Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1914 — Page 1

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gr Volume XII. Number 185.

25,000 GERMANS KILLED AND WOUNDED

THREE NIGHT ATTACKS ARE MADE ON LIEGE Rapid Fire Guns And Accurate Aim Os Belgians Slaughter German Attacking Forces By Hundreds

ASK ARMISTICE EGerman Commander Asks I 24 Hours Cessation to Burv Dead and Get Wounded GERMAN WAR SHIPS Are Reported to be Retreating Toward Holland Before British Fleet (United Press Service.) L BRUSSELS, Aug. 7- i Special to Daily Democrat) —Three times last night the German hosts wore hurled against the Belgium defenses. Massed in close gnforniation the German infantry charged across the open country in a vain pFShtamnt to carry the fortifications. E "Their charges were useless and they ■•were finally driven back, torn and shattered. The Belgium rapid fire gun-i were so trained as to sweep evil ery foot of ground over which the enplenty was approaching and were so wonderfully served and fired with such precision that the rain of lead was con tinuous and the damage was appalling to the Germans. The German close order tactics made much slaughter possible. Massed close together the German columns were wiped out by entire squads at a time. The German army then withdrew and the artillery duel was renewed. For a time the Germans remained at their base under cover of the artillery waiting. Firing with the siege guns demolished many buildings at Liege and then another assault was attempted. Like the others, this one failed and the German i formation was again driven back with | heavy loss of life. There were thou sands of soldiers lying in the open space between the fort and the main army. Their moans of suffering could be heard by the Belgium soldiers in the fort as well as ny their comrades, but nothing could be done for their, while the artillery fire was kept up. At last the German commanding genera! realized that the sight of the dead must have a depressing effect on hi; , men and got into touch with the Bel gium commander. He asked for a 24 hour armistice, to which Kink Albert must decide. In this connecfcioi he will be called on to decide also whether the Germans will take advan tage of this lull to get reinforcements. It is stated officially that the German officer who asked for the armistice made the admission that the dead and wounded totaled 25.000 men. * LONDON, Aug. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Germany is already "paying the price” that staggers humanity. British military experts admit that ' they are astounded over the terrible - loss of life following the German attack on Liege. They declare that it indicates that the Kaiser’s "men ol ' iron” will be unable to penetrate th 1 | French frontier and that Germany will ■ be on the defensive almost from the outset of the war. A British naval victory at this time will mark the be- | ginning of the end of the war, and one I is looked for soon. - Although Lord o ! the Admiralty Churchill denies that S the government has had any official ■ news relating to fighting at sea, there is little doubt that the fleet scouts are keeping up a running fight which began yesterday. The German warships , are now on the east side of the North Sea and Admiral Callaghan is harassing them. That the Ka’ttr fears his

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forces may be crushed, is the construction placed upon his proclamation to German people. Strict censorship is being placed on all wires and all Information regarding war plans is refused. Despite this it is believed that plans for the rushing of English troops to assist the Belgium troops are now complete. Big liners are requisitioned and will be used to rush the troops to Belgian ports but no announcement of this will be permitted until they actually land. PARIS, Aug. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With French forces holding Moyenvia and Vic In Lorraine and with French troops pushed into Belgium to reinforce her army, France today assumed the aggressive. She intends to force the lighting but aU information is withheld. Officials believe that Germany will have to settle down to a lengthy siege. London. Aug. 7, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In the house of commons this afternoon, Winston Churchill i first head of the admiralty, denied that any general naval engagement had taken place between the German and ' British fleets. Paris, Aug. 7, —(Special to the Daily | Democrat) —The French invasion is under w-,y. It is officially announced at the war office this morning that French forces have occupied all the towns of Moenvic and Vic In Loraine. Continuous fighting is in progress. Brussels, Aug. 7,—(Special to DailyDemocrat) —Just when the German troops had apparently settled down to besiege Liege and had abandoned the assault plan, a general movement along the entire line began and the most determined assault on Liege of the whole attack was begun. A general engagement is now in progress along the line. The Belgium forces claim to be holding their own against the advance. In earlier attacks today to take Liege, the German troops suffered fearful Josses. The heavy German guns are firing accurately and deadly and a good part of Liege has been destroyed. Police are demanding the services of every citizen to aid in fighting fire. Many were killed and wounded when a German air ship swept over the town and dropped dy namite bombs which exploded with terrific force. The ship escaped to the German lines unharmed. London, Aug. 7,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The British and German fleets have clashed in the North Sea according to many unconfirmed reports Some of these reports claim a “glorious victory" for the British fleet but are not confirmed. The admiralty today declared that English shipping interests were now- safe. This is accepted as meaning that England's power on the sea is supreme. German ships are reported as retreating towards Holland. One sensational report stated that 19 German ships were sunk. The admiralty simply refuses to discuss these retorts. Coast cities are reporting today and which is stronger now than yesterday, indicating that heavier ships are becoming active. The British squadron in the Mediterranean sea is reported to have engaged tlie German cruisers Gabon and Dreslad. BRUSSELS, Aug. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Belgium war office in an official statement issued today said that German troops admitted their losses will total 25,000 men. BERLIN, Aug. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A proclamation to GerI .(-'Autinued on Fags Four)

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, Aug. 7. 1914.

COUPLE ELOPE Anna Okeley Asked Parents’ Permission to Go to Hear Band Wednesday AND THEN ELOPES Returned Last Night With Husband, John Smith, Son of Mrs. Frank Roop

“May I go down to hear the band?" young Miss Anna Okeley, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Janies Okeley of Eleventh street asked her parents on Wednesday evening. She was given permission and that was the last her parents saw of her until this morning. She returned last evening on the 8:30 car with her husband, John Smith, a well known young man, son of Mrs. Frank Roop of Root township, who with his mother has been staying at the home of a sister, Mrs. Huffman on Eleventh street. The couple announced that they had been married in Michigan. On arriving here they went at once to the home of their brother-in-law John Durbin and it was not until this morning that the young iady's parents met her. They are preparing a homeJn west part of the city, near Maplewood, for their residence. The groom is a teamster. The bride is said to be quite youthful. The bride will not be sixteen years of age until next December, while the groom is twenty-four years old. The groom's mother knew of the wedding, and the furniture was bought ten days ago. The same was delivered today to their residence west of Maplewood cemetery. deatFsummons Came to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Wife of the President Last Evening AT FIVE O’CLOCK Last Words Were for the Care of Her Husband— Nation in Sorrow Washington, D. C., Aug. 7 —Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president of the United States, died at the White House at five o’clock last evening. Death came after a brave struggle of months against Bright’s disease with complications. Mrs. Wilson had been in poor health since last February when she fell in the White House and strained her spine. About two weeks ago her condition became serious and two weeks ago alarming. Until yesterday morning at ten o’clock, however her family did not know that there was no hope for her recovery. The end came while Mrs. Wilson was unconscious. Kneeling at the bedside at the end were the President and their three daughters, Dr. Carey T. Grayson, U. S. N., and a nurse were in the room, and just outside a door were Secretary McAdoo and Francis B. Sayre, Mr. Wilson’s sons-in-law, and Mr. Tumulty, his secretary. Mr. Wilson, to the last, manifested the same thoughtful care of her husband. Her last words were a request ol the doctor to take good care of him. Mrs. Wilson was fifty years of age and whgti she came to the White House was in robust health. Always a home-lover, she neverless immediately assumed charge of the duties of the wife of the President. Washington, D. C„ Aug. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Speaker Clark today announced that the house committee to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wilson will consist of himself and the senior members in point of service of each state delegation. The house probably will stand in recess on the day

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of the funeral. The flag of AustriaHungary was unfurled at half mast toI day because of the death. Ambassador Dumba who is in New York may attend the funeral as a representative of his government. Services for Mrs. Wilson at the White House will be private according to official announcement. The President was more effected today than yesterday and his ner vous condition is worse. His sleep last night was induced by sedatives as ordered by the physician on account of his nerves. Burial will probably be at cither Rome, Ga„ her birthplace, or at Princeton, N. J., where the family lived for twenty-five years. veteranTdead James E. Lowdon, Resident of Monroe Township, Died This Morning AT FOUR O’CLOCK Death Was Caused From Neuralgia of the Heart—--11l From Rheumatism James E. Low-don, a well known and highly respected resident and farmer of Monroe township, died suddenly this morning at his home from neuralgia of the heart, death being almost instantaneous. For some time Mr. Lowden had been a sufferer from sciatic rheumatism and for the past three weeks had I>een confined to his home. His condition was not su serious however as to cause any thought of death, ana his passing away so quickly came as a great shock not only to his many friends and acquaintances but also to the memuers of the immediate family. Mr. Lowdon was born in Crawford county, Ohio, October 3, IS4G and was the son of James and Mary Ann Lowdon. His early life was spent at his birthplace and after the civil war he removed to Indiana. March 21, 1880 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary E. McKiblin. This union existed for a few years only as death claimed Mrs. Lowdon. After this Mr. Lowdon was again united in marriage to Miss Nancy E. Gould. This union was also of short duration for within ten months after her marriage Mrs. Lowdon was called to the home of the Father. In 1884 Mr. Lowdon again took the vows of matrimony, this time with Miss Lavinia Gould, a sister of his former wife. This last happy union has existed until the present time and besides the wife who is left to grieve for the loss of a kind and loving husband, are four children, these being Mrs. Nancy Rosenfelt of Republic, Ohio, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller of Grand Rapids, Mich., Frank C. of North Dakota and Nelson of this county.Two children have preceded the father in death. Although no definite funeral arrangements have been made, the services will be held at the Pleasant Valley church. Civil War History James E. Lowdon, a civil war veteran. was a member of the 12th„ Ohio Battery of Light Artillery. His regiment served in General Sherman's army and participated in its marches and battles. O ——— WRIST IS CUT. On Broken Edge of Jar—Mrs. Ray ' Magner Injured. Mrs. Ray Magner had the misfortune to badly cut her right wrist today on the broken edge of a jar. A blood vessel was severed and she bled very profusely, a physician’s services being necessary in dressing the wound. The jar was a large one of twenty gallons or so and had been sunken in the ground to be used as a cold storage place. With her husband, Mrs. Magner attempted to remove it from the ground. The force of the shock broke the upper’edge of the jar making a thin sharp edge which penetrated her wrist.

MAY PLAY THERE —— School Board Grants Chili dren Privilege of Playing School Lawns WOMAN’S LEAGUE _____ I For City Improvement Will | Equip Public and Parochial Grounds - The Woman’s City Improvement League is rejoicing over the securing of several new fine play grounds for the children. The school board has consented to allow the lawns of the public schools for this purpose. The league is getting ready for equipping them with things that make the life of the children enjoyable. The several parochial school grounds, the St. Joseph and the Lutheran in the west part of the city, will also be fitted out with play ground apparatus. The league held a fine meeting at the home of Miss Betty Boyers last evening, when reports from various committees were received. The rest room committee told of its meeting with the county commissioners, who will co-operate with them. The flower contet committee also reported. The society expects to give another one o fthe public porch parties, or a social similar to it. This may be given week after next, and the square on Madison street, between Second and Third, will be requested for this event. Another meeting will be held the first of the week to arrange for this.

SUIT IS FILED Ella Andrews Demands SIO,OOO for Damages in Death of Husband WADE ANDREWS Jeff Klopfenstein and His Bondsmen Are Made Defendants The big SIO,OOO damage suit of the , widow of Wade Andrews against Jeff j Klopfenstein the Preble sal.-.unist and his bondsmen, as predicted in this paper Wednesday evening, has reached the circuit court. It was filed yesterday afternoon late by Attorneys C. | L. Walters and L. C. DeVoss for the , plaintiff. The case is entitled "The ’ State of Indiana Ex Rel Ella An- ■ drews, widow of Wade Andrews vs. Jeff Klopfenstein and The Illinois ] Surety Company.” The widow sets out that she was ; dependent upon her late husband for support and maintenance, and that his death occurred August 1. The allegation is that the defendant, Jeff Klop- ] fenstein, himself or by his clerks and ■ agents, sold to the deceased Intoxica- i ting liquor, whereby he became more intoxicated, incapacitating him from driving or operating the automobile j properly, his condition also preventing his brothers, John and Jesse Andrews, from properly running the automobile The complaint further sets out that Mr. Klopfenstein allowed the incapa- : citated man to go out and get into the i machine and operate it violently and recklessly, resulting in the overturning of the car and the death of Wade Andrews a few minutes later. The complaint is in seven paragraphs, each slightly different but alike in the main. It will be remembered that the fatal accident in which Wade was killed, and his two brothers badly injured, occurred late last Saturday afternoon while they were returning home from the Preble saloon on the Peterson Preble road west of this city. Klopfenstein’s last license was is-

sued April 6, 1914, the Illinois Surety' | Company being bond. The bond is | conditioned to keep an orderly and, peaceful house and to pay all fine, ’and costs for violations of liquor law A WELCOME ARRIVAL. “Yes have a cigar and I’ll tell you ail about it." This Is the way J> Helm now known as "Daddy" greeted iliis many friends during the entire day and he was not slow in telling | them that the stork had left a big i ! ten pound boy by the name of Charles I Alexander at his home early this morn-i ling. The little fellow is named after his two grandfathers Charles Helm and Alexander Bell. Mrs. Helm was ' formerly Miss Pansy Bell. Both the! mother and babe are doing fine and j "Dad’ is extra happy. WEDDED “BLISS — Proved Elusive—Dream Is Shattered and Addie Freel Asks for Divorce FROM ED FREEL Didn’t have Farm He Claimed—Left Her-Sold Christmas Gift Wedded bliss of which they dream ed, when she claimed the prospective groom represented to her before she married him that he had a farm and could give her a good home, proved elusive, futhermore the plaintiff alleg-[ es that her husband deserted her ami her child by a former marriage, lea»-I ing them without means of support.' that he was an habitual drunkard and that he was cruel and inhuman in many ways. For all of this shattering of her dreams of married bliss, Mrs., Addie Freel, by her attorney Judson W. Teeple, has filed in the circuit 1 court, a complaint for divorce from i Edward Freel. She also asks SI,OOO alimony. The couple were married June 10. 1912, and their wedded life together was short, as they separted on Marcn ! 30, 1914. One allegation is that Freel took her ! to Huntington in September 1913 ami there deserted her without any money for her to return home, and Unit sli was obliged to borrow money to ghome. Another cruel and inhuman prank r played on her was his disposition 1 a loving Christmas gift she gave to him. Tills was a watch. She ah i gave him $5 to come to town to ge' the watch fixed. So little did lie cherish it, she says, that he sold th I watch and spent the money and was ■ i gone ten days during which time sli ■ I did not know- where he was. He had ,i been gone on other occasions also, i she alleged. When he becamx too thoughtless in I his care for her and support, she says 1 she had him arrested November 13. i and hailed before the mayor. On his ■ I promise to do better, she says, sin i had the case dismissed and released 11 him from jail. His promises failed |: however. She also alleges he ha. spent the greater part of his earnings for drink and that she is obliged to work out to support herself and child by a former marriage, she being employed at-the Murray hotel. - - ■ - -- -o DREDGING EXPERT HERE. ■■■■ ■ —1 Mr. Larry Sell a dredging expert now- living at Geneva arrived in the • city this morning being brought here by John S. Bowers who will have him survey the big Yellow Creek ditch, the largest drain that Adams county has ever figured on building. Mr. Sell is one of the best known dredging experts and surveyors In the country and has worked from one end of land to the other. He was formerly employed by the state of Arkansas to do government surveying. o The funeral of Henry Frederick Worthman was held this afternoon from the Magley German Reformed • church and was largely attended.

i Reaches EveryfNook 'Of County

Price Two Cents.

HORSE SHOW ' ANDMCING Will I’/Ic-ce Up the Big Program During Week of Adams County's New Fair NO EXHIBIT Os Cattle and Domestic Goods—Will Have Auto Polo and Flying Machines Now all together, push, for the big Adams County's New Fair to be given at Steele’s park in this city during the w-eek of September 29 to Oct. 2. With a little encouragement we will be able to make it one of the best fairs in the state. It will be something new and wortli while seeing. The new managers of the Adams county fair association have decided much against their will not to hold a domestic fair or an exhibit of cattle and the like as you are accustom to seeing at the regular county fairs on account of the Art Hall, the Cattle and Sheep barns and hog pens being ruined by fire last year and not being able to rebuild them at tills time. Without the Art Hall and cattle barns it will be impossible to hold a fair of this kind and in its place they will give to the people of Adams county something new in the line of fairs. Tlie entire week will be taken lup with horse racing, automobile racking and auto polo by Bob Burman and | his four auto polo machines, flying I machine races and a horse show that | will not be surpassed anywhere in the country, for no county can boast of having so many excellent horses as Adams county can. The fair week will be a big cne for Decatur, it being expensively advertised throughout "this section and no doubt we will see a rec-ord-breaker crowd. The official program during the fair week is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 30 Auto Races and Auto Polo. Thursday, Oct. 1 2:24 Pace Purse, S3OO 2:21 Trot Purse, 300 2:12 Pace Merchant's Purse 400 FLying machine will go up. Friday, Oct. 2 2:17 Pace Purse. S3OO 2:27 Trot Purse, 300 2:17 Trot Murray Hotel Purse,.. 350 FLying machine will go up. Country Road Race Purse. $ 50 For green horses owned in Adams County. Come and bring the children. They will enjoy it the same as you do. Tlie men back of the Adams county’s new fair are: P. T. Strieder, Fort Wayne, manager: C. S. Niblick, president and treasurer: J. M. Frisinger. Sec'y; D. W. Berry, Speed Supt., Ed Ahr. Supt of tlie Horse Department. You all know these men as men who do things and they are determined to give to the people of Adams county a fair not to be excelled in any part of the state. Don’t forget the dates, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. o MONOE SELECTS TEACHERS. The school term in Monroe will begin on Monday, September 7, and indications already point to a successful school term for the year 1914-15. Tlie following corps of teachers have been "ngaged who will endeavor to maintain the high standard of the school |in the future as it has been in the past: Chas. Pepe—Principal. Cora Hocker —Asst. Principal. W. H. Oliver—Grades 7 & 8. C. W. Hendricks —Grades 4, 5 & 6. Lulu Kerr—Primary.—Monroe Reporter. I o REV. SNYDER HERE. > '-s Rev. T. L. Snyder of Huntington has arrived in the city and will preach at ; tlie Evangelical church' this evening i at 7:30 and will also preach on SunI day. A cordial invitation to the public to attend.