The Fort Wayne Sentinel from Fort Wayne, Indiana • Page 11

Second Section THE FORT WAYNE NEWS SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 5, 1919 This Section Contains Church, State, Society and Local News JAYS ADVANCED PAYMENT OF INTEREST RELIEVES SURETY But Judge Wrigley Couldn't See It That Way and Sustains Demurrer, FIVE FORT WAYNE DRUNKS i GO IN DITCH NEAR CONVOY Sheriff Is Called, Four of; Thsrn Escape, But Fifth Member Is Caught. Geneva Mentioned as Likely Headquarters of World League BANKS FORCE PAYMENT (Special to the Kfiws LAG-RANGE, Ind, April 5 -Judge Wrigley, in the Noble circuit court this week, sustained the demurrer of the plaintiffs to the an swer of the defendant, Glen Kesier, in suits begun by the Lagrange County Trust company and the Lagrange State bank to enf 01 ce the pient of two notes on which the defendant is surety, with John Koon, of Kendallville, as principal. Koon, April of last vear, borrowed thirteen hundred dollars of the trust company and 51,842 50 of the State bank, with Kesier as surety. On November 22, last, he appeared at the banks and said Jhat he would be in position to meet the notes on or before Decembei 5, and would pay such interest and principal as would leave even amounts due In December After making these payments the amount due the Trust company was thirteen hundred dollars and the State bank had eighteen bundred coming. December 5 came and the notes were not paid, and Kesier refused to meet them on the grounds that the acceptance of interest in advance released the surety Duff Duff, for the Trust company, and Foster Foster for the State bank, began suit in the Noble circuit court to enforce payment They called the attention of the court to the negotiable instrument law passed 1913, which holds the surety responsible until Che amount is paid.

Judge Wriglej, in sustaining- the demurrer, held with the plaintiffs, and Kesier will be corn- palled to settle, with thirty-one hundred dollars as the amount involved Some of Koon's other creditors MM Mongo State bank, Louis Hask- tafi and Dale Fanning, filed a peti. tlon in the federal court at Indianapolis this week, asking that he be adjudged a bankrupt, and Judge Anderson entered an order to that effect B. Watson, of Lagrange, and former Congressman Cyrus Cline, of Angola, appeared for the petitioners and Redmond Emerick, of KendaHviUe, represent Koon Koon Has been engaged in the livestock business Jor several years, and in the last ten years has had fifty- two public sales which have averaged him ten thousand dollars each. He bought a farm near Mongo, this county, two or three years ago. with the Mongo State bank holding a mortgage of thirty-five hundred dollars.

Not long ago he sold the farmland asked the bank to lelease the-mortgage, as he had made a cash sale and wanted to settle The bank accepted his note for the amount, qnd this note, although past due, has rjt been paid. For this reason the bank- petitioned that he be declared a bankrupt Banks at "Wawaka and have had experiences similar to the banks in Lagrange and they are interested the legal complications now in the courts. It looks like Kendallville surety was in for a few thousand dollars, and Koon for considerable unpleasant notoriety. GIVES FICTITIOUS NAME (Special to the News). VAX AVERT, April 5--Who owns an Overland car that is not in its garage today This car was in Payne, last night the waj back went into a ctiteh one rm'e south and one mile lorth ol Con oy near the home of Julius Ti ebl The car was not damaged and no one mjuied.

There v.ere five occunants, residents of Fort Wayne, in the car--all beastl intoxicated As a matter of! fact, they became so boisterous and" profane that at I o'clock this morning Sheriff Joseph Fells was called and accompanied by Policeman William Kreachbaum, went to the scene of tne trouble The entire neighborhood had been aroused. Four of the Fort Wayne men succeeded making their escape, but the fifth member of the party was not so fortunate He was arrested and taken to Van Wert where he spent the remainder of the night in jail. This morning he was taken before the mayor, entered plea of guilty and was fined, together with the costs, amounted to $1710 He did not have enough money to paj his fins. His automobile was kept as secui ity and IT? was permitted to to Foit to secure the cash. He a fictitious name HOMER GETTLE ELECTED TO BLUFFTON SCHOOL BOARD EVANGELICAL PASTORS WILL iASK PEOPLE OF CITY TO BE RETURNED TO THIS CITYI WAIT FOR WOTER COMMITTEE Mrs, Wtllmer Besscr Dead.

(Special to the DECATUR, April here have received word of the death of Mrs. Eliza Ellen Besser, wife of Willmer Besser, aged 75, who died at her home at Hammond, t'o which place they moved from here twenty years ago. Death was due to paralysis, from which she suffeied three months. She was the mother of Monroe Besser, who moved to South Bend a short time ago, and of Mis Cora Hendricks, who with her four children made her home with her mother for the past four years, and of Mrs Oscar Besser, of Hammond There are also eight grandchildren, brother, Joshua Beebei, and a sister, Lydia Espech, of Zanesville, Ind. Will Give Initiatory Work.

(Special to the News) DW3ATUR, April 5 --The de- team of the local Pocahontas council will give the initiatory work for a large clans of candidates of the Fort Wayne council this evening A Urge number of other members of the local lodge will go to Fort Wayne also and all will be entertained at 5 O'clock supper this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. AI W. Garard, 117 East Pontiac street, they being former members of the Decatur lodge. (Special to the JCeuE BLUFFTON, I Apul 5 --Homr Gettle was evening selected iy the cit council to fill the unex- 'lli ed term of Chailes Decker as i member of the citj school boaid the law recently passed pecifies that not more than two members of the board shall be mern- eis of the same political faith, the ouncil held that since Mr Decker's eini was Gettle, who is isted as a democrat, can be for the remainder of the term Democrats claim, however, that this law is already fulfilled.

Mrs. W. A Patton being the republican member. She has not told her political beliefs as jet Fire at Hoapland. fSuccial to the Tewsl DECATUR.

April 5--A fire broke out in a closet the home of Mrs Sarah Barkley at Hoagland, consuming all in the closet, including the best clothes of the family, before discoverd The-bedroom, off of which the closet opened, was also damaged much by smoke, but the house was saved with little loss oth- The fiie is supposed to have ougmated from a moue chewing a match Mrs Barkley's son-in-law and daughter, Mi and Mis Paul Smitley, live with her Rushed to Fort ne.Hospkal. (Special to tin. SPENCERVILLE, Ind April 5 -Enoch Dwyei, the nine-year-old son of D. Dwyei just noith of town, was taken critically ill Tuesday evening and rushed to the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne, where he is uemg treated for, an abcess of the 'oouels The lad is little improved.

Red Cross Notes LIGOX1ER, April barrels of useful wearing apparel been received at local Red Cross headquarters, for the foreign relief work. BLUFFTOX, Ind April 5 --The Red Cross society last evening appropriated $2,500 for the expenses of a visiting nurse, who will be sent to the county within the next few weeks The campaign for a visiting nurse, though started two years ago, did not really progiess tfntil Miss Spaeth, a repi esentative of. the Red Cross came to the city and interested the county organization in pushing the project to a successful close. The wage of the nurse will be in the neighborhood of and the remaining amount will be used for medical relief and food This will also take care of medical inspection in the schools IRISH DELEGATES LEAVE FOR PEACE MEET Annual Conference of Indiana I Report Will Be Made Soon; Association Is in Session at Dayton, 0. RESOLUTIONS ARE PASSED Ask Citizens to Learn Facts Concerning- Water.

FORT WAYNE DISTRICT RAISES HIGHEST AMOUNT For the M. E. Preachers' Aid Fund Total Being $160,000. THE CITIZENS MARTIN MAKES REPORT (Special to the sus.) DAYTON, Auiil ')-- Xo changes are contemplate'! in the pastontes: of the ttvo Evangelical churches in Fort Wayne Assignments will be read at the conference of the Indiana Evangelical association, in session here, on Mondaj. Rei.

C. E. Boj er will be icturned to the liist Ewngelicol I church, and Rev. Herbert Eberhaidtl to the Crescent Avenue chu.ch. O.

of Van Weit, presiding elder of the Fort d'strict, continues that capacitj, as his term does not expue this jear. Rev. J. W. Metzner has been reap- pomted presiding elder of the Elkhart district In a forceful address before the conference yesterday, Professor G.

B. Kimmel, of the Evangelical Theological seminary, near Chicago, declared that a new social order could not be brought about until the individual had become Christianized. The world cannot be made safe for democracy until greater emphasis is, placed on the spiritual. the conference committees were unanimously adopted favoring high standards of life, progressive measures to advance the cause of the church in general, and the United States prohibition me.is-- ure. The growing habit of cigarette smokingr among boys, men and women was deplored, and the Utah legislature was commended for the passage of measures nrohiniting the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in that state.

i no views of (Vcneva across the Rhone. Lower photo shows Brumuick monument loregrvuuu. Geneva, in Switzerland, cradle of the Bed Cross, birthplace of Calvinism, town of clocks and watches and sturdy independence, may be chosen the world's headquarters, the convention city of the league of nations. Geneva is centrally located, it is one of the most attractive cities in Europe, and it was ostensibly neutral during the great struggle. If chosen as the nations' meeting place it would combine convenience with.

magnificent surroundings and an equable climate. IS NOT A RESCUE HOME Hope to Open Home for Working Girl on East Washington. The impression that a rescue home is about to be opened under the auspices of the Y. W. C.

A. or the W. C. T. is entirely erroneous as tfie aim of the organization is not to uplift the unfortunate, but to prevent misfortune.

It is the intention of this society to open a home in the 400 block on Bast Washington street where girls from other cities, particularly, may find refuge until positions are secured. As the wage of the girl increases she will be expected to increase her contribution to the home. The work is being done in connection with the Y. W. C.

A. and is under th auspics of th county W. C. T. U.

Th work of redecorating and painting the building is now under way and it is hoped by the officers that this home will be ready for occupancy by May 1. Tuesday Club Officers. (Specinl to the News.) LAGRANGE, April 5 --Mary Applernan, president; Mrs Clyde A. Walb, vice-president; Mrs J. F.

Roop, recording secretary; Rose Growl, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Frank J. Dunten, treasurer; Mrs Grace Nichols, critic; Hilda Hughes, Mrs Clayton, B. Hmkley and Lenore Smith, program Rose Growl, delegate to the state federation, Mrs. Alta McClaskey and Mrs A Wyatt.

alternates, and Mrs. Charles H. Smith, delegate to the Woman's League, are the officers of the Tuesday club elected at a recent meeting at the home of Mrs. Frank J. Dunten.

Blnffton Bealtors Organize. (Special to the News BLUFFTON, April building boom is under way. The Bluffton Buildins association, a department of the Chamber of Commerce boosting the campaign, "Own a Home First," met last evening and after electing directors and other officials, drew up incorporation pa- peis The directors are: J. R. Spivey, K.

Settergren, F. J. Tangeman, George Morris, L. Saunders and W. S.

Smith. Resigns Position. (Special to the News BLUFFTON, April 5--J. W. Still has resigned his position as (manager of the StudabaKer Grain Seed company elevator here, to return to his former home, in Carmi, 111., to manage an elevator there.

His place here will be taken by R. W. Smith, who has been employed by the Farmers' Elevator company, at Pone'to. I What Happened Twenty-five Years Ago. ARRESTED AT VAN WERT ON CHARGE OF FORGERY VAN WERT, April Bowers is confined in the jail at this place having been arrested on a charge of forgery.

He forged a check for twelve dollars on O. A. Wilmore, which was cashed by Weil Bros. Officials have been working on the case for ten days and other forgery charges will be filed against Bowera. SERIOUSLY HURT IN FALL FROM HORSE AT WASHINGTON (Special to the News).

HUNTINGTOK, April Lieutenant Donald Weese is in a serious condition at the Walter Reid hospital in Washington as the result of being thrown from a horse. He is suffering- from severe bruises about the head and a fractured pelvic bone of the left hip Petition Has Been Filed. (Special to the Ntws WARSAW, April J. Munton, receiver for the Winona Interurban Railway company, has filed a petition with the public service commission of Indiana for approval of a new schedule of rates for transportation of passengers. The new schedule for the Warsaw-Winona line, operated by between this city and Winona Lake, provides for a basic cash fare of six cents per passengerer here and a similar rate for the city line operated in Peru Three cents a mile is asked for the interurban line which operates between Warsaw and Goshen and Warsaw and Peru.

It is set forth in the petition that the company is operating at loss. Minor Accidents in Northeastern Indiana WARSAW, April Kimes, the thirteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs Logan Kimes, of this city, was injured Thursday afternoon when his Shetland pony, which he was riding, slipped on the pavement ana fell. The boy's right leg -was caught under the pony and the bone was fractured just below the knee. CONTINUE OLD CLOTHES DRIVE Appeal for Help for Suffering Europe Goes Over for Week.

old clothes drive now being conducted by the Red Cross will not come to an end tonight as was first announced. The drive will be continued for another week because the Red Cross believes there is still, a lot of clothing will be brought in once the people awaken to the need. During the last few days of this week more clothing has been brought in than during the entire week and a halt proceeding, an indication that the city is awakening. The people of Fort Wayne, once they realize the need for clothing among the liberated nations of Europe, will no doubt come forward liberally, with clothing. Over there women and children axe suffering and dying because they have not sufficient clothing to keep warm.

Little babies, without the necessary clothing, are having their lives snuffed out almost before they are' begun. Much of this could be prevented if only enough clothing could be sent over, and thousands of little lives could be saved with a few baby garments and flannels. The schools will continue as depots for the reception of clothing and motor trucks will make reguar rounds collecting It. The headquarters at 124 Bast Berry street will also be maintained, and those who do not care to take their old clothing to the schools are asked to take it to headquarters. Road Petitions Filed.

(Special to the BLTJFFTON. April is the first day for the filing of road petitions under the new law. Petitions are entered asking for about forty miles of improved roads. 1 Births LAOTTO, April and Mrs. Chick Croy are the parents of a baby boy.

BRIMF.IELD. April to Mr. and Mrs. Leogan Gerrer, a son, Thursday. LIGONIER, April to Mr.

and Mrs Charles Smith, of the north side, a. baby girl. ANTWERP, April and Mrs Lee Mercer are the parents of a daughter, who arrived at their home March 28. to riffct: Edwtrd F. Donne, Frank P.

Walsh mud Michael J. Ryan, photographed OB board liner "La Tounine" on departure for Peris. Snparters of Ireland's fight for freedom are confident that cood will' result the visit of the mission of three representatives of Irish folk in America to the peace conferEnce. These three men, named by trie Irish conference at Philadelphia, will present Ireland's claims to the delej gates and urge a hearing of cause. The f-rio consists cfi P.

Dunne, former governor of Illinois; Frank P. Walsh, formen jomt chairman of the war labor board, and Michael J. Ryan, former" pnhP; service commissioner of Pennsylvania. They left on the liner "La 1 few davt conference. Tommy Cook of Sotitli Harrison street is suffering from the hvdro- phobia The lad uas bitten by a dog jesterday morning and jesterdaj ening started to snap at some othci children barking continuously meanwhile.

The little lad is in a Uolent condition, it taking the combined efforts of five men to hold him down Henry Berghoff and J. Robinson will speak at the fair opening at Sangerbund hall this evening. Inspector Iten. of the water works department will start work at the reshoir in a short time. Dr.

Otto Gross of the firm of Gross Pellen left yesterdaj for Purdue where he officiate at the regular examinations. George Geller. the Iluntington baker visited Fort Wayne yesterda McDonald. G. Olds and C.

G. Gould left for New Orleans Saturdav. Tom O'Rourke resumed his studies at Indiana university at Bloomington yesterday. Someone tried to burn down the McAllister grocery store on Eroad- I way last evening. I Mrs.

Ella Kelsey failed to get a i diverse from Henry Kelsey. Judge I Davis decided there was not enough grounds for the proceedings. Aiken the plaintiff and Breen Morris the defendant. The Second Presbyterian church ill from now on be called the West-1 minster church Senator R. C.

Bell resigned from the Wayne club last evening and more trouble is brewing for that organization. NAME YOUR PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE. Below are published two coupons which are self explanatory. Write in j-our choice and either mail or bring the coupon to this office. Names of the voters will not be published but they must be signed as an evidence of good faith.

The results of the balloting vull be published from day to day. women as well as men are, of course, entitled to vote. There is no desire to promote a partisan rivalry but-the determination of the preferences of the people should prove decidedly interesting. My choice for the Republican Presidential Nomination in 1920 is Voter's Name and Address My choice for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 1920 is Voter's Name and Address The vote up to Friday Republicans. General Wood James E.

Watson Hiram Johnson Wm B. Borah J. Goodrich Fairfield Genei al Pershmg Senator Lodge Ehh'i Root Judge Landis Senator New evening stood as follows: A. J. Beveridge .204 H.

Thompson I 91 Charles E. Hushes 7C 9 Prank J. Lowden 19 Prmocrats. 22 President Wilson 81 Wm McAdoo 18 SI Champ Clark 12 23 Wm. Bljan C3 11 Senator Chambei lain 3 Thomas R.

Marshall 57 8 Henry Watterson 3 REQUEST FOR CONCRETE ROAD IS GRANTED (Special to the News HICKSVILLE, April 5--The commissioners of Defiance county were in HicksMille Thursday and granted the request of the city that together with the property owners an eighteen foot concrete paved road would be built this season from the corporation lines into the town to connect with the pavement already down on the following streets: Fort Wayne road, Antwerp road and Bryan road. By the terms of this contract the county assumes 35 per cent, the city 35 per cent, and the property owners one mile each way the balance of 30 per cent of the cost. The terms payment are to be either cash or on ten annual installments. This improvement is the result of a business way of going after what the city demands and putting the question squarely up to the powers that be. The Xews and Sentinel today contains an appeal to the people of Fort Wayne, signed by the members of the citizens committee recently appointed to make a.

thorough investigation of the problem of iding Fort Wayne with an adequate supplj of pure water It reads as "in A of the fact that these subcommittees of the citizens committee) ire working diligently and con- scientiouslv on a full ingestigation of the situation and will be ready to report their findings soon, it is earnestly desired that all citizens of the city of Fort Wayne withhold the forming of any opinion as to the advisability or madvisabihty of any plan of improving the water supply, until the citizens committee is ready to make its report." William Hosey was the only member of the citizens committee who declined to sign the request One other member, the Rev. Joseph F. Delaney, js absent from the city and could not be reached yesterday. The names of those who signed the request follow: William H. Seheiman, Charles B.

Fitch, Ed F. Perrey. Hairs' C. Ontutt, Robert Koerber, Rev. Arthur J.

Folsom. L. G. Bllingham, C. F.

Eicknell. Charles A. Niebergall, Mrs. Henry B. Wiesner, Mrs.

Alice Foster McCulloch, Dr. G. Leslie. Ludwig, Charles Blee, Fred J. Thieme, Albert H.

Schaaf. William Breuer Beebe, Hunting, H. Rockhill, John L. Sessler, S. Bowser, Otto Schroll, Dr.

Miles F. Porter and Rev, G. W. F. Doege.

(Special to the Xews). PERU, April 5--Rev. TV W. Martin, district superintendent of the Fort "Wayne district, reported at the North Indiana conference being held here, the largest amount raised for aid, the total being $160,000. The Goshen district, where J.

"Wade is superintendent, raised $150,000 for the salaries of its mmisteis. The church at Etna Green, the Goshen district, the pastor being Rev. Edmund Dickson, is the first charge to report in the entire itethodist area, having trebled its centenary quota. The Rev. D.

V. Williams, of Redkey, secretary of the conference, made one of the best reports concerning an individual church. He reported an increase in general benevolence of $1,400. The Rev. J.

A. Beatty, superintendent of the Muncis district, superintendent of the Fort Waynd district, is the only one who reported his entire quota raised for the conference and disciplinary funds. The Richmond district, the Rev. JUr. Somervilie Light superintendent, has paid all its conference quota.

The Logansport district, from which the Rev. Hollopeter is retiring as superintendent, has paid all its debts. The. Richmond district has outdone all the others in Increasing the salaries of its ministers. In the district in the last four years there has been an increase in the salaries of its ministers amounting to $19,000.

The attendance at the conference is the greatest in many years. FORTY-NINE TAKE PART PAUG COUNTY SOLDIERS IN SPELLING CONTEST AWARDED FRENCH WAR GROSS FREIGHT TRAIN SMASHES AUTO; NO ONE WAS HURT (Special to the News.) COLUMBIA CITY, April Elsea and Jacob Fetro narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday when the Ford automobile which Elsea was driving was struck by a train about 2:30. The two xnen were on their way to a public sale north of Whitley and when they came to the Panhandle tracks saw a freight train apparently standing still. They drove onto the track but in the meantime the train started and backed into knocking the car several feet The men managed to stay in the Ford and suffered little beyond a few painful bruises. The car was badly damaged, two of the wheels being torn off.

Repairs were obtained at a garage and the men went back home. SEEKING SITES In response to numerous requests from manufacturing firms wishing to locate in this city, the Chamber of Commerce is sending out questionnaire blanks asking information relative to buildings and localities available for factory use. Any one possessing knowledge of such a building or building site will be doing a 'service to the city in sending the information to the Chamber of Commerce. Funeral of John Wlierley. (Special to the Sens.) KBNDALLVILLE, April funeral of John Wherley, aged 69, whose death occurred here Friday, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence, 436 North Railroad street.

He had been a resident of this city since 1872. Surviving are his widow and three daughters--Mrs. Rosa Strater, of Lyford, Mrs. James Wible, of South Milford, and Mrs. Harrj Hough, of Kendallville.

BlufFton "Hi" Reinstated. (Special to the BLUFFTON, April 5--The Bluffton high school has been reinstated in the Wabash Valley Athletic association, after having teen out a year. The school dropped out last year, -when the boys of the track team joined the working reserve, r.nd laid aside their tiunks and jerseys for the hoe'and spade. Assume Charge of Store. (Special to the News).

LAOTTO. April Rhodes and Fair, who recently purchased the Rosenberger Mendenhall hardware store, assumed charge of the business this week. Both oung men have lived in the vicinity all their lives and have the confidence of the public. Home From Florida (Special to the COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, Apnl 5 Whitlev county tourists are beginning to return home from Florida. Mr.

and Mrs. Hurk Leaman and Mr and Mrs Calvin Hyre of this city returned es- terday from Daytona, Florida, wheie they spent the winter. (Special to the News). DECATUR, April an interesting spelling match. Jn which forty-nine of the best spellers of the public schools, of the north half of the county competed for the honor of being one of the team of fourteen to meet an equal number from the south part of the county next Friday evening to determine the county champion, the following fourteen mained on the floor last evening after a three hours' contest held at the court house in this city, and will thus become members of the division team.

Justine Stultz and Kenneth Zerkle, Root township, teacher, Esther Zerkle: Nellie and Lena Hawkins, Washington township, teacher, Alice Gerber; Elmer Bieneke, Preble township, teacher, Zula Steele; Bernice Brodbeck, Union township; Edna Nuttle, St. Mary's township, teacher, H. M. Crownover; Vera Liggett, St Mary's township, teacher, Lucile White; Florencs Biggs, Mary Poling, Catherine Dorwin, Mildred Fisher, James Downs and Dick Smith, Decatur, teacher. Guy Brown.

Judges were L. Walters, June Ossenburg and Mrs. Roger Gipe. Those who pronounced the words were'E S. Christen, Albert Sellemejer and Miss Sue Cook.

The spelling was 100 per cent better than in the contest last year, said M. F. Worthmann, chairman of the north county division, who is superintendent of the city schools. He is much encouraged over the conditions as manifested in this contest. The words were spelled off so trippingly and so correctly that it was feared that another spelling book would have to be secured to try the ability of the contestants, as they seemed to get through so easily with the one they had been using.

Fire Destroys Ante Truck. (Special to the Hews BLUFFTON, April destroyed the auto truck in the United Telephone company building last night. Sparks from a workman's pipe are believed to have caused the blaze Telephone operators in a room above the scene of the blaze stuck to their posts, although they were badly frightened as the poured through the floors. The firemen ran the truck into the street and there turned chemicals on it. (Special to the yera ANTWERP, April R.

Leslie, commander of Co of the O. G. in September, 1917, who is now in command of Co 358th infantry, in Germany, has been awarded a French war cross The decoration was awarded him being the first commander to get his company across the river Escaut by hard fighting gained a position and held it. The crossing of this river by members of the Thirty-sev 7 enth division has been reported as a feat of daring, and it is with great pride Pauldmg county parents learn, that their sons distinguished selves there. Lieutenant Beard, oi Grover Hill, and Sergeant Keck, of Melrose, both of whom left here with Co.

were also awarded French war crosses. As far as now known these three are the only Paulding county soldiers who have been decorated. Death of Mrs. F. J.

Fraiie (Special to tfae Kewa.) BRIMFIELD, Ind. April' Harry Bailey was called to Toledo, O. Wednesday, on account of the death of her mother, Mrs. F. J.

Frazie. ThE remains were brought to Kendallville, Thursday evening for burial in Lake View cemetery. Mr. Frazie is a passenger brakeman on the New York Central; he was a former resident oi Kendallville. Marriages ETNA GREEN, April Meek, of Nappanee, formerlj of this place, -and Miss Bernice Gay, were married Wednesday evening at the William Fritz home at o'clock.

They will go to" housekeeping in a few weeks on a farm near here. SPENCERVILLE, April pretty home wedding will take place Sunday, April 6 at the home oi the Bride's parents, when Miss Mas Moody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Moody, will be married to Stanton Osborn, nephew of Mr. and Mrs.

William Smith, of near Butler. Tha marriage will take place at high noon with dinner following. The young people will live on a farm near Butler, Infl. DANZIG SITUATION CRITICAL AS FOCH IS AUTHORIZED TO SETTLE DISAGREEMENT Decatur Folk Hear Galli-Curcl. (Special to the DECATUR, April those who heard at Fort Wayne last evening were Mrs.

B. Heller, Mrs A. Graham, Mis. Albert Sellemeyer. Mrs.

Jesse Dailey, Miss Ruby Miller. Miss Clara BOK- necht. Miss Anne Rackstraw. Mis. P.

B. Thomas and Mis Jesse Dailey. Attends. Sundnj School Contention. (Special to the ews 1 WARSAW.

April Einin Cook who is president of the Kosciusko County Sunday School association, attended a convention of the Elkhart County association, which was held on Friday in Elkhart Receive Word of Father's Death. (Special to tnc BLUFFTON, April message to Mrs. Alarnley and Florence Fields heie Friday, told of the death of their father, Joseph Fields, at Cla City, J1I. He was 72 years ot age. Five children surviva.

indicate Danzig and other points of iaterect in Europeaa dtTeloppments. A settlement of the Danzig situation is expected within few dayil Foch has been given instrnctions sad fall authority by the allni peace conference to end tbe dispute. The Poles demand Danzig for a seaport The Germans say they -will fight to keep the Poles out. The allied officials have given Poland permission to land troops at Danzig. 1--The Germans in East Prussia are reported to be concentrating largii forces nnder Von Hindenbure to oppose the landing of the Poles at Dan-! fig.

Bodies of troops are held in Germany border fortress of Thorn and at Grandenz. 2--Portion ot German Silesia that the Poles want 8-H Part of Ciecho-Slovakia formerly a part of Hungary and still in dispute the Magyars. 4--Transylvania in dispute between the Roumanians! I and the Magyars. There is a large German settlement there 'independence. 5--An allied expedition has landed at Constanza, the Black! Sea port of Komnania These troops are on their way to Hungary to freis the Rede and insure the carrying oat of the terms of the armistice..