Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 231.

FINAL EFFORTS TO TURN WINGS — I'M Allies Are Pushing Troops Northward in an Outflanking Movement. FOUR GREAT BATTLES And Two Fort Bombardments Involving 6,000,000 Men Are on Today. Vienna, Oct.. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four gigantic battles and two fort bombardments involving more than six million men, are in progress in the east today. It will be several days, however, before the fighting will reach a crisis, tip to the present it has been impossible for the Germans to cross the Neimen river. A German army is engaged with 500,000 Russians in the big pine forest of Augustowo. The great Russian center army under the direct command of Grand Duke Nicholas made up of over a million fresh troops is reported to have come in contact with the German advance guard which has been pushing forward to protect the line communications at Cracow. Paris. Oct. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A final effort to turn both wings of the German army which is slowly retreating on the left and right, ■was begun today when reinforcements were rushed east and west by the general staff. There has been no let-up in the fighting at the two ends of the ‘ line since Friday. At ill times the allies are on the offensive. At a half. a dozen points on the line there are| towns which have changed hands as high as four times in the past twenty four hours. The allies today are holding the advanced positions originally occupied by the Germans when the present battle began. Berlin, via The Hague. Oct. 1 — (Special to the Democrat) —The war. office said today that the general situa-' tion continued unchanged. The official reports declare that the French' have been reinforced in Alsace, Lorraine and are trying to break through the German line near Mulhausen and carry the Vosges positions. “In every instance our troops have beat hack the attacks of the enemy, inflicting heavy losses. The enemy continued its effort to prevent the complete investment of Verdun and Toul, but we are holding our lines intact. The French have been heavily reinforced on the left center but we are holding them in check and have gained some ground. The general fighting on the right continues with great severity, but there has been no decisive gains on either side.” Tokio, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —It was officially announced today that a German torpedo boat destroyer had been sunk off Tsing Tau. There were no details. Washington, Oct. I—(Speciall—(Special to Democrat ) —Sir Edward Grey and Ambassador Page will discuss in London today or tomorrow the questions arising from Great Britain's decision to sieze American conditional contraband cargoes bound for neutral ports. London, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A dispatch declares that the British steamer Selby, loaded with coal and bound for Antwerp, struck a mine in the North sea and sank. Her crew of twenty-one men were rescued. ‘Paris, Oct. I—(Special to the Daily Democrat)— Today marks the eighteenth day of the battle of Aisne, which is considered by all military experts to be the greatest battle in modern history and which is characterized for the enormous loss of life and the stolid bravery of the troops. The situa) ion today in a condensed form is as fellows: The battle front extending from the, Somme to the Moselle, is 150 miles in length. On the French left wing and the German right wing, t.iallies are Steadily pushing noithwan in their attempt to get beyond the Ger man end and thus bring into action their outflanking movement. IheGe r mans are reported to be slow ly r< treating before the forcible and sue tained advance of the allies. In the (Continued cm Page Two)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

A UNIQUE ADVERTISING PLAN Sam Acker of Geneva has an exhibit on the fair grounds that for advertising beats any thing we know of except the columns of the Daily Democrat. It is a stand located in the center of the midway. On top is a revolving platform on which a miniature automobile travels attracting the attention of every passer by. About this is another circle which travels constantly and on which are cards containing the advertisement of many live merchants and candidates. It is a novel and one of the best things of its kind ever shown here. It was made by a Geneva man and he and Mr. Acker deserve credit for their work. o A FINE LECTURE Dr. B. J. Palmer, President of Palmer School of Chiropractic, Lectured IN COURT ROOM Last Evening to an Appreciative Audience—Was Highly Instructive. The lecture delivered last evening in the court room by Dr. B. J. Palmer, of Davenport, lowa, on the subject of “After Tomorrow —What?” was greatly appreciated by the many people present, and who w'ere greatly pleased by the manner in which the science o chiropractic was explained and the I unique and instructive method used tc , illustrate its workings. Dr. Palmer it i very radical on the subject but this privilege is accorded him owing to the . fact that his father discovered chiro , practic while Dr. Palmer has himself developed the science and brought it up to the present reputed stage. Dr Palmer is the president of the Palmer School of chiropractic and which H the original school. In his lecture last evening, Dr. Palmer compared the hu man brain, nerves and organs to that of the dynamo, electric wires and i lights of a lighting system and in cleat j and concise language explained the 1 workings of each. He stated that if ' the wires are reduced in size, so must I the current be reduced while in the , human body, if the nerves are obstruct ed so must the energy passing through them be reduced and the organs tc which the energy is sent will be capatContiuuea on rage 3) — —o - CAUGHT ON FIRE Leaking Gasoline Connection on C. C. Clemens Auto Causes Blaze. CN COUNTRY ROAD Farmers Assisted in Outening Flames Before Serious Damage Was Done. C. C. Clemens of this city, traveling salesman for the Capeweil Horse Nail company, bad a very exciting experience yesterday afternoon about four o'clock when his large E. M. F. automobile in which he was returning from a business trip caught fire a short distance west of the city and for a short while endangered the lives of Mr. Clemens and a gentleman friend who was riding with hrm. The fire originated from a leaking gasoline connection which caused the gasoline to flow into the exhaust and from there to spread to the large tank under the front seat. The first intimation of any fire was had by Mr. Clemens when the flames leaped up around the seat and floor. He threw on the emergency brake, stopped the car and the men quickly evacuated their rather warm quarters. With the assistance of several farmers who were in a field and witnessed the conflagration, the flames were outened by the use of water and dust before they could spread to th frame work of the machine. In his efforts to prevent the spreading of the flames Mr. Clemens was badly burned about the face and hands but fortuj nately none of the burns are serious.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, October 1, 1914.

NEW AUTO PLOW Attracts Much Attention at the Fair Grounds Where it is Being Exhibited. HAS JUST ARRIVED Owned by Klopfenstine & Werling of Preble Who Have Taken Agency. The horse is passing and the next generation will perhaps wonder how we of the past ever got along with anything as slow as the driving horse, the plow animal, the truck horse or the general purpose horse. This fact was brought to the minds of many who have watched with interest an automobile plow, which is owned by Klopfenstine & Werling and is being exhibited at the fair. It is a Lawton machine, made at St. Mary’s, Ohio, has a thirtyeight horse power engine, and is a wonderful machine. The Preble men have bought the machine, the price being $2,000, and are the agents for this county. They will use it to plow for hire and have already the contract for considerable work. It will plow ten acres per day, any depth, and is believed to be the coming machine of its kind. If you go to the fair, take a look at it. One of the talked-about features of the plow is that with its brilliant headlight, you can plow at night, just as well as in day-light. The engine can also be used for threshing or for any other purpose. SMALL PER CENT Os School Children of Geneva Have Perfect Teeth —Sixty ARE THUS BLESSED Examination Found Seventyeight Per Cent Defective. Seventy-eight per cent of the 340 school children of Geneva have defective teeth. Os the 340 only sixty were found having ‘‘perfect” mouths and teeth. Such is the report made byDr. Roy Archbold of this city and Dr. Raymond Knossos Geneva, who, Wednesday made the examination of the mouths, this being a part of the physical examination of the children as conducted. The “defective” teeth thus listed, included those decayed, abscessed, irregular or possessing other abnormalities which endanger the life and health of the child. There were two young lady clerks present who made a chart of the mouth of each child examined, with the defective teeth, and a description of the same, which is presented to each parent, who isthus enabled to treat and remedy the defect. Upon the good condition of the teeth, depends the health of the Indi? vidual, as well as advancement mentally, morally and spiritually —strange as 5t may seem, on first thought—and the early examination may work worlds of good to the individual, who, through ignorance or carelessness might otherwise have suffered much longer. o — UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. — The Chautauqua lecturer said here that the “optimist is one who sees the hope of good cheer through the rainbow of tears.” Such an optimist was surely a blind man at the fair yesterday, though one would scarcely infer so from the tune that he played which could scarcely be heard above the din of the “barkers” for the other attractions. Said the blind man to a chance friend standing near: "The fairs I've seen this year haven't amounted tc much.” And then as though his little joke needed explanation he said: “You see I can’t see any,” If the poor man could “see” anything about it to joke about, why can’t the rest of us bristle up and “keep on, a-keepin’ on?”

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

TWO BIG SHOWS. Two complete shows will bo given at the Bosse opera house tonight by the clever Grahamme Stock company, the curtain rising at 7:30 and at 9:30p. m. Doors open at 7 o’clock. The first play will be “Driven from the Altar,” a comedy drama with a big list of specialties, to be followed by the second show, the diplomatic play, right up to the minute, “The German Spy." Another entirely new list of specialties will be given in the second show. Reserved seats for both shows on sale all day at the Holthouse drug store. WORLD RECORD WASJWERED “Terrible Teddy" Tetzlaff Whirls Around the Track in One Nine. SMASHING RECORD Ten Thousand at Fair Yesterday—Biggest Crowd in History Today. ************:(■* * New record for mile on half- * * mile track —one minute and nine * * seconds —made at Decatur, Ind., * * September 30, 1914. Driver, Ted- * * dy Tetzlaff, in Blitzen Benz car. * Former record, made by Tetz- * * lass at Terre Haute in 1913 in one * * minute and eighteen seconds. * ************** Ten thousand people cheered “Terrible Teddy” Tetzlaff yesterday afternoon when he dashed around the half mile track at Steele’s park, two laps, making the eighty-eight feet more than a mile in 1-09. <• Lippail nine _sagonds off of the world’s record, held for a year by the Terre Haute track and established a new pace for his 300 horse power Blitzen Benz. It was the big event of the afternoon’t program, though its importance was perhaps scarcely realized by many. Every driver likes to break a world’s record and when he lowers that record nine seconds in a single mile he is going some. The crowd yesterday was the largest ever in attendance at a Wednesday fair in this county and those who went were well repaid, the program being given as advertised and today will prove another record breaker for the association. The program includes a 2:24 pace with thirteen entries for a purse of $300: a 2:21 trot for S3OO, with ten entries, and the 2:12 pace for S4OO, with fifteen starters. The attraction will be Art Smith, “the daredevil aviator of the world,” as he is advertised, who will make an effort to break his previous record of looping the loop ten consecutive times. During yesterday’s races the Hoagland Brothers gave exhibits of chariot, standing and feature races, and they will continue to do so 1 during the fair. Event one in the auto races was a three-mile dash for cars with 450 inches and less in piston displacement. Teddy Tetzlaff finished first in 4:06, with Billy Carlson second in his Maxwell and Captain Kennedy third in his Chalmers 13. The second wjh a threemile open race and was won by Carlson in The first heat of the free-for-all open race, best two in three, with flying start resulted as follows: Carlson first, Tetzlaff, second: Callaghan third, Kennedy fourth and DeAlene fifth. The test made by Tetzlaff in his big Blitzen Ben;: was next and then came the second heat in the free-for-all, Carlson taking firse, and Tetzlaff second. In the free-for-all handicap race Tetzlaff won first and Carleton second, the Maxwell cars making the best showing for speed during the day. Between heats two auto polo contests were given. In these Ford cars were used, two cars on each side, and a mallet man hanging on the side. At a given signal the ball was thrown on the track and the cars made a dash for it. There were many clashes and the games though short were exciting and pleased. In the last game the car driven by Rudy Getz overturned and the Iriver was pinned underneath. He was soon extricated and escaped uninjured, save for a few bruises. Eugene Bremirkamp acting as mallet man in the first game won for his side. “Pete” (Continued on rage Two)

KEPT ft SECRET Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stults Surprise Friends by Announcing THAT THEIR WEDDING Took Place Last January in Hillsdale, Mich.—Bride Rose Spacy. It rarely happens that a couple can keep the news of their wedding secret so long as Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stults have —very nearly nine months. The fact that they were married last Janu ary in Hillsdale, Michigan, has just been learned within the past few days by even the parents of the couple, who were informed by them. The bride was formerly Miss Rose Spacy, of Fort Wayne, a well known and well liked young lady, who has many friends in Decatur. The friends of the couple have been expecting their wedding to take place soon but were surprised when they heard that they had stolen a march on them and werer married the first of the year. The groom is a son of James Stults, custodian of the court house. The groom had been employed as a fireman on the Pennsylvania railroad for some time and is now employee on the G. R. & I. as a member of the bridge force. COrTMLITNC Linn Grove Automobilist' Raise Ire of Hartford City Doctor. HAD A COLLISION And Hartford City Man o Course Blamed it Onto Linn Grove Man. Dr. Charles Sellers, wife and chil dren and Miss Helen Tewksberry, oi Montpelier, narrowly escaped a ser ious accident Sunday afternoon while returning from Dunkirk in the Sei lers automobile. A large car owned and driven by S. B. Grannis, of Linn Grove, Ind., in going around the Se! lers machine, which is a Ford, grazee the lighter car and came near throwing it into the ditch. When Dr. Sellers heard the car ap proching from the rear, he started to turn out in order that it might pass. The Linn Grove man, however, would not wait to see whether the other was safely over, but shot ahead at a high rate of speed and attempted to push past, the doctor claims. The rear wheels of the two machines touch ed, but luckily did not collide with suf flcient force to cause a spill. The Ford being a much lighter machine than the other, the Hartford City people would have suffered worse than the Linn Grove man had there been an accident. According to Dr. Sellers, the strung er’s car was going fully forty-five miles an hour wljen it swept past. The occupants of the Ford were naturally badly frightened. As soon as possible, Dr. Sellers started in pursuit of the Grannis machine and followed him to the Hartford hotel, where he was stopping. Entering the lobby, the doctor went up and remarked to Grannis, “Sorry, old man, I couldn’t get out of your way soon enough.” The other replied that it was all right. The doctor knew he was talking to the right man and he “lit" in and told the Wells county fellow what he thought of him. "Road hog" and other uncomplimentary appellations were applied to Grannis. While it did no good it was some satisfaction, the doctor thought, to tell the Linn Grove man a few things anyway. T. A. Davis of Linn Grove was with Grannis. They were accompanied by two women. —Hartford City News.

RESERVED SEATS AT FAIR. The fair association tried a new plan yesterday, selling reserved seats directly opposite the wire and it proved a success,, except for a slight mixup in coupons which will be watched more carefully today. One man In the next tier of seats to the east, conspicuous because of Ills blue hat persisted in standing up to watch the races and thus interfered with the view of several hundred others. Its a queer thing but true that many people cannot watch the finish of a race without standing though it would be much more convenient for others if they would keep their seats. o — PAID BY DEATH Louis Nussbaum Gave Up Life as Result of Diving Accident at Rome City. A BRAVE BATTLE Lived Many Weeks With Fractured Neck—Well Known in This City. The news of the death of Louie Nussbaum of Fort Wayne reached the many friends of the young man in this city last evening and the sad tidings came as a great shock to them. Mr Nussbaum was well known hen among the younger set who met hin while at Rome City and at which place the fatal diving accident occurred las' luly. A number of Decatur people also saw Mr. Nussbaum make the fa la! dive. The Fort Wayne Sentine says: “Following a brave battle for life which he had waged for nearly thre< months, Louis P. Nussbaum, 29 year: of age, died at 9 o'clock Wednesda: norning at the family home, 1817 Sp Run avenue. Death was due to injur es sustained July 5 at Rome City when in diving, Nussbaum suffered : fracture of the neck. The case ha: been regarded as hopeless from th< >utset, and the young man’s pluckines: >.nd vitality have been the amazemen if the attending physicians. “Although death did not come un .xpectedly, his many friends of th< city and vicinity will be shocked t< hear of it. He was an estimable am scholarly young man and was wel liked by every one of his wide circh (Coniiuued on Page Two) GENEVAJMEETINC Was Well Attended and Was Enjoyed by All—State Candidates Present. AND MADE SPEECHES Hon. S. W. Hale Presidec and the Opening Was an Enthusiastic One. A number of democrats from this city were in Geneva last evening where they attended the opening meet mg of the campaign. The headquar ters were packed and that old-time fighter for democratic principles, Hon S. W. Hale presided. Speeches were made by Homer L. Cook, candidate foi secretary of state: Dale J. Crittenberg er, candidate for state 1 auditor: George Bitler, candidate for clerk of the su preme court. It was an enthusiastic meeting, and a good starter for the campaign in that part of the county. The state candidates went from Geneva to Fort Wayne and left there this morning on a tour of the thirteenth district. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Our faith in th’ wurld wuz sumwhat restored whun we went t’ th’ fair and heard th’ merry-go-round playin’ Mendelssohn’s “Spring Song;” but et got anuther knock whun we listened longer an’ found et wuzn't th’ “Spring Song’ 'at all, but a variation uv “O You Great Big Beautiful Doll.”

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HEART ATTACK WAS FATAL Alonzo Dutcher Dropped Dead This Morning on North Second Street. HERE FOR VISIT . „.Q 1 •“*—• And to Attend the Fair— Was Manager of Morris Store at Bluffton. Alonzo Wesley Dutcher, son of Mrs. Nancy Dutcher, of North Second street a life-long resident of this county, until going to Bluffton seven weeks ago to become manager of the Morris store in that city, dropped dead this morning at 7:45 o’clock on North Second street, while on his way to town. He lived but a few moments after the fatal attack of the heart came upon him, and was dead before a physician could arrive, or before even simple home remedies which neighbors brought to the scene, could be applied. Mr. Dutcher, with his brother-in-law, Harvey Ginter, wife and babe, of Bluffton, had arrived in this city this morning on the early Clover Leaf train, to attend the fair and to visit with relatives. They proceeded to the home of Mrs. Dutcher, where they had breakast, and then he left home to come lown town to call at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bigham. He had been in the jest of health, although somewhat rail looking in appearance, and had lever complained of his heart. This norning, however, he complained omewhat of a pain in the stomach, beore leaving, but nothing was thought if it. As he neared the curve on North Second street, between the Gauze and irumenaker houses, he was seen to eel. A lady who met him, as he be;an to reel, not knowing him and not mowing that he was ill. passed on. and ,ery soon after that he fell. Three men n a passing truck saw him fall and tastened to assist him. Later nelghjor women arrived on the scene, mong them being Mrs. Perry Robinon. Seeing that he was still breathig, although he was unable to speak r to recognise any' around him, atempts were made to restore him. Some hastened for camphor and other lome remedies, until a doctor could :ome, and others attempted to loosen he color and clothing to revive hint L'he clotting blood however, lad settled about the throat, tntil it became swollen, and leath was no doubt due in a measure o strangulation. Before the women •ould return with the camphor, or othr restoratives, he had passed away, irobably not living more than five ninutes after the attack. Coroner D. D. Clark reached the ■cene in a very few minutes after leath, and stated that the death was lue to heart trouble. The body was daced on a cot and carried by Perry lobinson, Lase Baker, Johhny Mayer nd others to the home, where the amily physician arrived later. No ef’orts had been spared, however, to do what could be done to revive him, but he fatal outcome, it is believed, could lot have been warded off after the atack came. The deceased was one of the best known young men of the city, and a boy of most exemplary' character. He was born in Root township, two and a half miles northwest of this city, November 22, 1893. Had he lived until next November he would have been ‘wenty-pne years of age. The father, Bamuel Dutcher, met a sudden death lune 29, 1905, when he was thrown from a hay wagon in the field. Soon hereafter the family moved to this city, and have lived since that time on North Second street. For six years Alnozo was employed at the Schafer hardware store, where he was well liked, being a young man of excellent business qualifications, as well as the best character. His employers speak in the highest praise of him. He resigned his work at the Schafer store a few months ago to become assistant manager to Manager Ray Collins of the Decatur Morris five and ten cent store. He was there but a short time, however, until his ability was recognized in a promotion, and seven weeks ago he was made manager of the Morris store at Bluffton, where he had been since. (Continue!: cm Page 3)