Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT^ XT II Published Every Evening Except 1 ( Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company i JOHN H. HELLER President 1 ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Bubecriptlon Ratee 1 Per Week, by carrier ~10 cents Per Year, by carrier $6.00 1 Per Month, by mall 26 cents 1 Per Year, by mail $3.00 i Single Copies 2 cents , Advertising rates made known on t application. i Entered at the postofflee in Decatur, t Indiana, ms mecond-class matter. ( RELIGIOUS ! OBJECTOR?: The claim tor exemption from wir ] service on the grounds of religious : convictions seems to have likewise I bothered the exemption boards and 1 the public other places than Adatns t county. Concerning the question so I much discussed here, the Fort Wayne i News says: t "Allen county is peculiarly affected ! by the recent ruling of the provost mar ; sbail’s office on the conscripting of re- t ligious objectors to war, since several i of the richest townships in the county 1 are largely inhabited by Dunkards. ; I These people, who have builded a creed about the Biblical inhibitions against hate and bloodshed, may not hide behind the claim, “Did all m°n ; live as we live there would be no war,” true as this statement may oe. For the Dunkards are not alone in this Scores, hundreds anil thousands of young men who had no more than they to do with the plunging of this nation into war, are answering the call of the flag and preparing to lay down their very lives as sacrifices. If the question were one of declaring war, then the Dunkard creed might be invoked, but war is upon the land and Quaker. Dunkard and Mennonite alike, owe the same allegiance as Baptist, Catholic or Episcopalian owes. The institiutions that made it possible for these people to live their tranquil lives are threatened and they may mot sit with folded hands and placid brows saying. "We would rather those 4nstitutions were destroyed than that we be forced to ftght for their salvation.” They may not assume this attitude of holy martyrdom for the good and sufficient reason that in the meantime the red blood of America’s finest young manhood will be flooding the battle fields of Europe to circumvent this destruction and the religious objectors will be reaping the harvest. It is intolerable that a group of individuals should be exempted from a service by which those individuals must profit. The Dunkards do not be- • lieve in courts, but they are not exempted from taxes. They do not believe in thievery but they are none the less taxed to maintain the peace agencies of the community, and very properly so. They do not believe in fighting but so long as the must profit by the sacrifices of others they rightly should be required to “do their bits.” They are to lie used as non-combat-ant attaches of the army, so that the fighting men may be released for ac-

1 2 Price on all our skeleton lined summer suits. Suits that were $13.50 now $6.75 ] C Suits that were $9.00 1 . now $4.50 f Suits that were $8.50 s now $4.25 * V ‘ THE MYERS-DAILEY ' COMPANY L

tive service. The religious objectors i would not pay dividends as soldiers 1 but there Is nothing in the order of, 1 their lives to prevent their being high- ( ly acceptable on the business end of a l broom übout headquarters.” ff!S£ The fund for company A Is growing, not as rapidly as It ought to or as rapidly as the boosters would like to see It but its growing and we are going to keep hammering until we get the SIOOO fund. The money will then he turned over to the proper officers of the battalion, every penny to he used for the boys of Company A, to provide them some pleasure und some food that is not furnished by the government. There is still time. Have you given y~n- hit for company A? It's a very worthy cause and one to which you abound be glad to contribute. Does a thousand dollars look h|g to you? Well stop and think. When company A Is recruited to full war strength it will have 150 members. A thousand dollars means about $6.35 per man. Do you think he will over feed on that amount? if you do. keep the money and buy yourself plenty of luxuries while the soldier who is offering his services for his country, his flag and for you and your children, eats hard tack. I DOINGS IN SOCIETY g • i • «*♦« •ft’ •tt’ INIa WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday Loyal Workers’ Lawn Social —Leonard Merryman Home. The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping stone in the pathway of the strong. — Carlyle. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon entertained at six o’clock dinner last evening for Mr. and Mrs. \V. W. Briggs, of Geneva, and their son, Lieutenant W. C. Briggs of Fort Benjamin Harrison. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Selleraeyer and daughter; Mrs. Fred Hoffman and daughter. Hope. Mrs. Nanaey Lord, of Monmouth, was the guest of Mrs. William Blackburn at dinner yesterday. The Loyal Workers’ class of the Evangelical Sunday school announces a lawn social at the Leonard Merryman home on Rugg street for Tuesday evening. lee cream, cake, watermelon and other summer delicacies will he sold. Everybody is invited to come. The Do Your Best class was entertained last evening at the home f.f Mrs, Frank Fisher, assistant hostesses being Mesdames Tom Fisher and Col. Foreman. Plans were discussed to sew for the Red Cross and the regular business was also disposed of. Guests besides club members were Mrs. John Burk. Mr. Will Shackley and Mrs. Charles Wolfe. After the regular routine business of the class of the Evangelical Sunday school, at the home of their teneher. Mrs. W. S. Mills last evening, the members gave themselves up to social enjoyment. To this, several guessing contests contributed and refreshments were served. The attendants of the Presbyterian Woman's Missionary soeitey’s picnic at Waterworks park yesterday were pleased to have with them Mrs. M. Burns, of Tx>s Angeles. Cal., who has been away from here five years; Mrs. Helen Blossom and Mrs. Lucy Ruro. 1 older members of the ehureh who have! been out of the city, and their presence added much to the pleasure of the gathering. Twenty-six spent the afternoon at the park, with their sewing and crocheting, for the Red Cross or otherwise. At six o'clock a tine picnic supper was spread. The branch of the family resides in Whitley county provided a most agreeable entertainment for the eighth annual reunion of the Magley families at Tri Lake, eight miles northeast of Columbia City yesterday. Rowing, fishing and bathing in the lake, with j a fine dinner spread at noon and the re-organization of the association, eachj came in turn. The old officers were re-elected . They are: President, B. F. Magley, Whitley county; vice president. Charles Magley, Adams county; Secretary, Fanehon Magley, Decatur. Among those from here who attended were representatives from the S. S. Magley, John, Charles, Henry and Jacob Magley, E. S. Christen. Lew, Houck. F. A. Peoples. C. D. Lewtonj families. The reunion will be held next year at Robison park again. Women of the city combine business i with pleasure at social gatherings t

these days and at every one knlttera \ or sewers for the several organlza- t trons of mercy can he seen. At the * Presbyterian missionary picnic yes- f terady afternoon, Mrs, Lucy Rout was ' knitting for the navy league; Mrs. I* Lu Myers was on her fifth pair of woolen socks for soldiers; and Mrs. S. TV Reavers had sewing for Red Cross. Among guests from a distance was Mrs Kremers. of Holland, Mich., who ( is a guest of her son, W. H. Kremers t and family. ] Mr. and Mrs. George Donnetvwirth, * of Bucyrus, 0., motored here for a sev- 1 eral days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. John 1 Spuller. Mrs. Emma Peacock, who spent the ' winter at Atlanta. Ga., stopped off ’ here yesterday for a vlst with rela- ' tives, enroute to her home at Columbia 1 City. She is a cousin of Mrs. Henry | Magley, of Monmouth. Miss Hazel Schultz attended a »ix o'clock dinner party given last evening at the Syphers apartments in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kilhourne, (’has. Baum and Mrs. Charles Biederwolf, 01/ Fort Wayne motored here and spent last evening with the U. Deini»t» famlly ‘ . Mrs. George Everett, the Geofc r Davis family and Mrs. Israel Bonjj Uari attended the golden wedding celel st., tion of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Davis feTippecanoe City Wednesday. T motored through. R S A Mr. and Mrs. IJoyd Elliot, of lnd ' J )ne < apolis. will come toirlorrow for a t over Sunday at the Dr. P. B. Thrrft S/ home. Mrs. Elliot was formerly \as P Marie Ainson. * °*h Nor Mrs. Rousch, of Indianapolis, is h for a several days’ visit with the M S Beavers family on the farm. tblisl _ o tunit COUNTY’S QUOTA TO & BE SECURE — (Continued from Pago One) * S/ wife and child. item 11 Norm Parr (337), Berne, a! anj and two children. 17—Ernst Ehlerding (945), D-tion. tur. R. R 4. 21—Lawrence John Heckm. (1495). De'catur, R. R. 7, wife and j n ( children. ithly 24 —Hugo Beitler (1237), Be*. 34 wife and child. g; < 28—Adolph Hanni 1546), father and mother. p ar < 33—Byron L. Hart (1266), G<* t i va, wife and child. fc. 35 — Henry A. Smitley (466), D» tur, wife and two children W 36 — Henry M. Pfiueger (692), D | n t catur. wife and child. t thly 62 —Alexander Liby (1323), 1 (; $4 Grove, wife. ? 65—Carl Nuerge (1536), Mag paß gi R. R. 1, wife and two children. p ar t 75—John Hilgeman (1146), ] tur. R. R. 4, wife and child. k. 80 —Peter D. Schwartz (5s Berne, wife and child. 94—Da(niel Schreck (786), D« tur, R. R. 2, father of ® child. ,lne96—Anthony W. Hoffman (14 Vk Preble, wife and child. 100—Homer Clarence Ginter (983), Decatur, father and mother. 104 — Alva P. Teeter (322), > Berne, R. R. 3, wife and child. 105 — Milton Orlando Brown (379), Decatur R. R. 2, wife. 107 —Franklin Siegrist (54), Bluffton. R. R. 4, wife and child. 109 — Christian Zimmerman. Geneva. R. R. 4, wife and child. 110 — Noah Stueky (552), Linn Grove, wife. 121— John Christener (15), Monroe, wife. * 122 — James Leland Fogle (905), New Corydon, wife and child. 136 —Frank Myers (550), Berne, jwife. 140—Louis H. Koldewey (1432), Decatur, R. R. 8, wife and three children. 141 Benjamin Fariow (931), Berne, R. R., wife and child. 144—Milo F. Shirk (822). Monroe, 1 R. R.. wife and two children. 147—Elmore Guy Mcßride (15091, (Decatur, wife and three children. 182 —David Roth (760). Decatur, R. ’ R. 10, wife and child, j 159—Roman N. LaFountain (1580), I Geneva, R. R. 2. wife and two children. j 16S—John W. Dickerson (1182), ; Decatur, wife and child j 167—Frank Dellinger (1054), Decatur. R. R. 10, wife and four children.! 168—Chester L. Hendricks (1275),| Monroe, wife and child. 176 —Fred Baker (685), Decatur, wife and two children. 187 —Milo Bear! Glendening (1007), Geneva, R. I<L. wife and child. ( 190—Otto Bieberiek (353), Magley. 1 R. R. 1, wife. | 204 —James Ray Duff (679). Berne, t wife and child. | Amisnman Is Included. r Among those certified today is DaId TV Schwartz, who passed the physical examination last week and 1

was exempted because of religious # conviction. TTnder a new ruling by I the provost marshal, those exempted Tor this reason must he sent to ramp with the others hut they will not be torreri to carry arms. < + + + ♦«•♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦+* ♦ CAMP NIBLICK NOTES. ♦ ♦ ♦**♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + *♦ Just when the hoys were thinking that they were fully recovered front the effects of the inoculation. their J loft arms began to thump and they knew that the vaccination was beginning to take effect. Well, it’s all In I the life. Company A will again play the city baseball team Sunday afternoon at the Shamrock park. Following Is the lineup for the city team: Catcher, Baxter, pitcher, Beery; Ist base. Dude; 2nd base, Coffee; 3rd base, Boese; w. Stevens; 1.f., Bantrum; c.t, Engle; rs. < Boyer. Everybody invited. t If any one has any rooms that can ] be spared to quarter one or two boys, 1 please report to Sergeant Beery. 1 There are still abont a half a dozen 1 ' MProeY” rfPP. in the need of sleeping ( Inquire 333 4th st., phone 286. 1 UENT -Modern five room flat Burdg millinery store. In- in 'ing , if A. D. Suttles. d’tnts j lENT—Modern house, one-half * 1 re from court house on JelW- 18 Phone 709, J. F .Arnold. m *<he , FOR SALE. t iin a1< ’ ALE—A hard coal stove, large ne good condition, cheap. Call »’> 721. | bu the — qu-i be ALE —Favorite Base Burner, a ]ex] loW Range. and a Kitchen Heater, a tK om . her household articles. Call at an rth First st. f ills bogler, 3ALE—Must sell good well es- , aj . ihed business in Decatur. Op- . — . I*6' ** l ty for one or two men. Inquire pla „, 1( j r, care Democrat. j pro ALE—About twenty-five yards <ar n ~ od Brussels carpet. Call phone E combt (cob ALE—A 5-passenger Oakland j ng p t aobile. In first-class shape. Jis p v day between one and five 0! - , !I1) for particulars and demon-, dout ll - v 1. —Eli Meyer. | poun — . = eup LP WANTED—FEMALE. • , —— ’ istelligent person may earn SIOO or tr ,.,. r corresponding for newspa- in ll , st 40 to SSO monthly In spare preve l . t experience unnecessary; no Th er ling; subjects suggested. Send Manl •ticulars.—National Press Bu- a lw Room 1102, Buffalo, New Emel sat-nov.-l. sion ’ w ton, _ (/ANTED— MALE HELP -J) telligent person may earn SIOO r corresponding for newspa- j n 40 to SSO monthly tn spare t 0 j experience unnecessary; no g ar ling; subjects suggested. Send ( jay in •ticulars. —National Press Bu-! reß f Room 1102, Buffalo, New a jd sat-nov.-l car ,;iers BARGAIN bo( !cfo " — tkr alue SALE—Fonola Talking Ma-j . Never used high class mu-, t ",, nM y ’Tfa?HS!en HestroyeiT The houses of the town are filled only with smashed furniture. Even crockery was destroy ed —smashed upon the floor of the houses which Germans looted. The convent was entered and the furniture there destroyed. Clothing that was found was torn to pieces, and pianos piled about haphazardly in heaps. The St. Quentin cathedral was seen to burst into flames suddenly on Wednesday evening. All night long it burned. The light from the great pile illuminated the vast German-denuded devastated plain before the town for a distance of 15 miles. Early Thursday the roof of the cathedral collapsed. The great arches went crashing down into the burning debris. All combustible material In the cathedral was then gradually consumed. As the fire died out only the roofless gutted walls of the cathedral remained. As a bacy ground to this picture of desolation as viewed from the French lines, the smoke of villages beyond then began to rise. Petrograd. August 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — General Korniloff expressed new confidence in the army ! today, following an extended conference with Premier Kerensky. “Ro- ’ cent measures which were taken ha-e considerably strengthened the army’s , | combativoness and morals,” he said. I“I hope the army may be soon completely regenerated.” GOOD PROPERTY BARGAIN. I am offering for sale the property 1 on South Winchester street, known ■ as the Park hotel. It is a valuable u property and one that can be made a splendid money maker. It’s a real j bargain for some one. If interested see Mrs. D. W. Myers. 121 ts DEMOCRAT WANTADS,. PAY BIG. I’

CALL TOMORROW Governor (Goodrich Will Summon Legislature foi Special Session. MEET AUGUST 27TH Proclamation to he Issued Saturday—Coal Question and Home Guards. (rnlteU T-es« Service) BULLETIN. Indianapolis, lnd., Aug. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Governor Goodrich will issue a proclamation tomorrow, calling the Indiana legislature Into extrauremary session on August 27th to legislate against "out rageous coal prices.” This fact was learned from authentic sources today. The governor, however, withheld formal announcement of his plans. The exact program to be carried put by the legislative body and the .length of the session remained matters of conjecture. The program will be definitely determined late today at the conference between the governors and leares of both branches. Governor Goodrich made known his intention to go before the special session with a coal hill that not only will arbitrarily fix “reasonable prices” but also will permit embargo on the Indiana products to protect the interests of the state. Aside from the coal legislation it developed today that the governor considered privately a hill providing a state constabulary such as exists in Pennsylvania, to be next in importance. The calling of the Indiana national guard into federal service has left the state without protection from plots, and the governor believes emergency legislation is required to provide protection.

Dr. C.’V. Connell VETERINARY SURGEON DL--. Office 14? I nOllc Residence 10: Dr. L. K. Magley VETERINARIAN Corner Third and Monroe Streets PHONE g® c , e 186 DECATUR, IND B. C. HENRICKS D.C. YOUR CHIROPRACTOR Above Morris 5 & 10c Store. Phone 660 Office and Dwelling, Over 5 and 10c Store Office Hours Ito 5 7to 8 LADY ATTENDANT Decatur, Ind. Fitch & Sons HAVE MOVED THEIR BR ANCH OFFICE from the People’s Trust Bldg, to Prisinger & Co’s Office. ’Phone 135 or cal! M. A. Frisinger, 'phone 706, residence. Bargains in farm lands a (specialty. JjAVE you bought 1 your Car Spring Tire at our bargain prices? If not, come in and let us show you a real tire.

I a\| GENTLEMEN Wc have just received an early shipment J new FALL HATS from the famous CROFI’J KNAPP FACTORIES in ail the newest shap*„ colors are BROWN, STEEL. MOSS, GREEN and BLACK. Our stock this seawnfaJ "best ever”— every HAT filled to the VALUE and the PRICES are RIGHT. $ U| $4.00. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE i(

HAVE MOVED OFFICES Monroe W. Fitch & Sons have mov-1 ed their branch office from the Hroples Trust building here and from this' time will be found with J. M. Frising- ( 1 er. as they have taken rooms with Frisinger & Company. r There will be some one to take care ! of all inquiries relative to farm bsirgains listed or .controlled by Fitch ft Sons in this district, who can Ire found by (’ailing at the Frisinger office <n our main street. The telephone number 135 will jet Mr. Frisinger as well as the Fitch . agency and those desiring to make a change during this fall or next spring would do well to leave their address

Your Friends Are Proud of You the cause you serve and the uniform you wear. They want your photograph. Do it Today. ERWIN STUDIO ' Over Callow and Kohne Drug Store. 'Phone 807 Bring or mail us your Kodak work r;: ‘tr. an ta; 3r. x: :tt: sexemsatss: uc :tv. zz. :x. ts: r. sc FERTILIZE! ■ jj - - Owing to the high cost of everything there arear jj many cheap grades which use moulders’ sand or «' U worthless heavy material as a filler for bulk and weigh' V. mg peddled and offered to the farmers, and although •• contain a good analysis, it is not and never will be n H able for plant food, and where they cannot get a repi» H dealer to handle their goods they get any one they® ♦j take orders or peddle it. y AA'e have on hand the best fertilizer that is mam $ « tured, one that we can.guarantee contains no filler a» U manufactured by the largest factory in the United & | who own practically all the Phosphate Rock deposits in g country. AVe will maye you as cheap a price as possible -' ?t owing to large demand, scarcity of cars, and slow sbipf H we would advise placing your orders early so that w s H have sufficient on hand when you are ready to use it. 1 E. L. Carroll & Sot tx Bionds jmiration, > the fortunate P» appropriate *o much real ir ' ,r prices me on the M* STORE • /

j with above number or parti?. I The Meyers estate of 152 iij | joining Decatur has just |by Fitch & Sons anti they C ! should have no trouble fa v | j of this farm in the neartutnrI Decatur party, as ,'highly improved but is a 9 that has always been »elltw3| . of. I In the event that you pt >. , sponsc at the office. 135. r»„ I A. Frisinger. who will be r answer ali communications HAVE YOU TRIED r ! DEMOCRAT'S CLAS? s SECTION?