Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 5 November 1918 — Page 1

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Volume XVI. Number 260.

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VOTERS ARE DECIDING IT Indications at Noon Were That Average Vote Would be Cast in County. WEATHER IS PERFECT Meetings Held Last Night— Much Interest in Results Over the Country. The election is on today and tho weather is perfect. Indications at noon were that a large vote would be cast. Up to one o'clock the vote in the city had be.-n two-thirds cast, an unusual showing for that hour. it was quiet everywhere so far .is reported but the voters set med anxious to cast their ballots. The campaign was the quietest ever known in this county, with only quiet work icing done, a canvass by the candidates and the use of the mails and newspapers. i The democrats held three meetings last night in the northern section of the county. Judge James J. Moran of Portland and Senator Tyndall speaking at the Fuelling school and Judge W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton, can lidate for congress, H. L. Confer and John C. Moran at St. Johns and Frcidheim. A large number of voters attended each meeting and the woraers present ex] ressMl the lielief that these townships would return the usual majorities. Returns will be received by the Daily Democrat lojiighi shown in the bulletin windows and read at headquarters over this office. (United Press Service) Salina, Kansas, Nov. s—(Special ><• Daily Democrat) —The first announcement of votes here showed Governor Cai per, republican leading Thompson democrat, for the senate, 89 to .’>6 while for congress. Helvering, demtMH'aiic it-ii ..is o; 23 votes in same precinct. Boston. Mass.. Nov s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Republican leaders this afternoon, basing opinion i n early returns, claimed election <f Senator Weeks by narrow margin and of Calvin Coolridge for governor by large plurality. Indianapolis, Nov. 5 --(Special i > Daily Democrat) —- Crisp, sunny weather greeted the voters going to the [Kills in Indiana today. Political' workers held it an ideal day for the work at hand. The vote was slightly under normal during the early mornng hours, according to reports from various citi-'S. Leaders of both parties were looking for a 15 per cent, less than normal I vote. I Columbus, O„ Nev. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With perfect, wen t h i er conditions prevailing, Ohio’s bat- 1 tie of the ballots got away to a go id [ start this morning. Although the election is considered most important, with state, congressional, judicial and county offices be filled, less than 900,000 votes were expected to he cast, because of the absence of many voters fr< m the state in the army and war plants Governor Cox voted and will revive election returns at his home at ■cyton. Former Goernor Willis cund up his campaign yesterday in ais former home county, Hardin, and then went to his present home in Delaware to vote. (By L. C. Martin, United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tlie American voter went, to the polls today to elect a new congress. In many districts the Austrian terms w are placed in the hands of the voters as they approached the polling places. Both parties were doing the utmost in their power to get to the polls every voter who could be reached. In the close congressional districts iu middle western states the effort was particularly vigorous, for upon (Continued ch Page four)

++++++++ + + + + + + + + ELECTION RETURNS. + + + • + The Daily Democrat has at + ( 4- ranged to get election return- + + from the county, state and mi + + tion. beginning at seven o'clock. + + The returns will be received by + ‘ + telephone this year and for this + + reason it is necessary that the +, + crowd be kept away from the op- + + orator as the noise makes it itn + + possible to secure the long dis + ' + lance call. The returns will be 4> i promptly bulletined in the win + dow and the rooms over this of + + lice will be open and comforta- 4- * Ide. Copies of all returns will + be immediately sent there. You + are invited, to come, or call this +' 4- office for returns, and this invi- •& + tion. please remember, includes + + everybody, no difference what + + your political faith. Call the 4- + Daily Democrat for news. You + + are welcome. 4- ++++++++ + + + + + + + NEVER GIVE UP Do the Americans When Once They Start a Thing; Says .Joe Burdg. I DOES NOT REMEMBER How a Bed Feels — Has Been Busy Fighting at the Battle Front. Joe Burdg. in Franco, writes tinether good letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg; Somewhere in Franc-.?, September 18, 1918 Dear Mother and All; j 1 1 received your letter several days ' ago. but we were moving so fast that it was impossible to write any soon- 1 er. Every thing is still just now, so I get a few seconds to spare. Mother. 1 am glad that you received my letter of July 8. Since then v.e have been in another big drive. 1 suppose you have read about it in 1 . ’ • tiu» tim.S*' ml 'flft.e.'F cans sure did their share in this last I drive. When you want to find out where I am just measure back about, four miles from the battle line that is given in about every paper in the states. So get the paper that relates the drive of Sept. 11. on the American sector and you can just about tell ! where I am located while writing this letter. We arc and always will be in every drive that, is pulled off by the Americans. • In this last drive, our infantry r-.-l leased a good many French worn n I and children that have been prisoners of Germany ever since this war liegan, four years ago. The FTen h sure think a lot of the Americans since the two last drives. | Mother, there is a tale out that the German officers and men think that 'the Rainbow Division and the Fortysecond division are two different, di[visions. The Dutch say that no mat- | ter where they go they always find j the Rainlxiw or Forty-second division ■ They -would rather be taken prisoners by our division than any ether division against them. Felievi me old Indiana lias won a. reputation lor herself in this war. What it' takes to send those -inch sells over to Fritz, 1 our old Battery D (sure has got it.) One good thing about the Americans is that when they start a. thing, they never give up until they get what th -y ’ want. If I was allowed I could tell 1 you some things that took place th at 1 nobody back home would even believe could happen. Well mother, it has started to rain, so I had to get in my pup tent. A oil see an American soldier has a right ( , to growl as he wears two dog tags and , . sleeps in a pup tent. When 1 git , back home I suppose you will find me s sleeping out in the. yard as I haven't B been in a lied for so long that I forget how they feel. Yon see when we left and reached our first, front, which t was last March, we left our feather 3 (>eds back in our rest camp. So far we haven’t been able to get back tn g u?e them- - t Mother, if a fellow can live through n this war he certainly ought to lie - ' (UoDtTnlied on Page 5.)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, November 5, 1918.

ALL-DAY EVENT -— ill he Militant Methodism i i Convention to be Held at Decatur Church WILL BE WEDNESDAY Many Good Speakers Listed for Program—Special Musical Numbers. I A Militant Methodism Convention will be held at the Decatur Methodist church Wednesday, the same to I e an all-day event, with dinner served at the church. The following program has be- n contributed for publication: Rev. G. A. Snider, of Geneva, will lead us in devotional* at 10 a. m. | Maintaining the Columbus Estimate of tlie North Indiana Conference ! Rev. G. A. Snider. 10;30 a. m. Reaching the full apportionment for Disciplinary Benevolences in Each j Charge of the District, Rev. T. J. Johnson. 11 a. ni. Sermon —Rev. T. J. Johnson, 11:30 a. m. Dinner at the church. Rev. Krider, of Monroe, will lead us in the devotions at 2 p. m. Evangelism essential to the church and nation —Rev. W. W. Krider. 2:30 p. m. Millions in Darkness Yearning f.lithe Light—Rev. A. J. Brown. 3 p. m. Christian Stewardship the Key to World Redemption—Rev. J. F. Stephenson. 3:30 p. m. Supper. A patriotic program of music and readings will be given at 7:30 p. -at., participated in b.V the Misses Celia and Cecile Andrews. Mrs. Katherine Tyndall. Roland Grove. Mrs. Ampheon Patterson, Miss Eva Attghenbaugh. and the Male Quaftet. and this program will be followed by an address by Rev. L. M. Krider. pastor of the Methodist church in Monroe. All are cordially invited to attend this convention. AffiH' ’SEIEITfI) Local Board Selects Fourteen Men Who Will Go to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. ADDITION TO OTHERS Contingent of 41 to Leave Later—Three Calls Received for Special Men. The local military board has selected the fourteen Adams county men who will make up the contingent to go to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., sometime between November 11th and November 14th. This contingent is in addition to the one composed of forty-one men who will go to the same camp later during the month, the. call having been cancelled twice on account of the influenza epidemic. The founrteen men selected are: Ira Baumgartner. Berne; Herman B. Meyer, Decatur; Walter Baker, Berne; Marion W. Biggs. Decatur; Raymond C. Keller, Decatur; Arthur C. Meyer. Decatur; Edward Biberstine, Berne; Clarence H. Sprunger, Berne k Menno I. Lehman, Berne; Henry Curlews, Geneva; William E. Fravel, Geneva; Roy (’. Dubach, Geneva;; Walter M. Bleeke, Decatur; Sylven T. Tonner. Monroe. | Substitutes. I Olied H. Schwartz. Bluffton; Herman H. Gilliom, Monroe. I Three Calls Received. The local board this morning received three special calls, the order being headed. "Mixed Call,” for litn1, tied service and special qualified men. The call is for enginemen. staI tionary steam or firemen, stenog1 i aphers, typists or general office ; e’erks, fortsters or lumbermen, 1 swamp of cordwood cqtters, they to ’ be sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. The call is opened for volunteers un-

1 til November 30th. after which, li the state’s quota is not filled voluntarily the local boards will proceed jto induct such qualified men. The state’s quota is twenty-five, two himI dred, and fifty for each call respectively. Going Right Ahead. Instructions were also received today by the local board to proceed immediately after the classifying of the eight eon-year-old boys ami tinmen over thirty-six years of age who have been finally placed in class one to begin examining them at once, and to have them ready for call. All the nineteen, twenty and twenty-one-year-old boys and the tnen from thirty-one to thirty-six have already been classified and those placed in class one have all been examined. The local board will be in session next week lor the purpose of classifying the registrants who are now returning their questionnaires. Examinations will begin also next week. A BOLD HOLD-UP 1 Masked Man, Brandishing Butcher Knife, Holds Up Lone Clerk AT THE BROCK STORE Girl Fainted as Knife Drew Across Her Arm—s2.so Taken from Cash Box. A masked man entered the Charles Brock store in the heart of the bust-1 ness district of the citv this morning I between 10:30 and li o’clock, and threatening the clerk. Miss Lyda Gunsett with a butcher knife which he drew across her arm. drawing blood so that she fainted, rifled the money drawer, securing about $2.50 in cash. A lot of small change which had evidently been thrown out when the drawer was pulled open forcibly before the man made his getaw-iy was lying loose on the counter. Miss Gunsett had been in the store alone all morning. The proprietor. •-.... !«■■['. *• remained at his mother's home ill morning until eleven o’clock when lie went to the store to relieve his clerk; for the noon hour. Miss Gunsett said hat she had attended the store during the merning and had gone (o the front to see what time it was, rioting, that it was 10:35 o’clock by the court house clock at. that time. She i■ - burned to the rear of the store and sank down on a cot there to rest.as she bad not been feeling well. She utt 1lenly lieeame aware that somebody was in the room and looking up was startled to see the face of a masked man peering over her, She drew a long breath of fright and the man seeing that she was about to scre ri -pat out an oath and brandishing the butcher knife which he had taken from a ease in the store, warned her not to scream She attempted t- . however, and he drew the knife across her left arm near the shoulder cutting through her dress and undersleeve and slightly into the arm. ‘he blood being drawn. At this point Miss Gunsett fainted. When Mr. Brock came at 11 o’clock to relieve her for the noon period, he found her lying in a faint, and ho Icing badly frightened ran out to a neighboring store and summoned help. A lady clerk responded and Miss Gunsett was soon revived. But it was not until then that the holdup was known. She suffered much from the shock and was badly frightened, but was able to give a clear account of the case until she fainted. She was unable to tell how the man escaped hut he probably got away through the rear door. She . had a. glimp.se of him sufficiently long to note that he was short and heavyset and wore a light overcoat with a - stiff black hat. He had a red scar : above his left eye and below his bl’te - eyes was a handkerchief tied about I his face, mask-like. Miss Gunsett was taken to her - home in a cab but soon recovered » from the shock of the fright sufficient J to be up aatd around again tbis after- > noon. | Marsha] Handier learned that a ■ (Continued on Page Four)

- TEN-DAY BATTLE p - Won by Italians Was Great- | est in History of Time, Sa vs Henry Wood. i J J r TAKE MANY PRISONERS ) 1 Austria Was Forced to Surrender by Allies After Complete Rout. (By Henry Wood. United Press staT . correspondent.) With the Italian Annies in the Field. Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) At the moment the Austrian armistice became effective, the Italian and allied armies, in a ten days' battle, had attained the greati est military victory in the world's history. | j When the battle opened, "more tha t ja million bayonets, with an auxiliary' million in the rear, opposed them. The victory was obtained by the Italians praclic ally single-handed, onlyfive Anglo-French divisions and one American aiding them. During the ten days the Italians and allies captured more than 300,090 prisoners and 5.000 guns. They liberated more than 3.000 square kilo-1 meters of territory and over 1,0001 villages, which exceeds the losses of every item in the Caporetto disaster, although they operated with forces .far inferior to the enemy in numbs. | Every detail of the battle was plantied in advance, not permitting the! loss of a moment The progress u' the Italians from their starting poi.it have raged 50 kilometers (31 mile ) although the distance traveled over the winding roads exceeded 100 kilo-j i meters. The first effort to negotiate wi'.h Italy for an armistice was made Oct.i 29 when an Austrian captain with ,i' : white flag, presented himself before - the Italian front lines in the Adige 1 valley, south of Rovereto. The lt d ians refused to negotiate, as his ere -Slential were ins< ufljeieiii < The toitowing day, nine military and naval officers, headed by Gener-| |al Vone, accompanied by their ord t i lies, presented themselves at the same, place, after a signal by bugles. They | were taken in automobiles to the [ headquarters of General Diaz. ne:u-| Padova, where the request was immediately transmitted to Versailles. The final signature took place at the earliest possible moment after the terms were accepted. Amsterdam. Nov. 5- (Special '<> DailX Democrat) —Court circles in | Vienna tire uneasy over the whereabouts of Emperor Karl's five young children, according to advices here today. * They were left behind in Godollo castle following the emperor's flight last week, and there has been no news of them since. The castle was set afire after Karl tied. It was reported that the children had been taken toward -Vienna in aa automobile and it is feared that revolutionaries, operating on the high roads, kidnaped them. London, Nov. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily' t Democrat) The Americans contimi- | ing their progress between the Aisne | and the Meuse advanced about three L miles on a front, of neatly 20 miles. . it was indicated in the American com--1 munlque this morning. r The important Stenay gap. the x principal point of progress of the GerB mans in a retreat south of the Arv dennes was definitely closed by the t capture of La Neuville. just across e the Meuse from the village of Stenay. Geneva, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The jiopulace of Vienna ' was delirous with joy at the news ->f 1 the signing of the armistice, aceor 1e ing to advices received here to.lav. 1 The streets of the city were thronged with men and women who cried and r embraced one another. j d t Amsterdau), Nov. 5-s( Special *o, ■- Daily Democrat) J The Amarican fleet, will soon occupy Triette. accord i ing to reports received here tod ly from Pola. <

=RUSH ACROSS PONTOON j UNDERJUHEAVY FIRE s ITALIANS INCREASE NUMBER OF PRISONERS TO HALF A MILLION—MANY KILLED ANO INJURED IN BUDAPEST RIOTS. (By Frank J. Taylor, United Press Staff Correspondent) With the American Armies in France, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Americans gained three and three-fourths miles against heavy resistance in a sudden dash forward along the Meuse this morning. The captured Beaumont. Cesse and the Jaulney forest, and completed occupation of La Neuville. American engineers threw pontoon bridges across the Meuse at two points, under heavy shell fire. Doughboys, pouring across the newly constructed bridges, drove the Germans front the east bank between Dun and Brieulles, pushing them backward toward the great Woevre forest. London, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —American l troops of the first army, resuming their attack this morning, i forced a crossing of the Meuse at Brieulles, and Fiery, Le Petit, despite desperate opposition, it was announced, in the American official communique today. Washington. I). C.. Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Half a million Austrians were taken prisoners by the Italians belore the armistice was signed. Rome cables today estimated. Paris. Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Premier Clemenceau announced today that the armistice conditions to Germany are the conditions laid down by Marshal Foch.

(I'niled I’lfss Seivh e) London, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Twenty-nine persons have been killed and more than one hundred injured in street fighting in Budapest during the last three d~-ys according to dispatches received here today. Crowds rushed the prisons and killed the officials. The government plans energetic measures olunderino and burning. Washington. D. C.. Nov. s—(Sne cial to Daily Democrat) —America's armies will be a year or two years returning and demobilizing. That is the general war department estimate today, though the department is doing nothing toward demobilization until it is assured that Germany has fulfilled the armistice terms. Demobilization plans, however, are all made. Men longest overseas and those most needed in industry will be the first returned. The shipping problem will offer some difficulties. Britain plans to withdraw her transports from the American service, taking care of her Australian. Canadian and Indian troops. Hence, the process of return will be slowed up immediately. Still another phase of demobilization which spells a year or two years foreign service for many troops is the need for police duty abroad. Copenhagen, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Russian bolshevik! government has sent a note to the allies, asking peace negotiations, according to a report rece.ved here today. London, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The German armies along the southwestern edge of the Ardennes are rapidly being trapped by the simultaneous allied drives. ■ eastward from Valenciennes and i northward from Verdun. The Americans already have closed the main avenue of retreat in the latter region by closing the Stenay gap. Two or three days' more fignting at their present rate of progress will carry them to Sedan or Montmedy and complete the shutting of the gate, The British, aided by the French, have surged forward on a forty-mile front from the Mons canal to the Oise, advancing five miles at some i points and taking more than 10.000 additional prisoners in a day. Paris, Nov. s—(Special to Dally Democrat) —The French first army

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launched a new attack or a forty-mile line against the great elbow of the west front this morning, extending from the Peron river southeastward to the Aisne. At the same time the French forces pushed forward between the Peron and the junction with the British lines at the Sambre, extending the attacking front to a width of fifty-five miles. Cooenhaoen. Nov. s—(Special to *" A... '■<■■■ » Daily Democrati —A great demonstration was held Sunday at the Bismarck monument in Berlin, in favor of continuation of the war, according to the Cerliner Tageblatt. Resolutions were adopted against accepting a “humiliating peace." Washington, D. C., Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Switzerland wants Germany forced at the peace conference to open the Rhine for international commerce. She desires free access to the sea and an end to Germany's efforts to cut off traffic and strangle the mountain republic. If a league of nations is formed an appeal will be made to internationalize the Rhine and place it under control of the associated powers. Feeling for a league of nations is growing in Switzerland where the desire for protection against the menace of Prussianism is strong. Washington. D. C.. Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Uncle Sam needs more telegraphers and telephone men—and needs them urgently. Men between 18 and 45 who enlist in these branches of the service will have immediate duty in France. , Physical standards will be lowered. Amsterdam. Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany is on the verge of a huge strike, intended to , enforce peace, according to a procla I mation published in the Berlin Vorwaerts, semi-official government orji an. This proclamation urges the workers of Germany to refuse to reI spend to the summons to walk out and tie up the nation's industries. New York, Nov. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four hundred million dollars in Russian gold has been seized from the bolsheviki by agents of the Omsk government, the Russian information bureau here announced today. The gold represents two thirds of the reserve in the Russian treasury at the time the bolsheviki obtained control in Petrograd late in 1917. It was sent by them to Kazan and thence to Amara, where it has (Continued on Four)