Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1918 — Page 1

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Volume XVI. Number 226.

45,000 TURKS TAKEN BY THE BRITISH

HAVE OCCUPIED AMMAN AN IMPORTANT CENTER THREE GERMAN OFFICERS ANO 103 MEN DESERT TO BRITISH LINESLOCAL BOARDS TO PROCEED WITH PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

(United Press Service) London. Sept. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) — British forces have occupied the important Turkish center of Amman. 1 on the Hed.jaz railway, thirty miles east of the Jordan, it was officially announced in a dispatch from General Allenby received here today. The Turks are retreating northward along the railway, closely pursued by the allies. The allies have also captured Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, after determined resistance. The total Turkish prisoners taken in the Palestine offensive already has passed 45,000, ac-' cording to unofficial dispatches.' (By Lowell Mellett, United Press staff correspondent) With the British Army in France, Sept. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat —Three German officers and. 102 men deserted west of St. Quentin last night, and slipped across into the British lines. An order issued by Von Ludendorff speaks of increased complaints from ' the men on leave at home. "Creatiig I an unfavorable impression by statements bordering on high treason.* and inciting to disobedience.” “Some of this is due to the natural irritation of the soldiers feeling the superticiaM/ or Are wearrmess anu ; despondency which unfortunately is I so widely prevaiant at home,” the order continues. “Officarr should carefully explain to the soldiers that while traveling they see the surface only.” Berlin via London, Sept. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fifty American and French troops were captured by the Germans in a counter-at-tack in the Moselle region where allied partial attacks were repulsed, the German war office announced today. London, Sept 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) — A Bulgarian coalition government, perhaps a separate pence may result from the present offensive. was the belief expressed here] this afternoon. The important Bulgarian center of Istip has been captured by allied troop,, according Ho dispatches, received from the Salonika front today J German troops are continually

HOW TO BUY FOURTH LIBERTY BONDS | There are three ways: (1) I Pav cash in full before October 19. I <2) With application pay 10 per cent; then pay 20 x f per cent November 21st; 20 per cent December y 119th; 20 per cent January 16th; 30 per cent Jami- g arv 30th, and accrued interest and get bonds. (3) I I With application pay 10 per cent; then on or | before October 19, go to your bank and make defi- | nite arrangements when you can pay balance. We | will meet any reasonable proposition. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Decatur, Ind. OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK, Decatur, Ind. THE PEOPLES LOAN & TRUST CO., Decatur, Ind. FARMERS STATE BANK. Preble, Ind. MONROE STATE BANK, Monroe, Ind. g BANK OF BERNE, Berne, Ind. PEOPLES STATE BANK, Berne, Ind. g FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK, Geneva. H § BANK OF GENEVA, Geneva.

YOU MUST REGISTER RY OCTOBER 7TII OR YOU CANNOT VOTE IN NOVEMBER

firing on Bulgarians, who desert from > the battle line, it was officially announced today by the Serbian war office, in the communique received. German prisoners, according to the communique, complained that the Bulgarians intentionally capture and abandon a great number of German 1 i made machine guns. | “Among other material captured, were 19 guns of heavy calibre,” the I statement said Near Ijbor we are pursuing enemy columns which are retreating, completely routed. Washington, Sept. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Instructions have been sent out to local boards to proceed at once with the examination of registrants to determine their physic:al fitness for military service, the war department announced today. This is to be done regardless of any appeals that may have been made to the district board unless there is a pending claim for deferred classification. ■ In connection with this it was alIso announced that a registrant who has been examined by the local board I and found fit for service will not , have the right to appeal for examin.ation before a medical advisory board as had been the practice in previous* drafts. Ixmdon. Sept 26—(Special to Daily ’' ft ' 'pp: ; , I during August totalled 176,401 tons |and allied shipping losses constituted 151.275 tons, the admiralty oflicially announced. (By Frank J. Taylor, United Press staff correspondent) With the Americans on the Metz Front, Sept. 25 —(Delayed)— American troops, with French cooperation advanced east of the Moselle this morning. They gained their first objective despite German artillery resistance. I The American line of the Moselle (extends in practically a straight line i from Vandieres to Nomeny. It averages from a mile and a half to three miles front German border. — ] Washington. Sept. 26 (Special Io (Daily Democrat) Through an arrangement completed with the allied governments, all loans made them by the United States may—and prob--1 ably will—be extended into long 'Continued on Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, September 26, 19LS.

ROADS ARE FINE In France Says Melvin Gallogly—Buildings Are Substantial. TAKES SEVERAL YEARS To Build Them—Weather is Fine, But Nights Are Rather Cool. Mrs. Tom Gallogly has the following letter from her son. Melvin, in France: Angere, France. Aug. .6 Dear Mother and All: i As 1 have some time this evening 1 will try and write you a few lines to let you know I am well and hope you | are the same. We are having some very fine weather here, the days are nice and warm and at night they get very cool that you can stand to have 'two blankets over you. | 1 would like for you to be ov >r I here and see how the people have it. and see what they have to eat. All you can see them eating is hrowti bread, without any butter on it. To look at the bread it is very hard. Have you been getting my letters or not. I have written to you every week since we have landed in France and have not got any word of any kind and some of the boys have been getting mail from the states and have only been here for three weeks. Did you and Portia Thomas get the things that I sent in a letter some time ago? I wrote to Margaret and Carrie some time ago and told them where I was. There are some nice things in France. SomeTiii e roads and they are very good. It is no wonder the buildings are. good over here for it takes them three to four years to build a building. As 1 am getting sleepy and think I will go to bed liefore long, and as 1 have told you all I know for this time I will close hoping to hear from you soon. From your son, Permanent Detachment, A. P. O. 733. American E. F. ARE CLASSIFYING Local Board Begins Big Task of Classifying the New Registrants. FROM 19 10 36 YEARS Over One Thousand Men Will be Classified Under Present Regulations. N. Christen and Sheriff Ed Green comprising the local military board, started this morning on the big and tedious task of classifying over one thousand Adams county registrants between the ages of nineten to thir-ty-six, inclusive, their aim being to classify about fifty men each day until the job is completed. Os the 2231 men who registered on September 12th in this county for military sarvice, 1,017 come within the nineteen to thirty-six ago limit. By Satuiday of this week, Clerk E. B. Adams will have mailed questionnaires to each one of the above number of men and as they fill out and return same, they will be classified by the local board. The %ame rules and regulations as those governing and used in the old classification process are being followed by the board in this classification. All cases, ex cept where a registrant claims a de ferred class on account of agricul tural or occupational purpsuit, are classified by the local board. Where a registrant is married, has a farnilj or leases a farm of sufficient size he must be given two classes, that is it entitled to them. The local board classifies him on his dependency claim, while the district, board ruDs 'on his agricultural claim. ) The board will be iu session tor the

1 1next, month or six weeks. Four Cases Back 1 The district board returned 'he following classifications this morning, each man l.eing pl-.eed in class one: Clarence Habcgger, Berm-; 11-ilph S. Krill. Decatur; Oscar I). Price. Geneva and Haymond H Yoder. Geneva. Will Leave October 3rd Entrainment orders for the one 1 limited service man to go to Jefferson i Barracks. Mo., were received today. 'Jesse F. Foreman, of Borne, has be >n selected for the call, lie will leave this city Thursday, October 3rd ;-t 8:27 a. m. over the Clover Leaf lor St. Ixmis and then transfer to Jefferson Barracks. IN THE SCHOOLS Patriotic Exercises Will he Conducted Friday Morning in THE CITY SCHOOLS Liberty Loan Bureau Sends Speakers to Give Talks —Music by Pupils. Patriotic exercises will be held in the schools of the city Friday at 8:15 a. m. A program consisting of mushwill be given by the schools and talks by the teachers or visitors. Following is a list of speakers sent by the Speaker's Bureau to some of the buildings: South Ward —Mrs. O. H. Odell. Riley School—Mrs. W. S. Mills. North Ward—Mrs. R I). Myers. Central School—C. L. Walters and C. J. Lutz. High School —French Quinn, Mrs. Emma Daniel and Fred F. Thornburg o MOTOR THIP TO CHICAGO Mrs. Mary Parrish has return? 1 from the country' where she stayed with her sister-in-law. Mrs. Jacob Crist, west of the city, during the absence of the latter’s children, Mr. and - Frank Breiner who motored to Chicago. They visited there with Mr. and Mrs. Breiner’s daughter. Mrs. Milo Hilyard. They left last Thursday and returned Tuesday, enjoying a fine trip. They came home byway of Elkhart where they stopped at. the Will Diehl and W. J. Scooley homes, Mr. Scooley being ill. FUNERAL HELD TODAY (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Sept. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The ftuieral of Captain J. J. Hammond, British aviator, who was killed in a fall of his aeroplane Saturday, was held today. The body was placed temporarily in the mausoleum belonging to Carl J. Fisher at Crown Hill. FATHER IS DEAD John Niblock, Aged Ninetytwo Years, Ded at , Avilla, Ind. WAS THE FATHER Os Mrs. Kate Place and Mrs. Tom Mylott—Brother Comes Todav. i i ■ s John Niblock aged ninety-two years g father of Mrs. Tom Mylott. and Mrs. )■ Kato Place, of this city, died yesterd day morning at Avilla from infirm!y- ties of age. 3- Mr. Niblock made his home here, 1- chiefly with his daughter, Mrs. My--e lott, until about seven or eight years e ago when he went to Avilla to reside, yl He is survived by several other e children. A son, Andrew, of Warren, if O. and also a brother of the deceased d William Niblock, of Warren, were y here today and left at noon, enroute s to Avilla to take the body to HuntiliiSton for burial iu the cemetery e where the wife was interred.

| A LINEN SHOWER Linens for France Will be Asked from Adams County Homes FOR THE HOSPITALS To Care for the Wounded and 111 Soldiers—Take to Red Cross. Are you getting your linens ready to send io the needy hospitals in France to care, for our wounded and ill soldier boys? Adams county, through the Rod Cross, is asked to help the Lake Division out with contributions expected of it. Tho amount of linens asked from tho Ixike Division follows. .87,511!) hath towels... 19x38,.. S 116. 175.000 hand towels. . 18x30..S 114. 122.500 -handkerchiefs . 18x18. S 135 8.750 napkins. . 14x14. ,S 117. 45.500 sheets..64xlo2..Heavy unbleached muslin. This is to be taken during the week of September 30 and you are asked to leave it al the north door of the lower part of the library, this being a part of the Red Cross headquarters. Each family is asked to contribute from its reserve stock. Wherever it is practical, housewives are urged to make up these articles from old linen skirts and dresses, not too worn, and from pieces of new linen that my hap pen io be available. Laundering—lt is necessary that all articles, whether new or otherwise be laundered before inspection, sorting and packing. Many local laundries will undoubtedly Ise willing to do this work for the Red Cross without charge. A special effort should be made to secure thi, co-operation. o — YOUR BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS The Old Adams County Bank will be open at eight o’clock a. m until nine o’clock p. tn. Saturday and Monday for Liberty Doan subscriptions. Subscriptions will also be taken it Liberty Loan Headquarters. A NEW PASTOR On the Decatur Methodist Circuit —The Rev. Walter Krider IS THE NEW MINISTER Succeeds the Rev. P. B. Leach Who Resigns to Enter on War Work. The Rev. Waiter Krider, pastor of the Methodist church in Monroe, is the new pastor on the Decatur circuit of the Methodist church. He will take up the work at once, and succeeds the Rev. P. B. Leach, who has been on the circuit for the past eighteen • months, but who resigned last > week to go into some form of war work. The Rev. Leach is now in | Detroit.• Mich, on business relating to his new work. Dr. W. W. Martin, the superintendent of the Fort Wayne Methodist district, was successful, however, in finding a very excellent man to take 8 the charge. The Rev. Krider is a young man of splendid equipment, having graduated from the university i- and also having had a strong course in the seiminary. He is in every way Si fitted for the work in this large field. NOTICE TO LIBERTY GUARD s >. All members of the Decatur Liberr ty Guards are requested to report at i, Post Hall at 10:00 Friday morning I to guard the aviation field. We will e also taka part in the parade and all b members are asked to meet again at -12:30 for that purpose. Please be on .-'hands in uniform if you have one. | By Order of Captain.

1 WARPLANE COMING HERE WILL BOMHOMMUNITY ‘ TO ADVERTISE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN ■ TOMORROW—BLUE JACKETS, SENATOR BEVERIDGE AND A SERVICE FLAG PARADE, 1 I ++•*•*+++++++++++ + * + + + + + + + + + + + + + TOMORROW’S BIG PROGRAM + + + + 10:00 O’clock—One hour concert by the famous Blue Jacket band + + from Great Lakes naval train ing station and talks by Major Har- + 4- riman. 4- + 11:30 O’clock —Arrival of warplanes to bomb the city. Will land at + 4- Daily Field east of city. 44- 1:00 O'clock—Service Flag Parade, lead by buglers, sixty school + 4- children and with other features. <• 4- 2:00 O’clock—Speech at court house by Senator Albert J. Beveridge. 4- ++*++++++++++++ + + + + + + + + + + * + + +

A telegram received late last evennig gave the official information that one or more warplanes will arrive in Decatur about noon Friday for an hour’s exhibition. This will make the program a splendid one indeed with four big features and should attract a big crowd. The warplane will come here from Dayton, Ohio, and will go to Muncie from here. The plane will land at the Dailey farm a mile and a quarter northeast of the city where A. R. Bell has prepared forty acres according to specifiations and instructions from Lieut. Anderson, who was l here a few days ago. A large white cross has been whitewashed on the ground. 150x100x5, and t lie course mowed to meet the orders The Lib | erty Guard will be on hand to prevent any persons getting on the field ' and every precaution will be taken to avoid accident. However, every one • will be given the opportunity to se > the plane and to get some idea of how j a city is bombed by airplane during. The Blue Jacket band will arrive at 9:35 over the Interurban, a mes- ] sage from Colonel Garard last evening confirming the date after some rumors that the trip had been called ( off. A concert will be given at the] court house with speeches by Major Harriman. The band carries thirty. playing pieces. Senator Beveridge will arrive here at 11:30 from Bluffton, where he is to be met by the reception committee He will speak at the court house at 2 o'clock and will leave at four over the traction. Tlie plans for the service flag parade are complete and this will be one of the big features. The parade forms on Fourth street near the Central school house and marches north to Monroe street, east to Second and . south to the court house Meetings will be held tonight in 1 each township for the special purpose ■ of instructing all the workers. The i volunteer days are Saturday. Sunday and Monday, and it is hoped that the ! Adams county quota of $750,000 can be subscribed in these three days. r__ - —

TO Ol R CITY SUBSCRIBERS. 1 Beginning October Ist, in compliance with the gov--1 eminent order that all subscriptions to the Daily Demo- ’ crat must be paid for in advance, the carriers boys will pay for every paper taken from this office and delivered a to his customers in the city. This means that the carrier boys must finance their own business, shoulder part ot y the financial burden and see that each and every one of '* his patrons, regardless of their credt or financial standy ing, pays him every week. The new order makes it a cash business between us and the newsies and you. \\ ill you help the newsboy by paying your subscription—just one thin dime—each week. It preferable you can t pay in advance at this office and we will refund to your ; carrier. Only under these conditions and government 1 regulations will subscribers he furnished the Daily j Democrat. J Pay the newsboy every Saturday night. He cant I afford to carrv you on his books. | THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.

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-I The amount specified in your letter t is the minimum you are expected to t ' volunteer. Subscribe as much more i as you can and help make the three ■ ' days a real success. Eat it township i I must make its quota and it will save a lot of hard work if you do it volun- - tarilv. Don’t be a slacker. 1 I I Dixon C. Williams, one of the great- ' est orators of tHe west, will accomI pany the War Exhibit Train, which comes here the morning of Saturday. October sth. He will describe, the , trophies collet led ol> the bailie trouts of Europe. The train is proving a big drawing card everywhere. j Buttons, badges, rolls of honor, reI port cards, application blanks and i other supplies have been arranged and i will be sent to the various townships and corporations this evening. Plans for the big drive are practically eomI plete and indications are that every | citizen will do his part. A citizen of Decatur refused to ac- , cept his letter from the Liberty Loan ' committee and in doing so if he knew' it lie was knocking on the “trouble I door.” These letters are not ordinary , mail. They are letters authorized by 1 the government and the penalty for I interfering in any way with the sale I' of Liberty Bonds, is very severe. What action will lie taken with this letter is not known but the act was a very foolish one. indeed. Splendid meetings were held in many parts of the county last night, and from every section comes the report that the citizens are ready and eager and willing to gladly volunteer not their bit but their best for the Fourth Liberty Loan Be sure to decorate tomorrow, Decatur business men. Hang out the flags and hunting. Homes especially along the line of march for the pai rade should be decorate. Don’t over- > look this. • I ~ ('. E. Bell, fuel administrator, will > issue permits to persons using cars i for War Work on Sunday Car must display an official card.