Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1918 — Page 2

L\ '■! ' DAILY DEMO(RAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLERPresident < ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary 1 Subscription Ratos Per Week, by carrierlo Cents ; Per Year, by carrierl6.oo ( Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per Year, by mai1.,|3.00 Single Copies 2 cents 1 Advertising rates made known on I application. < Entered at the postoffice in Deca- t tur, Indiana, as second-class matter. October Ist we are to stop the pal er being sent to thos who have not paid all arrearages and in advance. You know of course flint we do not want to take oft the name of a single subscriber Init under penalty of having our supply of print paper stopped we ear do nothing but obey the order. Wont you see that your subscription is paid up? Adams county's answer to the German peace offensive will be to over subscribe the Fourth Liberty Loan quota and to meet every demand made to back the war. That will also be the answer from every good county and every decent community in the United States. We want to settle this war forever and we have gone too far to turn back now until victory complete has -teen attained. The cry of “komerad" will .not stop us. Old King Frost has been Hitting around the edges but has not so far had the nerve to take hold anti the indications are that the crops will )><■ in good condition within a few days. Attih)«r week, expert farmers say will‘find the corn crop well ready for the frost, the beets are in excellent condition and the fall plowing is coming along. The season has been a great one other than the mid summer frost which did so much damage in the low lands but after all the season will prove better th in the average. Say have you registered? Get busy for you have only a short time to thus qualify for voting and if you haven’t registered by October 7th you cannot vote in November. The elections this year are very important and though the campaign will be a very short one, you will when the day comes want to express your opinion as to who shall hold office. Register at once. Don't put it off another day. It will only take you a minute or two and every citizen who has the privilege of voting ought to have enough interest to thus qualify. There will be patriotic services in almost every church in the coun y next Sunday, answering the call that this be made a day for boosting the Fourth Liberty Loan through that source. No more religious act can be done than this which means aiding the government in its effort to keep the freedom of the church, 'f we win the war the church will g> on as it has before. If we don't we don't know what will happen, nor

We Are Showing a Dandv Line of SWEATERS In several stripes and weaves that should appeal to men and boys for these cool days, at $2. to sl2 THE MYERMAILEV COMPANY b

does any one else. But we ure g>-* ing to win and to do it iff the very shot test time the help of every person amt every organization is needed The i hut ch can do a great work for Christian civilization by helping lu the Fourth Ix>au drive. Don't wait to be solicited to buy a bond. You will want to wear one of the buttons with a big “V" upon it. That's the kind that the real , redblooded American, anxious to do his I art. will wear. Be a volunteer, be one of those who unsolicited, walks up and takes all he can pay for, thus sending word to the boys overseas that we are back of them with eve y penny we possess. To foresake our at my now after we ... . sent them across the. ocean to Ugh on” battles, would be traitorous inti and there are none of such citizens lii ing in Adams county we are sure Get ready now to buy bonds and t< help urge the other fellow to buy. not only buy bin buy all you can pay for. | SOCIETY f Club Calendar Wednesday. Reformed Aid—Mrs. L. W. Sto-lte. Shakespeare—Red Cross Shop and Mrs. I). D. Heller's Home. Thursday. Ic-Nick—Marie Gass. Silent Workers —Mrs. Lillie Burkhead. Mrs. Deltna Eltey had as her guests at dinner Sttday. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Elzey of Preble; their son. Dallas Elzey, stationed at Ft. Worth Texas; and Miss Hattie Kern, of , Chicago . Miss Marie Boese returned this morning to her work at the Niblick store after a visit since Sunday in Fort Wayne wiih Miss Luella Bultemeyer. Mrs. Charles Knapp. Mrs. J. L. Kocher, Mr.-. C. A. Dugan. Mrs. Fred Linn. Mrs. F. E. France. Mrs. C. L. Walters. Mrs. F. F. Thornburg, were among those w'ho left this morning for oFrt Wayne to attend the Liberty Loan conference. Miss Marie Gass will entertain tnc Ic-Niek club Thursday evening. The Willing Workers' class met at the home of Mrs. Alford Daniels on Friday evening. Sept. 13. where a program was given. A Bible class was conducted by Mrs. Alford Daniels in the absence of Mrs. George Koos. The meeting of October 11 is to lie held at the home of Mrs. George Koo«. Amount of collecion for evening was 60 cents. Mrs. Sarah Ayres and son. Will Ayres and wife gave a chicken dinner Sunday that was also the occasion of a family reunion in honor of their son and brother, Frei Ayres, who came home Saturday from ’he Great Likes Naval training station where he had been ten weeks. He left yesterday noon for his return there. Others t resent at the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Archer and children, of Williams; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bovine and babe, of near Monroe. ?Jr. Ayres is in command of a body of electricians at the station. - Q-.. * f ‘—t tvtnt ittttmn ift 11 i’ t i ’ irt * icou n t | DactttxniuixaKmtnxßxawaxuistty: £ j Oliver Snellen was granted a • 'I-, vorce from Alice Snellen. The case of Jchn W. Amspaugh vs. Charles A. Standiford, et al., suit on note and foreclosure, was dismissed. and costs paid. C. L Walters, attorney for Robert H. White, et al. has filed a case 1 against William Elzey, et al., for quiet title to real estate. In the estate of James E. Moser, additional bond was filed by the administrator and approved. Orval Harruff. George Shafer and Clarence Ray were appointed to set off the widow's interest in the real estate of Thomas Kraner. and they were ordered to proceed as provided by law. The report of the inheritance tax appraiser in the estate of William Fleetwood was filed and October 12. set foe the hearing of the same. — I Rea! estate transfers: Ezra 11. Zimmerman, et al. to John Brignt, eighty acres of Kirkland township. sl7,ti(Mi; Fred Mutchler to Ezra E. j Zimmerman, ' acres of Root township. |6,000; John Gerber, et al. to

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1918.

Z W. Gerlier. 80 acres of French township, *16,800; Clara B. Booher et al. to William A. Wells, south half of 10l 15 and 16. Buffalo, quit claim deed, *67.50: William A. Wills to I). Steed, quit claim to same. *67.50; Mary A. Congleton to Elgin H. King, part of lot 28 Decatur. *2,600; Chas. A. Standiford to L. A. Graham, lot t 7 Decatur. *6OO. The claim of *81.72 of Albert Kindle. against the Amos Hubert French estate of which he is adininitrator. was docketed to be heard as a cast in court. GRADUAL PROGRESS ON THE METZ FRONT (Continued from Page One) the Flitted States Washington Sept. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— The whole Serbian army is united and on Serbian soil now, as a result of the Dobro-Polie victory against the Bulgars. This victory gave the second Serb army a chance it had struggld long to obtain and it robbed the Bulgars of positions which he had held enaciously for more than two years. Washington. D. C.. Sept. 17 —Germany's peace offensive has been smothered. That was how official Washington today generally regardi d President Wilson's summary refusal to join an Austrian "get-togeth-er'' peace council. The speed and brevity of the answer are regarded here as calculated to delay the Teuton maneuvering considerably. It is assumed that Germany or her tool. Austria, will make further insincere peace efforts later. President's Wilson's reply, saying flatly that our terms are well known and that no conference can be held is the shortest document this government has issued in diplomatic correspondence. It was made public only a half hour after the official Austrian proffer had been presented to Secretary of State Lansing. This is a record for both brevity and speed. Shanghai. Sept. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Chinese foreign office has been approached by Sir John Jordan with an offer of mediation by the United States and Great Britain between the north and south factions. The cabinet discussed the offer, bat no action has been taken. London. Sept. 17—(Special to DailyDemocrat)—Further progress toward St. Quentin was reported by Field Marshal Haig today. The British also improved their positions in Flanders and north of Lens. Athens. Sept. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Greek troops have advanced from two to three miles on a nineteen-mile front in the Struma sector between the Vardar river and Lake Lorain, capturing several villages. according to a dispatch from Salonika today. The attack was a complete surprise. The Greeks lost only two offiters and ten men. while the Bulgarian losses were extremely heavy. Copenhagen. Sept. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat I—Within the last few days 812 persons have been executed in Petrograd and 400 others are awaiting trial, according to dispatches received here. Ten thousand officers are said to be imprisoned in the Russian capital. Amsterdam. Sept. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)- According to theEcho Belgo. Bulgarian regiments j have arrived back of the western' front to assist the. Germans. Paris. Sept. 17- (Special to Daily I Democrat) - American troops have i reached Vandieres within a mile and a half of the German frontier. La Liberte announced today. Vandieres is in the Moselle valley.l three miles north of Point-A-Mousson.' With the American Armies in , France, Sept. 17 —(Special to Daily ! Democrat ) —‘‘Zero hour" and "over the top" are expression:; which have ( passed from the American army after long popularity with the British. America’s attack in the Lorraine sector has brought out two typically American expressions, “Over the top" is now "The jump off." and "Zero hour." has been chattg cd to ‘‘H-hour." BIG FIRE AT NEWARK (United Press Service) Newark, N. J.. Sept. 17 (Special to Daily Democrat (—Fifteen persons were reported burned to death in the ■ destruction of the New Jersey Button Factory this afternoon. The bod.es if nine girls were found on the ninth floor of the building. o —— WILL SELL BLACKSMITH TOOLS. J. N. Burkhe.ad. the blacksmith, corner First and Madison streets, will offer for sale at public auction his entire outfit of tools and blacksmith equipment on Saturday. Sept. 21at. Look for ad in tomorrow's Democrat.

+ + + + + +»•♦ + ♦ + + ♦ + + i + FOURTH LIBERTY + ( 4- LOAN MEETINGS. + ++++++++ + + ♦ + + + + Tuesday Evening, September 17th. ■ Rlneker school house —C. L. Wai- ( ters. C. N. Christen. Mrs. Emma Dan-1 iels, speakers. Wednesday Evening. September 18th.: Hartford Township high school—] Judge J. T. Merryman, Rev. D. O. ] Wise. Geneva quartet will sing. Thursday, September 20. I nion Township. Hardscrabble | S.bool House J W. Tyndall. J. T Merryman. Mrs. J N. Fristoe. Friday. September 20th. Pleasant .Mills. Baptist Church—j J W. Tyndall. Rev. L. W. Stole of the German Reformed church. Mrs.' John Niblick. T Union Township. Schnepp Schoo! . House John C. Moran. R. C. Parrish. I s Mrs. Eley. Monday. September 23. ! 1 French Township. Cottonwood School House —J. ('. Moran. J. Fred t Fruchte. Mrs. Knapp. | Tuesday, September 24. j Union Township. Clarks Chapel’, Church -Rev. Thornburg. O. L. Vance. Mrs. Knapp. t PROGRAM t Sunday Evening, Sept. 21. at the U. , B Church, Bobo. Ind. Song—Society. Prayer J. W. Thatcher. Song—Society. Scripture Reading—Susie Bowen. Solo —Noella Hilton. Recitation —May Falk. Inspiring Points from Eloquent Pens: 1. Altha Rash; 2. Margaret Andri ws; 3, Gladys Welker; 4. Elma Bittner; 5. Leona Welker; 6. Laura Gause Duet—Mrs. Hazel Chronister and Miss G. B. Chroniter. Discussion Topic for Wide Awake Members: 1, Mrs. George Koos; 2. Alpha Bi wen; 3. Mina Hilton: 4. J. Chronister: 5 Perry Walters; 6. Susie Bowen; -7. Ida Chronister; 8. Fred Hilton. o TO LEAVE HOSPITAL (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Sept. 17—(Special to Daily Democ rat I —Governor Goodrich was making preparations to leave St. Vincent's hospital today, having recovered sufficiently from injuries received in an automoble accident on August 28, to go home. H- will probably be moved to his home in this city tomorrow and later probably will go to Wincheter to fully recover. ~ GIRL IS RECAPTURED. (United Pri-ss Service) Indianapolis. Ind.. Sept. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Effie Cruse, sixteen, who escaped from a Frankfort police officer here last Saturday, by jumping from an interurban car. was arrested here today. The girl had previously escaped from the girls’ school at Clairmont. PUBLIC SALE. As I have sold my farm I will dispose at public sale, at my residence 2 miles northeast of Decatur. VI mile south Dent school house, on September 24. beginning at 10 o’clock sharp, the following property: Five Head of Horses;—Sorrel mare. 4 years old. weight about 1600, well broke; sorrel gelding. 3 years old. broke, weight 1400; bay gelding. 2 years old, weight about 1100; gray gelding. 6 years old, weight 1400. Fattie —Blue roan cow. fresh, calf by side; Jersey cow. 4 years old. will be fresh in December, giving a good flow of milk: Holstein cow. 5 years old. will be fresh Oct. 12; black cow. 7 years old. a good one, fresh March ' Ist; red heifer. 2 years old. fresh in ’.January; Holstein heifer, 1 year old; |2 Jersey bulls. 1 year old; 3 spring calves, 1 Holstein, 1 spotted. 1 Jer- . sey. I Hogs—White sow. 8 pigs by side; big white sow. 10 pings by side; one big bone Poland China male hog. 1 , year old; 3 shoats, weighing about 175 lbs. each. Farming Implements Eight hole disc drill. American, good as new; Melt orntii k binder, 7 ft. cut. good as new; Milwaukee mower, hay rake, ’disc with truck attached, spring tooth ; harrow, spike tooth harrow. Monarch j corn cultivator. 2 shovel plows, 3 1 Oliver breaking plows, J. I. Case corn planter, a good one; corn cut (er. up- . right boiler. 2 incubators and one outdoor brooder; set of double breeching harness. 2 sets of farm liar- • ' ness. single harness, horse collars. 2 1 (beehives, good as new; turnbull wag-i Jon. hay ladder, some apple crates. | DeLaval, No. 12 cream separator, I good as new; 2 iron kettles; sausage j grinder and lard press. Log chains , and grind stone; 5 gallon cream can; galvanized, water tank; single culti- ’ vator. Timothy hay in mow, good I field of corn, and many other at tides too numerous to mention. I Terms:—Under $5.00 cash. Over I i that amount a credit of 12 months I will be given, the purchaser giving „ ; bankable note, bearing 8 per cent in ] terest the last 6 months. No goods remove.d until settled for. JOE BRUNNEGRAFF. :' Roy Runyon. Auct. C. S. Niblick and John Starost, Cle-ks. 11-16-18-19-20 I o I Mrs. Arthur Mangold and daughter. Helen went to Fort Wayne this! afternoon for a visit until over Sun- 1 , day with her parents. Mr. and .Mrs. C. Radeinake.r. FOR SALE—A male sheep- , standard price. Inquire of Schafer Hdw. Co. 21813

STRAN6E SIGHTS! As Seen by Attos Yost in France — Horse-power Thresher Operated BY THE WOMEN THERE Fences of Dirt—Writes on Mess-pan for Desk—His Open-air Tent. Mrs. Amos Yost, of Pleasant Mills has another good letter front her son. Attos. who is now in France. He says: August 22. 1918. Dear Mother and All: Will write you another Jetter and tell you how I am getting along and how 1 like France. It is a strange balking place, the fences are made of dirt and they sure look nice. Last night our captain took us out to see some sights, we iiassed by an old Frencth farmhouse and they were threshing. There were just a few men and the rest, were all women. What would you think if you were to go and help thresh? Oh say. it looked odd to see their threshing maubine. It was run by horse power, .-cmething like a hay bailer. Well, 1 weald like to tell you what all I have seen but we have nothing to write on but a pan that 1 eat from so will wait until 1 get to a place where 1 can get all the writing paper 1 need and a nice place to write a» we are going to move soon again. Don’t know just where but think to another camp. Say mother and ah, 1 just wish you could see me go to lied tonight. I'll l>et you would open your eyes .'or we sleep on the ground in a lit de tert just large enough for two. It would make a nice playhouse for Mary and Ix-!a. How is Oscar and how are the crops ;.t home? Say send me the Democrat paper for I would like to know how things are going out there. Write me often and don't wait for an answer for it's hard for me to write now. Will close, so good-bye to all. ATTOS YOST. —- — o- — — HERE FROM MONTANA Rev. J. B. Kiraeofe. of Lovejoy, .Montana, for five years employed oy Smith & Bell, this city, before leaving three and a half years ago. is here today on business, having accompanied his father. N. I. Kiraeofe. of Wren. 0., with whom he is visiting. to this city. Mr. Kiraeofe will be well remembered here. After leaving Smith & Bell's to enter college at Dayton. O. to study for the ministry .he went 'o Montana on a vacation visit and while there was tendered the pastorate of a United Brethren circuit, which he accepted. his wife and daughter. Juanita. joining him there. He took vp a homestead of 320 acres and has a year more in which to prove up his claim. His pastorate included a circuit of four churches, the round of which no made every two weeks, meaning the travel of 150 miles in that time. Added to his ministerial duties this year, will be that of school teaching, as the dearth of teachers made the call so imperative that he agreed to take a school there also for this year. He likes the country and climate very much, although the life there is like pioneer life. He is located thirty-five miles from a railroad. Rev. Kiracof)' preached at. the United Brethren church at Wren. O. last Sunday and his old friends were delighted to have him with them again. —-o— — FURNITURE ON LIST. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C.. Sept. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—An order restricting the manufacture of furniI ture has been issued by the conservai tion division of J the war industries . board.

’ —■— II ——— —'THE— Highest Dollar 1 Will be obtained for your live stock, household goods and farming implements if you book your sale with J. N. BURKHEAD Live Stock and General Auctioneer. Phone me at my Expense. MONROE, INDIANA Years of experience in the field. i

. | If You Need a Stove or Range » h This Year or Next Year Buy It NOW! P < Iv it Should be easv to decide in the fact of the extra- H -i heating stove, range, or heating s»y stem „ g The output ol all ■"<! <“"“>« be (• I The art ol all Seel ami i™" t”» d “ rts | fi w. So not know »heo the present praes on Kounil Oak g H Stoves. Ranges, and Heating Systems can he duplicated, g :: ( ertainlv, it will be years hence. H This would be true if we had no Round Oaks on hand to « « sell you. ... si jj The (ruth of it means all the more, considering our com- B H plete stock- . H The purchase of one of these specialties is now a wise in- « u vestment. Let us emphasize NOW. NOW means immediately, if possible, today. I LEE HARDWARE CO. I r : h g P. S. Remember, your old stove will consume nearly double u F; the fuel of a new Round Oak. u I FERTILIZER ] I —I | We Have Received 10 S | Ton More to Sell. i I FIRST COME FIRST SERVED l E. L CARROLL & SON H | 'Ail'.::::::: hie For Butterfall S $ y-j SHOULD ENCOURAGE EVERY FARMER S WHO HAS COWS TO MILK TO SELL CREAM S | TO ® | MARTIN-KLEPPER COMPANY I g CREAMERIES g THE PLACE TO SELL YOUR CREAM FURNISH THE BED ROOM KliYi Some the lovely furniture shown here exclusively, ft | - Come and see how daintily W—' M' j "1 beautiful it is, yet how strongly Ordinarily this furniture —! ‘-f wou td cos t much more than we arc asking for it. A special trade f opportunity enabled us to secure it at figures which permit L' ‘ us to offer you the bargainThe Lp-to-Date Furniture Store j YAGER BROS. & REINKING ! | the crystal THEATRE I | Showing Only High Class Clean Photoplays [i T O D A. V ■" I “SOTLEN HONOR.” A five-reel U illi .n, r t gowas-Stunning scenes feTaEhl^ 0 ?™ 1 ’? I I j a r« scenes in Washington. I). C and equisite ‘ d