Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlahed Every Evening Except l Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mail $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiina, as second-class matter. ——l———— • Swat the weeds. Right now is the time to get rid of them and save a lot of anoyance during the next couple of months. Lets have it done without the city authorities taking hold. The rain last night certainly helped some and’ the crops, the garden, even the lawns showed improvement this morning. A little more of the same kind of moisture wouldn't hurt any thing and would benefit many of the farms and truck patches. If the men called for examination for the National army will remember that the men in charge must judge from the stand point of the military organization and not from their own indivdual desires : or opinions, it will make it much easier for every one concerned. Cheer up a “Sammy.” It’s a great work even if you select one you don't know but when you have the opportunity to boost a home boy, one of the heroes from right here in our own midst, it ought to be even a greater work. Jdany people are responding to every call, but this one is important. Pick out one of the lads of company A and be his big brother or sister. We are to save a special session of the legislature it seems. If the session is to dispose of the coal problem, plan for financing the necessary steps of war and really settle urgent questions, all will be well, but if it is to put through two or three pet measures. With the war as a blind, it will not prove satisfactory. Its a hard job to fool the people now and they are no* in the mood for it. These are serious times. These sensible views found expression through columns of the Starke County Republican, edited by John L. Moorman: Great distress is prevalent among the editorial writers of our big newspapers. They bitterly complain of the slow* action congress is « taking in handling the grave problems presented. A constant repetition of abuse is heaped upon our legislative body because the members do not instantly assume the conclusions the editorial writers favor. It seems only fair that congress should not be harrassed in any manner. They are the ones who will be censured. The matters under consideration are vastly more important than many realize for they indicate our actions in this gigigantic war. No mistake can be made without terrible injuries to the American people. The ruling by the provost marshal Wfr o A brand new line of Mundham Hats in all of thej Fall shapes and colors. $2.50 to $3.00 » THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

I I that those claiming exemption from i [military draft, on the grounds of re-J ligious convictions, shall be sent to 1 i camp Just the same as those who do not, will probably disistse of the question in a manner satisfactory to every 1 one concerned. If these men are sincere in their convictions they will be , thus given lite opportunity to serve i their nation without carrying arms and at the same time they will render a benefit to their brothers in the ranks We believe many of them will prefer to take a place in the army rather than do the work assigned them. At any rate the county gets credit* for them and the exemptions do not count so far as the number of men needed to fill the quota is concerned. The nation needs an army and each day the rules are becoming more bi., ling. The man who really makes good therefor is the one who cheerfully does LL 1 art. His duties will be easier, his promotion more rapid, the credit he receives in history the more satisfactory. u a:: a:: ar. mujy f DOINGS IN SOCIETY g or. ar. ar ar. ar ar anima:: at-: WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday Phoebe Bible Class — Mrs. Ida Schlickman. Sewing Club —Mrs. Dan Vail. Live Wire Class —Earl Amrine. • Wednesday Reformed Aid —Mrs. Henry Mayer. Thursday, Presbyterian Missionary Society’s Picnic Supper—Waterworks Park. Hard-To-Beat Sunday School Class —Mrs. W. S. Mills. SENTIMENT AND SENSE If 1 knew you and you knew me It' both of us could clearly see And with an inner sight divine The meaning of your heart and mine I'm sure that we would differ less And clasp our hands in friendliness Our thoughts would pleasantly agree If I knew you and yow knew me. As each one knows his own self, we could look each other in the face And see therein a truer grace. Life has so many hidden woes •So many thorns for every rose. The “why” of things our hearts would see. If I knew you and you knew me. —Nixon Waterman. Who can mistake great thoughts’ They seize upon the mind; arrest and search it; bow the tall soul as by wind; rush over it like rivers over reeds. — Bailey. The Berne Witness says of Hazel F. Teeter, to whom Don Teeple was married at Hillsdale, Mich., a week ago last Monday: “The bride was anemploye of the Berne Overall Co. and has been working for this firm for the past two years. She was formerly of Portland. The wedding was a great surprise to the friends of the couple and not until later in the week did the secret become known. The Witness congratulates.” Demonstrating the making of impromptu stretchers for carrying injured and sick, and studying further, pieparation of the room, etc., for caring for the sick or injured, the class of Dr. S. D. Beavers in first aid work last evening, had an interesting study in ■ spite of the bad weather which made the attendance somewhat smaller than ; otherwise. This completes the ten chapters of the book and after two general reviews, the class will be turn ed over to Dr. J. S. Boyers for the finrl examination. Next week's review will 1 be of the first five chapters of the 5 book; and the last five will be reviewed the week following. Mrs. Fred Patterson, secretary, was instructed to write to Washington for the set of examination questions which will be turn ed over to Dr. Boyers. Among the girls who left on the 9 o'clock car for the class picnic at the grove in Monmouth were Bessie Young. Nellie and Blanche Hitchcock, Lillian Snyder. Mrs. W. H. Niblick entertained eight girls in honor of her little niece. Elizabeth Miller of Grand Rapids, Mich. Games and sewing were in order until five o'clock when the hostess was assisted by Miss Charlotte Niblick in (serving the two course lunch. Those inviteij were Elizabeth Miller, Mabel Staley, Winifred Clark, Alice Clark, 'Gladys Miller. Dorothy Enos, Margaret Niblick. Charlotte Niblick. | Mr. and Mrs. George Mclntosh and daughter. Mary, and their guest, Marion Mitchell, '/t Toledo. 0., left this morning for New Haven where they will attend the Mclntosh family reunion held in a grove near there. I Mips Frgacep Mcugey, of the Run- ; yca-Er.»eJar store will leave tomor- <

row for Greenville, 0,, to visit with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Pilliod and other relatives. She will also visit in Piqua. Ofaio. She will be gone two weeks. Miss Hope Hohman of this city wid sing at the Church of Christ in Fort Wayne next Sunday morning Miss] Hoffman pleased many in the song service at the Wayne Street Methodist church last Sunday. Miss Anola Frank and the Method!it Sunday school class of young girls of which she is the teacher, took the Interurban car to a grove near Monmouth where they spent the day and had a delicious picnic dinner. The class numbers sixteen girls and each one had the pleasure of inviting a friend. Mrs. B. W. Sholty left this afternoon for Roanoke and from there will go to Laketon to attend the Sholty family reunion tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hocker and family and Ishmael Macy of Elkhart, who visited here with the Hocker's daughter, Mrs. E. B. Macy over Sunday, returned home. They were accompanied by Byford Macy who will spend a week there. POPE ISSUES PEACE APPEAL (Continued from Page One)_ Daily Democrat l Two more nations— Argentine and China—appeared today nearly ready to plunge into the caldron of war. The time limit given Germany to answer Argentine's submarine demands has ended. Unofficial advices indicated Argentine might enter the struggle against Germany —perhaps passively; China actively. Possibility of closer cooperative war arrangements next week with Japan, as a result of the visit of her mission, supplemented these developments. BULLETIN London, August 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Another destroyer has been mined and sunk in the North Sea. the admiralty announced today. The captain, two officers and 43 men were rescued, the admiralty statement said. Washington, August 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—China declared a state of war against Germany and Austria-Hungary beginning at 10 a. m. today, the Chinese legation was informed in a cable from Pekin this afternoon. London, August 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An official statement from Berlin, accounting in some way for the telegram sent by the kaiser to President Wilson, in 1914, published by Ambassador Gerard is today believed certain. It was a matter of general comment today, that considerable confusio.i must result in Germany from the fact that almost simultaneously with denial of the existence of such a telegram by the semi-official organ, Nord Deutsche Allegmaine Zeitung. the American government should officially publish the full text of the message. The allegation that King George, through Prince Henry of Prussia, gave assurance that England would not enter the war. resulted in inquiries being made last week. To these Andrew Bonar Law. leader in the house of commons, replied there was no change in the constitutional requirements that the king take no action with regard to foreign affairs on his own initiative. WILLLEAVE FOR HATTIESBURG. <Unlte<l Pros- Service' Fort Benjamin Harrison, Aug. 14— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Field Hospital Company No. 1 of Indianapolis and Ambulance Company No. 1 of Frankfort, of the Indiana national guard, will leave Fort Harrison August 25 for the guards' permanent training quarters at Hattiesburg, Miss., it was. unofficially announced today. Both of these units were in service on the Mexican border and are ranked by military officials as among the most efficient guard organizations in the United States. Universal satisfaction was expressed here today over the appointment of Lieut. Col. L. R. Gignilliat, former commandant at Culver Military Acadamy, as senior instruction officer for the second training camp here August 27th. He succeeds Major L. T. Hardison, who acted in that capacity at the first training camp. —c, FINE BABY GIRL Mr. and Mrs. Roy Uhrick are the i proud parents of a nine pound baby girl. They have named the baby Mary I Adeline. Mrs. Uhrick was former'/ Miss Hope Hpppengardner. HOME ON FURLOUGH Lieutenant William M. C. Brig , of Geneva, who has been at the officers'! training camp. Fort Harricon. passed through here today. He is at home on a furlough before being consigned to duty. '' * *i

COUNTY’S QUOTA IN SIGHT BY WEDNESDAY (Continued from Page One) I ~336—Charles Berning. Decatur, R I R. 7. Passed . Claimed exemption, agriculture and dependant mother. 337— Emanuel Stauffer. Decatur. Passed. Claimed exemption, religion. 338— Daniel Jack, Geneva. R. R. 3. Passed. No exemption. 339 Alva Smith, Monroe, R. R. >• Passed. No exemption. 340— Wilbert Beer, Monroe, Paseed. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. 341 — Benjamin Elzey. Decatur. Rejected by physicians, board will rule in case later. Claimed exemption, wife and two chidren, 342 — Emil Graft. Decatur, R. R. 4. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. 343— Albert Beer, Geneva, R. R. 3. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and four children. 344— Roy Enos, Decatur. Passed. No exemption. . 345 —Christian Steury, Berne. Passed. Claimed exemption , wife and religion. 346 — Herbert Kirchner, Decatur. Rejected by physicians, board will rule in case later. Claimed exempt! in. aged parents. 347 — Irvin Pontius, Geneva, R. R. 1. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife. 348 — Norman Stalter, Bluffion, R R. 6. Passed. 349— Earl G. Haviland. Geneva. Rejected by physician. Board will rule in case later. No exemption. 350— W. F. Glaus. Geneva. Rejected by physicians. Board will rule in case later. No exemption. 351— Fred Fuhrer, Geneva. Passed. Claimed exemption, alien. Results This Afternoon. 352 — John Feasel, Berne. R. R. 2. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and one child. 353— Frank Arlington Knitfle, Decatur. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and five children. 354— Samuel Mauller, Monroe. Pass ed. Claimed exemption, farmer. 355— Leland L. Frank. Decatur. Pass ed. Claimed exemption, wife. 356— Joe Teeple. Decatur, R. R. 2. Passed. No exemption. 357— John Kipfer, Bluffton. R. R. 4. Rejected by physicians, board will rule in case later. 358— Benj. Hoagland, Decatur. Pasted. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. 359— Marion. Case. Pleasant Mills, to be examined at Petoskey. Mich. 360 — Fred Gehres, Pleasant Mills. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and three children. 361— Eugene Kintz. Decatur, R. R. 5. Passed. No exemption. 362— Herman Haag. Decatur. Not examined, member company A. 363— Eli Albert Girod. Decatur. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. 364— Martin Reinking, Decatur. R. R 4. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and two children. 365— Wm. Zurcher, Monroe. Passed. Claimed exemption, that he supports mother. 366 — Claude Foreman, Berne, R. R. 2. Passed. No exemption. 367— Enoch Carpenter. Monroe. Rejected. Board will rule in case. 368— Daniel Morand, Berne. Rejected. Board will rule in case later. 369— Homer Miller. Geneva, R. R. 2. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and one child. 370— Glen Bryan, Geneva, R. R. 4. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and child. 371— James Darr, Decatur, R. R. 9. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and child. 372— Earl Conner. Geneva. Passed. No exemption. One of the publishers of the Geneva Herald 373 — Robert Es Meibers, Decatur. Pased. No exemption. 374 — Ralph Christy, Pleasant Mills. Passed. Claimed exemption, dependent mother. 375— Jacob Heiman. Decatur. R. R. 2. Rejected. Board will rule in case later. 376 — Paul Yoss. Berne, rejected. Board will rule in case later. 3487—Floyd] Marbaugh. Pleasant Mills. Passed. Did not claim exemption. 378— Wm. Kidwell. Monroe. Rejected. Board will rule in ease later. 379 — Frank Nolan. Decatur. Passed. Did not claim exemption. _ n OFFICERS ARE ELEVATED (United Press Service! Washington, August 14—(Special t> Daily Democrat)—The president today sent to the senate the names of 37 new major generals and 141 brigadier generals. Brig General Edw. M- Glenn, commander at Ft. Benjamin Harrison was elevated to a major general. Col. Edw Lewis. 45th infantry who was recently t named to command the Indiana stabv jtroops. was made brigadier general.

GREAT JREGIMENT Is What Major Driesback Says of Fourth Indiana —Experienced Men. STORY OF M’BRIDE One of Captains Has Fought Eighteen Months in the Trenches of France. Major Dreisbach is proud of the fourth regiment and says it will be the best sent out from the Hoosier state. Included tn the list of officers are a number of men who have won fame and medals in the field, Including one of the most famous soldiers of this country, Herbert W. Mcßride, captain of company L, of Indianapolis. (.aptain “Mac nas ueen a soldier of for--1 tune for many years, in the Klondike, the Boer war and when the world war ' broke, immediately enlisted in a machine gun company of Canada, and ' was appointed captain. His company was not ordered to the front however and “Mac" resigned and enlisted as a private in another machine gun company. He was promoted rapidly and finally became captain. He fought eighteen months in the trenches and ! out of 56 men in his company the records today show “three alive and six ‘ missing.” He was finally shot in the 1 head and retired, returning to this country. He is well again and back ' in the game with a knowledge worth while. He has lectured at Fojt Harrison several times and will, Major Dreisbach says, prove a wonderf* 1 1 help to the officers and men of the fourth regiment. STANDING OF THE _ FIRSS HUNDREE MEN ! (Continued from Page One) 308— Harvey H. Neussbeum, Berne. R. R. 3. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife. 309 — Samuel Bollenbachef. Willshire 0. Rejected. 310 — Wm. Schenbeck, Berne. Re jected. 311 — Anthony H. Myers. Decatur. It. R. 5. Passed. Claimed’evemption on grounds of being farmer. ' 312 —William D. Lee. Decatur. Passed. No exemption. 313 —Arby Lewis Lindsey, Geneva. Passed. Claimed exemption, wife and one child. o HOOSIER BRIEFS (United Press Service) ’ Seymour. August 14 —The local high record price for corn was established 1 when the Farmer’s Hominy company ! paid $2.20 a bushel. The corn was of exceptionally good quality. ( Terre Haute, —The Terre Haute Rotary club is making an effort to bring the eighth district Rotary convention of Illinois and Indiana to this city. The . convention will be held next February. Brazil, August 14 —Three hundred dollars has been appropriated to pay the salary of an inspector of weight) and measures for Clay county. Seymour. August 14—If the weather man will co-operate, Jackson county is assured a bumper corn crop. The ' fields are in fine condition although some of them would be benefited by rain. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Zoma Wertzberger." widow of ChasWertzberger, waived right to serve as administrator an dasked that the Peoples Loan & Trust Cfnpany be appointed which was done. They gave bond in the sum of SIOO. Hunting and fishing licenses were issued to Gerald Durkin. ('. M. Simcoke, W. C. Kauffman, Fred Patterson, H. M. Schroll, G. C. Emick, Charles A. Fuhrman. Real estate transfers: John ('. Moran, commissioner, to D. Forest Hoffman, realty in Hartford township, commissioner’s deed. ~ n — TO GLOBE. ARIZONA Glen Warner, former Decatur teat tier, for three years teacher of science in the Goshen high school, late a student at Chicago University, is here visitng with relatives. He and his family will go to Globe, Arizona, where he will be at the head of the schools. MOVING TO FORT WAYNE The Fred LaDelle family is moving ! to Fort Wayne where Mr. LaDelle has a position as bookkeeper for the Elec- ! trie Works. Mrs. LaDelle left this afternoon to join tue other members! of this family there.

/y n extra extra The following is a list of our “EXTRA’’ g00(1 things for the last sale of the season on sumn) er goods. All Dixie Weave. Palm Beach and Mohair Suits One Fourth, Oil. All Men’s Straw Hats One Half Off. All Panamas One Fourth Off. All Boys’ and Children’s Summer Hats Ont Half Off. One lot of Boys’ Sport Waists, sizes 6 to 1| years, at 35 cents. Holthouse, Schulte & Co, GOOD CLOTHES FOR MEN AND BOYS II I Ilin. nTT”*** armn i,ji I The Fire of Diamonds Is what makes them the object of so much admiration, and their sparkling, scintillating beauty endears them to the fortunate pcssessors. For a gift, could there be anything quite so appropriate as this King of Gems, typifying purity and possessing so much real intrinS'c value? I Our collection is deeply intterdsting, and our prices will assur* you a safe and satisfying investment. Our name on the box is: guarantee of quality. PUMPHREY’S JEWELRY STORE THE HALLMARK STORE FOR SALE f We have purchased the Dowling-Shuey Hart ware Company, at Decatur, Indiana, and will mak Special Cheap Prices on Bicycles and Bicycle Tires. Oil Stoves, Guns, one new 10-7 Wheat Drill, out M ide Spread Manure Spreader, one second hani Hay Bailer. All good as new. SCOTT & SILCOX HARDWARE fcanananananat^anaaanananassmanananatjanaianas 2 * 1 [LOUISIANA MOVING PICTURES [ ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT' AUGUST 1511 | There will be put on large films of Lake Chari* g Louisiana, showing city and farm life in acti" “ piov ing to citizens of Decatur that statements u > ■ ti in reference to this growing country are absoh |!t ' h correct. lhe film will be interesting as well as entfi't'- 1 ' l ing and should be seen by every one who is i' l ' H ested in any growing country. " If you have nN y seen the industrious south, this is an oppo ltu " ! H to see it at home for 10 cents. i M U Meo, women and children invited. _ AT THE CRYSTAL