Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1917 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT >"" 1 "- WTT" I 1 " 111 J **" -SBX Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Companj JOHN H. HELLER Preeldent ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subacrlptlon Ratea Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier .46 00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mail 13.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. W" ' - i DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Mayor CHARLES W. YAGER For Clerk R. G. CHRISTEN 1 For Treasurer . j. d. McFarland Councilman, First Ward I H. FRED LINN ( Councilman, Second Ward BEN SCHRANK Councilman, Third Ward L. C. HELM Councilmen at Large JACOB MARTIN t J. M. MILLER — ■ ' ■ '■

The meatless and wheatless days are inconvenient we admit, but they are not to be compared to the foodless days of central Europe, where the people are really hungry most of the time. There is much to give thanks for if we look for IL The democratic platform stands for the very things you would insist upon if you were employing men to look after your interests in a private institution. it’s a good contract with men who are responsible and who will make good on every paragraph. Joseph McFarland has made a record as city treasurer that makes him a most deserving candidate for reelection. Honest and efficient, courteous and careful, he has for four years looked after the financial interests of Decatur and he will do so again ’ if elected, as he will be by a majoritysimilar to that of four years ago. Charles W. Yager will devote bis time to your interests if elected mayor and he will prove a good manager ; for a good city. He is careful but he J goes right ahead, he is a saver but not ! penurious, he is progressive but not tto much so. he will counsel with you but he will act as he believes best for every one. he will enforce the laws

It I 11 -ssr i Swirly Brand QZfnt*’*--« Clothes Make the Man to this extent—they make him seem Old or Young. If you are young you don’t want old men’s clothes. If you are fifty, wear the spirited styles of Society Brand Clothes and be rated at forty. Dress the part you play in the drama of life. A suit to conform to all personal requirements is here. Try it on—you’ll be delighted. THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPAQ

<'and will watch the finances. Ho is . | the man to elect next Tuesday. — Compare the ability of the men on , ... .ut .urn republican ticket*, inquire as to the business experience of each, size them up carefully, read the democratic platform and then inquire as to what the republican candidates stand for and then do what every sensible person will feel is his duty—vote the democratic ticket. It's the wise thing for every citizen in Decatur to do. Russia is letting up according to the announcement of Premier Kerensky, Italy is being forced into a position that may mean separate peaco, the war may go on for several years on the western front, where France England and the United States Will have to meet the Teutons man for man. The situation is acute and the future looks serious. It's a time fur every good citizen to do his bit.

Fred Linn, Dr. Miller. Jacob Martin. Ben Schrank and Charles Helm are the candidates for council on the democratic ticket. They are each and all, tax payers, men of ability, men who wish to serve you officially and will give of their time and ability. They will maintain the high standard of the present administration as three of them are now members of the council. It's a time when we should sit steady in the boat. Vote for these men and you vote for your own best interests and those of Decatur.

In refusing to announce any platform, in neglecting to hold a single public meeting, in failure to find any reasons why the democratic candidates should be defeated, P. L. and his crowd admit that the thing every voter ought to do is to vote the derfiocrat ticket next Tuesday. They admit the ticket is first class, that the men are good citizens who will do what they agree, that the platform is excellent, that the past administration has made good, that the republicans haven't a leg to stand on. Let’s make it unanimous for Yager and the other men on the democrat ticket.

ii DOINGS IN 'Of IF TV I WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Pocahontas Picnic Supper —Postponed. Eastern Star —Called Meeting. W. R. C. regular meeting—Post hall 2:00 p. m. Mite Society—Mrs. R. D. Myers. Saturday Queen Esthers —Ramona Smith. Above our broken dreams anl plans God lays, with wiser hands then man’s, The corner stone of liberty. —WUi.tie r. The Sophomore class of the high school will have a masiv.erad- petty at the home of Miss Ruth* Uchnhai.s at St. John’s this evening. Twelve comforts were made by the busy Helping Hand society at the Reformed church yesterday afternoon Mrs. Elgin King, hostess, refreshed the company with doughnuts and effee.

Mrs. Grover Hendershot who is returning to her home in California, from a visit at Portland, had a few moments visit with a friend, Mrs. James Arnold, of this city, yesterday, who met her at the station. M(JB. Kiley Chrisman entertained the members of the Ever Ready Sunday school class of the Methodist church at her home last evening. Bittersweet prettily decorated the rooms and the busy workers numbered thirteen. Cases gor the guns of the two soldier boys adopted by the class, Virgil Krick and Dewey Hooker, were made and their names embroidered thereon. A parcels post sale for the near future was decided upon, and a flower committee, comprising Mrs. Frank Carroll, chairman, Mrs. Irvin Elzey and Mrs. Waldo Brushwiller, was named. Victroia music and contests made the social period enjoyable as did the refreshments of homemade candy, apples and pop-corn. In a guessing contest, Mrs. Irvjn Elzey, won the honors.

bittie Miss Geraldine Smith enter, tallied the D. C. C. club yesterday afternoon. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Alice Clark.

LIKES THE CAMP At Hattiesburg But Not so Well as Taylor, Writes Anthony Nesswald. IN A LETTER HOME Does Own Laundry Work and is Kept Busy Most of His Leisure Time. Anthony Nesswald, at Camp Shelby writes to his sister, Cecilia Nesswald: Camp Shelby, Qct. 29, ‘x7 Dear Sister: — Received your letter a few days ago and was glad to hear from you. I

would have answered sooner but I didn't get time. I was gtjing to write yesterday but was busy all day. I went to church in the morning, and after church I got talking with come of the Decatur boys from Co. A and didn't get back to camp till dinner; then after dinner a few other boys and myself, went out for a walk to see if we could find some cotton and a few other things. We were out till supper time and after supper I sent a bunch of cards to the Ohio people to let them know that I was down here, so 1 thought I would come here to the K. of C. building tonight to let you know that I am well and hope the same of you. I like the place fairly well but not as well as the other place. 1 guess I told you that we live in tents with i floors in them and wals up the side about three ft. high. I would just about as well live in tents as in buildings like at the other camp. We have not as good drill grounds here as the other place. It is hilly and stumpy yet, but not as bad as it was at first. There are men blowing stumps every day and cleaning up the place. It is built in a pine forest and nothing but pine, too. I said we were out to find cotton yes terday. Well we found some. I am sending a box with some cotton, rice beans, peanuts and a head of sorghum the boys call it, but 1 think it is nothing but broom corn the way it look* to me. T sent the peanuts the way they grow. It wasn't a very good stalk but it was the best I could do because I was in a hurry. Maybe papr can name it better than I can, T am not sure of the names of some if it. I said some time ago I was going to send some cotton I picked when I came down here; well, I never sent it because I had it packed so tight In my grip that I smashed it. I might go again next Sunday and if I do and find something new I will send it. How is the weather out there? I hope the snow is all gone by this time. Well this far the weather is very nice here. I slept without any covers last night, but tonight it i' pretty cool again. It rained about nil afternoon and is still cloudy. It ha c been pretty hot the last few days. You wanted to know if I needed some more clothes. Well I do not know. I heard It didn't snow here for four years and that it never gets below 35 degrees above zero. I don't know if that is true or not. I don't know whether to tell you to make that sweater, scarf, cap and wristlets or not. You can do as you like, is the best I can tell you. I have one sweater. but I can wear it only when I am off duty, because it is red. We dare not wear anything but khaki when we drill. We didn't get our coats yet.

I didn’t get that box with the seis- f sors, pipe and peanuts yet. My ’ mouth is watering for them everyday. I guess the eating part is over 1 with when I get it, but my pipe will ’ taste good yet. 1 suppose it went to Camp Taylor and they don t care whether they send it or not. I’ve got ’ a few pieces of laundry there, too, yet. If I don’t get it before long I will write and ask them about it. I got a box from there the other day. Meschers sent it to me, and I was gone before it arrived. There were some apples, pears, candy and cigars. It sure did taste good. You asked me if I ever get to see 1 the Democrat. At Camp Taylor I did ' but I haven’t seen any down here 1 yet. I would like for you to send 1 them about once a week. A boy from Monroe got it at Camp Taylor, but he didn't come with us, so I don’t see them any more. I sent Dieners a card some time ago, but I haven’t time to write and give them my new address, so you give it to them and Tena Schurger, too. When I get a half-day off I take a bath and do my washing. It might sound funny to you that I do my washing, but I do. I wash on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Those are the two half-days we gre off. so if I have any work to do, I do it then, and I don't get time to write, only pt nights iu the teut, and there is so i

much racket there that 1 can hardly' l write. I am a little too far from the K. of C. or the Y. M. C. A. to go there and write. That laundry I have at Camp Taylor consists of two suits of underwear. They are hard to wash, so 1 sent them to the laundry to be washed. But I washed all tuy clothes from then on, because 1 can't wait that long on them. Well, I will have to close, as I've got to write to Mescher’s and thank them for that box of eats. So good-bye, with best wishes to i you and all. I remain Your brother, Anthony A. Nesswald, Co. B. 113th Reg Engineers, Camp Shelby. Miss.

Russia Will Take A Rest (Continued from Page Onei record of bitter enmity to parliament*ary rule, observers found it hard to reconcile his reported agreement with the reichstag majority to carry out Prussian electoral reform, conduct Germany's foreign policy on the basis of the German reply to the popes peace note and stop ixflitlcal movements -fostered by governing officials. Dr. Michaelis is apparently completely “out” of German governing power. First reports as to the choice of Hertling for the chancellorship stated that Michaelis had been shifted to the post of premier of Prussia. Today, however, Berlin advices declared Hertling had refused to accept the chancellorship unless the Prussian premiership went with it. Vice Chancellor von Helfferich is also out —succeeded by Frederich von Payer, a progressive leader of the reichstag. As vice president of the Prussian ministry. Dr. Friedberg, a national liberal, has been selected. Apparently the resignation of Ministed of Marine von Capelie has not yet been acted upon.

(Untied T-ress Service) BULLETIN Rome, Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —King Victorio Emanuele and Premier Orlando are at the front, it was announced today. 'United Press Service) (By J. W. Pegler, United Press staff correspondent.) With American Army in France, Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A few more cases of ordinary illness and two men suffering from what was apparently "trench feet” this was the causalty list today for America's first detachment in the trenches. The first contingent to undergo training returned to billets last night and another batch of men are taking its place. Two silent khaki clad columns met in the moonlight of a valley and called lowest. One marched on to the trenches; the other returned to the rear.

”How is it up there?” cautions one henieted figure stumbling forward ;o the trenches of another dirty figure going in the opposite direction. ”It’s all right,” was the answer, if you keep your head down. The Dutch are afraid to start anything.” Today the training camp resembled wash Monday. Hundreds of shirts sweaters and socks are hanging on ‘.h bushes in the carnpl FIRE AT ERIE RESTAURANT. At exactly 12 o’clock last night the fire department was called to the Erie restaurant to extinguish an inside blaze. When the department arrived they found the door bolted and Frank Garard on the inside unable to reach the door on account of the dense smoke. The glass door was broken in and in a few minutes the fire was extinguished. It is not definitely known how the fire started. Most of the damage was done underneath the shelf where the sacks and the ice cream was kept. Mr. Garard stated that as yet he could not estimate the damage but that $250 would hardly cover the loss. The building is owned by Mrs. Shaffer.

LIMITED TO A TON (United Tress Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Limitations of each purchaser of coal to a ton. was recommended by Woollen, fuel director for Indiana today. He said that it would be unfair now to allow one customer to obtain entire winter supply while others order from week to week. Coal administrators for counties were asked to make reports on Thursdays of each week on the amount of coal which they will need the next week and then they will be supplied from the available mines.

DRAFT SLACKERS SENTENCED (United Press Service) Sioux. S. D„ Nov. 2—(Special o Daily Democrat)—Twenty-seven Ger-man-Russian farmers were today sentenced to 1 to 5 years at Leavenworth Federal prteou at Kansas, and fined sums varying from S3OO to SIOOO following conviction op charges of resisting the selective draft.

TO VISIT HERE Dr. E. D. Kremers, Major in United States Regular Army. IN MEDICAL CORPS To Arrive Tomorrow to Visit Brother—On Way to Washington, D. C.

Dr. E. D. Kremers, a major in the medical corps of the United States regular army, with his wife and two sons, will arrive tomorrow from Fort McDowell, California, tor a visit with his brother, Will Kremers, and fam--1 ily. Dr. Kremers is enroute to Washington. D. C„ where he will fill a position in the surgeon general's office as gas inspector, this being the department treating of those who have been injured by gas. Major Kremers will be here for a few days, while his wife and two sons will remain longer, remaining until he has secured an apartment > for their residence in Washington.

.OUKT HOUSE NEWS. Another suit growing out of the Lake Erie & Western railroad train striking the Sanders automobile, October 17, 1916, killing Mrs. Sanders and injuring others, will be filed in tie Jay circuit court soon by Attorney D. B. Erwin. The plaintiff is Henry Sanders who asks $5,000 damages 'or injury, alleging that he has been unable to do a day's work since the accident, is suffering from the nervous shock, bedfast a paret of the time and unable to hear a portion of the time since. Licensed to marry: Herman Lehman, farmer of Monroe township, born January 28, 1894. son of Burhart' Lehman. and Lydia Neuenchwander, clerk, born October 20, 1893. daughter of Christian C. Neuenschwander.

Judge D. E. Smith is at Portland consequently no court was held here yesterday and today The September term of the Adams circuit court will close tomorrow. Hunting licenses have been issued to Lloyd Beerbower, Harry Springer, Jay Buckmaster. E. Bui t Lenhart, Dan W. Weldy, Leo Kohne, B. J. Miller, Charles Scherry, Edison Baumgartner, Ben Johnson. C. E. Strebe. Real estate transfers: John L. Townsend et al. to Straus Bros. Co., cealty in Washington township, $12,500; Josiah B. Ray, et al. to Lydia E. Goodwin, et al. part of lot 83, Decatur. $125. OSTEOPAT HY° CONVENTION. Dr. Weaver wishes to announce that Wednesday and Thursday. Nov.

—Complete Line Os— Plush and Cloth Coats Just received some very jbeL n °bby new styles in Plush and Cloth JBSk Coats at Illg sls, $17.75, 519.75 ngW gKg 522 50 to $45.00 |||| j|M» We advise an early se!ec{ion dS certain fabrics cannot be reK ordered. Make Your Selections While the Stocks Are Complete. 1 a co.

17 and 8, the osteopaths of Indiana are holding their convention at Hotel Anthony. Fort Wayne. Ear. nose and throat clinics will be examined. A limited number ut adenoids, enlarged tonsils, turbinates and polygroid growths will be removed if early arrangements are made with him. For these only the hospital and anaesthetist fees will be charged. A public lecture will be given Wednesday evening, place to be announced later. Dr. George SUH. M. 8.. M D.; D. O. surgeon in chief of the hospital at Kirksville, Mo., will give a lecture Thursday morning. Others on the program are Dr. McConnell, oi Chicago; Dr. Meachem, of North Carolina. and Dr. M. E. Lindenmuth of Indiana University. MORE WORKERS NEEDED. A telephone call to this office this afternoon from the Red Cross shop asks for more worker* in the department of surgivcal dressings. More are needed for this than in the sewing department.

PUBLIC SALE. I, the undersigned, will sell at public auction. 3H miles northeast of Decatur, 1% miles south of the Fuelling church on what is known as the Frank Brokaw farm, on Friday. November 16, 1917, beginning at 10 o'clock a m.. the following personal property, to-wit: Three Head of Horses: Bay mare, 5 years old. weight 1450. These two are well matched. Grey mare. 11 years old, weight 1200. Nine Head of Cattle: Three-fourths Holstein cow, giving milk, will be fresh in February; % Holstein cow. 5 years old. will be fresh in Feb.; % Holstein cow. 3 years old. will be fresh in Feb.; Jersey cow. "7 years old. giving milk: jj Holstein heifer, 2 years old, bred Sept. 30; 18 months old Holstein heifer. 16 months old steer. 8 months old steer, 7 months old Jersey heifer. Twelve Head of Hogs: Poland China sow with pigs by side; Duroc sow, not bred; 10 shoats, weighing 60 to 125 lbs. each. Farming Implements. Thomas may loader, McCormick binder, 3%-in. tire Tiffin wagon.

good as new; C. B. & Q. check rower, almost new; 18-in. disc, Gale riding corn plow. Oliver breaking plow, set of dump boards, red elm hay ladder, with loading rig combined, 60 tooth harrow, good as new; Walter A. Wood mower, used 3 seasons; wagon box. top buggy, storm king, storm front, set of nickel mounted breeching harness, set of buggy harness, clover seed buncher, cream separator, feed j'ooker, 20-ft. log chain, scoop board, double shovel plow, single shovel plow. 10 acres of corn on i stock, 10 full blooded bronze turkeys. | Fonner strain; 1 gander, 140 head of chickens, and many other articles .not mentioned. I Terms —Ail sums of $5.00 and under. cash by day of sale. All sums over $5.00 a credit of 12 months "will be given, the last 6 months bearing 8 per cent interest; 4 per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. ROBT. MARBACH. John Spuhler, Auct. Chas. Magley, Clerk. 30-10-12t015 Lights Frighten Fish Away. Norwegian experiments with fishing I with the aid of electric lights lowered ■ into the sea have been failures, the 11-lumi-tion apparently frightening the fish >f- - ay. I - ARM !■ OR RENT—Can give possession immediately. Inquire of Wm. P. Colehin, telephone 574.

'ANOTHER || Three Dollars f orEI( J in Army and \ avy|( J Prove Adjacent GrJ OUTSIDE OF ( J “Be a War Daddy” J gan—Movement R ac J by Prominent —' — II Washington. Nov. 2- A '■ ies and towns are r ‘e ß generously in accepting the lotted to them in connection!! national campaign to raise soldier and sailor in the * expended in assuring a proper enviorment in the com 1 adjacent to the

camps and thereby asslßtl ' Ing fighting forces more fi t and mentally, for the battl " face abroad. This is the t ’ gathered at the head<iua War (amp Community to,. Fund, where the campaign directed. As indicative of public entta over the movement, it is that in one of the very f ew where an organized camp ai| .‘ not agreed upon, the leading « of that town began collecting J hutions and it was expected total amount collected would m exceed the quota which had W suggested. Merchants in are placing contribution blaati their counters, the blanks a»| on hotel desks, in telegraph ofi, factory pay windows, and ew other places. "Be a war-daddy" is the sJ the supporters of the nioveueg they account for its adoption J fact that for three dollars any J may adopt the fighting maid his hours of leisure, or. in other J assume the role of a foster J while the young soldier is absal the camp. Some, not satisfy | simply adopting one soldier, ai> ing over groups and whole com J In fact a prominent New York J ness man, who requested tin-1 name be withheld for the time J has announced that he will be 1 Daddy” to a whole division. M have promised to contribute a equally extensive scale. "When it became known." m| N. Willys, national chairman, a “That such men as President d Secretaries Baker and DanieL. I Roosevelt, prominent business nationally known leaders in va organizations and military met i highest rank have enthusiastica® dorsed the War Camp Cominnw creation Service, the public tri the idea with an ardor which l most impressive.”