Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 234, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 234.

GERMANS ARE GAINING GROUND ON THE RIGHT Flanking Operations Os Allies Have Been Checked And French Line Penetrated At Several Points

BREECH IS MADE - —- ■ - Siege of Antwerp Continues With Several Forts Having Been Silenced. RESUME OFFENSIVE German Army Has Reformed Just Inside Russian Frontier for Battle. ( » Paris, Oct. s—(Specials—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The battle between the German right and the French left, north of the Oise river continues to increase in vigor. This was admitted in the 3 o’clock official statement this t afternoon. It was also stated in de- , cisive terms that the results of this ; violent battie continued uncertain because both sides were constantly re- 1 ceiving reinforcements. Elsewhere a- ’ long the long battle line which extends i across France and along the Meuse . to Alsace-Lorraine, it is stated that the ( situation jemains unchanged. t Berlin, (via The Hague,) Oct. 5, — ■ (Special to Daily Democrat) —The 1 German right wing in France is gain- t ing decisively acording to the official statement today. The flanking operations of the allies have been checked and at several points on the west, the - Germans have penetrated the French 1 columns and are driving them for- 1 ward. The fighting, it is stated, con- £ tiaues with the utmost ferocity and v both sides are losing heavily. The c investment of Antwerp is progressing a vigorously as planned. In the east there | has been but little serious fighting , since yesterday and the Austrian-Ger- £ man positions are being held. j a Petrograd, Oct. s,—(Special to Daily t Democrat)—The defeated Germans along the Niemen have reformed just a inside the Russian frontier and are t trying to resume the offensive, stated r ‘ today’s reports. Fighting is also in t progress along tlie Polish frontier ( i • where the Russians are attacking the t German entrenched positions. At Ko- r now the Germans were defeated with e a loss of 2,000 men. The czar’s arrival at the front was the signal for a , patriotic demonstration after which the Russian soldiers in a series of wild attacks gained decisive victories at nearly every point, stated the announcement. Antwerp, Oct. 5, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The general staff today in an official statement denied the declaration of the Germans that the fire of some of the minor fortifications had been silenced. ‘‘The situation ( continues excellent" said the statement. Every fort is in action. At no point have the Germans inadj any , gains. We can hold out indefinitely." London, Oct. 5,— .Special to Daily Democrat)—The Germans have made a breach in the southerly outer fortifications of the Antwerp defenses. This is believed certain here. The Belgian declaration that “all of our < fortifications are still intact" disre- ( gards, it is believed, the position on ] the extreme southern end. But this 1 loss is not considered as a serious i menace to the safety of Antwerp, t There is a grave fear however that s unles sthe siege can be lifted by the < allies before long, AntweiO must sur- i render. London, Oct. s—(Special to Daily I Democrat)—There is no sign of a let- 1 up in the ferocity of the battle in the i west of France. The Germans continued their desperate attacks to isolate the northern army of General

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i D’Amades an dhave forced the Frencli Ito give way at several poii\‘s on the (Continued on Page Two) o RAN INTO BUGGY Frisinger Auto and Barrone Buggy Have Rear-on Collision East of THE BELLVIEW FARM Sunday Evening—Mrs. Emma Taylor Has Ligaments of Leg Torn Loose. A rear end collision between an automobile and a buggy occurred about 6:45 last evening on the highway a short distance east of the Bellview farm, and which resulted in the tearing loose of the ligaments in the right ankle of Mrs. Emma Taylor of Sturgis, Mich., badly cutting the hand of Charles Barrone, driver of the buggy, and also injuring the leg of the horse. Mrs. Taylor is a sister of Mrs. John Barrone and Mrs. John Scheimann of this city, with whom she had been visiting. She had been spending the week-end with Mrs. Nan Murphfleld at Monroeville and was returning to the home of Mrs. John Scheimann and had expected to return to her home in Sturgis this evening. The automobile was driven by Dyke Frisinger of this city and the force of the collision was so great that the rear wheels of the buggy were rammed into the front wheels. Mr. Frisinger immediately stopped the machine and conveyed Mrs. Taylor to the Scheimann home, and then summoned a physician to at-: tend her injuries. She will be confined to her bed for at least two weeks. Mr. Barrone was unable to get down to his work this morning, and will also be forced to take a several days' lay-off. The accident happened so quickly that neither the party in the buggy or in the automobile could tell exactly what caused it. o THE COURT NEWS Wm. Buckmaster Hires Attorney C. L. Walters to Fight Divorce Case. ORDER IS MADE To Pay Wife S2O in 20 Days —Fort Wayne Trial Contjues Today. William Buckingham who has decided to put up a fight in the divorce case brought against him by his wife, Myrtle Buskingham, has hired C. L. Walters to defend him, Walters entering appearance this morning. A rule to answer was made. The plaintiff scored one when Buckingham was ordered to pay his wife the sum of S2O. for her use, within twenty days. The Citizens’ Bank of Spencerville, Ohio, vs. Martin Gerke. Appearance by De Voss for Emma Gerke. Rule to answer. Margaret Mayer vs. The Grand Rap(Oontinued en Page 2)

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, October 5, 1914.

PRAY FOR PEACE Hundreds Assembled at St. Mary’s Church Sunday— Prayed for Peace. 1 AFTERNOON SERVICE 1 '"I • In Obedience to President Wilson’s Proclamation for Day of Prayer. Although a little prayer every day has been said by Father Seimetz and the entire congregation of the St. Mary's Catholic .church in tins city for peace, in behalf of the warring European nations special prayer services were conducted at the church Sunday afternoon in obedience to President Wilson’s proclamation for a universal peace offering day. The special services were held at 2:30 in the afternoon and the church was almost filled to its capacity. A very fitting example was set by the men of the congregation, there being several hundred present. Thff services were very impressive and the prayers were most fervently said. The daily prayer for peace will continue to be said at the church until the war finally ends. The new pope, Pope Benedict the XV, who ! is one of the greatest world advocates for peace, has sent a letter to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, urging him to use his influence to shorten the war as soon, and as much as possible. — o WAS WELL KNOWN Henry Neireiter Near Middletown, Died Saturday —Was 11l Long. URAEMIC POISONING Was Sixty-three Years Old —Funeral Tuesday in Charge of Rev. Mumma. Henry N. Neireiter ,aged sixty-three, ■living near Middletown, and known to many here, died Saturday at the fam- * ily home, eleven miles soutli of Fort i Wayne, on the Decatur road. He was J a life-long resident of Madison township, Allefi county. I Death was due to uraemic poisoning and followed an illness of several months. | Mr. Neireiter was born in Marion township, August 15, 1851, and had resided there all his life. Surviving besides the widow are two children, ' Claude, at home, and Mrs. Jesse Me- | Farland, of Marion, Ind. Two broth- , ers, Daniel, of Oregon, and George, of Marion township, and one sister, Mrs. Conrad Fry, survive. There are two 'grandchildren. | Funeral services will be held Tues--1 day morning at 10 o'clock at the residence, Rev. Mumma, of Hoagland, officiating. The remains will be brought to Fort Wayne and will leave there over tlie interurban at 1:10 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for Roanoke to be interred in the Odd Fellows’ cemetery at that place. Mrs. D. V. Steele, a friend of the family from girlhood days, went to 1 Middletown this morning to be with them. LIKES AUTOMOBILES, TOO. Tlie pride of Fort Wayne, Art Smith, the loop the looper, has in the last few weeks demonstrated to the, ' general public that he takes extreme ( pleasure in cutting fancy curlycues in the atmosphere. But then, too, it is ' very evident that in his spare time he finds enjoyment in a much less dangerous machine. While at the De- ' catur fair this last week he took a fancy to the new Empire touring car. I which C. A. Bachelor, the local distributor, had driven to the fair. A few ■ minutes before one of his flights he hurriedly bought the car, just as it ' was, very dusty and without a demonjstratlon. With the new car he intends I to' cut out as much railroad fare as ■possible.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

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SOUSA COMING TO FT. WAYNE. No man in the world of music lias bad so extensively advertised a personality as John Philip Sousa. He and his music have become famous in every part of the globe, and he has long since become an American institution. It is no exaggeration to say that he is known as the greatest band man in history, and his band is recognized is the leading body of instrumentalists in the world. Sousa and his band have done, and are doing much to promote musical interest, for they present programs containing compositions which would never be heard in many localities if the celebrated leader and his men did not make it possible. There will be several of these numbers produced when Sousa and his band are in Ft. Wayne on Wednesday afternoon and evening at the Majestic theater. attenTfuneral C. H. Hayslip Called to Huntington, W. Va., by Death of Father. MR. S. L. HAYSLIP On Account of His Illness, He Was Accompanied by His Daughter. C. H. Hayslip of the Madison House and the Hayslip & Baughman five and ten cent store, left early Sunday morning for Cincinnati, Ohio, and from there to Huntington, W. Va., where he was called by the death of his father, S. L. Hayslip, aged seventytwo, a pioneer resident and veteran of the civil war. His death occurred Saturday morning. Mr. C. H. Hayslip was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Dunbar, on account of his illness. He is a traveling salesman for Smith & Bell, and before returning here Saturday,he attempted to lift a very heavy timber which resulted in a severe strain of his back. He was very ill and it was nearly necessary for him to be carried to the cab, on his departure for Huntington. A card from Cincinnati received by the family here announced their safe arrival at Cincinnati. tobTalride Miss Effie Miller Resigns Position at Niblick Store to Prepare. FOR HER WEDDING Will Become Wife of Charles Brodbeck—To Reside at Akron, Ohio. Miss Effie Miller, one of the popular and efficient clerks at the Niblick store, resigned her position Saturday evening to prepare for her wedding to Mr. Charles Brodbeck, which will take place in the near future, the date unannounced. Miss Miller is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of Seventh street, is active and popular in church and social circles, and is a young lady of tlie best type. Mr. Brodbeck is a graduate of the Decatur high school of the class of 1912, while Miss Miller was a member of the class of 1913. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brodbeck of near ‘ Bobo. For some time he has been employed as locomotive crane operator j at Akron, Ohio. Ben Shroyer and he i are working for tlie same company, i The couple will make their home at ] Akron, Ohio, and will be very near Mr. and Mrs. Shroyer, who were married several months ago, Mrs. Shroyer having been Miss Huldah Mutschler of this city. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Whun y’ hear a man makin’ disparagin remarks about a lady y’ may be sure he hez bin turned down.

BANS PUBLISHED At the St. Mary’s Catholic Church—Announce Wedding of Mr. Carroll and MISS LEAH MILLER Will be October 21—Brideelect is Greenville (O.) Young Lady. The wedding of Clayson Carroll of this city and Miss Leah Miller, a charming young lady of Greenville, Ohio, will take place Wednesday, October 21, in the Catholic church at Greenville, Ohio, and will be one of the happy weddings of the many that have been announced for this month, which seems to be a favorite one for nuptials. Many from this city will be among the fifty guests who will attend the wedding. The couple expects to take an eastern trip and on their return will be at home in this city with the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Carroll, corner of Winchester and Adams streets, the groom being associated with his father in the business of E. L. Carroll & Son. grain, seed and coal dealers. Mr. Carroll is a popular young man, of excellent business and social qualifications, and the publication yesterday for the first time of the bans of the wedding at the St. Mary's church, was heard with pleasure by the many friends of himself and Miss Miller. o CAME TOJJLOSE Fort Wayne District C. E. Convention Closed at Ft. Wayne Last Night. A FINE MEETING Miss Elizabeth Beitler of Berne Elected Secretary of Adams County. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says: The twenty-eight annual convention of the C. E. societies of the Ft. Wayne district came to a close last night with the election of omcers for the ensuing year and the choosing of Huntington for the 1915 convention, to be held October 1, 2 and 3. Fort Wayne received, the majority of the officers of the district. The new officers are as follows: Ina Maxwell, Fort Wayne, secretarytreasurer. Mary Lansdown, Fort Wayne, junior' and intermediate superintendent. Maud Clark, Fort Wayne, mission- ■ ary superintendent. Elizabeth Beitler, of Berne, secretary of Adams county. Evan Williams, Fort Wayne, secretary of Allen county. Ella Clugston, Columbia City, secretary of Whitley county. Ruth Markley, of Bluffton, secretary of Wells county. Ida Walters, of Huntington, secretary of Huntington county. E. P. Gates was the principal speaker at the convention yesterday. In the evening he chose as his subject, "Trust Plus Strive Equals do.” The talk was relative to the work of the Christian Endeavor societies of the country. He showed what a great influence they have had upon the work of tlie young people in the church. During tlie afternoon and evening meeting both Rev. A. K. Zartman, pastor of the Grace Reformed church, and Rev. Evans, pastor of the West- ■ minster Presbyterian church, offered j prayers for peace, as requested of the. churches of the country by President\ Wilson. The convention just, closed was the ' most successful in the history of the organization. The attendance of delegates was far ahead of any previous conclave. The sessions wore marked with interest that has not heretofore been manifest to such a great extent by tlie young people. Howard Wisehaupt of this city also (Contluueft on rage Two)

ART SMITH BREAKS RECORD. Cincinnati, Oct. s—Art5 —Art Smith, the Fort Wayne aviator, broke the world's record for continuous loop the loops in an aeroplane by turning fifteen loops consecutively over tlie heart of Cincinnati. Seven more loops were made before the flight was finished, which ties the world's record for loops in one flight, which was held by the late Engjlisli aviator, Hamel. With good weatliler conditions tomorrow Smith expects | to better all existing loop records. The daring of this record flight can only be judged by comparing this flight made over the skyscrapers of Cincinnati and the former records made over aviation fields. The flight was made from the Hunt street play grounds and the only place a forced landing could have been made would have been the .Ohio river. SIfVERJVEDDTNG Os Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bleeke Happily Celebrated Sunday at Their Home in UNION TOWNSHIP Seventy-five Guests Join in Observing Happy Anniversary. The fine country home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bleeke in Union township I was the scene of the happy celebration I |of their silver wedding yesterday aft-1 i ernoon and evening. Seventy-five' guests joined with them in the observance of the affair, the guests gathering i at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and re-1 maining until late in the evening. Bit-ter-sweet berries, with autumn flow ' ers were used in a tasteful decora-1 tion of the home. Above the table 1 were the figures “25” formed of bitter-. sweet berries, and they were also ar ranged in other effective ways. A fine dinner was served at 6 o’clock. At 7i o’clock appropriate services were conducted. Rev. Hoffman of the Bleeke Lutheran church gave a prayer and there was a song service, followed by an excellent talk by the Rev. Hoffman. The services also closed with song and then followed an evening 1 of general social enjoyment. Mrs.' < Bleeke was formerly Miss Pauline , Thieme of Union township, and tlie I 1 I life of tlie couple during the past qttar- . ter of a century has been a happy one. J Mr. Bleeke is one of the most promi-' Inent farmers of the community, is a 1 j director of tlie First National bank, ‘ [this city, and is vice president of the ' ,Ward Manufacturing company, being ‘ a man of varied affairs. Tlie guests ‘ (included tlie neighbors and many ' I i friends from Fort Wayne. HuntingI ton and Napoleon, Ohio. Among ■ those from this city were County Clerk ' I i c ;and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke and daugh-1 'ter, Hedwig; Gus Reinking and Miss J I Tekla Reinking. I 1 I o 1 HARVEST NOW ON; i' 11 Six Cars of Sugar Beets Ar- : . c rived Today and Plant May Open Monday. f _____ r I f= EVERYTHING READY i I I p Crop Large and Tests Satis- , factory—Looks Like a ■ Successful Campaign. _ it I * The sugar beet harvest is on. The , first beets of the season arrived today, six car loads coming in over the CloI ver Leaf from Rushmore, near Delphos, Ohio. Tlie campaign probably i will start next Monday at which time I it is expected the big factory will open and continue in operation until the beets are all made into sugar. The; acreage this year was the largest so ■ far in the history of the local plant, and the crop is the best in point of ■ volume as well as in sugar. The j tests being made now are very satis-:-factory and the present outlook is that the year will be a profitable one for i (Continued on rage Two) -:

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BECAME UNRULY 4 1 I Six Local Men Tried to Clean 4 Up on Ft. Wayne Police Force and Two 1 ARE IN HOSPITAL J Started the Trouble in Hotel Edwin Buffet by Whipping Bartender. i f Leo Bogner of Decatur who came here with a party of six last evening for a Saturday night revel, became II unruly in tlie Hotel Edwin buffet at 11 11:45 o’clock last night, and after Hitting Carl Herford, the bartender at the place over tlie head with a board, I attempted to clean up on Patrolman ■ Charles Westerman and Mike Lauglilin, who were off duty and in citizens’ clothes. Then it happened! Bogner is In St. Joseph’s hospital suffering from a broken nose and J cheek bone anjl several cuts in the head where the maces of the policemen landed, and Police Surgeon Dinnen believes that he is internally inl jured. Neither of the officers made a report to headquarters and Captain Kelly was unable to learn last night just how rough the cops were with the fellow. Walter Hamilton, proprietor of the I Art garage at Decatur, who drove tlie crowd to Fort Wayne, did not know > i , | that Bogner’s opponents were officers and mixed into the fray long enough J to get a cut on the head with a club. I Hamilton says that the other memi here of the party were "Spot” Archer, ’ "Bud” Miller. Charles Straub, and a jman named Wilson. Aside from the | two injured men, Straub was the only one arrested, the others escaping while the battle was in progress—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, of Sunday. | The following is the story of the , officers, clipped from this morning’s , Journal-Gazette: “Officers Michael Laughlin and Charles Westerman, who. while off i duty Saturday night were called to keep Leo Bogner and his gang of De,catur sports from cleaning out the Hotel Edwin and were forced to use .. their clubs, made a full report of the I battle yesterday morning and their statements, together with the stories of the hotel management and employes, tend to show the policemen to have been entirely in the right. | “Bogner and his bunch were refused a drink by Carl Herford, bartender at the hotel, because they were intoxicated, and Bogner got a board from an old shed at the rear of the place and hit Herford, cutting a gash over the latter’s eye. The officers, who chanced to be passing, were called and they warned the Decatur crowd to leave quietly. After stepping from the I saloon into Maiden Lane Bogner asi sorted that he could lick the whole | police force and made a start to fulfill that statement. "Before the policemen had him and (Walter Hamilton, another member of .the crowd, clubbed into submissive- ■ ness. Laughlin had two bruises on I his face and another on his shoulder and Westerman was struck and'injur’ed by the board. “Bogner was not seriously hurt, as I was at first feared, and he will be able to appear in police court this morning. Hamilton received only a small cut on the head. Four of the party got away while the fight was |in progress and have probably gone I home.” The report received this afternoon from the police court at Fort Wayne states that Bogner and Rimer, the latter who gave his name as Hamilton. ■Received a fine of SSO and costs and I thirty days in jail, while Straub received a fine of $5 and costs and fifteen days in jail, but sentence in the lat- , ter case was suspended. o . STORE WAS CLOSED. s The Morris five and ten cent store i,was closed Saturday afternoon during ? the funeral of Alonzo Dutcher at 2:30 ?: o’clock. He was former assistant man•ijager here and late manager of the tj Bluffton store. Festus Rhoten, genfieral manager of all the stores; Fred ’ j Bell, who holds a position with the -.company; Mrs. Fred Bell, the clerks of the Bluffton store and others were among those who attended the funer- ■ al, i