Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subecriptien Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier.... 15.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per’Year, by mall $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postotfice In Ducatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. About the most fortunate thing that could Imppen just now would be i dear sky for a few days. The crops whir h a week ago seemed so abundant are now threatened because of the incessant rums. Bitt some how or other we feel that it will all come out about right. The death of Andrew J. Moynihan, former owner and editor of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette and for manv years connected in various capacities with the newspapers of that city, has caused much regret and keen sorrow among his Indiana friends. The end came suddenly in California where he, had been living since he sold his plant a year ago to Lew G. Ellingham :>n l E. G. Hoffman. He was one of the veterans of the newspaper game rn this state, a unique character, a man who against great odds with only his natural ability as original capital, built up a business worth a fortune. lie fought with all his strength and abili'y for what he believed in and just as hard against what he opposed and his career was an eventful one. The newspapers of Adams coun'y are progressive and up to date as well as patriotic. They have tried to comply with every request from the various departments of the government in the present crisis and we believe they have met the responsibility as 1

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| near us have the papers of any similar county in the state. One of the difficult problems was the printing of the names of the conscripted men. This was done in this city when the registration was held and last week came an order or request from tho war department that the names be published again, this time with the number and the address of each man. To the credit of the local papers it is worth mentioning that the list complete and practically correct was |>ub-. lished in the Daily Democrat, the Herald. the Herne Witness and the Geneva Herald within five days after the board had completed their work. That's speed. m tv, m I DOINGS IN SOCIETY I I LTflcxxxxiDQac:>&3K. □ tixxxs < WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Reformed Missionary Society Mrs. Charles Miller. Reformed C. E. —Angelina Elrks. Thursday. Evangelical Aid—At Parsonage. W. C. T. U.—Mrs. G. E. Mount V. B. Aid —Mrs. Adam Deam. Baptist Aid —Mrs. F. G. Rogers. Friday Do Your Best Class, social and parcels post sale —Postponed. • Mite Society—John Niblick Home. Queen Esthers —Gertrude and Mildred Yager. Do Your Best Class Ice Cream Social —Waterworks Park. Saturday Home Guards—Esther Archbold. Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away. — Arthur Helps. The H. A. Fuhrman family entertained Thursday afternoon and evening for Mr. and Mrs. Forest Dauer and children, Miriam and Furman; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Fuhrman of Cambridge City; Reba and June Fuhrman of Mathews. Members of the Wells County Medical society are making final preparations for the entertainment of the Adams County Medical society here I next Tuesday evening. While the program committee is not yet ready to

make any announcement, it is understood that the event will be at; Interesting one. A banquet will be served to Hie visitors and Wells county members at the Bliss hotel at 7:30 o’clock. Toasts will follow the dinner und the. extras will be worked In between the toasts. Bluffton Banner. Mrs. W. Paul Marsh lead the mission study for the local auxiliary of the Christian Woman's Board of Mis sions at the home of Mrs. George Mount yesterday afternoon. Rev. Marsh was also present and gave a fine talk and readings were given by others along the lesson subject. Mrs. Minnie Daniel will have the August meeting. The meeting of the Baptist Indies’ Aid yesterday witli Mrs. F. G. Rogers will be the last one before Mrs. Rogers leaves far their new home at St. lain's. Mo., where Rev. Rogers will be pastor of Calvary Baptist church. Consequently the ladies took this way of showing their appreciation of her services here and their regard for her. bv presenting her with a set of silver spoons. Twenty-five marked the a- - list. Devotionals were conducted by the pastor and miscellaneous business matters came up before the assembly. Mrs. Rogers was assisted by Mrs. Cal Peterson and Mrs. C. E. Bell in dispensing the refreshments. The next fort nightly meeting will be with Mrs. Harve Shrol! and will be combined aid and missionary meeting. K Mrs. W. S. Mills’ section of the Evangelical Ladies’ Aid society entertained thirty members and a number of guests at the parsonage yesterday afternoon. The business period gave way to the social, during which Mrs. Mills. Mrs. E. B. Macy, Mrs. Burgener and Mrs. J. A. Smith served tempting refreshments. With prayer and devotional by Mrs. Burt Mangold and Mrs. Minnie Daniels; a united study of the 103rd. psalm conducted by Mrs. Arthur Fisher; the mission study conducted by Mrs. W. Paul Marsh: a good talk ).<y tiie Rev. Marsh: and a pai>er, “The Best Use of Our Missionary Aims’’ by Mrs. Minnie Daniels, the C. W. B. M. held a very good meeting with Mrs. G. C. Mount yesterday afternoon George Martin, United Press staff corespondent, says in a dispatch from Washington: “Uncle Sam today asked women to abandon

'styles' during the war." The defense council woman's committee launched the appeal: “Wear the clothes you have so manpower now engaged ujam feminine fads and fripperies jnay be released for real war service at home or abroad. Buy at reason able prices regardless of style. Don't refuse to buya gown because there’s too much or too little material in It. Let us make use of what we have. Allow the un enlightened men to find fault with you. Do not draw on the labor market to create useless things: it is poor political economy and poor patriotism.’’’ Insistence of women for something ’’exclusive" to tickle her vanity and arouse envy in the next door neighbors house was strongly advised against in the committee's statement. Women rushing into khaki also was described liecause “it puts the women In competition with the government for millions of yards needed for troops.” The wisdom of using up present styles and having fewer styles during the remainder of the war to conserve man power will be seen by American women, the commitee believes. Mrs. Joseph Lamar, who issued the statement. said: “America's women are whole heartedly devoted to the nation's interests and will make real feminine sacrifices of style to help Uncle Sum win the war.” Mrs. Fred Linn has as her gue<“ for over the week-end, her sisters, Mrs A. S. Elzey, of Ossian: and Mrs. E. B. Kern and children. Crystal and Gail. 01 Van Buren. The social and parcels post sale o! the D. Y. B. class scheduled for tonight at Waterworks park lias been postponed indefinitely on account of bad weather. A shower was given by Miss Ed.ia Bleeke last evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. C. Bleeke five miles northeast of the city, for her sister. Miss Ella Bleelte, whose wedding to Louis Gerke will be July 22. Girl friends of the brideelect were in the party and g music and a luncheon were entertain ment features. The United Brethren Ladies’ Aid society had a delightful time at the home of Mrs. Adam Deam yesterday afternoon. A good attendance and b terest marked the meeting. Delicious refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fisher went t< Geneva this evening to attend the

Chautauqua meeting. Their son, Harry. who is a member of the orchestra, plays tonight. VERY LARGE SUM (Continued from Page One) Daily Democrat) Relations between the United States and Argentina are cause for considerable uneasiness, iccording to an authoritative source today. Argerftine does not understand the export licensing plan promulgated by President Wilson. There is a dii position to regard it as an unjustifiable step. Certain elements here have not yet lost the irritation against the United States which they developed at the time Washington joined with London in opposition to Argentin s wheat embargo and practically rut up to Buenos Aires an ultimatum that there would be no coal exported to Argentine unless lhere was some change in the wheat situation. The Argentine senate was in secret session today. The United States embargo measure was the main tonic of discussion. There was some consideration also as to what attitu le Argentine would adopt as to American war fleets now in the vicinity of the republic’s ports. Stockholm, July 13—(Special to. Daily Democrat)—Sweden is violently agitated by the American export li ensing restrictions. Severe condenma tion of the plan was heard everywhere today. The newspaper Tidningen led Stockholm newspapers in a bitter attack on the United States, characterizing the embargo plan as “an attempt to force Sweden into the war in the profane name of democracy,” “The whole Swedish people,” the editorial concluded, "are united in commercial and political neutrality. They do not want war except defense of their soil against foreign aggressors.” Tien Tsin, July 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fighting began today just outside the gates of Peking between Chang Hsun’s monarchist forces and the encircling republican - rmy. The Hague, July 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germman Chancellor von Bethmann-Holweg submitted his resignation in order to aid the

„„ aim. ulile. rerullan. K,’>W I— “* “X Berlin dispatches did not J ? Aether the kaiser had foi'ulight on wheth rMlsn atlon ally accepted Holiwegi and those of other ministers. Nor was there any explanation why crown prince, known an of the junkers, should have been confrr!r.. «irh liberal leaders. 1 thmreport here was that the crown prince as leader of the junkers had forced out Hollweg because the etan cellor exhibited signs of some > i-d jng to the popular clamor for ate. peace offer. (By William G. Shepherd, United press staff correspondent) Petrograd. July 13-l Special ’o Daily Democrat)— Germany is desperately pouring a new flood of provj’ ganda into Russia is a superlative t ’ fort to dampen the popular war ardor. The directing point seems to Be Stockholm. < I Some of the evidences of this tide Jof argument as gathered today were ■ German arguments against further ’ Russian advances ok the ground that 1 the German minority socialists had '.agreed to every point of the Russian peace aims, even including Alsace- ,■ Lotrain. Agitators whose previous I activities have given indicaton of their connection with the German propaganda system are spreadng these ur- ' guments. ' Another rumor, apparently traceable to the same source, was that Germany ' was preparing for peace. : Petrograd continues jubilant at ‘he , fresh successes achieved in the grea’ ’ offensive. Troops in other sections . of the front, who have not yet had their orders to go forward are beg'n- . ning to exhibit impatience to get it 1 the enemy. ON CHARGE OF DRUNK Philip Mole was “picked" up la<t evening roaming on Monroe street a id arrested by Night Policeman Joi Reynolds for public intoxication. He was arranged before Spnire Kintz this ’ morning and given a fine of $5.00 aad costs amounting in all to $13.30. which he stayed. o — CORRECT YOUR LIST > Those who are saving the paper con--1 taining the names of the conscripted ■ men, together with the numh-.-s

% OFF On All RAINCOATS We Have Them In Greys and Tans $5.00 to $12.50 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY should make one correction, the only one of importance in the hig list so far as we know. Russell Bowman's name appears twice with numbers 330 and 351. The former should be Chas. E. Baxter, and you can correct your list by cutting the following line out and pasting it in place of 350: 350 Baxter, Chas. E.. R.R. 9. Decatur RETURN FROM HONEYMOON Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weber return'd home this morning from Hardinsburg, Ky., where tney were married last Monday morning. They intended to return sooner but owhiri to an extended honeymoon they did not return until today. Fred left this afternoon for Fort Wayne to find a house, having taken a position as shipping clerk st the Electric Works. He said his tr'p was certainly a grand one. HELP WANTED—FEMALE. An intelligent person may earn SIOO monthly corresponding for newspapers; S4O to SSO monthly in spare time; experience unnecessary; no canvassing; subjects suggested. Send for particulars —National Press Bureau, Room 1102, Buffalo, New York. sat-nov.-l o ■ - - Democrat Want Ads Pay