Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1919 — Page 1

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WILSCN RESTS FOR TWO DAYS Under Order of Physician Leaves Paris Tonight for Rome, Italy. HOLLAND SAYS NO To Request of Allies to Move Troops Through— New German Cabinet. (United Press Service) London. Jan. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Preaident Wilaon has sent a message to Vlce-Preeident Marshal -assuring the people of the United States that he has arrived at a sat is’actory agreement with France and Great Britain regarding arrange nenta according to information the Evening News claimed to have received today. New York. Jan. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)— will call the Mexican congress into extraordinary session to enact oil land laws re- • pealing the decree discriminatory agamst American and British inter-; < sts. Dr. Alberto Pani, under appointment of special dir*o r ’at>c representative of the Mexican government at Paris stated today before sailing for France. The action averts a crisis that has threatened military intervention of the part of the United States and England and which might have become an issue at the peace table. (By Robert J Bender. Unites! Press Staff Correspondent I Paris. Jan. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson today enjoyed S•• first relaxation since co- <rg to Europe. , a .«, u* p<sy«a « ’lf *aelj> th." TiOrnIr.g at the famous St. Cloud links. He Xear Adrr.'rs! Grj<>«on. Grayson e-dered ‘he pre, de. t to take two days’ absolute rest. He will spend one of these day» ••* Paris and one on the train enroute to Italy, for which he will depart at 7 o’clock tonight. After returning from his golf, the presidjnt held a. lengthy conference with Colonel House. President ar.d Mrs Poincare called upon the Wilsons at the Murat palace this afternoon. London. Jan. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Replying to a request by the at.tea, Hollano haa refused tc permit the use of the railways and waterways for the transportation of troops and materials, it was learned today. A similar refusal was given to German troops withdrawing behind their frontiers. T-ansit of that portion of the Rhine and th- Scheldt in Dutch territory was granted, however, providing ail craft fly the international commerce flag. I*? Ed L Keen, Unit*-*! Press stall eonwq tmdent) i’aris. Jan. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily, Democrat) - I •resident Wilson's trip j to England has resulted in no chance or deviation of his ori.inal piorim on the genoral principle or freedo-n I of the sea*. \ The United Press is able to »ta‘e• atxjhoiitauvely today that the pr x si-1 dortt’s soealled •'coalition" with Lo.’d .N’or?hr iiff % hr a result of whi> h the full force of the Nc*rt hcllffe press sewraa to have been lined up behind I the general Wilson program. has not hoen brought aixtut by any Wtlsonian backdown on tho free sea? proposal. Nortbcliffe has long been an tulvo<aii f the i, ague of natir ;ie. He h •••* *°t • ven opposed German membership *ine« it has been clear that German Military mtwi.it,e really is wrecked. !,i has not, however, committed h!mf't'ir to tVjls.on s ideas of the freedom *he seas. (By Frank J ~iyh7r. United Press staff correspond*"**!) Berlin, Dec. 30— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Germany will l>e 'tie first country to advocate international abolition of (torapuisory military service. Chancellor Ebert declared In an interview with the United Pr ?ss today. Klart said the Gorman ; a< <• delegation would vote tutidly for this and similar measures, providl;,;.-. the oth r ‘t nation,, -approved it. Ifcr* * •'toan cel lor ss’.d. if France - to tn keep a strong stawiiru, S’. orxnany SL* .

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will favor adoption of the Swiss ays tem of modified service. Berlin, Dec. 31—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The new German government has finally been constituted 1 as follows: Ebert, chancellor and minister of the inierior. Scheidemann. foreign minister. Noske, minister of the army aa.l ' navy. Landsberg. minister of finance. Wenzel, minister of‘social affairs. Ebert, Landsberg and Scheidemann i are hold overs ftom the former cab- | tnef. The new government has issued (the following proclamation to the TContiaued on Page Two) — HOSPITAL BOAT IS ON THE ROCKS Transport Northern Pacific Carrying 2,100 Wounded and 400 Other Men. RELIEF SHIPS SENT Efforts to Float Vessel Fail and Men Will Probably he Taken Off. lUnlted Press Service) New York. N. Y.. Jan. I—(Speciall—(Special ito Daily Democrat i—Efforts to float the hospital transport Northern Pacific at high tide this morning failed. The ship is on an even kiel. hard and fast on the sandy beach of Fire island and about forty miles from New York bay. The hospital transport Scia< e is standing by and the 2.10i> wc aded -old'ers trill be transferred t er it is impossible io puli th" -h PattoSc into deep voter I A ttnet -f reecvj*- 7rs*»'l? i- at the scene, including the er” ra _ ... - - ory, eight destroyers. th: e light house tenders, eight tugs nad six ’ submarine chasers The position- of the Northern Pa- ' rifle is believed to be good. The shore is rocky in places but she esIcaptd striking the reefs. A twenty-miie wind, direction south to southeast, was blowing this morn • ing. Indications were that it might increase to thirty miles an hour. I nless the wind shifts there is no im- , mediate danger. Attempts to pull the big steamer off the beach were rendered more difflcult by a choppy sea The weather was thick and rainy. A storm is due to strike the coast ' this afternoon, according tr officia , weather bureau warnings, issued a 10:30 a. m. "Hoist storm warnings. 10 a- m.. I from Jacksonville, Fla., to Eastport | Maine.” said the warring- "Storm lof considerable intensity over Great ; Lakes, moving eastward. M ill be at ’i I tended by southerly winds this afteinoon and tonight, shifting to wester ly Thursday ’ New York. Jan ~ l-( Special ’.<> • Daily Democrat) — Th e American | iran.'! Northern ’a< ific with m<>" I that) 2.l<M) wounded aboard ran iagri.nhd on Fire Island at 2 p. m. tu- ' In a dense fog and rain the S.OO ton steamer ran into the rocky sho-e while traveling at a moderate ran ’of speed. Her position will be perilous £ « l wind storm comes up. I If there is no chance of getting th {transport into deep water, the a0u.,0 lad will be recovered. North, m Pacific grounded t >af Jnro Island light was shrouded fr- ’ ' l< ln answer to her wireless calls destroyer and « r;; usb e«t to her aMtetance. - 1 ‘“Vta Wll.-MtWr.i. ■' New York today from Br 8C . • her cargo of woun- • diers and a few p;.>st..g < ■ - men aboard are too be lly hu f walk. , nn F«r* 1 The Place where she str . Island is considered one th .Ungemus on the roast- >- 40 miler from Ne* s(;ol ’ G,ng Lnraego. former n XX -> " Wn ” y mine during the r»ar.

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GREAT PAINTING y J i Judge Merryman Awarded Wonderful Picture of President Wilson. i GIVEN AS A PRIZE i By Herald-Examiner for Christmas Message He Wrote to Pershina. Judge James T. Merryman <•< tb*» city this morning rocHwed a iarte J and beautiful oil pantlna of Presld-n' ! w :i. from lha ■ I HeraM I - this bring hi» award as second prize in a contest by th l pai>er for the beat ChrUtmas cable ’ gram to General John J P»T«Mn«t I First prize was fifty dollars la war (savings Mump* and »emnd priar waa a choice of an oil palntinr of Witaon. 'Pershinr or Fitch and )•; .«■ Mrr-t man selected that of the preatalrEt. The painting i* by R H Sommrr and is a valuable and wonderful picture of which the judge ia very prsii indeed. It is being displayed for a day or two in the window at this office, (after which it will be framed and ; hung in the judge’s home or offl< - I The message w rltten by the Jud-o follows; , "General Pershing. ■ “France— Christmas Greetings. “My Dear General. “You and your command have unreservedly and heroicly offered your Jives to defend and maintain our lofty and most sacred ideal*, and to »8»press their undying force on the entire world. Having -u<ce-»fullv m ( (complished the t**k. ptea-e acr*?»> ‘the imbomxicd fTPirJ- « f’” 11 11 JA.ME.-l T MERRYMtKIj Decatur, tnd ” GO TO HONOLULU Miss Mabel McClaujrhlin Married to Lieutenant Allenbaugh at Elkhart. LEAVE AT ONCE For His. Nev Station—The Bride is Granddaughter of Mrs. Nancy Crist. The ioilr *ing stem the Elkhart ’ Truth, of the date «>< Sutu day. Be•: Lember 21. tells of the welding the gra.iddaughter >f Mr* Nan<) I Crist im mece ot Mrs. John b'"> , b of southwest of the city >•'•• a»o ; has a number of other relativ ” . ■ friends in and about Decatur * be interested in .he follow ng: -The marriage ot Mi* Mn»* I *P ) Mei aughlin. daur'.’ r of Mr*. r* 1 ? \t -ri J l*” n Alieubaur*' > Ueutenant < took place aa k - ’ , h . th© Hir>> Mat<k . hi , pr senc The ceretauny was < n<iu< f ‘ >■ E W Praetoriov*. • Simplicity «««*’“ “’*■ * r, * n ? I . . and gurats who filled the P £ b-t tmrsonany , eltkerbcW.ee bridagroom. nofin <> , iavitatteW urds having taM" *« An -W ‘ " r white ium-vls.-us upon the poll'’ »t tiui.eU Lho dm.ur*tw*M I ■■ v beauti'ui appropriate •*•**’ ** ’ s .-a:u prouts»i«*J ,h * w *' d ' ' n< i v lrH . HaroM AnM “* 3 h .h ft* the brSial pro I wedding u.a.th . cession V. • was her matron of hl m r ... Jr dressed in white, acted e Boniema'’ Jr . R , ww. . atrvnK a white wm *«<• ,t as page, tarn ng rt4lo wod I) it ing cushion mraotk dr*'’* 1 ff little Mary Louise Turn°<k. )f jn pmk and white, as r-'screwing ro.'.e petals in h” I*’” t.-bidde. who r "The latter were a trnv<i>*x (Continued m. PM« * wo ’

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om Ttnenaa « I'erklna, of thia city, hur m>< uml the agency for tb** grrate u and newrat txxrk on the market. The Hletoty of the World War." a l««»k of which every red IdootF-d ye«ng American xhnutd hnva The lemk wax written by Francis A March .and r*H<>tnnietiile<| |>y til* brother, < hint at J*taff, O*U. Peyton C. Marcn. •ad contain, over Too page* telling •verythlng of the war, from the begi.ining to ih- end with a number of muatrnuon. See Mr. Perkin* and Hare an order for a book. SILLS MIS HALF iNTEREST. ____ i F DM ‘er. one nt the owners of the Palace refreehrant stand on Monroe atreet. tn the Bokm-cht building. ha« m»H hl* half-interest to his partner Henrv Vian, who will continue to ••perate and tnsnaire the popular place of business Mr. Sether has not decided It what business he will enter : 1 DID GOOD WORK — 11 War Department and West . 1 \ irginia Health Records Bear the Testimony. OF GRATEFFL PEOPLE Appreciate Splendid Work of Dr. A. I). Clark Dur- ■ I ing Flu Epidemic. Dr A D Clark who for several owotb* ha» teen serving the governaaeat Ju the districts where the IjSuenta epidemic la beyond local control ha* returm-d home and expects to go to Chicago in a few days to take a post graduate course in medicine. He *et»ed In the mountain districts 4 Kentucky and West Virginia <ud ta the Tbnwnmee and made a splendi l I— ■■■ toWi —l. . torsi authorities showing the high reSard in wbl< h he «»< held. In one I aml tod he had S (too to 6.040 people tn hi* carw for a few days, all 'he otter dorters in that mining section hating died of the influenza. Al B BUra-Ung of the county council •of defense rt Mingo county. W. Va., a rmM.luiton thanking Dr. Clark was •dotard, showing heart felt gratituue •ltd abpreciaiton for patriotic professional aervirM well rendered. It says It* has l**n faithful, efficient and rbrrrful In relieving distres. an. ••- ‘tending and administering to the asItlrfed there A copy of the-* 1 resplluttona wax spread upon their recoms •nd another sent to th** state heath , cnmml*>b>n Ito Clark wa* conimir- < »io««d a- an assistant surgeon of the r g Public Health Service t»r Clark was aim* given the folio*-' ' ing a copy of • letter sent to the war department hr 'he superintendent of «.b»n|s al Maiewan. W Ya. and of which he ha* a right to lie very « November 4. 1518 > War D*p< ot the Surgeon Gen , Washington D I’, ■ ttoor tU*This totter la merely an expression '«< the ar pr*-Jet ion of the peopln for ; the good work done here by Dr A. D Hark H* nrrivad here when the epidemic of fipuni.h influenza was ut tt» worst and all the other doctors were sick and unable to see anyone ranpto were dying for thr want of nttontton and medical advice. Conditurns were critical. Dr. Clark proved io b* the man fi»r the occasion. He went to work cheerfully and willing |y, alm-n ibfht and day on horse and waitiiog he visited th« miner’* homes, itoring this time he has seen appro’:!malelv on* thousand cases, but forlunaiely he aoon had th* epidemic under control. We feel that he hasmrod many ll*«** and hr will be tong remembered here for hi* most excel- , lent work and for th* hardships and , exposure through which he pnaaed for i the sake of others. Though a stranger among u» w* can highly rocom mend him •* a friend of hu tuinitv. Very roapeit fully yours. <M)H. I! Gt'NNOi:. Bupt. of City Schools. Matewan. W Vi. RCVf*. « POWELL TO BPEAK Thr Rev P K Pownll, of Indianaptdia. will speak al the PrrsbyterC tan churvh Sunday evening Dr. » Pownll ia a very One aiwaker. and It is said. .11 those who hear him. will 1 he drint’.itrd with thr sermon There will o* no umrnlng service. ft

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"planning for THE DECEPTION Soldier Boys Who Have Come Home M ill he Given Royal Welcome. DATE IS NOT KNOWN Company A Expected to Arrive at Ft. Harrison Sunday or Monday. Decaur will extend the hand of welcome to the soldiers who have returned from camo on die day Battery A arrives here from Fort Elarrison. Just what will be dona is not known. A telephone communication from Adjutant General H. B. Smith, Indianapolis, this morning, said that no official information has been received yet, but that the boys are expected to arrive there the sth or Gth, which would be next Sunday or Monday. The local committee named by Mayor Yager will be notified and will go there to receive them and will then complete plans for the homecoming. D. N. Erwin is chairman and E. X. Ehingen secretary. A meeting of the original committee was held at this office last evening and with others named met this rooming at ten o'clock again. The following committees have been named: Finance—W. A. Lower. A. I). Suttles and F. NV. Juebker. Parade —John T. Myers. Hund Music—Albert Sellemeyer. Decorations —H. J. Yager. Community Singing—Dr. Fred Patterson. Refreshments—Oscar Hoffman. The address of welcome will be made by Hon. C. J. Lutz. It is planned that ail soldiers discharged or home on furlough meet and be received with the old Company A boys, parade to some designated place where a short program will be given, and afterwards a banquet for the soldiers. Details will be worked cut by the committee chairmen and each of these will appoint assistants. Commissioned Officers. All commissioned olfiers at home are requested to call upon John T. Myers as soon as possible to d.iwcu>s . with him plans for the pdrade. He will appreciate as early a conference with these men as possible. ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. Andrew Scherack and sister, Mrs. Albert and niece, Virginia G imer. went to Fort Way te to cull on their sister and mother, Mrs Fred Geimer. at the hospital. She stiow • a very little improvement but remains practically ultout the same She was to have undergone e.n operation a few days ago but '•'•* too weak. Mrs. Ben Shllts went to Fort V ayt this morning having been called t .“re by a mi» • age that her son, Frani. Erwin. is seriously ill. Mr. Erwin, who ia a photographer, recently sold his studio here and left about four months ago for Fort Wayne sphere he purchased one. Mrs. Rachel Mallonee of West Monroe street, who has been 111 tor a long time of stomach and heart trouble, and who has been bedfast •.tree Christmas day. .ontinue • quite ill. Her daughter. Mrs. J. C Evans, of Sturgis, Mich, with those who live here, are at her bedside. Her granddaughter, Esther Evans Boyer, who has been here. left, this afternoon tor her home at Dayton. O. “ncTfLU At'tHE FRONT * iiui—(United Press Service) American Heauquariers in Germany. Dec. U - The army of o<< uration is in better health than the folks back home. For the fcw who i.r tf > sick, there are the best of hospital facilities. Despite their »’OO mile march through mud and rain, the soldiers average less than one man ill in 100, from any cause, according to i- Col. Glissenger. chief surgeon. The • sick rate is thus under one tier cent . whch Is about one-half the normal per t cent ago in civilian life. 1 In spite of the Inclement weather, a there ia very little pneumonia, and influenza has ceased to be a problem. I