Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 224.

TEN MILES OF TRENCHES ARE iFILLEO WITH DEAD French And English Troops Succeed In Forcing Back German Left Wing With An Enormous Loss

READY TO SIGN Secretary Bryan States That Russia is Willing to Sign Peace Treaty. BOMBARDING VERDUN Reports from Berlin Say Germans are Successfully Attacking That City. Paris, Sept. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Successes are about to crown the efforts of the allies to break the German right and force a retreat all along the line. The official news from the front stated that the Germans had been driven back ten miles on the left and that the general enveloping movement continues successfully. As interpreted by the military experts here, the allies have succeeded in pushing back General Von Kluck’s army out of alignment with the balance of the German battle front and this will make it necessary for the Germans to fall back or take to the trenches. The losses have been enormous. It is admitted that in the ten days' fighting, three times as many French and tnglish have been killed as in the retreating movement of the Germans, and in the battle of the Marne. It has been desperate hand to hand fighting and althought the Germans are slowly being jammed back to the frontier every foot of ground gained by the allies is at a fearful cost. The only comforting note is the statement that the Germans are at least losing as heavily as the allies. Washington, Sept. 23—(Special to Dally Democrat) —The French center is retiring, having suffered tremendously, according to a dispatch received here today by the German embassy from the Berlin foreign * office. The dispatch follows: “The French offensive spirit Is weakening. French losses are enormous. The center is retiring. Verdun was successfully bombarded. The effect of the German mortars again was tremendous. Paris newspapers show a spirit of downcastColonel Rousett comments in the Liberty that the actual provisioning of the German army was quite unique in the history of warfare. The English cruiser Pegasus destroyed the German surveying vessel Moeve but was attacked and sunk by the German cruiser Koenigsberg.” The part of the dispatch telling of the bombardment of Verdun left the German embassy in doubt as to whether the city had fallen or whether it was simply being bombarded by the German troops. Washington, Sept. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Secretary of State Bryan this afternoon announced that Russia has agreed to sign one of his peace treaties. London, Sept. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lt was announced today that the big steam trawler Kilmarnock, from Grimsby, has been destroyed by mines in the North Sea and that all of her crew but two were lost.

Bordeaux, Sept. 23,— (Special to the. Daily Democrat) —The positive declar-, ation that the flank of the German right wing has been turned and that General Von Kluck’s army is in danger of being cut off, was made at the war office today. It was stated that while reinforcements were being rushed to the rescue from Belgium, they will not be able to prevent the German right from being encircled and forced, either to retire on Belgium or meet an attack on all sides by an army of vastly superior force. The British

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land French columns now outnumber ithe Germans two to one in the western section of the line. There are more than one million allies engaged in the battle along the entire front and nearly one half that number are being held in reserve. Summing up the entire situation, it was stated at the war office today that it had never looked so promising since the war began. London, Sept. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Nine miles of trenches filled with the unburied dead were the fruits of yesterday’s fighting by the British troops of the allies' left wing. They were killed in a successful turning movement between the district just south of St. Quentin and Peronne. For hours before the British charged the line their artillery shejled the German position with deadly effect. Wien the British finally charged, there was hardly a single unwounded German in the line. Thousands were dead. The movement had been a complete success from the British view point and the position marked the first real ground gained against the enemy in this battle. Washington, Sept. 23, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Secretary Daniels today filed an injunction suit against i the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co., I to test the Naval wireless censorship.! Officials are contident that the result [ will be in save, of the government.' Daniels’ ultimatum to the Marconi company with threats of seizure of the high powered trans-Atlantic station, expired today without an explanation having been received of the sending through the station of an alleged unneutral message to the British cruiser Sasfolk. o ENGINE GOES OFF TRACK A defective rail which broke in two places when the large freight engine No. 100 on the Grand Rapids and Indiana road rolled into the special switch along the Vail property opposite the G. R. & I. tracks with the intention of pulling out a box car loaded with [hoops caused the engine to run off the track burying the front wheels into the ground. The engine was doing switching work during the morning getting the loaded cars together for the afternoon freight. The wreck train from Fort Wayne was 'sent for and the engine pulled back 'on the track. The Adams street 'crossing was closed for several hours on account of the accident as a number of box cars blockaded the way. — o DEMOCRATS WIN AGAIN. Trenton. N. J., Sept. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Slow returns being received today from yesterday’s pr--1 mary election indicate that practically | all of the present democratic congressional delegation of Wilson men have | been renominated. No comparative figures of the total votes of the parties can be secured at this time, but it is known that the progressive vote was very large. SENATORS WILL SPEAK. Indianapolis, Sept. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Republican state headquarters here announced . today that Senator Theo. E. Burton of filibuster- fame and Senator Charles Townsend of Michigan have been obtained to make a tour of the state in October to advocate the election of Hugh Th. Miller. Each will devote a week to Indiana. — o CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many friends and relatives for the kind and ready 'assistance rendered us during the re'cent sickness and death of our daughter, Vinnie. WESLEY HITCHCOCK AND WIFE.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening.Septembei 23, 1914.

WAS KNOWN HERE —■ • I Merrill A. Teague Former Decatur Boy, Died Suddenly in New York. HAD MADE GOOD Recognized as One of the Best Newspaper Men in the Entire Country. Merrill A. Teague, formerly of this city, died suddenly in New York City Monday. A dispatch from Muncie, Ind., says: "Word has been, received by relatives here of the sudden death of Merrill A. Teague, former Indiana newspaper man, who expired suddenly yesterday in New York City. The cause of death was not explained in the message received here. Mr. Teague was editor of the Muncie Morning News about twenty years ago and later was a writer on large newspapers in the east. He served two terms as city clerk of Baltimore and moved to New York only a few years ago. Mr. Teague was a brother-in-law of J. Frank Mann, prosecuting attorney of Delaware county. He was bom at Pendleton, Ind., and many relatives live in that vicinity.” •Mr. Teague was a son of the late Rev. Teague, who twenty-five years ago was pastor of the Methodost church here. Merrill was one of the most successful newspaper writers of the country and had held positions on the greatest papers of the east. When the famous Admiral Schley court of inquiry was on in Washington, Mr. I Teague, then employed on the Balti-, more News, was employed as proses- . sional clerk by Mr. Schley and his at-. • torneys and made a great record. He | was employed on papers in all the 1 [eastern cities and ten years ago pur-' chased an interest in a big daily at ' Salt Lake City. He has many friends here who regret to hear of his death. He was about forty-two years old. 0 CENSUS REPORT. A son was born Monday night to. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Voglewede. THE SIXTY-THIRD Rebekahs Celebrate Anniversary of Organization With Entertainment AT THE I. O. O. F. HALL Picnic Supper Spread— Toasts Were Given— Fine Entertainment. The Decatur Rebekahs celebrated their sixty-third anniversary of the order in a very fine way last evening , at the 1.0. O .F. hall after the regular ledge session. A picnic supper was spread on the tables in the dining • room and fully sixty partook of the ■ excellent repast. The menu follows: ■ | Fried Chicken Veal Loaf ■ Potato Salad Potato Chips Sandwiches Cottage Cheese Baked Beans > Cold Slaw Pickles Olives Sauer Kraut Bananas Grapes Cake While seated at the table, a number >[of toasts were given, among them be ! ing a fine address by Joe Thomas, of r Cardwell, Mo. After supper the party again ad--1 journed to the lodge room, where - songs were sung, instrumental music s given, and Howard Wisehaupt read, f They closed with an “all join hands J round” for some old fashiened games. o —— WEDDING CAKE The Democrat force enjoyed a feast s' this morning, from a bounteous supy ply of as fine cake as ever came bei- fore them, the same being a gift from - the Mathias Miller home, where the double wedding festivities were held I. yesterday.

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WILL IMPROVE TENTH STREET. Council Awards Contract for Improvement to Michael Miller The city council held a continued session last evening for the purpose of deciding on the preparation of binding to be used on the Tenth street improvement. It was unanimously agreed by the council to use the Tarvia oil binder on the street and the contract for improvement was awarded to Michael Miller. The street and sewer committee will enter into a written contract with Mr. Miller within the next ten days. The Tarvia oil preparation is one of the best on the market and no doubt will prove a great improvement for the street. Petition of J. S. Coverdale to have a railroad sign on Patterson street removed was granted, and the marshal was ordered to remove the sign. No other business was up before the house and the . meeting adjourned. The regular session will be held next Tuesday. TH?(WTNEWS 1 < Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Merry- ! man Adopt Seventeen- 1 year-old Loma Ray. < < CASE IS DISMISSED ! i ’ 1 Against Frank Roop for Sur- [ ety of Peace—Quiet Title [ Decree. i i Loma Ray, aged seventeen, daughter of Jesse Ray, was this morning ' adopted by Charles W. and Mary E. Merryman, upon their petition to the , Judge D. E. Smith. The father filed 1 his written consent to such adoption, i and the young girl took the name of 1 Loma Ray Merryman, becoming thus' same as a natural heir by law, of ! the ones adopting her. The petition- ' ers were represented by Peterson &' Moran. 1 — !’ The case of the State vs. Frank 1 Roop, for surety of the peace, was dis- ' missed and the costs paid. In the case of Joseph R. Moser vs. I William Meyers et al, a decree of quiet title was entered for the plain-| tiff. The clerk was ordered to make! a transcript of the same for record. Judgment fur the costs was entered' against the plaintiff. I State ex Rel Hazel Smit ley vs. Forest Ray, seduction. Case set for October 29. First State Bank of Larramie vs. Edward White, note. Set for October 7. It was adjudgd that Josph Shady is aged and infirm and incapable of managing his estate and that a guardian should be appointed for him. The application was made by his daughter Martha Beery. The prosecuting attorney and the petitioner's attorney were each allowed $lO to be paid from the defendant’s estate. Real estate tranfsfers: F. M. meyer eto J. Fred Fruchte, lot 28, Decatur. $225; Catherine Davy to Della A. Clark, lot 455, Decatur, S6OO. The petit jury was excused today until a week from tomorrow. The | Fort Wayne case of Decker vs. Fort I Wayne Brick company is set for trial on that date. A marriage license was issued yesterday afternoon to Julius John Brite, farmer, born July 19,1889, son of John Brite, to wed Gertrude Geels, born September 13, 1886, daughter of Geo. Geels. CHAMPION CORN RAISER. Roy Runyon, proprietor of the Belmont Stock farm, brought into this office this morning three ears of corn taken at random from a shock and for which we immediately handed him the belt for being the champion corn raiser. Two of the ears measured twelve inches in length, every kernel being a perfect one and each ear being completely filled. Mr. Runyon has twelve acres of this kind of corn. The ears are on display in the Democrat window.

TAKE LIFE VOWS Julius Brite And Miss Gertrude Geels Married This Morning AT ST. MARYS Catholic Church-Will Reside On Groom’s Farm Near This City The St. Mary’s Catholis church witnessed the union of another estimable couple of the parish this morning at 8 o'clock when the Rev. J. A. Seimet::, with the beautiful ring ceremony, united the lives of Julius Brite and Miss Gertrude Geels. Cut flowers were used in beautifying the church. The striking of the hour was the signal for the playing of the wedding march by Sister Aloysia, to which the wedding party entered and made their way to the altar. x

The wedding principals were preceded by the bridesmaid, .Miss Rose Rykhoff, and the groomsman, Jeseph Geels. Miss Rykhoff wore pale blue satin, becomingly made, and the t flowers she carried were white roses. Miss Geels was lovely in a gown of white satin and embroidered • net with pearl and bead trimmings. She carried a white prayer book with marker of swansonia and long ribbons and also wore the swansonia in her hair. The bridal party made an unusually attractive appearance. Thirty guests partook of the sumptuous dinner served at the home of | the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ( George Geels, three miles west of Decatur. The same decorations of white were carried out in the home, the din- 1 ing room where the dinner was given i being very attractive. , Out of~town guests were Rose Rykhoff of Terre Haute; Miss Mary Bier, of West Newton, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Brite will be at home ' after October 1 on the groom’s farm near this city. He owns sixty acres I of well improved land and lias a fine ' large home, awaiting his bride. Mr. Brite is a man of enterprise and '[ true worth, and his bride is one of I ! (Continued on Page Two) o HAD CLOSE CALL One of Five Freight Cars Derailed on C. & E. Near Tocsin HAD A BIG LOAD Os Dynamite Caps—ls Ignited Town Would Have Been no More. The Chicago & Erie railroad experi- 1 enced another wreck at a point just ' east of the Tocsin station about 8 ' o’clock Monday night, when five cars [of a westbound freight train were de- I railed. The wreck occurred at almost the 1 same spot where two previous wrecks i occurred, and it is reported today that I the accident Monday evening is thought to have been due to a defec- ’ tive track, that is, in a defective leva- I [tion at that point, the track being too high at one point. Section crews had been working along that stretch of track to remedy the trouble. No one was injured in the wreck, but there was a great deal of “afterscare” when the crew and residents of the little town discovered that one derailed car which about half left the roadbed was loaded with dynamite caps. Had they ignited the little town probably would have been wreck ed, and had the car gone clear over such a catastrophe probably would have occurred. The tracks were torn from under all of the wrecked cars. ■ o BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Tom Ehinger and wife, and daughter , Margaret, are very happy today over the birth of a daughter and sister Virginia Rose. Mrs. Ehinger was formerly Miss Gertrude Rademacker.

INSANITY PLEA PLANNED. Mother of LeVan Baker, Accused of Murder, on Stand. Celina, Ohio, Sept. 22 —The taking • of testimony for the defense in the Baker murder trial is well under way. The attorneys will base their arguments on the plea of insanity. Mrs. Baker, the mother of LeVan, was the first witness. She told of LeVan beIng run over by a horse at the age of fourteen and of certain spells he would have at night but if she would ( give him a drink of water he would get all right. IS SERIOUSLY SICK Franklin Fran::, better known as "Smotesy” the mechanic at the Fireproof Garage is reported as being serI liously sick with appendicitis at the home of his parents Dr. and Mrs. ' Franz of Berne. He was taken home ’ last week. ‘ o < GORED TO DEATH! ~ , 1 1 David Moser, Residing Near i i Wells-Adams Line, Meets i Death from -—, I 1 AN INFURIATED BULL t Had Gone to Pasture With 1 ( Umbrella to Drive Cows ( Into Shelter. ( , i 1 Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 23 —(Special to j Daily Democrat) —David Moser, six- 1 teen-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John 1 Moser, living four miles east of this city, near the Wells-Adams county | line, was attacked and gored to', death at 6 o’clock this morning by an’ infuriated bull, before his father and 1 : a number of men could prevent the ’ attack. David had gone into a pasture lot in whoch the bull and a number I of cows were grazing to remove the J 'cows to a shed out of the rain. In or-1 der to protect himself from the rain : he carried a common black umbrella, i .The sight of the umbrella so infuriated I [the bull, however, that he charged on !the boy. knocking him down and I trampling on him until the father, with t I the assistance of several men, who* were nearby, could come to the res- 1 cue and drive off the bull. They ar- t rived too late, however, to save the i boy’s life and he breathed his life 1 away in his father’s arms. So severe 1 was the attack and trampling of the t angry animal that every rib in the vic- s tim’s body was broken and deep'i gashes were cut with the horns and t hoofs. o 1 DR. BURGENER IS IMPROVING. < t Has Employed Assistant —Famous i Chiropractor to Locate Here. Dr. Burgener, Decatur’s chiroprac- t tor, who had his arm broken last week t while cranking his machine, is getting t along nicely. The X-Ray, which he < had taken at Fort Wayne, revealed the i bones to be correctly set and unless i unlooked for complications set in, he t will no doubt improve rapidly from i this om 1 He is glad to announce, however, t that he has been able to secure the 1 services of Dr. Ed DeGaines of Daven- t port, lowa, who will arrive Friday and , will take charge of the practice every 1 day at the regular hours until Dr. Bur- ; gener is again able to resume work. 1 Dr. DeGaines comes very highly recommended from the “Palmer School 1 of Chiropractic,” which is the largest i and best equipped school of chiropractic in the world, it also being the bother school of this science. This school has an average yearly enrollment of 500 students, with a daily open clinic of 700 to 1,000 patients. Dr. B. J. Palmer, the president of this institution, is to be here on Wednesday evening, September 30, to give a lecture on the science of chiropractic. Further announcements of this lecture will appear later. o CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy at the time of ■ the death of our husband and father. • MRS. HESTER LONG AND CHILDREN.

THE PATHS SPLIT For the "Strangers” Arrested for Stealing Walk-Over Shoes. i i ' ONE OF THEM FREED Two Sent to Pen, Three to Jail —Rankin Writes Sensational Letter. Companions on the "broad highway" of life for some time, and companions in the Adams county jail since July 5, when they were arrested on the charge of grand larceny—stealing S3O worth of Walk-Over shoes from a consignment sent over the Erie —the paths of the six "strangers” will split and each go liis own straight and narrow way for a while. This was determined by the reading of the verdict of the jury hearing the case, when it was reported into the circuit court at 9 o’clock this morning by Jury Foreman Irvin Brandyberry. The case was given to the jury at 5 o’clock last night and it was not until three this morning that they reached a verdict. This was sealed and reported this morning. One of the six held was freed. This was Albert Hubbard, aged twenty-one, who was found not guilty. All the others were convicted for petit larceny. Two were given a sentence of from one to eight years in the state’s prison. These are John Rankin, aged twenty-six, and John Jones, aged twen-ty-four. Sheriff Durkin will probably leave this evening with them for Jeffersonville. Patrick Kilday was given ninety days in the county jail; Harry Brown, twenty days in jail, and Fred I Smith, ten days in jail. ft Is quite an interesting thing to study the six types of men arrested. Whether all. none or only a part were 'guilty of the then, it is a significant thing that men are known by the company kept, and “birds who flock together" may expect similar punishment or experiences. Several of the six are mere boys in appearances, and quite youthful and innocent in appearance, leading some to believe that they might have been “victims of circumstances,” having fallen in with the bad ones, only for the time being. Appearances are often deceitful, however, for among the most boyish and innocent of the bunch, in appearances, was John Rankin. Yet, from a letters he wrote July 11, six days after landing in Jail here, and which he attempted to send to a friend, 204 Grand street, Hoboken, N. J., but whirfi was intercepted by Sheriff Durkin, he is apparently the worst one of the bunch —at least he has been in tight places before. The letter was saved, marked exhibit “0” and there was some intention of using it for evidence, but this was not done. In the letter he asked a friend to send him a saw in a magazine roll, for the purpose of breaking jail. Tills letter he gave to a "trusty” to mail, but the sheriff beat him to it. A postal card was sent through the regular prisoner’s mail to the same man, asking him to send a magazine or two, this being done for a blind. The saw never came, however, for the letter was not mailed. But this did not deter them in trying to break out of jail here. They triad to break the bars of the window, but the break-out did not prove as easy as Rankin from his letter expected, for they were discovered and removed to safer cells, with less liberty. The following is a copy of Rankin’s letter, in the exact style, spelling and all. Rankin is said by the officers to be the smartest one of the bunch, a boy of unusually bright natural ability, but from the letter, evidently of meager book education: “Mr. Joseph Bray I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know that this is James Gardner’s partner in jail again on a charge of Grand Lar- ’ ceny. 1 was in New Jersey about a ■ week ago and did not have time ‘o i come over and see you as I would of. 1 want to ask you for the same favor that me and Gardner. 1 have got an easy jail to break this time. Please send me two good saw blades in a > magazene the same way you did and I r will send you 5 buck bill in a few f days. If you could not get the money . take a dime and you go over to that - hanor case in Harrison ave. Harrison (Continued on Page Two)

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