Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1940 — Page 1

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BOTH SIDES REPORT TERRIFIC LOSSES

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

NAZIS ASSERT BRITAIN PLANS I AUACK ON SHIP Saya U. S. Liner To Be 1 Attacked, Blame Put On Germany Berlin, May 2*-<ITP> -Authorized German quartera aaid today that Mana were Increasing hourly •hat "the Ilritlah planned aome manipulation to harm the American Hteamahip Preaideut Rooaevelt" and to throw the blame on Germany" I to arouae war fever In the I’nlted Ktatea." Burlier the official German new. agency liNII had warned the I’nlted State, of "a da.tardly liriti.h plot" to aink the Prealdent RooHevelt on It. return Journey from Ireland with Americana fleeing the war zone. Authorized quartera aaid the German government had communicated with the V. H. etnlraaay In Berlin ( regarding the President Rooaevelt' i and It waa hoped that hy tomorrow detaila of the communication could Im* diacloaed. Authorized quartern emphasized I that the alleged plot agafnr' the Pre.ldent Koo.evelt waa tegarded by the German government "with aolicltude and aerlouaneaa'* and It waa aaid that aome time ago the i lamdon correapondent of a U. 8. itewapaper warned that the world I aoon would learn of "aomethlng j which would fill It with horror and I diaguat." — Washington. May 27 <U.R> The etale department aaid today that i Im.th the German and Brttlah governments have given aaaurance that they have advlaed their naviea | of the voyage of the American refnge whip. Preetd«*M Rooaevelt. to Galway, Ireland. The department aaid that It haa received no official report of the glory circulated by l»NB, the Ger- j man official n*-wa agency, that i there waa reason to believe that ihe Preaident Rooaevelt might be aunk in an effort to atlr up U. S , aentini'-nt to enter the war. Brit-1 iah aourcea branded thia report aa a "fantaatlc lie." THREE DECATUir MEN ARRESTED Three Arrested On Intoxication Charges Over Weekend Ira Carpenter, of thia city, waa fined S2f> and coata and hi. driver'. Ilcenae was auapended for a period of day-i hy Mayor fforreat Elzey ! In circuit < ourt at noon today, lie pleeaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving. Carpenter wa. arreated laat eve-, ning about 6:t6 o'clock by Police Chief Jamea Bordera and officer Roy Chllcote after hla car craahad into a barricade on the blockaded | portion of federal road 27 by-paaa on Thirteenth atreet. Carpenter', car. the officer, re-1 ported, craahed Into the liarricade at t'hhk'a corner He failed to make the turn on 27. one mile aouth. and drove atralght onto Thirteenth atreet extended, craabIng Into the wooden barricade. The auto wa. not damaged and he escaped Injury. Two Arreated Nude Haley, of thio city, and Clint Heath, of Bolto. were arreated by city police Sunday evening on charge, of public Intozlcatlon. lAeath and Haley were botll fined »5 and coata. when they entered guilty pica, before .Mayor Elzey In ; city court tbla noon. Day Os Recollection I Manned By C hurch A day of recollection for the men i of the parlab will be held at 8L Marya Catholic church Sunday Rev Joaeph J Beimetz. paator an : nounceil today. i Bunday morning tb» men will at- ■ tend the 7 o'clock maa. and receive I Holy Communion in a body Father Branden of Bacrod Heart Academy. • Fort Wayne, who conducted almllar meeting. In Fort Wayne recently. i will be in charge ot devotional, and i deliver the aermona The acbedule for the day will . be announced In a few day.. Father Belmeta atated.

Where The Enemy Perches at Door ICOU-tSTtn. ? am LONDON •-*•*** v Mk Zmavrc j While a powerful Nazi mechanized drive puabed up the count of French, occupying Channel porta. Allied force, under General Mazlm,- Weygand lightened plncera aqueezlng the German line between Arra. and Aiiibna Heavy guna and plane, poured a rain of death to tighten the bottle-neck mid laolale the Nazi triMip. at the coaal Map ahowa lateat move., with airline dlalance to the Brlll.h lalea, bom Ind by German.

FUHRMAN RITES j ARE HELD TODAY — David Filhrman Dies At Adams County Hospital Saturday j Funeral service* were huU this I afternoon for Itavid Fuhrman. M. prominent retired farmer of thin' city. who rtii-d at the Adam* coun-1 ty memorial hospital shortly before! : noon Saturday after a three week* I ; Illness of uremic poisoning. Service* were held at the home of a non. Ira. at 2 o'clock thia afternoon and at 2:30 p. m. at the Flrat Evangelical church, with Rev., George S. Loxier official Ina. Burial wa» in the Decatur cemetery. Thu deceased wa* born In PreIde township April 17. 1*57. the son of Mr. and Mr*. Henry C. Fuhrman. He married Catherine Zerkel in I*7*. and she died In 1933 After bl* trellrement from the farm, he made hl* home tn the summer with the *on. Ira. and spent the winter* , In Florida. Usrvlving are the following children; Mr*. Forrest Itanner. of Indianapolis. Wllda. of Reno. Nev.; Hfcrry and Ira. of Decatur; one bro- < CONTI NUBD ON PAOK THHBKt ■"'"■■■ ♦ Special Meeting Os Moose Tuesday Night There will Im- a special meeting at the Moose lodge home Tuesday night. Refreshments will lie served > after lodge. Governor Heber Feasel urged all members to be present. THREE FILE ON ELECTION COST Number Os Candidates In Primary Election Have Yet To File With Hv final day for filing Data of campaign expensos with the couty clerk drawing near, a number of candidate* In the May primary have not filed as yel. a survey In the clerk's office revealed today. In accordance with the election law*, all candidate* io the primary, excepting those for precinct committee and delegates posts, are required to Ole by June (. The law places 3o days after the primary as the final date. Those who filed over the weekend: John W. Blakey, unopposed candidate for the Democratic nomination to the office of county treasurer, none. Robert H. Heller, unopposed candidate for the Democratic nomlnlatlon to the office of joint representative. Adams and Well* counHe*, none. , Walter H. Gllllom. unsuccessful. candidate for the Democratic nom-1 I nut lon to the office of county surveyor, *2O 30.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 27, 1910.

Red Cross Fund For W ar Sufferers Prevlou* total . 1204 25 1 Horman A. Hoffman 1.00 I Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith 5.00 I I E N Wicks 2ml 1 j Merrill Schnltx IM [ Mrs Charles Schnltx 5.00 Delta Theta Tail sorority 15.00 I* Total *233 25 PLAN MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES — American Legion To Conduct Sen ices Here Thursday Morning The complete program for the annual Memorial Day services here Thursday was announced today by Commander Ed Bauer of Adams Post No. 43. American Lagion. sponsors of the event. The cars bearing legionnaires, auxiliary member* and veterans will leave the legion home promptly at * a. m. (CDTI for the Catholic and Decatur cemeteries, where graveside memorial services will be held. At in a. m. the parade will lie formed on Liberty Way by the Decatur high school band the voterI an*, school student*, social and civ■ic organisation members, headed by the legion and auxiliary color ! IM-arers. Other* in the parade line will Include the Spanish-American War veteran*, the auxiliary, legion po*t and auxiliary, legion accordion band. Son* of the l<egion. Boy : Scout*, and other* deslriou* of Im*- j Ing In the parade. The parade will , move north on Third street to Mon-I roe and then east to the East bridge ovFr the St. Mary's river, where Navy memorial service* will; tee held, returning we*t on Monroe ; ' to Second street and south on Second to Liberty Way. then west to the peace monument on the courthouse lawn. There a memorial program will lie staged as follows: Star Spangled Banner Audience Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Joseph A. Laurent. Presentation of Crosse* Honnorlng (CONTINUED ON PAGE THItKEi Proper Display Os Flag Is Requested Proper di»play of the flag and respect for Old Glory wa* asked today In a request Issued by Adam* Post No. 43. American la-gjori On Memorial Day flags are to lie flown al half mait until noon, the request stated, and then be raised to the peak of the Gag pole. All cltllens are asked Io salute a paaalng flag, those In uniform using the hand to the head salute, other men removing hat* and placing right hand on the left shoulder and ladles by placing right hand I over the heart. Display of the Gaga at home and business bouse* alike was urged in the statement.

DEATH CLAIMS FARMER SUNDAY Jacob P.Neucnschwander Dies Unexpectedly At Hospital Jacob P. Neuenschwander. Sg. prominent Wabash township farmer. died al the Adams county memorial hospital Bunday morning at 6 in o'clock. Death came unexpect- , edly following an appendectomy on Saturday. The deceased wa* liorn in Adams [county November 17. IM3. a son of j Peter and Katherine NusslmumNeuen*chwander. He married Anna Amstutx. December I*. HM'7 and *he died February 5, 1*32. February 17. 193* he married Elisabeth Steiner who survives together with the following children: la-na. at home. Peter of Wabash township; Menno and Bertha Neuenschwander, Ixith of Dalton. Ohio. His father. Rev. Peter M. Neuenschwander of Wabash township also survives, and the following brother* and sisters: Abraham. Elisabeth and Anna Neuenschwander. all at home; David of Wabash township; Mr*. John P. Eicher of Burr Oak. Mich., and Chris Neuenschwander of Monros- tawnshlp; two grandchildren. Three sons, two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will Im- held at the home Tuesday at I p. m. tCDTI with Rev. latul* Amstutx and Rev. (CngfTtNCKD <»N PAGK I IVEI LOCH PERSONS IT CONVENTION 14th Indiana District Walther League Convention In Held Several Decatur persons attended the 44th Indiana district Walther la-ague convention, held Hatuiday and Sunday at Fort Wayne. Climax of the convention wa* the fellowship banquet Sunday evening at Valencia Gardena, attended by I 900 members. Dr. Walter A. Maier of Nt. Louis, Mo . originator of the '"Lutheran Hour" wa* the principal speaker. Total registration reached l.ioo member* Sunday .with Mto from out of the city. Ml** Helen Nchaefer wa* reelected chairman of the Christian service committee during the afternoon session Bunday, and Rev. Julius Acker of Evansville was named chairman of the Christian knowledge committee. Mis* Luella Frohnspfel and Paul Hoile were the official delegate* from the local league. Other Decatur member- who attended the convention Included Herman H Krueckeberg and Ml**e* Catherine Welland and Vera Bauer.

Hitler Is Paying Tremendous Price In Dead To Prevent Any Stalling Os German Offensive

$19,000 SUIT IS FILED HERE Three Damage Suit* Totaling $19,000 Are Filed Here Three atrtta, totalling IlfMWi. | have been filed agaln.t f.udolph lltudyi Meyer, of north of Decatur and hi. *on. Robert, a. re.ult of an auto accident In Fort Wayne June 1 2d. 1M». The «ulta were lirough by Fred ‘ Holtmeyer. hi. wife. Mary and daughter. Janet, occupant of the other cur involved In the wreck and driven hy the former. All three .ult« allege negligent and carele.n driving on the part of the defendant., at the rate of 40 mile, per hour when the accident i occurred at the tnteraection of Fleming Avenue and Calhoun atreet 1 In that city. The car wa. operated by the .on, Robert, and owned by the father, the complaint, allege The one .ult brought by Mary Holtmeyer a.ked 15.000 damage, for peraonal Injuries, including a broken ankle, and other Injurle. I In adithm to ho.pltal confinement for two week, and four month, medical attention, during which .he wa. unable to perform her dutie. a. a hou.ewlfe. The .ult brought by the daughter. Janet, through her father. Fred laa her next friend, a.k. 510,000 for | personal Injurle., allegedly IncludIn a laceration to the right eye. the right eyelid, cheek, lip and chin, right leg. permanent M-ar». two week. hoMpitallzation. «ix month, medical attention, .i veral I broken teeth, and permanent InJurie.. The third .ult. brought by Fred ’ Holtmeyer. a.k. 52.000 for honpital and doctor Idll. for hi. daughter . and the 10., of her < ompanlon.hlp in one paragraph. The m-ond paragraph a.k. 52.000 for ho.pltal and 'doctor bill, for hl. wife and the loh. of her eompanion.hlp. GIVES VERDICT TO DEFENDANT Circuit Court Jury Deliberates Only 30 Minutes in Case An Adam, circuit court Jury de- ’ i liberated le.» than half an hour Saturday evening In the I.'.ihi damage .ult of Floaale O Hart again.l ClarlMg M. Grover <’. and Icrl Shank., to return with a verdict hi favor of the defendant . The Jury, which had named Floyd B. Hunter a. foreman, decided again. t the plaintiff recov- , erlng any damage. They received the ca.e at 4 p m I ICDTI Saturday evening and reII turned ahortly before 4 20 p m I with the verdict Shortly Iw-fore retiring they had heard clnaing | argumenta of attorney, and In- ; at ruction, from special Judge John F. Docker. Th. plaintiff had .ought to recover 55<h> aa dumagea allegedly .u.talned when the defendanta cut down and converted to their own ‘ use four live, green treea on her land The defendant. Ihe late t 'larlaaa M. Shako., wa. her mother The other two defendant, are brother and elater to the plaintiff D Burdette Cugter represented the plaintiff Harry T Grube and G Remy Blerly represented Ihe de fendanta. - TKMPKRATURK RKADINQB DffMOCRATTHKRMOMCTKR a-. 00 o. m. m 10:00 a. m. 54 Noon M 2:00 p. m. 52 5:00 p. m. 52 WCATHKR I — Rartly cloudy In aouth portion; cloudy with occasional light rain In north portion tonight; Tuvcday partly cloudy; little change in temperature.

F.D.R. WARNS ! AGAINST SPIES IN THIS NATION “Trojan Horse” No Idle Urearn, President Warns United States Washington. May 27. — <U.R) — Preaident lliwiiw-velt propoaea a partnership of government capital , with private Industry In the vast national defense program In which i the nation I. engaged today. He said it would bo accompanied by great rremtibiyni'-iit. The purpose of government advance. for plant expansion and other purpose, evidently would lulu relieve private capital ot the ri.k. of sudden peace— .iidden ' i-esMtlon of ward orders. The program was outlined by the president last night In a fire- ' side talk omlnou. with warning that wi- must deal vigorously with i "spies, Maboti-ur. and traitors." The fifth column — the Trojan horse Is no Idle dream. Mr. Roosevelt said. "New forces are being unleashed.” ran the warning, "deliberately plaun>-d propaganda to divide and weaken us in the face ot danger as other nation, have been weakened before." He rc|>eated that "our own Am-p-rican hemisphere I. tnreatem-d by forces of destruction.'* To labor Mr Rooaevelt promised no sa< rilce in the administration's wm lai olijct tlves wage hours act, old age and unemployment Insurance and labor's right. Io general, but he warned that minority strikes should not disrupt national rei armament. To capital h<- said that there 1 .hall Im- no war millionaires Io • grow "fat and rich" on the prnflt. of the emergency. To :ne public he promised that ‘ consumers would Im- protected against Zooming living coats. Mr. Roosevelt made no reference i to fllianclng the '-mergeii' y expenditure. being undsrtak'-n for I national defense. There has been . 'dl.cu.Rloii here both of new taxes | and of raising the existing 545.000.- > 000.000 federal borrowing limit. It I probably will Im- exhausted within a year utile., treasury income sono-hi'W I. increased Emergency national defense legislation. meantime. Is In lilial , I stage* before emigre*, and there appears to Im* general agreement here that bllllona must bv provided and spent quickly if the nation 1 , la to he safe The president, after completing ' (CONTINUED ON I*A<IE FIVE) DEMOCRATS TO ; MEET JUNE 27 Rumors Pendst Sen. Minton To Be Given Federal Appointment ' Indianapolis. Ind . May 27 it’P) . I’olith-iana looked forward today' to the next event on their calendar. 1 the DemiM-ratic state convention on June 27. as Republican, relaxed | after .electing their .fate ticket | lust week. Ileporta per.l.t with Increasing frequency and einpha.i. that the big Democratic surprise will Ih> the retirement of Hrnator Sherman Minton to a federal appointment at j the end of the current session of I i jjngress as a reward for bls •launch loyalty to the New Deal. If Ibis occura. It la a serious poaIslbilily that Gov. M Clifford Townsend will Im* a candidate for the senate. appointing some political asaociale to aerve the balance ot Minton's term which expire, tbe first of next year. Otherwlss tbe Democratic picture remains unchanged from what It waa two months sgo It Karl Peters of Fort Wayne and Lieut. 1 \vuJiXUkUJSU UM KAkUI MUJU

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Nazis Report Drive On Trapped Allied Army Progresses; Allies Battle Fiercely. TREMENDOUS LOSS 8y Jo* Aiax Merrit ft* P Foreign News Editor) Adolf Hitler's armies paid a ire. ni**ndous price in dead tiMiay In an effort to keep the German offensive from stalling against stiffened Allied resistance. Th<* German high command said that progress had been mad.- In squeezing the trapped British, French and Belgian armies Into a smaller circle in Flanders so that they might be more easily destroyed l>y fleets of Nazi dive bombers and masses of charging Nazi Infantry. A deep w*-dge waa driven Into the Allied left flank in Belgium, according to the high command, ao that the Germans north of Menln were appriw King the hlwt torlc battlefield of Ypres. encircling the big French city of Lille from the north and threatening to turn the Allied line or push '• l»a< k to the Yser river. The Germans also said thai they had repulsed attacks by French colonials (|M>«sllily the famoua Hensegaleaei with bloody losses in the center of the trap northeast of i lx*ns and were attacking again Io drive new arrarhea<l. into the trapped Allied trmipa. while the German air force continued Ita hlaatlng ralda on < bannel ports and French communications lines aa far aa the Paris areg But from the Allied side, the British navy and the combined British-French air forces were (CONTINUED ON FAOW FIVE) ' —■ OWar Bulletins Bucharest. Rumania, May 27 — 'U Pt — Reports that Russia had informed Italy that she would defend the Balkans against Italian invasion increased belief in diplomatic circlea today that Italy would remain a non-belligerent London, May 27—<U.Pb-The Eschange Telegrapn News ag ency reported from Rome today that the British embassy in Rome had advised British residents to leave Italy. London. May 27— 'U.P> —Reliable reports today Mid that the Allim were preparing to modify their blockade in favor of Italy by allowing Italian ships to reach Italy without inspection at contraband con•col pointe. Washington. May 27—'UK*— William S. Knudsen. Danish born president of General Motora corporation, waa reported today to be at the top of the list of civilians President Roosevelt plans to call into hia administration to coordinate the national defense program. Paris. May 27—LUJt—A military source said tonight that Calais is "probably" still in Frsnch hands but that it is not possible to deny formoil/ the German claim that the port has been occupied. The military spokesman Mid that reports received at 5 p. m. (11 a. m. CST> indicated that the vital channel port—only 22 miles from Dover. Eng., still wos held by the Frett.h. London. May 27—<UP>—Robert Montgomery, motion picture etar. Mid today he waa going to Paris early this week to join the American field service corps In Franco as an ambulance driver. "I wnt my application to Paris a week ago,” he Mid, "and received the confirmation and acceptance yesterday.” Hie studio, Metro-Goldwyn* Mayer, has given him a leave of abMnce although his contract etill has Mveral years to ' go, Mid. A _