Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1918 — Page 2
DAILY DEMOCRAT• Publtahud Every Evening Except Sunday by i* Z I 1 The Decatur Democrat Company I JOHN H. HELLER Preaident t ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary ' —==» ,'lMW',',,,aiO..'.j , ~W_S--= j Subscription Rates j, Per Week, by carrier 10 Cents f Per Year, by carrier Per Month, by waH 26 cental Per Year, by mail >3.001 1 Single Copies - Advertising rates made known on application. I Entered at the postoffice in Deca-' 1 tur, Indiana, as second-class matter. t
——- J 1 1 If you haven't handed in your scription or intend to double amount of Liberty bonds first sub-1 scribed, do so by Friday of this wees. ( This will be JJberty Day and you 11 want your name on the list by this I time. J , Advertise! Decatur merchants should advertise. If these are unusual limes, we must adjust conditions to suit the times and the way to push j your business or the sale of your mer-j chandise is by advertising. Do it on a systematic basis, plan a campaign and then get into it for all you are wortn. Without advertising the trade wi I slip away and the community will come to a standstill. As big as our government is, she has learned that more can be accomplished with advertising space than any other medium. Try it. Hats off to Union township. Their goal in the sale of Liberty Bonds was reached last evening, when at a patriotic meeting held in the Bleeke school house, the citizens of that flourishing community subscribed for bonds to the extent of thirty-three hundred dollars and sent the old township over Hie top. giving her a credit of more than one thousand dollars towards her share of the fifty per cent increase of the county quota. The' people of Union can feel justly proud that their township is the second one in the county to secure her minimum quota of the bonds. Their efforts are to be commended. Let's hear from a few more. But ten days remain of the Liberty Loan campaign and Adams county must raise practically one hundred thousand dollars more in order to get her minimum quota. This would mean that the subscriptions from over the county would have to total ten thousand dollars each day, which should be easy enough to secure. But we have been asked to do better than that, to increase our subscriptions fifty pei cent. This should be done and a determined effort on the part of the people as well as the workers in the several townships who are "slacking" in the camoaign should be laid along those lines. Reports from a number of these townships are discouraging, they having only raised a very small
WE HAVE ENJOYED A LARGE DEMAND FOR SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES Ibis season which is sufticent reason that they are right. $25.00 to $32.50 71/f MYERS-DAILEY COMPAQ . I -
per cent of their allottment Whatever' the trouble or delay might be in these different townships who have fallen behind in their duty to carry their share of the burden, it's time for them to throw aside everything and devote every effort in securing subscriptions ior the Third Liberty latan bonds. Not one township in Adams county can r.t ford to have it said that it is unpatriotic or that her people refuse to take Liberty Bonds. Start out today ami help the county go over the top Indiana, one of the foremost and I rogressive states in the union along the lines of education, is among other important things making a campaign far the turpose of emphasizing the tra ditiona! dependence whii h the state has always paced up< ".cation, particularly with the hole that tbr young people of school age. may c r.tinue their education during these war times The week has been designated a "Educational Week” and the object of the campaign is worthy of the attention of her people and those actively engaged in educational work, .‘it the present time, more than ever betore our children need the opportuni ties to secure an education.
g I SOCIETY WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Thursday. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs (.'. O. Pumphrey. Ever Ready S. S Class—Mrs. Ed Ahr. St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. D. D. Clark. Baptist Ladies’ Aid and Missionary —Mrs. Ira Bodie. Evangelical Ladies' Aid —Mrs Henry Adler. Christian Pastoral Helpers' Social— C. C. Enos home. Friday. Zion Lutheran Aid — Parochial schoolhouse. I ocahontas Needie Club —At Hall. A friend is one who stands up for you in public and sits down on you in private.—Sophia Irene Loeb. The St. Vincent de Paul society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. D D. Clark. a Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk. Mrs. I). Id. Hensley. Mrs. I) E. Smith. Mrs. J. S. Peterson and Miss Annie Winnes are among the Decatur Eastern Star members who are attending the annual grand chapter meeting at Indianapolis. Mrs. E. X. Ehinger and Mrs. Hentv Schulte were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ehinger in Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Ed Ahr will entertain the Ever Ready Sunday school class at her home east of the city Thursday evening. Reports of the district meeting held at Bluffton a week ago were made at the local Rebekah lodge last evening by those who had attended. Arrangements were also made to assist the Odd Fellows in celebrating the anniversary of the organization of the lodge, and a committee to arrange for a musical program, the time of the celebration, etc., includes Mrs. Amos Yoder. Mrs. Ercie Hower. Mrs. Stella Crist and Mrs. A. D. Artman. During the entertainment of the Three Link club after the lodge meeting, Miss Della Harrufi and Mrs. Iceland Frank, hostesses, served apples. It is requested that every mehiber who rs knitting a square for the Belgian relief comfort, bring these by next Tuesday evening. Delegates to the grand lodge to be held May 20 are Mrs. Waldo Brushwiller and Mrs. Elgin King; alternates. Mrs. Joe Hunter and Mrs. Amos Yodor. The Tri Kappas a* the meeting at the home of Miss Florence Myers last evening heard reports from the Wabash College Glee Club concert, attended to routine business maters and enjoyed a social good time. Misses Genevieve and Florence Ttremerkamr and Mayme Harting entertained a company of twelve at th Bremerkamp home on Seventh street last evening following the Delta Theta Tau dance at the Masonic hall. The guekts enjoyed music and a delicious supper before several of them who live at, a distance were, o'bliged to leave for their homes on the mid-night trains. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Caffce who were married last Saturday came from Berne this momin> and were gtteds tt the [■’. K. Schaefer home Itefore caving P-r Mansfield. 0.. from which . • . ...
place Mr Caffee will leave for Camp Sherman. Chillicothe. O, to reTort duty in the national army. They will also visit at Shelby, O where Mr. Caftee had been employed. Mrs. Cass e was Miss lima Baumgartner and has been employed as a reporter and bookkeeper for the Berne Witness for two years. She will continue her work mi-' til Mr Caffee returns from the army Mrs C. O. I’umffhrey will entertain the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society Thursday afternoon. The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid society will meet Friday afternoon in the parochial schoolhouse. The dance at the Masonic hall last evening was one of the enjoyable social events of the Delta Theta Tau sorority calendar and was given in cot - I lintent to their new pledge. Miss Frances Mougei. Twenty-five couples lined up for the grand march which : opened the dance at nine o'clock, be . ing led by the president. Miss Glennys Mangold and Bernard Parent. The as I fair was patriotic in nature, and the | programs were adorned with an American flag while the national colors .i|>i eared on the program pencils. Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Coverdale, patron and of the sorority, were pitsI ent and among the guests were the fol lowing from out of town: Ted and Ir vin Zorn. Mr. Doriet. Trendle Fergu son. Margaret McCarty and Vera Clark of Fort Wayne; Ray Pulskamp art' i Mr. Schulte of Celina. O. j6OO R T [ Real estate transfers: Rufus Mesh berger. et al to Oscar Meshberger. 2acres of Hanford township. S2BOO Oscar Meshberger to Rufus Meshbcr ger. 20 acres of Hartford township S2BOO. C. J Lutz instead of C. L. Walter: is attorney for Charles and Enter; Walters who are asking that a guar dian be api»ointed for Elijah Walters • (’. U Walters will appear for Elijat Walters. Robert* ('. Speicher, guardian o* l Ruth E. Speicher, et al. reported sak jof real estate which was approved | Deed was ordered, reported and an proved. FUNERAL? TODAY Mr. and Mrs. Landia. attended th< funeral of the child of Thomas Brigh' at Craigville today. The Blufftot News says of the death: “Eleazor C. Bright, aged three, sot of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bright, o'Craigville. died at 3:30 a. m. todax after three weeks' illness with stomach trouble. The child was born or January 7. 1915. the son of Thomas and Mabel E. (Jackson! Bright. Both parents survive with one brother, Eu gene. The funeral will be held oi Wednesday (afternoon at one o'clock at the United Brethren church at Craigville. with Rev. John Farmer i" charge. The interment will be in the Antioch cemetery." MONUMENT ENDANGERED One citizen is very indignant ovei the fact that small boys so forget theit patriotism and sense of duty regard ing the safe guarding of public prop erty as to climb about and up to thf nethermost parts of the soldier's mon ument at the court house. Some werr seen hanging to the oomparatlvelyfragile parts of the statue, and it ifeared that parts of the monument may be broken off by their so doing. IS NOW IN FRANCE Mrs. Jethro Fuller and daughter. Corinne, returned to Logansport this 1 morning after a short visit with her 'mother. Mrs. Alice Whitcinib Mr. i Fuller, who has been a railway mail I clerk for a long time, has now arI rived safe in France, to which place i he was transferred to be in the mail service. Mrs. Fuller and daughter will come here to be with her mot tor after school Is out. o KEEP LIVE STOCK IN The council of defense has notified I the city marshal and other city offithrough the food administration. I,to allow no stray dogs. cats, chickens or other live stock to run at large J during the garden season, to the deistruclion of war gardens. All su-h i will bo taken up and dealt with ar-' . cordingly. it o ! | MOOSE DANCE THURSDAY | The .weekly dance wifi be given :.t the Moose Hall on Thursday evening. ' Beginners class at eight, o'clock, assembly dance at nine. You are invited to attend. 2t ROYAc. NEIGHBOR NOTICE All Royal Neighbors that arc going to Fort Wayne Friday, the 28th. are requested to be present at the Itjilqe room, Thtfrertay evening.
BELIEVED THAT U-BOAT BASES ARE CORKED UP n r ■ -•<*» n-4--» ■—> (Continued from rage One) hMy’du’d* again constituted the extent of action on the west front yesterday, it was shown by the night official reports. Field Marshal Haig reported the improvement of British positions east i Robecq in a minor operation whit h wi n 120 enemy prisoners, ami a number of machine guns. Several prison era and four machine guns also were taken in the neighla>rh<XMl of Metereii German artillery was active tn the V<l- - sector, east of Amiens The French communique described ‘great mutual artillery activity." near Hangard-Santerre and west of Noyon. but said there were no infantry’ action. Fighting activity was limited," the German war office said. British infantry was especially active between Uns and Albert the report said out claimed no success was attained in the lo< al operations. Paris. April 24 (Special to Daily Democrat I— Expecting Germany soon to launch another peace offensive, French leaders are warning against it. "At this serious hour, the safety of France can only come through victory." declared M. Maginat. former ninister of colonies, speaking before he deiairtment of the Meuse. "Each citizen and each soldier, who wishes to live, must determine to contuer. All illusions of a peace not preeded by victory should be blasted. Such a peace would lie worse than
li-astrous." Antonin Dubost. president of the enate. said before the department of he Yser: "We have reached the cul’linating |.c.int in the war. where the ate of France hangs in the balance, lermany is at her maximum strength t is plain she pretends to determine he terrible fate of those she believe, he is able to conquer. President Wfi--0:1 has torn away the last mystical •eils of Germany's sordid aims and at he same time has pledged the strength of his powerful and immense ountry” JUNION RED CROSS EXHIBIT An exhibit of Junior Red Cross v< rk will be held on the first floor in he Library building on Friday. May ’.rd. All outstanding finished work hould be handed in at the earliest -ossible date, if they wish to have it n the exhibit. BETTY BOYERS, It Chairman Junior Red Cross. MADE FINE CAMPAIGN William H. Murtaugh of this citv. livision road master of the Erie rail'oad, yesterday sold $17,000 worth of liberty bonds among the trackmen and ■rossing men under his employ in his iivfsion which extends from Spencerville. 0.. to Huntington This is conidered a very fine showing. KICKED BY HORSE Bernard. 18, son of John Tonnelier >f north of the city, is recovering from rail injury sustained Sunday morning when he was kicked in the right side >y a horse. Three ribs were torn iway from the breast bone.
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FROM I THE GRAVE AS SHE WAS READY TO DIE Nine years ago friends and relatives of Mrs. Kit Albaugh, of Kendaff ville, Ind . daily watched her health fail until she was just skin and bones. She weighed only ninety-eight pounds. She was prepared to die. and expected each breath to be her last one. Her heart was so bad that she couldn't go up or clown stairs without sitting down several times. Horrible dreams unnerved her. Her heart jumped and fluttered. She could not rest and grew weaker and weaker. After she had given up to die she' heard of Hull’s Superlative. H< i re is what she says: “J could noli, ea different action in my heart as er I had taken Hull's Superlative onlv three days. 1 grew stronger, and for the past ti.ve years 1 am feeling like a new person. 1 have gained fifty pounds and can do more work (now than I ever could before in my life. I only wish 1 could tell every sufferer about this wonderful medicine so they could get well like 1 did. I’he A. J. Hull Medicine Company, 'of Findlay. 0.. has thousands of testimonials just as wonderful as that *of Mrs. Albaugh, and what Hull's Superlative has done for her and suffering humanity in general It certainly should do for you. It has a wonderful record of cures for the past twenty years. It is made of roots, barks and one berry. It is nature's great helper. Hull's Superlative is sold by all druggists on a positive money-back ijnarantep. and any man or woman who is sick or ailing—no matter what the condition or how serious—should lose no time in taking this preparation. for if it does not help you your money will be returned.
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH It is not a myth, but a reality and w< men may find it in perfect functional health. Women who want to grow old gracefully should guard against all organic weakness and deni ajements, and ut the first symptwm of such conditions resort to Lydia JI. I’inkham‘s Vegetable Compound, nature’s own root and herb remedy, to re tore health. For three generations women of America have depended upon this successful remedy and have found no other medicine to equal it ad’.t.
WILL CURTAIL AUTO OUTPUT Washington, April 24—Leading automobile manufacturers of the country met today with tuicials of the fuel administration and war industries board, to agree upon a voluntary curtailment of passenger automobile manufacture, which probably will total 75 per cent after July 1. There already is a 30 per cent curtai'ment order in effect. Final action was not taken, owing to the failure oi several manufacturers to reach the city in time for the meeting. The fuel administration has adopted the policy of asking at least 75 per cent of any industry whose production is under consideration for curtailment to lie rej resented at such conferences, airi today's representation was just under the required percentage. VARIETY CLUB HERE TONIGHT. The Ft. Wayne Variety club will give an entertainment tliis evening at the K. of C. hall. Tiie program will commence at eight o'clock and a good time is assured. The admission fee wiil be ten cents for children and twentylive cents for adults. You are invited to attend. o SMALL FIRE A lire that did little damage broke out in the roof at the south side of the Dr. J M. Miller residence, apparently from a spark from the chimney. A fire at another side of the roof did small damage a few weeks ago.
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DOCTOR GAVE IBIS RUN-DOWN WOMAN VINOI And She Got Well —Her Nervousness Disappeared Flint, Mich.—“l keep house for my family of six and got into a generally run-down condition. I was weak, nervous and could not sleep, and had headache a good deal of the time. My doctor prescribed Vinol and it made me well and strong. I am a good deal less nervous and can sleep nights.”—Clara Smith, 1213 V. T . 4th Ave., Flint, Mich. We sell Vinol on a positive guarantee to make nervous, weak, rundown women well and strong or return their money. Try it anyway, Smitb. Yagei & Falk, druggists, Decatur, ano at the best drug store r every town am. city in the country o
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Women Prepare Thousands of women in Indiana have overcome their sufferings, and have been cured of woman’s ills by Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. This temperance medicine, though started nearly half a century ago, sells most widely today. It can now be had in tablet form (60c a package) as well as liquid, and every woman who suffers from backache, headache, nervousness, should take this “Preecription” of Dr. Pieree's. It is prepared from nature’s roots and herbs and does not contain a particle of alcohol or any narcotic. It’s not a secret prescription, for Its ingredients are printed on wrapper. Send 10c for trial package tablets to Dr. V. M. Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
OPERATION AVOIDED Lafayette. Isp.—"Three years ago
I was taken to the h o s p i t a I—all1 —all arrangements made for an operation, but when the doctors were uncertain as to whether it was to be for append! cltis or woman’s trouble I Insisted upon being taken home until
they were of one opinion as to my ailment Then a friend told me what wonderful remedies Dr. Pierce’s were, selling right from the drug shelves, and thought they might give me relief. I bought a bottle each of ‘Favorite Prescription’ and ‘Golden Medical Discovery’ and a box of ‘Lotion Tablets.’ These relieved me of a catarrhal condition, all abdominal pain, etc. But I took the medicines for almost a year to make sure of a complete recovery. Today I am in absoluMv good health." —Mas. U. S. Cktseb, 414 Union St A SAFE TEST For those who are in need of a rente dy for kidney troubles and backache, it is a good plan to try Doan’s Kidn Pills. They are strongly recommended by Decatur people. Perry Elzey. 218 North Sixth street. Decatur says: “I was weak across u:y back and a stooping position always caused my back to ache. I felt uncori sortable ring along am! I tired quickly while at work. Since using Doan’s Kidney Pills procured from the Holthouse Drug Co., I have been in good shape. My back feels much strongt and doesn’t ache.” SEVEN YEARS LATER. Mr. Elz- y said: ‘‘l made no mistake in recommending Doan’s Kidney Pills. 1 am glad to continue doing so, and all 1 have said still holds good.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don I simply ask for a kidney remedy—got Doon’s Kidney Pills -the same that Mr. Elzey had. Foster-Milburn Co.. Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. Y. advt
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