Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1918 — Page 1

Volume XVI. Number 24.

ATTACK ON THE LAND AND SEA Will be Germany’s Next Move to Secure Peace by Sword, Says Baker. FRIDAY IS THE DATE Belief of Experts—Baker Shows Great Success of Nation in Preparing. (Unitert Press Service) Washington, D. C„ Jan. 28— (Spc-I cial to Daily Democrat)—"Peace by I the sword" will be Germany’s next great effort in answer to the unrest among the people of the central empire, official information reaching this government, led Secretary of War Baker in his weekly review to state unqualifiedly that Germany is about to launch great attacks both by land and sea against her enemies. February Ist, the first anniversary of Germany’s inaugeration of ruthless submarine warfare, may be the date set for her next U-boat exploit. Baker classified the German plans as heralding "the most powerful submarine offensive yet undertaken.” Baker declared that l Germany is determined to break the < steady stream of allied vessels, cros- I sing the Atlantic. It is believed that she has enlarged her guns on her U- s boats in order to give battle even with !1 the destroyers. The navy forces and I the allies look with anticipation on 1 the promised fray. Washington, D. C., Jan. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United ; States will have more than 500.000 j in France early this year and more th-r a million and a half ready to go, Secretary Baker told the senate committee this afternoon. In a sweeping statement delivered before the senate military committee, Baker showed the great steps taken by this ' country, some of them suddenly. 1 hence without sufficient preparation. He said that three medical officers had been court martialed and dismissed for their laxity in atte ding the sick men in camp. He declared that General Pershing himself had o. k'd the adoption of the modified Enfield , rifle. A great army was called out , before we were ready upon the earn- , est recommendation of General Leon- j ard Wood, who claimed that the men ] heeded other training than the use of ( guns. Many times as many men are now in France, each fully equipped, as had been originally planned for this date. General Pershing decided upon the style of machine gun and 141 < tof them have been sent over. We will be turning out 300 anti-aircraft guns a month in another year. I Washington, Jan. 28— (Special to bally Democrat)-- First Lieutenant Jack M. Wright, New York City, war killed in an aeroplane accident in Franca, General Pershing cabled the War department today. First Liu- 1 - II A. Brown, of Cincinnati was wounded December 31. : Tokio, Jan. TiPfSpecial to Dail' Democrat) —An impassioned p ■ 1 Japan take a greater part in the won War was made today before ilh *'* nr representatives by former t> of justice, Ozaki. He lani'Hi • ’ indifference to war in Japan am < ■ Landed that the nation increase lid being given. WORST YET AT INDIANAPOLIS I (United Press e .' s ,„ (S pe Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. Hal to Daily Democrat)—" 11 ana experiencing its second workless Monday today, fuel admini s,iato ' dais were hoping that the • 11 (ion of business would matena > ■rove the fuel situation. A ’'' .Which swept the entire s,a, ‘ ‘‘ { day and Sunday, caused ano '• Up of transportation, hindei" at the mines and brought 1 l ,l ‘ . toad into tho shrinking eoa Radically every dealer I,ere ‘ n Edownto dust, in bins and no ‘ Kight. Similar reports eon.J om ghover the state, the admin's requests for 1.500 cais o ? TEACHERS TO MEET KAn important meeting ' lf Kachers in the Red Cross will be held at - p Tuesday evening at tn are urgently > e( l gape present.

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JUDGE TAYLOR IS DEAD (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 28 (Special to Daily Democrat)-Judge Robert F. II laylor. one of the leading lawyers of Indiana, died at his homo hero this morning. He was eighty years old. I hreo years ago he resigned from tho Mississippi river commission of which he. had been a member thirty years. a WANT INCREASED RATE (Unite*! Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 28 (Special l-> i Daily Democrat) —Tho Marion and J Bluffton traction company today peti- | Honed the public service commission fur n general order to increase their passenger rates to two and a half cents per mile, increased operation costs being the cause given. SCHOOL SATURDAY To Make Up for the Extra Day of This Semester. TEST CERTIFICATES Awarded to Four Students Doing Senior Typewriting Work. Some time ago, Miss Ruth Gay, of the commercial department of the Decatur high school was in charge of a test in typewriting conducted by the Remington typewriter company, in schools where these machines are used. The test was in speed and those ataining a certain proficiency today received certificates thebefor. These were Lawrence Johnson, Urcile Amspaugh, Helen Balsma and Naomi Baker, Johnson is a junior, but is doing senior work, the others being seniors. The schools opened today after a vacation of more than a week occasioned by the fuel conservation plan Because there are six more days in this semester, of the public school, it has been decided to hold school next Saturday to make up for the extra day. The examinations for the semester will begin Thursday. DANCING RESTS NERVES At last! Dancing has come into its own. For years its borne the burden of blame for a thousand and one afflictions. "Tango foot,” fallen arches, loss of weight and scores of other ail ments have been laid at the door < f the dance. But now conies Miss Florence A. Myer, head of the department of physical education at Ohio state university. who is an advocate of the dance, especially the esthetic dance, which is an instant cure, she says for the nervous girl who jumps at every sound, and the slouchy, carefree type of girl who is affected by nothing. "The combination of the physical exorcise and the mental stress of remembering the different steps is wonderful for the nerves,” said Miss Myer. "Those who formerly startled at every little sound can bear almost any shock now."—Columbus, (O.) Dispatch. HARDWARE MEN IN CONVENTION (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fifteen hundred delegates are here today to attend the annual convention of the Indiana Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association The meeting will last four days. The association has been granted exemption from "heatless” days by the fuel administration during the meeting. Two hundred and fifty exhibits are on display NO EMERGENCY CALLS Fuel Director Bell reports that con ditions in this city are as good as could be expected. There was not a single emergency call over Sunday ami the dealers have been able to take care of every one so far. They have made a remarkable record and if good weather will only break soon, and con- ; tinue for a week, we would be able to , g( >t through February without bad re 1 suits. AFFIDAVIT FILED TODAY Marshal Handier this morning filed - an affidavit against Ed Kintz for permitting minors to play pool. The affiI davit was filed before Mayor Yager witere Mr. Kintz entered a plea of not T uilty, claiming that the boys said the y were of age. The case was set ’ for trial Tuesday afternoon.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, January 28, 1918.

DIED IN CHICAGO 1 Peter Mutschler Died in Chicago Saturday i Evening. ILL OF PNEUMONIA ) i And Complications — Was , Youngest Brother of the Mutschler Family. Mrs. Peter Kirsch and Fred

Mutschler, of this city, recieved word of the death of their youngest brother. Peter Mutschler. which occurred Saturday evening at his home in Chicago. He had been ill of pneumonia and later complications arose, developing in his death. The brother and sister had been at his bedside two weeks ago, during his illness, but had returned home, no change in his condition seeming imminent. The deceased was the youngest son of Frederick Mutschler, and was born in Germany. The father died there and the mother, Mrs. Susannah Mutschler, and her children came to this country and city, but the greater part of his life was spent about the Great Lakes. He is survived by the widow. Besides the brothers and sisters living here, there is a brother, Philip, living in Fort Wayne. The body will be brought here. It was the intention to leave Chicago today, but the snow storm has again ‘ demoralized traffic to such an extent < that it is thought they will not be ( able to leave until tomorrow morn- ( ing at 11 o’clock, in which case the body will not reach here until even- ! ing. It will be taken to the Peter i Kirsch home, where it is thought tlie t funeral service will be held Wednes- t day. f IN ABIGAIL'S DAY: 1 When You Complain of ( the High Cost be Thankful t i THAT WE LIVED NOT i In Abigail Adams’ Day— What She Complained of. Are you complaining of the high cost of living? Well, Abigail Adams complained of 1 the same thing. Perhaps after you 1 have head the following prices quoted ( from her letter to her husband, the second president of the United States. J you will count yourself lucky, how- < ever, to be living now instead of in Abigail's time. This was Abigail’s price list in 1776: Meat SIOO to $2.00 per tb. Com $25.00 per bu. Rye $30.00 per bu. Potatoes SIO.OO per bu. Molasses $12.00 per gal. Fleur $5.00 per cwt. Cider $40.00 per bbl. Cheese $2 00 per tb. Butterine $3.00 per tb. Sugar $3.00 per It). in 1779 sugar rose to $4.00 per pound and tea the same. In 1780 butter sold for $12.00 a pound and tea for $40.00. Such were the priecs in revolutionary times when we were only trying to carry on a war and feed ourselves at the same time. Now, however, our task is greater, for we must not only fight, and feed ourselves at the same time, but we pust furnish most of the food for the allies, if we are to win this war. Yet, prices today are considerably I lower than those which Abilgail Adams paid in 1776. , If the women in America hoard food, however, or if they are wasteful with it in their kitchens, as surely as the sun rises in the east, the cost of food will soar until we shall repeat revolu1 tionary prices. Let us be thankful that as yet this • has not happened and that by econor mizing and avoiding waste, anil by t buying wisely, no more and no less 1 than what we need at a time, we have t it in our power to keep the cost of food normally low. .

| MAYOR BELL ON TRIAL f (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 28 (Special to Dally Democrat) Joseph Bell, former j mayor of Indianapolis and thirty political followers indicted by the federal grand jury on charges of election frauds, went on trial in federal court today. Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger of Milwaukee is sitting in (.lace of Judge A. B. Anderson. I The men are accused of irregulaiities in connection with the 1914 election. Much of the preliminary evi- ’ denee which led to the investigation of tho alleged poll fraud, was brought out at the trial of Samuel Perrott, former chief of police who now is serving a four year term in Atlanta. The charges include intimidation of 1 negroes by police officials, wholesale

purchasing of votes and juggling of figures by election commissioners. ON A FURLOUGH Miss Sophia Droll, Government Clerk in Supply Depot HOME ON A VISIT On Account of Father’s Illness—Holds Fine Position. Miss Sophia Droll, who was called heme from Jeffersonville on account of the serious illness of her foster father, Peter Meyer, was granted a ten days’ furlough, and will leave Sunday 1 to return to her work. She has been at Jeffersonville several months, holding a government position as clerktypewriter in the finance division of the quartermaster’s department of the government depot. Quite a military atmosphere surrounds the place, which is. located across the state line from the camp at Louisville, Ky. The government depot at. Jeffersonville is a supply depot and covers several acres. . liss Droll likes her w>rk very much and is well pleased with her position, which is a fine one, and at the same time enabling her in away to take a part in affairs of the war. Miss Droll was graduated last spring from the Decatur high school. Her foster father, Mr. Meyer, of Mercer avenue, who has veen very seriously ill, was operated upon last Thursday at the Decatur hospital, for the removal of a pus appendix. He is getting along nicely. "BIG ONES” MUST BE TAGGED The tagging of the shovels of men , prominent in public life is to be one , of the marked features of January 30. t which is to bo known as "Tag-Your-Shovel-Day." In Florida the state ( fuel administrator, Arthur T. Williams has arranged not. only that the shovel of the governor of Florida shall be tagged, but he finds that three dis tinguished American citizens are wintering in the state, and he has planned to have each of them do his part. , Florida's guests include Thomas A. Edison, the inventor; William Jennings Bryan and “Marse” Henry Watterson. the Louisville editor. The shovel of Mr. Edison will be tagged by the Jacksonville high school girls; Mr. Bryan’s shovel will be tagged by the Honor Guards, a patriotic organization of young women, and Mr. Watterson's shovel will be tagged by a committee of army officers from Camp Joseph E. Johnston. For the purposes of “Tag-Day” Mr. Edison has been asked to get his bona-fide shovel from his New Jersey home, or the shovel that he used while engaged in war research at Fort Meyer; Mr. Watterson has been asked to send for his shovel from Louisville, and Mr. Bryan has been asked to send his shovel from Nebraska. GOVERNOR TAKES A HAND. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat)---Farmers throughout Indiana are suffering because of their inability to procure cars to move live stock, according to 'work reaching state officials here today. As a result of the many com plaints, it was announced that Governor Goodrich has taken personal 'charge of the matter and will call a conference this week to make plans to relieve the situation,

JURIES ARE DRAWN Grand and Petit Jury Names Were Drawn This Morning. BY THE COMMISSION February Term Will Open Next Monday After Two Weeks’ Vacation. Jury Commissioners John Ams-

paugh. D. M. Hensley and County Clerk Will Hammell drew the names for the grand and petit juries for tho February term of court which will open next Monday after a two weeks’ vacation. Tho grand jury will probably not be called unless an emergency arises. Grand Jury Ed Ashbaucher —Decatur. Peter Zeser—St. Marys. Marion Oliver —Monroe township. J. K. Niblick —Union township. Jonas Neuenschwander — French township. Harvey L. Smith. — Washington township. Petit Jury. Christian Stengel—Berne. Tilman Diehl—Kirkland township. Perry Morgan—Blue Creek township. Leo Kohne —Washington township. Ed Bultemeyer—Preble township. Hugh Hite—Decatur. James Hendricks —Monrce. James Foreman —Blue Creek township. John A. Smith —Decatur. Henry Bohnke —Root township. Jesse G. Niblick —Decatur Wnt. A. Miller—Wabash township. Samuel Simison—Berne. Charles Burr —Root township. Fred Baker —Decatur. JAMES BALL DEAD — Veteran Business Man of the City Died This Morning. — WAS ILL LONG Was Engaged in Furniture and Undertaking Business Many Years. ■ James O. Ball, aged fifty-seven, one of the ‘'veteran" business men of the city, died this morning at 6:30 o'clock I at his home on North Tenth street j Mr. Ball had been in failing health for a long time from Bright’s disease and complications. He was born in this state, being a son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Ball, pioneers of Root township. Os his < parental family, but two are living. they being a brother, A. C. Ball of Eighth street; and Mrs. William El- 1 zey of northwest of the city. Brothers and sisters deceased are Mrs. George Ruckman, Mrs. Alfred Elzey, Mrs. Irvin Pyle and Zack Ball. Mr. Ball’s widow, formerly Mrs. Cecelia Evans, survived. A child born to them died in infancy. Mr. Ball was, for many years engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in this city, being at one time associated with George Woodward, and at another time with Eli Myers and others. He was an embalmer of ability and experience and during his career as funeral director, embalmed more than two thousand bodies. During ths past several years he had been living a retired life on account of ill health.' He was a member of the Methodist church and of the Woodman lodge. The funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock standard time from the home. Rev. Glendenning. of Auburn, former pastor of the Decatur Methodist circuit, will officiate SMALL POX CASE Alph Gentis, of South Ninth street,' who has been under quarantine since Friday for small pox, has been quite ill. but. is better. BOY IS BORN The nine pound boy baby born last Thursday. January 24. to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Krueckeberg in Union township, has been named Otto.

I+++++++ + + + + + + + ♦ NEW CONSERVATION + + PROGRAM +! + + + At a recent meeting in Wash + + ington of the federal food ad + + tninistrators a now conservation + + program was tentatively agreed + + upon. This program has now + + been adopted and has been pro + + mulgated in a proclamation b; + + the president of the United + + States. It is as follows + + Wheatlegs Monday. + + Wheatless Wednesday + + One Wheatings meal each day + + Porkless Saturday. + 4* Meatless Tuesday. + + One meatless meal each day. + + Save sugar every day. + ♦ Save fats every day. + + I urge a patriotic compliance +

4- with the new regulations. + ’ ♦ S. E HITE, + + Food Administrator, Adams Co. + ++++4 , ++ + + + + + + + BACK TO FRANCE Joe Didot, Former Decatur Boy, Now in France. FIRST TO RETURN To Land of Ancestors— Grandfather Fought Near Verdun in 1840. From the Geneva Herald is taken the following story regarding Joe Didot, who lived here during the time his father conducted a jewelry store on Madison street: The Geneva Herald presents below an article from the Versailles (Ohio) j Policy concerning one of our Geneva j boys, who is now over there, and the coming of his ancestors to this country about 75 years ago. A letter from | Jce Didot follows the Policy article, | which reads: “We learn frop Harry Didot that his brother, John Didot. a jeweler at Geneva, Ind., received on Dec. 27. a cablegram from his son. Joseph, who is in the army, stating that he had just arrived in France O. K. Youn-’ Joseph enlisted an aviator and we trust that he will be able to drop a bcmb close enough to the kaiser to make it uncomfortable to him tho shortest possible time. Herein comes a bit of family history. Joseph's grand father, John N. Didot. years ago a resident and the first jeweler of Versailles, was ip the French army in 1840, when battles were fought around Verdun, which has been an cbjcct point in the present war. He was honorably discharged in 1841, the papers being in the possession of his . on Harry, who is conducting the jewelrybusiness at the same location, and he came to this country in 1842. arriving at Newport, Ohk), on the Fourth of July, where he witnessed the first j Fourth of July celebration His grand | son. Joseph Didot, is the first one ofj the family to make a trip to his grand | father’s native country, since the lat-j ter’s arrival here, over 75 years ago. "The'following letter was written byyoung Joe Didot front “Somewhere in France:” “77th Aero Squadron, A. E. F . December 27. 1917. “My Dear Father: — “To let you know that I am safe and sound, and enjoying the life of my father’s country. I sure do like it 1 feel good and am as sound as a dol-| lar. I can say a few words in French. | but will learn from day to day. “Hoping that you had a prosperous Christmas, I remain. Your true son, JOE. “Since the above letter was received I it is learned that Leland Buckmaster is also in France, and all right. lie and Joe Didot have been together since they enlisted last, fall." TWINS ARE BORN Mr. and Mrs, Frank Teeple. of First street, are happy parents of twin sons born Saturday night. The babes have I been named Edward Anthony and Anthony Edward. All are doing fine. ' Pdrs. Charles Schick, formerly Miss Veda Hensley, is the nurse in charge. Mr. Teeple is the well known proprietor of the draying system. BOARD OF GUARDIANS The board of guardians will meet. Tuesday afternocn at 2:30 o’clock at the library.

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MAROONED IN CAR Twenty-four Hours on the Interurban is the Experience OF THE WORKMEN And Few Passengers—• Trying to Break Through Drifts. Maroned on an interurban car with-

, cut anything to eat for twenty-four ■ i hours is the experience of eighteen or ’twenty passengers and workmen who . i left Fort Wavne yesterday morning i at 8:30 o'clock in an attempt to make ' I the trip to this through the snowdrifts of Saturday and Sunday. Tho car arrived in this city about 9:30 • o'clock this morning, the workmen having hail a strenous time. The car had been moving continually during that time. Two other ears, including a freight and snow plow had been out yesterday and last night also in an attempt to clear the way. which however, drifted over again, as soon as the cars had passed. On the car that reached here toda/, had been four women passengers. When the car arrived at Monmouth, this merning at 1:35 o'clock, two got off there, they being Miss Maude Magley, of Fort Wayne Journal Gazette’s circulation department, who hud tried to get home to spend Sunday witli her parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. i Magley. The other was Mrs. Mai v j Grimm who was returning to her home i there. Working through to Monmouth by 1:35 this morning, the car then pro- ' ceeded suoth to try to get to this city, it struck several large drifts enroute here, and at breakfast time this morning, eight of the crew stopped at the Charles Gage home on the Fonner stock farm for breakfast, and the other eight at the Dale Moses home, having had nothing to eat since yesterday morning. A sled frum this city went out and brought the passengers here. The other two women were residents of Fort Wayne, enroute here for a visit, but they did not tell their names, not wishing their experience to reach the papers. Among the passengers was a soldier comit.g front camp, enroute to Geneva to attend his sister's funeral, which was hold Saturday. He was due to return to camp by Tuesday. Fortunately there was sufficient fuel on the car for the time and there was no suffering on account of cold. The passengers took the experience goodnaturedly. having palters and magazines to spend their time reading. One woman, also, had her knitting, but I refused to knit on account of its he- ’ ing Sunday. The several cars trying to break 'their way through to drifts were reinforced at times by other workmen, and meeting at one place, the passengers and crew were transferred to the car having the greater power, tho journey being continued here in that car. Sleds from this city took provisions out from time to time to tho car and crews working out front this city. > The car that came in this morning, I left again at 11:30 tc make the return | trip, to Fort Wayne, in an attempt to i break through the drifts of the snow that had shifted again and covered j the tracks of the night before. i The freight car returned Iters tho middle of the afternoon stating that the way was cleared to a point five i miles north of the city. The car leaving hero at 11:30 with workmen had spent some <;me shoveling snow ami then hail run back io the power house to switch to let the freight back to this city. It was not known at this time whether the way woould be cleated through by today or not. THANK YOU, COME AGAIN. A bunch of farmers, each armed with a scoop shovel, drove up in front of this office this afternoon, jumped out and in less time than it takes to read this had the walk in front of the Daily Democrat and Vance & Hite cleared of the snow. They did a good job. yelled “youi' welcome." and were off to perforin a service for some one else. Tito boys were all right., and could sttro do (heir work efficiently.