Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 8 October 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 237.

BRITISH TROOPS ARE ROSHINGTOANTWERP Belgian Capital Has Been Removed To Ostend And Outer Chain Os For’s Has Been Completely Reduced

REPORTS DIFFER Official Statements From Both Governments Are Very Contradictory. DENIES ANY PROMISE Japan Denies Ever Having Promised to Limit Activities in the War. London, Oct. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—-A British expeditionary force of unquestioned strengtli has been rushed into Antwerp from the west of Ghent, according to reports today. This expedition is declared to consist chiefly of artillery and naval detachments of large guns. The authorities refuse positively to admit even that British troops are in action in Belgium. The Germans are reported to have redoubled their efforts to take the city. They are in far stronger force than any one up to the present has imagined. There are not less than a quarter of a million men engaged about the city and that investment is being made from the south, east and northeast. The most determined efforts are being made on the south. German aeroplanes are creating a reign of terror. These machines, much faster than the Belgian aeroplanes, circle over the city at a great heightb and d\>P down their bombs. It is stated 'that a score of non-cobatants have been killed. While the residents of Antwerp are panicstricken and have fled wherever possible, the Belgian forces are still confident. Tokio, Oct. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Answering an official intimation that the Japanese seizure of German islands in the Pacific went beyond the program as announced by that government, the foreign minister issued an interview denying that Japan had ever promised to limit her actions in the present war to. Kaiu Chau and to Chinese Japanese waters. He said that Japan intended to attack the German forces wherever necessry to protect the shipping of the Japanese and the allies. Washington. Oct. 8,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The capital of Belgium has been moved from Antwerp to Ostend the Belgium minister formally announced today. He stated that the King and the ministers had fled Antwerp. The information came in a cablegram from the foreign office today. Paris, Oct. B,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The allied army is again on the offensive. It is officially stated that they are slowly regaining every foot of territory sacrificed to the Germans in the early stages of the week. The Germans are now being thrown back between the Somme and the Oise and have also been driven north of the Arras. But it is the cavalry engagements that overshadow all. Great clashes between the rival cavalry are taking place over a line extending from near Arras almost to the North sea. The Germans are trying unsuccessfully to resume the offensive in the Woevre district but the French are repulsing every violent attack. This was made clear in the three o’clock statement today. It stated that the Germans are falling back to the north of Arras. Between the Rheims and the Meuse the situation is declared as unchanged as is the situation along the right wing. Berlin, Oct. 8,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The official announce-

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I ment of the war staff today stated that the attack on Antwerp continued without interuption; that the out- | er forts had been reduced; that the ' inner line is being crumbled and that it is considered certain the fall of the city is only a question of time. The situation in France is said to show only a little change. The attempt of the French to recover the ground is being frustrated and the German right wing is reported to be making progress. Fighting continues in the eastern theater of war it is announced, with the Russians failing in every attempt to break through the German line. Amsterdam, Oct. B,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With the outer ring of fortifications broken and every village within miles of the city in flames, Antwerp continued to offer a desperate resistance to the Germans. Tlie city itself, according to advises, was still intact at noon. The Germans are bombarding both city and forts but seemingly the shells dropped in the city were “over-shot". Few of them exploded but it was plain that the besiegers had secured the range of the city and that they were prepared to wipe it from tire face of the earth when ever they decided to attack in earnestness and turned their guns. The Hague:- Communications with Antwerp is interrupted. The city is known to be under terrific bombardment from all sides. THREATENS BODILY HARM. Philadelphia, Oct. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With his face flushing with anger following a telephone conversation with Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics, Manager George Stallings, of the Boston Braves, this afternoon declared that he had just threatened to punch Mack's face. “Mack called me down for saying that his attitude in refusing the Braves permission to use the Shibe park before the series started was "unsportsmanlike. I reiterated it. Then he said something that made me tell him to come over to my hotel and 1 would punch his face." A group of interested fans constituted themselves into a volunteer signal corps to hail the approach of Mack. o - - - ELIMINATE SPECULATORS. Philadelphia, Oct. B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —This city is now in the throes of a ticket speculation upheaval. The situation became so desperate that the director of public safety ordered the police to clear the city of speculators. They were instructed to arrest any man caught buying tickets in a hotel or on the streets. ILL OF TYPHOID. II 11 < Leonard Liby, fifteen, son of Mrs. George Everett, is ill of typhoid fever. The boy had been ailing since Saturday, his fever yesterday registering 104. Last evening it was pronounced typhoid. A trained nurse will lie securijl. Hj? is somewhat better today. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Whut a good thing thet won popular song sukseeds anuthur so rapidly. Whut a orful thing it uld be t’ listun all youo life to “When the Harvest Days Are Ovur, Annie, Dear” er “Casey Jones” er “O. You Great. Big Beautiful Doll” et celery. — o NEW DEPUTY CHANCELLOR. Representatives of the local K. of P. lodge, who returned from the grand lodge in Indianapolis, report that Mr. Williamson of Redkey was elected district deputy grand chancellor of this district.

MUCH RED TAPE | Necessary in Probating the Will of Miss Nora Moran to Save Trip 1 HERE BY WITNESSES They Live in Wisconsin and Their Depositions Were Taken. After considerable red tape, as required by law, the will of the late Miss Nora Moran, formerly of near Geneva, was admitted to probatQ. The will was executed August 6, 1910, and was witnessed by Thomas F. Kinney, now of Madison, Wis., and Mabel E. Kinney of Waunakee, Wis. In order to save the witnesses the necessity of making a trip here to give their testimony required in the probation of the will, an order was made allowing their depositions to be taken at their home towns and this was submitted in writing. This was done after giving notice which req* red some time to elapse. The will was finally probated yesterday. Miss Moran willed to her niece, Catherine Jane Kinney, the fortyacre farm, with its buildings and household furniture, the same being the one on which Miss Moran lived. To her nephew, Anthony P. Kinney, she gave all personal property other than the household furniture which included money, notes, etc. The request was made that the nephew serve as executor. THFaLTONToAD May be Taken Over by the Clover Leaf—More Rumors. TO THAT EFFECT According to the Frankfort Times—Annual Meeting to be Soon. Operating officials of the Clover' Leaf here are inclined to think the rumor circulating among railroad employees of the Alton at Bloomington, 111., with reference to the Clover Leaf again assuming control of that road, is unfounded. However, it is known that there have been negotiations pending between bond and stockholders of each road. The annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Clover Leaf will be held here October 21, and should there be any consolidation I effected between the two roads, it I will probably be brought up at that t'me. The Bloomington Bulletin has the following concerning the rumor: | “A persistent rumor to the effect that the Chicago & Alton is to again come under the control for the Clover Leaf lias been going the rounds among local railroad men in the last several, days. Such a move would likely mean quite a change at this point and all along tlie Alton lines and while it has been expected for some time yet coming right now it will be no little surprise. “Os course nothing definite on the proposition will likely be taken up or announced until the annual meeting of tlie directors of the Chicago &. Alton, which is to be held in New York within a short time. Little foundation can be given any of tlie rumors heard concerning it for all officials and others interested in the road claim to have no information regarding any such move. “According to the rumor heard here W. L. Ross, president, of the Clover Leaf, is to have charge of both lines. Such an arrangement would indeed be a surprise here for it has been generally thought that Mr. Bierd had accomplished some wonderful things since coming to Alton.” —Frankfort Times. o— PASTRY SALE. Class 6 of the Evangelical Sunday school will have it pastry sale at the Winnes store from 9 to 12 Saturday.

Decatur, Indiana,Thursday Evening, October 8, 1914.

LEAVE FOR LOUISVILLE. KY. Rev. L. C. Hessert, pastor of the Reformed church in this city, and. Mat Kirsch, vice president of the Old Adams County bank, left this morning for Louisville, Ky., where they will attend the synod of tlie Southwest conference of tlie Reformed church. Tlie meeting will be held at the Rev. C. F. Kriete’s church at Louisville, and every congregation in tlie conference will be represented. The session will continue until next Monday. Rev. Engleman and Chris Sherry of Magley, Rev. Otto Sherry of Garret, Rev. 11. H. Kattman of Berne and Rev. C. 11. Schroer of Vera Cruz will accompany Rev. Hessert and Mr. Kirsch to Louisville. Mr. Kirsch is treasurer of the conference and has $20,000 trust fund in his hands. VOTERS QUALIFY Total of 5259 Register For November Election-Com-parisons Made WITH FORMER VOTE Shows Slight Reduction Over 1912 registration But Big Gain Over Vote Precinct 1914 1912 1912 Reg yote Reg East Union 107 102 115 West Union 90 75 83 East Root 128 130 143 West Root 174 179 194 North Preble 116 108 126 South Preble 132 135 143 North Kirkland 113 96 111 South Kirkland 97 82 94 North Washington 172 155 175 South Washington 183 177 196 North St. Marys 147 101 139 South St. Marys 147 125 140 North Blue Creek 158 128 149 South Blue Creek 108 88 96 Middle Monroe 130 106 124 North Monroe 208 190 220 French 151 110 148 North Hartford 165 154 183 Soutli Hartford 109 77 122 North Wabash 129 113 139 Ceylon 93 72 96 West Jefferson 126 111 124 East Jefferson 123 101 117 Geneva “A” 155 142 171 Geneva “B” 251 221 273 Berne “A” 185 175 197 Berne “B” 262 198 245 Decatur Ist.-A 230 204 238 Decatur Ist.-B 175 141 160 Decatur 2nd .-A 257 230 273 Decatur 2nd.-B 151 132 160 Decatur 3rd.-A 226 204 237 Decatur 3rd.-B 261 220 248 Total 5259 4582 5379 Tlie above shows the complete returns of tlie registration for this year and is compared with the registration of two years ago and the vote ofof that same year. It is a most satisfactory resuit, because last year when a registration was held in May a large number moved and registered a second time. With this difference out, the vote is practically as large as last year and the number registered is more than 600 larger than tlie total vote cast two years ago, a presidential year. The local democrats are elated with the result and are confident that tlie fact that the demo- ; crats were ager to register portends a splendid victory on November 3rd. - o A MODERN HOME. — — < Lewis Gehrig, manager of tlie Ad- i ams County Lumber company, of this city, has just completed the remodel- I ing of his home on Eighth street, I which he purchased last spring from ] Clarence Baughman, and will move : into it next week. The home is one of the most modern in the city, it be- i ing fitted up with hot and cold wa- : ter devices, toilet and bath, basement I and furnace, and new woodwork and 1 floors. Three of the rooms are fitted t up in solid oak. It is without doubt that it is one of the finest homes in i the city. < HOME FROM WYOMING. i Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz have returned from Buffalo, Wyoming, where they spent two weeks. They < went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Schultz' brother, Peter Gorgen. Mr. Gorgen was known here, having visited here on several occasions.

DEFEAT BERNE t —1 . Decatur High School Basket 1 Ball Five Take Laurels From Berne Boys SCORE 24 TO 14 . Is the Second Victory For i the Local Boys-Monroe Here Next Friday The Decatur high school basket ball team accompanied by Coach Charman and official score keeper. Kenyon Walters journeyed to Berne yesterday afternoon where later in the day they played and defeated the , Berne high school basket ball team by a score of 24 to 14. Tlie game was played in the high sc'.iool gym. This makes the second walloping the Decatur hoys have administered to Berne team, and it is without a doubt that they will make the balance of the season almost as good with the valuable assistance of Mr. Charman, the new coach. The lineAtp was as follows: Decatur. Berne. Peterson ........F. Bixler Smith F Hirschy Miller C Soldner Graham G.... Baumgartner Evers G Habegger Referee —Charman. Field Baskets —Decatur: Miller, 2; Graham, 2; Smith, 4: Peterson. 3; fouls, Miller, 2. Berne: Soldner, 3 field baskets; 8 fouls. The first and second teams of the (Continued on Page 3) QGOES TO MARION 1.- , % Rev. B. E. Parker Resigns Pastorate At Richmond to Accept a Call - % TO MARION CHURCH Will Build New Church—ls Son-In-Law Os Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale r * The Richmond Palladium says: The pulpit of the First Methodist churcn was vacated and filled again last night. Rev. B. Earl Parker, pastor for two years, resigned to accept the call to the First Methodist church at Marion. Rev. Harry Harmon of Evanston, 111., was called from the Illinois conference to take the place and will accept. At Marion tlie Rev. Mr. Parker will receive a salary representing an advance of S4OO over his salary here. The First Methodist church of Marion. has over 1,000 members and is planning to build a new and expensive building. Tlie members of the board of tlie local church received tlie announcement unexpectedly, as it was thought the Rev. Mr. Parker would remain here until the close of the conference year, April 1. They however agreed to release him at once with every expression of good will. Rev. Parker will preach his farewell sermon in i Richmond next. Sunday, and will take charge of the Marion church Oct 18, moving next week. Rev. Tarry Harman of Evanston, 111., has been called by the board of the First Methodist church, and will probably accept tlie call, coming to Richmond at once. Rev. B. Earl Parker came to Richmond from Hartford City, two years ago last April. During his service here the First Methodist church has been greatly strengthened. In this time over ttvo hundred new members have been received, a strong Sunday school has been developed, and the church has also been improved. The interior decorations have been renewed recently. Rev. Parker is tlie son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hale of this city. ■ o Miss Rose Smith returned this morning from Geneva, where she gave her weekly music lessons.

MAY “CUT OUT” ASSISTANT ' Washington, October 6, —The assistant postmaster may soon be a thing of the past. The postoffice department lias decided to try the experiment of doing away with this official. By direction of Postmaster-General, Burleson, tlie first experiment is to be made in the Washington postoffice, Under the new arangement tlie man who was serving as assistant postmaster here, today began serving as bookkeeper. Tlie entire management of the postoffiec will devolve on the postmaster. —■ o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES I like t' muse un whut th' ehautau qua lecturer sed: “A friend is one that knows all about you and is still your friend.” Q SERIOUS_CHARGE Charles (Dutch) Weis Arrested This Morning for Alleged Boot-legging. AFFIDAVIT IS SWORN Out by James Coverdale— Bond Furnished and Trial Set for Monday. Upon an affidavit sworn out before 'Squire Kintz yesterday afternoon' by James Coverdale, charging Charlei (Dutch) Weis with having illegally sold him whiskey and intoxicatin, drinks at various times, Weis was ar rested this morning by Marshal Mei chi and faces the serious charge o boot-legging. The ' affidavit resultei from the arrest of Coverdale las Tuesday on the charge of public in toxication. When closely questione. by the officers as to where he secut ed Ills liquor, he gave forth the it formation that he had purchased i several times from Weis, and was it duced to swear to an affidavit to tha effect. Weis was taken immediate! before 'Squire Kint.'t, where lie pleat' ed not guilty to tlie charge. Th hearing of his case was set for Mot day evening at 7 o’clock, and lie wa released under a SSO bond. If he i found to be probably guilty, the cas' will without doubt' be sent to the cir cuit court, as tlie authority of a jus tice of the peace is very limited an could not cover the fine in a case o this nature. • o HORSE WELL TRAINED. To Go in the “Straight and Narrow Path. Tlie old saying, “train a child in thi way he should go and when he is oli he will not depart from it” seems ap plicable to the horse also, though n intention was made to /fleet on tli age of the horse in this instance Mrs. Bernice Magley of Root town ship had gotten ready to go to Moi mouth to the Concord Aid societ. meeting and had driven the horse an 1 buggy down a lane to the road, wher she got out to shut tlie gate. Th horse decided not to wait and start ed nortli on the road instead of soutl to Monmouth. He kept going at t brisk gait and Mrs. Magley went t< a neighbor’s where she enlisted the aid of tlie assistant, Amri Miller Mr. Miller mounted a horse and gal loped like the man of poetic fame ir the direction tlie horse had taken. At it was supposed, the horse had gone to tlie Concord church more thap a mile away where it backed into a stall to wait as it had been accustom ed to do when services are held at that place. —Q OF INTEREST TO CORN RAISERS. Announcement is made that Dr. J. W. T. DuVel, of the bureau of grain standardization, department of agriculture, Washington. D. C., and Prof. George 1. Christie, of the extension department of Purdue university, will talk to those interested in the raising of better corn at Berne at 10 o’clock a. m„ and at Decatur at 2 o'clock p. in., on Thursday, October 29. All producers and handlers of corn are invited to attend these meetings. Corn is king but when marketed must be graded according to the new United States standards.

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JUST AS FUNNY For a Woman to Shop Out of Her Line as for a Man to Shop for a Woman. ■ EXAMPLE IS GIVEN By a Decatur Family—Woman Tries Hand at Makinga Box—lt’s a Joke. «- II—I Newspapers and magazines swarm with jokes on the difficulties and consequent humors of men shopping for women. But very few are tlie written jokes on a woman buying something in the masculine line. Probably because men don’t bother about writing anything so foolish. There is one Decatur woman, however. whose life (if she did not have i sense of humor of her own), would ae made miserable by tlie laughs which every member of the household directs toward her. She lias been considerably worried aver tlie order directing all fronts of lie houses must be equipped with nail boxes within sixty days from irder or no mail will be left. Repeatd urging failed to establish the box, tence she made up her mind to see o it herself. No boxes except tlie lumsy looking affairs wore on the narket, and she decided to have one nade carrying out her own ideas of vhat it should be. Without consulation she started out to buy the ma.erials herself. She figured forty tidies of board, a quarter inch thick, ind seven inches wide would be tiie hing for tlie design she made. She Rsited a lumber firm and finally was .dvised to use poplar wood. She lid not explain what it was for and nally took tlie three-quarter inch hick hoard in preference to waiting o have it sent to the planing mill, vhere a special machine would have o be set up to get it dressed down to quarter indi. Marking out tlie deign, with the aid of a small boy of he household, the boy advised her hat she had forgotten to figure for he front of tlie box. Another visit o the lumber yard was necessary for ten-inch length. Tlie buying of the tails also involved difficulty. She .anted nails less than three-quarters ncli long, the thickness of the boards, so tlie points wouldn’t show through in the other side,” but was finally irevailed upon by tlie hardware man o take some a half-inch longer so hey would penetrate to the second loard. “else what for would you want tails?” Directing the small boy to proceed, le did so, violating every principal of uanual training learned in his class, n order to make tlie box acc<|ding to he sister's plans. “Those boards hould be thinner and the pieces mired and then glued, instead of naild,” he advised, but finally did as di■ected. Siie finished it witli a dull nission stain in green, to “match the ilinds” and harmonize witli tlie house vhich is to be painted ivory some ime. Far from the artistic ideal ■volved in her mind was tlie finished iroduct. made in tlie gloom of tlie evening, when brought forth in tlie ight of day this morning. Behold it was a clumsy box with i back fourteen inches long like a Morris or grandfather arm chair; ddes and front were nine inches ilgli and the bottom eight indies .quare; the whole made of lumber hree-quarters inch thick. This bulk was smeared with a miserable grasslike stain. » “You wanted a mission box,” said the wit of the family, “but its mission Is already done,” said he, as lie proceeded to relegate it to the back yard, mucli against the protests of the designer, who insisted that it might be left on tlie porch to do duty as an umbrella rack. “It looks like a cross-cut of a grain chute,” continued the wit of the family. “If you left it on tlie porch the grocer’s boy would, take it for a potato crate, or a teamster might take it for a wagon box. I might make it into a foot stool or shirtwaist box, or apple bin.”” The members of the family who remain at home during the day refused absolutely to tolerate its presence, and when tlie woman left home today she caught a surreptitious glimpse of a stealthy figure slipping out and removing it from the porch to a hidden (Continued on Page 5)

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