Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 181.

FIRST NAVAL BATTLE IS FOUGHT German Fleet Attacks Russian Squadron Under Darkness And Drives Them To Cover

INVADE GERMANY French Army Corps of 75,000 Men Has Crossed the German Border GERMAN ARMIES Are Crossing Belgium Territory and England is Appealed to for Help. (United Press Service.) Eng., Aug. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —England will fight Germany. That was the construction placed on the remarkable speech by Sir Edward Grey in the house of commons this afternoon. In empassioned language he declared the empire has exactly itself in efforts to maintain peace. He pta.-nly said that England could not afford to stand by and see France subjucated and the independance of Holland and Belgium ravished. Tonight Premier Asquith will recite the ailure of the diplomacy; characterizing the German seizure of British shipping as acts of war, declaring that England having been appealed to by Belgium after being invaded by the Germans, must draw her sword in Belgium's defense. The British army has been ordered mobilized. The navy is ready. Meanwhile bloody fighting ’s already in progress between the German and French armies along the frontier. The advantage so far seems to be with the French as they have not only held their own but a French army of 75,000 men is reported to be moving into Germany from a point north of Belfort. Germany is invading Russia and German troops have driven Rus.Sian cossacks who were raiding northeastern Prussia, back across the line. One important fortification in Russian Poland is reported as being held by the German cavalry supported by artillery. The first naval battle occured in the Baltic sea according to a news despatch reaching Stockholm. Attacking under the cover of darkness the German squadron is reported to have driven the Russian war ships in confusion into the Gulf of Finland. One large war craft of unknown identification was driven ashore on the Aland islands at the head of Bothnia gulf. The censorship ts so strict that few details are permitted to become known. Germany's invasion of Belgium in direct conflict with the latter’s proclamation of neutrality was bitterly disappointing to England. It proved conclusively that the Kaiser does not intend to permit any obligation to interfer with his plans of conquering.

Washington, D. C., Aug. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —By a vote of 231 to 60 the house today passed the senate bill making available almost unlimited millions of currency to National banks The house amended the bill ■ by removing the limit of $500,000,000 and authorizing the secretary to issue additional millions if the war crisis made it necessary. Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3— (Special to Dailv Democrat)— The war office this evening confirmed the report that the French army had invaded Germany. I The army is crossing the border at a ■ point near Belfort. Three German army corps are being sent to engage W the invaders. IS GETTING ALONG NICELY. Mrs. Minnie Lewton, until recently of this city, now a resident of Fort Wayne is getting along nicely since her operation in a Fort Wayne hospital >ast week. It was thought that she was . suffering from a cancerous affection but examination there revealed only ulcers, a much less serious case.

DECATUR Uj.Tly DEMOCRAT “DECATL'RV J -

THE FIRST CONCERT. For Pubic Will be Given by the City Band. v The city hand will give its first street concert on Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, at the corner of Madison and Second street. Come put and hear the boys. IN YELLOWSTONE Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick and Daughter, Helen, Will Have Fine Visit. IN NATIONAL PARK Will Go From There to Colorado—Will be Gone About Eighteen Days Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick and daughter, Helen, left this afternoon over the Erie for Chicago, and from there will go on a delightful trip of .eighteen days through Yellowstone park and the west, their trip being taken as members of the Gates tourists’ party. They will go byway of | St. Paul, Minn., and enroute will stop off a day at Steele, North Dakota. The Studebaker ladies own land near that place which they have never seen, and the stop there will be to look at the land. From there they will go to Gardiner, Wyoming, at which point they will enter Yellowstone park from the north. They will spend five days in the park, viewing all the great natural wonders and beauties, and will leave at the southern entrance, at Ogden, Wyoming. From there they will go to Salt Lake City for a day’s visit; thence to Colorado Springs for two days; and from there to Denver for a day. They will have a trip through the royal gorge and visit other interesting points in that vicinity. All in the trip will be one of thorough pleasure land instruction.

ARMIES

POE MAN IS DEAD John Scherer, a Prominent Farmer of Near Poe Succumbed Yesterday IN FORT WAYNE Had Been at Hospital for] Treatment for Ulcers of Stomach. Adams county relatives and friends' will be grieved to learn of the death of John Scherer of Poe, which occurred yesterday afternoon in a hospital in Port Wayne where he had been for some time for treatment for ulcers of the stomach. Mr. Scherer was fortyone years of age and a man of amly. He is well known in the north part of this county, and has relatives here. He was a prominent farmer of his community and was an elder in the Christian church at Poe. The funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Christian church at Poe, and the Rev. Benjamin Borton of the Decatur church will be in charge. Music will be furnished by the Decatur choir. — o The Guy Stock Company opens its week’s engagement at Bluffton this evening.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Ev

TO BE MANAGER Alonzo Dutcher Will Leave First of Week for Bluffton to be Manager of ■ ■" MORRIS STORE THERE Has Been Assistant to Manager Collins at Decatur Store Four Weeks Alonzo Dutcher, an enterprising young man of this city, for four weeks assistant manager of the local Morris store, has rapidly made good ami next Sunday night will go to Bluffton where he will become manager of the company’s store at that place. He succeeds Giant Welch, the young man who assisted here several months ago during the illness of Ray Collins, local manager. Mr. Welch goes to Noblesville to become manager of the company’s new store which they are opening there. Mr. Dutcher is a son of Mrs. Nancy Dutcher of this city and for five years was employed by Schafer company. He is an industrious young man of excellent habits and ability, and Mr. Collins under whom he has been working at the Morris store here speaks in the highest praise of him. He is bound to succeed in his new place, as he has here, and all his friends are happy over his success. ISTHE STEWARD John Blocher Formerly of Adams County is Steward of Great Hotel

AT WEST BADEN Is Making Good—George Wemhoff Returns From a Visit There. 11 -—* We are always glad to hear about ' Adams county boys and girls who have J made good away from home. George | Wemhoff, the monumental dealer, who I has returned from a business visit to the quarries at Bedford, and who stopI ped off at West Baden on his way 'home, had the pleasure of meeting 'john Blocher, a former Adams county boy. Mr. Blocher was a former resident of Ceylotj, Adams county, where he was engaged in the mercantile business with his father. Mr. Blocher is now the steward of the great West Baden hotel, one of the largest, finest and best in the country, with its seven hundred guests and splendid accommodations. Mr. Blocher has charge of the buying of the supplies for the great hotel, and his splendid ability is amply rewarded with a splendid salary as well as a bonus on savings at the end of the year. Mr. Blocher has a fine residence overlooking a height at West Baden, and his home is presided over by his mother, who has charge of his four | children, since the death of his wife , last fall. Mr. Blocher brought the body of his wife to Geneva where she was laid to rest in the cemetery, and (her grave will be marked with a fine ■monument, which will be erected by the Wemhoff Company. Mr. Blocher enjoyed talking over his Adams county boyhood days and well remembers the good times that he and 'judge D. E. Smith had when playmates near Ceylon in days long gone by. o TO CARE FOR SISTER. Mrs. Florence Bradbury of Springfield, Ohio, arrived here being called here by her sister, Mrs. Andrew WeiIfley who needs her care. Mrs. Weifley has not been well since she was injured in a fall from a buggy on last ■ Easter. She has now developed what 'is thought to be sciatic rheumatism, and while not confined to her bed. needs the care of her sister. Mrs. Bradbury is a trained nurse and has been at the head of the I. O. O. F. home in Springfield, Ohio, for three years.

M AND WILL”

ARE GIVEN LECTL— - Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 3—-The fa it.Lwii. nt nlimit fit-..

outdoor pastime of about two hunulO Kokomo men was blighted a few nights ago when they read n description of IF in the Tribune. Most of these give the courthouse yard a wide berth, and as a result the women of Kokomo are not so much annoyed. The pastime consisted of watching the display of hosiery as women climbed upon the high running boards of the summer streetcars. The reporjer counted 181 men standing in the hot sun "where tlie view was good ' and 34 men standing in tlie cooling shade "where the view was poor.” Then he wrote a story that likened the men to “buzzards roost ing in tlie courtyard." said the men were “lampfiil witli rheumy eyes” and] suggested they should be required to take out dog licenses. When tlie men' went home to supper that night they had to brave the suspecting glances of their wives. Women now board the cars at this busy transfer point unwatched, and even the court house pump is neglected by the men from Kokomo. WM.WARD~ IS PAROLED Decatur Man Was Granted Parole This Morning by Governor Ralston "■'l»* SERVING SENTENCE In Michigan City Since May 1913—Convicted October 12, 1912. •a Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 3. Decatur Daily Democrat: Governor Ralston today paroled Will Ward serving sentence in Michigan City prison. L. G. ELLINGHAM.

The above was a telegram received at this office this morning, and the news will be received with pleasure by Mr. Ward’s friends. Mr. Ward was found guilty October 12, 1912, by a jury, of the charge of conspiracy to steal, and was sentenced by Special Judge R. H. Hartford of Portland, being given a fine of S2OO and from two to fourteen years in Michigan City prison. He appealel the matter to the supreme court, which upheld the verdict of the lower court on May 10, 1913. On May 17 the court ordered the committment issued and Ward was taken to Michigan City to ( enter upon his term of service, which has been a very little more than a year. wedsTTlinia Miss Leona Stalter, Formerly of the Niblick Store, Becomes Wife OF FRANK LEWIS * Visited Here Over Sunday and Left for Future Home In Fort Wayne. Decatur friends of Miss L,eona Stalt-

er, daughter of the late Abraham Stalter of this county, will be pleased to hear of her wedding which took place two weeks ago to Mr. Frank Lewis, of Lima, Ohio, a barber of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were guests over Sunday of her sister, Mrs. Sam Butler of this city, and left this morning for Fort Wayne where they will make their future home. Miss Stalter was a seamstress and was employed for some time in the cloak and suit department of th-e Niblick store. She resigned a year ago to go to Lima where she took charge of the household of her brother, Frank Stalter, after the death of his wife. It was there that she met and became acquainted with Mr. Lewis, the acquaintance culminating in their happy marriage. Miss Stalter who is a most excellent young lady, is also a sister of Mrs. Dal Hower of this city.

ugust 3, 1914

AUTUMN WEDDING

an<i nß of Robert Mann Take s Helen vans - This Autumn IS THE" RUMOR Groom Member High ’■•ogl Faculty—Bride Was Fg nier Teacher

While tlie principles themselves have not made announcement of tlie same, it is understood that tlie wedding of Mr Robert Mann, a teacher in tlie Decatur high school, and Miss Helen Evans, a well known former Adams county teacher, will take place some time this fall or early winter. They will make their homo in this city where the groom will again serve as a member of tlie liigli school faculty. Miss Evans is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Evans formerly of Root township, now of Camden, Indiana. She is a graduate of the Decatur high school, and formerly taught in tlie county. Later she entered the Kansas Agricultural college, taking a course in domestic science, graduating from tlie department last spring, after completing the four year course in three years. Miss Evans visited here last week, returning then to Camden. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mann of Root township. OAF MINTED Governor Ralston Has Set Aside Friday October 2nd as “Health Day”

ISSUE PROCLAMATION Urging People to Osberve the Day—Letters Are Being Sent by Dr. Hurty.

Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 2nd —(Spec- ’ to Daily Democrat) —The Indiana State 1 Board of Health is taking an active ' part in the plans for a state wide observance of Disease Prevention Day, Friday October 2nd. The following letter, addressed to every city health officer and county health commissioner lias been addressed and mailed by Dr. Hurty. Dear Doctor: Governor Ralston having a keen appreciation of what it means to improve the public health has appointed October 2nd as Disease Prevention Day. He will soon issue a public proclamation i urging all the people of the state to ob- ■ serve that day and give it up as one -j day that is devoted to thinking, saying and doing those things whicli will conduce to better health. Mr. Nathan Straus of New York, the well known philanthropist, has written Governor Ralston a letter commending him for taking this step. He has also £ written to the governors of all the states suggesting that in each state there be a Public Health Day or Disease Prevention Day each year. It is ' encouraging to know that this idea lias so strongly impressed one of the merchant princes of the United States. You probably are aware that Mr. Straus contributes $40,000 annually to public health work in New York. The figures kept by his bookkeeper show that it is i an excellent investment. The State Board of Health requests < and urges all health officers to assist 1 in this imprtant matter in their '•e- I spective localities. The question in the . beginning will be asked—What can I do? In reply we suggest that the health < officer talk up the matter of Disease i Prevention Day and devise some plan or plans of procedure. A committee : should be appointed to report speedily as to what shall be done on Disease Prevention Day. This committee would do well to suggest a clean-up prior to the Disease Prevention Day and on that particular date, October 2nd, have a public health procession. Let the store windows be dressed with those things which pertain to the public health. For instance, drug stores would clear out all medicines from their win-

down, and put in disinfectants, soap brushes, and such articles and add a.i aunruurlate placard something like the

utterance of old Benjamin Franklin. "Public Health Is Public Wealth." Dry goods stores could invent windows according to their ingenuity. In Anderson on Public Health Day. one dry goods man put in a large bath tub in Ills big

window, surrounded it witli heaps of towels of every size anl kind and a great heap of toilet soap, also brushes and sponges, etc. At the Anderson Public Health Procession one merchant had eight min- [ iature cages on wheels in imitation of [circus cages. In one of them was : I while pig made whiter by being white

gslied. Ou the cage was a sign ”EvLhVlgs will kee P cleaner if you give ra t<, in one cage some live 1 a dog bplaced in the upper deck and ' boy walkii,« ver y once iH a whil *' a trap door the sld, ‘ wo '" ,, ° P ‘ >n dog below. T?f’ k *‘ * rat ’’ ow " ,O ““ cage—“He eats i was a ,lRn on before, the proceil a * ive sa ” Health Day will be a and (Continued on Pik e^ s '

AUTO CAMPAIui Prohibition Speakers will be Through Adams County Wednesday Aug. 5

WILL STOP HERE At 8 in Evening—Some Well Known Speakers Included In Auto Party Adams county is included in the itinerary of tlie great Prohibition Automobile campaign, tills week, and four towns and cities, including Decatur,

will be visited by the speakers in their automobile, on Wednesday. August 5. Decatur will be their stopping place’ at eight o'clock that evening, when all i interested parties will be addressed. I The speakers include Hon. Sumner 1 W. Haynes, J. Walter Gibson, J. Ray ‘ mond Schmidt, and Merritt A. Stipp. the last named a campaign singer. The announcement of the campaign ( is made through the Patroit Phalanx.! which is read here and this announce ment here is authorized by J. W. Shififerly of Union township, a reader cf the Phalanx. 1 J The following places will be includ ed in their stop of the campaigners on next Wednesday. August 5. Bryant—B:3o a. m. Geneva—lo:3o a. m. ( Berne —1:00 p. m. Monroe —3:00 p. m. Decatur—B:oo p. m. ROBINSON ~PARK < Ft. Wayne Park Will be ‘ Scene of Christian Sunday ’ School Picnic i ; t A SPECIAL CAR ; i On Interurban Will Leave . Here at 8:15 Thursday Morning. i "All aboard for the Christian Sunday school picnic at Robinson park.” , This will be the call of the conductor on the special interurban car that will leave the Decatur interurban station at 8:15 o’clock next Thursday morning. August 6 for Fort Wayne. The passenbers will be the members of the Decatur Christian Sunday school and all friends who wisli to take advantage of the cheap rate of fifty cents round trip. The members of the school will be provided with free tickets and these will be given out to them on Wednesday evening, at which time all are requested to meet at the church. After leaving the interurban station Thursday morning, at 8:15, stops will be made by Ute car at Marshal street and also at the mill at the end of Fifth ' street. The car will leave Fort Wayne I on the return trip in the evening, at - 6 o’clock.

I Reaches Every Nook Os County |

Price Two Cents.

INJURED MEN STILL LIVING Chances For Recovery Os Jess Andrews Were About Even This Morning LIMBS PARALYZED And . icusly Injured Internal 1/ Condition Os John Andrews More Hopeful Tlie conditions of John and Jess An-

drews, victims of the automobile wreck Saturday afternoon, one half mile south of Preble, are still very serious tills morning as reported by Dr. Parrish, tlie attending physician, but they are holding their own witr chances for recovery. Further investigation disclosed tlie fact that tlie boys had made a trip to Preble in tlie morning bd had been drinking rather heavily. J "' he afternoon when they returned ” Mr ' npfenstein stated that lie refused uny " ' ir to John Andrews but did give a <ln s t() Wadc an j j eSH as they did not ap|K r to | iave drinking heavily. Accowj n g f O Klopfen-

stein’s drink was .that he permitted «, e boys to >, av .but did sell them a q^ rt of whiskey and six bottles of beer take iiome for Sunday. When the broiu rs go t j n . to the machine to return lion*. John and Jess got into the front seat while Wade got into the rear seat. fore the point where the accident oe 1 - cured was reached, Samuel Henchen passed the machine and which was at ithe time taking a very eratic course. I Mr. Henchen noticed that an exchange lof drivers was being attempted and t i few seconds later heard the crash. Mr. George Ernest, a farmer residing in

Peterson, was the first man to reach the scene. Before his arrival however, John Andrews had recovered and securing a rail was endeavoring to raise the machine off the two brothers. An automobile containing four Bluffton men then drove up and with their assistance. Jess was removed from under the machine, as was also Wade. Jess was found lying under the front fender, fastened to the ground and unconscious. Wade was pinned to the ground by the side of the rear seat and bad been killed almost instantly John had either been thrown clear of the machine or had in some manner extricated himself, and was endeavoring to release his brothers. When assistance arrived however he collapsed and was unable for a time to move a muscle. Coroner D. D. Clark and Dr. C. S. Clark were stationed and the body of the dead brother was ordered to the Mey Scherer & Beaver, morgue in th..' city while the injured brothers were removed to the ,home of the fath . ' erry Andrews near Monroe. Ari c ; I oil of their injuries Sunday mon h the Drs. Clark and Parrish c. -Io 1 tin. "act that the left clavicle of Jess was broken and lie had sustained such serious injuries to the back that the lower extremities were paralyzed, also that besides the many cuts and bruises he had sustained- every' muscle had been bruised and injured. John’s injuries include a deep cut about the knee of the left ley and wrich required several stitches to close, a badly injured right shoulder, and every muscle strained and bruised with several cuts on his face and body Jess was also injured internally' and is in a very serious condition with chances about equal for life or death. Althought the coroner has not yet made public, the Inquest, it is thought that the direct cause of the death of Wade, was from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Notwithstanding the fact that the machine was completely turned around and

thrown upside down in the ditch, it was able to remove it to Monroe with its own power. A continual line of people were present at the morgue Saturday evening to view the body of the dead man. Mother Breaks Arm At about the same moment that the 1 accident ocurred Saturday afternoon, I Mrs. Perry Andrews, mother of the boys, had the misfortune to fall down 1 the stairway at her home and break 1 her arm. The physician had just fint ished setting it when the news of the i accident, and the injured sons were ? brought, home. It was indeed a sad t scene to witness the emotion of the (Continueu on Page 8)