Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1918 — Page 1

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HALF MILLION SOLDIERS OUT And More Than a Million Will be Discharged Within Next Few Weeks. ARMIES FOR RUSSIA Will be Described by Peace Conference — President Speaks at Guild Hall. (United Press Service) Washington,. Dec. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —More than a half million men have been dismissed from army camps to date and more than one million are booked for early discharge, Chief of Staff March, announced today. Washington, D. C„ Dec. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Whether the allies will send a large army into Ru - sia will be determined at the peace conference. The question of sending additional American forces into Russia also will be decided at that time, General March stated today. For the present no additional American troops are being moved to Russia. London, Dec. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson, speaking in the historic Guild Hall, declared today his conversation with British statesmen had revealed a complete agreement that the mere items of peace “would be worthless unless there stood back of them a permanent concert of power for their maintenance.'' “That is the most reassuring thing ti nt has ever happened in the world,' he said. “When this war began the thought of a league of nations was considered as the interesting ideas of students. “Now we find the practical leading minds of the worlds dete>< ned to get it,” he said. “As I have conversed with the soldiers I have more and more become aware that they fought for something that not all of them had defined, but which all of them recognized the moment you stated it to them. They fought to do away with an old order and to establish a new one. “The chief characteristic of the old order was that thing which we uses to call the ‘balance of power.' a thing in which the balance was determined by the sword which was thrown in one side or the other, a balance which was maintained by jealous watchfulness and an antagonism of interest. (By John De Staff Correspondent) Paris. Dec. 28-< Special to Daily Democrat) —Workmen of T-ian< termined to prevent future vars vinsist on a peace bas. d on Indent Wilson's program. A1 .' , n ; t . minister Os munitions, to' t ed Press today. He said he based this statement on information i obtan J ed from thousands of Frenct Xe do not want our descendants to engage in another war; we do want even them to Know tne tag of war,” declared Thomas, who >■ a socialist and labor leader I “Thousands of poilus have told m this. The French workmen demand that kind VTwin tiis war rything possible ye always against wars, but tne th( , y been fundamentally pae> ■ • a wilson . are equally determined ian peace. President “I am glad to say thaM> Wilson's fourteen socia iists ing the unity of the on3> the y Divided on olhe a ... and unanimously enuors' e- dright are confident of his wisdon . judgment. , g the dear- “ The labor- Fully unest ideal of Fren nv . the work demanding its ne ' liqatte r whether men know it does n - profite ers. the league on mankind.” who would i-ut a lan (B yWebl> Milled ni-> stcorresponden 0 „ With the to cupation, Dec- -' f o r contro Democrat)— tie , of Ge. Hng the conduct '• mans within th pl . oin ulgi todayed by G* eral , L, s provide Thee-o mfr every inhabitan wuse D iu must- register ’ fije oU tsid< bear a l’ laCar '\^ r ' o f P^'-* 18 )iV1 '’ giving the num

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■there. Permission for any assemblage is necessary before the gathering I is held. 1 , < oinmnnleation lines are controlled by censorship O s lnai |, control of (the use 01 carrier pigeons, telegraph and long distance telephones. No ■printed matter may be distributed without permission of the U. S. Perjimlicals may be printed but i.ro held I subject to control by the American! j commander and will be suppressed lif they publish any matter injurious! to the Americans. The sale of alcohol Is restricted to i beer and wine and this must lie sol-1 only within hours specified by the ; American commander. I Travel within the zone of occupa-l lion will bo controlled. | A blanket clause provides that any: person arrested for violating the orders will be tried by a military court' which will have the power to pro- ( ivde punishment. Paris, Dec. 28—(Special to Daily , Democrat) —Portugal will support I President Wilson for the league of I nations to the limit, Egas Moniz, foreign minister, told the United Press' 1 todav. Moniz thus aligned himself with French, Italian and Spanish statesmen, whom the president since his . arrival has arrayed in favor of the ! league. Berlin. Dec. 26—(Delayed)—Govern 1 ment troops renewed bombardment of I the royal palace this morning, killing -several of the mutinous sailors entrenched there. I The defenders finally surrendered. Field Marshal von Hindenburg, ( J with an army of loyal troops, is ie- ? ported to be marching on Berlin to ( restore order. I The bolsheviks still control die: ! former socialist newspaper Vorwaert. I London. Dec. 28—(Special to Daily f Democrat)— Premier Lloyd George p was re-elected to parliament by a taajority of 12.006*. Herbert Afquitn, . former premier and leader of the opposition m parliament was defeat-’d for re-election Arthur Henderson, ! p labor leader also was defeated. The i g ,returns.stk-i-u-showed: - ---- P Coalitionists, 240: laborites, 16, ■unionists, 14; liberals, 14. . ( . Amsterdam. Dec? 28-(Special to( t' Daily Democrat Genera! Ludendorff b former commander in chief of the < German armies is completing his emoirs which deal with the question of Germany's responsibility for the 1 war. according to the Kreuz Zeitung. He is said to be living secretly in Germany. i The Hague. D^S-(Special 'Ol Dailv Democrat)— The Ebert government has virtually been overthrown according to a dispatch filed in Benin Thursday night and received hete, "X dispatch says F® Seheid-1 mann. socialist member of the govern ( ment had fled from the city. ' !t j, predicted that a new cabinet j will be formed, including Car ,e \necht and George Ledbour and that me central -vietjill be summoned. Amsterdam. Dec. 28-(Special toi , | Dail y Democrat)— President Wtlson, iinay be proclaimed the first honorr.y 1 hnt of the German-Austr.au re "Tlk the Wiener Neus Journal de-jq public.. «® di6patch from it . ciares. according . Vienna today. jg gpreadill g| at Wilson will save « : believed t" al .. t ■ ! >. His death was never v! gatablishod. 1 (United to 1 r .i New York ' e^ illiam G. McAdoo 1 '■ Daily Denioc ra <’ jn yorlt _ :• wiU open a law 10arned ■r clty about April 1- ■ here txlay- of the treas-P ' The former s general nt .Parywirren J entWllgon ap -1 | ra ilroads until 1« ... points a leave about Jan. 6; v McAdoo l’ ,ans / rest in Califom’M *hree month- take up his 01 | I ? ra l return he will take ' r ' p.’v practice here. ' —^^ MEET,NG of the W. r( . At! An in,por wd Tuesday afternoon at o c. will be held T fw th „ pu . , 4 !two o'clock at t ' l , vea r' S businc-'. of XU Xur ««* senCe

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ANNUAL REPORT I iled by Jim A. Hendricks, Superintendent of Roads lor Adams County. TilE SHOWING IS GOOD I nder Unusual Conditions the Cost Held Down and Much Work Was Done. Jim A. Hendricks today filed his annual report as road superintendent, showing that the county now has I 1550.66 miles of improved road, inclu li ing 500 miles of macadam, 50 miles of gravel and 66 miles of water bound. (Though the war has caused great In-1 convenience for road men as it. has for others, the showing made in Ad-! ams county this year, was very sails- 1 factory, as may be seen by the following: Receipts On hand Jan. 1, 1918 » 9,234.49:' Received from taxes 42.888.111 Received from auto tax .. 15,470.28 j Received for use of road roller 418 25' Total $68,016. IS Disbursements Hand labor $ 8,155.911 Asst. Supt. and teams .... 4.495 42 General team work 9.670 23 ' Material and supplies .... 32.247.01 One truck 4,187.00 Total $58,755.57 Balance on hands $9,260.57 Mr. Hendricks adds to his repoit the statement that the new truck has i proven a great means of saving over ; that of team work, that even though ( the war has caused high labor prices ( and double work, we have shown a' ( good per cent of material over the. labor and teams. The report also . shows on hands about 3.000 tons of stone at rtrf • diffnrmt sidings Which ( they expect to move in March if the conditions permit. Three hundred i' twenty-two car load of stone have been unloaded this year though the car service has been far from normal, i — AT GUILD HALL 1 President Wilson Officially ' Welcomed to London — Speech in Reply. AN OPEN DISCUSSION — t Great Crowds Throng the Streets as World’s Greatest Ruler Passes. — (By Robert J. Bender. United Press Staff Correspondent) London. Dec. 28—(Special to Daily; Democrat)—President Wilson was officially welcomed to London today ina formal ceremony at the Guild hail. His speech, in reply to tire lord mayor’s address, had been looked forward to by the British people as a clear expression of America s attitude toward the most vital principles of the peace settlement. It was the first of his “conversations" with the British public, designed to promote a comp!-'' ii"'!'’. anding between Great Britain and America and line with his policy of open discussion of peace preliminaries. The material for His speech was believed to have been developed from his conference yesterday with Premier Lloyd George, Foreign Secretary Balfour and other British statesmen. The president and Mrs. Wilson arrived at Guild Hall at 12:30 and were received by the lord mayor, lady mayoress and others. Mrs. Wilson received a bouquet from the mayor's daughter. After the initial ceremonies the president was given an address of welcome on parchment, in a gold 1 casket. Following his reply, the president and Mrs. Wilson went to the mansion house as guests of the may or and mayoress at luncheon Amons fne prominent personages at the iuncheon was the Duke of Connaught The streets were crowded to see ti,,’ president pass on his way to and from the Guild Hall. Troops lined the way and kept the people in check

' FUNERAL FRIDAY Services 'or Mrs. C. E. Baker Con ducted at M. E. Church The Rev. F. F. Thornburg condm teil the funeral service for .Mrs. C. E. Baler al the Methodist church yes- , terday afternoon. Music whs rendered by a ladies’ quartet, comprising Mesdames John Vail. P. B. Thomas B. J. Rice and F. F. Thornburg, A ; number of the intimate girl friends lof the deceased served as bearers of| the beautiful floral piece. Among; those from a distance who attended were Alva and John Strait, brothers, from Middletown, O.; James Hall an 1 daughter. Elizabeth, of Lima, O.: Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bolinger. Columbia City. THIRD DEGREE TONIGHT Members of the Masonic lodge are I urged to attend a special mee.ting ar I the hall tonight for the purpose of conferring the third degree upon Lieut. Dwight Peterson who will (leave at midnight for Bloomington, 'and is anxious to complete the work before leaving. Please be present. NOT PERFORMED - - t Mrs. Fred Geimer Found ( too Weak for Operation 1 —Taken from Table. 1 J: BEDFAST FIVE WEEKS , i Dan Krick Injured When Motorcycle Struck Mail Box—About the Sick. : t s Dis. D. D. Clark and H. F. Costello t were at Fort Wayne yesterday at the 1 j, St. Joseph hospital when the ease of j their patient, Mrs. Fred Geimer came c ui'. it was intended to perform an c oiieration. but it was found that she t was too weak and this was not per- j formed.. She has been bedfast for five t weeks. Her case is..* wwnplicareJ i one and baffling, with spinal trouble a and pus on the kidney. It is said that chances are against her recovery. * Dan Krick, of near Watt, ().. riding in the side car. and his brother, opei- ’ ating the motorcycle attached there- . to, suffered severe cuts and bruises about the head when the car ran into I a mail box a mile east of the city near the Henry Hill home. Dan Krick w., thrown, out of the car sustaining the J injuries mentioned before. The injured man was taken to the Hill home and Dr. D. D. Clark called from this city to attend him. Winifred, aged seven, daughter of James F. Arnold, was operated upon this morning for the removal of her tonsils. | o — DAUGHTER WILL RECOVER Harvey Williams has returned from Camp Lee. Va. where he was called by the critical illness of his daughter,! Beatrice, a. Red Cross nurse, who was at the point of death from double:, pneumonia. She is much better and . is believed to be out of danger. She has been ill since December 2. first becoming ill of tonsilitis. then bronchitis. then flu and then pneumonia. boTFWim Levi Graber, Fifteen-year-old Son of Victor Graber, is Dead. DIED OF PNEUMONIA I ■■ I" ■■ Eight in Family Ill—All Have Recovered Except Levi. k ■■ • Levi Graber, aged fifteen years, nine months and four days, son of j Mr. and Mrs. Victor Graber, of throe miles north of Berne and ten miles s south of this city, died Thursday night f from pneumonia, following influenza ,1 The boy and his five brothers and sisters and the parents, nn.king eight c in the family, have all been ill of In r- fluenza. The others, however, have g all recovered. e Surviving brothers and sisters, are: t. Peter A. Graber. Barbara. Victor e David and Manassa Graber. d The funeral will lie Sunday morninj d at ten o'clock from the home, wltl t. burial in the Hilty cemetery.

MR. BROCK — Bl United States Food Re' v , sentative Will Give an" 1 Address Tonight AT THE COURT ROOM On Sugar Problem and How to Solve it and Every One Should Hear Him. Farmers and bustaetu) men of this ! community are uiged to attend the meeting to be held at the court house in this city at eight o'clock this evening at which time Mr. J. A. Brock, of Washington. I). representative of the Sugar Division of the Unit id States food administration, will address you on "The Sugar Problem and Its Solution.” Mr. Brock was scheduled to hold these meetings in this county several weeks ago but the dates were cancelled liecause of the flu ban. It is important that his message lie given tn our people at this time. You should arrange to hear him for it is much mere to your interest than his. The people of Adams county should and we believe d’o realize that the sugar industry’ Is one of the most important and anything that aids the Holland-St. Lcui» company, aids you. whether you engage in raising beets or not. The sugar problem is a real one these, days and if yov are really and honestly for your community and your county, you should plan to attend the meeting tonight. Mr. Brock should lie greetc-d by a full house and those who attend should give cljse attention to his remarks which we believe will be given for the good of the cause. Other meetings are Iteing held over the county and in other parts ot this field. If you can’t hear Mr. Brock's message here, be sure to attend one of the meetings. It's to your bei'.uftt. Remember at the court room at eight o'clock tonight. "closed on " NEW YEARS All groceries and dry gootls stores; will be closed on New Year s Day. REALM OFIPORT Basket Bal! Exciting Last Night—Wandering B’s and J. J’s “A. B. C’s” — HAVE CLOSE GAME Old High School Alumni Star Team Shines Brightly as Proven. An enthusiastic gathering witnessed the splendid games of basket ball at the Athletic hall last evening. “John Joseph’s A. B. C’s.” were defeated by the “Wandering Eights" in a tit-for-tat game by the score of thir- ; teen to fifteen. At a half dozen points in the game, the scores tied, so that it was very close throughout. The line-up follows. "A. B. C’s." — Miller. Stalter, Butler, I.iby and Bakler; ‘ Wandering Eights"—Clark, Parent, Macy, Knapp and Maier. Summary—Goals: Miller, 3; Stalter ■3; Clark, 2; Parent, 1; Macy, 3. In the game between the old high school alumni and the current high ' school team, the old alumni, the star ■jot the old high school, proved it (still shines, winning by a score of 18 to 32. The playing was very good 1 j especially that of Smith, in dribblim I the ball. He is on the Indiana Uni ! varsity team and is “some” player The Players: H. S.—Myers, Beery Archbold, Tyndall and Baltzell ;,! Alumni— Smith, Gehrig. Ball. Gay am f Tyndall. e Summary—Myers. 4: Beery. 2 s; Archbold. 1: Baltzell, 1; Smith, 6 t.! Gehrig. 2; Ball, 6. *' The eighth grade team was d< ;1 tea ted by the Freshmen section team '* played at the beginning, in a score o ' fourteen to four. The freshmen line e tip was: Snyder. Patterson. Linn. Ah and Beal. The eighth grade line-up " I Fike, Engle. Gay, Wuerst an. !• | Hower. g The next game will be played ii h this city between the Columbia Clt; and Decatur high school teams.

(UY BURKETT HOME I Miller, associated with his ■ Charles Miller in the restaurI bakery, has purchased the Burkett resid.-nee o» Fifth The Burkettc in turn. ha >‘ un- W. H. Dawkins redTts, ;he street, at the corner . J uary . t ;I ,„] Nutman avenue. ; p d Sn possession before Jannot have purchase „ count ot , r t Wayne but can family te»\(, ore then on a • | Wayne. influenza in the | ~ home in Fo.'t CLOSE k At a ] s I men last evening \ v every store sit. did c'„;i y store (1 in the evenings. exc«g£d that ! i This agreement will l.t. k .. until April Ist. It was 1;'> S ( . that the grocery and dry ’ I would close all day on Wednesday. January Ist.

—— —-o —— » p. w. : A PIANO RECIIk i r Given by Twenty of the Pupils of Mrs. Carrie Haubold Friday AT DR. THOMAS HOME Mothers of Pupils Mere Guests —Second of Series of Recitals. One of the delightful holiday affairs of the week was a piano recital given at the home of Mrs. Carrie T. HauI»ld on Third streel by 20 of her pupils yesterday afternoon. The house was gay with Christmas greens and the mothers of the pupils who (were present as guests were delight-: ed with the following program: Part 1 "On Patrol." "A Gay and Festive (March,’" from the Etude—Monai But- ( ! ler. Twilight. Thoughts," “The Forest , (Sprites." Crammond, from op. 34 ( Leanna Vance. ; “The Buzzing Bumble Bee." Geo. L. ( Spaulding -Tommy Heubold and Mrs. Haubold. ( “Gipsy Fireside " op. 25 No. 8. Eil-' ( enbe-g—Eloise Lewton. ) “Little Jack Horner,” Henry —Helen Haubold. i ( Part 2 i . “Dance of the Woal Sprites." Ver- t hey—Katherine Hyland. "Hunting Song." Adam Geihel— i c Margaret Ashbav.cher. c “Chiming Bells" Webster—Eleanor t Reppert. ( ( "The Fortum 1 Teller." Maurice Ar-' t nold —Mary Burk. ! e “Up in a Swing." Montaine Vir-( ( torla Mills. . “Rope Dance." Henri Van Gael: £ "Galon”. Henlch Enke -Dorothy Dur- ! kin and Mrs. Haubold. . "The I.ake of Como." op. 24. C. ( Galos— Melvena Butler. . "Fifth Nocturne,” op 52. Leybach . ] Veronica Anker. Part 3 "Melody in F," Rubenstein Man 1 Mumma. "To a Wild Rose,” “From an Indian i Lodge," MacDowell—Josephine Myers “Crescendo." lessen —Helen Dugan ’! “Barcarolle” op 74 No. 2, Wilson G.! I Smith —Angeltae Firkes. “Alice,” a romance, Ascher—Katherine Kocher. h ! Menuett from the Mozart Symh phony in E Flat—Angeline Firkes and r Helen Dugan. : ( This musicale was the second of a B (series Mrs .Haubold has planned for 1 j different groups of her pupils this winter. After the program dainty rc,j. freshments of hot chocolate, Nabis.'o . i wafers and candies were served and v I while the mothers enjoyed a social H hour the young people danced. 14 ~ ready”to LEAVE 2; Frank McConnell received a special i>; delivery from his son. Joe. a member of old company A. who recently returned from France. He said they '' were at Camp Merritt, N. J. ready Io ’’• leave for Ft. Harrison, Indianapolis. of ito be mustered out. - o— ——— — - r RICHARDS WOUUDED In the list of those severely wound■cd in action, as released for publiea(ion talny, appears the name of John In' Richards. Decatur. No information y relative to Richards could be secured by a reporter today.

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WILL REPOST AT FORT HARRISON Arrangement Committee is Named by Mayor Xager to Complete Plans FOR WELCOMING; BOYS From This County and M elis Who Have Returnfrom Oversea Service. The Committee D. N. Erwin. Decatur, French Quinn. Daatur.

’. Beery. Decatur, . Ehinger. Decatur, . F. Hunt, mayor of Bluffton. Vagi r. mayor of Decatur. V-bove well known men have T* l ou the commiitce to so upon notice to mset ether lututives of twsnt >e for the <om pieio arrangeir i’s 139th ani, o j the boys oi the live at Forvtteiles. soon 1 a<ly landed at having recent- | months overst<. k attcr sevefJl i When the not ed. it wav though flrst recalvmittee was to comMayor Yager later IHl t purpose of tne eoinmitt,u a t the at this time was tor . nam and he has named five men in ents his notice making him aisled, her. lietaHs of the plans wy>mnounced as made. This <o:.iwill name others to complete a. ments so that. Adami county will y i a good showing at whatever festivity 1 are held, a special invitation behiy extended the parents of the boys. The Indianapolis News says of the plans: "Harry B. Smith, adjutani-generil of Indiana, is preparing to form a permanent reception committee representing Indiana and its principal cities in welcomes to be extended t > Hoosier boys when they return for demobilization after service overseas. "He already has call, d on the mayors of twenty-two cities, formerly national guard units headquarters, to name committees to come here and take part in the official welcome whi'h the state will extend to the 137th and t.ilnh field artillery regiments wh?n they arrive at Ft. Harrison soon. “Besides these committees he has called also on the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, ihe Bean! of Trade, the Rotary Club and the Kiwanis Club to appoint welcoming committees and when this is accomplished he expects to call a general meeting of the group and make arrangements for the permanent reception committee or committees. "The 137th field artillery will arrive at Ft. Harrison in two detaehents, one of eighteen officers and 452 men and the ether of 33 officers and >24 men. The 139th Gild artillery will come on one train, according to Indii cations in telegrams received at 't. Harriion. in the latter regiment are *63 officers and 1.484 men. “The regiments will be housed in the west cantoument of the post while waiting to be mustered not. The over seas detachments of engineer* whi-h will have charge of that work was moved from the east cantonment to the west today. Only the ilevclop- ' ment battalion remains on (he east * side of the post. “For two days after the arrival of ' the 137th and 139th at Ft. Har ’<■ r the hostess house at the army ist s i will be used exclusively as head nit- ’ ers for the home coming festi les. ’ Y. W. C. A. authorities have <r. er-'d 1 to make this arrangement, and the ' woman's auxiliary of Ihe 38th divlst m is planning the order of events. It is not definitely Known when the non will arrive at the poet for uemobill--1 zatlon. but it will probably be tpe lat--1 ; ter part of next week. - "The plan of the woman’s auxiliary f is to make the hostess house the 1 meeting place for the men and th > ■ relatives. Meals will be served for i two days. Mrs. Robert L. Moorencul * president of the : .uxiliary. wile of Col. Moorhead. In command of tin- 139tb. ■ ha* announced that all relatives anti friends of the returning soldiers nro i regarded as members of the receiving i committee, and the women are ex--1 ]>ected to come in fr ■: all over tho state.” i