Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1917 — Page 4

DULY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening , Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLERPresident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rate* Per Week by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrierls 00 Per Month, by ma 1125 cents Per Year, by mails3.oo Single Copies 2 cent! Advertising rates made known on application

Entered Ki tbs postoffice Id Decatur, Indiana as second-class matter. Wheatless and meatless days seem hard, the sacrifice you are making and will continue to make may apiasar more than you can bear, but remember that a light for a world democracy is being made and that during centur- ( ies to come will be sung the praises of those who measure up at this time. 1 No difference what your place or what your duty, do it in such away that you ' will be proud of your acts in the years to come. If a man says, "My wages before my country" or “My balance sheet before my country” of “My class or creed or association before my country,” he is not an American. America is in peril. No question is worthy of consideration until we settle the question of whether democracy shall live. Democracy hangs by a thread. Its existence depends on the union and utmost determination of the United States of America.” —Charles Edward Russell. Will you have a candle in your window Christmas Eve? if you don’t and,! along side of it have a Red Cross service flag for each member of your i family, we doubt if you really and < truly know what Christmas means or i understand why this day is celebrated I everywhere. If the appeal being made , now does not reach your heart, if the < Red Cross does not appeal to you, then ] indeed to, we fear than any efforts <

i he Christmas Spirit sr® wc'bMkv&iJ \® f / I J PWTO OYALJO/* USEFUL GIFT SELECTIONS Do not fail to include Warm Clothing for Christmas Gifts, as sometime a useful article of clothing will be worn and appreciated more than some small article which will be admired and soon forgotten. A Suit or Mackinaw for Man or Boy: $5.00 to $12.00 for Boys. $6.50 to $30.00 for Men. Sweater Coats and Jerseys $1.25 to 8.00. Brown’s Beach Jacket Vest will please and elder man as much as a sled will a boy. We are headquarters for anything that you may desire for a Christmas Gift for mother, brother, son or sweetheart. The Myers-Dailey Company. SUITS THAT SUIT

' that could be made to awaken in youi *■’ trt and brain, fueling of love >t mercy, of godnees, would be in vain .a ■arTHTM Christmas this year will be different titan any the present generation has ever known. Only those who can remember the days of the great rebellion will be able to understand some thing of the effect a great war has upon a nation thus engaged, which does not mean however, that we are to be sad at this glad time. Put into your Christmas all the joy you have, be happy and make others so, observe the season in the usual way, and let happiness reign everywhere, giving thought to the boys in camp and trenches, send them cheery, happy messages and remember that it is the season of good will toward men.

The organization for the north part of the county for the Red Cross memi bership drive as announced today is , certainly complete and should bring wonderful results. The campaign will pe in charge of the women the men aiding in publicity, speaking, etc. The committees as chosen show that prominent workers in each church in the territory will have charge. These will have the assistance of many others and should provide workers sufficient to visit personally every parson in the county. Every member ot your family should be a paying and working and helping member of the Red Cross. It means so much just now. The first great war conference in the United States is being held today and tomorrow at Indianapolis. Among those who will participate in the program are Vice President Marshall, Medill McCormick, who but recently returned from "'over there,” George Creel, government publicity man, George Ade of fable fame, Governor Goodrich, Bishop Williams of Detroit, Judge Anderson, Lieutenant Perigord of France, Editor Guest of the Detroit Free Press, James R. Garfield, and a dozen others of the most famous men

... " ■ "" ir and women of the state and na'ior e, Sousa’s band will give a concert am ii, the two days' session will be an ir.spir ing event, watched with interest ever; r ’ where. Adams county sent a delega 11 tion of a dozen to the big meeting, n :| SOCIETY h H B e WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR J Thursday Presybterian Aid — Postponed until next week. f Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Fred Linn. ; U. B. Aid —Mrs. U. S. Drummond. I . Friday. W. R. C. Afternoon Tea postponed. Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid —Paroch- ! ial School. Methodist Mito—Mrs. J. T. Merryman. t Christian Pastoral Helpers—Mrs. J. . W. Rabbitt. , Eastern Star Election and Christmas Barrel Donation. Saturday. 1 Ruth Circle Parcel Post Sale —Gas - Office. Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.—Henry Clay All of the old officers were re-elected by the Reformed Ladies’ Aid society at the meeting with Mrs. Frank Keller on Walnut street yesterday, except the president, that office having been vacant since the removal of Mrs. Henry Moyer to her new- home at Fort Wayne. Mrs. L. D. Jacobs, wife of Deputy Sheriff L. D. Jacobs, was elect-. •>d president to succeed Mrs. Moyer. The remainder of the officers include: vice president, Mrs. L. W. Stolte; secretary, Mrs. M. F. Worthmann; treasurer, Mrs. Peter Kirsch. Rev. Stolte was, present and explained the coming Red Cross drive for membership. Assisting Mrs. Keller in the hospitalities, which included the providing of a fine lunch, were Mesdames David Gerber, Tillman Gerber and Barbara Spuller. A parcel post sale will be conducted Saturday afternoon at the gas office by the Ruth Circle of the Christian church. Everybody is cordially invited to come and bring or buy a parcel. The president of the Methodist Mite society requests all the chairmen of the society to be present at the meeting tomorrow afternoon. This will be held at the church after the funeral of Mr. Billman, instead of at the home of Mrs. J. T. Merryman, as at first planned. Important business will be considered. The change in place and time is made on account of the funeral jGOO R T [ John Schurger & Son are attorneys for Grover C. Romey, et al., in a case against Rufus E. Eckroat, et al., for quiet title. Hunting licenses were issued to Joe Kearney, Will Zeser. Darius Robison. Harvey Roberts, J. J. Tonnelhar Asa Mills. Real estate transfers: Curtis D. Wolf, et al. to John Thomas, et al, part ot lot 5, Decatur. S7OO. The case of Inez McVeigh against her former mother-in-law, Leah McVeigh, for $5,000 damages for alleged alienation of her husband’s affections, came to an abrupt end s’esterday afternoon, when, upon motion ot the plaintiff, the case was dismissed. The testimony of the plaintiff had already been introduced. The case had begun yesterday morning and was being tried before a jury. In the estate of Frank Reffe, inventI ory number one was filed by Christena Young, administratrix, and approved. She was authorized to sell persona! property at less notice than provided by statute, all sums under five dollars being cash; alb over, at a credit of nine months. She was also authorized to sell bank stock for'cash at not less than appraisement, at private sale. Report is to be within 30 days. Noah Winteregg, administrator cf the John Wanner estate, was discharged on approval of his final report. The damage case of Theodore Woeste vs. Everett C. Arnold, et al., was set for January 3. All depositions on file were ordered published. J .Ed Allison vs. Martin Klepper Company. Defendatn ruled to answer absolute in 5 days. Granville E. Chivington vs. John Kuntz. Answer in two paragraph: filed. Rule to reply to second paragraph. Case set for January 17. The damage suits of Luella Benneke 'and Ivo D.ecker, by their next friend

■ —— — ' * Minnie Bennske ngaini't Goor’e Sehu> id Icy, have been set for trial tor January r- U ’ ■y The case of Dan W. Hamrick vs. a . Charles Geisler has been set tor January 4. Dan Harden, of Geneva, who hast been in jail for a few weeks on a famBiily desertion charge, was served with g a warrant issued on a grand jury inB.dictment, on a similar charge. It is “ set out that May 30, 1917, he deserted his wife, Viola Harden; and at the same time, his children, Rufus, aged .. 9; Clifford, aged 7; and Rolland, aged 1 4; without providing for them. His case is set for trial for January 15. -•> The case of J. Milton Rosenthal vs. Maurice Goldberger was dismissed at 1. the cost of the defendant by agree- !• ment of the parties. r . Harry Straub, indicted by the grand jury on the charge of assault and batI. tery, December 3, on Leia Springer, was arrested this afternoon by Deputy Sheriff L. D. Jacobs. Harry pleaded not guilty before Judge D. E. Smith H and was released for the time being on his own recognizance. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG. + + + <- + + + + + + + + 4 , + + CARDINAL GIBBONS' MESSAGE. 41 + * 4> “There is in these times a4* I + veritable ocean of sorrow and 4* 4* suffering engulfing millions of 4 ! 4- souls, and a society with the 4 1 4- membership and resources of the 4 4- Red Cross, actuated as it is by •> t 4- Christian principles, can best 4f * undertake the tremendous bur- 4- - 4* den of extending intelligent and 4> 4* efficient relief. In particular 14- ; 4- approve of the Red Cross activ- -b -4» ities as they are directed to- + -4" wards supporting the courage 4* • 4- and caring for the injuries of 4- ; 4* our young soldiers and sailors. 4- . 4' It is my earnest hope that all 4« will cheerfully and genejrously 4* } 14> co-operate with the Red Cross 4> ❖ committee in their efforts to- v ward reaping ■ the fullest mens4- ure of charity that it may be 4* I posible for the society to attain. 4> - 4- JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS. 4- ; 4> Archbishop of Baltimore. 444 , 4'4’4 , 4«4'*4 , 4»4'4«4«4-

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AN ALLIED UNITY tinned from Page One) b from the Adriatic to the channel. A reverse or a success, whether Italian, British, French or American, is of cons sequence to us all in the common coni- tlict with a common enemy. We cherh ish a unity of purpose; the enemy likewise, but the enemy also has a unity of command and action, because I the imperial Staff at Berlin dictates to Turkish, Bulgarian, Hungarian and I Austrian, as well as to German army J commanders. That attack in Italy s was admirably done. It was triumphant proof of the value of unity. German divisions from tiie Russian and ■ Western fronts, Hungarian divisions t from Bukovina, joined artillery front • both fronts and drove at Italy, when away in for them was opened by the treachery of a few Italian regiments. 1 “Heavy guns in this war are what the steam shovel was to Panama. • When rhe French company under De- - Lesseps sought to pierce the Isthmus with picks, shovels and petty machinery, men died by thousands beside the ! scratched tropic hillsides. So died the men who fought at Verdun and on the Marne, because they had no weap-. cns equal to the task before them. ' Now we know r that advances can be made and victories can be won with little loss, when rhe armies advancing ' have their ways blazed for them ly ’ the fire of thousands of cannon. “Lloyd George has spoken of the , cavalry of the air. I would not underestimate the significance of air craft, but they are only the servants of the great guns, which are the masters cf modern battles, and the Germans are unable to summon reserves to hold the French or the British. As yet they have been able to bring from the Russian front only enough to drive into | Italy. They preferred that use of the ■ forces to an effort to stop the resistless advance of the British and French armies. “The tide has turned. By ever so ' little, perhai.. but the tide has turned. There may be back washes, when the Germans bring still more divisions and more guns from the Russian front, when they add to their batteries in France and Flanders, the cannon which they bought from Russian traitors during the period of fraternization. The tide has turned. It rests

Practical And Useful CW < Gifts For Men And 8o) S b r * if 1 • y Our holiday display is the finest and J •> tensive to he seen in any one collection in? J Beautiful Bath and Lounging Robes fro r Traveling Bags, excellent quality.... .. V . ** ‘ || !• Large assortment of Handkerchiefs f roni !( J i Neckwear 5. s __ j Hosiery Kid Gloves’. Knife and Chain Dress Shirts Silk Scarfs ....................... Your soldier boy will appreciate aDm Case, Brush, Set, Sewing Kit and Sleevless S. Vest. See our two display windows for many suggestions. J

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with us to see that it does not ebb again, but flows resistlessly to the full flood of victory "Men we must send, but still more urgently must we send guns, weapons to our friends, that they may defend themselves; that they may win .istories, while they await our coming. “If we would do our part, we must call to the councils of the nation the greatest men in the Union, without reference to past rancors, without regard to difference of faith or faction.” W. R. C.“NOTICE There will be a meeting of the W R. C. Saturday afternoon to finish the election of officers.

GET LARGE Mn J (United Chicago, Dee . Democrat)—Four bandits | cashier of the State Bankg thirty miles west of heni fore noon today and automobile with $25,000. OIL CATCHeTr The peculiar taste to Si this morning was due tt from the oil which hadg the drum in the pump the fumes being forced ft This is harmless and wiHi in a day or two.