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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
GHOSTS BEGIN TO
WALK FOR ADOLPH

The killing of Jacob Walchle at Chat
tanoogo has sure started something, and
some of the saloon keepers Of the coun.
of good moral character, requisite OF
the state liquor license law, are to have
their regulations examined to see II they
are according to Hoyle. If there is suf-
feient whtewash in the county to cover
up the cancerous sores already exposed
to light remains to be seen.
As the result of the Chattanooga Incl.
dent charges were filed with the liquor
license board against Andy Bauer and
Perry Gibbons, the saloon-keepers at
that place. Another was filed against
Mary Wellman, a keeper Of fre-water at
St. Anthony, the people of that vicinity
probably thinking 1t an appropriate time
to register a kick agains a growing
menace.
Mary Wellman is charged with not
being a person of good moral character,
and on April sold Intoxicating liquor
and permitted 1t to be furnished TO Gar
field doner, John Doe and Richard Roe,
soldiers in uniform and enlisted in the
service of the United States; that the
said Mary Wellman furnished these
young men liquor with the knowledge
that this was a unlawful act.
The charges against Andy Bauer, one
of the two saloon keepers at Chattanoo-
ga, cites that Bauer is not person of
good moral character and permitted his
saloon to be conducted in a dlsorderly.
manner, open at all hours of the night
and common nuisance to the people OF
Chattanooga and vicinity; that he sold
Intoxicating liquors in large quantities
to be transported into Indiana, and
other violations of the law too numerous
to mention.
Perry Gibbons is charged with having
sold Intoxicating liquors on April 29 to
Daniel Kaoehr and Jacob Walchle, the
said parties being then and there intox-
icated; and that he also sold liquor in
large quantities into Indiana, which is
dry territory.
These saloon keepers may also he
caught in the federal drag net. The
hearing of these cases will be heard here
to morrow.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

A few days after the pubic dem
onstrations at Delphos, at which time
many alleged pro-Germans were COM
PEELED to kiss the American fab, j. c.
Marks placed a want ad in the Del
phos Herald offering a reward of
500 t. the person who would fur
nish him tue name Of the p'rson that
reported him as being a pro-German
to the authoI tiles. A few days after
tie want ad appeared w. c. Baxter
answered the ad and told Mr.. Marks
that he had sent in his name, and
elaine the 500 reward. Marks re-
fused to pay the 800 and Baxter
sued the account. The suit was tried
Friday befor, Squire Bliss and Marks
was ordered to pay the $100 He
has carried the case to higher court
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
A WOMAN'S PROTEST
AGAINST THE SIDE SHOW

Writing in The Public, of New York
Elizabeth Hauser, a well known Ohio
woman, urges that women be placed on
committees with men instead of being
relegated to one side on committees OF
their own, and she tells this story to
make her point soak in
A group of little boys in a small town
organized a band. They gathered up
such instruments as they could get and
enlisted the services of their mothers to
the extent of adding unto themselves two
or three red vests, few gay stripes on
knick er booker seams, a bright sash or
two and a plumed hat. In due season,
with all this tnery adorned, they made
their appearance in a parade all their
own. Proudly footing their horns and
beating their drums, they marched down
the main street of their village. A few
PAGES behind the last boy trailed a be-
draggled and sad-looking hen. She made
the brave little procession ridiculous, of
course. An interested spectator hailed
the band and inquired, why the hen?"
The boy who was playidg the comb re-
moved that tuneful instrument from his
teeth long enough to answer, with ready
wit 20, she's the ladies' auxiliary"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
AS IT IS VIEWED
FROM INDIANA

BlUffton, Ind, May Edgar ABB
bott, 81, married, and son Of Rev.
D. W. Abbott, of Craigville; Claude
Davenport, 25, married, both residing
at Craisvil!e, were arrested this
moning and taken by the sheric, from
Celina, o., to that city where they
wi! answer to the charge of man
slaughter. Abbott is the owner of
the trock and Davenport was with
him at the time of the collision with
the automobile driven by Dan Kaehr
and which Jacob Walchle was riding
when his neck was broken Monday
night in a collision a mile north of
Chattanooga. Kaehr who was held
in the Jail at Celina, since Monday
night, was said by the sheric to be
held also on a charge of manslaugh-
ter.
The arrest of these men grows out
of the tracing down of the car bear
ing the number which was later
found to be that of the truck driven
by Albeit
When arrested the men did not
deny being with the truck that was in
the collision, bat they gave their ex-
plans tion as follows, and as they have
a good reputation and are not known
to be heavily drinking men, their
story is believed rather than that of
Kaehr, who with Walche had the re-
putation of being heavy drinkers;
Abbot stated that he had been in
Decatur on Monday when he met Da-
venport who had come here bringing
a part of his automobile here for re-
pairs. While waiting on the repairs,
he and Abbott decided VU go to Chat
tanooGa, which they did, and they ad-
mitted tia they drank some, but were
not intoxicated. They were on their
return trip to Decatur when the acci-
den- happened, and prior to that time
had driven their truck to the right
side of the road and had stopped
there and both had gotten out Of the
car and were out at the time that
Kachr and Walchle came driving past
at a not very high rate of speed, but
Continued on Eighth PaeoI
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
$4,000 REWARD

1 viii 0ay $4,000 to any man that
will find the party that started the
false report about me being a pro
Geriaan, and that l had been arrest
ed and put in jail. This is a bare
faced lie from start to finish, as
have never teen arrested or put in
Jail in my life on any kind Of charge
l was born on a farm in Mercer
county and moved to Celina when
years old I have lived in Celina for
54 years, and 1 am an American citi-
zen throug and through
1 have more friends in Mercer
county and surrounding counties than
any ether hundred men, and pay
more taxes than all the liars put to-
gether.
1t may be this lie was started by
one OF my competitors somewhere i'll
Mercer county, as no doubt I sell
more pairs of shoes than all of them
put together.
Anybody that is a gentleman can
come in my store, and make them
selves at hoe, as you are always well
come,
If l cannot find the party in this
way, that started the lie on e, am
going from house to house until do
find out.
think more of thief than I do
of liar, for thief you can catch,
but a lie you can't stop.
BIG PETE SCHUNCK.
Celina, Ohio.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
GThe American Issue

The Ohio German-A merican Alliance
refuses to disbapd. 1t wants to keep
intact to help the brewers fight prohibi-
tion this year. Knowing the antipathy
which every loyal American has for the
Alliance, the Ohio branch has changed
its name to the American Citizen IS
League. To be more definite, this &C
ton has been taken by the Cincinnati
German American Alliance, according
to John Schwab head of the state organ
izarion.
If Schwab and the brewers think Ohio
voters do not see through the trick OF
changing the name, they are greatly
mistaken. 1t does not matter what
name is used. Everybody understands
it is the same old gang book OF it. The
German American Alliance of Ohio will
not fool anybody. Loyal citizens have
no use for it, no matter what name it
adopts. The voters have learned to ex-
pect the vets to travel under false colors
They are ashamed of their own dirty and
disreputable liquor flag.
The Ohio German-American Alliance,
now the American Citizens League, is
part of the national German American
Alliance which voted to disband while
under government fire for disloyalty. 1t
is part of the organization created by
the brewers. So far as is known, the
German American Alliance had two OBJ
jects in view--to spread German propa
ganda and to fight for beer. and the sa-
loon.
Evidently the Kaiser knew what he
was doing when he decorated DR.. Hexa-
mer, head of the national German
American Alliance, for the Kaiser de-
clared that through the Alliance he could
control the politics of this country. How
he expected to control the politics was
through the money furnished BY the
brewers and the undetermined methods
of the Alliance.
The United States authorities caught
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
MOTHERS DAY PROCLAMATION ISSUED

"For every man who does a deed
of good, somewhere there is mother
who inspired him.
81. therefore, as governor of Ohio,
proclaim Sunday, May 12, 1918, as
Mothers Day. and earnestly request
all reople of the state to join in its
observance. 1t is respectfully urged
that all Sabbath schools and churches
hod appropriate exercises, and that
in honor of patriot ountrywomen who
have given their sons for freedom, the
flag of our country be properly dis
played. Let everyone wear a white
carration, or his mothers favorite
flower, and dedicate the day to
thought of her who loved him first. !"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
BOOZE TRAGEDY
AT CHATTANOOGA

That the people In and about Chat
tan0oga (the wettest spot in the
nortn end of nte county,, have COM
menced to get their fill of the reign
OF booze, is the news that has COM
menced to reach this city. It has
long been the mecca for the thirsty
from the adjoining territory on both
sides of the State line, and IL natur-
ally grew more attractive when the
hell-holes in Indiana were closed, a
couple weeks since, and their dregs
sought an outlet across the border.
Chattanooga, without any police pow
er TO stop infractions OF the law, was
naturally one Of the most inviting
spots for these gamblers, courtesans,
booae-fghters and boot-leggers.
Monday night the people of that
community however, got their first
real thrill for some time, when a cou-
pie of automobiles and their boot
Logging occupants came to grief a
mile or so out of that place. One man
had his neck broken in the mix-up,
and was found sitting upright, stark
dead, short time later in one of the
machines. Jacob Walchle, the man
whose life was snuffed out and Dan
Kaoehr, both residents of Berne,
Ind, had been at Chattanooga and
were on their return home. 1t
seems however, they got on the
wrong road, and in retracing their
way met another machine coming
from Chattanooga, with the result
mentioned. Both cars, it developed,
had boot-lel ging supplies.
Tuesday morning the authorities
in this city were notified of the TRACE
dy and Sheriff Pumphrey and Prose-
cutting Attorney Stubs went to the
scene. After quizzing Kaoehr, the
companion of the dead man, Deputy
Sheriff SCHNEIDER was called to Chat
tanooga, and Kaoehr was placed in
his charge and brought to this city
and lodged in jail The men who
drove the other car managed to get
away in their damaged machine, and
Sheriff Pumphrey and Prosecutor
Stubs, after visit to Berne. return
ed home with sufficient information
to locate the parties wanted. We'd
nesdey Sheriff Pumphrey and Mar
shall Duncan went to Berne and
placed Cloyd Davenport, a grocer and
Ed Abbott, creamery driver, under
arrest and brought them to this city.
They were arranged before Mayor
Scranton charged with killing Joseph
Walchle, to which they both entered
a plea Of not guilty. They were plac-
ed under a bond of $4,000 each,
which they furnished, for their ap-
Dearance here May 10, to which time
heir cases were continued.
The same barge was also placed
against Kaehr, who plead not guilty,
and his bond placed at $4,000 for his
appearance May 10. Bond was fur
nished
WalchIe, the man killed in the
was farmer, residing near
Berne, to which place his remains
we're taken Tuesday morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
ODOR OF SKUNK
is JUST THE SAME
No Difference They Now Call the German American Alliance
'"The American Citizens League"

the brewers using money to control cleo
tions, and the United States Court fined
the United States Brewers Association
$40, 900 for spending money to influence
the election of Congressman, and it fined
the Pennsylvania brewers $40, 900 for the
same offense.
I Then the evidence given before the
Senate Judiciary Committee at Washing
ton the past few weeks showed that the
brewers gave the German-American AL
ance money-thousands of dollars to
spend on elections, and it was spent at
the same time other thousands were be-
ing furnished through the Alliance to
DR.. Dernberg and Bernstorff, when these
worthless were plotting against this gov
ernment.
Is it any wonder the National German
American Alliance voted to disband and
is it any wonder the Senate Judiciary
Committee voted unanimously to revoke
the charter of the German-American
Alliance
But the Ohio German American Alli-
ance, through John Schwab, defantly
declares it will not disband, and that it
has changed its name to the American
Citizens League The brewers need
this outfit in the Ohio campaign this
year. They want it to fight prohibition.
Who is silly enough to believe it is any
less pro- German because of its change
in manner
The Ohio brewers and the Ohio Ger
man American Alliance will work to-
gether as they have worked together in
former campaigns. The brewers will
put up the money, and the Schwab out
fit will boost for beer.
What do Ohio voters think of the
combinations Where is the patriotic
citizen who will want to line up with that
aggregation? A wet vote is a vote of
confidence in the German-American AL
lance. A wet vote is "a vote for pro-
German influence. A wet vote is vote
for Germany and against the United
States. Get that into your system.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

COLUMBUS, May q Governor
Cox has issued the following Mothers
Day procamation:
when all the worlds ahame and
passion striyes TO rule, our anchor
hold alone is in mother love. Hers
always is the supremest sacrifice.
Her life is offered in the birth of men,
her soul is tortured in their death.
Her daily path is one of self-denial.
From infancy to the grave, the moth
er's precept is directing. What of
good there is has come from her.
Her unwavering service and her all
giving patiotism are evidenced today
in time of need.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

The commencement exercises OF
the class of 1918. OF the Rockford
High School will be held Thursday
evening, May 23. at the Presbyterian
church. Following are the graduates;
Emma Barks, Irene King, Ruth Pur-
dy, Lou Criswell, Alice Abbott, Nam
lie Martin, Lucy Gillilasd, Ruth Ickes.
Mary Fair, Pearl Hart. Naomi LaRue,
Claude Canoe. Buress Mcbride, Mar
ion Adams.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
BIG CROWD SEES SELECTS OFF TO CAMP

The ball game between the Camp
Sherman and county lads on Satur-
day, which was observed by our peo-
pie as half holiday, also drew a
tremendous crowd to town, and were
well repaid by fast 10-inning game.
The big feature of the game was a
home-run made by Chas, Kitchens
one of the Camp Sherman boys from
this city. Chas. Ellis, who went to
Camp Sherman with the first contin-
gent from this city, pitched a fine
gama.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
ANOTHER DISSERTATION ON
THOU SHALT NOT KILL"

In reply to a letter noticed in last
weeks Democrat of a boy who wanted
to know what we will do with the COM
mandment. Thou shalt not kill" /
will say this much, that the command
ments were written when Moses led the
children out of Egypt, and will ask what
willMe do about David, who slew the
the great giant Goliath and gave David
the victory And also, the only time
that David was rebuked was when he
adultery-sent Uriah to the
front of the battle in order that he might
be killed, so he would get his wife.
MRS. J. A. HOLSINGER.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
WEEKLY WAR REVIEW

Furious fighting in the Ypres sec
tor featured the week on the western
front. The Teutons launched terrific
attacks along the whole Wytschaete
Bailleul-Metsren line, apparently fol
the purpose of finding a point which
might yield. They evidently found
that spot in the section OF the front
held jointly by the French and Brit
ish troops; and against it they hurled
fresh divisions, which fought their
way forward until they had surround
ed and captured KENNEL hill, a
height regarded as the key to the
southern side Of the Ypres salient
and one Of the most important STRAIT
egic position on the northern battle
front in France. The German success
cuts a deep notch in the allied line 10
the southwest of Ypres and complete
ly outflanl1s the British on the north
ern slopes of Messines ridge, to which
they were forced by the German as
saults of two weeks ago. German oc.
cupation Of KENNEL hill seriously
menaces the whole Ypres sector
At other points along the line the
German drive netted enemy gains.
South of the Somme, Hangard was
taken from the French after a ter.
rife struggle. Hangard is 10 miles
southeast of Amiens. German objec-
tive. At Villers-Bretonneaux, the
British have held their lines and
completed the work Of clearing out
the last German position on the
ground held before the recent German
attack. Further south, Immediately
north OF Castel. the Germans have
penetrated the village of Hailles and
are in possession Of Hill; 50, south Of
the village.
Artillery duels featured operations
in all other sectors of the French
front and along the italian lines. In
Macedonia the British and French
troops fell back under a heavy attack
launched by the Teutons and Bull
garians.
British naval forces ralded the Ger
man submarine bases at Zeebrugge
and Ostend. Belgium. In an effort
to block the channels five vessels
loaded with concrete were sunk, three
at Zeebrugge ard two at Ostend A
small force was landed, supported py
a heavy fire from the warships. Con-
siderable damage was done to the
mole at Zeebrugge. British losses in
the enterprise were nearly 200 killed
and 400 wounded. The Germans claim
several British warsbips were suLk
by the shore batteries.
April 30-Allied forces repealed all
attacks delivered by the Germans on
three sides of Ypres. After terrific
fighting the British and French liues
are still intact, while the enemy lost
terribly in his repeated assaults. The
battle continues. While the struggle
was going on before Ypres, the Brit
ish positions from La Bassee to
Houtholst wood and from Lens to
Vimy were deluged with shells.
May There has come a pause in
the battle of Flanders, where the
ground everywhere is covered with
the gray-clad bodies Of German dead,
and the British and French are hold
ing securely to all their positions
German efforts to break through the
allied lines on the Ypres salient prov
ed fruitless. The enemy still holds
KENNEL hill, but all his attempts to
advance further were checked.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

The annual state convestion for the
SunG6y schools and Christian Endea-
vor Societies of the Churhes of God
will We held in Findlay o., from May
6 to s, and a sumber of young peo-
pie from this omdunity viii be in at
tendance as delegates. Rev. f. H
Snavely, Rev w. E. Turner, and Miss
Ida Hansel. ',ho is County Juslor So
perintendent of Christian Endeavor
for the County Association, will each
have part On the program by de-
livering addresses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

FIRE Chief WenninG of this city
was elected first vice president of the
Cooperative Association of Western
Ohio Fire Chiefs at a meeting of the
organization at Wapakoneta. The
other officers named were John c.
Mack. of Lima, prcsidant; o. r. Vor-
hees, of Wapakoneta, second vice
president, and H. L. Tabinge, OF
Bowling Green. secretary.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

Mr. and Mrs. c. X. Kenney, of Ser
vier. Ind, have taken up their resi-
dence in this city, occupying the
Bowman property on North Main
streAt. Mr.. Kenney is travelling agent
for the Empire Cream Separator Co..
and finds Celina not only congenial
place to live, but convenient to all
points of the compass because of it's
railroad facilities.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

A tremendous crowd saw the Sc
lect for the National Army off last
Sunday after the exercises at the
courthouse.
The program outlined for the day
was faithfully carried out. The affair
was entirely in the hands of the
Rockford Commercial club and it's
leading citizens, and was carried out
on the high and patriotic plane that
has been such a marked feature of
the departure of the county's boys
since the first contingent left.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03

E. J. ITierholzer, chairman OF the
county liberty loan organization, be-
lieves Mercer County's quota of The
loan wilk exceed by $4,000 at least,
when the final retcrns are tabulated
tomorrow evening. The chairman
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
MERCER COUNTY TO GO OVER THE TOP

and his associates have done great
work in this third drive, and the re-
suits are most gratifying. The coun-
ty's quota is $5S5,400
On Wednesday all the townships
except Confer. Franklin, Marion and
Granville were over the top.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
Political Gossip

Democratic politics in Auglaize county
has commenced to hum, 10 judge from
the announcements for Office already
made. -Four candidates for county Com.
miesioner-C. II. Dixon, Lawrence D.
Koch, Guy Campbell and Herman Bran
dewie; two for Prosecuting Attorney
Lewis +. Stout and Otto J. Boesel; Robt.
c. Howell, for Clerk of Courts; c, A.
Koehl, for Recorder; Ora L. Hinton, for
Sheriff Second terml, Herman Vaubel
for Probate Judge, and more coming.
Candidates for county offices have
about six weeks to get into the game.
for nominating papers to get on the pri-
mary ballot must be filed with the coun-
ty board of deputy state supervisors of
elections not later than June H.
The county officers to be elected this
fall are three Commissioners. Auditor,
Treasurer, Recorder, Sheriff, Coroner,
Surveyor, Clerk of Courts, Prosecuting
Attorney and Representative. Many of
the offices are now being filled by first
termers, but these are not so secure as
they used to be for second terms. The
terms of all these Offices are two years.
1t is pretty certain that Cox and Willis
will be the candidates of their parties
for Governor. Cox will have no oppo-
sition for the nomination, and at this
il looks like Willis has the best of his
Republican opponents.
Hindenburg's star begins to look like
the last moments of toy balloon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
UPHEAVAL IN RUSSIA
Grand Duke Alexis, Son Of Ex-czar,
Declared Emperor.

Stockholm, April 29.-Correspond
ents of Swedish newspapers in Fin.
land telegraph persistent rumors in
circulation there of important hap.
penings in Russia. The most definite
rumor declares that the former Grand
Duke Alexis, son Of the former en-
peror, has been declared emperor.
with Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch as regent, and that the new gov
ernment would refuse to recognize
the Bolshevili peace treaty with Ger
many.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
Will REVIEW TROOPS

The occasion also will afford other
Ohioans perhaps their final opportu-
nifty to witness a review of men of
the rst draft, as many units are re-
ported to be scheduled for transfer
next week.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-03
Minister From Uruguay Dead.

Washington, May DIR. Carlos
Maria de Pena, minister from Uru-
quay. died in a hospital here. DR.. de
Pena was born in 1852 and held sew
eral cabinet positions in his native
country. He was one of the most
noted lawyers OF his cocntry.