Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1918 — Page 4

f DAILY DEMOCR A T Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. KELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 Cents Per Year, by carrier (0.00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mall 13.00 Slagle Copies 2 cents , Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The selection of Clark J. Lutz, to be the Adams county chairman cf the War Activities committee will prove most satisfactory. He is able, I lias had the necessary experience at I organization, is fair and just and will effect an organization that will produce Adams county’s quota what ever it is. The first drive will start November 11th with Mr. Lutz as county chairman and he is deserving of the help of every citizen of the county. Grit your teeth and hang'on. These are days when it requires plenty of nerve and a clear head. Keep on lighting and smiling and remember that the men and women of no decade have passed through such a crisis as you are today. A fellows head gets dizzy with all the duties required but just remember that the man who counts is the one who can stand all these bumps and still come through with his head erect. So just hang on and smile. You arc invited to join in the Service Flag parade. The immediate : relatives of every )x>y in the service i should be in this and proud of the opportunity. It is also asked that every II lodge, church, township and other or- 1 ganization be represented, carrying H their service flag. Let ? make every | one understand how many families are interested in supporting the boys who have ottered their lives that this nation may live unmolested on land and sea. - I A petition has been filed with the city council asking for a repeal of ‘ the parking ordinance which provides that a car cannot be parked on Second street between Jefferson and jackfth longer '(Can (flirty ininS?-. No doubt the ordinance is inconvenient for many people but it was passed to prevent accident and at the r< - L quest of many. Perhaps the matter can be compromised in some way and it is hoped that some action is taken that proves satisfactory to everyone as we believe it can and will be. So long as the ordinance is on the books the police officer who has sworn to perform his duty has no province other than to enforce it. The price of the Daily' Democrat after October Ist will be three dollars per year by mail, payable in advance. We have no apology to offer. We have made an honest effort to hold the price down and though every

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paper in the country has Increased their price we have suffered the loss and smiled. The time lias cornu when a slight advance must be made and we hope our big family of readers will co-oiiei'ate with us by renewing promptly. In addition to this we must require every subscriber after October Ist to pay in advance for their paper, this being a rule of the war industries board, the penalty fur disobeying which is the suspension of shipments of print paper. We will do our best to give you the news and we ask your assistance all the time. As the campaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan draws to a close there are many duties for the workers, in every school section of the coun y there should be a complete and thorough organization. One or two men or women cannot do this. You should be a volunteer not only for bonds but a willing worker, anxious to help those who are giving their time day and night to make the campaign a success. Each township and each town is a unit and each has a quota to meet To fail in this is to fail in a duty most important and to bring disgrace upon that unit. To meet it requires the financial assistance and the active aid of every man and woman. The chairman or captain cannot alone make a success of the drive. This is your war as much as it’s his. This is not a time to discuss other subjects or to decide old quarrels, it’s a time to raise money that will save the boys and help end the war. The plans have been carefully made, the stations fixed, the workers chosen. We need boosters to help get the men and women to the stations. It’s the greatest work you ever engaged in. It will be a success if every one helps. Let’s go. s snsts O2x:xs3sna | SOCIETY 2 sxxfft: 5c2x12222222222222XX d Club Calendar Tuesday. Ladie s Chorus— Methodist ChurchTri Kappas—Cecil Andrews. War Mothers’ Meeting —Mrs. E. X. Ehinger. Rebekah Anniversary Celebration— I. O. O. F. Hail. Wednesday. Historical —Mrs. W. E. Smith. Evangelical Aid—Mrs. E. B. Macy. St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. J. F. v Willing Helpers —Mrs. Gust Yager. Thursday. Presbyterian Aid—Mrs. L A. Graham. Mite Society—Mrs. IL D. Myers. Christian Ladies’ Social—- Mrs. G. C. Steele. Friday. Philathca Class —Mrs. S. E. Shamp Don’t let the fear of those “fascinating French girls’’ deter you from sending your sweetheart away with a smile. If he doesn’t want to come back to you he isn’t the man for YOU —and if he doesn’t want to go over he isn’t a man at all.—Helen Rowland. Miss Vivian Burk entertained at dinner last evening for the Misses Doris DeVoss and Eva Aughenbaugh cf this city; and Miss Vera Eady, of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gilpen. of east of the city, entertained at dinner in honor of their son, Hubert Gilpen who left yesterday tor Bloomington to enter the S. A. T. C. at the state university. His brother. Herald Gilpen of Akron visited with him over Sunday. Miss Annette Moses, of the public library, spent the week-end in Fort Wayne, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 11. P. Moses, of Lakeside. The Baptist Missionary and Aid will meet with Mrs. Harve Shrull Thursday afternon at 2:30 o’clock. ’ when it is duff red that there be a i good attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Baxter and son, Gerald, Mrs. Russell Finkhausen and babe, of Payne. O. are guests of Mrs. G. E. Steele, of First street. The Philathea class of the Baptist cluirch will meet with Mrs. S. E. Shamp Friday evening. Miss Ruby .Miller will have the program. The Ruth Circle of the Christian church, with Miss Mclvena Butler a.« F a guest, met with Mrs. Robert Gara-tl oa Studebaker street last evening having a most delightful time social ly. as well as an interesting business meeting. Several old business mat-

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4 ters were diecussed and plans for B their disposal, arranged for Music was furnished by the Misses Melvena Bettor and Dorothy Enos, and refreshments, tempting, but conforming 8 to the Hoover rule, were provided. ■’ The latd.es’ chorus of the MethB cdlst church will meet this evening r at the church. J. The Evangelical Aid society of the B Evangelical church will meet at the r home of Mrs. E. B. Macy, on South i Winchester street, Wednesday after- ! noon at 2 o’clock All members are j requested to be present Mrs. Herman Ehinger entertained for dinner at six o’clock last evening , Miss Dorothy Dugan and her guest. Mrs. J. Ewing Bond, of Fort Wayne. i Miss Jirene Gregory left this morn-, , ing for Oberlin, Ohio, where she will• ’ I enter college. i There will be a called meeting of J the Historical Club Wednesday afternoon at 2;30 o'clock at the home of, Mrs. W. E. Smith, when the entire afternoon will be given over to a business meeting. There will be no meet ing at the Red Cross shop at this time All members are requested to come: prepared to pay dues. The ITesbyterian Imide;' Aid .society will meet with Mrs. L. A. Gra-I ham Thursday afternoon, and a cordial invitation is extended to ladies to be present. The Mite society of the Methodist church will meet Thursday with Mrs. ' R. D. Myers. o — i a '.3:'.32<n:xxnxsssxn:2x:xncnxcg COURT The will of Lewis Goldner. late of j I Kirkland township, written .'fovem- 1 ber 26, 1910. and witnessed by Rose < Christen and C. A. Dugan, was pro- 1 bated in the Adams circuit court He provides first for the payment of■) all just debts or expenses, and then 1 gives the remainder of the estate to his children equally, after the pay- I ment of the following special l>e- I quests: to a daughter, Rosetta Haugk $150: to the sons. Eli and Dallas , Goldner. S2OO each: to the son, Alfred Goldner. $350. He asks that his , son. William J. Goldner, serve as ex- . ecu tor. Ln the case of J. L. Wolff vs. Roy Numbers. et at the defmdaißs defaulted. A judgment for $84.28 v.as rendered for the 1. O. O. F. against Mel J. ( Butler. In the estate of Henry R. Buckmaster. inheritance tax appraiser was filed and October 21 set for the hearing. to- 'Vto — *■ tor The wills of C. T. Cornell, of Van I Wert county. 0.. and of John M. Gideon. cf Paulding county. 0.. were admitted here, and entered as foreign wills. William Goldner qualified as executor of the will of Lewis J. Goldner, giving SB,OOO bond. The estate is estimated at $4,000; personal; and $13,000 real estate. Fishing and hunting licenses were issued to Charles L. Cottrell. Harold Reynolds. Raymond Ralston, Daniel: B. Ford. H. M. Smith. i Real estate transfers: Eugene Runyon to Cyrus H. Mills. 1.54 acres of Washington township. $1950; Frank Johnston to John C. Voegtlin, lot 231' Decatur. $1800; Abe Schnepp. et al.' to Strauss Bros. & Company, 79 acres of Washington township. $12,000; Eli D. McCollum et al. to Jesse W. Snyd-' er, et al., 15 acres of Jefferson town-' ship. $1400; Roder E. Wright to L. I Wells, lots 11 and 14, Curryville,' ' $350. I —o. . , — 1 CUT OFF WET GOODS Washington. September 24 — Conc servation has been applied to liabics’ diapers, which must be smaller in the future, the war industries board has announced. The diaper market has f also been stabilized. An agreement ■ was reached between the board and representatives from the cotton in- ,] dustry providing prices from 73 to 77 ! cents a pound for diaper cloth. These . prices are only slightly different from a those now prevailing. They are to remain effective until October 1. The width of diaper cloth will be apprei. ciably reduced, the board announced, d o HEARING ON OCTOBER 2nd. The Public Service Commission , t hat; set October 2nd as the date ol hearing the petition of the Pleasant y Mills Light and Power company for ■authority to issue $5,000 worth cf stock which capital will lie used in n extending the electric line from (he » Decatur corporate limits to Pleasant <1 Mills and Bobo. The hearing will be ?■ held in room number 121 of the state U boose. s — - Q... — — t ] Democrat W ants Ads Pay

' GENERAL ALLENBY AFTER FOURTH ARMY (Continued from Page One) . que said. , “Serbian troops have taken the steep massifis of Drenskaplauina, and have reached several points on the ‘ road from Gradsko to Prilip. ’ “On the railway line in the Vardar 1 plain we captured several trains. Washington. Sept. 24 —Consul General Poole of Moscow has reached HeHingfors and will be in Stockholm tomorrow, the stale department wast advised today. Sofia. Sept. 22 —(Delayed)—Retire ment of the Bulgarian armies bettween the Czema and the Vardar was announced by the Bulgarian war office I today. [ “As a result of our front giving between the Czerna and the Vardar, adjacent units have withdrawn to south ward of Prilip and northward of Duiran,” the communique said. Stockholm. Sept. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat )—The epidemic of I Spanish influenza is very serious in Sweden Sixty-nine persons died • Monday. London. Sept 24—(Special to Daily I Democrat )—Further details of the late czar's diary have reached heie. Some of the entries follow: March 3 (1917)—“Arrived at Mohileff. Michael abdicated." March B—T'Bsd8 —T'Bsd farewell to the armies. My heart nearly broke.” March 10 —“Received Count BencKendorff. after which I put my papers in order, burning some. Afterward I swept snow." March 27 —"Kerensky beggedm e to limit, my time with my family to meal times, so as to keep the council of workmen and soldiers quiet. I submitted.” June 3 —“ Alexis playing with a -rifle, fired a shot. Soldiers ordered their officer to confiscate the gun." June 19—“ Good news. We captured 100.000 Germans. God be praised. I feel young again.” Washington. Sept. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The amount of the fourth Liberty loan forecast as around $6,000,000,000. will be announced with in the next 24 hours. Terms of the loan have been decided upon by treasury officials and it is likely the bonds will be payable in 1938. It is probable Secretary McAdoo will cad for all over subscriptions. This, it is estimated, may bring about $7,000,OOOLOOO into the treasury. New York. Sept. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ten divisions of American troops in Italy could win the war by Christmas, Charles Edjust from Italy, declared today in an int-

erview with the United Press. Russell was a member of the socialdemocratic league mission which went abroad to study war conditions His information he said, was derived from careful investigation and the best official authorities. With the British Armies in France, I Sept. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat '—The British front seems about to become the scene of trench warfare again. Ilf the British succeed in their general advance it will reflect greater credit than any of their remarkable successes in the past several weeks. They are now fairly up against the Hindenburg line, from St. Quentin to 'beyond Cambrai. and while the line itself is pierced on the front before Cambrai. there is yet such a wilderjtiess of defenses barring their path .as only the methodical, patient, ffliI chine like Huns are capable of con- ■ structing. Chicago. Sept. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Three hundred billion dollars can be raised by the ’ United States if necessary, in the opinion of 500 bankers gathered here ! ( today at the forty-fourth annual con- ’ vention of the American Bankers as- ' sociation. President C. A. Hinsch gave them 1 the figures in an address opening the convention. Bankers held that the United States is not only fully prei»ared to meet the 1 present financial demands but is al--1 so prepared for the after the war e financial readjustment. Dr Clarence Cusley, assistant secretary of agriculture, urged closer cooperation lietween bankers and farmers. Two working together would 11 create soil and bank reserves, with an ,f increased crop production, he said. 1 While Germany will not starve l.e r said, the matter of food production is one of the most important, factors 11 in the war. e--t Amsterdam. Sept. 24—(Special to c Daily Democrat) —The kaiser ade dressing Austrian officers at Briey. while visiting the Alsace Lorraiut front Sunday, expressed his confir 1 deuce that they would give the Amer

icans “the right answer at the right' moment." “You have come to fight our battles as good comrades," he said. “You know, perhaps, that we have heavy fighting before us. You know who are before you. The Americans have promised France that they would give her Alsace-Lorraine which France alone cannot conquer. "The Americans also wish to add big deeds to their words. With the help of my troops, you will give them the right answer at the right moment." , The kaiser distributed 400 iron crosses and addressed Austrian, German, British and French wounded in I’ their respective languages. London, Sept 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat i — British have occupied the important seaport of Acre, Palestine. it was announced today. WOMAN GREAT HELP IN LIBERTY LOAN WORK Has Become Integral Part in Sharing Obligation of Financing the War. By MISS GRACE DIXON, Federal Reserve Director for Women In Seventh District. One of the great truths we have learned in this war is the need of men and women working together understandingly and sympathetically —animated by the same spirit of helpfulness, of fearlessness, of enthusiasm, facing definitely one goal with equal honor, equal power. For men and women working together with unanimity of purpose make the ideal service for the nation. Taking Lincoln's great words “We all need to work together to the end” that loyalty of the people by the people shall not perish from the earth. To write of the activities of the women's work In the Seventh district Is a pleasure, as we have become such an integral part tn sharing the obll- : gatlon of financing the war. That the work of the women and men might be I more effectively co-ordinated in the I district, the director for women has : been made a member of the campaign ; committee as well as of the executive ! committee of the federal reserve bank- I lug committee. The state chairmen. ! county chairmen and city chairmen i have been made members of the execu- . five committees of the men's organization in their respective states, counties | and cities. The definite activities for women — shall be: i 1. All women's organizations that ; are listed strictly under women, such ; as clubs, fraternal societies, lodges, ; leagues, gurlds. etc: j 2. All elementary and high schools, 1 private and parochial schools. R. All booths, such as street, hotel, I restaurant and cafeteria, department i store and theater booths. 4. Women shsß co-operate with the ; men’s committee in churches, univer-1 ■ sities, ward organizations and any oth-1 • er committees where they can be of • service. It ma also recommeaded that no I siMRS' X scriptions taken he given by women.

but that on account of the volunteer subscription and nllotiuent plans, credit be given equally to both men and women it is advisable for women county chairmen to have a distinct and complete understanding l with the county chairmen of the I men’s organization of this fact, so! that no misunderstanding will arise on • this subject during the campaign. | Where regular campaigns for soliciting subscriptions are made by both men and women, a separate record must, of course, be kept and reported. Dr. Anna Shaw’s admonition to the women of America "That every woman should tie her child to the United States government by a little bond" is the slogan that is the inspiration of our workers. Through our various churches, schools, clubs, we hope to reach every home in this country—for we realize that if we can touch and kindle the patriotic ardor of woiraei and bring women of diversified experiences and standards of living to n realization of their responsibilities, that upon the people who remain at home rests the obligation of financing this war. then indeed are we fulfilling our mission as we should. THE WILL TO WIN. The casualty lists are hitting the rural communities as well as the cities! and bringing home the war in earnest I Every casualty list should increase the ■ will to win, and strengthen the determination to win regardless of cost. The men are giving thetr lives on the fighting front, and the fodks at home cannot do less than exert every effort to increase the production of food crops and to expend every dollar possible in buying Liberty bonds. OPPOSE GERMAN SERVICES. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Resolutions were adopted by the state council of defense today opposing the teaching of German in arfy public or private school below the high school grades and in favor of the use of the English language in all religious services. The resolution asks that every congregation see that its minister is qualified to speak from the pulpit in English aud that no services shall be field with German the exclusive lan- • guage of communication. - * •» , K fit

B*B8 *8’‘**'* n ******* ** * J I ‘Biggest Beat Os War United Press papers everywhere first with the news O s “ H the American offensive. | j * s II h { II I « H Following are a few from scores of congratulatory | | H messages received by the U. P.. g | H NASHVILLE EVENING AMERICAN: ••We beat the opposition more than two hours. H Our newsboys are getting rich. s | H CLEVELAND PRESS: | | « "It was the biggest beat of the war." P H H OMAHA NEWS: | I “Beat our opposition so badly they didn t even come out." n II « BALTIMORE STAR: “Congratulations on clean beat on the big « | ", American offensive. jj I ~ ! I I LIMA NEWS: ] I “Bells rang and whistles blew throughout the city. Congratulations." § SEATTLE STAR: “We had two editions out before opposition woke up." n In Boston. New York. Chicago, San Francisco, and all j? other cities it was the same story of U. P. papers scoring i: clean sweeps. 1 I United Press Association H GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK CITY This same service given to the readers of the Daily | F: Democrat, the only daily paper in Adams county. It makes g competition impossible. Get the news by subscribing. Over I | u three thousand subscribers today. S I I E ■ '4232 sex: w:sr.ar,x:3sst; 1 \\\ r i//i "i LI H -WhentkcAlarm I | the Morning ] 2 B I M $ / q ■ * * a ~ H m liny i ffe* M i j hi Tr 1* = jar: ■ B IB Shi “ J Ike a. | Holds the Fire 0 I Ovcrnidht t r\c tr\.2 r~ I u urnsi j J | nvortveter I of Fxicl clircvb. I ■ y This winter—have perfect heat. Perfect heat means uniform heat, hour after s j P hour, day and night, if necessary, from any kind of; | H f ue l' h ar d c oal, soft coal, wood or coke. A perfect | j g heating stove will also hold the fire OVER NIGHT, r | ~ not only the first year, but every winter evening for r a generation. .Just open the draft in the morning g i and your fire will go a-blazing. S4k i? 0U - h ave a r ’£ht to expect these advantages in ?|j y the heating stove you are going to buv. They arc ? | u a ways a part of the service rendered by I GENUINE BOUND OAKS j I ( | see them leasons are distinctive. You want to j | g x This is the year for soft coal stoves. ; ■ REMEMBER Round Oaks burn all fuels successfully- § LEE Hardware Co. I I E' er ything in Hardware and Farming Implement’ LI