Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1918 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT;; PuMhlHfd Every ffvenlng Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company ‘ JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 Cents Per Year, by carrier $5-00 t Per Month, by mail 26 cent? Per Year, by mail >3 00 Single Copies 2 cents 111. I Il—l. — Advertising rates made (mown on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter, ssosea • s : 1 The official reitort shows we launched 629 ships within the year, a 1 record that ought to satisfy most any one. Your income tax must be paid before Saturday, which is to say that your certified check, must be in the office of Peter J. Kruyer at Indianapolis by that time. Don't delay this matter for it is very important to you as well as to the government and the penalty for failure to comply with the law is rather too severe to take a chance on. Decatur will celebrate the Fourth of July. The event will be in xfiargv of the vfomen of the city and this is a sufficient guarantee that it will be a most" interesting event. The ladies have consented to assume the responsibility and will announce their program within a few days Watch for it and help make the day the most patriotic ever held in this community

Os all the years in history this should be the one when most of all we appreciate what the Declaration of Independence means to us. We are urging a similar document for every nation in the world and we should by no means fail to observe the anniversary of the signing in this greatest country of them all. Are you 100 tier cent American? The government is going to find out. They have ordered that a card index be made up showing what every tax payer in the county is worth and what you have done for the government during the days of trouble of the past year. This work is to be done during the campaign of the next two weeks for the War Savings Stamp pledges. The treasury department has ordered that this part of the war fund be taken care of by June 28th, that it may be disposed of so it will not interfere with the numerous other efforts that must follow during the year. You will be asked to promise to purchase during the year as many war stamps as you can afford. It looks like a big task but if everv one will enter into the spirit of the work, it will be easy. The Liberty Loan committee, aided by the men in deferred classes and by the splendid organization already built by Chairman Bosse will start at once on this most important work. They can only succeed by your assistance and they must succeed ,so the answer is—you must assist. The government will have a thorough and conclusive record when the campaign is finished. Help make it a good one.

Why Not Tune Up That Old Outfit of Yours With a New Pair of PALM BEACH TROUSERS $3.50 to $.500 —-- “v , THE MYERS-DAILEY a uv crwraiu i

g: cttJac tn: :nnn::::: -ttKttjiKittr. xm ’ | SOCIETY I WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Tuesday Aeronaut Class Meeting—Mrs F. W. Downs. C. W. B. M Mrs. W. Paul Marsh Otterbein Guild—Ethel Murpma. Reformed -Missionary — Mrs. I l '. Schaefer. W. C. T. U.—Mrs. W. J. Myers, (alt ernoon.) Wednesday. W. it. C.—All Day Meeting at Hail. Thursday. Ever Ready Class—Mrs. Irvin Elzey Loyal Workers’ Class John Moser home. U. B. Ladies’ Aid Mrs. Jesse Swartz Community Patriotic Meeting - S. S. Magley home (Mon: uth.) Friday. Christian Pastoral llelpc Mrs. G. C. Steele. No bride can afford to "Hooverize” on taffy and soft soap.— Helen Rowland. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Moran and daughter. Mary Jane, were guests of Miss Margaret Moran Sunday. Mrs. John Moser and Mrs. Maynard Johnson will entertain the Local Workers class Thursday evening al the Moser home on South First street. The Delta Theta Tau sorority met . with Miss Vera Hower last evening. The national convention-time is drawing near, and more of the details for the same were discussed last evening The convention will be held r here July 9. 10 and 11 Business sesi sions will be at the Masonic hall. 1 . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burdg, Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg had as their guests 1 at dinner and supper Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Katzenberg and daughter, Rose: Mr. and Mrs. Gus WebbieP king, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. v Ed Ahr, and sons, Fred and Lloyd; k . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker.

Miss Sue Weldy who has spent th" winter with her sister. Mrs. L. O. (’lark at Dallas. Texas, has returned here to spend the summer with relatives and friends. The Ruth Circle, of the Christian church, had a delightful social time last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Baker. A delicious picnic supper was spread on a table on the lawn at six o’clock and enjoyed by the members of the Circle with a few guests including Dorothy Enos, Milvena Butler. Marv Erwin. Mrs Morris Hay. Alva Baker and Rev. W. P. Marsh. A number of the ladies brought, needlework and knitting, and some sang and played. while the younger ones engaged in swinging and the men in athletic stunts such las hanging by their totes to the limbs of trees and “skinning'’ cats, a feat at which the minister distinguished himself. Miss Esther Enos will be hostess in two weeks. Esther and Dorothy Enos and Mary Erwin, of this city, with the \V. A.' Dull family and William G. Hoffer, of Willshire. 0.. were guests at dinner of Mrs. Monroe Clouse and family living a mile east of Willshire.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Edington, of Albion, motored here and were weekend guests of Mrs. Edington’s brother John Logan and family. Those who left oh the B:3b car to attend the Fort Wayne .District Methodist Woman's Home Missionary society's convention in Fort Wayne were Mrs. R. D. Myers. Mrs. Harve Smith. Mrs. John T. Myers, Mrs. D. W. Beery and Mrs. J. C). Sei lemeyer.

The Ever Ready class will meet Thursday evening with Mrs. Irvin Elzey. CARNIVAL \ The Mau’s Carnival company will open on Court street tonight. ’l*lfey| were delayed in getting their tents and equipment on the ground in time to open last evening but everything is ready tor the touch off tonight. The company is playing here und.-r 1 the auspices of the Decatur firemen. MOTORING TO ODEN A. R Belt. John Hocker ami C. J Lutz left this morning by automobile for Oden. Mich. Mrs. Bell will join I her husband there later but will go by railway. They have a summer ■cottage at Oden. MARCUS YAGER’~OPERAf ED ON - Marcus Yager of Lorain. 0.. former lAtiams county boy. watt operated up1 bn for hernia this morning at the Decatur hospital by Dr McOscar. of Ft. Wayntf and the Clark Efrothers cf I this city*. is a brother cf Mrs, I John C. Moran.

CASE DISMISSED Davenport, Kaehr and Abbott Arc Discharged by Law AT CELINA, OHIO The Case is One Which Grew Out of the Death of Jacob Walchli. The case of the State of Ohio vs. Claude Davenport. Daniel Kaehr and Edgar Abbott, of Berne. Ind., who were charged with unlawfully killing Jacob Walchli near Chattanooga • n the night of April 29. was brought before Mayor Scranton Monday morning. The tragedy was the result of i few hours visit at the Chattanooga saloon where the men indulged too freely in fire water. The charges against the parties aliove named were dismissed at the request of the prosecuting attorney. C. A. Stubbs—Celina. (0.l Standard. It will be remembered that Walc'a'i was riding home with Kaehr when their auto and the truck in which Davenport and Abbott, of Craigville. were driving, collided. Walchli had his neck broken, probably by the jolt.

| GO U Ft T j Real estate transfers: John W. Tabler to Marion H. Tablet - . 80 acres of Washington township, quit claim deed. $3,000; Marion H. Tabler to John W. Tabler. quit claim deed to 80 acres of Washington township. SIOO. Rose Wheeler. 47, widow, of Geneva. has been adjudged insane by Drs. C. R. Price, L. L. Mattax and Justice G. O Staley. J. M. Walker is trustee of her estate, she having been subje t Ito same for some time. Certificate of the election of tris tees for the following Methodist churches, was filed with the couniv recorder. Aaron ('. Augsburger: Blue Creek church. Albert Adams. .A re Bebout. Charles Pucher. Herbert Byer. S. H. Clase: New Corydon M. |E. church: D. C. Wagoner. Frank I Rockwood. Homer O Mills. Ernest Woodruff; Ceylon M E. church: Geo Fink, Harry Moore. Russell Long; Hartford: G. T. Pontius. Joe Roth. Forest Shoemaker, Carl Moore, Ir .’in Pontius.

GEORGE IS HERE.

9 Smallest entertainer in the world j arrived with Mau's Greater Shows 9 and will exhibit here all this week „ for the benefit of the fire department. t George is a native of Singapore, InI dia. and was carried around the ? country by the Mahargah of Popor. an Indian potentate of the British empire. as an entertainer to his royal v highness and was presented to the late King Edward, the seventh, who f said that George was the smallest r and funniest entertainer ever pref sented before him. George has a faculty of keeping the crowds which visit in good humor and it can safei.ly be said of him that he causes sixty I laughs a minute during every minute r he appears before you. He is eight een inches high and forty years of age and willing to marry. Girls, here's ■> , your chance. h (t ■ ■ 1 NEW WAR PICTURES. Stereographs Arrive at the Decatur Public Library. 1 A new educational feature of the Decatur library is four stereographs and 250 photographs that have been ‘ purchased by the board. These show 1 various phases of the world war. from scenes in training camp, trenches, destructive results, and all phases of war life. The pictures are ' | very clear and distinct and bring jhome intimately the scenes so far : distant. ; The new volumes of the intema- . tfonal Year Book, for 1916-1917 have •’been received at the library, thus . bringing the International Cyclopedia >up to date. The world war in its la.test details, are included, and well a.s all other things recorded in cyclo- , pedia books. NEWT HAS* ADMIRER. One of the finest gardens of this city is that of Newt Lenhart, of West Adams street. It sure is a fine one. mid worth going to see. and it shows I Newt's heart is in the right place.— Contributed. —... ■■-■■p Mrs. Htenry Utatfhut. of Portland, and her guests; Mrs. E. L. Shafter, of ‘Alliance. 0.. returned* to Portland —j. ..2 tic «**.Gta. UWU. A j ViOitCU WMU I Mrs. Russell Premer.

Two Submarines Sunk By a British Steamer (Continued from Pace One) i, a's full participation wrests from them the last hopes of eventual victory. Already the steady flow of American, Italian and British divisions into France, coupled With the terrific losses inflicted on the Germans since March 21. practically has wiped out the numerical superiority with which the Germans opened the offensive. It is certain that if the allies hold out two much longer the Americans at the present rate of arrival, will give them an incontestable and crushing superiority. As a consequence, the French are resisting in tile present battle with extreme energy, equalled only by the prodigality with which the Germans are rushing up their resources. No longer is it a secret that the French expected the present attack and were as fully prepared as effectives and material would permit. BULLETIN London. June 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—British troops, attacking south of Albert between the Ancre and the Somme last night, advanced nearly half a mile on the front ot more than a mile and a half. Field Marshal Haig reported today. An Atlantic Port. June 11—(Spe cial to Daily Democrat) —The story of a brush between a large American transport and a German submarine off the coast of New Jersey was related last night by the officers and crew of a large Brazillian steamer which escaped. South Bend. Ind., June 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ship building this wear will exceed three mil lion tons while next year it will tea h thirteen million dead weight tons. Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the shipping board told the Notre Dame university graduates. Hurley outlined the plans for the gieatest commerce fleet the world has ever known in his address. It will cost $5,000,000,000 and will literally bridge the seven seas with the United States commercial vessels. EDWARD DANIELS DEAD. (United Wr-.es Service' Indianapolis. Ind.. June 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)Edward Daniels. master in chancery of the United States district court, was found dead in a corridor on the second floor of the government building this morning. He had evidently dropped

from heart failure. Daniels was a brother-in-law of Judge Albert Anderson. He was a member of the beard of trustees of Wabash college. RULE ON OBJECTORS~ (Uni.ed Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind.. June 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Conscientiou objectors must not be placed in deferred classes because of that reason alone. This was the ruling received today from the war department at Washington by Major Robert Baltzell. state conscription officer. Provost Marshal General Crowder instructed local boards to reopen cases where men were granted deferred classification on grounds of conscientious objection to war.

MOTHER IS ILL The Rev. \V. Paul Marsh left this morning for Muncie where he was , called by the serious illness of his mother. Mrs. Madeline Marsh STATE MEET?NG PLANNED Indianapolis. June 10 — Arrangements for a state-wide conference of the presidents of food clubs, couhiy . and township, during the last week of June, are being perfected by Dr. Harry E. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana, and his assistants. Already more than 1,000 clubs have been organized and by the date of the conference this number is expected to be vastly increased. During the past week Johnson. Posey and Allen counties have reported a complete list of township food club president- who are at_ work perfecting their local organizations to include school district units. The plan of the food administration is to convey, if possible to every household and every housewife in the state the rules and regulations as well as the reasons therefor, that have to do with the production and conservation of food-stuffs. The or-, ganizational work is purely voluntary and consequently has been delayed hi some communities.' B. K. Daguereturned yesterday to Kenton. Ohio, after an over-Sunday (visit here with friends. Mifcs Jennie Woodward, of Travers City, attended the funeral of her neplifew, Janies, aged nine, son of Mrs Florence Woodward TindMl. held , here Monday afternoon. The lad's death 'resulted from-acute indigestion of three hours duration caused from 1 eating unripe fruit. i

FOURTH OF JULY Will be Celebrated Here —Women of the City Take Charge of THE ARRANGEMENTS Committee is Appointed— Mrs. C. V. Connell is Made Chairman. Fourth of July will be celebrated in this county and city, in accordance with the request made by the government through the council of defense. The arrangements here will be In charge of the women, they having . • cepted the commission. The request that they take charge was made bv the liberty loan committee who had been asked to do so. but who have also been asked to take up other war activities, the Thrift Stamp campaign. thus making the two more than they could well accomplish at once. The acceptance of the commission was made by the women at a meeting last evening, after which the band organized, electing Mrs. C. V. Connell chairman of arrangements. Others of the committee are Mrs. Will Kremers. Mrs. C. D Lewton. Mrs. B. W. Sholty. Mrs. C. E. Bell. Mrs. Charles Knapp. Mrs. Fred Linn. Mrs. John Niblick. Mrs. C. R. Weaver. Mrs. Letta Peters. Arrangements for the celebration were discussed last evening, but will be further discussed when definite decision will be made, at a meeting to be held Friday evening at 8 o’clock. IN VERY MIDST

(Continued from Page One) by day until we reached Paris. All this time the Scotch. English and W Ish detachments were also fighting vigorously. Next in order Father O'Gorman treated of the havoc wrought in the regiment of which he was chaplain and his capture at Le Chateau. After his rescue from the Germans by the Highlanders the chap lain was assigned to the Third Connaught Rangers, fighting through the b;: tie of the Marne, then the battle of Verdun. Through the strategy of General Foch this battle was won, Jeffre referring to him as the greatest strategist of Europe.” - oAdams County Quota War Saving Stamps from Page One) men of deferred classification itTcath district to take care of this canvass. These men are subject to reclassification soon and it is important that they prove to the men in charge that they are helping in every way they can to keep the home fires burning. And now its up to every man and woman in Adams county to help put over this work. Adams county must pledge $320,060 for War Savings Stamps to be paid during the year. Every person must take what they can pay for during that time. Every person must work or fight. Don't begin to hunt excuses why you can’t, but rather begin to figure how you can. It means another big job. It means hard work and more sacrifice. It is another chapter of war times and we must make good. Another meeting of the committee will be held Thursday evening, at which time it is expected the work will be. under way and plans will then be made to make the canvass. In the meantime, please get ready to help make it a quick and complete success.

CANADIANS HERE 1 ' (Continued from Page One) _ described mine work on~tgT~tattie field and scouting over “No Man’s Land and pleased the big crowd. The men boosted the lied Cross | strong and urged suport for this or- ; genhation. At the close a collection of Ja7.00 was taken for the men. ! DEATH OF BABE Ij<?o Gfenduris, eight -fw’eeks old i babe of Mr. and Mrs. Thamar DeWitt of near Sharpsville, formerly of this county, died this afternoon at fifteen 1 minutes before one o’clock at the home of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Izdt, a mile east of ftivurre, with whom they had been visiting. Death resulted from indigestion and obstruction of the bowels. The mother was Miss Della Lett. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt have two other children. At time of gntne to ptcss.' funeral arrangements had not been' made. I

~~~~ - - .-nr r j ' 1. ' M Like It Before O NT EVER before a range that Jt. J*®' 60 lighuni and brightens thc ■ ' huiiiwv,i ' fi r v Never before one so practical, dur- K ■"M able efficient—so savin? °* }?bor 'W 1 6 o^mallthmgsuuk.u S iorKr/«/(v». ftl And N EVER a cooking range so down- n 4-. TIM ritrht tfauM—Ac crowning achievement ■ ot over A)yvrurj of manufacturing cxpcneuce. 1 The Blue Beauty is covered with a heavy B A coat of blut porcelain enamel—enamel baked tor keeps on a cast iron body durable as the rock of W.* . -/JS Gibraltar. Everlastingly rust-proof! Never needs ■gßl to be blackened! » Sanitary, cleaned with cloth and water, the most remarkable range ever seen! And the it * most twwcwnraZ. %!*. ■» Give it the eye- v ff test That's all m V /Sa GU.-*”* ■, — we ask. fife B UNIVERSAL I " *&-'*<*; •-.-•£> - Blur -W jM I ET T‘wit& 1 For Sale by Decatur Cash Hardware & Implement Co. TON!G H T • BERLIN VIA AMERICA.” A great picture, starring Fran- | cis Ford and Edna Emerson. The story of a young member of the U. S. Secret Service shortly before the break with Germany is called and sent on a dangerous mission. See the capture of the German headquarters, the bursting shells, lady ambulance drivers, and many other thrills that will hold you until the last picture is shown. THE Rt_X THEATRE •* *? y A REFRESHING DRINK IN A COOL, HOME LIKE PLACE [ THE OAK” J REFRESHMENT PARLOR H y in thc Boknecht building on West Monroe Street, is j; ii just now opened to the public and wc invite you to H h drop in when you are thirsty. F * *" £ Revo. That’s It, Edelweis and Soft Drinks on :: 0 lce ‘ Bring your friends to The Oak. J: 1 • i• t L s °ft drink refreshment parlor of its H g kind in the city. g Come in and see us. ;• | "THEOAK” j y SETHER & VIAN, Props. | or. ar:::: ;:r. tn; tn; tnson ‘ * | BONOS AT PREBLE BANK j To Our Customers:— i: i Th ml hird L l ,l)erty Loan Coupon bonds have ar- | l T h ° Se Wh ° subscri bed for bonds through H | the farmers state bank ! | OF PREBLE I BRING YOUR RECEIPTS