Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1918 — Page 1

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FRENCH ARE WITHIN TWO MILES OF NOYON GENERAL BYNG LEADS BRITISH THIRD ARMY BETWEEN ARRAS ANO AL-BERT-USING TANKS-IHE ERE NCH MAKE SIX-MIIE ADVANCE. (United Press Service) London, Aug. 21—(4:30 p. m.)—General Mangin has flung his left wing forward an additional three miles in the Oise valley, penetrating to within less than two miles of Noyon, according to dispatches received here this afternoon- His right wing, near Soissons, made a slight advance today. (By Lowell Mellett, United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies in France, Aug. 21—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —No reports have been received from the Miraumont and Logeaust wood, to high points where trouble was expected from machine gun nests. Conditions for the attack were ideal. No smoke barrage ever equaled the effectiveness of the former.. So far as the tanks w ere concerned the crews were able to see as far as necessary, while the tanks were hidden from the Germans, until too late to make any effective resistance. At 5:20 the big guns, which had been concealed, in readiness for several days, left loose in a great salvo, and the troops swung into action ..... j Bv 6:10 parts of the old line were passed. Movenneville,' where resistance was weak, was captured. Prisoners taken there said they had expected the British for the * > Sl Two*hundred prisoners were reported taken. Some machine <-uns had been captured. Only a few casualties were suffered by the British. At 7:15 Courtelles was captured-

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I nV. ■ -- (United Press Service) Paris, Aug. 21— (Special to Dailv Democrat) — trench troops, outflanking Ourscamp forest, have reached a point slightly more than two miles of Noy on. 4 . The latter is now threatened more from the southwest than from the southeast. Cabelin, seven miles southeast of Nojon. has been passed. This represents a total advance of six miles by General Mangin’s Washington. D. C., Aug. 21 — (Special to Daily Democrat)— The house military committee today ordered Chairman Dent to report the new man power hill, carrying an amendment to put men of eighteen and nineteen in separate classification, not to be called until all other men are taken. The bill will be reported favorably as soon as it can be printed, either late today or tomorrow. Washington, Aug. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Thirty-two pleiely organied divisions GERMANS SEIZE OCR SHIP. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Aug. 21 . (Special to Daily Democrat)— The steam fishing car Triumph was seized by a German submarine. the crew reported on reaching an Atlantic port today. The Triumph has been armed with guns, and manned by a German crew, is raiding fishing vessels on the North Atlantic fishing banks. Three schooners are already said to have been destroyed by the new raiders. Crews of the lioats destroyed, which were sunk with bombs, have reached shore. . , By using the Triumph the Germans were able to approach the unsuspecting vessels without arousing suspicion. Other crews of fishing vessels reported what they believed was a fight between a steamer and a submarine, eighty-five miles off the Atlantic coast yesterday. A S. O. S. call from a point 150 miles off the New England coast was reported by the navy department today. One sailor was lost when the steamship Proteus was sunk in a collision with another steamer oft’ Cape Hatteras, the navy department announced.

about 1,400.000 men. are now in France Chief of Staff March announced this morning. March pointed out that to accomplish this remarkable task it had-'been necessary, to scour the world for ships while to maintain the present progress and achieve the four million plan would require governing still more shipping. The emergency fleet corporation is doing “splendidly” to catch up, March said, by hiring and chartering of other ships will be necessary to meet the increased efforts. He identified the fifth division ?s the American unit which captured Srapelle in the St. Diere region, straightening a salient, leaving the Americans there only four miles from the German frontier. London, Aug. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Swiss reports received here declared that Field Marshal von Hindenburg has succeeded General Ludendorff in command of the west I front operations. Report has been * current in neutral countries that Ludendorff has Xicceeded Field Marshal von Hindenburg on the west front be- * cause of the illness of the latter. London. Aug. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“America's entry into war removed all doubts and fears of main victoey for the allies certain, but we never imagineg America could take such a splendid part so quickly," Lord Reading, British ambassador to the United States, declared in an address today. Tokio. Aug. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“Enemy detachments assaulted General Kalmuicov's band and were repulsed successfully,” said the first official communique from the Vladivostok front today. London, Aug. 21—(1:15 p. m.) — The British in their new attack between Arras and Albert, are reported to have progressed three miles in the center, reaching Achiet-Le-Grand (three miles northwest of Bapaume.) At other points in the line Byng's men have gone ahead two miles. In- ’ formation Is indefinite, but Beau- ’ court-Sur-Ancre, Achiet-Le-Petit, MoyJ enneville and Courcalles are reported to have been occupied. The attacn is reported to have been ' a complete surprise and to have been * made without any artillery prepara- ' tion. / e (By Lowel Mellett, Unitqd Press Staff j Correspondent) With the British Armies In France, v Aug. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) (Couitnued "oh Two)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 21, 1918.

TO THE WIDOW I I | Is Given the Bulk of His Estate by the Late IL Fred Scheumann WILL IS PROBATED Provides for Payment of Son, Herman—Names Him Executor. The will of H. Fred Scheumann, Lite Preble township prominent farmer, was probated ny County Clerk Will Hammell. The will bears the date of January 3. 1916, anil witnessing the execution thereof, and testifying during the probate thereof, were Charles and Fred Hullemeier and Henry Sehrodder. Mr. Scheumann provides that there be paid to the son. Herman Scheumann. the sum of S3OO for each and every year that he remained on his father’s farm from the time he was twenty-one years of age until the date of the father’s decease. The remainder of the estate, both real and 1 personal, he gives absolutely, in fee simple, to the widow, Sophia Scheumann. He asks that the son, Herman, serve as executor, and that he cause to be erected at the testator's grave, a tombstone, with the proper inscrip- j tion. The estate is estimated at SB,OOO in personal property, and $15,000, in real estate. Herman qualified as executor. giving $16,000 bond. 0 MR. CURRAN WILL BE HERE Oscar Hoffman, secretary of the Rotary Club was advised this morning by telegram that J. C. Curran, of ‘ Wabash. Ind., would be here Thurs- ' dav to speak to members of the Del catur Rotary Club at their luncheon meeting to be held at 6:30 at the r Hoti Murray. Mr. Curran will give a ‘ talk on “Memory" and a demonstra- j tion. Members are urged to he on , time. ( BACK IN 11, S, A,; 1 I Curley Rademaker Receiv- i ed Telegram Last Night from Son, Leon at CAMP MERRITT, N. .1. * Had Been in France Since J October in Big Battles ‘ —Here Soon. ( i Curley Rademaker. of Fort Wayne, t receied a telegram last night that his ‘ son. Leon Rademaker. who has been ' in France since last October, has returned to the United States. The I telegram was sent from Camp Mer- | rltt, N*. J., where he was at the time and stated that he would see his people soon. It gave no details and the family, who had no intimation that ■he would return here, until receiving the message, were very much surprised. Word of the receipt of the news was telephoned to the young man’s . alters, Mrs. Arthur Mangold and Miss I Frances Rademaker, of this city, and . they will be informed at once of his I arrival home. i Leon has participated In all of the i great battles at the front. o ANNUAL U. B. CONFERENCE The annual conference of the St. ■' Joseph Branch of the United Brethren church, of which the Decatur and n Union Chapel congregations are a ” part, will be held at Winona Lake, be- •* gining two weeks from last evening, or Tuesday, September 3. Bishop ff Font of Indianaiiolis will preside. The Rev. C. J. Miner, of the Decatur circuit, who has been here a yearoovlß ) cuit, is closing his first year’s service' ■* here.

++++++++ + + + + + -I + HOOSIER CASUALTIES. -I 14- The following is a list of to- -I + day’s casualties reported by -I 4- General Pershing: Killed in ac- 4 4- tion. 32; raising In action, 80; 4 4- wounded severely, 47; died of 4 4> wounds, 6; died from accident 4 4- and other causes, 2; wounded. + 4> degree undetermined. 5; died of 4 4- disease, 5. Total. 179. 44- INDIANA’S CASUALTY LIST. 44- Killed in Action. * •F R. D. Hilt, Lafayette 44- Omar D. Beck. Butlerville 4■F George R. Rarris, Indianapolis 44- Pete Lucak, Diamond 4- + Delbert Stephenson, Bedford + 4- Died of Disease. 44* Lloyd E. Brown, Lynn 44- The marine casualty list re- 44- ports fifteen names, of which five 44- were killed in action, one died of + 4- wounds received in action, three 4> 4- wounded in action severely, six 44 1 wounded in action, degree un- 44- determined. Not a Hoosier was 44- included in the list. 4-4-4-4--F4-4-4-4-4-4--F4-4-BRYANT BANK IS ROBBED Three Unmasked Men Raid the Bank at Noon Today —Get $3,000. MAKE THEIR GETAWAY In a Kentucky Licensed Buick — Cashier Was Shut in the Vault. Three unmasked men made a raid on the Farmers & Merchants’ bank at Bryant, Jay county, a few miles south of Geneva, at noon today, and shutting the bank cashier, his assistant and a customer who happened to be in the bank at the time, in the vault, made their getaway with $3,000 in cashOs this, $2,500 was in bills, and SSOO in silver. The men are said to have made their getaway in what is thought to have been a mud-bespattered Buick car, bearing a Kentucky license. It went out of Bryant north, and turned west. The three who were shut in the vault were gotten out within fifteen minutes, it is said. Sheriff Green was given a description of the men and their car and asked to be on the lookout for them. Two wore blue overalls and jumper, the other dark clothing. They wore derby hats. J. C. Whiteman, who is now associated with J. F. Arnold in his office In this city, was cashier of the bank until a few week# ago. when he was succeeded by Paul Edgington There is one other assistant in the bank— Miss Emma Bonham. HUSBANDJSIEAO Prof. E. Ray Burton, Head of Biology in Wisconsin College DIED AT MILWAUKEE Was Husband of Dorothy Walters, Former Decatur Young Lady. The C. L. Walters family received word of the death of their nephew. 1£ Ray Burton, husband of Dorothy Walters Burton, youngest daughtei of John Walters, formerly of Decatur now of Delaware. O. His death occurred last Wednesday at Milwaukee, Wis„ following an op eration for appendicitis. Mr. Burgm was formerly professor of Biology in Ohio Wesleyan Univer- ’ (Continued on Page Two) ' 1

: INJURIES FATAI + * Curtis Putnam, Signalmai * for the Erie, Died at Van Wert, Ohio. *IN THE HOSPITAI F F * Following Injuries Receiv i. ed While Returning £ Home from Decatur. F Curtis Putnam, 32, of Ohio City, em ployed by the Erie railroad as a bat l> teryman in the electric signal service. I- died at the Van Wert county hospital at noon yesterday, from the effects oi injuries received in an accident Mon day night while returning home from Decatur on one of the road's fast passenger trains. The Van Wert Bulletin says; "The train makes no station stop at Ohio City, and instead of the man alighting at the crossing stop he I elected to ride several blocks down I the track to the store room used by workmen of his crew. When the train came to the place where Put | narn desired to get off it is said it had attained a speed of 40 miles an hour. Despite this fact Putnam jumped. Witnesses state that his body hit the ground with such fearful impact that it bounded 30 feet. . When he was picked up it was discovered that he had suffered n fractured skull, that one side of his . face was nearly torn off and that ( several bones were broken, besides severe cuts and bruises on various parts of his body. “The injured man was hurried to the VnTT~Wert hospital where stir gieal aid was rendered. "Putnam is a son of Sol Putnam, well known in Van Wert, and has two brothers, Isaac and Sherman, who are residents of this city. About five years ago he married Miss Josephine Lease.nhoff, one of the best known young ladies of Ohio City and a daughter o f Charles Leasenhoff. Funreal arrangements have not been announced." AWARD CONTRACT Council Lets Contract to Michael Miller for Building Jackson Street. A CONTINUED SESSION Will be Held for Passage of Annual Budget and Fixing the Tax Levy. Michael Miller, well known road and street contractor of this city, was awarded the contract for the building of Jackson street, by the city council hi regular session last evening. Mr. I Miller was the only bidder on the ini provement. The street will be made a brick improvement, the cement side walks and curb already being built. I The street and sewer committee was authorized to enter into a contract with him and as soon as the ten period is up during which time the property owners may petition for the kind of brick to lie used, the work wiil be £ started. No one objected to their preliminary assessments in the matter of the B. F. Brokaw sewer and the final res olution adopting the improvement and the assessment roll and ordering same turned over to the city treasurer for collection was passed and adopted Similar action was taken in the North d Third street improvement, following i. the filing of the report of the street y and sewer committee in which they ■r stated that the assessments had been r, re-adjusted. County Auditor John Mosure filed y the annual statements of the assessi> ed valuation in the city of Decatur for the year and upon motion it was , r placed on file. This valuation is takr- en into consideration when the city -'council makes or fixes tlo annual tax

Llevy and uopn motion the council agreed to meet in a continued session on Tuesday evening. August 27th for he purpose of passing the budget and fixing the tax levy The finance com--1 mlttee will meet this evening and compile the appropriation budget The following bills were allowed and the meeting adjourned until next! Tuesday evening: C. Linn. $8.78; Waterworks pay L roll. $32 76; A. <’. Foos pay roll. $339.50: L. A. Roop. $92.96; Evans Coal Co., $231.67; Harlan Coal Co., $78.75; General Hocking Fuel Co., $283.42; Indiana Creek Coal Co.. $74.52: G. It. * I. Ry Co., $671,69; J. D. Bollinger, $3.50; Crane Co.. $330 43; Central Rubber & Supply Co., $11.96; Ft. Wayne Oil Supply Co.. $9.20; Kulve--1- Noble Co., $26.10; T. St. L. & W. Ry. t- Co.. $300.17; Schafer Hardware Co., , $26.71; J. D. McFarland, $2.00; Fott I Wayne Printing Co., $27.73; KalvirNoble Co., $14.70; Thos. Dowling. " $32.50: Dick Boch. $37.50; Everett. 1 Hite & Co., $8.00; Life Saving Device 11 Co., $1.55; City Firemen, $72.50; * Police pay roll. $82.50: Street commissioner’s pay roll, $123.40; P. & H. Supply Co., $72.65; Western Gas Co., 1 $19.06; Schafer Hardware Co., $23.1 40; John Barnett. $2.25; Decatur ’ Herald Co., $1.05; ABLE LECTURERS — , Will Bring Educational Facts Before Teachers of the County AT ANNUAL INSTITUTE To be Held Next Week— County Superintendent Announces Program. County School Superintendent Ed S. Christen is bringing arrangements to a climax for the annual Adams County Teachers' Institute to be held in the circuit court rooiu. (his city, next week—August 26-30. A very able corps of instructors has been selected. (’. T. Grawn, president of the State Normal School at Mt. Pleasant. Mich., has been chosen for the department of education; H. N. Sherwood, of Indiana University, for the department of history; i Miss Anne Rackstraw. Decatur, for the music department, with Miss Elizabeth Peterson, Decatur, pianist. The state fire marshal, or a representative of his office will also be < here one day and talk on fire protec- 1 tion in the public schools. Wednesday and Thursday, August 28 and 29 are “trustees’ days.” The institute hours will be from 8:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m and 1:00 p. m. to 3:45 p. tn. The program for the week follows: Monday Morning. Devotional —Rev. J. C .Hanna. Lecture, "What History is and How it is Made." —Prof Sherwood. Music —Miss Rackstraw. Lecture, "The School and the Child” : —Prof. Grawn. I Monday Afternoon Lecture. "The Value of History in the Curriculm”—Prof. Sherwood. ■ Music —Miss Rackstraw. ' lecture, "The Meaning and Pur- . pose of Education" —Prof. Grawn. s Tuesday Morning t Devotional —Rev. L. W. Stolte. ■> Lecttire, “Some’Evidence of a Good i- School” —Prof. Grawn. il Music —Miss Rackstraw. e Lecture, "Making History Reni" Prof Sherwood. i- Tuesday Afternoon e lecture. “Reading from the Stands- point of the Grammar Grades" Prof, d Grawn. g Music—Miss Rackstraw. r Lecture, "The Monroe Doctrine and 1. the War"—Prof Sherwood. h Wednesday Morning g Devotionals —Rev. W. S. Mills. ■t Lecture, “Echoes from the Liberty y Bell”—Prof. Sherwood. it Music—Miss Rackstraw. Lecture, "Memory Work in Liteiail ture" —Prof. Grawn. i- Wednesday Afternoon r Lecture, "What Germany Thinks s of Herself” —Prof. Sherwood. Musk —Miss Rackstruw. y Lecture, "Relative Value of the * (Continued on Page Four)

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OWEN PATRICK MEETS HEATH 1 Struck by Interurban Car at 10:55 While Crossing to Lane i TO (JO TO HIS HOME i Was Totally Deaf and Corn Field and Curve Shut Oil Car from View. Owen Patrick, aged about fifty years unmarried, totally deaf for years, was instantly killed at 10:55 this mornlug when he was struck hv e? .. southlMMind Fort Wayne-Decatur friction ear due here at 11:05. The accident occurred at the lane, south of the Sampson Pillars farm residence, leading to the A. J. Smith farm at rhe i west, down which Patrick was obligled to go to reach the house in >he sugar grove near the G. R. & I. rail mad. in which he lived as a tenant Jon the Smith farm for several years. Mr. Patrick had ridden to town this morning witli Will Schrock and after attending to some business here, he had gone back with Schrocl: in the auto. Schrock had stopped at Patrick’s mail Ik>x. near the lane entrance and had let him off at that place. Mr. Patrick had golie to his mail box and had taken out the mail, and was just crossing the interurban track to enter the lane, when the interurban c ar, which came around the curve in the track at this place, where the view is also obstructed by a corn field, struck him. Schrocl: had driven on blit a few yards, when Patrick was struck, and hearing the jar. looked around in time to see the body of the unfortunate man, flying through me air. It fell about thirty feet down the track, and was found lying at the side of the rails. Death is believed to have been instantaneous. He carried an arm full of groceries. Musk melons which he carried, were found to have been crushed, and spattered against the car front. A physician was summoned from this city, who found life extinct, having been crushed out instantly, and the coroner was then called. Mr. Patrick’s body was found to have been badly crushed. A deep cut across the eyebrows was inflicted; the frontal, nasal and upper jaw bones were crushed; his right shoulder was crushed; the right arm broken in two places; the left leg broken; the breast bone and ribs crushed. The body was brought to this city and taken the Gay, Zwick and Myers morgue to be prepared for burial. It will be taken to the home of his sister. Mrs. James Watts, at Monmouth, from which place the funeral will be held Friday afternoon at two o’clock. Owen Patrick was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick, pioneer residents of Monmouth, where he spent his early boyhood days. He was fifty years of age yesterday. The parents are deceased Besides the sister before named, there is a brother, Raymond Patrick, now known as Raymond Eggy. having been adopted by an uncle at the age of three weeks at his mother’s death. He resides in Battle Creek. Owen Patrick spent many years in service in the United States navy until he suffered a total loss of hearing when he retired a few years ago. Since then lie has been living in the vicinity of Monmouth. He was a quiet and good-natured man. and had - very many friends. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Ole Mis’ Lickiticut. who hez sourI ed on the world, says tile diff’runce between an ole maid and an unhappy wife er grass widder, ez thel ntt ole maid wears a pair uv GUM-shoe Gerr man-spy boots before instid o’ afteur marriage. SALEM M.° E. PICNIC The Salem Methodist Sunday school of Blue Creek township will have p. ; picnic Saturday, August’ 24. in the William Byrd grove. The speaker of the afternoon will be the Rev. D A. J. Brown, of Geneva. The Lilierty 'Guards will also be there.