Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1918 — Page 1

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HAIG’S ARMY NEARING ST. QUENTIN SUBURBS FRENCH DRAWING IN ON ST. GOBAIN—--20,000 AMERICANS SLIGHTLY INJURED ARE REPORTED-RUMORS OF GERMAN BOLSHEVISM. (By Lowell Mellett, United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies in France, Sep. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Haiti’s advance toward St. Quentin continued today. \s the British moved forward more fires were observed through the country between the canal Du Nord and the lower portion of lhe Hindenburg line, indicating Germans are evacuating it. The drive hinges on the Havrincourt wood. During the night 116 prisoners were gathered in and 300 were picked up yesterday, making a total of 18, 816 since September 1. Prisoners taken in Flanders reported that the Germans have put French civilians to work repairing the old German front line in the neighborhood of Armentieres.

4l'nSie«l Pre** Service) Washington, I). C„ Sept. 7— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Twenty thousand slight American casualties had not been reported to the war department up to August 20. according to information from General March today. These cases are all listed on medical record as light and not serious. General Pershing has been asked to forward them by courier. and hereafter the war department will give full information about all casualties. Heretofore Pershing has had permission to withhold the minor casualties for fear it would tend to create unwarranted anxiety. Adding these 20.000 casualties to those published to date, the total American casualties have recahed 46.9.30. a great percentage of w hich were suffered during the great American smash at the Marne. General March expressed the opinion today that the nation would face with determination and courage whatever casualty list might appear. For this reason we will have the whole list from medical records sent by courier twice a week from General Pershing, and complete information will be available to report. Pershing has been instructed to forward by cable only dead and missingParis, Sept. 7—(3:50 p. m.) —The Chemin-des-Dames is under a cross fire from allied troops south of the Aisne and to the westward. German occupants of the St. Gobain forest are endangered by the French advance. according to battle front dispatches. General Mangins troops are filte--ing on through the wooded country towards Ainiy-Le-Chateau, seven and one-half miles south of Laon. , The French are reported to have| reached the gates of St. Simon, and on the road to St. Quentin. Further northward the allied forces are march ing upon Vermand, six miles northwest of St. Quentin. Hundreds of thousands of German shells and captured ammunition docks have been listed by the French. Berlin, Sept. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Withdrawals in Picardy were reported by the war office today* The American attack northeast of Fismes was repulsed, it was announced. Washington, Sept. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Bolshevikism on a limited scale have taken root in some sections of th* German army, according to indicat' today. Recent advices have indicated that some of the German troops no longer will follow their leaders with blind obedience. and some reports have indicated that conditions approaching mutiny or disobedience have resulted from the German reverses. Officials warn that it is unwise to regard this seed of discontent as over significant at this time; and that they a*e particularly cautious to inform the nation that no signs of a real rev olutlon are now manifest in Germany The state department admitted to day that there Is more than mere German propaganda behind accumu

Ilating stories of events pointing to a possible dissolution of the Central Powers. With the French Armies in the Field, Sept. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Acting under orders the retreating Germans are demolishing everything. All villages the French occupied have been found completely [destroyed. Even the cellars were dynamited. Huge bonfires of furniture were found blazing in the streets. All important buildings were blown up with mines. London, Sept. 7—(1:10 p. m.) —The French have occupied the important railway junction at Targnier, without opposition, cutting the German main line of communication between St. Quentin and Laon, it was learned authoritatively here today. So far the French have advanced an average of two miles on a twentymile front, but at places they have gone forward more than four miles. Progress on practically the whole front from Havrincourt wood to the Aisne continued this morning more rapidly than expected, it was learned. Advices said the British now occupy practically half of Havrincourt wood. It was learned the line now runs from Havrincourt wood through Metz-en-Cauture, Pins, Lieramont, Longavesnes, Tincourt, Boucly, Hancourt, Tortry, Lanchy and west of Amigny through Petit-Barisis, Bassole and Hulers, westward of Mont de Singes and Laffaux mill and westward of Sancy to Celle-surAisne. Amsterdam, Sept. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —On the BelgianDutch frontier, German members of the landsturm sappers corps today are building a new line of defense. It is believed the German command proposes to make this conform to the Meuse line in event that a retreat to it is necessary before winter. (The Belgian-Dutch frontier runs from 28 to 150 miles behind the present fighting front in France and Belgium.) Washington, D. C., Sept. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Ninety-three I per cent of the American troops now in France are under the direct command of Genera! Pershing, senators of the war department conference today said they had been informed. They took this to mean that this distinctive American force is about to be used for some big purpose, though they said specifically they had I received no intimation of the staff's , plans. | Paris. Sept. 7—(Special to Daily f Democrat)—With the advance of the Americans and French toward LaFere and the St. Gobain hills, Laon and positions north of the Aisne, in ’ the very center of the German de- ' sense system from the sea to Verdun : zrr imperilled. t London. Sept. 7-(Special to Daily f Democrat)—Hancourt has been taken by the British in their advance toward St. Quentin, Field Marshal Haig ’ reported today. (Hancourt is nearly seven miles east of the Somme, j where the present British offensive started Thursday.) o Stockholm. Sept. 7-(Spacial to the r Daily Democrat) —Escaping from the y bohbeviki, 121 Americans and 72 Italn ians, including members of their let- gallons, have arrived in Sweden from y Russia. Diplomats in the parties said >. the bolshttvil-i planned to arrest them e simultaneously with the British but j-' (continued on Page Two)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, September 7 ,1918.

THE AUTO MONEY I'Adams County (Jets sll, 11 594.22 from the Slate License Fund for ROAD MAINTENANCE In Semi-annual Distribution —Distribution Made by State Auditor. In the semi-annual distribution of auto license money, Adams county will receive $14,594.22. The distribution is made by the. auditor of state and the apimrtionment just made is ' for money paid in for auto licenses , for the six months ending June ?0. I The total to be distributed, according to the Indianapolis News, is $7,162,124.91. The News says: "The apportionment is based <>n three factors: One-third of the total distributed equally among the, nine-ty-two counties: one-third distributed on the basis of the total improv’d road mileage in each county and one--1 third distributed one the basis of the total amount of automobile license money paid in by each county. "The figures were not given to the , public before Itecause the treasurer of state’s office Insisted that the distribution be held up to permit the money to remain in state depository banks for as long a period as possible. The money now goes to the counties for use in road maintenance. "The amount distributed to each county of the state under the first plan of distribution —an equal amount of one-third of the total to each county—reached $4.201.59. w o MAKE CAMPAIGN Women. Held Meeting Yesterday Preliminary to Active Campaign TOR NEW MEMBERS In Suffrage League—Also Petition Equal Suffrage Amendment. The following was contributed relative to the meeting held yesterday: "Yesterday afternoon at the Masonic hall, was held a meeting which should have been of interest to every citizen of Adams county, and especially to every woman —a meeting dealing with the enfranchisement of women. "Mrs. Fred A. McCulloch, of Fort Wayne, in a convincing and forceful address, set forth the views and desires of the wide-awake, intelligent American women of today, who are asking for the right of the ballot as citizens of a country which claims to base its government on democracy; who are urging the passage of the Federal Suffrage amendment as a war measure. And Adams county has a duty to perform in securing the passage of that amendment. The . constitution of the present time reads . that all “males” above the age of twenty-one shall have the right of I ballot. The Federal Suffrage amendi ment would have it read that all "citizens" altove the age of twentyone shall have the right of the ballot thus enfranchising the women of the country. “In every state of the union during 1 the past, month the Franchise League i has conducted a campaign secur.ng ( the signatures of men and women to a petition urging the passing of this amendment in the senate. Adams < county has been asked to obtain 7.000 ’ petition signatures and 1.000 Fran- • chise League members —men and wo--1 me.n who are willing to go on record f for equal suffrage. Mrs. J. S. Peter- ’’ son is county chairman and Dr. Burns e is city chairman for the campaign. They will take up the work next week p and have it finished before Septeme ber 14th. when the intensive work of |. the Liberty Loan campaign opens, s- “Mr. Walters, in addressing t'ae Q meeting, said that he was not making d the talk that he might be placed ou p record as in favor of woman suffrage t —he bad been on record for equal ~ suffrage for a good many years, and

he wasn’t an old man either. Tie said the indifference of a large number of women was largely responsible for American women not having the vote- that most thoughtful and intelligent men are in favor of the enfranchisement of women Ills talk was splendid. "So men and women of Adams county, wake up! l>et us put Adorns county on record for Equal Suffrage during the coming week.” o MR. BOCKMEYER WILL SING The members of the Baptist church and their friends are looking forward to a great day tomorrow, when Mr. Henry Bockmeyer who rang so beautifully during the Renn evangelistic meetings will bo with us again and sing at all the services. Rev. H. G. Hamilton will preach both morning and evening. NOTED WORKERS Will Take Part in Tuberculosis Conference at St. Louis, Mo. ON OCTOBER 2 TO 4 Will Have a Service Flag— Dr. Roy Archbold DeleI gate from Here. The sixth annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis will convene at the Planters Hotel, St. Louis, October 2 3 and 4. 1918. Dr. Roy Archbold was ap- I pointed Adams county delegate by i Governor Goodrich. 1 Among the speakers for the con- ; (erence are Dr. George Thomas Palm- 1 er. president of the Illinois Tuberculosis Association and representative of the tuberculosis committee of national council of defense who will speak on "The Returned Tuberculosis Soldier"; Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the Children's Bureau at Washington who will speak on "Children's Year"; Dr. Charles P. Emerson, Dean of Indiana University School of Medicine, whose subject will be "The Diagnosis of Early Tuberculosis”; Dr. Donald B. Armstrong ‘‘The Framingham Experiment"; Dr. E. A. Gray, “Artificial Pheumothonx’ (’apt. Kennon Dunham “The X-Ray” Dr. E. V. Brumbaugh. "Meeting lhe Demand for More Nurses," etc. Many subjects you are interested in will be discussed: such as, "The Requirements for Rural Nursing"; “After the Sanatorium, what?” "Disease Prevention an Essential War Industry"; “Civilization Relief”; "Op- | en Air schools"; “Legislation Exh:- ( bits” etc. We are to have a service flag at the conference. We must know soon, in order to have the flag made, how , many workers we have in service. Please mail to the state office at once ( the names of the workers from your , county whom we may count in this ( flag. Here is the list of delegates and , workers already heard from: Mi“s Mary Ogilvie. Evansville; Dr. Amos Carter and Mrs. Carter, of Plainsfield Dr. C. J. Stevens, Rockville; Dr. Alfred Henry, Miss Mary A. Meyers and Miss Kate Wolverton. Indianapolis. | Send us your name if you are going to attend the conference. Shall we arrange a luncheon for the Indiana delegates? Let us have »n expression of your desire in regard to this, e advise you to make your hotel reservations early. — LIEUT. ROY JAHN RETURNS Lieutenant Roy Jahn has returned to Camp Taylor, Ky., after a five days' visit with his wife and his moth er. He graduated from the. Decatur high school in 1911 and completed i his college course at Indiana Univeri sity. Bloomington. Entering military i service, he was commissioned a secI ond lieutenant, being in the field ar- . tillery. — —o~~ —— MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION The regular meeting of the Decat"r 3 Ministerial Association will be held . at the Public library. Monday afterc noon at 1:30 o’clock. The paper will - be given by Rev. L. W. Stolte, on the f "Prophecy of Nahum." W. S. MILLS. Pres. i — u FOR AN OPERATION. I J Mrs. John Amspaugh of west of a the city was taken to the hospital at 1 Bluffton yesterday for an operation 1 today.

NOT ONE WAS HIT Private Floyd F. Marbaugh of Pleasant Mills. This County, One of PATROL OF SIX MEN Prevented Germans Flanking Americans—Twelve Hours Under Fire. Private Floyd F. Marbaugh. twen-ty-three, of Pleasant Mills, son of Henry Marbaugh of that place, is one of the husky Adams county boys who is doing good work in keeping down the Germans, although he has been in service only five months. He entrained here March 29 and was sent to Camp Taylor, Ky., but is now on the firing line. The Chicago Examiner tells of an experience of Marbaugh’s that conics to few men. Marbaugh was one of a patrol of five men under Lieutenant Edward F. Fitzgerald, of New York, the six boys lying for twelve hours under fire in a shell hole on the American left flank before Fismette, during a heavy German attack. For twelve hours this little patrol of six kept up such a hot fire that every effort of the Germans to flank the American line, failed. To cap the good story not one of the six men was hit . o EARL STEELE IN FRANCE George Steele has a letter from his brother. Earl, in which he states that he is in France and very near the firing line. He is gaining in health and in all ways, and is getting along fine. THROUGH THE AIR Decatur’s First Mail by Airplane Arrived This Morning—A Card TO JOHN W. VAIL Miss Erwin Expects Lieut. Woolsey by Airplane from Dayton. The first mail to arrive in Decatur by aerial route came this morning being a postcard sent to John W. Vail by his brother, J M. Vail, of Bryan, O. The card was an ordinary government postcard with a special aerial stamp, of sixteen cents applied. It was dated Thursday afternoon at three o'clock, at Bryan, and was postmarked as arriving here at seven o’clock this morning. The card was undoubtedly sent on the route from Cleveland. €>., to Chicago, from which latter place it was sent by rail way mail. The card bore a message that Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vail had ju-t returned from two weeks at Oden, and that they were sending this card by aerial mail, the first that had passed over the country. The aerial postal card bore the picture of an airship Decatur may expect a distinguished visitor in the person of Lieutenant Woolsey, of Dayton. O. He is in the aviation corps at that place ind is expected to arrive today by airship to call on Miss Luella Erwin, of Valparaiso. daughter of the late Dr. Erwin. who is a guest of her uncle. Attorney D. B. Erwin. oBOYD REX IS APPOINTED Boyd Rex, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rex, of this city, has been commissioned a government, meat inspector and ordered to report at Rock Island, 111., where he will inspect meat in a large packing establishment. Boyd worked at. the Mutschler shop on Monroe street until last spring, since whih time he has been employed at the Prott meat shop in Fort Wayne. He is an expert cutter and made a splendid grade in his , examination. He tried to enter war service but was rejected. He is planning now to move his family to Rock Island where they will reside. o TO WAR EXPOSITION Mrs. Jesse ”Cole and daughter, Frances, and sons. Gerald. Carrel and Bob. will spend Sunday in Chicago. They will attend the war exposition while there.

ADOPT LANSING PLANS FOR 4TH LIBERTY LOAN MODIFIED!!) MEET LOCAL CONDITIONS --VOLUNTEER SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THREE OAYS-SOLICITORS AND ‘■SHOCK" COMMITTEE FOLLOW UP. The Lansing plan for soliciting for the Liberty Loan, somewhat modified to meet conditions, will be used for the Fourth drive in Adams county. This was decided upon by a unanimous vote, at last night's meeting of the advisory committee. t’nder this plan following a two week's intensive campaign which starts a week from today and during which speeches will he made in every part of every township in the county, the first three days of the drive, September 28th, 29th and 30th, will be set aside as davs for voluntary subscriptions. WILL YOU BE A VOLUNTEER?

In other words the campaign will be conducted in such a manner that the very highest and noblest sentiment will be produced it is hoped and believed, and every citizen will be given an opportunity to do his share, his very best, without being personally solicited and without any coercion or threatening. Daniel N. Erwin, chairman of the speakers’ bureau, will within a few days arrange the schedule of the speakers, arranging for as many in eacn township and town as is deemed advisable. Men of the deferred classes will be asked to help in securing the attendance of every man and woman in the district. No subscriptions will be taken at these meetings but every one will be urged to volunteer on the days fixed. On these days booths will be arranged probably in every school house in the county and the captains and their workers will look after these. As you volunteer your name will be recorded together with the amount you have previously subscribed, so that at all times an exact tally can be reported. It is hoped that the entire quota will be thus volunteered and that those who refuse to do their part in a true American Way, will be so isolated that they will be minus. It is the belief that the spirit of this great event will inspire and appeal to the heart of every citizen who desires this great nation to continue to live and prosper. Every person should help make it so successful ( that we can report meeting the quota at the end of the third day. Dr. Roy Archbold and A. M. Fisher, in charge of the transportation . reported that 105 cars have been donated for the campaign. In case the entire quota is not reached and this is quite probable, a stiff campaign will be made. Captains and their workers in each township will meet on Monday, the third day. and check the ( subscriptions with the index cards' now prepared and in the hands of. Chairman Schirmeyer If any have failed to subscribe voluntarily or any have failed to do their full share, the township organizations will proceed to the canvass Tuesday morning and following this a round-up will be made by a “shock committee,’ so that the campaign will be most effective and most fair. You will be given every opportunity to do your part patriotically before efforts are made to urge any person to subscribe. Mrs. Knapp, chairman of the ladies' organization, with Mrs. C. V. Con- ' nell and Mrs. F. E. France, attended last night’s meeting and were made ■ members of the executive committee. ’ They promise splendid aid from the women and approved the plans as so far adopted. In addition to these plans there will lie a number of pub--1 licity measures, including several big ’ events over the county. A letter with an appiiation and full details ' may be sent to each person in each 1 district. A meeting of the speakers I is now being arranged and within the 1 next few days the captains and their ' asistants will be called into session. : There will be vigorous effort to • spread the gospel of the Fourth Libi erty Loan to every quarter of the . .county. Ministers in each church t will be asked to devote a part or all > of their sermons on the two Sundays ■ preceding the drive to Liberty Loan and the organization for this drive will be the closest, and it is believed, most effective ever made here. A , committee, consisting of Chairman I Schirmeyer, D. N. Erwin of the speakers’ bureau. Mrs. Knapp of the ladies | organization, and J. H. Heller of publicity committee, will be held Sun-,

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I day afternoon at which time will be t formulated a complete draft of the . plans of procedure which will be preI sented at the meeting Monday night . for approval or change. ; With the exception of two units, , the captains were reported at last , night's meeting, the organization to . date being as follows: I Union —Walter Whittenbarger. cap- . tain. i Root —Fred Schurger Preble—C. W. Hohnhaus and Fred Kolter. Kirkland —Not reported. Washington—Frank Heimann St. Mary’s—A. N. Bowen and Jasper Case. Blue Creek —Charles Foesell and John Hoblett. Monroe —John F. Hocker French —Not reported. Hartford —Chris Either. Wabash—L. N. Stahl and Alonzo Lo«T. Jefferson—Daniel Rumple. Decatur—T. J. Durkin. Monroe —W. S. Smith. Berne—E. K Shalley. Geneva—S. H. Teeple. —o HOOSIER CASUALTIES. The folowing are today’s casualties as reported by the commander of the American expeditionary forces: Killed in action. 27; missing in action. 15; wounded severely. 164; died from Incident. 2; wounded, degree unde- | termined. 69; died of wounds, 17; toI tai. 293. Wounded Severely. Charlie W. Pence, Richmond Roman J. Vosmeier, Richmond Tony J. Dubanowich, Gary Homer Jenkins. Winchester Fred Farley, Terre Haute Missing in Action. Wilbur E. Kruger. Laporte Wounded, Degree Undetermined. Frank H. Donahue. Indianapolis I Roy R. Hammond. Hymera William R. Hunter. Connersville o CHILDREN'S ENTRANCE All children who will be six years of age by the first of October are permitted to attend school on next Monday. September 9th. All chidren who [ will be six years of age by February 15th, 1919, will be permitted to enter school at the begining of the second semester, begining the second week in January. M. F. WORTHMAN, Public School Supt. o I INSPECTOR WILL SPEAK 1 ■■ —— -■ The public is invited and urged to , hear the address to be delivered by , Oscar H. Williams, Indiana high > school inspector at the dedication of . the beautiful new high school huild- > ing in this city on next Wednesday, r Mr. Williams will speak on “The High ? School and the Community." and his i talk will be worth hearing. , o — THREE MORE AIRPLANES '' Three airplanes each carrying two ■ men. traveling about 2,000 feet high, ’ passed over this city, going southeastward, at 10:30 this morning. It. ' is presumed that they were return--1 ing to the Dayton field. Hundreds 1 saw them as they sailed directly over this city. i _ _ » MEETING AT GENEVA The Womans Franchise League ; will hold a meeting at Geneva, Tues- ■ day evening, to which a large crowd from this city will attend. Speakers from this city will make up the pro{grain.