Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 247.

NEW LINE OF ARACK ATTEMPTEDBYGERMAHS Checked By Allies In Northern France Attempt Is Being Made To Reach Dunkirk Through Lille

SUBMARINE SUNK German Warships Attack and Sink New British Submarine, E-3. ‘ ARE SEIZING ISLANDS Japanese Navy Take German Islands in Pacific for Strategic Reasons. London, Oct. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Repulsed in their attempts to break through the allied lines from the north and overwhelm Dunkirk, the Germans are' now trying to break through in the vicinity of Lille and Monin. z Very strong forces of German infantry supported by Austrians and German artillery mounted on high motor trucks are pressing forward along the highway from these points. They are encountering spirited resistance, however, and so far have made no headway. Dunkirk is absolutely essential to the German war plans, the military experts say. The British military authorities are confident today. They | are fully convinced that the Germans are unable to make further gains in northern France, while the French eastern movement is hourly becoming more formidable. Berlin, Oct. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —It was officially stated here today that the new Britisli sub- [ marine E-3 was sunk by German war ships in the North sea on Sunday. This was the first report reaching I here of the loss to the Britisii navy of a submarine. The E-3 was put into commission in November, 1913. She was 176 feet long and of 810 tons, | capable of 15 knots and was equipped i with four torpedo tubes and carried a crew of sixteen men. Paris, Oct. 20,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Material progress is being made by the allies at verious I points along the long battle line according to the official announcement this afternoon. The Belgian forces holding the line from the vicinity of Nieupurt to Dixmude and along the front of the river Yser are said to be holding the positions. The Germans are still holding their strongly entrenched advance positions near Lille but very little change is reported in this district. The Germans vainly tried to check the strong French otfense from the right bank of the Meuse, especially from the position near Camp Deßomaine. The entire situation is described as being satisfactory. London, Oct. 20,—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Although several morning papers have received reports that Ostend has been reoccupied by the Belgians it was stated at the Belgian legation and at the British press bureau that they were without any information whatever on this subject. Petrograd, 0ct.20, -(Special to the Daily Democrat)— Official statements declare that the Germans are continit. ulng their efforts to cross the Vistula river at several points despite their very heay losses. At no poiqt say the statement have they succeeded The Russians are declared to be advancing slowly on the Warsaw front and are driving the Germans before them. According to a statement published in the Army Gazette, 18,000 German dead, left on the battle field by the retreating Germans, were buried by the Russians. The war office stated that the German right wing extending into Galicia has been making determined efforts to aid the AusR. /

War in the East! Peace in the West! “ThanK God for Wilson”

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trians but at no point have they gained any distinct advantage. Tokio, Oct. 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —It is officiallly announced that for strategic reasons, the Japanese naval detatcliments have seized the principal islands in the German group of the Marshall Ladrone, east and west Caroline (Arthipelogos. These islands have been used by the Germans as a base for their war ships operating in the Pacific. o MAY KISS AND MAKE UP. Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Gary Hermann, chairman of the National Base Ball commission, today confirmed the report of the peace pact between the Federate and organized base ball, when he declared that negotiations were on for the sale of the Chicago Cubs to Charles Weeghman, president of the Chicago Feds, Hermann said that so far as he knew the deal was not near completion. Under this plan Weeghman will get control of the Chicago National League team. He said he knew nothing of the reported dead of taking over_of the Brooklyn National League team by Robert Ward, owner of the Brooklyn Feds. o — i i ■ CAPTURED PEACE DELEGATED. Loredo, Texas, Oct. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—A local Mexican newspaper favoring Carranza announced today that it had received advices that Villa entered Aguas Palientes at the head of 15,000 troops and made prisoners of all delegates attending the peace conference. General Villareal, mentioned as Villa’s choice for provincial president, was the only delegate who escaped. Carranza Readers assert that they have received the same information in private telegrams. — POLICE COURT The case of State vs Dick Burdge in which the defendant is charged wilth cruelty to animals by Roy Miller and which resulted from Burdge shooting Miller’s dog after the dog had badly bitten him, will be held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock before Mayor Christen. An affidavit foFVsearch warrant was filed before ’Squire Kintz this morning by Thomas E. Hatfield against Earl Thrailkill of Pleasant Mills in which >it is stated (hat Mr. Hatfield has reasons to believe tliat several articles of furniture and canned goods are concealed on the Thrailkill property. Officers went to Pleasant Mills at noon to serve the warrant and search the premises. — o WEIGHT OF MANY MOONS. With the weight of many moons hanging over her head, Princes KU-so-quah lies in her little room east of Roanoke, awaiting a call of the happy hunting grounds with the sama stoical indifference that has always, characterized her race. Some time last May Kil-so-quah passed her ona hundred and fourth birthday. She never knew on what date she was born only knowing that it was some time in the May moon in 1810. that she came to a chieftain's wigwam on the forks of the Wabash river. —— —o —— CARD OF THANKS. We desire in this manner to thank the many neighbors and friends for their kindness and hospitality shown us during the illness and death of our beloved wife, mother and daughter We certainly appreciate the many floral offerings. We give our thanks to the A. I. U. for their kindness shown us during the day. We give our heartfelt thanks to Rev. Hessert, who spoke so kindly during our saddest hour. JACOB J. DRAKE, SONS AND MOTHER.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, October 20, 1914.

NEW BABBERSHOP Charles and Frank Lose Will Open New and Up-to-date Tonsorial Parlor HAVE RENTED ROOM In the People’s Loan & Trust Company Block—Will be Strictly Sanitary. Charles and Frank Ix>se, at present the expert tonsorial artists and members of the Ix>se & Schrank barber shop in this city, will tn the near future open a new and up-to-date barber shop in the middle room of the People's Loan & Trust company building on Madison street. They will be ready for business as soon as the building is completed. The new shop will be the finest, most sanitary and up-to-date tonsorial parlor in the city. New furniture has just been purchased from one of the large manufacturers of barber supplies in Cincinnati, and it will be here by the time the room is ready for occupancy. Three chairs will be installed and each barber will be fitted up with a sanitary device for sterilizing the razors, towels and everything that they may use in their business. The chairs will be the most modern kind on the market. The use of soap will be done away with in the shaving process and powder will be used instead, thus giving avery person an individual shave and making it very sanitary. The room will be fitted up with a marble show ease with a mirror running the entire length of the wall. A mirror and hat rack will also decorate the back of the wall. The young men are experts at the barber business and will no doubt make good in their new and (unitary headquarters. John Lose and Ben Schrank will still continue in the barber business at their well known stand on Second street. MR?STALEf DEAD Well Known Man Passed Away at Home on West Madison Street. ILL FOUR WEEKS Was Employe of Holthouse Garage—Will be Taken to Portland. Joseph William Staley, for the past /ear a painter in the Holthouse garage, died last night at 10:45 at his home in the Geary residence on West Madison street. Mr. Staley became ill four weeks ago of a ba ing ailment, and though the best of care was given him, he could be given very little relief. Paralysis developed and was the cause of death. Mr. Staley was a native of Jay county, where he was born forty-threo years ago—May 8, 1871. He was married August 1, 1896, to Miss Emma Miller, who, with four children survive. They are Kenneth, Harry, Walter and Mabel. Two sisters and two brothers are also living. They are George, of Canada; Perry, Montana; Margaret Straton, Vicksburg, Mich.; Stella Bailey, near Portland. The family resided In Jay county before coming to .this city a year ago last October. Mr. Str/ey was known as an excellent man, and on every side this morning are heard expressions of sorrow over his demise. He was an excellent and capable workman, also, and highly valued by his employer. A short funeral service will be held Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock at the residence by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the Methodist church. The funeral party will then leave Thursday morning for Portland and proceed to the Antioch church five miles from that i city, where the funeral will be held at 10:30.

| AN EDITOR'S APPEAL. This from (he Goodland Herald: "My friend, help the editor in his wildeyed search for news. When your friends come to see you, if you are not ashamed of it, tell him; when your wife gives a tea party, if you have recovered from the effects of the gossip, drop in with the news; when a baby arrives, fill your pockets with cigars and call: if you go to a party, steal some of the good things .and leave 'em with the item at our sanctum. If your wife licks you, come In and let us see your scars and tender sympathy through the paper; If your mother-in-law has died, don’t be bashful about it; give in all the commonplace news. In short, whatever makes you feel proud, sad, lonesome or glad, submit it to our 24-karat wisdom and see our matted locks part and stand on end with gratitude, which will pour from every pore like moisture from te dew-be-sprinkled earth.” SiroOILOTS Election Commissioners Met This Morning to Arrange the Tickets. FOR THE ELECTION ♦ Democrats, Republicans Progressive, Prohibition, Socialist and Citizen. Last evening marked the time limit for the filing of petitions of certificate of nomination to appear on the county ballots on election day. Because of the fact that under the law, William Reppert and David Dilling were appointed to serve only until the next general election, a vacancy would exist between that time and t*he time for which they had been nominated, Mr. Reppert’s term not beginning until January 1, 1916, and Mr. Dilling’s January 1, 1915, it therefore became necessary to nominate for the two terms. The matter was taken up by the democratic committee some weeks ago and referred to the attorney general who gave an opinion that the name of the same men could appear on the ballot t\r both the long and short term and the democrats filed a petition placing Mr. Reppert on for the short term in addition to the long term. The citizens named Simon Meyer for short term. Republicans and 1 progressives who wish to vote for their congressional candidate and the democratic county ticket should be : careful to vote for Mr. Reppert in both places where his name appears. Since the time between the election and the time for the new commissioner to take office is but one month it was not deemend necessary by either side to name any one for the short term. The citizens have also named ■ a township ticket by petition, Willi iam Wisner being the candidate for trustee opposing Ed Aughenbaugh, the . democratic nominee. There will be six county tickets, democratic, progressive, republican, (Continued on rage 3) I / Decatur Public Schools Dismiss Tomorrow Noon for Remainder OF THE WEEK ✓ To Allow Teachers to Attend Convention in Indianapolis Two Days. Beginning tomorrow noon, the pub lie school children of the city wi! have a holiday for the remainder of the week. School will be dismissed Wednesday noon to allow the teachers to attend the teachers’ convention to be held in Indianapolis Thursday and Friday. * i A good program has been outlined for the convention and the teachers are anticipating the usual instructive as well as enjoyable time.

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TO GET FULL pay . Postoffice Employes Will Receive Full Pay Up to Year of Disability. CAUSED BY INJURY Sustained in Performance of Their Duties—A Death Benefit. 1 ’ ’ Postoffice employes, including clerks, . carriers and railway clerks, will receive full pay for periods up to one year of disability caused by injuries sustained in the performance of their duties. The postmaster is authorized to employ in the place of an injured employe a substitute at the same salary received by the injured man and to pay him during his time of service. After one year the injured man will receive half pay for another twelve months if they are disabled for that length of time. Although this law was passed last March it had not been approved and sent out until last week and postmasters are now receiving circulars giving the law in detail and the method of procedure to secure indemnity. To get his pay an injured employe must apply for it in periods of thirty days. Each application must be accompanied by a sworn statement of facts and a sworn statement from a physician setting out the injuries and if the postmaster lias any doubts about the character and extent of the injury he can report to the postoffice department and the employe will be compelled to submit at his expense to an examination by a physician appointed by the government. In addition there is a death benefit of $2,000 to be paid the dependent relatives of an employe where death occurs within ane year as a direct result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty. A LIFE SENTENCE Must be Served by Ralph Hoover, Convicted of the Murder of HIS YOUNG WIFE Ohio Supreme Court Affirms the Decision of the Lower Court. The supreme court of Ohio has handed down a decision in the case ol Ralph' Hoover, Van Wert county man. in which it affirms the decision of the lower court, making a final decision that young Hoover will have to spend the remainder of his life in the Ohio penitentiary for the murder of his sixteen-year-old wife. Commenting upon the decision of the court, the Van Wert Times says: “Local officials are congratulating Hoover over the outcome, for in some quarters it is maintained that a new trial would only result in the case being more conclusive to a jury, and •night result in sending him to the chair, as much new evidence has been unearthed in recent investigations, which has not been made public. An incident which may or may not* indicate a great deal, is the discovery of the fact that it is possible that six shots were fired on the fatal afternoon, instead of three. About a month ago, while playing on the floor, a small boy, a member of the family now occupying the hame where Helen Hoover met her death, noticed some peculiar marks on the baseboard and ,cn investigation found them to be bullet hojes; as they are in line with the spot where Helen Hoover was found and could only have been fired from a certain angle, it is said that possibly they were fired on the afternoon when she met her death. Os course there is nothing conclusive in the discovery, but it would make an- , other incident for Ralph Hoover to ■ explain, had the case been returned for a new trial. Prosecutor Good,

as soon as he learned of the bullet marks, went to the house and with the services of two carpenters removed the board to be used as evidence if necessary.” o THREE COUPLES MARRIED. Three couples were married by Justice C. M. Weaver at the court house Saturday. Clifford R. Bradburn was married to Miss Gladys Terhune, both of Wells county, Ind. Another couple was John M. McCloud and Mrs. Musetta M. Wilson, the former from Dunkirk, Ohio, and the latter from Ft. Wayne. Tlie other people were Floyd J. Curran and Miss Fay B. Clayton, both of Garrett, Ind., the former a brakeman. —Hillsdale Daily. TWO DfIYSESSION Os Methodist S. S. Institute Os Fort Wayne District To Be Held At BLUFFTON .CHURCH Thursday And Friday— Prominent Instructors On Program The interest of all Methodists of the Fort Wayne district North Indiana Conference centers this week in Bluffton, where on Thursday and Friday, October 22 and 23, will ne held the institute conducted by the board of Sunday Schools of the Methodist Episcopal church. The sessions will be held in the Frist church. Every pastor, superintendent, officer and teacher, should plan to be present. Excellent instructors appear on the program, which is here given in full: Thursday Afternoon Session Devotions. Address: “Fort Wayne District— Die Record and a Goal,” —Rev. Harry C. Wilson. Address: “Training for Leadership” —Rev. Arlo A. Brown. Address: “The Teen Years,”- —Rev. James A. Beebe. Address: “The New Movement in Missions,” —Miss Helen I*. Patten. Sectional Conference: The Elementary Departments, —Mr. Wilson. The Boys and Girls (Teen Age,)) —Mr. Beebe. Teacher Training,—Mr. Brown. Missionary Instruction,--Miss Paten. Thursday Evening Session Alldess: “The Sunday School in Everyday Life”—Rev. Arlo A. Brown, Address: "Methodism’s New Movement,”—Rev. Harry C. Wilson. Friday Morning Session Devotions. Address: "Organization for Efficiency,”—Rev. Harry C. Wilson. Address: "Missionary living in the Sunday School,”—Miss Helen P. Patten. Address: “Tlie Graded Lessons in Principle,”—Rev. Arlo A. Brown. Sectional Conferences: Organization and Administration,—Mr. Wilson. Graded Instruction, —Mr. Brown. Missionary Instruction,—Miss Patten. Friday Afternoon Session. Devotions. Address: “Missionary Activities in the Sunday School,’ —Miss Helen P. Patten. Address: "Records and Efficiency,” —Rev. Harry C. Wilson. Address: “The Organized Bible Class,” —Rev. James A. Beebe. Address: “The Graded Lessons in Practice,” —Rev. Arlo A. Brown. Sectional Conferences: Missionary Instruction, —Miss Patten. The Elementary Departments, —Mr. Wilson. Adult Class Work,—Mr. Beebe. Graded Instruction Mr. Brown. Friday Evening Session Devotions. Address: “Efficient Evangelism,"— Rev. Harry C. Wilson. Address: “The New Sunday School Consciousness,” —Rev. James A. Beebe. o— GOSSIP VS. REPORTER. A gossip is one who runs around and talks to everybody except the one talk ed about. A newspaper reporter goes ■ and talks to the one directly concern- > ed and then doesn’t tell anybody else I except through the public medium, the , paper.

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- PLANNING FOR ' THE MEETING County Chairman Heller is r t Preparing for Reception I of State Speakers. r,- j % i COME HERE FRIDAY i 1 ’ Decorating and Reception Committees Named for | Democratic Meeting. Chairman Henry B. Heller of the democratic committee is busy with i plans for the big meeting to be held here Friday afternoon at which time (he speakers will be Governor Samuel M. Ralston, Auditor of State W. H. O,Brien and National Committeeman Thomas Taggart. The meeting will be held at the court house at 1:30 in the - afternoon. The speakers will arrive at Fort Wayne at 10:30 Friday morning, coming from Auburn, where they . speak the evening before. They will be met at Fort Wayne by a reception committee in a special interurban car and brought here for dinner. The meeting is at 1:30 and will continue lor two hours. Later the speakers will be taken to Fort Wayne in autor / mobiles and a big night meeting will ‘ be held there. The committees as i named are: Reception—Judge D. E. Smith, Judge D. I). Heller, L. G. Ellingham, John C. f Moran, Mayor (’. N. Christen. John F. Snow, Dore B. Erwin, I), N. Erwin, R. C. Parrish, C. J. Lutz, D. D. Coffee, E. Burt Lenhart, J. Fred Fruchte, John f* T. Kelly, John D. Hale, Jesse Kelly, - B. J. Terveer, C. J. Voglewede, A. 11. 1 Sellemeyer, Frank M. Schirmeyer, O. L. Vance, William Blackburn, A. F. e Welfley, T. H. Baltcell, Ferd Bleeke, R. D. Myers, Jacob Martin, James Hurst, E. S. Christen. C. S. Niblick. Fred Jaebker, Henry Krick, W. W. Briggs, - John E. Briggs. James H. Kelly, John - H. Runyon, J. W. Vizard, C. N. Brown, Silas W. Hale, C. A. Neuenschwander, ' W. W. Baumgartner. J. D. Winteregg, R. R. Schug, E. K. Shalley, Frank Fore- • man, John J. Mayer. Decoration —T. J. Durkin, chairman: 1 C. C. Ernst, James Stults, Charles Elzey, Ed Augenbaugh. —o PRAISES WILSON iVm. H. Taft Lauds the AdI ministration in an Address Before THE BAR ASSOCIATION Reviews Important Legislation and Attitude Taken in European War. Washington, D. (’., Oct. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Dwelling at onsiderable length on the European war and its effect upon the United States and paying a marked compliment to President Wilson for his neu- • trality stand, William Howard Taft, former president of the United States, , and president of the American Bar association, delivered his address before that body today. In addition to discussing the war, the former president presented a review of the important legislation passed by congress in the past year. “While we stand aghast at this awful welter of blood, destructive of the happiness of Europe,” he said, “we are pro" i’oundly grateful for cur splendid isolation and the freedom from entang- - ling alliances which Washington enjoined upon the American people.” il In praising President Wilson for ~ his warning to the American people to observe his neutrality plea to the letter, Taft said: “In this appeal he should have the warmest approval and the sincere cod operation of all of us." <- “The language of the president,” s he continued, "in which he declines to i- be drawn into a discussion or the exe pression of an opinion on the come plaints of the belligerents was most (Continued on rage Four)