Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1918 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlnh.d Every Evening Except Sunday by ________ I The Decatur Democrat Company , JOHN H. HELLER Preaident ARTHUR R HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates ; Per Week, by carrier 10 Cents 1 Per Year, by carrier |6.00 , Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail 13.00 j Single Copies 2 cents j 1 —•, i AdverUslng rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Deca-. tur. Indiana, as second-class matter. 1 Did you pay your taxes? It not get,'] a move oil you. This is the last dayl and tomorrow it costs an extra ten I per cent. And don't overlook the tact that Decatur did her part several times over in the big drive. Take a look at ' the figures and judge for yourself whether or not the patriots of this splendid city did their entire duly. I Now for iht Knights of Columbus' drive, thia the i.»-.l Cross and the Thrift Stamp campaigns. Adams county is well organized and is getting netv rec.'tiits each campaign. The sucbei.s of th< Liberty Loan w an epoch that will live long in local history, Let's keep up that splendid standard. • Metnbft-s of the Amish church were hero today to declare their loyalty and to offer to prove it by subscribing liberally to the Red Cross Well such an act certainly goes a long ways towards establishing them as real neigh Nirs for there is no more important work in the world right now than that of the Red Cross and the co-operation of the Amish will sure enough be appreciated by those in charge of the duty of securing Adams county's share of the hundred nitlion dollar fund. The Knights of Coumbus have started the campaign for ft :.500 to be used by them in taking care of the boys in the army camps, cantonments, trenches and on the battle fields, it s a great cause, deserving of success and ihe quota will be over subscribed you may rest assured. Your only worry should be that you do your full part in this as in the other divisions of the work. It's for the war and it's endorsed by President Wilson and the other heads of departments. That's enough guarantee that it's right. The election day is at hand. The campaign lias been matte and the ballots will be cast tomorrow. The duty is important. You should certainly vote if entitled to a vote and you should use your very best judgment concerning the selection of the m. n who will serve you as officers during the next few years when so many important problems are to be solved. The campaign has been one of the cleanest in history, the people will decide by their ballots and by a clean and hones! election who the candidates will be. We will give you returns as usui’l tomorrow' evening. We have no criticisms to offer of those units in the county which did not make the quota in the big drive for the Third Liberty Loan. Every-

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'thing i o dide was dona und hundred)? t of people were awakened to the necet- < sit; of making a success of the cam- 1 hatgn We feel that it was and th it in iho c districts where the full amount was not raised a sufficient illiciest was aroused that the next campaign will be n grand success. To our mind wiry person should do all he cun all the time to win the war and when you consider that more than lour thousand people subscribed to this fund in Adams county you will understand better the success of the campaign, it was great and while w - had hoied to announce that each and I every unit had made good we are not I going to scold the few that did not ifor it should be understood that in ’those districts the workers devoted I much energy and wo chaps more jtlmn in some sectic: v hero a Idg I showing was made. '. was an I , the county, state and national organizations are deeply appreciative of th’ iefforts und the success. Let's cele I brale. 'The campaign for the Third Libert; I Loan is over and was a success. When the final totals are made it is probable that the nation will have subscribe! four billion dollars. Indiana went f ar over the top and old Adams count; made a splendid showing, that puts her in a class with the good ones. The ' | total in this county was nearly six hundred thousand dollars with a per eentage of 146. Every unit excepting ! three. Middle Monroe. French ano j Washington made' their quota and o' tthese the last two made creditable ii showings. Had the same effort been iniade there as in the other townships iwe are sure the results would have ' been more than satisfactory. As a t whole the work has been wonderful t and ( hairman Schirmeyer deserves great credit for his untiring efforts e and his splendid generalship. He ha.e more than made good and he is entitled to the honor. Mrs. Faye Sral'n Knapp, chairman of the ladies' organ!- , zation, has also performed a task 1 worthy a chapter in history, completi ing an organization of the women which wrote nearly a fourth of the entire amount in Adams county. The'” ! leaders have devoted practically all their time and energy during the past y I several weeks to the work and the result is proof of the efficiency of their efforts. They were of course assisted s by many who gave time and labor continuously, including their advisory committees from the city as well as the captains and their helpers in each township. It was a great success and we owe these untiring workers a vote cf sincerest thanks. Adams county went over big, so did Indiana, so did the nation. Come on with the t next one. 1 ———— I SOCIETY | WfEKL^SOCJAI. CALENDAR ~ Tuesday. ('. L. of At K. of C. Hall. Tri Kappas Cecil Andrews. I'. B. S. S. Class —Mrs. Frank Fisher E. Business meeting—U. B church. Wednesday. Shakespeare Club At Library. Community Red Cross Sewing— John Hink home (all day.) Thursday. Mt. Pleasant Mite Sot iety—Mrs. Jesse Singleton. Baptist Ladies’ Aid—Mrs. C. E. Bell Reformed Missionary- At Church. United Brethren Ladies’ Aid—Mrs. J. J. Foughty at W. E. Moon home. There's no dearth of kindness In this world of curs, Onlv in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers. — Massey. Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Woods and children, of Bryant, 0., and their brother. John Gerwig, of Auburn, i ante and wer guests Sunday of the formers' parents. Mr. and Mrs. \V. IL 1 Woods, east of the cl'y. They went 1 to Bluffton for a week’s visit before! returning here. I The.C. ('. .Sheets .‘amily entertained with a Sunday dinner for liev. Leach and Mr. ami Mrs. Dutcher us Mt.t Pleasant. Ou account of the funeral of John 1 ' Spuhler to be held Wednesday after-j noon the Reformed Missionary society' postponed iis meeting until Thursday < afternoon at two o'clock when it will (

meet in the Sunday school room of the church. Every member Is requested to be present us reports from the classical convention held at Huntington will be heard. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Izonlin ami daughter. Ireta, spent Sunday with the Web Mincer family al Monroeville. Mrs. William Emerine and Mis. Frank Fisher spent the day with Mis. Will Pennington, this being her birth day anniversary Community Red Cross sewing will be held all day Wednesday at the John Hlnks home at Ml. Pleasant, i Everybody invited. The monthly missionary meeting ol the Presbyterian church will be hi Id a week from this coming Tuesday, instead of Tuesday of this week. | Mrs. Frank Fisher's Sunday school class of the United Brethren church will meet with her Tuesday evening. Miss Tula Poling, of Pleasant Mill-, was a guest of Miss Bertha Drummond over Sunday. Jrs. Sophia Johns and daughter. | Bertha, and Mrs. T. C. Corbett were guests Sunday of Mrs. Joe Pease at (Taigville. Miss Francile Erwin, of Fort Way.te Mr and Mrs William Erwin and children, of Monroeville, visited Sundry with the Dan and l>ore Erwin families. The Mt. Pleasant Mite society will sew for the Red Cross next Thursday May 9, at the home of Mrs. Jesse Singleton. Everybody invited. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brokaw, of High street, entertained Sunday at dinner for the Vesta Brokaw family. Mr. and Mis. Brokaw and Mr. and Mrs. Mar ba ugh. The Tri Kappas will meet with Miss Cecil Andrews Tuesday evening. The Shakespeare Club is requested to have a full attendance of its members at the library Wednesday aftarnoon at 4 o'clock when arrangements will be made to attend the district meeting at Bluffton. May 17. The Christian Endeavor society of the United Brethren church will hold its regular business meeting Tuesday evening. The choir of the Christian church will meet Wednesday evening for practice. The Baptist Ladies’ Aid society will meet*with Mrs. C. E. Bell Thursday afternoon. Decatur relatives attended the wedding of Miss Marie Hyland, ot which the Youngstown fO.) Vindicator say.,: "Os interest to innumerable friends was the wedding which took place in St. Ann's church Wednesday morning. when Miss Marie T. Hyland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin I’. Hyland, of Parmelee avenue, and Dr. Thomas Minahan. Jr., of Hubbard, were united in marriage. Rev. John H. Lenz read the service and pronounced the nuptial blessing. On the altar were Rev. Fr Hughes of Pittsburg, Rev. Fr. Weitz of Beaver Fails, I Rev. John Maloney of Hubbard, and Rev. E. J. Gracey of St. Columbia's church. Solos at the nuptial high mass were sung by Harry Hart of ! Pittsburg. The bride was attired in ' a handsome tailored suit of blue, with I I accessories in harmonizing shades. I ' and carried a bouquet of Ophelia roses' and white sweet peas. Mrs. Janies P. Hyland, who was matron of honcr, wore blue also, with a bouquet of l ink roses and white sweet iteas. Adelbert Minahan. brother of the bridegroom was best man. Later, adjournment was made to the brides' home in Parmalee avenue, where 50 guests were received at a reception' and wedding breakfast. Appointments were In pink and white, centered by, fragrant sweet peas. Out of town' guests included Dr. and Mrs Thomas' Minahan, sr.. of Niles, parents of the' bridegroom, and his brother and sis-' ters, Helen. Gertrude. Stella and Gerald, of Pittsburg; Mrs. Mullen of Hub- 1 bard. Mrs. Sarah E. Boyle, of Meadville. Robert Holway of Hubbard, Harry Hart and Miss Della Mullen. Mr. I and Mrs. John Traynor, Mr. anil Mrs James Ward. Miss Catherine Barring-’ ton, all of Pittsburg; Daniel Traynor' of C lairtou, Mr. and Mrs. George Cur*! ney of Homestead, and P. J. Hyland of Decatur. Ind. Dr. and Mrs. Minahan ! ioft W ednesday afternoon for the east. On their return, the former wftf leave May 10 for service in Ft. Oglethorpe,' |Ga.. having been commissioned a first. { lieutenant in the medical reserve corps I His bride will remain with her par- . ents unti his return." I Mrs. Milton Earth, of Hoagland, ig the guest of her si.-ter-in-law. Mrs. John Roudcbush. The C. L. id' <’. will meet at the K. of C. hall Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. | Mrs. j. g, Peterson attended the closing entertainment of the Woman’s Club League at the Anthony hotel,

Fort Wayne. Saturday afternoon and remained in the city over Sunday as the guest of her slater, Mrs. hdwatd W ilson. Mrs. Fay Smith Knapp read I "The Melting Pot" at the dub entertainment. i Misses Agnes Koltne. Margaret | Smith. Marie Connell and Frances Deininger enjoyed a delightful afternoon at the Henry Heckman home near St. Johns yesterday. Flower hunting was in order and at supper 'time a delicious repast was served. In the evening a number of boy friends joined the party for a delightful so .cial evening 0 ~ 1 Icoo n t ( I In the case of Cecelia Ball vs. The. • Modern Woodmen of America, sum-, mons was ordered for the auditor of the state of Indiana, returnable May, 18. I William Teeple. administrator of the .estate of George Teeple, was author ' izt d to borrow money to i>ay taxes. I Real estate transfers: Rickllef B.| Johnson to George H. Bright. 3.50 acres of Kirkland township. sl.(m; | George H. Bright to Rickllef B. Johnson, 5.50 acres of Kirkland township.’ |L; Mary A. Congleton to Daniel S Stepler, 40 acres of St. Marys townslijp, quit claim deed. sl. I o BLUFFTON'S AGED MAN • !-'riday. May 3rd. was the birthday ’ anniversary of Ezekiel Roe. north ot | town, known far and wide to young and old alike as “Grandpa Roe.” who attains the age of ninety-five years :>n this date, and is not only the oldest citizen of Jefferson township, but 1 very probably of Wells county. The j greater part of his life has been spent i'ju t north of Ossian at the old farm | where he and his aged wife, ten years I hi ■ junior, continue to reside. The I celebration was very quiet, in consideration of the frail condition of Mr. lb e. who is suffering from cancer on the head, and other complications, and wts attended only by the sons and I daughters of the aged couple with their respective wives and husbands. C— -Bluffton News MADE BIG SHIPMENT. | The first shipment to the Indiana warehouse at Indianapolis of Junior Red Cross work of the Adams county | auxiliary included the following: ! One hundred eighteen pair booties, 12 1 pair stockings. 354 baby hoods. 14 '.baby jackets. 14 baby kimonas 16 drosses for two-year-olds, 11 pair I drawers, 10 petticoats for two-year- , olds. 10 chimese, 6 pinafores, 6 serge i capes for seven-year olds, 14 petti-! j coats for ten-year-olds. 4 baby capes.! 3 baby layettes; each layette con ! 1 , tained 2 dresses. 3 jackets, 3 flannel ’ shirts. 3 outing shirts, 1 pillow, 2 ■ blankets. 3 bands. 2 pair bootees. 12! ( diapers. 1 cape. 1 hood. 1 bag eon- i taining soap, thread, pins, needles, wash cloths, towel and roll of old linen; 62 baby quilts, 3 large quilts, 27 comfort pillows, 5 rugs. COUNSELOR POLK ILL (Uatieu Press Service) ! Washington, May 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Frank W. Polk, counselor of the state department is seriously ill as a result of a breakdown from over work. He is confined to his home here. I WILL TOUR THE WEST Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith left today for Chicago from where they will take the train tonight tor Los Angeles, where they expect to rest so. several weeks. They will be absent about six weeks.

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SAMMIES SHELLING MT. DIDIER BULLETIN With the American Army West of Mont Didier. May s—(Special to Dad; Democrat) American guns are shelii.g Mont Didier,, Cantigny. MostnlSt Georges and other towns and roads in this vicinity captured by the Germans some time ago. Mont Didier, which can be seen from observation posts in the American lines have been badly knocked about but the church is still standing. ’ The Cantigny church is also intact, although it probably is used as a GerIman observatory post. ,1 The American artillery blew up I'what probably was an ammunition ! dump, near Cantigny the lire la-t- . half an hour. ■ " ’TWO ESCAPE INJURY I A delivery truck in the service of ■ theC. A. Fremion company, grocers, .'of Calhoun street, was struck by an ‘ interurban car at 4:30 Sunday after ’noon, four and a half miles south of , the intersection of the Piqua road and ■ Decatur. Two men who were in the j machine jumped and were not injured 'although the ear was badly damaged. * i The report made by the men on the car has not been officially received at '.the office but it is reported that the accident was the result of a miscal'culation on the part of the driver of ' the automobile. —Ft. Wayne Journal , Gazette. I According to the story told by Decatur passengers enroute home, the i truck had been racing with the Deca- ' i tur interurban, but hail gotten ahead, ’j tho interurban car having to make sev'lend stops. At the cross roads the j truck attempted to turn around and Snot knowing the interurban ear w;.s so near, backed into it. There were two men in the truck. One jumped 1 but the driver held on to his post. The auto was caught and dragged ! some distance by the interurban until it struck an iron at a switch when the truck was ground to pieces and the 1 driver buried under the debris. The 1 passengers expected to find him ''ground to death, but fortunately he 1 crawled not. uninjured except very slightly. The steps were torn from I the interurban car and it was put cut ,of commission for awhile, not arriving in Decatur until about seven . o’clock. ABOUT THE SICK ; ?,Irs. Harve Lammiman, residing five miles southeast of the city, is in ' a very critical condition following an attack of appendicitis. 'She became | very ill Saturday tight at ten o’cock I wit h a severe pain in her right side ; and grew rapidly worse. At eleven | o'clock Sunday morning an operation i was held and a very unusual condition found. The appendix had ruptured, • and gangrene had set it. The unusual I' c.aie was the finding of a feco-lith or small stone-like piece as large as in almond seed which had lodged in the appendix causing the decay thereof, with the result that the appendix broke into two pieces during its removal. This stone was the causing cf the gangrenous condition arising. i Owing to the resiousness of the case and her former health, her condition is very critical. Mrs. George Martin went to Fort Wayne to call on her daughter. Mrs. Ed Miller, at the Lutheran hospital. She is recovering nicely from an operation performed a week ago Friday for goitre. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

wop ■I ,'' * ■' l\,' H ® ,p * ■I LkWCW’X' r teeth. 1 / breath, appetite. 1 r digestion. 0 t 0 “Give If so me. > please. Grand* s “Why Bobby. If you wait a bit for v it you’ll have it to enjoy longer!” f ? ; "Poo-pco! ThsTs «no argument with * < ” t WRKLEYS ’cause the flavor V7 an>w I ” ", I —After every meal I 3 .■"’ ftFiiM 1 1'iWIWn FARMERS ACROSS THE SEAS 1 —are having their fields plowed up by shells. American farmers must make more than money. They must turn their money into patriot-ism-transfer their money into Liberty Bonds —lend money to the U. S. Government. No lyoal American farmer or business man will wait tor “someone else.” Show your patriotism and prudence by subscribing—today—for as many Liberty Bonds as your finances can ■ carry. I— I I TRMROBS-VINES Fnii? Tr*> '?T>i m z Sa ? e f° r those who are leaders. > verplv in ,CS ’ ‘n” l hedges, etc., etc., have been se- * tor ’ \uJ UIC{ L ih e ex t reme fold weather last winIneceqgqrv r US ‘ e F°°d, and Fruit is absolutely Those vj, 1 ? Ur we are to have good health. PWv P NOW wil * rt>a P the first harvest, your tree ‘ W« ,ffl ’ii y fi!i to C ,acc your or(icr and get ceived and c-n ‘1 1 order t,le Bame day is rc * i longer. US Up rom S t° ra se safely three weeks ‘ your'order N 0W r j f atalog a e ’ ,ook u «P and place i logue wo win !' a ‘ Jou kave mis placed the Catai ,ogu V e Wl ‘l send you another. " and in ever y particular. delay now- I> means'ii> Cl p V ’ on £ er . ; ‘ s just a few days ■ nurseries Ohio.