Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1918 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company I JOHN H. HELLER President I ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE. Secretary [i ~ — - sn==ssassn , Subscription Ratss Per Week, by carrier 10 Cents a Per Year, by carrier $6.00 [ t Per Month, by mail 25 cents I Per Year, by mail $3.00 | Single Copies 2 cents , 5 Advertising rates made known on 1 application. I .s Entered at the postotfice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. ”■ <i Buy your Liberty Bonds on Liberty Day ( Attend the Liberty Day program at 1 the court house this evening. A patriotic program will in* given and you ure invited to take part. ============ 1 Tomorrow thirty-seven more ladsjl from ibis county will leave for train- ( 1 ing camps, training for the purpose ol C going forth to fight the battles for J you. protect your homes. it's your c duty to bid them good-bye and to make the last few minutes they have at home as cheerful as possible. See them oft at the railroad station in the morning. Indiana reached her goal iu the sale of Liberty Bonds yesterday. Adams county helped her a little, but not as much as is expected of her. Together with this county there are nineteen counties in the state that have not sold their share of the bonds. Are we going to lag and be the last in the state to go over the top? The state is watch ing old Adams county and we cannot afford to fall behind in this great dutv. Allen county has reached her goal and is now conducting a campaign to raise her maximum quota of over live a,,., one-half million. Let s follow. Are you hoarding wheat? By the grace of the Federal Food Administrator. a ten day extension of time has been granted to the farmers of the country to ename mem to mark >t their over sui ply of wheat. Farmers are allowed to keep on hands a sufficient amount for their own use and for seed next year. All surplus supply should be marketed at once 'it the government price. If you refuse to sell, you immediately become liable to punishment and the right is given local food authorities to commandeer your entire supply, market it and deduct from the sales the cost of transportation and labor required to get it to the mill or elevator. It behooves you to market the wheat, the country is in need of it and you'll be on the safe side if you answer the food administrator's ruling ——————— The present primary law gives a ' voter the right to vote at primary and 1 general elections even though he is j absent from the polls on election day. He must first qualify or come up to ( |he regulations of the law. however. 1 if he wishes to take- advantage of the 1 opportunity In order that an absentee may vote, he must first make application through the county clerk, _ t

J. . , ■■ ... 1 ’ fey I H®y ®bwn | if ■ Wk 1 W\ ’vjflky I * %If » He are showing 500 snatches of woolens from which you can select your spring suit and have it tailored to your measure. $22.00 to $35.00. ' THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY t;

till out the required blank, swear to his statement and return it to that official who will then mail to him :t blank ballot, which he can vote in the regular way The voter must return his ballot on or before election day to the clerk who will see that it is placed in the hands of the inspector iu the precinct in which he resides. If you are going to bo out of town on election day and desire to cast your vote, look after this important duty at once. Soldiers in training in this country may also vote, they going through the same process of qualification. The newspaper's account of the day's war news seems to arouse the interest and hold a more firmer grip on the people than at any time since the great conflict st r. . even more so than at the battle of th' Marne, when the Germans were with..: twenty miles of Paris, when it seemed mos likely that the Huns would invade the I French capital. Why? The answer is easy. Our American boys, probably your own boy, or a near relative i ' now bravely engaged in defending 'some of the same positions that the Germans were trying to break through a year ago. They are mentioned in the press reports. This interest will grow, for as time goes on hundreds and thousands of our American boys wiil l>e sent over to the field of battle. If your boy is among the brave lads who are fighting for the protection of our homes and to save the country from the ravages of the Hun. you are no doubt doing all you can for his com fort and to help your government win the great war. But to those who are not concerned in this way. how much assistance are you giving the govern ment? Your duty is to buy Liberty Bonds and buy all you can. Do it today and show your American spirit In order that Adams county reaches her goal in the sale of her quota, your subscription is needed, we must show the boys "over there” that we are back of them. ISOGIE.TY WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Friday. Mrs. Frank Downs' S. S. Class—M. E. Church. Zion Lutheran Aid — Parochial schoolhouse. locahontas Needie Club —At Halt. A friend is one who gives you the bouquet before you die. --Sophia Irene Loeb Miss Virginia Cravens spent last evening in Fort Wayne. G. E. Steele went to Fort Wayne this morning Forty enjoyed the entertainment arranged by the Christian Pastoral Helpers for their guests at their social at the home of Miss Esther Enos lust evening. Reading by Mrs. Ollie Heller and Txjwell Smith and music by the men's quartet, comprising Messrs. .1 E. Anderson. V. C. Knepper. Frank Kern and Dr. Weaver were pleasing Advertisement, memory and another guessing contest contributed to the pleasure also, prizes were won by Lowell Smith. Mrs. R. Weaver and Mrs. Ollie Hell* r. Hooverized refreshments were provided. Thirty-four took part in and hearl the interesting program given at the meeting of the Evangelical Ladies' Aid society at the home of Mrs. Henry Adler on Marshall street yesterday afternoon, when the Aj ril section of whi- ’n Mrs. Eugene Runyon is chairman, wa - in charge. The total collection for the month was $24.52. The refreshment period has given away to the program. and Japan and the work of the Evangeicai missionaries there made a fine study. The setting was given in a study of the geographical and historical features of the country byMrs. Adler, following the song service. the devotional.**. by Mrs. Ollie Heller and the prayer by Mrs. John A. Smith. Mrs. W. S. Mills’ paper told nt the work of tL° old Evangelical missionaries. and that of Mrs. Robert Girard of the reception given th" e, American girl missionaries who left* here la-t ye-ir: Mrs Orval Harruff told of the work of Miss Ram k, a college gif’ from Nai lervijle: Mrs. c. J E. Hocker told of the Japanese “Billy, Sunday.” cr ' j’a Jlelujah Kim.” A vocal solo by Miss Genevieve Smith was highly appreciated. Besides eond'ictfng their regular aid ; society business, the Baptist ladles al- i ;o held a missionary study as the <

home of Mrs. Ira Bodie on South Tenth street yesterday afternoon. Papers on the missionary subject wete read by Mrs. J G. Butler and Mrs. Cal Peterson and the meeting was a’l excellent one. twelve being In at- ' tendance. Apples and candy wete I served by the hostess. Mrs. Irvin Brown and daughter. 1 Ruth and Beth, and her mother. Mrs. Lydia Williams, of Clyde Park. Montana. were guests of Mrs Fred Linn a short time. Mrs Brown formerly lived at Columbia City, and was a district deputy of the Pythian Sisters at one ' time. The family is now living at Clyde Park. Montana, where they have a large ranch and Mrs Linn who visited with a brother there two years ago also visited at the Brown horn ' A , The St. Vincent de Paul society ladies devoted the time of their regular meeting at the home of Mr. D. D. e Clark yesterday to the making of ■ hospital shirts for the Red Cross. ' Mrs. (’. O. Pumphrey entertainoff 1 the Prebyterian Ladies’ Aid society ’ yesterday afternoon when their regur lar business was attended to. ■ rnrftnxxjxmu.axmscnmmmmmnan | 6 O 0 RT I Kttistasxsnsxtsussxsstisnsnsnsn Joseph Winteregg. guardian of Gust Muter, was authorized to invest SSOO ' of the ward's money in liberty bonds 1 William L. Frazier, guardian of Opai Leah Porter, filed current report which 1 was approved and the trust continued. > Through her attorney’. R. C. Par- ' rish. Cecelia Ball has brought suit 1 against the Modern Woodman of > America to collect $2,000 insurant e . carried by her husband, the late J. O ! Ball in this company. The complaint also asks for interest on the same from the date of his death The de--1 fendant order is said to have refused to pay the claim although Mr. Ball kept the premiums fully paid, the complaint sets out. Homer Sheets, of the Independent Loan Company vs. Exihla Vroman. suit to foreclose chattel mortgage, demand $190.80 is a case brought here on change of venue from the Allen ' Superior court. The case of Ed R. Ekstein vs. Homer Kapp and Walter Grove was sent he-e I from the Wells circuit court. The | ase is for S3OO damages done to plarnj tiff’s auto, he alleging that the defendants ran an automobile into his machine, damaging it to that extent The case of Wladyslaw Rysawra vs Pennsylvania Co., is set for trial for May 27. In the Tecpie ease for sale of property. the trustee filed bond which was approved. Appraisement 'was also filed and approved. Theodore Woeste vs. Everett C. Arnold, et al. Separate motion by McKenzie for a new trial. Charlotte Mayer qualified as administratrix of the estate of John Mayer. Her bond is S3OO. Fred J. Koldewey, , guardian of Lijuisa Krick, was authorized to invest $250 of the ward’s funds in liberty bonds. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to William J. Huffman, aged 35. of Monroeville, a son of John Huffman, and Miss Matgaretha Welding, aged 28, a daughter of George Henry Werling. or Ossian. —Bluffton News. Real estate transfers: John R. Porter, et al to Alliert Lee, et al . let 30. Decatur. ?125 BUY YOUR COAL (Continued rrem Page One) able distribution of power tractors among Indiana farmers, it being announced that 100 probably will be available. The committee on food production and distribution will cooperate with the representatives of the tractor manufacturers. George Ade reported an arrangement for the return to Washington of the war films, which were recently purchased by the ccuncil. at the request of the Committee on Public Information. The films, which have been shown in Indiana cities, have lieen found a dissapcintment. both as to timeliness and subject nutter. The National film distribution service will be reorganized. | The council adapted a resolutim. pointing out the patriotic duty of 'employers to refrain from dis- riminat-1 hng against men of draft age and who' ’are awaiting induction in the army. 'An aifology from an rndtanapolis etn-1 • ployer, whose stiperintond* tit di*-- 1 1 charged an artillery man for participation in the Liberty Day parade was accepted by the council, with tin- assurance that tin re would be no further cause for criticism. |

FRSNCH ARE SEPERATED FROM BRITISH ARMY (Continued from Page One) i This summarizes a remarkably frank discussion of the allied war situa thin by M. De Billy, French deputy high commissioner to the I 8., just arrived here from France with 1-rem it officers who were in the thick of thu first German onslaughts in the west. Having failed in their original Intentions of separating the French and British lines, the Germans, they say. arc now preparing for a long continual drive and it may lie many weeks before the end is in sight. ■ ■ — John Young, of Greenville. 0., returned home this afternoon after a visit here with Miss Lucile Thomas. Mr. Young enlisted last fall with th engineering corps at Columbus. O. and ; is here on a furlough. He expects ao! leave for "somewhere” tomorrow, and will probably soon be on his way to France. Miss Naomi Cramer left this afternoon for Portland to visit with her brother. George, who is employed atj the Morris store there. She will return this evening Moscow. April 26—(Special to Daily , Democrat I The Germans are stead ily withdrawing troops and sending them to France. Polish citizens refused to enlist in a proposed Polish corps to fight against the allies in Handers, Copenhagen. April 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—A British airman bribed Zeebrugge mole while the kaiser was inspecting the results of thv recent naval raid there. German n< wspapers declared today. The kaiser remained on the mole and completed the inspections. Berlin via London. April 26—1 Si eci::l to Daily Democrat) —“General von Armin's army is engaged in bat* Hing for Kemmel height,” the official statement of the general war office isuued Thursday night declares. BULLETIN London. A; ri! 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—German forces have obtained a footing on Mont Kemmel. one cf the most important heights in Flanders, following an all day battle on a ten mile front. Field Marshal H. ig reported today. After severe fighting throughout the day on the Bailleul-Hollebeke front, the enemy obtained a footing on Kemmel hill.” Haig said. “A successful minor operation west of Merville resulted in the < apture <f 50 enemy prisoners and three machine guns. “From the Lys to Givenchy, there is hostile artillery firing. “South of the Somme, hostile pos’s holding positions southeast of VillersBretonneux cleared out. “The enemy's artillery is active and is using gas shells. “At Kemmel hill the allies gave ground before superior forces. “In the neighborhood of DranoutiT. •Kemmel and Verstraat. fighting still continues.” DISCOURAGE NEW PROJECTS That Do Not Help in Winning of the War. County Auditor John Mosure received a copy of the resolution passed by the War Industries Board, whereby til! new undertakings to be launched and which are not essential to and not contributing to' the winning of the War. either directly or indirectly, wiil lie discouraged. This is done that all laltor. material and capita! required in the production, supply or distribution of direct or indirect war needs, may be turned into the winning of the war. This resolution is being given publicity that all larites interested in new

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undertakings may know of the difficulties and delays to which they will ' be subjected, as the l»ard will with hold from such projects priority assistance. NEW WAR MAP RECEIVED I'he seventh weekly war map was received and posted this morning 'n the window of the Daily Democrat office. The map shows you where the aimies are lighting, the positions occupied by the American troops and 1 tactically everything of interest in the great battle over there. Look a' the map when you go by, nothing charged for a look. "KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT" It Saves Leather and Improves Appearances. War conditions have called into use for army shoes and equipment mil- ! liens of rounds of leather that otherJ wise would be used for civilian shoes. The result of this enormous drain on , the normal markets is reflected in the advanced price of shoes. With butter. eggs, meats and product of all • kinds all struggling to out-climb each ’other and striving for the crown <tf ' high price, every method of economy I should be adopted in the home. Shoes can be preserved and their life strengthened wonderfully by proper care. Shoe leather deteriorates from exposure to weather, and when mud and slush carpet our walks and crossI ings shoe leather is indeed undergoing I strenuous service and deserves some i, ca ” e ' . i Every method that will prevent the ■; devouring action of the elements on leather will naturally lengthen the I I , lives of shoes. | “Keep Your Shoes Neat”—so read (the advertisements of The F. F. Dailey Corporations. Uinited. and w e feel . sure this patriotic appeal should he ■ gladly adopted by the public—“A ', wi rd to the wise" as it wore. 1 1 We are assured “2 in 1 " polishes are guaranteed not to injure the finest leather. . AN OLD SALE BILL i Win. Nelson, the blacksmith, dug up an old sale bill the other day. which was printed in the Herald office a little more than thirty years ago. It • I, advertises a sale for Jacob Butcher. I “a' public outcry at his residence. Jon' mile and f half southwest of New Corydon, on the old Young farm, on Tuesday, Nov. 15. 1887.” forts of type still in the Herald office t ■we re used in the bill, and the bill is f about one-fourth the size of the bills , printed in this office during the paM year. John C. Pyle was the auction- , eer, and he sold at “public outcry. ■ work horses, pony, cow, 7 head of ; shoats, wagon, buggy, set of double . work harness, set of single harness. sulky cultivator, plow, harrow, hay 1 in the mow. household and kitphen furniture, and other articles too num- > erous to mention.” As far as we could learn the Herald must have . I>eon run at that time by Mr. Lew 1 Ellingham. a young sprig of an edi-tor-printer who afterward went to Win Chester and conducted the Democrat, then later became the publisher < f ■ tho Decatur Democrat. After living at Decatur while he w’as elected secsetary of state for Indiana, and on his retirement from office became one pf the owners and pubishers of the ’ Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. His life 1 has been a series of well-deserved t success ever since he printed that lit 5 tie salebill for Jacob Butcher and 1 spelled the word “household” without I a lower case “s."—Geneva Herald. i □—— 4ERE ia a reiueay that win cure moat all skin atg <alp troubles. Eczema. Barbers Itch, Itch, Cub ■nd Sores.* Why w-tste time and money when B t-OuiUnent is an ointment of real merit? A4 *ur druggist. II o»t handled send 50 cents to ch* R. Ointment C’. tj? Moeww *>ru*

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