Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1917 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by currier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 13.00 Tor Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mai1.....* $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made khowu on application. Entered at the postoffice in De<atur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The people of Adams county are buying their share of Liberty bonus as we knew they would. Our people are made of the right stuff. They (.'■ ways do their share and they will not fail their nation in this great crisis. Slowly we are beginning to realize the seriousness or the great war and to know that within a year or two the i smile and song will be gone from our lips. Not only the man in uniform but the man at the plow, in the shops and on the street, the women and the children, wherever they are and wh it i ever they are doing will have to be good soldiers. Grit your teeth an I do your best. Thats all that can be asked. Another little shower to help along that greatest crop in the history of the United States. It just has to 1 come for |n adult ion to taking care of ' our own people and the soldiers who will soon go to Europe, it is estimated that two billion bushels of grain ' I will be needed to supply the exhausted nations of,Europe. Don’t overlook a single opportunity to increase your crop. ____________ Let’s pull together, everyone and even then its going to la- a hard old pull. We have work to do these days and we must keep this great country in as good condition as possible for ■ after a few iljc giyat war vyill have, been fought out‘and 1 the genera tions to follow will want to use this portion of God’s foot stool. Its up to us who now serve to do our very best all the time to keep tilings going and keep them straight. Those coal barons who are insisting that Governor Goodrich and the public service commission must apoligize for the report made of their business methods deserve a good spanking and we hope they have so aroused the ire of the governor that he will proceed to give it and without gloves At such a time as this we can hardly understand the nerve of these coal men and yet they have demonstrated that they have it in wholesale quantities. « You may think that you have-been bothered, worried and inconvenienced a heap because of the preparations for war, hut you have just started. The week of June 18th to 25th has been designated as Red Cross week, when an effort will be made to raise one hundred million dollars in th. United States. It looks like a staggering job. a dollar lor i vory man. woman and child in the entire nation After The Rain Always Comes The Sunshine You will need a straw hat tomorrow. In All Straws and Shapes $1.50 to $6.00 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

After The Rain Alway: Comes The Sunshine You will need a straw hat tomorrow. In All Straws and Shapes $1.50 to $6.00 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

I I but New York City has started It off with forty million and the rest of the country will be asked to make up the balance. Its a lot of money but its to I he used for properly taking care of our soldiers. Who will not open up their purses for such a cause? Think it over and get your money ready so its the greatest campaign of all und must win. | DOINGS IN SOCIETY WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR, Monday Delta Theta Tati Toots Burling Ruth Circle—Esther Enos. For right is right, since God is God, And right the day must win; To doubt would be disloyalty. To falter would be sin.—Faber. Miss Josie Munillia entertained at a six o’clock dinner last evening for Miss Hattie Kern, of Chicago. Covers were laid for the Misses Hilda and Hattie Kern and Messrs. Donald Patterson, Dallas Elzey and Robert Garard. Following the supper they went to the home of Miss Hilda Kern where they were joined by Grace, Hoeneisen, Mr. McFarland and Rus-j sell Kern, of Elkhart. Victrola music ( was entertaining and refreshments of ice cream and cake, delicious. Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughter. Helen. motored to Fort Wayne today where they were guests at the Dr. Miles F. Porter home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merryman ; nd daughter. Mary Jane, of Cardw it, Moare here for a visit with tlv'ir parents Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman. The |. B. I), class met it the heme of Mr. and Mrs. Ray buy. Thursday evening. The evening wa-- spent in playing games and singing, find many fine selections of ninsi-: v. or< played by Miss Florence Milla.’, t'-e pianist. Tbeir were forty-two piesint. A delicious lunch was served. Ihe club will meet next week wi li Mt: s Sit: i Parks, on Winter street. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Doty at pr< s. nt live in Fort Wayne having moved fi ui ".’di cf Decatur about two months ago -Contributed. Mis. John T. Myers and Mrs. O. L. Vance, superintendents i f Esther Circle, entertained the (,’n.een Esthers, their mothers and friends at the Myers home last evening, the assembly numbering fully fifty. MF-s Vera Hower arranged a very fine program. readings being given by Ramona Smith and Vera Powell; vocal solo by Gladys Flanders; piano du-1 by Gladys Butler and Mabel Hower. A little missionary playlet was also very fine, exemplifying to a Queen Esther girl, who had been indifferent to the mission*cause, the great and personal need of India. China and the Spanish and negro races, of missionary hell'. Those taking part in the playlet were. Josephine Myers, Vera Powell, Iretn Beavers, Helen Walters, Bernice Beery, Anita Swearingen Mary Brown. Tea and wafers werre dispensed during the social, Mrs. George Flanders assistiug in the. pouring of the tea. The meeting of the Concord Leaders class at the home of Harry Wagoner, son of Mr. and Mrs.. Ben Wagoner last evening, was unusually good. Florence. Rice and Curtis Baxter were guests besides the members and Miss Naomi Christen conducted the Bib’.'' study. Report was mad'- of the p! tys given recently netting them about twenty dollars. The Ruth Circle will meet at the home of Miss Esther Enos, Monday ■ night on North Third street. A large i attendance is desired. Let all me g- > bers make a special effort to attendMiss Emma Schlickman will arriv , this afternoon from Denver. Colorado, > for a two months’ visit with h -i to' cuts, Mr. and Mrs. Erm -t Sei.lickman. This is her first visit home in gix anda half years. A party that enjoyed a picnic supper at Waterworks park last evening with a picture show party afterwards, included Misses Hope Hoffman. Cecil and Celia Andrews, Hazel Haney: Messrs. Douglas Haney. C. N. Overmycr. Jesse Cole and Lloyd Swalla. Mrs. Jacob Atz and daughter, Lulu, gavy :i lovely six o’clock dinner party last evening that was in the natuie of a surprise for Mr. Atz’ fifty-fifth girthday anniversary. The guests were his associates in business and their families, wfth a few other friend and included 1* A. Beavers and family. Murray Scherer and family, Samuel Black and family;. Fred. Shader and family and Dr. S. D. Beavers and family. At the meeting of the Christian Pastoral Helpers at the home of Mrs. J. E. Anderson yesterday, it was de-

FINO MEET BfißY Fourteen Months Old Son of Miilinaife Keet Murderand Thrown Into Well. LONG SEARCH ENDS Babe Was Kidnaped Night of Decoration Day— Suspects Are Being Held. (United Press Service) .Suringlieid, Mo.. June II (Special to Daily Democrat) The body of baby Lloyd Keet. the fourteen months-old son of J. H. Keet. who was kidnaped, was found in the abandoned Ken; haw place eight miles northwest of here. That the baby had been thrown into the well shortly after its disappoarance on the night of Decoration Day was evident from the fact that the body was partly decomposed. It was wrapped in an old undi rshirt and probably had been in the well for several days. The information which resulted in the finding of the baby was obtained [from unanounced sources, from trie.id of the father of the lost boy. Tue confession of Perisol one of the mis I vets held in the ease mentioned the deserted Krrenshuw place as a r mlevous of th'- kidnapping gang, who had planned to abduct <’.•A. <'loment, a wealthy jewler of Springfield. Mo. The search of the abandoned hou-e several days previous resulted in finding a baby crib which had Ihe appearance of having been recently oceupie.d. The authorities believed the kidnappers fearing detection had disaj.peered with the baby. Before announcing the discovery of the body the six prisoners held in I nice,unty jail were hurried out of Sprjii - fiehl. Feeling is running high and a lynching would h ive undoubtedly n suited had the news leaked out before the prisoners were spirited away. — i elded to devote a portion of the time to sewing for the Red Cross. One day next week the society will go in a body to sow. and members at various other times will devote what time they can to the work. Mrs. Marsh's section gasayJAVEfogram- including music by Mrs. F. G. Williams and a tending. "Rover.” by Reba Wilhelm. Fine refreshments were served. Ray Meredith, manager of the -Morris five and ten cent store at Vincennes was the guest of Verne Overdeer and family over night. Mr. Overdeer is assistant manager of the local Morris store. Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Niblick, who spent a portion of their honeymoon in Canada, Detroit and Toledo, were guests of the John Gerard family at Toledo. Toots Berling will have (he Delia Theta Tau sorority meeting Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schlickman entertaim d at dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Korta and son of Boulder, Colo., and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Korte of Magley. Mr. August Korte and family came here two weeks ago to attend the funeral o's his brother-in-law. Martin Hilgeniann. of Magley, and they left for Colorado this afternoon. COURT HOUSE NEWS. (Continued from Page One) merchant at Preble, born September 22, 1893, son of William F. Jaebker. So wed Amanda Werling. born December 1, 1894. daughter of Aiigust Werling. of Preble; also Roy Russell, mechanic, of Middletown, Ohio, born November 21. 1892, son of Ulysses H. Russell. to wed Mattie Thomas, born September 15, 1895, daughter of ira M. Thomas. Ethel Gettys qualified as guardian pf Garnet Gettys, giving SI3OO bond. ’ Ileal estate transfers: Juel Scha -■ ter to Emma A. Miih-r. 9 acres ,-f liartlord township, $1; Mary E. Flickr inger, et al to Sarah A. Miller, 9 acres of Hartford township, $1: Sarah Milj ler to Rebecca E. Wilschie, 9 acres of Hartford township, $1; Rebecca E. Wilschie et al to Joel Sehaffter. o TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER (United Press Service) Butte, Mont., June 9—(Special Io , Daily Democrat)— Twelve bodies have 1 been recovered from the Speculator mine near here which was swept by ! underground fire early today. Out ci I 425 men in the mine at the time the file broke out, more than two-tjiinls are unaccounted for. Mine officials r 'i'ear thal 15Q are dead. Some hope >s I held out for the recovery'of others trapped at more distant points in Mie 1 mine. ij o — I DEMOCRAT WAN TA DS PAY BIG.

FIRST AID CLASS Will Meet Monday Evening at 7:30 at Office of Dr. S. D. Beavers. BOOKS WERE ORDERED Today — Organization of Class Will be Effected • —New Members. Drr. S. 1). Beavers’ class in Fir t Aid work under the Red Cross organize tion, will hold its first meeting Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the of flee of Dr. Beavers when the class organization will be effected :nd the work preliminary to getting started in the real study will be taken up. New members of this first aid cla are being enrolled, the following Imv Ing been reported since yesterday: 1)1 rs. Fred Patterson, Mrs. Hila Murray. Mrs. W. J. Horton, ML. Marie Daniels and Jessie Magley. The-ie t ported yesterday were; Mrs. Martha Hann-!. Ml. El)a~Davidson. Mrs. I.la Beavers, M»s. Della Burdg, Mr.- Lena Durkin. Mrs. Anna Kttebl■ r. Mrs. I d ’ Macklin. The instruction l ooks have been ordered today and will soon !»<• hire : supplement the lectures which v. ill b given by Dr. Beavers. This afternoon two more names were reported for membership, being those of Mrs. C. H. Schaft r and Miss Effie Haines. At this -li,st mm ting. bandage will lie given out. Dr. Beavers will give a 1". Hire ami the preliminary work otli erwise started. AT K. OF C. HALL icontinued from Pai Onci fur completing one year’s work in commenial are Ambrose Kimne. Simeon Schmitt. Fred Heimann, Robert McKay, Rose Neswulil, Beatrice Keller and Hilda Bosse. U. S. COLLIER IN FRENCH WATER (Continu'd from Page One) papers including orders for every Austrian regiment to effect a peace agreement with th" opposing Russian regiments. From the care with which this Austrian peace idea has been worked out and the fact that the Austrian general was frankly named as one of the supiiorurs of the movement, ofli- < Lils here believed the whole plan was engineered by the Austrian government. London, June 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The counter-attdck stage was reached by the British advance In the Ypres Wytschaete sector today. All through tin- night front dispatches .su'd the victorious tommies were I usy consolidating their new positions digging fresh trench systems and preparing forth" expected enemy count-er-thrusts'. Th- German a.-saults of litis type which according to the rul s of the war game, may be expected to follow immediately after an advanc by the British have all been noticeably weak. The demoralization caused by the unprecedented' terrific British ■ artillery fire and the mine ou- ration . all seemed to have had their eh'ect on the Germans. The “Ypre. Salient” now wiped tut ■ in the Briish advance, was formerly ' considered sis iiimrcyiribl" by th- • enemy that not near the number of 1 men were held there thal nitinm-d 1 less strongly forfified iiositions els--where on the front. The German... ! however, had ample time in which t-> hurry reserves in great strength to make ready for the assault which they could sc" was preparing. 1 But with the sMessinep-VVytschio ie ridge now held by the British t’.ie ’ "impregnable position" taken it was pointed out today that from now on 1 Germany must keep an unusually ■ strong force always opposite the Yures sector because of the menace toward Lille. The British victory therefore, is not alone important in o the ground gained, the commanding e strategic position on the ridge now r held, but also because it will further v deplete the reserve strength of the enemy, by the neci; lity of the G re mans massing forces around Lille, s FORT WAYNE "HAS bTc FIRE. s (United Press Service) s Fort Wayne. Ind.. June 9 (Special K to Daily Democrat)—Fire of unknown o origin destroyed the Horton Manufaaturing company’s plant here Hrs afternoon. The loss is $175,000. The ) company manufactures washing machines,’and has no war orders.

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NOTICE. M. E. Junior League Sunday, 1:30 lames Downs is the leader. Ever) Junior be present, if the classes hav< thejr full membership pictures wil be- for the booklets that are ti go to Garret. Every Junior be it his or her place. ' ra —.—o OUR LOAN NEARS BILLION. (Unifed Press Service) Washington, D. C., June 9—(Spe cial to Daily Democrat) —America': loan to her allies neared the billior

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■ mark today. Great Britain got an additional $75,000,000 and Serbia 0 ($3,000,090. Loans by America now 7 total $923,000,000. H I The amount loaned today to Great Britain will pay for the June e: peni(i i diture* here and will pay bills contracted by Russia and guaranteed by Brtiis.i creditors. The $3,000,000 for Serbia is to be paid in three monthly installments e- and will go toward improving railway ’shines. No loans are planned for Italy in I this month.

' - OOK ■ I masonic calendar for I I WEEK ENDING JUMI Tuesday, June 12. 7:30p.s Rtjgular meeting Blue iMf. . t Thursday, June 14, 7:3C u , Fellow Craft Degree. Seiai dhUtes. DAVID E. SMITH.!.