The Cedarville Herald, Volume 41, Numbers 1-26

Y#ur Liberty Lean waney goes h r »fu>, gins, iMh^n* ja y , but the Be4 Crow* *aly gaea what mother wm M d* if *he were (there. Red Cross Cam­ paign Comes Next! FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 23. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY *4,( 1918 PRICE, *1.00 A.YEAR SUBSCRIPTION BEAUTIFUL (MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DR, J, L. CHESNUT, A very beutiful and touching mam­ mal service was hfld in the R. P. church on Sabbath May 19, for the late Dr, J. L. Chesnut, arranged by a committee appointed by the General Synod, which has been in session here since Wednesday, May 15. Rev. A. S. CresweR, Moderator o f General Synod, presided. Rev. Thomas Whyte ox Philadelphia offered the invocation, Rev, John Parks of Philadelphia read the 91st Psalm, and Rev, W. P, Har- riman, ofFauryiew, Pa,* led in prayer. Rev. Alexander Savage, D. D., o f New .Galilee, Pa., spoke very touchingly of the life-work o f Dr. Chesnut, and quoted several passages o f Scripture, especially, “Thy dead shall live." They Bhall ‘live* in memory, in influ­ ence; in work accomplished; Shall live until the Divine plan is accomplisht. The memory of the just is blest. Rev. R. W. Chesnut, Ph. D., of Philadelphia; spoke Of the memories of the early ministry and. associations o f himself and Dr. Chesnut, o f the sweet counsel that they had together, and of his good influence in General Synod. The 51st Psalm, °ne o f Dr. Chesnut’s favorites, Was then sung. Rev. L; A. Benson, o f Clay Center, Kansas,, took for his theme Psalm , 34:1. He mentioned the characteris­ tics in this-beloved brother that caused the General. Synod to pause and render this memorial service. Rev. W. J. Smiley, of Sparta, 111., .whq was associated with Dr. Chesnut for •twenty-two years in the. same .presbytery as as a co-laborer for Christ’s Kingdom, spoke o f the * in­ stallation of-Dr. Chesnut three years ago today, and now o f his memorial. He said that his influence was always uplifting. He loved his church and continued faithful until the end. We should recognize the fact that .minis­ ters are a g ift from God, and some­ times God calls Ids workers bathe, and, we cannot understand why; but He always does what Is best, for “ All things work together fo r good to them that love the Lord/' We Won­ der why he had to suffer so long. God was preparing the family and the congregation fo r his" demoval. Prayer was offered by Dr. W. R. McChesney, after which he, aS Mode­ rator o f the Ohio Presbytery, declared the pulpit vacant. Thus the General Synod paid respect to one of, her noblest ministers. What Will You Do To Help? SOLDIERS' LETTERS. We have from time to time pub­ lished interesting letters from the soldier -boys “ over there/’ Under or­ ders from‘.the War Department the letters are censored, very closely, but frequently there are items that would be; of interest to our people. There is nothing that will bring the situa­ tion abroad at home as quickly to the mass of people as these letters. Let us have those that will be of interest. Of the Boys We Ask Their Lives, of You Your Money. “ CEDRUS” IS OUT. The' 1918 issue of the college annu­ al, “The Cedrus/’ is out, the staff be­ ing Sherman A. Liming, editor-in- chief; Miss Rebecca Marsh, assistant editor; Professor Margaret Schneder, and D* Linton Doherty, as artists; S.. Morton CresWell and William R. Col­ lins, business managers, and I. Har vey Rickenback, assistant business manager. The annual is dedicated to the young men of the college who are serving the country’s call at home and abroad. Motherless, Fatherless and Starv­ ing, they are calling from Across the Sea, NOTICE. Difficulty in securing labor has de layed our getting our ice wagon started as early this season as ex­ pected, but we now hope to serve our patrons regularly. Deliveries will be made on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Those desiring ice are requested to phone us. Bills showing amount of ice purchased will be given daily by driver and collections will be made weekly by one properly author­ ized. D. S. ERVIN. No, 9 Brown as well as A sugar at Nagley's. . .London Ohio Home flour at Nag- Iey’s. Japanese silk shirts, $5 $10.50. C» A. Weaver* Xenia, O. ««• Curtain Sfratohar* R. Bird & Sana Co. •rom a Land of Flenty to Those In ’rofessor F. A, Jurkat attended athering of former college chums Columbus Wednesday evening. A iber of his former co llp e assocl- i are attending the ,™ y terian embly and the Franklin College s enjoyed a Very pleasant evert* topthar, Aft&AGttfortat*, Ball Rhone ton or tltoh la aaeohanga, B&01AK9R BROS MOST INTERESTING LETTER FROM CARL DUNCAN. The following letter was receive! from Carl Duncan, former College student who is now serving in France, by- his brother, Paul; “ I thought I would write you anr tell you how I was wounded, _ Well, we went into-the trenches the night of March 28th and during the night Ser­ geant Swingle, o f Nework, 0., led a patrol out into “No Man’s Land" looking for Hun scouts. Somehow he became separated from his bunch and was shot through both legs by the Huns. The patrol returned without him and could give no account o f him. • .“ The next day our officers began looking for him with field glasses. They spotted him away out In “No Man’s Land." Soon they wanted two huskies to go out and drag him m. So a lad named Golicamp. from Ports­ mouth, 0.. and I volunteered. “We got him. nut 'safely and had dragged the sergeant about 125 feet when the Huns opened fire on'us,' They hit the sedgeant again and then one bullet hit Goldcamp in the leg and another through his body, while one got me in the side. Goldcamp died almost instantly and I rolled over a couple of times and .turned my helmet toward the enemy, lying head first. “ They fifed iseveral .more shots, but I laid real still ana they soon stopped. I told you1In a former let­ ter I guess, about' them digging up the dirt. This is hpw God saved me from capture by the Huns. For in less than ten minutes after I had left the spot where I was wounded, the Huns came over the top, and came right up to where I was lying. "It seems almost like a miracle to me that I was not captured. •I cer­ tainly am thankful to God that I am where I am. “ This, is a fine-day and I am doing well, so do not worry about me. ' “ Yours, CARL G. DUNCAN," •Lakeside General Hospital, No. 9. Ward 4, British E. F. We AH Had No Sons to Give, but We Can Lend Help. ‘ CHARLES LOWRY WRITES LET­ TER TO HOME FOLKS. Mr. Charles Lowry, under date o f April 27, writes to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lowry, the letter arriv­ ing Monday. “ This is Saturday and I am getting ready to wash my car, as we are sup­ posed to keep our cars clean whenev­ er we have spare ’ time. We work day and night, for it makes no dif­ ference whether it is dark or day­ light. It has been raining here- for the' past four or five weeks, which keeps it dark almost all the time. “We have moved again from where we were when I wrote you the last letter. We are sixteen miles nearer to the front.' I was In the to^vn where I last saw John Wright, but could not find him this time. They said he had gone to the front. All the Greene county boys arc well ex­ cept John Hayes, who, is in the hospi­ tal for an' operation. “ Tell Charles Smith that 1 am sending him a itter today. I have received 34 letters during the month of March, so you can see it keeps me busy trying to answer them- I don’t want to write so often, for they might stop us from writing at all. ■ •Your son, CHAS. E, LOWRY, Motor Truck Co, No. 2; Q. M. C., care 32 Div. A. E, F, France, via New York. WORK OF RED CROSS DE­ SCRIBED IN LETTER. We have been handed a Canon City, Colo., Record by Miss Eliza­ beth Blair, which gives ani account of Red Cross work in France, as describ­ ed by Mrs, Floyd Van Keuran of that city. Miss Blair formerly taught School in Canon City. We take the following excerpts from the letter, which was dated April 17, and written from Paris: “ I cannot go much Into detail ex­ cept to say that we had to evacuate our station on March 27, when the Iluns were reported to be very near. It was the hardest thing wo ever had to do. “ We have had five enemy air raids during as many nights, the last two being so fiendish that X have no words to express an idea Of their frightfuiness. Mr. Van Keuren was placed in charge of all relief work there, having about fifty people un­ der the Red Cross, all Working along different lines, . “ There was absolutely no room to be had, so we rented an unfurnished hone, and bought enough beds for our use; Then we only had provis­ ion for twenty-six people, the others sleeping on the floor on straw. * “Another Woman and myself took charge o f the house, which we called the Red Cross hotel. It took all of our time to feed the people. In sev­ en days We had no real sleep and not for eight days did we have our cloth­ ing off, when the work slackened up we were ordered back to Paris for a rest. Here we bad the joy o f a bath and real beds. Having rested, we will soon start for a new location, probably Bordeaux. “ 1 forgot to mention “ Big Bertha," the long range gun that has been shelling Faria. No one here pays much Attention to It and we Soin al­ ways hear it i f we are busy. The ^ < g j g w " ( eall it the “ Long Wind- IDEAL WEATHER ADDS MUCH TO CEDAR DAY FESTIVITIES. Several hundred people gathered v Ika. MAllama nn»wiMi4n> TiluSJ... 1 ___ i±. ROBERT BIRD, TOWNSHIP RED CROSS CHAIRMAN. Mr, Robert Bird has been chosen on the college campus Friday to wit- Red Cross townsMp chairman and ness the. annual Cedar Day festivi- i wil1 head the drive fo r Red Cross ties, The weaher was i dteo rfaal funds that starts Mbnday morning ties. The weather,was ideal for a ' and continues for th i week. Mr, Bird program o f outdoor events such.as;w ith his assistants,-Are planning a had been planned. Large delegations •thorough campaign mid each citizen from neighboring schools were pros--! in the county will b# called upon for erit to enjby the day, which is the a subscription. Hafe ypur money one big event of the college year, — A- - j - ■*W .................. .. ready o f sign the card and do not keep the solicitor waiting. These so­ licitors a«j giving their time in this work, so help them AH. you can by having your subscription re?4y to turn over at once.’ ‘ >»< of the Red Cross. £f injured Cared for by Tender Hand^ TWELVE GRADUATES RECEIVE- DIPLOMAS The first stunt was from the Sen­ ior dasB, .“A Band o f Twelve." A band o f black face minstrels, plenty of instrumental music and. a cake walk; The Juniors gave an Inside to a From the Tranches the Boys are class meeting at winch a stunt was Given a Clean WarmLunch, the Work to be selected for Cedar Day. The' - - - - - members had individual stunts, which gave the Juniors credit for one of the best on the program. .'The Sophonioires took the popular topic of "Helping 'the Red Cross." Uncle. Sam’s hoys were represented as going over the top when Red Cross; Nurses aided the wounded; Another scene was a Red Cross Auction: The Freshmen' as a “ Bunch o f Greens." rode in an auto decorated with foliage and each wore the back- woods costume. The auto stalled and was finally pulled out. much to the enjoyment of all. The crowning o f the Queen o f De­ mocracy, Miss Helen Oglesbee, was an attractive feature. Riding in a pony cart decorated with the Stars arid Stripes, and- wearing patriotic colors, Miss Oglesbee made an attrac­ tive appearing queen. Miss Ruth Ramsey, queen of-last year's event, crowned Miss Oglesbee and tho en- tir company sang “ The Star-Spangled Banner,” led by Mrs.. McGervey, mu­ sical director of the college. This was followed by a flag drill. The oration of the day was deliver­ ed by William Collins, taking for his subject, “ The Brotherhood of Man.” The oration was well delivered and the large audience endorsed the pat riotic utterances and oratorical power of the speaker. The dinner In Alford Memorial was attended by several hundred people, while many held - basket picnic, din­ ners on the college lawn. in . Me Chesney acted as toastmaster. Those who spoke were Rev. Andrew S. Cres- well, o f Coulterville, 111., Dr. J.. G. Carson, Xenia; Rev. R-W_Chesnut, Philadelphia, Pa.; Rev. John. Wilson, of Pittsburg, Pa. During the .afterqqap %■ baseball game wasVnjoyea by the visitors, the college hoys defeating Antioch by a score o f 6 to 2. I f you cannot pay now sign a card and pay later. . CHAUTAUQUA DATES. The dates for our Chautauqua this year will be July 22-26, so far as is known at this time. The Chautauqua company is at the mercy of the rail­ roads and such dates must be .arrang­ ed that will permit the railroad com­ pany to move the Chautauqua equip­ ment from one place to another. The dates arc somewhat earlier, than we have had in former years, but there will be np confliction.with the Ohio State Fair or even the. Greene county fair. The last week in July is a very good time and we can ndjust our af­ fairs to make this suit under present conditions. The government has ur­ ged thp public to support chautauquas and President Wilson has personally appealed to all communities that have held chautauquas to continue the good work this year. Clean, moral and up­ lifting entertainment is in greater need at this time than at any previ­ ous period in the country’s history. Ten Million Citizens in this country are Contributors to the Red Cross. Arc you going to be one of them? ~ .......... ........ 4 ROAD NOTICE. All persons are warned to remain off the pikes that are being repaired. The law provides a fine where this order is violated,. power being given county and township officials to close a road during construction or repair work. It wiir he necessary to en­ force this notice. TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES. POLITICAL'ANNOUNCEMENT. I desire to announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator in this, the 5th-6th Ohio State Senatorial Dis­ trict, subject to the. decsion of the Re­ publican electors of the district, at the regular primary election on Tuesday, August 13th, 1918. FRANK C. PARRETT,. Washington G. H., Ohio. , ASH TIMBER WANTED. We -are always in the market for ash timber to be used in construction of -airplanes. We will pay $60 per thousand on board car loading point. Or we Will pay the highest cash price on the stump. Farmers will find It in their interest to call Bell phone Main 2589 or Citizen’s 13040, Dayton or write the undersigned. The Dayton “D" Handle Co.. Home Avenue and B. A O. Ry., Dayton, Ohio. Among other good toffees we have afresh shipment o f Red Bird at Nag- ley’s, , , , ■ '0 , . ■ i . The Ccdarville High School _com meneement held Thursday, •evening in the school auditorium’ was well at­ tended. The stage had been decorat­ ed in the class -colors of green and gold, and potted plants and ferns. Each of the graduates delivered an Oration and there was- no class orator as on, some occasions# The following is thq list of gradu­ ates and-their subjects: “Retribution/’ Alice.. Daines; “ The American Scholar," Ralph Rife; “ Pa­ triotism,” Gray McGampbell; “ The Evolution o f Liberty,”)Edith Ramsey; “Follow the Gleam,” ,- Howard Ault; “Democracy vs. Autocracy," Shirley Eveleth; “ Camouflage,” Willard Kyle; “What this War Will'do for Civiliza- tion,” Ruth Finney; '“The Supreme Question,” Edwin Bradfute; Class History, Leroy Insley; Class Poem. "Onward. Upward,’’ Nina Shroades; “Over the Top,” Josephine Randall. President J. W. Johnson, 'of the Board of Education, presentcd-the di­ plomas on behalf of the board. The invocation and benediction was pro­ nounced by Rev. J. W. Patton. Music for the evening,was furnished by the Fairbanks Theatre /orchestra, Miss Lucilc Johnson,, of this place, acting as pianist. Would You RatherGiveor Go? NEXT CONTINGENT GOES MON­ DAY TO CAMfeTAYLOR.. The draft hoard has orders for sending 118 men from this county on Monday to Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. ■ Iii this. list will be a number who had been, given exemptions for various causes some time ago, This was necessary to make up our quota. Those who had been exempted and must go are Walter Huffman, Daniel L. Kcrtnon, Jasper Chapman, Wilson Agnew and ------ Ewing. The others in the list are: Oscar Lee, John Kon- des, Leonard Smith, Lome Smallwood, Harrison Deck, Wilbur Lemons, Jesse Jones and Walter Boase. • There are no colored boys in this call but the next call it is stated will take several from this place. Have your money ready for the solicitor, Don’t keep him waiting. CHOOSE PRINCIPAL. At a meeting of the school board last Friday evening, Miss Florence Summers, who taught this past year at Cacsarcreek, was elected at prin­ cipal at a salary o f $95 a month. Miss Wilmah Spencer, who has been teaching at Kingston. 0., was elected at a salary of $90 as a high school teacher in place of Miss Helen Patton, who declined the position, having* been previously selected by the board. It’s for Our Greatest Organiza- A gasoline engine made by one of the leading manufacturers in the country is for sale at a bargain, Has magneto and cooling tank, and will be. sold for less than* half the cost of a new engine five years ago, the price today being much higher. Get infor­ mation about this great bargain at this office. No batteries to fool with. Turn the crank and the magneto does the rest. . We are going to install electric motor. „ —Wool fiber silk shirts $3.50 to $6, C. A. Weaver, Xenia* O. We Know Not How Soon Our Own Boys Will Feel the Motherly Touch of the Red Cross as Thousands Have Done. CREX GRASS RUGS. All sizes In stflok up to 12x15 fist, R* Bird & Sons Co. Tho Students o f Cedarville College were delightfully’ entertained on May 13th, by Mr, E, C, Russell, who sang two baritone solos. “Jesus, Lover o f My Soul,” and “ A Perfect Day." The accompaniment was played by Mrs, Eva Keyes. A cordial invitation was extended to Mr. Russell to return. The Red Cross Nurses Thousands. Silk shirts with collars* attached $4 to $7 80. C« A» Weaver, Xenia, O. !OHIO cleanings ; Continental Sugar company , If bringing to Hancock county 500 Mex­ icans, who will be employed in the sugar beat fields. Pay Showers, 2G, married,«a former resident ot Marion, la dead of gun­ shot wounds.at Butte, Mont,. He was a gunsmith and was killed when ex- amining » rifle, , Striking carpenters at East Liver­ pool received 'a wage Increase. While crossing the street leading to church, where she expected U> at tend services,’ Miss Flora Downs, 42, Mansfield, was knocked down by. an automobile and killed. XaleskJ, for the first time In its bis tory, voted-dry by a vote of 62 to 52, putting out of business the only Sa­ loon in Vinton county. Peter W. Weber, 93, of Gallon, de-1 nies that Colonel John Conway of Ca­ diz Is the only survivor of tho Mex­ ican war in. Ohio. For years Mr Weber lias been receiving a Mexican war pension, having been in'the en tire campaign under General .Zachary Taylor. Clarence Duffy, 10, foil, Into a pool at Alliance and was drowned. Womonrs Red Cross work valued at $549,205.27 was shipped to the Lake division warehouses during April by Red Cross chapters in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, Carl W. Fuller, direc- •tor of the division’s bureau of sup- lies announced. . . From the fuel administration for Ohio /comes the warning that delivery of both bituminous (soft) and anthra cite (hard) coal may^be prohibited iu many counties of. the state during the coining fall where wood supply is available. Rev, William S. Harpster of Co­ lumbus has been selected to manage the Marion .county dry campaign. -Habry Eagle- was killed- at Spring- field .when,a motor- fire truck struck the motorcycle he was. riding, Walter. and John Dickinson and, AnioS Brady were struck by a .train, ot a grade crossing in Marion. . The Dickinsons suffered broken hips and internal- injuries and Brady a broken; arm. Graves of heroes of six wars wUl be decorated at Bucyrqs Memorial day. Five Revolutionary war heroe* are-buried there. ’ Raymond A. Zechiel of Dayton, 19, sophomore Student in arts at~Ohlo Statef university, was- drowned while Jumbos. - Two of. his associates had' narrow escapes when they tried to: save:.him. . Charged with holding up produc­ tion of w munitions John Galley, a Gemiau ,wbjeot and foreman of ‘ a large Cleveland factory engaged in manufacturing gun forgings for the government, was placed In jail to await probable Internment Luther Glihn of Springfield was killed iu action in France. Sergeant Lewis Sagle of Zanesville was killed In action on the French front J Chief Mechanic John Cochran com­ pleted his fiftieth year of continuous employment with a plant at Jackson. In attempting to ford a swollen stream at Rocky Fork, near Ports­ mouth, Stanley Hayalip, 17, was drowned, * One hundred and fifty high school girls, at Alliance have begun military drill, to be held three mornings a week, under direction of a drillmaa- ter. » Ohio Cities Gas company and Forc­ ing .Brothers are starting oil wells in the eastern Knox county fields. To help relieve freight car short­ age an auto truck left ML Vernon for Chicago with several castings. William Jacobs, 28, and Fred Smal­ ley, 32, were , severely injured near Bucyrus when their auto was Btruck by a train. Oscar Coe and Ralph Hostetter were- Injured probably fatally when (Heir auto hit a telephone pole. Boy members o f LaRiie high school graduating class wore military-cut suits and the girls Red Cross nurse uniforms. Good Samaritan and Providence hospitals at Sandusky were bequeath­ ed the bulk of the estate of Miss Mina Ritter In her will, V. C. Harr, 70, Fostoria, was seri­ ously injured when he was knocked down by a bicyclist. Colonel James D. Ellison, 73, for­ mer owner of the State Journal, died at Columbus after an illnoss of nearly a year. He had large real .estate holdings, American Ship Building company’s employes at Lorain will receive wage Increases of 20 per cent and upward dating from April 1 under an agree­ ment Just reached, Ashtabula hks women conductors on streetcars. Representative Welty’s bill looking toward the construction of a barge canal connecting Lako Erie and the Ohio river, via Cincinnati and To­ ledo, with a branch extending from Defiance through northern Indiana to Lake Michigan at Chicago, lias been reported favorably to tho house. Harry Whetzel, 24, Lancaster, com­ mitted suicide by drinking poison. He is said to have been worried because the draft board placed him in Class 1. Governor Cox issued a proclama­ tion urging support of ttie Red Croefc Ohio’s quota is $6,490,000. W, L. Mathias of Johnstown, Lick­ ing county, was killed in action at the French front. J. V. Morris, railroad conductor, was drowned in the Mahoning river at Youngstown. He fell into the stream while trying to recover the body of a man he had fobnd wedged * railread bridge. Announcement We beg to announce to our friends and patrons that effective June 20, 1918, we will retire from active business. We have sold our entire plant and stock of goods to' Mr. Ed A. All^n, who will conduct the busi­ ness along the same plan. For sake of health we consider it the part of wisdom not to carry the business load that we have been carrying, any longer. We want to express our appreci­ ation to our patrons for the confi­ dence extended to us and for the business with which we were favored and we speak for our suc­ cessor the same liberal patronage. Sincerely yours, f 1 •Good ^dsitions ate ~($>en for "Ex- * . periencedSalespeople inthe follow*-* mg retail stores, Dayton, Ohio. Apply at Employment Office. Wm. F. Oelman Co. LouisTraxler Co. Johnston-SheltonCo. Rike-Kumler Co. The Elder& Johnston Co. W. E.. Boring Book Store For Graduating Presents Your Patronage Will ‘be A pp rec ia ted 6 South Detroit 2 ? en la , © . ALL WEEK SPECIAL / SCHRADER TIRE Pfacciirp (fiiRffec | 1 1vudlll V Ulitlgvu Standard the world ovtr Sold everywhere at $1.25. C f JN& jP * Our price this week........ .. Frank J. Pierson 105 East High Stre»t, • Springfield, *• - Ohio