Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1918 — Page 1

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ALL AUSTRIA PEACE HUNGRY Stirred by President Wilson’s Speech Nation is Ablaze With Opposition. TO MILITARY GERMANY Allied Troops on Western Front Harrassing Forces Gathered There. (United jprcss Service) Zurich, Jan. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) — All Austria-Hungary is crying out for peace. Reports today show general strikes, declared Friday, spreading throughout the nation. Leaders of the movement are preventing violence everywhere. They have issued a manifesto demanding assurances that the. peace negotiations not be frustrated through "territorial demands of the pan Germans.” (By John 11. Haerley, United Press Staff Correspondent) Rome, Jan. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Greatly stirred by President Wilson’s democratic outline of war aims, Austria-Hungary is smouldering with a blaze, of opposition to militarist Germany, according to reports to the Vatican received from the papal nuncio at Vienna. It was understood he described the situation in the dual monarchy ns "most critical" for the Teuton military combine.” President Wilson’s speech to congress, it was asserted, has given a remarkable impulse to democratic peace ideas in the whole nation. Industrial chaos of more than mere local nature is reported. Greivous differences have developed between Emperor Karl and the pan German leaders. The kaiser, it was declared, is trying to smooth out these disagreements by supporting Foreign Minister Von Kuehlman against Von Huelow. who is violently hated in Austria. The Corriere D' Italia, the Vatican organ, declared) positively todtiy; "We are facing a true Austrian pronouncement against Ludendorff, Hoffman and German imperialism Evidence of Austria-Hungary’s bitter opposition to junker annexationist plans is accumulating in scores of reports seeping across the Aus-trian-Swiss border and being received here. Austrian newspapers do not hesitate violently to attack Gen oral Hoffman or Prince Von Buelow himself tor imperialistic plans and, for their acquiescence in the schemes of the German junkers. Strikes are spreading throughout the dual monarchy—due not only to demand for food, but to the ptoples opposition to continuance of the war purely to satisfy militarist and junker cliques. Washington. ’LTsi-tSpecial to Daily Democrat)-AUied troops on the western front are harassing <>' rtnan forces concentrating for the expeit»'< -fr************* + NOTICE TO GROCERS. 4. ■ 4- To the Retail Grocers of Adams * * County: J, ■F Every unnecessary service in 4- connection with the distribution * of food products must be ellmin + •F ated. Deliveries and credits + must be curtailed, and the con•F sumer given the benefit ot sav * ing thus effected, in order tha 4 4- the people may have food a * prices within thir reach. Retail •J« ers are requested to sell g<">< s 4- on the basis of their individual 4 , ❖ cost rather than on the market. ! * I, therefore, ask you to hunt 4 4* up your invoices and asitrtan 4> your cost, and what your B <>o< * 4- are worth at a reasonable profit 4 4- above cost in PLAIN FIGURES 4 4- as 1 will assuredly call on eve y 4* grocer in the county, to < ' 4- him up on his selling prices. The * retail grocer has his impor a 4- duty to perform; if he falls n 4- his duty, the war will be unnec - • 4’ essarily prolonged, and other o 4> nomlc systems will develop ‘ . * distributing food products to ■ •> the consumer, but believing. 4> your patriotism and integri'Y. 4> will confidentially rely on yom 4* full and complete operation. I + S. E. HITE, I ♦ Federal Food Administrator for * Adams County. * ♦♦♦♦♦♦4-4-4-4>4>*

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grand assault. "Still expectant," the allies are taking the initiative pending the opening of hostilities on a large f scale, Secretary Baker announced t<>i day. Meanwhile menaced Italian positions have been greatly improved during tlio last week, he says. - Ixindon, Jan. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)- A quiet night with only a few patrol encounters in which prisoners were taken was reported by Field Marshal Haig today. r Paris, Jan. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Several hundred thousand German troops have been brought into Belgium during the past ‘ few- weeks. The little kingdom has literally been crowded with men and munitions, according to word received here today. Despatches from Amsterdam report that Belgium province of Limburg is filling up with Austrian • troops. AU the concentration is appar- ; ontly in preparation for the long ad- ' vertised west front drive. Copenhagen, Jan. 21 —(Special to J Daily Democrat)—Prior to leaving Brest Litovsk at last week’s termination of the Russo-German peace negotiations. Russian Foreign Minister Trotsky told German Foreign Secretary Kuehlmann that he must not con ! sider the negotiations discontinued, ac i cording to word received here today. I The Russian leader declared the meet-' ings would be continued within a • week. BULLETIN Amsterdam, Jan. 21—(Special to Dally Democrat) — The independent* Russian republic of Ukrainia lias! agreed with German on the basis of a separate peace, according to word re-' ceived via Berlin today. Camp Taylor. Ky., Jan. 21— (Speciali to Daily Democrat) —Soldiers here! were more careful to guard their | tongues today following the order ol’j Brig. General Wilder that strangers must not lie given information. Wild- ' er stated that spys are active around the cantonment and in Louisville seeking information. The men were warned not to give information even to their own families. Ixmdon. Jan. s—(Bys—(By Mail) —(Special to Daily Democrat) —-Modern science has come to the aid of the bolsheviki in case they decide to imitate the French revolution and introduce I the guillotine. An engineer named I Bluhiu has submitted a new type of that instrument to the Council of People’s Commissaries, according to word here. It works by electricity and will behead 500 victims with one stroke. Petrograd, Jan. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Formal protest was sent to Tokio by the people’s ' commissaries today against landing of any Japanese troops at Vladivostok. I. ' Dispatches from Tokio while admitting that warships had been dis1 patched there to afford proper pro- ’ tection to allied citizens and allied * property, insisted that no troops had been landed. (By Joseph Shaplen, United Press Staff Correspondent) 0 Petrograd, Jan. 21—(Special to the Dally Democrat) —The crisis between a [ the bolshevlki and the conservative - liberals was at hand today. DissoluF tion of the constituent assembly as I- fected by the Trotsky-Lenine governF ment, has brought to a elimax the ► violent opposition of the social revF olutionary party. The bolshevlki F leaders today freely predicted that F their enemies are now preparing a fr campaign of terror. They named F former Minister Savinkoff with 150 F men as leading this counter-revolu-F tionary movement. F Bloodshed was narrowly averted in t the closing of the constituent assem- ♦ bly. The last few minutes of the <• meeting were drastic in their inten- -- idty. Armed sailors poured into the 4- hall and were arrayed in groups in + the aisle* Their commander de- + manded that Chernoff, then presid- + ing, quit the platform and that the 4- members of the right parties leave <l> the hall. Chernoff flatly refused. A 4* heated argument ensued. Witnesses 4- today insisted it was only indiscre- + tion that saved tihe bolshevlki 4' troops. 4< The final act of the assembly was 4- the formal proclamation of Russia * as a democratic republic. The speech 4- of former Minister Tseretelli was + dramatic. Ha was constantly inter- -- rupted. many times with violent 4> abuse. His concluding peroration 4> i was a pathetic appeal to aJI that the 4- revolution be permitted to heat + fruit in the formation of a govern 4> : ment which would show a solid front 4> l of all classes of the revolutionary de ♦ ' mocracy. I

Decatur, Indiana,Monday Evening, January 21, 1918.

SENDS PICTURES John Corbett Writes to Sister from “Over There” and Sends Snapshots. ENJOYED LETTERS From Decatur Folks—Has Good Place to Sleep and Plenty to Eat. Somewhere in France, Dec. 23. Dear Sister: — 1 have received several letters from you in the last few weeks and will] start answering some of them now. 11 have been pretty busy this last i month and had hardly time to write but I will try to make up tor all now. 1 sure do get some swell letters from Decatur. I got one from Dore B. Erwin the other day and he sure gave me some Kwell advice. If I had it with me I’d send it to you. I got two letters from the Gillig girls in Arizona and one from Mrs. Gall s mother, anil I1 got a box froftr Frank McConnell. I have never seen that fellow, Worley, that you are always talking about, j He wasn’t with Clelland Ball, but he spoke of him several times. I havn’t heard from Glenn Neptune since we i were separated and I havn’t the least , idea where he is. 1 have met several i sugar bums over here, that is fellows I that worked there at the beginning of I the plant. How is everybody getting along in , Decatur? 1 suppose it’s pretty dead ! there now. I’ll bet Patsy is growing like everything. Can she really talk as much as you say she can? 1 sure would like to be back dancing to a tune on your Victrola. Do they ever have any Moose dances at Decatur any more? That was a nice picture of Herb, and the rest of the toys at Ft. Thomas but I will have to save- ft till I come (Continued on Page Three) IHE SCHOOL FUNDS State, Congressional and the Liquor License Funds I ARE DISTRIBUTED Township Trustees May Get Checks for Same Next Saturday. State school funds are being distributed by the county auditor, John Mosure and his deputy, Martin Jaberg and the various school trustees may call Saturday. January 26 and receive their checks for the same. The amount distributed is: common school revenue. $14,032.53; congressional in terest. $555.75: liquor license. SIOO. The distribution is made at the rate of $2,166. According to this the sum apportioned each township school trustee and corporation trustee is; Union * 578 42 Root 349.03 Preble 695 52 Kirkland 656.62 Washington 951.20 St. Marys , '‘ : ■ 6 • , Blue Creek Monroe 1681... S , French 7:>4.02 ' Hartford 786 52 , Wabash 1098.53 ! Jefferson 726 76 . Berne schools 868.8 b . Geneva schools 630.;>2 j Decatur schools 2745.25 ; HOPPING ON "BOBS.” I 3 The boys have been having a lot i- of fun jumping on and of! sleds, 1 honking on behind and otherwise taking advantage of the snow. We s wouldn't give a cent a dozen for boys J that don’t like this sport for it's just h as natural for a healthy boy as ft is s to want to eat three to ten times a day, but the boys should be careful t for there is more danger now than in n the old days because of the fact thal e ‘when you cut loose, an automobik r may catch you. The practice o 1- hooking on behind an automobili it should not be permitted. It’s dan a- gerous and an accident may make ii necessary to stop all hopping bobs.

| 4 , 4 , 4‘4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , + | + IT SEEMS TO WORK. 44- Results of the five-day closing 4" ♦ of industries already prove that 4> 4* the drastic steps taken will re- 4* •F suit in breaking the fuel famine. + »F This morning the Erie agent re- + 4- ceived a request from headquar- + 4- ters that he ascertain tit once 4* F from the local fuel director the + •F amount of anthracite and soft + 4 e coal necessary to operate this 44" community for ten days and the + 4« coal would be diverted. This + ■F means that coal on side tracks. 4» 4- to bo shipped to industries, can + + lie used for supplying homes. In 44 1 other words the plan has work- + 4- ed admirably. The closing on 44 1 ten additional Mondays will fur- 4Liter aid and within a short 4 1 4 1 time the famine will be whipped. 4> 4•4■4•4•4•4•4•4•4•4•4•4•4•4• VANCE TO HEAD THE RED CROSS French Quinn Resigns as Chairman to Devote Time to Other Activities. O. L. VANCE CHOSEN To Succeed Him—Local Chapter is in Splendid Condition. At a meeting of the Red Cross chapter held late Saturday afternoon, French Quinn resigned as chairman of the Adams county chapter, giving as his reasons for so doing his desire to take up another important branch of war activity, and other reason; . which he explained and which m< t the approval of the members of the executive board. The resignation was accepted and Mr. (). I* Vance was unanimously chosen for the important position. Mr. Vance has accepted and will immediately enter upon his duties, for which he is splendidly fitted. He has the enthusiasm, the ability and will prove equal to the call for his services, deserving the united support of the comunity as it has been given to this important work. Under Mr. Quinn and his executive board, a wonderful organization has been built complete and thorough, sufficiently capable that no chapter in the state has a better record. Every department of the Red Cross is in splendid working condition. 7.000 members, a first class medical instruction, knitting, sewing, relief departments, sufficient funds and everything going fine. Mr. Vance will do his utmost to keep it up to its present high standard of efficiency and asks the support of the public to do so. No part of the war activities is so important, none of the work means more for the government, for the future of this country, for the people of Adams county. The Red Cross must thrive and your best efforts towards that end is solicited. They are doing a great work and it will continue the greatest, organization ever in this county. I BOYS BARRED FROM POOL ROOMS Marshal Hencher has notified all ! pool room managers that hoys under ■ twenty-one years of age must not be I permitted to congregate there or to ' play pool and billiards and he ac- • companied the order by seeing that * all such places were cleared of boys ' Saturday afternoon. The law is to 1 be enforced, says the marshal, and J arrests will folloyv violations. The ) fact that some parents give their 5 consent to their boys to allow them 2 to play, does not in any way relieve 5 the owner or manager. ARE LICENSED TO MARRY. t Donald L. Jack, of Geneva, and Miss i, Edith F. Longerbone, Jay county, ob- :■ tained a license to marry, late Frie day afternoon. —Portland Sun. BOY IS BORN ;t s Mrs. Ed Whitright received wor a this morning of the birth of a ten an< d a quarter pound boy born to Mr. am n Mrs. Arthur Hooten. It has beer named Virgil Marion. Mr. Hooten ant 6 family lived here during the time b. was employed at the local creamery. le — -o - a- ' JThei W. S. 9. sign in a store windov it means that if you deal there you dea with a patriot.

► ABOUT THE SICK H Mrs. M. E. Reed, Who Has Been Very Low of Pneumonia, is Better. • SERUM TREATMENT :l — ’ Given Yesterday—Mrs. Mi- ’ chael Wertzberger is Very 111. , Mrs. M. E. Reed, who has been very ,' ill of pneumonia at tlie home of her J daughter, Mrs. Will Winnes, on First I street, is much better today, following the serum treatment given yesterday. Her daughter, Mrs. Charles Croy, of Canton, Ohio, arrived to lie at her bedside. Sampson Pillars of Root township I is ill of a cold. | Miss Lydia Gunsett is recovering nicely from a recent operation for appendicitis and is able to be out again. Mrs. M. J. Wertzberger. who has been ill for a long time of hardening of the arteries, heart trouble and complications, and who took a turn for the worse, a few days ago, continues to hover at the point of death. I Her daughter. Mrs. Delia Walters, of Gas City, is at her bedside, and her sons who live in Oklahoma, have also been summoned and are expected to arrive soon. Mrs. G. C. Mount is in receipt of word from her father that the Rev. I J. H. Mavity, of Noblesville, former; pastor of the Decatur Christian church, who has been very ill of I pneumonia, is much better. Councilman Jacob Martin who is ill of a complication of ailments, was not so well last night, but is better again today. He has entirely recoveied from small pox and is out of quarantine, but other complications ensued.! AIRPLANE CUARD Characterized the Birthday of Raymond Gass in France. WANTS ICE CREAM i But Gets Fine Pumpkin Pies—Heiny Also Writes from Mississippi. Camp Shelby, Miss. Jan. 11. Dear Mother: — Received your letter and was glad to get it. Suppose you got my other, letter by this time. We are still in the range digging! Benches and cutting down pines and it sure is a job. Today we went out hunting. We got' five rabbits and a couple of quails and this afternoon we had a big fry and we are going to have quail tomorrow. The fellows are sure having a time some throwing shoes and some trying to blow the candles out. Some bunch I say and Bus Wchet Is the worst. i It looks as if we are going to move , soon for they arc packing up the rifles and other things. Some of the 113th moved today. We asked them wheie they were going and none of them i seem to know. Hope we get oft the I rifle range soon for I am getting tired , of it. You wanted to know if we got here , on time. I got here Saturday morning s and the others got here Saturday evening. The eats sure did tasts good and wish I had another box. 1 had most of it when I got here. s The boys are going to a shed filled j with gas and they have to go through j. it with gas masks on. Mother, have Naomi and the rest = write to me for I only received out letter and a post card since I camt .[ )>ack. As I have not much news tc ( l tell you, I will close. Your con, ” HEINEY. U . Give Uncle Dale my best and tel h’m I will write later. Give all tin L 0 kids my best. ~ — — w Somewhere in France, Jan. 1 il Dearest Mother: — Just received your card mailed fron

f Kollers and dated Oct 20, an l tilso re 1 ceived card from Ix'na sent Nov. 16. Well. Xmas Is passed and we had a very nice time, although it did not l seem to huve the same spirit as in 8 the states. Tne French kiddies enjoyed their gifts very much, also the large tree, decorated with gifts and candles. We had a splendid dinner and 1 ate until I felt more than filled up. r When did yon receive nty first letter I wrote you and Lena when wo landed and also on the way over. - Am sending two handkerchiefs as ti little remembrance of France and you can give grandma cue, and I will cither send some more later or wait 1 and bring a little of most everything lack with me. ; Well Mother, I am in tho best of r health and learning to speak more t and more French every day. Has Naomi any of those pictures ■ taken while I was home on my last 1 visit? If so. have her send me one. ’ Au-revoir and love to all. (Continued on rage Two) SEND THE CASH Taxpayers Are Urged to Remit With Cash in Making Income Report. A DISCOUNT IS GIVEN To Those Who Pay in Advance—Will Greatly Aid the Tax Collector. — Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 21—Income ' tax payers are urged to make adj vance payments for taxes due the 1 government. These payments should be made when tax returns are filed; you will thus aid your government in winning the war. The amount due from each individual is comparatively i small, but when taken in the aggregate make up a very suostantial part of the War Revenue. Then the taxpayer will be relieved from any furth- | er annoyance in making settlement. * Advance payments are allowed three ’ per cent discount on amount of tax I due from date of payment to June 15, ; 1918. last due date. Taxpayers not de- ( ! siring the three per cent discount | should make memorandum on margin I of tax return "Discount Waived.” j Taxpayers are allowed by law to I postpone payment until June 15, 1918, 1 ! but as a further significance of IndiI ana’s patriotism immediate payment is respectfully requested. Should pay ment be deferred until June 15, 1918. be sure and have your remittance in the office of the Collector at Indianap- ( olis on or before that date, as the ' law inflicts heavy penalties for failure to pay on or before June 15. i Remittances shuold be made with j bank draft, money order or express ! order payable to Peter J. Kruyer. col ! lector, and fastened to tax return, i I that same may not be separated from j such return. Cashier or other checks j if banks are not on par list, Indian- j I apolis, can not be accepted, as no re- ! mittance subject to exchange can be cashed, the department paying no such exchange. Be careful about form of remittance. If advance payment is planned before March Ist. taxpayers, returns must be on file in the collector’s office on or before March Ist or be subject to severe penalties. Presidents of local boards of trades chambers of commerce, labor unions, fraternal societies and operators of 1 moving picture theaters are requested to aid the government in advertising I this opportunity to be patriotic by simply paying in advance the tax thal I must be paid on or before June 15 — o — > 1 A JOB FOR SOME ONE. (United Press Service) ' , Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 21—(Special to I I Daily Democrat) —The Methodist I * I hook concern was seeking today a . I good writer of German who is at the II j same time strongly anti-German, to 11 1 take charge of the war policy of the "Der Christliche Apolegete,” a Ger- * man periodical published by the e | book concern. The editors of the e I paper, Dr. Albert J. Nast and his as--0 I sistant, Frank Enderis, have been rei lieved of all responsibility for" all j matter touching the war in editorial, news or comment.” In a statement 11, to the public. H. C. Jennings. Edwin 16 1 R. Graham. John H. Rice, agents of , the Methodist book concern, say they distinctly and sincerely regret that 1 the Alopegete has not been outspoken in its support of the United States nt | and our allies.” j

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FUEL ORDERS TO CONTINUE After Tomorrow Night for Industries Which Have No Supply on Hand. HEATLESS HOLIDAY Finds National Railroad Fighting Zero Weather to Reach Seaboard. (Unlteo Press Service) (By Robert J. Bender, United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Jan. 21 — (Special to Daily Democrat) — America’s first “heatless holiday" found the r ational railroad fighting zero weather, snows and freight jams to reach the seaboard with coal. Business except food and drug stores, shivered behind closed doors and great industries continued idle through their fourth day of suspension to facilitate coal shipments. By s, ecial request of i'uol Administrator Garfield last night, department stores and retail establishments throughout the east today not only are not .turning coal, but they are closed. Elevators in office buildings are supposed to run only for those exempted. But despite the general close down of business, the government is having a violent fight, to keep coal moving. At both northern and southern ports loading of vessels is continuing on a 24 hour schedule. It is now believed certain that drastic measures to continue coal movements after the present five day suspension order ends tomorrow night, will have,to be invoked. Officials state that priority order now in effect will be continued after tomorrow unless there is a marked rise in temperature throughout the east, making transportation easier. This would mean that after tomorrow night only such industries as have coal on hand could operate, aside from the vital war works exempted from Garfield’s regulations. Pressure is being brought to bear on Director General McAdoo to declare an embargo on spipment of all non-essential freight until the tracks and seaboard are cleared. It is stated *hat with rails jammed with delayed "reight shipments, coal traffic to i»orts and consumers and movement ot "empties" back to the mines will continue blocked despite the close down of business and trade. Oar«ei(i said today lie expected tho next 48 hours to show the real results of his recent order. Both Garfield and McAdoo are hoping for warmer weather. The best showing thus far has been made at southern Atlantic ports, where 107,700 tons of bunker coal has been delivered and is ready for loading with 200,600 more tons enroute. At one port more than 35,000 tons were delivered over Sunday. HAROLD DANIELS IN FRANCE. Harold Daniels, eighteen, son ot Mrs. Minnie Daniels, late high school student, is now in France. This surprising message was received here in a letter from Harold by his mother todav. The bov enlisted three months ago and was sent to Sparta. Wis.. being a member of the regular army. He was there but a very short time when he was rushed to France, being with the heavy artillery. The letter telling of his arrival in France was written December Bth. He passed through this city on his way to the eastern coast from Sparta. His family here hail heard nothing of him for six or seven weeks and the glad word that came this morning dispelled their fears for him. He says that he is well and happy. q. + + + + 4 < + 4 < 4 1 4 < 4 , 4 , 4 1 4’ . 44. ON REGULAR TIME. 4> 4« We are publishing the Daily + ! 4- Democrat today on regular time 4« I !4> because we feel that if the pa- 4> J - per is to bs of real benefit to 4t, F our readers, it must contain the + , q. nflw|! of the day and to do thal i 4- the paper can only be published 4> +at the regular hour. To meet + 4- the present crisis wa are mak- + + ing a special effort to get the 4« . 4> important news. t+++ +++ + + + + + + +