Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1914 — Page 1

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TROOPS IN READINESS FOR THEGREAT BATTLE Line of Fighting Will Be 250 Miles Long And The Number of Participants Greatest In History

SIGNAL AWAITED Declaration of War by Japan Is Looked Upon Suspiciously by China RUSSIA IS READY It Is Thought That Soon Germany Will be Hard Pressed From the East — LONDON, Aug. 17 —(Special to Dai ly Democrat)—With a strong force movement into Alsace now in progress the German army confronting the allied army in Belgium stood on the defensive today. Tiie Germans, apparently awaiting the army in the south to signal their readiness and then a battle that will have the longest fronting in history and the engagement o f more participants may be look d for. The Germans are ready to strike Belgium. The situation is very tense. The official war bulletin was far less voluminous today than usual. It dealt more with Alsace than with Belgium. It Was stated that the effect of the allied artillery near Mulhausen was greater. This was taken to mean that English troops are now fighting along side the Fr. nch troops in Alsace Lorraine the same as they are in Bel glum. The whereabouts of Sir John French is not known. Paris advises said that he had “left for the front,” Fwhi<h means any point along the 250 miles of hostile territory where the Germans are massed. They also state that Field Marshal French and General Joffrea were co-operating. The French war fleet has sunk one Austrian cruiser and ended the bombardment on the Montenegrian coast. The British fleet in the Mediterrenean is reported to have the Austrian fleet Ijcttled in Tola but it is believed the

British fleet can not do such with the | Ipnd fortifications there. All waters in this vicinity are mined. Officials at the war office believe that Ger many will he hard pressed from the east very soon. Their information is that the appeal of the C.'tar to the KWoles has aroused great enthusiasm and that the Russians are ready for a swift, movement in both Germany and Austria. E WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Special to Daily Democrat.) The senate today passed by a vote of 40 to 20 the ‘hVar emergency” ship regestry hili in precisely the same shape as passed -by the house. They had just rejected tlio conference report by the same vote. The senate recorded from all its amendments. E ROME, Aug. 17—(Special to DailDemocrat)—A correspondent of a Eaewspaper at Nish wired that the be ginning of the biggest battl of 1 i war so far as Servia was concerned m now in progress near Belgrade. I■ " correspondent said that ail.Oim Au ; trians attacked 4 corps of Servians i Sunday and that the battle vias i “in progress. The losses have been | heavy to both sides but Servia claims |an advantage. | LONDON, Aug. 17— (Special to Dai ■ly Democrat) —The official b ”” *’ jin a statement issued late this a < ■noon confirmed the fact tlia ■Freuch fleet has been in action film Adriatic Sea. The bulletin (“The French fleet has swep . | Adriatic as far north as Cataro, , | best harbor in the Adriatic. >e I h...«»». I the Ausperian type. E arl (received in London via Ntsb said bat ■ the French fleet had sunk - • 1 b

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|| iron clads and driven two others to Hight. The Austrian squadron is the one which recently bombarded Monte--1 negro. ■ PEKING, Aug. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —China is deeply stirred lover the Japanese ultimatum to Germany. The statesmen see in it an attempt on Japan’s part to take possession of the rich German colonies. It is reported today that a strong detachment of Chinese troops have been started toward Kiao Chau, apparently for the purpose of forestalling any outsiders and to recapture the territory for herself. ROME. Aug. 17 —(Special to DailyDemocrat) —The British Meditehhei nean fleet is now off the Austrian' naval base of Tola in the Adriatic and a bombardment of the defense is expected. The Britisli fleet of cruisers 1 chased the Austrian cruisers Svigetvar ■ and Saiba from Antivari to Tola but was unable to capture them. The ■ Austrians took refuge in that rende--1 zvous and with the protection of the 1 land forces were safe for a time. The ■ British cruisers are expected to try out the defense of the fortifications. BRUSSELS, Aug. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —There was a halt in * i the forward movement of the German ! 'army today. It is admitted here that ■ the German line has pushed forward ' to Dinant, 15 miles south of Namur j > and is accepted as significant. The j 1 German forces are about to strike and I strike hard in an attempt to clear ’ the way for an advance into RFrance, • at Lille. Naudeuge and Mettercs. The 1 official movement may commence at ; any moment. The Austrian troops are now operating with the 1 German force. ‘ - ’ PARIS, Aug. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The French army invad- ’ ing Germany is reported to slowly but ■ surely be advancing in the face of a determined opposition. All along the ' line of Alsace-Lorraine the forces have ; dashed. The dead and wounded have run into the thousands. The French at- “ I tacking columns in upper Alsace are

‘reported as taking the German advance base south of Muelhausen. According to a very brief official bulletin posted by the war department, the French army operating south of Muelhausen, after shelling the German trenches, charged and carried them hy ! storm. During the fighting French aviators dropped bombs into the German trenches, doing much execution. ,The French forces have re-occupied, much French territory south of Muel-; hausen originally seized by the latter ‘ and abandoned when the Austrian and German troops effected a junction. — ROME. Aug. 17—(Special to Daily, Democrat)—Word reached here today that Emperor William of Germany and his entire general staff have reached Moinz today. From that point the Kaiser will direct the entire campaign I against the entire Belgium and French, j LONDON, Aug. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)— The Germans are being steadily driven back by a united French advance in upper Alsace, just south of Muelhausen, was the announcement made by the office of the war bureau today. The fighting was of a most desperate character. The superiority of the French artillery to that o f the Germans was “increasingly manifested. ’. i Washington, Aug. 17, (Special to . Da iiy Democrat)— President Wilson ' said today that he was satisfied with i the good faith of Japan in her efforts to restore to China the German strong- , 110 ;a Kaiu Chau and to preserve the in--1 tegrity of China. t New York, Aug. 17—(Special to the s Daily Democrat,)— The United Press t received from Karl von Wiegand at the i (Cortmueu on Page 3)

Decatur, Indiana,Monday Evening, August 17, 1914.

A DOUBLE SORROW ***" * ” I I Miss Bertha Hackman Only Daughter of Henry Hackman of lowa Dies Early SUNDAY MORNING Her Uncle Frank Lay in the Same House a Corpse— Typhoid Fever Victim A double sorrow was cast over the Frank Hackman home in this city early Sunday morning when the young and innocent life of Miss Bertlia Hackman the eighteen year old daughter, of Henry Hackman of lowa came to an end at 12:20 o’clock in the same house where her uncle Frank lay as a corpse since Saturday. Miss Hackman had been bedfast for the past six weeks with typhoid fever and which disease resulted in her death. For four weeks she had been unconscious with a terrible high fever. During this time she only spoke one word and that was on her birthday on the 6th day of August, she being 18 years old and her 'aunt her if she knew how old she was she replied with the one word ‘Eighteen.” Miss Hackman was a lovable young lady who was just entering into the years of ladyhood when the angel of death claimed her as her most precious victim and her death is felt with the utmost sorrow by her many friends. Since the death of her mother some thirteen years ago her uncle and aunt took her as one of their children and there she found a most pleasant home. She was the youngest and only daughter of a family of six children. Five brothers, Ed, Will of Ft. Wayne; Henry and Lawrence of lowa and Clem of this city survive. The funeral services will be held Tuesday morning from the St. Mary’s Catholic church at nine o’clock the Rev. Father Kroger officiating. Burial will be made in the St. Joseph’s cemetery.

THE DOGS ftGfilN Complaint Is Made That Dogs Are Being Watered From Fountains NEWLY ESTABLISHED In the City—Practice Begun at the Town Pump Is Continued Yes, we have heard of something like this before. We have heard of women giving their dogs drinks out of the tin cup hanging at tire old town pump on the court house square; we have even heard of human dogs taking out their false teeth and rinsing them in the public cup at the same town pump in Decatur. So we are not surprised to hear that some have been watering their dogs from the new “sanitary" drinking fountains. The following unsigned communication received at this office this morning through the mail, is self-explanatory and should have results. “The water fountains which have been stationed in different parts of this town are appreciated by many of the people in and around Decatur, but iti is the desire of many that the dogs be not watered out of the same fountains. Although a person may be thirsty he has to study a long time before he is as low as a dog and most always turns away from the fountain thirsty, thinking is it a dog's place for drink.” o CURE FOR SLEEPLESSNESS. “1 am troubled with insomnia," complains the author. "At night I lie awake hour after hour, thinking about my literary work.” And his friend chortles, with ghoulish glee, “Why not g«s up and read part of it?”

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PICNIC EXCURSION To Toledo Will Be Thursday—Everybody Invited The Decatur Methodist Sunday School, under whose auspices the excursion will be run Thursday over the Clover Leaf to Walbridge park, Toledo, u.. conducted a virgorous advertising campaign Sunday, by sending men out to the churches of the various towns and giving a talk on the trip. Tim excursion and picnic is not only for the Methodists but for everybody w’ho wants to go. Walbridge park is said by many to l»e the equal of Lincoln park, Chicago, and is a great attraction. Local workers visited Sunday in Willshire, Pleasant Mills, Bobo. Salem, Peterson, and other surrounding towns and advertised and many from those places and vicinity are expected to go. The city band will go with them. The Epworth League will sell refreshments on the .train, such as ice cream cones, sandwiches, candies, etc. GRIND SLOWLY Do the Government Mills— Decatur Must Wait Turn for Federal Building IT MAY BE 1920 Before the Contract is Placed —Depends Upon Number Ahead There have been so many queries relative to the time that Decatur and other towns will get their new federal' buildings, that the department at Washington lias sent to Postmaster J. W. Bosse and others a special bulletin relative to this. Work on the plans for buildings authorized in 1913, will not begin until I about July 1, 1915. The program of the ' work contained in the act of 1913 lias 1 not been laid out as yet. Therefore 1 it is impossible to state even approx- j imately the time when any building authorized in that, act will be either. advertised for bids or placed under contract. The mills of the government in the j erection of federal buildings must needs grind exceedingly slow. It ’s the present polity to place under contract for construction 1 all buildings or , extensions, authorized by an act, before beginning plans for those authorized by a subsequent act. The buildings are begun first according to the priority of the acts authorizing them; then according to the order of the dates of the acquisition of their sites; the l earliest first. As Decatur's site has not yet been definitely determined, she must stand far down the list in the matter of building. The 1913 act authorizes the building upon sites which had been authorized as early as 1908. At this date the office of the Supervising Architect has on its books, waiting to be placed under contract, approximately $38,500,000 wortii of

authorizations for new buildings and extensions, exclusive of the value of the land, his includes the new buildings and extensions in the act of 1913. This office is placing buildings and extensions under contract at the rate of about seven million dollars annually, so that at the present rate qf progress the last of the buildings authorized in the act of 1913 will not have been placed under contract until about the beginning of the calendar year 1920. It will not be until after the latter date that it will be possible for the Super-, vising Architect to place under contract any buildings contained in any , act, or acts which may be passed in the meantime. The 1913 act contains the following authorization if. new building, 304; extensions to existing buildings, 23, making a total of 327. _— o — ■ RETURN FROM TRIP. Ex-County Treasurer Charles W. Yager and family have returned from a nine days’ delightful trip. This <ncluded a stay at Cedar Point, 0., Put-in-Bay and Detroit, Mich. ATTENDING OPENING. Miss Mayme Deininger has gone to Cleveland, Ohio where she will remain two weeks attending the annual millinery opening of Reed Brothers.

HAD BIG REUNION One Hundred Descendant’s of Late Jesse and Catherine Butler Gathered AT BUTLER HOME Sunday—Had Fine Time —Samuel Butler Elected President The annual reunion of the descendants of the late Jesse and Catherine Butler was held yesterday at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Butler northwest of the city. There were one hundred present, tiie greater number being relatives of tiie family. I There were however, a number of friends , and six or seven of tiie young Butlers brought.their sweethearts with them, that they might become acquainted witli the family. The general mingling and getting acquainted again after the year’s separation consumed the morning and at noon all sat down to one long table spread under the trees on the lawn with a feast, prepared by the Butler women who are incomparable cooks. In the afternoon the children indulged iin running and sack races, drove the pony or enjoyed boat riding on the river. Tiie elders gathered and listened to short talks by Jacob Heller, of Monroe, long a friend of the family; ! Frank Campbell of Richmond; Oscar McGraw ot Swayzee, and others. The re-organization was also effected with the following officers elected: President, Samuel Butler; vice-president, l Mel J. Butler; secretary, Earl Butler. 1 It was decided to hold the reunion again next year at the same place and on the same date, August 15 Among the out of town people present were: Mrs. Will Evans ind children, Robert and Juanita, of Camden; Oscar McGraw,‘Sway.zee; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, Richmond; Mrs. Jesse Butler and children, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Butler and granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Butler and daughters, Margaret and Alice, all of Ft. Wayne.

AUTO RAN WILD Dr. D. D. Clark Had Exciting Experience—Auto Steering Wheel Came off RUNS TOWARDS TREE Throws Himself and Little [ Daughter Out of Auto to Avoid Serious Injury I Dr. D. D. Clark had a most exciting i experience Saturday afternoon with a i wild automobile while returning from ; a professional call in the country. His ; little daughter. Winifred, was wit!) ] him in their runabout car, which was going along at about eighteen or ■ twenty miles an hour. | Without warning, the steering wheel ■ came off and the car was left running without the least thing whereby the ] doctor could guide it. He was suddenly horrified to see the car going straight i towards a tree a few rods away and acting quickly and choosing the only j course possible, he grabbed his daughter in his arms and threw him'self and his burden from the car. He 'suffered slight bruises and the daugh- ; [ter had one bone of her ankle dislocated. Fortunately neither was more 'seriously hurt, the doctor being able i to continue his work for the afternoon. The car had its front badly damaged by the impact with the tree. — o MAD BUT GENIUSES. The late Dr. Forties Winslow, a specialist in mental diseases, held that the increase in lunacy was so great, that we would all be a mad race in 300 years or so. But he also thought that it was possible that the mad world might give way in time to a race of geniuses—a state of affairs, however, which, in some people’s minds, would be just as mad as the mad era proceeding it.

I VETERAN PENCIL PUSHER. J. T. Burley a prominent farmer of Wabash township, was here Saturday on business. Mr. Burley has connid > erable sympathy for reporters having been a “pencil pusher" for more than a quarter of a century as correspond ent for several papers He began away back twenty-five years or more ago. when tiie Geneva paper, "The Geneva Triumph" was published by Ed ' Philips. He continued for tiie Geneva paper until late years and also furnished news from his section of tiie country for the Democrat, until his farming interests became too great for him to divide ills time. He reports that tiie health of his community, and also the crops, are the best ever. Crops were never liner. 0 WORTHMAN WILL Probated Late-—Mr. Henry Worthmann Makes Disposition of His Property PROVISION MADE For Widow for Life—Property to Then Go to the Children The will of Henry Worthmann, late lof Kirkland township probated Sat,urday afternoon as mentioned, was executed September 30, 1913, and was witnessed by Lewis C. Helm and J. F, Fruchte. Besides making the customary proI vision for the payment of debts and ,funeral expenses, he asks that a suitable tombstone be erected. To his wife, Amelia Worthmann. for life, lie gives one-third of everything raised on all his real estate, she to pay the taxes and maintain the land free from encumbrances. Should she cease to be his widow, the real estate is to be sold and she is to receive $2,000. Mr. Worthmann asks that his son. William, cause to be farmed all the real estate and he is to get tiie remaining two-thirds of everything I raised. In case he intends to remain , on the farm, he is also to get SI,OOO | in addition, this sum to be either in I cash, personal property live stock oi I machinery, or both. The testator asks that the executor make a public sale of all personal property, except household goods, to pay debts, advances, 'etc., and the rest :s then to be divided as follows: onethird to the widow and the remaining two-thirds in equal shares to tiie fol lowing children and grandchild, each to receive one-eighth, share and share alike: Lydia, wife of Fred Goldner; Martha, wife of Charles Schroeder: |William Worthmann: Ida. wife of () E. Dought; Rudolph, Louise, Minnie Worthman; Alma L. Lehrman, a grand child. After the death of the wife, or in case she ceases to be his widow, a’l real estate is to go to the children and grandchildchild, named before. He asks that the real estate be then sold and after paying any expenses, the proceeds be divided. Mr. Worthman requests that tiie wife and minor heirs live on the farm with his son. William, who is to provide board and fuel, and give to the widow for her use any room in the house that she may select. The son William, is requested to act as executor. o— CONCORD S. S. PICNIC. The Sunday school of the Concord Lutheran church in Root township, announces a picnic for Tuesday, August 18, in the Dorwin-Clark grove near Monmouth. Everybody is given a cordial invitation to come.

FISHING WAS FINE. W. L. Gunder, of the Belleview farm, returned from a week’s stay with A. R. Bell at his cottage at Oden, Mich., Mr. Gunder says fishing is fine and brought back a big basket of fine blue gills to back up the fish stories. o BOYS DID NOT GO. On account of the absence of several members and the disarrangement of their plans, the Boy Scouts gave up 1' their trip to the camp at Culver. They were to have gone this morning.

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ELEVEN INNINGS f-’ $ Yesterday’s Base Ball Game Was One of the Best Ever Played in the City SCORE WAS 5 TO 4 In Favor of the “White Stags”--Distle Wins the Game in the Eleventh The White Stags are never defeated until the last man is out. Yesterday’s I ball game when the Vera Cruz aggregation crossed bats with the local boys, proved this fact without a doubt. In tiie ninth witli the score 4 to 2 against them, Brownie and Smith worked Grove for free passes to first and witli two strikes on him, Capt, Coffee sent a beautiful line drive to right center for two sacks sending 'Brownie and Smith across and tying | the score. Coffee was left on second however when Buffenbarger sent a 'long fly to center. Distle held Vera I Cruz safely in tiie tenth and eleventh and in our half Brownie first up again worked Greve for a base on balls. It seemed up to the White Stags to work the "old soldier" game and Distle tried twice to sacrifice his team mate to second but both efforts fell short and the next one he slammed over the left field fence allowing Brownie to walk I home with the winning run. Buffenbarger played a great game at third as did Brownie at short, their fielding lastening the game. Carl France, "Bones" heir apparent, and who is a Federal league prospect, played right field and gote two hits. Taken all in alt lit was a great game. Vera Cm;; had 'strengthened their line up considerably but the "White Stags" were there with the old pep and with tiie big crowd boosting for them all tiie time, put up the fight of their lives. Go to it boys, we’re all for you. Next Sunday | the old rivals, Bluffton will play and , the fans can look on another great 'game. Come out and boost. fContluuea on rage ?) NOBLE LIFE ENDS Mary Elizabeth Steele, Wife of Albert N. Steele, Succumbs After A LONG ILLNESS Was Seventy-two Years O : d —Funeral Will be Wednesday Morning A long and useful life of seventytwo years, five months and twentyseven days was brought to a close for Mary Elizab tli Steele, wife of Albert N. Steele, Sunday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock when she succumbed after a long illness. Mrs. Steele had been suffering from cancer for the past two years. An operation partially restored her to health, but finally developed, into cancer of tiie stomach. For fourteen weeks she had been worse. For seven weeks she had been bedfast and her sufferings were very intense. Mrs. Steele was a daughter of Henry and Sarah Clear and was born in Allen county, February 19, 1842. She was first married to Jacob Marquart long since deceased. Os tiie three children born to them, Isaac and Jacob died in infancy. One daughter. Mrs. Anna Laman of this city survives. Mrs. Marquart was then married to Albert N. Steele who is still living. For thirty years or more they have been residents of this city. At the time of her death .and for many years prior, they , have resided at the corner of Fifth and Madison streets. ■ Mrs. Steele was a member of the Lutheran church but on coming here, had been associated with tiie Methodist church. Site was an earnest Christian woman, of noble character. I She was a member of the W. C. T. U. i which will attend the I funeral in a > body. Two sisters are living. They are (Continued on Page 3)