Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 205.

RUSSIAN TROOPS SUFFER HEAVILY Over Thirty Thousand Russians Captured by Germans in Three Battles. ENGLAND PROTESTS Says Buying of German Ships Would be Violating Rules of Neutrality. Washington, Aug. 31—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Thirty thousand Russian soldiers were captured in east Prussia by German troops following three big battles there, the German embassy was officially informed this afternoon, by wireless from Berlin. The message read: “About 30,000 Russians, including many high officers, were captured in battle in eastern Prussia at Ortelsburg, Hohenstein and Tannenberg. The Germans attacked the Russians near these three cities through swamps and lakes. Washington, Aug. 31—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Great Britain today formally protested against President Wilson’s plan for building up a merchant marine trade by purchasing German ships in American ports. The protest has been received by the state I department along with a similar pro-j test from France through its ambas-' sador. The British government de-' dared that th 7 purchase of the ships would be contrary to the rules of neutrality in that it would be lending aid indirectly to Germany by taking up their useless ships and giving them' money in exfiange. Amba .sador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice of Great Britain called at the state department and spent nearly an hour in conference., It was understood that the purpose of. his was to put forth, on behalf r of the government, a plan 1 simplifying the rules of the British, prize court in order to enable Amer!-, can shippers whose goods were sieged, | to obtain their money as quickly as possible. His plan, it is said, met with, the approval of the state department.] New York, Aug. 31—(Special to the, . Daily Democrat)—The Russian consul-, general this afternoon gave out a| lengthy statement of the conditions in eastern Prussian and in Austria and denied that the German-Austrian army had defeated the Russians. Washington, Aug. 31—(Special to ( Daily Democrat)- General Witherspoon, chief of staff, today announced the selection of United States officers to be military observers to accompany the Austrian and English army. They are as follows: Major Joseph Ford, medical corps; Captain Augustine Mclntyre, artillery, anil Captain Berkely Enochs, infantry, to go with the Austrians. Captain William I’astle, infantry; and Captain Alex Miller, cavalry, Eb go with the British army. Russia, France and Germany have not yet replied to the war department regarding the permission to send observers. Washingtoil. Aug. 31—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Red Cross society today that the Ham-burg-American liner, Hamburg, has been chartered as the Europe relief ship of the American Red Cross and wili sail Saturday evening for northern European points. Chicago, Aug. 31—(Special to Daily | Democrat)—Wheat scored a sensational advance at the start today by jump-, ing from three and one-half to four and , one-half cents over Saturday’s closing prices. All months made additional | gains during the first half of the trad-, ing. There were no offers in sight at the start and every commission house had buying orders. St. Petersburg, Aug. 31—(Special to] Daily Democrat)—Russian troops have ■ smashed through th' Austrian left, army In northern Valiuia and have, routed it with enormous losses. Thou-j sands of prisoners have been taken and many cannon and machine guhe. The war office issued this official announcement today. The Russian Cossacks are in full pursuit of the retreating army and is attacking the rear guard. The defeated Austrians (Continued cn luge Two)

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BOBBIE QUINN BETTER TODAY. Robert Quinn, who has been so seriously ill for several weeks and who was very low the latter part of last week, is reported considerably improved today. He passed a very good night and when the physicians administered the serum this morning the test showed a decided improvement. Relatives and friends are encouraged today. —— o BAND PRACTICE. The hand will meet this evening at I 7:30 o'clock for practice. SUOOEN_DEATH Came To Mrs. Margaret Wefel At Home Os Son In Preble Township STROKE OF APOPLEXY Had Been to Church in the Morning And Ate Hearty Dinner At Noon The death of Mrs. Margaret Wefel, aged sixty-two, of Preble township,! which came last night at 10:30 o’clock' from apoplexy came as a distinct' shock to all her friends. Mrs. Wefel 1 had attended the St. Paul's Lutheran ■church at Preble in the morning and had returned home, eaten a hearty' dinner, and sat down on the porch, 1 while preparations were made to go visiting. For some time she had been suffering from smothering spells, i While sitting on the porch she was seized with an attack which was supposed to be another of the smothering attacks, but which those who hastened to her, found was different. She was taken into the house and a physician summoned who administered to her. ]She was beyond recovery, however and gradually sinking, she passed away at IQ:30 o’clock. I Mrs. Wefel's maiden name was Mar-] garet Bieberich. She was a daughter ]of Daniel Bieberic h and was born in >Preble township. June 7, 1852. Her, i husband, John Wefel, is deceased, and she has but one son and child, Daniel : Wefel, with whom she made her home. I She was a well liked lady and prominent in her community. | She is survived by ten brothers'and sisters. The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Wefel will be held Wednesday afternoon, ; leaving the house at 1:30 o’clock, sun* time, for the Preble Lutheran church. HAninpON Kunkel Kleinknight Families Well Represented At Annual Reunion AT C. D. KUNKEL HOME Eighty . .Registered—Many, Guests From A Distance —Was a Big Event. The Kunkel-Kleinknight families were well represented at the reunionj held Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Kunkel near Monmouth. Eighty registered and besides the 'members from Toscin and Bluffton, there were guests from a distance as follows: Andrew M. and Chalmer Mill!er, Forest, Ill.; Miss Hazel Miller, Gal-1 ion, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cowden, 'Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. A. Warner, Hicksville, O.J Mrs. John Bistler, ] Ella A. Kunkel, Mrs. C. B. Kunkel, , Mrs. C. L. Griffith, Fort Wayne. The' ,(eldest one present was grandfather,' 'Samuel Kunkel who a few days be-] . fore had celebrated his ninety-fourth 1 . birthday anniversary. j * The dinner, which was a feast of ( 'good things, was spread on a long table under the trees on the lawn. There was a general informal mingling, and . the business period, which included ,'the re-organization was held. The re;'union will be held next year in a grove pn Tocsin.

FOR AN X-RAY ) - Ben Smi.h is Taken to the 1 St. Joseph Hospital for an Examination. 1 CASE IS SERIOUS Has Been Suffering from Stone in Kidneys—X-Ray Picture Will be Taken. While his oldest son, Elmo, was just recovering from a serious sickness of about six weeks’ duration, suffering from stone in the kidney, and other baffling causes, Ben Smith, senior member of the firm of Smith, Yager & Falk, and one of Decatur’s most prominent and respected citizens, who took sick last Tuesday with about the same kind of sickness as that from which his son suffered, was taken to the St. Joseph hospital at Ft. Wayne, this morning, accompanied by his wife and Dr. D. D. Clark, where sometime during the day an X-ray picture will be taken of the kidneys and the spine. It is thought that an operation will be avoided at thisi time as the attending physicians will wait on some new developments. Mr. Smith’s suffering, it i thought to bo caused from renal calculi or stone in the kidney, or possibly] gravel. He has only been sick about one week, but has suffered a great deal of pain within this' time. His son. Elmo, is able to be up and about again and is gaining strength every 'day. INSTITDTEJS ON Teachers of the County .Take Possession of Decatur This Morning. 'HERE FOR THE WEEK New County Superintendent E. S. Christen Opens the Institute. Teachers big, teachers little; teachers old and teachers young; but all, bright as a new silver dollar with the* radiance of a magnetic personality, aggressive and eager .for acquisition of more knowledge, and pushing farther forward in the ranks, met in the city this morning, where at 9 o’clock at the circuit court room the annual institute was opened. The institute will be continued through Friday evening. The new county superintendent, E. S. Christen, presided, and B. F. Kiser is' serving as general secretary, with Miss Clara Boknecht and John Nelson enrolling secretaries. The following notes on the institute were furnished by B. F. Kiser, the secretary: The Adams county teachers’ institute convened promptly at 9 o’clock this morning with County Superintendent E. S. Christen presiding. The meeting opened by singing the national anthem, “America,” under the direction of Miss El/iabeth Schrock, the efficient musical director of the institute. The devotional exercises were In charge of Rev. J. H. Rilling, pastor of the Evangelical church, of this city. He read as a morning lesson from the second chapter of Second Peter. The theme of this chapter is “friendship and good-fellowship.” I The devotional exercises were followed by the institute singing, “Lead, ( Kindly Light,” a very fitting one to , follow “America." We, as a nation, are at peace and “friendship and goodJellowship” reigns supreme, but our neighbors across the waters need , some of the inspiration of ex-President ‘McKinley’s favorite hymn. Tile session of the institute opened I with much enthusiasm. Adams counity teachers arc “live wires.” Al! they need is for some leader to turn on the "juice.” County Superintendent Chrisi ten, in a brief, but pointed address, ■ reminded the teachers that this insti--1 tute is not a Chautauqua and that it is very unfortunate that this meeting

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should follow the last week’s feast, of oratory, knowledge and amusement. The teachers make the institute. If it is “dry," it is partially their fault. “Friendship and good-fellowship” should be our motto in our school work. The first regular lecture of the institute was given by Mrs. Ella Tryner Price, a primary teacher and principal of Sheridan school at Bloomington, 111. Mrs. Price’s subject was “Reading.” The principal thought that she emphasized was to teach the child to s#e and recognize groups of words rather than words as individuals. If the child sees and pronounces words as units his reading is halting, jerk(Continued on Page Two) o IN WAR ZONE ♦ ( In Germany is Located Homes of Grandma Ferry’s Granddaughter. HUSBAND IS CAPTAIN ■ ■■■■■ Son Had Expected to Come to Celebrate Grandma’s 100th Birthday. Decatur friends of Grandma Ferry i have been much interested in the safety of her granddaughter, Madame Maej Siebler de Ferry, a resident of Strass-; burg, Germany. Her husband is a cap-1 tain in the German army and of course 1 has gone to the front. Their country estate in The Black Forest is in the war zone. Through some of the Decatur correspondents of a cousin, Mrs. Minnie Orvis O’Brien, now of Marion, we have learned that she is much worried over her cousin. Mrs. O'Brien heard from her four days before war was declared, but she does not now know where she is. Her young son. Clinton de Ferry, sixteen years old, had expected to come over to help Grandma Ferry celebrate her 100th birthday the tenth of September, but this is now declared off on account of the war. The Indianapolis Star recently contained a view of Gutenburg Platz, Strassburg, Alsace-Lorraine, the French objective point. In the foreground is a picture of the park and this stands in front of Madame de Siebler’s house. A part of her home shows in the picture. It is a most | beautiful home, being an ancestral [home over a hundred years old. o WON THEVICTORY White Stags Win Game from Ft. Wayne Dodgers in an Exciting Game SUNDAY AFTERNOON Score Was 6 to s—Game Was Fast from Beginning to the End. A game of base ball was pulled off Sunday afternoon on the Shamrock diamond, when the Fort Wayne Dodgers met the White Stags, tliat was satisfactory and met with the approv'al of every fan present. Not a dull moment Was experienced from tin? ] time Umpire Macy ordered the boys to “play ball" until the last man.| bringing in the winning score for the locals, crossed the plate. The White Stags started scoring in the first inning, when two of their men "Hopped the rubber.” They again scored a man in the second, one in the fourth and two in the eighth. The visitors brought two men across in the second and three in the third, these being the only men who saw home. The game, generally speaking, was a clean, fast, and exciting one, and with the exception of a few bad decisions by the umpire, was all that could be desired in fair play. Frisinger, the new shortstop, played an excellent game and it was partially due to his hitting in the (Continued on Page Two)

DEATH RESULTS Mrs. Sarah Beyerly, of Lima, Ohio, Dies While Visiting With Her Son. MALARIAL FEVER Os Low Grade Caused Death —Had Been 11l But Little Over One Week. While visiting at the home of her son, Daniel Beyerly, residing two miles west of Honduras, Mrs. Sarah Beyerly, of Lima, Ohio, seventy-two years of age, was taken suddenly ill with a low grade of malarial fever and after an illness of only a week's duration, passed away Saturday evening at 5 o’clock. Mrs. Beyerly arrived at the son’s home two weeks ago for a short visit and also with the intention of making a visit at the home of another son, Jesse, in the same vicinity. Shortly after her arrival, however, she became ill with the fever and which resulted in her death. The body was prepared for burial by the Myer, Scherer & Beavers undertaking establishment and was removed to the home at Lima yesterdijy afternoon over the Erie, where the funeral services will be held and interment made. Mrs. I Beyerly was well known by the residents in the vicinity of her son’s home, and a large gathering escorted the family to the train. Mrs. Beyerly was] a widow lady, her husband having pre- ] ceded her in death several years ago. She is survived by nme children. o END IS PEACEFUL Nicholas Omlor, Pioneer of This City, Passed Away Peacefully at 9:30 THIS MORNING At Dr. Keller Home—Complicatons Caused Death— Eighty-one Years Old. Nicholas Omlor, a pioneer of Adams 1 county, and one of Decatur’s most beloved and respected citizens, passed peacefully away at 9:30 o’clock this morning at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Keller, after an extended illness from infirmities due to old age and dropsy, which gradually caused the hardening of the arteries. Mr. Omlor, who was better known to the younger generaation as “Unde Nfck,” had been in failing health for the past fifteen years but not until last January did he take seriously sick. He attended the first horse sale and caught cold. During the remainder of the winter months he did not get out much. On June 20th last he made his last trip up town to visit with his many friends and acquaintances. On that day he took a back-set and was confined to his bed most of the time. For the past three weeks his death was expected. Friday he became much weaker and was prepared for death, and on Sunday morning he went into a stupor from which he never awoke. His death like his loving disposition was a most peaceful one. During his residence at the Dr. Keller home he had everything he de-, sired and was given the best of care. ]No other brother or sister could have done any more. Nicholas Omlor was born in Bavaria, Germany, on the sixth day of May, | 1833, and came to this country with his parents when about twelve years old, settling at Fostoria, Ohio. Later on he moved with his parents to New Riggle, Ohio, where he worked :>n the farm. After the death of his parents and when yet a young man, he was married to Miss Catherine Schane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Schane. He then moved to Pleasant Mills, where he bought a farm and resided there about a year. He afterwards sold the farm and moved to Adams county and bought tl\e farm south of the city known as the Omlor farm, on which his brother, John, now resides. In November, 1887, he moved

| to this city and resided on First street, k About two years later he and Ills wife r made their home with their daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. 11. E. Keller. Here his faithful and loving wife ■> died on the twelfth day of February, 1894. During his early years in this pity he was employed and later owned the Theo. Oliver brewery. He was a very successful business man, was courteous, and loved by all. He lat( r , sold ills brewery and retired from ack tive business life. The deceased was of a family of eight children, two of whom are dead. 1 The surviving brothers and sisters are: John Omlor, of this county; Fred, of Fostoria; Ben, of Wauseon; (Continued on Page Two) o ■ HAD A CLOSE CALL ) 1 ’ Dick Smith, Son of Judge and r Mrs. D. E. Smith, Shot Through Shoulder i WITH A CARTRIDGE r ■" * , From Target Gun—Was “Stamping” it Into Barrel When it Went Off. I > 1 1 The family of Judge D. E. Smith has a new name for their seven-year-old son, Richard. It is “Dare Devil; Dick.” Tlie name may be suitable but | [Dick has proven himself worthy of the name, too. for a pluckier little fellow , never breathed. It ail came about this way. Dick’s. “big brother,” Jlyard, has long since' risen to the dignity of a target gun., Now a target gun is the greatest desire of a boy’s heart, and he looks at it with wistful eyes from afar until he is judged old enough to have it at close range. Richard has long since looked at it from afar, only. In the course of human events, Byard took the barrell and stock apart. Little, Richard yesterday got the barrel, took it out Sunday afternoon to the rear of the house, near the Murray Scherer I barn, where he and a neighbor boy had the field to themselves. Richard had hidden a cartridge in the barn and , he got this and attempted to make it “go off.” He put the cartridge in the end of the barrel and stamped the same down on the walk. In his earnestness he stooped over the barrel! and when the cartridge went off he ! got the full force in the right shoul‘‘der. The bullet entered the fleshy part of the shoulder above the breast * and striking the bone, was deflected, I coming out of the shoulder, six inches (Continued on Page Two) * JURORS DRAWN II - - — - - For September Term Or i Court Which Opens Next ; Monday Morning I THE GRAND JURY Also Petit Jury-Commis- . * i sioners Lindsey, Hensley | And Bleeke Meet Jury Commissioners Eugene Lind-' sey of Linn Grove and David M. Hensley of this city, with County Clerk , Bleeke met at ten o'clock this morning and drew the September grand f and petit juries. The September term lof court opens next Monday. The following were drawn: , | Grand Jury—lsaac Beer, Monroe township; James F. Armstrong, Wa;]bash; Ben S. Colter, St. Marys; Charles Worthman. Kirkland; George D. ! Brown, Washington, Samuel Fuhrman, i Root. -1 Petit Jury—John Bebout, Jefferson > township; Ambrose E. Durbin, Mon- , roe; George Dure, Blue Creek; John . Steiner, French; Fred Krueckeberg, , Union; William Bradford, Geneva; Alli bert Lindsey, Hartford; Joseph D. s 'Krick, St Marys; Fred Buuck, Preble; s ] James Bain, Dallas A. Hunsicker, Def catur; William Beineke, Kirkland; I,(George W. Cramer, Root; George 3-1 Geels, Washington; David W. Laisd ure, Monroe.

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:DECATUR GETS CHAUTAOQUA J 1 For Year 1915—Contract I i Presented—The Woman’s Civic League COMES TO AID Os Business Men—Sunday Evening Saw Close of Successful Week. The Rodpath chautauqua is coming to Decatur next year. The contratt for its return was handed to Superintendent George Rheinfranck last evening by J. W. Tyndall in behalf of the committee of Decatur citizens who have worked zealously to secure the Chautauqua for the third time. Yesterday there was a shortage «f subscribers to make up the required seven hundred guaranteeing the Chautauqua's return, but Miss Bessie Boyers, president of the Woman’s City Improvement society subscribed for one hundred fifty for the. society, and this ■ more than made up the number. AU money derived from tile sale of tickets in excess of the seven hundred, at J 2.50 each, is to be divided equally between the Decatur citizens and the ' chautauqua company, and this money | will be given by the Decatur committee to tile Woman's City Improvement society to be used for the beautifying lof the city. In many places more than seven hundred dollars was made by (the city improvement societies, and tliis was used in providing swimming pools for the schools and other tilings in the upbuild of ths city. Mr. Rheinfrank established tlie chautauqua here two years ago. after much difficult work, hut once it lias been placed in full swing it seems tliat the citizens have very little trouble in keeping up the movement, which is recognized everywhere as an uplift to tlie community, i The price of tlie season tickets has been advanced fifty cents, liut tlie chautauqua is being raised in standard also. Many good attractions have already been contracted for. and among them is Kryl’s band, which will be increased from thirty to thirty-eight members next year. Chautauqua Closes. I Tlie second annual Redpath Chautauqua came to a close last evening, after a most successful seven days' stand in this city. The closing attraction was tlie sacred concert given by tlie Kellog-Haines singing party, including two gentlemen and two ladies. Tlie first part was a program of sacred songs; the second a program of “Songs of the Sixties.” For Jhis, the company was dressed in the costumes of “The | Sixties.” Tlie gentlemen wore the flaring coats, the spreading ties; tlie ladies the dresses, with full ruffled | skirts, similar to those now coming I into vogue. The songs were the old familiar songs that “our mol hers used to sing” to us. Tlie program brought | much applause and was one of the most pleasing of the course. The com,pany also sang in the afternoon. | The Sunday afternoon address of Montaville Flowers was a very good (one. Whatever might have been expected from association with names, | the lecture was a very practical one, free from flowery, imaginative flights. .He set forth the Japanese problem, I which not only confronts his state, I California, where the greater number of Japanese live, but the entire nation. The settling of the Japanese in this country, with right to own land, but not to become naturalized Americans, he set forth, is a menace to the nation, which aggressive and country-and-power-coveting Japan would undoubtedly take advantage of, unless checked —to the detriment of the United States. Children's Night. Saturday was children’s night and • one of the best of tlie series. We were all still enough children to ' enjoy every minute of it. There ■ was Colby, tlie Chicago cartoonist, i who made “rapid fire” cartoons while ;. you waited. He started with a few **.lines, and while they might have been > .to us, just what our first lines are to : us. when we attempt to draw a horse >- and have it turn out to be a cow, lie ; knew very well what it was going to e be. although the audience was kept - guessing to the last, so rapidly did he (Continued on Page 3)