Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1917 — Page 2

DAIL Y DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except * Bunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subacrlption Ratea Per Week, by carrier........ 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mail 13.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising ratea made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Bluffton met the demands o£ tag day with a total of $83.14 and the boys are happy over the trip to that city. • The company belongs partly at least to Wells county and they are back of them to a man. as has been shown on several occasions. The business houses of Decatur are asked to close from 9:30 to 10:30 t> morrow morning, in order that eveiy body may pay proper respect to the boys of Company A. It is right that we should do so. that we cheer the boys away and thus express our sincere belief in them and the cause they go to fight for. When the orders to proceed to Fort Harrison were read to the boys of company A this morning they received- it with a shout that showed their willingness. The good-bye tomorrowshould be a happy one. These boy s are answering the call to the colors, the greatest act of loyalty they can show. They will return crowned with victory, God bless them. It is a happy I though solemn occasion. Be of good cheer and let the boys see that you i are just as brave as they are, though you serve the cause at home. Just such action as that taken by Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, is what has brought about the fall of Riga. There is no question but that if Rus- • sia was united they would be causing the Germans all kinds of grief but the fact that they are divided makes it easy for the enemy to plant seeds of disatisfaction and makes it impossible for even such men as Kerensky to lead his men to victory. We should refuse to stand for anything but loyalty for that means a shorter war. ultimate victory, the continuance of the greatest government in the world, our own future happiness and prosperity. The company A fund including that held by Mr. Vance is now over $1,500, counting all subscriptions. There its about two hundred dollars of this however, which has not been turned in and this should be done as soon as pos- „ «uharl». »ttrn& OHB I'A IrW iff jot 1 ! ■ Ww << ■ Michaels Stern Clothes' have arrived for Fall. For snap and style they cannot beb eat at all. Do not fail to see them before making your selection. \ . SIB.OO to $25.00 THE MYERS-DAILEY: COMPANY !'

1 sible so we can complete our report • | ■ and convert the money into a “Com- * pany A fund” which can be drawn upon in the proper manner. The money >’ will be deposited here aud every penI ny accounted for, by the management of the Dally Democrat and the Rota.y J ' club under whose auspices the fund was raised. There are a few dollars expense, telephone, incidentals and 8 , 0 the payment of these will be property s receipted, that the public may know 0 that their confidence has not been a misplaced. A few dollars more would 1 not hurt. ’, Comapny A has been ordered to mobilize at Fort Harrison and they leave tomorrow morning over the s Clover Leaf. For several months the boys have oeen isly awaiting , these important orders and they go f gladly and willingly to i -L .a what ever service is there's to do. Adams county presents to the nation a hundred clean and brave young men, each ■ a patriot and each glad for this op; or- • tunity to prove his loyalty to his country and his flag. What the future holds for these men we cannot say, nor can any one else, but we feel sure that they will make good at every task assigned them. Those who have watched the company grow from awkward squads into a company of well drilled soldiers believe that they are competently officered and that they will make a splendid showing with the rest of the troops. We know that every man in the company from the youngest private to the captain is anxious only to do his duty as a man and as a soldier and we are proud of the men of company A. ■ _LJB a . tn: | DOINGS IN SOCIETY | -J ix'.xixix'.on-.n’.nt'.nr.nafxn:: »-■ WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. . 9 Tuesday Three Link Club—l. O. O. F. Hall. Moose Dance—At Hall. Live Wire Class —Byford Macy. W. C. T. U.—Mrs. W. E. Smith. Reformed Missionary—Mrs. HenryMoyer. Birthday Club Dinner—Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman. Wednesday Tri Kappas—Frances Dugan. Thursday. 1 Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. L. A. Graham. Friday Queen Esthers—Gertrude and Helen Kinzle. God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. —Justice Story. Miss Blanche Biggs gave a six o’clock dinner party last evening for Frank Bacon and Miss Hazel Schnitz. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Peoples have returned from Rome City where they were week-end guests of the Charles Teeple family. Last Sunday morning was the last service to. be held by Rev. and Mrs. Harman with the Union Chapel church, and the good people there had prepared a royal farewell reception at the home of Ross Wolfe, south of the church. The pastor and wife were invited to this home, and when they had driven there they sawone or two other machines, but still thought nothing of it. When they alighted they saw other machines and buggies turning in at the place, (immediately they surmised that something was in the air. They were notified at once of the nature of the meeting. Every family in Union Chapel church was represented in the gathering, and a number of other families in the community of the church. Baskets were brought in from every source and a most bountiful repast was served, after which they gathered on the lawn, where a farewell program was carried out. A large number expressed their intense regrets that Rev. Harman and family were not to remain with them another year. Among the speakers were the following: Charles Barrel. who wil go with Rev. Harman as delegate to the annual conference ,to open in Butler. Ind.. September 12; Roy Runyon. R. A. Drummond, Charles Rabbit, Bert Wolfe, Jennie ' Wolfe, A. R. Wolfe, Sarah Wolfe. Mrs. Charles Burrel, Lewis Murphy, I Henry Bauman, Freeman Sclinepp, (Ada Rabbit. Ada Bailey, Albert 1 Bailey. Some persons, not members of the church, very much regret that Rev. Harman and family are not to be with them another year. Rev. and Mrs. Harman also expressed their gratitude for the faithfulness and sweet spirit of these people toward them, and of how they would enjoy another year’s service with

1 them. The people expressed their I . appreciation of Mrs. Harman's serv- | ices. She has labored abundantly in both the Decatur and Union Chapel churches for the last three years. , ■ Both of the churches have made t considerable progress during the , three years. The moat pleasant relationship has existed between Rev. Harman and family and the Union 1 Chapel congregation, there not havI ing been a single discord during the j three years’ period. One of the best country Sunday schools is maintain ed in the Union Chai>el church, there having been a gradual growth continually during this period. Bert Wolfe, the efficient superintendent of the Sunday school, also made remarks of his appreciation of Rev. Harman’s co-operation with the Sunday school there. Mrs. George Cramer read the program and made ap- 1 propriate remarks. Also Mrs. Geo. 1 Cramer spoke concerning her appre- ’ elation of the three years’ services. * Ross Wolfe, the Sunday school and < church chorister, led the singing.— < Contributed. < i The regular weekly dance of the ( Moose lodge will be held Tuesday evening at the hall. j At the country home of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Sylvester Mills, north of Bluffton, was ’ 1 held a reunion on Labor Day, of the ( descendants of Mr. and Mrs. Jonn , Rupright. At the noon hour a bounti- t ful table waq spread for the following guests: W. H. Rupright, Mrs. Harry 1 Beaty and son. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. 1 Rupright, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Kreigh, Mr. and Mrs. Alex White, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Summers. Miss Ida Kreigh, Dr. C. R. Kreigh. Miss Nellie Rupright, and Miss Phoebe Summers, all of Ossian; Mr. and Mrs. John Rex and 1 grandson. Earl; Mr. and Mrs Dale Sphar and daughter. Ruth; and Murray Sutton, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ulmer and daughter, Mrs. John Sowards and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kreigh and family. Mrs. John Htgm.in, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hedges. Mrs. GG. Kreigh and family, all of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Rupright and ; family, of New Haven; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pastor and family, of Huntington; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waggoner and family, of Pierceton; Mrs. Chas. Bonham and daughter, of Avilla: Mr. and Mrs. Porter Rector, of Wabash; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Aldred and daughter, of Petroleum; Mr. and Mrs. John Mills and Lester Blocher, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mills and family and Ernest Blocher, of Craigville; H trry Summers and family, of Echo; Barney Rupright and smr.' -of Kingslaod, and the Sylvester Mills family. Daring the afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Harry Summers, vice-pros. Mrs. Harry Beaty: secretary. Miss Ida 1 Kreigh. The next meeting will be held on August 24. at Swinney park. Fort Wayne.—Contributed. The Misses Gertrude and Helen Kinzle will entertain the Queen Esthers circle Friday evening. [ The Woman's Home and Foreign r Missionary society of the Presbyterian church will open their season after a short vacation with a rally day meetr ing Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock 5 at the home of Mrs. L. A. Graham. ~'4.0 which all the ladies of the congregation and their friends are invited t The subject is “Africa” and a very . good program has been prepared, as I follows: Hymn, "Onward Christian > Soldiers”; Devotionals —Mrs. Rout; - Hymn, “Come We That Love the Lord’ • “Romance of Educating the Bulu” — 1 Mrs. J. C. Hanna; Recitation, “How 1 Much?” —Margaret Belle Atz; “Medical Missions in West Africa” —Mrs. J. 1 H. Heller: Hymn. “Joy to the World;” Reading, "Social Life of African Wo- ’ men”—Mrs. J. C. Patterson; Piano Duet—Doris De Voss. Gladys Graham; ’ Offering, Mizpah and social jscriod. ! Miss Frances Dugan will entertain 1 the Tri Kappas tomorrow evening. i The Three Link club will meet this 3 evening at the I. O. O. F. hall. 1 Washington, Sept. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Actual elimination 1 of the hohenzollern dynastry has i.ot been prescribed by the American gov- ! eminent as a peace basis, the state fl department said today. . The indications are now that this g government will be content with sn- .. ternal reforms in Germany which will i j insure honesty and safety in dealings' 3 with other nations. r While officials believe elimination of the kaiser would be a short cut > this result, they said today there is no attempt to dictate the German form. , of government. A COMPANY"? SOCIAL TIME The Masonic hall will be thrown open to the boys of Company A and their friends tonight. There will be good music, dancing, a good social time for every one—absolutely free, and everybody invited to' participate. Join the crowd in a 1 good-bye social event. it

K. OF C. OFFICEBS Were Elected Last Evening for the Ensuing Year — Only a FEW CHANGES MADE Joe Lose Re-elected Grand Knight—Council Now Has 280 Members. Officers of the local Knights of Columbus were elected last evening and practically the whole staff were re-in-stalled for the ensuing year. ■ The -e---suits were as follows: Joe ixssc, Grand Knight; Martin Smith, deputy Grand Knight; Julius Heideman, Chancellor; Adrian Wemhoff. recording secretary; Dan M. Niblick, financial secretary; Chas. S. Niblick, treasurer; Peter Miller, Worden; Jonn Loshe, Advocate; George Appleman. Inner Guard; Alfred Mousey. Outer Guard; Martin Mylott. trustee. The last four named were elected for the first time. These officers will take their chair at the first meeting in October. The local council now has a membership of two hundred and eighty members. MEET IN FRANCE I -* Carl Smith Sends His Best to Decatur Boys and Hopes to Meet Them AT THE FRONT He and Ralph Brittson Are Members of “Rainbow Division.” ‘“I send my best to all the Decatur boys in service and will meet them in France” is the word that Carl Smith sends to friends in a letter received by his sister, Mrs. Faye-Smith Knapp. Carl and his nephew. Ralph Brittson. are members of the famous “Rainbow division.” They enlisted with Motor Company 5, 117 Supply Company, 42nd division, at Fort Worth, Texas, and left there Thursday afternoon for Camp Albert Mills. Long Island, where they expect to arrive tonight. From there they expect to be sent to France. The boys—five hundred soldiers of them —were conveyed in Pullman cars. German Chadge Is Answered (Continued from Page One) waterway today's official statement declared. The Russian retirement ■still continued today in a north-easterly direction. BULLETIN Amsterdam, Sept. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Kaiser Wilhelm exulted with his people today in capture of Riga from the Russians. Berlin dispatches quoted this extract from a message sent by him to the kaiserdom “This is a new milestone of German strength and unerring will for victory. May God help us further.’ BULLETIN London, Sept. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Field Marshal Haig resumed his offensive today with a sharp blow that advanced the British line northeast of St. Julien. The official report today gave no further “We advanced our lines slightly,” the statement said. Elsewhere on the British front, the commander in chief reported: “North of Lens at night we carried cut a successful raid. A number cf Germans were killed and seyeral taken prisoners. "Southwest of La Basset hostile raid ers were driven off. | “Northeast of Ypres enemy artillery was active.” election’! S HELD The Young People’s Christian Endeavbr society of the United Brethren I church held its annual election of nf- | fleers Sunday evening. The new officers: President, Earl Hoagland; vice 'president, Roy Mumma; treasurer. James Stonerook; secretary, Leia Hill. . pianoist, Mrs. Beu Hoagland. o BAND OUT AT 9:15. The band will meet at 9:15 in the < morning at the band hall. They will : lead the parade to the station in honor j i of Company A. i1

MORE ENROLLED * - ■ •*—l Second Day of Teachers' Institute Dawns With More Enrollment. A GREATER INTEREST Instructors Carry Along Work of Education With Skill. The second day of the teachers’ institute dawned, finding each teacher full of enthusiasm for the day's work. Rev. Mills of this city opened the morning sessions with devotionals. and offered the teachers some thoughts for their year’s work. Professor Barr took up his period in discussing his subject of "Leisure Occupations.” Mr. Barr said in part: We should teach children the things which the child should know, not as children, but what they should know as men and women. Teachers compel pupils to do so many things contrary to nature. “The basis of all efficiency is vital force.” The body serves as a place to store this force. From this store house come the several things which aid in the development and progress of life. The average working man has forty-six hours each week for leisure. What will he do with this time? There are the hours which get people into trouble. No provision is made in the country school for the play time and the physical welfare of the children ,Why is there no public play place? It pay:/ to play. If you believe in play, gmnastics. dramatics and the like, you can go into these country places and arrange for certain types of play and after all you will soon convince the fathers and mothers that these things are important and they will provide the things. Mr. Barr closed by saying that the most important duty of the teacher is to look after the leisure hours of the boys and girls. Mrs. Adams took up her period by giving the teachers some suggestions as to how’ to learn the work of the school work. She has three classes in her work. The primary class is getting along nicely. Professor Smyser spoke on the subject of “Books and How to Read Them. He held his audience with readings and quotations. Mr. Smyser attempted to show the teachers what was the trouble with the reading. He said in part; One reason why people do not read well is because we are lazy, lazy with our eyes,* lazy with our ears, and too lazy to to use the dictionary to find out just what we read. We fail to concentrate, fail to get the vital thoughts of the printed page. 1 We must get more from the printed page than the mere interpretation of the words, if we are to learn how to read. The poet has put his emotion, his soul into the selection and he ■who learns to read the rhythm and expression, has teamed to read. The reader must bring out the tone-color of a selection by the use of his own voice. He must see how pictures and suggestions reveal themselves. He pointed out from different selections how characters reveal themselves and closed by saying that to read we must be alive and keep our eyes, ears and minds open. Enrollment. Those who have enrolled since Monday noon are: Mary Ray, Vera Stoutenberry. Merle Poling, Alma Kooken, Neva Brandyberry, Ruth Leinton. Christine Habegger. Esther Habeggcr, Fannie Cowan, Mary Laughlin, Ida Gunsett, Myrtle Wilder, Adda Ketchum, Doris DeVoss, Eva Aughenbaugh, Lucile Thomas, Stella Perkins, Blanche McCrory, Mabie Shoaf, Ruth Parrish, Sue Cook, Ruth Gay, Eva Acker; Frank Brewster. Ray Duff, Clifton Striker, L. E. Kelier. J. A. Buckmaster. Harry Magner, Jesse Snyder, O. A. Potter, L. B. Campbell, Clyde Hendricks, W. Guy Brown. A. M. Stauffer, M. L. Hoffman, J. D. Sarig, Alfred Habegger, Harry Hoffman, A. E. Harbin, Clark Jahn. Monday Afternoon. Professor Smyser of Delaware, Ohio, opened the Monday afternoon session with an address upon the subject, “Self-expression in Composition Mr Smyser pointed out very emphatically that the aim of all language studies was to communicate our thoughts and ideas. But yet we ■must not lose sight of the fact that children use this very expression to show us their inmost souls. He commented upon the fact that English teachers have a great many papers to grade and correct and necessarily many hours must be spent out of school. This the school trustee overlooks and consequently are wont to think that the teaching of English is a purely mechanical process. He ’ pointed out how English teachers

must get nway from the mechanical and look after the more practical, 1 side. "Bet the boys and girls write compositions about the things that are near to them, that are of most interest to them and then the teacher will not be burdened with the dry, and poorly constructed sentences which she finds on the papers.” Let them express themselves about their hobbies and then you will find no distinction between English for work and English for pleasure If we make the work vital and organize it. English will discharge a certain duty for us. The murid period was given over $o President W. L. Bryan, of Indiana university, who gave a very interesting and instructive talk. Dr. Bryan pointed out how people of different ages had fought and died for their freedom, how democracy had gradually gained a foothold, and how kings and lords had attempted to rule the poorer people. Through all the history of liberty we may see how the masses have been ruled by the few, how in time these masses have refused to obey the lords and nobles and have made attempts to free themselves from that form of aristocracy. "Follow the French and the English people aud K see how they wrested the powers from a king, how they cast this one into prison, how they cut off the head of another, how they sent one to Helena, and I wish that they might send another one to the same place.” We must be for the United States and shout ■ our patriotism or we are against the , United States. Dr. Bryan closed his address by stating that he had seen ' number of his own I. U. boys follow-, 1 ing the colors and that he hoped | that his right arm would become par- ' alyzed and his tongue deleave to the , 1 roof his mouth if he did not stand back of those boys to the very end. Professor Barr concluded the work of the afternoon with his subject of ■ "Methods a Survey.” Method is not ’ a one certain subject: it does not belong to any one lesson, neither can it be used in and definite way. It is the teacher’s duty to work out a plan between the subject matter and the individual and unless she does this she will be a failure as most people ] who have gone to college and ( 1 brought back a world of information in note books and tried to use it, only to find that the things which I 1 they have in their note books do not ■ fit the cases which they have in ( 1 hand. The subject matter is a con--1 stant thing while the individual is a changing thing and we must see that there is a need for certain things and 1 use them, while on the other hand that which is of no vital importance and out of place may as well be put aside. “Take the things that are of real value to the pupoi, teach the individual and not the mass, become acquainted with the individual's ’nature and conduct and consequently become a real artist in the profession. At the close of the day's work it was unanimously voted, that the trustees and members of the school boards be invited to attend the sessions of the institute. — o+++++v+*4> + + + + + ♦ CAMP NIBLICK NOTES. ♦ ♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ After the orders were received this morning to move to Ft. Harrison, the company was dismissed until 7 o’clock tomorrow morning when they assemble to march to the train. The boys are now busy getting the necessary things ready to take along, and ' are spending the few hours left with 1 their relatives and friends. ' The Bluffton boys were taken home j this morning in machines that were' I furnished by a number of kind-heart-' i

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ed citizens. The b oyß - order to get ready Hlld g ‘ In to their relatives. ’ gOo^l| ye The companyT^ urch set of boxing gloves which * ne » taken along to ths trsinm, ‘ ? These gloves will no doubt furnl good deal of entertainment for t* boys. The a , them a dog for their mascot Thl 7 has been named “Max” and ha-’be”' a reaident of Camp Niblick lor soni” As the < ompa£7is’ required brln along their own tin plates, cu,,, r . S knives and spoons, 101 o f each these articles were purchased th morning and are packed up f or Bhl * ment. The company turid was put to 7 first good use this morning. | n orders from headquarters it Wal quired that the company f urniih men a day’s rations. Consequently money had to be raised somewhere keep the boys from starving to death so the company fund was drawn on The following will be the food and amount given out to each man for one meal: Soft bread, 8 oz.; baked bean/ 8 oz.; canned tomatoes. 8 oz; salmon, 8 oz.; roast beef, coffee with condensed milk. This morning Manager Parent ts the Crystal theatre announced that all sos the soldier boys would be admitted . free to the afternoon show. Many C f the boys availed themselves of the oy J port unity of seeing a good show tor • nothing. The company Victrola and reeorifc J have all been packed in strong hoses with locks on them and are ready tor shipment. Several members of Cotnapny a went to Bluffton yesterday where they held another successful tag day Tv people of Bluffton who were present nt the corner stone laying of the new Wells county hospital responded nobly to the efforts of the boys and they secured $82.14. which will be added to the company fund. The company wishes to thank the citizens of BMton who were so kind to assist the boys. ; ; j The company is making one last re--1 quest before they leave for IndianapoJ lis and that is for magazines that tin boys can read on the train. If yw have ever road on a train for a Maher of hours with nothing to read yu will realize how much a magazine will be appreciated. If you have good pab lications lyint, around the house thai you would olnerwise sell for junk, bring them to Camp Niblick tomorrow morning and they will be gratefully received. Sergeant Cole was in charge of linters today and Corporal Dull in charge of the police detail. HOW TO ESCAPE _ (Continued from Page One) leading to escape~from the trap. Guest of Rotary Club. The members of the Decatur Rotary club and their invited guests, French Quinn, E. S. Christen. Capt. C. RDunn and Lieutenants Peterson wi Rollison, had the pleasure of hearing Hon. William I»we Bryan, president of Indiana University talk last evenins at the luncheon given at the Murray Hotel by the Rotary club. Dr. Bryan choose for his subject the life and habits of Mark Twain. He spoke wt three quarters of an hour and his talk was most interesting.