at Wren, Ohio. — ■ II No matter how swiftly progress moves the world, bringing automobile: and air-ships of modern times to mak< the place of the ox-cart and sled ant old-time methods, the "elements” may come in the twinkling of an eye, and take us back to methods employee’ hundreds sf years ago. As a contrast to “automobile fun erals” which are now the custom, was the funeral of Mrs. Nancy Sheet: Johnson held at Wren. 0.. yesterday Only sleds were used, but the procession was a very dignified and beaut' ful one, as it wound its way over th snow-white ground, glistening am sparkling, from the home a half milt away to the United Brethren churcl at Wren, O. David Gates, big fine matched team drew the sled that tool the place of the hearse and followinj were equally fine horses drawing ths sleds for the pall bearers who wer< the grandsons of the deceased: wit 1 the other relatives and friends follow ing. Burial took place in the churcl yard cemetery. J. L. Gay, funeral director in charge made the trip to Wren and return or the Erie, it being impossible to ge through by other vehicle. The ar rangements were carried out nicely ii every respect in spite of the difficulty imposed by the weather. METHODIST PRAYER MEETINGS Methodist prayer meetings for Wed nesday evening at 7 o’clock are an nounced as follows: At S. Spangler home— At A. D. Suttles home—C. L. Walt ers, leader. At Mrs. Rachael Mallonee homeE. B. Lenhart, leader. At Irvin Elzey home— George Ruckman, leader. HAS RESIGNED Verne Overdear Resigns Position as Assistant Manager of THE MORRIS STORE Will Enter a New Field of Employment at Fort VV ayne. }- - . ’ Verne Overdeer, for eighteen ’ months, assistant to Manager William ’ Page of the local Morris store, resign ’ ed Saturday evening to enter a new field of labor. Mr. Overdeer went to Logansport to join his wife in a visit there with relatives until in a short e time he will go to Fort Wayne where 0 he will be employed. Mr. Overdeei 0 will move his housesold goods fron here as soon as the weather permit-> Mr. Page speaks very highly of Mr Overdeer. and regrets, as do all th* n friends of himself and family that thej n are leaving here. j- Mr. Overdeer's home is at Columbit h City but he has been employed a various places by the Morris company

RENO THE GREAT 1 Will Open the 1918 Lecture ’ Course at Masonic Hall r Tomorrow Evening. a I BUY TICKETS TODAY i i The Season Includes Montague and Gilliland— Comments on Reno. k Edward Reno, magician wonderful I and mystifying entertainer than whom' I there are few better, will open the Masonic lecture course in this ci'yj tomorrow evening. Following him I will come the Montague light opera company and Strickland Gilliland, a lecturer who will keep you in good humor and at the same time give you thoughts worth while. The tickets are one dollar for the entire season. Get yours today. The following comments on Reno will give you some idea of his popularity: “Reno had the crowd with him from the very start, showed us a good time, and left all in fine spirits. We couldn’t possibly have started with a better number." —Aurora (111. Committeman "Then came Reno, the magician, who for an hour kept everyone in a pandemonium of delight with his mystifying performances in which, rabbits, ducks and other animals played a large and surprising part. It was the climax to a wonderful evening for the juveniles and grownups alike.” —Extract from Fort Wayne Sentinel. “I cannot conceive of anyone being | able to entertain the boys as well as! grownups any better. Furthermore' it is not every magician who can perfortg successfully before a crowd of youngsters who pratiijally surround him on all sides. Reno filled the bill in every particular.”—Frank E. Bohn, Fort Wayne, Ind. ”He exceeded our expectations. He is the best single magician 1 have ever seen, and everyone in the audience was more than pleased with his entertainment.” —L. C. Smith. Lacon. 111. “Reno is a winer. He is not only a magician but he is a great lover of children and thus he leaves the town: with all as his friends.” —Rev. I. P.j Berry. Erie, 111. A RAY OF HOPE And Bit of Comfort from Decatur for the Hungry Children AND SAD MOTHERS Os the Land of the First Christmas — Contributions Sent. A. D. Suttles, of the Methodist Sunday school, has received the following! from C. W. Vickery, of the American, committee for Armenia! and Syrian relief work, in acknowledgement of the sixty dollars sent as a Christmas' gift by the Decatur Methodist Sunday) I school. Other Sunday schools alsoj sent, contributions and also probably! received simlar acknowledgments The letter follows: “Dear Mr. Suttles: — In enclosing the treasurer’s official ! receipt may we ask you to convey to the members of your school the ap-l preciation of the grateful people of' ' Bible Lands to whom you have helped bring a bit of the Christmas spirit. “Will you kindly read to your school the following cablegram which | has just come from the land of the. Christ Child: n “Long awaited opportunity of relief n in Palestine lias arrived. Sickness i- and destitution serious, especially in v cities. Funds in hands very inadeo quate. Refugee hospital established it near Gazo overcrowded. Three more t required. Seed, grain, clothing, medie cal supplies can be secured in Egypt ■r tor Palestine relief when funds permit, n "The gift from your school will s. bring a ray of hope and a bit of comr. fort to the little hungry children and le broken-hearted mothers of the land ■y of the first Christmas. May the full measure of the spirit of the Christmas ia season be yours. it Sincerely. C. W. VICREY.

' HOWARD FROZE HIS EARS | In speaking of the passengers on I snow-bound traction curs, the Bluffton I News says: '] “The party from the M. & B. car which were stranded at the Shafer home were Horace Coats. H. E. Shelstrom, Howard Wisehaupt, of King - land, S. F. Shannon, n prominent | Chautauqua worker, and W. E. Jeni kens, of Bloomington, who spoke here lon Friday evening. Both Mr. Shan[non and Mr. Jenkens were prevented ■ 'from filling important engagement). Mr. Wisehaupt had his ears frozen. Ho had been at Warren Friday evening and got into Bluffton over the M. & B. at 5:00 a. m. Saturday morning only to start out again at seven bound for Logansport.” THE WORST EVER — Was the Storm-stayed Trip of Jacob Atz, of This City. STAYED IN DEPOT During Blizzard—Held Up At W inchester Several Days. Jacob Atz, president of the local merchants’ association, returned het evening at 8 o’clock on the G. R. <t 1.1 from Winchester, where he had been i snow-bound since Friday evening, j when he returned from Indianapolis ; where he attended the state men an- ■ tile association. He left here ThursI day morning for Indianapolis and on ■ his return Friday, was able to get only as far as Winchester, arriving thenat nine o’clock that night. He re-; mained in the depot that night and until four-thirty o’clock Saturday an-l ernoon. it being too bad to venture out. There were thirteen men. travelers like himself, who were marooned in the depot and some came in with frozen hands, ears, faces and noses. The depot was turned into an amusement parlor, hospital and gen r.tl lounging place. A restaurant about the corner made it convenient in re- ■ gard to “eats.” Saturday and SurI day nights were spent at a h< tel. ' Traveling men who had been on the ' road twenty years, stated that in all that time they had never experienced so bad a blizzard anywhere, as that of this time. NEW ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN Indianapolis, Jan. 15—Women who have a particularly close association with the war because of near relatives being in service, will constitute a War, Wives’ Club, which will be organized for statewide activity, under the dire c tion of Mrs. Anne Studebaker Carlisle. head of the women’s section of the Indiana State Council of Defense. Mrs. Carlisle has Iwen asked by the women's committee of the council of National Defense to make this club a part of her organization and she will do so at once. In France these organizations have I served a double purpose—of service and mutual comfort—-and it is belie’.>ed by Mrs. Carlisle the opportunity I for an equally effective organization | is here in Indiana. E. M. RAY BREAKS RIBS. E. M. Ray is laid up because of a few cracked ribs which he sustained when he fell on the steps of the enti ■ 'ty house next to the garage of A J. I Moser & Co., last Saturday evening, i ! Mr. Ray will therefore not be able to 1 attend to his duties at the. office of A. J. Moser & Co., for some time However, he is able to be up and around the house. —Berne Witness. FIRE AT NEWS OFFICE. A fire which broke out a 7 o'clock in the press room of the Fort Wayne 1 News and Sentinel, did considerable i damage, putting out of commission - their big press. Luckily a new press I had been recently installed and is > now ready for operation as soon as . the motor arrives. In the meantime t the paper will be printed on the Journal-Gazette presses. I HAPPY AT HOME id Rufus Soldner got as far as Decatur d in the big snow storm, but could get II no vehicle of any kind to bring him s to berne, so he just decided to wain the rest of the way home. He made the trip all right and is now happy with his family here.—Berne Witness. 'I

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TRAP SPORRMANN Secret Service Men Make Great Catch of Spy—Now After Accomplices. WAS TEUTON AGENT Caught Trying to Fire an Army Magazine at Hampton Roads Yards. (United Press Service) Baltimore, Md., Jan. 15 —(Special ito Daily Democrat) —America's spy- ' hunting machinery was working at i full speed today in the chase afteC accomplices of Walter Sporrmann, I believed leader in one of Germany’s i most spectaculai plots against their country. Sporrmann. in charge of a naval intelligence office, was arrfsted at Norfolk, Va.. yesterday. He will faeo hearing here. The preliminary • charge against him is only of being a dangerous enemy alien, but from evidence at hand it is likely he will be charged with spying, and if convicted. will doubtless be shot. The alleged Teuton agent, who wa.4 taught trying to tire an army magazine within the important naval zono at Hampton Roads, had been trailed long by government agents. They ! followed him at social affairs and in ; his journey to Camp Meade, Md., and other military points. Though he wore the uniform of tho I United States army, the men dogging 1 him penetrated the disguise and. nevI er letting him out of their sight, fin- ! ally trailed him to the magazine near ■ Newport News, where it is claimed I he tried to blow it up. RATIFY WAGE AGREEMENT (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 15—The bienial convention of the United Mino Workers of America o)>ened here today with about 1.500 delegates' in attendance. Every local is represent- , ed - During the convention, vote will bo taken on the 20 per cent wage increases agreed upon at a conferenco between Fuel Administrator 11. A. Garfield, mine operators and union men. "There is no doubt but that tho agreement will be ratified.” said William Green, secretary of the union today. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor and John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine workers, will make tho principal addresses. The convention will be in session for about two weeks. law - Includes them all Boston. Jan. 15 —Even an affidavit of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo will not free Joseph M. Shaffer from service under the conscript law. The exemption board of Shaffer'S district, in East Boston has ruled that even though Shaffer is the secretary's personal stenographer he will not bo relieved of service. With his questionnaire Shaffer sent the affidavit of Secretary McAdoo in which he said Shaffer was a necessary employe of the government. Secretary McAdoo announced today i that he will appeal immediately from Ihe decision of a local registration board in Boston which refused to exempt from military service his personal stenographer. Joseph M. Shaffer. The latter's services are indespensI able to him at this time. Mr. McAdoo said, and it would be impossible to fill his place. HORSE RACING ON ICE (United Press Service) | Cleveland. O , Jan. 15- Horse racing ion ice, one of the popular winter 1 sports in the northern states, camo into Cleveland today with all the trimmings. A cooling off paddock for horses heated by exertions, and a l comfortable warm grandstand ate two i of the. features installed at Cranwood i track. A big stove keeps the cooling > off paddock dry. Twenty horses can ) be accommodated at a time in the room They will be. cooled gradually. The meet which started today will ! continue two weeks. FORTY HOGS FROZEN I i 1 A carload of 40 hogs which Sprungc er and Riesen shipped from here was > frozen enroute in the big blizzard. '■{The loss is estimated at about SIOO9. . —Berne Witness. t