Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 214.

GERMANS ARE FORCING RUSSIANS TO RETREAT Overwhelming Force Os German Reservers Are Rapidly Forcing Russians Into A Defensive Position

GENERALRETREAT French and British Forces Continue to Steadily Gain Territory from German. SERBS WIN VICTORY Semlin is Captured from the Austrians in Bloodiest Battle of the War. Petrograd, Sept. 11, —(Special to the Daily Democrat) The Russian forces in Eastern Prussia are retiring on a new defensive position, to meet the attack from a large German army which has just arrived from the west. 1 This force is reported here to be made! up of several German army corps withdrawn from the French frontier and of more than 200,000 members of the second line. They are heavily supported with artillery and it is believed the great eastern German fortieses have been denuded of their de-1 ■ n-e to increase the troops in Their ■ assault on the Russian column. The Russians are retiring slowly to their new position which was previously selected and that war office stated that the great battle is imminent. Paris, Sept. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —General Galieni announced today that the British-French of-j tensive movement on the north continued unchecked. The Germans continue to retire in the face of the superior force, the French troops having been reinforced. The military government statement was issued at 10. oh this morning and was a duplicate of the midnight declaration which said the French and British are now well j across the Marne and are pressing the retiring Germans hard, having tak- • ~ ... .

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|c n many prisoners and guns. Nish. Sept. 11, (Special to Dally Democrat) —The Servian army which has been forcing back the Austrian invadt rs today occupied the Austrian city. The bloodiest battle of the campaign preceding the victory. Servian advises say that the enemy lost enormous numbers of men. Simlin Is a few miles north of Belgrade. Basle, Switzerland, Sept. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —It is reported here that the French army now operating in upper Alsace has reoccupied Mulhausen. Trieste, (via Rome) Sept. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Another Austrian torpedo boat has been lost. It | struck a mine while cruising off Tasana watching for the appearance of the British-French fleet which is reported to be in that vicinity. It is said that most of the crew were saved. i Washington, Sept. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The allien have gained serious advantages againct the Germans in the west; the first German army corps was force” across the Marne and German troops have left that river valley entirely. The French I foriegn office today cabled this information to the French embassy here. Berlin, Sept. 11,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—(via The Hague) It is admitted today that the Kaiser and the German general staff have been in danger from a Belgian bomb attack by aviators. They are directing the general movement against the French forces from the German legation in Luxemburg. Washington, Sept. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The German Grown Prince’s army has captured the forti .■'.cations southwest of Verdun and the Russian army is retreating everywhere,” the German embassy was informed this afternoon by a radiogram from Berlin. London, Sept. 11—(Special io Daily (Continued on Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana,Friday Evening, September 11, 1914.

WILL SPEAK HERE .Senator Ollie James and Governor Ralston are Booked for Decatur Soon. ' MR. ADAIR COMING Campaign Promises to be an Enthusiastic One With Plenty of Speakers. W. A. Kunkel, chairman of the Eighth district, wires us from Indi-

anapolis that the state committee has assigned Senator Ollie James, the Kentucky orator, and Governor Ralston as speakers at Decatur during the coming campaign. Senator VanNuys am) Dale J. Critenberger of Anderson, candidate for auditor of state, will probably open the campaign here the latter part of this month. These speakers are among the best who will campaign the state this year and they will discuss the issues of so much interest to the voters. Mr. Kunkel in his message congratulates the citizens of Adams county for their splendid showing on the first registration day. The local democratic committee is planning to open the county campaign soon with speeches in the various school houses and there will be meetings at Berne, Geneva and Monroe, and other places in the county with speakers of state note on the program. Congressman Adair has sent word that be expects to be in this county about the first of October for a series of speeches and all signs point to an oldfashioned enthusiastic campaign. o PRETTY WEDDING

I Miss Ida Elzey, Near Bluffj ton, Becomes Bride of Mr. Jay Markley. THURSDAY AT NOON I Bride is a Niece of Charles Elzey of This City—Well Known Here. A very pretty wedding was solemnized yesterday noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Elzey, living just north of Bluffton, when their daughter, Miss Ida L. Elzey, became • the bride of Mr. Jay G. Markley. Miss Elzey is a niece of Charles Elzey of this city and is well known here. The Bluffton Banner gives the following .account of the wedding: "The wedding of Miss Ida L. Elzey and Jay G. Markley took place it 10:30 o’clock this morning at the home of the bride s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Elzey, one mile and three quarters north of the city. The ring ceremony was used and was performed by Rev. Samuels, pastor -of the, Six Mile Christian church. "Twenty of the immediate friends and relatives of the couple witnessed the marriage. The home was prettily decorated for the occasion. The bride wore a gown of white silk crepe de chene, and looked very beautiful. "Following the wedding a two-course .supper was served. “The couple left at 1 o’clock for | their future home at Laporte, where , Mr. Markley is employed in the 1 Gable piano factory. Mr. Markley is t the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Markl ley, residing south of this city, and |is highly respected. The bride is a I very accomplished young lady, who I has many friends extending her their best wishes. As a token of their high ! esteem for her many fine gifts were presented.” I 0 IS STILL HOLDING HIS OWN. Robert Quinn is holding his own today. Though very weak lie passed a very good night and ate some breakfast. Though the. disease is stubborn, so is Bob, and he is putting up a fight that is sure to win.

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL"

DANNER WHEAT CROP. Fred Gelmer. a prominent farmer of noitheast of tins city, conies to the front with (he banner wheat crop, threshed by “Peck” Werling. Mr. Gelmer averaged forty-four bushels t<j»the acre and had twenty-two acres of an fine wheat as ever grew. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Newt (Turn wuz able t* be out agin aftur attendin' th' fair yisterday. He didn’t take any prizes evun in th’ boob class but he confidently thinks he made a hit ’lth severul prize beauties in th’ hand-painting—linean facepainting—line. a sicklyjrFen Like a Half-ripe Lemon is the New and Stylish Color Which is CALLED CHARTREUSE

Named from a Famous Liquor of a Pale Green Color. Dame Fashion is a fickle lady. Her affections center first cn one shade, then another. Alice and Copenhagen blue were once her favorites; then tomato red, and a whole list of others; and now it’s chartreuse. The war may have some effect on the usual immigration of fashions into this country but it cannot prevent the application of a French name to. whatever it pleases to make up for any want otherwise. The new chartreuse is of a pale and sickly greenish-yellow —somewhat like a half-ripe lemon, but is thought by some to be very pretty. Anyhow it is taking the lead in colors and brightens up a hat much as the yellow streak does a parrot—in fact chartreuse is much like the yellowgreen in a parrot. But it is doubtless named because it is the color of the green chartreuse, a liquor made by the Carthusian monks, formerly at Grande, Chartreuse, now at Tarragona, Spain. The liquor is complex in composition and is made from helm leaves, orange peel, hyssop, peppermint and various other spices. It is of three colors —green, yellow and white. A magnificent plume seen on a black velvet hat at a Decatur millinery store is of chartreuse; a high stick-up. at least a foot and a half high, was also of this color: as are many other feather trimmings. The majority of the hats seen thus far are black —velvets and plushes predominating.

TURNS UP AGAIN Jonathan Steffen, Who Ran Away from Home Six Months Ago Got Sick I AND CAME BACK Parents Glad to Greet Him— ; Had Advertised Widely I for His Return. I After an absence of six months, during which time his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Steffen, of southwest of this city, made a diligent search and experienced much worry, Jonathan Steffen turned up at his home. • He ran .away six months ago and after a sojourn in several places, wound up in North Dakota, where he had worked several weeks on a farm. His parents, 'who had offered rewards for his return, and made a vigorous advertising campaign to gain news of his where 'abouts were glad to greet him and in the future it is said he will remain with them. He had been sick several days and this was the cause of his returning at this time. For several months Steffen was ir. Martinsville, but it was a long time before his father was able to get any word from him. Recently, however, be had been writing letters to his parents.

HE TOOK POISON Farm Hand, Pearl Flowers, Committed Suicide on the Charles Ahr Farm (NEAR FORT WAYNE Despondent Because He Had Had so Much Trouble and Worried His Family. Pearl Flowers, a farm hand, aged thirty years, who came to this county la week ago from the west, committed suicide at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning on the Charles Ahr farm, two miles west of the city, by swallowing an eighth of an ounce of strychnine. A note left by Flowers states that lie was killing himself because he had had so much trouble and because he had been a source of worry to his family. The letter was written Sunday. The poison was takeij in a corn field, where he was working with Joseph Worden, another hand. A small boy noticed Flowers acting strangely and told Worden, who assisted the man to the house. When it was learned that he had taken poison a doctor was summoned, but Flowers died before the physician could come. | Flowers was single and was a native of Forest, Ohio. For several years .he had been in the west. A brother, J Elmer Flowers, is employed on the city street car lines. The body was I brought to the Scheumann & Son morgue here.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Charles Ahr, on whose farm the suicide took place, is a brother of Ed Ahr and Mrs. D. H. Hunsicker of this city. A BIG FAIR DAY I Decatur Well Represented at Van Wert Fair On Yesterday. AUTOMOBILES PLIED To and from Between Cities —Many Also at the Stat Fair. With the state fair in Indianapolis in progress this week, and the fair in our neighboring county, Van Wert, the city is nearly depopulated. Yes-

terday was the big day at the Van ( Wert fair and visitors there state thatl : they saw nearly as many Decatur ; 'people as they do at our own fair. I Automobiles, both private and public, 1 ' plied between here and that town yes terday. I The Van Wert Daily Bulletin esti- i I mates the attendance at from 30,000 ■ I to 40,000. The fair is reported as sus- ■ , taining its usual excellent reputation. . Among those from here who went ' were: Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke | and daughter, Hedwig; Miss Martha Koldewey, Gus Reinking, Christ Bok- 1 i ', necht and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Butler, I John Meyer, Ed Luttman, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lee, Mrs. Carrie Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller, Paul G. . Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett and 1 , son, Harry; Mrs. William Ramey and . children, Joe and Reba; Mr. and Mrs. . I' George Everett, Henry Fuhrman, Mr. ( and Mrs. Isaac Everett, Harve Rico, Milton and Luther Hower, Cal Peterson, William Hitchcock, J. R. Tumble- , son, John Joseph, Josephine and Ben , Lydia Miller, Mr. and Mrs. E , M. Selbitz, Zelda Schnitz, Agnes Weber, Mildred and Hazel LaDelle, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas, Harry Helm. Frank Smith, Clum Baker, J. L. McCrory and family, Edna Craw- • ford, Frances Rademaker. ;■ Twenty five enthusiastic Queen Es- • thers had a splendid meeting with Miss Nell Myers last evening when , plans were completed for the "hobo” t social to be given this evening at the Methodist church parolrs.

"SEPTEMBER MORN" IN WAYNE One of the season’s theatrical best bets! Biggest hits! is the big musical comedy sensation or rather intoxication—“ September Morn" which comes almost direct from its Immensely successful run at the LaSalle Theatre, Chicago. The cast includes: Leo Greenwood, Ollie Carew, Barbuia Dongles ami the prettiest chorus that ever came to town; a big. company of jolly dancing framing beautifully Rowland and Clifford have given this (Their greatest musical comedy effort) an expensive and elaborate pro duction, resulting in a triumph complete. The X-Ray futurist twirl and other Tango ideas in sensational dancing are among the lively and joyous Turkey-Trot efforts. This lively up to the minute fun show will be the attraction at The Majestic Sunday .Matinee and night. THE WojEVIES Shows Increase In Almost Every Township — St. Mary’s 17 Cents Lower. FIXING TAX RATE Board Will Meet Again Saturday To Conclude The Business of the Term The commissioners last evening authorized the macadam road levy for the various townships for next year and in nearly every instance an increase is shown. There is a seventeen cent reduction in St. Marys township and slight reductions in one or two others over last year but in most of tlie townships the levy goes up several cents. This cannot lie avoided as long as the demand for roads continue. The levy on the SIOO for macadam roads subject to slight change as they will be gone over

ionce more are: Union 92c; Root 82c; Preble, 84c; Kirkland, 80c; Washington 80c; St. Marys 80c; Blue Creek 72c: Monroe 82c; French $1.00; Hartford $1.00; Wabash 88c; Jefferson 66cc. Road Superintendant Hendricks also filed his estimate for expense of gravel road repairs which is $28,000. The es timate for this year was $32,000 but , the returns from the automobile licenses brought in over $4,000 and this accounts for the reduction next year [This will require a levy of 17 cents. I The total tax in Decatur will be over five dollars. The board of commissioners adjourned last evening in continued ses- ' Jon until Saturday when they will meet to conclude their work for the term. The board have named Dr. M F. Parrish of Monroe as physician so; the county infirmary and the jail and : fixed his salary at S3OO per year. They also reappointed James Stults as custodian of the court house his salary to be $75.00 per month.

ALL "EATS” ONE CENT. Program for “Hobo” Social at M. E Church Tonight. Hand-shaking contest. Grand march to show off clothes. ' Funny songs, by J. Q. Neptune. 1 Piano solo, by Olive Perkins. Several numbers by Baptist quartet. Several numbers by Christian church orchestra. Games, contests and fortune telling. : o NOT THE FURNACE. We were informed this morning that the cause of the tire which started in the C. C. Pumphrey residence yesterday morning was not due from a defect in the lurnace pipe, but was caused from an over-heating of the fire place. Mr. Pumphrey had not started the fire in the furnace until this morning, it being the first time since last spring. o_ TO PAINT BUILDINGS ““ 1.1 a Work of painting every building belonging to the Clover Leaf railroad company will be started Monday. The I bridge Is already being painted black and it is thought that when work is cnce started on the building it will be only a short time until they are i finished. The switchman’s shanty, depot pumper’s house and freight house will be painted.—Bluffton Banner.

Reaches Every Nook Os County

Price Two Cents.

MANY NEWBOOKS Have Been Placed on Library Shelves and May be Secured Now BY THE PUBLIC — Reference Books and Fiction by Best and Most Popular Writers. The following new books have been added to the Decatur public library land may now be secured: I Burorugs, “Tarzan of the Alps;” Johnstone, "The Salamander;" Harrison, "Captivating Mary Carstairs;” Locke, "Kortunate Youth;" Herrick, Clark’s Field;” Conrad, “Chance;’ Palmer, “Last Shot;’ Dixon, "The Victim;" Bauchus, "The Roses of Roses;” Parker, ‘You Never Know Your Luck;” Dandy, ‘Full Swing;” Wells, "Anybody But Anne; Oppenheim, "People’s Man;” Bennett, "Price of Love;" Hughes, "What Will People Say?” Von Wozagen, “Florian Mayr;” Tarkington. "Penrod;” Yeats. "Secret Rose;” Funston, "Memories of Two

| Years;” Stevens, ’Messmates;” Lon|don, “Strength of the Strong;' Hall, | “Henry of Navarre;’ Martin, “Barnajbetta;” Skrine, "The Bedsman;” Ed- ! wards, "God and Music;” Dalyrympie, I "Diana of the Green Van;”- Hillis, "Quest of Happiness;” Marden, “Peace, Power and Plenty;” two volumes of Noyes' poems; ten volumes of Kipling's works; high school debate book; Grey, “Riders of the Purple Sage” and "Lure of the Little Drum;” Mason, “And Then Came Jean; “Phillpotts, “From the Angle of 17;” Vandercook, “Loves of Ambrise;” Boyles. "Hoosier Volunteer;” Keays. “Mrs. Brand;” Beach. "Roger Pauling, Gunner;’’ Ruskin. “King of the Golden River;” Seton. "Wild Animals at Home; Perkins, "Irish Twins;' Wooley, "Ruth Palmer,” (two volumes); Gaines, “Lucita;” Browne, "Songs and Stories for Little Ones;” "Dutch Days;” Hall, “Martha in Holland;" Hall, “Dutch Twins;” Grinnell, "Our Feathered Friends;” Jacobs, "Indian Fairy Tales;” Congeys, "Junior’s Experience in Missionary Lands;" Hodges, “Garden of Eden;” Thurston. "Bishop's Shadow,” Big Brother of Sabin St.;” Rush, “Paul and Persia;" Tomlinson, “Search for Andrew Field;" Tomlinson, “Boy Soldiers 1812;” Kaleel, "When I Was a Boy in Palestine;” Singleton, “Our Country's Flag;" Wiggin, “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” (two volumes); Porter. “Miss Billy's Decision;” Parter, “Miss Billy Married;” Johnstone, "Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding;” Father, “O. Pioneer;” , "Dream Child;” Beach. “Roger Paulding's Gunner's Mate;” Marriott, “What a Man Wants;" Tcheloff. "Stories of Russian Life:” Sinclair, “The Return of the Prodigal;" Walpole, “The Duchess of Wrexe;” Thurston, “Big Brother;” Bound magazines, seventy-five volumes: History of Nations series, twen-ty-five volumes; Junior Classics, ten volumes; Harvard Classics, fifty volumes; Brittannica, thirty volumes: Crane’s Atlas; America Art and Artists; Dream City—World's Fair Chicago; Little, “Historical Lights;” "Every Child Should Know” series, twenty volumes.

SHIPS DUROCS TO IyiICHIGAN. John D. Nidlinger. the well known stockman, who has gained :u reputation over the entire middle west for ills high class Duroe Jersey hogs, today shipped one of his finest. Fancy Top. to Eli Sprunger. at Saginaw. Mic.li. This pedigreed boar will head the herd of Durocs at the big stock farm of Mr. Sprunger. said to be one of the finest in all Michigan. Q. HENRY T. DIEHL MARRIED. Henry T. Diehl of Adams county, Ind., and Mrs. Martha Taylor of Fort 1 Wayne were married yesterday at the 'court house by Justice Weaver Albert M. Thimlar and Miss Mabel E. Guiff. both of Allen county, Ind., were married by Justice C. M. Weaver yesterday at the hourt house.—-Hillsdak. Daily. o — UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Nuthin’ sets wun a-thinkin’ like a glimpse uv a surreptitious smile.