Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1918 — Page 1

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THE PRESIE ANSWER FORTHCOMING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TURKEY GIVES UP—ACCEPTS TERMS AND ASKS FOR ARMISTICE—THE COUNTRY IS ASSURED PRESIDENT DID NOT WEAKEN OUR POSITION. — (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., Oct. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The German reply accepting President Wilson’s demand for evacuation of France and Belgium was delivered to Secretary of State Lansing at noon today and shortly after the official text was handed to President Wilson. It was said to be identical with the text previously published. During the morning the president conferred with Secretary Lansing, Secretary Daniels, Secretary Baker and Colonel House regarding the reply which all agree must be forthcoming as soon as possibleWashington. D. C.. Oct. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Turkey today besought the president to take upon himself the task of re-establishing peace; accepted Wilson’s fourteen terms as a basis for negotiations and requested an immediate general armistice. The note, following closely the line of the German and Austrian peace notes, was delivered by the Spanish ambassador. It read: “The undersigned charge d’ affairs of Turkey has the honor of acting upon instructions from his government to request the royal government to inform secretary of state of the United States of America by telegraph that the imperial government request the president of the United States of America to take upon himself the task of re-establishment of peace, to notify all fighting nations of this demand, and to invite them to delegate plenipotentiaries to immediate negotiations. The imperial government accepts as a basis for the negotiations the program laid down by the president of the U. S. in his message to congress of January 8, 1918, and in his subsequent declarations, especially the speech of September 27. f “In order to put an end to the shedding of blood, the imperial Ottoman government requests that steps be taken for the immediate conclusion for a general armistice, on land and sea, and in the air.” Washington, D. C., Oct. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) — “The country may rest assured that the president will do nothing in this situation, w hich will weaken the advantages gained by the victorious allied armies in the field,” said Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, today, following a conference with President Wilson. “It is obviously Impossible for the president at this time to take the whole world into his confidence'because he is obtaining the views of Lloyd George, Premier Clemenceau, and others. But no one need worry, least of all the United States senate, that hel would do anything by diplomacy, note writeing or any other measures, that would weaken our position.

(United Press Service) 11 Washington, Oct. 14—(Special to i Daily Democrat) — Germany's uncon- 1 ditional surrender was demanded in i the senate today as the only peace terms that would be acceptible by the American people. Senator Brandgee, Conn.; New, Indiana, and MeCumber, North Dakota, emphasized ’ that the only way to assure a real victory was by a crushing defeat to the German army. i, Amsterdam, Oct. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The government nf Luxemberg has appealed to Presi-I dent Wilson for protection of the rights of that country, according to official dispatches received here today Luxemberg demands that its territory shall be evacuated by the German armies. (By Robert J. Bender, United Press j Staff Correspondent) 1 Washington, D. C., Oct. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Only one I thing —the record of the Hohenzol-; lerr.s—appears today to stay the hand of President Wilson in accepting Ger- j many’s plea for action to restore peace. And, even this obstruction may be i waived by the president, provided a bond—either human hostages or allied occupation of some German territory—is given to insure Germany’s keeping faith. I If, however, the president finds he. cannot talk business with the Ger-i man aujiorities as at present consti-i tuted, it is believed certain he will j clearly point out in bis reply to the German people how they may hasten peace. To thoroughly understand the rather marked change in atmosphere about the momentous situation since the president’s return to Washington,

three things must be kep in mind: First, the president is essentially a man of peace. Secind. he has stated upon several occasions that he would harken at any time to a peace proffer “if sin cerely made." Third, he believed acceptance of his fourteen peace principles is tantamount to unconditional surrender of the central powers. Hence, when Germany’s first proffer came, the president’s initial act was to apply what he regarded as the acid test to its sincerity. This three inquiries resulted Naturally because of the inveterate duplicity of the German government hitherto, there are doubts as to the good faith of the enemy now. There is reason to believe the president knows much behind the scenes in Germany, of which the world at large is ignorant. It may be he knows the provisions of the mysterious decree by which the kaiser on September 30, broadened the powers iof the reichstag and the. chancellor ; (which decree has neve: been made public). At any rate, officials feel that ’ Germany knows she is whipped, sin- : cerely wants peace and uncondionali ly surrenders by yielding to the president’s fourteen peace principles because in so doing she agrees to the following: Open peace negotiations. j Freedom of the seas in peace and . in war. | Elimination of economic barriers j among nations associated in league I to insure peace. Reduction of armaments. Adjustment of colonial claims on basis of a popular rights. Evacuation of and opportunity for i Russiai Evacuation of Belgium. (Continued on Page Two)

Decatur. Indiana. Monday Evening, October 14, 1918.

)ENT I A SUDDEN DEATH ■ Came to Terrance Ginley 1 —Was Stricked With Apoplexy ON LAST EVENING Had Been 111 of Cold for a Week But Fatal Attack Came Suddenly. Terrence Ginley, well known citizen of Decatur, died last evening at 6:45 o’clock at his home on Winchester street, from apoplexy with which he was stricken a short time before. He had been suffering from a cold for ■ the past week but had been able to ’ be up last evening, when the attack of apoplexy came upon him, and his ' demise came very unexpectedly. ' Mr. Ginley was sixty-four years of age last May 4. He was the son of Owen and Mary Ginley and was born in the county of Mayo, Ireland, May 4, 1854. but had been a resident of this city for at least thirty-five years. His wife, who was formerly Miss Mary Kane, preceded him in death thirteen years ago. He is survived by the following children: Mary. Martin. Rose, wife of Robert Green; Kate. Anna and James. The last named is a soldier and is now in Prance. Two sisters, Mrs. Kate Baker and Miss Delia Ginley, reside at Holyoke. Mass. Mr. Ginley was a member of the St. Marys Catholic church and of the Holy Name sodality. The funeral services will be at 9:30 Wednesday moYning and will be held fr<>n»-*he as public funerals are prohibited on account < f the Spanish influenza ban. 0 SOLDIER IS DEAD Christian Hirschy, of Monroe, Victim of Pneumonia Saturday. AT CAMP TAYLOR Infant Daughter of Carl Dudley, of Near When, Ohio, Succumbed. The body of Soldier Christian Hlrschey, aged twenty-five, who died Saturday morning at 1:15 o’clock at Camp Taylor following a ten days’ illness of pneumonia, was brought to the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hirschey, west of Monroe, arriving yesterday morning. His parents were called to his bedside a week ago Sunday, and remained with him until he passed away, they returning home Saturday night. Funeral services will Ihs private and will be conducted, from the home Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, by the pastor of the Berne Reformed church. The young man was bom July IC, 1893, and was a little past twenty-five years of age. Surviving, besides the parents are ten brothers and four sisters. The deceased was ont of a family of sixteen children, one sister being also deceased. Those living are: Fred, George, Dan, Joint, Alfred, Henry, Ed, Carl, Amos and Elmer; Leona Zimmerman, Mary, Dora and Emma Hlrschey, all of near Monroe. Funeral of Clarence Clark With a short private funeral service at the home of the parents, Mr. , and Mrs. John Clark in St. Marys township, the body of Clarence Clark, of the U. S. navyt whose death resultI ed from Spanish influenza and pneumonia, at Great Lakes’ Naval Train--3 ing Station, was laid to rest in the 5 Decatur cemetery, a service also being held at the grave. Many from this city attended the service at the j cemetery, the Liberty Guard? being among the number. r Child a Victim Thelma Cleota, aged eleven mouths uud ton days, daughter of Mr. and ‘ Mrs. Carl Dudley, living near Wren,

4ASG 10., died Sunday morning nt t-i o'clock at the family home, after at .eight days’ illness of Spanish infhten Iza. There will be a private funera service Tuesday afternoon from th< homo. There survive lhe parent and an older daughter. CAPT. C. S. PETERSON NOW Charles S. Peterson, second son ol Attorney and Mrs. Shaffer Peterson is here for a day. He will report back to Washington. D. C. Wednesday where ho has been assigned as a com- ‘ missioned officer in the national army, a member of the general staff. He served just four days in the ship yards at Philadelphia when he was transferred there and given a commission as a captain. He will don the uniform Wednesday but has not be n intormeC as to what his duties will SAMUELBARGER TOOK HIS QUOTA After Being Urged by Five Hundred Enthusiastic, Patriotic Citizens. CARRIED THE FLAG And Kissed it Many Times During Most Exciting Hour of His Career. Sam Barger subcribed for his full quota of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds at 1:15 Sunday morning, persuaded by a "shock committee” of about five hundred, the climax to the most exciting hour Sam probably ever indulged in. The well known Kirkland township bachelor farmer, who for some reason refused absolutely to aid in war activities, came to town just about the time the people were aroused to a high pitch of enthusiasm, following the news that Germany bad accepted President Wilson's terms for peace and evidently unaware or unmindful of the feeling against those who have taken the attitude which marks them as being against the government. calmly read the bulletins and the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, displayed in the bulletin window of the Daily Democrat, After reading these through he is said to have remarked, “Now is the time to celebrate, and when asked what he meant, to have replied. “Now is the time to buy bonds.” These remarks and the fact that he was in town spread rapidly and a few minutes later when Sam was in the Miller restaurant a great crowd gathered there and soon tok his outside. where he was made to kiss the flag several times, and where he declared his loyalty for the United States. He admitted that he had not Helped in any of the activities or bought bonds until that day when he had taken a part of his quota. Someone suggested that he be taken to the Democrat office and be made to sign up for the balance and the parade started with Sam carrying a large flag, his hat off and his hair brushed back and looking more like a picture of history than any exhibition ever seen here Arriving at this office a halt ensued. it beingexplained that no applications were on hand, but some one quickly supplied these and Sam was asked what he wanted to do. The crowd was wild, and meant business, and Barger finally said he would like to talk the matter over with Mr. Heller. This was granted and they went into the office where Sam explained that he was hard up and could not afford to buy bonds. He was told of the easy payment plans and counter- ’ ed with several propositions of his own. About this time a committee from the crowd came in and urged ’ him on and the obdurate farmer aft- ‘ er being alloted five minutes agreed ' to take the balance of his qeota and 1 the application was soon filled out ! and signed. ’ John Logan, who had led the crowd, then took him to the door where he told the people, and a wild > ebeer followed. Then Sam was giv--1 eu a flag and led a parade up and (Continued on Page Two)

;erma ;SEVENTEEN PASS Nineteen Men Were ExamIs ined Today—One Rejectee One Continued. if uWILL LEAVE TUESDAY r, ■ — Two Contingents to Leave 1 for Training—The Local p Board Classifications. iij Only one man out of a total of nine- [ teen examined this morning by Dr. J. S. Coverdale and members of the medical examining board was rejected for general military service, seventeen qualifying and one case being, continued until next week. The sev-l enteen men who qualified for military I servile are: Leonard L. Liby, Decatur; Albert Bixler. Linn Grove; Chester I). Arm- , strong, Geneva: Marion M. Sprague, Decatur; Harry E. Barnett, Decatur; Edward Kurt. Decatur; Amos J. Graber. Berne: Merrill W. Bell. Decatur: Arthur J. Spuller. Dechutr; Charley ! E. Lobsiger, Monroe; Alvin C.-Neuen- 1 schwander, Berne: Henry Nussbaum, I Berne; Clifton E. Nussbaum. Berne; Chas. A. Windmiller. Geneva; Samuel j D. Wickey, Berne; Ora P. Townsend. . ' Bento; Chas. E. Hurst. Decatur. . Continued One Week j Ralph V. Rabbitt, Decatur. | Rejected i Clarence F. Fleetwood. Berne. ( Sixteen Leave Tuesday 1 Tomorrow morning at 8:06 o’clock i over the Grand Rapids and Indiana ' I railroad sixteen men will leave for 1 , military training, nine going to Wai- 1 satv where they will take up median- * ical training at the Warsaw Chamber 1 (Continued on Page Two) ABJUFTHTSTCK; I I Mrs. I. B. Stoneburner Un- f derwent Operation—Are ' Slight Chances t a FOR HER RECOVERY n Dr. Porter Here in Consul- 1 0 tation in W. R. Dorwin a Case—Other Notes. f k Beatrice Billman Stoneburner, wife of I. B. Stoneburner, was taken to j the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, yesterday afternoon, where last even- j ing at nine o’clock she underwent an t operation for appendicitis and complications. Her condition is said to j be quite serious, with slight chance a for her recovery. Dr. Miles Porter, of Fort Wayne, was here yesterday in consultation f with the local physician relative to the case of City Mail Carrier W. R. * Dorwin, who has been confined to his home for several months of tuberculosis of the bowels. His condition ' remains about the same. . Raymond Harting who has been ill : five weeks of typhoid fever, and who was very much worse last Thursday when he suffered from hemorrhage. 5 is better again. S. E. Black who is in his fourth week of typhoid fever continues to improve and is able to tit up in bed. e I- Mrs. Emerson Beavers underwent t an operation this morning at the fam--4 ily home on Adams street. She is getting along nicely. ,f J. D. Hale who has been quite ill s is reported as better. Mrs. I. B. Stoneburner was taken to the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, yesterday in tho Scherer ambulance, for an operation which she underwent t last evening. ARRIVES SAFE ACROSS er—r Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Murtaugh re- i 1 reived a telegram announcing the safe ' arrival across seas of their son, < i James, hu being the second one now ” being there.

NY’S REPLY 'THE WHOLE LAON FRONT IS CRUMBLING RAPIDLY FRENCH CAPTURE A DOZEN ADDITIONAL VILLAGES—BELGIANS AND THE BRITISH RENEW GREAT ATTACK IN FLANDERS SECTOR.

Paris, Oct- 14—(Special to .Daily Democrat) —The French • are swiftly following up the Germon retreat along the eightymile front between La Fere, and the Argonne region. The whole Laon front, following the evacuation of the St. Gobain massif, is crumbling. The French have captured a dozen additional villages and great masses of shells and other war materials have been seized. London. Oct. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Belgian and British forces began a great attack in Flanders this morning, according to reports here this afternoon. The attack is said to be progressing well. Paris. Oct. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Despite the resistance of strong machine gun defenses, the French have crossed the Guise-Laon railway five miles north of Laon. according to reports from the battle front this afternoon. In the Champagne, General Gourand’s men have reached the souethern outskirts of Bethel. Paris, Oct. 14—(12:05 p. m.) — i France is unanimously determined not to negotiate with Germany until j the latter’s power to do harm is completely ended, it was semi-officially announced today. ; London. Oct. 14 —(Special to Daily ' Democrat) —“Ourtroops entered Nish on Saturday and captured positions ' to the northward.” the Serbian war ’ office announced today. “We hold a line through Mramor and Prokouplia (northwest of Nish). 1 French cavalry occupied Belapalan- 1 ka." ' Paris. Oct. 14—(Special to Daily ( Democrat) —French troops are keep- A ing in contact with the Germans on the whole front of the enemy retreat. . the war office announced today. The French have reached Chateau- , Porcein, five miles west of Rethel, and eighteen miles north of Rheims. ' Paris, Oct. 13—(Delayed) — The 1 great St. Gobain massif, most powerful natural defense on the west front and keystone of German resistance, has been entirely cleared of ’he enemy, it was indicated by the French war office tonight. Following occupation of this morning the Fren h (Continued on Page Two'

FAR OVER QUOTA IN ADAMS COUNTY The totals up to eis» ht o'clock Saturday night showed Adams countv $25,000 over her quota and still going. It is assured we will reach the SBOO,OOO goal. Jefferson township went over Saturday night and others are near. Indications are that all but four units, Preble, Monroe. French and Wabash, will make the grade, and these can if proper interest is taken by local workers. The figures: Quota Subscribed Union $ 10-700 $ 42,050 R oot 01,600 65,000 Preble 45,300 34,850 Kirkland 41,600 Washington 60,500 St. Mary's 39,000 30.050 Blue Creek 39,200 37,200 Monroe *• 67,000 43,450 French 43,000 32,650 Hartford 47,300 43,100 Wabash 57,000 31,500 Jefferson 38,300 Decatur 105,000 204,400 Monroe Corp 7,000 Berne 38,400 40,5a0 Geneva 19,100 24,850 Total $750,000 $775,250

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) HUNDREDS DEAD IN FOREST FIRE Thousands of Acres in Wisconsin and Minnesota Swept by Blaze. WORST IN HISTORY Loss is Twenty Million Dollars—People Flee in Trains and by Autos. (United Press Service) Duluth, Minn., Oct. 14 (Special to daily Democrat) Mote than 500 perons have perished in the most disastrous forest fires in the history of Minnesota, according to the belief of city officials today. Reports gathered from the deva-t---od region indicated that fully tint number of bodies had been recovered. it was stated. One hundred and eleven bodies lay in Duluth morgues. At Moose Lake Minn.. 102 bodies have been found. Automobile trucks, manned by borne guards, were arriving hourly at Duluth with other charred bodies. State Forester W. T. Cox estimated the damage at $20,000,000. Fifteen thousand square miles of forest land, he said, had been fireswept. Spores of hatf-craz4>d refugees tramped the streets of Duluth. Doctors. nurses and) state guardsmen were giving relief to the injured. Early today the fires were reported checked but still dangerous. Fires were rejiorted Saturday in peat bogs seventy-five miles east of Duluth. These drove directly eastward toward t.he cities of Duluth and Superior. Wis., Ix>th of which were singed. Other fires originating to the north encircled the head of latke Superior. Sonne towns in the path of the flames were saved by surrounding swamp'*. Others were wiped out and are merely blackened ruins today. Residents of these cities hurried east for refuge. Some were reported overtaken in automobiles. Trains, jammed to capacity ran terrifying (Continued on (Page Two)