Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1918 — Page 1

Volume XVI. Number 90.

GERMANS ARE DRIVEN BACK TEN TIMES

STRIKE AGAINST LINES BRITISH CLING FAST BALFOURSAYSGREATOFFENSIVEWILL FAIL—MAJOR HOWE URGES GREATER SPEED IN FURNISHING AIRPLANES FOR FIGHTING. (By William Philip Simms, United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Army in Erance. April 15—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —On the Lys battle front, local lighting continued today for important positions. The tenacity of the British in the half-burned city of Bailleul foiled Hindenburg's plans. The Germans attacked Neuve-Eglise more than ten times, hoping to break through to northward of Bailleul. They took the city, but could not progress beyond. ( London. April 15—(Specitl to Daily Democrat) —“I do not think the German offensive will succeed.” Foreign Secretary Balfour declared today at a luncheon to the American labor delegates. “Germany hopes to strike a decisive blow at the British army before America’s real weight comes in. .Long before the struggle on the west front is ended, however, the full weight of \merica will have borne effect.” Washington. D. C.. April 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Eighteen wooden ships, totalling 63,000 tons, are to be launched May 1. Chairman Hurley, of the shipping board, announced to-' dav. Special trains bringing fire logs from Pacific lumber states are being hurried across the continent in one-fifth the usual time to furnish ample supplies for the Speeding up of the shipyards.

(United press service'; The first phase of the Flanders battle is over, with the British .victorious. Hindenburg nas railed to attain any of his ambitious strategic or geographical objectives. He has been unable to split Haig's armies, and has captured none of the important cities for which he was driving—Harebrouck, Bailleul, Aire. Lillers and Bethune. Fighting is continuing along portions of this front but, according to a United Press dispatch from William ’ Phillip Simms, the German attacks are becoming more feeble, while the. British resistance is strengthening. | This was borne out by Haigs offi-1 cial report today, in which he said j that seven successive enemy attacks northwest of Merville (in the fringe of Nieppe forest) broke down. One! of these attacks, he said, consisted of five waves of infantry. The enemy, it is believed, will continue to drive at Bailleul. on the northern edge of the Flanders salient, j at St. VenMnt, in the center, and at Bethune, on the southern edge, for a few days. But the heaviest assaults are expected to be switched against Ypres Itse'f. or southward against Vimy and Arras. The British positions around Ypres are retarding the Flanders drive, while Vimy ridge and Arras hold up the Picardy drive, by threatening Hindenburg-s lines of communication. The Germans are continuing their attacks against Apremont foresteast of St. Mihiel, in the Toul sector —and have attempted to storm Fran-co-American positions north of St. Mihiel. on the right bank of the Meuse. General Foch, "co-ordinator" of the allied armies, has been officially appointed commander in chief of the allied forces. Amsterdam, April 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)— “The full strategic plan has not been accomplished," declared the Frankfurter Zietung. “The battle apparently does not produce the desired result. f A Pacific Port, April 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Any action Japan may take in sending troops to Siberia will be in the interest of all the nations with which Germany is at war and not in the sole interest of Japan Vis Count Ishii, new Japanese ambas sador to the United States, declarer here today. Ishii has arrived from Japan sn route to Washington. There is a possibility German; might establish a base on the Pacific Asiatic coast should she make a su~

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cessful drive through Siberia, Ishii declared, and it will be Japan's duty to prevent such a contingincy. j' ' I An Atlantic Port, April 15—(Special < to Daily Democrat) —"Send us airplaines, for God’s sake, more air- 1 plaines,” was the plea of Majcr Gorden P. Howe, of the royal flying corps, who arrived here today. j During the early days of the present German offensive the enemy Utterly filled the air with airplaines,” Major Howe declared. “They came so thick j ‘that we could not count them. It took the combined efforts of the French J | and British aviation corps three da/s I to get the upper hand." The initial success of the German 'drive was due almost entirely to the * enemies mastery of the air, Major i Howe declared. When the allied airmen get the upper hand, Hindenburg’s progress ceased. Amsterdam, April 15—(Special to i Daily Democrat)— The kaiser was >n the Flanders battle field near Lille (18 miles back of the present line) from Tuesday to Thursday, according to German newspapers received hero today. He conversed with soldiers and d iclared he was convinced the army is. desirous of ,i decisive victory and a “strong German peace.” London. April 15—(Special to the' Daily Democrat)—The British were j ' holding the enemy at all points on ( | the Flanders battle front when Field | Marshal Haig filed his official report ’.last night. German attempts to retake Neuve- : Eglise. the entire Bailleul and to advance in the neighborhood of Merris ! and west of Merville. were all de- ’ seated. he said. The fighting contin- ’' ues before Neuve-Eglise. He reportled hostile artillery active near Alj'bert, north of the Somme. The Ber-i-'lin night official statement claims i-1 the recapture of Niewekerke (NeuveI Eglise) and Merris, and said there t'were “successful engagements" between Neuve-Eglise and Vieux-Ber-quin. , „ 0 The French war office reported ren ciprocal bombardments” at various 3 points along the front, but said there ’■'were no infantry combats. irl “On the northern bank of the Lys ’. canal, hostile infantry attempted lo ( s- 'advance but. was caught under our d artillery fire and was unable to develop its attack. n- “Successful minor operations east of Robecq last night resulted in the catty turn of 150 enemy prisoners and severic- al machine guns c- (Continued on Page Two) .. y >

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, April 15, 1918.

MRS. H. WARD DEAD i Emma Burk Ward, Wife of Harvey B. Ward, Passed Away AT SIX O’CLOCK This Morning—Was Twen-ty-three Years of Age. In the death of Emma Burk Ward, wife of Harvey B. Ward, which occurred this morning at six o’clock, the city lost one of its estimable young matrons. She had been ill for several months of tuberculosis, and had been bedfast a week. At her bedside when she passed sway, were her husband, her father, Christian Burk, of Woolburn. and other near relatives. Dea'h occurred at the home of Mr Ward's parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Ward east of the city, where she was taken several months ago. when her health began failing. They resided on Indiana street this city, prior to that. Mrs. Ward was twenty-three years, five months and twelve days of age. She was born September 3, 1894. near i Woodburn, being a daughter of ChrisI tian and the late Ellen Burk. Besides the husband and the father, ■other near surviving relatives are four .brothers and three sisters. They are: I Anna Morrison, McMillen. Mich.: Alice Tigney, West Bradley, Mich : Mary Bashore, Latty. O.; Clara Kurils Maumee, O.; Frank Burk. Wabash. William and Russell, of Woodburn. She was married to Harvey B Ward I November 10. 1916, at WiMidburw. a«< ’ ’since then has made her home in this city. She was a Christian having long been identified with the church Funeral arrangements are delayed rending word from a brother-in-law, James H. Ward, at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss.

CALL MORE MEN < Indiana’s Quota of the New Draft Call for 50.000 Men is 842. BEGINNING MAY FIRST Will Only Take a Few from This County—To Go to Many Camps, (United Press Service) Washington. April 15 —(Sitecial to Daily Democrat)—Orders for the mobilization between May 1 and 15 of 49,843 drafted men—the third big call within a month—were sent out today by Provost Marshal General Crowder. More big calls will follow during ' May. It is officially stated plans are to break all mobilization records for any month since the war began. Today's order takes men from every state and includes all remaining quota of the first draft. This mobilization will follow directly after the end for 150.000 men scheduled for April 26 lo May 1. Another mobilization of 95,000 men has just been completed. In addition, numerous special calls are being made al most daily. The remarkable speeding up of the draft mobilization is in response to joint appeals for more men. Following the policy of sending recruits in small units to camps just as rapidly as the trained fighters can b. transported to France, the mobillza1 1ion order today will be scattered over eleven regular army posts. It will he | the first time any large number of draftees have been sent to other camps than thu national cantonments. The camps selected are: Fort Slocum, New York; Fort Thomas, Ky.; ' Columbus barracks, Columbus, O.: Vancouver barracks. Seattle: Fort. * Oglethorpe, Georgia : Fort McDowell. California; Fort Screven, Georgia;

Jefferson barracks, St. Louis; Fort Logan. Colorado: Jackson barracks. New Orleans: Fort Sam 'Houston, Texas. Following are among the state quotas: Arizona. 318; Arkansas. 599; California, 1,187; Colorado. 695; Idaho 165; Illinois. 8,047; Indiana. 842: lowa, 1,910; Kansas. 1.210; Kentucky, 1.326; Michigan 2.593; Minnesota. 1.925; Missouri, 2,163: Montana. 354: Nebraska, 987: Nevada. 49; New Mexic >, 274; North Dakota. 581; Ohio. 2,060; Oklahoma. 846; Oregon. 251; Pennsylvania. 3,*7G; South Dakota. 487; Utah 168; Washington 434: West Virginia, 549; Wisconsin 2,135; and Wyoming 92.

SERVICES TODAY Were Held in Washington for Senator Wm. J. Stone of Missouri. DIED LAST EVENING Stricken Last Week—Body Will be Taken to Missouri for Burial. (United Press Service) Washington. April 15 —(Special Daily Democrat)—-Both houses of congress today paid their respects to the memory of Senator William J. Stone, Missouri, who died late yesterday - the sixth member of the senate to die since the United States entered the war. Senator Stone succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage which occurred last week. His advanced age made it impossible for him to rally from the shock. He went into coma early ye ,- terday and died shortly before 5 p. m Senator Stone, was serving his third term in the senate and his sixth in congress. He was in the house three terms and came to the senate in 190 :. He also was governor of Missouri and had served many years on the. democratic national committee. Funeral services—for which both houses adjourned—were held at Senator Stone's home here. The body will be shipped to Missouri where it will lie in state in the Missouri state cat.ttol at Jefferson City. Burial will be at Nevada. Mo. Committees from both houses will accompany the body. At Senator Stone’s side when he died were Mrs. Stone and the senator s three children, Mrs. John M. Parkinson. St. Louis; Miss Mabel Stone and Judge Kimbrough Stone, of the United States district court for the Kansas City district. Discussion of the successor to till Senator Stone’s seat until the election in November centered about former (Governor W. Folk. (Continued on Page Two)

UNCLE IS OEM Steve Roberts, Former Resident of This County DIED IN FT. WAYNE Had Been Invalid for Six Years —Funeral Will be Held Wednesday. Mrs. Gilbert Strickler received wo'd of the death of her uncle, Steven Roberts. 68, who died yesterday morning at 11:30 p’clock at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Etta Howard, on Pontiac street, Fort Wayne. He had been an invalid for many years from rheumatism. and had been unable to walk for the past six years. Until thirty years ago he had lived on a farm west of tills city, and will be remembered by many of the older residents. His wife and two daughters are living. Besides Mrs. Howarth he lias a daughter, Miss Nellie Roberts. A daughter, Fanny Rogers, is deceased. The funer 'al will be Wednesday morning at ten o’clock from the Howard home.

WATCH FOR SIGN ——— Os "The Melting Pot” in the Various Decatur Stores. BRING YOUR MITES Os Jewelry and Other Met-, al Objects for the Melting Pot. When you are pasing a store in De-j catur and see the sign “The Melting Pot is Here Today.” don't pass by and say, “I have nothing to contribute." I Just stop and think a moment. Some long-discarded pin or ring, an old tea-' spoon, perhaps an old fork or knife with just a bit of silver left thereon. I a broken chain or bracelet, a gold collar button, an od cuff button —anything in the jewelry* or silverware 1 dine, gold plate, or even copper, brass, zinc, or white metal —may he gathering dust and corrosion in your home or shop or factory. You will ; probably recall some of these, and it , is what the melting pot is so , gather these bits of broken or dis- , carded jewelry, plate, etc., that may | Ibe converted into money for Red ( Cross work. Some cities have rais- . ed hundreds of dollars in this way— ( dollars that were lying idle through ( thoughtlessness or because there ap- 1 peared no way to utilize them. Hunt 1 up all you have and put them into the ‘ nearest melting pot. Some wounded ' soldier may have occasion to call you blessed for this little act.—Con- 1 tributed. t — o 1 FUNERAL TUESDAY, The hndy-of McAlhaney arrived ! yesterday afternoon at 3:25 over the < Clover Leaf from Owensburg, where 1 ideath occurred at the home of a son, t Ed. It was taken to the home of a t sister, Mrs. Asa Engle, on Rugg ■ street, until the funeral, which will I be Tuesday morning at ten o’clock i from the Evangelical church. ( WORKERS READY: ( I Chairmen Are Named for r t Registration of the Women r OF THE COUNTY The Canvass Will Begin Next Friday, April Nineteenth. i i Chairmen have been appointed . *»r * each township and corporation and < they in turn are organizing as units, 1 for the registration of the "womenpower" of the county, or the taking of the women’s war census, the ten days campaign for which will begin next Friday. April 19. Mrs. Anna McConnell is comity chairman of the registration comnrty tee in Adams county, and Mrs. C. D. Lewton is her assistant. This work ' is being done under the womans sec-j tion of the Adams County Council of ( Defense, and it in turn is working under the direction of the National Council. The Adams county chairman and assistant announce the following township and corporation chairmen: Union township —Miss Mary Brodbeck. Root township—Mrs. Ed S. Christen Preble township-—Mrs. J. C. Grandstaff. Kirkland township — Mrs. George Bright. Washington township— Mrs. Ernest Busche. St. Marys township—Mrs. Charles Schenck. Blue Creek township—Mrs. Dye Ferguson. Monroe township—Barbara Moser. French township—Mrs. J. C. Augsburger. | Hartford township— Mrs. H. C. Monroe. I Wabash township—Mrs. James Barr

+++++++ + + + + + + + + BRICKLAYERS LOYAL. + + + | + Bricklayers’ Union, Number + + Seven, of this city, is composed + + of a bunch of loyal Americans, + + who believe in doing their full + + share for the nation. At a meet- + 4- ing Saturday they voted unani- + + mously to subscribe for Third + 4- Liberty Loan bonds and they did + 4- so, giving their subscription to + 4> one of their members, Mr. James + + Hurst. That’s the spirit, boys. + + the spirit of 1918, and it's the + + reason why we are going to win. + 4- because every one. skilled labor- + + ers. merchants, capitalists and + + everyone else, is going to back + 4> up the greatest nation in the 4- + world at this serious time. 44. + + + + + + + + + + + -1- +

Jefferson township—Mrs. C. A. Teeter. | Berne (corporation)—Mrs. 11. K. Shalley. | Decatur (corporation)—Mrs. C. 1.. Walters. Mrs. John Myers (Rugg street); Mrs. Ed Beery, Mrs. Ollie Chronister. Mrs. E. S. Moses. Mrs. A. M. Anker. Miss I-eona Bosse. The registration of the womanpower of the United States is being taken so that our government may) have an official list of the women in every county of the United States and the work that each one can do. if it becomes necessary to make still greater drains on the women to keep our industries and civil life moving during the war. Emphasis is being placed upon the points that registration is voluntary and that women will not be drafted into the government service. They will not be taken from their homes for government service here or in Europe unless they definitely offer themselves for such service. Registration will be solicited by resistants named by the township or corporation chairmen, in'a house’o house canvass, and cards planned by the national defense council will be used. FIRE ON ROOF The fire department made a run ~t ten o’clock this morning to the Ed Coffee residence in the Mrs. Dan Myers property on Winchester street. Only a couple of shingles were burned before the fire was put out. Sparks from the chimney are supposed t > have ignited the same. K. OF C. NOTICE Regular meeting tonight. Some important business. G. K.

TODAY’S WORLD NEWS FLASHES — - (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., April 15—Examination of veniremen for the jury which will hear sedition charges against 114 I. W. W. leaders began today for the second time in federal court here. Judge Landis recently dismissed a venire of 150 and seven tentative jurymen when government attorneys substantiatd charges of jury tampering. Three I. W. W. recently arrested were arraigned today with the original 111 placed on trial, two weeks ago. Zurich, April 15—The Zeppelin factories at Mamzell, near Friedrichshafen, were destroyed by fire Saturday night, it was learned here today. Indianapolis, Ind.. April 15—Governor Goodrich today went to Jeffersonville to find out the exact condition of the state prison following the fire which destroyed several buildings. On what the governor sees will depend whether or not a special session of the legislature will be called to app.or ! priate money for rebuilding the institution. The governor is more determin. ied than ever not to call a special session if there is any possible escape. He I wants to know if some arrangements cannot be made for taking care of the men until the regular session appropriates money in the usual way. The governor also was working on another new tangent today. The attorney general was investigating the possibility of the governor invoking a seldom used statute which allows him to borrow money in a very great emergency. With the American Armies in France, April 14—Six minutes after the front line signalled German airplanes crossing the American trenches this morning, Lieut. A. S. Winslow of Chicago, and Lieut. Douglas Campbell of California, had brought down two enemy aviators. One of the German machines was set on fire, while the other was practically undamaged. Botl» pilots were made prisoners. Campbell is believed to be the first aviator trained entirely by Americans, to bag an enemy plane. Both he and Winslow have received the Croix de Guerre. St. Louis, Mo„ April 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Dr. Charles H. Weinsberg, accused of comforting the enemy by predicting a German victory within six months, was released on $3,000 bond today. Winsberg is chanman of the Missouri branch of the German-American alliance. Indianapolis, Ind., April 15—Four Indiana boys were on the missing Collier Cyclops, it was learned today. They were Fred Beale, Rushville: Earl Grigsby. New Palestine: Joseph Oxford. New Harmony, and Samuel Skelenl ger, Camden. Amsterdam, April 15—A school holiday was declared today throughout Germany in celebration of the “victories on the west front.’’

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COMING IN FINE Reports Show a Number of the Townships Are Getting Near Quota. WHO WILL BE FIRST? Women's Organization ill Have Same Districts as Men’s Organization. The Third Liberty Loan drive starts the second week with prospects of making good progress before next Saturday. The totals of applications through Chairman Schirmeyer is $121,600. while total as given tor the ladies is the same as that of last Friday, a total up to today Iteing impossible because the chairman. Mrs. Knapp is changing some of the districts so as to conform exactly with those of the men's organization. The total of 8179,150 is therefor considerably less then i the real total, which will be given tomorrow in full tip to that time. Os the amount shown at Mr. Schirmeyer’s office. $45,800, came in Saturday and another large number of applications not shown in this report came in to day. The workers feel pleased over he outlook with the exception of n few districts. These it is hoped will come in better this week. The totals follow’: Union $ 6.80 J. Root 12,450 Preble 7.190. Kirkland 11.900 Washington 2,600 N. St. Marys 100 S. St. Marys, 1.950 Blue Creek Monroe, North 900 Monroe, Middle Monroe. Berne 15,750 French 1.550 Hartford 12.100 Wabash 14,800 Jefferson 7,050 Decatur. First Ward "A" .... 6,800 Decatur. First Ward "B” .... 3.5->0 Decatur. Second Ward "A" . . 10,900 Decatur. Second Ward “B” .. 1.500 Decatur. Third Ward “A" .... 4.500 Decatur. Third Ward "B" .... 1.300 $123,600 Ladies Organization 55.550 Total $179,150