Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1918 — Page 1

Volume XVI. Number 160.

HALF A MILLION ON WESTFRONT General Pershing Will Have i Vast Army Ready for Fight by August 1. IfcOU NTE R REVOIUTIONI * Has Broken Out in Moscow I —Australians Advance— New Dry Amendment. (tTnttea r-Ml Service) I Washington, D C., July B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—General pershing will have more than half a 1 million men under his direct control HKito of the west front ready for the fighting line within a month, according to j Information received by members of ’ the senate military affairs committee | I today. I I The 251,000 Americans now on the fchting line, according to General t (March, chief of staff, do not include Americans brigaded with the French ( and British. In addition to these, all the troops sent over during June are , Still In training. There are nearly . 300 000 of these who, by the first of ] August, will be ready for battle duty. The unprecedented speed with which Americans have been sent across has 1 eiused new efforts to speed up the t ordnance program which has been un- t able to keep pace with the shipment I of troops. Copenhagen, July B—(A serious counter revolution has broken out < In Moscow, according to a dispatch carried today by the Wolff Bureau, the semi-official German agency. , The street fighting is going on be- j tween the bolsheviki and the social : revolutionary forces, with the former ( getting the upper hand. Amsterdam, July B—(Special to the 1 Daily Democrat) —The kaiser, hear- • ing of the assassination of Ambassa- '• dor Mirbach, who was a close friend. 1 ordered Foreign Minister Kuehlmann to break off relations with the Rus- ' •lan delegate in Berlin, according to > a dispatch received here today. * < (By William Phillip Simms. United '1 Press staff correspondent.) ] With the British Army in France. ; July B—(Special to Daily Democrat) ( —Australians advanced along the ( Somme last night on a 3,000 yard < front, to a depth of a third of a mile. 1 German artillery from midnight un- ' til 4 o’clock this morning retaliated heavily along the line which the Aus- ’ thiilians and Americans took on the Fburth. During the night, Hindenburg's artillery was slightly more ac- ( tl»e. on the Flanders front. t ■Washington, July B—(Special to ' Daily Democrat) —The senate agricul- . tural committee agreed today to a hew bone dry amendment making the prohibitional laws even stricter. It 1 provides that no beer or wine shall be Mmanufactured after November 1, next, , •nd that the sale of whiskey, wine i •nd beer shall cease January 1 next. ( RWashington, July B—(Special io 1 Mhily Democrat)—Demand for Imn|ediate action by the senate on the empowering the president to take over the telegraph and telete ■■ rerantn

a | A WORD OF APPRECIATION. Two months ano a few and only a few of the people of | , II Adams county had any knowledge of the purpose and plans | , I ° f t^in^e a \h^ i t"me S,a sn P B.£[ of these stamps have been ■ clarion soldier boys are the ones who have made it | a * rem;irkable campa ign and has been re- « markably handl^^ y |n th c e har °Je'give ß them full credit, g This committee n been won derful. There g | Ihe r ® spo "? e k ‘ t housands of pledges have been I given The W people of little means have been particularly | J gene Xre is still j || quota. 1 his is not e (0 arrive at what would be a g The committee is • . pledge, figured on a basis of -i | fair amount for of property. since | a 2 per cent upon the «*•••■ (b ( owing to so many non- g 9 that time it has b cen different townships that it $ resident property holders m the a 2 g should have been figured * mtie » * e s Therefore, we are and efforts will be earn- g This amount must Tb e committee expects that | estly made this week to do b .j * bchin( | the wheel to raise g everyone will put their shou goSSE, Chairman.

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j phone lines were voiced today when 'the senate met. Senator Smith of Georgia, introduced a resolution discharging the interstate commerce committee from consideration of the resolution. This would bring the resolution immediately before the senate. Strikes in the southeast today did not alarm officials here. Both at the labor department and white house confidence was expressed that Presi- , dent Konenkamp of the telegrapher's union was able to keep his men m i line until the government acted. — Amsterdam, July B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —German newspapers declare that the assassination of Ambassador Mirbach will have a great influence on the future relation of Germany and Russia. During demonstrations, military police are guarding the Russian embassy in Berlin. Toronto. Ont.. July B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) A Canadian troop ship was in the fleet of boats where the British steamship Orisha was attacked and sunk off the Irish coast brought word that two submarines were sunk after the Orisha was torliedoed. according to disabled soldiers reaching here today. The ship on which the men were returning to Canada left England June 24 and was the object of an attack by two Ulmats the following <luy. Major George Washington of Toronto. declared th# -hip also was twice attacked by submarines on its way to England. Paris, July B—(Sf>ecial8 —(Sf>ecial to Daily Democrat)--Several American officers were killed and many injured when two automobiles collided near Fontaine 1 bleau, it wa,s announced today. i Fontainebleau is 37 mies southeast 1 of Paris. I (By Frank J. Taylor, United Press Staff Correspondent) With the American Armies in ] France. July s—(special to Daily 1 Democrat)—-A note dropped by Ger- i man airmen on the Toul front con- ] tains information that Lieut. G. A. P < iiyler (C. A. Phlyer’). Limit B. B. t Battle of Columbus. Ohio, and Lieut. J J. Williamson, of California, missing » airmen, are uninjured and held as prisoners. I There was increased artillery fire ' on the Lorraine front last night, but in other American sectors to the southward it was comparatively ] quiet. The German claim of a successful raid at Xivray was not so successful after all. as may be judged from these facts. A boche patrol entered the town at night and encountered an outpost. The Americans signalled ] for artillery barrage. The Germans were immediately impounded with shrapnel and had to pass through the ] barrage to reach their own lines. London, July B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Recall of the papal nun-1 cio to Vienna, which was demanded] six months ago in connection with family troubles of Emperor Karl, will be carried out. according to reliable 1 information from Rome today. ( At the time the recall was first ask- ( ed. Pope Benedict refused to acquiesce. believing the nuncio was jus- 1 titled in siding with Empress Zita, t The nuncio had communicated the I Vatican's advice, which the empress i had asked when separation was i threatened. £ The pope’s efforts at reconciliation of the royal couple were partially sue- J cessful. recent revelations are ) (Continued on Page Two) 1

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, .July 8, 1918.

CLAIMS ARE MANY . Two-thirds of 1918 Registrants Classified on Sec1 ond Day Claim DEFERRED CLASSES Twenty-three Sent to District Board—Eight in Class One. Thirty-six registrants wore classified by the local board on Saturday, twenty-three sent to the district board on account of the registrant claiming a deferred class on agricultural or industrial grounds, eight placed in class one, four given clas« four, and one placed in class two. The eight class one men are: William S Andrews, Berne; Safara C. Sanders. Berne; Arthur L. Sprunger, Berne; Arthur C. Meyers, Decatur: Milton F. Sprunger. Berne; John L. McCrory, Decatur; Walter J. Krick. Decatur; Walter C. Oliver. Monroe. The class four men are: Floyd Myers, Monroe; John T. Teeter, Geneva; Everett J. Schug. Berne; Tiry C. Edwards, Decatur. Clyde Harden. Decatur, was placed in class two. . The twenty-three who were sent to the district board are: Russell E. Weldy, Decatur; Calvin L. Yost. Pleasant Mills; Ebcr M. Heath. Bobo; Everett Tharp. Geneva; Amos Thieme, Decatur; Clinton D. Soldtier, Berne; Walter M. Bleeke,. Decatur; Raymond J Harting. Decatur; George Schueler. Magley; Chas. Affolder. Geneva; Otto Kreutzman. Decatur; Everett O. Rich. Monroe; Henry A. Heiman. Decatur; Clarence E. McKean. Berne; Peter Hilty, Berne; Joel P. Steury, Berne; Lawrence E. Achleman, Geneva; Otto C. Fuhrman, Ossian; Raymond W. Yoder, Geneva; Roy E. Dubach. Geneva; Alvin van dor Smissen. Berne; Elmer Moeschberger, Berne; Clarence H. Sprunger, Berne. WON’T ACCEPT IT Federal Food Administration Urges S. E. Hite to Continue in Charge FOR ADAMS COUNTY I Promise Him an Assistant ■ and Appropriation to Cover That Expense. I The Federal Food Administration has declined to accept the resignation of S. E. Hite, food director for Adams county whose work during the eight months he has served, has been most satisfactory. They have, however, promised him som? assistance, including an appropriation to provide for a paid assistant, the letter to hint being as follows: Indianapolis, July Mr. S. E. Hite, Fed. Food Admin. Adams Co. Decatur, Ind, My Dear Mr. Hite: We are in receipt of your resignation as Federal Food Administrator for Adams county, of the Ist inst. While we fully appreciate the fact that you must make a living, and that the affairs of the administration have taken much of your time, and have caused you some expense, after careful consideration we feel that we cannot at this time accept your resignation. We are therefore asking you to reconsider your action, bearing in mind the importance of the work that you have been doing, and the difficulty we will have in obtaining a man qualified to succeed you. Since the work is very heavy and occupies much of your time, we suggest that you select, an able assistant who can take over much of the work of your office. We hope to obtain an appropriation from the administration at Washington to defray the expenses of your office and of such a-u assistant as we have suggested. You have filled this position very efficiently. We think you realize the seriousness of the break that must occur in the office of the administration of your county by your resignation. We are therefore sure that you will (

11 reconsider, and continue to serve as our representative. Yours sincerely. H. E. BARNARD. U. S. Food Administrator for Indiana. Mr. Hite met the grocers of the county at the K. of I’, home for a discussion of the new sugar regulations. Every grocery in the county was represented and each promised his support I and co-operation. Mr. Hite is greatly pleaned with the efforts of the grocery men to assist him and says they have at all times been exceedingly fair and helpful. His only difficulties have been with the public. UNDER A BRIDGE East of Town of Monroe Was a Mysterious Find Made. BY TWO YOUNG BOYS Boxes of Cartridges and Flashlights Were Hidden. Just the amount of mystery to make it interesting, surrounding the flashlights and boxes of cartridges, which two young boys of Monroe, the Dague and Jacobs boys, happened to find under a bridge about three miles east of Monroe, while playing yesterday. The find leads to the theory that 1 the goods had been bidden there by robbers, or would-be robbers, and some interesting developments are expected. After making their find, the boys it- t ported the matter and Sheriff Ed < Green went out to the scene yesterday and brought the goods into town, where they will be held until further developments result. The outfit consists of two boxes of 12 gauge shot- , gun shells.; one box of 32 long cartridges; five boxes of 22 shorts: and two boxes of 32 blank cartridges, be- ‘ sides two flashights. ' - • - -o— ■ — AUNT IS DEAD Mrs. U. S. Drummond has received 1 word of the death of her aunt, Mrs. John Taylor at Monroeville. Mr. Tay- . lor, who was a brother of the late Mrs. J Nelson, is also quite ill. The Fort Wayne Jaurnal Gazette says of her death: , "Mrs. John Taylor died at her home in Monroeville. Saturday evening after a lingering illness. lbby Williams I was born April 14. 1845. at Delaware. O, and was married to John Taylor, April IG, 1865. Six children were born 1 to this union: Edward Taylor of Fort wayne. Charles of Warsaw. John and Arthur of Monroeville, and David of Hicksville, O. Her husband survives her .and also four sisters and one half-brother at Wapakoneta. O. She wa sa member of the Monroeville M. t E. church and had resided in Monroe- 4 ville and vicinity tor nearly fifty t years. The funreal services will be I held at the residence Tuesday at 10 o’clock. Friends wil omit flowers.” { n x, 1 Id MOVE HERE: James Whiteman Buys the ' Steele Sisters’ Residence on NORTH FIFTH STREET * Will Remodel Same for Occupancy—Now Lives at Bryant. The residence, corner of Marshall and Fifth streets, built by the Steele sisters, Misses Allie and Rebekah Steele, and now owned by the latter, the surviving one, now the wife of Elmer Sprague, of near Monroeville, was sold to James Whiteman, of ■ Bryant, who is employed here by - James F. Arnold, the consideration • being $3,000 exclusive of street liens. Mr .Whiteman will remodel lhe ( same and later he and his family will i make the place their home. This is one of the substantial and ' modern homes in the city, and jvith > the still further improvement contemplated by Mr. Whiteman, will make i a model home. The sale was made through the Eri win & Michaud agency.

VICTORY IS NEAR In Campaign to Secure War Savings Stamp Quota for Adams County. SHORT ABOUT SIB,OOO Meetings Planned for Three Northern Townships— Everybody Invited. Adams county is almost over the top with the War Savings Stamp quota and Chairman Bosse will make a strenuous effort to complete the campaign by Wednesday night The quota for the county is $436,000 and the totals reported so far are $418,133.87, leaving a shortage of $18,666.13. Mr. Bosse’s figures show: Township totals $217,625.00 Berne 16,410.00 Geneva 10,175.00 Decatur 52.000.00 Total $296,210.00 Postoffice sales 33,103.87 Bank sales 22.420.00 Drive May 27th 66,400.00 Grand total $418,133.87 Decatur is within a few hundred dollars of the top and the greater part of the shortage is in Preble. Root und Union townships. A meeting will be held at Freidheim tonight, one at Monmouth tomorrow night and one in Union township Wednesday night, with good speakers, and it is hoped the quota for each of these townships can be made up at these meetings Help put it over. o——————— SISTERS HERE FOR FUNERAL Mrs. John Cook arrived from Cardwell. Mo., last night, and Mrs. Rachel I Hawk, «f Montpelier, came this morning to attend the funeral of their sis- , ter. Mrs. Elmer Smith. o ANSWERS CALL 1 ( Karl Kenneth Battenberg Succumbed Sunday ( Evening. i BEDFAST FIVE WEEKS . . J Was Twenty-six Years of Age—Young School * i Teacher. ( t Karl Kenneth Batterberg. aged I twenty-six, died Saturday evening at I 4:30 o’clock at the home of his par- i ents. Charles and Almira Battenberg. i 610 Marshall street. i From birth he suffered from tuberculosis of the hones which continued < to undermine his health, resulting in his demise in early manhood. For five weeks he had been bedfast and , during that time his brothers and sis- . ters, nearly all of whom live at a distance, were frequent callers on him or remained and were constant administerers to his comfort and welfare. He was born in this city October 16, 1891, and spent much of his life here, except for the time the family resided at Yorktown for several years and also except for the time he taught school in Delaware county. Indiana. and in Oklahoma. He was graduated from the Decatur high school and supplemented his training with courses in Indiana university at Bloomington and the normal at Angola, after which he took up the profession of school teaching which he pursued as long as his health permitted. He was a bright and capable young man of excellent character and fine personality. He was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are the parents and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs , Effie Ralls, Coalgate. Okla; J. Roy Bat-] tenberg. Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Floss Hensley and Miss Elizabeth Battenberg. Muncie; Major Homer Battenberg. in France; Jack T. Battenberg, Hartfotd City: James P Battenberg. Atoia. Okla; Mrs. Fanny Mcßride, Okmulgee. Okla., and Miss Grace Battenberg, at home. Tile funeral will probably be held tomorrow morning or afternoon from; the home. Definite arrangment is de-.

tlaed pending word from (he brother in Oklahoma who has been ill. - HAD FINE TRIP r Mr. and Mrs. Mont H. Fee and children. and Mrs. Garard returned Saturday afternoon from an enjoyable trip to Hammond, where they visited with the Harry Kooken family, formerly of this city, and the Chester Buhler family of that place. They left ) here early Wednesday morning ami 1 arrived safely in Hammond after driving through Valparaiso and Gary in ? the afternoon. On Thursday morning they, with the Kooken and Buhler families motored to Lincoln park, Chicagc. where they spent the day seeing the sights of that beautiful place. They spent Friday visiting in Hammond and ’ left Saturday morning for home, ar- > riving here in the afternoon without , having had any auto trouble at all. NATIONAL MEET Convention of the Delta Theta Tau Sorority Will be Held HERE THIS WEEK Decatur Chapter Entertains—The Entertainment Program. Omicron Chapter of this city will have the honor and pleasure of entertaining the national convention of Delta Theta Tart in the next three days The convention opens Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock in the .Masonic hall and closes at noon Thursday. There are two states and twelve cities represented in the national association and each one wil) eend two or three delegates. The cities having chapters are: Dayton and Ijincaster, O.; Muncie, Elwood. Liberty, Union City. Portland. Lafayette. Greencastle, Tipton. Richmond and Decatur of tills state. Miss Glennys Mangold is president of the local chapter, and with the assistance of the seventeen other members and the patrons and patronness«s besides their bther friends, will cany out a very entertaining program. The opening business session Tu s- . day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock will be followed by a tea to be given by the Tri Kappas at the home of Mrs. J. W. Tyndall from 4 to 6 o’clock for the local Delta, their visiting members and patronuesses. On Tuesday ev tiling there will be an informal pat',, at the home of Miss Marie Connell. Wednesday morning, will have another business meeting and in the afternoon a sight-fleeing trip by automobile will be taken through the country and neighboring towns, ending tit the home of a patron and patronness. Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Coverdale where a tea will be given. Wednesday even- , ing. the annual banquet will be held at the Masonic hall. This will he 1 served by the Eastern Star. The last session will lie that for the 1 closing business Thursday and the con- 1 vention will adjourn at noon. In connection with the annual banquet there will be a program following and the patrons and patronnesses and the Tri Kappas will come for that. Other members of the local official staff, besides Miss Mangold, the president. are: Vive president, Margaret Smith; secretary. Frances Deininget ; tteasurer. Ix’ona. Bosse: press correspondent, Agnes Kohne; sergeant-at-arms. Matilda Berling. The local organization has been in existence two years and has eighteen members. They are: Leona Bosse. Florence Bowers, Matilda and Genevieve Berling. Vera Clark, Marie Connell. FTanc.es Deininger. Leah Ehinger, Vera Hower. I curine Keller, Agnes Kohne. Glenys Mangold. Margaret Smith, Joanna Balsma, Lucile Smith Frances Mougey. Genevieve Bremerkamp, Maynie Harting. Patrons and patronnesses are Mr. axid Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Vail. Mr. and Mrs. Clayson Carroll. Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Coverdale. Mr and Mrs. C. Schafer. The national official staff comprises the following: Grand president, Cora Voisinet.. Union City: grand vice president, Helen Mitchell, Liberty; grand inspector, .Agnes Langdon, Tiptou; graud secretary, Vera Rinehart, Portland: grand treasurer, EfcUu O’Conner, Muncie; graud registrant. Margaret Smith Deuatur; editor-in-chief pt 1 ’Grit" (the sorority paper published twice a year) Florence Ball. Lafayette. : The sorority Is organized not only < for pleasure hut for charitable wotk. ( t

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THE RATE IS FIXED The Adams County Threshing Committee Fixes Scale. LETTERS ARE SENT To Each Thresher in the County—Must Report Every Week. ! A meeting of the threshing commitI tee appointed by the Adams coun y council of defense was held this mor’r1 Ing when the threshing rates were fixed. The following letter is being sent out to each one of the threshers of the county: I To Adams County Threshers: To standardize the prices throughout the county for threshing various kinds of grain, the threshing committee of the County Council of Defense has established the following scale: • Oats, per bushel 4 cen‘s Barley, per bushel 5 cents Wheat, per bushel 6 cents Rye. per bushel 7 cents In no case can you charge a price in excess of this scale. You will also be required to make a weekly rejmrt to the county foot! ad- ! ministrator. S. E. Hite. Decatur. Inti.. bf the number of bushels each of outs, . wheat, rye 41ml barley you have threshed for every farmer Just take a blank piece of palter amt make out your report as follows: John Doe —Oats, 1.120: wheat. 67.1; rye. 240. Sam Smith Wheat 360; rye, 17S; barley. 210. Sign your name to each report. This report MUST be made out and mailed to the county food administrator so it will reach hint not later Hum 10 o'clock a. tn. every Tuesday morning. THRESHING COMMITTEE. County Council of Defense, — CHILD’S WELFARE Meeting in Interest of Same Will he Held Tuesday Evening. DR. S. P. HOFFMAN Will Give Address—To he Held at the Knights of Pythias Home. Everybody is invited to the public meeting to be held at the Knights of Pythias Home Tuesday eening at 8 o’clock in the interest of child's w< 1fare. No admission fee will be charged. The lollowing excellent program will be given: Duet—Mrs. Jessie Daily and Mrs. Carrie Haubold. Solo, "By Low Lullaby”—Florence Bremerkamp. Reading, Selections front Riley—Mrs. Knapp. Solo. "Hello Central. Gie Men No Man’s Icand."—Cecil Andrews. Solo. "Indian Lullaby" -Mrs. Neptuae. lecture, “Summer Care of Babies" •—Dr. Hoffman. A FRACTURED KNEE CAP Miss Fanny Hammell is suffering from a fractured left knee cup whit It she encountered in a fall last, week while walking home. At first it was thought that the knee was merely bruised, but upon examination it developed that the knee cap bad been fractured and It was necessary to place the injured member in a plaster • paris cast. Miss Hammell tripped over a wire that was strung across the sidewalk. It will be several weeks before she will be able to walk without the aid of crutches. recovering’nicely Jacob Graber, of Eterne, changed cars here this morning enroute to Fort Wayne to call on his wife at the St. Joseph hospital. She has beea a patient there since four weeks ago Siiiiuity Wijvii Sii€ viiturGfl for «!!• Oporation. She is recovering nicely end will he taken to her home Wednesday