Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1918 — Page 2

RDBIUU Begin Your Christmas Shopping Now The Government Requests It As A Help In Conducting and Winning the War Buy Only Useful Gifts and Toys For the Children That’s What Uncle Sam Wants You To Do I

THE GOVERNMENT. THROUGH THE COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, HAS PLACED SEVER \L RESTRICTIONS ON CHRISTMAS SHOPPING THIS YEAR. THAI EVERY PERSON, MAN. WOMAN OR CHILD. WHO CONTEMPLATES THE BUYING AND GIVING OF A PRESENT OF ANY KIND. SHOELI) BECOME THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH. FIRST—INSTEAD OF “NO CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AT ALL.” AS WAS PROPOSED I AST SUMMER BY THE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. WE ARE INLY TO BUY "USEFUL PRESENTS” AND "TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN.” UNCLE SAM HAS MADE THIS A CONDITION IN CONNECTION WITH AN ORDER TO DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY. THIS IS DONE AS A MEANS OF SAVING LABOR AND MATERIAL IN BOTH THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND TO SAVE THE TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY NECESSARILY INVOLVED IN THE USUAL LARGE VOLUME OF CHRISTMAS PURCHASES. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BUYING IS PUT OFF UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OR TWO BEFORE CHRISTMAS. REMEMBER—EARLY BUYING SAVES TIME, FUEL, MAN POWER AND MONEY. AND ALL ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE CONDUCT AND WINNING OF THE WAR. EARLY CHRISTMAS BUYING IN PEACE TIMES IS THE BEST—IT IS ALWAYS MORE PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE. BUT THIS YEAR IT IS.NOT ONLY MORE PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE. BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THE LAST MINUTE SHOPPER THIS YEAR WILE FIND IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, TO USE ANY JUDGMENT OR CHOICE AT ALE IN MAKING PURCHASES, FOR THE STOCKS WILE RE DEPLETED AND CLERKS WILL NOT HAVE THE TIME TO GIVE FOR INSPECTION AND CON SIDERATION OF ARTICLES BOUGHT FOR SUITABLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED AND I’HE RETAIL MERCHANTS THROUGHOUT THE

THE BOSTON STORE Dry Goods. Ready-to-Wear, Groceries. Carpets NIBLICK & CO. Dry Goods. Ready-to-Wear. Groceries. Carpets HUMPHREY JEWELRY STORE FULLENKAMP’S Carpets. Linoleumr. Dry Goods, Groceries GAY, ZWICK & MYERS Furniture. Rugs, Pianos

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, OC'IORER 1/. UPS.

G. \V. TESTER Dry Cleaning and Shoes PEOPLES & GERKE C. E. BAUGHMAN 5 and to Cent Store VANCE & HITE Clothing and Gent's Furnishings THE ART STORE THE MERRY STUDIO

WILL J. JOHNS Groceries. Cardies, Nuts BERT HUNSICKER Groceries. Candy, Fruits and Nuts PAUL AUTH Jewelry Store BERNSTEINS Dry Goods, Shoes, furnishings FISHER. & HARRIS Groceries, Candies, Nuts

STATE AND NATION HAVE PLEDGED THEM SELVES TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING RULES IN HANDLING THE HOLIDAY TRADE THIS YEAR: FIRST —NOT TO INCREASE THEIR WORKING FORCE BY REASON OF THE HOLIDAY BUSINESS OVER THE AVERAGE FORCE EMPLOYED BY THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SECOND—NOT TO INCREASE THE NORMAL WORKING HOURS OF THEIR FORCE DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON OYER THE NORM \E HOURS OBSERVED THOUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIRD—TO USE EVERY EFFORT TO CONFINE CHRISTMAS BUYING. EXCEPT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, TO USEFUL ARTICLES. FOURTH—TO SPREAD THE PERIOD OF HOLIDAY I URCHASES ()YER THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. FIFTH—IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OF THE COUNTRY FROM A CONGESTION IN THE I VITER PART OF DECEMBER. TO RESTRICT DELIVERIES AND TO INDUCE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO CARRY THEIR OWN PACKAGES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE STATE COUNCIL IS RELYING ON THE LOYAL AND THOROUGH CO OPERATION OF THE MERCHANTS OF THE STATE IX SPIRIT AND IN LETTER AND HAS INSTRUCTED ITS MER< HANTS' ECONOMY COMMITTEE TO SEE THAT THESE REEKS ARE COMPLIED WITH IN EACH ANI) EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE. THEREFORE -*-WE. THE FOLLOWING MERCHANTS OF DECATUR. ESPECIALLY REOUEST ! HA I EACH AM) EVERY ONE OF OUR FRIENDS AM) PATRONS DO THEIR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY THIS YEAR. BEGIN CHOOSING USEFUL ARTICLES NOW AM) LET ISI AY THEM ASIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS THIS COM PLIANCE WITH THE GOVERN M ENT REO UK ST WILL HELP BOTH YOU AND US \S YEfl \S HELP TO WIN THE WAR AS

SMITH, YAGER & FALK Drugs and Holiday Goods DECATi R CASH HDW. & IMPLEMENT CO. RL NYON-ENGELER CO. Dry Goods, Nations. Groceries THE MYERS-HAILEY CO Clothing. Furnishing Goods

I!OLTHOUSE-SCHI LTE CO Clothing, Furnishing Goods LEE HARDWARE CO. SCHAFER HARDWARE CO WINNER SHOE STORE feeple. brandy berry & PETERSON Clothing and Furnishings