Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 246.

GERMAN ADVANCE INTO FRANCE IS CHECKED Russians Have Lost 40,000 Men In Attacks On Przemysi And Are Rapidly Retreating Before Austrians

SUPERIOR SPEED English Cruiser Outruns Four German Destroyers and Sinks Them. STRAIGHTENS LINE Germans Pushed Back Thirty Miles by English in Flanking Movement. Paris, Oct. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The German invasion of France via southern Belgium has been checked, so the official statement issued this afternoon from the war department declared. London, Oct. 19 —(Special to Daily I Democrat) —Superior speed won in Saturday’s naval clash off the Dutch coast when four German destroyers were sent to the bottom by the British | cruiser Undaunted. The first story ’ was brought today by the crew of a trawler, who saw the fight. The German destroyers were on patrol. They put on full steam and made a frantic effort to escape but were no match for the cruiser, which had from three to five knots advantage in speed. According to the story of the crew of ihe trawler the British flotilla had no difficulty in rounding up the Germans. The latter were completely outclassed in markmanship. Berlin, Oct. 19, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The official war office statement today declared the general situation in France and Belgium as unchanged. Troops are being given new positions but the details of these movements are withheld. There has been constant fighting on the right wing and especially at points south | of Ostend but at no point has there || 'been any decisive results. Vienna, Oct. 19,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An official statement issued today by the Austrian govern ment declared that the Russians have already lost 40,000 men in an unsuccessful attempt to take Przemysi by storm. “The general situation coni tinues excellent” said the announcement. “The Russians are being for ced back at every point on the fighting line in Galicia.” London, Oct. 19, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The British have again straightened out the line of battle in France by hard fighting. This was admitted today. It is the real meaning of last nights announcement that the Germans have been driven back 30 miles. The British, by a series of heavy engagements in which the fighting was continuous, prevented the Germans from attacking Dunkirch from the south. Paris, Oct. 19, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The allies continue to drive the Germans back in the north. This was emphasized in the official statement at 3 o’clock this afternoon. In Belgian, the Belgian forces hive driven the German forces before them to Roules. The allies left wing is advancink toward Lille and is encountering severe fighting at a point 18 miles north west of Arras. It is stated that the German opposition in this section is so formidable that the alllies are compelled to advance “literally from house to house.” There has been constant fighting for ten days. ■ Tokio, Oct. 19,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The light Japanese cruiser Takachiho has been sunk by striking a German .mine while patrol-

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I ing the coast of the harbor of Kaio Chau. The loss of the crew was 344. Only 13 of the crew were saved. No details of the was given. This is the first real damage to the Japanese fleet in the present European war. The cruiser was an old one. being built in 1885 and was of 3,700 tons displacement. The speed was rated at 19.5 knots. It was armed with six inch "guns,” two six pounders and 14 machine guns. 0 — WILL ARREST KNOTTS. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Judge Markley of the criminal courts told the grand jury investigating the juggling of bills in the recent legislature that it had been impossible to arrest exMayor Knotts of Gary because he was cut of the state. "But we will get him yet,” he said, "ana then he will serve a jail sentence as well as being fined.” Markley said that the chief of police of Gary was anxious to get Knotts and would notify the sheriff of Marion county. Peter Crumpacker of Monticello is expected at West Baden soon and the sheriff of Orange county has been notified tb arrest him. The court instructed the jury to return a complete report on the two bills not later than Thursday or Friday of this week. He said he would then givefurther instructions. o ADVANCE THAW CASE. Washington, Oct. 19— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The supreme coup today advanced the Harry Thaw ex tradition case for early hearing. Ir. asking that this case be speedily ad jucated by court ,W. T. Jerome de dared that the delay was resulting in a scandal against the state of New York. Arguments in the case were set for December 7. o IS FAILING AGAIN. Mrs. U. S. Drummond and daughter. Bertha, spent Sunday in Bluffton with Mrs. Drummond’s sister, Mrs. Isaac Peters, who has been very ill. Mrs Peters had become better but is again failing, dropsy having set in. She is a sufferer from heart trouble. PROVES ' FATAL Mrs. Alva Burger Passed Away This Morning— Was 11l With Typhoid. AND COMPLICATIONS' Had Been Ailing for Three Months-—Funeral Will be Held Wednesday. After having been a sufferer for over three months from typhoid fe ver which later developed into uremii poisoning, Mrs. Alva Burger, residing east of the city, passed away this morning at her home at 8 o’clock Mrs. Burger’s condition was not thought to be serious until the poison developed a week or so ago, and from that time on she had gradually become worse until death relieved her this morning. Mrs. Burger was born ir Adams county December 6, 1876, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil . liam Harden. She was reared and . passed her girlhood on the old home place, receiving her education from the county schools. Eighteen years ago she was united in marriage t< , Alva Burger. To this union • were - born eight children, two of whom r have preceded their mother in death. (Continued on Page 3)

Decatur, Indiana,Monday Evening, October 19, 1914.

A FINE MEETING Washington Township S. S. Convention Was a Success Sunday. AT M. E. CHURCH Is Held Preliminary to the County Convention to be Held at Berne. On account of illness in the minister's family, the Washington township Sunday school convention yesterday afternoon was held in the Methodist church instead of at the Presbyterian church. The attendance was good and the township president, M. F. Worthman, presided. The program as heretofore announced was rendered with very little exception, Rev. Hessert being unable to attend on account of having to attend a funeral, and J. F. Lehman of Berne, county president, being unable to come. The addresses were fine and especial mention is made of the excellent music by the Baptist quartet and the Christian Sunday school orchestra. The township convention is held preliminary to the county convention, which will be held at Berne November 3 and 4. o ■- HEAR BEVERIDGE Large Crowd Heard the exSenator Speak in This City Saturday. IN THE COURT ROOM Talked on Tariff, Reform and New Constitution—Mr. Kitselman Speaks. A large crowd, including voters of all parties, and a number of women, filled the court room in this city Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock to hear Albert J. Beveridge, ex-senator of the republican party, and now the candidate for the same office on the progressive ticket, deliver an hour's talk in which he declared that only through he new party can reforms be reached. The meeting opened with Al Graham, chairman of the bull moose party, presiding, and the introducing of Harry Kitselman, candidate for congress rom the Eighth district, and opponent if John A. M. Adair. Mr. Kitselman lelivered a little talk in which he hit Congressman Adair, stating that the ible Indiana congressman was claimng more than his share of praise for he good work accomplished during his term of office. The rest of tis talk was on the same subject as hat delivered here a week or so ago vhen Mr. Kitselman was in the city. Ex-Senator Albert J. Beveridge hen took the floor opening his speech vith the following flattery and self■onfidence remark: “I’ve been three veeks going over this state and I’ll tell ou we’re going to win.” A number esponded with applause, and the exenator continued to talk. He spoke ■gainst the record and achievements ;f his opponent, Senator B. F. Shively, ■nd asked the voters to cast their balots on November 3 for him and Mr. Kitselman, that if they were elected lew reforms would immediately take dace. The greater part of his speech vas a discussion of the tariff quesion, the social and industrial injustice question, the new constitution, ind the meaning of the initiative and ■eferendum. He said that only through the new party could reforms be reached and the so-called democrat:c and republican bosses be overhrown, and that if the progressive'par’y was elected better times and the ike would take place. He concluded lis speech by asking the voters to vote for him, and that in return all party □ledges would be kept. From here Beveridge and his party vent to Fort Wayne, where he spoke o a large crowd at the Princess rink.

GARDEN VEGETABLES IN ORDER. It rarely happens that we have an autumn when frosts so long delay their appearance, and gardens remain especially green and line, vegetables and fruits having their growth unchecked. The B. W. Sholty garden is especially fine. At present the family is enjoying an abundance of ripe tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, radishes and onions a repetition of the early spring vegetables. O'" UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. There’s sum excuse fer “seein’ things at nite” but when y’ see ’em in broad day lite y' hed bettur konsult a specialist er change yer politiks. BEGIN NEW BLOCK Julius Haugk Building Handsome and Modern Business Block. ON MADISON STREET Work on Excavation for the Basement Was Begun This Morning. Work was begun this morning by Julius Haugk on the excavation for the basement of the new big business block to be built by him on Madison street, west of the alley, at the side of the Runyon-Engeler store. The building will be two stories high and will cover three lots, with a frontage of sixty-eight feet, and a length of 130 feet. The front will be a handsome one of fine pressed brick, and the building will be modern in every way. The west forty-four feet will be occupied by a garage, the lease having been signed by Kalver & Sikes. On account of the “no basement" requirement of the garage law, the basement will cover the alley lot only. The law also requires that the second story of a garage be occupied by nothing else. The part of the business building or the alley lot has not been leased, but the second story of this part will be fitted up for modern office rooms, with heat and janitor’s services supplied. The entire structure will be one of the finest in the city. The work will be done under the supervision of Mr. Haugk and sons Robert and Herman, no general contract having been let. The plans were made by a Fort Wayne architect. Miss Gertrude Omlor. Well Known Telephone Operator. to be Married Soon TO CLEM COLCHIN Wedding Will be Tuesday, Nov. 3, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The ranks of the telephone exchange are broken again and the chimes of the wedding bells will absorb those of the telephone’s ting-a-ling. The bans of the approaching wedding of Miss Gertrude Omlor and Mr. Clem Colchin were read for the first time yesterday at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the wedding to be solemnized Tuesday. November 3. Miss Omlor is the daughter of Mr. • and Mrs. Jacob Omlor of south of the , city, and for four years has been employed as an operator for the Citizens' Telephone company, where she has been genial and efficient. Mr. Colchin is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Colchin and is an enterprising young farmer. Both bride and groom are fine young people, two of the best in the county, and. their friends are very glad to hear of their union. —o - K. OF C. NOTICE. Regular meeting tonight. All members are requested to attend. G. K. I

SUNDAYJWEDDING Miss Margaret Beery and Elmer W. Jackson Married at M. E. Parsonage BY REV. STEPHENSON Groom is a Railroad Operator—Bride Daughter of Reuben Beery. A quiet wedding took place Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the Methodist parsonage when the Rev. I). T. Stephenson unitel the lives of Elmer W. Jackson of Kentland, and Miss Margaret Frances Beery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Beery of west of the city. The party was accompanied by a number of friends, the two principal witnesses being the groom’s sister, Miss Bertha Jackson, and the bride's brother, Clyde Beery. Miss Beery is one of the county’s popular young ladies and for some time had been employed as a stenographer for a business firm in Danville, 111., where she made her home for a while with her sister, and where she became acquainted with Mr. Jackson. To prepare for the coming wedding, .however, Miss Beery had spent the summer at her home near Peterson. The groom is a young railroad operator. a bigTabSacle Seating 2,000 to 3,000 Will be Built for Union Services to be Held FEB. 21 TO MARCH 28 By Mr. I. E. Honeywell and His Evangelistic Party of Six Preparations are being made by the congregations of the Evangelical, Presbyterian, Christian, United Brethren, Methodist and Baptist churches of Decatur, to hold a great union tabernacle meeting here for five weeks this winter. This will be from February 21 to March 28, 1915. A vast tabernacle seating from 2,000 to 3,000 will be built temporarily for the services which will be conducted by I. E. Honewell and his evangelistic party of of six. This party includes besides Mr. Honewell, a singer and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Klase; a Bible teacher, and Mr. and Mrs. McComb, personal workers. Rev. McComb was here Sunday and last evening conducted the union services at the Methodist church, preaching a fine sermon. He came to make advance arrangements for the tabernacle meeting and to arrange for the work. The location of the tabernacle has not been decided upon. The committee has a site in view, but arrangements for securing it have not been completed. Having Fine Success Rev. J. H. McComb also spoke yesterday morning at the Evangelical church, giving a very able sermon. The outlook tor tjje great union evangelistic work is very great in this city. Rev. Honeywell and his party are now at Topeka. Kansas. A telegram received by Rev. McComb this morning from Mr. Honeywell stated that they were half through with their «ervices there, and that all bills had been met and expenses paid. The revival is a very great success, in all ways. The tabernacle was unable to accommodate all who wished to get in yesterday and last evening there were 139 conversions. This is the evangelistic party that last winter conducted services in Richmond when 1500 were converted. The Decatur ministerial association is much pleased in having secured the party for services herx. May Have Niblick Lot The lot which the association has in view for the erection of the tabernacle here, is the Niblick lot, corner of Third and Court streets, and the ministers will meet the council tomorrow evening to ask permission to extend it out on Court street.

HUGHES-TESTER. A marriage license was (sued this 1 afternoon to Scott W. Hughes, moulder. and Miss Belle Tester, who has been employed as a waitress in a local restaurant. Mr. Hughes was granted a divorce during the present term of court. Both young people are well known in the City.— Bluffton Banner. HOME FROM HOSPITAL C. C. Cloud, ex-recorder of Adams county, was brought home last evening at five o’clock from the hospita' in Fort Wayne where he was operated upon. He stood the trip well and is getting along nicely ,but will remain in bed for two days. A CAST Will Present “Higbee of Harvard” at Bosse Opera House Thursday. TICKETS ARE SELLING Miss Mabel Weldy is the Director—Play is a Com - edy-Drama. The tickets are selling fast for th< three-act comedy drama, “Higbee o Harvard,” to be given at the Bosse opera house, Thursday evening unde; the auspices of tile Ruth Circle an< Aid society of the Christian church Miss Mabel Weldy 1s the director: Watson H. Higbee, from Montana (A good fellow who knows neither feai nor grammar)—Russell Acker. Hon. V. D. Withrow, a blue-bloode< ex-senator, with a tall family tree and a short bank account —Leor Crawford. Lorin Higbee, son of Watson, ath lete of Harvard, in love with MadgeGeorge Baker. Theodore Dalrymple, called “Ted.' worked his way through Harvard, ii love with Nancy—Eugene Bremer kamp. Higgins, the butler —Fred Schurger Nancy Withrow, the senator’ daughter, an up-to-date level-heade girl—Leona Bosse. Madge Cunningham b 2 cci —hdKC Madge Cummings, from Montana, : quiet sort, with ’temper when needet —Glenys Mangold. Mrs. Ballow, the senator’s sister from New York, who meets her sec ond affinity at the eleventh hour— Ruby Baker. Mrs. Malivne Meddigrew, originall; from Missouri, must always be show: -—Osee Armstrong. Time —The Present. Place —Boston and Montana. Five months are supposed to elaps. between Act II and Act 111. A BIG_WEDDINE Will Take Place Next Sun day at the Bleeke Lutheran Church. IN UNION TOWNSHIF Miss Clara Thieme Will Be come the Wife of William Hockemeyer. One of the most prominent wed dings of the season will be solemniz ed next Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clod at the Bleeke Lutheran church in Un ion township, when Miss Clara Thieme, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thieme, will became the wife ot Mr. William Hockemeyer. The par ties are two of the best known young people of the community and nearly five hundred friends will attend the wedding festivities at the Thieme home following the church ceremonies. The wedding couple will be attend ed by Richard Thieme and Miss Sophia Hockemeyer, and Frank Kaiser and ■ Miss Frieda Hockemeyer. i Mr. and Mrs. Hockemeyer will make their home on the Thieme farm.

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JEWISHWFODING Solemnized at Geneva— Probably First of Kind in the County. RABBI BOLDNOW Os Indianapolis Officiated — Sannie Steckoll and Samuel Plost. Probably the first Jewish wedding ever solemnized in Adams county was that of last evening between five and ?ix o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Dreitsch at Geneva. The bride was Mrs. Dreitsch’s sister, Miss Sannie Steckoll, of Canton, Ohio, who has been making her home witii her lister for some time. The grooin was Samuel Plost, a prominent business man of Tulsa, Okla. The wedding ceremony which was a very impressive one, was performed ■>y Rabbi A. Boldnow, of Indianapolis. • There were fully one hundred thirtyfive at the wedding, the party includng many Geneva families, as well as ethers from Canton, Ohio., Muncie and Decatur. Among those from here were he 1. A. Kalver family, who motored o Geneva. A very delicious supper was served and as fine musicians were present he festivities were continued until ifter midnight, when music and dancng prevailed. Various guests present, imong them an uncle of the bride, gave peeches and toasts. The bride was pretty in a costume □f pure white, and made a pretty bride. The couple will leave tomorrow on heir journay toward Tulsa, and will stop off at various places along the way. HAD mTSwD The Opening of Steele’s Racket Store at Huntington Saturday. VAS A BIG SUCCESS Vomen Lost Hats and Fainted Tryng to Get at the Many Bargains. George Steele arrived from Huntngton and will finish moving his ousehold goods there. Mr. Steele pened his new big racket store at luntington on Saturday. A photoraph taken during the opening shows he streets blocked with people for a .reat distance either way, the mass beng pasked like “sardines in a jox”—to use an ancient, but expresive quotation. Fifteen clerks were tired for the opening and it was necesary to get live more. The Huntington ierald says of the opening: "One of the largest crowds ever lathered at an opening of a 5 and 10 •ent store gathered at the Steele store Saturday morning long before the hour or opening. The crowd soon blockded the sidewalk in front of the new tore. At 9 o’clock the people were outh as far as tiie Olympia candy iitchen and nortli as far as the luntington theater. They also nearly xtended across the street. The people were all wild to get in the store first. Only a limited number of people were let in the store at one time. “The people were packed in tho loor. A number of women lost their lats for a time. One woman had to be carried from the crowd. She soon recovered from the fainting spell and itarted to get the bargain she had irst sought for. The people, after making their purchase, were let out he back door.” o TO ARRIVE TUESDAY. The C. A. Dugan family received a elegram that Miss Frances Dugan, vho is at Vassar colleger, visiting vitli her sister, enroute home from Europe, will arrive here tomorrow. Miss Dugan is a graduate of Vassar and remained for over Sunday, on ac--1 count of several social functions which she wished to attend.