Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1918 — Page 2

DAIL YD JEM (jC R AT ( > Published Every Evening Except 1 Sunday by < The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary , Subscription Ratee By Govenupent Order, Cash in Advance. One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier $5.00 1 One Month, by mail 36 cents ’ Three Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by mail 11.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on applies’ ion. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter. Three weeks from today is election a very important occasion and one deserving of your caretui thought The ticket presented by the democracy of Adams county is a splendid one. deserving of your support. e,i-h man well qualified, each a good citizen. Heading this ticket is that excellent and well qualitied man. Judge Eichhorn as a < andadte for congress. One subtle purpose of the reque st for an ‘ armistice" was to divide sentiment and slow up the fighting energies of the great forces that are new settling all issues involved in the war Ihe man who bbgins to hold back his help on the theory that the war is about over" is the one who is really working to prolong the war and in crease tire total losses. A good foot ball team plunges all the harrier when the other fellows begin to break in the line. Now is the time when speed and energy will count. No let up: on to victory! If there is n community anywhete

in Indiana that has not gone definite ly and resolutely over the top on the Fourth Liberty lx>an. the State Corneil of Defense entreats the good and loyal citizens of that community 1 > and keep on subscribing until the world knows what answer will be to all deceptive peace propositions. Your failure to respond to the call of duty will be ju.-t as calamitous as a defeat al the front. If you an going to give a head ache to any one these days, give r to the enemy in Berlin and not to the men fighting our battles. Germany has her reply from the United States. There can be no negotiations for peace with the autocracy and there can l>e no peace while the cruel enemy continues her illegal and inhuman practices on land and sea. In other words the Central "Powers can get i«?ace in the same manner Lee got it in ‘65 The people of this nation are back of the message sent by President Wilson. It means more socrifite, more men. more money, but it means a victory that ■will live and autocracy crushed so that they cannot boast that even though they could not win on the battle field, they were victorious at 'he

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peace table. The climax of a history < making period is just ahead and out ’ of this, the United States will coined t «• a great and fearless democracy I who stood all the tests and proved ' [their superiority as a righteous lead ! er.

I SOCIETY I i ixmtuixiTmMMuxKxuitnxtucnMu Blow. Blow, Thou Winter Wind. (From, "As You Like It.") Blow. blow, thou winter wind. Thou are not so unkind As man’s ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen. Because thou an not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho! sing he . i 1.! unto th" green holly: Most friendship is feigning n loving mere folly: Then, heigh-ho! the holly! This life is most jolly! Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky. Thou dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp. Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not. Heigh-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly: Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then, heigh-ho! the holly! This life is most jolly! —Shakespeare. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kitson went out on the 8:30 car this morning to spend the day at the home of their son-in law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gage north ”f the city. The Rev. 11. C. Jaus. former pastor of the St_ John’s Lutheran church in Root township, is here visiting with his former parishioners. He is now looted at Watertown. Wis.

Because of the Spanish influenza epidemic, the district Rebekah inee - ing to have been held Friday at Hartford City has been called off. It will be held at some future date whi h will ite announced in time for local members to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hunter: Miss K:ttie Fought and Harry Xeeb. of Fort Wayne: Misses Ada Stevens and Laura Stanley spent Sunday as guests of Miss Sarah Jane Berger at h-r home near Magley. 1) M. Hensley has on display in his window an interesting specimen believed to be a meteor. The specimen weighs sixty and a halt pounds anti is in the form of a United States shield. The shield form seems to have carlton as a part of its compound. while the base seems to be of solid rock, to which the other body seems to have grown. It was found by the late Glen Suman. son of D. I'. Suntan, of northwest of the city, a few weeks Itefore he met instant death when he fell under the automobile truck in August. He found the

specimen in the bed of the creek on the Suman farm, where it seemed io have been washed loose from the gravelly bank. The fact that it was imltedded in th- gravel and of a totally different substance than any of the rock or earth formation about there, lends color to the belief that it may be a meteor dropped from some of the firmament. A traveling man' who stopped here stated that there irone in the national museum of nearly this size and appearance and he also is of the belief that this. too. is a meteor. A portion of the body

worn away by abrasion will be sent j by Mr. Hensley to the authorities a’ , Washington for analysis and if it , proves to be of meteoric substance. it ( will doubtless be very valuable to the i natural history department. At first , it was thought that it might be an Indian implement of some kind, but this theory has been abandoned. Master Morris Meyers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Meyers, of Fort Wayne.' is here visiting with nis uncle, J. W. Bosse and family. Mrs. W. F. Rosenwinkle. of Fort Wayne, an son. Ralph, who is on a five days’ furlough from the Great! latkes’ Naval Training Station, near Chicago, 111., were here for a visit with their mother and „gygndmot.her, Mrs. (’. T. Rainier and other relatives yesterday afternoon. They also visited at Monroe L o | ■ COURT| I i < The Delphi Strawboard company i has been given judgment against the i Queen insurance company aud the t Globe & Rutgers , .re Insurance com- t party in sums of $2,115.33 aud $2,338. < respectively. The Strawboard com- ( pany was seeking to collect insur- t mce following a tire,. which the in- i mrajuce companies claimed was in- i

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cendlary— Bluffton disi>atch to Fort Wayne News A- Sentinel. { Real estate transfers: Fred Krueckeherg. commissioner, to John 'selking. 20 acres of Union township. $1630. Fishing and hunting licenses were issued to Jonas Lierhty. (braid Durkin, Jacob Gidmmo. Frank Niblick. Curtis Baker. Leonard Baughman. Ralph Teeter. Dennis Voder and W. F. Beery. In the estate of James E. Moser, report of sale of part of real estate was made, approved, -deed ordereu. reported and approved. Frank Heller qualified as administrator of the estate of his son. the late Reuben Heller, who died recently at Camp Taylor. He gave $4,000 bond.

MOTOR TRAINING 'Continued from P»« One’ win j’ Eglv Maglev William Moser. Berne; Elmer M Moser. Berne; Joy V Steele. Pleasant Mills; Jesse G. Niblick. Decatur; Theo. E. Droege. Decatur; Albert G. Schroeder. Deca tur; Russell E. Owens. Decatur; Ed .1 Colchin. Decatur; David H. Teeple. Decatur: Menno E Stauffer. Berne; Menno Neuhauser. Monroe: Victor P. Snntnger. Berne: Homer E Netieu schwander. Bfrne; Tilman Hirsch*. Berne. The following class two men were sent to the district board: Elgin H. King. Decatur; Frederick S Steiner, Berne. The Examinations. Sixteen men were examined this morning by the medical examining beard, twelve qualifying for general military service, one for limited service and three were rejected. Those qualifying for general military service: Raymond C Wulliam, Berne; Alva Asa. Bluffton; Lester H. Reynolds. Geneva: Fred T. Schurger, Decatur; Clarence O. Beideradorfer. Berne: Peter A. Graber. Berne: Sanger K. Huey. Bryant; Earl D. Durbin, Decatur; George L. Gregory. Geneva; Otis M. Nelson. Geneva; Lawrence W. Sheets. Monroeville; Dewey S. Shepherd. Geneva. For Limited Service. Harry M. Magner. Decatur. Rejected. Raymond F. Macke. Geneva: Joseph H. Metzer. Decatur; Frederick K. W. Thieme. Decatur. o AUTOCRACY MUST FALL BEFORE PEACE COMES (Continued from Page One)

fighting. and the Belgians pushed] four miles to the eastward, occupying Isghem. At the same time the British icai-hed the northern outskirts of Menin, less than four miles . north of Turcoing. I A British monitor entered Ost* nd (harbor about five miles to the east-' . ward of the point where the battle \line touches the North Sea and bomI l arded the defenses of that enemy (submarine base. It is rumored the I warship was feeling out the German i positions, reparatory to a major nav|al action against both Ostend and . Zeebrugge. J The Belgian communique stated (that the Germans set fire to Routers. (Cortemarck. Hooglede and Gits. i Numerous explosions occurred m , Routers. The French and Italians continue ' to advance ou a wide front between; the Oise and the Aisne. and have ’ reached the Serve river, nine miles northwest of laton. and captured Sissone, ten mites east, of Laon. The Aisne was crossed at several points north of Blanzy. 1 Atlantic Fort, Oct. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The transport America sank at her pier here today. '."A few men" are missing, according ’ to information given at the office of the naval district.

The cause of the sinking was said to be unknown. It is understood there were troops aboard. The America was formerly the German liner Amerika and was taken over by this government at the outbreak of the war. She was a 22.622 ton ship. Washington. J). C.. Oct. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Pancho Villa may soon be in the hands of the Mexican federal authorities. InI formation from Mexico City told of | the impending surrender of the Yaqui Indians, who have provided the backbone of the bandit leader s forces. i - --Q-— INDIANA IS COMING (United Press Service) I’idiamtncii-. Oct. 15 (Serial <j) Daily pemocrat) Indiana today was within lIfi.uOO.OOO of its liberty loan [quota. Nearly S6.OOU.OftO of this amount was charged to Marion county. Outside of Marion county, the (state had to raise only $4,000,000 before procuring the minimum amount, thirty-one counties have reached theirj quota. Publication of names of men] reputed to lie wealthy and who have subscribed only small amounts was the drastic manner decided upon by the liberty loan workers in Marion count to get their quota. The slacker list, was to be printed if the $6,000,000 needed is not raised today. There were se viral Urge subscriptions reported during the day.

AMERICANS FIGHT ON ! IN THE MEUSE SECTOR' (Continued from Page One) now reached, is application of the law. If we were dealing with an honorable enemy that would be easy, but we deal with an enemy who must give safeguards as a bond for his word This bond can come only through acceptance of the terms to he given by the army and navy advisers. and destruction of militar) autocracy decreed in President \\ :1 son’s Mount Vernon address. The president’s advisors believe that Germany will accept the president’s "decision.” and that the allies will concur in the president's course. They have indicated that in confidential exchanges. Reports to tin president show that the allied workingmen are looking to him for leadership in a peace of justice —not a peace of revenge. Meantime it is of prime significance that the president will reply separate - ly to Austria-Hungary as forecast by tie United Press. In this response, it is held likely he will continue his diplomatic flanking operations, designed to cut off this ally of Germany Austria-Hungary's acceptance «I the "law" as laid down by Preside.n Wilson January 8. means vir ti.al dismemberment of the AustroHungarian empire by the creation of two nations-- that of Bohemia. Mere via and Slovakia in the north and Jugo-Slav nation in the south. This would dispose of most of Austria, except a German populated portion next to Germany.

Hungary would be cut off by ‘herself, through grant of autonomy. Wi’h an independent Polish state, with Belgium restored and independent v. ith western Russia evacuated by the G-rmans. with the Czecho-Stevak ami Jugo-Shtv states established. Germany would Ite surrounded on every side by organized peoples. (United Press Service) Zurich. Oct. 15 —(Special to Dail? D-mocrat) —The socialist congress at Munich unanimously adopted a resolution favoring the ahdiction of the kaiser and the crow. prince, according to the Munich Nachrichten. (United Press Service) Ixtndon, Oct. 15—(Special to Daily D-mocrat) —President Wilsons reply tn German is known to bo eminently satisfactory to the British. The con ilitions he outlined coincide not only with the views of the British, but of the other allies as well. Izird Northiliffe’s Evening News was the first paper to appeal with Wilson's answer which is printed in splashes of the biggest, type, covering halt a page. U nited Press Service) Washington. Oct. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Militarymen doubt that Germany can “stand the gaff" of American-allied punishment, plus the urge of peace, much longer. Frankly they think the peace question should be left strictly to the al ’ lied armies to finish. But they admit that the joint elements of enforced retreat and the promises of peace from their leaders are stretching the German morale to the breaking point.| War department information “hows that the average German soldier is reaching the point where his mental i rocess is about thus: “Why should I fight hard to hold onto France and Belgium when my masters have said they are ready to* give it up. Why should I fight for the kaiser when he is the only real obstacle in the way of peace now?’’ (United Press Service) Washington. I). ('., Oct. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Rumania wants to re-enter the war against Germany. She will do so if: President Wilson declares for recovery of Transylvania and other unredeemed provinces peopled by Rumania. The allies agree to furnish arms and ammunition to the Rumanian ramy stripped by Germany when she enforced peace of Bucharest. o SEVERE AT CLEVELAND.

(United Press Service) Cleveland. Ohio. Oct. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Unless the influenza epidemic here subsides within a day or two, the city health board will close saloons and restaurants, it was announced today. Public weddin i and funerals are forbidden. All schools and theaters are closed. Fourten deaths were reported yesterday making a total of forty-nine since October 1. Over 5,000 cases are reported. — BROTHERS ’’ACROSS.” Mrs. <’. E. Bell has received wor 11 that her brother. Robert Howard, of LaFontaine, has reached port acres.i the seas. This i- the second one to' go over. Ray having been there -or some time. A thin blotter. Hal , is at Camp Jackson. S. C. Ail ar,well known here where they (~< .» s ed, one also having been emytovju nere.

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QUARANTINE OFF AT SHERMAN (United Press Service) Camp Sherman. 0.. Oct. 15 —(Social to Daily Democrat)—The influenza quarantine was lifted and the formation of the both diision resumed here this morning. Transfers from the depot brigade to the units of the 95th were begun. ■nd 150 selected men were sent to the central officers training school at 'amp Gordon. Ga. Last night, and up to 6 o’clock this morning there were 14 deaths in the base hospital, raising the total for the influenza epidemic to 955. There were no new cases of influen za and 32 mild cases of pneumonia reported in the l ast 24 hours Among the deaths was that of Captain Charles Weintz. of Cincinnati!. He was an assistant to Major (’. R. Holmes, chief medical officer at the base hospital.

Military burial was given yesterday to eight more men who either have no relation or the rmatives did not claim the bodies. o ABOUT THE SICK Mr. and Mrs. Christ Macke have n - turned from Camp Taylor. Ky . where hey called on their son. Christ, to whose bedside they were called. lie was quite ill of Spanish influenza, but when they saw him last before leaving. between ten and eleven o'clock Sunday, he was better and it was thought would recover nicely. Attorney I’. G. Hooper who has been ill is better and came down to his office. o- ' IT COST A PENNY OR TWO (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Oct. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Six thousand one hundred and seventy-one Indiana soldiers were registered for voting r.t the election to be held on Nov. 5 according to the report presented by the commission in charge of the soldiers registration work to Governor Goodrich today. The total expenses of the commission was $7,940. Nim teen army camps were visited by the men in charge of the registration work.

HOOSIER CASUALTIES The following is todays casualty list as repotted by the commander of the American expeditionary forces: Killed in action, 94; missing in action, 98: wounded severely. 269: died of disease. 68: died of accident, 8; died of wound-, 49: wounded slightly. 37; wounded, degree undetennih-1 ed. 276; total, 995. Died of Disease Claude S. Booker, North Salem Charles E. Rice, Kendallville William E. Huntsinger. Indianapolis Wounded. Degree Undetermined Marhel W Haskett. Terre Haute Moses Pukis, Laporte John Sczepanski, South Bend. Wounded Severely Victor Nysewander. Jonesville Frank M. Earl. New Albany Edward S. McFarland. Greenfork. Henry Jadiuskl. Michigan City Robert Jones. Gas City. 0 . WOMEN WILL HUSK CORN Members ot the Phstoral Helpers' of the Christian church who wish to a<-',i“t in the corn husking at the Engle farm Wednesday afternoon will please call Mt G E. Steele or Mrs. C R Wearer. Democrat VV anu Ads Bay

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at his res' lem e, 6 mites northeast of Decatur. 1 mite west of Watt, opposite the Schnepp school house, on Thursday. Oct 17. at 1:00 p. tn., the following property, to-wit: Two Head Horses: One gray mare. 12 years old; 1 colt coming 2 years old: one milch cow. giving milk. Seventeen Head Hogs: Two sows, will farrow soon; 1 white sow; 4 pigs, will weigh about 40 pounds each. Farming Implements,; Two wagons. 1 heavy wagon, 1. light wagdn. set of hay ladders, with bed: Ohio hay loader. Date hay tedder, Deering mower, binder, check row, good as new; disc wheat drill, riding cultivator, riding breaking plow, Deering disc, good as new; 2 spike tooth harrows; 1 cab buggy; 1 set of double harness; 1 copper kettle, and about 285 shocks of corn; and other articles not mentioned. All sums under 15.00. cash in hand, and over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving bankable note bearing S per cen in-

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