Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 284.

GERMANS ARE FLOUOEU OUT Germans Again Resume Attacks Along Coast With Brisk Fighting. AT BATTLE FRONT English Are Concerned OverSafety of King George on Firing Line.

Rome. nee. 3,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —"No new facts have intervened to prompt the government to alter its policy of neutrality." This was the sentiment of Premier Sajandra today in an address to the Italian parliment. The speech of the premier as to Italy's attitude was anxiously awaited and the session of parliament which convened today is looked upon as one of the most important in the history of the nation. He declared that calm reason induced Italy to remain neutral and that this policy would be continued under present conditions. Paris, Dec., 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —German attack along the coast has been resumed and brisk fighting is also in progress south of Ypre. The official statement declares there Was lively cannonading north of Nieuport and near Ypres yesterday. The Germans are also again being

Hooded out around Dixmude. The water from the open dykes is now extending south of Dixmude. London, Dec. 3, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —King George has gone to the firing tine according to the corres-j pondent of the Evening News. The King has shown the greatest interest ' in the British troops and has already visited the rear line of trenches. Go- ■ ing direct to the firing line however. 1 causes some uneasiness in England as to 1;5- «afetv. New York, N. Y„ Dec. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Steady improvement of business conditions and general belief that a further advance in prosperity will be noted before spring is noted in the report of the economics department made public today. The report is based on business from six hundred correspondents, including railroad officers, manufacturers, merchants and labor unions. London, Dec. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The allied forces in southwest Belgium have assumed the of fensive. King George’s reported ap pearance on the firing front was signalized by such a move today. Important reinforcements have reached both the British and French troops. Tsese new troops included part of Lord

tic" • Kitchener's army of 1,000,000 and , fresh French troops. Lisbon. Portugal. Dec. 3—(Special to i Daily Democrat) —Portugal now n.e-, four expeditions under arms and a decree has been issued providing for the mobilization of another division. The premier announced today that tour expeditions rave prepared for service in Africa. Berlin, Dec. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Flat contradiction that German settlers in southwest Africa Pad instigated the Boer uprising was made today by the German colonial minister. “Such charges made by th; English are untrue. The governor oour colony in southwest Africa has received no orders to take any polili cal action that would have stirred the German settlers to this action.” London, Dec. 3- (Special to Daily'. Democrat)— A thousand prisonersi the Uncastle internment camp attack-, ed their guards today They had ob tained sticks and stones. Troops charged the rioters with bayonets. S eral were stabbed, but none were kl.lS rt ”“ dbe ““ “ ™ h “ | gates. n „„ 3—(Special to Washington, Dec. Daily Democrat)— The en ty Xonal President Gueterriz and Gen J lnd°nc molestations of foreigners, Consul Silliman reported today.

DECATUR DAIIY DEMOCRAT

'WOODMEN AT PLEASANT MILLS. I , Pleasant Mills Camp. Modern Woodmen ot America, on Wednesday night < leceted the following officers for the coming year: Consul—W. F. Beery. Advisor —Carl Archer. Banker O. S. Fortney. Clerk—H. O. Davis. Escort -Ralph Fuller. Watchman— Albert Boner. Sentry -Harry Durbin. Physician Dr. J. W. Vlzzard. Trustee— F. L. Masters. Tlie officers will be installed early in January.. Meeting every Wednesday night. Let (‘very member bo present. next Wednesday night. "Somethin’ cookin’.” 11. 0. DAVIS. Clerk. ~ —V ———

OPERATED UPON. Clem Heidemann underwent an operation at tlie Decatur hospital for fistula. Drs. Clark performed the ordeal. Mr. Heidemann has been in poor health for some time. o— A WHITE XMAS Is Predicted by Weather Prophet Hicks—Most of December Will BE SPRING LIKE As Has November But the Month Will go Out With Sleet, Snow and Storms.

In his forecase for December, Rev. Irl Hicks says: A regular storm period having its center on November thirtieth, will come to its culminating stages on the first, second and third. The storms of this period will, most likely, be attended by a wave of unusi ually high temperature for December. November was mild, open and spring-like, and depend upon Tt, the same character of weather will, for the most part, prevail in Decamber. A reactionary storm period will develop and run its course on and touching the fifth, sixth and seventh. The reasonable ou'X’ok for this period 's that rain, turning to heavy sleet and snow'will pass from west to east, and that cloudy, cold weather will continue for several days after the passage of the storms. A regular storm period is central cn the twelfth, extending from the • tenth to the sixteenth. Winter thunder and rain will be natural on and touching the tenth. Sleet and snow will fellow, ending in high barometer and cold. Another group of storm areas will pass eastwardly over the 1 country on and touching the four--1 teenth and fifteenth. This will prove . .1. .. * or

one of the greatest sleet periods ot Gie month. A reactionary storm period is central on the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth, if we are to have heavy, boreal storms this month, expect such at this reactionary period. A regular storm period is coincident witii tlie center of the December solstice period, being central on the twenty-third and reaching from the twenty-first to the twenty-fifth. On the twenty-third and twenty-fourth thetemperature will rise and storms of rain, attended by winter lightning end thunder, will be probable. Them storms will turn to sleet and snow on about the twenty-fourth and twen ty-fifth, bringing storms that wil t-rn to sleet and snow on wide areat of the country for Christmas. !r fact a general snow storm will sweet out of the northwest and spread t< the east and south by the close c 'tb ; s period, closely followed by higl 'barometer and cold, clearing weathe. I a reactionary storm period is cen trai on the twenty-eighth, twenty ninth and thirtieth, with rain, snov 'and colder. _ — <r — IMPOSE GREAT EXPENSE. Chicago, Dec. 3-(Bpecfal to Dnfl Democrat)— The demands of emnlov. > of the ninety-eight western railroad would impose an annual expendltur . of between $30,000,000 and $40,000,001 /This will be one of the principal arg> , ments to be made by the represent! . tives before the federal board of arl> tratlon.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, December 3, 1914.

A PLAINJHVORCE Without Alimony or Other Fancy Trimmings is Wanted by SAMUEL C. WYATT From Wife, Lillie May Wyatt—Suit Filed in Court Today.

Samuel C. Wyatt has decided that his domestic infelicity entities him to a divorce decree from Lillie May Wyatt, and he so petitioned court today to sever the bonds of matrimony existing between them. The complain which was filed today by his attorneys, Peterson & Moran, and which was removed from the files until the day when the return on the summons shall be made, Is said to be very short and to the point. He asks a plain divorce, witholt alimony or other fancy trimmings. It will be remembered that the infelicity of the Wyatts reached a head a few weeks ago and Mrs. Wyatt with her household goods and three children were shipped to near Auburn, where her mother resides.

ERIE HOTEL CHANGES HANDS. Clay Engle, who lately purchased the Erie hotel and restaurant, has disposed of his interest to John Harvey and Mr. Johnson, they taking possession a few days ago. Mr. Harvey's son and Mr. Johnson will manage the place. XMAS_WELS Sent by Post Must Conform With Postal Regulations to Insure A SAFE DELIVERY What to Do and How to Do It as Told by the Postmaster. If you intend to send a package for Christmas, to a friend, it is well for you to observe a few things to insure safe delivery. 1. Parcels should be well wrapped, with strong heavy cord, and the address should be plainly written on package .with your return address in upper left hand corner. 2. All valuable packages should be nsured against loss or damage, the price of which is 5 cents on all parcels where valuation does not exceed $25, and 10 cents on parcels where valuation does not exceed SSO. 3. All persons having insured r.r C. O. D. parcels should call at the postoffice and ask for tags, and fill them out at home to avoid waits at the office. Business houses mailing out parcels for their patrons should have a quantity of these tags on hand for immediate use. This will avoid any errors that may be made in the holiday rush. 4. Packages containing perishable .natter should be marked, “Perishable,” and where possible should have special delivery stamps atached to injure quick delivery. 5. To insure Christmas delivery mail your packages just as early as possible to avoid the congested condition of the mails. 6. Packages for Christmas delivery may contain card with Christmas greetings, such as “Mrs. Smith wishes Mrs. Jones a Merry Christmas, or any similar phrase. And you may say on package, “Not to be opened until Christmas,” or any similar wording. Do not paste or seal your package in any way. Tie with good heavy cord. Service Resumed. Parcels post service, which had not been in force between the United States and Germany, Austria and ! n , other countries since the war, has resumed. according to the Daily bulletin . received at the postofllce from head- . quarters this morning. The service is . not resumed, however, with .northern France, Turkey and Belgium.

CRACK POSTOFFICE SAFE Upland, Ind., Dec 3- (Special to the Daily Democrat) Robbers cracked the postoffice safe here today and took $1,150 in stamps that had arrived yesterday. They left untouched large amounts of money and did not try to break Into the inner vault. Three men are believed to have composed the party. o— CARD OF THANKS. We want to thank the kind friends and neighbors who have so much helped us in our great, loss of husband and father and brother, Ves Garner We also wish to thank Rev. Borton for his kindness. WIFE. CHILDREN, BROTHER AND SISTERS. THE COURT NEWS

Special Judge Hartford of Portland Here for Three Cases. IN HIS JURISDICTION A Case Dismissed—Several Probate Matters are Considered. Special Judge R. H. Hartford of Portland was here today for action before him in the interurban receivership case. Receiver French Quinn reported that he had executed a waiver, giving the railway the privilege of paying the $2696.23 assesed against the railway company for its share of the Calhoun street extension in Fort Wayne, in ten annual payments with 5 per cent interest. He also reported -hat he had executed receiver’s certificates for $1383.68 for construction ;>f the concrete foundation for relaying ,f tracks, to the Grace Construction Company: and for $3,428.57 to the Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction company for materials, labor, etc. The last named were cashed at the Old National bank in Fort Wayne. The receiver asked that court approve this action. Receiver Quinn also filed a petition asking that he be authorized to issue receiver's certificates for $9,316.91. This is to pay the balance due on tlie sum expended for necessary improvements on the road and its property, and on tlie interest, and to refund this sum to the current operating funds of the road, from which he paid it heretofore for the betterment of the road. He also asked that an allowance be made of a partial payment for the services of the receiver (Continues on Page Four)

REEDER__TAKEN Man Who Worked Collection Agency Scheme Here and RAISED A CHECK On Tom Leonard is Apprehended in Ft. Wayne— Brought Here. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to got and bring back here D. P. Reeder, a collection agency man, who is wanted on the charge of raising a check on Tom Leonard, the tinner. Some time ago Reeder secured Mr. Leonard as one of h;s patrons. According /> the collection contract, Leonard was to pay Reeder $lO entrance fee; live dollars in advance and five dollars later on in the collection work. Mr. Leonard paid him five dollars by check and it is said that this was later raised to $35 and passed in Fort Wayne. Word came back today that Reeder, who has been wanted, had been apprehended in Fort Wayne. An-affidavit charging Reeder with forgery, November 11, was filed today in court. The affidavit sets out that it was’his intention by altering check ta defraud Leonard and the First National bank out of the difference in the (check and its alteration.

STAMP CAMPAIGN Red Cross Workers Report Several More Good Sales in This Locality. ARE YOU HELPING 0 One Out of Each Teri Deaths is Caused by the Dreaded Tuberculosis. Mrs. John Peterson, one of (he ladies assisting in the sale of Red Cross seals, reports that she has met with good success. Among the best sales reported by her are those of 500 stamps to the Ward Fence company and 500 to the Schafer Saddlery company. The other ladies working report good success and it is believed the final report will be a satisfactory one. When you stop to think that more than one out of every ten deaths which occur is from tuberculosis, you will realise the real cause of this •campaign for every cent realized from the sale of these stamps goes to fight the great white plague. In 1913 out of every 217 deaths, there were twen-ty-seven due to tuberculosis. Think of it. If you should wake up some morning and hear that this county had 300 eases of yellow fever you would be greatly excited and you would gladly give a few cents in stamp-buying if you could help stamp it out, yet tuberculosis is just as deadly, but has become so common that you do not get excited. And it can be. stamped out. Will you help?

HELD Odd Follows, Royal Arch Masons, Modern Woodmen Elect Officers. TO TAKE OFFICE First of Year—Evangeical Sunday School PostElects. The local Odd Fellows have elected the following officers, to take their chairs the first of the year, at which time tlie appointive officers will also be named: Noble Grand —Ross Tyndall. Vice Grand —L. E. Summers. Recording Secretary — Murriij Scherer. Financial Secretary—E. S. Christen. Treasurer —J. S. McCrory. The Modern Woodmen elected the following ol\ ers last evening to serve for the coming year: Consul—W. H. Engle, Advisor—Janies Ross. Banker—H. A. Fuhrman. Clerk—E. B. Macy. Escort—J. O Hoagland. Watchman —Walter Noack. Sentry—Joe Burr. Physician—W. E. Smith. Manager (for three years)—F. A. Peoples. The following official staff was elected last evening by the Royal Arch Masons: High Priest—D. E. Smith. King—Lewis C. Helm. Scribe —J. I). Hale. Captain of Host—J. W. Tyndall. Principal Sojourner—P. L. Andrews. Royal Arch Captain—W. P. Schrock. Grand Master of the Third Veil — J. Q. Neptune. Grand Master of the Second Veil— Daniel Sprang. Grand Master of the First Veil —E. B. Adams. Treasurer —L. L. Baumgartner. Secretary—Roy Archbold. Guard Barney Kalver. Owing to tlie rain last evening the election of Sunday school officers for the Evangelical church has been postponed until this week, Friday, December 4, at 7:00 p. m. J. H. RILLING. Pastor. --0 Prof. Paul Withaus of Berne was , here last evening on business with 1 his violin classes.

8080 CLASS HAS SESSION. The Faithful Follower's class of the Bobo M. E. church held its December meeting with their teacher. Miss Lucy Bunner. The home was decorated with the class colors, American Beauty and white. A very fine program was rendered, as follows: Song. Scripture Rending. Prayer. Song Declamation. "Give Father a Bouquet" Alice Cowan. Reading—" How We Hunted a Mouse" Nellie Lett. Story, “Is Your Parlor Sacred?” — Bertha Troutner. Declamation —Ora Gilpen. Declamation —Lucile Shaffer. Song. Class dues, 80 cents; birthday offer ings, 31c, After the program a business meeting was held. In the peanut contest Miss Lucile Shaffer won the prizes. At last, but best of all was the lunch. —Contributed. o

CITIES RIVALS Friendly Rivalry Springs Up in Sale of Red Cross Seals. GREAT ENTHUSIASM Tuberculosis Thrives in Indiana Because of Indiana’s Neglect. A friendly but spirited rivalry has prung up between many Indiana cities in the 1914 Red Cross seal campaign which now is in full swing. Ft. Wayne. Terre Haute and Indianapolis hold franchises in the Red Cross Seal la-ague and are out "after the st tipof Chicago. St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit and Grand Rapids. The campaign committee in tael, of these cities is secretly planning to sell more seals on a per capita basis than the others. The offer for pennants to be awarded io cities and towns which lead the Unit ed Sates in per capita sales, has also aroused the ambition of many smaller communities and Rochester, Richmond. Crawfordsville, Sullivan. Lan .rte, Michigan City, Anderson, Muncie, Decatur. Marion, Washington. Lagrange, Rushville, Logansport, Hartford City, Peru, Franklin, Conners-, ville, Lafayette. Plymouth, Elkhart. New Albany, and many other Indiana cities will be reckoned with, when determining the winners. The national I.nmpionship on the per capita basis >.ent to a Wyoming city last year. Never has Indiana witnessed as much Red Cross seal enthusiasm as is being manifested this year. A member of the state commission has been quoted as follows, “Indiana had no part in bringing about the devastation and suffering in Europe, but we are• all jointly responsible for conditions' here at home. That tuberculosis thrives in Indiana is due to Indiana's neglect. We can make up for this neglect in a large measure by buying liberally of Red Cross seals. Antituberculosis workers in this state are : working against .remendous odds. They are handicapped by the lack of adequate funds. Since Red Cross seal money is used entirely in this crusade against “the white plague" and since all of us are subject to the danger of infection by those who are suffering from it, let us rally to the, support of the seal committee in our . respective communities. Let us re- ■ member that every penny spent for Red Cross esils is a bullet at tubercu losis —our common foe. Let us live up to our allotment —"Ten seals per capita.” — o COMPANY TO SELL. Geneva, Ind., Dec. 3—The Cliffton Oil company, which about two years ago built a large compressor, about three miles west of here, and bougiit a large number of leases, has disposed of its holdings Io McCary and Arnold of this place, who will continue to c/erate them. o ATTEND DISTRICT MEETING. Rev. H. C. Powell, O. J. Suman. Wm Stubblefield and Thomas Crouch of east of the city and Rev. D. T. Stephenson went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend a district meeting of the i Methodists, A A t

Price, Two Cents.

THIEF ARRESTED Cornelius Smith of Hammond Confesses Burglary of Freight House ■■■■ —■■l* OF G. R. & I. RAILROAD And Also of Decatur Supply Company on the Preceding Night. Cornelius I). Smith, a former Decatur man. who left here about twelve years ago. and is said to reside with his mother at Hammond, was arrested in Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon and later confessed to having burglarized the G. R. & 1. freight office in

this city Tuesday night; and also the office of the Decatur Supply company, corner of Jefferson and Seventh streets. Monday night, when the safe and safe boxes were gone through. Fort Wayne officials arrested Smith in a pawn shop in Fo?t Wayne, where he had gone yesterday to sell six boxes of silver solder, which it later developed he stole from the Decatur Supply company, and which proved to be his undoing. The pencils, penholders and revenue stamps taken from the ft eight office were found on him, and as they tallied with the account of goods taken here of which burglary the officials had been notified, they succeeded in getting Smith to confess to the burglary here. Marshal Melchi and Deputy SheriffKelly went to Fort Wayne last evening to get him and returned with their man on the last interurban car. Mr. Melchi questioned him concerning the robbery at the Decatur Supply . company's office on Monday evening and he acknowledged that also. Ho ‘old Mr. .Mek-lti where he <w»l<4 find the missing safe box which he said he had thrown into a patch of weeds lear the burglarized Decatur Supply company's office. This morning Marshal Melchi went out and going over every inch of the weed patch and ...ud. finally found the box. The sides :.(■ been crushed in opening it, but the metal protected the contents of the paper which included contracts and other papers of the company, the papers being undamaged. Nothing of much value at either of the places burglarized wes secured by Smith. This morning William Doehrman of : Tort Wayne, a special officer of the G. R. & 1., came down to take some iction against Smith. Very short work was made of Smith's case. Mr. Doehrman filed the iffidavit against him. charging him vith petit larceny, in the theft of posage stamps, war revenue stamps, a •ellow purse, two dozen lead pencils and penholders, and a penknife, the total valued at five dollars, the property of the G. R. & 1. railroad company. Smith was arraigned, pleaded guilty, •and sentenced to from oneto eight ' years in the state reformatory at Jeffersonville. He was also given a fine of $lO. is to pay the costs of the prosecution and disfranchised for a year. His age is twenty-three years. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette .says: Cornelius D. Smith, who gave his home as Hammond, is equipped with nerve extraordinary, but this equipment led to his undoing yesterday after he had robbed the Grand Rapids £ Indiana railroad station at Decatur. He was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Sergeant Spillner in Fort Wayne and after some of the pencils ! and stamps, stolen from the station, | were found on him, he is said to have confessed. He is being held in jail here awaiting action of the Adams county officials. Smith said that he "bummed” his way on train No. 4 to Decatur early yesterday morning, cut the scree.i, and pried open a window in the raili road station. All he pot, however. •' was some pencils, postage stamps and t - revenue war stamps. Borrowing mon--11 ey from Decatur friends, Smith "rode -! the cushiony" back to Fort Wayne. I Suspicious actions led to Ids arrest, • and Detective Spillner found the stamps, pencils and six boxes of solder on him. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. o—- , CRAIGVILLE BOOSTING. d i- A number or Craigville boosters i- are agitating the erection of a buildo' ing which is suitable for housing basket ball games and similar contests.