Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1918 — Page 1

Volume XVI. Number 62.

BIG OFFENSIVE NOW IMMINENT According to General Maurice, Director of Operations on West Front. ROOSEVELT WOUNDED Son of cx-President in the List Today—Plan More Work less Days. (United Press Ser»<re) London. Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—General Mau»ke. director of operations declared today that there are indications on the west front that an offensive is imminent. Washington, D. C„ Mar. 13 to Dail> Democrat)— Captain Archibald Roosevelt was listed hi today's casualty I list as slightly wounded. The list showed six killed in action, two died ol wounds, seven of disease, two wounded severely, eleven slightly. Washington, March 13—(Special t? Daily Democrat)—Steps were taken today to recruit 10,000 more railroad men in the United States for service in France. The railroad brotherhood chiefs will aid the recruiting work. Washington, March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fifteen workless nays in ail non-essential industries to release men for farm planting was advocated today by Assistant Agricultural Secretary Ousley before the senate agricultural committee. Ousley said that the fifteen days could be distributed over a period cf several weeks, thereby relieving a large number of men when the labor Shortage is acutely felt. Ousley told the committee it might be necessary fur the government to take over farming work before we win the war, although he hoped such a step would be unnecessary. Berlin, March 13 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Nineteen enemy airplanes and 2 captive baloons were downed on the west front yesterday, the German war office declared today. Santiago De Chile. March 13 (Special to Daily Democrat l The German embassy today denied that Count von Luxburg, former ambassador to Arg ntine, has arrived here in flight front Buenos Aires. Chileans are agog at the mystery .>f < Luxburg's disappearance. He was last reported leaving a trans Andean train at a railway station seventy miles east, of here and was supposed to have < intended motoring to the German etnbassy. The American embassy here is in vestigating. ' ( London. March 13—(Special to ' Daily ' Democrat I- Three Zeppelins I artitipated in last night’s air raid on England, laird French, commander a home defense, announced today tit these, only one ventured to appr<>a< h the defended district. fFour bombs were dropped at Hull. | A house was demolished and a woman < died of shock. The other airships wandered for, (hours in remote country districts., dropping bombs in the open country. - h This ia the first time Zeppelins have narticipated in an English raid since last fall. Paris, Man nTs- (Special to Dally Democrat) —During Monday night; rlr raids on Paris. French aviators made a counter-raid on Gotha Hangers in the rear of the German lines.Jt ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦•?••>♦♦♦** * THE LIBERTY GUARDS. + * * * Hugh Hite and R C. Parrish + ♦ who are organizing the Liberty ♦ 4 1 Guards, report a membership al- + ♦ ready of over fifty This is suf- ♦ 4 s flcient with which to organize. ♦ ♦ lot they want to make it a him + ♦ died. The list includes several + ♦ who signed tome time ago and + ♦ if -any of these do not want to ♦ + become members they should no- + 4- tiiy Mr. Hite cr Mr. Parrish at + ♦ once as the list will be publish- -!- ♦cd tomorrow, evening. The men + ♦ will drill once a week and will + ♦ be equipped as soon as possible. + ♦ Join them now * ■ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

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was officially announced today. Six 'ons of bombs were dropped and sev era I fires were observed. r’l ho German raider.-, conipri Ing ilo Gothas in nine squadrons, sustained serious losses. So far, four machin s. including three Gotbus and one bipltine, have been reported shot down The crew of one. which was liroug.it down near the Chateau Thierey was taken prisoner. The. boche planes followed two routes in approaching Paris. The first warning was sounded at 9:10 p. in. and ) “all clear" at 12:10 a. nt. BULLETIN (By Fred S. Ferguson. United Press staff correspondent.) With the American Army in France, March 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat American raiders in the sector north of Toul again entered the German trenches last night at a different spot than they raided yesterday morning. | They found the German first lines | evacuated, as in the morning attack and took no prisoners. 1 The American artillery' put down a . perfect barrage, simultaneously hammering the. German batteries in the rear. Machine guns whipped the German trenches where the wire entanglements had been cut. Under cover of the barrage and machine gun fire, the Yankee infantry- ' men enthusiastically went over the top. They found portions of the German trenches levelled and dugouts ; washed. Some pieces of bodies, blown I to bits by the American high explosive shells were discovered. A few shots were exchanged with the boches who were late in retreating. The raiders returned within 15 minutes after they had left their own trenches. BULLETIN With the American Army in France, March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat 1 —Captain Archie Roosevelt, son of Col. Theodore Roosevelt was decorated with the Croix De Guerre by a French general for gallantry in action. The presentation was dramatic. No details of how Roosevelt won the decoration are permissable. Paris. March 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mutual artillerying along the right bank of the Meuse and in the Railion. Angervillcr, and Lor raine regions, was reported by the ( French war office last night. A German airplane was shot down north of Soissons. Its three occupants including two officers were taken prisoners. Three other Gothas, each containing four men. and an enemy hi plane were shot down within the French lines. (By J. W. T. Mason, written for the ' United Press) New York, March 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany’s resumption of the use of Zeppelins for raids on Great Britain is the first acknowledgment von Hindenburg has permuted of the constant!/ increasing superiority of the allies in airpunes. The usefulness of Zeppelins as rai l- 1 ers has long been as exploded myth. ' London, March 13 —(Special to , Daily Democrat) — The Manchester Guardian, praising President. Wilson's * message to the all-Russian congress ( of soviets today said: I “Once more President Wilson nas t intervened to' correct the diplomatic ( errors of America's allies, seizing the occasion to send a most cordial mes- ‘ sage to the Russian soviets. Why. t when any new issue arises, should all r that is generous and statesmanlike come from the other side of the , ocean?” s Paris, March 13—(Special to Daily J Democrat) —American troops in the C hemin Des Dames sector captured 1 the crew of a German airplane which ‘ had fallen near Clamency, it was announced here today. The American artilery fire has reach 1 ed its greatest intensity at several!’ points. Five groups of gas projectors" which were ready to lie used were oh- ‘ literated by shell fire. Towns back of s the German lines were set afire and , large quantities of ammunition in new ’ dumps were blown up. London, March 13—(Special to i Daily Democrat) —A strong enemy I party raided a British post south of 1 Armentieres last night, folowing i heavy bombardment, Field Marshal j Haig reported today. A few British t soldiers are missing. In the neighborhood of Uvacquerie, . an approaching party of the enemy was driven off by the British fire. ; A British raid north of Lens was successful, several prisoners being , brought back. Southwest of Cambrai and opposite ■ Loos, the enemy was active yesterday i 1 evening and in the Messines sector ' and at Passchendaele, last night. [

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, March 13, 1918.

LEAD THE WORLC <) - - 1 Adams County Boys Recog nized as the Best OutI. i side the Regulars. 4 , MADE GOOD SHOWING t Inspection by Regular Army Officers Gives 139th Artillery Due Praise. Battery A of this city belongs to the 139th field artillery and from all reports that come in, this bunch of boys rank at the top of that branch of the service. According to the report of the regular army inspectors the 139th is the best in the service outside the regulars. Billy Blodgett in his letter to the Indianapolis News says: “The Indiana officers point out that the 151st infantry, formerly the Ist Indiana, is regarded as the crack infantry regiment of the 38th division; that the 139th field artillery, formerly the 4th Indiana, is next to the reguars. the best artillery regiment in the division; that in the last few weeks woirjorful improvement has been made in the 137th field artillery, formerly the 3rd Indiana, and the 152nd infantry. formerly the 2nd Indiana, improvements that drew words of praise from division headquarters. The inspectors sent from Washington complimented very highly the 113ih signal corps battalion and the 139th machine gun battalion, and the ambulance sections and field hospitals from Indiana in the 112th sanitary train, and in their report held up these three organizations as patterns. Indiana has certainly made good down here, despite many handicaps, and that is the reason that the enlisted men and their officers object strenuously to reports to the contrary.” FOR MORE NURSES *> * Comes the Call —Council of Defense Puts the Matter BEFORE THE PEOPLE Men of the Army Must be Properly Taken Care of—Help. Mrs. A. D. Artman, chairman of the I woman's department of the county council of defense received the follow-1 ing appeal from headquarters: There is a constant and growing demand for nurses, and the Red Cross has asked the Woman’s Section of the Council of Defense to get this matter before the public. We understand the present enrollment of nurses with the Red Cross is about 17,000 but in order to meet, their military needs between 30.000 and 40,000 nurses will be needed within the next few months Nurses entering the Red Cross Service must meet a definite professional standard in order that our armies may be assurred of care by properly qualified women. Graduates of all the better schools for nurses throughout the country, and who are registered in ,their states, are eligible. Short emergency courses cannot fill this need either of the women who wish to serve, or of those whom she! will serve. Young women eligible for. admission to our school should under-' stand that they give patriotic service! (by caring for the sick of a community | under supervision) almost from the moment they enter training. They thus release graduate nurses for the ( more active war service. They are at the same time preparing themselves. for a life of usefullness even though the war should terminate before the. period of training has expired. The problems of the period of reconstruction will call for the service of women with constructive minds, for they run the whole gamut of what is known. as public health work. As it is most necessary to consider our civil, as well as our military needs, schools for nurses are recognizing it as a patriotic duty to increase their accomodations and facilities for train-, ing larger classes of students than are [ordinarily required for the needs ofj

Di the hospitals with which they are connected. ANNE STUDEBAKER CARLISLE Chairman Woman's Section i State Council of Defense. NOTE THE TIME The Presbyterian Aid will meet with Mrs. Jacob Alz on North Second stree Thursday at 2 o'clock. Each lady is .., requested to bring thimble, needle and ( | thread —don't forget them. Sewing j for the Belgian children wil lie the I order of the afternoon. Note the early • hour. There is much to be done so come prepared to turn out a lot if work. - —o-.-— - —— LENTEN SERVICES TONIGHT The mid-week Lenten service will 0 , be held tonight at 7:30 at Zion lieI formed church. The pastor’s subject s I will be “The Cursing of the Figtree." Q! Everybody is cordially invited to at1 tend. 11 „ THE FOOD CLUBS t Will be Inaugurated Soon

by Mrs. A. D. Arty man. RECEIVED CERTIFICATE The Women Will be OrOrganized in Squads of Fifteen Each. Mrs. A. D. Artman, who is chairman of the woman's department of the county council of defense, and who also finds time for work in sevi eral of its departments .has received her certificate from H. E. Barnard. I state food director, authorizing her to serve as county president of the United States food club. She will orI ganize the townships, and the townI ships in turn organize sub-clubs of women. Each club will have fifteen members in its squad, including the lieutenant in charge. Meetings will be held at stated times, and the purpose of the clubs, as outlined, will be to help in war activities in the food line. The promotion of gardens; the conservation of the produce raised, promoting canning clubs and other such organizations; urging the “cash and carry ’ plan among grocers; urging the grocer to enlarge his scope, handling eggs poultry and fish; securing of labor for the farm, etc—all these and more —are included in the aims of the clubs the organization of which will be effected soon. I Those who have signed tne food , pledges are eligible to membership. » DECATUR GIRL May be One of State to be Given a Scholarship BY THE TRI KAPPAS Applicants Should Send in Their Names This Week. Another Decatur girl may be a protege of the Tri Kappas of the stale this year and be one of the four that [ they send each year to school for a | course in training, preferably teachI ers' training. The requisite is that ' they be graduates of the high school, ' and worthy in all ways, and reserving I of the scholarship. Any Decatur girl who desires this course should send her name to M'ss . Frances Cole not later than Saturday of this week, that it may be sent in to the state headquarters for consideration. The Tri Kappas met last evening at the home of Betty Boyers when this . matter came up. They also arranged [for the Wabash College Glee club to | come here April 11 and give a concert ■at the Masonic hall. Tickets fori . adults will be fifty cents; for chil- [ dren under twelve years of age, twi n- • ty-flve cents. • Mrs. J. J. Helm, of Flint. Mich.: and t Mrs. Edward Wilson, of Fort Wayne, ’j were guests of the Tri Kappas.

:GOOD WHEAT CROP II — .1 About Forty-nine Per Cent Increase in Acreage This Year OVER THAT OF LAST Hard Coal Received to Help Out Colony Brooders. The Kirkland township farmers' school had another interesting meeting at the schoolhouse in Kirkin id township last evening when M. 11. | Overton, county agent, had an instruc- | tive lesson for them on "Feed and Feeding.” The school meets ev- ry two weeks, but because there was none ast week, another will be held next Tuesday evening to make up for lost time.

Through the food administration, a car load of hard coal has been secured for hard coal colony brooders to help the poultry production industry along. This will be apportioned out to the dealers of coal here, and they in turn, to those who have colony brooders, not more than five hundred pounds being allowed each one at a time. Prospects for a large wheat crop Adams county is good. It is said that a yield of 81 or 82 per cent is expected. A survey of the wheat situation made by County Agricultural Agent M. H. Overton, is to the effect th it about 49 per cent more acres are out in wheat this year than last. The estimate is made from reports from ten representative farmers in each township. The acreage this yeal is about 25.000 acres over 17.000 of last vear. YANKEE GUNNERS Prove Their Ability in War Game—Go Over Top Today Without a Loss. AFTER THE ENEMY Silence Three German Batteries in Three Minutes— Cross No Man’s Land. (By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press staff correspondent) With the American Army in France, March 11—(Special to Daily Demoent —The American artillery is making good in its daily exchanges with tne Germans. The Yankee gunners have been fast picking up the details of the present war game and their work in connection with recent raids proves they have reached top notch efficiency. Many thousand shells were employed in bombardment and barrage fires , on the Toul front this morning. !t[ was 20 minutes before a single German gun was able to get into action. At 6:27 a. in. it was reported from headquarters that three enemy batteries had opened fire. Three minutes later they had been silenced. The neutralization was so complete that the American infantry crossed No Man’s Land without a casualty. They penetrated 300 yards into the German lines and returned to their own lines, all in 12 minutes. Similar conditions obtain in the other parts of the Lorraine sector where American troops are fighting. It is now permissable to say this seator is east of Luneville. Raids were made in the region of Badonvil’.sr after 20 minutes aritllery preparation. The Americans there made another sortie this morning to see if the German trenches were still evacuated. No Germans were found and the Americans returned without casualties. German prisoners taken Saturday said they did not know the Americans, were in the lines there until they par | ticipated in a raid against our troops March 1. in which they were repulsed, j I Their casualties were 40 dead and wounded. The weather is now bright, warm and springlike. The mud is drying up fast. The troops are in the highest spirits, following their successful raids. (

I SOLDIER’S WAR GARDENS (United Press Service) Camp Zachary Taylor. Match 13 (Special to Dally Democrat) Sant ( niles in training here, are plotting their war gardens. Each company is going to have a garden this summer and there Is a great deal of rivalry among the companies as to which shall have the best, s A groat many of the boys from he farms of Illinois. Indiana, and Kentucky are feeling the call of the soil and welcome the opporumity to how j their comrades how to grow prize winning spude, tomatoes, beans. The men have already planted for the disposal of the products All this is; left over after the company has , its supply front the garden stuffs, wdl be sent to (he base hospital. The war gardens undoubtedly wdl cut down Uncle Sam’s food hill at the camp, which has run pretty high dining the winter. BOYS AREWANTED To Help the Farmers—Al-

ready Several Farmers Have Applied for TOTAL OF 4,398 BOYS Between the Ages of 16 and 21—Enroll Now, Boys, Indianapolis, March 13 —Plans been completed for a final drive dur-1 ing the week of March IS. for the en-[ rollment of 15.000 Indiana boys in thej United’States Boys’ Working Reserve to supply the demand of farmers for labor during the summer months. Reserve directors in every county have promised to do their utmost to fill j their quotas that Indiana shall not fail; in the work of supplying the demand i of the farmers. At the meeting of county direct >. - s ‘ and others in Indianapolis the great demand for labor was discussed and j suggestions for enrolling boys in the I reserve were exchanged. Among. those who are behind the movement! are William Lowe Bryan, presidentof Indiana university: Dr. George L. s Mackintosh, president of Wabash ■>l - lege’; Prof. T. A. Coleman of Purdue university and Harry McCartney. I president of the Indiana Canners' .is-i sociation. Thai there really is a great demand i for farm labor and that the farmers ’ of the state are willing to employ hoys to do the work is shown by reports gathered from thirty counties in which [ farmers already have applied for 4.398 boys between the ages of 16 to 21. School officials have approved the plans of the Reserve, and wherever it , is found necessary, boys who are well I along in their school work will be permitted to leave school before the end I of the term to aid in the production of ( larger food crops necessary to the successful prosecution of the war. f GIVEN JUDGMENT Huntington Jury Gives f Charles F, Steele of 1 J' This City ? THE SUM OF $1,850.00 j Against Monroe W. Fitch & Sons—Damages in Farm Trade. ' 1 A jury in the Huntington circuit ( court this morning returned a verdi-t for Charles F. Steele, of this city, against Monroe W. Fitch & Sons ct Allen county for SIBSO. Steele brought , suit, alleging fraudulent represents-[ tion on the part of the defendants[ when they traded a farm, in DeKalb county, for Steele’s harness stope ini, this city some time ago. P. G. Hooper . [of Hooper & Lenhart, and Mr. Freight ' Iner, of Huntington. represented Steele . in the suit and B. V. Hoffman of Ai l [burn and Watkins, of Huntington, the defendant. The ease was fled in Allen county ( and sent to Huntington on change of . venue. The case went to the jiixy 1 last evening at six o'clock and the verdict for Steele was returned this morning. 1

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THEY WILL 808 UP At the Time When You Least Expect Them, Says Evangelist OF A MAN’S SINS In Forceful Sermon Delivered at Baptist Church —Big Revival. "Will a Man's Sins Find Him Out? - ’ was tlie subject of Evangelist Renn last night at the Baptist church. Ho said that we were going to study the characters of two men —Elijah, a man | <d' personality and power, and Ahab', a man of sin and corruption. Elijah was a man. who was strong and mighty in God, wnne Ahab was weak, covetous, and always trying to get

the iiossessions of others. So one day while tie was trying to improve his palace grounds his covetous eye fell upon the beautiful vineyard of Naboth, and on going to Naboth he asked him to either sell his or trade it to him, but Naboth replied, “God I forbid that I should sell the land of | my fathers.” How wicked this mtn must have been or he would not have tried to get his subject to break the law of the land. Because of this denial Ahab went to his room, closed the door, refused to eat anything, and , cried like a baby. Jezebel came to his bed-side and asked. “Art thou, then, Iso helpless, utterly without resource Jas to lie here and to grieve like a J spoilt child? Is it for nothing that 'thou art king, or art thou king only in name? Banish this dull care. Arise. I shall give thee the vineyards lof Naboth.” She sent out letters seal!ed by the king’s seal to procaim a j fast. She went and got. two falseI witnesses, who said that Naboth bias--1 phemed against God and the king. So ' Naboth was condemned and put to death. in the meantime God spoke to His I servant and sent him to the court of I Ahab with a terrible message. Ahab ; was walking in the garden and rejoici ing over his newly acquired posses- ! sions. Suddenly like a thunderbolt I from Heaven he apeared before the | king. Thus he drew forth from the I lips of Ahab the words of the text, “Hast thous found me. O mine enemy? i Elijah threw back tho terrible response. “Yes, I have found thee." Let us see how Ahab's sin found him out. Ahab had been very prosperous but in his mad rush for wealth he forgot God and so lost his soul It cost him the price of hfs soul to come into the possession of Naboth's vineyard. It is said that Ahab sold out. Elijah asked, "Why hast thou sold thyself?” There are many who have sold out. Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage; there are many today who are selling out for less; for a few hours of pleasure. Ahab addressed Elijah as an enemy, “Hast thou found me O mine enemy?” Herod called John his enemy because he reproved him of his sin. The things that one does when alone are the test of character. It is easier for you to sin in Fort Wayne than in Decatur. You are all alone and no one knows you there. It is said that when Moses murdered the Egyptian that "He looked this way and that and seeing no one struck him.” Therefore the test of a man's character is when he is alone. Will a man's sin find him out? Yes, Ahab’s sin found him out. Joseph's brethren's sin found them out. You may try to hide your sin, and think that you have concealed it forever, but it will out. and will out when you can least afford it. There are four kinds of persons tn one: 1. The person that you know. 2. The person that your wife knows. 3. The person that you know your.self. 4. The person that God knows. “Be sure your sin will find you out." It will find you out in this world and [the world to come, and it will stand ! at the judgment seat and shriek in I your ears, "I have found thee.” —ConI tributed. o ROYAL NEIGHBOR NOTICE Tbe Royal Neighbors will hold .1 meeting at their hall Thursday evening. All members are requested to be present. ——o E. B. Adams went to Fort Wayne on business this morning.