Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1918 — Page 2

1)AlLYI)E M 0 C R A T f Published Every Evening Except | Sunday by F The Decatur Democrat Company ’ JOHN H. HELLER Preaident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE. Secretary Subscription Rates By Government Order. Cash In Advance. s One Week, by carrier 10 cents ( One Year, by carrier ss.ou , One Month, by mail 36 cents ( Three Months, by mail 11.00 ( Six Months, by mail 11.75 ( One Year, by mail 13.00 One Year, at office $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents j Advertising rates made known on ; application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter. With only live days left the six illion dollar bond issue has been mit half subscribed for leaving a big work to do over the country. \ ou can help the health authorities greatly by following the rules pule lished. A little care now may save an epidemic of influenza, much suffering and many deaths. The reply from Germany is at least an admission that they realize the ultimate result Peace may not come within the week but it is coming and with a victory for the rfllied nations as against autocracy. The conditions existing in Germany are the ‘nearest to revolution ever known there and will result in the people taking charge of affairs in a manner that will be satisfactory to the world We start today on the last week of the liond campaign Adams County iover the top with twenty-five thousand * to ' spare but that does not excuse any person from taking their share nor any township from meeting their quota. The week promises to be one of some interest when every man must stand firm, keep cool be careful what you do and say. but be an American citizen We believe that ninety-nine per cent of the people who can buy bonds will do so if it is presented to them in the right manner. A citizen of this day and age is foolish to put himself in the position , in which Sam Barger found himself Sunday morning. It is so needles ■ 1 Any person who has the desire can buy bonds, at least any man who owes 1 so splendid a farm. If he hasn't the 1 cash he can easily get it and besides ' < the easy payment plan provided, eu- . ables one to f>ay for the bonds almost f as he earns it. If it is just stuhbo'i;- < ness. the quicker one softens the eas- ' ler and better for him. As the war goes on the feeling is bound to become more bitter and it is so useless Buying bonds is not giving away a | penny, it is simply converting your I money into a different form, which pays you 4’i per cent interest. Tie ( tithes are serious and you ought to think seriously. Every man shou'd t carry his share. (

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I SOCIETY I This longing to keep another heart clean or to restore, it to an earlier purity is the first blossom of teal love,— t orn Harris. Last evening at. the Case home m North Fifth street, Mr. and Mrs. H E. Butler and daughter, with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case, entertained at six o'clock dinner in honor of their son. Clyde Butler and Harold Case, who leave Tuesday morning for military service. Those present were Rev Thornburg and family, and the Misses Leah Beeler and Reah Church, ci Bluffton. Miss Rosetta Meyers of Attica. <1 is here visiting with. sisters, the Misses Emma and Lizzie Werder. Mrs George Cramer, th; mileeast of the city, entertained Sunday at dinner for a company of relatives, covers lieing laid for the following: Mr. and Mrs. Alex Drummond. Mr and Mrs. John Drummond. Tom Halt bit. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rabbit and four children. The company was quite a distinguished one. in that four of the members were past sev-enty-five years of age. and one sev enty-two years old Anyone having linens for the Red Cross linen shower for hospitals in France may leave the same at the Red Cross shop at the library until Wednesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs John Niblick were t Huntington where they attended the wedding of Miss Miriam Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Enos Taylor and the late Enos Taylor which was solemnized Saturday evening at eight o'clock to Herbert Zent. a business man of Indianapolis, formerly of Huntington. The wedding was a very pretty ou> witnessed by the nearest relatives and friends. Miss Louise Brake spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Holthome at their t'aini west of the city. Bertha. Baughinas. Ardath. Francile ! and Miles laigan were guests Sun-' day of friends at Williams Mrs. Sam Purdy and daughter. Mrs. 1 Esther Sarris. Mrs. Ralph Mattax j and son. of Bluffton, were guests i f Mrs. L H. Purdy of First street. Miss J Peatl Purdy who has been ill of .r-: pendic.itis. is better. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lichtensteiger, and daughter. Dorothy, of near Wren. 0.. spent Sunday with their broth?’-, in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Johnson south of the city. A tine chicken dinner was served. The day was Mrs. Lic.fensteiger's birthday anniversary Among the contributions from the Evangelical church to the "linenl shower for hospitals in France" giv-l en through th? Red Cross, was five! dollars from Mr and Mrs. Jacob Tester of this city, given in honor of their nephew. Vern Tester, of Henry county. 0.. who is now with the expeditionary forces in the front line trenches. xnxirznxtntMxtr. tKxntfnxnxcjts 1600 R T I ■ a B ttttxsACttCtttnxnKtttttsttttsc*/. 2 Possession is said to be nine-tenuis of the law. And the jury in the Alams circuit court as much ws rewarded th? tenth part too, to Sam Teeters and Maria Shaner, defendants in a suit brought by Mrs. Shaner’s divorced husband. Frank Shaner, when they returned'a verdict after an hour’s deliberation, finding forth" defendants. The suit was brought by Shaner to gain possession of house hold goods, stock, etc . which he says 1 Teeters and Mrs. Shaner came to his house and got during his absenc e' Real estate transfers; Abe Both t> Ferd Litterer. lots 13 and 945. Decatur, $4500. Arthur L. x Gatint vs Indiana Union Traction Company. Cause continued. John C. Etzold vs. Board of Commissioners of Huntington county. Cause continued. Lettie Death el al vs. Elizabeth Harker, et al. Report of sale of real estate filed: report approved, deed ordered, reported and approved. Farmers State Bank of Preble, vs. Enos O. Osterman. Defenants ruled to answer absolute in ten days. Jesse Slump qualified ps administrator of th? estate of John B. Shimp. His bond was $6,090. ( Daniel Erwin and H. S. Michaud J members of a rial estate firm, have tiled suit against Elizabeth and Rutherford Miles and D. B. Erwin, on : e-l count, demand $2-64. L C. DeVoss is attorney for the plaintiffs, who allege •hat th" Rutherfords entered into a written contract with them whereby ■

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i I they, the real hstate agents were to I dUpo«e of the Rutherford farm for, I the sum of $13,209 They allege they I secured a purchaser for the farm, I, whereupon the defendants. RuUl»'t- 1 fords, refused to sell. D. B. Erwin is made a party defendant, because »< connuisaioner apiadnted by the Adams circuit court, he holds certain money and effects belonging to them II ’ Attachment and garnishment proI ] reedings were also brought in cond.nectioii therewith X > — . ■!.!■■ W I Q '■ ■ ■ —— ; HUNDREDS DEAD IN FOREST FIRE (Continued from rage one’ luces with the fire, leaping through ’adjoining timber lands. -1 At Moose Ijgke. Minn., a score stood e neck deep in the lake over night fight ing the flying brands, guards rushed 'to the district dragged the refugees " from the water and hurried them to ’ ' Duluth where other hundreds were . : cared for. . I Adjt. General W. F. Rhinow order- , Jed 300 caskets shipped to the fire-. , J swept district but the number of s 'deaths was only a guess. II Relief trains today crept through . the desert territory without dispat h- . 'ers' orders, telegraph lines being destroyed. I In addition to residences in de--1 jStroyed villages, millions of feet <f ’-lumber have been burned. i Among Minnesota towns report'd '. practically wiped out are Brockston. Cloquet. Brevator. Corona. Odenab. t- Oneida. Arnold. Moose iaike and > j Wright THE WHOLE LAON FRONT IS CRUMBLING RAPIDLY (Continued from Page One) | swept past that city and La Fere, 'advancing about four miles on the 'whole 35-mile front between the Oise 'and the Alsne More than 6.500 civil .'ians were delivered from German domination when was captur'd London. Oct. 14 —(Special to Daily •Democrat) - German counter-att-ack-I east of the Sellee river, near Soles lines, were repulsed. Field Marsha! Haig reported today. 1 ——— ANSWER FORTHCOMING j AS SOON AS POSSIBLF I (Continued from Psge One) Evacuation of French territory and - righting of Alsace-Lorraine wrong Readjustment of Italy's frontiers on basis of nationalities. Opponunity for peoples of Austria Hungary for autonomous develop ment. Evacuation of Rumania. Serbia, and I Montenegro and guarantees for all .Balkan states. Sovereignty for Turkey's portion lof the Ottoman empire and autonomy for other nationaiitles. An independent Poland with access to the sea. League of nations to guarantee in dependence and territorial integrity to all states— both large and small. Far into last night the president studied his problem after returning I from New York In the absence of j the official text of the German note, j.he conferred with Col. E. M House, his confidential advisor, who return 'cd with him and together they went over the telegrams from all parts of the country. These, it was stated, re fleeted about a “50-50" sentiment for and aganist accepting the German offer." The president will have before him today the official text. If his reply is a further inquiry it probably will go forward immediatei ly. If it is an acceptance or qualified ’rejection it is likely he will address ] congress simultaneously with dis- ' path of the note. That in replying, he will certainly advance the peace movement is accepted as unquestiontable here today. That Germany I needs only a little mor? prodding to secure for the allies what is wanted , out. of this war. is the thoughtful view here. It is clear, therefore, that if the • president declines to accept Germany's appeal, as a majority believe Ihe will, to start negotiations for I peace with the allies, because he fears trickery on account of distrust ,of the Hobenzollcrns, he will show ithe world that the one great obstacle to peace is the ruling family of Germany and the manner which its authority is constituted. I Confident conviction is held here I that then, if the people of Germany and Austria really want peace, they would not continue to fight when they' iknew it is only to retain on their I bloody thrones the Hohenzolierna ' who started the war. | 1 o j < I'OR RENT —An excellent farm in 1 I Michigan. Inquire of Geo. Flan- j dvrs. Phone 438. 241t3 ( DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG. ;i

W.F.LHAMONDEAO ! Life-long Resident of Adams County. Passed to His Reward. AT AGE OE 68 YEARS Was Member of Spring Hill CongregationObituary Notice. William Francis lAiamon. son ofPeter and Mary A. laihmon. was born in Adams county, Indiana. August 14 ISSO and departed ihis life on Octqher 10. 1918. aged 68 years, 1 month l and 26 days. On September 10. 1871, he was mar ried to Elizabeth R. Wagner, to which union was born eight children: Clarence T.. of Rockford. O.; A. Vorheese. of Anderson: Orva S. Strik er. Berne: Mary M. Lusk. Clayton. Mich.; Henry M., Berne: John A., of Lima. O.: and Blanch P. and Ora G. who died in infancy. After more than forty-one years of wedded life the faithful and loving wife and mother was called to her reward on' November 5. 1912. The father, mother and three bro’h-; ers also have proceeded him to the olher world, while left to mourn hl-1 departure are three sons, three duugh ters. two brothers, one sister, twen ty-four grandchildren and a host f other relatives and friends. Years age he was connected will, the Desciples church but fell under the weight of trials and temptations * During the revival meetings at the S) ring Hill M. P. church last spring Gial mercifully and wonderfully touched his heart and he was graciously saved, and on April 7.191 S united with 'he church of Spring, Hill and died the triumphant death of the faithful. —Contributed. SEVENTEEN PASS i Continued tron> Page One) of Commerce, and seven entering the Interlaken school at Rolling Prarie. Indiana. The men comprising these ■entingents all volunteered for the service. The Classifications The local lioard classified seventyfix men Saturday, sending forty of the questionnaires to the district' board because the registrants claim : ed a deferred class above dependency The following class one men were' sent to the district board: Ira Stucky. Berne; John Stein- rJ Berne; Samuel I’. Eicher. Berne: ’ Fenton Sprunger. Geneva: Menno M j Mertz, Berne; Louis Kline. Jr.. Decatur: John Hilty. Berne: Marcus E Luginbill. Berne: Jacob C. Mozelin. Berne: Ezra O. Brandyberry. Monroe; Gustav Selking. Decatur; Howard R. Sprunger. Berne: Luster R. Schugg, Berne; Alfred Lehman. Berne Joseph Appleman. Decatur; Ernst *,V. j Elliott. Berne: Geo. Rerpert. Magi v Roma C. Breiner. Decatur. The nineteen class four,men sent, to the district board are: Chas. F. Weaver. Geneva; Henry i L. Dehner. Decatur: Oswin F. Gil-' lioni. Berne: Jaxtob Sommer. Geneva: Wm. E. Western. Geneva: Conrad L.| Scheumann, Decatur; Willie Corrnll ! Pleasant Mills; Samuel Bertsch.. Bluffton; Levi Frauhiger. Monro-; Henry Conrad. Decatur: Adolph Bieberich. Decatur: True P. Gephart. Pleasant Mills; Henry Meyer. Mogroe; Peter A. Hess. Decatur: Ed Keller. Decatur: Carl Koenemann. Decatur; Harry W. Daniels. Pleasant Mills Christian J. Schwartz, Monroe; Rufm, Sprunger. Monroe. The following class two men were sent to the district board: Denver S. Robinson. Decatur: Oliver C. Chronister. Decatur; Archie L. Bowen. Decatur. The following were placed in class one “A" by the local board; Ralph T. Martz. Berne; Karl A. Fields, Geneva; Richard E. Tonnelier Decatur: Jacob L. McDonald. Decatur Frank H Hart. Decatur; Elmer ;1. Reppert, Magley; Henry M. Lamon, Berne; Dortha C. Shady, Preble; John W. Clark. Itecatur: Albert B. Miller. Decatur; Dewey S. Blowers, Berne: Chas. H. Myers. Rockford: William G Aumiller. Berne. The following were granted da s four on their dependency claims: Jesse E. Butler, Decatur: John H. Vian. Decatur: Menno S. Wittwer. Berne: Quincy O. Ritter. Dceatii-; Phillip L. Macklin. Decatur; David R. Kosht. Decatur; Erastus G Martin Pleasant Mills: John A. Ballard. Decatur; I eon Von Gunter. Berne; Bernhardt Lehman. Berne; Earl IL 1 , Hllyard. Decatur; Chas. C. Ixise. De- ; Frank E. Fitffier. Decatur: Wll-'t liam Gere. Decatur: James H. Uhiick, t Monroe. Otto M. Ryf, Berne; Win. I.’. I Beery, Decatur; Jehu E, Wilson,

THE CALL IS GIVEN For Volunteer Physicians to Help the State and the Red Cross MAKE THE FIGHT • Against Spanish Influenza Epidemic—Telegram Comes. With the assistance of the Red I Crore, the state health board of Indiana is going to do everything possible io fight the Spanish influenza eni’demie. ' Dr. J. C. GramlstatT. of Preble, secI rotary of the Adams county health 'board, this morning received a lett'r 'from Dr. J N. Hurty. secretary of the 'state health lioard. asking for (mlunteer physicians to help in the light Dr. Gnuidstaff and O. L. Vance, who is chairman of the county Red Cross chapter are mailing out letters to every physician in the county and laying the matter before them. They ask them to reply to the letters stating whether they will volunteer or not. and an answer is expected and iasked, in either event. The telegram says: Dr. J. C. Grandstaft: | Confer with the chairman of your 'county chapter or chapters of the Red Cross and canvass all physicians ‘of your county for volunteers for inj tluenza eidemic work in Indiana as needed. Report names and addresses of volunteer physicians to state board •promptly. The Red Cross will pay two hundred dollars a month and traveling expense and four dollars a day for subsistence if called. Don't put this off. War measure by order of the state lioard of health. J. N. HURTY. secretary. 1 — Icatur: Hany A Straub. Decatur. j Maurice C. Haney. Decatur wis 'granted class three by the local board. Walter E. Steele. Pleasant Mills and Noah A. Bixler. Decatur were granted class two. - Rev. James F. Stephenson, Bobo was placed in class five. The Order Number I Chief Clerk E. B. Adam? of the lot*a! board has received the master k-y; list of order numbers and is now .with the aid of his deputies assigning the order numbers to the 2231 ! registrants in the county. As soon ■ i jas the list is prepared the names and I order number of each registrant w'jl Ibe published in the Daily Democrat. SANUEL BARGER TOOK HIS QUOTA (Continued rrutn Page One) down the street, when he was “permitted to go. He declared that his remarks had been misunderstood. i but the fact that lie had not aided I the cause in any way made the crowd I jeer at any thing he said. He prom--1 ised to call at the bank within a few 1 days and arrange the matter of payI ment of the bonds and if he is wise Ihe will keep bis word. He claimed Ihe had no money in bank, but that he would borrow it. His quota was : $650. of which he had taken S2OO and his application Sunday morning was for $450. Just what would have happened had he refused is a guess but there was talk of various forms of punishment. Tiie crowd was determined. but cool, and Barger was not injured. The crowd dispersed gradually then, some continuing to march for an hour, giving vent to their enthu siastn and promising similar treat-] ment of-others in the county who refuse to financially support the government and are well able to do so. ACCEPTED FOR Y. M. C. A. Dr. Calvin R. Weaver, well known osteopath, this morning received word from Indianapolis that he has been I accepted as a secretary for Y. M. C. A. work and that he will receive'i-t---struct ions from the Chicago offi e soon. Dr. Weaver has made all arrangements to go as soon as notified and liis office here will be taken care of by a well qualified osteopath physician. His :it;p!i< i.tion was turned I down a short time ago and the notl ’o today came as a surprise. MAIL FOR MILITARY ~CAMPS. All mail for military camps must be properly addressed giving the name, rank, company and regiment. No fruits or perishable matter will be accepted unless packed in wood box No perishable matter will be accepted that would spoil in transit. therefore. pastries, such as pies. etc., will not he accepted for mailing, and patrons must not misrepresent the contents of a package. J. W. BOSSE, Postmaster,

A STATEMENT It has come to the knowledge of the undersigned that a demonztration was made against Bernard fervosr Saturday night tor the purpose of discrediting him beeaust- he has not entered the army. We fee! that the public should know the facts in this mallei i" ' nard Tarveer lias remained in his position with our firm at the request and insistence of tiie officers of this coni pany that his services were needed at home. Over his repeated objections the members of the firm appeal ed Ix'fare tiie local and district Ixrards and insisted that lie be given deferred classification and left at home be- , cause he was needed in the factory. The army has allotted to this firm increased quantities of harness and demanded that they be built, those demands being backed up by facts showing it's vital need to the forces i in the field. These facts were present ed to the local and district lioarls and they understood that no matter how patriotic a firm might lie, they could not handle the enormous detail ( of the orders unless they had the or- . ganiation to do it. He has repeatedly wanted to enlist ( and was kept from doing so by the of *ficers of this company, who showed him the need of his services at home. i 1 The responsibility rests upon our

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shouMerz aud we Are making tin. statement that the public mat kuo", the facts and give justice wlw re j Us . tice is due. THE SCHAFER SADDLERY co CALL FOREMEN The county director, D. x |,; rwi in in receipt of an urgent call f Ol - tll ' county's quota of unskilled labor „ munition plant located at Nashvin,' Tenn. Anyone interested in thj s , ;i l>loyment may make their appij, tion on these cards, which will i„. ported to the state director's Transportation furnished o — CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. William Murtau and family extend their sincen- I thanks to the nelghlxirs and I friends, including the Liberty Gn :ir js I ■ Erie employes and others. i ur , I i sympathy shown them in th,- I i and floral offerings and other ,-xpr sions at the time of the death of th I i son and brother, Charles. o SENT TO MASSACHUSETTES I Messages ftqni Drs. Miller ’ - Smith, who have been at Barre, \ received today say they have i„ | I tiausferred to Pittsfield, Ma-- I ■ teresting letters from each ii-lling . I * their work will Ire published ton;, ! row. — - VVaniw Ads Pav j tif-.tr t:r t:r tir:::: :tr t:r t:r tir ttr •«.. 1