Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1918 — Page 1

DECATUIi DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume XVI. Number 88.

GERMANS DRIVE ON TOWARDS THE SEA

BATTLE RESUMED TODAY WITH INCREASED FURY AMERICANS SURPRISE ENEMY AND TAKE SOME PRISONERS—-CON-GRESSMAN KAHN MAKES PLEA FOR A UNITED PEOPLE. (By William Phillip Simms, United Press Staff Correspondent) \N ith the British Army in France, April 12—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The battle around Armentieres has been resumed wit hredoubled fury. The enemy has passed the Loisne and I .awe rivers, in the direction of St. \ enant and are advancing beyond Steemwerck, toward BailleulSome ground has been lost in order to conform to the movement to the south. Baris, April 12—(Special to I)»ily Democrat)—Successful surprise attack- in Tahure sector, where American artillery is engaged. resulted in the taking of some enemy prisoners, the French war office reported today.

(United Tttmn Service) £ Washington, April 12 —(Special to s Daily Democrat (—Resistance aga.nst ( Germany and Austria until victory has been won by the entente was urged by ; the congress of nationalities oppressed by Austria, in session at Rome this week. Cables from Rome announce ' the adoption of resolutions at the clot- * ing session of the congress procla m l mg that every people has the right to determine its own nationality and < tional unity and complete independ- I ence that the world knows the Austro- 1 Hungarian monarchy is an instrument 1 of German domination and a funda- 1 mental obstacle to the realization of t self government and recognizing the necessity of fighting against the common oppressive. ( London. April 12 —(Special to Caily ' Democrat) —The Irish convention report, submitted today declared that the body voted 54 to 17. that any con- i scription measure must be submitted \ to the Irish parliament before t can i be enforced. The parliament, according to the r e- < port will consist of a senate of 64 mem t bers and a house of commons of 200 ; members. Washington, April 12—(Special to ( Daily Democrat) —With a strong a,)- ( peal to the country and congrers to forget political future and reptional differences and unite to win the war. Representative Kahn of California today closed the debate in the house on ( pending draft amendments. Action on the measure is expected before adjournment. “I know that the German peop.e must be defeated for the sake of our own peace and the contentment of the American people on this western hemirphere,’’ said Kihn, who was born in Germany. “It is the nation's war — not the war of any single state or any single congressional district. In this crisis I contend that no man should take such a narrow view of the situation and to want to make, a fight against the proposed legislation because his district way have to furnish a few more men •han some other district." (United Press Service) London, April 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Field Marshal Hmdenburg ig reported under treatment in a private hospital at Strasburg for a slight wound, said to have been caus«d by a bomb dropped from an allied Birplant on the west front, a Zurich dispatch in the Daily Express detlares. London, April 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— “The enemy captured Merville last night.” Field Marshal announced today. London, April 12— (Special to Daily Democrat )—“T he British by a eoun ' ‘•r-attack, have regained thier positions north of Pestubert ( a wile north of Givenchy) into a part of which the enemy had forced its wa - ■ "In the neighborhood of Mervil e and Neuf-Berquin, there was seve-e

continuous fighting last night,’’ the statement continued. “The enemy’s pressure is continuing his progress.” • United Press Service) The British center in the Flanders battle has been pushed back seven miles from the original line across the Layes river, it is shown by Haig's official statement today. The communique reported “severe continuous fighting” in the neighborhood of Merville and Neuf-Berquin last night. Merville is on the north bany of the river Lys, along which the line ran at the beginning of the battle. Neaf-Berquin is a mile and a half northeast of Merville. The battle in Flanders, which is continuing along a 20-mile front, is expected hourly to spread northward to Ypres ami southward toward the Picardy battle front. On the Flanders front, as in Picardy, the British center has giyen way, while the wings are holding. Tne hinges on which the British retirement swung in Picardy were Arras and the Oise, south of I.nFere. The hinges r,f the Flanders reiirement are Hollebeke and Ijaßassee. A stretch of 15 miles, between i.a Baasee and Arras, separates these two fronts. In this comparatively quiet sector in Vimy ridge, made famous by the Canadians. This height, which lies directly north of .Arras, is lirmly held by the British and its possession is generally credited with r«tarding the enemy drive in Picardy. Ami the violence of his prodigal human onslaught made it necessary to use a vast force merely to check him. However, some strategists say tint with Americans, British and Irish strengthening the reserve, it will still he possible to make trouble for the boche. He has been drawn on and on and If the reserve is strengthened fast enough, the time will come when a blow can be dealt against him at a vulnerable point, it is believed. This may he some months off. but in the meantime the allies and America will he able to check him before lie reaches vital spots. Paris. April 12— (Special to Daily Democrat)— four persona are dead ami 21 wounded, mostly children, ns the result of a shell striking e day nursery during the long range bombardment of the city late yesterday The long range battle was resumed today. Washington. April 12-< Special to Daily Democrat )-Ccrmany will not , U sh her way through to Calais. That was the view of military stratI egiats today, based on the brief deI velopements of the Flanders drive. !coupled with experience of the past 1 While still making progress and in ' a tactical position to continue it. for a •ima, the German is meeting more j (stubborn resistance than in hi« poundL for Amiens There are some , f fences, mo. that his punch is went ', er Th e thought here is that he may run

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, April 12, 1918.

a lino out farther across iho map pointing at Calais just us ho did at outset of the war, hut it is regarded certain now that he cannot reach tic* . channel port of that is his objective. In the 1414 smash he ran two dagger points across France, one aimed at l’aris und the other toward the channel. In this battle, the daggers point at Amiens und Calais. The overnight news from the battle line gave a tone of some encouragement from the gal lant defense of imimrtant i>oints along tile Flanders sector. The frequent question, “Why have the allies failed to counter-attack? Is best answered by Lloyd George’s recent speech, military nten say. They pointed out today that though the Versailles council saw to a mathematical nicety wlmt would occur in llie German push, the allies then lacked unified control and dared not do too much massing of reserves at any one point. This has been trtt# ever since •lie struggle started. Further battles , similar to this are possible during the lulls on the main battle front. London, April 12—(Special to Dai’y Democrat) —Fighting is continuing between the lailtassee and (he y’preaComlnes canals, Field Haig Marshal Haig reported in his night communique. Between Steenwerck and a point ' north of Estaires, a German attar k pushed tiie British back. The or :..v also progressed in the ,■«.ighhorhood if Ploegsteert wood. Fresh German divisions were beaten off between Estrem and the Loisne. and a British counterattack resulted in the recapture of lost ]K>sitions. The German war office in its state- • inent late yesterday, claimed more i han 10.000 prisoners in the lighting ] around Armentieres. including a Port- ( ugucso general. British piVstTTons'on* the south bank of the Lys and the east bank of ’.lie * Lawe were recaptured, together with 1 Hollebeke and the British fhst line I south of that place, Berlin announced. 1 Messines height was said to have 1 been stormed and to he held by the t Germans, as far as Ploegsteert wood. I South of Estaires. the Germans t •Continued on Page Four) * THE LOAN DRIVE' I t Is Coming Along and is Expected to Gather Momentum from This Time on. 1 ONE-FOURTH RAISED ' r Manv Reports Have Not * l Been Turned in by Work- f ers Over County. , t The Third Liberty Loan campaign Is coming along, not as rapidly as was ‘ expected, hut we have found that it i ■takes time to canvass a territory. Today’s reports do not include any but a few scattering reports in addi- ' tion to those reported yesterday. 1 The ladies report every other day ! and consequently their report is the 1 same as yesterday. It is known, how- < ever, that the total up to this time is considerably larger than is shown by the following which is the reports as entered on the books of the chairmen : Union $ 500.00 Root 5,050.00 Preble 700.00 ' Kirkland 2.050.00 - Washington 1,300.00 St. Mary’s North, 100.00 St. Mary's, South 150.00 Blue Creek Monroe, North Monroe, Middle Monroe, Berne 15,750.00 French 200.00 Wabash 10.450.00 Jefferson 700.00 Decatur, First Ward “A".. 6.T00.00 Decatur, First Ward “B”.. 150.00 Decatur, Second Ward “A" 8 400.00 Decatur, Second Ward “B" 1.450.00 Decatur, Third Ward “A”.. 3,660.00 ! Decatur, Third Ward “B”.. 900.00 Total $61,660.00 1 - Reported bv women 40,160 00 | ——! 1 slol,soo.no

* + + + + + + .j. + + + 4. + * * NOTICE TO MERCHANTS. 4* + + + Chicago. II!.. April l? 4* 4- Liberty Loan Chairman. Adams 4* + County, lndiuna: 4* 4* The following telegram has 4* + just been received from Wash- + + ington. D. C Will you kindly + + lake note of same and pass the + information along to your vari- 44> ons committees: 44> “Word has come that the flag ♦ 4- concerns are making honor flags 4* and offering them to stores for 4j4* sale. Flag is registered and 44* cannot be sold commercially. 4* 4- Please be alert to stop any mis- 44> use of flag In your district." 44- W. H. SCHWARTZ, 44- Executive Secretary. + + 44- + 4' + 4 , + +4 , t + 4 , + THE ADVANCE MAN Mr. E. Wuernseh Hereto See That Plans for Jackies’ Band Are Made. MORE THAN SATISFIED And Says the Youngsters Will Sure Appreciate the Chicken Dinner. Mr. Ed Wuensch, of the Fletcher Bank, Indianapolis, who is acting as advance man for tho Great Lake s Naval Training band, during their : :- diana trip, wa- here last night for an hour or two to see that the plans for the hoy’s visit here are going forward. He was delighted with the plans P r dining the Jackies' and said that no where along the line had this elfc t been made. He expressed the belief that the idea would lie more than pleasing to the hoys. He also said that the people of this community will be satisfied with the music furnished and with the drill. Every where the lads have gone they have made a Hit and those who miss this, miss something worth while. He said that no speaker in the state had received more praise than Mr. Barnard who comes Here for the occasion and lie feels that .lie event will be the means of greatly reviving the spirit of going ahead necessary to put our bond .sale over with some to spare. The band will give a concert at Marion tonight and will come here iy way of autos from Bluffton tomorrow morning. The auto train will be in charge of Mr. Cal Peterson. The program here will be given at the court house corner at one o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The following will drive cars to Bluffton tomorrow and are request! 1 to meet at the Daily Democrat office at S:3O so they can start not later than 8:45: Phil Mackltn, Ralph Tyndaii, Will Kist, T. J. Durkin. Janies Gay, I. A. Kalver, Reuben Lord, William Ramey. Murray Scherer, and Fred A-dl-baucher. truck for baggage. F. M Schirmeyer and one or two others of the organization will accompany the cars to receive the boys. NEWS FROM CAMP SHELBY (United Press Service) Gamp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mis l .. April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The 113th field signal battalion left this morning for Laurel, 40 miles from camp They will engage in working out war problems. The battalion, which is in charge of Major Horace Hill, took its complete outfit with the exception of one radio station. The men will erect live radio stations on the fairgrounds at Laurel which will enable them to communicate with the commanding officer at the division. The battalion consisting of men from Indiana, Kentucky and some from West Virginia will arrive at tlndr destination Sunday morning. W. R. C. TO HAVE STAND Anyone wishing for a good bowl of hot soup tomorrow, can get it at the •W. R. C. stand at the court, house ‘gruare. The ladies have prepared * Many good things to eat. and if you miss this you are missing a real treat.

► WILL DINE BOYS H l Ladies Plan Old Fashioned Dinner for Members of ► • Naval Band . ■ • WHO COME SATURDAY • • Public Urged to Aid in Mak- •! in*> Visit of Boys as Pleas* , 1 ant as Possible. > Plans for the entertainment ol the • I Jackies’ band and drill team after j their arrival here Saturday have be-a (completed by the ladies in charge and the boys are assured a good dinner and a pleasant time during their two hours' here prior to the concert. 1 They will be taken immediately to the Masonic club rooms where th“y ( will be dined at 11:15. The Ukelele club including the Misses Agnes j Kohne, Leona Bosse, Genevieve and Florence Bremerkamp. Mary Moses. Margaret Smith and Agnes Melbers j will furnish songs and music during j the dinner. The young ladies and gentlemen of the city are urged to come to the hall during the noon hour to meet the boys and help show them a good time. The committee in charge of the kitchen is composed of Mesdames H. L. Corner. R. A. Archbold, T. M. Reid. George Flanders and John Heller: dining room, j Mrs. H. T. Vail and Miss Elizabeth Peterson: assistants Misses Gladys Flanders, Fanny Heller, Florence Holt-S I house, Naomi Durkin and Virgene ( Smith. The public is urged to help. make the visit of (tie Naval Training hand as pleasant as possible while in Decatur. And lie sure to hear the concert and speech and see the drill SUNDAY SERVICES Regular preaching service at Pleasant Mills M. E church Sunday morning at 10:30 and at Salem Sunday ( evening at 7:30 by the new pastor, the | Rev. Karl Thompson. A CALL EXPECTED " Gov. Goodrich Will Decide '■ Special Session Within I a Day or so. i i MAY COME SOON, Date is One of Puzzles — Middle of May Now Seems V’erv Probable. " i * i • United rr«! Service) Indianapolis. April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Following a confer- 1 ' enee with leading state senators ami J representatives. Governor Goodrich is still undecided regarding calling a special session of the legislature, it was ' stated today. The governor however.; is inclined more strongly than before j to believe that a special session is all- j solutely necessary and a call is expected within a day or two. The governor announced that os soon as he had made up his mind d•■!’- . initelv he would issue the call. The date of the start of the session : was one thing which was holding ( the call today. The governor suggest- ( ' ed the latter part of'April, but some. : of the conferees objected to this, say- > ing that it should not be called before ) the primary election in May. 1 It is the general sentiment that the - special session should not continue t ten days. Vitally important matters would be disposed of within those l few days, it is believed However, the ) only constitutional limitation on a i- special session Is that it may not extend more than 40 days. CITY SUBSCRIPTION *40,700 f Mrs. F F. Thornburg, chairman of ! the woman’s liberty loan drive of the i city announces that the total subseripI t.ion for liberty loan bonds to date, i i $40,700. Os this. $36,360 was previous-, . Iv reported. Reported today, $4350.

( HUNGARY HAS FOOD TROUBLES f •United Press Service) Washington. April 12 AustriaHungary is afflicted with a horde of I food profiteers ami hoarders, accordling to Hungarian newspapers just r (reived here. The government, tli y claim, lias proceeded against IH4 perI sons in 31 cases or profiteering and (hoarding. Many of the schemes for ■ the securing of food, are original One .man, a printer of Budapest, carried on n flourishing business In food cards — which he had printed himself. He got two years. Another man. a discharg'd soldier, took lodgings under false flames and received card for ca h name. When arrested he had 22 fond cards and 16 false registration papo--TOO MUCH MONEY In checking up their funds for the period, the local Glover Leaf station finds it has too much money on hand. Consequently they are trying to find the sister of the lady who left March 7. for her home at Wichata. Kas.. after 'a visit here at the sister’s home. Tne lady arrived just about train time, and lit is believed that in the hurry some mistake arose over the change, with jtlie result that she didn't get the full laigeunt coming to her. Her sister is 'asked to come to the station that tile affair may l>e settled up. LIEUTENANT BRIGGS MOVED Mrs. Hope Hoffman Briggs, who has been here a week or two, coming to l arrange for the sending of some of, her goods to their temporary home at j jCamp Taylor. Louisville, Ky., had pre-j (pared to return there this morning tol (join her husband, Lieutenant Briggs.| ' She received word, however, just a I 1 sliort time before leaving that hi in-' ' fan try had been given a call to move.! and were preparing to leave. lie had! not the least idea of where they wen I to go and Mrs. Briggs will remain ' here until further order is received. - o — FRENCH LIVING COST UP • United Press Service) Washington. April 12—Cost of living and wages have risen fully fiftv per cent in France since the war. acording to the LaDepeehe, received here. The workmen's standard of !i' ing is better, his wages are better and he is spending money more freely. \s a result, claims the paper, they a forcing up prices against themselves and the nation in general. o SUB-DISTRICT RALLY POSTPONED The M. E. Epworth league sub-dis-trict rally to be held at Bobo is postponed for one week. A tine program has been arranged and all the league should send delegates to attend.

TODAY’S WORLD NEWS FLASHES (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., April 12—Leaving a note saying that he had been ruined as a result of association with bad women, William Ostermeier, once a wealthy contractor, shot himself early today. His body was found in a shed in the rear of his home by his children. In his note Ostermeier named a married woman with whom he had been with earlier in the night. Philadelphia, April 12—Rudolph Blankenburg, former mayor of Philadel. phia, died at his home here early today after a short illness. For more than thirty years Biankenburg was connected with reform politics here and during his mayoratity campaign in 1912 he was called “Philadelphia's Old Dutch Cleanser.” He was seventy-eight years old. London, April 12—" American labor is ready to extend its hand to German labor as soon as peace is signed—not before.' James Wilson, American laj borite. declared here today. “Up to that point America will spend its last ucllar and shed its last drop of blood.” New York, N. Y., April 12—The resignation of Bishop Paul Jones as head of the missionary province of Utah, was accepted today by the house of bish- ' ops of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. Bishop Jones denied the 1 charge of the Council of Advice in Utah that he held pacifist views. Rev. James Wilmer Gresham, dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, was elected ! bishop of the Philippines. Chicago, 111., April 12—Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, internationally known Reform Jewish rabbi, met an anonymous attack on his loyalty today with the statement that he stands "squarely behind President Wilson Dr. Hirsch. from his pulpit in Sinai Temple Sunday will make a formal statement to his congregation in reply to a small minority's petition, seeking his removal thirty-seven years' service. “I have been a pacifist,’ he said, “but now am not more so than President Wilson. I concur fully in every note the president has written. I was educated in Germany and naturally learned to love the German people but I am unalterably opposed to Prussianism.” Toledo, April 12—One auto bandit is dead, his partner is in a hospital ,-ind Patrolman C. C. Dersch is near death with three bullet wounds as the result of a running gun battle here early today. The dead man is Kenneth Young, twenty-two and his companion, Wesley Worden, twenty-three, bath of Toledo. Worden’s left knee is shattered. Dersch was shot in the throat, stomach and left shoulder. Dersch has been on the force since December. | The shooting followed Dersch's finding of the two men stealing gasoline, for their stoen automobie, from a store in East Toedo.

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; TO GIVE A CHANCE i * To the Sufferer from Tuberculosis — Arrangements Made. BY INDIANA SOCIETY 1 Special Arrangements to i Care for the Tubercular Soldiers. Indianapolis, Ind.. April 12 —The Indiana. Society for the Prevention if Tuberculosis is just completing an ari rangement whereby it is hoped tlut I every registrant under the draft law t and every man serving with the colors who is rejected on account of being a sufferer from tuberculosis may have , more than an even chance to regain health by lighting oft the white plague under the care of tuberculosis experts. I j This service also is to be extended to J the families of Uncle Sam’s lighting : men. The National Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis will receive the names and addresses of till tuberIculous soldiers from the government I and that society w ill send each sta'e ( society its proper list of names. Each iof the local county societies in Indiana (has been asked to appoint a military [committee which will have charge of I the work if investigating the cases re- | ported back to the various counties, i Many of these military committees 'already have been appointed by die county societies and those ccund vs Iwhlch have not made appointments are being urged to do so at once in ! order that the state organization ua»y lto prepared to work efficiently when lists of names of tuberculous soldiers begin to arrive. In many respects this latest war activity is the most important worn that has been attempted by the tuberculosis societies of the state and th-» I üblle is being asked to support the movement should support of a special nature be required. The work is being financed from the funds raised by the sale of Red Gross Christmas seals. The purpose of thiq “follow-up service for tuberculosis soldiers” is described in a bulletin just issued by the state society as being to make available to each man discharged or exempted on account of tuberculosis an better opportunity for recovery bv care in a. modern tuberculosis sanair’nftunnnd >n Page Four)