Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 190.

FIRST REAL INVASION OF FRANCE HAS BEGUN German Army Is Now Operating In Three Divisions And Fighting In Belgium Os Small Importance

POOR ARTILLERY Dreaded German Artillery Loses Its Reputation by Poor Marksmanship WAR IS DECLARED England Hands Austrian Minister His Passports and Declares War BRUSSELS, Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —In the opening skirmish at Pirlemont 250 Germans were killed in the first few minutes. Belgium and German forces icught hand to hand. LONDON, Aug. 13 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —The real invasion of France is being attempted by the G rman arrny of Moselle was the conclusion at the war office and expressed this afternoon. The fighting in Belgium is of secondary importance. The bombardment of Pont-A-Mousson is believed to be the opening of the real movement which will develop during the next two or three days into the greatest battle the world has ever known. Meanwhile the Belgian war office claims that the Belgians I are steadily defeating the German in- 1 vadcrs who are operating in three di-1 visions, one is operating north from Liege was defeated yesterday at Haelen, the second was moving in a general southwest direction against Namur and was checked 10 miles north of that place today. The third which is now moving toward Waterloo and I Brussels is confronting tire main Belgian force, re-enforced by’ French and British. It is believed that French air men who have been scouting the frontier have kept General Joffre posted on all German movements and that he has his army massed at all strategic points. There is an evident expectancy that the German fleet may try to strike when the land operations are well under way. If not it is certain that the Mediterranean sea fleet will strike at once at the Austrian force and try to capture or destroy that fleet which is cleared for action. Washington, Aug. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The general Amer ican relief board consisting of the heads of the army, navy, state and treasury- departments today decided to charter 6 American vessels, fully provision them and send them abroad to rescue stranded Americans. TOLEDO, Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Harry Atwood was fired upon by a Canadian revenue cutter while flying on the Canadian side of Lake Erie, so he announced today. Ho made a rapid retreat to the American side. “I had forgotten all about the European war,” he said. “>Z ROME, Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Following the official announcement that England had declared war on Austria, a cabinet council was held. No announcement was made but it is considered certain there will be no immediate change in Italy's position. It is expected however t.iat the Austrian embassy will now demand that Italy adhere to the treaty pledges and come to the aid of Austria on the * contention that Austria has been attacked by England. If this demand is made It will be refused according to the best information. The feeling against Austria in Italy is intense. TOKIO. Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Because she disregarded the port orders, the Japanese steamer. Shikokun was badly damaged and one

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f'of her crew killed today by a cannon shot fired from a British fort at Hongkong. Th< ship steamed directly into : the harbor disregarding the instructions and when her Captain took no ' notice of a shot fired across her bow, the cannon was turned directly on liter. LONDON, Aug., 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The French em- | bassy issued an official denial today 1 o fthe Berlin claim that German troops near Mulhausen had captured an . entire French regiment. ATHENS, Aug. I?—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The King today called a council of the cabinet and all of the living former ministers to decide on the future of Greece. The pressure to participate in the present war is ’ great but it is understood that the King has decld to remain neutral at ’ least fcr tha present. 1 LONDON, Aug. 13—(Special to DaiUy Democrat) —Turkey gave a formal assurance through her ambassador ’ hero today that she will remain neutral 1 in th? European war. The statement was apparently evokes by the alarming reports that the force might join the German fcrce in an attack .on Greece 1 believing that the present European ■iwar efferj a good opportunity for ac--1 cession of some of her territory she ■lost ia th? Balkan war. i ■| BRUSSELS, Aug. 13—(Special to i Daily Democrat) —It is stated that the Belgian force did net wait for German i troops to attack but took the offensive i and in several terrific clashes drove the German advance force back to the reserve force. The Belgian cavalry assisted by the Infantry and protected by the artillery moved so rapidly that . the German plans were completely upset. The accurate knowledge of the ground was of great value to the Belgians. The war office in an official statement of the review of yesterday’s ‘ battles which it is now admitted centered around Haelen, says that threefifths of the entire German force en- ■ gaged was disabled. The Belgian cavalry division was supported by infantry and artillery. The line of fighting extended to Deist and did not end until the Germans fell back to the north. !A church, brewery and half a dozen I houses in Haelen were demolished by shell fire. The Belgian .firing was deadly, the per cent killed in relation to the number wounded being remarkably large. More than 200 German dead were counted in a space 50 yards square. In addition to several guns, I J the Belgians captured large quantities, I of supplies and hundreds of horses. 1 PARIS. Aug. 13—(Special so Daily I Democrat) —The censorship here is rigid and beyond the fact that the army is engaged and maintaining its r position, all information is refused. [ Much significance is attached tpday (Continued on Face 3) f [investigate prices] Washington. Aug. 13, — (Special to . Daily Democrat) —President Wilson to- - day wrote to the Attorney General cail--1 ing his attention to the general and aps parently abnormal Inflation of food t prices and asked him to investigate to j'determine whether it is a conspiracy ■'against the ecnettmor. President Wil ?lson this afternoon also asked the de--1 partment of commerc? to aid the de s|partment of Justice in the National ine I vectigation which the Justice dePart- • rr.cnt has taken uncorway immediate--1 |y. Replying to President Wilson’s letg t?r today, the Attorney Genera! said ; that he had already Instructed the head cf the department to notify the force to begin Investigation* Into the y subject of food prices. At the same :i time the Attorney General has notified all district attorneys to co-operate in e this movement

Decatur, Indiana,Thursday Evening, August 13, 1914.

BACK FROM SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krick Attended Burial of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson AT ROME, GEORGIA With Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harvey They Spent Ten Days in Florida Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krick and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harvey have returned home from a ten days’ trip through Florida. Enroute home, Mr. and Mrs.

, Krick stopped off at Rome, Geo., on Tuesday, and attended tile funeral of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of President Wilson. The entire town was draped in mourning. They also visited the cemetery where the first lady of th eland was laid to rest and wit nessed the interment, seeing the president and ills three daughters and other distinguished members of the funeral party. The cemetery where the first lady of the land now sleeps is a most beautiful one. On account of the slight illness of Mrs. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey did not stop off there. The trip through Florida included visits at Lakeland, Tampa, Barlow, Jacksonville, and other well known cities. Contrary to expectations .the weather was not more uncomfortably warm than it was here at that time, the thermometer going down to 74 degrees. They are much pleased with Florida. o GENEVA HOME COMING. Geneva’s second annual home-com-tng will open August 24 for a week. TOI PLAY AGAIN | The Vera Cruz Base Bah Team Will Have Another Game With the Local “WHITE STAG” TEAM On Sunday Aug. 16th— Game Will be Hot One So Don’t Miss It Sunday the Vera Cruz base ball team will pay Shamrock Park another visit and try to return their defeat of two weeks ago when they lost an interesting game to the "White Stags” by a score of 5 to 1 when they had one bad inning and the White Stags were lucky enough to mix a couple of hits witli a base on balls, a hit batsman and a battery error. In Grive and Fider the Vera Cruz bunch have one of the best batteries in northern Indiana and when the star left hander is going right they are a tougli bunch to best. Distel will twirl for Decatur and Coffee will be at the receiving end and with “Brownie” at short the White Stags will present the same line up they had last Sunday when they siiut out the strong Seaveys by a 5 to 0 score. Here's hoping they repeat Sunday. Come out and root for the home team. The management is pulling for a big crowd Sunday as the rainy weather last Sunday kept the attendance down and the team did not make expenses and they have to 1 guarantee the Vera Cruz club a neat little sum to get them here Sunday • and while they are trying to give the ■ fans high class base ball they need the I lari's patronage. Game called at 3 ' o’clock. Admission 25 cents, grand ' stand 10 cents. - GRANDMA NEUHOUSER DEAD. "Grandma" Newhouscr, aged 87, is • dead at the home of her daughter, • Mrs. John Amstutz in French township. • The funeral will be held tomorrow I afternoon. s SUGAR REACHES EIGHT CENTS 1 — , • Sugar has reached the “highwnter’ I mark of eight cents on the local mari ket, which is the higntest in several y?ara.

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GETS NEW PASTOR. At the annual Mission conference at Fort Wayne Rev. S. J. Grabill was recommendpd for the Mission church at this place by the general committee and ho accepted the recommendation. Rev. G. R. Schroeder, who has been here the past three years, resigned about three weeks ago and was recommended for Elkton, Michigan, which he also accepted. The congregation here rendered him a vote of thanks for his faithful services at this place. Rev. Grabill was pastor of the Mission church, west of Berne a few years ago and is well known to Berne people who are glad to hear of his return. During the past year he. lias been making his headquarters at Grabill and conducting evangelistic meetings in various parts of the country. He will take up active work at his new charge here about Sept. 5. Rev. Schroeder and family leave the Ist of September. —Berne Witness. —o TO THE WIDOW Marv K. Meibers is Given All the Estate of her Late Husband BARNEY J. MEIBERS Whose Will is Probated Today—Provides for $l5O Monument The will of Barney J. Meibers was probated with County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke today, the testament having been executed December 18, 1894. It was witnessed by R. K. Erwin and James Hurst. All the property, personal and real, including notes and monies are given absolutely to the wife. Mary K. Mothers. He designates that she is to I pay out of the estate, all debts and funeral expenses. She is also to erect at his grave, a monument to cost not less than $l5O. The testator also asks that the wife serve as executrix, with full power to sell what she may see fit. and attend to all business of the estate, without being required to give bond. LOCATED AT WILLIAMSPORT. Rev. J. M. Dawson and family formerly of this city, late of Andrews, are now located at Williamsport, having gone there two months ago. Rev. Dawson was former pastor of the Decatur Christian church. Q. MOVING TO NEW HOME. The family of City Treasurer Joseph D. McFarland are moving to their new home, corner of Monroe and Ninth streets, which is one of the handsome

new homes of that district. TO BUM HOME For Its Minister—Methodist Congregation of Monroe Will Build A NEW PARSONAGE Bids Will be Received Up to Tuesday Evening, August 25 The thriving and enterprising Methodist congregation at Monroe is getting ready to erect a comfortable and cozy parsonage on its grounds at Monroe, for occupancy by the minister and his family. The parsonage trustees in charge of the building, of which Menno S. Liechty is secretary, have made announcement that tlie sealed bids for the erection of the house will be received up to Tuesday evening at seven o’clock, August 25. The plans and specifications for the building are on file in the Monroe State bank. The residence will be a handsome addition to the growing little town of Monroe.

TO TAKE CENSUS

Os Tuberculosis in Thousands of Churches in Various Parts of Country DURING NOVEMBER 1 '3 Under Direction of National Ass’n. for Study and Prevention of Disease A tuberculosis census of thousands of churches in various parts of the 1 country will be taken in September, under the direction of the National Association for the Sutdy and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The census will be part of the preparation for tlie Fifth Annual Tuberculosis Day to be observed during the week of November 29th. The ministers of several thousand 1 churches will be asked to report on the number of deaths from tuberculosis in the last year, tlie number of living cases in their parishes on September Ist, the number of deaths from all causes, and the number of members or communicants. These figures will be made the basis of an educational campaign, which will culminate iu the Tuberculosis Day movement, for which occasion sermon and lecture outlines and other forms of tuberculosis literature will be distributed Tree to ministers. Last year nearly 75,000 churches, schools and other bodies took part m the Tuberculosis Day observance. The movement had the endorsement of leading church officials of every denomination. More than 1.000 tuberculosis societies scattered out over the country will work this year to make Tuberculosis Day a success. o ABOUT THE SICK ——A Mrs. Isaac Peters, Former Decatur Lady, at Point of Death in Bluffton HEART TROUBLE

Helen Gass Ill—Mrs. John I Koop Getting Along Very Well I Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Drummond went to Bluffton last evening where they were called by the lerious illness of Mrs. Drummond’s sister, Mrs. Isaac Peters, formerly of this city. She is . very low from leakage of tlie heart. 1 dropsy and complications and is at the ’i point of death. Her son, Earl Peters, | who is in Washington, was called home and was expected to arrive today noon. The Frank Gass home on Adams street is quarantined, the daughter. I Helen, aged ten, being ill of scarlet J fever. Mr. Gass and son, Raymond and daughter Marie, have taken quarters out of the home. Miss Luella Bultemeier who returned from Ft. Wayne reports that her sister, Mrs. John Koop who was opera- 1 ted upon a few days ago, is getting along as well as consistent, although it is to early to tell tlie definite outcome. ' Nicholas Omlor. the well known vetteran resident of the city, who makes his home with his dauhter, Mrs. H. E. Keller is ill and has been unable to be about for some time. o BOYS “HIKE” TO INDIANAPOLIS. Kenyon Walters and Byard Smith left bright and early this morning on a “hike” to Indianapolis, which town they expect to reach by next Monday. The boys shipped their clothes by express. They are making the trip simply as an unusual adventure and expect to have a fine time. They went byway of Bluffton and will follow the broad highway. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. My sun, Bud, whut wurks un a nusepapur sez th’ readers un th’ free list air th' wuns thet does th’ most kickin.’

TAKES POST GRADUATE COURSE. Decatur friends of Miss Lena Dickinson, will be pleased to her that she is now in the Michael Reese hospital in (’hieago, where she is taking a six ' months post graduate course, she is now a full fledged nurse, having completed the course of training in the Glenwood hospital in Cleveland, Miss Dickinson expects to visit in Decatur in December and will be pleased to . meet again her friends here. She. is ■ a cousin of Murray Scherer of this city, and a niece of Mrs. Perry Andrews of Monroe. 0 GENEVA BUSINESS CHANGE? The hardware store owned by Watosn & Kuntz lias been sold to Frank H. Roberts and William S. Cecil of . Marion. The store will be managed Iby Willis Roberts of Marion. Miss Mil 1 dred Farris of Jonesboro will act as 1 an assistant manager and bookkeeper. o ,

GET IN LINE For Chautauqua Tickets— When First Thousand Are Sold The Price WILL BE RAISED Many Business Men Disposing Os Them—Sale Is A Rapid One The great Redpath Chautauqua will be in session in this city week after next, beginning August 24 and continuing seven days. Tlie tickets which have been placed on sale are going rapidly and those who are delaying in securing them should make haste to do so. The adult season tickets sell for two dollars and the juvenile tickets for sl. When first thousand' tickets have been disposed of. they will be raised to $2.50 and $1.25 respectively. Those who expect to attend the Chautauqua shold get in on the firs! thousand or pay the higher rate. Tickest may be procured at tlie following places of business. Old Adams County Bank, First National Bank, Daily Democrat, Daily Her.ald, Niblick & Company, Kuebler Company, Runyon & Engeler, Winnes Shoe Store. Voglewede Shoe Store. Peoples & Gerke. Myers-Dailey Company. Vance. & Hite, Holthouse-Schulte & Company, Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson, Callow & Rice. Holthouse Drug Store Enterprise Drug Company. Myers, Scherer & Beavers, Gay-Zwick Myers. Interurban Office, M. Fullenkamp. Gass & Meibers, Tlie Bowers Realty Company. r> - —

TO PREACH AT SALEM. Rev. J. M. Gibson is announced to preach Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock at Salem Evangelical church east of the city. o BUTLER REUNIUN Comfortable Farm Home of B. F. Butler Will Again be Scene of Event SUNDAY. AUGUST 16 « Relatives of Late Jesse and Catherine Butler to Convene There Elaborate preparations are being made by the Butler family for their annual reunion Sunday, August IG. This will be held again this year at the farm of B. F. Butler, located one and a half miles northwest of this city. The spacious lawn and comfortable home provide an ideal place for the gathering of the relatives and the reuion this year promises all the pleasures of those before. The reunion will comprise the relatives of the late Jesse and "Catherine Butler and all knowing themselves to be related thereto are given a cordial invitation to come. | Announcement is made that rigs jwill be furnished to take the attead- ’ ants to and from the home.

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A SANE PERSON Or One Wholly Well Cannot Commit Suicide Says A Learned Doctor HE TELLS WHY Denies Theory That “Only Cowards Can Commit the Deed of Suicide” Dr. Hirshberg, of the John Hopkins University, writing for the Irdmnapolis Star, says, relative suicide: “Physiologically, no matter how morose or blue you may be, it is ac-

> tually impossible to take your own 1 life if you are well and sound. The ’ impetus given by nature to living things is so strong, the inertia of life is so huge, that nothing short of com- ■ plete pliysicial confusion and structural disorder will impel a man to commit self-murder. This too solid flesh must indeed inelt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew before tlie instinct to live can be altered, abbre- . viated or deformed. Anything with a tendency to break your physicial equilibrium, any long illness tiiat may crush your stability, any injury or invasion of your .veil-poised anatomy may throw the scales of Intellectual health and will power upon tlie down grade. "Suicide is then, and only then, possible. As long as the tissues retain I their recuperative capacity, no matter . how much you might think about selfslaughter, your hand will be staid by 1 an ensemble of healthful organs. "Another misconception about suicide is that “only cowards can com- , mit the deed." On the contrary, no ! coward in his good senses can do any , such tiling. Tlie vital spark which i makes self-preservation the first law of ! nature disproves this. To be overcautious, as cowards need must be, , is to bend every effort to prolong life. “Rashness over and beyond the frontiers of your sane senses and firm . flesh may lead to self-destruction. Maniacs, deliriums from alcahoi, physl- . cal distempers arAL poisons of certain loathsome maladies and delicate states warp the leaden string of instinct and reason. Then only come such calamitous crashes as suicide. "Paranoiacs and a few other types of the incurably insane often conceal the delusions which utimately drive some of them to murder or to suicide. “Most of those, however, witli unrecognized hallucinations, delusions and lunacies manifest their defective physiques by contantly threatening to do away with themselves. Whenever you

hear an apparently sound and same person talk jestingly of possible suicide, if you love him or her set a close watch upon him for the rest of Ills natural days. Sanity may be seemingly certain in every way; lie or she may be even extraordinarily intelligent and well educated. Nevertheless, if any mention is ever made of suicide, be on guard forever afterward to save such a victim from the ohsessior Pe ember, no perfectly sane person can either seriously or with ainusemem discuss or carry out suicidal thoughts. 0 SURPRISES PROWLERS. Bluffton, Aug., 12.—Mrs. E. D. Ward surprised two prowlers trying to gain an entrance to her house at 2 o'clock this morning and frightened them away with shots from a revolver. In the absence of her husband Mrs. Emma Poffenberger hns been staying with Mrs. Ward. They were awakened Monday night by some one prowling about the house and in the morning found muddy foot prints on the porch. Thev were awakened again last night and saw a tall man crossing the lawn and at tlie same time heard a noise at the rear door when tlie other prowler cut tlie screen of the door in an effort to raise the hook. Mrs. Ward fired twice through the open window at the prowler first i seen but apparently did not hit him. ■ He fled and the two ladies went to the rear of the house and Mrs. Ward fired at the man who was trying to ■ gain an entrance at the rear door. He > also escaped. It is supposed that the I men knew that Mr. Ward was >gway from home and were bent on robbery, i There was no trace as to their identity. Mrs. Ward formerly lived here and is a sister of Mrs. L. H. Purdy,