Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1918 — Page 1

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REGIMENT IS SELECTED FOR SERVICE IN ITALY AMERICANS TO FIGHT THERE—6OO PRISONERS TAKEN—SENATE DE- ’ CIDES LIQUOR BILL-CLEMENCEAU THANKS AMERICANS.

(United Pr&Rs Service) Washington. 1). June 27— lo Daily Democrat)— KGeneral Pershing has selected <a regiment in I rance for service Bin Italy. This force will be “all Efor the moment.” Secretary of B War Baker announced. This does not preclude the sending of further troops. This regiment which has ben in training in France will be replaced by one from the United States. Rome. June 27—(Special to DaJy Democrat) —The Italian forces made further gains on the lower Piave, taking 600 prisoners, it was semi-official-ly announced today. "At the junction of the Piave branches we crossed the river and took 100 prisoners,” it was stated. “We enlarged the Cato Sile bridge head, taking 500 prisoners. Elsewhere we crossed the river and raised enemy outposts. Washington. June 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate agricultural committee today agreed on a probation amendment providing the 1 manufacture of beer shall cease three months after the act becomes effective, and that the sale of whiskey and the manufacture of wines shall stop June 30, 1919. The voje was 8 to 3 in favor of the amendment which will be reported to the senate tomorrow. With the Americans on the Marne June 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) I —Clemenceau today personally congratulated the American unit which Stopped the German rush toward Paris. He arrived at headquarters this morning. Afty he was introduced to the officers he said "I admire very mueh the work of this unit. I came especially to felicitate it.” — Washington, June 27—(Special *o Daily Democrat) —Senator Reed, cf Missouri, an opponent of suffrage, this afternoon began a filibuster m the senate against a vote on the suffrage resolution. Reed announced he was prepared to talk indefinintely on , a motion to side track the army bill t ’ for consideration of suffrage. Amsterdam, June 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Speaking in ‘the »■ reichstag Tuesday regarding Foreign Minister Kuhlmann's assertion that peace is militarily impossible. Herr K Maumann said that "thousands of soldiers think the same,” according to a Berlin dispatch. Copenhagen, June 27 (Special to Daily Democrat i—The general opinion prevails among members of the German reichstag that Foreign Minister von Kuehlntann will be compelled to resign, according to advices received here today. The conservative nress Is attacking him violently and isking his removal. Chancellor von Bertling's speech is received hy the press with satisfaction. (By Ijowell Mellett. United Pre t staff correspondent.) With the Americans on the Marne June 26—(Night)—(Special to Daily

WE MUST HONOR THE PRESIDENT’S REQUEST The White House, Washington, D. C-, May 29, ’lB. To the People of the United States: (The President’s Proclamation, in part, reads): “I earnestly appeal to every man, woman and child to oledee themselves on or before June 28th. * * * May there be Le unenlisted on that day!” WOODROW’ WILSON President of the United States. Pursuant to the proclamation of the President of the United States the people of Decatur are hereby notified to attend a meeting at 7:00 o’clock. Friday p. m., June 28, 1918: Resdents of First Ward at Library Residents of Second Ward at K. of P. Home. Residents of Third Ward at Court House. J. D. OLIVER, State Director for Indiana .War Savings Committee.

Democrat)—Frank L. Lennart, the — oddest hero Chicago ever produced. . told the United Press today how he | was forced to capture 83 Germans in ? the midst of Tuesday night's fierce ’ battle at llelleau wood. He had just . arrived with his prisoners, breathless , with pride. *l “You see I got caught between the ’ lines.” he said. “I discovered am:. chine gun staring straight ai me and dived into a shell hole. “The gunner did not shoot, so 1 wiUted a while and then put up my hands, gingerly hiding my head. Still he didn't shoot, so I slowly raised my . head and there stood the gunner with his hands up. He motioned for me .'to come up and took me to the capI • tain who conveyed me to his dugout, j He gave me something to drink and . some cigarets and asked if he wasn't I surrounded. I assumed him he was. II "He said. 'Wait a minute’ you know 1 verstehe German —and went out. When he retimed he said the ' olhers wanted to surrender Itefore they were killed and asked ine to 1 ( take them to the American lines. J "We started off with all hands, In- ‘ j eluding mine, held up. We got lost in the woods and it took a long time to find an American sentry who was snr1 prised to see me with the Germans Then some more Americans came up ami they wanted to escort ujy prison- ■ ers to headquarters. "I said: 'Nothing doing. They're mine. They let me have 'em, and I brought 'em here.’ ” (By Ed L. Keen, United Press staff correspondent.) London, June 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The dramatic and unexpected appearance of Alexander Kerensky at the labor party conference (yesterday raised many questions conJcerning his future actions and his connection with the allied jmlicy toward Russia, which may be explained in his speech before the coneferenee today. I The Mail says the government did not invite Kerensky to England, bui I that he asked the right of asylum as a private citizen. "However,” continues the Mail, "it iis wondered whether Kerensky brought an invitation for allied intervention from the Russian moderate socialists." Kerensky is said to believe that allied intervention will unite the present warring factions opposed to the bolsheviki and is reported to hae intimated that Russian military assist- ' ance is possible if it is used only in a defensive way. With the Italian Armies in the I Field. June 26—Most of the fighting today was confined to the mountain . sector on both sides of the Brenta 1 river. The Italians are improving their ; positions there, for as long as the Austrians hold their present line in that sector an Italian advance across the Piave would leave their flank and ' rear positions exposed to the bulk of the enemy's reserves. In the upper Brenta and upper Piave valleys. 'Continued r.n Pace Four*

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, June 27, 1918.

CALLED TO ARMY Dr. Sterling P. Hoffman is Ordered to Report at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. ABOUT 15TH OF JULY] Has Been Commissioned a First Lieutenant — Will Close Office Here. Washington, D. C. June 26, 10:48 P. ?.L Lieut. Sterling I’. Hoffman, Medical Reserve Corps, Decatur, Ind., You are assigned to active duty, effective in time to comply with order. Proceed to Fort Oglethorpe. Georgia, and report to commanding medical officers' training camp. Camp Greenleaf, about July 15th. for course of instructions. Travel as directed necessary in military service. I McCALN. The above order was received this ( morning by First Lieutenant S. P. j Hoffman, popular and well known local . physician who was examined and accepted a week or two ago. He will proceed to dose his office here, ar- i range for his family and report on the l date mentioned to serve his country ' during the period of the war. Toe I doctor will appreciate it if those who i are indebted to him will call at once 1 and settle their accounts, thus aiding 1 him greatly in closing his affairs. Dr. Hoffman is the first Decatur physician to be accepted though several have 1 proceeded him into the service from 1 the county. He is splendidly qua'.i- ‘ fied, a man of pleasing personality. 1 looks the part of a soldier and we pre- 1 diet for him a successful army career. 1 _________ 5 MINISTER iS HEAD The Rev. G. Biesser Passes , Away Following Long ' Illness. i < REFORMED MINISTER Pastor of the Magley and Decatur Churches for Many Years. The Rev. Gottlieb Beisser, retired Reformed minister, passed away at 2:30 o’clock this morning at his home on Indiana street, Death an illness of about ten years from kidney trouble. Os late years his condition had been very bad. and an operation a year ago failed to bring the desired permanent relief. Rev. Beisser was born in Calve, Wittenberg, Germany. February 1, 1843, and was seventy-five years of age last February. He spent many years in the Reformed mjnstry and for about ten years was pastor of the Magley Reformed church. During the first part of the time he was also pastor of the Decatur Reformed church, being on one circuit. During the time he served as pastor, the two churches became independent, each taking a minister. He continued to serve as pastor of the church at Magley un til about the year 1888, when he ■went to Spencerville, Ohio, and from there took the pastorate of the church at Elmore, Wis. When his health began to fail, he entered upon a retired life and returned here about ten or twelve years go to reside. His wife, who was formerly Miss Minnie Schroer. survives They had no children of their own. but took into their care a niece and nephew, whom they reared as their own. the children coming from Germany on the death of their parents there. The neice, Christena Kreutzmann, of Magley, survives. The nephew, George Beisser, died at Akron, Ohio, about a year ago. Another nephew, a brother of the two aforesaid, is the Rev. F. Beisser, of Plymouth, Wis. The deceased also has two sisters —Mrs. Mary Kohler, of Calve, Germany, and Mrs. Charles Weible, of Marion, Ohio. The funeral service will be Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from the home, followed by the service at the local Reformed church at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in the Magley cemetery.

[DRAFT NUMBERS • (United Press Service) Washington. June 27- -(Special to Daily Democrat)- No. 246 was drawn today as the first of the nation's second great lottery. In the senate office building where a year since the main drawing occur rod 1200 numbers were plucked todav, assigning 21 year old men to a place of duty lists for overseas service. Secretary of War Baker drew the first pellet after Provost Marsh tl General Crowder had explained the drawing procedure similar to that followed in the first lottery July 20, last. This year's lottery “determines the availability" of 750,000 men of 21 years registered this month After Baker, the next few numbers were drawn by Chahman Chamberlain of the senate military committee Senator Warren, epresentative Dent and Kahn. Chief of Staff March and Provost Marshal General Crowder and other military officers. Movies clicked, plates rattled, there was general gonfusion iduring the opening few minutes. Afterward, pretty “Major Billie” Wellborn, Atlanta girl, draft information chief, plucked the remaining pellets while attendants announced them in humdrum tones. William S. Andrews, of Berne. Ind., holding the highest and last registration number given in the county, was the first Adams county boy to be drawn in the second draft lottery at Washington this morning. His number was among the first ten drawn. i Number 10. Floyd Lewton. Decatur, was in the second group, which fell : in second place in the county rotation. The order numbers were received by special wire at the Daily 1 Democrat, beginning at 9:30 this morning, and as the numbers came in they were posted in the bulletin window. Number 154 will be the first twenty-one-year-ola registrant to bo called for examination and in order of liability for military service The registrants and the order 'in which their numbers were drawn follows. This list as complete with the exception of eleven numbers within the 154 mark, which for some reasons were not given in the press dispatches up to press time: Ord. Reg. 1 154—William S. Andrews, Berne 2 10—Floyd W. Lewton, Deca"catur, R. R. 7. 3 29—lacob J. Graber. Berne 4 17—Frank Straub, Decatur 5 74—Aaron Kipfer, Bluffton, R. R. 4 6 136—Croce Tope, Decatur, R. R. 6 7 145—Rrthur Clay, Craigville 8 57—Walter C. Oliver, Monroe 9 76—Hobar C. Andrews, Monroe 10 78—Chas. Affolder, Geneva 11 122—Ezra Steiner, Berne 12 87—John A. Eicher, Geneva 13 4—Everett O. Rich, Monroe, R. R. 3 , 14 130—Floyd Myers, Monroe, R. R. 2 15 70—Marcus R. Moser, Berne. R. R. 1 16 108—Elmer Moeschberger, Berne, R. R. 1 17 28—Everett Thrap, Geneva 18 89—Arthur L. Sprunger, Berne 19 151—Raymond W. Yoder, Geneva, R. R. 4 20 90—Miles W. Stoneburner, Magley, R. R. 1 21 65—Noah Klopfenstine, Monroe, R- R. 3 22 125—Lee J. Mitch, Pleasant Mills. 23 45—Alva F. r.’iling, Decatur, R. R. 9 24 72—Russell E. Weldy, Decatur, R. R. 5 25 135—David D. Bixler, Berne 26 61—Milo Sprunger, Geneva, R. R. 3 27 91—Simon Faurote, Decatur 28 51—August B. Buuck, Decatur, R. R. 1 29 63—Charles A- Murtaugh, Decatur 30 41—Carl Fluchiger, Monroe, R. R. 2 31 34_._Roy F. Kessler, Monroeville, R. R. 3 32 32—J. Dwight Peterson, Decatur 33 66—W. A. Miller, Monroeville, R. R. 3 34 16—Paul Reynolds, Decatur 35 1 53—Martin Gilliom, Berne 36 82—Ora D Werling, Preble 37 147—John A. Kintz, Decatur, R. R. 5 38 55—Pau) Blackburn, Decatur 39 33 —Albert Keuneke, Decatur, R. R. 4 40 56—Marion J. Archbold. Deca- . tur 41 102—Oscar Schelley, Pleasant Mills 42 48—James I. Wheeler, Geneva, S R. R. 1 43 13—Peter Hilty, Berne, R. R. 3 , 44 3—Roland C. Bailey, Monroeville, R. R- 3 ' 45 64—Ralph E. Roop, Decatur 46 137—Homer Debolt, Berne 47 11—Lawjence E. Achlemsn, Geneva, R. R. 4 ' 48 69—Leonard Baumgartner, Berne 1 49 35—Raymond A. Voglewede, Decatur, R. R. 2 (Continued on Page 5.)

YOUNG BOY DEAD Theodore Baker Succumbs o >, Following Few Days’ Illness. OVERCOME BY HEAT Was Sixteen Years of Age —Funeral Will be Held i Saturday. . The death of Theodore Baker, sixteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Baker, of Mercer Avenue, which occurred last night at 10:15 o’clock, came very unexpectedly to the family and friends of the young man. H« had been ill once since last Monday when he complained of a headache. He grew worse and yesterday was conscious only a part of the time until 3:30 o'clock when he passed into a stupor in which he continued un'il death. His illness is believed to ho due to being overcome with the heat. He was sixteen years of age last March 5. He was born and reared here having spent all his life in this city. The boy received his education in the St. Joseph Catholic schools, finishing the course last year. He was a bright and capable boy and well liked, and there is much sorrow manifested over his untimely death. The deceased is a son of John Bak er. the well known meat dealer. The surviving family includes the parents and four brothers and four sisters They are: George. Naomi, David, Anna, Ida. Agnes. Thereasa and Julius ’ The funeral service will be Saturday t morning at nine o’clock from the St. I Marys Catholic church. Interment | will be in the St. Joseph cemetery. WAS lIOGENEVA: Geneva Residents Inform I Officials That Camp Custer Deserter HAD BEEN THERE t g Last Night—Escaped Officer at Portland Last Night. ’ Sheriff Green received a call about ten o'clock last night from Geneva, stating that the soldier who had gotten away at Portland from the officer in charge who was taking him back rd camp on the midnight train the night before, was believed to be in Geneva. n The residents hesitated about taking g the man into custody and hence he had gotten away before officers from f here could respond, but was believed to be headed north. The Portland Sun says of the deserter : “Private Lewis Cox, in training a: Camp Custer, Battle Creek. Mich igan. escaped from his military guard j in Portland while en route back to his , camp. Tuesday night. “About one week ago Cox is said to have taken French leave and started back to his Kentucky home. He was caught in Indiahapolis and held tor officers from Camp Custer. Corporal G. D. Walker was sent for the prisoner and was on his way hack to Mich igan with him. “Corp. Walker said that on the train • were several soldiers going to their Michigan homes on furloughs and that ’ he being sleepy on account of his trip had asked the other soldiers to keep an eye on his man. Thev probably had their attention called ' away and Cox made his escape somewhere near this city. • “Corporal Walker was not afraid but what he would get. the deserter again and said that it would be all t the worse for him. Walker left on the 2:20 G. R. & I. train north Wed--11 nesday afternoon for Camp Custer.” 5 DR. PARRISH CANNOT SERVE. Dr. M. F. Parrish took the medical extmiuatiou yesterday at Fort Harri- , son. Indianapolis. The doctor will not be expected to act in the capac- ’ ity of the army as a result of some , physical detects, although he passed the medical examination in good shape. 1

)GOT A FREE MEAL A man got a good free ineal on false pretenses yesterday. He called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mutnimi S and staled that he wanted to engage board lor himself and partner at nine dollars a week apiece. He ate dinner there and stated that he would return with his companion for the evening meal and would then pay in adi vance and continue boarding theta. Mrs. Munnna prepared the evening meal —but none of the boarders ever , appeared. This scheme is said to have been worked in other communities of the city from time lo time. AT POCAHONTAS LODGE Every member of the Pocahontas Needle club is urged to attend the meeting FTiday evening when some special business will come up. At 8:30 o’clock the public is cordially invited to come and hear the splendid program which the ladies have arranged. ANNUAL PICNIC Os the St. John’s School Wil) be Held Next Sunday. A FINE PROGRAM Will be Given by the Children—What It Will be. Sunday afternoon, June 30th. the annual school picnic of St. John's school, will be held in the grove next to the school. A fine program has been arranged tinder the direction of Prof. C. W. Hohnhatts, assisted by Miss Ida Gunsett. The Decatur band will furnish the music. A good time is assured all. Come! You are welcome. The program: Song. "Star Spangled Banner" - School. | Welcome. “Johnny Bashful” Teacher —Herbert Mailand Mrs. Bashful —Lena Berning. Johnny—Wm. Bulteineyer. Speaker— Emil Scheuntann. Base Ball Drill. “The Red's and' the Blue’s”—Boys of sth and 7th grades. 1 Song, “The Battle Cry of Freedom” —School. Drill, “Uncle Sam’s Busy Little Maidens”— Prologue —Alvina Gallmeyer. , The Dusting Brigade. The Sweeping Brigade. The Scrubbing Brigade. The Nurse Brigade. Grand March and Drill of all Brigades. Song. “Dixie Land”—School. The Colored “Glee and Drill Cino' of Bingville,"— Frederick Hohnhatts ' and Emma Bultemeyer. leaders. Sting "The Flag of Our Country" School. Farewell —Milda Scheumann. Song, “America” —School. FROST CAUSED BIG LOSS (United Press Service) Lafayette, June 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Northern Indiana farmers suffered nearly eight million dollars to corn crop alone by frost Saturday night, complete reports to Purdue university today showed. The damage to truck gardens will run into the millions also. Purdue field agentsi have located sufficient soy beans, navy beans, buckwheat, and other sub stitutes to replant the devasted are t. the seed to be sold to farmers at cost. Reports showed that 25,000 acres of corn were ruined and will have to be recounted. Figuring a yield of four- ; teen bushels, to the acre at $1.50 a bushel. This would make the total I loss at $7,500,000. w - COUNTRY PRODUCE The Christian Pastoral Helpers will conduct a. pastry sale in connec--1 tion with their refreshment stand Saturday. They will have country dress--1 ed chickens, cottage cheese, chill eon carne. and other good things, besides Ice cream cones and the regulation refreshment stand things for sale. FOR AN OPERATION Dr. Elizabeth Burns. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Cappaert and iufajit sou. Lawrence. went to Fort Wayne on the 2:30 car to the hospital where the babe jwill have an operation for hernia.

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. TEAR DOWN WALLS Workmen Busy Clearing Away Debris of Fire at Berne. STARTLING FACTS May Develop Relative to the Cause—Block to be Rebuilt. ’ The Berne Witness says relative to the big fire of last Sunday: "Workmen are busy since yesterday I tearing down the walls left standing • in the fire that completely gutted >n entire block Sunday morning early. I I Many of the walls left standing were . a menace to the public and might have toppled over any time. "Some of the business houses have . I opened their safes since they cooled • off. Dr. Reusser and Sant Nussbaum found that everything was ruined. AU rapers and notes in the safes were completely ruined. Sam Nussbaum had many contracts and other valuable papers pertaining to business of [ the Berne Supply Co. in ills safe, and they are absolutely ruined. "Menno Burkhalter yesterday morn- • Ing opened the safe of the Fair Store. Although it was a large safe and calculated to withstand heat well, the contents were pretty 'badly charred.' There some currency which. -,f course is still good. A Liberty bond ■ also withstood the ravages of the . heat and is still as good as ever which by the way is a splendid testimony for Liberty bonds as an investment He also found that he had more insurance than he thought. His insurance totals $13,509. | "Although Mr. Burkhalter’s paper money was crisped, it is still distin'guishable and the bank is forwarding j it to Washington to be redeemed. “Sprunger. I.eltman & Co. are the only firm whose safe was really fir“I proof and who found all the contents intact. The safe was opened last evening and when the contents were en out the only thing noticeable was ithat they looked as though they had I been subjected to a sweat bath. 1 “The funeral of John Craig was held yesterday afternoon at three o'clock I Although the funeral was held at the home a large host of relatives and friends attended. Mr. Craig's wide acquaintance through the county naturally drew many friends. Rev. D. >. I Wise of the Evangelical church officiated. | “There were, very many floral offerings, mute evidence of the esteem ' in which Mr. Craig had been held. The business men of town attended the funeral in a body and escorted the funeral cortege up Main street as far as the Mennonite church. Many out-of-town people attended the funeral. “The firms temporarily out of business because of the fire are busy maki ing arrangements to start up again. ! Just where they will locate they have not decided as yet. “They have also made inquiry of the county council of defense as to whether they would be permitted to rebuild at this time. The opinion seems to be that inasmuch as most of these Anns have been in business for years, a refusal of building permission would work real hardship on ’ old established business. , “It is very probable that the entire > block will lie rebuilt at the same time tjand somewhat uniformly. It is the . plan to make it a thoroughly modern >| block which will be a credit to the , town. ,| "It is rumored than an investigation f is on foot to determine, if possible. b what caused the fire. It is intimate 1 ■- that some startling facts may be disi closed in the near future. 1 "The price of building is at present almost prohibitive, and the firms who are contemplating rebuilding fully realize that it. is no easy matter at. s present." +++++++ + + + + + + ♦ ♦ ICE CREAM SOCIALS. + + Food Administrator Hite has + ' + received orders that it is per * s + missable to serve ice cream at + + socials and picnics, but that no ♦ ♦ cake can be served between * ♦ meals, ice cream cones can lie ♦ + served provided they contain + + 66% per cent substitute. In ♦ ♦ other words cake can be served ♦ ) ♦ with meals, but not at otlier ♦ > + times. * !♦ + ♦ + ♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦