Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 303.

leave many DEADON FIELD Allies Repulsed and Many Prisoners Are Captured Christmas. RUSSIANS DRIVE BACK Germans After Crossing the Bzura River and Inflict Heavy Losses. Viena, Dec. 26— (Special to Daly] Democrat) —Extremely heavy attacks! by the Russians throughout Christ mas eve and yesterday are reported in the official statemetn The I Austrian front is declared to be uu | changed and repeated attacks in p> land were repulsed. Petrograd. Dec. 26,—(Special to the Daily Democrat—Czar Nicholas Is again enroute to the front. Resist! big constant day and night attacks the Russian line before Warsaw con tlnue to hold today. The banks of the Bzula and Rawa rivers which the Germans have vainly endeavored to I cross are lined with bodies of the I enemy. Buenos Ayres, Dec. 26,—(Special tc Daily Democrat) —No comirmation had been received early today of wire less reports from the Chilian torpe do destroyer Tome that a battle was being fought off Alparsia between the British and Germans. One of th-1 German ships it is stated was sup posed to be the Dresden. The report I was based upon fixing which was heard by officers at the port. Earlier reports declared that the presence ct a powerful Japenesa fleet in the pa | cific has been confirmed. Washington, Dec. 26,—(Special tc] Daily Democrat) —The real battle for control of the valuable port of Vera Cnu is believed here to be in progress. Advises to the state depart ment say that fighting between Car ranzisU and Villa forces is in progress 10 miles west of that port. Se yera fighting is also reported near Tpmpico.'. This . series of conflict) nil) result in success tor the con ven lion-forces who outnumber the Cartauzh sympathizers.. ■ - — Berlin, Dec. 26—(Special to Daily

Democrat)—The claim that tha al 1 lira left 3,000 dead on the field aftei the fighting about Fbsthubert is made i today in a statement issued here. The OerAans, it is declared, took as pris onert 918 men and 19 officers, and cap fared 14 machine giuiS. The repulse at Fbench and EhgMsh atSaulu on th ' west is reported • while the frank ad mission is made that attacks on the Russians along the Baum river hav< disappeared, but that in the region! where the heaviest fighting is report ed, the Germane have ceased in their efforts. San Antonio, Dec. 20 —(Special t< Daily Democrat)— Reports of fighting in the cij.y of Ver Cruz between Car rauzista "and Villa troops were denied today by Csursaatetaa' Consel Bel trgn here. The constitutionalist lin< said to extend 300 miles from Veru Cruz. Carranza is back in \wa Crpa today from his inspection tour it was stated. Paris, Dee. 26— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Violent German attacks on Christmas Eve. resumed on Christ mas day were reported today. These attacks delivered at Chivy and in the region of Caperas. The Russians have thrown back the Germans whe forced a crossing of the Bzura, . heavy losses. Attacks on the er mans have also been checked on t,e line further south and along the , lek. Fighting is declared to be avnrable to the Russians along Nida and south of the Vistula. I.unuon, Dec. 26 —(Special to D**v Democrat)—Russians cUlm that ? attempts of the Germans to cross) Bzura river are continuingtheir advance on Warsaw has be* n r pulsed appears to be borne out in the admission of the statement fr Berlin that attacks along the u h»v> ceased. Miss Pearl Murdy ‘he J. L. Gay family at dinner Us’ •Sing.

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PALLS AN 2^ AKS RIBS. ~ ' ‘ey of Wren. Ohio Stre(,t ' Mr - D»l>. Thursday ai'tern ° fa ' ne tn ,hiß vlt y r ‘r ,nK 10 - 1 l*roke three rlbg ’ wlth relatives, his l*ed at th„ h “° *’ aß confl ned to tn of the m " 5 °’ cloc!{ aad Joe Tonneit rray barber sho » '«kentotheh " He ’his morning was're n ,r a " d ’ howe o' his brother-in-law Will m" ' 2 th * iDIEO LISI NIGHT Samuel Houk, One of Best Known Men of Allen County, is Dead. SICK OVER A YEAR II ■ Operated on at Hospital Last Week— Sixty-eight Years Old. I Samuel Houk, one of the best known citizens of southern Allen I county, with hundreds of acquain tances in this city and county, died at 10 o'clock last night at Hope hosI pltal, Fort Wayne, where he had been I a patient for ten days. While the I death of this good man was not unex I petted, it caused much sorrow here land elsewhere among those who knew and loved him. He had been in ill I Health for over a year and was taken I to the hospital Monday of last week • | where he was operated upon the fol I lowing day. the fact then developing I that he was suffering from cancer ol I the bladder. He was born in Stark | ounty, Ohio sixty-eight years ago ■ I next April 26th, ana came to this sec ! I tion when he was six years old. Tht . I-treater part of his life was spent on . I i farm just across the Allen county . I line, but he moved to Hoagland about .Aiwo years ago when he rented hiI arm to Henry Koeuemann of this r I city. He was a member of the Con (Icord Lutheran church in Root town . I ship, and was a leader there. He it purvlved by the widow and four sons. I Amos, Louis, Charles and William I aad by two sisters, Mrs. Peter Gress I I ley, of near Hoagland, and Mrs. Sarah

Scott of near Monroeville. The funeral arrangements liavn no yet been announced. ■ ' - — o- — SIXTY-FIVE ARRESTED. ■ Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 26-(Specia’ to Daily Democrat )-Mayor Roberts Circuit Court Judge Redman, Sherifi Shea and City Judg Smith surrender ed to federal authorities today, mak ing the list of arrests on federal in dlcunents, charging conspiracy to cor rupt an election, now number 6 r . United States Marshal Storen arrest)d 45 Christmas night. More than lOt indictments have been returned. i " 1 '*

Terre Haute, Dec. 26,— (Sperial u Daily Democrat)— Dennis Sbaxa slier If of Vigo county surrendered to I S. Marshall Storen today when heard there was a capias out for him r s Marshal Storen and fifteen de puties and gsards arrested 46 men no charges that when stripped of technical verbiate mean they consp r ed» conipt the last election and thut violated the U. S. tows. council Kotice to hereby given that the Ad county Council of Adams County will meet in the office of th“d editor of said county at U C °“ n v am on Tuesday, January 5 o’clock A. M. r e-appropria IMS. for .M P«" »’ ° 'J , .»< ,w "“i.:»»-■" ,„, n i «'»“ county, and f regularly ' bUBIn S coundl/ 1 fon ' e h BALTZELL, Auditor. ■ "Santa's Prescrlp- > ™ Tthe United Brethren > *> D " €iVBn u ? tost evening ’ Sunday ’^ clierc h was filled v»ry fine one _ T giviDg t he i-r-. - away-

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, December 26, 1914.

EPWORTH LEAEDE « Gladys Flanders and Ramona Smith Announce a l ine Program for SUNDAY EVENING Splendid Talks- Vocal and Instrumental Music Will be Given. lhe Misses Gladys Flanders and Ramona Smith, leaders for the Bp. worth League Sunday evening at 6 o clock at the Methodist church, announce a splendid program and everybody is invited, a large attendance being desired. The program follows: Song. Opening Song. Prayer— Rev. Stephenson. Scripture I>sson read and explained by Mr. Suttles. Talk Francis Stephenson. Vocal Solo—Harvey Everett. Talk—Lucile Smith. Duet—Merle Leonard and Cecelia Andrews. Talk—Bettie Boyers. 1 ocal Solo —Cecil Andrews. Piano Solo —Bereneta Reynolds. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Jesse Sellemeyer. Announcements. Song. Benediction. COTTON WHISKERS ABLAZE. Akron, Ohio, Dec. 26—Wade Youngman. playing the role of Santa Claus at a party given to the primary department of Woodland Methodist Episcopal church, averted a panic in the crowded hall, when his cotton whiskers caught fire, by rushing from the building. Youngman was badly burned, but may recover. Q REPORTING GAME Story of Basket Gall Game is Given by the Bluffton Evening News. AS WAS EXPECTED Blame Outsiders, However, and Not the Faculty or the Students. i The following is the report of the Decatur-Bluffton basket ball game played here Wednesday evening, as published in the Bluffton News Thurs lay evening: “The big game was marred consid erably by the action of young fellows named Vancil and Bob Peterson . former Decatur players, but not now connected with the high school. After persistently interfering with the ball and Bluffton players when they ap

proached the side lines this worthy pair rushed onto the floor in an effort to attack Earl Moomaw after the Peterson’s young brother had fallen wlli le scrambling after the ball with •‘p e( j " They were backed up by some kindred spirits and the Decatur schoo. authorities had difficulty in restoring ° r Ster Vancil and Bob Peterson were put off the floor, Referee Don Merriman of Liberty Center, put both young Peterson and Moomaw out cf he game and the crowd thereupon threatened to "get him” as he went to train Principal Worthman of Decatur called the town marshal to escort Mr. Merriman to the train mU i t eated as nicely as could .1,1 The element which ra.sed “ t ’ Mt the school. Mir a report Tl ' e n he expected when the repre19 C °“ of the Bluffton press had fn>m ffoing on the tc e _ ia . their favorites in the X J., U"« 'l'" •" SO”' l ™'” their t*“P er ' * nd ,h,t " X.... 1

JOHN HENDRICKS INJURED. Word was received by O. T. Hendricks that his brother, John Hendricks, who is now at Dundee, Fla., had the misfortune of having a leg broken, while unloading some lumber. Mr. Hendricks is well known in Monroe and was at one time a prosperous business men here. His many friends wish for him a speedy recovery.— Monroe Reporter. Mrs. Hendricks was formerly Miss Gertrude DeVoss of this city. — -oMAKES LIBRARY GIFT The library is in receipt of a valued gift, fifteen volumes of “Nations of the World” presented by Hurt Green. The gift is much appreciaten. MAY BE MURDER Jack Smith, Who Was Employed Here at Sugar Plant Found Dead BY RAILROAD TRACK Died in Owosso Hospital— Believed to Have Been Dealt With Foully. Jack Smith, aged 28, of Bay City Mich., a w.orker at the Decatur sugar plant, during its run, and until three weeks ago, it is believed, was murder ed near Owosso, Mich. Mr. Bacon, an employe of the local plant, read an Item to that effect in Tuesday evening's issue of the Grano Rapids Press, and he firmly believes that he is the man who was employed here. The item in the Grand Rap ids paper was a dispatch from Owos so. It stated that John Smith, 28 died in a hospital at Owosso from in juries which were supposed to have been caused by being struck by , freight train or engine, as he was picked up along the railroad. It stat ed that later, investigation showed that when he left Decatur, Ind., hr had eighty dollars and as this was not found on his person when he was pick ed up, it. was believed that he had been foully dealt with. If this is the man who was employ ed here, he boarded while here at the C. V. Dorwin home. He is said to have been a sober and industrious man, and was not at all a drinking man, so his death could not have re suited front the influence of drink. He was a brother of Leo Smith, win was employed here as night beet-end foreman, and boarded at the T. C. Cor ebtt home, but who also returned t< his home after the factory closed her ■ December 12. The men did not return together, but a few days’ differenct marked their return. Smith is said by those who knew him here, to havt had sixty dollars when leaving her? o — WINS THE CANDY Miss Helen Everett Was the Lucky One of 500 in Word Contest. SHE MADE 5,067 WORDS From “Sam Hite’s South End Grocery—Gets Big Stick of Candy. The big word contest conducted bj the Sam Hite grocery is closed and little Miss Helen Everett, thirteen year-old daughter of George Everett, was declared the winner, being award ed the fine large stick of candy. The contest lay in forming tin greatest number of words from tht phrase, “Sam Hite’s South End Gro eery.” (Miss Everett formed the greatest number, having 5,067 words Mr Hite stated this morning that the contest was a big one, five hum dred children taking part therein. Tht envelopes which contained the sub mission of the words nearly filled a good sized wagon- Miss Everett is tc be congratulated for her success In the contest. The contest proved educational tc the many children who had beer 1 scouring tha dictionaries for many days prior to the close of the content

QUIET WEDDING l Nuptials of W. Guy Brown and Miss Gertrude Butler Solemnized > ,ON CHRISTMAS EVE By Rev. D. T. Stephenson— Groom is a Teacher in Public Schools. Another happy wedding of Christmas Eve saw the Union of the lives of W. Guy Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Brown of First street, and Miss Gertrude E. Butler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Butler, of Eleventh street. The nuptials were quietly solemnized at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson, the couple being accompanied by the groom's sister. Miss Alma Brown. After the wedding, the party went to the Omer Butler home, where they were guests. On Christmas day they were guests of honor at a family dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Brown, the part}’ including only the Brown family and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brown of Coffeyville, Kans. The bride is one of the very charmng young ladies of the city, a high school studen> talented and accomplished in many ways, having a very fine personality. She is a daughter of Jesse M. Butler, deceased. The groom is an exemplary young man, a graduate of the university at Valpa .-also. and is now a teacher in the ounty schools, being the teacher at the Erwin school near Monroeville The couple will mane their home until spring with the S. E. Brown family. The bride’s wedding gown was ? pretty one of dark blue satin, made with plaited tunic and vest of lace. o HAPPILY WEDDED Miss Flora Raver Becomes the Bride of George O. Sheler I ON CHRISTMAS EVE Merry Christmas Festivi ties Combined With the Wedding Festivites. Miss Flora Raver and George O Sheler were united in the bonds o holy matrimony at the home of thgroom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Sheler, 528 Marshall street at I ' o’clock Christmas eve. The groom i i machinist by trade, and was bori Jctober 8, 1887. The bride was bor: September 17, 1896, and is a daughte :rt Mr. and Mrs. Abe Raver. She wor i a silk lavendar dress trimmed h white. A program was given durint I the evening and the wedding am Christmas presents were taken fron under the Christmas tree and handei out by Miss Arvilia Hendricks, wh< 1 wore a neat frock trimmed in bells ; Rev. Elmer Cook officiated. Mr. Den < ny Lyons was bridegroom and Mrs Beulah Lyons was bridesmaid. Re f Ireshments, consisting of ice cream Graham sandwiches and cake wer< < served. Then came candy, orange • and nuts and cigars. The followint j guests were present: Mr. and Mrs t Elmer Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Denny Ly ons, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Whitright, Mrs Mary Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. F. D t Erwin and family of Logansport, Mrs Kate Cockburn of Chicago, Mrs Frank Boyers, Mrs. Dora Hendricks Miss Avilla Hendricks, Miss Lorem Whitright, Miss 4-lice Raver, Ray > rnond, Melvin and James Raver. i A big turkey Christmas dinner was served for the bride and groom, witl • the following guests: Mr. and Mrs i Abe Raver. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. She! er, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Whitright, Mrs Kate Cockburn, Mrs. Mary Carpen ter. Miss Alice Raver, Jarnos and Mol vin Raver. Ixirene Whitright and Ray tnond Raver. — o- ——■ —— Miss Effie Baines went to Warrer 1 Thursday afternoon for an over Christmas visit with her parents.

SALE OF CHRISTMAS SEALS. The ladies in charge of the treat for the children at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening showed the . right spirit by pbu ing upon each a Red Cross seal. Charles Elzey, the shoe dealer, placed a Red Cross Christmas seal on each package which left his stor ■ Thursday, Other merchants did likewise and the little Christmas seals have been much in evidence here thi past week. —■ •—oGRAND SERVICES Holy and Impressive Serv vices Were Held at St. Mary’s Church ON CHRISTMAS DAY Many Attended — Annua Collection for Orphans’ Hames is $533.57. Never in the long and remarkabl. history of the St. Mary’s Catholi church in this city did the Christina day services seem so beautiful an impressive as those held there tin year. In fact beauty and impressivi ness alone could not describe then for they were marked witli such feeling that a person forgot all abou the worldly things outside of the wall of the church and for a few hours : seemed as if a spirit from heaven wn hovering over the heads of the faith ful. The first mass was the solenn high mass at 5 o'clock. Althougl early in the morning the church wa packed, there being in the neighbor hood of nearly seven hundred sou present. This mass was no <<oubt tl. most beautiful one held. Rev. J. Seimet,' acted as celebrant. He wa assisted by Rev. Evaristus Olerdin :>f (’arthagenia. Ohio, and Fat In Kroger of this city. To mark the s< lemnity of the occasion sixteen litt' altar boys, all fitted up in new co. lacks of red and white, took part f he services. They were drilled pe ectly and added much to the in iressiveness of the occasion. Ther were also forty little children of tei ler years who for the first ‘time r ceived holy communion. Within tl' next two years they will make tb.«d solemn communion. Father Seimet delivered an eloquent sermon o Peace.” At the 9:30 o'clock high mass Fatl °r Kroeger acted as celebrant, Fathi Evaristus Oberding as deacon an Father Seimetz as sub-deacon. Tli same routine was followed in th mass except that the Rev. Fathi Evaristus delivered the sermon H spoke on “The True Meaning < Christmas.” It was a very beautifi alk. During the time that the firs mass let out and up until 9 o'clocl masses were said continually, ther being nine in all. It is the prfvileg that a priest may say three masses o Christmas day. As has been the custom for a nun her of years to take up a Chriatma ■ollection for the maintenance of th St. Vincent's girl's orphan home m Fort Wayne and for the St. Joseph' boy's orphan home at \afayette whic' are kept, up by the churches an Catholic families in the Fort Wayn diocese the special collection wa 'aken in the regular masses and I' ill $533.5? was given with a most we’ come and liberal hand. The colle< ‘ion this year exceeded that of las' year by nearly SIOO. The two orpha asylums cost the diocese about $35,00 mnually for expenses alone. At the close of the fiscal year wliic' ended November 1, 1914. there wer--256 little orphan children taken car >f in these homes. The total collei ions, all over the dioscese amount) o about $15,000 a year, so it can bi men that the St. Mary’s congregatioi will be numbered among those glv ng the highest amount in proportinr o the number of families in the con negation. 0 STUDENT WILL PREACH. Otto Linnemeier of Preble, a stu lent at the Lutheran theological sent nary at St. Louis, Mo., will preaclSunday at the Zion's Lutheran church 'his city. Mr. Linnemelrr will tv ■.raduated this spring from the aemin /ry.

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A SUDDEN DEATH r n p John Elzey, Former Decatur a Resident, Well Known Civil War Veteran FELL OVER DEAD At Home in Monroe on Christmas Eve—Death Very Unexpected. A death that came as a groat and unexpected shock to hit many friends was that of John Elzey, civil war vetman. former Decatur resident, who dropped dead at his home in Monroe Thursday evening on Christmas Eve, while retiring far the night. .Mr. El zey had been feeling Well at the time of retiring for the night. He 4iad gone to his bed room, and had his elething partially removed when he ell over dead. Mrs. Elzey had gone with him to he room to attend to the preparation >f some of th* bedding and had reurned down stairs to rejoin visitors x'ho came in for the evening. The irst word that they had of’Mr. Elzey's llness was when they heard a fall. Hastening to his room, they found >mi lying dead on the floor. Coron•r D. D. Clark who was called to the lome, found that his death was itfiie c appoplexy. Mr. Elzey was a native of Root ownship, being a son of William and farah Ann Andrews-Elzey. He was Hirn March 18, 1843. and at the time >f death had reached tlia age of Bev-•nty-one years.: He resided on his Jaber's farm until he grew to manhood. In July, 1862, he enlisted In Company K. 75th Indiana Infantry, aud served until the close of the war. a complete history of his war record, compiled •y Robert Blackburn, being furnished erewith. February 12. 1872. he was ■tiirrii'd to Miss Lucinda Pogue of ■Tetcher. Ohio. Four children were >orn to them: Alice, who died in 885; Alpli and Homer, residing in \fonroe. and Ira, in Decatur Mr. Elzey had three brothers and our sisters, all but one sister of vliotn are living. The deceased sister ■i Mrs. Angelina Heller. These living re: Perry, Thomas and William Eley, Alice Ann Hartford, Lavina Poing. Ellen Fuhrman. Mr. Elzey resided in this city op A’est Monroe street for a number of ■ears, until moving to Monroe u few •ears ago. He was very well known md had many good qualities. The funeral will be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Monroe. His War Record. (By Robt. Blackburn) John Elzey enlisted in Company K, 'sth regiment, Indiana Infantry, at tluffton, Ind., July 18. 1862. and was llscharged June 8. 1865. His reginent was sent to the front aud assigned to General Buell's army, being mgaged in all the battles about Chat■nooga, Chickamauga, Laurel Hill and he Atlanta campaign. In one of hose battles in front of Atlanta the tubject of this sketch was wounded md left in the enemy's hands for nine lays, when he was taken under flap .if truce to his army and sent to M’ hos>ital. I<ater os lie was sent to a hosalescent camp at Columbus, Ohio, nd not being a fit subject for field ervice he remained there till Ills final ischnrgc from ■serviee. Those that erved with Comrade Elzey spoke of itm as a good soldier at all times •eady for duty when on the march or >n the field of battle. G. A. R. NOTICE. There will be a called meeting of he G. A. R. at 7 o’clock tilts evening «t the post hall, to make arrangcnents for attending the funeral of 'omrade Elzey. O HELLO GIRLS REMEMBERED. The telephone girls find that there ire some pleasures along the highway if life, however stony it may he someImes, and the Christmas season is one time that they find this out. They ire being nicely remembered with •'ruits and candies. Among those who remembered them in thin way were Dr. S. P. Hoffman, Dr. W. E. Smith. Center's Ice CreaTu plant, ths Williams grocery, the fertilizer plant, Charles Burr. Misses Kate Touhey. Carrie Craig ind Bertha Heller, employed at offices In the stats house at Indianapolis are here for a few days' vacation. They will return Monday morning