Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1918 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT , ji- nirnr ..-* . ■ Publlahad Evary Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Ratee Per Week, by carrier 10 Cents Per Year, by carrier 15 00 Per Mouth, by mail 25 cents Per Year, bv mai1...,, 18.00 Single Copies 2 eeuta Advertising rates made known on affiliation. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter.

Hon George M. Barnard. brilliant young orator, gave a real American address Saturday afternoon and without any gloves handled the question of patriotic endeavor and duty of each citizen The American Hag must be supforted and the man who doesn't do it is going to soon stand out tn bold relief If your name hasn't been published among the bond buyers, it will be unless you request that this not be done. 1 ou should understand however, that

there will be several thousand of these names and they cannot be published , all at once for two reasons —first it is impossible to provide the space and second they do not come through the various sources in such' away that they can be used. In due time your name will appear if you buy a bond. Even by the end of the present Liberty latan campaign. those who are at heart opposing the government I v refusing to aid them will stand out in hold relief and as campaign after campaign comes and goes, they will le more, and more pointed out. This county is making a great showing and it is hoped that not a single objector will stand out in opposition to the government. A house divided against itself must fall and should our nation fall, you must suffer with the rest. The. bdndaboys from the navi wb i were here Saturday gave a wonderful concert and the event created much enthusiasm. They appreciated the entertainment given them here and were profuse in their thanks, urging vs time and again not to forget to thank the people of this community for the good time shown them. They are a bunch of red blooded boys and while their enthusiasm may at times get a little too strong, that's the spirit tln.t has to be injected to make them "go over the top." j Buy bonds, buy them even if you have to borrow the money, buy them until it hurts. You have no right to sit by in comfort and ease while tho rest suffer. If you cannot go to the * front or if your business prevents you taking a large pyt in the work < f keeping the home fires burning, you should at least inconvenience yourself to the limit. The bonds are good or the title to your property isn’t worth the paper the deed is written on They must not pass and the way for you to help stop them is to buy bonds. Fill

TUNE UP THAT FRONT WITH A NEW IMPERIAL HAT The Latest and the Best $3.00 Io $3.50 TSE MYEKS DAILEY' COMPANY t

- th* treasury up to over flowing go that we need spare nothing in our efforts, to stop the enemy's mad advance. . '..a ■ lll wwwe The linns are holding und the cry "They must not pass" seems to have proven the tonic that was needed by the allied forces The Germans are not only being held but their superior forces are being slowly bent back. Keep up your courage for if the enemy cannot win now. they will never win and the talk from Berlin will not be »o chesty sifter while. A half dozen men cannot by right of might rule the world. By their great preperations they have made, a showing wonderful beyond the expectations of any one outside their own circle but the time is corning ami very soon now when the preponderance of str will be on the other side and when Ger’"?.rr will be on the defensive instead i.f t. • offensive. By the end of this year Ante:tea will have two million men on the fighting line and more on the way. A year from now when th< teutons have wasted their strength largely, we will have five million men and there can be eventually but one end. Right an I not might must and will win

The bond sale is going good. W have not the slightest doubt but that Adams county will easily make her quota and more. That’s not the ide... Whai we are most interested in is that every section of each township cat ■ vies its full share of this great responsibility, that every person in those Sections carries his. Anything else shows a weak link in the chain and makes more difficult all the problems that we must face in the future. In this fight for our very existence it is most important that every man does his full part. You may wiggle and squirm but in this great crisis of the nation's history, every person must take care of his own share of the burden. This is one time when your neighbor cannot carry your responsibility. Your name is on the book and either it will be marked with an honor cross or a dishonor check And remember that it is not the fact that you wear a Liberty I»an button that counts bn: whether or not the record shows that you bought what your means permitted. Size yourself up and answer to your own conscience.

j SOCIETY | WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Monday. Delta Theta Tau—Frances Deining- t er. £ St. Vincent de Paul—Red Cross r Work Shop. (Evening.) 1 Tuesday t C. W B. M.—Mrs. V. C. Knepper. Walther League — Zion Lutheran | Schoolhouse. j (.'. I'. B. 1. —Naomi Baker. Wednesday. Reformed Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. Fred Heuer. Red Cross Sewing Society—Mrs. ’ C. Sheets. f Thursday. Philathea Class—. Mrs. C. E. Bell. 1 Reformed Lillies at Red Cross Work . shop. Silent Workers Mrs. Ben Pillars. , Friday. j Christian Pastoral Helpers—Mrs. Henry Schultz. ] Mite Society—M. E. church. ] The Red Cross Sewing society which has been doing Red Cross work i will meet next. Wednesday all day at ; the home of Mrs. C. C. Sheets of Root township. Each lady is invited to attend. Miss Naomi Baker will entertain the C. U. B. I. chib tomorrow night. «■* The Silent Workers' class of the V. B church will meet with Mrs. Ben Pillars Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at her home, corner of Madison and Seventh streets. Mr. and Mrs. John Link and cli‘l- - and W. H. Spuller. Clayton Simller and Esther Ferney, of Ft. Wayne, were guests of the Frank McConnell family Sunday. ' The ladies of the Willing Workers’ class of the U. B. church of Bobo met til the home of Mrs. Joe Chronister on the < veiling of April 12. The order'*?! i program was: .Singing: prayer by Mrs.Jt [Joe Chronister: song, scripture les- 4 son by Mrs. W. G. Hilton; roll call. If Those answering roll call were: Mrs. 1 Georg' Roos Mrs. W. F. Hilton, Mrs.'

Joe Chronister. Mrs. Levi Shaffer, Mrs. Milton chroiilster. Mrs. Kat’e Daniels. Mrs May Brothers. Mrs. Lavina Heath, Mrs. Margaret Andrews. ( Miss Bertha Heath. Miss Alma Bitt ( ner. Guests were Mr. J. L. Chronister| Mr. Fred Hilton, lluffus Chronister Marshel Hilperl. Odruy Chronister The collectin amounted to $3.57. A Bible story was read by Mrs. George Koos, and studied The next Bible story was given out by Mrs. George, Koos, from Luke 1: I SO. Reading, Mrs. Katie Daniels. The program cumuutiee gaie'out the program I>t the next meeting to be held at Die home of Mrs. Margaret Andrews i n the evening of May 10. Lunch wks served, which included fruit and cake. Secretary. The Delta Th-ta Tau sorority will meet this evening with Miss Frances Deininger. The Walther League will meet Thursday evening at the Zion Lutheran parochial schoolhouse. The Mite society of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon a: the church The C. W. B. M. of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. V. (.’. Knepper Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. A. M Fisher leader.

The Pastoral Helper? <> f the , ' hris ' 1 tian church will meet at the home Of.' Mrs Henry Schultz Friday afternoon. l The ladies of the Reformed church will meet Thursday afternoon at the Red Cross shop for work. The Philathea class will meet with Mrs. ('. E. Bell on Tuesday instead of Friday evening.' Each member is eequested to bring needle and thimble. The J. S. Bowers family had as guests last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilke and Miss Clark, of Kendallville: Mr and Mrs. R. M. Kaough and son. Edwin, of Fort Wayne: and Mrs. Sarah Laman. Miss Marie Boese was the guest of Miss Luella Bultemeier in Ft. Wayne over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Arnold had as, their guest. Mr and Mrs. A. C. Ford. J of Portland They returned home this ■ afternoon. Mrs. James Bain. Grand Chief of the Pythian Sisters of Indiana left this afternoon tor Rockville and New Al- 1 bany. where she will attend district I conventions held at temples near those cities. / Mrs. Fred Heuer and Mrs. Fred Seilemeyer will entertain the Reformed Ladies' Aid Wednesday afternoon at the Heuer home.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Myers and Mrs. Sarah Hower were guests of the’ F. A. Nichols family at dinner Sun ' day. In the afternoon a number • f other relatives called making the family gathering a most pleasant one. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Walkup left this morning for their home at Ottawa. 0 . after a visit with the (’. J. Lutz family. They stopped here enroute home from Hope. Ark., where they visited with their son. |GOO R T I Judgment for $1046.81 and costs in favor of Granville Chivington again- 1. John Kuntz, was rendered. Armiin-j trout and Erwin withdrew their appearance for the defendant and the judgment was taken by default. A marriage license was issued to Vilas Schindler, mail carrier, of Berne, born November 3. 1895. son of Jacob 8. Schindler, to wed Marc Depp, born July 28. 1893. daughter of David Depp, of Berne. Real estate transfers: James D. Clark et al. to I). L. Reynolds, 18.50 1 acres. French tp.. SI6OO. G MR. ERWIN’S STATEMENT. To the Citizens of Adams County: After being charged with disrespect in failure to remove my hat while the band was playing the national hymn at the court house on last Saturday. I beg to say that i did remove my hat. as did all others near me, and remained uncovered until the close, when I replaced it to greet an old neighbor with a hand-shake. This was at a time when many others had replaced their hats and were beginning to leave the crowd. If I replaced it tmi soon. I am certainly entitled to pardon. | Very respectfully, DORE B. ERWIN. ADVISORY BOARD TONIGHT | Members of the Advisory Board will meet tonight fft the offices of the ; Citizens Telephone company, impo.t- t ant matters arc to be discussed and t every member should 1;e on hands. I I’lctise be ire -ent at. seven o'clock. I F. M. S( HIRMEYER. 8

Strike Against Lines I British Cling Fast (Continued from Pag* One) South of the Somme, in the neighborhood of Hangard-En-Santerre. ft fighting early this morning, we improved our positions and took a number of prisoners. "There was hostile artillery fire last night in the vicinity of Bucquoy (midway between Arras and Albert 1” Amsterdam. April 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Count Caernin. Austr >-Hungarian foreign minister has n signed, an agency dispatch from Vienna declared today. Emperor Karl is said to have accepted the resignation. The foreign minister will continue in office until his successor has been appointed. (By Fred S. Ferguson. United Press staff correspondent.) With the American Armies in France. April 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —American troop* on the right bank of the Meuze (between St. Mihiel and Verdun) were attacked bypicked detatchments from four companies of Germans, following a violent bombardment with high explosive an 1

gas shells which lasted from midnight ur.tll early this morning. The etaemy swarmed into the itrenches close behind their barrage, just as ths Americans burst from their shelters, wielding bayonets and hurling grenades. The Germans were completely repulsed. leaving 34 dead and 10 wounded on the American wires. Thirtymore dead Germans were counted in No Man's Land. An unknown number of enemy dead and wounded were dragged back tj 'th' German trenches. SERVICES TODAY (Continued from JPage One) The democratic steering wiiituitlci wjll select a successor for Stone 0.1 the finance and foreign relations com- ■ mittees. Senator Gilbert N. Hitchco k : Nebraska, moves, up to (he chairman I ship of foreign affairs. CHARGED WITH° "ASSOCIATING" Nelson Rice and Albert Hakes ot i H.ikey. taken in a raid made last night al out 9:30 o'clock by Policeman Reyn ol Is. on the house on North Tenth street tenanied by "Ma" Schlegel were charged with associating with pros titutes. Rice, who is a mar. about sixty years of age. and who lived for many years in the vicinity of Willshir:

O . went to jail for the night, while Hakes, who is a much younger man . and who is said to be employed at ( Krick & Tyndall's gave $lO bond. This morning they were taken before Mayor Yager. Neither would plead guilty, nor would they hire attorneys, so the evidence was submitted to the court without. They were found guilty and each fined ten dollars and costs and given a ten days jail sentence. Hakes paid his fine and costs and will simply serve the jail sentence: while Rice will serve out his fine and cos’s, making thirty days in all in jail. It is said the case of "Ma" Schlegel will be attended to later. DISTRICT REBEKAH ASSEMBLY Many from the local Rebekah lodge will attend the district assembly to be [held in Bluffton tomorrow afternoon and evening. Those members who have automobiles and will give th-m for the trip tnere. are requested to telephone Mrs. Amos Yoder or Mrs. Freck How-er. who are on the committee for arrangements. All those who .wish to go to Bluffton should meet at the hall tomorrow at 6:30 to be ready to leave at 6:45 o'clock for that city. [There will be no Rebekah lodge meet- ' ing hero tomorrow evening. I o IS LOSING StGHT Nathan Ehrman, well known civil war veteran is losing his sight from cataracts. One eye is completely covered and the other eye is filming rapidly. When the cataract reaches the proper stage, however, an operation can be held removing it and the sight restored. IS ONLY 12*YEARS OLD An error was made in stating that Gretchen Smith, daughter of Judge D. E. Smith who won the honors of being the champion speller of the county. in the contest last Friday, as four|leen years old. She is only twelve years of age. and the correction is gladly made. NOTICE TO PATRONS My three Belgium horses will make a three day's stand at Preble the first three days of the week and the last three days will b at my barn at Frel-1-heitn. AUGUST CONRAD, 87-6 Decafur, Ind., Phone Poe.

THE ROLL OF HONOR. List of Buyers of Third Liberty Loan Bonds in Adams County. DECATUR. First Ward—Precinct A. Mrs Faye Smith. Knapp Mrs W C. Kauffman Frank Schumacher John B Stults Harry L. Stults Fred V. Mills Martha B Hanna C. J. Lutz Mrs. Anna Nichols Mrs Fred Smith Clarence Durkin Laura Jackson Mrs. Alice Christen Susan Haley lamisa M. Myers Mrs. Ida Chronister Estella Perkins Mrs. Isadora Bernstein Thomas Durkin Mrs. Thomas Durkin Fanny Heller Jessie Burdg Victoria Mills Mrs. Adaline Smith Miriam HaleyMrs. Gertrude Hite Alva M. Nichols Margaret Mylott Naomi Durkin Mrs. John Heller Rachel I Burdg Mrs. Fred Mills Mary C. Eley Lillie Michaud Mayme T Myers Mrs, W. H. Lee Florine Michaud Mrs. Hazel Engeler

Flora B. Trout Mary Overholser First Ward—Precinct B. William H. Bell Mrs. Effie L. Schug Mrs. C. 8, C-arey y Dora Lower - Winfield MaddyBess E. Congleton Annie M. Dowling Jesie M. Bell r Mary D. PumphreyMildred and Gertrude Yager Rose F. Fullenkamp Second Ward —Precinct A Mary E, Fordyce Josephine Kunf Catherine E. Sellemeyer Mrs. C. D. Teeple Mabel Kocher Jessie C. Sutton Nellie M Blackburn May S. Dregman Lizzie Selteimann Mary A. Wemhoff Robert Arnold Thomas Arnold Winifred Arnold Carrie Thomas Haubold Estella Thomas Joe Rumschlag Mary Fanchon Alta J Arnold Daniel B. Ford James F. Arnold John W. Tyndall Mary H. Tyndall Mrs. Harry Moltz Lucy J Sprang Mrs. J. H. Burroughs , Mrs. Theresa Colchin Magdalena Deininger Sarah B. Schafer Mrs. Lola Macklin Mrs. Ida Beavers Mary A. Barnard Frances Deininger Mrs. Henrietta Kohnc Blanche Kocher Mrs. Christine Vail Nina O. Winnes Mayme E. Terveer Mrs. Sim Burk Kathrine Harris Della Harruff Bertha Voglewede Rose C. Voglewede Elizabeth Burns Duward Wilson .Mrs. John Wilson Clark Brothers Jessie E. Winnes Anna Winnes Dorothy Walters Helen Walters Mrs. Rosannah Dailey Mary B. Terveer Second Ward—Precinct B. Elijah A. Mann Mrs. lantha J. Huffman Mrs. Letta Peters Cyrus J. Miner Isabella Meyer Lohna Barnett Mrs. Barbara Beiberich Mayme Cloud Mary Parrish Mrs. D. H. Hnnslcker Mrs. Louis Gehrig Daisy Pearl Harp Mrs. Fred Heuer Mrs. Jennie Pohlemus Mrs. Rachel Mann Ruth Parrish Mrs. Nettie Roop Third Ward—Precinct A, Mary S. Lahamon Agnes C. Weber Esther Fullenkamp Letta Wetter Mrs. Dessie Dailey , Amy Adriana Kremers Margaret Alice Kremers Mrs. Ferd Peoples Mrs. L. C. DeVoss Clara Bokneeht Mrs. C. W. Bokneeht William Kuebler A. M. Fisher Sarah B. Kremers Mrs. Phrona Earhart Mrs. E. X. Ehinger Mr. E. X. Ehinger Don P. Brown Alma Br, vn Clara Miller Elizabeth GregoryAnna Minch Fanny Dugan Grayce Schafer Mrs. Augusta Schamerloh Mrs. Wm. Klepper Harriet Ellen Fruehte William Robertson L. A. Thomas MrS. J. W. Bosse Miss Winifred Durst Margaret Frisiuger Bessie Teeple Robert Frisinger Kate M Gall ROOT TOWNSHIP. Don Milton Sheets Noah Sheets John E. Mann Charley Roop Henry Seiking Jo ;u Toiineticr Ben F. Butler Paul H. Reiter

Jesse L Siugleton Jonah A. Clin** John A FuhrmaU Harley J Roop Ed Miler ChrUtian Seiking Charlie A Cook Leßoy Mann Joseph Steigmeyer Ed N. Tonneller Tlse Baker * , William H. Lux Harlo W. Mann Earl E. Fuhrman PREBLE TOWNSHIP. "kirkland township. Raymond E. Byerly James A Steele William Arnold Jan. Hower E. B. SherryEarl E. Steele WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. Clarence L. Case Charles 0. McKean H S. McKean Joseph Heimann Martin L. Hoffman James H. Andrews Addie T. Andrews Abe Schnepp ST. MARY'S (SOUTH) Roy R. Case Albert Gage James W. Watkins Giles Victor Porter E. W. France Fred D. Miller Jehu Smith Andrew J. Porter Charles P. Troutner W. H. Martz A J. Case Israel Bender Vatin Case William T. Watkins Glenn L. Chronsteir William Custer W. Johnston . i e James R. Baye . . MONROE (NORTH) Noah Rich Ed Rich Sam Baker Peter Rich Ira Wagoner FRENCH TOWNSHIP Louis Juillerat Christ Moeschberger HARTFORD TOWNSHIP. Fred W. Beeler »•», Elmer Augsburger John H. Augsburger Charles E. Pusey Ervin Fox Us Everet Banter * » Daniel Spichiger WABASH TOWNSHIP. Joseph W. Walkar L. B. CanWalter L. Thornhill Mrs. Rebecca M. Beerbower Raymond Floyd Yaney Alfred Kneuss Rachel Felty Ada F. Shimp R. A. Aspy John T. Felty L. B. Felty Otis Burke JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. Martin Riffe. Willis E. Ford Isaac Teeple John H. Rumple Elmer Ray Teeple Benj. F. Miller Jacob F. Stuber Daniel Baker Daniel E. Rumple Gideon Riesen Simon Zehr Scott McDaniel DECATUR. Second Ward “A." Huber M. DeVoss French Quinn Geo. E. Mount Wiley Austin John Mosure Nick Miller Lawrence H. Voglewede

PU BLIPS ALE The undersigned will sell at public auction at his farm. I 1 .’ miles east of Decatur, */j mile east of the Steele school house, on FRIDAY, APRIL 19tb, 1918 beginning at 12:30 o’clock, the following property: Two roan mares, coming 7 and 8 years old, colts by side; I good milch cows, fresh soon; 3 heifer calves; 7 white pigs; 67 laying hens. All farm machinery, tools and other articles will be sold. Good timothy hay in the mow; 300 cords of pole wood; black.’driving horse, 9 years old, weight 1150; 1014 Ford touring car. Terms:--Under $5.00, cash in hand. Over that amount a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving bankable note, bearing 8 per cent interest the last three months. Three per cent off for cash. No goods will be removed until settled for. FELIX W. HOLTHOUSE John Spuhler, Auct.

Service Garage The place to get your automobile repaired. Only first-class mechanics employed. All work guaranteed. A trial will convince you. MILLER & CROOP, Props. 238 North Second St.

Mary Helen Loan Hev A J Kroeger Bernard J Terveer Bernard T Terveer Oscar Hoffreau Chas E Hammond Hev Juliua Selmetz Philip Bryce Thomas Bell & Ounder Henry B. Heller Arthur R. Holthouse Second Ward “B." C E Baughman Third Ward “A.” F. E. Center Susan Rex Dr. E. G. Coverdale y| Madeline Coverdalo C. Harold Schwartz C S. Niblick Third Ward “B.'* •r U Ernst t;co Dixon Herman G. Hoffman M. H. Fee Grace M Battenburg N. A Bixler Mrs Mary Braun # OPEN NEW GARAGE A new garage has been opened under the management of Miller and Croop. two well known mechanics, on South Second street, just across the street from the Gay. Zwlck & Myers furniture store. The boys have had lots of experience in this line, and are now ready to take care of what ever vork you have. WOODROW KELLEY A BOUNCER The stork visited the home ot Mr and Mrs. Jesse Kelley in Blue Creek township this morning and left n bouncing, bright faced, smiling bai.v boy. weighing eleven pounds. Jesxi says he is nearly big enough to lick the kaiser and has named him Wood row. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

pSik It Is Almost Garden Time A few day* ago there was a touch of Spring in the air—lto w about the garden? This year, more than ever, it must be a war garden The crops from the big farms must goto feed the boys "over there”—the home garden, your home garden, must do its bit in a big way. it must be planted efficiently, economically and expertly. It must be planted with a certainty as to results. I Pa bro Seedtape wilt help you to have a better, a more efficient garden, ft is the acientidc way of planting. The seed* are evenly and accurately spaced in a thin paper j. tape And a whole row is planted at a time resulting in straight rows of evenly spaced plants. Thinning out is practically eliminated Pas ro loose seeds are the same QualityS*ed•? that are in the tape These seeds are thoroughly tested and selected from the very best stock. A Pakro Garden, either Pshro Seedtape or Pakro Loose Seeds, is a successful garden Your dealer has over 118 varieties of Pakro Seedtape and Seeds Order your seeds to-day. FISHER & HARRIS WILL J. JOHNS NIBLICK A. CO.