Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 264, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1918 — Page 2

AN APPEAL SENT TO THE WORKERS Chairman Lutz Asks United War Workers and the People in General TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS In the Big Drive—Protect the Boys—Headquarters a Busy Place. WE DARE NOT RELAX Uhaiinian Lutz sent out an appeal yesterday to every United War Worker in the county asking them to redouble their efforts in this drive and for them not to let the Peace Talk interfer with the activity in any way. There is danger of some people feeling that they may relax their efforts if peace is declared going on the assumption that there would not be the need of the services of these seven great organizations. Nothing could be further from the truth These welfare organizations will be needed more than ever. The boys will have to be taken care of more earnestly if the strain of the fighttng is taken off of them. Unman nature is human nature and boys will be boys and after the excitement of the chase to "get the kaiser" is off then thoughts turn in other directions and that'is the period of danger. So Mr. Luiz urges that people he more interest 1 in this work than ever and give mo r e liberally than they may at first have had in mind to do. "OVER THE TOP" SOLICITORS The fighting part of the Great War maybe over. Thank God! Breathes the world. Stop and think! Stop and think! America has immense work yet to do. Prodigous WORK. We may not fear shot and shell for outsoldiers but we must protect them from WORSE THINGS. WORSE THINGS? Yes, there are a thousand temptations in army life. We must protect their MORALS. We must keep them PURE and SWEET and CLEAN. The future of America le pends upon the pure manhood of these sodiers. They have been shouted up with the slogan "Get the er.” That they have realized. Relaxation will subject them to lurking temptations. We have got to help them. The seven great organiz-i---tions that we are now supporting will protect them. More than ever the efforts of these great organizations- will be needed. Don't let up on your "pep” in this campaign. Work harder. Let everybody* understand the great need. "Over the Top" must be every solicitor’s slogan. * A BUSY PLACE United War Work Headquarters has been a very busy place all week. Workrs come and go. each busy on his or her particular line of work m this effort. Mr. Lutz answers a thousand questions a day. Mr. Mylott and Mrs. Bell have gotten Decatur lined up in tine shape. Messrs. Milis Myers. Kleinhenz. Teeple, McDowell, Kalver. Shrock. Gass, Fisher. Odell Gerke and others scoute dover s he downtown districts yesterday and reported best sort of success. Mr. Peterson and Mrs. Connell report that every township captain and worker is champing at the hit and in numbers of instances have advance sub scripticns that are very gratifying. Monroe. Berne and Geneva are struggling for first place. Every indication points to the fact that “over the top, by sundown Nov. 11th" will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. MAKE IT FOUR PER CENT Headquarters of the United WatWork Campaign was swamped with work today. Chairman Lutz had -is his aids in correspondence and tabulating. Mesdamns: Amrine. Heuer. Lee. Baumgartner. Worthman. Sellemeyer. Heller. Harve Smith. Archbold. Clarence Bell. Arnold, and

AN APPEAL SENT TO THE WORKERS

.IT ON THE LORD’S DAY \ Tomorrow is Sunday. In hundreds of thousands of churches all \ ©ver ths land will earnest appeals be made for the laymen to get behind the great United War Work Campaign with all their might. The churches realize how vital this great work is. how that is carrying out as national institutions the works demanding of men as set out t in the Holy Bible. So the churches are in earnest about this matter, and when we speak of the churches we speak of pastors and flocks, every individual church member. One of the glorious things of this war ia this spirit of unity that is being manifested by churches and men of all creeds. A great uplift movement that will tend to regenerate the world. These soldier boys will get the full force of this | power, primarily it is directed towards them. It would be well for those who have not made Sunday church-going part of their lives to ■j make up their rn.nd to "Go to Church Sunday" and join in their effort. Laymen of the county will speak at each church in the county \ Sunday. Go and hear them. They are very earnest.

r ■ Az k I V''* Mn I ■ -SJ ovts |®k. ) ' \ I “Unde Sam, here’s a hundred and seventy millions. Keep the boys on their toes another year.” That’s the message you’ll be sending to your Unde Sammy when you put the United War Work Campaign over the top. MU-.-es Wines and Deininger. le - Bell. Anderson. Mills anil Teeple gave the day to headquarters. Dr. Fred Patterson of the publicity committee reports that new featur s in window displays will greet the pen--1 le today. Postmaster Bosse mailed a huge bunch of literature out over the comity today. Circulars went nito every mail box in the county. chairman Lutz says that it is being thoroughly undrstood over the county that subscriptions should be has -d U| i n 4 per cent of the Fourth Liberty Loan quota of individuals AIX-LES BAINS Real Vacation Means Home for the J United States Boys. Leave—vacation—means home for the French and English soldiers. The Am'rtiican Soldiers can t go home when their leave comes, so the Y. M. C. A. 1 makes.a "home from home” as the English would say. for them. About 2.000 doughboys enjoy happy vacations at Aix-Bains every day. The U. S. at my furnishes the dough boy with transportation and sirrang' s to pay his board bill. The "A " fin is 1 him a room in a comfortable hotel, with a real French cook to provide fine meals for him. For eight days he is his own master. The casino is ' run by the Red Triangle as a club. ' free to all nlisted men. and Mrs. Helen Bagley Anderson of Colorado Springs and Detroit, takes motherly interest in every lad who comes. Nice American girls. Y. M. C. X. workers, help, to arrange all sorts of exi Ursions. fyoat rides, mountain "hikes", picnics, etc. The casino provfdes all sorts of opportunities f or tennis, billiards, dancing. indoor games, and so on. There's a bathing beach for the special use of the soldiers. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr. organized the work of the "V" women at Aix. Mrs. Anderson tixik it over when Mrs. Roosevelt was called to larger work in Paris. More vacation homes for U. S. fighting men on leave ate needed, and these the United War Work Campaign is expected io supply. DO MORE THAN ASKED No supremely great national undertaking can Le consumated unless tt is based on eternally fixed principles of righteousness and justice. Without complete and incessant harmony the entire physical universe vvou.d instantly revert to chaos. If human effort is so grounded ind the task approached in a spirit so unity and. harmony, then the "moral force” of the universe is pledged to its unfailing accomplishment. Our cause is infinitely just and our people. with clasped hands and united hearts, have assumed the demand f; our heroic soldiers needs: and outmoral consciousness will not permit ns to do less than our very best t > prevent the crucifixion of human brotherhood by the murderous Hun. Let each of us do more than he is asked. General coftez of the French ministry of war has made formal request to the Y. M. C. A. overseas authorities that the French soldiers be i taught to play baseball. Eight tea hi Ing centers have been establish--I. -to furnish teachers for the entire . French army. Johnny Evers, late of the Chicago Cubs, demonstrated the ■ game, not long since at General I Vidal's headquarters

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ALL ARE UNITED FOR ONE CAUSE United War Work Organizations to Make it Homelike for the Boys. EVERYONE MUST GIVE It Will be a Long Time ’Till Boys Come Home and We Must Help ThetS - THREE GOOD REASONS We are in this War Work Cam paign for three cardinal reasons, Ist Because we want to win this war. and as quickly as possible, to con-

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serve men and means. 2nd. Because we have gathered up and sent ‘ 0.-oa-seas" and into the various cantonments. the flower of American manhood. the finest soldiers that the sun ever shone upon, and we are pledged to take just tlie best of care of them. Ird. That we beieve there are no oiganijsed agencies to do the work of , vhLing the comforts necessary io preserve the morals of these hoys, like the seven agencies that are represented in this campaign I Each of these seven organizations are doing a work of their own. none overlapping the other, and yet each ne. essary to the best working out of tin general plan of service. The Y. M. C. A. was the only organization st the beginning that was at ■‘,M. I repare. 1 ■ t once into the ■Hiiv- field and to be able to I it trained workers at work to the best possible advantage. As an organiza- . tlon it carries the home comforts to ; the boys at the front and in the training camps, until even the soldiers claim that it “brings to them all -f

h .an but MOTHER." Any organizaJc t that can do this is certainly wi rthy of our cordial support. The Y. W. C. A. has met in i‘s work a mighty need, for in the deplete n of man power of the country it has 1 ecome necessary to draft wo-, manhood in many instances to liil th< gaps in the fjanks of workers, in sli.q.. field and yil'ice placing these giiln under very'trying moral conditions in many instances. In caring for these workers of the gentler sex. in providing “hostess houses" where the social amenities of home might be given the boys at the front, and in camp, they are doing a mighty work. The same need of praise might be givan to each of the others, The National Catholic War Council, which ha ■ done a splendiil work in conjunction with the other organizations, the Je.- ish Welfare Board, the latest out but not the least of the helpful infit nces over there as we’l as here in tlrs country. Especial mention should be made of the Salvation Army, whose "lassies’ have been minister-

Aim mi A AS »® r * IK OVIK » s * T Coal is SBO a ton over there. Do you want your boy to have a warm place to spend his evenings this winter? Put the United War Work Campaign over the top. * * ing in a most unique and original way to the comfort of the "boys." Knowing the almost unvaried routine of camp fate, these lassies have gone to the front, with somtimes improvised kitchens and have supplied the sob di; rs with pies, cookies and doughnuts. etc. and thus doing a splendid work in kteeping up the fighting spirit of the soldier. Some might think that because peace seems near, that this drive is therefore unnecessary, but please remember that if peace should lie declared on tomorrow, the work, of these organizations would only be inten--i---fie-l for the next eighteen months io come. “Idleness being the Devil's workshop.” if Ute strife should cease, these soldiers of ours would be exposed to all of the temptations, intensified by their idleness, and would swiftly degenerate into conditions which we would depreciate at once. Realizing the situation the Y. M. ?. A. is perfecting plans to provide the soldiers with technical schools, so that while waiting for his transportation back to America, the soldier can occupy mind and body, in perfecting himself to fit into a changed and exalted commercial and civic life back home. These and many others are reasons why this United War Work drive should appeal to every loyal American heart, and elicit a response that should lie to the limit of our resources W. S. MILLS. ANSWER BY GIVING Another opportunity for service is offered us today. Well we accept it gladly, or shall we say we have given our share and turn it aside? 1 wonder if the war would lie won if cur boys would say tjjey had fought long enough, and were tired of giving their strength and bodies, and wot’.'d stop? But not so. for they do not think of themselves. A soldier who had one side of his faco tore away by a shell, was. by careful surgery and nursing, brought back to health and strength, and became eager to get back to his place at the front. He was asked if he had I not done his share, and he replied: "No man has done his share until ha l-.as done the last penny weight that, is in him.” Let us stand back of these brave boys and do our share to keep them in the war and to supply their needs afterwards, by giving all we can to this great United War Work. It will be a.great day when your boy and n-.y boy comes marching and we hear them tell of tlie blessings and comforts they received from these organizations, remembering that we contributed our share. BERTHA B. THORNBURG. SELFISM AND OTHERISM When Commander Booth was asked for a message, of one word to l- > flashed around the world, he wrote, "others.” The present world agony is a mighty challenge, to do our utmost for others. All praise to our boys of the army and navy. They '■ave gone to suffer hardship’s, and maybe die for the right, and humanity. What have we been asked to do? j Invest our money in a safe loan, and give a little, very little. | New comes a call from the War ( Workers to give a little.more, to help our boys win the war. to give them ( comi<>rt, cheer and courage. Dare we fall them? Never! MRS. EM MM A L. DANIEL Y. M. C. A. MOBILE MEN AND WOMEN Approximately 2,500 Y. M. (’ f nmn and 3QO Y. M. c. a. women now ,‘ e engaged In driving automobiles in France. Many more drivers are needed and will be sent ever through the United War Work Campaign. "Two American women receirly visiting the front in an automohlhi wert- held up an hour and a half 1 y a crowd of American scidtera, who gathered to hear their voices » n d get news from home." says Captain V,’. P. Whitlock, late of Ciueipnat.i, O.

THREEWARWORK MEETINGS HELD Speakers Were Enthusi as . tically Greeted in Berne. Kirkland and Hartford. i HELD LAST NIGHT Preliminary Canvass Shows’ 100 Per Cent—Meetings for Sunday. Throe fine United War Work meetlugs were held in the county i lst night. The Mine amount of interest shown, the same detenmnation to win and the same appreciation of the great work of these welfare organiz a . tions as shewn in other localities fa. ing the week. Over in Kirkland township, m, Henry Schulte and Mrs. Dal Hower rejort a big attendance at the hi,’h acliool building. Rev. Mills and J| ls Downs gave the speeches of their lives and Mrs. Sellemeyer and Mr-, Neptune gave a musical program that charmed the audience. The chainnatt said that Kirkland had no reason tj feel at all worried over the out :guii of the dpivjj. as preliminary canv..--sliowed up 100 per cent. -At Berne, D. B. Erwin and MrNoah Bixler report a good meeting A- large force of. workers others wiere out and the rigin spirit showt lir. Walters addres-wsd the mtetinx Over in Hartford at 'the central high school .building the large auditorium was lilial and the right kind of ent|usia*sm shown. Avon Burk and Mrs i Annie Winnes report that they are ■ going to come in first with Hartford i Mrs. Emma Dttniel and C. L Walter ; spoke, th Geneva quartet sang ant Donald Groves and Mildred, his si- ; ter. played and sang to the great delight of the crowd. The Sunday Meetings ■ The following meetings will be - held in the county on Sunday in th--interest of the United War Work l campaign, and the following men and women have volunteered to speak: Union Township Churches—D. N Erwin. Root Township—Charles N. Chris ten and Mrs. James N. Fristoe. 1 Kirkland Township — James T 1 Merryman and Mrs. R. I). Myers. r French Township—O. L. Vance. L Monroe Township—D. F. Quinn. > Mrs. Noah Bixler. M. F Worti:' t> 1 Miss Etta Mallonee. t Washington Township—D. B. Erwin ami H. B. Heller. i Blue Creek Township—John h . Tyndall and Mrs. Eley. t Hartford Township—O. L. Gillie® and E. M. Ray. St. Mary’s Township- Hobo, I Brown and W. F. Beery; Pleasant Mills. J. F. Litterer, J. C Sutton. Jefferson Township—John T Kelly and L. L. Baumgartner. Gendva Churches —C. L. Waiters. Berne Churches—Two laymen in ’ each church will present the subject i to their congregations. i Decatur United Brethren church. > Roy Mumma, Mrs. John Hill; BapI tist. Mrs. C. E. Bell. C. E. Peterson: ■ Evangelical, Eugene Runyon. Mr- • Charles E. Hocker; Presbyterian. ( - D. Teeple, Mrs. Dregman; Methodist . O. H. Odell, Mrs. John 11. Parrish; . Christian. G. T. Burk, Mrs Mary A Artman. Reformed Church —Miss Della Sellemeyer, J. Fred Fruchte. Any churches omitted will plea- 1 select some layman to present this work in a short talk to his congregation. We have not sufficient speakers available to supply each individual ’ church, and we ask all friends of th ’ cause to eo-operate with us in s, ' e:ll ' that this subject is presented in churches next Sunday. All f’ecatur churches must pretr' l this subject at the morning session COMMITTEE ON > A ) Rj soys J U k| ovu? J Who «re the boys that will put the pill in Kaiset Bill? : You know who they arcGive them more power t > their arms by putting the United War Work Campaign over the top.